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EDITOR’S NOTE
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Every now and then I like to make a list of where I was on the same date in previous years; something I did this week on the fourth of July. 2005 _ in Boston, on the roof of the MIT fraternity on the Charles River where I was living one summer during college. 2006 _ in Florence, celebrating in front of the Santa Croce cathedral after Italy beat Germany to advance to the World Cup Final. 2007 _ outside of Milan, an Italian was cooking me pasta and fried zucchini flowers. 2008 _ in Oneonta, a day after I moved back to America and two days before I moved to New York City. Still thinking in Italian. 2009 _ in Oneonta’s Neahwa Park, watching the fireworks with my dad. 2010 _ in New York City, watching fireworks over the Hudson River outside of a bar
where I’d just taken a shot of pickle juice and whiskey. Apparently it was a hot trend last year, as was ping pong, which I also participated in. 2011 _ at The Daily Star, putting together Tuesday’s edition with a handful of other editors, clerks and press workers. I work on the copy desk one night a week and also edit the Religion and Celebrations pages for The Daily Star, and then there’s this publication. My job description is too varied to put on a business card, and that’s the way it is for the nine of us who work in the editorial department. I’m continually impressed by everything my coworkers do here, and can’t even comprehend how the ones with children and pets handle everything. The newspaper industry keeps shrinking, and its employees keep taking on more and more responsibilities to ensure publications get out. All of us here at The Daily Star do our best every day, because we care a lot about our publications (which also
include the O-Town Scene, The Cooperstown Crier and Upstate Life Magazine). We care about making sure our projects are of the highest quality possible with our circumstances. We care about journalistic standards, and we cringe when we don’t see them being followed. I am proud of the work we do. Every week I am proud of this publication, the O-Town Scene, because I think it fills a need in the community and because of the wonderful work of contributors, who are a mixture of Daily Star editors and reporters, freelancers and my friends. I hope you enjoy this issue, because, as always, I enjoyed putting it together.
_ Cassandra Miller
Feel free to e-mail me at editor@ otownscene. com for any Scene, religion or wedding needs.
SCENE Contents
July 7-13, 2011
2- Masthead | Editor’s Note 4- Laygirl Fashion | Ultimate Idol critique 5- New Music Notes 6- Songstress Eileen Jewel to perform 7- Vintage Video 8-9- West Kortright Centre’s annual summer bash 10- Music People – Cattle Drum’s Gulab Singh 11- Kenny Loggins still a crowd-pleaser 12-13- Long Island Style Pizzeria loves its product
Tifane Wells Oh, Kenny Loggins. Still a heart throb. Loggins performed at Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care’s annual summer benefit concert on June 30. See review on Page 11.
15- Retro ad | WUOW featured artist 16-17- The Smithy-Pioneer Gallery has anything an artsy type could want 18-19- Diversity Scene 20-21- Coming Events 22-23- Calendar 24-25- Wood Bull Antiques photo essay 26- R.o.B.S
COVER PHOTO Kip Colburn leads the way to the basement of Wood Bull Antiques, which he and his wife own. See more photos on Pages 24-25. Jenny Schlosser
27-30- Classified Ads 31- Advice Goddess
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Idol Groupies Stars begin to emerge at the area’s main summer event. The first elimination round of Ultimate Idol 2011 was Wednesday, June 29, when 20 local singers performed for a crowd at Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center. There are three official judges for the contest _Tom King, Tom Pondolfino and John Thompson. But there is a whole big white tent full of unofficial judges forming opinions of each performance and picking out favorites. Idol Groupies is a random selection of audience members, ages spanning 50 years, who rated each of the 20 performances. Wednesday night, some performers had theatrics on their side, but chose obscure songs that the audience didn’t relate to. Some chose great songs, but lacked stage prescence. Some had incredible confidence, but average vocals. And some just didn’t know what to do during those instrumental interludes. Awkward. But, there were a handful of performers who stood out as being better than the rest. The top three performances of the evening were: 1. Nicole Frank of Oneonta singing Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep.”
With shiny long brown hair and wearing jeans and gladiator sandals, Frank looked like she was about to give a speech to her sorority sisters as she stepped on stage. Then with a stone-faced expression, she took on Adele’s powerful song with loud, strong vocals to match. Although Frank’s movements on stage were a little stiff, her confidence was apparent and she had the strong voice to back it up. Plus, she chose a great song.
2. Liz Walker of Delhi singing Faith Hill’s “Let’s Go to Vegas.”
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of the evening, and one of the most-polished performers. Her movements were natural, and she looked completely at ease on stage. She looked like she was enjoying what she was doing, and the audience enjoyed her performance, too. The song wasn’t a huge crowd-pleaser, but even one unofficial judge who admittedly hates country music ranked Walker’s as one of the best performances of the evening.
3. Mary Francis Perricone of Sidney Center singing Dusty Springfield’s “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me.”
Perricone is an Idol veteran, routinely advancing to the quarterfinals with her renditions of golden oldies. She is a seasoned performer who knows what she likes to sing, and the audience responded Wednesday with enthusiasm, especially when she hit the long, high notes in the song. She has a powerful voice, but it was her passion and emotion while singing the song that made her a crowd favorite.
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• Solon Tsangaras of Afton gets the most points for enthusiasm. His rendition of Queen’s “Fat Bottom Girls” got the crowd all riled up. We’re sure he’ll advance for sheer entertainment value. • Jennifer Pajerski blew the crowd away with her audition performance a few weeks ago, singing Alanis Morrisette’s “Uninvited.” Who’s heard that song since 1996?! It was interesting and moving. But, her song choice Wednesday of “Raise Your Glass” by Pink was all wrong. It didn’t show off her voice and it seemed age inappropriate. We’re hoping she advances because we want to see another performance like her first one. • Some tips the unofficial judges gave for performers were to be confident, go for it, choose a song that the audience knows and one that shows off your voice. Also, if you’re having fun, the audience probably will, too. The next elimination round of Ultimate Idol 2011 will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 13. After that night’s performances, the top 20 performers will be announced.
Laygirl Fashion by Emily Popek ‘Project Runway’ can be hazardous to your closet I had what can only be characterized as temporary shopping insanity this past weekend. But I have a solid defense. I was under the influence of “Project Runway.” The TV show is sort of like MSG for the fashion-obsessed: it tastes great going down, and leaves you headachy and irritable, yet wanting more. In case you have been living under a very unfashionable rock, the reality show’s premise is simple: Designers compete through a series of challenges for a chance to show their garments at New York Fashion Week. A different designer is eliminated on each episode until the group is whittled down to three (or four, or five, or whatever the judges feel like that year). Associated Press I’ve been bingeing on Season A model on stilts walks the run8 lately, sneaking bite-sized way during an outdoor ‘Project quantities of Heidi Klum and Runway’ television show taping at Tim Gunn in stolen moments like Battery Park City on Friday, June a kid sneaking candy before 24, in New York. dinner. And I’m afraid the studied wackiness of some of the show’s designers (I’m looking at you, Mondo) have left their mark on me. That’s the excuse I’m giving for having bought a voluminous calf-length gray tweed cape/poncho disaster. When I saw it on the hanger at that most fashionable of shops, the Salvation Army, I envisioned some sort of deconstructed chic fall look that involved a great belt, leggings, heels, a topknot and glasses. The thing is, exaggerated, over-the-top looks are great on the runway, and on TV. When I got home and put on this crazy garment, it didn’t look chic or fashionable at all. It looked like a sloppy gray sack. The lines were all wrong (maybe because, instead of being a fine wool, it was a cheap polyester blend). The collar hung awkwardly. And when I tried to belt it, I couldn’t move my arms. So I’m a little chagrined, but undaunted. I’m going to keep taking fashion risks, even when they are probably stupid. And I can’t wait for Season 9 of “Project Runway,” even though it will probably prompt me to make more foolish purchases. Who knows? Maybe the next time I have a crazy fashion idea, I’ll actually be able to “make it work.” Emily F. Popek is still trying to figure out what to wear with the embroidered handkerchief-hem blouse she picked up on a whim at the O-Town Scene clothing swap. She is also assistant editor of The Daily Star.
New Music Notes by Mark Boshnack Two recent albums are sounding like perfect recommendations for the summer. Cults “Cults”
Cults released their self-titled album last month. Not to be mistaken with The Cult, a British rock band from the ’80s, this group got its start recently after posting three songs on an indie music blog. They have gone straight to a major label, but have been reticent about releasing information about themselves. For now they are identifying themselves as Brian Oblivion and Madeline Follin _ though I’m not buying it. In a Spin magazine interview, Oblivion said that the band’s name and the use of clips of cult leaders as background in some of the tunes is meant to be ironic, with the songs offering listeners a message to follow your own course. He’s right there. Their sound is strong on vocals, using the “wall of sound,” that Phil Spector made popular, especially with some ’60s girl groups. The title song, “Abducted,” is a strong one, starting with some simple guitar strumming and a clean bright vocal accompanied by a rhythm section that uses a glockenspiel, the listener can be forgiven if they don’t get the irony of the lyrics for the first 38 seconds. But when the band kicks in, it’s clear that this is no simple love song. It reminds me a little of the Ting Tings. (Isn’t it about time for a new album from them?) That’s followed by “Go Outside,” the single from this album. After an intro from cult leader Jim Jones reminding us that “but to me death is not a fearful thing, its living that’s treacherous,” they sing another catchy summer song ... with a dark side. “I really want to go outside and stop to see your day/ You really want to hole up/ You
really want to stay inside and sleep the light away.” Then with the attitude that so many of the songs have, the narrator ends by singing, “I think I want to live my life, and you’re just in my way.” Other songs you want to listen to are “Most Wanted,” “Never Saw the Point” and “Bad Things.” This group, whoever they are, presents an ironic view on relationships and has a great sound that is perfect for a summer day.
Kurt Vile, “Smoke Ring For My Halo”
More suitable for a sultry, summer night is Kurt Vile (that’s really his name), a Philadelphia guitarist and singer. He has taken several influences _ including the fingerpicking style guitar of John Fahey and vocals of Lou Reed _ and come up with a lo-fi sound that can be brooding and edgy on “Smoke Ring For My Halo.” He gets the listener involved right from the opening song. When he sings: “I get sick of just about everyone/ and I hide in my baby’s arms,” it’s clear this is a man who is willing to share his innermost thoughts. “Jesus Fever” shows Vile’s ability to craft a song that is catchy and full of interesting lyrics. “Puppet to the Man” has a snarling sound with a Velvet Underground influence, backed by a band that rocks with an attitude. He compared the band’s sound in an interview to Neil Young and Crazy Horse, and that is definitely here in this and similar tracks. “Peeping Tom” is another example of his fingerpicking style sharing his personal tales on an album that grows with each listening. Mark Boshnack is a reporter for The Daily Star and a music fiend. He can be reached at mboshnack@thedailystar. com.
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Acclaimed songstress to play theater Boston-based Eilen Jewell may be the next big thing. Her newest album, “Queen of the Minor Key,” was released June 28, and is already getting accolades. Even Tom Hanks put her album on his Summer Must List for Entertainment Weekly magazine. Her debut album, “Boundary County,” was released in 2006, and she’s been gaining acclaim since. The Oneonta Theatre will add to its menagerie of performances by noted musicians when Jewell plays in its Balcony Ballroom on Saturday, July 9. Boise-bred Jewell wrote the14 songs on her new album at a cabin in the woods a la Bon Iver, who had succes with his album “For Emma, Forever Ago” after retreating to a cabin in Wisconsin. JewErik Jacobs ell’s cabin was in her native Idaho, and the result could be described Eilen Jewell will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday, July 9, in the Balcony as a cross between Norah Jones and the Squirrel Nut Zippers, Ballrom at the Oneonta Theatre. with her sultry, breezy vocals and the cheeky horns on some of the album’s tracks. She mixes various genres _ country, gospel, blues, jazz _ to create a sound that’s slightly dark and nostalgic, someHer songs inspire imaginary vignettes. They’re song stories, and Jewell is an intithing that skirts the modern Americana trend. guing storyteller with her sensual vocals and gritty instrumentations. “Warning Signs” has sweeping horns and vocals that make it sound like it could fit She will perform, one with longtime trio of drummer Jason Beek, guitarist Jerry into a road-trip scene on “True Blood” (HBO’s sexy vampire series for those who Miller and upright bassist Johnny Sciascia at the Saturday show. live the simple life, free of T.V. or popular culture). “Only One” has the sad longing For ticket information, visit www.oneontatheatre.com or call (607) 643-4022. of a torch song to play in a dark night club with old red velvet booths and curtains _ Cassandra Miller smelling of cigarette smoke.
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Vintage Video by Sam Benedict
‘The Star Chamber,’ 1983, starring Michael Douglas “And then somebody said the strangest thing. He said ‘We’re the goddamn law.’ Think about it. We are,” the Honourable Benjamin Caulfield relates, pointing a finger to highlight his hideous “Aha! Moment.” It’s the kind of positive, police-state thinking that made Judge Dredd such a winner in life (not necessarily at the box office). But for junior judge Steven Hardin (Michael Douglas), it’s secret society story time. Uncle Ben is sharing the origins of his highly illegal Justice League with Steven, who’s about to receive a cordially implicating invite. But this isn’t how “The Star Chamber” begins. It opens with an up-to-the-1983-minute newscast, drawing us into the reality of a story that, refreshingly, takes time to take shape. “Star” is not afraid to scatter its separate points of light, or let them burn a bit slowly before any kind of constellation comes into view. We’re walked along its crime-scene-to-courtroom beat, one which a TV franchise like “Law & Order” perhaps some credit. Plot threads are allowed to stretch and settle before they’re woven together or drawn taut. One case high on “Chamber”’s complex docket is the mysterious suicide of Judge Jim Culhane (restroom edition). Sitting through a fancy dinner in his own honor, Culhane (Sheldon Feldner) excuses himself, all while a colleague praises him at the podium. In an apparent indictment of his friend’s endless speech, he retires to the little judge’s room, where he can at last ring in his lifetime achievement award with a gunshot through the back of his head. It’s the way we all feel about awards shows, to be sure, but writer/director Peter Hyams and Roderick Taylor (story and screenplay) have served up an intriguing riddle right from the start, which the story then sets out to solve. “Chamber” charts Steven Hardin’s strange journey _ from mounting moral outrage that manages to approach Culhane’s mysterious, more bullet-embedded state of mind. You’ve got to get up mighty early in the a.m. to keep up with Hyams and Taylor; they’ve got us pulling a sunrise shift with seasoned detectives Mackay (Dick Anthony Williams) and Wiggan, who find themselves in a breathless (and breathtakingly well-filmed) chase after a man out for an aggressively early morning stroll, all before comically trying to outwit a trash can (wrapped up in investigative red tape). The escaping suspect’s deposited possible evidence there on his way to home base.
“Our own court of last resort,” a rhyming moniker the circle of gavel-happy gangsters must have come up with while free-styling in the Judge’s Lounge. Their challenge entails fishing it out without tripping personal-privacy alarms. At last, they feel the wisdom of Oscar the Grouch descend upon them like a dumpster full of forensic bricks. The partners retrieve a thoroughly unsanitary handgun, and link it to a series of recent murders. When Cooms (Joe Regalbuto) and Monk (Don Calfa), a twosome of twitching, bug-eyed goons (given to gritty exclamations like “Be Cool!” And “He’s jivin’ us, man!”) walk on a child-killing charge, Hardin’s at his absolute wit’s end. He’s irrationally ripe for scooting on over to the dark side of the bench. Steven presses Ben about a radically activist option the crafty curmudgeon keeps dropping cryptic little hints about. Caulfield carefully ushers him into what he calls “our own court of last resort,” a rhyming moniker the circle of gavelhappy gangsters must have come up with while free-styling in the Judge’s Lounge. Like some sinister New York City apartment listing, Jim Culhane’s self-administered death penalty has opened up what the crew calls “a vacancy,” and Hardin is to be their infusion of fresh, boiling blood, a blue-chip rookie prospect. The eight angry men (and one woman) meet in a green-shaded, lamp-lit study, as if about to engage in an insanely high-stakes game of Crazy Eights. There, the lawknowing outlaws eagerly take turns presenting their personal pet projects to a support group of exceedingly sympathetic peers. Tall tales of “clearly” guilty suspects who’ve supposedly slithered through the legal system’s labyrinth of cracks abound. The Superior Court Judges (moonlighting as Supreme Beings) take solemn, speedy votes. They’ve ruled themselves judge, jury and executioner by buffered proxy. A roving gunman (Keith Buckley) serves as their traveling guillotine, fulfilling “sentences” via the easy listening method of muffled silencer (“Chamber”’s unsuspecting suspects are prone to indulging in ’80s ills: drugs, booze and “degenerate” punk-rock music). The club is chillingly unanimous when it comes to capital punishment, as none of the members even entertains the concept of offering their summer homes or spacious basements as minimum security correctional facilities for captured suspects
_ despite the tremendous “Odd Couple”-esque sitcom spinoff potential there. Hardin’s “hardness” as a satin-mumu-ed mobster is tested straight away, and he signs off on an execution or two. “I feel you pulling away from me,” his wife Emily (Sharon Gless) laments in their unlit bedroom, even as Steven keeps her in the dark. Hollywood writing has ESP informing her that it’s not another woman (not even Glenn Close); she has no way of knowing that her husband’s engaging in sexless, vengefully judgmental nine-somes every few freaky nights. Gless does everything humanly possible to humanize her “smart, supportive spouse” role. Death-wishing upon a “Star,” Steven steps up to the plate, and gets the criminallyunfunny comedy team of Cooms ‘n’ Monk scheduled to get discreetly smoked. It’s just his corrupt luck, however, to learn that the wiry, clammy pair are in fact not guilty. The head-strong Hardin thought he was striking a blow against a Byzantine system, but his movie proves to be one heck of a counter-puncher, delivering a sharp jab to the trend of the vigilante movie as it does so. A hard-headed Hardin belatedly “gets” it: Jurists Should Just Say No to Joining Death-Dealing Cabals. Michael Douglas stakes his claim here as the king of the morally compromised, controversial protagonist. He’s not necessarily the convict in prison for a crime he didn’t commit _ rather, he’s the judge who self-righteously puts out a hit on said suspects and then finally, flip-floppingly regrets it. Racing to overtake his own sluggish learning curve, he finds himself desperately hoping to “pull a Homer,” as it were, hastening to clean up an upper-middle-class mess of his own making. The movie does a solid job of not trying to turn Hardin into too much of an action hero, remaining a civilian’s suspense picture that pretty much knows its limits. By “Chamber”’s end, Steven Hardin’s career is very likely kaput, but the formula for the Michael Douglas vehicle is getting well off the ground.
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Haitian group RAM performs.
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Aree Bray sets up the projector.
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Photos by JOSH BALDO The event tent. From left: Nancy Haycock, Elizabeth Kramer and Sarah Manchester serve rice and beans.
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The West Kortright Centre hosted a benefit picnic for Haiti on Saturday, July 2, as its annual summer party. RAM, a world-famous mizik rasin band, performed at the gala. The 11-member combo plays weekly in Port-au-Prince, but has been in the States to perform at festivals in New York City, Chicago — and The WKC. Featuring vodou drumming, their sound brings to mind the pop music of western Africa with its call and response vocals, chiming guitars and layers of percussion. RAM melds riffs from The Clash with blues, funk, and large doses of Haitian compas and other Caribbean sounds.
Images were projected onto the side of The West Kortright Centre.
A singer from RAM performs.
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MUSIC PEOPLE: Cattle Drums Oneonta band Cattle Drums guitarist Gulab Singh answered some questions about playing guitar, the Oneonta music scene and kicking off his group’s national tour Friday, July 8. Cattle Drums is a five-piece indie rock band consisting of local members Matt Payton on drums, Gulab Singh on guitar, Darin Gregory on bass, Dan Drake on guitar and Sam Judd on vocals. SCENE: Cattle Drums blends different genres of music, but what are the reigning forces in your sound?
GS: We do what we like and then people label it. We don’t have a specific sound in mind. We all come from different musical backgrounds. We’re not trying to necessarily fit in a box. Everyone feels the need to classify things. They just like to call us punk and emo.
SCENE: You just graduated from SUNY Oneonta; what did you study there?
GS: Music industry and mass communications with a minor in music theory.
SCENE: As well as playing guitar in Cattle Drums, you also play classical guitar. Did you teach yourself?
GS: No, I took lessons with professor Dennis Churcheck at SUNY.
SCENE: Both styles of guitar you play, classical and rock guitar, are very different. What attracts to you to each one?
GS: I got into classical guitar after listening to classical music for a couple of years. It started coming up in different pieces I was listening to. Different soundtracks, like “Babel.” I was really into the “Mask of Zorro” soundtrack. That’s what turned me on to it, and I figured I should give it a whirl. The appeal? I always looked at classical being more musical. I think rock music is very straight forward.
SCENE: Tiny Engines, a music production company in Philadelphia, signed Cattle Drums this winter. How did Cattle Drums get involved with the company?
GS: We got an email from them in the spring of 2010. Ever since then, Darin [Gregory] has been handling things with them. There was a back and forth between us for a few months, and they decided they wanted to work with us and they wanted to re-release our already recorded material as a full package.
SCENE: How has the re-release gone so far? Have there been new audiences?
GS: It was released digitally on iTunes and bandcamp.com.
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We have been getting a lot more reviews lately and Tiny Engines helped to get us a feature on their website as well as recordlabel.com. That helped out a lot, especially with booking this tour. It definitely adds some credibility to our image.
SCENE: When does your tour officially begin?
GS: July 8, in Rochester. Then we’re off to Buffalo, and then Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Ohio. Then we make our way into Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, Alabama, North Carolina, Richmond …
SCENE: What place are you most excited to see and play?
GS: Oh my gosh, so many places! I am really excited to see Kalamazoo, Mo. I have heard good things about the scene out there. I have never, ever been to most of these states. It blows my mind that we are even going to the South and playing Mississippi, North Carolina. I am just really excited to get a local flavor from each of these places.
SCENE: You guys are pretty wild, how do you think Southern states are going to react?
GS: It’s summer time, the weather is nice. We are definitely looking forward to doing a good amount of camping. We’re pretty good about finding a place to stay each night. Usually we just ask around and someone at the show is generous enough to let us sleep on their couch.
SCENE: Being from Oneonta and going to SUNY Oneonta, how does it feel to be getting out of here?
GS: It feels great. I wish this was a little more permanent. But this is a really special opportunity to travel the country and meet a lot of people. I think a lot of times when people do road trips they kind of pass through, but they don’t make a whole lot of connections in each place. We’re going to be meeting a lot of cool people and making new friends.
SCENE: Even though you’re looking forward to getting out of Oneonta, Cattle Drums did form here and you guys are doing bigger things than before. What do you think the success of Cattle Drums and other bands says about our scene here?
GS: Things are happening here. It’s definitely a diverse scene. There is something for everyone.
SCENE: What is next for Cattle Drums? Are you going to stay in Oneonta after the Contributed tour? GS: I think we’ll be Gulab Singh plays guitar in Oneonta band Cattle Drums. The group here for another year starts its U.S. tour Friday in Rochester.
GS: So far we have had really good feedback from the places we have booked the shows. A lot of these promoters are really excited that we’re coming to play for them. I think the reaction is going to be good. We are playing with a good amount of crazy bands so I think we are going to be welcome.
SCENE: Where do you guys plan on staying?
or so. We’re coming back from tour and we’re going to finish up writing our full-length. We’ll be recording that in the fall, and it will be released on vinyl and digitally through Tiny Engines in early 2012.
_ Emily Greenberg
Kenny Loggins kicks off his Sunday shoes at Hospice event From the $1 shoe rack at the Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care thrift store on Main Street in Oneonta, you wouldn’t expect the extravagance of the nonprofit’s annual benefit concert.
This year the event was June 30 at Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, and featured Grammy Award-winning musician Kenny Loggins and his newly formed country rock band the Blue Sky Riders. The hospice event was characterized by decadence from the chocolate-covered strawberries to the album signed by Elvis Presley that went for several thousand dollars during the silent auction to the professional athletes mingling under the giant white tent. Oneonta native and two-time Super Bowl champion Mark May has been bringing his athlete and ESPN commentator friends to the celebrity concert since its inception eight years ago. Those holding premium tickets participated in an auction where paintings, vacation packages, VIP tickets to sporting events and two guitars signed by Loggins went for thousands of dollars, with proceeds benefitting the organization. Adding to the event’s decadence were electronically powered lavatories with running water and fully flushable toilets used as port-a-potties. Although at first the event seemed like an episode of the “Real Housewives” as people were nose deep in their blackberries, it became clear they were all there for a good cause and paying for or in remembrance to someone who hospice had helped. Kenny Loggins opened for himself, and as a seasoned music veteran at 63, Loggins still has it. At around 9:15 p.m., he came on stage with Georgia Middleman and Gary Burr, the two other members of opening band the Blue Sky Riders, Loggins’ new country rock project. This was only their sixth show together as a band, but the trade-off of energy between them was natural and their songs were polished. They weren’t singing about their Ford pickup trucks either, but rather about life going on.
He still has sex appeal. With his receding hairline, snakeskin boots and strong hands from years of rapid guitar strumming, Loggins has aged to perfection. Photos by Genevieve Pedulla Kenny Loggins performs during the Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care’s annual benefit celebrity concert June 30 at Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown.
Times since the days of Loggins and Messina have passed, which is a major theme of Loggins’ new music, but as a solo act he performed many of his songs from three decades of hits. He opened with “Danny’s Song,” which prompted an immense crowd response. The crowd may have been older, but they still knew how to get down. When he performed “You’re Mama Don’t Dance,” someone commented: “This will shake the geriatrics right out of him. How old do you think he is?” I thought to myself, “I don’t know, but he still has sex appeal.” With his receding hairline, snakeskin boots and strong hands from years of rapid guitar
strumming, Loggins has aged to perfection. Then he took of his jacket, and the evening was in full swing with thousands of heads bobbing in succession. At one point, Loggins had a four-piece backing band, and at others there were up to 10 people on stage. In closing, as Loggins sang solo with piano accompaniment, he reached down into the crowd to touch hands with endearing fans, many of whom probably reverted back to an adolescent fanaticism, thinking, “I’ll never wash this hand again.” Hospice has been praised for its undertaking, and it is the volunteers, patrons and performers that make the yearly benefit such a success, which in turn make Hospice’s efforts possible. “Hospice helped my father,” said volunteer Jerry Ferris as the evening was beginning to wrap up, “so I try to help them.”
— Emily Greenberg
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Made with Amore Long Island Style Pizzeria
is quickly becoming a local favorite for its inventive, delicious pizza. Long Island Style Pizzeria sits in a light blue house on a corner of the triangular intersection in West Oneonta on state Route 23. The six tables inside are topped with red, plastic tablecloths, and the few decorations include a picture with a sailboat and lighthouse on the woodpanel wall. Although there is not much to the decor, every table is comfortable and it’s a place you could spend hours. The two large front windows let in a warm light and owners Michael and Carmela Della Monica make every customer feel like family. Speaking in an Italian accent from his 15 years growing up in Naples and Turin, Italy, Michael, or Michele (mee-kay-lay) in Italian, is gregarious and generous. It’s not usual for customers to receive a few complimentary garlic knots while they dine, or for Michele to share his family’s 12
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Cassandra Miller Long Island Style Pizzeria owners Michele and Carmela Della Monica pose with some of their pizzas at the West Oneonta restaurant.
experience at the annual International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas this winter, when the pizzeria won top-10 honors for its shamrock- and heart-shaped pizzas.
In August, Long Island Style Pizzeria will celebrate its two-year anniversary. (The Della Monicas previously owned five pizzerias in Long Island.) Continued on Page 13
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Photos by Cassandra Miller Long Island Style Pizzeria is at 3915 State Highway 23 in West Oneonta. Take-out is available by calling 432-4222. The pizzeria is open Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Sunday, 2 to 9 p.m.
Michele remembers the date he moved to the U.S. _ March 5, 1971. “I started making pizza like the next day,” he said, noting that his entire family was in the pizza business in the states. With four decades of experience and an Italian upbringing, the Della Monicas know how to make pizza. Their Pizza Della Nonna (Grandmother’s Pizza) has a sweet marinara sauce that won a pizza-tasting contest in May 2010 by the Nicaragua Team of Main Street Baptist Church in Oneonta. Long Island Style Pizzeria has an array of specialty pizzas honoring various locations and groups in the area _ The Unadilla Vegetariana is topped with sauteed mixed vegetables, marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese; The SUNY Oneonta is cooked with melted mozzarella cheese, taken out of the oven, and then topped with lettuce, celery, carrots and chicken wings. Unatego, Laurens, Hartwick, Morris, New Lisbon, Meredith, Franklin, Davenport and Milford also have pies named for them. The West Oneonta is a heart-shaped plain cheese pizza “for lovers only,” and Oneonta has a pizza for every season. The pizzeria also offers appetizers, calzones, subs, salads, entrees, pasta dishes and desserts. Oneonta is the unofficial land of pizza, but Long Island Style Pizzeria’s food and friendly atmosphere is well worth the trip out of town.
_ Cassandra Miller
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Mayor Roger Hughes flipped a switch at 9:25 p.m. on Thursday, July 11, and a crowd of nearly 5,000 watched new streetlights on Main Street come to life, complete with “oohs” and “aahs.” A block dance followed until 11:30 p.m. on Elm Street, featuring Linus Houck’s Orchestra. The Festival of Lights had been a weeklong Oneonta Chamber of Commerce promotion in downtown Oneonta. These lights operated in the downtown area until 1980 when the street was reconstructed, including the present antique style lamps. Many may remember the cartoon character “Reddy Kilowatt,” seen in the ad. New York State Electric and Gas used Reddy as a corporate spokesman and in publicity materials for several decades.
_ Mark Simonson
Mark Simonson is the Oneonta city historian. These advertisements once appeared in The Daily Star, Oneonta Star or The Oneonta Herald.
WUOW Featured Artist Spoon Spoon is this week’s WUOW featured artist. Each week, SUNY Oneonta-based NPR affiliate WUOW features a worthy musician in its Friday Night Featured Artist radio program from 8 to 9 p.m. at 104.7 FM in Oneonta and online at wuow.org. The Austin-based rock
Music magazine Metacritic ranked Spoon as the top artist of the decade in 2009. PARTIAL PLAYLIST The Underdog I Summon You
and roll band Spoon has been around since 1993, with works featured on many television shows including “Bones,” “Chuck” and “The Simpsons.”
Don’t Make Me A Target Written In Reverse You’ve Got Your Cherry Bomb
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The Smithy crackles with creative opportunities
By Elizabeth Trever Buchinger
Whether you want to get your groove on, get on stage in a drama class or get your hands dirty at the pottery wheel, The Smithy-Pioneer Gallery in Cooperstown has a hive of creative niches all abuzz with inventive energy.
Contributed Malian drummer Baye Kouyate will perform at The Smithy at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 9. $15/adult, $10/child.
The staid and solid stone building, known by many simply as The Smithy, on Cooperstown’s Pioneer Street just about a block from the flagpole intersection at Main Street is Cooperstown’s oldest surviving structure, built by the town’s founder and namesake, Judge William Cooper. This weekend, internationally acclaimed Malian drummer Baye Kouyate will perform in the courtyard at 7 p.m. Saturday. Inside, regional photographers’ work hangs in an exhibition titled “Statement” through July 28. The rest of the summer will hold more exhibitions, as well as a variety of classes for all ages, a writers’ circle, pottery camp, concerts, storytelling events and an ambitious film festival to be co-presented with Brewery Ommegang. “Upstate New York is beautiful, but it can be isolating at times,” said Danielle Newell, who took on the role of executive director for the organization in the summer of 2010. “Our programs should be a chance for people within the community to build lasting relationships that both strengthen and are strengthened by the arts.”
ART
From Aug. 5 to Sept. 8, the gallery will feature an exhibition of work by contemporary American artist Wolf Kahn, whose work hangs in the Smithsonian, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum, the Museum of Fine Art in Boston and many other collections. The exhibit is a highlight of the gallery’s summer offerings, Newell said. Kahn is known for his landscapes that blend a modern abstract quality with a palette reminiscent of Matisse. His paintings sweep between realistic and the abstract, with a clear, deep influence by color field painting and expressionism. The latter is not surprising, as Kahn studied under the noted abstract expressionist Hans Hofmann. The second- and third-floor galleries will rotate exhibitions throughout the summer, including pottery by Mother Elisabeth Czwikla, Normandy Alden and Elizabeth Nields, paintings by Tracy Helgeson and Nancy Samstein, a juried show of work by young artists and more.
CLASSES Contributed The opening of an exhibit by artist Wolf Kahn will be at 5 p.m. Aug. 5 at The Smithy.
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Long known for its lineup of pottery classes for adults and children, The Smithy has expanded its educational offerings across the spectrum of artistic disciplines. For adults, the studio will offer the traditional pottery classes and open studio time, as well as classes and workshops on plein air (outdoor) painting, bookbinding, mosaics and rod puppets. Continued on Page 17
Reggae Vision performs at the Smithy Pioneer Gallery on June 25. The gallery will present several musical performances throughout the summer. Continued from Page 16
Children’s classes will include acting, costume design, prop mastery and set design, puppet making and drawing and painting. The Mom-and-Me Mosaics class will allow parents and children to explore the art of creating mosaics together. The full roster of classes is at www.smithypioneer.org.
FILM FESTIVAL
Perhaps the most highly anticipated – and ambitious – event of the summer is the inaugural Cooperstown Film Festival Aug. 19 and 20. The Smithy is partnering with Brewery Ommegang to organize the festival. The subject is particularly dear to Newell, who studied film at New York University before accepting the director position at The Smithy. Although details of the festival are still under development, but the festival will combine new releases with classic films, Newell said. Partnering with Ommegang and other sponsors has allowed the organizers to think big, she said. Among the films that are booked for the festival is the classic Buster Keaton silent comedy “The General,” which will be screened complete with live piano accompaniment. Fans of British comedian Steve Coogan will be able to view “The Trip,” the 2010 series of six improvisationheavy episodes that Coogan and fellow comic actor Rob Brydon created. “My goal is to make the Cooperstown Film Festival one of ‘the’ festivals that filmmakers and cinephiles alike put on their calendars,” Newell said. Collaboration is the key ingredient to building successful programs, Newell said.
“Maybe it’s my theater background, but I am very aware of how many parts go into making a whole. Not only that, but I love people and I love ideas,” she said. “More than that, I love making things happen. And wonderful things happen when you bring creative people together with varied resources.”
WRITERS’ CIRCLE
Among those wonderful things has been the writers’ circle, which meets at The Smithy every Sunday afternoon. Kristin Walker, a writer who participates in the weekly writers’ circle, commends Newell and others at The Smithy for their efforts at building a haven for Cooperstown’s creative community. “Writing can feel like such a lonely endeavor sometimes. To have an outlet where other writers can offer criticism on a work in progress or support when a project has gone off the rails is invaluable,” Walker said.
THEATER
Midsummer Madness will bring Shakespeare to Pioneer Street in a weekend of performances and workshops Aug. 12-14. The weekend will include workshops with actor, director and acting coach Melinda Hall, who will make the trip from Manhattan to Cooperstown for the event. Hall notably directed the documentary film “How Shakespeare Changed My Life.” The Smithy will host two performances of the 2010 Fringe Festival award-winning one-woman storytelling show “Beauty Shop Stories,” created and performed by Faye Lane. Backstage magazine called “Beauty Shop Stories” a “Southern-fried cabaret show that’s sweeter than banana Moon Pies and RC Cola.”
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The show features the platinum blonde Lane recounting her childhood experiences in her mother’s Texas beauty salon, interspersed with musical numbers. “Beauty Shop Stories” takes the stage at The Smithy at 7 p.m. Aug. 26 and 27.
STORYTELLING
More stories are in store with a series of three storytelling events that each will feature four professional storytellers from around New York state. On July 16, the theme will be “Heroes: Great Feats and Defeats.” The series will continue with “Travelers’ Tales” on Aug. 6 and “Mischief Makers” on Sept. 10. All three events begin at 7 p.m., and admission is free. “This series is completely free to the public and is part of our on-going effort to make art accessible to the community and break down the barriers that exist for those who cannot afford to take arts classes or buy tickets to events,” Newell said. She compares the storytelling series to the Community Art Night series that the organization hosted last winter. On those nights, local artists and artisans facilitated an open house where participants of all ages could enjoy refreshments and learn new creative skills. Between the gallery openings, classes and other events, it can be a dizzying schedule at The Smithy, but it all helps further the goal of making The Smithy a true creative hub for the area. “The Smithy is the oldest building in Cooperstown and it represents community and tradition. But old needn’t be stale,” Newell said. “I want The Smithy to be at the forefront of activity in the village, acting as a steward to the arts that forges a path of cultural innovation.” July 7, 2011 O-Town Scene
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Diversity Rules by Jim Koury 2 major actions in life: Choose, dream As I was perusing through some quotes on dreams I found a great one by Joy Page, “Dream and give yourself permission to envision a you that you choose to be.” When I read this, I decided it was the one to premise this week’s column on. Life involves two major actions: choosing and dreaming. Life clearly is a series of choices. It is those choices that have gotten us to our current situations in life. Choices are sometimes made in direct proportion to others’ actions and influences in our lives. Because of the influence of others, we sometimes make choices that are not in our best interests. Many times, we end up regretting the choice we made since it was not grounded in self-advancement and pursuit of one’s purpose. Dreaming is an integral part of making choices
I challenge those reading this that are closeted to choose to dream a dream that is reflective of your inner essence. Let your soul guide your actions. that serve our own best interests. The two actions are integrally intertwined. The bigger the dream, the more grounded the choice will be in pursuing one’s mission in life rather than someone else’s. When we stop dreaming about a better life for ourselves that is when we grow old in spirit and mind, and regrets over actions not taken, begin to dominate our thoughts. When one is in the closet, their dreams and aspirations tend to be limited, because of the fear of being found out. They limit themselves to the fabricated lives they have woven, to hide their true essence of whom they are inside. When one’s life paradigm is built upon a false reality, others will directly influence how one thinks and the choices made in their lives will be grounded in another’s perception of their reality. I challenge those reading this that are closeted to choose to dream a dream that is reflective of your inner essence. Let your soul guide your actions and choices by dreaming of life beyond your false façade.
Do not wake up in your golden years regretting choices not made. Cast off your fears of living your life as an out and proud LGBTQ person making the contributions to society grounded in your true essence, dictated by the desires of your soul. You deserve no less. Society needs you to express your inherent creativity buried within. All you need to do is dream you are living your life as the true you. Then make choices that bring that dream to fruition.
— Jim Koury
Jim Koury was born and raised in Oneonta. He is a gay activist, and the city clerk of Oneonta, a position he has held for 18 years. He can be reached at editor@diversityrulesmagazine.com.
LGBTQ Events Thu. 7/7
Trash Thursday with Katrina, 9 p.m., Merlin’s, 201 State St., Binghamton.
Fri. 7/8
College Night, Merlin’s, 201 State St., Binghamton. College ID’s in free before 11 p.m. College Night, Twist Ultra Lounge: 252 W. Genesee St., Syracuse.
Sat .7/9
Paisley for Brains, 8 p.m. Take a musical trip through the psychedelic 60s with Musty Chiffon at the Black Box Theater, Little Falls.
Mon. 7/11
Friends of Sean Massey Fundraising Dinner, 5 to 9 p.m., Tranquil Bar and Bistro, 36 Pine St., Binghamton.
Thu. 7/14
Franco Feeling, 7 p.m., Franco Feeling returns to the Tranquil Bar and Bistro, 36 Pine St. Binghamton.
Sat. 7/16
Star Crazy, 8 p.m., a live vocal and visual recreation spoofing the ladies of Hollywood at the Black Box Theater, Little Falls.
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Sun. 7/24
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Fri. 8/26
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Marriage Equality Party, 4 to 7 p.m., venue to be announced. $10 tickets available at www.diversityrulesmagazine.com. Queers United and Friends, 9 p.m., Oneonta Theatre. Admission $5.
Keep Up Now! by Terry Ludwig Time to stop being afraid “I feel that I’m dying; I pray, not in vain; that for what I’ve been through we might affect change.” — Rob Ludwig You’re changing. The world is changing. Life is changing. It seems, as soon as you get comfortable with “what is,” it changes. Why do you desire consistency? Why are you so afraid of change? You’re afraid you won’t have the “right” answers. You’re afraid; you won’t make the “right” choices. You’re afraid you’ll lose what you have. Do you really want to continue living a life filled with fear? You’re me. We’re no different. Together, we make up the world. Because life changes constantly, together, we’re afraid constantly. We’ve projected our fear into the world, creating madness and mayhem. If we want the world to change, it begins with us. We have to start looking at life differently. We have to start accepting that, in this journey called life, everything changes. We need to start embracing change. Together, we’re afraid we won’t have the right answers. Therefore, together we must stop judging the other and help each other choose Love. Together, we’re afraid we won’t make the right choices. Therefore, together we must forgive the other for the unloving choices they make and love them for giving us a chance to be Love, once again. Together, we’re afraid of losing what we have. Therefore, we have to start loosening our grip on what we have and share it with everyone. Whatever we share, we strengthen. We need to recognize ourselves in our brothers and our brothers in ourselves. Only then will we realize we’re not alone on this journey. When we realize we’re not alone, we’ll embrace and love, change instead of fearing it. Keep up Now! with the flow of higher consciousness, and stay connected to your Source.
— Terry Ludwig
Terry Ludwig’s brother, Rob, passed away in 2004 after battling AIDS. Before he passed, he shared his message. “Keep Up Now.” is the result of that communication. She can be reached at keepupnow@gmail.com, and followed on Twitter and Facebook.
When we realize we’re not alone, we’ll embrace and love, change instead of fearing it.
As a young man I was told that there was no difference between gay and straight relationships, except for the sexual nature. As any relationship grew, the desire for sexual intimacy would wear away, and what you would be left with is a best friend, if you were lucky. Also, some wise advice that if I chose the gay lifestyle I should be prepared to be a very lonely man. Both pieces of advice came from my parents. Today I can celebrate another bit of parental advice that falls just short of a bedtime story. There is a huge difference in same-sex relations. Men know men better, and women know women better. That is a plain, simple truth, which even heterosexual couples would tell you. I celebrate that I have a best friend that becomes my sexual partner, not the other way around. I celebrate that this lifestyle that I was born into is far from lonely. I celebrate not living a lie, and by being truthful have avoided causing myself or others pain by hiding who I am for the sake of another’s morality. I can look at my life thus far and be proud of my achievements, and even my downfalls. I have seen more and done more than most men I know my age, and part of this is because of my extended family, my gay family. I have done extensive travel to places I would not have afforded otherwise, I have met
famous people and have been to some of the most extravagant affairs, and I have settled down in the country with my home, which has no mortgage. These things happened because I am gay. I celebrate that I have an expendable income and decide what and where it goes to. I can now celebrate that I can legally marry in New York if I chose. Although I will point out that I still think an LLC is the best way to go to avoid inheritance tax. I can even celebrate knowing that. I celebrate that I am still close friends with both my ex partners and their husbands. I celebrate life everyday knowing that I am responsible for my own happiness. I celebrate that no matter what anyone says about the way I love, that it is still my way, and I will shine.
Guest Column
— Christopher Wilson
Chris Wilson is the owner of Clean Me Blog, an organic farmer and baker, as well as a freelance writer. He holds license with the EPA, is Hazmat and OHSA certified, and is an ordained minister and a retired chef.
Writers
The Scene is hiring experienced feature writers, as well as those interested in contributing reviews of music, films and theater.
E-mail clips to editor@otownscene.com
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Coming Events Music festival set for Sat. in Sidney The 2011 Vorshtein Music Festival will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 9, at the Rock Dude Warehouse, 57-59 Willow St. in Sidney. The lineup features: • 11 to 11:50 a.m.: No Time for Cryin’ • Noon to 12:25 p.m.: Soffocat • 12:30 to 12:55 p.m.: What’s the Rumpus • 1 to 1:50 p.m.: SevenSecond • 2 to 2:20 p.m.: The Woodshed Prophets • 3 to 3:50 p.m.: Salty Sandals • 4 to 4:50 p.m.: One Click Culture • 5 to 5:50 p.m.: Such Is Life • 6 to 6:50 p.m.: Krisco Fist • 7 to 7:50 p.m.: William Nicholson • 8 to 9 p.m.: Jamie Notarthomas Following the bands, there will be an acoustic jam session around the fire until 11 p.m. The event is free and open to all ages, but parents will need to supervise their children as most of the music is geared towards an adult audience. The concert is held on the lawn, so presenters recommend bringing lawn chairs and beverages. Grills will be available to use at the venue, and there will be a massage/reiki tent at the event. For more info on performers and the festival, go to www.vorshtein.com.
Chamber singers to perform Friday The Catskill Chamber Singers will present their summer concert, “Love Is in the Air,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 7, in Christ Church Chapel on Fair Street in Cooperstown. A free-will donation will be accepted, with funds collected going to the area food bank. The show will feature a variety of musical styles, with selections song by the men and women of the group including the 12th century round “Summer is A’Comin’ In,” madrigal “Come Again Sweet Love,” Appalachian “Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair,” Lead Belly’s “Bring Me Little Water, Silvy,” and Billy Joel’s “Lullabye” and “And So It Goes.” The singers will finish with sacred pieces. The group, based in Oneonta, is a 16-member a cappella mixed chorus from Oneonta 20 O-Town Scene July 7, 2011
and nearby communities. It is affiliated with the Catskill Choral Society. For more details, call 433-0999 or visit www.catskillchambersingers.com.
‘Big Chuck’ to talk small towns The Green Toad Book Store and the Oneonta Theatre will present “An Evening With Big Chuck: My Town is a Cathedral; Black and White Memories From a Very Colorful Guy” at 8 p.m. Friday, July 8 at the theater on Chestnut Street in Oneonta. Award-winning broadcaster and New York state writer “Big Chuck” D’Imperio will take a look back at growing up in Small Town, U.S.A., during the black-and-white days of the 1950s and 1960s. From D’Imperio vantage point as a kid in the front window of his parent’s little, two-shopping cart grocery store on Main Street in Sidney, he plans to weave colorful tales of life in a small town, including the happenings of youth, the triumph and tragedies, and the iconic memories that resonate with all of us. Tickets are $10 and are available at The Green Toad on Main Street in Oneonta, online at www.oneontatheatre.com or at the theatre box office the night of the show.
Hot Club of Cowtown at EOH The acoutic-powered Western swing and gypsy jazz of Hot Club of Cowtown will be heard starting at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at the Earlville Opera House. The Austinbased trio mixes the western swing of Bob Wills with the hot jazz of Django Reinhardt into something downright combustible, a media release Hot Club of Cowtown.
$20. said. This combo brings a youthful spirit to This is in addition to Judy Collins’ perforthe traditional music of a bygone era with mance Aug. 12, already announced. violinist-singer Elana James, singer-guitarist Whit Smith and upright bassist Jake Erwin. “They are an exceptional group, but the thing that really sets them apart is their guitarist. [Smith] is really a virtuoso,” the San Bernardino Sun said. The band has been featured on “All Things Considered,” The Grand Ol’ Opry, “$40 Dollars a Day with Rachel Ray,” “Mountain Stage,” “A Prairie Home Companion,” and numerous other Contributed radio and television Bela Fleck and the Flecktones programs. General admission tickets are $18 for adults and $13 for students. For more information, or to reserve your seats, call (315) 691-3550 or order online at www.earlvilleoperahouse.com. The venue is 6 On The Square welcomes the Waymores at 6 E. Main St. in Earlville. for a free concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 9, in Oxford’s LaFayette Park. The group — Nashville songwriters Don Henry, Sally Barris and Tom Kimmel — blends contemporary folk, retro pop and old school country. The songs of Grammy Award winner Multiple Grammy award winners Bela Fleck Henry have been recorded by Ray Charles, Patti and the Flecktones are among the performPage, Conway Twitty and dozens of others. Acers set for upcoming concerts at Foothills cording to a media release, “Long appreciated Performing Arts and Civic Center. as one of Nashville’s finest singer-songwriters, Upcoming concerts are: Don (Henry) is revered ... for being on of the • Aug. 27 at 6 p.m.: Grammy-winning chil- most inspiring, entertaining and funny artists dren’s artist Dan Zanes & Friends. General you are ever likely to see and hear.” admission tickets are $27.50; Barris has written selections performed by • Sept. 23 at 8 p.m.: Johnny Cash tribute Trisha Yearwood, Keith Urban, John Michael artist Terry Lee Goffee. General admission Montgomery and more. And Kimmel’s work tickets are $21: has been played by Johnny Cash, Linda Ron• Oct. 27 at stadt, Joe Cocker, Randy Travis and more. 8 p.m.: Pianist For more info, go to6onthesquare.org. George Winston. Tickets are $65 for gold and $50 for silver reserved; • Nov. 2 at 8 The historic Hyde Hall, inside Glimmerp.m.: Bela Fleck & The Flecktones. glass State Park in Springfield, will host “The Hauting of Hyde Hall” at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. General admisWednesdays through Aug. 24. There will be sion tickets are no program July 27. $42; It will include history, mystery and bizarre • Nov. 18 at tales told by “ghosts” past and present. 9 p.m.: Nugrass Tickets are $10 each and $8 for those 18 performers years old and younger. Reservations are sugCrooked Still. gested by presenters at 547-5098. General admisContributed Continued on Page 21 sion tickets are
Waymores to play at Oxford park
Foothills to host Fleck, others
Hyde Hall gets haunted
Julian Fleisher
NYC singer to play Bright Hill New York City cabaret singer Julian Fleisher will perform at Bright Hill Library at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 9. He will sing the works of American composer and lyricist Johnny Burke and be accompanied keyboardist Tedd Firth. According to a media release, “Fleisher is one of New York’s most exciting young nightclub stars. His love of the best of American song coupled with a fresh and irreverent performance style have garnered him rave reviews and comparisons to predecessors as diverse as Sammy Davis, Jr., Mel Torme and Lenny Bruce.” He has collaborated with celebrities-turned-singers, including Molly Ringwald, Issac Mizrahi, Martha Plimton, Keith Carradine and others.
Contributed Fleisher proves that his near four-octave vocal range is matched only by the span of his stylistic capabilities, the release said. Admission will be by donation, and reservations must be made in advance at 8295055 or by email at Bright Hill at wordthur@stny.rr.com. The venue is at 94 Church St. in Treadwell.
Broadway weekend set at Belleayre A two-night benefit for the Belleayre Music Festival and the Roxbury Arts Group will feature a host of Broadway performers. At 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 8, Jim Caruso will host a cast party with local favorites Peg Ellsworth, Kent Brown, Patricia Dell, Karen Neblung, Jefferson Piasek, Andy Cahill, Christine Pedi and more. According to a media
release, the show is “a cool cabaret night-out enlivened by hilariously impromptu variety show,” which brings “jaw-dropping music and general razzle-dazzle” to the stage. It is based on the weekly show performed at New York City’s Birdland on Monday nights. This will be followed by “Steps In Time, A Broadway Biography in Song and Dance,” starring legendary Broadway song-and-dance man Tommy Tune, along with the Manhattan Rhythm Kings at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 9. The nine-time Tony Awardwinning performer has been called one of the most prolific director/choreographers of the 20th century. From “My One and Only” with Twiggy, to “Nine,” “Grand Hotel” and “Will Rogers Follies,” Tune has been singing, dancing, acting and directing for 50 years. For tickets and more information, call (845) 254-5600, ext. 1344, or go to www.belleayremusic.org. The festival is at 181 Galli Curci Road in Highmount.
Delhi music fest to open The Honest Brook Music Festival opens its 2011 summer music season in the barn with the Daedalus Quartet at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 9. According to a media release, the group has established itself as a leader among the new generation of string ensembles. The New Yorker spoke of the group as “a fresh and vital young participant in what is a golden age of American string quartets.” Since its founding 10 years age, the quartet has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Library of Congress and venues across the nation and world. Others lined up for the
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Daedalus Quartet season: • The Laredo-Robinson Duo at 8 p.m., Saturday, July 16. • Pianist Michael Cannon, 4 p.m., Sunday, July 31. • Violinist Chin Kim and pianist David Oei, 4 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 7. Tickets to all concerts are $20 each; children in grades K-12 are admitted free. Season subscriptions are $70. Tickets may be ordered online at hbmf.org, by email at hmbf@aol.com, by calling 746-3770, or by sending a check payable to The Honest Brook Music Festival, Inc., and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to P.O. Box 309, Delhi, N.Y. 13735. The Honest Brook Music Festival is located at 1885 Honest Brook Road in Delhi.
Music improv highlighted at WKC show The West Kortright Centre will present a From the Edge event, Future By Now, at 8 p.m. Friday, July 8. The event will feature multiinstrumentalist Andris Balins and drummer Blake Fleming. According to a media release, no two Future By Now shows are the same, with the artists presenting a West
Kortright-specific session on music-driven improvisation. “They perform music that is perpetually unfolding and evolving, keeping audiences guessing as to what will come next,” the release said. Balins has worked with Sean Lennon and Nels Cline of Wilco, among others. Fleming has worked with Evan Dando of the Lemonheads and others. The concert is $10 at the 49 W. Kortright Church Road in East Meredith.
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Thu. 7/7 Stage
‘Blithe Spirit,’ 8 p.m., Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Presented by the Franklin Stage Company. The Glimmerglass Festival presents ‘Meet Me At The Pavilion,’ 11 a.m., Glimmerglass Festival, 7300 State Highway 80, Springfield Center. Featuring soprano Amy Burton and composer-pianist John Musto. For info: 547-0700, www.glimmerglass.org.
Concerts
Oneonta Summer Music Series, 7 p.m., Neahwa Park bandstand, Gas Avenue, Oneonta. Featuring Fritz’s Polka Band. Free. Unadilla Summer Concert Series, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Unadilla Community House lawn, 193 Main St., Unadilla. For info: 434-5361.
Tour
Lecture and exhibit tour, 7 p.m., Hanford Mills Museum, 51 County Highway 12, East Meredith. Featuring ‘The Hanford Photographs,’ an exhibit of photographs taken by Horace and Ralph Hanford. For info: 278-5744, www. hanfordmills.org.
Open mic
Organik Soul’s Open Mic, 8 p.m., Villa Isidoro, 3941 U.S. Route 20, Richfield Springs. For info: (315) 858-3500.
Fri. 7/8 Stage
‘Blithe Spirit,’ 8 p.m., Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Presented by the Franklin Stage Company. From the Edge at The Centre: Future By Now, 8 p.m., West Kortright Centre, 49 W. Kortright Church Road, East Meredith. 278-5454, www.westkc.org. The Glimmerglass Festival presents ‘Medea,’ Glimmerglass Festival, 7300 State Highway 80, Springfield Center. Presented in Italian with projected English translation. For info: 547-0700, www.glimmerglass.org.
Film
Heart and Soul Cinema Series, 6:30 p.m., The Open O-Town Scene July 7, 2011
Eye Theater, 960 Main St., Margaretville. Featuring ‘Play the Game.’ Free. For info: (845) 586-1660. www.theopeneye.org.
Concert
‘Love is in the Air: Songs of the Heart,’ 7:30 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church Chapel, Fair Street, Cooperstown. Presented by the Catskill Chamber Singers. Just for Fun folk concert, 11 a.m., Earlville Opera House, 18 E. Main St., Earlville. Featuring Dave Ruch on banjo, guitar, bones, spoons, washboard and jaw harp. The Glimmerglass Festival presents ‘Meet Me At The Pavilion,’ 5 p.m., Glimmerglass Festival, 7300 State Highway 80, Springfield Center. Featuring Glimmerglass Young Artists presenting songs from the Great American Songbook. For info: 547-0700, glimmerglass.org.
Music
Cans and Clams, 6 to 9 p.m., Andes Hotel, 110 Main St., Andes. With live music by George Wesley. For info: (845) 676-4408. Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, 8 p.m., Belleayre Music Festival, Highmount. Presented in partnership with the Roxbury Arts Group. Otesaga Weekend Music, 9 p.m., The Otesaga Resort Hotel, 60 Lake St., Cooperstown. Free, in the Templeton Lounge. For info: (877) 666-7421, www.CooperstownMusicFest.org.
Talk
An Evening With Big Chuck, 8 p.m., Oneonta Theatre, Chestnut Street, Oneonta; to benefit Hospice.
Sat. 7/9 Stage
‘Blithe Spirit,’ 8 p.m., Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Presented by the Franklin Stage Company. ‘Carmen,’ 8 p.m., Glimmerglass Festival, 7300 State Route 80, Springfield Center. Presented by Glimmerglass Festival. For info: 547-0700, www.glimmerglass.org. The Glimmerglass Festival presents backstage tours, Glimmerglass Festival,
Contributed Editor’s Pick: Glimmerglass Festival presents the classic Bizet opera ‘Carmen,’ along with several other events and shows at 7300 State Route 80, Springfield Center. For tickets and more information, go to www.glimmerglass.org. 7300 State Highway 80, Springfield Center. Free. For info: 547-0700, www. glimmerglass.org.
Concerts
Eilen Jewell, 9 p.m., Oneonta Theatre, Chestnut Street, Oneonta. Daedalus Quartet, 8 p.m., Honest Brook Music Festival, Honest Brook Road, state Route 28, Meredith. Presented by the Honest Brook Music Festival. For info: 746-3770. Hot Club of Cowtown, 8 p.m., Earlville Opera House, 18 E. Main St., Earlville. Julian Fleisher with Tedd Firth, 7:30 p.m., Bright Hill Literary Center, 94 Chestnut St., Treadwell. To benefit Bright Hill’s library. Cooperstown Blues Express, 7 p.m., Milford Depot, 136 E. Main St., Milford. Featuring Folding Sky. 21 and older. For info: 432-2429, www.lrhs.com. The Waymores, 7 to 9 p.m., 6 On The Square, 6 LaFayette Park, Oxford. Free, open to the public; presented in part by the Chenango County Council of the Arts. For info: 8436876, 6onthesquare.org. Tommy Tune, 8 p.m., Belleayre Music Festival,
Highmount. Presented in partnership with Roxbury Arts Group. Malian drummer Baye Kouyate, 7 p.m., Smithy Pioneer Gallery, 55 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. For info: 547-8671. Heavy Metal, 6 to 11:30 p.m., Oneonta Moose Lodge, 87 W. Broadway, Oneonta. Featuring Altered Mental Status, Betrayed by Fate, He-Man Complex, Johnny Booth, Trippin on Sunday and Two Step Sally. For info: 432-6040.
Open mic
7 to 11:30 p.m., The Gallery, 128 Main and River Street, Stamford. For info: 652-4030.
Dance
Round and square dance with Tulsa, 7 to 11 p.m., Covered Bridge Gardens, Covered Bridge Road, Unadilla. For info: 369-9293. For info: 369-9293.
Event
Talent show, 6 p.m., Best Western Inn, 121 Burgin Drive, Cobleskill. To benefit Animal Shelter of Schoharie Valley.
Sun. 7/10 Stage
‘Blithe Spirit,’ 5 p.m., Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St.,
Franklin. Presented by the Franklin Stage Company. ‘Medea,’ 1:30 p.m., Glimmerglass Festival, 7300 State Route 80, Springfield Center. Presented by the Glimmerglass Festival. For info: 547-0700, www.glimmerglass.org.
Concert
The Kayo Jazz Group, 12:30 p.m., 1077 Otego Road, Franklin. Presented by At Home With Tom and Erna. For info: Rob Hunt, 3761684.
Workshop
Smithy Writers Circle, 4 to 6 p.m., Smithy Pioneer Gallery, 55 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. For info: 547-8671. For info: 5478671.
Mon. 7/11 Stage
‘Carmen,’ 1:30 p.m., Glimmerglass Festival, 7300 State Route 80, Springfield Center. Presented by Glimmerglass Opera. For info: 547-0700.
Music
Babik, 7 p.m., Smithy Pioneer Gallery, 55 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. For info: 547-8671.
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Opening Exhibits
July 9 - 30 ‘Quilts of Central New York,’ noon to 3 p.m., Earlville Opera House, 18 E. Main St., Earlville. July 15 - 23 Seventh annual Voice! juried art exhibition, 5 to 7 p.m., Martin-Mullen Art Gallery, Fine Arts Building, State University College at Oneonta; presented by The Arc Otsego.
Exhibits
Through July 28 ‘Statement,’ a group show of photographers, first floor; works by member artists, Member Artist Gallery; student pottery show, Pottery Studio; The Smithy Pioneer Gallery, 55 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. Through July 29 ‘A Sense of Place,’ a multimedia exhibition, Catskill Watershed Corp., 905 Main St., Margaretville. For info: (877) 928-7433. Through July 30 ‘The WPA II & More,’ exhibit and fundraising auction, Word and Image Gallery, Bright Hill Center, 94 Church St., Treadwell. For info: 829-5055. Through July 31 ‘Featuring All,’ a group exhi-
bition, Chace-Randall Gallery, 49 Main St., Andes. For info: (845) 6764901. ‘Forest Language,’ prints, oils and works on paper by Richard Kathmann, Roberts Room Gallery, West Kortright Centre, East Meredith. For info: 278-5454. Through Aug. 19 Small Things Considered, Main View Gallery & Studio, 73 Main St., Oneonta. For info: 432-1890, www. mainviewgallery.org, info@ arcotsego.org. Through August Delhi Art Group rotating artists show, FoxCare Center, Oneonta; A.O. Fox Hospital, Oneonta; O’Connor Hospital and Delhi City Hall, Delhi; Bassett Clinic, O’Connor Hospital, Delhi, and National Bank of Delaware County, Hamden. Through Sept. 11 ‘A Window into Edward Hopper,’ Fenimore Art Museum, Lake Road, state Route 80, Cooperstown. Through Sept. 18 ‘Prendergast to Pollock: American Modernism from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute,’ Fenimore Art Museum, Lake Road, state Route 80, Cooperstown.
Area Movie Times
(All are p.m. unless noted and most start Friday.)
Southside Oneonta Mall 5006 State Highway 23, Oneonta 432-3750
New Releases ‘Larry Crowne’: 11:55 a.m., 2:00, 4:40, 7:00, 9:20 ‘Monte Carlo’: 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 Also Showing ‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins’: 12:00, 2:10, 4:30, 6:50, 9:10 ‘Green Lantern’ 3D: 12:10, 2:30, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 ‘Cars 2’ 3D: 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50
‘Cars 2’: 1:15, 3:45, 6:20, 8:50 ‘Bad Teacher’: 1:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40 ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ 3D: 12:05, 3:20, 6:40, 10:00 ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’: 1:40, 5:00, 8:20
Park Theatre 1 Park Place, Cobleskill (518) 234-2771
‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’: 7:00, 9:00 Friday, Saturday; 7:30 Sunday to Thursday.
Wed. 7/13
Thu. 7/14
New York Summer Music Festival visiting artist recital, Peter Wiley, cello, and Jungeun Kim, piano, 8 p.m., Goodrich Theatre, SUNY Oneonta, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta. For info: 436-3456, oneonta. edu/academics/theatre/.
‘Blithe Spirit,’ 8 p.m., Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Presented by the Franklin Stage Company.
‘Blithe Spirit,’ 8 p.m., Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Presented by the Franklin Stage Company.
Cooperstown Community Band, 8 to 9 p.m., The Otesaga Resort Hotel, 60 Lake St., Cooperstown. For info: 877-666-7421, www.CooperstownMusicFest.org.
Arts in the Park, 7 p.m., Cobleskill Veterans’ Memorial Centre Park, across from the movie theater, Cobleskill. Featuring No Outlet. Free. Music from Copland House, 7:30 p.m., The Otesaga Resort Hotel, 60 Lake St., Cooperstown. Presented by the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival. For info: (877) 666-7421.
Concert
Tues. 7/12 Concert
Cooperstown Lakefront Concert Series, 7 to 8 p.m., Cooperstown Lakefront Park, Lakefront, Cooperstown. Featuring the Cooperstown Community Band. For info: 847-8442. New York Summer Music Festival visiting artist concert: Jazz musician Dana Leong, trombone and electric cello, 8 p.m., Goodrich Theatre, SUNY Oneonta, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta. For info: 4363456, www.oneonta.edu/ academics/theatre/.
Stage
Concert
Event
Haunting of Hyde Hall, 6 and 7 p.m., Glimmerglass State Park. For info: 5475098.
Music
Knapp Park concert series, 6:30 p.m., Knapp Park, 100 Main St., Laurens. Featuring the Woodshed Prophets. In the gazebo.
Dance
West Coast swing dance lessons, 6:30 p.m., My Father’s Place, 5690 State Route 7, Oneonta. For info: 432-7878.
Stage
Music
Concert
New York Summer Music Festival faculty recital, 8 p.m., Goodrich Theatre, SUNY Oneonta, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta. For info: 436-3456. Oneonta Summer Music Series, 7 p.m., Bandstand in Neahwa Park, Gas Avenue, Oneonta. Featuring Country Blend. Free.
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Wood Bull The field at Wood Bull was the site of the 49th annual Cooperstown Antiques Show on July 3. For Kip, deciding how to arrange all the antiques in the barn is a work of art in itself. He is constantly moving, straightening and adjusting his things. “It’s like a chess game,” he said.
Photos by
Jenny Schlosser
Owners Kip and Judith Coburn in the barn at Wood Bull Antiques just outside of Milford with their animals, Bowson the dog and Miss Kitty, their tomcat. Judith was a photography and art history teacher at a high school in New York City, and Kip was a painter and sculptor. Kip said of his things, “It’s fun to just buy a ‘whatsit’ and think it could be an African tent pole or Morrocan walking stick.” He remembers where he purchased most of the items in the barn and loves to tell stories to go along with each piece. 24
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The property surrounding the barn at Wood Bull is filled with statues, sculptures, pottery and ornaments. This happy Buddha is one example of the hundreds of cherubs, busts and figurines that adorn the yard.
Antiques Pottery and busts are placed in the lawn surrounding Wood Bull Antiques.
Mannequins, old doll bodies, toy doll heads, dressmaker’s dummies and other old toys create an eerie yet fascinating story as customers tour the rooms.
Kip and Judith Coburn have owned Wood Bull Antiques in Milford for the 30 years. Kip is an artist and sculptor, and Judith is a retired art teacher. The couple runs the business together and live in a house on the same property at 3920 State Highway 28. As a whole, the barn at Wood Bull is a piece of ever-changing art in itself. Kip is constantly adjusting, moving and shifting the pieces for sale for the Three stories of wall to wall (and floor to ceiling) antiques give customers hours of treasure hunting. The barn boasts 18,000 chairs, 35 stoves, 60 room settings and over 400 drawers (Kip does regular counts).
sake of aesthetics and, surprisingly, logic. Each room has a different theme, yet they all flow together. Following him around the three-story barn was a joy because it’s clear his passion and love for what he does takes over the minute he starts to talk about his lifestyle as an artist and a businessman. For more information, call (607) 286-9021 or visit www.woodbullantiques.com.
_ Jenny Schlosser
Before moving to Milford to open Wood Bull, Kip used to work in the New York City manufacturing modern Plexiglas furniture like this chair and shelving unit. These pieces stand in stark contrast to the rest of the furniture in the barn, most of which is quite old. Of his antiques Kip said, “beat and used shows the life of someone using it.”
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R.o.B.S.
It’s hard to tell what’s true these days. Take a gander below, and guess if A. and B. are Real or B.S. (Answers at the bottom of the page.)
DJ finds publication’s A.column too personal SANTA CLARA, Calif. _ A Burbank DJ has filed a lawsuit against the alternative news weekly SCene for publishing his writing without permission in its “Notes From the Underground” column. The column features facsimiles of notes, letters and other found objects from throughout the Santa Clara Valley area, in the vein of Found Magazine. SCene editor Michael Vincent said the feature has been running for five years, “and we’ve never had a problem,” but declined to comment further. Vincent said identifying details are blacked out or omitted to protect people’s identities. But Gabriel Ortiz, 31, host of a popular morning radio talk show, is arguing that a letter SCene printed June 2 contains enough identifying details to cause him personal distress. He is suing the publication for $50,000 in damages. Ortiz’ attorney, Juliana Walker, said her client has suffered humiliation and ridicule since the publication of the “very personal, very private” letter, in which Ortiz im-
B.
Couple calls shipping containers home
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A rural Maine couple calls home a pair of former shipping containers bought online for $1,500. Trevor Seip and Jennifer Sansosti have spent a year modifying the containers on their 63-acre property in Ellsworth, where they hope to eventually build a conventional home. Each container measures 20 feet long, 8 feet high and 8 feet wide. One is insulated, plumbed and wired. It
boasts a bed and table that fold against the wall, a sink, a camp stove, a propane heater, a shower and a composting toilet. The other has a closet and a folding futon. Sansosti tells the Bangor Daily News in Monday’s editions every inch of the 160 square feet of floor space was used. Seip lived in Stroudsburg, Pa. Sansosti is from New York City. They said Maine is more tolerant of their unconventional housing choice.
A. is B.S., by Emily Popek; B. is real, by The Associated Press.
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plores his ex-girlfriend to come back to him. Walker said details about Ortiz’ personal life described in the letter are topics he has discussed during his radio program. “There could be no doubt that my client was the author of this letter,” Walker said. “Any of KRSC’s 100,000-plus listeners who read SCene would have been able to identify him.” If no settlement is reached, the case is expected to go before a judge in November.
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The Advice Goddess The shopping cart before the horse I had to talk a guy friend out of showing up on a first date with a rose and a book the woman had casually mentioned she liked. He's a genuinely nice guy and professionally quite successful, but he repeatedly turns women off by coming on too strong too soon with these gifts. Can you please explain to guys why they shouldn't do this?
— Woman Who’s Been There
It’s a really bad idea for a guy to give flowers to a girl he’s just meeting, unless she’s just won the Kentucky Derby. In that case, he could also slip her a carrot and slap her on the rump. Unless a woman shows up for your first date wearing a saddle, limit your gifts to an on-time arrival and smelling like you’ve showered recently. Anything more comes off like a sales promotion: “Date your way to a free panini maker! Trip to Mazatlan after five completed sex acts!” Selling a woman on liking you before you see whether you like her suggests you have wildly low standards. Never mind who she is; you’ll take any woman who’s a woman and not in jail or too busy filing a restraining order against you to meet you for a drink. Evolutionary psychologist Gad Saad, author of the terrific new book “The Consuming Instinct,” has studied the timing of gift-giving in romantic relationships. He explained to me that courtship behaviors need to be modu-
lated in their timing and frequency. “Telling a woman that she looks beautiful is nice. Repeating it 35 times during dinner is not. It creates an asymmetry in the power dynamics that renders the guy less attractive.” Likewise, giving gifts too early in dating “reeks of desperation,” Saad said. “Recall that many women are attracted to alpha males who can otherwise only be ‘tamed’ by the love of the one unique woman (the classic rendition of the male archetype in romance novels). If the guy is swooning all over the woman on the first date, there is nothing to tame.” There’s that saying that gifts should be given from the heart, which always makes me flash on gift-wrapping Grandpa’s stent. But, as a rule, you shouldn’t give a present to a woman until you’ve worked up some affection for her and she seems to have some for you. Expensive gifts early on tend to make a woman who isn’t a gold digger uncomfortable and tell a woman who is that you’re a prime chump. Instead, give fun, inexpensive things that tell her you were listening when she said she loves monkeys and weren’t just saying “Yeah, uh-huh” and running baseball stats in your head. By showing that you care about what’s special to her, you’re telling her that she’s becoming special to you, sending the message “It had to be you,” as opposed to “It could’ve been anyone, but you’ll do.”
That special thumb one This guy I’ve gone out with only contacts me late at night via text (just looking to text, not
By Amy Alkon
for a booty call). I work early, and I’m always about to go to sleep when he texts, but because he so rarely contacts me, I always respond (and usually fall asleep while texting). I’ve told him repeatedly I’d like to talk during daylight hours and given him my work number. How do I get him to call during the day instead of playing Textmaster Flash until midnight?
— Eye Bags
There’s a reason he won’t contact you during daylight hours, and it isn’t because he’s a vampire and that’s when he lies in his coffin watching Judge Judy on his iPad. You’ve actually been setting the time for your texting sessions. Nothing says “How dare you text me at 11 p.m.?!” like spending 20 minutes texting with a guy who just has. Think about what you’re telling him: All he has to do is make a bell ring, and you’ll roll over and start texting. (Are you looking to be somebody’s girlfriend or Pavlov’s dog?) The fact that a guy “rarely” contacts you is all the more reason to avoid texting him back pronto. It’s absence, not unlimited text messaging, that makes the heart grow fonder. If you want a guy to respect your boundaries, show him that you have them. When he texts you too late, wait till the next morning and send him a single text telling him you go to bed early and asking him to call you during the day. If he can’t swing that, let him call the sort of
Amy Alkon is a syndicated advice writer whose column runs in more than 100 newspapers across the U.S. and Canada. Although the column reads as humor, it’s based in science, psychology, evolutionary psychology and ethics. woman who’ll pick up the phone for a man at any hour — whispering sweet nothings like “Thank you for choosing 24-hour roadside assistance. This is Erica. Do you need a jump or a tow?”
(c)2011, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com) Read Amy Alkon's book: "I SEE RUDE PEOPLE: One woman's battle to beat some manners into impolite society" (McGraw-Hill).
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