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Issue #2 IN YO’ FACE, SUCKA

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ell here is issue number 2. Hopefully you read and enjoyed the first one. I mean here I am doing it again for the second time. A little sweat equity.

It’s been cool hearing what a few of you have had to say about the Informer. It’s certainly something that could be a breath of fresh smelling air in this ever changing yet staying the same city of ours.

So I’ll keep on doing this till someone hopefully takes notice.

Now, I’d like to rant a bit.

Sunday afternoon I pulled myself away from my couch and netflix and went on a lovely afternoon stroll. The autumn air was crisp and the sunny side of the street was warm like a baked potato. I popped into a local coffee establishment and continued to walk down Main St., whistling a tune.

There I was, minding my own business, when some bone heads pulled up near me and the one riding shotgun decided to yell profanities at me that included an “F You Mother F’er,” followed by him demanding me to fellate him.

After meat sack #2 said what he had to say, they took off on down the street. I stood there, dumbfounded. There was nothing I could do to help the

situation so as they were driving I yelled, “Have a nice day!’

(A lesson learned from Andy Griffith. He’s probably never seen it.)

This has happened to me a handful of times this year.

Another occasion involved me on my bike, catching up with the d-bags and then screaming in their faces. They laughed.

This guy sounded angry and mean like he meant it.

I would have loved the opportunity to pour my piping hot macchiato on that neanderthal’s belly but I just would’ve been contributing to the delinquency.

I don’t want to be someone that causes other people to lose their faith in humanity like that sad rhinoceros scrotum did for me. That’s why I wanna continue to put the Informer out. I want to be the opposite of that human skid mark and actually give something back to the city that I love.

I’ve always believed in karma so I’m hoping that dried up lizard turd’s day will come and someone cusses at him and he continues to make an ass of himself and ruin a good day.

Eat my shorts buddy.

“You want to get things perfect in art cause it’s so difficult in real life.” - Woody Allen

music charts CD CENTRAL

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Top Selling Music Week of Oct. 14-20, 2013

Top 30 10/13 - 10/19/13

1. Pearl Jam – Lightning Bolt 2. The Avett Brothers – Magpie & The Dandelion 3. Paul McCartney – New 4. Cage The Elephant – Melophobia 5. The Head & The Heart – Let’s Be Still 6. Lorde – Pure Heroine 7. Red Fang – Whales & Leeches 8. Haim – Days Are Gone 9. Pusha T – My Name Is My Name 10. Monster Magnet – Last Patrol 11. Blitzen Trapper – VII 12. Kings Of Leon – Mechanical Bull 13. Lissie – Back To Forever 14. Gov’t Mule – Shout 15. Buddy Guy – Rhythm & Blues 16. Ralph Towner, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Slava Grigoryan – Travel Guide 17. Fall Out Boy – Save Rock ‘N Roll 18. Shovels & Rope – O Be Joyful 19. Janelle Monae – Electric Lady 20. Toad The Wet Sprocket – New Constellation

01 Sleigh Bells - Bitter Rivals 02 Dr. Dog - B. Room 03 Elvis Costello & The Roots - Wise Up Ghost & Other Songs 04 The Blow - The Blow 05 Fuzz - Fuzz 06 Man Man - On Oni Pond 07 Best Coast - Fade Away 08 RJD2 - More Is Than Isn’t 09 Oneohtrix Point Never - R Plus Seven 10 Happy Jawbone Family Band - Happy Jawbone Family Band 11 Body/Head - Coming Apart 12 Forest Fire - Screens 13 Public Service Broadcasting - Inform Educate Entertain 14 John Wizards - John Wizards 15 Salad Influence - 8 Songs For Radio 16 Of Montreal - Lousy With Sylvianbriar 17 The Fratellis - We Need Medicine!

18 The Dirtbombs - Ooey Gooey Chewy Ka-Blooey!

19 King Khan & The Shrines - Idle No More 20 Chvrches - The Bones Of What You Believe 21 Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You 22 Scary Cherry & The Bang Bangs - Girl 23 Elf Power - Sunlight On The Moon 24 Crystal Stilts - Nature Noir 25 The Herms - Drop Out, Vol. 1 26 The Julie Ruin - Run Fast 27 Frankie Rose - Herein Wild 28 Those Darlins - Blur The Line 29 The Clash - Hits Back 30 Various Artists Beatles Reimagined

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interrogation room The Informer's Interview Session with

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got a good tip that Mike Sullivan, local bartender & Wolverine impersonator, knew a little something about a case the Informer was working. So, I loaded up in my white inconspicuous van and went looking for Mr. Sullivan. After finding him walking down the street and introducing him to a nice smelling rag, I brought him in, turned on the single hot lamp and played a little good cop bad cop. Here’s what he had to say.

What’s Up?

I’m putting the finishing touches on the November Green Lantern Schedule.

Booking has gotten interincreasingly difficult with view all the new venues in town.

This is a good thing; I want a thriving music scene here but it is a lot more challenging getting a quality schedule out each month.

What’s the best music you have been listening to lately?

Lots to choose from: The new Black Joe Lewis is pretty incredible..feral, powerful stuff. Thee Oh Sees “Floating Coffin” has been out for a while but is one of my favorites. That Elvis at Stax you turned me on to is just killer.

Last dream you remember?

I have had a lot of skiing dreams lately since ski season is right around the corner. Some are frustrating; I get to the resort and there is no snow or I missed the last chair on the lift. In others, I am flying down massive open bowls with huge rooster tails of cold smoke flying up behind me. Transcendent.

Best movie you’ve seen recently?

I just saw Gun Crazy an old Bonnnie and Clyde-ish film noir movie. Terrific cast of John

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Mike Sullivan aka Sully OCCUPATION: Bartender, Music Booker, WRFL DJ, Sasquatch Hunter, Slave to 2 cats HOBBIES: SKIIING, TRAVELING, DESTROYING HIS EARDRUMS WITH LIVE MUSIC. Dall and Peggy Cummings, lots of suspense and great camerawork. Fun!

Where were you August 15 1996?

Hmm tough to tell. I was working at the old Lynaughs music club (now Cosmic Charlies) at the time, so I was probably seeing Dale Watson or Jimmie Dale Gilmore play. Good times!

Were you a nose picker as a child?

I was a child of privilege; we had a manservant who came and extracted our nostril detritus daily with an orbital polisher.

If you could time travel, where would you go?

It would be pretty cool to go back to the early days of rock and roll to see Johnny Horton, Little Richard, Elvis, Hank Williams, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley in their heyday playing little clubs

Photos By Ann Sydney Taylor

Favorite animal?

Wild-Killer Whale-I got to see them up in British Columbia and they are some of the most incredible creatures I have ever seen. Domestic-I have to say cats or mine will murder me in my sleep

Least favorite bartending moment?

I’ve been pretty fortunate to work in bars with live music. 95% of the folks who come to them are just good folks out to see music they love. Having to kick morons (that greasy 5%) out is something I truly dislike. No fun for anyone. This happens so seldom though that it’s rarely an issue

If you could ask yourself one question and answer it, what would it be?

Q:What’s your favorite color? A: That’s an extremely personal question. None of your damn business.

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Shine On, You Crazy Diamond.

The future is looking bright for Comet ISON.

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e sure predicting the behavior of cats — to keep can’t really be done,” Don Yeomans your eyes of NASA’s Near-Earth Object peeled to Program explained. the skies this Measurements taken by the space November as Hubble Space Telescope in April porn what is being indicate ISON has a nucleus that is billed as “The 3 to 4 miles across. ISON’s head is Comet of the Century,” is headed estimated to be 3,100 miles across, our way. Comet ISON was or 1.2 times the width of Australia. discovered last year by a couple of Hubble’s team says its dust tail amateur Russian astronomers as extends more than 57,000 miles. it made its way from the cold and (More than twice the circumference distant comet of Earth.) refractory called In November, the Oort Cloud.

ISON may be Astronomers visible in the believe this trip early mornings is its maiden in the southeast voyage to the parts of the inner solar sky. Starting in system.

December, the ISON’s comet, should path will take it survive its it blazing pass-by on the past Earth in Sun, will light November on up the Northern Adam Block took this image of comet ISON atop Mount Lemmon from the University of Arizonas a course with hemisphere SkyCenter on the morning of Oct. 8. our Sun. ISON for weeks and belongs to a possibly months. special group It will potentially of comets called ‘sungazers’, which be so bright that it will be visible means it will fly close to the sun. all night long during these months.

Scientists estimate that it will pass The comet passes right over the just 1.1 million miles from the center North Pole on December 26, just of the Sun (a mere 680,000 miles 39.9 million miles away from Earth. above its surface) on Thanksgiving, On the nights of January 14 and 15, November 28, 2013. the dust from the cloud’s tail could Providing that it’s close encounter potentially cause high-altitude with our nearest star doesn’t cause clouds that glow after sunset. it to destabilize and break up, ISON The thing to do is get gather your will make a hairpin turn around the friends, a jacket, blanket, telescope, Sun. At this point it could possibly binoculars and a tin foil hat and burn 10x brighter than Venus. ISON head out of town. Go find some will high tail it out of our solar place nice and dark, turn off your system dazzling our night skies and phones and turn your eyes upward. will make it’s closest approach to Events like this don’t happen all Earth in late December. “Predicting that often. the behavior of comets is like

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Wed. Oct. 30

Daikaiju at the Green Lantern

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ust like that, Daikaiju is back in good ol’ Lex bringing the feared giant monster with them. Hopefully you read Kelly’s take on them in the last issue and felt moved. Well, true believers, here is you chance to throw yourself into the mix and experience them for yourself. It’s also Halloween Eve so please dress up so you can rip it off later. (You’ll be glad you did.)

Oct. 25 - Nov. 3

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Dine Lexington Week Presented

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e all love our local eateries just as much as we love our pets in this city. Here’s your chance to sample your favorites and discover your new favorites.

From Oct. 25 - Nov. 3, locally owned and operated restaurants will offer $25 fixed price menus for the first Dine Lexington! Restaurant Week Presented By Alltech. While some participating restaurants are featuring $25 multi-course menus, others are offering “Two for $25” menus. It’s a varied lineup that runs from the fun restaurants near the UK to deSha’s downtown to upscale spots such as a la lucie and AZUR. Get ready to unbutton those breeches.

Be On The Look Out! Nov 7. - 16 King Lear @ Actor’s Guild Nov. 8 Broadway Live’s Chicago Nov. 9 Carnegie Classics: The Great Gatsby @ Carnegie Center Nov. 16 3rd Annual PRHBTN ft. Paper Diamond, Wick-It The Instigator, Ellie Herring, Dropship, and DJ Jamples Nov. 18 Blues Traveler @ Buster’s Nov. 25 WRFL Presents Balkin Beat Box @ Cosmic

Nov. 3-6 & 10-13

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Balagula Theatre Presents “Two Character Play”

hen it comes to play writes, there is none other than Tennessee Williams. When it comes to Lexington theatre, there’s none other than Balagula. Well these two forces will be colliding when “The Two Character Play” starts it’s run at Natasha’s on November 3. The play is centered around Felice & Claire (played by Ryan Case & Rachel Lee Rogers), a brother and sister who are on tour and find themselves deserted by their acting troupe in a run-down state theatre. They are faced with an audience expecting a performance and the two act out The Two Character play, an illusion within an illusion. The show is directed by Natasha Williams and in Balagula fashion, is sure to leave you with a feeling of wowness.

Thurs. Nov. 7

The Features at Cosmic Charlies

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y very first time to the Old Dame (god rest her sweet soul) was a loaded bill: J Roddy Walston & The Business, The Apparitions, & The Features. Since that faithful night in 2006, I’ve never missed a Features’ show in town and have travelled out of town on occasion to see our friend’s from Murfreesboro. They make their return to Cosmic Charlies on the 7th of November riding the wave of a new record and some well deserved recognition. Be there for a raucous time cause you and I both know it just what you need.

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calendar of events

thursday 10/24 Marisa Anerson / Bear Medicine / Wooden Wand @ Natashas Born Cross Eyed @ Thursday Night Live Baths / Groundislava / Time Wharp @ Cosmic Charlies Dead Dick Hammer / Them! @ Green Lantern Will Hoge @ Buster’s Della Mae w/ The Local Honeys @ Willie’s Locally Known Charlie and the Foxtrots / Rachel May @ Al’s 13th Annual Lexington Ghost Walk & Creepy Crawl, 8pm @ 325 W. Main St. Sklar Brothers @ Comedy Off Broadway Pre-Dating Speed Dating Event For All Single Professionals Ages 27-39 @ Harvey’s

friday 10/25 The Night Market - Halloween Edition @ Corner of Bryan Ave & Loudon Ave. Those Crosstown Rivals / Discount Guns / Alcatraz Shakedown @ Green Lantern Halloweezer IV: A 90’s Tribute @ Cosmic Charlie’s 13th Annual Lexington Ghost Walk & Creepy Crawl, 8pm @ 325 W. Main St. Beyond the Shore / This Seasons Color / Bad People @ Buster’s The Mojo Tones @ Natasha’s Devine Carama Presents Brown Sugar Hip Hop Showcase @ Al’s Sklar Brothers @ Comedy Off Broadway Kentucky Ballet: Carmen @ Lexington Opera House The Thing Midnight Movie @ The Kentucky Theatre CSA Fall Harvest Party @ Lexington Art League Run Like Hell Race benefitting Cystic Fibrosis @ Cold Stream Park After Party @ Mellow Mushroom

saturday 10/26 Thriller Parade & Halloween Extravaganza @ Downtown Mac’s Halloween Party @ Mac’s Karaoke Bar Come As Your Aren’t (Pixies, Neutral Milk Hotel, Black Sabbath) @ Cosmic Charlie’s Trio Brasileiro @ Downtown Arts Center

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Knife the Symphony @ Green Lantern Blind Corn Liquor Pickers / Tonight’s Noise @ Al’s Beaux Arts Fall Ball @ Buster’s 13th Annual Lexington Ghost Walk & Creepy Crawl, 7&9 pm @ 325 W. Main St. KY Proud Incredible Food Show @ Lexington Convention Center The Legend of Sleepy Hollow @ Lexington Children’s Theatre Easy Rider Castlewood Cross Series @ Castlewood Park Sklar Brothers @ Comedy Off Broadway Kentucky Ballet: Carmen @ Lexington Opera House Incognito: Halloween Bash @ Art’s Place Rocky Horror Picture Show Midnight Movie @ The Kentucky Theatre

sunday 10/27 Bluegrass Mystery Theatre Presents Death By Witches Brew @ Parlay Social 13th Annual Lexington Ghost Walk & Creepy Crawl, 8pm @ 325 W. Main St. Moon Taxi @ Cosmic Charlie’s Yellow Dog Jazz Band 6-8 / Late Show: Marbin / Ford Theatre Reunion @ Al’s Sunday Bruch: Patrick McNesse Band @ Willie’s Liz Longley @ Natasha’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow @ Lexington Children’s Theatre WRFL Presents... Outside the Spotlight #155: Keefe Jackson / Christoph Erb / Tomeka Reid Trio @ Mecca

monday 10/28 13th Annual Lexington Ghost Walk & Creepy Crawl, 8pm @ 325 W. Main St. Tinderbox Circus Sideshow presents #SCARETHELEX! @ Cosmic Charlie’s DuPont Brothers @ Natasha’s Tee Dee’s Blues @ Tee Dee’s

tuesday 10/29 13th Annual Lexington Ghost Walk & Creepy Crawl, 8pm @ 325 W. Main St.

calendar of events Open Mic Night with Big Chill @ Al’s Bar Stone Cold Grass @ Natasha’s Up Until Now / Young Live / Chaos Kid / Gridlock @ Cosmic Charlie’s

wednesday 10/30 13th Annual Lexington Ghost Walk & Creepy Crawl, 8pm @ 325 W. Main St. Bright Lights Social Hour / Black Taxi @ Cosmic Charlie’s Daikaiju / Recipe for Gamma Rays @ Green Lantern Red Barn Radio: Dove Creek @ Art’s Place Nikki Hill @ Willie’s Locally Known Osland/Dailey Jazztet @ Natasha’s Holler Poets Series #65 @ Al’s Willie Eames @ Sidebar

thursday 10/31 13th Annual Lexington Ghost Walk & Creepy Crawl, 8pm @ 325 W. Main St. Arpetrio / Jon Dose / .Archie @ Cosmic Charlie’s Gnarly Love / We Already Are @ Green Lantern Appalatin / KY Hoss Cats @ Willie’s Super Hero Costume Party @ Al’s

friday 11/1 Yellowbelts / J. Marinelli / All American Werewolves @ Green Lantern Dublove Reggae Band @ Patchen Pub Dopapod @ Cosmic Charlie’s Tin Can Buddah @ The Grand Theatre (Frankfort) Newtown CD Relase Show @ Natasha’s Bluegrass Youth Ballet’s Dia De Los Muertos @ Lexington Opera House Day of the Dead Festival @ The Living Arts and Science Center

saturday 11/2 TDH4 CD Release Party @ Natasha’s Born Cross Eyed @ Cosmic Charlie’s Bluegrass Youth Ballet’s Dia De Los Muertos @ Lexington Opera House

sunday 11/3 Balagula Theatre Presents “Two Character Play” by Tennesse Williams @ Natasha’s Jamie Kent @ Willie’s Locally Known

monday 11/4 UK Wildcats vs Montevallo Falcons @ Rupp Balagula Theatre Presents “Two Character Play” by Tennesse Williams @ Natasha’s Tee Dee’s Blues @ Tee Dee’s

tuesday 11/5 Balagula Theatre Presents “Two Character Play” by Tennesse Williams @ Natasha’s Saint Rich @ Cosmic Charlie’s Open Mic Night with Big Chill @ Al’s Bar

wednesday 11/6 Balagula Theatre Presents “Two Character Play” by Tennesse Williams @ Natasha’s Red Barn Radio : Goat @ Art’s Place ‘Girl Rising’ Film Screening @ the KY Theatre Double Weirdo / Lost Boys @ Al’s Bar J. Marinelli @ WRFL Live Willie Eames @ Sidebar

thursday 11/7 The Features @ Cosmic Charlie’s Claire Lynch Band @ Natasha’s Idiot Glee/ Carnivores @ Al’s Bar Lunafest Lexington @ the Kentucky Theatre Tommy Davidson @ Comedy Off Broadway King Lear @ Actor’s Guild

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