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Contents COLUMNS

3 WINNERS & LOSERS 4 OUTTAKES

26 NEWS OF THE WEIRD 27LAST WORD

NEWS/FEATURES/ARTS

6 NEWS: BUDGET WOES HANDICAP FIRE SERVICE 9 COVER STORY: ROCK, PAPER, SAND 15 A&E: SUPER SUNDAY SALVATION 20 MUSIC: ROBERT RANDOLPH AND THE FAMILY BAND 22 MUSIC: PAUL BARIBEAU SINGS FOR YOU 23 CULTURE:REVOLVER RECORDS OPENS 24 THE PUBLIC RECORD

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PENSACOLA BAY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The organization announced last week that it has raised more than $7.3 million, $800,000 more than its goal of $6.5 million for Vision 2015, its five-year capital campaign to generate the resources needed to develop a strong economic development program and create 3,000 jobs in the region. The money will be used to implement a welldesigned, specific, targeted program of economic development. The Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce also received a $3 million commitment from the City of Pensacola and Escambia County.

ANNETTE SMITH Superintendent Tim

Wyrosdick, Santa Rosa County School Board members, members of the Santa Rosa Education Foundation Board of Directors, and local media surprised the S.S. Dixon Intermediate teacher in her fifth grade classroom at S.S. Dixon Intermediate to announce her selection as Santa Rosa County’s Teacher of the Year. Smith will be Santa Rosa County’s nominee for Florida Teacher of the Year.

PATRICK BRUHA The Pensacola Catholic High

School freshman dreamed up the idea for an Eagle Scout project to build osprey platforms for Little Sabine Bay on Pensacola Beach more than a year ago. Bruha, a member of Gulf Breeze Scout Troop 484, soon embarked on a course that would involve the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Santa Rosa Island Authority, the Little Sabine Homeowner’s Association, Gulf Power Company and Pike Electric. Today, two osprey nest platforms now dot Pensacola Beach thanks to his perseverance.

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UNITED WAY United Way of Escambia

missed a deadline to apply for $89,291 in stat funds that could have been used for emergency food and shelter and then forgot to apply for $192,800 in federal emergency food and shelter funds. These 2009 and 2010 deadline snafus weren’t the only ones. The organization had the responsibility to establish a system that prevented such losses. We hated to see the resignations of two senior leaders, who have done so much for the community, but changes had to be made to ensure these funds aren’t lost again.

ELWYN GUERNSEY The Santa Rosa Island

Authority is leading the charge to force DeLuna Fest organizers to pay off Santa Rosa Triathlon, the Pensacola Beach Songwriters’ Festival and the Pensacola Beach Art and Wine Festival. The outdoor music festival attracted more people in its first year than the other lesser events combined over their entire histories. Guernsey wants DeLuna Fest to write checks totaling $18,000, plus guarantee any losses. We expect his next demand to be to have the Starlight Vocal Band as the headliner.

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There is something about the month of January that attracts weird news stories. A year ago, I got in trouble with the Emerald Coast Utility Authority for joking that the cause for the bizarre stories must have something to do with what’s in our water.

In January 2010 the Escambia County Commission was caught up in explaining why it wanted to rebid a drainage project.

The Arts Council of Northwest Florida was being investigated by the State Attorney’s Office after an audit revealed county funds weren’t being properly distributed to arts groups, and Superintendent Malcolm Thomas cut off negotiations with Friendship Missionary Baptist Church for the dilapidated Brownsville Middle School.

This year, ECUA’s drinking water is still under criticism, topping the website 24/7 Wall St.’s list of “Top 10 American Cities with the Worst Drinking Water.” The list was compiled using data collected by Environmental Working Group, based in Washington, D.C., which lambasted last year the ECUA water supply, so it’s no surprise the utility is still being criticized.

The January 2011 news stories include the collapse of AES HR Solutions, the battle over DeLuna Fest’s dates, the firing of Maritime Park Development Partners and the misrepresentations by Aquarium for Pensacola, which, I think, beat last year’s list.

AES HR Solutions handled the payroll for several local businesses. Its owner, Donald Moore, is a business partner with Commissioner Wilson Robertson and has been a big contributor to political campaigns over the years. He wined and dined government officials at his hunting camp in Santa Rosa County. In January, AES abruptly shut down when its payroll checks started to bounce. The worthless checks triggered both Escambia County Sheriff and State Attorney investigations.

While that was hitting the papers, Community Maritime Park Associates attorney Ed Fleming was presenting his case for terminating all contracts with the maritime park’s master developer, Maritime Park Development Partners. Fleming argued that Land Capital Group and later MPDP “fraudulently induced” the master development contract. The CMPA Board of Trustees voted unanimously to get rid of MPDP. The next stop will be the court system.

On Pensacola Beach, the Santa Rosa Island Authority is upset that it’s second most popular public event behind the Blue Angels show, DeLuna Fest, didn’t tell them that it wanted to move its concert dates to the first week of October. Three other events want the same weekend. Solution? Make DeLuna Fest buy the weekend by cutting checks to the Santa Rosa Island Triathlon, Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce’s Art & Wine Weekend and Pensacola Beach Songwriters’ Festival. Punish the new kids and teach them to mind their elders.

The story of the Aquarium for Pensacola’s downfall is even more bizarre. For months, the project proponents had trumpeted their idea for using the tanks of the Main Street Sewage Plant for an aquarium.

They claimed to have 70,000 petition signatures, 10,000 of which were collected in a two-week period before the ECUA advisory committee meeting, and letters of support from nearly every politician that you can name.

They used those petitions and letters, without ever having to present them, to convince the committee to recommend delaying the demolition of plant. Now it appears the petitions and letters of support never existed.

All I can figure is that we will continue to have weird January news stories until we do something about the drinking water. rick@inweekly.net

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rant & rave DON’T BLAME US We were taken in by Rodney Rowe because of his self—purported political clout and understanding of running a not—for—profit. Mr. Rowe introduced himself to me back in October as the campaign manager for Governor Rick Scott. He even introduced me to the governor in October upon driving in on his campaign tour bus with him.

Mr. Rowe was given a considerable amount of responsibility that he asked to be given. This was based on his experience he claimed to have in campaign management and understanding of operating a not—for—profit and the fact that he was self—employed and had considerably more time than other board members to work on the project.

learned we were deceived and misrepresented on other things as well.

While not able to contact him and not having heard from him since Jan. 18—the day before we met with ECUA’s Citizens’ Advisory Committee—we have been able to retrieve what appears to be approximately half of our written signatures from Mr. Rowe. He was responsible for processing (counting, copying and scanning) the written signatures. These signatures were presented to the City Council on Dec. 16.

We have also determined there to be a huge discrepancy between the number of electronic signatures Mr. Rowe has been reporting to us all along and what we are now verifying.

These actions by Mr. Rowe have done considerable damage to our cause. It is even more disturbing when I think back to how Mr. Rowe repeatedly warned me that we have to guard against con artists and infiltrators that may want to sabotage our project.

I realize that I was too trusting of Mr. Rowe, regret it and again apologize to the citizens of Escambia County for not verifying or substantiating the work done by him. However, these setbacks will not deter us from going forward. I feel that Aquarium for Pensacola is trustee to the will of the citizens of Escambia County and there is still strong citizens’ support for the project. I remain convinced that marine research and an aquarium will be great for our community, our economy and I remain diligent to making it a reality.

We are in the process of seeing what political support there is for the project.

As long as we are not proposing the use of City or County money or federal ear-

I REALIZE THAT I WAS TOO TRUSTING OF MR. ROWE, REGRET IT AND AGAIN APOLOGIZE TO THE CITIZENS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY FOR NOT VERIFYING OR SUBSTANTIATING THE WORK DONE BY HIM. — WILLIAM YOUNG, III, PENSACOLA FOR AQUARIUM FOUNDER Mr. Rowe was supposed to have been present at ECUA’s Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting on Jan. 19 to present the letters he supposedly had for political support and our signatures.

We discovered from Jamie Page’s investigation that followed the CAC meeting that he has deceived us and misrepresented the facts regarding political support. Since learning from Jamie Page’s investigation of Mr. Rowe’s misrepresentation of the political support of our proposal, we have gone back and verified the actions and work of Mr. Rowe. We have

marks and with the possibility of private funding, I believe there will be political support at the state and federal level.

—William Young, III, Pensacola for Aquarium founder Editor’s Note: The ECUA refused on Jan. 27 Young’s request for the delay by a 4—1 vote.

CONGRATS TO RISING STARS I so enjoyed seeing this year’s list of Rising Stars (Independent News, “2011 Rising Stars,” Jan. 28) and look forward to continuing to work for a better community with all of them.

Thank you for all that you and your staff do at the IN. —Jessica L. Jensen, Pensacola

IRRESPONSIBLE “And Pensacola

the whole office and I know it meant a lot to them to be recognized for their hard work.

—Karen Szulczewski, APR, Communications Director, Better Business Bureau

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE Helluva piece about Big Boy in the Jan. 20 edition of the IN. It never ceases to amaze me how much of an impact dogs can have on us humans.

When one considers the amount of time dogs and people have coexisted together,

I GUESS THE BEST WAY I CAN DESCRIBE WHAT DOGS DO FOR US IS TO SAY THAT THEY LOVE US PRETTY MUCH UNCONDITIONALLY, AND WHO COULDN’T USE SOME OF THAT THERAPY THESE DAYS? —RYAN HATLER, PENSACOLA

is too nice to tell them” (Independent News, “Outtakes,” Jan. 28). I call it irresponsible. They are in a decision—making job as representatives and don’t have the guts to make the decision…and then they have the audacity to say, “I never said I’d support the project.” Irresponsible is the word.

—Richard Walker, Pensacola

CRYING OVER BIG BOY You are in big trouble with me! I am at work and my mascara is running down my face. I just got around to your Jan. 20 edition and started with your column, “Outtakes: Big Boy.” What a good story, but not one I should read in public. I’ll know better next time.

—Suzy Ratchford, Pensacola

THANKS I just wanted to say “thank you” for including us in your “Winners” section this week (Independent News, Jan. 20). My co—workers did an incredible amount of work last year! Our CEO read the piece to

it’s no wonder they fit so well into our family units.

We lost a 15—year—old dog (Cola) two years ago, and the wound is still sensitive; however, we did what I always suggest to others who lose a dog—we jumped right back on the horse and got a puppy.

That puppy will never be the same as Cola and will not even fill the exact same role, but as for filling that specific hole in that specific part of the heart, well she does that right nicely.

I guess the best way I can describe what dogs do for us is to say that they love us pretty much unconditionally, and who couldn’t use some of that therapy these days? May you bring some comfort to the Outzen women in this sad time, and may a happy puppy find its way to your home before too long.

—Ryan Hatler, Pensacola

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BUDGET WOES HANDICAP FIRE SERVICE SIXTY PERCENT OF PENSACOLA FIRE STATIONS UNDERMANNED

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ity officials often brag on the “world-class” Pensacola Fire Department. It was one of the major selling points for consolidation. What isn’t mentioned publicly is that 60 percent of the city’s fire stations are undermanned to the point that they don’t meet national fire safety standards. Precious minutes are being lost as multiple stations are having to be called in to fight fires before crews can enter burning structures.

“Before I came on the council two years ago, there was a 30-month budget put in place and part of that was a reduction in the manning of the rescue trucks,”

Maren DeWeese, Pensacola City Council president, told the IN. The draw down was supposed to be temporary, according to DeWeese. However, the reduction in funding to man those trucks has become permanent as city revenues continue to decline.

There are some stations that are properly manned. “Fire Station 5 is on the airport,” said DeWeese. “They have to stay at the airport and leave those firemen in place to meet the federal requirements.

But, three of the other four stations around town are being run and funded 100 percent of the time with only three people to respond to a fire.”

Three men aren’t enough for a crew to enter a burning structure, according to the fire safety standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

OSHA rules mandate that a firefighter cannot enter a burning structure alone.

OSHA Rule 1910.134(g)(4)(ii) also requires two men to be outside a burning structure while two firefighters are inside so that if the men inside the building get in trouble they can be rescued by their co-workers. The three-man Pensacola fire crews must wait for another crew to arrive before any firefighters can handle an emergency inside the burning building or they violate OSHA rules.

The stations that are understaffed are Station 2, off Davis Highway, Station 3, on Summit Boulevard, and Station 4, located on North Q Street. The downsizing included the elimination of 12 fire positions over the past three years.

“The service that citizens are getting is three men showing up at a fire in the first five to seven minutes and then possibly 10 minutes (later) another truck may be able to get there,” said DeWeese.

“Residential fires are the most dangerous fires in comparison. Every minute in a residential fire, the fire doubles.”

Interim Pensacola Fire Chief Matt Schmitt confirmed DeWeese’s statements concerning fire station staffing. “We’ve downsized with the budgets of every other city department here trying to make it through the economic hard times we are in,” Schmitt explained. “Positions were defunded; when someone retired out, we just didn’t hire in.”

Schmitt told the IN that the downsizing has created problems when working simultaneously with large, multiple incidents. “But, we do have a mutual aid agreement with the Escambia County Fire Rescue. We can draw on them for support, but it takes time,” Schmitt continued.

“Before the downsizing, we could easily manage two major incidents at the same time. Considering the size and scope of a given incident, that could be extremely difficult at this time.”

Schmitt insisted that the fire department is trying to maintain the service delivery the best they can and that 99 percent of the city is well-served. He added, “It’s just when we get multiple incidents, which happens frequently—it can delay our response and take a little longer to get our resources on scene.”

DeWeese is concerned that our Insurance Services Office rating would go down. She stated that we would probably be rated a “3” if the current funding stays.

It was of concern to continue looking into the situation to see what could be done about fire coverage.

On the bright side, the Pensacola Fire Department recently received authorization to hire on four new firemen, though it may take a little time before they are on shifts due to the required training and extensive background checks. The application time frame has already closed and the review process is now underway.

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward also released a statement to the citizens concerning the area’s fire coverage. He explained, “I’m working hard to make sure

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TEACHER TENURE BILL FILED IN TALLAHASSEE

Miami Herald reports the chairman of the Senate’s education policy committee filed a measure this week that would partially base teacher salary increases on student test scores —miamiherald. com/2011/02/01/2044764/teachertenure-bill-filed-in-tallahassee. html#ixzz1CiwKVenW

SENATOR WANTS TO CREATE NEW AGENCY TO REGULATE GAMBLING

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Florida Tribune reports a South Florida lawmaker wants to create a new state agency that would be responsible for keeping track of gambling in the state.—fltrib.com/ senator-wants-create-new-agencyregulate-gambling

THE REAL CSI: HOW AMERICA’S PATCHWORK SYSTEM OF DEATH INVESTIGATIONS PUTS THE LIVING AT RISK

An investigation by ProPublica, PBS “Frontline” and NPR looks at the nation’s 2,300 coroner and medical examiner offices and finds a troubled

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GOLDMAN CEO MADE $13.2M IN 2010

New York Times reports Lloyd C. Blankfein, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs, had a rough 2010.

But at least he got a raise—his bonus increased by $3.6 million, according to a regulatory filing.—dealbook. nytimes.com/2011/01/28/blankfeingets-13-2-million-for-2010/?smid=twnytimes

RABBIS REJECT BECK, FOX NEWS

Washington Post reports the leaders of all three major branches of Judaism have signed a two-page newspaper ad calling for Rupert Murdoch to put an end to all the Nazi comparisons on Fox News.—washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ article/2011/01/26/AR2011012607540. html

buzz we provide our citizens with the best public safety services we can provide while still being cost-effective. All of these services cost money, and we are trying to balance the needs of the community with our ability to pay for those services.”

Travis Peterson, the volunteer media relations coordinator for Hayward, told IN to keep in mind that city council was the body that approved the originally 30-month budget, but that there may have been extenuating circumstances for eliminating positions.

“The mayor wants to make sure the citizens have the best public safety the can provide, with the resouces available. As funds become to come in, the mayor will look at all the city’s needs and prioritize them for funding,” said Peterson.

“We are all having to do more with less.

The city is still nationally certified for its fire services and the Mayor will continue to look for ways to cut wasteful spending and invest in essential services that benefit all citizens.”

The challenge for Mayor Ashton Hayward and the new Pensacola City Council will be to ensure in these tight budgetary times that the citizens get the fire protection that they have come to expect.

The firefighters have been stretched to their capacity and haven’t been given the financial support to consistently meet the public’s expectations or the politicians’ promises of “world-class” fire service.

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PENSACOLA FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGETED POSITIONS BY 2007: 142 2008: 138 2009: 116 2010: 114 2011: 111 Source: City Of Pensacola

PENSACOLA FIRE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL BUDGET 2007 ACTUAL: $11,490,203 2008 ACTUAL: $10,957,039 2009 ACTUAL: $10,543,678 2010 BUDGET: $10,505,600 2011 BUDGET: $10,087,900 Source: City of Pensacola

FOLLOWING THE P.A.T.H. Rev. LuTimothy May, pastor of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, has notified George Hawthorne, CEO of Diversified Program Advisors (DPA), that his church will not be a part of Hawthorne’s Providing Avenues To Hope (P.A.T.H.) program, which proposes to convert the old Brownsville Middle School into a one-stop center for social services. Instead, the church has its own plans for expanding into the Brownsville community.

For the past two years, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church had been in negotiations with Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas for the school property. The church had made a final offer of $500,000 for the school, which Thomas rejected in November 2010 and chose to not present to the School Board. Hawthorne has offered $1 million, and his offer is tentatively scheduled to be presented to the school board in February.

The IN heard rumors of a possible sale to Hawthorne in late November. In an email dated Dec. 8, 2010 to IN publisher Rick Outzen, Hawthorne originally said that he was seeking a “lease-to-purchase agreement with the School District to allow the opening of the PFRC (Pensacola Family Resource Center) to start the process as described in the strategic plan.” Hawthorne believed the PFRC, which would focus the “resources and program of existing social service, education institutions, medical community, and the government official and agencies” into one site, would provide a “framework to accomplish what (May) has desired.”

In January the lease-to-purchase agreement morphed into a simple purchase agreement by Hawthorne’s for-profit DPA. When Superintendent Thomas announced the purchase agreement in the daily newspaper, the IN questioned community involvement, particularly Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, in the property.

Hawthorne described, in an email, P.A.T.H. as a “Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce (GCAACC) initiative that my company Diversity Program Advisors developed.” He wrote, “The Brownsville School acquisition is intended to be an integral part of the comprehensive strategy plan of the P.A.T.H. Program. My company Diversity Program Advisors is going to make a significant private-sector contribution to this effort by the acquiring the school to serve as the headquarters for the P.A.T.H. Program’s One-Stop Center.” Hawthorne is also the executive director of the GCAACC. Hawthorne claimed that Rev. May was part of his PFRC. “LuTimothy will be involved,” wrote Hawthorne. “Nothing I have said has changed.”

When pressed further, Hawthorne

Hayward tells city staff to park their city vehicles. admitted that May hadn’t been involved in the negotiations and only had been sent the program information. “I will continue to leave the door open for his involvement at whatever level he desires,” Hawthorne wrote in a Jan. 21 email.

On Jan. 27, Rev. May and Friendship Missionary Baptist Church wrote Hawthorne to make it clear that they weren’t a part of his PFRC. “As I shared with you before, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church will not be able to partner or be the lead agency for your proposed programs,” wrote May. “The many programs and projects that the church is currently facilitating will not allow the church, at this time, to effectively and efficiently take an official role in your proposed plan.”

The following day Hawthorne held a P.A.T.H. steering committee meeting at Pensacola City Hall. After nearly three hours of open discussion of the problems in Brownsville, Hawthorne thanked all the participants and told them they would be contacted to serve on the steering committee and various, to-be-named sub-committees.

Stay tuned.

DROP OUTS The City of Pensacola has 94 employees that are in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP), an alternative method for payment of retirement benefits for a specified and limited period for employees that are an eligible Florida Retirement System (FRS) Pension Plan member.

Under DROP, employees agree to retire in five years, and their retirement benefits accumulate in the FRS Trust Fund earning monthly interest equivalent to an annual rate of 6.50 percent while they continue to work for the city. Upon termination, the DROP account is paid to the employee as a lump sum payment, a rollover or a combination partial lump sum payment and rollover.

It has been well-publicized that former

City Manager Al Coby and City Attorney Rusty Wells have passed their DROP dates— Coby on Jan. 5, 2009 and Wells on Aug. 30, 2009. The only other city employee that has passed her DROP date is Leilani Russell, assistant director of finance, whose date was June 20, 2010.

The City of Pensacola has five employees who will hit their DROP dates in 2011, including Housing Director Patricia Hubbard. Twenty-five employees are set to retire in 2012, including Finance Director Richard Barker, Public Works Director Al Garza Jr., Library Director Eugene Fischer and three of Coby’s executive assistants: Donna Harris, Elaine Mager and Janet Brown.

NEW CODE Mayor Ashton Hayward released on Friday, Jan. 28 highlights of his proposed Code of Ethics for city officials and employees.

The proposed code strengthens the conflict of interest rules and gift rules beyond the current minimum standards in the Florida Statutes by tightening the rules on gifts to city officials and employees. It prevents former city officials or employees from appearing before the department or board they were involved with on behalf of another (i.e. lobbying) for a period of two years after they leave city employment and requires disclosure of financial dealings by city officials and staff with those who might be doing business with the City.

Hayward wants to prohibit nepotism in employment of city staff, financial transactions with subordinates, and any fees or honoraria for city officials or employees as speakers or participation in events, and to impose requirements for annual financial disclosure of specified officials and employees.

The Code of Ethics must be approved by the Pensacola City Council before it goes into effect.

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com, shows the first triathlon was held on Oct. 12, 1996. For years, it was held the same weekend as the Pensacola Seafood Festival, which has been the last weekend of September.)

The 2011 triathlon is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Oct. 1, the same day as proposed for DeLuna Fest. The Santa Rosa Island Triathlon is a nationally recognized, USAT-sanctioned sprint triathlon, composed of a 600-yard swim, an 18-mile bike ride and a 3.1-mile run.

The Visit Pensacola website has the dates for the triathlon published on their Major Events calendar. Typically 900 or more tri-athletes attend the event with their families.

When he heard about the DeLuna Fest move, Gheen commented, “Not on my weekend, please.”

In an e-mail dated Jan. 5, from Gheen to Robbie Lofty, SRIA Human Resources and Events Coordinator, and Bob West, SRIA Director of Public Safety, Gheen explains that there are other 5K runs and triathlons scheduled in surrounding areas and moving his event would not be feasible. He also mentions that there are concerns about the use of the Casino Beach parking lot by both events. He would rather DeLuna Fest stay with the weekend of Oct. 15.

In a phone interview, Gheen told the IN: “I have been with the non-profit organization for the last five years. We have been working together with the other two events, Songwriters’ and Art & Wine, to create some great cross-promotion for the events and get people out to the beach. The dates are already published. It is simple to see, they have proposed something that is unworkable as far as space, security and safety is concerned.”

CORNER 2: PENSACOLA BEACH SONGWRITERS’ FESTIVAL THE STRUGGLE FOR NEW DELUNA FEST DATE

BY KATE PETERSON

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ive Flags Tourism Group announced at the beginning of January in the daily newspaper that it was moving its DeLuna Fest to the weekend of Sept.

30-Oct. 2. There were a few problems about this brash bulletin.

The organizers failed to ask permission from the Santa Rosa Island Authority. Five Flags Tourism Group had already told the audience on the final day of its inaugural weekend, which was held Oct. 15-17, 2010, that they would be back the same time next year.

Three other events, Santa Rosa Island Triathlon, Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce’s Art & Wine Weekend and Pensacola Beach Songwriters’ Festival, had already called dibs on the first weekend of October, although they hadn’t filed the official paperwork with the SRIA.

Pensacola Beach loves a good fight, especially in the cold winter months when the bikinis and swimsuits are in the closet and there’s little else to do but drink and gripe. The battle for the Sept.

30-Oct. 2 weekend had all the makings of a no-holds-barred beach brawl. So far, the political struggle has lived up to its billing.

CORNER 1: SANTA ROSA ISLAND TRIATHLON

According to Charles Gheen, president and race director, the Santa Rosa Island Triathlon has been taking place at Casino Beach, in the same location slated for DeLuna, during the first weekend in October, for 16 years. (Actually, the triathlon wasn’t moved to that weekend until 2006.

The T-shirt logo on the history page of the event’s website, santarosaislandtriathlon.

The first Songwriters’ Festival was held in 2009. This past year the festival ran from Monday, Sept. 27 to Sunday, Oct. 3. Casino Beach wasn’t a part of it. The venues were on private property: Bamboo Willie’s, The Grand Marlin, Margaritaville, Paradise Bar & Grill, Sabine Sandbar and Quietwater Amphitheatre on the Portofino Boardwalk.

Renee Mack, manager of Paradise Bar & Grill as well as board member and cofounder of the Pensacola Beach Songwriters’ Festival, wants her festival to stay as scheduled. “No one enjoys a festival more than me,” said Mack. “I worked Jazz Fest, in New Orleans, for 25 years. If you look in Visit Pensacola Magazine, the Songwriters’ Festival, the triathlon and Art & Wine are all in the publication. The triathlon has given so much back to the beach community over the years: bought paddleboards for the lifeguards, helped refurbish the school, bought a TV for the fire department and contributed to beach beautification.”

For Mack, DeLuna Fest is a wonderful event for the third weekend in October.

She believes the events need to be staggered in order to keep a steady flow of people coming to the beach.

When asked what she thinks about the outcome concerning whether or not DeLuna Fest will be allowed to move its dates, Mack said, “It will come to vote by the full board.”

Reneda Cross, president of Pensacola Beach Songwriters’ Festival, Inc. and festival coordinator said, “With the confirmation of 50-plus songwriters, no, we have not changed our date and have no plans to.

The last two years have proved to be successful events, working side-by-side with Arts & Wine and the triathlon, and we are looking forward to another great year in 2011.”

CORNER 3: PENSACOLA BEACH ART & WINE WEEKEND

This is another relatively new event hosted by the Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce on the first Saturday and Sunday of October. Pensacola Beach is transformed into an artist’s village with painters, potters, and jewelry makers displaying and crafting and is spread across the island in 14 locations. The beach trolley takes participants from location to location.

CORNER 4: DELUNA FEST

The new kids on the block held their first DeLuna Fest on the Gulf side of Pensacola Beach, featuring nationally recognized acts such as Stone Temple Pilots, Daughtry, Dierks Bentley and Willie Nelson.

There were an estimated 45,000 tickets sold for the festival. The festival brought national mentions of Pensacola Beach in publications including Newsweek, Billboard and the Associated Press. It brought in $495,946 in ticket sales and $402,908 in food, beverage and merchandise sales.

The IN checked with beach businesses about the impact of DeLuna Fest. Seamas Hunt, owner of Paddy O’Leary’s bar, located on the east end of the business district on Pensacola Beach, said this about the 2010 DeLuna Fest: “Our business was up 75-80 percent compared to a normal weekend…I would hate to see the festival leave the beach.”

Robert Gleim, manager for Bamboo Willie’s on Portofino Boardwalk added, “We saw a small increase in sales that weekend. The weather is such an important factor to the success of the festival.”

All events using public property must file their event application package (EAP) annually, according to the SRIA policy.

On the Event Cover Sheet for the EAP, it clearly states, “Although an event may be approved for additional years, it is not a guaranteed approval for additional years.”

The SRIA revised this cover sheet on Jan. 15, 2008.

DeLuna Fest followed the SRIA guidelines and submitted its event application package on Jan. 5. The Santa Rosa Island Triathlon submitted its EAP six days later. Five Flags Tourism Group holds a five-year agreement with the first right of refusal to produce DeLuna Fest any weekend in October with permission from the SRIA. The Songwriters’ Festival and Art & Wine Weekend don’t require EAPs.

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Board is not put in a position to have to make the decision.”

Five Flags Tourism Group sees the Santa Rosa Island Triathlon as the biggest obstacle to switching dates since it also uses Casino Beach and its parking lot. The other events are primarily hosted on private property. Wheatley has been optimistic that a compromise can be worked out with Gheen.

“We can make it work for both,” said Wheatley. “The triathlon will be done before our event starts. We wanted a 5K to coincide with our festival. We are excited to have the event; we can benefit from each other.”

DeLuna Fest organizers hired Guess Consulting, Inc., a race promotion firm, to figure out how the two events could coexist. Guess designed a site plan that allows for 1,200 athletes, 20 percent more than the anticipated triathlon attendance of 800.

Emily Mitchell, also a Five Flags Tourism Group partner, concurred, “We want what will work for both parties. There is enough beach for everyone. DeLuna Fest means so much for this area; it has the potential to be a long-term popular event.

We are 100 percent committed to working together to reach a solution.”

ROUND TWO Willie Nelson / Deluna Fest 2010

ROUND ONE

At the Jan. 12 regular committee meeting of the SRIA Board, Scott Wheatley and Nick Bodkins, both of Five Flags Tourism Group, officially made the request to use Casino Beach and the Pavilion area from Sept. 30-Oct. 2, two weeks earlier than last year’s inaugural festival.

They stated the change was needed because Mobile’s BayFest is the weekend of Oct. 7-9. The DeLuna Fest organizers did not want to be sandwiched between Mobile’s BayFest and the Pensacola Interstate Fair, scheduled for Oct. 20-30.

At the same Island Authority committee meeting, Mr. Ed Guernsey, chairman of the Island Authority Board, asked for all the parties involved to arrange a meeting, try to work together to find a solution, and bring the resolution back to their Jan. 26 meeting.

Scott Wheatley, one of the four partners of Five Flags Tourism Group, explained the request for the date change to the IN. “We are protecting our interests by changing the date of DeLuna Fest,” said Wheatley.

“We did a really good job last year. We want to build on the concept. Pensacola is in a 50-year countdown to a 500-year anniversary and we want to have an event that showcases the area. We are the birthplace of the New World. It is a point of pride in this town.”

Wheatley and his partners don’t want to be sandwiched between BayFest and the Pensacola Interstate Fair and be forced to compete for talent with Mobile’s event and New Orleans’ popular Voodoo Fest, which is the last weekend of October.

“Shifting the dates has been tough,” said Wheatley. “We hope the Island Authority

Representatives from all four parties met on Jan. 18 to work out the conflicts between the events.

Buck Lee, SRIA Executive Director, Paolo Ghio, Director of Developmental Services, Robbie Lofty, Human Resources and Events Coordinator, Jayne Bell, Director of Administration and Bob West, Director of Public Safety also attended as well as representatives from the Escambia County Sheriff ’s Office and the county’s office of the Fire Marshal.

It would be an understatement to say the meeting didn’t go well. “Regretfully,” West later told the SRIA board, “I must report that the meeting ended in impasse.”

The Santa Rosa Island Triathlon and the Pensacola Beach Songwriters’ Festival did not believe there was any way to come

to resolution and hold the events on the same weekend. Jeff Elbert, president of the Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce, representing both the Chamber and the Art & Wine event, stated that they would like to see a positive resolution. Those representing DeLuna Fest stated that they would like to see it worked out and believed that it could be.

There was additional discussion about the proposed site map. Suggested changes were dismissed by Gheen from the Santa Rosa Island Triathlon. Issues such as hotel rooms and beach parking were brought up but never debated.

The end result of the Jan. 18 meeting was that the Santa Rosa Island Triathlon and the Pensacola Beach Songwriters’ representatives were not going to move from their prearranged dates.

The Chamber’s position was one of compromise. The DeLuna Fest organizers held fast to their belief that they did not see any problem in hosting the events together.

SUCKER PUNCH?

Prior to the Jan. 18 mediation meeting, the newly-formed Ad Hoc Concert Subcommittee, chaired by SRIA Board Secretary and Treasurer Vernon Prather, held its first meeting on Jan. 11. The subcommittee’s purpose is to determine if live concerts would make the beach a better place, to explore existing live music events, such as Bands on the Beach, DeLuna Fest and Sounds of Summer, and to discuss their economic impact, determine their

“OUR BUSINESS WAS UP 75-80 PERCENT COMPARED TO A NORMAL WEEKEND…I WOULD HATE TO SEE THE FESTIVAL LEAVE THE BEACH.” —SEAMAS HUNT, OWNER OF PADDY O’LEARY’S frequency and assess the impact on quality of life on the beach, which is an interesting mission since concerts have been a part of the beach life for years.

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DeLuna Fest paid $48,313.47 in SRIA fees, and filled over 97 percent of the available hotel rooms on Pensacola Beach at full summer rates. According to organizers, on average, Pensacola Beach saw a more than 20 percent increase in business in October 2010 over the same month the previous year, despite battling the after-effects of the BP oil disaster.

The subcommittee voted to distribute a survey to Pensacola Beach businesses.

The survey has the following five questions: 1. Was DeLuna Fest a positive economic impact to your business? If yes, Proposed new parking lot layout that includes triathlon and DeLuna Fest explain. If no, explain. could not be moved. He appreciated the race. He also mentioned that there was 2. Do the Bands on the Beach conconsideration of the board. no proposal to mitigate noise the Friday certs have a positive economic impact John Murray and Marc Sortino spoke before the triathlon. to your business? If so, please state how in favor of the Santa Rosa Island TriathAfter hearing all of those scheduled much in dollars your gross sales are lon. They are representatives from the to speak on the topic, some of the board increased on Tuesdays as compared to Multisport Performance Institute, a trimembers made comments about the proMondays or Wednesdays. athlon training enterprise affiliated with posed date change for DeLuna Fest.

3. Do you think another type of Portofino Island Resort. They host a kids’ Guernsey, SRIA board chairman, music event later in the week would be triathlon, called the Sea Turtle Tri. They offered accolades to DeLuna Fest for its beneficial to your business, and if so, have been working closely with Charles first year, and stated that he would like what day?

Gheen, who represents the triathlon. to see an event in May and in October.

4. What is your opinion of large, They feel it is a great event to follow the However, he believes the SRIA has a multi-day music events? vision of the island. “moral obligation” to the smaller events.

5. Would you be in favor of a threeAnd finally, Charles Gheen, triathlon “There is a saying, ‘You have to dance hour concert on the beach featuring a promoter, spoke saying he had respect for with the one who brought you to the nationally recognized group hosted in the the DeLuna Fest organizers but resisted party,’ and the three events (triathlon, spring or fall? adding DeLuna to an already busy weekSongwriters’ Festival and Art & Wine) There is a note next to the fifth end. His position was simply to not have brought us to the party,” said Guernsey. question; only beach businesses would be DeLuna Fest on the same weekend as the “It is true that DeLuna Fest made more in used as vendors.

The fifth question, according to Stone Temple Pilots / Deluna Fest 2010 Robert Rinke, Portofino Island Resort co-developer, was included at his request because he wants the subcommittee to consider a trial event to find out if a one-day concert would be feasible. Rinke had proposed a Beach Boys concert in 2010, using BP funds, but the concert fell through.

Rinke commented that he recommends booking a nationally known act that is playing in the area—which he believes can be booked at a discounted price—and scheduling a two and a halfhour show from 8-10:30 p.m. He wants the tickets to be priced from $15-$20, while making 15,000 available and using only beach businesses as vendors.

ROUND THREE

At the Jan. 26 meeting of the SRIA Administrative Committee meeting, it was a standing room only crowd with about 75 people packed into the meeting room to speak, listen and show support for their sides of the contentious issue: can DeLuna Fest change the dates of their festival to the first weekend in October?

Jim Pasquale, Pensacola Beach Songwriters’ Festival co-founder and treasurer, spoke in favor of leaving their event on the same day as scheduled; he thanked the vendors and stated that the event INDEPENDENT NEWS | FEBRUARY 03, 2011 | WWW.INWEEKLY.NET |

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money will be made in the first weekend for DeLuna, then let them pay for it. Pay who you are hurting.

“They should be reimbursed for revenue lost. It ain’t fair. I propose DeLuna Fest pay the triathlon $12,000 with a cap of $20,000 if they can prove additional losses, pay the Songwriters’ $5,000 with a cap of $7,000 and pay the Chamber $1,000 with a cap of $2,000. It’s a solution.”

Vernon Prather, who also serves on this committee, agreed with Guernsey’s statement. He said that he feels the schedule has been made, and that many of the participants of the triathlon or the Songwriters’ Festival said they were coming back this year. “It is a good date, with a great location and there is a contract agreement for Oct. 15,” said Prather.

Thomas Campanella, committee chairman and the only elected SRIA board member, stated that he dances with those that put him there, too. He concurred with Guernsey and Prather.

He felt a bit strong-armed about the issue when the dates were announced in the paper and the Island Authority had not yet approved it.

Dave Pavlock, SRIA Board vice chairman, and Fred Gant, SRIA board member,

both agreed with the rest of the committee.

Board member Gant mentioned that there had been a concern about which event submitted their application first. It was discussed and determined that whoever had their event scheduled the year before would

“IT IS TRUE THAT DELUNA FEST MADE MORE IN ONE YEAR, BUT THAT IS NOT A CAREER; IF IT IS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY, THEN SHAME ON US.” —GUERNSEY, SRIA BOARD CHAIRMAN

one year, but that is not a career; if it is all about the money, then shame on us.”

Guernsey offered DeLuna Fest few alternatives.

“You have two choices: not to move anyone and stay with what you have,” said Guernsey, “or if DeLuna Fest wants the first weekend, let ‘em write a check. If more

get the event, application or not. DeLuna Fest had 60 days to secure their next event and they did not.

Michael J. Stebbins, SRIA attorney, stated that if the contract says Oct. 15, then SRIA would honor that.

After the board meeting, Nick Bodkins, a partner in Five Flags Tourism Group representing DeLuna Fest said, “We are disappointed. We respect the process and the Island Authority. We want what is best and are willing to work together. We are keeping everything open. We will look at all of our options and decide what to do.”

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A FEW IDEAS FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATION

BY ROB “BUBBS” HARRIS he match-up is set. The strongest warriors have battled their way to the top, and now only two remain. Will it be Mike Tomlin’s Steelers, led by “Big Ben” Roethlisberger and a seemingly unstoppable offense (not to mention a solid defense, headed up by Troy Polamalu), or is the fortune of the gods upon the Aaron Rodgers and Greg Jennings connection as they try to bring all the cheese back to Green Bay? All we can do is wait to see what happens and hope that we don’t end up with sore feelings, and may the best team win. With the storied histories of both teams, I’m pretty sure the best will win either way.

Of course, while we wait, it might not hurt to start planning a course of action for making your Super Sunday a win-win conquest of gridiron glory. Whether you’re heading out with the guys (or gals) to surround yourself with big HD flat screens and copious amounts of fried chicken pieces tossed in the hottest sauces you can think of, or planning a get together of friends and family, there is no reason why it shouldn’t be awesome. That is why the IN has put together a few ideas that you can use to make sure your football party is full of more kicks than a Pro Bowl punter.

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VISITOR The Steelers are heading back to the big one yet again, and if Pittsburgh has a reputation for anything other than rough and tough football, it’s food. The Steel City is well known for boasting some of America’s finest and most unique eating establishments, with hungry people noshing on some of the biggest and best sandwiches you’ve ever seen.

One such monstrosity of a meal is known simply as “The Dagwood.” It consists of meat, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, slaw and fries, all smashed between a bun. I haven’t found a place to get one of these in Pensacola yet, but if you don’t mind a little drive, head over to Fort Walton Beach and stop in at Slick Mick’s Deli & Grille.

This family sports restaurant, which has plenty of cherished Steelers memorabilia adorning the inside, is the only place I know where you can get your hands on a Dagwood,

and I swear you’ll forget about the drive once you sink your teeth into one of these sandwiches.

“It’s a toss-up between the turkey and the pastrami,” says owner and Steelers fanatic Mike Galvin. “The only thing I can think of better than being back home eating one of these monsters is having one right here and watching my boys bring home another championship title. Go Steelers!”

Start off with some of Mick’s boneless buffalo wings and a cold draft beer or seven, and you have a vacation and a Super Bowl party all wrapped into one. (Just drink responsibly— only mooks drive drunk.)

There are big screens everywhere you look and the game of games will be on each and every one, so you won’t miss any of the action while you have yourself a Zen moment with the Dagwood. You can bet that there will be some killer specials too, so go mix it up with the Steeler Nation where black and gold rule.

▶ SLICK MICK’S DELI & GRILLE

19 Eglin Parkway, NE, Fort Walton Beach slickmicksfwb.com or 864-5577 Now, you may not have the time or patience to drive 45 minutes away just for the promise of sandwiches and televisions. I don’t blame you. There are several great spots to catch the excitement and a good meal right here in Pensacola.

New York Nick’s is a given. Will Call Sports Grille and The Ticket are obvious choices, but my pick for the place to make your temporary headquarters this year is Hooters. Yep, that’s right—Hooters.

I don’t normally frequent establishments like this, as I am married with two kids, but sometimes you have to do what you have to do, and when folks start giving away 42-inch flat screens, going to Hooters starts sounding like the right thing to do. Don’t get your hopes up just yet. Not everyone will get a television just for walking through the door, but you will be given the chance to win a gigantic HDTV, just for popping in for a spell.

"The annual TV Giveaway is one of our favorite events of the year," explains Alexis Aleshire, public relations manager for Hooters.

"Not only do our customers get to enjoy our signature Hooters hot wings during the playoff

games, but some of them will win a new TV on Feb. 6. It adds more excitement to an already action-packed day. Whether or not your team wins, all of our customers have a chance to be winners on Feb. 6."

Who couldn’t use a new 42-inch television in their living room? You may not have the cash to simply throw down on one, so why not go enjoy some seriously blood-pumping, um, wings and maybe walk away with one for free?

Hooters is well-respected among those who crave a place to post up and get as close to the action as possible, without actually being there. The food is fantastic, the drink specials are amazing and the service is legendary. There are two locations in the area, so technically, you have two chances to win.

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5052 Bayou Blvd. Pensacola 477-3400 or hooters.com ▶ HOOTERS (PENSACOLA BEACH) 400 Quietwater Beach Road Pensacola Beach 934-9464 or hooters.com Another place to go if you want football, good food and a full bar is Miller’s Ale House.

Having already established themselves as

one of Pensacola’s premier destinations for everything sports, and an even better selection of tasty menu items and drink specials, Miller’s offers the football package of epic proportions with their $50 Ticket offer.

This football fans’ dream come true is an all you can eat buffet, stocked full of many of the Ale House’s finest creations. Not only that, it also includes an open bar with all you can drink wells and drafts, all night.

“This is, by far, the best deal in town,” Ale House server Daniel S. assures us. “If you think about it, when you go out for something like the Super Bowl, you end up spending $50 easily, if not more. With this deal, you pay a flat rate and eat and drink as much as you want. It isn’t just chicken fingers and appetizers, either. We put out all kinds of good stuff for the fans to enjoy, from ribs and burgers, to seafood and more. Like I said, you won’t find a better deal anywhere around here for what you pay for.”

Not only does that sound like a fine time, but also a smart choice. After all, if you’re going to spend your money anyway, you might as well spend it wisely.

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Paddy O’Leary’s Irish Pub out on the beach always has a big Super Bowl party, but with co-owner Gary Humphrey’s Steelers (are there any Packers fans out there?) in the big one, you can bet that this year’s celebration will be kicked up a notch.

“We’re going to have a hell of a party this year, especially since it’s a black and gold event,” says Seamas Hunt, the other half of the pub’s ownership “I bring in a big grill and we cook out and offer free food, as well as some special drink prices, including $2 domestic bottles, $2.50 Southern Comfort and Sailor Jerry rum, and of course the $5 Irish Car Bombs. We’ll have the place decked out in Steelers stuff. It will be a lot of fun.”

Wait, did he say free food? Yep, he did.

That sounds like a nice way to spend the evening—good food and old fashioned Irish hospitality.

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49 Via DeLuna Drive, Pensacola Beach 916-9808 or paddyolearysirishpub.com Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom also makes for a good stop on your tour of sporting places to find a great time and watch the game. As always, Hopjacks has its SuckerFree Sunday event, which means that all draft beers are half-off. That’s crazy!

“Sucker-Free Sundays have really taken off here,” says owner Joe Abston. “People really like to come in and enjoy some of their favorite beers for bottom-dollar prices.

Yuengling is only a little over a buck and Blue Moon is around two. This special is already really popular, but when football is involved,

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▶ HOPJACKS PIZZA KITCHEN & TAPROOM 10 S. Palafox Place, Pensacola 497-6073 or hopjacks.com

HOME There are some of you who may like to stay nestled within the confines of your home, surrounded by familiar faces and an assortment of dips that you refer to as your “first string.” I understand.

There’s nothing wrong with staying home to watch the big game with the kids and your closest pals. However, if this is how you like to do it, know how to do it with style.

Many businesses, from grocery stores to electronics boutiques, treat Super Bowl Sunday like a holiday, slashing prices and offering up some sweet deals on everything you need to kick off your evening right. Be sure to check Target and Best Buy for great deals on new TVs, as nobody wants to hold the antenna while you fix the reception.

These stores also offer a wide selection of devices formatted so that you can stay with

every play, even if your wife makes you stand out in the freezing weather to grill burgers and dogs.

Speaking of grills, there’s nothing that goes better with football than meat and beer.

Grocery stores will be putting up some choice deals on anything and everything that you can season up and slap on the fire.

Publix and Winn-Dixie are both wonderful places to find buy-one-get-one deals on meat, chips, soda and all the fixin’s.

Paper plates and plastic cups usually go on sale at this time too, so don’t worry about doing all the dishes when your guests finally hit the bricks. Just toss it and be done.

As for the beer, there’s no place like Richey’s East here in our semi-quiet little town. Everything you need to numb the agony of defeat, or toast to victory can be found at your local liquor superstore.

The two locations boast a wide selection of domestic and imported beers, as well as microbrews, IPAs and pretty much anything

you can think of that’ll get your three sheets blowing in the wind.

“We stock it up heavy on the domestics on Super Sunday, but we also keep the largest selection of imports and independent brands in the area,” says Eddie, a clerk at Richey’s.

“We don’t like to use the term ‘sale,’ because we always have the best prices in town anyway, but we do have several closeout specials and discounted products.

“Trust me, you can get everything you need here, without walking out broke when you’re done. Folks like to drink beer on Super Bowl Sunday, and we plan on keeping them good and supplied with whatever they need.”

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SURROUND YOURSELF WITH CHRISTO

BY KATE PETERSON

EXHIBIT WHEN: Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m., Friday 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Now-Friday, March 25 WHERE: Pensacola State College, Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, 1000 College Boulevard, Building 15.

COST: Free to the public DETAILS: pensacolastate.edu/visarts/gallery/ gallery.htm

SLIDE LECTURE

Christo: The Gates, Central Park, New York

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nternationally known visual artist Christo is coming to Pensacola. Best known for monumental work integrating fabric into various landscapes to alter human experience, Christo worked in partnership with his wife, Jeanne-Claude, until she passed away in the fall of 2009. He is continuing to pursue the works they deemed important enough to see to fruition.

Pensacola is celebrating the visit of this distinguished artist by hosting a number of events.

Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Prints and Objects is on display through March 25 at the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts on the Pensacola State College campus. The exhibition is a retrospective of original works, including 130 original, numbered prints and objects by Christo, and photos by Wolfgang Volz of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s work together. info@inweekly.net

THURSDAY 2.03

FRIDAY 2.04

HANDS ON THAI-INTERMEDIATE 6 p.m. Learn more about the art of making Thai food with Chef Panita Boonyathee. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.com.

HOT GLASS COLD BREW 5-9 p.m. Participants receive a handblown souvenir glass and complimentary beverages throughout the evening courtesy of the Pensacola Bay Brewery. Belmont Arts Center, 401 N. Reus St. 429-1222 or belmontartscenter.com.

GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT 7-9 p.m. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. Pensacola Naval Aviation Museum, 1750 Radford Blvd.

453-2389 or navalaviationmuseum.org.

‘RADIOLIVE’ Doors open at 5 p.m. Show starts at 6 p.m. Admission is a donation of non-perishable food for Manna Food Pantries.

Musical guests are New Orleans-based singer, songwriter, guitarist and composer Luke Winslow-King; custom songwriter and singer Erik Balkey; and pianist Scott Cossu with singer and violinist Mark Russell. Museum of Commerce, 330 S. Jefferson St. 474-2787 or wuwf.org.

ANTIQUE SHOW AND SALE PREVIEW PARTY 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Twenty-two vendors from across the country will exhibit antiques including silver, jewelry, rugs, china, English boxes, linens, art, collectibles, prints and furniture. $15. Currin Center at Christ Church, 18 West Wright St. 501-1531 or christ-church.net.

ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 6-8 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Dancing.

Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $35. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola.

MUSIC: STICKS & STONES 7 p.m. No Cover. Five Sister’s Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fiversistersbluescafe.com.

MUSIC: JOHNNY SANSONE 7 p.m. Paradise Bar and Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.

MUSIC: CHARLIE ROBERTS 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Intermission, 214 S. Palafox. 433-6208.

‘THE MAGIC OF SHIFTING LIGHT’ RECEPTION 6-8 p.m. Artel Gallery invites the public to enjoy the unveiling of its newest exhibit, ‘The Magic of Shifting Light’, with catering by Varona’s. Artel Gallery, 223 Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.

PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS V. MISSISSIPPI SURGE 7 P.M. THE Hanger, Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 or pensacolaiceflyers.com.

ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 5:30-8:30 P.M. BRING your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Afternoon in the Hammock. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $45. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola.

ANTIQUE SHOW AND SALE 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Twenty-two vendors from across the country will exhibit antiques including silver, jewelry, rugs, china, English boxes, linens, art, collectibles, prints and furniture. $15. Currin Center at Christ Church, 18 West Wright St. 501-1531 or christ-church.net.

STUDIOAMPED: SOUNDING RICK 6 P.M. DOORS OPEN. 7 P.M. Concert, Fridays through March 4. StudioAmped is an eight-week concert series featuring bands performing original material at the WSRE Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio on the campus of Pensacola State College. The concert series will offer a variety of musical genres including rhythm & blues, rock, reggae, indie and country. Upcoming bands: Feb. 11: Mama Lucky; Feb. 18: Morris Minor; Feb. 25: The Internationals; March 4: Rumor Mill. Free.

1000 College Blvd. 484-1211.

WHEN: 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 12 WHERE: Saenger Theater, 118 S. Palafox COST: VIP tickets are available for $100. VIP tickets include entry into VIP reception and book signing with Christo immediately following lecture, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Standard tickets for slide lecture only are also available.

DETAILS: pensacolasaenger.com and ticketmaster.com

▼DRINK SPECIALS MONDAY: The Fish House 4-6 p.m. The Big Mix. All day, every day. All drinks buy one get one free. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

The Oar House 11 a.m.-close. Manic Monday. 1000 S. Pace Blvd. 549-4444 or the-oar-house.com.

TUESDAY: The Fish House 4-6 p.m. The Big Mix. All day, every day. All drinks buy one get one free. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom 7 p.m.-close.

Three-dollar holler. $3 anything. 10 S. Palafox Place.

497-6073 or hopjacks.com.

The Oar House 11 a.m.-close. Tequila Tuesday. The Oar House, 1000 S. Pace Blvd. 549-4444 or the-oar-house.com.

For more information and to purchase VIP tickets contact: Pensacola State College Foundation, 850.484.1560 or 850.484.1788 or email: amcghee@pensacolastate.edu Proceeds benefit Pensacola State College Visual Arts programs. Christo does not receive any income from the sale of lecture tickets.

MUSIC: REDDOG 9:30 p.m. No Cover. Five Sister’s Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fiversistersbluescafe.com.

MUSIC: 30 X 90 7 p.m. Paradise Bar and Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.

MUSIC: CHARLIE ROBERTS 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Intermission, 214 S. Palafox. 433-6208.

MUSIC: THE SHIZ 9 p.m. The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 4700003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

MUSIC: TIM SPENCER 7 p.m. The Oar House, 1000 S. Pace Blvd.

549-4444 or the-oar-house.com.

WEDNESDAY: Angus Steakhouse 5 p.m. to close. Wind Down Wednesday. Enjoy $4 select martinis, $4 premium craft beers and half-off appetizers. 1101 Scenic Highway. 432-0539 or anguspensacola.com.

The Fish House 4-6 p.m. The Big Mix. All day, every day. All drinks buy one get one free. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

Jackson’s Steakhouse 5 p.m. Wine Down Wednesday. Every bottle of wine half off. 400 S. Palafox St. 469-9898 or jacksons.goodgrits.com.

The Oar House 11 a.m.-close. Wino Wednesday. 1000 S. Pace Blvd. 549-4444 or the-oar-house.com.

SATURDAY 2.05

THURSDAY: The Fish House 4-6 p.m. The Big Mix. All day, every day. All drinks buy one get one free. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

SANTA ROSA COUNTY DEMOCRATS MONTHLY YARD SALE 8 a.m.2 p.m. Items for sale will include toys, stuffed animals, books, kitchen items, glassware, tools, technology and more. 5746 Stewart St. 623-2345.

FRIDAY: The Fish House 4-6 p.m. The Big Mix. All day, every day. All drinks buy one get one free. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

‘GOD’S PROMISES’ 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. 595-3882 or pensacolasaenger.com.

SATURDAY: The Fish House 4-6 p.m. The Big Mix. All day, every day. All drinks buy one get one free. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

TNA WRESTLING LIVE 7:30 p.m. The superstars of Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling invade Pensacola for an unforgettable night of action. Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 4320800 or pensacolaciviccenter.com.

PENSACOLA DOUBLE BRIDGE RUN 7 a.m. A 15K course takes runners and walkers over two bridges crossing Pensacola Bay and Santa Rosa Sound, from downtown to Pensacola Beach. Runners and walkers are also welcome at the 5K course and Kids Fun Run. doublebridgerun.com.

16TH ANNUAL MALL BALL 8-11:30 p.m. Hosted by the Krewe of Les Petits Enfants, this is a chance to put on your best ball gown or tux and celebrate Mardi Gras. $50 per person. Cordova Mall, 5100

SUNDAY: The Fish House 4-6 p.m. The Big Mix. All day, every day. All drinks buy one get one free. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom 11 a.m-2:30 a.m. Sucker-Free Sundays. All draft beers half price.

Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen and Taproom, 10 Palafox Place. 497-6073 or hopjacks.com.

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hot times MUSIC: ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND, THE CONSTELLATIONS 7:30 p.m. $20-$25. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com.

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PAUL STRAND: THE MEXICAN PORTFOLIO

BY HANA FRENETTE

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aul Strand: The Mexican Portfolio is now on display at the Pensacola Museum of Art and will run through Feb. 27. The public reception will take place on Feb. 3, at 5 p.m. and is free.

Strand is an American photographer and filmmaker who helped to bring photography to the forefront of the art scene in the 20th century. Strand has traveled all over the world and produced collections based on subjects in America, Europe and Africa.

Strand’s exhibit contains 20 original black and white photographs taken in Mexico in the late 1930s. The photographs serve as a record of rural life at the time, through the use of portraits, still life, landscapes and several religious icons.

In addition to The Mexican Portfolio, the PMA will also show the film, “Los Redes” (The Waves) accompanied by film stills shot by Ned Scott. The Spanish-language film provides English subtitles and was originally commissioned by the Spanish government. Produced by Strand and several others, “Los Redes” tells the story of a Spanish fisherman who is exploited by the packing industry.

WEDNESDAY 2.09 ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 6:30-8:30 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Calla Lillies. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $35.

471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola.

THURSDAY 2.10 ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 6:30-8:30 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Sunflower on Red. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $35. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola.

ART HISTORY LECTURE Free, reservations appreciated.

Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.

MUSIC: AUSTIN PAUL JR. 7 p.m. No Cover. Five Sister’s Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fiversistersbluescafe.com.

MUSIC: HERITAGE, CHRONIC JESTER 8 p.m. Free. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 Palafox. vinylmusichall.com.

WHEN: Museum Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday 12-5 p.m.

WHERE: Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. COST: Opening Reception on Feb. 3 is free.

DETAILS: 434-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org

FRIDAY 2.11 ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 6-9 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Summer Paisleys. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $45.

471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola.

QUAYSIDE EXHIBIT RECEPTION 5-8 p.m. Area artists Debbie Andress and Valerie Aune will present an exhibition of paintings celebrating life in Pensacola which will run through March 23. Quayside Gallery, 17 E. Zaragoza St. 438-2363 or quaysidegallery.com.

STUDIOAMPED: MAMA LUCKY 6 p.m. Doors open. 7 p.m. Concert, Fridays through March 4. StudioAmped is an eight-week concert series featuring bands performing original material at the WSRE Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio on the campus of Pensacola State College. The concert series will offer a variety of musical genres including rhythm & blues, rock, reggae, indie and country.

Upcoming bands: Feb. 18: Morris Minor; Feb. 25: The Internationals; March 4: Rumor Mill. Free. 1000 College Blvd. 484-1211.

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT MARDI GRAS BOWL 4:30-7 p.m. Cordova Lanes, 2111 Airport Blvd. 477-1420.

MUSIC: SCHOFIELD 9 p.m. The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

MUSIC: TIM SPENCER 7 p.m. The Oar House, 1000 S. Pace Boulevard. 549-4444or the-oar-house.com.

MUSIC: MAMA LUCKY 6 p.m. Part of the ‘StudioAmped: Heritage’

SAME TIME, SAME PLACE

N. Ninth Ave. 416-4660 or sacred-heart.org/mallball.

ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 6-9 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Royal Mask.

Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $45. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola.

ANTIQUE SHOW AND SALE 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Twenty-two vendors from across the country exhibit antiques including silver, jewelry, rugs, china, English boxes, linens, art, collectibles, prints and furniture. $5. Currin Center at Christ Church, 18 W. Wright St. 501-1531 or christ-church.net.

MUSIC: 30 X 90 7 p.m. Paradise Bar and Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.

MUSIC: CHARLIE ROBERTS 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Intermission, 214 S. Palafox. 433-6208.

MUSIC: THE SHIZ 9 p.m. The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 4700003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

MUSIC: PAUL KILLOUGH 7 p.m. The Oar House, 1000 S. Pace Blvd.

549-4444 or the-oar-house.com.

MUSIC: CHRIS THOMAS KING, MR. FAHRENHEIT, BROOKS 8 p.m. $10. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com.

SAME TIME, SAME PLACE

SUNDAY 2.06 ANTIQUE SHOW AND SALE 12 p.m.-4 p.m. Twenty-two vendors from across the country exhibit antiques including silver, jewelry, rugs, china, English boxes, linens, art, collectibles, prints and furniture. $5. Currin Center at Christ Church, 18 W. Wright St. 501-1531 or christ-church.net.

TUESDAY 2.08 PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS V. MISSISSIPPI SURGE 7 p.m. The Hanger, Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 or pensacolaiceflyers.com.

‘SWEET TEA COOKING SERIES’ 6 p.m. The Fish House and its sister restaurant, Atlas Oyster House, are offering another series of cooking symposiums to preserve the art and tradition of fine Southern cooking. This month’s class is “Sweet Treats for a Sweet Heart: How to cook something sweet for your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day”. The Deck at the Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 748-9001 or goodgrits.com.

IGNITE PENSACOLA 6:30 p.m. Enjoy drinks, socializing and discussion of 18 innovative ideas for our community. Free.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 932-5338, ext. 2341, or ignitepensacola.com.

▼WINE TASTINGS THURSDAY: Aragon Wine Market 5-7 p.m. 27 S. Ninth Ave., aragonwinemarket.com FRIDAY: City Grocery 5:15-7:30 p.m. weekly. 2050 N. 12th Ave. 469-8100.

Distinctive Kitchens 4:30-7 p.m. Includes beer tastings.

29 S. Palafox Place. 438-4688 or dk4u.com.

Seville Quarter 5-7 p.m. Gift Shoppe at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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▼REGULAR MUSIC GIGS MONDAY: Seville Quarter-Apple Annie’s 9 p.m. Musicians Alliance.

Live music and meet and greet. 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

Seville Quarter-End O’ The Alley 9 p.m. Gabe Steeves.

130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

TUESDAY: Belmont Arts & Cultural Center 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesday Night Jam Session. Live music and meet and greet. 401 N. Reus St. 429-1222 or belmontartscenter.com.

The Fish House Deck 6-10 p.m. Lucas Crutchfield. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

Seville Quarter-End O’ The Alley 9 p.m. Mike Quinn. 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

WEDNESDAY: End of the Line Café 7 p.m. Open Mic Night. 610 E. Wright St. 429-0336 or eotlcafe.com.

The Fish House Deck 5-9 p.m. Lucas Crutchfield. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

The Fish House Deck 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Live Music/DJ. The DJ will play between sets. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

Paddy O’Leary’s 7 p.m. Open Mic Night. 49 Via De Luna,

Pensacola Beach. 916-9808 or paddyolearysirishpub. com.

Seville Quarter-End O’ The Alley 9 p.m. Mike Quinn. 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

THURSDAY: The Fish House Deck 6-10 p.m. Lucas Crutchfield. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

Intermission 9:30 p.m. Live music. 214 S. Palafox.

433-6208.

FRIDAY: Intermission 9:30 p.m. Live music. 214 S. Palafox.

433-6208.

The Fish House Deck 5-9 p.m. Lucas Crutchfield. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

Ragtyme Grille 8 p.m. Holly Shelton and David Shelander. 201 S. Jefferson St. 429-9655 or ragtyme.net.

SATURDAY: Intermission 9:30 p.m. Live music. 214 S. Palafox.

433-6208.

Ragtyme Grille 7 p.m. Al Martin. 201 S. Jefferson St. 429-9655 or ragtyme.net.

SUNDAY: Seville Quarter-End O’ The Alley 9 p.m. Ian Taylor. 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

hot times series of performances. WSRE Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio on the campus of Pensacola State College, 1000 College Boulevard.

484-1200 or wsre.org.

present a free candlelight tour of Fort Barrancas which will highlight Pensacola during that time period. Reservations required. Naval Air Station, Pensacola. 455-5167 or nps.gov/guis.

MUSIC: PAT PRITCHARD GROUP 9:30 p.m. No Cover. Five Sister’s Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fiversistersbluescafe.com.

GOVERNMENTAL PRAYER BREAKFAST 9 a.m. The purpose of the Prayer Breakfast, hosted by Charity Chapel Church, is to encourage moral and spiritual values in government. $12-$100, reservations required. New World Landing, 600 S. Palafox. 436-7857.

MUSIC: EDWIN MCCAIN 7:30 p.m. $20-$25. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 Palafox. vinylmusichall.com.

SATURDAY 2.12 ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 2-4 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Vibrant Heart. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $35.

471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola.

ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 6-8 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Circles and Wine. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $35. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola.

ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 6-8 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Circles and Beer. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $35. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola.

‘CHRISTO’ 2 p.m. The artist Christo will present a lecture at the Saenger Theatre in conjunction with an exhibition at the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts on the Campus of Pensacola State College. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. 5953882 or pensacolasaenger.com.

HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS 7 p.m. $24. Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 or pensacolaciviccenter.com.

FREE CANDLELIGHT TOUR OF FORT BARRANCAS 5 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, Gulf Islands National Seashore will

MUSIC: SCHOFIELD 9 p.m. The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fiversistersbluescafe.com.

‘JUST DESSERTS’ 7:45 p.m. A gourmet chocolate tasting,

VALENTINE’S SWEETHEART DINNER 6 p.m. Join DK and Chef Keith Hoffert for a romantic and entertaining evening of wine and food. $49.95. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox.

438-4688 or dk4u.com.

guided by Dr. Greg Tomso, a local expert, followed by love songs and jazz standards performed by Sheila Murphy. $35.

Reservations recommended. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox St. 462-8880 or pensacolashakespearetheatre.org.

SAME TIME, SAME PLACE

MUSIC: JAY WILLIAMS 7 p.m. The Oar House, 1000 S. Pace Blvd. 549-4444 or the-oar-house.com.

Running Wild 6 a.m. Six at Six. Six mile-route for various abilities from a 10 minute per mile pace and faster. 3012 E. Cervantes St. 435-9222 or werunwild.com.

MUSIC: WHITE NOISE WITH SHANOOK, EDDIE GOLD, THE DILLS 9 p.m. $10-$12. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com.

WEDNESDAY: Capt’N Fun Runners 6 p.m. Distance from 3 to 10 miles. Pace varies. Quietwater Boardwalk, Pensacola Beach. captnfun.net.

SUNDAY 2.13

THURSDAY: Running Wild 6 a.m. Women-Only Morning Runs. 3012 E. Cervantes St. 435-9222 or werunwild.com.

Running Wild 5:30 p.m. Steady-pace run for all levels of runners. 3012 E. Cervantes St. 435-9222 or werunwild.com.

AFTER GAME SKATE 10-11 p.m. Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 pensacolafigureskating.com.

PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS V. LOUISIANA ICEGATORS 7 p.m. The Hanger, Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 or pensacolaiceflyers.com.

MONDAY 2.14 KID ROCK ‘BORN FREE’ TOUR 7 p.m. $29.50-$89.50. Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 or pensacolaciviccenter.com.

BLUE MONDAY 6 p.m. Jazz Pensacola at Five Sisters Blues Café,

TUESDAY: McGuire’s Runners 6 p.m. McGuire’s Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresrunners.com.

Running Wild 6 a.m. Women-Only Morning Runs. 3012 E. Cervantes St. 435-9222 or werunwild.com.

MUSIC: TOMATO DUO 9:30 p.m. No Cover. Five Sister’s Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fiversistersbluescafe. com.

MUSIC: TOMATO AND DENNIS 7 p.m. Paradise Bar and Grill, 21 Via de Luna. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.

434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

FRIDAY: Running Wild 9:30 a.m. Phat Girlz. Women only, all abilities running group. 3012 E. Cervantes St. 435-9222 or werunwild.com.

▼RUNNING CLUBS MONDAY: Marlin Milers 6 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 677-9153.

Seville Quarter Milers 5:30 p.m.130 E. Government St.

SATURDAY: Running Wild 6 a.m. Long run. 8-20 miles, supported hydration stops, marked courses, and pace leaders. 3012 E. Cervantes St. 435-9222 or werunwild.com.

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IT’S A SACRED THING

ROBERT RANDOLPH AND THE FAMILY BAND PERFORM AT VINYL MUSIC HALL

BY KATE PETERSON

R

obert Randolph and The Family Band are bringing blues, funk and gospel to Vinyl Music Hall. Call it a lap or pedal steel guitar—either way, it is all sacred. Since the 1930s, the pedal steel guitar has been the premier instrument played in the House of God Church—in partnership with the glorious voices of the gospel singers.

At one particular House of God Church in New Jersey, there was a young man named Robert Randolph who was surrounded and affected by this church music his whole life.

One day the pedal steel came to call; he an-

swered that call by perfecting the sound and making it his own. He turned it into a blues/ rock take on gospel.

“It is a custom-made 13-string guitar. I researched all the guitars. I combined the strings to work it all in. I am still learning what it can do. I have not mastered it yet,” Randolph said of the particular type of steel guitar he plays. “It is a fun instrument that many are picking up on. We make it sound like singers; that was its role in the church.”

When asked to describe his style of music, Randolph explained that “It is what it is.

I never try to classify it. It has the elements of

the story of life, the church, being musicians and coming up through the church.”

Many of his early influences were monsters of the guitar such as Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jimi Hendrix. When asked why he chose pedal steel, Randolph continued, “It is history. It was my calling and I wanted to share this historical gift. It chose me.”

During a sacred steel convention in Florida in 2001, Randolph was discovered by Jim Marko, who, according to Randolph, said to him, “We gotta get you out there.” The process of getting anyone out of the House of God Church to play in a secular setting was a tough process; no one had ever done it.

In a 2001 NPR interview by Liane Hansen titled “Heavenly ‘Sacred Steel’: The House of God’s Little-Known Sound Goes Mainstream,” Randolph said that he told his father, a deacon in the church, that “This music makes everyone happy here—it will make everyone happy outside the church too.” He made a good case for it and was allowed to pursue a music career.

So, with that approval, Randolph left his full-time assistant paralegal position with a law firm and started playing pedal steel for the masses. In mid-2001, Randolph, along with John Medeski, and the band members from the North Mississippi Allstars, formed The Word. They toured the United States and played various clubs in 2002. In 2007 and early 2008, they reunited and toured again. They’ve

played together as The Word a few times since then, for festivals and special appearances.

“I got hooked up. It was a great experience.

It was a tribute to the church. I was introduced to a rock and roll world, yet the church was still so close,” Randolph said of that time in his life.

Shortly after touring with The Word, Randolph joined with other musicians who had been on tour with them and formed Robert Randolph and The Family Band. The first album by the newly formed band was called “Live At The Wetlands” and was released in 2002. Since that time, Robert Randolph and The Family Band have recorded three other albums.

Their latest, “We Walk This Road,” was released in 2010 on Warner Bros. Records and was produced by the legendary T-Bone Burnett. The band has made numerous guest appearances on other musicians’ recordings, their songs have been used in movie soundtracks and they have played every major music festival in the United States.

When asked about his current musical influences Randolph said, “It is always changing.

I like Miles Davis and the old school—Eric Clapton—guys making music. Derek Trucks, Jack White and The Black Keys are the next movement. These are who I listen to—so moving. They are who I hone in on to see what is going on.”

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aul Baribeau has been charming hearts and minds alike all across the country with his sweet, clever, awkwardly endearing lyrics. He has toured with Kimya Dawson and recorded a few songs with her, including the song “Tire Swing” featured in the film “Juno.”

Baribeau has been named one of the greatest living singer/songwriters by AP Magazine and has garnered quite a following from playing in peoples’ houses, garages, and neighborhood hot spots.

Baribeau will be stopping by Pensacola on Saturday, Feb. 5 to play a show at Sluggo’s and continue the tradition of charming all those who will listen.

IN: Where are you from originally?

Baribeau: Grand Ledge, Mich.

IN: Where do you live now?

Baribeau: Bloomington, Ind. IN: How did you first start making music? How old were you? What did it sound like? What did you want it to sound like?

Baribeau: In eighth grade my friend Mike and I started playing music together. I was the lead singer and he played guitar. We sounded terrible. It was mostly bad versions of Nirvana songs.

IN: Do you remember the first song you ever wrote? If so, what was it about?

Baribeau: I’m embarrassed to think about it.

IN: Do you think your songwriting style has changed since you first started?

Baribeau: I don’t scream as much as I did when I was 13.

IN: How did you and Kimya Dawson meet?

Baribeau: We met at a show in Grand Rapids, Mich. I was going to college there and she was coming through town. I was a big fan before we were friends. I still look up to her—such an amazing writer.

IN: When did you decide to tour together?

Baribeau: She just called and I said I could do a few shows.

IN: How was the tour with Kimya?

Baribeau: Her family is great. Lots of hanging out and making each other laugh.

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IN: I read that the song “Tire Swing” by Kimya has a verse in it that is about a dream Kimya had with you in it. Have you ever had any dreams that you decided to make into songs? What were they about?

Baribeau: No. Sometimes I finish lyrics in my sleep. Not sure how it works though.

IN: You’ve played at Sluggo’s a couple of times before. What were the previous shows like?

Baribeau: I’ve played some really fun shows there. They have moved now and I’m excited to see the new place. The food is the best. Every band I know loves playing Sluggo’s—such good food.

IN: What’s your favorite dish at Sluggo’s?

Baribeau: “The Culture Club.” (Tripledecker on local sourdough with marinated seitan, soy bacon and tofurkey slices with soy mayo, lettuce and tomato, and it comes with chips—$6.50.) But I understand they have expanded the menu. I’m excited to try some new stuff.

IN: How was your time in Pensacola?

Baribeau: I feel like I am always lost when I go to Pensacola. Weird town. Love the beach. Love Sluggo’s. The highway breaks up the town in a way that confuses me. I have been to P’cola probably 20 times and still don’t know my way around. Also, I’m from Michigan. We don’t have hurricanes. Florida looks very different from the Midwest.

IN: Think you’ll come back?

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REVOLVER RECORDS OPENS IN DOWNTOWN PENSACOLA

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hat is it that makes record shops so appealing? Perhaps it’s the good lighting that’s often found there, or the musty, nostalgic smell of old things. Music becomes tangible again, instead of just a file name on your iTunes.

“Some people like shoes, some people like scarves knitted by their own mother, or Italian sports cars,” Eric Jones explained. “I like records.”

Eric Jones, also known as Elvis, is the former owner of East Hill CD Exchange

and the current owner of the new record shop, Revolver Records. Local journalist Troy Moon gave Jones the nickname “Elvis” many years ago when the two played in a band together that had too many Erics.

Jones owned and operated East Hill CD Exchange from 1995 until 2007.

“The building was basically a shack and the rent was dirt cheap,” Jones said. The building was eventually sold to a third party and Jones couldn’t afford to pay a mortgage.

“You have to watch your costs when what you sell can be downloaded for free on the

Internet,” Jones said.

After a few years without a shop, Jones decided to open Revolver.

“I missed it, and thought I’d give it another go,” Jones said. “Some people said it seemed like a pretty gutsy move, but I’m not getting any younger.”

Revolver opened its doors on Oct. 15 in the old Subterranean Books location on Gregory Street, and despite the lack of advertising, seems to be drawing a crowd.

“We have actually been doing pretty well, considering the economy still sucks and CDs are about as hot as a polar bear’s tongue,” Jones said.

Revolver sells new and used CDs, new and used records, music DVDs, VHSs, record players, T-shirts and offers a small selection of books.

“As soon as I could, I started ordering new release records,” Jones said. “You’re not a real record store unless you have new releases—otherwise you’re just a low-fi pawn shop.”

Some of the newer releases Jones has among the crates of records are Joanna Newsom, Kanye West, Spoon, Arcade Fire, Deerhunter and Beach House.

“I was excited to get some new stuff in the store, but I love the classics too,” Jones added.

One of the best things about Revolver is that they accept trade-ins. You can trade

in your used CDs for store credit, or your vinyl, depending on whether Jones can use it for the store, for cash.

“I do pay cash for vinyl because it’s pretty on demand right now, especially older originals,” Jones said.

Amidst the array of records and CDs, there is currently a very small selection of books for sale, and Jones is considering expanding the selection.

“I am a book lover,” Jones said. “East Hill CD Exchange was actually patterned after a store in Atlanta called Wax and Facts.”

Wax and Facts is a used book and record store located in Little Five Points, outside of Atlanta, Ga. “It’s definitely worth a visit if you’re in the area, although you’ll probably get some crap from the 25-year-old bike-riding hipster dude who thinks he’s the bee’s knees because he works in a record shop,” Jones said.

Revolver Records has only been open a few months and it’s already becoming a name on everyone’s lips. The selection and quality of merchandise will no doubt make Revolver one of the best places in town to spend your time and your money.

They just need to have a sign made so people will stop thinking the place is still called Subterranean Books. info@inweekly.net

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Applications were available at local motels for anyone who was interested. As a result, hundreds of area residents were thrust into the spotlight. High school students, whole families and local boating businesses were all used Dear Maxwell, in the production.

I heard that they filmed The film, however, was parts of “Jaws 2” in Pensacola. marred with production probIs that true? lems from the beginning. In -Phil N. one instance, the crew built ........................ a full-size cutout of a lighthouse to make Navarre look Yes, that is absolutely more like the New England true. In the fall of 1977, Holcoast. Shortly after it was lywood descended on the Gulf built, the enormous prop was Coast to film the sequel to struck by lightning and had the 1975 blockbuster “Jaws. to be rebuilt. In addition, In the second installation the shooting survived tensions of the series, Roy Scheider among the crew, breakdowns of (Police Chief Martin Brody) is the mechanical shark, miagain charged with protectnor boating accidents and bad ing the small New weather.

England town of FinalIN THE FALL OF 1977, HOLLYWOOD ly comAmity from a monstrous shark that DESCENDED ON THE GULF COAST TO pleted, is terrorizing 2” FILM THE SEQUEL TO THE 1975 BLOCK- Jaws the local wahit theters. Many of the BUSTER “JAWS. aters in community scenes the sumdepicting small-town life were mer of 1978 and grossed nearly shot in Martha’s Vineyard, $10 million in the opening while the water scenes were weekend. Using true movie filmed here locally. magic, the scenes are sewn toUniversal Studios scouted gether giving the illusion of the Florida coast to determine an East Coast town, but there which area was best suited for is a subtle giveaway that the filming. Navarre Beach was movie was not filmed entirely found to be the ideal location on location. One scene shows a with its mild winter climate recreational SCUBA diver playand shallow waters. Shooting with a spiny lobster just ing for the movie also took before a shark attack. The place at Fort Pickens on Santa spiny lobster species is naRosa Island and as far east as tive to Florida and the CaribChoctawhatchee Bay near Fort bean, not New England.

Walton Beach.

The Holiday Inn in Navarre was used as the film’s headquarters because of its relatively remote location. The crew took up 100 of the hotel’s 200 rooms. The ground floor was converted to offices, and some of the Gulf-front suites were remodeled to accommodate stars David Brown and Roy Scheider. Although the shoot was scheduled to run a couple of months, the film crew ended up staying for a year. In the end, the hotel billed the studio for over $1 million.

The community got involved Jaws 2 movie poster / © Universal Studios when the filmmakers advertised for local talent. The Do you have a local histor y question for producers were mainly lookThe Public Record? ing for extras, but they also Email it to thepublicrecord@inweekly.net & printed pictures of the actors we’ll see what we can dig up. in newspapers hoping to find

PYP AND SEVILLE ROTARY PRESENT JIM HIZER, PENSACOLA BAY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CEO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 5:30 PM AT SEVILLE QUARTER One of the cornerstones of the mission of Pensacola Young Professionals is the concept of making Pensacola a better place to live, work and play for all, with a special focus on engaging and retaining the talented young professionals that currently live here in the community, as well as making Pensacola a place that is attractive to new talent.

The teams within PYP work hard to keep our members and the community informed of important issues, and we are delighted to partner with Seville Rotary to bring Pensacola Chamber of Commerce CEO, Jim Hizer to speak on Vision 2015.

VISION 2015 Is a six strategy plan to create 3,000 jobs over the next five years. The estimated budget for the project is $6.5 million dollars and has been met with resounding support from Pensacola businesses.

Due to his successful tenure with the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce in Kentucky, Jim Hizer was heavily recruited by the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. Since accepting this role, he and Collier Merrill have developed a team consisting of co-chairs Bentina Terry (a VP at Gulf Power Co.), Jim Donatelli (Regions Bank City President) and lots of volunteers.

PYP and Seville Rotary would like to encourage you to attend our February 8th event at Seville Quarter when Jim Hizer will be presenting Vision 2015 in detail.

THE SIX STRATEGIES OF VISION 2015 ARE: Strategy 1: New Business Attraction/Recruitment Strategy 2: Business Retention,

Expansion, and Work Force Development Strategy 3: Armed Services/Military Innovations Strategy 4: Entrepreneurship and Minority Business Development Strategy 5: Community/Product Development Strategy 6: Investor Relations/ Communications

Internship Pensacola The summer of 2011 will feature the fifth-annual session of Internship Pensacola, a hugely successful PYP-led program that was launched in 2007. The IP program serves as a vehicle for attracting and retaining talented young professionals which is essential for the economic growth and cultural development of our area.

All of our internships offer a salary and college credit hours in addition to invaluable work experience and plentiful networking opportunities. During the summer, our interns spend thirteen weeks at their jobs, working a full-time schedule while also attending the Professional Development Seminar, an evening class taught by UWF faculty members with help from PYP. Together, this mixture of real-world experience and classroom instruction help turn IP’s interns into savvy, polished young professionals. In addition, PYP hosts a number of social and networking events throughout the session which are designed to help the interns make personal and professional connections and enjoy Pensacola’s unique community activities.

In the first four years that IP has been in existence, about one-third of our program graduates have secured continuing employment with the companies that gave them internships, and many others have leveraged their experience in order to find other great area jobs. This is an excellent retention rate and goes a long way

towards reversing the costly outflow of young talent from our community. It also speaks to the quality of intern candidates that are provided to employers through the IP program.

Please visit www.internshippensacola. com for more information. Student applications for our summer 2011 session will be accepted beginning February 1 with a deadline of February 27.

EMERGING PROFESSIONALS PPDI will present a new workshop series this spring entitled “Emerging Professionals.” This program is designed to provide crucial assistance and advice for individuals who are preparing to enter the job market. “Emerging Professionals” will feature four consecutive Thursday evening workshops, each beginning at 5:30 p.m. UWF’s College of Business is co-sponsoring this workshop and class sessions will be held on the UWF campus.

Sessions will include a 45 minute lecture/ presentation followed by a 30-45 minute Q&A session that will incorporate games and role-playing. Each session will be team-taught by PYP members and local business leaders.

The four sessions have been scheduled as follows: March 24: Resume Building and Interviewing March 31: Goal Setting and Negotiating April 7: Public Speaking and PowerPoint Presentations April 14: Networking and Customer Service The total cost for the workshop (all 4 sessions) will be $20 per person, which will cover the costs of food for each attendee.

Space is limited to only 30 seats and registration will close March 18.

Register online at pensacolayp.com/ EventCalendar.asp

PYP EVENT CALENDAR February 1 Networking Team Meeting Jaco’s on Palafox Pier, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30p.m.

February 5 Double Bridge Run 5K/10K Register Online: doublebridgerun.com For the 5K, Meet at Gulf Breeze High School Stadium, 8:00 a.m.

February 7 Board Meeting Office of Rodney Rich & Co 300 N Tarragona St., 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

February 8 Joint Meeting with Seville Rotary Guest Speaker: Jim Hizer CEO of the Chamber of Commerce Apple Annie’s, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

February 10 PYP Bowling Register Online: www.pensacolayp.com Cordova Lanes, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

February 11 Junior Achievement Bowlathon Register Online: www.pensacolayp.com Cordova Lanes, 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

February 16 Marketing Team Meeting PYP Office , 41 N Jefferson St STE 108 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

February 23 Quality of Life Team Meeting Macaroni Grill, Noon

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In January, Saudi officials detained a vulture from Tel Aviv University (part of endangered-species research), calling it a spy and alarming its Israeli handlers that the bird might face a gruesome execution as an espionage agent. Then, a day later, Iran reportedly detained an ArabAmerican woman crossing its border from Armenia—after discovering a “spy microphone” in her teeth. (A week later, she was allowed to travel to Turkey.) In December, after an Egyptian woman was killed by a shark at a Red Sea resort, the local governor in Egypt accused Israel’s spy agency, Mossad, of releasing “attack sharks” in order to stif le tourism.

CULTURAL DIVERSITY A supposedly centuries-old Korean health treatment —the vaginal steam bath—has become a popular fad recently in Southern California, according to a December Los Angeles Times report. As the client squats on an open-seated stool, vapors of herbs such as wormwood supposedly fight stress, infections, hemorrhoids, infertility and irregular menstrual periods. Thirty minutes’ treatment runs $20 to $50, and according to a prominent Beverly Hills gynecologist, the procedure actually could be beneficial.

• Among the don’t-miss tourist attractions in Thailand, according to author Jim Algie’s recent guide (“Bizarre Thailand”): the monkey hospital in Lopbun, where terminal patients are treated with utmost respect (pending, of course, their imminent reincarnation); “Tortoise Town” in Khon Kaen province, where those critters outnumber humans by 4-to-1 and dominate the streets with shell-butting mating-rights competitions; and the Buffalo Head Temple near Bangkok, where the abbot’s pagoda, for some reason, is made of 6,000 water buffalo skulls.

• China’s dynamic economy has created Western-style insecurities, including young women’s anxieties about beauty and self-improvement as they search for employment. Consequently, China has become the world’s third-largest consumer of plastic surgery services -- with demand that perhaps challenges the supply of skilled surgeons. Women typically want wider eyes, “sliced” eyelids, narrower noses and jaws, and smaller chins, and both men and women seek height by attempting the painful (and usually unsuccessful) “heel implant” procedure. (A currently popular, less invasive remedy for immediate body streamlining—as when preparing for a job interview—involves ingesting eggs of the ringworm, so that the worm devours food before the stomach can digest it.)

LATEST RELIGIOUS MESSAGES The Gen-

eral Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) announced in December that

BY CHUCK SHEPPARD it issued 350,000 “fatwas” in 2010—not the “death to” fatwas, but rather, Quranic interpretations governing everyday life. (The Authority ruled last year, for example, that car raff les are bad; that vuvuzelas are acceptable if kept under 100 decibels; that afternoon naps are prohibited because time should be better spent; and that half-sisters may shake hands with their brothers, even if their mother is Christian.)

NEWS THAT SOUNDS LIKE A JOKE (1) When longtime Orange County, Calif., inmate Malcolm King demanded kosher meals and double helpings, jailers resisted, and King went to court. Judge Derek Johnson asked King if his demands were religion-based, and King said yes—citing “Festivus” (a joke religion popularized on the “Seinfeld” TV show). According to a December Orange County Register report, Judge Johnson approved King’s demands. (2) A 2010 Chicago Tribune public-records examination of suburban Chicago traffic-stop drug searches found that sniffer dogs are usually wrong—that 56 percent of all “positive” signals by dogs yielded no contraband (73 percent failure if the driver was Hispanic).

LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS A perp wanted on an arrest warrant has a powerful incentive to lie about his ID if subsequently stopped by police, and sometimes bluffing with a bogus name works. However, twice in January, in Dallas and in Great Falls, Mont., perps gave other names, only to learn that people with those names were in as much trouble as they were. Mario Miramontes, 22, wanted for parole violation, told an officer in Dallas that he was his cousin, without knowing that the cousin was wanted for sex abuse of a minor. Jonothan Gonsalez told police in Great Falls that he was really Timothy Koop Jr., but Koop was also a wanted man.

WHICH BRANCH IS BEST? (1) Dustin Jakes, 27, an Army soldier, was arrested for shooting drinking buddy David Provost, 24, a Navy sailor, in Florence, Ariz., on Christmas Day. They argued over which service was better (and since Jakes had the gun, the answer was “Army”).

(2) Mark Richardson, 21, of Oklahoma City is the most recent con man to seek caregivers to attend to him intimately as he dresses in a diaper, feigns autism and claims to require constant care. Richardson’s mother admitted to The Oklahoman newspaper that her son is “not your average, everyday, walking-the-street citizen.”

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What is your chief characteristic?

Loyalty What do you appreciate most about your friends?

I appreciate that my friends act as my unconditional support structure. They know I will always be there when they need me, and I know the same.

Who is your favorite fiction character?

Han Solo. He’s just too smooth for his own good.

Who is your favorite non-fiction character?

Robert Frost. I know everybody can recite the things that English Comp. 2 spoon feeds them, but I love him for all the ways he’s never interpreted.

What is the best thing you have ever won?

I once won five bucks on a lotto ticket.

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What did your mother always tell you?

“Don’t quit your job!”

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3 0 Prophetic sign Keep in mind—I was 17 at the time. I once got the 31 V-8, but not the drink idea that a dear friend of mine from high school was 33 A zero pregnant, and I asked her when she was due—and 3 4 Test-driver’s car found out she had only gained weight…

35 Big Band and others What is your favorite food?

37 Three-hulled Seafood is one of the best perks of living in sailboat Pensacola, but let’s not get into the oil spill issue.

3 8 Getting a gold watch, perhaps Which talent would you most like to have?

3 9 More I wish I was multilingual, like one of those guys who ­u nderhanded (Var.) can pick up languages after only a few days.

4 0 Quick peek 43 Big ox What movie do you love to watch repeatedly?

45 Walked firmly “Star Wars,” and “The Empire Strikes Back” 4 6 Furnace, e.g.

47 Refined and What was your most embarrassing moment? polished Besides accidentally asking a chubby girl if she was 49 Beauty pageant pregnant? I once opened the door for one of my ­w inner’s crown college professors into the wrong classroom.

5 0 It’s used on the border What TV show is your guilty pleasure?

52 “Hit the road!”

“The X-Files”—I still watch them, even the ones 55 Carbon-14 estimate without Mulder.

5 6 Coin no longer being minted What is the last book you read?

5 7 Sonny on “The “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu Dukes of Hazzard” What is your theme song?

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