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THE CHEAP SEATS: Christmas for basketball fans EVENTS CALENDAR: The Pulse of Toledo SEX & CANDY: Archer is paging Pelee ON THE ROX: Martini throws a party COMIC BOOKS: Stephen King bites POP GOES THE CULTURE: Risking it all

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AMP • APRIL HUNTER • ‘Crazies’ stuntman• Ashley in L.A. • Eye Candy • ON THE ROX DJs • ‘American Vampire’ • Kirill Gerstein MARCH 17, 2010 • Episode 1 Chapter 2 • Toledo Free Press Star, Toledo, OH: “Hit you with our best shot? Be careful what you wish for.”

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Hunter insists that it is important for the American public to really think for themselves on health care.“ McGINNIS ON APRIL HUNTER page 22

AMP, Tantric lead must-see concerts. page 5

Ashley and Allison’s big L.A. adventure. page 6

Recipe for mo’ cash: Fry up a nest egg. page 18

“Who else would know exactly how to plan a party?” page 20

Where there’s a Will ...

Toledoan leaves it all on the court in OSU’s drive for a championship.

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ibbey High School’s brick and mortar may be in mortal danger, but its latest famous immortal graduate is just beginning his awesome story. William Buford left his mark

on Libbey with a gentlemen’s sense of competition and a warrior’s heart for battle. He came thisclose to a state championship then, and now that, as a sophomore, he has a Big Ten champi-

onship on his resume, he and his OSU Buckeye teammates are heading into the NCAA tournament with a top-five ranking. Now we have a real reason to skip work and watch. O

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AMPed up and looking for something to break ‘Band to beat’ plays Frankie’s March 19.

By Mighty Wyte TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR STAFF WRITER star@toledofreepress.com

The next time someone tells you we don’t get any great bands in Toledo, direct their attention to After Midnight Project (AMP). AMP, which released “Let’s Build Something to Break” in August 2009 and will headline at Frankie’s this March 19, is the group to beat this year.

What sets AMP apart is its exciting blend of the absolute best parts of several styles of rock; this creates a fresh and impressive sound.

The songwriting is fantastic. The dynamic shifts, the mix of electronic and live instruments found in tracks like “Hollywood” demonstrates that AMP is easily on the same level as the Weezers and Muses of the world.

Guitarists Christian Meadows and Spencer Bastian melt blues and metal guitar styles into some ridiculously catchy guitar riffs. Big, motivating guitars in songs like “Backlit Medley” and “The Criminal” provide a strong edge that makes the more melodic and delicate side of their music really shine.

Vocally, Jason Evigan proves his worth as

a writer and a frontman. You won’t hear him stray far from his wide vocal range, yet he has Chino Moreno-grade grit and he knows when

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to use it. Vocally, his tone is authentic and classic. Melodically, the guy can’t be touched.

He flawlessly shifts from big, diaphragmdriven choruses back into his natural, cadencefocused style. Something else to notice about the vocals: there’s content. Seriously.

Drummer Danny Morris and bassist TJ Armstrong sync so tightly that it becomes difficult to separate the two at certain points. The strength

of the foundation they provide for the rest of the band is completely seamless. There are no drum or bass solos, thankfully, but their ability to carry the band’s impressive dynamic roller coaster is nothing to ignore.

What is most appealing about AMP is its sense of familiarity. While everything is new and fresh, it feels as though the band has owned the airwaves for a long time. O

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“Mind Control” dropped in August 2009 and reinforced Tantric’s ability to produce thick, heavy, charting songs. Doors for the Tantric show open at 7 p.m. with $10 advanced tickets, $12 at the door.

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‘American Idols’ in action A whirlwind weekend in L.A. with ‘Idol’s’ superstar hopefuls.

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That’s basically how it began at 5 a.m. Carpet (yes, the Red Carpet was a lovely shade March 11: the alarm sounded, lights in my of “Idol” blue). We were ushered into our ittyroom went on. I hastily got myself ready bitty press corner, and surrounded by several to go and after collecting my digital camera, flip reporters from around the country. At this camera and huge news cameras from the FOX point, Allison and I were so relieved that we Toledo station, reporter Allison Brown and I made it in time, we barely had a chance to catch were ready for authentic Hollywood action! But our breath before the Top 12 came strolling in along with other FOX stars like “Glee’s” Cory first we had to get there.

Luckily my wonderful friend, Renee was Monteith and past Idols like Justin Guarini. It willing to drive us at 8 a.m. to the airport, where was awesomely surreal and absolutely crazy! we somehow managed to get all of our personal Honestly if we didn’t have the camera footage (along with flip cam footage luggage, along with two giand still images that I keep normous camera cases and looking at), I wouldn’t beone tri-pod case to the lieve that it happened. Sorry baggage check point. If to bring it back to Miley, I didn’t have any notable but it really was “so crazy” upper-body strength bebecause everybody did seem fore, I certainly do now. “so famous” (she really We were extremely nerepitomized the L.A. vibe vous because the reason with that song). for our L.A. adventure was Not only was this one of to interview the Top 12 the coolest things I have ever “American Idol” contestants experienced, but also it was at a Red Carpet Party event amazing to interview such that night. However, after a ASHLEY JOHNCOLA a great group of people. connection flight in Phoenix, The energy and excitement Arizona, we were not set to surging from the Idols comland at LAX until a little after bined with my own enthu3 p.m., Pacific Time. One siasm just created an ideal delay could potentially ruin, atmosphere, and allowed well, everything.

Allison and I to get great Thankfully, we arrived in interviews and footage!

Phoenix in time to get RedI feel like I personally Carpet-Ready in the laknow all of the Idols, and dies restroom. Dresses since my new impressions and heels on and curls and makeup in place, we rushed to the gate so of them have made me ten times more obsessed fast, Allison still had the tags on her dress, and with the show, I think it’s essential that I share my quick review of each of them with you: everyone in the airport made sure we knew it.

Didi Benami is really sweet and nice (and When we finally boarded the L.A. flight, we decided to be truthful when people asked why she complimented me on my hair before the we looked like crazy people: “We are bringing interview even started); Crystal Bowersox is cool, confident and was excited to talk to people fashion back to the skies,” we said.

Anyway, we finally land, and much like the from her area; Lacey Brown is stylish and fun; Miley Cyrus song, “We hopped off the plane at Lee Dewyze is chill and acted slightly shocked LAX with a dream” of getting to the event on to be there; Andrew Garcia is fun and energetic; time, “and [our] cardigan[s]” (except we didn’t Casey James is way more shy than I would have have cardigans because it was 70 degrees and thought, but very sweet; Aaron Kelly is polite sunny and, well, we were hot from carrying all (he called me “ma’am”); Michael Lynche is down of our stuff). We rushed to the baggage claim, to earth and awesome to be around; Siobhan thought we saw George Clooney (we didn’t), Magnus is really cute and friendly; Paige Miles managed to “jump in the cab, here [we were] for was also in shock, but super excited to be there; the first time,” and with amazing luck, the L.A. Katie Stevens is very well spoken and mature for traffic didn’t stop us from getting to our breath- her age; and finally Tim Urban is very sweet and taking hotel in Universal City, where we “looked happy, which you could totally see in his eyes. To to the right and [we] see the Hollywood sign,” see more on the Top 12, check out our exclusive along with the sun setting over the Hollywood footage on FOX Toledo and FOXtoledo.com in hills and the spinning Universal Studios globe in the upcoming weeks!

The carpet cleared out and the Idols moved the distance!

It’s now 5:15 p.m., the venue was 20 minutes toward their well deserved after party, while we away (as is everything in L.A., and seeing as we packed up our cameras and headed back to our had to be at the event venue at 5:45 p.m., we ran awesome hotel for much needed sleep and food.

The following days also felt like a sunny (again, in our heels) to catch another cab.

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We shot footage in front of Un i v e r s a l Studios, the Kodak Theater and at the top of Mulholland Drive (where you can see all of the beautiful Hollywood Hills). Plus, one of the great things about Hollywood is four out of five people want to be movie stars and have absolutely no problem being on camera, making for additional excellent video content!

I was also fortunate enough to do some shopping on Rodeo Drive, explore The Santa Monica Pier, The Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica and the Venice Beach Boardwalk (all in one day).

Unfortunately, FOX Toledo did manage to book us a return flight … so we had to come back. But it was an amazing experience and probably one of the coolest and most beautiful business trips of all time. I’ll leave you with more famous Miley Cyrus lyrics … Los Angeles, California, I love you and, “I can’t wait to see you again!” O Ashley Johncola is the Face of FOX Toledo.

“American Idol” airs on FOX Toledo.

TOP: Crystal Bowersox with Ashley and Allison.

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BOTTOM: Hangin’ with ‘Idol’ Top 12 finalist Michael Lynche.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010

Arts Commission announces staff changes The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo (ACGT) recently announced a few major staff changes.

ACGT promoted Development Coordinator Jennifer Jarrett to the position of deputy director.

Jarrett, who joined the organization in 2006 as a grant writer, previously worked for several years as the business director for the Toledo Ballet.

ACGT also recently hired Dan Hernandez to replace Adam Russell as public art coordinator. Russell left Toledo in January to establish the Open Works Fine Art Laboratory in Key West, Florida. Hernandez formerly worked as the managing director of the Firenation Glass Studio and in sales for the Toledo Museum of Art’s Collector’s Corner.

Two new temporary granted funded positions were filled as well. Ryan A. Bunch has been hired as the assistant program coordinator. Bunch’s position is set to run through December 2010 and is funded through an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Grant. Bunch previously worked as the arts and entertainment editor for Toledo City Paper.

Bridget Adams Brewer has been hired as the new creative industry development coordinator. Brewer is a University of Michigan graduate and the founder of Decisive Moment Photojournalism and JARRETT www.TeenyTinyCollars.com. Brewer’s position is funded through September 2011, through the Small Business Administration, secured by Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur.

“ACGT established three major criteria for candidate selection: passion for the arts, skills and competencies necessary for the respective positions, and ability to connect with the artists and the community,” Jarrett said. “There was an extensive interview process conducted by a three-person panel of staff and Board members. The selected candidates rose easily to the top of the pool based on their credentials, interviews and references.”

Other announcements include a new events schedule and a redesigned Web site, www.acgt.org.

“The Web site is set to go live in April. We want to focus on helping the artists in our community market themselves and their work, by creating new site maps and directories, as well as an artist’s toolkit,” said Marc Folk, ACGT executive director. “Our plan is to ask artists what they’d like to see on the site as well through a survey. There is no shortage of great ideas. We want our local artists to be able to work to their skill set. Our directory will feature information on more than 200 of our area’s working artists.”

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Pianist returns to Toledo Last year, pianist Kirill Gerstein made his local performing debut with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. On March 20, he will return to perform Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” and Rachmaninoff ’s “Paganini Variations” with the symphony in the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle. Gerstein is the sixth recipient of the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award, given by the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation of Kalamazoo, Mich.

“They actually tricked me into believing that I was going into an interview, and instead they presented me with an envelope that declared me the recipient of the award. I was shocked!” said Gerstein during a recent phone call from Atlanta.

Gilmore Artist Award winners receive $50,000 in cash to be used at the artist’s discretion. An additional $250,000 is made available to the winner for projects and activities that will enhance his or her musicianship and career.

“The idea in my mind is to use the money for a creative project. I would like to commission a piece from a composer or produce a video recording. I already have several pianos, although it is tempting to purchase another,” Gerstein said.

Gerstein was also the recipient of the Gilmore Young Artist Award in 2002; he is the first person to win both the Young Artist and Artist award.

While growing up in Russia, Gerstein taught himself how to play jazz by listening to his par-

ents’ extensive record collection. He then studied piano at a Russian music school for gifted children. “My mother was a children’s music teacher and I was her ‘experiment’, ” Gerstein said. “I’ve been playing for as long as I can remember.”

At age 14, Gerstein moved to the United States to study music, and was the youngest student ever to attend Boston’s Berklee College of Music. He continued to study classical piano on his own and later moved to New York to study at the Manhattan School where he received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees by the time he was 20 years old.

Since Gerstein feels such a strong connection to music, teaching is one of his intense passions. He was named professor of piano at the Musikhochschule in Stuttgart at age 27, and enjoys taking part in teaching opportunities as he travels around the globe.

Gerstein will present a master class at Bowling Green State University on March 19 in Bryan Recital Hall of the Moore Musical Arts Center, followed by his performance with the Toledo Symphony on March 20.

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Cunning stunts Adrian man can be seen in ‘24,’ ‘The Crazies.’

By David Panian Daily Telegram News Editor/Special to Toledo Free Press Star star@toledofreepress.com

ADRIAN, Mich. — In the past several years, Chester “Butch” Tripp has been in a number of fights and car wrecks, been thrown off a ship by an explosion, and been tossed from a moving truck and shot by none other than counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer.

Some might say Tripp’s career as a Hollywood stuntman is a little crazy. In a way, they’d be right. He’s also played a “crazy” person infected with a biological warfare agent.

Tripp, an Addison High School graduate, plays a TRIPP III couple of parts in “The Crazies,” the current Overture Films release about what happens when a plane loaded with a biological warfare agent crashes near a small Iowa town, contaminating its water supply. He both works as the stunt double for actor Timothy Olyphant, who plays Sheriff David Dutton in the film, and is the last infected person seen on screen.

The movie contains the most dangerous stunt of his career: flipping a semi cab at more than 60 mph. That caused the safety cage in the cab to collapse, despite guarantees from the manufacturers that it wouldn’t.

“I say the cage collapsed because when I do a stunt, I’m going to hit it hard,” he said. “I don’t want to have any of my friends to look at it and go, ‘Boring.’ ”

Path to Hollywood

Since 1996, Tripp has worked on more than 50 television shows and movies, ranging from “Deep Space 9,” “Voyager” and “Enterprise” in the “Star Trek” franchise to “As Good As It Gets” to “The Crazies.”

His path to Hollywood began in Dallas after he’d gone there to try out for the Cowboys in 1980. He was a standout running back and defensive back in high school. When he didn’t make the team, he started training really hard, pushing his pickup across fields and going on runs while carrying his future wife, LeAnn, on his back. Cowboys receiver Preston Pearson got Tripp another tryout, and he actually made the team for two days before being cut.

After trying out for the Texas Rangers baseball team, he saw an ad in the Dallas newspaper for a stuntman class, so he signed up and started jumping off buildings and learned how to do stunt driving. He said learning to drive on the ice at Devils Lake helped him master the “sliding” stunt drivers have to do. As a kid he also would do risky stuff around Adrian and Tecumseh like jump off

the bluffs at the Green Highway gravel pit, trying to reach the water. Neither he nor his brother Shane would ever reach the water on the fly, but Tripp was the one who’d jump the furthest, landing on his feet in the sand, then rolling into the water.

“I got a lot of stunt training around Tecumseh and Adrian,” he said.

In 1991, he saw an ad for the TV show “American Gladiators,” so LeAnn — who was also learning the stunt trade — and her parents invested in him to try out for it. They went to California, and Tripp did well enough that he was supposed to be on the show.

“Then I hurt my ankle pretty bad, and that cut me out of my TV spot,” he said. “But I did meet producers right there at Universal Studios.”

Dan Goldberg, an “American Gladiators” producer, introduced Tripp to Dennis Madalone, the stunt coordinator for “Deep Space 9,” who hired him to do stunts.

“Then I did ‘Batman Returns’ with Michael Keaton, then I started doing ‘Baywatch,’ and then it took off from there,” he said.

Finding steady work allowed Tripp — whose given name is Chester III; he was given the nickname Butch as a kid because of his short haircut — and LeAnn to move out of the U-Haul moving van with a mattress in the back they’d been living in.

“We’re doing a little better now,” he said by phone from their home in West Point, Utah, near Salt Lake City. They have three kids, Lindsay, 16; Courtney, 11; and Connor, 5.

Catching Jack Nicholson

One of the perks of working in Hollywood is meeting some famous actors and actresses. Tripp said he’s met Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock and knows Harrison Ford well enough to have his phone number.

While he was working on “As Good As It Gets” as Greg Kinnear’s stunt double, the cast and crew weren’t allowed to look at Jack Nicholson, but Nicholson befriended Tripp’s daughter Lindsay.

At one point Tripp noticed Nicholson was about to trip over the dolly track — basically a small set of railroad tracks that allow a camera to move smoothly. When Nicholson started to fall, Tripp caught him. Nicholson patted Tripp on the back and said, “Thanks.”

In 2002, Tripp worked as Kiefer Sutherland’s double on the movie “Desert Saints.” Then in 2006 he was on “24,” this time opposite Sutherland as Peter Weller’s double. Weller played Christopher Henderson, a former government agent who sold nerve gas to some Russian separatists and was instrumental in having some of Jack Bauer’s friends killed. For that, Bauer eventually executed Henderson on the deck of a submarine.

“They actually used me [on screen]. The producers came up to me and said, ‘We’re going to use you,’ ” Tripp said. “[Weller has] terrible

Chester Tripp III gives a thumbs up from the cab of a semi after flipping it during filming of “The Crazies.” With him is an unidentified crewmember.

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knees. Couldn’t even bend to fall down. … The producer was saying on the set that day, ‘Shoot him straight on. He’s a perfect double.’ ” When Bauer fires his pistol twice at Henderson, it’s Tripp who falls to the sub’s deck, not Weller.

Tripp returned to “24” last season, this time playing a terrorist truck driver who gets thrown from the cab by Bauer in the episode where Bauer was exposed to a toxin that almost kills him. He grew a goatee and his hair was darkened for the part.

His latest work on “The Crazies” has him pulling off perhaps, fittingly, the craziest stunt of his career. Along with general stunt work, Tripp has a commercial driver’s license, so he can do driving stunts involving semis. In one scene shot in Lennox, Iowa, Tripp has to drive a semi cab at high speed down a country road where it is knocked off the road and flips over.

“If you can imagine, ‘Rolling camera one.

Rolling camera two. Rolling camera three. OK, action!’ I’ve got to shift now, everybody’s watching me, I’ve already rehearsed, as soon as I hit seventh gear I’ll be going 60 mph, and then if I gas it I’ll be going between 62 and 65,” Tripp said. “I’ve already done all the run-ups and the rehearsals, now here we go. I’ve got a light switch by my side. It’s like a light switch in your house, but as soon as I push this light switch down, it’s going to detonate a cannon (that’s welded to the frame of the truck) that’s going to throw me on my side and tip me upside down and potentially kill me. So all the cameras are rolling — ‘Action! Action!’ — and I go and the feeling in your stomach is just ridiculous.

“You hit all your marks, you move over to the right, you go down in that ditch a little bit, you hit that cannon, and you hang on for the ride.”

It took a couple of shots to get what they needed for the movie.

“We had to go up the road to find a steeper hill, and I had to go off the ditch more and then hit the cannon,” he said.

When the truck came to rest, Tripp was trapped in the truck, which was smoking. The film crew tried to cut open the cab with two sets

of Jaws of Life, but they couldn’t get through the reinforced tubing that had been installed as a safety measure. A hole had to be cut in the back of the cab to get him out.

Despite doing some dangerous things at work, Tripp’s most serious injuries came a couple years ago on one of his annual visits home. He and his dad were driving on U.S. 223 near Walmart when another car struck them. He had a broken nose, a torn ligament in his thumb and injuries to his neck, lower back, knee and foot.

But sometimes things go wrong on set. Tripp was a friend of Sonja Davis, a stuntwoman who died in 1994 after doing a 50-foot fall from a building when she hit the edge of the too-small air bag and hit her head on the pavement, and Paul Dallas, a stuntman who died in 1996 after a high fall. Dallas slipped off a box he was standing on near a ledge and missed the air bag.

“There’s not a high fall I’ve done after that that I don’t remember both of those people,” he said.

The increased use of computer-generated imagery — CGI — has made movies safer, but also cut into stunt jobs, Tripp said. Producers would rather use CGI than take a safety risk.

“The Crazies” producers, however, made little use of digital imagery, he said.

“They didn’t want one green-screen shot,” Tripp said. “They wanted everything straight-up.”

Tripp said he’s hoping Michigan’s burgeoning film industry will allow him to move closer to home to spend more time with his mom, who lives in Tecumseh. He’s interested in doing more acting roles and he’s done some work as a stunt coordinator, but he hopes to keep doing stunts.

“I hope I can keep doing stunts for a long time,” he said.

And that’s not unheard of. There are stunt roles for older actors, too. Wally Rose, one of the original stuntmen, kept doing stunts into his 80s and gave Tripp some high words of praise after seeing him get knocked hard to Hollywood Boulevard during a shoot.

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guys from one area accomplish a lot of great things at Ohio State,” Jackson said.

All three were among the top four firstround picks in their respective NBA drafts and enjoyed substantial professional careers.

These days Jackson is an Emmy awardwinning color analyst for the Big Ten Network. Hopson is close to home fresh off his first season as an assistant coach at Bowling Green, and Ransey resides in Tupelo, MS, as a pastor at a local church in nearby Oxford.

“Jim and I talked about [the Toledo legacy] before the UT vs. Ohio State football game last fall,” said Hopson, who attended high school at Bowsher with Buford’s father, William Sr. “A lot of your success is about the people you know. Your success will confirm that.”

Buford has his work cut out if he is to follow suit, but following March Madness some heavy brush could be cleared away.

Turner ‘s possible departure to the June 2010 NBA draft would leave Buford as the Buckeyes’ top returning offensive threat next year, but that is if he returns.

“There’s talk that William may be ready to move on to the next level, but I think it will really help him to return to continue developing his game and have a chance to step into a true leadership role,” said Jackson, who went pro after his junior year season at Ohio State.

“I agree with Jim that William probably needs one more year,” Ransey said. “In terms of [the Toledo legacy] he has to stay to make that happen, but if he does he’s definitely capable of joining that fraternity of me, Jimmy, and Dennis.”

If Buford were to follow his predecessors’ advice, the benefits of further personal basketball enrichment could be the gateway to turning this legendary local trio into a quartet.

He has their full confidence in his potential to blaze his own path.

“William is a great player and will play at the next level,” said Hopson. “He’s shown that he’s willing to work hard at being successful.”

Ransey agreed with Hopson.

“I love William’s game,” Ransey said. “Since he’s been there I’ve seen dramatic improvement and I think he’s the key to their success this season. When he plays great he makes the difference and is the perfect counterpart to Evan Turner.”

“He’s made his biggest strides defensively, which has helped make him a complete player,” Jackson said. “It’s really helped OSU get to where it is right now. Playing with Turner, who is such a great passer, has benefited William in a lot of ways too.”

Known as a team player, the calmly composed Buford is focused solely on the scarlet and gray’s current pursuit. The Buckeyes enter March Madness as a top contender for the national title.

“Of course I think about [being the next POY] all the time, but I’m being patient and just trying to help my team win,” Buford said.

Jackson said the Buckeyes tournament efforts could go a long way in building Buford’s own legacy. If Ohio State returns to Indianapolis for the Final Four next month, and celebrates the 50th anniversary of its first and only national crown, by winning its second, Buford would automatically achieve what his three hometown elders never did.

“Win that national title,” Ransey said, with a laugh. “I’ll be rooting for them and love this [Buckeyes] team. Thad Matta is a great coach and I think they have a good shot.”

Buford hopes so, too.

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The answer is Toledo.”

—Dennis Hopson, former Bowsher star and Ohio State’s all-time leading scorer

oming off a convincing Big Ten tournament championship and winners of 13 of its last 14 games, fifthranked Ohio State (27-7) enters the 2010 NCAA Championships as the No. 2 seed in the Midwest bracket opposite top-ranked and top overall seed Kansas.

Two years removed from a Libbey High School basketball career that included becoming Ohio’s Mr. Basketball in 2008 and a McDonald’s All-American, Ohio State sophomore William Buford is a main ingredient in the Buckeyes’ latest quest for the program’s first national title since 1960.

The team’s starting small forward landed Big Ten third team honors last week after completing the regular season with the Buckeyes’ second best scoring average at 14.3 points, and averaging 14.9 points per game during the Big Ten season.

“I’m honored to be all-Big Ten,” Buford said, just prior to the conference tournament. “I’m coming on pretty strong and feel like I can help my teammates.”

Buford went on to average 16.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and three assists in Indianapolis during the Big Ten tournament. He connected on 20 of 41 field goal attempts from the floor, including shooting 6-of-12 in three point shot opportunities, in combined wins over Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota.

Buford’s defense was instrumental in the Buckeye’s run to the title. It’s something the Glass City native said is key to the team’s success.

“I think we feed off of our defense a lot.

When we play hard on defense, our offense always follows through for us,” said Buford, following the Buckeyes’ 90-61 dismantling of the Golden Gophers in the conference title game. Buford had three steals, four assists, and blocked a shot while scoring 13 points in the contest.

Many considered this a breakout season for Buford, but while thrilled with the year OSU is having, he is not satisfied yet with his contributions on the court yet. “(Winning the Big Ten and seeding high in the NCAA tourney) is very satisfying. It’s really exciting for us. We’ve been working hard for this and looking forward to it, but I feel like I can do better.”

In time, Buford would like to duplicate or better current junior teammate Evan Turner’s success, the Big Ten Player of the Year who is considered the favorite among five finalists for the Naismith Award, which is given to the nation’s top collegiate basketball player.

Buford’s efforts to build a legacy with the Buckeyes takes on added significance, as the Glass City bears an unmatched footprint in Buckeye hoops history.

Jim Jackson (Macomber ’89), Dennis Hopson (Bowsher ’83) and Kelvin Ransey (Macomber ’76) are legendary Buckeyes men’s hoopsters who hail from Toledo.

All three are former collegiate AllAmericans, with Jackson and Hopson claiming spots as first team members. Ransey was named to second team in 1979.

When Evan Turner, a Chicago native, became just the fifth Buckeye to win the Big Ten Player Player of the Year last week, he joined an elite fraternity. Hopson earned that honor in 1987, and he remains Ohio State’s all-time leading scorer with 3,633 points to this day.

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What’s what, where and when in NW Ohio

Brooklyn’s Daily Grind:

Compiled by Whitney Meschke Events are subject to change.

Coffee and music, what more can one want?

If a snack is the answer, this is your spot.

723 Airport Hwy., Holland. (419) 724-1433 or www.brooklynscafe.com.

O Decent Folk: March 19.

O Blue Monday: 6:30-9:30 p.m. March 22.

O Tom Harms: 8-11 p.m. March 26.

MUSIC The Blarney Irish Pub:

Catch local acts while taking in the pub’s modern Irish and American fare. 601 Monroe St. (419) 418-2339 or www.theblarneyirishpub.com.

O Astra (Resonant Soul acoustic): March 18.

O 2 Dudes & a Chick: March 19.

O Cluster Folk: March 20.

O David Lester: March 25.

O The Bridges: March 26-27.

Caesars Windsor:

If you have your passport, consider hopping the Detroit River for this casino’s entertainment offerings. Ticket prices are approximate because of fluctuating currency exchanges; attendees must be 19 or older. Caesars Windsor Colosseum, 377 Riverside Dr. East, Windsor, Ontario.

(800) 991-7777 or www.caesarswindsor.com.

O Whoopi Goldberg: 9 p.m. March 20, $34.00-45.50.

O Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra: 9 p.m. March 27, $20-30.

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Bronze Boar:

Be sure to check out this Warehouse District tavern’s namesake, overhead near the entrance. 20 S. Huron St. (419) 244-2627 or www.bronzeboar.com.

O Brandon Duke: Wednesdays.

O River’s Edge: March 18.

O Mike Whitty Group: March 19.

O Crucial 420: March 20. with O Joe Woods Band: March 25-26.

Degage Jazz Cafe:

Signature drinks, plus live local jazz performers.

301 River Road, Maumee. $5 Tuesdays-Thursdays.

(419) 794-8205 or www.degagejazzcafe.com.

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O Gene Parker: Wednesdays and March 19-20.

O Eric Johanson: March 17.

O Tim Whalen: March 18.

O Steve Richko: March 25-27.

The Distillery:

Karaoke is offered Tuesdays, but paid entertainers rock out Wednesdays-Saturdays.

4311 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 382-1444 or www.thedistilleryonline.com.

O The Bridges: March 17-20.

O Steve Mullan: March 24.

O Gunslinger: March 25.

O Earregulars: March 26-27.

Fat Fish Blue:

Serving blues and similar sounds. Levis Commons, 6140 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg.

(419) 931-3474 or fatfishfunnybonetoledo.com.

O East River Drive: 9:30 p.m. March 19-20 and 26-27, $7.

Frankie’s Inner City:

Toledo’s venue for rock. Tickets vary between $5 and $14, unless otherwise noted. 308 Main St. (419) 693-5300 or www.FrankiesInnerCity.com.

O Driver Side Impact, Victory in Numbers, Zenadare, All Dreams Arrest : 5 p.m. March 18.

O Shamrock benefit concert featuring Ashes, Man Down, Poetic Republic: 9 p.m. March 18.

O After Midnight Project, Ashes of Soma: 9 p.m.

March 19.

O All Hope Abandon, Soldierside, Goodbye Blue Skies, Vivan Banks: 9 p.m. March 20.

O A Place to Bury Strangers, Words After: 8 p.m.

March 21.

O The Bronx, Mariachi El Bronx, Japanther, The Fight Within: Noon March 26, $12-$14.

O Cheap Girls, the Riot Before, the Dashburns, the Renditions: 9 p.m. March 27.

Ground Level Coffeehouse:

Mix your beans with some music for an eclectic brew. Open mic Monday nights. 2636 W. Central Ave. (419) 671-6272 or visit the Web site www. groundleveltoledo.com.

O Jazz Jam Session: March 17.

O Steve Masternak and friends: March 19.

O Watson St. Loft: March 20.

O Movie Night with Media Decompression Collective: March 23.

O Relativity: 7 p.m. March 24.

O William Faehnle/Coosters: March 26.

O Crickets on the Hearth: March 27.

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O Ekoostik Hookah, Polka Floyd: 8 p.m. March 20.

O Sponge, Highland, Red Rebellion, Hazard Perry: 7 p.m. March 27.

Manhattan’s:

This “slice of the Big Apple” in the Glass City provides entertainment most weekends. 1516 Adams St. (419) 243-6675 or www.manhattanstoledo.com.

O St. Paddy’s Feast: March 17.

O Quick Trio: 6 p.m. March 18.

O Sarah Cohen: March 19.

O John Barile: March 20.

O Stonehouse: March 26.

O Noteworthy: March 27.

Mickey Finn’s:

A variety of genres to wash your drinks down with. Open mic nights (no cover), 8 p.m. Wednesdays, 9 p.m., 602 Lagrange St. $5-$7 cover. (419) 246-3466 or www.mickeyfinnspub.com.

O Highland: March 18.

O The Lux, The Tides: March 19.

O Champions of Breakfast: March 20.

O Brass Tacks: March 25.

O The Sights, Extra! Extra!, The Sanderlings: March 26.

O Black Cobras: March 27.

Murphy’s Place:

Jazz — straight, smooth, bebop or traditional — all kinds are played here. 151 Water St. (419) 2417732 or www.murphysplacejazz.com.

O Clifford Murphy and Claude Black: 8 p.m.

March 15-16 and March 23, $4.

O Glenda McFarlin: 9 p.m. March 19, $6.

O Christian Howes: 9 and 11 p.m. March 20.

O UT Jazz Night: 8 p.m. March 22, $3-$5.

O Start High School Jazz Band: 7 p.m. March 24, $5.

O Kim Buehler: 9 p.m. March 26, $6.

O Nicole Heitger: 9 p.m. March 27, $8.

Omni:

This Toledo club is a venue for music (and music lovers) of all types. 2567 W. Bancroft St. (419) 535-6664 or omnimidwest.com.

O Red White & Crue, Motley Crue tribute; Poison’d, Poison tribute: 7:30 p.m. March 19, $7.

O Ozzmosis: The Ozzy Experience, with The Nightmare, Alice Cooper tribute: 7:30 p.m. March 26.

O Mas Fina. 9:30 p.m. March 27.

Ottawa Tavern:

Casual meals with weekend entertainment. 1815 Adams St. (419) 725-5483 or www.otavern.com.

O Peregrine: March 19.

O Full Scale Panic, Iron Minds, Six Six Sick: March 20, $5.

O Black Atlantic, Sangsara, Big Kitty: March 26.

O WEe: March 27.

The Village Idiot:

Tunes combined with pizza and booze, some would say it’s a perfect combination.

309 Conant St., Maumee. (419) 893-7281 or www.villageidiotmaumee.com.

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Saline Fiddlers swing their way into Monroe The Saline Fiddlers, an extracurricular music program, will perform at Monroe County Community College (MCCC) on March 20.

A nonprofit music education and performance organization, the group performs music in American folk fiddle, bluegrass, jazz, western swing and Celtic traditions.

The performance starts at 7:30 p.m. in MCCC’s La-Z-Boy Center Meyer Theater.

Tickets are $10 and are available online at www.monroeccc.edu/theater, by calling (734) 384-4272, or in person at MCCC cashier’s office.

For more information about the Saline Fiddlers, visit www.salinefiddlers.com O — Kristen Rapin OJon Barallie and Bobby May: Friday afternoons.

O Bobby Rex Band: Sundays.

O Bobby and Frank May: Mondays.

O Mark Mikel: Tuesdays.

Yeeha’s:

Country rules at this roadhouse. 3150 Navarre Ave., Oregon. $5-$10 covers. (419) 691-8880 or www.yeehas.com.

O Big Ticket, DJ Heat: March 17.

O Big Ticket: March 19.

O Websters: March 20.

O Mas Fina: 10 p.m. March 26.

O ’80s party with DJ Jon Gordon: March 27.

Mas Fina:

This rock-and-dance cover band is a Toledo mainstay. 9:30 p.m. March 19-20, Club Soda, 3922 Secor Rd. (419) 473-0662.

Screaming Orphans:

This gospel godfather and a few of his friends will bring the word. 4 p.m. March 20, Lucas County Arena, 500 Jefferson Ave. $29.50-$39.50.

(419) 321-5007, (419) 474-1333 or www.lucascountyarena.com.

“Rhapsody in Blue”:

Pianist Kirill Gerstein will play works by Rachmaninoff and Gershwin with the Toledo Symphony. 8 p.m. March 20, TMA’s Peristyle, 2445 Monroe St. $20-$50. (419) 246-8000, (800) 3481253 or www.toledosymphony.com.

Engelbert Humperdinck:

Beloved by fans, this romantic icon is touring in support of his new “Legacy of Love” CD. 7:30 p.m. March 20, Ritz Theatre, 20 S. Washington St., Tiffin. $35-$90. (419) 448-8544 or www.ritztheatre.org.

Toledo School for the Arts recital:

The Grascals:

Jimmy Cook tribute:

Heart & Soul:

Dueling Pianos will perform, with special appearances by Notre Dame Academy students, in a fundraiser for the school’s scholarship fund.

6:30 p.m. March 20, NDA gymnasium, 3535 W. Sylvania Ave. $50. Reservations: (419) 475-9628 or www.nda.org.

“The X Chromosome”:

A musical and spoken word celebration of Women’s History Month featuring performances and DJs. 9 p.m. March 20, Collingwood Arts Center, 2413 Collingwood Blvd. $5. (419) 244-2787 or www.collingwoodartscenter.org.

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Budding young musicians will take center stage.

1:30 p.m. March 21, Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Trinity Plaza. $12-$15. (419) 246-8732 or www.trinitytoledo.org.

The Toledo Jazz Orchestra will pay homage to this Toledo-area jazz legend, a trumpet player. Proceeds will fund a memorial scholarship. 3-6 p.m.

March 21, Southbriar Restaurant, 5147 Main St., Sylvania. $10. (419) 654-0775 or (419) 517-1111.

TobyMac & Skillet:

These two top Christian acts are joining forces for their Awake Tonight Tour. 7 p.m. March 21, Lucas County Arena, 500 Jefferson Ave. $27$24. (419) 321-5007, (419) 474-1333 or www. lucascountyarena.com.

High School Honors Band Concert:

High schools from Northwest Ohio and Southeastern Michigan send their best musicians to perform. 3 p.m. March 21, UT’s Doermann Theater, University Hall, 2801 W. Bancroft St. (419) 530-2452, or visit the Web sites www.utoledo.edu/as/music or www.utoledo. edu/bands.

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Bill Gaither Homecoming Tour:

Four musically obsessed sisters will perform a high-spirited show. 8:30 p.m. March 19, Ebeid Student Center, Delp Hall, Lourdes College, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania. $10. (419) 517-8946 or www.lourdes.edu.

This Grammy-nominated contemporary bluegrass group will perform. 8 p.m. March 19, Owens Community College, Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 30335 Oregon Road, Perrysburg. $22-$26. (567) 661-2787, (800) 466-9367, ext.

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Border Crossings:

Baroque Music of Northern and Southern Europe. Musica Antigua de Toledo, a community ensemble, works to re-create pre-1800 styles and sounds, using combinations of voices and period instruments. 3:30 p.m. March 21, UT’s Center for Performing Arts recital hall, Tower View Boulevard and West Campus Drive. $8-$10. (419) 530-2452 or www.musicaantiguatoledo.org/.

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and 30, Wildwood Preserve Metropark Manor House, 5100 W. Central Ave. (419) 407-9700 .

Ohio University Men’s Chorus:

The group will perform “I Have Seen,” an original composition by Luke Rosen, and other works.

8 p.m. March 24, McQuade Theater, St. John’s Jesuit High School, 5901 Airport Hwy. (419) 8655743 or www.sjjtitans.org.

Warren Mailley-Smith:

A Bow to Brahms:

TMA Faculty Artist Series:

Clarence Smith Community Chorus:

This U.K. pianist is called “one of the country’s leading solo pianists of his generation.”

2 p.m. March 21, Ritz Theatre, 20 S. Washington St., Tiffin. $10-$20. (419) 448-8544 or www.ritztheatre.org.

Instructors and professors from area colleges will perform. 3 p.m. Sundays, Great Gallery, 2445 Monroe St. (419) 255-8000 or toledo museum.org.

O Winners of BGSU’s fourth annual Chamber Music Competition, March 21.

UT Jazz Lab Band:

This ensemble, open to students of any major, plays a variety of music, including standards, current pieces and student compositions. 8 p.m. March 22, Center for Performing Arts recital hall, Tower View Boulevard and West Campus Drive. $3-$5. (419) 530-2452, www.utoledo.edu/as/music or www.utoledo.edu/as/music/jazz_studies.html.

Scholars of a Different Note:

This concert series features BGSU vocal and instrumental music students. 7:30 p.m. March 23

In addition to the composer’s Violin Concerto, the Toledo Symphony will perform works by Strauss. 8 p.m. March 26-27, TMA’s Peristyle, 2445 Monroe St. $20-$50. (419) 246-8000, (800) 348-1253 or www.toledosymphony.com.

This vocal group will present its annual spring concert, featuring spirituals and songs of the season, highlighting African-American composers. 6 p.m. March 27, Toledo Mennonite Church, 5501 Nebraska Ave. (419) 534-2299 or cscchorus.com.

New Christy Minstrels:

Local member Eddie Boggs will perform with the folk group. 7 p.m. March 27, Southview High School Center for the Performing Arts, 7225 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania. $20-$25. (419) 8418876, (419) 824-3999 or eddieboggs.com.

Way concert:

BGSU’s Graduate String Quartet and Belazel Trio will perform. 2:30 p.m. March 28, Way Public Library, 101 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg. (419) 874-3135 or www.waylibrary.info.

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Eddie Boggs and New Christy Minstrels set to perform in Sylvania Local musician Eddie Boggs will play with the New Christy Minstrels in Sylvania.

The New Christy Minstrels is a 1960s Grammy Award winning folk group that made regular appearances on The Andy Williams Show. The group’s hit songs include “This Land is Your Land,” “Green Green” and “Today.”

The group performs with five of its original members, Randy Sparks, Jackie Miller Davidson, Art Podell, Dolan Ellis and Clarence Treat.

Boggs has been a member of the group since 1998, with occasional performances in the 1980s.

The New Christy Minstrels will perform March 27 at 7 p.m. at Southview High School’s Center for the Performing Arts,

Toledo Youth Orchestra:

7225 Sylvania Ave. Tickets for the show are $20 and $25. Proceeds will be donated to provide Braille on the plaques at the Lake Erie West Hall of Fame for the performing arts. Tickets are available at the door or by calling (419) 824-3999.

— Kristen Rapin

UT concerts:

This ensemble of young musicians will perform The university’s music students will perform the side-by-side with the Toledo Symphony Or- pieces they’ve been perfecting. (419) 530-2452. chestra. 4 p.m. March 28, Toledo Museum O Percussion Ensemble Recital: 4 p.m. March of Art Peristyle, 2445 Monroe St. $35. (419) 28, Center for Performing Arts recital hall, Tower 246-8000, (800) 348-1253 or 3/8/10 visit the 3:36 Web PM ViewPage Boulevard and West Campus Drive. www.

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Kids can get in a word with the Big Bunny at this photo opportunity. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. MondaysSaturdays and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays through April 3, Westfield Franklin Park food court, 5001 Monroe St. $20-$49. (419) 473-3317 or westfield. com/franklinpark.

Spring Fling:

The Imagination Station, Toledo Zoo and Toledo Ballet will host activities, plus crafts, gifts and Build-a-Bear Bucks will be available. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. March 27, Westfield Franklin Park food court, 5001 Monroe St. $5. (419) 474-6262 or www.juniorleaguetoledo.org.

Annual Easter Egg Hunt:

Kids 12 and younger are invited to seek out vibrant handfuls of treasures. Egg and candy hunts, games and photos with the Big Bunny are planned. 2 p.m.

March 27, Adolphus Kraemer Park, West Main and North Church streets, Oak Harbor. (419) 898-0479 or www.oakharborohio.net.

Spring Fling:

A bounce house, laser maze, games, art activities, face painting and magic acts will be available. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. March 27, Commodore Building, 140 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg. $4-$8. www.perrysburgarts.org.

BG & MORE Faculty Artist Series:

BGSU’s instructors, professors and musicians perform. Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center, Willard Drive and Ridge Street, Bowling Green. (419) 372-8171, (800) 589-2224, (419) 372-8888 or www.bgsu.edu/colleges/music.

O Laura Melton, piano: 8 p.m. March 17.

Cla-Zel Theater:

This venue has been rocking BGSU students (and others) for years. 127 N. Main St., Bowling Green. (419) 353-5000 or www.clazel.net.

O Mark Kroos, Phantasmagoria: 8 p.m. March 19, $5.

O M-Pact: 2 p.m. March 20, $10-$12.

O Luke James, Marky Dally: 9 p.m. March 25, $5.

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Named in memory of Dorothy and Lillian Gish, this theater hosts screenings of international and arthouse movies and matinees of popular films of the past. BGSU’s Hanna Hall, East Wooster Street, Bowling Green. (419) 372-4474 or www. bgsu.edu/gish.

O “Rossiya 88”: A mock documentary from Russia about a gang of skinheads that distributes propaganda videos online: 7:30 p.m. March 18.

O “Carnival of Souls”: A woman hoping for a fresh start after a car accident finds herself being drawn to an old carnival. 7:30 p.m. March 23.

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Howard’s Club H:

Bowling Green comes alive at this venue for rock and more. 210 N. Main St., Bowling Green. (419) 352-3195 or www.howardsclubh.com.

O Brass Tacks Five: March 17.

O Bruce & Cory, Doug Maverick, Steve Meeker, Zach Wilson: March 18.

O Lydia Loveless, Akillis Green: March 19.

O Sleeper Cell, Bathhouse Betty, Chukk Norus: March 20.

O JFK Didn’t Even See It Coming, Bravery My Neighbor: March 24.

O Red Wanting Blue: March 25.

O Limelightz: March 26.

O Matt Truman Ego Trip, Resonant Soul, Team Nate, Saturnine Hello, Highbinder, Kids in the Making, Vocal Response Unit, Frank & Jesse: March 27.

“Galileo: Power of the Telescope.”

Multimedia show about the beginnings of modern astronomy. 8 p.m. March 19, 23 and 26; 2 p.m. March 20; and 7:30 p.m. March 21, BGSU Planetarium, Room 112, Physical Sciences Lab Building, near North College Drive and East Merry Avenue, Bowling Green. $1. (419) 3728666 or physics.bgsu.edu/planetarium.

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Frying up a nest egg Keep track of where your money is coming from — and going to.

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veryone wants to be rich, but few are willing to learn how and do what it takes. Instead, many people who had every opportunity to accumulate a great deal of wealth, are agonizing over retirement or struggling to make ends meet.

Before we discuss some very simple tips that will put readers on the road to riches, consider the following: How much money will pass through your hands in your lifetime?

The best way for a person to approach their finances is like a corporation. Any good company keeps track of every single cent coming in or going out. Readers should

do the same, and one of the best tools for doing so is by keeping a ledger.

A ledger, despite the intimidating name, is really relatively simple. Readers can use software applications like Quicken, or just keep everything on paper (this should sound familiar to anyone who’s seen “The Untouchables”).

When constructing a ledger, there are three important things to note: who was on the other side of a transaction (who you paid or who paid you), what you were paying for, and how much money changed hands.

On a piece of paper, each time you make or spend any money, you DOCK DAVID want to note all of these things on a single line (putting the date of each transaction is also helpful), along with a balance running along the right side, which should tell you how much money you have at any point in time.

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your money, where it’s coming from and where it’s going, it’s a great idea to occasionally study your expenses to see where you’re spending most of your money. Look for areas where your spending might be excessive.

One big area to watch is entertainment, which is often full of small costs – a drink out here, a movie there – that add up very quickly. Also, be very conscious of how you use credit cards. For normal everyday purchases (dry cleaning or meals out), don’t put charges on your card that you can’t pay off at the end of the month. If you have big purchases, like new car tires, understand how much you’re going to be charged in interest and work religiously to get your balances paid off as quickly as possible.

The next step is to create a monthly budget, complete with anticipated outlays in different areas, from car insurance to groceries; but keep it within your means. One thing you will find is that after you’ve kept track of your cash flow for awhile, a budget can be extended into the future by forecasting future expenses. For example, if you know that you have big expense coming up next month, you can budget for it now rather than having to scramble to come up with cash later on.

It’s important that, once you get a grasp on your spending and where all your money is going to start setting goals for yourself to retain a certain amount of your income for savings every week or month. If this requires cutting back on spending in some area, consider it. More likely than not, it just requires being more conscious of spending.

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Just as important, when you save some money, do yourself a favor and put it away someplace where you won’t be tempted to spend it, like a savings account that you refuse to let yourself dip into.

Remember the old saying, “out of sight, out of mind.”

Once you build up a good amount of money, start talking to people who can help you manage it so that it can grow even faster with interest.

There are different types of people to fill this job, from, but you should take time in choosing one, the same way you would pick a doctor. Though advisers often have different requirements for minimum investments, some will work with as little as $10,000.

Going back to the question posed at the beginning of this article, if you make $50,000 per year, that’s about $37,500 per year after taxes.

Working for 30 years at that salary means that, during the course of your working life, more than a million dollars will pass through your hands ($1.125 million). The challenge is not how to make more money (though that can certainly help), but how to keep as much as possible from slipping through your fingers. O Dock David Treece is a stockbroker licensed with FINRA. He works for Treece Financial Services Corp. (www.TreeceInvestmnets.com) and also serves as editor of the financial news site Green Faucet (www.GreenFaucet.com) and as a business commentator for Toledo Free Press. The above information is the express opinion of Dock David Treece and should not be construed as investment advice or used without outside verification.

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Taking it like a man Respect and consent apply to all sides of every sexual issue.

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ear Candy, Very cool to see your column!

Toledo’s a little bit tight-assed about the sex stuff, and I can see you are having fun.

So, please help! I have been with the same girl for three years; she’s cool, great, no problems. But I’ve never been able to convince her to, you know, let me enter the “third dimension.” Any advice?

— Back Door Man, Toledo Dear Back Door Man, Yes, I have some advice.

The next time you are alone, CandY let a medium-size cucumber warm to room temperature, spit on it, try to drive it up yourself, then ask me again.

Seriously, while lots of women (and, of course, at least 10 percent of the guys) dig that action, your Candy has generally been an exitonly kind of gal, with one or three very special exceptions. Besides, God and nature gave you an amazing and wonderful place for intercourse; the grass isn’t always greener on the other side.

Sometimes, it’s not even green. :) Plus, if you have a woman who gives you access to the “second dimension,” count yourself a lucky man (and always reciprocate!).

If, however, your woman is game for letting you boldly go where no man has gone before, trying easing her into it with plenty of lubrication and some not-too-overwhelming toys. There are also hygiene issues to take care of, so be smart.

Go at her pace and do not rush her; one false

move and you won’t soon get a second chance.

Dear Candy, My boyfriend of six months and I just started to sleep together, and he has asked me to stop trimming and grooming my “bikini zone.” I have always kept that area neat and trim, and I am not comfortable with the idea of carrying around a mini jungle, especially with summer coming up.

I don’t want to flat-out say no, but I’m not interested in changing my lifelong grooming habits, either.

What do you think?

— Cindy, Rossford Dear Cindy, There was a recent episode of “Three and a Half Men” in which they joked about the trend in porn movies being for women and men to be shaved and smooth “down there.” The punchline was that men should no never go bare because “a little shrubbery helps the curb appeal.”

Like in any matter concerning sex and your body, if you don’t want to do it, don’t; it’s a simple matter of respect; self-respect from you and partner respect from him. Still, you have plenty of time before swimming pool and beach season (which, weather-wise in NW Ohio, lasts from June 1 to June 2, right?), so there’s no harm in letting the entrance to the Cave of Wonders grow wild for a few weeks.

Personally, I like my men natural and my women smooth, but I don’t make demands. I don’t like parsley, so I just brush it aside and I don’t let it ruin my meal.

Dear Candy, My girlfriend was raised to believe pleasuring herself was “dirty” and she never used to “take solo runs.” With some time, I helped teach her and she really got into it; so much so, that she pretty much just wants to do that and isn’t inter-

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ested in much else. I suppose I’d be an a-hole to try to go back and convince her it’s a bad habit at this point, but …

— Jess, Toledo Dear Jess, Well, I’ll give you a hand for opening her horizons, but yes, you’d be an a-hole to lay a guilt trip on her now. Poor boy!

I sent your question to my friend Lori Hollander, a dual-master’s degree holder who serves as a couples and sex therapist at the Center for Real Intimacy in Ann Arbor.

Her reply: “Right now he is left out which is not helping their intimate connection. But there is an opportunity to turn this experience into an act of real intimacy. Let her know how much it would mean to him to learn more about her body by asking if he can watch her pleasure herself and share in the experience in some way.

“This genuine curiosity on his part combined with her willingness to share is intimacy in the making. For example, he could kiss her lips while she is in action or, if she is comfortable, he might position for a good view. More than just a turn on for him, he will be learning exactly how she likes to be touched, such essential information!

It takes a serious level of intimacy and trust to share on such a deep level leaving many couples feeling more connected than ever.”

Jess, masturbation is not a substitute for intercourse, or vice-versa.

You and your woman have to find a balance of respect and mutual accommodation.

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Here are some more hook-ups that didn’t quite happen but could, and some repeat requests. Send me the details (and your responses) at star@toledofreepress.com and I’ll try to help you find your obsession.

O Saw you at Chuck’s on Monroe Street Saturday March 6 and can’t stop thinking about you.

You: red hair, long black coat, at the bar with two girlfriends. Me: short dark hair, tan collared shirt. I caught your eye when I took my drink and you smiled but left before I could man up to talk to you.

O Ran into you at the bar by the main entrance at the Red Cross Oscar party. You were in sparkling blue with a daring and thrilling low neckline; I complimented your drink choice. You were with a guy but you were not wearing a ring and he did not seem to appreciate your beauty.

Let’s meet!

O It was crowded at the EPIC bash at The Blarney March 11, but we spoke a few words by the bandstand. I was in a red blouse; you said you are an attorney but I did not catch where! I’d love to see you again.

O We were in line at Target on Monroe Street three Fridays ago. We laughed at the covers of the celebrity magazines and you made that funny joke about Brangelina. I got caught at the register and you got away. No answer from you last week, but I am trying again because I’d love to see you again! Please reply!

E-mail Candy at star@toledofreepress.com, follow her on Twitter @SexandCandyStar or friend her on Facebook.

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et the games begin! Every year I post up at the front door of the biggest party in Toledo. You don’t know? It’s The Seventh Annual March Madness Triple Threat Birthday Bash! This event celebrates the birthdays of three of Toledo’s hottest DJ’s — DJ J Roc, DJ Lyte-NRod and DJ One Tyme. This is the event where Toledo’s HipHop community gathers to toast three men who help keep the Hip-Hop culture in our community current and alive.

I walk into this experience expecting the unexpected and the door is where the magic happens. There is no drama like front door drama. Hustlers, business negotiators and damsels in distress appear at the door claiming they’re on a list that usually doesn’t exist or our all-time favorite, “I’m (insert DJ’s name) cousin.” These are the types of

colorful characters mixed in and needed to keep us on our toes! The “No effort No entry” rule ensures that the outfits you see will be nothing short of amazing and this rule gives the guests the chance to shine just as much as the birthday boys!

One Tyme, J Roc and Lyte-N-Rod are DJs from The Juice FM 107.3. When you add that to bookings and tour dates, the planning of this event can seem impossible.

Finding a venue is the first hurdle when it comes to an “urban” event.

Once a place is found, every detail is crucial to its success and who else would know exactly how to plan a successful party than a DJ? Venue type changed back to a club after two years of hotelpackaged parties that are now legendary. This year’s venue was The Zodiac and this takes me

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back to when it was at the Bijou (R.I.P.).

Three DJs, six turntables and new elements added each year such as video mixing, allow you to watch and listen as music videos are mixed.

March 13 at 9 p.m. the weather thought it had the upper hand this year, but in true Toledo fashion, once it hit 11:30 p.m. the place filled faster than a free glass of Moet! The photo booth is a favorite fixture and the beautiful women provide the reason guys are glad they ignored the rain. Always a diverse crowd, the guests ranged from Rap stars to Rock stars as I gave V.I.P. bands to Toledo’s own Sleeper Cell who came out to support their band mate, DJ Lyte-N-Rod. Rappers Dre P, Cuntry, B Wills, and Rugby came from near and far just to celebrate with the DJs that support them the most.

Traditionally, this party has never had performances other than the midnight show given by the DJ’s but this year the surprise was R&B singer Jay Rush who took to the stage to sing his hit “I Ain’t Even Mad” at the end of DJ One Tyme’s set.

Always a safe and peaceful event, this year was no different. With an estimated 800 people in attendance the “spring forward” in time didn’t prevent the guests from trying to get in to the party up to the last minute. At 2 a.m. everyone said their goodbyes and the bar staff immediately started throwing away empty bottles while security urged stragglers to take the last of their pictures.

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making it to church in a few hours to wash away sins that smell like Red Bull and Vodka.

The end of what feels like the longest party ever is bittersweet as it is the one time all three DJs fans join together for one special night. But wait, there’s an after party!

As we continue on ... see you next year! O

Earth, Wind and Fire highlight Zoo concerts The Circle K Concert Series at the Toledo Zoo will present performances from Barenaked Ladies, Earth, Wind & Fire, Weird Al Yankovic and The Moody Blues.

O Barenaked Ladies will perform May 14. Tickets are $37.50, $47.50 and $55.

O Earth, Wind & Fire will perform June 1. Tickets are $37.50 and $55.

O Weird Al Yankovic will perform June 30. Tickets are $29.50, $39.50 and $55.

O The Moody Blues will perform July 2.

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King takes a bite Novelist returns to vampire lore with new comics.

By Jim Beard Toledo Free Press Star StaFf Writer star@toledofreepress.com

Though thoroughly mature, sometimes painfully so, comics still carry the mainstream stigma of “childish” superheroes and too-often disregarded for being one-dimensional. How about a brand-new Stephen King comic about vampires to put a stake through that old stereotype?

Paul Shiple, comic-wrangler for The Game Room in Toledo, says Vertigo’s “American Vampire” title is a “new concept series by novelist Stephen King and short story writer Scott Snyder in which they trace the evolutionary development of this particularly deadly species.” You can’t toss a coffin these days without hitting a vampire but the combination of bloodsuckers and “mature-readers only” Vertigo could very well be the blood transfusion the somewhat anemic King needs these days.

Speaking of Vertigo, DC Comics’ sister company hit a homerun last week with the “The Unwritten” No. 11, by Mike Carey and Peter Gross.

The writer and artist team spun a frightening tale around the real-life novel “Jud Süss,” the story of a Jewish man’s spiritual journey that was unjustly corrupted by Hitler toady Josef Goebbels into a Nazi-produced film of the same name. Goebbels turned it into a devilish piece of anti-Semitism and “The Unwritten” tells of the story itself seeking out the comic’s anti-hero Tommy Taylor to rescue it from a kind of literary schizophrenia. That description’s an injustice to the comic’s poignant and beautiful drama; see for yourself why The Village Voice named the series one of the “Best of 2009.”

Last week’s release of the final chapter of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ noir thriller “Criminal: The Sinners” won great praise from The Game Room’s Shiple, who calls the MarvelIcon book, “some of the best crime fiction being produced today in any medium.” Crime comics, once a staple of the industry in the 1940s and ’50s, have once again become a force and many writers and artists are proving highly adept at the genre. Brubaker’s following has increased with his masterful run on Marvel’s “Captain America” and his “Criminal” is almost, yeah, criminal in its brutality and knee-capping edginess. O

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pril Hunter is m a n y things.

She is a fitness model, photographer, actress, activist, professional wrestler and self-described “nerd with boobs.” But one title is more important to her than any right now — devoted daughter.

Hunter had been a sucJEFF cessful model for years before she first worked in World Championship Wrestling in 1999. After gaining a taste for the business, she trained under the late “Killer” Kowalski and became an accomplished independent wrestler.

She had performed for more than seven years when, in 2007, the grind of working in such a physical business caught up with her.

“It was just constant abuse,” Hunter told me recently. “I had a couple of really bad bumps [wrestling term for falls] and bad situations. One day, I just couldn’t get out of bed. I couldn’t pick my neck up off the pillow, couldn’t get up on my own.”

So, at the insistence of her doctor, Hunter officially announced her retirement as an in-ring performer. But now, despite the risks, she is once again wrestling. Not for fame or fortune, but for her mother, Erna.

“Mom was never a fan of me wrestling in the first place,” Hunter said. “My mom was a stay-athome mom when we were little, so she had my brother and I...We’ve had our ups and downs, but she’s still my mom.”

In 2009, Erna began to feel ill. She went to her family doctor, who insisted she was “over-diagnosing” herself. A week later, Erna checked herself into the emergency room. “Several thousand dollars” worth of tests were performed to confirm the early diagnosis: She had stage four lung cancer.

“They say when someone in the family gets cancer, the whole family gets cancer, which is true,” Hunter said. “It changed everything.”

This led to April’s return to the ring. Even though Erna had just been laid off, she still had full health coverage. But the bills that came were still far too large for her to handle. She will have to claim bankruptcy before she can file for any financial assistance. So Hunter is wrestling again, three years after her injuries forced her retirement, mainly to help her mother financially.

“It allows me to go home, and have my travel expenses taken care of to work in that area,”

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Hunter, who lives in Louisville, Ky., said.

She is doing this despite the considerable risks to herself. Her neck and lower back are still in horrible shape. By wrestling, she faces the possibility of paralysis, organ failure or the chance that she may not be able to bear children.

Because of this, Hunter is being exceedingly careful in her inring performances.

“I have a huge say in who I work (with), where I will travel, and what I will and won’t do in the ring,” she said. “And luckily, I’m big enough that I can enforce that.”

Even before her mother’s illness, Hunter had spoken out frequently on the need for reform in the American health care system. Now that it is striking so close to home, she campaigns with even more fire for the issue.

“I travel for a living, I’ve lived in other countries, so I’ve used socialized health care before, and actually a lot of times had less wait and less bills to pay,” Hunter said “It kills me when people

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argue with me who have never left their backyard, they have never been to another country, and yet they love to tell me that the Canadian health care system is horrible. No, it’s not! I’ve used it lots of times. I’ve used the Japanese system. I’ve used the British system, where they actually came to my hotel and took care of me. I’ve used it in Germany.

I’ve used these health care systems before.”

Hunter points out that her husband is Canadian, and his mother was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. In contrast to her own mother’s situation, “Within a year, everything was taken care of. She had all her follow-up taken care of. She had all her medication. It cost her not a dime.”

Erna, who has been under aggressive chemotherapy, has gotten better in recent days. A tumor in her lung has shrunken enough that she is eligible for the CyberKnife program, a noninvasive treatment that attacks the area directly.

Hunter still wrestles. Still works. Still risks.

“I’m hoping as long as she needs to get this treatment, I’ll be able to help her, travel back and forth, keep an eye on her and help out whenever I can,” Hunter said.

Hunter insists that it is important for the American public to really think for themselves on health care, and not to believe the propaganda they hear. “I would really like to say for people to beware of what they’re being told on television about health care. The best bet would be to just get on the computer and do a little research and check for themselves, and get informed.” O Jeff McGinnis appears at 7 a.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays on the 92.5 KISS-FM “Andrew Z” show.

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