0947_MT

Page 1

[02]

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009

[03]

[04] CONTENTS

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

Cover Silicon Valley’s Weekly Newspaper

:M:8JI>K: :9>IDG 8:D 9Vc EjaXgVcd BVcV\^c\ :Y^idg$6gih :Y^idg/ B^X]VZa H# <Vci CZlh :Y^idg/ :g^X ?d]chdc HeZX^Va Egd_ZXih :Y^idg/ HiZkZ EVadeda^ ;ddY :Y^idg/ HiZii =daWgdd` HiV[[ Lg^iZgh/ ?Zhh^XV ;gdbb! <Vgn H^c\]! G^X]VgY kdc 7jhVX` Egdd[gZVYZg/ ?ZVccZ HX]jhiZg 8VaZcYVg/ IVgV 9j[[n E]did\gVe]Zg/ ;Za^eZ 7j^igV\d 8dcig^Wjidgh/ 8ZX^a 6YVbh! 6bn 6a`dc! GdW 7gZohcn! EZiZg 7ngcZ! 7ZVj 9dla^c\! IVgV 9j[[n! :b^an C# 8Vccdc! AadnY 9Vc\aZ! Idg^ :V`Zh! BVii <gdZc^c\! ?Zcc^[Zg ?ZheZghZc! @Z^i] @c^\]i! HXdii BVX8aZaaVcY! GnVc DhiZgWZX`! 9^VcZ Hdadbdc! ?Zc HdgZchZc! Idb Idbdggdl! <VggZii L]ZZaZg :Y^idg^Va 6hh^hiVci/ 8daaZZc LVihdc

6GI$EGD9J8I>DC

IT’S A WRAP Uif!ipmjebzt!bsf!ifsf-!boe!xf!ibwf!b!rvbmjuz!hjgu!gps!fwfszpof!po!zpvs!mjtuÒ! boe!b!mppl!bu!uif!tfbtpobm!usfbut!po!uif!cjh!tdsffo!boe!b!hvjef!up!ipmjebz!fwfout/!q26

Dpoufout

opwfncfs!36.efdfncfs!2

Features

AZiiZgh$I]^h BdYZgc LdgaYT+ BVh]jeTI]Z ;anT&& H^a^Xdc 6aaZnhT&( HinaZT(* BZigdBZcjT(, BZigd6gihT). BZigd;^abT*) BZigdBjh^XT*. 6Yk^XZ <dYYZhhT,& 8db^XhT,& 6higdad\nT,( HigV^\]i 9deZT,)

News

Shopping for Freedom_11 Ipx!Bnfsjdbo!cvzjoh!qpxfs!ifmqfe!nblf!uif! xpsme!tbgf!gps!efnpdsbdzĂ’xijmf!tjoljoh!uif! obujpo!joup!efcu Film

Twenty-FirstCentury Fox_53

Listings HedgihT(& :kZcihT(' ;Vb^anT(' 9^c^c\ <j^YZT(BZigd<j^YZT)+ 8dcXZgihT), HiV\ZT*% 6giT*% 7dd`h BdgZT*( ;^abT** Bjh^XT+'

ClassiďŹ eds :beadnbZciT,' Bjh^XT,' =dbZ >begdkZbZciT,) GZVa :hiViZT,*

Xft!BoefstpoĂ–t!ofx!tupq.bdujpo. bojnbufe!Ă•Gboubtujd!Ns/!GpyĂ–! tifet!uif!ejsfdupsĂ–t!qsfdjpvt! ibcjut!gps!effqfs!tbujtgbdujpot!

9Zh^\c 9^gZXidg/ @VgV 7gdlc EgdYjXi^dc 9^gZXidg/ =Vggn 6aa^hdc <gVe]^X 9Zh^\cZg/ IVW^ 9daVc :Y^idg^Va EgdYjXi^dc/ HZVc <Zdg\Z 6YkZgi^h^c\ <gVe]^X 6gi^hih/ ?^bbn 9dcVaY! @^bWZgan Bdjaidc! H]VgdcV Dh]VcV! 9VkZ GdW^hdc IgV[Ă’X`^c\ 8ddgY^cVidg/ :b^an 6j\jhijh IgV[Ă’X`^c\ 6hh^hiVci/ BZgXn EZgZo

9>HEA6N H6A:H 6YkZgi^h^c\ 9^gZXidg/ ?d]c =Vj\] HZc^dg 6XXdjci :mZXji^kZh/ 7^aa HijWWZZ! ?Vb^Z L]^ib^gZ Egdbdi^dch 8ddgY^cVidg/ BVgZZ I]jghidc 6XXdjci :mZXji^kZh/ ?VcZaaZ 6YVbh! 7^aan <VgX^V! B^X]VZa =V\VbVc! ?dccn BVcV`! IVbbn EViiZghdc 6XXdjci BVcV\Zg/ BZgXn EZgZo Bdk^Z Egdbdi^dch$HVaZh/ ?^b 8Vgg^Xd

8A6HH>;>:9 H6A:H HZc^dg 6XXdjci :mZXji^kZ/ B^X]VZa G# =^aa

688DJCI>C<$DE:G6I>DCH$69B>C>HIG6I>DC 8dcigdaaZg/ EZigV H]ZgZn 6XXdjci^c\ BVcV\Zg/ I^h]V GVZ <# BjŠdo 6XXdjcih GZXZ^kVWaZ/ 6cYgZl BVgi^cZo! K^X`^Z BdcgdZ 8^gXjaVi^dc BVcV\Zg/ ?dg\Z AdeZo 6hh^hiVci 8^gXjaVi^dc BVcV\Zg/ <Vgn HjcWjgn >c[dgbVi^dc HnhiZbh/ 8]g^h <^VcXViZg^cd D[ÒXZ BVcV\Zg/ 9VkZ B^aaZg

9>HIG>7JI>DC

BZigd ^h VkV^aVWaZ [gZZ d[ X]Vg\Z! a^b^iZY id dcZ Xden eZg gZVYZg# 6YY^i^dcVa Xde^Zh d[ i]Z XjggZci ^hhjZ bVn WZ ejgX]VhZY [dg & ZVX]! eVnVWaZ Vi i]Z BZigd d[ÒXZ ^c VYkVcXZ# BZigd bVn WZ Y^hig^WjiZY dcan Wn BZigdÉh Vji]dg^oZY Y^hig^Wjidgh# Cd dcZ bVn! l^i]dji eZgb^hh^dc d[ BZigd! iV`Z bdgZ i]Vc dcZ Xden d[ ZVX] ^hhjZ# HjWhXg^ei^dch/ *%$ h^m bdci]h! .*$dcZ nZVg#

;>C: EG>CI

9ZXaVgZY V aZ\Va cZlheVeZg d[ \ZcZgVa X^gXjaVi^dc Wn i]Z HjeZg^dg 8djgi d[ HVciV 8aVgV 8djcin 9ZXgZZ Cd# +*&',)! 6eg^a ,! &.--# >HHC %--'")'.%# :ci^gZ XdciZcih � '%%. BZigd EjWa^h]^c\! >cX# 6aa g^\]ih gZhZgkZY# GZegdYjXi^dc ^c Vcn [dgb egd]^W^iZY l^i]dji ejWa^h]ZgÉh lg^iiZc eZgb^hh^dc# Jchda^X^iZY bViZg^Va h]djaY WZ VXXdbeVc^ZY Wn V hiVbeZY! hZa["VYYgZhhZY ZckZadeZ0 ]dlZkZg! BZigd ^h cdi gZhedch^WaZ [dg i]Z gZijgc d[ hjX] hjWb^hh^dch#

A locally owned company

699G:HH **% Hdji] ;^ghi HigZZi! HVc ?dhZ! 86 .*&&("'-%+ E=DC: )%-#'.-#-%%% 8aVhh^Ă’ZY 9Zei/ )%-#'.-#-*%% ;6M :Y^idg^Va/ )%-#'.-#%+%'0 6YkZgi^h^c\/ )%-#'.-#+..'0

8aVhh^Ă’ZY/ )%-#',&#(*'%

Books

Que Sera Sarah_49 Hfpggsfz!Evoo!ibt!sfbe!Tbsbi!QbmjoĂ–t!! Ă•Hpjoh!SphvfĂ–!tp!zpv!epoĂ–u!ibwf!up

lll#bZigdVXi^kZ#Xdb lll#bZigdeY[#Xdb IL>II:G/ il^iiZg#Xdb$bZigdcZlheVeZg ;68:7DD@/ lll#BZigd;7#Xdb

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009

[05]

[06] LETTERS

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

mfuufst

For the past 10 years, every person who told me about the book that this movie came from was working-, middle- and upper-class male and female members of this so-called working society. And each and every one of them so identiďŹ ed with the horrors Precious dealt with that they knew and were that girl, no matter how much the antithesis of that they seemed and looked on the outside. And even with that lead-in, I didn’t read the book until late this summer. And at ďŹ rst, I was a bit bothered by how it initially comes across as yet another story of black man’s inhumanity to man being lauded. But a few weeks ago, watching Seattle hem and haw about whether or not to open it in more than one out-ofthe- way movie theater just like many other communities in America who have been given the “this doesn’t happen hereâ€? carte blanche to say no thanks to having it on offer—it suddenly hit that I have been ďŹ nding references to my own life experience in characters portrayed by many actors over the years, no matter the skin tone. From books onward. Contrary to von Busack’s mockery, the movie is not going to be nominated for an Oscar in the spirit of “There, but for the grace of God, goeth I.â€? That movie is going to do so because so many people across so many strata of society live a life infused by exactly the opposite, in private, in pain, through no fault of their own. It will get the nod because even so many of your readers know exactly from where that main character speaks. And it’s time for the lowest common denominator of abuse to ďŹ nally be

Nfusp!xfmdpnft!mfuufst/!Mjlf!boz!hsfbu!xpsl!pg!bsu-!uifz!tipvme!cf!psjhjobmtĂ’opu!dpqjft!pg!nbufsjbm!tfou! fmtfxifsf/!Qmfbtf!jodmvef!zpvs!obnf-!djuz!pg!sftjefodf!boe!ebzujnf!ufmfqipof!ovncfs/!)Qipof!ovncfs!xjmm! opu!cf!qvcmjtife/*!Mfuufst!nbz!cf!fejufe!gps!mfohui!boe!dmbsjuz!ps!up!dpssfdu!gbduvbm!jobddvsbdjft!lopxo!up!vt/!

5

Â?

nfusp!mfuufst-! 661!t/!Ă&#x;stu!tu-! tbo!kptf]!:6224

Doctrinal There are many inaccuracies in this article regarding the teaching of the Church (“The Church’s New Colors,â€? Cover Story, Nov. 18). I would recommend referring to the “Catechism of the Catholic Churchâ€? for clariďŹ cation on the factual teachings of the Church. For example, the Church does not teach that the only purpose for sexual behavior is procreation. The Church teaches the only place for

it is within the context of marriage, as a holy Sacrament. There are many people who are married who are unable to “procreate.â€? And yet, they share mutually beneďŹ cial sexual relationships. Anyway, your article was thoughtful and well-written. It’s a shame that the writer failed to research the teachings of the Church thoroughly and therefore misrepresented them. Kathy Soria Walley Springs

˜

gby;!519/3:9/1713

Push Comes To Shove Keeping this simple: The reason people are being so deeply affected by the movie Precious (“Pushing Too Hard,â€? MetroFilm; Nov. 18) is the same reason people were affected by the book Push by Sapphire. Three out of ďŹ ve Americans over the age of 30 have been mentally, physically and/or sexually abused as a child by someone so close to them.

Kiss and Lie

dealt with and eradicated. If I can ďŹ gure out how to be touched by a movie with nobody that looks like me in it because it’s singing my song, so can everybody else. And this time . . . they are already doing it. A. Brynner , Seattle

Choices As a young woman, I understand the difficult choices I make daily about my body. I personally do not believe I could ever abort a child, but I do believe that I cannot make that choice for another because I do not walk in their shoes. It is because of this core belief; I strongly believe the government has no place in making these decisions for the people. The Stupak Amendment proposes to do that and more. We cannot deny coverage to a woman who for her own personal reasons chooses to have an abortion. Health-care reform will expand access to quality, affordable health care for millions of men, women and children. It is absolutely crucial we pass legislation this year. But outlawing coverage for a legal, medical procedure hurts women and thus hurts America.We cannot dictate what is and is not covered when currently there are Americans who have no choices because they have no coverage. Church and state are separate and thus religious decisions about abortion have no place in a public option. I have said it before, and I will say it again; We cannot have a healthy America without healthy Americans. Lisa Sobel San Jose

J!Tbx zpv

I saw you Friday night at Maggiano’s. I called you on your cell phone to ask what you were doing, and you said you were studying. I asked what all the noise was, and you said it was your TV. When I asked to come by, you said you might have H1N1, so I should stay away. Right afterward, you hung up, and I watched while you sat there kissing and hugging your new boyfriend who looked like Wesley Snipes. How could you lie to me—we’re engaged for God’s sakes—I was so mad I took my date home right afterward and told her I couldn’t stay the night because I was felling sick. You ruined it for me. SEND US your anonymous rants, raves, gripes and diatribes about your co-workers, bosses, enemies or any badly behaving citizen who rankles your ire—or about citizens you admire. Send to: I SAW YOU, Metro, 550 S. First St., San Jose, 95113, or via email to isawyou@metronews.com.

Gpmmpx!Nfusp!po!Uxjuufs!bu!uxjuufs/dpn0nfuspofxtqbqfs/!!Bddftt!boe!cfdpnf!b!gbo!pg!NfuspĂ–t!Gbdfcppl!qbhf!wjb!pvs!tipsudvu!VSM-!NfuspGC/dpn/!

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009

[07]

WE BUY YOUR CLOTHES, SHOES & ACCESSORIES &855(17 67</(6 ´ :20(1Ê6 0(1Ê6 ´ &$6+ 21 7+( 6327 12 $332,170(17 1(&(66$5< ´ )5,(1'/< %8<(56

CASH )25 <285

)$6+,21

SAN JOSE: 1959 west san carlos 408.292.6622 SAN JOSE: 1008 blossom hill rd. #e 408.269.9025 SANTA CRUZ: 811 pacific ave. 831.458.2555 www.crossroadstrading.com

PHOTO: ALANNA WILLIAMS

[08]

mashup MASHUP NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

best of the local web

A roundup of news, commentary and opinion from around the valley. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect Metro’s editorial views.

Apple Tablet Delayed? So What? 6eeaZ ]Vh gZedgiZYan YZX^YZY id edhiedcZ i]Z aVjcX] d[ ^ih gjbdgZY iVWaZi$haViZ jci^a i]Z hZXdcY ]Va[ d[ '%&%# I]ViÉh i]Z aViZhi gjbdg [gdb i]Z dXXVh^dcVaan gZa^VWaZ 9^\^i^bZh! l]^X] XaV^bh i]Vi i]Z YZk^XZÉh dg^\^cVa BVgX] '%&% YZWji iVg\Zi WZXVbZ jciZcVWaZ V[iZg hdbZ XdbedcZci X]Vc\Zh#

HYPE GENERATOR !Bqqmf!

ibt!boopvodfe!ju!offet!tjy! npsf!npouit!up!qfsgfdu!jut! Ubcmfu/!Boe!lffq!uif!svnpst! txjsmjoh/

I]Z gZedgi! h]djaY ^i egdkZ igjZ! l^aa cd YdjWi WZ V Y^hVeed^cibZci id dkZgVcm^djh iVWaZi^iZh VlV^i^c\ i]Z bnhiZg^djh YZk^XZÉh Vgg^kVa! Wji gZVaan! i]ViÉh ^bbViZg^Va id 6eeaZ# >c i]Z ZcY! V h^m"bdci] YZaVn ^h h^bean h^m bdgZ bdci]h d[ gjbdg VcY heZXjaVi^dc l^i] l]^X] id Wj^aY i]Z WdcÒ gZ d[ ejWa^X^in i]Vi l^aa Zgjei l]Zc VcY ^[ i]Z iVWaZi$haViZ Vgg^kZh# BdgZdkZg! i]Z iVWaZi bVg`Zi ^h V cVhXZci dcZ0 ^iÉh cdi Vh ^[ 6eeaZ ^h adh^c\ bVg`Zi h]VgZ id ^ih g^kVah Wn YZaVn^c\ Zcign# >iÉh WZhi! i]Zc! [dg i]Z XdbeVcn id iV`Z ^ih i^bZ VcY jcXgViZ i]Z iVWaZi$haViZ l]Zc XdcÒ YZci i]Vi ^i ]Vh ZkZgni]^c\ g^\]i# 6h E^eZg ?V[[gVn VcVanhi <ZcZ BjchiZg lgdiZ ^c V gZhZVgX] cdiZ id ^ckZhidgh I]jghYVn! Æi]Z ZmVXi i^b^c\ ^h ^ggZaZkVci \^kZc HigZZi bdYZah Yd cdi XjggZcian gZÓ ZXi i]Z iVWaZi! ZmeZXiVi^dch [dg VXijVa jc^ih ^c '%&% VgZ adl! VcY ^ckZhidgh [dXjh ^h bdgZ dc l]Zi]Zg i]Z iVWaZi ^h gZVa VcY aZhh dc i^b^c\#Ç BjchiZg! ^iÉh ldgi] cdi^c\! Zck^h^dch 6eeaZÉh iVWaZi$haViZ Vh V *%%Ä,%% YZk^XZ VWdji i]gZZ i^bZh i]Z h^oZ d[ i]Z ^EdY idjX]# ÆLZ ZmeZXi i]Z iVWaZi ]VgYlVgZ id WZ h^b^aVg id Vc ^EdY idjX] Wji aVg\Zg0 lZ ZmeZXi i]Z `Zn Y^[[ZgZci^Vidg d[ i]Z YZk^XZ id WZ ^ih hd[ilVgZ!Ç BjchiZg lg^iZh# ÆL]^aZ i]ZgZ VgZ hZkZgVa dei^dch gVc\^c\ [gdb V idjX] hXgZZc BVX DH M id Vc ^E]dcZ"a^`Z DH! lZ ZmeZXi i]Z iVWaZi id WZ Yg^kZc Wn V cZl kZgh^dc d[ 6eeaZÉh ^E]dcZ DH i]Vi gjch V cZl XViZ\dgn d[ aVg\Zg Veeh Vadc\h^YZ Vaa i]Z XjggZci Veeh [gdb i]Z 6ee HidgZ# LZ WZa^ZkZ 6eeaZÉh iVWaZi ldjaY XdbeZiZ lZaa ^c i]Z cZiWdd` XViZ\dgn ZkZc i]dj\] ^i ldjaY cdi WZ V cZiWdd`#Ç Å?D=C E68O@DLH@>! 9><>I6A96>AN#6AAI=>C<H9#8DB

>Éb cdl Vcm^djhan VlV^i^c\ ÆI]Z IVWaZi#Ç > _jhi ]VY V gjYZ h]dX` [gdb i]Z LVaa HigZZi ?djgcVa# I]Z XdbW^cZY eVeZg dca^cZ hjWhXg^ei^dc ^h \d^c\ je [gdb VWdji (+% eZg nZVg id Vabdhi *%% eZg nZVg# 6h hddc Vh > ]VkZ V \ddY VaiZgcVi^kZ i]Vi > XVc gZVY Vi i]Z WgZV`[Vhi iVWaZ ! >Éb XVcXZa^c\ i]Z eVeZg hjWhXg^ei^dc VcY \d^c\ dca^cZ Å@Zc Gdhh ^EdY idjX] VagZVYn XdbeZiZh lZaa ^c i]Z cZiWdd` bVg`Zi! VcY ndj XVc ine^XVaan ineZ [VhiZg dc ^EdY idjX] i]Vc dc V cZiWdd` l^i] Vc -% eZgXZciÄh^oZ `ZnWdVgY# Å7dW

Twitter’s New Prompt: A Linguist Weighs In TWITTER announced it will WORD PROCESSER Mjohvjtu!Ebwje! prompt users to post by asking Dsztubm!tbzt!UxjuufsÖt!ofx!qspnqu!tipxt! “What’s happening?” rather than uibu!jut!bvejfodf!jt!fwpmwjoh/ the old “What are you doing?” We asked a prominent linguist if this means anything. Turns out it does: Twitterers are no longer such loners. In short, Twitter’s new slogan reflects the microblogging service’s evolution from a venue for self-expression into a forum for conversation, according to Welsh linguist David Crystal. Crystal has written or contributed to more than 100 books on language, including on Internet linguistics, and examined the text-messaging culture from which Twitter was born in his most recent work, the appropriately titled Txtng: The Gr8 Db8. “I’m not surprised. Twitter has become steadily more discursive, with people maintaining threads and introducing a great deal more interaction, rather than posting isolated tweets. As a result the focus has shifted from the individual to the group, and a more open question is required to capture this emphasis. What-doing looks inward. What-happening looks outward. So Twitter’s users have, at the very least, moved beyond mere navel gazing and into arguing. Way to go, narcissists! —RYAN TATE, GAWKER.VALLEYWAG.COM

Hddc i]Z egdbei l^aa WZ ÆHje4Ç ÅgV^cXdVhiZg >c dkZg ild nZVgh! >Éb egZiin hjgZ i]Vi > cZkZg VchlZgZY i]Z^g dg^\^cVa fjZhi^dc! hd > YdcÉi i]^c` >Éaa hiVgi cdl# L]ViÉh lgdc\ l^i] Æeji ilZZi ]ZgZÇ4 ÅBV\^hiZg 6cY ]ZgZ > i]dj\]i ÆL]ViÉh =VeeZc^c\Ç lVh Vc ]dbV\Z id ;a^e L^ahdc Vh GZkZgZcY AZgdn# ÅHZZg~jWZg ?Zccn

Chrome OS and the Microsoft Squeeze

Gjc! gjc [gdb i]Z eVX`h d[ l^aY il^ih ÅJcXaZT7^aanTHajbb^c\

Cdl i]Vi lZÉkZ Vaa VXijVaan hZZc 8]gdbZ DH! i]Z ^bbZY^ViZ XdcXajh^dc i]Vi bdhi VgZ _jbe^c\ id ^h i]Vi ^i ldcÉi WZ `^aa^c\ L^cYdlh Vcni^bZ hddc# DWk^djhan# 7ji i]Vi YdZhcÉi bZVc ^i ldcÉi ]jgi B^Xgdhd[i VcY Veean adc\"iZgb egZhhjgZ id i]Z Ydb^cVci DH# >c [VXi! <dd\aZÉh edh^i^dc^c\ [dg 8]gdbZ DH gZVYh a^`Z V eV\Z dji d[ 6eeaZÉh eaVnWdd`! dcan [gdb i]Z deedh^iZ Y^gZXi^dc# <dd\aZ ^h V^b^c\ 8]gdbZ DH g^\]i Vi i]Z Wdiidb d[ i]Z bVg`Zi# I]Vi ^h id hVn! X]ZVe XdbejiZgh! cZiWdd`h# 6eeaZ! d[ XdjghZ!

&%

> adkZ i]Z ldgY ÆY^hXjgh^kZÇ WZXVjhZ ^i bZVch/ &# eVhh^c\ V^baZhhan [gdb dcZ hjW_ZXi id Vcdi]Zg0 Y^\gZhh^kZ0 gVbWa^c\# '# egdXZZY^c\ Wn gZVhdc^c\ dg Vg\jbZci gVi]Zg i]Vc ^cij^i^dc# L]^X] bZVc ZmVXian i]Z deedh^iZ i]^c\h# ÅX]g^h#ZWZgan Æ8aZVkZÇ ^h Vcdi]Zg dcZ d[ i]dhZ ldgYh# >i bZVch Wdi] id hea^i VcY id VY]ZgZ# ÅHZZg~jWZg ?Zccn > i]^c` i]ZgZÉh V PY^ginR _d`Z ^c i]ZgZ hdbZl]ZgZ# Å^eaVjY^jh

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009

[09]

[10]

MASHUP NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

mashup

-

iV`Zh i]Z deedh^iZ VeegdVX]! iVg\Zi^c\ i]Z ]^\] ZcY d[ i]Z bVg`Zi l^i] ^ih ]^\]"fjVa^in VcY ]^\]"bVg\^c bVX]^cZh# >[ <dd\aZ ^h hjXXZhh[ja l^i] ^ih 8]gdbZ DH cZiWdd`h aZiÉh XVaa i]Zb 8]gdbZ7dd`h ! l]Vi lZ XdjaY hZZ ^h i]Z hfjZZo^c\ d[ B^Xgdhd[i! Vc ^YZV > Ò ghi aV^Y dji V bdci] V\d#

Boldly explore the world’s most comprehensive collection of authentic Star Trek objects.

Now Open Downtown San Jose

L^i] ViiVX`h [gdb i]Z ide VcY Wdiidb! L^cYdlh l^aa WZ gZaZ\ViZY id i]Z b^YYaZ# 6cY jai^bViZan! ^[ <dd\aZ ]Vh ^ih lVn! bVg\^cVa^oZY# I]ZgZ VgZ V cjbWZg d[ egdWaZbh l^i] WZ^c\ ^c i]Z b^YYaZ# ;^ghi VcY [dgZbdhi! i]Z b^YYaZ ^h VkZgV\Z! Wdg^c\! WaVcY! ZiX# I]ZgZÉh cdi]^c\ eVgi^XjaVgan lgdc\ l^i] i]Vi! jcaZhh ndjÉgZ V XdbeVcn a^`Z B^Xgdhd[i l^i] Vc ^bV\Z egdWaZb# 6[iZg nZVgh d[ iV`^c\ ]^ih! B^Xgdhd[i ^h ign^c\ id gZkVbe ^ih ^bV\Z l^i] ZmeZch^kZ VYh! cZl hidgZh VcY V cZl DH! Vbdc\ di]Zg i]^c\h# 7ji i]Z b^YYaZ ^h ]VgY id hZaa# >iÉh cZ^i]Zg i]Z X]ZVeZhi cdg i]Z WZhi# >iÉh i]Z i]^c\ eZdeaZ ]VkZ id hZiiaZ dc# 6 XdjeaZ YVnh V\d! 9Vg^c\ ;^gZWVaa ldcYZgZY ^[ i]Z gZVa `Zn [dg 8]gdbZ DH VcY cZiWdd`h bVn WZ id hZgkZ Vh ndjg hZXdcYVgn XdbejiZg# 7ji i]ZgZÉh gZVaan cd cZZY id ldcYZg! <dd\aZÉh KE d[ EgdYjXi BVcV\ZbZci! HjcYVg E^X]V^! hV^Y Vh bjX] Yjg^c\ i]Z F 6 hZhh^dc# ÆI]^h l^aa WZ V hZXdcYVgn YZk^XZ# >i bVn WZ V eg^bVgn YZk^XZ ^c iZgbh d[ i^bZ heZci dc ^i! Wji lZ ZmeZXi eZdeaZ id ]VkZ di]Zg XdbejiZgh idd!Ç ]Z hV^Y l]Zc Vh`ZY VWdji bdgZ edlZg[ja ZY^i^c\ hd[ilVgZ cdi WZ^c\ VWaZ id gjc dc 8]gdbZ DH# ÅB< H>:<A:G! I:8=8GJC8=#8DB

Ldgi] V YZWViZ! Wji add`^c\ dcan Vi i]Z DH bVg`Zi [dg XdchjbZg bVX]^cZh# =dl ^h L^cYdlh WZ^c\ hfjZZoZY ^c i]Z ZciZgeg^hZ bVg`Zi l]ZgZ aVg\Z kdajbZh d[ L^cYdlh E8h \Zi Wdj\]i VcY je\gVYZY Xdci^cjdjhan Wn 8]gdbZ DH VcY! YVgZ > hVn! 6eeaZ4 Ă…GdW^c LVjiZgh

First and only Bay Area appearance. Don’t miss this unique exhibition of over 200 artifacts. More than 15,000 sg ft!

Tickets on Sale NOW! admission also includes access to the tech museum galleries (excludes simulators and imax)

www.TheTech.org

408-294-TECH (8324)

www.startrekexhibition.com In Association With:

Produced By:

EXPLORATION II, INC &

Thanks To Our Sponsor:

PREMIER EXHIBITIONS (NASDAQ:PRXI)

Ž & Š 2009 CBS Studios Inc. All rights reserved. STAR TREK and related marks are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc.

I]Z ZciZgeg^hZ jhZgh > YZVa l^i] ]ZgZ ^c CN8 Yd cdi a^`Z Vcni]^c\ XadjY"WVhZY# I]Zn ValVnh egZ[Zg id `ZZe i]Z^g YViV dc i]Z hidgV\Z hZgkZgh ^c i]Z^g >I gddb hdbZl]ZgZ# L]Zc ndjÉgZ YZVa^c\ l^i] ]^\]an hZch^i^kZ YViV hjX] Vh aZ\Va YdXjbZcih VcY XdgedgViZ hZXgZih! i]Z gjaZ d[ i]jbW ^h id `ZZe i]^h ^c[dgbVi^dc adXVa^oZY Vi Vaa i^bZh# ÅL^aa^Vb 7aVcX]VgY 9^YcÉi i]^h [V^a l^i] i]Z ^E]dcZ ^c^i^Vaan4 Dg Y^Y > ^bV\^cZ i]Z dg\Vhb^X Zci]jh^Vhb l]Zc i]Z ^E]dcZ H9@ lVh gZaZVhZY VcY i]Z 6ee HidgZ deZcZY4 > i]^c` 8]gdbZDH ^h V Xdda ^YZV Wji ^iÉh V c^X]Z egdYjXi# >i Vh`h i]Vi ndj hVXg^Ò XZ V adi l]Zc i]Z dcan gZVa \V^c ^h V [VhiZg Wddi i^bZ# ÅBVaXdab AadnY 6XXdgY^c\ id <dd\aZ 8:D HX]b^Yi VcY FjVaXdbb 8:D EVja ?VXdWhÅi]Zn l^aa WZ XVaaZY hbVgiWdd`hÅi]Z cZiWdd` bdc^`Zg l^aa bdge] ^cid hbVgiWdd`h# ÅEZiZgh =bb # Hd <dd\aZ ^h iVg\Zi^c\ i]Z Wdiidb bdhi aVnZg d[ jhZgh# > ldcYZg ]dl bVcn ]VkZ V YZXZci XdccZXi^k^in Vi i]Vi aZkZaÅ cZiWdd` l^i]dji WgdVYWVcY ldjaY hjX`# Åe]Zl

Hedi dc# > bZVc add` ]dl Y^[Ò Xjai V \VbZ X]Vc\Zg a^`Z i]Z ^E]dcZ ^h Ò cY^c\ ^i id \V^c bVg`Zih]VgZ# > YdcÉi `cdl VcndcZ l]d ]Vh dcZ# D]! lV^i# Å7dW

Is Murdoch Setting Up a Bidding War? I]Z ;^cVcX^Va I^bZh gZedgih i]Vi GjeZgi BjgYdX]Éh CZlh 8dge# ]Vh ]VY Y^hXjhh^dch l^i] B^Xgdhd[i VWdji eVnbZcih id WZ VWaZ id ^cYZm ^ih XdciZci# I]Z ^beZijh [dg i]Z Y^hXjhh^dch XVbZ [gdb CZlh 8dge#! dlcZg d[ cZlheVeZgh gVc\^c\ [gdb i]Z LVaa HigZZi ?djgcVa d[ i]Z Jc^iZY HiViZh id i]Z Hjc d[ i]Z J#@#! hV^Y V eZghdc [Vb^a^Vg l^i] i]Z h^ijVi^dc! l]d lVgcZY i]Vi iVa`h lZgZ Vi Vc ZVgan hiV\Z# =dlZkZg! i]Z ;^cVcX^Va I^bZh ]Vh aZVgcZY i]Vi B^Xgdhd[i ]Vh Vahd VeegdVX]ZY di]Zg W^\ dca^cZ ejWa^h]Zgh id eZghjVYZ i]Zb id gZbdkZ i]Z^g h^iZh [gdb <dd\aZÉh hZVgX] Zc\^cZ# I]^h ^h ^c a^cZ l^i] bn VcVanh^h [gdb V lZZ` V\d/ ÆBjgYdX] L^aa CZ\di^ViZ EVnbZci [dg 6XXZhh id 7Vh`Zi d[ 8dciZci L^i] <DD< Zi Va#Ç I]Z lVn i]^h hidgn ]Vh WZZc aZV`ZY bZVch i]Vi GjeZgi BjgYdX] ^h a^`Zan hZii^c\ je V W^YY^c\ lVg WZilZZc B^Xgdhd[i VcY <dd\aZ# L^aa <dd\aZ Vaadl B^Xgdhd[i id lVa` VlVn l^i] i]Z ^cYZm id CZlh 8dge# XdciZci VcY fj^iZ edhh^Wan i]Z ^cYZm [dg di]Zg aVg\Z bZY^V XdbeVc^Zh4 <dd\aZ l^aa ]VkZ id W^Y V\V^chi B^Xgdhd[i WZXVjhZ ^i ]Vh bdgZ id adhZ i]Vc CZlh 8dge# VcY di]Zg bZY^V XdbeVc^Zh ]VkZ ^c adh^c\ <dd\aZ igV[Ò X ^ih igV[Ò X ]daYh a^iiaZ kVajZ WZXVjhZ i]Zn XVcÉi ZVh^an XdckZgi ^i id gZkZcjZ# >[ <dd\aZ ^h eZgXZ^kZY id WZ aVX`^c\ ^c ^ih ^cYZm i]Zc ^i g^h`h adh^c\ igjhi Vbdc\ jhZgh i]Vi ^i ^h i]Z WZhi eaVXZ id \d [dg hZVgX]# I]ViÉh g^h`^c\ ^ih bdhi kVajVWaZ VhhZiÅ^ih WgVcY# ;dg CZlh 8dge# VcY di]Zg cZlheVeZg XdbeVc^Zh! X]Vg\^c\ [dg i]Z ^cYZm VcY Vahd ejii^c\ hdbZ XdciZci WZ]^cY V eVnlVaa! XdjaY d[[Zg V lVn id hide i]Z ha^YZ ^c i]Z^g eg^ci Wjh^cZhh# ;gZZ dca^cZ cZlheVeZgh VgZ XdbeZi^c\ l^i] i]Z^g dlc eg^ci kZgh^dc# ÅIDB ;DG:BH@>! H>A>8DCK6AA:NL6I8=:G #8DB

I]Z YZX^h^dc bVYZ ]ZgZ Wn <dd\aZ l^aa V[[ZXi i]Z [jijgZ d[ i]Z ^ciZgcZi W^\ i^bZ <dd\aZ! eaZVhZ X]ddhZ l^hZan## Å7^aa HV^ci DcXZ jedc V i^bZ! <dd\aZ Y^Y cdi ]VkZ LH? Vgi^XaZh0 <dd\aZ Y^Y _jhi Ò cZ# I]Z Zci^gZ Xdgejh d[ LH? bdci]an jc^fjZh ^h %#%%* eZgXZci d[ <dd\aZÉh jc^fjZh# Hd dc V gVl cjbWZgh WVh^h! i]Z LH? i]Z ]^\]Zhi egdÒ aZ CZlh 8dge# egdeZgin ^hcÉi ZkZc V Ygde ^c i]Z WjX`Zi# Å@Vi]n

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 NEWS

“Where Shopping Locally Is the Patriotic Thing to Do.”

Santa Clara Valley, California

the

FLY

Constant Absence

;an [ZVgh i]Vi 9^hig^Xi & 8djcX^abVc E:I: 8DCHI6CIÉh hZVi ^c XdjcX^a X]VbWZgh ]Vh WZZc \gdl^c\ XdaY fj^iZ V W^i aViZan# >c [VXi! [dg i]Z eVhi i]gZZ nZVgh! 8dchiVci ]Vh ]VY i]Z adlZhi ViiZcYVcXZ gZXdgY dc i]Z HVc ?dhZ 8^in 8djcX^a# I]ViÉh YZhe^iZ i]Z [VXi i]Vi dcZ d[ ]^h XdaaZV\jZh! CDG6 86BEDH! lZci i]gdj\] V egZ\cVcXn VcY ]VY V WVWn Wdn! VcY Vcdi]Zg! ?J9N 8=>G8D! ]Vh WZZc WViia^c\ XVcXZg## 7n ;anÉh Xdjci! i]Z 9^hig^Xi & XdjcX^abVc ]Vh b^hhZY (( XdjcX^a bZZi^c\h h^cXZ '%%,# 8]^gXd d[ 9^hig^Xi .! l]d ^h XjggZcian \d^c\ i]gdj\] GONE BABY GONE Dpotubou gdjcYh d[ X]Zbdi]ZgVen! ]Vh b^hhZY (& bZZi^c\h dkZg i]Z aVhi i]gZZ nZVgh! l]^aZ 9^hig^Xi *Éh 8Vbedh ]Vh b^hhZY '' bZZi^c\h# 8djcX^abZbWZg C6C8N ENA:! [dg ]Zg eVgi! ]VY eZg[ZXi ViiZcYVcXZ [dg '%%, VcY '%%-! i]dj\] h]Z ]Vh b^hhZY ild hd [Vg i]^h nZVg# 8dchiVci b^hhZY V W^\ X]jc` d[ bZZi^c\h ^c aViZ 6j\jhi VcY ZVgan HZeiZbWZg YjZ id cZX` hjg\Zgn! Wji lVh [ZZa^c\ YVcYn Zcdj\] id Ón Ydlc id IZmVh [dg V Xdc[ZgZcXZ dc Cdk# &%# Dc HZei# &* ]Z h`^eeZY i]Z YVni^bZ XdjcX^a hZhh^dch WZXVjhZ ]Z lVh ViiZcY^c\ i]Z IZX] 8gjcX] *% 8dckZci^dc ^c HVc ;gVcX^hXd# 6aa d[ i]ZhZ VWhZcXZh ]VkZ WZZc d[ÒX^Vaan ZmXjhZY! Wn i]Z lVn# ;an jcYZghiVcYh i]Z idgijgZ d[ V WVY WVX`! Wji ^i hZZbh i]Vi i]Z XdjcX^abZbWZgÉh ajbWVg ldjaY hj[[Zg bdgZ higV^c [gdb ]djgh h^ii^c\ ^c Òghi XaVhh! gVi]Zg i]Vc V a^iiaZ bdgZ i^bZ eVg`ZY ^c i]Vi W^\ Xjh]n XdjcX^a X]V^g ZkZgn lZZ`# Got a Tip for The Fly? fly@metronews.com

GLOBAL TRADE ENVOY !Evsjoh!uif!Bnfsjdbo!pddvqbujpo!pg!Kbqbo!bgufs!Xpsme!Xbs!JJ-!Hfo/!Epvhmbt!NbdBsuivs!

)qjduvsfe-!jo!tvohmbttft*!pwfstbx!uif!dsfbujpo!pg!fyqpsu.psjfoufe!joevtusjft!jo!uif!xbs.sbwbhfe!dpvousz/!

Power of Consumption How we Americans spent ourselves into ruin—but saved the world By David Brin

I

FEEL IT IS past time that something must be said in defense of Pax Americana. Sure, that phrase fell into disrepute during the era of neoconservative misrule, which left the United States far worse off by every clear metric of national health. While steering the American ship of state toward too many rocks to count, fellows like Richard Cheney, Richard Perle, Kenneth Adelman and their ilk kept proclaiming imperial triumphalism to the world, extolling an America invested with a perpetual right to planetwide dominance, based upon inherent qualities that were said to be unaffected by any objectiveworld considerations, like budgets or geography; world opinion or the end of the Cold War; science or technology; rationality or morality; or the physical well-being of our troops. Indeed, the only factor that they felt might undermine America’s manifestly destined and eternal pre-eminence might be a failure

of will, should the wimpy liberals ever have their way. But if led with a firm-jawed will to overcome all obstacles, America could stay on top indefinitely, with all the privileges of governing world affairs and few of the responsibilities or cares. Sure, it has been proper to oppose the policies of such deeply delusional men, who unambiguously brought ruin to the very things they claimed to hold dear. Capitalism, freedom, fiscal and national health, as well as U.S. influence in the world all plummeted under their rule. Yet, something is very wrong with the unselective manner in which folks on the other side have allowed the neocons to define the argument. It is an unfortunate habit of the left to assume that any vocal and assertive appreciation of the American contribution to human civilization must be inherently fascist. This reflexive self-loathing has given (unnecessarily) a huge weapon to the right, allowing them to retain

millions of supporters who might otherwise have abandoned them. By abrogating the natural human phenomenon of patriotic pride, these fools on the left have allowed guys like Sean Hannity to claim love of country as a sole monopoly of the right! If they get away with pushing simplistic “greatest nation ever” rants and portray themselves as the implicit opposite of homeland-hating liberals, that gift comes gratis from the left. Moreover, there is another reason for liberals to re-examine this reflex and to find good—and even great—things to proclaim about America. Because, without any doubt, America deserves it. Yes, there definitely were crimes committed during our time on top. But find and name a powerful nation, in all of human history, that wasn’t far worse. In fact, the net effects of Pax Americana have been generally positive, compared against every single previous era in human history. This can be proved, with an

[11]

November 25-December 1, 2009 example that has spanned an entire lifespan. Mr. Wu Jianmin, a professor at China Foreign Affairs University and chairman of the Shanghai Centre of International Studies, is a smart fellow whose observations about merit close attention. In a recent edition of the online journal The Globalist, Wu Jianmin’s brief appraisal of “A Chinese Perspective on a Changing World” was insightful, but it typically misplaced credit for the Asian economic miracle. “After the Second World War, things started to change. Japan was the first to rise in Asia. We Asians are grateful to Japan for inventing this export-oriented development model, which helped initiate the process of Asia’s rise.” In fact, with due respect for their industriousness, ingenuity and determination, the Japanese invented no such thing. The initiators of export-driven world development were two military and diplomatic leaders of Pax Americana at its very peak: George Marshall, who was secretary of state under President Harry Truman, and Gen. Douglas MacArthur, during his time as military governor of Japan, in the ravaged aftermath of the Second World War. Marshall crafted a historically unprecedented, receptively open trade policy called “countermercantilism.” MacArthur vigorously pushed the creation of Japanese export-oriented industries. Instead of doing what all other victorious conquerors had done—looting the defeated enemy— Marshall, MacArthur and Truman lifted their prostrate foe, first with direct aid. And then, over the longer term, with trade. I am not downplaying the importance of Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Chinese and Indian efforts to uplift themselves through the hard work of hundreds of millions who labored in sweatshops making toys and clothes for U.S. consumers. Without any doubt, those workers were far more heroic and directly responsible for the last six decades of world development than American consumers, pushing overflowing carts through Wal-Mart. Nevertheless, those consumers— &'

[12]

NEWS NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

&&

plus the trade policies that made Wal-Mart possible—all played crucial roles in this process that lifted billions of people out of grinding, hopeless poverty. Moreover, it now seems long past time to realize how unique this was, in the sad litany of human history.

The Thing About Empires Let’s step back a little. If you scan recorded accounts, you’ll find that most people lived in either a period of imperium or a period of chaos. A lot of the empires were brutal and stultifying, and I am not defending most of them. Still, cities didn’t burn that often when the empire maintained order. Most people could work, trade and raise their families in safety, under the imperial peace, or “pax.” That doesn’t mean the empires were wise. Often, they behaved in smug and tyrannical ways that laid seeds for their own destruction. Whenever a nation became overwhelmingly strong, it tended to forge trade networks that favored home industries and capital inflows, at the expense of those living in dependent areas. The Romans did this, insisting that rivers of gold stream into the imperial city. So did the Hellenists, Persians, Moguls and every Chinese dynasty. This kind of behavior, by Pax Brittanica, was one of the chief complaints of both John Hancock and Gandhi. In fact, there has been only one top nation that ever avoided the habit, and that was the United States. Upon finding itself the dominant power at the end of World War II., the United States had the opportunity to impose its own vision of international trade. And it did. At this crucial moment, something special happened. At the behest of Marshall and his advisers, America became the first power in history to deliberately establish countermercantilist commerce flows. Nations crippled by war or mismanagement were allowed to maintain tariffs, keeping out American goods, while sending shiploads from their factories to the United States. Each administration since Marshall’s time, regardless of political party, has abided by this compact—to such a degree that the world’s peoples now simply take it for granted! Of course, more than pure altruism may have been involved. Democrat Harry Truman and Republican Dwight Eisenhower both saw trade as a tonic to unite world peoples against Soviet expansionism. Nevertheless, if you doubt that countermercantilism also had an altruistic motive, remember that this unprecedented regime was instituted by the author of the renowned Marshall Plan—an endeavor that rings in human memory as an archetype of generosity. Unfortunately, while recipients of the Marshall Plan’s direct aid could immediately see beneficial results, the effects of other parts of the program were slower in coming. What this amounted to, however, was the greatest aid-and-uplift program in human history. A prodigious transfer of wealth from the United States to Europe, Asia

and Latin America. A program that consisted of Americans buying loads of things they did not really need. Does anyone deserve moral credit for this staggeringly successful “aid program”? Perhaps not the American consumers, who went on a reckless holiday, spending themselves into debt. Moreover, as the author of a book called Earth, I’d be remiss not to mention that all of this consumption-driven growth came about at considerable cost to our planet. For all our sakes, the process of ending human poverty needs to get a lot more efficient. Nevertheless, if credit is being given to the Japanese for inventing this export-oriented development model, then I think it is time for some historical perspective. This view of the present situation may feel satisfying, but it is wholly inaccurate. Moreover, it could lead to serious mistakes. Even if America is exhausted from having spent its way from world dominance into a chasm of debt, the United States does have something to show for it the last six decades. A world saved. Billions of human beings lifted out of poverty. That task, far more prodigious than defeating fascism and communism or going to the moon, ought to be viewed with a little respect. This should be contemplated as other nations consider their time ahead as one of potential triumph. If they become the next great “pax,” will they start their era with acts of farsighted wisdom, the way Marshall and Truman did? In some parallel world, the U.S. after World War II followed every other empire and imposed mercantilist trade patterns. That version of the U.S. would have no debt today. Our factories would be humming and the country would be swimming in gold. But the amount of hope and prosperity in the world would be far less, ruined by the same selfcentered, short-sighted greed that eventually brought down empires in Greece, Persia, Rome, China, Britain and so on. Also, by this point, every American youth would be serving in armies of occupation, and the entire world would by now be simmering, plotting for the downfall of the Evil Empire. That is the way the old pattern was written. But it is not how this “pax” was run. Instead, the greater part of the world was saved from poverty by the same force that rescued it from fascistic imperialism and communism. Yes, America’s era of uplifting the globe by propelling export-driven growth must be over. And having performed this task, it cannot expect any credit or thanks. But that is OK. We certainly do not need to be thanked. It simply is done. And soon it will be time for someone else to start buying, for a change. The products, the services and especially the ideas. And just watch. America will be happy to sell. David Brin is the author of bestselling novels like ‘Earth,’ ‘The Postman’ and ‘Kiln People.’ His nonfiction book ‘The Transparent Society’ won the American Library Association’s Freedom of Speech Award.

Tjmjdpo

GARY SINGH

Bmmfzt

Back-Alley Giving

T

HIS WEEK, Metro once again provides the definitive gift guide for the South Bay. Apropos of the situation, allow me to humbly present in this space a few back-alley ideas for those whose extra dollars can be used toward gifts for some local causes. For just $50, try bestowing on someone a gift membership to the Foundation for Mind Being Research (www.fmbr.org). Located in Los Altos, FMBR was established in 1980 to assist in establishing the field of consciousness studies as a bona-fide science. FMBR members include folks from a wide variety of disciplines—psychologists, computer engineers, mediums, artists, philosophers, mystics and MDs—anybody “whose view of reality, knowledge, or method provides exemplars and models for new frontiers in their disciplines.” The group hosts lectures on a variety of subjects, including Chinese medicine, quantum physics, weather modification, Russian biosensory psychology and the yoga of time travel. With a membership, you’ll also get a discount rate for their psychokinesis parties. Furthermore, if you know of anyone in need of new types of transformation, consider a gift donation in their name to the Radical Change Group (www.radicalchangegroup.com). Active only a few years, the group strives to bring about transformation not just in what or who is being transformed but also in how transformational technology is delivered. They would like to see the day when all previously expensive personal-growth trainings would be free for everyone. Their website offers a slew of interviews and podcasts with radical thinkers. The site poses the question: “What if . . . transformational teachings were shared as gifts, rather than traded for money?” And then there’s the Accelerating Change Foundation (www.accelerating.org) in Mountain View, another nonprofit group in need of your gift donation. All change in the world—technological, ecological, planetary or political—seems to be rapidly accelerating, and this group of visionary thinkers needs your support. Give a gift in someone’s name. Look at it this way: Imagine if you had the technological foresight to anticipate the next revolution—that is, the next equivalent of the internal-combustion engine or the assembly line. What would you do with that knowledge and how would you apply it to make the world a better place? The Accelerating Change Foundation is helping you to acquire that kind of foresight. On the darker side of things, Silicon Valley is a diverse place, so if you know any And then there’s scientists, engineers, managers, operators, educators or military personnel involved the Accelerating in the sciences of information or electronic Change Foundation warfare, why not donate a membership in Mountain View, to the Golden Gate Chapter of the Old another nonprofit Crows (www.myaoc.org)? This is the local Silicon Valley chapter of the world’s leading group in need of organization of professionals engaged in your gift donation the aforementioned activities. Many of the members are retired military folks or are somehow involved with the Defense Department, so some of their exploits are undisclosed and hush-hush, but they are definitely involved with InfoWarCon 2010, which is in Washington, D.C. What better holiday present than a gift membership? For more “on-the-record” pursuits, at the Hacker Dojo (hackerdojo.pbworks.com) in Mountain View, anyone can become a member for $100 a month to support the organization in its early stages. All sorts of collaborative endeavors go down at the place, whether you need to make circuits for hobby projects or build your next robot. Planned classes include lock picking and iPhone programming. This organization will only grow and grow, so it’s a worthy cause for tinkerer types. Finally, when people need to escape their hectic pressure-cooker lives in Silicon Valley, there’s always our most famous au naturel escape, the Lupin Lodge (www.lupin.com). Since 1936, people from all across the social spectrum have visited Lupin for the benefits of social nudism. There’s even a student rate of $30 a month. If your SJSU pals constantly complain that they can’t get all their required classes, give them a gift certificate for the Lupin Lodge so they can escape the stressful madness of budget cuts. That’s the holiday spirit! Send me your gift ideas: SiliconAlleys@metronews.com

{ }

Courses Starting in December

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 SILICON ALLEYS

Courses Still Available This Year Did you make a New Year’s resolution at the beginning of this year to make strides in your career and get on track for a brighter professional future? 2010 is almost here, but at UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley, there’s still time to get closer to your goals! Take a look at the courses available to get you started before the end of 2009.

ALL COURSES AT OUR NEW LOCATION 2505 Augustine Drive, Santa Clara Q

Business and Management Project Management Office, 0829-013, Starts Dec. 1 Project Management Negotiation Principles and Techniques, 1493-040, Starts Dec. 5 Designing Training Programs, 3132-042, Starts Dec. 3 Usability Testing Documentation, Online, 0684-014, Starts Dec. 7

Q

Engineering and Technology Cloud Computing, Introduction, 22413-001, Starts Dec. 5

Q

Biosciences Bioscience Business Development: Building Value, 19001-009, Starts Dec. 3 Biotechnology Basics for Non-Scientists, 6163-021, Starts Dec. 5

See ucsc-extension.edu/tm for directions, course details and to enroll

SiliconValley

KNOWLEDGE YOU PUT TO WORK

[13]

[14]

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 COVER STORY

Get Me the Good One The radically ecological, perversely philosophical, ultimately economical guide to holiday gift giving By Traci Hukill

D

ON’T get us wrong—we love the holidays just as much as the next person. We know the names of the three wise men and all eight reindeer, and we can sing most of “Good King Wenceslas,” which a lot of people have never heard of. We love to light the menorah and spin the dreidel. Also, we are fans of the Rankin/Bass Claymation specials, so please do not bother us with invitations to do less important things on the nights those programs are airing. Because we do love the holidays. But we’ve had it up to here—by which we mean way up there—with holiday waste. Not just the wrapping paper, which is bad enough. No, this is a problem with the holiday gifts themselves, purchased hastily in the weeks leading up to a white-knuckle drive to get something, anything, for the giftee.

This can end in the unfortunate triumph of quantity over quality: we buy multiple second-rate items instead of one good one. And in the nature of second-rate items, these gifts soon break or wear out or just don’t get used at all because they’re of inferior quality to begin with. Within a couple of years, off to the landfill they go to make room for replacements that are just as cheap, just as shoddy, just as surely headed for the trash heap on the same short schedule. Let’s dump that racket now! Here’s an idea: buy the good one from the get-go. It costs more up-front, but in the long run it saves money, saves the giftee the hassle of replacing the item later and is better for the planet. Instead of the $10 headlamp that might last one camping season (but probably won’t), spring for the hardy Petzl. Skip the flimsy hand

mixer and get the aspiring cook a sturdy standing model, something that would break your foot if it fell off the counter (not that such a thing could ever happen, since it weighs too much). This doesn’t mean go broke buying designer brands for their own sake. But it might mean teaming up with other family members in order to afford the groovy item in question, or delaying instant gratification (cups at Christmas! saucers on your birthday!) in favor of a more durable gift in the end. It’s a mild-mannered, sociable revolution, and in these pages we’re jump-starting it with a list of quality items that will stand the test of time.

17

[15]

[16]

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 COVER STORY

GIFT GUIDE

[17]

15

This holiday season, fashion is all about standing out from the crowd with bold stripes and color. Look to small-time fashion designers like Stuff by Kate, Akire Pierre and Breezy Excursion for zany, original wearables with impeccable construction. At the same time, international labels like Y-3 and Betsey Johnson offer distinctive shoes and accessories that show people one is in the know without being humdrum.

By Jessica Fromm

Multicolored Chevron Tote by Melie Bianco

Music Man Fleecie Hoodie by Stuff by Kate Price: $295

Price: $90

Modesto-based designer Stuff by Kate fashions clothing that brings zany and cute together with a whimsical edge and quality construction. Her Music Man Fleecie Hoodie is handmade and combines military gold button details with stitched piano keys and pink tuxedo ruffles, all fashioned out of soft, heavyweight sweatshirt fleece. This casual, asymmetrical hoodie with a high-cowl-style collar is a great alternative to the same old sweatshirt on those days where it’s too cold to wear anything but jeans and a cozy top. Stuff by Kate designs are sold at Underground Fashion, Music, Art at 516½ McHenry Ave in Modesto and www.stuffbykate.com.

This statement bag by Melie Bianco combines that trendy tote design that is so hot right now, with lively stitched-on stripes that are anything but subdued. All eyes will be on this bag with its square structured shape, not to mention the fact that it’s roomy enough to carry notebooks to class or a small laptop for work. Side pockets act as a perfect home for ones Blackberry. At only $90 and made from PVC, if one spills one’s mocha chino on this handbag, no big whoop. This and other bags and accessories by Melie Bianco are sold at Bella James Boutique in Willow Glen.

Bel Air Collection by Breezy Excursion

Vintage Vicky Toggle Bracelet by Betsey Johnson

Price: $28 and up “Now, this is a story all about how, My life got flipped-turned upside down, and I liked to take a minute, just sit right there, I’ll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air . . .” Urban wear enthusiasts will find themselves singing this tune when they wear the Bel Air Collection by Breezy Excursion. The biggest urban-wear label to come out of San Jose in years, Breezy Excursion has been blowing up on the Bay Area street-wear scene. Label owners Ryan Mante and Christian “Flip” Lilleland aim to make clothing that is an in-joke with their customers, and their Bel Air Collection is exactly that. Inspired by the classic ’90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, their T-shirts have accents like Carlton’s bow ties and the Bel Air Academy crest. Breezy Excursion is sold at Aristocrats on Jackson Street in San Jose and Workmens/Balance at the Eastridge Mall.

Price: $55

Akire Pierre Crochet Cocktail Dresses

Y-3 Honja Hi Sneakers

Price: $40–$70

Price: $290

With the motto “Changing the World One Crochet at a Time,” fashion line Akire Pierre has been making bright, fun little cocktail dresses out of yarn since 2005. CEO and designer Marquis Smith was an avid crocheter of hats, blankets and scarves when a client asked him to take a crack at crocheting her a frock. The pretty little number his crochet hook whipped out was so popular that he decided to make dress designing the focus of his craft. Akire Pierre now offers a wide variety of unique, handmade flirty dresses in bright, contrasting stripes and patterns, all available on their website www.akirepierre.com.

Y-3 high-tops are coveted worldwide by sneakerholics, and with the vibrant, handpainted black, white and blue stripes of these Y-3 Honja Hi’s, wearers are sure to be noticed. Not to mention, the goatskin lining, padded leather insole and hidden lacing system boast comfort and luxury. A favorite of urban-wear aficionados and celebrities like Kanye West, Y-3 is a collaboration between German athletic brand Adidas and Japanese haute couture designer Yohji Yamamoto. Look for these kicks and other sporty hipster street wear at Azuki on Paseo de San Antonio in downtown San Jose.

Betsey Johnson has always been known for her distinctly feminine and over-the-top designs, but for some of us, her layers of tulle and spangles can get a bit much. But Johnson’s jewelry line is a great jumping-off point into her world of fun, wacky designs. Case in point, Johnson’s Vintage Vicky Toggle Bracelet features a stretched, glossy enamel black cat accented with charms, stones and bows. A great gift for teens and young women who don’t mind standing out with their accessories, this bracelet is sold at the Betsey Johnson store at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto.

[18] COVER STORY GIFT GUIDE

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

17

By Stett Holbrook

You love the carne asada at your favorite taqueria so much you want to share the love and give one to all your friends. Trouble is, carne asada super burritos and food in general don’t make good gifts. Something about the smell of compost puts people off. But not to worry. Here’s a list of local food treats for all the food lovers on your list. There’s more to giving the gift of food than those boxes of Pepperidge Farms smoked cheese packed in fake grass.

Artisan Wine Depot 400A Villa St. Mountain View; 650.969.3511; www.artisanwinedepot.com.

Saratoga Chocolates

Choosing wine for the wine lovers in your life is easy at Mountain View’s Artisan Wine Depot. All of the wines are online so you can peruse their vast selection and read tasting notes at your leisure. But better than that is friendly and knowledgeable co-owner and sommelier Christine Tran. Tran has tasted all the wines in her warehouselike shop, and she knows her stuff. She will help you pick wines you’re not likely to find elsewhere at prices that will also allow you to snag a few for yourself.

14572 Big Basin Way, Saratoga; 408.872.1431. I’m not one to turn down a box of See’s Candies, but they’re pretty humdrum compared to the meticulously crafted and deliciously flavored chocolate treats, truffles and bonbons from Saratoga Chocolates. The chocolate is produced in Northern California by premier chocolate sources. Creams come from a local dairy and all the produce used in the confections is grown in California. Check out the “chili spice truffle,” dark chocolate ganache blended with cinnamon, clove, and cayenne pepper. My other favorite is the “vanilla caramel and sea salt caramel” made with house-made caramel, fresh vanilla beans, milk chocolate and dark chocolate and sea-salted caramel.

Rangoli 1584 Halford Ave., Santa Clara; 408.244.1160. Barfi may not be the best name for a sweet treat, but the confection made from condensed milk cooked with sugar will win you over, and this haven of Hindu sweets is the place to get them and other milk-based sweets. Rangoli is the go-to place for Diwali or any other holiday when sweets are called for. They come in various shapes and colors. Pistachio barfi is similar to a truffle nut-chew filling, a pistachio marzipan of sorts. Gulab jamen sandwich pairs two wafers of fried cottage cheese fritters with a ricottalike filling. The entire concoction is soaked in sweet and sticky rose-water syrup. More adaptable to American tastes is the Indian donut, a pastry that gives Krispy Kreme a run for its money. It’s a dense ball of deepfried dough glazed in a crisp, sugar coating. It’s crunchy at first, but then dissolves almost instantly in the mouth

Ku Day Ta Tea Lounge 447 Great Mall Dr. #124, Milpitas; 408.935.9083. Tea makes a great gift, especially if it’s premium loose-leaf tea. But for a one-ofa-kind gift for tea lovers, check out Ku Day Ta’s lineup of chais. Chai is simply spiced tea and milk, and there’s no one recipe. Ku Day Ta offers nearly a dozen special blends of tea and spices to suit any taste.

The Butter Paddle 14510 Big Basin Way Saratoga; 408.867.1678.

Sogo Tofu

Neto Sausage Co.

1600 S. De Anza Blvd., San Jose; 408.517.8958.

1313 Franklin St., Santa Clara; 408.296.0818.

Will all those turkeys and hams, vegetarians kind of get the shaft during the holidays. Turn them on to Sogo Tofu, and you’ll have a friend for life. This small store turns out an astounding variety of tofu and soy-milk products, all made with organic soybeans. Behind the small store is a full-blown factory that turns the magic beans into dozens of sweet and savory creations. Whether you’re a vegetarian or not, you need to sample some of the wares at this tofu specialty shop.

Who wants a fruitcake when you can give the gift of sausage? Arthur Gonçalvez founded Neto’s Sausage Co. in a tiny storefront on The Alameda in 1948. A Portuguese immigrant, Gonçalvez catered to his countrymen with his handmade linguiça, morcilla and Spanish chorizo, but the company’s customer base soon expanded. From the company’s three-sausage beginnings, Neto’s now makes about 25 different varieties. All the sausage is made on site from Gonçalvez’s original recipes and overseen by grandson Ed Costa.

Years before Williams-Sonoma and Sur la Table came onto the scene with their fancy blenders and expensive cutlery, the Butter Paddle in downtown Saratoga has been quietly but consistently offering cooking and houseware products to discerning home cooks since 1967. Staffed entirely by volunteers, the Butter Paddle offers all the stuff you can get at the mall as well as items you’re not likely to find elsewhere. What makes the Butter Paddle unique is that all proceeds go to EMQ Families First, a local nonprofit that offers support and services for families and children recovering from abuse and neglect.

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009

[19]

[20] COVER STORY GIFT GUIDE

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

18

By Michael S. Gant

Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History,

I have, under dire circumstances, been reduced to reading downloaded stories on an iPhone. All the more reason to still covet the ultimate intellectual fetish object: the coffee-table art book. No Kindle yet nurtured in Jeff Bezos’ brain can reproduce the sensual frisson of fingering the thick, glossy pages of a finearts volume. When you give a book, make sure that it is worth the paper it’s printed on—full of high-quality images and packed with significant text, something worth reading and displaying. These sterling new publications fit the bill. They can all be easily obtaining by dropping in on a local bookstore or art museum gift shop, which is a gift in and of itself.

1955 to the Present by Gail Buckland

Historical Atlas of The American West

Knopf; 322 pages; $40 hardback Our memories of famous rockers are determined as much by images as by sounds. Buckland’s book surveys the iconizing efforts of scores of photographers, from the celebrated (Annie Leibovitz and Dennis Hopper) to the obscure. The pictures here (mostly in black-and-white) range from Alfred Wertheimer’s candid shots of Elvis on the cusp of stardom to the raw action of Ian Dickson’s in-the-moment snap of the Ramones in 1977. French photographer Jean-Pierre Leloir captures Chuck Berry in 1996 putting his tight pants to the ultimate test with a spread-eagle split. Mark Seliger’s closeup of a anguished-looking Neil Young has the power of an Avedon.

by Derek Hayes UC Press; 288 pages; $39.95 hardback The appeal of old maps—richly colored, redolent with the sense of discovery, frequently embellished with artistic flourishes—has driven some addicts to archival crimes. Luckily, Hayes’ Historical Atlas satisfies the cartographical itch within the bounds of the laws. This extra-large selection begins with Native American settlements and runs through the Spanish explorers, early forays by American pioneers, the Gold Rush, the building of the Transcontinental railroad to the rise of urban centers. Hayes provides considerable context for survey, land grant, topo and tourism maps. A brochure route map for the Great Northern streamliners trumpets the “New Empire Builder,” echoing the whole dubious project of Manifest Destiny. A 1940 Arizona Highways guide to the state features scores of tiny vignettes with cowboys, cacti and cattle.

Insects of Surinam by Maria Sibylla Merian Taschen; 192 pages; $39.99 hardback For a woman to pack up her daughter and travel to the jungles of Surinam and return three years later with exquisitely detailed, botanically and entomologically accurate and visually stunning paintings of flora and fauna is an impressive achievement. To have done so circa 1700 is nothing short of astonishing. This oversize (10 by 14 inches) book reproduces in full folio dimension the colored engravings from her greatest work. The plates demonstrate Merian’s uncanny mix of scientific detail and aesthetic sense, as she arrays curious and colorful insects in various states of metamorphosis flitting around or munching on the branches and leaves of exotic plants.

The Collected Letters of Robinson Jeffers, With Selected Letters of Una Jeffers, Vol. One, 1890–1930

Playing With Pictures: The Art of Victorian Photocollage and verses like “We must unhumanize our views a little, and become confident / As the rock and ocean that we were made from.” This remarkable cache of letters (beginning with a 3-year-old Jeffers note to his mama) helps to humanize the poet, especially the passionate, sometimes to the point of gushing, exchanges with his wife, Una. There are also illuminating bits of correspondences with publishers, critics and other writers. Coming from Stanford University Press, the book is dense with critical apparatus, footnotes and a substantial biographical introduction.

edited by James Karman

The World in Vogue:

Stanford University Press; 998 pages; $95 hardback

edited by Alexandra Kotur

California poet Robinson Jeffers has always seemed a formidable, even forbidding figure—something about that fortress known as Tor House in Carmel,

People Parties Places Knopf; 390 pages; $75 hardback Let’s face it, whatever dreams of a life of international indolence we ever strived for have been thoroughly dashed by the

Bush/Obama depression. But vicarious thrills galore can be found in this paean to wretched excess in that most wretchedly excessive of all human endeavors: high fashion. The aptly homonymic Alexandra Kotur has assembled an enormous collection of large-scale pictures from the bible of well-dressed society, Vogue magazine, covering the last 40 years or so. Some major shutterbugs—Richard Avedon, Bruce Weber, Helmut Newton—contribute studio portraits and in situ portraits of society icons, celebs and movie stars like Babe Paley, Warholite Edie Sedgwick, Jackie O., Angelina Jolie doing stretching exercises on a Louis Quatorze settee. Oddly, the magazine seems infatuated with the upper echelon’s canine companions: Brooke Astor, resplendent in pink tweed, poses with her dachshund; Jennifer Lopez walks a brace of menacing Dobermans; Naomi Campbell chauffeurs three Dalmatians in a convertible. Weirdest of all is Weber’s photo of his golden retrievers at a staged doggie wedding.

by Elizabeth Siegel Yale University Press; 200 pages; $45 hardback Scrapbooking is faddish now, but it is hardly a new phenomenon. The Victorians (women mostly) delighted in constructed fanciful bound volumes full of clever collages. The rise of photography and, in particular, the carte de visite, provided English women of the mid1800s with endless source material for their imaginative constructions. Many of the examples in this fascinating study involve watercolor backgrounds in which cutout images of the famous have been pasted, frequently in multiple scales and perspectives, creating surprisingly surreal results. In one sample, a painted boy blows bubbles; in the gossamer spheres, one Georgina Berkeley has pasted cut-out heads of her acquaintances. It isn’t far from here to Joseph Cornell.

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009

“DOWNTOWN FOR THE HOLIDAYS.” YES!

DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE 50 blocks of shimmering magic, with traditional holiday events and attractions around almost every corner. Downtown Ice e

Nov.. 20 Nov 0 – Jan. 18

Winter W Wonderland onde erland

Nov.. 25 Nov 5 - Jan. 3

Christmas hri ris ri stma in tthe Park

Nov 7 - Dec. Dec 27 Nov.. 27

Sa Jose San e Holi Holiday H day Parade Dec. 6 S Star T rek: k: The e Exhibition Trek:

Thr ough Jan. 31 Through

V isiitt s sjdo jdownto own.com for more mo more holiday m holiday fun. fu un. Visit sjdowntown.com

PARK P ARK A YOURSELF ELF HERE. Rec Receive c e up to two hours ceive of valida ated parking ng from from participating ng businesses b bu nesse and validated three thr ee an and nd a half hours hour from from movie theat theaters heatters t at designated desi lots and garages. sjdowntownparking sjdowntownparking.com arking.com

[21]

[22] COVER STORY GIFT GUIDE

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

20

Gadgets in Silicon Valley are ubiquitous. On every train and bus that passes, every rider has their headphones on or their earpods in. Our cars, our desks and our homes are rigged with handy devices. And the companies we work for keep producing more. Here are some of our favorite new electronic goodies.

By Colleen Watson

Hewlett-Packard HP Mini 311 Office depot and online, starting at $399.99. These are extra clever and supersmall, with an 11.6-inch screen and weighing in at just over 3 pounds. Sure, they don’t have the memory or storage capacity of normal laptops, but these are specifically for using the Internet. They are just right for travel or if you already have a desktop computer and want something smaller so you can sit on the couch and play on the Internet at the same time.

Nintendo DSi Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target and other retailers, $169. I know it’s been out for a while but it’s just awesome. The Nintendo DSi is the best little hand-held gaming device. The sleek rectangle fits easily into any purse or bag and lets you play games like Mario Kart against random strangers. The DSi also lets you download games, comes in bright pink, teal, white and black and has a built-in camera. This is the ultimate time waster when waiting in lines, on public transportation or hiding from your boss in the storage closet.

Mindflex Brainwave Game $119.95 Amazon.com. Flex your brain muscle and try to get a floating ball through a series of obstacles. I don’t know why, but this just sounds so cool to me. OK, it reminds me of this game from Star Trek the Next Generation when Number 2 got seduced by this chick and then. . . . Anyway, the geek in me is excited.

JuiceBar Portable Solar Charger Thinkgeek.com, $49.95. The JuiceBar Portable Solar Charger is for the gadget lover who has everything and wants to save the world. With the portable solar charger, users can charge multiple gizmos and not waste electricity. Great for travelers.

Argo Video Glasses www.22moo.com.au, $195–$495. Don’t strain to see Transformers 2 on your iPod; these video glasses make any movie seem like it’s on a big-screen TV. Yes, the glasses look a little dorky, but on the plus side you get a theatrical experience in the palm of your hand. 22moo makes the Argos line with a few different varieties, and these are great if you take CalTrain or light rail and want to zone out.

eReader On sale after Nov. 30 at Barnes & Noble for $259. E-readers are the coolest gadgets for bibliophiles. You can carry around a notso-small library without breaking your back. The Nook from Barnes and Noble is thin with a touch-screen, holds more than 1,500 books, e-magazines or e-newspapers and has a 10-day battery life. With an E-Ink display, it’s easier to read than a normal computer monitor. Want, want want.

iPod Nano and Shuffle Online and at stores; Shuffle $59–$79, Nano $149–$179. Apple’s Shuffle and Nano have got to be the cutest electronic devices ever—not surprising since Apple knows that cute packaging plus easy use equals the best MP3 players out there. The iPod Shuffle has gotten so tiny, it’s almost invisible. But it comes in bright candy colors to make it easier to find. It has a song capacity of between two and four gigabytes. The Nano has an even larger storage capacity and can now take video. I want one of each.

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 COVER STORY

[23]

Ski slopes, mountain trails, rivers, lakes and surf are hard on gear. And outdoor recreation, more than almost any other human endeavor, rewards those who are packing good equipment. Below are some newly invented wonders and a few time-tested treasures that will make it easier to go out and play.

By Eric Johnson

It makes sense that a snowboard company designs excellent backpacks. For Burton’s core customers, this piece of equipment can mean the difference between a sweet back-country expedition and a deadly slog.

Marmot Sharp Point Soft Shell The soft shell jacket is one of the great inventions of textile science. Tailored for winter fun. It’s made of the stuff Gore-Tex calls Windstopper. Feather-light, with a texture halfway between neoprene and cashmere, this miracle fabric is windproof, virtually waterproof, breathable and insulates like a wetsuit.

Manufactured for the company by the legendary Gravis, formerly of Burlington, Vt., and now of Irvine, Calif., the [ak] 31 does everything an ordinary back-country pack does, but its action-sport pedigree means it’s a much less obtrusive presence on your back. Which is nice whether or not you’re going for big air.

The Marmot version is cut perfectly—it fits snugly, but thanks to its trademarked “Angel-Wing” design, allows for a remarkable freedom of movement. With a zippered turtle-neck collar, Velcro wristclosures and drawstring waist, it battens down completely, to keep blowing snow out and body heat in. And pit-zips prevent overheating if your idea of winter fun requires some exertion.

Primus EasyLight Lantern It is not necessary to pollute your campsite with the deathly white glare of halogen, nor the deafening hiss of a white-gas lantern. Primus, the Swedish company that invented the backpacking stove, makes an elegant gas lantern that silently emits a warm yellow flame-glow that can be adjusted for 80-watt dinner prep or 40-watt late-night chillin’.

Apple iPhone 3GS Compass There is something deeply comforting about knowing exactly where you are. This is particularly true in the case of outdoor enthusiasts, for whom that information can be essential to survival. The iPhone compass uses the 3G network, an onboard GPS, and cell phone towers to function exactly like a magnetic compass. Granted—that is a bit ridiculous; but then, who carries a magnetic compass around? And granted, the iPhone will not work in any remote location when it would be a matter of life and death. But still. There is something deeply comforting about knowing where you are, and that is particularly true for outdoor enthusiasts— even when they’re in the city.

Burton [ak] 31L Pack

With a clouded-glass globe and brass fittings, it recalls the days of Byrd and Mallory (both of whom carried Primus products, to the North Pole and Everest, respectively) and is conveniently fueled by an MSR isobutane canister.

Superfeet Premium Insoles A great pair of socks is the classic stockingstuffer. These insoles are an update on the classic—equally pedestrian (ahem) and just as practical. The foot is made up of more than 100 moving parts. Outdoor activity puts a strain on all of them—which puts extra stress on the rest of the body’s moving parts. These insoles are more like custom orthotics than Dr. Scholl’s; with sturdy heelcups and arch support, they turn any pair of shoes into high-performance footwear.

Asolo Power Matic 500 gv Hiking Boots The lightweight boots so popular these days—glorified trail sneakers—feel great in the store. But out on a rocky trail, after fiveplus hours walking with something on your back, those “boots” are worthless. John Muir didn’t wear wimpy boots—hell no. Asolo’s, made in Italy since 1975, employ industrial-strength materials and hightech design, including the most complex molded soles on earth. These boots are designed for serious alpinists, but there’s no reason the weekend warrior on your “Nice” list doesn’t deserve a pair.

REI Candle Lantern Uco Candlelier Little monuments to frugality and simplicity (and excellent stocking-stuffers), the REI Candle Lantern and Uco Candlelier work so well it’s almost amazing. The Candle Lantern is ideal for sleeping-bag reading, while the Candlelier, which burns three candles at once, will fill a wall tent with plenty of light for 10 solid hours.

[24] COVER STORY GIFT GUIDE

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

23

By Steve Palopoli

T

sets before they end up going for twice those prices in a few years.

HE music industry has an interesting new strategy in the war on piracy: “Fine then, steal it.”

Neil Young: ‘Archives, Vol. 1’

Oh, the RIAA still talks big, and they still rattle their sabers about prosecuting this and that, and their lawyers are still no doubt raking in plenty of dough going after college ISPs, file-sharing websites and the occasional lil’ suburban downloader. But their heart barely seems to be in it anymore, and can you blame them? Keeping people from getting music for free is maybe the most pointless pursuit on the Internet, other than Rickrolling. Musicians themselves, however, are moving on. Eddie Spaghetti of the Supersuckers was the first known artist to tell me that he considers the band’s recorded music an advertisement for their live show at this point, but I’ve heard the sentiment echoed endlessly since. Others are taking it even further— Billy Corgan recently announced his upcoming 44-song album will be available completely free on the Internet. However, Corgan’s underlying strategy is part of a new approach becoming increasingly popular among artists and labels: give the music away, but offer something tangible that can’t be digitized, torrented, uploaded or otherwise shoved into any hole in your computer and spread around the world in seconds. The music industry has discovered what I call The Unpirateables. Corgan will be offering “highly limited edition EPs” of the music he’s releasing for free. Yes, they will likely be expensive collector’s editions for superfans willing to pay for extras: art, liner notes, the

Geez, how many volumes can there be? This set is 10 discs of concert recordings, unreleased demos, studio albums and a 1973 concert film, all cleverly packaged with plenty of documentation and lots of extra bits.

Beatles Remastered Stereo Box Set If you liked the Beatles Mono Box Set, you may or may not love the Beatles Stereo Box Set. A collection of 13 remastered albums, a DVD of mini-documentaries, intricate liner notes and crazy packaging. It’s often a risky move to repackage popular back-catalog material once again, but EMI and Apple have gotten glowing reviews for this one, with some fans calling it the definitive Beatles box set.

Radiohead Special Collector’s Editions works. It’s a strategy popularized by Radiohead in 2007 when they more or less gave away the MP3s for In Rainbows but offered pricey and loaded special edition sets that sold extremely well. Here are this season’s biggest, coolest and strangest Unpirateables, hoping to find the right fan:

Pixies ‘Minotaur’ Box Set The most controversial of this year’s Unpirateables, even the Pixies themselves were said to have initially given the idea the thumbs down, before seeing the light. Jeff Anderson—who founded Artist in Residence, the company producing these sets—says he didn’t want to screw with the music, so nothing has been remastered.

The band that started it all is back this year with special editions of all their individual albums. They include a CD of the original album, a second CD of rarities, a DVD and exclusive postcards. There is a Deluxe Edition, which includes the Pixies’ five studio albums on 24klayered CD as well as Blu-Ray, and a DVD of the band’s videos and a 1991 live show. It also includes a 54-page book and new art from the men who made the Pixies’ covers famous, Vaughan Oliver and Simon Larbalestier. It costs $175. For $450 comes the Limited Edition—everything from the Deluxe Edition plus the albums on vinyl, a 72-book book and a giclee print of an Oliver art piece. The backlash has come from fans who don’t want to pay so much money for music they already own (there are no bonus tracks). Of course, no one is making them, and as pricey as these things are, you can be sure there are some fanatics out there who’ll snatch up these

The Smiths 12-CD Singles Remastered Box Set Oh, it’s a bit ironic now that Morrissey once bemoaned how labels “reissue, repackage, repackage” their rock stars in “Paint a Vulgar Picture,” isn’t it? Here’s the latest: a CD version of the Smiths’ Singles Box that comes in a clamshell card box with the records’ original picture sleeves, and two 12-inch versions (“This Charming Man” and “Barbarism Begins at Home”) not released in the previous set. Limited to 10,000 copies, it also includes a poster featuring the singles’ art.

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 COVER STORY

All the other seasonal screenings will probably have an easier time of it as Cameron draws the critics’ fire.

Jc^kZghVa HijY^dh

What we do know is that it’s a sci-fi parable of planet invasion, heavy with colonialist guilt, with Sam Worthington playing a crippled warrior using technology to inhabit one of the 9-foot-tall, azureskinned, giraffe-eared, technically unsophisticated members of a faraway planet. IMAX and Real3D will add something to the impact of the CGI that’s impossible to judge from computer screens.

By Richard von Busack

cijgn ;dm 8djgiZhn d[ '%i] 8Z

A

YouTube wag has already pilloried James Cameron’s Avatar (opening Dec. 18) as a remake of FernGully: The Last Rainforest and Clone War Thundercats. That’s harsh, but we have only previews—and the profile articles Cameron has so generously allowed—to give us any clues as to whether this holiday epic will be Titanic-sized or a resounding flop.

MAN AND MODEL

Tbn!Xpsuijohupo! dpoufnqmbuft!ijt!ÕBwbubs/Ö

Nfszm!Tusffq!csjoht!ipnf! ofx!cfbv!Tufwf!Nbsujo!jo! ÕJuÖt!Dpnqmjdbufe/Ö TWO INTO ONE

Dpmjo!Gjsui!nffut!Kvmjboof! Nppsf!jo!ÕB!Tjohmf!Nbo/Ö

Speaking of London: There will be so much suffering this holiday season in the other theaters, that I think we’re all entitled to something a little emotionally restrained, namely, Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes (Dec. 25), even if we’re not too jazzed by Guy Ritchie’s urge to make our hero “accessible”—i.e., faster and more violent. Rachel McAdams shows up as the troublesome Irene Adler; Jude Law plays Watson; and the reliable Mark Strong is the disreputable Lord Blackwood, a peer with plans for the British Empire. Moriarity is in it for a moment, too, in

preparation for a sequel that’s already under way. And as the junior version of Holmes’ sovereign, Emily Blunt plays The Young Victoria (Dec. 18) with Rupert Friend as Albert, Jim Broadbent as the sailor-king William IV, Julian Glover as Wellington and so forth. People love it when you elbow them in the ribs and tell historical stories about the personages when they’re trying to look at the gowns. The chill season is warmed with Nine (Dec. 18/25 depending on city) and the welcome sight of Penelope Cruz honeyed up in lingerie; it’s Rob Marshall’s musical version of Fellini’s 8½, with Daniel DayLewis in the Mastroianni part; Sophia Loren plays his mother, just one of the many women pulling the bedeviled director in separate directions. Nicole Kidman costars; what’s a winter without icicles?

Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 novel A Single Man (Dec. 11) stars Colin Firth as the Southern California professor who is recovering from the death of his male lover during the JFK years. ;It’s Complicated (Dec. 25) finds Nancy Meyer of the satisfying Something’s Gotta Give leading a love triangle: Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin playing monkey-in-the-middle with Meryl Streep.

Up in the Air (Dec. 25) is the new film by Jason Reitman, with George Clooney as a layoff specialist who never considered hiring a wife and kids. Anna Kendrick costars; she’s best known for the intrepid supporting work she does in the Twilight movies as Bella’s gabby, dippy gal pal. Invictus (Dec. 11), the new Clint Eastwood movie, parallels the story of Nelson Mandela with the Rugby World Cup of 1995 held in race-torn South Africa, with Matt Damon as an Afrikaaner player. Because of the rugby theme, one guesses that the moral of the story is that black and white bleed the same color. William Earnest Henley’s bad poem gives us the odd title.

COMPLICATIONS

Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus doesn’t have a firm release date locally, but it’s playing in the British Commonwealth already. One likes Tom Waits’ Satan, dressed a bit like Neville Chamberlain. One respects Gilliam’s recovery from the loss of his star by a prisming of the late Heath Ledger’s character into several other name movie stars, such as Johnny Depp and Jude Law. And the plot, contrasting deep wells of fantasy with the desolation and pollution of London, echoes Ray Bradbury and The Circus of Dr. Lao.

[25]

And on the subject of fateful icicles, we have The Lovely Bones (Dec. 25)—Alice Sebold’s harrowing, tear-wringing and seemingly unfilmable bestseller finally makes it onto the big screen after years of false starts. Peter Jackson (of Lord of the Rings) envisions the candied heaven of a vanished murdered girl (Rose McIver), circa 1972, with Susan Sarandon as her inconsolable mother and new music by Brian Eno.

35 Shots of Rum (Dec. 18) is Claire Denis’ new tantalizer about the connections between a loose group of Franco-Africans in Paris. The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (Dec. 11) features Robin Wright Penn as the distracted wife of a much older plutocrat (Alan Arkin); the director is the chronically interesting Rebecca Miller (The Ballad of Jack and Rose, etc.)

For children: the Alvin and the Chipmunks: Squeakquel, (Dec. 23) and Disney’s make-or-break attempt to retrieve classic flat animation, The Princess and the Frog (Dec. 11)—a Creole-themed fairy tale with voodoo and R&B songs by Randy Newman. A medium seemingly headed for extinction at the hands of CGI makes it to the end of this tumult-ridden decade; this may be the best news of the end of the year. In downtown San Jose, the California Theatre gets fired up for a series of holiday films: The Wizard of Oz (Dec. 17–18, 7:30pm); the completely Jim Carrey–free 1938 version of A Christmas Carol (Dec. 19–20), with the excellent Reginald Owen acting out Scrooginess unseen this side of the Wall Street Journal’s editorial page. It’s a Wonderful Life is on at 9pm on the Eve itself—it’s playing simultaneously in Palo Alto at the glorious Stanford Theatre. On Dec. 20–23, the Stanford hosts a real connoisseur’s Xmas movie, The Shop Around the Corner. Downtown San Jose’s California wraps up the holidays with A Christmas Story (Dec. 25, 7:30pm) and a couple of days of The Adventures of Robin Hood (Dec. 26–27). Any season giving us both Sherlock Holmes and Robin Hood can’t be all bad.

[26] COVER STORY

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

Onstage Another Night Before Christmas Book and lyrics by Sean Grennan, music by Leah Okimoto. Directed by Daren A.C. Carrolo. Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun (Nov 29, Dec 6), 7pm, Sun (Dec 13 and 20), 2pm. No show Nov 26. Thru Dec 20. $15-$40. City Lights Theater Company, 529 South Second St, San Jose, 408.295.4200.

Ballet San Jose Nutcracker A seasonal tradition choreographed by Dennis Nahat. This production celebrates the very first San Jose/Cleveland version 30 years ago. Runs Dec 1027. Matinees on Dec 12 and 22 are special one-hour versions for young audiences. Thu-Fri, 7:30pm, Sat, 1:30 and 7:30pm, Sun, 1:30pm, Tue (Dec 22 only), 1:30 and 7:30pm, Wed (Dec 23 only), 1:30pm, Thu (Dec 24), 1:30pm. No evening show Dec 26. No show Dec 24. $30-$85. San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose, 408.288.2820.

A Civil War Christmas A musical celebration of the American experience by Paula Vogel, presented by TheatreWorks. Preview Wed-Fri, Dec 2-4. Opens Sat, Dec 5. Regular shows Tue-Wed, 7:30pm, Thu-Fri, 8pm, Sat, 2 and 8pm, Sun, 2 and 7pm. Thru Dec 27. $24-$62. Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, 650.463.1960.

The Christmas Ballet

The Elves and the Shoemaker

A holiday tradition with samples of ballet, tap and swing presented by Smuin Ballet. Runs Dec 9-13. Wed-Fri, 8pm, Sat, 2 and 8pm. $18-$56. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St, Mountain View, 415.556.5000.

Presented by California Theatre Center for young holiday-minded audiences. Sat, Dec 5, 11am and 7pm. $11-$12. Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre, 550 E. Remington Dr, Sunnyvale, 408.245.2978.

A Christmas Carol

The biennial presented by El Teatro Campesino of the Christmas play with live music and dance. Opens Nov 27. Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 4 and 7:30pm. Thru Dec 20. $14-$32. Mission San Juan Bautista, 408 Second St at Mariposa, San Juan Bautista, 831.623.2444.

The famed Dickens story is brought to life by Northside Theatre Company with all the trimmings. Opens Dec 9. Wed-Fri, 8pm, Sat, 5 and 8pm, Sun, 3 and 7pm (on Dec 24, 1pm only). Thru Dec 24. $15/$20. Northside Theatre Company, 848 E. William St, San Jose, 408.288.7820.

The Christmas Mouse Mrs. Robinson wants to win the Gingerbread House contest, but the Christmas Mouse needs goodies to feed his family. An original play by MIchael Antonucci based on the music of Linda Arnold. Fri, Dec 11, 7pm, Sat, Dec 12, 11am and 3pm and Sun, Dec 13, 3pm. $7-$12. Santa Clara Players Theater, Triton Museum Hall Pavilion, Don and Warburton avenues, Santa Clara, 408.248.7993.

Christmas, My Way A holiday musical revue featuring the songs of Frank Sinatra. Preview Thu, Dec 3, opens Fri, Dec 4. Regular shows Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun 2pm (plus 2pm Dec 12 and 19). Thru Dec 20. Call for ticket info. Hillbarn Theatre, 1285 E. Hillsdale Blvd, Foster City, 650.349.6411.

A Christmas Pudding Bus Barn Stage Co. presents a holiday show based on classics by Dickens, Twain and others. Thu-Sat, 8pm (no show Nov 26), Sun (Nov 29 and Dec 6 and 13), 3pm, Wed (Dec 2, 9 and 16), 7:30pm. Thru Dec 19. $24-$32. Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Ave, Los Altos, 650.941.0551.

A Christmas Story

Dry Cleaner!

(Saturdays starting Nov 28, after-hours events in lounge.) Preview Nov 25; opens Nov 27. Wed, 7:30pm, Thu-Fri, 8pm, Sat, 3 and 8pm, Sun 2 and/or 7pm. Thru Dec 20. $35-$69. San Jose Repertory Theatre, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, 408.367.7255.

San Jose Rep brings back the popular holiday play about a young boy’s desire for a Red Ryder BB gun, based on the Jean Shepherd story.

La Pastorela

Madeline’s Christmas It’s the night before Christmas and everyone is sick in bed with the flu except brave Madeline, who feels just fine and must take care of the 11 other little girls and Miss Clavel “in the old house in Paris all covered with vines.” Fri, Dec 11, 7pm, Sat, Dec 12, 11am, Fri, Dec 18, 7pm and Sat, Dec 19, 11am and 7pm. $11/$12. Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre, 550 E. Remington Dr, Sunnyvale, 408.245.2978.

Moscow Ballet Great Russian Nutcracker A classic version of the holiday favorite. Sat, Nov 28, 3pm. $27.50-$100. Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, 800.745.3000.

Oliver! Children’s Musical Theater San Jose Mainstage presents the story of Dickens’ famous pickpocket Oliver Twist. Dec 4, 10-11, 7pm; Dec 5 and 12, 2 and 7pm; Dec 6, 1 and 6pm; Dec 13, 1pm. $16$24. Montgomery Theater, 271 S. Market St, San Jose, 408.792.4111.

San Jose Dance Nutcracker Presented by San Jose Dance Theatre with more than 100 local children and young adults, plus music by Silicon Valley Symphony. Tue, Dec 1, 1pm, Fri, Dec 4, 10:30am and 7:30pm and Sat, Dec 5, 2 and 7:30pm. San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose.

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 COVER STORY

NIGHT LIGHTS Uif!boovbm!Gboubtz!pg!Mjhiut!csjhiufot!Wbtpob!Qbsl!! jo!Mpt!Hbupt!gspn!Opw/!38!up!Efd/!42/

Palo Alto Children’s Theatre Nutcracker A festive holiday production. Dec 11, 7pm, Dec 12, 2 and 7pm, Dec 17, 4:30pm, Dec 18, 7pm, Dec 19, 2 and 7pm, Dec 20, 2pm. $5-$10. Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, 650.463.4970.

The Peninsula Youth Ballet’s Nutcracker The Peninsula Youth Ballet’s rendition of the popular holiday ballet. Sat, Nov 28, 2pm, Sun, Nov 29, 2pm and Sat, Dec 5, 2pm. $15/$35. San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 600 N. Delaware, San Mateo, 650.631.3767.

View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St, Mountain View, 650.903.6000.

Concerts Benjamin Britten Ceremony of Carols Presented by the SJSU Choral program for the holidays. Sun, Dec 6, 3pm. $10-$25. Spartan Memorial Chapel, off Fourth St, San Jose, 408.924.4332.

El Camino Youth Symphony Holiday Concert

A full-length version done in a traditional style with local dancers and guest artists. Sat, Dec 12, 2 and 7pm and Sun, Dec 13, 1 and 5pm. $18$28.50. Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, 408.865.9780.

Camilla Kolchinsky leads the orchestra in a program of works by Kabalevsky, Reinecke and Tchaikovsky, with the spotlight on soloists Deborah Ahn and Alice Park (violin) and Pavitra Rengarajan (flute). Sun, Dec 13, 2:30pm. $6/$12. California Theatre, 345 S. First St, San Jose, 650.213.7111.

The Seafarer

Family Christmas Special

San Jose Stage Company presents Conor McPherson’s drama about men finding their way home and confronting their lives thanks to an unusual stranger. Wed-Thu, 7:30pm, Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2pm. No show Thanksgiving Day. Thru Dec 20. $20-$45. The Stage, 490 S. First St, San Jose, 408.283.7142.

A playful program of holiday favorites from the California Pops Orchestra, with narrator Alan Dale doing “’Twas the Night Before Christmas.” Sun, Dec 20, 3pm. $10-$30. Venture Christian Church, 16845 Hicks Rd, Los Gatos, 650.856.8432.

Santa Clara Ballet Nutcracker

Fun Time Singers Winter Concert Western Ballet Nutcracker A joyful version of the famous seasonal ballet using both student and professional dancers. Also, the ballet hosts a Sweet Tea on Dec 5, 3pm, with costumed characters ($12.) Fri, Dec 4, 7pm, Sat, Dec 5, 1 and 7pm and Sun, Dec 6, 12 and 3:30pm. $25-$28. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St, Mountain View, 650.903.6000.

A “Sounds of the Season” show. Fri, Dec 11, 7:30pm and Sat, Dec 12, 7:30pm. $10/$14. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 14103 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, 408.313.4205.

Handbell Choir An afternoon of holiday tunes performed by the SFSU Handbell Choir. Sat, Dec 5, 1pm. Free. San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City, 650.299.0104.

Winter Fairy Tale Performed in the world famous Russian ballet style. Sun, Dec 20, 5pm. $28/$33. Mountain

28

[27]

[28] COVER STORY

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

HOLIDAY FUN

26

Holiday Benefit Concert SJSU Choral and Orchestral Departments perform Bach’s Magnificat and works by Brahms, Beethoven and Arvo Part. Sat, Dec 5, 7:30pm. $15-$50. St. Joseph’s Cathedral, 80 S. Market St, San Jose, 408.924.4332.

Holiday Jazz Concert The San Jose Jazz Orchestra with guest vocalists from Opera San Jose performing jazzy Xmas tunes. Tue, Dec 15, 7:30pm. Free. Fairmont Hotel Regency Ballroom, 170 S. Market St, San Jose, www.sanjosejazz.org.

Horns for the Holidays The Voice of Four Horns presents a night of original compositions and seasonal favorites for French horn. Tue, Dec 8, 7pm. $14/$21. Graham Theater at St. Francis High School, 1885 Miramonte Ave, Mountain View, 650.969.4242.

Magnificat A holiday program that re-creates a midnight mass from 17th-century Italy. Fri, Dec 4, 8pm. $12-$35. St. Patrick’s Seminary, 320 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, 800.595.4849.

Michael McDonald A holiday-themed evening of music by the former Doobie Brother. Sat, Dec 12, 8pm. $50/$65. San Jose Civic, 135 W. San Carlos St, San Jose, 408.792.4551.

Peninsula Women’s Chorus A holiday choral program called “Songs of Snow and Soul.” (Also, Dec 12 at 2:30pm at St Mark’s; and Dec 13 at 4pm at St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park.) Sun, Dec 6, 7pm. $15/$18. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave, Palo Alto, 800.838.3006.

Ragazzi Boys Chorus An Old-Fashioned Christmas. Sat, Dec 5, 5pm. $10-$25. First Congregational Church of Palo Alto, 1985 Louis Rd, Palo Alto, 650.342.8785. [secondary event] An Old-Fashioned Christmas. Sun, Dec 13, 4pm. $10-$25. St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 1 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo, 650.342.8785.

Robert Berry Band With Hush. A benefit for Second Harvest Food Bank. Please bring donations of food items, cash or check Sat, Dec 5, 12:30-4pm. Santana Row, 400 S. Winchester Blvd, San Jose.

“Nutcracker” selections, Richard Addinsell’s Warsaw Concerto and the world premiere of Stanley Hoffman’s “The Lord Is My Shepherd.” (Program repeats Sun, Dec 13, 7pm, Trinity Cathedral, San Jose.) Sat, Dec 12, 7:30pm. $7$18. West Valley College Theatre, 14000 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga, 408.866.5302.

Winter’s Gifts: Hope The Choral Project and the San Jose Chamber Orchestra celebrate the season with music in honor of our Latino communities, including songs from Spain and Latin America. Sun, Dec 20, 7pm. $20/$30. Mission Santa Clara, Santa Clara University campus, Santa Clara, 408.295.4416.

You-Sing-It Messiah A community sing-along presented by San Jose Symphonic Choir. Mon, Dec 7, 7:30pm. $20. California Theatre, 345 S. First St, San Jose, 408.995.3318.

Youth Jazz Holiday Concert A new generation of jazz players perform seasonal numbers. Performers include SJ Jazz High School Big Band and Latin Ensembles. Tue, Dec 1, 7:30pm. Free, donations accepted. Landmark Ballroom, 75 S. 11th St, San Jose, www.sanjosejazz.org.

Festivities Christmas in the Park/ Winter Wonderland A San Jose tradition gets under way on Nov 27 at 5:30pm with tree-lighting. The displays are up thru Jan 1. Cesar Chavez Park, downtown San Jose. Plus rides at Paseo de San Antonio and the San Jose Rep Plaza.

Community Tree Lighting With decorations and treats, with ornament donation trees. Mon, Nov 30, 4:30-6:30pm. Free. Four Seasons, 2050 University Ave, Palo Alto, 650.566.1200.

Destination Downtown 1stACT Silicon Valley hosts a holiday open house with local art, culture and entertainment in the new downtown condo residences: Axis, City Heights, The 88 and Three Sixty Residences. Fri, Dec 4, 5:30-7:30pm, 408.279.1775.

Fantasy of Lights Santana Row Chanukah A celebration of the Jewish Festival of Lights with activities every night. Fri, Dec 11, to Sat, Dec 18, 4:30pm (3:30pm Fridays). Santana Row, 400 S. Winchester Blvd, San Jose.

Vasona Lake County Park will be transformed into a magical wonderland with thousands of colorful twinkling lights, animated displays and holiday music. Nov 27-Dec 31, 6-10pm. $10/$15. 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, 408.355.2201.

Swingin’ With Santa

Harvest Festival

A choral concert of holiday tunes presented by Studio Theatre of California in the Orchard City Banquet Hall. Sun, Dec 6, 7:30pm. Free, donations accepted. Campbell Community Center, 1 W. Campbell Ave, Campbell, 408.370.6639.

A weekend of original art and crafts, with handmade gifts for the holidays. Bring a food donation for West Valley Community Services. Live entertainment by Cash Tribute and more. Fri, Nov 27, 9am-6pm, Sat, Nov 28, 10am-6pm and Sun, Nov 29, 10am-5pm. $4-$7. San Jose McEnery Convention Center, 150 W. San Carlos St, San Jose.

True of Carols Mission City Opera Presents the premiere of Michael Taylor’s new work, followed by Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors.” Sat, Dec 5, 8pm and Sun, Dec 6, 8pm. $15-$45. Mission City Center for Performing Arts, 3250 Monroe St, Santa Clara, 408.749.7607.

Mommy and Me on the Row

Winchester Orchestra Holiday Extravaganza

One of top 25 parades in the whole country, featuring helium balloons, floats and Santa. The theme is “Adventures in Toyland.” Sun, Dec 6,

Henry Mollicone conducts the orchestra in

Monthly kids club features holiday-themed activities and performances. Tue, Dec 8, 10amnoon. Free. Santana Row, 400 S. Winchester Blvd, San Jose.

San Jose Holiday Parade

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 COVER STORY

CHRISTMAS PAST UifbusfXpslt!qsftfout!ÕB!Djwjm!Xbs!DisjtunbtÖ! bu!uif!Mvdjf!Tufso!Uifbusf!jo!Qbmp!Bmup-!svoojoh!Efd/!3.38/

8:30am. Free. Downtown San Jose, Between S. Market and S. First streets, San Jose, 408.794.6200.

Chanukah

Santa and Wagon Rides

Chanukah Palooza 2009

An old-fashioned visit with Santa and a Santa parade on Sun. At Tyson-Treehouse Courtyard. SatSun, noon-2pm. Thru Dec 20. $10-$12 for horsecarriage rides. Downtown Willow Glen, Lincoln Ave, San Jose, 408.298.2100.

Silicon Valley JCC presents holiday vendors, food and kids’ activities for the festival of lights. Sun, Dec 13, noon. Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center, 14855 Oka Rd, Los Gatos, 408.357.7497.

Santa Paws

Hanukkah Hullabaloo

Bring dog and cat friends to Park Valencia for keepsake photo with Santa. Benefits Humane Society Silicon Valley. Sun, Dec 6, 11am-2pm. Santana Row, 400 S. Winchester Blvd, San Jose.

This afternoon of family fun includes games, food and fun. Presented by Palo Alto JCC. Sun, Dec 13, 3pm. $10-$17. Oshman Family Jewish Community Center, 400 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, 650.223.8600.

Skate Under the Palms Annual chance to test out your blades. (Hours vary, generally noon to 1pm or midnight.) Thru Jan 18, 2010, noon. Call for prices. Circle of Palms, between the Fairmont and the San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, 408.291.0525.

Tree Lighting Ceremony Annual event to kick off the holidays. Fri, Nov 27, 6pm. Free. Plaza de Cesar Chavez, Market St and Park Ave, San Jose.

Tree Teasures A chance to created old-fashioned ornaments for the museum’s tree. And kids can have their photo taken with Santa. Sat, Dec 5, 10am-4pm. Free. San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City, 650.299.0104.

Willow Glen Holiday Open House Enjoy a holiday celebration downtown with complimentary refreshments. Lincoln between Minnesota and Coe. Fri, Nov 27, Sat, Nov 28 and Sun, Nov 29. Free. Downtown Willow Glen, Lincoln Ave, San Jose, 408.298.2100.

Latkepalooza! The Peninsula JCC welcomes Chanukah with crafts an games for children, and live music and wine tasting for adults. And, of course, lots of latkes. Klezmania performs. Sun, Dec 13, 1pm. Peninsula Jewish Community Center, 800 Foster City Blvd, Foster City, 650.212.7522.

Light It Up! Silicon Valley Hillel presents a Chanukah celebration for ages 21 and up. Features music, raffle prizes and an open bar. Please bring a nonperishable food donation. Sat, Dec 12, 9pm. $10-$15. Oshman Family Jewish Community Center, 400 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, 650.223.8602.

Santana Row Hanukkah A celebration of the Jewish Festival of Lights with activities every night. Fri, Dec 11, to Sat, Dec 18, 4:30pm (3:30pm Fridays). Santana Row, 400 S. Winchester Blvd, San Jose.

[29]

[30]

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 SPORTS

8djgiZhn d[ 6eea^ZY BViZg^Vah

BURN THOSE CALORIES!!Pof!npsf!uijoh!up!qvu!po!uif!Uibolthjwjoh!up.ep!mjtu!jt!uif!Bqqmjfe!Nbufsjbmt!

Tjmjdpo!Wbmmfz!Uvslfz!Uspu/!JuÖt!opu!kvtu!pof!fwfou<!uifsf!bsf!fjhiu!fwfout!bu!uijt!zfbsÖt!svo-!gspn!Fmjuf!up!LjeÖt! Gvo!Svo!up!b!Dptuvnf!Dpouftu/!Uifsf!xjmm!cf!b!ofx!dpvstf!gps!uif!hfofsbm!6L!boe!21L-!boe!uif!tbnf!qpqvmbs! dpvstf!gps!uif!fmjuf!svoofst/!Potjuf!sfhjtusbujpo!tubsut!bu!8-!boe!uif!ßstu!sbdf!cfhjot!bu!9;41/!Gps!npsf! jogpsnbujpo-!hp!up!xxx/twuvslfzuspu/dpn/

@VnV`^c\ Ig^eh

HVc ?dhZ H]Vg`h

H?HJ BZch 7Vh`ZiWVaa

8^in @VnV` d[[Zgh V kVg^Zin d[ `VnV`^c\ ig^eh VgdjcY HVc ;gVcX^hXd i]gdj\]dji i]Z nZVg# K^h^i lll#X^in`VnV` #Xdb dg XVaa [dg bdgZ ^c[dgbVi^dc# )&*#(*,#&%&%#

Kh 8]^XV\d 7aVX`]Vl`h# LZY! Cdk '*! ,/(%eb# '&$ &-'# Kh# DiiVlV HZcVidgh# IjZ! 9ZX &! ,/(%eb# =E EVk^a^dc! *'* L# HVciV 8aVgV Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#..-#I>MH#

BdcYVn C^\]i Gjc

H^a^Xdc KVaaZn Ijg`Zn Igdi

Kh# EVX^ÒX# HVi! Cdk '-! &eb# -++#,--#')-'# Kh# HV^ci BVgnÉh# Bdc! Cdk (%! ,eb# HeVgiVc 8dbeaZm <nb! HVc ?dhZ HiViZ Jc^kZgh^in! HZkZci] VcY HVc 8Vgadh higZZih! HVc ?dhZ! -++#,--#')-'#

6 lZZ`an bZZi^c\ d[ i]Z EVad 6aid Gjc 8ajW [dg V hdX^Va gjc d[ ÒkZ id h^m b^aZh# Bdc! +eb# ;gZZ# HiVc[dgY IgVX` =djhZ! 8Vbejh 9g^kZ :Vhi VcY <VakZo! HiVc[dgY Jc^kZgh^in#

6 *` gjc$lVa` dg &%` gjc id WZcZÒi i]Z cZZY! hedchdgZY Wn 6eea^ZY BViZg^Vah! l^i] egdXZZYh \d^c\ id HZXdcY =VgkZc! =djh^c\ Igjhi VcY 8]^aYgZcÉh =ZVai] >c^i^Vi^kZ# I]j! Cdk '+! -/(%Vb# &%" )%# 9dlcidlc HVc ?dhZ! 7ZilZZc H# BVg`Zi VcY H# ;^ghi higZZih! HVc ?dhZ#

EVl"in dc 9dlc 6 LZYcZhYVn ZkZc^c\ Yd\ lVa` Vadc\ i]Z 7Vn IgV^a [daadlZY Wn V ÆNVeen =djgÇ Vi V Yd\"[g^ZcYan XV[Z# K^h^i lll#hdX^ZinYd\#Xdb id gZ\^hiZg# LZY! +/&*eb# &%$ &'# GnYZg EVg`! &-%& ? =Vgi 8a^cidc 9g! HVc BViZd#

H?HJ ;ddiWVaa Kh# BZm^Xd HiViZ# HVi! Cdk '-! *eb# HeVgiVc HiVY^jb! &'*, H# &%i] Hi! HVc ?dhZ! -++#,--#')-'#

HiVc[dgY ;ddiWVaa Kh# CdigZ 9VbZ# HVi! Cdk '-! *eb# HiVc[dgY Jc^kZgh^in HiVY^jb! '.* <VakZo Hi! HiVc[dgY Jc^kZgh^in! -++#,--#')-'#

HiVc[dgY BZcÉh 7Vh`ZiWVaa Kh# EdgiaVcY HiViZ# Hjc! Cdk '.! ,eb# BVeaZh EVk^a^dc! 8Vbejh 9g^kZ! HiVc[dgY Jc^kZgh^in! -++#,--#')-'#

HjcYVn Bdgc^c\ 7^`Z G^YZ 6 lZZ`an bZZi"je id g^YZ

W^`Zh [dg [jc dg id egZeVgZ [dg V gVXZ# Hjc! ,"&%Vb# JgWVc Hedgih! &&&* A^cXdac 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.)#&*''#

Ijg`Zn Igdi *@ Gjc I]Z ZkZci ^cXajYZh V *@ Gjc$ LVa`! V &%@ Gjc l^i] bZYVah VlVgYZY ( YZZe ^c ZVX] XViZ\dgn! Vh lZaa Vh V @^Yh ;jc Gjc [dg X]^aYgZc V\Zh '". hedchdgZY Wn AjX^aaZ EVX`VgY 8]^aYgZcÉh =dhe^iVa# I]j! Cdk '+# (*$ )%# <jVYVajeZ G^kZg EVg`! HVc 8Vgadh HigZZi VcY Ldo LVn! HVc ?dhZ#

KVg^djh GVXZh I]Z KZadYgdbZ ^h deZc LZYcZhYVn VcY I]jghYVn c^\]ih [dg kVg^djh ineZh d[ ]^\]"heZZY W^XnXaZ gVXZh# LZY"I]j! ,eb# =ZaanZg EVg` KZadYgdbZ! ..* =ZaanZg 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#''+#.,&+#

[31]

[32] EVENTS

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

attorneys

& legal services

CRIMINAL DEFENSE

SOCIAL SECURITY/DISABILITY

The Law Offices of

The Law Offices of

Ronald Z. Berki

Cynthia G. Starkey

7>< 9:6AH

8VbeWZaa 6kZ! Vi I]^gY Hi! 8VbeWZaa! *&%#,)*#,&%%#

6bVo^V

;VgbZgh BVg`Zi

7jh^cZhh"id"Wjh^cZhh Zm]^W^i^dc VcY Xdc[ZgZcXZ VWdji ZciZgiV^cbZci Y^hig^Wji^dc# HVi! Cdk '-! +eb# *- VcY je# HVc ?dhZ 8^k^X! &(* L# HVc 8Vgadh Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#,.'#)**&#

7aVX` ;g^YVn H]deeZgh l]d heZcY (%% Vi HVciVcV Gdl hidgZh XVc gZXZ^kZ ild i^X`Zih id ÆG^kZgYVcXZ#Ç ;g^! Cdk ',# HVciVcV Gdl! )%% H# L^cX]ZhiZg 7akY! HVc ?dhZ#

=VgkZhi ;Zhi^kVa

www.sanjosegetlegalhelp.com

SSDI/SSI Disability Appeals 26-years of Experience No Fees If No Recovery Offices in Santa Clara, Fremont & San Mateo • Board Certified Specialist • National Board of Legal Specialty Certification

www.cynthiastarkey.com

408.463.6927

408.890.2628

IMMIGRATION

DIVORCE & FAMILY LAW

Heller Immigration Law Group

Santa Clara Law Group

To Advertise On This Page Please Call

408.200.1308

:kZci ^cXajYZh idjgh d[ i]Z ild"gddb EZgVaiV 6YdWZ# I]Z gZXVbZgV dg WZYgddb h]dl^c\ i]Z kZgn ZVga^Zhi a^[ZhinaZ d[ i]Z hZiiaZgh VcY i]Z hVaV dg a^k^c\ gddb ^aajhigVi^c\ i]Z BZm^XVc GVcX]d eZg^dY# Dc Y^heaVn dc i]Z VYdWZ h^iZ ^h Vc ZmVbeaZ d[ higVl"WVaZ XdchigjXi^dc# Hjc! Cdk '.! &")eb# ;gZZ# EZgVaiV 6YdWZ$;Vaadc =djhZ! &,* L# Hi# ?d]c Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'-,#''.%#

7adhhdb =^aa ;VgbZgh BVg`Zi

Nick F. Forooghi Attorney At Law

“On Your Side!â€? • • • • • •

Divorce & Family Law Child Custody Personal Injury Immigration Mediation Small Business

408.463.6365

B^ae^iVh ;VgbZgh BVg`Zi 6 h]dlXVhZ d[ egdYjXZ [gdb Cdgi]Zgc 8Va^[dgc^V# =ZaY nZVg"gdjcY! gV^c dg h]^cZ# Hjc! -Vb"&eb# ;gZZ# 6nZg :YjXVi^dc 8ZciZg! &((& :# 8VaVkZgVh 7akY! B^ae^iVh! -%%#.).#;6GB#

HVciVcV Gdl ;VgbZgh BVg`Zi 6 nZVg"gdjcY deZc"V^g

Gbnjmz

Idn IgV^ch 9^heaVn K^Zl Vc deZgVi^c\ idn igV^ch Zm]^W^i# HZXdcY VcY [djgi] HVi! &&/(%Vb"*eb VcY hZXdcY LZY! +"-/(%eb# ;gZZ# 8jeZgi^cd HfjVgZ [dgbZgan KVaaXd ;Vh]^dc EVg` ! &%&'( C# Lda[Z GY! 8jeZgi^cd#

LZZ`ZcY ;Vgb Idjgh IVhiZ V gddi! XdbZ [VXZ id hcdji l^i] V e^\ VcY Y^hXdkZg i]Z XdccZXi^dch WZilZZc hlZViZgh VcY h]ZZe dc i]^h \j^YZY idjg# HVi"Hjc! &&Vb VcY &eb# ,0 gZhZgkVi^dch gZXdbbZcYZY# =^YYZc K^aaV! '+-,% BddYn GY! Adh 6aidh =^aah! +*%#.).#.,%)#

HVc ?dhZÉh '('cY 7^gi]YVn

6 hjeedgi \gdje [dg eZdeaZ hj[[Zg^c\ [gdb ajc\ Y^hZVhZ VcY i]Z^g [Vb^an bZbWZgh [ZVijg^c\ \jZhi heZV`Zgh VcY Vc deZc [dgjb# AVhi Bdc d[ ZkZgn bdci]! &/(%"(eb# ;gZZ# 7gZVi]Z 8Va^[dgc^V! &)+. EVg` 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#..-#*-+*#

1.800.863.4448

6c ZkZc^c\ d[ edhi"ldg` eVbeZg^c\# ;^ghi IjZ d[ ZkZgn bdci]! *",eb# '%# K 7Vg! =diZa KVaZcX^V HVciVcV Gdl! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#)'(#*)%*#

I]^h YdXjbZciVgn Y^hXjhhZh hdbZ d[ a^[ZÉh W^\ fjZhi^dch# L]Vi ]VeeZch l]Zc lZ eVhh [gdb i]^h ldgaY4 >h i]ZgZ V a^[Z V[iZg i]^h dcZ4 LZY! Cdk '*! ,eb# &% hj\\ZhiZY YdcVi^dc# 9^k^cZ HX^ZcXZ 8dbbjc^in 8ZciZg! &*)% =^X`h 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.(#(-(-#

7ZiiZg 7gZVi]Zgh

www.hilglaw.com

I]Z 9Z;gVc` 8ZciZg d[[Zgh XdcĂ’YZci^Va =>K iZhi^c\ VcY XdjchZa^c\ hZgk^XZh ^c eVgicZgh]^e l^i] i]Z HVciV 8aVgV 8djcin EjWa^X =ZVai] 9ZeVgibZci# LZY! *"-/(%eb VcY I]j! )"-eb# ;gZZ# 7^aan 9Z;gVc` A<7I 8dbbjc^in 8ZciZg! .(- I]Z 6aVbZYV! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.(#(%)%#

BVgi^c^h VcY BVc^XjgZh

bVg`Zi [ZVijg^c\ [ddYh VcY \ddYh [gdb adXVa [VgbZgh VcY bZgX]Vcih# Hjc! &&Vb"(eb# ;gZZ# EVg` KVaZcX^V! HVciVcV Gdl! L^cX]ZhiZg 7akY VcY Da^c 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ#

>cĂ’c^in/ I]Z Jai^bViZ Ig^e

:I8#

• Green Cards • Serving Silicon Valley 25+ Years • Free Attorney Consultation “The Immigration Law Expertsâ€?

=>K IZhi^c\ VcY 8djchZa^c\

6 lZZ`an djiYddg bVg`ZieaVXZ# Hjc! -Vb# Adh <Vidh Idlc EaVoV! LZhi BV^c Hi VcY HVciV 8gjo 6kZ! Adh <Vidh#

8djgiZhin LVnaVcY AZZ

• Over 26 Years Defense Experience • Free Consultation • Felony, Misdemeanor & Juvinile Law • DUI, Narcotics & Domestic Violence • DMV Hearings/Suspended License “Experience Can Make the Differenceâ€?

• • • •

6 lZZ`ZcY d[ dg^\^cVa Vgi VcY XgV[ih! l^i] ]VcYbVYZ \^[ih [dg i]Z ]da^YVnh# 7g^c\ V [ddY YdcVi^dc [dg LZhi KVaaZn 8dbbjc^in HZgk^XZh# A^kZ ZciZgiV^cbZci Wn 8Vh] Ig^WjiZ VcY bdgZ# ;g^! Cdk ',! .Vb"+eb! HVi! Cdk '-! &%Vb"+eb VcY Hjc! Cdk '.! &%Vb"*eb# )" ,# HVc ?dhZ BX:cZgn 8dckZci^dc 8ZciZg! &*% L# HVc 8Vgadh Hi! HVc ?dhZ#

6 nZVg"gdjcY bVg`Zi d[ egdYjXZ VcY ]VcYbVYZ \ddYh# Hjc! -/(%Vb"&'eb# ?VeVcidlc ;VgbZgÉh BVg`Zi! HZkZci] Hi WZilZZc ?VX`hdc VcY IVnadg higZZih! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.-#)(%(#

Adh <Vidh ;VgbZgh BVg`Zi

;ZVijg^c\ 8Va^[dgc^V 8Zgi^Ă’ZY \gdlZgh VcY egdYjXZgh# Hjc! &%Vb"'eb# Eg^cXZidc EaVoV BVaa! @ddhZg VcY BZg^Y^Vc! HVc ?dhZ#

8jeZgi^cd HfjVgZ ;VgbZgh BVg`Zi 6c deZc"V^g bVg`Zi d[ adXVa kZcYdgh# ;g^! .Vb"&eb# ;gZZ# 8jeZgi^cd HfjVgZ! ;dgbZgan KVaaXd ;Vh]^dc EVg` ! &%&'( C# Lda[Z GY! 8jeZgi^cd#

8jeZgi^cd IdVhibVhiZgh LZZ`an bZZi^c\h# CZl bZbWZgh VgZ lZaXdbZ# IjZ! +eb# >bbVcjZa Aji]ZgVc 8]jgX]! Adh 6aidh! &,&* <gVci GY! Adh 6aidh! )%-#),'#*-,'#

9dlcidlc 8VbeWZaa ;VgbZgh BVg`Zi 6 nZVg"gdjcY bVg`Zi d[ [gZh] egdYjXZ [gdb 8Va^[dgc^V [VgbZgh# Hjc! -Vb"&eb# ;gZZ#

FULL SPEED AHEAD Uif!bnb{joh!npefmt!nbef!cz!Dibsmjf!Qbdl!

gspn!uif!qpqvmbs!dpotusvdujpo!upz!Nfddbop!bsf!ijhimjhiufe!jo!b! ofx!fyijcju-!Ă•Nfddbop.Nbojb-Ă–!opx!bu!uif!Nvtfvn!pg!Bnfsjdbo! Ifsjubhf!jo!Qbmp!Bmup/

6Xi^k^i^Zh Vi =^YYZc K^aaV

BZXXVcd"BVc^V

>cXajYZh hedgih! bjh^X! ZYjXVi^dcVa! gZXgZVi^dcVa VcY `^Yh ZkZcih# HZZ lll#]^YYZck^aaV#dg\ [dg bdgZ ^c[d# Dc\d^c\# =^YYZc K^aaV! '+-,% BddYn GY! Adh 6aidh =^aah! +*%#.).#-+*%#

6c Zm]^W^i VWdji i]Z bZiVa XdchigjXi^dc idn! l^i] deZgVi^c\ bdYZah Wn 8]Vga^Z EVX`# ;g^"Hjc! &&Vb")eb# I]gj ;ZW '-# BD6= BjhZjb d[ 6bZg^XVc =Zg^iV\Z! (*& =dbZg 6kZ! EVad 6aid! +*%#('&#&%%)#

6abVYZc A^WgVgn Hidgn I^bZh

HiVn VcY EaVn

6 [Vb^an hidgn i^bZ [dg Vaa V\Zh dc LZYcZhYVnh! V Bdi]Zg <ddhZ hidgn i^bZ [dg V\Zh &' bdci]h id ' nZVgh dc ;g^YVnh! VcY egZhX]dda hidgn i^bZ l^i] Bg# @ dc ;g^YVnh VcY IjZhYVnh# LZY! +/(%eb! ;g^! &%/(%Vb VcY ;g^ VcY IjZ! &&/&*Vb# ;gZZ# 6abVYZc 7gVcX] A^WgVgn! +)** 8VbYZc 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#-%-#(%)%#

6c ^ciZgVXi^kZ X]^aYgZcÉh hidgn i^bZ [ZVijg^c\ bjh^X! YVcXZ VcY gZVY^c\# HVi! &%/(%Vb# ;gZZ# ?dnXZ :aa^c\idc 7gVcX] A^WgVgn! ).& :# :be^gZ Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#-%-#(%)(#

7^aan ?dcZh L^aYXVi GV^agdVY G^YZ i]Z &%'"nZVg"daY igV^c i]gdj\] DV` BZVYdl VcY KVhdcV eVg`h# 6ahd VkV^aVWaZ ^h i]Z gZhidgZY XVgdjhZa Vi DV` BZVYdl EVg`# 8Vaa [dg YViZh VcY i^bZh# '# 7^aan ?dcZh L^aYXVi GV^agdVY! DV` BZVYdl EVg`! &&% 7adhhdb =^aa GY! Adh <Vidh! )%-#(.*#,)((#

Hidgn C^\]i 6 gZVY^c\ egd\gVb [dg X]^aYgZc ^c \gVYZh @"*# IjZ! +eb# HiVgWjX`h! '(,% :a 8Vb^cd GZVa! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#.-)#,&,)#

Hidgn I^bZ 6 [Vb^an hidgn i^bZ ZkZgn Hjc# Hjc! &&/(%Vb# ;gZZ# @ZeaZgÉh 7dd`h! &%&% :a 8Vb^cd GZVa! BZcad EVg`! +*%#(')#)('&#

Hidgn I^bZ :kZcih

I]Z bjhZjb ]dhih V kVg^Zin d[ dc\d^c\! ]VcYh"dc Zm]^W^ih VcY ZkZcih [dg `^Yh# 8]^aYgZcÉh 9^hXdkZgn BjhZjb! &-% Ldo LVn! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.-#*)(,#

EV_VbV hidgn i^bZ dc ;g^YVnh! kVg^djh i]ZbZh hidgn i^bZ [dg V\Zh *"&' dc HVijgYVnh VcY V egZhX]dda hidgn i^bZ dc IjZhYVnh# ;g^! ,eb! HVi! &&/(%Vb VcY IjZ! &%/(%Vb# 7VgcZh CdWaZ HiZkZch 8gZZ`! (+%% HiZkZch 8gZZ` 7akY! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#.-)#().*#

;Vb^an Hidgn I^bZh

I]Vc`h\^k^c\ Hidgni^bZ

I]Z Wdd`hidgZ ]dhih kVg^djh ndji] VcY [Vb^an hidgn i^bZ ZkZcih i]gdj\]dji i]Z lZZ`# 8Vaa [dg YZiV^ah# Dc\d^c\# 7VgcZh CdWaZ LZhi\ViZ! &+%% HVgVid\V 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#(,%#%)))#

LZ l^aa gZVY djg I]Vc`h\^k^c\ hidg^Zh VcY i]Z `^Yh l^aa \Zi ^ckdakZY Vh lZ eaVn i]ZVigZ \VbZh VcY Ă’cY dji l]Vi i]Zn VgZ gZVaan i]Vc`[ja [dg# HVi! Cdk '-! &&Vb# *# 9gV\dc I]ZVigZ! *(* 6abV Hi! EVad 6aid! +*%#).(#'%%+#

8]^aYgZcÉh 9^hXdkZgn BjhZjb

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

mind body & spirit g

g

Focus Learn How To Meditate - And Why!

IS HE INTO YOU?

Classes & Instruction

Enjoy life! Calm the mind. Improve relationships. Make better decisions. Meditation and Buddhist View with Reed Sherman. Everyone is welcome. No previous experience necessary. $10 per class. Every Wednesday evening, 7:30-9, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Los Gatos, 15980 Blossom Hill Rd. Los Gatos, 95032. Call Kelsang Gamo 408/226-0595 for information or visit us at www.MeditationInSanJose.org

g g Healing & Bodywork

Grand Opening

The best Asian Acupuncture & massage will make you feel like a new person. Stevens Creek & Hwy 85 408-973-8179 Massage & Relaxation

Bella Spa The best in relaxation, with aroma therapy. 359 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View. 650-965-8899

Massage By Michael Great massage by Asian man. In $50. Outcall $70. By CMT. For days 408-551-0767 or after 7pm 408-893-1966.

#Golden Star# Massage Haircut Facial Body Slimming

$5w/ off ad

316 S. Monroe #120, San Jose

408.247.8352

Psychics

I feel what HE feels. Efficient psychic readings. All questions - business, love, spiritual, etc. Visa/MC/Disc/AmEx. 800-355-1283 ext. 5 (AAN CAN)

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009

[33]

[34]

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 STYLE

1

4

2

3

6

5

Super Kawaii Seven local artists bring the cute with their darling, original craft designs that are sure to make shoppers say ‘ahhh’ 1. Yummie Charms Donut Necklace Price: $8.88 Where to Buy: YummieCharms.com Want to indulge in a confection without consuming any calories? Try these glittery donut necklaces made by San Jose charm designer Yummie Charms. The sweet little wearable treats come in a variety of candy colors, sure to satisfy anybody’s sweet tooth.

2. Herbst Handmade Craft Patterns Price: $4 Where to Buy: herbsthandmade.blog spot.com Herbst Handmade sells original patterns so that anybody can make their own handmade goods. Try this Bay Area designer’s darling Lil’ Monkey and Bitty Bear crocheted rattle toys or Bunnykins Baby Slipper patterns for a unique, personal gift for baby this holiday season.

3. Picnic Puff Bag Price: $35 Where to Buy: froggiefashions.com This Picnic Puff Bag by Froggie Fashions is roomy enough to carry a picnic to the

[35]

7

San Jose Symphonic Choir Nova Vista Symphony present

park and features a charming gold-andcherry-adorned pattern and magnetic closure. Froggie Fashions is an independent, handcrafted handbag-making operation located in San Jose.

4. Sky Blue Bunny Jewelry Price: $6–$19.50 Where to Buy: etsy.com/shop/skyblue bunny Sky Blue Bunny Jewelry makes delectablelooking earrings, necklaces and pendants out of polymer clay, glitter, crystals and pearls. A recent college graduate based in San Jose runs the small jewelry-making operation, specializing in cupcakes, ice cream cones and other miniature dessert sculptures. All Sky Blue Bunny jewelry is original and handmade, without the use of molds or templates.

5. Pony Wine Glass Charms

6. Little Miss Moon Baby Hair Clips Price: $4.50–$8 Where to Buy: littlemissmoondesigns.blog spot.com Started by a stay-at-home mom who loved quirky colorful accessories, Little Miss Moon creates customized flower baby headbands and hairclips. Each fanciful flower design is fashioned from 100 percent recycled felt made from post-consumer plastic bottles.

Price: $15 Where to Buy: etsy.com/shop/bloempot

7. Curious Pug Clay Figurines

With these tiny, adorable prancing ponies clinking around the stem of your wine glass, people will never have to worry which glass is theirs. Bay Area craft artist Sara Berli hand-built this set of four pony wine glass charms, each is composed from polymer and glazed to be water resistant.

Price: $7.50–$13.50 Where to Buy: curiouspug.blogspot.com Curious Pug is the brainchild of a laid-off Sunnyvale-based X-ray tech who now tinkers around with clay for a living, manufacturing odd but endearing figurines, magnets and glass tile pendants.

A Sea Symphony by

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Sat, Nov 28, 8 PM Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph 80 S. Market St, San Jose tickets $25/18/10 408 995-3318 www.sanjosesymphonicchoir.org

Discover the Arts www.svArts.org

[36]

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

nfusp

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 MENU

nfov

[37]

tjmjdpo!wbmmfzĂ–t!hvjef!up!Ă&#x;of!ejojoh Mjwf!Gffe Montalvo Arts Center puts the spotlight on chefs with its culinary fellowship _41

Sushi and Beyond ;Za^eZ 7j^igV\d

BlueďŹ n offers a steady but unadventurous menu of sushi and Japanese standards By Stett Holbrook

BOUNTIFUL PLATE Uif!tvtij!pnblbtf! dpwfst!b!mpu!pg!dvmjobsz! hspvoe!bu!CmvfĂ&#x;o/

BlueďŹ n 6YYgZhh/ ,*) I]Z 6aVbZYV! HVc ?dhZ# E]dcZ/ )%-#.(&#+-,*# =djgh/ &&VbĂ„'/(%eb BdcĂ„;g^ VcY *Ă„&%eb HViĂ„Hjc# 8j^h^cZ/ ?VeVcZhZ# Eg^XZ GVc\Z/ Bdhi ^iZbh -Ă„ '+# LZW/ 7ajZĂ’ch_#Xdb#

S

AN JOSE’S BlueďŹ n restaurant inherited a great-looking space from the former occupant, Seven Restaurant and Lounge. The dining room has a sleek, modern feel. There’s a gleaming open kitchen and a cool hideout of a bar. It’s got an urban edge that makes it one of Silicon Valley’s most striking restaurants. So it’s too bad that the new Japanese restaurant missed the opportunity to deliver food to match its urbane setting and big-city prices. BlueďŹ n is located on a slowly energizing stretch of The Alameda a short walk from the HP Pavilion and could capitalize on that location. But in spite of its good looks, BlueďŹ n is just another Japanese restaurant with nothing to distinguish it from dozens of others that pretty much serve the same thing, lots of burritosize maki, a standard lineup of sushi, a few salads, noodle soups, tempura, teriyaki chicken, grilled short ribs, roasted ďŹ sh and miso soup. I did have a few memorable dishes. The beef-ďŹ lled gyoza ($8) are delicious. We ordered two plates of juicy fried dumplings back-to-back. The second one arrived less crisp than the ďŹ rst. Crisp is better. I also liked the sukiyaki made with Kobestyle American beef ($26). Rare slices

of the buttery beef shared the bowl with fat slices of porcini and enoki mushrooms, onions, Chinese cabbage, tofu wedges and sweet-potato-our noodles in a dark, savory-sweet broth. Perfect winter food. I also liked the sake clam starter ($12), a bowl of clams in the shell simmered in a butter and miso broth. I would order the ahi poketini ($14) again, too. The tuna is lightly marinated in ginger and soy sauce and served atop a mixed salad of seaweed and mixed greens. It’s a clean, refreshing yet ďŹ lling salad. But over the course of three visits, nothing else stood out. The triple crab appetizer ($15), fried soft-shell crab stuffed with king and red crab, sounded interesting, but all that crab didn’t add up to much. The sushi selection offers nothing you can’t get elsewhere. The seared tuna tataki ($16) is billed as the chef ’s specialty, and I expected something, well, special. It’s a generous portion of rare tuna served on a bed of daikon radish and mixed greens with an overly tart ponzu sauce. Good, but not really special. The pan-seared chicken teriyaki and tempura dinner ($20) combines a satisfactory piece of skinless chicken thigh with teriyaki sauce dribbled on top and lightly battered

tempura vegetables. For $26, I anticipated more from the short ribs. They were tender and marinated in a sweet soy glaze, but that’s it. At that price, I needed vegetables or something other than just thin slices of meat on a plate. Desserts don’t break any new ground—green-tea ice cream, mochi ice cream, tempura ice cream, Thai fried banana. I choose the fried banana ($10). Covered in chocolate sauce and whipped cream, it was as uninspired and very sweet. The waitress asked what I thought, and I told her I didn’t like it. “Oh, well,â€? she said, “what are you gonna do?â€? I don’t know. Make a better dessert? And then there’s the restaurant’s name. BlueďŹ n. Because of the world’s lust for the meaty, buttery richness of blueďŹ n tuna, decades of overďŹ shing have driven the western North Atlantic blueďŹ n tuna population down by 97 percent. Only 3 three percent of these car-size animals are left. Other populations elsewhere are in trouble, too. Incredibly, the ďŹ sh isn’t yet classiďŹ ed as an endangered species, but hopefully that day comes before it’s too late. A fat slice of toro is delicious, but the thought of blueďŹ n tuna disappearing just isn’t appetizing. To be fair, it’s hard to ďŹ nd a

Japanese restaurant that doesn’t serve blueďŹ n tuna, so BlueďŹ n isn’t unique. Indeed, most sushi menus read like the “Do not eatâ€? lists published by sustainable-seafood organizations like Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Program. BlueďŹ n also serves Chilean sea bass, another ďŹ sh that faces disappearance because of overďŹ shing. Why serve it? Here’s my suggestion for BlueďŹ n. Keep the name, but rather than hastening the extinction of one of the ocean’s great creatures by putting it and other imperiled ďŹ sh on the menu, the name could be used as one of reverence by serving a menu of sustainably sourced seafood. That would make the restaurant unique, because no other Japanese restaurant in Silicon Valley sources its ďŹ sh from healthy ďŹ sheries. (Currently, there’s only one sustainable sushi restaurant in the Bay Area, San Francisco’s Tataki). With so many Japanese restaurants serving the same thing, that would truly make BlueďŹ n stand out. The attention that such a business decision would attract would bring more customers to the restaurant and expand its base from the neighborhood and people attending shows at the HP. Everybody would win—diners, BlueďŹ n and ďŹ sh.

[38] DINING GUIDE

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

EjofsĂ– t hvjef

Djg hZaZXi^kZ a^hi d[ VgZV gZhiVjgVcih ^cXajYZh i]dhZ i]Vi ]VkZ WZZc [VkdgVWan gZk^ZlZY ^c eg^ci Wn BZigd [ddY Xg^i^Xh VcY di]Zgh i]Vi ]VkZ WZZc hVbeaZY Wji cdi gZk^ZlZY ^c eg^ci# 6aa k^h^ih Wn djg lg^iZgh VgZ bVYZ Vcdcnbdjhan! VcY Vaa ZmeZchZh VgZ eV^Y Wn BZigd# JeYViZh [gdb k^\^aVci gZVYZgh VcY a^hiZY gZhiVjgViZjgh VgZ ]ZVgi^an ZcXdjgV\ZY0 eaZVhZ hjWb^i k^V bV^a id **% H# ;^ghi Hi#! HVc ?dhZ! .*&&( dg k^V ZbV^a id h]daWgdd`5 bZigdcZlh#Xdb# :meVcYZY a^hi^c\h VgZ VkV^aVWaZ dca^cZ Vi BZigdÉh lZWh^iZ! lll#bZigdVXi^kZ#Xdb#

\gZVi Hdji] >cY^Vc gZhiVjgVci# Jca^`Z bVcn Hdji] >cY^Vc gZhiVjgVcih! 8jeZgi^cd 7V`Zgn ^hcÉi kZ\ZiVg^Vc# <ddY ajcX] Wj[[Zi [dg ,#..# 9dcÉi b^hh i]Z YdhV VcY jii]VeeVb# &&/(%Vb"./(%eb YV^an! Wji lZZ`YVnh `^iX]Zc XadhZh '/(%"*/(%eb# &%'*'& H# 9Z 6coV 7akY# )%-#*&,#.%%%#

9ncVhin HZV[ddY GZhiVjgVci =dc\ @dc\"hinaZ 8]^cZhZ# # 9ncVhin heZX^Va^oZh ^c =dc\ @dc\"hinaZ hZV[ddY# I]Z hZV[ddY ^h kZgn [gZh]! ZheZX^Vaan i]Z XgZVijgZh hl^bb^c\ b^cjiZh WZ[dgZ i]Zn Vgg^kZ dc ndjg eaViZ# <ddY Y^b hjb! idd# ;jaa WVg# &&Vb"'/(%eb VcY *"./(%eb Bdc"I]j VcY &%Vb"(eb VcY *"./(%eb ;g^"HVi# &%&'( C# Lda[Z GY ^c 8jeZgi^cd HfjVgZ # )%-#..+#&+-%#

2Wdd` dca^cZ Vi adhVaidh#cZi

8]Z[ 8]jÉh 8]^cZhZ# # HeZZYn hZgk^XZ! hjeZgW

HnbWdah BVYZ H^beaZ Eg^XZh GVc\Zh WVhZY dc VkZgV\Z Xdhi d[ Y^ccZg ZcigZZ VcY hVaVY! ZmXajY^c\ VaXd]da^X WZkZgV\Zh / JcYZg &% / &&" &* / &+" '% / '& VcY je

2Wdd` dca^cZ Vi XVbeWZaa#cZi

8VeZgh LZaa"]ZZaZY hedgih WVg VcY gZhiVjgVci# # 8VeZgh ^h V hde]^hi^XViZY gZhiVjgVci i]Vi jhZh hedgih Vh ^ih i]ZbZ# LZaa"YZk^hZY bZcj [jaa d[ ^ckZci^kZ gZX^eZh VcY YZa^X^djh Ă’c\Zg [ddYh# &&Vb"&&eb Bdc"I]j! &&Vb" b^Yc^\]i ;g^"HVi VcY ./(%Vb"&%/(%eb Hjc# &,&% L# 8VbeWZaa 6kZ# )%-#(,)#*,,,#

AV E^ooZg^V >iVa^Vc# # AV E^ooZg^V heZX^Va^oZh ^c h^beaZ e^ooVh i]Vi hiVcY dc i]Z higZc\i] d[ V [Zl ]^\]"fjVa^in ^c\gZY^Zcih! ZmeZgian egZeVgZY# DeZc [dg ajcX] VcY Y^ccZg YV^an# &&Vb"&%eb Hjc"IjZ! &&Vb"&&eb LZY! &&Vb" &'/(%Vb I]j"HVi# (,( :# 8VbeWZaa 6kZ# )%-#(,%#%-'+#

egZeVgVi^dc VcY i]Z VW^a^in id XViZg id kVg^ZY iVhiZh `ZZe i]^h aVcYbVg` ^c Wjh^cZhh# 8VhjVa# ;jaa WVg# &&/(%Vb"./(%eb Bdc"I]j VcY cddc"&%eb ;g^"Hjc# &%+, C# HVc 6cidc^d GY# +*%#.)-#'+.+#

:higZaa^iV GZhiVjgVci BZm^XVc# # :higZaa^iVÉh gZkZgZcXZ [dg gZ\^dcVa BZm^XVc Xdd`^c\ Y^hi^c\j^h]Zh ^i [gdb i]Z ZcX]^aVYV"VcY"iVXd bVhhZh# I]Z bZcj ^h [jaa d[ BZm^XVc"6bZg^XVc hiVcYVgYh! Wji i]Z X]Vc\^c\ hZaZXi^dc d[ heZX^Vah bV`Z i]^h gZhiVjgVci V hiVg# ;jaa WVg# &&Vb"'eb! *".eb Bdc"I]j! &&Vb"'eb! *"./(%eb ;g^"HVi VcY *"&%eb Hjc# .,& C# HVc 6cidc^d GY# +*%#.)&#-.,+#

Adh 6aidh <g^aa 6bZg^XVc# # I]Z ]VcYhdbZ Adh 6aidh <g^aa XZaZWgViZh W^\ eaViZh d[ \g^aaZY bZVi VcY Òh] l^i] eaZcin d[ Òm^c\h dc i]Z h^YZ# Ign i]Z he^i" gdVhiZY X]^X`Zc! [gZh] Òh] VcY W^\ Wjg\Zgh# I]Z adc\! ]dghZh]dZ"h]VeZY WVg ^h V W^\ YgVl! idd# ;jaa WVg# )"./(%eb Hjc"Bdc VcY )"&%eb IjZ"HVi# '(( I]^gY Hi# +*%#.)-#(*')# GZhiVjgVci O^ijcZ BdgdXXVc# # BdgdXXd lVh Xdadc^oZY Wn i]Z ;gZcX] VcY ]Vh higdc\ BZY^iZggVcZVc ^cÓjZcXZh! hd BdgdXXVc [ddY ^h [Vb^a^Vg! Wji ^c\gZY^Zcih a^`Z egZhZgkZY aZbdc! ]Vg^hhV VcY Vg\Vc d^a XVhi Vc Zmdi^X \adl# O^ijcZ iV`Zh i]Z Xj^h^cZ id cZl ]Z^\]ih# AjcX] &&/(%Vb"'eb Bdc";g^0 */(%"&%eb IjZ"Hjc# ('* BV^c Hi# +*%#.),#%'),#

CZ\ZZc EZgh^Vc# # B^gV \]VhZb^! \g^aaZY VcY ejg‚ZY

Hjb^`V# ?VeVcZhZ# # Hjb^`V ^h V ?VeVcZhZ ejW! Wji i]Vi YdZhcÉi Yd ^i _jhi^XZ# >iÉh ZaZ\Vci! nZi hi^aa V \gZVi eaVXZ id Yg^c` WZZg VcY hV`Z# I]Z heZX^Vain ^h `jh]^nV`^! hbVaa W^iZh d[ \g^aaZY X]^X`Zc! WZZ[ VcY kZ\ZiVWaZh Xdd`ZY dc WVbWdd h`ZlZgh dkZg X]VgXdVa# &&/(%Vb"'eb! +"&%eb IjZ";g^! &&/(%Vb"'eb! */(%"&&eb HVi VcY *".eb Hjc# '(+ 8ZcigVa EaVoV# +*%#.&,#&-''#

Z\\eaVci ^c V idbVid hVjXZ l^i] hXgVbWaZY Z\\h! VcY `Vh]`"Z"WVYZb_Vc! ejg‚ZY Z\\eaVci ideeZY l^i] b^ci VcY V XgZVbn nd\jgi hVjXZ! VgZ \gZVi! Vh VgZ i]Z `ZWVWh# 9dcÉi b^hh i]Z ZmXZaaZci EZgh^Vc ^XZ XgZVb# &&/(%Vb"&%eb Bdc"I]j! &&/(%Vb"b^Yc^\]i ;g^"HVi VcY &&/(%Vb".eb Hjc# -%& L# =Vb^aidc 6kZ# )%-#-++#+)%%#

6aYdÉh >iVa^Vc# # 6 lVgb VcY Zc\V\^c\

B^X]^ ?VeVcZhZ# # Hjh]^ hiVcYVgYh VgZ igVch[dgbZY ^cid eVaViZ"VlV`Zc^c\ egZhZciVi^dch0 Xja^cVgn WdjcYVg^Zh VgZ higZiX]ZY# &&Vb"&%eb YV^an# '''% H# L^cX]ZhiZg 7akY# )%-#(,-#-%%% dg (,-#%-(-#

Da^d BZY^iZggVcZVc# # Da^d hZgkZh h^beaZ Wji ZmeZgian egZeVgZY BZY^iZggVcZVc [ddY i]Vi Y^eh ^cid i]Z jcYZgZmeadgZY Xj^h^cZh d[ Cdgi] 6[g^XV# HbVaa Wji hbVgi l^cZ a^hi# 9^ccZg *".eb Hjc"I]j VcY *"&%eb ;g^"HVi# (-) :# 8VbeWZaa 6kZ# )%-#(,-#%((*# EhnX]d 9dcjih 9dcjih# # EhnX]d 9dcjih ]Vh iV`Zc g^c\h d[ [g^ZY Ydj\] ^cid cZl iZgg^idgn l^i] Ă“Vkdgh a^`Z Veg^Xdi! i]Z 8dd`^Z BdchiZg ideeZY l^i] DgZdh VcY 9d"C^aaV heg^c`aZY l^i] W^ih d[ kVc^aaV lV[Zgh VcY i]Z ^ci^b^YVi^c\ EhnX]d 9dcji! V bVZahigdb d[ bVgh]bVaadl! egZioZa VcY X]^aZ edlYZg# ,Vb"&&Vb Bdc" I]j! ,Vb"-eb ;g^! -Vb"-eb HVi! -Vb"*eb Hjc# '%%+ H# L^cX]ZhiZg 7akY 8# )%-#(,-#)*)%#

Gjhh^Vc 8V[‚ VcY 9Za^ Gjhh^Vc# # I]^h ^h V hbVaa Gjhh^Vc \gdXZgn hidgZ l^i] V \ddY a^iiaZ gZhiVjgVci ijX`ZY ^c i]Z XdgcZg# 7dghX]i hdje! eZabZc^ VcY hdanVc`nV hWdgcVnV! V i]^X` hdje hijYYZY l^i] X]jc`h d[ b^aY edg` hVjhV\Z! WaVX` da^kZh! e^X`aZh VcY WVgaZn Vaa hVi^h[n# &&Vb"-eb YV^an# &,&' H# L^cX]ZhiZg 7akY# )%-#(,.#++-%# I^\ZaaZg^V# >iVa^Vc# # I^\ZaaZg^VÉh bZcj XZciZgh dc ÒcZ X]ZZhZh VcY >iVa^Vc hVajb^ eV^gZY l^i] i^\ZaaZ! [gZZ" Ódl^c\! e^e^c\ ]di ÓVi"WgZVYh i]Z h^oZ d[ b^c^ e^iVh# I]Z WgZVY [dgbh i]Z VYY^Xi^kZ ]ZVgi d[ i]Z bZVa# AjcX] &&/(%Vb"'eb VcY Y^ccZg *"&%eb YV^an# ,+ :# 8VbeWZaa 6kZ# )%-#--)#(-%-#

2Wdd` dca^cZ Vi XjeZgi^cd#Xdb

8jeZgi^cd 7V`Zgn >cY^Vc VcY WV`Zgn# # 9dcÉi WZ [ddaZY Wn i]Z cVbZ# 8jeZgi^cd 7V`Zgn ^h gZVaan V

2Wdd` dca^cZ Vi adh\Vidh#Xdb Vibdhe]ZgZ hZih i]Z hXZcZ [dg [jaa"WdY^ZY Ă“Vkdgh VcY ]ZVai]n ^c\gZY^Zcih# &)&%. L^cX]ZhiZg 7akY# )%-#(,)#&-%-#

8Va^[dgc^V 8V[Z CZl 6bZg^XVc# # 6c ^ccdkVi^kZ VeegdVX] id EVX^ÒX G^b hiVeaZh bV`Zh [dg hdbZ adkZan hjgeg^hZh# I]Z VXZ hZgk^XZ bViX]Zh i]Z hbVgi hZii^c\# ;jaa WVg# *% Jc^kZgh^in 6kZ# )%-#(*)#-&&-# ;dgWZh B^aa HiZV`]djhZ HiZV`]djhZ# # L]Zc BZigd Òghi X]ZX`ZY ^c l^i] ;dgWZh B^aa ^c '%%(! ^i lVh XVaaZY ÆV W^\! Wjgan WgVhhZg^Z Zfj^eeZY l^i] hinaZ Vh lZaa Vh hjWhiVcXZ#Ç >iÉh ]daY^c\ je lZaa VcY hi^aa YdZh i]^c\h ^c V W^\ lVn# 9^ccZg *".eb Hjc"I]j! *"&%eb ;g^"HVi# '%+ C# HVciV 8gjo 6kZ# )%-#(.*#+)()#

<gZZc EVeVnV K^ZicVbZhZ# # 8Va^[dgc^V Xj^h^cZ bZZih Hdji]ZVhi 6h^V Wn lVn d[ EVg^h! l^i] ^ckZci^kZ jeYViZh d[ XaVn edi VcY Ă’kZ"he^XZ Vji]Zci^XV# 8adhZY Bdc# 7ZZg! l^cZ# &(, C# HVciV 8gjo 6kZ# )%-#(.*#.&&*#

@VbV`jgV Hjh]^ VcY HV`Z =djhZ Hjh]^ WVg XaVhh^Xh# # >c V hbVgi hZii^c\! @VbV`jgV h]dlXVhZh V egdXZhh^dc d[ ^beZXXVWaZ hjh]^ VcY hVh]^b^ eaViiZgh# &(* C# HVciV 8gjo 6kZ# )%-#(.*#++*%# HiZVbZgÉh CZl 6bZg^XVc# # Hina^c\ ^ihZa[ Vh V \g^aa ]djhZ! HiZVbZgÉh ^cXajYZh gdi^hhZg^Z bZVih VcY [gV\gVci \g^aaZY X]deh ^c VYY^i^dc id [gZh] Òh]# FjVa^in Xdcigda VcY hZgk^XZ VgZ ZmXZaaZci# ;jaa WVg# (& Jc^kZgh^in 6kZ# )%-#(.*#',''# IVeZhign 8dciZbedgVgn ]VjiZ# # G^\]i dc i]Z bV^c higZZi! i]^h XdiiV\Za^`Z hedi WaZcYh igVY^i^dcVa ;gZcX] Xdd`^c\ l^i] XdciZbedgVgn [jh^dc/ ÒaZi b^\cdc l^i] Bdc\da^Vc"hinaZ Wgdlc hVjXZ0 XgVnÒh] X]dl bZ^c# :aZ\Vci VcY [g^ZcYan# && 8daaZ\Z 6kZ# )%-#(.*#'-%-#

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 DINING GUIDE

KVaZg^VcdÉh >iVa^Vc GZhiVjgVci VcY 7Vg 8dciZbedgVgn >iVa^Vc# # L]^aZ i]Z `^iX]Zc ZmjYZh ZVgi]n VgdbVh! i]Z Y^c^c\ gddbÉh hd[i iZggV"XdiiV lVaah \adl l^i] V hZchZ d[ BZY^iZggVcZVc b^hh^dc# ;jaa WVg# &+% L# BV^c Hi# )%-#(*)#-&%-#

L^aadl HigZZi LddY";^gZY E^ooV E^ooV# #

hdnWZVc d^a# Cd Ă“djg dg WgZVY XgjbWh VgZ jhZY# I]Z gZhjai ^h Vc Vabdhi igVchajXZci h`^c i]Vi ^h hd Xg^he ^i h]ViiZgh dc XdciVXi# &&Vb"-eb Bdc"HVi# &**, AVcYZhh 6kZ# )%-#.)*#-+&+#

Hdji] AZ\ZcY H^X]jVc GZhiVjgVci HoZX]jVc 8]^cZhZ# # I]Z bZcj d[ i]^h B^ae^iVh hiVcYdji gZVYh a^`Z Vc ZcXnXadeZY^V d[ HoZX]jVc [ddY# 8djeaZ WZZ[! `jc\ eVd X]^X`Zc VcY 8]Zc bV eV id[j VgZ Vaa \gZVi# &&Vb"'/(%eb VcY */(%"./(%eb Bdc";g^ VcY &&Vb" ./(%eb HVi"Hjc# &,'% C# B^ae^iVh 7akY# )%-#.()#(.,%#

H^a^Xdc KVaaZnÉh i]gZZ L^aadl HigZZi e^ooV adXVi^dch egZeVgZ i]Z YZÒc^i^kZ jelVgYan bdW^aZ 8Va^[dgc^V e^ooV# 8g^hen! i]^c Xgjhih WgZVi]Z l^i] VXXZcih d[ VabdcY [gdb i]Z >iVa^Vc lddY"ÒgZY dkZc# =ZVgin eVhiVh! hVaVYh VcY hVcYl^X]Zh! idd# &&/(%Vb".eb Hjc"I]j0 &&/(%Vb"./(%eb ;g^"Hjc# '% H# HVciV 8gjo 6kZ# )%-#(*)#**++# ;dg di]Zg adXVi^dch hZZ lll# l^aadlhigZZi#Xdb#

HlV\Vi >cY^Vc# # HlV\Vi ZmeadgZh Wdi] hdji]Zgc VcY cdgi]Zgc >cY^Vc Xj^h^cZ ^c ^ih igVY^i^dcVa VcY ZmiZch^kZ bZcj# 8VhjVa# 7ZZg! l^cZ# +- H# 6WZa Hi# )%-#'+'#&&'-#

L^cZ 8ZaaVg CZl 8Va^[dgc^V # IjX`ZY jcYZg

I^gjeVi]^ 7]^bVh >cY^Vc# # I^gjeVi]^ 7]^bVh

7dgYZgh 7dd`h! i]^h Xdon Y^c^c\ hedi d[[Zgh Vc ZYjXVi^dc ^c DaY LdgaY X]Vgb VcY CZl LdgaY Xj^h^cZ! [gdb hbd`ZY hVabdc e^ooV id \g^aaZY V]^ ijcV id YZhhZgih Vh [gZh] Vh heg^c\ WgZV`# *% Jc^kZgh^in 6kZ# )%-#(*)#)-%-#

[39]

heZX^Va^oZh ^c kZ\ZiVg^Vc [ddY [gdb hdji] >cY^V! eVgi^XjaVgan i]Vi d[ 6cYgV EgVYZh]! V he^Xn VcY VgdbVi^X Xj^h^cZ! Vh lZaa Vh V [Zl cdgi] >cY^Vc Y^h]Zh VcY Æ>cYd"8]^cZhZ#Ç &&/(%Vb"'eb VcY +"&%eb IjZ" I]j! &&/(%Vb"'/(%eb VcY +"&%eb ;g^ VcY HVi VcY &&/(%Vb"'/(%eb VcY +"./(%eb Hjc# &'%- H# 6WZa Hi# )%-#.)*#&%&%#

2Wdd` dca^cZ Vi eVadVaid#cZi

6c\Zad B^d >iVa^Vc# # 6 hbVaa heVXZ l^i] V aVg\Z bZcj! hedgi^c\ i]Z igVY^i^dcVah i]Vi ]VkZ WZZc bV^chiVnh Vi adXVa ZViZg^Zh# 6eeZi^oZgh VcY hVaVYh VgZ i]Z WZhi WZih# &&/(%Vb"'/(%eb! )/(%"&%eb Bdc"HVi0 cddc"'/(%eb! )/(%".eb Hjc# -'% HVciV 8gjo 6kZ# +*%#('(#(++*#

7^higd K^YV ;gZcX] # >beZXXVWan Vji]Zci^X W^higd Y^h]Zh VcY lZaXdb^c\ eg^XZh VgZ hejc i]gdj\] 7Vn 6gZV Xja^cVgn XdchX^djhcZhh id XgZViZ gZ\^dcVa ]dbZn ;gZcX] Xj^h^cZ# +)& HVciV 8gjo 6kZ# +*%#)+'#&+-+#

AZ Edi Vj ;Zj 8djcign ;gZcX]# # 6c ZVhn\d^c\ eaVXZ l]ZgZ Y^cZgh [ZZa Xdb[dgiVWaZ dgYZg^c\ V dcZ" XdjghZ dg V ÒkZ"XdjghZ bZVa# L^cZ VcY WZZg# 8adhZY Bdc# &&). :a 8Vb^cd# +*%#(''#)()(# BVgX]‚ BdYZgc ;gZcX]# # JcYZg cZl ZmZXji^kZ X]Z[ <j^aaVjbZ 7^ZcV^b‚! BVgX]‚ d[[Zgh hdbZ d[ i]Z bdhi ^che^gZY! ^beZXXVWan hdjgXZY VcY i]dgdj\]an YZa^X^djh [ddY ^c H^a^Xdc KVaaZn# 7^ZcV^b‚Éh Xdd`^c\ ^h WVhZY ^c ;gZcX] iZX]c^fjZ! VcY ]Z Ó^gih l^i] bdYZgc bZi]dYh VcY ZaZbZcih d[ igZcYn bdaZXjaVg \Vhigdcdbn a^`Z ÓVkdg"^c[jhZY [dVbh VcY YZ]nYgViZY VcY Xgjh]ZY hVjZg`gVji! Wji Vi ^ih XdgZ ]^h VeegdVX] ^h gddiZY ^c hjeZgW! d[iZc adXVaan hdjgXZY ^c\gZY^Zcih h^bean VcY ZmeZgian egZeVgZY# */(%"&%eb IjZ"HVi# -.- HVciV 8gjo 6kZ# +*%#(')#.%.'#

2Wdd` dca^cZ Vi b^ae^iVh#Xdb

678 HZV[ddY GZhiVjgVci 8]^cZhZ# # 678 ^h V =dc\ @dc\"hinaZ gZhiVjgVci! VcY i]Vi bZVch Y^b hjb VcY adih d[ [gZh]! [VcX^[jaan egZeVgZY hZV[ddY# 6i ajcX] i]Z eaVXZ ^h V igV[ÒX _Vb d[ Y^b hjb XVgih egd[[Zg^c\ Vc VhhdgibZci d[ a^iiaZ hcVX`h &&Vb"'/(%eb VcY *"./(%eb YV^an# ,+- 7VgWZg AVcZ# )%-#)(*#----# 7VcVcV AZV[ Hdji]ZVhi 6h^Vc$BVaVnh^Vc# # 6 X]Vgb^c\! Zmdi^X \Zb d[ V eaVXZ l^i] hdbZ d[ i]Z WZhi Hdji]ZVhi 6h^Vc [ddY ^c i]Z Xdjcin# HVjXZh VgZ bVhiZg[jaan XgV[iZY VcY gZYjXZY id \adhhn Xdch^hiZcX^Zh# 8adhZY Hjc# &-' GVcX] 9g^kZ# )%-#,&.#.-&&# 8]^a^ <VgYZc HoZX]jVc# # I]ZgZÉh V adi id gZXdbbZcY Vi i]^h HoZX]jVc hiVcYdji# BVed id[j ^h V XaVhh^X i]Vi gjaZh ]ZgZ# ;dg h]ZZg ÒgZldg`h! \d [dg i]Z 8]dc\f^c\ he^Xn X]^X`Zc! V [ZVghdbZ"add`^c\ Y^h] d[ X]^X`Zc a^\]ian WViiZgZY VcY Xg^he# &%/(%Vb"'/(%eb VcY )/(%"&%eb Bdc"I]j! &%/(%Vb"'/(%eb VcY )/(%" &%/(%eb ;g^"Hjc# '&% 7VgWZg AVcZ# )%-#*'+#.---#

9^c\ H]Zc\ 8]^cZhZ# # 7jhia^c\ 9^c\ H]Zc\ gZhiVjgVci heZX^Va^oZh ^c H]Vc\]V^"hinaZ 8]^cZhZ [ddY Wji [ZVijgZh V l^YZ kVg^Zin d[ gZ\^dcVa Y^h]Zh# H]Vc\]V^ Y^h]Zh ^cXajYZ XdaY lZVi]Zg [VgZ a^`Z Yjbea^c\h! WgV^hZY bZVih VcY hlZZi VcY hVkdgn bZVih# &&Vb"'/(%eb VcY *eb"b^Yc^\]i YV^an# +-+ 7VgWZg AVcZ# )%-#.)(#-,-+# A^djÉh =djhZ 8]^cZhZ# # 6 h]dee^c\ XZciZg cZmi id V b^c^VijgZ \da[ XdjghZ ^h Vc jca^`Zan eaVXZ id ÒcY V XaVhh^XVaan igV^cZY 8]^cZhZ X]Z[! Wji H^a^Xdc KVaaZn d[[Zgh \ddY [ddY ^c jcZmeZXiZY eaVXZh# 8]ZX` dji i]Z =jcVc id[j! `jc\ eVd X]^X`Zc VcY hi^g"[g^ZY eZV \gZZch# &&Vb"'/(%eb VcY )/(%"./(%eb IjZ"Hjc# &')* ?VX`a^c GY# )%-#'+(#.---# HVkdgn 8]^X`Zc ;^a^e^cd# # HVkdgn 8]^X`Zc d[[Zgh V ;^a^e^cd iV`Z dc [g^ZY edjaign# I]Z X]^X`Zc ^h idhhZY ^c V egdeg^ZiVgn WaZcY d[ ]ZgWh VcY he^XZh VcY [g^ZY ^c

2Wdd` dca^cZ Vi bdjciV^ck^Zl#cZi

6bWZg >cY^V Cdgi]Zgc >cY^Vc! iVcYddg^# # BZVah jc[daY a^`Z V Wdai d[ gVgZ h^a`! hZgkZY l^i] XVgZ VcY Z[Ă’X^ZcXn ^c V g^X]! ajb^cdjh ^ciZg^dg# 9^h]Zh VgZ XdbeaZm VcY kVg^ZY# ''.% :a 8Vb^cd GZVa# +*%#.+-#,*&&#

7dYgjb 8V[Z Ijg`^h]# # I]Z bZcj Vi 7dYgjb 8V[Z ^h ZmiZch^kZ VcY XdkZgh V adi d[ \gdjcY! Wji ^iÉh i]Z aVbW Y^h]Zh i]Vi hiVcY dji# 6 \ddY eaVXZ id hiVgi ^h l^i] i]Z aV]bVXjc Ijg`ZnÉh iV`Z dc e^ooV VcY i]Z `ZWVWh# &%Vb"&%eb YV^an# (-( 8Vhigd Hi# +*%#(.+#,%&%# 8]VVi EVgVY^hZ KZ\ZiVg^Vc >cY^Vc# # <daYZc he^XZh egZYdb^cViZ Vi i]^h edejaVg hedi [dg ^cZmeZch^kZ! [jc"id"ZVi igVY^i^dcVa >cY^Vc [VgZ# 8VhjVa h]dee^c\" XZciZg hjggdjcY^c\h# &+* :# 8Vb^cd GZVa# +*%#.+*#&&&&# 8]Zo I#?# 8dciZbedgVgn ;gZcX]# # ;dg bdgZ i]Vc '* nZVgh! 8]Zo I#?# ]Vh WZZc dcZ d[ H^a^Xdc KVaaZnÉh ide hedih [dg ;gZcX]"^che^gZY ÒcZ Y^c^c\# CZl X]Z[ 7gjcd 8]ZbZa ]Vh iV`Zc dkZg VcY i]Z gZhiVjgVci ]Vh V \ddY h]di Vi hiVn^c\ ^c i]Z a^bZa^\]i# */(%".eb IjZ"I]j VcY */(%"./(%eb ;g^"HVi# .(- K^aaV Hi# +*%#.+)#,)++#

GIVE G IVE BUCA BUCA A

Gift Cards

BVgj >X]^ ?VeVcZhZ cddYaZh# # BVgj >X]^ ^h V igjZ cddYaZ h]de# L]^aZ i]ZgZ VgZ V [Zl VeeZi^oZgh dc i]Z bZcj! i]Z hajgeVWaZ ]djhZ"bVYZ cddYaZhĂ…gVbZc! hdWV VcY jYdcĂ…VgZ l]Vi ndj lVci# <d [dg i]Z ]djhZ heZX^Vain `jgd gVbZc dg i]Z hdn hVjXZ gVbZc# 7ZZg VcY l^cZ# 8Vh] dcan# (+- 8Vhigd Hi# +*%#*+)#..(&#

GET G ET A

E WAR D $2 CARD C ARD 25 5RREWARD

with every $100 $10 0 in gift car purchases* cardd purchases*

CVb^ CVb^ ?VeVcZhZ# # CVb^ CVb^ heZX^Va^oZh ^c `Veed"hinaZ ?VeVcZhZ [ddY! [ddY egZeVgZY ^c i]Z Vgi[ja! aVWdg"^ciZch^kZ! hZVhdcVaan Yg^kZc hinaZ VhhdX^ViZY l^i] i]Z X^in d[ @ndid# ;dg Y^cZgh l^aa^c\ id deZc i]Z^g b^cYh VcY bdji]h! ^i d[[Zgh dcZ d[ i]Z bdhi ZmX^i^c\ gZhiVjgVci ZmeZg^ZcXZh ^c i]Z 7Vn 6gZV# &&/(%Vb"'eb IjZ"Hjc! +"&%eb IjZ"I]j VcY +"&&eb ;g^" HVi# ')% 8Vhigd Hi# +*%#.+)#+..%# CZid 8V[[Z VcY 7V`Zgn 8V[Z# # CZid 8V[[Z VcY 7V`Zgn ^h V Wjhn! \ddY"add`^c\ heVXZ i]Vi ]Vh V ]Veen Wjoo VWdji ^i# I]Z Òghi i]^c\ ndj cdi^XZ Vh ndj lVa` ^c ^h Vaa i]Z [gZh] eVhig^Zh dc i]Z XdjciZg# I]ZgZÉh V a^iiaZ W^i d[ ZkZgni]^c\ ^cXajY^c\ V cjbWZg d[ B^YYaZ :VhiZgc heZX^Vai^Zh# +Vb"'Vb YV^an# &(* 8Vhigd Hi# +*%#+'*#.---# GdhZ >ciZgcVi^dcVa BVg`Zi EZgh^Vc# # EVgi B^YYaZ :VhiZgc \gdXZgn hidgZ! eVgi EZgh^Vc [ddY iV`Z"dji XdjciZg VcY eVgi `ZWVW \g^aa! GdhZ >ciZgcVi^dcVa BVg`Zi ^h V \daY b^cZ d[ \ddY [ddY# I]Z l]^iZ eaVhi^X iVWaZh dji [gdci VgZ eVX`ZY l^i] XjhidbZgh ZVi^c\ i]Z bVg`ZiÉh h^\cVijgZ bZhfj^iZ"\g^aaZY `ZWVWh# &%+% 8Vhigd Hi# +*%#.+%#&.%%#

Go Nuts

Hjh]^ Idb^ ?VeVcZhZ# # Hjh]^ Idb^ hZgkZh ?VeVcZhZ [ddY l^i] Vc ZaZ\Vci h^bea^X^in# Hjh]^ VcY hVh]^b^ VgZ dXZVc [gZh]# ;dg V gZVa igZVi! Vh` [dg Vc dbV`VhZ Y^ccZg VcY aZi i]Z X]Z[ eji id\Zi]Zg V iVhi^c\ bZcj [dg ndj# +(* L# 9VcV Hi# +*%#.+-#('',#

!

Book your Reservations Today AT THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE A HOLIDAY GET-TOGETHER

I]Z He^XZ >haVcYh 8V[Z H^c\VedgZVc! BVaVnh^Vc! >cYdcZh^Vc# # I]^h gZhiVjgVci l^aa hZcY ndjg iVhiZ WjYh id i]Z igde^Xh# IVaZciZY X]Z[h eji dji Y^h]Zh [jaa d[ he^XZ VcY eVhh^dc! a^`Z _jbWd X]^aZ egVlch! eVeVnV hVaVY VcY BVaVnh^Vc heVgZg^Wh# I]Z bZcj ^h ZmeVch^kZ# Eg^XZh VgZ gZVhdcVWaZ# '&% =deZ Hi# +*%#.+&#%+'-#

THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

Join us for an exciting and memorable experience filled with delicious, family-style dishes served up in a fun, group-friendly atmosphere. Whether it’s a merry gathering between friends or a festive celebration for the entire office, we can accommodate just about any event or budget. Call your local Sales Manager today and ask about our group packages. bucadibeppo.com

$1 100off

ANY PURCHASE PU R CHASE OF OF $20 O OR R MORE MOR E

CAMPBELL C AM PB E LL | ). 4(% 025.%9!2$ s 3 "!3#/- !6%.5% s ). 4 (% 025.% 9! 2 $ s 3 " ! 3#/- !6 %.5% s P PALO A LO A ALTO LTO | %-%23/. 342%%4 s %-%23 /. 3 4 2 %% 4 s SAN S AN FRANCISCO F R ANCISCO | (/7!2$ 342%%4 s (/ 7! 2 $ 3 4 2 %% 4 s SAN S AN JJOSE OSE | //!+2)$'% -!,, s ",/33/- (),, 2/!$ s ! + 2 )$'% - ! , , s ", /3 3/- (), , 2/! $ s One coupon One coupon per per visit visit per per table. table. Present Present this this coupon coupon at at time time of of purchase purchase to to receive receive discount discount off off your your total total purchase. purchase. Not Not valid valid w with ith any a ny other other offers offers or or discounts. discounts. Unauthorized Unauthorized internet internet distribution distribution or or resale resale is is strictly strictly prohibited. prohibited. Not Not refundable refundable or or redeemable redeemable for for ccash. ash. Excludes Excludes tax, tax, alcohol, alcohol, g ratuity and and purchase purchase of of gift gift cards. cards. Valid Valid for for dine dine in in or or Buca Buca To To Go. Go. Expires Expires 12/30/09. 12/30/09. L M P$off gratuity LMP$off

**25 25 R Reward eward C Card ard iiss valid va id on on ffood ood p purchases urchases at at a any ny B Buca uca d dii Beppo Beppo rrestaurant estaurant ffrom rom January January 1, 1, 2010 2010 - March March 3 31, 1, 2 2010. 010. O One ne R Reward eward C Card ard p per er vvisit/per isit/per ttable. able.

)%

[40] DINING GUIDE

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

EjofsĂ– hvjeft

(.

IVfjZg†V Adh 8]Vggdh BZm^XVc# # I]^h XaZVc VcY [ZiX]^c\ Y^cZg ^h i]Z eaVXZ [dg Vji]Zci^X [VgZ# <ZcZgdjh edgi^dch# 7gZV`[Vhi! ajcX] VcY Y^ccZg YV^an# -*) L# 9VcV Hi# +*%#.+.#&)+)#

KVhd 6oojggd G^hidgVciZ >iVa^Vc# # :cigZZh VgZ ViigVXi^kZan egZhZciZY! VcY i]Z lV^iZgh l^aa bV`Z ndj [ZZa Vh i]dj\] ndj lZgZ i]Z bdhi ^bedgiVci \jZhih ^c i]Z eaVXZ# 9ZhhZgi a^kZh je id i]Z gZhi d[ i]Z bZVa# 7ZZg! l^cZ# &%- 8Vhigd Hi# +*%#.)%#&,&,#

MVc] GZhiVjgVci BdYZgc K^ZicVbZhZ# # MVc]

“DOWNTOWN FOR THE HOLIDAYS.� YES!

egdcdjcXZY ÆoV]cÇ Ze^idb^oZh i]Z cZl WgZZY d[ jehXVaZ! XdciZbedgVgn K^ZicVbZhZ gZhiVjgVci# I]Z VeeZVa^c\ bZcj gVc\Zh [gdb i]Z igVY^i^dcVa id i]Z jcXdckZci^dcVa VcY ^cXajYZh gdaah! hVaVYh! cddYaZh! hbVaa eaViZh VcY [jaa"h^oZ ZcigZZh# &&/(%Vb"'eb VcY Y^ccZg *eb"XadhZ Bdc";g^# &&% 8Vhigd Hi# +*%#.+)#&---

Winter W Wonderland onde erland

Nov. Nov. 25 5 - Jan. 3

Christmas hri ris ri stma in tthe Park

Nov. 27 7 - Dec. Dec 27 Nov.

Sa Jose San e Holi Holiday H day Parade Dec. 6 S Star Trek: T rek: k: The e Exhibition

Through Through Jan. 31

Visit V isiitt sjdowntown.com sjdo s jdownto own.com for more mo more holiday m holiday fun. fu un.

hZgkZh ^ckZci^kZ ;gZcX] VcY 6bZg^XVc [ddY i]Vi heZV`h l^i] Vc >cY^Vc VXXZci# >i ^hcÉi [jh^dc! Wji V bdgZ hjWiaZ WaZcY d[ hjgeg^h^c\an XdbeVi^WaZ ÓVkdgh VcY iZX]c^fjZh# AjcX] &&/(%Vb"'/(%eb Bdc"HVi! Y^ccZg */(%"&%eb Hjc"I]j VcY */(%"&%/(%eb ;g^" HVi! Hjc WgjcX] &%Vb"'/(%eb# +('"+(+ :bZghdc Hi# +*%#(''#(*%%#

7ZaaV AjcV G^hidgVciZ >iVa^Vcd >iVa^Vc# # Hjccn

DhiZg^V >iVa^Vc# # 6ji]Zci^X >iVa^Vc Xdd`^c\ YdcZ Wn

IjhXVc ]jZh hVijgViZ i]Z ^ciZg^dg! VcY i]Z Y^h]Zh d[ i]^h Ydlcidlc EVad 6aid gZhiVjgVci XgZViZ V YZa^X^djh ^aajh^dc d[ Y^c^c\ ^c >iVan dc [ddY egZeVgZY Wn >iVa^Vc X]Z[h# 7ZZg VcY l^cZ hZgkZY# '(( Jc^kZgh^in 6kZ# +*%#(''#&-)+#

EVbeVh 7gVo^a^Vc hiZV`]djhZ# # EVbeVh ^h V

egdWaZb l^i] i]Z bZcj ^h i]Vi ^iÉh Vaa iZbei^c\# Jh^c\ hZVhdcVa egdYjXZ! i]Z X]Z[ Vaadlh ÓVkdgh id heZV` [dg i]ZbhZakZh# L^cZ! WZZg# 8adhZY Hjc"Bdc# ))- 8Va^[dgc^V 6kZ# +*%#(',#%'-)#

8V[Z 7g^dX]Z Hdji]Zgc ;gZcX]# # BZY^iZggVcZVc bV\^X/ ZmXZei^dcVa Xj^h^cZ dc dkZgh^oZ eaViZh ^h l]^h`ZY id iVWaZh Vh hddc Vh ^iÉh XgZViZY# ))* 8Va^[dgc^V 6kZ# +*%#('+#-+)%# 8V[Z G^VXZ IgViidg^V# # 6c VWhdajiZ _dn# :kZgn Y^h] ^h bVYZ l^i] ]dcZhi ZmeZgi^hZÅcd ig^X`n igZcY^cZhh ]ZgZ# I]Z ]dbZn d[[Zg^c\h VgZ WVhZY dc l]daZhdbZ >iVa^Vc hiVeaZh# 7ZZg! l^cZ# '%% H]Zg^YVc 6kZ# +*%#('-#%)%,# `cdlc [dg ^ih d^a egdYjXi^dc VcY gZh^a^Zci edeja^hi egZh^YZci0 8djeV h]^cZh ViiZci^dc dc i]Z XdjcignÉh egZb^jb Xd[[ZZ VcY X]dXdaViZ# I]Z WZVji^[ja hidgZ[gdci Vahd hZgkZh ZmXZaaZci VgZeVh! l]^iZ Xdgc \g^YYaZ XV`Zh hij[[ZY l^i] kVg^djh Òaa^c\h# *(- GVbdcV Hi# +*%#(''#+-,'#

:aWZ <ZgbVc^V# # CVbZY [dg i]Z i]^gY"adc\Zhi g^kZg ^c :jgdeZ! :aWZ VY_d^ch GjYnÉh VcY ]ZcXZ ]dhih V Wd^hiZgdjh cZmi"Yddg WVg XgdlY# 7gViljghi! Eda^h] hVjhV\Z! hVjZg`gVji! kZc^hdc# 9dcÉi b^hh Æ7^aa VcY ]^h bV\^XVa VXXdgY^dcÇ dc ;g^"HVi# DeZc YV^an# &&, Jc^kZgh^in 6kZ# +*%#('&#((&.# :be^gZ <g^aa IVe Gddb 8Va^[dgc^V \g^aa# # LV^iZgh l^i] X]Vgb id heVgZ! Vc ZcZg\Zi^X Xa^ZciZaZ VcY V bZcj eVX`ZY l^i] \g^aaZY! gdVhiZY VcY hbd`ZY ^ciZch^in bV`Z :be^gZ <g^aa bjX] bdgZ i]Vc h^bean V hbVgi eaVXZ id h^e V Xdhbdeda^iVc# ;jaa WVg# +*& :bZghdc Hi# +*%#('&#(%(%# :kk^V 8dciZbedgVgn 6Z\ZVc# # ;dglVgY ÓVkdgh VcY eaZcin d[ aVj\]iZgÅi]ViÉh 9^dcnh^Vc Y^c^c\# :kk^V [ZZah a^`Z V a^iiaZ iVkZgcV dc EVgdh! dcan l^i] Vc jcb^hiV`VWaZ 7Vn 6gZV hde]^hi^XVi^dc# ;jaa WVg# )'% :bZghdc Hi# +*%#('+#%.-(#

PARK P ARK A YOURSELF ELF HERE. Receive Rec c e up to two hours ceive of validated valida ated parking ng from from participating ng businesses b nesse and bu three three and an nd a half hours hour from from movie theaters theat heatters t at designated desi lots and garages. sjdowntownparking.com sjdowntownparking arking.com

\g^aa Vi i]Z ide d[ Jc^kZgh^in 6kZcjZ d[[Zgh ZXaZXi^X hbVaa iVhi^c\ eaViZh! Vadc\ l^i] ]ZVgi^Zg [VgZ hjX] Vh gdVhiZY hZV WVhh l^i] X]VciZgZaaZ bjh]gddbh VcY \j^cZV [dla l^i] hVji‚ZY X]VgY# &-* Jc^kZgh^in Vi :bZghdc # +*%#('&#(*&)#

BVcigV ;gZcX]! 6bZg^XVc VcY >cY^Vc# # BVcigV

8djeV 8V[Z KZcZojZaVc# # KZcZojZaV ^h WZhi

Nov. Nov. 20 0 – Jan. 18

AVkVcYV BZY^iZggVcZVc <g^aa # I]^h jgWVc

OjXXV BZY^iZggVcZVc# # I^bZ hadlh VcY i]Z

7^higd :aVc 8Va^[dgc^V ;gZcX]# # I]Z dcan

Downtown Ice e

# I]ZbZY V[iZg V k^ciV\Z =VkVcV ]Vjci d[ :gcZhi =Zb^c\lVnÉh! i]^h oZhin gZhiVjgVci hZgkZh a^kZan 8jWVc ^cÓjZcXZY Xj^h^cZ Vadc\ l^i] a^fj^Y hiVeaZh a^`Z gjb VcY bd_^idh ^c V ]VcYhdbZ! XVhjVa Vibdhe]ZgZ# ;jaa WVg# 8adhZY Hjc# )+( H#8Va^[dgc^V 6kZ# +*%#('+#,,+'#

NV``d ?VeVcZhZ! hjh]^ WVg# # 6 eV^g^c\ d[ hl^[i hZgk^XZ l^i] Vc Zmdi^X gVc\Z d[ hjh]^ VcY jYdc bV`Zh i]^h V [Vkdg^iZ Vbdc\ hjh]^ adkZgh# 8VhjVa# 7ZZg! l^cZ# .,* L# 9VcV Hi# +*%#.+%#%+'+#

2Wdd` dca^cZ Vi eVadVaid#cZi

50 blocks of shimmering magic, with traditional holiday events and attractions around almost every corner.

AV 7dYZ\j^iV YZa BZY^d 8jWVc$8Va^[dgc^V#

BVY^hdc VcY ;^[i] >iVa^Vc# # BVY^hdc VcY ;^[i] YZhXg^WZh ^ihZa[ Vh V CZl Ndg`"hinaZ >iVa^Vc gZhiVjgVci! Wji >iVa^Vc [ddY l^i] Vii^ijYZ ^h V WZiiZg iZgb# I]Z ]VcY[ja d[ h^YZlVa` iVWaZh d[[Zg V eg^bZ hedi id iV`Z ^c eVhhZgh"Wn dc lVgb YVnh VcY c^\]ih# Cddc"(eb VcY *"&&eb YV^an# (+, Jc^kZgh^in 6kZ# +*%#('(#(.%%#

eVZaaV \adlh Vi i]^h Ijg`^h]$HeVc^h] X]VgbZg/ aVbW `d[iZ! he^Xn h]g^be! hiZV`! WV`aVkV# &-+ 8Vhigd Hi# +*%#-+)#..)%#

DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE

<ngdh <ngdh BZY^iZggVcZVc# # I]Z ajcX] XgdlY ijgch dji ^c [dgXZ id \gVeeaZ l^i] i]Z dkZgh^oZ! VcY bZhhn! aVbW VcY WZZ[ \ngdh! X]^X`Zc \ngdh VcY di]Zg igZVih# I]ViÉh ZheZX^Vaan igjZ dc hjccn V[iZgcddch! l]Zc i]Z h^YZlVa` iVWaZh Òaa l^i] [da`h Ydlc^c\ i]Z _j^Xn hVcYl^X]Zh# &&Vb"&&eb YV^an# ).- Jc^kZgh^in 6kZ# +*%#(',#%&%,#

;j`^ Hjh]^ ?VeVcZhZ# # ;dg dkZg ild YZXVYZh i]^h hjeZgW ?VeVcZhZ gZhiVjgVci ]Vh hZgkZY hjh]^ id CdWZa aVjgZViZh VcY di]Zg \gViZ[ja [ddY^Zh# DeZc YV^an# )&&. :a 8Vb^cd GZVa# +*%#).)#.(-(# lll#[j`^hjh]^#Xdb# <dgYdc 7^ZghX] CZl 6bZg^XVc# # ;ddY iV`Zh ZfjVa W^aa^c\ l^i] VbW^ZcXZ VcY Ă’cZ ]VcYbVYZ WZZgh Vi i]Z Ă’ghi ^c i]^h \gdje d[ hjXXZhh[ja WgZlejWh# I]Z bZcj ^h hd Ă’cZ"ijcZY! i]dj\]! ^i XdjaY i]g^kZ ZkZc l^i]dji V WgZlZgn ViiVX]ZY# 7ZZg! l^cZ# +)% :bZghdc Hi# +*%#('(#,,'(# 6ahd (( :# HVc ;ZgcVcYd Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.)#+,-*#

h`^aaZY X]Z[h [gdb >iVan# 7Z hjgZ id bV`Z V gZhZgkVi^dc! dg ndjÉaa WZ ajX`n id eji V h^c\aZ [ddi i]gdj\] i]Z Yddg# 7ZZg! l^cZ# 8adhZY Hjc# '), =Vb^aidc Hi# +*%#('-#*,%%# bZVi adkZgÉh ]VkZc# I]Z )) gdY^o^d hZgk^XZ \Zih ndj jca^b^iZY he^i"gdVhiZY bZVi# I]Z hegVla^c\ h^YZ WVg d[[Zgh dcZ d[ i]Z bdhi ZmiZch^kZ hZaZXi^dch d[ kZ\ZiVg^Vc dei^dch ndjÉaa ÒcY ^c V cdckZ\ZiVg^Vc gZhiVjgVci# AjcX] &&/(%Vb"'/(%eb Bdc";g^! Y^ccZg */(%"./(%eb Bdc"I]j! *"&%/(%eb ;g^"HVi VcY *".eb Hjc# *'. 6abV Hi# +*%#(',#&('(#

GZhiVjgVci HdaZ^a CZl 6bZg^XVc# # 6 bdji]lViZg^c\ bZcj VcY Vc ZaZ\Vci! \daYZc"]jZY gddb h]^cZ id\Zi]Zg Vi HdaZ^a! jehiV^gh ^c i]Z LZhi^c EVad 6aid# AdXVa ^c\gZY^Zcih VcY egdkdXVi^kZ hVjXZh XgZViZ Y^h]Zh ldgi]n d[ i]Z l^cZ a^hi# +,* :a 8Vb^cd GZVa# +*%#('&#))''#

H]d`daVVi# BdYZgc :jgdeZVc# # H]d`daVViÉh deZc `^iX]Zc VcY eVhign Y^heaVn XdjciZg VgZ Vh \aZVb^c\ VcY XaZVc Vh V aVWdgVidgn! V Òii^c\ hZii^c\ [dg i]Z gZhiVjgVciÉh iZX]c^XVaan egZX^hZ! bdYZgc :jgdeZVc Xdd`^c\# 8djciZg deZc -Vb".eb id"\d dcan )".eb ! ajcX] &&/(%Vb"'eb IjZ"Hjc VcY Y^ccZg */(%"&%/(%eb IjZ"Hjc# *&+ Jc^kZgh^in 6kZ# +*%#'-.#%,&.# Hi# B^X]VZaÉh 6aaZn CZl 8Va^[dgc^V# # GZhZgkVi^dch VgZ V bjhi Vi i]^h hbVgi W^higd! l]dhZ bZcj ^cXajYZh ^ckZci^kZ ediVid! bZVi VcY hZV[ddY Y^h]Zh i]Vi i^ai idlVgY CZl 6bZg^XVc Xdd`Zgn# 7ZZg! l^cZ# HVi"Hjc WgjcX]# 8adhZY Bdc# -%+ :bZghdc Hi# +*%#('+#'*(%#

HeVai^ G^hidgVciZ >iVa^Vc# # 6adc\ l^i] V ]VcYhdbZ ^ciZg^dg! HeVai^ d[[Zgh \ddY l^cZ VcY heVg`a^c\ ÓVkdgh# 8VhjVa# 7ZZg! l^cZ# )&, 8Va^[dgc^V 6kZ# +*%#(',#.(.%# HigV^ih 8V[Z H^c\VedgZ Zmdi^XV# # 7aZcY^c\ Xja^cVgn bdi^[h [gdb >cY^V! 8]^cV VcY I]V^aVcY! i]Z [ddY d[ H^c\VedgZ ^h Vcni]^c\ Wji i^b^Y# I]Z bZcj Vi HigV^ih ^h aVk^h] VcY Y^kZghZ# ;jaa WVg# ('.* :a 8Vb^cd GZVa# +*%#).)#,&+-# IgVYZg K^XÉh EdancZh^Vc"6bZg^XVc# # 6 _jc\aZ \nb d[ i^`^ \dYhÅWji V XaVhhn _jc\aZ# H^e V ]^\]" XaVhh bV^ iV^ ^c i]Z adjc\Z WZ[dgZ ZbWVg`^c\ dc V Y^ccZg ig^e [gdb edg` heVgZg^Wh id WdVi"[gZh] hZVgZY hj`^ ijcV id V 8VaXjiiV Xjggn# )'+& :a 8Vb^cd GZVa# +*%#-).#.-%%# KZgd >iVa^Vc# # KZgd V^bh id d[[Zg igjan Vji]Zci^X >iVa^Vc [ddY# I]Z EVad 6aid gZhiVjgVci ]Vh ]VY id bV`Z V [Zl cdYh id 6bZg^XVc iVhiZh Wji ^i bV^can hjXXZZYh l^i] ^ih h^beaZ Wji hVi^h[n^c\ [ddY i]ViÉh V gZ[gZh]^c\ WgZV` [gdb i]Z hVbZ daY eVhiV VcY e^ooV# &&/(%Vb" &%/(%eb Bdc"HVi# *(% 7gnVci Hi# +*%#('*#-(,+#

K^cd AdXVaZ >iVa^Vc W^higd# # I]^h gZhiVjgVci [dXjhZh dc adXVaan egdYjXZY HVciV 8gjo BdjciV^c

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 DINING GUIDE

mjwf! gffe Culinary Fellows

M

ONTALVO ARTS CENTER’S culinary fellowship was one of the best-kept secrets in the rarefied world of artist colonies. Fortunately, the secret is getting out. The culinary program is the first of its kind and was conceived of as a way to offer emerging chefs a chance to hone their skills in a residency setting just like that of the writers, composers, sculptors, and other artists in Montalvo’s residency program. The culinary fellowship seeks to provide aspiring chefs the opportunity “to critically explore global, local and sustainable food practices as they relate to cultural life.” It’s up to each culinary fellow to figure out what that means. The 2010 culinary fellow is B>8=:AA: ;J:GHI, a graduate of UC–Santa Cruz who has worked at Chez Panisse, Zuni Café and Café Museo at San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art. She was also a curator at this summer’s Slow Food Nation event. Established in 1939 in the Saratoga hills, Montalvo’s artist residency program is the oldest on the West Coast and the third oldest in the United States. For six decades, the program was housed in Montalvo’s statuesque Mediterranean villa and three nearby cottages, but in 2004 the residency moved the Sally and Don Lucas Artists Program into 10 modern, self-contained live-work spaces on a terraced hillside above a seasonal creek. @:AAN H>86I, Montalvo’s director of programs, recently attended a meeting of the Alliance of Artists Communities and was approached by representatives of several new residency programs who wanted to start culinary programs and were looking to Montalvo as a guide. “The dinner table is the place where artists come together in these places, and they want to see what Montalvo is doing,” she said. Cooking is an art, a craft and an expression of culture that seems a natural for the artists residency setting. It’s a wonder no one though of doing it before. At Montalvo, dinners are served five nights a week and in the residency program’s communal building. The culinary program has drawn aspiring chefs from all over—Italy, Venezuela, Israel, England and the United States. While most residency programs at Montalvo last three months, the culinary residency program lasts a full year. In addition to her sublime butternut squash and fennel soup, what’s great about Fuerst is her enthusiasm to engage both the artists in residence and the community at large. As an avid canner and pickler, she will be offering a class in making winter preserves Jan. 30, and next summer she’ll teach a class on Blenheim apricots, an heirloom variety that survives in a few local orchards. She also wants to explore the creation of a communitysupported agriculture (CSA) program where the community can purchase shares in batches of locally sourced jam, or even help make the jam for a discounted price. She hopes to make use of Montalvo’s many fruit trees in the process. “There are all these things here waiting to be discovered,” she said. Montalvo’s new executive director, 6C<:A6 B88DCC:AA, shares Fuerst’s outward focus. McConnell is working to shed Montalvo’s cloistered image and connect with Silicon Valley at large. One of her first acts was uprooting the “no picnicking” signs that used to greet visitors as they drove in. “We really want Silicon Valley to take a look at what’s happening here,” she said. The culinary fellowship presents a great opportunity to do that. For more information go to montalvoarts.org. Stett Holbrook ( follow me at Twitter.com/Stett_Holbrook)

l^cZh VcY hbVaa eaViZh d[ [ddY hdjgXZY [gdb adXVa ejgkZndgh VcY \gdlZgh# Dc I]jghYVnh! ^[ ndj XVc \jZhh Vaa i]Z kVg^ZiVah ^c ndjg Ó^\]i d[ l^cZ! ^iÉh [gZZ# )(& @^ea^c\ Hi# +*%#('-#%)*%#

gZbdYZa Wn i]Z X]Z["eVgicZgh d[ GZhiVjgVci AjAj ^c H#;# d[[Zgh lddY"ÒgZY [Vkdg^iZh! eVhiVh! g^hdiid VcY bdgZ# ;jaa WVg# )(% @^ea^c\ Hi# +*%#('-#+,''#

O6D CddYaZh 6h^Vc# # Ejii^c\ V ]^e he^c dc Vc

REDWOOD CITY

VcX^Zci Xja^cVgn Vgi [dgb! i]^h XdciZbed cddYaZ eVaVXZ ejgkZnh bVcn [dgbh d[ i]Z YZa^X^djhan bZhhn eg^bVa [ddY# 8VhjVa# 7ZZg! l^cZ! hV`Z# '+& Jc^kZgh^in 6kZ# +*%#('-#&.--#

O^W^WWd BZY^iZggVcZVc# # I]^h ZnZ"edee^c\

DaY Edgi AdWhiZg H]VX` CZl :c\aVcY# # BVYZ l^i] adWhiZg Ódlc ^c [gdb BV^cZ! i]Z adWhiZg gdaa ^h h^beaZ Wji \ddY/ V idVhiZY! WjiiZgn ]di Yd\"hinaZ Wjc )'

[41]

[42] DINING GUIDE

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

EjofsĂ– hvjeft

)&

XgVYaZh [gZh]! _j^Xn adWhiZg bZVi# I]Z <gjnƒgZ"aVXZY adWhiZg bVX cÉ X]ZZhZ VcY adWhiZg W^hfjZ VgZ \ddY! idd# &&/(%Vb"-/(%eb Bdc"HVi! cddc"-eb Hjc# -*& KZiZgVch 7akY# +*%#(++#')%%#

EVbeaZbdjhhZ 8V[Z# # 6h^YZ [gdb dlcZg @Zaa^ BVcj`nVcÉh eVhign h`^aah! i]Z XV[Z d[[Zgh V cjbWZg d[ iVhin hVcYl^X]Zh! hdjeh VcY fj^X]Zh# ,Vb",eb Bdc" I]j! ,Vb".eb ;g^! -Vb",eb HVi! -Vb"*eb Hjc# ')%& 7gdVYlVn Hi# +*%#*..#.,&)# GZY AVciZgc Hdji]ZVhi 6h^Vc# # HXViiZgh]di eVc" 6h^Vc gZhiVjgVcih d[iZc [VaiZg WZXVjhZ i]Z^g bZcjh d[[Zg iZe^Y ZmVbeaZh d[ ZVX] Xj^h^cZ! Wji GZY AVciZgc h]dlh XdcÒYZcXZ VcY bVhiZgn d[ V kVg^Zin d[ Xdd`^c\ hinaZh# AjcX] &&Vb"'eb Bdc";g^! Y^ccZg *"&%eb Hjc" LZY! *"&&eb I]j"HVi# -%- L^chadl Hi# +*%#(+.#*)-(#

2Wdd` dca^cZ Vi hVc_dhZ#Xdb

7ZaaV B^V >iVa^Vc"6bZg^XVc# # DcZ d[ Ydlcidlc HVc ?dhZÉh bdhi ViigVXi^kZ ZViZg^Zh! 7ZaaV B^V hZgkZh gZ\^dcVa Y^h]Zh l^i] ÓV^g# ;jaa WVg# *- H# ;^ghi Hi# )%-#'-%#&..(#

7^aan 7Zg`Éh :XaZXi^X# # 7^aan 7Zg`Éh gZhiVjgVci add`h VcY iVhiZ a^`Zh i]Z d[[heg^c\ d[ i]Z =VgY GdX` 8V[Z VcY 8]^a^Éh# I]Z Ydlcidlc HVc ?dhZ gZhiVjgVci d[[Zgh V edeja^hi b^m d[ 6bZg^XVc! BZm^XVc VcY 6h^Vc [ddY# Bdhi Y^h]Zh VgZ YZh^\cZY [dg h]Vg^c\Å VeeZi^oZg"h^oZ edgi^dch! c^WWaZh VcY Òc\Zg [ddYh i]Vi eV^g lZaa l^i] i]Z egdY^\^djh Yg^c` a^hi# &&/(%Vb"&%eb Bdc"LZY! &&/(%Vb"&&eb I]j! &&/(%Vb"b^Yc^\]i ;g^! )eb"b^Yc^\]i HVi VcY )".eb Hjc# .. H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ# )%-#'.'#)(%%# 8^in 7Vg VcY <g^aa 8aVhh^X 6bZg^XVc# # 7^\" h]djaYZgZY [ddY ^c ]VcYhdbZ hjggdjcY^c\h ^h i]Z gjaZ# I]Z hiZV`h VgZ W^\ VcY _j^Xn! i]Z edi e^Zh WZiiZg i]Vc <gVcYbV jhZY id bV`Z# ;jaa WVg# (%% 6abVYZc 7akY! ^ch^YZ i]Z =^aidc# )%-#.),#))))# 9VaVi K^ZicVbZhZ# # HVc ?dhZÉh hZXdcY"daYZhi K^ZicVbZhZ gZhiVjgVci Xdci^cjZh id YgVl i]dhZ ^c hZVgX] d[ YZa^X^djh igVY^i^dcVa [VgZ# HjggdjcY^c\h VgZ XaZVc VcY [g^ZcYan# DeZc YV^an [dg ajcX] VcY Y^ccZg# )%- :# L^aa^Vb Hi# )%-#'.)#+.-.#

: D IgVY^c\ 8dbeVcn Hdji]ZVhi 6h^Vc# # :cigZZh XdbZ dc eaVn[ja hZgk^c\ Y^h]Zh VcY VgZ WZVji^[jaan he^XZY l^i] bjai^Xjai^ Ă“Vkdgh! [gdb 7Va^ id 8Znadc VcY WVX` i]gdj\] BVaVnh^V# ;jaa WVg# DeZc &&/(%Vb id &%/(%eb! jci^a b^Yc^\]i dc lZZ`ZcYh# .+ H# ;^ghi Hi# )%-#.(-#)&%%#

:b^aZÉh 8dciZbedgVgn ;gZcX]# # L]^iZ"iVWaZXadi] VbZc^i^Zh l^i]dji i]Z hij[ÒcZhh# 6c daY [Vkdg^iZ XdbZh WVX` higdc\ l^i] V cZl W^higd# ;jaa WVg# 8adhZY Hjc"Bdc# GZhZgkVi^dch hj\\ZhiZY# *)* H# HZXdcY Hi# )%-#'-.#&.+%#

:ja^e^V CZl 6bZg^XVc# # I]Z gZkVbeZY bZcj Zbe]Vh^oZh gdWjhi ÓVkdgh VcY WZVji^[ja egZhZciVi^dch# HZkZgVa hiVcYdjih ]VkZ WZZc gZiV^cZY [gdb i]Z egZk^djh bZcj! Vh ]VkZ i]Z hZmn :ja^e^V XdX`iV^ah# ;jaa WVg# (,) H# ;^ghi Hi# )%-#'-%#+&+&# ;aVbZh :ViZgn VcY 7Vg 6bZg^XVc# # >c H^a^Xdc KVaaZn! i]Z ]dbZ"\gdlc ;aVbZh gZhiVjgVci X]V^c ^h i]Z VgZVÉh YZÒc^i^kZ Xd[[ZZ h]de# 6cY cdl i]ZnÉkZ deZcZY ^c Ydlcidlc HVc ?dhZ id \gZVi VXXaV^b# ,Vb" b^Yc^\]i YV^an# -- H# ;djgi] Hi# )%-#.,&#&.+%# )i] HigZZi E^ooV 8d# E^ooV# # )i] HigZZi E^ooV 8d# dXXje^Zh V eg^bZ XdgcZg hedi dc :Vhi HVciV 8aVgV VcY ;djgi] l^i] W^\ l^cYdlh id lViX] i]Z Xdb^c\h VcY \d^c\h Vi 8^in =Vaa VXgdhh i]Z higZZi# I]Z i]^c"Xgjhi bVg\]Zg^iV [Zaa h]dgi Wji i]Z i]^X`Zg"Xgjhi e^Zh VgZ WZiiZg# &&Vb".eb Hjc"I]j VcY &&Vb"&%eb ;g^"HVi# &*% :# HVciV 8aVgV Hi# )%-#'-+#,*%%# <jbWd ?jbWd 8V_jc [jh^dc# # <jbWd ?jbWd X]Vgih cZl iZgg^idgn l^i] Y^h]Zh hjX] Vh 8V_jc aZbdc" \gVhh X]^X`Zc! \Vga^X h]g^be cddYaZh VcY XgVlÒh] Z\\ gdaah# 6cY YdcÉi b^hh i]Z Wd^aZY XgVlÒh]# &&/(%Vb" '/(%eb VcY */(%"&%eb Bdc"LZY! &&/(%Vb"'/(%eb VcY */(%eb"b^Yc^\]i I]j";g^! (eb"b^Yc^\]i HVi VcY ("&%eb Hjc# -% C# BVg`Zi Hi# )%-#'.)#-+'+# =Vl\h HZV[ddY# # CZmi Yddg id i]Z HVc ?dhZ GZe I]ZVigZ! =Vl\h d[[Zgh h^beaZ hZV[ddY VcY XdckZc^ZcXZ [dg i]ZViZg\dZgh# Bdhian h]ZaaÒh] VcY eVhiV XdbW^cVi^dch VgZ d[[ZgZY0 i]Z a^c\j^c^ XaVbh

VcY hVji‚ZY hXVaadeh VgZ [jaa d[ \Vga^X VcY g^X] ÓVkdgh# 8adhZY Bdc# &*% H# HZXdcY Hi# )%-#'-,#..**#

=djhZ d[ H^Vb I]V^# # I]^h edejaVg ZhiVWa^h]bZci gjch i]Z \Vbji d[ I]V^ igZVhjgZh# 8VhjVa# 7ZZg! l^cZ# &*& H# HZXdcY Hi# )%-#'.*#((.,#

>a ;dgcV^d GZ\^dcVa >iVa^Vc# # :bWgVXZY Wn i]Z \gVXZ[ja HV^ciZ 8aV^gZ =diZa! i]^h adXVi^dc i]ZgZ VgZ hZkZgVa je VcY Ydlc i]Z XdVhi igVchedgih i]Z Y^cZg# I]Z bZcj h]dlXVhZh V Y^[[ZgZci gZ\^dc d[ >iVan bdci]an# DeZc YV^an [dg Vaa i]gZZ bZVah# ;jaa WVg# (%' H# BVg`Zi Hi# )%-#',&#((++# @d_^ HV`Z Adjc\Z# # ?VeVcZhZ# >c he^iZ d[ @d_^Éh lZaa"ijcZY Vibdhe]ZgZ! ^iÉh i]Z hV`Zh i]Vi gZVaan hZi i]Z idcZ# @d_^Éh hV`Z a^hi ^cXajYZh iVhi^c\ cdiZh i]Vi ]Zae ndj ÒcY dcZ i]Vi hj^ih ndj# @d_^ Vahd d[[Zgh V hbVaa Wji VeeZVa^c\ [ddY bZcj# DeZc +eb"aViZ IjZ" HVi# )- H# ;^ghi Hi# )%-#'-,#,&..#

AV EVhiV^V >iVa^Vc# # AV EVhiV^V gZbV^ch V hiValVgi d[ Ydlcidlc HVc ?dhZÉh Y^c^c\ hXZcZ# HZi ^ch^YZ i]Z =diZa 9Z 6coV! i]Z gjhi^X >iVa^Vc gZhiVjgVci ]Vh W^\ X^in hinaZ id heVgZ# AjcX] &&Vb"(eb Bdc";g^ VcY cddc"'eb HVi"Hjc0 Y^ccZg *".eb Bdc"I]j! *"&%eb ;g^"HVi VcY *".eb ;g^"HVi# '(( L# HVciV 8aVgV Hi# )%-#'-+#-+-+#

AV K^Xidg^V IVfjZg^V BZm^XVc# # AV K^XÉh [Vbdjhan VYY^Xi^kZ dgVc\Z ]di hVjXZ bZgZan ideh d[[ ^ih iVhin iVfjZg^V [VgZ/ W^\ Wjgg^idh d[ i]Z WgZV`[Vhi VcY ajcX]i^bZ kVg^Zi^Zh! dkZgÓdl^c\ cVX]dh! YZaZXiVWaZ X]^a^ gZaaZcdh# DeZc jci^a &Vb lZZ`ZcYh# &)% :# HVc 8Vgadh Hi# )%-#'.-#*((*# Adh 8jWVcdh 8jWVc# # 8jWVc [ddY ZmjYZh Vc ZVgi]n! hadl"Xdd`ZY hZYjXi^dc VcY Adh 8jWVcdh ]Vh ^i ^c heVYZh# AjcX] &&Vb"'/(%eb0 Y^ccZg *".eb IjZ" I]j! *"&%eb ;g^! ("&%eb HVi VcY ("-/(%eb Hjc# '' C# 6abVYZc 6kZ# )%-#',.#%&()#

BX8dgb^X` VcY HX]b^X`Éh HZV[ddY# # =Vg`h WVX` id W^\"X^in Òh] ]djhZh l^i] hiViZan! bVhXja^cZ ^ciZg^dgh# BZcj [daadlh i]Z [gZh]Zhi [gj^ih d[ i]Z hZV! \g^aaZY! eVc"hZVgZY! hiZVbZY# 9ZhhZgih l^aa ]dd` ndj# &,% H# BVg`Zi Hi# )%-#'-(#,'%%#

BZoXVa GZ\^dcVa BZm^XVc# # BZoXVa heZX^Va^oZh ^c YZa^X^djh gZ\^dcVa Xj^h^cZ [gdb i]Z hdji]Zgc BZm^XVc hiViZ d[ DVmVXV# EZdeaZ l]d cZZY cVX]dh VcY hdjg" XgZVb"ideeZY Wjgg^idh dc i]Z bZcj l^aa egdWVWan WZ b^[[ZY! Wji [dg i]dhZ l^aa^c\ id kZcijgZ WZndcY i]Z hVbZ daY BZm^XVc"6bZg^XVc hiVcYVgYh! BZoXVa d[[Zgh Vc ZmXZaaZci ed^ci d[ YZeVgijgZ# &&Vb"&&eb Hjc";g^ VcY *"&&eb HVi# '* L# HVc ;ZgcVcYd Hi# )%-#'-(#.*.*#

BdgdXXdÉh BdgdXXVc# # BdgdXXdÉh ^h i]Z `^cY d[ gZhiVjgVci Ydlcidlc HVc ?dhZ cZZYh bdgZ d[/ Y^hi^cXi^kZ [ddY Xdd`ZY VcY hZgkZY Wn eZdeaZ l^i] V eZghdcVa ^ckZhibZci ^c XjhidbZg ]Vee^cZhh# BdgdXXdÉh eZghdcVa idjX] ^h Vaa dkZg i]Z gZhiVjgVci# AjcX] &&Vb"(eb Bdc";g^! Y^ccZg *"&&eb Bdc"HVi VcY Hjc *".eb# -+ C# BVg`Zi Hi# )%-#..-#&*%.#

CV\aZZ EVg` <VgV\Z CZl 6bZg^XVc# # Adih d[ gZhiVjgVcih ldjaY a^`Z id i]^c` d[ i]ZbhZakZh Vh [g^ZcYan cZ^\]Wdg]ddY _d^cih Wji [Zl YZa^kZg# I]Z <VgV\Z YdZh# HbVaa Wji hVi^h[n^c\ bZcj d[ lZaa ZmZXjiZY Xdb[dgi [ddY XaVhh^Xh# &&/(%Vb"(eb VcY *" &&eb Bdc"HVi# *%* :# HVc 8Vgadh Hi# )%-#'-+#&&%%# C]V Id^ K^ZicVbZhZ# " # C]V Id^ ^h i]Z eaVXZ [dg cdgi]Zgc hinaZ K^ZicVbZhZ [ddY"Ă…aZhh hlZZi i]Vc hdji]Zgc K^ZicVbZhZ [ddY VcY aZhh he^Xn i]Vc i]Z [ddY d[ XZcigVa K^ZicVb! nZi ^i bV`Zh l^YZg jhZh d[ VgdbVi^X ^c\gZY^Zcih .Vb"&%eb YV^an# )+% :# L^aa^Vb Hi# )%-#'.)#',((#

Eddg =djhZ 7^higd CZl DgaZVch# # I]Z Eddg =djhZ 7^higd d[[Zgh V adl"eg^XZY bZcj d[ 8gZhXZci 8^in XaVhh^Xh a^`Z edÉ Wdnh! WVgWZXjZY h]g^be! \jbWd VcY bj[[VaZiiV# A^kZ bjh^X dc ;g^YVnh VcY HVijgYVnh# DeZc &&Vb".eb Bdc"HVi# DeZc HjcYVnh [dg bV_dg =E EVk^a^dc ZkZcih# .& H# 6jijbc Hi# )%-#'.'#*-(,#

HXdiiÉh HZV[ddY HZV[ddY# # 8jaijgZ adkZgh VcY edlZg Wgd`Zgh Va^`Z ÒcY ^beZXXVWaZ hdjgYdj\]! V hZV d[ bVg^cZ igZVih VcY di]Zg ZcigZZh VcY V eVcdgVb^X k^Zl i]ZgZÉh V h^hiZg ZViZgn ^c EVad 6aid # ;dg bVm^bjb eaZVhjgZ! \Zi i]ZgZ Vi hjchZi# ;jaa WVg# &-* EVg` 6kZ# )%-#.,&#&,%%#

,& HV^ci EZiZg CZl 6bZg^XVc# # I]^h gdbVci^X ZViZgn d[[Zgh jehXVaZ BZY^iZggVcZVc [ddY ^c Vc ^ci^bViZ hZii^c\ 7ZZg! l^cZ# 8adhZY Hjc# ,& C# HVc EZYgd Hi# )%-#.,&#-*'(#

HdcdbV 8]^X`Zc 8dde B^mZY# # >[ ndj YdcÉi b^cY XVggn^c\ ndjg dlc igVn VcY Ò\]i^c\ [dg V iVWaZ ndjÉaa WZ gZlVgYZY l^i] ]ZVgin he^i"gdVhiZY X]^X`Zc i]Vi gZfj^gZh Vi aZVhi h^m cVe`^ch# (& C# BVg`Zi Hi# Vi HVc EZYgd HfjVgZ# )%-#'-,#)%.-#

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 DINING GUIDE

KZ\ZiVg^Vc =djhZ KZ\ZiVg^Vc# # I]^h bZVi"[gZZ hiValVgi d[[Zgh kZ\ZiVg^Vc Y^h]Zh [gdb VgdjcY i]Z ldgaY l^i] V h^YZ hZgk^c\ d[ gZa^\^djh gZVY^c\ bViZg^Va [gdb he^g^ijVa aZVYZg 8]^c\ =V^# *'% :# HVciV 8aVgV Hi# )%-#'.'#(,.-#

Kjc\ IVj K^ZicVbZhZ # IgVY^i^dcVa^hih b^\]i \g^eZ i]Vi i]Zn XVc \Zi Vji]Zci^X K^ZicVbZhZ [ddY [dg aZhh ZahZl]ZgZ! Wji ^iÉh ]VgY id ide Kjc\ IVj [dg ^ih [gZh]! fjVa^in ^c\gZY^Zcih VcY haZZ` nZi Xdb[dgiVWaZ Y Xdg# :cXnXadeZY^X bZcj# DeZc YV^an &%Vb"(eb VcY *".eb# *(* :# HVciV 8aVgV Hi# )%-#'--#.%**# L^c\Éh 8]^cZhZ# # I]Z [ddY ^h XdbeaZbZciZY Wn Vc Zmdi^X Y^c^c\ gddb l^i] hZfjZhiZgZY hZVi^c\ Zfj^eeZY l^i] ]Vc\^c\ WZVYh VcY YddgWZaah! VcY di]Zg b^hXZaaVcZdjh eZXja^Vg^i^Zh d[ V Wn\dcZ ZgV# 6alVnh V [jc eaVXZ id k^h^i# DeZc YV^an# &(& :# ?VX`hdc Hi# )%-#'.)#((%( dg ..-#.)',#

2Wdd` dca^cZ Vi hVc_dhZ#Xdb 7#7#Éh HbVaa LdgaY 8V[ ;^a^e^cd VcY >iVa^Vc# # I]^h ^h i]Z `^cY d[ [ddY ndj XdjaY ^bV\^cZ ndjg \gVcYbdi]Zg hZgk^c\ ^[ h]Z ]VeeZcZY id WZ ;^a^e^cd VcY ]VY Vc V[[ZXi^dc [dg >iVa^Vc [ddY# 7#7#Éh ^h deZc [dg ajcX] VcY Y^ccZg! Wji ajcX] hZZbh id WZ i]Z W^\\Zg YgVl# Eg^XZh VgZ adl! VcY i]Z bVcn hiZVb iVWaZ ^iZbh bZVc i]Z [ddY ^h gZVYn g^\]i VlVn# &&Vb"(eb VcY *"-eb Bdc";g^0 &&Vb")eb HVi# '*+& C# ;^ghi Hi# )%-#(-(#.&(*#

7^aaÉh 8V[ 9^cZg# # HZgk^c\ dcan WgZV`[Vhi VcY ajcX]! 7^aaÉh `cdlh ^ih lVn VgdjcY ine^XVa Y^cZg hiVcYWnhÅZ\\h hXgVbWaZh VcY ]daaVcYV^hZ"aVXZY ÆWZcZY^Xi^dchÇ ! eVcXV`Zh VcY ZmeZgian \g^aaZY hVcYl^X]Zh VcY Wjg\Zgh# +/(%Vb"(eb YV^an# (%' C# 7VhXdb 6kZ Vi CV\aZZ # )%-#'-,#')**#

8VhV K^X`n ;Vb^an"hinaZ BZm^XVc# # Cdi]^c\ [VcXn! Wji V ]ZVgin WgVcY d[ BZm^XVc [ddY lgdj\]i [gdb edejaVg [Vb^an gZX^eZh# 7gZV`[Vhi eaViZh VcY lVgb hlZZi eVhig^Zh ^c VWjcYVci hjeean# ,.' :# ?ja^Vc Hi# )%-#..*#*)--#

i]Zc hdbZ# AjcX] &&Vb"(eb YV^an! Y^ccZg *"./(%eb Hjc"I]j VcY jci^a &%eb ;g^"HVi# &&-& A^cXdac 6kZ# )%-#'-%#,,(-# :a =VWVcZgd 8jWVc VcY BZm^XVc# # I]Z 8jWVc [ddY ^h i]Z hiVg ]ZgZ# I]Z [ddY ^h bVYZ [gdb [Vb^an gZX^eZh VcY ]Vh V ]ZVgin! ]dbZhejc VeeZVa# GdeV k^Z_V ^h V XaVhh^X d[ 8jWVc Xdd`^c\ VcY i]Z hiZlZY WZZ[ Y^h] ^h V hda^Y X]d^XZ ]ZgZ Vh ^h i]Z d^an Wji YZa^X^djh kVXV [g^iV ^h Vcdi]Zg l^ccZg# 6eeZi^oZgh VgZ higdc\! idd! Wji h`^e i]Z Y^hVeed^ci^c\ 8jWVc hVcYl^X]# &%/(%Vb"'/(%eb! )/(%".eb! IjZ"Hjc# (&(' L^aa^Vbh GY# )%-#**,#-.&)#

:a IjaZ BZm^XVc# # Bdhi d[ i]Z bZcj ^h YZkdiZY id BZm^XVc"6bZg^XVc hiVcYVgYh! Wji i]Z hZeVgViZ bZcj d[ DVmVXVc heZX^Vai^Zh ^h l]ZgZ :a IjaZ gZVaan h]^cZh# I]Z WaVX` bdaZ ^h jcXdbbdcan YZa^X^djh l]^aZ aZhhZg"`cdlc Y^h]Zh a^`Z iaVnjYVh VcY bdadiZh VgZ Vahd \ddY# 9V^an &%Vb".eb# *))% I]dgclddY 9g# )%-#'',#&,*'# ;^h] BVg`Zi HZV[ddY# # I]^h aViZhi iZgg^ÒX"add`^c\ bZbWZg d[ i]Z YncVhin ViigVXih a^cZh d[ XjhidbZgh id ^ih WVghÅl^cZ! hjh]^! dnhiZgÅl^i] Vc ZmiZch^kZ bZcj d[ [gZh] hZV[ddY# AjhX^djh YZhhZgih idd# ;jaa WVg# &%%, 7adhhdb =^aa GY# )%-#'+.#(),)# *"Hedi 8]^kVh <g^aa # BZm^XVc"6bZg^XVc Y^cZg# I]Z Wg^X`"lVaaZY *"Hedi ^h V eZg[ZXi b^m d[ 6bZg^XVc [ddY! eVhi VcY egZhZci# I]Z Y^cZg hi^aa hZgkZh XaVhh^X 6bZg^XVc Y^cZg [ddY Vh lZaa Vh BZm^XVc hiVcYVgYh# ,Vb".eb YV^an# -+. H# ;^ghi Hi# )%-#'.)#).,.# ;adlZg ;adjg ;gZcX] WV`Zgn# # B^b^ 7gdlcÉh ÓdlZg h]de$WV`Zgn X]Vgbh k^h^idgh l^i] [gZh]an bVYZ id"Ygdda"[dg eVhig^Zh! gZVYn"id"\d hVcYl^X]Zh VcY hZgk^XZ l^i] V hb^aZ# -.+ L^aadl Hi# )%-#',.#%-)(#

;jZa GZhiVjgVci VcY Adjc\Z 8dciZbedgVgn K^ZicVbZhZ# # ;jZaÉh bZcj ^h bdgZ igVY^i^dcVa i]Vc di]Zg bdYZgc K^ZicVbZhZ gZhiVjgVcih Wji hi^aa b^mZh i]^c\h je l^i] cdcgZ\jaVi^dc ^c\gZY^Zcih# AjcX] &&Vb"'/(%eb Bdc";g^ VcY HVi"Hjc# 9^ccZg *"&%eb Bdc"LZY! *"&&eb I]j"HVi VcY *".eb Hjc# (-* H# L^cX]ZhiZg 7akY# )%-#')-#%%&-#

<d_d :i]^de^Vc GZhiVjgVci :i]^de^Vc# # H^bea^X^in gZ^\ch ]ZgZ0 _jhi :i]^de^Vc [ddYÅX]^X`Zc! WZZ[! aVbW! kZ\ZiVg^VcÅVcY :i]^de^Vc Xd[[ZZ# I]Z ÓVkdgh iVhiZ ZkZc WZiiZg l^i] ]dcZn l^cZ# 7ZZg! l^cZ# Cddc".eb Hjc"I]j! cddc"&%eb ;g^"HVi! XadhZY LZY# &'+& L# HVc 8Vgadh Hi# )%-#'.*#.*)+#

8VhVWaVcXVÉh 8V[ B^YYaZ :VhiZgc# # 8VhVWaVcXVÉh 8V[Z ^h cdi \d^c\ id l^c Vcn VlVgYh [dg Vibdhe]ZgZ dg gZhiVjgVci YZh^\c# 7ji ^i h]djaY l^c VlVgYh [dg ^ih [VaV[Za# >c VYY^i^dc id ldcYZg[jaan XgZVbn ]jbbjh! iVc\n iV]^c^ hVjXZ VcY e^X`aZY gZY XVWWV\Z! i]Z [VaV[Za YZajmZ ^h \^aYZY l^i] hig^eh d[ WV`ZY Z\\eaVci! [g^ZY XVja^ÓdlZg VcY [g^ZY ediVidZh# >[ ndj a^`Z ^i he^Xn! i]Z g^WWdc d[ h]ViiV ]di hVjXZ YZa^kZgh V WaVhi d[ X]^aZ eZeeZg ]ZVi# &%Vb"./(%eb YV^an# &&-* A^cXdac 6kZ# )%-#..(#-+(+#

<dkZVÉh BZm^XVc# # 6 Xdbbjc^in ]jW i]Vi hZgkZh je ldcYZg[jaan [gZh]! daY"[Vh]^dcZY BZm^XVc [ddY l^i] cd igZcYn \^bb^X`h# 7di] i]Z gZhiVjgVci VcY i]Z [ddY VgZ l]daZhdbZ VcY Òaa^c\# DeZc YV^an# &..+ Ijaan GY# )%-#',%#%.,(#

8^igjh CZl 6bZg^XVc# # >c HVciVcV GdlÉh X]^X

<gZVi LVaa 8]^cZhZ# # I]^h hig^e bVaa ]^YZVlVn

=diZa KVaZcX^V! 8^igjh eZZah WVX` i]Z ]diZa Y^c^c\ bni]# =ZgZ! Y^cZgh bViX] i]Z^g dlc bV^c Y^h]Zh l^i] i]Z^g X]d^XZ d[ gjW! hVjXZ VcY h^YZ Y^h]# ;jc Xdci^cjZh ^c h`^aaZY YZhhZgih# (** HVciVcV Gdl# )%-#)'(#*)%%#

8dXdaV ;gZcX] WV`Zgn# # 8dXdaV ^h V ÒcZ eaVXZ id l]^aZ VlVn Vc V[iZgcddc h^ee^c\ iZV VcY hVbea^c\ V eZVg iVgi l^i] kVc^aaV XjhiVgY VcY ha^kZgZY VabdcYh# ;dg ]ZVgi^Zg [VgZ! ign i]Z \djgbZi hVcYl^X]Zh# ((( HVciVcV Gdl &%)*# )%-#**&#%%&-# 8dchjZad BZm^XVc# # <ddY gZ\^dcVa BZm^XVc [ddY bVYZ l^i] aZhhZg"`cdlc ^c\gZY^Zcih ^c Vc ViigVXi^kZ! jehXVaZ Vibdhe]ZgZ# I]Z [ddY ^h hZgkZY iVeVh hinaZ VcY bZVci id WZ h]VgZY# ;VciVhi^X iZfj^aV a^hi# (,, HVciVcV Gdl &&'*# )%-#'+%#,%-'# 9ZZo^Éh 8V[ EZgh^V# EZgh^Vc# # 9ZZo^ ^h V ]ZVgin aVbW h]Vc` hiZl VcY ^iÉh fj^iZ \ddY ]ZgZ# 7ji i]Z hdja d[ bZcj ^h i]Z `ZWVWh! VcY i]Z `ddW^YZ] `ZWVWh VgZ djihiVcY^c\# BVYZ [gdb \gdjcY WZZ[ WaZcYZY l^i] ejg ZY dc^dch! \Vga^X VcY kVg^djh he^XZh! i]Z h`ZlZgZY VcY \g^aaZY bZVi hi^X` ^h WZVji^[jaan \g^aaZY VcY hd iZcYZg VcY _j^XZ"ÒaaZY ^i hfj^gih l]Zc ndj W^iZ Ydlc dc ^i# I]Z _dd_Z] X]^X`Zc `ZWVW hXdgZh Vh lZaa# Ign i]Z [gZh] bVYZ Yd\] V nd\jgi Yg^c` # &&/(%Vb"./(%eb Bdc"I]j VcY &&/(%Vb"&%eb HVi"Hjc# &(&' HVgVid\V 6kZ# )%-#'))#%(%%#

9ncVhin 8]^cZhZ HZV[ddY GZhiVjgVci 8]^cZhZ # I]Z hZii^c\ ^h Òi [dg gdnVain! VcY i]ZgZÉh V bZcj id bViX]/ adWhiZg l^i] heZX^Va hVjXZh! EZ`^c\ YjX`! ZbZgVaY"XdadgZY bjhiVgY \gZZch! ZkZc hjX`a^c\ e^\# Dg ign i]Z bdgZ YZa^XViZ [VgZ/ Y^b hjb ZkZgn ajcX]# &%%& Hidgn GY! hZXdcY Óddg# )%-#'-+#+++- :YcV GVn 8]^cZhZ# # Cdl ^c V cZl adXVi^dc! :YcV GVn Xdci^cjZh id hZgkZh XaVhh^Xh d[ 8]^cZhZ" 6bZg^XVc [ddY l^i] i]Z hVbZ fjVci^in! [Vb^a^Vg^in VcY gZVhdcVWaZ eg^XZh# NdjÉaa ÒcY Vaa i]gZZ ]ZgZ! VcY

hZgkZh h`^aa[jaan egZeVgZY 8]^cZhZ Y^h]Zh ^c Vc Vibdhe]ZgZ l]ZgZ hVcYVah VcY I"h]^gih VgZ i]Z eZg[ZXi [Vh]^dc# 7ZZ[ VcY WaVX` bjh]gddbh! hVai VcY eZeeZg heVgZg^Wh VcY XVh]Zl X]^X`Zc ZVgc ]^\] bVg`h# &)%. 7^gY 6kZ# IV`Z dji VkV^aVWaZ# )%-#'-,#&+-- dg '-,#&+-.#

=VWVcV 8jWV 8jWVc VcY 7gVo^a^Vc# # 6 Xja^cVgn dVh^h [jaa d[ \ddY ÓVkdgh! =VWVcV 8jWV ZmjYZh XjaijgVa YZa^\]ih# HZchjdjh [ddYh d[ i]Z 8Vg^WWZVc VcY 8jWV! adc\ dc idbVid VcY eZeeZgh! hadl"gdVhiZY bZVih VcY ZVgi]n WaVX` WZVch# Cdl deZc Hjc# 7ZZg VcY l^cZ# '(- GVXZ Hi# )%-#..-#'-''# I]Z =Veen 7VbWdd KZ\ZiVg^Vc# # I]Z bZcj Vi i]Z =Veen 7VbWdd ^h Vabdhi Vaa kZ\Vc VcY bdhi d[ ^i K^ZicVbZhZ dg 6h^Vc"^che^gZY# I]ZgZÉh Vahd V kZ\ZiVg^Vc ijcV hVaVY VcY! dji d[ cdl]ZgZ! =jc\Vg^Vc \djaVh] VcY heV\]Zii^# &,&& 7gVc]Vb AVcZ# )%-#+.)#%,)%#

=dh]^ ?VeVcZhZ# # =dh]^ ^h dcZ H^a^Xdc KVaaZnÉh hiVcYdjih [dg hjh]^ VcY hbVaa eaViZh# <gZVi hV`Z hZaZXi^dc! idd# AjcX] &&/(%Vb"'eb Bdc";g^ VcY Y^ccZg *".eb Bdc"HVi# ')+ HVgVid\V 6kZ# )%-#**)#,&%%# =j`^aVj =VlV^^Vc# # H^beaZ! ha^\]ian hVain! hidbVX]"Òaa^c\ [ddYh l^i] Vc 6h^Vc EVX^ÒX Vii^ijYZ# 6aa YV^an heZX^Vah XdbZ l^i] V hXdde d[ bVXVgdc^ hVaVY VcY hiZVbZY g^XZ# H`^e i]Z fjZhVY^aaV VcY cVX]dh VcY ]ZVY higV^\]i [dg i]Z V]^ ed`Z# L^i] igde^XVa Yg^c`h id bViX]# '(% ?VX`hdc Hi# )%-#',.#)---# =jcVc IVhiZ# # 8]^cZhZ# I]Z gZhiVjgVci Xdci^cjZh id eVX` i]Zb ^c WZXVjhZ i]Z [ddY ^h hd \ddY# 6h i]Z cVbZ ^bea^Zh! i]Z gZhiVjgVci heZX^Va^oZh ^c i]Z ÒZgn! ]ZVgin [ddY d[ 8]^cVÉh =jcVc egdk^cXZ! bV`^c\ ^i dcZ d[ i]Z [Zl gZhiVjgVcih ^c i]Z 7Vn 6gZV id Yd hd# &&Vb" -/(%eb Bdc"HVi# ..- C# ;djgi] Hi# )%-#'.*#&&-+# ))

[43]

[44] DINING GUIDE

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 200 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

EjofsĂ– hvjeft

)(

>hVWZaaVÉh EZgjk^Vc# # DcZ d[ i]Z Hdji] 7VnÉh [Zl djiedhih d[ EZgjk^Vc [ddY! >hVWZaaVÉh ]Vh bjX] id gZXdbbZcY# IVXj"iVXj! V hiVgX]n! WZVcn WadW Zca^kZcZY l^i] dc^dch! \Vga^X! dgZ\Vcd VcY di]Zg he^XZh hZgkZY l^i] V i]^c hiZV`! ^h \gZVi# HZV[ddY Y^h]Zh a^`Z i]Z XZk^X]Z VcY XVj"XVj bVg^hXdh VgZ Vahd \ddY# 9dcÉi b^hh i]Z YZa^X^djh X]^X]V bdgVYV! V EZgjk^Vc ejcX] bVYZ l^i] ejgeaZ Xdgc! e^cZVeeaZ VcY VeeaZ _j^XZ i]ViÉh WdaYan hZVhdcZY l^i] X^ccVbdc# &&Vb"&%eb Bdc"I]j! &&Vb"&&eb ;g^"HVi VcY '"-eb Hjc# ,%% H# L^cX]ZhiZg 7akY# )%-#')-#E:GJ#

@V]dd ?VeVcZhZ# I]Z eZdeaZ fjZj^c\ je VgZ gVbZc VÒX^dcVYdh l]d `cdl V \ddY Wdla d[ gVbZc l]Zc i]Zn ÒcY dcZ# 6cY i]ZnÉkZ YZÒc^iZan [djcY dcZ ]ZgZ# &&/(%Vb"'eb VcY *"&%eb IjZ"I]j0 &&/(%Vb" (eb VcY )/(%"./(%eb HVi"Hjc# )((% BddgeVg` 6kZ# )%-#'**#-'))# @gjc\i]V^# I]V^# # EZgZcc^Va BZigd Æ7Zhi D[Ç l^ccZg! @gjc\i]V^ ]Vh WZZc VgdjcY h^cXZ &.--! Wji hi^aa iVhiZh [gZh] VcY cZl# &&Vb"(eb VcY *"&%eb Bdc";g^ VcY cddc"&%eb HVi"Hjc# +)% H# L^cX]ZhiZg 7akY# )%-#'+%#-'')#

@jWdiV ?VeVcZhZ# # 6 WZVji^[ja Y^c^c\ gddb i]Vi hZgkZh Zmfj^h^iZ g^XZ! ajhX^djh g^Wh VcY YZXZci hjh]^# ;jaa WVg# *.( C# ;^[i] Hi# )%-#',.#-))%#

@jbV`d GVbZc# # ?VeVcidlc cdl ]Vh ^ih b^hh^c\ ^c\gZY^ZciÅ\ddY gVbZc# @jbV`dÉh bZcj ^h h^beaZ! gVbZc! Xjggn g^XZ VcY V [Zl VeeZi^oZgh# &&/(%Vb" '/(%eb VcY */(%"./(%eb Bdc"HVi# '&& :# ?VX`hdc Hi# )%-#'-+#'&&&# AVnVc\ AVnVc\ BVaVnh^Vc# # AVnVc\ AVnVc\ h]^cZh l^i] XaZVc! [gZh] ÓVkdgh VcY ^c\gZY^Zcih VcY d[[Zgh V \gZVi Zcign ^cid BVaVnh^Vc [ddY# HZgk^XZ ^h [Vhi VcY [g^ZcYan! V [ZVi \^kZc ]dl ]Vgg^ZY i]Z lV^ihiV[[ XVc WZ# L^cZ VcY WZZg# 8adhZY Bdc# &)-% H# 9Z 6coV 7akY# )%-#,,,#--.,#

AZ EVe^aadc 8dciZbedgVgn ;gZcX]# # ;gdb hiVgi id Òc^h]! V bZVa Vi AZ EVe^aadc XVhih V heZaa dc ZkZgndcZ l]d ZciZgh# I]Z [ZZa^c\ ^h dcan Wgd`Zc l]Zc ndj lVa` dji i]Z Yddg VcY VWgjeian hiZe WVX` ^cid i]Z gZVa ldgaY djih^YZ# ;jaa WVg# AjcX] I]j VcY ;g^! Y^ccZg c^\]ian# )&% HVgVid\V 6kZ# )%-#'.+#(,(%# BV\\^VcdÉh A^iiaZ >iVan >iVa^Vc# # A^`Z V lVgb >iVa^Vc ZbWgVXZ! i]^h HVciVcV Gdl hjeZghiVg egdkZh V lZaXdbZ ]VkZc [dg XdbeVcn ajcX]Zh VcY Xdc\Zc^Va Y^ccZg eVgi^Zh# I]Z [ddY ^h V Xji VWdkZ hiVcYVgY! l^i] gdVhi X]^X`Zc VcY kZVa bVghVaV hiVcY^c\ dji# (%** Da^c 6kZ# &%%%# )%-#)'(#-.,(#

BZcVgV BdgdXXVc# # H^cXZ &.,,! BZcVgVÉh WZZc i]gdl^c\ WVX` i]Z e^aadlh VcY WZaan^c\ je id b^ci iZV g^ijVah! WÉhi^aaV e^\Zdc e^Z VcY gVWW^i iV\^cZ# ;jaa Y^ccZgh bZcjh ^cXajYZ kZ\ZiVg^Vc dei^dc0 hda^Y l^cZ a^hi# )& :# <^h] GY# )%-#)*(#&.-(#

Bi# =Vb^aidc <gVcYk^Zl 8dlWdn 8dci^cZciVa# # I]Z <gVcYk^Zl ^h Vc daY"hX]dda gdVY]djhZ l^i] V lVgb Vibdhe]ZgZ# 6YY Y^h]Zh a^`Z hjg[ VcY ijg[! gVX` d[ aVbW X]VhhZjg VcY X]^X`Zc 8dgYdc 7aZj VcY ndjÉkZ \di ndjghZa[ V YZhi^cVi^dc# 8adhZY Bdc VcY IjZ# .) Bi# =Vb^aidc GY# )%-#'*&#-.%.#

Bn @]Z FjVc =jZ # K^ZicVbZhZ# ;ddY [gdb XZcigVa K^ZicVb ^h jcYZggZegZhZciZY ^c HVc ?dhZ VcY i]ViÉh eVgi d[ l]Vi bV`Zh i]^h hbVaa gZhiVjgVci hjX] V ÒcY# I]Z i]^c\h id \Zi ]ZgZ VgZ i]Z ZmXZaaZci cddYaZ hdjeh# .Vb".eb ZkZgn YVn ZmXZei LZY# 8Vh] dcan# .+% Hidgn GY# )%-#.'%#.+%(#

I]Z Bnci >cY^Vc# # I]Z BnciÉh ajcX] Wj[[Zi ^h V H^a^Xdc KVaaZn hiVcYdji! l]^aZ i]Z h^i"Ydlc Y^ccZg bZcj ]Vh eaZcin id d[[Zg Vh lZaa# AjcX] &&/(%Vb" '/(%eb Bdc"Hjc! Y^ccZg */(%"./(%eb Bdc"I]j VcY */(%"&%eb ;g^"Hjc# *'&% EgdheZXi GY# )%-#.,(#.+,(#

Dbd\Vg^ @dgZVc# # Dbd\Vg^ bV`Zh \Zii^c\ id `cdl @dgZVc [ddY ZVhn# I]Z bZcj ^cXajYZh e^XijgZh d[ bVcn Y^h]Zh! i]Z hZgk^XZ ^h [g^ZcYan VcY i]Z [ddY ^h Xdch^hiZcian \ddY# Ign i]Z YVZ \ZZ Wja \d \^! he^Xn bVg^cViZY edg`# DeZc &&/(%Vb"./(%eb Bdc"HVi# &*) :# ?VX`hdc Hi# )%-#'-%#+*--#

DgadÉh CZl 6bZg^XVc# # Dc i]Z ajh] \gdjcYh d[

[VgZ# >[ ndj lVci id ^begZhh i]Z dlcZg! Vh` [dg V Æ\jhÇ hVcYl^X]! i]Z >gVf^ iZgb [dg h]VlZgbV# &%Vb".eb Bdc"I]j! &%Vb"&%eb ;g^"HVi VcY &%Vb".eb Hjc# ',%, Jc^dc 6kZ# )%-#.+(#'%%&#

EVhiV EdbdYdgd >iVa^Vc# # :mjWZgVci! ^cZmeZch^kZ VcY [Vhi Xj^h^cZ bVYZ id dgYZg VcY hZgkZY l^i] heVg`aZ# =^\] XdcXZei VcY adl Xdhih bV`Z EVhiV EdbdYdgd V YgZVb igViidg^V [dg adkZgh d[ gdWjhi >iVa^Vc Ă“Vkdgh# &'%* I]Z 6aVbZYV# )%-#'.'#..'.#

E^ooV 6ci^XV Jeidlc E^ooV# # I]Z hidcn dkZch d[ E^ooV 6ci^XV ijgc dji i]^c"XgjhiZY YZh^\cZg e^Zh l^i] \djgbZi idee^c\h ^c XVhjVa Zck^gdch# ;^cZ eVhiV VcY bZVi Y^h]Zh Vahd VkV^aVWaZ# DeZc YV^an [dg ajcX] VcY Y^ccZg# (() HVciVcV Gdl &%+*# )%-#**,#-(,(# GVbZc =Vaj ?VeVcZhZ cddYaZh# # Hjg[Zg"i]ZbZY! XVhjVa"Wji"Xdb[n! X]Z[ @jbVd 6gV^Éh cddYaZ ]djhZ ^bedgih igVY^i^dcVa iZX]c^fjZh id egdYjXZ ]ZVgin! VgdbVi^X Wdlah hidX`ZY l^i] edg`"! hZV"hVai" dg hdn" hVjXZ"ÓVkdgZY Wgdi]# 8Vh] dcan# 8Vaa V]ZVY0 ]djgh VgZ ^ggZ\jaVg# (,*"B H# HVgVid\V 6kZ# )%-#')+#(.((# GVc\da^ >cY^Vc# # GVc\da^ he^XZh je i]Z 8VbWg^Vc VgZV l^i] ZmXZaaZci >cY^Vc [ddY# I]Z gZhiVjgVci ^h WZVji^[ja VcY ^ih [ddY VcY hZgk^XZ aVg\Zan bViX] ^ih Y‚Xdg# AjcX] Wj[[Zi &&/(%Vb"'/(%eb Bdc";g^! Y^ccZg *"./(%eb Hjc"I]j! *"&%eb ;g^"HVi! WgjcX] cddc"(eb Hjc# (+.* Jc^dc 6kZ# )%-#(,,#''''# GVhV BVaVnh^Vc BVaVnh^Vc# # GVhV BVaVnh^Vc ^h V ]dbZn gZhiVjgVci i]Vi d[[Zgh V cjbWZg d[ hda^Y ZmVbeaZh d[ BVaVnh^Vc [ddY ^cXajY^c\ hViVn X]^X`Zc! X]Vg ilVn `Zdl VcY hVbWVa `Vc\`jc\# &&Vb"(eb VcY *".eb Bdc";g^ VcY &&Vb".eb HVi# &'.% 8daZbVc 6kZ# )%-#.-%#%++-#

GZ]dWdi]# :i]^de^Vc# # ?VeVcidlc ^hcÉi Vaa ?VeVcZhZ [ddY# GZ]dWdi] VYYh he^XZ id i]Z cZ^\]Wdg]ddY l^i] ^ih Y^kZghZ bZcj d[ :i]^de^Vc hiVcYVgYh# 8Vgc^kdgZh! kZ\ZiVg^Vch VcY kZ\Vch VgZ Vaa lZaa iV`Zc XVgZ d[# <ddY Xd[[ZZ! idd# &&/(%Vb".eb Bdc"I]j VcY &&/(%Vb"&%eb ;g^"HVi# ++* C# H^mi] Hi# )%-#.),#&,&,# GZn]Vc# # EZgh^Vc# GZn]Vc gZhiVjgVci ^h adXViZY ^c i]Z bdhi jca^`Zan d[ VgZVhÅVc ^cYjhig^Va hig^e d[ 6abVYZc GdVY ^c hdji] HVc ?dhZ# 6h hjX]! i]Z eaVXZ ^h `^cY d[ Vc dVh^hÅVc dVh^h d[ `ZWVWh# 9V^an &&Vb" -eb# &+'* 6abVYZc GY# )%-#'.(#(+%%# H^ZcV BZY^iZggVcZVc 7^higd BZY^iZggVcZVc# # IjX`ZY ^cid e^XijgZhfjZ L^aadl <aZc! i]^h i^cn W^higd d[[Zgh W^\ iVhiZh# :cigZZh hjX] Vh BdgdXXVc 8dgc^h] \VbZ ]Zc! kZc^hdc bZYVaa^dch VcY hZVhdcVa g^hdiid WViiaZ [dg ndjg VeeZi^iZ l^i] V WgZVY ejYY^c\ YZhhZgi# EVi^d Y^c^c\ VkV^aVWaZ# &(*. A^cXdac 6kZ# )%-#',&#%-(,# I]ZV <gZZ` VcY Ijg`^h]# # L]^aZ hdbZ Y^h]Zh ]VkZ V iZcjdjh XdccZXi^dc id Ijg`Zn VcY <gZZXZ! i]Z egZiin gZhiVjgVci hZgkZh V cjbWZg d[ hiVcYdjih a^`Z i]Z gdVhiZY egVlch! dXidejh hVaVY VcY ZmXZaaZci bdjhhV`V# ;jaa WVg# DeZc YV^an [dg ajcX] VcY Y^ccZg# (%.% DahZc 9g^kZ# )%-#'+%#&)))#

IaVfjZeVfjZ Cd# ( BZm^XVc# # L^aadl <aZcÉh IaVfjZeVfjZ Cd# ( dXXje^Zh i]Vi hlZZi hedi WZilZZc V iVfjZg^V VcY V bdgZ [dgbVa h^i"Ydlc gZhiVjgVci# 6cY i]Zc i]ZgZ VgZ i]dhZ ]^\]an \jaeVWaZ X]VkZaVh# ,Vb".eb Bdc"HVi# +.. 8jgicZg 6kZ# )%-#))-#&'(%#

I]gZZ ;aVbZh 8dci^cZciVa# # 6 L^aadl <aZc [Vkdg^iZ l^i] Vc Zcdgbdjh bZcj# 6bdc\ i]Z WZhi X]d^XZh VgZ hXVbe^! gVX` d[ aVbW VcY eZeeZg hiZV`# 8VhjVa# ;jaa WVg# &*), BZg^Y^Vc 6kZ# )%-#'+.#(&((# K^c HVcid >iVa^Vc # 6 WZVji^[jaan h^beaZ VcY adl" a^i Y^c^c\ gddb hZih i]Z hiV\Z [dg d[[Zg^c\h d[ ZVgi]n VgdbVh! WdaY hVjXZh VcY lZaa"hZVhdcZY bVg`Zi"[gZh] bZVih VcY egdYjXZ# :miZch^kZ l^cZ a^hi eaVnh ]dhi cZVgan Vh lZaa Vh i]Z ^c[dgbVi^kZ hZgkZgh# &()+ A^cXdac 6kZ# )%-#.'%#'*%-# L^aadl HigZZi LddY";^gZY E^ooV E^ooV# # H^a^Xdc KVaaZnÉh i]gZZ L^aadl HigZZi e^ooV adXVi^dch egZeVgZ i]Z YZÒc^i^kZ jelVgYan bdW^aZ 8Va^[dgc^V e^ooV# 8g^hen! i]^c Xgjhih WgZVi]Z l^i] VXXZcih d[ VabdcY [gdb i]Z >iVa^Vc lddY"ÒgZY dkZc# 8]ZX` dji i]Z cZl CZVeda^iVc"hinaZ e^ooVhÅYZa^XViZ! a^\]i VcY hVi^h[n^c\# =ZVgin eVhiVh! hVaVYh VcY hVcYl^X]Zh! idd# &&/(%Vb".eb Hjc"I]j0 &&/(%Vb"./(%eb ;g^"Hjc &%,' L^aadl Hi# )%-#.,&#,%-%# ;dg di]Zg adXVi^dch hZZ lll# l^aadlhigZZi#Xdb#

NVc`ZZ E^Zg 6bZg^XVc hZV[ddY# # KZiZgVc

i]Z ]^hidg^X =VnZh BVch^dc! i]^h ^h dcZ WZVji^[ja! ajmjg^djh Y^c^c\ gddb! l^i] bZcj VcY ZmXZaaZci hZgk^XZ id bViX]# =VnZh 8dc[ZgZcXZ 8ZciZg! '%% :YZckVaZ 6kZ# )%-#''+#('%%#

gZhiVjgViZjg 7gVYaZn D\YZc Wg^c\h V W^i d[ 8VeZ 8dY id HVciVcV Gdl! l^i] V bZcj gVc\^c\ [gdb daY" [Vh]^dcZY Ă’h] VcY X]^eh id \djgbZi dnhiZgh VcY V bdji]"lViZg^c\ BV^cZ adWhiZg gdaa# HjcYVn WgjcX] ^h Vahd VkV^aVWaZ# (,- HVciVcV Gdl &&%%# )%-#'))#&'))#

EVabh GZhiVjgVci B^YYaZ :VhiZgc# # I]Z EVabh

NVh EZgh^Vc# # >c `ZZe^c\ l^i] i]^h VcX^Zci Xj^h^cZÉh

GZhiVjgVci hZgkZh V hda^Y bZcj d[ B^YYaZ :VhiZgc

igVY^i^dch! ZcigZZh VgZ YgZhhZY je l^i] i]Z XaZVc!

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 DINING GUIDE [gZh] iVhiZh d[ aZbdc VcY hV[[gdc! VcY YZhhZgih lZVg V Y^hi^cXi^kZ ]^ci d[ gdhZ lViZg# 7ZZg! l^cZ# &&(- HVgVid\V 6kZ# )%-#')&#*&&*#

eaVnh V hiVgg^c\ gdaZ# @ZWVWh# iVYddg^ VcY Xjgg^Zh Vaa h]^cZ ]ZgZ# 9V^an &&/(%Vb"(eb VcY */(%"&%eb# *'*& HiZkZch 8gZZ` 7akY# )%-#'+%#.'%%#

OZc^ :i]^de^Vc GZhiVjgVci :i]^de^Vc# # OZc^

NVc 8Vc ;gZh] 6h^Vc 8dd`^c\ 8]^cZhZ VcY eVc"6h^Vc#

:i]^de^Vc GZhiVjgVci g^hZh VWdkZ di]Zg 7Vn 6gZV :i]^de^Vc gZhiVjgVcih l^i] [gZh]! k^WgVci [ddY! bjX] d[ ^i YZa^X^djhan ZcgdWZY ^c WZgWZg ! :i]^de^VÉh h^\cVijgZÅVcY he^XnÅhZVhdc^c\# IgVY^i^dcVa hZVi^c\ VcY Xd[[ZZ XZgZbdcn VYY id i]Z ZmeZg^ZcXZ# ;jaa WVg# &('% HVgVid\V 6kZ# )%-#+&*#-'-'#

2Wdd` dca^cZ Vi hVciV"XaVgV#Xdb

6i]ZcV <g^aa <gZZ`# # I]Z HVciV 8aVgV gZhiVjgVci hZgkZh i]Z hiVcYVgYh ndjÉY ZmeZXi! Wji i]Z bZcj \dZh YZZeZg VcY d[[Zgh Vji]Zci^X <gZZ` Y^h]Zh ndjÉgZ cdi a^`Zan id ÒcY ZahZl]ZgZ Vi WVg\V^c eg^XZh# &%/(%Vb" .eb Bdc";g^# &*%* HeVXZ EVg` 9g^kZ# )%-#*+,#.&))# 7ZfjZ @dgZVc# # 7ZfjZ hiVcYh dji dc :a 8Vb^cd GZVaÉh @dgZVc gZhiVjgVci gdl [dg ^ih ]^\] hinaZ VcY bdYZgc YZh^\c! Wji ^iÉh i]Z @dgZVc WVgWZXjZ! hdjeh VcY cddYaZh Y^h]Zh i]Vi VgZ i]Z bV^c ViigVXi^dc# &&Vb" &%eb Bdc";g^! cddc"&%eb HVi VcY cddc".eb Hjc# (%+% :a 8Vb^cd GZVa# )%-#'+%#',',# 7^g`Éh 6bZg^XVc \g^aa# # L]Vi bV`Zh 7^g`Éh hiVcY dji [gdb i]Z gZhi ^h V Xdbb^ibZci id fjVa^in! [gZh]cZhh VcY ]n\^ZcZ# 8dcXZcigViZ dc i]Z heZX^Vah! dg Zc_dn XgZVi^kZ hZaZXi^dch [gdb i]Z VeeZi^oZg bZcj# ;jaa WVg# (.** ;gZZYdb 8^gXaZ# )%-#.-%#+)%%# 7n"I]"7jX`Zi 6bZg^XVc# # 6aa lVa`h d[ ]jbVc^in gjW h]djaYZgh ]ZgZ! Zc_dn^c\ _jhi VWdji ZkZgni]^c\ i]Vi XVc WZ WV`ZY! [g^ZY! Wgd^aZY dg hiZVbZY# ;jaa WVg# )*+* HiZkZch 8gZZ` 7akY# )%-#')-#+'))# 8]VaViZXd BZm^XVc VcY HVakVYdgVc# # 8]VaViZXd! V HVc ?dhZ"WVhZY h^m"gZhiVjgVci X]V^c! hZgkZh BZm^Xd 8^in"hinaZ BZm^XVc [ddY VcY V [Zl HVakVYdgVc Y^h]Zh# I]Vi bV`Zh i]Z [ddY jca^`Z i]Z BZm^XVc [ddY ine^XVaan hZgkZY ^c H^a^Xdc KVaaZn! Wji ^iÉh YZÒc^iZan ine^XVa BZm^XVc [ddY# &%Vb"&&eb YV^an# '('( I]Z 6aVbZYV# )%-#')(#&(*,#

9dc\ Id[j 8VW^c @dgZVc# # I]^h ^h i]Z gZVa YZVa! eg^XZY id `ZZe eVigdch Xdb^c\ WVX` [dg Wdlah d[ he^Xn WZZ[! hZV[ddY! e^X`aZY kZ\ZiVWaZh! X]^a^ hdje VcY! nZh! WZVc XjgY ^c ^ih bVcn eZgbjiVi^dch# &)-) =Va[dgY 6kZ# )%-#')+#&)-)# =ViX]d ?VeVcZhZ# # HVciV 8aVgVÉh =ViX]d gZhiVjgVci d[[Zgh V a^iiaZ W^i d[ ZkZgni]^c\# GZhiVjgVcih i]Vi hig^kZ id WZ _VX`h"d["Vaa"igVYZh d[iZc ZcY je WZ^c\ bVhiZgh d[ cdcZ! Wji =ViX]d Y^heaVnh V l^YZ gVc\Z d[ iVaZci# &&/(%Vb"'eb VcY */(%"&%/(%eb Bdc";g^ VcY *"./(%eb HVi"Hjc# &',& ;gVc`a^c BVaa# )%-#')-#-*%%# @VWVW VcY 8jggnÉh >cY^Vc"EV`^hiVc^# ! 7ZXVjhZ ^iÉh ijX`ZY ^cid V fj^Zi! hZb^gZh^YZci^Va h^YZ higZZi! @VWVW VcY 8jggnÉh [ZZah a^`Z V cZ^\]Wdg]ddY hZXgZi# I]Z >cY^Vc VcY EV`^hiVc^ gZhiVjgVci hZgkZh V \ddY ajcX] Wj[[Zi! VcY Vi Y^ccZg ign i]Z WjiiZg X]^X`Zc! X]daZn VcY iVcYddg^ X]^X`Zc# &&Vb"'/(%eb VcY */(%"&%eb IjZ"Hjc# &).- >hVWZaaV Hi# )%-#'),#%,)*# @VWVW =djhZ =VaVa B^YYaZ :VhiZgc# # HVciV 8aVgVÉh @VWVW =djhZ =VaVa! V heVgZ! Z^\]i"iVWaZ gZhiVjgVci! hZgkZh V eVc"B^YYaZ :VhiZgc bZcj i]Vi aZVch idlVgY >gVc# 6h i]Z cVbZ ^bea^Zh! @VWVW =djhZ ^h WVh^XVaan V `ZWVW ]djhZ# &&Vb"&%eb IjZ"Hjc# '*'& CZl]Vaa Hi# )%-#.-)#''%)# CZid HVjhV\Z 8d# HVjhV\Z bV`Zg VcY Edgij\jZhZ \gdXZgn# # ;djcYZY ^c &.)-! i]^h HVciV 8aVgV aVcYbVg` bV`Zh '* `^cYh d[ hVjhV\Z dc"h^iZ VcY Vahd ]Vh V heZX^Vain \gdXZgn hidgZ# LZVi]Zg eZgb^ii^c\! i]Z XgdlYh a^cZ je [dg i]Z ajcX]i^bZ WVgWZXjZ dc IjZhYVn VcY ;g^YVn# >[ ndj ]VkZ id e^X` dcZ! \d [dg i]Z a^c\j^XV# ().. I]Z 6aVbZYV# )%-#'.+#%-&-# .. 8]^X`Zc @dgZVc"hinaZ [g^ZY X]^X`Zc# # I]Z h^beaZ gZhiVjgVci heZX^Va^oZh ^c @dgZVc"hinaZ [g^ZY X]^X`Zc# @dgZVc X]^X`Zc ^h gZcYZgZY d[ ^ih [Vi VcY egdYjXZh hbddi] e^ZXZh d[ bZVi l^i] V iVji! h]ViiZg^c\an Xg^he Ze^YZgb^h# Cddc"b^Yc^\]i YV^an# ',-& :a 8Vb^cd GZVa# )%-#'))#**..# EVgXZa &%) CZl 6bZg^XVc# # EVgXZa &%) XVhih V heZaa l^i] ^ih hig^YZcian hZVhdcVa! ^c\gZY^Zci"Yg^kZc bZcj d[ cZl 6bZg^XVc [ddY# I]Z gZhiVjgVci ^h dcZ d[ i]Z Hdji] 7VnÉh bjhi"ZVih# 7gZV`[Vhi +/(%"&&Vb Bdc" ;g^ VcY ,"&%Vb HVi"Hjc! ajcX] &&/(%Vb"'eb Bdc";g^ VcY Y^ccZg */(%".eb Bdc";g^# ',%% B^hh^dc 8daaZ\Z 7akY# )%-#.,%#+&%)#

H]Vc EV`^hiVc^ VcY >cY^Vc# # H]Vc hZgkZh V b^m d[ cdgi]Zgc >cY^Vc VcY EV`^hiVc^ [ddY# Jca^`Z >cY^V! bdhi d[ l]^X] ^h =^cYj! EV`^hiVc ^h Bjha^b! VcY i]Vi bZVch i]Vi bZViÅX]^X`Zc! WZZ[! aVbW! VcY \dViÅ

# 6i NVc 8Vc ndj XVc ]VkZ X]^X`Zc hViVn! ldcidc hdje! X]^X`Zc iZg^nV`^ VcY @dgZVc WVgWZXjZ WZZ[ Vaa ^c dcZ h^ii^c\# I]^h djiedhi d[ XZaZWg^in IK X]Z[ BVgi^c NVcÉh \gdl^c\ Zbe^gZ YdZh V gZVhdcVWan \ddY _dW l^i] Vaa i]dhZ Xj^h^cZh# (.', G^kZgbVg` EaVoV# )%-#,)-#((**#

OV[gVc Cdgi]Zgc >cY^Vc VcY EV`^hiVc^# # OV[gVc hZgkZh cdgi]Zgc >cY^Vc VcY EV`^hiVc^ [ddY! V bjhXjaVg! ]ZVgin Xj^h^cZ i]Vi gZkdakZh VgdjcY bZVi/ X]^X`Zc VcY WZZ[ Wji Vahd aVbW VcY \dVi! aVbW WgV^ch VcY di]Zg dg\Vc bZVih# &&Vb"&&eb YV^an# &-** :a 8Vb^cd GZVa# )%-#'),#...-#

2Wdd` dca^cZ Vi hjccnkVaZ#cZi

7Vn AZV[ >cYdcZh^Vc VcY I]V^# # 7Vn AZV[Éh bZcj ^h Y^k^YZY ^cid I]V^ VcY >cYdcZh^Vc [ddY VcY ^iÉh i]Z aViiZg i]Vi hiVcYh dji# L]^aZ I]V^ [ddY ^h X]VgVXiZg^oZY Wn Wg^\]i! ]^\] cdiZh! >cYdcZh^Vc [ddY hig^`Zh V adlZg WVhh cdiZ# &&Vb"(eb VcY *"./(%eb Bdc"I]j! &&Vb" &%eb ;g^"HVi VcY &&Vb".eb Hjc# &'' H# HjccnkVaZ 6kZ# )%-#)-&#..-(#

8]Zad`ZWVW^# EZgh^Vc# # <d higV^\]i [dg i]Z WV\]Va^ \]Vid\]! V [VciVhi^X VeeZi^oZg bVYZ [gdb YZa^XViZ Wji g^X] WVWn a^bV WZVch! hXgVbWaZY Z\\h VcY adih d[ \Vga^X# ?jhi Vh \ddY ^h \]VnbZ]! V YV^an heZX^Va bVYZ [gdb iZcYZg X]jc`h d[ WZZ[! hea^i eZVh! Z\\eaVci VcY idbVid hVjXZ# 9V^an &&Vb"&%eb# &'(+ Lda[Z GY# )%-#,(,#&'''#

9^h]YVh] B^YYaZ :VhiZgc# # 9^h]YVh] XZaZWgViZh i]Z Xja^cVgn \adg^Zh d[ i]Z B^YYaZ :Vhi WZndcY [VaV[Zah VcY ]jbbjh# I]Z bZcj ^h bVYZ [gdb igVY^i^dcVa gZX^eZh VcY ^c\gZY^Zcih Wji egZhZciZY l^i] V XdciZbedgVgn Ódjg^h]# I]ZgZÉh Vahd V hbVaa Wji lZaa"X]dhZc l^cZ a^hi id bViX]# &.% H# Bjge]n 6kZ# )%-#,,)#&--.# >a EdhiVaZ >iVa^Vc 6bZg^XVc# # >ih egZk^djh ^cXVgcVi^dc Vh V edhi d[ÒXZ aZcYh i]^h heVXZ ZXXZcig^X X]Vgb! VcY i]Z [ddY YZa^kZgh [jaa"WdY^ZY iVhiZ ^c \ZcZgdjh edgi^dch# KZVa bVghVaV! i]^c"Xgjhi e^ooV VcY CZl Ndg` hiZV` VgZ [ZVijgZY# &', L# LVh]^c\idc Hi# )%-#,((#.+%%# AjX`n 9]VWV >cY^Vc# # 6 Y]VWV ^h V gdVYh^YZ [Vhi [ddY _d^ci ^c cdgi]Zgc >cY^V# LZÉkZ \di djg dlc kZgh^dc ]ZgZ Vi HjccnkVaZÉh AjX`n 9]VWV# AdXViZY d[[ Wjhn :a 8Vb^cd GZVa! AjX`n 9]VWV d[[Zgh V l^YZ kVg^Zin d[ \ddY >cY^Vc [ddY# &&Vb"&%eb Hjc"I]j VcY &&Vb"&%/(%eb ;g^"HVi# &%(+ :a 8Vb^cd GZVa# )%-#+&,#%++%#

EZoZaaVh ;Vb^an >iVa^Vc# # HZgkZh edejaVg >iVa^Vc Y^ccZgh l^i] g^X] hVjXZh VcY \ZcZgdjh edgi^dch# :Vhi 8dVhi hZV[ddY Y^h]Zh a^`Z a^c\j^c^ VcY XaVbh VcY XVaVbVg^ hVji ZY ^c idbVid! \Vga^X! VcY WVh^a hiVcY dji# E^ooV VcY eVhiV VWdjcY# ;jaa 7Vg# 8adhZY Hjc"Bdc# &%'* L# :a 8Vb^cd GZVa# )%-#,(-#')%%# E#;# 8]Vc\Éh 8]^cV 7^higd 8]^cZhZ# # L^i] Vibdhe]ZgZ id heVgZ! 8]Vc\Éh YdZhcÉi cZ\aZXi iVhiZ# K^WgVci HoZX]jVc ÓVkdgh b^m hjgeg^h^c\an lZaa l^i] g^X] LZhiZgc"hinaZ YZhhZgih# ;jaa WVg# 9V^an &&"&&0 jci^a b^Yc^\]i ;g^ VcY HVi# (.% L# :a 8Vb^cd GZVa# )%-#..&#.%,-#

HV^od ?VeVcZhZ# # EVgi WVg! eVgi ZViZgn! HV^od hZgkZY hbVaa eaViZh d[ \g^aaZY VcY [g^ZY Y^h]Zh bVYZ id \d l^i] hV`Z VcY WZZg# >iÉh Vaa \ddY# DeZc YV^an [dg ajcX] VcY Y^ccZg Bdc"HVi# *.' :# :a 8Vb^cd GZVa# )%-#,((#,)'(# HZcoVaV 7gVo^a^Vc# # HZcoVaV gZhiVjgVci ^h a^`Z V 7gVo^a^Vc XjaijgVa XZciZg i]Vi Vahd hZgkZh [ddY# 7gVo^a^Vc Vgi VcY e]did\gVe]h XdkZg i]Z lVaah# <d [dg i]Z [Z^_dVYV! V ]ZVgin! hbd`n WaVX` WZVc hiZl bVYZ l^i] X]jc`h d[ WZZ[ VcY edg`# &&Vb"'eb Bdc";g^# '*% :# ?VkV 9g^kZ# )%-#,()#&+*+# HZid 9Za^ ?VeVcZhZ# # ;da`hn Xdjcign YZa^ i]Vi d[[Zgh ]di VcY XdaY! iV`Zdji! ZVi"^c VcY bVYZ id dgYZg [ddY ^c V k^WgVci VggVn d[ [Vb^a^Vg VcY cdi"hd"[Vb^a^Vg ?VeVcZhZ Y^h]Zh Vi eg^XZh i]Vi WZVi _jhi VWdji Vcn gZhiVjgVciÉh# 8adhZY Hjc# &** :# BVjYZ 6kZ# )%-#,(*#,,,,#

H]Va^bVg >cY^Vc"EV`^hiVc^# # LVa` je id i]Z XdjciZg! \gVW V bZcj VcY eaVXZ ndjg dgYZg# DcZ d[ i]Z WZhi Y^h]Zh ^h i]Z eaV^c"add`^c\ ]VaZZb! V aZci^a VcY WVgaZn hiZl VkV^aVWaZ l^i] X]^X`Zc dg WZZ[# C^]Vg^! V g^X] WZZ[ h]Vc` hiZl! ^h Vahd \gZVi# &&/(%Vb"'/(%eb VcY */(%"&%/(%eb Bdc";g^ VcY &'/(%"(/(%eb VcY */(%"&&eb HVi"Hjc#&&)+ L# :a 8Vb^cd GZVa# )%-#*(%#%(%%# Hj\Vg 7jiiZg ;adjg 7V`Zgn# # Hj\Vg 7jiiZg ;adjgÉh YZhhZgih VcY eVhig^Zh \d lZaa WZndcY i]Z ]jbYgjb hlZZih [djcY Vi bdhi gZhiVjgVcih VcY WV`Zg^Zh# I]Z WV`ZgnÉh X]dXdaViZ h`^aah VgZ eVgi^XjaVgan higdc\# +/(%Vb" +/(%eb Bdc";g^ VcY -Vb")eb HVi"Hjc# ++. H# 7ZgcVgYd 6kZ# )%-#,('#-*.,#

[45]

[46] CALENDAR CALEND DA AR

NOVEMBER N O V E M B E R 25-DECEMBER 2 5 - D E C E M B E R 1, 1 2009 2 0 0 9 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

UUiiff!Q !Qffssbm bmuubb!B !Bep epcf cf!jt !jt!x !xif ifsf sf!Tb !Tbo! o!KKpptf tf!c !cfh fhbo bo<!t <!tff ff!Tv !Tvoe oebz bz/

z/! uif!Objm Mbez/! nnz!uif!Objm!Mbe bmmxbzt!cf Ubbnnz xjmm!bmxbzt!cf!Ub Ojdpmf Kpiotpo xjmm xifsf- Bokfmbii!Ojdpmf!Kpiotpo! wfszxifsf-!Bokfmb p uifbufs!hfflt fwfszx UUp!uifbufs!hfflt!f

x

x

Opw/!!336

Stout C Stout City ity Rockers R ockers Smoke Smok e Tiki L Lounge ounge 152 Post Post St, St, San San Jose Jose 408.292.2266 408 292.22 408.29 2 2266 Wed W ed – 110pm; e 0pm; $5

L]d VgZ i]Z Hidji 8^in GdX`Zgh4 6h V \gZVi L]d VgZ i]Z Hidji 8^in GdX`Zgh4 6h V \gZVi b Vc dcXZ hV^Y! ÆI]Zn VgZ jh#Ç 6XijVaan! > bVc dcXZ hV^Y! ÆI]Zn VgZ jh#Ç 6XijVaan! > YYdcÉi `cdl l]d hV^Y i]Vi! Wji > Yd `cdl ^i dcÉi `cdl l]d hV^Y i]Vi! Wji > Yd `cdl ^i l Vh i]Z cVbZ d[ V \gZVi Ze^hdYZ d[ 6^glda[[## lVh i]Z cVbZ d[ V \gZVi Ze^hdYZ d[ 6^glda[# GZbZbWZg i]Vi dcZ! l]ZgZ Hig^c\[Zaadl ]VY GZbZbWZg i]Vi dcZ! l]ZgZ Hig^c\[Zaadl ]VY id hide V Xdje ^c 6[g^XV4 8aVhh^X# 6cnlVn! cdl id hide V Xdje ^c 6[g^XV4 8aVhh^X# 6cnlVn! cdl i]Vi > i]^c` VWdji ^i! i]Z Hidji 8^in GdX`Zgh VgZZ i]Vi > i]^c` VWdji ^i! i]Z Hidji 8^in GdX`Zgh VgZ cdi jh! jcaZhh ndj ]VeeZc id WZ dcZ d[ i]Z cdi jh! jcaZhh ndj ]VeeZc id WZ dcZ d[ i]Z Hidji 8^in GdX`Zgh gZVY^c\ i]^h# I]Zn ldjaY Hidji 8^in GdX`Zgh gZVY^c\ i]^h# I]Zn ldjaY WZ jh! i]dj\]! ^[ lZ XdjaY lg^iZ XViX]^Zg WZ jh! i]dj\]! ^[ lZ XdjaY lg^iZ XViX]^Zg hdc\h! gdX` ]VgYZg VcY Wg^c\ bZbWZgh d[ [ hdc\h! gdX` ]VgYZg VcY Wg^c\ bZbWZgh d[ i]Z ide Hdji] 7Vn WVcYh id\Zi]Zg id eaVn dc i]Z ide Hdji] 7Vn WVcYh id\Zi]Zg id eaVn dc i]Z hVbZ VaWjb# A^\]ic^c\ ]Vh higjX` il^XZ i]Z hVbZ VaWjb# A^\]ic^c\ ]Vh higjX` il^XZ l^i] i]Z XdbeaZi^dc d[ i]Z hZXdcY kdajbZ d[ l^i] i]Z XdbeaZi^dc d[ i]Z hZXdcY kdajbZ d[ H8G! VcY idc^\]iÉh h]dl ^h ^ih d[ÒX^Va gZaZVhZ H8G! VcY idc^\]iÉh h]dl ^h ^ih d[ÒX^Va gZaZVhZ eVgin# BZbWZgh d[ i]Z DYY CjbWZgh! i]Z eVgin# BZbWZgh d[ i]Z DYY CjbWZgh! i]Z H]^i`^X`Zgh! i]Z ;dg\diiZc VcY bdgZ l^aa WZ H]^i`^X`Zgh! i]Z ;dg\diiZc VcY bdgZ l^aa WZ eVgi d[ i]Z gdiVi^c\ a^cZje i]gdj\]dji i]Z eVgi d[ i]Z gdiVi^c\ a^cZje i]gdj\]dji i]Z c^\]i# Hj^X^YVa 7VgÓn deZch# HE c^\]i# Hj^X^YVa 7VgÓn deZch# HE

x

Opw/!!336

g

Opw/!!336

Andy A ndy a and nd Shani Shani

Suska S uska Varda Varda

Avalon A valon N Nightclub ightclub b

JJ’s J J’s Blue Blues s

777 Expwy, Santa 7 77 Lawrence Lawrence E xp pwy y, S anta Clara Clara

3439 Stevens Stevens Creek Creek Blvd, Blvd, San San Jose Jose

408.241.0777 408.2 41.07 77

408.243.6441 408.2 43.6441 6

Wed W ed – 9pm; $35 e

Wed W ed – 9pm; e 9pm m; free free

>[ ndjÉgZ i]^c`^c\ Æ6cYn >[ ndjÉgZ i]^c`^c\ Æ6cYn l]d4Ç ndj VgZ 6 l]d4Ç ndj VgZ YZÒc^i Zan cdi EZgh^Vc# 6cYn ^hcÉi V cVbZ YZÒc^iZan cdi EZgh^Vc# 6cYn ^hcÉi V cVbZ ^c EZgh^Vc bjh^X! ^iÉh i]Z cVbZ# =ZÉh a^`Z ^c EZgh^Vc bjh^X! ^iÉh i]Z cVbZ# =ZÉh a^`Z i]Z ?jhi^c I^bWZgaV`Z d[ EZgh^Vc ede# i]Z ?jhi^c I^bWZgaV`Z d[ EZgh^Vc ede# 6Xi jVaan! ]ZÉh bdgZ a^`Z i]Z <Zdg\Z B^X]VZa 6XijVaan! ]ZÉh bdgZ a^`Z i]Z <Zdg\Z B^X]VZa d[ EZgh^Vc ede! h^cXXZ ]Z hiVgiZY ^c V Wdn d[ EZgh^Vc ede! h^cXZ ]Z hiVgiZY ^c V Wdn WWVcY XVaaZY 6cYn @djgdh! VcY l]Zc VcY XVaaZY 6cYn @djgdh! VcY l]Zc i]Z n Wgd`Z je! 6cYnn WaZl je# @djgdh! i]Zn Wgd`Z je! 6cYn WaZl je# @djgdh! bZ Vcl]^aZ! lVh i]Z 6cYgZl G^Y\ZaZn d[ bZVcl]^aZ! lVh i]Z 6cYgZl G^Y\ZaZn d[ E Zgh^Vc ede! l]^X] ^h l]n ]Z ^h cd YdjWi EZgh^Vc ede! l]^X] ^h l]n ]Z ^h cd YdjWi eh nX]ZY i]Vi i]ZgZ ^h V gZjc^dc eaVccZY# >c ehnX]ZY i]Vi i]ZgZ ^h V gZjc^dc eaVccZY# >c i]Z bZVci^bZ! i]djj\]! 6cYn ^h eV^gZY l^i] i]Z bZVci^bZ! i]dj\]! 6cYn ^h eV^gZY l^i] i]Z h^b^aVgan jc^"cVVbZYÅWji VbZYÅWji cdi cZVgan i]Z h^b^aVgan jc^"cVbZYÅWji cdi cZVgan Vh jW^fj^idjhÅcZl"hX]dda EZgh^Vc ede Vh jW^fj^idjhÅcZl"hX]dda EZgh^Vc ede Y^k V H]Vc^# HE Y^kV H]Vc^# HE

Hjh`V KVgYYV ^h Vc ZXaZXi^X kdXVa^hi l]d Hjh`V KVgYV ^h Vc ZXaZXi^X kdXVa^hi l]d XXdkZgh Vc VggVn d[ hinaZh! gVc\^c\ [gdb _Voo dkZgh Vc Vg V gVn d[ hinaZh! gVc\^c\ [gdb _Voo VcY [da` id ede VcY gdX`# H]ZÉh hijY^ZY Vaa VcY [da` id ede VcY gdX`# H]ZÉh hijY^ZY Vaa i]Z \gZVih! VcY ]Zg \daYZc kd^XZ ^h V ig^WjiZ i]Z \gZVih! VcY ]Zg \daYZc kd^XZ ^h V ig^WjiZ iid i]Zb! ZheZX^Vaan 7^aa^Z =da^YVn b^cjh d i]Zb! Zhe h ZX^Vaan 7^aa^Z =da^YVn b^cjh i]Z cVhVaan n i^c\Z # 6 _^aa"d["Vaa"igVYZh ldjaY i]Z cVhVaan i^c\Z # 6 _^aa"d["Vaa"igVYZh ldjaY WZ Vc Veeggdeg^ViZ bdc^`Zgg! ! WZXVjhZ h]Z WZ Vc Veegdeg^ViZ bdc^`Zg! WZXVjhZ h]Z cZ kZg gZVaaan hi^X`h id V heZX^ÒX \ZcgZ# Dg V cZkZg gZVaan hi^X`h id V heZX^ÒX \ZcgZ# Dg V he ZX^ÒX XdjjcignÅh]ZÉh hjc\ bjh^X [gdb heZX^ÒX XdjcignÅh]ZÉh hjc\ bjh^X [gdb Vg djcY i]ZZ ldgaY ^c 8Zai^X! ?VkVcZhZ VcY VgdjcY i]Z ldgaY ^c 8Zai^X! ?VkVcZhZ VcY Cdgi] VcY Hdji] >cY^Vc ZchZbWaZh# 79 Cdgi] VcY Hdji] >cY^Vc ZchZbWaZh# 79

Opw/!!338

Nosebleed N osebleed Academy A cademy Nickel N i el City ick City 11711 711 Branham Branham Ln, Ln, San San Jose Jose 408.448.3323 40 08 448.332 08.44 8 3323 Fri free F ri – 6pm; fr ee

@ZnWdVgY^hi I]db IjX`Zg ]Vh WZZc ^c i]Z @ZnWdVgY^hi I]db IjX`Zg ]Vh WZZc ^c i]Z 7 Vn 6gZV bjh^X hXZcZ [dg V l]^aZ cdl# ;^ghi! 7Vn 6gZV bjh^X hXZcZ [dg V l]^aZ cdl# ;^ghi! ]]Z \VgcZgZY ViiZci^dc Wn i^X`a^c\ i]Z ^kdg^Zh Z \VgcZgZY ViiZci^dc Wn i^X`a^c\ i]Z ^kdg^Zh l ^i] i]Z WVcY >beVXi# I]Zc! ]Z _d^cZY l^i] i]Z WVcY >beVXi# I]Zc! ]Z _d^cZY J c_jhi! l]ZgZ ]^h jc^fjZ eaVn^c\ bVYZ Jc_jhi! l]ZgZ ]^h jc^fjZ eaVn^c\ bVYZ ii]Z gdX` djiĂ’i hiVcY dji# IjX`Zg ZkZcijVaan ]Z gdX` djiĂ’i hiVcY dji# IjX`Zg ZkZcijVaan WWZXVbZ Y^h^aajh^dcZY l^i] i]Z WVcY VcY ZXVbZ Y^h^aajh^dcZY l^i] i]Z WVcY VcY YYZX^YZY id [dg\Z dji dc ]^h dlc Wn XgZVi^c\ ZX^YZY id [dg\Z dji dc ]^h dlc Wn XgZVi^c\ \ C dhZWaZZY 6XVYZbn# I]^h cZl Y^gZXi^dc CdhZWaZZY 6XVYZbn# I]^h cZl Y^gZXi^dc YYZakZh ^cid ZaZXigdc^X bjh^X b^mZY l^i] ZakZh ^cid ZaZXigdc^X bjh^X b^mZY l^i] ggdX`! VcY IjX`Zg hZZbh id WZ g^\]i Vi ]dbZ# dX`! VcY IjX`Zg hZZbh id WZ g^\]i Vi ]dbZ# D eZc^c\ i]Z h]dl l^aa WZ GVe^Y ;^gZZ! :Vh^Zg DeZc^c\ i]Z h]dl l^aa WZ GVe^Y ;^gZ! :Vh^Zg HHV^Y! 8]g^hi^cV A^ VcY ,]( @&Y# 79 V^Y! 8]g^hi^cV A^ VcY ,]( @&Y# 79

DO IT Y YOURSELF O OURSELF E !!Hp!up! Hp up

TboKptf/dpnTboKptf/dpn-!dmjdl!po!Ă“Mjtu!Zpvs! dmjdll po o Ă“Mjtu!Zpvs! FwfouĂ”! FwfouĂ”!boe!mfu!uif!xipmf!wbmmfz! boe mfu!uif! f xipmf!wbmmfz! lopx! lopx!xibuĂ–t!dpnjoh/ xibuĂ–t dpnjoh/ j

ttbb

Opw/!!339

Nebula N ebula The Blank C Club lub 44 S. S. Almaden Almaden Ave, Ave, San San Jose Jose 408.29.BLANK 408.29 .BLANK Sat S at – 9pm; $10 $10

>[ i]ZgZÉh dcZ i]^c\ i]Z eZdeaZ d[ :Vgi] >[ i]ZgZÉh dcZ i]^c\ i]Z eZdeaZ d[ :Vgi] XVc h]dl ZmigViZggZhig^Va WZ^c\h ]dl id XVc h]dl ZmigViZggZhig^Va WZ^c\h ]dl id Yd! ^iÉh gdX`# CZWjaVÉh hidcZg gdX` hZcYh Yd! ^iÉh gdX`# CZWjaVÉh hidcZg gdX` hZcYh i]Z a^hiZcZg ]^\] ^cid heVXZ! l^i] i]Z hiVgh i]Z a^hiZcZg ]^\] ^cid heVXZ! l^i] i]Z hiVgh i]Z^g YZhi^cVi^dc# ;dgbZY Wn \j^iiVg^hi i]Z^g YZhi^cVi^dc# ;dgbZY Wn \j^iVg^hi :YY^Z <aVhh VcY YgjbbZg GjWZcc GdbVcd :YY^Z <aVhh VcY YgjbbZg GjWZc GdbVcd ^c &.., V[iZg aZVk^c\ ;j BVcX]j! CZWjaV ^c &.., V[iZg aZVk^c\ ;j BVcX]j! CZWjaV ]Vh hiVnZY igjZ id ^ih gddih VcY ]VVh cZkZg ]Vh hiVnZY igjZ id ^ih gddih VcY ]Vh cZkZg [[V^aZY id YZa^\]i ]VgY gdX` [Vch# Hadl! V^aZY id YZa^\]i ]VgY gdX` [Vch# Hadl! Yg ZVbn a^X`h b^mZY l^i] [Vhi! [ZgdX^djh d YgZVbn a^X`h b^mZY l^i] [Vhi! [ZgdX^djh WZ Vih! i]Z WVcYh `cdl ]dl id ]VkZ V \ddY WZVih! i]Z WVcYh `cdl ]dl id ]VkZ V \ddY i^bZ cd bViiZg l]Vi heZZY i]Zn eaV e n# i^bZ cd bViiZg l]Vi heZZY i]Zn eaVn# 9jhi ZY 6c\Za a VcY ZY VcY GVY^d BdhXdl l^aa l^aa hiVgi hiVgi 9jhiZY 6c\Za VcY GVY^d BdhXdl l^aa hiVgi i]^c \h d[[[# 79 i]^c\h d[[# 79

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 CALENDAR

[47]

7A68@ L:9C:H96N E6GIN Cdk '* Vi i]Z HVYYaZ GVX` 7A>C9 E>ADIH Cdk '* Vi & 7gdVYlVn ?>BBN 9:LG6C8: Cdk ', Vi Eddg =djhZ 7^higd K>C8:CI: ;:GC6C9:O Cdk ', Vi =E EVk^a^dc I=: LDC9:G7G:69 ;>K: Cdk ', Vi i]Z A^iiaZ ;dm I=: 8=::H:76AAH Cdk ', Vi 7g^iVcc^V 6gbh 6abVYZc IG6CH"H>7:G>6C DG8=:HIG6 Cdk '. Vi =E EVk^a^dc @:AAN 8A6G@HDC Cdk '. Vi H?HJ :kZci 8ZciZg 9:CC>H 9DK: Cdk (% Vi ??Éh 7ajZh NDJI= ?6OO =DA>96N 8DC8:GI 9ZX & Vi i]Z AVcYbVg` 7Vaagddb ^c HVc ?dhZ

Vqdpnjoh ?D=C A:CCDC 6CI=DAD<N 8DC8:GI 9ZX ) Vi 8VbeWZaa =Zg^iV\Z I]ZVigZ G>8=6G9 I=DBEHDC 9ZX )"+ Vi BdciVakd 6gih 8ZciZg

vu!Djuz!Spdlfst!Xfeoftebz/

Tnplf!Ujlj!Mpvohf!xfmdpnft!Tup

GD7:GI 7:GGN 76C9 9ZX * Vi HVciVcV Gdl :AK>C 7>H=DE 9ZX * Vi i]Z A^iiaZ ;dm L>AA>: C:AHDC 9ZX + Vi H? 8^k^X

tb

Opw/!39

Anjelah Nicole Johnson

tb

Opw/!39

tv

Opw/!3:

Mary Axe

The Business

Streetlight Records

VooDoo Lounge

980 S Bascom Ave, San Jose

14 S. Second St, San Jose

408.292.1404

408.286.8636

255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose

Sat – 4pm; free

Sun – 9pm; $10

408.792.4111

;dg V i^bZ i]ZgZ! ^i add`ZY a^`Z 8VbeWZaaÉh BVgn 6mZ ]VY YgdeeZY d[[ i]Z [VXZ d[ i]Z :Vgi]! Wji i]^h hjbbZg i]Zn edhiZY V cZl hdc\! Æ,&-#Ç Ldg`^c\ V eVi] d[ \ZciaZ cdiZh je id i]Z^g igVYZbVg` aVnZgh d[ bZadY^X Y^hidgi^dc! ^i hdjcYh VabdhiÅ bnhi^XVa# Cd `^YY^c\! i]Vi ^h hdbZ gdX`^cÉ igVchXZcYZciVa h]^i [dg ndjg Vhh# Eajh i]ZnÉkZ WZZc eaVn^c\ VgdjcY! ^cXajY^c\ i]^h ]dbZidlc \^\ Vi HigZZia^\]i# 6cY l]ZgZ ^h i]Z HigV^\]i DjiiV 8VbeWZaa VaWjb lZ lZgZ egdb^hZY4 8Ébdc! 6aZm VcY 9Vc VcY ?dh]! X]de X]de# HE

D^ lVh [jc! Wji ^i lVh cZkZg idd ^ciZgZhi^c\ Vh V ejc` hjW\ZcgZ# Bdhian ^i lVh VWdji \d^c\ id i]Z ejW! Yg^c`^c\ Vi i]Z ejW VcY \Zii^c\ WVccZY [gdb i]Z ejW# D]! VcY [ddiWVaaÅValVnh l^i] i]Z [ddiWVaa# 7ji B^X`Zn ;^ioÉh WVcY i]Z 7jh^cZhh lVh ValVnh V Xji VWdkZ# I]Z^g hdc\ ÆD^ i]Z EdZiÇ \VkZ i]Z Zci^gZ hinaZ V aZ\^i^bViZ gZVhdc id Zm^hi! VcY i]ZnÉgZ ValVnh e^hhZY ^c Wdi] hZchZh d[ i]Z ldgY [dg i]Z g^\]i gZVhdch/ i]Zn hiVcY je [dg i]Z jcYZgYd\! gV^a V\V^chi ^c_jhi^XZ VcY eV^ci Vc VYgZcVa^cZ"X]Vg\ZY edgigV^i d[ a^[Z ^c ldg`^c\"XaVhh 7g^iV^c# 6cY i]Zn lZgZ VWaZ id ijgc ZkZc i]Z Hb^i]hÉ ÆEVc^XÇ ^cid V ejc` Vci]Zb# 6cY i]ZgZÉh hi^aa eaZcin d[ i^bZ [dg i]Z ejW! VcY i]Z [ddiWVaa# HE

San Jose Center for the Performing Arts

Sat – 8pm; $22.50

> dcXZ heZci V hjbbZg ldg`^c\ ^c i]Z XdhijbZ YZeVgibZci Vi <gZVi 6bZg^XV# I]^h eji bZ ^c XadhZ XdciVXi l^i] V WgZZY d[ [da`h `cdlc Vh i]ZViZg `^Yh# 6h ndj bVn dg bVn cdi `cdl! i]ZViZg `^Yh VgZ XdchiVcian ign^c\ id dcZ je ZVX] di]Zg l^i] dWhXjgZ fjdiZh [gdb bdk^Zh VcY IK# >c WZilZZc eZg[dgbVcXZh d[ djg WVY ]Va["]djg =V^ghegVn `cdX`d[[! i]ZgZ lZgZ V adi d[ fjdiZh Ón^c\ VgdjcY i]Z \gZZc gddb# DcZ V[iZgcddc! dcZ d[ i]Z aZVYh hijbeZY i]Z gZhi d[ i]Z XVhi l^i] ]Zg gZX^iVa d[ 6c_ZaV] ?d]chdcÉh IVbbn i]Z CV^a AVYn h`ZiX]# I]^h hjbh je bnÅVcY bdhi eZdeaZÉhÅ`cdlaZY\Z d[ 6c_ZaV] ?d]chdcÉh XdbZYn# I]dj\] h]ZÉh bVYZ ]Zg lVn id B69ik VcY WVX`! h]ZÉh hi^aa `cdlc Vh IVbbn i]Z CV^a AVYn# 8]ZX` ]Zg dji# H]Z YdZh ]VkZ di]Zg bViZg^Va# ?6

Dipjdft!cz!Kpez!Bnbcmf!)KB*-!Cfbv! Epxmjoh!)CE*-!Tufwf!Qbmpqpmj!)TQ*! boe!Hbsz!Tjohi!)HT*

tv

Opw/!3:

San Jose’s Birthday Peralta Adobe

A6GGN I=: 867A: <JN 9ZX &% Vi =E EVk^a^dc B:I6AA>86 9ZX &' Vi =E EVk^a^dc B>8=6:A B89DC6A9 9ZX &' Vi HVc ?dhZ 8^k^X <JN ;>:G> GD69 H=DL 9ZX &+ Vi HVc ?dhZ 8^k^X

175 W. St. John St, San Jose 408.287.2290 Sun – 1-4pm; free

>i bVn cdi WZ dc ZkZgndcZÉh gVYVg! Wji HVc ?dhZÉh W^gi]YVn ^h Cdk# '.! &,,,! l]Zc i]Z dg^\^cVa hZiiaZbZci d[ :a EjZWad YZ HVc ?dh YZ <jVYVajeZ lVh [djcYZY# HVc ?dhZ ^h i]Z daYZhi X^k^a^Vc hZiiaZbZci ^c 8Va^[dgc^V! VcY XZaZWgViZh ^ih '('cY W^gi]YVn i]^h HjcYVn# I]Z eVgin l^aa iV`Z eaVXZ Vi i]Z EZgVaiV 6YdWZ cZVg HVc EZYgd HfjVgZ! i]Z daYZhi VYYgZhh ^c HVc ?dhZ VcY i]Z aVhi gZbV^c^c\ higjXijgZ [gdb i]Z dg^\^cVa hZiiaZbZci# I]ZgZ l^aa WZ V HeVc^h]"ÓV\"gV^h^c\ XZgZbdcn Vi &eb! gZ" XgZVi^c\ i]Z [djcY^c\ d[ i]Z ejZWad! eajh V XVcYaZ"a^\]i^c\ g^ijVa i]Vi hnbWda^oZh i]Z gZ`^cYa^c\ d[ i]Z he^g^i d[ VYkZcijgZ VcY YZiZgb^cVi^dc Wgdj\]i id i]Z HVciV 8aVgV KVaaZn Wn V hbVaa \gdje d[ hZiiaZgh# <H

;dg XdcXZgi jeYViZh VcY VaZgih! WZ hjgZ id [daadl jh Vi il^iiZg#Xdb$bZigdcZlheVeZg# I^X`Zih [dg bdhi ZkZcih VgZ VkV^aVWaZ i]gdj\] I^X`ZibVhiZg Vi -%%#,)*#(%%% dg Vi ]iie/$$i^X`ZilZW#Xdb

[48]

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

“... eye-popping, breathtaking, heart-stopping, entertainment delight.” – Toronto Star

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY DEBORAH COLKER PRESENTED BY

OPENS NOVEMBER 27 OPENS FEBRUARY 4 AT AT&T PARK IN SAN FRANCISCO

AT TAYLOR STREET BRIDGE IN SAN JOSE

GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY!

cirquedusoleil.com UNDER THE GRAND CHAPITEAU OFFICIAL SPONSORS

MEDIA PARTNERS

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 ARTS

Bsut

[49]

METROGUIDE

Gjmn Wes Anderson’s ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ is truly fantastic_54

Palin Around

In ‘Going Rogue,’ Sarah Palin puts her own spin on everything, including the facts By Geoffrey Dunn

TAKING SHOTS Tbsbi!Qbmjo!epftoÖu! ibwf!b!hppe!xpse!up!tbz! bcpvu!bozcpez-!fydfqu! Upee-!jo!ifs!nfnpjs/

I

T’S BEEN a rather tawdry week of Sarah Palin mania as the former governor of Alaska and Republican vicepresidential nominee has taken to the Lower 48 to promote her highly anticipated memoir, Going Rogue, which was written with evangelical co-author Lynn Vincent—though you won’t see that rather significant fact included anywhere on the cover or even on the book’s title page. It’s actually buried deep in the book’s acknowledgments, well after Palin thanks herself. And that just about sums up Going Rogue. It’s one big lie from its glitzy Photoshopped cover to the very final page. Republican operatives who have worked with Palin from the Mat-Su Valley in Alaska to the John McCain campaign have lined up calling Palin’s “memoir” a work of “fiction.” McCain has even gotten into the act himself by admonishing Palin for her deceptions about a $50,000 bill she claimed she got stuck with for her “vetting.” And the fact is, despite Palin’s duplicitous assertions to the

contrary in Going Rogue, she was really never fully vetted. At best it was rushed; at worse, it was a con job. Either way, someone apparently got stuck with a helluva bill for nothing. In spite of Palin’s well-earned reputation as a fluff muffin, Going Rogue soared to the top of all the major bestseller lists months before its official publication. Those in conservative circles have triumphantly compared her memoir to those written by Barack Obama in advance of his run for the U.S. Senate and then the presidency. Make no mistake about it: Dreams From My Father or The Audacity of Hope this is not. With all the incumbent hype, one might have expected that Going Rogue would have risen above many of the petty and even vicious traits that Palin exhibited on the campaign trail last fall revving up the GOP faithful with incendiary attacks on Obama. Instead, Going Rogue sinks even further into Palin’s unique brand of narcissism and victimhood. She remains an unapologetic warrior in our country’s culture wars

and one of the most divisive and polarizing politicians of our time. While not nearly as garbled as some of Palin’s more memorable “word salads” (so delightfully parodied by Tina Fey on Saturday Night Live), Going Rogue is both uneven in its composition and erratic in its argumentation. It’s clear the good governor has no sense of chronology. Moreover, the book was obviously rushed to publication in order to take advantage of holiday sales and to beat more critical books to the marketplace. It has no index, no footnotes, no bibliography, not even any cover blurbs. It’s the literary establishment’s version of a quickie. The Palin portrayed in Going Rogue is surprisingly unlikable. She is vengeful, mean-spirited and spiteful—and this in a narrative she has crafted herself. She takes cheap shots at the likes of Michelle Obama, John Kerry and Alec Baldwin, and describes Katie Couric as “the lowestrated news anchor in network television” and blames Couric for the failures of her widely mocked interview with her. While Palin

claims that her life “is in His [God’s] hands,” vengeance would seem to be her guiding light. The character that emerges from Going Rogue is also remarkably shallow. This past summer, bloggers in Alaska reported rumors that there was marital discord in the Palin household and, perhaps, a pending divorce. Palin’s response is simply to say that she looked over at her husband, Todd, “tanned and shirtless,” his “blue eyes smiling,” and thought “Dang . . . divorce Todd? Have you seen Todd?” End of discussion. Palin just can’t seem to get below the surface. Much has been made already of Palin’s celebrated battles with McCain’s senior advisers, most notably Sacramento-based Steve Schmidt, during the rough-andtumble dog days of the national campaign. Palin’s version of events, however, goes counter to much of the readily documented evidence. For instance, Palin tries to shed any semblance of responsibility for her role in the humiliating prank call *%

[50] ARTS

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

BALLET REVIEW

).

by a comedian posing as French president Nicolas Sarkozy and claims in the aftermath that Schmidt telephoned her, screaming angrily, “How can anyone be so stupid?!â€? Those who were on the bus with Palin at the time, however, contend that the Schmidt phone call never happened. An email produced by the campaign provides evidence that Schmidt’s response was far more tempered than Palin would have us believe. Moreover, Palin protects the real culprit in this event, Steve Biegun, because he has remained her political ally. Schmidt, for his part, has called Palin’s rendition of the campaign “total ďŹ ction.â€? For a more honest and balanced portrait of Palin’s performance last fall, readers can turn to Sarah From Alaska by Shushannah Walshe and Scott Conroy (Public Affairs; 320 pages; $26.95), a pair of enterprising young television reporters who were embedded in Palin’s plane during the campaign. Although they bend too far backward to be “evenhandedâ€? with Palin (they rather sophomorically assert that Palin is “a truly likable personâ€?), they nonetheless note her “tendency to refuse to acknowledge any error in judgment and to offer instead a version of events that could easily be proved false.â€? It’s a polite way of saying that Palin lies incessantly, let the facts be damned. There are a handful of insightful and honest reections in Going Rogue, such as when Palin discusses her miscarriages, the birth of her son Trig (who has Down syndrome), and her daughter Bristol’s teen pregnancy. But even these moments are absent of real emotional gravitas. One gets the sense that Palin simply can’t go there. What’s astonishing is that Palin has absolutely no clue as to where she ďŹ ts into American political traditions and the current Republican zeitgeist. That is left to the brilliant political parody Going Rouge, edited by Richard Kim and Betsy Reed (OR Books; 336 pages; $16). Rouge includes more than 50 essays on Palin by an all-star array of contributors, including Gloria Steinem, Rebecca Traister, Katha Pollitt and Max Blumenthal. Going Rogue might have marked Palin’s moment of advancing her career beyond the series of car crashes that deďŹ ned her rocky candidacy last fall and her failed governorship of the Last Frontier. Instead, it is a retreat to the evangelical netherworld that fuels her personal ambitions. Going Rogue is short on political vision and long on self-promotion. It would have been more aptly subtitled An American Lie. GOING ROGUE: AN AMERICAN LIFE by Sarah Palin, with Lynn Vincent; HarperCollins; 413 pages; $28.99 hardback. Santa Cruz writer and ďŹ lmmaker Geoffrey Dunn’s book ‘The Lies of Sarah Palin: The Untold Story Behind Her Relentless Quest for Power’ will be released by St. Martin’s Press in April 2010.

BZigdÉh hiV\Z! Vgih VcY ZkZcih XVaZcYVg gjch LZYcZhYVnÅ IjZhYVn# I]Z YZVYa^cZ [dg eg^ci a^hi^c\h ^h &% YVnh eg^dg id LZYcZhYVnÉh ejWa^XVi^dc# Id ]VkZ Vc ZkZci Xdch^YZgZY [dg BZigdÉh eg^ci XVaZcYVg! hZcY ^c[dgbVi^dc id 8VaZcYVg A^hi^c\h! BZigd! **% H# ;^ghi Hi#! HVc ?dhZ! .*&&( dg id XVaZcYVg5bZigdcZlh#Xdb# EaZVhZ Yd cdi hZcY bZhhV\Zh Vh ViiVX]bZcih# Id edhi Vc ZkZci id BZigdÉh dca^cZ XVaZcYVg! k^h^i lll#HVc?dhZ#Xdb! Xa^X` ÆA^hi Ndjg :kZciÇ VcY aZi i]Z kVaaZn `cdl l]ViÉh Xdb^c\# ;dg XdbeaZiZ! jeYViZY a^hi^c\h! hZZ HVc?dhZ#Xdb#

6 8]g^hibVh EjYY^c\

96C8: BdhXdl 7VaaZi <gZVi Gjhh^Vc CjiXgVX`Zg 6 XaVhh^X kZgh^dc d[ i]Z ]da^YVn [Vkdg^iZ# HVi! Cdk '-! (eb# ',#*%" &%%# ;a^ci 8ZciZg! '&'*% HiZkZch 8gZZ` 7akY! 8jeZgi^cd! -%%#,)*#(%%%#

HVc ?dhZ 9VcXZ CjiXgVX`Zg EgZhZciZY Wn HVc ?dhZ 9VcXZ I]ZVigZ l^i] bdgZ i]Vc &%% adXVa X]^aYgZc VcY ndjc\ VYjaih! eajh bjh^X Wn H^a^Xdc KVaaZn Hnbe]dcn# IjZ! 9ZX &! &eb# HVc ?dhZ 8ZciZg [dg i]Z EZg[dgb^c\ 6gih! '** 6abVYZc 7akY! HVc ?dhZ#

I]Z EZc^chjaV Ndji] 7VaaZiÉh CjiXgVX`Zg I]Z EZc^chjaV Ndji] 7VaaZiÉh gZcY^i^dc d[ i]Z edejaVg ]da^YVn WVaaZi# HVi! Cdk '-! 'eb VcY Hjc! Cdk '.! 'eb# &*$ (*# HVc BViZd EZg[dgb^c\ 6gih 8ZciZg! +%% C# 9ZaVlVgZ! HVc BViZd! +*%#+(&#(,+,#

GV^cWdl AVcY EgZhZciZY Wn i]Z HjccnkVaZ"WVhZY 8]^cZhZ YVcXZ XdbeVcn 7VnaVcY 9VcX^c\# HVi! Cdk '-! -eb# '%$ '*# HjccnkVaZ 8dbbjc^in 8ZciZg I]ZVigZ! **% :# GZb^c\idc 9g! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#,((#++&&#

DE:G6 AV 8ZcZgZcidaV DeZgV HVc ?dhZ egZhZcih Gdhh^c^Éh kZgh^dc d[ i]Z 8^cYZgZaaV iVaZ# ;g^! Cdk ',! -eb VcY Hjc! Cdk '.! (eb# *&" .&# 8Va^[dgc^V I]ZVigZ! ()* H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#)(,#))*%#

LZhi H^YZ Hidgn I]Z 7ZgchiZ^c! HdcY]Z^b! AVjgZcih XaVhh^X egZhZciZY Wn LZhi KVaaZn A^\]i DeZgV 6hhdX# GZ\jaVg h]dlh ;g^" HVi! -eb! Hjc! '/(%eb cd h]dl Cdk ', # I]gj 9ZX *# '+" (%# HVgVid\V 8^k^X I]ZViZg! &(,,, ;gj^ikVaZ 6kZ! HVgVid\V! -%%#-(-#(,,,#

I=:6I:G 6cdi]Zg C^\]i 7Z[dgZ 8]g^hibVh 7dd` VcY ang^Xh Wn HZVc <gZccVc! bjh^X Wn AZV] D`^bdid# 9^gZXiZY Wn 9VgZc 6#8# 8Vggdad# I]j"HVi! -eb! Hjc Cdk '.! 9ZX + ! ,eb! Hjc 9ZX &( VcY '% ! 'eb# Cd h]dl Cdk '+# I]gj 9ZX '%# &*" )%# 8^in A^\]ih I]ZViZg 8dbeVcn! *'. Hdji] HZXdcY Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.*#)'%%#

7jh 7Vgc HiV\Z 8d# egZhZcih V ]da^YVn h]dl WVhZY dc XaVhh^Xh Wn 9^X`Zch! IlV^c VcY di]Zgh# I]j"HVi! -eb! Hjc Cdk '. VcY 9ZX + VcY &( ! (eb! LZY 9ZX '! . VcY &+ ! ,/(%eb# I]gj 9ZX &.# ')" ('# 7jh 7Vgc I]ZVigZ! ., =^aak^Zl 6kZ! Adh 6aidh! +*%#.)&#%**&#

6 8]g^hibVh Hidgn HVc ?dhZ GZe Wg^c\h WVX` i]Z edejaVg ]da^YVn eaVn VWdji V ndjc\ WdnÉh YZh^gZ [dg V GZY GnYZg 77 \jc! WVhZY dc i]Z ?ZVc H]Ze]ZgY hidgn# HVijgYVnh hiVgi^c\ Cdk '-! V[iZg"]djgh ZkZcih ^c adjc\Z# EgZk^Zl '*0 deZch Cdk ',# LZY! ,/(%eb! I]j";g^! -eb! HVi! ( VcY -eb! Hjc ' VcY$dg ,eb# I]gj 9ZX '%# (*" +.# HVc ?dhZ GZeZgidgn I]ZVigZ! &%& EVhZd YZ HVc 6cidc^d! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#(+,#,'**#

=Vih/ I]Z Bjh^XVa CVi^dcVaan VXXaV^bZY bjh^XVa XZaZWgViZh GZY =Vi aVY^Zh VcY egdkZh ÆI]ZgZ ^h [jc V[iZg *% Ç LZY VcY I]j/ ,/(%eb! ;g^ VcY HVi -eb! LZY (/(%eb! BVi^cZZ/ HVi/ 'eb! Hjc/ (eb# ''$ ('# 8VbeWZaa I]ZVigZ! +(+ LVgY Hi! BVgi^cZo! .'*#,.-#&(%%#

AV EVhidgZaV I]Z W^Zcc^Va egZhZciZY Wn :a IZVigd 8VbeZh^cd d[ i]Z 8]g^hibVh eaVn l^i] a^kZ bjh^X VcY YVcXZ# I]j"HVi! -eb! Hjc! ) VcY ,/(%eb# I]gj 9ZX '%# &)" ('# B^hh^dc HVc ?jVc 7Vji^hiV! )%- HZXdcY Hi Vi BVg^edhV! HVc ?jVc 7Vji^hiV! -(&#+'(#')))#

Cdi V <Zcj^cZ 7aVX` BVc 7g^Vc 8daZbVcÉh edejaVg dcZ"bVc h]dl gZijgch# ;g^! Cdk ',! -eb! HVi! Cdk '-! -eb VcY Hjc! Cdk '.! (eb# (*# I]ZVigZ dc HVc EZYgd HfjVgZ! '. C# HVc EZYgd Hi! HVc ?dhZ! -%%#-(-#(%%+#

?d]c <ZgWZio

Bsut

Dancers Ahoy

Ballet San Jose rode the waves in style with ‘Pirates of Penzance!’

I

N THE SPIRIT of puffy shirts, moonlit melodrama, mirthful buccaneers and bathing beauties, Pirates of Penzance! was a rollicking good evening of swashbuckling entertainment that amused the whole family. Though the overall dancing SEAWORTHY!!Bmfytboesb!Nfjkfs!boe!Nbyjnp! of the company wasn’t at the level Dbmjgbop!ublf!vq!tbjmjoh!jo!Ă•Qjsbuft!pg!Qfo{bodf"Ă– of mastery shown in past Ballet San Jose performances, the production included more acrobatics and contemporary movement then usually seen from this company, provided by guest-choreographer Daryl Gray. Principal dancer Meng Lu, in his second show of the season since joining Ballet San Jose from China, was as faultless in his movement as ever. His each gesture and jetĂŠ was masterfully executed in this romp based on the classic Gilbert and Sullivan comic operetta. Pirates of Penzance! gave him more of a chance to show off his comedic and acting skills then the company’s opening show, CoppĂŠlia, and Meng did not disappoint as the eye-patched Pirate King. His warmhearted marauder had a distinct Jack Sparrowesque edge. One minute, he was sashaying with a rum-tinged step and stabbing himself in the foot with his rapier, the next he was vaulting into the air with the undeniable skill of a star danseur. His illustrious crew of pirates did the wave, executed leaping chest bumps, cartwheels and ips, and even tossed the comedic relief, Ramon Moreno’s Major-General Stanley, high into the air. Of special note was Willie Anderson as the breakdancing, moon-walking, popping and locking Sergeant of Police, a crowd favorite. The pas de deux between the lovely Alexsandra Meijer, as Mabel, and the muscular Maximo Califano, as wishy-washy pirate apprentice Frederic, highlighted the best strict ballet of the production. Meijer has such control and poise during her lifts that she can position her legs and feet so elegantly and steadily that she practically becomes a sculpture sailing through the air. The production featured three opera singers on the side of the stage in painted “box seats,â€? clothed as theatergoers. They “narratedâ€? the production as Gilbert and Sullivan aďŹ cionados, sloppily sipping champagne and swaying along to the music between bursting into song. Soprano Alison Collins, a San Jose State University alum, was particularly impressive in her vocal acrobatics, while alto Krista Wigle brought energetic humor to her delivery. On top of that, this is also the ďŹ rst Ballet San Jose production ever in which this reviewer has heard the corps actually sing, though briey. Kudos to scenery and lighting designer Kenneth Keith for the expert illumination of the second act. Set in a ruined chapel by midnight, the lighting wonderfully reected the spirit of the production, a mix of classic ballet backdrop with the Technicolor scenery of a Pirates of the Caribbean Disneyland ride. Like any Gilbert and Sullivan production, the show ended in a matrimonial urry of petals. Overall, the proceedings were so enjoyable that theatergoers did not feel like they had been sitting for three hours, the sign of a job well done. Jessica Fromm

I]Z HZV[VgZg HVc ?dhZ HiV\Z 8dbeVcn egZhZcih 8dcdg BXE]ZghdcÉh YgVbV VWdji bZc ÒcY^c\ i]Z^g lVn ]dbZ VcY Xdc[gdci^c\ i]Z^g a^kZh i]Vc`h id Vc jcjhjVa higVc\Zg# LZY"I]j! ,/(%eb! ;g^"HVi! -eb! Hjc! 'eb# Cd h]dl I]Vc`h\^k^c\ 9Vn# I]gj 9ZX '%# '%" )*# I]Z HiV\Z! ).% H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'-(#,&)'#

H^YZ BVc 9gV\dc I]ZVigZ XadhZh ^ih hZVhdc l^i] LVggZc AZ^\]iÉh bZbd^g d[ V &.)%h _Voo bjh^X^Vc Vi i]Z ZcY d[ i]Z W^\"WVcY ZgV# I]j"HVi! -eb! Hjc! 'eb# I]gj 9ZX +# &+" '*# 9gV\dc I]ZVigZ! *(* 6abV Hi! EVad 6aid! +*%#).(#'%%+#

8DB:9N

6gih! '** 6abVYZc 7akY! HVc ?dhZ! -,,#*.-#-).,#

6]bZY 6]bZY

7VWZh 8dbZYn C^\]i

HZZc ^c hjX] Òabh VcY iZaZk^h^dc h]dlh Vh >gdc BVc! Ndj 9dcÉi BZhh L^i] I]Z Od]Vc! Hl^c\Zgh! IgVXZn IV`Zh Dc! GdhZVccZ! ?6<! Idj\] 8gdlY l^i] 8da^c Fj^cc dc 8dbZYn 8ZcigVa VcY BIKÉh EJC@É9# ;g^! Cdk ',! - VcY &%eb! HVi! Cdk '-! , VcY .eb VcY Hjc! Cdk '.! ,eb# &*# >begdk 8dbZYn 8ajW VcY GZhiVjgVci! +' H# HZXdcY Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'-%#,),*#

HiVcYje XdbZYn l^i] Y^[[ZgZci adXVa Xdb^Xh ZVX] lZZ`# Hjc! ,eb# 7VWZh Hedgih 7Vg <g^aa! (.- H# 7VhXdb 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#',&#.%%%#

8dbZYn C^\]i IjZ! &%eb# GjYnÉh EjW! &&, Jc^kZgh^in 6kZ! EVad 6aid! +*%#('.#%.''#

8dbZYn DeZc B^X

;ZVijg^c\ adXVa Xdb^Xh# 8dbZY^Vch WZ\^c Vi .eb! 6c_ZaV] C^XdaZ ?d]chdc deZc b^X WZ\^c Vi &%eb# Bdc# I]Z BVYik gZ\jaVg gZijgch id Cd XdkZg# ;^WWVg BV\ZZÉh! &*+ ]Zg ]dbZidlc! HVc ?dhZ# HVi! H# Bjge]n 6kZ! HjccnkVaZ! Cdk '-! -eb# ''#*%# HVc ?dhZ )%-#,).#-(,(# 8ZciZg [dg i]Z EZg[dgb^c\

8dbZYnHedgio

A^kZ 8dbZYn

6c ^ciZgVXi^kZ ^begdk^hZY XdbZYn h]dl i]Vi e^ih XdbZYn iZVbh V\V^chi dcZ Vcdi]Zg# 6aa V\Zh lZaXdbZ id ZVgan ;g^YVn h]dl VcY Wdi] HVijgYVn h]dlh# &- ÆB^Yc^\]i H]dlÇ &&eb h]dl ;g^YVn# ;g^! . VcY &&eb VcY HVi! , VcY .eb# &'" &*# 8dbZYnHedgio! '-- H# HZXdcY Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#.-*#*'((#

L^i] i]gZZ hiVcYje Xdb^Xh# Hjc! .eb# ,# 8gdlÉh CZhi! ''&- :Vhi 8a^[[ 9g! HVciV 8gjo! -(&#),+#)*+%#

>begdk H^YZh]dl DeZc B^X C^\]i LViX] adXVa Xdb^Xh h]dl i]Z^g hij[[# IjZ! -eb# *# >begdk 8dbZYn 8ajW VcY GZhiVjgVci! +' H# HZXdcY Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'-%#,),*#

DeZc B^X 6 W^lZZ`an XdbZY^X deZc b^X! ]dhiZY Wn ?dc^ GdY\Zgh! [ZVijg^c\ &% XdbZY^Vch# :kZgn di]Zg Hjc! .eb# &%# HdcdbV 8]^X`Zc 8dde 8VbeWZaa! '%% :# 8VbeWZaa 6kZ! 8VbeWZaa! )%-#-++#'+..#

GddhiZgÉh CZl IVaZci H]dlXVhZ HZZ je"VcY"Xdb^c\ adXVa hiVcYje XdbZY^Vch WZ[dgZ i]Zn WZXdbZ [Vbdjh#

*'

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

San Jose Symphonic Choir Nova Vista Symphony

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009

[51]

AB/<4=@2

present P E R F O R M I N G A RT S S E A S O N

Âľ4@=; B63 B=>Âś E7B6

A Sea Symphony by

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Sat, Nov 28, 8 PM Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph 80 S. Market St, San Jose tickets $25/18/10 408 995-3318 www.sanjosesymphonicchoir.org

Discover the Arts www.svArts.org

16@7AB=>63@ =¸@7:3G

G=C B B719 6 3 BA 6/:4 >@71 3

A/BC@2/G 2313;03@ # j & >; 27<93:A>73: /C27B=@7C; AB/<4=@2 C<7D3@A7BG “From the Top gives young musicians the stage but lets them act their age. It’s serious music but classically kids.� — The New York Times Don’t touch that dial! The excitement is live on-stage as host and acclaimed pianist Christopher O’Riley joins some of the Bay Area’s most promising young classical musicians for a taping of the hit radio program From the Top. Celebrating its tenth year on the air and heard on nearly 250 stations nationwide, From the Top showcases the talents of exceptional pre-collegiate musicians (ages 8–18) and highlights the roles of its participants as peer models and emerging cultural leaders.

B7193BA( ZWdSZgO`ba abO\T]`R SRc j $# % # /@BA

[52] STAGE/ART/LIT

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

*%

LZY! -eb# &%# GddhiZg I# ;ZVi]Zgh! &*, L# :a 8Vb^cd GZVa! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#,(+#%.'&#

JcĂ’aiZgZY JcYZg\gdjcY 8dbZYn H]dl GVX]Za LVgcZg ]dhih i]^h bdci]an Xdb^X h]dlXVhZ# ;djgi] LZY d[ ZkZgn bdci]! -eb# *" &%# >begdk 8dbZYn 8ajW VcY GZhiVjgVci! +' H# HZXdcY Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'-%#,),*#

BJH:JBH 8DCI>CJ>C<

6^chaZn =djhZ GZhidgZY :c\a^h] IjYdg ]djhZ [ZVijgZh Y^heaVnh VWdji 8VbeWZaaÉh eVhi# I]Z \gdjcYh VgZ eaVciZY ^c :c\a^h]"\VgYZc hinaZ# IjZ" Hjc! cddc")eb# '#*%" +# (%% <gVci Hi! 8VbeWZaa! )%-#-++#'&&-#

8VbeWZaa =^hidg^XVa BjhZjb 6 gZ"XgZVi^dc d[ V K^Xidg^Vc eVgadg ^c i]Z bjhZjbÉh Æ]dbZ a^[ZÇ VgZV# Dc\d^c\# Æ;^gZÒ\]iZgh d[ i]Z EVhi/ 7j^aY^c\ 8dbbjc^in#Ç Dc\d^c\# I]Z ]^hidgn d[ i]Z <Vha^\]iZg I]ZViZg! WVcY VcY YgVbV \gdjeh d[ 8VbeWZaa Jc^dc =^\] HX]dda VcY i]Z bdgZ gZXZci ]^hidgn d[ i]Z =Zg^iV\Z I]ZVigZ idaY i]gdj\] e]did\gVe]h VcY Vgi^[VXih# Dc\d^c\# I]j"Hjc! cddc")eb# *& C# 8ZcigVa 6kZ! 8VbeWZaa! )%-#-++#'&&.#

cddc")eb! HVi! &&Vb"*eb VcY Hjc! cddc")eb# &)%& C# H]dgZa^cZ 7akY! BdjciV^c K^Zl! +*%#-&%#&%&%#

9Z HV^hhZi BjhZjb ÆI]Z 6gi d[ G^X]VgY BVn]Zl#Ç I]gj 9ZX# )# Æ6 HZchZ d[ EaVXZ/ AdXVi^dc$ >che^gVi^dc#Ç I]gj 9ZX )# ÆI]Z :XaZXi^X :nZ/ Ldg`h ;gdb V Eg^kViZ 8daaZXi^dc#Ç I]gj 9ZX# )# IjZ"Hjc! &&Vb" )eb# *%% :a 8Vb^cd GZVa! )%-#**)#)*'-#

:je]gVi BjhZjb d[ 6gi Æ>c 7ZilZZc/ I]Z IZch^dc VcY 6iigVXi^dc d[ 9^[[ZgZcXZ#Ç 6 \gdje h]dl d[ H^a^Xdc KVaaZn VcY 7Vn 6gZV Vgi^hih l]d iV`Z [gZh] add`h Vi i]Z hiVijh fjd# I]gj Cdk '*# Bdc"I]j! &%Vb" )eb# ;gZZ# 9Z 6coV 8daaZ\Z! '&'*% HiZkZch 8gZZ` 7akY! 8jeZgi^cd! )%-#-+)#--(+#

=^aaZg 6k^Vi^dc BjhZjb Dc\d^c\ Y^heaVnh [ZVijg^c\ 8Va^[dgc^VÉh Xdcig^Wji^dc id Ón^c\ ]^hidgn# HVc 8Vgadh 6^gedgi! +%& H`nlVn GY! HVc 8Vgadh! +*%#+*)#%'%%#

=^hidgn EVg` HVc ?dhZ =dbZh VcY Wjh^cZhhZh [gdb ZVgan HVciV 8aVgV KVaaZn# >cXajY^c\ V ]diZa l^i] gdiVi^c\ Zm]^W^ih! Vgi [gdb i]Z BX@Vn 8daaZXi^dc d[ 8Va^[dgc^V! igdaaZn gZhidgVi^dch VcY i]Z EVjahdc =djhZ# 6ahd hZZ a^hi^c\ [dg EVX^Ă’X =diZa# Dc\d^c\# IjZ" Hjc! cddc"*eb# &+%% HZciZg GY! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'-,#''.%#

I]Z >ciZa BjhZjb Æ9^\^iVa IgVch[dgbVi^dch#Ç :meadgZ i]gdj\] ^ciZgVXi^kZ Zm]^W^ih ]dl iZX]cdad\^Zh jhZY id XVeijgZ ^bV\Zh! Xdbbjc^XViZ VXgdhh Y^hiVcXZ VcY gZXdgY hdjcY

]VkZ ZkdakZY dkZg i^bZ# Dc\d^c\# Bdc";g^! .Vb" +eb! HVi! &%Vb"*eb# GdWZgi CdnXZ 7j^aY^c\! ''%% B^hh^dc 8daaZ\Z 7akY! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#,+*#%*%(#

>gV ;# 7g^aa^Vci 8ZciZg [dg 7ZZi]dkZc HijY^Zh Dg^\^cVa 7ZZi]dkZc bVcjhXg^eih! Òghi ZY^i^dch! V adX` d[ i]Z XdbedhZgÉh ]V^g! Vgi VcY YZbdchigVi^dch d[ ]^hidg^XVa `ZnWdVgYh# Dc\d^c\# Bdc"IjZ VcY I]j! &&Vb"+eb! LZY! &&Vb"-eb! ;g^! &&Vb"*eb VcY HVi! &" *eb# ;^[i] Óddg! H?HJ @^c\ A^WgVgn! &*% :# HVc ;ZgcVcYd Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#-%-#'%*-#

?Z]c^c\ ;Vb^an AdX` BjhZjb AZVgc VWdji adX`h! `Znh! adX`hb^i]^c\ iddah! hV[Zh VcY bdgZ i]gdj\] Zm]^W^ih VcY ]VcYh"dc VXi^k^i^Zh# Dc\d^c\# LZY! cddc"*eb! I]j! +"-eb VcY Hjc! &%Vb" (eb# &,* 8Vhigd Hi! BdjciV^c K^Zl! +*%#.+-#(('%#

Adh 6aidh =^hidgn BjhZjb :m]^W^i YZe^Xih i]Z jhZh d[ adXVa aVcY VcY ^ih ^c]VW^iVcih dkZg i^bZ# Dc\d^c\# I]j"Hjc! cddc" )eb# *& H# HVc 6cidc^d GY! Adh 6aidh! +*%#.)-#.)',#

Adh <Vidh BjhZjb d[ 6gi Adh <Vidh 6gi 6hhdX^Vi^dc ?jg^ZY BZbWZg H]dl# I]gj 9ZX )# LZY"Hjc! cddc")eb# ;gZZ# ) IV^i 6kZ! Adh <Vidh! )%-#(.*#,(-+#

BD6= BjhZjb d[ 6bZg^XVc =Zg^iV\Z ÆBZXXVcd"BVc^V#Ç 6 h]dl VWdji i]Z ZVgan bZiVa XdchigjXi^dc idn! l^i] ldg`^c\ bdYZah bVYZ Wn 8]Vga^Z EVX`# I]gj ;ZW

'-# I]Z bjhZjb [ZVijgZh Zm]^W^ih XZaZWgVi^c\ i]Z ]^hidgn d[ iZX]cdad\n! ^cXajY^c\ V k^ciV\Z `^iX]Zc! V eg^ci h]de VcY V gVY^d"gZeV^g h]de# Dc\d^c\# ;g^"Hjc! &&Vb")eb# (*& =dbZg 6kZ! EVad 6aid! +*%#('&#&%%)#

Bd[[Zii ;^ZaY =^hidg^XVa HdX^Zin BjhZjb =^hidgn d[ i]Z [VX^a^in# Dc\d^c\# LZY"HVi! &%Vb"'eb# 8Vaa V YVn ^c VYkVcXZ [dg eVhhZh# E^XijgZ >9 cZZYZY# Bd[[Zii ;^ZaY! BdjciV^c K^Zl! +*%#+%(#.-',#

Bdg\Vc =^aa BjhZjb Dc\d^c\ Y^heaVnh VWdji i]Z ]^hidgn d[ i]Z X^in# LZY";g^! &")eb VcY Ă’ghi VcY i]^gY HVi! &%Vb"&eb# K^aaV B^gV BdciZ! &,+-% BdciZgZn Hi! Bdg\Vc =^aa! )%-#,,.#*,**#

EVad 6aid 6gi 8ZciZg ÆIgZVhjgZh ;gdb i]Z BZm^XVc BjhZjb/ 6 He^g^iZY AZ\VXn#Ç HZaZXi^dch [gdb i]Z XdaaZXi^dc d[ i]Z HVc ;gVcX^hXd bjhZjb# I]gj 6eg &-# IjZ"I]j! &%Vb"*eb VcY ," &%eb! ;g^"HVi! &%Vb"*eb VcY Hjc! &"*eb# &(&( CZlZaa GY! EVad 6aid! +*%#('.#'(++#

EZc^chjaV BjhZjb d[ 6gi Æ7dm! =daZ! ;^ab!Ç Vci^fjZ VcY dg^\^cVa e^c]daZ XVbZgVh dlcZY$XgZViZY Wn ?jY^i] =d[[bVc# LZY";g^! cddc" )eb VcY HVi"Hjc! &")eb# &% Il^c E^cZh Ac! 7Zabdci! +*%#*.)#&*,,#

Gdh^XgjX^Vc :\nei^Vc BjhZjb :\nei^Vc ]^hidg^XVa Vgi^[VXih VcY Y^heaVnh# Dc\d^c\# Bdc" ;g^! &%Vb"*eb VcY HVi"Hjc! &&Vb"+eb# &()' CV\aZZ 6kZ Vi EVg` 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#.),#(+(+#

8Vcidg 6gih 8ZciZg Æ;gVc` AdWYZaa ;^\jgZ 9gVl^c\h#Ç ;^\jgZ hijY^Zh [gdb i]Z &.+%h VcY É,%h# I]gj ;ZW '&# Æ;gdb I]Z^g HijY^dh#Ç Ldg`h ^c kVg^djh bZY^V Wn &( Vgi^hih l]d iZVX] Vi HiVc[dgY# I]gj ?Vc# (# Æ6 CZl &.i] 8Zcijgn/ I]Z BdcYVk^ ;Vb^an <VaaZgn GZ^chiVaaZY#Ç Dc\d^c\# Æ8dciZbedgVgn <aVhh#Ç ;gdb i]Z ?VcZ VcY AZaVcY HiVc[dgY XdaaZXi^dc# Dc\d^c\# ÆA^k^c\ IgVY^i^dch/ 6gih d[ i]Z 6bZg^XVh#Ç Dc\d^c\# Æ6[g^XVc 6gi ^c 8dciZmi#Ç Dc\d^c\# ÆI]Z A^[Z VcY AZ\VXn d[ i]Z HiVc[dgY ;Vb^an#Ç Dc\d^c\# ÆI]Z BZiVe]nh^Xh d[ CdiVi^dc#Ç I]gj BVg '-# ÆGdY^c I]Z 8dbeaZiZ HiVc[dgY 8daaZXi^dc#Ç Dc\d^c\# LZY"Hjc! &&Vb" *eb! I]j! &&Vb"-eb# EVab 9g^kZ VcY BjhZjb LVn! HiVc[dgY Jc^kZgh^in! +*%#,'(#)&,,#

8]^aYgZcÉh 9^hXdkZgn BjhZjb Æ8]^aYgZc d[ =Vc\Éo]dj/ 8dccZXi^dc L^i] 8]^cV#Ç I]gj ?Vc ')# I]Z bjhZjb ]dhih V kVg^Zin d[ dc\d^c\! ]VcYh"dc Zm]^W^ih [dg `^Yh# Bdc"HVi! &%Vb"*eb VcY Hjc! cddc"*eb# &-% Ldo LVn! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.-#*)(,#

8dbejiZg =^hidgn BjhZjb 6gi^[VXih VcY Y^heaVnh gZaViZY id i]Z ]^hidgn d[ XdbejiZgh! YVi^c\ WVX` id &.(.# Dc\d^c\# LZY";g^!

HOLIDAY PICKUPS Mjtb.Nbsjf!Ofxupo!ejtdpwfst!uif!nbo!xip!njhiu!cf!

Tboub!)Njdibfm!Kpiotpo*!jo!Djuz!Mjhiut!Uifbufs!DpnqbozĂ–t!ofx!ipmjebz.xjui. b.uxjtu!qspevdujpo!Ă•Bopuifs!Ojhiu!Cfgpsf!Disjtunbt-Ă–!svoojoh!uispvhi!Efd/!31/

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 STAGE/ART/LIT

Æ8]jX` 8adhZ Eg^cih/ EgdXZhh VcY 8daaVWdgVi^dc#Ç I]Z Zm]^W^i add`h Vi i]Z lddYWadX` VcY ZiX]^c\ ^ccdkVi^dch d[ i]Z e]didgZVa^hi bdhi [Vbdjh [dg ]^h lVaa"h^oZ edgigV^i eV^ci^c\h# I]gj ?Vc &%# Æ6chZa 6YVbh/ :Vgan Ldg`h#Ç I]gj ;ZW '-# Æ8dadg ^c Bdi^dc#Ç Ldg`h Wn 6aZmVcYZg 8VaYZg# I]gj 9ZX &(# ÆKVg^Vi^dch dc V I]ZbZ#Ç <gdje h]dl Wn XdciZbedgVgn 8Va^[dgc^V Vgi^hih# I]gj ;ZW ,# IjZ"Hjc! &&Vb"*eb! XadhZY Bdc# &&% H# BVg`Zi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.)#',-,#

HVc ?dhZ BjhZjb d[ Fj^aih VcY IZmi^aZh

lg^iiZc ]^hidg^Zh VcY bdgZ [dXjh^c\ dc adXVa K^ZicVbZhZ Xdbbjc^in# Dc\d^c\# <gZZclVaY =djhZ! =^hidgn EVg`! &+*% HZciZg GY! HVc ?dhZ#

<6AA:G>:H DE:C>C<

<VaaZgn =djhZ

HbVaa IgZVhjgZh/ ;^cZ 6gi [dg :kZgn 7jY\Zi# 9ZX &"(&# GZXZei^dc 9ZX *! &")eb# Bdc" Hjc! &%Vb"*eb# ,* 6gWdg GY! BZcad EVg`! +*%#('&#%''%#

8DCI>CJ>C<

ÆHi^aa 8gVon#Ç :mVbeaZh d[ K^Xidg^Vc XgVon fj^aih [gdb i]Z bjhZjbÉh XdaaZXi^dc# I]gj ;ZW ,# ÆGZ^cXVgcVi^dc/ I]Z 8gVon 8daaV\Z 6Zhi]Zi^X d[ >cY^V VcY ?VeVc#Ç @^bdcdh [gdb i]Z &.'%h id É*%h# I]gj ;ZW ,# 9V^an! &%Vb"*eb# *'% H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#.,&#%('(#

&-,% 6gi 8ZciZg

HVc BViZd 8djcin =^hidgn BjhZjb

6ci]dcn BdciVc^cd# D^a edgigV^ih d[ i]Z XdjginVgYh VcY [djciV^ch [ZVijgZY Vi i]Z <j^aY# Dc\d^c\# NkdccZ B^aaZg# 6gi VcY _ZlZagn# Dc\d^c\# ,* 6gWdg GY! BZcad EVg`! +*%#(''#')%*#

Æ=dgh^c\ 6gdjcY ^c HVc BViZd 8djcin#Ç Dc\d^c\# Æ> Hjgk^kZY i]Z <gZVi FjV`Z d[ &.-./ GZXdaaZXi^dch d[ AdbV Eg^ZiV :Vgi]fjV`Z#Ç I]gj 9ZX +# Æ8ViX] i]Z 7^\"LVkZ Vi BVkZg^X`h#Ç 6c Zm]^W^i YZY^XViZY id i]Z W^\"lVkZ hjg[Zgh g^YZ d[[ i]Z XdVhi d[ HVc BViZd 8djcin# Dc\d^c\# IjZ"Hjc! &%Vb")eb# ''%% 7gdVYlVn! GZYlddY 8^in! +*%#'..#%&%)#

HVgVid\V =^hidg^XVa BjhZjb Æ<]dhi! 8]VbeV\cZ VcY KdaaZnWVaahÅHVgVid\V EZdeaZ VcY EaVXZh#Ç I]gj 9ZX ',# AdXVa Vgi^[VXih# Eajh i]Z gZXZcian gZhidgZY BXL^aa^Vbh =djhZ! dg^\^cVaan Wj^ai ^c &-+%# Dc\d^c\# ;gZZ# ;g^"Hjc! &")eb# '%)*% HVgVid\V" Adh <Vidh GY! HVgVid\V! )%-#-+,#)(&&#

HjccnkVaZ =^hidgn BjhZjb >bV\Zh VcY Y^heaVnh gZaViZY id HjccnkVaZÉh ]^hidgn# Dc\d^c\# '(* :# 8Va^[dgc^V 6kZ! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#,).#%''%#

IZX] BjhZjb ÆHiVg IgZ`/ I]Z :m]^W^i^dc#Ç 6gi^[VXih [gdb i]Z h]dl VcY bdk^Z hZg^Zh# I]gj ;ZW# ÇIZX]cdad\n 7ZcZÒi^c\ =jbVc^in#Ç Dc\d^c\# I]Z bjhZjb ]dhih V kVg^Zin d[ Xjii^c\"ZY\Z! ]VcYh"dc Zm]^W^ih VWdji \ZcZi^Xh! i]Z ]jbVc WdYn! bZY^X^cZ! gdWdih! k^gijVa YZh^\c! b^XgdX]^eh! :Vgi]! i]Z jc^kZghZ VcY bdgZ# Bdc" LZY! .Vb"*eb VcY I]j"Hjc! .Vb"-eb# '%& H# BVg`Zi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.)#I:8=#

Ig^idc BjhZjb d[ 6gi Æ6 8adhZg Add`!Ç hXjaeijgZ Wn 6a ;Vggdl! IZggn @gZ^iZg! 9VggZaa E]Zaeh VcY Ancc IdYVgd# I]gj 9ZX# +# @Zggn KVcYZg BZZg#Ç I]Z Vgi^hi jhZh V kVg^Zin d[ bZY^V id ZmeadgZ i]Z cVijgVa ldgaY# I]gj Cdk '.# ÆIg^™6\Z#Ç Ldg`h Wn IZggn 6XZWd 9Vk^h# I]gj Cdk '.# IjZ"LZY VcY ;g^"Hjc! &&Vb" *eb# I]j! &&Vb".eb# 8adhZY Bdc# &*%* LVgWjgidc 6kZ! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#'),#(,*)#

K^ZicVbZhZ BjhZjb 6gi^[VXih! e]did\gVe]h VcY XdaaZXi^dch d[ cZlheVeZgh VcY bV\Vo^cZh! dgVa VcY

;gZbdci 6gi 6hhdX^Vi^dc Æ<djgY BVYcZhh ( H]dlXVhZ#Ç <djgY Vgi Wn HjhVc =ZabZg! 9Zc^hZ DnVbV B^aaZg! ?jYn DnVbV Dahdc! BVgX^V G^io VcY 8^cYn Hjaa^kVc# &/(%")eb# LZY"HVi! &&Vb"*eb# (,+*. C^aZh 7akY! ;gZbdci! *&%#,.'#%.%*#

EdgidaV 6gi <VaaZgn

=da^YVn 6gi H]dl! HVaZ VcY DeZc HijY^dh# 6c Zm]^W^i^dc XVaaZY Æ6 E^ZXZ d[ Ldg`Ç [ZVijgZh hZaZXiZY e^ZXZh [gdb \VaaZgn Vgi^hih ^c bVcn bZY^V# I]gj 9ZX *# &-,% GVahidc 6kZ! 7Zabdci! +*%#*.*#.+,.#

6aa^ZY 6gih <j^aY

6ccd 9db^c^ 8Vaa [dg ^c[d# (++ H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#',&#*&*&#

6m^h Æ6gi56m^h#Ç BdgZ i]Vc -% e^ZXZh Wn V YdoZc adXVa Vgi^hih ^c i]Z adWWn VcY dc i]Z &'i] Óddg! XjgViZY Wn HVc ?dhZ e]did\gVe]Zg 9ZWdgV] B^aah I]VX`gZn# I]gj 9ZX &# (- C# 6abVYZc 7akY! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.,#.---#

7VgZ[ddi 8d[[ZZ GdVhiZgh Ldg`h [gdb kVg^djh Vgi^hih# Dc\d^c\# ;gZZ# *'(, HiZkZch 8gZZ` 7akY! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#')-#)*%%#

7gjc^ <VaaZgn ;^\jgVi^kZ hXjaeijgZ Wn @g^hi^cV HVWaVc# Dc\d^c\# ÆAZ\ZcYh d[ Hedgi#Ç 7n BVg` <gVn# Dc\d^c\# E]did\gVe]n Wn ?Zggn 8VaaVlVn# Dc\d^c\# Æ6ngidc HZccV/ 6 Ig^WjiZ id i]Z AViZ ;& GVXZ 9g^kZg#Ç Ldg`h Wn 7gjc^# Dc\d^c\# 9V^an &/(%"+eb# (.) :# 8VbeWZaa 6kZ! 8VbeWZaa! )%-#(,%#),%%#

7gjh] L^i] HX^ZcXZ <VaaZgn

Æ8ZaZWgVi^dc Hdahi^XZÅ =da^YVn H]dl '%%.#Ç I]gj 9ZX ')# IjZ! &&Vb"*eb! LZY" HVi! &&Vb".eb# ('% 8Va^[dgc^V 6kZ ^ch^YZ Eg^ciZgh >cX# ! EVad 6aid! +*%#('+#&++-#

<VaaZgn HVgVid\V Æ<Zbh ;gdb CVijgZ#Ç ?ZlZagn VcY d^a eV^ci^c\h Wn @Vi]n @ZZcVc# IjZ"Hjc! &&Vb" +eb! XadhZY Bdc# &))(*6 7^\ 7Vh^c LVn! HVgVid\V! )%-#-+,#%)*-#

? Bdg\Vc <VaaZgn E^ZXZh Wn gZcdlcZY \aVhh Vgi^hih# Dc\d^c\# IjZ";g^! &%Vb")eb0 HVi Wn Veed^cibZci# &+*% I]Z 6aVbZYV! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#',.#%+)%#

?VbZh :# Dahdc ;^cZ 6gi <VaaZgn Ldg`h Wn ?^b Dahdc# >cXajY^c\ ÆVWhigVXi idiZbhÇ VcY hXjaeijgZ# Dc\d^c\# 9V^an0 ]djgh Wn Veed^cibZci# --) EVg` 9g! BdjciV^c K^Zl! +*%#.+-#*)*+#

@VaZ^Y <VaaZgn Æ;gV\^aZ I]^c\h!Ç cZl eV^ci^c\h VcY Xjg^dh^i^Zh Wn AVXZn 7gnVci# ÆI]Z 8Vgc^kVa d[ Adhi Hdjah!Ç VhhZbWaV\Zh Wn ?Zc GZcoZa# I]gj Cdk ',# -- H# ;djgi] Hi! HVc ?dhZ# Æ8jaijgVa 9^h_jcXijgZ#Ç 6 \gdje Zm]^W^i l^i] e^ZXZh Wn Bdc^XV 8Vc^aVd! 9^VcV 8g^hiVaZh"9Vk^Y! ?V^bZ <ZggZgd VcY bdgZ# I]gj ?Vc '# LZY"I]j! cddc",eb VcY ;g^" HVi! cddc"*eb# *&% H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#..-#',-(#

BVgi^c Aji]Zg @^c\ ?g# A^WgVgn Æ>ciZgcVi^dcVa NZVg d[ 6higdcdbn#Ç L^i] bjgVa" h^oZ ^bV\Zh d[ i]Z B^a`n LVn iV`Zc Wn =jWWaZ HeVXZ iZaZhXdeZ VcY di]Zgh# Gjch i]gdj\] ZcY d[ '%&%# >bV\Zh d[ 9Vn d[ i]Z 9Vn Wn adXVa e]did\gVe]Zg BVgn ?# 6cYgVYZ# I]gj Cdk ',# HZXdcY ;addg! &*% :# HVc ;ZgcVcYd Hi! HVc ?dhZ#

BdYZgcWdd` <VaaZgn <gdje h]dl XZaZWgVi^c\ &%"nZVg Vcc^kZghVgn l^i] gdiVi^dc hZaZXi^dc d[ \VaaZgn Vgi^hih# I]gj 9ZX (&# Hjc"I]j! &&Vb".eb VcY ;g^"HVi! &&Vb" &%eb# ).) Jc^kZgh^in 6kZ! EVad 6aid! +*%#(',#+('*#

8V[[‚ Ig^ZhiZ

BdciVakd Egd_ZXi HeVXZ

Æ<ZcgZ KVg^Vi^dch#Ç D^a eV^ci^c\h Wn 8nci]^V 9Z7ZcZYZii^# I]gj Cdk '-# (&* H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'-,#%)%%#

Æ<gVcY[Vi]ZgÉh >cXa^cZ#Ç 6c ^chiVaaVi^dc egd_ZXi djih^YZ Wn B^c\lZ^ AZZ# I]gj ;ZW '&# ÆGj^c BVe#Ç ?VeVcZhZ VcY K^ZicVbZhZ"6bZg^XVc ZaYZgh ]VkZ YgVlc bZbdgn bVeh YZe^Xi^c\ i]Z^g X]^aY]ddY ]dbZh0 i]Z bVeh ]VkZ WZZc ijgcZY ^cid lddYWadX` eg^cih# I]gj 9ZX (&# I]j"Hjc! &&Vb"(eb# &*)%% BdciVakd GY! HVgVid\V! )%-#.+&#*-%%#

9gVl^c\h Wn @Z^i] <VheVg^# EV^ci^c\h Wn L^aa^Vb =Vgh] VcY B^iX]Zaa ?d]chdc# I]gj 9ZX (# ;gZZ# Bdc";g^! -/(%Vb" *eb# 8Vbejh 9g^kZ VcY K^V DgiZ\V! HiVc[dgY Jc^kZgh^in! +*%#,'*#(+''#

9Z Cdkd 9^heaVnh d[ Ă’cZ _ZlZagn Vgi# Bdc"HVi! &%Vb"+eb# '*% Jc^kZgh^in 6kZ! EVad 6aid! +*%#(',#&'*+#

HOLIDAY MEMORIES]!!Cvt!Cbso!Tubhf!Dpnqboz!xfmdpnft!uif!tfbtpo!xjui!Ă•B!Disjtunbt!Qveejoh-Ă–!xijdi!qvmmt!uphfuifs!!

ipmjebz!ubmft!gspn!nboz!gbnpvt!xsjufst/!Qjduvsfe!)gspn!mfgu*!bsf!Tbnbouib!Cbsuipmpnfx-!Mvdz!Mjuumfxppe-!Nbsujo!Hvugfmeu!! boe!Fsoftujof!Cbmjtj/!Uif!tipx!svot!uispvhi!Efd/!2:/

B68A6

?ja^Z CZlYdaa# EV^ci^c\h bZg\^c\ a^[Z hX^ZcXZ VcY XjaijgZ! bni]h VcY bdaZXjaZh# Dc\d^c\# Bdc";g^! .Vb")eb# :Y^hdc IZX]cdad\n EVg`! (*&*7 :Y^hdc LVn! BZcad EVg`! +*%#))%#%%-)#

8ZciZg [dg >ciZ\gViZY HnhiZbh 6gi HeVXZh

?dnXZ <daYhX]b^Y

HVc ?dhZ BjhZjb d[ 6gi

[53]

Bd]g <VaaZgn Æ7VX`nVgY EV^ci^c\h <ZdbZig^X 6WhigVXi^dch!Ç ldg`h Wn @Zk^c 7ZVc# I]gj Cdk '+# Bdc";g^! .Vb" ,eb VcY HVi! .Vb"(eb# 8HB6! '(% HVc 6cidc^d 8^gXaZ! BdjciV^c K^Zl! +*%#.&,#+-%%#

BdjciV^c K^Zl 8ZciZg [dg i]Z EZg[dgb^c\ 6gih BVc^ejaViZY e]did\gVe]h Wn 7gZci Idlch]ZcY# I]gj 9ZX# '%# *%% 8Vhigd Hi! BdjciV^c K^Zl! +*%#.%(#+%%%#

CViVa^Z VcY ?VbZh I]dbehdc 6gi <VaaZgn ÆEgZ"EdhibdYZgc Hl^hh EdhiZgh#Ç HVbeaZh [gdb i]Z XdaaZXi^dc d[ YZh^\cZg 6Vgdc BVgXjh [gdb i]Z ZVgan '%i] XZcijgn# I]gj 9ZX &-# IjZ &&Vb")eb VcY +",/(%eb! LZY";g^ &&Vb" )eb# 6gi 7j^aY^c\! HVc ?dhZ HiViZ Jc^kZgh^in! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#.')#)('-#

CdkV <VaaZgn d[ ;^cZ 6gi Dg^\^cVa ldg`h Wn bdgZ i]Vc (% Vgi^hih# Dc\d^c\# )(-%& Dh\ddY GY! ;gZbdci! *&%#(*(#&)+)#

EZiZghdc <VaaZgn ÆGZXZci 6gg^kVah/ GVgZ 7dd`h! BVcjhXg^eih 6gX]^kZh#Ç >cXajY^c\ V Xden d[ ;gZYZg^X` 9dj\aVhhÉ ÆBn 7dcYV\Z VcY Bn ;gZZYdb#Ç I]gj 9ZX (&# <gZZc A^WgVgn! HiVc[dgY Jc^kZgh^in! +*%#,'(#%.(&#

E]^aa^eh <VaaZgn >ciZgcVi^dcVa Vgi^hih d[ Ă’cZ Vgi! hXjaeijgZ VcY ]VcY"Wadlc \aVhh Zm]^W^i i]Z^g ldg`h# 8Vaa [dg i^bZh# Dc\d^c\# ((( HVciVcV Gdl &%'%! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#')+#-%'%#

EdgidaV 6gi <VaaZgn Æ:megZhh^dch ^c LViZg BZY^V/ CZl Ldg` Wn 7VgWVgV kdc =VjcVaiZg#Ç I]gj Cdk (%# &")eb# Bdc"Hjc! &%Vb"*eb# ,* 6gWdg GY! BZcad EVg`! +*%#('&#%''%#

GZc\hidg[[ =djhZ :m]^W^ih VWdji i]Z ]^hidgn d[ i]Z ]djhZ VcY i]Z X^in

d[ BdjciV^c K^Zl# (%,% C# H]dgZa^cZ 7akY! BdjciV^c K^Zl#

HVc ?dhZ 8^in =Vaa ÆHVc ?dhZ 8Vaa^c\ &%% NZVgh d[ GVY^d 7gdVYXVhi^c\#Ç I]gj 9ZX# ÆIgji]"8dbeVhh^dc" IdaZgVcXZ#Ç Dc\d^c\# Æ>c ;jaa K^Zl/ =^hidg^X VcY 8dciZbedgVgn EVcdgVbVh#Ç ÆHVc ?dhZ/ <ZcZgVi^dch d[ >ccdkVi^dch VcY 9^kZgh^in#Ç >cXajY^c\ dW_ZXih! e]didh VcY YdXjbZcih ZmVb^c^c\ ejWa^X hZgk^XZ! HVciV 8aVgV KVaaZnÉh V\g^XjaijgVa eVhi! iZX]cdad\n VcY ^cYjhign VcY ZciZgiV^cbZci# Dc\d^c\# Æ=^YYZc =Zg^iV\Zh/ H^m 6[g^XVc 6bZg^XVc ;Vb^a^Zh! HVc ?dhZ! &-+%"&.'%#Ç Bdc" ;g^! -Vb"*eb '%% :# HVciV 8aVgV Hi! HVc ?dhZ#

HVc ?dhZ >chi^ijiZ d[ 8dciZbedgVgn 6gi Æ6[iZga^[Z#Ç 6 \gdje h]dl d[ Vgi^hih l]d igVch[dgb gZXnXaZY bViZg^Vah ^cid Vgi# I]gj ?Vc '(# ÆI]ZdYdgV KVgcVn ?dcZh/ BVc^[daY#Ç Hdad h]dl Wn edhi" b^c^bVa^hi hXjaeidg VcY ^chiVaaVi^dc Vgi^hi# I]gj ?Vc '(# ÆC^\]i BdkZhÇ ^c [gdci l^cYdlh [ZVijgZh k^YZd ldg` Wn 8aVjY^V 7dg\cV# I]gj ?Vc '(# *+% H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'-(#-&**#

HA< 6gi 7dji^`^ 6 h]dl XZaZWgVi^c\ i]Z ldg` d[ ?VbV^XV 9nZg VcY ]Zg cZl \gVe]^X cdkZa ÆLZ^gY ;^h]Zh#Ç I]gj Cdk# *,, H# BVg`Zi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#.,&#-.'.#

HDAD <VaaZgn HXjaeijgZ VcY ediiZgn# Dc\d^c\# IjZ"HVi &&Vb",eb! dg Wn Veed^cibZci# '((7 C# HVciV 8gjo 6kZ! Adh <Vidh! )%-#(.*#,)%%#

HdcnV EVo ;^cZ 6gi <VaaZgn

8ZciZg! &(&( CZlZaa GY! EVad 6aid! +*%#('.#'(,%#

8Vb^cd GZVa! BZcad EVg`! +*%#(')#)('&#

Ldg`h Wn HdcnV EVo# Dc\d^c\# I]j";g^! *".eb! HVi! cddc"*eb VcY Hjc! &%Vb"'eb# ('* :# 8VbeWZaa 6kZ! 8VbeWZaa! )%-#(,%#&).%#

GdY^c HXjaeijgZ Idjg

EdZign DeZc B^X

LZZ`an idjgh d[ i]Z 6j\jhiZ GdY^c hXjaeijgZ \VgYZc# 8Vaa [dg ^c[dgbVi^dc VWdji di]Zg XVbejh Vgi idjgh# LZY! 'eb! HVi! &&/(%Vb VcY Hjc! (eb# ;gZZ# 8Vcidg 6gih 8ZciZg! EVab 9g^kZ VcY BjhZjb LVn! HiVc[dgY Jc^kZgh^in! +*%#,'(#)&,,#

EdZign 6Xi^dc BdkZbZci ]dhih i]^h deZc b^X! l]^X] `^X`h d[[ l^i] V [ZVijgZY edZi# AVhi I]j d[ ZkZgn bdci]! ,eb# ;gZZ# 7jg\Zhh EVg` GZXgZVi^dc 8ZciZg! ,%% 6abV Hi! BZcad EVg`! +*%#('*#*'*,#

HiVc[dgY 6gi HeVXZh 8dadgZY eZcX^a YgVl^c\h Wn @Z^i] <VheVg^! eV^ci^c\h Wn L^aa^Vb =Vgh] VcY B^iX]Zaa ?d]chdc# I]gj 9ZX (# ;gZZ# Bdc";g^! -/(%Vb"*eb# )'% K^V EVadj! HiVc[dgY! +*%#,'*#(+''#

HidcZ <g^[Òc <VaaZgn Æ8Va^[dgc^V K^cZnVgYh#Ç Dg^\^cVa VcY a^b^iZY ZY^i^dch Wn K^X`^ 6he# 8Vaa [dg i^bZh# Dc\d^c\# )&+ :# 8VbeWZaa 6kZ! 8VbeWZaa! )%-#(,)#'.))#

IZhiVgdhhV L^cZgn ÆAZV[hXVeZh#Ç EaVci XdaaV\Z eV^ci^c\h Wn ?ZVc ;gVcX^h# I]gj Cdk# 9V^an! &&Vb"*eb# (%% 8daaZ\Z 6kZ! Adh <Vidh! )%-#(*)#+&*%! Zmi '&#

K^Zled^cih <VaaZgn Æ;Vaa >cid 8dadg#Ç 7Vn 6gZV aVcYhXVeZh Wn 8Vgdanc =dhiZiiZg VcY @Vi]aZZc 6aZmVcYZg# I]gj Cdk '.# Bdc" HVi! &&Vb"*eb! ;g^! i^aa -eb! Hjc! &&Vb"(eb# (&* HiViZ! Adh 6aidh! +*%".)&"*,-.#

6GI :K:CIH 6aiZgZY 6gi C^\]i K^Zl VcY XgZViZ VaiZgZY Wdd`h! X^\Vg WdmZh! _djgcVah VcY bdgZ# Hjeea^Zh VgZ egdk^YZY# LZY! ,".eb# &*# 6 Ldg` d[ =ZVgi! '&.+ A^cXdac 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'++#&%%*#

6gi 9^Vad\jZh 9dXZci"aZY idjgh d[ i]Z \VaaZgnÉh XjggZci Zm]^W^ih# HVi! 'eb# ;gZZ# EVad 6aid 6gi

A>I:G6GN :K:CIH @^b 6YYdc^o^d I]Z edZi gZVYh [gdb ÆAjX^[Zg Vi i]Z HiVga^iZ#Ç EdZi 8]Zgna 9jbZhc^a Vahd VeeZVgh# IjZ! 9ZX &! ,/(%eb# ;gZZ# @ZeaZgÉh 7dd`h! &%&% :a 8Vb^cd GZVa! BZcad EVg`! +*%#(')#)('&#

;^Xi^dc VcY A^iZgVijgZ 7dd` 8ajW EVhh^dcViZ gZVYZgh XVc eVgi^X^eViZ ^c V dcXZ" bdci]an a^kZan Y^hXjhh^dc VWdji Wdd`h# AVhi I]j d[ ZkZgn bdci]! ,eb# ;gZZ# )%-#(.*#++''#

=da^YVn <^[i <^k^c\ 6 ldg`h]de Wn 6k^ <gZZc Cdl dc ZXd \^k^c\# Hjc! Cdk '.! 'eb# ;gZZ# @ZeaZgÉh 7dd`h! &%&% :a 8Vb^cd GZVa! BZcad EVg`! +*%#(')#)('&#

8]g^hidh EVeVY^b^ig^dj I]Z Vji]dg bV`Zh Vc VeeZVgVcXZ id iVa` VWdji ]^h \gVe]^X cdkZa ÆAd\^Xdb^m#Ç Bdc! Cdk (%! ,/(%eb# ;gZZ# @ZeaZgÉh 7dd`h! &%&% :a

EdZign Lg^i^c\ <gdje 6 ldg`h]de id gZVY VcY Xg^i^fjZ dcZ Vcdi]ZgÉh dg^\^cVa edZign# ;^ghi IjZ d[ ZkZgn bdci]! ,/(%eb# 7VgcZh CdWaZ HiZkZch 8gZZ`! (+%% HiZkZch 8gZZ` 7akY! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#.-)#().*#

Ndji] EdZign 8aVhh 6 lZZ`an edZign ldg`h]de YZh^\cZY id h]VgeZc eZg[dgbVcXZ VcY lg^i^c\ h`^aah# ;g^! )"+eb# ;gZZ# B68A6! *&% H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#..-#',-(#

CDI>8:H =jbVcZ HdX^Zin KdajciZZgh I]Z =jbVcZ HdX^Zin H^a^Xdc KVaaZn ^h VXi^kZan gZXgj^i^c\ kdajciZZgh [dg ^ih [dhiZg XVgZ egd\gVb! ]Zae^c\ id egZeVgZ Vc^bVah [dg VYdei^dc# ;dg bdgZ ^c[dgbVi^dc! XVaa dg k^h^i lll#]hhk#dg\# )%-#,',#((-( m-&.#

KdajciZZgh CZZYZY KdajciZZgh VgZ cZZYZY id ]Zae XaZVc! dg\Vc^oZ VcY WZiiZg i]Z \VgYZch VcY eVg`! Vh lZaa Vh aZVY ZYjXVi^dcVa VXi^k^i^Zh# K^h^i lll#\ge\#dg\ dg XVaa [dg bdgZ ^c[dgbVi^dc# <jVYVajeZ G^kZg EVg`! HVc 8Vgadh HigZZi VcY Ldo LVn! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.-#,+*,#

[54] FILM

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

METROGUIDE

ßmn

The Magnificent Anderson Wes Anderson’s animated ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ shows us where the wild things really are By Richard von Busack

O

RSON WELLES had a famous comment about how the studio at RKO was “the biggest electric-train set a boy ever had.” Looking back at Wes Anderson’s career, it seems as if this cult director took the metaphor literally. The Darjeeling Limited was clearly an electric-train-set movie. And the toylike submarine in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou earned Anderson the derisive nickname “Capt. Neato.” A real artist learns to turn his limitations into strengths. In switching gears entirely from live action to stop-action animation for Fantastic Mr. Fox, Anderson has created his most consistently enjoyable film. Yet he hasn’t stinted his appeal to the inner-childnurturing hipster, the disillusioned adult who feels that life since childhood has been nothing but one trail of broken promises. Fantastic Mr. Fox succeeds in ways that the rival funny-animalsfor-aging-kids film Where the Wild Things Are failed. Anderson has softened his typical aura of disappointment with a sense of rejuvenating play. What has sunk Anderson before—the lack of a common touch, the crucifying self-

consciousness, the focus on art direction over the content—is conquered here by the desire to tell a popular story. Based on a Roald Dahl children’s book, Fantastic Mr. Fox is a fairy tale, but it’s a realistic, slightly bleak one. Fox (voiced by George Clooney) settled down after fathering his first cub, Ash, and is now living a straight life with his wife (Meryl Streep). Mrs. Fox appreciates calm, but there’s something chaotic inside her. The two of them narrowly escaped a farmer’s trap once, and since then they’ve been living in an underground den. A midlife crisis rouses the beast: “How can a fox be happy without a chicken in his teeth?” Mr. Fox asks. He decides to turn hunter once again. Retaliation comes fast and hard: the Fox is robbed of his tail by a shotgun blast. In the war that follows, Fox and his family—and, soon, all the creatures in the woods—become refugees. It’s then that Mr. Fox figures a way toward survival—and triumph of a sort. Anderson supervises British animators who downplay reactions and eschew deadpan. Fantastic Mr. Fox is fairly literal. The farmers aren’t comedy bumpkins; their ringleader, Bean (Michael Gambon), shows us the hard, raw

face of an IRA hit man. Fox is a natural leader, a dashing predator in a dapper suit, walking on his toes. But at home, he wears the short sleeves and tie of the middle manager just barely holding onto his job. Fox’s fantasticness is itself a kind of delusion; he’s a legend in his mind, emitting that 1960s swinger’s wolf (or fox) whistle. There’s an air of middle-aged panic in this critter. And there’s strife, too. When Fox confesses his nocturnal activities to his wife, Mrs. Fox claws him good. So Fox is a typical Wes Anderson elder, longing to make a run for it. As both wild animal and uneasy father, he is unable to intervene in the rivalry between awkward Ash (Jason Schwartzman) and his tooperfect cousin Kristofferson (Eric Chase Anderson). Ash is a reject who plays with a literal model-train set; it would have been typical Anderson to make Ash the center of the film. Yet Fantastic Mr. Fox benefits from a really proactive hero for once. Clooney is a fox in full: we see both the humorous suavity and the realization of possible failure. Clooney is our Cary Grant, but what people forget about the original Grant is something that this superbly compelling Clooney remembers:

the buried fears that a suave man harbors of being out of control. Take Grant’s Roger O. Thornhill in North by Northwest—flashing his monogram to a lady, he says, “ROT is my trademark.” It’s noble rot, but it’s definitely rot. There’s simmering energy in Clooney, who knows how to talk up heroism and how to downplay it at the same time. Does it all work? The previews for the film make it look like a movie that’s trying for huge laughs—and that isn’t Anderson’s intention. The final chase on motorcycle, where the film gets closest to a new version of The Wind in the Willows, doesn’t have much thrill or momentum. Fantastic Mr. Fox is funniest and most intelligent when it goes for the smaller-scale effect. It delights us, from the beginning to the last moments, where the fox makes a virtue out of his nigh-fatal capacity to outsmart himself. And that’s a foxy trait Wes Anderson has at last transcended. FANTASTIC MR. FOX (PG; 87 min.), directed by Wes Anderson, written by Anderson and Noah Baumbach, based on the book by Roald Dahl, photographed by Tristan Oliver and with the voices of George Clooney and Meryl Streep, opens Nov. 25.

FOREST GUMPTION Ns/!Gpy!mfbet!ijt! qbdl!po!b!njttjpo!! pg!sfwfohf/

Ă&#x;mn sfwjfxt

Reviews by Michael S. Gant and Richard von Busack.

New Fantastic Mr. Fox (PG; 87 min.) See review on page 54. Ninja Assassin (R; 99 min.) The shiny Orientalism of Ninja Assassin’s dialogue is more of a treat than the ďŹ ght scenes, which consist, basically, of a lot of whipping razor chains and purĂŠed ninjas, who go up in what look like explosions in a ragu factory. James McTeigue, of V for Vendetta, tells of an apostate ninja named Raizo (Korean pop star Rain), who turned against the Clan of Black Sand and is hiding in Berlin. Suffering nobly, he tries to protect an Interpol-like investigator (Naomie Harris) from the wrath of his seemingly hundreds of fellow warriors. In ashbacks, we see the savage training: kidnapped children are beaten into the ninja lifestyle under the glare of Lord Ozuni (venerable martial artist ShĂ´ Kosugi). When McTeigue slows down the camera, the violence has an effect, and there’s the odd sick-artistic effect, like the calligraphy of blood sprawling on paper screens. More often, we get grotty stuff: an edit between a bisected fool and tomato sauce splotching on a paper dish of Berlin-style curlywurst. The Wachowski brothers developed this comic-book-like ďŹ lm. Despite the playfulness of scripters Matthew Sand and J. Michael Straczynski, the story gets stuck in origins; the fountains of gore are not so much nauseating as lulling. (Read a full-length review online at Metroactive.com) (Opens Nov 25.) (RvB) Old Dogs (PG; 88 min.) John Travolta and Robin Williams star in a kid-friendly comedy about two old buddies who must care for 7-year-old twins. Co-stars Kelly Preston, Bernie Mac, Matt Dillon and Ann-Margret. (Opens Nov 25,) Red Cliff (R; 148 min.) John Woo directs a sweeping epic about ancient China. Stars Tony Leung. (Opens Nov 25 at Camera 3 in San Jose and the Guild in Menlo Park.) The Road (R; 119 min.) See review on page 58. (Opens Nov 25 at Camera 7 in Campbell, CinĂŠArts Santana Row and CinĂŠArts Palo Alto.) Thrillville Thrillville presents Black Christmas (1974), Bob Clark’s other Christmas story, perhaps more haunting than the famous one. It’s about a slasher who terrorizes his victims with strangely David Lynchian obscene phone calls. Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder and Olivia Hussey co-star, plus John Saxon as Lt. Fuller. Live Bossa Nova music will be provided by Rocket to Rio. (Plays Dec 10 at 8pm in San Jose at Camera 12.) (RvB)

Revivals All About Eve/Double Indemnity (1950/1944) Bette Davis plays veteran theater actress Margo Channing, stalked by a disingenuous ingĂŠnue (Anne Baxter). George Sanders plays vinegar-blooded critic Addison De Witt, who introduces himself with the ďŹ rst of a series of impieties, paraphrasing Matthew 6:28: “I toil not, nor do I spin.â€? Marilyn Monroe has a small part as a naif ready for the picture business, and six-time Oscar nominee, always-a-bridesmaid Thelma Ritter costars as the moral center of the ďŹ lm, a maid who sees through the false loveydoveyness of the theatrical crowd. (After Baxter tells her sad, sad life story, Ritter snaps, “What a performance. Everything but the bloodhounds snapping at her rear end.â€?) BILLED WITH Double Indemnity,

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 FILM the deathless ďŹ lm version of James M. Cain’s steel-trap mystery novel in which a hustling insurance salesman outsmarts himself, a heartless blonde loses an unwanted husband and a worn, fatherly little troll almost ďŹ gures the scam out. It’s an unusually graceful tale of murder directed by Billy Wilder with Barbara Stanwyck, who excels in everything the role requires, from the harsh chemical allure to the serious-as-cancer underpinnings. Fred MacMurray is the perfect sucker who narrates the story from the edge of the grave; Edward G. Robinson plays his smart, sad boss, who gives him a light for his last cigarette. (Plays Dec 1-3 in Palo Alto at the Stanford Theatre.) (RvB) My Man Godfrey/The Thin Man (1936/1934) Carole Lombard was the best of all ’30s comediennes: elegant enough for romance and tough enough for slapstick. She plays a rich girl who looks for a “forgotten manâ€? as part of a scavenger hunt.

“A scavenger hunt,â€? she explains, “is just like a treasure hunt, except in a treasure hunt you ďŹ nd something you want and in a scavenger hunt you ďŹ nd things you don’t want and the one who wins gets a prize, only there isn’t a prize, it’s just the honor of winning, because all the money goes to charity if there’s any money left over, but then there never is.â€? BILLED WITH The Thin Man. Which, by contrast, shows us the kind of marriage that dreams of marriage are made of—the liaison of Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy). (Plays Nov 24-26 in Palo Alto at the Stanford Theatre.) (RvB) Niles Film Museum Regularly scheduled programs of silent ďŹ lms. Nov 28: The Duchess of Buffalo (1926). Constance Talmadge stars as a dancer who is courted by various royals in Tsarist Russia. Billed with The Dumb-Bell (1922), a behind-the-scenes comedy in a movie

*+

[55]

[56]

FILM NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

**

studio, and Leo McCarey’s Long Fliv the King (1926) [1920s slang for car: “flivver”] with Charley Chase as a commoner who marries “Princess Helga of Thermosa,” thereby commencing a national scandal. Frederick Hodges at the piano. (Plays Nov 28 at 7:30 in Fremont at the Edison Theatre, 37417 Niles Blvd.) (RvB) North by Northwest/To Catch a Thief (1959/1955) The grandfather of the James Bond adventures, with ever-traveling hero, gentlemanly villain and untrustworthy woman—and smashing set pieces scored to ominous music (Bernard Herrmann). When an ad man stands up at the wrong moment at the Plaza Hotel, he’s mistaken for an American superagent; he’s pursued by agents of the foreign spymaster Van Damm (James Mason at his silkiest). Those sniffing around the subtext of Hitchcock can find some meat in the Taming of the Squire sequences, in which the suave ad

man, Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant), gets treated by Eva Marie Saint like a trick who won’t leave. BILLED WITH To Catch a Thief. Your ultimate French Riviera jewelthief movie, with Grant wrongly suspected of having restarted his former career as a cat burglar known as, naturally, as “The Cat.” Grace Kelly plays an heiress desired either for herself or for her jewels. The film features fine supporting work by the pert gamine Juliette Greco and by John Williams as the stalwart copper. Hitchcock’s famous routines here include the use of fireworks to represent a love scene and a famous double-entendre picnic, where it’s not clear what exactly is on the menu. (Plays Nov 27-28 in Palo Alto at the Stanford Theatre.) (RvB)

Fountain in Rome: for love, marriage and money. The wishes come true but not exactly as they had in mind. BILLED WITH Love in the Afternoon. Tamer Wilder. Awkwardness about a Parisian private detective (Maurice Chevalier) whose music-student daughter (Audrey Hepburn) is courting an infamous seducer (Gary Cooper). From the opening sequence, a parody of TV’s Dragnet (“This is the city, Paris”), it’s plain that director Billy Wilder wasn’t responding to the Paris of the time, despite the extensive location work. The film is a pastiche of the movie-studio Paris of Wilder’s early Paramount works of the 1930s, which is why the film has an intolerable airlessness. (Plays Nov 29-30 in Palo Alto at the Stanford Theatre.) (RvB)

Three Coins in the Fountain/Love in the Afternoon (1954/1957) Three American secretaries (Dorothy McGuire, Jean Peters and Maggie McNamara) make a wish in the Trevi

Reviews Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (R; 122 min.) Werner Herzog’s shaggierthan-shaggy restatement of Abel Ferrara’s nouveau-grindhouse Bad Lieutenant of 1992. Karl Marx could have guessed it: first time tragedy, second time farce. Nic Cage’s Terence McDonagh walks with one shoulder hunched like Richard III, and he’s further impeded by the immense .44 handgun jutting out of the polyester waistband of his suit. Cage is on the case of a murderer who took out five African immigrants. He trails a drug dealer significantly named “Big Fate” (Xzbit). It’s hard work, and the lieutenant needs lots of fortification from evidence-room cocaine and pills. Mostly, he’s a kind of flaneur of squalor, sticking his head through tattered screen doors or spending some relaxation time with his high-priced honey Frankie (Eva Mendes, never sweeter). Fine supporting work abounds, with Jennifer Coolidge as a frowz, soaking up all the beer in the bayou. She’s given a makeover at the end, so Coolidge can show off the finest prow this side of the USS Constitution. And the criminally underused Fairuza Balk is a dirty state trooper who can’t seem to keep the lieutenant awake for a tryst. Cage’s electric enthusiasm is bound to be downgraded by some. Truth is, he’s so much damn fun no one wants to see him shift gears and get into the soulfulness of the role, as he must. In short, it’s another movie that would be heralded as deeper if there had been subtitles. (RvB) The Blind Side (PG-13) A well-off family discover a homeless teenager and help him make the football team. Stars Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw and Quinton Aaron. The Men Who Stare at Goats (R; 93 min.) George Clooney stars in the story of a reporter who stumbles across a secret military project designed to harness psychic powers. Also stars Ewan McGregor and Jeff Bridges. The Messenger (R; 105 min.) Woody Harrelson’s Capt. Stone is a CNO (Casualty Notification Officer), one of the pair of soldiers who turn up on doorsteps to regret to inform. Stone’s new partner, Sgt. Montgomery (Ben Foster), is a simmering, tattooed fan of punk rock; he’s scarred from the war and is boiling with his own contempt for the civilians around him. The two-man team keep the pity for themselves and not for the survivors. But we start to see celebrity actors playing the bereaved: Steve Buscemi as a spitting, furious father; Samantha Morton, plumped and cushiony, with hair swept back to look like late-period Ann-Margret. That’s when the film’s previous death’s-head irony starts to grow domestic. One can’t stop watching Harrelson, who—despite cartoony work this year—seems on the verge of something great. Writer-turneddirector Oren Moverman did the research; the slang sounds right. He also uses ideas and symbols that could have been done without: the first shot of Sgt. Montgomery,

MOBILE USERS: For IMAX Showtimes - Text IMAX With Your ZIPCODE To 43KIX (43549)!

*-

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 FILM

[57]

[58]

FILM NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

FILM REVIEW

*+

putting eye drops in his wounded eye, all but says, “This man cannot weep.â€? The locations, in New Jersey’s aluminum-siding belt, give the story some kind of realism. Inside this movie is a much harsher and bigger ďŹ lm, and Harrelson, who is excellent, might have shown the way to it. (RvB) Michael Jackson’s This Is It (PG; 112 min.) A last look at the late icon.

BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE Wjhhp!NpsufotfoÖt!Nbo!boe!ijt!Cpz!

)LpĂ&#x;!Tnju.NdQiff*!usz!up!tvswjwf!jo!uif!bgufsnbui!pg!b!hmpcbm!ejtbtufs/

The Trudge Report Cormac McCarthy’s ‘The Road’ recycles decades of Western-movie manliness

S

LOGGING THROUGH the sleet are two ďŹ gures, half-starved on a perilous road to the sea; they are survivors of some thorough but indeďŹ nite holocaust. All civilization has broken down utterly; there is no light, no game—even the deer have given up the ghost—and long-pig consumption is on the rise. The Road is meant to be deep; it’s meant to be respected. The ďŹ lm offers a serious vision of a world without warmth, humor or sex, and only a lightweight, one thinks, would ee from it. The Road’s postapocalyptic center is a moral struggle: even as his strength wanes, Vigo Mortensen’s Man tries pass on the spirit of “the good guysâ€? to his son. The son is called, as in Tarzan movies, “Boyâ€? (KoďŹ Smit-McPhee). My problem is that I’ve seen the same movies novelist Cormac McCarthy saw. The us vs. them aspect is the same as in any video game, or any of the previous dozen movies about zombies or hillbilly ogres. Of course people stay up all night reading The Road—it’s the distillation of movies, replete with the kind of incidents where a man being held at gunpoint tells you that you don’t have the guts to pull the trigger, and you’ve got to buck up and kill. Moral seriousness and larger-than-life monsters are part of the Western ďŹ lm canon. The ogres used to have feathers and war paint. The young man being raised to “carry the ďŹ reâ€?: that’s part of Westerns, too. (“Carrying the ďŹ reâ€? was in Tommy Lee Jones’ dream monologue at the end of No Country for Old Men.) Women need not apply: they’re basically two-legged ďŹ re extinguishers. As the woman in the picture, “Woman,â€? Charlize Theron is too soft to live in a world without pianos. There’s an argument that you shouldn’t critique a conception of a ďŹ lm, only the way it’s carried out. The Road has its moments. Mortensen’s real-tothe-pith suffering is unimpeachable, and a sightless Robert Duvall’s tales of apocalypse have some genuine weight to them. The shambling ďŹ gures in the mist are all too much like the homeless wraiths we see on sidewalks every day. Yet McCarthy needs an answer when he creates yet another country that’s no place for old men. The older person—and I’m one—is always sure that the world is going to decadence and barbarism. The older person is always sure of this because he sees the rot in himself. This is why the older person has to be wary against such solipsism, such fantasies about taking the whole world down in ames with them when they go. So the perfect celebrity voice to read Cormac McCarthy aloud isn’t Robert Duvall but Grandpa Abe Simpson: recrimination, lamentation, always biblical lamentation, without a woman’s voice to temper the judgment of Jehovah. Jeff Hillcoat directs; he was previously the architect of that all-u-can-eat buffet of suffering, The Proposition. He and The Road are a cinematic marriage made in hell. The ďŹ lm’s heavy product placement for Coca-Cola and Jack Daniels (as if you won’t need a double after seeing it) might be considered part of his attempt to lighten up this endless trudge with small, good things. But the gentling of the ďŹ lm doesn’t help—and worse, there isn’t a moviegoer alive that can take The Road as seriously as it wants to be taken. Richard von Busack

Pirate Radio (R; 135 min.) Director/writer Richard Curtis’ ďŹ lm wastes a roster of ďŹ rst-rate actors, including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost and January Jones. Curtis also rubbishes a fascinating story, the history of how ship-to-shore radio short-circuited the BBC’s ban on rock music during the 1960s. Taking this interesting David and Goliath story, Curtis’ inspiration was to put pontoons under Animal House and oat it. Kenneth Branagh plays the

John Cleese–like fussy inspector, who determines to use the British government to shut down the musical madcaps aoat on a boat, broadcasting in the North Sea. Nighy plays the saturnine owner of the boat, and he has the proper louche 1960s air but nothing to do with it; he stands around, making the sour persimmon face, and we wait for something to happen. Hoffman is the legend-in-his-own mind American DJ called the Count. Some rivalry is established when a fellow Yank DJ arrives on the boat: repeat-offender Rhys Ifans playing the silky Gavin Cavanaugh. (RvB0 Planet 51 (PG) An animated kids’ ďŹ lm. When an earth astronaut (voiced by Dwayne Johnson) arrives on an alien planet, he causes a panic among the cozy suburban inhabitants. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (R; 110 min.) Much lauded, but it’s a

bulldozer. It’s 1987, during some of Harlem’s most suffering years. A girl of immense girth, 16-year-old Claireece (Gabourey “Gabbyâ€? Sidibe) makes her way through life. She has intelligence, but she can’t focus, and we learn why in ashback; she was serially raped by her mother’s boyfriend. Her scathing, angry mother, Mary (Mo’Nique), blames Precious for this and her resulting pregnancy), urging her to stop this foolishness about school and go on welfare. Watching Sidibe, we see something of what this movie could have been if it hadn’t been so overcooked. The ďŹ lm is practically a pre-Clinton-era dream of the need for welfare reform: here, welfare is a generational evil that Precious might fall heir to. As you’ve heard, Mo’Nique is great, but the ďŹ lm has a judgmental streak that won’t quit. And that’s been essential to a success worthy of its sensationalism. By the end of the movie, you know who all the heroes and all the villains are, and you can go home comfortable. (RvB) The Twilight Saga: New Moon (PG-13; 130 min.) Visually, New Moon improves on Twilight—the forest primeval is a little more natural (the better to shelter the supernatural). More of the same, though: the troubled True Love Waits romance of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) with the vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), interfered with by the formerly geeky, now studly Native American werewolf Jacob Black, called Jake (Taylor Lautner). Modeling Bella on the Jane Austen heroine—“loving longest . . . when hope is goneâ€?—director Chris Weitz makes the mistake of letting the goods simmer until they’re soggy. Playing Bella, Stewart is consistently interesting. She has a very ambiguous mouth, and she plays everything way, way down, particularly her incrementally tiny reactions to the supernatural: “You’re not the ďŹ rst monster I’ve met.â€? The contrast here is esh vs. spirit—Jake the werewolf wears few clothes and has muscles in his ears, and Edward is a pale, sulky stripling. One is more creeped out by the passage about the ďŹ ancee Emily (Tinsel Korey), who had her face disďŹ gured by her werewolf lover, yet she still serves the wolfman and his buddies the mufďŹ ns she bakes herself. In Stephenie Meyer’s world, men never mean it when they lash out; the girl wants consummation, but the sensitive man delays it, and a father can still ground his daughter, even when she’s past 18. (RvB)

For showtimes, advance tix and more, go to

cameracinemas.com

Best Theaters -- SJ Merc, Metro & Wave Readers Always Plenty of Free Validated Parking All Sites Seniors & Kids $6.75 / Students $7.50 • * = No Passes $7 b4 6pm M-F / 4pm S-S, Holidays • = Final Week = Presented in Sony 4K Digital (C7 only) • Pruneyard/Campbell • 559-6900 • Pruneyard/Campbell • 559-6900

THE ROAD (R)--11:10am, 1:45, 4:20, 7, 9:35 *PRECIOUS: BASED ON NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE (R) *THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON (PG-13) *OLD DOGS (PG) 2012 (PG-13) A CHRISTMAS CAROL (in Disney Dig. 3D) (PG) IL TRITTICO (Opera in HD)--Sun 11am/Wed 7pm

• 41 N. Santa Cruz • 395-0203 *OLD DOGS (PG) *TWILIGHT: NEW MOON (PG-13)

• 201 S. 2nd St, S.J. • 998-3300 Student Night Wednesdays -- $6 after 6pm *FANTASTIC MR. FOX (PG) *OLD DOGS (PG) *NINJA ASSASSIN (R) AN EDUCATION (PG-13) *THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON (PG-13) *PLANET 51 (PG) *THE BLIND SIDE (PG-13) PIRATE RADIO (R) 2012 (PG-13) A CHRISTMAS CAROL (in Disney Dig. 3D) (PG) THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS (R)

• 288 S. Second, S.J. • 998-3300 *THE MESSENGER (R)

ARMORED

THE ROAD (R; 119 min.), directed by Jeff Hillcoat, written by Joe Penhall, based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy, photographed by Javier Aquirresarobe and starring Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron, opens Nov. 25.

*RED CLIFF (R)

OPENS DEC. 4TH! EVERYBODY’S FINE

BROTHERS

DISCOUNT (10 Admits/$60) / GIFT CARDS PURCHASE AT THEATER BOX OFFICE OR ON-LINE

THEATER RENTALS -- CALL 395-6465

METROGUIDE

nvtjd

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 MUSIC

[59]

FX: The Reunion 2_64 Trans-Siberian Orchestra_67

Evil Twins

Local punks NME don’t mind getting audiences riled up with controversial songs like ‘Bin Laden Airlines’ By Beau Dowling

N

BRASH IMPULSES ONF!kvtu!dboÖu!ifmq! sjmjoh!qfpqmf!vq!! xjui!uifjs!tpoht/

ME’s Mike and Peter Skilj aren’t afraid to take on anyone and everyone, including each other. The San Jose punk band has been around since the mid-’90s, with members coming and going, but the heart of the group has always been the Skilj twins. With a new album out and another almost finished, NME have made a name for themselves as brash, intelligent, uncompromising and a lot of fun to see live. The duo is full-blooded Croatian. They speak it fluently and visit family in their native country. “We have family there and a house on 500 acres of land on a mountainside,” Peter says. “Our family has owned that property for 450 years. Back then, it was dominated by the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish. If an American went in there and cultivated that land, they would make a huge amount of money.” According to Peter, the Bosnians are almost like cousins to the Croatians. “They speak the same language, but they’re Muslim. Our bloodline probably is Persian or Polish. Because of that, we’ve had an

Islamic influence in our lives.” For Mike, spirituality ties directly into writing music, even if it sometimes comes with consequences. “If NME is an extension of yourself, then it always comes back to how you deal with things, who are you are, how you interpret it and then relating that to the world. In turn, everybody is going to be pissy with you. It’s not as if we want to create enemies, and we don’t seek out to piss anyone off deliberately.” But with songs like “Bin Laden Airlines” and “Bombs Not Food,” Peters know most people will jump to conclusions. “Lyrically and musically, we never had a serious tone to the music until now,” Peter says. “‘Bin Laden Airlines’ is a mixture of both. Like another song, ‘Bombs Not Food.’ If you actually listen to the lyrics, we’re not making fun of Food Not Bombs.” Ever courting controversy, Peter is likely to speak at length about how Barack Obama is related to Dick Cheney. “It’s far removed, but they’re all part of the same bloodline,” he says. “If you have all the power in the world and are part of a consolidated

bunch, why would you seek to give that up? More is not good enough. They are always thinking of power. They’re competitive and they’ll cut your throat and drink your blood.” The religious influences in their lives prompted Mike to study Islam, which he has been doing for the past 10 years. “The essence of Islam is there’s a certain train of thought within monotheistic religions,” Mike says. “For me, Islam had the clearest version of that. It also has a holistic approach to things, which I think most religions lack. Even most Eastern religions, which is ironic because you would think they would have that. Initially, I never broke strides with it and I never had to overcompensate or act out of normal patterns. Islam is conceptual to me, and at the same time, probably the most misunderstood religion in the West.” Peter’s outlook couldn’t be more different. “Religion is brainwashing,” he says. “I don’t believe in it. I believe in God and a universal principle; there has to be something that connects everything. But, I don’t think taking sides is appropriate behavior.” One thing the brothers agree on is that everyone has a different

interpretation of what exactly punk is. The issue of selling out comes up all the time. “Selling out is not about making money or selling tickets, “Mike says. “It has nothing to do with materialistic things. It’s about you doing what you don’t think is right. It’s the ultimate wrong, because everything crumbles at that point. If you’re not yourself, who are you, then? You’re a poser. Just accept you’re a poser. Why is this poser punk rock? Because he has guy-liner on. Or their hair; like they’re trying to cover a bald spot or something.” All in all, it’s about being true to yourself and everyone around you. “Being sincere. That’s what success is,” Mike says. “If you’re truthful about things, then say it. I know not everyone is going to love us. We’re not going to be a multiplatinum band, there’s no doubt about that. We don’t care about that crap anyway.” “That’s just part of our personality,” Peter says. “ I was never worried about if people pay attention to us. If you properly express yourself, people are notice that you’re being real. People know that and they gravitate towards that.” M

[60] GALLERY

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

gallery

photos.metroactive.com

Qipupt!cz!Gfmjqf!Cvjusbhp

BOSWELL’S!Mfhfoebsz!Lbsbplf!Ojhiu!Uvftebz

TRES GRINGOS!tipdljoh!hppe!Uivstebz!

SABOR!Uxp!Epmmbs!Uvftebz!qsftfoufe!cz!! zpvs!qbsuofs!jo!dsjnf!Sboez!Hbmbyz

FAHRENHEIT!Fzf!Dboez!Uivstebz

CARAVAN!LOUNGE!iptut!uif!xpsme!qsfnjfsf!pg! Dsfbuvsf!Tlbufcpbset!wjefp!Xfeoftebz/

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009

[61]

[62] MUSIC

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

Nvtjd mjtujoht

BZigdÉh bjh^X XVaZcYVg gjch LZYcZhYVnÄIjZhYVn# I]Z YZVYa^cZ [dg bjh^X a^hi^c\h ^h c^cZ YVnh eg^dg id LZYcZhYVnÉh ejWa^XVi^dc# HZcY ^c[dgbVi^dc id Bjh^X A^hi^c\h! BZigd! **% H# ;^ghi Hi#! HVc ?dhZ! .*&&( dg id XVaZcYVg5bZigdcZlh#Xdb# EaZVhZ Yd cdi hZcY ZbV^a ViiVX]bZcih# ;dg XdbeaZiZ a^hi^c\h! k^h^i BZigdÉh lZWh^iZ Vi lll#bZigdVXi^kZ#Xdb#

GD8@$EDE & 7gdVYlVn LZY! Cdk '*! .eb/ 7a^cY E^adih# &%# LZY! ./(%eb/ ?8 Hb^i] ?Vb C^\]i# Cd XdkZg# ;g^! Cdk ',! -/(%eb/ HigZZi AjXn# ;g^! HVi! ./(%eb/ A^kZ YVcXZ bjh^X# EaVn^c\ gdX`! [jc`! G 7! Y^hXd! Bdidlc! XdkZgh VcY bdgZ# &%# HVi! Cdk '-! -/(%eb/ <gddkZ @^c\h# &%' H# HVciV 8gjo 6kZ! Adh <Vidh! )%-#(*)#)(%(#

I]Z 7aVc` 8ajW HVi! Cdk '-! .eb/ CZWjaV# L^i] 9jhiZY 6c\Za VcY GVY^d BdhXdl# &%# )) H# 6abVYZc 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.'#*'+*#

=dbZhiZVY AVcZh HVi! Cdk '-! ,eb/ Bdc`Zn# L^i] i]Z GjcVlVn ;^kZ# - Vaa V\Zh# '%..% =dbZhiZVY GY! 8jeZgi^cd! )%-#'**#*,%%#

A^iiaZ ;dm HVi! Cdk '-! -eb/ 8Vi^Z 8]VhZ I]Z <ZiVlVnh# L^i] GdW^c 8VbeWZaa 7VcY VcY 7gdi]Zg 7joo# &'$ &)# ''%. 7gdVYlVn! GZYlddY 8^in! +*%#(+.#)&&.#

Bjge]nÉh AVl HVi! Cdk '-/ 7dcZYg^kZgh# GdX`! [jc` VcY WajZh# &(* H# Bjge]n 6kZ! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#,(+#(-''#

I]Z DV`lddY Adjc\Z

I]j! .eb VcY HVi! .eb/ A^kZ bjh^X# &%(& BdcgdZ Hi! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#.-*#,'%&#

Hjc/ 9? ?^bbn# :Vgan ]Z he^ch daY^Zh# AViZg dc ]Z YdZh edejaVg YVcXZ hdc\h# ,)'& BdciZgZn Hi! <^agdn! )%-#-),#)*-%#

7dhlZaaÉh

FjVgiZg CdiZ

7a^c`nÉh 8VcÉi HVn

LZY/ ?VX` G^ed[[# I]j/ A^fj^Y 8djgV\Z# Bdc/ :aZbZci# &-,* H# 7VhXdb 6kZ! 8VbeWZaa! )%-#(,&#))%)#

7djaZkVgY IVkZgc ;g^! .eb/ A^kZ bjh^X# Cd XdkZg# &*%)( Adh <Vidh 7akY! Adh <Vidh! )%-#(*-#%,,)#

7g^iVcc^V 6gbh 6abVYZc LZY! Cdk '*/ AdkZhidcZY# ;g^! Cdk ',/ I]Z 8]ZZhZWVaah# HVi! Cdk '-/ HeVobVi^Xh# *%', 6abVYZc :meln! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'++#%**%#

7g^iVcc^V 6gbh 8jeZgi^cd LZY! Cdk '*! .eb/ Adc\ <dc 7dc# ;g^! Cdk ',! .eb/ E]^a ^c i]Z 7aVc`h# 8dkZg ijcZh# &%-, 9Z 6coV 7akY! 8jeZgi^cd! )%-#'*'#,'+'#

7g^iVcc^V 6gbh HVc ?dhZ HVi! Cdk '-/ I]Z Hdja 8=^aY# &,( L# HVciV 8aVgV Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#',-#&)%%#

Bdc! LZY! Hjc! -eb/ ?Vb hZhh^dc# Cd XdkZg# HVi! Cdk '-! .eb"&Vb/ 9? =ddY# 9?h 8dbZYn! ZiX# ,$ &%# &'&) 6edaad LVn! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#,('#'&&%#

Hbd`Z I^`^ Adjc\Z LZY! Cdk '*! +/(%eb"&/)*Vb/ 7aVX` LZY HeZX^Va# L^i] ?V`Z BVX`Zn 7VcY! Hj^X^YVa 7VgÓn VcY Hidji 8^in GdX`Zgh# I]j! +/(%eb/ ?V`Z BVX`Zn# G 7$7ajZh eajh HA6E =djhZ eVgin VcY EgZ"'@ 9?# ;g^! Cdk ',! +/(%"./(%eb/ GdiVi^c\ 7VcYh# IjZ! +/(%eb/ CZ^\]Wdg]ddY C^iZ# :XaZXi^X \gddkZh# 9g^c` heZX^Vah! cd XdkZg# &*' Edhi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.'#)'++#

HdcdbV 8]^X`Zc 8dde 6abVYZc ;g^! HVi/ A^kZ ZciZgiV^cbZci# *.'* 6abVYZc :meln! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#..,#&','#

8VeZgh

Hdji] ;^ghi 7^aa^VgYh 8ajW VcY Adjc\Z

:kZgn di]Zg I]j! .eb"&Vb/ 9? H]V[in# ;g^! .eb/ A^kZ bjh^X# &,&% L# 8VbeWZaa 6kZ! 8VbeWZaa! )%-#(,)#*,,,#

I]gZZ ;aVbZh GZhiVjgVci

8Vgadh <daYhiZ^cÉh BZm^XVc GZhiVjgVci ;g^! HVi/ A^kZ bjh^X# Cd XdkZg# &&*% Bjge]n 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ#

I]Z 8ViVanhi HVi! Cdk '-! .eb/ >\dg GZY :ak^hZh# >c i]Z 6ig^jb# +$ '%# Hjc! Cdk '.! -eb/ Iddih BVniVah# eajh GZn ;gZhXd '&$ '*# &%&& EVX^Ă’X 6kZ! HVciV 8gjo! -(&#)'(#&((+#

8]ZX`ZgZY ;aV\ 7Vg VcY <g^aa ;g^! HVi/ A^kZ bjh^X# 7VgWZXjZ YV^an# -%( A^cXdac 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#',&#&--%#

8daZbVc Hi^aa ;g^"HVi/ A^kZ bjh^X# &')% 8daZbVc 6kZ! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#*--#&&&&#

9dc Fj^mdiZÉh GZhiVjgVci ;g^! Cdk ',! -eb/ :kdaji^dc# ?djgcZn ig^WjiZ# &%# HVi! Cdk '-! -eb/ ;Vaa G^h`# l$ 7dm HZi bZbWZgh &%# +',* =ln .! ;Zaidc! -(&#+%(#''.)#

<gVcY 9Zaa HVaddc ;g^! Cdk ',/ Hdji] 7Vn =ZVi# HVi! Cdk '-/ 8]VgaZh L]ZVi# &%)% 9Zaa 6kZ! 8VbeWZaa! )%-#(,-#(.,%#

;g^/ A^kZ bjh^X# )'% H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.)#,-%%# ;g^! .eb"&/(%Vb/ A^kZ bjh^X# 7VcYh kVgn# &*), BZg^Y^Vc 6kZ! L^aadl <aZc! )%-#'+.#(&((#

Kdd9dd Adjc\Z Hjc! Cdk '.! .eb/ I]Z 7jh^cZhh# L^i] 8dcigdaZ! Ig^ZY VcY IgjZ! EgZhhjgZ Ed^ci VcY ;VXidgn B^cYh# &%# IjZ! .eb/ Ild"IdcZ IjZhYVnh# H`V c^\]i l^i] G^X]^Z ;aVbZ! HiZ[Vc BZ^hhcZg VcY BZbe]^h =ZcZhhZn# Cd XdkZg# &) H# HZXdcY Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'-+#KD9D#

L^cZ 6[[V^gh LZY! ,/(%".eb/ LZYcZhYVn C^\]i Bjh^X# [gZZ# &)(* I]Z 6aVbZYV! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#.,,#%&&&#

LddY]Vb Adjc\Z ;g^/ A^kZ bjh^X dg _Vb c^\]i# Hjc/ A^kZ _Vb l^i] B^`ZnlddY# )),* HiZkZch 8gZZ` 7akY! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#'),#(&))#

LDGA9$ G:<<6: 6aWZgidÉh ;g^/ =di HVahV ;g^YVnh# 7Z\^ccZgh XaVhh Vi -eb VcY ^ciZgbZY^ViZ XaVhh Vi .eb#

;g^! ./(%eb/ 8ZhVg B^aZh GZ\\VZ 7VcY# &%.% :a 8Vb^cd GZVa! BZcad EVg`! +*%#(',#-,+.#

Cji]^c Wji IgdjWaZ# Bdc! Cdk (%! .eb/ 9Zcc^h 9dkZ# L^i] ZVgan h]dl Vi ,ebc Wn <ZcZ LVh]^c\idc# IjZ! 9ZX &! .eb/ A^VgÉh 8ajW# L^i] ZVgan h]dl Vi ,eb Wn 7ajZ ?# ()(. HiZkZch 8gZZ` 7djaZkVgY! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#')(#+))&#

8V[[Z Ig^ZhiZ

_OXdda :ViZgn VcY L^cZ 7Vg

EVgin hiVgih Vi .eb# ,(+ L# 9VcV Hi! BdjciV^c K^Zl! +*%#.+-#(%%,#

7g^i^h] 7Vc`Zgh 8ajW

HVi! Cdk '-/ @VkVcVj\] 7gdi]Zgh# 8Zai^X bjh^X# ;gZZ# (&* H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ#

8VhXVa ;g^! Cdk ',! ./(%eb"b^Yc^\]i/ YVc^ad# )%% 8Vhigd Hi! BdjciV^c K^Zl! +*%#.)%#.*%%#

8]ViVcd\V GZhiVjgVci ;g^"HVi! .eb"&/(%Vb/ A^kZ ZciZgiV^cbZci# L^i] WZaan YVcX^c\# ','* :a 8Vb^cd GZVa! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#')&#&'%%#

BZm^Xd A^cYd GZhiVjgVci I]j/ HVahV# IjZ! -eb/ CdX]Z YZ HVahV 8Va^ZciZ# Eajh aZhhdch# && GVXZ Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.*#,,+*#

DÉ;aV]ZginÉh >g^h] EjW

I]j! +".eb/ :X`hiZ^c FjVgiZi# ;g^! +/(%"./(%eb/ I]Z ?jY^X^djh ?Voo FjVgiZi# Cd XdkZg# HVi! +/(%"./(%eb/ <jZhi ?Voo 7VcYh# -', HVciV 8gjo 6kZ! BZcad EVg`! +*%#('*#(++*#

@jjbWlV ?Voo 8ZciZg Bdc! Cdk (%! ,eb/ @^b CVaaZn# ÆI]Z =ZVgi d[ AVYn 9Vn#Ç '%$ '(# ('%"' 8ZYVg Hi! HVciV 8gjo! -(&#)',#''',#

A^iiaZ ;dm LZY! ,"&&eb/ <daYZc <ViZ 7ajZh HdX^Zin ?Vb# 6c ZkZc^c\ d[ WajZh l^i] gdiVi^c\ ]dhih VcY i]ZbZh# Cd XdkZg# ''%. 7gdVYlVn! GZYlddY 8^in! +*%#(+.#)&&.#

Hjc! *eb VcY IjZ! *eb/ >g^h] bjh^X# IdZ"iVee^c\ bjh^X# Cd XdkZg# '* C# HVc EZYgd Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#.),#-%%,#

Ad[i 7Vg VcY 7^higd

HZcoVaV GZhiVjgVci

BVgfh ^c BZcad

;g^/ GdYV C^\]i# L^i] 8VedZ^gV d[ HVc ?dhZ# ;gZZ# ;g^! Cdk ',! .eb/ 6cV :higVYV# 8ZaZWgVi^c\ ]Zg cZl 89 ÆDWhZh^dc#Ç &%# '*% :# ?VkV 9g! HjccnkVaZ#

HiZe]ZcÉh <gZZc IjZ! ,/(%eb/ >g^h] Bjh^X# ''( 8Vhigd Hi! BdjciV^c K^Zl! +*%#.+)#.&*&#

?6OO$7AJ:H 7Vnk^Zl =diZa Hjc! '/(%"*/(%eb/ =nWg^Y ?Voo# -%)& HdfjZa 9g! 6eidh#

7g^iVcc^V 6gbh 8jeZgi^cd Hjc! Cdk '.! */(%eb/ ?Voo ?Vb# &%-, 9Z 6coV 7akY! 8jeZgi^cd! )%-#'*'#,'+'#

8V[[Z Ig^ZhiZ ;g^! Cdk ',! -eb/ @VgV AVc\Zg# 6cY heZX^Va \jZhih# ;gZZ# (&* H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ#

8VeZgh HVi! -eb/ A^kZ ?Voo# &,&% L# 8VbeWZaa 6kZ! 8VbeWZaa! )%-#(,)#*,,,#

8VhXVa HVi! -/(%"&&/(%eb/ ?VbZh GdW^chdc# ;aVbZcXd _Voo \j^iVg^hi# )%% 8Vhigd Hi! BdjciV^c K^Zl! +*%#.)%#.*%%#

9dc Fj^mdiZÉh GZhiVjgVci Hjc! Cdk '.! ,eb/ HVkdn ;Vb^an# 8V_jc WVcY# &)$ &+# +',* =ln .! ;Zaidc! -(&#+%(#''.)#

<gVcY 9Zaa HVaddc I]j/ 7ajZh ?Vb# l^i] 6@> &%)% 9Zaa 6kZ! 8VbeWZaa! )%-#(,-#(.,%#

=ZYaZn 8ajW LZY! ,"&%/(%eb/ =ZYaZn 8ajW IZbeaZ ?Voo ?Vb# ;gZZ# I]j! -"&&eb/ Gjhhd"6aWZgiÉh Ig^d# ;g^"HVi! -/(%eb"&'/(%Vb/ A^kZ _Voo# =diZa 9Z 6coV! '(( L# HVciV 8aVgV Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'-+#&%%%#

>haVcY <g^aa$7VbWdd Adjc\Z LZY"HVi! .eb/ A^kZ bjh^X# 6 kVg^Zin d[ \ZcgZh# 8aVg^dc =diZa HVc ?dhZ 6^gedgi! &(** C# ;djgi] Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#(.'#')+-#

?#?#Éh 7ajZh 8V[Z LZY! Cdk '*! ,eb/ 6egnaZZ <a^WZgi# ;daadlZY Vi .eb Wn Hjh`V# I]j! Cdk '+! ,eb/ D<G# HVi! Cdk '-! .eb/ A^VgÉh 8ajW# L^i] ZVgan h]dl ,eb Wn AVhi B^cjiZ 7ajZh 7VcY# &%# Hjc! Cdk '.! .eb/ 6ak^c 9gVeZg# L^i] ZVgan h]dl Vi ,eb Wn

I]j! ,/(%eb/ BdYZhigd 7g^hZcd FjVgiZi# .% H# HZXdcY Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.&#%+,,# LZY! ,"&%eb/ BVg\^Z 7V`Zg# VcY ]Zg Ig^d# I]j! ,"&%eb/ HiVXn 8VgiZg# KdXVa^hi VcY e^Vc^hi# :kZgn di]Zg ;g^! ," &&eb VcY Bdc! ,"&%eb/ @Zaan EVg`# VcY BZcad >Yda l^ccZg# HVi! ,"&%eb/ BVgin L^aa^Vbh# ?Voo HidgniZaaZg# IjZ! ,"&%eb/ 7ajZhYVn dc V IjZhYVn# LZZ`an a^kZ WajZh# &&)( 8gVcZ Hi! BZcad EVg`! +*%#-*(#&&)(#

Bjge]nÉh AVl Bdc/ Egd 7ajZh ?Vb VcY 7VgWZXjZ l^i] B^`Z ÆEdehÇ E]^aa^eh# 6 c^\]i d[ WajZh# &(* H# Bjge]n 6kZ! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#,(+#(-''#

Eddg =djhZ 7^higd LZY! +".eb/ Gdc I]dbehdc VcY ;g^ZcYh# I]j! Cdk '+/ I]Z W^higd ^h XadhZY [dg i]Z ]da^YVn# I]j! +".eb/ AVgV Eg^XZ VcY NZhiZgYVnÉh 7VcY# ;g^! Cdk ',! +"&%eb/ ?^bbn 9ZlgVcXZ# HVi! Cdk '-! +"&%eb/ 6aVWVbV B^`Z# L^i] i]Z (gY 9Z\gZZ# Hjc! Cdk '.! cddc")eb/ <V^a 9dWhdc ?Voo Ig^d# Eajh hijYZci eZg[dgbVcXZ# .& H# 6jijbc Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.'#*-(,#

Gdjm LZY"Hjc! jci^a b^Yc^\]i/ A^kZ bjh^X# HVciVcV Gdl! (%** Da^c 6kZ &%%*! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#').#-%%%#

Jcl^cZY ;djgi] I]j d[ ZkZgn bdci]! ,".eb/ 9dc 7Va^higZg^# Hdad _Voo VcY XdciZbedgVgn \j^iVg# ;gZZ# HVi! ,"./(%eb/ LVncZ 7VaYl^cÉh ?Voo :chZbWaZ# ;gZZ# +.)+ 6abVYZc :meln! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#('(#L>C:#

L^cZ 6[[V^gh I]j! HVi! ,/(%eb/ A^kZ ?Voo# &)(* I]Z 6aVbZYV! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#.,,#%&&&#

8DJCIGN$ L:HI:GC I]Z HVYYaZ GVX` LZY! Cdk '*/ 7aVX` LZYcZhYVn EVgin# L^i] i]Z 8Va^[dgc^V 8dlWdnh# (# LZY" HVi! ,/(%eb/ 8djcign bjh^X VcY YVcX^c\# AdXVa VXih VcY YVcXZ aZhhdch# LZY";g^! ,/(%".eb/ 9VcXZ AZhhdch# I]j"HVi! .eb/ 6eeVaddhV# H]dlh Vi &%eb dc HVijgYVnh# )'%&& 7dhXZaa GY! ;gZbdci! *&%#.,.#%*(*#

I]gZZ ;aVbZh GZhiVjgVci I]j! .eb"Xadh^c\/ A^kZ 8djcign Bjh^X# L^i] 9dj\ GdhZ VcY i]Z

+)

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009

[63]

[64] MUSIC

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

Nvtjd mjtujoht

CONCERT FILE

+'

7^i Hejg 7VcY# &*), BZg^Y^Vc 6kZ! L^aadl <aZc! )%-#'+.#(&((#

;DA@ 7dhlZaaÉh Hjc/ B^`Z AZVi]ZgbVc# lll#WdhlZaahXVbeWZaa#Xdb# &-,* H# 7VhXdb 6kZ! 8VbeWZaa! )%-#(,&#))%)#

8daZbVc Hi^aa LZY! ,"&%eb/ A^kZ 8Zai^X bjh^X# &')% 8daZbVc 6kZ! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#*--#&&&&#

8dchjZad BZm^XVc 7^higd LZY! ,eb/ EZc^chjaV 7Vc_d 7VcY# ;gZZ# (,, HVciVcV Gdl &&'*! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'+%#,%-'#

9dc Fj^mdiZÉh GZhiVjgVci LZY! Cdk '*! ,/(%eb/ EdÉ <^ga# I]Vc`h\^k^c\ :kZ# &'$ &)# Hjc! Cdk '.! 'eb/ 7^\ HVcYn# VcY =^h ;an"G^iZ 7dnh &%# +',* =ln .! ;Zaidc! -(&#+%(#''.)#

GOOD OLD DAYS !Uif!Cmbol!Dmvc!sfnfncfst!uif!Tbo!Kptf!dmvc/

FX: The Reunion 2

HVbÉh 77F IjZ"LZY! +".eb/ A^kZ WajZ\gVhh# &&&% H# 7VhXdb 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.,#.&*&#

7g^iVcc^V 6gbh 8jeZgi^cd

>C i]Z aViZ É-%h! Ydlcidlc HVc ?dhZ lVh \d^c\ i]gdj\] bVhh^kZ gZYZkZadebZci! l^i] hZZb^c\an ZcYaZhh XdchigjXi^dc ZkZgnl]ZgZ# 6i i]Z hVbZ i^bZ! V i]g^k^c\ XdjciZgXjaijgZ hXZcZ \gZl dg\Vc^XVaan dc V higZiX] d[ ;^ghi HigZZi i]Vi lVhcÉi eVgi d[ Vaa i]Z gZYZkZadebZci# 6 c^\]iXajW XVaaZY ;$M deZcZY Vi i]Z XdgcZg d[ ;^ghi HigZZi VcY HVc HVakVYdg ^c i]Z daY EjhhnXVi I]ZVigZ! egdk^Y^c\ V XgZVi^kZ Vci^YdiZ id i]Z bZVi"bVg`Zi WVgh i]Vi Xdchi^ijiZY l]Vi a^iiaZ c^\]ia^[Z Zm^hiZY ^c di]Zg eVgih d[ Ydlcidlc# 6i ;$M! kVg^Zin lVh XgjX^Va# NdjÉY hZZ cVi^dcVa idjg^c\ WVcYh! 7"bdk^Zh! 7g^i^h] bdidgXnXaZ ZkZcih! [Zi^h] YVcX^c\! dYYWVaa XdhijbZ XdciZhih dg ZkZc Il^c EZV`h Ze^hdYZh ^c i]Z V[iZgcddcÅWVh^XVaan Vcni]^c\ [dg XgZVi^kZ ineZh VcY \gVcY^dhZ ^cY^k^YjVa^hih l]d XdjaYcÉi WZVg i]Z bV^chigZVb XajWh#

LZY/ DeZc b^X# 6aa VXdjhi^X Vgi^hih! WVcYh d[ Vaa \ZcgZh! XdbZY^Vch VcY ]^e"]de Vgi^hih VgZ lZaXdbZ# =dhiZY Wn 8]g^h GZZY VcY EVja <gZZc# H^\c jeh hiVgi Vi ./(%eb# Cd XdkZg# &%-, 9Z 6coV 7akY! 8jeZgi^cd! )%-#'*'#,'+'#

;$M Zm^hiZY [gdb &.-. id &..*! Wji ^c '%%-! V he^g^iZY gZjc^dc idd` eaVXZ Vi i]Z 7aVc` 8ajW i]Z YVn V[iZg I]Vc`h\^k^c\# Dg\Vc^oZY Vabdhi Zci^gZan dc ;VXZWdd`! i]Z gZjc^dc Wgdj\]i id\Zi]Zg [dgbZg hiV[[ VcY gZ\jaVgh [gdb [Vg VcY l^YZ# :kZgndcZ Xdc\gZ\ViZY [dg V 9?"[jZaZY hd^gZZ ]^\]a^\]iZY Wn ]ZVkn Wddo^c\! Wdd\^Z^c\ VcY [joon gZXdaaZXi^dch [gdb i]Z daY YVnh# >i lVh a^`Z V ]^\] hX]dda gZjc^dc! ZmXZei ZkZgndcZ VXijVaan lVciZY id hZZ ZVX] di]Zg#

DE:C B>8$ ED:IGN 7VgZ[ddi 8d[[ZZ GdVhiZgh LZY! ,eb/ Bjh^XVa deZc b^X# H^\c je Wn *eb# *'(, HiZkZch 8gZZ` 7akY! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#')-#)*%%#

8V[[Z Ig^ZhiZ IjZ! ,eb/ DeZc B^X# (&* H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ#

8^in :hegZhhd ;g^! ,eb/ DeZc b^X# 6aa h^c\Zgh VcY bjh^X^Vch lZaXdbZ# +(% :# 7adhhdb =^aa GY *%! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#.,'#)*%%#

;^WWVg BV\ZZÉh Bdc/ 8dbZYn C^\]i# &*+ H# Bjge]n 6kZ! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#,).#-(,(#

I]^h nZVg! Vcdi]Zg gZjc^dc iV`Zh eaVXZ! V\V^c! dc i]Z YVn V[iZg I]Vc`h\^k^c\# 9?h Hejc! 8]V^chVl! @^c\ GV[Ă’! =Vggn L]d! ?ja^jh EVee! 7g^Vc GV[Ă’ VcY G^X` EgZhidc l^aa Y^\ YZZe ^cid i]Z^g XdaaZXi^dc [dg Vaa ndjg [Vkdg^iZ bdYZgc gdX`! [jc`$hdja VcY ]djhZ _Vbh! X^gXV &.-.Ă„&..*# Gary Singh FX: REUNION PART 2 takes place Friday (Nov. 27) at 7pm at the Blank Club, 44 S. Almaden Ave., San Jose. Tickets are $10. (408.292.5265)

?#?#Éh 7ajZh 8V[Z

BLACK FRIDAY San Jose's BEST 3 HOUR SALE Body Piercing from

studio with over

8:am to 11:am 15 years Save up to 75% OFF Select Jewelry of professional experience Cartilage Piercings $25.00* (*see studio for details)

Hjc! )eb"'Vb/ ?Vb C^\]i# IjZ! */(%eb"'Vb/ 6bViZjg ?Vb C^\]i# ()(. HiZkZch 8gZZ` 7djaZkVgY! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#')(#+))&#

GZY GdX` 8d[[ZZ 8d# Bdc! ,eb/ DeZc b^X# H]dl je ZVgan id eZg[dgb# Hedih Ă’aa fj^X`an# '%& 8Vhigd Hi! BdjciV^c K^Zl! +*%#.+,#)),(#

PIERCED OUT 3014-B Union Ave. San Jose 95124 408-559-6039

www.piercedout.com

6aWZgidÉh 7Vg <g^aa Bdc! -eb"b^Yc^\]i/ @VgVdV`Z BdcYVn# =dhiZY Wn @? L]^ga# '&%( HXdii 7akY! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#').#...&#

HZcoVaV GZhiVjgVci I]j! +".eb/ DeZc"B^X C^\]i# 7g^c\ ndjg ^chigjbZcih0 h^c\Zgh lZaXdbZ# ;gZZ l^i] Y^ccZg ejgX]VhZ# '*% :# ?VkV 9g! HjccnkVaZ#

I]Z KZcjZo

Open Days A Week!

HVi! ,eb"b^Yc^\]i/ L^i] @? 7dW VcY HiVgbV`Zg @VgVd`Z# &'.. AVlgZcXZ :meln! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#').#'%%&#

IjZ! ,"&%eb/ DeZc B^X# (*)+ ;adgV K^hiV 6kZ! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#'))#+.%.#

@6G6D@: , 7VbWdd @VgVd`Z Adjc\Z LZY"HVi! .eb"'Vb/ @VgVd`Z# IjZ! .eb"&Vb/ @VgVd`Z# &+' :# ?VX`hdc Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#',.#..(,#

6XVejaXd GZhiVjgVci 8Vci^cV ;g^! .eb"b^Yc^\]i/ @VgVd`Z#

;V^g DV`h 6kZ! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#')*#++*&#

6abVYZc :meln! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'++#%**%#

7ajZ BVm

7g^iVcc^V 6gbh 8jeZgi^cd

;g^"HVi! .eb"&/(%Vb/ @VgVd`Z# -'- L# :a 8Vb^cd GZVa! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#,)+#.*%%#

7ajZ E]ZVhVci IjZ! ,eb/ L^i] HiZkZ I^\Zg# ''&%% HiZkZch 8gZZ` 7akY! 8jeZgi^cd! )%-#'**#((%%#

Hjc"IjZ! ./(%eb/ @VgVd`Z# &%-, 9Z 6coV 7akY! 8jeZgi^cd! )%-#'*'#,'+'#

7g^i^h] 7Vc`Zgh 8ajW Bdc! ./(%eb/ @VgVd`Z# &%.% :a 8Vb^cd GZVa! BZcad EVg`! +*%#(',#-,+.#

8 ?Éh Hedgih 7Vg 6aZmÉh ).Zg >cc Bdc! LZY"HVi! .eb"'Vb/ @VgVd`Z# ''&) 7jh^cZhh 8^gXaZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#',.#.,(,#

I]Z 7ZVgh ;g^"HVi! .eb/ @VgVd`Z# &-,' L# HVc 8Vgadh! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#..-#()'*#

7a^c`nÉh 8VcÉi HVn ;g^! .eb"&Vb/ L^i] 9Vc^ZaaZ# &%(& BdcgdZ Hi! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#.-*#,'%&#

7ajZ 7dccZi 7Vg Bdc LZY"I]j! -eb/ @VgVd`Z# Cd XdkZg# '%- H#

I]j/ @VgVd`Z# L^i] BZa^hhV VcY =ZVi]Zg# &**% AV[VnZiiZ Hi! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#)'(#.%&(#

7d\VgiÉh Adjc\Z IZX] EjW LZY! ;g^! Hjc! -eb"'Vb/ @VgVd`Z# &'%. L^aYlddY 6kZ! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#')*#'-%%#

7dhlZaaÉh IjZ/ L^i] 9? 9VkZn @# &-,* H# 7VhXdb 6kZ! 8VbeWZaa! )%-#(,&#))%)#

7g^iVcc^V 6gbh 6abVYZc LZY! &%eb VcY Hjc! &%eb/ @VgVd`Z# L^i] 9? =Vc`# Bdc! .eb"b^Yc^\]i/ 7ZZgedc\ C^\]i# IjZ! ,/(%eb/ EjW HijbeZgh# *%',

8VeZgh LZY! .eb"&Vb/ l^i] 9? 8jgi^h# &,&% L# 8VbeWZaa 6kZ! 8VbeWZaa! )%-#'+.#,-.&#

8VgY^cVa Adjc\Z Bdc! LZY! .eb"&Vb/ @VgVd`Z# L^i] 9? 8jgi^h# Cd XdkZg# IjZ! .eb/ LZhiZgc `VgVd`Z# Cd XdkZg# (&., BZg^Y^Vc 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'+.#,-.&#

8Vgadh <daYhiZ^cÉh BZm^XVc GZhiVjgVci I]j/ @VgVd`Z# &&*% Bjge]n 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ#

++

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009

[65]

[66] MUSIC

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

Nvtjd mjtujoht

+)

8]ZX`ZgZY ;aV\ 7Vg VcY <g^aa

@]Vgidjb I]j! .eb/ L^i] 9VkZn @# Cd XdkZg# (%% DgX]VgY 8^in 9g! 8VbeWZaa! )%-#(,.#+()%#

@^c\ d[ 8ajWh

I]j! .eb"&Vb/ @VgVd`Z# -%( A^cXdac 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#',&#&--%#

Hjc"I]j! -/(%eb"XadhZ/ L^i] 7gjXZ d[ @DG @VgVd`Z# Cd XdkZg# -.( AZdc\ 9g! BdjciV^c K^Zl! +*%#.+-#+(++#

8daZbVc Hi^aa

BZm^Xd A^cYd GZhiVjgVci

Bdc! .eb"&Vb/ @VgVd`Z# &')% 8daZbVc 6kZ! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#*--#&&&&#

;g^! -eb/ @VgVd`Z VcY YVcX^c\# && GVXZ Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.*#,,+*#

8gZZ`h^YZ >cc

CdgbVcYn =djhZ Adjc\Z

LZY"HVi! -/(%eb/ @VgVd`Z# Cd XdkZg# *)) L# 6abV Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'-.#.,-'#

;g^"HVi! .eb"&Vb/ @VgVd`Z# (% LVh]^c\idc Hi! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#'))#&.(,#

9Vc 7gdlcÉh Hedgih 7Vg

DVh^h

IjZ I]j! .eb"&Vb/ @VgVd`Z# L^i] 7g^Vc ?VbZh# )&)& :a 8Vb^cd GZVa! EVad 6aid! +*%#).(#.%'%#

9VH^akVÉh 7gdcXdh

LZY! -/(%eb/ L^i] B8 GjX`jh 7g^Vc# ;g^! -/(%eb/ L^i] 9jhin dg ?Zc# HVi! -/(%eb/ L^i] 9dj\# .*' :# :a 8Vb^cd! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#,(-#..*,#

LZY/ <j^iVg =Zgd IdjgcVbZci# Eajh `VgVd`Z# I]j! .eb"&Vb/ @VgVd`Z# ;dgbZgan i]Z 8aVgVc ! &'*& ;gVc`a^c BVaa! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#')-#)+-'#

D[Ă’XZ 7Vg

9^kZ 7Vg LZY! -eb"'Vb/ @VgVd`Z# ,- :# HVciV 8aVgV Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'--#*'*'#

HVi! -eb"XadhZ/ 9? 9VkZ VcY BVg^anc# L^i] :c\a^h]! HeVc^h] VcY ;^a^e^cd hdc\h# .% H# EVg` K^Xidg^V! B^ae^iVh#

9gn^c\ H]ZY

EZVXdX` Adjc\Z

;g^"HVi! -/(%eb/ @VgVd`Z VcY 9VcX^c\# )%' Idndc 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#','#&*&'#

IjZ! .eb"&/(%Vb/ 9?! YVcX^c\! `VgVd`Z# &%' :# ;gZbdci 6kZ! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#.+'#++.%#

:[ÒZÉh GZhiVjgVci VcY Adjc\Z

E^dcZZg HVaddc

IjZ"HVi! .eb"'Vb VcY aVhi Hjc d[ ZkZgn bdci]! '",eb/ L^i] 7 H @VgVd`Z# ((& =VX^ZcYV 6kZ! 8VbeWZaa! )%-#(,)#()%%#

:a Idg^id IjZ HVi/ L^aY C^\]ih @VgVd`Z# &*.% DaY 7Vnh]dgZ 9g^kZ! 7jga^c\VbZ! +*%#+.'#(&&(#

:a Idg^id ;g^! -"&&eb/ L^aY C^\]ih @VgVd`Z# '.*% AV`Zh^YZ 9g! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#,',#))'+#

;aVbZh 8d[[ZZ H]de I]j"HVi! .eb/ I]Z JcXaZ 9dj\^Z H]dl# Cd XdkZg# &-(% =^aahYVaZ 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#,'(#-(.(#

<VaVmn IjZ! I]j Hjc! .eb"'Vb/ @VgVd`Z# &% XdkZg# &() H# BV^c Hi! B^ae^iVh! )%-#'+'#&&'(#

<ddhZ AddcZnÉh LZY! .eb/ @VgVdV`Z C^\]i# GZ\jaVg h^c\^c\ hZhh^dc# (- C# BV^c Hi! B^ae^iVh! )%-#'+'#%&..#

;g^! HVi! .eb"'Vb VcY Hjc! ,eb"b^Yc^\]i/ @VgVd`Z# -'% :# :a 8Vb^cd GZVa! BdjciV^c K^Zl! +*%#.+.#'%.-#

DbZ\V GZhiVjgVci

IjZ! -/(%eb"b^Yc^\]i/ 6Xdjhi^X @VgVd`Z# L^i] HVb BVgh]Vaa# lll#e^dcZZg"hVaddc#Xdb$ XVaZcYVg$# '.'*"6 LddYh^YZ GY! LddYh^YZ! +*%#-*&#-)-,#

FjVgiZg CdiZ I]j! .eb VcY IjZ! .eb/ @VgVd`Z# L^i] H]Zgg^Z VcY HjZ# Cd XdkZg# &'&) 6edaad LVn! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#,('#'&&%# Dc\d^c\! ./(%eb"'Vb/ @VgVd`Z# &,&& L# HVc 8Vgadh Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.'#+,,,#

GZY^ Gddb I]j! .eb"&Vb/ @VgVd`Z# L^i] ?dhZe]# )()% BddgeVg` 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'*,#,,,%#

Gdh^Z BX8VccÉh IjZ! -/(%"&&/(%eb/ @VgVd`Z# Cd XdkZg# (** HVciVcV Gdl! &%+%! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'),#&,%+#

GjYnÉh EjW LZY! &%eb"&/(%Vb/ L^i] 9? EjgeaZ# &&, Jc^kZgh^in 6kZ! EVad 6aid! +*%#('.#%.''#

HVc ?dhZ 7Vg <g^aa IjZ! &%eb"XadhZ/ @Vb^`VoZ @VgVd`Z# -* H# HZXdcY Hi Vi HVc ;ZgcVcYd! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'-+#'(.,#

HXgj[[n Bjge]nÉh >g^h] EjW I]j Hjc! .eb"XadhZ/ 8daaZ\Z @VgVd`Z C^\]i# &-, H# Bjge]n 6kZ! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#,(*#,(.)#

I]Z <ddhZidlc Adjc\Z ;g^"Hjc! ./(%eb"&/(%Vb/ @VgVd`Z# &%,' A^cXdac 6kZ! L^aadl <aZc! )%-#'.'#)-(*#

=jYYaZ LZY"I]j Hjc! .eb/ L^aY C^\]ih @VgVd`Z# *&*' Bdlgn 6kZ! ;gZbdci#

@Vi^Z 7addbÉh >g^h] EjW GZhiVjgVci

H]ddiZgh 7Vg <g^aa I]j! ./(%eb"&/(%Vb/ @VgVd`Z# ,+. C BVi]^aYV 6kZ! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#,(-#',-,#

I]Z IZbeaZ 7Vg Adjc\Z LZY! ./(%eb/ GdX` 7VcY @VgVd`Z C^\]i# *' H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'--#-*&-#

I]Z KZcjZo

IjZ! LZY! -eb"&/(%Vb VcY Hjc! (",eb/ @VgVd`Z# (*)+ Hjc! ./(%eb"&/(%Vb/ @VgVd`Z# ;adgV K^hiV 6kZ! HVciV 8aVgV! (+. 8VbeWZaa 6kZ Vi 8ZcigVa! )%-#'))#+.%.# 8VbeWZaa! )%-#(,.#.+-,#

@8 7Vg VcY GZhiVjgVci LZY! -eb"b^Yc^\]i/ @VgVd`Z# L^i] 9? 9ZhbdcY# &%,% AZ^\] 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#',.#&,.%#

1011 PACIFIC AVE. SANTA CRUZ 831-423-1336

GZY HiV\ Adjc\Z

I]gZZ ;aVbZh GZhiVjgVci Hjc! -/(%eb"b^Yc^\]i/ L^i] 8dcc^Z# :mXZei Ă’ghi Hjc d[ bdci]# &*), BZg^Y^Vc 6kZ! L^aadl <aZc! )%-#'+.#(&((#

6XQGD\ 1RY ‡ $*(6

<WW\[ \PM 5Ia\IT[

SOXV Rey Fresco $GY 'UV 'UV S P 6KRZ S P

7KXUVGD\ 'HF ‡ $*(6

=DQH /DPSUH\

“DRINKING MADE EASY�

FROM THE HIT SHOW “THREE SHEETS�

SITDOWN SHOW $GY 'UV 'UV S P 6KRZ S P 6XQGD\ 'HFHPEHU ‡ $*(6

NUMBSKULLSHOWS.COM presents

All That Remains

SOXV The Devil Wears Prada DOVR Story of the Year DQG Lovehatehero

$GY 'UV ‡ 'UV S P 6KRZ S P 1RY Igor & Red Elvises Atrium (Ages 16+) 'HF Ice Cube (Ages 16+) 'HF Joe Purdy Atrium (Ages 21+) 'HF Andre Nickatina (Ages 16+) 'HF Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry (Ages 16+) 'HF The Devil Makes Three (Ages 21+) -DQ Jackie Greene (Ages 21+) -DQ Rebelution/ Soja (Ages 16+) -DQ AFI (A Fire Inside) (All Ages) )HE BadďŹ sh A Tribute to Sublime (Ages 16+)

8QOHVV RWKHUZLVH QRWHG DOO VKRZV DUH GDQFH VKRZV ZLWK OLPLWHG VHDWLQJ Tickets subject to city tax & service charge by phone 866-384-3060 & online

www.catalystclub.com

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 MUSIC

K^X`nÉh GZhiVjgVci

CONCERT FILE

;g^! HVi! +".eb/ @VgVd`Z# &*(+ L# HVc 8Vgadh! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.'#(-(-#

LddY]Vb Adjc\Z IjZ"I]j HVi! .eb"&/(%Vb/ @VgVd`Z# )),* HiZkZch 8gZZ` 7akY! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#'),#(&))#

96C8: 8AJ7H & 7gdVYlVn I]j! ./(%eb/ A^kZ YVcXZ bjh^X# EaVn^c\ gdX`! [jc`! G 7! Y^hXd! Bdidlc! XdkZgh VcY bdgZ# Cd XdkZg# &%' H# HVciV 8gjo 6kZ! Adh <Vidh! )%-#(*)#)(%(#

6Wnhh C^\]iXajW I]j/ 8daaZ\Z I]jghYVn C^\]i# ;g^! &%eb/ =VkdX ;g^YVnh# HVi/ 9gZhh id >begZhh# HVi/ 9?h VcY YVcX^c\# Hjc/ <adl HjcYVnh# IZZc YVcXZ eVgin [dg V\Zh &)"&,# &% WZ[dgZ ,/(%eb# IjZ/ 8daaZ\Z C^\]i# ;dgbZgan i]Z ;dgjb ! &)+ H# Bjge]n! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#,(#67NHH#

6\ZcYV LZY! -eb/ HVahV LZYcZhYVnh# ;gZZ aZhhdch [gdb -"./(%eb# L^i] 9? :a 9ZaV 8aVkZ# ;g^! HVi/ EVgin L^i] 6\ZcYV# L^i] 9?h he^cc^c\ daY hX]dda ]^e"]de! G 7 VcY YVcXZ [Vkdg^iZh# ;djgi] ;g^ d[ ZkZgn bdci]/ ;aVh]WVX` ;g^YVnh# 9? G^X] he^ch i]Z WZhi d[ i]Z Ăˆ,%h! Ăˆ-%h VcY Ăˆ.%h# ;djgi] HVi d[ ZkZgn bdci]/ HVijgYVn C^\]i A^kZ# 9?h he^c Ăˆ-%h daY hX]dda# Hjc/ EaVcZi GZ\\VZ# He^cc^c\ YVcXZ]Vaa VcY gZ\\VZ Vaa c^\]i# (.. H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'-,#(..&#

6aWZgidÉh LZY! ,/(%eb/ AVi^c# 7VX]ViV aZhhdch Vi ,/(%eb0 hdX^Va YVcXZ Vi ./(%eb# L^i] EVciZV# IjZ VcY I]j/ HVahV L^i] EVciZV# AZhhdch Vi ,/&%eb [dg WZ\^ccZgh VcY -/&*eb [dg ^ciZgbZY^ViZ# 9VcX^c\ Vi ./(%eb# HVi/ AVi^c C^\]i# GZ\\VZidc! XjbW^V! bZgZc\jZ VcY bdgZ# Hjc"Bdc! *eb/ IVc\d# 6g\Zci^cZ hinaZ# ,(+ L# 9VcV Hi! BdjciV^c K^Zl! +*%#.+-#(%%,#

6jgV LZY! ./(%eb"'/(%Vb/ GZk^kZ LZYcZhYVnh# 9g^c`h ]Va[ d[[ WZ[dgZ &%/(%eb# Cd XdkZg# ;g^/ ;gZZ ;g^YVnh# Cd XdkZg# HVi/ HjeZghiVg 9ZZ_Vnh# L^i] 9? Il^hi VcY 9? B HinaZh# )-'* =denVgY GY! EaZVhVcidc! .'*#)&+#%,,,#

6kVadc Dc\d^c\/ 9?h VcY a^kZ bjh^X# '& # ,,, AVlgZcXZ :meln! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#')&#%,,,#

I]Z 7aVc` 8ajW LZY! Cdk '*! .eb/ 8daY 8]^aa^cÉ 9?Éh# l^i] <VWg^Zaa ,,! 8jihd! 9? 7VhjgV! B^hh B^hV VcY 9Vk^Y BV# Cd 8dkZg# ;g^! Cdk ',! ,eb/ ;$M i]Z 8ajW GZjc^dc EVgi '# L^i] 9g^Vc GV[Ò! @^c\ GV[Ò! 9? Hejc VcY bdgZ# &%# )) H# 6abVYZc 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.'#*'+*#

WIZARDS IN WINTER!!UTP!qvut!b!ofx!uxjtu!po!uif!ipmjebzt/

Trans-Siberian Orchestra L=:C i]Zn Ă’ghi hiVgiZY ejii^c\ V gdX` deZgV il^hi dc ]da^YVn ijcZh ^c &..+! i]Z bjh^X ^cYjhign YZĂ’c^iZan Y^YcÉi Æ\ZiÇ IgVch"H^WZg^Vc DgX]ZhigV# Æ>Éb egZiin hjgZ i]Zn YdcÉi \Zi ^i cdl!Ç hVnh 6a E^igZaa^! \j^iVg^hi VcY bjh^XVa Y^gZXidg [dg i]Z \gdje# I]^h YZhe^iZ bdgZ i]Vc V YZXVYZ d[ VgZcV h]dlh i]Vi ZVgc hdbZl]ZgZ ^c i]Z cZ^\]Wdg]ddY d[ '% b^aa^dc VccjVaan! ejii^c\ i]Zb Vbdc\ i]Z bdhi hjXXZhh[ja idjgh nZVg ^c VcY nZVg dji# I]Z^g Ă’ghi nZVg! i]Zn eaVnZY id VWdji &(%!%%% eZdeaZ# 7n i]Z ZcY d[ i]^h nZVg! i]ZnÉaa ]VkZ eaVnZY id &#( b^aa^dc! Vi &)% h]dlh# I]Z jc^c^i^ViZY b^\]i `cdl IHDÉh hdc\ ÆL^oVgYh ^c L^ciZg!Ç l]^X] lVh ZkZgnl]ZgZ ^c '%%*! ZheZX^Vaan V[iZg V k^YZd d[ 8Vghdc L^aa^VbhÉ ^chVcZ ]dbZ 8]g^hibVh a^\]i h]dl hZi id i]Z hdc\ lZci k^gVa dc i]Z >ciZgcZi# E^igZaa^ hi^aa XVcÉi WZa^ZkZ i]Vi dcZ# ÆI]Vi lVh dcZ d[ i]dhZ i]^c\h lZ XdjaYcÉi ]VkZ i]dj\]i je!Ç ]Z hVnh# 7ji ^i Vahd h]dlZY ]dl i]Z \gdjeÉh [djcYZg! EVja DÉCZ^aa! ^h Vc XdchjbbViZ eZg[ZXi^dc^hi# ÆI]Vi \jn Y^Y ^i hd lZaa i]Vi EVja XVaaZY je djg a^\]i^c\ Y^gZXidg VcY hV^Y! ĂˆL]n VgZ ]^h a^\]ih eZg[ZXian ^c hncX! VcY djgh VgZcÉi4ÉÇ DÉCZ^aaÉh Yg^kZ ]Vh aZY id i]Z Ze^X IHD h]dlh l]^X] [ZVijgZ hdbZl]ZgZ VgdjcY i]gZZ YdoZc bjh^X^Vch! kdXVa^hih VcY cVggVidgh! Vadc\ l^i] &, hZb^hÉ ldgi] d[ Zfj^ebZci# Æ>iÉh V XdjeaZ VXgZh d[ \ZVg!Ç hVnh E^igZaa^# Æ>iÉh VWhjgYan ]j\Z#Ç I]Z \gdje ]Vh [djcY V ]dbZ ^c HVc ?dhZ! gZijgc^c\ id =E EVk^a^dc dc HjcYVn [dg ild h]dlh! dc i]Z ]ZZah d[ i]Z^g aViZhi gZaZVhZ! i]Z cdc"8]g^hibVh VaWjb C^\]i 8VhiaZ! l]^X] YZWjiZY dc i]Z 7^aaWdVgY X]Vgih Vi Cd# *# E^igZaa^ hVnh i]Z \gdje! l]^X] ]Z hi^aa i]^c`h d[ Vh ÆV WjcX] d[ `^Yh [gdb Adc\ >haVcYÇ cd! i]ZnÉgZ cdi Gjhh^Vc! i]Z cVbZ gZ[Zgh id i]Z XdccZXi^dc WZilZZc XjaijgZh ! bVn ]VkZ `cdlc WZiiZg i]Vc i]Z ^cYjhign hj^ih! Wji ZkZc i]Zn cZkZg i]dj\]i IHD ldjaY \Zi i]^h W^\# Æ>iÉh V YgZVb XdbZ igjZ! VcY > ign id Zc_dn ZkZgn hZXdcY d[ ^i#Ç Steve Palopoli The TRAN-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA plays two shows Sunday, Nov. 29, at 3 and 7:30pm, at HP Pavilion, 525 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose. Tickets are $39.50–$59.50; 800.745,3000.

7djaZkVgY IVkZgc HVi! Cdk '-! .eb/ 9? =Z[# &*%)( Adh <Vidh 7akY! Adh <Vidh! )%-#(*-#%,,)#

7gVc]Vb Adjc\Z Hjc/ =Veen =djg 6aa 9Vn# IjZ/ ' IjZhYVnh# &&&+ 7gVc]Vb AVcZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'+*#**'*#

I]jghYVnh# *%', 6abVYZc :meln! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'++#%**%#

7g^iVcc^V 6gbh 8jeZgi^cd ;g^! HVi/ 9? 9VcXZ EVgin# &%-, 9Z 6coV 7akY! 8jeZgi^cd! )%-#'*'#,'+'#

7g^iVcc^V 6gbh HVc ?dhZ

HVi/ H^c[ja HVijgYVnh# K? HjZ# Cd XdkZg# Hjc! .eb"'Vb/ 8]^aa HjcYVnh# K? HjZ# Bdc/ BVgVi]dc BdcYVnh# K? he^ch [gdb .eb"'Vb# IjZ/ IV`Z ^i D[[ IjZhYVnh# L^i] K? HjZ! VbViZjg \d"\d XdbeZi^i^dc# (). H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#.),#&.,*#

8 ?Éh Hedgih 7Vg

LZY"HVi/ 9?h VcY YVcX^c\# (** HVciVcV Gdl! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#()*#(-)-#

LZY! Cdk '*/ 9? EZYgd# ;g^! .eb/ 9? 8]ZX`"D# HVi! Cdk '-/ 9? < 7ZVih# L^i] Hdja 8]^aY# &,( L# HVciV 8aVgV Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#',-#&)%%#

7ajZ 8]Va` 8V[Z

7g^i^h] 7Vc`Zgh 8ajW

;g^! &%eb/ 9?h ^c i]Z b^m# AdXVa 9?h he^cc^c\ i]Z ]diiZhi bjh^X# +(% GVbdcV Hi! EVad 6aid! +*%#('+#&%'%#

I]j/ 9?h VcY 9VcX^c\# ;g^! HVi/ A^kZ WVcYh VcY 9?h# &%.% :a 8Vb^cd GZVa! BZcad EVg`! +*%#(',#-,+.#

Hjc! -eb"b^Yc^\]i/ 9? A#K## IjZ! .eb"&Vb/ @? 6K# &,&% L# 8VbeWZaa 6kZ! 8VbeWZaa! )%-#'+.#,-.&#

7ajZ E]ZVhVci

7g^m

IjZ"Hjc! ,eb"XadhZ/ 9? VcY YVcX^c\# 7^\ WVcY! hl^c\! Ăˆ*%h! Ăˆ+%h! Ăˆ,%h VcY Ăˆ-%h# Cd XdkZg# ''&%% HiZkZch 8gZZ` 7akY! 8jeZgi^cd! )%-#'**#((%%#

LZY! .eb"'Vb/ L]^e >i Dji LZYcZhYVnh# K? b^m^c\# I]j/ =jcigZhh I]jghYVnh# K? HjZ b^mZh# ;g^/ >c[Zgcd ;g^YVnh# ;ZVijg^c\ K? ?dZa#

7adlĂ’h] Hjh]^

7g^iVcc^V 6gbh 6abVYZc LZY! I]j/ 9? =Vc`# 6aa LZYcZhYVnh! bdhi

LZY! HVi! &%eb/ 9? ^c i]Z B^m# &**% AV[VnZiiZ Hi! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#)'(#.%&(#

8VeZgh

8VgY^cVa Adjc\Z LZY! .eb"&Vb/ 9? 8jgi^h# Eajh `VgVd`Z# :kZgn di]Zg I]j! .eb" &Vb/ 9? H]V[in# Bdc! Hjc/ 9? AK he^ch [Vkdg^iZh# IjZ! .eb"&Vb/

+-

[67]

[68] MUSIC

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

Nvtjd mjtujoht

@^c\ d[ 8ajWh

HVc ?dhZ 7Vg <g^aa

@? 6K# (&., BZg^Y^Vc 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'+.#,-.&#

;g^! ./(%eb/ CdX]Z KVfjZgV# L^i] 9? ?dhZ @jZgkd VcY 9? HiVb# ,# HVi/ 6ojXVg# L^i] 9? (9# HVahV! gZ\\VZidc! XjbW^V VcY ]^e"]de# *# -.( AZdc\ 9g! BdjciV^c K^Zl! +*%#.+-#+(++#

8ajW BVm

A^Yd C^\]iXajW

LZY/ IVc\d# HeZX^Vah dc Yg^c`h# I]j"HVi/ K^YZd @^aaZY i]Z 9?# Hjc! &%eb"XadhZ/ H^c HjcYVnh# Bdc! &%eb"XadhZ/ BVc^X BdcYVoZ# -* H# HZXdcY Hi Vi HVc ;ZgcVcYd! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'-+#'(.,#

;g^"HVi! -eb/ A^kZ WVcYh VcY ]djhZ 9?h# &'# 9djWaZigZZ =diZa! '%*% <ViZlVn EaVXZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#)(,#'&+,#

Dc\d^c\/ 9?h VcY YVcX^c\# =^e"]de! ]djhZ VcY igVcXZ# (% H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.-#)(&-#

8ajW EVabh

Ad[i 7Vg VcY 7^higd

I]j/ =^e =de I]jghYVnh# ;g^" HVi/ A^kZ bjh^X VcY 9?h# DaY hX]dda VcY G 7# &(-% H# BV^c Hi! B^ae^iVh! )%-#.()#)...#

I]j"HVi! &%/(%eb"&/(%Vb/ A^kZ 9? VcY YVcX^c\# .% H# HZXdcY Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.&#%+,,#

8daZbVc Hi^aa

;g^/ A^kZ 9?h# )&)& :a 8Vb^cd GZVa! EVad 6aid! +*%#).(#.%'%#

I]j/ E^c` I]jghYVn# 9?h he^c ]djhZ! Ide )%! bVh]"jeh! YVcXZ! ,%h VcY -%h! XaVhh^X G 7 VcY ]^e"]de# Cd XdkZg# ;g^! HVi/ 9?h 9Vc LVaaVXZ VcY 9Vk^Y 9# &% XdkZg V[iZg &%eb# *)) :bZghdc Hi! EVad 6aid! +*%#('*#+(*-#

9VH^akVÉh 7gdcXdh

B^Vb^ 7ZVX] 8ajW

+,

I]j! -eb"&Vb/ 9?h VcY YVcX^c\# &')% 8daZbVc 6kZ! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#*--#&&&&#

9Vc 7gdlcÉh Hedgih 7Vg

;g^! HVi! +eb/ 9? dg a^kZ WVcY# Cd XdkZg# ;dgbZgan i]Z 8aVgVc ! &'*& ;gVc`a^c BVaa! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#')-#)+-'# Dc\d^c\/ 9? bjh^X# -*& BV^c Hi! GZYlddY 8^in#

I]j"HVi/ AVY^Zh C^\]i Dji# I]j"HVi/ 9VcX^c\# KVg^djh hinaZh d[ YVcXZ i]gdj\]dji i]Z lZZ`! ^cXajY^c\ igde^XVa! gZ\\VZidc VcY ide )%# I]j! ,".eb/ HVahV 9VcXZ 8aVhhZh# ;gZZ# Hjc/ HVahV HjcYVn# )&, H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#',.#(+,%#

9^kZ 7Vg

Bdaan BV\ZZÉh

9ZhZd IZfj^aV Adjc\Z

I]j"HVi/ 9? DigZWdg# L^i] 9?h 8"CdiZ VcY ?VgV# Hjc/ B^m IVeZ HjcYVnh# Bdc! ./(%eb/ BVc^X BdcYVnh# 6aa VWdji i]Z É-%h l^i] 9? DigZWdg# ,- :# HVciV 8aVgV Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'--#*'*'#

;V]gZc]Z^i JaigV Adjc\Z LZY! .eb"XadhZ/ I]Z Adjc\Z# GdiVi^c\ 9?h he^c Ide )%! ]^e" ]de! gdX`# Cd XdkZg# I]j! .eb" XadhZ/ ;dgijcZ *%$*%# BVh]jeh! YVcXZ! Ide )%## ;g^ VcY HVi/ GdiVi^c\ EVgi^Zh# 9VcXZ! Ide )% VcY =djhZ# IjZ! .eb"XadhZ/ 8daaZ\Z C^\]i# L^i] 9? <j^cZhh# Cd XdkZg# .. :# HVc ;ZgcVcYd Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#..-#...-#

;^WWVg BV\ZZÉh ;g^! HVi/ 8ajW ;B# &*+ H# Bjge]n 6kZ! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#,).#-(,(#

;^gZ]djhZ <g^aa VcY 7gZlZgn LZY! Cdk '*! .eb/ 7aVX` LZYcZhYVn# L^i] 9? 6c_ VcY i]gZZ [jaa WVgh# Cd XdkZg# LZY! Cdk '*! .eb/ 7aVX` LZYcZhYVn# L^i] 9? 6c_ VcY i]gZZ [jaa WVgh# Cd XdkZg# &&& H# Bjge]n 6kZ! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#,,(#.*%%#

<VaVmn Bdc/ AVY^ZhÉ c^\]i# Cd XdkZg# &() H# BV^c Hi! B^ae^iVh! )%-#'+'#&&'(#

I]Z =ji LZY! &%eb/ 8daaZ\Z C^\]i# ('%% I]Z 6aVbZYV! HVciV 8aVgV#

>`ZÉh Adjc\Z ;g^"HVi! ./(%eb"XadhZ/ BddY Hl^c\h# L^i] gdiVi^c\ 9?h# Cd XdkZg# (%,* 9g^[ilddY 9g! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#(,.#,&(,#

>haVcY <g^aa$7VbWdd Adjc\Z

Post your event ... for free!

BZai JaigV Adjc\Z

;g^"HVi/ =di 9? c^\]ih# 8aVg^dc =diZa HVc ?dhZ 6^gedgi! &(** C# ;djgi] Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#(.'#')+-#

I]j"HVi/ 9?h VcY YVcX^c\# EaVn^c\ idYVnÉh ]^i bjh^X# ')& 8Vhigd Hi! BdjciV^c K^Zl! +*%#.+&#%&%-#

Bdi^[ I]j! &%eb"'Vb/ Ndj 8Vaa >i# I]Z ]diiZhi VcY XddaZhi eaVXZ id WZ# IjZ/ GZXZhh^dc Egdd[ IjZhYVn# (-. H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#',.#&---#

BdjciV^c 8]VgaZnÉh LZY! ,eb"'Vb/ =djhZ EVgin# I]j! ,eb"'Vb/ I]gdlWVX` I]jghYVnh# &* C# HVciV 8gjo 6kZ! Adh <Vidh! )%-#(.*#---%#

I]Z DaY LV\dc HVaddc VcY <g^aa LZY/ AVY^Zh C^\]i# IjZ/ >cYjhign C^\]i# ,* C# HVc EZYgd Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#.,&#.()+#

EZVXdX` Adjc\Z I]j/ AVY^Zh C^\]i# EVbV Egdbd <^gah! 9? AVYn 9^ZhZa Vaa c^\]i# ;g^! -eb/ 9? VcY 9VcX^c\# ;ZVijg^c\ G 7! ide )%! ,%Éh! -%Éh! .%Éh# Cd 8dkZg# HVi! .eb/ 9? VcY 9VcX^c\# 8]^aa! G 7! Ide )% &%' :# ;gZbdci 6kZ! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#.+'#++.%#

EZVga ;g^"HVi/ 9?h VcY YVcX^c\# - H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#',.#))))#

Gdh^Z BX8VccÉh LZY/ =djhZ bjh^X# I]j" HVi/ 9?h VcY YVcX^c\# (** HVciVcV Gdl! &%+%! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'),#&,%+#

GjWn H`nZ ;g^! HVi/ 9?h VcY YVcX^c\# )'% BVhdc Hi! HVc ;gVcX^hXd! )&*#+.(#%,,,#

GjYnÉh EjW ;g^"HVi/ A^kZ 9?# He^cc^c\ ]^e"]de VcY YVcXZ bjh^X# &&, Jc^kZgh^in 6kZ! EVad 6aid! +*%#('.#%.''#

@Vi^Z 7addbÉh >g^h] EjW GZhiVjgVci I]j"HVi! ./(%eb"&/(%Vb/ 9?h VcY YVcX^c\# :XaZXi^X b^m d[ i]Z aViZhi XajW igVX`h VcY XaVhh^X gdX` _Vbh# (+. 8VbeWZaa 6kZ Vi 8ZcigVa! 8VbeWZaa! )%-#(,.#.+-,#

@]Vgidjb LZY/ 9? 9VkZn @# (%% DgX]VgY 8^in 9g! 8VbeWZaa! )%-#(,.#+()%#

HXgj[[n Bjge]nÉh >g^h] EjW LZY! .eb"'Vb/ LZi LZYcZhYVnh# GdiVi^c\ 9?h# =djhZ! bVh] jeh! ]^e"]de# ;g^/ HXgj[[n ;g^YVnh# BVh] jeh! ]^e"]de! Ide )%! gdX`! VcY WVg XaVhh^Xh# Cd XdkZg jci^a &%/(%eb# ( XdkZg# HVi/ 9VcXZ EVgin# =^e"]de! G 7 VcY YVcXZ ]^ih d[ i]Z Ăˆ.%h# &-, H# Bjge]n 6kZ! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#,(*#,(.)#

Hbd`Z I^`^ Adjc\Z I]j! ./(%eb"&/)*Vb/ HA6E # =djhZ eVgin l^i] gZh^YZci 9?h VcY \jZhi! eajh 9? LZc 9Vk^h VcY 6h >h# * V[iZg &&eb# ;g^! Cdk ',! ./(%eb"&/)*Vb/ Hdja[ja =^e"=de# L^i] 9? <"LgZo VcY \jZhih# * V[iZg &&eb# HVi! Cdk '-! ./(%eb"&/)*Vb/ 9?h CVeen VcY L^h]&# * V[iZg &&eb# Hjc! (eb"b^Yc^\]i/ =Von HjcYVn# =djhZ bjh^X l^i] 9?h# Cd XdkZg# &*' Edhi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.'#)'++#

Hdji] ;^ghi 7^aa^VgYh 8ajW VcY Adjc\Z LZY/ GZ\\VZ LZYcZhYVnh# I]j/ I]jghYVn C^\]i :migZbZ# HVi/ <jZhi 9?# Bdc/ BVgi^c^ BdcYVnh# IjZ/ @Vb^ IjZhYVnh# )'% H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.)#,-%%#

HiVga^iZ 9VcXZ 8ajW I]j"Hjc! ."&&eb/ 9VcXZ EVgin# HVahV! AVi^c VcY ]jhiaZ YVcX^c\# &&+% C# ;V^g DV`h 7akY! HjccnkVaZ! )%-#,)*#,-',#

HiZe]ZcÉh <gZZc LZY! &%eb/ 9? EVja# LZY! Cdk '*! &%eb/ I]Vc`h\^k^c\ :kZ EVgi# L^i] 9? 8ZhVg# ;g^! &%eb/ 9? 8ZhVg# He^cc^c\ i]Z ]^ih# ''( 8Vhigd Hi! BdjciV^c K^Zl! +*%#.+)#.&*&#

I]Z IZbeaZ 7Vg Adjc\Z I]j/ IZbeaZ I]jghYVnh# ;g^! &%/(%eb/ G 7 VcY =^e"]de# Jci^a XadhZ# HVi! -/(%"&%/(%eb/ IZbeaZ 6aa"HiVg 9?h# HVi! &%/(%eb/ G 7! ]^e"]de VcY ]djhZ# Jci^a XadhZ# *' H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'--#-*&-#

I]Z KZcjZo

I]j/ BV_dg I]jghYVnh# GdiVi^c\ 9?h# IjZ/ Ild 7jX` IjZhYVnh# 8daaZ\Z YVcXZ eVgin# ,' C# 6abVYZc 6kZ! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'-,#&,(,#

LZi C^\]iXajW ;g^! HVi/ 9?h VcY YVcX^c\# ;g^! Cdk ',! &%eb"'Vb/ 6bcZh^V# L^i] 9? K^XZ# ;gZZ \jZhia^hi WZ[dgZ &&eb# (.+ H# ;^ghi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'-'#-.(-#

OZc Adjc\Z LZY! .eb/ HdjcYXaVh] LZYcZhYVn# =djhZ bjh^X# Cd XdkZg# I]j/ HZYjXi^dc I]jghYVnh# 9VcXZ! ]^e"]de VcY bVh]"jeh# Cd XdkZg# ;g^/ ;jh^dc ;g^YVn# GdX`! ]^e"]de VcY hbVh]"jeh# * jci^a &&eb0 &% \ZcZgVa# HVi/ >aajh^dc# L^i] KddYdd[Zhi VcY XdhijbZ eVgin# * jci^a &&eb0 &% \ZcZgVa# IjZ! ,eb"'Vb/ ' IjZhYVnh# 9g^c` heZX^Vah# Cd XdkZg# '*& 8Vhigd Hi! BdjciV^c K^Zl! +*%#.+.#)-),#

8A6HH>86A 6aWVcn 8dchdgi Ldg`h Wn 7VX]! IZaZbVcc! GVbZVj VcY =VcYZa eZg[dgbZY Wn ]Vgeh^X]dgY! gZXdgY! ÓjZ! k^da^ch! k^daV VcY hdegVcd kdXVa^hih# ;g^! Cdk ',! -eb# *" '%# 6aa HV^cihÉ :e^hXdeVa 8]jgX]! *** LVkZgaZn Hi! EVad 6aid! +*%#(''#)*'-#

I]Vc`h\^k^c\ =da^YVn 8dcXZgi HVc ?dhZ Hnbe]dc^X 8]d^g VcY CdkV K^hV Hnbe]dcn egZhZci GVae] KVj\]Vc L^aa^VbhÉ ÆHZV Hnbe]dcn#Ç HVi! Cdk '-! -eb# &'" '*# Hi# ?dhZe]Éh 8Vi]ZYgVa! -% H# BVg`Zi Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#..*#((&-#

8DC8:GIH @Zaan 8aVg`hdc I]Z Æ6bZg^XVc >YdaÇ hiVg# ;ZVijg^c\ EVgVX]jiZ VcY :g^X =jiX]^chdc# Hjc! Cdk '.! ,/(%eb# **# H?HJ :kZci 8ZciZg! '.% H# HZkZci] Hi! HVc ?dhZ! -%%#,)*#(%%%

6c_ZaV] C^XdaZ ?d]chdc

I]j/ 9?h VcY 9VcX^c\# L^i] 7ajZ 8]^aaV# ;g^! HVi! .eb/ A^kZ bjh^X# (*)+ ;adgV K^hiV 6kZ! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#'))#+.%.#

ÆB69ikÇ XdbZY^Vc# HVi! Cdk '-! -eb# ''#*%# HVc ?dhZ 8ZciZg [dg i]Z EZg[dgb^c\ 6gih! '** 6abVYZc 7akY! HVc ?dhZ! -%%#,)*#(%%%#

I]gZZ ;aVbZh GZhiVjgVci

IgVch"H^WZg^Vc DgX]ZhigV

HVi! .eb"&/(%Vb/ 9? <ZcZ =daa^YVn# &*), BZg^Y^Vc 6kZ! L^aadl <aZc! )%-#'+.#(&((#

6 I^c`ZgÉh 9Vbc C^\]ian! .eb/ 9?h VcY YVcX^c\# :kZgn lZZ`ZcY# )+ C# HVgVid\V 6kZ! HVciV 8aVgV! )%-#')(#)*.*#

IddcÉh LZY/ A^kZ Bjh^X# I]j/ 8aVh] d[ i]Z 9?h# <jZhi 9?h b^m^c\ ]^e"]de cVY bdgZ# ;g^"HVi/ HfjZZoZ >c# L^i] 9? I^id# HVi/ BVh] Jeh# L^i] 9? 9Vccn K# Hjc/ 8jggZci =^ih# L^i] 9? 6gbVcYd# Bdc/ 7^aaWdVgY 8djciYdlc# L^i] 9? Bg# He^c# IjZ/ AVY^Zh! NdjÉgZ i]Z HiVg# 9? I^id# *' :# HVciV 8aVgV Hi Vi HZXdcY! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'.'#,)+)#

IgZh <g^c\dh HVWdg IVeVh 7Vg VcY Adjc\Z

&%# ;g^! Cdk ',/ 7 7dm A^kZ# HVi! Cdk '-! &%eb/ :cidjgV\Z HijY^dh# L^i] Hdja <ad! 9?h 9Ajo^dc VcY ?FjZhi# &%# &) H# HZXdcY Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#'-+#KD9D#

LZY/ 7ZZg Edc\# I]j! .eb/ IjZhYVn C^\]i A^kZ# A^kZ bjh^X# -( H# HZXdcY Hi! HVc ?dhZ! )%-#',-#.---#

Kdd9dd Adjc\Z LZY! Cdk '*! &%eb/ 7aVX` LZYcZhYVn# L^i] i]Z É-%h WVW^Zh VcY 9?h 9 higV`i! <gjWWZg! <ngZm VcY bdgZ#

6 gdX` deZgV# Hjc! Cdk '.! ( VcY ,/(%eb# *.#*%$ ).#*%$ (.#*%# =E EVk^a^dc! *'* L# HVciV 8aVgV Hi! HVc ?dhZ! -%%#,)*#(%%%#

K^cXZciZ ;ZgcVcYZo AVi^c bjh^X# ;g^! Cdk ',! -eb# *- VcY je# =E EVk^a^dc! *'* L# HVciV 8aVgV Hi! HVc ?dhZ! -%%#()*#,%%%#

I]Z LdcYZgWgZVY ;^kZ L^i] Cdidg^djh# ?VX`hdc *$B^X]VZa ?VX`hdc ig^WjiZ WVcY! Vahd eZg[dgb^c\ i]Z ide ]^ih d[ i]Z +%h!,%h! -%h! VcY .%h# ;g^! Cdk ',! -eb# &'$ &)# A^iiaZ ;dm! ''%. 7gdVYlVn! GZYlddY 8^in! +*%#(+.#)&&.#

Ndji] ?Voo =da^YVn 8dcXZgi 6 cZl \ZcZgVi^dc d[ _Voo eaVnZgh eZg[dgb hZVhdcVa cjbWZgh# EZg[dgbZgh ^cXajYZ H? ?Voo =^\] HX]dda 7^\ 7VcY VcY AVi^c :chZbWaZh# IjZ! 9ZX &! ,/(%eb# ;gZZ! YdcVi^dch VXXZeiZY# AVcYbVg` 7Vaagddb! ,* H# &&i] Hi! HVc ?dhZ! lll#hVc_dhZ_Voo#dg\#

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

Leggy Redhead

Taiwan #1 Massage

Four Handed Massage

Phone Entertainment

Mature, busty 38D, soft, white skin, foot fetish Diva. Naughty & nice. Incall. 408-649-0325, Sophia

Nice, pretty girl offers good massage for nice Gentlemen. 408-469-7650

Sexy fun couple offers a full body rubdown. Incalls only. Jason & Michelle 408-482-3044

Phone Entertainment

Super Hot

For a nice massage by a nice lady. 408-648-6798

g

Gorgeous exotic brunette. Sweet & petite with 34C all natural. 110lbs. In call Sunnyvale. 650-834-2371, Marlena

Over 40 Busty Lady Bambi loves cream, fetish & Domination. Incall. 38D-2436 leggy blonde. 408-605-3465

Tall Sexy Blonde

g Brianna Belle, long legs & sexy looks. 408-830-4086 TV/TS

Ladyboy Masseuse Offers deep tissue & Swedish massage in an upscale, discreet location. Se Habla Espanol. 408-393-0842, Lily

Nice Massage By a hot, blonde, Latina Transsexual. Call for appt. 24/7. 408-391-8528

New TS Mia Sexy, blonde, 115 lbs. Very feminine & offers a nice massage for mature men. Se Habla Espanol 408-910-7994

Pretty Chinese

Chinese Massage Chinese professional acupressure in San Jose and Cupertino. Call for appt. 408-996-2229

Susan’s Massage Nice pretty girl offers in & outcall. 408-571-8681

Blonde & Busty I’ve got the Tender Touch. Let me rub your body & your soul. $20 off w/ad. *82-510-739-1417, Patty

Peony Day Spa Enjoy a nice massage. Private rooms & showers. 982 S. De Anza Blvd., San Jose. 408-777-8088

Mature Sexy Lady Looking for Serious men only! Indoor hot tub. Full body massage by a sexy White woman. Private, safe & clean. 408-266-2136

Pretty Girl Friendly, lovely Asian girl offer special massage. Saratoga Ave. 408-249-7228, Helen

New Shemale in Town Silk Day Spa 18+

Sexy, long black haired Latina offers an erotic massage. Downtown S.J. Se hable Espanol. 831-227-9188, Gissele

g g Fetish

Sultry Babe!

HOT LIVE GIRLS

1-800994-8228

Big brunette, VERY busty. Pretty feet. No rush! incalls/outcalls all over the bay area 408-338-5814 Male To Male Massage

A Relaxing Massage Oil massage. 7 days. 10am9pm. Call Steve, CMT for appt. 408-224-0504

Nurturing Touch By Pete. Relaxing full body massage. In/out, open 7 days. Discreet. 408-515-5778

Hot Muscular Model

g Adult Entertainment Adult Entertainment

Gorgeous Latina Playful Latina awaits your call. Incalls only. Se Habla Espanol. 408-627-3493, Letie

Interracial-kink.org Sexy couples & select singles in an Elegant E.Bay location. Hot tub & group playrooms. 510-388-5108

Nice, beautiful therapists are offering Deep Tissue with private rooms & hot showers. 408-996-9690

Adult Massage

Get your

FREE TRIAL NOW!

Banana Spa Beautiful Korean ladies offer a great massage & Spa experience. 408-991-4288

Santa Cruz San Francisco San Mateo/Palo Alto Oakland Concord

Sweet Lady Asian girls, all 21 yrs old & older offer a nice, soft massage. 408-991-2213

50%

Asian Princess

OFF

Free haircut with massage. Open 7 days. 5520 Monterey Rd. S.J., CA. 95138. 408-629-4136

San Jose

Other Cities 1-888-257-5757

408-514-0099

1-900-484-2525 $25/50min

| Mobile pay, text “QUEST” to 77003 $9.99/20min | questchat.com

Shangri-La

Country Hill Day Spa Grand opening! Best in relaxation, hot tub, steam shower. 12201 #B SaratogaSunnyvale Road. 408-865-1559, Hiring

*18+. No liability. Restrictions apply.

Wellness Center

Relax Your Body, Mind & Spirit

Acupuncture Oriental Medicine

Massage Therapy

Latin Beauty Pamper yourself with a full massage. 408-849-6170

Mid-Autumn Festival Special $45 / Hr Massage Therapy

China Is Here!

408.287.7888 Accept PPS Insurance

Chinese girl wants to relax all your muscles. Private location. 408-661-7200

Grand Opening

831-515-0303 415-829-1111 650-832-0202 510-343-1111 925-695-0606

for new members!*

Waiting to serve you with an incredible massage in Sunnyvale. 408-509-9796

Beautiful Girls

SINGLES IN YOUR CITY!

131 E Taylor St., San Jose, CA 95112

Amazing Massage

Sensuous Girl Come & relax with a massage by a sweet Asian. 408-834-7768

Amy’s Massage Enjoy a nice massage at Amy’s Massage Salon in West San Jose. 408-469-5469

Attractive Lady Nice place, clean, private, body relaxing. Natural with soft hands & smooth skin. 408-660-9894

Lexy & Nina Always ready to help you feel relaxed. 408-600-7516

Tranquility Day Spa Facials • Haircuts • Massage 408.260.8987 833 S. Winchester

408.626.9688 2604 Union Ave. & S. Bascom Ollen Health Care

ASIAN

FLOWER

Hot Asian Lady Enjoy a nice massage by beautiful Asian women. 408-600-7969, Julie

Offers a full body rubdown. Incalls only. www.jasonbenet- Beautiful Girl Enjoy a full body massage by ton.com Chinese girl. Saratoga & San 408-813-8074, Jason Tomas Expwy. 408-981-8890, Sophia Diego’s Magic Hands Deep tissue. Muscular, hot CBS nude masseur with reviews The best Professional masUpscale location. In/outcall. sage in the Bay area. Hablo Espanol Saratoga Ave. near Westgate 408-373-9748 Mall. 408-728-0717 Massage Full Body rubdown by nude, European Blonde well endowed, body builder. Available everyday, weekends Friendly, cozy, petal soft hands. until midnight. Men only. 408-725-0761, Rose 831-335-8113, Steve

g

ALL REAL, ALL LOCAL

[69]

408.912.3978

S. Bay Outcall only. Call anytime. Open 24/7

Susan’s Massage

massage

JIAN ACUPRESSURE & MASSAGE

facials accupuncture

Sexy White Beauty Awaits

With a desire to please you. Your special needs are My Tall, curvy, sensuous brunette fantasy. Sensual, erotic, adult offers an erotic massage. massage. Safe, clean close to Outcalls only. Dyanna,CMT. freeways. Love Bridgett 408408-993-1176 306-2367

650.960.3986

Magic Touch

408.509.8798 Capitol & Hostetter

1521 Grant Rd Mtn View, 94040

408.996.9348

[70] ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

A+ LOCAL AND SINGLE

g

SF, 23 yrs. Cute, blonde. I love a guy with a great sense of humor, cute smile and warm heart. Are YOU the one? I’m waiting. Call me NOW! 408-512-3310. Must be 18+.

100’s Of HOT Local Singles

The Best Selection Of Local Singles

Single Services Chatline

Try it FREE! Call NOW! 18+ 408-380-0588 & Try FREE! 408-514-0099. 831-515-0303. Use code: 1967 or Call 800415-829-1111. 1-800-994-8228. 210-1010

Meet Sexy Spanish Ladies Now Free w/code 7656, Call 408380-0587 or 800-831-1111 www.fonochatlatino.com

g

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

HOT GUYS! HOT CHAT! HOT FUN! Call 408-342-4129 or 1-800777-8000. Free w/code 2217. InteractiveMale.com

Dateline

#1 SEXIEST CHAT! Join the party with local singles. FREE to try 18+. 408518-8383. 831-854-5454. 415-315-0808.

ALL LOCAL Chat! 18+

g Try it FREE! Call NOW! 408514-0099. 831-515-0303. 415-829-1111. Single Services

All A ll Talk Talk. All All Ac A Action tion.

TM

gay and bi phone dating dating! g! Voice V oice o personals and live chat chat. Call Call. Crui Cruise. ise Connect. ise. Connect

San Jose ose

(408) 514 514.1111 4.1111 Palo alo A Alto lto

(650) 650) 223.0505

SAN MATEO SANTA ROSA OAKLAND PLEASANTON SAN JOSE SANTA CRUZ

650-288-1428 707-206-6499 510-379-5736 925-271-5600 415-992-5756 831-706-4477

Fremont remon nt

408-512-3310

ON THE GO? DIAL #CLICK (#25425) 79¢/min. Sprint. Boost, AT&T

(510) 510) 401.0101 Santa anta Cruz

CALL NOW!

SAN JOSE

AT HOME?

Collect Call Billing! 1-866-607-5282 1-900 PRICING OPTIONS! 1-900-622-1100 18+ *CHARGES MAY APPLY TO CERTAIN FEATURES

(831) 831) 515.1020 515 1020 San an Fr Francisco rancisco

(415) 415) 430.1 430.1199 199

FREE F REE

ALWAYS

CALL NOW!

CODE C OD E 5044 5044 For F o r other o t h e r local l o c a l numbers numbers c call all

1-888-MegaMates 1 -888-MegaMates s

san jose

408-565-8099

www.MegaMatesMen.com w w w. M e g a M a t e s M e n . c o m

1-888-634-2628

† FREE TO LISTEN MUST BE 18+

SAN FRANCISCO 415-992-5768 OAKLAND 510-380-8004 SAN MATEO 650-288-4150

24/7 Friendly Customer Care 1-888-634-2628 18+ ©2 ©2009 009 PC LLC

nightexchange.com

Men For Men

Try our 900 number: 1-900-287-2200 at $20/45 min. †Carrier charges may apply.

C[[j ^ej BWj_de i_d]b[i DEM

ttry ry ffor or ffree ree CODE 2201

408.342.4129 4 08.342.4129 East Bay 510.238.8877 510.238.8877 P alo Alto 650.223.0200 Palo Find your local # 1.800. 777.8000 1.800.777.8000 1.900.505.2323 $1. 1.900.505.2323 $1.99/min. 99/min. InteractiveMale.com 18+

'.!

408.380.0587 Ej^[h 9_j_[i0 '$.&&$.)'$''''

Jho _j \eh <H;; Code 2912

7^ehW [d ;ifW eb

Business Listings

TRY FOR FREE CODE 3166

408.380.0588 More Local Numbers: 1.800.210.1010 livelinks.com 18+ 1.900.505.6789 99¢/min.

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

!!!!!!!!!uif! bewjdf !!!!!!hpeeftt

bnzbmlpo bewjdfbnzAbpm/dpn

6i V gZXZci Y^ccZg! i]Z ]dhiZhhÉh Xdjh^c gjYZan heZci bdhi d[ i]Z ZkZc^c\ i]jbW^c\ i]gdj\] ]^h 7aVX`7Zggn# Jedc gZijgc^c\ ]dbZ! > gZXZ^kZY Vc ZbV^a [gdb Vc VXfjV^ciVcXZ/ È=dl lVh Y^ccZg Vi :aV^cZÉh4É L]Zc > Vh`ZY ]dl ]Z `cZl > lVh i]ZgZ! ]Z hV^Y :aV^cZÉh Xdjh^c ]VY Il^iiZgZY bn egZhZcXZ# >Éb `cdlc [dg bn Wjh^cZhh VXXdbea^h]bZcih! Wji >Éb V eg^kViZ eZghdc! VcY [Zai k^daViZY # 9Vnh aViZg! > Y^cZY l^i] Vc daY Wjh^cZhh XdaaZV\jZ! VcY \di Il^iiZgZY V\V^c# > XVbZ ]dbZ id [djg [dglVgYZY ZbV^ah ]ZÉY gZXZ^kZY [gdb djg [dgbZg XdaaZV\jZh! dcZ d[ l]db ^ckZciZY [gdb l]daZ Xadi] Vc VcZXYdiZ eV^ci^c\ jh Vh \gZVi [g^ZcYh# =ZÉY VXijVaan ig^ZY id \Zi bZ ÒgZY# 6\V^c! > [Zai bn eg^kVXn ]VY WZZc k^daViZY# L]Vi VgZ i]Z gjaZh ]ZgZ! [dg i]Z Il^iiZgZg VcY i]Z^g jcl^ii^c\ k^Xi^b4 ÅEjWa^X^oZY Suddenly, everybody’s internationally famous. Not because they write like Cormac McCarthy, or they’re co-starring with Robert De Niro, or they saved 30 people’s lives, but because they posted a 30-second clip of their dog wearing sunglasses. We’ve come to the point where everyone—from assassins and terrorists to 8-year-olds—has in their pocket a level of telecommunications power that, just decades ago, would have taken up an entire wing at MIT. This is simultaneously thrilling and terrible. The average person now has the power to expose injustice, ruin lives and upload video of you picking your nose in your car that’s viewed around the world before you even have a chance to roll and flick. If you’re a movie star, spare us the whine that you can’t make tens of millions of dollars on a movie and also pick up a quart of milk without having 100 lenses trained on you to see whether you go for skim or 2 percent. But, as an ordinary (or relatively ordinary) citizen at a private dinner party, you do have the expectation of privacy. Sure, assume people might tell a friend or two something you said, but nobody has the right to release your whereabouts and dinner conversation to your friends, enemies, and five utter strangers who now get mobile broadband on their houseboat in Belarus. In general, people think (other!) people are ruder than ever, but as I explain in my new book, I See Rude People: One woman’s battle to beat some manners into impolite society, rudeness is actually the human condition.

People are, by nature, self-absorbed, they’ve always been self-absorbed, and these gizmos bring out the worst in them (they don’t call it the iPhone for nothing). In the absence of social norms for device use and abuse, many people with these wireless binkies are essentially chimps with nukes. But, the root of manners is empathy—stepping away from yourself and your gadget and asking, “Wait . . . is there some tiny chance in hell this guy doesn’t want his whereabouts published for an international audience?” Unfortunately, the thumb jockey at Elaine’s dinner apparently leapt straight to “Hmmm, he seems important . . . if I tweet about him, I’ll seem important!” (And then, it’s back to his regular profundities like “late to yoga” and “I had the ham.”) Just as we’re forced to ask grown adults barking into cell phones to “please use your inside voice,” we need to get proactive about our privacy. Because it’s presumptuous to set policy for a party you aren’t giving, you might tell future hosts about your experiences with these antisocial networkers—hinting at the need to announce a “what happens at dinner stays at dinner” media embargo. Guests will have to satisfy themselves with being rude in old-fashioned ways—hogging the mashed potatoes, passing gas and glaring at the person next to them, and rummaging through the host’s medicine chest . . . but refraining from uploading a shot of its contents to Flickr.

IlZcin"ÒkZ nZVgh V\d! l]Zc > lVh &-! > ]VY V hZkZgVa"bdci] V[[V^g l^i] Vc daYZg bVgg^ZY ldbVc! ZcY^c\ l]Zc > bZi bn l^[Z# I]Z ldbVcÉh hi^aa l^i] ]Zg ]jhWVcY! l]d hi^aa ]ViZh bZ# Bn l^[Z `cdlh cdi]^c\ VWdji i]Z V[[V^g! Wji lZ a^kZ ^c V hbVaa idlc VcY VgZ hiVgi^c\ id gjc ^cid i]ZhZ ild Vi eVgi^Zh# H]djaY > gZkZVa Vcn d[ i]^h id djg bjijVa [g^ZcYh4 >i ldjaY bV`Z i]^c\h aZhh Vl`lVgY l]Zc lZÉgZ Vaa id\Zi]Zg# Å7dn Idn d[ NdgZ Yes, nothing to make small-town life less socially awkward than standing up at some event, clinking your glass with a butter knife and announcing, “Guess whose wife I had sex with!” Come on, what you’re really interested in lessening is your load of guilt by opening up a really old can of worms and

passing them around at parties. Sorry, Kitten. Part of the job description of being a 43year-old man is living with your mistakes— terrible as it must be, getting the occasional squinty-eye or cold shoulder from the guy who came home to your acid-washed jeans on his bedroom floor.

'%%.! 6bn 6a`dc! Vaa g^\]ih gZhZgkZY# <di V egdWaZb4 Lg^iZ 6bn 6a`dc! **% H# ;^ghi Hi#! HVc ?dhZ! 86 .*&&(! dg ZbV^a VYk^XZVbn5Vda#Xdb#

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009

ADVICE GODDESS

[71]

[72]

CLASSIFIEDS NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

metro CLASSIFIEDS

CLASSIFIED INDEX 70 72 72 72

PLACING AN AD 73 74 74 75

Single Services Employment Family Services Music

Legal & Public Notices Automotive Home Improvement Real Estate

.

g Employment Jobs

$$$HELP WANTED$$$ Extra Income! Assembling CD cases from Home! No Experience Necessary! Call our Live Operators Now! 1-800-405-7619 EXT 2450 www.easywork-greatpay.com (AAN CAN)

Hair Studio Station For Rent Studio Glam in San Jose has 2 stations for rent, please call 408-260-5001 for more details, and ask for Liz

Bartender / Cocktail Servers Full Time or 6 AM Part Time shift available. Alex’s 49er Inn, San Carlos & Bascom. Apply morning’s only.

Elite Software Inc

Alpine Systems Inc.

has multiple openings for the following positions at its office in San Jose, CA. Must be willing to travel. Systems Analysts: Analyze, design, develop, maintain, install, and test computer software programs. Work with Business Objects, Oracle/S yb ase,PL/SQL. Programmer Analyst: Analyze, design, develop software applications using J2EE, JSP, EJB Oracle and Sybase. Send Resume to: HR Department, Elite Software Inc, 4320 Stevens Creek Blvd, Suite #229, San Jose, CA, 95129

has multiple openings for the following positions at its office in Sunnyvale, CA. Must be willing to travel. Systems Analysts: Analyze, design, develop, maintain, install, and test computer software programs. Work with Business Objects, Oracle/S yb ase,PL/SQL. Programmer Analyst: Analyze, design, develop software applications using J2EE, JSP, EJB Oracle and Sybase. Send Resume to: HR Department, Alpine Systems Inc. 1214 Apollo Way, Suite #404-1, Sunnvale, CA, 94085

Advertise In Metro's Classified Section

Earn $75-$200 Hour

Be seen both in print and onlineby one of the largest, most active audiences in the South Bay! To advertise visit metroactive.com or call 408/200-1300.

Call the Classified Department at 408.298.8000 Monday through Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm.

√

Fax your ad to the Classified Department at 408.271.3520.

@

±

Mail to Metro Classifieds, 550 South First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

≈

g Business Opportunities

Attention Readers Some ads in this section may require an initial investment or fee. Metro Newspapers encourages you to thoroughly investigate any advertiser’s claims before sending payment.

g g Career Development

Media Makeup Artist Training. Ads, TV, film, fashion. One week class. Stable job in weak economy. Details at www.AwardMadeUpSchool.com 310/364-0665. (AAN CAN)

Bartenders Needed Fun jobs. Great money. Earn $25-40/hr. Call for certification and placement information. $199 tuition with this ad. 888.901.TIPS or visit www.abcbartending.com

g Employers

our offices Monday through Friday, 8.30am Visit to 5.30pm at 550 South, First Street, San Jose.

¬

Classes & Instruction

Classes & Instruction

Eskrima/Serrada Classes in Redwood City!!

High School Diploma! Fast, affordable and accredited. Free brochure. Call Now!. 1-888-532-6546 ext. 97 www.continentalacademy.com (AAN CAN)

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway Workshop Does anxiety and fear impact your job, your relationships, your ambitions? 2-day Fear Mastery workshop in the South Bay February 5-6. Visit the website at www.erikworkshops. erikcomm.com for more information

g General Notices

Learn Self Defense! Classes begin on December 12th 2009 at Red Morton Miscellaneous Community Park, 1400 Roosevelt Ave., Redwood City, Ca. at 1pm. Punong Guro Electric Vehicle Elicio Benetua with IESAc. Battery Tech Seminar (408).896.7508. email: efbenetua@yahoo.com - 1/30/10 Three battery experts will Visit: www.tribe-iesa.com speak about lead acid and Time for New Skills? lithium batteries in home electric vehicle conversions, as Check out Metro's employwell as battery containment in ment classified section and the vehicle. Pre-paid registrafind a new career. Call tion of $100 is required. 408-200-1300 to advertise. shari@electroauto.com, http://www.electroauto.com/ batteryseminar.shtml 831-429-1989

Gain National Exposure Reach over 5 million young, active, educated readers for only $995 by advertising in 110 weekly newspapers like this one. Call Jason at 202/289-8484. (AAN CAN)

g Miscellaneous

Get Dish-Free Installation $19.99 per month. HBO & Showtime Free. Over 50 HD Channels Free. Lowest Prices no equipment to buy! Call now for details: 877/238-8413. (AAN CAN)

FAIRY AND LIGHTHOUSE COLLECTION Private collector selling 3–6 inch Faerie Glen/Dezine fairy figurines and Thomas Kinkade lighthouses/village houses. $5-$15/piece or entire collection deal. Call 408-448-3057 or email cpbcinfo@gmail.com

Estate Sales

New & Used CoinOp Cocktail Arcade Games Special offer, limited time only, please call (888)378-9416 or email sales@coinopstore.com

Miscellaneous

Penis Enlargement

FDA Medical Vacuum Pumps. Gain 1-3 inches permanently. Testosterone, Viagra, Cialis. Free brochures. 619/294-7777 www.drjoelkaplan.com (discounts available) (AAN CAN)

g Computer Services Consultants

We SOLVE Computer Problems!! Mention Metro Ad For $20 “Express Computer Tune-Up”

Computer Repairs for Desktops, laptops, home networks, virus, slow/dead systems, data recovery. Microsoft Certified. Call for free quote!!! Free pickup and delivery. 408-734-3123.

Professional Services

Electronics

Get Dish-Free Installation

$19.99 per month. HBO & Showtime Free. Over 50 HD Channels Free. Lowest Prices no equipment to buy! Call now for details: 877/242-0974. (AAN CAN)

DEADLINES: For copy, payment, space reservation or cancellation: Display ads: Thursday 3pm Line ads: Friday 3pm

The Metropolitain Palo Alto

gg Music Bands

Lil Wayne, E-40, Snoop Dog, San Quinn

Thug World Records explosive label features lil Wayne Snoop dog E-40 G-unit and more. Free Downloads, MP3s, RingTones, videos. www.thugworldrecords.com 408-561-1255

g Instruction

School Of The Blues Blues/Jazz weekly private instruction on Harmonica, Guitar, Bass and Organ/Piano. Conveniently located near 101/Blossom Hill Rd. 408/224-2936. www.schooloftheblues.com

gg Self Help

g gg For Sale

classifieds@metronews.com Please include your Visa, MC, Discover or American Express number and expiration date for payment.

Financial Services

Most Affordable Life Insurance http://www.InsuranceInMinu tes.com. For a free no-obligation consultation, please call toll-free 1 866 364 0964

Rehearsal/Recording

Genuine Analog 24 Track Analog. 24 Bit Digital. Stout Recording Studio. Randy Burk, Producer/ Session Drummer. 510-567-8572 Oakland. StoutRecordingStudio.com

Tell A Friend You saw it in the Metro Classifieds!

Monthly and hourly music rehearsal space. Music instrument (fretted and vintage keys) and amplifier service. 650.279.1793 Services

SessionDrummer.net Real drum parts online. Real tape sound. Digital formats include: WAV, AIFF, Sound Designer 2. $160.00 per song. Randy Burk, Producer/ Session Drummer. Oakland, 510/567-8572

Run Your Ad In Metro's Classified Section Be seen by one of the largest, most active audiences in the South Bay! Your ad will appear in both print and online. A Powerful Combination for one great price. To advertise visit metroactive.com or call 408/200-1300.

Too Much Stuff? Advertise In Metro's Classified Section Be seen both in print and online by one of the largest, most active audiences in the South Bay! To advertise visit metroactive.com or call 408/200-1300.

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

Legal g Legal Notices

Legal & Public Notices

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #529989 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Cafe One, 1 Almaden Blvd., San Jose, 95110, Maria Olvera, 988 Summerplane Dr., San Jose, CA, 95127, Jose Luis Orduna. This business is conducted by a joint venture. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on. /s/Maria Olvera This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/14/09. (pub Metro 11/11, 11/18, 12/02, 12/09/2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #530660

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Run Your Ad In #530799 Metro's Legal Section The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Union Local 13, 4200 Dove Rd., San Jose, CA, 95111, Kevin DeLang.

Your ad will appear in both print and online. To advertise visit metroactive.com or call 408/200-1300

Post Post your your event event ... ... for for free! free!

ASTROLOGY

gsff!xjmm

[73]

btuspmphz

ROB BREZSNY

xffl!pg!opwfncfs!36 xxx/gsffxjmmbtuspmphz/dpn

6g^Zh (March 21–April 19): One of the greatest

A^WgV (Sept. 23–Oct. 22): I agree with football coach Lou Holtz, who said, “The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren’t in a very good mood.” It’s possible to work around this difficulty, however. What you have to do, before you unleash your levity, is conjure up empathy for the sourpuss in question. You should also make sure that your intention is not to mock or poke at the person, but instead offer a potential escape from his or her locked energy. By my calculations, you could be an expert at this kind of psychic judo right now. For best results, practice on yourself. Whenever you’re headed toward a negative thought or emotion, nudge yourself away with a jest or wisecrack.

IVjgjh (April 20–May 20): Your story is taking a hotter and wetter and more cosmically comical turn. The splendor and the rot are all mixed up. The line between your strengths and liabilities are hair thin. But have no fear. One of your dormant talents will activate in the nick of time. Your wild guesses will shed bright light whenever the darkness creeps in. And you’ll have even more emotional intelligence than usual. P.S. If your psyche tingles like a funny bone that has been tapped, it means that unanticipated help or useful information will arrive within 12 hours.

HXdge^d (Oct. 23–Nov. 21): Do you know what

<Zb^c^ (May 21–June 20): “The more you do what

beat the system, my dear, is to elude it and erect your own system. The strategy most likely to leave your competitors babbling in the mirror, sweetheart, is to go completely over their heads. That doesn’t mean, darling, that you should be a remote and grandiose narcissist who listens to no one but yourself. Smile sweetly as you describe why your way is the best way, you gorgeous genius. Enlist worthy collaborators through the irresistible force of your guileless charisma.

superpowers a human being can have is the ability to change herself in accordance with her intentions. Let’s say you’re tired of feeling shame about something there’s no good reason to feel shame about, and you decide to do whatever it takes to dissolve that shame, and you succeed in doing it. Or let’s say you no longer want to attract bad listeners and flaky collaborators into your life, and you resolve to transform that pattern, and you ultimately achieve your goal. These are acts of high magic, as amazingly wizardly as anything a shaman does. It so happens, Aries, that this superpower is especially accessible to you right now.

This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on. /s/Kevin DeLang This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 11/05/2009. (pub Metro 11/11, 11/18, 11/25/, 12/02/2009)

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Rajeunir Day Spa, 509 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell, CA, 95008, Yang D Hollenkamp. This business is conducted by a Individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on. /s/Yang Deng Hollenkamp This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 11/03/2009. (pub Metro 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/02/2009)

NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009

you want,” says Santa Fe artist Erika Wanenmacher, “the more magic happens.” And what she wants, in part, is to be surprised by how life’s random events ask to be included in her creative process. During her long walks along the irrigation ditch near her home, for example, odds and ends on the ground call to her, suggesting that she use them in her art pieces—heartshaped rocks, miniature liquor bottles, bent spoons, parts of toys. One of her gallery pieces, Spell Wall, consists of amulets made from this found stuff. “I’ll make whatever I want,” Erika says. “Out of whatever I want. About whatever I want.” She’s your role model, Gemini. Borrow from her perspective. Go in quest of unexpected clues that make you feel loose and free and fertile.

8VcXZg (June 21–July 22): Needing a creative disruption in my routine, I hiked into a forest I’d never visited. The late afternoon light was wan and the wind was chilly. In places, the trail narrowed to a scruffy rut barely big enough for me to walk on, leading me to wonder if I was reading my map wrong. Three times this happened, but always the wider path resumed. Were there bobcats here? When I spied a flash of fur in the distance, I wished I’d researched that subject before I’d come. Still I pressed on. Then I came upon a single segment of a wooden fence, inexplicable in this remote area. One end of its upper slat had come loose and fallen. Moved by a whimsical urge to insert order into the midst of my disorientation, I fixed the slat. My mood brightened, my anxiety dissipated, and the rest of my hike was filled with small epiphanies. Everything I just described, my fellow Cancerian, is an apt metaphor for your week ahead. AZd (July 23–Aug. 22): I believe that in the coming

weeks you’ll enjoy experiences that have an emotional resemblance to those referred to in this passage by French novelist Gustave Flaubert: “I want to cover you with love, with caresses, with ecstasy. I want to gorge you with all the joys of the flesh . . . I want you to be astonished by me, to confess to yourself that you had never even dreamed of such transports . . . When you are old, I want you to recall those few hours. I want your dry bones to quiver with joy when you think of them.” Please note, Leo, that I’m not necessarily saying the pleasures you gather in will stem from an engagement with an actual lover. They might. But your delight may also have a more mysterious origin.

K^g\d (Aug. 23–Sept. 22): It’s not just our era that has a tormented relationship with time. Many cultures have been frustrated by its tyranny. During France’s July Revolution in 1830, for instance, rebels shot guns at public clocks. While I think that’s too extreme for you, I do recommend that you perform a ritual to empower yourself as you wrestle with the passage of the hours and days and weeks. How about smashing a cheap alarm clock with a hammer? Or spending an entire day without ever referring to a timepiece? Or taking 10 deep breaths as you imagine you’re inhaling eternity and exhaling the grinding tick-tock? It’s a perfect moment to claim more freedom from temporality.

you’re really worth? Not as measured by your bank account and luxurious possessions. Not as reflected by your boss’s or parents’ or enemies’ images of you. Not as distorted by what you wish you were worth or fear you’re not worth. I’m talking about taking an illusion-free inventory of the skills you have that are fulfilling to you and useful to others. I’m talking about your wisdom more than your knowledge, your self-love more than your popularity, your ability to be good more than to look good.

HV\^iiVg^jh (Nov. 22–Dec. 21): The surest way to

8Veg^Xdgc (Dec. 22–Jan. 19): “A neurosis is a secret

that you don’t know you are keeping,” wrote theater critic Kenneth Tynan. Your assignment is to uncover one of those secrets in yourself. It may not result in an instantaneous cure of your minor personality glitch, but it will be a potent first step that will set in motion a series of healing events. Be brave, Capricorn. I guarantee that any ugliness you might find lodged deep inside you will be entangled with surprising beauty.

6fjVg^jh (Jan. 20–Feb. 18): Seventy percent of the world’s fresh water is locked away in Antarctica’s ice, which is 7,000 feet thick. Let’s hope it remains that way for the foreseeable future. If global warming melted that giant slab even a little, sea levels all over the planet would rise and coastal lands would be inundated. As for your frozen areas, however: I’d really like to see at least 30 percent of them thaw. Would you consider doing whatever it takes to release a miniflood of summery feelings?

E^hXZh (Feb. 19–March 20): While walking in an

unfamiliar neighborhood, I saw a huge red wooden chair on someone’s front lawn. It was big enough for a 20-foot-tall giant. An equally oversized martini glass was perched on the arm of the chair. Nearby was a sign that read, “I have flying monkeys at my command, and I’m not afraid to use them.” I assumed this scene was the handiwork of an adorable crazy person who’s an admirer of The Wizard of Oz mythology. I also flashed on how I could totally see you sitting in that chair. Metaphorically speaking, you too have flying monkeys at your command. I just hope you use them to accomplish good deeds, not evil ones.

=dbZldg`/ <d id NdjijWZ VcY lViX] bZ \^kZ hdbZ eZe iVa`h VcY XgVoZY aZXijgZh# HiVgi ]ZgZ/ ]iie/$$i^cnjga#Xdb$ang..c#

GZVa6higdad\n#Xdb

<d id id X]ZX` dji GdW 7gZohcnÉh :meVcYZY LZZ`an 6jY^d =dgdhXdeZh VcY 9V^an IZmi BZhhV\Z =dgdhXdeZh 6jY^d ]dgdhXdeZh VgZ Vahd VkV^aVWaZ Wn e]dcZ Vi dg &".%%".*%",,%%

&"-,,"-,(")---

[74]

STRAIGHT DOPE NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

CECIL ADAMS

uif!tusbjhiu Home

epqf

dfdjmAnfuspofxt/dpn

Improvement gg House Cleaning

Contractors

g Home Services1

Notice To Readers California law requires that contractors taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor or materials) be licensed by the Contractors State License Board. State law also requires that contractors include their license number on all advertising.

Hauling

Haj\ H^\cdg^cd

Hauling Service For your everyday household, yard and garage cleanup. Call J&R Hauling for it!! 408/841-0813

Tell A Friend

g You saw it in the Metro Classifieds!

Not well. In fact, to hear some talk, it pretty much sucked at the time. When my old black hole column popped up recently on the Straightdope.com carousel of classics, a typical comment went like this: “There is nothing wrong with having a little fun, but that column doesn’t really give the reader any good information about what would actually happen if he approached a black hole.” I concede I didn’t approach the subject with 100 percent seriousness, disappointing those looking for practical advice. I was, however, practical in my way. As I went to some trouble to make clear, you personally wouldn’t have any notion of what was happening as you approached a black hole because you, personally, would be dead. However, this isn’t what the critics want to hear. They want to know what you hypothetically would experience or, at any rate, what your remains would experience, as seen by the mind of God. One wishes to please. What follows are practical instructions on how to make the most of your black hole experience, even if you don’t actually experience it. Ignore any supernovas, collapsing neutron stars, accretion disks, etc., that may occur. All of these things were mentioned in the original column as being among the hazards of black holes. I don’t say they don’t have their aspects of interest, but they’re not essential to a black hole. You don’t want it said you got this close to a black hole but then were annihilated by a phenomenon of secondary importance. Don’t worry about falling forever toward the black hole without ever actually getting there. I said that was one of the possibilities. I acknowledge with shame that I was wrong. The truth, insofar as this can be known about an event that’s fundamentally unknowable, is that it might appear to an outside observer that you were falling indefinitely, for reasons I don’t feel it’s necessary to explore. However, you yourself would rocket through right on schedule, or at least we think you would. Beware the tides. Here we get to the heart of the matter. You may have heard that tides are dangerous things. You don’t know the half of it. Once you’ve experienced a black hole tide, you won’t complain about anything else ever again. The essence of the thing is this: the force

of gravity, which creates the tides, drops off quickly with distance. The part of an object closest to the center of gravity gets tugged on the most, the part in the middle a middling amount and the part farthest away the least. The result is that the object becomes elongated, like a football. That’s why there are two ocean tides a day, on opposite sides of the earth. If the force of gravity is particularly strong, the object becomes really elongated, like spaghetti. You can see where this is headed, and from the standpoint of your health it’s not good. The pull of gravity exerted by a black hole is so staggeringly high that due to tidal forces your very molecules will be rent asunder, reducing you, for all I know, to your constituent quarks. This is the quintessential falling-into-a-black-hole experience, and is your certain fate. Forget about wormholes. Wormholes are much beloved of theorists. They’re tunnels in the space-time continuum that, theoretically, provide a shortcut from one point in spacetime to another, as in the board game Chutes and Ladders. A black hole can, theoretically, serve as the entrance to a wormhole, which seems to offer exciting possibilities. Unfortunately, wormholes collapse as soon as they form, making them impractical as a means of space-time transportation. The theorists have proposed ways of getting around that problem, but this is no time for ivory tower exercises. Aim for the biggest black hole you can find. This is the key to successful black hole surfing, assuming we take a broad view of what constitutes success. If the black hole is large enough, you might be able to cross the event horizon (that is, the black hole boundary) before the tidal forces get you. Provided you haven’t previously been killed by something else, you may be cognizant, however briefly, of having achieved the pinnacle of the ultimate extreme sport.

>h i]ZgZ HDB:I=>C< NDJ C::9 id \Zi HIG6><=I4 8ZX^a 6YVbh XVc YZa^kZg i]Z HigV^\]i 9deZ dc Vcn ide^X# Lg^iZ 8ZX^a 6YVbh X$d BZigd! **% H# ;^ghi Hi#! HVc ?dhZ! .*&&(! ZbV^a ]^b Vi XZX^a5bZigdcZlh#Xdb0 dg k^h^i i]Z HigV^\]i 9deZ VgZV Vi 6bZg^XV Dca^cZ! `ZnldgY/ HigV^\]i 9deZ# 8ZX^aÉh aViZhi XdbeZcY^jb d[ `cdlaZY\Z! ÈI]Z HigV^\]i 9deZ IZaah 6aa!É ^h VkV^aVWaZ Vi Wdd`hidgZh ZkZgnl]ZgZ#

Carpet/Floor

Carpet Carpet Laminates Center Hardwood

The

> _jhi gZVY ndjg &.-& Xdajbc dc l]Vi ldjaY ]VeeZc ^[ i]Z ZVgi] lZgZ hlVaadlZY Wn V WaVX` ]daZ# >Éb ldcYZg^c\ ]dl lZaa i]^h Xdajbc ]daYh je id XjggZci i]Zdgn# Ådjia^Zggc! k^V i]Z HigV^\]i 9deZ BZhhV\Z 7dVgY

408.871.0792

Vinyl

535B Salmar Ave,#B, Campbell Lic# 792342

All Major Brands Free Estimates Better Carpet • Better Service • Low Prices

Shop at Home

GUARANTEED INSTALLATION

You can check the status of your licensed contractor at www.cslb.ca.gov or 1-800321-CSLB (2752). Unlicensed contractors taking jobs that total less than $500 must state in their advertisements that they are not licensed by the Contractors State License Board.

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2009 CLASSIFIEDS

real estate Aptos

g Real Estate Rentals Shared Housing

ALL AREAS - RENTMATES.COM Browse hundreds of online listings with photos and maps. Find your roommate with a click of the mouse! Visit: www.Rentmates.com. (AAN CAN)

g Homes

ALL AREAS - HOUSES FOR RENT

4 Bedroom/2 bath home on quiet dead end street, located at 220 Shoreview Drive in Aptos. Entryway is granite, there is a two car garage and laundry room with washer and dryer. Call janna at 415461-5516 or 415-272-2112 for more info

g

Real Estate Sales

Out of Area

Land

Enter E nter tto o win at a MetroGiveaways.com MetroGiveaways.com

Vacation Rentals

Clearlake, Ca. Sunset Fishing Resort. 2-1 Lakeside Bedroom Cabins and 2-2 Lakeside Bedroom Cabins. Call 707-994-6642. Please visit our website: www.sunsetfishingresort.com .

Browse thousands of rental listings with photos and maps. Advertise your rental home for FREE! Visit: http://www.RealRentals.com (AAN CAN) Class: Rent or Lease

g

Notice

www.FirstStepEquity. com

All real estate advertised in Metro Newspapers is subject to the State and Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination.

gg Real Estate Sales

FreeStuff F re reeStuff u

Real Estate Services

Heavenly L Heavenly Lift ift T Tickets ickets & Lodging Lodg ging

Services

Win Win i 2 night nights i h s lodging l d i and a d 3 da d days ys lift lif tick tickets i kets fr ffrom om H Heavenly. eavenly l .

Lease a home with the option to buy. Choose through thousands of properties from our nationwide database. Pictures included!! Call for more information (805) 6838600 (AAN CAN)

Dinner D inner at at Il F Fornaio o ornaio Enter to Enter to win a $50 gift certificate certific e ate tto o Il F Fornaio ornaio R Restaurant estaurant in P Palo alo Alt Alto. o.

New Mexico 1 Acre • $2,995

Enter at MetroGiveaways.com

Approx. 20 minutes South of Deming. Good weather, View of Mountains. $95 Down - $58.80/month/60 months Call owner for appt, maps, photos

landbargins.com

The Poptimists Poptim mists

408.733.9518

Enter to Enter to Win Win 2 tickets tickets to to the t P Poptimists optimists at T a abard Theatre. Theatre. Tabard Enter at MetroGiveaways.com

Cirque Cir que du Soleil Soleil Enter to Enter to win a pair pair o off tickets ticket e s tto os see ee OVO OVO in San San Jose Jose including dinner dinn ner ffor or two. two. Enter at MetroGiveaways.com

Pair P air o off Skis s Enter to Enter to win a pair pair of of skis s fr from om An y Mountain Any Enter at MetroGiveaways.com

408.298.8000

[75]

Back page

0947

Metro’s

To place your ad call

408.200.1396

THE PERFECT SFO PARKING SOLUTION

$8 Per Day + Tax with this coupon.

Open 24 hours/ 7days. No reservations required. Offer valid until 12/31/09. Not valid with any other offer. Free shuttle to and from all SFO terminals!

SMA AIRPORT PARKING

Toll free: 1-866-PARK-SMA 1080 San Mateo Ave. South SF www.smaairportparking.com

Medi M edi C Cann a ann MEDICAL MARIJUANA SPECIALISTS

Largest Lar gest Provider Provider of Medicinal Marijuana Medicinal M arijuana Recommendations Recommendations Lowest Lowest D Doctor octor FFee ee Free Free Identification Identification Card Card 24 Hour Phone Phone and IInternet nternet V Verification erification on Medical/Medicare/Veteran Medical/Medicare/Veteran a Discounts Discounts A Available vailable

New Ne w LLocation ocation in S San an Jose J 1.866.632.6627 w www.medicannusa.com ww.medicannusa.ccom

Vendors Needed For Holidaze Boutique at Crosswalk Community Church, 445 South Mary Avenue, Sunnyvale. Date: Dec 5 and 6, 9am to 5pm. Email: pgraves@crosswalkchruch.com for information and application or call 408-736-3120.

Medical Marijuana and Family Practice M.D. Cheapest prices, ANXIETY, CANCER, CHRONIC PAIN. Medical Records needed. 24/7 verification by phone & internet. Discount for Medicare/ Veterans. Issue ID cards. 408.262.3412 or 408.307.2123. 615 S. Main St. #6, Milpitas. $10 off w/ this ad

Managers & Trainees Wanted (No Layoffs Here) Need 6 people F/T and 10 people P/T to help me with my business. Full training- Start Now. Call Jerry. 408/750-7250

Low Cost Medical Marijuana Same Day Delivery Call 408-907-4233

Make-Up Artist Certification Training in Film/TV/Fashion Make-Up & Hair. Also Special Effects, Airbrush Make-up, & Portfolio Development. Job internships. AcademyofCosmeticArts.com, 408-356-6111.

Business Listings

Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.