S-2012-02-02 by News & Review

JOHN G N I K BY RACHEL LEIBROCK > PAGE F#@KING 16

F#@

BURTON

HE’S A POLITICIAN, A PARTY CHAIR AND THE THROWER OF A NEVER-ENDING TORRENT OF F-BOMBS.

WHAT’S THE STORY WITH CALIFORNIA’S NEWEST INTERNET STAR?

SACRAMENTO’S NEWS & ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

VOLUME 23, ISSUE 42

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

CHINO AND SHAUN

CRAVE JIMBOY’S see Music, page 36

MCCARTY VS.

THE BAG MAN see Bites, page 8

CITY’S ‘HIGH’ REVENUE HOPES

SMOKED see The 420, inside

HOW BROKE ARE YOU? see Streetalk, page 5

SUPER BOWL PREDICTIONS, PARTIES, HANGOVERS

see Scene&Heard, page 23 see Megapick, page 24 see Eight Gigs, page 38

BEST PRICES • INCREDIBLE SELECTION • GREAT SERVICE Prices and coupons good thru 2/12/2012

BIG GAME HEADQUARTERS

BEER TASTING EVENT

COLD KEGS ALWAYS AVAILABLE

OVER 10 BEERS EACH DAY!*

Don’t fumble with your guests’ drink choices. Make sure you have all their favorites on hand. Because like touchdown passes, throwing an awesome party requires a practice run.

A lot of kegs in stock and many more available for special order!

Fri 2/3, Sat 2/4 & Sun 2/5 Roseville location, event on Thurs., Fri. & Sat. only. *See store for details.

Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio

Kendall Jackson Vintner’s Res Chard

Jack Daniel’s Black

750ml

$ 97

750ml

$ 97

1.75L

1.75L 750ml $9.99

Jose Cuervo Gold

1.75L 750ml $12.99

1.75L 750ml $14.99

750ml

15 97

$ Take

SPEND $50 - SAVE $5 SPEND $100 - SAVE $10

24-12oz loose btls 12-12oz btls or cans $11.99

30-12oz cans

12 99

BEER SAVINGS COUPON | Expires 2/12/2012

$ OFF BEER

Take $1 off any 4-pk or 6-pk of beer (Limit 4 packs) AND/OR any bottle of beer 22oz/750ml or larger (Limit 12 bottles) priced $6.99 or higher.

ALSO VISIT US IN ROSEVILLE

2 | SN&R | 02.02.12

TotalWine

ARDEN FAIR MALL

Near the corner of Arden Way and Howe Ave. – 1/2 mile east of Arden Fair Mall. From Capital City Freeway I-80, take Arden Way exit eastbound – Travel 1 mile east on Arden Way to intersection with Howe Ave. – Total Wine & More store is on the left.

HOURS: Mon-Sun 9am-10pm

Exposi

d. tion Blv

Alta Arden Expy.

Total Wine

Arden Way

Howe Ave.

TotalWineAndMore

Fairway Commons Shopping Center 5791 Five Star Blvd., Roseville, CA 95678 (916) 791-2488

At Fairway Dr. & Five Star Blvd., just off Hwy 65. Next to Jo-Ann Fabrics.

HOURS: Mon-Sun 9am-10pm

Fa irw

ay D

Total Wine

t F i ve S

Arden Way & Howe Ave. 2121 Arden Way Sacramento, CA 95825 (916) 921-5328

www.totalwine.com

11 99

12-12oz btls

NOW OPEN! SACRAMENTO

Please drink responsibly. Use a designated driver.

20-12oz btls

Cannot be combined with any other Total Wine & More BEER Coupon. Coupon valid in CA only. Not valid on previous purchases. Offer valid thru 2/12/2012. Must present coupon at time of purchase. Valid in store only.

with any other Total Wine & More WINE Coupon or Case Discount. Coupon valid in CA only. Not valid on previous purchases. Offer valid thru 2/12/2012. Must present coupon at time of purchase. Valid in store only.

Prices and coupons good thru 2/12/2012. All beer prices + CRV. Total Wine & More is not responsible for typographical errors, human error or supplier price increases. Products while supplies last. We reserve the right to limit quantities. © 2012 Retail Services & Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.

21 99

20 99 $ 17 99

36-12oz cans

SPEND $150 - SAVE $15 SPEND $200 - SAVE $20

Excludes items with prices ending in 7. Cannot be combined

Heineken,Corona Light

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

WINE SAVINGS COUPON | Expires 2/12/2012

Take $5 off every $50 you spend on 750ml and/or 1.5L WINE.

Corona Extra,

Miller Lite, Coors Light, Bud Light, Budweiser

Galleria at Roseville

Blvd.

ne hit S. W

SAC-12-0130LifeStyle-TAB

750ml

Bacardi Light

$ 97

Smirnoff

Ta ylo rR

Ravenswood Vintner’s Zinfandel, Cabernet, Merlot

yB lvd .

Mondavi Private Selection Cab, Chard, Merlot

OVER 2,500 BEERS

OVER 3,000 SPIRITS

Galleria Blvd.

OVER 8,000 WINES

INSIDE

Our Mission To publish great newspapers that are successful and enduring. To create a quality work environment that encourages employees to grow professionally while respecting personal welfare. To have a positive impact on our communities and make them better places to live. Editor Melinda Welsh Managing Editor Nick Miller Senior Staff Writer Cosmo Garvin Arts & Culture Editor Rachel Leibrock Copy Editor Kyle Buis Associate Copy Editor Shoka Shafiee Calendar Editor Jonathan Mendick Editorial Coordinator Kel Munger Special Sections Editor Becca Costello Editorial Interns Valentín Almanza, Jonathan Nathan, Matthew W. Urner Contributors Sasha Abramsky, Gustavo Arellano, Alastair Bland, Rob Brezsny, Larry Dalton, Josh Fernandez, Joey Garcia, Jeff Hudson, Eddie Jorgensen, Jonathan Kiefer, David Kulczyk, Jim Lane, Greg Lucas, Ann Martin Rolke, Garrett McCord, John Phillips, Patti Roberts, Stephanie Rodriguez, Seth Sandronsky, Amy Yannello Design Manager Kate Murphy Art Director Priscilla Garcia Associate Art Director Hayley Doshay Production Coordinator Sharon Wisecarver Editorial Designer India Curry Design Melissa Arendt, Brennan Collins, Mary Key, Marianne Mancina, Skyler Smith Art Directors-at-large Don Button, Andrea Diaz-Vaughn Director of Advertising and Sales Rick Brown Senior Advertising Consultants Rosemarie Messina, Joy Webber Advertising Consultants Rosemary Babich, Josh Burke, Vince Garcia, Dusty Hamilton, April Houser, Cathy Kleckner, Dave Nettles, Kelsi White Inside Advertising Consultant Olla Ubay Events Interns Samantha Leos Operations Manager Will Niespodzinski Project Coordinator Anna Barela Advertising Services Specialist Mirinda Glick Sales Coordinators Shawn Barnum, Rachel Rosin Director of First Impressions Jeff Chinn Distribution Manager Greg Erwin Distribution Services Assistant Noe Nolasco Distribution Drivers Mansour Aghdam, Nicholas Babcock, Walt Best, Daniel Bowen, Nina Castro, Jack Clifford, Robert Cvach, Chris Fong, Ron Forsberg, Wayne Hopkins, Brenda Hundley, Wendell Powell, Warren Robertson, Lloyd Rongley, Larry Schubert, Duane Secco, Jack Thorne, Kaven Umstead

BEFORE

FRONTLINES

when the longtime Sacramento politico and San Francisco-based chairman for the state’s Democratic party went on the show, the resulting video—profanity-laced and dead-on about the dysfunction in California politics—made Burton an Internet rock star. So, who is the man behind all the cursing? SN&R’s Rachel Leibrock fills us in.

ARTS&CULTURE

buds for almost as long as they’ve been in bands. So it’s fitting, then, that the now-Los Angeles neighbors started a new group, Crosses, and will return for a hometown gig this week. Nick Miller chats with the Deftones’ lead singer and former Far guitarist. Also this week: Where to get Super Bowl drunk this Sunday—and a drinking game—plus film critic Jonathan Kiefer cowboys up and tackles Joe Carnahan’s latest, The Grey. Popsmart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Writing in the wild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Scene&Heard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Greenlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Will the GOP see the light? . . . . . . . . . 13 An Inconvenient Ruth . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Eco-Hit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

NIGHT&DAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Events Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Get Super drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Nature’s mistake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Guest Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Saigon Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The V Word. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Dish Listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Eat It and Reap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Food Stuff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

COOLHUNTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 ASK JOEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 STAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 In the Next Room (or the vibrator play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Water Falling Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Now Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

FILM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Check out SN&R’s FREE searchable EVENTS calendar online at www.newsreview.com.

The Grey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Crosses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Sound Advice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Eight Gigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Nightbeat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

AFTER

COVER DESIGN BY HAYLEY DOSHAY

Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Adult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 15 Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Free Will Astrology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

THE 420

INSIDE

del paso boulevard partnership

present

saturday, february 4 11a to 4p ▪ general admission $3

artisan building ▪ 1901 del paso boulevard

sacvegfest.com speakers • tastings • demos • recipes • vendors

FRI • FEB 3

Sacramento Community Center Theatre FRONTLINES

Chino Moreno and Shaun Lopez have been

GREEN DAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

PAULA DEEN LIVE

DISH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

John Burton didn’t know much about The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. But

Councilman Kevin McCarty has a challenger in District 6: developer Jon Bagatelos, who was recruited by business groups and the police union to challenge the former state Assembly candidate. Cosmo Garvin gets Bagatelos on the phone for a chat in this week’s Bites. Also: controversial, intriguing and outright weird new bills making the rounds at the Capitol, and Sacramento’s first couple goes on an education-reform tour. Bites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 There oughta be a law . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Beats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Reform or Rhee-form . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

FEATURE STORY

Streetalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Letter of the Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Advertising Policies All advertising is subject to the newspaper’s Standards of Acceptance. The advertiser and not the newspaper assumes full responsibility for the truthful content of their advertising message.

BEFORE

EIGHT GIGS

FILM

SN&R is printed by The Paradise Post using recycled newsprint whenever available. Editorial Policies Opinions expressed in SN&R are those of the authors and not of Chico Community Publishing, Inc. Contact the editor for permission to reprint articles, cartoons or other portions of the paper. SN&R is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts. All letters received become the property of the publisher. We reserve the right to print letters in condensed form and to edit them for libel.

President/CEO Jeff vonKaenel Chief Operations Officer Deborah Redmond Accounting Manager Kevin Driskill Credit and Collections Manager Renee Briscoe Business Shannon McKenna, Zahida Mehirdel Human Resources Manager Tanja Poley Systems Manager Jonathan Schultz Systems Support Specialist Joe Kakacek Web Developer/Support Specialist John Bisignano 1124 Del Paso Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95815 Phone (916) 498-1234 Sales Fax (916) 498-7910 Editorial Fax (916) 498-7920 Website www.newsreview.com

VoÒume 23, Issue 42 | February 2, 2012

FEATURE STORY

a celebration of raw, vegan & vegetarian cuisines |

A RT S & C U LT U R E

AFTER

02.02.12

SN&R

4 | SN&R | 02.02.12

STREETALK Asked at Sacramento City College:

After paying fees, how broke are you?

Kate Paloy

Tiffany Macon

photographer/writer

I’m very broke. I had a decent job, and I lost it. I went back to school, downsized everything. … There’s a lot I can do without, but I made my education my priority, so I’m comfortable with that on a temporary basis. I went back to live like a young college student, and I’m an older college student.

student

I’m very broke. I haven’t paid the fees, and I don’t have a [Board of Governors] fee waiver. Right now I ride the bus and the train to school, and I can’t get financial aid until I’m enrolled in my classes. … Financial aid does not pay for classes that you are on the waiting list for.

Noah Kolaei

Bob Vonpein

student

I’m not really that broke. The fees aren’t bad, so I’m going to community college at $36 a unit. I’m doing pretty good right now. I’ve got enough money for books and everything I would need is taken care of, so everything is good.

Faye Reed

Jermaine Baker student

I’m 41 years old, and I’m broke. I was a truck driver for about a good 10 to 15 years, and now I’m going back to school trying to get back some of what was lost.

student

I’m broke. Pretty broke. I’m coming from Seattle, and with the programs up there, they don’t give as much, so I came down here to a new school so I can get my education in business and management, with the grants and everything. I’m trying to take advantage of that, but I’m pretty broke, with the economy that is going on right now.

I’m very broke. I have barely anything left to get gas the majority of the time, because the books are so expensive. Even in the cafeteria, the prices are high—you know, even at the soda machines. It’s higher than you would pay at the regular store. So I’m pretty much out of money after everything gets paid.

IS YOUR SMILE SO BAD THAT YOU ARE EMBARRASSED TO GO TO THE DENTIST? REASONS WHY WE ARE SURE YOU WILL LOVE OUR OFFICE:

ARE YOU SEARCHING FOR A DENTAL MIRACLE?

❥ DAILY APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE IN PAIN ❥ NO LECTURE ZONE – we love helping people who have been embarrassed for years about their smile ❥ SEDATION IS THE GREATEST THING THAT HAS HAPPENED TO DENTISTRY: Be totally relaxed and have little to no memory of your appointment with an amazing little pill ❥ Our Fear Reduction Program Includes: Big Time TLC, relaxing nitrous oxide gas, emphasis on painless, gentle shots and very numb teeth ❥ One dedicated Doctor, One gentle hygienist and a cohesive staff with a passion to do right to help you ❥ Our patient friendly toothache relief: Keep your teeth instead of pulling them, pre treating abscesses with 3 different medicines to fight infections and inflammation. Comfortable, calm abscess treatment with an emphasis on numbing anesthesia, post op painkillers, antibiotics and anti inflammation for comfort ❥Beautiful smiles created using state of the art dentistry backed by 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ❥We have extensive certification and our expertise includes: Root Canal, Cosmetic Veneers, Implants, Invisalign – invisible braces, Partials and Dentures, so you can have virtually all phases of your dentistry done under one roof without seeing a specialist.

YOU CAN NOW TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR DENTAL HEALTH Yes You CAN have a beautiful smile! Hope is Just a Phone Call Away

ACT NOW!

Call now and mention this ad to reserve your appointment for

an exam, x-rays and smile consultation

only $27

David M. Lewis, D.M.D .

T W i T T e r . C O m /D e N T i s T D r L e W i s BEFORE

FRONTLINES

free

$1 val 50 Wo ue W!

Expires 2/29/12

Member American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry |

FEATURE

STORY

David M. Lewis, D.M.D.

Member American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry

Sonicare

(916) 487-7148

when established as a new patient

4350 Marconi Ave #100 Sacramento, CA 95821 www.DavidLewisDMD.com

Expires 02/29/12

MeDi-caL not accepteD

fACebOOk.COm/DrDAviDmLeWis

A RT S & C U LT U R E

AFTER

02 . 02.12

SN&R

Treat your o t p u r o f e i t e swe

75% OFF! 50% OFF

$35 gift certificate for $17.50

$18 gift certificate for $9

$155 gift certificate for $62

$25 gift certificate for $15

50%F OF $20 gift certificate for $8

$20 gift certificate for $10

$80 gift certificate for $40

No limi t means

$30 gift certificate for $12

$20 gift certificate for $10

$16.50 gift certificate for $8.25

Online Dating Network $128 gift certificate for $32

that yo as many as y u can buy ou want!

Discounts areWsuhile supplies last. bject to change without notice.

$50 gift certificate for $25

GIFT CERTIFICATES FROM RESTAURANTS, BARS, CLUBS, TATTOO, RETAIL, THEATER, SALONS, SPAS, GOLF, VACATIONS & MORE 6 | SN&R | 02.02.12

LETTERS

Re “Cool beans” by Nick Miller (SN&R Frontlines, January 19): Great article about Sactown being a coffee town. My one exception is the assertion (in my opinion incorrect) that the original Sacto indie coffeeshop was Naked Lounge, originally from Chico. Loooong before Na-Lo LETTER OF showed its adorable THE WEEK face (and couches) to the Sacto scene, we had the original Weatherstone, a Coffeeworks, and at one time a small coffee empire known as Java City. These were the Sactown coffee originals; ma-and-pa coffee spots, brewing well before the latte revolution of the ’90s. While the Weatherstone evolved into a Java City spot, and is now an Old Soul location, it’s good to see that Sacramento’s coffee culture is thriving, brewing up indie coffee houses that just seem to be getting better and better. Bella Q. Sacramento Nick Miller replies: To clarify, Naked Lounge was the original so-called “third wave” coffeehouse in the central city, treating coffee like an artisanal food (think wine) instead of just something you drink to stay warm and awake.

Crazy talking points Re “Crazy Chamber” by Auntie Ruth (SN&R An Inconvenient Ruth, January 26): The Inconvenient Ruth article regarding the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s disregard of climate change does not surprise this professor of chemistry in view of the organization’s explicitly stated mission. Two points are worthy of note as a counter. The claim of 120 years of reserves of oil, 200 years of natural gas and 450 years of coal within the United States is only acceptable if there is no one living in here after the elapse of 120 years in the case of oil and 200 years for natural gas and 450 years for coal. It implies no more procreation in the United States and no more immigration to the United States. What happens to the rest of the humanity on this planet is of no concern? The second point is that Chamber president [Thomas J.] Donohue needs to be advised that due to continued pollution of our planet by human activity (mindless use of fossil fuel) we have in our lifetime decimated the pristine coral reefs of Australia, Florida and Hawaii along with other damage to the oceanic

BEFORE

FRONTLINES

We need to emphasize that NBA basketball is not really a business, but a paying hobby. A paying hobby is an activity in which the motive is fun instead of profit. Many people engage in paying hobbies such as dog breeding, horse racing, etc. There is nothing wrong with doing that, as long as one can afford it. Sometimes these paying hobbies become money makers, but usually income is poured back into the enterprise. NBA basketball teams are paying hobbies with almost half of the teams in the red, especially if the teams are in the smaller markets. The only way these teams can continue is to be subsidized by the owner from the owner’s other resources and/or subsidized by the municipal government. Even if we give the Kings the parking lots’ income, we are likely to see the costs go up as the owners pursue the dream of winning a championship. We then will be asked for more money. These various proposals are the pied pipers of our time; proposals for a paying hobby and not good business.

water. The non-capture of greenhouse gases also makes rivers, lakes and streams more acidic, thus killing off marine life that directly impacts humans in the United States. Brahama D. Sharma via email

Keep arena in Sac County Re “Hop the river for arena” (SN&R Letters, January 19): Dear Bill Reany, in regards to your suggestion to place the arena across the Sacramento River: That’s Yolo County. I’m not sure that Yolo County either wants it or can pay for it and pretty sure that Sacramento County doesn’t want to lose the arena income. Retrofit the existing arena, which has land and infrastructure already in place. M. Lahann Carmichael

Oh, ho, ho, it’s magic ...

Charles R. Donaldson Sacramento

Not an arena—a ‘sports palace’

Re “Magic number: zero” (SN&R Letters, January 19): I’m not positive what song was on the radio at the time, but the innocent driver who was exiting [Interstate 5] and hit head-on by a stoned driver entering the wrong way would beg to differ with the writer’s statistical analysis of deaths due to marijuana “usage.” According to the [California Highway Patrol] report, blood-alcohol tests taken after this “accident” failed to detect any alcohol in the stoner’s blood. The report also documents the stoner admitted to smoking marijuana moments before he drove his vehicle. ... You might say “Apples and oranges, man. Smoking didn’t kill the innocent driver; smoking and driving did, man.” Au contraire, DUI breath. It’s still driving under the influence. By the way, I’m for the legalization of marijuana. However, I think blanket (irresponsible) statements like “zero deaths in over 5,000 years of documented usage” are not only false, but also set the (legalization) movement back even further.

Re “Park and play” by Cosmo Garvin (SN&R Feature, January 12): Owning NBA teams is a rich person’s hobby. Most often multi-billionaires spend a bundle on these teams—buy good players and coaches and contribute substantially to the venues (arenas) where their teams play. Unfortunately, Sacramento got stuck with people who’ve never had the cash to play in this league. ... So we’re constantly being lectured by a player-mayor to fill the gap. His latest gimmick is to sell downtown parking structures and on-street spaces to a private contractor for 50 years and divert this money, with money from sale of city property (all General Fund revenue) to a sports palace. Chicago and Cincinnati both did this to pay for basic services, and it’s reported to be a disaster. The arena boosters keep bragging how the arena will give the local economy a boost. But analysis by reputable economists say the opposite; arenas prove to be a drag instead. ... It’s clear the city should facilitate the Kings’ move to Anaheim, where a rich man already has an arena and has money to bolster the team and get good team management. It would be best for the team and for Sacramento. Finally, city government could get back to focusing attention on all our problems during this ongoing Bush recession, with cuts in police, fire and other essential functions.

Richard Copp Sacramento

Arena plan’s pied pipers Re “Park and play” by Cosmo Garvin (SN&R Feature, January 12): If the city council does not submit the parking-privatization plan to the voters, its members should be expected to be removed from office, maybe by recall. Such a plan will drive business out of downtown as the parking fees rise. |

FEATURE

FIRST SHOT SN&R reader photo of the week PHOTO BY DAVE WEBB

Sactown = coffee town

Visit us at www.newsreview.com or email sactoletters @ newsreview.com

STORY

This statue of a 5-foot tall bronze goose and companion fox can be found near the entrance of a certain restaurant and music venue on 10th and R streets. The statue and a new 25-foot arch is part of the transformation of a three-block strip in Sacramento’s historic R Street corridor.

POET’S CORNER Ash We are all tired, always tired, sleepwalking around the edge of catastrophe, aroused from our dreams rising from the safety of our shock cocoons, the smoke of sleep still in our eyes, our skins paled under the fallen ash. We awake to the dim light of ruin, the ghosts of Vesuvius underfoot as we wonder at one another, reach out toward the lost dawn, guided only by the sound of children we will never meet. —Red Slider

Have a great photo? Email it to firstshot@ newsreview.com. Please include your full name and phone number. File size must not exceed 10 MB.

Sacramento

Merick Chafee Sacramento |

A RT S & C U LT U R E

AFTER

02.02.12

SN&R

FRONTLINES The bag man cometh There’s probably no one on the Sacramento City Council that Team K.J. would like to get rid of more than Kevin McCarty. McCarty’s led the fight against strong mayor, been skeptical of arena subsidies and outmaneuvered the mayor on redistricting. He by COSMO GARVIN just generally refuses to do as told. Some call this evidence of the “dysfunction” at City Hall. But don’t believe everything you read in the papers. The mayor’s surrogate campaign to win a more pliable council has been gossiped about. But Bites was initially dubious about a rumor going around that developer and Kevin Johnson ally Jon Bagatelos would try to take out McCarty for his District 6 council seat this year. Turns out Bagatelos is indeed being recruited by business groups and the police union to run against McCarty. “I’m definitely interested, because I think Sacramento needs a change,” Bagatelos told Bites last week. He’s acutely aware he’ll be called carpetbagger. That’s because Bagatelos lives in East Sacramento, not in District 6 (which spans the southeast sections of the city). Plus, he’s a Republican, eyeballing a district which has tended to favor lefties like McCarty, Dave Jones and Darrell Steinberg. He got blown out in a GOP primary for the 10th Assembly District back in 2002. He didn’t live in that district then either, but instead rented a friend’s bedroom in Carmichael in order to qualify as a candidate—according to a Sacramento Bee story at the time. His opponent Alan Nakanishi told the Bee, “He needs a map.” Until recently, Bagatelos was mentioned as a possible GOP candidate for the new 8th Assembly District (Arden Arcade, Rancho Cordova down to Wilton. Doesn’t Jon Bagatelos include East Sac). Possible District 6 If he does run for council, at least council candidate his family’s business, Bagatelos Architectural Glass Systems, is off 65th Street. And he says he also owns a house in Campus Commons, in the district, which could help satisfy the residency requirement.

Teachers who find images like this on students’ phones or mobile devices might be able to take disciplinary action if “sexting bill” Senate Bill 919 makes it out of committee this year.

“I want to clean up the mess.”

More importantly, Bites asked Bagatelos how he would better serve the district than McCarty, once he does move in. “I would never say he hadn’t served the district,” Bagatelos clarified. He said he was more concerned about “universal issues,” starting with the “acrimony and division on the council.” Bagatelos is a major proponent of Johnson’s strong-mayor proposals. He gave tens of thousands of dollars to the first strong-mayor initiative; around the time, Bagatelos was also appointed by Johnson to the Sacramento City Planning Commission. He’s been associated with the so-called Sacramento 60, business leaders supporting the mayor and pushing for changes at City Hall. He says it’s time for the city make the mayor a strong executive, and that the city manager should answer to the mayor and not to “nine political bosses. That’s a recipe for disaster.” “I think the proof is out there that things aren’t getting done in this city,” Bagatelos added. With Rob Fong and Sandy Sheedy not running again, “things are moving in the right direction,” he said. Maybe Team K.J. is starting to think sweep? Not so fast, says McCarty’s campaign consultant, Andrew Acosta. “I think the people of District 6 are going to want someone like Kevin [McCarty] who is going to fight for their neighborhoods,” Acosta said. “If they want someone who is going to rubber-stamp the mayor’s agenda, they probably would be more interested in Bagatelos,” he added. Interestingly, Bagatelos said if elected he would only serve a single fouryear term. Bites said that made it sound like he was primarily running to get rid of McCarty, which he denied. “I want to clean up the mess, and I don’t think I’ll need more than four years to do it.” Ω

SN&R

02 . 02.12

There oughta be a law

They may not be buzz worthy, but there are plenty of divisive, vital, even strange bills popping up inside the Capitol this year While most eyes are on Mitt Romney’s tax returns or Facebook’s IPO, a month-old legislative session under downtown Sacramento’s Capitol by Nick Miller dome is currently churning out brand-new and bills every day—hundreds since session Matthew W. Urner began on January 4—in addition to making over old bills. Some of these bills don’t have the buzz worthiness of single-payer health care or the budget, but are still living and breathing and out there. For now. Here are a noteworthy 10— some vital, some divisive, some doomed to failure, some just kinda out there—that may or may not make the cut and get inked into law. This story’s co-author, Matthew W. Urner, is an intern with SN&R’s news department.

RIDE THE LIGHTNING, ERR, GONDOLA On the lighter side of the Capitol push-andpull: gondola rides. That’s right: Assembly Bill 346 argues that gondolas should be treated like hot-air balloons and limousines—which means people should be able to get drunk, or at least sip the booze, while enjoying a gondola ride. Additionally, the bill would define what a gondola is. Finally! Apparently, there are at least a half-dozen companies in Southern California that offer romantic gondola cruises. They, of course, support the bill. A.B. 346 hasn’t seen any

serious action since April 2011, however; in July and August, Harman canceled the last two hearings in Assembly appropriations. But this could be the year, because, as they say in Venice, “Mangia e bevi che la vita un lampo”—or, “Eat and drink, because life is a lightning flash.”

NO RAISES FOR UC HEADS

Every time UC regents or trustees raise student fees or their own salaries, Facebook and college campuses go nuts with news stories on the apparent double standard. Introduced last month, Senate Bill 967 would prevent trustees from doling out pay raises or bonuses within two fiscal years of any statewide fee increase or cut to funding. This recently introduced bill stops short of requiring the same of UC regents—it simply asks that they “refrain” from such practices—so perhaps students will take this into their own hands?

I WANNA TO SEXT YOU UP From Weinergate to grade-school bullying, “sexting” is one of those digital-era issues many people don’t know how to actually do, let alone legislate.

Bummer school See FRONTLINES

Bad bulbs back? See GREEN DAYS

Bad guys winning See ESSAY

Where’s the decency, banks? See EDITORIAL

Blame the driver

See GUEST COMMENT

BEATS

Poll: K.J. not invincible But kids know how to sext. And so, Senate Bill 919 would both define “sexting” and also grant authority to public schools to expel or suspend students caught doing it. Bill author, state Sen. Ted Lieu, says that students may suffer long-term distress from being subjected to sexting. But the American Civil Liberties Union is fighting the “Sexting Bill,” arguing that its definition is too broad and would allow schools to infringe on students’ civil rights. They also say the bill is redundant with existing regulations already in place that allow schools to address inappropriate behavior. The bill, which was introduced in 2011, enjoys bipartisan support and zero opposition. Yet the appropriations committee is holding S.B. 919 until it can decide how much implementing the proposed law would cost. Meanwhile, nearly one-in-four teens have sent nude or semi-nude photos of themselves in a text, according to Lieu’s office.

NO BROCCOLI FOR YOU It’s important to note that cuts to public education also extend to bills that never make it through the Capitol high jinks, due to a freeze on laws that have a fiscal impact. That’s even when the law would surely benefit California students. Assembly Bill 909, the “Farm to School Bill,” is one of those victims: If made law, it would reimburse districts that obtain 80 percent of its school-lunch produce from California farms. The bill, penned by a Salinas Valley Assembly member, is currently being held “under submission” while legislators lunch at one of Midtown’s excellent slow-food, farm-to-table eateries.

WHAT WOULD BANKSY DO? Cleaning up unwanted graffiti is costly. Just ask Sacramento’s Midtown Business Association, which has spent upward of $80,000 in a year to remove some 10,000 tags. Enter Assembly Bill 498, which would create a graffiti-abatement fund in the state treasury. How might this work? Someone who is convicted of graffiti vandalism would have to pay a $30 fine, on top of all other fines, jail time, restitution, community service, possible imprisonment and driver’s license suspension. Analysis from the streets includes: “Think of Keith Haring, man.” Or, “What’s next, a Skateboarding Abatement Fund to pay for grinding damages?” And “Sure, and why not a Rainy Day Yarn Bombing Endowment?”

BEFORE

FRONTLINES

SOMETHING FISHY

WHAT’S UP, QUACK?

Another one floundering its way upstream: Assembly Bill 88, which zeroes in on genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. The bill, which failed to make it out of committee again in January, would require genetically modified fish products to include a label that prominently displays to consumers its scientific origin. Republicans, who oppose the bill, apparently don’t care what they eat. Additionally, the biotech industry opposes the bill. Both, in fact, question whether or not consumers actually have the right to know how their food is developed, arguing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration already regulates food safety and that a label would falsely imply a product is dangerous. But bill author, Assemblyman Jared Huffman, says the California salmon industry is suffering because consumers are reluctant to by products without appropriate labeling. Plus, there are a school of complaints: Thousands of fishing jobs have been lost due to GMO salmon; the ecosystem is endangered by escaped GMO fish; there are health concerns, such as the food allergies; religious groups adamantly oppose eating GMO meat products. In the meantime: red fish, teal fish, fake fish, real fish?

Let’s not get into a debate over the safety and efficacy of naturopathic medicine. Let’s simply note that Senate Bill 667, by Republican state Sen. Sharon Runner, would expand said doctors authority by giving a medical committee under the Osteopathic Medical Board of California the right to license and regulate naturopathic doctors. And the bill, which was recently held back from committee vote by the author, would also allow naturopaths to prescribe hormones, such as epinephrine, the same chemical that is released in response to stressful and situations. Such as BASE jumping off of a bridge, or sky diving. Adrenaline junky, anyone?

NO HELMET, NO PROBLEM Last year in New York, a motorcyclist died from a head injury—while protesting the state’s new mandatory-helmet law. This year, a Republican Assembly member’s 2011 leftover bill, Assembly Bill 695, is back and would allow persons over the age of 21 to die from head trauma caused by a crash during an anti-helmet protest. Err, it would reverse existing state law and allow anyone over 21 to not wear a safety helmet. Sexting while biking, however, would remain illegal. Ω

You got a license to coif this pup? Pet groomers might need one if Senate Bill 969 makes it through the Capitol gauntlet.

DIRTY DOG The proverbial Capitol red tape might extend to your pup or kittens’ stylist if recently introduced Senate Bill 969 becomes law. The bill proposes that pet groomers acquire a license and be regulated by the Veterinary Medical Board. This could be a good thing—surely all pet owners have encountered a less-than-ideal grooming experience—but it might also price out independent-business owners in favor of the Petco and PetSmarts of the world. A ruff call, for sure.

Compliance tools The task-force investigation into the pepper-spray debacle at UC Davis this fall is getting resistance from uncooperative campus police. Cruz Reynoso, the former California Supreme Court justice tapped to head up the task force, wrote a letter to UC president Mark Yudof earlier this month, explaining that his full report would be delayed until the end of February, because it’s been hard to get the union that represents campus cops—Federated University Police Officers Association—to make its members available to be interviewed by investigators. “We can’t interview the police unless they agree to talk to us,” Reynoso told SN&R. No, you can’t. But we do have one idea for something that could get them to comply. (C.G.)

SHOW ME YOUR ID File this under bills that are unlikely to ever see the light of day: Assemblyman Tom Ammiano’s Assembly Bill 266, which would allow students to participate in sexsegregated school programs (such as gym class and team sports) based on their gender identity, not the gender listed on their records. Ammiano pulled the bill last week before its hearing in the education committee, perhaps because of pressure from right-wing groups such as the California Family Council.

FEATURE

STORY

Nothing brightens up this newsroom like a good local political poll, and a juicy one came over the transom this week. Labor groups are touting a survey that shows Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is more vulnerable than you might think in the upcoming June primary—if the right candidate jumps in. When asked “if the election were held today,” would they vote to re-elect Johnson, 46 percent of likely voters said no, while 41 percent said yes. The actual poll question breaks it down further. Seventeen percent of likely voters said they would definitely re-elect the mayor, and 24 percent said they would probably vote for Johnson. But another 24 percent said they would probably vote against Johnson while 22 percent said they would definitely vote for someone else; 13 percent were undecided. Not surprisingly, those numbers got much worse for Johnson when the pollster Super mayor? “pushed” respondents and read critical statements about the mayor, such as, “Johnson is too focused on downtown nightlife and helping the Kings,” and “when he doesn’t get his way he wants to change the rules.” At that point, 55 percent of respondents said they would vote for someone else, while just 35 percent said they support Johnson’s re-election. Eleven percent remained undecided. The poll was conducted by EMC Research—400 likely June voters were surveyed by telephone. It shows that mayor enjoys very high name recognition and a decent approval rating. Eighteen percent of likely voters felt strongly favorable toward the mayor, 35 percent were somewhat favorable, and 40 percent were split between the somewhat and strongly unfavorable categories. The poll was paid for by the Sacramento Sierra Building & Construction Trades Council. Labor and Democratic activists were buzzing about the new numbers because they believe the mayor’s support isn’t as strong as previously thought. But they still don’t have a strong challenger in the race. So far, only bounty hunter and perennial candidate Leonard Padilla has jumped in to oppose Johnson. But many observers say Padilla won’t have the money or popular support to pose a real threat to the mayor. For more information about the poll, go to www.newsreview.com/snog. (Cosmo Garvin)

A RT S & C U LT U R E

AFTER

02.02.12

SN&R

2012 TAX LAW CHANGES THAT AFFECT YOU! RDP

SSMC

REGISTERED DOMESTIC PARTNER SAME SEX MARRIED COUPLES

CONTACT:

WWW.TAXLEARN.COM

Code: CFF6C

FRONTLINES

Reform or Rhee-form? Sacramento’s first couple brings education road show back to Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and his wife, Michelle Rhee, played a hometown gig last Wednesday night. But groupies didn’t cheer the couple at story the venue. Instead, some 40 silent protesters, and photos by wearing masking tape over their mouths and Nick Miller holding anti-Rhee signs, picketed the education event outside downtown’s Tsakopoulos nickam@ newsreview.com Library Galleria. Both Rhee, who heads education-advocacy outfit Students First, and the protesters agree that schools are broken. Both disagree, however on how to go about fixing them.

ADULT BASEBALL Want to play baseball again but don’t know where?

THE NATIONAL ADULT BASEBALL ASSOCIATION With over 125 Leagues, 25,000 players Nationwide and in its 20th season in Sacramento, the NABA is having:

TEAM FORMATIONS & TRYOUTS, SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2012 (Rainout date Sunday February 19, 2012)

Inderkum High School 2500 New Market Drive

35+, 45+, 55+ Pitchers & Catchers Registration at 9:00AM All other players Registration at 9:30AM 18+ and 25+ Pitchers & Catchers Registration at 1:00PM All other players Registration at 1:30PM Various levels of play: Advanced, Intermediate & Recreational 18-22 Game Season • All Star Games for All Divisions • Playoffs Championship Games • Tournaments • Trophies & Awards for All Winners

National Tournament in Phoenix, Arizona. $5.00 Tryout Fee

For More Information Call 916.729.3373 or visit www.sacnaba.org

NEW & EXISTING TEAMS WELCOME 10

SN&R

02.02.12

Mayor Kevin Johnson and wife Michelle Rhee (above) speak on how to fix California’s broken schools at last week’s Students First event. Activist Kate Lenox (below) protests Rhee’s school-reform agenda.

At one end of the spectrum, activists say Rhee just wants to ratchet up testing, fire bad teachers and shut down underperforming schools. Rhee argues that teachers are protecting their own and not looking out for students’ best interests. At the event—which was touted as a “listening tour” where Rhee’s Students First group could hear from real people about the state of California education—the mayor and Rhee charmed with personal anecdotes while a crowd of nearly 400 did most of the listening. For instance, Mayor Johnson asked, “Is education the civil-rights issue of our time?”— twice—before introducing his wife, who spoke for 10 or so minutes about her experiences as a teacher and chancellor. “Sometimes you have to take on the tough fights,” Rhee began. Her lobbying outfit, Students First, recently started hiring new staffers, who will be moving to its Sacramento headquarters at K and Ninth streets in the coming months. Of the protesters, Rhee urged the audience to “ask them why they hate Michelle Rhee,” adamant that “they’ll give you a bunch of answers that attack me.” “Let’s talk about the issues,” Rhee insisted. Protesters like Kate Lenox were critical— she called the event a “sort of a fake, an Astroturf event for an Astroturf organization.” But she also spoke to the issues. “[Rhee] represents all that is bad with the education-reform movement,” she argued. “She ignores poverty. The biggest determinate for a child’s success in school is income level. Instead of closing a school, schools ought to be given the resources they need to help kids.” Students First is backing legislation in multiple states this year, but not California; Rhee concedes that the state isn’t amenable to her teacher-reform agenda “just yet.” However, Rhee’s husband—who has no real authority over local schools—proposed during his annual State of the City speech on Monday, January 30, that local schools receive letter grades, so parents can evaluate their performances. Meanwhile, Gov. Jerry Brown last week announced a desire to limit standardized testing and federal influence over state schools. This position contrasts sharply with Rhee’s agenda for expanded testing and teacher-seniority reform—and even President Barack Obama’s Race to the Top policy. But the governor does have support of Lenox and local education activists. “That was really positive,” Lenox said of Brown’s comments. “Because the less time you spend on the test, the more time you can spend educating kids.” Ω

CHECK OUT SN&R’S

WORST DATE EVER CONTEST WINNERS

ON STANDS NEXT THURSDAY FEB. 9

02.02.12 | SN&R | 11

Brrr... these puppies will keep you warm!

with coupon

SUNDAY SERVICES: 7:30am Classical Language 9:00am Contemporary Organ & Piano 11:15am Classical Music

Earmuffs $ 12 95 - $19 95

expires 02/08/12

123 K STREET IN OLD SACRAMENTO (916) 444-7475

2620 Capitol Ave. tvrbaker@trinitycathedral.org trinitycathedral.org

Over 10,000 Hats in Stock

manager SpeciaL

now only $18.99 ($40 Value) incLudeS: Full Service Car Wash, Air Freshner, Sealant, Clear-Coat Protectant, Underbody Flush & Rust Inhibitor, Triple Coat Protectant

spend $2 gift shop 0 in the & get a

free exteri or waSh Until 02/1

6/12

Additional fee for light trucks or SUV types. Prices may vary on any size and condition. Please present this coupon with payment. Not valid with other offers, specials or coupons. Expires 02/16/12 â&#x20AC;˘ Coupon Code 0209 Sacramento BuSineSS of the year award 2008

Voted BeSt of the BeSt 10 timeS By Sacramento 08 magazine 08

2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

1901 L Street

916.446.0129

(on the corner of 19th and L)

08 www.harvscarwash.com

Fabulous Looks. Beautiful Deals.

100 OFF

A Complete Pair of Eyeglasses

PLUS FREE 2nd PAIR!*

Progressive No-Line Multifocals**

Or $100

OFF

Zeiss Digital Progressive Lenses 'RASS 6ALLEY (IGHWAY !UBURN (Bel Air Shopping Center) s (530) 889-9985 &AIR /AKS "OULEVARD 3ACRAMENTO (Loehmannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Plaza) s (916) 480-9985

SiteForSoreEyes.com

Book an eye exam appointment online today. Eye examinations are available by sterling VisionCare a California-licensed Vision Health Care Service Plan. *Offer valid on the purchase of frames and lenses. Free second pair of prescription eyeglasses can be chosen from our large special frame selection with single-vision clear lenses. See store for details. At participating locations. Offer expires 3/31/12. **With purchase of complete pair (frames & lenses). Flat top 28 lined bifocals or standard progressive lenses included. Not combinable with insurance. Not combinable with insurance. Selection may vary by location. At participating locations. See store for details. Offer expires 3/31/12.

SN&R

Combating the stigma of mental illness

TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL

VILLAGEHATSHOP.COM

50% off

Jolt of hope

SATURDAY SERVICE: 5:10pm Casual Yet Sacred

Come in to see more options!

10% OFF

GREENLIGHT

Encounter God & Come Alive Spiritually

| 33%9% s !UB3AC s # s X s %'# 'ROUP 02.02.12

by JEFF VONKAENEL

Reverend Dr. Brian Baker

Even though she was severely suffering from mental illness, Andrea Hillerman-Crook initially refused to take her medication. As she told the audience gathered at the Changing Attitudes, Changing Lives, Promoting Health and Wellness celebration, even though she was doing dangerous things, like trying to get out of a car going down the freeway, she still had her reasons for refusing medication. Jeff vonKaenel is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because of the stigma of mental illness, despite the president, CEO and everything that was happening to me, I did not want majority owner to be thought of as being one of the crazy ones,â&#x20AC;? of the News & Review Andrea told the audience gathered at the Sam Pannell newspapers in Sacramento, Chico Meadowview Community Center. The goal of this and Reno. event, hosted by the Sacramento County Department of Behavioral Health Services, was to change how our community treats those with mental illness. Even during a two-week hospital stay, Andrea refused Imagine a person with to take her medication. But then she received a call from a broken arm, who instead her grandfather. He told her of receiving treatment that he also had suffered from mental illness, and he covers up their broken also had been hospitalized, arm with a jacket. but that he had accepted treatment. The treatment had made a difference in his life. Inspired by her grandfather, Andrea decided to take her medication. It was the first step to receiving treatment, to admitting she had a problem, and to overcoming the stigma of mental illness. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I lost my 20s,â&#x20AC;? Andrea told the hushed audience. But since her recovery, she has gained a greater appreciation for everyday life. Beaming with pride and joy, she told us that she was graduating from college this year, that her loving husband was in the audience, and that they are expecting a baby this If you want to educate others about attitudes year. With this news, there were cheers, N E W S and & RIEfelt V I EaW B U S I N E S toward those with jolt of emotion rush through the audience. DESIGNER ISSUE DATE mental illness, go to AL 06.18.09 It was a jolt of hope for the one-out-of-four www.stopstigma FILE form NAMEof Americans who will suffer from some sacramento.org. On the Resources page, there mental illness in their lifetime. ATRINITYCATHEDRAL061809R1 jolt of hope, that is a brochure, tip cards treatment can overcome a God-awful diseaseUSP that(BOLD has SELECTI and posters that you overtaken many lives and made people do /things that can print out and PRICE ATMOSPHERE / EXPE are out of character. Most importantly, it was a jolt of distribute at your school or workplace. hope for change in how our communityPLEASE thinks of CAREFULLY REV ADVERTISEMENT AND VERIFY T mental illness. 2-1-1 Sacramento is a AD SIZE (COLUMNS X INCHES) free information and California Senate President Pro Tem Darrell referral service for the SPELLING Steinberg urged those gathered to imagine a person community. Call 211 (or with a broken arm, who instead of receiving NUMBERStreatment & DATES (916) 498-1000, TTY covers up their broken arm with a jacket. He declared, CONTACT INFO (PHONE, ADDR (916) 446-1434). An â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can move mental illness out of the shadows. AS WeREQUESTED InfoLine referral AD APPEARS specialist will take your can treat metal illness like other illnesses.â&#x20AC;? APPROVED BY: call and choose from Speaking of Darrell Steinberg, it was his more than 2,400 Proposition 63, approved by the California voters in nonprofit and public 2004, that has brought more than $7.4 billion of supprograms to recommend ones best port to California mental-health services. These funds suited to help. Calls are are now helping support the campaign to change how confidential. we view mental health. Jolts of hope are rare in life. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not let Andrea and Steinbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s go unnoticed. â&#x201E;Ś

GREEN DAYS

AN INCONVENIENT

RUTH

Will the switch flip for the GOP?

Will the GOP see the light?

NIMTTOAGC??? Surely, you know all about NIMBY—“not in my

backyard.” Applied to any odorous development that’s good for the community, good for the poor, good for the betterment of … whomever, NIMBY is the cry of the self-interested that, in the face of living on a crowded planet, wake up one morning to find something in their neighborhood they’d rather see put … somewhere else. Certainly, it’s an acronym destined to come back into vogue should nuclear power make a comeback. But these days— more than NIMBY—enviros the world over are more concerned with NIMTTOAGC. Surely you know about that, too?

Republicans stall nationwide rollout of energy-efficient bulbs despite free-market will to move forward

Unlikely, Aunt Ruth just made it up.

Most people were in the dark this past December, when House Republicans by hid language in a $915 billion spendKibkabe Araya ing bill that cut funding of the Energy Independence and Security Act. But now, everyone’s seeing the light: The change postponed a nationwide phasing-out of incandescent light bulbs in favor of newer, more energy-efficient counterparts, which was to begin last month. And now, again, the light bulb has unintentionally maneuvered its way back into the political arena. “It is unfortunate,” Rep. Doris Matsui wrote to SN&R in an email, “that a rider was attached to the year-end megabus legislation that will delay enforcement of the light bulb efficiency standards.” She reminded that the “common-sense standards” have been strongly supported by both industry and the environmental community. But, four years after President George W. Bush approved the act, Republicans are now making it a wedge issue, saying the banning of the bulb has shut down factories and cost America jobs. Even some states, Green Days is on the lookout for innovative such as Virginia, have introduced sustainable projects legislation that would reverse the throughout the ban and allow continued manufacturSacramento region. ing of incandescent bulbs. Turn us on at Here in Sacramento, Roseville sactonewstips@ newsreview.com. Rep. Tom McClintock supported last year’s Better Use of Light Bulb Act, which emphasized consumer choice to buy any light bulb, including the old incandescent. Though funding to enforce the law is at a temporary standstill, energy experts still say nothing will change here in California, where consumers and industry have embraced energy-saving LED and CFL bulbs. “Manufacturers are producing energy-efficient bulbs,” said Adam Gottlieb, California Energy BEFORE

FRONTLINES

by AUNTIE RUTH

Commission spokesman. “Stores are selling these energy-efficient bulbs because it makes sense, and people want to save money.” “Any time there’s a technology that replaces an old technology, there’s a lot of emotional backlash,” explained Brad Copithorne, energy and financial policy specialist at the Environmental Defense Fund. “There’s a small minority of people who claim there are certain types of light bulbs inherently better than others.”

“It is unfortunate that a rider was attached to the year-end megabus legislation that will delay enforcement of the light bulb efficiency standards.” Rep. Doris Matsui The original Energy Independence and Security Act, inked by former President Bush in 2007, charged companies with producing more energy-efficient bulbs so as to increase conservation and save consumers millions of dollars in electricity bills. Companies would eventually begin manufacturing these bulbs in time to have ample supply on store shelves by 2011 in California and 2012 for the rest of the country. The law outlined an annual phase-out schedule, where the 100watt incandescent bulb would be replaced with an efficient, 72-watt bulb in 2012. After this, a 53-watt bulb will substitute the 75-watt bulb in 2013, and the 43-watt and 29-watt bulb will erase the old 60-watt and 40-watt bulbs in 2014.

FEATURE

STORY

Experts say that the classic incandescent bulb wastes 90 percent of its energy heating up rather than lighting up. The three main types of energyefficient light bulbs include CFLs, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and the halogen incandescent bulbs. CFLs and LEDs use 75 percent less energy than the traditional incandescent bulb, while the halogen bulbs use up to 30 percent less energy. Along with the incandescent bulb, the term “watt” is becoming endangered, too, as energy-efficient bulbs use lumens as a measure of light. The new 53-watt bulb, for example, can produce between 1,050 and 1,489 lumens. More lumens equal a brighter light. Since the law was implemented in California, consumers were projected to save $35.6 million in energy bills in 2011, according to PG&E. Though companies stopped manufacturing the traditional incandescent bulb, they will remain in existence until they’re sold out. Ω

It stands for “now it’s my turn to own a goddamned car.” Or, if you prefer your acronyms expletive-free and a little more alliterative, NIMTTOC. NIMTTOC. It rolls off the tongue. Best pronounced with a slight Chinese or Indian accent, NIMTTOC is the environmental Times 150 million! equivalent of karma. The Worldwatch Institute estimates that China—its economic engines revved up and ready to go—will have 150 million cars on its streets by 2015. That’s 18 million more than in the United States at the end of the last century. Given that carbon dioxide is the gas with the most long-term negative impact—according to John Tierney from The New York Times—“because it lingers in the atmosphere much longer than soot or methane, some scientists argue that limiting it must be the first step.”

Maybe not. The journal Science has just published a proposal to slow global warming that de-emphasizes carbon-dioxide reductions in the developing world in favor of 14 other efforts that would limit black carbon and control methane. If widely adopted, its proponents claim it will reduce the amount of global warming in 2050 by 1 degree Fahrenheit. “This impact on temperatures in 2050 would be significantly larger than the projected impact of the commonly proposed measures for reducing carbon dioxide emissions,” notes Tierney. These measures—which range from cleaner diesel engines to draining rice paddies more often to reduce methane—not only will slow global warming, they will save lives in the very countries being asked to do the work. “If you make black carbon reductions in China or India, you get most of the benefits in China or India,” notes Drew Shindell, lead author of the proposal. Ask not for whom the bell NIMBYs. Perhaps, just perhaps, it NIMBYs for you. Ω (Come friend Aunt Ruth on Facebook and let’s hang out.)

ECO-HIT Know your energy Ever wondered which of your electronic gadgets drains the most energy? Now you can find out thanks to the Sacramento Public Library and Sacramento Municipal Utility District. The organizations recently paired up to make available two Kill A Watt EZ power monitors at each of the Sacramento Public Library’s 28 branches. You can rent one of the monitors just as you would a book. Take it home, and start measuring how much energy each of your appliances uses. From there, you can easily decide which ones to unplug more often to save energy and dough. Visit www.saclibrary.org for more information.

A RT S & C U LT U R E

—Jonathan Mendick

AFTER

Saving energy saves the Earth.

02. 02.12

SN&R

ESSAY

make a real connection

Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mistake

Call Livelinks. The hottest place to meet the coolest people.

,OCAL S s Ahora en EspaĂąol 18+

This pre-valentines party gives you plenty of time to make a date for

Valentines Day!

Meet Some One New With...

...the Hearts & Diamonds Big Wheel Spin Mixer

Singleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Unvalentines Party W/ DJ Dancing and the

(Couples Welcom Welcome))

Friday, Feb 3rd 8pm - Midnight Ladies, please wear a sexy red dress!

(or other attractive attire) Men, please wear your best outfit; be a prince for the evening!

$15 if Prepaid - $25 at the door

GET DISCOUNT TICKETS 24/7 BY PHONE OR ONLINE Online: www.PartywithPGuild.com By Phone: Call 800-838-3006 and ask for tickets to the Singles Unvalentines Party Call 300-8700 for exhibit space

SN&R

02 .02.1 2

Hearts & Diamonds Big Wheel Spin

Warning to Men! Since many attractive, single ladies will be at this party, your singledom could be in danger!

â?¤ Meet new people with the Hearts & Diamonds Casino Style Mixer Game! â?¤ Drawings & Prizes â?¤ Areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hottest DJ â?¤ No host bars â?¤ DJ Dancing. 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to current hits â?¤ Party snacks â?¤ Deâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Boraha of FlashPhoto will print your photos on the spot!

Alw great caroyswda !

Hilton Arden West 2200 Harvard St. â&#x20AC;˘ Sacramento, CA 95815 Hosted by Professionals Guild www.PartywithPGuild.com

RECYCLE THIS PAPER

www.livelinks.com

RECYCLE THIS PAPER

916.480.6227

After 200,000 years, why are human beings still killing each other? Sometime in the late 1890s, William S. Gilbert, the Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan of light opera fame, looked at the world by around him and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like what he saw. Bob Schmidt â&#x20AC;&#x153;Man is natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sole mistake,â&#x20AC;? he concluded. a Sacramento-based Ten or so years later Wilfred Trotter, a British surgeon freelance writer and pioneer in neurosurgery, wrote a book on group psychology, Instincts of the Herd in Peace and War, and included in it the same opinion, that â&#x20AC;&#x153;after all, man will prove but one more of Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s failures.â&#x20AC;? If Gilbert and Trotter could see the world of 2012, they might come to the same conclusion. Humans have existed for about 200,000 years, and in those 200,000 years the 7 billion of us now on the planet still havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t figured out how to act in our own best long-range interests, nor learned how harmful violence is to those long-range interests. All over the planet, people are killing each other, sometimes one at a time and sometimes in bunches with bombs. All over the planet, people are allowing other people, including babies, to starve to death. All over the planet, governments seem incapable of creating or maintaining healthy societies, and, worse, are doing harm because of incompetence and criminality. All over the planet, businesses are contributing to the distress because of incompetence and criminality. In Somalia, where people, again including babies, are starving to death, half of the food being sent there by concerned nations is being stolen, and sold, according to the United Nations. What kind of human being would do such a thing? And, of course, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just one human being, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a collection of them Why are there bad guys taking food from the mouths of at all? If this is the starving children. Why isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t moralityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;doing creation of a designer, the the right thingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a dominant trait designer must not have in every human being? Since forever, humanity has been involved been very intelligent. in a war, the moral vs. the immoral. Right now, it seems as if the immoral, the bad guys, are winning. Think what the world would be like if there were a morality vaccine, and every newborn child had been vaccinated with it for the last 100 years or so. Killing is immoral, so no killing. Stealing is immoral, so no stealing. Doing harm of any kind is immoral, so no harm is being done. Of course, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little problem with the morality vaccine. What is moral for some is not moral for all. For some radical Muslims, for example, the idea of a woman being educated and driving a car is immoral. For some radical Christians the idea of sex for any purpose other than making babies is immoral. Why are there bad guys at all? If this whole business is the creation of a designer, the designer must not have been very intelligent. Or loving. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impossible to ignore the bad things being done, which makes it all the more important to pay attention to the individuals and organizations trying to do good things. Fortunately, there is an abundance of such people. But not, unfortunately, an abundance of stories about them. I guess focusing on the individuals and organizations trying to do good things is what devout religious people do, those who believe we were all created by a loving and beneficent God. But looking at the 2012 world has got to be a test of their faith. â&#x201E;Ś

OPINION

EDITORIAL

THIS MODERN WORLD

BY TOM TOMORROW

Drivers, you’re responsible A teenage pedestrian was struck and killed by a motorist motorists to have priority on the roads over near West Campus High School recently, and in pedestrians, bicyclists or any other vehicle. If a the inevitable discussion after, I heard far too pedestrian crosses the street legally and safely many expressions that boiled down to caveat and a motorist hits them, the motorist is squarely emptor, with a subtext of “Teach kids to fear for at fault, both legally and morally. their lives even when following the law as When the average motorist begins to underpedestrians; it’s solely their obligation.” This is stand, accept and act on the responsibility they leavened with “Damned pedestrians think they have in driving—the safe use of the most deadly own the street: teach ’em they don’t.” potential weapon most will ever own—without But the pedestrians do in fact own the street. blaming the victims when the driver errs on the So do you. side of speed and conWe all own the street, venience at the cost of There is not a legal with a legal and moral by someone else’s safety, Gerard Falla right to safely use this only then will we see a right for motorists public-commons resource. a frequent marginal decrease in pedestrian and Motorists, motorcyclists, such incidents. When the to progress quickly motorcyclist, an motor-scooter riders and typical police response to occasional bicyclist for their own bicyclists all have a bicyclist and pedestrian and motorist, and is unique responsibility, tied convenience with deaths is no longer to interested in to their ability to travel blame the victims but transportation and little or no regard development patterns very quickly. We are all rather to find the driver in Sacramento required, by law, to only who is both responsible for others’ safety. progress at a rate of and legally culpable; travel which is safe for when that driver is tried the conditions. for manslaughter, reckWe are required to drive slowly enough to Have a comment? less endangerment, reckless driving, gross Express your views make a safe stop if a kid runs into the street, if negligence or other applicable charges; and in 350 words on another motorist stops short, or if a police when this gets publicized, that’s when we’ll see a local topic a really significant decrease in these kinds of of interest. cruiser pops out of an alley. There is not a legal right for motorists to progress quickly for their incidents. Send an e-mail to editorial@ own convenience with little or no regard for I’m looking forward to that day. Ω newsreview.com. others’ safety. There is not a legal right for BEFORE

FRONTLINES

FEATURE

STORY

A RT S & C U LT U R E

Good/bad bank It’s outrageous that banks with branches right here in Sacramento are allowed to levy surcharges on local lowincome people who receive federal cash aid on state-issued plastic debit cards. The charges exacted from the poor at some banks and other institutions range from $1.50 to $3 for each transaction. For example, Bank of America, Chase and Golden 1 Credit Union charge CalWORKs recipients $3 per transaction for accessing their Electronic Benefit Transfer funds at an ATM. The local poor are also charged to access their EBT monies at 7-Eleven ($2.95), Bank of America, Chase CVS Pharmacy ($3) and and Golden 1 Credit Target ($3). Why are private banks Union charge the poor allowed to take federal cash $3 per transaction for from the poor? A little more accessing their than a decade ago, California shifted cash-aid recipients to Electronic Benefit EBT cards so as to save costs. Transfer funds at ATMs. Unfortunately, the change somehow opened the gate for banks and others to elicit surcharges. Last month, an SN&R story, “The big squeeze” by Seth Sandronsky (Frontlines, January 19), detailed this new burden placed on California welfare recipients. For now, the practice goes on. But luckily, some banks (and most local credit unions) don’t charge the poor extra to access their benefits. Locally, the “good” Find Seth Sandronsky’s “The big squeeze” story banks are: Citibank, First Northern Bank, Mechanics at www.newsreview.com. Bank, River City Bank, Sacramento Credit Union, Umpqua Bank, U.S. Bank, USE Credit Union and Yolo Federal Credit Union. Congratulations to these financial institutions for exhibiting a conscience. As for the aforementioned “bad” banks? Folks, it’s never too late to grow some decency. Ω

Co-existing institutions Since at least the first presidential campaign of former President Ronald Reagan in 1976, some conservative- and libertarian-leaning voices have clamored to “run government like a business.” It’s actually become such a standard that some of this year’s GOP candidates—notably former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain—actually made their business background a key qualification in their campaigns for president. But it really is a misstep, because government is most decidedly not a business. Government doesn’t have the same goal, the same tools or the same purpose. In fact, suggesting that the answer is to turn over government’s functions to business is to suggest that the social contract is a fiction, that all our attempts to pool our resources for the common good—from roads and schools to parks and health care—would be better served if we took an “every investor for him or herself” attitude. Businesses succeed by stripping away services and costs that aren’t directly contributing to profit. But government is the ultimate nonprofit operation; its goal is not to maximize earnings for investors, but to maximize well-being for citizens. As we follow the political campaigns, let’s bear in mind that business and government are two separate, co-existing institutions. Like our three branches of government, they are best kept separate from each other. Ω |

AFTER

02 . 02.12

For additional views on running government like a business, find Frederick E. Allen’s “Should government be run like a business?” at Forbes Magazine online (www.forbes.com) and “Why government is not a business” by Madeline Janis at California Progress Report (www.californiaprogress report.com).

SN&R

JOHN G N I K BY RACHEL LEIBROCK>RACHELL@NEWSREVIEW.COM

F#@

BURTON

HE’S A POLITICIAN, A PARTY CHAIR AND THE THROWER OF A NEVER-ENDING TORRENT OF F-BOMBS.

WHAT’S THE STORY WITH CALIFORNIA’S NEWEST INTERNET STAR? JOHN BURTON HAD NEVER WATCHED THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, DIDN’T REALLY CARE ABOUT ITS HOST AND SURE AS HELL DIDN’T KNOW WHO THIS JOHN OLIVER FELLOW WAS.

But when producers for the show called and asked if he’d be willing to be interviewed by Oliver, Burton agreed. And so, the San Francisco-based chairman for the state’s Democratic party met the correspondent at a Fisherman’s Wharf hotel and spent 45 minutes discussing Amazon.com’s push to overturn a tax law designed to reduce California’s $26 billion deficit. The resulting five-minute-plus video, which aired December 5, 2011, not only lampooned the Golden State’s ballot-initiative 16

SN&R

02 . 02.12

process; its profanity-laced assertions made an instant Internet star out of Burton. And why not? This was classic Burton: “It’s totally fucked up. It was put in place to protect people from the special interests. It’s now become a tool of the special interests to screw the people,” he told Oliver, fuming over the state’s so-called “direct democracy” system that allows citizens to gather signatures to put just about anything on the ballot. “I’m sure it’s not as bad as you’re saying,” Oliver replied. Burton didn’t mince words. “I’ll give you a real bad fucking example—[Proposition] 13 has fucked up the state forever because there’s not enough money for the schools, not enough money for state services. … It happened because California bought a bag of bullshit and voted for it.” For those keeping count, that’s four swear words—including three F-bombs—in just the first two minutes of the clip. Kind of tame by Burton standards, actually.

Love him or hate him, Burton is a career politician who’s logged nearly 50 years in state and national politics. Now, as head of the party, he’s tasked with guiding election efforts through what’s shaping up to be a particularly divisive year. For some, he’s the ideal fit—a larger-than-life personality tapped into politics with a mile-long roster of allies that includes the likes of former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown and actor Warren Beatty. Burton also carries a reputation as a champion for the state’s poor and needy. During his lengthy career he expanded the Cal Grant college-scholarship program and spearheaded legislation benefiting the mentally ill homeless and the state’s Medi-Cal patients; in 2006, he launched the John Burton Foundation for Children Without Homes, which provides assistance to kids and young adults who are on the streets or in the foster system. Now, Burton’s experience makes him particularly valuable to state Democrats, says longtime friend Tom Hannigan.

“He’s effective because he gets it—he understands how you get things done and is a laser about certain things,” says Hannigan, a former state assemblyman who represented Solano County from 1978 to 1996. Still, there’s another side to Burton that leaves some questioning his prolific role and power. There’s that proclivity for swearing, of course, and a quickto-ignite temper. There is, also, Burton’s admittedly addictive personality, an abuse of cocaine and alcohol that once forced him out of politics and into rehab as well as a 2008 sexual harassment suit levied against him by a former foundation executive. All this and a lingering perception among some that Burton is an outdated good ol’ boys relic, a sexist throwback to the politics of yesteryear. “John is the old guard and he thinks of things in relation to the old guard,” says Delaine Eastin, former state superintendent and a Democratic assemblywoman who represented parts of Alameda and Santa Clara counties from 1986 to 1992.

His extreme personality, she adds, can be more embarrassment than entertainment. “His irascibility doesn’t always reflect well on the party.”

LK STRAIGHT TA AND THE NATURE OF POLITICS John Burton’s heard it all before. Mostly, he just shrugs it off. “It’s not that I don’t care—I don’t like people to have the wrong idea about me,” he says. “But, if the idea is inaccurate, if someone said I was dishonest, well, that would piss me off.”

For those keeping count that’s four John Burton swear words— including three F-bombs—in just the first two minutes of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart clip that made him an Internet star.

Of course, it doesn’t take much to do so. It’s an early January morning on the day after Iowa’s Republican caucus, and Burton’s letting the expletives fly unchecked as he walks through his downtown San Francisco office, decked out in a natty brown leather bomber jacket. “Phones are a lot quicker than this electronic shit—don’t send an email, get her on the phone—it’s more fucking efficient,” he snaps at an employee who, likely used to his boss’s temperament, doesn’t flinch. Burton rarely bothers with the politics of politeness and to engage in a conversation, a reporter must think fast and check her sensitivity at the door. For example: Who do you think the eventual Republican nominee will be? “How the shit should I know?” Or: Will public perceptions of Democrats as the less aggressive of political parties ultimately prove damaging to the campaign? “What the fuck are you talking about?” His impatience is hardly reserved for staffers or reporters. Throughout the morning, he sighs with exasperation every time his cellphone vibrates. “Oh jeez, hi Nancy,” he says with an eye roll when Rep. Pelosi calls on him for the second time in a half-hour. “OK, 2:30 at the Fairmount—I’ll do my best to do my duty.” Finally, when the phone buzzes for the umpteenth time, he just pulls out its battery with disgust—a simple enough solution, really. Later, as Burton recounts The Daily Show story, the chairman’s irritation flares. At the start of the televised interview, Burton explains, he didn’t know the camera was rolling and so, naturally, answered Oliver’s first question in usual fashion. BEFORE

“Then I realized the camera was on, so I throttled it back a bit, and the producer said, ‘No, no, no— spice it up,’” Burton says. “They want you to swear, and then they just bleep it out in the end.” Still, there’s been an upside. “Do you know how many hits I got?” he asks with just a hint of a smile. Hundreds of thousands, as it turns out. The clip, posted and reposted on the Web, introduced Burton to a legion of young voters who otherwise might have viewed him as another conservative grandfatherly type. “Just saw you on The Daily Show,” posted one fan on Burton’s official Facebook page. “Kudos to you for the straight talk.” Burton gets a kick out of the recent attention. “I’m a little older, and there’s this idea that because I’ve been successful in politics that somehow I’m not a left liberal,” he says. “That always bugged me, that perception that I’m able to do stuff because I’m part of the establishment.” Lately, Burton’s been exasperated with the establishment—the current Republican caucus sideshow in particular. He believes there’s “a real problem” with Mitt Romney, finds Rick Perry to be a complete “dolt” and views Newt Gingrich’s political resurgence as nothing less than baffling. “It just tells you how bankrupt the Republican party is for candidates,” he says, shaking his head in disbelief that a politician once penalized by the House Ethics Committee, is enjoying such a strong showing in the primaries.

“It’s just bizarre—the only [Republican candidate] I kind of respect is Ron Paul,” he says. Of course, if anyone understands the nature of politics, it’s John Burton. Born December 15, 1932, in Cincinnati, Ohio, his family eventually moved to San Francisco, where his father worked as a doctor and, Burton says, taught him the importance of helping others. Once, when he was young, the pair was walking down a seedy stretch of Market Street when his father stopped in front of a blind man sitting on the sidewalk with a cup. “He reaches into his pocket and puts something in the cup,” Burton recalls. “He told me, ‘I never want to see you pass a blind man without putting something in his cup—I never want to see you not help someone less fortunate than you.’” Burton’s recounted this story numerous times before—it’s an important part of his narrative and defines, at least in part, his political philosophy. Without a doubt, says Warren Beatty, who has known Burton for decades, the politician’s father and older brother, the latter a Democratic congressman until his death, made an indelible imprint on Burton. “He has an almost genetic sense of fairness and social responsibility,” Beatty says. “It’s in his blood.” Burton will explain it in simpler, more graphic terms. “The fun of this is helping poor people,” he says. “Fuck, what’s better than that? What’s better than helping people not able to help themselves; who, through no fault of their own, were dealt a shitty hand of cards?”

FOR THE

SPORT OF IT

John Lowell Burton earned a bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University in 1950, and, after a subsequent stint in the U.S. Army, returned to the Bay Area where he tended bar and studied law. Burton passed the bar in 1961 and worked as a deputy attorney general until 1964, when he was elected to the California State Assembly, representing San Francisco and Marin counties in the seat that his brother Phillip Burton vacated for Congress. The two brothers’ political styles couldn’t have been more different, the younger Burton says now. Philip Burton, who died at 56 in 1983 from a brain aneurysm, was as noted for his commitment to issues such as AIDS research and wildlife preservation as he was for a fiery, if somewhat humorless temper that could rage with indefinite heat. “Tip O’Neill once said, ‘Johnny, if your brother had your bullshit or blarney, he wouldn’t be Speaker of the House—he’d be president,’” Burton remembers. “I was just more easygoing than he was; I could lose my temper, and in two seconds be making a joke about it.”

hn with Jo terview to Burton in t n e c re ion s in his ’s react f profanity ce word rt. (See Oliver o in e s m u ly t ic a prolif Stew ’t exac n ’s n o n id J o d t h r n it l. u a B w rto ht talk, went vir John Bu The Daily Show is straig ute video that r h o r f o r f e n v Oli min now lways k ive-plus here.) A w became a f ho on the s

FRONTLINES

Certainly, Burton saw the sport in it. Politics, he’d sometimes tell his childhood friend George Moscone, was a lot like basketball. “It’s us against them,” he’d say. “It’s fun, and you can do stuff for people.” Burton had his fun, serving five terms in the assembly before getting elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1974. Then, in 1982, Burton’s political career came to a halt when, instead of seeking reelection, he entered rehab to treat an addiction alcohol and cocaine. Those looking for deep, soulsearching revelations about this period will likely be disappointed. “Am I happy that I was an alcoholic, addictive guy? No. Did I learn something going through the treatment? Yeah, so what the hell?”

“John [Burton] is the old guard, and he thinks of things in relation to the old guard. His irascibility doesn’t always reflect well on the party.” Delaine Eastin former state superintendent and assemblywoman

After treatment, Burton, nearly broke, went back to law and rebuilt his life and finances. His political hiatus, however, was relatively brief. In 1988, Willie Brown called his old friend and urged him to make a bid for his old assembly seat. So, Burton returned to Sacramento. He was elected to the state Senate in 1996, and in 1998 stepped into his role as senate president pro tempore. Finally, in 2005, term limits forced Burton to leave office for good. Throughout his run, Burton enjoyed a bit of celebrity status, famous for frequent outbursts and, on occasion, the silly, grand gesture. Once, for example, during his time in Washington, D.C., Burton was sitting with Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd in a restaurant watching a congressman on a TV with the sound off. Onscreen, the politician moved about wildly, clearly agitated about something. “That guy must be making one helluva speech,” Dodd said to Burton. “Wouldn’t it be funny if

“JOHN F#@KING BURTON” continued on page 19

FEATURE

STORY

A RT S & C U LT U R E

AFTER

02 . 02.12

SN&R

mondavi center

February 9 - 7:30pm February 10 - 7:30pm February 11 - 2pm & 7:30pm February 12 - 2pm

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

at The Community Center Theater

Cinderella is sponsored by Photo by: Juan Ayora

Upcoming Events

THU, FEB 9

In-Studio Cinderella Preview

February 2 • 1:30pm & February 3 • 7:00pm

Inside the Directors Studio

February 17, March 2 & March 9 • 6:00pm

February Happy Hour with the Dancers February 17 • 7:30pm • at Kasbah Lounge

Rockin’ & Rollin’

In-Studio Modern Masters excerpts March 21 & 23 • 6:30pm

Modern Masters

March 29 - 31 • at Three Stages Folsom Lake College

“Genius” Series

April performances of excerpts from the vast collection of masterworks of George Balanchine

Beer & Ballet

May 11, 12, 16, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27

For more info visit: www.sacballet.org

We Provide Electronic Payment Solutions & Donate 20% of our Proceeds to Local charities Oliver Stone FRI, FEB 3 Rachel Barton Pine

Complete Mozart violin concertos SAT, FEB 4

Circa SAT–SUN, FEB 11–12 Loudon Wainwright III Leo Kottke TUE, FEB 14

THESE MERCHANTS ARE SUPPORTING LOC AL CHARITIES

PLEASE SuPPOrT THEIr BuSINESS WHEN yOu uSE yOur CrEDIT Or DEBIT CArD AT:

Daddy O’s Logos

16 & T • (916)446–2357 th

1st CHOICE TAXI (916)410–5748

TICKETS AND MORE!

MondaviArts.org 866.754.2787 (toll-free)

Norcal Army Surplus 7512 Auburn Blvd, Citrus Heights (916)729–2003

☛

yOu ArE HELPING TO SuPPOrT:

ArT BEAST 2226 K St • Sac, CA 95816 artbeaststudio.com

6001 Folsom Blvd Sac, CA 95819 happytails.org

☛ ☛

ArT BEAST 2226 K St • Sac, CA 95816 artbeaststudio.com

Use Our Services | Patronize These Merchants | Support Local Charities

GiveBack2sac.org | 916.628.3954 18 | SN&R | 02.02.12

“JOHN F#@KING BURTON” some guy went out on the floor and actually did that?” Dodd bet his friend $25 that he wouldn’t have the guts for such a dare and so, of course, Burton did, taking to the assembly floor to address the federal deficit in a big and showy—but utterly quiet—display of theatrics that involved a lot of finger wagging and exaggerated mugging. “Tip O’Neill finally found out what I was doing and [stopped me, saying], ‘The member’s time has expired,’” Burton says. For every joke or gag, of course, came a fierce burst of anger—a rush of expletives, a slammed door, a heated exit. On more than one occasion during his stint as Senate president in Sacramento, Burton stormed out of a political summit only to find himself stuck in the hallway, nursing his ego. “I used to get stuck in these meetings with the governor and the Republicans and something would happen, and I’d just blow up and storm out of the room,” he says. “Then I’d be outside going, ‘How do I go back in there?’” Does he wish he could better control that temper? “Fuck, I’m 79 years old.” Point taken. But, still …

As for the Republicans, Burton believes there’s “a real problem” with Mitt Romney, finds Rick Perry to be a complete “dolt” and views Newt Gingrich’s political resurgence as nothing less than baffling.

“Shit, obviously it’s gotten in the way—you take who I am and what I’ve done and what I got to be—in theory, if not in fact, the second most powerful man in the state for five or six years,” he says. “A temper is nothing to be proud of, [but] for me it’s more of a flash boiling point, something just hits me and then whoosh.”

BEFORE

PHOTOS BY WILLIAM LEUNG

continued from page 17

0, he’ll ruary 1 b e F n O n. te ats Sta g electio pcomin fornia Democr nfident. u e h t n o ali co focused at the C ? Pretty nergy is n of the party 012 prospects e ’s n o t ly, Bur em’s 2 hairma Current an Diego as c el about the D S e f o t e does h travel ion. How Convent

But, despite this temper, Burton’s also noted for his ability to get along with politicians on both sides of the aisle and, famously, had a better working relationship with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger than Gov. Gray Davis. “Gray was a root canal,” Burton says. “Arnold was full of shit, [but] I’d say, ‘You’re the best bullshitter I’ve ever known—and I’ve know the greats.’” And, like Schwarzenegger, says those who worked with him, Burton’s larger-than-life personality can be both intimidating and fun. “John has a highly developed sense of permissible language—that enables him to get to the point,” says Beatty who once enlisted his friend to lobby Sen. John McCain on greenhouse-gas emissions legislation. For Beatty, Burton’s candor is refreshing in a climate dominated by confusing doublespeak and he inspired, at least in part, personality traits for the title character in Bulworth, Beatty’s 1998 film about a disillusioned liberal politician who adopts a new policy of bluntness. “The movie wasn’t directly based on him,” Beatty says, dispelling the long-circulating rumor Bulworth directly traced Burton’s political life. “But it did come from similar feelings of impatience with the nature of our system.” That impatience can be a positive characteristic, say those who’ve worked closely with Burton.

FRONTLINES

FEATURE

“He’s a great boss … and a unique character. You just have to figure out how to work with him, what makes him comfortable,” says Alison Harvey, Burton’s former chief of staff. That’s not without its challenges, she adds. “He was very inventive with the word ‘fuck,’” Harvey says with a laugh. “He’d insert it in the middle of a word. If you were trying to explain something to him he’d say, ‘I under-fucking-stand it.’” But, Harvey adds, Burton is also quick to apologize, if necessary. “He’s very straightforward—I think that takes some people aback— but he’ll cut right to the chase, and you always know where he stands on something,” she says. “He’s very honest in a political sense.” For Hannigan, Burton’s behavior is rooted in lightning-fast impulses. “He gets pissed off and fires off,” Hannigan says. “But, you know, he can be a charmer, too— especially with the women.” That so-called charm, however, has landed Burton into trouble on occasion. In 2008, the former executive director for Burton’s foundation filed a $10 million lawsuit against her employer. In the suit, Kathleen Discroll claimed Burton sexually harassed her by swearing at her and making sexually graphic comments in her presence.

STORY

A RT S & C U LT U R E

Burton denied the charges and the suit was settled later that year on confidential terms. Legally, neither party can discuss the case, but Burton does offer this: “It was bullshit.” While the truth may never be public, it’s clear that Burton raises ire among some colleagues. For Eastin, he represents an enduring “systematic sexism” in politics. “When he was president pro tem of the senate, he helped to push out eight women [through reapportionment],” Eastin says. “The leaders of both parties, on both sides of the aisles in both houses, got together and took care of the old boys club,” she says. “Here we were struggling to get additional women elected, and they pushed out six Democratic women and two Republicans.” Burton’s position at the helm of California’s Democratic Party, Eastin adds, is troubling. “I wish we had someone who was of a new generation,” she says. “We need value changes in the party.” Burton, for his part, dismisses Eastin’s claims with characteristic bluster. “She’s full of shit,” he says. “Talk to all the women that I helped elect over the years—Barbara Boxer, Nancy Pelosi—I never got grief from them.” Twice married and divorced, Burton is currently single; his only child is daughter Kimiko Burton, who currently works in San Francisco as an attorney. |

AFTER

The younger Burton scoffs at the notion that her father is sexist or out of touch. “Yes, he’s a man of a certain age and he did come up in an era when things were different,” she says. “He’s off-color—but he’s also very empathetic in a way that people don’t realize.” She also dismisses talk that the senior Burton’s political background served as more of a liability than an asset in 2002 when she ran for the office of public defender in San Francisco. Kimiko Burton, who counts Willie Brown as her godfather, lost that election, but she says, that was more a reflection of a sea change in the attitude toward Brown than her father’s personal baggage. “It was a time when there was this so-called progressive board that came in and their platform was to run against … anyone who was perceived as being attached to [Brown’s] administration,” she says. Burton credits her father with instilling in her—as well as her two young children—a need to help others. “My father will get a new blanket and then drive around the streets looking for someone to give the old blanket to,” she says. “Now when I drive around with my kids, my son wants to know why there are people who are homeless … that’s because of my dad.”

“JOHN F#@KING BURTON” continued on page 21

02 . 02.12

SN&R

Treat your o t p u r o f e i t e e sw

75% OFF! 50% OFF

$35 gift certificate for $17.50

$18 gift certificate for $9

$155 gift certificate for $62

$25 gift certificate for $15

50%F OF $20 gift certificate for $8

$20 gift certificate for $10

$80 gift certificate for $40

No limi t means

$30 gift certificate for $12

$20 gift certificate for $10

$16.50 gift certificate for $8.25

Online Dating Network $128 gift certificate for $32

that yo as many as y u can buy ou want!

Discounts areWsuhile supplies last. bject to change without notice.

$50 gift certificate for $25

GIFT CERTIFICATES FROM RESTAURANTS, BARS, CLUBS, TATTOO, RETAIL, THEATER, SALONS, SPAS, GOLF, VACATIONS & MORE 20 | SN&R | 02.02.12

“JOHN F#@KING BURTON” continued from page 19

change your

life!

Lose Weight Today!

Only $90/Month (includes 30mg phentermine)

“He has a certain bluster,” she adds. “But [people] have no idea what he’s done on a grand scale in politics and … with his foundation.” Once, she says, her father took her to a tennis match, and when she asked who he wanted to win, he picked the lower-ranked player. “Why are we rooting for her?” Burton asked then. “Because she’s the underdog,” he answered. “He informed that part of who I am,” she says now. “All things being equal, you want the little guy to win.”

’S IRON JOHN

NEXT ACT

These days, when he’s not working, Burton babysits his grandchildren, plays racquetball, and his biggest addiction, he swears, are the six cappuccinos it takes to get out the door in the morning. Right now, pumped up on caffeine, he’s giving guff to a young woman named Rebecca who’s stopped by, tiny dog in tow, to pick up some paperwork. “If that dog piddles on my rug,” he grumbles to the girl, who sports close-cropped hair and a nose ring. “He’s never going to piddle on the rug,” she replies good-naturedly. “He did …” “Once in his life,” she retorts. “This kid,” he says, lowering his voice after she’s left, “she came out of the foster-care system, and I sort of emotionally adopted her.” He met the 24-year-old Rebecca at a foundation event and, fascinated with her elaborately tattooed arms and “16 colors of hair,” struck up a conversation.

BEFORE

“I asked her about her nose ring—what did she do with it when it rained or she had a cold and her nose was running,” he says. “I wondered if it got in the way.” The ring, as it turns out, was just a clip. The tattoos, she added, were covered up for job interviews. “I told her, ‘Well that seems stupid.’ And she said, ‘It might seem stupid to you, but I’ll do what I have to do become a nurse, so it’s kind of easy.’” Burton later tracked the girl down, gave her money to buy work clothes and helped her secure a small nursing-school scholarship. “She’s a piece of work, [but] she’s real.” She’s also the type, say those who know Burton, who inspires his politics. “As most people age, [they] start accepting more and believing less is possible,” says Amy Lemley, policy director for the John Burton Foundation. “But not John.” Faced with the statistics on homeless kids who’ve aged out of the foster-care system, Lemley says, Burton took action.

“John has a highly developed sense of permissible language—that enables him to get to the point. … He has an almost genetic sense of fairness and social responsibility.”

FRONTLINES

Warren Beatty actor, director and friend of John Burton

FEATURE

“He said, ‘Let’s make the federal government keep paying.’” As a result, Burton and his foundation successfully lobbied to extend the cut-off of benefits for foster kids from 18 to 21 years old. “He has a broad, ambitious and progressive vision,” she says.

OVER 12 TONS LOST! FREE B-12 Shot On Your First Visit

Currently, of course, much of Burton’s energy is focused on the upcoming election. On February 10, he’ll travel to San Diego to represent the party at the California Democrats State Convention. So far, he feels pretty confident about the party’s 2012 prospects. He’s certain President Obama will serve another term, believes Sen. Dianne Feinstein will be reelected, and thinks Democrats can reclaim more seats in Congress as well as the state Legislature. There’s a lot at stake—not just for California but for the entire country, he says. And as the Occupy movement continues to spread, he wants to see citizens take their money out of big banks and reclaim economic power. “Jobs are shrinking, economically it’s just getting worse,” he says. “This is an interesting year— people are rightfully very unhappy about a lot of things.” And after the election, after his term as the state’s party chairman is over? What’s next for the man they once called Iron John? “I’ll keep doing what I’m doing,” he says. Are lingering rumors that Burton might, one day, run for mayor of San Francisco unfounded? “I could have run for mayor three times—if I’d wanted to do that, I would have done it when I was younger,” he says. “I’ll just concentrate on improving the lives of foster children.” So that’s it, then? “Then I’ll die.” Ω

STORY

A RT S & C U LT U R E

JERRY EPSTEIN, M.D.

916.454.3668 3939 J St, Ste. 270 Sacramento 95819

tickets: $20/day online • $25/day at the door

AFTER

02 . 02.12

SN&R

Renée Thompson’s writing expresses her “deep love and appreciation for the American West.”

POPSMART Wackadoodle, but you want it

PHOTO BY RYAN DONAHUE

ARTS&CULTURE This week, Lana Del Rey released her debut album, Born to Die. Rarely, it seems, has there been an album both so hotly anticipated and, perhaps, so aptly titled. Del Rey, for the uninitiated, is America’s latest musical It Girl—or at least was until January 14, when she by RACHEL LEIBROCK appeared as Saturday Night Live’s musical guest. Then, the singer worked her way through two songs, including the single “Video Game.” While Del Rey’s voice sounded pretty (although at times warbly and unsure) in a ’60s pop chanteuse sort of way, her demeanor was, to put it kindly, stiff and painfully awkward to watch as she repeatedly shuffled about in a tight circle and anxiously petted her Veronica Lake-worthy hair. Viewers pilloried the 25-year-old (incidentally, the first artist since Natalie Imbruglia in 1998, to appear on Saturday Night Live before the release of a major-label album) taking to Twitter to decry this new “wackadoodle” performer while actress and selfstyled singer Juliette Lewis tweeted that watching Del Rey was akin to “watching a 12 yearold in their bedroom when theyre pretending to sing and perform.” Even NBC anchor Brian Williams chimed in via an email to his network, calling out Del Rey’s appearance as “one of the worst outings in SNL history.” Pop-music conspiracy theorists, meanwhile, insisted that Del Rey—who prior to 2011 recorded music under her real name Elizabeth Grant—was little more than a prefab femme-bot, the inauthentic product of major label tweaking and tinkering, rebooted under a new name and image. Sorry, America, but Lana Del Rey is exactly what you wanted—why be such a hypocrite about it now? The daughter of a wealthy Internet investor, Del Ray is, after all, the creation of an entertainment world in which people can theoretically transform themselves from mirrorgazing hairbrush crooner to American Idol in the span of just a few months—if not weeks or days. In this universe, such a debatable lack of talent or charisma is hardly a detriment. Just ask Rebecca Black. It’s been less than a year since the Southern Californian became a household name after her mother paid $4,000 to a vanity-record label so that the teenager could record a heavily Auto-Tuned single and release an accompanying video. Black was globally ridiculed after the resulting video for “Friday” went viral on YouTube, earning its unofficial reputation as “the worst song ever.” Despite such pop-culture vitriol, however, the teenager also found relative success. Katy Perry is a fan, regularly covering “Friday” in concert, and the song, which also received the Glee treatment, peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Black, set to release a full-length album later this year, also snagged the “Choice Web Star” honors at the 2011 Teen People’s Choice Awards. And why not? She’s practically YouTube royalty at this point: “Friday” was the video-sharing site’s mostwatched clip of 2011. Likewise, Del Rey largely owes her success to the Internet. Her videos—including the vintage-styled “Video Game” clip, reportedly edited using the singer’s MacBook—have garnered more than 13 million YouTube hits while the single, previously only available as a digital download, spent three weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Singles Sales chart. Criticize Del Rey as much as you want, because the truth is otherwise evident: We wanted her, we got her, and we don’t really care about her authenticity—not very much, anyway. We’ll still buy her records—just as we bought Rebecca Black’s single and just as we did Ashlee Simpson’s music, even after the latter’s SNL lip-syncing fiasco. We want overnight sensations we can verbally tear down, even as we spend money to keep them going. Time to just sit back and enjoy the show. Ω

We want overnight sensations we can verbally tear down, even as we spend money to keep them going.

Smarted by Popsmart? Got something to say? Let Rachel know: popsmart@newsreview.com.

SN&R

02.02.12

writing in the

WILD

Northern California writers Rae Gouirand and Renée Thompson mine nature for rich inspiration

by Kel Munger kelm@ newsreview.com

ith each season’s change in the Central Valley, two local writers will watch the transformations in sky and landscape, the birds on their migrations, and turn what they experience into literature. Poet Rae Gouirand and novelist Renée Thompson may work in very different forms, but their work shares a deep connection to this space we call home. Gouirand, a Davis resident whose first collection of poems was recently published by Bellday Books, directed the writer-in-residence program at the Cache Creek Conservancy from 2005 until it went on hiatus this winter. She told SN&R that roughly half the poems in the book, Open Winter, were started or written at the nature preserve. And the workshops she directed were “largely generative,” Gouirand said— which meant, simply, that following a discussion of process and some reading, the members moved out across the land to find a place to write. “There’s 130 acres of riparian wilderness” at the Cache Creek Conservancy, Gouirand said, “and we each find our spot and we work. We’re there to hold each others’ space for working.” The poems Gouirand produced relate to the natural world both directly and indirectly; the images are taken from nature, while the form of many of the poems—what Gouirand describes as “deconstructed sonnety kind of poems”—leads to an examination of how we breathe. Breath fascinates her artistically, she says, “because the body is important, and because the breath is the one way we are always linked, whether we like it or not, to the world.” “The breath is what suctions us to the world we live in, the landscape we live in, the things that are going on in our lives. Whether we are breathing consciously or not, that is—that’s the channel.” And in terms of the relationship of the language and poetry to nature, says Gouirand, “it’s all about space.” An East Coast native, she’s also spent time in Michigan, but Gouirand finds the Western landscape has lead to more openness in her writing. “Out here in California, especially in the Central Valley, it’s all about sunlight and blue and everything that starts as soon as the tree branches end,” she says. “I think that has really changed—what it is that I notice; what it is that feels to me as primary in the world; what it is that my attention is keying to on a daily basis.” That sense of place—and the air that we breathe—is certainly clear in the poems in Open Winter. Gouirand uses

Get Super drunk See NIGHT&DAY

words iteratively, to stir what she refers to as a “feeling of returning and pulsing and regularity.” It is also a way for the form of the poem to reflect the seasonal cycles, migrations and even the circadian rhythms of the natural world. The book’s title poem, “Open Winter,” is another reminder of the continuity and regularity of things. An open winter is one that is “free from snow or frost, free from the kinds of trappings that might most obviously and most immediately signify what it is that a moment in time is about,” Gouirand says. It’s also a term used to signify that bodies of water—ports, bays, lakes and ponds—are not iced up and remain open to boat and ship traffic. The poem—and the book’s title—represent for Gouirand a deliberate desire to understand those things that “don’t have a start and don’t have a finish. They’re about things that don’t necessarily have clear boundaries; things that are continuous, that are constant and that really have a lot to do with the way that we live awareness.”

Birds of a feather

While Gouirand’s poems are firmly placed in the natural world in this particular moment, Renée Thompson’s novel takes us to the wetlands of Southern Oregon and Northern California in the late 19th century, where a demand for the feathers and

Tofu heaven See FOOD STUFF

Meat, beer, comics, art See COOLHUNTING

long plumes of American birds led ambitious men to take to the marshes, slaughtering birds by the hundreds of thousands.

“I think that has really changed— what it is that I notice; what it is that feels to me as primary in the world.” Rae Gouirand poet Thompson, who lives on a small acreage in Granite Bay, is steeped in nature. Her husband, a biologist, has done a lot of field work, which meant that the family usually lived near on or near wildlife refuges—often wetlands—in the West. She’d intended to write a novel about more contemporary water wars in Southern Oregon and Northern California. But as she was researching the topic, she was struck by a photograph. “I came across a photo of William Finley and Herman Bohlman,” says Thompson. “In their early career, they were oölogists—egg collectors—but when egg collecting became unpopular with bird enthusiasts, they turned to photography.” The photograph was taken on the Lower Klamath River in 1905, and showed the two men in camp.

Kiefer vs. Carnahan II See FILM

PHOTO BY LAUREN COHN-FRANKEL

“The photo itself was simple, but captivating,” says Thompson. “Then, a few pages later, there was a photo of market hunters, the men who shot the ducks for the restaurant trade.” The men in the picture, Thompson explained, were surrounded by their haul— the bodies of hundreds of waterfowl. Something about the images clicked for Thompson, and she remembered the plume hunters—men who killed the most attractive birds for use as decorations on women’s hats—had also practiced their trade in Southern Oregon and Northern California. “I knew that there had been a fair amount of pluming at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, because they had almost obliterated the great egret,” Thompson says. She’d lived near the refuge for a while, and says, “I knew that. So I just started quickly doing some research, and as soon as I came across that quote about 5 million birds killed in 1885, I knew I had a story.” It became The Plume Hunter, a novel about the rivalry between two men: one with aspirations to be a man of science and the other driven by the hope of a better life for himself and his widowed mother. They start out as best friends, but their attitudes toward plume hunting and a love interest come between them. The novel also addresses the formation of the Audubon Society, and the rise of the conservation movement that eventually put an end to the practice of killing American birds for decoration. Like Gouirand, Thompson makes full use of lush language to invoke the natural world, including a beautiful and haunting description of a “bulrush mat about an acre wide” Rae Gouirand’s poetry on Tule Lake, made focuses on the power up of tule stalks and of breath to link us to heavy enough to supthe natural world. port two men and a campsite as well as almost a thousand birds’ nests. Thompson’s novel—all her work, in fact—springs from “this deep love and appreciation for the American West, really,” she says, “and for the stories that are told here.” Now readers who share that sensibility have two new ways to affirm the natural world in literature.Ω

Chino and Shaun’s new band See MUSIC

Giants 37, Patriots 35 SN&R doesn’t often chime in on sports. Once a year, though, we like to bring home the cheapest 12-pack you can find on Del Paso Boulevard, sit down with the proverbial “editorial brain trust,” crunch beers and sabermetrics, and let readers in on who’ll win the Super Bowl. (OK, so it’s just me, alone, drinking crap beer—which has its place in the pantheon of higher math, right?) Anyway, as for Big Game No. 46, it’s gonna be the New York Giants over the New England Patriots with a last-second field goal. Here’s how: First, remember that statistics, expert insight and your uncle’s gut instinct don’t amount to a lick when it comes to bowls, super or otherwise. For example, the Giants are the first Super Bowl team ever to allow more points than scored during the regular season. If this wasn’t worrying enough, only three of the past 11 Super Bowl teams with the worst point differential have taken the Lombardi trophy home. But one of those squads was the Giants four years ago, in Super Bowl XLII. So there you go. I’m actually blown away by some of the whacked-out Super Bowl factoids one can find online. Such as: Did you know that the average Super Bowl viewer will spend approximately $63.87 on food and snacks and clothes and memorabilia for this Sunday’s game? This according to the National Retail Federation. Some facts even disgust: The National Chicken Tom Brady bunch’s Council wrote recently revenge? that some 90 million Nope.

pounds of chicken wings

were consumed during last year’s bout between the Green Bay Packers and PHOTO BY KEITH ALLISON the Pittsburgh Steelers. It is estimated that more than 170 million people will watch this year’s Super Bowl; everyone’s going to eat half a pound of chicken wings? There’s even a popular viral YouTube video going around this week involving chicken bones and the big game. Last year, a blogger at Food Wishes scarfed some chicken, threw the bones on a plate—and predicted that the Packers would win it all. He was right. And, this year, he’s thrown new bones on a new plate—and says the Giants will win. That’s good enough for me. It’s worth noting that, this season, both Tom Brady and Eli Manning were better quarterbacks on grass, not the turf that rests inside the Lucas Oil Stadium, home of this year’s Super Bowl. But, remember your mantra: The data is immaterial. All the more reason Manning and Brady will throw four T.D.s each this Sunday—two to Victor Cruz for the Giants, two to beastly tight end Rob Gronkowski for the Pats—and the game will be a shoot-out. And one with drama to boot: Presumed mismatch Julian Edelman will take Manning to the house for a picksix early in the game. Justin Tuck will rule and sack Brady three times. Then, in the end, kicker Lawrence Tynes—the man who left a dagger in San Francisco’s heart—will boot a 43 yarder with no time remaining for the win. Or at least that’s what the cheap beer is saying. —Nick Miller

nickam@newsreview.com BEFORE

FRONTLINES

FEATURE

STORY

A RT S & C U LT U R E

AFTER

02. 02.12

SN&R

NIGHT&DAY List your event! Post your free online listing (up to 15 months early), and our editors will consider your submission for the printed calendar as well. Print listings are also free, but subject to space limitations. Online, you can include a full description of your event, a photo and a link to your website. Go to www.newsreview. com/calendar and start posting events. Deadline for print listings is 10 days prior to the issue in which you wish the listing to appear.

02THURS DON’T MISS! BYRON HURT LECTURE: Hear

a lecture exploring the impact of sexism, racism, violence and homophobia in hip-hop and American culture by activist and award-winning filmmaker of Hip Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes and I Am Man: Black Masculinity in America. Th, 2/2, 7:30pm. Free. Sacramento State University Union Ballroom, 6000 J St.; (916) 278-6997; www.sacstateunique.com.

Film A PLACE CALLED SACRAMENTO: The Crocker Art Museum presents an encore screening of the 2011 Place Called Sacramento film festival. Friends of Access Sacramento, PCS filmmakers and fans are invited to celebrate, again, the 10 short films first premiered last October at the Crest Theatre. Th, 2/2, 6:30pm. $4-$8. Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St.; (916) 808-7000; www.crockerartmuseum.org.

Kids’ Stuff AFRICAN-AMERICAN INVENTORS: Magician Forrest Barnes introduces African-American inventors who have changed our lives with their remarkable inventions. Magic and illusions are created using some of these inventions. Th, 2/2, 3:30pm. Free. Rio Linda Library, 902 Oak Ln. in Rio Linda; (916) 264-2700.

Concerts CHAMBER ORCHESTRA KREMLIN: This season, Three Stages celebrates the classical artistry of Russia, beginning with the renowned Chamber Orchestra Kremlin. Born in the heady

aftermath of Moscow’s momentous events of August 1991, Chamber Orchestra Kremlin has earned national and international recognition as one of Russia’s leading ensembles. Th, 2/2, 7:30pm. $12-$39. Three Stages at Folsom Lake College, 10 College Pkwy. in Folsom; (916) 608-6888; www.threestages.net.

03FRI

DON’T MISS! VIOLETA SE FUE A LOS CIELOS:

Watch a screening of Violeta se Fue a los Celos, remembering the life of Violeta Parra. Introduced by Dr. Fred Dobb, La Raza Galería Posada’s film curator, the film is in Spanish with English subtitles. F, 2/3, 6:30pm. Call for pricing. La Raza Galería Posada, 1022 22nd St.; (916) 446-5133; www.laraza galeriaposada.org.

Special Events FUNNY FRIDAY COMEDY SHOW: Hosted by comedian Daunte Burks, the Funny Friday Comedy Show combines live music, stand-up comedy and an after-party at the same location. Headlining Funny Friday will be Shaun Jones, with openers Erik Clark, Jay Rich and Bryan Yang. F, 2/3, 8-11pm. $15-$20. Red Lion Sacramento Inn, 1401 Arden Way; (916) 868-2103; www.funnyfriday comedyshow.com.

NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY: The American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women movement works every day to fund research and fight heart disease. Join this event for inspirational stories, free onsite health tests, kids activities and heart-healthy vendors. F, 2/3, 11am-3pm. Free.

GET

Arden Fair Mall, 1689 Arden Way; (916) 446-6505; www.goredforwomen.org/ wearredday.

OLIVER STONE: One of film’s most provocative, interesting and knowledgeable directors, Oliver Stone has won Oscars for directing Born on the Fourth of July and Platoon , and for writing Midnight Express. He’ll give a talk and participate in a Q-andA moderated by Jaimey Fisher, UC Davis associate professor of German and director, Program in Film Studies. F, 2/3, 8pm. $17.50-$58. Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, 9399 Old Davis Rd. in Davis; (530) 754-2787; www.mondaviarts.org.

PAULA DEEN: Over the years, Paula Deen has become an audiencepleaser in a variety of ways: as a successful restaurateur, bestselling cookbook author, Food Network superstar and multimedia personality. Fans will hear behind-the-scene stories of Deen’s Emmy Award-winning show. And yes, there is cooking too. F, 2/3, 7pm. $45. Sacramento Community Center Theater, 1301 L St.; (916) 808-5291.

Literary Events PUBLISHING EXPERT TIM FLYNN: California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch presents publishing expert Tim Flynn of Relkey Books at its Writers Network breakfast meeting. F, 2/3, 9-11am. Free. IHOP, 2216 Sunrise Blvd. in Rancho Cordova; (916) 213-0798; www.cwc sacramentowriters.org.

Concerts SANTA CRUZ GUITAR ORCHESTRA: Santa Cruz Guitar Orchestra presents an exciting program from baroque and romantic to ragtime and swing jazz styles played on many guitars. The group consists of professional players, teachers and students from the local

SUPER DRUNK

community and directed by guitarist-composer Mesut Ozgen. F, 2/3, 8-10pm. $5-$15. Davis Art Center, 1919 F St. in Davis; (530) 756-4100; www.davisartcenter.org.

PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND: Having just celebrated its 50th anniversary, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, whose high-energy shows are dedicated to preserving and perpetuating traditional New Orleans jazz, comes to Three Stages to help celebrate its first anniversary. F, 2/3, 7:30pm. $12-$49. Three Stages at Folsom Lake College, 10 College Pkwy. in Folsom; (916) 608-6888; www.threestages.net.

FLAUTIST JOHN BAILEY: The principal flautist with the Lincoln Symphony, John Bailey will perform Bach’s Sonata in E minor, Hindemith’s Sonata for Flute and Piano, and Ruth Seeger’s Diaphonic Suite for solo flute, among others. F, 2/3, 4pm. $5-$10. Sacramento State Univeristy Capistrano Hall, 6000 J St.; (916) 278-5155; www.csus.edu/music.

04SAT DON’T MISS! SACRAMENTO MUSEUM DAY:

The 14th annual Sacramento Museum Day is presented by the Sacramento Association of Museums. Twenty-six participating museums (including all Capital District State Museums and Historic Parks) will welcome guests free of charge. Sa, 2/4, 10am-5pm. Free. (916) 320-7825; www.sacmuseums.org.

SN&R

02. 02.12

FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL WINTER SHORT-FILM SCREENING: The film program

will include an eclectic collection of premieres of the newest French short films and a selection of favorites from previous festival editions. All films are presented in French with English subtitles. Also enjoy free pizza by Luigi’s Slice and French music with DJ Christophe. Sa, 2/4, 7:30pm. $5. Verge Center for the Arts, 625 S St.; (916) 448-2985; www.vergegallery.com.

Special Events ASTRONOMY & STARGAZING CLASS: Colfax astronomer Don Machholz, author and comethunter, will weave tales of the galaxies and help you explore the night sky with his telescopes. There will be a special focus on Jupiter, Venus, the moon and stars. Sa, 2/4, 5:30-7:30pm. $7. Placer Nature Center, 3700 Christian Valley Rd. in Auburn; (530) 878-6053, ext. 609; www.placernature center.org/stars.

FARM CONFERENCE: The PlacerGrown Food & Farm Conference is Placer County’s premier gathering of small famers, agricultural students, farmers-market managers and others involved in the smallfarm and agricultural industry. The one-day educational conference features more than 25 workshops, keynote addresses and numerous netowrking opportunities. Sa, 2/4, 8am-4:30pm. $55. Lincoln High School, 790 J St. in Lincoln; (916) 645-6360.

SACRAMENTO VEGFEST: Del Paso Boulevard Partnership hosts the third Sacramento VegFest in old North Sacramento. This event features exhibitions,

It’s gonna be hard to watch this year’s so-called “big game,” the 46th incarnation thereof. First, no doubt you’ll be surrounded by a bunch of whiner Niner fans still crying in beers over Kyle Williams’ failure to two-hand the pigskin. Or not get knee-slapped by it. And then, there’s the whole “Really, a Giants-Pats rematch?” Who wanted to see that? Plaxico Burress’ for-the-win, cornerendzone grab in the final minute of Super Bowl 42 crushed the Pats perfect season. A perfect diss for any Snow-Bowled, tuckruled Raider fan (yours truly)—and that’s why it’s so damn upsetting Tom Brady and Co. get a rematch opportunity. Dang, I’m so bummed out that I need a drinking game. So, here you go: All you’ll need is beer and something a “little harder.” —Nick Miller

DON’T MISS!

01 02 03 04 05

tastings, vendors, speakers and more. Sa, 2/4, 11am-4pm. $3. The Artisan Building, 1901 Del Paso Blvd.; (916) 923-6200; www.sacvegfest.com.

SLIDE SHOW AND TOUR: BIRDS OF DAVIS: Enjoy a slide show highlighting birds you might see in winter in the Arboretum. Then, weather permitting, take a stroll with the docent to look for birds in the garden. Sa, 2/4, 11am. Free. UC Davis Arboretum, Valley Oak Cottage, LaRue Rd. in Davis; (530) 752-4880; www.arboretum.ucdavis.edu.

USED BOOK SALE: The Sacramento Public Library invites the public to find used-book discount bargains at its used-book sale. Thousands of titles include children’s books, adventure, romance, history, art and more. Prices start at 25 cents. Sale proceeds will benefit the library branch. Sa, 2/4, 10am-3pm. Free. Arden-Dimick Library, 891 Watt Ave.

Classes CASH FOR COLLEGE EVENT: This workshop will help students and parents take the first step toward securing financial aid for college by completing the Federal and CalGrant applications. Sa, 2/4, 6pm. Free. River City High School, 1 Raider Ln. in West Sacramento.

TAX ASSISTANCE EVENT: Assembly member Mariko Yamada, the Yolo County Children’s Alliance, WUSD and the IRS are sponsoring a one-day tax-assistance event at River City High School to help West Sacramento families making up to $50,000 complete their tax returns for free. Sa, 2/4, 9am-3pm. Free. River City High School, 1 Raider Ln. in West Sacramento.

WILDERNESS FIRST AID CLASS: REI is collaborating with the Wilderness Medicine Institute to offer a comprehensive twoday course that will teach you

Any time a commentator refers to Bill Belichick as some kind of genius mastermind, swig your beer for two seconds. If halftime-show act Madonna does something a child under the age of 12 should never witness, chug beer for five seconds. Any time anyone, anywhere performs the act of “Tebowing,” drink a shot of the harder stuff. If an offense makes a first down, sip beer for two seconds.

When TV cameras show a kicker warming up on the sidelines, sip beer for two seconds.

the wilderness medicine skills you need to recreate with confidence in the backcountry. Sa,

2/4, 9am-6pm; Sa, 8/11, 9am-6pm.

$200-$220. REI Sacramento, 1790 Expo Pkwy.; (916) 924-8900; www.rei.com/sacramento.

Teens THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN AMERICA: THE GENIUS OF THE AFRICANAMERICAN INVENTOR: Dr. James W. Reede Jr., adjunct professor of Environmental Studies at Sacramento State University, will discuss the contributions of African-American inventors in various disciplines. He also will present a slide presentation that depicts more than 100 inventions and includes many of the patent documents and pictures of the working models. Sa, 2/4, 3pm. Free. Valley Hi-North Laguna Library, 7400 Imagination Pkwy.; (916) 264-2700.

ARINA BURCÉVA: The Sacramento Guitar Society presents Arina Burceva, whose style reflects elements of classical, baroque, world, impressionism and jazz. Sa, 2/4, 8pm. $20-$50. Three Stages at Folsom Lake College, 10 College Pkwy. in Folsom; (916) 608-6888.

HELLACAPPELLA COLLEGIATE A CAPPELLA SHOW: Hosted by UC Davis’ all-female a cappella group, the Spokes, HellaCappella is Northern California’s premier showcase of collegiate a cappella groups. Sa, 2/4, 7:30-10pm. $7-$12. UC Davis, 1 Shields Ave. in Davis; (530) 752-1915; www.davisspokes.com.

RACHEL BARTON PINE: The first American to win the J.S. Bach International Violin Competition (and also the youngest, at age 17), Rachel Barton Pine and the accomplished ensemble musicians in the Chamber Soloists Orchestra of New York offer the rare chance to hear all of Mozart’s violin concertos in one evening. Sa, 2/4, 8pm.

BEFORE

05SUN

Learn simple to advanced dances from Bulgaria, Israel, Russia, Turkey, Japan and more. Most dances don’t require a partner, are good workouts and are mentally stimulating. Su, 7-10pm through 3/18. $25-$35. Davis Art Center Studio E, 1919 F St.; (530) 758-0863; www.davisfolkdance.org.

is intended to provide an open rehearsal space for ensemble building. During weekly drop-in sessions, participants will explore various practices and theater techniques, including warm ups, yoga, viewpoint, contact improvisation and long-form improvisation, all of which can help you grow as an actor. Su, 10am-noon through 5/27. $5. Sacramento Temporary Contemporary, 1616 Del Paso Blvd.; (916) 923-6204; www.taactheatre.com.

When someone mentions or shows a highlight featuring David Tyree’s dope helmet catch, Tom Brady’s hot wife Gisele Bündchen, Peyton Manning’s bad neck, Pats owner Robert Kraft’s bad neckwear—take a shot.

Film CLASSIC MOVIE NIGHT: Join for a series of classic movies handpicked by staff who will share the reason for their choice, the historical context of the movie and interesting behind-thescenes facts regarding its production. Drama, comedy, adventure and romance filmed between the 1920s through 1970s will be screened in the West Meeting Room. First Tu of every month through 12/4. Free. Sacramento Public Library (Central Branch), 828 I St.; (916) 264-2920; www.saclibrary.org.

GRAHAM-A-RAMA PRESENTS

pelling, eclectic mix of Balkan, Romani, Sephardic and American roots music, plus inspired originals. Janam features several of the Bay Area’s most innovative interpreters of Southern Balkan and Middle Eastern traditional music. Su, 2/5, 7pm. $13-$15. Village Homes Community Center, 2661 Portage Bay East in

Any time a challenge flag is thrown, drink beer for four seconds.

Tina B and her group of dance instructors. Soul line is freestyle dancing to a variety of music including blues, R&B, hip-hop and jazz. Tu, 2/7, 4pm. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 7240 24th St. bypass; (916) 264-2920; www.saclibrary.org.

BLUE: Local music director Graham Sobelman brings his local cabaret show back to the Cosmopolitan Cabaret for a special concert engagement. Local actress and singer-songwriter Maggie Hollinbeck will, among other material, cover the entire 1971 Joni Mitchell album Blue. Tu, 2/7, 7pm. $20-$25. The Cosmopolitan Cabaret, 1000 K St.; (916) 557-1999; www.california musicaltheatre.com.

AN EVENING OF BALKAN MUSIC AND MORE: Janam creates a com-

TINA B & SACRAMENTO SOUL LINE DANCING: Learn line dancing with

DON’T MISS!

Concerts

FRONTLINES

Dance

07TUES

FRIED BLUE TOMATOES: AN ACTING WORKSHOP: Fried Blue Tomatoes

When the New York Giants score a touchdown, cheer—then drink suds for five seconds. When the New England Pats score, you must remain silent for 30 seconds without touching any alcohol.

06MON Community Concert Band will perform a special Valentine’s Day concert, sponsored by the Cosumnes Community Services District. Included in the performance will be music of the heart by mostly American composers such as Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen and others. M, 2/6, 7pm. Free. Laguna Town Hall, 3020 Renwick Ave. in Elk Grove; (916) 920-2272; www.facebook.com/pages/ elk-grove-concert-band.

INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE:

Any time you see man boobs during a crowd shot, down a shot of the hard stuff.

has on our First Amendment right to political and religious expression. Tu, 2/7, 7pm. Free. SacPeace, 909 12th St.; (916) 448-7157.

ELK GROVE COMMUNITY BAND CONCERT: The Elk Grove

DON’T MISS!

Drink beer for three seconds any time you see a Go Daddy commercial, or a spot where some kind of snack chips explode or an animal attacks a human.

Davis; (530) 867-1032; www.timnatalmusic.com.

Concerts

Classes

Concerts

06 07 08 09 10

$17.50-$72. Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, 9399 Old Davis Rd. in Davis; (530) 754-2787; www.mondaviarts.org.

Kids’ Stuff BLACKSCRAP MUSIC: Enjoy a hands-on musical experience with a variety of early AfricanAmerican instruments including the didley-bow, bones and spoons. Tu, 2/7, 4pm. Free. Fair Oaks Library, 11601 Fair Oaks Blvd. in Fair Oaks; (916) 264-2920.

POETRY OUT LOUD FINALS: Poetry Out Loud is a national highschool competition that encourages memorization and recitation of great poetry. It is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, and locally this year through a Women’s Fund Impact Grant to El Dorado Arts Council. Tu, 2/7, 7-9pm. Free. Imagination Theater, 100 Placerville Dr. in Placerville; (530) 295-3496.

Concerts COME HEAR THE KOMUNGO: Komungo player Jin Hi Kim will perform at Sacramento State’s World Music Concert series. Kim is considered an innovative virtuoso on the Korean zither and has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and many music festivals around the world. Tu, 2/7, 8pm. $8-$15. Sacramento State Music Recital Hall, 6000 J St.; (916) 278-5155; www.csus.edu/music.

Area journalist Belva Davis will discuss her book, Never in My Wildest Dreams: A Black Woman’s Life in Journalism. She will be accompanied by co-author Vicki Haddock. Davis has covered politics for five decades. She was the first African-American woman

This panel will explore how people are targeted by law enforcement for “preventive prosecution” based on their political and religious beliefs. The panel will include a discussion of the chilling effect this

WORKSHOP: The public is invited, and USCIS officers will be on hand to discuss the naturalization process step-by-step and provide information about eligibility and residency requirements, application forms, fees, the background security check and processing times. They will demonstrate the citizenship interview and answer questions about it. W, 2/8, 6pm. Free. Folsom Public Library, 411 Stafford St. in Folsom.

Special Events NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY MEETING: Emily Butler, executive director of Sacramento Splash, will present a lecture called Building the Next Generation of Environmental Stewards. She will talk about how the nonprofit group has been captivating the imaginations of nature-deprived children with the outdoors—Mather Field vernal pools in particular—for the last 15 years. W, 2/8, 7pm. Free. Shepard Garden & Art Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd.; (916) 929-7896; http://sacvalleycnps.org.

Wait, there’s more! Looking for something to do? Use SN&R’s free calendar to browse hundreds of events online. Art galleries and musems, family events, education classes, film and literary events, church groups, music, sports, volunteer opportunies—all this and more on our free events calendar at www.newsreview.com. Start planning your week!

it “the They call ,” ut big game ritbe we can wwl. Here’s Super Bo watch it: where to

If someone online or at a party whines about the Niners, take a shot.

When Tom Brady throws an interception, cheer real loud—then swig your beer for eight seconds.

Any time anyone at your party changes channels to the Puppy Bowl, drink beer for 10 seconds. If the game goes into overtime, you have to finish all the hooch and suds in the house within two minutes. At the end of the game, take one last drink of the sweet beer—and then get a cab ride home.

STORY

DON’T MISS! CITIZENSHIP INFORMATION

Poetry

JOURNALIST BELVA DAVIS AT SAC STATE: Award-winning Bay

PANEL DISCUSSION: ENTRAPMENT:

FEATURE

08WED

Literary Events

Special Events

11 12 13 14 15

hired to work on television in the western United States. Tu, 2/7, 3pm. Free. Sacramento State Library Gallery, 6000 J St.; (916) 278-5954; http://library.csus.edu.

A RT S & C U LT U R E

Bisla’s, 7042 Folsom Boulevard; (916) 383-0133 Cheaters Sports Bar, 3221 Folsom Boulevard; (916) 736-0563 Clubhouse 56, 723 56th Street; (916) 454-5656 The Depot Video Bar, 2001 K Street; (916) 441-6823 De Vere’s Irish Pub, multiple locations; visit www.deverespub.com for more information Elk Grove Sports Bar & Grill, 9661 Elk Grove Florin Road in Elk Grove; (916) 685-6103 Hooters, multiple locations; visit www.hootersofcalifornia.com for more information Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar, multiple locations; visit www.mikunisushi.com for more information MVP’s Sports Grill, 2110 L Street; (916) 441-4151 Playerz Sports Bar & Grill, 2201 Northgate Boulevard; (916) 924-7529 R15, 1431 R Street; (916) 930-9090 The Republic, 908 15th Street; (916) 502-0474 Streets of London, multiple locations; visit www.streetsoflondon.net for more information Yard House, 1166 Roseville Parkway in Roseville; (916) 780-9273

AFTER

02. 02.12

SN&R

e m a g g i b e h t h c t a W

h e re a n d

V T D H D C L ” 2 4 a en t e r to w in e n in w a e v a h l il w e Ev e ry stor

PEN

S u n d ay F e b 5 th

BUY ONE ENTRÉE GET ONE FREE ARDEN 1785 Challenge Way (916) 927-9464

NATOMAS 541 Truxel Road (916) 929-9464

RANCHO CORDOVA 10750 Olson Dr. (916) 638-2449

Dine in only. One offer per party, per visit. Not valid with any other discount. Expires 2/29/12.

Estelle’s Patisserie is a charming, warmly lit French–style bakery and espresso bar dedicated to quality and our Sacramento community. Using fresh, local ingredients to make our pastries and desserts from scratch every morning, Estelle’s will offer breakfast and lunch items, including the following:

Butter Croissants, French Macarons, Madeleines, Tarts, Soups, Salads and a Full Espresso Menu Located at the corner of 9th and K in downtown Sacramento Open M–F, 7am–6pm • *Wi-Fi available Contact us at (916) 551–1500 or via email at info@estellespatisserie.com

Save 66% OeFnFt rethink Date Night

Enrollm Fee! This ! y l n o h t n o m exp. 2/29/12

Valentine’s Day, February 14 Enjoy delicious dinner specials and FREE live music from 7 – 10 pm. Regular menu also available. Open for lunch and dinner. FREE lunch valet in January and February when dining at Ten22. Offer valid Monday – Friday, 11:30 am – 4 pm.

1022 Second Street

916.441.2211

Ten22oldsac.com

Get ready for Beer Week! February 24 – March 4

Like us on Facebook and we’ll like you back with special offers!

26 | SN&R | 02.02.12

916.442.3927

I www.capitalac.com

Conveniently located at the corner of 8th & P

DISH

Gringo-wiches See FOOD STUFF

MIDTOWN’S NEWEST ICO N

Straightahead, steadfast Saigon Bay 1407 Howe Avenue, (916) 922-1288 by GREG LUCAS

Rating:

★★★ Dinner for one:

$10 - $15

★

FLAWED

★★ HAS MOMENTS

★★★ APPEALING

★★★★ AUTHORITATIVE

★★★★★ EPIC

Still hungry?

Search SN&R’s “Dining Directory” to find local restaurants by name or by type of food. Sushi, Mexican, Indian, Italian— discover it all in the “Dining” section at www.newsreview.com.

BEFORE

Bob and Bing can take the road to Mandalay, but I’ll take Dorothy Lamour and Saigon Bay. This venerable Vietnamese eatery may not have the precise mix of star anise, coriander and cardamom in its pho for the just-so ephemeral epicurean exclamation mark or the town’s truly tip-top tripe, but it’s steady and reliable throughout its long menu. Over the span of several months, meals have been taken here on various days at various hours, day and night. While the restaurant’s workers are generous in admitting diners close to closing time, the closer closing time it gets—particularly on Sunday at 9 p.m.—the more the ambient noise is dominated by vacuuming and the click-clacking of sriracha and hoisin bottles being shoehorned back into their spots on condiment trays. The whiff of disinfectant also grows more pungent as previously occupied tables are swabbed down and put to bed for the night. The whole panoply of standard Vietnamese cuisine is offered here with a smattering of chien—Chinese—dishes such as Mongolian beef and chow mein. There’s bo, ga, heu and mon chay—beef, chicken, pork and vegetarian. All of same with com dia (rice) or bun (vermicelli). All at prices under $10. All served in a spacious dining room with a row of skylights, tall plastic bamboo trees, a plethora of plastic flowers and an overflowing (plastic) fruit platter—none of which look dusty, by the way. More arresting, however, are the psychedelic tabletops and cabinet fronts, which look like a red-and-orange bigbang, beam-me-up wormhole speckled with bits of gold foil. Many of the com dia and bun meals are served with eggrolls, which, irrespective of the establishment, all seem fried from the same oil, as it were. Just as it does for so many other comestibles, nuoc cham, the omnipresent Vietnamese dipping sauce, makes them far more palatable. Featured along with eggrolls on the dac biet platter—mainly a sampler of grilled fare—is what the menu bills as shrimp paste. These are spongy tiles that are obstinate in avoiding being eaten, even when soaked with soy and nuoc cham. In short: No severe culinary sacrifice if neither is included on a menu selection. There are certainly plenty without them. What is worth sampling, however, is the lemongrass shrimp—smoky from the grill, sharp but sweet. A wonderful tease is the smell of the grilling food wafting past as one enters the restaurant. One FRONTLINES

FEATURE

wishes more than three shrimp were on each skewer, but there are shrimp-centric entrees as well. Similarly noteworthy are the lemongrass chicken and beef. There also a fine selection of smoothies of which jackfruit is favorite. “Tastes like Smarties,” says daughter Katie on one trip. Her chicken noodle soup—pho ga—is “super bland, just the way I like it.”

URGERS SQUEEZE B GERS VEGGIE BUR ICHES A EAK S NDW SQUEEZEST

The dac biet is routinely heavy on tripe, which looks like feathery flora from a distant galaxy. Apparently, when it comes to heat, the fruit fell quite a long distance from the tree. As visits to Saigon Bay mount, the primary returning port o’ call becomes chiefly the pho dac biet with its amalgam of meatballs, brisket and raw steak that cooks itself in the broth, à la Japan’s shabu shabu. All swirled in a tangle of noodles and green onion-flecked broth. A word of caution: The dac biet is routinely heavy on tripe (sach) which, to the uninitiated, looks like feathery flora from a distant galaxy. It is chewy, but not as chewy as the tendon (gan). And while the array of vegetables to toss into the bowl is limited to basil, sprouts and jalapeños, it is sufficient. As is for one person ordering a large order. Straightahead. Steadfast. Not steeply priced. Ω

TU-THUR 11AM -9PM FRI-SAT 11AM-11PM SUNDAY 11AM-6PM CLOSED MONDAYS

1630 K St • Sacramento • 916-492-2499

THE V WORD Betta butta

February

February 2 may be Groundhog Day, but January 24 was National Peanut Butter Day. Now, how’d you let that one slip by? It’s not too late to praise the peanut, though. Last year, peanut supplies were limited due to an increase in demand combined with farmers growing more corn and cotton instead of the legume. But beware: Popular brands such as Jif contain added sugar, hydrogenated oils and glyercides—all completely unnecessary. If the ingredients include more than peanuts and salt, step away from the jar, sir. MaraNatha, for example, is a far better butter to try. Be patient, though, since taste buds may need to acclimate to what P.B. is supposed to taste like without additives.

3 9 sa $

11th – 14th

.95

lad entree

includes

$10 hous

e wine or

DINNER FOR TWO

s dessert

champag

—Shoka STORY

A RT S & C U LT U R E

AFTER

02.02.12

SN&R

DISH Where to eat? Here are a few recent reviews and regional recommendations, updated regularly. Check out www.newsreview.com for more dining advice.

Midtown

Mati’s There’s a reason “Indian Express” was part of Mati’s previous title. A variety of dishes are offered daily in a buffet, but Mom serves instead of diners slopping stuff onto their own plates. Options are fairly straightforward: A small dish at $6.99 with rice and two items, and a large, which has up to four items, at $8.99. Subtract $1 if going vegetarian. There’s five dishes in the daily veg rotation, most of them vegan. Offerings run the gamut from mild to spicy, although the temperature of spicy is well within tolerance, except for the most heat adverse. This is straightup, nicely prepared Indian food without frills. Mom and daughter make it even more appealing. Indian. 1501 16th St.; (916) 341-0532. Dinner for one: $9-$12. ★★★ The Press Bistro There are flashes of Greece, such as the crisscross rows of bare light bulbs over the front patio. Or the summery small plate of stacked watermelon squares with feta and mint. Even Italian vegetarians get cut into the action with mushroom ravioli and its corn, leek and dill triumvirate. Another special is a colorful small plate of pepperonata—slightly-pickled-in-champagne-vinegar

stripes of peppers awash in olive oil. Speaking of olive oil, it’s all that’s needed to accompany the fluffy, light focaccia, whose four rectangles come neatly stacked. Share The Press with someone you love. Mediterranean. 1809 Capitol Ave., (916) 444-2566. Dinner for one: $15-$30. ★★★1⁄2

Sampino’s Towne Foods Sampino’s Towne Foods turns out to be a bright jewel in a drab Alkali Flat strip mall of paycheck cashers and laundromat. It’s everything an Italian deli should be and more, right down to the Louie Prima on the box and the timpano in the refrigerated display case. Several lobbyists, who elect to drive the six to seven blocks from their offices near the capitol, to pick up sandwiches or—in one instance—five meatballs, begin spewing superlatives when asked their views on Sampino’s. Italian Deli. 1607 F St., (916) 441-2372. Dinner for one: $7-$15. ★★★★1⁄2

previous visit. Mexican. 1200 K St., (916) 441-7200. Dinner for one: $12-$20. ★★★★

Thir13en From the start—and, lo, these many weeks hence—the situp-take-notice plate remains the pork tonnato sandwich. It’s the Italian peasant spread or sauce made with tonno—tuna—tonnato that empowers this open-face masterwork. Spread on a toasted half baguette, the tonnato is the foundation upon which the pork rests. Above the pork is an awning of mixed greens, with a generous overhang, sprinkled with not enough crispy onions and paperthin slices of pickled fennel. There isn’t space to wax poetic about the cordon bleu sandwich, the burger, the designer cocktails or the fizzy

water from Wales. See for yourself. Very authoritative. American. 1300 H St., (916) 594-7669. Dinner for one: $12-$20. ★★★★

East Sac

Formoli’s Bistro Formoli’s is the other half of the restaurant swap on J Street that sent Vanilla Bean Bistro (formerly known as Gonul’s J Street Cafe) to Formoli’s old warren and brought Formoli’s into its current high-ceilinged, spare, dark cranberry space of black tables and chairs just six blocks away. Flavor combinations are a big part of the Formoli playbook, and the blend of the tower’s components is the payoff just as it is in the salad of beets—wafer-thin enough to be used interchangeably in the

EAT IT AND REAP

carpaccio—with shaved fennel, frisée, a few orange segments and pistachios laced with a stentorian balsamic vinaigrette. Mediterranean. 3839 J St., (916) 448-5699. Dinner for one: $20-$40. ★★★★

fresh—in many dishes. And the tabbouleh delivers a roundhousepunch flavor combination. Turkish. 3260-B J St., (916) 457-1155. Dinner for one: $10-$20. ★★★★1⁄2

Vanilla Bean Bistro Gonul’s J Street Cafe has moved up the street and evolved into the Vanilla Bean Bistro. Its narrow, lowceilinged coziness is consonant with its understated, whatever-theimpulse-inspires alchemy that owner/chef Gonul Blum, has shown over the past eight years. Blum hails from Turkey. That country’s culinary tradition provides a sturdy foundation, but for her, it serves more as a launching pad. A recurring feature practiced here is the inclusion of fruit—preserved and

Land Park/ Curtis Park

Pangea Two Brews Cafe Tables, tall and short, are large and communal, fostering that casual camaraderie that should be the goal of any self-respecting brewpub. There’s a fairly extensive menu, including breakfast items. Not to put too fine a point on it: Pangaea’s offerings are not beers that will be found at Save Mart or even Nugget. They are nuanced. Brewed with artisanship. In some

by ANN MARTIN ROLKE

Goober great

Tequila Museo Mayahuel On each visit chef Ramiro Alarcón offers a tantalizing taste of what’s to come. One time it’s a tart, fishladen ceviche that’s neither sugary nor syrupy. Another it’s a cup of albondigas soup. For many years, 524 Mexican Restaurant had cornered the market on meatball soup. Mayahuel’s is superior: a thicker, more flavorful broth and generously sized meatballs. Bookending the meal is a complimentary dessert. The free flan is memorable, but spending $5 on mango cheesecake is a Lincoln well-invested. Mayahuel seems to be benefiting from positive word of mouth. Each time is busier than the

(1815 K Street)? The peanuts add crunch and sweetness to the red cabbage and carrots.

California is one of the biggest growers of nuts in the country—and I don’t just mean our politicians. We ship massive quantities of almonds and walnuts all over the world. But surprisingly, we’re also one of the few states to commercially grow peanuts. While they’re mostly grown in the south, they do well here, too. You can even harvest them from a backyard garden in much less time than you’d need for a tree nut.

Or try the Mussamun curry at Bangkok @ 12 (900 12th Street). The Thai dish comes with a lightly spicy peanut sauce combined with potatoes, tofu and coconut milk. If you like your peanuts the usual American way, though, you shouldn’t miss the Fat Elvis at Dad’s Sandwiches & Deli (1310 S Street). It’s a peanut butter, honey and banana sandwich, gooey and grilled.

Once you have them, peanuts are incredibly versatile. How about a peanut slaw, like the one on the menu at The Porch Restaurand and Bar

Lunch Starting at

BUY 1 GET 1 1/2 OFF

50% 0FF

EXP 2/8/12

Buy any dinner entree at regular price, get the second for 1/2 OFF! Must present coupon, cannot combine with other discounts. One per table - Valid MOn-thurs Only

Buy Buy 1 1 adult adult BuFFet BuFFet and and 2 2 drinks drinks get get 2nd 2nd 50% 50% oFF oFF

exp. 2/15/12

original coupon only • no copies

1 coupon per table. cannot be combined with any other offer. expires 2/16/12

SACRAMENTO

1402 Broadway 916.930.0888

CITRUS HEIGHTS

5623 Sunrise Blvd. 916.961.6888

Sun-Thurs 11am-10pm • Fri & Sat 11am-10:30pm PARTY ROOMS AVAILABLE • NOW SERVING BEER & WINE

China Buffet

Happy Hour Monday – Friday 3–6pm 1315 21st Street, Sacramento 916.441.7100

chinabuffetrestaurant.com

715 HARBOR POINT PLACE | WEST SAC 916.373.1732 | w w w.ManaaoThai.com

OUR PRICES WILL BLOW YOU AWAY! 449

699

PRS BUTT STOCK

5.56 AR-15 PISTOL UPPER

429

5.56 AR-15 PISTOL UPPER ONLY

(ALL COLORS)

229

.308 AR-10 UPPER ONLY

949

399

UBR BUTT STOCK (ALL COLORS)

3999

A2 5.56 AR-15 UPPER ONLY 28 | SN&R | 02.02.12

199

.308 AR-10 UPPER WITH QUAD RAIL

6 POSITION BUTT STOCK (BLACK ONLY)

MAGPUL 2799

RSA

RAIL SLING ATTACHMENT

2799

ASAP

AMBIDEXTROUS SLING ATTACHMENT POINT

2799

B.A.D. LEVER

BATTERY ASSISTED DEVICE

MS3 SLING

4695

MULTI-MISSION SLING SYSTEM

LCG AR PARTS 8524 Florin Rd (In the back of GPE Manufacturing) (916) 601–4544 Mon–Thu 9am–6pm

This Week Open Friday 2/3 www.ar15gearsofwar.com Email: lcgarparts@att.net

LCG AR–15 GEARS OF WAR

ACCESSORIES FOR ALL FIREARMS

North Sac

Enotria Restaurant and

Wine Bar The longtime eatery’s reworked patio cries out for lazing on an amber autumn afternoon. Enotria is an enophile’s dream. The waiters here speak fluent wine and their knowledge is both capacious and definitive. Enotria promises “Food made for wine made for food,” and it delivers on the pledge. The paella remains Enotria’s signature dish. A recent $32 prix-fixe meal begins with a rectangular plate upon which is served an alternating line of caramelized plantains and campaign-button size pork tenderloins. The accompanying wine is a 2008 white burgundy, Olivier LeFlaive “Les Setilles.” The one-two punch here is, obviously, the food and wine. But the knockout punch—at least when all cylinders are firing—is the delivery. American. 1431 Del Paso Blvd., (916) 922-6792. Dinner for one: $20-$40. ★★★★1⁄2

South Sac Sabaidee Thai Grille If the menu at Sabaidee Thai Grille is any indication, pumpkin and other squashes play a major role in Laotian cuisine, which, in turn, plays a major role at Sabaideee. Sabaidee—“hello” in Lao—requires fortitude to find. The khalii khapou, listed as “curried crab stew” on the menu, comes from the hometown of the matriarch who is happy to answer questions about the ingredients and volunteers what is apparent after one mouthful: real crab is used. On the appetizer front, the pumpkin wontons are a new enough addition that they’ve yet to appear on Sabaidee’s website. A word about the freebie salad that accompanies each meal: expect mixed greens, a dash of carrot shreds, cucumber chunks, a quarter of a tomato, a spattering of sesame seeds and what taste like fried shallots. All this with a tamarind emboldened dressing. Now that’s a freebie. Service can be kinda slow and tentative, but certainly part of that is due to the freshness of the fare. Sabaidee isn’t cheap, but it’s a quality meal for the price. Thai/Laotian. 8055 Elk Grove-Florin Rd., (916) 681-8286. Dinner for one: $10-$20. ★★★1⁄2

Arden/ Carmichael

Ambience It’s not surprising the folks at Zagat have done a fair amount of hyperventilating over Ambience, the decidedly upscale eatery on Fair Oaks Boulevard. Where else in Carmichael can you

find a $222 meal for two—without alcohol? There is coulis and confit and soufflé and brûlée and reductions and stuff that’s sliced wafer thin and, of course, vast white real estate that surrounds the small portions served on the plates. As the meal progresses, the presentation of the food gets better and better, as does the complexity of the offerings. Baked Alaska for dessert is as rich and decadent. It is also the largest item to appear on a plate all evening. Kudos to chef and owner Morgan Song for a truly memorable meal. American. 6440 Fair Oaks Blvd., (916) 489-8464. Dinner for one: $60 and up. ★★★★★

ILLUSTRATION BY MARK STIVERS

cases for hundreds of years. A large number are Belgian. There’s the usual panoply of French dip, hot pastrami, Reuben and so on. Among the signature offerings is The Gobbler. Turkey, natch. Cranberry sauce, natch. Then red onion, several roma tomato slices, a thicket of green leaf and pepper jack cheese, all shoehorned into a big baguette. Brewpub. 2743 Franklin Blvd., (916) 454-4942. Dinner for one: $10-$20. ★★★1⁄2

1608 Howe Ave., Ste. 5; (916) 920-5930. Dinner for one: $20-$40. ★★★1⁄2

Nagato Sukiyaki Nagato Sukiyaki’s website says that it is the oldest Japanese restaurant in Sacramento; its doors opened here 41 years ago. And yet business is brisk. Perhaps part of the attraction is the menu with sushi rolls priced well-below the mid-tohigh teens. Another bright spot is sushi chef and owner Don Kawano, who extolls virtues of simple rolls such as albacore, avocado and jalapeño that are unsullied by myriad sauces. The menu runs the gamut of Japanese cuisine: somen, soba, udon and a variety of generously portioned bento boxes. The warmth of chef Kawano and the familiar feel of a longtime quiet neighborhood fixture are the restaurant’s trump cards. Sushi. 2874 Fulton Ave., (916) 489-8230. Dinner for one: $10-$20. ★★★1⁄2

Arigato Sushi Tucked inconspicuously into a strip mall on Howe Avenue, Arigato’s décor seems skewed to a youngish demographic: One wall is lit with changing colors— blue, green, magenta. The miso is somewhat bereft of the tofu and seaweed flotsam and jetsam found in many bowls elsewhere. The poki, with slices of cucumber and onion, is artfully presented and more than lives up to its “three red chili” billing in the menu with an unrelenting assault on the tongue. The chef recommends the Spanish mackerel (aji) over the mackerel for dessert. He’s right, of course. There are beginner’s sushi samplers, bento boxes, udon, teriyaki and sukiyaki options. But Arigato’s chief attraction is raw fish bits. And if that’s what you crave, then this place’s crowds you should brave. Sushi.

Palenque Cocina Mexicana Palenque’s flautas don’t taste greasy—something of a feat—and are presented on a bed of shredded lettuce with zigzags of cheese and mayo rivaling the handiwork of the Lilliputians on Gulliver. Kinda don’t want to tear into it—for like a second or two. Requests are readily accommodated, like bringing buckets of the habanero miracle salsa, which, based on the minuteness of the dice, must be quite a labor-intensive hassle to create. Mexican. 2598 Alta Arden Expwy., (916) 483-1751. Dinner for one: $6-$12. ★★★1⁄2

THANK YOU FOR VOTING US AMONG THE TOP THREE RESTAURANTS SERVING

BEST THAI BRING IN THIS AD

FOR 20% OFF

Tofu hustle Here’s a tasty local secret for vegetarians and vegans (or anyone, really): Made fresh daily, Fay Wong Tofu’s soy-based products can be purchased in its flagship store at 4218 Franklin Boulevard, a second location at 6464 Stockton Boulevard, various Asian grocery stores in south Sacramento (like Wing Wa Seafood Supermarket and Vinh Phat Market), and sometimes at the Asian farmers market on Sundays at Broadway and Sixth streets. The Stockton Boulevard store—tucked behind a mattress shop in a small plaza—is a unique shopping experience. Enter, and your only options appear right in front you: bags of soft or fried tofu, cartons of sweet or unsweetened soy milk, and a small assortment of refrigerated and dried tofu products. Within moments, a tofu factory worker will come up to take your order. Bring cash: Very little goes a long way here. Use the wonderfully moist and flavorful soy cubes in a soup, salad or stir fry. —Jonathan Mendick

“One of the

BEST BURGERS IN AMERICA” -Guy Fieri

ON FOOD PURCHASE (UP TO $25 SAVINGS) EXP 2/15/12 DAILY HAPPY HOUR 3-6

BANGKOK@12 THAI RESTAURANT

OPEN S VALENTINE DAY!

AS SEEN ON DINERS

★ DRIVE-IN’S & DIVES

900 12TH ST | SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 | 443-5588 | BANGKOK12RESTAURANT.COM

Gourmet Cupcakes FOR YOUR VALENTINE!

Esther’s handcrafted cupcakes are baked fresh everyday with the finest ingredients! Perfect for weddings, showers, birthdays, & corporate events

2600 Fair Oaks Blvd. #103 Monday-Friday 8am-7pm • Saturday-Sunday 9am-6pm 916-481-4800 • estherscupcakes.com BEFORE

FRONTLINES

FEATURE

STORY

A RT S & C U LT U R E

5301 POWER INN RD SACRAMENTO, CA 95820 916.386.8599 www.squeezeinn.com M-F 10-7 | Sat 10-6 | closed Sun |

AFTER

02.02.12

SN&R

COOLHUNTING Save room for dessert Allagash Brewing Company’s Curieux

Contact Ad Services for advertising information in this special section (916) 498-1234

Most people don’t usually associate beer with dessert, but Allagash Brewing Company’s Curieux draft is almost enough of a treat to replace your evening sweets. The brewery’s first barrel-aged beer, DRINK Curieux is the fruity Tripel ale that sits in a Jim Beam bourbon barrel for eight weeks before its blended with a fresh brew of the same beer. Whatever the process, the taste is sublime with an almost honeylike texture with hints of coconut and vanilla. Get it on tap at area joints such as Burgers and Brew (1409 R Street). www.allagash.com/beer/year-round/curieux. —Rachel Leibrock

ECONO LUBE N’ TUNE & BRAKES

Speak no evil The Silence of Our Friends This graphic novel recounts—from the point of view of Mark Long, who was a boy, and his father, a television reporter—the civil rights efforts to end segregation in Houston, Tex., in 1968. The Long family had recently relocated, and thanks at least in part to an integrated Army experience, no longer blindly accepted the racism around them. The elder Long’s coverage of the rising civil-rights movement—and his friendship with one of its leaders—led to a friendship between the families that crossed racial and social boundaries. It also offended the overtly racist whites, including GRAPHIC NOVEL the Longs’ neighbors and employers. This graphic novel tells the story with historical detail and a child’s perception of the times, with detailed art by Jim Demonakos and Nate Powell. It is both an excellent recounting of one moment in Houston history and a snapshot of America in the middle of great change.

We offer complete automotive service & repairs

Brake Special

Lube, Oil & Filter

$15.98

$30.00 OFF

$3 addition for multi-grade oil Good at Fulton location only Most vehicles savings of $7

1700 Fulton at Arden Way, Sacramento

Call for details Good at Fulton location only

481-1192 OPEN MON-SAT 8-6 • SUN 9-4

www.econolubeatfultonandarden.com Contact Ad Services for advertising information in this special section (916) 498-1234

—Kel Munger

Your Downtown Service Shop

SMOG CHECK

OIL

2575

EMISSIONS DIAGNOSTIC

2399

(reg 49.75) most cars. Call for details. Same day. Fast In/Out $

Roxie Deli & Grocery’s smoked-meat sandwich

FREE

CHANGE

Tip-top

w/repairs at time of service. (reg $120) most cars. For renewal reg. only. Call for details.

Call for details.

916 554-6471 2000 16th St Sacramento M-F 7:30 -5:30 Sat 8 -4 sacsmog.com Bring in any competitor’s smog check coupon and we will match it - plus give you an additional $5 OFF

Use your smart phone QR reader for more specials

Just a block shy from the constant traffic near McKinley Park, you’ll find the easily overlooked corner store Roxie Deli & Grocery, serving up some of the best barbecue sandwiches in Sacramento. Its Monday Smoked Meat special, along with the FOOD other daily specials, are smoked right in the parking lot. The tri-tip and pulled-pork sandwich, in particular, is tender and full of flavor but doesn’t leave behind the mess expected that most barbecue entrees do. Complimented with fresh produce and a variety of rolls or sliced bread, sandwich lovers rejoice. Prices start at $6.49 for a junior. 3340 C Street, (916) 443-5402, www.roxiedeli.com. —Anthony Nathan

Express yourself Fruitridge Franklin

Free art classes

99 Complete Repair on all makes & models available

5681 Franklin Blvd, Suite C, Sacramento, 95824

www.sacPrestigeAutoWorks.com

OPEN 6 days. M-F 8-6, Sat 9-5 Shuttle Service

Service & Diagnostics t

al ig

O 30 FF 95 A l 4W ig .$

Includes: High-Def Digital basic alignment OEM Specifications Before & After printout

of fa

h .95 ny an O g il ch e

PLEASE CAREFULLY REVIEW YOUR ADVERTISEMENT AND VERIFY THE FOLLOWING:

PRICE / ATMOSPHERE / EXPERT / UNIQUE SN&R | 02.02.12 |

AD SIZE (COLUMNS X INCHES)

Labor 5qt Oil, Filter Fluid top off hazmat, tax & Multipoint Inspection

30k 60k 90k 30

KEW

Diesel & +$19 REV. DATE RV+$10 per pound 04.23.09 (Reg $39.95) of R134. INCLUDES 1996+: Limited R12 still car, mini-van, truck, suv USP (BOLD SELECTION) Mercedes available +extra charge. + $8.25 Certificate

FILE NAME ECONOLUBEMKT092409R1

A&B

ACCT. EXEC.

09.24.09

ISSUE DATE

EE FR ret EE est · E w/ q TF ua & lifie EV d AP rep a

DESIGNER

R 42 ec ha rg e

N E W S & R E V I E W B U S I N E S S U S E O N LY

In s In pec cl t ud & es te dy st s e ys to te de m te fo ct r l le ea ak ks s

Expires 30 days from issue, +30 days offer subject to change.

With all the years I’ve painted, you’d think my art would be plastered on every wall in Sacramento. But my talent is barely suited for the walls in my house. Fortunately, help’s arrived via Vox Sacramento, a nonprofit art studio located near R and 11th streets. Vox offers free art classes for children and low-cost classes for children at heart. The studio is run by volunteers, who do everything from teaching art classes to hanging artwork and helping with shows. Hopeful volunteers are welcome to complete a questionART naire on the website and donations are accepted. To top it all off, there’s a gallery on-site and a Second Saturday art show each month. 1818 11th Street, www.voxsac.com. —Amanda Branham

ASK JOEY Sister, sister by JOEY GARCIA

Joey

sweetens her lemonade with maple syrup.

Got a problem?

Write, email or leave a message for Joey at the News & Review. Give your name, telephone number (for verification purposes only) and question— all correspondence will be kept strictly confidential. Write Joey, 1124 Del Paso Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95815; call (916) 498-1234, ext. 3206; or email askjoey@ newsreview.com.

My 40-year-old sister is separated, dating and out of control. She is always calling to ask if I can pick up her two children, ages 7 and 9, from school so she can go to a happy hour after work. Or she wants to drop them off at my house for the weekend because she has a date. In addition to the extra gas and meals, I purchase school supplies so her kids can complete homework assignments. Managing my niece and nephew plus my own three kids is overwhelming. After I did not respond to her repeated phone calls one day, she arrived on my doorstep with her kids and their overnight bags. My husband was furious. I told my sister I can’t watch my niece and nephew unless it is a work-related emergency. She had a fit. My niece told my mother that my sister told the kids I don’t like them. What should I do? Figure out why your husband has the good sense to be angry and why you do not. It is curious, really, that you allowed your sister to enslave you for so long. Yes, “enslave” is a strong word, and its use is intentional. Your sister may have regressed emotionally, as some people do, after their marriage collapses. She may run from one date to another, hoping to discover proof of her attractiveness and worth. Not the healthiest of behaviors, admittedly, but not uncommon postbreakups. The thing is you colluded with her. If she is older, there may be a part of you that reverts to a childhood state of obedience. If that’s the issue, consider this situation your invitation to be an adult.

My boyfriend’s family invited his ex-girlfriend to his grandmother’s 80th birthday party in February. My boyfriend has no interest in his ex, I am certain, but it is awkward to be around her. She knows his family better than I do (they were together for six years, I have been with him for two). My boyfriend’s family invited her for Thanksgiving, too. My boyfriend told his family how uncomfortable I feel. They don’t care. Should I avoid the party? Not if you want a long-term relationship with your boyfriend! His family genuinely likes his ex. So you should consider her kin, too. Pick the person she is closest to in the family and “pretend” a relationship. If she is friends with your boyfriend’s sister, for example, think of her as a cousin. Taking charge of your thoughts will inspire less anxiety. That means the family can get to know you at your best. As they do, remind yourself to celebrate that the girlfriend role is filled by the best candidate: you. Ω

Figure out why your husband has the good sense to be angry and why you do not. It is curious, really, that you allowed your sister to enslave Meditation of the week: you for so long. Begin by setting limits. Send her an email that briefly states your understanding of her desire to socialize with other single adults (although technically, she is not yet

BEFORE

single). State the circumstances under which you are willing to care for your niece and nephew. Be specific. Try: “We can care for them overnight at our home one Friday evening each month. We require a verbal conversation with you two days prior to iron out the details,” not: “We don’t mind watching them overnight once in a while.” Send the email, and then respect the established boundaries. One last thing, I deeply appreciate your loving concern for your sister’s children. They are being treated poorly. Do take the time to reassure them. Explain that you enjoy having them with you but also value time spent with your own children. If their father is reliable, please clue him into your sister’s behavior. Suggest that counseling would be valuable for the children now. Without it, your sister’s preoccupation with ditching them will have a detrimental effect on their lives.

FRONTLINES

“The best things can’t be told. The second best are misunderstood. The third best have to do with history,” said Heinrich Zimmer, an expert on South Asian art. What do you believe?

FEATURE

STORY

A RT S & C U LT U R E

AFTER

02. 02.12

SN&R

February 18 March 17, 2012 Fridays & Saturdays @ 8PM Sundays @ 2PM TICKETS: General $20 Active & retired military, $15 Students, SARTA, seniors

STAGE Ladies, start your engines In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)

Groups of six or more $12 NO LATE SEATING RESERVATIONS: Call (916)451-5822, or online at www.brownpapertickets.com

California Stage

2509 R Street Midtown Sacramento

PURE TRADITION VALENTINE’S SPECIAL 2/2 to 2/14 ❤ 12 Noon to 12 Midnight heart tattoos for only $14 14 to choose from

Capital Stage is creating a buzz with its current production, both onstage and off. The onstage buzz comes from the central prop in Sarah Ruhl’s play In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)—a replica of a Victorian vibrator that was used to bring women to orgasm as a treatment for “hysteria,” the umbrella diagnosis for what ailed those darned ladies. by The buzz offstage comes from an audience Patti Roberts that not only laughs knowingly at both true and false references to women’s sexuality in the play, but also engages in stimulating conversations at intermission and afterwards (most notably in the women’s restroom).

Water Falling Down

BODY PIERCING

How difficult can it be? Just plug it in, and turn it on.

INCLUDES

WEIGHTS CARDIO CLASSES ROCK CLIMBING

1 FOUL

2 FAIR

3 GOOD

4 WELL-DONE

5 116 N. 16th St, Sacramento, CA 95811 916.341.0100 www.sacramentopipeworks.com

SN&R

02. 02.12

Doesn’t life ultimately come down to communication? Words, syntax, context—get it right and you’re golden. But in Dad’s (David Kramer) golden years, words don’t merely escape him; they increasingly, tauntingly elude him. A man who used words—poetry, in fact—to provide a comfortable life for his family now has aphasia, a disease that impairs one’s ability to use and understand language. Dad now grits his teeth, rasping out “... the ... thing!” for that moment’s elusive word. Just when his Son (Kurt Johnson) finds himself emotionally able to try to mend their distant relationship, he discovers it may be too late. Their chilly father-son state (complicated by Son’s own disconnect with his teenaged boy) suddenly goes topsy-turvy, to the dismay of both. Water Falling Down, which is receiving its American premiere at B Street Theatre, is Australian playwright Mark Swivel’s wry reflection on what it means to be a man and what it takes to tackle the roles of father, son, equal. Under David Pierini’s sure direction and boasting two strong performances, B Street gives the play (the title is Dad’s poetically descriptive way of conveying the word “rain”) a satisfying if sometimes studied staging. Ian Wallace’s minimalistic design, Ron Madonia’s effective lighting and Jason Kuykendall’s inventive projections add a physical energy to what is essentially an episodic reverie, a journey through two men’s struggle to communicate and connect, based on the playwright’s own experience with his widowed father. Water Falling Down is an affecting piece of theater, poised, like life, between comedy and tragedy, hope and fear, discovery and loss. And in the end, “water falling down” doesn’t necessarily mean “rain.” It could signal “tears.”

5650 Franklin Blvd (corner of 32nd) Sacramento CA 95824 Shop # 916.476.3776 www.sunsetdesigncompany.com

$66/MONTH

In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), 7 p.m. Wednesday; 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $20-$32. Capital Stage, 2215 J Street; (916) 995-5464; www.capstage.org. Through February 26.

Speechless

ROB QUINN’S

SUNSET DESIGN COMPANY TATTOO PARLOR

adds a dimension that causes shifts in story and tone—the domestic wet nurse Elizabeth (Victoria Alvarez-Chacon), the “enlightened” artist Leo (Kirk Blackinton) and the doctor’s assistant Annie (Shannon Mahoney). Every member of this stellar cast is noteworthy, every performance electric and memorable, with excellent production values. It is an entertaining evening of good vibrations. Ω

SUBLIME-DON’T MISS

In the Next Room is a fascinating look at a moment in history—the waning repressed Victorian era meeting the first bloom of early tech boom—when science and medicine were merging with that new-fangled discovery of electrical power. Doctors began courting machines as curative devices for various maladies, particularly in their female patients; thus the marriage of electrical current and women’s genitals. Dr. Givings (a subtly touching Michael Stevenson) is an early adopter, eager to try out devices on his patients in his in-home practice. Lingering outside his office is his very frustrated wife, Catherine (Elena Wright in a wonderfully layered performance), a new mother unable to nurse her baby, confined by custom and mightily curious about the moans coming from her husband’s locked office. The first patient we meet is Mrs. Daltry (a very funny and expressive Katie Rubin), brought in by her husband (Greg Alexander), who wants her constant weeping to stop. Playwright Ruhl ably intertwines intriguing issues (health, medicine, society, class, sexuality and gender) with so many subtle changes of tone (from comedy to thought-provoking to drama to sweet sentimentality). Each character

—Jim Carnes

Water Falling Down, 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 2 and 7 p.m. Thursday, 7 p.m. Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday. $18-$30. B Street Theatre, 2727 B Street; (916) 443-5300; www.bstreettheatre.org. Through February 26.

COMPASSIONATE CARING DETOX PROGRAM

Now Playing

ALIENS WITH EXTRAORDINARY SKILLS

Illegal immigration gives this romantic comedy some dramatic—and topical—underpinnings, as a pair of Eastern European immigrants (Stephanie Althoz and John Lamb) team up with a Latina immigrant (Rinabeth Apostol) and a Southerner (Brian Rife) to stay under the IRS radar (Katie Rose Kruger and Stephen Rowland are the agents). It’s got a dash of plot from Twelfth Night, which is a bonus. T 6:30pm; W 2pm &

There are many paths to recovery... they all start with CHANGE.

• Therapeutic Pool & Spa • Alcohol - Opiates - Methadone • Medically Aided Detox • Group & Individual Counseling

“

My situation was hopeless. I had to quit or I was going to die.

6:30pm; Th, F 8pm; Sa 5pm & 8pm; Su 2pm. Through 2/26. $18-$30. The B Street Theatre, 2711 B St.;

ARCADIA

Really smart theater done really well in Big Idea Theatre’s production of Tom Stoppard’s play about history, mathematics, chaos theory and poetry. An excellent ensemble cast, well-directed by Benjamin T. Ismail, turn this series of mysteries into a compelling show. Our critic’s advice? Wiki Arcadia first, because it’s so wonderfully dense with language, philosophy and plot that it’s easy to get lost. Th, F, Sa 8pm; Su 2:30pm. Through 2/4. $10-$15. Big Idea Theatre, 1616 Del Paso Blvd.; (916) 960-3036; www.bigideatheatre.com. P.R.

DOUBT: A PARABLE

An outstanding cast (Martha Omiyo Kight, Elizabeth Holman, Dean Shellenberger and Gloria Jones), deft direction (Alysha S. Krumm) and stellar production values (scenery by John Ewing and Jeffrey Lloyd Heatherly; lighting by Ciara Ashley; sound design by Aaron Stewart) make this a must-see version of a contemporary classic play. F, Sa 8pm; Su 2/5 2pm. Through 2/19. $10-$15. Resurrection Theatre in the Wilkerson Theatre, California Stage Complex, 25th & R streets.; (916) 838-0618; www.resurrectiontheatre.com. K.M.

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY

Good news—the Cosmopolitan Cabaret’s vivacious Broadway spoof possesses “smarts,” energy and attitude. With the ubiquitous Graham Sobelman at the keyboard, singers Jerry Lee, Jessica Reiner-Harris, Melissa WolfKlain, and Marc Ginsburg gleefully send up everything from Annie to Cats. W 7pm; Th & 7pm; F 8pm, Sa 2 & 8pm; Su 2pm. Through 3/18. $33-$48. The Cosmopolitan Cabaret, 1000 K St.; (916) 557-1999; www.calmt.com. J.H.

Call 24 Hrs a day (916) 735-8377 www.PathwaysRecovery.com

“My situation was hopeless,” Allen said. “I had to quit or I was going to die.”

“I had been praying, even in my addiction, for help,” Allen said. “It’s been amazing. I can’t say enough about how great the people are there. It felt like home.”

- 2 to 1 Client-Counselor Ratio - Semi-private Rooms - Family Involvement - Free Aftercare - 100% ADA Accessible - Financing Available

First Step 209.274.4345 | FirstStepRecoveryLLC.com

FRONTLINES

Eating Disorders Recovery Center

from... • BINGE EATING • DEPRESSION

It Takes a Team s Medically supervised

• POOR BODY IMAGE • DIABULIMIA • COMPULSIVE EXCERCISING • FINANCING AVAILABLE

s Intensive programming

OFFERING RESIDENTIAL, IOP & PHP PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS AND TEENS

s Close to home

This stage adaptation of the romantic comedy doesn’t translate well from the screen, despite some delightful performances and large-scale choreography that highlights dance moves from yesteryear. Leads David “Turtle” Akona and Caitlin Martin do well, with strong supporting work. F, Sa 8pm; Su 2pm. Through 2/5. $15-$22. Runaway Stage Productions at the 24th Street Theatre, 2791 24th St.; (916) 207-1226; www.runawaystage.com. M.M.

New Dawn • DIETING

THE WEDDING SINGER

BEFORE

recovery

YOU NEED A TEAM.

RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL

Longer reviews are available online at www.newsreview.com/sacramento.

First Step

Recovery Center

If you or someone you love is struggling with an eating disorder, it’s terrifying and overwhelming. You often feel completely alone.

THE GIVER

Short reviews by Jeff Hudson, Maxwell McKee Kel Munger and Patti Roberts.

We’re here to help you.

New Dawn

SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES FOR ADULT MALES

This over-the-top skewering of The Bad Seed, All About Eve, Mame and Gypsy gives the talented cast a chance to camp it up. High points include the theater critic who gets her just desserts and a Mama Rose/Auntie Mame turn by Michael R.J. Campbell. W 12:30 & 6:30pm; Th 6:30pm; F 8pm; Sa 2 & 8pm; Su 2 & 7pm. Through 2/19. $15-$38. The Pollock Stage at the Sacramento Theatre Company, 1419 H St.; (916) 443-6722; www.sactheatre.org. K.M.

Today, Allen is vice president of his family’s business. He and his wife have a home and are celebrating their son’s ﬁrst birthday. He is clean and sober, and he plans to stay that way.

Sponsored by the following organizations:

recovery

This dystopian drama contrasting freedom vs. mind control—based on Lois Lowry’s prize-winning novel for young readers—is an unusual, welcome addition to the B Street Family Series. Set in a tightly managed (and medicated) future, the show targets kids who are a mature 8 or older. But this stylish, provocative little production will appeal to teens and adults, too. Sa, Su 1pm & 4pm. Through 2/19. $13-$20. B Street Theatre, 2711 B St.; (916) 443-5300; www.bstreettheatre.org. J.H.

The motivation to seek help came when he and his wife got pregnant. He was determined to be a good father to his child and knew he could not while addicted. First Step Recovery, located near Sacramento, appeared in an internet search. Allen had a strange feeling it was the place for him even though it was miles from home. He felt like God was leading him to First Step. He followed, and First Step provided him with the one-on-one counseling he needed to ﬁnally recover.

COMPREHENSIVE, PERSONALIZED TREATMENT This is a model

(916) 443-5300; www.bstreettheatre.org. J.H.

”

During Allen’s 18-year methamphetamine addiction, he lived where he could in his Southern California hometown. He stayed with his parents until they couldn’t handle his drug use anymore. Then he was in and out of hotel rooms with his wife. When she couldn’t afford a room, she stayed with her parents and he stayed on the streets. He grew pale and thin – at 6 feet tall, he weighed a mere 140 pounds. He looked and felt sick all the time.

s Housing options available

Since 1987 Locations in Sacramento & San Francisco

For information or to schedule a free assessment,

916.784.1120

please call (916) 574-1000 or visit us at www.sedop.org. In partnership with Eating Recovery Center, in Denver, Colorado, for patients requiring an Inpatient or Residential level care. |

FEATURE

STORY

A RT S & C U LT U R E

Insurance Accepted www.newdawnrecovery.com |

AFTER

02. 02.12

SN&R

Show timeS valid FeB 3 – FeB 9, 2012 Now PlayiNg Golden Globe nominee

shame

Rated NC-17 Fri-Sun 12:20 2:50 5:20 7:50 mon-tue 5:20 7:50 wed-thu 5:20 nightly

thurs, feb 9 • 7pm

DECONSTRUCTING SGT. PEPPER

Now PlayiNg academy award nominee

THE IRON LADY

Rated PG-13 Fri-Sat 12:45 3:15 5:45 8:15 Sun-tue 5:45 8:15 wed-thu 8:15 nightly

Survival of the fittest The Grey

Now PlayiNg

Presented by Scott Freiman $15 General • $12 Senior/Student Tickets.com • Crest Box Office

Rated R Fri-Sun 12:00 2:30 5:00 7:30 mon-thu 5:00 7:30

1013 K Street - 916.442.7378 join the list - www.thecrest.com

ALbERT NObbS

FILM

om sreview.c www.new

Meet Joe Carnahan, survivalist. Drop this guy unprotected into the lethal tundra of a January release slot by and what does he do? Turns it into $20 million, Jonathan Kiefer last weekend’s top box-office take. Never mind that the competition should be easy prey for The Grey. Some hunts really are only about the force of the hunter’s will. And could any other director working now seem so right for a movie about starving freezing bruiser oil drillers led by Liam Neeson and stalked by wolves in the backwoods of Alaska?

“The best ‘Underworld’ yet” - EVAN DICKSON, BLOODY-DISGUSTING.COM

Alpha male in alpha snow.

1 2 3 4 POOR

“K ate is back in black and bad as ever!” - GREG RUSSELL, THE MOVIE SHOW PLUS

FAIR

GOOD

VERY GOOD

5 SCREEN GEMS AND LAKESHORE ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT A LAKESHORE ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATIONPRODUCED WITH SKETCH FILMS “UNDERWORLD AWAKENING” STEPHEN REA MICHAEL EALY THEO JAMES INDIA EISLEY AND CHARLES DANCE MUSICBY PAUL HASLINGER DAVID KERN JAMES MCQUAIDE DAVID COATSWORTH ERIC REID SKIP WILLIAMSON HENRY WINSTORYTERSTERN BY TOM ROSENBERGSCREENPLAY GARY LUCCHESI LEN WISEMAN RICHARD WRIGHT BASED ON CHARACTERS CREATED BY KEVIN GREVIOUX AND LEN WISEMAN & DANNY MCBRIDE DIRECTED BY LEN WISEMAN & JOHN HLAVIN BY LEN WISEMAN & JOHN HLAVIN AND J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI AND ALLISON BURNETT BY MÅRLIND & STEIN

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS

CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS FOR THEATERS AND SHOWTIMES 34

SN&R

02. 02.12

EXCELLENT

Part Budd Boetticher western, part John Carpenter horror thriller, part douchey beer commercial, The Grey does seem restrained by recent Carnahan standards—temperamentally closer to his 2002 brooder Narc than to his Sacramentomade 1998 debut, Blood, Guts, Bullets & Octane. Here the pastiche comes together more coherently than it has for him before. It’s a stiff cocktail of violence, sentiment and introspection, and if each of those elements seems too synthetic, at least the combination is bracing. Now an action hero, Neeson naturally plays the group’s self-appointed alpha (self-appointment being the essential alpha trait). He knows just the right way to put his hand on a dying wolf or a dying man, and just what to say. Action isn’t everything, though, and the movie takes pains to show that our snowed-in hero has been nursing some heavy malaise—dreaming of a lost lover (Anne Openshaw) and lamenting their apparently permanent separation. It’s as hard not to think of the snow-related death three years ago of Neeson’s real wife, Natasha Richardson, as it is to know whether Carnahan’s sense of opportunity here is courageous or crass. But on a gut level, it works: The Grey gives a vaguely cathartic, wakelike sense of filmmaker and star as just a couple of big Irish lugs doing each other a favor, working through some heavy stuff in public. It’s a nice touch that Neeson’s character here is a sharpshooter, yet he only gets to point his rifle twice and once is at himself. So is anybody else in it? Well, sure, there’s Black Guy, Talks Too Much Guy, Glasses Guy,

Asshole Guy, and who’s that over there? Never mind. Wolves got him. One Less Guy. With their numbers reduced, however, the men do come into better focus, even occasionally lending humanity to their token parts. For instance Asshole Guy, played by Frank Grillo, is the ex-con who challenges Neeson’s authority—unsuccessfully, of course, but with more dignity than the movie had seemed inclined to allow him. The Grey was adapted by Carnahan and Ian Mackenzie Jeffers from Jeffers’ story “Ghost Walker,” and its literary ambitions are built in. One senses a fond memory of big adolescent ideas about man vs. nature. There’s a sad, sweet innocence about this, like some warped old Jack London paperback in the pocket of a surplus-storebought peacoat whose collar you turn up against an imaginary wind. There’s also a certain brand of macho bullshit that congratulates itself for deconstructing macho bullshit, as if tapping the temple makes up for thumping the chest. It runs most smoothly as that kind of horror procedural for which characters’ deaths seem more thoroughly engineered than their inner lives. But it delivers good visceral anguish: a terrible tree fall here, a dreadful drowning there and, of course, the harrowing plane crash with which the men’s ordeal begins. Interactions with their lupine predators register less strongly, but it’s tricky: You show a wolf, it looks computer-generated and silly. You don’t show it, you’re stuck with the offscreen-howl cliché—here mitigated, somewhat, by being woven into composer Marc Streitenfeld’s soundtrack. Meanwhile Masanobu Takayanagi’s

There’s Black Guy, Talks Too Much Guy, Glasses Guy, Asshole Guy, and who’s that over there? Never mind. Wolves got him. One Less Guy. cinematography collects some arresting imagery but not quite enough clarity. And Carnahan’s visual potency—a rising-clouds-of-breath motif, a shot of blood pooling in a snowy paw print— gets distracted by his self-enthralled patter. This movie might have been sublime had he found the will to chuck out a third of its dialogue. It’s not easy to turn that old suspense trope, anticipating the inevitable, into something truly philosophical. But is it any easier to get into the frigid January moviegoing wilderness and get out alive? Ω

by JONATHAN KIEFER & JIM LANE

The Artist

Writer-director Michel Hazanavicius’ exuberant throwback—a black-andwhite movie, with no spoken dialogue, set in 1927—has the clarity and grace to delight homage-mad nostalgists without alienating everyone else. Framed around the romance between a has-been silent-movie star (Jean Dujardin) and an upstart extra (Bérénice Bejo) at the dawn of the talkies, the structure is slight but sound. More important is the will to entertain, as promulgated through the enduring cinematic values of radiant chemistry and technical precision. Hazanavicius has a light touch and manages sophistication without pretension. This isn’t and needn’t be the best-ever movie about one decisive moment in Hollywood history—and who would even presume to top Singin’ in the Rain? Nor is this a call for reversion so much as a touchingly sincere comment on coping with a forward-lurching world. In that regard, and on account of never being boring, this is highly contemporary stuff. John Goodman and James Cromwell co-star. J.K.

Big Miracle

Three California gray whales trapped in Alaskan pack ice above the Arctic Circle capture the attention of news networks, and the resulting media circus rivets the attention of the world on efforts to free the whales and help them reach the open sea. Based on a real story in 1988 (once called “the world’s greatest non-event”), there’s the makings here of a savage satire on media excess and TV news hype. Instead, predictably, director Ken Kwapis and writers Jack Amiel and Michael Begler (adapting Thomas Rose’s book Saving the Whales) go for cute and heartwarming, mixing the facts with generous helpings of lighthearted fiction. The result, though overlong, gets the job done if Hollywood uplift is what you’re looking for. John Krasinski, Drew Barrymore, Kristen Bell, Ted Danson and Dermot Mulroney star. J.L.

Carnage

In Roman Polanski’s adaptation of Yasmina Reza’s play God of Carnage, two pairs of parents (Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz) gather in a posh Brooklyn apartment to come to terms over a playground scuffle between their boys. But instead and inevitably, ostensibly adult negotiations spiral into a blackly comedic vortex of alcohol, accusation and abraded political pieties—the Polanskian conceit that civilization itself is a bourgeois pretense. Carefully coscripted by Reza and the director, Carnage mocks but ultimately tolerates the problematic social roles into which men, women, bullies, victims, parents and even actors cast themselves. It’s intelligently played by all involved, particularly the selfsatirizing Foster, and doesn’t take its audience for granted. At the very least it works as a movie-going palate cleanser: another photographed play, yes, but better that than another photographed comic book or board game. J.K.

The Iron Lady

From the writer of Shame (Abi Morgan) and the director of Mamma Mia! (Phyllida Lloyd), the latest Meryl Streep showpiece of biographical impersonation is not a Marvel Comics property, mercifully, but instead a portrait of the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who took that office, as the first woman ever to do so, in 1979. Unhugged by mum upon getting into the University of Oxford, young Maggie (Alexandra Roach) applied her coolly reasoned rigidity to pulling herself up into the

BEFORE

this paper.

Albert Nobbs

In Victorian-era Dublin, the most conscientious waiter at a staid middle-class hotel is in reality a woman (Glenn Close), forced years ago to conceal her gender and identity just to avoid prostitution, exploitation or the poor house. Now the charade has gone on so long that she/he seems almost to have no identity at all; others in the hotel talk about this “queer little man,” and we in 2012 wince at the double meaning. Directed by Rodrigo García and written by Close and John Banville (from George Moore’s story), the movie is a nearly plotless character study, a thoughtful examination of the attempt to adjust to a society that sees only what it wants to see, and the consequences thereof. It’s fascinating, but in the end, we’re as frustrated as Nobbs, with no more sense of his/her true self than she/he has. J.L.

Recycle

A Dangerous Method : Sometimes a cigar is not just a cigar.

2130 16th St.

The birth of psychoanalysis is traced by director David Cronenberg and writer Christopher Hampton (from his play The Talking Cure, based on John Kerr’s book); their movie follows the relationship of Sigmund Freud (an incisive Viggo Mortensen) and Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) from mutual respect to ultimate estrangement, catalyzed by Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley)—first Jung’s patient, then his lover, then his and Freud’s colleague and a psychiatrist in her own right. Knightley’s often alarming performance grabs our attention, especially in her early “mad” scenes, but the quiet intellectual intensity of Mortensen and Fassbender’s scenes is an education for any actor. For that matter, so is the way Hampton nimbly distills and dramatizes the give-and-take among these three characters over the years. J.L.

•

2 5 0 8 L A N D PA R K D R I V E L A N D PA R K & B R O A D WAY F R E E PA R K I N G A D J A C E N T T O T H E AT R E “A

middle class, whereupon she wanted more than mere housewifery. Decades later she finds herself embodied by an excellent, empathetic Streep (even her sublingual groans seem authentic), alone with Alzheimer’s and unable to let go of her dead husband (Jim Broadbent). The in between is rather a blur: Shrewdly framed as a series of demented reminiscences, with history reduced to a literal cacophony of bullet points, this should satisfy a certain conservative mindset. There’s no hint as to why Elvis Costello should ever have sang about dancing on her grave. Generally it’s hard to say how the English will feel about this, but don’t be surprised if they retaliate with Colin Firth in a homely effigy of Reagan. J.K.

Tuskegee Airmen, America’s first group of black military aviators, who gallantly battled with Nazis in foreign skies and with racial segregationists on home ground. It’s also a clunky homily and a waste of talent—sodden, overlong and seasoned by weirdly lifeless, presumably post-production-dubbed dialogue right out of a Star Wars prequel. The cast includes Nate Parker, David Oyelowo, Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding Jr. The director is Anthony Hemingway, and the writers are John Ridley and Aaron McGruder, who otherwise have some good credits between them, but apparently also a mandate of mediocrity pressing down on them from on high. J.K.

Bookending his semi-experimental portrait of IRA hunger-striker Bobby Sands in Hunger, British director Steve McQueen delivers another corporeally potent Michael Fassbender performance, with another thematically prescriptive yet variously interpretable one-word title. Here, coscripting with Abi Morgan, McQueen posits Fassbender as a fictional Manhattan sex addict who loses (more) control of his life when his wayward younger sister, played by Carey Mulligan, comes to live with him. Theirs is a strong if uneasy sibling bond of mutually assured self-destruction. Sean Bobbitt’s glassy cinematography helps calibrate McQueen’s art-house-specific ratio of compulsion and detachment; the display of sexual directness, mostly deprived of eroticism, has a hollowing effect, and that is clearly the point. The point of that being the point is perhap less clear, but Fassbender’s and Mulligan’s fearlessness is bracing. James Badge Dale and Nicole Beharie costar. J.K

Man on a Ledge

An ex-cop and current convict (Sam Worthington) who claims he was framed for a major jewel robbery escapes from custody while attending his father’s funeral; he winds up on a hotel ledge 22 floors up, but it’s all part of an elaborate sting to prove his innocence. Writer Pablo F. Fenjves and director Asger Leth concoct an outlandish cock-and-bull story that would hardly pass a freshman screenwriting class, but somehow they pull it off and make it fun. Clever editing and smooth digital mockups of Worthington cavorting high overhead help maintain the illusion that this nonsense is happening in the real world, as do supporting performances: Jamie Bell as Worthington’s brother, Elizabeth Banks as a disgraced hostage negotiator, Anthony Mackie as Worthington’s ex-partner, Ed Harris as the big bad villain. J.L.

One for the Money

An unemployed woman (Katherine Heigl), desperate for money, goes to work as a bounty hunter for her bail-bondsman cousin. Her assignment: to bring in a bailjumping murder suspect (Jason O’Mara)—who happens to be the guy who took her virginity in high school, then never called. Writers Stacy Sherman, Karen Ray and Liz Brixus and director Julie Anne Robinson adapt the first of Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels, no doubt as a hoped-for franchise for Heigl. Chances look good; this one is breezy and enjoyable, and a decent mystery to boot. A little disorderly in construction and unsteady of pace, but nothing Heigl’s star presence (and her amusing bantering chemistry with O’Mara) can’t overcome. There’s good support from Daniel Sunjata as Heigl’s mentor and Debbie Reynolds as her wacky grandmother. J.L.

Red Tails

Executive producer George Lucas went on The Daily Show and quickly disclaimed the new movie he’s been developing for 23 years as “very patriotic, very jingoistic, very old-fashioned, corny,” before even saying what it’s about. That seemed telling, as was Lucas’ suggestion that because studios can’t brook a big movie with an all-black cast he bankrolled this one himself. It’s about the

FRONTLINES

FEATURE

916.442.9622

(16th & V)

A Dangerous Method

TACO TUESDAYS

HANDSOME AND STIMULATING FILM.” - Andrew O'Hehir, SALON.COM

10 ACADEMY AWARD

A DANGEROUS THE METHOD ®

NOMINATIONS

ARTIST

WED-TUES: 11:15AM, 1:30, 3:45, 6:00, 8:15, 10:25PM

FRI-TUES: 11:00AM, 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8:00, 10:15PM

3 ACADEMY AWARD

NOMINATIONS

INCLUDING BEST PICTURE AND BEST ACTOR

“PURE,

UNIMPEACHABLE ENSEMBLE PERFECTION.” -

TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY CARNAGE Rex Reed, NEW YORK OBSERVER

INCLUDING BEST ACTOR & BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

WED-TUES: 11:00AM, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00PM FRI-TUES: 12:00, 2:45, 7:30, 10:10PM

WED/THUR: 12:00, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, 10:05PM FRI-TUES: 5:30PM

F O R A D V A N C E T I C K E T S C A L L FA N D A N G O @ 1 - 8 0 0 - F A N D A N G O # 2 7 2 1

Shame

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

In director Tomas Alfredson’s new film, adapted by Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan from John le Carré’s seminal 1974 thriller, Gary Oldman plays a spy coming out of retirement to uncover a double agent among his colleagues. These include Benedict Cumberbatch, David Dencik, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Ciarán Hinds, John Hurt, Toby Jones and Mark Strong, among yet more others. There’s no time to fully delineate them, but the movie makes a good show of playing that potential deficit to its own advantage. Necessarily more concise than the definitive 1979 BBC miniseries starring Alec Guinness, Alfredson’s film is a tense succession of economical scenes and a visual equivalence of drab bureaucracy between the spies’ London and the Eastern Bloc. What’s crucial is the masterfully recessive Oldman making a weapon of watchful silence; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy isn’t so much a throwback as a cautionary tale about the soul-sucking espionage machine—immortal, apparently, yet dead inside. J.K.

STORY

A RT S & C U LT U R E

AFTER

02.02.12

SN&R

MUSIC Chino and Shaun Two Sacto buddies of Far and Deftones fame form a cool new side project It’s a great little success story on the side: Shaun Lopez has a studio in Burbank. Chino Moreno of by Deftones is his neighbor. The duo get together, Nick Miller put out six songs for free on the Internet under the moniker Crosses, and the music—minimal nickam@ newsreview.com and industrial, but with pop and experimental flourishes—blows up online. “You can’t ask for more than that,” Lopez told SN&R on a conference call with Moreno last week. The band plays its hometown this week, and has a second EP now on its website. Here’s what’s up:

Moreno: We were lucky to come up in a time—when Deftones and Far were playing— when there were a lot of touring and regional bands coming through and playing these small clubs, which we were able to witness as kids and be influenced by. Did you like the music scene here as a kid, or did you shit talk it?

Moreno: I always thought Sacto had a great music scene, and my favorite part about it was that it wasn’t a scene where there was just one type of band. There was a big melting pot of different types of music, and it was good in all genres. It feels like the best scenes grow out of illegal venues.

Moreno: When I was in high school, we’d play a bunch of, like, warehouse parties. I think we might have played some shows with Far together back in the day. Keggers or whatever in warehouses, and barbecues and stuff like that. That’s how we started out. Our first Deftones show was playing in someone’s backyard with barbecue. And those things are always fun. They may get broken up, or whatever—even before we got to play. Or we’d play one song and [neighbors would] call the cops. But I guess that was kind of the fun. It was a youthful time. You guys are neighbors in Los Angeles, right?

Moreno: Actually, when I first moved in out here, literally our backyards met up. Now I live about 10 blocks away. You guys put out both of Crosses’ releases as EPs, with five or six songs on each. Is the full-length album straight-up dead or what?

Chino Moreno (left) and Shaun Lopez, two former Sacto dudes, now Los Angeles buds with a budding side project.

When you guys come back to Sac, is there anywhere you just have to go to?

Chino Moreno: Well, you know we have to go to Jimboy’s [Tacos]. Shaun Lopez: Yeah, Jimboy’s. Moreno: That’s definitely the spot, 29th Street. But there are tons of places I miss in Sacto. But recently, I’ve noticed that Sacramento has become more and more of a foodie place. … When I come back to Sac Crosses plays Friday, these days, it’s time to grub it up.

February 3, with Dawn Golden, Rosy Cross and Secret Empire at Ace of Spades, 1409 R Street; 7 p.m.; $20. Download Crosses’ second EP, EP ††, at www.crosses music.com.

SN&R

02. 02.12

I think the local music scene would like to grow like our food scene.

Lopez: When I lived there, five or six years ago, even then I didn’t know what was going on. But I did notice—and people say the same thing—a lack of all-ages venues.

Lopez: I wouldn’t say dead. There are albums that still come out that can still hold my attention. Moreno: Especially in the last four years, everything has been a lot more singles-driven. … A lot of albums are kind of filler. It’s rare that you find records now that all the way through are just great. But I still try to do that. But the model has totally changed since you were 20 and playing in Sacto. Now, a band like Sacto’s Death Grips can just do whatever and, maybe, move thousands of downloads or even play Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Lopez: It’s great to see stuff like that with Death Grips, and, honestly, the way this has gone, I never would have expected that it would have played out this well. Oh yeah, why not?

Lopez: It was really exciting, but also somewhat scary to release the first EP for free. Something that we had spent time on and money on, and just to give it away for free was, “Are you sure you want to do this?” Ω

SOUND ADVICE City of thieves Was it the punk-rock scum, in the Javalounge, with a baseball bat?: Sacramentans like to steal. Just ask Dusty Brown or the guys from Neon Indian’s side project Vega, or even Lance Armstrong. And now, also ask Javalounge: The newly reopened all-ages venue and cafe on 16th Street had its PA system and gear jacked last year during a gig gone awry. Lob, from local troupe Instagon— who incidentally will celebrate its 19th anniversary Thursday, February 2, with a gig at Old Ironsides (1901 10th Street, 8 p.m., $5)—now books shows at Javalounge and had the down-low on the theft. “We had a really great show; it was sold-out,” Lob recalled of the December gig with hardcore-punk bands Decoy and Side Effects. It was a better-than-normal Wednesday—until things went south. Lob said Javalounge’s owner, Toben Woodman, had gone up on the venue’s stage to fix a light switch when Decoy’s lead singer told him to “fuck off” and get his “drunk ass” off the stage. Woodman tried to “chill the singer out,” Lob said, but no luck. The show was abruptly canceled. “And so, chaos erupts,” Lob explained. Four guys supposedly

Classes Featured: Poker • Blackjack Pai Gow • Routelle Mini Baccarat

threatened to beat up owner Woodman, who, according to Lob, jumped over the counter and grabbed a baseball bat for self-defense. “He felt threatened, four guys got in his face,” Lob said; nothing happened with the bat. Everyone left the venue, and Lob says he paid out $250 to the bands for the show. And then he noticed the Javalounge’s power-mixer PA board, mic stands and a CD player were missing. “Whoever took it,” Lob said, “they just took it all with them” during the time when bands clear off the stage. Lob questioned the bands, who gave him lip before riding off in their vans. SN&R contacted both Decoy and Side Effects to see if they knew where the missing gear went, but received no response by deadline. Anyway, Javalounge’s PA benefit show is this Saturday, February 4, with awesome punk outfit Los Headaches from Mexico, local raunchy punk troupe Get Shot! and IV from the Bay Area. It’s an early gig (3 p.m.), and the cost is cheap ($5), and Lob and owner Woodman hope to earn $500 to defray the cost of a new PA. The mystery of who took the gear, however, remains unsolved.

Coffee buzz: Last Friday’s Exquisite Corps and Garrett Pierce gig was the debut show at Broadacre Coffee on 10th Street (see photo, below). And the coffeehouse was so packed, that it probably would have been bad form to try to enter, what with all the tip-toeing and hop-scotching through seated audience members. So I didn’t; lesson learned: Get there early for next month’s gig, on Friday, February 24, with Ellie Fortune and Darlingchemicalia. Garage sale fundraiser for Zuhg, Musical Charis: Two of the city’s hardest-working bands will be hawking personal belongings and junk this weekend as part of a tour fundraiser. Jam-reggae group Zuhg and indie troupe Musical Charis will embark on a nationwide For the Love of Music tour for two months in late February. And you can help by stopping by 2263 12th Avenue this Sunday through Tuesday, February 5-7, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and taking stuff of their hands in exchange for much needed gas funds. Rumors of baked goods will likely be true, so bring an appetite, too. —Nick Miller

nickam@newsreview.com

$99 Tuitio Spe n This we cial ek

exp 2/8 only! /12

CASINO COLLEGE 9529 FOLSOM BLVD STE. E SACRAMENTO 95827

Job placement assistance

916-638-3322 www.ideal21.com

Bartenders are in

demand! (91AB6CB)art9en9din5g-6518Tu$99 .com

www.

i Spetciion This we al ek exp 2/8 only! /12

oran e’s TOWNHOUSE oranGevaLe’s FRI 2/3

NO SECRETS

EYE-FI Sacramento live-music scene grabs

ple

oney • Meet Peo

M Have Fun • Make

MIKE DIAMOND • MY COUSIN VINNY • JON DROLL

tattoo parLor parLor parL

PHOTO BY AMY SCOTT

DANCE PARTY / 9PM SAT 2/4

POP FREEQ• ELECTRO TOP 40 • HOUS

2 FLOORS OF DANCING & MEGA SOUND / 9PM

SUN 2/5

GAE NIGHT REG 9PM MON 2/6

N MIC OPE TALENT SHOWCASE / 9PM / NO COVER

VOTED BEST NIGHTCLUB ‘11 VOTED BEST DJ ‘11 - DJ WHORES

GRIMEY DUB STEP

EVERY OTHER TUESDAY

RECORD CLUB It was cramped quarters at last Friday’s sold-out Broadacre Coffee (1014 10th Street) debut gig, featuring Exquisite Corps (pictured), Garrett Pierce, and deejays Terra Lopez and Dani Fernandez. Look for another show later this month.

BEFORE

FRONTLINES

FEATURE

STORY

A RT S & C U LT U R E

W/ DJ ROGER EVERY FRIDAY

1517 21ST STREET // SAC // 21+ WWW.TOWNHOUSELOUNGE.COM |

AFTER

02.02.12

9312 Greenback Ln oranGevaLe 95662 916.989.1408 www.sacink.com SN&R | 37

EIGHT GIGS

Last year at South by Southwest, I had quite the encounter: One night, a friend and Sacramento native wound up partying a bit too much, threw a traffic cone at a police officer and spent the night in jail. Upon his release from the clink, we met up for a free breakfast at the British Music Embassy. As we ate English versions of McGriddles, a show commenced. The band that opened, the Features, was easily my favorite of the festival. INDIE ROCK Like a Nashville take on Of Montreal or Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, you too will most certainly love them—if you enjoy catchy pop tunes. 2708 J Street, http://thefeatures.com.

—John Phillips

Bows & Arrows, 8 p.m., $5

Harlow’s, 9:30 p.m., $17.50

The Boardwalk, 7 p.m., $10

Harlow’s, 7 p.m., $10

Sea of Bees

Dengue Fever

Street Urchinz

The Features

Formed in 2010, Street Urchinz solidified its reputation and presence in town by keeping a classic sound—reggae rhythms sprinkled at times with an edge of REGGAE/ROCK rock and ska. The group’s song “Wanting You” showcases vocalist and lead guitarist Thomas Norman’s range and a true emotional connection with the lyrics he writes. Street Urchinz has shared music over the past two years by hitting bars, clubs and charity events like Rock for Tots. The group also branches outside of its hometown, performing at musical festivals in Bakersfield and San Francisco’s Pier 39. Joining them Friday are T-Dub & the Internationals and Red Rover. 9426 Greenback Lane in Orangevale, www.facebook.com/streeturchinz.

Despite forays into Ethiopian jazz, indie and psych rock, Dengue Fever mainly performs covers of classic Cambodian rock. The golden age of Cambodian rock happened in the late ’60s and early ’70s, after American psychedelic music made its way to Cambodia during the Vietnam War. In the late ’70s, musicians and intellectuals were targeted and killed by the genocidal Khmer Rouge WORLD regime. Composed of Cambodian karaoke star Chhom Nimol and a five-piece Los Angeles backing band, Dengue Fever resurrects Khmer-language rock songs originally sung by Cambodia’s foremost vocalists, Sinn Sisamouth and Ros Sereysothea. Both presumably died during the Khmer Rouge regime. 2708 J Street, www.denguefevermusic.com.

—Stephanie Rodriguez

INVITES YOU AND A GUEST TO A SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING OF

ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 IN SACRAMENTO! FOR YOUR CHANCE TO RECEIVE TWO ADMIT-ONE PASSES, LOG ON TO

GOFOBO.COM/RSVP AND ENTER THE CODE:

SNRJHVE Passes are limited and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last. THIS FILM IS RATED PG. PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED. Some Material May Not Be Suitable For Children.

498.7949

and press a 4-digit code

1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015

Most do-it-yourself home-recorded projects have that do-it-yourself homemade sound. Julie Ann Baenziger (who goes by Sea of Bees) actually sounds like a band, albeit a strange one. She breezes through genres— folk, rock, avant-pop, FOLK ROCK ambient—with comfort and skill, playing each instrument like a master and doing it with the chemistry of a live band. The intimate quality of the “oneperson band” isn’t entirely lost, though. Her quiet, fragile voice is delightful and peculiar. It’s like sitting with a beautiful woman and watching her get lost in her own world. It’s heartbroken, tender and bizarre, yet it will put a smile on your face. 1815 19th Street, www.seaofbees.com.

—Aaron Carnes

—Jonathan Mendick

Looking for legal advice? Sacramento Legal Line

PHOTO BY NICK MILLER

03FRI 03FRI 04SAT 04SAT

call night or day

Introduction to automobile accidents Automobile damage claims Automobile injury claims Motorcycle accidents Bicycle accidents Uninsured & underinsured motorist coverage Slip and fall accidents Bus and train accidents Airline accidents Boating accidents Amusement ride accidents Life insurance claims Product liability accidents Disability insurance claims Social Security disability claims

7 days a week

CELEBRATING OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY ALL YEAR LONG!

REST AURANT BA R R CLUB •• REST COMEDY COMEDY CLUB AURANT •• BA

=6;,+ ),:; *64,+@ *3<) )@ ;/, :(*9(4,5;6 5,>: 9,=0,>

FEBRUARY 9

2 FOR 1 ADMISSION!! (WITH THIS AD)

EVERY IS Y THURSDA

*633,., 50./;

2 FOR

WITH VA 1 LID ID

THURSDAY 2/2

“QUITE POSSIBLY THE BEST POLITICAL SATIRIST WORKING IN THE COUNTRY TODAY.” THE NY TIMES

WILL DURST ONE NIGHT ONLY!

SPECIAL EVENT, NO PASSES

SACRAMENTO

(916) 455.4800 STOCKTON

(206) 473.4800 www.davidallenlaw.com

FRIDAY 2/3 - SATURDAY 2/4

FROM AXIS OF EVIL COMEDY TOUR!

MAZ JOBRANI

THURSDAY 2/9 - SATURDAY 2/12 THE PITBULL OF COMEDY IS BACK!

BOBBY SLAYTON

ROBERT DUCHAINE, SAMSON KOLETKAR

TUESDAY 2/14

CUPID’S COMEDY ALLSTARS JOE KLOCEK, SANDY STEC, KEVIN MUNROE, MYLES WEBBER

SPECIAL EVENT, NO PASSES

THURSDAY 2/16 - SUNDAY 2/19

FROM THE BYRNE IDENTITY AND KIMS OF COMEDY

STEVE BYRNE NICK YOUSSEF

SPECIAL EVENT, NO PASSES

THURSDAY 2/23 - SATURDAY 2/25

PLEASE NOTE: ARRIVE EARLY! Seating is first come, first served, except for members of the reviewing press. Theatre is overbooked to ensure a full house. Theatre is not responsible for overbooking. This pass DOES NOT guarantee admission and must be surrendered upon demand. No one will be admitted without a ticket and only reviewing press will be admitted after the screening begins. All federal, state and local regulations apply. A recipient of tickets assumes any and all risks related to use of ticket, and accepts any restrictions required by ticket provider. Warner Bros., Allied-THA, Sac N&R and their affiliates accept no responsibility or liability in connection with any loss or accident incurred in connection with use of a prize. Tickets are the property of Warner Bros. Pictures who reserve the right to refuse, revoke or limit admission at the discretion of an authorized studio and/or theatre representative at any time. Tickets cannot be exchanged, transferred or redeemed for cash, in whole or in part. Violators are subject to prosecution. We are not responsible if, for any reason, winner is unable to use his/her ticket in whole or in part. Not responsible for lost; delayed or misdirected entries. All federal and local taxes are the responsibility of the winner. Void where prohibited by law. NO PHONE CALLS!

-6336> <: 65 ;>0;;,9

IN THEATERS FEBRUARY 10

CALL CLUB FOR SHOWTIMES: (916) 925-5500

www.mysteriousisland.com

S N&R

0 2 . 0 2 .1 2

FROM THE MAN SHOW AND HOWARD STERN

DOUG STANHOPE

;>0;;,9 *64 7<5*/305,:(* -(*,)662 *64 73:(*

>>> 7<5*/305,:(* *64

2100 ARDEN WAY • IN THE HOWE ‘BOUT ARDEN SHOPPING CENTER

+9052 40504<4 6=,9 0 + 9,8<09,+ ;0*2,;: (=(03()3, (; ;/, *3<) )6? 6--0*, >0;/ 56 :,9=0*, */(9.,

05SUN 08WED 08WED 09THURS Jesi Naomi & the Trippers

Kill the Precedent Super Bowl

—Jonathan Mendick

—Nick Miller

The Boardwalk, 7 p.m., $10

Ace of Spades, 6:30 p.m., $33

When you close your eyes and listen to Jesi Naomi’s voice, it’s hard to tell whether you’re listening to Adele, Joss Stone or Naomi. Though she’s SOUL/BLUES just 24, her soulful vocals—like Stone’s and Adele’s—conjure a brokenhearted flower child from the ’60s. Her backup band, the Trippers, add a psych-rock ambience perfectly tapered to frame Naomi’s sultry voice. It consists of members of Zuhg, a band for which Naomi also provides vocals. Both bands are in the midst of a California tour promoting Jesi Naomi & the Trippers’ new album, EarPlay, released in January. Annie Jay and Rob Burnell open this show. 1111 H Street, http://zuhgmusic.com.

Hey, so, Madonna is cool and all, and I wouldn’t mind seeing her Spandex it out to “Borderline” at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show. But the real entertainment when Tom Brady and Eli Manning hit the lockers for a halftime chat will be on Alhambra Boulevard and N Street, when thrash-metalelectronic-hardcore outfit Kill the Precedent takes the stage for its now annual 916 Super Bowl halftime show. Blue Lamp has no cover to watch the “big game” this ROCK Sunday, and it’s possible there’ll be more blood, screaming, pain and naked flesh during KTP’s set than the actual GiantsPats battle itself. No whiny Niner fans allowed, eh? 1400 Alhambra Boulevard, www.facebook.com/killtheprecedent.

Color the Sound

MuteMath

Naked Lounge, 8 p.m., $5

Blue Lamp, 2 p.m., no cover

Voted Sacramento’s Best Progressive/ Electro Artist at the 2010 SacShows Awards, electronic rock duo Color the Sound makes an impression because it chooses not to imitate the bands it’s influenced by. The tunes have an epic, ELECTRONIC/ROCK space-rock feel to them, and Jesse Zenitram’s echoing, cascading vocals recall the efforts of Oregonian rockers Falling Up. Unlike Falling Up, however, the band uses its sound to draw you into dizzying tales of love, lust, pain and rage, rather than songs about God. The heart-on-a-sleeve lyrics of tracks like “AWOLove” recall bands like 30 Seconds to Mars, but “LucidTV” plays like an off-kilter, out-of-body experience. 9426 Greenback Lane in Orangevale, www.colorthesound.com.

MuteMath’s brand of smart angular rock has been winning fans over for nearly a decade. Unlike the countless Mardi Gras, R&B and funk bands spawning from New Orleans, this band has done things differently. One listen to the ridiculously catchy “Odd Soul” from its latest album of the same name is more than enough reason to visit the group’s back catalog. And ALTERNATIVE ROCK while there may be longer breaks than usual in between full-length releases, MuteMath proves that consistency in songwriting is key. If you’re looking for adventurous music that soars well above the drivel of most alternative rock, look no further. 1417 R Street, www.mutemath.com.

—Eddie Jorgensen

—Brian Palmer

BEFORE

FRONTLINES

FEATURE

STORY

ARTS&CULTURE

AFTER

0 2 . 0 2 .1 2

S N&R

NIGHTBEAT

FRIDAY 2/3

SATURDAY 2/4

AVA’S LOUNGE

DARIN HOUSER AND MYSTIC WIND, 7pm-midnight, call for cover

THURSDAY 2/2

DOWNSHIFT, 9pm-1am, $5-$10

DUDLEY AND THE DO RIGHTS, 9pm-1am, Open-mic, 7pm-midnight, no cover $5-$10

BADLANDS

Tipsy Thursdays, Top 40 deejay dancing, 9pm, call for cover

Fabulous and Gay Fridays, 9pm, call for cover

Saturday Boom, 9pm, call for cover

Sin Sunday, 8pm, call for cover

BLUE LAMP

1400 Alhambra, (916) 455-3400

AWAITING THE APOCALYPSE, ANTIOCH SYNOPSIS, THE KENNEDY VEIL; 8pm, $8

BLACK MACKEREL, EVIL BEAVER, CURA COCHINO; 9pm, $8

THIS CHARMING BAND, 9pm, $10

KILL THE PRECEDENT, noon, call for cover

THE BOARDWALK

INTERNAL DECAPITATION, FACE DOWN,

STREET URCHINZ, T-DUB & THE INTERNATIONALS, RED ROVER; 7:30pm

ERIC MARTIN, BIG BOSS GRAFFITI, LARISA BRYSKI, WANNABE BARNABY; 8pm

3129 Penryn Rd., Penryn; (916) 740-0131

List your event!

Post your free online listing (up to 15 months early), and our editors will consider your submission for the printed calendar as well. Print listings are also free, but subject to space limitations. Online, you can include a full description of your event, a photo, and a link to your website. Go to www.newsreview.com/calendar and start posting events. Deadline for print listings is 10 days prior to the issue in which you wish the listing to appear.

2003 K St., (916) 448-8790

9426 Greenback Ln., Orangevale; (916) 988-9247 CRUSH THE ADVERSARY; 7pm

BOWS AND ARROWS CAPITOL GARAGE

Champion Sound Reggae Night, 10pm, $5

1500 K St., (916) 444-3633

CENTER FOR THE ARTS

314 W. Main St., Grass Valley; (530) 271-7000

MELVIN SEALS AND JGB, 8pm, $20-$22

CLUB 21

RONNIE MONTROSE, MICHAEL LEE FIRKINS; 8-11pm, $25-$28

THE COZMIC CAFÉ

Open-mic, 7:30pm, no cover

Jonny Mojo’s Blues Night, 8pm, $8

COWBOY NEAL BAND, BISON BLUEGRASS BAND; 8pm, $7

DISTRICT 30

1016 K St., (916) 737-5770

DJs Morgan Page and Ron Reeser, 9pm, call for cover

WYNTER GORDON, DJs Chris The Rebel and Louie Giovanni; 9pm, call for cover

DJ David Carvalho, 9pm, call for cover

FACES

Deejay dancing and karaoke, 9pm, $3

Hip-hop and Top 40 Deejay dancing, 9pm, $5-$10

FOX & GOOSE

AVALANCHE, 8-11pm, no cover

MAJESTY, CROSSING THE RIVER; 9pmmidnight, $5

JAY SHANER, KEVIN SECONDS, FILTHY LUKE; 9pm-midnight, $5

CITY OF VAIN, SETTING SONS, UNION HEARTS; 10pm-1:15am, no cover

MONKEY, 10pm-1:15am, no cover

DJ Crook One, 10pm, call for cover

DJ Whores, 10pm, no cover

HARLOW’S

THE FEATURES, 7pm, call for cover; SAMBADÁ, 10pm, $10

SECRET CHIEFS 3, DENGUE FEVER; 9:30pm, call for cover

JAVALOUNGE

THAR SHE BLOWS, SLEEPHERDERS, TYSON GRAF; 8pm, $5

LOS HEADACHES, GET SHOT; 4pm, $5; HUNGRY, JET BLACK POPES; 8pm, $6

2000 K St., (916) 448-7798 1001 R St., (916) 443-8825

G STREET WUNDERBAR 228 G St., Davis; (530) 756-9227

THE GOLDEN BEAR

DJ Shaun Slaughter, 10pm, call for cover

2326 K St., (916) 441-2252 2708 J St., (916) 441-4693 2416 16th St., (916) 441-3945

LEVEL UP FOOD & LOUNGE

Karaoke, 9pm, no cover

LUNA’S CAFÉ & JUICE BAR

Joe Montoya’s Poetry Unplugged, 8pm, $2

MARILYN’S ON K

“Rock On” Live Band Karaoke, 9pm, no cover

2431 J St., (916) 448-8768

1414 16th St., (916) 441-3931 908 K St., (916) 446-4361

Papasotes’s Karaoke Explosion, 9pm, no cover

Geeks Who Drink pub quiz, 8:30pm W, no cover

Latin music and Top 40, 9pm, $7

Big Band Swing DJ, 8-11pm Tu, $6; Top 40, R&B, House, 10pm W, $7

Dragalicious, 9pm, $5

Queer Idol, 9pm M, no cover; Latin night, 9pm Tu, $5; DJ Alazzawi, 9pm W, $3 Open-mic, 7:30pm M; Pub Quiz, 7pm Tu; STEVE MCLANE, 8pm W, no cover

Industry Night, 9pm, call for cover

PREGNANT, ART LESSING & THE FLOWER VATO, 99-100; 7pm, $5

DJ Rock Bottom and The Mookie DJ, 9pm, no cover

Hip-hop and R&B deejay dancing, 9:16pm Tu, no cover Nebraska Mondays, 7:30pm M, $5-$20; Comedy night, 8pm W, $6

Lube & Roses: A Night of Bare Bellies and Drag, 7pm-2am, $10-$25

THE GREEN HOUSE BAND, MIND’S BODY, ALYSSA COX; 9:30pm, $5

ThUrSdayS

FRI FEB 3 7PM $10 ADV

THE FEATURES (FROM NASHVILLE) 18+ Welcome

FRI FEB 3 10PM $10

SAMBADA

“BRAZILIAN CARNIVAL DANCE!” SAT FEB 4 9PM $17.50 ADV

SECRET CHIEFS 3 DENGUE FEVER

FEAT. TREY SPRUANCE & DANNY HEIFETZ OF MR. BUNGLE WITH

THU FEB 9 8PM $12

FRI FEB 10 7PM $12 ADV

TEMPEST FRI FEB 10 9:30PM $20 ADV

CAMPER VAN

BEETHOVEN WITH NOT AN AIRPLANE SAT FEB 11 7PM $15

STEELIN’ DAN STEELY DAN TRIBUTE SAT FEB 11 10PM $8

JACK & WHITE SUN FEB 12 7PM $15

DIEGO’S UMBRELLA

CLOSE TO YOU CARPENTERS TRIBUTE

COMING SOON Feb 14 Valentines Day with Vivian Lee Feb 15 Storm Large Feb 16 Sizzling Sirens Feb 17 Arden Park Roots Feb 17 Cash’d Out (Johnny Cash Tribute) Feb 18 Dean-O-Holics Feb 18 Musical Charis & Zuhg Feb 19 Fred Eaglesmith Feb 23 G Love & Special Sauce Feb 24 & 25 Tainted Love Feb 28 The Growlers Feb 29 Lagwagon w/ Cobra Skulls Mar 1 Chris Trapper Mar 3 Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas Mar 5 Blitzen Trapper Mar 6 Gappy Ranks Mar 8 Ivan Neville’s Dumstaphunk Mar 9 Dan Curcio from Still Time Mar 9 Howlin Rain w/ The Soft White Sixties Mar 10 Hawaiin Legends Mar 10 Midnight Players Mar 15 Sizzlin’ Sirens Mar 16 Robert Schwartzman (of Rooney) w/ Brian Bell (of Weezer) Mar 17 Girlyman Mar 18 Umphrey’s McGee Mar 20 Cheryl Wheeler Mar 24 Joel the Band Mar 25 Western Lights Mar 30 Tom Rigney Apr 5 ﬁREHOSE Apr 7 Mazzy Star Apr 14 Thomas Dolby Apr 15 Todd Snider Apr 17 Yonder Mountain String Band Apr 20 Mykal Rose Apr 25 Midnite

DRESS CODE ENFORCED (JEANS ARE OK) • CALL TO RESERVE DINNER & CLUB TABLES

2708 J Street • Sacramento • 916.441.4693 • www.harlows.com 40

SN&R

02.02.12

Mad Mondays, M; Latin video flair and Wii bowling, 7pm Tu

JOHN DOE, 8pm, $18-$20

Salsa Fridays, 9pm, $5

594 Main St., Placerville; (530) 642-8481

Want to be a hot show? Mail photos to Calendar Editor, SN&R, 1124 Del Paso Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95815 or email it to sactocalendar@ newsreview.com. Be sure to include date, time, location and cost of upcoming shows.

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY 2/6-2/8

SEA OF BEES, AGENT RIBBONS; 8pm, $5

1815 19 St., (916) 822-5668

1119 21st St., (916) 443-1537

Hey local bands!

SUNDAY 2/5

rocK on live aoKe d Kar ban-roll // KaraoKe // rocK-n 9:30pm // no cover

frI 2/3

the gender health cent$5er fundraiSer 9:30pm //

SaT 2/4

the greenhouSe band mind’S body progreSSive // folK alternative // 9:30pm // $5

TUES 2/7

Synergy 9pm // $5

wEdS 2/8

ny’acieS 9pm // $5

ticKetS now on Sale For these upcoming shows at www.marilynsonk.com

$3 TallbOy Pbr

UPCOMING EVENTS:

2/10 a very special valentines 2/11 smirker, relic45 & emma hill

908 K Street // 916.446.4361

++Free parking aFter 6pm with validation @ 10th & l garage+

NAKED LOUNGE DOWNTOWN 1111 H St., (916) 443-1927

THURSDAY 2/2

FRIDAY 2/3

SATURDAY 2/4

SUNDAY 2/5

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY 2/6-2/8

CASEY CHISHOLM, LIGHT MUSIC, MARBLE FAUN; 8:30pm, $5

WALKING SPANISH, POMEGRANATE; 8:30pm, $5

6TH FRANKLIN, MIDNIGHT TRANSPORT, SECRET LIVES OF SQUIRRELS; 8:30pm

CLARK REESE, DREAM HOUSE, RIVERS & CROWNS; 8:30pm, $5

Jazz session, 8:30pm M; JESI NAOMI AND THE TRIPPERS; 8:30pm W, $5

OLD IRONSIDES

STRAPPED FOR CASH, NUANCE, 7:30pm M; Karaoke, 9pm Tu; Open-mic, 9pm W

THE NICKEL SLOTS, 9pm, $6

1901 10th St., (916) 442-3504

THE PALMS PLAYHOUSE

CAROLYN WONDERLAND, 8pm, $20

13 Main St., Winters; (530) 795-1825

THE PARK ULTRA LOUNGE 1116 15th St., (916) 442-7222

CANDYE KANE, 8:30pm, $20

CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS, ARRAN HARRIS AND THE FARM BAND; 8:30pm

DJ Eddie Edul, 9pm, call for cover

DJ Peeti V, 9pm, call for cover

HONEY ISLAND SWAMP BAND; 8pm W, $15 Asylum Downtown: Gothic, industrial, EBM dancing, 9pm, call for cover

PARLARE EURO LOUNGE

Top 40, 9pm, no cover

Top 40, Mashups, 9pm, no cover

DJ Club mixes, 10pm, no cover

Top 40 dance mixes, 9pm W, no cover

PISTOL PETE’S

Karaoke, 9pm, no cover

TRACK FIGHTER, COCKFIGHT KINGS; 9pm, $5

TBA ALLSTARS, 9pm, $5

Karaoke, 9pm W, no cover

POWERHOUSE PUB

TOM DRINNON, TRACKFIGHTER, ADAM ROTH PROJECT, FIGHT INSIDE; 9:30pm

JOURNEY UNAUTHORIZED, 10pm, $12

ROLLING HEADS, 10pm, $10

DJ Alazzawi, DJ Rigatony, 10pm Tu, $3; BLUE OAKS, 9pm W, $5

Top 40 w/ DJ Rue, 9pm, $5

Top 40 Night w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9pm, $5

1009 10th St., (916) 448-8960

140 Harrison Ave., Auburn; (530) 885-5093 614 Sutter St., Folsom; (916) 355-8586

THE PRESS CLUB

2030 P St., (916) 444-7914

SHENANIGANS

Comedy Night and DJ Selekta Lou, 9pm, $5

705 J St., (916) 442-1268

THE SHINE CAFÉ

Sunday Night Soul Party, 9pm, $5

MEN N BLACK, 9:30pm, $10 ELLIOTT BROWN, THE SPEAK LOW; 8pm, call for cover

1400 E St., (916) 551-1400

SOL COLLECTIVE

2574 21st St., (916) 832-0916

TULSI, GNU DEAL, MIC JORDAN, CENTU- Sexto Sol, a presentation by Francisco X. Alarcon, 7-9pm, no cover RY, RANDOM ABILADEZE; 8pm, $5

STONEY INN/ROCKIN RODEO

BUCK FORD, 9pm, $5

Country dancing, 7:30pm, no cover, $5 after 8pm

TORCH CLUB

X TRIO, 5pm, no cover; HARLEY WHITE JR., AARON KING; 9pm, $5

PAILER AND FRATIS, 5:30-7:30pm, no cover; TRACORUM, 9pm, $8

TOWNHOUSE LOUNGE

Live music and deejay dancing, 9pm, call for cover

1320 Del Paso Blvd., (916) 927-6023 904 15th St., (916) 443-2797 1517 21st St., (916) 613-7194

Open jazz jam, Tu; Poetry With Legs with Primal Urge, 7pm W The Curanderismo Series, lecture on healing, 2pm, call for cover

Microphone Mondays, 6pm M, $1-$2; Liberation Permaculture, 6pm Tu

Country dancing, 7:30pm, no cover, $5 after 8pm

Country dance party, 8pm, no cover

Comedy open-mic, 8pm M; Barbecue, blues jam and karaoke, Tu

JOHNNY KNOX, 5pm, no cover; NATHAN JAMES TRIO, 9pm, $8

Super Bowl Party, 2pm, call for cover; AARON KING & FRIENDS, 8pm, $5

DIPPIN’ SAUCE, 9pm Tu, $4; Open-mic, 5:30pm W; HAL DEVINE, 9pm W, $5

Pop Freq w/ DJ XGVNR, 9pm, $5

RANKIN SCREW, IRAE DEVINE, GINGER, ALISHA STRINGS, KING HOPETON; 9pm

Open-mic, M; Grimey/Record Club, 9pm Tu, $5; ’80s w/ DJ Rigatony, 9pm W

ATTACK ATTACK!, THE GHOST INSIDE, SLEEPING WITH SIRENS; 6pm, $17

MUTEMATH, CANON BLUE; 6:30pm W, $33

MANTRA BAND, 2pm, no cover

Open-mic, 6-8pm Tu, no cover

All ages, all the time ACE OF SPADES

CROSSES, DAWN GOLDEN & ROSY CROSS, SECRET EMPIRE; 7pm, $20

IT STARTS WITH ALASKA, THE SEEKING, COMMON CROOKS; 6pm, $10

JERICHO COFFEE

THE COAST, 7pm, no cover

Emmaus gathering, 7pm, no cover

ZUHG LIFE STORE

GRAHAM VINSON, ANNIE JAY, JILT VS. JONAH, THE TREES; 4pm, no cover

GLIMPSE, EXNAR, KWG HIP-HOP, ROB BURNELL; 1pm, no cover

1417 R St., (916) 448-3300

CLUB RETRO

TERRA FERNO, GROOVIN’ HIGH; 6:30pmmidnight, $10-$12

1529 Eureka Rd., Roseville; (916) 988-6606 8711 Sierra College Blvd., Roseville; (916) 771-5726 545 Downtown Plaza, Ste. 2090, (916) 822-5185

Tulsi with Gnu Deal, Mic Jordan, Century and Random Abiladeze 8pm Thursday, $5. Sol Collective Hip-hop

ACE OF SPADES

1417 R Street, Sacramento, 95814 www.aceofspadessac.com

ALL AGES WELCOME!

FRIDAY, FEBUARY 3

FRIDAY, FEBUARY 10

✝✝✝ (CROSSES) DAWN GOLDEN & ROSY CROSS - SECRET EMPIRE

THE COMMUNITY

DAMAGE OVER TIME

IT STARTS WITH ALASKA THE SEEKING - COMMON CROOKS - A HOLY GHOST REVIVAL - DEADLINES & DIAMONDS – BEHOLD - THE DEVICE - HEART OF A WARRIOR

COMING

SOON

THE SLACKERS SATURDAY, FEBUARY 11

SATURDAY, FEBUARY 4

Candye Kane 8:30pm Friday, $20. The Palms Playhouse Blues and swing

BELL TOWER SNIPER - REPRESA CHERNOBOG - FAIR STRUGGLE - NEKROCYST

SUNDAY, FEBUARY 12

SUNDAY, FEBUARY 5

ATTACK ATTACK!

THE EXPENDABLES MTHDS - THROUGH THE ROOTS FORTUNATE YOUTH

THE GHOST INSIDE - SLEEPING WITH SIRENS CHUNK! NO CAPTAIN CHUNK - DREAM ON, DREAMER

MONDAY, FEBUARY 13

FALLING IN REVERSE

WEDNESDAY, FEBUARY 8

MUTE MATH CANON BLUE

OH SLEEPER - SKIP THE FOREPLAY PAINT OVER PICTURES

THURSDAY, FEBUARY 9

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17

LIQUID STRANGER - LUCKY DATE G.A.M.M.A. - ATOM O.N.E.

GARY BUSEY AMBER ALERT

TESTAMENT PRONG - WHITE MINORITIES

EXCISION

2/18 2/19 2/21 2/24 2/25 3/1 3/2 3/3 3/7 3/9 3/14 3/15 3/17 3/19 3/20 3/21 3/25 3/29 4/18 4/19 4/25 4/28 5/8

Kingdom of Giants Mayday Parade Tomorrows Bad Seeds Jamie’s Elsewhere The English Beat Jboog Anthem Dance Gavin Dance 311 Chelsea Grin Street Dogs MartyParty The Cheeseballs Boyce Avenue Rehab Whitechapel For Today Saw Doctors Childish Gambino Buzzcocks Tech N9NE All Shall Parish Delta Spirit

Tickets available at all Dimple Records Locations, The Beat Records, and Armadillo Records, or purchase by phone @ 916.443.9202 BEFORE

FRONTLINES

BEST

SACRAMENTO

A RT S & C U LT U R E

AFTER

02.02.12

SN&R

Online ads are free. Print ads start at $6/wk. www.newsreview.com or (916) 498-1234 ext. 5

STILL

FREE!*

*Nominal fee for adult entertainment. All advertising is subject to the newspaper’s Standards of Acceptance. Further, the News & Review specifically reserves the right to edit, decline or properly classify any ad. Errors will be rectified by re-publication upon notification. The N&R is not responsible for error after the first publication. The N&R assumes no financial liability for errors or omission of copy. In any event, liability shall not exceed the cost of the space occupied by such an error or omission. The advertiser and not the newspaper assumes full responsibility for the truthful content of their advertising message.

SCHOOLS AND TRAINING BARTENDERS NEEDED: Make

$25-40/hour. Don’t be ripped off by “no experience necessary” scams. Work ready in two weeks. ABC Bartending Schools 888.901.TIPS or www.abcbartend ing.com.

GENERAL $$$HELP WANTED$$$ Extra Income! Assembling CD cases from Home! No Experience Necessary! Call our Live Operators Now! 800-405-7619 EXT 2450 www.easywork-greatpay.com (AAN CAN)

Apple is looking for qualified individuals for following 40/hr/ wk positions. To apply, mail your resume to 1 Infinite Loop 84-GM, Attn: LJ, Cupertino, CA 95014 with Req # and copy of ad. Job site & interview in Elk Grove, CA. Principals only. EOE. *System Administrator (Req #10220982) Responsible for effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure. Req.’s Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science or related degree plus five (5) years experience in job offered or related occupations. Professional experience must be post-baccalaureate progressive in nature. Must also have professional experience with: Sun x86 Hardware (4170, 4270, 4470), Sun Storages 6180/6580; Promise Storage technologies (Vtrak E-Class, J-Class); Mac Hardware/ Software; Exadata hardware maintenance; Network hardware like Qlogic fiber switches, Sun Datacenter Infiniband switches, Load balancers and Netgear/3com Ethernet switches; Local Area Network technologies VLAN, Subnetworks, port bonding; Storage Area Networks; Oracle Virtual machines. Travel up to 10% both on-shore and international.*

AS SEEN IN CAREER BUILDER.COM

If you are not afraid to speak in front of small groups and want unlimited income potential call 800-961-0199 Hal Faresh RVP Legal Shield Independent Associate

Career Training: AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for hands on Aviation Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified- Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 888-242-3214 toll free. MOXIE SALON station for rent 1/2 off 2nd month free parking, backbar, refreshments, commission on retail, easy freeway access. call Dawn at 916-371-4906 NOW HIRING! EXCELLENT PAY working from home. For free information, send SASE: HOME WORKS-genSNR, PO Box 101, Roseville, CA 95661 Paid In Advance! Make $1000 a week mailing brochures from home! Guaranteed Income! No experience required. Start Immediately! www.homemailerprogram.net (AAN CAN) Teach English Abroad! 4-week TEFL course in Prague. Job assistance worldwide. We have over 1500 graduates teaching in 60+ countries! www.teflworldwideprague.com info@teflworldwideprague.com (AAN CAN)

INSTRUMENTS FOR SALE

ROOMS FOR RENT

Wanted Older Guitars! Martin, Fender, Gibson. Also older Fender amps. Pay up to $2,000. 916-966-1900

ALL AREAS ROOMMATES.COM. Browse hundreds of online listings with photos and maps. Find your roommate with a click of the mouse! Visit: http:// www.Roommates.com. (AAN CAN)

MUSICIAN SERVICES Anyone Can Play Piano Studio - Natomas To find out more call Katie at 415-272-7581. Mention this ad and get 30% of your first month of lessons! Bass Guitar Lessons 15 years exp, $20/hr. 916-338-3839 GUITAR/PIANO-KEYBOARD-DRUMS-HARMONICA/VOCALS LESSONS. Easy (by ear) method guaranteed. Very exp./credentialed teacher. 454-0265

Low Rent Low Deposit 2 bd, $639/mo, $200 dep., central heat & air, dishwasher. $10 for credit check. Ask about current rental special. Small pets welcome - no dep req. 916-971-1283 Newly Remodeled 2bd/1ba Wheelchair access optional, Garden Hwy area, FREE wash & dry, Sec. 8 ok, Pay dep. in 3 mo. 6 month utility allowance. $799-$825/mo. 916-551-1208

Sauna & Spa Yoga Classes

916-729-0103

The Best

Relaxing Massage Call 804-1464

BULLETIN BOARD

AUTOS

DRUG PROBLEM? Narcotics Anonymous Can Help. 1-800-600-HOPE (4673)

Impound Cars for Sale ‘97 Pontiac Grand Prix $1950 ‘96 Nissan Altima $2650 ‘06 Chevy Trailblazer $9800 ‘94 Toyota Camry $1250 ‘01 Chrysler Sebring $3950 ‘91 Honda Accord $1350 ‘98 Ford Windstar $1450 www.T-RexTowing.com 916-332-6995

Notice of caution to our Readers! Whenever doing business by telephone or email proceed with caution when cash or credit is required in advance of services.

New Prius Are Here! 50 MPG, best warrantee, 2 year service free, call Lee McKim, Hybrid Specialist, at 530-354-7782 at Chuck Patterson Toyota.

YOGA YOGA CLASSES Mon/Thu Night. Beginning-Intermediate

916-729-0103

ITEMS FOR SALE Vernon’s Computers Sales & Service. Repairs, upgrades, virus removal, etc. 24/7, low prices. 916-339-3738

PARTS, SERVICE AND REPAIR

more items for sale online

Cash for Cars Up to $1000. No title needed. All makes & models. Free towing. 916-760-8094

www.newsreview.com

WANTED FREE GUITARS Will pick-up 916-338-3839

Jason Shimomura CMT 601-1292 (9am-9pm daily)

Purrfect Massage

Heartfelt Songwriter looking for musicians or band to play and share his music. Mark 916-220-1678

Couples Massage

Troy’s Guitar Shop & Wood Shop Building electric guitars, restore fix & repair, new & used. 916-338-3839

COMMERCIAL SPACES Office or Retail Space 300 sq ft of office or retail space available soon. Busy location in Old Town Elk Grove on heavily traveled street, with it’s own entrance and parking. Good for one or two person office, small retail. Hansenworks 916-897-2158, admin@hansenworks.net. DRE # 00622467.

First relax in a warm sauna. Then, take a warm shower followed by a soothing massage. 50% off with this ad. For appointments call before 8pm. Hours: 10am-10pm. 916-372-7334 916-599-9588

www.newsreview.com

ATTORNEYS DID YOU USE THE OSTEOPOROSIS DRUG FOSAMAX (Alendronate) during 2000February 2008? If you experienced a femur fracture (upper leg), you may be entitled to compensation. Contact Attorney Charles Johnson 1-800-535-5727

REAL 0(1

more services online

www.newsreview.com FREE CODE

2113 GAY & BI LOCALS

Sacramento (916) 340.1414

• Phone, copier, fax and mail service available • Pre-wired for network and internet (MPOE on-site) • $1.20/square foot

contact Will at 916.498.1234 ext. 1343 for more information. News & Review, 1124 Del paso Blvd., sacramento ca 95815

Recycle this paper.

MEET HOT LOCAL MEN!

0((7

1-888MegaMates

We’re an office full of creative people looking for like-minded tenants.

Cash for Cars Same day free pick up. Cash on the spot. 916-992-5447

more cars online

For other numbers call

in News & Review’s green building

42 | SN&R | 02.02.12

APARTMENT RENTALS

Learn Sax or Clairnet from experienced professional player and CA credential teacher. Positive no-pressure method. Any age, any level. Horn rental avail. 530-889-2310.

AffordAble office space • 5 minutes from downtown Sacramento • Private offices (144 sq. ft.) and open workspace available • Use of conference and break rooms • Accessible to light rail and bike path • Easy access to all highways • Free, convenient parking • Daily UPS & FedEx pickups

Massage Therapy

Oriental Magic Hands

Back-Up Singers, You’re Up! Smooth Jazz band seeking 1 male & 1 female. For info & appt please call 916-362-1983

Delightful 2 or 4 hands! Private upscale new home w/ shower. By Appointment Only in Fair Oaks. Special rates for seniors *82-916-961-3830

The Cabin

THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE

SEEKING MUSICIANS

Double Delight! Ana-New Therapist!

FREE CODE

2054 GAY & BI LOCALS

Sacramento (916) 340.1414

Phone hours: M-F 8am-5pm. All ads post online same day. Deadlines for print: Line ad deadline: Monday 4pm Adult line ad deadline: Monday 4pm Display ad deadline: Friday 2pm

Online ads are

Behavior Tutors needed to work with children with autism. PT, M-F, req: HS diploma, reliable transpo, patience & creativity. email resume to jobs@capitolautism services.com

Print ads start at $6/wk. www.newsreview.com or (916) 498-1234 ext. 5

For other numbers call

1-888MegaMates

ROLLING TOUCH MASSAGE

To place an adult ad, call (916)498-1234 ext.5 SENSUAL TOUCH Treat yourself to a pampering massage in my clean, quiet home by a petite blonde with a sinful appeal. 916-812-5330 *IN THE MOOD* Pleasurable Seasonal Massage. Mellow with candles & warm oil. Very pretty CMT. 3pm-11pm Holly 916-334-4096 Incall/Outcall Absolute Deluxe Massage Red Crystal Red Lace Massage. $70 for 2 hours, Incall also, outcalls always. Great hands with a great girl. Marvelous lemon or plain oils. In call special $38. Call til late 916-256-7093 Tantalizing Massage 916-647-1724 Sensual Full Body Massage by two beautiful girls with a magical touch. Relax with us and float on cloud 9! Incalls Morning & Night. Coco’s GRAND OPENING Full body massages, deep T, soft fingertip, body shampoo, back & foot rubs, hot oil massage. Stop by & we’ll rub it out. By appt only. 10am-10pm Mon-Sun. 916-807-7503 916-681-5573 COME GET TOUCHED Promises to proved you a therapist whose beauty is timeless. Provides clients with an unforgettable session. 4 hand massage available. In/Out Denise 916-969-3247 Fantastic Full Body Massage w/ tantric style She puts the Mmm in Sensual Massage. Upper thigh massage included, 1 in the afternoon until 3 in the morning 916-256-7093

Vibrational Massage by Ann 916-722-7777 Hot Oil or Cool Powder, Spa & Body Shampoo, see ad below Accepting pending Personal Injury cases Wanna Have Some Fun? Come enjoy my healing hands in the privacy of my own hoe. Hot oils & showers. Avail by appt only. Mon & Wed 9ammidnight Tues & Thurs 4pmmidnight. Lisa 916-678-9926 65th & Fruitridge

PHONE ENTERTAINMENT

MEN SEEKING MEN 1-877-409-8884 Gay hot phone chat, 24/7! Talk to or meet sexy guys in your area anytime you need it. Fulfill your wildest fantasies. Private & confidential. Guys always available. 1-877-409-8884 Free to try. 18+ Real, Discreet, Local Connections Call FREE! 916-480-6227 or 800-210-1010 FIND LOVE LOCALLY ON LAVALIFE! Instant live phone connections with local women and men! Try it FREE! 18+ 916-374-8333 1-877-800-5282

All Male Hookups Call FREE! 916-480-6210 or 800-777-8000

MEET HOT GAY & BI MEN Browse & Respond FREE! 916-340-1414 CODE 5908, 18+

ADULT WEBSITES

Good Girls and Naughty Chat Call FREE! 916-480-6200 or 800-700-6666

Unique Arrangements. You reward Me, I’ll reward You. ArrangementFinders.com Featured in USA Today and Maxim. (AAN CAN)

CALL QUEST & MEET SOMEONE TONIGHT! Connect with more than 5,000 local men and women. FREE trial! 18+ 916-282-2300 530-760-1010 1-888-257-5757 CALL SEXY SINGLES ON QUEST! Live Local Chat Try us FREE! 18+ 916-282-2300 530-760-1010 1-888-257-5757

EroticEncounters.com Where Hot Girls Share their private fantasies! Instant Connections. Fast & Easy. Mutual Satisfaction Guaranteed. Exchange messages, Talk live 24/7, Private 1-on-1. Give in to Temptation, call now 1-888-700-8511. Lonely Single Mom. Looking for Mutually Beneficial Arrangement. ArrangmentFinders.com Featured in USA Today and MAXIM. (AAN CAN)

AshleyMadison.com 100% FREE for Women! 1 Every 30 seconds another woman joins AshleyMadison.com looking to have a Discreet Affair. Try it FREE today. Featured in: TIME, New York Times & CNN. (AAN CAN) Have a Guaranteed Affair at AshleyMadison.com. Stop having sex with Sex with Escorts who’ve been with 1000s of Men. Meet real women who are trapped in sexless Marriages and need to find sex on the side. Featured on: Ellen, Tyra & The View. (AAN CAN)

•

BEST MASSAGE IN TOWN •

BODY SHAMPOO

•

110 RAILROAD AVE #F SUISUN CITY, CA (707) 426-4279 9:30AM - 10PM 7 DAYS A WEEK

Vibrational Tantric Massage Antelope

Ann, CMT

new hours!

Come enjoy a relaxing full-body massage with me at my home.

8am-10pm Daily • $80+

Open 7 days a week 12pm-10pm

SpA & BoDy ShAMpoo

916-628-8217

CAL

916-722-7777

t f i g o t f l e s r Treat you o t p u s e t a certific ! F F O 75%

L 1-8

34 88-6

-262

N E W S & R E V I E W B U S I N E S S U S E O N LY DESIGNER

ISSUE DATE

01.13.11

FILE NAME ROLLINGTOUCH011311R1

ACCT. EXEC.

OAU

REV. DATE

MM.DD.YY

USP (BOLD SELECTION) PRICE / ATMOSPHERE / EXPERT / UNIQUE PLEASE CAREFULLY REVIEW YOUR ADVERTISEMENT AND VERIFY THE FOLLOWING: AD SIZE (COLUMNS X INCHES) SPELLING NUMBERS & DATES CONTACT INFO (PHONE, ADDRESSES, ETC.) AD APPEARS AS REQUESTED APPROVED BY:

Visit www.newsreview.com discounts are subject to change without notice

02.02.12 | SN&R | 43

$ $

$ $ $

February 2, 2012

$ $

cloudy $

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

$ $

$ $ $

$ $

$ $ $ $ $ $ f o E C N A CH

with a pitfAlls $ $ $ $

$Federal$ crackdown $ forces$ the city of Sacramento to scale $ $ $ back its medical-marijuana $ tax-revenue projections $ $ $ $ $ $ I$5 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ by David Downs

A weekly look at medical cannabis in the Sacramento region

50 $40 Sacramento $

Open 54 ek e hours a w IN T S O M THE ENTO! SACRAM

w/ couPoN exP. FeB 8, 2012 SNR

ReNewalS

- Mon-Sat 10am-6pm Sun 11am-5pm

- Physician Evaluations

- 24/7 Online Verification - Walk-Ins / Appts

w/ couPoN exP. FeB 8, 2012 SNR

- House Calls by Appt

Routier

Bradshaw

Blvd om Fols

Visit Our New! Website

9719A Folsom Blvd. Sacramento, CA 916-822-5690 • www.cannmedical.org

•True Buds: Willie Nelson-Fruity Dragon Dragon Skunk, Pineapple Kryptonite + more •$65 min. for

very Fast Deli

FREE DELIVERY

Veteran serving s+ veteran the nity commu

•Assorted quality medication to choose from at home

Patients Compassion 916.640.7713 • Mon-Sat 9am-8pm

Dr. recommendation & CA ID required

PHYSICIANS

The BEST Pricing in Sacramento!

EVALUATIONS

EGAL GET L W NO

BEST 420

50 $40 $

NEW PATIENTS RENEWALS

MUST PRESENT THIS AD

936 Enterprise Drive Sacramento 95825

expires 2/9/12

NEW S HOUR

CA Licensed Independent Physician Evaluations for the use of Medical Marijuana “No evaluation, no charge”

P:(916)484-1200

Hurley

ri s e erp

OPEN MON- SAT 10 - 5

We’ll Beat Any Competitor’s Price by $5

Sacramento

Must present competitor’s ad. Restrictions apply.

420 Doc

2 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU

WINTER COMPASSION SPECIAL

VOTED 2ND BEST PHYSICIA N IN SAC!

Medical Marijuana Cards Starting as low as: *Price does not include Letter of Recommendation. Call for details.

916.480.9000

february 2, 2012

The 420

VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT ONLINE 24/7 AT www.SacramentoCannabisCard.com or www.Sac420Doc.com

OPEN SUND ON AYS 12–5 !

Howe

caNN-Medical

- Photo ID Available For $15

•1/4 Quality Shake FREE w/ top shelf 1/4 donation $65 min donation

Ent

New PatieNt

16 grams = $65 Recycle this paper

Get Your Recommendation! North Of Hwy 50 @ Bradshaw & Folsom Blvd

Northrop

PREMIUM MEDICAL CANNABIS

NTO E M A SACRCITY NED O I T SANC LUB C

PROP 215 COMPLIANT

NON-PROFIT COOPERATIVE

25 1/8 'S ! 5

*Thru 2/9/2012. One coupon per patient. Cannot be combined. House choice strain. Some restrictions may apply.

35 45 ANY TOP SHELF 1/8 ! $

*Thru 2/9/2012. One coupon per patient. Cannot be combined. Some restrictions may apply.

EXCLUSIVELY AT TRIPLE C COLLECTIVE

MANAGER SPECIAL

4 GRAM

50% OFF ALL CONCENTRATES

ANY 1/8TH

*Thru 2/9/2012. One coupon per patient. Cannot be combined. Some restrictions may apply.

PROP 215 COMPLIANT NON-PROFIT 2150 BELL AVE. SACRAMENTO, CA 95838

OPEN MON-SAT 10AM-8PM & SUN 10AM-6PM

CONVENIENTLY LOCATED OFF I-80 & RALEY BLVD!

MUST HAVE DR’S RECOMMENDATION & CA I.D.

916-925-1728 A weekly look at medical cannabis in the Sacramento region

The 420

february 2, 2012

HUGE SALE FREE PRIZE RAFFLE AND FREE FOOD! 10AM - 6PM

2 LOCATIONS TO MEET YOUR NEEDS! NOW OPEN: SACRAMENTO STORE!

4391 GRANITE DRIVE, ROCKLIN, CA 95677 | 3127 FITE CIRCLE SUITE E SACRAMENTO, CA 95827 M-F 10-7 SAT 11-7 SUN 12-6 | 916.GROWBIZ

february 2, 2012

The 420

cloudy

with aof

CHANCE

piTfAlls Federal crackdown forces the city of Sacramento to scale back its medical-marijuana tax-revenue projections by

David Downs

Cover design and illustration by Hayley dosHay

Some clubs, for instance, owe back The forecast is getting pretty cloudy for taxes, he added. “We’re trying to sort tax revenues from the city of Sacramento’s out what’s happening with dispensaries Measure C medical-marijuana sales tax. and legal actions and court cases, so we According to Brad Wasson, a city haven’t been real aggressive on businessrevenue manager, Sacramento was on track tax collections. There’s still more work to to meet estimates of $1 million in revenue do, and there could be some money that during its first year. But that track has comes in.” been targeted by U.S. Attorney Benjamin Sheats, who has been organizing Wagner, who has zeroed in on the city’s weekly protests over the medicalmedical-pot clubs for closure. marijuana crackdown on Wednesday The city of Sacramento took in nights at 7 p.m. outside of the downtown $552,000 over the first five months, federal courthouse, said the issue of lost collecting a 4 percent sales tax on medical tax revenue will be null if clubs lose an cannabis from about 39 dispensaries. ongoing fight for survival. In November 2010, voters approved the “If the Department of Justice does not marijuana tax by a massive margin of 71 allow the dispensaries to operate, the city percent, and it took effect July 1, 2011, the will lose those tax funds,” she said. beginning of the city’s fiscal year. Patient advocate and Sacramento Monthly revenue peaked in that first resident Ryan Landers said about 20 clubs month at $152,000, and dropped each are left, and one club is closing each week, month to $138,000, $131,000, $73,000, due to either a direct threat from Wagner and just $58,000 in November, or landlord fears over crackdown news. that last month for which there is He estimates the city stands to lose its $1 available data, Wasson said. million per year in taxes, and Sacramento Part of the decline was anticipated County obviously lost potentially to be seasonal, Wasson said. $3 million a year, assuming Outdoor crops harvested in its dispensaries were taxed the fall lead to a glut in at the same rate as the the black market, and a city’s instead of being slump in dispensary shut down. sales, he said. But In December, numbers were Sacramento expected to pick County banned all back up. dispensaries after Then, in spending upward October, Wagner Brad Wasson of $1 million on publicly pilloried city revenue manager, on Measure C counsel and four dispensaries, medical-marijuana tax revenues additional codedeclaring that all must enforcement agents for close down. The city the remainder of the fiscal of Sacramento was in the year. Nearly all clubs in the process of permitting some 39 county are thought to be closed. clubs at the time, but many of clubs In addition to lost tax revenue, there in the city closed for good, Wasson said, are other ancillary costs to the crackdown, while others closed and then reopened. Landers said, such as millions of dollars Two weeks ago, U.S. Attorney Wagner in lost rents, as well as the loss of sought the forfeiture of a property rented hundreds of well-paying jobs with benefits to Sacramento Holistic Healing Center, and a subsequent loss in housing income. at 2014 10th Street (see “Uncle Sam gets “I think it’s sad,” he said. “I was serious” by Nick Miller, SN&R The 420, glad to see the city being able to keep January 19). departments open with that revenue.” It was the first federal-seizure suit in The crackdown does nothing to stop the city, according to Americans for Safe supply or demand, he noted; it merely Access regional coordinator Courtney deprives the community of revenue to Sheats. Another round of letters sent to which it’s entitled, and decreases safety for landlords that threaten forfeiture recently patients and residents. hit Sacramento city clubs within 1,000 feet He said Wagner’s actions align with the of a school, as well, of which there are Department of Justice’s recently disclosed “many,” she said. efforts to arm cartels, launder their funds, Measure C tax projections will likely and protect favored gangs. have to be rounded down, too, Wasson “Who are the beneficiaries of this? The explained. “There’s some weird stuff going black market and the cartels. The price is on,” he said. “We’re ahead of the million going up, and people are going to cartels dollars [projection], but we’ll probably for their weed,” Landers said. “It makes scale the projections back when we do our you wonder.” midyear report to the city council at the end of this month.” “It’s really hard. You can’t do a standard analysis.”

There’s some weird stuff going on.

A weekly look at medical cannabis in the Sacramento region

The 420

February 2, 2012

S P E E DY

KEEPIN’ IT REAL

D E L I V E RY

20 Grams=$65

25 evals

O N LY ! (TAX INCLUDED)

*Must pre-register on website. Offer Expires 2/15/12.

PURPLE TRAIN WRECK*| PLATINUM OG PURPLE DIESEL | HEADBAND| OG KUSH HINDU KUSH | AND MORE... * $50 OZ SHAKE, $125 OZ

MEYERS COLLECTIVE

(916) 862–6640 • WWW.MEYERSCOLLECTIVE.COM OPEN MON-SAT 10AM – 7PM • SUN OPEN TO MEMBERS ONLY D R . R E C O M M E N DAT I O N & C A I D R E QU I R E D A L L V E T E R A N S & C A N C E R PAT I E N T S R E C E I V E A N A D D I T I O N A L D I S C O U N T

15 Medical Marijuana cardS $

*Must pre-register on website Offer Expires 2/15/12

95 79 Grower recoMMendation Starting at:

*Up to 99 plants

confidential evaluations www.confidential420.coM Medical Evaluations • Online ID Verifications Be smart; think twice; why pay more for the same evaluation?

Our customers overwhelmingly prefer our high–tech approach to the traditional office visit.

Roger J. Foster, MD

Medical Marijuana Consultations managed by Confidential Evaluations

916.538.4216 • Open 12:00pm-6:00pm

PRIORITY APPTS SCHEDULED DAILY/WALK-INS WELCOME!

GETTING SHUT DOWN? BANNED? NO PROBLEM! Learn How To Be Compliant & What Not To Do ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW IN 2 DAYS!

FEB 11 & 12 ROSEVILLE Yes! New Business Start-up Forms provided. File + start the next day! Updates on new AG guidelines

Featuring Medical Marijuana Attorney Bill McPike

$250 per student, must be 21+ yrs old

$25 OFF for SNR readers Discount code: SNR 0212

Enroll online or call | RSVP only 420 College | Helping Our Economy Grow | Legally!

www.420college.org | 855-420-TALK (8255) 6

february 2, 2012

The 420

Chronic Pain? Unable to work? Let us help.

Medical Evaluation for use of

MEDICINAL MARIJUANA

Social Security Income for Adults & Children

conducted by

Free Consultation!

licensed CA Physician

916-722-3433

916.480.9200 You don’t pay unless we win! 1

Law Office of Steven H. Berniker 2500 Marconi Ave Ste 212 www.familylawfirmsac.com

Touch of Earth Non-Profit Compassionate Healthcare Open Daily 10am-8pm

2680 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento 95821 • 916.973.8766 *Must have valid CA I.D. and doctor’s recommendation for Medical Cannabis and be 18 years or older to enter.

40+ StrainS Friendly &

knowledgable

StaFF

daily ViP discounts

ram (top shel an 1/8th mon $10 g purchase of / w ef ki f o gram tue free of an 1/8th h w/ puchase 8t 1/ ee fr wed e of an 1/8th ible w/ puchas ed ee fr u th 5 gram 1/8th e of an 1/8th frI nd w/ puchas le b se u o h f o 1/8th sAt free of an 1/8th h w/ puchase 8t 1/ ee fr sun 50 st

oPen 10a-9P

eVeryday! 7551 14th Ave sAcrAmento, cA 916-877-8420

65th

Free Gift for new Patients

er In Pow

new Patient bogo

lS a i c e p S Daily f)

Ave 14th

VOTE

Groewrs lettb to a le d avail e fi i qualients pat

d #1

NEWS & REVIEW BUSI DESIGNER

designer ss ISSUE DAT FiLe 10.20.05 nAMe stev

FILE NAME please caref DRWMTURNIPSEED102005R1

55 45 NEW PATIENTS with copy of ad

reneWalS PLEASE CAREFULLY Ad size (CoLR with copy of ad ADVERTISEMENT AND VERI speLLing

AD SIZE (COLUMNS X INCH nUMbers &

ConTACT inF

SPELLING

Ad AppeArs NUMBERS & DATES

ApproVed b

CONTACT INFO (PHONE, A

AD APPEARS AS REQUEST

APPROVED BY: Valid through 2/28/12 LOW PRICE GUARANTEE WITh ThIS Ad!

WE’LL MATCh ANY LOCAL M.d.OWNEd CLINIC Ad!

GET APPROVEd OR NO ChARGE! 24/7 Verifications! hIPAA Compliant 100% doctor/Patient Confidentiality

Sacramento 2015 Q Street, 95811 • (916) 476-6142 Open Mon-Sat 11am - 5PM roSeville 901 Sunrise Ave, Ste A-10, 95661 • (916) 772-2420 Open Sat 12 - 6PM A weekly look at medical cannabis in the Sacramento region

The 420

february 2, 2012

www.Goldclubcenterfolds.com

lunch great food specials WeD February 1st – SaT February 4th

PUREGOLD SHOWGIRLS

TOTALLY NUDE

STORE OPEN 10AM

CLUB OPEN 5PM

Fantasy

Bridgette B over 160 xxx movies THIS IS A MODEL

BOOTH OPEN 2PM

5 PACK DVDs

9.69

with coupon

REG. $12.69 Expires 3-15-12

26,000

S DANCE ALL NITE

XXX DVDs

DANCER AUDITIONS

spanish doll Born in Barcelona wed10pm, 12:30am frinoon, 9:30, 11:30, 1:30am thurs 10pm 12:30am sat 9:30, 11:30,1:30am

store signing fri & sat 6-8pm everyday - 11:30am - 7pm • sun mon Tue wed Thur open To close • all vip dances $10 w/ $5 vip wrisTband

amateur contest/auditions every monday

9:30 pm - $450.00 caSh prize

friendly attractive dancers hired daily call 349-7166 for sign up info

free admit w/ad $5.00 value

Valid anytime With Drink purchase

25,000

adult dvds

69¢ DVDS

W/COUPON 1 /CUSTOMER

DVDS STARTING AT

DAILY ELEGANT ANGEL-$11.69 $1.69 – $9.69

TRY FOR

FREE

916.480.6200 rs: 1.800.700.6666 More Local Numbe e.com .redhotdatelin 18+ w w w

616.6060 ANABOLIC BLURAY-$15.69

LOWEST PRICES GUARANTEED

3000 SUNRISE BLVD. #2 RANCHO CORDOVA, CA

916.631.3520

;`jZi\\k :_Xk# >lp kf >lp 18+

0(-%*+'%)(*-

Totally Nude COME SEE THE NEW & IMPROVED FANTASY REMODEL NEW DANCERS NO STAGE FEES!

$0.99 - $9.99

ALL DAY & ALL NIGHT WITH WRISTBAND PURCHASE

40%-60% off special order w/ad

2-4-1 COVER OR $5 OFF

new releases Bang Brothers elegant angel zero Tolerance Digital playground

$14.95 $14.95 $15.95 $19.95

$10 DANCES

AFTER 7PM WITH THIS AD

SERVING FOOD DAILY OPEN-CLOSE

HAVE FUN & MAKE FAST

CASH TONIGHT!

pirates #2 dvd $36

HIRING DANCERS, SECURITY, BARTENDERS HOST/HOSTESS, & DJ

Full SerVice reSTauranT

SHOWING ALL MAJOR

SpOrTS acTiOn On Our GianT Screen TV

ON OUR 100” PROJECTOR SCREEN

(Between Sunrise & hazel)

FREE POOL TABLE

Open 7 DaYS a WeeK

11363 Folsom Blvd, rancho cordova

858-0444

M-Th 11:30-3 • Fri 11:30-4 • Sat 12-4 • Sun 3-3 Gold club centerfolds is a non-alcohol nightclub featuring all-nude entertainment. adults over 18 only.

44 | SN&R | 02.02.12

Give in to your wildest fantasies!

MMA EVENTS

851 RICHARDS BLVD. DOWNTOWN SAC • 916.447.4475 SUN-THURS 3PM - 3AM • FRI-SAT 3PM - 4AM FACEBOOK.COM/CLUBFANTASYSAC WWW.GENTLEMENSCLUBFANTASY.COM

GRAND OPENING

Thai 1 hour $50 SwediSh 90 mins $70 deep TiSSue 2 hours $90

Nuad Thai Massage 1321 25th St Sacramento 95816 (916) 600-9798 By Appt Only

ApHINyA Licensed CMT

*this is a model

Swedish • Deep Tissue Body Shampoo Shower Available Walk-ins Welcome www.TherapyHeaven.net

Therapy Heaven

5372 Sunrise Blvd. • Fair Oaks

www.AphinyaThaiMassage.com

(corner of Sunrise & Madison)

(916) 536-9565

The Deep Tissue • Swedish • Reflexology • Free Chinese therapies Sauna & Shower Available 7 Days a Week 10a-10p

916.395.7712 7271 55th St. #D

Sacramento 95823 All Credit Cards Accepted

PERFECT STYLE Swedish, Reflexology, Deep Tissue Massage, Shoulder Massage, Aromatherapy, Free Dry Sauna & Body Shampoo. Walk-ins Welcome. Male CMT by appt. Get your gifts today! enjoy your

valentine’s day

MASSAGE

This is a model

2264 Fair Oaks Blvd #102

Sacramento 95825 • (916) 646-1888

3401 FREEPORT BLVD 5 SACRAMENTO CA 95818 916-326-5600 #

916.362.8888

Bradshaw Hwy 50

San Juan Ave.

4810 San Juan Ave., Fair Oaks, CA 95628 · 916.200.0555 Sun-Thurs 10am-10pm · Fri 10am-5pm · Sat Evenings

Folsom Blvd

w/coupon exp. 2/29/12

Fair Oaks

FLAMINGO

10am-10:30pm Daily Gift Certificates Available Walk-ins & Couples Welcome

9545 Folsom Blvd #6 Sacramento

WITHOFF AD Arden Fair Oaks 50

Land Park Healing Massage Deep Tissue • Swedish • Thai Massage

Deep Tissue • Swedish Thai Massage

3999 1 hour

Winding Wy.

Lulu

Tui Na Hot Oil Swedish Hot Stone Free Table Shower Chinese cupping Back Walking Deep Tissue

Lux’s Spa

FOR MASSAGE SpECiAl TExT perfect TO 288411

Sunset Ave.

BODY

Therapeutic Massage at Land Park

New Massage TherapisTs

Sac City College Sutterville Rd 99

with coupon

Howe

russian massage

Freeport Blvd

TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE

Fruitridge Rd

(916) 456-5727

2030 Sutter ville Rd.

•

Sacramento

get him on the line

916.480.6210

NEWS

More local numbers: 1.800.777.8000 / 18+ Ahora en Español / www.interactivemale.com

DESIGN

TRY

TODAY

FILE NA LANDPAR

www.GuySpy.com

02.02.12 | SN&R | 45

PL ADVERTI

AD SIZ SPELL

NEW99

ANNA

NEW YEAR NEW MIND NEW BODY

39.

our An H

This is a model Combination Massage • Free Table Shower Couples Room Available • Chinese Cupping

MASSAGE

REFRESH YOURSELF

THIS IS A MODEL

3000 Arden Way Suite 3 Sacramento (Near Morse Ave) (916) 979-1188 Open Daily: 10:00am-10:00pm

Thai • Swedish Showers Available Walk-ins Welcome

1911 DOUGLAS BLVD #80 • ROSEVILLE 916.772.5222

Gift Certificates Available

SPECIAL $70 an hour

Couples Massage

$70 an hour Full Body

FREE TABLE SHOWER REGULAR SHOWER AVAILABLE

Hwy 80 Sunrise Blvd

TJ Maxx N

Now accepting all major credit cards.

VA L E N T I N E ’ S ❤ SPECI A L ❤

❤

5w/aodff

3260 J Street #A Sacramento 95816

This is a model

Open 7 Days/wk 10am–10:30pm

45 5

Cap City F

U St.

rwy.

28th

SPECIAL 1 HOUR MASSAGE

T St.

TIRED? IN PAIN? LET US MASSAGE YOUR TROUBLES AWAY

❤

Eastern Therapy Holiday Spa 2030 28th & U St. MIDTOWN

227 Riverside ROSEVILLE

Open: 10am-11pm

916.456.8886

Golden Hands Spa

916.442.1888

El camino

GREEN JADE MASSAGE THERAPY

❤❤

1355 Florin Rd, Ste.13 Sacramento, CA 95822

SwediSh • deep tiSSue • ChiNeSe • thAi • BACK wALKiNG • RAiN-dROp

Walk-Ins & Couples Welcome Gift Certificates Available

2441 Maryal dr • 484–6212 • 812–4681 open 9aM–10pM 7 days a week

EastErn

916.772.3929

Douglas Blvd

916.429.7270

Deep Tissue • Tui Na • Swedish Free Hot Stone & Shower Chinese Cupping Hot Oil Foot Reflexology Back Walking (w/Herbal Bath, Back & Shoulder Massage)

1 hour - $40 30 min - $30

NEW ASIAN MASSAGE Open Daily 9am-11pm 1850 Douglas Blvd #910 Roseville, CA 95661

M-F 9am-9pm Sat/Sun 11am-9pm Closed Wednesdays

NEW MASSAGE!

4-Hand Massage

This is a model

Shiatsu Oriental Massage

This is a model

Z’S MASSAGE

HIRING MASSAGE THERAPISTS walk-ins welcome • cReDiT caRDs accePTeD

GRAND OPENING BODY MASSAGE $3999/HR

ACCUPRESSURE DEEP TISSUE SWEDISH

1241 Alamo Dr Ste #13 Vacaville, CA 95687 Open 10am–8pm daily (707) 452–0818

FREE TABLE SHOWER $40•1 hr $30•1/2 hr open seven days a week 10am-10pm

1192 35TH AVE SACRAMENTO 916.395.6789

916.331.6188 5412 Madison Ave Suite 160

Near VIC’S Supermarket

PENING NT O D N GRA AGEME N A M NEW Table Shower Available

grand opening

OFF

W/ COUPON

REV DATE

05.19.11 a model

PLEASE CAREFULLY REVIEW YOUR ADVERTISEMENT AND VERIFY THE FOLLOWING: AD SIZE (COLUMN X INCHES) SPELLING NUMBERS & DATES

3039 El Camino Ave. Sacramento, CA 95821 916-978-0388 9am-9pm Daily

Watt Ave

Prestige Day Spa

Lee Massage

Fulton Ave

N E WAve S & R E V I E W B U S I N E S S U S E O N LY 7447 Madison Citrus Heights, CA 95610 DESIGNER SS ISSUE DATE 06.02.11 ACCT EXEC OAU 9am-9pm daily This is FILE NAME NEWASIAN060211R2

This is a model

Cumberland Rd

46 | SN&R | 02.02.12

best asian massage

this is a model

LAND PARK SPA

2860 FLORIN ROAD SACRAMENTO 95822 DAILY 9AM-9PM 916.231.9498

(916) 965-5569

vACAvILLE

HOUrS: 9AM - 7pM

Always Perfect Massage

Business 80

9am - 10pm Daily 3105 Penryn Rd ✤ Penryn, CA 916 - 652 - 3788

Good Massage Body Shampoo Sauna

707.451.2789

1092 E MONTE vISTA AvE

This is a model

Penryn Day Spa

SwediSh • deep tiSSue • reflexology ShowerS • Steam room gift certificateS • walk-inS welcome open mon–sat 10-9 • sun 1-8 8075 greenback lane 916.726.0451 www.massagealwaysperfect.com

CASH ONLY

916.899.5226

GRAND OPENING!

$10 OFF

TOUCH for HEALING

El Camino

by ROB BREZSNY

FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2, 2012

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Sad but true:

A lot of people seem to be perpetually in a state of wanting what they don’t have and not wanting what they actually do have. I’m begging you not to be like that in the coming weeks, Aries. Please? I’ll tell you why: More than I’ve seen in a long time, you will have everything going for you if you want precisely what you do have—and are not full of longing for what’s unavailable. Do you think you can you manage that brilliant trick? If so, you will be amazed by the sublimity of the peace that will settle over you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Of all the

signs of the zodiac, Tauruses are the least likely to be arrogant. Sadly, in a related development, they’re also among the most likely to have low self-esteem. But your tribe now has an excellent opportunity to address the latter problem. Current cosmic rhythms are inviting you rather loudly and dramatically to boost your confidence, even at the risk of you careening into the forbidden realm of arrogance. That’s why I recommend Taurus musician Trent Reznor as your role model. He has no problem summoning feelings of self-worth. As evidence, here’s what he confessed when asked about whether he frequents music social networks: “I don’t care what my friends are listening to. Because I’m cooler than they are.”

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “If Mark

Twain had had Twitter,” says humorist Andy Borowitz, “he would have been amazing at it. But he probably wouldn’t have gotten around to writing [The Adventures of] Huckleberry Finn.” I think you’re facing a comparable choice, Gemini. You can either get a lot of little things done that will serve your short-term aims, or else you can at least partially withdraw from the day-today give-and-take so as to devote yourself with more focus to a long-range goal. I’m not here to tell you which way to go; I just want to make sure you know the nature of the decision before you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You now

have a special talent for helping your allies tap into their dormant potentials and latent energy. If you choose to use it, you will also have a knack for snapping lost sheep and fallen angels out of their wasteful trances. There’s a third kind of magic you have in abundance right now, Cancerian, and that’s the ability to coax concealed truths out of their hiding places. Personally, I’m hopeful that you will make lavish use of these gifts. I should mention, however, that some people may resist you. The transformations you could conceivably set in motion with your superpowers might seem alarming to them. So I suggest that you hang out as much as possible with change lovers who like the strong medicine you have to offer.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Publishing a volume

of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo,” said author Don Marquis, speaking from experience. Something you’re considering, Leo, may seem to fit that description, too. It’s a project or action or gift that you’d feel good about offering, but you also wonder whether it will generate the same buzz as that rose petal floating down into the Grand Canyon. Here’s what I think: To the degree that you shed your attachment to making an impact, you will make the exact impact that matters most. Give yourself without any expectations.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Comedian Louis CK told a story about his young daughter. She had a fever, and he gave her some Tylenol that was bubblegum flavored. “Eww!” she complained. Louis was exasperated. “You can’t say ‘Eww,’” he told her. What he meant was that as a white kid in America, she’s among the most privileged characters in the world—certainly far luckier than all the poor children who have no medicine at all, let alone medicine that tastes like candy. I’m going to present a similar argument to you, Virgo. In the large scheme of things, your suffering right now is small. Try to keep your attention on your blessings rather than your discomfort.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I stumbled

upon an engineering textbook for undergraduates. There was a section on how to do technical writing, as opposed to the

BEFORE

15 MINUTES

by STEPHANIE

RODRIGUEZ PHOTO BY WILLIAM LEUNG

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY literary kind. It quoted a poem by Edgar Allan Poe: “Helen, thy beauty is to me / Like those Nicean barks of yore / That gently, o’er a perfumed sea, / The weary way-worn wanderer bore / To his own native shore.” Then the book gave advice to the student: “To express these ideas in technical writing, we would simply say, ‘He thinks Helen is beautiful.’” Don’t take shortcuts like that, Libra. For the sake of your emotional health and spiritual integrity, you can’t see or treat the world anything like what a technical writer would.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Are you

ready to start playing in earnest with that riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma? Are you looking forward to the rough-and-tumble fun that will ensue after you leap into the middle of that sucker and start trying to decipher its impossibly interesting meaning? I hope you are primed and eager, Scorpio. I hope you can’t wait to try to answer the question that seems to have no answer. Be brave and adventurous, my friend—and be intent on having a blast.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

Lessons could come to you from unforeseen sources and unanticipated directions during the next few weeks, Sagittarius. They will also come in expected forms from all the familiar influences, so the sum total of your learning could be pretty spectacular. To take maximum advantage of the opportunity, just assume that everyone and everything might have useful teachings for you—even people you usually ignore and situations that have bored you in the past. Act like an eager student who’s hungry for knowledge and curious to fill in the gaps in your education.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “The

consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person,” said British writer Quentin Crisp. If you harbor even a small tendency in that direction, Capricorn, I hope that in the coming days you will make a concentrated effort to talk yourself out of it. In my astrological opinion, this is a critical moment in the long-term evolution of your healthy self-sufficiency. For both your own sake and the sake of the people you love, you must find a way to shrink your urge to make them responsible for your well-being.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you go to California’s Yosemite National Park this month, you might get the chance to witness a reddish gold waterfall. Here’s how: At sunset, gaze up at the sheer east face of the rock formation known as El Capitan. There you will see what seems to be a vertical river of fire, also known as Horsetail Fall. I nominate this marvel to be your inspirational symbol for the coming weeks. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you will have the power to blend fire and water in novel ways. I encourage you to look at the photo here—http://bit.ly/fluidicfire—and imprint the image on your mind’s eye. It will help unleash the subconscious forces you’ll need to pull off your own natural wonder.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): After singer

Amy Winehouse died, actor Russell Brand asked the public and media to scale back their derisive opinions about her struggle with intoxicants. Addiction isn’t a romantic affectation or glamorous self-indulgence that people are too lazy to overcome, he said. It’s a disease. Would you mock a schizophrenic for his “stupid” propensity for hearing voices? Would you ridicule a victim of multiple sclerosis for not being vigorous? I’m of the opinion that all of us have at least one addiction, although it may not be as disabling as Winehouse’s weakness for liquor and narcotics. What’s yours, Pisces? Porn? Sugar? Internet? Bad relationships? The coming weeks would be a very good time to seek help in healing it.

You can call Rob Brezsny for your Expanded Weekly Horoscope: (900) 950-7700. $1.99 per minute. Must be 18+. Touchtone phone required. Customer service (612) 373-9785. And don’t forget to check out Rob’s website at www.realastrology.com.

FRONTLINES

FEATURE

Hobo for humanity Performance artist and spoken-word poet the Hobo Sapien wears a simple costume—a charmingly ragged coat, a hat and a bundle on a stick. Influenced by the late comedian Red Skelton’s character, Freddie the Freeloader, this vagabond’s on a mission to raise awareness by hammering down the barriers of racism, homophobia and social class. He shares his words with any audience, sometimes punctuated by a slide whistle. Like a true drifter, always on the go, most of the Hobo’s material was written during his travels via Amtrak or Greyhound. He performs with bands like Musical Charis in bar settings or at open-mic nights throughout Sacramento.

How was the Hobo Sapien created? Hobo Sapien came out of the fact that we’re all homo sapiens. We have that commonality. We’re all human beings and sapien is a Latin word for wise. We are wise homo erectus. So, I was like, I’m a hobo, but I’m smart. I don’t want to be like a dumb hobo, and “Let’s get a bottle of booze.” None of my material has to do with getting wasted. There’s no profanity, but that doesn’t dumb it down. It doesn’t make it cheesy. I wanted it to be on point, powerful. I don’t want to be excluded because I’m PG-13. I’m G-rated. I can have a bigger audience that way.

What influences your poetry and delivery style? I’m a big hip-hop fan. I’ve always been writing verse and inspired by the music. Especially in what some people call “backpacker”—the conscious hip-hop, and a lot

STORY

A RT S & C U LT U R E

of the positive, uplifting stuff like the Bay Area’s Crown City Rockers, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common. … I’m a De La Soul fan, love A Tribe Called Quest, a lot of the oldschool stuff because of their message. They’re not talking about the things that I don’t care about. I don’t drive a car, so I don’t care about rims. And whether or not they spin is even further beyond the point. I don’t care about bling, and I respect women. I really have no interest in any kind of degradation of women or objectification of women—or anybody for that matter.

How does an audience usually react to you at first? When I go into a venue, it’s always in character. At first I get a lot of weird looks because there’s a clown phobia or because it’s different. Nobody’s seen it. It’s obvious I’m not a dirty, stinky bum. I’m a hobo. I don’t want people to misconstrue that. People don’t know why I’m there. They don’t get it, but as soon as I go up there and perform—because I mix in comedy and interaction—they start listening. It’s a night-and-day reaction.

You perform with bands at bars and clubs sometimes. Is that a tough crowd to capture? It’s an ongoing process. It’s something I’m learning to do. I’ve had some interesting discussions with Musical Charis in a bar setting. If I can get [the audience’s] attention, that says something. It’s really what’s in the word, what’s in the message and your delivery method in performance art. But if I can get their attention, if I can captivate them, it’s a challenge for me. We’ve performed at O’Mally’s [Irish Pub] together, and it was interesting because it was rowdy, it was in between bands. It was a |

AFTER

really cool experience to be able to quiet a room of bar patrons. They quieted down and turned around. It was a cool experience to be able to get up there and play a little slide whistle.

When can people catch a performance? Mondo Bizarro [Café] is my home. That’s where I introduce all new pieces. Anytime I’ve ever done a new piece for the first time, it’s been there. Every first and third Wednesday they have what they call Midtown Out Loud, and it’s open-mic poetry and acoustic music. That’s the first place I had ever performed as the Hobo. I was living in the neighborhood, walked up in character and found a loving family of poets and people of all different kinds; all welcoming and supportive. I’m part of that family now.

How do you avoid being another individual standing on a soapbox? I don’t want to be preachy, but I also don’t want to be cowardly. The Hobo Sapien is about community, about spirituality—realizing that there’s more than just the physical. I believe in God. Personally, I’m a Christian man, and I know people conflict with that, and I’m always open to that conversation. I like to talk about it. I want to learn. I try not to offend people, but my faith and my spirituality does come through in the work, and I’m OK with that. I don’t expect everybody to like that aspect of it. Hopefully, the merits of the wordplay and the merits of the delivery method will hold true. I’ve never had anybody tell me they don’t like it, that it’s a deterrent. But I know there will be those. I can’t expect everyone to like me. Ω For more information on Hobo Sapien, visit www.facebook.com/beingforchange.

02.02.12

SN&R

Stay on top of your savings with

S.T.A.R.T. is the automatic savings plan that lets you save at your own pace. Whether you want to go slow or fast, you decide how you want to save and how much. Reach $1,000 in savings and you’ll earn a $50 U.S. Bank Rewards Visa® Card. Keep the savings balance for a year, and earn another $50. With online tools to track your progress, S.T.A.R.T. makes it easy for everyone to save.

branch

usbank.com/START

800.720.2265

m.usbank.com

Enrollment is required. A qualifying transfer from your Package Checking account to your Package Money Market Savings account must be scheduled and maintained. You must open and/or maintain an active U.S. Bank Package, including a Silver, Gold or Platinum Checking account AND a Money Market Savings account. A minimum deposit of $50 is required to open a Checking account and a minimum of $25 is required to open a Money Market Savings account. All regular account opening procedures apply. Certain conditions apply to U.S. Bank Packages. Credit products are subject to normal credit qualifications and approvals. Other conditions and restrictions may apply. Program is subject to change. See the S.T.A.R.T. Program Agreement for detailed information. The U.S. Bank Rewards Visa Card cannot be reloaded with additional funds, nor can it be used at an ATM. Terms and conditions apply and fees may apply to Rewards Cards. For complete terms and conditions see the U.S. Bank Rewards Visa Card Agreement available at www.myusbankcorporaterewards.com. Deposit products offered by U.S. Bank, N.A. ©2012 U.S. Bancorp. All rights reserved. Member FDIC.

.com/usbank