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The ladies of the competing teams, Tornado Sirens, Warning Belles, and The Third Alarm, have collected bruises, torn tendons, dislocated ankles and broken bones to bring roller derby in all its grit and glory to the Indianapolis area.
This seventh annual event is a 7-inning celebrity softball game between players of the major professional sports teams in Indiana along with mascots, media personalities and other Indiana sports personalities. It has become a Memorial game to celebrate the life of Caroline Symmes’, one of our precious Wish children, who was involved in making this event possible.
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Saturday, May 23, noon-1:30 p.m. On the eve of the Indianapolis 500, the IPL 500 Festival Parade will take place in downtown Indianapolis, including floats lighting up the streets of downtown Indianapolis, celebrities, marching bands, patriotic units, specialty units, spectacular floats and giant helium balloons celebrating the world’s largest singleday sporting event.
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he bumper sticker on the car in front of me was emphatic. You can’t be Christian and proabortion, it read. “Really?” I said to myself as I trailed behind the car in rush-hour traffic. “Isn’t that God’s decision – and not yours?” That was a couple of days ago, but the bumper sticker leapt back into my thoughts as I read the Pew Research Center’s Religious Landscape Study – a sweeping survey of Americans’ attitudes about faith and church. The survey’s findings showed that America is becoming less Christian than it was only a few years ago. In 2007, when Pew’s pollsters asked the same questions, they found that 78.4 percent of Americans said they were Christians. When they asked again in 2014, the pollsters discovered that 70.6 percent said they were Christian – a drop of nearly 8 percent in just seven years. The survey also showed strong gains among Americans pollsters called religiously unaffiliated – those folks who identified themselves as atheists, agnostics or “nothing in particular.” Seven years, these unchurched Americans accounted for 16.1 percent of the population. Now the number is up to 22.8 percent – a jump from being less than a sixth of the population to nearly a quarter of the population in just a few years. What’s intriguing is that these numbers seem to reflect changes across the board. They’re occurring in every part of the country, in every age group, in every racial or ethnic group and every economic demographic. That’s the “what” of the situation. The “why” is something we really don’t know. There’s a speculation that this move away from organized Christian faith is a product of the increasing fragmentation of American culture. Or immigration. Or moral decay. I’m not going to claim to know with anything resembling certainty the answer to that profound question. But there’s a reason the car and the bumper sticker came to mind when I read the Pew results. You can’t be Christian and pro-abortion. There’s a political and public policy 6 VOICES // 05.20.15 - 05.27.15 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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statement there, of course, and there is some evidence that the increasing political stridency in faith communities is alienating people who otherwise might be devout. I’m not going to devote a lot of time to pointing out that there’s a difference between being pro-choice and pro-abortion – in part because I’m less focused, at the moment, on political arguments than about issues of faith. I’m a Christian. There are times, though, that I hesitate to say that – not because I’m abashed about my faith. No, my reluctance stems from the kind of tone I see in that bumper sticker. It isn’t that I want to suppress what that person thinks or even that I think he or she is wrong. But, because that sort of absolutism has become the popular perception of what Christianity is and what Christians believe, I’m hesitant to accept that label. Because it doesn’t reflect my faith. My guess – and I will acknowledge that it is only a guess – is that the person who slapped that sticker on the back of his or her car reads the Bible and finds both certitude and answers within its pages. If that’s the case, I’m happy for him or her. For many of us, though, our spiritual quests are just that – quests. We read our spiritual texts and, instead of finding answers, we discover still more questions and find ourselves confronted with still more challenges. For us, knowing divine imperatives is never an easy thing. And having the conviction that we understand God’s will enough to speak for Him or Her is almost impossible. When I’m pressed for an answer about my faith, I describe myself as a renegade Protestant and explain that I don’t want anything, not even a church, getting between me and my relationship with God. I used to think I was alone in believing as I did. The Pew study suggests, though, that there are a lot of us out there who have more questions than answers but remain devout in the asking. n
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hen the General Assembly’s session ended last month, Gov. Mike Pence and legislative leaders insisted that the controversy over the religious freeAnd The Star also had Leonard Hoops, dom restoration act was over. president of Visit Indy, quoting an execuBut the state’s jobs agency must not tive from a group that decided not to think so. come to Indiana saying, “The bad taste of The Indiana Economic Development that single action, even though it has been Corporation is paying $750,000 to a New York public relations firm for the first part changed, will last for quite some time.” In case state leaders still don’t think it’s of a “reputation enhancement initiative.” a big deal, they should consider this, also And one thing that might have to go from the IBJ: Carrie Lambert, executive – according a story in the Indianapolis director of the Indiana Tourism AssoBusiness Journal – is the state’s “Honest ciation said there’s a feeling of urgency to Goodness” slogan. It seems the tradiamong her members. tional sentiment sounds just a little too “Our biggest fear is the bid cycle that is downhome for a state trying to recover going on right now,” Lambert said. “We from criticism that leaders sought to have a lot of meeting and tour planners legalize discrimination against people telling us that now is just not the time to who are gay. announce you’re coming to Indiana. The “It’s difficult to see ‘Honest to Goodbookings are drying up and that could ness’ as a slogan for state tourism at this point in time,” Jo Wade, president of Visit cause a big issue in three to five years.” Many have called on lawmakers to Lafayette-West Lafayette, told the Indiatry again to fix the problem by adding napolis Business Journal. “People want sexual orientation to a law that bans disto grab anything they can to remember their anger toward our state, and ‘Honest crimination based on gender, race and religion. Certainly, that would help. to Goodness’ could be a flare-up. At the But the damage is probably done anytime we passed RFRA, people didn’t see way. It’s unlikely passage of anti-discrimthat as honest or good.” ination law would ever get the national Those who backed the so-called RFRA attention that RFRA gained. After all, law say that discrimination was never the goal. But legislative leaders were concerned enough about the backlash to pass a “fix” for They said the controversy was the law, one that Gov. Mike Pence signed. And then they over. Now, it seems that was just said the controversy was over. wishful thinking. Now, it seems that was just wishful thinking. The $750,000 contract finalized last week is just the downroughly half of the states already have payment on what’s expected to be a $2 that law and so it’s not unusual. What million effort to fix the state’s reputation. makes it news in Indiana is only that it’s Tourism leaders across the state have an about-face from RFRA. said it’s needed. Conventions have It will take more than that to undo the expressed concern about locating their RFRA damage. And the first step has to events in Indiana and some entertainbe a persistent effort by Republican leadment venues have had groups seeking ers – who have a stranglehold on state refunds. The Indianapolis Star reported government – to resist taking actions last week the International Association that reinforce the reputation RFRA has of Fairs and Expositions chose another thrust upon the state. Until that occurs, city for its 2018 and 2019 conventions, in there’s not much a public relations effort part because of RFRA. can fix. n NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 05.20.15 - 05.27.15 // VOICES 7
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Pence to seek re-election Gov. Mike Pence plans to announce that he’ll run for re-election during the GOP’s spring dinner next month.
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“We are excited the governor will formally announce his plans to seek re-election during our annual spring dinner,” Cardwell said, “and we look forward to hearing his ideas for the future of our great state.” The dinner is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at Primo Banquet Hall in Indianapolis. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is the keynote speaker. GOP crowds 3rd District race for 2016 Two Republican state senators from northeast Indiana plan to run for Indiana’s 3rd District seat in Congress. Other Republicans have indicated potential runs for the seat, which could make for a very crowded primary in 2016. Sen. Jim Banks, R-Columbia City, announced last week he is running for the seat now held by U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman, who is also a Republican. Stutzman announced last week that he’ll run for Senate in 2016, which makes him ineligible to run for re-election to the U.S. House. Banks is a real estate broker for The Bradley Company in Fort Wayne and serves in the U.S. Navy Reserves as a supply corps officer. Late last year, Banks took a leave from the Indiana Senate to serve in Afghanistan. Sen. Liz Brown, R-Fort Wayne has a press conference scheduled to announce her plan, but already has a website, lizbrown.us, for her congressional run. Brown is a lawyer and owns a mediation business, specializing in civil and domestic mediation. She also served on the Fort Wayne City Council from 2008-2011. Kip Tom, a leader in multiple agriculture businesses, said last week that he is seriously considering running for Congress. Tom is the managing member of Tom Farms LLC and the president of CereServ Inc. Carmel native and Fort Wayne car dealership owner Bob Thomas held a press conference from his showroom floor announcing that he was considering a run for either Congress or governor. Thomas indicated that his decision on which office to run for would be contingent upon the plans of incumbent governor Mike Pence. — AMBER STEARNS AND THE STATEHOUSE FILE 8 NEWS // 05.20.15 - 05.27.15 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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Indiana Republican Party Chairman Jeff Cardwell revealed the news to supporters Monday in an email about the dinner on June 18. Pence – once considered a possible presidential candidate – had said he’d announce his campaign plans after the legislative session, which ended last month. But it had become increasingly clear that Pence would not enter the crowded Republican presidential field and instead seek a second term as governor.
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he last time a woman ran for governor in Indiana was the 2008 general election. Jill Long Thompson lost to Mitch Daniels by over 17 percent of the popular vote. The loss in that gubernatorial race was completely overshadowed by the joy Democrats experienced that year from the presidential race. Indiana was purple, thanks to Barack Obama narrowly carrying the state for a Democratic win, the first one since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.
One woman declared In 2016 the national and state climate will be different. And another woman has set her sights on the governor’s office. Karen Tallian has been in the Senate chamber of the statehouse since 2005. She took over the last year of Rose Ann Antich-Carr. Carr vacated her seat after 15 years in office to become the clerktreasurer of Merrillville. Tallian won reelection in 2006, 2010 and 2014. In that last election she was unopposed. It was also after that last election in 2014 that she began to consider a different office in the statehouse. “There was a time when John Gregg was saying that he was ‘out’ and no other person who was a viable choice had stepped up. Frankly, it seemed like an impossible road,” said Tallian. “But I kept saying someone has to speak for at least 48 to 50 percent of the state of Indiana because I really did not believe that the entire state of Indiana was as right wing as Mike Pence is.” Following RFRA and a multitude of other blunders with Pence at the helm, that once impossible road has a new surface that could lead to change. Pence’s
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approval rating is at an all-time low and members of the Republican Party have been very outspoken about supporting other candidates. “I think there are a lot of people that sort of smell blood in the water now,” she laughed. The tide has shifted so much that 2012 candidate John Gregg is running again, even though he had indicated he probably would not following his loss to Pence. Others names like Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz and House Democratic Leader Scott Pelath, D-Michigan City, have also circulated as possible contenders for governor. Despite the potentially crowded primary field, Tallian believes because she is the right person at the right time because she represents the progressive voice in Indiana that exists but is underrepresented. “It’s got a long history – the progressive movement — starting back into the late 1800s and early 1900s,” said Tallian. “They passed women’s suffrage. They passed the direct election of senators. They passed income tax. They did a lot of grassroots organizing.” “Progressive” is a moniker Tallian wears proudly because it reflects who she is and what she is about: moving Indiana forward and making progress for the majority. “I think “progressive” now is in contrast to the kind of Koch-brothers-bigbusiness-rule ideas,” said Tallian. “It gets back to what everyone is talking about in the 99 percent, which is the biggest population of the American public.” And she adds “progressive” can mean different things to different people based upon where they live and the challenges they face. For us in Indiana, where the political climate has moved so far to the right, being dead center is progressive. The term “progressive” or “progressivism” dates back to 1890 when the rapid industrialization in America was causing economic and social problems in the U.S. The nation’s classes were beginning to take firmer shape and a social movement for fairness and equality began to rise. That social movement turned political as progressives believed
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Sen. Karen Tallian, D- Portage, announced she will run for governor in 2016.
And those are the Hoosiers she hopes to reach. Tallian is looking forward to carrying her message across the state over the next year, attending gatherings and dinners to reach the Democratic base and utilizing social media to help collect the 500 signatures in each congressional district she will need to get her name on the ballot in 2016. She also intends to roll out her agenda and plans for the state in the form of the bills she will file in the next legislative session. “I have the advantage in that I will be in the middle of my current term as state senator next January,” said Tallian. “I really have nothing to lose.”
Other potentials in the field Tallian is the only woman thus far to officially throw her hat into the gubernatorial ring, but hers isn’t the only name to be discussed in either political circle. Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz has said she is considering her options as many have publicly encouraged her to run for governor. Ritz has had her battles with the current administration – from the highly reported that needed changes in poverty, violence, greed, and racism required government intervention in the form of education, environment and the economy, specifically the workforce. Social justice and environmentalism continue to be strong underlying themes in the modern day progressive movement.
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science professor at the University of Indianapolis, says there are several reasons why women don’t run for public office. “There is no question that the cost of running for office is a huge issue,” says Albright. “And women tend to overestimate how much it will cost and how much money they personally will have to invest in a campaign while men tend to underestimate those figures.” And in general, women aren’t conditioned to being comfortable asking for money for themselves. Many researchers studying the gender wage gap have noted how women don’t advocate for themselves when asking for pay raises. Albright says the same is true in politics. Fundraising is an integral part of campaigning and women typically are hesitant to seek out donor dollars as a candidate. Albright says there is also the issue of how women are socialized to perceive themselves and the “social” aspect of politics. “As a society we don’t associate women with the ‘ugly’ side of politics and as a result women don’t see themselves overcoming those things,” says Albright. The term politician “I think “progressive” now … gets is often considered a title back to what everyone is talking about less-than-kind associated with thievery, manipulation, and in the 99 percent, it’s the biggest dishonesty. Women are population of the American public.” glorified instead to be the antithesis of that as — SEN. KAREN TALLIAN nurturers, homemakers, and childbearers. Those social institutions are magnified even more when you throw race into the mix. a change in the attitude toward female Albright says the concerns of cost and soleadership in Indiana. cial pressures are often magnified within So, is Indiana ready for a female the minority community for a woman. governor? “Women in general, and it’s even more true for minority women, tend to show more awareness that political campaigns Indiana is still considered a conserare not all fun,” says Albright, “They are vative state, so it’s not surprising that constantly looking beyond the glitz and women are underrepresented in politics. glamour that is associated with life in Women have been serving in the Indiana public office.” General Assembly since 1920 and have However, Albright notes that nationrepresented Indiana in the U.S. Conally the larger trend is moving toward gress since 1923. But the numbers of the disregard of gender in politics and representation have never reflected the a greater focus on the issues. High 51 percent of the population that are profile political figures like Nancy Pelosi, women. And it wasn’t until 2003 that InElizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton are diana saw a female lieutenant governor, helping to change the image. when Joe Kernan selected Kathy Davis That trend could even affect a conserto be his second in command. Interestvative state like Indiana. ingly, Indiana has had a woman in the And for a woman to be elected governor number two spot ever since. However, in the state of Indiana, from either politiwith the exception of Long Thompson’s cal party, would send a message to the ill-fated run against a strong incumbent, rest of the nation about the Hoosier state. no other woman has dared to strive for “It would show a sense of gender forthe big chair until now. wardness and a tolerance on issues pertiDr. Laura Albright, assistant political nent to women in Indiana,” says Albright. n conflicts with the State Board of Education to the head-to-head battles with the governor through the now defunct Center for Education and Career Innovation (CECI), the department Pence created by executive order that directly challenged Ritz’s authority. Ritz’s supporters have always been quick to point out that Ritz was the lone Democrat in a field of Republicans to win a state title in 2012, and (to pour more salt in the wound) received more votes than Pence in that election. On the opposite side of the aisle there is the potential for a women to step into the GOP’s top leadership role. Tallian’s observation that people smell blood in the water is accurate as many in the Republican Party have outwardly expressed their disappointment with Pence’s performance over the last few months. A name like U.S. Congresswoman Susan Brooks pops up in conversation as an individual that could bring peace to a divided state party. While the odds of that happening are small, it does show
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Category: Ecological Integrity Youth: Maddie Brooks Adult: John Williamson, executive director of Food Rescue Category: Social and Economic Justice Youth: Parkerhouse: Dana Parker and Parker Hershberger Adult: Denise Abdul-Rahman, Indiana NAACP Environmental Climate Justice Chair Category: Democracy, Nonviolence and Peace Youth: Andrea Boesak Adult: Kristina Hulvershorn, Climate Camp Indiana Living Green’s Renee Sweeney will also receive special recognition for using various platforms to provide guidance on carbon footprint reduction and overall responsible earth stewardship. Indiana Interchurch Building, Krannert Room, 1100 W. 42nd St., FREE March Against Monsanto May 23, 10 a.m. Noblesville Against Monsanto will host a march as a part of the worldwide grassroots campaign. The gathering and protest is designed to raise awareness about the genetically modified products and herbicides created by the agribusiness company Monsanto. Marsh Supermarket, 17901 River Ave. (Noblesville), FREE, march-against-monsanto.com
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One of the casualties of RFRA could be the state marketing slogan. Indiana’s current tourism campaign is based on the phrase “Honest to Goodness Indiana.” Now that the state’s hired a PR firm to fix its image after the RFRA debacle, that slogan may be replaced. What should the new one be? We asked for your input, and the highlights from NUVO’s Facebook page and Twitter (@NUVO_net) are listed below. Indiana: We’re not as ignorant as our politicians... we just don’t vote! — TC Jarvis Indiana: Welcome back to the Stone Age! — Dave Lauderbaugh I can’t believe it’s not Kentucky. — Robert Oberbeck Indiana: we don’t want to be here. — William Gooden Indiana: The Land that Defies Progress. — Donald Andrew Mudd We’re not all dicks! — Oran Sands Best at basketball, worst at progressive politics. — Chad Roehling Come for the bigotry...stay for the tenderloins! — Dave Bagdade Indiana: Home of drug related HIV, bigots and potholes. — William Hill II Indiana: If ignorance is bliss, then we’re having a hell of a time! — Kevin Darbro
Don’t laugh...it’s paid for. — Guy De Boer Indiana: We like race and sex as long as it ends in -ism. — Gregory T Konieczny Indiana: a great place to leave. — Jon Bottorff Indiana: founded in 1816, still acting like it’s 1816. — Jena Grosser Indiana: I’m dreaming of a white Christmas...and Easter...and Thanksgiving... hell, a white everyday! — Kevin Darbro Indiana: The Door is Pretty Wide Open. — @jaredyhay Crossroads of America, ideals of the 1800s. — @MTGknifeer Best Tenderloins in the Midwest, even though it’s really more like the Mideast. — @doozerblake Hoosier Hypocrisy. — JoAnne Davis U-Turn: One Mile Ahead. — Sara Cahill Camps
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Can we go back to “start your engines”? — Rebecca Jones There’s more than corn in Indiana; we also have a racetrack. Besides that, mostly corn, though. David Voigt Where every year is 1950. — Dave Gordon Indiana: bringing you the likes of Charles Manson, Michael Jackson, Jim Jones and Mike Pence. — Chris Van Nevel We Don’t Need No Education! — Mark Alan Lee Going faster than the French in reverse.... — Chris Graham There’s more than just bigots in Indiana. — Keith Marshall Painfully unprogressive. — John August Pribik Jr. Welcome to 1900. Relive history.
— Ed Kent Indiana: no, really, we’re nice! — Devon Dean
MAY 22 COORS LIGHT CARB DAY The greatest spectacle in drinking. The Indy Lights series race goes green at 12:30 p.m. — the “Freedom 100” is a 40-lap affair. ALSO: The Pit Stop Challenge starts at 2 p.m. If you’ve never seen it, carve out some time. Gates open 8 a.m.-6 p.m., $30 MAY 23 LEGENDS DAY HONORING AL UNSER Gates open 8 a.m.- 6p.m., $10 MAY 23, SUNSET — MAY 24, DAWN. THE NIGHT BEFORE THE 500 As Roy Hobbson so eloquently told us, “Thinking of parking in the Coke Lot on Sunday morning, are you? Or maybe the fabled North 40 Lot? Some other lot, perhaps? No matter. They’re all reasonably similar. And by that I mean each will resemble the aftermath of the Battle at Antietam — provided, of course, that naked Union survivors were grilling omelettes and bonging anti-freeze atop the bodies of the dead.” God help those who park in these unholy places to party the night before The Show. MAY 24, GATES OPEN 5:30 A.M. THE 99TH RUNNING OF THE INDY 500 Nabors has hung ‘em up, leaving Straight, No Chaser to handle vocal duties on “Back Home Again in Indiana.” After the traditional songs are sung and the Most Famous Words in Racing uttered, you, o neophyte who made the error of cracking your first beer at 6:02 a.m. MUST be prepared for the marathon of sweat, noise and madness that is the Indy 500. Even if you forget to wrap your liver in lead, please, PLEASE, in the name of all that’s sacred, BRING SUNSCREEN. We once again defer to our motorsports scribe and court jester Hobbson: “90 degrees is simply 90 degrees on most days in most parts of the world, but 90 degrees at the Indy 500 may as well be 9,000. Or higher. This is because many doomed & melting souls will be sitting atop a goddamn hellscape of hot-plated aluminum. (I’M LOOKING AT YOU, G- STAND IN THE SOUTHWEST VISTA!) The sun there — and in other sections no doubt — doesn’t just punish you one-dimensionally, from above, like any decent/ non-asshole sun tends to do. No, because what doesn’t microwave you from above goes straight down into the Solar Intensifying Death Reflectors
at you feet and instantly SHOOTS UP THROUGH YOUR INNARDS like a bad shock of electricity. My Norwegian ancestry is not equipped to handle such things, and an ugly scene grew worse when I foolishly chose to hydrate with MORE beer (bad idea) and then a bottle of cold Italian dressing for some reason that I’ve since forgotten. (MEDICS!)” And then somebody gets a big ol’ swig of milk and a nice fat check. Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 4790 W. 16th St., prices vary, all-ages
THE MUSIC: MAY 22 COORS LIGHT CARB DAY Three bands will perform for the first time at the annual Carb Day Concert May 22 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway infield. And the lineup isn’t too shabby: nineties fave Jane’s Addiction, beloved jammers O.A.R. and 38 Special fill the bill for the free concert — it’s included in your Carb Day admission. And there’s a pit ($10 more) and a party deck ($100+) for you fans who want an upgraded experience. Peep Roy Hobbson’s column on people to avoid before the show at nuvo.net. Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 4790 W. 16th St., free with Carb Day admission of $30, all-ages MAY 24 INDY 500 SNAKE PIT Race weekend continues with this huge show — oh, and the race, too. The party that is the Snake Pit has been around since the early days of the Indianapolis 500. Changing and evolving throughout the years, the Snake Pit has settled on welcoming world famous DJs. And this year is no different. Kaskade, Steve Aoki and A-Trak continue the tradition of big names at this massive party. Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 4790 W. 16th St., $15 plus GA ticket to 500, all-ages
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nevitably, there is always some driver, some crew member, some team owner or some fan who feels cheated of victory at the end of any given race. But on at least five occasions in Indianapolis 500 history, a legitimate grievance surfaced. Scoring discrepancies and improperly applied (or unapplied) sanctions for rules infractions have sparked controversy — and launched one lawsuit — over race results. While officials may be embarrassed or irritated about speculation, others consider these tales part of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s heritage — and fodder for endless debates in the pub.
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1911
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he first “500-mile International Sweepstakes” was held on Memorial Day, May 30, 1911. Forty drivers started in that race, attracted by an unprecedented purse of $25,000. They competed for 6 hours 42 minutes in front of a crowd of 85,000 spectators who paid $2 for general admission seats. Only 39 riding mechanics started that race because Ray Harroun used what is generally considered the first rear-view mirror in his six cylinder, 477 cu.-in. single-seat Marmon, then referred to as the “Yellow Jacket.” (Due to the outcry from competitors, riding mechanics were mandated from 1912-1922.) Harroun’s car accounted for just one of the day’s controversies. To appease disgruntled drivers, Speedway cofounder Carl Fisher implemented the use of relief drivers. To address other safety concerns, he mandated a qualification requirement that each car must run a quarter of a mile at 75 mph. Before the race, he held the first driver’s meeting. He also led the first mass rolling start, paced at 40 mph, in a Stoddard-Dayton roadster, in order to avoid the visibility-impairing cloud of smoke typical of standing starts.
Despite Fisher’s careful preparations, timing and scoring problems occurred — as did fatal accidents. At the 240-mile point, on the front stretch, Joe Jagersberger’s Case broke a steering knuckle and swerved. Reports differ on whether or not Jagersberger’s car hit the judges’ stand before spinning down pit lane and coming back onto the track, at which time riding mechanic C.L. Anderson was thrown onto the racing surface. However, there is no disputing that the judges’ stand emptied as everyone either ran for cover or rushed to see the accident. Harry Knight veered to the left to avoid Anderson, but crashed into the pits and demolished the parked Apperson of Herb Lytle, who had pitted for a tire change. The Apperson overturned, throwing Lytle 25 feet and injuring his riding mechanic. Knight’s car flipped end over end, finally coming to a rest atop Caleb Bragg’s Fiat, also in the pits for a new drag rod. No one remained in the timing stand to keep track of the cars still racing. After the race, several drivers protested that some of their laps weren’t counted. Complaints were also lodged against the timing device, a complex electric timing apparatus with a one-foot-high trip wire that was out of repair more than once for as long as an hour. On the supposedly penultimate lap, Ralph Mulford was scored as leading David Bruce-Brown and Harroun. Mulford, in a Lozier, took the checkered flag alone,
followed by Harroun while HARROUN MULFORD Bruce-Brown pitted his Fiat for a mechanical issue. Ralph Mulford then did three extra “safety” laps, a common leaders remained unchanged, although practice in those days due to frequent they did adjust the order of some of the scoring errors. Harroun drove straight to other cars. Joe Dawson, originally not winner’s circle and began celebrating. credited with even finishing the race, Lozier protested. Mulford claimed that was awarded fifth place after a review a scoring error occurred when four cars indicated he had completed 200 laps, an crashed on the starting line, and that he important correction since the top 10 lapped Harroun when the Marmon driver positions paid prize money. pitted to replace a worn tire. The Lozier The review also resulted in alteration team supported his claim with a scoreof some times. Harroun’s official finishing board showing Mulford ahead of Harroun. time was corrected to 6:42:08, one mile Due to the protests, AAA — the sancan hour slower than the unofficial time tioning body—delayed posting official posted at the track the previous day. results until the next morning, creating After this meeting, officials destroyed a tradition. However, they told the press all lap and scoring charts. There would that Harroun had won. be no further reviews. Officials met at Indianapolis’ Claypool Russ Caitlin quoted Mulford at age 85 Hotel, reviewing records until 3 a.m., in Automobile Quarterly: “Mr. Harroun according to contemporary Indianapolis was a fine gentleman, a champion driver Star reports. The next day, they conand a very great development engineer, firmed the finishing order as Harroun, and I wouldn’t want him to suffer any Mulford and Bruce-Brown. Bruceembarrassment nor the Indianapolis Brown’s team then protested, claiming Motor Speedway. They have publicly his Fiat finished second. credited me with leading the race and The officials reconvened. each year send me something as a Disregarding the functional backup remembrance to let me know I have not electric timing system, officials blamed been forgotten.” inexperienced timers (most of whom Thus, the record books indicate that were chosen for their social standing the unusual yellow car crossed the rather than their racing knowledge) finish line first, making Harroun the who “fouled up” during the caution winner of the first Indy 500. laps. The official finishing order of the
OFFICIALS DESTROYED ALL LAP AND SCORING CHARTS AFTER THE 1911 RACE. THERE WOULD BE NO FURTHER REVIEWS.
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1963
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arnelli Jones had the pole position on May 30, 1963, after a nearvictory the year before. (He’d also broken the 150mph barrier during qualificaJONES CLARK tions with a one-lap record of 150.729 mph and a four-lap average of 150.370 mph in ’62.) Jones’ front-engine Offy 4-cylinJ.C. Agajanian, argued — in a heated der dominated, but the rear-engine Ford exchange at the start/finish line — that Fairlane pushrod V8 in rookie Jim Clark’s his car should be allowed to continue Lotus was a serious challenger. Clark led because the oil leak was minor and, from Lap 68 until he pitted on Lap 96. having dropped below the level of the During the last 50 laps, he once again crack, had subsided. closed the gap with Jones, setting the It wasn’t true. Clark slowed, setscene for a dramatic finish. tling for second place rather than risk spinning out in the oil still spilling from Jones’ WHEN EDDIE SACHS, car. Two drivers following Jones WHO SPUN IN TURN THREE, did spin in his oil. CONFRONTED JONES THE When Eddie Sachs, spun in Turn NEXT DAY, JONES PUNCHED who Three, confronted Jones the next day, HIM IN THE FACE. Jones punched him in the face. Roger McCluskey, in third place, spun With 20 laps to go, Jones’ car began in Turn Two on the last lap, bringing smoking, having spewed oil from a horiout the yellow flag. zontal crack in the external overflow tank Chapman accused USAC officials of at the rear of the car for several laps. Oba bias for the American driver and car. servers reported increasingly thick smoke Had Fengler black-flagged Jones, per the and dripping oil in the corners. rules, Clark would have won that day. Clark’s team owner, Colin ChapHowever, Fengler insisted that the car man, reminded Chief Steward Harlan had ceased leaking and that he didn’t Fengler of the protocol, explained want to “take this race away from a man during the prerace drivers meeting, [based] on a snap judgment.” that cars losing oil would be blackThe Lotus team declined to file a forflagged. However, Jones’ team owner, mal protest.
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1966
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im Clark won the 1965 Indianapolis 500, but found himself with a contentious secondplace finish once again the following year. Eleven starters HILL CLARK were eliminated in a first-lap accident during the 50th running of the race on May 30, 1966, which saw the fewest number of finishers (seven) in history. suggests that one of Unser’s early laps That wasn’t the only oddity in the was credited to Clark, and when scorrace. Jim Clark spun on two separate ing was reconciled later in the race, occasions, neither of which involved it and an additional lap were deleted contact. Although he pitted each time from Clark’s record. to allow the crew to inspect for damage, Late in the race, Stewart led by a lap because he also refueled during those in his Lola T90-Ford, owned by John Mestops, he lost little track time. What his com. On Lap 192 he lost oil pressure due Lotus team failed to notice was rookie to a broken scavenge pump that returned Graham Hill completing another lap. oil to the crankcase, forfeiting the lead to his teammate EVEN HILL REPORTEDLY EXPRESSED and fellow rookie SURPRISE AT WINNING BECAUSE HE HADN’T Hill, 41 seconds ahead of Clark. PASSED A CAR ON THE TRACK ALL DAY. Believing Hill to be a lap down, Andy Granatelli, part-owner of Clark’s STP Lotus, Jackie Stewart inherited the lead argued the win. The Tuscaloosa News when Lloyd Ruby pitted with engine quoted Granatelli: “It’s impossible for trouble on Lap 147. Clark trailed his Hill to be the winner. We were a lap fellow Scotsman. ahead of Stewart and Hill was even Controversy arose later because of farther behind. There’s been an error.” a mix-up when Clark’s teammate, Al Even Hill reportedly expressed Unser, crashed in Turn 4 on Lap 161. surprise at winning because he hadn’t Officials announced it was Clark who passed a car on the track all day. crashed, so he wasn’t scored that lap, Nevertheless, the IMS Radio Network, according to the Indianapolis 500 scoring the race independently, also Chronicle by Rick Popely. The confusion proclaimed Hill the winner. was compounded by frequent changes Once again, the Lotus team declined on the scoring pylon that sometimes to file a formal protest, leaving Hill to beindicated Clark was a lap ahead of Hill. come the first rookie to win since 1927. A different, less plausible, theory
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he 65th Indianapolis 500 on May 24, 1981, is one of the most debated finishes in race history. The Rookie Orientation Program was introduced that year and the race was permanently moved from Memorial Day to Sunday, which made that year’s date the earliest the race had ever been run. The rainy month cut short or eliminated several practice days and extended pole qualifying over three days. It was also a month of calamity. Rick Mears suffered extensive burns from a pit fire on Lap 58 when fuel spilled out of the hose, drenching
Mears, his mechanics and the engine, which caused it to burst into flames. Danny Ongais’ fiery crash on Lap 63 in the Turn 3 wall left him unconscious and with compound fractures to both legs that kept him from competing for the rest of the season and left him with a permanent limp. But that May was good to Bobby Unser. The Penske driver’s speeds continually topped the charts, he grabbed the pole and led the most laps. His pit crew won the Miller Pit Stop Contest. Unser was the race winner — until he wasn’t — and then was again. On Lap 146, a deflating tire caused Tony Bettenhausen to touch wheels with Gordon Smiley, whose car spun backwards into the wall in Turn Four. Mario Andretti, in a Patrick Racing Wildcat, and second-place Unser pitted. Unser exited first. As he left the pits, Unser passed anywhere from seven to 14 cars on the apron, eventually blending into
the queue at the exit of Turn 2. ANDRETTI UNSER Andretti followed Unser until he realized the illegality of the move and tucked into line in the short chute. He radioed his crew ser reasoned that as long as he stayed that Unser had passed under yellow. below the white line, he could pass No penalty was assessed to either cars until the Turn Two blend line. driver, but both moves were caught Although some people believe both on film and commented on by the Unser and Andretti should have been TV announcers (after the fact, since disqualified and the win given to thirdcommentary was added later for tapeplace finisher Vern Schuppan, Unser’s delayed airing). Despite reports from penalty was rescinded, partly due to observers, USAC officials declined to ambiguity in the blend rule and partly issue penalties. Unser took the checkbecause officials believed that the call ered flag just 5.3 seconds ahead of should have been made during the Andretti. He was the winner that day. race in order to allow Unser an opThe next morning he wasn’t. After portunity to overcome a penalty. As reviewing the tape, officials issued Penske’s lawyer put it, the penalty had Unser a one-lap penalty for incorrectly to fit the crime. exiting the pits. This dropped Unser Unser was fined $40,000 for the passto second place, making Andretti the ing infraction when his win was reinstatwinner. It marked the first time a 500 ed on Oct. 9. It was his third career Indy winner had been stripped of victory. 500 victory — and the last time he raced Roger Penske, Unser’s team owner, at Indianapolis. Bitter over the conlaunched a lengthy protest and troversy and subsequent loss of comlawsuit, arguing that the wording of mercial endorsements, the 47-year-old, the code Unser violated, the “Blend Indy’s oldest winning driver, retired from Line Rule,” was vague. (The “Blend racing at the end of the season, stating Line” was a new rule that supposin a 1982 interview: “Regardless of the edly instructed the drivers where to outcome, it’s been ruined for me.” get in line under yellow According to rumor, Mario kept the conditions as they winner’s ring. He told Motor Trend, exited the pits, but “Maybe I didn’t deserve to win the the wording was so race, but neither did he. The rule was unclear that everyclear, and a rule is a rule. Bobby won one had a different the race, but he cheated. There’s an interpretation.) Unasterisk next to that one.”
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2002 CART VS. IRL
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he 86th running of the Indy 500 on May 26, 2002, was the seventh under Indy Racing League sanction. IRL founder Tony George might have expected May’s storyline to be Roger Penske’s defection from CART to run the full IRL season, or the new over-the-wall pit crew helmet rule, or perhaps the recent diamond grinding of the track surface. What he got instead crippled the reputation of the series and of George personally. It was another wet month, with seven-and-a-half inches of rain delaying or canceling practice, washing out the second day of time trials and shortening Bump Day. Race Day saw sunny skies, several crashes, passes and Robby Gordon’s pit fire. But all anyone remembers is Lap 199. Helio Castroneves led the field in his Penske Dallara Chevrolet. Paul Tracy, making his first appearance at Indy since 1995 for Team Green, a CART team, passed Felipe Giaffone on Lap 197 to take second. Using a different fuel strategy, Tracy was able to close the gap to 0.22 seconds on Castroneves, who was low on fuel because he hadn’t pitted for 42 laps. On the final lap, Tracy went to the outside of the Penske car on the backstretch. As he was completing the maneuver in Turn 3, Buddy Lazier and rookie Laurent Redon crashed hard in the exit of Turn 2. “I made the pass on the outside cleanly before the yellow came out,” Tracy said in an interview years later. “The green was still out.” IRL officials ruled otherwise, declaring Castroneves the winner.
Chaos and confusion ensued. When Brian Barnhart called for the yellow in Race Control, he indicated that Castroneves was the leader. The yellow lights on the track and in the cars were then activated. Castroneves later claimed he slowed at the moment of the pass because of the yellow light in his car, but admitted that he thought it was the fuel light, not the caution. Adding to the confusion, commentators initially stated on live TV that Tracy completed the pass. Reportedly, commentators Paul Page and Donald Davidson mistakenly credited Castroneves with the position based on an incorrect assumption that scoring reverted to the previous lap. Tracy and Giaffone, who crossed the finish line ahead of Castroneves, were not scored for their 200th lap at all.
tended to protest. “I feel TRACY HELIO that I was ahead of him when it went yellow. I passed him and I saw green.” A two-hour hearing on May 27 in-car camera showed a green light; Helio returned the expected verdict. IRL contended his was yellow. Even other officials insisted that Castroneves was camera angles seem to indicate that Tracy ahead of Tracy at the time of the crash, at was ahead of Helio when the yellow came the time the officials called for a caution, on: Barry Green kept in-car footage on a at the time the dashboard caution lights loop at the Team Green office for weeks.) were activated and according to scoring Penske’s defender countered that posiantenna at the entrance to Turn 3. tioning cars during a caution period is a At the conclusion of the hearing, judgment call by the officials. He also pointBarnhart informed Green that he could ed out that the rules prohibited protests and appeal the decision. During their prepaappeals of cars passing under the yellow. rations for the appeal, Team Green was On July 2, 2002, this reporter attended “allowed access to all the camera angles the press conference at which Tony at the point of the yellow coming on,” George denied the appeal, adding that Tracy said. He estimates that Green spent the decision about the protest was not $150,000 in attorney’s fees to prepare appealable in the first place. their case, about which Reaction from teams, media and fans he felt confident. In the closed hearing, was divided along party lines, with many presided over by Speed- CART supporters accusing the IRL of bias due to embarrassment in 2000 when way President Tony Chip Ganassi Racing, a full-time CART George, testimony was team, easily won with driver Juan Pablo provided by numerous Montoya. Many suspected that the IRL participants, officials didn’t want another CART victory. and spotters. Hard feelings resulted. Barry Green Green’s argument corsold his share of the team to Michael rectly stated that it was irrelevant who was Andretti and left racing. An angry Tracy leading at the time of the crash because coined the term “crapwagon” when he the track was still green, that Tracy was refused to return to Indy 500 or race in leading when the track lights went yelthe IRL (until 2009). To this day, he says low, that the dashboard light system was he “felt that I got screwed.” inconsistent from car to car and that they He wasn’t the only one. But, also inevihad not come on in Tracy’s car until the tably, at least controversy keeps people pass was completed — which was proven talking about the Indianapolis 500. n to be true with video evidence. (Tracy’s
TO THIS DAY, PAUL TRACY SAYS HE “FELT THAT I GOT SCREWED.” The comedy of errors had just begun. Team owner Barry Green challenged the call, firmly believing Tracy had completed the pass before the yellow light came on. But he knew he was in for a battle, telling Tracy over the radio that “they (IRL officials) are not going to let one of us (a CART team) win.” Tracy told reporters the team in-
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endy Vergoz grew up in Connecticut and New Jersey, and Sofiya Inger grew up in Kirov, Russia. They grew up around the same time, in the ’60s and ’70s. And while many aspects of their childhoods are different, one memory they share is that of playing Cat’s Cradle, a game in which string is stretched between fingers and made into various shapes. Vergoz, who teaches writing at Marian University, refers to this game in her poem “Filled with Ladders, the World.” Inspiration for the poem came from the biblical story of Jacob’s ladder and her childhood. But she also drew inspiration from Inger’s painting “The World is Filled with Ladders” — which she saw in progress as Inger was painting it — and the conversations they had as part of their collaborative process. So it’s no accident that the imagery in the painting reflects the imagery in the poem, in which childhood memories seem to be drawn up, as if from a well:
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Strong-girl hands with slender fingers hold/Cat’s Cradle, Jacob’s ladder/ she climbs from seeds, from the singing bell/the ringing bell, the bicycle bell…
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Both the painting and the poem are on display, side by side, at the Arthur M. Glick JCC Art Gallery through June 26 as part of the exhibition Dreams & Sacrifice: Stories of Genesis Reimagined, in which the work of 12 visual and performing artists were featured. (The performances took place at the opening on May 14.) In Inger’s painting you see ghostly images in a sea of blue and green, but you also see the living. You see them all connected together in a sort of ladder composed of generations of humanity reaching up from the gray earth at the bottom all the way to the blue-green sky. The composition is thickly-layered acrylic on board: even the frame is painted: the entire work is framed, as it were, on the wall upon which it hangs. In Vergoz’s poem, the image of Jacob’s ladder serves as both a metaphor and a structural girder for the poem itself: the poem is built like a ladder where indentations serve as rungs. Vergoz begins by writing of her own childhood and ends with imagery of her children: the poem’s also a timeline that connects
generation to generation. “Also, we talked about using faces to represent light,” says Vergoz. “The line in my poem, ‘The faces are the light’ came directly from a conversation we had; those words are Sofiya’s.” Although Vergoz and Inger have known each other for eight years (Vergoz’s daughter went to an IMA camp where Inger taught and they had exchanged business cards), it wasn’t until they took a workshop together — in which artists from various disciplines reimagined passages from the Bible in their work — that they really clicked. This particular workshop was on the binding of Isaac sponsored by the Religion, Spirituality and the Arts Initiative sponsored by Butler University in partnership with Christian Theological Seminary and led by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, Senior Rabbi Emerita of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck. The current exhibition at the JCC, which reflects on stories from Genesis, was organized by this initiative.
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The creative fuel for Vergoz’s and Inger’s artistic collaboration began over a glass of wine in Vergoz’s condo. And while they use the biblical narrative as a starting point, it doesn’t limit itself to any one Jewish — or Christian — interpretation. “We just started throwing ideas around,” says Vergoz. “And we said we wanted to put some female influence in, and expand it beyond just the Jewish story into more humanitarian and include other perspectives and voices.” During the composition process, as Vergoz was writing and as Inger was painting, frantic emails were exchanged late at night. Vergoz visited Inger as she was painting and saw the deep blues and greens in the composition and this influenced her writing. “And then I had a childhood memory of my father,” said Inger. “And she had a childhood memory of her family, her father and mother…and jumping ropes.” And just as there is a movement up from the darkness towards the light in Inger’s painting, there’s something similar that went on during the gestation of Vergoz’s poem. “The poem I wrote for the binding of Isaac is very dark,” says Vergoz. “And this poem is light and about grace in the world. And I feel like for us that it was our collaboration that partially fueled this.” n
Michelle Grabner: Weaving Life into Art May 22-Nov. 15. From abstract paintings and paper weavings to multimedia sculptures and video, contemporary art, football and family converge in the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s new exhibition featuring American artist Michelle Grabner. Opening May 22 in the June M. McCormack Forefront Galleries, Michelle Grabner: Weaving Life into Art is Grabner’s first solo exhibition in an encyclopedic museum. The exhibition will be accompanied by unique programming designed to engage the local arts community, including an opportunity for students to share their artwork with Grabner and learn from her expertise. Indianapolis Museum of Art, FREE, imamuseum.org Woodland Indian Pottery Making May 23. Stop by Lenape Indian Camp and get your hands in some clay as you help make traditional Woodland Indian pottery including cooking vessels. Learn how the clay is obtained and how the pots are decorated. See finished pottery as it’s pit-fired, a traditional method used to harden the clay to make it suitable for use. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Conner Prairie, included with park admission, connerprairie.org. pARTake — Art Lessons at the Winery May 23. Don’t just admire the art in Brown County — pARTake in it! Every fourth Saturday of the month a local artist will lead an art lesson at Chateau Thomas Winery. No art experience is needed. All supplies are provided, along with your first glass of wine or other beverage and light snacks. This is an informal and fun experience! Register in advance online, and then get in your cups and let your creativity soar! Chateau Thomas Winery, $40, artalliancebrowncounty.org Matthew Eickhoff’s MFA Exhibition Through May 23. Herron School of Art and Design student Matthew Eickhoff assembled his apocalyptic mixed media art in a book called Extinction. This isn’t any normal book; when opened it completely covers the long table it rests upon. If you catch Eickhoff at Herron, he may read the otherworldly story for you! Herron School of Art and Design, FREE, herron.iupui.edu
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ONYXFEST Here we have two offerings from OnyxFest, a festival celebrating new works by African American playwrights: Without a Spot or Wrinkle t Through May 24. Without a Spot or Wrinkle deals with church infighting; in doing so, it feels very insular, as though it would be better suited being performed at an actual church. Writer-director Tiffanie Bridges also seems to have cast the entire show from her own place of worship, and unfortunately this is somewhat evident in the performances, which could use a bit more polish and practice. In the center of all the bickering between characters is Bridges herself playing a stereotypical busybody, know-it-all and hypocrite. Bridges is a seasoned performer and knows how to milk the comedy and energy out of her material — the rest of her cast just couldn’t seem to keep up with her ability to inhabit a scene. Nonetheless, Bridges manages to raise the quality of the show, and that seems to be her philosophy: to raise people up. If you enjoy a happy ending and faith-based storytelling, this show is definitely for you. — TRISTAN ROSS Once upon a Dream: A Cinderella Story y Through May 24. A retelling of the classic Cinderella story, this play delivers pretty simple fare without any surprises, and the finale erupts in a shouting Playwright match when Cinderella takes Arttacgo Luckett a moment to redress her stepmother. This feels awfully hollow, but it does finish with Cinderella stating her forgiveness of her abusive guardian. It would have been interesting if this were developed a bit more, allowing the character and the relationship some more complexity. There was also a brief, shining moment of potential when it is revealed that Cinderella’s father is essentially a deadbeat. I would have loved to have seen this fresh notion plumbed — is the loss of her husband what drives the stepmother to be wicked? This musical is still being developed, so there is the possibility that as time goes by, the plot will pick up a bit more nuance and maturity. Katie Chase seems to be the most seasoned performer of the small cast, and what’s more, her voice is golden. I hope she can make the trek down from her native land of Muncie again so we here in Indy can see more from her. — TRISTAN ROSS
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Peter Pan w Through July 3. Phebe Taylor is wistfully endearing as Peter Pan, the boy who never grows up, in Beef & Boards’ slapstick musical rooted in inherent wisdom. As both the pompous Mr. Darling and the blustery Captain Hook, Jeff Stockberger commands the stage with broad humor and counterpoints Taylor’s lithe airiness with breathtaking pratfalls. Eddie Curry directs, Ron Morgan choreographs and Troy Trinkle creates aerial movement with meticulous attention to detail for believability in each of the characters. It’s us having our childhood adventures — Wendy as a mother, John as a pirate, Michael as an “Indian” — on our way to the inevitable path to growing up, except for Peter — and therein lies the reality that Barrie faced in his own lifetime — dying in childhood is truly the only way to stay frozen in time. The consolation for the early death of his brother was the image of him forever being young, vibrant and on the cusp of something wonderful. I easily could be aggrieved by the outright stereotyping of American Indians were it not for the across-the-board stereotyping of parents, pirates and place-frozen-in-time. The 1954 Broadway musical based on J.M. Barrie’s original 1904 stage play and his subsequent novel clearly shows the conflict between childhood innocence and adult responsibility (part of which is speaking truthfully about groups of people). And yet there is room to believe in the power of fairies and to discern
Dance Kaleidoscope: The Next Wave w May 14-17. Four diverse, demanding choreographic works, one integrated company splendidly delivering on the challenges. Dance Kaleidoscope dancers met the expectations of guest choreographers
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the difference between petulant, childish behavior (being a bully or cry-baby) and being childlike (retaining a spirit of spontaneity). We learn from Peter that the power of story is what unites us. Peter Pan is a free spirit, mischievous and unsentimental, defiant of authority, yet he is drawn to the narratives that define our collective humanity — every culture has a version of Cinderella with belief in self and forgiveness at its core. Peter wants happily ever after — not Hamlet. Yet Wendy finds the bright side; after itemizing all the deaths in Hamlet she concludes those who managed to survive did “live happily ever after.” Peter Pan is on one level a slapstick romp and on the other a reassurance that life is a continuum and can be an adventure of the good kind. The singing, dancing, acting, production details and musical accompaniment are outstanding. There’s something for everyone at any age — at the May 16 show toddlers through elders were enjoying the fast pace interspersed with quiet, soulful moments. And we all clapped when Peter asked if we believe so Tinkerbell could overcome being poisoned by Captain Hook. Bring a child and the child within yourself to imagine your individual, special Neverland on stage at Beef & Boards. — RITA KOHN Beef & Boards, $40-65, $10 off for children ages 3-15, beefandboards.com
from Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh with a verve that showcases what we can expect for the 201516 season. The energy and precision are top notch. “Tableaux de Provence” by Lucy Bowen McCauley presents a series of snapshots depicting the way of life and the feel of the titular destination spot in southeast France. It feels like a memory sharing between six people who are recalling the specialness of being together in an enchanting place. Music by Paule Maurice featuring solo saxophone with orchestra provides the impetus for recalling this visit. Costumes from Bowen McCauley Dance reflect the region. In contrast to sunny Provence, Stephanie Martinez plunges us into a remote dusky-ness with “Taking Watch.” The company sits stock-still in a line across the front of the stage, backs to audience, only turning heads to absorb the movements of Jillian Godwin advancing toward them and retreating from them. Is she miming in language known only to them and foreign to us? Is she imploring, cajoling, warning, inviting? Music by film and television composer Abel Korzenowski propels the eerie effect and then the electronica sound of the musician Murcof layers into a new rhythm inviting the company to participate in a variety of groupings and finally as a community. Martinez says, “‘Taking Watch’ captures the emotions we feel when we come together to live as a community.” I got to thinking back to first day in school as a five-year-
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old — awed by the teacher laying bare the facts of my new daily routine and with classmates slowly getting into the feel of it as participants in a new place with a whole new group of people. Being part of a tribal experience lingers with me the morning after — a continuum from the choreography. Costumes are by Motionwear. These two works are Indiana premieres. The dates and places of their world premieres were not listed. Act Two brought us two premieres, each with memorable lighting by Laura E. Glover and just-right spare costumes by Motionwear. “Lake Effect Snow” is mesmerizing with an undulating back projection and lighting effects as ‘blink’ and see a whole new configuration. Noah Trulock is on a “journey through love.” What does it mean to traverse a love landscape? Who are all these other people? How do they affect the outcomes? Electronica music by Jon Hopkins and ambient music by Carbon Based Lifeforms push “the poetic narrative.” With “Catapult” choreographer Kiesha Lalama tells us to “Believe in your wondrous light/Believe in truths you know/Believe and take flight/Believe and let go.” TranceDance music by Rishi and Harshil pushes the shamanistic movement that begins with tranquility and fluidity and ups the tempo towards intricate footwork and percussive undulating as the company reconfigures with ever-changing dynamics. — RITA KOHN Indiana Repertory Theatre, irtlive.com
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took my four-year-old son to his first basketball game earlier this year. It was a Butler game, at Hinkle Fieldhouse, and I may have murdered his love of my favorite sport. Not intentionally, of course. It’s just that I grew up in that gym, enamored with basketball and everything about it — I desperately wanted the same for him. So what did I do? Why, I ferociously pointed out EVERYTHING I thought he should be loving about the game and the building and anything else that caught my fancy, Online: of course! All in a horrifyRoy Hobbson is ing 75-minute run-on senNUVO’s most tence that only a grizzled irregular sports- old speed freak could writer. Check out possibly comprehend. I his column “The had somehow morphed Smitsonian” into Max Headroom, Bas(GET IT?) on ketball Historian — and nuvo.net. he wanted to go home by halftime. We did. In hindsight, it was a feeble attempt at a fixed marriage, all forced & unnatural. And as history has shown, fixed marriages — much like fog-free shaving mirrors or Communism — do not work. I should have known better. Fast-forward five months to this weekend, when I took my son to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for his first visit — but not to indoctrinate him into the sport. No,
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irrational love of The Speedway. I never understood how that could be, really, although I’d not given it much thought. Until yesterday. When I saw firsthand how that place can quickly and effortlessly sear itself into one’s psyche. Because when it comes right down to it, few things capture the attention of a four-yearold boy like the screaming Few things capture the attention chaos of a cruise missile with wheels. It is everyof a four-year-old boy like the thing they’ve ever wanted from life, and there are screaming chaos of a cruise missile few subtleties to it. There’s with wheels. even less complicity: Go fast … try not to blow up ... then do it again, preferably FASTER. This wasn’t like watching the that would be tacky and obnoxious and intricate nuances of finding the gaps in a reflective of bad parenting, and I am none 2-3 zone, for example. This was infinitely of those things (anymore). Of course, I’m more understandable and exciting and also not a passionate auto racing expert loud. (And as I learned, that there is the well-versed in the mystique of IMS. Quite Holy Trinity within Our Blessed Church of the opposite, really; I grew up having nevthe Toddler — our communion that day er been there. I know the BASICS, though. consisting of popcorn & Mr. Pibb, I was Kind of. I also know of people with an
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sitting next to an awestruck Believer.) We sat in the grandstands hardly saying anything, with him intently watching the cars, me intently watching him. And while that sounds a bit more corny/ melodramatic than I’d prefer, it’s the truth. We were both entirely fascinated, but for entirely different reasons. He was seeing something he could hardly believe was real — and so was I, for that matter. Because experiencing that with him was to experience The Speedway in its absolute purest form, just as I never had. This wasn’t about beer bongs in the infield or Carb Day debauchery or other such wonderful nonsense that I once assumed was the allure of the place. He had found his own Hinkle Fieldhouse — which meant I had found a new one too. Perhaps he and I won’t share basketball there, but rather popcorn and Mr. Pibb and fond memories of yesterday. And as we left to go home — this time at MY urging — he asked that we drive slowly through the tunnel leading out to Georgetown Road and wait for the cars to roar by overhead. “I just want to hear it one more time,” he said. We did. n This originally appeared on May 20, 2010 on NBCSports.com. That four-year-old boy above is now basically 27 or 28. Or so it feels.
Naptown Roller Girls May 23, doors at 6:30 p.m., first bout at 7 p.m., second immediately following. Tornado Sirens V. Cincinnati Roller Girls, Warning Belles V. Cornfed Derby Dames (Muncie). The roster’s split into three teams divided along skill levels: The Tornado Sirens, the Warning Belles and the Third Alarm. With nicknames like Dora the Destroyer, Maiden America, Peyton Slamming and — our favorite moniker — Trudy Bauchery, one might think this is just some kind of novelty act decked out in helmets, skates and ripped fishnets. Think again. This is a legit athletic contest, combining flat out skating speed with strategy and the kind of bodychecking you might find in hockey. This doubleheader is the NRG’s annual Star Wars-themed night (past iterations have had names like “Looking for Love in Alderaan Places”), so expect great cosplay both around the track and in the stands. Indiana Farmers Colisuem, $10-17, military members $8, kids six and under free Indy Indians Indy’s AAA affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates offers seats as low as $10 on the lawn (bring your coolers!) and tickets overall haven’t risen from 2014 prices. If you’re really looking to splurge, you can buy a seat near the left-field bar in what’s called The Cove. The $35 ticket includes a $10 voucher for eats and drinks and wait service. Upcoming promotions: V. Toledo May 28; 7:05 p.m. Craft Beer Thursdays. Mmmm, beer— buy a Sun King, a buck goes to charity. V. Toledo May 29; 7:15 p.m. Friday Fireworks. Friday home games feature a display after the game, as does Independence Day. V. Buffalo June 1, 7:05 p.m. Monday Dollar Menu. Hey, cheapskates! Monday home stands mean hot dogs, peanuts, Cape Cod Potato Chips, Cracker Jack and popcorn are all available for just $1 each. V. Buffalo June 3, 1:35 p.m. Working Lunch Wednesdays. Matinee weekday baseball! Take a client! Or, y’know, just play hooky for the afternoon. Victory Field, 501 Maryland St., prices vary, indyindians.com Indy Eleven All home games start at 7:30 p.m. The Indy Eleven soccer squad sold out every home stand during its inaugural season — even ™ though wins were hard to come by. V. Tampa Bay Rowdies, May 30 V. FC Edmonton, June 13 Carroll Stadium at IUPUI, $10-100
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OPENING Iris r Documentary by 87-year-old legend Albert Maysles (Grey Gardens, Gimme Shelter) about 93-year-old fashion/style icon, Iris Apfel, a colorful, fun, occasionally cranky spirit celebrated for her ability to take cheap costume jewelry and turn it into something cooler. Watching her accessorizing is engaging, but the movie is at its best focusing on Iris’ spirit. Asked how she is, she responds, “I’m vertical.” “It’s better to be happy than to look good,” she says, and good for her. Still, she loves to combine disparate elements. “I like to improvise,” she says. “It’s like playing jazz.” At only 80 minutes, Iris is an easy, agreeable watch. PG-13, opens Friday at Keystone Art Lambert & Stamp r Documentary about Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, the managers of The Who. Surviving members Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey talk about the ambitious duo and we get some interesting information about the band along the way. Don’t go expecting a documentary about The Who, though — the movie is clearly about Lambert and Stamp. Lambert is dead, by the way, which makes the whole idea of the documentary even more audacious. But it works well enough. There’s enough Who tidbits for fans, and the guys are colorful enough to warrant a close-up look. R, opens Friday at Keystone Art
Poltergeist A suburban family is attacked by supernatural forces in this remake of the 1982 classic, which local horror directors reminisce about on Page 22. Why are we optimistic about this updated version? Well, it stars Sam Rockwell and it’s produced by Sam Raimi. Enough said. PG-13, opens Thursday in wide release
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long with my annual years-end “Best Of” list, which is comprised of 20 movies and a number of honorable mentions, I compile a much shorter list; not of the worst films, because bad movies are generally just dull, inept and forgettable, but of the five “Most Annoying Films of the Year.” It’s only May, and I don’t want to jump the gun, but I will say this: Tomorrowland is certainly the most annoying flick I’ve seen so far this year. We’ve all grown up with Tomorrowland, the retro-futuristic part of Disneyland and Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. You’ve likely seen the ads for the movie. They showcase a gorgeous city of the future with people jet-packing through blue skies around exotic buildings. Regardless of its plot, one can safely assume that a movie titled Tomorrowland will, at least mostly, take place in Tomorrowland, right? Right? Nope. We get a good look at the wonders of Tomorrowland for a minute or so, but most of the movie consists of nonfuturistic road trips, chases and fight scenes. Aside from a poised little girl that never ages, the other characters are not very interesting, and that includes George Clooney, who spends most of the movie being grouchy. Are you interested in watching George Clooney act grouchy? Me neither. The film has a message, too. Don’t worry about missing it, because the filmmakers are more than happy to POUND IT INTO YOU. So we’ve got a movie about a futuristic city that doesn’t spend much time in the futuristic city, instead focusing on a road trip/chase plot line with mostly uninteresting characters. Clearly Tomorrowland is the work of a bunch of hacks, then. Here’s where things get truly annoying.
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The film is directed by Brad Bird, whose work includes The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille and Mission Impossible — Ghost Protocol. The screenplay and story is by Bird, Damon Lindelof (Lost, Cowboys & Aliens, Prometheus, Star Trek Into Darkness and The Leftovers) and Jeff Jensen (those interesting, obsessive Lost articles and recaps in Entertainment Weekly.) I greatly admire Bird. I mostly loved Lost and I got a kick out of Jensen’s elaborate musings. Granted, those other Lindelof credits range from misguided to aggressively bad, and Jensen’s lack of experience isn’t encouraging, but it’s still difficult to
Mad Max: Fury Road e Few big-budget spectacles fully immerse you in their worlds. Mad Max: Fury Road makes you feel the heat of its apocalyptic atmosphere, the rust of the wreckage scraping beneath your fingers and the impossible hope that its characters will rise from the ashes. As he did with the original Mad Max films back in the ’80s, director George Miller creates an otherworldly
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imagine these guys taking the Tomorrowland of our childhoods and turning it into Tomorrowland the disappointing movie. A note to parents: Tomorrowland is rated PG, because apparently it’s okay to tear people apart — I’m talking about ripping off heads and bashing skulls until they change shapes — as long as the victims are robots that look exactly like people but aren’t. So if your sensitive kids are horrified by the violent goings on, just remind them that mutilation doesn’t count unless it happens to “real” people. When Tomorrowland gets it right, as in a rocket scene in Paris or the fleeting moments where we actually get a good look of the city, it fully lives up to its promise. But those moments account for only a few minutes of the overly long (two hours and 10 minutes) movie. A bit of wonder is not worth sitting through the repetition and tedium of Tomorrowland. n
setting that always seems lived-in and achingly real. Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron add to the drama as two road warriors racing through the desert, escaping the clutches of deadly gangs. Raw, relentless and poignant, this is the best film of the year so far. — SAM WATERMEIER R, in wide release
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y phone rang. 5 a.m. My boss was calling. “Hey, man. What are you doing?” she asked. “Want to come down here and help us out?” My boss was a morning radio producer and my job was “Morning Show Intern.” The year was 2003 and I was a college freshman at Butler University. This was an unpaid, uncredited, completely underthe-radar internship. The show was broadcasting live from the 87th running of the Indianapolis 500 and this crack-of-dawn wakeup call was my formal invitation. “I don’t have an extra ticket, but if you can find your way in here I’ll get you back into the pits,” she said. I suppose it must have been ignorance. Or arrogance. Maybe it was just a few too many Bugs Bunny cartoons that allowed me to convince myself that it was a good idea to approach the main gates of the Indianapolis Motor SpeedThen an intern, Mike Biette met his hero in 2003. way without an actual ticket. “Hey, I’m supposed to drop off these Krispy Kreme donuts inside,” I said confiOverall a pretty solid Race Day by all acdently to the yellow-jackets manning the counts. But alas, still no Dave. gate. “You guys don’t want any, do you?” I walked by the Letterman-Rahal tent There is no way that should have and surveyed the scene. I mean, his name worked. No way in hell. No way it will is right there on the sign. He’s got to be in ever work again — so don’t even bother there, right? A very sweet woman aptrying it. But it worked that beautiful day proached me and asked if she could help. in May and I’ll never forget it. Now the job “I’m actually here from that radio station description of “Morning Show Intern” is across the way. I just wanted to check and somewhat vague on a typical morning, see if Mr. Letterman has a few minutes to but my role was made explicitly clear to come join us for an interview.” me as soon as they saw me in the pits. “You know I’m not sure,” she confided. “Hey! Go find celebrities and get them “But you’re welcome to stand over here to come over here. And get David Letterman to come over and talk to us.” It’s something that never would Are you kidding me? Didn’t she realize that I have happened without a little just used my one miracle of the day getting into the ignorance, a little arrogance and track? How was I going to a box of Krispy Kreme donuts. just stroll up to one of the most celebrated and notoriously private Hoosiers of all time and convince him to grant us and ask him when he comes by.” an interview? I mean — he’s going to be Really? He’s going to walk right over cranky and I just gave away the last of here? Right by this potted fern? my donuts! I waited for my moment. I tried to We interviewed Wynona and Naomi blend in and look like I was supposed to Judd. We spoke to former President of be there. To be honest, I was doing such the United States George H.W. Bush. a good job of blending in and looking Somehow I ended up dancing and like I belonged there that Dave walked flirting with a very recent Miss Indiana. right past me. I joined the crowd of fans
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at the gate and waited for the right time to make my ask: “Mr. Letterman — it’s such an honor to meet you,” I said in a voice more sweaty and shaky than I’d ever heard come out of my mouth. “You know, in high school I was voted Most Likely To Be The Next David Letterman.” He grinned and said very warmly, “Well, I wish you more success than I’ve had with it.” It was a short exchange. Maybe 10 seconds. But those 10 seconds may have been the highlight of my college experience. I mean, how do you top THAT? A few years later I moved to New York City and took a job as a page at The Late Show with David Letterman. That led to the proudest moment of my life: The first night one of my jokes made it into Dave’s opening monologue. I don’t know where I’d be if a fellow Hoosier hadn’t shown me that you can leave Indianapolis, work your ass off and actually achieve the things you want most in life. So, Dave — to you and your remarkably talented and gracious staff that helped produce the show each night — thanks for making me who I am today. And meeting you? It’s something that never would have happened without a little ignorance, a little arrogance and a box of Krispy Kreme donuts. n NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 05.20.15 - 05.27.15 // FILM 21
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Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman May 22, 5 p.m. Adam Carolla, who you probably know as the cohost of The Man Show, gets behind the camera for this documentary about one of the manliest men of all — Paul Newman. The film explores the Academy Award-winning actor’s 35-year racing career, which nearly sidelined his acting endeavors. Newman won four national championships as a driver and eight championships as an owner. You can see him in action this Friday when the film plays at the Indiana State Museum IMAX. Carolla will be in attendance for the screening, which includes a pre-party in which he will do a little standup and reminisce on stage with Newman’s past team members and drivers. All proceeds will benefit Racing for Cancer (2012 IndyCar champion Ryan Hunter-Reay’s charity) and the Indy Family Fund.
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The Muppet Movie May 22-23, 2 and 7:30 p.m. On the run from a frog-legs merchant, Kermit brings his fuzzy friends along for a trek across America in this Academy Award-nominated musical comedy from 1979. Relive it on the big screen at the Historic Artcraft Theatre. The Historic Artcraft Theatre, $3-5, historicartcrafttheatre.org 22 FILM // 05.20.15 - 05.27.15 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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he scene from Poltergeist that’s stayed with me since I was a kid doesn’t involve ghosts or gore. It’s a goodnight exchange between a father and son. To help the boy sleep, the father lies next to him, easing his fear of the storm outside by counting the increasing seconds between the lightning and thunder, showing that the storm is moving away. Of course, a tree comes to life and grabs the boy during another storm later on, but it’s all the more powerful after that quiet fatherson moment — a mirror of normalcy broken by mystical mayhem. The best horror films embed the otherworldly in the everyday, reminding viewers of the fragile humanity amid the horror. Like Steven Spielberg’s other 1982 film, E.T., Poltergeist finds an ordinary American family united by an unearthly presence. (Credit cowriter/producer Spielberg for the tender family drama and director Tobe Hooper for the uncompromising intensity of the supernatural sequences.) Although it has some larger-than-life spectacles, the film’s most stunning special effects make monsters out of mundane objects, giving the family’s television set a ghostly glow and bringing the children’s toys to lethal life. While many are expecting the upcoming Poltergeist remake to add enhanced computer-generated chills, local horror directors hope it will maintain the original’s human warmth. Here’s what a few of them had to say.
Local horror directors look back at Poltergeist before the remake
Scott Schirmer (the Bloomington-based writer-director of the award-winning slasher film, Found) SCHIRMER: Poltergeist has been one of my touchstones ever since I caught it on cable back in the mid-’80s. I watch it at least once a year, and it never gets old for me. It’s spooky, creepy and full of spectacle, but what really sets it apart — and what I try to learn from every time I watch it — is its humanity. Poltergeist portrays a very realistic, very identifiable American family. They’re not perfect parents — they smoke weed and fight with their neighbors, but who doesn’t? And when their little girl gets kidnapped by evil spirits, you really want to see them get her back because they’re real people and you care about them. Most horror films don’t achieve that level of character empathy, and that makes them more surface-level entertainment — good for gore or visceral thrills, but Poltergeist has heart, dammit! A large part of that heart comes from the performances of JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight and Zelda Rubinstein. Nathan Erdel (an associate instructor at IU as well as the cofounder of Gentleman Monster Productions and the writer of Headless — a spin-off of Found) ERDEL: The most impressive aspect of the original Poltergeist is that it provided a genuine thrill ride of a ghost story while maintaining a PG rating. The film relies heavily on character, effects and atmosphere — and less on a body count or a gore factor — to deliver its chills. The prospect of a remake of Spielberg and Hooper’s seminal move-the-headstones-
but-leave-the-bodies opus seems inevitable. And like other remakes, it has as much possibility to be a success as it does a CGI-laden cash-grab. Whether it shows itself to be a blockbuster or a middling effort is irrelevant; the power of the original Poltergeist hasn’t diminished, despite sequels, a television series and time. And there is no doubt that, with a film like this, the introduction of a remake will only serve to prove the original more vital. Joshua Hull (the writer-director of the zombie comedy Beverly Lane and the slasher satire Chopping Block) HULL: Poltergeist is not only one of my favorite movies of all time, it’s also a huge influence on me as a filmmaker. It’s a perfect blend of horror and comedy — pure bliss from the opening moments to the very last scene. I’ve always wanted to tackle a ghost movie because of Poltergeist and obviously I’m not the only one. We wouldn’t have the Insidious franchise or The Conjuring without it. Those movies wear Poltergeist on their sleeves so it makes perfect sense to do a reboot for the Jason Blumhouse/James Wan generation of horror fans. I’m all for it, and I have just one hope for this remake. I hope when they push that TV out of the hotel room in the final scene, the final shot is the TV turning back on to that iconic, ghostly white noise channel WHEN IT’S NOT PLUGGED IN! As that image flickered on my 9-year-old daughter’s TV after her first viewing of the horror classic, she said, “It was cool, but it was scary! Can we watch it again?” It was cool, it was scary and we can all watch it again. n
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... WITH SEAN MANAHAN This week’s Ask a Brewer is brought to you thanks to Flat 12’s Sean Manahan. He’s doling out advice on everything from the cost of homebrewing, to brother-in-law bonding, to cheap boxers. Take it away, Sean. Question: When it comes to homebrewing, what’s a realistic figure to plan for when buying good-quality stuff the first time? I understand a lot of people invest in cheaper, more disposable equipment at first that they then replace. What kind of money am I looking at if I want to start out with higher-end homebrewing equipment? SEAN MANAHAN: Homebrewing is the perfect hobby in my opinion. It serves as a creative outlet, a science experiment, a social gathering, an excuse to drink a few beers, and it can done, and done well, with everything from 5 gallon plastic buckets to 60 gallon stainless steel kettles. Like you mentioned, most equipment starts as cheap as possible. My first few attempts at brewing were extract batches in a 2.5 gallon aluminum pot and fermented in growlers. However, once people fall in love with the hobby it really does become an addiction leading to bigger, better, and more complex equipment. My homebrewing went from the single tiny pot to a 2-tier, 3 vessel, 12 gallon net keggle system with some fun bells and whistles, and I almost enjoy adding new pieces of equipment as I do brewing on it these days. So, what is a realistic figure? That really depends on where you want to start. Good quality equipment can be found to brew on your stove top or to brew on industrial kitchen burners. If you are looking to start the build out of a system you intend to use for several years, you’ll want to make sure it’s sized correctly so you can invest in additions to the system and not replacements. I find 10-15 gallons is a great size to use for a long time and build upon. My personal system cost me around $2,500 with lots of DIY projects. I wish I could give you a solid number to work off of, but I’m going to defer you to Great Fermentations for that. Great store, great people, and they helped me get started. Cheers!
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ndyCar driver Charlie Kimball definitely knows his way around good food. It’s no surprise, of course, as the 30-year-old driver has made his way around the globe on various teams before signing with Chip Ganassi racing in 2010. The driver of #83 has made his home in Indianapolis for six years now, and has become one of the city’s biggest fans. In fact, when he and his wife got married last fall, they held their ceremony in Indianapolis as a way to show off their adopted hometown to friends and family, although the couple are both from Southern California. While the rest of us choose our restaurants and meals based mostly on taste, Kimball has one more unique criterion to meet: His have to be compatible with a diabetic diet. Since his diagnosis in 2007, Kimball has become a vocal advocate for diabetes awareness. He’s also become quite the discerning foodie, as well as a season-loving Hoosier. The SoCal boy learned to love seasonality through the great farm-to-fork food Indiana is known for, and discovered that the minimallyprocessed foods coming out of Indy kitchens helped manage his condition. “You have meals and menu items that reflect that. You have the winter vegetables and the stews, and spring salads and all of those things. You definitely get to enjoy soup season and salad season, and I enjoy pairing that cuisine with the seasons.” Kimball also appreciates that Hoosiers do not let the first signs of spring go uncelebrated. “You don’t enjoy when the whether is good as much. Here, when you first get that first pop of sun, everyone’s out enjoying it. As a city, everyone embraces it. When the weather’s good, everyone makes the most of it,” he said. And while the rest of us enjoy central Indiana’s all-star produce for their flavor, Kimball and diabetes patients like him depend on the slow-digesting carbs in fresh fruits and vegetables to keep their
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blood sugar stable. “One of the things that makes it easier is getting fresh, clean food. Non-processed and non-stored, fresh vegetables and fresh fruits. Meals that are just built off of good ingredients. That makes it easier for my management. Very rarely are fresh, farm-to-table meals high in fat content, and processed food.” Diagnosed in his early 20s, Kimball became the first IndyCar driver with diabetes. The manufacturers of Kimball’s insulin pump, Novo Norodisk, came on as a full-time sponsor for the driver in 2011. He wears the pump 24 hours a day and drives with sugar water in the car. Diabetes patients like Kimball who wear an insulin pump calculate how much insulin they’ll need based on the number of carbs they intend to con-
sume and program it into the pump, which dispenses insulin directly into the bloodstream through a permanent port. If they give themselves more insulin than they need, their blood sugar may drop causing a loss of consciousness or even death, so Kimball has to take his carb counts seriously. “I still sometimes misjudge my carb counts. I think everyone with diabetes knows it’s just a learning curve. Every meal can be a learning experience, but at the same time, I know I can get good nutrition when I’m eating locally. I do enjoy the local scene rather than chain restaurants. My wife will do anything in her power not to go to a chain restaurant. I will admit, I do, every now and again, go to a chain restaurant,” Kimball admitted. “We’ve lived in Indiana for just over six years now, and to be able to see that food scene grow, really over the last three or four years, has been spectacular.” Right now, Kimball is stoked to get into new downtown brewery St. Joseph’s, which he loves as a potent combination of “fresh, great local beer and 100 years of history.” In Kimball, you’ll find a huge fan >>>
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CHARLIE KIMBALL’S TOP 5 INDIANAPOLIS RESTAURANTS Bluebeard This one was bound to get on a list of great restaurants. Chef Abbi Merris has long been famous for her magical ways with seafood, and the restaurant is worth a visit even if all you want to do is sip cocktails. “We love Bluebeard. I’ve been paired with Chef Abbi [Merris] at the Rev event and she always does great work. She always does a great job of creating flavor profiles that are so interesting. When I won my first race, a bunch of friends and I went to Bluebeard to celebrate. And then for my wife’s birthday in October, we asked Chef Abbi to just kind of feed us, and she built a menu for us.” Who knows if you will catch Kimball and his wife at the restaurant on your next visit, but the gorgeous patio and the standout menu are worth a visit no matter the sports stars that may be sitting just a few feet away. FILE PHOTO
653 Virginia Ave., 686-1580, bluebeardindy.com Tinker Street Peter George’s newest restaurant has been a boon for his own brand as well as the Morton-Herron neighborhood, where Kimball calls home. “It’s three or four blocks from our house, so it’s easy to go to, and we were really impressed with the atmosphere. Now that the weather’s nice, every night, driving home from practice at the IMS, it has just been packed. That’s such a great thing for this neighborhood.” The new spot is known for its respectful treatment of highquality local produce and an outstanding wine list.
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402 E. 16th St., 925-5000, tinkerstreetindy.com Cafe Patachou Arguably the original in farm-to-fork dining, Kimball ushers visitors to this place like the faithful drag their family to church on Sundays. “You can’t ever underestimate Patachou. Whenever we have friends and family coming into town, no matter where they’re staying, [we tell them], ‘You gotta go to Patachou for breakfast.’ You can’t go wrong there. In fact, we buy coffee beans from them to grind at home.” Make sure you try at least one omelette from here in your lifetime, as their lineup is unmatched in the city. Kimball also confessed to a weakness for their heavenly (although admittedly not exactly diabetes-friendly) cinnamon toast.
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225 W. Washington St., 632-0765, cafepatachou.com St. Elmo Steakhouse Another Indy flagship, Kimball has been known to frequent this ultra-famous steakhouse. “As an institution, I love St. Elmo’s. I’m a big red meat eater. My wife is a little less, but I love the shrimp cocktail. I love the history of that building. I think the Hugheses have done a great job embracing the history of Indianapolis, from the sports to the culture that the city has.” You can, of course, get a big ol’ slab of red meat here, but don’t underestimate their outstanding cocktails. Go old school: An extra-dirty martini.
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127 S. Illinois St., #2, 635-0636, stelmos.com St. Joseph’s Brewery and Public House We could spoil this blurb by telling you everything you could ever want to know in the span of 200 words, because we’re good like that. But we recently visited this new location, and we have way more to say about it than 200 words. Flip over to page 26 for the full preview.
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540 N. College Ave., 602-5670, saintjoseph.beer
<<< of Indianapolis as a city. “VisitIndy has done a fantastic job of bringing people to town. Indiana Sports Corp with the Super Bowl, the Final Four. Some friends and I biked down and walked around during the Final Four, and what an incredible atmosphere!” He’s a known haunter of local music venues like Old National Centre among others.
“I think people think because it’s in the Midwest, it doesn’t have a lot of culture, and that’s a mistake,” he says of his adopted hometown. But before he can get behind the wheel or mosh so hard at Deluxe, the man has to eat, and his picks for essential Indy dining are pole-position-worthy for sure. n NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 05.20.15 - 05.27.15 // FOOD 25
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o, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do. Ecc 9:7
I can’t speak for what God would say if he were pressed for comment on one of his houses of worship being turned into a place of drinking and eating, but I think the Ecclesiastes verse pretty well sums up my initial look at the new downtown brewery. The highly-anticipated opening finally happened last week in the converted church, which makes its home at 540 N. College in the former St. Joseph’s church. You can’t help but have a smug little grin on your face when you walk up the ancient-feeling stone steps and through the completely intact heavy church doors. Inside, the vaulted cathedral ceiling and airy cream-painted interior takes your breath away, and you can’t help but stop and do that dumb thing where you just spin around slowly with your head back at that idiotic angle that makes your mouth drop open. When you’re turning a church into another kind of building, there are exactly two ways to nail it: Remove any trace of its former identity, or lean into that identity hard. St. Joseph’s pulls off the latter with applause-worthy finesse, and follows up with great beer and elevated pub food. The bright steel tanks and hoses placed where an altar once stood are reminiscent of a grand pipe organ. The dining room is divided between a bar space with televisions, two sections of tables and extra seating in the choir loft. The next time I go, I’ll ask to sit up there if it’s possible, as the views out of the windows are stunning. Okay, but what about the food and the beer? Pretty darn good on both accounts,
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especially for a green kitchen and a new brewery. If you want to sip on something easy and light, go for the kolsch. If you like your beers with a little more body and nuance, I have to highly recommend their house saison, a perfectly balanced, slightly funky brew that drinks well with food or all by itself. On the food front, we kept it to a couple of munchable small plates: The short ribs and the Capriole goat cheese and crabstuffed, bacon-wrapped peppers. The short ribs are first braised and then flash-fried. This does the work of both tenderizing the meat so that it falls off of the bone, while the flash frying gives it kind of a shell of Korean barbecue sauce. You can pick them up with one hand without having to go all T-Rex on those bad boys to separate them from the bones. Consider it both one of the
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most tasty and simultaneously civilized ways to enjoy ribs. The seasoning was just right and cooked all the way through, and the frying gave it plenty of texture and crunch. I would definitely order these again (and again, and then maybe again, in the same sitting, if I’m being honest). My bacon-wrapped, cheese-and-crabstuffed peppers were equally good, although much more difficult to eat. The goat cheese turned them from a heavy bar snack to a lighter, not-too-greasy bite. The only thing that was frustrating about them was the cheese, naturally, smooshed out when you took a big bite, though, as the unabashedly messiest eater at any table, this did not diminish my enjoyment of them. All in all, I’d say that I can’t wait to go back and try more food and happily drink the beer. The quality of the brewing is not up to such a novice quaffer as myself to decide, so I’ll wait for Rita to chime in on that particular. But I can say that I’m looking forward to taking visitors and family here for some good food, good beer and to gawk at the interior. n
MANAHAN: A brother-in-law is a great addition to your line of friends. My BILs and I hit it off pretty quickly which was important to my wife and me. We don’t share many interests, but the one we do share is universal. Beer. One or my BILs works in LA producing movies and drawing chalk art and the other is a local attorney who also loves fantasy football and golf. While I’m interested in their activities at the most basic level, we can always sit down and talk about them over a beer. Just come up with some generic lingo about his hobbies such as defense, O-line, or sandwich. As long as you bring a six pack, you’ll both get along great. Unless he’s not 21, then the beer is just for you and a sixer should make you interested in anything. Question: My girlfriend has told me I need to buy nicer boxers now that I’m 30 and make decent cash. I told her I’m not paying more than a few dollars for something that just gets fart into all day. Who is right? MANAHAN: I’ve had this very same discussion with my wife countless times. While we love the women in our lives, few things can hug you like a nice cheap pair of boxers. And you are absolutely correct, how much does a guy need to spend for fart ridden cloth? Not to mention the ball sweat as we enter Indiana’s hot humid summer. So, I completely agree with you. Don’t go spend extra cash on ‘High End’ undies for yourself. Maybe offer to spend it on hers or take her out to dinner. That’s how I compromise and avoid telling my wife no, expensive panties and dinner all while rockin cheap manly boxers. — SARAH MURRELL
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I have learned so much from you. I have stockpiled fabrics for years, but know I’m not going to sew anymore with my T-shirt jean wardrobe. Who could use yards of widely assorted fabrics?
I was wondering about recycling plastic hangers. I searched the Indiana Living Green website, and if I am not mistaken there is information about wire hangers. How about all plastic ones, and the plastic ones with metal hook tops? I work at a resale shop, and we end up with bags and bags full of spare hangers. Can I recycle them? Where? Or is “use less and donate” my best option?
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Seven-time Blues Music Award nominee Tad Robinson releases his sixth album on May 21 at The Slippery Noodle and on May 22 at the Jazz Kitchen. It’s his fourth on the Severn label. Here’s a bit from our conversation with Robinson about his new work. PHOTO BY RICH VOORHEES NUVO: I’ve listened several times to Day Into Night. It’s truly fine musically— the juxtaposition of instruments as the relationship proceeds feels like a metaphor for different part of the body & soul [inward & outward]; the arc leads me to imagine a soul blues ballet that could be staged with dancers interpreting the lyrics, being inside the music.
TAD ROBINSON: Now that you say it, it does strike me that the album could be taken as a song cycle where the narrator keeps shapeshifting. In songs like the opener, “Soul Love”; the ballad, “Blue Yesterday”; the blues, “While You Were Gone,” and “On Nightwatch,” I’m digging deep, singing about memory through the lens of nostalgia, the illusion of love and ultimately being out of sync with love. Two people who have the timing of life wrong, so that the bond won’t hold. But on songs like “Mellow in Love,” “Lead Me On,” and “Love is a Winner,” there’s more of a celebratory aspect; the feeling of relief, that a renewable love is present in my life. Those songs are more in touch with the way I really feel. That’s what the songs demand; taking a role, empathizing with a character. Finally, the songs “Lonely Talking” and “He’s Moved On” are songs about opportunistic love, escape from relationships, escape fom reality. It’s all in a day in the life of a soul record. NUVO: Talk about this kinetic feel and how instrumental spareness draws a listener into emotional layering. ROBINSON: Even though the production on some of the songs includes the full Severn Records house band with horn section and backup singers. There is a less-ismore approach on much of the album. I agree that the sparse arrangements perhaps have a more dramatic impact. Those bare arrangements leave more room for the listener to create, be involved and to feel. NUVO: What pushed you to an unfolding narrative across emotional terrain? ROBINSON: I think the nature of soul music is played out in the soil and roots of that, as you put it, emotional terrain. Soul singers are not operatic, they are not screamers, not rockers, they aren’t chops-driven singers. But they are, if nothing else, agents of emotion. We are soothers, pleaders, and a little bit common. The songs that we wrote and recorded for Day Into Night brought me home to that soul plain and from there, I was able to plead my case. — RITA KOHN
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Bob and Austin Lucas headline WFHB Acoustic Roots fest
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omething magical is happening Saturday night in Bloomington. Two musicians will present separate sets at WFHB's Acoustic Roots Festival, but also take the stage for a short set together. It doesn't happen often – except, maybe, in their living rooms. “Getting Bob [Lucas] and Austin [Lucas] together at the top of our festival lineup is a personal dream come true for me, something I've been hoping to put together for a long time,” WFHB Music Director Jim Manion says of his station's fest. Bob, Austin's dad, is a well-known songwriter and player, currently artistic director at Mad River Theater Works in Ohio. Austin, Bob's son, is Bloomington-born, raised and relocated; after stints in Nashville, Prague and Portland, the metal guitarist-turned-folk singer has made his way back to his hometown just in time for a headlining show. “My first memories are of my dad playing music,” Austin says. “Literally, my first memory is of my father rehearsing with Eclectricity [Bob's trio with Bill Schwarz and Miriam Sturm]. That is the foundation that I have built all of my life around, my dad playing music and me playing music with my dad.” “Watching Austin grow musically of course has been a great treat,” Bob says. “He has tremendous ears. They say one of the greatest compliments you can give another musician is to say, 'He has great big ears.' What that indicates is that there are very few musical nuances that escape them. And I think I can say that about Austin.” Father and son are both hugely productive. In addition to his own releases, collaborations on more than 30 plays at Mad River, Bob's songs have been recorded by Alison Krauss and Newgrass Revival. Austin's latest Stay Restless boasts a mix of country ballads (“Splinters” will tear your heart right out) and driving rock (some of those, like “So Much More Than Lonely,” will tear your heart out, too), backed by Nashville mainstays Glossary. There's another record in the can (release date TBD), and he's working on another record — all acoustic, just him and a guitar, he says — that he's focused on now that he's
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back in Bloomington. His hometown, it seems, is treating him well. “I loved [Nashville] for a while, and once I didn't love it, I really didn't love it,” he says. “[Once I decided to move, I thought] should I move to Austin [Texas]? Should I move to Portland again? What should I do? I just thought, I should go home, because I miss it there. … I love this place so much. It's by far and away my favorite place in the whole world. “You're surrounded by all these for-
ests; you've got all this wonderful food; and the community's just great. That's the thing that I really missed everywhere that I've lived other than here, that community,” Austin says. “ The fact that everyone is willing to pitch in to help each other out. You go to the farmers' market and you see everybody. You're hugging people, talking about things that are important. … We have real things to talk about. They know my mom. They know all of my best friends. They know the life that I've lived. That's something that you can only find at home.” His father shares the love. Bob moved to Bloomington in the fall of ’68 — the “fall of love,” he says. “The crosscurrents of culture were really flowing,” he says, of Bloomington in the late ’60s. “I never was enrolled in Indiana University, but I played music with
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some of the best musicians that were in the school, and the international music scene was flourishing. We were going to change the world, in 1968. I think we might have, too, just a little bit.” He met Jim Manion a few years later. “I first met Bob in 1974, so I've known Austin since before he was born,” Manion says. “I was a big fan of Bob’s first album, The Dancer Inside You and saw him perform as often as I could,” Manion says. “I worked for Red Bud Records at the time; we released two LPs by Eclectricity.” Manion says he admires the purity both Lucases' music share. “Their music is very roots-based in folk and country, but is totally original,” he says. “Both Bob and Austin follow no trends, they set them. I also admire the amazing vocal range they both have, and the unique structure of their songs. To my ears, there are some ‘Lucas chords’ that no one else uses. They will do separate sets, but will be doing a few songs together. That will be magic.” Besides the Lucases, the Acoustic Roots Festival boasts seven more acts, a mix of regional and local performers. “My experience with Bloomington and Indianapolis acoustic scenes is that they embrace the community as much as is the music,” says Jesse Lacy, who will perform with his trio on Saturday.
The Free Zone Radio Program presents AGENT ORANGE (Los Angeles) w/ IN THE WHALE (Denver) and THE BROTHERS GROSS. **EARLY START*** Doors @ 7 p.m., show @ 8 p.m. $10. Advance tix available at AgentOrangeIndy.BrownPaperTickets.com.
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“When I was a kid, we used to sing together all the time. One of the best memories I have is [of a song me and my dad wrote together called ‘Rockin’ with the Dinosaurs.’ It was the first song I ever wrote — of course, my dad, he wrote it and I was like, there,” Austin says. “I think I made some jokes that we ended up putting into the song, but of course, my dad’s a master songwriter and I was four.”
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Pre-Punk Rock Night Early Show w/ FIRESHIPS (NYC) & PINK BASEMENT. Doors @ 7 p.m., show @ 7:30 p.m. $5. PUNK ROCK NIGHT welcomes THE GOOCH PALMS (Australia), DEATH VALLEY GIRLS (Los Angeles), MR. CLIT & THE PINK CIGARETTES and CHIVES. Doors @ 9 p.m., show @ 10 p.m. $7.
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“It is about seeing a friendly face and trading time for stories. I mean, that is the real root of it all.” The Jesse Lacy Trio will open the fest at 3 p.m., followed by Chris Dollar, Rikki Jean & The DWB, Mark & Misty and The Midnight Munchers, Rusted String Swindlers, Tim Grimm & Jan Lucas, Hogwire String Band, and then the Lucases. Those that can't make Saturday's show will have a chance to hear Austin and Bob make music together again in the near future. There's a family band album coming! “The family band record is a slowmoving process. It's a thing that we are meeting sporadically and tracking. It'll get done when it gets done,” Austin says. “We're just taking it slow and steady.” Players include Bob, Austin and his sister Chloe Manor, Chloe's husband Chris and Bob's wife Laura. “We've been collecting songs for a very long time. We're all avid collectors of songs, as well as writers of songs,” Bob says. “It’s kind of heavenly, actually. Family music is remarkable, the way it sounds. [Family members] sing well together, usually. And not only that, but they know how each other breathe, and get ready to go; everybody's super careful to make sure that there's room for everybody else. It's kind of a blissful experience, really.” Like Jim said. Magic. n NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 05.20.15 - 05.27.15 // MUSIC 29
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pring is by far my favorite time to be in Indiana. The first warm, sunny days of the season feel indescribably good after months of shivering through snowstorms. During this time of year I often find myself reminiscing over childhood memories of warm spring evenings spent outdoors at the old Bush Stadium, watching Indianapolis Indians games with my mother. While the Indians' current venue Victory Field is certainly great, for me it holds no comparison to the rich historical charm of Bush Stadium's ivy-cloaked brick walls and art deco facade. But these days when I drive past the old stadium's 16th Street home, I just feel sick to my stomach. After languishing abandoned in a state of disrepair for years, a decision was made in 2011 to convert Bush Stadium into a high-end apartment complex. While elements of Bush's original facade have been preserved, to me, the end result of the hybrid construction is an architectural eyesore that doesn't honor Bush's important historical legacy in Indianapolis.
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contract in 1952, to signing Toni Stone as the first professional female baseball player in 1953. (Editor's note: Head to NUVO.net to read much more about Indianapolis' Negro League teams.) This is only scratching the surface of Bush Stadium's exciting past, which happens to include a link to a long-forgotten slice of Indianapolis music history. Exactly 45 years ago this month, a group of local promoters staged what must be considered one of the most ambitious music festivals in Indianapolis history. Bush Stadium's three-day Jazz & Rock Festival assembled some of the greatest icons in music Exactly 45 years ago this month, history during the height of their power as performers. a group of local promoters staged B.B. King, Ray Charles, what must be considered one of the Dizzy Gillespie, Ike and Tina Turner, Roberta Flack, most ambitious music festivals in and Sonny and Cher were headliners, with fantastic Indianapolis history. acts like Bobby "Blue" Bland, Ramsey Lewis, and South African musician Hugh Masekela rounding out the The stadium came to life in 1931 as Perry line-up. For a mere 15 dollars – adjusted Stadium, named after then Indians' owner for inflation, that price would probably be Norm Perry. The stadium was designed by about 90 bucks today – music fans could the local architectural firm of Pierre & Wright purchase a pass to experience all three who are responsible for a handful of fantasdays of the festival's offerings. tic Downtown constructions, from the Old The concert looked to be a surefire hit, Trails building on West Washington Street to and local media accounts from the pethe Indiana State Library on Ohio St. riod indicated there was a great sense of In addition to serving as a home for the anticipation. In the May 16, 1970 edition Indianapolis Indians from 1931 to 1996, of the Indianapolis Recorder, an uncredBush Stadium also provided a base of ited writer previewed the Jazz & Rock operations for the Indianapolis Clowns. Festival suggesting it was "by far one of The Clowns were one of Negro League the greatest attractions ever sponsored baseball's most significant franchises. The in Indianapolis" while speculating the Clowns walked a fine line between slapstick event would "attract music buffs from all entertainment and serious sport, earning a >>> reputation as the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball. But the Clowns were no joke and >> Kyle Long hosts a show on the team's legacy can boast several imporWFYI’s HD-2 channel on tant firsts, from providing hall of fame legWednesdays and Saturdays end Hank Aaron with his first professional
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THE FINAL BIRDY’S BATTLE REPORT Editor’s note: Birdy’s Battle Royale pits 48 bands against each other in a months-long competition for cash and prizes. Each week, the top two bands progress to the next round. NUVO sends music correspondent Jonathan Sanders to survey Birdy’s Battle Royale weekly. He reports back here. I learned a great deal during the course of Birdy’s Battle Royale – where I spent every Friday night in recent memory – but foremost in my mind must be that Indianapolis has an incredibly diverse music scene, made up of bands that don’t particularly care about genre. These artists support each other, and that makes for a scene where variety is the operative word. So when the top six bands of the year got together to rock a packed house Friday night, there wasn’t a loser in the bunch. After nearly an hour spent counting the votes, Brother ‘O Brother was named the champion, propelled to that point by another incendiary performance. Chris Banta is a maniac on the guitar, something audiences are all coming to realize. If there was anything else this two-man juggernaut could have done to win over the crowd, I can’t fathom it. Their latest album comes out in July and is sure to put them squarely at the center of national discussion. Nash Walker and The Doctors came in a relatively close second-place, and it was easy to understand how they won the majority of the night’s second and third-place votes. I talked to Nash before the show and he asked me why on earth I’d agree to be here for every week of the battle. I would tell him now that this performance was why. A brand new song and a stunning closing song cemented why we all love these doctors’ prescription. From the moment they took the stage we knew why they and we were here. Prowlers and the Prey, the night’s early front-runner, packed the house with fans — at the time they took the stage, Birdy’s was at near capacity — and gave their most balanced performance of the competition. There’s not much I can say about these guys
<<< surrounding towns, and as far away as Louisville, Dayton and Cincinnati." But somehow the festival flopped. A June 13, 1970 headline from the Indianapolis Recorder summed it up. “Million dollars worth of top talent goes begging for lack of buffs at jazz-rock show." The uncredited writer lamented the financial beating the promoters took, and postulated that Indianapolis wasn't ready for "big-time attractions." Despite the festival's dismal fate, it makes for a fascinating footnote in Bush Stadium's history. It's just a shame the stadium's history hasn't been more diligently preserved. But isn't that fre-
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that I haven’t already, but they were smart to split their set between songs led by Jeff Kelly and those featuring Kyra Waltz on vocals. It gave the strongest snapshot of their sound yet, which is difficult to do in a mere 30 minutes. I don’t think their placement among the votes comes close to showing how they really stood in the minds of the fans, old and new, who heard them play tonight. Craig B. Moore and the Invaders played second following Nash Walker and the Doctors, and their performance exposed just how far they’ve come in a few months. They’ve developed highlights aplenty, including the frantic closer “Einstein,” which easily outdid the already solid album version. The band’s album Life Matters should be a must-buy for that song and the single-in-the-making “Your Dreams,” which all but demands a singalong at the chorus. At the very least, the album dispels for good the rumor that they’re just “that Pearl Jam band.” Not even close! As for Among the Compromised, Eleadah Kemp warned me a couple weeks ago that they had tricks yet up their sleeves, and I’m glad she refused to elaborate. It was so much more fun to hear it unprepared. Guitarist A.J. Noblitt sang for the first time and Eleadah added a brilliantly skewed cover of Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time,” before bringing us to our knees with the prayerful “I’m Coming Home.” It was uncompromising and well worth staying late to hear. Three shows in, we know they’re the Battle’s breakout success story. Finally, Dead Birds Adore Us took the stage, and while they know their music, and I love that they’re still completely out in left field despite this being their third Battle performance, I wish more people were ready to dive into their sound. They kept me guessing, and the dedicated crowd who stayed until 12:45 a.m. to hear the end of their set were justly rewarded. I’m making it my mission to hear them open for Green Jello at the 5th Quarter on June 4th, where they’ll play to fans who really understand their prog-rock bent. I learned one thing that bears repeating in all my coverage at Birdy’s this year: As fun as it is to write about all these cutting-edge bands in our city, it’d be more fun to jump into the fray and compete. See you next year, buzz bands in waiting! — JONATHAN SANDERS
quently the case here in Indy? It seems that preserving our history always takes a backseat to making a fast buck. I guess those of us who care about preserving Indy's culture should be thankful that Bush Stadium wasn't completely leveled during construction of the new luxury lofts. But it would have been nice if the stadium had been left intact and preserved as an athletic venue, or perhaps even converted into a museum for Negro League or Minor League Baseball. But it's far too late to complain now. At least we don't have to add Bush Stadium to the long (and growing) list of Indianapolis architectural casualties that have been totally lost to wrecking balls and empty lots. n
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Indystry Wednesdays, Revel, 21+
Tennis, Kuroma 9 p.m. Denver surfy/cutesy couple Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley are touring new album Ritual in Repeat, with Spoon drummer Jim Eno on record with them. Opener Kuroma will play an in-store at Indy CD and Vinyl at 5 p.m. for the all-ages crowd.
Jay Elliott and Friends, Tin Roof, 21+
Radio Radio, 1119 E. Prospect St., $15, 21+
Agent Orange, In The Whale, The Brothers Gross, Melody Inn, 21+
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Willie Watson, The Hi-Fi, 21+
Casey Veggies 6:30 p.m. Veggies takes off a day from his tour with Big Sean for a headlining gig at the Emerson, but what we’re really stoked about is the locals on the opening list, like Drayco McCoy and Duke Algebra. Also opening: Bivienni, Cutboxxx Collective, Mardi Lex, WRDPLY.
Blues Jam, Main Event, 21+
Emerson Theater, 4630 E. 10th St., $15 in advance, $20 at door, all-ages
Biergarten at the Rathskeller, 401 E. Michigan St., $20 in advance, $25 at door, 21+
Blues Jam with Gordon Bonham, Slippery Noodle, 21+ The Family Jam, Mousetrap, 21+ Breaking Benjamin, Young Guns, Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, all-ages
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JAZZ Tad Robinson 8 p.m. Grab this local blues/soul release at one of two shows in the area this month; this show at the Jazz Kitchen or one the day after at the Jazz Kitchen. Robinson’s latest, Day Into Night, is coming on on Severn Records.
Ona, Andrew Buden, Tanner Standridge, Mike Brewer, Melody Inn, 21+ Sarahs’ Swing Set, Serendipity Martini Bar (Bloomington), 21+ Maid Myriad, The Fine Constant, The Room Colored Charlatan, 5th Quarter Lounge, 21+
FRIDAY TRADITIONS Carb Day 3:30 p.m. Three bands will perform for the first time at the annual Carb Day Concert May 22 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway infield. And the lineup isn’t too shabby. Rock groups Jane’s Addiction, O.A.R. and 38 Special fill the bill for the free concert - it’s included in your Carb Day admission. And there’s a pit ($10 more) and Party Deck ($100+) for you fans that want an upgraded experience. Peep Roy Hobbson’s column on people to avoid before the show.
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Way Back Wednesdays 9 p.m. John Larner, Slater Hogan, Indiana Jones and Gabby Love are resident DJs at this late ‘90s/early aughts dance party.
High Life 8 p.m. Kyle Long and Sweet Poison Victim spin and play, respectively, at this all-night Ghanian music dance party.
Slippery Noodle Inn, 372 S. Meridian St., $5, 21+
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 4790 W. 16th St., free with carb day admission of $30, all-ages
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The Hi-Fi, 1043 Virginia Ave., Ste. 4, FREE, 21+
10 p.m. Crush Entertainment is bringing out this big ol’ classic hip-hop show (remember “Strictly Business?”). DJ Scratch will accompany, plus opening sets from DJs Indiana Jones and Rusty Redenbacher.
Jason Aaron Coons EP Release Party 9 p.m. You’ve caught slick crooner Jason Aaron Coons (who sometimes goes by JAC) as a poppy opener for big Live Nation shows. He’s headlining this one though — and rightly so, as it’s the release show for his new EP.
Nth Power, Cory Henry and The Punk Apostles, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ Curt Oren, Tyler Damon, Garfield Park Eatery, all-ages Frankie and The Witch Fingers, Keeps, Brenda’s Friend, The Bishop (Bloomington), 18+
THROWBACKS Edwin McCain 4 p.m. And I’ll be / your crying shoulder / I’ll be love’s suicide / I’ll be better when I’m older / I’ll be the greatest fan of your life. (Doors open at 4 p.m., but McCain goes on at 7:30.)
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The Vogue, 6259 N. College Ave., $20 in advance, $25 at doors, 21+
The Hi-Fi, 1043 Virginia Ave., Ste. 4, $8, 21+
RJ Pickens, BuDa Lounge, 21+
ALBUM RELEASES Nathaniel Russell Record Release Show 10 p.m. Illustrator/musician Nathaniel Russell has a brand new album out on Warm Ratio and it’s glorious. Think boombox-era John Darnielle. Peter and The Kings will open (and Peter King hinted he’ll have a new tape on hand at the show, too). Organizers say to bring your own pillow and blanket. We think they’re serious. General Public Collective, 1060 Virginia Ave., FREE, all-ages ALBUM RELEASE Flannelly vs Funkhouser Cassette Release Party 8 p.m. Flannelly and Funkhouser – John and Rob, if you’re on casual terms – have “exchanged souce materials and produced two distinct 30 min. EPs). The experimental musicians play shows together often, but this show features the release of a cassette with new work from both. Wyatt Worcel (Lake Daggers) will join. The Artifex Guild, 1017 S. Walnut St. (Bloomington), $5, all-ages Scarletta, The Rathskeller, 21+ Squirtgun, Amuse, The Jim-Jims, The Grow Ops, Lafayette Theatre (Lafayette), all-ages The Cars Tribute Band, Melody Inn, 21+ Harpeth Hill, Tin Roof, 21+ Mike and Joe, The Vogue, 21+
Tad Robinson CD Release Party, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ CCR Headcleaner, Running, Raw, Rev/Rev/ Shame Thugs, Debbie’s Palace of Noise and Laundry, all-ages Basement Party No. 2 with Full Circle, 5th Quarter Lounge, 21+ Chris Burch, Bier Brewery and Tap Room, 21+ Chun! No, Cpatain Chunk!, Emerson Theater, all-ages Rodney Stepp and The Steppin’ Out Band, Broad Ripple Park, all-ages The Charlie Daniel Band, Honeywell Center, all-ages DJs Big Fancy, The Waterbed Legend, FARMbloomington’s Root Cellar (Bloomington), 21+ Indesis, Shed, Pvrrnchymv, The Hanis Project, Birdy’s Bar and Grill, 21+ Matt Townsend and The Wonder of the World, Chilly Water Brewing Co., 21+ Soul Medicine, Serendipity Martini Bar (Bloomington), 21+ DJ Rican, Subterra, 21+ Night Moves with Action Jackson and DJ Megatone, Metro, 21+ WTFridays with DJ Gabby Love and DJ Helicon , Social, 21+
SATURDAY LOCALS Matthew Corken and Friends EP Release 8 p.m. Mark Benham, Phil Sloan and Prowlers and the Prey open for Matthew Corken at this EP Release show from Shine Indy. Sabbatical, 921 Broad Ripple Ave., $7, 21+ FESTS WFHB’s Acoustic Roots Festival 2 p.m. See our profile of the headliners Lucas on page 28. Upland Brewing Company, 350 W. 11th St., $20 in advance, $25 at gate, children under 12 are free, all-ages PARTY 2-Year Anniversary Party Saturday – Sunday Lined up at this big party: DJ Action Jackson, America Owns The Moon, Oreo Jones, DMA, Sirius Blvck, Metavari and DJ Android. Indiana City Brewery will offer more than a dozen limited release beers.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 4790 W. 16th St., $25 plus general admission ticket, all-ages
Industry Mondays, Red Room, 21+
Snakepit Ball 6 p.m. This bigass party features American Authors, Straight No Chase, 45 Riots, plus local DJs Gabby Love and Lockstar. Dress to impress.
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Marina City, Save Face, Echoes and Icons, Hoosier Dome, all-ages
The Big Finish 8 p.m. This swanky party features DJs Indiana Jones, Gabby Love, Lockstar and special guests Clay Collier and Mr. Mauricio.
Molly Sullivan, Busman’s Holiday, The Bishop (Bloomingotn), 18+
Indiana Roof Ballroom, 140 W. Washington St., $275+, 21+
Regions Bank Tower, One Indiana Square, $70+, 21+
Rob Dixon Quartet, The Chatterbox, 21+
Post War Era, Saint Aubin, Chad Lehr, The Hi-Fi, 21+
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Blue Alchemy, Ellenberger Park, all-ages
Chase Blackburn, Mike Kessler, Bob Clark, Kevin Hood, Thirsty Scholar, all-ages
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Cozette Myers, Chef Joseph’s at The Connoisseur Room, 21+
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Allergies or an STI? Is there any immediate way to tell the difference between a sore throat and an STI infection w/out going to the doctor? Thanks. — Anonymous, from Tumblr SARAH: Generally, sore throats go away on their own unless you get a strep infection (in which case you’d have white pustules and a fever). If it’s gone on more than the duration of the cold that may have accompanied it and it’s not getting any better, just go see your doctor. Or head right to a Planned Parenthood or the Bell Flower Clinic. Both offer low-cost testing options. DEBBY: Just go to the doctor. STIs do infect the throat and they should be taken seriously. Recent research suggests that an awful lot of STIs (like chlamydia and gonorrhea) go undetected because healthcare providers don’t offer throat testing. If your sore throat isn’t going away, better to be safe than sorry.
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2-Chute Noob About to have anal sex for the first time and nervous! What are some good tips? — Anonymous, from Tumblr SARAH: Go slow, get super lubed, and stop if it hurts. Just use common sense when jamming a penis into a new b-hole. DEBBY: Start out gentle (maybe with one or two fingers at first), use GOBS (and I mean gobs) of waterbased or silicone-based lubricant, and communicate. Let your partner know if it hurts too much and you
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the TV comedy-drama Jane the Virgin, the fictional character known as Rogelio de la Vega is a vain but lovable actor who performs in telenovelas. “I’m very easy to dress,” he tells the wardrobe supervisor of a new show he’ll be working on. “Everything looks good on me. Except for peach. I don’t pop in peach.” What he means is that his charisma doesn’t radiate vividly when he’s wearing peach-colored clothes. Now I want to ask you, Leo: What don’t you pop in? I’m not simply talking about the color of clothes that enable you to shine, but everything else, too. In the coming weeks, it’s crucial that you surround yourself with influences that make you pop. Leo
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Are you willing to entertain an outlandish possibility? Here’s my vision: You will soon be offered unexpected assistance, either through the machinations of a “guardian angel” or the messy blessings of a shape-shifting spirit. This divine intervention will make it possible for you to demolish a big, bad obstacle you’ve been trying to find a way around. Even if you have trouble believing in the literal factuality of my prophecy, here’s what I suspect: It will at least come true in a metaphorical sense — which is the truest kind of truth of all. Virgo
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Glory” is the theme song of the film Selma. It’s an anthem about the ongoing struggle for equal rights by African Americans. I want to borrow one of its lines for your use in the coming weeks: “Freedom is like a religion to us.” I think those will be good words for you to live by. Are you part of a group that suffers oppression and injustice? Are you mixed up in a situation that squashes your self-expression? Are you being squelched by the conditioned habits of your own unconscious mind? It’s high time to rebel. The quest for liberation should be your spiritual calling. Libra
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): If you’re planning on breaking a taboo, sneaking into a forbidden zone, or getting intimate with an edge-dweller, don’t tell boastful stories about what you’re doing. For now, secrecy is not only sexy; it’s a smart way to keep you safe and effective. Usually I’m fond of you telling the whole truth. I like it when you reveal the nuanced depths of your feelings. But right now I favor a more cautious approach to communication. Until your explorations have progressed further, I suggest that you only discuss them sparingly. As you put your experiments in motion, share the details on a need-to-know basis. Scorpio
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There are many possible ways to create and manage a close relationship. Here’s one of my favorite models: when two independent, self-responsible souls pledge to help each other activate the best versions of themselves. If you don’t have a partnership like this, the near future will be a favorable time to find one. And if you already do have an intimate alliance in which the two of you synergize each other’s quest for individuation, the coming weeks could bring you breathtaking breakthroughs. Sagittarius
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Renowned author George Bernard Shaw was secure in his feeling that he did good work. He didn’t need the recognition of others to validate his self-worth. The British Prime Minister offered him a knighthood, but he refused it. When he found out he had been awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature, he wanted to turn it down but his wife convinced him to accept it. The English government also sought to give him the prestigious Order of Merit, but he rejected it, saying, “I have already conferred this order upon myself.” He’s your role model for right now, Taurus. Congratulate yourself for your successes, whether or not anyone else does. Virgo
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It’s a challenge to drive a car through Canada’s far north. For example, if you want to get from Dawson in the Yukon Territory to Inuvik in the Northwest Territory, you take Dempster Highway. It’s gravel road for the entire 417-mile trip, so the ride is rough. Bring a spare tire and extra gasoline, since there’s just one service station along the way. On the plus side, the scenery is thrilling. The permafrost in the soil makes the trees grow in odd shapes, almost like they’re drunk. You can see caribou, wolverines, lynx, bears, and countless birds. Right now, the sun is up 20 hours every day. And the tundra? You’ve never seen anything like it. Even if you don’t make a trip like this, Capricorn, I’m guessing you will soon embark on a metaphorically similar version. With the right attitude and preparation, you will have fun and grow more courageous. Capricorn
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian author James Joyce wrote Ulysses, one of the most celebrated and influential novels of the 20th century. The narrative is both experimental and tightly structured. Its chaotic stream-of-consciousness passages are painstakingly crafted. (Anyone who wonders how the astrological sign of Aquarius can be jointly ruled by the rebellious planet Uranus and the disciplinarian planet Saturn need only examine this book for evidence.) Joyce claimed he labored over Ulysses for 20,000 hours. That’s the equivalent of devoting eight hours a day, 350 days a year, for over seven years. Will you ever work that hard and long on a project, Aquarius? If so, now would be an auspicious time to start. Aquarius
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The English writer and caricaturist Max Beerbohm moved away from his native land when he was 37 years old. He settled in Rapallo, Italy, where he lived for much of the rest of his life. Here’s the twist: When he died at age 83, he had still not learned to speak Italian. For 40 years, he used his native tongue in his foreign home. This is a failing you can’t afford to have in the coming months, Pisces. The old proverb “When in Rome, do as the Romans,” has never been so important for you to observe. Pisces
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