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tate Treasurer Richard Mourdock twice asked voters to send him to the capitol to watch over the state’s investment portfolio. U.S. senator. And with that went an othIn the end, though, Mourdock was erwise fairly promising political career. more interested in his own. So when Mourdock left the treasurer’s The Republican resigned his office on office at the end of this year, he probFriday – four months before his second ably wasn’t coming back. So maybe he term was to expire. He left on the last wasn’t that concerned about what votday he could be in office and still annuiers thought. tize a portion of his retirement savings But that’s too bad because Mourdock at a higher rate. has made a career out of lecturing voters It’s not clear how much that will save about the importance of being a good him. But for the average government citizen. He’s used history and public worker, retiring now – rather than next month – will mean about $1,000 When Mourdock left the treasurer’s more in earnings per year. That’s because for years office at the end of this year, he now, the state has been paying out a higher rate to probably wasn’t coming back. workers than the money So maybe he wasn’t that concerned actually earns. Recently, the board that conabout what voters thought. trols the Indiana Public Retirement System decided that couldn’t go on. The huge group of policy and fiery rhetoric to tell Hoosiers Baby Boomers now retiring could bankwhy they should vote, why they should rupt the system. be concerned about the state and the And so the rate is now scheduled nation’s spending and debt, and why to drop – from 7.5 percent for retirees they should hold their political leaders before the end of August to 5.75 peraccountable. cent for those who retire starting in And along the way he’s made controSeptember. The rate will continue then versial decisions in the name of doing to drop until it reaches the market rate. what’s right for Indiana. Most notably, Mourdock told the Evansville Courier he sued to stop the Obama administra& Press that he learned what that tion from bailing out Chrysler, a move change would mean to him when he he said cheated the state, which had went to a counseling session on retireinvested in the company. He took the ment changes recently and “it caused case to the U.S. Supreme Court – where me to think about it differently.” he lost – even as his critics complained And so within days, Mourdock decidthat the state had to spend millions on ed to give up the job that voters had the suit and that winning could have elected him to do and to let Gov. Mike cost Indiana even more – thousands of Pence choose his replacement. jobs if Chrysler had gone under. That shouldn’t be OK. Mourdock Mourdock maintained throughout the didn’t leave because he was ill or situation that he was simply trying to do because he had issues to attend to with what was right – and doing so was more his family. Instead, he wanted to save important than doing what was popular. some money. This week, Mourdock did the oppoOf course, Mourdock’s political career site. Rather than doing what’s right – was all but over. An ill-timed remark he finishing a job voters elected him to do made about rape and pregnancy back in – Mourdock made a selfish decision for his own economic future. n 2012 ruined his chance of becoming a
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WHAT HAPPENED? Turner loses leadership post Embattled Rep. Eric Turner will lose his leadership post during the next legislative session after failing to disclose a financial interest in a debate he tried to influence during the last legislative session, House Speaker Brian Bosma said Friday. Bosma, R-Indianapolis, also said he would author a comprehensive ethics bill to address “significant gaps” in state law and legislative rules that emerged from a House Ethics Committee recently investigated Turner. In April, the Ethics Committee cleared Turner – who has served as speaker pro tem since Republicans retook control of the House in 2010 – of breaking House rules. But the committee said his actions did not achieve “the highest spirit of transparency” when he lobbied his colleagues to lift a nursing home construction moratorium that would have finacially benefitted him and his family. Earlier this month, nursing home-related companies owned by Turner’s son — with ties to Turner as well — entered into a $2.3 billion sale and partnership with a firm based in Ohio. Treasurer Mourdock resigns State Treasurer Richard Mourdock — a controversial political figure who lost a bid for the U.S. Senate after making divisive remarks about rape and pregnancy — stepped down from his post Friday with about four months to go in the term. The conservative Republican said in a statement he is leaving the office early to pursue other professional interests, including those related to helping Americans save for retirement and for post-high school education. See Page 4. Gov. Mike Pence has appointed Daniel Huge to serve in an interim capacity as treasurer until the term ends and a new treasurer is appointed. Mourdock had served two terms and was not eligible to run again. Indiana gets NCLB waiver The U.S. Department of Education has extended Indiana’s waiver of some rules imposed by the controversial No Child Left Behind law, despite initial concerns by federal officials that the state wasn’t fulfilling its obligations. The agency removed conditions that had been placed on Indiana’s waiver after a federal inspection last August found the state was not adequately monitoring troubled schools and effectively implementing academic standards and evaluations. State Superintendent Glenda Ritz said her office has satisfied those concerns and the one-year waiver extension “validates what we do at the department.” But she said what matters most is the flexibility the waiver gives schools in the way they use federal dollars. Without a waiver, Hoosier schools are severely restricted in the way they spend about $230 million in federal dollars aimed at helping poor children. With it, they can be more creative about solving the same problems. — THE STATEHOUSE FILE 6 NEWS // 09.03.14 - 09.10.14 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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State Representative Sheila Klinker, D-Lafayette, (far left) expressed her support for the NAACP voter empowerment plan. Indiana NAACP president Barbara Bolling Williams announced the plan from the south steps of the Indiana Statehouse.
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rom the south steps of the Indiana Statehouse Thursday, members and supporters of the Indiana State Conference of the NAACP and the Indiana Moral Mondays movement announced plans to increase the voter rolls in Indiana. The chanting could be not be ignored by passersby on their lunch hour downtown.
“Fired up! Ready to go!” Indiana NAACP president Barbara Bolling Williams set a goal of 10,000 people to be added as new registered voters between now and the Oct. 6 deadline. The date of the announcement for a new voter empowerment plan was no accident. It was August 28, 1955, when Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-
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move it to the way it ought to be.” American teen, was brutally beaten The voter empowerment campaign and shot to death, then thrown into the carries Dr. King in its motto and theme, Tallahatchie River for allegedly flirting “We will vote with our dreams and not with a white woman in Mississippi. It our fears.” was August 28, 1963, when Dr. Martin The Moral Mondays movement, Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have A which began in North Carolina last year Dream” speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington. And on August 28, 2008, “The light for justice is flickering, then-Senator Barack but we need it to burn brightly.” Obama gave his acceptance speech as the presidential nominee at –NANCY HOLLE, MORAL MONDAYS the Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO. August 28 is an imporand has since spread to 13 other states tant date for the NAACP and its voter including Indiana, has voter rights empowerment plan. among the six moral issues addressed “Dr. [Martin Luther] King pledged to return to states like Indiana and the south in its mission statement. And according to former State Representative Bill and places where change needed to hapCrawford (D-98), we must “exercise pen,” said Williams, “And the extremists every tool in our toolbox to make sure have hijacked the state legislatures in our issues are addressed.” Indiana and the south. We can stop the >>> extremist movement, move it back, and
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“Fired up! Ready to go!” Several community leaders and statehouse representatives made remarks about the importance of the campaign, the need for people to vote and how that vote can and must make a difference. Former NFL running back and Indianapolis native Devin Moore spoke about getting young adults involved, using his status to raise his voice — and make that voice and others count. The Ten Point Coalition’s Rev. Charles Ellis connected the violence in the city to the feeling of helplessness and hopelessness that exists among some people and how getting out the vote to make change can turn that tide toward peace. Others talked about the need for change and voter education.
“We are not afraid.” Most of the people coming out of the statehouse or walking along the sidewalk past the gathering looked on with mild interest or chose not to acknowledge what was in front of them at all. Still, those in attendance strengthened their resolve to not be ignored by anyone, especially those public officials elected to represent them. Nancy Holle with Indiana Moral Mondays said, “the light for justice is flickering, but we need it to burn brightly.” The Indianapolis chapter of the NAACP recently finished training volunteers for their Get Out The Vote initiative and will soon begin doorto-door canvassing. The organization plans to specifically target neighborhoods and locations that have historically shown very low voter turnout. n
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“We are not afraid.” The chanting changed, but was still strong though somewhat sporadic. State NAACP Political Action Chair Sadie Harper Scott said the voter empowerment plan will target youth, the elderly, and those who believe they have no right to vote. Once voter registration closes Oct. 6, the campaign will shift to education activities so voters can learn about the issues and the candidates. The plan also includes a follow-up component to make sure those registered to vote get to the polls, vote early or vote absentee. Last year, the NAACP registered 6,000 voters. This year, Scott says they will take the campaign to the streets.
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ave you ever stopped and thought to yourself about the importance of the White River (or any Indiana waterway for that matter) and how it affects life in Indiana? No? Me either. That is exactly why the White River Alliance, the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust and all of their partners created and developed the White River Festival. The festival is a concentration of events in several communities in the Upper White River watershed with the river as the celebrant and focal point. Similar to the Spirit and Place Festival, the events vary from lectures to concerts to art exhibits to recreational activities. “By drawing everyone’s attention, by everyone meaning the public’s attention, to the river in a concentrated timeframe, [we thought it] would be a great way of showcasing the river, said Mary Hayes , festival program director. All of the events fall under one of the categories in the festival’s W.A.T.E.R.S. theme: Wildlife, Art, Training and Learning, Entertainment, Recreation, and Service. “That was an idea from one of our partners to help the public sort of see the different kinds of events and how they fall out into those different categories,” said Hayes. “Those all represent really important aspects of the river that we want to highlight.” The festival’s mission is to show why the White River is important, how it is and can be utilized, and to plant the seeds for conservation and advocacy in fun and interactive ways. “Historically, we have not faced the river. It’s kind of been an invisible resource,” said Hayes. “ In the upper
reaches, specifically in the Muncie area, it was a dumping ground for industrial waste.” Until federal regulations determined what could and could not be put in a waterway, trash sewage and other waste also found its way to the river, putting the entire eco-system in jeopardy. Hayes said because of generations of environmental abuse and neglect, the general public is unaware of how individual actions can affect the river and what that means for the present and the future. “People don’t understand that their actions are connected directly to the river,” said Hayes. “So whatever I do in my backyard, my front yard, my driveway, that run-off when it rains will ultimately go into a storm drain which will, through several steps, ultimately end up in the river.” The Upper White River watershed runs through 16 Indiana counties and is the main source of drinking water (once treated, of course) for most of the communities along the river. The processing of water to make it drinkable also has economic implications. “The more pollutants the water company has to filter out, it’s a greater cost that’s passed on to the customer,” said Hayes. Although some might confuse the White River Festival with the White River Arts Music and Recreation Festival, or WARMFest, the two are different festivals with very similar missions. Therefore, WARMFest is the first event highlighted on the White River Festival’s 2-week calendar. But the White River Festival broadens its scope by pulling in a variety of other events and activities in other parts of the watershed territory. Hayes said while the festival events are concentrated in Muncie, Anderson, Noblesville, and Indianapolis, the goal is to grow the festival to reach all communities in the watershed for greater education and awareness. A complete list of events is available on the festival website at whiteriverfestival.org. n
GET INVOLVED Stepping out in Style Fri. Sept. 5, 5:30 p.m. Dress for Success Indianapolis will host its 12th Annual Stepping out in Style fundraising event at the JW Marriott Hotel in downtown Indianapolis. The event will feature a cocktail reception, dinner, fashion show, and after-party. Proceeds will help the Dress for Success mission of providing disadvantaged women professional attire and support to help them gain economic independence. JW Marriott, 10 S. West St., $125, steppingoutinstyle.org Meditation Lecture Mon. Sept. 8, 7:30 p.m. Friar Justin Belitz will present a lecture on Meditation – Tapping into the Unlimited Resources of the Mind at the Franciscan Hermitage. The event is free and open to the public. Friar Belitz is a Roman Catholic priest and an internationally recognized lecturer in mind development programs, relaxation, motivation and visualization. The Franciscan Hermatige, 3650 E. 46th St., FREE Small Business Summit Tues. Sept. 9, 5:00 p.m. Indiana Rep. Karlee Macer (D-Indianapolis) and City-County Councilor Marilyn Pfisterer will host the House 92 Small Business Summit at Ben Davis University High School. West side small business owners and entrepreneurs are invited to network and promote their business or start-up ideas while learning about how to expand or create their operations in that district. Experts in food and consumer safety, investments and small business development will be on hand to answer questions. Ben Davis University High School, 1155 S. High School Road, FREE
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GREEN CARS Finding the greenest option for you depends on how you define green
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have terrible news for you, O Concerned Citizen of Mother Earth: there’s no perfect energy source. OK, there’s one: you eat your homegrown vegetables, convert those calories into foot and/or pedal power, and boom. You’re a near-zero-emission transportation engine whose fuel probably caused minimal environmental impact. But when it comes to transportation, the big problem for most of us, though, is range. What’s your top speed on a bike? On foot? How far can you rationally travel in one session without becoming an exhausted ball of sweat? And as for mass transit, well, Indy could do a lot better. Yep, a lot of us could abandon our cars in favor of bikes or public transportation when it comes to commuting. Some might even be able to walk to work. But for a broad cross-section of our culture, there are family obligations and time constraints. How many groceries can you jam in a backpack? Can you carry Junior’s cello on your Trek? When confronted with the pressures of mod-
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ern American livin’, a lot of us have to have some kind of automotive transportation that can shield us from the Polar Vortex and haul the kids’ sports equipment and musical instruments. The question becomes, then: What’s the greenest option for me and/or my family? What’s the cheapest, safest way to haul me and my loved ones around without tromping all over the planet like some kind of greedy glutton? What’s the least of all evils? The answer: Depends on who you ask.
THE CASE FOR ELECTRIC PLUG-INS Lauren Fix, who turns up regularly on cable outlets like The Weather Channel with car-winterization tips and such, is a bit suspicious of the trend toward electrics. “What
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people fail to realize is that when you drive an electric, you still are going to cost somebody something somewhere. “ In fact, Fix is a proponent of — wait for it — diesel. “Diesel is a great solution,” she says. “[Diesel engines are] no longer loud, no longer dirty, they no longer blow black smoke and they have more power. You get longer trips between fill-ups, better fuel economy. Better torque, which means better performance — you buy horsepower but you drive torque.” Fix’s arguments against electrics — beyond their still limited range on a single charge — are ones you’ve probably heard before. It’s true: plug-in electrics are only as clean as the energy they draw. But a large number of industry researchers and environmentalists have begun to make a case for all-electrics, and it’s a pretty convincing one. Paul Mitchell, who’s the CEO of Energy Systems Network (a Central Indiana Corporate Partnership nonprofit — their other interests
include groups such as Biocrossroads), says that comparative emissions are a wash. In other words, even in Indiana, even right now, the smokestack’s just as clean as the tailpipe. The upside for electrics is that those smokestacks are giving way to cleaner generating stations, while the oil industry remains as dirty as ever. “The grid itself is cleaning up,” says Mitchell. “The flip side is that the places where we’re sourcing oil from, the process that oil goes through to become gasoline or petrol, is not really changing — in fact, it’s getting more and more dangerous. They’re having to go further offshore to find the oil … to more unfriendly locations and countries to source the oil and they’re having to transport it further and further at the risk of catastrophic failures and accidents.” As hard to believe as this might have seemed just a few weeks ago, Indianapolis is proof positive that the grid’s getting cleaner. On Aug. 15, IPL announced that the Harding St. plant would stop burning coal and switch to natural gas by 2016. There’s another issue: electrics are pricey, especially when the average consumer looks at the range on a single charge. Take the Chevy Spark as an example: plug it into a standard outlet overnight (120V) or speed up the charge to seven hours with a 240V charger — that has to be professionally installed in your home. Chevy offers discounts, though, to offset the cost of the charger, and quicker charging stations are starting to pop up, too — but the capability to accommodate those stations is optional. On the cash-outlay upside, the Feds are putting their money where their mouths are when it comes to EV purchases: $7,500 in tax credits are available with the purchase of most models. (Source: fueleconomy.gov/feg/taxevb.shtml) Those tax breaks are important — the 2015 Nissan Leaf, for example, has an MSRP (manufacturer’s suggested retail price) approaching $30 grand before the credits kick in. That’s dropping in some cases, though — the aforementioned Spark falls below $20,000 with the full tax break; you can even lease one for around $199 monthly. Although electric charging stations are hardly ubiquitous, Indianapolis has added to its bike-sharing program with a car-sharing program called BlueIndy, an all-electric fleet that’s found success in France. The company behind the program, Bollorè, has tied an IPL rate hike to the service to help with startup costs. (Initially, it’ll cost ratepayers about 28 cents a month. The deal’s being considered by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.) If you’re a fan of bikes, electric motorcycles are popping up, too. BMW’s
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Every year, the U.S. Department of Energy releases its list of the most fuel-efficient cars. To try and create an apples-to-apples comparison, the Feds have come up with a formula for electric cars: “Since electricity is not measured in gallons, a conversion factor is used to translate the fuel economy into miles per gallon of gasoline equivalent (MPGe).” Here’s a rundown of some of the big winners for 2014 (including electrics) and what to expect in 2015 and beyond: TWO-SEATER — Smart ForTwo electric drive: 107 mpg (According to Indy’s Smart dealership, the price for the 2015 all-electric will be going up a bit to $26,990 msrp.) MINICOMPACT — The Fiat 500e: 116 mpg (The 2015 is listed at $31,800, and the mileage seems to have been upped. The bigger problem? Buying one involves traveling to California, Oregon, or “select Fiat studios.” Oooh, we buy cars at “studios” now! Even bigger problem? Fiat claims they lose money on every sale of these rides.) SUBCOMPACT — BMW i3 BEV: 124 mpg (These are pretty and pricey: The electric Beemer starts north of $47K.)
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COMPACT — Ford Focus E: 105 mpg (A slight powertrain upgrade for 2015 doesn’t change the range — 76 miles — or the relative mpg.)
MIDSIZE — Nissan Leaf: 114 mpg (The 2015 version will get you 126 city and 101 highway [interesting how that flips from a gas engine, eh?] for an MSRP of “$21,510 after federal tax savings.” Clever.) LARGE — Tesla Model S: 95 mpg (According to their website at press time, the Model S is available with either a 60 or an 85 kWh battery. The P85 — that’s “P” for Telsa Model S “performance” — has a range of 265 miles, pulls 0-60 in 4.2 seconds and can run at a top speed of 130 mph, all of which is awesome if you happen to have $93,400 to drop on a freakin’ car.) SMALL STATION WAGON — Honda Fit EV: 118 mpg (Salesperson Chris Harriman at Terry Lee Honda informs us that Honda has decided Indy doesn’t have the infrastructure to support selling the thing here, so the West Coast is where you’ll find ‘em.) C A R S E X C L U D I N G E L E C T R I C S , C O N T I N U E D O N P A G E 12
offering has the vibe of a scooter, and Harley Davidson’s rolled out “Project Livewire,” a ride whose lines make the thing look like Darth Vader would be right at home in the saddle. Harley’s added sound to the bike, too, so the bike’s torque has a better soundtrack than a barely audible hum.
WHAT ABOUT NOW? OK, fair enough. As a nation, we’re trudging away from coal. But what
about today? How can you justify an electric car purchase right now? “When you look at the tailpipe, you’re not taking into consideration the long CO2 footprint trail of oil and where it’s sourced from and how it’s transported halfway around the world. It’s hard to do because you don’t exactly know where it’s going to come from; it’s a commodity. Sometimes it’s sourced S E E , C A R S , O N P A G E 10 NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 09.03.14 - 09.10.14 // COVER STORY 9
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YOUR FEET — Your little toesies and tootsies were evolved for carrying your weight around in that classic bipedal motion we call “walking.” (Or “running” for those times we had to deliver a message to someone 26.2 miles away or outrun a wooly mammoth.) OK, we know that if work is eight miles away, walking’s not usually an option. But if the store’s across the street, why start your car? At least use your feet and not the minivan when you and the kids are trick-or-treating this Halloween — please? A BIKE — You can buy ‘em used for a hundred bucks, new for many thousands. A lot are designed purely for commuting, with fenders to stop the splashing and racks to hold your laptop. There are fixies and monster-tire fat bikes and mountain bikes and ten-speed Schwinns from 1971 out there and none of ‘em have tailpipes, unless they’re for decoration. Pedal power! THE BUS — This is the mode of mass transit in Indy. Every bus in the fleet of 155 has a handydandy bike rack, and 13 of Indy’s buses are diesel/ electric hybrids. The hybrids get somewhat better mileage — 5.6 mpg versus 4.2 for a conventional engine — but the big win looks to be reduced emissions: 99.84% less than your regular mover. (Source: indygo.net)
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EV — The plug-in electric is just what it sounds like: a car with a battery that gets recharged by sticking a cord in the thing. The upside: no more pain at the pump and WAY fewer moving parts that will wear out/fail/make smoke and obnoxious noises. The downside: Costs scan be steep, especially when one factors in the limited range of the vehicle, which can be a fraction of a high-MPG subcompact. Battery technology is still improving, but your engine is also your “fuel tank”, and they both fail at the same time. Replacement — though improving — is still pricey, typically running from $2,000 to $3,000. The upside here: in addition to Federal tax credits, IPL offers special charging rates for these rides. (SOURCE: iplpower.com/Business/Programs_and_Services/Electric_Vehicle_Charging_and_Rates)
CARS , FROM PAGE 9 from the US, sometimes the Middle East, maybe oil sands up in Canada, which are highly volatile in terms of CO2. When studies have been done that look at that in an honest and objective way, the conclusion is that … emissions are equal or better. “ The Hoosier Environmental Council is on board with Mitchell. Jesse Kharbanda, HEC’s Executive Director, sent this along via email: “HEC tends to support EVs over other automobiles provided that consumers, particularly those that have strong buying power (e.g. cities, large companies) work with both EV manufacturers to employ rigorous green practices (e.g. sustainable lithium mining; recycling of batteries; safe disposal of batteries) and power companies to make accelerated 10 COVER STORY // 09.03.14 - 09.10.14 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
investments in zero-carbon technologies (e.g. solar, wind).” We’ll get back to that battery issue in a bit. Kharbanda continues: “As a June 2012 Union of Concerned Scientists report shows, ‘Nearly half of Americans live in regions where driving an electric vehicle means lower global warming emissions than driving even the best hybrid gasoline vehicle available.’ That statistic will get better and better — even for the grids that serve Indiana — due to emerging multi-billion dollar investments in wind power in the Great Plains, the increasing replacement of coal with natural gas, and continued compliance with renewable electricity standards across the region.” Mitchell handed me the very Union of Concerned Scientists report that HEC mentioned. The physics of electrics make them more efficient as well. Here’s a gross oversimplification of physics: Laying
GREEN CARS HYBRID — Prius! Larry David’s favorite ride in the HBO sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm was a start-stop variety. The gasoline engine shuts down at idle and/or low speeds and switches over to battery power. Again, a lot of folks who embraced the hybrids and their amazing mileage numbers Toyota Prius and range early on got the tremors after seeing new battery costs when their old ones started acting like last year’s iPhone. PHEV — These hybrids lean even more heavily on their electric motors, but reduce something that EV owners experience called “range anxiety.” “Range anxiety” is something that one might experience while barely crawling along at 7:45 a.m. on a Thursday because I-69 has suddenly turned into an instant used-car lot. Simply put, you’ve got a gas engine for backup. HIGH-MPG — Gas, diesel, whatever — there’s definitely something to be said for owning a small, reliable car that’s been safety-tested and gets good mileage. New high-mpg compacts and subcompacts are pretty inexpensive, used ones even more so. (In fact, one could make the case that Scion iQ re-use of an existing vehicle uses vastly less resources than buying new — no one’s manufacturing the ride for its second owner.) Converting an engine to run on bio-fuels — like used frying oil — is an option, too. Biodiesel has yet to really catch on despite Willie Nelson’s best efforts. FCV — Fuel cell vehicles were the talk of the nation during the Bush administration, but they haven’t really taken off. Hydrogen and oxygen get converted into electricity, and the only emission — according to the manufacturers, anyway — is water vapor. The drawback? It takes energy to get the H into your neighborhood hydrogen filling station — which doesn’t exist yet and most likely never will. NGV — Natural gas vehicles, like their gasoline brethren, rely on a fossil fuel that’s limited — and the debate over fracking is fodder for another six issues of NUVO. Whether the gas is compressed or liquefied, those processes require tanks that deliver intense pressure or intense cold, respectively. Again, that’s an infrastructure that simply ain’t there in this part of the world. (NGVs are most popular in Asia and Latin America.) off the accelerator in an electric isn’t just pushing less fuel through a running motor. An internal combustion engine is still burning fuel when you brake; electrics diminish that flow of energy in a better manner.
THE CASE FOR HYBRIDS The last time Jodi Perras, who heads up the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign here, bought a car in 2013, she considered the current condition of Indiana’s grid, not the future. Perras used a handy online guide to compare Indy’s emissions with other parts of the country (found at content.sierraclub. org/evguide/). According to Perras, “I agree with Jesse that things are starting to change. Also, an EV would reduce some of the local pollution in Marion County, transferring some to rural areas of southern Indiana who are already breathing too much pollution from
coal-burning power plants. At this point in time, I don’t think an EV is a clean choice for Indiana residents when it comes to reducing CO2. “In 10 years when I’m ready to look for a new car, I hope that will have changed. That’s what we’re working toward, at any rate. But looking at IPL’s current 20-year energy planning process, they will have no additional wind or solar energy until 2029 at the earliest. Even with the increase in natural gas generation by IPL starting in 2017, I don’t believe an EV will be a better alternative than a hybrid when it comes to CO2 emissions for many years to come.” The other benefits of hybrids? Range. Whether a hybrid’s a plug-in or a regular ol’ start-stop variety, those who get twitchy about the short mileage the consumer gets from a single charge find S E E , C A R S , O N P A G E 12 NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 09.03.14 - 09.10.14 // COVER STORY 11
GREEN CARS MEASURING THE MILES — EXCLUDING ELECTRICS TWO-SEATER — Honda CR-Z: 37 mpg (Harriman tells us that the base CR-Z with a manual transmission starts at $20,785 MSRP. What’s more, Honda has a supercharger package for the CR-Z that’ll be available in 2015.) MINICOMPACT — Scion iQ: 37 mpg (This chunky little fella lists at $16,435, and is loaded with airbags to help alleviate any safety concerns.) SUBCOMPACT — Ford Fiesta SFE FWD: 36 mpg (There’s a hybrid in the works from Ford for 2018, so sayeth Reuters.) COMPACT — Toyota Prius C Hybrid: 50 mpg (The Prius, which, according to Car and Driver, is the best selling hybrid globally and the best-selling auto of ANY type in California, has gotten a a slight makeover for is fourth generation. The starting MSRP is just above $25K.) MIDSIZE — Toyota Prius Hybrid: 50 mpg (Oh, and it’s got THE best mileage for a hybrid, period.) LARGE — Ford C-MAX Hybrid: 40 mpg (This one’s mpg is consistent year to year, the 2015 msrp is just a bit above $24K.) SMALL STATION WAGON — BMW 328d xDrive Sports Wagon: 35 mpg (Again, we’re deep into the upper $40K range here. Which means you can buy his and hers for about the price of the top-line Tesla!) MIDSIZE WAGON — Toyota Prius v: 42 mpg (This entry also was the winner in this category when electrics were included in 2014.) Of course, there’s the other end of the spectrum: the 16-CYLINDER Bugatti Veyron, which has a top speed north of 260 mph (YES THAT’S FASTER THAN AN INDY CAR) and gets an Earth-pummeling 10 miles to the gallon.
CARS , FROM PAGE 11 these rides comforting. Plus, most folks who use plug-ins can lean on the batteries alone for commutes on days that don’t come with traffic jams. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, “Unlike conventional hybrids, PHEVs can substitute electricity from the grid for gasoline. The 2014 Ford Fusion Energi, for example, can go about 21 miles by only using electricity, and the 2014 Chevy Volt can go around 38 miles before the gasoline motor kicks in. “Though this doesn’t sound like a far ways, many people drive less than this distance each day. In a recent UCS survey, 54 percent of respondents reported driving less than 40 miles a day. Moreover, using electricity instead of gasoline is cheaper and cleaner for most people. The average cost to drive 12 COVER STORY // 09.03.14 - 09.10.14 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
100 miles on electricity is only $3.45 compared to $13.52 for driving 100 miles on gasoline.” (Source: blog.ucsusa.org/ comparing-electric-vehicles-hybrid-vsbev-vs-phev-vs-fcev-411)
ABOUT THOSE BATTERIES When a battery in a hybrid or plug-in vehicle goes south, it doesn’t just quit like the lead-acid battery you’re probably most familiar with. The battery in your ride becomes less and less efficient — range diminishes until the thing isn’t really viable any longer. There are two big problems when that happens. For the consumer, a replacement’s pricey. For the environment, the batteries are loaded with some pretty toxic stuff. A plan for recycling those batteries is a requirement from the US Department of Energy. “The Obama administration realized early on that if they were going to push plug-ins, they’d have to address this
GREEN CARS environmental concern about recycling,” says Mitchell. “When the stimulus was passed, and all this money flowed into battery vehicle technology, the White House put as a requirement [the development of] a comprehensive end-of-life recycling strategy for your products.” Mitchell says most companies are using two different options. “Second life” or “secondary use” places lessthan-efficient batteries (which can store some energy, albeit a limited amount, for up to roughly 30 years) places the batteries into backup power systems for cell phone towers or other applications. These batteries can be stacked and sit on the grid for decades. The other option’s true recycling, and this is trickier: How do you remove the toxic junk from the battery and put it back into the manufacturing process? It ain’t easy, and there are some hefty cost considerations, too. All batteries will still ultimately reach an end, as Lauren Fix points out: “What are you going to do with those batteries down the road? When we’ve used them up in every way, shape and form, we still have cadmium, nickel and mercury.” Although companies in the U.S. might not be allowed to
dump those dead batteries anywhere they please that’s certainly not the case in the developing world. Ultimately, it’s about your personal priorities — and what you can afford. Maybe a high-mileage used vehicle, one that doesn’t burn a bunch of fuel and didn’t require any extra energy to build, maybe that’s the solution for your particular needs. Maybe you’ve got the cash for a super-efficient and sexy electric. Maybe you’re thinking about simply riding the bus more often. Remember: if you’re making a concerted, educated effort to transport you, your kids and your stuff in a more sustainable manner, you’ve taken the first step on the path to helping the planet. Jodi Perras sums it up: “When it comes to what’s ‘greenest,’ you really have to choose your measuring stick. If it’s reducing local ozone, an EV would be better. If it’s reducing global carbon emissions, after walking, riding a bike or mass transit — a hybrid would be better than an EV or traditional gas vehicle in Indiana. If it’s reducing waste disposal, you’d also look at what it takes to build the vehicle and seek the most sustainable option.” n
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FIRST FRIDAY First Friday Trolley Sept. 5. IDADA is bringing back what was once a hallmark of its First Friday Art Tour: a shuttle between participating galleries. But now the shuttle has become a “trolley” — and the ride will cost $15 a seat for 30 passengers, “swag bags” and “designer cocktails” included. Seats were still available when we went to press. Leaves from Circle City Industrial Complex, 5:45-9 p.m., $15, idada.org Subsurface Graffiti Expo Sept. 5-7. Ten-plus graffiti artists and crews will create 12 murals on the walls of Fountain Square this weekend as part of the 12th annual edition of Subsurface. Head to Value World, Santorini Greek Kitchen and White Rabbit Cabaret (or rather, an alley just north of the Rabbit) to see work in progress. A detailed map of work sites is available at subsurfacegraffiti.com. The expo opens Sept. 5 at the Vault at Murphy Arts Center with an exhibition of train panels featuring work by Subsurface artists past and present and includes a Sept. 6 after-party at White Rabbit Cabaret. Fountain Square, (except $5 after-party), subsurfacegraffiti.com, FREE Todd Matus: Photography and the Violin Sept. 5-26. The Stutz will kick off a big month for the violin in Indy — from the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (Sept. 5-21) to the Violin Society of America Conference (Sept. 16-21) — with a showcase of large-format photographs by Todd Matus documenting his attempt to establish a violin atelier in Bulgaria in 1994. Matus started working on violins in Bulgaria in 1988 as a summer job while teaching photography at Herron. He says he “developed a varnishing method that really got sales moving” before made it his full-time gig. Also on display: master violins by Indiana makers presented by Sofia Violins. Stutz Art Gallery, stutzartists.com, FREE Tess Michalik: Rococo Puffs Sept. 5-Oct. 25. The Richmond, Virginia-born, now Indy-based Michalik’s work isn’t Rococo in the historical sense, but the title to her show does playfully translate the way in which floral swirls pop out of her landscapes, some of which contrast vibrant patches of color with stark whiteness, as if someone restoring a 19th-century house wasn’t quite able to peel off all that arsenic-laden wallpaper. This is the third exhibition/project from EdingtonKatz, a partnership between former Herron gallery director Paula Katz and Telene Edington, who runs a gallery in Three Oaks, Michigan. EdingtonKatz Projects at Heartland Printworks, 1028 N. Capitol Ave., Ste. B100, facebook.com/EdingtonKatzProjects, FREE
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about the unique challenges of using the four-story-high interior of Clowes as a showcase for udging just by the number his art. of paintings and brushes in “There’s only 20 feet from his 6,600 square foot studio the wall where the painting is in the Enterprise Center (55 S. to the back wall," he says. "And State St.), Phil O'Malley has a lot there are also four different going on. levels for vistas. So for someThen again, would you really one to be able to see it, they expect O’Malley to have smaller have to see it from the sides digs? His 40 foot high by 20 foot and from the balconies ... And wide painting for Clowes Hall's rather than [having the piece] front lobby was unveiled Aug. 17. just sit in the space, hanging And his solo show at the Herron there, being decorative, it had School of Art and Design’s Marsh to really function in the space. Gallery opened Aug. 29. And I think what was so excitBut before we step into ing about that challenge was O'Malley's workspace, let’s to analyze all of those things spend some time talking about and, plus, bring a theme to it the massive painting, “Finding that everybody could relate to. Your Way From Wander to Everybody knows of sometime Wonder,” that O’Malley, with a in their life when they had to little help from his friends and find the strength or the courClowes staff, installed in on the age to do something, whether south wall of the front lobby. it’s monumental or just to It took 240 hours to paint the make a change in their diet.” thing, using 12 gallons of paint Hence, the painting's and 20 gallons of acrylic primer. title, “Finding your Way All of the drawing, spraying, from Wander to Wonder." squirting, mopping and brushAccording to O'Malley, geting took place on the Clowes ting from one to the other Hall stage between shows. requires getting through a lot Another 360 hours were spent of "muck." constructing the frame and We then make our way into installing the painting, which the half of his studio that was weighs 200 pounds. Twelve once the Midwest distribution people were required to transPHOTO CREDIT TAG HERE center for Half Price Books. He fer the painting into position Phil O’Malley in front of his painting “Finding Your Way From Wander to shows me a sculpture laying flat on a custom frame before being Wonder.” The piece can be seen free of charge at Clowes Hall from 9 a.m.-4 on a table that will soon hang installed in the Clowes lobby. p.m., Monday to Friday. in the Herron’s Marsh Gallery, The payoff was worth it when “The 5 Year Plan; 56.9,” which it comes to "From Wander to the 56-year-old O’Malley calls a self-porPHIL O’ MALLEY: Wonder," a luminescent painting that, EXHIBIT THE MOMENT trait. The main elements in the sculpture while abstract, bears some resemblance are plastic Venetian blinds, 140 of them, OF CONCEPTION? to an underwater seascape. pulled from the trash. The companion exhibition, Moment of WHERE: MARSH GALLERY OF HERRON “We took the tops off ... hung them up Conception? at Herron's Marsh Gallery, SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN on tubes, and I made a spray booth and will include an exhibit on the making of W H E N : T H R O U G H S E P T . 19 sprayed all of them with color," he says. this massive painting, with documenta"The piece will undulate in both direction including timeline sketches, drawtions," with blinds hanging about 12 feet ings and three videos. The show will also off the ground. Back to the Enterprise Center. As feature other work from the Deep Down The piece is a timeline, O'Malley says O’Malley guides me past tables on wheels series of which the massive canvas at The colors of the rods correspond to loaded with paints and brushes and all Clowes is a part. Moment of Conception? stages of his life, some happier than othmanner of in-progress projects — “I was co-curated by O'Malley and C. J. ers, but none finding him more more know it looks like organized chaos, or Martin, with help from artists Naylor creatively engaged than at the present kind of organized, but I kind of know Musko and Steve Smolinski. moment. n where everything is,” he says — he talks
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Penrod Arts Fair Sept. 6, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Just the facts: 340 artists, 70 non-profits, 20 entertainment acts, six stages (including dedicated jazz and blues stages), three local brewers — and one lovable scamp who lent his name to the festival, now in its 48th year. Note that while parking is $25 per vehicle on the IMA grounds, it’s free at off-site locations with shuttle service, including Clowes Hall, the Velodrome and Crown Hill Cemetery. But God will save his brightest smile for those who use the Pedal and Park corral, adjacent to the red bridge on the Central Canal Towpath. A $100 preview event including food and Flat12 beer runs 6-10:30 p.m. on Sept. 5. Indianapolis Museum of Art grounds, $15 presale (penrod.org), $20 day of Indy Sister Cities Fest Sept. 6, noon-5 p.m. Can you name them all? Campinas, Brazil; Hyderabad, India; Taipei, Taiwan; Piran, Slovenia; Cologne, Germany; Monza, Italy; Hangzhou, China; and Northamptonshire County, U.K. Yes, they’re our sister cities, and they’ll all be represented at this effort to “showcase through celebration the Mayor’s vision of Indy as a global city” (to quote a talking point). Look for sports demos, a music stage, international food and a kids zone. Georgia Street, indy.gov, Free.
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A DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF INDIANA
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ndiana has changed not through revolution but gradually, through evolution. At least, that’s what James H. Madison argued in his 1986 book The Indiana Way: A State History. Madison’s book became a classic, impressing some readers in high places. Former Governor Mitch Daniels loved to quote from it in his speeches and called it “the definitive history of our state.” Not any more. Madison's recently published Hoosiers: A New History of Indiana surpasses his old one in just about every way. “People say, ‘I have a copy of The Indiana Way,” Madison tells NUVO in a coffee shop near IU’s Bloomington campus, where he is an emeritus professor of history. “And I say throw it away — don’t even put it in used bookstores.” One of Hoosiers’ many innovations is the inclusion of often marginalalized perspectives: women, Native Americans, working-class Hoosiers. This isn’t just the George Rogers Clark greatest hits. Hoosiers starts with the glaciers, which made our state flat and fertile. It takes you inside the cabins and lives of Indiana’s earliest pioneers, like an African American who arrived in 1831. “If you could be here,” he wrote to his family in the south. “I could go with you in some fields that would make you open your eyes.” Madison continues his story up through the age of Michael Jackson and Milan High School. And while our 21st century Indiana can feel like it’s in the middle of some pretty heated revolutions — thanks in part to assertive leaders like Daniels — Madison always describes them in a clear and erudite style. Hoosiers doesn’t pick sides. It simply presents them, all of them, without ever getting too worked up — and in that respect, it feels like a very Hoosier book indeed.
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NUVO: What drew you to write about our state’s past? JAMES MADISON: I sort of fell into Indiana history. No one decides to be a historian of Indiana. But I feel very fortunate that I did. I grew up in Pennsylvania and came to I.U. for graduate school. I came back there to teach in the mid ‘70s, and the history department needed someone to edit the Indiana Magazine of History and to teach a course on Indiana history. So I started doing both, and those students really taught me what the important questions were.
NUVO: The idea of states as a defining concept can seem a little strange. After all, your new book starts with the Ice Age, long before Indiana ever existed, and today people can seem more attached to their country or political party than to their home state. So why do states matter? MADISON: Clearly, we live in a globalized society. No one needs to argue that point. But the fact that states are important is something many people don’t understand. Kurt Vonnegut once said, “If you open a window and make love to
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the world ... your story will get pneumonia.” It’s better to make love to a particular place, and once you pay attention to states they become very important, especially in terms of politics. Beyond that we in Indiana are blessed — some would say cursed — with an identity. Most states don’t have that to the extent we do. We call ourselves “Hoosiers,” and behind that nickname, which has been around since the 1830s, is a set of values. A lot of what I do in this book is say, Who are these people, these Hoosiers? Where do they come from? How have they changed over the last 200 years? NUVO: So what makes Hoosiers different than, say, Kentuckians, who are in many spots only a river away? MADISON: It’s hard not to descend into triteness, and of course there are lots of exceptions. But the mainstream Hoosier has always been someone who lives in terms of moderation, of comfort, someone who’s reluctant to change, who believes that no one is above me and no one is below me. Now compare that to Kentucky. We never want to forget that Kentucky was a slave state, and while that might seem so long ago that it doesn’t matter, it does. Indiana is less tolerant of class differences than Kentucky. There have always been the well off and the not so well off, and in Kentucky that hierarchy was and is more acceptable — something you saw in slavery, in horse farms, in all sorts of traditions you don’t see in our state. NUVO: You mentioned those exceptions to mainstream Hoosiers, and your new book includes a bunch of them. MADISON: That’s one of its biggest differences, and I worked very hard on it. We just know more now. When I wrote The Indiana Way, for instance, there was barely anything you could call women’s history. There’s now a lot more — still not enough, but more. So while the old stories of Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison are still in my new book, they now include fresh angles. I can write with more details and quotations from Native Americans as individuals. I can challenge the default assumption that
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pioneers were white. Because in Indiana there were many communities of African American pioneers. The other important thing to remember is that these exceptions also show us how the mainstream was actually a mainstream. By the end of the 19th century, there was an Indiana way of doing art, politics, and commerce. And Hoosiers were very proud of that. But when it came to people who where not part of that identity — of that tribe, if you will — there was sometimes opposition to even imagining them as part of the community. They were rejected. NUVO: One example you discuss in depth is the Ku Klux Klan — though your discussion is not what many readers will expect. MADISON: This is where I become a Hoosier patriot, when people slam Indiana as a “Klan state.” In Indiana, the Klan wasn’t interested in African Americans. They were interested in Catholics. That’s hard to understand today, but in the 1920s, Catholics were outsiders. We have lots of new scholarship on this topic, and I can write with confidence about who joined the Klan and why. Their enemy was the Catholic Hoosier. They wanted to save America from sin and debauchery — that music, that dancing, that alcohol. To them, Catholics were a part of that. But today most people have forgotten this. They just label Indiana a Klan state, which obviously has very negative connotations. It shuts down further conversation.
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NUVO: It seems like we’re holding on to some of the traditional Hoosier mentality — calm and careful, though also resistant to change. Back in 2012, a Republican State Rep fired off an email accusing the Girl Scouts of “indoctrinating” liberal ideas. So House Speaker Brian Bosma coolly took the floor and began munching on some Thin Mints. While reading your book, I remembered that episode and thought, “That is so Indiana.” MADISON: You’re exactly right, and I could have used that example. That is still the Indiana way, at least in part. We like to be nice — that’s one of our traditions. But Bosma also found a very effective way to make his point. NUVO: And yet, at the same time, we now have state reps who are savaging the Girl Scouts! Is Indiana abandoning its evolutionary approach? S E E , H I S T O R Y , O N P A G E 18 NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 09.03.14 - 09.10.14 // BOOKS 17
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EXCERPT FROM HOOSIERS: A NEW HISTORY OF INDIANA The Klan at Work The questions are still asked: “Isn’t Indiana a Klan state?” “Didn’t Klansmen lynch African Americans?” “Weren’t Hoosiers racist rednecks in robes?” Such questions follow from a wrongheaded understanding that misleads rather than enlightens. Misunderstanding of the Indiana Klan of the 1920s derives partly from confusion over the where and when. There have been three Klans in American history. The third and last formed in the 1960s to stand against the civil rights movement … [The first] Klan, which appeared in the South after the Civil War and was led by Confederate veterans, sought to end northern Reconstruction and to deny freedom to former slaves. It had no presence in the North. It was the second Klan, the one of the 1920s, that was Indiana’s Klan, and it was radically different from the first and third. For a long time many pretended that this Klan was nothing but a few silly and ignorant rubes being manipulated by sharp outsiders. This “Hoosier rube thesis” makes the Klan story a sidebar of little relevance to the mainstream of Indiana history. Another long-time tendency was simply to ignore the Klan. Down to the 1970s, history books and museums tiptoed around the uncomfortable subject. A significant step occurred in 1980 when the Allen County–Fort Wayne Historical Society displayed a Klan robe, but cautiously prepared the way with “prededication receptions for targeted community groups.” Surviving Klan membership lists proved more difficult than robes. When a Noblesville resident found such a list in a local barn in 1995, he passed the hot potato to the Hamilton County Historical Society, causing
HISTORY , FROM PAGE 17 MADISON: In America, change in the last 30 years has come fast and furious, and traditional Hoosiers have struggled with those changes perhaps more than many Americans have. The old timers, for instance, were shocked by Richard Lugar’s defeat in 2012. Richard Mourdock coming out, the way he did, was to some an affront to Indiana traditions. But I don’t know that we’ve seen a clear shift. Nothing will ever stay the same, but I’d like to think these traditions are so deep and so strong that they will remain. NUVO: Right now, education seems to be the most revolutionary topic of all. MADISON: Yes, but I’d like to think in part it’s the personalities, particularly with the new governor’s office and the new state superintendent’s office going at each other in a way that’s a colossal waste of taxpayer resources. Will different leaders have different outcomes? I sure hope so. Still, we’re always going to have prob18 BOOKS // 09.03.14 - 09.10.14 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
considerable discussion and media attention. Many thought the membership list “meant some embarrassment, some shame, for our community.” It proved difficult for residents to come to terms with the meaning of the hooded order’s popularity. One contemporary observer claimed that the organization was “almost exclusively composed of the hill-billies, the Great Unteachables.” This early version of the Hoosier rube thesis comforted some, but it was not true. Klansmen came from cities, towns, and farms, more from central and northern Indiana than from southern. Members included ministers, mayors, shopkeepers, and factory workers, mostly ordinary people from the wide middle of society. Most were hardworking, respectable Hoosiers. Oftentimes they were comfortable removing their hoods to pose for a photograph. At Klan initiation ceremonies, hundreds of men bowed to their knees and removed their cloth workingmen’s caps and businessmen’s fedoras to swear their allegiance. These were mainstream Hoosiers, not a fringe group. [...] With God on their side and the American flag flying, Klan members set to work to redeem America. The widespread assumption that hooded men used the lynch rope is wrong. There is not a single documented Klan lynching in Indiana. Nor is there a known Klan murder of any sort. Violence was not the Klan way. There were a few bombings attributed to Klan members and some beatings, but their primary method mixed intimidation with persuasion. [...] Copyright 2014 by James H. Madison, published by Indiana University Press and Indiana Historical Society Press
lems with schools. You have to remember that education was on the agenda in 1816, when they wrote Indiana’s state constitution. You also have to remember that Indiana moves very slowly. Today, Pre-K education is a no brainer, but it’s still taking a long time. I think we can take some comfort from history. There were serious and real attempts to reform our schools in the 1840s, and those changes had big consequences. But they were incremental. It wasn’t until the 1890s that Indiana passed its first comprehensive and compulsory education law. NUVO: How do you plan to keep educating Hoosiers about their past? MADISON: Well, it looks like the Indiana Public Broadcasting folks are going to put together a documentary based on my new book. God willing, I’ll soon be standing on Lake Michigan or outside the courthouse in Corydon, spouting off about Indiana history. But I’m an Indiana history missionary — I want to convert the pagans. I’m willing to do whatever it takes, and a book is one step, but there are many other ways to do it. n
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The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Sept. 6, 7:30 p.m. The Artcraft’s annual silent film night will find an 18-piece orchestra, live singers and a theater organist performing an original score by Phil Beaman to the 1925 Lon Chaney-starring Phantom. Artcraft Theatre (Franklin), $17 advance, historicartcrafttheatre.org, $22 door George Chakiris Sept. 5-6. Chakiris, who won an Academy Award for Supporting Actor as Bernando, leader of the Sharks, in the 1961 film adaptation of West Side Story, will give a talk Sept. 5 at 3 p.m. at IU Cinema, then attend screenings of both West Side Story (Sept. 5, 7 p.m.) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (Sept. 6, 3 p.m.). Also this weekend: a 1972 philosophical essay by Krzysztof Zanussi, The Illumination (Sept. 6, 7 p.m., part of the series Martin Scorsese Presents Masterpieces of Polish Cinema). IU Cinema (Bloomington), FREE but ticketed, cinema.indiana.edu
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rrol Flynn, famed for his swashbuckling roles onscreen and his enthusiastic love life offscreen, is feeling a bit glum. His latest girlfriend is out with people her own age. Turning to a sympathetic friend, Flynn wistfully says, “I’m too old for her, but she’s not too young for me.” How clever. How quotable. But wait, it turns out that Flynn was 48 when he started dating the ... are you ready ... 15-year-old girl. Defending himself to the girl’s mother, Flynn points out that he was led to believe she was 18. Mom assisted with the deception to help her daughter break into showbiz. Mom didn’t object to her daughter spending time with Flynn. She only got upset when she found out they were having sex. After Flynn uses his carefully cultivated British accent (he was born in Tasmania, Australia) to charm/bribe her, she settles down. The affair goes on. The Last of Robin Hood (a reference to one of Flynn’s most well-known roles) should have been a meaty film. Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland wrote and directed the movie and they did interesting work on the 2001 feature The Fluffer and the fine 2006 Sundance award-winning Quinceañera. Kevin Kline stars as Flynn, and who is better equipped to play the part than the suave-on-demand veteran actor? Former child star Dakota Fanning costars as young Beverly Aadland, and the reliably wonderful Susan Sarandon plays her stage mother, Florence. With that level of talent my expectations were high, but the film knocked them down in short order. It's is a lowbudget production and it shows. Many
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of the sets look like sets — too flat, too clean. Rear-screen projection is used unconvincingly in driving scenes. The flatness of the visuals is also apparent in the script. There are moments of interest, but not enough, and the characters are what you would expect and nothing more. Young Beverly is a determined girl, but she is a work-in-progress and, by definition, unfinished. Fanning does what she can with her character, but is given scant wiggle room. I thought Kline would waltz away with the movie, but he is constrained by the
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DamNation Sept. 4, 7 p.m. Part of the White River Festival (more info on pg. 6) and presented by the Sierra Club’s Hoosier Chapter, this 2014 SXSW Film Festival audience favorite explores the “sea change in our national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of our rivers” to quote from the film’s official site. The documentary was produced by clothing company Patagonia, which screened it simultaneously in 30 stores on June 5. Indianapolis Museum of Art, $9 public, $5 member, damnationfilm.com
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As Above/So Below i Beneath Paris, the City of Light, there are the dark catacombs. A young archaeologist, accompanied by a colleague and three thrill seekers, goes below to search for the legendary Philosopher’s Stone. They soon end up in a cursed area where their inner demons emerge. Sounds pretty good, eh? Unfortunately, the film is made of “found footage” (yawn) and bad acting. The longer it
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structure of the screenplay. The film is largely based on a tell-all book written by Beverly’s mother after Flynn’s death, and for much of the time, we observe Flynn through her eyes. Between the point-ofview and the fact that the film covers the last two years of Flynn’s life, we see the star as a shadow of himself, albeit a horny one. Sarandon gets the richest part and uses her skills, including those remarkable eyes, to make the mother as nuanced as possible. Alas, her part is only a little juicier than the others, and it doesn’t help that no one on the production team noticed how much Florence looks like Mama in Mama’s Family. Between the flat sets, the flat characters and Sarandon’s appearance, The Last of Robin Hood plays like a long sketch from The Carol Burnett Show with statutory rape instead of jokes. n compares watching the film to observing a poorly done colonoscopy. R, in wide release Boyhood w Filmed over 12 years by Richard Linklater, about three days at a time per year, this fictional feature tells the story, from age six to 18, of dreamy but well-
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adjusted Texas kid Mason (Ellar Coltrane). There are precedents to the project in the documentary world, notably the Up series, which has followed the lives of fourteen British subjects since 1965, starting when they were seven years old. Like other Linklater films, Boyhood is sunny and optimistic but not without its rocky moments; driven by dialogue that’s often funny and insightful but always natural; and it hits specific cultural and geographical touchstones without neglecting the universal potential of its story (think of how Dazed and Confused worked even if you didn’t share in Linklater’s nostalgia for the ‘70s). — SCOTT SHOGER
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Pierce Brosnan plays retired CIA agent lured Peter Devereaux out of retirement for one last mission. Honestly, they actually do the “one last mission” bit! For what it’s worth, the mission is to protect a prized witness (Olga Kurylenko) and — darn the luck — that puts Devereaux square in the sights of his former friend and protege (Luke Bracey). Don’t you just hate when that happens? It’s nice to see Brosnan in action, but don’t expect anything resembling originality here. This is type-by-numbers filmmaking.
Rich Hill e Fascinating, maddening and moving, this 2014 Sundance best documentary prize winner focuses on three boys in their early-to-mid teens living in the poor town of Rich Hill, Missouri, population 1,396. Harley is 15 and has trouble focusing in school. Early in the film we learn that his mother is behind bars for trying to kill his stepfather. 13-year-old Appachey has anger issues. His dad split when he was six. Andrew is 14. He’s a likeable kid whose reflective statements are used as voiceovers throughout the film. Filmmakers Tracy Droz Tragos and Andrew Droz Palermo effectively mix picturesque and stark imagery. Updates on the boys are available at richhillfilm.com
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Magic in the Moonlight t The product of a writer-director who isn’t trying hard enough. Why hire highly regarded actors if you’re not going to do anything with them? Why create a strikingly detailed world and populate it with only two realized characters (Colin Firth and Emma Stone, as a stage musician and clairvoyant, respectively). I was charmed by the scenery, the music and the notion that a Woody Allen surrogate could concede even the possibility that the supernatural might be real. The 1920s (yes, he goes there again) period details were impressive as well. But by the time I reached my car I’d pretty much forgotten the whole thing.
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Land Ho! e A low-key delight, a little movie that doesn’t aspire to hipness, as evidenced by the exclamation point in its title. Mitch (Earl Lynn Nelson) and Colin (Paul Eenhoorn) are retirees, longtime friends and former brothers-in-law. Both now single, they decide to go a road trip through beautiful Iceland. The scenery is gorgeous, the mood is upbeat and Mitch and Colin make are engaging characters. The big revelation about the film is that it has no big revelations. The filmmakers had the nerve to let the movie just happen. It feels like it occurred and we are lucky enough to get to watch.
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New brews are lighter in alcohol, full in flavor Half Moon just brought out its golden-hued seasonal Heavenly Hefeweizen made from a 50/50 blend of wheat malt and barley malt for a light yet full-flavor body and no bitterness. The special strain of yeast adds the flavors and aromas of bananas and cloves. 5.6% ABV, 14 IBU The vast array of beers at Indianapolis Monthly Beerfest on Aug. 28 at City Market pleased an overflow crowd experiencing statewide breweries. When asked about my “surprise standout” I led patrons to the Black Acre table to taste their “Belgian Table Ale” described as a “one-off batch because we’ll probably never brew it again.” Makes me sad—the addition of lavender amazes taste buds and lingers into the next day. You can stop in the Irvington-based brewery nevertheless for a taste-treat of Apricot Wheat brewed with 66 pounds of fresh apricots and one hops variety— Magnum. It too is low ABV, low IBU.
EVENTS Sept. 5: “Evening with Penrod,” at the IMA, 6-10:30 p.m., Flat12 taps its special “Penrod22 Ale;” Sept. 6, Penrod Festival features Flat 12, Thr3e Wise Men and Upland in the Beer Garden. Tickets for both events at Penrod.org Name and logo of Flat 12/Brickyard Battalion and Indy Eleven-inspired English Pale Ale were revealed Aug. 30. Learn all about it at: http://flat12.me/ indy-eleven-2/soccer-and-beer-partnership-whatsthe-name Sept 14-19: Indy Jazz Fest free Pub Creep returns showcasing local bands and local brews. “The Brewers Guild of Indiana has been instrumental in supporting IJF education programs. Make sure to drink up responsibly as these fine brewers are donating $1 to IJF education programs for every pint sold,” reminds Jazz Kitchen owner David Allee Sept. 14: Daredevil hosts Farrelly Markiewicz Quartet, Weirich-Murray Band, Butler University Jazz Combo, 1-8 p.m. at 1201 W Main St. in Speedway. Sept. 15: Sun King Brewery hosts Tad Robinson, 6:15-9:15 p.m. Sept. 16: Triton Tap Room at 915 Broad Ripple Ave. hosts Jared Thompson & Premium Blend, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 17: Flat 12 Bierworks hosts Joel Tucker Band, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 18: Broad Ripple Brewpub hosts Cynthia Layne, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 19: Outliers Brewing Company at 534 E. North St. hosts Sophie Faught, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
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ith the Indy Irish Fest coming up next weekend, it seemed like the perfect time to try the city’s newest Irish pub. And I was happy to discover that if you want to get into the festival spirit a little early with some traditional Irish fare, Nine Irish Brothers, which opened this summer at 575 Massachusetts Ave., is certainly the place to do it. I have to point out that I was doing just that: checking out the traditional Irish specialties. I didn’t spend much time considering the more typical pub fare. Still, there are plenty of places for pub fare, but Guinness stew or corned beef and cabbage? Those are a little harder to find. Thank goodness for half portions. Nine Irish Brothers offers half sizes of some of its classic dishes, so we were able to try several without overloading the table or ending up with an excess of to-go boxes. But since it is an Irish pub, after all, we started off with beers, taking advantage of the daily drink special: pints of local craft beers are $5 on Mondays. Sitting in a pub and having a pint on a laidback Monday evening would ordinarily be a perfect time to order up such familiar appetizers as nachos or wings. But since I was set on trying the more traditional portion of the menu, I skipped the apps (with only a bit of wistfulness for the potato skins and fried pickles). So really, our ordering discussion hinged on whether one of us should get the corned beef and cabbage or the shepherd’s pie, because I knew for sure I wanted to try the Guinness stew and the fish and chips. In the interest of variety, we opted for the corned beef. While all were good, the Guinness stew, $7.49 for a half order, stood out as our favorite. A hot and muggy Indiana September might not seem like the season for stew, but cooler temps are coming, and I know just what I’ll be ordering when sweater weather finally arrives. The rich stew was loaded with tender beef and had plenty of long-simmered carrots, potatoes and mushrooms too – plus, the stew was topped with thick, well-seasoned mashed potatoes (or champ, the traditional name for potatoes mashed with green onions). The corned beef, $8.49 for a half serving,
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was likewise tender, juicy and flavorful, and, again, even the half portion was a generous amount. This dish also included more of those tasty mashed potatoes. The only disappointment was the cabbage. Unlike the tender corned beef, the wellseasoned stew and those flavorful mashed potatoes, the cabbage was a bit undercooked and in need of a liberal sprinkling of salt and pepper. We also ordered a half portion of the fish and chips, $10.99, because any Irish pub worth the name should be able to turn out that classic menu item. And Nine Irish Brothers didn’t disappoint. Beautifully cooked in a just-heavy-enough batter, the fish was golden brown on the outside and tender, mild and flaky on the inside. The chips, too, were good – round slices of potato that were nicely crisp and not too thick. And while I would have preferred a
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heavier hand with the seasoning, the fish and chips were definitely solid. As much as we enjoyed dinner — particularly the stew and the flavorful corned beef — we couldn’t pass up dessert, especially after our server’s recommendation of the Irish whisky crème brulee: life changing on a good day. How can you pass that up? And it was definitely delicious — although I wouldn’t call it crème brulee. The $6.49 dessert featured smooth vanilla custard served in a small hollowed out bread bowl that sat in a puddle of delightful whisky sauce. And while there was a bit of crunchy caramelized sugar on top, there was no hard sugar shell. This was more like bread pudding-meets-crème-brulee, but whatever you call it, I’ll definitely be ordering it again. Aside from the food, Nine Irish Brothers, a family-owned, Lafayette, Ind.- based restaurant, offers attentive service and plenty of charm (and live Irish music on the weekends) to keep customers coming back. And maybe one of these days, I’ll try the Nine Irish Brothers version of dill chips or a pork tenderloin sandwich – if I can get past that Guinness stew. n Jolene Ketzenberger covers local food at EatDrinkIndy.com. Follow her on Twitter @JKetzenberger.
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ast year Justin Riney circumnavigated Florida on a standup paddleboard before turning inland to explore his home state’s waterways as part of Exploration Florida 500, which marked the 500th anniversary of the landing of Ponce de Leon on Florida’s coastline. The yearlong expedition’s essential message was conservation. “I wanted people to see the value in protecting and preserving our waterways, but that’s not sexy,” Riney said. Thus, he devised an intriguing method of engaging others. “No one had ever paddleboarded around the state before.” The successful voyage earned Riney nearly 50 community awards and immeasurable support. “It was a very public project that gained momentum. A lot of people became aware of local water issues.” In addition to acquiring an audience along his route, he established connections with local organizations, some of which also partnered with each other for further efforts.
Making the connection This year the explorer, conservationist, and founder and executive director of Mother Ocean, Inc. and Riney Ranch will appear at the annual White River Festival, where he will share tales of diving Spanish shipwrecks, airboating through the Everglades, canoeing natural springs, filming flora and fauna and living off the land. 24 INDIANA LIVING GREEN // 09.03.14 - 09.10.14 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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“The easiest way to get people excited is [through] adventure,” Riney stated. He said the thousands who came to events during his journey “got hooked on the story” and that “once we had their attention and trust, we could teach them.” His approach is to capture the moment in the outdoors and use it to inspire others to establish a personal connection with nature. “Inspiration comes from curiosity, which leads to personal experience.” I can preach, but getting them interested in getting out there works better.” Once people “make a tangible connection,” they become engaged in preserving nature. Riney’s personal stories link people with the outdoors. His thrilling tales capture imaginations while illustrating the threats facing our waters. “When you paddle from source to sea, you see the connection in the vegetation, water color changes, tidal influxes, the trash and pollution is paddling with you.” Connections are the foundation of Riney’s work – and explain why the lessons of a Florida oceans specialist are relevant in Indiana. Having spent half his life on the ocean and half inland, the dedicated conservationist understands the depth of the connection between rivers and oceans. “It’s all connected. Land-locked areas are just as important as coastal ones. Land use – agriculture, industry, septic systems, pesticides, sewer drains – influences the rivers, which feed the oceans.” >>>
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Daily decisions “I don’t have all the answers,” said Riney, who studied at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography in La Jolla. Advising others to learn about the watershed, water and fertilizer usage, recycling and conservation, he recognizes challenges. “I worked in the corporate world prior to this. I had no energy at the end of the day. I’ve been there, I understand the mentality.” “This is your home. Take pride in it,” Rainey added. Once that message is conveyed, habitual changes are easier to implement. Events such as the White River Festival (whiteriverfestival.org) help spread his message. In addition to sharing stories of his aquatic exploration, Riney will provide a paddleboard demonstration on the White River on September 5. The following day, Minnestrista (minnetrista.net) will host him during the Water’s Extreme Journey event and exhibit. Funded in part by the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, the White River Festival is coordinated by the Upper White River Watershed Alliance and other conservation-minded organizations, which celebrate the area’s land,
wildlife, plants, streams and people. Minnestrista is a 40-acre nature area, historic home and museum on the White River that hosts community activities reflecting its natural and cultural heritage. “I like to support worthy causes,” Riney said, expressing excitement about returning to Indiana, where he has family. “I believe in the mission.”
The next project Riney’s own mission – to inspire and empower ocean advocates – has been aided by social media. “It’s a strategic juxtaposition. There are two major things happening right now: degradation of our natural environment and the technology boom. You can’t stop progress, so I connect the dots, using one to save the other. People you know are sharing information, inspiring others to be in nature.” Technology will factor into Riney’s next adventure: Everglade Exile, a fivemonth adventure to raise global awareness of this delicate ecosystem. It’s a restoration project he put on hold in order to develop a film project around it after his last project generated widespread media interest. Currently planning and training for it, he expects this project to resume in early 2015. n NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 09.03.14 - 09.10.14 // INDIANA LIVING GREEN 25
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In late fall of 2013, Carrington Clinton was stuck. Like a million other twenty-somethings, he felt as though he had nothing going for himself, and he wasn’t sure what to do. As his Bandcamp page tells the story, that’s when Clinton reverted to what made him feel most comfortable: music. He changed his moniker from Carebear to Clint Breeze (a good call!) and got to work creating Evolve, a sunny LP of electro-pop. Despite the distress that hung over the conception, the songs on Evolve will practically roll down the car windows for you. Breeze delivers 16 tracks of pleasant pop music, taking any cerebral tendencies and stashing them under a neon-electric veneer of sounds. The juxtaposition isn’t dissimilar to what Passion Pit does, and while Breeze’s laments sound more casual than Michael Angelakos’s flagrant bipolarity, they can be just as disarming. Breeze executes the effect to perfection on opener “Twenty Two,” when he coos in a falsetto over warm layers of synth and a simple, plodding drumline. Evolve is lovely in its simplicity. Most of the songs’ constructions are minimal, often anchored by some kinetic drums and insulated by various sounds and synths. He keeps his textures pretty thin as well. The feeling is what matters, not the idea, and that’s exactly the case on tracks like “Homies,” “Stimulation” or “Train Rides” — all feature distinctly different musical styles and opt for lyrical vignettes instead of outright stories. There’s something very millennial about Evolve. Its lyrics are ridden with anxieties of growing up, it samples heavily, it even has a lo-finess that’s markedly 2000s. Breeze tries that aesthetic in some cool ways, tweaking hip-hop, psychedelia, neo-soul or light funk, among others. It all fits together seamlessly, thanks to a solid concept and sequencing. It’s no coincidence that the album’s last two tracks are its best. The penultimate “Lady” sounds like what would happen if Chromeo ever wrote a song appropriate for the prom king and queen’s first dance in a John Hughes movie. It’s amazing. “Evolve,” the title track and finale, provides a charming, almost jazzy conclusion to the album’s swell. The album’s closing monologue comes from Gil Scott-Herron, a bit about the power of unique artistry that suggests Breeze may have discovered his own voice, and in turn, a little peace. “Evolve” conceives happiness as a fluid state of mind rather than a destination –– more “What makes you happy?” than “When will you get there?” –– and is well-designed to help you find it. — ADAM LUKACH
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(L to R) A poster for the show, Dawn Snider, the Fab Four, Charles Payne, a ticket stub and Linda McQueary
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of the grandstand. (The outdoor concert was scheduled after heavy demand for tickets at the Coliseum performance.) “The turmoil of the ’60s was just getting started. Martin Luther King had just won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Civil Rights Act was signed. The 1963 March on Washington had been the year before. The women’s movement was just getting started,” says Payne, a retired Indianapolis Public Schools social studies teacher and department head at Broad Ripple High School. “[The Beatles] opened up young people’s eyes.” The kids were so enamored with the Beatles that they felt compelled to try and follow the band all over town. Wilson was among those who went out to the Speedway Motel, “because we’d heard they were there.” Her trip didn’t yield any results. Celeste Ragland, then 14, tried to glimpse the Beatles at the Speedway motel, too. “There were lots of kids out there. We thought we saw them through a curtain” of their room, she laughs. Linda McQueary remembers, “It was a pinch-me moment. It was my first concert. Tears were rolling down. It was pretty overwhelming for a 17-year-old from Brown County.” Wilson recalls that the heat of the day forced her to skip wearing her leatherlike black outfit, so she just wore her “John Lennon hat” – a leatherette cap with a bill like the one Lennon bought at Mary Quant’s shop in London. That turned out to be a wise choice for Wilson, as “emergency people were everywhere,” taking out the girls who were fainting from the heat inside the Coliseum, as well as the emotion. “Every time they shook their heads, the place would go nuts,” Wilson says.
Hearing the band itself was nearly impossible at the first show, listed ticket sales at more than 12,000. “Inside the Coliseum there was no place for that sound to go,” she says. Sitting about six rows back from the stage at the grandstand show, where attendance was estimated at 17,000, “There was still screaming, but because you weren’t in that enclosed space, you could actually hear them. … It was really hot, but I did not faint. The hysteria didn’t get me.” Emotions for the Beatles still runs high for Snider, who became a lifelong fan. In 2012, Snider’s husband Gary Harden surprised her for their anniversary by having her car painted with the famous crosswalk from the Abbey Road album cover. The Beatles appeared at the Indiana State Fair in the middle of a 25-city North American tour that started in San Francisco and ended in New York. Before Indianapolis, they performed in Philadelphia, and then went on to Milwaukee, Chicago and Detroit. Other stops included the Denver area, Kansas City, Mo.; Jacksonville, Fla.; New Orleans, and Dallas. “The Beatles opened up rock and roll to the rest of the country,” Payne says, especially in the South, Midwest and Plains states. Unlike Elvis Presley, who was criticized for his sensual stage act and sometimes banned, “the Beatles were different. They were musicians,” he said. Rock and roll had its origins in black music, and Elvis was one of the first white performers to create a bridge. But the Beatles completed the crossover, Payne says. Their State Fair shows included covers of the Isley Brothers, Chuck Berry, the Shirelles and Little Richard. “They let white America understand rock and roll,” says Payne. n
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Another WARMfest came and went this weekend. I’ve got my fingers crossed for a repeat appearance in 2015. But of this one, some thoughts: I spent Friday night holed up at a pre-WARMfest BBQ, watching Mike Dixon of Olympia label People In A Position to Know cut speciality releases by Joyful Noise artists on 1940s Presto 6N record lathes in a detached garage. As strange as it is to say, I think that was the highlight of the entire festival, for me anyway — even though it didn’t occur within the boundaries of Broad Ripple Park like the rest. Dixon and assistants moved operations to the park the next day, where they were weekend favorites of mine. It was beyond cool watching tracks by bands such as Busman’s Holiday laid down and cut right in front of us. As it’s been commented on extensively, WARMfest stands out from other regional fest lineups because of its commitment to local acts, and I was pleased to see some of my favorites (KO, Sweet Poison Victim) take the same stages national acts would take over later that evening. Joyful Noise Recordings’ curated lineup on Saturday made for an excellent and locally focused day on the mainstage (save for the non-JN injection of Mutemath in the mid-evening), including a truly, mindbogglingly odd set by Half Japanese, making due without their drummer (waylaid by paperwork troubles with customs) in glorious, unhinged fashion. Perhaps that’s why I was so happy to be festival-adjacent in the detached garage: WARMfest pulled together this odd mix of groups and labels (of Montreal? Guided by Voices?!) that felt intimate, but still huge. Below, a selection of photos from the weekend; we’ve of course got much more online (and much more of my thoughts, too). A few notes: at far right, Kristin Newborn performs her second-to-last song during her last hometown set before jetting off to Chicago. (She’s said KO and other musical project White Moms will continue.) At direct right, bandmates, husband and wife and Hoosier cultural exports Rev Peyton and Breezy lean in.
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’ve written often in this column about the importance of Indianapolis’ historic jazz scene. During the 1940s, and ‘50s Indianapolis produced a generation of jazz musicians who occupied a vanguard position in the music’s development, pushing the sound of jazz forward while participating in many genre-defining recordings of the period. Nothing illustrates this point more potently than the Blue Note Records 75th anniversary vinyl initiative, a reissue series featuring remastered editions of 100 classic Blue Note recordings. Blue Note Records was founded in New York in 1939 by a jazz-obsessed German immigrant named Alfred Lion. By the '50s, Lion had guided Blue Note to a position as the benchmark label in jazz music. Blue Note didn’t rely on star power or hit records to achieve this level of prominence; instead, Lion focused on delivering a product of extremely high artistic value. From the iconic cover designs of Reid Miles to the highly lauded engineering skills of Rudy Van Gelder, every aspect of a Blue Note release was born from the thoughtful consideration of Lion’s direction. Lion also established an innovative approach to artist relations, booking after-hours recording sessions to accommodate the schedules of musicians working late-night gigs, and providing artists with a full day of paid rehearsals prior to a recording session. Lion created Blue Note out of a passion for jazz music, and each of the label’s releases was treated as a unique artistic work, not a commodity. During Blue Note’s heyday a handful of Indianapolis musicians made significant contributions to the label’s catalog. While Freddie Hubbard, and J.J. Johnson released classic solo titles, artists such as Larry Ridley, James Spaulding, and Billy Wooten played crucial roles as sidemen on many quintessential Blue Note releases. In all, Indianapolis musicians contributed to around 60 LPs in Blue Note’s catalog of nearly 1,000 releases. Those 60 recordings represent some of the finest material released by the label, and the 75th anniversary vinyl series attests to that, with 20 of the 100 classic LPs selected for reissue drawn from sessions featuring Indianapolis players. Trombonist J.J. Johnson was the first Indy musician to record for Blue Note, first appearing on the label in 1955 with a double volume solo work titled The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson and an appearance on Kenny Dorham’s Latin jazz classic Afro-Cuban. In all Johnson appeared on seven Blue Note releases. Of all the Indy players who worked with Blue Note, trumpet player Freddie Hubbard had the most prolific relationship
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with the label. During Hubbard’s time at Blue Note he recorded 10 solo releases and appeared on 33 of the label’s recordings in total — a staggering number of which are considered among the greatest recordings in jazz history. Flautist and alto sax player James Spaulding never released a solo LP with Blue Note, but appeared as a sideman on 21 important titles in the label’s catalog. Bassist Larry Ridley appeared as a sideman on seven excellent Blue Note Sides. And finally Indy-transplant and vibraphonist Billy Wooten recorded two LPs with Blue Note during his tenure with guitarist Grant Green. As the music fans around the world take time to honor the 75th birthday of Blue Note Records, it’s a great time for Indianapolis to acknowledge the important contributions our city’s musicians made to the legacy of a company many consider the greatest independent record label ever. Here’s a look at some of the releases in Blue Note’s current 75th anniversary 100 essential remastered LPs reissue series featuring Indianapolis musicians. The contributing Indy musicians are noted in bold. All of these titles can be special ordered at local vinyl merchants like LUNA and Indy CD and Vinyl. n Art Blakey Free For All 1964 — Freddie Hubbard Miles Davis Volume 1 1956 — J.J. Johnson Eric Dolphy Out to Lunch! 1964 — Freddie Hubbard Lou Donaldson Lush Life 1967 — Freddie Hubbard Kenny Dorham Afro-Cuban 1955 — J.J. Johnson Herbie Hancock Maiden Voyage 1965 — Freddie Hubbard Herbie Hancock Empyrean Isles 1964 — Freddie Hubbard Freddie Hubbard Breaking Point! 1964 — James Spaulding Freddie Hubbard Ready for Freddie 1966 — Freddie Hubbard Sonny Rollins Volume 2 1957 — J.J. Johnson Wayne Shorter Speak No Evil 1965 — Freddie Hubbard Horace Silver Cape Verdean Blues 1965 — J.J. Johnson
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ROCK Raw McCartney, Negative Scanner 9:30 p.m. Say bye-bye to the beautiful dudes of Raw McCartney before their set off on tour. They’ll set up at the Rabbit with Negative Scanner and Heart Attack Jizzers. Not 21? See Raw on Thursday at Debbie’s Palace of Noise and Laundry with Ami Dang, Tracey Trance, Doberman and The Exploding Head Scene. White Rabbit Cabaret, 1116 E. Prospect St., $5, 21+ DANCE Hi-Fi Wednesdays 11 p.m. This new weekly from Rad Summer features Action Jackson and Lemi Vice on the stacks weekly, and they promise the Fireball will flow like milk and honey. This replaces Jackson’s former weekly at Casba in Broad Ripple, so if you’re
used to going north to party, redirect your Uber (or Lyft or whatever chartered vehicle you use to get safely to and from a boozy dance party) to the Southeastside. The Hi-Fi, 1043 Virginia Ave., Ste. 4, FREE, 21+ PRODUCERS Writer’s Block Producers Showcase 9 p.m. Mix, mingle, drink, party, soak in the beats at this monthly showcase. September’s event features Defame and Lorax, alongside the Wooden Spoons. Sabbatical, 921 Broad Ripple Ave., $5, 21+ Retro Rewind, Vogue, 21+ Tonos Triad, Jazz Kitchen Patio, 21+ Coyote Talk, The Bikewalk, Royal Holland, Melody Inn, 21+ The Personnel, The Bluebird (Bloomington), 21+ Gypsy Moonshine, The Stampede String Band, Punkin Holler Boys, Vogue Theater 21+ Latin Fever, Blu Nightclub, 21+ Craig Brenner, Indianapolis Arts Garden, all-ages Blues Jam, Main Event, 21+ Jay Elliott and Friends, Tin Roof, 21+ Blues Jam with Gordon Bonham, Slippery Noodle, 21+
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THURSDAY SCI-FI Man or Astro-Man?, The Pack A.D. 9 p.m. Instrumental surf rockers Man or Astro-man are weirdos. And we mean that in the best possible way. They love all things sci-fi – and often intro themselves with clips from classic and forgotten sci-fi offerings – and sample things like theremins and tesla coils. They are nerds of the highest order, and we truly love them for that. They’ve been on a few long hiatuses in the last several years, so make sure you see them while they’re out and touring. The Pack AD will open. Radio Radio, 1119 E. Prospect St., $15, 21+ LOCAL The Dig, S.M. Wolf 8 p.m. Local label/promoter Derek Vorndran’s musical projects have taken many names. First, The In-Store, then In-Store Recordings, the Listen Indiana, and now, Lovebird. One thing hasn’t changed: his commitment to quality local acts like S.M. Wolf, who released an EP on his label last year. At this show New York’s The Dig and Indy’s Brother O’ Brother will also play. White Rabbit Cabaret, 1116 E. Prospect St., $5, 21+ DANCE Animal Haus 10 p.m. Featured by NUVO as Indy’s best weekly house event in 2010, this event continues to provide regular opportunities for house fans to experience the classier side of Downtown Indy. The Keepin’ It Deep guys have a special talent for snagging huge national acts as they ping-pong
SOUNDCHECK from coast to coast — probably because John Larner and Slater Hogan are legends themselves. And don’t forget the local support; Manic, Adam Jay, John Larner, Tyler Stewart, Ashley Ross, Clay Collier, Deanne and Grenadine have all taken over the stacks at Blu. This week, they’re celebrating Stefan Burrows 25th birthday with sets by Slater Hogan, Cruxxx, Taylor Eads and Exploratio. Blu Lounge, 240 S. Meridian St., 21+ Bootleg, Ball & Biscuit, 21+ Altered Thurzdaze, Mousetrap, 21+ Radkey, Shithearts, The Bishop (Bloomington), 18+ Code Orange Kids, It’s Safe, I Swear, Wounded Knee, Hoosier Dome, all-ages New Old Cavalry, Max’s Place (Bloomington), 21+ Naptown Stomp, Grove Haus, 21+ Monomyth, Nap Eyes, Maltese Tiger, all-ages Regions Rooftop Cocktail Party, Regions Bank Rooftop, 21+ Our Last Night, Irving Theater, all-ages Black Voodoo, Sun King Oktoberfest Tapping Party, Rathskeller, 21+
Stockwell Road Outlaw Country Happy Hour, Melody Inn, 21+ Rainbows and Painbows Kink Show, Back Door, 21+ Dime Store Hustlers, Dohse, The Dapper, Melody Inn, 21+ Elements: A Hip-Hop Showcase, The Hi-Fi, 21+ Radio RX, Rock House Cafe, 21+ Not Your Average Boy Band, Moon Dog Tavern, 21+
FRIDAY FIRST FRIDAY Scanlines, Shipwreck Karpathos, Airhockey 7:30 p.m. We’re big fans of all three groups on this JN First Friday show. Scanlines is an all-instrumental post rock outgrowth of the Bonesetters; Airhockey just kicks asses every time they play out; and Shipwreck Karpathos (another instrumental post-rock group) is in the midst of a massive crowdfunding effort to fund a new album and animated film. Joyful Noise Recordings, 1043 Virginia Ave., Ste. 207, FREE, all-ages PARTIES Bishop 5th Anniversary Spectacular
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ROOTS Lydia Loveless, Grant Gilman and Truckerspeed 8 p.m. Lydia Loveless drops by The Hi-Fi In support of her new Bloodshot Records release Somewhere Else. Here’s what our Justin Wesley has to say: “Lydia Loveless’ Somewhere Else is an invigorating musical statement that fuses revelatory personal songwriting anchored by Loveless’ unapologetic tongue and yearning heart, uncorked
Replacements-edged rock and roll energy, doses of steel guitar loveliness and a nonstop avalanche of emotion.” Local Grant Gilman and his band Truckerspeed will open. The Hi-Fi, 1043 Virginia Ave., Ste. 4, $12, 21+
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BARFLY Wayne Bertsch Gallery Show 7 p.m. Our Barfly finds his pieces exhibited at Funkyard this weekend as part of First Friday shenanigans. “But wait,” you’re thinking –yes, we know what you’re thinking – “This is the music calendar!” Why, yes, dear reader, it is. First Friday is a beautiful marriage or visual art and music. And at this exhibition, there will be live music by Cyrus Youngman at this art opening. Funkyard Art Gallery and Coffee Shop, 1114 Prospect St., FREE, all-ages
Matt Corken, Tied to Tigers, Sabbatical, 21+
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Bonesetters, DJ OhBeOne, Old National Centre First Friday Food Truck Festival, all-ages Hero Jr., Lost in Society, The Hawkeyes, Radio Radio, 21+
Steve Allee Trio, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ Kingly T, Union 50, 21+ Alyssa Edwards, Jade Jolie, Talbott St., 21+ DJ Solo, Magnetic, Kaleidoscope, Jukebox, Psynapse and Nashwati, Mousetrap Bar and Grill, 21+ The Icks, Scale Model, Shimmercore, Melody Inn, 21+ Whole Lotta Shakin’ – A Piano Pumpin’ Rock n’ Roll Revue, Brown County Playhouse, all-ages Zanna Doo, Biergarten at the Rathskeller, 21+ Hip-Hop Night, Emerson Theater, all-ages Mathew Street, A Beatles Celebration, Phoenix Basile Theatre, all-ages My Sweet Fall, To Kill A Monster, Sidelined, Crunkasaurus Rex, Jay Putty, Hoosier Dome, all-ages
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FESTIVAL Sister Cities Fest Noon. We dig this sweet little fest on Georgia Street, with all manner of kid-friendly activities. Take the young ones to learn about sports from around the world, sample different types of foods and, of course, listen to live music from different international artists. Free! Georgia Street, Downtown, FREE, all-ages
SOUNDCHECK DJ Rican, Subterra, 21+ Hasenpfeffers’ 10 Gallon Rabbit: tales from a Dusty Tail, White Rabbit Cabaret, 21+ Night Moves with Action Jackson and DJ Megatone, Metro, 21+ WTFridays with DJ Gabby Love and DJ Helicon, Social, 21+
SATURDAY FREE Muncie Tree Trails Music Series, Michael Cleveland 8 p.m. This series of free public concerts has featured Iris Dement, Rebirth Brass Band and Otis Taylor in the past. This year, they’ve got one of those returning, too, ‘cause Michael Cleveland will play this weekend’s set. Canan Commons (Muncie), FREE, all-ages ROCK Hawthorne Heights 6 p.m. H.H. might be the headliner of this massive tour, but Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Famous Last Words, The Ongoing Concept, Everybody Run, Crunkasaurus Rex and Voices
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Bloody Muffs and Bulletwolf. Organizers say it will be hosted by the Emperor himself. Insert evil cackling here. Note: this is original trilogy only. No sexy Jar Jar. Melody Inn, 3826 N. Illinois St., $10 in advance, $12 at door, 21+ AFTER PARTIES Subsurface Official After Party 10 p.m. It’s a dozen years for Subsurface, which brings
together writers (graffiti writers, we mean) from all across the region for live painting and exhibition. Events go all weekend, but if you can only attend one event, make it the party at White Rabbit on Saturday night – but give yourselves plenty of time to take a tour of the new work in Fountain Square first. Musical artists include DJ MetroGnome, host DJ Dicky Fox, Native Sun, The Proforms and Hinx Jones . White Rabbit Cabaret, 1116 E. Prospect St., $5, 21+
LOCAL Vollmar, Christian Taylor 7 p.m. Another entry into Musical Family Tree’s excellent monthly in-stores at Indy CD and Vinyl features songwriters Vollmar and Christian Taylor. Both solo, both acoustic, both excellent. Indy CD and Vinyl, 806 Broad Ripple Ave., FREE, all-ages HIP-HOP Ying Yang Twins 8 p.m. Did you have “The Whisper Song” on every college playlist, too? The Bluebird, 216 W. Walnut St., (Bloomington), $10, 21+ Jeff Black, Wheeler Arts Community Center, all-ages The Last Vegas, Devil to Pay, Radio Radio, 21+
Mandolin Orange, Leif Vollebekk, The Hi-Fi, 21+ Twin Cats, Mousetrap, 21+ 4th Annual Windsor Park Block Party, Windsor Street, all-ages Forgotten Tribe, Prime G, Genome Mutation, Rise, Hoosier Dome, all-ages Rock 101 and KISS, Old National Centre, all-ages Indy Jazz Fest at Penrod Arts Fair, IMA, all-ages The Sunset Four, Thirsty Scholar, all-ages Return of the Midnight Ghost Train, I Like You, Lift the Medium, Haughville, Zombie Bullets, 5th Quarter Lounge, 21+ Martina McBride, Honeywell Center, all-ages Dude, The Late Show, Biergarten at the Rathskeller, 21+ Bean Blossom Bike Fest, Bean Blossom, all-ages Radio Echo, Ale Emporium, 21+ Wade Baker Jazz, Chatterbox, 21+ Nailed It, Blu, 21+ Royal with DJ Limelight, The Hideaway, 21+
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SOUNDCHECK Album Release Party 7 p.m. An album release is always an occasion to celebrate. An album release from Frankie Dean, one of our finest songwriters, is even better. Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Ave., $10, 21+ Reggae Revolution, Casba, 21+ Dynamite!, Mass Avenue Pub, 21+ BYBYE, Dog Brother, Monkey’s Tale, 21+ Sam King, Moon Dog Tavern, all-ages The Woomblies, Biergarten at the Rathskeller, 21+ Typhoon, White Rabbit Cabaret, 21+ redLYON, Echomaker, Melt-Face, Melody Inn, 21+ Crown the Empire, Centerstage Bar and Grill (Kokomo), 21+ Acoustic Bluegrass Open Jam, Mousetrap, 21+ Michael Kelsey, Birdy’s, 21+ Wikipedia Film Club, Bishop Bar (Bloomington), 21+ Melt-Face, Skymatic, Melody Inn, 21+
MONDAY METAL Windhand, Conjurer, Sacred Leather 9 p.m. Three ultra-heavy Indianapolis groups (Conjurer, Kvlthammer, Sacred Leather) accompany Richmond doom rockers Windhand for a Monday night show that is totally worth leaving the house. Melody Inn, 3826 N. Illinois St., $8, 21+
Tiny Moving Parts, Airhockey, Anna Sage, Hoosier Dome, all-ages Smith, Weakley and Clark, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ The Leisure Kings, Sabbatical, 21+ DoitIndy Radio House, Grove Haus, all-ages Industry Mondays, Red Room, 21+ No Requests, Bishop Bar (Bloomington), 21+
TUESDAY MASHUP Communion Bloomington 9:30 p.m. These Communion events are cool, multi-genre events that happen al over the world. At this Bloomington edition, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Crash and Wet Blankets – and so will Jad Fair and Danielson, an awesome outgrowth of Joyful Noise’s relationship with the Half Japanese’s Fair. That band is recording at Russian Recording in Bloomington this week, and he’ll appear at this show with Danielson (a.k.a. Daniel Smith), with whom he released Solid Gold Heart in June. Bishop Bar, 123 S. Walnut St. (Bloomington), $9.50 advance, $15 at door, 18+ DANCE Broke(n) 10 p.m. Though it’s gone through more changes than any reasonable human could probably count, Tuesday night at the Melody Inn has a long tradition of hosting some of the best electronic music in the city. After an original run between 2005 and 2007 during which they hosted some of the nation and world’s
biggest drum and bass acts, IQ Entertainment’s Broke(n) Tuesdays are back at the Melody Inn. Organizer Jay-P Gold says this time around he wants to widen the sonic range with as much “weird shit” as possible, ranging from footwork and jungle, to broken beat techno, and of course no small amount of drum and bass. Melody, 3826 N. Illinois St., 21+ HIP-HOP Take That! Tuesdays 10 p.m. DJ MetroGnome can be found at Coaches Tavern every Tuesday for his massive Take That! Tuesdays party. MetroGnome’s musical selection ranges from classic hip-hop to soul and funk. He always turns the otherwise small bar into a sea of dancing music fans. MetroGnome says we can expect more of the same, danceable nights with new guests thrown in now and then. Coaches Tavern, 28 S. Pennsylvania St., FREE, 21+ Leopold and His Fiction, Saint Aubin, The Hi-Fi, 21+ Vintage Trouble, DJ Salazar, Radio Radio, 21+
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Depth Finder Can I hurt a guy while having anal sex with him? I don’t want to hit any vital organs or anything…
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SARAH: Listen, reader, I know a humblebrag when I read one. I mean, vital organs? When you walk into a crowded room, do you say aloud to your companion at front-of-stage volume, “Boy I hope my giant vaulting pole of a penis doesn’t cause any problems at this [exaggerated eyebrow raise] cock-tail party!” Unless one of your parents is a broom handle or your technique involves a running start and/or a trampoline to mount, I don’t think this is something you should worry about.
SARAH: Do you want to have sex? If you replaced “sex” with “going to music festivals” in this question, my answer would be, “Stop buying tickets to music festivals. You’re an LPs-at-home guy. And about these dates, are you actually building the interpersonal intimacy necessary to transition into physical intimacy? Or are you showing up in a nice shirt and reminding yourself constantly to look interested and keep asking questions? A lot of people are great at acting like a “good date” based on TV and movie tropes, and a lot of people are “good in bed” in the same manner. What makes it real-life great is building emotional intimacy, vulnerability, and being open to making a connection with another person.
DR. D: It’s unlikely that you would hurt someone having anal sex. Of course, on occasion, people do experience significant tears in the anus (during anal intercourse) or the vagina or vulva (during vaginal intercourse) so it’s not like there are never any sex injuries, but they are super unlikely. For tips on safer, more pleasurable anal exploration and anal sex, check out our Good in Bed Guide to Anal Pleasuring (see goodinbed.com).
All That Remains What happens to the sperm if the man finished inside you during anal sex? If it doesn’t come out..., does it just stay in there forever? — Anonymous, from Tumblr SARAH: Actually, if you let it stay up in there, your body absorbs a little bit of that partner’s DNA and for 72 hours afterward, you look like them just a little bit. You know how they say some couples look like each other after being together for a while? Well, now you know it’s the couples who do it in the butt more often. It’s just science, really.* DR. D: For some reason this brought to mind an unusual image of sperm setting up house, Bearenstein Bear style (like in a tree, but it’s an anus) and that does not happen. Things — including sperm — can and do leave the anus. Gravity can work wonders on semen ejaculated into an anus or vagina. So nope… it’s not in there forever. *It’s not. 34 VOICES // 09.03.14 - 09.10.14 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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DR. D: Sarah asks a good question. Do you want to have sex? And, if so, do you want to have sex with adult women (presumably that’s who you’re dating since you said you’re a straight man)? Some people feel more “asexual” than sexual and don’t feel that attracted to other people. Others feel very averse to sexual behaviors - truly grossed out or panicky about sex - often because of a strict or shameful religious, cultural, or family approach to sex. Other times, that early awkwardness gets in the way. If you want to explore this further, you can find a sex therapist through the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (sstarnet.org) or local sex coach extraordinaire, Kathleen Baldwin (tellkathleenanything.com).
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kind of thing, but I’m going to suggest that you monitor the number six. My hypothesis is that six has been trying to grab your attention, perhaps even in askew or inconvenient ways. Its purpose? To nudge you to tune in to beneficial influences that you have been ignoring. I furthermore suspect that six is angling to show you clues about what is both the cause of your unscratchable itch and the cure for that itch. So lighten up and have fun with this absurd mystery, Aries. Without taking it too seriously, allow six to be your weird little teacher. Let it prick your intuition with quirky notions and outlandish speculations. If nothing comes of it, there will be no harm done. If it leads you to helpful discoveries, hallelujah. Aries
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): When James Franco began to learn his craft as an actor, he was young and poor. A gig at McDonald’s paid for his acting lessons and allowed him to earn a living. He also used his time on the job as an opportunity to build his skills as a performer. While serving customers burgers and fries, he practiced speaking to them in a variety of different accents. Now would be an excellent time for you to adopt a similar strategy, Cancerian. Even if you are not doing what you love to do full-time, you can and should take stronger measures to prepare yourself for that day when you will be doing more of what you love to do. Cancer
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The Dutch word epibreren means that even though you are goofing off, you are trying to create the impression that you are hard at work. I wouldn’t be totally opposed to you indulging in some major epibreren in the coming days. More importantly, the cosmos won’t exact any karmic repercussions for it. I suspect, in fact, that the cosmos is secretly conspiring for you to enjoy more slack and spaciousness that usual. You’re overdue to recharge your spiritual and emotional batteries, and that will require extra repose and quietude. If you have to engage in a bit of masquerade to get the ease you need, so be it. Virgo
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“trouvaille” means a lucky find or an unexpected windfall. In French, “trouvaille” can refer to the same thing and even more: something interesting or exceptional that is discovered fortuitously; a fun or enlightening blessing that’s generated through the efforts of a vigorous imagination. Of course I can’t guarantee that you will experience a trouvaille or two (or even three) in the coming days, Taurus. But the conditions are as ripe as they can be for such a possibility. Taurus
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “I have a hypothesis that everyone is born with the same amount of luck,” says cartoonist Scott Adams. “But luck doesn’t appear to be spread evenly across a person’s life. Some people use up all of their luck early in life. Others start out in bad circumstances and finish strong.” How would you assess your own distribution of luck, Virgo? According to my projections, you are in a phase when luck is flowing stronger and deeper than usual. And I bet it will intensify in the coming weeks. I suggest you use it wisely -- which is to say, with flair and aplomb and generosity. Virgo
seven years old, she took horse-back riding lessons with a group of other young aspirants. On the third lesson, their instructor assigned them the task of carrying an egg in a spoon that they clasped in their mouths as they sat facing backwards on a trotting horse. That seemingly improbable task reminds me of what you’re working on right now, Libra. Your balancing act isn’t quite as demanding, but it is testing you in ways you’re not accustomed to. My prognosis: You will master what’s required of you faster than the kids at Zoe’s horse camp. Every one of them broke at least eight eggs before succeeding. I suspect that three or four attempts will be enough for you. Aries
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Tsar of Russia from 1682 until 1725. Under his rule, his nation became a major empire. He also led a cultural revolution that brought modern European-style ideas and influences to Russia. But for our purposes right now, I want to call attention to one of his other accomplishments: The All-Joking, All-Drunken Council of Fools and Jesters. It was a club he organized with his allies to ensure there would always be an abundance of parties for him to enjoy. I don’t think you need alcohol as an essential part of your own efforts to sustain maximum revelry in the coming weeks, Scorpio. But I do suggest you convene a similar brain trust. Scorpio
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story James and the Giant Peach, 501 seagulls are needed to carry the giant peach from a spot near the Azores all the way across the Atlantic Ocean to New York City. But physics students at the U.K.’s University of Leicester have determined that such a modest contingent wouldn’t be nearly enough to achieve a successful airlift. By their calculations, there’d have to be a minimum of 2,425,907 seagulls involved. I urge you to consider the possibility that you, too, will require more power than you have estimated to accomplish your own magic feat. Certainly not almost 5,000 times more, as in the case of the seagulls. Fifteen percent more should be enough. (P.S. I’m almost positive you can rustle up that extra 15 percent.) Sagittarius
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): So far, 53 toys have been inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame. They include crayons, the jump rope, Mr. Potato Head, the yo-yo, the rubber duckie, and dominoes. My favorite inductee -- and the toy that is most symbolically useful to you right now -is the plain old cardboard box. Of all the world’s playthings, it is perhaps the one that requires and activates the most imagination. It can become a fort, a spaceship, a washing machine, a cave, a submarine, and many other exotic things. I think you need to be around influences akin to the cardboard box because they are likely to unleash your dormant creativity. Capricorn
Sagittarius
Cancer
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Scorpio
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Taurus
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I’m not opposed to you fighting a good fight. It’s quite possible you would become smarter and stronger by wrangling with a worthy adversary or struggling against a bad influence. The passion you summon to outwit an obstacle could bestow blessings not only on you but on other people, as well. But here’s a big caveat: I hope you will not get embroiled in a showdown with an imaginary foe. I pray that you will refrain from a futile combat with a slippery delusion. Choose your battles carefully, Aquarius. Aquarius
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): During the next six
Aries
weeks, I suggest you regard symbiosis as one of your key themes. Be alert for ways you can cultivate more interesting and intense forms of intimacy. Magnetize yourself to the joys of teamwork and collaboration. Which of your skills and talents are most useful to other people? Which are most likely to inspire your allies to offer you their best skills and talents? I suggest you highlight everything about yourself that is most likely to win you love, appreciation, and help. Pisces
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Aquarius
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Cancer
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Scorpio
Libra
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Homework: Make a playful effort to change something you’ve always assumed you could never change. Testify at Truthrooster@gmail.com.
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