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process. Because of the anxiety many transgendered people feel about their bodies, Sallans says, they often simply avoid sexual and reproductive health care. Procedures and general care are often explicitly excluded from health insurance policies, By Hilary Stohs-Krause and the costs can be daunting. Those who offer or many, the word “transgender” calls to services can be few and far-between. And even mind the murder of Brandon Teena in if patients want and can afford health care, their Humboldt in 1993, an incident that in- experiences with doctors and providers are overspired the 1999 Academy Award-winning film whelmingly negative, he says. Results released Oct. 13 from a survey by Boys Don’t Cry. the National Center for Fast forward almost two Trans Equality and the decades, however, and serGay and Lesbian Task vices offered at a facility in Force from a sample the same city where Teena of about 6,500 people was born could have saved found that 19 percent his life. were refused health care “If Brandon were going because of their nonconthrough today what he went forming gender status. through back in the early An additional 28 1990s, he’d still be with us,” percent says they sufsays Ryan Sallans, health edfered harassment in ucator at Lincoln’s Planned medical settings. And 2 Parenthood of the Heartpercent — or about 130 land, 2246 O St. “One of the people — reported bereasons he left was lack of ing victims of violence support in Lincoln.” in the offices of those Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood health meant to keep them safe has been offering support educator Ryan Sallans and healthy. groups for transgendered or Ignorance is also an issue — half of responquestioning individuals for the last three and a half years, and the facility began offering hor- dents reported having to teach their medical mone prescriptions in January. Sallans also of- providers about being transgender. This is why Planned Parenthood’s services fers training for agencies and organizations who work with transgender populations, including are so important, says Jamison Green, member domestic violence shelters in Lincoln and people of the board of directors for the World Professional Association for Transgender Health and training to be alcohol and drug counselors. For transgendered people, health care can chair of the organization’s public policy, advobe a complicated, uncomfortable and costly cacy and liaison committee. Photo courtesy Planned Parenthood of the Heartland
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“Across the country, trans people are often very much discriminated against in terms of accessing even basic health care that has nothing to do with their [sexual] transition process,” he says. Alex and Jamie, who requested their real names not be used, began their transitioning processes from female to male through Lincoln’s Planned Parenthood. (Read more about Alex and Jamie in Up Front at right.) The concept of transgenderism is something Jamie never encountered until he came to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for college. In the small town where he was raised, Jamie says, such things were never discussed. Though the facility is based in Lincoln, Sallans says the 25 or so clients Planned Parenthood has served come from across the state. “The majority come from Omaha or Lincoln, but we have people from smaller rural areas who are also seeing us,” he says. “Some people travel three hours to see us.” It’s the same in San Francisco, where Green’s based, he says. “People travel from Sacramento, which is over 100 miles away, way down into the Central Valley in order to come to these places” that offer health care, he says. “If it’s happening here in California, I imagine it’s happening in the Midwest, where resources are even less available.” While not comprehensive, a search on the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association’s website listed only five providers in Nebraska; only one specifically listed transgender services as a specialty. All were located in Omaha. “There aren’t many resources out there,” Jamie says, “especially in Nebraska.” Support is also a key component of transgender health care — while the reported attempted continued on page 10 y
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“Because we understand Gov. Wallace, excuse me, Gov. Heineman … that we are all God’s children and we always take care of our brothers and sister.” — Gubernatorial challenger Mike Meister speaking on Heineman’s immigration stance at a campaign stop in Scribner, Neb., Oct. 14. George Wallace opposed desegregation while governor of Alabama in the 1960s.
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Sen. Nelson takes issue with Clinton’s comments on pipeline Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco last week that the State Department is “inclined” to sign off on the Keystone XL Pipeline, the first public indication of federal approval for the controversial pipeline that would pump 37 million gallons of oil daily through Nebraska and five other states. In a letter sent to Clinton Oct. 21, Sen. Ben Nelson said the comments “deeply concerned” him and that he fears a decision has been made without addressing the state’s environmental concerns. “To be clear, this decision should be based on science, not politics … Failure by federal and state officials to adequately analyze and assess the impact of the proposed pipeline before a decision is made is both irresponsible and unacceptable,” Nelson wrote. Earlier this month, Sen. Mike Johanns sent a similar letter to Clinton asking whether alternate routes were considered. It was a departure for the Republican senator, who had previously said the pipeline was a federal rather than state issue. Clinton’s comments ran counter to an Oct. 17 Associated Press report that the pipeline was on hold over the State Department’s environmental concerns after recent oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico and Kalamazoo River in Michigan. TransCanada, the company proposing the pipeline, hopes to begin construction by the end of the year.
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migration looking to end automatic citizenship for every baby born in the U.S. The group is challenging the 14th Amendment, which has allowed citizenship for American-born children since 1868. Janssen says the law provides incentive for illegal immigrants to cross the border and has been misapplied. A constitutional amendment would be necessary to end birthright citizenship at the federal level, but Janssen hopes to craft a resolution that could be introduced in the Legislature. Earlier this year, Janssen supported the Fremont city ordinance prohibiting renting to or hiring illegal immigrants. The city suspended the ordinance in July and awaits a ruling from the Nebraska Supreme Court on whether or not it violates state law. State Legislators for Legal Immigration has been tied by numerous sources to the Federation for American Immigrant Reform, an anti-immigration group founded in 1979 by John Tanton. In 2007 the Southern Poverty Law Center added FAIR to its list of American hate groups saying Tanton’s federation has accepted more than $1 million from the Pioneer Fund, a “racist eugenics foundation.”
Missing woman found dead in North Omaha Police found the body of Karen Jenkins, 48, behind an abandoned house near 40th and Ames Saturday afternoon. Jenkins, a teacher at Metropolitan Community College, was reported missing on Oct. 18. Police are treating the case as a homicide.
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Cesar Sanchez-Gonzales, 36, was shot and killed Friday afternoon outside his auto repair business
numberscruncher EXPENSIVE OFFICE: Total amount Forward Omaha will pay 50-100 volunteers at $150 each to discourage voters from signing the Mayor Suttle recall petitions next Tuesday: $7,500-$15,000; Total amount Forward Omaha plans to spend on anti-recall television ads: $95,000, Mayor Jim Suttle’s 2010 salary: $98,061 Source: Omaha World-Herald, City of Omaha Finance Dept.
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Question: What are your thoughts on No Child Left Behind? Are changes needed? Terry: I have proposed common-sense improvements to No Child Left Behind. Specifically, the State and Local Education Flexibility Act would allow greater flexibility to meet the needs of students with limited English, allow states to meet yearly progress requirements by using a growth model rather than comparing one class against a previous class and provides parents and schools more flexibility to meet the needs of special education students. White: No Child Left Behind must be reformed and improved so it is more effective and allows our children to graduate from high school ready to enter college and compete in the workforce. An investment in education is an investment in our state’s future prosperity and the American dream. Local control is the best means to ensure our kids’ future. No one cares more about children than their parents and no one understands them more than their teachers in the classroom.
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near 24th and I. Four people were arrested on suspicion of criminal homicide after the suspect vehicle crashed four blocks from the scene. Joshua Dillon, 24, died after he was shot while sitting in his car near 30th and Fort St. early Saturday morning. Tegory Criswell, 23, survived after being shot Saturday while at the Burger King drive-thru at 4404 N. 60th St. Vincent Spencer, 39, survived after he was shot Saturday night while sitting on a porch at 4727 N. 42nd St.
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Support is also a key component of transgender health care — while the reported attempted suicide rate for the general population is about 1.6 percent, it skyrockets to 40 percent for transgendered individuals, Green says. “Many trans people suffer from post-traumatic-stress disorder, just because of the way they’re treated because of gender variance,” he says. “Depression and anxiety are very common.” Lincoln’s Planned Parenthood offers two support groups: one for female-to-male transgendered people; and one for those born female but questioning their gender.
Its 2011 focus includes: enhancing job center services; enforcing housing codes; improving police-community relations; restoring summer youth enrichment programs; and stopping antiimmigration laws in the state Legislature. OTOC began agitating for change in the local meatpacking industry in 1995. It remains a vocal advocacy group. — Leo Adam Biga While Alex’s co-workers, family and friends have been supportive, his story is not the norm — and even with that support, he says meeting with other FTM transgendered people helps. “We share the same experience, but we don’t share the same life,” he says. “It’s been a good eye-opening experience.” Jamie says he was grateful for the services Planned Parenthood offers. “It’s just nice to have somebody out there,” he says. “Maybe it isn’t the most popular thing to do, but they’re doing it anyway because they know it’s right.” ,
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Party: Republican Current title: Representative, U.S. House of Representatives, 2nd District Professional background: U.S. congressman, 1998present; Omaha Omaha City Council president, 1995-1997; vice-president, 1993-1995; councilman, 1991-1993; Attorney, 1987-1999 Personal background: Born in Omaha; B.A. political science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; J.D., Creighton University; Active with American Diabetes Association, Millard Jaycees, Omaha Public Building Commission
Fear: In an ad released last week, Terry points to White’s support of federal health care reform, saying the new bill “raids Medicare” of $500 billion. Sanity: It’s hardly a “raid.” The actual reduction in future Medicare spending — $555 billion according to the latest estimate — is about a 7 percent cut over the next 10 years, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
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Promises: 1. “I hold true to my conservative beliefs of limited government, less spending, lower
fear vs. sanity Clarity on the gubernatorial and District 2 congressional races taxes and reducing the [federal budget] deficit.” — Omaha World-Herald, Oct. 17, 2010 2. “I have a plan that can make our nation energy independent... This is an American solution to our energy needs.” — on an energy plan touting ethanol, natural gas, wind power and domestic sources of coal and petroleum. LeeTerry.com 3. “We need to strengthen Social Security, not cut it. That is why I oppose any cuts to Social Security benefits, including increasing the retirement age. I also oppose any effort to privatize Social Security, in whole or in part.” — in a pledge signed at an AARP event on Aug. 15, 2010
Analysis: Terry entered Congress 12 years ago pledging to serve three terms. He’s currently seeking his seventh in a bad year to be the incumbent. “Terry is facing a pretty significant anti-incumbent wave,” says Paul Landow, political science professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. “A lot of voters are angered, not just at Democrats, but Republicans as well.” But Landow says incumbents still retain a built-in advantage. The so-called “incumbent rule,” coined in a 1989 article by public poll
expert Nick Panagakis, says incumbents with fewer than 50 percent of the vote in the last poll prior to the election generally go on to lose. The latest New York Times projection shows Terry with more than 56 percent of the vote and a 97 percent chance of winning the seat. Since February, Terry’s projected percentage of the vote has never fallen below 55 percent.
Tom White
Party: Democrat Current title: State Senator, Nebraska Legislature, 8th District Professional background: State Senator, 2007-2010; Civil Rights Attorney, 1983-present Personal background: Born in Columbus, Neb., B.A. philosophy, Regis University (Denver); J.D., Creighton University; Active with 4-H, Field Club of Omaha, Nebraska Horse Council
Promises: 1. “We will always protect them, but I will not rebuild nations — medieval Muslim nations — at the cost of our citizens at home.” — on pulling out of Afghanistan. Terry-White debate, Omaha Press Club, Oct. 14, 20102.
2. “[Terry] will protect the corporations while I will hold them accountable.” — on Terry’s vote for the bank bailout. Lincoln Journal-Star, Oct. 14, 2010 3. “Washington doesn’t work. Lincoln does work. We balanced the budget in the worst economy since the depression.” — on his history of bi-partisan collaboration in the Nebraska legislature. WOWT, Sept. 3 2010
Analysis: “White is facing not just a national wave but a national tsunami in terms of voter backlash to Democrats because of Obama’s unpopularity,” Landow says. “That makes it tough for him.” White has tried to head off some of that anti-Democrat sentiment by branding himself as a moderate, progressive and conservative at various stops on the campaign trail. Landow says it’s a smart strategy. “Voters in swing districts are not interested in tense partisanship,” he says. “They want to know who can work across the aisle. I think that’s a good approach. Ludlow says both candidates face unusual circumstances, “but I think both of them can claim to be in a pretty good position.”
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Fear: A White ad claims Terry wants to privatize social security, risking retirement plans by placing a portion of funds in the stock market while sending billions to Wall Street investors who have supported Terry with more than $370,000 in contributions. Sanity: As recently as two years ago, Terry did want to do that, but he reversed field in August, publicly signing a pledge to oppose privatization. Terry told the Omaha WorldHerald he changed his mind based on feedback from his constituency. The ad, a virtual rerun of a 2008 attack ad by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, continues to run. The Center for Responsive Politics lists the total amount of contributions over Terry’s career from the securities and investment industry at $137,825.
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Fear: In a debate last week, Terry branded White as “$2 Trillion Tom” based on his support of the federal stimulus package and health care reform. Meanwhile, White has blasted Terry for supporting the bank bailout while opposing tax cuts for “95 percent of Americans.” Sanity: White hasn’t spent anything yet, but he touts that he’s only voted for balanced budgets in the Legislature. State law requires the state senate to approve a balanced budget. Terry did vote for the bank bailout — one of 91 Republicans to do so — but so did 172 of 235 Democrats. He also voted against the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but explained that vote as one of urgency not opposition, saying on his House website “... we need [tax cuts] now, not two to four years from now.” —Brandon Vogel
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Dave Heineman
Party: Republican Current position: Governor Relevant professional background: Fremont City Council, 1990-1994; Nebraska state treasurer, 1994-2001; lieutenant governor, 20012005; governor, 2005-present Personal background: Born in Falls City; graduated from Wahoo High School; served five years in the U.S. Army, reaching the rank of captain; married, with one son.
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1. Create more jobs for young people and middle class families. 2. Grow the economy. 3. Invest in the education of Nebraska’s children.
Analysis: Heineman defeated Democrat David Hahn in 2006 by the largest margin in recent history. He has 100 times more money than opponent Mike Meister, who first started campaigning about three months ago. The latest Rasmussen poll had Heineman leading 66 percent to 24 percent. While actively collecting donations, Heineman has only two paid staffers and no campaign manager. He’s Republican in a state where the last three gubernatorial elections were won by his party. As an incumbent, he also has high name recognition, says Randall Adkins, chair of the political science department at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. “The other thing about the governor is that Nebraska has been able to weather the economic storm the country’s going through much better than other states have,” he says, referring to the state’s below-average unemployment rate. “When you look at the governor’s approval ratings, they’re actually fairly high. And those ratings are always tied to what’s going on economically in the state. “After all, voters are often pocketbook voters,” he adds, “and what they see is, we’re doing a lot better than other places in the country are.” The latest New York Times analysis predicts Heineman will receive 66.1 percent of the vote, give or take 8 percentage points, with a 100 percent chance of winning the election.
Mike Meister
Party: Democrat Current position: None Relevant professional background: Democratic nominee for attorney general in 2002; six years’ experience as an officer in the military; trial attorney in Scottsbluff Personal background: Meister was born in Omaha, but from second grade on he lived in Scottsbluff; separated from his wife of 23 years, has three children; graduated from Creighton University with a bachelor’s of arts and sciences and a 2nd Lieutenant commission in the U.S. Army; received an education deferral and graduated from Creighton University College of Law in 1986 with a juris doctorate.
Promises: 1. Invest in tourism 2. Invest in roads and infrastructure 3. Rework relationship between state government and public schools, including state school aid formula
Analysis: Meister entered the race later than late, in July, giving him about three months to campaign instead of the standard year or more. He was a replacement candidate after Omaha businessman Mark Lakers dropped from the race amid campaign finance controversy. Fundraising has been an issue for Meister in the race – his opponent has $100 for every $1 of his. His most recent ad is stuck on YouTube, as the campaign doesn’t have the funds to air it on television. While the most recent poll has him with a mere 24 percent of the vote, Meister says the poll setup was biased — he estimates his true rating at about 40 percent. “Democrats have faced a big challenge this year because after the primaries, they made a switch in candidates, putting them at a greater disadvantage than they usually face,” Adkins says. “And we all know in this state, Republicans outnumber Democrats pretty widely.” Meister says he would have more money than Heineman if his fundraising rate had been extended over the full campaign, but Adkins wasn’t sure if that would have been enough. “It’s hard to tell. It’s really hard to tell,” he says. “Democrats have to nominate very good candidates, very well-known candidates, and then get behind them very early. …They have to be able to reach out and get all the Democrats, and then reach out and get almost all the independents, and then reach out and get a few Republicans. It takes months and months and months, and millions and millions of dollars.”
cover story care reform costs are also on the rise, and 15 percent of the shortfall can be attributed to state retirement plan funding problems. The libertarian Cato Institute gave Heineman a low C grade in its 2010 governor fiscal policy report card, in part because Nebraska general fund spending increased while in many states it decreased. At the same time, however, the state’s cash reserve grew from $274 million in 2005 to 2006 to a record $578 million in 2008 to 2009 under Heineman’s watch, and in his first budget proposal, in 2007, Heineman proposed a 3.8 percent increase in spending over the next two years — not quite half of the 7.1 percent spending growth recorded the two previous years. Unemployment in the state has also remained very low compared to
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been made in terms of the number of children receiving in-home care, one of the reform’s major goals. As for the Beatrice Center, federal regulators warned the state in 2008 that there were serious problems. Heineman agreed to improve care. In a letter from December of that year, he assured State Sen. Steve Lathrop of Omaha, who headed a special committee that investigated the Beatrice Center issues, that conditions were improving. One month later, a patient died following a seizure. Heineman has argued that while change might have been slow, the problems have been addressed and the center has a solid future.
Fear: Heineman has done his best to deny benefits to undocumented immigrants, including vetoing a bill that provides in-state college tuition for children who grew up in Nebraska but are not citizens (it was overrided by the Legislature). He ended a program that provided pre-natal care for illegal immigrant pregnant women, and he supported 2009’s LB403, which requires state and local agencies to verify the immigration status of applicants. Most recently, Heineman has voiced support for an anti-immigration law similar to Arizona’s, which makes failure to carry immigraHealth Care Reform tion papers a crime and gives police broad power Fear: Heineman says health care reform doesn’t to detain anyone suspected of being in the counaddress rising costs and is a multi-million dollar try illegally. He says he expects every state in the country to introduce “an Arizona-type law” by next January, citing stolen jobs and added government t’s not easy to get elected. You need time, money, a willingness to live publicly and, most importantly, the desire to make contencosts. tious decisions. Sanity: Arizona’s law, and the simiIt’s not so tough this year in Douglas County. Nine county officials are up for election this year, and all are running unopposed. That’s a win for the candidates, but a loss for larly-written Fremont ordinance, are both being challenged in court. the public, says Paul Landow, political science professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. “It’s bad for democracy,” he says. “One of the major elements of democracy is the fact that you have periodic elections with a The city of Fremont voted to delay lot of competition. When you have an election that doesn’t have any competition, the voters lose.” implementation until court battles In his seven years working at the Douglas County Election Commission, Commissioner Dave Phipps has never seen a local elecare decided, while key provisions of tion with such a lack of competition. “It’s certainly been a trend that’s been happening for a while, but maybe not quite this widespread with all the local races,” he Arizona’s new law were blocked by a federal judge in late July. A challenge says. “Each year it seems more and more there are unopposed races. It’s something the parties need to do a much better job at. These local offices will go on to bigger local races, then go on to statewide elections and beyond.” to a 2007 Arizona immigration law Of the nine county positions up for election, eight of the spots are filled by incumbents. Kyle Hutchings, an incumbent County will be presented before the U.S. Su- Board member, declined to seek reelection. Former Omaha mayor P.J. Morgan is the only candidate on the ballot for his position. The election commission has received nearly 15,000 early vote ballots so far, almost half the total of 29,000 submitted in the preme Court in December. The Pew Research Center estimated Nebraska’s last mid-term election in 2006. But Phipps doesn’t think the lack of local races is to blame, saying voter turnout is typically driven by undocumented immigrant population presidential elections and tight statewide races — two things missing from this year’s ballot. Both parties will be almost equally represented on the surprisingly empty county ballot Nov. 2, with four Republicans and five at about 2.7 percent of the population, Democrats up for election. compared with 8 percent in Arizona. But Phipps would like to see more competition in the races. “It’s a tough job to do, but both parties need to be represented in each race,” Phipps says. “People want to gripe and complain, Heineman says he doesn’t want a law but they don’t want to run for office.” that encourages racial profiling, but —Brandon Vogel anti-ordinance group One Fremont, One Future has collected documentation of nu- the rest of the country. unfunded mandate. He wrote state educational merous incidences of Latino citizens being ha- Nebraska Department of associations in August asking them to support rassed. Fremont has estimated the ordinance will repeal of federal health care reform or face a recost it $1 million per year. A study conducted by Health and Human Services duction in education spending. the University of Nebraska-Omaha found that Fear: Meister has called Nebraska HHS “hor- Sanity: Cost estimates for health care vary widely. immigration positively benefits the state finan- ribly, horribly broken,” pointing to consistent Milliman Inc., an independent actuarial and conupheaval in the state’s child welfare privatization sulting firm, released a study in August that precially. process and the deaths of four patients at the Be- dicted Nebraska would pay $526 million to $766 atrice State Developmental Center in February million in Medicaid costs over the next 10 years. A Nebraska’s Budget Fear: Meister has criticized Heineman for rail- 2009, which led to decertification and the loss of 2009 White House Council of Economic Advisors ing against stimulus funds but still accepting tens of millions in federal funding. study estimated statewide costs for uninsured them, and he blames the governor for the pro- Sanity: Three of five original providers for Nebraska’s Nebraskans at at least $36 million, while a study jected $751 million shortfall in the state budget: child welfare have dropped out because of financial by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the “Heineman has the worst fiscal record of any burdens. On Oct. 15, the state announced it would re- Uninsured estimated the state would only have to direct case management duties to the remaining two fund 5 percent of the cost of expanding Medicaid. governor in the state.” Sanity: It could be argued that Heineman’s 2007 contractors, as well as several million each in emer- The Milliman study estimated costs at about $26 tax cuts, including $100 million in property tax gency funding. Child advocates from places like Ne- million over the next two years. credit relief, added to the shortfall, as well as us- braska Appleseed and Voices for Children have long — Hilary Stohs-Krause ing stimulus funds to pay state school aid. Health criticized the reform process. However, gains have
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Be Careful What You Wish For Marijuana should not be ‘legalized’ by Michael Braunstein
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h, how the times have changed — in most states at least. Yes, possession of an ounce of marijuana in the Sunshine State of Florida can still get you a felony arrest and five years in prison. Simple possession of little more than an ounce in Missouri and you’re looking at seven years in the slammer. You can join Cool Hand Luke for five years on the chain gang for an ounce of dope for personal use in the Bayou State. Though Nebraska was a leading state in reducing punishment for marijuana possession by decriminalizing it in 1979, our state leads the nation in the rate of arrests for marijuana. Yet by and large, pot laws have been much relaxed across most of the nation. Medical marijuana provisions have been in place for quite a few years in about 14 states and next week, Californians will vote on Proposition 19, a statewide initiative to “legalize” even recreational use of marijuana. Legalization of marijuana as dictated in the California proposal is a bad idea.
“Don’t Step on the Grass, Sam” — John Kay & Steppenwolf First of all, it’s time for a disclaimer. I’m not a marijuana user. Yes, I had my dope-smoking and hashish phase long ago. Much before any of my peers discovered the Delta Haze, I was sucking it
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down with my jazzbo friends on the North Side. But for a variety of reasons I stopped smoking marijuana before most of my contemporaries could spell it. Still, there’s no way I believe someone should be hassled, arrested or incarcerated for simply growing, using or selling marihuana. But passing a state law such as California’s Prop 19 to make that happen is way off base and isn’t the way to accomplish that goal. Celebrities, artists and musicians have long been associated with mind-altering substances. A legion of celebs is backing Prop 19 and I wish they would think harder about it. Instead of holding forth about the liberties of indulging in Cannabis sativa, they should consider what a post-legalized pot world would look like. California’s Prop 19 seeks to “regulate, control and tax cannabis.” How can any free thinker who smokes pot want that to happen? When has giving the government control over something ever been a good idea? In this case, it’s a really bad one.
Forcing out the small producer Bad things have already begun to happen in the state of California that portend the “Wal-Martization” of medical marijuana. In the quaint little East Bay burg of Oakland, the city council there passed the worst law since Prohibition. Back in July, they paved the way for what amounts to the ConAgra of marijuana cultivation. Big business has seen the dollar signs that swelled with the medical marijuana movement that took root after California made the use of pot for medical maladies a reality in 1994. Since
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then, thousands of medical marijuana “dispensaries” cropped up across the state servicing thousands of registered marijuana users. Several other states, notably Colorado, followed suit and the medicinal properties of the humble herb are well known. It’s frankly quite easy to get a doctor’s recommendation for marijuana and take advantage of ready availability. Small mom-and-pop storefronts and businesses have become visible across the state of California. Humboldt County, long the capital of marijuana cultivation, is the epicenter of this cash crop. In fact, pot is the number one cash crop in the United States. In California alone, it accounts for $14 billion. The profitability did not go unnoticed. The Oakland law provides for four mega-farms to grow pot. The big problem is that the legal fees and permits required are far too costly for the small grower to afford. Just as in agribusiness, small family farms are being squeezed out. The city permit fee for each of the four allowed farms is about $210,000 yearly. One firm, AgraMed, hopes to convert empty industrial buildings into pot factories the size of two football fields that will produce about 58 pounds of marijuana per day. Another, a firm called iGrow, has a 15,000-foot hydroponics superstore billed as the first to cater openly to medical marijuana growers. They also founded the University of Cannabis to teach cultivation classes. “This is about big money,” legalization advocate Dale Gieringer told ABCNews.com. “These
are, by far, the largest facilities ever proposed in the United States. With only four competitors, it’s going to be an oligopoly.”
Unintended consequences If the regulation, control and taxation of marijuana go down the projected path, it will be similar to the provisions for alcohol, tobacco and pharmaceutical drugs, all of which are far more dangerous to society and kill more people than all the illicit drugs combined. The impetus for the medical marijuana movement is a direct result of the barbaric “War on Cancer” waged since the 1970s. Victims of cancer treatment found that pot would ease pain, defeat nausea caused by toxic chemotherapy and stimulate appetite to help them gain back nutrients and strengthen the immune system. AIDS patients also found marijuana useful to ameliorate symptoms. It’s from this legitimate use of a natural substance that the push for some social vehicle to help these patients came to pass. Since then, it’s been found that marijuana is far more helpful than harmful. The answer is not to pass a law to control marijuana but to repeal the insane 1937 Marijuana Tax Act and remove the herb from the Federal list of Class I drugs, a list that equates marijuana with heroin, opiates and LSD. Marijuana doesn’t need a law to regulate it. It should simply be left alone. It shouldn’t even be an issue. Marijuana shouldn’t have to be legalized. It should never have been outlawed. Be well. ,
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grubmatters Bruce Siedlik has been selling Czech and Polish bakery specialties around Omaha for some time now, primarily out of a rented kitchen in Bellevue, at the Old Market Farmer’s Market and at Frank Stoysich Meats, but he’s expanding to open a retail store of his own, Siedlik Bakery and Cupcake Alli, near 84th and L. Siedlik specializes in treats such as kolaches, houska (a holiday treat), povitica (a Polish holiday bread) and special-order cakes and cupcakes. Visit siedlikbakery.com or cal 932.9028 for more information. — Lainey Seyley
n Ryan Gish of West Omaha’s Gish Bistro is opening a drive-through and delivery wings restaurant called WingIts at 180th and Pacific. Gish and partners are hoping to cash in on the late-night crowd by offering fried chicken with 10 different sauces, wraps and salads until 2:30 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday nights (and until 10 p.m. Mondays and Sundays). The restaurant won’t have dining-room seating. Call 884.2100 for more information. — Lainey Seyler Comments? Questions? Want more? Check out our Booked blog online at thereader.com. Or email us at booked@thereader.com.
and red curries, to $12 for specialty curries with seafood. Salads are plentiful and run about $9. Soups cost $2.99. Watkins gets most of her business at lunch and closes in the summer at 7 p.m., and informally at 6 p.m. in the winter. She says the real trick to her food isn’t just love, it’s fresh food. “In a restaurant, you have to be nice and clean, and you have to serve good fresh food.” , Laos Thai Restaurant, 4520 S. 24th St., is open Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Fri.-Sat. noon-8 p.m. Call 733.0579 for more information.
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Vienna Boys Choir
UNO, Strauss Performing Arts Center 6001 Dodge St. 7:30 p.m., $35, 554.3608 unomaha.edu/music/viennaboyschoir.php Sometimes, when musicians are in doubt as to what to do with a song, they say, “Screw it, we’re adding a boy’s choir.” See: Rolling Stones. But a real boys choir is a site to behold. I mean, how many times have they punctuated an important scene in a movie with a stirring rendition of “Carol of the Bells”? It might be a bit early for that song, but it’s not too early for the world renowned Vienna Boy’s Choir, which will perform a wide range of styles at the Strauss. The group — with no member over 14, meaning they’ve still got those high voices that make them what they are — will perform a program ranging from classical to contemporary. — John Wenz
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Omaha’s Polyester Gallery and Bookstore continues to feature atypical films (i.e. films you won’t see anywhere else in town) this weekend with a special pre-Halloween screening of classic supernatural horror flick Don’t Look Now. Directed by Nicholas Roeg and originally released in 1973, the film is credited as being one of the greatest horror films ever produced. The plot follows John and Laura Baxter (Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie) as they flee to Venice, Italy, for a much needed getaway after the death of their young daughter. Things start to grow very complicated as the couple meets two elderly sisters, one of whom claims to be in contact with the recently deceased. Don’t Look Now is also known for its unusually graphic (especially for its time) love scene, where it’s rumored that Sutherland and Christie are actually having sex. Guests are welcome to bring their own food and drink. — Will Silvey Simons
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Bands for Cans w/ Galvanized Tron, The Whiskey Pistols, El Dopa and Liz Graham
Sokol Underground, 13th and Martha 9 p.m., $5 or food donation jstephensmusic.com As the season of giving approaches, beat the bell ringers and just head on over to Sokol Underground to help those in need. The entrance fee is either $5 or a donation of four food items. Think things like mac and cheese, canned goods, boxed potatoes, rice, spaghetti or peanut butter. The food is for the Foodbank for the Heartland. DJ E. Babbs will host the night, and local rapper Galvanized Tron is set to drop his debut album, along with performances by The Whiskey Pistols, El Dopa and Liz Graham. One of the sponsors, Johnny Stephens, explains the event: “With Thanksgiving right around the corner we wanted to do something for the community that we live in, we believe a food drive is one of the best ways to help.” — Jarrett Fontaine
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Joan Of Arc w/ Bear Country and Thunder Power Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. 9 p.m., $10, theslowdown.com
From the ashes of the refreshing juvenilia that was Cap ’N Jazz in the ’90s, rose Chicago’s Joan Of Arc. Tim Kinsella remains the band’s only permanent member, with former members numbering in the double digits. It’s more like a revolving door collective of band mates who have also been involved in projects like Friend/Enemy, American Football, Owls, Ghosts and Vodka and Make Believe. Weird and wonderful, Joan Of Arc is known for multi-track recording, samples and electronic fillers — as much as for its rotating cast of quality musicians. Local support from openers Bear Country and Thunder Power make this one not to miss. — Sarah Wengert
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Symphony Rocks: The Music of Michael Jackson Holland Center, 1200 Douglas St. 8 p.m., $25-$70, 345.0606 omahasymphony.org
The Omaha Symphony kicks off its Symphony Rocks series with this fresh, pop culture catch. Featured vocalist James Delisco makes like MJ — sweet dance moves and all — backed by the live orchestra. You’ll have to see for yourself if his Moonwalk does Michael’s memory justice, but it looks very promising. Delisco was crowned “The Entertainer” on E! and is fully committed to channeling the great MJ throughout a set list that includes “Rock With You,” “Human Nature,” “Billie Jean,” “Smooth Criminal,” “Man in the Mirror” and more — and of course, the seasonally appropriate “Thriller.” — Sarah Wengert
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Danielle Ate The Sandwich w/ Two Black Cats and All Young Girls Are Machine Guns Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St. 9 p.m., $7, onepercentproductions.com
Brutally honest, refreshingly open and accented by subtle moments of hilarity, Danielle Anderson’s lyrics swell with ingenuity. Playing under the memorable moniker, Danielle Ate The Sandwich, the things she utters are almost shocking considering her understated appearance. Armed with her ukulele, guitar and ethereal voice, Anderson is currently on tour in support of her latest album, Two Story Apartment. Simple yet never dull, Anderson is known to burst into “Scrubs” by TLC or spit out her best ghetto slang. “My live show is intimate and engaging, or I hope it is. I play solo when I travel,” Anderson says. “I talk to the audience. I look them in the eye. I take requests. I tell jokes. Depending on the venue and crowd, I tell dirty jokes and say inappropriate things.” Her natural ability to captivate a crowd makes her an unstoppable magnetic force and like a bad car accident, you want to keep watching. — Kyle Eustice
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Conversations Conference on Nebraska Environment and Sustainability (CCNES) Creighton University, Harper Center 602 N. 20th St., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $10/FREE with valid student ID nslw.org/conversations.html
The notion of sustainability has long been associated with a pipe dream mentality. Whether it’s a Northern California hippie commune living off the grid, or a crazy Alaskan survivalist running trap lines and canning berries, the idea of living off what we produce is a daunting thought. It is one which until recently seemed much too laborious and time-consuming for most Americans. But times have changed and we have reached a critical point where communities across the globe and the nation should have a constructive conversation about how to help conserve resources and become more sustainable entities. This is where the Joslyn Institute for Sustainable Communities, in partnership with Creighton University’s Sustainability Council, comes in. The organizations are sponsoring a daylong Conversations Conference which is “designed to create a stronger, more sustainable network of sustainability leaders in Nebraska by raising the level of discourse within the state to achieve greater awareness, politically, economically and socially for conservation-based development of the state’s
essential resources.” The conversation will feature educational leaders and professionals leading discussions of five of the state’s resources: water, land, energy, food and materials. — Jesse D. Stanek
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Singin’ in the Rain w/ special guest star Debbie Reynolds
Joslyn Art Museum, Witherspoon Concert Hall, 2200 Dodge St. 7 p.m., $25, tickets available at Omaha HyVee stores; 320.1944, omahafilmevent.com Debbie Reynolds drips Old Hollywood with her big, bouffant hairdo, sequined costumes, triple threat singing-dancing-acting repertoire, anecdotes about legends like Frank (Sinatra) and Fred (Astaire), and penchant for saying “wonderful.” She’s among a dwindling endangered species — Golden Era studio stars. Talent scouts discovered her at a beauty pageant. Not a hoofer before making the classic MGM musical Singin’ in the Rain, she was by the time it wrapped. The popular movie spoofs Hollywood’s transition from silent to talking pictures. It made Reynolds a star. She, Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, Cyd Charisse and Jean Hagen head a dynamic cast. Kelly and Stanley Donen direct the Adolph Green and Betty Comden script for this sumptuous and frenetic Arthur Freed Unit production. Proceeds from the Nov. 5 screening benefit the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. — Leo Adam Biga
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The tattoo artists did not skin the bodies of their usual human canvases, as in Roald Dahl’s infamous story “Skin,” but the outcome is equally, beautifully haunting. Just as flesh-bending on canvas are Dominic Helms’ rich surreal paintings and Anthony Arsotti and Filipe Ramos’ spiritual and linear drawings, with Victorianframed flare. Helms’ pieces sold out so quickly, says RNG owner Rob Gilmer, that he didn’t have enough paintings to fill the space. No matter. One day before the opening, in the back gallery, Gilmer created “Left” — a floor-to-ceiling interactive installation of maps, personal notes, and random home belongings, grounded by historical photographs. The decay of the project, the maps crumbling, dirt in the corner, cobwebs on the counters, become part of the work. The inspiration from Gilmer’s life in his photos and notes is also visible throughout. So are the written thoughts of passers-by: “When I close my eyes, I become invisible.” Says Gilmer, “It’s the sense of the ‘grass is always greener,’ life is hard — we can’t always do what we want to do, but we can go away in the mind.” — Sally Deskins
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The fashion world has a timeline littered with failed trends. I don’t know how these trends start, but I do know they burst onto the scene in a manner best described as all-consuming. I’m still trying to forget, for example, the regrettable side ponytail and platform sneaker craze (think Baby Spice a la Spice World) that reared its ugly head when I was in middle school. These trends fizzle and become fashion footnotes within months. On a rare occasion a trend will grow, evolving into its own subculture which stands the test of time. No one style trend serves as a better example than Gothic fashion. The goth subculture began in England in the late 1970s. Gothic rock, an offshoot of the postpunk progressive movement, saw the birth of its popularity in the early 1980s alongside the emergence of bands like Joy Division. But even after the popularity of post-punk music began to fade, the Gothic subculture continued to change and expand. Pretty soon “goth” was a household term indicative of rebellion. The word still evokes imagery of angst-ridden adolescents sporting teased black hair, black russell brand leather pants, and more liquid eyeliner than Courtney Love. But you don’t have to look like Edward Scissorhands to dabble in gothic fashion. Goth is again on the rise. Thanks in small part to designers who draw their inspiration from dark colors and Victorian patterns (such as John Galliano and Alexander McQueen) and thanks in large part to Stephanie Meyers for making a bloodsucking vampire the new prince charming. Movies like Twilight and Underworld catapulted goth back to the forefront of fashion and culture. Celebrities like comedian/actor Russell Brand, with his backcombed coif and all black attire, have become unlikely fashion icons. Omaha pays homage to all things pale and sunfearing this Friday at Sokol Auditorium with the 7th Annual Something Wicked Goth Ball, featuring local bands and designers who lend themselves to Gothic influence. (See story at left.) Complete with multiple DJs, cage dancers and a human suspension team (which must be seen to be believed), it’s sure to be the event of the season. So crack out the eyeliner and black nail polish and channel your inner Robert Smith. It’s time to get gothic.
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you are willing to take on new tasks you’re going to assume no one will want your designs.” Steward, who designed about 20 pieces for the event, hopes that his and other designers’ items will raise awareness about what it means to be “goth” in the fashion world. “Goth style isn’t looking like you’re dead and wearing all black. It’s more the color palate that you wear,” says Steward. “This will be more sedate. More of the dark, rich, cool colors.” Steward says he hopes the audience leaves with a greater understanding of what it means to be goth and how the style differs from other areas of fashion such as extreme punk. As Omaha Fashion Week has sparked a growing interest in fashion among Omahans, Steward believes a goth fashion show will draw many people interested in seeing goth designs by local designers. “It’s something different,” Steward says. “I think it’s going to have more of a draw than just going to a venue and watching a band.” This is the seventh year of the Something Wicked Goth Ball, making it one of the longest running goth shows in the country. ,
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“We made the vampire connection, and from then on it took a life of its own,” Higgins says. Higgins and Jensen self-published a 10-page mini-comic as a preview of their idea for a full-blown graphic novel to show potential publishers. Jensen, who now lives in Decatur, GA, took the mini-comic to the 2008 Heroes Con comic convention in Charlotte, N.C, and suddenly the mini-comic was circulated among writers and artists Jensen had admired for years as a comics fan. Fleshing out a gag-drawing to a full-length graphic novel for part one was difficult, Jensen says, especially since he’s “always really disliked vampires.” “They seem really played out. I was really reluctant to write a story, I wanted to do something different.” Turning to vampire folktales that predate Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Jensen found portrayals of vampires more bestial than Stoker’s suave, alluring, archetypal count. “There are really cool historical accounts by Catholic bishops in eastern Europe of vampire plagues in the 1700s,” Jensen says. “It enabled me to write about vampires and not feel like I was rehashing stuff that’s been done a thousand times.” And for the Pinocchio side of Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer, he turned to Carlo Collodi’s The Adventures of Pinocchio, first published in 1881. “We researched the story, and it had so much original, amazing, totally bizarre stuff,” Jensen says. “Most people aren’t familiar with it at all. We just wanted to play in that world and help people get an image of how awesome and weird Collodi was as a writer.”
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Today I’m sitting here with myself, author David Murphy, and I’ll be interviewing me about my new book, Zombies for Zombies: The Play and Werk Buk. Mr. Murphy, welcome. Thanks, but I think you can call me “Dave.” Fine then. Dave, tell me a little something about your latest book. I understand it’s a follow-up to your first effort, Zombies for Zombies: Advice and Etiquette for the Living Dead. Well, I’d describe it as more of a companion piece, really. You see, there was such a huge demand for some sort of sequel — I probably got a letter or two a month — that I figured hey, who am I to deny such fanatical requests. Anyway, where the first book gave you fashion, diet, exercise and social pointers for your recently bitten upcoming living-dead-lifestyle, the new book — or as I like to say “Buk” — offers you puzzles and games that you can do while you fend off the Transition. It’s like an issue of “Highlights” you can read in that creepy white waiting room between life and death. Sounds interesting. And you claim folks actually requested something like this? They most certainly did. And, the book has test marketed beautifully with many dead consumers. Huh. (Long pause as we look at each other.) Speaking of highlights, can you give us a few from the Buk? We’ve got new episodes of “The Recent Adventures of L’il Doofus and Diligent” and “The Dead Bear Family.” There are four new fiction pieces from the “Scarlet Storiez” line of fine reading products and a placemat coloring menu from Cap’n Ash’s Seafood Fortress. The list goes on and on — this sucker is packed with all sorts of good crap. But I tell ya what, Dave. Two little words sum up the sheer goofiness of this new buk. Wanna take a guess at what they are? Not really. What a killjoy. Those two words: zombie paperdolls. I don’t think “paperdolls” is one word, Dave. Fine! Then three little words sum up the nature of the buk. Man, you’re cranky. I’m soooo not doing another interview with you. Sorry. I was just trying to remind you that — Nevermind. Do you have any other questions? Where exactly can we get this new book? The “Buk” — ahem — is available at all local bookstores and at your favorite online retailers. Oh, and much of the Buk takes place in the Omaha area. Zombies and humans alike are sure to enjoy the challenging content and fabulous drawings. We’re outta time and line space. Thanks for joining me today. Don’t ever call me again.
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Coming ’Round Again Gordon Cantiello returns to Omaha’s Jewish Community Center
He’s happy to be presenting the Kander-Ebb revue for a general audience after running it only two performances last summer, one a benefit for the Children’s Respite Center, the other primarily for family and friends of the cast. “I love this theater. It seats 350 but is only 11 rows deep.” by Warren Francke Cantiello assembled both veterans of some of his earlier casts and several new to him, but not to very now and then, Gordon Cantiello flies Omaha theatergoers. Tiffany White-Welchen and in to Omaha from San Diego and creates Kathy Tyree, who used to stop the show with her some musical theater. This time, he’s hired “R.E.S.P.E.C.T” in Bee Hive, return under his direca few of the metro’s favorite vocalists to present tion and are joined by Kirsten Kluver, Jonathan The World Goes Round, a Kander-Ebb revue open- Hickerson and Tim Abou-Nasr. ing this weekend. Kluver has played her share of sexpots in such If composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb shows as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the aren’t popping up on your screen, think such musicals Forum, so it’s not surprising to hear that she’ll take as Cabaret, Chicago, New York the lead on “All that New York and Kiss of the Spider Jazz” from Chicago. And, Woman. Add movies of the given the other showsame names plus Funny Lady stoppers in the Kanderand the award-winning televiEbb songbook, expect sion special, “Liza with a Z.” the big final number to If Cantiello’s name isn’t be a medley combining as familiar as year-around “Cabaret” and “New local venues, think of his hit York, New York.” production of another musiAbou-Nasr, who cal revue, Bee Hive, when it sang the title role in ran and ran at the Howard Joseph and the Amazing Street Tavern in the Old MarTechnicolor Dream Coat ket. More recently, he scored at the Omaha Commuagain with Smokey Joe’s Café the world goes round nity Playhouse, sings at the Ranch Bowl, since torn “Marry Me” which indown in the path of a Wal-Mart. cludes a major dance opportunity with Kluver. PatWhen he first landed in Omaha more than two rick Roddy choreographed the show, which includes decades ago, he produced Sweet Charity, working some roller skating and banjo-playing. with Norm and Lu Filbert and starring Ozzie Nogg Mark Kurtz leads a band of seven musicians, in the title role. It was performed at the Jewish Com- who accompany Tiffany White-Welchen on the title munity Center, the site again for his new show. tune that opens the show. A native of upstate New York, Cantiello met The revue features the familiar songs mentioned Omahan Barbara Ziegler in summer stock on the above plus some you probably haven’t been belting Atlantic coast. She invited him to Omaha where in the shower, such as “Coffee in a Cardboard Cup.” he plans to retire when he gives up teaching in San Liza Minnelli fans will hear Kathy Tyree do her “Liza Diego. “Barbara made me feel welcome here,” Can- with a Z.” tiello says, and Father James Gilg also gave him a Cantiello qualified that promise to retire here warm reception. after his teaching days end in California. “I plan to Maybe he felt lucky before arrival when he return here and do this 24/7.” , looked across the aisle and saw the great Beverly Sills, flying here to sing opera at the Orpheum. He The World Goes Round runs Oct. 28 and 30, Nov. 4 chuckles at the memory of spotting her being picked and 6 at 7 p.m., Oct. 31 and Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. at the Jewup in a little Volkswagen before he was transported ish Community Center, 333 S. 132nd St. Tickets are $35. in a much larger car. Call 706.0778 for information.
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n I usually get my exercise strolling through galleries and the Old Market (and during my less chic weekly runs) but the Aeolian Ride is the first athletic event I’ve been invited to where performance art is the overwhelming focus. Omaha artist Adam Findley and his cousin, Jessica Findley, bring the ride to Omaha Saturday, Oct. 30. Jessica Findley made 52 costumes that inflate when worn while riding a bicycle (see photo; you get the idea). The Findleys are asking people to show up at a location to be announced with a bicycle and helmet, and then the riders “inflate the streets.” Riders arrive at 11 a.m., depart at noon, and will rove downtown Omaha for about an hour and a half. The ride is free, and will be Jessica Findley’s 15th ride since she started the project six years ago. It’s been to 13 other cities but this marks the first in Findley’s hometown. For more information or to sign up for the ride, visit aeolian-ride.info. — Sarah Baker Hansen Mixed Media is a column about art. Get local art updates at weekfiftytwo.com. Send ideas to mixedmedia@thereader.com.
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ANDERSON O’BRIEN FINE ART COUNTRYSIDE VILLAGE, 8724 Pacific St., 390.0717, aobfineart.com. NEW WORKS EXHIBITION: Group show featuring regional artists, through Dec. 31. ANDERSON O’BRIEN FINE ART OLD MARKET, 1108 Jackson St., 884.0911, aobfineart.com. NEW WORKS EXHIBITION: Group show featuring regional artists, through Dec. 31. ART FARM, 1306 W. 21st Rd., near Marquette, 402.854.3120, artfarmnebraska.org. ART HARVEST: Opens Oct. 30-31. BANCROFT STREET MARKET, 2702 S. 10th St., 680.6737, bancroftstreetmarket.com. PHOTOGRAPHY ART SHOW: Rob Walters, opens Oct. 29-31. BEMIS CENTER, 724 S. 12th St., 341.7130, bemiscenter.org. CURATOR AND ARTIST TOUR: In conjunction with 12th Annual Art Auction, opens Oct. 28, 6 p.m. BURKHOLDER PROJECT, 719 P St., Lincoln, 477.3305, burkholderproject.com. 6 BY 6: Group show. OUT OF THE BLUE (SKETCHBOOK): Leroy von Glan. VISTAS: Karl Marxhausen. IMAGINING PLAY: Linda Benton. All shows open Nov. 2-24, reception Nov. 5, 7 p.m. CREIGHTON LIED ART GALLERY, 2500 California St., 280.2392, finearts.creighton.edu. RINSE + REPEAT: Sarah Stormberg & Beth Cavender, opens Oct. 29-Nov. 23, reception Oct. 29, 5 p.m., gallery talk Nov. 10, 1 p.m. IMAGES OF NATURE, 1115 Harney St., 341.8460. NEW WORK: Thomas D. Mangelsen, opens Oct. 30, 6 p.m. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER, 333 S. 132nd St., 572.8486, jccomaha.org. GROUP SHOW: Yachad group, through Oct. 31, reception Oct. 31, 11 a.m. KANEKO, 1111 Jones St., 341.3800, thekaneko.org. WAITING FOR THE MAGIC MAN: Fletcher Benton on Art and Inspiration, opens Oct. 29, 6 p.m., $25, $18/seniors, $10/students. LA CASA’S PIZZARIA, 4432 Leaveworth St., omahaartistsinc. com. 2010 FALL ART SHOW: Group show, opens Nov. 3-Jan. 3, reception Nov. 3, 5:30 p.m. METRO COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Elkhorn Valley Campus, 204th and Dodge, Gallery of Art and Design. MOTHERS, MERCHANTS AND MAMBOS: Hatian art, through Nov. 9, gallery talk Oct. 28. SHELDON ART GALLERY, 12th and R, UNL, Lincoln, sheldonartgallery.org. DAY OF THE DEAD EVENTS: Literary calaveras contest, masquerade ball and auction, opens Oct. 29, 7 p.m. DAY OF THE DEAD FAMILY DAY: Opens Oct. 31, 12 p.m. UNL HILLESTAD TEXTILES GALLERY, 35th and Holdrege, 2nd Floor, Home Economics Bldg., Lincoln. textilegallery.unl.edu. CELEBRATION OF YOUTH XVII: ON THE MOVE: Through Oct. 29, reception Oct. 30, 5:30 p.m. UNL ROTUNDA GALLERY, Nebraska Union, 1400 R St., Lincoln, 472.8279. NATURA SEMPER VIVA: Photography by Josef Kren, opens Nov. 1-5, reception Nov. 5, 5 p.m.
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THE 815, 815 O. St., Suite 1, Lincoln, 261.4905, the815.org. ARTIST ON THE EDGE: Group show, through Oct. 31. 9 MUSES STUDIO, 2713 N 48th St., Lincoln. NEW WORK Comic book artist Justin Lewis, through Oct. 31. A TO Z PRINTING, 8320 Cody Dr., Lincoln, 477.0815, atozprint. com. TIS THE GIFT TO BE SIMPLE, TIS THE GIFT TO BE FREE: Colleen Eubanks, through Oct. 31. ARTISTS’ COOPERATIVE GALLERY, 405 S. 11th St., artistscoopgallery.com. NEW WORK: Group show, through Oct. 31. BEMIS CENTER, 724 S. 12th St., 341.7130, bemiscenter.org. 12TH ANNUAL ART AUCTION & EXHIBITIONS: Through Nov. 8. BENSON GRIND, 6107 Maple St., octopusesgarden.org. HALLOWEEN II: Group show, through Oct. 31. BLUE POMEGRANATE GALLERY, 6570 Maple St., 502.9901, bluepom.com. ARTISTS HELPING ARTISTS PRESENTS BALANCE: Group show, through Oct. 31. CATHEDRAL CULTURAL CENTER, 3900 Webster St., 551.4888, cathedralartsproject.org. FISHES AND MEN: New work by Leslie Bruning, through Nov. 19. DURHAM WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM, 801 S. 10th St., 444.5071, durhammuseum.org. 100 YARDS OF GLORY: Omaha’s football history, through Jan. 2, 2011. DIG IT! THE SECRETS OF SOIL: Through Dec. 26. EISENTRAGER-HOWARD GALLERY, Richards Hall, Stadium Drive and T, Lincoln, 472.5025, unl.edu/art/facilities_eisentrager-howard.shtml. BINARY FICTION: Digital weaving in 2010, through Oct. 29.
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EL MUSEO LATINO, 4701 S. 25th St., elmuseolatino.org. BITTERSWEET HARVEST: THE BRACERO PROGRAM 1942-1964: Through Oct. 31. BI-CENTENNIAL OF THE IDEPENDENCE OF MEXICO AND THE CENTENNIAL OF THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION: Through Nov. 30. DAY OF THE DEAD: Prints of Carlos Cortez, through Nov. 20. ELDER GALLERY, 51st and Huntington, Nebraska Wesleyan University, nebrwesleyan.edu. AMERICAN TAPESTRY BIENNIAL: Through Nov. 15. FLORENCE MILL ARTLOFT, 9102 N. 30th St., 551.1233, historicflorence.org/home.php. WATER WORKS: New work by Matthew Farley, Through Oct. 31. FRED SIMON GALLERY, Burlington Building, 1004 Farnam St., nebraskaartscouncil.org. NEW WORK: Christina Narwicz, through Nov. 5. GALLERY 9, 124 S 9th St., Lincoln, 477.2822, gallerynine.com. UNRAVELING: New work by Rachel Smith. NEW WORK: Stephen Beal. Both shows through Oct. 31. GOVERNOR’S RESIDENCE EXHIBITION, 1425 H St., Lincoln, nebraskaartscouncil.org. NEW WORK: Trish Place, Through Nov. 29. GRAND MANSE GALLERY, 129 N. 10th St., Lincoln, grandmanse.com. LARGER THAN LIFE: New work by Mark Marcuson, through Oct. 31. GREAT PLAINS ART MUSEUM, 1155 Q St., Hewit Plc., Lincoln, 472.0599, unl.edu/plains/gallery/gallery.shtml. PLAINS ARTISTS JURIED EXHIBIT: Through Nov. 28. HAYDON CENTER, 335 N. 8th St., Lincoln, 475.5421, haydonartcenter.org. STITCH: Curated by Jennifer Graham and Tina Koeppe, through Nov. 13, reception Nov. 5, 6 p.m. HOT SHOPS ARTS CENTER, 1301 Nicholas St., 342.6452, hotshopsartcenter.com. TEXTILES, GLASS, CLAY, WOOD AND METAL: THE INTERFACE: Curated by Jay Rich. DR. KELLEY’S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: Group Show. FOOT AND BEVERAGE: Sara Sumnick-Wamsat and Kalle Wamsat. All shows through Oct. 30. INTERNATIONAL QUILT STUDY CENTER AND MUSEUM, 1523 N. 33rd St., Lincoln, 472.7232, quiltstudy.org. SOUTH ASIAN SEAMS: Quilts from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, through Nov. 7. CHILDHOOD TREASURES: Doll quilts from the Ghormley Collection, through Dec. 12. JOSLYN ART MUSEUM, 2200 Dodge St., 342.3300, joslyn.org. BEYOND REALISM: THE WORKS OF KENT BELLOWS 19702005: Through Jan. 16. SEASONS OF JOY: Currier and Ives Holiday Prints from the ConAgra Collection, through Jan. 23. GOLDEN KITE, GOLDEN DREAMS: The SCBWI Awards, through Jan. 16. KANEKO, 1111 Jones St., 341.3800, thekaneko.org. FOLDED SQUARE ALPHABETS & NUMERICALS: Sculpture exhibit by Fletcher Benton, through Nov. 19. KENT BELLOWS STUDIO, 3303 Leavenworth St., 505.7161, kentbellows.org. MENTOR EXHIBITION: Through Dec. 4. KIECHEL FINE ART, 5733 S. 34th St., Lincoln, 420.9553, kiechelart.com. SCENES FROM AN AMERICAN LIFE: John Steuart Curry, through Nov. 15. LAURITZEN GARDENS, 100 Bancroft St., 346.4002, omahabotanicalgardens.org. FALL CHRYSANTEMUM SHOW: Through Nov. 21. THE LICHEN, 2810 N. 48th St., Lincoln, thelichen.com. FORCED PORGRESS: New work by Samuel B. Rapien, through Oct. 31. LUX CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 48th and Baldwin, Lincoln, 434.2787, luxcenter.org. A PRESSING NEED TO CREATE: An exhibition of women’s prints, through Nov. 2. UNSETTLED: New work by Xia Gao, through Oct. 30. SECRETS FROM THE STOCKYARD: Pottery by Bernadette Curran, through Nov. 27. MODERN ARTS MIDWEST, 800 P St., Lincoln, modernartsmidwest.com. TRANSFORMED TRADITIONS IN IKAT: Group show. NEW WORK: Michael James. Both through Oct. 30. MORRILL HALL, 307 Morrill Hall, Lincoln 472.3779, museum. unl.edu. MISS MIE: Historic Japanese friendship doll, through Oct. 31. WILDLIFE AND NATURE AMATEUR PHOTO EXHIBIT: Through Dec. 1. MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART (MONA), 2401 Central Ave., Kearney, 308.865.8559, unk.edu. POSTMASTER INTERACTIVE GALLERY: Group show, through Jan. 10, 2011. NEBRASKA’S HERITAGE: Group show, through Nov. 14. THE ANIMAL KINGDOM: Through Jun. 5, 2011. MCKENNEY AND HALL’S HISTORY OF THE INDIAN TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA: Lithographs, through Dec. 5. SATURDAY EVENING POST: Holiday images, through Jan. 10. SOUTHERN ICE: Experiencing Antarctica
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check event listings online! through Photography, Narration and Music, opens Oct. 13. NEBRASKA NOW: Renee A. Ledesma, oepns Through Jan. 2. THE NEW BLK, 1213 Jones St., 403.5619, thenewblk.com. RESPECTACLE: Group show, through Oct. 31. NOYES GALLERY, 119 S. 9th St., Lincoln, 486.3866, noyesartgallery.com. NEW WORK: Group show. NEW WORK: Giv Neal, Julia Noyes, Tina Mileriel. Both shows through Oct. 31. OLD MARKET ARTISTS, 1034 Howard St., Lower Level of Old Market Passageway, oldmarketartists.com. ROCK & ROLL: New work by Frank Costanzo, through Oct. 31. OMAHA’S CHILDREN’S MUSEUM, 500 S. 20th St., 342.6163. ocm.org. BIG BACKYARD: Through Apr. 10. PASSAGEWAY GALLERY, 417 South 11th St, passagewaygallery.com. NEW WORK: Dan Waltz, through Oct. 31. POLYESTER GALLERY, 1618 Harney St., 345.0231, polyestergallery.com. IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK: Jeremy Parker. ARCHITECTURE IN GENERAL IS PRETENTIOUS: New work by Jeremy Parker. STATIC RESOLUTION: BETWEEN THE ACTUAL: Video installation by Matt Orand & Matt Walker. All shows through May 31. PROJECT ROOM, 1410 and 1416 O St., Suite #8, Lincoln, 617.8365, projectroom.us. DAWN TO DUSK: Ann Von Mertens, through Oct. 31. RNG GALLERY, 1915 Leavenworth St., 214.3061. THE TATOOIST’S ART: Dominic Helms. FALL REFLECTIONS: Shelly Bartek. Both shows through Nov. 14. SCREEN INK, 416 S. 16th St., Lincoln, screenink.com. THE RABBIT HEARTED GIRL: Meghan Stratman, through Oct. 31. SHELDON ART GALLERY, 12th and R, UNL, Lincoln, sheldonartgallery.org. BETTER HALF, BETTER TWELFTH: Women artists in the collection, through Apr. 1, 2011. ORLAN & MIND OVER MATTER: Through Jan. 30, lecture and demonstration by ORLAN Nov. 2, 5:30 p.m. NEW MATERIAL WORD: RETHREADING TECHNOLOGY: Through Jan. 2. DAY OF THE DEAD: Colorforl decorations and traditional ofrenda will decorate the museum. STRATEGIC AIR & SPACE MUSEUM, 28210 W. Park Highway, Ashland, 944.3100, strategicairandspace.com. ANAKIN SKYWALKER’S PODRACE: Through Jan. 2. THE SECRET LIFE OF HOWARD HUGHES: Through Jan. 2. TUGBOAT GALLERY, Parish Prjoect, 1416 O St., Lincoln, tugboatgallery.com. LILLIAN ELLIOTT AWARD WINNERS: Frances Dorsey, Marcie Miller Gross, Soonran Youn, through Oct. 31. UNL COOPER GALLERY, 14th & U, Lincoln. A TURNING POINT; NAVAJO WEAVING IN THE LATE 20TH CENTURY: Explores changing artistic perceptions held by weavers, collectors and others, through Nov. 30. UNO ART GALLERY, Weber Fine Arts Bldg., 6001 Dodge St., 554.2796. CARVED BOARD CLAMP RESIST: Curated by Jay Rich. SEQUENCED FIBERS: Curated by Bonnie O’Connell. Both through Oct. 28. WORKSPACE GALLERY, Sawmill Building, 440 N. 8th St., Lincoln, sites.google.com/site/workspacegallery. STILL FLIGHT: New work by Christa Kreeger Bowden, through Nov. 4.
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GIMP, Lied Center, 301 N. 12th St., Lincoln, liedcenter. org. Opens Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m. , $16. Gimp challenges preconceptions of what a “normal” body might be. RED THEATER, Pizza Shoppe Collective, 6056 Maple St., pscollective.com. Opens Oct. 28,8 p.m., $7. THE TRAGEDY OF JULIUS CAESAR, Brigit Saint Brigit Theatre, 614 S. 11th St., 502.4910, bsbtheatre.com. Opens Oct. 28-Nov. 13, Thu.-Sat, 7:30 p.m., Sun., 2 p.m., $22, $18/students, military, seniors.. THE WORLD GOES ROUND, Jewish Community Center, 333 S. 132nd St., 706.0778. Oct. 28 and 30, Nov. 4 and 6 at 7 p.m., Oct. 31 and Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. A musical revue featuring local talent old and new.
A THOUSAND CLOWNS, Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass St., 553.0800, omahaplayhouse.com. Through Nov. 21, Thu.-Sat., 7:30 p.m., Sun., 2 p.m., $35, $21/ students. GO, DOG. GO!, Rose Theater, 2001 Farnam St., 345.4849, rosetheater.org. Through Nov. 7, various showtimes, $16. OKLAHOMA!, Nebraska Wesleyan, McDonald Theatre, 51st and Huntington, 465.2384, nebraskawesleyan.edu. Opens Oct. 28-30, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 31, 2 p.m., $15, $10/ seniors, $7.50/students. SHELTERSKELTER XV, Shelterbelt Theatre, 3225 California St, 341.2757, shelterbelt.org. Through Oct. 31, Thu.Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 6 p.m., $15, $12/students & seniors. UNNECESSARY FARCE, Lofte Community Theatre, 15841 Manley Road, Manley, 402.234.2553, lofte.com. Through Oct. 31, Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 p.m., Sun., 2 p.m., $16.
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DUFFY’S COMEDY WORKSHOP, 1412 O St., Lincoln, 474.3543, myspace.com/duffystavern, 9 p.m. Free comedy workshop (every Mon.) POETRY AT THE MOON, Crescent Moon Coffee, SE Corner of 8th & P St., Lower Level, Lincoln, crescentmoon@inebraska. com, 7 p.m. Open mic and featured readers Marjorie Saiser and Shelly Clark Geiser. (every Mon.)
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Lymphnode Maniacs Satchel Grande The 9’s Lucas Kellison Son Of 76 & The Watcmen
The Matador Paria Emphatic Life As A Scarecrow Desire To Destroy
Album of the Year
Kris Lager Band Blue House Levi William Lil’ Slim Matt Cox
Best Jazz/Easy Listening Mary Carrick & Todd Brooks Steve Raybine All Young Girls Are Machine Guns Matt Amandus Luigi Inc.
Daniel Christian Landing On The Moon It’s True Noah’s Ark Was A Spaceship Matt Cox
Jes Winter-Treat The Bad Good It’s True-It’s True Mynabirds-What We Lose In The Fire We Gain In The Flood Landing On The Moon-We Make History Kyle Harvey-Nightmares (of you and me by the sea)
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Best Alternative/Indie
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Velvet Crush Secret Weapon Acoustic Groove Ten Club Hi-Fi Hangover
ASO Conchance Mars Black MC Gringo Jamazz
Daniel Christian Dan McCarthy All Young Girls Are Machine Guns Brad Hoshaw Manny Coon
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Best Soul/R&B
Best Hard Rock
Best DJ
Best New Artist
Daniel Christian Salem Baptist Choir Mike Geiler Heidi Joy
Allendales Matt Cox Filter Kings South Paw Bluegrass Band Platte River Rain
Witness Tree Landing On The Moon Cursive Voodoo Method Filter Kings
Lucas Krance Kobra Kyle $pencelove W.E.R.D. Brent Crampton
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Son del Llano Marcos Y Sabor Omaha Guitar Trio Ellis Island Less Talk More Polka
Best Roots/Americana/ Country/Bluegrass
Best Rock
Daniel Christian Machete Archive Honey & Darling Little Brazil Thunder Power
Best Ethnic
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he latest Deer Tick album, Black Dirt Sessions, is a rising tide of sonic despair that ends with singer John McCauley howling for redemption on garment-rending lament “Christ Jesus.” When the echo of the last pounded piano chord floats away, it’s hard not to feel like McCauley may be the saddest bastard you’ve ever come across, but fear not, says guitarist Ian O’Neil. “John’s a perfectly functional human being. A happy guy,” O’Neil says of his cohort in the Providence, R.I. indie-Americana deer tick rock band. While most of Black Dirt Sessions comes off as tormented elegies of lost connections, love and otherwise, they are a way of coping and moving on, not wallowing in it. O’Neil says that’s the point of the song for songwriters. “When you write a song, the baggage goes away,” O’Neil says. O’Neil says the current incarnation of Deer Tick is busy embracing other sides of the band’s personality. O’Neil has brought some of his own songs to the band, after joining the group as the band was wrapping the final bits of recording on Black Dirt Sessions. On stage, the band has reworked some of McCauley’s personal narratives, matching them with some newer, more rocking material and a reservoir of off-the-cuff covers the band can draw upon. “The live show is much more band oriented,” O’Neil says. “We play a really long set because we need to represent all that the band has to offer.”
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O’Neil says he feels pulled back onto the road when he arrives home, but when he’s in the middle of a tour, the pull toward home is strong. “It kind of ebbs and flows,” he says. “It depends on what happens on the tour and how the shows go.” Those tours have helped Deer Tick grow together as a band, even during the songwriting stage with one member writing a song, taking it to the band and then watching it bloom. “It’s more of a democratic, communal kind of thing,” O’Neil says. O’Neil joined Deer Tick following a short break after leaving New Jersey indie band Titus Andronicus. O’Neil says he knew all the guys in Deer Tick when McCauley asked him to join the band. O’Neil says he was recruited to be another guitarist and songwriter. “I moved to Providence and John and I got a place together,” he says. For a while the entire band in the same place, making it into a sort of clubhouse. When the band left on tour in June, they failed to renew the lease. “It was pretty debaucherous and insane at that place,” O’Neil says. In O’Neil’s short time with the band, he’s contributed to some overdubs and extra pieces to Black Dirt Sessions. But he stands to make more of an impact on the next Deer Tick record, which is mostly written. O’Neil says the new songs, which the band hopes to record this spring, are more rocking, and that vibe has become very present in the live sets. “It’s kind of what we’ve been doing the last year,” he says. , Deer Tick plays w/ Mark Sultan and the Amalgamators Thursday, Oct. 28, at the Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St. in Lincoln, at 9 p.m. 18+ show is $10 in advance and $12 day-of-show. Visit onepercentproductions.com.
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In the ’80s it was in vogue to spray on scads of punky pink hair dye and dress as a generic rock star for Halloween. Although we may have all been internally channeling Jem, the non-specific rocker look stood on its own. But what specific music-makers — besides the “truly outrageous” one — are good costume fodder? You could drop your pants and go gaga, as in Lady Gaga. Stop by Absolutely Fresh for some killer claws to fashion into footwear, a la Alexander McQueen, and you’re all set! A little ghouly makeup, Jheri-curl and that red, leather jacket and you’re good to go as a zombified, Thriller-era Michael Jackson. Don sunglasses, an Irish accent and make all philanthropic checks out to me and boom! — you’re Bono. This year All Hallows Eve falls fortuitously on a Sunday, giving its festivities room to sprawl over the entire weekend. Here are few places to take your creepy self and get your ghoulie groove on: n Visit The 1020, 5013 Underwood Ave., Friday, Oct. 29, for Hillbilly Halloween w/ Southpaw Bluegrass Band & Friends. According to SpBB’s Josh Krohn, the 9 p.m. free show will be the band’s last for a while. n Something Wicked Goth Ball 2010 throws its monster annual party upstairs at Sokol, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. If you’ve never witnessed Cloven Path they are worth the admission alone ($10 ADV/$15 DOS), and will be joined by And Collapse, DJs W.E.R.D. and Emy, a local fashion show and cage dancers. n Omaha Symphony kicks off its Symphony Rocks series at the Holland Center with The Music of Michael Jackson, Oct. 30, at 8 p.m. Tickets range $25-$70. Featured vocalist James Delisco does his best MJ backed by the live orchestra — and yes, they will perform “Thriller.” n Bella Domenica, Loom and Loud present Beastmode Boogie, Saturday, Oct. 30, at Louis Bar, 5702 NW Radial, in Benson. The Halloween dance party will feature music from Brent Crampton (a Reader contributor), Stephen Bils, Masaris, Kethro and Reece Vavrick, across two levels with a pair of dance floors, a cinema lounge and a costume contest. The 21+ shindig begins at 9 p.m. with a $5 cover. n Rad Kadillac presents its 4th Annual Halloween Spooktacular at Lincoln’s Bourbon Theatre, Saturday, Oct. 30, featuring Family Groove Company, Resident Anti-Hero and Blue Martian Tribe. The 18+ show starts at 9 p.m., cover is $10 for those in costume and $12 without. Watch out for the pumpkin drop at midnight, plus other specials, prizes and “ghastly surprises.” — Sarah Wengert Backbeat takes you behind the scenes of the local music scene. Send tips, comments and questions to backbeat@thereader.com.
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ou know Jeff Daniels. You know him as the goofy sidekick in Dumb and Dumber, as the neglectful dad in The Squid and The Whale, as the villain in Clint Eastwood’s Blood Work or maybe as the star of Woody Allen’s critically acclaimed The Purple Rose of Cairo. What you might not know, however, is that Daniels is also a more-thancompetent guitar player, singer and songwriter who has quietly been honing his craft for 30-some years. With four records to his credit, including 2009’s highly entertaining Live at jeff daniels The Purple Rose, Daniels has proven himself more than just another actor with rock-star aspirations. And while Kevin Bacon and Russell Crowe may have soured the general public on this new fangled breed of actor-come-musician, Daniels uses both his silver screen and theater experience to augment his live concert performances. “I had a great conversation with Russell [Crowe] about all that,� Daniels says with a slight chuckle. “He asked me ‘What the hell?’ and I told him look, ‘You’re Gladiator and I’m Dumb and Dumber.’ I told him to just play to play and he said maybe he’d go down to the pier in Sydney and play. That’s how you have to look at it; they won’t let us succeed in two different things in this country.� Perhaps one thing that sets Daniels’ music apart from Crowe’s is the consistent and unique quality of his songs. While his guitar playing is certainly skillful and owes a debt to many of the great Delta blues players as well as contemporaries like Keb Mo, the often playful style of his songwriting (both in the lyrics and the guitar playing) lends his compositions a degree of humor, comfortability and style that is singular. It doesn’t come off as contrived but rather as an honest extension of his warm personality. And as someone who has made his name as part of ensemble casts in both film and
theater, it seems somewhat strange he would chose to perform his songs as a solo artist. “The first time I played solo was about 10 years ago to raise money for my theater in Michigan, The Purple Rose Theater,� he says. “I’d been playing for over 25 years at that point but for me it was just kind of a back porch thing, I was doing it just for me. I really wasn’t prepared for how naked I felt out there. I was doing my own material and if you’re going to do that solo then you just have to do it. There’s no character for you to hide behind like in a movie where there’s this kind of filter between you and the audience. Playing solo, that filter is gone. So I had to become a character, a guy who just comes up on stage and does it. So I pretty much became this character, this guy who is comfortable being up there.� Daniels’ original songs have a down-home wit to them, like listening to a favorite uncle tell funny stories about everything from teaching kids how to drive (“Daddy’s Little Daughter�) to romantic entanglements (“Baby, Take Your Tongue Outta My Mouth, I’m Kissin’ You G’Bye�) to growing old publicly and gracefully (“When You’re Fifty�). And while some concertgoers may shell out their hard earned cash to just to see the guy from some movie they loved, Daniels has no problem with that and uses his endearing personality and humor to create a one-of-a-kind musical performance. “If they like the guy from the movies, so be it, he will show up,� Daniels says. “My goal is to make you laugh harder than you have in a long time. You won’t know what’s coming next. And if you’re willing to take the chance to come see me sing my songs then that’s something I take very seriously. If you’re not entertained then I didn’t do my job.� , Jeff Daniels opens this season’s 1200 Club in the Scott Recital Hall at the Holland Center, 1200 Douglas St., Wednesday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $45. Visit omahaperformingarts.org.
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Regarding band mate Orenda Fink, and her husband, The Faint’s Todd Fink, Taylor says: “I wouldn’t be surprised if in the next few years they pop out a little Fink.” Boom goes the dynamite. OK, maybe it wasn’t that big a scoop, but it was the closest I got while talking to these two indie rock divas (and I use the term “divas” in only the most loving way). Taylor did most of the talking, as Fink was behind the wheel of the van carrying Team Azure Ray to San Diego after a show the night before in Phoenix. Talking to Taylor is like talking to your best friend’s goofy little sister; she’s sweet and funny and gets your jokes even when they’re not very good. It was obvious that, so far, the tour’s been hit-andmiss. “It’s going pretty good, getting better and better,” Taylor says. “We have more of a fan base on the West Coast. So the crowds are getting better, but it’s still a challenge to make people aware of us.” The crowd’s amnesia couldn’t have been a complete surprise. Azure Ray was at its career apex with 2003’s Hold On Love. A year later, Taylor and Fink went their separate ways. In addition to solo work, Fink formed Art in Manila and collaborated with Cedric Lemoyne as O+S. Taylor worked with Bright Eyes, Moby, Crooked Fingers and Joshua Radin when she wasn’t recording and touring in support of her solo projects. Then, rather organically a couple years ago, the duo found itself living in Los Angeles and hanging out. “We thought, ‘Why not just put out another record together?’” So they teamed up with longtime producer/collaborator Eric Bachmann of Crooked Fingers (also Archers of Loaf ) and recorded Drawing Down the Moon, released in September by Saddle Creek Records. The album’s earmarked by those same soothing, whispering harmonies and heartbreaking lyrics that always defined Azure Ray, which is appropriate because in many ways, Azure Ray is starting over. “I think people have small attention spans,” Taylor says. “I don’t think they’ve forgotten us, it just needs to be brought to their attention that we have a new record out.” Judging by the crowds there, apparently word didn’t make it to Florida. Taylor was unwilling to share the attendance numbers. “The scary thing is you have to pay your players and make money. We didn’t have any expectations, and we like to keep it that way.”
Still, one expects to make money playing music, especially if you’re one of the more influential indie music duos of the early part of the last decade. They both point to the Internet for the current state of affairs. “As far as the music industry goes, I’ve lost a lot of faith that I’ll be able to make a living doing this much longer,” Taylor says. “In 2002, people were still buying records and a career in music seemed like an option. Our friends were doing so well. But that was a different time. We were just talking about this in the van, how amazing the Internet is and how it’s just screwed us.” Taylor hands the phone to Fink. “Maria is right. The biggest change is the culture of the music industry and the economy,” Fink says. “In a strange way, being on the road now is like when we first started — we really didn’t know what was happening. It was before cell phones and the Internet. Now with technology, it’s creating still more uncertainty. The bubble has burst. The industry was cruising along for a number of years with a formula for how records were sold and how tours were sold and promoted. That formula doesn’t exist anymore, and everyone is trying to figure out how to make it work in this new climate.” That uncertainty played a small role in both Taylor’s and Fink’s exodus from Los Angeles. Orenda and Todd recently moved to Athens, Georgia, while Taylor bought a house in Birmingham, Alabama. “We’re going to be touring so much and it’s so expensive to live in Los Angeles,” Taylor says, “And being closer to our families kind of seems nice.” They haven’t forgotten Omaha. “We miss our friends a whole lot, especially when tragedy happens or hard times, it’s hard to be so far away from the people that you’re close to,” Taylor says. “I definitely miss it. I even miss the snow.” Something tells me that the Nov. 3 Azure Ray show at Slowdown will be like a family reunion, or a time machine that takes everyone back to 2003. The difference is that this time Taylor and Fink are in it for the long haul. They’re already talking about their next record. “With this new record, we were specifically not trying to draw from what we learned in our solo work. We wanted to recreate the same feeling from the first album,” Taylor says. “We’ll experiment a little more with the things we learned on the next album. “It definitely feels great to be together and work together again,” Taylor says. “We’ve been friends for 20 years — two people who, since they met, enjoy spending time together. We definitely don’t take each other for granted anymore.” ,
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ouisiana soul and Nashville showmanship mark the excellent performances that Josh Garrett & The Bottomline put on for fans. Garrett hails from Houma, La., also the birthplace of Tab Benoit. Fans of Benoit and Tommy Castro should dig this horn-driven band that mixes funk, blues, R&B and zydeco. Fronting the band, Garrett has the guitar finesse, rich vocal chops and ability to mix original material with inventive takes on traditional tunes that mark a rising star. The band features two sharp horn players and is a polished unit that likes to party, working the crowd with high-energy and a love for the music that’s infectious. Josh Garrett & The Bottomline makes its Zoo Bar debut Wednesday, Nov. 3, 6-9 p.m. The band returns to The New Lift Lounge where they’re building an enthusiastic following. Join the party at The Lift Thursday, Nov. 4, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Blues on Grand Closes Des Moines, Iowa, blues club Blues on Grand held its last hurrah Saturday, Oct. 23. The club took to the street for a closing festival that included some of the local bands that had called the downtown club home. Manager Jeff Wagner announced the closing a couple of months back, citing low attendance at shows as the prime reason. Several online bloggers suggested that Iowa’s smoking ban had much to do with the dwindling attendance. Regardless, the closing of this club will leave touring bands with one less regular stop on the blues highway, which will doubtless impact tours through the Midwest for many bands. Blues on Grand hosted many of the same bands that appear at The New Lift Lounge and Lincoln’s Zoo Bar. The Des Moines club was a great stop for bands traveling from Chicago or Minneapolis to Omaha, Lincoln or Kansas City. The location had a longer history as a blues venue but opened its doors as Blues on Grand in 1999. The club was recognized by the national Blues Foundation in 2002 with its Keeping the Blues Alive award for Best Blues Club in the country. This is troubling news from an area where the Central Iowa Blues Society has been one of the most active in the Midwest region. If fans don’t support the rich local offerings we currently enjoy, there’s no incentive for promoters to continue to book these artists. So if you regularly get out to support live music, keep doing it. If you keep meaning to get out and see some live music, don’t wait. The Omaha and Lincoln scenes will only remain
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1200 Club Season Begins Holland Performing Arts Center’s 1200 Club space opens its fall season this week. This is the smaller, limited-seating venue in the Holland, named for its club-like setting. There’s full, cash-bar service available. The venue opens for the fall with the return of actor Jeff Daniels Wednesday, Nov. 3. Daniels kicked off the opening of the space several years ago. The Chicago Blues Reunion Band plays Thursday, Nov. 4, and the swinging sounds of the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies are Friday, Nov. 5. The Chicago Blues Reunion Band is billed as “an all-star collaboration of Chicago music legends who defined the sound of their generation in the 1960s” when Chicago was a hotbed of the blues revival. Harmonica man and vocalist Corky Siegel, who has appeared at the 1200 Club before, is back with this band that also includes Barry Goldberg (organ), Nick “The Greek” Gravenites (vocals/guitar), Harvey “The Snake” Mandel (guitar), Rick Reed (bass) and Gary Mallabar (drums). Find out more about the band at chamberblues. com/projects_cbr.html.
Hot Notes Don’t forget that Austin honky-tonk band Horse Opera makes their Omaha debut at The Lift Thursday, Oct. 28. Rave-up Lincoln roots-rockers the Tijuana Gigolos will open the show at 5 p.m. Horse Opera goes on at 7 p.m. Though this is an Americana show, Lift owner Terry O’Halloran is offering free admission to Blues Society members to encourage them to check out the music. The Lift hosts the Blues Society of Omaha’s Halloween party Halloween night, Sunday, Oct. 31. Costumes are encouraged as Kansas City’s Nace Brothers entertain at 5:30 p.m. with their rootsrock music followed by the blues-rock of Kris Lager Band at 9 p.m. Lincoln’s Zoo Bar celebrates Halloween weekend with long-time favorites The Bel Airs Friday and Saturday, Oct. 29 and 30. Popular local act 112 North Duck gigs at McKenna’s Friday, Oct. 29. Check omahablues.com or slamomaha.com schedules for complete listings of blues, roots and rock music happening around the metro this weekend. Son of 76 & The Watchmen, fronted by Reader contributor Josh Hoyer, celebrate Halloween at Harrah's Stir nightclub, Oct. 30, 9 p.m. ,
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ELLMATIQ RECORDS, (DJ) 9 p.m., 415, FREE. 112 NORTH DUCK, (blues/rock) 8 p.m., Beer & Loathing In Dundee, FREE.
READER RECOMMENDS DEER TICK, MARK SULTAN, THE AMALGAMATORS, (indie/ rock/country) 9 p.m., Bourbon, $10/adv, $12/dos. DIGITALLOVE, (DJ) 9 p.m., Bricktop, FREE. DESTROY NATE ALLEN, GLOWORM, INSOMNIAC FOLKLORE, WOVEN SYMBOL, (rock/folk) 7 p.m., Clawfoot House, $5. OPEN JAM, 9 p.m., Chrome Lounge. NEW MOON SONGWRITERS NIGHT, (singer-songwriter) 7 p.m., Crescent Moon Coffee, FREE. SHITHOOK, (karaoke) 9 p.m., Duffy’s, FREE. WIN LANDER, (rock) 9 p.m., Firewater Grille. NOVAK & HAAR, (jazz) 6 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, FREE. ESCAPE THE FIRE, SWEET DIRTIES, CROSSING UNDERWOOD, (rock) 9 p.m., Knickerbockers. DANIEL CHRISTIAN, (acoustic) 9 p.m., Myth, FREE. SMOOTH JAZZ THURSDAY’S W/ CHASERS, 6:30 p.m., Ozone, FREE. GARY ALLAN, RANDY HOUSER, JERROD NIEMANN, (country) 7:30 p.m., Pershing Center, $36.50. SWAMPJAM, (blues) 8 p.m., Pour House, FREE. TIJUANA GIGOLOS, (blues/rock) 5 p.m., New Lift Lounge. HORSE OPERA, (blues) 7 p.m., New Lift Lounge, $8. NO JOY, FLOWERS FOREVER, THE PRAIRIES, DREAMS, (punk/rock) 9 p.m., Slowdown, $6. BLACK VEIL BRIDES, WILLIAM CONTROL, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, (rock) 8 p.m., Sokol Underground, $13. JR HOSS, (acoustic) 9 p.m., Two Fine Irishmen, FREE. SENSES FAIL, BAYSIDE, TITLE FIGHT, BALANCE & COMPOSURE, (hardcore) 7:30 p.m., Waiting Room, $15/adv, $16/dos. CANFEST 2010 W/ JOE NICHOLS, WALKER HAYES, STEEL MAGNOLIA, LAURA BELL BUNDY, (rock) 7:30 p.m., Whiskey Roadhouse, $10. PIANO HAPPY HOUR, 5 p.m., Zoo Bar, FREE. SHAUN SPARKS AND THE WOUNDED ANIMALS, BANJO LOCO, (blues/rock) 9 p.m., Zoo Bar, $4.
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READER RECOMMENDS HILLBILLY HALLOWEEN W/ SOUTHPAW BLUEGRASS BAND AND FRIENDS, (bluegrass) 9 p.m., 1020, FREE. G3, ZACK TILLER, (DJ) 9 p.m., 415, $5. ECKOPHONIC, (cover) 9 p.m., Arena, FREE. OLD SCHOOL HIP-HOP AND R&B W/ DJ PHREEZE, 8 p.m., Arthur’s, $5/before 10 p.m., $10/after 10 p.m. GRAPE JUICE SCOTT, CAT ISLAND, KYLE HARVEY, (rock/ singer-songwriter) 9 p.m., Barley St. Tavern, $5. FOUR SONG FRIDAY, (acoustic) 8 p.m., Benson Grind, FREE. MUZIK AMBIENCE BY JACQUES, (piano) 4-7 p.m., Big Mama’s Kitchen. DIAMOND KAZZOO, (bluegrass) 9 p.m., Bourbon, FREE. CHESHIRE GRIN, (cover) 9 p.m., Chrome. BAKERSFIELD, (country/rock) 7 p.m., Eagles 38. JITTERBUGS’ NIGHT OUT, (jazz/dixieland) 9 p.m., Eagles Lodge, $10. ACOUSTIC GROOVE, (rock) 9 p.m., Firewater Grille. DOWN TO HERE, WICKED FUN, (cover) 8 p.m., Harrah’s Convention Center, $5. GEORGE WALKER, (jazz) 7:30 p.m., Indulgence, FREE.
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SWAMPBOY BLUES BAND, 7 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, FREE. SMILE EMPTY SOUL, EARSHOT, EDISUN, DIRDFEDD, (metal) 9 p.m., Knickerbockers, $10/adv, $12/dos. PURE VINYL, 9 p.m., LiT Lounge. PERSONICS, (cover) 9 p.m., Loose Moose, FREE. THE BACKSEAT DEACONS, JIM JACOBI, (rock/blues) 9 p.m., Louis. DESTROY NATE ALLEN, BANDIT SOUND, SPEAK EASY, REX MANNING, (punk/folk/rock) 8 p.m., Mad Ave, $7. LAVA ROCKETS, (cover) 9 p.m., Ozone, FREE. WE BE LIONS, (funk/rock) 9 p.m., Parliament Pub West, $5. ALOUD, SUNSETS TO SPEAK, (indie/rock) 8 p.m., Pizza Shoppe Collective, $5. D*FUNK, (cover) 9 p.m., red9. OXYGENT, (cover) 8 p.m., The Reef, FREE. BOO GOO, (DJ) 9 p.m., Slowdown, $5.
READER RECOMMENDS GOTH BALL 2010 W/ AND COLLAPSE, CLOVEN PATH, DJ W.E.R.D., DJ EMY, (rock/metal/DJ) 7 p.m., Sokol Auditorium, $10/adv, $15/dos. BANDS FOR CANS W/ GALVANIZED TRON, THE WHISKEY PISTOLS, EL DOPA, LIZ GRAHAM, (rock) 10 p.m., Sokol Underground, $5 or 4 canned items. ROCK PAPER DYNAMITE, (cover) 9 p.m., Stir Live, $5. LEMON FRESH DAY, (cover) 9:30 p.m., Two Fine Irishmen, FREE. SHOOTIN BLANKS, 5 MILE BRIDGE, (country) Uncle Ron’s.
READER RECOMMENDS SATCHEL GRANDE, (rock/funk) 9 p.m., Waiting Room, $7. HEADSTRONG, (cover) Whiskey Roadhouse, FREE. BEL AIRS, (blues/rcok) 9 p.m., Zoo Bar, $8.
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JAMES EHRMAN, TALI-BANG, (DJ) 9 p.m., 415, $5. ECKOPHONIC, (cover) 9 p.m., Arena, FREE. CHRIS TRAPPER, MICHAEL TRENHAILE, (acoustic/pop) 9 p.m., Barley St. Tavern, $10. FAMILY GROOVE CO. RESIDENT ANTI-HERO, BLUE MARTIAN TRIBE, (rock/jam) 10 p.m., $10/adv, $12/ dos. CHESHIRE GRIN, (cover) 9 p.m., Chrome.
READER RECOMMENDS SYMPHONY ROCKS: THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL JACKSON, (pop/symphony) 8 p.m., Holland Center, $25. GEORGE WALKER, (jazz) 5:30 p.m., Indulgence, FREE. THE GODZ, (cover) 8 p.m., Islands, FREE. R&B ZONE TRIO, 7 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, FREE. THE BASTARD SONS, 77 JEFFERSON, VIBEHNHAI, (rock) 9 p.m., Knickerbockers. NIGHT OF THE LIVING COMPOSERS VII: DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES, (classical) 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Unitarian Church, $10, $5/students. PERSONICS, (cover) 9 p.m., Loose Moose, FREE.
READER RECOMMENDS BEASTMODE BOOGIE W/ BRENT CRAMPTON, STEPHEN BILS, MASARIS, KETHRO, REECE VAVRICK, (DJ) 9 p.m., Louis, $5. DJ BIG PAPA, (DJ) 10 p.m., Old Mattress Factory, FREE. ROUGH CUT, (cover) 9 p.m., Ozone, FREE. CACTUS HILL, (cover) 9 p.m., red9. FREEWAY, APOLLO THE GREAT, EL GENIUS, BLOCK MOVEMENT, (hip-hop) 9 p.m., Silhouettes Lounge, $10, $25/vip.
READER RECOMMENDS JOAN OF ARC, BEAR COUNTRY, THUNDER POWER, (experimental/acoustic) 9 p.m., Slowdown, $10.
REGGAEJUNKIEJEW, RIDERS OF THE APOCALYPSE, THE BEAT SEEKERS, CYMBAL RUSH, MC GRINGO, ANEURYSM, (rock/hip-hop) 5:30 p.m., Sokol Underground, $7.
READER RECOMMENDS SON OF ‘76 AND THE WATCHMEN, (blues/rock) 9 p.m., Stir Live, $5. LEMON FRESH DAY, (cover) 9:30 p.m., Two Fine Irishmen, FREE. SHOOTIN BLANKS, 5 MILE BRIDGE, (country) Uncle Ron’s. JASON BOLAND, (country) Uncle Ron’s, $15/adv, $20/dos. SECRET WEAPON, (cover) 9 p.m., Waiting Room, $7. TEN CLUB, SONG REMAINS THE SAME, (cover) 9 p.m., Whiskey Roadhouse, FREE. BEL AIRS, (blues/rcok) 9 p.m., Zoo Bar, $8.
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THE WEEPING FIGS, (bluegrass/jam) 10 p.m., 1020, FREE. SUNDAY SQUAD W/ VIC NASTY, (DJ) 9 p.m., 415, FREE. KZUM HALLOWEEN BENEFIT W/ MASSES, MOTHER PILE, OMNI ARMS, DOPE POPE, GALLOWS MAJESTY, MAN’S LAST GREAT INVENTION, ACID MOUTH, BOLZEN BEER BAND, MUSTACHE, WOODEN COAT, VIOLATOR X, (various) 7:15 p.m., Bourbon, $5.
READER RECOMMENDS SYMPHONY SPOOKTACULAR, (symphony) 2 p.m., Holland Center, $9.75 SWAMPJAM, (blues) 3 p.m., Millard VFW, FREE. NACE BROTHERS, KRIS LAGER BAND, (blues/rock) 5:30 p.m., New Lift Lounge, $8/before 8 p.m., $5/after. THE SLANGS, (cover) 9 p.m., red9. STEPHEN MONROE, (acoustic) 2-5 p.m., Soaring Wings Vineyard, FREE. MANDY LION, WWII, COLD STEEL, ARMY OF IN BETWEEN, (metal) 8 p.m. Sokol Aud., $25adv/$30dos. MAE, TERRIBLE THINGS, WINDSOR DRIVE, ORION WALSH, (indie/rock) 7:30 p.m., Waiting Room, $12.
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KYLE & ANDY, (acoustic) 8 p.m., Barley St. Tavern, FREE. MONDAY NIGHT BIG BAND DIRECTED BY DEAN HAIST, 7:30 p.m., Brewsky’s Jazz Underground, $5, $4/stu. SUPERVILLAINS, BALLYHOO!, B FOUNDATION, VIBENHAI, (rock/reggae) 9 p.m., Knickerbockers, $12. BIG BAND MONDYS FEAT. MIKE GURGIULLO AND HIS LAS VEGAS LAB BAND, (jazz) 6:30 p.m., Ozone, FREE. SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS YELTSIN, THE LONELY FOREST, TIE THESE HANDS, (rock) 9 p.m., Slowdown, $10. THE ROCKET SUMMER, HE IS WE, JOSH KAY, (rock) 7 p.m., Sokol Underground, $15.
READER RECOMMENDS DANIELLE ATE THE SANDWICH, JEFF HAYES, ALL YOUNG GIRLS ARE MACHINE GUNS, (singer-songwriter) 9 p.m., Waiting Room, $7.
TUESDAY 2
REMEMBERING THE DRUMSTICK: TIM LOHMEIER BIRTHDAY W/ CHARLIE BURTON, RON WAX, ACADEMY OF ROCK, (rock) 9 p.m., Knickerbockers. KUTLESS, (christian/rock) 7 p.m., Liberty Christian Center, $17-$35.bottom TIM KOEHN ACOUSTIC JAM, (blues) 7 p.m., Louis, FREE. ACOUSTIC TUESDAYS W/ JR HOSS, 6:30 p.m., Ozone. CHRIS SAUB, (acoustic) 8 p.m., The Phoenix, FREE. ALL TIME LOW, A ROCKET TO THE MOON, CITY (COMMA) STATE, (pop/punk) 8 p.m., Slowdown, $16. DOOMTREE W/ P.O.S., DESSA, SIMS, CECIL OTTER, MIKE MICTLAN, LAZERBREAK, PAPER TIGER, (hip-hop) 9 p.m., Waiting Room, $10. JAZZOCRACY, (jazz) 6 p.m., Zoo Bar, FREE. TROUBADOUR TUESDAY W/ LERN TILTON, GREG KINSCELOE, JEFF IWANSKI, SHAUN SPARKS, CHRIS BAUER, (singer-songwriter) 9:30 p.m., Zoo Bar, $4.
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Q.E.D., (jazz) 7:30 p.m., Brewsky’s Jazz Underground, $5, $4/students. SOUTH OF LINCOLN, DANIEL DORNER, BEN WEAVER, (indie/acoustic) 9 p.m., Duffy’s.
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READER RECOMMENDS JEFF DANIELS, (singer-songwriter) 7:30 p.m., Holland Center, $45/adv, $50/dos. TIM JAVORSKY, (jazz) 6 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, FREE. LUST & DAGGERS, (rock/acoustic) 6 p.m., Louis, FREE. AGAIN & AGAIN, (rock) 9 p.m., Louis, FREE. TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, 4 & 8 p.m., MAC, $32-$69. NOSTALGIA WEDNESDAYS FEAT. GREASE, (oldies) 6:30 p.m., Ozone, FREE.
READER RECOMMENDS AZURE RAY, TIM FITE, JAMES HUSBAND, (indie/rock) 9 p.m., Slowdown, $12/adv, $14/dos. JOSH GARRETT AND THE BOTTOM LINE, (blues/rock) 6 p.m., Zoo Bar, $8. KRIS LAGER BAND, (acoustic) 9:30 p.m., Zoo Bar, $5.
VENUES Ameristar Casino, 2200 River Rd., Council Bluffs, ameristar.com Arena Bar & Grill, 3809 N. 90th St., 571.2310, arenaomaha.com BarFly, 707 N. 114th St., 504.4811 Barley Street Tavern, 2735 N. 62nd St., 554.5834, barleystreet.com Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St., Lincoln, 730.5695 Downtown Blues, 1512 Howard St., 345.0180 Duffy’s Tavern, 1412 O St., Lincoln, 474.3453, myspace.com/duffystavern The Hideout, 302 S. 72nd St. The Hole, 712 S. 16th St., 342.4457 Knickerbocker’s, 901 O St., Lincoln, 476.6865, knickerbockers.net LIV Lounge, 2279 S. 67th St., 884.5410, livlounge.com Louis Bar and Grill, 5702 NW Radial Hwy., 551.5993 McKenna’s Blues, Booze & BBQ, 7425 Pacific St., 393.7427, mckennasbbq.com New Lift Lounge, 4737 S. 96th St., 339.7170 O’Leaver’s Pub, 1322 S. Saddle Creek Rd., 556.1238, myspace.com/oleaverspub Ozone Lounge at Anthony’s Steakhouse, 72nd and F, 331.7575, ozoneclubomaha.com. Pizza Shoppe Collective, 6056 Maple St., 556.9090, pscollective.com Qwest Center, 455 N. 10th St., qwestcenteromaha.com Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St., 345.7569, theslowdown.com Sokol Hall, 2234 S. 13th St., 346.9802, sokolundergound.com The Sydney, 5918 Maple St., 932.9262, thesydneybenson.com Stir, 1 Harrahs Blvd., Council Bluffs, harrahs. com Venue 162, 162 W. Broadway, Council Bluffs, 712.256.7768, myspace.com/venue162 Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St., 884.5353, waitingroomlounge.com Whiskey Roadhouse, Horseshoe Casino, 2701 32nd Ave., Council Bluffs, whiskeyroadhouse.com Zoo Bar, 136 N.14th St., Lincoln, zoobar.com
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Deanlovestv “The League” Thursdays, 9:30 p.m. FX. This new cable sitcom is one of TV’s finest satires of the
male animal. Friends compete tooth and nail in a fantasy football league, an obsession that trumps marriage, career and other matters of interest to most, you know, adults. “The League” offers a vision of those men who are still 11 at heart, romping in their own private tribal fantasy world. Far be it from me to judge: I enjoy romping with them for 30 minutes every week. — Dean Robbins
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have a close relationship to death. For over two hours. Sounds weird, right? Death and loss are obviously compelling themes, but to make this story (by Peter Morgan, writer of Frost/Nixon and The Queen) work, they also have to remain pretty evanescent. The simplest explanation for Hereafter’s failure is that
o matter how deserving it may be, there’s no way to feel good about panning a Clint Eastwood movie. hereafter The man is a force of nature: in just the last two years he directed and produced four films, composed the score for two more and starred in one. And he’s 80. His resume certainly demands respect; unfortunately his latest film, Hereafter, is a silly, sappy mess. Hereafter hops around the globe visiting its three main characters. First there’s Marie LeLay (Cécile de France), a Parisian journalist who’s just miraculously survived a tsunami, albeit with some odd after effects. Then there’s Marcus (Frankie McLaren), a young London boy with a junkie mother whose twin brother has recently died. And finally, our star Matt Da- Eastwood, a product of traditional Hollywood mon plays George Lonegan, a disillusioned psy- genre cinema and one of the most classical directors working today, just isn’t suited for such chic turned factory worker. Obviously, what these three characters have a job. His old world instincts result in a film that, in common is their proximity to death, their own although clearly a very personal work, is so full of or someone else’s. What’s strange is that East- plot, details and explanations that there isn’t any wood doesn’t ever explore grief, fear of death or room for the audience to reflect upon their own even spirituality. He simply describes people who experiences and impressions of death and grief.
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More than the editing (there isn’t nearly enough of it) or the dialogue (needs several re-writes), this is Hereafter’s essential problem. It’s like Norman Rockwell trying to work with Picasso’s perspective. Hats off for giving it a shot, but it’s not surprising that it didn’t quite work. The overall film is disappointing, but quality tends to vary from scene to scene. And the same goes for the acting, with each of our principal cast members pulling off a genuinely compelling scene or two, only to deliver a strikingly awkward line reading a few moments later. Bryce Dallas Howard, as Melanie, a bubbly night school classmate of George’s, leaves one of the film’s few lasting impressions in this department, though she only appears briefly. The bottom line is that in 129 minutes, I found only three reasons to see this movie: one wonderfully acted kitchen scene between Damon and Howard, one hilariously awful scene outside a palatial French hospital, and Miss de France, because she’s adorable. Everything else either feels emotionally shallow or is, frankly, uninteresting. In spite of all this, let’s keep our hopes up for Eastwood’s next film. God knows its right around the corner. ,
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n I believe that children are our future. I also believe that dogs have ESP. Only one of those things matters right now, and lucky for you it’s the former. The non-profit organization The Partnership for Our Kids is looking for volunteers who feel the way I do (about children, not dogs). Wednesday, Nov. 17, from noon to 1:30 p.m., the organization will hold a get together at Film Streams Ruth Sokolof Theater (filmstreams.org) that includes the screening of a short biographical film and free lunch. You do have to register to attend, so hit up thepartnershipforourkids.org or call 930.3095 to confirm. Feel free to tell them I sent you, but I’d leave out the dog psychic thing. n As good as it is to hear that crap-master Stephen Norrington will no longer be directing the reboot of The Crow, a movie I loved so much I learned to tolerate Goths, it’s sad that we may lose the Nick Cave script and sadder that we may gain Mark Wahlberg as the lead. None of these things are for sure, other than Norrington’s blessed departure, but I am positive that there are a whole lot of Hot Topics bonuses that rely on this flick finally getting made. n Colin Farrell is apparently the frontrunner to take over Arnold Schwarzenegger’s role in the remake of Total Recall, which marks the first and only time those two names have appeared in the same sentence. I am modestly interested in this do-over, and not just because it’s going to be based more on the Philip K. Dick source material, but because I believe we cannot have enough Quatto in our lives. — Ryan Syrek Cutting Room provides breaking local and national movie news … complete with added sarcasm. Send any relevant information to film@thereader.com. Check out Ryan on the radio on CD 105.9 (Fridays at around 7:30 a.m.), on his blog at Cuttingroomfloor.thereader.com and on Twitter (twitter.com/thereaderfilm).
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“This documentary succeeds triumphantly on so many levels that its full impact doesn’t hit you until you have time to register its aftershocks.” —Rolling Stone Film Club Screening: Monday, November 1, 4pm; Open to all, FREE for full-time students. Following the film will be an audience discussion led by filmmaker and Film Streams Education Committee Member Lindsay Trapnell.
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“Insanely entertaining. For connoisseurs of the bizarre, HOUSE’s revival is long overdue!” —Seattle Times
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A-
Emma Stone more than makes the grade … she makes me swoon.
Human Centipede (ON DVD)
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Just the plot makes me queasy. Look it up for yourself…but don’t do it at work.
Predators (ON DVD)
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The only things more alien than the killer monsters are Adrien Brody’s abs. READER RECOMMENDS
Red
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AARP-sponsored carnage, with added Malkovich.
Secretariat
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If the dialogue doesn’t kill you, you’ll kill yourself. Worst of the year.
The Social Network
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No one can deny the brilliance of Sorkin’s script … well, maybe Mark Zuckerberg can.
Doctor in the House? ’Cause the piano just ate someone ... by Ben Coffman
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alling a 30-some-year-old movie a “new release” feels strange, although we may all have to agree to redefine the word “strange” after seeing the ultra-bizarre 1977 flick House, directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi. The film’s lain in state for quite a while; but like any good zombie, reanimated just in time for our Halloween party, to drink too much jungle juice and do the “Monster Mash” with a lampshade on its head. Ladies and gentlemen, say konichiwa to your new favorite Halloween cult classic. Telling someone about House is like telling someone about the time you snorted magic space dust and bungee jumped into the middle of a supernova — they must take the plunge and see it for themselves. The film features a group of Japanese schoolgirls as its heroines, each with their “7 Dwarves” characterization: There is Gorgeous, the main
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character, who is attractive; Professor, who wears glasses (hint: she’s smart); Kung Fu, the House version of Sporty Spice; Fantasy, who lets her imagination run away; Mac, the eater; Sweet, the sweetie; and Melody, who plays the piano. Gorgeous decides to bring her friends to visit her auntie, who lives in a giant mansion in the middle of the woods somewhere. Auntie isn’t quite like Gorgeous remembered. People get eaten. (Sample dialog: “Mac, you sure look tasty, being round and all.”) Obayashi throws his entire arsenal of late ’70s film effects at this project, using picturein-picture, freeze frames, split screens, wipes and anything else he could get his knobtwisting hands on. The result feels like the acid-tripping scene in Easy Rider but makes less sense. What starts as unusual turns weird before going full-on Japanese “Romper Room” on drugs (with decapitations and flying taxidermy). Interestingly, Obayashi credits the movie’s original story to his then12-year-old daughter Chigumi, whose background should be fully investigated until we
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determine that she’s not storing murdered transients in her basement. In a movie that screams at you to sit back and enjoy the ride, its most obvious flaw is its slow first act. When all hell finally breaks loose, House doesn’t disappoint as the weirdness builds to its mind-melting climax. In the meantime, all you can do is enjoy the non-stop cinematic chicanery of mid ’70s filmmaking. With its bizarre color schemes and weird, canned synth music, some of the movie looks really awful — but all of it is entertaining. House falls somewhere between Bedknobs and Broomsticks (the 1971 movie starring Angela Lansbury and an army of animated bones defending England) and Evil Dead 2 (the 1987 Sam Raimi cult classic) on the continuum of horror. It is certainly a novelty, but it’s a great Halloween film in that it urges you to try something new and not take it (or yourself ) too seriously. For the casual cinemagoer, it’s great fun. But if you’re a true horror fan or a Japanese schoolgirl fetishist, your life will not be complete until you see this film. ,
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unningham’s Pub and Grill, located at 120th and Blondo, is a unique new addition to northwest Omaha. The bar offers gourmet food in a relaxing and casual setting, presenting visitors with the option of enjoying a beef tenderloin with a bleu cheese demi, while also watching their favorite sports team on the big screen. Derek Richards and his family opened Cunningham’s in April of 2010. The building formerly housed another Omaha bar, and has undergone extensive remodeling under the current ownership. The décor is made up of a combination of sports bar features, with the comfort and elegance of an upscale establishment.
There are small tables with comfortable chairs throughout, and padded lounge-style stools at the bar. There are numerous flat screen TV’s, a pool table, juke box, and a stage for live music performances. The bar also boasts a very large and appealing outdoor patio in the back. Serving great food is a major focus at Cunningham’s. The owners and chef want to be known for their offering of premium menu items, made from the very best ingredients. Some menu offerings include: Shrimp Havarti with basil butter pesto, Seared Salmon glazed with a ginger mint reduction, Stuffed Burgers, Fried Pickles, and other upgraded pub-food items. They use
homemade dressings, and upgraded ingredients at Cunningham’s, and have a menu that changes seasonally. The motto at Cunningham’s is “Not bar food, great food.” The drink menu is ever-expanding, offering an extensive selection of wine, beer, martinis, shots, and other mixed drinks. Their ’Devil’s Own Bloody Mary’ is divine, and is garnished with a homemade spicy pickled egg. There are a vast number of drinks to choose from, and daily drink specials. Some featured nights at Cunningham’s include Taco Tuesdays, Karaoke Wednesdays, Ladies Night on Thursdays, and live acoustic music every Friday.
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but rather fired — for having an affair with the chief of police’s wife. Although the city Civil Service Commission denied him coverage (based in part on other derelictions, such as sleeping and drinking on duty and refusing to attend a class on search warrants), the judge ruled Bowker’s dismissal seemed too much like improper retaliation for the affair.
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A lawyer in Xian, China, filed a lawsuit in September against a movie house and film distributor for wasting her time because she was exposed to 20 minutes of advertisements that began at the posted time for the actual movie to begin. Ms. Chen Xiaomei is requesting a refund (equivalent of about $5.20) plus damages of an equal amount, plus the equivalent of about 15 cents for “emotional” damages — plus an apology. — In an April journal article, University of East Anglia professor Brett Mills denounced the 2009 British TV documentary series “Nature’s Great Events” on grounds that the program’s omnipresent and intrusive video cameras violated animals’ privacy. “(The animals) often do engage in forms of behavior which suggest they’d rather not encounter humans,” he wrote, “and we might want to think about equating this with a desire for privacy.”
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British entrepreneur Howard James, who runs several online dating sites, opened another in August to worldwide attention (and, allegedly, thousands of sign-ups in the first five days): dates for ugly people. James said new members (accepted from the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia and Ireland) will have their photos vetted to keep out “attractive” people. (Based on webpages available at press time, the photo-evaluation process is working well.)
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— Beyond “MacGyver”: Keith Jeffery’s book on the British intelligence service MI6, published in September and serialized in The Times of London, revealed that the first chief of the SIS (Secret Intelligence Service) during World War I recommended, as the best invisible ink, semen, in that it “would not react to (ink-detecting) iodine vapor” and was, of course, “readily available.”
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Almost Impossible: (1) According to a case report in the New Zealand Medical Journal, announced in August, yet another person has swallowed whole a standard-size toothbrush. (A 15-year-old girl, running with the toothbrush in her mouth, tripped and fell, and her gag reflex did the rest.) (2) Ms. Cha Sa-soon, 69, became a national heroine in South Korea in May when she passed her driver’s license written test on the 950th try, after taking twohour bus rides to the test center almost daily for three years. It took her only 10 more tries to pass the driving test, and Hyundai gave her a new car as a reward.
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Orange County (Calif.) Superior Court clerks discovered last fall (1989) that they had failed to complete the paperwork to make nearly 500 pre-1985 divorce judgments final, thus leaving the parties still legally married. The worst-case scenario for one husband occurred in April (1990) when an appeals court ruled that his supposedly-ex-wife, Bonita Lynch, was entitled to one-fourth of his $2.2 million lottery jackpot. The couple had been scheduled for final divorce 11 days before the jackpot was announced. , COPYRIGHT 2010 CHUCK SHEPHERD. Visit Chuck Shepherd daily at NewsoftheWeird.blogspot.com or NewsoftheWeird.com. Send Weird News to WeirdNewsTips@yahoo.com or P.O. Box 18737, Tampa, FL 33679. Illustrations by Tom Briscoe (smallworldcomics.com).
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he stands are close to the sideline at Oklahoma State’s Boone Pickens Stadium. So there was no ignoring the remarks of fans, whose purpose definitely was not to encourage visiting players. Niles Paul took the abuse in stride. He told them: “God bless.” “It just fuels me,” the Nebraska wide receiver says. If so, Oklahoma State fans might have contributed to their team’s 51-41 loss against Nebraska. Paul, fueled by whatever was said, did his part, returning a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and catching nine passes for 131 yards. Six of the receptions picked up first downs. “I always have a lot of confidence in Niles. He’s a great player and a great receiver. He hardly ever drops the ball, with the exception of last week when we all played bad, including myself,” quarterback Taylor Martinez says, referring to a 20-13 loss against Texas the previous week. Ah, yes, the Texas game. Martinez was replaced by Zac Lee in the third quarter, and Paul was among three Huskers who dropped would-be touchdown passes against a Longhorns team that lost to Iowa State, at home no less, while Nebraska was out-scoring Oklahoma State.
Texas has now lost three of its last four games. Martinez came back strong, rushing for 112 yards and completing 23-of-35 passes for 323 yards and five touchdowns — count ’em, five — against the previously undefeated Cowboys. The redshirt freshman’s performance earned him recognition as the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive Player of the Week from the Walter Camp Foundation. Paul’s performance showed his resilience in the face of fan criticism so personal that he felt compelled to cancel his Facebook account — criticism from Husker fans, remember. The Texas game “was a humbling experience, a growing experience for me,” says Paul, whose response was to work harder during practice in addition to spending time afterward catching passes in awkward positions, which he would probably never encounter during a game. He did “a lot more,” on his own. “My father raised me that way,” Paul says. “If I’m put in a tough situation … just find a way out of it, just work as hard as you can.” He did that during the summer, preparing for his final season at Nebraska, using video of NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice as motivation. But he’d gotten away from such commitment. Paul had to set aside the personal remarks, “cleanse my mind,” he says. Criticism is one thing, personal remarks another. Even so, “I realized it was frustration involved with the fans, the (Texas) game. It’s affected me to a certain extent,” Paul says. “But I can forgive them for that. It’s all part of the game. It’s done.”
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He sees both sides of the issue because he’s also a pro football fan and has caught himself “criticizing guys in the NFL, ‘Oh, he should have caught that ball,’” he says. “(With) my experience now, I’d be a good fan. But if I never played football, I probably wouldn’t be a good fan.” Paul is a fan of his teammates, whom he was quick to credit for the 100-yard kickoff return. “We knew we would have a chance to take one back to the house. I saw the hole, and thank God for my teammates because they got blocks and opened me up,” says Paul. He singled out Tim Marlowe, in particular, for helping to clear the way. Brandon Kinnie, who also dropped a touchdown pass in the Texas game, redeemed himself by catching three against Oklahoma State, all for touchdowns, his first as a Husker. “I can’t really say I understand what he went through because I’m not from Omaha, and it happened, in-town fans giving him trouble,” Kinnie says of Paul. “But I was here for him, saying, ‘Hey, it’s going to be all right, just make the plays that you know you can and you’ll be fine.’” Paul definitely did that and now leads the team with 26 catches. The Oklahoma State victory was Nebraska’s seventh in a row on the road. Last season’s Big 12 Championship game in Arlington, Texas, was considered a neutral site, of course. “I like playing road games,” Martinez says. “I like the atmosphere and the hostility. I think our team comes together as a unit more when we play on the road.” ,
n The saying goes that you rarely get second chances in life. You almost never get them in college football. That’s the beauty of it. One loss and you’re generally relegated to an also-ran. Justthe about any Husker would the valuable same But Nebraska Cornhuskers got say another thing.at conference redemption when Missouri beat Oklahoma chance last Saturday. We would knew alladd: along“God that this was likely a Big 12 And Paul bless.” North title game, but now it’s more than that. The Tigers are the team with a top 10 ranking and, by record if not point-spread, the front-runner in the division. They’re also the team with their national reputation still intact. If we feel the need to cleverly market this thing, maybe we can call it a re-REDemption. Nebraska gets another chance to make the statement about its pecking order in the conference that they literally let fall through their hands against Texas — likely its last chance. The one big black mark on Bo Pelini’s record right now is his 5-4 record in home Big 12 games. He’s 7-2 on the road, but you can’t get anywhere if you’re only winning half the time at home. No better time to start making amends than now. Here the set up is simple: Missouri has to come to your place and you have to win. If Nebraska wants to get back to the nation’s elite, now or in the future, these are not just games they have to win; they’re game they should win. When it comes to hate in the Cornhusker state, Missouri’s not Texas but they’re not that far behind. Lose here and people will start prepping for the Big Ten in earnest. No pressure, but I’m not quite ready for it yet. n The UNO Mavericks hockey team finally lost for the first time this season, falling 6-1 to Michigan last week, but they’ve officially put the college hockey pundits on notice with their 5-1 start. College Hockey News named the Mavs its “Team of the Week” after they shockingly swept Minnesota in Minneapolis two weeks ago. Splitting two games in Ann Arbor should only help UNO move up from its number ten ranking this week. No one would have questioned you if you predicted a 2-4 start for the Mavs but at 5-1 even non-hockey fans can start paying attention. UNO gets a break this weekend before hosting Minnesota State Nov. 5 and 6. — Brandon Vogel The Jump takes you behind the local headlines. Email jump@thereader.com and look for daily updates at twitter.com/brandonlvogel.
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He fell in love with the way people supported the game, as well as the sport itself. The chants and songs, the flags and scarves, the expertise needed to appreciate good passing and tackling as much as scoring. He learned those things in the Bundesliga then brought it to Omaha and the Creighton University soccer program. Last spring, the Creighton Kommandos Supporters Club was born.
Am Anfang (In the Beginning) For others it was Amsterdam or Kaiserslautern or Blackburn. The common characteristic among most of the 20 or so people who have joined the Kommandos is that most have spent some time in Europe’s soccer cathedrals. Like Roberts, the exotic enthusiasm proved infectious. “I think it’s just a cultural experience over there,� Roberts says. “It’s kind of like going to a Nebraska game, but there’s so much more to it. They don’t just sit there and wear their red t-shirts; everyone knows the words to the team songs and chants, and not just a single chant, there might be 20 of them. It’s kind of a cross between a sporting event and rock concert in the states.� Roberts kept seeing those same people at Creighton games and as the Jays struggled through their worst season in a decade last year, there was no better time to organize. With then-coach Bob Warming’s blessing, the Kommandos debuted at Creighton’s spring games last April, setting up a table and signing up members. Roberts got to work on a website and found a German supplier of real soccer scarves. When Jamie Clark arrived from Harvard to replace Warming after he surprisingly left for Penn State, the new head coach quickly pledged his support to the Kommandos. In Europe and beyond, supporters’ clubs have been mythologized for everything from amped up hooliganism to having managers hired and fired. In America it’s slightly more
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genteel, a sort of cool kids club open to anyone who’s willing to live and breathe soccer — and it’s getting results. The Sons of Ben, a club with more than 4,500 members, was instrumental in bringing Major League Soccer to Philadelphia. The American Outlaws, a club founded by a couple of college buddies in Lincoln, Neb., now has 40 chapters in every major city pledging support to the U.S. national teams. Maybe it’s just a coincidence, but in their first year of full Kommandos support the Bluejays are 11-2-0, ranked 10th in the country and off to their best start in the Missouri Valley Conference since 1999.
Immer Weiss Und Blau (Always White and Blue) For now it was Des Moines. The Kommandos, together with the Creighton booster group the HillStoppers, had filled a bus with more than 40 people Oct. 20 for a trip to Drake, the site of the Jays season-ending loss in the MVC tournament last year. It was the Kommandos first road trip and one of Clark’s first requests. In the 12th minute a 35-yard, a once-ina-lifetime goal from Drake’s Michael Thaden put Creighton behind but energized the Kommandos. They spend most of every game chanting and waving a giant white and blue flag, but now there was urgency. The Bluejays were thoroughly outplaying Drake but trailed 1-0 on the road. Feet stomped the metal bleachers, cries to the offside-happy lineman got louder and in the 20th minute Kris Clark equalized behind some brilliant passing from his teammates. Sixteen minutes later, Clark scored again providing the final margin in a tough 2-1 win. After the game a familiar scene unfolded. Above their C.K.S.C. flag, the Kommandos stood with their arms overhead in a V, stretching skull-emblazoned scarves that read “Always White and Blue� in German. The players, some veterans of international competition, others just out of high school, came across the field to applaud the group. It was Des Moines, but, on a smaller scale, it could’ve been Munich or Amsterdam or Blackburn. , Creighton plays SIU-Edwardsville Saturday, Oct. 30, at Morrison Stadium at 7 p.m. For more information on the Kommandos visit creightonkommandos.com.
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RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, November 5, 2010, Housing in Omaha, Inc. will accept applications for the Rental Assistance Program for 2 bedroom units only. The waiting list will close when 30 applications have been accepted. Applications will be accepted at Omaha Housing Authority, MLK Building, 3005 Emmet Street, Omaha, NE 68111. Applicants MUST bring the following information: • Social Security card or proof of Social Security Numbers for all members of the household. • Proof of age for all members of the household, such as a birth certificate, or driver’s license. • All household members age 18 and older must attend and provide a valid photo I.D. Persons with disabilities have the right to request reasonable accommodations to participate in the application process. Please contact Shavon Erb at 444-4200 x 226 for more information. The waiting list for the Section 8 Program remains closed.
Socialist Equality Party Public Meeting The
Breakdown of Capitalism and the
Fight for Socialism in the United States Tuesday, November 2 | 6 pm
Omaha | University of Nebraska, South Campus Scott Conference Center | 6450 Pine Street (South of 67th and Pacific) | Free Parking The world capitalist system is ensnared in its greatest crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The financial turmoil that began two years ago with the sudden failure of Wall Street icons has metastasized into a global economic breakdown.
In the US, tens of millions of people are unemployed, and millions have been thrown out of their homes. Public schools and universities are cutting tens of thousands of jobs and reducing admissions. State and local governments are responding with mass layoffs, pay cuts and the elimination of basic social programs.
wave of austerity measures for the working class. Workers and youth need a new perspective to fight for their interests. Join the Socialist Equality Party and International Students for Social Equality in this meeting to discuss the socialist response to the capitalist crisis.
Speaker: Andrea Peters, World Socialist Web Site Staff Writer
Co-sponsored by the ISSE The International Students for Social Equality is the student organization of the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) and the International Committee of the
As popular opposition and anger grows, the response of the political establishment is to move to the right. After bailing out the banks, the Obama administration has rejected any serious measures to address the social crisis. Regardless of the outcome of the November elections, the Democrats and Republicans are preparing a new
Fourth International (ICFI). The ICFI publishes the World Socialist Web Site (wsws.org), the most widely read daily socialist publication in the world.
Join the SEP: socialequality.com Read the World Socialist Web Site: wsws.org
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