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Open Letter To Mayor Tod Satterthwaite of Urbana Part 1 Listen Up Hoss - The Time For Change Has Come SETH FEIN • CONTRIBUTING WRITER This is the first in a series of writings and musings about the state of Urbana. As a lifelong resident, I will be sharing my opinions about our "second" city until the elections take place on April 5. My opinions does not represent the BUZZ as a whole, nor does it represent the opinions of my father, who will probably give me a good scolding for some of the things that I write. Dear Tod, What's up, dude? You know me.At least, you know me well enough that you might recognize me on the street. I work at the liquor store, and we speak from time to time on the rare occasions that you come in. It's good to see the mayor of Urbana out and about. I think, more than anything, that is the reason may still get my vote this Feb. 22, in the primaries. But don't get me wrong, I have issues to take up with you, and despite the fact that some of the following may upset you, as it upsets me, I feel the need to address them in a public forum as it is my job to rant about things that most people disagree with. Don't be offended, man.You chose a life in local politics, and I chose a life (at least for the moment) in opinionated writing. It only makes sense that this would happen. If you love Urbana like I love Urbana, you will listen up and take my suggestions to heart. Dude, we are getting are asses smoked by Champaign! I mean for real, their economy is literally swallowing ours, and before we know it, we're gonna look like another Rantoul with a big-ass University in the middle of it. I have seen and heard of some of the things that you are doing to combat this problem, but as far as I can tell, it's too little. It's not too late, but it's definitely too little. First off, what's up with poopy Lincoln Square? Sure, I've heard that it's changing names to "The Village" or some shit, but come on man! You are allowing Health Alliance to move in there? Yee -Frickin'- Haw! Whoop -Dee -Freakin' Doo! Great, Now when I think about Urbana's downtown mall, I get to think about HMO's and how they screw me and everyone else over consistently. Dude, just tear it down and start over. It failed. Big time. I have seen more stores come and go at that mall than I have seen naked women in my life, and believe me, I am no slacker when it comes to gettin' it on. Tear it down and do something creative with that space. Retain Art Mart, International Galleries and the restaurant that nobody goes to. Make a small outdoor mall with a nice little park with an amphitheatre attached to it. Move the stores mentioned above into it, find a way to get a record store in there, move Mirabelle and create enough space to keep the Market at the Square. Put on live music every weekend. Think about it. If your biggest draw to a shopping area are the women who use it to walk in a warm space, you got problems.Tell the old ladies to pack it up and move to the Armory. Get yourself some cool little specialty stores and restaurants. Give people a good reason to come to downtown Urbana, and they will. Now granted, not all of this is your fault. Urbana opted against Interstate 57 to displace the wave of traffic. As a result, Champaign will always have the transient economy on lockdown, but you've been to both downtown areas, and you can see the writing on the wall as well as anyone. What they have is entirely possible in Urbana. A booming nightlife. But things are going to have to change. Let me present a couple of suggestions: 1. Get rid of the lawyers taking up window space on Main Street, Race Street and Broadway. Now. For real dude, nobody is partying in a lawyer's office. And what the hell do they need to be on the first floor anyway? Move them upstairs or build a lawyers’ building that they can all move into and open the window shops up to more places like Record Swap,The Iron Post, Embassy and Mirabelle. 2. Find a way to entice more restaurateurs to want to move to Urbana. I am getting a little sick of the Courier's piss burgers by now and if it wasn't for Siam Terrace and Silver Creek, the best place to eat in downtown Urbana would be Strawberry Fields, where everything tastes like BBQ'd poop or curried cardboard. 3. NURTURE THE IMC!!! Hello, is this thing on??? You know what I am talking about, dude.You saw the kids in mohawks and the "dissenters," and you flipped.The Firemen came in and closed the show space down for bullshit reasons, and you did NOTHING to help them. In fact, you made it a point to keep them shut down.What's the deal? When the IMC showspace was functioning, Urbana was a lot of fun. Now it's closed, and Urbana's nightlife sucks, aside from The Iron Post, Crane Alley and The Office. Until you decide that young people who think for themselves are a good thing for Urbana, I cannot get behind your agenda. Old people are boring.Very boring.And no one wants to go out with boring people man. Get with the program. Call up Carlos or Kosmo if you have to, but do something and do it fast. Listen man, I am not trying to get you down. I am trying to get Urbana up! There are things that can be done to fix this town, and next week, I will get into it even further. But for now, sleep easy, take in what I am trying to say, and pour yourself a drink.You can still win this thing if you make the right moves... Seth Fein was born and raised in Urbana. He is really looking forward to seeing a show at the IMC soon. He would also like to to say that The Courier has the best salad bar in CU. He can be reached at sethfein@readbuzz.com

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Few films are able to send this message with as much power and conviction as Coach Carter.

dictable, a tad cliche, and it relies on some familiar techniques seen over and over again in sports films. But Coach Carter achieves exactly what it sets out to do. It is a magical story with a surprising and all too perfect ending. Directed by Thomas Carter, the film stars Samuel L. Jackson in one of his best leading roles. Both the man and the film are on a mission.Their mission is one and the same: to teach kids to reach the goals they set for themselves, and that they really are capable of achieving whatever they desire. Few films are able to send this message with as much power and conviction as Coach Carter. Samuel L. Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance as the venerable coach is truly the life of the film. The humble sporting goods storeowner accepts the position as head coach of the Richmond High School basketball team. Carterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unbridled enthusiasm and ambition are his biggest strengths. He demands respect from his players and in turn respects them. His inspirational speeches are as good, if not better, than

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those of other sports movies. It is his dedication and perseverance that audiences will take away from this film. In order to set the rules for the team, Carter has each member sign a contract stating that they promise to achieve at least a 2.3 GPA and sit in the front row of all their classes. If a team member does not live up to his end of the contract, the team has failed, and therefore, Carter has failed. Carter must remind the kids that they are student-athletes and that â&#x20AC;&#x153;student comes before athlete.â&#x20AC;? After receiving the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poor progress reports, Carter locks up the school gymnasium until the students live up to their contracts.The stunt draws national attention, and all the Richmond parents demand that Carter be fired. Carter begs the parents to consider the message that putting the athletes above the law sends predecessor, and the jokes that are funny seem far more contrived. (Devon Sharma) WHITE NOISE 2 stars 2 stars Michael Keaton & Chandra West As a result of the production values, White Noise is better than the screenplay had any right to be. The factual background of EVP elevates the fear in the stor y and the creepy tone does provide great buildup for the scares when they finally come. (Randy Ma)

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them. He wants nothing to do with a school that supports such a message. The rest of the film falls perfectly into place, and it concludes, go figure, with the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state tournament game against the number one team. Of course, win or lose, they are all winners already. But Coach Carter sends even that message in a very different, uplifting way. Memorable supporting roles from the players round out the film and give added life to the messages Carter is trying to teach them. One of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s star players, Kenyon Stone (Rob Brown) and his girlfriend, Kyra (Ashanti), struggle over a decision of whether or not to keep the baby they are going to have. Timo Cruz (Rick Gonzalez) deserts the team in the early going, and in order to come back, he must do all 2,500 push-ups and 1,000 suicides the rest of the team has completedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in just a few days. When he falls just short, a heartfelt gesture by the team is wonderfully inspirational. Sadly, Remember the Titans, another sports film about overcoming the odds and going the distance, will probably always overshadow Coach Carter. Remember the Titans is a bit more specific in the message it tries to send regarding racial diversity, whereas Coach Carter sends a message that applies to anyone, anywhere, at anytime. In one of the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most dramatic moments, Jackson says to his players, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You may deserve this, but that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to hand it to you.â&#x20AC;?How true that is.

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ASSAULT ON PRECINT 13 Ethan Hawke & Laurence Fishburne â&#x20AC;&#x153;From the Producers of Training Dayâ&#x20AC;? comes this remake of John Carpenterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1976 lowbudget action classic (which itself was a remake of sorts of Rio Bravo). The original was a tense thriller that still packs a punch today, so hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hoping the remake does it justice. (Andrew Vecelas)

THE AVIATOR 3.5 STARS

Leonardo DiCaprio & Alec Baldwin The Aviator is a fantastic journey that cashes in on one of the greatest casting jobs with a little help from a savvy director. Scorsese has a great film that will maintain his legacy among Hollywoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest directors. It wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t surprise anyone when it pulls in an Oscar nomination or two. (Andrew Crewell) HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS 3 .5 STARS Andy Lau & Takeshi Kaneshiro This is a ceaselessly thrilling story about the ways that love, sex and violence become wrapped into one and that sometimes there is no more romantic act than saving a life. And as the need for action stains the purity of love, House of Flying Daggers cuts right through you. (Matt Pais)

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The anger.The yelling.The friends.Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not to love, really? Ok, I can think of a few things. Commercials.The Patriots.The lack of my team in the playoffs. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s start with commercials. TV timeouts are abundant enough during the regular season.There are so many of them, in fact, that one of the best parts of attending a game is the wonderful chant that goes a little something like this: Stadium Announcer:â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a timeout.â&#x20AC;? Crowd:â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where?â&#x20AC;? Stadium Announcer:â&#x20AC;&#x153;On the field.â&#x20AC;? Crowd:â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ohh.â&#x20AC;? But during the playoffs thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just too damn many of them. During the Vikings/Eagles game on Saturday, the commercials advertised the playoffsâ&#x20AC;Ś which I was already watching. Seems a bit overkill, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you think? And then thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Super Bowl. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get me wrong, I love Super Bowl commercials, but it seems like thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a commercial every other play.Which is fine for the people who watch the game for the sole purpose of seeing some quality advertising, but for those of us who watch for the game (mostly), the commercials are really just an annoyance. Next: The Patriots. Damn them. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to win anymore! Peyton Manning had the best offensive regular season ever. And the Patriots ended his run. Damn them. I love Peyton Manning. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an amazing football player. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on his way to being the best quarterback of all time (maybe). But for some reason, he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t beat the Pats. But as much as I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like them, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a damn good team. And regardless of the outcome, next weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game against the Steelers is sure to be great. The last thing I hate: Where are the Bears?!?! My team. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re no good. I mean, I love them, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had some problems.This year we had some injury problems.We lost our beloved new quarterback and struggled in finding a decent replacement. The Bears recently hired former U of I head coach Ron Turner as their offensive coordinator, and that will be interesting, at the very least. But despite my ranting, the playoffs are great. Like most people, I spend whole days on my couch, watching football and screaming at the TV, all the while thinking about where Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to be watching the Super Bowl. Because Super Bowl parties are awesome: good food, good friends and good football. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just hope itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good game. And that sometime soon the Bears will be in itâ&#x20AC;Ś and win. New England has had enough championships lately. On another note, congrats to Peyton Manning on an incredible season. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sad to see his team out of the race, but hopefully heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll come back next year and rise to the pressures of the playoffs.

KINSEY 3.5 STARS Liam Neeson & Laura Linney Kinsey is a bit of a cerebral experience; it hits you in the head and beneath the belt, but never in the heart or the gut. It uncovers the role of sex in any society and questions how something so innate can be so unmentionable, presenting the outdated culture of sexual suppression as its own â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bed Scare.â&#x20AC;? Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be shy; you just might learn something. (Matt Pais)

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takes off only seven months into their marriage, he soon takes a shine to Alex. Weitz carves such unique, believable relationships between his characters that their ambitions and insecurities may actually remind you of people you know. Quaid is outstanding as a man refusing to let his career or his daughter slip away from him. He gives Dan so much dignity and integrity,in fact,that even when he punches Carter IN GOOD COMPANY • TOPHER GRACE & SCARLETT JOHANSSON in the face, he still comes off, deep down, as a model employee and a damn insignificant. It’s about how people support each good father. Johansson is superb in a role that’s other in a business world that rips them apart trickier than it might seem; because of her,Alex after they’ve developed relationships just to raise is intriguing and beautiful but ultimately just a the bottom line. Plenty of jokes don’t hit, and flawed, confused college girl, torn between a there’s a routine feeling to the romance between man who wants her to remain his baby and a Carter and Alex.The moral intricacies of dating man who already sees her as a woman. your boss’s daughter are certainly not the But the real revelation here is Grace, who movie’s focus, but they’re also not quite makes the lonely, pathetic Carter a heart-tug- explored enough to really render their relationging emblem of a boy who grew up too fast. ship scandalous or even seductive. When Carter invites himself over to Dan’s Yet with kindness, honesty, and a real-life house for dinner, Grace doesn’t let Carter’s des- sting of middle-aged resentment, In Good peration turn lecherous. He’s just a confused, Company has lots to teach about the difference lonesome kid whose parents never paid much between business and pleasure and the differattention to him, given the money for an ence between success and happiness. It’s expensive suit and told that he’s a man. almost a great movie, but when so few films There’s a sad understanding here for the really nail the subjectivity of age and the ways that older men can feel young and importance of living one day at a time, almost powerless and younger men can feel old and great is good enough.

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from The Hand for the rest of the movie. This is what “the producers that brought you X-Men” must have been thinking when they plugged Elektra to the studio: “Elektra is going to be the feel-good martial arts movie of the season. Elektra is going to be an assassin but it’s going to be fun because she’ll get a fruit basket from her agent every time she finishes a job. But Elektra is also a tortured soul, so let’s have her morbidly depressed for the whole movie. She’ll have a romance with the father that will be shown in two PG-13 kissing scenes that lead to nowhere. Elektra will also have obsessive-compulsive disorder (I’m assuming she has it in the comics), so we’ll have it stated for the fans but totally ignore it in the movie.” What is frustrating most is that there is a plethora of great stories and directions they could have taken in Elektra. However, the result, at best, is a poor excuse for an action movie. One of the worst things a film can do is cause the audience to sit in the theater and realize how much better the movie could have been while they are watching it. This is precisely what Elektra does.

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Editor’s Note:The views expressed in this article are the opinions of the author and not the staff of the Buzz as a whole. Beverly and Savoy are both fine theaters and the only choices for local moviegoers to see the vast majority of major film releases.

Manager of Boardman’s Art Theatre Mitchell Vaughn prepares a reel of film for the showing of Godzilla. Boardman’s specializes in art house films and high-quality food. Boardman’s Art Theatre. “Our audience comes in good faith to see our movie, no matter what we’re showing. We reward that trust by only getting movies that we are sure they will like. We can’t rely on outside advertising.The films we show don’t have TV spots, and their stars don’t necessarily frequent talk shows. We can’t be considered as competing with the Savoy or Beverly. We show different films that complement theirs by catering to a different crowd. I go to the big theaters to see mainstream movies and, they should come here to see art-house films. But they still consider us competition.” The Beverly and Savoy are both entirely justified in booking independent films they see a potentially profitable, but it has frequently resulted in the Art Theatre getting overlooked for films it needs to survive. Boardman’s usually reinvests the money it makes. For each hit movie Boardman’s shows, it

is able to show a series of quality lesser-known titles that may not guarantee ticket sales, but will expose its clientele to superlative cinema that the multiplexes would probably not touch. Recently, Undertow failed to attract large crowds, despite being an expertly crafted and disturbingly edgy psychological thriller; sumptuously shot and with a memorable score by Philip Glass, it may not be a familiar name to its lack of stars and unconventional narrative. While this might have been a turn-off to some, Undertow was unequivocally a more worthwhile experience than most films. Last summer, the theater’s policy of promoting quality finally paid off. Having shown a succession of critically acclaimed documentaries (including The Fog Of War, Super Size Me and Capturing The Friedmans), it arranged a deal to get Fahrenheit 9/11 on opening day, exclusively, for four weeks. It proved to be their most successful film yet, selling out shows daily for the first two weeks of its run. There’s always something going on at Boardman’s. For House of Flying Daggers

they contacted local businesses that contributed thousands of dollars of authentic Chinese merchandise with which to decorate the theater. The recent LunaFest—a short film festival about women’s issues—was a resounding success. The Marathon of Fright was a perfect opportunity to promote local filmmaking, and one of several attempts Boardman’s has made to help nurture Champaign’s movie-making community.Whether it’s a one-off screening of a cult classic or a series of midnight movies, it’s always worth checking the Web site for upcoming events, as well as signing up for a mailing list that will keep you informed. An example is a special video presentation on Jan. 30: Deadline is a riveting documentary of Illinois Gov. George Ryan’s last days of office, when he was responsible for deciding the fates of 167 death row inmates. Both the filmmaker and Ryan will be present at the screening and available afterwards for Q&A. Feb. 11 sees one of 2004’s most incredible films, Bad Education, come to Champaign; directed by Oscar-winner Pedro Almodóvar and starring Gael García Bernal, it is a stunningly inventive example of film noir. After that, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice is released, with Al Pacino and Joseph Fiennes in heavily lauded roles. Suffice it to say that Boardman’s Art Theatre is an unambiguous asset to the community, one that needs the support and interest of the town’s population to maintain what it is achieving. Furthermore, a trip to Boardman’s proves to be a rewarding experience organized by film lovers. “The art theater is a valuable resource,”said Vaughn.“Ignoring it is like going to Blockbuster instead of That's Rentertainment. And anyway ... our buzz popcorn's bet-

Editor Frank Kelly Rich's bimonthly tribute to overdrinking—the magazine Modern Drunkard—is a 50,000-circulation glossy “about drinking and only about drinking, and not just drinking, but heavy drinking,” he told the Los Angeles Times in January. Recent features included biographies of great drunks, a dictionary of bar slang, and a testimonial on how drinking cured one man's fear of flying. “The most accomplished people,” Rich said, “have been drinkers,” and he implied that people in the Middle East ought to drink more. Calling serious drinkers an “oppressed minority,” Rich said he himself has about eight drinks a day, sometimes up to 30 (when he frequently blacks out). Said Rich's wife, of her husband's career, “When you find your calling, you have to go with it.”

ACHIEVING THE PERFECT SOCIETY (1) In the fall of 2004, Ron Nunn Elementary school (Brentwood, Calif.) ended its “Golden Circle” program, which officials soured on because it honored only kids with good grades, and established in its place the “Eagle Society,” which also celebrates personal, nonacademic achievements. The principal said he could not bear to see the sad faces of kids left out of the Golden Circle and wanted “all of our kids to be honored.” (2) The city council of Ota (north of Tokyo) implemented a policy in January to require that male city workers take six separate weeks of paid leave sometime before their new child's first birthday so that (said one official) “men (get) involved in raising children.” The men will also have to submit written reports on child-rearing.

PEOPLE DIFFERENT FROM US Howard Goldstein, 47, was charged with murdering his landlord and fellow Orthodox Jew, Rabbi Rahamin Sultan, in October in Brooklyn, N.Y., in a rent dispute, and police said that when they knocked on the door to investigate Sultan's disappearance, Goldstein answered dressed (according to the New York Post) in a gray blouse “with a plunging neckline,” slacks, and pink highheeled shoes, and wearing bright red lipstick and blue eye shadow “that clashed with his long beard.” A search of his room turned up pre-beard snapshots of Goldstein in an array of fashions and wigs.

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he awards season traditionally encourages an abundance of quality fare, but this past weekend local multiplexes utilized their collective 34 screens to exhibit White Noise, Ocean’s Twelve and Elektra on multiple screens.They are still showing Darkness, Fat Albert and National Treasure.This is precisely why more discerning viewers, who have a passionate enthusiasm for cinema, know there is another theater in Champaign-Urbana: Boardman’s Art Theater. It is merely a single screen theater in downtown Champaign that can hardly compete with the vast multiplexes in terms of size. But intellectualized programming has seen the theater attract a demographic long since alienated by the ennui of the mainstream’s recycled formula. The success of this film is crucial to Boardman’s, as it marks the first time a film’s opening there has coincided with its release at the Savoy and Beverly. There is no doubt that they offer a superb movie-watching experience.Their HPS-4000 Sound System is among the best on the market, and their projection system undeniably provides a desirable viewing environment.The seats are arranged to allow all 250 patrons a comfortable view. Furthermore, pre-assigned seating means that you can book a specific seat in advance without the tedium of waiting in line.There is a strict policy that employees must see the film in order to discuss it with customers. Even the food is of a high quality, including pizzas and stuffed pretzels. The proverbial rub lies in most people’s motivation for watching movies: rather than appreciate film as an art form, it is frequently considered as an entertaining distraction, or an opportunity to gaze upon some over-hyped celebrity. The operation of an independently owned singlescreen art theater is entirely different from that of a theater that is likely to show a new release on five of its screens. “We don’t follow box office numbers,”explains Mitchell Vaughn, co-manager of

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sort of a tough time for some people. Everything just felt sort of wrong afterward, as if it was all headed in the wrong direction. Usually when things get like that, a greater power decides to throw yet another curveball to show you what wrong really is, just to put things into perspective. As a sacrifice to this greater power, whatever he, she or it may actually be, this week’s column is a random compilation of things that haven’t been right this past few weeks. Sadly, finding a starting point in the whole mess is the hardest part, so in lieu of logic, let’s begin with Richard Gere. A devout follower of the Dalai Lama and concerned about virtually everything, Mr. Gere made a television commercial to encourage Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza to get out and vote in the election to find a successor to Yasser Arafat. Okay, I know you’re a "one world" sort of guy, but the people there have no idea who the hell you are, idiot. When you’re dodging car bombs and missiles on a daily basis, catching the midnight showing of American Gigolo is a luxury these people simply can’t afford. Holy crap, in five years, half the people in the United States won’t even know who the hell you are. Come down from the mountain, ‘cause I think the air is a little thin up there. Speaking of natural disasters, Bill O’Reilly came out against tsunami relief on his show last week, saying he didn’t think most of the money raised would ever get to the people who needed it. Geez Louise, I’m as cynical as anybody, but you gotta be a cold hearted, ignorant bastard to say something like that. Believe it or not, I liked you better when you were sexually harassing your secretary. I still didn’t like you at all, but at least I liked you better back then. Of course, he then agreed to be on a telethon with his "buddy" and arch enemy George Clooney. Hey, I would have donated a couple of bucks myself if the two of them promise to french kiss like Britney and Madonna on the MTV awards. I mean, then we could at least see how committed either of them was to the cause. Then Colin Powell comes out and says the United States effort in tsunami relief may make Muslim nations see

America in a better light. Wow, it’s a good thing that natural disaster came along because that’s the first effective PR towards Muslim nations we’ve had in the last five years. If the world was lucky enough to get another black plague, they might even stop trying to kill us all the time. How bored you have to be to beam a laser into the cockpit of a plane. Holy crap, it’s happened about a dozen times since Christmas. It’s dangerous, of course, because it temporarily blinds the pilot and because Michael Coulter they will arrest you and send is a videographyou to prison. er, comedian Apparently it really is a good and can be way to blind the pilots though, so heard on WPGU if any of you terrorists are out 107.1 Thursdays there running out of ideas, this at 5 with Ricker might be a good one to try. Why workin’ it. the hell would you tell the general public about this sort of thing? It’s just like when there’s a slow news day and some reporter takes a look at the safety precautions of our water supply. "Well, if you thought our drinking water was safe from terrorism, you might be wrong, tonight at six!" Then they proceed to show the viewer how many different ways the water could be poisoned, just in case there were some ways you hadn’t thought of yet. Finally, NASA is preparing to shoot a spacecraft into a comet, so as to bust a big ass hole in it so they can see what’s inside. That’s great, I suppose, I’m all for learning and shit, but I’d almost prefer it if they held off for a bit. We got tsunamis, earthquakes and mudslides without even trying for them. Shooting a missile into a comet seems like it might really disrupt something. I mean, it appears the gods are pretty freaking angry as it is, and my guess is that blasting the living piss out of a comet isn’t gonna brighten their day. If the comet thing fails, maybe we should all get together and try to build a tower that will reach into heaven so we can all see God. Sure, it’s supposedly been tried once already a long time ago in Babel, but who the hell are we, Wile E. Coyote? Geez, if that crazy cartoon had ran the Apollo Space program, we would have never put a man on the moon. For crapsake, the first time he tired to catch the Roadrunner with those jet-powered skis it almost worked. Then he scraps the whole concept and tries to just drop a boulder on him. Cartoons are so stupid.

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first national protocol for sexual assault treatment is a glaring omission in an otherwise thorough document. Including counseling about pregnancy prevention and the provision of emergency contraception would help rape victims prevent unintended pregnancies, avoid abortions and safeguard their mental health.” Ninety-seven members of Congress also included themselves among many in urging the DOJ to amend the protocol. The protocol was 130 pages long, and eight pages were devoted to sexually transmitted diseases and infections, which shows how thorough the DOJ was in its explanation and directions for treating sexual assault patients in this area. However, the protocol has only one sentence addressing pregnancy prevention and says nothing about EC. “To not provide information about emergency contraception to survivors really does them a great disservice in terms of being able to get it,”Anderson said. A study released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said that in eight of 11 stated studied, less than 40 percent of emergency care facilities routinely provided emergency contraception onsite to rape survivors. In some states, the number was as low as six percent. According to researchers at Princeton University and University of California, up to 22,000 pregnancies that result from rape each year could be prevented if emergency care facilities routinely provided emergency contraception. In 1999, a sexual assault

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you to think that there are hundreds of tea varieties, but they are in fact simply tea blends (much in the same way that a “French roast” coffee is a blend of coffee varietals chosen for specific flavor aspects). And what about that “orange pekoe” designation you see so often on Tetley or Lipton tea bags? Well, that is not a reference to any tea flavor but rather a grade assigned to tea leaf quality (the grades are too numerous to mention in any detail here). Which brings us to the question hotly debated in tea circles: loose tea or bagged tea? Among connoisseurs, there is no question that loose tea is better. For one thing, the leaves are not crushed up, meaning they will have most of the oils and such that are necessary for robust flavor. Also, the leaves will have room to unfurl during steeping, whereas bagged teas are rather confined (although there are some premium tea makers making exquisite tea bags filled with very good tea). It is recommended that one use a strainer or tea infuser basket (I have a Bodum infuser teapot that I love) in place of a tea ball. Always start with fresh water. For black tea, use water that is at the boiling point. Green and white teas require cooler water (160 to 180 degrees F). Do not oversteep your tea! If you want a stronger pot of tea, use more leaves. How you serve your tea is up to you. I was raised on milk tea (the British way), but when I spent some time studying in Russia, I fell in love with the way tea was made there: served in tea glasses (like small juice glasses) with nothing to mask the flavor of the tea. Visit a local tea shop or attend Marci Dodds’ tea class through Urbana Adult Education for more information on tea and tea-making.

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amend the protocol to include detailed information on how EC should be offered or provided to sexual assault patients, said Brooke Anderson, community organizer for Champaign County Health Care Consumers (CCHCC).Twenty local organizations have signed on to this letter in addition to urging its members to call-in and email the DOJ on Jan. 6, 2005. “We had members of those organizations to call or email in because it’s important for the Department of Justice to hear from individuals,” Anderson said. “We helped the Department of Justice’s phone ring off the hook last week and this weekend.” Emergency Contraceptive pills work by delaying or inhibiting ovulation, inhibiting fertilization or preventing implantation of a fertilized egg in the uterus, according to A. Glasier’s article in the New England Journal of Medicine. The medication is effective up to 120 hours after intercourse but has a higher effectiveness if taken as soon as possible after intercourse. The letter sent to the DOJ asking to amend the protocol was signed by 206 national, state and local organizations. These organizations included sexual assault groups, medical professionals and religious groups. The letter states, “The failure to include a specific discussion of emergency contraception in the

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ea is a drink whose origins are nearly mythical. It’s said that in 2737 BC, a Chinese emperor named Shen Nung, who was deeply interested in science and health, decreed that all water should be boiled before drinking to prevent disease. While on one of his travels, his servants prepared some boiled water for him under a tea tree.A few leaves fell into his cup and thus tea was born.Tea caught on as an excellent and refreshing beverage throughout China, and Buddhist monks brought the leaves to Japan and India. Middle Easterners, the Portuguese and the Dutch all claim credit for bringing tea to Europe, where the British in particular have made it a national drink and pastime. Today, tea is nearly as ubiquitous in the United States as coffee, although one might argue that there are not quite as many tea connoisseurs here as there are coffee aficionados. That may be changing, however, as more Americans demand premium tea leaves and insist on higher-quality tea bags made from fabrics instead of bleached paper. But, first things first. Let’s talk about all the different kinds of tea available. Walk into a tea shop, such as Walnut Street Tea Company, and you’re faced with a daunting variety of teas. It might help to know that regardless of whether a tea is white, green or black,it’s all from the same tree: Camellia sinensis. White tea is picked before the leaves have unfurled and when they are still covered in fine white hairs (hence the name).The leaves are then minimally fermented and processed, leaving a tea that is naturally sweet and light. One does pay a premium for such tea, but it’s certainly worth a try if you happen to have the opportunity. Look for names such as White Peony or Silver Moon. And, if you decide to brew this tea at home, remember that it should be brewed at less than the boiling point to preserve the tea’s delicate flavor. Green tea is picked a bit later in the process, when the leaves are green. Like white tea, it is minimally fermented and processed. However, there is a distinct difference in taste, with most describing green tea’s flavor as “grassy” and “fresh.”This is another tea that should be steeped at less than the boiling point. Black tea, like green tea, is picked when the leaves are green, but it is fermented for a longer time. Black tea is the most consumed tea in the world. It describes most of the tea you find in your local grocery store under brand names such as Lipton or Tetley. It is also the tea with the most caffeine (40 mg to green tea’s 30 and white tea’s 15). These are the three main tea categories. Names such as jasmine and Earl Grey may lead

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Melissa Fanella is the owner of Caffe Paradiso located at 801 S. Lincoln Ave. in Urbana. Fanella graduated from the University of Illinois and later moved back to the community to open Caffe Paradiso which has been running for more than six years. What were you doing before Paradiso?

I studied English literature and creative writing at U of I and worked in coffee shops for about seven years. After graduation, when no one here would hire me to do a job relating to my degree, I moved back to the suburbs and worked in food service at a racetrack. After doing that for a while, I was itching to do something creative again. I opened an art gallery on a shoestring budget and did that for about a year, until the cafe idea came to be. Then it was time to move to Champaign-Urbana and get back into the coffee shop business. What makes Paradiso different from other community cafes?

Every cafe has things that set it apart from the next. Unless you are Starbucks or trying to be Starbucks. In those cases, you're not truly a community cafe.A good cafe has a chance to bring something fresh to a community while offering something old as time—a meeting place. We work really hard to maintain a comfortable place where people not only feel welcome but feel part of it in some way. As a staff, we have fun working together, so it makes for a good atmosphere all around. We enjoy what we do and that keeps the cafe feeling alive. Something more specific and coffee-related that sets us apart is our outstanding coffee roaster. Intelligentsia (a small roastery in Chicago) simply produces really great coffee. Our staff appreciates that and has the experience and training to serve drinks that do justice to that amazing coffee. What is your favorite thing about working at Paradiso?

The people I work with and for. I wouldn't have stayed in C-U if I hadn't found a second family at the cafe. I couldn't ask for a better group of people

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artist’s corner Wesley Waters describes herself as “a jewelry designer with a new, full-service bead store.” She discovered beading 10 years ago in Colorado and worked in a bead store there in Durango, where she learned about different gemstones and techniques. When she came to Urbana-Champaign, she sold jewelry at the Farmer’s Market but realized there wasn’t a bead store in town, so she began Butterfly Beads. Waters believes that beading can be an art, hobby or craft. Furthermore, not only does she do custom orders, repair work and classes; her shop is available to anyone who wants to create jewelry. Waters feels that most women love to adorn themselves, and she is fascinated by gemstones and sparkly items; she finds them “mesmerizing,” and Butterfly Beads is the perfect place to be lost amid the dazzle.

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or a more fun and hardworking staff. There is a great sense of belonging that comes with a good cafe—among the staff and the people we serve. I've known some of these customers for 10 years or more. I love being around coffee and food, but I could do that anywhere—it's the people who have kept me here.

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Why do you specialize in bead jewelry?

Beads have a special allure for me, and they have a unique place in history. Beads were used to buy New York, and people adorn themselves with beads and beaded clothing around the world. Personally, I find it gratifying wearing a piece of jewelry and being able to say that you know who made it. Every individual creation tells a story and therefore can make a unique connection with the owner’s mind and heart. I do custom personalized jewelry for work because I feel that it is a way to sort of create a sense of place. Of course, I also like playing with pretty sparkly thingies! When personalizing jewelry for a client, I like to incorporate gems which they may feel a connection with, as well as using bead colors that can complement their skin tone. What is your artistic goal?

Waters experiments with beads in a variety of designs and forms.

When you're not at Paradiso, what do you like to do?

There are lots of things I like to do but not much time to pursue them or mental space to devote to them. It's rare that I even finish reading a book anymore. Running a business takes over, no matter how hard you think you can fight it. I like to sit around a table with friends and/or family—that's something I'll always make time for in my life. A friend recently taught me how to knit—it's a surprisingly relaxing way to spend cold winter nights.

I opened Butterfly Beads to encourage the community with another outlet for expression and creativity. I find tremendous amount of satisfaction when people discover there are no rules or limits in the creation process. Some of my goals are to facilitate people’s natural artist so they feel a sense of accomplishment when they have created something on their own. Another goal would be to develop a broader knowledge of beads and different artistic techniques to share with my clients. Being a jewelry designer and a professional business woman with a full-service

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bead store lends itself well to the creative process with all the tools and materials for good ideas to really bloom. Was there anyone who inspired you to work with beads?

About being inspired, it is a funny thing, sometimes it can come from the most unexpected places. When I think back to Beads And Beyond, initially a part-time job I took just to help out while I made it through college, I can dig up lots of great inspiration. Learning from the two talented and wonderful women who owned that shop had the greatest impact in shaping my career. I am always surprised when working with different types of people to see what they come up with and how inspiring their designs can be.When I was growing up, I always recognized that in some way we are all connected with the earth, so I really felt inspiration from natural beauty around me. What is your favorite type of jewelry to make yourself or receive as a gift?

It can be hard to say because I enjoy them all, but you will usually find me wearing a big stone pendant with a beaded necklace. I find that making hand-knotted necklaces is a technique that can show off the beads and gemstones in a “classic” look. This type of style allows people to see how much care and time are involved in making each piece.When I am commissioned to make something, people are usually excited to see what has been created. Usually, I don’t receive jewelry as a gift. I guess people think, ‘Why give a jewelry designer jewelry?’ But maybe they could realize that jewelry is always an appreciated gift. Have you done other types of art before jewelry?

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and nature. Before I got so creatively involved with beads and beaded jewelry, I also enjoyed working with clay. Sculpture was always very expressive and free-form for me. What do you want your customers to get out of coming to your shop?

First, I’d like people to feel welcomed when they come to the shop. Beads come in so many varieties it can sometimes seem like an overload. I like to introduce myself and make sure people feel they can ask me questions about how the store works and what might be a way to make this thing or that. I feel strongly about encouraging anyone to explore what they find interesting. So I hope the shop is a place to come finish a project or start work on a new idea, but mainly I want to facilitate creative fun and exploration. Each person who comes into Butterfly Beads should leave with a smile. What else artistically do you hope to achieve?

If wishes could come true, then I’d wish to be able to continue seeing people excited by my art creations. Artistically speaking, I feel I have not yet achieved much of significance, although my pieces are owned by some of the most well-thought-of people I know. Always, I try to improve my creations and get them out there for people to enjoy. I am never satisfied with standing still, so most likely I’ll be working out the next best way to expressing my inner artist and create jewelry pieces I have been dreaming about for years.

Butterfly Beads is located at 1104 E. Washington St. Wesley Waters can be contacted at 217.344.2323.

What events does Paradiso put on?

We're pretty much up for anything. Over the years we've hosted everyone from Santa Claus to Braid. We have sporadic pasta nights—one is coming up on Monday, Jan. 24: A benefit dinner for tsunami victims. All proceeds get sent to CARE. Come eat! And we'll have live music again (don't tell ASCAP), starting with the Javelinas the second Friday of every month. Really, we enjoy trying out different things because it makes our jobs more interesting. And it makes for something different going on in Urbana for our customers. Why should people try out Paradiso?

People who like to spend time in a cafe need to find the one that suits them. It's important to feel some kind of connection. One should try out all the cafes in town and determine which one fits. s o u n d s

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he Presidents of the United States of America . . . go on. Say it out loud. The phrase commands a cer tain rhythm, as if to instruct you to tighten your lip, swell your chest and bellow it out with a silly grin. If you know anything about mid-90s music (aside from what VH1 tells you), the words will conjure up blissful memories of a surplus of peaches, loved-star ved bitter kitties and boggy marshes. You can’t help muse over whether they are indeed serious musicians.

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he Parkland College Theatre’s stage for the next two weeks will be home to the unique children’s classic The Phantom Tollbooth. The play, by Susan Nanus, is based on the book of the same name by Norton Juster. It will be directed by returning face Jennifer L. Goran and feature an adventure for kindergartners through grandparents.

“Parkland Theatre's Artistic Director Randi Collins Hard asked me to propose a children's theatre piece for their production year,”Goran said. The book-to-play translation seemed a logical choice given its lasting appeal among children and adults alike. “I fell in love with the book. It is witty, clever and intelligent material that both kids and adults can appreciate.” The Phantom Tollbooth was first published in 1961 and has long since found its place among children’s fantasy tale mainstays.The story follows a young boy name Milo who overcomes a fit of boredom by paying to ride in a magical tollbooth that materializes in his room, thus whisking him away on an adventure where he meets a cast of quirky and mysterious characters—all played by a cast of new and familiar faces to the Parkland stage. “This is a typical mix of community people and Parkland students,”said Goran. “We also have two professional actors from Sullivan in our cast. For Parkland patrons, there will be familiar faces as well as new ones. We have some very talented and engaging children making their debut as well.” One of Parkland’s greatest assets is its

ability to draw in talent from all around the community it performs for, as well as utilizing the talent of its theatre department’s students and faculty. Goran is a longtime community member and alumnus of the University of Illinois’ theatre program. She directed The Orphan Train at Parkland and founded the youth theatre troupe The R.I.S.K. (Respect the Integrity of Striving Kids) Takers, which operated for seven years and was the recipient of the Dorothy Mullen National Arts and Humanities Award from the National Recreation and Parks Association Congress. As Goran explains, this production should speak to all age levels. “This is one of those children’s shows that offer something for all ages and inclinations. There is brilliant satire, double entendre and irony for those who appreciate language. The forces of good and evil are in constant battle for the adventure lovers. Truth and sincerity prevail for those who love a happy ending.” Visually, her goal is to capture the look of the times that defined the story for her in the ’60s. “Truly, baby boomers do not want to miss this one! It's a very positive artistic rush from the past. The bold colors and

designs of Peter Max, the moving lights created by disco balls, costume design true to the era ... all this reinforced with familiar sound bites create the atmosphere of a giant fantasy game. And then, of course, is working with the actors as they learn how to make this environment their own and their characters learn to live and breathe in it. “I have an excellent set designer in Tony Schmidt, and when I initially shared my design concepts with him he got very excited. He is younger than I am, and where he had to do some research on the late ’60s and early ’70s, I had lived it.” The set design, originally imaged by the director as a giant game board, has been modified slightly since its conception, but is meant to display the paced sequence of encounters, which carries Milo through the play.“The stage script is pared down from the book and some of the more challenging staging went with those cuts, i.e. Alec, the floating boy, etc. One of my original concepts included the idea of a game board.The game board is still apparent in the design, but due to time constraints, some of the game board elements were compromised. Designing and staging this show has just been a blast.”

And the final result, she said, will be an exploration that should be universal among all ages. “When Milo is stuck in the Doldrums and the Watchdog Tock encourages him to think in order to escape, the disco ball that is placed in the house above the audience first begins to turn. It moves and sparkles with life and creativity, just like we all do when our individual creativity is being accessed and utilized.When the value and benefit of learning is experienced kinesthetically (as opposed to it all being a purely cerebral experience), our desire for it is increased. Knowledge is power when it can be used. I believe that Milo discovers that. When the show is over and the audience begins to leave, the disco ball will be turning. My hope is that the show will awaken and energize the desire for knowledge in everyone that sees it.” buzz The Phantom Tollbooth will run at the Parkland College Theatre Jan. 21, 22, 27, 28 at 7 p.m. and Jan. 29, 30 at 3 p.m. Tickets can be reserved by emailing theatre@parkland.edu or calling the ticket office at 373.3874.

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But it is this very staple of jaunty songwriting that they pride themselves on. Conceived in Seattle, most of the criticism surrounding the band’s light-hearted simplicity revolves around a geographical expectation of angst; as if Kurt himself is rolling over in his grave. Ahh, but this is a misconception—alternative music does not have to involve sorrow. The Presidents have taught us this, while debuting in the heart and peak of the grunge era. Frontman Chris Ballew (vocals, 2-string basitar) asserts, “I just always like to make music that adds positivism to the flow of life. I’ve got my share of problems, that’s for sure, but I’m not compelled to vent them in front of a bunch of people. I think when people get together they want to celebrate, lose themselves and party like it’s 1999. So I just wrote the songs that I thought were the best vehicle to get to that state of mind…good time party rock,West Coast party rock.” Thus, Generation X did just this; embraced the infectious melodies of “Lump” all the way to #1 on the Billboard charts, bobbed our heads to multiple MTV videos and spat out Ballew’s whimsical lyrics at the most inappropriate times.World tours were launched and invitations to late night TV shows followed Grammy nominations. It was simple, pure but downright raw…punk rock. And in the midst of this intensifying nation-wide success, the band called it quits 12 months after their second release in December 1997. Whereas most American bands would ride the commercial bull, gleefully screaming, one hand up in the air waving a cowboy hat until utter exhaustion, the Presidents described the journey as a grey one. “We had kind of a punk rock attitude about all that stuff, which maybe was a little bit to protect ourselves from the fear of failure at trying to play that game or whatever; to be a big fish in a big pond,” Ballew continues,“My analogy to our experience in the big leagues was I always felt like we were poorly dressed at a fancy party with no invitations, meeting as many boy bands as we could before the maitre d’ came and asked us to leave.” They didn’t want to sell out, if you will, to the insecurities of the business. “I never felt like I could trust it or lean on that kind of accomplishment for a sense of satisfaction…you may be the flavor of the

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month and totally a has-been next year.And if you lean on that kind of system for your sense of self worth, you’re setting yourself up for some major disappointment,” states Ballew. Their sophomore effort, II, released on Election Day 1996, can attest to the fickle side of the industry, selling far less copies than the double platinum The Presidents of the United States of America. And even though hard-core fans continued to lend their support, the marketable values of the biz proved too much to stomach for the rock ‘n’ roll purists. “All the extra baggage that came along [with success] just got too heavy and life became all about selling stuff rather than living.And all the traveling away from the very cities that made you successful in the first place; I let it bug me without saying anything for about a year and a half and I just blew up and said I can’t do this anymore.” Consequently, Chris left the band, eliminating an integral force of the trio, forcing Dave Dederer (guitar) and Jason Finn (drums) to venture off unto new paths. Granted, Jason and Dave made the punkpop outfit possible with fueled syncopated beats and alluring electrified guitar riffs, but as history has shown us (think Van Halen), the public doesn’t respond well to changes in the line-up, particularly lead singers. Accordingly, there was this three-year stint where critics and fans alike hailed the band as spurious due to their fading impression on the charts and quick dismemberment. Dan McGarry of @Herald retorts,“Their sound was simple and rough; the band took pride in tongue-in-cheek parody of any style they could imitate. Garage-band antics were part of their videos, they looked like they were having fun bouncing around and pretending to play instruments. Their debut featured erratic recording quality, blithe lyrics and self-satisfied references to their lack of professional ability.” And if that wasn’t bitter enough, he later predicted, “The charming musicians of PUSA might end up buried by the mountain of Seattle-grunge mimicry they so effectively exploited.” Columbia released an “ex-presidential” farewell record in March 1998, Pure Frosting, a collection of covers, live recordings and a few unreleased tracks. While a few harsh, attention-starved critics were lashing out at the weakened state of

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the disbanded group, this final material continued to prove their longevity as accomplished musicians. An adaptation of Ian Hunterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cleveland Rocksâ&#x20AC;? adorned the intro to the Emmy-nominated sitcom, The Drew Carrey Show, and the platinum reaching success of Adam Sandlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Wedding Singer featured an amped-up version of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s band/MTV music video pioneers, The Buggles' â&#x20AC;&#x153;Video Killed the Radio Star.â&#x20AC;? To boot, each President undertook various innovative side projects: Drummer Jason Finn collaborated with various weathered Seattle punk bands; The Fastbacks, The Nevada Bachelors and the Gentlemen. Dave Dederer linked up with Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagen and his band, Loaded. And Ballew fused an effort with another Seattle punk rocker, the Young Fresh Fellowsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; drummer Tad Hutchison to create the quirky duo Chris and Tad. And even though their separate careers were bearing fruits, at the turn of the millennium, all three Presidents stuttered with the notion of a reunion. Ballew, still apprehensive about commercialism, unofficially reunited the gang to team up with the notorious Sir Mix-A-Lot, dubbing themselves Subset. Chris explains, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was like getting together to make music, but not being the Presidents, which was kind of liberating.â&#x20AC;? Eventually, an up-and-coming Internet company entitled MusicBlitz showed interest and proposed a contract to feature a full-length record, Freaked Out and

Small, to be available exclusively online. Unfortunately, Ballewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s apprehensions were justified, and the relationship turned sour. He vents, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The company went out and totally changed what they said they were gonna do and started trumpeting that record as the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Triumphant Returnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; against our wishesâ&#x20AC;Śit really fucked us up. Everybody bought it like it was this big reunion thingâ&#x20AC;Śwe didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to tour or anything. It was just a recording project, an online only, a little nugget for the hard-core fans.â&#x20AC;? It became about selling again. Distributors had to return the record based on false advertising. Yes, the Presidents had been violated, but the semi-reunion sparked some energy from the glory days as a full-fledged trio. And after another two-year stretch with their own ventures, the opportunity to host a New Years Eve gig at one of their hometown favorites and old stomping ground clubs, The Crocodile, arose. It was here in the hot and sweaty, champagne-toasting, punk-fueled celebration of the continuation of life where the three formally dubbed as â&#x20AC;&#x153;five strings, three guys, one missionâ&#x20AC;? rekindled their passion and purpose within that big commercial pond of the music community. Chris explains,â&#x20AC;&#x153;We lean on the sensation of standing up in front of people and playing for them, because that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go away, I mean, that makes my life better. Being nominated for a Grammy really doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make your life better. Being

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realize,but campus was silent until Tuesday, and I never have been much for convention anyway. Record Service is gone for good, but downtown Champaign has its first CD store since the demise of Periscope Records. Right after Thanksgiving, brothers Jeffrey and James Brandt opened Exile on Main Street next to the new Merry Annâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diner. By all appearances at first just a video-game store, it promptly phased in new and used CDs, many specialty titles.The grand opening extends through today. Right before Christmas, The Blackouts assumed a new name:The Living Blue, like their 2004 album Living in Blue. Since the name â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Blackoutsâ&#x20AC;? is more famous for a 1980s Seattle act, as well as an early Frank Zappa project, The Living Blue ought to reduce confusion as the ChampaignUrbana band broadens their base. The Living Blue will play Feb. 11 at Nargile, then go into the studio to record for their new label, Minty Fresh Records. Meanwhile, The Living Blue will appear in the February issue of Alternative Press. Saraphine, a Chicago group that maintained close ties to Champaign-Urbana, closed up shop Dec. 18 after four and a half years of music. Guitarist Phil Kosch has

strut the stage with an amp in one hand and a guitar in the other. I mean, with a band so focused on the main elements of rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll their influences surprisingly vary from Outkast and Green Day to Nick Drake and the Jackson Five.Yet,The Beatles being lyricist Ballewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prime influence, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll hear a connection on this new record. Now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not talking â&#x20AC;&#x153;Helpâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Want To Hold Your Hand,â&#x20AC;? but rather crazy hippie Beatles like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Piggiesâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Am The Walrusâ&#x20AC;? turned punk. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be seeing much more of the revamped Presidents trio, solidly reunited with a clear, mature philosophy. Ballew insists that the break-up was necessary. Finding inspiration via Hollywood, he states, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I watched Jerry Maguire right before I quit the band. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of cheesy and everything, but its got a great message: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fuck around doing something you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to do. And if it means follow your gut, even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the most complicated or wrong moveâ&#x20AC;Śif it feels right itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably right.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I was like â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;oh goddamn, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gotta get out of here;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I gotta do the equivalent of standing up and holding the fish and saying whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with me. I regret the way I did it, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t regret that we broke up. I think we had to do that. I think we had to reset.â&#x20AC;? buzz

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joined affiliate band Empyrean, and the rest of Saraphine has become a new, unnamed band with the addition of guitarist Mike Patti. Saraphine was one of eight finalists in a 2001 Rolling Rock talent search and opened for Local H twice here. Triple Whip emerges from hibernation Friday to play at Courtyard CafĂŠ, their first local show since the 14th Annual Great Cover Up. Also aboard are ifihadahifi from Green Bay and So Many Dynamos from St. Louis. Show time is 9 p.m., and cover is $5. On a related note, Phyllis, an Ohio band that played here two years ago (within a day) with Triple Whip, at last is back. Phyllis performs with The Frame (ex-Monster Honkey) and Mad Science Fair Saturday at Mike 'n Molly's. Show time is 10 p.m., and cover is $3. In addition, under the name The Double Standard Practice, Mike Clayton of Mad Science Fair has a new 18-song album, Beautiful Music for Ugly People. Also Saturday, singer-songwriter Joni Laurence visits from Tennessee for a free concert at Pages for All Ages in Savoy. Show time is 7 p.m. Jan. 10, she began a five-week internship at Compass Records in Nashville.

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(March 21-April 19):

"When you reach the top, keep climbing." This Zen proverb is especially applicable to you, Aries. Though you may feel as if you've accomplished as much as you can for now, I assure you that even more progress is not only likely but desirable. So don't bask in the afterglow yet. Claim the once-impossible prize--even at the risk of being called greedy. In the process, you might finally break the taboo that you've been keeping a secret from yourself.

TAU RU S

(April 20-May 20):

More than 240,000 people died in the earthquake that struck Tangshan, China in 1976. The relief effort was negligible compared to the help that has arrived in response to the tsunami disaster of a few weeks ago. One explanation for the difference is that there has been a dramatic globalization of consciousness. People currently living on the planet are increasingly aware of how intimately interdependent we all are. Thirty years ago no one had heard of the butterfly effect--the theory that the flapping of a butterfly's wings in Japan can affect the weather in Texas. Now millions understand the principle.Your assignment in the coming week, Taurus, is to pursuethis line of thought further than you ever have. In what way do events happening elsewhere in the world impact your personal life? What would it mean for you to take seriously the slogan, "Think globally, act locally?" (P.S. It might be time to start reading newspapers from outside of your country.)

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20):

In 1718, a top Lutheran official in Eisenach, Germany sent a letter to the town administrators of nearby Ostheim-vor-der-Rhoen, mandating them to choose a new priest for the local congregation. Due to human error, the mail didn't arrive until 2004, too late to fulfill its function. I regard this as an apt metaphor for a scenario that will soon unfold in your life, Gemini. You too will finally receive a longdelayed delivery. Unlike the German message that was 286 years tardy, however, yours won't be completely useless. On the contrary, it might be curiously fresh. In the big picture, its seemingly belated arrival may even be perfect timing.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22):

Is it too late for you to make another New Year's resolution? Not according to my astrological analysis. In fact, I think it's a perfect time to conjure up a few resolutions with financial themes. Try saying this one aloud, Cancerian, and see how it feels: "I resolve to win the lottery this year." Or how about this: "I resolve to find wads of hundred-dollar bills that careless drug dealers have accidentally dropped on the sidewalk." Here's another that might suit you: "I resolve to make a fortune on eBay by selling deeds to real estate on the planet Venus." If none of those feels quite right, try this: "I resolve to spend the coming weeks filling the holes in my understanding about how to generate, save, and invest money."

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22):

Bibliophile Anne N. Marino loves the "welcoming mysteriousness" of those buildings where large collections of books are housed for public use. "Walking into a library," she wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle, "I'm filled with a sense of belonging; my mind becomes clear, my heart rate slows; I can think." Your assignment in the coming week, Leo, is to identify the places that make you feel like that, and then spend as much time as possible inside of them.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

Eminem recently received a tribute from the Raelians, a UFO cult that preaches nonviolence. They bestowed the title of "honorary priest" on the hip-hop star for his anti-war video, "Mosh." Was he proud and pleased? I doubt it, though he and his camp had no comment. I imagine you'll soon be getting a similarly meaningless "reward" or unwanted recognition for your good work, Virgo. Don't get mad about it. Don't let it stir up your old fear that you will never get the understanding and appreciation you deserve. Instead, have faith that what I'm about to predict will come to pass: It may take a while, but you will eventually receive a truly gratifying payoff for your recent breakthrough.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

If I'm reading the astrological omens correctly, Libra, fun and games will be at a peak in the coming weeks. The hormones that induce playful experimentation will be at record levels, and you'll be as

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SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

In the years before scientists finally figured out the structure of DNA,physicist Erwin Schrödinger helped define the parameters of the quest. He theorized that the chromosome contains both the blueprintfor life and the power to create what the blueprint delineates. Within this mysterious powerhouse, in other words, is both the "architect'splan and the builder's craft." I urge you to meditate on the chromsome as a metaphor for the work you have ahead of you, Scorpio.It's time for you to make or find something that will serve as both archtect's plan and builder's craft in the coming months.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

It's illegal for women to drive cars in Saudi Arabia. Religious fundamentalists there have managed to twist public policy to reflect their wacky beliefs. (Does that sound like any other country you know?) But one Saudi woman, Hanadi Hindi, has refused to be shut out of the fun of piloting her own vehicle: She learned to fly planes in Jordan, and has been hired by a billionaire Saudi prince to work for his private airline. I nominate her to be a source of inspiration for you, Sagittarius. If there is a desirable role to which you have been denied access, don't waste your time and energy fighting the problem: Simply leap to the next level.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Ludacris is "a well-rounded hedonist who pursues a balanced lineup of vices and addictions," says Nathan Rabin in his review of the hip-hop star's CD, *The Red Light District.* I suggest that you treat Ludacris as your partial role model in the coming week, Capricorn, even as you also regard him as your anti-role model. Here's what I mean: You should be a well-rounded hedonist, but not by pursuing vices and addictions. Instead, seek out excitement that resonates with your noblest ideals, pleasures that thrill your soul as well as your body, and blissful adventures that enhance the health of you and everyone else you encounter.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

Before going to sleep last night, I studied your astrological aspects for the coming week and asked my dreams to send me clues about what information you needed in your horoscope. I awoke at dawn with the answer. In my dream, I was at a mass birthday party for hundreds of Aquarians. Everyone was drinking tea made from an herb called Job's tears as the goth band Lake of Tears performed. Then I gave a poetic speech on how crying can achieve the same effect as orgasm. As the dream climaxed, I led everyone outside into the drizzly night. We looked skyward and let the raindrops drench our faces as we did a mass singalong of "Cry Me a River," each of us lost in a private ritual of relief and release.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20):

According to U.S. News & World Report, 74 percent of the population believes that "if a prayer goes unanswered it probably didn't fit into God's plan." I hope you don't adopt such a wimpy attitude about your own divine petitions in the coming weeks. The way I understand the current astrological omens, God may ignore your pleas for now, but is not ultimately opposed to granting them. Frankly, I suspect that the Creator needs you to change something about yourself before you will get your wish.

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ASSEMBLY HALL | First & Florida, Champaign 333-5000 AMERICAN LEGION POST 24 | 705 W Bloomington, Champaign 356-5144 AMERICAN LEGION POST 71 | 107 N Broadway, Urbana 367-3121 BARFLY | 120 N Neil, Champaign 352-9756 BOLTINI LOUNGE | 211 N Neil, Champaign 378-8001 BOARDMAN’S ART THEATER | 126 W Church, Champaign 351-0068 THE BRASS RAIL | 15 E University, Champaign 352-7512 THE CANOPY CLUB (GARDEN GRILL) | 708 S Goodwin, Urbana 367-3140 CHANNING-MURRAY FOUNDATION | 1209 W Oregon, Urbana COSMOPOLITAN CLUB | 307 E John, Champaign 367-3079 COURTYARD CAFE | Illini Union, 1401 W Green, Urbana 333-4666 COWBOY MONKEY | 6 Taylor, Champaign 398-2688 CURTIS ORCHARD | 3902 S Duncan, Champaign 359-5565 D.R. DIGGERS | 604 S Country Fair, Champaign 356-0888 ELMER’S CLUB 45 | 3525 N Cunningham, Urbana 344-3101 EMBASSY TAVERN & GRILL | 114 S Race, Urbana 384-9526 ESQUIRE LOUNGE | 106 N Walnut, Champaign 398-5858 FALLON’S ICE HOUSE | 703 N Prospect, Champaign 398-5760 FAT CITY SALOON | 505 S Chestnut, Champaign 356-7100 THE GREAT IMPASTA | 114 W Church, Champaign 359-7377 G.T.’S WESTERN BOWL | Francis, Champaign 359-1678 THE HIGHDIVE | 51 Main, Champaign 359-4444 HUBER’S | 1312 W Church, Champaign 352-0606 ILLINOIS DISCIPLES FOUNDATION | 610 E Springfield, Champaign 352-8721 INDEPENDENT MEDIA CENTER | 218 W Main, Urbana 344-8820 THE IRON POST | 120 S Race, Urbana 337-7678 JOE’S BREWERY | 706 S Fifth, Champaign 384-1790 KRANNERT ART MUSEUM | 500 E Peabody, Champaign 333-1861 KRANNERT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | 500 S Goodwin, Urbana Tickets: 333-6280, 800-KCPATIX

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R.E.M. U2 Around The Sun How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb Warner Bros. BY KYLE GORMAN

The creation of a 10th symphony has been an impassable goal for classical composers. Beethoven feared for his life after completion of his ninth, and despite his vain efforts to the contrary (not numbering his eighth work), Mahler passed away during work on his 10th. While this effect is not as pronounced in pop music, it’s difficult to think of an artist who can remain consistently relevant after such a string of releases. It seems like more than a coincidence, then, that many consider R.E.M.’s 10th album, Automatic For The People, to be the beginning of the band’s long descent into mediocrity. Around The Sun, R.E.M.’s 15th full-length, is easily the worst album R.E.M. has put out in their extensive career. Every tune is a bomb. Some mindlessly dry, vaguely political, bullshit served up with western guitars? Andrew Lloyd Webber piano-pounders? Slow-motion flamenco riffs? Embarrassing song titles? It’s all there, folks. Not only does Michael Stipe trip on single “Leaving New York” with the cringe-worthy lyric “Leaving was never my proud” (not a typo), he had the chutzpa (or disillusionment) to brag about his “creative use of words” in a recent interview. The stately Q-Tip (A Tribe Called Quest) guests on “The Outsiders” in an attempt to recapture the magic that occurred from KRS-One’s drop-in on “Radio Song” so many years ago. Though Stipe manages to create the atmosphere of Dalian surrealism his best lyrics induce, Q-Tip’s verse presents usually resilient hip hop as an art in its middle age, subject to the same excesses, confusions and temptations as R.E.M.’s fragile pop-rock. Whereas “Radio Song” was funky and subversive, “The Outsiders” is insular without intellectuality, maudlin without knowing why. Listening to the track gave me the firm impression that the music I once treasured is utterly dated. More criminal is the absence of what made R.E.M. so damn awesome throughout the ‘80s. The hub-tone rhythms and jangly guitars have fled for better weather since the departure of original drummer Bill Berry, but it’s a shame that Stipe’s arching voice is limited to one narrow octave. Mike Mills, who once contributed plenty of optimistic harmony, is nowhere to be heard, nor does multi-instrumentalist-cum-stewardessbeater Peter Buck contribute his considerable shaping abilities to the mix. It’s as if no one told the producer that Stipe had a backing band, or knew how to do anything but sing in a low, creepy voice; then again, perhaps he’s forgotten himself, having brainwashed the band’s decline into a demented sort of “reinvention.” Or, perhaps the album is calculated to appeal to those with bland tastes—a booming market in America these days. On these terms alone could Around the Sun ever be called a success.

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Upon listening to U2’s latest effort, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, the thought process behind the album is almost as audible as the music, to wit; “Hey, that whole anthematic thing really sold us a shitload of albums last time, let’s try it again.”It is apparent from the very first verse of lead-off “Vertigo,”which bears a frightening resemblance to 2000’s “Elevation;”these lads are playing a role and all those lights are starting to melt some of the greasepaint. Let’s be honest with ourselves for a bit may we? U2 was always about the bombast. That was their main appeal: harnessing all the guilty pleasure of rock star hubris, choruses written for stadiums and Bono’s biblical ego, then throwing them up against mindblowingly catchy, undeniable pop songs. Even on poorly received albums such as 1997’s Pop, the boys managed to pull off some g reat songwr iting rang ing from the graceful to the hipshaking. On D i s mantle, though, the band’s muse seems to have high-tailed it to greener pastures. Perhaps Bono forgot her on the doorstep of the U.N., but the end result is an album that contains all the bluster and none of the bang of the band’s best work and in the process highlights and embodies all of the criticisms of U2 voiced by their detractors. The band just sounds tired. Bono’s voice mewls and strains to not only hit the high notes but to capture that trademarked “larger than life”U2 thing. Emotions that must be hard to muster considering “The Fly”has contributed some of the most infantile, pretentious lyrics of his career including such winners as “Freedom has a scent/Like the top of a newborn baby’s head.”Is he serious? U2 always tread the thin line between poignant and maudlin, but with that lyric alone they have driven an SUV through that line. Fortunately, the other lynchpin of the band, Edge, (sorry, even the most dedicated U2 fan has trouble remembering the names of those other two guys) seems to not be completely sleepwalking through Dismantle, contributing his consistently engaging arpeggios and preternatural ability to come up with hooks to songs like “Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own”and “Crumbs From Your Table.”Still, the brain-dead, standard rock chord strumming on “All Because of You”makes the case that perhaps our oddly-named guitar god may just be in it for a quick buck as well. Perhaps the most disappointing aspect of Dismantle is that for a band that unfailingly has at least a few stellar tracks per album, this effort sounds uniformly boring and similar. The ballads all rise to a predictably syrupy, over-emotional crescendo and most of the “rockers”descend into a half-assed subdued bridge where Bono gets all confessional about the miseries of the world over keyboards ripped straight from a Manheim Steamroller album. Considering this album was several years in the making, it’s probably the sound of a band that may be irrevocably past their prime.

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Purpose On Saturday, walk, drive or crawl to Nargile for a little bit of party with a purpose. Your $5 cover gets you in, while the money you paid goes towards World Relief’s fund for the victims of the recent tsunami in Southeast Asia. There will be plenty of drinks, hookah and a bartender auction at midnight and don’t forget Saturday regular DJ Bozak, spinning old school and hip hop.

Live Music Parkland Big Band The Iron Post 7-9pm, TBA Elsinore Aroma 8pm, free Kayla Brown Boltini 8-10pm, free T-Nez and Da Squad Borders 8-10pm, free 12 Ways from Sunday, Anomic, Civilian Courtyard Cafe 8pm, $2 students, $3 non WRFU Fund-raiser Benefit [with Kilborn Alley, The Locked Sound, Brother Embassy, Left Arm, Darrin Drda's Theory of Everything, Joe Castro, UC HipHop, DJ Carlos] The Canopy Club 8:30pm, $5 Tsunami Relief Benefit [with DJ Delayney, Omniscient Presence, DJ Resonate, DJ Bozak, Lorenzo Goetz, DJ Lil Big Bass, i:scintilla, DJ ZoZo] The Highdive 9pm, $5 Jim Bean Tommy G's 9pm, free Molehill, Dave Tamkin, MER [rock] Cowboy Monkey 10pm, $4 Split Lip Rayfield Friends & Co. 10pm, $10 Caleb Rose Bowl Tavern 9pm-1am, free DJ DJ J-Phlip [house] Barfly 10pm, free DJ Bozak [hip hop & soulful beats] Boltini 10:30pm, free Karaoke "G" Force Karaoke Pia's of Rantoul 9pm-1am, free Fitness Belly Dance for Fitness The Fitness Center Champaign 8pm, TBA Belly Dance for Fitness

Gold’s Gym, Champaign 7:30pm, TBA Meetings Champaign County Young Republicans [happy hour] Farren's Pub & Eatery 6:00pm, free

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Live Music Full Circle [80's hard rock] The Phoenix 9pm-1am, free The Prairie Dogs [bluegrass, folk] Cowboy Monkey 5pm, $2 Boneyard Jazz Quintet The Iron Post 5-7pm, TBA Mike Ingram Tommy G's 5-7pm, free Country Connection Rose Bowl Tavern 9pm-1am, free Triple Whip. IFIHADAHIFI, So Many Dynamos Courtyard Cafe 9pm, $3 students, $5 non Mother Popcorn The Iron Post 9pm, TBA Albert Flasher [rock/blues covers] Tommy G's 10pm, $2 Elsinore White Horse Inn 10pm, free The Greedy Loves, Green Light Go, jigGsaw, Berry Nargile TBA, $5 DJ DJ Bozak [hip hop, downtempo] Barfly 10pm, free DJ J-Phlip Boltini 10pm, free DJ Bris Mueller, DJ Delayney [salsa & stepping] Cowboy Monkey 10pm, $5 DJ Tim Williams [hip hop, house, top 40 dance] The Highdive 10pm, $5

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Live Music Country Connection Rose Bowl Tavern 9pm-1am, free Slingshot 57, Solafide, The Infinity Room, Greenwood Wake the Dead Cafe 6pm, $7($6 with canned good donation) Joni Laurence Pages for All Ages 7pm, free Lilia Griffin Borders 8pm, free Oisre [Irish music] Channing-Murray Foundation 8pm, $10 Arrange for Use Java Jim's 8pm, $8 Green St. Records Presents: Bullet Called Life, The Ending, Sincerely Calvin, Elsinore, Ambitious Pie Party The Canopy Club 9pm, $5 Colonel Rhodes, Winter in Alaska, Panic Attack Courtyard Cafe 9:30pm, $3 students, $4 non Deuce High, Apollo Project [jazz, funk, rock, jam] Cowboy Monkey 10pm, $4 Tossers, Sibylline Friends & Co.

DJ DJ Resonate [hip hop] Barfly 10pm, free DJ Limbs [hip hop, soul, dance] Boltini 10pm, free DJ Bozak [old school, retro, hip hop] Nargile 10pm, free DJ Tim Williams [hip hop, house, top 40 dance] The Highdive 10pm, $5 Karaoke "G" Force Karaoke Sappy's on Devenshire 9pm-12am, free

sunday January 23

Live Music Sunday Mass: Poor Atticus, TBA [hard rock & metal] Tommy G's 9pm, free

monday January 24

Live Music Jazz Jams with ParaDocs The Iron Post 7-10pm UC Hip Hop presents Chill in the Grill The Canopy Club 9pm, free Quadremedy [rock] Tommy G's 10pm, free Tractor Kings, Joanna Michal Brass Rail 10:30pm, $3 DJ DJ Delayney [hip hop, soul] Barfly 10pm, free DJ Resonate [hip hop, R&B, lounge] Cowboy Monkey 10pm, free House Music Night [DJs] Nargile 10pm, free DJ Bozak [hip hop, soulful beats] Boltini 10:30pm, free

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Fitness Belly Dance for Fitness The Fitness Center Champaign 8pm, TBA

Live Music One Night Stand presents Green Mountain Grass The Canopy Club 9pm, free Apollo Project [improv. house music] Nargile 10pm, free Blues Night: Kilborn Alley Tommy G's 10pm, free Freestyle Battle & Open Mic Night [live hip hop & dancing] Tonic 10pm, $4 Ed O'Hara and Friends Rose Bowl Tavern 9pm-1am, free DJ Chef Ra [roots, reggae] Barfly 10pm, free DJ Limbs [hip hop, soul, dance] Boltini 10:30pm, free Dancing Tango Dancing Cowboy Monkey 7:30pm, free Salsa Dancing [salsa, mambo, bachata] Cowboy Monkey 10pm, free Comedy Stand Up Comedy The Iron Post 8pm, TBA Karaoke Liquid Courage Karaoke Geovanti's 10pm-2am, free

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DJ DJ Wesjile [hip hop] Barfly 10pm, free DJ Bozak [80's rewind] Boltini 10:30pm, free

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Gold’s Gym, Champaign 7:30pm, TBA Meetings Champaign County Young Republicans [happy hour] Farren's Pub & Eatery 6:00pm, free

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Why do you specialize in bead jewelry?

Waters experiments with beads in a variety of designs and forms.

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