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HEADS EPIC EPISODES, PT. 2

The thrilling conclusion

TINY JOURNALISM

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Teaching kids to “get the scoop”

FOURTH OF JULY

Your local celebration options

GUEST EDITORIAL

Guest editorialist Todd Isler on greed and technology

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CALENDAR

Your guide to this week’s events in CU

HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WALK

MUSIC Check out our review of the new Smashing Pumpkins LP, and a new Records We Missed.

FOOD & DRINK Getting one’s wisdom teeth removed is painful and tricky business, especially when it comes to food. Read on to get some tasty recipes that will help you through those awkward days post surgery.

MOVIES Want more of our favorite TV episodes? Go to readbuzz.com to see the shows that almost made the cut.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Comedians say the darnedest things! Check out our new column, “komedian’s korner,” where we pick the brains of local comedians, online this Wednesday! 2

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SAMANTHA BAKALL

The one downside of living in central Illinois is there seems to be a fairly serious lack of open water. Naturally. I mean, I suppose you could probably bathe in the runoff streams or the little ponds and lakes that dot the countryside, but that’s no fun. I want to be able to look out onto a lake and not be able see the other side, or maybe, if it’s particularly clear, see the dunes all the way on the other side. Wait a minute. I think I’m getting cities confused. When it gets hot, I crave either AC cranked up all the way or open bodies of water. The first is fairly attainable — I can just stay inside my house under the covers because I’ve closed all the vents in the house except for the one in my room so it just blows cold all day, err day. But that’s no fun because I’m usually alone and, eventually, freezing. And making waves in the bathtub is not as much as fun as it used to be when I was 4 years old. So my options are left to the ARC pool and... that’s about it — until a friend of mine recently suggested we go to Sholem Aquatic Center in Champaign. If you think you’re too old for waterparks, you’re not, because nothing satiates a craving for sweet water time like some slides and a lazy river. In addition to having fun stuff, water parks usually offer regular swimming options, like pools with lanes, where I can swim laps so I don’t feel so bad about lying around in the sun, tanning, drinking slushees and eating candy all afternoon. It was perfect — like me going to the water park was meant to be. Normally they open in the morning, but when we went at 2:45, they hadn’t opened yet because of lightning earlier in the morning and were opening at 3 p.m. There was hardly a line and it wasn’t busy! My friend and I raced down the twin water slides, then floated around on inner tubes for a while before relaxing in the sun. I might not get the sandy beach, but water parks are a fairly close second.

by Jordan Hughes We may be surrounded by corn, but ChampaignUrbana is still a great place to live. What most of us don’t know is what it’s like to live in this area without a roof over our heads. Whether you live on campus or off, you know there is a large homeless presence in our community. C-U At Home is taking steps (literally) to fight homelessness in the area by sponsoring “One Summer Day 2012,” a community walk intended to bring attention to homelessness. The walk will take place on Saturday, June 30, at Hessel Park from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The event also acts as a fundraiser for several local organizations that support the homeless in our community, including Austin’s Place, C-U at Home, Daily Bread Soup Kitchen, the Canteen Run, Restoration Urban Ministries, St. Jude Catholic Worker House and the TIMES Center. The first 100 workers who register get to push a grocery cart during the walk. People can donate to these local organizations by putting items in this cart. Donations and funds will be split between all the agencies. C-U at Home hopes to raise $20,000 at the event and have at least 200 workers. The event will take place regardless of weather conditions, so everyone is encouraged to attend.

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COMMUNITY Columnist Jordan Hughes discusses the recent proposal for a ban on soda in New York. Look online for her take on whether this would really make people live healthier.

EDITOR’S NOTE

COVER DESIGN Denise Castañeda EDITOR IN CHIEF Samantha Bakall MANAGING EDITOR Samantha Bakall ART DIRECTOR Michael Zhang COPY CHIEF Drew Hatcher PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Nathaniel Lash IMAGE EDITOR Nathaniel Lash PHOTOGRAPHERS Nathaniel Lash DESIGNERS Denise Castañeda, Nathalie Rock MUSIC EDITOR Evan Lyman FOOD & DRINK EDITOR Jasmine Lee MOVIES & TV EDITOR Joyce Famakinwa ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Jessica Bourque COMMUNITY EDITOR Tom Thoren CU CALENDAR D.J. Dennis COPY EDITORS Drew Hatcher DISTRIBUTION Brandi and Steve Wills STUDENT SALES MANAGER Molly Lannon PUBLISHER Lilyan J. Levant

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» My sudden need to watch Center Stage: Turn it Up: I blame this on my Nick and Norah DVD and my DVD player’s lost remote which forced me to watch all of the previews for old movies before the yumminess of Jay Baruchel graced the TV screen. I know it looks stupid, and I’m enraged that there was a horrible, straight-to-DVD sequel that Peter Gallagher and Ethan Stiefel came back to do (because despite how cheesy the first movie was, it is gloriously awesome and I will not accept disapproval of it), and my other experience with Kenny Wormald in a dancing movie was kind of underwhelming. But that said. IT’S KENNY WORMALD! A YOUNG Kenny Wormald without that awkward Bostonian-Chicagoan hybrid accent, who looks earnest and is trying his hardest to make chemistry with Rachele Brooke Smith! Why am I so easily swayed by pretty faces? Someone stop me before I go out and rent the movie! » CPM’s insistence that anyone who wants to move in early has to fork over $500 because the rent technically doesn’t allow students to live in their apartments before August 24th: Definitely yikes, because MAN. FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS IS NOT CHEAP SPENDING MONEY. Even split four ways, that’s a hefty amount of change that I could easily spend on clothes, coffee and DVDs, because those are important things to me.

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GRIPES

» The Countdown to 21: I officially have three months until my 21st birthday, and the wait is making me question my sanity. What’s great about being 20? Nothing, really. You’re no longer a teen, which I at first thought was a “pro,” but I eventually learned otherwise. See, once you leave teen-dom, there’s no going back, meaning that the most excitingly transformative part of your life is over. Also, once you’re no longer a teen, you start to quickly pick up on the vast amount of media (take music, for example) that is directly made to cater to teens and children, and how it doesn’t measure up to your own nostalgia-warped opinion of the media you consumed when you were growing up. Yep, the long, slow crawl toward irrelevance begins at your 20th birthday. But hey, since you’re legally an adult (who can vote, go to war, have consensual sex and buy tobacco and pornography), you can take a little bit of the pressure/self-loathing off with a few drinks after a long day of classes — oh wait, can’t do that either. Welp, guess you’ll have to entertain yourself by standing around awkwardly with drunk people near you at a bar in Champaign! It’s almost as good, right?

MICHAEL ZHANG ART DIRECTOR

YIKES

» Clorox Wipes: How many college students does it take to figure out a tube of Clorox Wipes? Apparently more than one, as I learned this week when I tried to do some cleaning. I reached into the plastic cylinder to grab the first wipe, assuming that it would just come out and the rest would follow, just like Kleenex. But no. Apparently, it’s not that easy. You see, the wipes are arranged in a roll on the inside of the tube and you have to grab the innermost sheet and pull that one out first for the mechanism to work properly. Sounds easy enough, right? Apparently not, if you’re me. Alas, I grabbed a random sheet, and the whole thing went to hell thereafter. I started yanking and pulling, but the tissue wouldn’t come out, and the more I yanked, the harder it became, until the neat roll of wipes turned into a massive wet wad, beyond salvage. What gives, Clorox? I didn’t know I had to be an aeronautical engineer to figure out your dumb, un-intuitive product. Apparently, handling as complex of a device as a tube of Clorox Wipes is beyond the skill and education level of this bottom-feeding collegiate dimwit. Perhaps this is Clorox’s way of telling me that I’m unfit to reproduce. Or that I should’ve been a boy scout. I blame No Child Left Behind.

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» Firm handshakes: Nothing says “confidence” quite like a firm grasp. It shows that you believe in yourself and that you want to be remembered. And that you still think there’s enough business etiquette still left in the world to do so. But really, all you limp noodle handshakers out there, I remember you. Mainly because you’ve disgusted and offended me with your lack of cordiality. Like, come on. Is it really that difficult to put some effort into it? First impressions matter. A lot. Now whenever I think about you, the only thing on my mind was how lame you were. The other thing that’s almost equally as bad as a weak handshake is the confused handshake. Like when you think you should shake hands but you’re not really sure about it so it just gets awkward. Firm handshakes, or really, handshakes in general, used to be a thing for men. Now they’re universal. At least in Amurrica (because really, I think we need to get cheek kissing started here ASAP). Not all girls like to shake hands, but I do. So you better be ready, world of people that I don’t know. I’m coming for you, hand outstretched and ready to shake.

JASMINE LEE FOOD & DRINK EDITOR

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Doctor Who “Blink” A "weeping angel" is after the Doctor's TARDIS. Don't blink! Credit: BBC

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Breaking Bad, Season 3 Episode 13, “Full Measure” Breaking Bad has a simple concept: What lengths will a desperate person go to in order to provide for their family? Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher, is placed in this predicament when he is diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. He decides to cook meth so that he can leave money for his family when he is gone. In the season 3 finale, we see what happens BUZZ when Walter (aka Heisenberg) is backed into a corner. HeTHURSDAY takes on his ruthless former boss Gus JUNE 28 Fring and decides to make his one-time partner corp note...keep this same size always Gale collateral damage.

1 X 5.417 Luther, Season 1/8th page 1 Episode 6 Detective John Luther is in the worst possible position. His ex-wife was murdered by a former friend and now he is being framed for the crime. Throughout the six episode mini-series, Idris Elba puts a spin on “cop on the edge” genre. In this season finale he teams up with functioning sociopath and former murder suspect Alice Walker to clear his name and make sure the real killer is punished.

The Office (U.S.), Season 2 Episode 12, “The Injury” The Office is known for its witty sense of humor. They top the charts in this episode when Michael clamps his foot inside of a Foreman grill. Dwight, in a state of panic, goes to pick him up and crashes his car. As the day goes on, the rest of the office starts to see that something is not right with him as well. The episode captures Michael perfectly in the way he is dramatizing his ridiculous wound. To put it simply, it is The Office at its finest.

Lost, Season 4 Episode 5, “The Constant” Lost was on the brink of more complication at this point, hurtling towards what would become a beautiful multi-universe mess. But before Lost be-

came plotline mayhem, this episode superbly balanced sparks of supernatural combined with the melancholy that became Lost’s trademark (“Not Penny’s boat” anybody?). Through Desmond and Daniel, the episode pits the heart vs. the brain. Desmond battles for his sanity whilst reconciling with Penny across time barriers. Through 90s flashbacks, Daniel explains mind time travel, and like a boss, he is able to fix Desmond in time.

power. This leads to various people coming forth about their super power and becoming figures of fame and interest. This delicate balance is overthrown when one of the superheroes doesn’t feel as important anymore.

Doctor Who, Season 3 Episode 10, “Blink”

The title of the episode references the way one particularly loathsome character meets his end. Before this, we get to see the aftermath of Catelyn’s capture of Tyrion Lannister. “A Golden Crown” is where everything comes to a head. We see first-hand character growth from Daenerys, who goes from pawn in her brother’s grab for power to confident khaleesi.

Guest starring Carey Mulligan as Sally Sparrow, a photographer in search of subjects, Sparrow comes across a group of “Weeping Angels” inside of an old, broken-down house. Pulled in to help the Doctor and his companion, stuck in 1969, Sparrow is given mysterious messages in a group of DVDs to lend a hand. These Angels, although made of stone when observed, are alive and kicking, with the added goal of trying to steal the Doctor’s timetraveling device, the TARDIS, away from him. It’s left up to Sally to save the TARDIS and help the Doctor, and new layers of time traveling and bedtime lore are integrated into a particularly spooky episode. “Don’t blink. Blink and you’re dead. They are fast, faster than you can believe. Don’t turn your back. Don’t look away. And don’t blink. Good luck,” warns the Doctor.

Misfits, Season 2 Episode 6 British TV puts forth a sci-fi teenage series centered on a group of juvenile offenders who are given super powers by a random thunderstorm. Of course, with great powers comes a great amount of mayhem and indulgence rather than responsibility. The series has received great reception from teens from all over the world, and the fourth season premieres this winter. A fan of the series, I find it hard to place my loyalties to one episode. Thus a memorable episode was the season 2 finale when the gang and other people from around the area are made famous when one boy in a far-off town goes public with his super

Game of Thrones, Season 1 Episode 6, “A Golden Crown”

The Simpsons, Season 12 Episode 18, “Trilogy of Error” Everyone has their own opinion of exactly where The Simpsons started going downhill, but Season 12 (from 2000-1) certainly offers its own little bubble of brilliance right before things started going off the rails. Its crown jewel is “Trilogy of Error,” a thrilling, incredibly wellwritten episode taking us through a single day seen from Homer, Lisa, and Bart’s view in each act. Aside from its deft organization, the episode offers some of the most quotable Simpsons lines of all time (“Anything you want, birthday boy!”). It presents the Simpsons at their best: delightfully zany and edgy but always sincere. The episode feels like an old classic while also keeping pace with the increasingly speedy and offensive humor that Seth MacFarlane would use to dominate Fox.

Top Chef, Season 4 Episode 9, “Wedding Wars” Two words: Wedding wars. Top Chef: Chicago puts a spin on its flagship challenge restaurant wars. Instead of designing competing restaurants;

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the chefs are split into two teams to cater a 250 guest wedding. One team must cater for the bride and the other for the groom. This culinary experiment of an episode has it all from a heated finger pointing match between Dale and Richard to an unexpected yet classy move by Richard regarding his challenge prize.

Louie, Season 2 Episode 11, “Duckling” “Duckling” is the only hour-long episode of Louie, and like all really great stories (the idea of Louie taking a duckling on a tour in Afghanistan coming from Louis C.K.’s 6-year-old daughter), it gracefully takes as much time as it needs to be told. Its sheer absurdity and silliness combined with a view of life that is literally on the fringes can’t help but hit right at the heart. Louis C.K. looks at life, in both his stand-up and on his show, by bouncing around its most singular, ridiculous moments. But by really living inside this episode and its inherent innocence and playfulness, we just might get the closest we’ve ever been to really understanding how Louis sees life and comedy’s affirming, warming place in it.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 5 Episode 16, “The Body” Choosing a Buffy episode to put on here is difficult because the series itself could have its own list of best episodes. There is the classic “Once More, With Feeling,” where the show goes full on musical. There is “Hush,” where the episode taps into the horror elements of the show’s premise. “The Gift” could have easily been this show’s series finale. In “The Body,” Buffy walks into her living room and finds her mother dead. All of the music is stripped from this episode, and Sarah Michelle Gellar, whose acting talents

are always up for debate, gives a heartbreaking, real performance.

Chappelle’s Show, Season 2 Episode 12 Chappelle’s Show is possibly one of the most culturally important comedic shows of the decade. Creator Dave Chappelle used the platform of his show to bring up important discussions of race and gender in America. Unfortunately, the show’s meteoric rise in the pop culture landscape led to a fundamental misunderstanding by the audience of what Chappelle was truly trying to accomplish with his comedy and subsequently to Chappelle walking away from a $60 million contract with Comedy Central. One of the popular sketches that led to Chappelle’s sabbatical was in Episode 212, in which Dave Chappelle steps down from hosting his show and gives the reins to all-around nice guy Wayne Brady. It is quickly discovered that Brady is in fact a raging psychopath, culminating in the skit’s now classic line, “Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch?”

Everybody Hates Chris, Season 3 Episode 10, “Everybody Hates Kwanzaa” Everybody Hates Chris suffered from audience expectation of being another Chris Rock comedy routine. It is instead a thoughtful portrayal of the experience of a black family living in a loving two parent household. In the episode “Everybody Hates Kwanzaa,” Chris tries to help out local homeless man Kill Moves (real name Edgar Devereaux) reunite with his mother in time for the holidays. Meanwhile, Chris’s father Julius attempts to cut down on holiday expenses by celebrating Kwanzaa. The show manages to point out the issues many in the black community have with Kwanzaa while also having a touching reunion between two erstwhile family members.

Game of Thrones “A Golden Crown” Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) looks over the precarious edge of his "sky cell" in the Vale. Credit: HBO

Freaks and Geeks, Season 1 Episode 2, “Beers and Weirs” From health class, I remember one thing — well, two. First, the condom being rolled onto the banana. Second, the day we watched an episode of Freaks and Geeks. Cancelled only after one glorious season, the show’s umbilical cord was cut too short, too soon. That one episode, however, changed a summer for me. Only the second episode of the entire season, “Beers and Weirs” manages to cover the entirety of high school parties with alcohol, only in a much more artfully goofy manner. When the eldest Weir child, Lindsay, decides to throw a keg party while her parents are gone, her little brother and his friends try to practice the placebo effect with a switched “keg.”

The Office “The Injury” The Office boss Michael's (Steve Carell) foot encased in bubble wrap, after a mishap with a George Foreman grill. Credit: NBC

Friday Night Lights, Season 1 Episode 1, “Pilot” There hasn’t been a show that I’ve seen in my 20 years of living with more heart and emotion than Friday Night Lights. The best episode of the entire series is the pilot for two reasons: Tim Riggins’s raw and passionate “Texas Forever” speech and Coach Eric

Taylor’s speech after Jason Street’s heartbreaking injury. With this injury, we meet the shy and strongwilled Matt Saracen, now QB1 of the Dillon Panthers. After watching the series two full times, this episode makes you appreciate all of the characters and their beginnings. The football is what made everyone want to watch this show; the relationships are what made us all stay. “Good friends livin’ large in Texas. Texas forever.”

Shameless (U.S.), Season 1 Episode 9 “But at Last Came a Knock” In only two seasons, the U.S. take on the U.K.’s absurdly entertaining Shameless has reaped nothing but success. With a strong variety of characters and clever storylines, each episode is more mesmerizing than the last. What is so captivating about a dysfunctional family residing on the south side of Chicago? Anyone can relate to them. This time around, the family encounters the one thing that can tear away the tough Gallagher exterior — their mother. Having not been in the picture for years after walking out, her presence brings the softer side of each character to light. buzz

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Urbana’s “Outta The Mouths of Babes” teaches kids about broadcast journalism

by Jordan Hughes

Rachel Storm, program director for Outta the Mouths of Babes, records Joelle's (11) thoughts after participating in a tea ceremony at the University of Illinois Japan House, as Lumina (7.5) looks on. Photo courtesy of Rachel Storm

any people had dream jobs when they were kids. Some wanted to be astronauts, firefighters, doctors, ballerinas or teachers — the usual. The city of Urbana is trying to let kids in the community who want to be reporters live out their dreams. Kids can be “youth correspondents” on a WRFU radio show through the local “Outta The Mouths of Babes” program. Partially funded by an Urbana Arts Grant from the city of Urbana, the program lasts 12 weeks and allows kids to comment on social, political and cultural events in the community. It is an introduction to the

world of journalism in Champaign-Urbana. This program is like a journalism summer camp for kids. They get to attend events, interview people — everything they do is recorded — and sometimes even get to record it themselves. Their work airs on Saturdays and Sundays at noon on WRFU, 104.5 FM. Rachel Storm is one of the creators and directors of this program. She co-directs the program with her boyfriend, Alex Cline. Storm has always known she wanted to get into radio. After a little inspiration from a fellow artist, she finally found

the motivation to create the program. “(Alex and I) both attended a gong performance last October from Tatsuya Nakatani at the YMCA on campus,” Storm said. “We watched as our artistfriend’s son closed his eyes and began moving his arms to music that most would consider not something you dance to.” She said this event really shaped her vision for the “Outta The Mouths of Babes” project. “It was this vivid reminder that kids seem to see the world in ways that we don’t,” Storm said. “It helped us imagine that capturing that and giving youth space to share that with others could be a great contribution to the UrbanaChampaign arts scene.” Storm and Cline are no strangers to community involvement, though. “I work as the program coordinator of the Women’s Resources Center on campus, teach arts classes at the School of Radical Arts at the Channing Murray Foundation and have years of experience working with youth and arts education,” Storm explained. “Alex works as the venue coordinator of the Independent Media Center where he has been exposed to the ins and outs of low-power radio.” In “Outta the Mouths of Babes,” kids get fully immersed in the world of journalism. “They are taught how to approach people, gather interviews and document what they see,” Storm said. “They are armed with journals, cameras and are encouraged to draw, describe and interpret what they see.” The kids get to cover pretty much all the cultural happenings in the community. The youth have covered the “¡Carnaval!” exhibit at Spurlock Museum, witnessed the planting of a community garden —

the Designers Garden at the corner of Green Street and Cedar Street in Urbana — and participated in a traditional tea ceremony at the Japan House. Storm and Cline said these kids are on a tight schedule, and Storm has nothing but exciting plans in store for these mini-reporters. “We have them covering Blues, Brews and BBQ; a didgeridoo performance; a steel drum band and all kinds of events,” Storm said. “Each correspondent also has their own blog where their notes, drawings, videos and artwork are featured.” For Storm and Cline, it was really important that the kids could share what they are doing with the rest of the community. “They are documenting arts and cultural programs in Champaign-Urbana but also sharing what they experience and create,” Storm said. “Our reception at the end of the summer will invite the public to meet the youth correspondents, view their work, ask them questions and celebrate their achievements.” More importantly, the program is supposed to motivate kids to get involved in journalism. It can be intimidating for kids to tackle such a complex field, Storm said. “We want to de-mystify art-making, journalism and radio,” she said. “Corporate media leads us to believe that you have to be an expert to be a journalist, and our program offers a challenge to that idea.” For Storm and Cline, it is all about teaching children the importance of community journalism. “Community journalism is about creating an archive of our collective community history,” Storm said. “Everyone has a story — big or small.” The “Outta the Mouths of Babes” podcasts can be heard at http://podcasts.outtathemouthsofbabes.com/.

FUN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY Champaign’s celebrations for the entire county by Thomas Thoren

For the first time since 2007, the Fourth of July won’t fall on a weekend or a weekend-lengthening Friday or Monday. This year’s Fourth is right in the middle of the week on Wednesday, but ChampaignUrbana is still celebrating the 236th birthday for the U.S. just like any other year. Independence Day will begin with a healthy dose of physical exercise and competition. The 19th annual 5K run/walk starts at 11:05 a.m. near Assembly Hall, runs along Florida and Lincoln avenues and back before finishing where it started. Registration costs $20 now that it is after June 27, but this includes a T-shirt plus water, sports drinks and fruit after the race. There is also a youth run that begins at 10:30 a.m. Just after 1 p.m., the 63rd annual Champaign County Freedom Celebration parade will depart from First Street and Florida Avenue, where it will head east before turning north onto Lincoln Avenue and finish when it reaches California Avenue. 6

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The theme for this year’s parade is “Celebrating Our Youth.” Fittingly, the Girl Scouts will act as the parade’s grand marshal while also celebrating their own 100-year anniversary. An evening show at Dodds Park near Parkland College will begin at 5 p.m. with the local Tons O’ Fun Band. Children will have the option of instead living it up in a bounce house, which is always the better of two options no matter what the alternative may be. Just after the band leaves the stage around 9 p.m., there will be the singing of the National Anthem, the playing of “Taps” and a color guard will retire the flag. Fireworks will begin shortly after, around 9:15 p.m. There is a 16-song soundtrack that will be played from the stage after the band has finished. It will also be broadcast on 93.5 and 95.3 FM. And is this soundtrack ever a winner. It has classics like “Stars and Stripes Forever” by John Philip Sousa, the befuddling mention of the British with “Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5 and, best of all, “Courtesy

iSpectators watch the fireworks on July 4, 2011 at last year's Champaign County Freedom Celebration from Parkland College. The Daily Illini File Photo.

of the Red, White and Blue” by true American Toby Keith. It can be difficult trying to explain American culture to international students, especially when the question of why it is acceptable for an American to put his or her boot in so many asses inevitably arises. ‘Cause it’s the American way, that’s why.

There will still be time in between all of these activities to enjoy the holiday and a day off work by getting into heated political debates about the upcoming presidential election, discussing the state of the economy or ignoring anything else heavy, except for another helping of barbecue.

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Dingo and the Baby!

Notes from the Underground

Todd Isler discusses the relationship between money and society

by Todd Isler

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t’s money that matters.”--Randy Newman The above quote flashed through my mind as I read the news that Eduardo Saverin, the Facebook co-founder, renounced his citizenship so he could keep as much of his 3.84 billion dollar fortune as possible. What reason, many of us ask, could compel someone to do something so drastic as renounce their citizenship? Eduardo had a reason. Apparently, he had 3.84 billion of them. The blind greed behind this action simply stuns me. The man could literally lose half his fortune in taxes and still be a billionaire. Yet that isn’t enough for him. He felt the need for more. He still felt the pressing need to keep every penny possible out of this fantastic amount. I am reminded of the time I heard the Dalai Lama speak. He held up his watch

Eduardo Saverin in his Facebook profile picture.

and said that a watch may help you keep track of time. It may be lovely to look at it, but a watch cannot hold you — a watch cannot say “I love you.” As much of a cliché as it is, it holds true — material possessions are just that: material items that rust and wear out, and that we eventually tire of. Why do we invest so much of ourselves, of our souls, into inanimate objects? Why are we willing to manipulate and exploit others in our quest to obtain more? What is it about a certain vehicle or piece of jewelry that causes us to lust, or even lose our humanity? What compels, propels us to obtain as many shiny, pretty things as possible? Recently, many invested in Facebook’s initial public offering — some used their life savings, hoping

to cash in just as Mr. Saverin had done. It was an unmitigated disaster, and some lost everything. What motivated them to take such a gamble? The “American Dream”? It used to be owning a home and a vehicle or two, and having some savings in the bank. It has apparently morphed into being another instant billionaire. As someone with an eye for beauty, who is prey to selfish desires, I often wonder these things. What is it that propels many of us to work as much as possible in an effort to obtain as much of the “American Dream” as possible? George Carlin once said it was called the American Dream because you had to be asleep to believe in it, and he may have been on to something. I think of those recently graduated, many going on to pursue careers as teachers, or social workers, yet just as many going into business or law, and quite a few of those for the express purpose of obtaining six figure incomes and the “good life,” the big home and the fancy cars that high income allows. Is that inherently wrong? Or can the argument be made that, without grand ambition, many of the innovations and luxuries we take for granted, that even the middle and lower class reap the benefits of, would not exist? Can the argument be reasonably made that without mankind’s inherent desire to conquer, we would not today be living in one of the more prosperous societies in the world, that we never would have gone to the moon, that we never would have decimated diseases that were once commonplace. Of course, we also never would have robbed the Native Americans of their land or started wars over oil. But of course, wars often bring prosperity along with the pillage. I find it interesting that, in a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms, the words building, construction, and creation are listed as opposite of the word devastation, which is a hallmark of all wars. Yet often, beautiful creation emerges directly from the devastation, like the Phoenix rising from the flames. The rebuilding of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki spring to mind.

Out of the ashes of devastation and destruction arose two of the most beautiful, modern cities in the world today. Shining jewels of mankind’s ability to turn tragedy into triumph. We can take, of all things, Facebook as a prime example of grand creation that arose from greed, born in grandiosity. It was founded as a platform to make its inventors wealthy beyond their wildest dreams. It’s beginnings were mired in greed and backstabbing. Eduardo Saverin, the 3.84 billion dollar man, claims he was shut out of the financial windfall due to the alleged greed of his co-founders. Yet out of that has come a tool that has bridged generation gaps, that has allowed people to network in business and socially like never before, that has breathed new life into tired old companies (find us on facebook!), and that has even assisted long lost friends and relatives to discover each other again. Of course, the argument can be made, and it has teeth, that it has also isolated us like never before. That the friendships we make are illusions, only existing in the virtual world. Ultimately meaningless. That may very well be true. Or it may not. If Facebook brings together two people who have lost contact over the years, who do more than post their latest humdrum activities to each other, who actually meet face to face in the real world and reconnect, isn’t that simple act worth sifting through all the artificial “friendships” that comprise so much of Facebook’s offerings? Facebook, like anything that can be used as a tool, can bring about as much good, or as much bad, as we allow it. Like money, for example. It can be used as a force for good, or for evil. It can be used to construct, or destroy. It can be used to bring together, like Facebook, or tear apart, like Facebook. Wealth doesn’t have to be hoarded. It can be completely given away, or somewhat given away. We can rule it — it doesn’t have to rule us. Which may be a lesson Mr. Saverin still needs to learn.

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The Steepwater Band

fter over a decade together, Chicagobased The Steepwater Band have proven themselves as dedicated vanguards of classic, Delta blues-fueled rock and roll. Last week I had the opportunity to talk to guitarist and lead singer Jeff Massey, who told me about how he and his band — bassist Tod Bowers, drummer Joe Winters and guitarist Eric Saylors — got their start, how they’ve managed to stay true to their roots after years of touring and the unlikely and rather surprising following they’ve amassed in Spain. The Steepwater Band will be performing at the Blues, Brews and BBQ Festival this Friday, June 29. You can catch the band’s raw, soulful rock and roll at the Miller Beer and WGKC Main Stage from 8:30-10:00 p.m., or at their website, http://www.steepwater.com. » buzz: It’s been almost a year since the release of your latest album, Clava. Tell me about the recording process for that album. Jeff Massey: We recorded it on the south side of Chicago, in a studio actually called Clava. We just went in with a bunch of half-finished blueprints for songs. It was a very good sounding live room. We went in there and tried it out before we actually recorded, so once we got in there it was pretty easy to finish up the songs and get rolling. There was a good vibe to it — fancy, but not too fancy, comfortable, but not too comfortable, just how we like it. » buzz: How has the reception been? JM: Really good! A lot of people are getting the record off iTunes or at our shows. The response to it live has been really good, especially better than our last couple records. 8

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by Tyler Durgan

Photo courtesy of The Steepwater Band

» buzz: Who would you consider your primary influences? JM: It’s always been about the blues and rock and roll. Everything from Muddy Waters to the Stones. We started out trying to rip off that blues sound, which is still our big influence today. » buzz: How did you guys all come together to form the band? JM: Tod, Joe and I were in a blues band with a fourth guy. But we were clashing: we wanted to be more of a rock and roll band doing its own songs. Eventually he wound up leaving, and we just changed the name to Steepwater. » buzz: What are the origins of your band name? JM: Me and a buddy were driving down the Bishop-Ford Expressway through Indiana to Chicago. Lake Michigan is right there, and a ton of barges, and on the side of one of the barges, it said, “Warning: Steep Water.” We’d been discussing band names for a few weeks, and my buddy goes, “Hey, I like The Steepwater Band.” I asked the guys about it, and they thought it was the perfect name. So yeah, we got it off the side of a barge on Lake Michigan [laughs]. » buzz: Throughout your career, you’ve maintained your dedication to the spirit of rock and roll without compromising your own ambitions. What’s the key to your integrity? JM: We just do the music we like to do. We’ve been doing it so long; nobody has a backup plan to do anything else. When you’re playing as much as we do, you’re going to play what you want to play.

Some people are going to like it, some people won’t — you just have to do your thing. We’re all really like-minded as to what kind of songs or sounds we like, and we’ve been doing this a long time. As soon as people try to get involved and tell you what to do direction-wise, it just doesn’t work. It brings up a lot of angst, so if something sounds good to us and fits well in a song, we’ll play it. We’ve learned to just do what feels right to us at this point. » buzz: After touring all across the United States and Europe, what has been your favorite memory or place to play? JM: Probably my favorite, just because it came out of left field, was playing in Spain. We go to Spain every year, and we were unaware that we even had a following in Spain. We were there in 2005, played a huge festival, and that was really a highlight for me. We didn’t even know we had a following outside of this country, and suddenly they invite you over there and people are singing along to your songs. » buzz: If you could share the stage with any band, living or dead, who would it be and why? JM: Bob Dylan. He’d be pretty cool to play with. It’d be cool to play with a 70-year-old icon. But we’ve been lucky to play with as many bands as we wanted to, though. But if I had to pick, I’d go with Bobby D [laughs]. » buzz: With all the bands nowadays trying to tap into the classic rock and roll sound, how do you set yourselves apart? JM: I’d like to think we just have a sound. The

four of us in a room together, we don’t really think about it. We just sound like us. My favorite thing is when somebody says we sound old and new at the same time. To me, that’s the highest compliment. From writing songs over the years, we’ve developed our own thing. I don’t know how to separate yourself — you just do what you do and try not to rip anyone off too bad [laughs]. » buzz: How do you create a really memorable live performance? JM: I think the best live performances are when you’re really in the zone, and you’re not thinking too much about what you’re doing, and try to get that fresh jam every night. For me, the nights when you’re overthinking everything are usually the worst nights. For our own personal interests, we change up the set every night. We rarely do the same set nightto-night. We also have the same people that come out to different shows, and different cities even. We see the same faces, so with all the fans around we like to change up the set for them, too. » buzz: What can fans expect in the coming months? Anything big on the horizon? JM: We’re still touring around off Clava and getting to a lot of places we haven’t been. We haven’t done any touring out west, so we’re finally heading to Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming this fall. So the rest of this year is just going to be playing a lot of shows. I think we might head back overseas in March. But we’re probably thinking about doing another record in 2013.

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She looks like a really sexy camel.

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The Royal Southern Brotherhood

by Maddie Rehayem

Photo courtesy of The Royal Southern Brotherhood.

lthough singer and guitarist Devon Allman won’t admit it, The Royal Southern Brotherhood is a blues-rock supergroup. Allman is indeed the son of Gregg Allman of the legendary Allman Brothers Band, and in addition to fronting RSB on vocals and guitar, he has another group of his own: Devon Allman’s Honeytribe. Also in the band is Cyril Neville of the legendary New Orleans Neville Brothers as well as award winning blues singer and guitarist Mike Zito. These talents come together to form a brotherhood of true blues singers and musicians who, despite having formed just over a year ago, have already written and recorded an album, released in May, that was produced by Jim Gaines. The Royal Southern Brotherhood will be making its way to Champaign this Friday as part of the Blues, Brews and BBQ Festival, and buzz got a chance to chat with Devon Allman about this “supergroup’s” collaborative music and what to expect at the show. Catch them at the Miller Beer and WGKC Main Stage from 10:30-12:00 p.m.. » buzz: How did you guys get together? Devon Allman: Cyril and Mike and myself all

have the same manager, and we were sitting around wondering why the Neville Brothers and Allman Brothers never got together. ‘Cause back then a lot of bands would tour together, jam together, and so it was kind of a trip. Our manager Reuben was like, “I have an Allman and Neville, so why don’t we try and see if they could play some music together?” So we did and we tried it out and we wrote a couple songs, and then we took it another step and we jammed a bit, and here we are fifteen months later and it’s just crazy.

» buzz: So it’s unique? DA: I think so. We’re not reinventing the wheel by any means. We’re not creating a whole new genre of music, but I think it sounds fresh to people because it’s a merger of these five different people’s musical missions.

» buzz: Can you hear the Allman Brothers and the Neville Brothers in your music? Is the sound sort of hybrid? DA: I wouldn’t say that it’s a hybrid, but I would say that there’s flourishes of those two families’ music. It’s definitely got its own thing. There’s a lot of blues in there and a lot of R&B, some Rolling Stones feels. It wasn’t like, “Hey, man, let’s make this sound like the Allman Brothers meets the Neville Brothers.” It was, “Let’s write some songs and play some music together.” So if there’s flourishes in there, that’s obviously what would happen, but we just want to make a cool record.

» buzz: I’ve seen a lot of people refer to you as that. So you don’t consider yourselves a supergroup? DA: We really don’t. That’s something I guess for other people to say about us. The aspect that really makes it unique is that not only does every member have another band that they’re in, but they’re the leader of that band. So you literally have five bandleaders in one band. So many times that could just be too many cooks in the kitchen, but in this band, it isn’t. It’s all about the songs. We play the songs.

» buzz: How is the band’s group dynamic, considering the Royal Southern Brotherhood is a kind of supergroup? DA: What do you mean? We don’t consider ourselves a supergroup.

» buzz: Who writes the songs? Does everybody play a role in that?

DA: Yeah, a majority of this record was me, Cyril and Mike, so that’s the majority of it but it’s a communal thing, for sure. » buzz: Do you ever play Allman Brothers or Neville Brothers songs? DA: You have to come to the show and find out. Can’t give away all our tricks now! » buzz: Speaking about your show, what is it like? Do you guys jam on stage? DA: Oh yeah, oh yeah! Heavy doses of jamming, a lot of energy brought to the stage. We play pretty much the whole record, and then we throw in a few surprises. » buzz: What was producing the record with Jim Gaines like? DA: Amazing. He is just a grand master. He’s a gentleman…he’s just really good at getting down to your essence and getting the best performances out of you. We recorded, I’d say, 75% of the record live, which is not really done a whole bunch these days, and he was very instrumental in giving us confidence to just go in there and bust out song after song.

Music schedule Schedule courtesy of the festival’s website, http://bluesbrewsandbbqfest.com FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2012 MILLER BEER AND WGKC MAIN STAGE 4:30 - 6:00 Robert Sampson & Blues Gumbo 6:30 - 8:00 Moreland & Arbuckle 8:30 - 10:00 The Steepwater Band 10:30 - 12:00 The Royal Southern Brotherhood featuring: Devon Allman, Mike Zeto, Cyril Neville and Charlie Woothen SAMUELS MUSIC FAMILY AND FUTURE STARS STAGE 5:00 - 6:00 Caleb Cook 6:00 - 6:30 Kazoo Jam 6:30 - 7:30 Blues Harmonica Clinic 7:30 - 8:00 Drum Circle/Percussion Jam

8:15 - 9:30 Tallan Noble Latz CENTRAL ILLINOIS BANK STAGE 5:00 - 6:30 Alex Jenkins and the Bombers 7:00 - 8:30 Eddie Turner NEWS GAZETTE INTERVIEW TENT PCBS “BLUES IN THE SCHOOL” STAGE 5:00 - 6:00 Blues History, Interactive Displays, Blues dancing lessons 6:00 - 7:00 GH Strummers, Blues History, Interactive Displays, Blues Dancing Lessons 7:00 - 8:00 Interactive Displays, Blues Dancing Lessons SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2012 MILLER BEER AND WGKC MAIN STAGE 12:30 - 2:00 The Mojocats

2:30 - 4:00 John Nemeth 4:30 - 6:00 Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings 6:30 - 8:00 Tinley Ellis 8:30 - 10:00 Ronnie Baker Brooks 10:30 - 12:00 Nick Moss Super Jam feat. Hadden Sayers, Lil Ed, Lighting Malcom, John Nemeth, and many more SAMUELS MUSIC FAMILY AND FUTURE STARS STAGE 1:00 - 2:30 Band and Orchestra Petting Zoo 2:15 - 2:45 Birds and Snakes and Aeroplanes 3:00 - 3:45 Tristan Lake of ND Records 4:00 - 4:45 Student Performances 4:45 - 5:00 Kazoo Jam 5:00 - 6:00 Blues Harmonica Clinic 6:15 - 7:00 Christian Cunningham 7:00 - 8:00 Carl Tosten

8:15 - 9:30 Tallan Noble Latz CENTRAL ILLINOIS BANK STAGE 12:00 - 1:15 Triple Shot 1:45 - 3:00 Diva and the Dude 3:30 - 4:45 Candy Foster 5:15 - 6:30 Hurricane Ruth 7:00 - 8:30 Lighting Malcom feat. Cameron Kimbrough PCBS “BLUES IN THE SCHOOL” STAGE 12:00 - 1:00 Intro. to Blues in the School 1:00 - 2:00 Guitar Workshop 2:00 - 3:00 Percussion Workshop 3:00 - 4:00 Blues Workshop & Interactive Displays 5:00 - 6:00 Blues Video Presentation 6:00 - 7:00 Bass Guitar Workshop 7:00 - 8:00 Blues Songwriting buzz

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AROUND THE WORLD (FOOD STORES) A Brief Guide to CU’s Ethnic Food Grocery Stores by Sherry Yuan

TOP: Am-Ko. LEFT: Green Onion. CENTER: El Charro. BOTTOM: Far East. RIGHT: Mirsung Grocery. Photos by Sherry Yuan. 10

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It’s like looking at an alien that’s attached to you.

onging for a taste of home? Or just cooking for a study exchange friend? With the multitude of international food stores on the C-U campus, finding the ingredients for a night of comfort food or new experiences is far from strenuous. From Indian to Japanese food, the U of I campus area carries them all. Here are a few to intrigue the curious and the adventurous.

Am-Ko 101 E. Springfield Avenue, Champaign Short for “American-Korean,” Am-Ko remains a stock Asian food store on the northwest edge of campus. Most patrons come here for the staple Chinese, Japanese and Korean food supplies. However, Am-Ko is lesser known for their stock of Filipino, Middle Eastern and Thai food items. Off in the discrete corners, Am-Ko hides away a fresh and frozen meats deli area, a compact fresh vegetables aisle and a selection of Asian toiletries. Grab a cucumber face mask or try some foam hair dye when grabbing goods for that dine-in night. However, the majority of patrons come for the endless aisles of Asian snacks, drinks, sauces and canned goods. Not one, but nearly three aisles are devoted to soy sauce, rice vinegar and fish sauce alone. Whether a novice or a seasoned professional,

Am-Ko remains a favorite among Asian-food chefs for convenience and variety.

El Charro 55 E. Green Street, Champaign A joint venue with a taqueria, El Charro’s grocery options are scarce at best. Despite the large spice rack wedged in the center of four aisles, most of the products seem a bit dingy. Among some scant canned beans and salsa, there were some strange additions, like pre-made pancake mix. The store offers several choices in beverages, including authentic Jarritos Mexican sodas and several choices in juice drinks. The taqueria is famous for its Wednesday one-dollar tacos and churros. A bit grimy, but prices are extremely economical. Come for the cooked food deals, dried spices and beverage options.

Far East 105 S. Fifth Street, Champaign One of the shadier locations near campus, but worth the effort to find. The entrance, a faded wooden placard on a side alley, declares your destination. A definite must for those interested in authentic mainland Chinese, Hong Kong, Taiwanese, Thai and Vietnamese cooking. Far East carries by far one of the more extensive frozen

Feeling smokey?

food sections with several options in dumplings, frozen meats and fish. The odor reminds one of Chinese medicinal herbs, and the store seems a bit unappetizing to the novice. However, the quality in products quickly outweighs such slight complaints. Not only do they carry roasted soybean paste and Siracha peas — they have several varieties of the delicacy known as pineapple cakes. Come here for cheaper Asian food gifts, like mochi, dried plums or mooncake sets. The cooking items include an impressive array of sauces, seasonings and fresh goods, though more geared to the southeast Asian crowd. Come for the reasonable prices and variety, but watch out for goods stored inappropriately or with an expired date. Worth a look for delicious, hard-to-find snacks, like Milo cookies or spring onion water crackers.

Green Onion 2020 S. Neil Street, Champaign Arguably one of the more well-stocked and organized grocers near campus, Green Onion impresses patrons. Painted a cheerful canary yellow, the interior leaves one feeling bright and ready to shop. Though they mainly carry Korean food and supplies, Green Onion also stocks some Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese goods, especially rice and noodle options. The fresh meat and frozen

goods sections seem notable. For frozen goods, Green Onion carries several varieties of Korean ice cream and popsicle bars for sampling. From fancy udon ramen bowls to authentic gochujang, Green Onion promises quality among a wide variety of ethnic food options.

Mirsung Grocery 49 E. Green Street, Champaign A modest store with a joint fast food café on the side, Mirsung mostly carries Indian food goods. From lime chili to an assorted hodgepodge of chutneys, Mirsung stocks it all. An acceptable frozen goods section accompanies a dried spice rack and a few aisles of food products. A slight but pleasant spice smell scents the air. The store carries most Indian stock items, but is far from extensive given their smaller size. Come for the dried Indian spices, variety of Indian grains and the many sauce options. A charming store with limited but rare choices. Whether it’s impressing that international student or charming the parents, international food stores in Champaign will surely come to one’s aid. Be sure to sample each store, as each one offers a certain ambience and flavor. Add a bit of spice to life with some world cuisine. Bon appétit!

A guide to the BBQ part of the festival

by Olivia Ingram

you’re in or near downtown Champaign on July 29 or 30, be sure to stop by the Blues, Brews and BBQ festival on Main Street and Walnut! Due to a recent increase in the popularity of the fair, the event has been moved from its original home in Urbana to downtown Champaign to allow for more booths and vendors than ever before. This year, in addition to the award-winning selection of beers and barbecue, there will be three music stages, games, rides, arts, crafts, a motorcycle show and even a strong man. Yes, you read that right — a STRONG MAN. Here’s hoping that he wears an old-timey swimming costume, is covered in nautical-themed tattoos and has a handlebar moustache. I would say that the presence of a strong man would be worth the price of admission alone, but there IS no admission price — although a five dollar donation fee is encouraged and helps to make sure that even more awesome entertainment can be provided for next year’s festival! Thirteen barbecue vendors will be coming to the festival, each of which is known throughout the regional barbecue world as top-notch: Mamma D’s Smokehouse, Lord and Lacy Catering, US Food King, Louie’s Barbecue, Boneyard Bar and BBQ, Smoky’s House BBQ, Li’l Porgy’s Bar-B-Q, Hickory River Smokehouse, Shanghai 1938, Po’ Boys BBQ and Pizza, Holy Smoke Barbecue, King Biscuit BBQ and Piato Catering. If you think that all barbecue is the

same, the wide array of choices at the Blues, Brews and BBQ festival will teach you differently. There will be barbecue styles to suit every taste preference — if you’re interested in classic hickory-smoked barbecue, be sure to check out the stands of Li’l Porgy’s and Smoky’s (both of which are popular local restaurants that cook their meat in old-fashioned barbecue pits with no electricity or gas to speed up the process). Both Louie’s Barbecue and Boneyard BBQ specialize in Southern-style picks, Hickory River Smokehouse has a Texan influence, and Lord and Lacy Catering make Kansas City style barbecue. Get something from as many stands as possible, and share with friends in order to find out what your favorite style of barbecue is! If you’re a vegetarian, or barbecue just isn’t your thing, don’t despair. Many of the sides offered by the barbecue vendors are vegetarian friendly — think potato salad, beans and macaroni and cheese. There will also be non-barbecue vendors selling traditional festival fare like ice cream, kettle corn and other snacks. Six different beer vendors will make up the “brews” part of the festival. Miller Lite Orange and Blue Distributing Co., Stone Brewing Co., Founders Brewing Co., Capital Brewing Co., Two Brothers Brewing and Left Hand Brewery will all be showcasing some of their most popular beers. If you’re a beer novice, don’t be afraid to ask the vendors questions — they will happily recommend which of their brews pair best with

Sarah Hamilton, senior in AHS and manager at the beer stand near the Family and Future Stars Stage, fills a beer mug at last year’s Urbana Blues, Brews, & BBQ Festival. Photo by William Shi for The Daily Illini.

whatever kind of barbecue you’re enjoying. (If you want to see what each company recommends so that you can walk into the fair feeling confident in your choices, just check out the Festival Guide on the Blues, Brews, and Barbecue festival’s website: www.bluesbrewsandbbqfest.com. The Guide features interviews with all of the barbecue and beer companies, including recommendations of the most popular fare from each.)

This festival will undoubtedly be a treat for all the foodies in the Champaign-Urbana area, but there also will be lots of entertainment to keep you entertained between meals. Local and national blues bands will be playing, there will be a petting zoo, music and cooking workshops, dancing lessons, plenty of merchandise to buy, and two scheduled “kazoo jams.” Oh, and as I mentioned before, there will be a strong man. Don’t forget the strong man. buzz

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WEEK AHEAD C-U PRIDE FESTIVAL 2012 PLANNING MEETINGS Every Sunday beginning July 1, 3-5 p.m. Free The UP Center of Champaign County, 202 S. Broadway Ave., Ste. 102, Urbana This year’s C-U Pride Festival, on Sept. 8, begins its planning this Sunday. If you’ve been inspired by President Obama’s recent endorsement of gay marriage and want to make your own effort in the fight for gay rights, then Champaign-Urbana’s third annual Pride Festival is possibly the best way to reach the most people in our community. It has drawn crowds of several thousand people to Urbana’s Lincoln Square Mall in prior years. —Thomas Thoren, Community Editor

Live music & karaoke The Champaign/Urbana Singer-Songwriter Collective The Clark Bar 7pm

Mind, body, & spirit Vinyasa Flow Yoga with Maggie Taylor Amara Yoga & Arts 12pm Slow Flow yoga with Amanda Reagan Amara Yoga & Arts 5:30pm

Miscellaneous F.I.N.D. Orphy Orpheum Children’s Science Museum 1pm

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OFFICIAL BLUES, BREWS, AND BBQ AFTER PARTY WITH MATTHEW CURRY & THE FURY + THE DIRTY FEATHERS Highdive

Saturday, June 30 @ 10 p.m.

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If you thought the Blues, Brews, and BBQ fest ended when the stages close down at midnight, you should be glad to know that you’re mistaken. The party continues at Highdive, with the CU’s favorite bloozy-rockers taking the stage at the crack of 10 p.m. (kinda early for them!). Then at 11:30, Matthew Curry & The Fury will jump into the spotlight. From what I’ve heard, Curry is the real deal live. I’d expect to see some soaring solos that only get crazier as the night goes on (and the day’s brews and BBQ start to kick in). —Evan Lyman, Music Editor

CARMON’S TACO SHACK, THEIR SECOND TO LAST POP UP DINNER FOR THE SUMMER Monday July 9, opens at 5 PM and sells until food runs out Carmon’s Bistro in downtown Champaign on 415 North Neil Street Ranges from $10-$38 (or at least, that was the price range from the last pop up dinner, the Lobster Shack) For who: anyone with an appetite and who is eager to try out Carmon’s summer-fun attitude Why: My friend and I went to Carmon’s Lobster Shack pop up dinner

on June 25, and it was fantastically yummy. We got there super early and luckily nabbed a #1 post-it voucher so we were able to try everything that was offered on the menu. To put it lightly, I am now a fan of Carmon’s Bistro’s pop-up dinners, which take place on random summer Monday evenings, opening the restaurant up on their usual off day and presenting a completely different, themed menu at each dinner. The next one is a Taco Shack, which has me envisioning rustic corn tacos stuffed with shredded pork, chicken and beef, topped off with a colorful array of toppings. The menu and prices for each pop-up dinner doesn’t come up until the day of the event, but needless to say, these are crazy awesome experiences that I think everyone should rush out and go to. Eagerly check up on Carmon’s Facebook page to find out the specifics of the Taco Shack, and make sure to queue up early on July 9. —Jasmine Lee, Food and Drink Editor

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Q: Dear Mr. E, Ever since I was a young boy, I’ve wanted a big beard to show off my manliness. Q: Dear Mr. E, My boyfriend went to live at his parents’ for the summer, and I’m finding myself However, I don’t have the facial hair genes and can’t seem to get that tough-guy stubble no matter what I try. What other ways are there to get that rugged, masculine look without having to grow facial hair? —Hairless Hunk

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lonely and frequenting That’s Rentertainment for sappy Woody Allen movies that remind me of him. How can I better occupy my time to keep my thoughts off being abandoned? —Ditched and Down Ditched and Down, Please stop wallowing in your misery with Woody Allen, and try to enjoy yourself this summer. Frequent substance abuse is one of the best ways to kill time and stay distracted. Just think about it — every time you pass out, you wake up one day closer to your man’s return! You’ll have plenty of time to recover from your new physical and psychological addictions when your boyfriend gets back, which is good because you’ll need all the support you can get when you go through withdrawal.

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Krannert Uncorked with Kate Fritz and Matt Turino, fiddle music // Marquee SA JUN 30

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Illinois Summer Youth Music

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Krannert Uncorked with the DR Dixie Band, dixieland/blues // Marquee

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The Diary of Anne Frank

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