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Third Annual Nature’s Table Reunion

Champaign County Fair — Demolition Derby

Friday, 24

Friday, 24 Coler and Fairview, U, 7pm No question about it, I’m going to the Demolition Derby at the Champaign County Fair this weekend on Friday.

Fire, explosions and people crashing huge cars into other huge cars — all the ingredients of a good Friday night.

Saturday, 25 Douglass Park, C, 4pm I plan on feeding my addiction to barbecue sauce by checking out the Rib Fest in Douglass Park this Saturday.

Blues BBQ will be catering, and that’s got me licking my fingers already.

—Michell Eloy, Food and Drink Editor

Saturday, 25

On Friday, I’ll definitely be checking out the Third Annual Nature’s Table Reunion. I like horns. I like reunions. I like annual events. Clearly, this has to be the winner.

The Ugly Truth review up on Saturday.

The Hurt Locker Friday, 24 Boardman’s Art Theatre, C

Heartland Gallery, U, 10am After the farmers’ market on Saturday, I’m going to head to Heartland Gallery to see the watercolors exhibit “Realities Near and Far.”

Boardman’s Art Theatre is opening war flic The Hurt Locker on Friday, which I hear is one of the best movies of the year, so I’m going to check that out.

—Matt Carey, Movies Editor

—Jean Kim, Arts Editor

E D I T O R ’ S N O T E by Tommy Trafton Luckily, I didn’t make it up north to Pitchfork Music Festival last weekend. I heard the bands were terrible, it rained and stormed all weekend and none of the porta potties worked.

None of this true, of course, I’m just trying to make myself feel better as this will be the first summer in a while where I haven’t been to a single concert (think of all the money I’m saving, right?).

So I’m dealing with my withdrawal by getting tickets for the Grizzly Bear (who played Pitchfork this year) gig at the Metro in two months, but I don’t know if that will do the trick. It’s not just the

performances I missed at the music festival; these gatherings breed their own culture.

With what seemed like half of U of I making it up to Union Park to get rolled on by Wayne Coyne, and the rest poised for Lollapalooza in a couple weeks, music festivals may be the most successful thing to happen to the industry since boy bands. Just over the last decade, hundreds of music festivals have become an annual tradition for the masses, creating a strange culture of lineup announcements, pocket guides and screen prints lining bedroom walls.

And the system seems to work. The bands like to play the festivals, the corporations like to decorate them with ads, food vendors make

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a killing and the concertgoers are willing to pay for the whole bundle.

Of course, CU’s own Pygmalion Music Festival just recently wrapped up its lineup and is ready to infest the town with music in mid September. With a healthy mix of local and nationally touring acts, what sets Pygmalion apart from the rest around Illinois is that it’s a lot more personable. CU may not have the large parks and stages, but it has small coffee shops and local businesses that are just as eager to support the arts and listen to some good live music. And that’s part of the charm.

Keep an eye out for Pygmalion precoverage and make sure to check out what buzz thought of Pitchfork last weekend on page nine of this week’s issue.

Community: Check online this Sunday for this week’s installment of the “Digital Domain.”

Music: It’s late July and festival season is still in full gear. Check in Tuesday for a preview of the upcoming Central Illinois Metalfest.

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Likes & Gripes Matt Carey Movies Editor LIKES 1. Old episodes of The Simpsons: Any episodes from seasons 4-8 are comedic gold. It’s a shame that later seasons aren’t as good, but the old ones are endlessly enjoyable.

2. Watchmen (Director’s Cut): After watching it today, I have to say it makes me think more of the film. Granted, I’m a giant fan of the book, but you should still check it out.

3. Sloppy Joes: The tastiest bunch of slop this side of prison.

Maggie Wrona Assistant Producer for the217.com GRIPES 1) Lactic acid buildup: A nice reminder of how lazy you have been when you ache for three days after minimal physical activity.

2) Walgreens one-hour photo: Ruined my film — and precious memories.

3) Gnats: Get away from my bananas!

RANTS & RAVES In a few weeks, buzz is going to be trying something new, and we need your help. Our new weekly feature, “Rants and Raves: Tri-Town Talk” will be a space for your words, not ours. Tired of your neighbors always leaving their trash cans in the street? Overheard a hilarious conversation the other day that you just have to pass on? Want to commend the driver who let you into traffic the other day when no one else would? “Rants and Raves” will be a space for you to do just that — anonymously. All

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food & drink Beer Gardens of CU:

Esquire Lounge

by Ben Sands Located at 106 N. Walnut St., the Esquire Lounge is nestled in the heart of downtown Champaign, but just far enough from traffic to be relaxing at night. One of the oldest bars on campus, it’s a venerable part of the city’s night life but not exactly fancy.

“Lounge” is the operative word here. The Esquire is what you might call a regular’s bar, with plenty of good people but low in excitement. Aside from a low rumble of conversation, the only sound in the beer garden comes from a quiet jukebox piped from inside.

The crowd here ranges from 21 to the biological limit. College kids rub elbows with white-haired regulars, some of whom could have drunk here when the bar opened in 1975. This variety of company and the relaxed atmosphere that goes with it are the biggest attraction for bar-goers like Rebecca Crist, a grad student at the University of Illinois. “It’s a good cross-section,” she said. “It’s not just a campus bar. It’s not just a young singles’ bar. It’s not just an old man’s bar.” In other words, the Esquire has something for everyone.

The garden itself is medium-sized, open-air and right on the street. Patrons can walk in off the sidewalk, find a table (ideally) and order from

How does their garden grow?

Beer Selection

★★★✩✩

Everything you need to get drunk, but not everything you might want.

atmosphere

★★★★✩

Relaxed, and with an interesting mix of patrons. This is a lot closer to the bar from Cheers than Joe’s or Station. Hard-core partiers, look elsewhere.

noise level

★★★★★

Almost too quiet. The noise from traffic is surprisingly low, and music coming in from the speakers may even be drowned out by conversation.

ambience

★★★✩✩

Laid back and friendly, but unspectacular. A handful of chairs and tables, lit by beer signs and streetlights, and accompanies by faint music whenever somebody puts money in the jukebox.

service

★★★★✩

Friendly, casual staff and reasonably quick service even when the garden’s full.

average

★★★★✩

It isn’t flashy, but drinkers looking for a regular bar couldn’t do much better than the Esquire.

one of the servers who pass by frequently. The garden is quiet, shadowy and casual. Close to the street, it’s perfect for people-watching but also for catching a breath of car fumes.

In addition to a solid beer selection, the Esquire’s kitchen also has a full menu. From sandwiches to pizza, food is served until 1 a.m. Although the food is a little bland, it’s cheap and welcome after

a night of drinking. It comes fast, too, but if you want toppings, you have to add them yourself at the condiment bar.

For those looking for the wild side of CU’s nightlife, the Esquire and its garden are not the place.

But students looking for a relaxed, low-key environment to spend the evening will see why the Esquire has been serving patrons for so long.

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Is It Ripe?

Zucchini

by Amanda Wielgus

Summer Spirits Make this Sunday a Jamaica Sunday Image courtesy of http://www.videojug.com

by Kristen Ellis Add some flavor to your day this Sunday (or any day) with a Jamaica Sunday. The rich tastes of rum and honey infused with the citrus kick of lemon and lime in this cocktail create a wonderfully exotic flavor. Preferably, Jamaican rum would be used. Otherwise, you may have some other kind of lazy Caribbean Sunday on your hands, an experience for which I cannot be held accountable. Any brand of Jamaican rum will work, but I think the darker the better.

As far as the sparkling lemonade is concerned, I love the San Pellegrino label. Plus, that seems to be all I can find around CU.

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Acacia honey is used specifically because it retains the ability to remain in a liquid state for a long period of time, thus making it the ideal honey for mixing into drinks such as this one.

Acacia honey sweetens this beverage without drastically changing the taste, consistency or aroma of the combined rum and citrus juices.

Unfortunately, this variety of honey can be difficult to find or a little pricy, but I know that World Harvest in Champaign carries at least two brands. If you are willing to drop a few extra dollars on this delicacy, my recipe for Jamaica Sunday is as follows:

Ingredients: 1 oz. dark (Jamaican) rum 1 tsp. acacia honey 2 tsp. lime juice 2 oz. sparkling lemonade

Directions: In a glass separate from the one you will use to serve this cocktail, stir the honey into the dark rum until it dissolves. Fill a rocks glass nearly halfway with cracked ice. Pour in the honey/rum mixture.

Add the lime juice. Stir again. Add the sparkling lemonade. Garnish with lime slices if desired.

Mid-summer has arrived, which means that many gardens have blooming flowers and ripening vegetables. The zucchini, a common garden vegetable, has been producing its fruit since May and will continue to produce ripened fruit until August. For a gardener, figuring out when zucchini is ready to be picked can be challenging. A good rule to follow is once the zucchini plant has flowered, the zucchini can be picked within two to seven days. A ripe zucchini has a dark green skin. It should generally measure six to eight inches in length with a two-inch diameter. The inside of the vegetable should have a pale, greenishwhite color with seeds. The flavor should be slightly sweet. If the zucchini has been picked too late, the zucchini can still be eaten, but it will have more seeds, a tougher skin and will taste somewhat bitter.

Interested in trying some zucchini? Look to the following places to pick one up. » Urbana Farmers’ Market: Various local farmers sell zucchini from $1.50 to $2 per pound » Wal-Mart: $1.50 per pound » Meijer: $1.29 per pound » County Market: $1.49 per pound

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157 Years of Fun(nel Cakes)

An Oral Tradition

The annual Champaign County Fair returns to the city

by Page Roth over the Midwest. “I’ve been going probably since I was five,” said Darren Woller, who was recently appointed chairman of the horse show.

An ever-popular event in years past, the Demolition Derby, which will be held both Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25 at 7 p.m., will also have a championship night on Friday, July 31. Coordinator Steve Hillard said that this year, they are trying out new themes. Friday, there will be a team demolition with five cars on each team, and Saturday the theme will be “’80s and Newer.”

Shows such as a religious music show, a country music show, a talent show and the queen contest also comprise the entertainment.

Now in her 20th year of involvement in the talent show, director Janet Largent said the show is a good opportunity to “bring people out here so Champaign County can see all the talent young people have.” Regarding the number of participants, Largent said, “Our numbers have been dwindling because kids are so busy these days.” However, she said she expects more youth

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ummer’s long days and balmy evenings provide an ideal backdrop for the festivities at the Champaign County Fair.

Held Friday, July 24 through Saturday, Aug. 1 at Urbana’s fairgrounds at Fairview Street and Coler Avenue, the Champaign County Fair is now in its 157th year. What started officially in 1852 as a way of entertaining children while local farmers exchanged and compared produce, the fair grew to incorporate multiple contests and forms of entertainment. The fair now offers more than 100,000 opportunities to win prizes and around 1,500 entry classes for exhibitors, ranging from livestock and horticulture to arts and crafts. Dennis Riggs, a member on the Champaign County Fair Association board and a farmer in Champaign County, commented on the fair’s long history, saying, “What kind of party can last that long and still be going?”

Riggs said that the fair will continue many of its traditional events, as well as a few new ones.

One of the new events to join the festivities this year is the cook-off on Sunday, July 26, in which community members of all skill levels can show their expertise in grilling while simultaneously cooking up savory treats for the family.

Saturday at the fair is Military Appreciation Day, when free admission as well as discounts on food and drinks will be given to all active or retired military members. “I’m personally happy with what we are doing on the 25th,” Riggs said.

Fair essentials such as motorcycle racing, the World Championship Rodeo, harness racing, the Demolition Derby, a horse show and a tractor pull will also be talking place throughout the week.

The horse show, which will be Sunday, July 26, normally includes 60 to 100 participants from all

to sign up in the coming week. For Largent, the most rewarding part of the performance is watching the audience’s reaction. The talent show is Monday, July 27 at 7 p.m.

Also fundamental to the fair experience will be the snacks and refreshments provided by an array of traveling and local vendors.

“This is your week to go off of your diet,” Riggs said.

Along with elephant ears and lemon shake-ups, the carnival provides another fair staple with rides

by Tinsley’s Amusements Inc. Ride tickets will be available for $1.25 each, with each ride differing in the number of tickets required. For daring individuals willing to get a little bit dizzy, “Bracelet Days” allow fair-goers an unlimited number of rides for a set fee.

From rides to food to dozens of entertainment options, the Champaign County Fair has all the essentials for fair-going fun. Bring your sunscreen and an empty stomach, and come out to the Champaign County Fairgrounds to experience a little bit of local fun.

What are you looking forward to at the Champaign County Fair?

Patrick Hackett, your friendly Urban Outfitters fitting room guy, is FAIRLY excited about all the food (particularly corn) he’s going to eat at the fair.

Megan Fletcher, a mental health technician, is most excited about seeing the rodeo at the Champaign Fair.

That’s where they ride the horses, right?

Joey Salas, a summer intern for Facilities and Services, can’t wait to check out all of the livestock at the fair, all while wearing his cowboy boots and hat.

Community Q&A ... with Dana Mancuso of The Sound of Music

by Eric Gordon The Urbana Park District will be presenting the Summer Youth Theatre production of The Sound of Music July 23 through 26. Held at Foellinger Auditorium, a first for the park district, this program and those similar to this have been around for about 18 years and have become a staple for the park district.

In light of the upcoming production, buzz sat down with Dana Mancuso, the marketing and public information coordinator for the Urbana Park District and for the performance, to find out a little bit more about the play and the changes to the program this year. buzz: How was the cast prepared for The Sound of Music?

Mancuso: The cast was given a script and music to work with. Some songs we use in the production weren’t used in the movie version.

For example, the characters of the Baroness and Max are given expanded roles.

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buzz: How has the change of location affected the production?

Mancuso: It changes the sheer number of people we can draw. Our budget didn’t change, even though we went to a larger venue. buzz: How did you handle such restrictions in your budget with the new location?

Mancuso: Some of our props were borrowed.

We would receive help from local churches and families. buzz: Can you tell me more about the cast?

Mancuso: We have over 70 people in the cast, and some of the roles have been double casted.

We wanted to find a home for someone that auditioned in some way, like set design. For the actors, it can provide the perfect training ground, a strong hobby or a career path. It’s a good way to get your feet wet.

buzz: How has the Illinois Arts Council helped with the event?

Mancuso: Usually in the form of grants, where we annually ask for support for a number of programs. Agencies compete for the support, which can make things more difficult. buzz: Anything else you’d like to add?

Mancuso: We have begun to see different generations become involved. We have people that have performed for us in the past and are coming back on the professional side of things, including Musical Director Stephen Larson and Stage Director April Cleveland.

Tickets are available both through the park district and online, $6 for children and $12 for adults. The cast ranges in age from 8-18 years old, and auditions for the play took place in May.

La Gourmandise to feature an evening of storytelling and music

by Jeanine Russel On Thursday, July 23, La Gourmandise, located in downtown Urbana, will be hosting a Midsummer Evening of Stories and Music featuring local storyteller Kathe Brinkmann and musician Dan Keding.

The Midsummer theme will provide for a lighthearted, comical evening. Brinkmann plans on telling one story with a punchline, one adaptation from a traditional Japanese tale and one from Eastern Tennessee that is a longer love story.

“I like people to laugh and enjoy themselves,” Brinkmann said. Other storytellers prefer more serious stories, but she said she prefers the funny ones.

The diverse range in origin of the stories being told Thursday night should make for an interesting, entertaining night. “You will definitely have a smile when I’m done,” Brinkmann said.

In addition to Brinkmann’s storytelling, local musician Dan Keding will provide music for the evening. “Dan will be playing guitar and singing some ballads,” Brinkmann said. Keding is an awardwinning storyteller, renowned for his music and tales. “Kathe’s been here before, but Dan’s new,” said Pete Schnabel, owner of La Gourmandise. “He’s well-known, so it demands more.”

The event is 18 and older, but it does not mean the stories are vulgar or dirty.

Instead, it allows Brinkmann to be more sophisticated in the tales and choose complicated stories. There will also be a $5 cover charge. La Gourmandise has hosted events with Brinkmann in the past, and they have been a great success. “The place gets packed. People come in, eat before. They tell stories for a couple hours.

I really like it,” Schnabel said.

With events like this, Brinkmann is carrying on a vital tradition of stories as entertainment. Instead of loud music, action-packed movies or crowded bars, La Gourmandise is offering a relaxed evening of storytelling. “Storytelling is meant to be told and passed on,” said Brinkmann. “People love telling stories and laughing.”

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Historic North First live music Street Market Road Song North First Street, C, 3pm El Toro Bravo Restaurante Monticello Market on the Mexicano, C, 6pm Square A Midsummer Evening of State Street, Monticello, Stories and Music 3pm La Gourmandise Bistro on art exhibit Main, U, 6pm, $5 Stories and songs to cool Michael Hoag: Layered your brow and warm your Images heart with storytellers Parkland Art Gallery, C, Kathe Brinkmann and Dan 10am Keding. art The Shadowboxer Collective presents Lynn Off the Wall Event O’Brien, Anne Bacon, and Larry Kanfer Photography Tricia & Tracey Gallery, C, 10am Canopy Club, U, 8pm, $7 volunteer Steve Meadows Firehaus, C, 10pm UC Books to Prisoners Geovanti’s Live Band work session Geovanti’s, C, 10pm Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, dj U, 2pm Country Night with DJ kids & families Halfdead and Free Line Dance Lessons from Kitchen Science Scotty Van Zant Orpheum Children’s Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Science Museum, C, Tavern, Tolono, 8pm, No 8:30am, $140-Members, Cover before 8pm $150-Non-members, $10 DJ Belly Sibling Discount Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm Two camps will be hosted, Goth Night with DJ Rick- one for children in grades bats, DJ Kannibal and K-2 and one for children in Stitches grades 3-5.

The Clark Bar, C, 10pm Champaign Park District Summer Thrills at Garden karaoke Hills Garden Hills Park, DJ Hollywood Karaoke C, 6pm, Christmas in It’ll Do 2, C, 8pm July featuring Santa, snoDJ Bange cones, and games.

Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, lgbt 8:30pm CG Productions presents Live and Let Live GLBT RockStar Karaoke featur- Alcoholics Anonymous ing Crazy Craig Meeting McKinley Senator’s Bar & Grill, SaPresbyterian Church and voy, 9pm Foundation, C, 6:30pm ”G”-Force Karaoke wpgu Memphis on Main, C, 9pm Thirteen Thursdays CG Productions presents 6-8pm, Every Thursday, RockStar Karaoke featur- WPGU-107.1 will be at a ing Karaoke Opie different location around Bentley’s Pub, C, 9:30pm campus hosting events and CG Productions presents giving away free prizes.

RockStar Karaoke featur- Join us the entire summer. ing DJ Switch classes & Rock’s, C, 10pm

stage Absurd Person Singular The Station Theatre, U, 8pm, $10 JUL 23 – JUL 29 09

FRI, JULY 24 live music 3rd Annual Nature’s Table Reunion Iron Post, U, 5pm, $8 Appy Hour & Live Music Silvercreek, U, 5:30pm Road Song Silvercreek, U, 6pm Martini Bros Huber’s West End Store, C, 8pm Unfinished Business Bentley’s Pub, C, 9pm, $4 Trailer Park Moses Po’ Boys, U, 9pm, $4 Aron Burton & Two for the Blues Memphis on Main, C, 9pm, $5 Cover after 9pm

dj Country Dancing at Bradley’s II Bradley’s II, C, 9pm, $5 Top 40 Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 DJs Ian Procell and Reflex Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm DJ LEGTWO and DJ Belly Radio Maria, C, 10pm DJ Delayney Highdive, C, 10pm, $5

dance music Salsa Night Cafe Luna, C, 8:30pm, $5

karaoke CG Productions presents RockStar Karaoke featuring Crazy Craig Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9pm

recreation Summer Prairie Skies William M. Staerkel Planetarium, C, 7pm, Adults $4; Children, Seniors, Students $3 A live-narrated tour of the wonders of tonight’s sky, accompanied by some of the legendary stories of the ancient sky. Find out what constellations and planets are visible tonight and how to find them.

Bad Astronomy: Myths & Misconceptions William M. Staerkel Planetarium, C, 8pm, Adults $4; Children, Seniors, Students $3 Join the “Bad Astronomer” Phil Plait as he takes a critical look at popular myths and misconceptions to show audiences how science can be used to evaluate questionable claims.

kids & families Kitchen Science Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, C, 8:30am, $140-Members, $150-Non-members, $10 Sibling Discount Two camps will be hosted, one for children in grades K-2 and one for children in grades 3-5.

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Bunny’s Tavern, U, 7:30pm The Prairie Dogs Huber’s West End Store, C, 8pm The Impalas Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 8pm Zmick: Free Live Music @ Joe’s Brewery Joe’s Brewery, C, 8pm, No Cover before 10pm Road Song JT Walker’s Restaurant & Sports Bar, Mahomet, 9pm Indagroove Memphis on Main, C, 9pm, $5 Cover after 9pm Shark Bandit Iron Post, U, 9:30pm Jazz with The Bryan Holloway Somethin’ Brass Rail, C, 10pm Faster Forward & Backyard Shark Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm, $3

dj Dance Pop Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 Saturday Night Throwdown featuring DJ Mertz Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm Kosmo Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm DJ Tim Williams Highdive, C, 10pm, No Cover for Students Before 11pm; $5 Cover After 11pm Radio Salsa with DJ Juan Radio Maria, C, 10pm, $5; No Cover Before 11pm

Free Acupuncter Clinic For Veterans and Families karaoke Urbana-Champaign Friends Meeting, U, 6pm Dragon Karaoke with stage Paul Faber Absurd Person Singular SAT, JULY 25 CJ Dane’s, Tolono, 7pm The Station Theatre, U, CG Productions presents live music 8pm, $15 RockStar Karaoke featurIllinois Shakespeare Fes- Family Concert with The ing Matt Fear tival presents Scapin World on a String Camp Senator’s Bar & Grill, Ewing Manor, Blooming- Band Savoy, 9pm ton, 8pm Champaign Public Library, movies Directed by Karen Kessler. C, 10am Dinner with Panache ”Free Movie Under the festivals Jim Gould Restaurant, Stars” Champaign County Fair C, 5pm First And Main Street, Coler and Fairview, U, Gloria Roubal and Friends Homer, 6pm 7pm Aroma Cafe, C, 6pm Doo Wop Night: Blue Demolition Derby Big Grove Zydeco Hawaii workshops Alto Vineyards, C, 7pm stage Thursdays @ the Library: art Summer 2009 Parking Teens Try Yoga Off the Wall Event Lot Party with Candy Absurd Person Singular Champaign Public Library, Larry Kanfer Photography Foster and the Shades The Station Theatre, U, C, 4pm Gallery, C, 10am of Blue 8pm, $15

Illinois Shakespeare Festival: A Midsummer’s Night Dream Ewing Manor, Bloomington, 8pm

festivals Food Not Bombs West Side Park, C, 5pm Food Not Bombs serves free vegetarian/vegan food every Saturday at West Side Park to anyone that wants to eat.

Champaign County Fair Coler and Fairview, U, 12pm 12:00pm — 18th Annual Classic & Custom Car & Truck Show 7:00pm - Demolition Car Derby/Compact Derby Feature

markets Market at the Square Lincoln Square Village, U, 7am

art exhibit Michael Hoag: Layered Images Parkland Art Gallery, C, 10am

art Off the Wall Event Larry Kanfer Photography Gallery, C, 10am

volunteer UC Books to Prisoners work session Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 2pm

kids & families Take Me Fishing Homer Lake Forest Preserve, Homer, 9am Basic fishing instruction will be provided. The Illinois fishing license requirement will be waived for this event. Fishing poles are available to borrow; feel free to bring your own. Bait provided. Adult supervision of children is required.

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Off the Wall Event Larry Kanfer Photography Gallery, C, 10am

Brunch with Panache Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 10am Irish music every Sunday with Emerald Rum Blind Pig Co., C, 5pm Live music at Carmon’s Carmon’s Restaurant, C, 5:30pm Tom and Matt Turino Iron Post, U, 7pm The David Howie All Request Live Jukebox Show D.R. Diggers, C, 9pm

literary UFL Reads! Strong Women Urbana Free Library, U, 2pm July title: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.

classes & workshops

40 North presents West African Drum Classes Patio Party Capoeira Academy, Cowboy Monkey, C, 5pm C, 4:00pm, $12 Students/$15 Adults Per dance music Class Country Western Dance Classes taught by MasIndependent Order of ter drummer Bolokada Odd Fellows Arthur Lodge Conde. All levels from be742, C, 5pm, $2 ginner to advanced.

West African Dance karaoke Classes with Djibril Dragon Karaoke with Camara Paul Faber Channing-Murray FounCJ Dane’s, Tolono, 7pm dation, U, 6pm, $10-12 Guests can attend reguopen mic larly or drop in for single Anything Goes Open Mic sessions.

Night with Jeremy Harper Memphis on Main, C, MON, JULY 27 8:30pm

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stage Absurd Person Singular The Station Theatre, U, 8:00 pm, $10 Illinois Shakespeare Festival presents Richard III Ewing Manor, Bloomington, 7:30pm Directed by Henry Woronicz.

festivals Champaign Park District Jazz & Rib Fest Douglass Park, C, 4pm Champaign County Fair Coler and Fairview, U, 9:00am - Horse Show 10:00am - Religious Service by EYE for ONE 6:00pm - Prairieland Monster Truck Nationals

fundraisers

art exhibit

Zoo Improv Fundraiser for A Woman’s Fund Cowboy Monkey, C, 7pm, $4

Michael Hoag: Layered Images Parkland Art Gallery, C, 10am

live music

Dayna Kurtz with Mamie Minch Iron Post, U, 7pm Corn Desert Ramblers Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm Monday Night Free Show with The Gold Tops Memphis on Main, C, 10pm WEFT Sessions WEFT, C, 10:00 pm Monday Night Live with Indiana Josh Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm

dj Industrial Night: DJ SorceryKid presents Nekromancy Chester Street, C, 9pm, $2 ’80s Night Highdive, C, 10pm

dance music Maniac Mondays Cowboy Monkey, C, 4pm come and get it

buzz calendar Summer Dance Classes in University YMCA University YMCA, C, 6:15pm, $45 Beginner Waltz/Fox Trot/ Swing/Cha-Cha/Polka: Mondays 6:15-7:15pm; Advanced Swing/ChaCha: Mondays 7:158:15pm

University YMCA, C, 6:15pm, $45 Tango: Tuesdays 6:157:15pm; Salsa/Merengue: Tuesdays 7:15-8:15 pm

karaoke

”G”-Force Karaoke Memphis on Main, C, 9pm MCJS Karaoke karaoke American Legion Post 24, MCJS Karaoke C, 7:30pm American Legion Post 24, CG Productions presents C, 7:30pm RockStar Karaoke featurCG Productions presents ing Crazy Craig RockStar Karaoke featur- Geo’s, U, 9pm ing Matt Fear Paul Faber hosts Dragon Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 10pm Karaoke The Clark Bar, C, 9pm stage CG Productions presents Monday Night Improv RockStar Karaoke featurCourtyard Cafe — Illini ing DJ Switch Union, U, 8pm Bentley’s Pub, C, 9:30pm

festivals

open mic

Champaign County Fair Coler and Fairview, U, 7:00pm - Talent Show & “Big” Give-Away

Open Mic Night with Mike Ingram Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm

game-playing

stage

Illinois Shakespeare Festival presents Richard III Ewing Manor, Bloomington, 7:30pm Zoo Improv Comedy kids & families Troup O Baby!

Indi Go Art Gallery, C, Champaign Public Library, 8pm, 10:30pm, $5 C, 9:45am, 10:30am festivals classes & workshops MELD (Monday Evening Champaign County Fair Life Drawing) Group Coler and Fairview, U, McGown Studios, C, 12:30pm 7pm, $7 12:30pm — Harness Racing, Post Time TUES, JULY 28 7:00pm — Harness Racing, Post Time Board Game Night with DJ Casanova Radio Maria, C, 10:30pm

live music

Kevin Turner Trio Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano, C, 6pm Catfish Haven, Stranger Waves, Man Made Blast Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 8pm Clint Niosi Aroma Cafe, C, 8pm The Piano Man Canopy Club, U, 9pm Corn Desert Ramblers Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm CG Productions presents RockStar Karaoke featuring Matt Fear Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm

dance music Summer Dance Classes in University YMCA

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game-playing Boltini T-N-T with Ben Gorski Boltini Lounge, C, 7pm WPGU presents Trivia Diner hosted by Fishing With Dynamite Canopy Club, U, 7pm

volunteer UC Books to Prisoners work session Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 7pm

kids & families Tuesday Twos Champaign Public Library, C, 9:45am, 10:30am, 11:15am

Goodnight Storyshop Champaign Public Library, C, 6:30pm For ages 2 to 5. Registration is not required.

Night with The Outlaw White Horse Inn, C, 9pm CG Productions presents RockStar Karaoke featuring Crazy Craig Geovanti’s, C, 10pm lgbt ”G” Force Karaoke/DJ Rainbow Coffeehouse Fat City Bar & Grill, C, Wesley-United Methodist 10pm Church & Wesley Foundaopen mic tion, U, 6:30pm Open mic at Green St. mind/body/ Green St. Cafe, C, 8pm spirit Open-Mic Night Tarot Card Readings Radio Maria, C, 10:30pm Carmon’s Restaurant, C, stage 5:30pm, $15 Absurd Person Singular WEDS, JULY 29 The Station Theatre, U, 8pm, $8 live music Illinois Shakespeare FesDonnie Heitler tival presents Scapin Great Impasta, U, 6pm Ewing Manor, BloomingChampaign/Urbana Park ton, 7:30pm District Neighborhood Open Stage Comedy Nights Summer Concert Night Series Memphis on Main, C, 6:30pm 8:30pm, $2 The Surreal Deal markets Dave Cooper and Joni Dreyer Market on Main Senator’s Bar & Grill, Mahomet Community Savoy, 8pm Center, Mahomet, 3pm Caleb Cook festivals Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm Champaign County Fair Coler and Fairview, U, dj 12:30pm Country Dancing at 12:30pm — Harness RacBradley’s II ing, Post Time Bradley’s II, C, 9pm, $5 7:00pm — AMA PROHillbilly Humpday with AM Motorcycle Races DJ Halfdead art exhibit Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Tavern, Tolono, 8pm Michael Hoag: Layered DJ LEGTWO Images Boltini Lounge, C, 9pm Parkland Art Gallery, C, Weekly Top 40 10am Chester Street, C, 9pm Physical Challenge Dance classes & workshops Night Canopy Club, U, 10pm Swing Dance Lessons I Love the ’90s University Place Christian Soma Ultralounge, C, Church, C, 6:30pm, $25 10pm Mastery of Consciousness: How to Become a dance music Stronger Force for Good Tango Night with DJ Joe in the World Grohens School of Metaphysics, U, Cowboy Monkey, C, 8pm 7:30pm, $20 Swing Dance support groups Illini Union, U, 9:30pm Coming Out Support karaoke Group CG Productions presents Illini Union, U, 7pm RockStar Karaoke featuring DJ Switch The Corner Tavern, Monticello, 8pm The Legendary Karaoke

d o i n ’ i t w e l l by Jo Sanger & Ross Wantland

Reproductive Rights Justice for All? Last week, “Doin’ It Well” provided an update about available pregnancy termination services in our community. Writing that column got us thinking about reproductive rights, what they are and why they are important. So this week we decided to explore the concept further.

What Are Reproductive Rights?

Reproductive rights are a subset of human rights (as established in 1968 at the United Nations International Conference on Human Rights) relating to reproduction, including sexual and reproductive health. These include the rights of all people — individuals and couples, women, men and every gender in-between, the very young to the very old, gay, straight, lesbian or bi — to education and the highest standards of healthcare available through medical science addressing reproduction and sexual health.

These rights allow women to determine the number, timing and spacing of children and to make these decisions fully informed and free from discrimination, coercion and violence.

Reproductive rights means providing for citizens’ reproductive needs, allowing them the freedom to make decisions about their bodies and lives and to access available services based on their own values, circumstances and reproductive needs.

Reproductive Rhetoric?

Although these rights are discussed a lot, especially within political arenas, there are very good reasons why they are so important.

First, it’s important for all of us to enjoy healthy, satisfying and pleasurable sex lives. They are also important for women — who bear the largest burden when these rights are absent — because reproductive issues (such as the ability to control and time pregnancies) affect opportunities for education, community engagement, employment and, therefore, economic and social mobility. In this way, we need reproductive rights if we want gender equity.

Research shows that increased education of girls and women leads to stronger and more stable families and better health for mothers and their children. These decrease the economic toll on communities and allow women economic freedom and full participation within society.

Despite this, the message that lingers is that — despite technology and the proven effectiveness of accurate sexuality education for avoiding unwanted pregnancy and disease — women should simply keep their legs closed and be afraid of their sexuality. Rather than accepting and celebrating (female) sexuality, women are expected to sacrifice sexual development, experimentation and enjoyment if they want to pursue education, employment advances and a chance at upward social and economic mobility.

Is That Justice?

Advocates for reproductive justice contend that these rights, even if available, are not truly the rights of all people if access to them is unequal.

Reproductive justice, a concept originating within communities of color, highlights the necessary importance of paying attention to the very real gap among groups to gain accessibility of (i.e., the ability to seek, receive and afford) reproductive health services. For many communities, the education or technology may be denied them because of their age, location or income. For instance, parental notification laws — which have recently been passed in Illinois for the first time in 35 years — limit minors’ access to abortion in ways that no other medical treatment is denied them.

Reproductive justice, therefore, means that we make resources equally available to all and reduce the barriers (i.e. poverty, racism, heterosexism, ableism) to make reproductive rights a reality for everyone.

Reproductive justice is more than just the availability of abortion; it’s also about access to accurate sex education, availability of condoms and other birth control and the whole range of information and technology to help us live sexual lives that we get to determine. For example, a wealthy woman with access to her own health insurance and money has better access to birth control than a woman in an abusive relationship who is without health insurance or $40 of monthly disposable income. So stating that birth control is available to women as a reproductive right is not entirely true.

Infringements of Rights There are many examples of how reproductive rights get infringed upon, especially for women.

Minor examples include pharmacies locking condoms in cabinets (as we’ve learned CVS does in certain ‘high crime’ communities) or the story we heard about a teenager in Belleville, Ill., who was told by a store clerk at checkout (condoms in hand) that he could not buy condoms because he should not be having sex! Or we can look at how the FDA stalled for years in providing emergency contraception over the counter, despite the recommendation from its own scientists that the medication was safe. It’s easy to say that this infringement doesn’t impact us if we don’t live in those areas or that we don’t need those services; however, when any of us are denied health information and services, it hurts our entire community.

If we are interested in reproductive justice, we must understand how the issue of reproductive rights affects all of our freedoms and sexual health — and fight to make reproductive rights everyone’s rights.

Stay tuned next week as we pitch a tent and see what sex looks like at a campsite.

You have the right to send us comments or questions!

E-mail Jo & Ross at buzzdoinitwell@yahoo.com.

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art Bare Skin

music Figure drawing moves from Boneyard Pottery to McGown Photography

Third Annual Nature’s Table Reunion promotes strong jazz culture

by Katya Cummins Initially known as WELD (Wednesday Evening Life Drawing Group), MELD (Monday Evening Life Drawing Group) was founded six years ago

by Boneyard Pottery owner Michael Schwegmann and his friend the late Bill Baker. “It’s still an informal setting and non-instructional,” Schwegmann said. “We get everyone from professional artists to students to hobbyists.”

MELD has relocated to Champaign’s McGown Photography, and RJ Karlstrom has taken over as mediator. Some may be familiar with RJ Karlstrom’s acrylic paintings of tango dancers that hang in Cowboy Monkey. “I guess you would call it abstract impressionist,” he said. “I do a lot of splattering and sanding. I take off as much paint as I put on.” Native to CU, Karlstrom moved to Chicago for 20 years before returning to continue his art career. “I had been doing life drawing up in Chicago,” he said, “so it was nice to continue it down here.”

Local artist Mary VanCleave, whose art has graced the walls of The Great Impasta, frequents the group.

“The human form body has always been intimidat-

ing since it’s such a challenge,” VanCleave wrote in an e-mail. “The drawing group is great because it’s not a class, it’s just a bunch of artists all there for the same reason — to improve their art.”

Chairs, stools, table space, tray tables and the model are provided. “We’ve had about four or five girls model and two guys,” Karlstrom said. “We like to vary it as much as we can.”

MELD’s most consistent model, Christy Elamma, modeled for Parkland’s life drawing class in the late ’80s and ’90s before she began modeling for MELD in 2001. “After you’ve done it a couple of times, you get used to it,” Elamma wrote in am e-mail. “You also have to be reasonably comfortable with your body. If you have a negative body image of yourself, I think it would be very difficult, if not impossible, to stand naked in front of a group of people.”

Obviously, the more limber you are, Karlstrom said, and the longer you can hold still, the better; Elamma agreed.

“I think a lot of people have the thought that it’s ‘easy.’ Trust me, it’s hard work,” Elamma said. “In or-

Labs: Not Just for Scientists

Photo by James Kyung

IMC’s IndyMedia & Arts Lab keeps art alive for kids

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Where Legacy and Tradition Meet

by Mary Russell

by Tom Cyrs

der to make a pose that’s good for the artists, there’s a lot of twisting that need to be in the poses, and it’s very difficult to hold a pose like that for a long period of time without moving. If anyone doubts me, they should try it themselves at home. Set up a timer for 10 to 15 minutes and stand perfectly still with your torso twisted to one side holding one hand on top of your head with the other on your hip. See if you can do it and see how you feel afterwards.”

Before she started modeling, Elamma was a fine arts student at Parkland. “I’ve been on both sides of the easel, as artist and model,” she said. “That also helped me because while I was doing the drawing, you don’t see a person standing up there so much as an object made of lines and shadows.

It’s a very impersonal, objective mindset.”

Elamma creates art when she has time. “It’s not how I make my living, but ask any artist and you will get the same answer: They HAVE to make art!”

MELD meets from 7 to 9 p.m. every Monday at McGown Photography in Champaign. It costs $7 to attend.

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ommercial campaigns and movements urging people to “save the music” and “support the arts” are everywhere. And it’s no wonder. When money is tight, art and music programs are some of the first things put on the chopping block. Individuals who push for such programs tend to view artistic involvement as more than just a recreational activity. These advocates instead think of it as a necessary part of education because it offers an alternative to traditional academic thinking.

The Independent Media Center (IMC) in Urbana hosts the IndyMedia & Arts Lab for children ages 12-16 now through July 24. After receiving funding from the Urbana Consolidated Services Grant, Jason Keist, a program development coordinator-intern at the IMC, put together the lab to expose youth to various artistic mediums. Keist worked to keep the lab affordable to local families, focusing on the quality of the programming rather than the quantity.

Workshops included radio/audio production, painting, instrumentation and community gardening.

Keist searched to gather a diverse set of instructors and volunteers for each workshop, each of whom is specifically qualified to teach his or her workshop. Each day, there were about 10 student participants. A total of six instructors and three volunteers worked with Keist to develop quality programming. “They have just been really open to empowering these kids,” Keist said.

In the morning, students worked at the organic community garden on Beardsley and Randolph with instructors Deb Erickson and Aaron Ammons. “They’re really trying to bring home to the kids messages of sustainability and community

To date, if you find yourself in any club that plays jazz in the Chicago area, you can ask around and people will know the name Nature’s Table, either recognizing the name as important club in the regional jazz scene or having actually played gigs there back when it was open. After a brief conversation in the Iron Post’s beer garden with former employee Jeff Machota and Jeff Helgesen, a musician at the club, it’s easy to see why the spot’s legacy still lives on nearly two decades after the building was demolished in order to make way for University expansion.

The jazz bar and vegetarian restaurant certainly impacted both of their lives in a big way. Machota began working from 1985 until it closed and remains an avid jazz enthusiast to this day, hosting a jazz show every Wednesday morning on WEFT and until recently, booking a great deal of jazz shows at the Iron Post. Helgesen began gigging at the club during his undergraduate career in the early ’80s,

playing with various groups at the club and going on to tour with Ray Charles, among other acts.

Opening its doors in 1979, Nature’s Table first began as a strictly vegetarian restaurant and quickly began to host music as well. Soon the music was just as big of an attraction, with jazz, blues and folk music being played seven nights a week from around 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

“There were times when, if you’d been in town long enough, you might be working there three or four nights a week,” Helgesen said. At the time, the University School of Music didn’t have a jazz program, and the Table was the place to come learn or teach.

“It was a place where people could learn. There’d be older musicians coming, and there’d be younger musicians playing,” Machota explained.

Throughout the ’80s, the club was one of the premier jazz hotspots between St. Louis and Chicago. “During the period of the Table, it was one of the few jazz clubs around,” Machota said.

Pitchfork Music Festival 2009 Prospers empowerment, people coming together for a common objective,” Keist said.

When asked what their favorite component of the lab was, many of the students spoke about the production equipment. Students worked on making commercials for the community radio station WRFULP 104.5 FM. One boy elaborated on working in the radio studio: “I like the audio. We mess with the voices and get to make them high pitch and low pitch.”

Betsem Benjamin, an anthropologist from Cameroon, worked with the students in the painting workshop. “He’s trying to bridge the cultural gap and say, ‘I’m African, and you’re American. Let me show you about my culture, and you can show me about yours,’” Keist explained. Though most of the boys seemed to enjoy working with the technology, another participant, a young girl, favored the painting labs. “We did a painting described as everybody of every ra.0ce together,” she said.

Although Keist recognizes the importance of a traditional academic environment, he said handson activities allow kids to see things from a different perspective. “You can learn about plants in science class, but how many kids are falling asleep? I think it’s a necessary component, but tangibly working with something is also important,” he said.

With its large open rooms, stage area and recording and production studio, the IMC is a perfect venue to host this lab. “We wanted to bring youth programming back to the IMC because it’s been a while … it hasn’t been consistent,” Keist said. He pointed out that even though the IMC is a versatile community space, it is greatly underutilized and he hopes that programs like the IndyMedia & Arts Lab will be able to continue in the future.

come and get it

Three days of music come and go at Union Park

“It wasn’t just a campus thing,” Helgesen added.

“There were people from a 50- to 60-mile radius coming in to play because there really wasn’t a place like that.”

More than acting as a rare hotbed for jazz musicians regionally, however, the Table was a keystone cultural area on campus. “What Nature’s Table was was supportive of the arts. There were art openings that happened there once a month.

There would be different art shows, whether they be music related or otherwise. There was a whole subculture of dancers who hung out there. There were visual artists. A lot of people who worked there were artists or activists,” Machota said.

Since the Table left its Goodwin Street location in 1991, a variety of venues have attempted to take on some of the purpose that the Table held, including the original Blind Pig and Zorba’s, which still features jazz every Thursday night. One location that has certainly come close is the Iron Post,

by buzz Music Staff

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, it’s hard to deny the presence of Pitchfork as the Internet’s leading musical hype machine.

Best known for its tough-to-top album rating system, the Chicago media outlet has played host to an annual outdoor music festival each summer since 2006. Over the course of three days at Union Park in Chicago, the 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival brought an eclectic bevy of artists to thousands of fans in the Windy City.

Artist: Robin Thicke Album: Something Else Label: Star Trak/Interscope Crooning and serenading in a velvet falsetto, Robin Thicke is a renaissance man of his trade.

With influences spanning from past generations’ greats, his most recent album exudes classics like Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Fred Astaire, Prince and other familiar elements to perfect his modern soul and R&B take. Most noticeable in tracks such as the ballad “Magic” and intimate “Sweetest Love,” horn and piano arrangements utilize a lush swirl of strings, congas and Fender Rhodes that flaunt the debts to his roots. Thicke is comparable to the Justin Timberlake of late but with a little more manly flourish, soul and, I dare say, class. — Kevin Hsia SKIP or STICK WITH: STICK WITH

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food and merchandise vendor booths, poster and vinyl fare and not enough portable toilets. Personal favorites of the day were hardcore punkers Fucked Up, an abrasive, yet approachable group led by powerful vocalist Damian “Pink Eyes” Abraham.

Abraham was a crowd pleaser, ripping plastic beach balls with his teeth and proclaiming that Pitchfork favorites Animal Collective sounded just like Phish.

“I hate Animal Collective,” he explained to laughs and cheers from the mostly receptive audience.

Sunday: Bringing the three-day event to a fitting close, it seemed that much of Sunday was spent in anticipation of a pending performance from the always-theatrical The Flaming Lips. With a partial setup on stage all day and fans lining the front railings from the moment the proverbial gates opened, there was a definite buzz in the air for a finale of lights and sound, balloons and dancing frogs.

Though a personal favorite of the day was found in recent Polyvinyl Records signees Japandroids, the Lips were the name on everyone’s tongue from start to finish in showers of orange and yellow confetti. Though the set had its pratfalls due to these same theatrics with fewer than a dozen songs being played over nearly an hour and a half, there was a definite unifying momentum behind closer “Do You Realize?” with fans walking out arm-in-arm toward various locations.

Catch the Nature’s Table Reunion concert tomorrow night, Friday, July 24 from 5 p.m. to midnight. The night is sure to be filled with rich music and history alike.

Quick Pick Album Reviews

by Amanda Shively

Friday: While the past two years have found Friday devoted to the “Don’t Look Back” series, in which artists are chosen to play a seminal release from their collection in its entirety, this year, Friday was directed toward the “Write the Night” concept. With “Write the Night,” paying fans were asked to create set lists for the likes of Chicago-based instrumental post-rockers Tortoise, longstanding indie rockers Yo La Tengo, the newly reunited The Jesus Lizard and guitar-fueled Built to Spill. While the artists had little say in the formation of the list, the execution of such sets was the key to Friday’s success. The standouts of the evening were the recently resurrected Chicago hardcore noise rockers The Jesus Lizard. Led by the abrasive vocals of frontman David Yow, the group showed little sign of age as they barreled through crowd favorites like “Boilermaker” and “Mouth Breather.” Despite stage diving and stopping mid-set for a set of push-ups, Yow thankfully left his notorious “Tight and Shiny” routine a notion of the past.

Saturday: The first of two full-day outings at Union Park, Saturday’s list of artists ranged from the multiinstrumental, Eastern-tinged music of Beirut and Cincinnati five-piece The National to noted DJ/ remix artist Lindstrom and synth-and-drum duo Matt & Kim. The power of the all-day performance is fueled (and sometimes hindered) by the park‘s setting: cozy grounds with three stages, multiple

and it’s fitting that the Post is hosting this year’s Third Annual Nature’s Table Reunion concert.

“The great thing [at the Iron Post] is that the music is happening here. There’s a lot of people coming into town now who are starting to hear about this place, so there’s a lot of parallels,” Machota said.

Machota explained that of the musicians on the bill for the reunion show, at least half once had formidable careers at the Table, many of whom have now made a name for themselves in larger circuits such as Chicago. “There’ll be a lot of people in the audience who used to go to the Table, based on the past few years. There’s also people who just heard about it and say, ‘Hey, Nature’s Table is associated with good music,’ so they know that we’ll put on a good show,” Machota said.

Artist: Emil & Friends Album: Emil & Friends EP Label: Unsigned Who is Emil & Friends? Fabled to be Emile Hirsch’s new band? Random kid(s) from Massachusetts? Regardless, it is an Internet gem.

Gathering stardust to the arcane indie world, Mr. Emil flexes a talented hand to play the instruments, write, sing, record, produce, mix and design strange graphics and animations. (All done while wearing a costume of some sort, according to the author). With a dulcet and quirky falsetto, all conventions are ignored as his catchy dream pop is sure to sweep a few ears of MGMT/Empire of the Sun fans. Particularly in the socioculturalappropriate “Downed Economy,” the airy vocals give a haunting edge as a psychedelic electroriff weaves through a dark, slinky and undulating lamentation. Swing by his MySpace to scope out the goods, and maybe even shoot an e-mail to receive a free promotional copy of his EP. A vinyl EP is due to release July 27. — Kevin Hsia SKIP or STICK WITH: STICK WITH

JUL 23 – JUL 29 09

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by Katharine O’Brian

Photo used with permission from Warner Brothers Entertainment.

In many ways, the sixth Harry Potter ďŹ lm feels like two movies. There’s the dark tale of Tom Riddle’s transformation into Lord Voldemort and the sacriďŹ ces people make to try to stop him. There’s also the romantic comedy about Hermione’s crush on Ron, Ron’s icky relationship with Lavender Brown and Harry’s growing crush on Ginny. The ďŹ lm does get a little caught up in romance, but mostly, the two parts work well together.

One noticeable difference between Half-Blood Prince and the previous Potter icks is the humor.

Sorcerer’s Stone and Chamber of Secrets were lighter than the rest, but in a more kid-friendly, saccharine way. This movie is actually funny, with Ron (Rupert Grint) and Luna (Evanna Lynch) providing many of the laugh-out-loud moments.

Grint hasn’t had much to do in the last couple of movies, so it’s nice to see him show off his terriďŹ c sense of comedic timing. His relationship with Lavender Brown upsets Hermione (Emma "5:: to allow Watson to prove that Watson) enough she can, in4(523$!9 fact, act. *5,9 The acting in general is fabulous. Daniel CORP NOTE KEEP THIS SAME SIZE ALWAYS Radcliffe ďŹ nally seems at ease as Harry. As Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) begins to play a bigger role, 8 Felton’s acting has noticeably improved. The real TH PAGE standouts are, not surprisingly, Alan Rickman and Michael Gambon. Rickman has always played Snape with a quiet menace, but this is his

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chance to shine. Half-Blood Prince is crucial for his character, and he nails it, making Snape cold, frightening and, as always, mysterious. Gambon’s Dumbledore is both quirky and bad-ass, making him true to the Dumbledore of the books.

The special effects and cinematography are also terriďŹ c. The grayed-out, blurred scenes from the Pensieve are beautiful. Thanks to ďŹ ne acting and echoing sound effects, they’re also creepy. Shots of a bridge collapsing at the beginning are cool and give an appropriate sense of the havoc Voldemort and his followers can wreak. This is probably the best-looking of the Potter ďŹ lms.

While Half-Blood Prince is an excellent and entertaining adaptation of the book, more time should be devoted to plot details such as the Horcruxes, objects to which part of a soul can be transferred making the transferrer immortal.

Watching everybody get all twitterpated is fun, but Horcruxes play a huge role in Deathly Hallows. Harry and Dumbledore see two Tom Riddle-related memories in the Pensieve. While they can’t show everything from the book, there should be more memories. They should at least discuss Horcruxes more.

Given that Warner Bros. is splitting the last book into two movies, they probably ďŹ gure that they have plenty of time to talk about Horcruxes then.

For now, people can laugh at teenage hormones,

Seems Like Old Times (1980)

Seems Like Old Times is one of Neil Simon’s happiest romantic farce comedies. At first glance, everything about the film’s production seemed like a gimmick, and few really thought the idea of reuniting Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn from the comedy Foul Play would have amounted to much. Playwright Simon was in a creative slump and hadn’t had a hit comedy since the early ’70s. But veteran television director Jay Sandrich created the perfect formula for a comic hidden gem.

Chase stars as Nick Gardenia, a secluded writer who’s locked away in his California ocean-side cabin trying to pound out his next novel, when he is kidnapped by two cons who force him to hold up a bank for them. Released by his captors once they pocket the loot, Nick seeks out his ex-wife, Glenda (Hawn), to take him in since she has the world’s biggest heart for misďŹ ts and the under-

by Syd Slobodnik

privileged. Her house is staffed by an interesting array of minorities and semi-legal workers, as well as a pack of stray and rescued dogs. She just happens to be a public defender, and her present husband, played by a stuffy Charles Grodin, is district attorney Ira Parks.

Many of the ďŹ lm’s most effectively funny scenes include a mixture of witty Simon one-liners, Chase’s trademark clowning and Hawn’s sharp delivery. The romantic chemistry between Hawn and Chase is delightful. Sandrich’s supporting cast adds multiple levels of ethnic humor: Robert Guillaume’s D.A.’s assistant, T.K. Carter’s crafty chauffer and Yvonne Wilder’s cook, Aurora De La Hoya, add endless laughs. From the ďŹ lm’s hilarious courtroom scenes to one absolutely riotous dinner party for the governor with Nick serving as butler makes Seems Like Old Times one of the funniest ďŹ lms of the 1980s.

A Little Princess (1995) This classic children’s tale was reimagined by what might seem like the unlikeliest of minds: Alfonso Cuarón.

CuarĂłn became well-known for his sensual Mexican ick, Y tu mamĂĄ tambiĂŠn and his 2006 sci-ďŹ thriller, Children of Men, but in 1995, he created one of the most beautifully ďŹ lmed and excellently realized children’s ďŹ lms of the day with A Little Princess. The movie is the tale of a little girl in WWI England who enters a London boarding school when her father is sent off to war. She tells wild, imaginative tales to the other girls, winning their friendship and showcasing her creativity. CuarĂłn ďŹ lms these segments in vivid and saturated hues that contrast with the dark, gray world of the boarding school.

Mesmerizing for kids and adults alike, it’s sure to rank among the classics for years to come.

Harvey (1950) Jimmy Stewart stars as Elwood P. Dowd in Henry Koster’s Harvey. Elwood appears to be the pinnacle of politeness and sincerity, but something is just a little bit off; that something is Harvey. Harvey, Elwood’s closest friend, is a 6’3â€? white rabbit. Harvey is also invisible and not so much a rabbit, strictly speaking, as a spirit called a Pooka. While Harvey isn’t speciďŹ cally a kids’ ďŹ lm, per se, it’s hard for any child not to identify with the notion of an invisible friend, especially one as likeable and mischievous as Harvey. It’s ďŹ tting, then, that he’s paired up with the great Jimmy Stewart, who is even more charming and truly endearing than Harvey. The typical screwball hijinks ensue, and before anyone knows it, the whole town seems to be mixed up with Harvey. Harvey is a heartwarming and hilarious comedy that also serves as a kids’ perfect introduction to black-and-white.

Elf (2003) While Elf was released with children and the holiday season in mind, it is also one of Will Ferrell’s best performances to date.

Ferrell stars as Buddy, a boy raised by elves in Santa’s workshop who goes on a quest to ďŹ nd his real father, Walter, played by the formidable James Caan (The Godfather, Dogville).

Ferrell must be cited as one of the ďŹ lm’s greatest reasons for success. A role like Buddy is too easy to dumb down in a condescending and far less endearing way; Ferrell doesn’t do this. As Buddy, he manages to exude pure, loveable childishness as he fails to ďŹ t into the bland adult world around him.

Like Home Alone and A Christmas Story before it, Elf is one of the lucky few holiday ďŹ lms that has made it into the Christmas canon and is sure to be replayed for many seasons to come. come and get it

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Free Will Astrology ARIES

(March 21-April 19)

Storm chasers are people who love traveling around the continent in pursuit of wild weather. Nothing feeds their lust for life more than getting up close and personal with a tornado or supercell thunderstorm. Many of them are meteorologists who are curious about the way storms work; they’re not motivated solely by bravado. I mention this because, according to my astrological analysis, the coming weeks will be prime time for Aries storm chasers to load up on thrills. The immediate future should also bring excellent opportunities for other Rams who are yearning for breezy adventures that will captivate their imaginations and slake their sense of wonder.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20)

Let’s say that you lost a treasured object a while back.

What do you think the odds are that you’ll find it this week? Or let’s say that a bewildering companion walked out of your life many moons ago. How much do you want to bet that your paths will cross again soon? According to my reading of the omens, events like these could be common between now and August 15. That’s because the past is cycling back to you for another look.

Revival and resurrection are in the air. What has been old may become new again. Are you ready to experience something resembling time travel?

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20)

The seductive torments of insatiable desires are leaving you in peace, at least for now. That means you’re free to concentrate on the easier gratification of more satiable desires. I hope you’re open to that, Gemini; I hope you haven’t fallen for the illusion that hard-to-get pleasures are deeper and finer. Please believe me when I tell you that you’re ready to exult and bask in the simple joys.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22)

The coming week may be one big Ethical Test for you.

Maybe today the cashier at the cafe will accidentally give you $10 too much in change. Tomorrow you could be baited with a chance to gain personal advantage by betraying a friend. The next day you may have to decide between doing the right thing and doing the kind thing.

It has been a long time since your integrity has been pushed and probed and pricked like this. As you wend your way through the gray areas, Cancerian, remember that sometimes being moral is not about saying no, but saying yes. In fact, one of the most high-minded acts you could make is to open your heart to a righteous temptation.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22)

Did life feel meaningless last week? Was your destiny a random sequence of events shepherding you to a series of different nowheres? Even worse, were you convinced that human beings are toxic scum? If so, Leo, get ready for your mood to shift drastically. The whims of fate are mutating. Soon, a source of curses may be a fount of blessings. Enticing leads will rise up out of the midst of boredom. Human beings will fascinate and teach you, and every day will bring new signs to draw you deeper into delicious mysteries.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

You’re hereby relieved of your responsibility to keep everyone’s illusions afloat. (You might want to sink your own illusions, as well.) Consider yourself armed with Ernest Hemingway’s “built-in, shock-resistant bulls--detector.” Beginning immediately, be an elegant but inyour-face Reality Check. Don’t just tell the truth. Tell the lush, pulsating, up-to-the-minute truth. And be aware that even the dry facts may be evolving pretty fast. What seems like incontrovertible evidence today may be puny propaganda tomorrow.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

I usually applaud your inclination to remain above the fray and churn out astute observations. I normally honor your instinct to distance yourself from petty partisan squabbles. But this week’s different. For the foreseeable future, I’d like it very much if you dive into the pit with the other diehards and fight with hardnosed audacity for what you believe is the beautiful truth. At least temporarily, Libra, forget about your graceful talent for tactful compromise. I think it’s time for you to be a warrior who’s ferociously devoted to a just cause. www.the217.com

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July 23 - July 29

SCORPIO

“A B u n c h a ”--

wo r d s , t h at i s .

by Matt Jones

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

In behalf of all the other signs, I’d like to express our gratitude for the jumpstarts you Scorpios give us. The jolts aren’t always bliss-inducing, true, but in retrospect we often say, “Thanks, I really needed that.” We also appreciate the debates you embroil us in. They force us to take stands on issues we’ve been wishy-washy about.

Our gratitude also goes out to you for those times you help us lose our excessive self-importance. It’s hard to cling to our pretensions with you around, and it’s easier to get to the root of the truth. Keep up the good work.

Continue to be your warm prickly self even in the face of protests from faint hearts. Know that at least some of your fans out here respect the way you push us and trick us and inspire us to go places we don’t even realize we’ll benefit from going.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

During his time in hiding, the Biblical prophet Elijah was kept alive by ravens who brought him food. John the Baptist survived on nothing but honey and locusts when he was roaming the wilderness. And I’m sure that some unexpected source of comfort and sustenance will likewise turn up during your wanderings, Sagittarius. It may not be what you’re used to. You might even have to cultivate a taste for nourishment that seems foreign.

But stick with it. You could learn to love it, and in the process become less dependent on stuff you thought you couldn’t do without.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Burn the Book of Love you’ve been using these past few years, Capricorn, even if you just do it metaphorically.

Don’t think of the incineration as censorship. Think of it as liberating yourself from the tyranny of fables that have programmed you to accept less love than you deserve and give less love than you have to give. Imagine that you’re ready for a riper approach to the knotty riddles of the heart. And when you’re done with the burning, go in search of a brand new Book of Love. Better yet, write that holy text yourself. A good title might be “Love Doesn’t Conquer All, But Sixty Percent Isn’t Bad.” A bad title would be “Love Doesn’t Suck.”

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

You should closely monitor your environment for beguiling appearances of the number seven. I have reason to believe that seven may be involved in your current inconveniences and dilemmas. I theorize that seven has been trying to call attention to itself in an odd or irritating manner so as to get you to tune in to certain benefits that could be associated with the number seven -- benefits you’ve been overlooking. I would even go so far as to speculate that seven may be both the cause of and the cure for your itch. Be especially alert for sevens that are in the vicinity of the color green or the letter “G.” Perk up your intuition anytime seven appears in advertisements, boxes of food, tattoos, or t-shirts.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20)

Don’t concern yourself with praying to the gods of luck and chance. I’ll take care of that for you. Your job is to solicit the favor of the gods of diligence and discipline.

Why? Because I think you’ve got a lot of good work ahead of you -- work that will take ingenious attention to detail -- and you’re going to need the extra boost those gods can provide. Of course, their help won’t be enough. You will also have to draw on extra reserves of your willpower in order to express new heights of determination and persistence. Together, you and those no-nonsense deities will be an unbeatable team. The better you organize yourself, the more they will help you get organized. The stronger you push to make your efforts crisp and efficient, the easier they’ll make it for you to do just that.

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508, 510, & 512 E. STOUGHTON, C. August 2009. Huge 1 bdrm plus den and 2 bdrms. Close to Engineering & C/S. A/C, Laundry, Parking $55/ mo. Rent from $555/mo to $760/mo.

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509 W. MAIN, U Aug 2009. 1 bdrm apts. From $415/ mo to $445/mo. Laundry, Window A/ C, Parking $45/mo. Call for showing times.

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5th & HEALEY, C. August 2009. The BEST LOCATED EFFICIENCIES & 1 BEDROOMS on campus - period. Here's the best part: Efficiencies $450/mo & 1 bedrooms $550/mo. Parking available at $50/mo. Call for showing times.

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604 E. WHITE Security Entrance Fall 2009, Large studio, 1 bedroom, Furnished, balconies, patios, laundry, off-street parking, value pricing.

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702 W. WESTERN, U August 2009. 1 Bedrooms, Window A/C, Carpet/Tile Floors, Laundry, Parking Available. From $400/mo to $445/mo. Call for showing times.

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706 S. LOCUST, C. Aug 2009. Window A/C, covered parking $45/mo, laundry. 1 bdrms $395/mo. 2 bdrms $525/mo. Call for showing times.

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706 S. WALNUT, U. August 2009. Close to Downtown Urbana, 1 bdrms $510/mo. Central A/C, Laundry. Parking. Call for showing times.

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706 S. FIRST, C. Aug 2009. 1/2 blk south of Green.1 bedroom $375/mo. Window A/C. Parking $40/mo. Laundry Facilities.

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ARBOR APARTMENTS, C. Aug 2009. 1 bdrms at Third & Gregory across from Snack Bar. Window A/C, laundry, rents from $375/mo to $385/mo. Parking $35/mo. Call for showing times.

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802 W. GREEN, U. Aug 2009. One block from Lincoln Ave. Large units with Central A/C, Patios/ Balconies, laundry. Parking $40/mo. 1 bedroom $500/mo. Call for showing times.

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807 to 809 W. ILLINOIS, U Aug 2009. 1 Bdrms corner of Lincoln & Illinois. Window A/C, Laundry, Rent $495/mo. Parking $50/mo.

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901 W. Main, Urbana On Campus, Furnished Apartments with onsite laundry. 2 BR - 600 w. office or bonus room, 2 BR - 750 w/ utilities included, 3 BR - 990 w/ utilities included. Available August 20, 2009. Parking available, Call for a showing.

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Aug. 2009. Close to downtown in quiet location on busline. 2 bdrms. start at $470/mo. Patio/Balconies, Central A/C, Gas Heat, Carpet, Laundry in Building. Call for showing times.

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800 W. Church, C. Economical 2 bdrms avail August. $490/mo. Convenient central Champaign location near shopping and transportation.

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301 W. GREEN, U Aug 2009. 1 bdrm apts from $505/ mo. Close to Urbana Library and Downtown. Free Parking Call for showing times.

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508 S Mattis, C. Aug 2009. One of Champaign’s finest apartment complexes featuring a beautiful courtyard. 1 bdrm apts. at $475/mo. 2 bdrm apts. at $495/mo.

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512 W. GREEN, C Aug 2009. Double security brick building in excellent location. Large 2 bdrm apts with approx 800 sq. ft.

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606 W. Healey. C. Aug. 2009. 1 bdrm. apts. close to campus. Carpet, electric heat, window a/c, free parking. Rents from $395. Call for showing times.

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306-308-309 WHITE August 2009.

Studios($390), 2($725), and 3($775) bedrooms. Balconies, patios, laundry, dishwashers, off-street parking.

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611 W. Church St. C. Beautiful 2 BR. in security locked building. Only two left near downtown Champaign. Laundry facilities. Heat, hot water, sanitary garbage included. Parking spot in lit offstreet parking. Extra storage, dishwasher A/C. Sound & fire proof. No pets. Available Now and August 1st. $675/mo. 649-7409.

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SOUTHWEST PLACE APTS, C. Aug. 2009. Located in SW Champaign near Windsor & Mattis. 2 bdrm Duplexes, Fourplexes, Townhouses and 1 bedrooms. Carpet, gas heat, central a/c. Some units have w/d's in units, w/d hook-ups, or laundry in bldg, garages, dishwashers, disposals, patio/balconies, parking. 1 bdrms from $490/mo. 2 bdrms from $610/mo. Call for showing times.

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They Have Given Us So Much How about a smile?

As Americans, there are just some things most of us don’t like all that much.

Of course, I’m speaking in gross (and possibly quite incorrect) generalities here, but I think there’s something to it. We don’t like vegetables. Sure, we may like them as a side dish or as something to snack on, but as far as entrees go, it seems we’d really prefer something that has given its life for us. We don’t much care for soccer either. Oh, we like it better than all of the other sports without a ball, but it’s still low on the list, far past football, baseball and basketball.

I mean, you’ve got arms, freaking use them once in awhile. Most of all, though, we don’t care for France. Sure, someday we may all enjoy a tofu steak while watching a soccer game, but my guess is that even then, we still won’t like France.

I don’t care much either way, even if I’m wrong about this assumption, and I’m also fairly sure that as a country, we don’t hold the patent on not caring for the French. There’s just something about them, whether it’s real or perceived, that rubs us the wrong way. In a sense, it almost seems unfair to them. They helped us win our independence from England, which was sort of sweet. They gave us Edith Piaf, Catherine Deneuve, the Statue of Liberty and that smoking hot chick from Amelie, which was not a complete rat bastard thing to do as a country. They also gave us the bicycle, the pencil and pasteurized milk. Still, for some reason, it’s hard to even say “France” without spitting on the ground first. I can only assume they do the same thing when America is mentioned.

On the other hand, the French gave us JeanLuc Godard, a wonderful filmmaker whose work I hope to never have to sit through again. They also like Jerry Lewis, which is sort of unforgivable, even though he’s an American. Besides that, they were sort of candy asses in World War II. Geez Louise, as a country, the United States prefers Paris Hilton to Paris, France, and it’s not even that close. There are countless other things about them that piss us off — at least I think there are, even though I can’t think of all that many right now. Essentially, it comes down to us thinking that they think they are better than we are. We think they are rude and self-important.

This is because they are.

It’s because of all this that it’s nice to see them get a tad bit of comeuppance. The Paris tourist board has finally made a simple request of their citizens: Start smiling, you grouchy bastards. Paris is experiencing a significant fall in tourism due to the financial crisis and also because they have a reputation of being unfriendly. Visitors to the city are down 17 percent from this time last year, so they think it’s finally time to turn that frown upside down. After all, just because they invented the word “douche” doesn’t necessarily mean they have to act like one all the damned time.

I’m not sure it’s as simple as all that, though. Sure, a smile is nice, but you’ve got to be really careful you’re not pushing that smile through a wall of grinding teeth. Smiling at foreigners may simply just not be in their DNA. In all fairness, I’m sure there are genuinely happy people in France. I’m also fairly sure they are kept underground and out of the sight of the general public. Trying to get a whole city like Paris to smile is like trying to get a dog to eat an oyster: It’s probably going to be messy, and it’s also not going to end especially well.

I suppose we should give them credit for at least trying. They finally want us to like them, but only so they can take a large chunk of our money out of our hands. The plan seems to lack a certain amount of sincerity, but that’s probably only because their reputation precedes them.

They’ve even gone so far as to have “smile ambassadors” set up outside of popular tourists spots. I bet those poor bastards are sticking out like a sore thumb already. My guess is that this is considered the worst occupation in all of France — the American equivalent of a crack whore. They also had hundreds of roller skaters form a smile in Place Vendome. Man, if you think we dislike you all now, keep doing shit like that and you’ll soon find out how much venom we can actually muster.

Phony bastards.

When it’s all said and done, it’s all really just another reason to hate the French. Not only are they rude, but now they’re all phony about it, too. I suppose they can’t really win no matter what they do.

Fortunately for them, not winning is something they are very accustomed to. I think I’d personally like them better if they were just genuine. At least then you’d know where you stand. I doubt we’ll like them much either way, though. Like that one fella said, “One may smile and smile and still be a villain.” If you can’t say that about the French, who can you really say it about?

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