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This week

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9/11 memorial Performance // sChool of musiC

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Shop Smart, Shop... 9 Thanks For All the Fish Bus Battle

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LEX vs. Suburban Express in a fight to the crusher

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Doin’ It Well Calendar

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A new sushi restaurant comes to life

Biennial Costume shop sale (9am-noon, $3, tickets required) (1pm until all items are gone, free, no tickets required) //marquEE Th Sep 18

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A look inside local musician Brandon T. Washington

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Making the most of your sexy party

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Your guide to this week’s events

opening nighT parTy feaTuring grupo fanTaSma Thursday, September 18 at 7pm; doors open at 5:30pm

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When the doors swing free on opening night, prepare for a convergence of contagious energy, fabulously funky sounds, and art forms from around the world. This is the night to slip on your best dancing shoes, because the main event, grupo fantasma, will serve up an unclassifiable orchestral fusion of global music with funk roots and infectious latin rhythms that simply dares you to rush the dance floor. after you visit the mendhi artist or facepainter and experience the indoor global revelry, hit the refueling stations inside the tented amphitheatre, where you can refresh in the night air with the i-Pan steel Drums and choose your favorite savory or sweet treat from a bevy of local vendors. mark your calendar now to start the season off right with a night that celebrates the full spectrum of what Krannert Center and the community have to offer.

Tickets are just $5.

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Community:

9/11 Memorial Performance

CUpStar Talent Competition

Art:

Honor the memories of the victims of the 9/11 attacks at this annual memorial performance at the Krannert Center.

Beginning at 7:45 a.m., members of the School of Music Faculty will take the stage.

Finalists in this local teen talent competition have been showcasing their talents all summer. Now it all comes down to the finale at Foellinger at 7 p.m.

The Second City Touring Company presents Deface The Nation This political revue at the Virginia Theatre features fresh material for the election year. Tickets range from $19 to $25, and the show begins at 8 p.m.

Eric Roth LGBT column on Sunday.

On Saturday, the first installment of ChronoBeards: Great Men, Better Whiskers, a romp through the finest in intellectual bristles. The premier? The dean of Beardom, Sigmund “The Jawbreaker” Freud.

Movies: A full review of Burn After Reading will be up on Saturday.

Music:

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On Saturday, look for a preview of Motion City Soundtrack

Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash

let it out

Enjoy country music that the Man in Black himself would approve of at the Rosebowl Tavern. The show kicks off at 9 p.m.

Likes & Gripes Mark Grabowski Managing Editor Likes

monday 15 Abe Froman Project Laugh it up at this free improv show at Mike ‘n Molly’s. It begins at 9 p.m., and guests must be 21 to enter.

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Beginners’ Group Meditation

Pygmalion Music Festival

Join Dada Madhuvidyananda, a yogic monk and teacher, at the Ananda Liina Yoga and Meditation Center at 6 p.m. for some mantra chanting and meditation.

CU’s annual music festival kicks off tonight at the Canopy Club with Times New Viking, Decibully, Elsinore, Coco Coca, Mute Era and Common Loon.

e d i t o r ’ s n o t e by Stephanie Prather I’m not sure of the exact moment, but sometime this week it suddenly became fall. I’m a fall fanatic, so you can just imagine my excitement as the leaves turn, the evenings get cooler, and the days grow shorter. While we all know this shift in weather will eventually give way to the bleak Illinois winter, I still can’t help but get caught up in all the lovely autumn activities CU has to offer.

Let’s be honest: Half the people in this town gage

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what season we’re in by what seasonal beer is available at local liquor stores and bars. Recently, summer wheats have given way to Oktoberfest and pumpkin brews. When standing in line at Espresso Royale or Bar Giuliani I’ve notices people ditching iced coffee for autumn spice lattes and hot apple cider.

But don’t forget about fall festivals. buzz has been looking forward to Pygmalion Music festival for months, and starting on Wednesday we’ll finally have our chance to see acts like Yo La Tengo and Dan Deacon live in CU. On the September 27, Urbana will host the seventh annual International Beer Tasting

and Chili Cook-Off, where you better believe I’ll be soaking up the season. This year I’m traveling to the infamous Parke County Covered Bridge festival in Indiana to further indulge my fall frenzy.

Before you know it we’ll be carving pumpkins hand-selected from Curtis Orchard and dressing up like zombies and slutty nurses for Halloween.

So amidst all these seasonal changes, just know that buzz will still consistently report on and indulge in these awesome autumn activities (like alliteration). Like the Carpenters once said, we’ve only just begun.

1. Evolutionary Genetics: Both the population and quantitative wings of the house Darwin built, the field resulted from the integration of genetics and Darwinian thought. My favorite evolutionary force? Random genetic drift.

2. The “Lande equation” Δz=Gβ : In this case, G is the additive genetic variance/covariance matrix, β is the directional selection gradient, and Δz is the change in a trait mean over generations or between species. Basically by estimating G and observing the change in Δz you can determine β, which gives you an retrospective estimate of strength of selection acting on each character measured independent of forces on other characters.

3. Pants: Shorts make me feel like I’m an awkward twelve-year-old. Until around WWII, graduating to pants was a rite of passage for young men at the onset of puberty. A few of the older customs still seem like a good idea.

Jo-Jo Puppy Correspondent GRIPES 1. Teething: my teeth hurt and I will bit anything that gets within range of my mouth, including fingers, waterbottles, etc.

2. Stairs: I’m too small to climb them. :( 3. Toys that go under the couch: It pains me greatly when my favorite toy (chew bone) goes under the couch. What then am I to chew on?

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food & drink

Weekly Feed Floating Islands

Rock Down to Sushi Avenue

by Stephanie Proctor

New sushi restaurant rolls into Champaign

by Elizabeth Bradley

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U sushi lovers have reason to celebrate with the opening of Sushi Avenue, the newest Japanese and Korean joint in town. Located at 304 E. Green St. (the old location of Dorcas), Sushi Avenue is in the heart of Campustown. The vivid orange and yellow interior lends the restaurant an inviting, modish feel, and the ginger root and starfish silverware pattern adds a personal touch to the dining experience.

Sushi Avenue also boasts a menu of 36 Korean entrees and 67 varieties of sushi, including six vegetarian rolls. A full picture menu of all special rolls clarifies the ordering process.

When asked what inspired him to create Sushi Avenue, chef Joon Chang said, “Sushi is often very expensive. I wanted a restaurant with cheaper prices and better food that would be a good option for the students.” And indeed, the prices are competitive. Those interested in trying the restaurant should consider the lunch combo,

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Sushi chef, Marcos Juan, prepares a variety of rolls at Sushi Avenue.

available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The lunch combo offers a choice of one regular roll and one specialty roll for $10.95 and is served with salad and miso soup. The combo is perfect for an afternoon study break or a business lunch. Chang has his own recommendations. “For people who like tuna, I recommend the ‘Diablo,’ the ‘Volcano’ or the ‘Black Dragon.’ And the ‘Banana Kick’ is a great appetizer,” he said.

Photo by Abby Toms

So if you love sushi but have had your fill of spicy tuna and California rolls or are looking for something easily accessible, why not head to Sushi Avenue and experience the “Spartan” or take a bite out of “Hell?” If you and your friends can’t agree on which of the twin cities is best, order the “Champaign” and the “Urbana,” and put the cities to the test — a taste test that is.

While islands are most commonly referred to as bodies of land surrounded by water on all sides, they also take the form of dessert. This dish is much less tropical than Hawaii, but sweet and enjoyable nonetheless.

The name originates from the visual presentation of the dish. Simply put, they are mounds of a cakelike substance that are placed in a pool of custard and appear as if they are floating in the dish in which they are served.

Floating islands dessert is quite light, almost resembling sponge cake. Gale Gand of FoodNetwork. com recommends you use nine egg yolks, six egg whites, three cups of milk, one half of a vanilla bean, one and three-fourths cup of sugar and two quarts of water. Many dessert entrepreneurs say that stiffly beating this combination gives the floating islands dessert its essence and creates a better texture for the dish.

When searching for different recipes, you should know that this dish is commonly referred to as “oeufs a la neige” or “snow eggs.” While the name is different, the presentation of the dish will remain the same.

Maybe you’re burnt out on chocolate cake or you just can’t find an ice cream parlor close enough to satisfy your sweet craving. The floating island dessert will be a nice change to please your taste buds.

Get an environmental minor regardless of your major... and change the world

Because if our generation doesn’t do it, who will?

Spring 2009 Deadline: September 19, 2008 www.environ.uiuc.edu

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Heading home?

Illustration by Matt Harlan

Which bus ya takin’?

by Masha Stul

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he official Suburban Express Web Site states, “In the interest of the sanity of those around you, cellular phone usage is limited to three minutes per passenger per trip.

If you feel compelled to blather on about your relationships, what you did for the weekend, etc., please move to the restroom to do so. Nobody else on the bus finds your life as fascinating as you do.”

An adamant commitment to a quiet atmosphere, along with several other factors, gives Suburban Express an upper hand on its main competitor, Illini Express (LEX). Food and drink are not permitted on Suburban Express, which ensures cleanliness.

And, as the same Web Site proclaims, “Virtually all of (their) customers are college students. No riff-raff!” Though to whom the Web Site refers to as “riff-raff” remains unclear (the president of Suburban Express declined an interview), Suburban Express does ensure students the comfort of riding with their peers. The most significant strength of Suburban Express has been its timely, direct routes.

Keeping his competition in mind, LEX president Robert Frazier has spent this summer implementing three key innovations to enter the new school year in attempts to up his opponent.

Frazier’s first innovation is the redesigned route system. Last year, riding LEX to popular destinations such as Woodfield Mall or O’Hare Airport would take up to four and a half hours.

Mysterious stops, drop-offs and pick-ups at parking lots completely out of the way of the intended destination caused significant delays. The new route system separates the runs to Woodfield, O’Hare and Northbrook, eliminating the need for these out-of-the-way transfer stops.

Frazier’s second innovation is the provision of wireless Internet. He expects wireless Internet to be functional on the larger buses by the end of this month.

Frazier’s third innovation is a new biodiesel plant. The plant makes biodiesel partially out of vegetable oil bought from local restaurants. He expects that a 25 percent switch from petradiesel to biodiesel will allow him to keep ticket prices down despite rising oil prices.

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How do these upgrades change the totals on the Suburban Express vs. LEX scoring board?

The prices vary but are roughly the same at both companies: about $20 or $30 per one-way ticket.

However, if increasing oil prices force Suburban Express to increase ticket prices, LEX will have the advantage of owning a biodiesel plant.

In terms of punctuality, Suburban Express still has the upper hand. A Suburban Express bus does not wait for latecomers, while an Illini Express bus does. When riding with LEX, a latecomer can call a dispatcher and ask to have the bus wait. LEX buses often turn around and come back for latecomers. For the majority of the passengers who boarded the bus on time, this can be extremely frustrating.

Frazier is reluctant to adopt Suburban Express’s strict policy for the sake of maintaining a more personal customer service. However, laxness in his punctuality policy may be perpetuating laxness in his passengers. LEX does offer direct routes 24/7 though, while Suburban Express only runs on weekends.

In terms of comfort, LEX may be approaching Suburban Express’s level. Wireless Internet on a long bus ride means movies, music, news and homework right at the fingertips. For a busy student, three extra hours for homework may not be a bad deal.

In terms of reputation, it is hard to measure.

Reputation consists of multitudes of opinions based on personal experience and opinions based on hearsay. When Amiel Rysdahl, a senior in LAS, was asked whether she had taken a Suburban Express before, she said, “No, but it’s probably as balls as LEX.” Reading or hearing about a single negative instance about one company may be enough to predispose a potential customer toward its competitor.

The two bus companies are basically one another’s only competition, and it has been shown that in areas where one company shines, the other one falls behind. Students heading to the city, suburbs or airports must take into account what is important to them before choosing a company ... and if all else fails, try mooching a ride. $20 of gas money might be worth it.

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music Pygmalion Picks The schedule is out; now is the time for some planning

by Dominica Strong

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K. I have no excuse, but despite being a student at U of I for the past four years, I have yet to go to the Pygmalion Music Festival. I could blame it on my major (molecular biology will suck out your soul), my friends or my own laziness, but really there is just no good reason not to be a part of something so close and filled with so much good music. So since this is my first time (yes, be gentle), I hope to be an inspiration to those who have yet to go and provide a refreshing perspective for the veterans.

First off, here’s a tip: MySpace. It’s a wonderful appetizer before a real show. You can get a quick taste of bands you don’t know and even find your new favorite song to sing along to.

Wednesday, Sept. 17 Hump Day gets a lift as the festival eases into gear at the Canopy Club beginning at 10:30 p.m.

Many of the bands showcased tonight such as Common Loon and Mute Era have a smooth, lowkey, experimental sound perfect for the middle of the week, but the night ends with Times New Viking, a lo-fi band with a lot of energy just to make sure you’re awake.

Thursday, Sept. 18 Things kick off a bit earlier today at 12:30. Now I’m all for academics, but if you can, I suggest skip-

ping, er, moving around a few things and heading out to Canopy for these early shows. Besides, why not eat lunch and enjoy live music especially when you get to hear local bands The Brother Whys and Eureka Sky? In addition to the tough choice between class and seeing a good show, today you’ll also have to decide which bands you’d most like to see because Thursday night, and for the rest of the festival, nothing is all in one place.

Therefore, (again) I’m suggesting MySpace; do a little research if you don’t know where to turn.

Listen to a few songs, and let your ears guide you.

Personally, I plan on stopping by Krannert Art Museum first for Oceans and Oxford Collapse then hightailing it over to the Courtyard Café for Wye Oak. However, that’s me. If you like harder, highenergy stuff, then I suggest heading for Canopy at 9:30 after you’ve checked out Jonathan Childers and Pontiak at the Courtyard.

Friday, Sept. 19 I’ve decided to start with Good Night & Good Morning as well as have lunch at Blues BBQ. Then by 2:30, be at Canopy for Post-Historic and Sunset Stallion. Now here’s where it got hard for me.

6:15 is the start at Krannert Art Museum with Casados, a local duo with an honest, earnest sound. Jared Bartman and Caleb Engstrom are two great lyricists, and the choice is close. I’d say

Justify the Night Bottle of Justus returns to the Highdive

by Rosalind Walters Champaign’s own Highdive has played host to events from local bands to DJ ’80s nights, and the upcoming September calendar is bringing Bottle of Justus, the party band from Illinois State University, back to the stage. The Bloomingtonborn group, featuring brothers Chris and Joe Quinlain, Erik Bogdonas and Justin Routh, have been a popular presence in the indie-alternative rock scene since 1997 and have been the heart of the party ever since. Last year in February, the troupe performed at the Highdive and has been packing rock and acoustic beats around Illinois.

BOJ will be playing selections from their six studio albums, including the most recent, Say It Now, revealing a softer side to the group’s otherwise roughed-up sound. Chris Quinlain’s

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vocals highlight the group’s signature sweet and sour melodies with refined lyrics that play the heartstrings like a guitar. Say It Now is exemplary of the group’s polished performance quality and of their mastery of accessible pop sensibility that just can’t be argued with. Lend them a listen; you’ll find their versatile jams translate to anyone who knows the Starting Line, Dishwalla or Tal Bachman.

With upcoming shows in Bloomington and Lexington, Ill., the boys of BOJ continue to reach new levels of musical expertise and will soon be burning up CU’s musical arena. So make your way to the Highdive to experience Bottle of Justice Friday, Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. Tonight, we dine at the Highdive.

Caleb is the more sensitive of the two. I plan on being at Canopy most of the night with the whimsical World’s First Flying Machine, The Foundry Field Recordings and neo-jazz band Pattern is Movement. However, in-between, I plan on catching a glimpse of Tall Tale and Dr. Manhattan at Red Herring. Thao with the Get Down Stay Down is someone I don’t want to miss. So somehow, at 9:15, I’ll be back at Krannert Art Museum.

Saturday, Sept. 20 Good news — if you missed locals Santa and the Living Blue Friday, then Saturday you can check them out at Exile on Main. Bad news — you’ll be missing some other good artists such as Peter Piek from Germany at Jennifer North and Angie Heaton at Canopy. Still, before you make that decision, I suggest Brian Esmao, a local, at 2:30 at Jennifer North. If you like Ben Folds, then you’ll love Brian. The Polyvinyl Records showcase with Asobi Seksu and Headlights will be difficult to choose over Krukid and Treologic at the Red Herring. Again, its all about tastes and who you can’t live without seeing live. I’m thinking Yo La Tengo at 8:30 at Krannert Center and definitely Asobi Seksu to round out the last night of the festival.

Pygmalion offers a variety of choices, but with a little research and planning, you won’t be disappointed with where you go.

Five pre-Justus songs to listen to: 1) “Fifteen Steps” from Say It Now: The perfect driving song. It’s ridiculously relatable: amazing lyrical energy and exactly what a girl wants to hear. Oh, and the best song to showcase Quinlain’s vocal range.

2) “Angels Fall” from Say It Now: Sweet, steady beats and lyrically, their most soulful piece.

3) “Me and My Friends” from Suddenly O.K.: Not to be mistaken with the Rascal Flatts.

This is a chill song for chill people.

4) “Unbreakable” from Say It Now: This features their bassist the best. Take that, White Stripes.

5) “Sweet” from Say It Now: Title aside, it sounds a lot like their others, but why not play to your strengths? Say It Now, while lacking variety, capitalizes on mellow and more maturely composed tracks. It’s a really easy album to love all the way through.

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c u s o u n d r e v i e w by Mike Ingram

The Sausage King of Chicago, here in Champaign?

As Pygmalion looms on the horizon next week, let’s not forget yet about things that are happening this weekend.

While the temptation to stay at home to gear up for the festival may be strong, you must fight it. There is much to see.

On the slate for tonight: Zoso, a really excellent Led Zeppelin tribute act that has graced the Canopy Club stage many times will return once more to offer you the songs of Zep (or the songs that Zep stole, depending on who you talk to) for a mere $8 — a bit cheaper than the cost involved in seeing the one Zep reunion show that we’ll apparently ever see. Plus, as I recall, Zoso plays the songs in their original keys, which is a nice bonus. 9 p.m.

If you’re in the mood for singing a Led Zeppelin song instead of listening to someone else sing one, head to the Highdive tonight to catch Live Karaoke Band. You pick a song from the provided list and then sing it with a real band! 10 p.m., $5.

Friday brings another Urban Outfitters show, this time featuring go-getters World’s First Flying Machine. The show is free and begins at 6 p.m., meaning it will end just in time for you

to get yourself to the Canopy Club in order to catch Colourmusic, playing with Inept and Swizzle Tree (9 p.m., $7). Downtown options include a free Micah Walk Band show at Cowboy Monkey (10:30 p.m.) and a Mike ‘n Molly’s show featuring Brandon T. Washington opening for the excellent Miché Fambro (check out MySpace. com/michefambro) (9 p.m., TBA cover).

For those that caught last fall’s Andrew Bird show at Krannert, you should remember the quirky opening set (and later backing of Bird) from Dianogah. The band will play the Highdive early (7:30 p.m.) on Saturday with opener Pinebender. Later in the evening, the Mike ‘n Molly’s beer garden (hopefully) will play host to Columbia, MO, troubadour Casey Reeves (formerly of Caulfield and the Magic) who will be flanked by locals Carl Hauck and Nick Brown (9 p.m., $3).

A new improv comedy troupe has taken up residence at Mike ‘n Molly’s on Monday nights. Beginning at 9 p.m. every week you can catch the Abe Froman Project performing improv sketches, music, and other random things. This show is free, unless you count the cost of having to watch poor Nate Jones limp around with a cane. Hopefully that won’t be the case this week!

And now for “local record store informational section of information, installment two.” This week we’ll take a peek at downtown gem, Old Main Bookshoppe at 116 N. Walnut in Champaign (next to the new cupcake shop), great especially if you’re looking for vinyl. This place will easily take the prize for the worst browsing experience, with cramped quarters and bookshelf-style display, but the payoff can be great with the gems in stock. Pricing can get a little ridiculous with things more collectible, but in general you can find some items priced to move.

The shop cats are in charge, though, so appeal to them if you can’t afford that Beatles 45 (or avoid them if you’re allergy prone).

Old Main is also a great place to check if you’re looking for a record player or receiver. Steve, the owner, can set you up with most anything you’d need to get yourself listening to glorious, glorious analog. Some CDs, DVDs, and even VHS tapes and cassettes can be found scattered about the space, but vinyl (and books, of course) is the reason to stop here.

Mike Ingram spends too much on vinyl in the name of being a DJ (especially considering how little DJ cred he actually has). You can find him spinning ’80s music at the Highdive on Mondays, or email him at forgottenwords@gmail.com.

A Q uic ki e Wi t h . . . Brandon T. Washington

by Tricia Scully From the theater doing plays to the bars rocking the stage, local artist Brandon T. Washington delivers quite an act ­— and still gets home in time to help with a hearty home-cooked supper. This fifth grade music teacher, experienced musician, longtime actor and food connoisseur has a schedule as packed as his shows (sardine tight, for those of you who haven’t had the chance to see him yet), but buzz was able to catch up with him to get a little personal: buzz: So you’re a K-5 music teacher; do you play any of your songs for/with your students?

Washington: Well ... if they’re really good, I might ... No, actually, I play a couple of cuts off of Temple of Low Men’s Degree of Slither for my fifth graders every year, and one of my end-of-the-year rewards to all my classes is that Mr. Washington will play a song during class, which usually turns into a half-hour show in my classroom. I haven’t written anything for them ... yet. buzz: What instruments do you play?

Washington: I am primarily a singer; I studied voice in college, but I also play guitar, I can fake my way around a bass and I am a confident drummer, but I haven’t played in a long time.

Also, since I am a music teacher, I play piano

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(badly) every day. I played saxophone in high school but sold it for rent after college. buzz: Who is your favorite musician, and why?

Washington: I listen to just about everything I can get my hands on, but the ones that have had the most impact on me have been Living Colour (I was a black teenager living in Kankakee who liked rock music and got made fun of for it). They were my salvation. Chris Whitley, Soundgarden, King’s X, A Tribe Called Quest, Peter Gabriel and De La Soul. More recently, The Raconteurs, Atmosphere, Mos Def and Queens of the Stone Age ... the commonality of all these artists to me is that I believe them. Their talent, the subject matter ... with all of the folks that I mentioned, they all sound to me to be speaking the truth as they see it. It’s refreshing to me. buzz: Do you do a lot of collaborations?

Washington: Larry Gates, late of local legends Lorenzo Goetz has gotten me involved in a couple of projects, most notably his first release as Curb Service, Little Red Recovery Room. I was lucky enough to sing two hooks on Krukid’s African album last year. It was the first time that I had ever done anything like that for release, and it was a kick. As far as playing live, I’ve done a bunch of different stuff from singing the blues

with the Impalas to subbing for Tom Grassman in The Brat Pack when his throat was acting up. buzz: Your chili recipe off smilepolitely.com looks absolutely delicious. What’s your favorite food?

Washington: It changes pretty regularly ... my wife and I have been pulling recipes off of cooking shows and trying them out for a few years. (Alton Brown is the MAN!) Lately we’ve been doing a lot of homemade hot wings and cole slaw, but you can never go wrong with a homemade pizza! buzz: What is your favorite venue to either play music or act in?

Washington: There is nothing like playing the Highdive or the Canopy with a full room. But if you’ve ever been onstage at the Great Hall in Krannert Center, the acoustics in that room can make your head spin. Beautiful ... Temple of Low Men were the first headliners to play at Cowboy Monkey when it opened, so that’ll always have a special place in my heart ... When I was in Soulstice and Funky Butt Drum Club, we played at the House of Blues in Chicago, and the backstage area there is unbelievable!

Make sure to check out Brandon T. Washington’s set at Mike ‘n Molly’s, Friday, Sept. 12.

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movies & tv Ricky Gervais Sees

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See full reviews of these films at the217.com Bangkok Dangerous (R)

A Preview of Ghost Town

The plot is even more laughable than Cage’s DaVinci Code haircut.

College (R) We watched this piece of shit so you won’t have to.

Traitor (PG-13) Cheadle proves yet again that he knows about that acting stuff.

The House Bunny (PG-13) A ditsy Anna Faris makes this boobless film just almost watchable.

Mirrors

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season. In addition to Gervais, the film stars Greg Kinnear, Tea Leoni, Kristen Wiig and Cameron from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (aka Alan Ruck).

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Hidden Gem Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

by Syd Slobodnik Twenty years ago, director Francis Coppola’s career was in a decided tailspin. His dream of an independent studio, American Zoetrope, had failed, and his films of the early ’80s were box office and critical disappointments, especially compared to his successes of the ’70s. His 1988 film Tucker: The Man and His Dream is a uniquely entertaining film biography of engineer and independent car manufacturer Preston Tucker, who innovatively challenged Detroit’s big three auto mak-

ers to create a safer, more fuel-efficient and reliable car for the post-World War II populace.

Told almost like a 1930s Frank Capra social comedy, this lively hidden gem details the rags to riches tale of Tucker, a family man and businessman who challenged big business to be better and along the way reflected American ingenuity and inspiration in the best ways. Jeff Bridges brilliantly captures the charm and dedication of Tucker in one of the best roles in his career. Martin Landau plays his loyal financial advisor Abe Karatz, Joan Allen is the loving wife, Vera, and Frederic Forrest is friend and chief mechanic, Eddie Dean.

While only 50 Tucker autos were ever completed, 44 existed at the time of the film’s production, two of which Coppola owned personally. On another historical note, many Chicagoans will be interested to know that the Tucker auto factory was located on the West Side near Midway Airport on what is now Ford City Shopping Center.

Someone tell Hollywood that scary movies are supposed to be scary.

Tropic Thunder The real story here is Tom Cruise might be relevant again.

The Dark Knight You have probably already seen it four times and love it.

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Sequels are rarely better than their originals, but Rancid Dunks 2: Renegade Biatch! comes really close. Donald and his West Lawn buddies outdo last year’s Rancid Dunks backyard basketball tricks and hot dog trick shots with incredible new finesse: slow motion freeze-frame slams, full court swishes and two unbelievably awesome finale shots, one off a grade school rooftop and the other at a neighborhood intersection with a guy popping out a car’s trunk and hitting a shot at a curbside net in full traffic. This hilarious video even features an insert of their mascot mutt, Rusty. come and get it

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An Innumeracy of Knick-Knacks Art Mart is part chic boutique, part croissant Attention foodies, appreciators of aethestics, and children at heart! Imagine an gourmet bakery and delicatessen, a playful toy store, a boutique with international flair all combined into one emporium.

Enter Art Mart, located in Lincoln Square Mall in Urbana. Brian and Courtney McKay co-own the store, which originated in 1958 as an art gallery. Art Mart relocated on Green Street a couple times before finally relocating to Lincoln Square Mall in 1979.

Linda Ballard, Courtney’s mother, and her sister, Carol Ann Hurt, were the owners of Art Mart before Brian and Courtney. Ballard and Hurt took Art Mart from a gallery into the direction of retail.

Carrying everything from a plethora of Hello Kit-

ty items for little girls to an array of international cheeses and chocolates to pottery and glassware from all over the world, Art Mart is the last store one would expect to find in Urbana.

“You’d be surprised how many U of I students come in here literally weeks before they graduate and say, ‘I didn’t know this was here,” Brian said.

Brian and Courtney travel often to shows in New York and Chicago to bring back new items back to Champaign-Urbana.

“New items tend to hit the coasts,” Brian said. “It takes a while to hit the Midwest, even Chicago.”

Courtney’s extensive background in the retail industry helps her bring the right mixture of items

for Art Mart. Not only did she grow up in Art Mart while her mother was one of its co-owners, Courtney managed Baccaro, a wine bar and restaurant in downtown Champaign, opened Mirabelle Fine Pastries in downtown Urbana, and also owns Jennifer North, a boutique in downtown Champaign.

Although so many different types of items come through the store almost daily, there are a few items that Art Mart is known for. The bakery is famous for its butter croissants. The boutique has long been carrying a line of Polish pottery and a Finnish glassware line called Iittala.

The newest addition to Art Mart is Reuben’s chocolates. Christiane Thurston, a native Belgian, trained in Belgian chocolate-making is selling her chocolates through Art Mart and Jennifer North, after closing down her own shop.

Second City in the Twin Cities

When the Second City Touring Company production of DeFace the Nation rolls into Champaign’s historic Virginia Theatre Sept. 13, audiences will be treated to an evening of challenging political comedy, said Second City’s Abby McEnany.

“The whole country is very involved and interested in what’s going on with the election,” McEnany said. “It’s pretty exciting to go out and do this show across the country.” Second City is no stranger to political comedy, counting Stephen Colbert and Tina Fey among its alumni. DeFace the Nation builds on material from the company’s

49-year history, along with material developed by the touring cast in improv sessions. McEnany said that this heady, highly charged election year is the perfect time for a show where “every scene is political” since politics affects “every single person in the United States and around the world.”

Working with the Second City to produce the show was “incredible,” said McEnany, describing her castmates as “a bunch of talented people with the same goal: creating an incredible show.” McEnany is a comedy veteran, having worked with Chicago’s all-female Sirens improv troupe for nine years in addition to ap-

by Jean Kim

Improv institution DeFaces the Nation

by Matthew Strong

According to Brian, he and Courtney plan to get back to the basics for which Art Mart is known for, such keeping the Iittala glassware. And the cheese. And the pottery. And the chocolate ...

pearing at Maine’s ImprovAcadia. “This is my dream job, to do comedy for a living,” McEnany said.

There’s no shortage of material for a satirical political revue this year, and if any group is up to the task of putting one on, it’s Second City. McEnany is confident that the show will not only be amusing but will also do something a little stronger: “[The audience] can come and see funny satirical things that may challenge the way they think about certain topics.”

Oaxacan Carvings on display at Art Mart, in Urbana.

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DeFace the Nation runs at the Virginia Theatre Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the box office, 356-9063.

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Student groups and organizations provide outlets and opportunity for music lovers

by Emily Carlson

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hile music may be hard to find at first glance on campus, there are more than enough local groups and organizations attempting to bring CU’s great music to the forefront of the community. For everyone new to the area this school year, if you’re looking to get involved, want to introduce yourself to the scene or are just looking for some great music, make sure to check out these sources, all with promising agendas in the works for the upcoming year.

WPGU hosts a beach party outside Illini Media and giveaway free popsicles to cool off passersby.

Star Course Students Pose With Ben Folds in Follegner

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Green Street Records

Since 1953, students and locals alike have been getting their music fix from WPGU. The studentrun radio station that originally started as an engineering experiment has since become a staple to the UI campus.

“It’s just fun,” said on-air personality Erin Gaynor about the station. “I’ll turn off my iTunes to listen to PGU.” The station features a variety of programs that appeal to a range of tastes. WPGU offers everything from punk to hip-hop to Illini hockey pre- and post-game coverage. Another program is “What the Frat?!,” which is hosted by three fraternity boys who provide the scoop on everything Greek while pumping tunes similar to what you’d hear at Joe’s or Kams.

The station also plays a lot of music from local bands. Every weekday at 4, WPGU features the Band of the Week, which spotlights a local artist.

The radio station has evolved a lot over the past.

Having started with classical and jazz music and moving through phases of grunge and rock, the station is now considered “True Alternative.”

“It’s a student-run staff of people that honestly like music,” said Andy Jones, an on-air personality. “[WPGU] is people like you playing music you’ll like.”

Stemming from a late-night conversation between rooms and growing into a highly desirable label, Green Street Records is a student-run record label that selects the best local talent CU has to offer, giving them a professional recording experience while promoting their music by distributing a compilation album to hundreds of students on campus.

“We work really hard in trying to find the best that Champaign has to offer in terms of local student bands,” said Brad Miller, president of Green Street Records.

The selection process is rigorous. Each year, Green Street Records receives upwards of 75 submissions from local artists. The staff of more than 30 students, all with diverse music taste, spends a week listening to entries, researching bands and really looking into every entry until they find exactly what they’re looking for.

In past years, the student-run label chose 12 bands to each record a song that would go on a compilation CD. This year, the label will choose four bands and record a three- or four-song EP for each.

When a band is selected, they receive free recording time at Pogo Studio in Champaign in exchange

WPGU attends the MBLGTACC in the Illini Union and gives out free hugs and compliments to the attendees. Photos courtesy of WPGU.

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Star Course brings in bands to play like Ok Go to campus. Photos courtesy of Starcourse and yuan2003 at Flickr.com

for total proceeds from one or two shows.

The label wants to provide people with the best of local music. The CDs are distributed around campus and given to students for free with hopes of getting them more interested in the music scene.

Green Street Records is more than a record label; it’s also a concert promoter and booking agent for local bands.

“We try to put the bands out everywhere we can,” Miller said. “Encourage [people] to listen to local music because there’s a lot of good in it and makes us a community.”

Star Course Star Course is one of hundreds of registered student organizations on campus. What set it apart are its benefits to members and nonmembers alike.

While members are gaining experience in the music business industry, nonmembers have the opportunity to see a variety of acts that are brought to campus through Star Course.

“It gives [students] hands-on experience; lots of people involved can give them information for any questions they have. It’s a good way to get an inside look,” said Julie Bierzychudek, senior manager at Star Course.

Star Course is funded through Assembly Hall and is responsible for putting on events around campus, primarily booking musical acts at Foellinger Auditorium. The organization allows students to become involved in the music industry and everything it takes to bring an act to campus.

The organization tries to bring a diverse selection of entertainment, ranging from college rock to hiphop. This year, they’re hoping to bring a comedy group or stand-up act to Foellinger.

Although Star Course is generally not responsible for local acts, they do try to use CU bands when asked to find an opener for a bigger act. Such was the case when local hip-hop artist Krukid opened for Lupe Fiasco, and there are preliminary plans to try to get more local artists on show tickets.

“It’s a very easy way to be a part of something on the music scene and get a sneak peak into the larger music business world,” said Matt Fender, senior manager at Star Course.

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Thur, Sept 11 live music Jazz in the Courtyard Courtyard Cafe — Illini Union, U, 12pm U of I Jazz Combo (Dana Hall) Iron Post, U, 7pm Andy Moreillon Memphis on Main, C, 9pm Future Kings of Nowhere/ Jay Mathes Courtyard Cafe — Illini Union, U, 8pm, $3/UIUC ID,$5/Public Big Naturals Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm ZOSO: The Ultimate Tribute to Led Zepplin Canopy Club, U, 9pm, $8 C-U Jazz Crusaders Zorba’s, C, 9:30pm, $3 Woodbox Gang Cowboy Monkey, C, 10:30pm

dance music Country DJ and Line Dancing Lessons Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Tavern, Tolono, 8pm

karaoke Karaoke and DJ Tumble Inn Tavern, C, 8:30pm Karaoke Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9pm Live Karaoke Band Highdive, C, 10pm, $5

open mic

ARTfusion Douglass Branch Library, C, 3pm Children of all ages can come out to the Douglass Branch and make a craft any Thursday afternoon.

miscellaneous

Arab Countries Night Coffee Hour Cosmopolitan Club at the University of Illinois, C, 7:30pm Coffee, tea, and homemade ethnic desserts are fundraisers served.

UC Books to Prisoners The Bike Project Open work session Shop Hours Urbana-Champaign InUrbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, dependent Media Center, U, 2pm U, 6pm UC Books to Prisoners is Check out the tools and an Urbana, IL based project work stands you can use providing books to Illinois to fix your own bike and inmates at no cost. Volun- tour their massive collecteer at the work session. tion of parts, spares and used bikes.

Speak Cafe Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, mind/body/ 7pm Organized and moderated spirit

by Aaron Ammons.

Meditation & Yoga Classes art exhibit Ananda Liina Yoga & “Old Dogs Redux” Meditation Center, U, 6pm Cinema Gallery, U, 10am You can learn and practice A show of recent work yoga postures and exerdj by retired faculty artcises, mantra chanting, Disco Thursdays ists from the U of I and meditation and the wisFallon’s Ice House Tavern, Parkland. dom of yoga philosophy.

C, 6pm To register call 217-344kids & families 6299 DJ Halfdead Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Discovery Room movies Tavern, Tolono, 8pm Savoy Recreational CenDJ Lincoln Jones ter, Savoy, $2/Residents IPRH Film Series — 8 1/2 Soma Ultralounge, C, and Members, $3/NR Krannert Art Museum 9pm, no cover Ages crawling-7. and Kinkead Pavilion, C, DJ Belly Preschool Tales 5:30pm Boltini Lounge, C, Urbana Free Library, U, A 1963 film directed by 10:30pm 9:45am Federico Fellini.

No registration is required concert wpgu for this free storytime 9/11 Memorial Perforprogram on a different Drink Amp from Colonial mance theme every week.

Pantry Krannert Center for Baby Expressions: SesColonial Pantry, C, 12pm the Performing Arts, U, sion 2 The WPGU 107.1 Promo7:45am Savoy Recreational Centions team will be outside The School of Music fac- ter, Savoy, 10am, $23/ of Colonial Pantry “ampulty will once again meResidents, $30/NR ing” up the crowd. Stop by, morialize the tragedy of Parent is required to par- purchase some Amp EnerSept. 11 through a moving, ticipate. Ages 1 1/2-2 1/2 gy Drink, play fun games, 18-minute performance. with a parent. and win sweet prizes.

classes & workshops Registration Deadline: How to Use Your Digital Camera Parkland College, C, 12pm, $20 For more information call 353-2055.

Registration Deadline: How to Organize Your Digital Photos Parkland College, C, 12pm, $40 For more information call 353-2235.

Registration Deadline: Home Buyer’s Seminar Business Development Center, C, 12pm, $20 For more information call 351-2235.

Belly Dance Parkland College, C, 8pm, $30 Learn the introductory fundamentals of belly dance that celebrates women of all shapes, sizes, and ages. This class will meet on Thursdays.

support groups “Live, & Let Live” AA Meeting McKinley Presbyterian Church and Foundation, C, 7pm

food & drink Krannert Uncorked Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 5pm

Fri, Sept 12 live music The Impalas featuring Dawna Nelson The Embassy Tavern & Grill, U, 9pm Desafinado and Corn Desert Ramblers Iron Post, U, 5pm Boneyard Jazz Quintet The Embassy Tavern & Grill, U, 5:30pm Fourth Annual Jazz Walk Meadowbrook Park, U, 5:30pm

A selection of jazz soloists and small combo scattered along the paths of Meadowbrook Park at sunset.

World’s First Flying Machine

Urban Outfitter’s, C, 6pm Happy Hour and Live Music

Pygmalion Music Festival

Mike Fambro/Brandon Washington Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 9pm Checkerboard Stalmate/ Curb Service/The Signal of Elm Courtyard Cafe - Illini Union, U, 9pm Ian Procell, DJ ReFlex, D.O.M. Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm The Show Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 10pm Micah Walk Band Cowboy Monkey, C, 10:30pm

Various locations, Sept 17-20

Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Tavern, Tolono, 9pm

dj DJ and Dancing Joe’s Brewery, C, 8:30pm, $5 cover DJ Tim Williams Soma Ultralounge, C, 9pm, $5 cover Hip-hop, pop, funk, house, r&b, disco and old school all Friday night.

DJ Delayney Radio Maria, C, 11pm, $3 Hip-Hop, dance, R&B, old school.

tition Foellinger Auditorium, U, 7pm CUperStar(pronounced superstar) is a local talent competition for teens ages 13-19. 7 finalists have been selected to compete for the title of “CUperStar”. Fi-

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PGU Power Hour

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European voices and the best in live rock getting you ready for the bars.

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High Maintenance Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm Feudin’ Hillbillies

Silvercreek, U, 5pm For more information about weekly performers or specials, call Sil- concert vercreek at 328-3402. CUpStar Talent CompeLive Jazz w/ Panache Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 7pm Bottle Of Justus Highdive, C, 7:30pm, $7 Inept Canopy Club, U, 8pm, $7 Javelinas Memphis on Main, C, 9pm

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It’s that time of year — the leaves are changing, the air is getting cooler and CU’s live music scene is once again buzzing as the annual Pygmalion Music Festival kicks off. This year’s line-up includes national acts like Yo La Tengo, Black Mountain and Dan Deacon along with local favorites like Elsinore, Angie Heaton and World’s First Flying Machine.

Festival passes are $50, and tickets to individual shows are also available.

Venues include The Canopy Club, Exile on Main St, The Courtyard Cafe, Krannert Art Museum, Red Herring and more.

nalists have been working all summer building a fan base by showcasing their talent at local performances in the community.

karaoke Karaoke Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9pm Karaoke with DJ Hollywood Wendl’s, U, 9pm

stage Virginia Theatre Artist Reception Virginia Theatre, C, 5:30pm See the works of local artists displayed at the historic Virginia Theatre.

art exhibit

Second City (Sketch Comedy & Improv Troupe), Casino Games, The I-Lounge and mocktails. Casino Headliners: Curb Service, The Signal & Checkerboard Stalemate.

enviromental issues Summer Prairie Skies William M. Staerkel Planetarium, C, 7pm, $4 adults,$3 students

kids & families Discovery Room Savoy Recreational Center, Savoy, $2/Residents and Members, $3/NR Ages crawling-7.

miscellaneous

The Stargazer William M. Staerkel Planetarium, C, 8pm, $4 adults, $3 students/children/seniors Nichelle Nichols (from the original “Star Trek”) and lectures Dr. James Kaler narrate Friday forum: Crossing this personal look at gravthe Devil’s Highway: ity, light, and the specImmigration in the United trum and how they help States us decipher the lifestyles University YMCA, C, 12pm of the stars.

Luis Urrea, Author, 2005 classes & workPulitzer Prize Finalist for shops “The Devil’s Highway.”

Registration Deadline: recreation Printmaking Welcome to Fabulous Parkland College, C, Illinites 12pm, $100 Illini Union, U, 9pm For more information call An Illini Union Board Illin353-2055. ites program featuring The “Old Dogs Redux” Cinema Gallery, U, 10am A show of recent work by retired faculty artists from the U of I and Parkland.

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buzz calendar 13 Genealogy Clues in U.S. Census Records Urbana Free Library, U, 12pm For more information call 353-2055.

Aromatherapy for Bodyworkers Business Development Center, C, 2pm Learn to integrate aromatherapy into bodywork practices. Topics include: basic aromatherapy, blending, pathways to the body, integration with bodywork, essential oils data, and working within holistic framework. Participants must be licensed massage therapists or certified bodyworkers.

stage The Second City Touring Company presents Deface the Nation Virginia Theatre, C, 8pm, $19-25

East Central Illinois Youth mind/body/ Orchestra Auditions

Sat, Sept 13 live music

sporting event

Live Jazz w/ Panache Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 7pm Caleb Cook The Embassy Tavern & Grill, U, 5:30pm Prairie Dogs Huber’s West End Store, C, 8pm Fifth Floor Mercy Canopy Club, U, 8pm, $5 before 9pm, $7 after With special guests Philip Holthaus and The Third Flight.

Dianogah/Pinebender Highdive, C, 7:30pm, $7 M.P.H. The Embassy Tavern & Grill, U, 9pm High Maintenance Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm Big Grove Zydeco Iron Post, U, 9pm 2nd annual Haiti benefit concert featuring Number One Sons and Lumus Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 9pm, $5 Casey Reeves/Nick Brown Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 9pm Jaik Willis/Organic Flow Courtyard Cafe — Illini Union, U, 9pm

Illinois Football vs Louisiana-LaFayette

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Savoy Recreational Center, Savoy, $2/Residents and Members, $3/NR Ages crawling-7.

dance music Radio Salsa Radio Maria, C, 10pm, $5 for Under 21 Salsa, Merengue, Bachata music & dancing w/ DJ Bris.

karaoke Karaoke Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9pm Liquid Courage Karaoke Geo’s, U, 9pm www.the217.com

Fusing and Slumping Basics

Glass FX, C, 9am, $110 This class is for those who have some glass DeFace The Nation is cutting experience and Second City’s all-politi- who are at least 16 cal revue with custom- years old. ized comedy for the Summer Sense-ational election year.

Floral Design Parkland College, auditions C, 10am, $40 Conservatory of Central Illinois, C Student Musicians through high school may audition for openings in strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion.

Free Jukebox Memphis on Main, C, 8pm Kosmo at Soma Soma Ultralounge, C, 8pm DJ Mertz Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm

classes & workshops

Memorial Stadium, C, 11am, Public: $45-50

art exhibit “Old Dogs Redux” Cinema Gallery, U, 10am A show of recent work by retired faculty artists from the U of I and Parkland.

spirit

Meditation & Yoga Classes Ananda Liina Yoga & Meditation Center, U, 5pm Learn and practice yoga postures and exercises, mantra chanting, meditation and the wisdom of yoga philosophy.

miscellaneous Solar System Safari William M. Staerkel Planetarium, C, 7pm, $4 adults, $3 students/children/seniors

Sun, Sept 14 live music

Brunch w/ Panache Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 10am game-playing Emerald Rum Kid’s Chess Club Blind Pig Co., The, C, 5pm Urbana Free Library, Darden Purcell Jazz U, 4pm Combo Children in the area Iron Post, U, 7pm are invited to learn and Bastard Sons of Johnny play chess.

Cash Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., volunteer U, 9pm New Volunteer Informadj tion Meeting Allerton Park and ReDJ and Dancing

treat Center, Monticello, 10am You’ll learn a little about the site and its history while discovering the wide assortment of volunteer opportunities available. kids & families Discovery Room

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swer your questions as well. Event is free and refreshments are provided.

Tuesday Twos Champaign Public Library, C, 9:45am, 10:30am Enjoy stories, songs, and Tues, Sept. 16 movement activities for two-year-olds with a parclasses & work- live music ent or grandparent. shops Boltini Bingo and Lounge Babies’ Lap Time Registration Deadline: Variety Show Urbana Free Library, U, Introduction to Futures Boltini Lounge, C, 6:45pm, 9:45am Trading: High Risk no cover Goodnight Storyshop Investing Can Yield High Acoustic Tuesday with Champaign Public Library, Rewards Jeremy Harper C, 6:30pm Parkland College, C, Memphis on Main, C, Read to the Dogs 12pm, $30 7:30pm, no cover Urbana Free Library, U, For more information Jeff Kerr and Billy Galt 3:30pm call 351-2213.

The Embassy Tavern & classes & workFree Bike Repair Classes, Grill, U, 8pm shops Open Hours, Bike Sales The Piano Man Urbana-Champaign Canopy Club, U, 9pm Beginner Knitting Independent Media Corn Desert Ramblers Parkland College, C, Center, U, 2pm Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., 6:30pm, $50 Check out the tools and U, 9pm

work stands you can use to fix your own bike and tour their massive collection of parts, spares and used bikes.

mind/body/ spirit

open mic

Original Music Showcase Espresso Royale, U, 8pm Open Mic Night Memphis on Main, C, Mon, Sept 15 8pm Open Mic Night live music Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm Jazz Jam & Monday Night Hosted by Mike Ingram.

Football Sign up in the front of Iron Post, U, 6pm the stage anytime after Jazz Jam Hosted by MRS 9:45pm.

Trio movies Iron Post, U, 7pm FingaLickin Film Screening: Golden The Embassy Tavern & Venture: A Journey Into Grill, U, 8pm America’s Immigration Monday Night Miracle Nightmare with Zmick Spurlock Museum, U, 7pm Canopy Club, U, 9pm

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auditions

Beginners’ Group Meditation Ananda Liina Yoga & Meditation Center, U, 6pm In this beginners’ group meditation you can learn and practice mantra chanting and meditation.

Dada Madhuvidyananda, a yogic monk and teacher is leading the group meditation and gives a brief talk on yogic spiritual practices and philosophy after the practice.

Wed, Sept 17 live music

Motion City Soundtrack with special guests Dear and the Headlights and Margo and the Nuclear kids & families So and So’s Discovery Room Canopy Club, U, 6pm, $17 Savoy Recreational CenDonnie Heitler Joe’s Brewery, C, ter, Savoy, $2/Residents Great Impasta, C, 6pm lectures 8:30pm, $5 cover and Members, $3/NR Traditional Irish Music Liquid Courage Karaoke Ages crawling-7.

Brown Bag Lectures Fall Session Geo’s, U, 7pm O Baby!

2008 Bentley’s Pub, C, 7pm Champaign Public Library, Foreign Languages Build- Rocket Science At social issues C, 9:45am ing, U, 12pm Senator’s Inn Pub Anti-War Anti-Racism Tumblekids Gymnastics Muhammad al-FaSenator’s Bar & Grill, SaEffort Meeting Savoy Recreational Cenruque, Middle Eastern voy, 8pm Urbana-Champaign Inter, Savoy, 4pm, $67/Resi- Studies Library “IsMock Orange/New dependent Media Center, dents, $87/NR lamic Sites in Cairo and Ruins/Withershins U, 5pm Children will learn basic Damaascus: A Visitor’s Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 9pm AWARE meets every Sun- skills featuring tumbling, Observations.” day 5-7pm at UC Indelow beam and bars. pendent Media Center.

kids & families

Dog Days at Allerton community Allerton Park and Retreat Board Boutique Re-Grand Center, Monticello, 11am Opening Party and LohDogs and their families Fih Clothing Premiere are invited to a fun event Board Boutique, C, centered around our ca7pm nine friends.

Loh-Fih Clothing premiers their new collection at the Board Boutique’s Re-Grand Opening party. Featuring music by DJ Belly, free food, Red Bull, coffee and more.

The Library Friends sell used books for $1 or less, plus CDs, videos, and DVDs for $1.50, along with unique gift items. All sales benefit the library.

fundraisers UC Books to Prisoners work session Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 12pm FriendShop Used Book Store Open Champaign Public Library, C, 1:30pm

‘80s night w/ DJ Mingram Highdive, C, 10pm

stage

Abe Froman Project Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 9pm Improv.

Auditions — Closer A play by Patrick Marber Illini Union, U, 5pm Open to UIUC Students only. Sign up in advance at the Illini Union Board Office in Illini Union Room 227.

DJ Stifler Highdive, C, 8pm, $3/$5 after 10pm Ben & Zach Canopy Club, U, 9pm, $3 DJ LEGTWO Boltini Lounge, C, 9pm Salsa Night with DJ Bris Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm DJ Mingram Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm Reggae Night @ Barfly Barfly, C, 10pm

karaoke Paul Faber Dragon Karaoke The Embassy Tavern & Grill, U, 9pm Liquid Courage Karaoke Geovanti’s, C, 10pm

A show of recent work by retired faculty artists from the U of I and Parkland. lectures ”The World According to the Hubble Space Telescope,” 2008 Iben Lecture in Astronomy Foellinger Auditorium, U, 7pm The 2008 Icko Iben Jr. Distinguished Lecture in Astronomy will be delivered by Dr. Mario Livio of the Space Telescope Science Institute.

kids & families

Storyshop Champaign Public Library, C, 9:45am, 10:30am For parents with predance music schoolers only.

Public Dance Rehearsals Wednesday Wii Krannert Art Museum Urbana Free Library, U, and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 4pm 11am No registration is required Public dance rehearsals for this free program filled with Kirstie Simson, assis- with Wii sports games tant professor of Dance. and more, for children grades 2-5.

open mic

Amateur Comedy Night Memphis on Main, C, 8:30pm Original material only.

Open-Mic Night

miscellaneous

The Bike Project Open Shop Hours Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, Radio Maria, C, 6:30pm 10:30pm Check out the tools and Hosted by Jake Fleisch- work stands you can use li of The Tractor Kings to fix your own bike and and Jared Roberts of tour their massive collecZero-Base. tion of parts, spares and used bikes.

stage

Zoo Improv Comedy Troupe Iron Post, U, 8pm

auditions Auditions - Closer A play

by Patrick Marber

Illini Union, U, 5pm Open to UIUC Students only. Sign up in advance at the Illini Union Board Office in Illini Union Room 227.

classes & workshops Stringband Workshop: guided jamming for mixed strings Lincoln Square Village, U, 7:30pm, $5 Weekly guided jam session led by 2 members of the Community Center for the Arts (C4A) music faculty. No registration required.

art exhibit “Old Dogs Redux” Cinema Gallery, U, 10am

AUTO INJURY?

Treatment of over 7,500 patients

support groups

217-352-9899

UIUC Student Veterans Support and Advice Group Student Services Arcade Building, C, 5:30pm

Meet other veterans, share your concerns and questions about what it is like to be a veteran and student. Meet Counseling Center Staff and para-professionals that are there to an-

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24 Hour Answering Service Covered by Student Insurance Dr. Joseph Snell

SNELL CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 1802 Woodfield Dr., 2 blocks north of Savoy 16 www.snellchiropractic.com

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Garage Sales

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Illini Media recommends readers take care when responding to classified ads, especially ads asking to send money. Illini Media does not knowingly publish fraudulent advertisements and requests readers report difficulties to the classified department by calling 217-337-8337.

Jimmy John's is seeking drivers. Up to $20/hr. Also seeking inshoppers.

Apply at all campus locations for fall semester.

LIVE THE DREAM!

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Best Offer 1 BR Loft 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR Campus. 367-6626 For August 2008

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Sunnycrest Apartments

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Spacious 1BR, A/C, laundry, free parking.

On busline, near the new Meijer in Urbana.

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Spacious 1BR ($450+) & 2BR ($550+), A/C, laundry, free parking, near shopping, on busline. Some with brand new kitchens appliances!

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510 HOUSES FOR SALE

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ROOMS

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Random Shit Box:

FUN WITH TERMS!

Friday, October 17th • 7:30 p.m. • Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL

ON SALE NOW!

* Up To $10 UIUC Student Discount Available Tickets available at the Assembly Hall Box Office, Ticket Central in the Illini Union, all Ticketmaster locations including Ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 217-333-5000.

*UIUC student discount available only at Ticket Central or

ACROSS 2 Fast and furious 5 AC/DC 6 Time period when everything seems perfect, before reality sets in.

8 1 in 4 adults serve this up daily 11 French FIN 12 Tie me up, Tie me down 16 A popular 90s singer is rumored to have had one of his ribs removed to perform this.

19 NO TEETH! 21 Traditional is sometimes best 22 A popular 80s singer is rumored for have died from this.

24 Getting your 1950s on or middle school hijinks.

26 Jason Lee once feigned injury from this 28 “If you’re lucky, you might see this later” 29 The manly catcher 30 Bill and Ted’s favorite number

DOWN 1 Some people like it with the lights on, some like it with them off 3 Some need a map to find it 4 The bad V-Jay-Jay 7 Homeward bound 9 Loving Rover a bit too much 10 Home Alone 13 Not just for informants anymore 14 “Your mom is hot” 15 Inexpensive Jewelry 17 An unfortunate wake-up for everyone involved 18 Lacking a saddle 20 She puts you in your place 23 The Droop 25 Getting this is an obsession for some 27 Its funny when it’s bent

Assembly Hall Box office. Valid UIUC student id required. www.uofiassemblyhall.com

SEPT 11 – SEPT 18 08

come and get it

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d o i n ’ i t w e l l by Kim Rice & Ross Wantland

It’s Party Time Hosting a Safe, Sexy Party Lately we’ve been thinking about parties. Not birthday parties, retirement parties or Labor Day cookouts, though any of those can be a good excuse for a party. But we’ve been thinking about the parties that get thrown at the beginning of the semester and how sexual behavior (in all forms) is an implicit part of socializing at such events.

Parties are a place for people to connect with one another, meet new people and relax after a week of work or studying. Part of this “good time” can be about sexuality, whether that means just flirting with someone, getting someone’s phone number, making out or having sex. Many times, this happens casually as a natural product of socializing. But sometimes, parties are set up in advance specifically to facilitate sex. There isn’t anything wrong with socializing for the purpose of sex so long as everyone is free to make their own decisions about what they want. But a party that is unsafe is not sexy or fun. As a good host, the safety of all your guests, sexually and otherwise, is important. Here are some of our thoughts on how to create a safe, sexy party.

Yes Yes Yes! Obviously, if we’re going to create a sexy party, it has to be OK for people to express their sexual desires respectfully. For example, it is respectful to let someone know that you find him or her attractive or that you want to hook up with him or her.

But it is disrespectful to keep talking to them about it after he or she has shown you that he or she isn’t interested. It’s unsexy to harass or feel entitled to something (sex) or someone. It’s respectful to allow people to express their desires (or even act on them) without fear of shame or punishment from their friends. It’s totally disrespectful to call someone a slut or whore for being sexual. Parties should be a safe place where all people can express their sexuality in ways they want while respecting others and without judgment or retaliation.

No No No? Just as important as the right to say yes is the permission to say no. Saying no shouldn’t result in being called frigid or a prude; people should be able to have fun on their own terms without being subjected to further pressure to be sexual (especially for someone else’s benefit).

Party Supplies A good party host is also prepared. If it’s likely that your guests might hook up in the mutually pleasurable and respectful environment you’ve created, you might want to have some condoms or other latex barriers available. It’s your call whether you have them on the living room table or in a bathroom drawer.

But safety is more than just wearing a love glove; check up on people occasionally. A sex dungeon (place where people have public sex) in San Francisco actually employs people to walk around and check for consent. What if we allowed people to do this at parties here? It may sound weird at www.the217.com

first, but would you mind if someone asked you if you were both OK with what was happening?

Wouldn’t you appreciate it if you weren’t? It could be as simple as saying, “Is everyone good here?” or, “Are you both cool?”

Where’s the liquor?

Alcohol plays an interesting role when we’re talking about having a sexy party. Although not a necessity, alcohol often is used to loosen people up and lower anxiety about socializing. Some people may be friendlier or even more sexual when drinking. This effect is partially about the ways alcohol affects our bodies, but it is also about what we expect alcohol to do because of what advertising promises us.

At the same time, some parties may use alcohol to target individuals — often women — to get them heavily intoxicated for the purpose of having sex with them. We see this happen at bars and parties — men buy women drinks, often giving them drinks with high alcohol content masked by a fruity taste. Sometimes this is seen as part of the “game;” you give someone drinks and keep trying until they can’t say no. This is a dangerous game for everyone. The women at these parties are being targeted for what could be consensual sex (if they want to have sex) but what could also be rape. The men at these parties can be leaving their female friends open to sexual violence and their male friends open to harming women.

We want to speak very directly to men. Many of these parties are thrown by men and target women.

There is nothing inherently wrong with men throwing parties or men hoping to hook up with someone, but when it comes at the price of feeding someone drinks until they stop saying no, that just isn’t cool.

Men, you have a responsibility to your party guests, male and female. A good host creates a party where rape is unlikely, not inevitable. So watch out for each other and create an environment of mutual caring and respect. That’s very sexy!

Friday Juicebox : : 5–7pm : : $15 Tailgating: Big Boy Style!

Saturday Tasting : : 2–6 pm : : $5 Us (the US) vs. Them (the World)!

Sunday Beer Tasting : : 2–5 pm : : $3 Dude, Get Me a Beer!

Corkscrew Wine Emporium

203 N Vine St, Urbana • 217.337.7704 Mon-Sat: 11–8 Sun: 12–5

Sex 411: Sexy Party Tips Don’t pressure people to drink Avoid serving jungle juice or mixed drinks Watch out for people who have had too much to drink Distract or remove people hitting on very drunk guests

Stay tuned next week as we discuss being sexual for the first time.

Thanks to Mark, Trevor and Jose from the Fraternity Peer Rape Education Program for their sexy party tips!

Kim Rice and Ross Wantland are waiting for your comments and questions. Contact them at buzzdoinitwell@yahoo.com sept 11 – sept 18 08

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Free Will Astrology ARIES

March 21-April 19

Some people would like the world better if it didn’t have oddballs, freaks, black sheep, misfits, and crackpots. Personally, I’m very much in favor of these types, and celebrate the entertaining diversity they add to the world. I hope you share my attitude, Aries, because you’re going to have to be in intimate relationship with your own inner weirdo in the coming week. If you’re prejudiced against people who don’t act normal, you’ll have trouble dealing with the unusual urges and needs that will be welling up in you. But if you’ve developed an appreciation for anomalous behavior, you’ll be able to love yourself just right.

TAURUS

April 20-May 20

After studying the astrological omens, I had a psychic vision of you jumping up and down, screaming with joy as if you’d won the lottery. That doesn’t necessarily mean you will actually win the lottery, though. My visions are usually symbolic, not literal. So what does it mean? It could prophesy the imminent arrival of a good surprise.

It may signify that your physical vitality will be exceptional, or maybe you will be visited by an exhilarating revelation about the future. To get yourself in the proper spirit, why not jump up and down and scream for joy right now? Then keep doing it at least twice a day until the breakthrough actually occurs.

GEMINI

May 21-June 20

After my psychic reading in Santa Rosa, I waited in the parking lot for a friend to pick me up. To entertain myself, I watched a robin as it pecked at a small patch of grass nearby. I applauded when it snagged a fat worm for its meal. Minutes later, I cheered and whistled as it found a second worm. When the bird subsequently plucked up yet another reddish-brown wriggler, I yelled “Bravo! Bravo!” Still it continued to hunt. My mood turned. “Aren’t you getting greedy?” I said to the robin. It rummaged around fruitlessly for a while, no longer in tune or so I imagined) with the grace of the cosmos. The moral of the story, in accordance with your current astrological omens: Be alert for the unexpected abundance packed into a seemingly modest space or situation, but don’t try to keep milking that bounty beyond what you need.

CANCER

June 21-July 22

There’s more help available to you right now than you realize. You may have to cure yourself of an illusion in order to connect with it, however. What’s the illusion?

I suspect it’s a misguided belief that you never have enough help! Here’s another mini-shocker, Cancerian: You’ve been making a certain process more difficult than it has to be. If and when you cure yourself of an illusion, everything could very well snap into place and the process will unfold with relative ease. What’s the illusion?

I suspect it’s your unconscious?) belief that success is more valuable if it’s hard and complicated.

LEO

July 23-Aug. 22

It’s a perfect moment for you to try the kind of money mojo that worked for one of my readers, Tamara L. of Las Vegas. Here’s her testimony: “I never believed in any of this mystic mumbo-jumbo before. But I was desperate. I was paying the price after indulging in the sick pleasure of telling my boss to go to hell. I couldn’t pay my bills. What did I have to lose? I took Rob Brezsny’s advice and did a financial ritual. I wrote ‘I hereby purify my money karma’ on a dollar bill, then burned it in the flame of a green candle while wearing a hat made out of the Wall Street Journal and chanting the magic spell ‘Money is my servant, not my god.’ Within days, I won big at the casino.”

VIRGO

Aug. 23-Sept. 22

Surprise! You’re not as fragile as you imagine. Now and then -- like the phase you’re going through this September, for instance -- your health thrives if you push and stretch and test yourself harder than usual. So for the time being, Virgo, I urge you to proceed on the assumption that the most likely way to feel your best is to try things you’ve previously considered to be beyond your capacity.

LIBRA Sept 11 – Sept 18 08

Sept. 23-Oct. 22

j o n e s i n ’

SEPT 11–SEPT 17

On his Bad News Hughes blog, Patrick Hughes warned his readers never to use a mini-vacuum cleaner to suck up the contents of an ashtray. Speaking from experience, he said the rapid intake of air could reignite waning embers and create a fiery mess. I suggest you make that your metaphor of the week, Libra. It’s a good time to clean the hell out of everything in your life and throw away all the stuff that’s dead to you. But make sure that whatever you dispose of doesn’t contain some smoldering remains that could blow up in your face. P.S. I’m not predicting things will blow up, but rather advising you what to do so that they don’t blow up.)

SCORPIO

Oct. 23-Nov. 21

SAGITTARIUS

Nov. 22-Dec. 21

CAPRICORN

Dec. 22-Jan. 19

by Matt Jones

““Wear Some Protection”--heavy, man.

It’s Let It Go Week, Scorpio -- also known as Just Drop It Week. This is a fertile moment in your astrological cycle, a time when you’ll be rewarded with a creative influx if you surrender your tight grip, give up your obsessive hold, and stop clinging to your hardened expectations.

So I urge you to summon your most brazen vigor and get yourself as completely unstuck as you dare. And please keep in mind that this should be relaxing fun, not a worrisome ordeal.

Once a year I hike into the hills above San Anselmo, CA and perform a concert for the trees, birds, insects, and sun. If clouds happen to show up that day, I include them as part of my audience. The show typically consists of 80-minutes’ worth of a cappella songs and ecstatic poems, along with my “Dionysian sermons” and “primordial gossip.” None of my listeners ever express anything resembling applause, but that’s fine. For me, it’s an exercise in giving without strings attached. I provide the gift simply because it makes me feel good to be generous, not because I have expectations about how the gift will be used. I recommend that you find an equivalent approach to bestowing blessings in the coming week.

Writing in the magazine sub-TERRAIN, John More makes the following declaration: “Captains of industry, great generals, artists of genius, even politicians, are often just people who have discovered that alcohol can enable them to make economic, tactical, creative, or political decisions whose implications would paralyze a sober individual.” Your assignment, Capricorn, is to find an alcohol-free way to make such a decision. It’s time for you to summon visionary courage from your soul, not from a bottle, as you catalyze complex blessings that will ripple through your future for a long time.

AQUARIUS

Jan. 20-Feb. 18

To get a read on how democracy and human rights are faring on the planet, check out the research of an organization called Freedom House freedomhouse.org). In its most-recent annual report, it declared that 90 countries are free. They represent 47 percent of the world’s population. Fifty-eight countries, accounting for another 30 percent of the human swarm, are “partly free.” Then there are the “not free” nations: 45 of them, with 23 percent of the Earth’s inhabitants. Half of the “not free” people are in China.) It so happens that your personal degree of freedom, Aquarius, almost matches the world’s. You’re 46 percent completely free, 35 percent partly free, and 19 percent not free. The good news is that the coming weeks will be an excellent time to reduce that 19 percent.

PISCES

Feb. 19-March 20

Your funny bone isn’t a bone at all; it’s actually your ulnar nerve. A firefly is a beetle, not a fly. A lead pencil has graphite in it, but no lead. A cucumber is technically a fruit, not a vegetable. Is there anything in your life that might be mislabeled like these things? Anything that’s different from what it’s alleged to be? Now is an excellent time to penetrate to the truth below the prevailing assumptions.

Homework

No one can make you feel any emotion unless you agree to feel it. You are the sovereign of what happens inside you. Explain why at FreeWillAstrology.com.

Solution in Classifieds.

Across

1 “The Soup” host McHale 5 Cross worn by Egyptians and goth kids 9 Up-and-___ 14 “It’s ___ ever wanted!”

15 Actress and singer Gaye, daughter of Marvin 16 Take to the soapbox 17 One of The Two Coreys 18 Like some bread for those with dietary restrictions 20 Excuse from someone with a busy schedule 22 Patty Hearst’s captors: abbr.

24 Hallow follower 25 Messenger material 26 Feature of Mars or Venice 28 White and basmati, e.g.

33 Goes through a tough trial 39 Opera highlight 40 Spatter blocker 41 Bean used to make edamame, in Britain 42 It’s adjustable to block out sun glare 45 Perfectly OK 46 Like some gases 47 Canon camera introduced in the 1980s 50 It may be original 52 ___ Plaines, Illinois 53 Picnic food with a classic jingle asking “what kind of kids eat” them 59 “One O’Clock Jump” composer 60 “Excuse me, I was here first” noise 63 Serrated marking 64 Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist 65 Author ___ Neale Hurston 66 Actor Rob in The CW’s “90210” 67 Coin action 68 Highest point

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1 Rastafari name for God 2 Suffix after pay 3 Super Bowl XLII MVP 4 Tart, perhaps

5 It may be right 6 Former pitcher Ryan 7 Berlin Zoo polar bear that made news in 2007 8 “Don’t be a player ___” 9 “___ it!” (“Dammit!,” to an old-timey prospector) 10 “Carmina Burana” composer Carl 11 Badtz-___ (penguin friend of Hello Kitty) 12 Child actor Alex who starred in 2007’s “The Water Horse” 13 Projectionist’s need 19 One, in Osnabruck 21 Hit with snowballs 22 Chicken scratch 23 He plays House 27 Carne ___ 29 “___ his kiss” (“Shoop Shoop Song” phrase) 30 Business that requires union membership 31 Downer of children’s books?

32 Fits’ partners 34 Derisive laugh 35 ___Pen (trademarked autoinjector for allergic reactions) 36 Standardized test given before working toward a Ph.D., perhaps 37 Company that introduced AIM 38 Sturm ___ drang 43 Nancy Drew and Encyclopedia Brown, e.g.

44 Drink in an Italian restaurant 48 Sphere 49 “___ in Africa” (1973 film that completes a trilogy) 50 Pigs’ quarters 51 Brainstorming products 53 Day-before-Picture Day concern 54 Aussie bounders, for short 55 It’s far from purebred 56 It may never be enough 57 Capital where Edvard Munch died 58 Strip near the Mediterranean 61 “Maid of Athens, ___ we part” (Lord Byron poem) 62 Highest point come and get it

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a n d a n ot h e r t h i n g

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by Michael Coulter

Hole-y Sunday Terrible TV can heal anyone’s lazy Sunday woes I’m never quite clear on how I should spend a Sunday. For a period of time, some folks around town declared the Sabbath “Fuzzy Sunday,” which was basically just an afternoon drinking session. It was pretty swell, but it didn’t make Monday that way. I’ve tried cooking all day, working out, going to movies and whatever; one is about the same as the other. I generally end up watching sports, taking a nap and then watching TV until I can no longer keep my eyes open.

I never really feel good about Sundays and this week, I have managed to find yet another reason to feel worse.

I usually relent that nothing productive is going to come out of my day sometime around 6 p.m.

In an effort to at least salvage some knowledge from the day, I turn on 60 Minutes. Around 7, I feel marginally smarter, so I switch to Fox to rectify the situation with some “animation domination.”

(Note: That’s their word, not mine. I still just call them cartoons.) The Simpsons used to seem smart and funny, but now it just seems like The Simpsons.

King of the Hill still makes me laugh. Family Guy gives me much joy, and American Dad is beginning to grow on me. All in all, it’s a mindless close to a mindless day.

Imagine my chagrin when I tuned in this past Sunday and actually saw live people on Fox. Granted, they were far more cartoonish than any of the actual animation shows, but still, it was unsettling. After about two minutes, it got far more unsettling. The show was called ... um, something to do with holes ... Hole in the Wall, that’s it. The name sort of says it all. Contestants stand on a floor with a pool of water behind them. They dick around playing grab-ass for a few minutes and then a wall with a hole cut in it rolls toward the contestant. It is up to this person to contort their body in some way so it goes through the hole and they don’t fall into the pool.

It’s about as fascinating as it sounds, which is strangely really sort of fascinating. There’s no question and answer or games of chance. They just stand there and try to make it through the hole that’s coming at them. There are two people who help them along the way. The host, a smarmy sort

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of fella who makes insightful comments that indicate he’s probably made it past the third grade, is inexplicably on a 20-foot-high riser looking down on the proceedings. He has on a nice suit and wears subtlety like Andy Dick.

The other helper is a pretty hot chick who’s smarter than the hovering guy but really not by much. Her task appears to be making several double entendre comments before and after each person attempts to go through the hole. By the end of the show, when she said the contestants were going to face the final hole, I considered calling all my sex-obsessed, smart-assed friends to see if I could get them over to the house for a few minutes so we could also contribute by making childish obvious jokes. Sadly, there wouldn’t have been enough time. I should have called them when the show first started, but I never imagined the entire thing would be so ripe for smart-assed comments.

This particular show was broken down into two teams with three on each team. The first team was the Beer Bellies, and the other team was the Six Packs. Sometimes a guy would try to get through the hole by himself. Other times, they had to do it as a team. The latter led to the hostess actually saying, “Can all three of you fit into the hole at the same time?” Outstanding, just outstanding. It got even creepier when the three Beer Bellies mounted on top of each other and somehow managed to squeeze through a tiny little circular hole in the wall.

It is almost the absolute definition of eye candy. If you miss something, don’t worry, there are countless replays of each attempt to go through the hole. I can just imagine the average family sitting at home. “Holy freaking crap, you think he’s gonna make it through that hole?” “I don’t know, it’s a pretty funny shaped hole.” “You think you could make it through that hole?” “I don’t know, but I’d sure as hell try for $10,000.”

I’m an idiot. I often feel bad about watching too much TV to begin with, and I’m not sure I really need something to make me feel worse about the particular thing I’m watching. It does absolutely nothing for me, or anyone, with the possible exception of a few guilty, self-righteous laughs. The thing is, it’s still somehow compelling. It may just be because it’s so damned stupid. It’s more likely that I’m so damned stupid. It’s a shame I don’t care a little more about such a thing sometimes.

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