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Get ready to bust a move at the McKinley Foundation. The University’s very own Swing Society sponsors this free weekly event where participants can learn to swing dance.
Solo performance artist Lisa Kron takes the stage at the Krannert Center tonight at 7:30 p.m. to reflect on her Midwestern coming-of-age in the 1960s. Tickets range from $9 to $15.
NBC’s Thursday line-up comes to life at the U of I! Mindy Kaling (Kelly on The Office) and Jonah Friedlander (Frank from 30 Rock) will perform a free stand-up show on the Quad at 8 p.m.
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Douglass Senior Fashion Show
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Children Just Like Me
Watch as seniors strut their stuff on the runway at the Douglass Community Center at 4 p.m. $5 entry fee includes a salad.
Take a trip back in time with DJ Mingram at the Highdive. Beginning at 10 p.m., he’ll spin ‘80s classics like “The Final Countdown” and “Billie Jean.”
This hands-on exhibit at the Spurlock Museum encourages kids to learn about other children around the world. The exhibit is accessible during regular museum hours.
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Art: Friday: A look into the Hubbard Street Dance company, whose Alejandro Cerrudo is premiering new work at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
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1) George Foreman Grill: I just discovered this incredible device, and I’m a senior. Look, Ma, I can finally cook! 2) Mary-Louise Parker: Another wonder I’ve been sleeping on. She was 40 when Weeds debuted. Are you kidding? What a fucking fox. 3) Shawn Corey Carter: Who you know fresher than Hov, riddle me that?
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E D I T O R ’ S N O T E by Stephanie Prather Sarah Palin is scared of the press, and I can’t blame her. This week Palin, who has been avoiding the media like most people avoid stalkers and syphilis, met with a slough of world leaders at the United Nations in New York and attempted to ditch a CBS producer at the last minute in an attempt to reap the benefits of photo coverage of the event while avoiding any media questions. The McCain campaign has also managed to avoid any type of Palin press conference, and has allowed only three network interviews with the
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vice presidential candidate. But why is the GOP so afraid of the press getting to Palin? If she’s so qualified and likeable, then shouldn’t they want the press to get to know her? The reality of the situation is that they picked Palin because her “hockey mom” appeal would pull in some of Hillary Clinton’s “I’ll vote for any woman” voters. What they didn’t account for is that Palin just isn’t qualified for the job. Let’s be honest: everyone knows that Alaska is basically Canada minus universal health care, so it’s unrealistic to think Palin could run an entire country. Anyone that’s taken an college level sociology or women’s studies course know that Palin’s
stance on abortion and other women’s issues is dated and supports the patriarchal values that have oppressed women for centuries. And what would she do in the statistically likely event 72-year-old McCain died while in office? Nobody’s sure, and the Republians are so forcefully pushing her mom image on voters that I’m tempted to say she’d bake America some brownies rather than become a solid leader. The GOP seems to think they have the best chance of winning the election if they keep Palin as far away from the press as possible. They’re probably right. Keeping the American public in the dark until it’s too late seems to be their style.
1) Reformers who aren’t actually reformers: You know who I’m talking about. 2) Optimism: The best of all possible worlds? This one? With the stock market and everything? And Paris Hilton? 3) The sound system at Canopy: Pygmalion was great this year, but my god, was bass outlawed in the midwest and no one told me? Are bass control agents on the lookout for any hint of thumping or bumping? I refuse to believe that in this, the best of all possible worlds, every band I saw decided to turn the bass on their guitars down to zero and treble up to 11.
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food & drink Booze and Beans The annual Beer and Chili Cookoff returns to CU
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This weekend, Broadway Avenue in downtown Urbana will be closed to traffic in honor of the Seventh Annual International Beer Tasting and Chili Cook-Off. The highly anticipated event will fill the air with the smell of peppers, ground beef and onions while the finest specialty beer will fill the glasses of thousands of CU residents. Jay Goldberg Events and Entertainment and the Urbana Business Association hold the event every year, which takes place in downtown Urbana in the parking garage at 111 W. Main St. The
gates will open at 3 p.m. and the event will run until 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Sampling tickets, which are good for a 4ounce sample of beer or a sample of chili, are 50 cents. Michael Armintrout, the marketing director for Jay Goldberg Events and Entertainment, said the low prices and quality food are what bring the crowds to the festival year after year. “We pride ourselves on being cheap,” Armintrout said. “So for two dollars, you can get a pint of imported beer.”
“We pride ourselves on being cheap, so for two dollars, you can get a pint of imported beer.” –Michael Armintrout, Marketing Director for Goldberg Events and Entertainment.
Armintrout also said there will be more than 150 different specialty and imported beers from around the world available for CU residents to sample. There are also 15 chili teams registered to compete in the cook-off, all of which will have tables set up along Broadway Avenue. “We have hot chili, mild chili, red and white chili [and] chicken chili, and the Illinois Center for Soy Foods is supplying vegetarian chili,” Armintrout said.
The chili teams, which mostly consist of residents of the community, will be cooking on-site, guaranteeing a fresh, right-off-thestove taste for festivalgoers as well as a fair competition for participants. “The teams are mostly made up of individuals that come back every year, and it is a very spirited competition between people to ultimately gain bragging rights,” Armintrout said. Armintrout said the judging is based on different criteria, including ingredients used, the color of the chili, its taste and its aftertaste. “The aftertaste is important,” he said. “People are surprised to what things look like compared to what they taste like.” The event will also include a red-hot pepper chili eating contest and informative seminars on different types of beer. Armintrout expects around 2,500 people to come to the event. “It’s a different type of event, and it brings attention to the community,” he said. “Some come to party, to drink as much as they can, and there are other people who just really enjoy beer. It makes for a cozy community event.” tickets are available at the Canopy Club or at jaytv.com.
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Tossing for a Cause CU Bags Tourney Benefits Boys and Girls Club by Bruce Harrison
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History is in the making this weekend with the kickoff of the first annual CU Bags Tournament hosted by the Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club of Champaign. The tournament will be held from Friday night to Sunday evening in Campustown and in downtown Champaign, allowing competitors and viewers to experience all the great businesses those areas have to offer. Bags, also known as cornhole, corn toss, beanbag, bean toss, soft horseshoes or whatever you prefer to call the game, can be played either as singles or doubles. Competitors score by landing bags on the opposite board or making their bags into the hole of the opposite board. The CU Bags tournament is strictly a doublesonly, double-elimination tournament. Five divisions will play over the weekend, including open, youth, university, corporate and pro. The university division will begin at 7 p.m. Friday with corporate and open play beginning at noon on Saturday. The youth and pro divisions will play at noon on Sunday. Cash will be awarded as a top prize in each division with lower places paying out in gift certificates and football tickets, among other prizes. Michael Byrd of the Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club is coordinating the tournament. Byrd said first and foremost, the tournament is a fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club as well a great way to have fun. “Being good is not the point — the point is being with friends and having a good time,” he said. The Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club, part of the national Boys and Girls Clubs of America, has been in existence in Champaign for 40 years. “This is not
an after-school center,” Byrd said. “We offer a very structured program with courses in reading, science and mathematics, just to name a few.” The club has a paid staff and offers mentoring as well. When the club was originally built, it was designed to service 680 kids. Today, the club is servicing 1,780 kids, and over the past 12 months, enrollment has increased by 65 percent. And with only 76 percent of yearly funds coming from individual donations, the annual fundraiser is counted upon to make up a large portion of the difference. In the past, that fundraiser was the annual Great CU Duck Race, but after 17 years, the Boys and Girls Club felt the race was losing its appeal. “The club decided we needed an event that would create a high degree of interest and could be fun for all ages,” Byrd said. Bags was the answer. Byrd is especially pleased with the response the club has received from those wanting to contribute to the tournament. Drew Schlumpf, Illinois graduate and founder of Illini Cornhole, is currently working with a small team to build 80 customized bags boards (Schlumpf could not be reached for comment). The Illinois Interfraternity Council has also stepped up to help in addition to many other sponsors. “We see the CU Bags Tournament growing into something very substantial,” Byrd said. “Everyone is already talking about how big it’s going to be next year.” And it’s not too late to sign up. Registration will be accepted online through Thursday, Sept. 25. Entry fee is $20.
Why Does It Always Rain in Champaign? The rain isn’t so bad when you have the proper gear by Elizabeth Lardizabal Jackie Maravilla hates it when her socks get wet. Her rainy day solution calls for only the best and the brightest: canary yellow rain boots with navy blue trimming. With this month’s onslaught of rain storms brought in from Hurricane Ike, investing in durable rain gear might be more than just a dry idea. According to the Illinois State Climatologist Office, September’s state-wide precipitation average was set at 7.61 inches, making it the fourth wettest September on record for Illinois since 1895. Maravilla, a sophomore in LAS, said that she vouches for both an umbrella and rain boots when she’s caught in a storm. “I would not go out in the rain with anything on besides rain boots,” she said. “Sneakers get soggy. If you wear flip-flops, your feet get really dirty, and you slip all over the place — that could be dangerous.” And she’s right. Along with being a safety hazard, neither sneakers nor flip-flops keep the water from soaking your feet. Hooded www.the217.com
sweatshirts can only do so much to keep you dry, and umbrellas are known to flip out when harsh winds attack. What are some other options, you say? Let’s explore. Coming in at number 24 in Teen Vogue’s “Spring Fashion A to Z” feature last March, rain boots (also known as “Wellies”) became a fashion essential in 2008. From the bright and cutesy to the dull and sturdy, rain boots come in plenty of styles and prices to satisfy your fashion fix. Choose from ankle- or knee-length. For those who like to splurge on designer labels, you can find fashion-savvy rain boots from designers like Coach, Burberry, Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana. Look for them online or at the nearest department store. If your budget is tight, like most college students, you can find affordable rain boots that sport colorful all-over print designs at Target or Gap. Hunter Boots, the more practical choice, are a staple from Britain. Although they sell for a
pricey $115, they’re designed to take on the deepest, most oceanic of puddles. Given the more basic designs and colors, these boots may not be the fashionista’s first boot of choice, but they serve their purpose well. If you want to go the full rain-gear mile, look into raincoats, which are also available in designer labels. Designer rain boots and coats can often be found in a set, matching in style and color. Again, for cheaper prices check out designer Isaac Mizrahi’s line of trench coats at Target. Of course, the rain boots and coat mean nothing without the guarded protection of a good umbrella. While umbrellas come in a myriad of fanciful colors and designs, the best advice about this piece of equipment is to keep it simple. Find an umbrella that’s built to last: a strong metal skeleton with a sturdy handle. So give it some thought. Long gone are the days of the basic yellow raincoat and matching rubber boots. There are choices that’ll keep you dry and fashion forward at the same time.
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music All in the Family Family Groove Company revisits Canopy by Dominica Strong For the past six years, Family Groove Company has been putting their own twist on what it means to be a “live” band. This four-piece band has been bringing a unique sound and style to the stage, playing more than 600 shows since their inception in 2001. You can call it funk or jazz, but this jam band doesn’t like to be painted into corners. “Picking one [genre] would be hard. [We] call ourselves groove-informed jazz rock ... We put out a really good groove that puts people on their feet and keeps them there,” said Jordan Wilkow, who plays Fender Rhodes and organ and sings lead vocals. Their music is fresh, unpredictable and unexpectedly catchy for a “jam band.” With Family Groove Company, what you see on stage is what you get. There are no gimmicks here, just honest talent, which not only shows through their sound but in the band’s persona as well. “[We’ve] never really been into novelty,” said Wilkow. “[It’s part of] why we left L.A. — the scene up there seemed to be about gimmick.
gratifying. Audiences are more receptive to songs that stray from [the] typical pop/rock formula,” Wilkow said. While improvisation adds that special touch to a show, Family Groove Company is sure to succeed in the studio as well. “I do most of the songwriting,” Wilkow said. “Its a deliberate process ... within the song is where we allow spontaneity to happen.” While their Canopy show on Sept. 26 promises to be entertaining for the audience, it will also prove as an important show for the band. Besides having Daphne Willis & Co. as guests, FGC will be selling exclusive advance Used with permission from Family Groove Company copies of their new album, Models and [We] create first-rate music and present Metrics, which won’t be officially released until it honestly ... we want to be entertaining, Sept. 30. They will be appropriately highlighting but we’re ourselves. Hopefully people their new material during the show. In addition, don’t find us boring.” and this is straight from Wilkow, “[We’ll be] With the group’s virtuosity and enthusiasm on happy to hand a free live CD to anyone that stage, it’s hard to find a bored audience at a FGC mentions they read this article.” That’s right, show. One part of being a jam band is allowing folks! So go out, and see what’s new with Family room for improvisation on stage. “[Jamming] lets Groove Company, and get a free live CD for being us be more adventurous on stage ... that’s very an avid buzz reader.
A Q uickie With... Kilborn Alley by Chris Wirtz Blues music isn’t your average college campus music style, but Kilborn Alley wants you to learn about its true glory. The band has made a name for themselves internationally as a great blues band, but they hail from the old CU to bring us some old rooted blues grooves. buzz: Being your 1,000th show was at the Iron Post, would you say that it is your favorite venue in CU? Kilborn Alley: Well I don’t think that we can have a favorite, because we have a lot of friends who are the owners of the bars around here. Let’s just say that it is up there. Up there really, really high. buzz: As just about the only blues band on campus, how do the students respond to the different musical style that you bring? KA: Throughout the years we’ve had lots of kids follow us around. While some of them may be just looking to drink, some of them may be looking for something a little different. I have always said that we have to physically bring the blues to them. The way that I describe it is that people don’t realize that they actually like the blues until it’s right in front of them.
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buzz: Are you happy with your most recent album, Tear Chicago Down, and what kind of success has it brought you? KA: This last album that we did was nominated for the Best Contemporary Album of the Year Blues Music Award, which is an international award provided by the Blues Music Foundation, based out of Memphis, Tennessee. We like the songs, we like what we did, and the reviews said the same. With this, we were contacted by a lot of festivals all over the country. The recognition in the publications and the award got our name out all over the place. buzz: Are there any other modern artists that you have seen or worked with that have influenced your own styles? KA: There are a lot of people out there who we do admire, but one is a cat out of London named James Hunter who put out an R & B style album with ’50s and ’60s influences. Also, a guy named Kurt Fletcher who is a great guitar player, but he’s a bit older than our band. buzz: Where would you like to see the band in 10 years? KA: Well, first and foremost I’d love to see us still together and maintaining our friendships.
But as I’m sure that we will be fine, I really want to see us make more albums and grow from there. I love the recording process, and I like creating new music, which is the best thing for us. Playing shows of course is important, and I think that we will continue to play places like the Iron Post or even smaller venues. That is basically the staple of blues bands and how they make a living. buzz: For those who don’t know too much about the blues, what classic listens will give them a good base and which one of your tracks best represents you? KA: I would suggest BB King Live at the Regal, the original Paul Butterfield Blues Band album, something by Muddy Waters and Junior Wells featuring Buddy Guy. These are your basic introduction to the blues bands. “I’m Spent” is a boogie of ours on MySpace that people should check out, and is something that will get them to want to listen to the rest. buzz: Any crazy stories from any of your many shows at the Iron Post? KA: Well, I don’t know. We’ve had some pretty interesting times, but I just don’t know if we want to tell them.
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Bang on a Can All-Stars Breaks Boundaries Members of Wilco and Sonic Youth turn avant-garde at Krannert by Eric Heisig As much as it may seem so after Pygmalion, CU isn’t quite over with music festivals for the year. Come Saturday, the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts will be host to the Bang on a Can Marathon. The 12-hour festival will bring a host of music, ranging from classical to avant-garde to just about any other genre imaginable. The festival will feature the Bang on a Can All-Stars, a classical/avant-garde/minimal/ catch-all ensemble, performing with various groups, including composers and performers from the University. However, the marathon will also showcase the likes of Glenn Kotche, drummer for Wilco, and Lee Ranaldo, guitarist for Sonic Youth, both abandoning their discipline in rock in favor of unexplored oppurtunities in avant-garde compositions. “I have had a genuine desire to explore these areas,” Kotche said in reference to his composition work. “I love being in a rock band, but there is this other side of me that likes to do things on my own. I wouldn’t be happy if I wasn’t in a rock band, but I wouldn’t be happy if I couldn’t do these other things.” Kotche, who holds a music performance degree from the University of Kentucky, will be performing his composition entitled “Snap” alongside pieces from his 2006 solo effort, Mobile. “When we started recording the last Wilco record, I got into listening soul music,” he said. “I was listening to a lot of Stax Records (a soul label founded in Memphis, Tenn.) from the ’60s and ’70s. I got the idea to use that as a jumpingoff place [for ‘Snap’].” What resulted was an 11-minute piece that came from certain parts of Stax songs. Kotche said he would lift a melody line from one song, a bass line from another and a drum rhythm from yet another. What resulted was “a piece that sounds nothing like that music.”
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On the other hand, Ranaldo’s piece, entitled “How Deep Are Rivers? (A Map Is a Good Piece of Paper),” may be more akin to the music of Sonic Youth. “There is a serious kind of tone to it,” he said. “It goes through a few different moods, from heavy and serious to more rocking sections.” The music is based around different tonalities that build and build in intensity as the piece moves on. “One of the players likened the score of my piece to MapQuest directions,” Ranaldo said. “There are a lot of structured sections, but there are free-flowing sections as well. You know you have to hit a chord at a certain part, but there is a lot of room for open-ended playing.” Ranaldo and Kotche are just two of the pieces of the Bang on a Can Marathon’s puzzle. Evan Ziporyn has been with the Bang on a Can All-Stars since 1992 as a clarinet (of many kinds) player and said the idea for the
marathon came from having a festival where boundaries are shattered. “What we found when we do these things is that it gives people a chance to check out different kinds music, to listen in a different way,” Ziporyn said. Ziporyn said he and the rest of the Bang on a Can All-Stars, which includes Robert Black on bass, David Cossin on drums and percussion and Mark Stewart on guitars, basically act as a “house band” for the marathon shows. “Our basic commitment is to have an adventurous spirit,” Ziporyn said. “Whether it’s contemporary classic or minimalism, indie rock, electronic or jazz. There is no real aesthetic principle other than we are looking for people who are looking to push boundaries.” The Bang on a Can Marathon will take place at the Colwell Playhouse of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, at 12 p.m. Sept. 27. The performance will also feature works by Brian Eno, Steve Reich and Ziporyn himself, among others.
Little Pieces Comes a Long Way by Tricia Scully A Seattle-based band with a big sound under the name of Little Pieces will be coming back for their second rendezvous with Champaign this Wednesday, Sept. 25. With two of the three members being former U of I students (Grant Badger and Rob Lloyd), their return as an established Seattle band is an event much looked forward to by people who are looking for some good and FREE music (a.k.a. you), the more seasoned Champaign musicians who may have known these boys personally (from their U of I days with a band called Bantha) and the members of Little Pieces themselves, who are planning on bee-lining it to the good ol’ Dos Reales as soon as they get into town in their haze of nostalgia. Little Pieces will be playing with locals Golden Quality at Cowboy Monkey, and the pairing couldn’t www.the217.com
be better for this show. Little Pieces has influences all across the board with a focus on “people that are really interested in the art of songwriting,” said bassist Badger. With hints of Tom Petty, the music is structured and melodic but full of rock. buzz was fortunate enough to get a phone interview with Badger just before the band headed out on their tour, and in regards to the Cowboy Monkey show, Badger exclaimed, “Something crazy is bound to happen.” Come Sept. 25, Little Pieces will be right in the middle of a Midwest tour, scheduled to take them through Montana, Minnesota and Illinois. While putting several miles on their minivan, they will be promoting their self-titled debut album that was just released this past June. Golden Quality will bring a certain shine to Cowboy Monkey as well with a similar shimmer
in harmonies and driving guitar riffs structured in just the way a good song should be. The band will be having its very first birthday at the end of this month, having been formed at the end of last September. For such a young band, they have been able to put together quite an impressive repertoire. Fortunately for listeners, Golden Quality spent two weeks in Boombox Studios in Urbana this past summer and recorded the songs now available for streaming on their MySpace page. This Thursday’s show at Cowboy Monkey Sept. 25 will be of the finest quality Seattle-Champaign rock with little effort on your part since it’s free. Take that door money, and treat your ears to some Little Pieces lovin’ with their new album, or support the locals, and check out what Golden Quality has to offer — show starts at 10:30 p.m.
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Final Pygmalion effect on columnist discussed herein Pygmalion is effing over, much to the delight of the wallets and sleep schedules of music fans all over town. While I was busy for most of the week (for instance, instead of seeing Decibully on Wednesday night, I was stuck listening to a sorority girl tell me she’d cry if I didn’t play the hot new Usher track … during 90s night — awesome), I ran sound for the Exile on Main St. show Saturday, which led me to the conclusion that this newest incarnation of the Living Blue might be the best the band has seen. Holy fuck did they kill. They suddenly have a ton of new gear that has morphed their sound considerably, with guitarist Joe Prokop using his guitar’s headstock to manipulate a theremin (an interesting addition to his expert guitar playing), the addition of players on Rhodes and saxophone and new songs that experiment all over the musical spectrum. People crammed into the shop to catch their set but had sadly dispersed for the most part by the time Sangamon began their set, which was the last CU show for the band’s guitarist P. Tyler Bundy. Bundy, who also served as bassist for Darling Disarm and several other acts, will relocate to Boston in two weeks. Sangamon will carry on with a new guitar player, so keep an eye out. The rest of Pygmalion has been covered by blogs and sites and publications, so if you want to find information about Dan Deacon outrocking the Canopy’s stage or Owen singing sad songs, check out places like overuc.com! Tonight, Cowboy Monkey will offer a free show from Seattle band Little Pieces — a band with some faces you might recognize if you remember former CU band Bantha. The band’s rhythm section, Grant Badger on bass and Rob Lloyd on drums, have forged the new group with guitarist/vocalist Herman Jolly of Sunset Valley, and the trio plans to rock the Monkey stage along with Golden Quality. Start time is 10:30 p.m. Friday night will bring a show to the newly anointed Battle-dome (700 W. Oregon in Urbana), a house with a basement meant to host shows. Friday’s show will see sets from Native, the Reptilian and Hot Cops. The 7 p.m. show will cost you four bucks. Check out http://www/ myspace.com/thebattledome for info about the venue and future shows.
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CHETT, the Rockford rock band that keeps making me think of Bill Paxton in Weird Science, is forming a possibly unlikely alliance with CU funk-rockers Brother Embassy for a show this Friday. Make no mistake, though — BE can certainly step up the rock side, as evidenced by their Great Cover-Up performance this year as White Zombie, complete with two (one good, one bad) dancing ladies and a shirtless Brandon T. Washington reading ominous passages. Will there be similar antics at Friday’s show? How should I know? Go and find out. Mike ‘n Molly’s, 9 p.m., TBA cover. Downtown Urbana’s Independent Media Center (you know, the IMC), which is located in the old post office next to Lincoln Square Mall, has long been a haven for DIY artists of all shapes and sizes. The space is all about inclusion and is open for events on pretty much any day of the week, including this Monday. Punk-pop band the Pink Spiders, out of Nashville, will be at the beginning of a nationwide tour when they play the IMC with like-minded local band JigGsaw, a band that has been laying low while a new album is being finished. CU’s the Signal, Springfield’s Renae and Danville’s Trash City Rockers will also perform, starting the show at 6 p.m. The show is all-ages and carries a $10 cover charge, which isn’t bad for a very diverse lineup featuring a great national act. Record Store Roundup, Installment (sort of) #4 — This week’s buzz is running a little short on space, so we’ll stick a little bit of this week’s record store column here and put the rest of it at the217. com. And now … Parasol Records! Parasol is the hidden little secret of downtown Urbana, tucked away at 303 W. Griggs St. in the unassuming little red building. While it’s known to most as a mail-order business with a strong Web presence (http://www.parasol.com) among music fans, local folks in the know are aware that in-store shopping is encouraged. The shop has plenty of new vinyl and CDs on display for easy viewing, along with scores of older releases on CD, 7” and 12” tucked into the back corner. Pricing on the new stuff is commensurate with other places, and used stuff is often on sale. As I often lament, there are far too many copies of Ward’s (yes, Ward Gollings, booking agent) 7” single sitting around not getting played. For a more in-depth look at Parasol, check out the online supplement at the217.com. Mike Ingram can be reached at forgottenwords@gmail. com. He’ll take the time to write about your show if you take the time to tell him about it!
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peaking true to the intersection of art and activism, four senior sculpture majors in the School of Art and Design created Call/Response Art Collective one year ago to date. Cara Walton, Katie Yancey, Jessica Roberts, Kristine Eudey and Angela Kealey had grown tired of wondering whether what they produced had a direct effect on society and began questioning the relationship between their work and the world. “We found ourselves being directed towards making art that exists for and engages with a select audience that was assumed, art speaking to itself and to those trained or privileged enough to speak its language,” the artists explained. Since its start, Call/Response has acted as a means to convey relationships and to challenge assumptions about objects, environments and thought. Their most recent performance art piece took place last Wednesday, Sept. 17 under the Hellene Gateway on the corner of Lincoln and Illinois. Suitably named the “Illinois and Lincoln River Revival Project,” the performance by the women of Call/Response sought to bring new life to the blue-painted cement “stream” that runs through the grass there — something that has gone unmentioned by even University Web pages describing the gateway. After a crowd had gathered on the grass, air-organ music (played by Katy Vizeal) signaled the entrance of the women of Call/Response, dressed in blue tights and silver leotards. They performed a short dance before heading over to the large fountain situated between the Hellene Gateway and the Alice Campbell Alumni Center to gather water in cups. The rest of the performance was spent creating a canal that stretched from the fountain to the blue “waters.”
Call/Response artist collaborative performs “River revival” in Urbana. Photo by Zak Maybaum
The “River Revival Project” wasn’t Call/ Response’s first performance. Last year, they created The Free FREE Market, an entirely free exchange of products and skills set on the Quad. Eudey said, “The project proposed a different form of economy and worked to identify the relationships between people as they are related through commerce.” Both projects illustrate a sort of activism that challenges preconceived notions of what is of value in society — and the women of Call/ Response aren’t finished yet. In addition, “We will continue to make things that function in the world, to exist and create in a way that is about positive interaction with subject matter by engaging with community, reclaiming social spaces and questioning
the boundaries between the public and the private,” the aritsts stated. Activism has been reborn in response to the perceived failure of “traditional activism” of the ’60s and ’70s. Although some may argue that apathy has plagued our generation, a closer look reveals that along with the activist reclaiming of language by the social justice movement, others are reclaiming activism altogether. “Now is a time of urgency,” said the artists, “and we want to use our energies and artistic practice toward honestly rethinking and remaking the world.” The women of Call/Response Art Collective can be reached at callresponsecollective@gmail.com. You can also visit their blog to learn more about their mission: http://call-response-collective.blogspot.com.
by John McDermott Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, David Foster Wallace died. Found by his wife at 9:30 p.m. that Friday, the author and childhood Urbana resident hanged himself. He was 46. Although known better among his contemporaries than among the general public, Wallace was a writer of unmatched literary brilliance. Best known for his 1996 novel Infinite Jest, Wallace wrote with a style so refreshing and unique that since his career began, he has been recognized as a genius talent. Wallace filled his writings with cutting examples of social irony, doing so with a dark, dry wit that brought light upon the hard-to-find realities of life. His vocabulary was extensive without being pretentious, his wordplay was complex but always accessible and his thoughts and observations on the world were provocative, resonant and always hilarious. While Infinite Jest was his foremost work, it was Wallace’s accomplishments in nonfiction that cemented him as one of the greatest writers of our generation. His collection of essays and social commentaries covered a wide array of topics: Sen. John McCain’s “Straight Talk”-ing 2000 presidential campaign, a seedy pornography exposition in Las Vegas, a Maine lobster festival and the U.S. Open, among others. Wallace wrote about these subjects with an unprecedented depth and ferocity, bringing unexpected amounts of importance to the seemingly most banal of topics and events. This is perhaps Wallace’s greatest legacy: his ability to derive such profound social and philosophical significance from anything. Wallace found meaning in nearly everything, and as he once said, “The most obvious, important realities are often the ones that are hardest to see and talk about.” But this legacy is also what makes Wallace’s suicide so tragic. Wallace always seemed to understand exactly what was going on; he got it when no one else did. Thus, it’s hard to believe that the man who viewed and wrote about the world with such skill and clarity was ultimately overwhelmed by it. Perhaps we can find solace in knowing that our heroes suffer from the same insecurities and worldly confusion as us. Regardless, it is certain that the world is a darker, less illuminated place without Wallace, and he will be missed.
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No longer must UIUC students spend thousands of dollars to sample and enjoy authentic French cuisine. All one needs to do is head over to Carmon’s. There, diners are assaulted by the sights and sounds of classic France; from the artwork on the walls reminiscent of Van Gogh to the wine bottles behind the bar, everything oozes that sultry atmosphere of Paris circa 1900. Carmon’s transports you to the hilltop of Montmartre at the height of the bohemian movement with soft jazz music, authentic French cuisine and — oh yeah — Lucid absinthe. Every Thursday at Carmon’s, anyone of drinking age can indulge in the eerily green libation that is Lucid absinthe for a discounted price of $15. Located at 415 N. Neil St. in downtown Champaign, Carmon’s first opened their doors less than a year ago with a menu heavily influenced by the cuisine of northwestern France. Owner and manager of Carmon’s, Mike Nelson, said the restaurant was one of the first places in town to carry post-ban absinthe. He said, “As a result, when we first started, it was extremely popular.� Ž
The absinthe that we drink today entered our livers at the turn of the 19th century in Switzerland. Its reception was widespread, eventually reaching divine status in countries such as Spain and France, particularly during the height of the bohemian revolution. By 1915, the temperance movement and exaggerated reports of violence under the influence of absinthe led to its banning in France, the U.S. and Switzerland. Ninety years later, the governments of those nations lifted the bans, albeit with stricter standards on the supposedly psychoactive wormwood extract. Several brands of genuine absinthe are available for sale in the U.S., one of which is Lucid, which Nelson said is the absinthe du jour. Lucid smells and tastes distinctly of anise, the herb that leaves a hint of licorice on the palate. The aftertaste is “smooth and smoky,� said Nelson. “It is much like a good scotch,� he said. Lucid absinthe also leaves the imbiber with a comfort due in large part to the high percentage of alcohol in Lucid — 62 percent, to be exact.
That high alcohol content would undoubtedly lead to some interesting moments. “One night, we had a guy take his shirt off because he might have had a bit too much absinthe,� recalls Nelson. Since then, he said the popularity has remained steady. However, with other restaurants around town beginning to carry Lucid and other absinthe brands, the crowds have split themselves a bit. This doesn’t seem to bother Nelson at all, though. “Everything runs in cycles. Some weeks, it can be quite busy, and others not so busy,� he said. The synchronicity between the absinthe and the ambience of Carmon’s is apparent. The special will bring you in, and the atmosphere will bring you back. The drink itself is astounding, and with the special feeling you get at Carmon’s, even gentlemen and scholars such as Van Gogh, Arthur Rimbaud and Ernest Hemingway — all absinthe aficionados — would fit in just fine here.
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“When I was your age ... â€? is a preamble to many a dull tale, most of which don’t follow with, “I was drinking Argentinean Torrontes with my friends on the weekends.â€? But when you eventually become an old codger or hag, wouldn’t it be nice to delight those eager-to-listen whippersnappers with some refined tales of your youth alongside some of the sultrier ones? When doing a cost/benefit analysis on winedrinking, one might think that he or she has little to gain from repeatedly dropping $10 to $15 on one bottle for a night of debauchery versus the 40-cent Silver Bullet. But when you’re entertaining that big client from the Johnson Account 10 years down the road, don’t expect Keystone to pair very well with your prosciuttowrapped scallops. Food pairings aside, when you want to add some real liquidity to your investment portfolio, look no further than wine to deliver the coup de grâce. Local wine collector Jim Turner advises budding wine lovers to “start young, and buy wines that will appreciate.â€? Turner, whose collection started a mere seven years ago and boasts over 3,000 bottles, hailing mostly from Bordeaux, Burgundy, RhĂ´ne and Napa, casually speaks of many of his wines appreciating at
rates of 10 to 15 percent a year. Wait a second, those rates sound familiar ... oh yeah, that’s the interest rate I’m paying on my student loans. Hello, Reality. So nice to see you again. OK, so maybe preordering the 2005 La Mission Haut-Brion isn’t exactly what one would call “in my college-student budget,� but luckily, high-end wines aren’t the only ones that appreciate over time. Knowing wine means being familiar with the smaller producers from the lesser-known regions that still crank high quality vino, those that the majority of critics and other Benjamin-droppers don’t hear about until they begin to peak (which they are hopefully doing in your cellar! Or, if you’re like me, your little mini-wine fridge you got at Target). Let’s hope you bought at least two bottles of said wine: one to sell upon maturity and one to pour around to all of your enthralled grandchildren. Caleb Ganzer is a wine steward at bacaro restaurant in downtown Champaign and a wine consultant at the Corkscrew Wine Emporium in Urbana. Although he enjoys a fine glass of wine, he certainly has no qualms with, and spent most of his summer, quaffing a chilled, non-vintage Corona with lime.
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Ghost Town Ghost Town: an above-average comedy carried by Gervais’ lead performance. Lakeview Terrace An intriguing plot wasted by this predictable yet mildly entertaining thriller. Burn After Reading Try to count how many times Malkovich says, “What the fuck?” The Women Tries to be like Sex and the City but fails horribly. Righteous Kill Feels like a TV cop drama that has two great stars. Bangkok Dangerous Used with permission from Playlist LLC
by Hallie Borden Is your Superbad DVD worn and scratched from too many plays? Or maybe you’ve just grown tired of listening to Jonah Hill’s loudness. Well then, Michael Cera’s newest long night is coming out just in time. Based on the book by Rachel Cohen and David Levithan, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist hits theaters Oct. 3 and promises laughs, romance and an array of Cera’s beloved awkward faces. Shortly after a rough breakup with girlfriend Tris (Alexis Dziena), Nick (Michael Cera) sees her with another guy at his band’s New York City gig. Norah (Kat Dennings of The 40-YearOld Virgin) asks him to be her boyfriend for five
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Bite the Bullet (1975)
Syd Slobodnik When John Wayne and Clint Eastwood stopped making Westerns in the mid 1970s and several of the great directors of Westerns, such as John Ford and Howard Hawks, passed away, many thought this marked the demise of the genre. But one completely overlooked Western gem is writer/director Richard Brooks’ 1975 Bite the Bullet. Released in the same weekend of the first summer mega-blockbuster Jaws, Bite the Bullet saw very few audiences then, but fans of this film are of cult status. Set in the early years of the 20th century, Bite the Bullet concerns an adventurous 700-mile endurance horse race across rugged terrain and desert of several Western states. Gene Hackman and James Coburn star as Sam Clayton and Luke Matthews, two former veteran Rough Riders of Teddy Roosevelt’s Battle of San Juan Hill, both of whom www.the217.com
join the race for various reasons, including prestige and prize money. Among the other contestants are gamblers and other risk-takers, an old codger named “Mister” played by the legendary Ben Johnson, an ex-prostitute, played by pre-Murphy Brown Candice Bergen and a young cocky cowboy named Carbo, played by Jan-Michael Vincent. Brooks fills this adventure with interesting scenes of characters bonding, sharing hardships and dreams as well as a deep respect for animals. Hackman’s character rescues several distressed horses and has a very humanistic philosophy of treating his fellow contestants with respect. This richness of character development is reminiscent of Brooks’ classic Western of the 1960s, The Professionals. This different kind of Western provides entertainment and great appeal 30plus years later.
ment between Nick and a crazy drunk man who mistakes his yellow car for a cab seems to spark a hearty audience laugh every time the trailer runs in theaters. Other preview favorites include some good old-fashioned slapstick and an adorable “You broke up with me on my bday” from Cera. Early reviews mostly note that individual scenes are funny but don’t entirely work as a whole. Even with these criticisms, the flick still seems entirely worth checking out. At best ,it’ll be the next Superbad or Juno, at worst it’ll be a decent romantic comedy with the added bonus of good music.
“Why was this film made?” is a good question to ask. The House Bunny Anna Faris is the only saving grace in this overdone comedy. Pineapple Express Theory Proven: Laughs and explosions may not always mix well together.
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The Swedes have given some amazing things: great metal music, neutrality, Ikea and now the YouTube Pick of the Week. Entitled the “Worst Music Video EVER,” the video falls into the so bad category that it might actually be the best music video ever. The terrible song aside, the real value here is the backup dancers. Never before has there been such a collection of fine dance moves in one music video. Whoever choreographed this video deserves some sort of award; I am just not sure what that award might be. Search For: Worst Music Video EVER SEPT 25 – OCT 01 08
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PYG PICKS buzz’s favorite bands Another Pygmalion over. With the festival getting better and better each year, let’s take a look at what made last weekend standout from the rest.
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Coolest Venue: The Red Herring Maybe we chose the Vegetarian restaurant because we’re glad to have it back in the music scene, or maybe it’s just because the shows there last weekend were so great, but The Red Herring was definitely a great host to Pygmalion. Peoria’s Jared Bartman broke it in Friday evening with his Andrew Bird-esque performance ornamented with mandolin, flute, ukulele, and clarinet. The night got louder as student band Tall Tale and Wauconda’s Dr. Manhattan finished off the set. Pygmalion returned to the Herring Saturday night, filling the floor with hip-hop from Krukid and Treologic. With some great guest appearances and guitar solos from Champaign’s own Connor Grant, hopefully the shows were enough to further convince the Red Herring to house more music throughout the upcoming year.
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Best Bargain Show: Exile on Main Street While there were many free shows throughout the weekend with great acts and happening crowds, Exile on Main Street not only pleased with a diverse lineup Saturday afternoon, but surrounded whoever came with great deals. Free pizza from Jupiters. Free soda. Buy 3 used albums, get the fourth free. The store was stocked with albums from all your favorite Pygmalion 2008 bands, giving the concertgoers a perfect opportunity to bring some of the festivals best sounds back home with them.
Best Spectacle: Dark Meat With trumpets, leaf blowers, cheerleaders, confetti, and face paint, Dark Meat couldn’t be any less than ridiculous. Just short of a dozen members flailed onstage, making more noise than Canopy could handle. Just warming up the crowd for Deacon ...
Best CU Homecoming: The Living Blue
Best Cover: “Paper Planes”
While their previous show downtown Champaign over the summer was less flattering (their sound is just too big for Mike ‘n Molly’s upstairs loft), thank god the band keeps coming back. The Living Blue graced Pygmalion with two performances this weekend, one at Canopy on Friday, and an encore at Exile on Main the next day. The group has made many adjustments since their last return using new equipment, experimenting with new sounds, and performing with a new attitude. The addition of the thermin and saxophone diversified their sound, and the new tunes from Walk, Talk, Rhythm, Roam couldn’t sound fresher.
The Girls Next Door found their indie-alt-prog-post-pop side Friday evening, closing out part 1 of Canopy’s 13 hour marathon. The a cappella group was a refreshing act amidst all the bands and jams that day, and debuted their cover of M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes” for the eager audience. Great execution, and this rendition didn’t get annoying. Or overplayed.
Dark Meat ridiculously clothed and hidden behind face paint, Thursday night. Photo by Wallo Villacorta
Biggest Disappointment: Dan Deacon Not because of the body surfing. Not because of the awesome Flintstones shirt. Not because of the engaged crowd (understatement). Not because of the broken stage. Not because of the dance off’s. Okay, Deacon’s show was a great time ... but the music? We were expecting more. Dan Deacon was a party, not a concert, and while the two usually go hand in hand, we had a strange feeling that the Canopy crowd couldn’t even distinguish one song from the next. It was a crazy concert, but it just gets hard to press buttons and twist knobs with the required refined technique when the floor from under you collapses due to the high blood alcohol content weighing it down. Plus Deacon’s set finished 15 minutes earlier because things got too out of control. Either way — a great night.
Best Out-of-Town Band Performance: High Places
Treologic performs at the Red Herring Saturdy night. Photo by Abby Toms
Coming all the way from Brooklyn, New York, the duo wowed their audience in Krannert’s lobby after the Yo La Tengo show. High places produced a sound both ethereal and grounded, fusing primitive, tribal beats with spacey, extraterrestrial echoes and reverb. With footage of aquatic scenes and frolicking children projected onto the lobby’s brick wall, Mary Pearson and Robert Barber created an atmosphere of low-grade, postmodern performance art. While the groups visceral, hyperkinetic performance seemed out of place at Krannert, all the more reason for them to be invited back to CU at a venue where a standing audience can fully participate in the duo’s impressive sonic collage.
Best Collaboration: Carl Hauck and Luis Bellorin with Butterfly Assassins Headlining Thursday’s show at the Union’s Courtyard Café, the Butterfly Assassins started their set off strong playing “Down in Mexico” with local singer-songwriter Carl Hauck on acoustic guitar. The energy was great as the Butterfly Assassins brought out a side of Hauck that you’d never get to see during one of his acoustic sets. If that weren’t enough, Ocean’s Luis Bellorin took the stage for the last few songs, filling the void of Kate Wakefield’s absence while ornamenting the band’s encore with violin lines.
Monotonix riles up the courtar at Canopy Thurday night. Photo by Wallo Villacorta What better time to debut video on the217.com than Pygmalion? buzz got a chance to talk to a few of the many performers contributing to this year’s solid lineup. Go on the217. com now, to see what the following bands had to say about their time in CU:
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THURS, SEPT 25 live music Ken Smith Group The Embassy Tavern & Grill, U, 7:30pm Jazz. Andy Moreillon Memphis on Main, C, 9pm Live acoustic rock. Big Naturals Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm Golden Quality and Little Pieces Cowboy Monkey, C, 10:30pm
dj Disco Thursdays Fallon’s Ice House Tavern, C, 6pm Featuring Troy the rollerskating bartender. DJ Halfdead Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Tavern, Tolono, 8pm Country. Free Swing Dance McKinley Presbyterian Church and Foundation, C, 9:30pm These dances are always free and usually DJ’d by a local dancer. No special shoes or dress is required. DJ Bob Bass Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm DJ Belly Boltini Lounge, C, 10:30pm Hip-hop, reggae, party jams.
dance music Dance Performance Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 5:30pm Ongoing dance performances within the installation by Kirstie Simson, assistant professor of Dance. 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
movies Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath Channing-Murray Foundation, U, 7:15pm A powerful new featurelength documentary film on hate violence in the
aftermath of 9/11.
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stage Fishing With Dynamite Sketch Comedy Group Canopy Club, U, 7pm, $7 Well Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $15/$14 seniors and students/$9 UI and youth UI & Yth 9 Solo performance artist Lisa Kron reflects on her Midwestern coming-ofage in the racially tense 1960s as she explores health and illness in the individual.
festivals I-Unite The campus-wide event is an exciting opportunity for the campus to learn about and celebrate the unique cultures and contributions of faculty, staff, and students at the University of Illinois. The events are intended to engage students, faculty, staff, and community members in critical dialogue as well as create safe spaces for all groups and individuals to enhance their understanding about the complexity of intersecting identities.
art exhibit Tabula Rasa: A Drawing Exhibition Parkland Art Gallery, C, 10am, 6pm
art State Town and Country Amateur Art Show Springer Cultural Center, C, 12pm This show highlights blue ribbon winners from the county shows held in Spring. Amateur artists from towns across Illinois, including some from our own Champaign County, will display their unique pieces at the show.
Tea Ceremonies Japan House, U, 2pm, $5 Garden tours for groups available upon request with a fee of $50. The Bike Project Open Shop Hours Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, enviromental U, 6pm issues Check out the tools and Camouflage work stands you can use Anita Purves Nature to fix your own bike and Center, U, 10am, $10-12 tour their massive collecresidents/$16-$24 nontion of parts, spares and residents used bikes. Test out your hide and Romania Coffee Hour seek abilities while we Cosmopolitan Club at the play in nature. Discover University of Illinois, C, how some animals hide in 7:30pm plain sight and why they Coffee, tea, and homedont want to be seen. made ethnic desserts are served. Carr Reading series with author and Poet David Jauss. David Jauss is the author of “Black Maps” as well as a collection of essays on the craft of fiction, “Alone With All That Could Happen.”
kids & families Discovery Room Savoy Recreational Center, Savoy, $2/Residents and Members, $3/NR
Ages crawling-7. Preschool Tales Urbana Free Library, U, 9:45am No registration is required for this free storytime program on a different theme every week. ARTfusion Douglass Branch Library, C, 3pm Children of all ages can come out to the Douglass Branch and make a craft any Thursday afternoon.
fundraisers UC Books to Prisoners work session Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 2pm UC Books to Prisoners is an Urbana, IL based project providing books to Illinois inmates at no cost. Volunteer at the work session.
mind/body/ spirit
Health and Wellness Showcase Take A Child Outside Activities and Recreation Week Center (ARC), C, 2pm Anita Purves Nature Cen- Meditation & Yoga ter, U, 6:30pm Classes Please let us know if Ananda Liina Yoga & you’re attending at least Meditation Center, U, two days prior to each 6pm program date. You can learn and practice yoga postures and exerliterary cises, mantra chanting, meditation and the wisRobert J. and Katherin Carr Reading Series Pres- dom of yoga philosophy. ents David Jauss Illini Union Bookstore, C, miscellaneous Japan House Tours 4:30pm Japan House, U, 1pm The Department of EngFree to the public, no reslish Creative Writing ervations required. Program begins its fall
recreation
The Prairie Ensemble: A Post-Summer Potpourri Faith United Methodist Church, C, 7pm, $16 adult, $13 senior, $6 student/ child This concert will feature works by Kodaly, Haydn, Sibelius, and Shostakovich. Live Jazz w/ Panache Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 7pm Greg Baker and His Neon Neighbors Huber’s West End Store, C, 8pm Rock. Family Groove Company Canopy Club, U, 9pm, $7 cover Ben Bedford The Embassy Tavern & Grill, U, 9pm classes & work- Blues. shops Deja Vu Skin Inflammation-Rash- Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm es are Red Brat Pack I-Hotel & Conference Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Center, C, 6pm Tavern, Tolono, 9pm Free educational series sponsored by the Univer- The Naked Truth sity of Illinois Community Memphis on Main, C, 9pm Medical School. Upbeat funk and blues. Belly Dance Parkland College, C, 8pm, Ian Procell, DJ ReFlex, D.O.M. $30 Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm Learn the introductory The Show fundamentals of belly Urbana-Champaign Indance that celebrates dependent Media Center, women of all shapes, sizes, and ages. This class U, 10pm The Show is a 2 hour live will meet on Thursdays. radio program broadcast food & drink on WRFU-LP, Urbana 104.5 FM every Friday @ Krannert Uncorked 10 PM. Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 5pm Find out about performanc- dj es and performance related Free Jukebox activities at Krannert Center Memphis on Main, C, as you sample beverages. 8pm Beverages may be tasted DJ and Dancing free of charge and will be Joe’s Brewery, available for purchase by C, 8:30pm, the glass at a special dis$5 cover counted price during the DJ Tim Williams tasting. No tickets required. Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm, $5 cover FRI, SEPT 26 Hip-hop, pop, funk, house, r&b, disco and old school live music all Friday night. Happy Hour and Live DJ Bobby Lite Music Highdive, C, 10pm, $5 (no Silvercreek, U, 5pm cover before 11 with stuFor more information dent ID) about weekly performers DJ Delayney or specials, call SilverRadio Maria, C, creek at 328-3402. 11pm, $3 Briggs & Houchin karaoke The Embassy Tavern & Grill, U, 5:30pm Karaoke Blues, bluegrass, and Senator’s Bar & Grill, country. Savoy, 9pm John McMahon Karaoke with DJ HolSilvercreek, U, 6pm lywood Acoustic rock, accompa- Wendl’s, nied by Ann Schuldt on U, 9pm bass guitar.
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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
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Artistic director Jim Vincent leads the world-renowned Hubbard Street Dance Chicago contemporary dance troupe in this performance featuring an eclectic mix of traditional Israeli music, cha-cha, mambo, techno, Mozart and the songs of Dean Martin. Hubbard Street dancer Alejandro Cerrudo will also be debuting a new piece of choreography. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 for the general public, $35 for senior citizens, $25 for students and $20 for UI members and youth.
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Film Screening: “The Journey: The Greek American Dream” Spurlock Museum, U, 4:30pm The film “The Journey: The Greek American Dream” narrates the story of Greek immigration to America from 1890 to 1980 and includes interviews with prominent Greek Americans.
Discovery Room Savoy Recreational Center, Savoy, $2/Residents and Members, $3/NR
stage Well Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $15/$14 seniors and students/$9 UI and youth Solo performance artist Lisa Kron reflects on her Midwestern coming-ofage in the racially tense 1960s as she explores health and illness in the individual. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm $40/$35 seniors/$25 students/$20 UI and youth Exuberant, athletic, and eclectic, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago celebrates 30 years as one of the most innovative forces in contemporary dance.
art exhibit Tabula Rasa: A Drawing Exhibition Parkland Art Gallery, C, 10am
art State Town and Country Amateur Art Show Springer Cultural Center, C, 12:00pm This show highlights blue ribbon winners from the county shows held in Spring. Amateur artists from towns across Illinois, including some from our own Champaign County, will display their unique pieces at the show.
Ages crawling-7. community Urbana 45th High School Reunion, Class of ‘63 Eastland Suites Hotel, U, 5pm
fundraisers Big Brothers Big Sisters Chocolate Extravaganza Holiday Inn, U, 5pm, $20 adults, children 12 and under are free Big Brothers Big Sisters of Champaign County cordially invites you to indulge yourself at their annual Chocolate Extravaganza. All proceeds will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Champaign County.
miscellaneous Fall Prairie Skies William M. Staerkel Planetarium, C, 7pm, $4 adults, $3 students/children/seniors A live-narrated tour of the wonders of tonight’s sky, accompanied by some of the legendary stories of the ancient sky. The Stargazer William M. Staerkel Planetarium, C, 8pm, $4 adults, $3 students/children/seniors Nichelle Nichols (from the original “Star Trek”) and Dr. James Kaler narrate this personal look at gravity, light, and the spectrum and how they help us decipher the lifestyles of the stars.
classes & workshops
Aromatherapy for Bodyworkers Business Development Center, C, 2pm Topics include: basic aromatherapy, blending, pathways to the body, integration with bodywork, essential oils data, and working within holistic framework. Participants lectures must be licensed massage Friday Forum: Civil Rights therapists or certified and Civil Liberties bodyworkers. University YMCA, C, 12pm SAT, SEPT 27 Illinois State Senator, Mike Frerichs will discuss live music legislation intedned to Live Jazz w/ Panache protect civil rights and Jim Gould Restaurant, civil liberty in the U.S. C, 7pm as well as how these is”Benefit” w/ Kilborn sues will be affected by Alley Blues Band, Tons O’ the upcoming elections. Fun, Tornado Alley Senator Frerichs repreRadmaker’s Rock & Roll sents the 52nd LegislaTavern, Tolono, 12pm tive District that includes Frak Brothers most of Champaign and The Embassy Tavern & Vermilion Counites. Grill, U, 5:30pm Blues.
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John McMahon Ko Fusion, C, 6pm Acoustic guitar, accompanied by Ann Schuldt on bass guitar. Jazz-Blues Guitarist & Vocalist La Gourmandise Bistro on Main, U, 6pm Local guitarist and vocalist Barb Hamilton is doing an accoustic mix of jazz and blues. Ben Bedford at Sleepy Creek Vineyards Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, 8pm, $6 Captain Eddie and Fred T. Huber’s West End Store, C, 8pm LoveLikeFire Courtyard Cafe - Illini Union, U, 8pm ”Must See” Comedy Event featuring Mindy Kaling and Judah Friedlander The Quad, U, 8pm Featuring Mindy Kaling (Kelly from NBC’s The Office) and Judah Friedlander (Frank from NBC’s 30 Rock). They will be performing for free on Anniversary Plaza. In case of inclement weather, they will move indoors to the Illini Union Illini Rooms. Trailer Park Moses Memphis on Main, C, 9pm Kilborn Alley The Embassy Tavern & Grill, U, 9pm, $5 Blues.
dj DJ and Dancing Joe’s Brewery, C, 8:30pm, $5 cover DJ Dance Party Canopy Club, U, 9pm DJ Mertz Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm House, funk, and electro. Kosmo at Soma Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm Hip-hop, pop, funk, disco, R&B, old school, house. DJ Tim Williams Highdive, C, 10pm, $5 (students free before 10:30pm)
staying straight through as the All-Stars perform with Glenn Kotche, percussion phenom of indie rock’s Wilco, and Lee Ranaldo, co-founder of Sonic Youth.
karaoke Karaoke Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9pm Liquid Courage Karaoke Geo’s, U, 9pm
movies Free Screening of American Ramadan Followed by a Q & A Session Urbana Free Library, U, 1pm American Ramadan is about five Muslim American families observing their faith in America. Through personal family stories interwoven with commentary, American Ramadan builds bridges among all faiths, and spotlights familiar situations for Americans seeking faith and higher spiritual understanding.
stage Well Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $15/$14 seniors and students/$9 UI and youth Solo performance artist Lisa Kron reflects on her Midwestern coming-ofage in the racially tense 1960s as she explores health and illness in the individual.
festivals Salt Fork River Art Festival at Sleepy Creek Vineyards Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, 10am Come view the works of over 25 artists, taste locally produced wines and enjoy live music. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Prairie Rivers Network to help protect our rivers and streams.
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Radio Salsa Radio Maria, C, 10pm, $5 for under 21 Salsa, merengue, bachata music & dancing w/ DJ Bris.
Tabula Rasa: A Drawing Exhibition Parkland Art Gallery, C, 12pm
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State Town and Country Amateur Art Show Bang on a Can Marathon Springer Cultural Center, Krannert Center for the C, 12pm Performing Arts, U, 12pm, This show highlights blue $30/$25 seniors/$21 ribbon winners from the students/$16 UI and county shows held in youth Spring. Amateur artists The Krannert marathon from towns across Illinois, will be an eclectic 12-hour including some from our smorgasbord with listen- own Champaign County, ers coming and going as will display their unique they please and many pieces at the show.
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museum exhibit Children Just Like Me Spurlock Museum, U Children Just Like Me is an engaging, hands-on exhibit that invites young museum visitors to learn about the diversity of world cultures by meeting peers who live in different countries around the globe.
lectures Saturday Physics Honors Program Loomis Lab, U, 10:15am
recreation Breakfast with the Birds Anita Purves Nature Center, U, 7:30am Join the Champaign County Audubon society leaders on a special Saturday bird walk. This event is free but donations will be accepted. Please let us know that you will be attending at least two days prior to the program date.
SUN, SEPT 28 live music Brunch w/ Panache Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 10am Emerald Rum Blind Pig Co., The, C, 5pm Authentic Irish music. Julie Neumark and Dave Carducci Iron Post, U, 7pm, $5
dj DJ and Dancing Joe’s Brewery, C, 8:30pm, $5 cover
karaoke Liquid Courage Karaoke Geo’s, U, 7pm
festivals
Ages crawling-7.
Salt Fork River Art Festival at Sleepy Creek Vineyards Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, 10am Come view the works of over 25 artists, taste locally produced wines and enjoy live music. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Prairie Rivers Network to help protect our rivers and streams.
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Urbana 45th High School Reunion, Class of ‘63 Eastland Suites Hotel, U, 5pm Champaign County Start! Heart Walk Parkland College, C, 10am Hundreds of Champaign County residents will be stepping off to help battle cardiovascular diseases, the nation’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers, heart disease and stroke.
Children Just Like Me Spurlock Museum, U Children Just Like Me is an engaging, hands-on exhibit that invites young museum visitors to learn about the diversity of world cultures by meeting peers who live in different countries around the globe. In addition, this unique exhibit also reveals how many children, regardless of where they live, hold important aspects of life in common.
kids & families Discovery Room Savoy Recreational Center, Savoy, $2/Residents and Members, $3/NR
miscellaneous The Stargazer William M. Staerkel Planetarium, C, 8pm, $4 adults, $3 students/children/seniors Nichelle Nichols (from the original “Star Trek”) and Dr. James Kaler narrate this personal look at gravity, light, and the spectrum and how they help us decipher the lifestyles of the stars. Solar System Safari William M. Staerkel Planetarium, C, 7pm, $4 adults, $3 students/seniors/children Learn about the planes and the current status of Pluto.
classes & workshops Fusing and Slumping Basics Glass FX, C, 9am, $110 This class is for those who have some glass cutting experience and who are at least 16 years old.
literary UFL Reads Historical Mysteries--The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King Urbana Free Library, U, 2pm Past times turn mystifying this fall when The Urbana Free Library’s UFL Reads book club investigates historical mysteries.
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fundraisers UC Books to Prisoners work session Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 12pm UC Books to Prisoners is an Urbana, IL based project providing books to Illinois inmates at no cost. Volunteer at the work session. FriendShop Used Book Store Open Champaign Public Library, C, 1:30pm 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.
Tabula Rasa: A Drawing Exhibition Parkland Art Gallery, C, 10am, 6pm
museum exhibit Children Just Like Me Spurlock Museum, U Children Just Like Me is an engaging, handson exhibit that invites young museum visitors to learn about the diversity of world cultures by meeting peers who live in different countries around the globe. In addition, this unique exhibit also reveals how many children, regardless of where they live, hold important aspects of life in common.
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Douglass Senior Fashion Show Douglass Community Center, C, 4pm, $5 Come on out to Douglass Community Center to see the seniors strut their stuff down the runway. Good fun and tasty salads will be provided.
Discovery Room Savoy Recreational Center, Savoy, $2/Residents and Members, $3/NR
classes & workshops Free Bike Repair Classes, Open Hours, Bike Sales Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 2pm Check out the tools and work stands you can use to fix your own bike and tour their massive collection of parts, spares and used bikes.
MON, SEPT 29 live music
The Pink Spiders w/ JiGgsaw & The Signal Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 6pm, $10 Jazz Jam Hosted by MRS Trio Iron Post, U, 7pm FingaLickin The Embassy Tavern & social issues Grill, U, 8pm Anti-War Anti-Racism Jazz. Effort Meeting Jim Kates Live Acoustic Urbana-Champaign In(A.K.A. Campfire Jim) dependent Media Center, Memphis on Main, C, U, 5pm 8pm AWARE meets every Sun- Monday Night Miracle day 5-7pm at UC Indewith Zmick pendent Media Center. Canopy Club, U, 9pm
kids & families Discovery Room Savoy Recreational Center, Savoy, $2/Residents and Members, $3/NR
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Urbana 45th High School Abe Froman Project Reunion, Class of ‘63 Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 9pm Eastland Suites Hotel, U, Improv. 5pm
dj ‘80s night with DJ Mingram Highdive, C, 10pm
Ages crawling-7. Along Came a Spider Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, Mahomet, $5 O Baby! Champaign Public Library, C, 9:45am Drop in any Monday for this weekly program of lap bouncing, nursery rhymes, music activities, easy listening, and play time for the littlest ones.
miscellaneous Bike Project Co-op Open Shop & Bike Sales Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 6pm Check out the tools and work stands you can use to fix your own bike and tour their massive collection of parts, spares and used bikes.
TUES,SEPT 30 live music Boltini Bingo and Lounge Variety Show Boltini Lounge, C, 6:45pm, no cover Acoustic Tuesday with Jeremy Harper Memphis on Main, C, 7:30pm, no cover Jeff Kerr and Billy Galt The Embassy Tavern & Grill, U, 8pm Blues. The Piano Man Canopy Club, U, 9pm Corn Desert Ramblers Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm
Ages crawling-7.
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”Dusty Music” - DJ Delayney Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 10:15pm, $1 Funk, soul, jazzy sounds.
Paul Faber Dragon Karaoke The Embassy Tavern & Grill, U, 9pm Liquid Courage Karaoke Geovanti’s, C, 10pm
Babies’ Lap Time Urbana Free Library, U, 9:45am This program of songs, stories, and rhymes is for our youngest patrons, ages birth to 24 months, karaoke with an adult. No registraLiquid Courage Karaoke tion is required. Geo’s, U, 9pm Tuesday Twos Karaoke with Randy Champaign Public Library, Miller C, 9:45am, 10:30am Bentley’s Pub, C, 9:30pm Enjoy stories, songs, and movement activities for open mic two-year-olds with a parOriginal Music Showcase ent or grandparent. Espresso Royale, U, 8pm Goodnight Storyshop Musicians are encourChampaign Public Library, aged to participate and C, 6:30pm to showcase their original Busy parents and storymaterial. time fans are invited to Open Mic Night attend our year-round Memphis on Main, C, evening storytime. 8pm Open Mic Night WED, OCT 1 Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm live music Hosted by Mike Ingram. Donnie Heitler art exhibit Great Impasta, C, 6pm Tabula Rasa: A Drawing Raj Rang: Sufi Music of Exhibition Rajasthan Parkland Art Gallery, C, Spurlock Museum, U, 10am, 6pm 7pm, $5 Traditional Irish Music museum exhibit Session Children Just Like Me Bentley’s Pub, C, 7pm Spurlock Museum, U Rocket Science At Children Just Like Me is Senator’s Inn Pub an engaging, hands-on Senator’s Bar & Grill, Saexhibit that invites young voy, 8pm museum visitors to learn dj about the diversity of world cultures by meeting DJ Stifler peers who live in differHighdive, C, 8pm, $3 beent countries around the fore 10pm/$5 after globe. In addition, this Ben & Zach unique exhibit also reCanopy Club, U, 9pm, $3 veals how many children, DJ LEGTWO regardless of where they Boltini Lounge, C, 9pm live, hold important asSalsa Night with DJ Bris pects of life in common. Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm DJ Mingram kids & families Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm Discovery Room Reggae Night @ Barfly Savoy Recreational CenBarfly, C, 10pm ter, Savoy, $2/Residents and Members, $3/NR
Ages crawling-7.
open mic Amateur Comedy Night Memphis on Main, C, 8:30pm Original material only. Open-Mic Night Radio Maria, C, 10:30pm Hosted by Jake Fleischli of The Tractor Kings and Jared Roberts of Zero-Base.
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an engaging, hands-on exhibit that invites young museum visitors to learn about the diversity of world cultures by meeting peers who live in different countries around the globe. In addition, this unique exhibit also reveals how many children, regardless of where they live, hold important aspects of life in common.
kids & families Discovery Room Savoy Recreational Center, Savoy, $2/Residents and Members, $3/NR
Ages crawling-7.
Well Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $15/$14 seniors and students/$9 UI and youth Solo performance artist Lisa Kron reflects on her Midwestern coming-of-age in the racially tense 1960s as she explores health and illness in the individual. Parkland Theatre presents: The Pillowman Parkland College Theatre, C, 8pm, $12 general admission/ $10 seniors and students/ $6 youth This compelling mystery/ black comedy centers on a writer in an unnamed totalitarian state who is being interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a series of child murders.
art exhibit Tabula Rasa: A Drawing Exhibition Parkland Art Gallery, C, 10am, 6pm
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Storyshop Champaign Public Library, C, 9:45am, 10:30am Stories, music, and movement are featured in this weekly storytime for preschoolers.
miscellaneous The Bike Project Open Shop Hours Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 6:30pm Check out the tools and work stands you can use to fix your own bike and tour their massive collection of parts, spares and used bikes.
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.
Children Just Like Me Spurlock Museum, U Children Just Like Me is
Thursdays are the new Fridays on WPGU. Mondays still suck. Surfabilly Freakout
PGU Power Hour
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The Warzone
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Your weekly destination for jack-assery, tom foolery, damn fool boobery. Turn us in and we’ll freak you out.
60 minutes=60 songs. 1 minute each. When you hear a new song, you know what to do.
European voices and the best in live rock getting you ready for the bars.
The biggest party on the radio for all of your Thursday night needs. The jukebox of your afterhours.
Sick of waiting in line at the bars? Tune in for our bar traffic reports all night long. SEPT 25 – OCT 01 08
Volunteer Opportunities Eastern Illinois Foodbank — Food Drive Kick Off Volunteers at the Food for Families Kick-Off will help collect donations and thank contributors for their support. Volunteers will staff one of four collection locations. Volunteers are scheduled in small groups for two and a half hour shifts at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday, October 18 from 12 – 7:30 p.m. Training and t-shirts provided. Interested volunteers should contact the Foodbank for more information. Please contact Jessica Paulsen at jpaulsen@eifoodbank.org or call 328-3663.
Champaign County Forest Preserve — Prairie Seed Collectors Spend a beautiful fall afternoon at Champaign County Forest Preserves. Volunteers will gather prairie flower and plant seeds for planting next spring. Environmental Experts will be instructing volunteers on proper seed removal and plant identification. Volunteers are needed on Sunday, October 12 from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 26 from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. The seed collection will take place at Buffalo Trace / CCFPD on Rt. 47, 1 mile north of I-74 in Mahomet, and training is provided. If you are interested, please contact Kim Horbas at khorbas@ccfpd.org or call 586-3360.
A Woman’s Place — Outdoor Cleanup Volunteers are needed for fall grounds clean up, picking sticks, raking leaves and weeding the play area at this shelter for women and children. This is a great opportunity for groups and families to volunteer together. Assistance is also needed with sorting and folding donated clothing and general building maintenance. Make a difference by volunteering your time. Please contact Roberta at morrisr@ awomansfund.org or 384-4390.
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THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS:
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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
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Jack S. Baker
INTERMEZZO CAFE Don’t forget to stop by Intermezzo cafe on your next Krannert Center outing. In addition to the creamy layered desserts and bold fair-trade coffees that everyone adores, Intermezzo also has grab-and-go snacks and a wide selection of hearty entrees and soups including tasty organic specials prepared by English Hedgerow.
Debra and Michael Hartman FR SEP 26
Dianna Armstrong
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Underpaid Packy at the Canopy Club
Barbara and Miles Klein
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Peggy Madden
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Jerald Wray and Dirk Mol Anonymous
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Bang on a Can Marathon // MARQUEE UI Wind Symphony and UI Symphonic Band I // SCHOOL OF MUSIC
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UI Symphonic Band II and UI Concert Band I
Funded in part by the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Additional funding provided by the Ford Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and MetLife Foundation.
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Sphinx Chamber Orchestra with the Harlem Quartet
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Jean and Howard Osborn
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Prelude: Sphinx Chamber Orchestra // MARQUEE
Carole and Jerry Ringer
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Sphinx Chamber Orchestra with the Harlem Quartet // MARQUEE
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Well // DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE
This presentation is supported by the Performing Arts Fund, a program of Arts Midwest funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art, with additional contributions from Illinois Arts Council, General Mills Foundation, and Land O’Lakes Foundation.
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Fall 2009 Studio and 4 Bedrooms Secured building. Private parking, Laundry on-site. Value pricing from $375. Office at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182
1006 S. 3rd, C. Fall 2009 1, 2, 3 bedrooms. Location, Location. Covered parking, laundry, furnished, patios. Value pricing. Office at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182 Beautiful neighborhood Available Immediately. 1 bedroom apartment. Fully equipped. Balcony, parking. 409 W. Green. Call Hardwick Apartments, 356-5272 or 6211012.
104 E. Armory, C. Fall 2009. Location!! 4 bedroom, 2 bath. Parking. Laundry, value pricing from $375/person. Office at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182
105 E. John, C Available Fall 2009. 1 & 2 bedroom furnished, great location. Phone 352-3182. Office at 309 S. First, Champaign. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com Best Offer 1 BR Loft 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR Campus. 367-6626 For August 2008 BEST VALUE 1 BR. loft from $480. 1 BR. $395 2 BR. $580 3 BR. $750 4 BR. $855 Campus. 367-6626. For August 2008 201 S. Wright St., Champaign. Adjacent to Engineering campus. Loft bedroom, security parking, balcony, A/C, laundry. Hardwick Apartments 356-5272 621-1012
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203 S. Sixth, C. For August 2009. Large 4 bedrooms, 2 bath. Balconies, laundry, covered parking. Value pricing. Office at 309 S. First, Ch. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182
307 & 310 E. WHITE, C 307 & 309 CLARK, C Jan. & Fall 2009 Large studio, double closet, well furnished. Starting from $350/mo. Office at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup.com 352-3182
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306- 308- 309 White Available Now. $680 to $750 2, 3 bedrooms. Balconies, patios, laundry, dishwashers, off-street parking, ethernet. $99 special per person security deposit. 9 Month Leases Available THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182
506 E. Stoughton, C. For August 2009. Extra large efficiency apartments. Security building entry, complete furniture, laundry, off-street parking, value pricing. Office at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182
509 Bash Court, C. Fall 2009 Great 3 and 5 bedrooms, near 6th and Green. Fully furnished, dishwashers, laundry, and value pricing. Off-street parking. Office at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182
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Great Value 306- 308- 309 White, C August 2009. Furnished studios, 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms. Balconies, patios, laundry, dishwashers, off-street parking. Value pricing. 841-1996 9 Month Leases Available THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182
HEALEY COURT APARTMENTS 307-309 Healey Court, C Fall 2009. Behind FU Bar. 2 bedrooms. Parking, laundry, and value pricing. Office at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182
1107 S. 4TH, C. For August 2009. 5 bedroom lofts. Best location. Completely furnished. Laundry, parking garage, elevator. Phone 352-3182. Office at 309 S. First, Ch. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com
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August 2009 Studio and 1 bedrooms. Furniture, skylights, offstreet parking, laundry. Value pricing. Office at 309 S. First. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182
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Fall 2009. Unique 1 & 2 bedroom apartments. All furnished, laundry, internet, value pricing and parking available. Must see! THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182 Now leasing for 2009-2010. 2 BR fully furnished apartments. www. eastview-apt.com. 806 W. Green, Urbana
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Free Will Astrology ARIES
March 21-April 19
Every day for 44 years, the German writer Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt composed a poem for his wife, the lively and brilliant Karoline von Dachroden. In accordance with your astrological potentials, Aries, I will ask you to briefly imitate his prodigious outpouring of creative love. Every day for the next two weeks, please find it in your wild heart to make a sublime, or at least gorgeous, offering to someone or something you adore.
TAURUS
April 20-May 20
A recent National Geographic article reported on nudibranches: colorful, oddly shaped slugs that live in the sea. The members of a typical species, Nembrotha kubaryana, are whimsical blobs of neon green swirled with orange and purple. The slugs are “blind to their own beauty,” however, because their eyes can only register the difference between light and dark. The “blind to their own beauty” thing reminds me of you, Taurus -- especially these days. Would you do me a favor and acknowledge your own charms more aggressively?
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GEMINI
May 21-June 20
Jack Kerouac made a “list of 30 essentials,” themes that guided him as a writer. To mark your entry into the most expressive phase of your astrological cycle, I offer you a few of his guidelines. Even if you’re not a writer, they can be applied to how you create your life. 1. Submissive to everything, open, listening. 2. Be in love with yr life. 3. Something that you feel will find its own form. 4. Be crazy dumbsaint of the mind. 5. Blow as deep as you want to blow. 6. Visionary tics shivering in the chest. 7. Write what you want bottomless from bottom of the mind. 8. Telling the true story of the world in interior monolog. 9. Accept loss forever. 10. Believe in the holy contour of life. 11. No fear or shame in the dignity of yr experience, language & knowledge. 12. You’re a Genius all the time. The whole list is here: tinyurl.com/6e93sm.)
CANCER
June 21-July 22
The tabloids report that Cancerian Tom Cruise has plans to build a $10 million bunker designed to save him and his family when the evil alien overlord Xenu attacks Earth, fulfilling a prophecy of his religion, Scientology. If the reports do have a grain of truth, and Cruise has in fact been considering the project, now would be an excellent time for him to begin construction. I’m not saying that I believe Xenu’s on his way. My point is that you Crabs will place yourself in harmony with cosmic rhythms if you attend to matters that will bolster your security, help you feel safe and peaceful, and foster domestic bliss.
LEO
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VIRGO
SEPT 25 – OCT 01 08
Aug. 23-Sept. 22
Many people who pray don’t limit their conversations with God to purely spiritual and ethical matters. In fact, money is one of the main subjects the Divine Wow is asked to address. If you’ve never had the chutzpah to do this yourself, I suggest you try it soon. Higher powers of all kinds, from your boss to the loan officer at the bank to the Creator Herself, may be unusually receptive to your pleas. I’m guessing you’ll be able to tap into financial help “from above,” or that you will make a connection with an elevated source of wealth that has previously been out of your reach.
LIBRA ®
July 23-Aug. 22
“I do not seek, I find.” Pablo Picasso said that many years ago, and I hope you will use it as your motto in the coming days. It could help you keep your conscious mind out of the way while your unconscious mind works to bring you what you really require. In other words, Leo, you may miss the point if you’re obsessed with a specific answer or goal. It’ll be more important to stay alert for what you don’t even realize you need to know. Here’s a corollary to add to your main theme. “The true worth of an experimenter,” wrote physiologist Claude Bernard, “consists in his pursuing not only what he seeks, but also what he did not seek.”
Sept. 23-Oct. 22
Against all odds, you are finally finding a way to quit that nagging “addiction.” You’re shedding a dependency that isn’t worthy of you. You’re weaning yourself from a passion that hasn’t brought out the best in you. Congratulations on your hard, meticulous work, you epic hero, you.
SEPT 25–OCT 1
In the aftermath of your exacting struggle, please don’t immediately initiate another obsessive relationship with a new mania. Enjoy the benefits of being blank and clean and empty for a while.
SCORPIO
Oct. 23-Nov. 21
What reasons might you have to celebrate your own private holy day? Why might you want to go off by yourself or in the company of special people and conduct a reverent ritual that reinvigorates your knack for having fun? Here are some possible answers: 1. You’re overdue for a break from everything you usually do. 2. You’re hungry for the magic that happens when you take refuge in the sacred. 3. It’s time to stop the world and jump off long enough to break the trance you’re in. 4. You would generate uncanny blessings by paying tender attention to your origins, returning to your sources, and examining the foundations of your life.
SAGITTARIUS
Nov. 22-Dec. 21
Many Americans regard the Pledge of Allegiance as a supreme oath of loyalty to the United States. When I was a kid, we used to recite it to start each school day. Members of Congress still make it their opening salutation at every session. It’s not well-known, though, that the Pledge was composed by a Socialist, Baptist minister Francis Bellamy. Republicans might swoon in apoplexy if you presented them with this proof that an extreme left-winger was a fervent patriot. But doing that would be right in alignment with your assignment in the coming week, Sagittarius. You will receive encouragement from the cosmos whenever you seek out and express facts that disprove prevailing biases and mistaken beliefs.
CAPRICORN
Dec. 22-Jan. 19
Norepinephrine is a hormone that can make you feel good even when it’s generated by stress. According to a study by the Positive Health Center in London, successful women produce that hormone in abundance. I have no medical research, just astrological guesswork, to back up my claim that you Capricorns will have a special relationship with norepinephrine in the coming weeks. As a result, high-pressure situations that might have sapped your energy or frayed your nerves in the past may actually energize you. You could find yourself having a blast as you push harder to foster excellence.
AQUARIUS
Jan. 20-Feb. 18
Aquarian hockey mom and Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin is a “cocky wacko,” according to former Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee. While it’s no surprise that a member of your tribe would be referred to as a wacko, the “cocky” designation is atypical. Many Aquarians never build a strong enough ego structure to feel as confident as they’d like, let alone slip into the realm of having too damn much confidence. So even though I disagree with most of Palin’s political positions, and harbor a deep sadness that a more thoughtful and compassionate person didn’t make it onto the Republican ticket, I urge you to cop some of her attitude in the coming days. Conduct experiments that will help you feel what it’s like to cruise around with more than your usual amount of pride.
PISCES
Feb. 19-March 20
Here’s one way to reduce global warming: inject huge amounts of sulfur into the atmosphere. So says Professor Tim Flannery, an Australian sustainability activist. What’s the best way to accomplish that? Add sulfur to jet fuel. The atmosphere would then repel a portion of the sun’s rays, leading to an effect called “solar dimming.” Oh, by the way: As a side effect, the planet’s sky would probably turn yellow -- a rather extreme shift, Flannery acknowledges, but necessary if we want to save the environment. Are you contemplating an equally drastic step in your own personal sphere, Pisces? Before you decide to go in that direction, why not try a series of smaller, incremental actions with less dramatic consequences?
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Random Shit Box: Best of CU Rejects During the planning for the annual Best of CU issue this week, the buzz staff came up with a few ideas that didn’t quite come up to snuff. Rather than throw away any of our precious thoughts, here are a choice selection of our journalistic detritus. Enjoy! 1) Best Final Resting Place 2) Best Place To Get An Abortion 3) Best Religion 4) Best Drug Dealer 5) Best Sniper Tower In Constriction On Campus 6) Best Place To Buy A Sniper Rifle 7) Best Dry Cleaner (this one wasn’t supposed to be funny, we just didn’t run it). 8) Best Innerstate 9) Best Undocumented Worker 10) Best Place To Get In A Bar Fight 11) Best Knife To Use In A Bar Fight 12) Best Place To Buy A Knife To Use In A Bar Fight 13) Best Local Entertainment Weekly 14) Best Editor In Chief Of A Local Entertainment Weekly 15) Best Managing Editor Of A Local Entertaiment Weekly 16) Best Art Director Of A Local Entertainment Weekly
17) Bet Fruit 18) Best Frat 19) Best (Most) Fruity Frat 20) Best AA Meeting 21) Best Bar To Go To After An AA Meeting 22) Best Place To Do The Walk Of Shame 23) Best Construction SITE 24) Best Unfinished Apartment Building 25) Best PLace To Get a Divorce 26) BEst Hobo 27) Best Urban Cowboy 28) Best Place To See A Rainbow 29) Best Druf To Take To See A Rainbow 30) Best Botox Botique 31) Best Place To Buy Socks 32) Best Orgasm
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UNIVERSAL PICTURES PRESENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH RELATIVITY MEDIA A DAVIS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY PRODUCTION A GARY FLEDER FILM DENNI S QUAID “THE EXPRESS” ROB BROWN OMAR BENSON MILPRODUCED LER CLANCY BROWNWRITTENAND CHARLES S. DUTTONDIRECTEDMUSICBY MARK ISHAM EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS DEREK DAUCHY ARNE L. SCHMIDT RYAN KAVANAUGH BY GARY FLEDER BY JOHN DAVIS BY CHARLES LEAVITT A UNIVERSAL PICTURE © 2008 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
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D O I N ’ I T W E L L by Kim Rice & Ross Wantland
Object of My Desire The Ethics of Sexual Attraction Sexual attraction is normal. Finding others sexually attractive or being found sexually attractive can be exciting, fun and sexy. But Ross was recently talking to a friend who was worried about his attraction to the woman he was dating. This man had taken courses about the ways sexual objectification negatively affected women and men. And he definitely did not want to do this to the woman he cared about. But he wondered: Was his sexual attraction objectifying? Was it wrong? If he found her attractive, did that mean he saw her as an object? These may seem like extreme questions, but they are struggles we’ve heard men talk about. So “Doin’ It Well” wanted to take a moment to explore attraction and objectification and help bring sexy back — respectfully!
Subject or Object? What is objectification exactly? Objectification is when a person is viewed and valued as an object for our own pleasure, versus as a person with humanity, thoughts, feelings and ideas. For example, if we open any popular magazine (from Cosmo to Maxim), we will see women’s bodies, or just specific body parts, in the ads. Viewing women’s bodies and finding them sexually attractive isn’t wrong; it’s the way that women’s bodies are repeatedly put on display that can be the issue (and which women are chosen for display). Not only do they fit a narrow standard of “beauty” but they are often just parts — legs, breasts, butt — used to try to sell us something. In many ways, we’re taught not to consider women as a whole human being. Instead, we’re trained to view her “parts,” evaluate them and decide what we like and don’t like. It’s at this point that the woman is presented to us and becomes for us an object, not a person.
Stealing a Glance We all see these images and are taught to look at women’s bodies in this way. Boys and men alike may talk about a woman’s ass, tits or legs but have more trouble considering and talking about their personality. Ross had a student in a class who
was talking about the ways he looks at women he meets at a bar. He confessed that he didn’t look them in the face but looked at “Microphone One and Microphone Two” (her breasts). As he thought about it, he realized he had never considered how that might make her feel. Her feelings and other aspects of her personhood hadn’t crossed his mind. Because we are taught to look at women and eroticize specific parts of their bodies, we may then have difficulty shifting from their “parts” back to a whole person. Objectification may have become so common that we don’t even know we’re doing it. We may not even know what these interactions would look like without the objectification. At the extreme, objectification allows us to mistreat individuals with impunity. We can stare, grope, holler or make comments and not be concerned about their feelings or wishes. In the less extreme, this objectification can affect our relationships with people. It’s difficult to have a respectful relationship with someone when we are more interested in their cleavage than their ideas. Many men we’ve worked with struggle with trying to find a way to honor their natural attraction while also respecting women as fellow human beings.
Ethical Attraction? The first step to attraction without objectification is recognizing your feelings. Again, attraction is normal and natural, and it’s definitely not the problem! So when you experience attraction, pay attention to how you feel and also how you are acting. How are you treating the other person? How are they feeling about your interaction? If you can, you might even talk with her about it. If you notice you are sexually attracted to someone, it may be helpful to add “and she is a person” to your internal dialogue. You may want to explore how that changes your attraction, thoughts or the way you might then interact with that person. Then think about how you’d like to treat that person. How do you think that person would want you to consider her and treat her? Think about how you’d like someone to think about and ex-
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press their attraction to a close woman in your life such as your mother or sister. You may not want to think about someone being sexually attracted to a family member, but if they were, what would their respect look like? How can you both honor your sexual attraction as being healthy and normal while also honoring the other person and her humanity? Finally, practice! Changing the ways we may objectify isn’t going to happen overnight because we probably have a lot more practice at objectifying than at not objectifying. Relearning how to look at and be with others isn’t easy, especially when we are surrounded by images that constantly tell us otherwise. So be patient, and stay committed to learning.
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by Matt Jones
Solution in Classifieds. Asian Educational Media Service and The Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies of the University of Illinois present:
Asian Film Festival 2008: Young in Japan Friday through Sunday
October 3-5, 2008 Boardman’s Art Theatre 126 W. Church Street Champaign, Illinois FREE ADMISSION Donations Welcome THE TASTE OF TEA (Cha no aji) Friday, 7:00 pm / Sunday, 1:00 pm JOSÉE, THE TIGER AND THE FISH (Joze to tora to sakanatachi) Saturday, 9:15 pm / Sunday, 4:00 pm KAMIKAZE GIRLS (Shimotsuma monogatari) Friday, 10:00 pm / Sunday, 7:00 pm TRAIN MAN (Densha otoko) Saturday, 7:00 pm
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HINOKIO : Saturday, 1:00 pm
Across 1 Messy entree 5 ___ Lingus (Irish carrier) 8 Apres-ski drinks 14 Name of a lake and canal 15 Wheat-based Japanese noodles 17 Newspaper publisher William Randolph ___ 18 Cincinnati home of the Musketeers 21 McDonald’s magnate Ray 22 Gangster’s gun 23 Potting need 24 Technique used by photocopiers 28 Tubular pasta 29 Smog watchers: abbr. 30 It’ll be taken in January 2009 31 Mimic 33 Cones’ mates, in the retina 35 Alley ___ 37 Bikini, for one 40 Actor who played George Mason on “24” 44 California town with an accidentally palindromic bakery 45 Squeeze (out) 46 Disneyland memento 48 Prefix meaning “within” 50 Took way too much 53 Spinach or onion, e.g. 54 Attractive 57 Marvel Comics series, as of February 2008 60 Clapton or Cartman 61 Gnarls Barkley lead singer ___-Lo 62 Charlie Chaplin wife O’Neill 63 Official press group of the Chinese government 69 “Try not to cause ___” 70 Like some pregnancies 71 Luke Skywalker’s sister 72 Liam in the upcoming “Lincoln” 73 Super Bowl scores, for short 74 Spend some time in the tub
Down WINGS OF DEFEAT Saturday, 3:30 pm
1 Oscar winner Harrison 2 NPR “Science Friday” host Flatow 3 1990s R&B group Bell ___ DeVoe
4 Official timekeeper of the Nagano Winter Olympics 5 Luminescent phenomenon 6 One with a teaching degree 7 Harry and Hermione’s friend 8 Wyatt’s piggish brother, in “Weird Science” 9 “Love, Reign ___ Me” (the Who song) 10 Dish in its own dish 11 Constellation with a belt 12 Sean of “Lord of the Rings” 13 Arrange hair 16 Near 19 Therefore 20 “___ Con Dios” 24 Generation ___ 25 Adhesive resin 26 Fly under the ___ 27 Suffix after “xeno” or “germo” 28 Wentz of Fall Out Boy 32 Golfer Se Ri ___ 34 Star-bellied Seuss characters 36 Black tea variety 38 “You can ___ horse to water...” 39 Song snippet 41 Fashion design label headquartered in Manhattan 42 Grab a bite 43 Like Rudolph 47 Operative 49 Teamed beasts 51 Modern-day cash advances 52 Former Communist leader ___ Xiaoping 54 Steve Martin, by birth 55 Get up 56 Subsequently 58 Bump into 59 Scottish Highlanders 61 Columnist Herb who coined the word “beatnik” 64 Card game with four colors 65 Like fresh paint 66 Role for Keanu 67 Govt. group with a Director 68 Have a gabfest 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
How to Get Rich Tips from Warren Buffett Last week was a real bastard for the stock market. Stocks were going down quicker than a porn star on a tight schedule and the government was left to try to keep the whole thing from falling apart. It was sort of scary, I suppose, since I don’t even trust the government to do small things, let alone keep an entire financial structure from crumbling. It was sort of a nice time not to have any money though. “Oh, wow, that sucks for them. I’m so glad I don’t have any money tied up in investments. That can really drag a person down.” I was thinking, though, that it might actually be nice to have some money to lose somewhere down the road. Fortunately for me, I was reading some magazine that talked with super rich fella Warren Buffett about his keys to making craploads of money. He’s got an estimated fortune of 62 billion dollars. It’s a pretty safe bet to say you’re plenty rich when your fortune has to be estimated. I would wager my “fortune” could be correctly calculated down to the penny at just about every moment in my life. Anyway, I figured it might be nice to share Warren’s tips with you all, just in case you’d like to have money to lose in the future also. 1) Reinvest your profits. Geez Louise, a person can do something like that? I’ve always sort of been under the impression that any extra money fell under the category of spending money. Getting really rich doesn’t really seem like a crapload of fun already. 2) Be willing to be different. A person shouldn’t base his or her decisions on what everyone else is doing. This is complicated for me since virtually everyone in the world is smarter about money than I am. If I try to venture out completely on my own, things could get pretty gruesome pretty fast. Maybe I should just do what Warren Buffett does. It seems like that would work. 3) Never suck your thumb. OK, I didn’t really get that one at first, and I’m not sure I was even much of a thumb sucker as a child. In case you’re as stupid as I happen to be, it basically means a person shouldn’t dick around too much. Decide your course of action, and follow through with it. As an added bonus, it’s also a good idea to have an intelligent course of action. 4) Spell out the deal before you start. I’m sure we all have a story about getting screwed out of
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money after we’ve performed a task, so this is probably a fine idea. I should point out, however, that the ridiculous amount of work I used to do for a dollar as a child was a little hard to negotiate. Every time I demanded more, Dad would point out that I wasn’t being charged for room and board. 5) Watch small expenses. Actually, I’m awesome at this. In fact, I only really have small expenses, so they’re fairly simple to watch over. It really just means not to waste money on things you don’t really need. One glance at my Pez dispenser collection would tell you I need some work on this particular trait. 6) Limit what you borrow. A better way to look at this might be to be very accurate on what you’re actually able to pay back. 7) Be persistent. Whatever, that’s hard. 8) Know when to quit. Oh, I’m a quitter, except when it comes to drinking and cigarettes, so I know what he’s talking about there. Get out while the getting’s good. One time at a casino, I won about a hundred dollars in the first five minutes. Needless to say, the next two hours and five minutes were not nearly as productive. Sadly, I tried to make up for my losses by swilling as much free liquor as I could stomach. 9) Assess the risks. Obviously, it’s a smart idea to do things that have a good chance of succeeding. Still, if there’s even a chance I’m losing money, that seems plenty risky to me already. 10) Know what success really means. I assume they’re looking for something a bit more than a dictionary definition here. The idea, I think, is to know what you’re really looking for. Warren Buffett points out that he has no desire to have statues of him built. He wants his fortune to help other people. I gotta be honest, I’d really like at least one statue of myself. After that, the needy can have whatever’s left. Let’s just say it’s probably going to be a pathetic little statue to begin with, so I wouldn’t count on a whole bunch coming their way if I were them. There’s an old Jason and The Scorchers song that says, “If money talks, I wish it’d speak to me because I need the conversation, it’s plain to see.” Well, like Jason, money really never spoke to me much. As long as I have just enough of it, I’m usually pretty content. Obviously, that’s really not a particularly smart way to conduct business. Maybe I’ll suck it up and try harder to make a fortune. Still, I can’t help but notice the word “lottery ticket” didn’t appear anywhere in Warren’s tips. Geez, how hard does a fella have to try anyway?
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