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our Yale-educated president laid out his plan for us common folk to deal with the ridiculously high cost of gas. If you haven’t heard his plan yet, you might want to sit down. It’s radical. It’s inspired. It’s GENIUS! Here it is (drum roll): DRIVE LESS! And the crowd goes wild … with confusion.

Really? Drive less? That’s his solution? That’s like him saying,“Look, I know that food prices have skyrocketed recently, so here’s my solution: eat less!” Just take a look at rush hour traffic, well, everywhere in the country. I’m from a wonderPaying Cash for Your ful little south suburb of Chicago called Worth, In-Style Guys and if you, too, have driven on I-294 between and Girls Clothing the hours of 2 and 8 p.m. you’ve had plenty of time to admire our beautiful water tower claiming that Worth is “The Friendly Village.”

Why would you have the time to admire our water tower on an expressway? Because you are sitting in bumper-to-bumper, standstill traffic.

And I’m sure it’s no different from the north suburbs, either. Whenever I’d go visit friends Mon-Fri Saturday Sunday north of me, I’d try to go early in the day or noon-5 10-8 10-6 after 8 p.m. to avoid the large amounts of traffic.

Other cities are just as bad, if not worse.The few times I’ve gone to Washington, D.C., I’ve been struck by the ridiculous amounts of traffic.

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(which is stupid, but hey, I drive a tiny, little import that gets great mileage). Everything is spread out. Traffic is such a problem because people COMMUTE to work. They need to drive. Sure, people can take the train or bus, but that’s really not likely to fix everything. How can parents get their kids to soccer practice? Or go grocery shopping?

His other suggestion? Don’t take unnecessary trips. He’s one to talk. I mean, shit. He goes everywhere in his private 747. That can’t be good for energy costs. And I can’t imagine he’s very upset with the fact that oil prices are so high, he does come from a family that got filthy rich through oil.

Oddly enough, back in 2001, Vice President Dick was quoted as saying that conservation “cannot be the basis of a sound energy policy.”

And here I thought Bush was just Cheney’s puppet this whole time. Clearly, though, letting this guy think on his own is a fantastic idea. Maybe he can try to help the Gulf Coast by telling them to cut back on hurricanes. Just a thought.

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LEO ARIES

(March 21-April 19)

In Madison magazine, William Stadiem described Aries actress Robin Wright Penn as "the most beautiful surgically unenhanced woman on screen." I nominate her to be your role model. May she inspire you to reject the pressure to be anything other than exactly who you are. May her example give you the courage to ignore standards of success that don't originate in your own heart.

TAU RU S

(April 20-May 20)

I predict that you will soon hook up with the "wrong" helpers.

They will nudge you down an unexpected path that results in you getting tests you didn't even know you needed. I also suspect that without much assistance from anyone, you will make one of your best "mistakes" of 2005. Congratulations in advance, Taurus, for being receptive to the blessings in disguise.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20)

A big, beautiful window of opportunity will open for you this week.

The only question is: Will you see it? The odd fact of the matter is that it might show up behind you while your gaze is fixed on a pretty bauble. Now study these words from Carlos Castaneda: "All of us, whether or not we are warriors, have a cubic centimeter of chance that pops out from time to time. The difference between an average person and a warrior is awareness of this, and one of the tasks is to be alert, deliberately waiting, so that when the cubic centimeter pops out he or she has the necessary speed and prowess to pick it up."

CANCER

(June 21-July 22)

I desperately need assistance in calming my emotional body.

It's clear to me that I either overreact or underreact to many situations, particularly those that surprise me. So please beg the Creator to send me a surge of divine steadiness, because I can't afford to do this anymore. It makes me ill. It makes my family crazy. It throws my values into a tailspin. -Born under the Sign of the Crabby Crab." Dear Crabby Crab: The Prayer

(July 23-Aug. 22)

Donald Hall wrote a poem in which two men are talking. One says, "I was a fool three years ago." The other replies, "One is always a fool three years ago." I bring this to your attention, Leo, because it's a perfect moment to take a good long look at the ignorance and naivetĂŠ that clung to you in the latter half of 2002. The time is also ripe to make sure that you have corrected your erroneous ideas and cleaned up the karma that resulted from them. To do so will bring you uncanny satisfaction.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

This isn't a good week to become penpals with criminals, pray to moody angels, or flirt with bipolar hotties. On the other hand, it is a favorable time to listen with finely tuned curiosity to people of impeccable integrity who have recently become aware of your value. I also suggest that you offer invitations to movers and shakers who are going through emotional transitions. Be daring and gracious in an effort to hook up with high-quality adventurers.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

It will be a good week to Google yourself, ask people pointblank to tell you how much they need you, and brag about yourself with extravagant gusto. In fact, Libra, you now have cosmic license to celebrate your glories in a hundred ways. Why not buy yourself special gifts, gaze into the mirror longer than usual, and yes, even make love with yourself? (If your religious beliefs regard the latter as a sin, simply touch yourself in unsinful ways.)

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Warriors will beseech the Supreme Wow to help you (and every other Cancerian who's interested) to master the art of neither feeling too much nor too little but just the right amount and just the right kind. It's portentous that you asked now: The astrological omens suggest it's a perfect moment to make great progress toward this goal.

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"Dear Rob: I need extra special mojo. It's a long stor y why, but suffice it to say that many threads are ver y close to getting woven together in a most beautiful way, and I want to make sure it all comes to pass. If you write me a great horoscope this week, I'll give you my piece of the Burning Bush from the monaster y of St. Catherine of Siena on Mt. Sinai.

I'll let you shake the hand that Mother Teresa touched when she promised to pray for me. I'll bake you a chocolate cake like the one that when I made it for physicist David Bohm, he said it was not illusor y (the highest of compliments, coming from him). Sagittarius on the Brink." Dear On the Brink: I don't accept bribes, though your extraordinar y offer tempts me. Luckily, it's a moot point, because your tribe's cosmic omens are positively sublime right now--even more so if you cultivate an aptitude for ingenious generosity, which you seem to be doing.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Baseball games periodically erupt into faux brawls. One team takes offense at an insult from the opposition, tempers flare, and soon all the players race to the center of the field for a screaming and shoving match. It's rare that anyone is actually hur t; all the testosterone and adrenaline get safely expressed in a way that enter tains the fans, and some players are so inspired by the melee that they ratchet up their per formances a notch. It might be time for your personal equivalent of one of these outbursts, Capricorn.

You and your cohor ts may need a catharsis to release the backlog of creative energy that has been a bit blocked.

jonesin CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20)

A Pisces woman I know has heard harassing voices in her head for years. They've often urged her to commit suicide or commit other heinous acts. Three weeks ago, they mysteriously stopped, and have left her alone ever since. Meanwhile, another Pisces friend recently received a letter from an old lover who unconditionally forgave her for hurting him while they were together. A third acquaintance, also born under the sign of the Fishes, had a lucid dream in which she buried the dress she was wearing during the saddest moment of her life. Subsequently she has felt an exhilarating release from the weight of the past. I see these three events as examples of a theme you too are enjoying: a burst of liberation from a demon that has plagued you for eons.

Homework: What was your last major amazement? What do you predict will be the next one? Testify at www.freewillastrology.

theme: Gonesin’ for Jonesin’

Most people hate to feel lost. It can be scary not to know where you are, to wander aimlessly with no sense of direction. But I'd like to propose that in a few rare situations, being lost is a good thing. Such is the case right now, Scorpio. You don't know your destination, you've lost your map, and you're not even sure where you came from--all of which sets you up perfectly to stumble upon a rich discovery you would have never found otherwise.

I suggest that you relax completely into the unmoored, floating feeling. The paradoxical truth is that the best strategy for finding your way out of the fog is to enjoy the fog.

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Musician Michael Franti is my favorite activist. He's a consummate protestor, touting joy and beauty as much as he rails against injustice. When he sings "Love is gonna set me free" on his album Stay Human, he's talking about giving love as much as getting it. And he's not just referring to romantic love, but love in all of its flavors and expressions. I bring him to your attention, Aquarius, because he has a habit I recommend to you this week: He goes barefoot a lot--certainly more than any other 6'6" rock star in history; I've never seen him perform with shoes on. My theory is that it reminds him to stay down to earth and well-grounded as he fights for his heady ideals.

Make Franti your role model in the coming week. Go barefoot, dole out huge amounts of love, combat injustice artfully, and spread delight with relaxed assertiveness.

58 The View cohost with Hasselbeck and Walters 60 Bars, to a film noir detective 62 1997 John Scofield album featuring Medeski, Martin & Wood 63 "___ boy!"

64 Play the toady 65 Stay on for another year 66 Morse morsel 67 Alternative to shoving mail under the door Down 1 ___ California 2 Don on the radio

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43 Wine suggestion 44 Half of Kareem's last name 45 Say it's so 46 It'll put a squeeze on you 47 Wood of "Sin City" 52 "My word!"

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in for a treat, because your awesome community newspaper, the Buzz, has taken the world of print in C-U to the next level. Each week we’ll be exploring issues of sexuality.What do we mean by sexuality? We’ll get to that, but first a word about your hostesses ... we’re sex educators, so rest assured, we’ll be doin’ it well.

KIM: I’ve been doing sex education and counseling for nine years. Most of my work has been with college students. And since credentials are important to some people, especially when dealing with S E X, I’m also a Certified Sex Counselor and a Certified Sex Educator through the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists.

KATE: For two plus years I’ve worked as a sex educator and it’s the best job ever. I share knowledge in an open and respectful atmosphere where I get to help people embrace a part of their lives that has traditionally been marginalized or shamed.

Most of my work focuses on issues of communication, pregnancy and STI prevention.

So back to sexuality. While most sex columns deal with “that thing,� we don’t stop there. “Sex� is only one-third of the equation of sexuality.The central component is YOU.Tell us what you’d like to see discussed here. Write us letters, give us news, ask us questions. Nothing is too out there or too mundane. Chances are, we’ve heard it before. Doin’ It Well is a place to explore relationships, gender, sex roles, kink, sexual technology, hot topics and more. We’ll provide medically accurate information and in that way, we’ll be doin’ it well —educating, that is.

This week we don’t have questions to answer‘cause ya’ll haven’t sent us any yet-but if anyone knows that there are endless questions out there just waiting to be asked, we do. People of all ages carry questions about sex ‌ even late in life.

A recent example of how some of us just don’t get around to getting some A’s for our Q’s is our pal Andy of The 40 Year Old Virgin. Maybe if good ol’ Andy had found a credible ol’ sex column, he wouldn’t have been quite so confused (i.e., condoms don’t go over the balls).

Knowledge is power. Research shows that the more informed people are about sexuality, the healthier choices they make. Crazy idea, no?

In some ways it’s easy to empathize with Andy. Who doesn’t know what it is like to have questions about sexuality? In his case, he turned to friends who had a lot to say, but, more often than not, their advice landed him in haphazard situations. As sex educators we’ve been able to witness the fabulous “ah ha� moment, where one small piece of accurate information

changed someone’s sexual life forever.

Unfortunately, we’ve also seen the ill effects of misinformation.

So what’s the accurate info on 40-year-old virgins? Although you may think you’d be hard pressed to find a man not ready to admit his sexual prowess, 10 percent of guys in the 15-44 age range have never had sexual contact of any kind with a partner.

And no, this isn’t just freaks and geeks ‌ we’re talking about everyday folk. In the movie, Andy’s friends make it seem like an anomaly for a guy to be a virgin—especially at his age. But even if you look at guys 20-44, there’s still 3 percent who have never had sex ‌ that’s thousands and thousands of men. We’re not making this stuff up. It’s from a recent report from the Center’s for Disease Control released in September 2005. Check the hard data (www.cdc.gov) ‌ and check this out ‘till next week:

SEX 411 It’s not only virgins who can be perplexed by condoms. Even experienced swingers can miss some of the finer points to effective condom use.

Let’s review, it’s easier than you think!

1 Get some! (we mean condoms) that are not expired 2 Open the package gently with your fingers (don’t bite the condom please) 3 Check to see which way it unrolls before you put it in on the penis (pre-cum can contain STIs and sperm) 4 Roll the condom down to the base of the penis as far as it will go 5 Only use water based lubricant with a condom or it WILL break 6 After ejaculation, hold the base of the penis to make sure the condom doesn’t slip off.

Withdraw from your partner before losing the erection. Throw the condom away—don’t make the plumber have to come plunger it out of your toilet.

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Kim Rice and Kate Ruin can be reached at: riceandruin@yahoo.com Kate, Kim and Paul have been working for some time on making this column possible.Your questions, comments and general response to the column will make it a true success. So please, abandon your inhibitions and send us questions. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll try to be more entertaining than Sue Johanson, but, really, how can we beat an old woman talking about sex?

That stuff is just funny. If you have any suggestions, let us know at riceandruin@yahoo.com.

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ANYONE ELSE NOTICE THAT THE BASKETBALL TEAM GOT MORE ATTENTION FROM THE CROWD THAN THE FOOTBALL TEAM ON SATURDAY?

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michael coulter FIRST THINGS FIRST

I’ll be honest; I have no con-

centration at all right now.

There are hurricanes up the ying yang, dickheads running the country, celebrities I pretend not to care about having babies and getting married, and for some reason I don’t even care. It’s just this time of the year, but if it’s not about baseball in any significant way, get back to me on that after October.Thusly, I felt it best if the column reflected my mood and was all over the place.

IMPORTANT STUFF FIRST—I watched a ballgame last week with my friend, Jeff. He’s a White Sox fan and it made for an interesting evening. Let me say, I don’t have contempt for the Sox. The Cubs, yes, some contempt, but not the Sox. In fact, I hope they don’t lose again until it’s to the Cardinals in the World Series. But it’s been a rough road for them the last month or so. It’s because of that team with the cartoon mascot, what is it? Oh yeah, the Indians.

The Indians are hotter than Ed Asner in Saran Wrap, so it’s made for a fine race. The weird thing is that it’s almost more fun to

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And how to get out of work to watch the MLB playoffs ... even if the White Sox choke

watch the reaction of the Sox fans than it is to watch the Sox themselves. Every play gets a happy clap or a hopeless moan, every score is met with one of two statements: either,“I cannot believe we suck this bad,” or, “See, we’re gonna be just fine.” I’ll be the same way come playoff time, but until then, it’s nice to enjoy the dismay of others.

THE ANGELS WANNA WEAR MY RED SHOES—Oh my!

A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the “Wizard of Oz” has been stolen from a Grand Rapids, Mich. museum. There are no suspects as of yet, but I would guess that the one person in Michigan wearing shiny, red slippers instead of hiking boots is probably your man.

STUFF YOU DON’T WANNA HEAR—With mother nature acting like she’s got a very bad attitude problem lately, it’s not much fun to think about winter … unless you’re those Farmers’Almanac people who are always thrilled shitless to tell you what they think is going to happen. They put out their prediction awhile back, so we should probably take a look.

They went way out on a limb and predicted the Northeast would be very cold with lots of snow. Wow, thanks, you obvious bastards. I bet you’re gonna be right on that prediction, just like you were the last 189 years. Closer to home

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Fooking awesome town names MICHAEL COULTER • CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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and less of a bold prediction was the Midwest forecast. Snowy and mild. They failed to mention how snowy or how mild, but it does have sort of a nice ring to it. It almost sounds like a refreshing cigarette. “Yes, I’ll have a pack of Snowy Milds, please … and a book of matches.”

TOWN CALLED MALICE—Okay, so I have a new favorite town now.I’ve never really been there,but from what I hear, it’s right up my alley.The town is named Fuc… well, you know, that word that rhymes with trucking, sucking, clucking and plucking, except with an “F” at the beginning.

The town is in Austria and that’s really its name, you know “Phuqing.”They insist it’s pronounced “fooking,” but my guess is it’s just because those Austrians have always been buzz kills.

Apparently, the citizens of the town are up in arms because British tourists keep stealing their signs. Um, it’s weird that surprises them.

I’d steal that sign in about 30 seconds if I was in Austria. Seriously, I’m pretty good at it. My buddies and I stole a “Welcome to Oblong” sign in high school. We also tried to steal two other signs, one for the town of Blue Ball, Ohio and the other for Coulterville, Ill. The latter two efforts were sadly thwarted by the police, but no jail time resulted.

LAST, YET STILL REALLY IMPORTANT—It’s gonna get tricky

next week if you want to see every baseball game of the playoffs. It’s eight teams, and sometimes they are playing at the same time, both afternoon, evening and sometimes well into the night if it’s a West Coast team.With that in mind, it’s never too early to start thinking of excuses and reasons to bail out of work early or to come in a little late.

If you’re sneaking out early for the afternoon game, it’s pretty simple. Just say you have to run an errand. For some reason, telling people this with an armful of papers seems to be more believable than when you’re carrying a six-pack.

It’s also important to keep in mind that the stranger the errand, the less it will be questioned. If you say, “I’m running out to buy more paper clips,” your co-workers will know something is up. If you say “I need to leave for a while so I can get something lanced,” no one will question you in any way.

I hope that helps. If you need me, I’ll be watching the game at Huber’s … um, I mean, buying more paper clips.

Michael Coulter is a videographer, comedian and sort of a smart-ass. But we love him anyway, and nobody really knows why. Probably because he’s so damn funny. But that’s just a theory.

TIM PETERS • STAFF WRITER

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hat do you call an autobiographical biography--a story narrated in the third-person that recalls the life of that very narrator?

Jonathan Caouette’s Tarnation is a fragile documentary that twists around in this contradiction. The 2004 film, released on DVD this past May, is a frenetic, grainy and saturated montage of the director’s dark childhood, awkward teen years and blooming adult life.

The film starts in media res, in the apartment of Caouette and his boyfriend. We see him crying as he is told over the phone his mother may be near death. All we know is that she has overdosed on Lithium. The story cuts away to a rolling countryside, the motion speeds up and slows down. On the soundtrack, a woman reads a poem. From there, we are taken to a slide show: a mix of simple title cards and black and white photographs of the director’s grandparents and mother.

The narrative voice is in the third person, referring to “Jonathan” on the titles. We learn of his mother’s descent into madness, and the director’s own traumatizing childhood at the fists of abusive foster parents. From there, the story leaps into a coming-of-age tale of a boy, armed with a camera, trying to understand his own identity while reconciling himself with his ailing, funny and frustrating family.

Despite some moments of humor, the tone of the film more often descends into serious themes of madness, alienation, and control. Not until the final third of the work, when Jonathan

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MARCH OF THE PENGUINS Alternately sentimental, sweet and joyously innocent, with a biting sense of realism, March of the Penguins never falls to the level of the sappy Disney live-action nature documentaries of their television years. While the film does leave several questions in a thoughtful viewer’s mind, it’s mostly successful and effective in its goal to educate and entertain a wide audience. (Syd Slobodnik) RED EYE

Rachel McAdams & Cillian Murphy Red Eye marks Craven’s return to the shor ter, simpler films of his early career. In the end, Red Eye is still a Bmovie. It’s an exploitation film that is based solely around thrills to arouse the audience’s interest. For an exciting ride, it’s wor th it; an unforgettable movie it’s not. (Prikazsky) SKELETON KEY

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SERENITY Nathan Fillion & Gina Torres When Joss Whedon’s sci-fi series Firefly was cancelled, the shows rabid cult audience was left hungr y for more. They can finally stop praying, because the series has been resurrected as the feature film Serenity. Fillion stars as the leader of a spaceship full of galactic rogues dodging a ruthless bounty hunter. The show was a surprisingly intelligent mixture of sci-fi and western, so here’s hoping the film is equally successful. (Andrew Vecelas)

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THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED Shia LaBeouf & Elias Koteas Disney’s feel-good sports movie of the year features LaBeouf as Francis Ouimet, a 20 year old golfer who faces the reigning champion at the 1913 US Open. This is director Bill Paxton’s second feature, after the creepy thiller Frailty.

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INTO THE BLUE Jessica Alba & Paul Walker This week’s award for dumbest setup for an action film goes to Into the Blue, which features Alba and Walker as undersea treasure hunters who make the mistake of crossing paths with a violent drug dealer. Let’s face it, Jessica Alba in a bikini is 95 percent of this movie’s appeal. (Andrew Vecelas)

Kate Hudson & John Hurt The fact that The Skeleton Key has the right mix scares, compelling story and intense acting is scary itself. This is a rare character-driven piece steeped something more frightening than the recycled plots most horror movies: reality. (Prikazsky)

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escapes to New York City, does the audience also flee the stifling, psychedelic haze of his grandparents’ Texas home.

The elements of this compilation are homemade Super 8 films, television and movie clips, audio recordings and other found footage. Caouette, as revealed in his DVD commentary track, relied on heavy processing from Apple’s iMovie and other software. He often utilizes a kaleidoscope effect with his images, thus pulling the viewer away from direct engagement.

More noticeable is his use of color. He treated the great majority of images with saturation and sharp contrast. The colors glow and merge into one another in a surreal bath of sickly yellows, lifeless blues, and other emotive hues. Often, the effects will be elevated to such a point that the images lose all distinction and just blur away into shapes.

The intention is to replicate the dissocia- TARNATION • RENEE LEBLANC & JONATHAN CAOUETTE tion, the detachment he felt as a child. The imagery, combined with a fevered editing pace and frequent too many awkward pauses to be untrue.While at the same time juxtapositions of indie rock and other audio recordings, create it is so elaborately composed, biased, and melodramatic that it frequently feels like fiction. a very hallucinogenic atmosphere.

Perhaps this documentary, rather novel in its style while While such effects are immersive, it is hard not to question the so-called reality of this documentary. Caouette can certainly ambiguous and self-conscious in its depiction of truth, is just a argue that he is just telling a story, partly fictional, mostly true, further blurring of the line between reality and fiction. It is an but such a statement is unsatisfying. When he shows intimate, integration of the world of direct experience and that of analeven somewhat deprecatory clips of his family members, while ogous secondhand experience (such as TV or film) to the at the same time utilizing reenactments and non-chronological extent that to try and distinguish the two no longer makes scenes for continuity purposes, one may ask, at the very least, much of a difference. how can such a film be classified? It has too much non-acting,

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What could be scarier than being trapped

plane, and the seat she was sitting in appears unoccupied in the flight manifest.

Flightplan’s greatest strength is the suspense it creates with this dilemma.There is no way for the audience to know if Julia is simply a figment of Kyle’s imagination. Perhaps she is suffering severe anxiety from the death of her husband. Or, on the flip side, perhaps she is the target of a massive conspiracy. Like any good thriller, Flightplan keeps the audience guessing from start to finish. What was that look the flight attendants shared? Why does the captain refuse to search the lower level of the plane?

And on, and on ...

Flightplan takes full advantage of post 9/11 fears and uses them to create an atmosphere that encompasses everything the nation has gone through. In one scene, Kyle begins to accuse an Arab of taking her daughter. Other passengers agree with her – he must be guilty.

Ultimately, though, the film does its part to reject such stereotypes.

The film’s resolution is frustratingly weak, but it’s more due to the fact that it was just disappointing to see the suspense be released. No conclusion really could have been all that satisfying. But, for 80 of the 93 minutes that Flightplan has the audience in it’s grip, it’s a remarkably effective thriller.

40,000 feet in the air? With nowhere to run to (baby) and nowhere to hide, the helpless claustrophobia is simply terrifying. Films have often exploited this seemingly simple premise.

Whether it be a gremlin on the wing, à la The Twilight Zone, or the more recent Red Eye, about an assassin who holds a passenger hostage to his demands, airplanes add a world of horror and thrills to the movies. Flightplan is no exception.

The film opens in Berlin, where Kyle Pratt (Jodie Foster), a propulsion engineer with an intimate knowledge of plane design and technology, has just lost her husband.

The circumstances of his death are unclear, but he either fell, jumped, or was pushed off of the roof of their building.

Now Kyle, with her 6-year-old daughter Julia (Marlene Lawston), are flying to the United States, with the coffin, on the largest airplane ever built. In fact, Kyle helped design the engines for this particular jet. Coincidence? Maybe.

Giving away too much information about this storyline would be tragic.

Kyle and Julia get on the plane first, take their seats and fall promptly asleep. When Kyle wakes up, Julia is gone, her backpack is no longer in the overhead bin and nobody has seen her. Frantic, Kyle alerts the crew and captures the attention of the on-board air marshal, Carson (Peter Sarsgaard). Not only has nobody seen young Julia, but evidence seems to indicate that she doesn’t even exist.The captain (Sean Bean) informs Kyle that there is no record of Julia ever having been on the FLIGHTPLAN • JODIE FOSTER & MARLENE LAWSTON

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terrific, but gives us a new perspective after we leave the theater. (Randy Ma) THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE

Laura Linney & Tom Wilkinson The Exorcism of Emily Rose fails on several levels. For starters, it can’t decide which genre it belongs in: courtroom drama or horror. For a true story, the characters are surprisingly empty and one-dimensional. With such intense subject matter, the audience comes in expecting a lot, but is left with the worst rendition of a true story since What’s Love Got to Do With It? (Prikazsky) THE ARISTOCRATS

George Carlin & Pen Jillette The Aristocrats is a smart, funny look into the world of stand-up comics and the joke that has been immortalized. The film literally is a “one-joke” feature, recycling the same joke over and over. By the end, the joke is a bit played and everyone in the theatre needs a breath of fresh air. The Aristocrats is a film whose flaws can easily be forgiven thanks to the hilarious subject matter and wonderful ensemble cast of comedians who make being funny look so simple. (David Just)

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Steve Carell & Catherine Keener The 40-Year-Old Virgin manages to stay away nicely from being a one-joke feature, as so many other comedies often are.Ultimately, it delivers something that everyone can appreciate and enjoy, virgins or not. The movie teaches us that there can be no progress without risk, and that trying and trying again, is the only way to succeed.

Cheesy? Maybe. But it’s just so funny. (Just)

Bill Murray & Julie Delpy Broken Flowers won the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, which it justly deserved. A film that relies solely on story and its characters is always a cause for celebration. Even though the mundane atmosphere bogs down the unique film, the substance outweighs its style.

Instead of churning out another remake or bland comic book adaptation, Jim Jarmusch has crafted a wonderfully heartfelt misadventure. (Paul Prikazsky)

Matt Damon & Heath Ledger After a lengthy hiatus, visionary director Terry Gilliam makes his triumphant return with The Brothers Grimm, an uneven though inspired fairy tale. If nothing else, it is a visual feast likely to keep the audience fully satiated.

Unfortunately, this film suffers where so many do: story.

The plot is paper thin and lacks the pure excitement a movie of this caliber should have. It seems too simple and the events unravel too quickly. (Prikazsky) THE CONSTANT GARDENER

Ralph Fiennes & Rachel Weisz The Constant Gardener is an ambitious attempt to combine not only a terrific stor y but also a purpose. At a little over two hours in length, the movie balances between its wonder ful tale about the strength of love and its commentar y on modern politics and current events. It is one of the rare releases ever y year that demands to be seen. This is a movie that is not only

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Mark Wahlberg & Terrence Howard Four Brothers works as a violent crime drama, but doesn’t effectively capture the characters. It would have been nice to see more dealing with the racial context of their relationship. It’s hard to give the film too much credit, because the plot is so outrageous. Avenging your dear old mother sounds well and good, but I have a feeling she’d be the first one to disapprove. (Just) JUST LIKE HEAVEN

Reese Witherspoon & Mark Ruffalo After two highly successful films in the past two years, director Mark Waters (Freaky Friday, Mean Girls) caps off this summer with his newest film Just Like Heaven, a movie that, while more mature than its predecessors, end up to be nothing more than the typical romantic comedy. It’s probably not worth seeing more than once and will soon be forgotten. (Alice Huddleston) LORD OF WAR

Nicolas Cage & Jared Leto Some of the most frightening horror films are so effective because they are grounded in reality. When you realize this could really happen, you’re more likely to sleep with a nightlight on. Films like Rosemary’s Baby, The Omen and The Exorcist (to a certain extent) are stories real enough to make you believe. Skeleton Key isn’t quite in that tier yet, but it sure comes close. (Prikazsky)

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HEATED COMPETITION AND COLD BEER: International Beer Tasting and Chili Cook-Off JAMIE PATTON • STAFF WRITER

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he end of the summer often signals the end of the festival season. Chances to gather as a community and sample delicious food become few and far between once the weather cools.

Urbana, however, offers an event with the perfect combination of food and drink to provide warmth and comfort as fall kicks off: chili and beer.

The Fourth Annual International Beer Tasting and Chili Cook-off is taking place Saturday, Oct. 1, from 3 to 8 p.m. at the corner of Main Street and Broadway in Urbana.

The event, co-organized by the Urbana Business Association and Jay Goldberg Events and Entertainment, allows local cooks to square off and try to have their recipe named the best chili in Champaign-Urbana. While the chili teams line Broadway, the parking garage on the corner houses the extensive selection of specialty and import brews for sampling.

Over the last four years, the cook-off has grown, resulting in a move from its original location inside Lincoln Square Mall to the mall’s parking lot. The venue at Main and Broadway was first used for the 2004 festivities and was successful in accommodating the crowds. Last year, over 1,500 people passed through the gates to watch nine teams compete in the cook-off and sample the 150 beers that were on hand.

Organizers are hoping for a similar turn out for this year’s event. Eight to 10 chili cooks are expected to toss their chefs’ hats into the ring. Cash prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place winners. A panel of judges armed with a list of chili-criteria will be responsible for doling out these honors as well as an award for the most showmanship. The public will have the chance to cast a ballot for their favorite chili in the people’s choice category.

The competitors in the cook-off vary in their levels of cooking experience. Some teams represent area restaurants and businesses, such as Crane Alley and Canopy Club, who both competed last year, while others are just local residents with a passion for chili.

However, experience with chili is not a prerequisite for the competition. Chris Alwes of St. Joseph, who took home first place in the cook-off ’s second year and was a repeat winner of the people’s choice award, was not a seasoned chili chef when he signed up for the event.

“The first year I competed in the cook-off was the first time I had made chili from scratch,” Alwes admited. This fact did not stop the 15 year restuarant business veteran from whipping up an award winning concoction. Alwes’ key to victory was his combination of the best ingredients from several different chili recipes.

Now working as a chef at the Urbana Golf and Country Club, Alwes said that Chili Cook-off was a fun experience and a good showcase for his culinary skills.The beverages helped.

“I’m also a huge fan of beer,” he added.

Each chef brings his or her special touches to a batch of chili to make it unique, and Mary Dennis from the Urbana Business s o u n d s

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Association promises plenty of variety in the chili submissions this weekend. This year, some teams have opted to ditch the traditional red chili in favor of white or green recipes. Also, tasters can usually find an assortment of different meats included in each of the soups or the lack of it entirely in vegetarian offerings.

Dennis notes that there is room for even more diversity amongst the recipes, recalling an unusual yet tasty entry from last year’s event flavored with Kahlua.

No matter what the cook’s special touch might be, secret ingredients are forbidden at this cook-off; all participants must post a copy of the recipe at their station.

The cooks are not the only ones keeping busy throughout the day. Those in attendance can enjoy the music supplied by WGKC and participate in attractions promising a little something for everyone. Some activities can spring up on a whim such as last year’s chili pepper eating contest. Participation in this event sounds like it would require a certain level of bravery, but Dennis suggested that it had a greater correlation to the individual’s intake of beers. She expects similar games at this year’s cook-off.

As for the beer, the fourth annual tasting is set to offer as much diversity as ever. Samples of over 150 brews from all parts of the globe will be available for those over the age of 21. Among the

varieties to be represented this year are a few with some rather impressive distinctions such as beer from Weihenstephan, the world’s oldest brewery, which has been operating since 1040.

Other specialty and microbrews will also be on hand, including the only exclusively micro-brewed beer in Illinois. Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn the secrets of brewing in seminars on the topic led by the experts on hand.

For those looking for alternatives to just beer and chili, street vendors will be on hand to sell more traditional festival foods.

Admission for the International Beer Tasting and Chili Cookoff is $5. Attendees then purchase 50 cent tickets to exchange for samples of the chili and brews. Organizers of the event suggest arriving early since the chili is only served until supplies run out. Plus, the first 500 people through the gate receive a free souvenir glass.

So, instead of bemoaning the passing of the funnel cake and lemon shake-up season of summer, head out to Urbana this weekend to celebrate the coming of autumn. The recent rains and the inevitable drop in temperatures can be a formidable foes for residents of Central Illinois. The two can drive people into their homes for the new season and create fewer opportunities for residents to gather for a good time. Fortunately, chili and beer seem to have the complete opposite effect. buzz

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TIM BURTONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S As told to Meghan MacDonald, Staff Writer

Pat Herbert, a 44year-old Rantoul native, along with a childhood friend, recently purchased the storefront at 608 Green Street and opened Bar Giuliani. The Campustown cafe formerly known as Green St. Coffeehouseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a warm home for scholars and slackers alikeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;promises to meet and exceed patronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expectations.

How long have you been in the C-U area?

I grew up in Rantoul, when the drinking age in Illinois was still 19. John Giuliani, my friend, business partner and the namesake for the shop and I used to spend a lot of time on Green Street when we were in high school. I did live in Myrtle Beach, SC., for about 11 years and worked in the restaurant industry there.

How did you end up in this location?

John and I had been talking about starting a business for about five or six years. We even researched opening a Ben and Jerryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s franchise.

One day, John was scouring the newspaper for businesses for sale and found this place, although it was nondescript in the ad. John is somewhat of a coffee aficionado, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always enjoyed my fair share of coffee.The feel of the store was something we really liked.

Are there other locations?

Green St. Coffeehouse had another location on Purdueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus called The Village.

We purchased it as part of the deal but decided to focus on this location first. We have also looked into locations on the Southwest side of Champaign. So far, we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t found anything we really like.

Which came to Campus town first, Starbucks or Bar Giuliani?

We did! We took over in November 2004 and began remodeling over Thanksgiving Break. We put in hardwood floors, repainted, and found an excellent espresso machine. We traveled to Seattle to pick one out. In addition, we added gelato equipment.

What does Bar Giuliani have to offer that would encourage students to choose it over the other cafes?

John and I are passionate about having the best quality coffee we can possibly buy. We use a specialty roaster in Chicago, and none of our coffee is ever more than a week old. Not only

is the coffee fresh, but we have pastries delivered fresh daily and make our gelato from natural ingredients in house. The gelato is never more than 10 days old, very fresh by ice cream standards. One of the things we noticed when we took over Green St. Coffeehouse was a lot of older coffee on the premises. Our focus is always on the quality of the products.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your specialty?

We are unique in our equal focus to both gelato and espresso. Gelato is Italian ice cream, with half the butter fat content of American ice cream and less air. It has more intense flavors.

There are gelato places that sell coffee and coffee places that sell gelato, but we focus on both. Our inspiration was a small coffee shop in the Red Line district of Chicago near Loyola University. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a really cool place. Additionally, John is Italian and tries to visit Italy yearly. In Italy, you can end up eating gelato four times a day.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your favorite item on the menu?

I especially love our house blend.

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Ethiopian and Sumatran blend called Mocha Java. The taste is smooth and bold. We brew Mocha Java daily, along with a second bold coffee and a Fair Trade coffee that rotates weekly.

Green St. CafĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ambiance drew customers; have you retained any of the same employees?

We kept every one of them. They are all students at the U of I or recent graduates.The baristas are great.

At first, they were nervous that we would change everything all at once. However, they were very receptive and became committed to the brewing best cup of coffee possible. Five or six seniors graduated, and we made sure to hire equally outgoing and friendly students. Otherwise, customers wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come back as much as you would want them to.

Describe the atmosphere of Bar Guiliani: should I bring a book, my presentation group, all my friends, the cute boy/girl from class . . .

We wanted to create a cozy, eclectic atmosphere. There are nooks with sofas and reading chairs as well as wi-fi access. We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want Starbucks leather; in fact, I found some great pieces of furniture at yard sales that provide character to the space.The color palate is soothing. The baristas choose all the music; classical in the morning and their individual tastes after noon. Our main goal is to provide a relaxed atmosphere, where no oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind will have to compete with blasting music.

Are there any specials?

We have daily specials. People like their routines, so we keep them consistent. We also pay attention to seasonal changes and make menu changes, such as cider lattes for the autumn.

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What is the most important thing for people to know about Bar Giuliani?

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They should know that when they come here that they can expect the freshest products, no matter what they chooseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;coffee, smoothies or pastries.

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What are some of your plans for making Bar Giuliani a lasting C-U coffee shop?

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92.4% of U of I students think people risk harming themselves by having five or more drinks in one sitting.

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We would love to eventually do in house roasting and have some savory items like panninis and salads. We found a deal for a credit card machine and now except Visa and Mastercard. We just started selling our coffee beans whole or ground, by the pound or quarter pound, depending on our customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; personal needs. The credit card machine also gives us the versatility to have gift cards. We hope to start a gift card program sometime around Thanksgiving.

Bar Giulianiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hours: Monday-Friday 7 a.m.midnight, Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m.-midnight.

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directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second foray into the world of stopmotion animation. With enhanced computer effects and a cadre of veteran actors providing the charactersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; voices, Burtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tale of love and death seems far removed from his classic Nightmare Before Christmas.

Though the stories are decidedly different, the style canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be concealed. Minus legendary animator, Henry Selick, Burtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stamp remains all over Corpse Bride. In his inimitable style, the characters are misshapen and grossly distorted.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re comical caricatures mocking the European aristocracy. And, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the gothic architecture that seems ripped right from an Edgar Allen Poe short story. The drab colors and dreary atmosphere enhance Burtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fascination with nightmarish worlds populated with sympathetic characters.

If compassionate outcasts are Burtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thing, then Johnny Depp seems to be his icon.

In both Sleepy Hollow and Edward Scissorhands, Depp portrays this isolated persona with a simplistic, bumbling awkwardness that prods the soft spot in our hearts and leaves us a little teary-eyed. Victor Van Dort is no exception.

It is his timid behavior that sparks the supernatural chain of events in Corpse Bride.

Victor comes from â&#x20AC;&#x153;new money.â&#x20AC;? His father (Paul Whitehouse) made a fortune as a fish merchant and his mother (Tracey Ullman) is eager to indulge in the fruits of their newfound prosperity. Keeping with tradition, they arrange for their son to marry another local girl,Victoria Everglot (Emily Watson).

Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother (Joanna Lumley) and father (Albert Finney) are less than enthused with the cockney Van Dorts and dislike

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The FBI has released a string of files documenting celebrities they once suspected of being communist. Included in the list are John Lennon, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, Louis Armstrong, Albert Einstein, Lucille Ball and Liberace. Blonde bombshell Monroe got blacklisted after applying for a visa to Russia, after which she was tracked to a communist group meeting in Mexico organized by Sinatra. The crooner was targeted after apparently attending sex parties with President John F. Kennedy (yet the President,

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their daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future husband. Despite the presence of potential suitor Barkis Bitter n (Richard E. Grant), the marriage continues as planned until the clumsy Victor is unable to complete the rehearsal and flees to the woods in utter embarrassment.

Tortured by his anxiety and pre-marital cold feet, Victor practices his vows and, in the final confirmation of the ritual, places the ring on a twig. Or so he thinks. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;twigâ&#x20AC;? is actually the decaying finger of the Corpse Bride (Helena Bonham-Carter), who promptly comes to life to claim her new husband and takes him into the underworld.

CORPSE BRIDE â&#x20AC;˘ JOHNNY DEPP & HELENA BONHAM CARTER (VOICES) Perhaps itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a commentary on society or merely that the dead in because the scene needed a musical number.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a flighty, whimsical feel to Corpse have more fun than the living, but Burton revels in turning morbid subject matter into Bride despite the dark story. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really a tragic something vivacious and heart-warming. romance and the titular corpse bride is the sadIronically enough, the world of the living dest character of all. On the fateful night she seems deader than the underworld. People walk was destined to meet her true love, she was around in erect monotony, turning their noses murdered and left in the woods. Now deceased, up at one another in a haughty display of bore- she awaits the arrival of her one true love to dom. On the other hand, the underworld is ease her soul into rest. Of course, the death is truly alive with skeletons and ghouls singing downplayed with tongue-in-cheek comedy, typical of Burtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s previous work. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not forand dancing in droves.

In Nightmare Before Christmas, it was composer get, this is still a family film.

The imagery, score and animation are all and frequent Burton collaborator Danny Elfman who supplied the haunting score as well as the pitch perfect, but they remain secondary qualities catchy tunes. In addition to writing the lyrics, the to the story. Even with a Hollywood heavy like versatile songwriter also performed them under Depp providing a voice, he is still overshadowed the guise of Halloweentownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hero, Jack by the wondrous world Burton has created.This Skellington. He returns to the spooky milieu of is no cartoon either. Corpse Bride is an emotionCorpse Bride with another wonderful score, al tale of longing, suffering, life and death that deeply immersed in romance and sadness, but the makes the story worth telling. Not only does songs falter.Whereas before they exemplified the the film rise to the occasion, it also makes us characters and story now they seem to be thrown appreciate love and certainly life.

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indulging in the same activities and romantically linked to Monroe, was never a suspect).

Finally Lennon was added when agents deduced he had planned to disrupt the Republican National Convention in 1973, but struck him off the list because his drug habits rendered him incapable of being a revolutionary. I wish Shades of Gray could make this sh*t up, but it's actually true.

Supposed gentleman and knight Sir Anthony Hopkins has admitted he was once so hooked on alcohol that he suffered hallucinations. The Oscar-winning sheep-shagger (he's Welsh so it's OK) has now been clean for 30 years, prior to which he would drink Mexican spirit tequila like a fish. Not that fish drink tequila, but you get the drift. The side effects were like "a prolonged acid trip: I saw things and had peculiar quasi-religious experi-

ences", reminisces the International Velvet thesp. "I thought I was John The Baptist, and I would talk to the sea at Malibu and the sea would talk back to me. It was weird."

Taking the "sex sells" mantra a little too far, The Things About My Folks is using an unconventional method to market itself: apparently it features the first ever nude scene from 78-year-old Peter Falk. "I am not totally nude", explains the septuagenarian, "I'm wearing talcum powder". Co-star and writer Paul Reiser elaborates: "Peter basically is playing my father. My father used to use more talcum powder than you could ever imagine â&#x20AC;Ś He's come out of the shower and the floor around the whole house would be like a scene from Scar face." And there you have the link between a mound of cocaine and Columbo's penis.

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“I need out. I’m unfit. I think I’ve lost my faith,Tom.” – Father Damien Karras from The Exorcist (1971)

“Some people think the crucifixition only took place on Calvary.”– Father Barry in On the Waterfront

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he Catholic Church is the single largest Christian denomination in the United States. From New York to Los Angeles, the Church is involved in both social and economic areas. Catholicism is even a popular subject on the silver screen. However, in recent times, the Church has become something more, something sinister on screen.

Despite a recent shift towards tolerance, Catholicism has been left in the dust of progress. The Roman Catholic Church is now one of the largest villains in the film industry, becoming perhaps the last acceptable prejudice for Hollywood. Early films like On the Waterfront and The Bells of St Mary’s show the Church as a place of healing and helping, a far cry from the recent Luther or the fight surrounding Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ. At the end of the day, films that unfairly criticize or incorrectly portray the Catholic belief structure are as damaging as blackface or anti-Semitism.

“Maybe when we leave this country young kids like you will be able to grow up and live safe.” – Wyatt Earp in My Darling Clementine (1948) The shift in the portrayal of Catholicism is as interesting as the current portrayal of the Church. In the pre-Motion Picture Association of America-period, when the Hays Code was in place, there was a level of respect present for religion. In Part 1 of Section VII, the Code reads “No film or episode may throw ridicule on any religious faith.”This was followed strictly as many studios did not want their films labeled “Banned by the Catholic Church.” More importantly, the code was simply a respectful acknowledgement of the nation’s cultures. Some of the most famous movies that dealt specifically with the Catholic Church were Going My Way (1944), The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945), and On The Waterfront (1954). These films focused on the Church, specifically the priests, as the heroes of the working class. John Ford, the legendary director and a Catholic

himself, enjoyed great success during this time period with My Darling Clementine and The Grapes of Wrath (1940).

One of the most famous images of these early films is in On the Waterfront. Father Barry, played by Karl Malden, is standing on a cargo ship preaching to the dock men saying “if you think Christ isn’t on the waterfront with you, you’ve got another thing coming!”

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“Leave it to the Catholics to destroy existence.”

– The Muse from Dogma (1999) In the past ten years, Catholicism has become the ultimate manifestation of evil. In the eyes of filmmakers, the Church has become a house of oppression and hypocrisy. In 1994, Antonia Bird’s film Priest dealt with the issue of celibacy and tradition when it comes in conflict with what is right. Unfortunately, the film spirals into an unfairly vigorous attack on the Church’s stance on homosexuality. Other films like Sleepers (1996) and Diabolique (1996) also deal with the Church stereotypes and present serious allegations of sin in the face of social problems.

Later in the 1990’s, there were a streak of horror movies that centered on the Catholic Church and its drastic desires to suppress any insurrection. Stigmata (1999) and End of Days (1999) were the most public of these films. Stigmata even goes so far as to show a cardinal attempting to murder a young girl to keep secret the “truth about Christ.”

n March of this year, after polishing off my second beer while waiting for a table in an annoyingly trendy San Diego sushi spot, I found myself in need of the little girl’s room. I approached the stylishly underweight pretty-boy who was reveling in his power as host. “Um. Hi. Where’s the pisser?” I asked him. He looked at me completely revolted – as if I had asked him to kiss a girl. After a beat, he recovered, “You mean, the restroom?”

For a moment I let the comment make me feel like a crass idiot, but I let it go – I had been playing around, and he didn’t want to play. Here was just another example of how many of my Californian peers didn’t seem to “get me,” or more specifically, my Midwestern-ness.

This sort of thing happened to me with surprising frequency in California. My joking with bartenders reaped blank stares; even trying to be friendly with the pierced gentleman making my gourmet sandwich seemed like some sort of burden in his goudafilled day. Eventually, I stumbled upon a strange formula that held true more often than not-the amount of “fun” people were willing to have with strangers seemed inversely proportional to the amount of money, time and effort they put into their hairstyle.

Thus, at the beginning of this summer, I returned gleeful to a region of the country where is it almost impossible to find a haircut over $30 and a $12 clip is still in the realm of possibility.

Having lived in this town for more than a few weeks at a time since the age of 18, I currently find myself enamored with the dearth of cool that accompanies living somewhere that people in

Even Catholic directors somewhat jumped on the bandwagon. Kevin Smith’s film Dogma provided a certain comedic insight to the Catholic Church, but in the end, was viewed as intensely anti-Catholic because of lines of dialogue like “I think God is Dead … the sign of a true Catholic.” In recent years, moviegoers have been subjected to the most theologically unsound films that any monkey with a typewriter could come up with.

All one needs to do is view Lost Souls (2000), Evelyn (2002), Luther (2003), or The Exorcist:The Beginning (2004) for proof.

HOL LYWOOD? to make the movies they wanted to make, and to allow the audiences to know what type of movie they were about to see. These films in the early days of the MPAA that dealt with Catholicism explored areas of the Catholic faith that many considered to be taboo; however, there was a certain level of respect still being paid towards the Church. At times, there were some scenes that made some people question the point of its inclusion, but realistically, the scenes were like a teenager pushing the envelope with his parents, seeing exactly how far he could go. The filmmakers who were creating these films often times grew up in Catholic neighborhoods or were raised Catholic themselves.The major films of this time still sparkle in the eyes of film fans and critics not only because of their function in the evolution of film, but also in their confrontation with very sensitive issues. Rosemary’s Baby (1968), the first of these films, deals with the loss of faith of a person who was raised in the Church.

In 1971,William Friedken’s The Exorcist became the first major film to deal with the struggle of faith that some priests deal with throughout their lives. Even Catholic directors like Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola dealt with the Catholic Church in a social setting. In The Godfather, one of the most famous scenes is a juxtaposition of a Baptism and a series of murders of the rival gang leaders. Although the scene does not explicitly say anything, there is a hint that a certain evil is hiding within the Church.

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The obvious question is why. Why do filmmakers and Hollywood continually put out films that are so factually devoid of theological basis or even good taste? Is it because the outrage will generate publicity? Is that why studio executives and religious leaders made such a stink about Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ? Grossing $370 million after such a huge uproar is a pretty impressive turnabout.

Realistically though, the Roman Catholic Church is such a large organization, both socially and politically, that it’s an easy target for filmmakers and writers to attack. More so, it’s safe. Films that attack the Catholic Church will be picketed and boycotted and that is a definitive element of free advertising. The unfortunate aspect of the film making business is that when something is easy and free, it’s going to be done, regardless of what a good conscience would have to say. buzz

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However, I have faith in power of the unhipness of this town.

If these establishments survive in the long run, then we, the masses of the normal, will have made them our own.

Even before this new clump of neon, there were already bars and restaurants in C-U outfitted with “cooler-than-thou” décor, slim, pouty waitresses and drink menus encouraging all kinds of over-priced ridiculousness in a martini glass. In my mind, such establishments are saved by the fact that, by virtue of being here, they are patronized by the lovely, grounded people who live in Central Illinois. Bestow upon us the trappings associated with the frowning, couture crowds of Los Angeles and New York City, and we will show up, friendly, underdressed, and unintimidated – and we will ask for a beer. My hope is that although I find these new locations off-putting, this won’t be the case for long, because they will soon live and breathe with a big-hearted clientele, people raised understanding that it is simply not nice to try and put others off.

On mornings when I’m feeling ambitious, I take a jog through the path in Meadowbrook Park in Urbana, past the fabulous rear end of the “Marker” statute as she gazes out over the line of the horizon. I run surrounded by everything I love about calling this place home. The prairie is lovely, delicate and beautiful, not because it astounds or awes, but because it is consistent, complex and human-scale. And the Midwesterners themselves, my people, they are gorgeous, not because their hair is photo-shoot ready. They are beautiful because when I pass, they say “good morning,” smile, and mean it. That sort of openness is something that typifies the heartland; there is nothing less cool and nothing more lovely.

It’s good to be uncool. It’s good to be home.

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“I am the one who comes in His name.” – Father Moore in The Exorcism of Emily Rose

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other parts of the country may think of as forgettable. I adore the gorgeous social levelness that accompanies life the in flatlands.

There’s no kidding yourself or other people in the Midwest about who you really are. Realistically, there’s no “big time” to break into, no significant power or wealth to get giddy over, and no one so above any of us that we don’t find ourselves waiting behind them in the checkout line while they pay for cat food.

I think that if appearances were really important to you, living in C-U would present a special kind of challenge. You would wince with every address label applied to every envelope, worrying that your coastal friends might snicker. If you tried to go out to the most exclusive restaurant in town you could think of, you’d probably run into your dentist and a girl you know from the gym.

If you wanted to find something really great to wear, you might find yourself off-task in Market Place, enjoying the free teriyaki chicken samples being given away in the food court. There is nowhere to hide in this town, and no valid way to set oneself above other people.

But if human-scale reality and the perfection of uncontrived details are what you value, how could you do better? Here, the woman tending bar hollers a “thanks” towards the door as you leave.The 12-year-old playing fiddle at the Farmer’s Market takes requests.The front man from a big local band checks your ID and sends you on in.

My love for the atmosphere of social permeability is why I am mildly uncomfortable with the appearance of contrived coolness creeping up Neil Street. I know business is a good thing, yet, in downtown Champaign, the recent appearance of velvet ropes and the rumored impending valet parking strikes me as pretentious, silly and out of contact with what this community is about.

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hese days, life seems anything but calm for raucous local garage rockers, The Living Blue. They changed their name (previously The Blackouts), signed to Minty Fresh, received top honors for their music in a national talent contest, had their songs played on MTV and The WB, and shared fame with the likes of The Strokes, Iggy Pop and The New York Dolls.

They also recorded a brand new CD, Fire, Blood, Water, to be released on Oct. 11. But fans and curious observers alike don’t have to wait that long to get a taste of the new music – it will be available at the band’s CD release party Sept. 29 at the Highdive. Singer/guitarist Stephen Ucherek took time out to answer some questions in preparation for the event.

BUZZ: The kind of music you make tends to stir urban, big city images, but you come from the very small Odell, Ill. How did growing up there affect your music and functioning as a band? How were you perceived when starting out?

STEPHEN UCHEREK: I think growing up in small town USA gave us a bit of an edge, so to speak. We’ve always had our roots in skate/punk culture. Joe and Mark turned me on to a lot of early underground music. I remember Joe wearing a Dinosaur Jr. T-shirt in high school, and then hearing “The Lung” for the first time. It caused a change in my life, the way I thought about things.

And mainly it changed how I thought about music. It was the first sort of “culture” I was exposed to — indie rock.

Joe turned me on to the Minutemen as well and all the early West Coast punk, SST records, etc.We took all that influence and added a bit of rock and roll swagger. Early on, we were gettin’ into the Cramps, and Link Wray which eventually had us getting into the psychedelic garage era bands. Bands like the Creation, Wimple Winch, Pretty Things, you know. I think people thought we were wild rock and rollers early on. We were, though. We’d wear all black, skin-tight clothes and play this loud as shit stomp rock with a ton of attitude. We used to play all the Urbana house parties ...

I think people just thought we were crazy, and wild, and unpredictable. That’s OK by me, though.

BUZZ: When and why did you come to Champaign-Urbana? What was the music scene like here when you arrived? How easy or difficult was it to develop a following?

STEPHEN: We moved to Champaign in ’98 ... Mark was in the art school at the U of I, and Joe and I were workin’ and practicing/writing every waking moment. My older brother, Creech, as he is sometimes known around town, was in the band at that time playing bass. Getting a following took time and work. We were a little rough around the edges sometimes, and all that “wild and unpredictable” stuff can tend to make it a little harder.

But people around town have been very supportive. We’ve lived here for seven years now, so it feels like home to us.

BUZZ: You’ve cited some obvious bands—The Kinks, The Animals, The Cramps— as influences, but what about others? Is there anything that we might be surprised to learn has influenced the Living Blue sound?

STEPHEN: Joe is into a lot of 80s new wave, like Human League and Factory Records stuff. We’ve been diggin’ on this German band lately called Can. Our good friend Brandy lives out east, she turns us on to a lot of good Northern Soul stuff. I like a lot of current bands too ... more recently I fell in love with an Aloha album. I’ve been diggin’ a lot of the stuff coming out of the West Coast. Lots of psych guitar rock ... Warlocks, Gris Gris ... and Dead Meadow on the East Coast. It’s a pretty

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exciting time for indie rock. There are so many bands, it’s great. Everyone is out there getting in the nitty gritty, getting our hands dirty.

Buzz: Tell us about some of the songs on Fire, Blood, Water.

Any band favorites?

STEPHEN: I love “Murderous Youth”... the fuzz lead in “State of Affairs” is off the hook. “Greenthumb” makes me smile.

“One Beat” makes me dance. “Secrets” scares me.“Conquistador” takes me to far away places. We love playin’ the songs live.

BUZZ: The CD manages to continue the garage rock crunch that you’ve come to be known for, but also mixes things up a bit, with songs such as “Tell Me Leza,” which has power-pop leanings, and “Greenthumb,” which showcases some vintage psychedelia. Does this come naturally or do you write with the intention of stretching your sound?

STEPHEN: Joe and I write the songs, so I think any mixing up of things is due to us evolving and growing as songwriters. “Tell Me Leza” had been in my head for awhile. I love the feel of that song.

“Greenthumb” is one of Joe’s – it’s a melancholy song.We wrote it initially on piano and guitar. Erin (Fein) of Headlights plays the organ and piano on that song. She really gave it a certain charm.

We got this ’67 Vox Jaguar organ in Rantoul for $100! We knew it had to make an appearance on “Greenthumb.” It just fit the mood so well. Erin plays with such confidence and feel. I love that song. It’s actually about Joe’s family and what they’ve been through in the past five or so years.We are constantly learning and growing as musicians, friends and band mates. I feel like this is just the beginning.

BUZZ: How does the songwriting process generally work within the band?

STEPHEN: Joe and I get together and blend our ideas, and then we bring that to the rhythm section and take it from there.

Schroder is a rhythm machine, he plays with this jumpy energy, but hits the skins like Bonham as well. He’s got a lot of style in his playing, which I think is important for a “rock drummer” to have.Andrew is the finest bass player we’ve had as of yet, so we’re very happy with how things are working. Andrew is a hard worker on top of that.

BUZZ: What’s it like working with Adam Schmitt? What kind of effect has he had on your sound?

STEPHEN: Adam has taught us so much about production, engineering, etc. But also as a person, he’s the sweetest man in the world. He’s a hard worker, and in this business people usually tend to only “work hard” if there is a nice paycheck involved. Adam does it for the love. I think we’ll work with him for quite a while, it just seems to click. And we’ve become good friends over these years, as well.

BUZZ: Since being signed to Minty Fresh, have your experiences as a band, in both recording and touring, changed? How so?

STEPHEN: Well, we got to do this record at a nicer studio.

We recorded at Gravity Studios in Chicago. They have this old Neve console, lots of great gear. We did the whole record to tape, which is essential for a guitar band. That made a huge difference. Signing with Minty Fresh really boosted our confidence in ourselves.

Not having much of the industry around C-U made us branch out to the big cities, and do things like the Little Steven’s Battle of the Bands thing, which turned out being very good for us. I never thought we’d end up on MTV though, which is great. It’s opened a ton of doors, we’re grateful for that and feel it is our duty to continue on in that realm. Minty Fresh signed us without all of the usual major label stuff. Looking back, we had no idea how “getting signed” or “shopping your record” or all that stuff worked.

Maybe we were naive, but we always believed if we worked hard, and made music that was honest and passionate that everything else would just fall in place. I think Minty Fresh liked that about us. I think people have this misconception about being in a band. There is nothing glamorous about being in a ’79 Ford van in 95 degree swamp weather, stuck in traffic on the lower east side with a killer hangover and nothing but an orange to re-hydrate my shriveled body. But we’d have it no other way!

BUZZ: Your songs have been featured on WB and MTV shows, and you’ve also performed on MTV2. How has this kind of exposure affected you? Have you noticed an increase in recognition?

STEPHEN: Yeah, people know who we are from all over the country and in Europe. Not a lot of people ... yet. But I have gotten e-mails from kids in Germany and stuff that have heard about us from that exposure. Now, with a real record label behind us we can actually get our stuff out to those people.

BUZZ: Where do you hope Fire, Blood, Water takes the band? What can we expect in the future?

STEPHEN: Well, I know it’s gonna take us on a lot of touring.

We’re headed out to the West Coast in October and then back to the East Coast before the end of the year. Having a record out nationally means national tours, and we are really stoked to get out and support this record. The songs have stayed fresh throughout these past few months.They get better every night we play them. Joe and I have been writing/recording new stuff in our down time as well. We all feel really good about this record, in a lot of ways. So yeah, you can expect us to be touring and making albums and stirring up trouble for the next decade ... at least.buzz

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Accepted MUST BE 21 The play is presented through a series of monologues and courtroom scenes that that are Minor W. Jackson performs a monologue at the dress rehearsal of The derived from interviews and legal Exonerated at Parkland College on Tuesday night. documents. In turn, the actors on stage portray the lives of six real people and tell there is a lot of aggravation and regret in the death row survivors’ stories, there is a little bit of hope, their real stories.

Production director and artistic director of faith and humor too.

The stories presented in this play give audiParkland College Theater Randi Jennifer Collins Hard says that the actors “shouldn’t seem like actors ences an inside perspective on capital punishment. and performers. They should seem like real Production dramaturg Rachael Dietkus, who has people … You want to feel like you’re having a been an anti-death penalty activist for the past conversation [with them].” For instance, actor Julie decade, states that because “Illinois was one of the Bedwell playing the exonerated Sunny Jacobs, has first states to issue a moratorium on the death one of several touching monologues about her penalty,” The United States has all its eyes on husband Jesse who was wrongfully put on death Illinois to see what they will do next. Don’t miss row and did not survive that made me empathize the opportunity to see this well-performed and riveting production. Not only will you be enterwith her story and admire her survival.

However, this play isn’t all tears and frustration. tained; you will walk away moved.

Aaron Ammons and Kali Boyden who play the exonerated Robert Earl Hayes and his wife The play opened Sept. 28th and will be performed Georgia lighten the mood with their outspoken this weekend, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at 8 p.m., next personalities and great on-stage chemistry. Also, weekend, Oct. 6, 7, and 8 at 8 p.m., and Oct. 9 at Minor W. Jackson III who plays Delbert acts as 3 p.m.You can purchase tickets at the door and tickoverseer of all the stories and maintains a cool and ets are half price on Thursday Oct. 6. positive outlook on his survival. So even though PHOTO • AUSTIN HAPPEL

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chas connway I grew up in Mahomet and went to high school in Urbana. I started photography as a serious hobby the summer after my freshman year at Macalester College. I quickly steered towards fashion/portrait/candid photography and began asking girls to model for my studio shots. It wasn't until my senior year that I put my first prints up in a coffee shop and later had my first big show around graduation time. Now I'm working at the U of I for a year and have been fortunate to get to show my work at the 6th and Daniel Espresso Royale. Because my field of study was been Physics and Computer Science I've never been as immersed in the art society as I'd like.

That's why getting to show my photography publicly, being part of the artistic community, feels like such an accomplishment.

Who has had the greatest influence on your work?

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As soon as I came across the 1960s fashion photographer David Bailey, I was hooked.

He spotlights the subject of the photo by rendering it in soft gray tones while the rest of the frame goes either to harsh white or black. That desire to isolate the subject from the background manifests itself in almost every photograph I take whether it be through focus, light, color, or texture. Bailey's portraits of everyone from celebrities to mobsters seem to capture an intimate moment in time between two people. I am always working towards that ability to make people feel as though they are interacting with and looking at me, not the camera. A picture may be worth a 1000 words, but to fit a 1000 word story into a single picture is tricky.

What is your favorite book/ album?

Shamefully I don't read much, but I do love to listen to music, especially when I'm editing my photos.

Frequently in school I'd finish a shoot at 11 p.m. and then I'd edit all of the pictures and have them online before I went to bed. Doing them all in one big push like that meant most of them would get done while listening to one album. There is a lot of styling that gets done during the editing, so the mood and the music I listen to contribute significantly to the way the images turn out. Some of my favorite artists are Mason Jennings, The Postal Service, Spoon, Fiona Apple, Snow Patrol, Stuart Davis, The Strokes and Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire.

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Now I've brought that show home and put it up at the Espresso Royale. I prefer that to framing them because this way there's no glass or frame to distract you – it's only the print vying for your attention.

Also, it lets me cram in as many prints as I can. I've shot so many different things and I've found that often times people have just a few favorites out of my thousands of photos. I like to put as much of my work up as possible so that I can appeal to the widest audience.

What is your favorite quote?

“Stated simply the camera's ability to depict discriminately permits it to lay bare the flaws and very soul of a person or object. The camera is merely an optical instrument with a non-discriminatory depictive ability. This is a clear-cut difference from, if one thinks about it carefully, the visual perception received through our eyes. Unless one controls the temperament of this excessively depictive tool, it automatically photographs all elements that come into its line of sight, even elements that the photographer does not wish to depict or which should not be depicted.”

“To take a good photo of a man, that is, not to disclose the ugly aspects of the subject, requires, on the part of the photographer, a deep compassion for and understanding of the subject as another human being. In fact, such a seemingly easy task, that of taking a good, beautiful photo, is indeed an incredibly difficult proposition.”

-from the introduction to a book of photos by a Japanese photographer What are you trying to convey with your art?

I got into photography because of beauty. I saw photographs all around me on magazine covers, on the internet and in galleries that had this powerful effect on me. My reaction was this desire to produce photographs that were just as beautiful. What motivates me to get out and shoot has always been seeing other peoples' work. What and how I shoot has always been a consequence of my situations. For studio work I had one prime lens for portraiture that forced me to see in a certain way, I had subjects who had never modeled before, and I had to creatively utilize available spaces as my studio. Instead of going into a shoot with a vision, I would show up, find out what my options were, learn who my model was, and just follow my eye.

The Living Blue Fire, Blood, Water Minty Fresh

BY SUSAN SCHOMBURG

Although playing new material, many things remain the same on local band The Living Blue’s third release, Fire, Blood, Water (although the first actually as The Living Blue; their two previous releases have been as The Blackouts). Their success in the surrounding area, fueled in a large part by their charismatic live act, is captured quite well on the release.This latest album is a fair representation of their sound, attitude and energy that accompanies a Living Blue show.

The songs included on the album are much like the group’s 2004 release as the Blackouts, Living in Blue, which includes guitar hooks that are made of equal parts garage psychedelia and blues-influenced rock, with a driving undercurrent of grumbling, rhythmic bass and bombastic drums. The lead vocals likewise defy apt categorization, with a distinctive turn of inflection that alternately sneers at you and makes you grin. Although generally lumped with “garage” bands, The Living Blue’s virtuosity makes this a bit of a misnomer.They deliver memorable

songs with singable lyrics that stick with the listener long after groups which have received much more mainstream attention than this group has so far.

The highlights, although this is a relative term, since there are no real low points on Fire, Blood, Water, of these songs include the friendly, interesting counterpoint which the two complementary guitar parts interweave throughout.This is heard especially on the pulsating “Serrated Friend,” which is more delicate and sensitive on “Greenthumb,” (which also includes an electric organ solo with a Farfisa-like nasal timbre, a delightful foray into other sonic areas not often visited by other similar bands).A crowd favorite from the band’s live show, a powerhouse called “Conquistador,” also translates surprisingly well from stage improvisation to studio release.

And the effervescent-yet-biting sound that plows through the speakers on “Murderous Youth” makes it an instant favorite for anyone who gets excited about music. The tracks on this album remain fresh, powerful, invigorating, and energizing, and it grows neither sour nor stale on repeated listenings. I would highly recommend both the album and the band to anybody, but especially to fans and friends of our local scene, punk and straight-ahead rock. Put simply, The Living Blue’s Fire, Blood, Water rocks in the way bands used to and haven’t in a long time. See this band, buy this album. You will not be sorry that you did.

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Amid Pygmalion Music Festival are two release shows,

with two more around the corner next month. First and foremost is for Fire, Blood, Water (Minty Fresh) by The Living Blue, which has a street date of Oct. 8, but comes out tonight as a pre-release at The Highdive.WCIA will film an interview and the performance to feature in entertainment news next month. Also on the bill are The M’s and The Chemicals. Show time is 9 p.m., and cover is $7.

Then tomorrow, Ambitious Pie Party issues its debut in the beer garden at Mike ‘n Molly’s. All I’ve Learned I’ve Pushed Aside has seven songs, long and mostly mellow, with male-female harmonies that fit nicely between nineties locals Nurse Rick and Absinthe Blind. Pulsar47 will open. Show time is 10 p.m., and cover is $5.

On Oct. 14, Terminus Victor and JigGsaw have a dual release show for their long awaited albums. Under Surveillance (Innocent Words), the sophomore effort by Terminus Victor, technically came out this Tuesday.

Zero Generation (Playing-Field Recordings), the JigGsaw debut, has a street date of Jan. 30 next year, yet this show is the first of a two-week tour of the Midwest and East Coast on its behalf. Zero

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Generation is an attempt at an album of objective observational commentary. This show is at Cowboy Monkey, with the double-bass attack of Bear Claw. Show time is 10 p.m. and cover is $4.

In the meantime, on a bill lost in the excitement of Pygmalion Music Festival, JigGsaw headlines next Wednesday at The Canopy Club, with the double bonus of Wasteoid Workforce and Cameo Turret. Wasteoid Workforce is underway with its debut after a summer hiatus. Show time is 9 p.m., and cover is $5.

Parasol presents a free performance by City on Film (Bob Nanna of Braid, and friends) Saturday at 3 p.m. Parasol is located at 303 W. Griggs Street, Urbana, and all stock will be 15 percent off. City on Film then plays again that night at Mike ‘n Molly’s with Owen, Doleful Lions and Adam Schmitt: his first local show since April 23 last year. Show time is 10 p.m., and cover is $7.

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You might know Mike Clayton as a mild-mannered barista at the Caffe Paradiso, but Clayton is also known for his impressive stage presence as a member of classic Champaign band Hot Glue Gun â&#x20AC;&#x201C; those unfamiliar should go out of their way to find single â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Kill You,â&#x20AC;? a song Clayton ressurrected at the WPGU/Buzz Local Music Awards, backed by Triple Whip. HGG was one of many memorable â&#x20AC;&#x2122;90s bands to touch the stars, working with Green Day and the Smashing Pumpkins among others, but still remaining niche enough for local listeners. Clayton now curates his own Mad Science Fair, backed by drummer and booking agent Dave Domal and bassist Jim Mefford, an impressive roster of musical history. Mud Records, a spinoff of Parasol intended for heavier-than-average bands, releases this first LP for the trio, with another local legend, Adam Schmitt, serving as engineer.

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I, your faithful arts and enterI was cold and wet and sick. Nonetheless, I tainment correspondent, remagot myself a big cup of Echinacea tea, ined diligent and pulled it off. popped another DayQuil Liquigel caplet Naturally, the first question and cynically waited for the show to start. Kevin Russel makes a face as he receives the super- I asked was, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with the The lights were dimmed and the audience powers of Kyle Cannon as a part of Debono's improv name?â&#x20AC;? I was soon informed settled in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This better be funny,â&#x20AC;? I mum- act Monday night at The Courtyard in the Illini Union. that it is an homage to French bled under my breath. philosopher, Dr. Edward DeTen minutes later I was in tears, strugBono. Dr. DeBono is world gling to catch my breath between alternating fits of laughter and renowned as the father of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lateral Thinking,â&#x20AC;? a term he coined coughing. This was some serious hilarity. I watched, eagerly try- in 1967. Lateral thought, as Mike explained to me, is a way of ing to keep up with the fast-paced performance, as the members approaching ideas and creativity â&#x20AC;&#x153;tangentially,â&#x20AC;? in other words of Spicy Clamato ran about the stage shouting and flailing their â&#x20AC;&#x153;connotation versus denotation.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Normally we tend to think arms. It was truly incredible to witness the way in which their in very linear progressions, A to B and B to C,â&#x20AC;? explained Kyle. subject matter shifted and morphed seamlessly. One minute they However, with lateral thought, one learns to move around this would be acting out a scene involving greek gods, Aries (whose way of thinking, bypassing A to B, and landing in a whole other armpit hair was responsible for the formation of the Amazon alphabet altogether. Essentially, this is the philosophy behind all Rainforest) and Zeus (a self-proclaimed â&#x20AC;&#x153;swingerâ&#x20AC;?); a moment long-form improvisational comedy. Hence the DeBono credo later they were rotating between depictions of a bread-o-phile â&#x20AC;&#x153;A rich lather of lateral thought.â&#x20AC;? filming wheat on white pornography and a Dorito-obsessed What is Improv comedy? Well, this would have been my next man trying to build a â&#x20AC;&#x153;chip in a bottle.â&#x20AC;? That was only the first question but the crew was way ahead of me.They explained it to hour of the show. me like this â&#x20AC;Ś The second half of the performance was carried out by members of other campus improv troupe, DeBono. Their set THE STATUTES OF IMPROV COMEDY proved to be equally, if not more, humorous. Personally, my â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, and â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? (Basically this means agree with everyfavorite part of the show was a sketch in which, emulating the thing you are told on strage and then elaborate on it.) vocal stylings of regional amusement park spokesman, â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Give gifts.â&#x20AC;? (This refers to any creative ingredients you The Indiana Beach Crow, one of the DeBoners claimed to be can add to the mix.) dying of lung cancer from excessive cigar smoke. Some other â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deny.â&#x20AC;? (Self-explanatory.) highlights included: George Carlin and Bill and Ted do â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t try to be funny.â&#x20AC;? (Keep it real.)

Shakespeare in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;most excellent fashion,â&#x20AC;? a female American â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Support, support, support.â&#x20AC;?

Gladiator who ate Charlie Brown, assless chaps that magically appear when you cross the border into Urbana, and a mind-bogZev stressed the support theme with this statement,â&#x20AC;&#x153;DeBono gling six degrees of Kevin Bacon (or was it Pauly Shore?). will give you more support than a jock strap.â&#x20AC;? Although he was All in all, it was some top notch merriment. joking, he meant it. One of the most interesting things I noticed After the show, I caught up with one of the members of Spicy during the show was the way in which the performers would Clamato, John â&#x20AC;&#x153;T-Boxâ&#x20AC;?Thibodeaux (who is also the newest mem- consistently save one another from falling flat on stage. ber of DeBono), and asked for an interview. He, as well as the rest It seemed whenever there was a lull in the humor, someone of the DeBono cast, agreed, but under one condition: that it be would step into the spotlight and pick up the slack.

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If Mike Jones is your idea of a good time in the world of hip-hop, then just stop reading now. It is highly unlikely that anyone down with Colossus will mind. Charlie Tate, a six feet eight inch British man, is the bloke behind Colossus.And instead of just name checking influences like Roy Ayers and Gil Scott Heron, Tate, now living and producing in Oakland, carries the spirit of these soul legends completely forward into the hip-hop world. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect crunk.

There exists no chopped and screwed. The only thing youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find on Colossusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; new album, West Oaktown, is soul, funk and jazz fused together in a delicious beat stew. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You A Grown Man Nowâ&#x20AC;? featuring UK MC Roots Manuva shows Colossusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; complete grasp of compliments.

The thick, twangy upright bass sounds provide the perfect bed for Manuvaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staccato; a gruff but inviting flow to float over. While other guests like Capitol A, Delphi and Regi B are all talented MCs in their own right, when Manuvaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice appears, he takes Colossusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; beats to another world-a warm, happy, head-bobbing, mind-relaxing world.

Lyrically, the rhymes are standard â&#x20AC;&#x153;intelligent hip-hopâ&#x20AC;? affairs, bemoaning the commercial success of fake MCs and other typical topics. Yet, the beats themselves sound so fresh by sounding so dated that the rhymes take a seat way in the back.

Included with the album is a bonus remix disc that adds more punch to the tracks and allows Colossus to show off a different style of production.These beats are more in line with the Jurassic 5 and People Under The Stairs type beats. While the original album would be the perfect backdrop for a chilled dinner party, the remix album is what needs to be dropped when all the liquor starts kicking in. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect any of West Oaktown to make major waves in the mainstream, but any discerning hip-hop fan, DJ, or aficionado of music will want to add this album to their collection when it drops on Oct. 11.

Is this the hip-hop album of the year? Kanye still has that title locked down as of yet. West Oaktown is still an album of the highest quality, and one that actually may stand the test of time better than most hip-hop releases getting all the accolades these days.

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Another key element of this fly-by-the-seat-of -your-pants operation is that they refuse to rely on vulgar â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blue Humor.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of comedy relies on a safety-net of raunchiness,â&#x20AC;? explained veteran Madgiak, â&#x20AC;&#x153;long-form improv is scene based, situational. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rely on what is said.â&#x20AC;? Of course, if you ask Becky and Moureen, life offstage with the men of DeBono has its share of sophomoric moments (i.e. fart and sex jokes). Both women agreed that as rookies to the DeBono project, it was intimidating to walk into a room full of â&#x20AC;&#x153;boys telling dirty jokes.â&#x20AC;?

Fart jokes aside, DeBono are a classy bunch of guys and gals.

Not to mention, they are the 2004 Big Ten Improv Champions.

Seriously, they won the national competition held at Purdue University. So, if you are looking to see some first place improvisational comedy next week, check out DeBono and Spicy Clamato at the Courtyard. Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention, ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FREE!!!

DeBono and Spicy Clamato perform every Monday from 8 to 10 p.m. at The Courtyard in the Illini Union. The show is always free and is always accompanied by much joviality and debauchery at Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pub afterwards. For more information check out their Web sites: DeBono at www.uiuc.edu/ro/debono, and Spicy Clamato at www.uiuc.edu/ro/spicy. Oh yeah, and to the guys from DeBono, sorry about the lack of direct quotes in this article. The tape recorder somehow destroyed the interview; it is lost forever. buzz

Jeremy Kanne (sitting) and John Thibodeaux of The Spicy Clamato comedy group act Monday night at the Illini Union courtyard cafe.

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Justify My Thug with FIREFLIES Whether or not Braid are solely responsible for the creation of emo is debatable, but they certainly created a niche for well-calculated, glazed indie-pop locally. And no band is as committed to that sound as newcomers FireFlies, who grew up listening to the classic Champaign band. Buzz asked a few questions of the band before their Pygmalion Music Festival set this Thursday.

1 } Who are five bands or musicians that you would want at your show?

A bunch of dead bands, because there would be less pressure to play well.

2 } Analog or digital?

It depends on what you are working with. Some digital effect pedals and synths these days can get some really cool tones. We’re firm believers in tape while recording. While recording our demo, it took a lot of convincing from the engineer to dump into ProTools.

3 } Where would you rather play: an Air Force base or a puppet show?

Puppet show. We’d probably get better reactions from small children and a bunch of socks with faces drawn on them.

4 } Why should anyone come to your show?

Probably the dynamics; there’s a lot going on when we play. We stay busy up there.

Plus Kyle, our synth player, puts on a mean strip show.

5 } Is Bob Nanna (Braid, City On Film) the sexiest man on Earth?

You know that episode of Saved By The Bell where Zack has that pulldown poster of Kelly? We’ll let’s just say Bob Nanna is our drummers’ Kelly. I mean, everyone knew that Paul was cute, but all the cool girls dug on George, if you know what I mean.

FireFlies will be appearing with local pop-punkers Green Light Go and Chicago’s Unique Chique, who appears at the recommendation of none other than the aforementioned sexiest man on Earth. The show is this Thursday at Mike ‘n Molly’s as part of the Living Blue CD release after-party, beginning at 11p.m. with a $5 cover or a Pygmalion armband.

w H at tH e He L L? MOMENT OF THE WEEK I’m getting tired of talking about Kanye West, but I think I’ve got one more in me.

Pop diva fo’ real Shirley Bassey, best known for her James Bond songs (and not much else), is not happy about Kanye’s prominent use of “Diamonds Are Forever,” (theme for the Bond movie of the same name) in his “Diamonds From Sierra Leone,” the advance single from his wildly popular Late Registration LP. Originally a battle-rap built around Bassey’s 1971 hit, ‘Ye transformed the song when he became aware of the “blood diamond” trade in Africa, also adding a cameo from Jay-Z. Bassey claims she wasn’t aware of the existence of West until she saw him at a festival, conclusive proof that she lives under a rock. As of yet, there is no word from Roc-a-fella Records as to whether or not the sample was cleared, but the subject is likely moot anyways – the song was written by film composer John Barry Prendergrast and lyricist Don Black, not Bassey. “Jealous has-been complains about popular idiot.”

Next story, please.

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Karaoke "G" Force Karaoke Pia's of Rantoul, 9pm-1am, free Liquid Courage Karaoke The Office, 10pm-2am, free

THURSDAY September 29

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This weekend, in terms of independent and local music there are only three words you need to know: Pygmalion Music Festival. ChampaignUrbana gets its first multi-day, multi-venue music festival courtesy of musicians-turned-promoters Seth Fein and Mike Ingram of the Urbana Booking Co. Modeled after the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival, Pygmalion kicked off Wednesday with a show at the Canopy Club.

Thursday and Friday both feature five shows at venues spread across town and the festival caps off Saturday with six shows.

The festival was even received a mention in the news section of the indie rock trend-setting Web site, Pitchfork Media.

In addition to a slew of top-notch local bands, the festival also features national indie acts such as Mates of State, Ida, Saturday Looks Good to Me, The M's, The Appleseed Cast, Chin Up Chin Up, Owen and Doleful Lions.

The Pygmalion Music Festival runs through Saturday with tickets for individual shows ranging from $5 to $12 and festival passesfor $25. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cassie Conner

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Live Music Shovelwrack White Horse Inn, 10pm, free Caleb Rose Bowl Tavern, 9pm, free Will Rogers Band [country/southern rock covers/originals] Neil St. Pub, 10pm-2am, free Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra Krannert Center, 7:30pm, $29 Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: The Traveling Blues - Taj Mahal, Mamadou Diabate, Rory Block Krannert Center, 7:30pm, $35 Holly Holmes/Matt Warnock Duo [brazilian, jazz] Aroma, 8pm, free Pygmalion Music Festival: Low Skies, Catfish Haven, Tractor Kings The Courtyard, 8pm, $3 UIUC students, $5 public Redd Volkaert, Cindy Cashdollar Iron Post, 8pm, TBA Pygmalion Music Festival presents The Living Blue CD Release Show: The Living Blue, The M's, The Chemicals The Highdive, 9pm, $5 Baker-Meador-Warnock Organ Trio [jazz] Zorba's, 9:30pm-12:30am, $3 Pygmalion Music Festival: Umphrey's McGee Canopy Club, 10pm, $18/$20 Eclectic Theory Joe's Brewery, 10pm, TBA Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: Afterglow Series Jesse Harris and the Ferdinados Krannert Center lobby, 10pm, free Pygmalion Music Festival: Emotional Rec Club, The Invisible, Theory of Everything Cowboy Monkey, 11pm, $5 Pygmalion Music Festival: FireFlies, Unique Chique, Green Light Go Mike â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n Molly's, 11pm, $5 The Big Easy Fat City Saloon, 7:30pm, cover DJ Generic DJ Jackson's Ribs-N-Tips, 8pm, TBA DJ Bozak [broken beat, house, electro] Barfly, 10pm, free DJ Elise [house] Boltini, 10pm, free Solace: DJ J-Phlip, DJ Mertz [deep house] Soma, 10pm, free

Dancing UIUC Swing Society McKinley Foundation, 9:30pm-12am, free Mind, Body, Spirit Krannert Uncorked Krannert Art Center Lobby, 5pm, free Group Meditation Ananda Liina, 2308 N. High Cross Rd. Urbana 5:30pm, free Lectures, Meetings, Discussions Cosmopolitan Club Coffee Hour [Sample coffee, tea and homemade ethnic desserts from China. All are welcome] Cosmopolitan Club, 307 E. John St., 7:30-9:30pm, free Kids Funfare [stories, songs, puppets, and films for children and their caregivers] Urbana Free Library, 10:30-11am, free

FRIDAY September 30 Live Music Country Connection Rose Bowl Tavern, 9pm, $1 Eclectic Theory The White Horse Inn, 10pm, free Will Rogers Band [country/southern rock covers/originals] Neil St. Pub, 10pm-2am, $3 Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: Interval - John Hasbrouch, Eric Lugosch Krannert Center lobby, noon, free Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: Traffic Jam - Dyke, Chrissy Corson and Friends Krannert Center, 5pm, free Guevos Allstars Iron Post, 5pm, TBA Billy Galt [blues/rock/covers] Cowboy Monkey, 5:30pm, free Pygmalion Music Festival: Mates of State, Ida, Saturday Looks Good to Me Canopy Club, doors at 6:30pm/show at 7:30pm, $10 in advance/$12 at the door Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: Guitar Around the Globe - Simon Shaheen, Sergio and Odair Assad, Abdoulaye Diabate and Banning Eyre, Vinicuis Canturia Krannert Center - Foellinger Great Hall, 7pm, $34 Pygmalion Music Festival: Kate Hathaway, Lynn O'Brien, Megan Johns, Angie Heaton Iron Post, 9pm, $5

Quad Remedy [classic rock] The Phoenix, 9pm, free Pygmalion Music Festival: Lorenzo Goetz, The Championship, Triple Whip, Elsinore Cowboy Monkey, 9:30pm, $5 Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: Masters of the Slide Guitar - David Tronzo, Daniel Lanois, Cindy Cashdollar, Red Volkaert Krannert Center - Tryon Festival Theatre, 10pm, $26 Pygmalion Music Festival presents the Ambitious Pie Party Release Show: Ambitious Pie Party, Pulsar47 Krannert Center, 10pm, $26 DJ JB, The Few, Krukid, TBA [live hip hop] Nargile, 10pm, $5 Trouble Is [rock covers] Tommy G's, 10pm, cover Pygmalion Music Festival: Ro Knew, Agent Mos, Harsh, Al-Iteration [live hip hop] Canopy Club, 11pm, $5 DJ DJ Elise [house, broken beat] Boltini, 6-10:30pm, free DJ Mighty Dog Jackson's Ribs-N-Tips, 9pm-2am, TBA DJ Delayney [hip hop, soul] Barfly, 10pm, free SorceryKid [Hi-NRG, eurodance, disco, house] Chester St., 10pm, cover DJ Bozak [broken beat, house, soul] Soma, 10pm, cover DJ Tim Williams [top 40, hip hop, house, dance] The Highdive, 10pm, $5 DJ Hipster Sophisto [house, disco] Boltini, 10:30pm, free Support Groups Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Heritage Room, Provena Hospital, 7pm, free Karaoke Liquid Courage Karaoke The Brickhouse, 10pm-2am, TBA Karaoke American Legion, 8pm-1am, TBA Lectures, Meetings, Workshops Poetry and Social Engagement: Roots and Branches [Sam Hamill explores how poetry has played a part in social and political discourse throughout history] University YMCA, noon, free

SATURDAY October 1 Live Music Country Connection Rose Bowl Tavern, 9pm, $1 Will Rogers Band [country/southern rock covers/originals] Neil St. Pub, 10pm-2am, $3 Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: A Family Jam - Dan Zanes and Friends Krannert Center, 10:30pm, $14 Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: Celebrating SixString Jazz - Bill Frisell Krannert Center, 3pm, $18

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The Vanderbield, Epitaph for an Enemy, Maximo, Shotgun Wedding, For In You I Find Me, Bastian McKinley Foundation, 7:15pm, $5 Redd Volkaert, Cindy Cashdollar The Highdive, 7:30pm, $5 The Appleseed Cast, Chin Up Chin Up, Shipwreck, The Infinity Room Canopy Club, 8pm, $10 Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: Celebrating SixString Jazz - Pat Metheny Trio, Christian McBride, Antonio Sanchez, David Sanchez Krannert Center, 8pm, $39 Pygmalion Music Festival: The Like Young, Mike Downey, The 1900s The Courtyard, 9pm, $3 UIUC students, $5 public Pygmalion Music Festival: The Beauty Shop, The Winter Blanket, Darling Disarm Cowboy Monkey, 10pm, $5 Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: Afterglow Series Daniel Lanois, Brian Blade Krannert Center, 10pm, free Pygmalion Music Festival: owen, city of Film, Doleful Lions, Adam Schmitt Mike 'n Molly's, 10pm, $7 Pygmalion Music Festival: Jason Finkelman's Nu-Orbit Ensemble, Thollem, Ear Doctor Iron Post, 10pm, $7 Albert Flasher [blues/rock covers] Tommy G's, 10pm, cover Pygmalion Music Festival: Apollo Project Canopy Club, midnight, $5 Reasonable Doubt [rock] The Sandtrap, 8:30pm, cover Amended Return Fat City Saloon, 8:30pm, cover DJ DJ Asiatic, DJ Bobby Skills [R&B, hip hop] Nargile, 8pm, free before 11pm, $5 after DJ Mighty Dog Jackson's Ribs-N-Tips, 9pm, TBA DJ Night Paulie's, 9pm, free DJ Resonate [hip hop] Mike â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n Mollyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 10pm, $1 DJ Tim Williams [top 40, hip hop, house, dance] The Highdive, 10pm, $5 DJ Elise Boltini, 10:30pm, free DJ White Horse Inn, 10pm, free DJ Bozak [broken beat, house, soul] Soma, 10pm, cover West Coast Swing and Night Club Dance with DJ Lino [hustle, merengue, cha-cha, west coast] Sidebar, 8pm, $4 DJ Michael Limacher [dance pop, club house, hip hop] Chester Street Bar, 10pm, $3 Karaoke Liquid Courage Karaoke The Brickhouse, 9pm-1am, free Liquid Courage Karaoke Geoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 9pm-1am, free

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Human Rights Film Series @ The IDF For the next four Thursdays, The Illinois Disciples Foundation will show excellent documentary films on the Champaign-Urbana campus. The IDF is kicking off their fourth annual Human Rights Film Series with the outstanding Howard Zinn: You Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Be Neutral on a Moving Train. Zinn, an activist, historian and author, has been a leader of the progressive movement for over half of a century. The film includes interviews with Noah Chomsky, Alice Walker and Zinn himself.

The IDF is located on the northwest corner of Springfield and Wright.Each show is free and runs from 7-9p.m. There will be a discussion after each viewing led by a campus or community member who has expertise in the subject of the documentary shown. â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Todd Swiss

Kids Storytime Pages for All Ages, 11am, free Mind, Body, Spirit Wine Tastings Persimmon Grocery, 1pm, $2

SUNDAY October 2 Live Music The Crystal River Band Rose Bowl Tavern, 9pm, free Liquid Courage Open Mic Night Geovanti's, 8pm-12am, free Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: Spanish Accents Hopkinson Smith, Eliot Fisk, Juan Martin Krannert Center, 3pm, $30

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THURSDAY September 29

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This weekend, in terms of independent and local music there are only three words you need to know: Pygmalion Music Festival. ChampaignUrbana gets its first multi-day, multi-venue music festival courtesy of musicians-turned-promoters Seth Fein and Mike Ingram of the Urbana Booking Co. Modeled after the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival, Pygmalion kicked off Wednesday with a show at the Canopy Club.

Thursday and Friday both feature five shows at venues spread across town and the festival caps off Saturday with six shows.

The festival was even received a mention in the news section of the indie rock trend-setting Web site, Pitchfork Media.

In addition to a slew of top-notch local bands, the festival also features national indie acts such as Mates of State, Ida, Saturday Looks Good to Me, The M's, The Appleseed Cast, Chin Up Chin Up, Owen and Doleful Lions.

The Pygmalion Music Festival runs through Saturday with tickets for individual shows ranging from $5 to $12 and festival passesfor $25. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cassie Conner

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Live Music Shovelwrack White Horse Inn, 10pm, free Caleb Rose Bowl Tavern, 9pm, free Will Rogers Band [country/southern rock covers/originals] Neil St. Pub, 10pm-2am, free Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra Krannert Center, 7:30pm, $29 Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: The Traveling Blues - Taj Mahal, Mamadou Diabate, Rory Block Krannert Center, 7:30pm, $35 Holly Holmes/Matt Warnock Duo [brazilian, jazz] Aroma, 8pm, free Pygmalion Music Festival: Low Skies, Catfish Haven, Tractor Kings The Courtyard, 8pm, $3 UIUC students, $5 public Redd Volkaert, Cindy Cashdollar Iron Post, 8pm, TBA Pygmalion Music Festival presents The Living Blue CD Release Show: The Living Blue, The M's, The Chemicals The Highdive, 9pm, $5 Baker-Meador-Warnock Organ Trio [jazz] Zorba's, 9:30pm-12:30am, $3 Pygmalion Music Festival: Umphrey's McGee Canopy Club, 10pm, $18/$20 Eclectic Theory Joe's Brewery, 10pm, TBA Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: Afterglow Series Jesse Harris and the Ferdinados Krannert Center lobby, 10pm, free Pygmalion Music Festival: Emotional Rec Club, The Invisible, Theory of Everything Cowboy Monkey, 11pm, $5 Pygmalion Music Festival: FireFlies, Unique Chique, Green Light Go Mike â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n Molly's, 11pm, $5 The Big Easy Fat City Saloon, 7:30pm, cover DJ Generic DJ Jackson's Ribs-N-Tips, 8pm, TBA DJ Bozak [broken beat, house, electro] Barfly, 10pm, free DJ Elise [house] Boltini, 10pm, free Solace: DJ J-Phlip, DJ Mertz [deep house] Soma, 10pm, free

Dancing UIUC Swing Society McKinley Foundation, 9:30pm-12am, free Mind, Body, Spirit Krannert Uncorked Krannert Art Center Lobby, 5pm, free Group Meditation Ananda Liina, 2308 N. High Cross Rd. Urbana 5:30pm, free Lectures, Meetings, Discussions Cosmopolitan Club Coffee Hour [Sample coffee, tea and homemade ethnic desserts from China. All are welcome] Cosmopolitan Club, 307 E. John St., 7:30-9:30pm, free Kids Funfare [stories, songs, puppets, and films for children and their caregivers] Urbana Free Library, 10:30-11am, free

FRIDAY September 30 Live Music Country Connection Rose Bowl Tavern, 9pm, $1 Eclectic Theory The White Horse Inn, 10pm, free Will Rogers Band [country/southern rock covers/originals] Neil St. Pub, 10pm-2am, $3 Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: Interval - John Hasbrouch, Eric Lugosch Krannert Center lobby, noon, free Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: Traffic Jam - Dyke, Chrissy Corson and Friends Krannert Center, 5pm, free Guevos Allstars Iron Post, 5pm, TBA Billy Galt [blues/rock/covers] Cowboy Monkey, 5:30pm, free Pygmalion Music Festival: Mates of State, Ida, Saturday Looks Good to Me Canopy Club, doors at 6:30pm/show at 7:30pm, $10 in advance/$12 at the door Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: Guitar Around the Globe - Simon Shaheen, Sergio and Odair Assad, Abdoulaye Diabate and Banning Eyre, Vinicuis Canturia Krannert Center - Foellinger Great Hall, 7pm, $34 Pygmalion Music Festival: Kate Hathaway, Lynn O'Brien, Megan Johns, Angie Heaton Iron Post, 9pm, $5

Quad Remedy [classic rock] The Phoenix, 9pm, free Pygmalion Music Festival: Lorenzo Goetz, The Championship, Triple Whip, Elsinore Cowboy Monkey, 9:30pm, $5 Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: Masters of the Slide Guitar - David Tronzo, Daniel Lanois, Cindy Cashdollar, Red Volkaert Krannert Center - Tryon Festival Theatre, 10pm, $26 Pygmalion Music Festival presents the Ambitious Pie Party Release Show: Ambitious Pie Party, Pulsar47 Krannert Center, 10pm, $26 DJ JB, The Few, Krukid, TBA [live hip hop] Nargile, 10pm, $5 Trouble Is [rock covers] Tommy G's, 10pm, cover Pygmalion Music Festival: Ro Knew, Agent Mos, Harsh, Al-Iteration [live hip hop] Canopy Club, 11pm, $5 DJ DJ Elise [house, broken beat] Boltini, 6-10:30pm, free DJ Mighty Dog Jackson's Ribs-N-Tips, 9pm-2am, TBA DJ Delayney [hip hop, soul] Barfly, 10pm, free SorceryKid [Hi-NRG, eurodance, disco, house] Chester St., 10pm, cover DJ Bozak [broken beat, house, soul] Soma, 10pm, cover DJ Tim Williams [top 40, hip hop, house, dance] The Highdive, 10pm, $5 DJ Hipster Sophisto [house, disco] Boltini, 10:30pm, free Support Groups Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Heritage Room, Provena Hospital, 7pm, free Karaoke Liquid Courage Karaoke The Brickhouse, 10pm-2am, TBA Karaoke American Legion, 8pm-1am, TBA Lectures, Meetings, Workshops Poetry and Social Engagement: Roots and Branches [Sam Hamill explores how poetry has played a part in social and political discourse throughout history] University YMCA, noon, free

SATURDAY October 1 Live Music Country Connection Rose Bowl Tavern, 9pm, $1 Will Rogers Band [country/southern rock covers/originals] Neil St. Pub, 10pm-2am, $3 Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: A Family Jam - Dan Zanes and Friends Krannert Center, 10:30pm, $14 Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: Celebrating SixString Jazz - Bill Frisell Krannert Center, 3pm, $18

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Kids Storytime Pages for All Ages, 11am, free Mind, Body, Spirit Wine Tastings Persimmon Grocery, 1pm, $2

SUNDAY October 2 Live Music The Crystal River Band Rose Bowl Tavern, 9pm, free Liquid Courage Open Mic Night Geovanti's, 8pm-12am, free Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: Spanish Accents Hopkinson Smith, Eliot Fisk, Juan Martin Krannert Center, 3pm, $30

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One hundred and fifty volunteers are needed to assist the staff at Crisis Nursery. Volunteers will have the opportunity to have hands-on experience with children in need. There are on going openings available seven days a week requiring a two hour-perweek commitment. A phone interview is necessary and a one hour orientation is provided.

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Wall to Wall Photographs: Current Work by Andy Summers Krannert Art Museum through Oct. 2 The New Icon [paintings by Ber ta Paulino, and by Judy Seyb and sculpture by Chad Stangl] The Springer Cultural Center through Oct. 2

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Justify My Thug with FIREFLIES Whether or not Braid are solely responsible for the creation of emo is debatable, but they certainly created a niche for well-calculated, glazed indie-pop locally. And no band is as committed to that sound as newcomers FireFlies, who grew up listening to the classic Champaign band. Buzz asked a few questions of the band before their Pygmalion Music Festival set this Thursday.

1 } Who are five bands or musicians that you would want at your show?

A bunch of dead bands, because there would be less pressure to play well.

2 } Analog or digital?

It depends on what you are working with. Some digital effect pedals and synths these days can get some really cool tones. We’re firm believers in tape while recording. While recording our demo, it took a lot of convincing from the engineer to dump into ProTools.

3 } Where would you rather play: an Air Force base or a puppet show?

Puppet show. We’d probably get better reactions from small children and a bunch of socks with faces drawn on them.

4 } Why should anyone come to your show?

Probably the dynamics; there’s a lot going on when we play. We stay busy up there.

Plus Kyle, our synth player, puts on a mean strip show.

5 } Is Bob Nanna (Braid, City On Film) the sexiest man on Earth?

You know that episode of Saved By The Bell where Zack has that pulldown poster of Kelly? We’ll let’s just say Bob Nanna is our drummers’ Kelly. I mean, everyone knew that Paul was cute, but all the cool girls dug on George, if you know what I mean.

FireFlies will be appearing with local pop-punkers Green Light Go and Chicago’s Unique Chique, who appears at the recommendation of none other than the aforementioned sexiest man on Earth. The show is this Thursday at Mike ‘n Molly’s as part of the Living Blue CD release after-party, beginning at 11p.m. with a $5 cover or a Pygmalion armband.

w H at tH e He L L? MOMENT OF THE WEEK I’m getting tired of talking about Kanye West, but I think I’ve got one more in me.

Pop diva fo’ real Shirley Bassey, best known for her James Bond songs (and not much else), is not happy about Kanye’s prominent use of “Diamonds Are Forever,” (theme for the Bond movie of the same name) in his “Diamonds From Sierra Leone,” the advance single from his wildly popular Late Registration LP. Originally a battle-rap built around Bassey’s 1971 hit, ‘Ye transformed the song when he became aware of the “blood diamond” trade in Africa, also adding a cameo from Jay-Z. Bassey claims she wasn’t aware of the existence of West until she saw him at a festival, conclusive proof that she lives under a rock. As of yet, there is no word from Roc-a-fella Records as to whether or not the sample was cleared, but the subject is likely moot anyways – the song was written by film composer John Barry Prendergrast and lyricist Don Black, not Bassey. “Jealous has-been complains about popular idiot.”

Next story, please.

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You might know Mike Clayton as a mild-mannered barista at the Caffe Paradiso, but Clayton is also known for his impressive stage presence as a member of classic Champaign band Hot Glue Gun â&#x20AC;&#x201C; those unfamiliar should go out of their way to find single â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Kill You,â&#x20AC;? a song Clayton ressurrected at the WPGU/Buzz Local Music Awards, backed by Triple Whip. HGG was one of many memorable â&#x20AC;&#x2122;90s bands to touch the stars, working with Green Day and the Smashing Pumpkins among others, but still remaining niche enough for local listeners. Clayton now curates his own Mad Science Fair, backed by drummer and booking agent Dave Domal and bassist Jim Mefford, an impressive roster of musical history. Mud Records, a spinoff of Parasol intended for heavier-than-average bands, releases this first LP for the trio, with another local legend, Adam Schmitt, serving as engineer.

The band in studio hints at the Foo Fighters, with Claytonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thick holler as Dave Grohl. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Green Day vs.

Weezerâ&#x20AC;? doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really provide any insight on the arena rock heros, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a clever conceit, while closer â&#x20AC;&#x153;The World I Wantâ&#x20AC;? is the most thought-out rock song on the album. A good choice for fans of uncomplex, nicely sized and shaped â&#x20AC;&#x2122;90s music.

Mad Science Fair will be playing 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7 at the Brass Rail in downtown Champaign. The show is $3 and also features The Respondent.

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conducted at Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over multiple pitchers of beer. What could I say? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a rough job but somebodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gotta do it. ow, I have never considered myself So I sat down at a table in the to be a fair-weather fan, but when back of the bar with the entire I showed up at The Courtyard in the Illini cast of DeBono: T-Box, Mike Union on Monday night to cover this Madgiak, Kyle Cannon, Becky story, already sick as a dog from what Bloom, Moureen â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moâ&#x20AC;? Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Leappears to be a bronchial infection ary, Zev Steinberg and Kevin (although webmd.com says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s either polio Russell. Now, let me tell you, or cancer), and soaked to the bone after interviewing seven people who riding my bike through a thunder storm to all consider themselves to be get there, I found myself asking out loud, comedians while gulping down â&#x20AC;&#x153;What the hell did I get myself into?â&#x20AC;? I large quantities of cheap beer in thought, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Great, an improv comedy show the back of an Irish pub (still at the University of Illinois, this canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be wet and sick mind you) is not good.â&#x20AC;? I know what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thinking;â&#x20AC;&#x153;Man, an easy task. Nonetheless, what a close-minded jerk.â&#x20AC;? What can I say?

I, your faithful arts and enterI was cold and wet and sick. Nonetheless, I tainment correspondent, remagot myself a big cup of Echinacea tea, ined diligent and pulled it off. popped another DayQuil Liquigel caplet Naturally, the first question and cynically waited for the show to start. Kevin Russel makes a face as he receives the super- I asked was, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with the The lights were dimmed and the audience powers of Kyle Cannon as a part of Debono's improv name?â&#x20AC;? I was soon informed settled in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This better be funny,â&#x20AC;? I mum- act Monday night at The Courtyard in the Illini Union. that it is an homage to French bled under my breath. philosopher, Dr. Edward DeTen minutes later I was in tears, strugBono. Dr. DeBono is world gling to catch my breath between alternating fits of laughter and renowned as the father of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lateral Thinking,â&#x20AC;? a term he coined coughing. This was some serious hilarity. I watched, eagerly try- in 1967. Lateral thought, as Mike explained to me, is a way of ing to keep up with the fast-paced performance, as the members approaching ideas and creativity â&#x20AC;&#x153;tangentially,â&#x20AC;? in other words of Spicy Clamato ran about the stage shouting and flailing their â&#x20AC;&#x153;connotation versus denotation.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Normally we tend to think arms. It was truly incredible to witness the way in which their in very linear progressions, A to B and B to C,â&#x20AC;? explained Kyle. subject matter shifted and morphed seamlessly. One minute they However, with lateral thought, one learns to move around this would be acting out a scene involving greek gods, Aries (whose way of thinking, bypassing A to B, and landing in a whole other armpit hair was responsible for the formation of the Amazon alphabet altogether. Essentially, this is the philosophy behind all Rainforest) and Zeus (a self-proclaimed â&#x20AC;&#x153;swingerâ&#x20AC;?); a moment long-form improvisational comedy. Hence the DeBono credo later they were rotating between depictions of a bread-o-phile â&#x20AC;&#x153;A rich lather of lateral thought.â&#x20AC;? filming wheat on white pornography and a Dorito-obsessed What is Improv comedy? Well, this would have been my next man trying to build a â&#x20AC;&#x153;chip in a bottle.â&#x20AC;? That was only the first question but the crew was way ahead of me.They explained it to hour of the show. me like this â&#x20AC;Ś The second half of the performance was carried out by members of other campus improv troupe, DeBono. Their set THE STATUTES OF IMPROV COMEDY proved to be equally, if not more, humorous. Personally, my â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, and â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? (Basically this means agree with everyfavorite part of the show was a sketch in which, emulating the thing you are told on strage and then elaborate on it.) vocal stylings of regional amusement park spokesman, â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Give gifts.â&#x20AC;? (This refers to any creative ingredients you The Indiana Beach Crow, one of the DeBoners claimed to be can add to the mix.) dying of lung cancer from excessive cigar smoke. Some other â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deny.â&#x20AC;? (Self-explanatory.) highlights included: George Carlin and Bill and Ted do â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t try to be funny.â&#x20AC;? (Keep it real.)

Shakespeare in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;most excellent fashion,â&#x20AC;? a female American â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Support, support, support.â&#x20AC;?

Gladiator who ate Charlie Brown, assless chaps that magically appear when you cross the border into Urbana, and a mind-bogZev stressed the support theme with this statement,â&#x20AC;&#x153;DeBono gling six degrees of Kevin Bacon (or was it Pauly Shore?). will give you more support than a jock strap.â&#x20AC;? Although he was All in all, it was some top notch merriment. joking, he meant it. One of the most interesting things I noticed After the show, I caught up with one of the members of Spicy during the show was the way in which the performers would Clamato, John â&#x20AC;&#x153;T-Boxâ&#x20AC;?Thibodeaux (who is also the newest mem- consistently save one another from falling flat on stage. ber of DeBono), and asked for an interview. He, as well as the rest It seemed whenever there was a lull in the humor, someone of the DeBono cast, agreed, but under one condition: that it be would step into the spotlight and pick up the slack.

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If Mike Jones is your idea of a good time in the world of hip-hop, then just stop reading now. It is highly unlikely that anyone down with Colossus will mind. Charlie Tate, a six feet eight inch British man, is the bloke behind Colossus.And instead of just name checking influences like Roy Ayers and Gil Scott Heron, Tate, now living and producing in Oakland, carries the spirit of these soul legends completely forward into the hip-hop world. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect crunk.

There exists no chopped and screwed. The only thing youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find on Colossusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; new album, West Oaktown, is soul, funk and jazz fused together in a delicious beat stew. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You A Grown Man Nowâ&#x20AC;? featuring UK MC Roots Manuva shows Colossusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; complete grasp of compliments.

The thick, twangy upright bass sounds provide the perfect bed for Manuvaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staccato; a gruff but inviting flow to float over. While other guests like Capitol A, Delphi and Regi B are all talented MCs in their own right, when Manuvaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice appears, he takes Colossusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; beats to another world-a warm, happy, head-bobbing, mind-relaxing world.

Lyrically, the rhymes are standard â&#x20AC;&#x153;intelligent hip-hopâ&#x20AC;? affairs, bemoaning the commercial success of fake MCs and other typical topics. Yet, the beats themselves sound so fresh by sounding so dated that the rhymes take a seat way in the back.

Included with the album is a bonus remix disc that adds more punch to the tracks and allows Colossus to show off a different style of production.These beats are more in line with the Jurassic 5 and People Under The Stairs type beats. While the original album would be the perfect backdrop for a chilled dinner party, the remix album is what needs to be dropped when all the liquor starts kicking in. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect any of West Oaktown to make major waves in the mainstream, but any discerning hip-hop fan, DJ, or aficionado of music will want to add this album to their collection when it drops on Oct. 11.

Is this the hip-hop album of the year? Kanye still has that title locked down as of yet. West Oaktown is still an album of the highest quality, and one that actually may stand the test of time better than most hip-hop releases getting all the accolades these days.

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Another key element of this fly-by-the-seat-of -your-pants operation is that they refuse to rely on vulgar â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blue Humor.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of comedy relies on a safety-net of raunchiness,â&#x20AC;? explained veteran Madgiak, â&#x20AC;&#x153;long-form improv is scene based, situational. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rely on what is said.â&#x20AC;? Of course, if you ask Becky and Moureen, life offstage with the men of DeBono has its share of sophomoric moments (i.e. fart and sex jokes). Both women agreed that as rookies to the DeBono project, it was intimidating to walk into a room full of â&#x20AC;&#x153;boys telling dirty jokes.â&#x20AC;?

Fart jokes aside, DeBono are a classy bunch of guys and gals.

Not to mention, they are the 2004 Big Ten Improv Champions.

Seriously, they won the national competition held at Purdue University. So, if you are looking to see some first place improvisational comedy next week, check out DeBono and Spicy Clamato at the Courtyard. Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention, ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FREE!!!

DeBono and Spicy Clamato perform every Monday from 8 to 10 p.m. at The Courtyard in the Illini Union. The show is always free and is always accompanied by much joviality and debauchery at Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pub afterwards. For more information check out their Web sites: DeBono at www.uiuc.edu/ro/debono, and Spicy Clamato at www.uiuc.edu/ro/spicy. Oh yeah, and to the guys from DeBono, sorry about the lack of direct quotes in this article. The tape recorder somehow destroyed the interview; it is lost forever. buzz

Jeremy Kanne (sitting) and John Thibodeaux of The Spicy Clamato comedy group act Monday night at the Illini Union courtyard cafe.

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chas connway I grew up in Mahomet and went to high school in Urbana. I started photography as a serious hobby the summer after my freshman year at Macalester College. I quickly steered towards fashion/portrait/candid photography and began asking girls to model for my studio shots. It wasn't until my senior year that I put my first prints up in a coffee shop and later had my first big show around graduation time. Now I'm working at the U of I for a year and have been fortunate to get to show my work at the 6th and Daniel Espresso Royale. Because my field of study was been Physics and Computer Science I've never been as immersed in the art society as I'd like.

That's why getting to show my photography publicly, being part of the artistic community, feels like such an accomplishment.

Who has had the greatest influence on your work?

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You Can Help.

The Champaign chapter of the American Red Cross has set up a special account with Busey Bank for donations to assist with relief operations for Hurricane Katrina.

There are 3 ways to donate: 1. Drop off a donation

at any Busey Bank location. Checks should be made out to"The American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund" so that they will go toward relief efforts.

2. Call 1-800-HELP-NOW 3. Go to www.redcross.org The American Red Cross has established 220 shelters to house 70,000 people and is serving a half million meals per day.

Financial dontaions are encouraged as they can be moved rapidly to the areas that need relief in Katrina's wake.

As soon as I came across the 1960s fashion photographer David Bailey, I was hooked.

He spotlights the subject of the photo by rendering it in soft gray tones while the rest of the frame goes either to harsh white or black. That desire to isolate the subject from the background manifests itself in almost every photograph I take whether it be through focus, light, color, or texture. Bailey's portraits of everyone from celebrities to mobsters seem to capture an intimate moment in time between two people. I am always working towards that ability to make people feel as though they are interacting with and looking at me, not the camera. A picture may be worth a 1000 words, but to fit a 1000 word story into a single picture is tricky.

What is your favorite book/ album?

Shamefully I don't read much, but I do love to listen to music, especially when I'm editing my photos.

Frequently in school I'd finish a shoot at 11 p.m. and then I'd edit all of the pictures and have them online before I went to bed. Doing them all in one big push like that meant most of them would get done while listening to one album. There is a lot of styling that gets done during the editing, so the mood and the music I listen to contribute significantly to the way the images turn out. Some of my favorite artists are Mason Jennings, The Postal Service, Spoon, Fiona Apple, Snow Patrol, Stuart Davis, The Strokes and Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire.

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Now I've brought that show home and put it up at the Espresso Royale. I prefer that to framing them because this way there's no glass or frame to distract you – it's only the print vying for your attention.

Also, it lets me cram in as many prints as I can. I've shot so many different things and I've found that often times people have just a few favorites out of my thousands of photos. I like to put as much of my work up as possible so that I can appeal to the widest audience.

What is your favorite quote?

“Stated simply the camera's ability to depict discriminately permits it to lay bare the flaws and very soul of a person or object. The camera is merely an optical instrument with a non-discriminatory depictive ability. This is a clear-cut difference from, if one thinks about it carefully, the visual perception received through our eyes. Unless one controls the temperament of this excessively depictive tool, it automatically photographs all elements that come into its line of sight, even elements that the photographer does not wish to depict or which should not be depicted.”

“To take a good photo of a man, that is, not to disclose the ugly aspects of the subject, requires, on the part of the photographer, a deep compassion for and understanding of the subject as another human being. In fact, such a seemingly easy task, that of taking a good, beautiful photo, is indeed an incredibly difficult proposition.”

-from the introduction to a book of photos by a Japanese photographer What are you trying to convey with your art?

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Although playing new material, many things remain the same on local band The Living Blue’s third release, Fire, Blood, Water (although the first actually as The Living Blue; their two previous releases have been as The Blackouts). Their success in the surrounding area, fueled in a large part by their charismatic live act, is captured quite well on the release.This latest album is a fair representation of their sound, attitude and energy that accompanies a Living Blue show.

The songs included on the album are much like the group’s 2004 release as the Blackouts, Living in Blue, which includes guitar hooks that are made of equal parts garage psychedelia and blues-influenced rock, with a driving undercurrent of grumbling, rhythmic bass and bombastic drums. The lead vocals likewise defy apt categorization, with a distinctive turn of inflection that alternately sneers at you and makes you grin. Although generally lumped with “garage” bands, The Living Blue’s virtuosity makes this a bit of a misnomer.They deliver memorable

songs with singable lyrics that stick with the listener long after groups which have received much more mainstream attention than this group has so far.

The highlights, although this is a relative term, since there are no real low points on Fire, Blood, Water, of these songs include the friendly, interesting counterpoint which the two complementary guitar parts interweave throughout.This is heard especially on the pulsating “Serrated Friend,” which is more delicate and sensitive on “Greenthumb,” (which also includes an electric organ solo with a Farfisa-like nasal timbre, a delightful foray into other sonic areas not often visited by other similar bands).A crowd favorite from the band’s live show, a powerhouse called “Conquistador,” also translates surprisingly well from stage improvisation to studio release.

And the effervescent-yet-biting sound that plows through the speakers on “Murderous Youth” makes it an instant favorite for anyone who gets excited about music. The tracks on this album remain fresh, powerful, invigorating, and energizing, and it grows neither sour nor stale on repeated listenings. I would highly recommend both the album and the band to anybody, but especially to fans and friends of our local scene, punk and straight-ahead rock. Put simply, The Living Blue’s Fire, Blood, Water rocks in the way bands used to and haven’t in a long time. See this band, buy this album. You will not be sorry that you did.

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Amid Pygmalion Music Festival are two release shows,

with two more around the corner next month. First and foremost is for Fire, Blood, Water (Minty Fresh) by The Living Blue, which has a street date of Oct. 8, but comes out tonight as a pre-release at The Highdive.WCIA will film an interview and the performance to feature in entertainment news next month. Also on the bill are The M’s and The Chemicals. Show time is 9 p.m., and cover is $7.

Then tomorrow, Ambitious Pie Party issues its debut in the beer garden at Mike ‘n Molly’s. All I’ve Learned I’ve Pushed Aside has seven songs, long and mostly mellow, with male-female harmonies that fit nicely between nineties locals Nurse Rick and Absinthe Blind. Pulsar47 will open. Show time is 10 p.m., and cover is $5.

On Oct. 14, Terminus Victor and JigGsaw have a dual release show for their long awaited albums. Under Surveillance (Innocent Words), the sophomore effort by Terminus Victor, technically came out this Tuesday.

Zero Generation (Playing-Field Recordings), the JigGsaw debut, has a street date of Jan. 30 next year, yet this show is the first of a two-week tour of the Midwest and East Coast on its behalf. Zero

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Generation is an attempt at an album of objective observational commentary. This show is at Cowboy Monkey, with the double-bass attack of Bear Claw. Show time is 10 p.m. and cover is $4.

In the meantime, on a bill lost in the excitement of Pygmalion Music Festival, JigGsaw headlines next Wednesday at The Canopy Club, with the double bonus of Wasteoid Workforce and Cameo Turret. Wasteoid Workforce is underway with its debut after a summer hiatus. Show time is 9 p.m., and cover is $5.

Parasol presents a free performance by City on Film (Bob Nanna of Braid, and friends) Saturday at 3 p.m. Parasol is located at 303 W. Griggs Street, Urbana, and all stock will be 15 percent off. City on Film then plays again that night at Mike ‘n Molly’s with Owen, Doleful Lions and Adam Schmitt: his first local show since April 23 last year. Show time is 10 p.m., and cover is $7.

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hese days, life seems anything but calm for raucous local garage rockers, The Living Blue. They changed their name (previously The Blackouts), signed to Minty Fresh, received top honors for their music in a national talent contest, had their songs played on MTV and The WB, and shared fame with the likes of The Strokes, Iggy Pop and The New York Dolls.

They also recorded a brand new CD, Fire, Blood, Water, to be released on Oct. 11. But fans and curious observers alike don’t have to wait that long to get a taste of the new music – it will be available at the band’s CD release party Sept. 29 at the Highdive. Singer/guitarist Stephen Ucherek took time out to answer some questions in preparation for the event.

BUZZ: The kind of music you make tends to stir urban, big city images, but you come from the very small Odell, Ill. How did growing up there affect your music and functioning as a band? How were you perceived when starting out?

STEPHEN UCHEREK: I think growing up in small town USA gave us a bit of an edge, so to speak. We’ve always had our roots in skate/punk culture. Joe and Mark turned me on to a lot of early underground music. I remember Joe wearing a Dinosaur Jr. T-shirt in high school, and then hearing “The Lung” for the first time. It caused a change in my life, the way I thought about things.

And mainly it changed how I thought about music. It was the first sort of “culture” I was exposed to — indie rock.

Joe turned me on to the Minutemen as well and all the early West Coast punk, SST records, etc.We took all that influence and added a bit of rock and roll swagger. Early on, we were gettin’ into the Cramps, and Link Wray which eventually had us getting into the psychedelic garage era bands. Bands like the Creation, Wimple Winch, Pretty Things, you know. I think people thought we were wild rock and rollers early on. We were, though. We’d wear all black, skin-tight clothes and play this loud as shit stomp rock with a ton of attitude. We used to play all the Urbana house parties ...

I think people just thought we were crazy, and wild, and unpredictable. That’s OK by me, though.

BUZZ: When and why did you come to Champaign-Urbana? What was the music scene like here when you arrived? How easy or difficult was it to develop a following?

STEPHEN: We moved to Champaign in ’98 ... Mark was in the art school at the U of I, and Joe and I were workin’ and practicing/writing every waking moment. My older brother, Creech, as he is sometimes known around town, was in the band at that time playing bass. Getting a following took time and work. We were a little rough around the edges sometimes, and all that “wild and unpredictable” stuff can tend to make it a little harder.

But people around town have been very supportive. We’ve lived here for seven years now, so it feels like home to us.

BUZZ: You’ve cited some obvious bands—The Kinks, The Animals, The Cramps— as influences, but what about others? Is there anything that we might be surprised to learn has influenced the Living Blue sound?

STEPHEN: Joe is into a lot of 80s new wave, like Human League and Factory Records stuff. We’ve been diggin’ on this German band lately called Can. Our good friend Brandy lives out east, she turns us on to a lot of good Northern Soul stuff. I like a lot of current bands too ... more recently I fell in love with an Aloha album. I’ve been diggin’ a lot of the stuff coming out of the West Coast. Lots of psych guitar rock ... Warlocks, Gris Gris ... and Dead Meadow on the East Coast. It’s a pretty

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exciting time for indie rock. There are so many bands, it’s great. Everyone is out there getting in the nitty gritty, getting our hands dirty.

Buzz: Tell us about some of the songs on Fire, Blood, Water.

Any band favorites?

STEPHEN: I love “Murderous Youth”... the fuzz lead in “State of Affairs” is off the hook. “Greenthumb” makes me smile.

“One Beat” makes me dance. “Secrets” scares me.“Conquistador” takes me to far away places. We love playin’ the songs live.

BUZZ: The CD manages to continue the garage rock crunch that you’ve come to be known for, but also mixes things up a bit, with songs such as “Tell Me Leza,” which has power-pop leanings, and “Greenthumb,” which showcases some vintage psychedelia. Does this come naturally or do you write with the intention of stretching your sound?

STEPHEN: Joe and I write the songs, so I think any mixing up of things is due to us evolving and growing as songwriters. “Tell Me Leza” had been in my head for awhile. I love the feel of that song.

“Greenthumb” is one of Joe’s – it’s a melancholy song.We wrote it initially on piano and guitar. Erin (Fein) of Headlights plays the organ and piano on that song. She really gave it a certain charm.

We got this ’67 Vox Jaguar organ in Rantoul for $100! We knew it had to make an appearance on “Greenthumb.” It just fit the mood so well. Erin plays with such confidence and feel. I love that song. It’s actually about Joe’s family and what they’ve been through in the past five or so years.We are constantly learning and growing as musicians, friends and band mates. I feel like this is just the beginning.

BUZZ: How does the songwriting process generally work within the band?

STEPHEN: Joe and I get together and blend our ideas, and then we bring that to the rhythm section and take it from there.

Schroder is a rhythm machine, he plays with this jumpy energy, but hits the skins like Bonham as well. He’s got a lot of style in his playing, which I think is important for a “rock drummer” to have.Andrew is the finest bass player we’ve had as of yet, so we’re very happy with how things are working. Andrew is a hard worker on top of that.

BUZZ: What’s it like working with Adam Schmitt? What kind of effect has he had on your sound?

STEPHEN: Adam has taught us so much about production, engineering, etc. But also as a person, he’s the sweetest man in the world. He’s a hard worker, and in this business people usually tend to only “work hard” if there is a nice paycheck involved. Adam does it for the love. I think we’ll work with him for quite a while, it just seems to click. And we’ve become good friends over these years, as well.

BUZZ: Since being signed to Minty Fresh, have your experiences as a band, in both recording and touring, changed? How so?

STEPHEN: Well, we got to do this record at a nicer studio.

We recorded at Gravity Studios in Chicago. They have this old Neve console, lots of great gear. We did the whole record to tape, which is essential for a guitar band. That made a huge difference. Signing with Minty Fresh really boosted our confidence in ourselves.

Not having much of the industry around C-U made us branch out to the big cities, and do things like the Little Steven’s Battle of the Bands thing, which turned out being very good for us. I never thought we’d end up on MTV though, which is great. It’s opened a ton of doors, we’re grateful for that and feel it is our duty to continue on in that realm. Minty Fresh signed us without all of the usual major label stuff. Looking back, we had no idea how “getting signed” or “shopping your record” or all that stuff worked.

Maybe we were naive, but we always believed if we worked hard, and made music that was honest and passionate that everything else would just fall in place. I think Minty Fresh liked that about us. I think people have this misconception about being in a band. There is nothing glamorous about being in a ’79 Ford van in 95 degree swamp weather, stuck in traffic on the lower east side with a killer hangover and nothing but an orange to re-hydrate my shriveled body. But we’d have it no other way!

BUZZ: Your songs have been featured on WB and MTV shows, and you’ve also performed on MTV2. How has this kind of exposure affected you? Have you noticed an increase in recognition?

STEPHEN: Yeah, people know who we are from all over the country and in Europe. Not a lot of people ... yet. But I have gotten e-mails from kids in Germany and stuff that have heard about us from that exposure. Now, with a real record label behind us we can actually get our stuff out to those people.

BUZZ: Where do you hope Fire, Blood, Water takes the band? What can we expect in the future?

STEPHEN: Well, I know it’s gonna take us on a lot of touring.

We’re headed out to the West Coast in October and then back to the East Coast before the end of the year. Having a record out nationally means national tours, and we are really stoked to get out and support this record. The songs have stayed fresh throughout these past few months.They get better every night we play them. Joe and I have been writing/recording new stuff in our down time as well. We all feel really good about this record, in a lot of ways. So yeah, you can expect us to be touring and making albums and stirring up trouble for the next decade ... at least.buzz

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The stories presented in this play give audiParkland College Theater Randi Jennifer Collins Hard says that the actors “shouldn’t seem like actors ences an inside perspective on capital punishment. and performers. They should seem like real Production dramaturg Rachael Dietkus, who has people … You want to feel like you’re having a been an anti-death penalty activist for the past conversation [with them].” For instance, actor Julie decade, states that because “Illinois was one of the Bedwell playing the exonerated Sunny Jacobs, has first states to issue a moratorium on the death one of several touching monologues about her penalty,” The United States has all its eyes on husband Jesse who was wrongfully put on death Illinois to see what they will do next. Don’t miss row and did not survive that made me empathize the opportunity to see this well-performed and riveting production. Not only will you be enterwith her story and admire her survival.

However, this play isn’t all tears and frustration. tained; you will walk away moved.

Aaron Ammons and Kali Boyden who play the exonerated Robert Earl Hayes and his wife The play opened Sept. 28th and will be performed Georgia lighten the mood with their outspoken this weekend, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at 8 p.m., next personalities and great on-stage chemistry. Also, weekend, Oct. 6, 7, and 8 at 8 p.m., and Oct. 9 at Minor W. Jackson III who plays Delbert acts as 3 p.m.You can purchase tickets at the door and tickoverseer of all the stories and maintains a cool and ets are half price on Thursday Oct. 6. positive outlook on his survival. So even though PHOTO • AUSTIN HAPPEL

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“I need out. I’m unfit. I think I’ve lost my faith,Tom.” – Father Damien Karras from The Exorcist (1971)

“Some people think the crucifixition only took place on Calvary.”– Father Barry in On the Waterfront

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he Catholic Church is the single largest Christian denomination in the United States. From New York to Los Angeles, the Church is involved in both social and economic areas. Catholicism is even a popular subject on the silver screen. However, in recent times, the Church has become something more, something sinister on screen.

Despite a recent shift towards tolerance, Catholicism has been left in the dust of progress. The Roman Catholic Church is now one of the largest villains in the film industry, becoming perhaps the last acceptable prejudice for Hollywood. Early films like On the Waterfront and The Bells of St Mary’s show the Church as a place of healing and helping, a far cry from the recent Luther or the fight surrounding Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ. At the end of the day, films that unfairly criticize or incorrectly portray the Catholic belief structure are as damaging as blackface or anti-Semitism.

“Maybe when we leave this country young kids like you will be able to grow up and live safe.” – Wyatt Earp in My Darling Clementine (1948) The shift in the portrayal of Catholicism is as interesting as the current portrayal of the Church. In the pre-Motion Picture Association of America-period, when the Hays Code was in place, there was a level of respect present for religion. In Part 1 of Section VII, the Code reads “No film or episode may throw ridicule on any religious faith.”This was followed strictly as many studios did not want their films labeled “Banned by the Catholic Church.” More importantly, the code was simply a respectful acknowledgement of the nation’s cultures. Some of the most famous movies that dealt specifically with the Catholic Church were Going My Way (1944), The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945), and On The Waterfront (1954). These films focused on the Church, specifically the priests, as the heroes of the working class. John Ford, the legendary director and a Catholic

himself, enjoyed great success during this time period with My Darling Clementine and The Grapes of Wrath (1940).

One of the most famous images of these early films is in On the Waterfront. Father Barry, played by Karl Malden, is standing on a cargo ship preaching to the dock men saying “if you think Christ isn’t on the waterfront with you, you’ve got another thing coming!”

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“Leave it to the Catholics to destroy existence.”

– The Muse from Dogma (1999) In the past ten years, Catholicism has become the ultimate manifestation of evil. In the eyes of filmmakers, the Church has become a house of oppression and hypocrisy. In 1994, Antonia Bird’s film Priest dealt with the issue of celibacy and tradition when it comes in conflict with what is right. Unfortunately, the film spirals into an unfairly vigorous attack on the Church’s stance on homosexuality. Other films like Sleepers (1996) and Diabolique (1996) also deal with the Church stereotypes and present serious allegations of sin in the face of social problems.

Later in the 1990’s, there were a streak of horror movies that centered on the Catholic Church and its drastic desires to suppress any insurrection. Stigmata (1999) and End of Days (1999) were the most public of these films. Stigmata even goes so far as to show a cardinal attempting to murder a young girl to keep secret the “truth about Christ.”

n March of this year, after polishing off my second beer while waiting for a table in an annoyingly trendy San Diego sushi spot, I found myself in need of the little girl’s room. I approached the stylishly underweight pretty-boy who was reveling in his power as host. “Um. Hi. Where’s the pisser?” I asked him. He looked at me completely revolted – as if I had asked him to kiss a girl. After a beat, he recovered, “You mean, the restroom?”

For a moment I let the comment make me feel like a crass idiot, but I let it go – I had been playing around, and he didn’t want to play. Here was just another example of how many of my Californian peers didn’t seem to “get me,” or more specifically, my Midwestern-ness.

This sort of thing happened to me with surprising frequency in California. My joking with bartenders reaped blank stares; even trying to be friendly with the pierced gentleman making my gourmet sandwich seemed like some sort of burden in his goudafilled day. Eventually, I stumbled upon a strange formula that held true more often than not-the amount of “fun” people were willing to have with strangers seemed inversely proportional to the amount of money, time and effort they put into their hairstyle.

Thus, at the beginning of this summer, I returned gleeful to a region of the country where is it almost impossible to find a haircut over $30 and a $12 clip is still in the realm of possibility.

Having lived in this town for more than a few weeks at a time since the age of 18, I currently find myself enamored with the dearth of cool that accompanies living somewhere that people in

Even Catholic directors somewhat jumped on the bandwagon. Kevin Smith’s film Dogma provided a certain comedic insight to the Catholic Church, but in the end, was viewed as intensely anti-Catholic because of lines of dialogue like “I think God is Dead … the sign of a true Catholic.” In recent years, moviegoers have been subjected to the most theologically unsound films that any monkey with a typewriter could come up with.

All one needs to do is view Lost Souls (2000), Evelyn (2002), Luther (2003), or The Exorcist:The Beginning (2004) for proof.

HOL LYWOOD? to make the movies they wanted to make, and to allow the audiences to know what type of movie they were about to see. These films in the early days of the MPAA that dealt with Catholicism explored areas of the Catholic faith that many considered to be taboo; however, there was a certain level of respect still being paid towards the Church. At times, there were some scenes that made some people question the point of its inclusion, but realistically, the scenes were like a teenager pushing the envelope with his parents, seeing exactly how far he could go. The filmmakers who were creating these films often times grew up in Catholic neighborhoods or were raised Catholic themselves.The major films of this time still sparkle in the eyes of film fans and critics not only because of their function in the evolution of film, but also in their confrontation with very sensitive issues. Rosemary’s Baby (1968), the first of these films, deals with the loss of faith of a person who was raised in the Church.

In 1971,William Friedken’s The Exorcist became the first major film to deal with the struggle of faith that some priests deal with throughout their lives. Even Catholic directors like Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola dealt with the Catholic Church in a social setting. In The Godfather, one of the most famous scenes is a juxtaposition of a Baptism and a series of murders of the rival gang leaders. Although the scene does not explicitly say anything, there is a hint that a certain evil is hiding within the Church.

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The obvious question is why. Why do filmmakers and Hollywood continually put out films that are so factually devoid of theological basis or even good taste? Is it because the outrage will generate publicity? Is that why studio executives and religious leaders made such a stink about Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ? Grossing $370 million after such a huge uproar is a pretty impressive turnabout.

Realistically though, the Roman Catholic Church is such a large organization, both socially and politically, that it’s an easy target for filmmakers and writers to attack. More so, it’s safe. Films that attack the Catholic Church will be picketed and boycotted and that is a definitive element of free advertising. The unfortunate aspect of the film making business is that when something is easy and free, it’s going to be done, regardless of what a good conscience would have to say. buzz

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However, I have faith in power of the unhipness of this town.

If these establishments survive in the long run, then we, the masses of the normal, will have made them our own.

Even before this new clump of neon, there were already bars and restaurants in C-U outfitted with “cooler-than-thou” décor, slim, pouty waitresses and drink menus encouraging all kinds of over-priced ridiculousness in a martini glass. In my mind, such establishments are saved by the fact that, by virtue of being here, they are patronized by the lovely, grounded people who live in Central Illinois. Bestow upon us the trappings associated with the frowning, couture crowds of Los Angeles and New York City, and we will show up, friendly, underdressed, and unintimidated – and we will ask for a beer. My hope is that although I find these new locations off-putting, this won’t be the case for long, because they will soon live and breathe with a big-hearted clientele, people raised understanding that it is simply not nice to try and put others off.

On mornings when I’m feeling ambitious, I take a jog through the path in Meadowbrook Park in Urbana, past the fabulous rear end of the “Marker” statute as she gazes out over the line of the horizon. I run surrounded by everything I love about calling this place home. The prairie is lovely, delicate and beautiful, not because it astounds or awes, but because it is consistent, complex and human-scale. And the Midwesterners themselves, my people, they are gorgeous, not because their hair is photo-shoot ready. They are beautiful because when I pass, they say “good morning,” smile, and mean it. That sort of openness is something that typifies the heartland; there is nothing less cool and nothing more lovely.

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other parts of the country may think of as forgettable. I adore the gorgeous social levelness that accompanies life the in flatlands.

There’s no kidding yourself or other people in the Midwest about who you really are. Realistically, there’s no “big time” to break into, no significant power or wealth to get giddy over, and no one so above any of us that we don’t find ourselves waiting behind them in the checkout line while they pay for cat food.

I think that if appearances were really important to you, living in C-U would present a special kind of challenge. You would wince with every address label applied to every envelope, worrying that your coastal friends might snicker. If you tried to go out to the most exclusive restaurant in town you could think of, you’d probably run into your dentist and a girl you know from the gym.

If you wanted to find something really great to wear, you might find yourself off-task in Market Place, enjoying the free teriyaki chicken samples being given away in the food court. There is nowhere to hide in this town, and no valid way to set oneself above other people.

But if human-scale reality and the perfection of uncontrived details are what you value, how could you do better? Here, the woman tending bar hollers a “thanks” towards the door as you leave.The 12-year-old playing fiddle at the Farmer’s Market takes requests.The front man from a big local band checks your ID and sends you on in.

My love for the atmosphere of social permeability is why I am mildly uncomfortable with the appearance of contrived coolness creeping up Neil Street. I know business is a good thing, yet, in downtown Champaign, the recent appearance of velvet ropes and the rumored impending valet parking strikes me as pretentious, silly and out of contact with what this community is about.

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Pat Herbert, a 44year-old Rantoul native, along with a childhood friend, recently purchased the storefront at 608 Green Street and opened Bar Giuliani. The Campustown cafe formerly known as Green St. Coffeehouseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a warm home for scholars and slackers alikeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;promises to meet and exceed patronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expectations.

How long have you been in the C-U area?

I grew up in Rantoul, when the drinking age in Illinois was still 19. John Giuliani, my friend, business partner and the namesake for the shop and I used to spend a lot of time on Green Street when we were in high school. I did live in Myrtle Beach, SC., for about 11 years and worked in the restaurant industry there.

How did you end up in this location?

John and I had been talking about starting a business for about five or six years. We even researched opening a Ben and Jerryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s franchise.

One day, John was scouring the newspaper for businesses for sale and found this place, although it was nondescript in the ad. John is somewhat of a coffee aficionado, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always enjoyed my fair share of coffee.The feel of the store was something we really liked.

Are there other locations?

Green St. Coffeehouse had another location on Purdueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus called The Village.

We purchased it as part of the deal but decided to focus on this location first. We have also looked into locations on the Southwest side of Champaign. So far, we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t found anything we really like.

Which came to Campus town first, Starbucks or Bar Giuliani?

We did! We took over in November 2004 and began remodeling over Thanksgiving Break. We put in hardwood floors, repainted, and found an excellent espresso machine. We traveled to Seattle to pick one out. In addition, we added gelato equipment.

What does Bar Giuliani have to offer that would encourage students to choose it over the other cafes?

John and I are passionate about having the best quality coffee we can possibly buy. We use a specialty roaster in Chicago, and none of our coffee is ever more than a week old. Not only

is the coffee fresh, but we have pastries delivered fresh daily and make our gelato from natural ingredients in house. The gelato is never more than 10 days old, very fresh by ice cream standards. One of the things we noticed when we took over Green St. Coffeehouse was a lot of older coffee on the premises. Our focus is always on the quality of the products.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your specialty?

We are unique in our equal focus to both gelato and espresso. Gelato is Italian ice cream, with half the butter fat content of American ice cream and less air. It has more intense flavors.

There are gelato places that sell coffee and coffee places that sell gelato, but we focus on both. Our inspiration was a small coffee shop in the Red Line district of Chicago near Loyola University. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a really cool place. Additionally, John is Italian and tries to visit Italy yearly. In Italy, you can end up eating gelato four times a day.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your favorite item on the menu?

I especially love our house blend.

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Ethiopian and Sumatran blend called Mocha Java. The taste is smooth and bold. We brew Mocha Java daily, along with a second bold coffee and a Fair Trade coffee that rotates weekly.

Green St. CafĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ambiance drew customers; have you retained any of the same employees?

We kept every one of them. They are all students at the U of I or recent graduates.The baristas are great.

At first, they were nervous that we would change everything all at once. However, they were very receptive and became committed to the brewing best cup of coffee possible. Five or six seniors graduated, and we made sure to hire equally outgoing and friendly students. Otherwise, customers wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come back as much as you would want them to.

Describe the atmosphere of Bar Guiliani: should I bring a book, my presentation group, all my friends, the cute boy/girl from class . . .

We wanted to create a cozy, eclectic atmosphere. There are nooks with sofas and reading chairs as well as wi-fi access. We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want Starbucks leather; in fact, I found some great pieces of furniture at yard sales that provide character to the space.The color palate is soothing. The baristas choose all the music; classical in the morning and their individual tastes after noon. Our main goal is to provide a relaxed atmosphere, where no oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind will have to compete with blasting music.

Are there any specials?

We have daily specials. People like their routines, so we keep them consistent. We also pay attention to seasonal changes and make menu changes, such as cider lattes for the autumn.

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What is the most important thing for people to know about Bar Giuliani?

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They should know that when they come here that they can expect the freshest products, no matter what they chooseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;coffee, smoothies or pastries.

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What are some of your plans for making Bar Giuliani a lasting C-U coffee shop?

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92.4% of U of I students think people risk harming themselves by having five or more drinks in one sitting.

Based on a representative sample of students surveyed at the University of Illinois in February 2004. (1 drink = 12oz beer = 4-5oz wine = 1oz shot)

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We would love to eventually do in house roasting and have some savory items like panninis and salads. We found a deal for a credit card machine and now except Visa and Mastercard. We just started selling our coffee beans whole or ground, by the pound or quarter pound, depending on our customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; personal needs. The credit card machine also gives us the versatility to have gift cards. We hope to start a gift card program sometime around Thanksgiving.

Bar Giulianiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hours: Monday-Friday 7 a.m.midnight, Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m.-midnight.

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Tim Burtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Corpse Bride is the visionary

directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second foray into the world of stopmotion animation. With enhanced computer effects and a cadre of veteran actors providing the charactersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; voices, Burtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tale of love and death seems far removed from his classic Nightmare Before Christmas.

Though the stories are decidedly different, the style canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be concealed. Minus legendary animator, Henry Selick, Burtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stamp remains all over Corpse Bride. In his inimitable style, the characters are misshapen and grossly distorted.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re comical caricatures mocking the European aristocracy. And, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the gothic architecture that seems ripped right from an Edgar Allen Poe short story. The drab colors and dreary atmosphere enhance Burtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fascination with nightmarish worlds populated with sympathetic characters.

If compassionate outcasts are Burtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thing, then Johnny Depp seems to be his icon.

In both Sleepy Hollow and Edward Scissorhands, Depp portrays this isolated persona with a simplistic, bumbling awkwardness that prods the soft spot in our hearts and leaves us a little teary-eyed. Victor Van Dort is no exception.

It is his timid behavior that sparks the supernatural chain of events in Corpse Bride.

Victor comes from â&#x20AC;&#x153;new money.â&#x20AC;? His father (Paul Whitehouse) made a fortune as a fish merchant and his mother (Tracey Ullman) is eager to indulge in the fruits of their newfound prosperity. Keeping with tradition, they arrange for their son to marry another local girl,Victoria Everglot (Emily Watson).

Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother (Joanna Lumley) and father (Albert Finney) are less than enthused with the cockney Van Dorts and dislike

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The FBI has released a string of files documenting celebrities they once suspected of being communist. Included in the list are John Lennon, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, Louis Armstrong, Albert Einstein, Lucille Ball and Liberace. Blonde bombshell Monroe got blacklisted after applying for a visa to Russia, after which she was tracked to a communist group meeting in Mexico organized by Sinatra. The crooner was targeted after apparently attending sex parties with President John F. Kennedy (yet the President,

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their daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future husband. Despite the presence of potential suitor Barkis Bitter n (Richard E. Grant), the marriage continues as planned until the clumsy Victor is unable to complete the rehearsal and flees to the woods in utter embarrassment.

Tortured by his anxiety and pre-marital cold feet, Victor practices his vows and, in the final confirmation of the ritual, places the ring on a twig. Or so he thinks. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;twigâ&#x20AC;? is actually the decaying finger of the Corpse Bride (Helena Bonham-Carter), who promptly comes to life to claim her new husband and takes him into the underworld.

CORPSE BRIDE â&#x20AC;˘ JOHNNY DEPP & HELENA BONHAM CARTER (VOICES) Perhaps itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a commentary on society or merely that the dead in because the scene needed a musical number.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a flighty, whimsical feel to Corpse have more fun than the living, but Burton revels in turning morbid subject matter into Bride despite the dark story. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really a tragic something vivacious and heart-warming. romance and the titular corpse bride is the sadIronically enough, the world of the living dest character of all. On the fateful night she seems deader than the underworld. People walk was destined to meet her true love, she was around in erect monotony, turning their noses murdered and left in the woods. Now deceased, up at one another in a haughty display of bore- she awaits the arrival of her one true love to dom. On the other hand, the underworld is ease her soul into rest. Of course, the death is truly alive with skeletons and ghouls singing downplayed with tongue-in-cheek comedy, typical of Burtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s previous work. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not forand dancing in droves.

In Nightmare Before Christmas, it was composer get, this is still a family film.

The imagery, score and animation are all and frequent Burton collaborator Danny Elfman who supplied the haunting score as well as the pitch perfect, but they remain secondary qualities catchy tunes. In addition to writing the lyrics, the to the story. Even with a Hollywood heavy like versatile songwriter also performed them under Depp providing a voice, he is still overshadowed the guise of Halloweentownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hero, Jack by the wondrous world Burton has created.This Skellington. He returns to the spooky milieu of is no cartoon either. Corpse Bride is an emotionCorpse Bride with another wonderful score, al tale of longing, suffering, life and death that deeply immersed in romance and sadness, but the makes the story worth telling. Not only does songs falter.Whereas before they exemplified the the film rise to the occasion, it also makes us characters and story now they seem to be thrown appreciate love and certainly life.

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indulging in the same activities and romantically linked to Monroe, was never a suspect).

Finally Lennon was added when agents deduced he had planned to disrupt the Republican National Convention in 1973, but struck him off the list because his drug habits rendered him incapable of being a revolutionary. I wish Shades of Gray could make this sh*t up, but it's actually true.

Supposed gentleman and knight Sir Anthony Hopkins has admitted he was once so hooked on alcohol that he suffered hallucinations. The Oscar-winning sheep-shagger (he's Welsh so it's OK) has now been clean for 30 years, prior to which he would drink Mexican spirit tequila like a fish. Not that fish drink tequila, but you get the drift. The side effects were like "a prolonged acid trip: I saw things and had peculiar quasi-religious experi-

ences", reminisces the International Velvet thesp. "I thought I was John The Baptist, and I would talk to the sea at Malibu and the sea would talk back to me. It was weird."

Taking the "sex sells" mantra a little too far, The Things About My Folks is using an unconventional method to market itself: apparently it features the first ever nude scene from 78-year-old Peter Falk. "I am not totally nude", explains the septuagenarian, "I'm wearing talcum powder". Co-star and writer Paul Reiser elaborates: "Peter basically is playing my father. My father used to use more talcum powder than you could ever imagine â&#x20AC;Ś He's come out of the shower and the floor around the whole house would be like a scene from Scar face." And there you have the link between a mound of cocaine and Columbo's penis.

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plane, and the seat she was sitting in appears unoccupied in the flight manifest.

Flightplan’s greatest strength is the suspense it creates with this dilemma.There is no way for the audience to know if Julia is simply a figment of Kyle’s imagination. Perhaps she is suffering severe anxiety from the death of her husband. Or, on the flip side, perhaps she is the target of a massive conspiracy. Like any good thriller, Flightplan keeps the audience guessing from start to finish. What was that look the flight attendants shared? Why does the captain refuse to search the lower level of the plane?

And on, and on ...

Flightplan takes full advantage of post 9/11 fears and uses them to create an atmosphere that encompasses everything the nation has gone through. In one scene, Kyle begins to accuse an Arab of taking her daughter. Other passengers agree with her – he must be guilty.

Ultimately, though, the film does its part to reject such stereotypes.

The film’s resolution is frustratingly weak, but it’s more due to the fact that it was just disappointing to see the suspense be released. No conclusion really could have been all that satisfying. But, for 80 of the 93 minutes that Flightplan has the audience in it’s grip, it’s a remarkably effective thriller.

40,000 feet in the air? With nowhere to run to (baby) and nowhere to hide, the helpless claustrophobia is simply terrifying. Films have often exploited this seemingly simple premise.

Whether it be a gremlin on the wing, à la The Twilight Zone, or the more recent Red Eye, about an assassin who holds a passenger hostage to his demands, airplanes add a world of horror and thrills to the movies. Flightplan is no exception.

The film opens in Berlin, where Kyle Pratt (Jodie Foster), a propulsion engineer with an intimate knowledge of plane design and technology, has just lost her husband.

The circumstances of his death are unclear, but he either fell, jumped, or was pushed off of the roof of their building.

Now Kyle, with her 6-year-old daughter Julia (Marlene Lawston), are flying to the United States, with the coffin, on the largest airplane ever built. In fact, Kyle helped design the engines for this particular jet. Coincidence? Maybe.

Giving away too much information about this storyline would be tragic.

Kyle and Julia get on the plane first, take their seats and fall promptly asleep. When Kyle wakes up, Julia is gone, her backpack is no longer in the overhead bin and nobody has seen her. Frantic, Kyle alerts the crew and captures the attention of the on-board air marshal, Carson (Peter Sarsgaard). Not only has nobody seen young Julia, but evidence seems to indicate that she doesn’t even exist.The captain (Sean Bean) informs Kyle that there is no record of Julia ever having been on the FLIGHTPLAN • JODIE FOSTER & MARLENE LAWSTON

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Laura Linney & Tom Wilkinson The Exorcism of Emily Rose fails on several levels. For starters, it can’t decide which genre it belongs in: courtroom drama or horror. For a true story, the characters are surprisingly empty and one-dimensional. With such intense subject matter, the audience comes in expecting a lot, but is left with the worst rendition of a true story since What’s Love Got to Do With It? (Prikazsky) THE ARISTOCRATS

George Carlin & Pen Jillette The Aristocrats is a smart, funny look into the world of stand-up comics and the joke that has been immortalized. The film literally is a “one-joke” feature, recycling the same joke over and over. By the end, the joke is a bit played and everyone in the theatre needs a breath of fresh air. The Aristocrats is a film whose flaws can easily be forgiven thanks to the hilarious subject matter and wonderful ensemble cast of comedians who make being funny look so simple. (David Just)

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Steve Carell & Catherine Keener The 40-Year-Old Virgin manages to stay away nicely from being a one-joke feature, as so many other comedies often are.Ultimately, it delivers something that everyone can appreciate and enjoy, virgins or not. The movie teaches us that there can be no progress without risk, and that trying and trying again, is the only way to succeed.

Cheesy? Maybe. But it’s just so funny. (Just)

Bill Murray & Julie Delpy Broken Flowers won the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, which it justly deserved. A film that relies solely on story and its characters is always a cause for celebration. Even though the mundane atmosphere bogs down the unique film, the substance outweighs its style.

Instead of churning out another remake or bland comic book adaptation, Jim Jarmusch has crafted a wonderfully heartfelt misadventure. (Paul Prikazsky)

Matt Damon & Heath Ledger After a lengthy hiatus, visionary director Terry Gilliam makes his triumphant return with The Brothers Grimm, an uneven though inspired fairy tale. If nothing else, it is a visual feast likely to keep the audience fully satiated.

Unfortunately, this film suffers where so many do: story.

The plot is paper thin and lacks the pure excitement a movie of this caliber should have. It seems too simple and the events unravel too quickly. (Prikazsky) THE CONSTANT GARDENER

Ralph Fiennes & Rachel Weisz The Constant Gardener is an ambitious attempt to combine not only a terrific stor y but also a purpose. At a little over two hours in length, the movie balances between its wonder ful tale about the strength of love and its commentar y on modern politics and current events. It is one of the rare releases ever y year that demands to be seen. This is a movie that is not only

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Mark Wahlberg & Terrence Howard Four Brothers works as a violent crime drama, but doesn’t effectively capture the characters. It would have been nice to see more dealing with the racial context of their relationship. It’s hard to give the film too much credit, because the plot is so outrageous. Avenging your dear old mother sounds well and good, but I have a feeling she’d be the first one to disapprove. (Just) JUST LIKE HEAVEN

Reese Witherspoon & Mark Ruffalo After two highly successful films in the past two years, director Mark Waters (Freaky Friday, Mean Girls) caps off this summer with his newest film Just Like Heaven, a movie that, while more mature than its predecessors, end up to be nothing more than the typical romantic comedy. It’s probably not worth seeing more than once and will soon be forgotten. (Alice Huddleston) LORD OF WAR

Nicolas Cage & Jared Leto Some of the most frightening horror films are so effective because they are grounded in reality. When you realize this could really happen, you’re more likely to sleep with a nightlight on. Films like Rosemary’s Baby, The Omen and The Exorcist (to a certain extent) are stories real enough to make you believe. Skeleton Key isn’t quite in that tier yet, but it sure comes close. (Prikazsky)

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Urbana, however, offers an event with the perfect combination of food and drink to provide warmth and comfort as fall kicks off: chili and beer.

The Fourth Annual International Beer Tasting and Chili Cook-off is taking place Saturday, Oct. 1, from 3 to 8 p.m. at the corner of Main Street and Broadway in Urbana.

The event, co-organized by the Urbana Business Association and Jay Goldberg Events and Entertainment, allows local cooks to square off and try to have their recipe named the best chili in Champaign-Urbana. While the chili teams line Broadway, the parking garage on the corner houses the extensive selection of specialty and import brews for sampling.

Over the last four years, the cook-off has grown, resulting in a move from its original location inside Lincoln Square Mall to the mall’s parking lot. The venue at Main and Broadway was first used for the 2004 festivities and was successful in accommodating the crowds. Last year, over 1,500 people passed through the gates to watch nine teams compete in the cook-off and sample the 150 beers that were on hand.

Organizers are hoping for a similar turn out for this year’s event. Eight to 10 chili cooks are expected to toss their chefs’ hats into the ring. Cash prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place winners. A panel of judges armed with a list of chili-criteria will be responsible for doling out these honors as well as an award for the most showmanship. The public will have the chance to cast a ballot for their favorite chili in the people’s choice category.

The competitors in the cook-off vary in their levels of cooking experience. Some teams represent area restaurants and businesses, such as Crane Alley and Canopy Club, who both competed last year, while others are just local residents with a passion for chili.

However, experience with chili is not a prerequisite for the competition. Chris Alwes of St. Joseph, who took home first place in the cook-off ’s second year and was a repeat winner of the people’s choice award, was not a seasoned chili chef when he signed up for the event.

“The first year I competed in the cook-off was the first time I had made chili from scratch,” Alwes admited. This fact did not stop the 15 year restuarant business veteran from whipping up an award winning concoction. Alwes’ key to victory was his combination of the best ingredients from several different chili recipes.

Now working as a chef at the Urbana Golf and Country Club, Alwes said that Chili Cook-off was a fun experience and a good showcase for his culinary skills.The beverages helped.

“I’m also a huge fan of beer,” he added.

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Association promises plenty of variety in the chili submissions this weekend. This year, some teams have opted to ditch the traditional red chili in favor of white or green recipes. Also, tasters can usually find an assortment of different meats included in each of the soups or the lack of it entirely in vegetarian offerings.

Dennis notes that there is room for even more diversity amongst the recipes, recalling an unusual yet tasty entry from last year’s event flavored with Kahlua.

No matter what the cook’s special touch might be, secret ingredients are forbidden at this cook-off; all participants must post a copy of the recipe at their station.

The cooks are not the only ones keeping busy throughout the day. Those in attendance can enjoy the music supplied by WGKC and participate in attractions promising a little something for everyone. Some activities can spring up on a whim such as last year’s chili pepper eating contest. Participation in this event sounds like it would require a certain level of bravery, but Dennis suggested that it had a greater correlation to the individual’s intake of beers. She expects similar games at this year’s cook-off.

As for the beer, the fourth annual tasting is set to offer as much diversity as ever. Samples of over 150 brews from all parts of the globe will be available for those over the age of 21. Among the

varieties to be represented this year are a few with some rather impressive distinctions such as beer from Weihenstephan, the world’s oldest brewery, which has been operating since 1040.

Other specialty and microbrews will also be on hand, including the only exclusively micro-brewed beer in Illinois. Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn the secrets of brewing in seminars on the topic led by the experts on hand.

For those looking for alternatives to just beer and chili, street vendors will be on hand to sell more traditional festival foods.

Admission for the International Beer Tasting and Chili Cookoff is $5. Attendees then purchase 50 cent tickets to exchange for samples of the chili and brews. Organizers of the event suggest arriving early since the chili is only served until supplies run out. Plus, the first 500 people through the gate receive a free souvenir glass.

So, instead of bemoaning the passing of the funnel cake and lemon shake-up season of summer, head out to Urbana this weekend to celebrate the coming of autumn. The recent rains and the inevitable drop in temperatures can be a formidable foes for residents of Central Illinois. The two can drive people into their homes for the new season and create fewer opportunities for residents to gather for a good time. Fortunately, chili and beer seem to have the complete opposite effect. buzz

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michael coulter FIRST THINGS FIRST

I’ll be honest; I have no con-

centration at all right now.

There are hurricanes up the ying yang, dickheads running the country, celebrities I pretend not to care about having babies and getting married, and for some reason I don’t even care. It’s just this time of the year, but if it’s not about baseball in any significant way, get back to me on that after October.Thusly, I felt it best if the column reflected my mood and was all over the place.

IMPORTANT STUFF FIRST—I watched a ballgame last week with my friend, Jeff. He’s a White Sox fan and it made for an interesting evening. Let me say, I don’t have contempt for the Sox. The Cubs, yes, some contempt, but not the Sox. In fact, I hope they don’t lose again until it’s to the Cardinals in the World Series. But it’s been a rough road for them the last month or so. It’s because of that team with the cartoon mascot, what is it? Oh yeah, the Indians.

The Indians are hotter than Ed Asner in Saran Wrap, so it’s made for a fine race. The weird thing is that it’s almost more fun to

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watch the reaction of the Sox fans than it is to watch the Sox themselves. Every play gets a happy clap or a hopeless moan, every score is met with one of two statements: either,“I cannot believe we suck this bad,” or, “See, we’re gonna be just fine.” I’ll be the same way come playoff time, but until then, it’s nice to enjoy the dismay of others.

THE ANGELS WANNA WEAR MY RED SHOES—Oh my!

A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the “Wizard of Oz” has been stolen from a Grand Rapids, Mich. museum. There are no suspects as of yet, but I would guess that the one person in Michigan wearing shiny, red slippers instead of hiking boots is probably your man.

STUFF YOU DON’T WANNA HEAR—With mother nature acting like she’s got a very bad attitude problem lately, it’s not much fun to think about winter … unless you’re those Farmers’Almanac people who are always thrilled shitless to tell you what they think is going to happen. They put out their prediction awhile back, so we should probably take a look.

They went way out on a limb and predicted the Northeast would be very cold with lots of snow. Wow, thanks, you obvious bastards. I bet you’re gonna be right on that prediction, just like you were the last 189 years. Closer to home

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Fooking awesome town names MICHAEL COULTER • CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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and less of a bold prediction was the Midwest forecast. Snowy and mild. They failed to mention how snowy or how mild, but it does have sort of a nice ring to it. It almost sounds like a refreshing cigarette. “Yes, I’ll have a pack of Snowy Milds, please … and a book of matches.”

TOWN CALLED MALICE—Okay, so I have a new favorite town now.I’ve never really been there,but from what I hear, it’s right up my alley.The town is named Fuc… well, you know, that word that rhymes with trucking, sucking, clucking and plucking, except with an “F” at the beginning.

The town is in Austria and that’s really its name, you know “Phuqing.”They insist it’s pronounced “fooking,” but my guess is it’s just because those Austrians have always been buzz kills.

Apparently, the citizens of the town are up in arms because British tourists keep stealing their signs. Um, it’s weird that surprises them.

I’d steal that sign in about 30 seconds if I was in Austria. Seriously, I’m pretty good at it. My buddies and I stole a “Welcome to Oblong” sign in high school. We also tried to steal two other signs, one for the town of Blue Ball, Ohio and the other for Coulterville, Ill. The latter two efforts were sadly thwarted by the police, but no jail time resulted.

LAST, YET STILL REALLY IMPORTANT—It’s gonna get tricky

next week if you want to see every baseball game of the playoffs. It’s eight teams, and sometimes they are playing at the same time, both afternoon, evening and sometimes well into the night if it’s a West Coast team.With that in mind, it’s never too early to start thinking of excuses and reasons to bail out of work early or to come in a little late.

If you’re sneaking out early for the afternoon game, it’s pretty simple. Just say you have to run an errand. For some reason, telling people this with an armful of papers seems to be more believable than when you’re carrying a six-pack.

It’s also important to keep in mind that the stranger the errand, the less it will be questioned. If you say, “I’m running out to buy more paper clips,” your co-workers will know something is up. If you say “I need to leave for a while so I can get something lanced,” no one will question you in any way.

I hope that helps. If you need me, I’ll be watching the game at Huber’s … um, I mean, buying more paper clips.

Michael Coulter is a videographer, comedian and sort of a smart-ass. But we love him anyway, and nobody really knows why. Probably because he’s so damn funny. But that’s just a theory.

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hat do you call an autobiographical biography--a story narrated in the third-person that recalls the life of that very narrator?

Jonathan Caouette’s Tarnation is a fragile documentary that twists around in this contradiction. The 2004 film, released on DVD this past May, is a frenetic, grainy and saturated montage of the director’s dark childhood, awkward teen years and blooming adult life.

The film starts in media res, in the apartment of Caouette and his boyfriend. We see him crying as he is told over the phone his mother may be near death. All we know is that she has overdosed on Lithium. The story cuts away to a rolling countryside, the motion speeds up and slows down. On the soundtrack, a woman reads a poem. From there, we are taken to a slide show: a mix of simple title cards and black and white photographs of the director’s grandparents and mother.

The narrative voice is in the third person, referring to “Jonathan” on the titles. We learn of his mother’s descent into madness, and the director’s own traumatizing childhood at the fists of abusive foster parents. From there, the story leaps into a coming-of-age tale of a boy, armed with a camera, trying to understand his own identity while reconciling himself with his ailing, funny and frustrating family.

Despite some moments of humor, the tone of the film more often descends into serious themes of madness, alienation, and control. Not until the final third of the work, when Jonathan

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MARCH OF THE PENGUINS Alternately sentimental, sweet and joyously innocent, with a biting sense of realism, March of the Penguins never falls to the level of the sappy Disney live-action nature documentaries of their television years. While the film does leave several questions in a thoughtful viewer’s mind, it’s mostly successful and effective in its goal to educate and entertain a wide audience. (Syd Slobodnik) RED EYE

Rachel McAdams & Cillian Murphy Red Eye marks Craven’s return to the shor ter, simpler films of his early career. In the end, Red Eye is still a Bmovie. It’s an exploitation film that is based solely around thrills to arouse the audience’s interest. For an exciting ride, it’s wor th it; an unforgettable movie it’s not. (Prikazsky) SKELETON KEY

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Jason Statham & Matthew Modine All in all, Transporter 2 is an improvement over the original. There still isn’t much real background development or likable characters to fall back on--everything is pretty much by the book. It is abundantly clear, however, that character development isn’t what drives The Transporter series; it’s awe-inspiring yet staggeringly impossible action. (Andrew Crewell)

SERENITY Nathan Fillion & Gina Torres When Joss Whedon’s sci-fi series Firefly was cancelled, the shows rabid cult audience was left hungr y for more. They can finally stop praying, because the series has been resurrected as the feature film Serenity. Fillion stars as the leader of a spaceship full of galactic rogues dodging a ruthless bounty hunter. The show was a surprisingly intelligent mixture of sci-fi and western, so here’s hoping the film is equally successful. (Andrew Vecelas)

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INTO THE BLUE Jessica Alba & Paul Walker This week’s award for dumbest setup for an action film goes to Into the Blue, which features Alba and Walker as undersea treasure hunters who make the mistake of crossing paths with a violent drug dealer. Let’s face it, Jessica Alba in a bikini is 95 percent of this movie’s appeal. (Andrew Vecelas)

Kate Hudson & John Hurt The fact that The Skeleton Key has the right mix scares, compelling story and intense acting is scary itself. This is a rare character-driven piece steeped something more frightening than the recycled plots most horror movies: reality. (Prikazsky)

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escapes to New York City, does the audience also flee the stifling, psychedelic haze of his grandparents’ Texas home.

The elements of this compilation are homemade Super 8 films, television and movie clips, audio recordings and other found footage. Caouette, as revealed in his DVD commentary track, relied on heavy processing from Apple’s iMovie and other software. He often utilizes a kaleidoscope effect with his images, thus pulling the viewer away from direct engagement.

More noticeable is his use of color. He treated the great majority of images with saturation and sharp contrast. The colors glow and merge into one another in a surreal bath of sickly yellows, lifeless blues, and other emotive hues. Often, the effects will be elevated to such a point that the images lose all distinction and just blur away into shapes.

The intention is to replicate the dissocia- TARNATION • RENEE LEBLANC & JONATHAN CAOUETTE tion, the detachment he felt as a child. The imagery, combined with a fevered editing pace and frequent too many awkward pauses to be untrue.While at the same time juxtapositions of indie rock and other audio recordings, create it is so elaborately composed, biased, and melodramatic that it frequently feels like fiction. a very hallucinogenic atmosphere.

Perhaps this documentary, rather novel in its style while While such effects are immersive, it is hard not to question the so-called reality of this documentary. Caouette can certainly ambiguous and self-conscious in its depiction of truth, is just a argue that he is just telling a story, partly fictional, mostly true, further blurring of the line between reality and fiction. It is an but such a statement is unsatisfying. When he shows intimate, integration of the world of direct experience and that of analeven somewhat deprecatory clips of his family members, while ogous secondhand experience (such as TV or film) to the at the same time utilizing reenactments and non-chronological extent that to try and distinguish the two no longer makes scenes for continuity purposes, one may ask, at the very least, much of a difference. how can such a film be classified? It has too much non-acting,

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LEO ARIES

(March 21-April 19)

In Madison magazine, William Stadiem described Aries actress Robin Wright Penn as "the most beautiful surgically unenhanced woman on screen." I nominate her to be your role model. May she inspire you to reject the pressure to be anything other than exactly who you are. May her example give you the courage to ignore standards of success that don't originate in your own heart.

TAU RU S

(April 20-May 20)

I predict that you will soon hook up with the "wrong" helpers.

They will nudge you down an unexpected path that results in you getting tests you didn't even know you needed. I also suspect that without much assistance from anyone, you will make one of your best "mistakes" of 2005. Congratulations in advance, Taurus, for being receptive to the blessings in disguise.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20)

A big, beautiful window of opportunity will open for you this week.

The only question is: Will you see it? The odd fact of the matter is that it might show up behind you while your gaze is fixed on a pretty bauble. Now study these words from Carlos Castaneda: "All of us, whether or not we are warriors, have a cubic centimeter of chance that pops out from time to time. The difference between an average person and a warrior is awareness of this, and one of the tasks is to be alert, deliberately waiting, so that when the cubic centimeter pops out he or she has the necessary speed and prowess to pick it up."

CANCER

(June 21-July 22)

I desperately need assistance in calming my emotional body.

It's clear to me that I either overreact or underreact to many situations, particularly those that surprise me. So please beg the Creator to send me a surge of divine steadiness, because I can't afford to do this anymore. It makes me ill. It makes my family crazy. It throws my values into a tailspin. -Born under the Sign of the Crabby Crab." Dear Crabby Crab: The Prayer

(July 23-Aug. 22)

Donald Hall wrote a poem in which two men are talking. One says, "I was a fool three years ago." The other replies, "One is always a fool three years ago." I bring this to your attention, Leo, because it's a perfect moment to take a good long look at the ignorance and naivetĂŠ that clung to you in the latter half of 2002. The time is also ripe to make sure that you have corrected your erroneous ideas and cleaned up the karma that resulted from them. To do so will bring you uncanny satisfaction.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

This isn't a good week to become penpals with criminals, pray to moody angels, or flirt with bipolar hotties. On the other hand, it is a favorable time to listen with finely tuned curiosity to people of impeccable integrity who have recently become aware of your value. I also suggest that you offer invitations to movers and shakers who are going through emotional transitions. Be daring and gracious in an effort to hook up with high-quality adventurers.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

It will be a good week to Google yourself, ask people pointblank to tell you how much they need you, and brag about yourself with extravagant gusto. In fact, Libra, you now have cosmic license to celebrate your glories in a hundred ways. Why not buy yourself special gifts, gaze into the mirror longer than usual, and yes, even make love with yourself? (If your religious beliefs regard the latter as a sin, simply touch yourself in unsinful ways.)

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

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Warriors will beseech the Supreme Wow to help you (and every other Cancerian who's interested) to master the art of neither feeling too much nor too little but just the right amount and just the right kind. It's portentous that you asked now: The astrological omens suggest it's a perfect moment to make great progress toward this goal.

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SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec.21)

"Dear Rob: I need extra special mojo. It's a long stor y why, but suffice it to say that many threads are ver y close to getting woven together in a most beautiful way, and I want to make sure it all comes to pass. If you write me a great horoscope this week, I'll give you my piece of the Burning Bush from the monaster y of St. Catherine of Siena on Mt. Sinai.

I'll let you shake the hand that Mother Teresa touched when she promised to pray for me. I'll bake you a chocolate cake like the one that when I made it for physicist David Bohm, he said it was not illusor y (the highest of compliments, coming from him). Sagittarius on the Brink." Dear On the Brink: I don't accept bribes, though your extraordinar y offer tempts me. Luckily, it's a moot point, because your tribe's cosmic omens are positively sublime right now--even more so if you cultivate an aptitude for ingenious generosity, which you seem to be doing.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Baseball games periodically erupt into faux brawls. One team takes offense at an insult from the opposition, tempers flare, and soon all the players race to the center of the field for a screaming and shoving match. It's rare that anyone is actually hur t; all the testosterone and adrenaline get safely expressed in a way that enter tains the fans, and some players are so inspired by the melee that they ratchet up their per formances a notch. It might be time for your personal equivalent of one of these outbursts, Capricorn.

You and your cohor ts may need a catharsis to release the backlog of creative energy that has been a bit blocked.

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AQUARIUS

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20)

A Pisces woman I know has heard harassing voices in her head for years. They've often urged her to commit suicide or commit other heinous acts. Three weeks ago, they mysteriously stopped, and have left her alone ever since. Meanwhile, another Pisces friend recently received a letter from an old lover who unconditionally forgave her for hurting him while they were together. A third acquaintance, also born under the sign of the Fishes, had a lucid dream in which she buried the dress she was wearing during the saddest moment of her life. Subsequently she has felt an exhilarating release from the weight of the past. I see these three events as examples of a theme you too are enjoying: a burst of liberation from a demon that has plagued you for eons.

Homework: What was your last major amazement? What do you predict will be the next one? Testify at www.freewillastrology.

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Most people hate to feel lost. It can be scary not to know where you are, to wander aimlessly with no sense of direction. But I'd like to propose that in a few rare situations, being lost is a good thing. Such is the case right now, Scorpio. You don't know your destination, you've lost your map, and you're not even sure where you came from--all of which sets you up perfectly to stumble upon a rich discovery you would have never found otherwise.

I suggest that you relax completely into the unmoored, floating feeling. The paradoxical truth is that the best strategy for finding your way out of the fog is to enjoy the fog.

Across 1 Armstrong's ride 5 Famous cookie guy 9 Olympics-holding nations 14 Latin love 15 Long, flowing locks, slangily 16 Like some director's editions 17 Site of playground action 19 Movie honker 20 Big-whale connection 21 It'll cure what ails ya 23 How playwright Ben Jonson killed an actor 24 Best Picture winner directed by Vincente Minnelli 26 Not qualified

28 Sitcom dry cleaning business owner 33 Like dandelion sap, in color 34 Refer (to) 35 What separates the lead singer from the band?

36 Slightly better than average grade 37 Non-stick spray brand 40 Fill the minivan 42 "Goodnight ___" (Leadbelly song) 44 Tojo, for instance 48 Milano of "Charmed" 49 Fords often used as cop cars 50 Diner orders 51 Make like new 55 ___-Wan Kenobi

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Musician Michael Franti is my favorite activist. He's a consummate protestor, touting joy and beauty as much as he rails against injustice. When he sings "Love is gonna set me free" on his album Stay Human, he's talking about giving love as much as getting it. And he's not just referring to romantic love, but love in all of its flavors and expressions. I bring him to your attention, Aquarius, because he has a habit I recommend to you this week: He goes barefoot a lot--certainly more than any other 6'6" rock star in history; I've never seen him perform with shoes on. My theory is that it reminds him to stay down to earth and well-grounded as he fights for his heady ideals.

Make Franti your role model in the coming week. Go barefoot, dole out huge amounts of love, combat injustice artfully, and spread delight with relaxed assertiveness.

58 The View cohost with Hasselbeck and Walters 60 Bars, to a film noir detective 62 1997 John Scofield album featuring Medeski, Martin & Wood 63 "___ boy!"

64 Play the toady 65 Stay on for another year 66 Morse morsel 67 Alternative to shoving mail under the door Down 1 ___ California 2 Don on the radio

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3 Upscale variety of cof fee or chronic 4 Exercise machine unit 5 2001 French film with the tag "She'll change your life" 6 One of them brought myrrh 7 Mineral that's often black 8 Kinda 9 "WTF?" relative 10 How bar bets may be made 11 Zach Braff show 12 The King's birthplace 13 Snatched 18 Like pin-up models 22 George Carlin, in the "Bill & Ted" movies 25 Peeve 27 Beatty of Deliverance 28 ABC show in the a.m.

29 A as in "Austria" 30 Jokes playfully 31 "Dallas" matriarch 32 Thrown without care 36 Word used with a defibrillator 37 What things may be "this time," in sequels 38 Santa ___ winds 39 Blanc who voiced Speedy Gonzales 40 Story excerpt 41 Shoo-___ 42 "At first I was afraid, I was petrified," e.g.

43 Wine suggestion 44 Half of Kareem's last name 45 Say it's so 46 It'll put a squeeze on you 47 Wood of "Sin City" 52 "My word!"

53 Pocket for eating 54 Insect fogger target 56 Riboflavin's designation 57 Fails to exist 59 Column crosser 61 What-___

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our Yale-educated president laid out his plan for us common folk to deal with the ridiculously high cost of gas. If you haven’t heard his plan yet, you might want to sit down. It’s radical. It’s inspired. It’s GENIUS! Here it is (drum roll): DRIVE LESS! And the crowd goes wild … with confusion.

Really? Drive less? That’s his solution? That’s like him saying,“Look, I know that food prices have skyrocketed recently, so here’s my solution: eat less!” Just take a look at rush hour traffic, well, everywhere in the country. I’m from a wonderPaying Cash for Your ful little south suburb of Chicago called Worth, In-Style Guys and if you, too, have driven on I-294 between and Girls Clothing the hours of 2 and 8 p.m. you’ve had plenty of time to admire our beautiful water tower claiming that Worth is “The Friendly Village.”

Why would you have the time to admire our water tower on an expressway? Because you are sitting in bumper-to-bumper, standstill traffic.

And I’m sure it’s no different from the north suburbs, either. Whenever I’d go visit friends Mon-Fri Saturday Sunday north of me, I’d try to go early in the day or noon-5 10-8 10-6 after 8 p.m. to avoid the large amounts of traffic.

Other cities are just as bad, if not worse.The few times I’ve gone to Washington, D.C., I’ve been struck by the ridiculous amounts of traffic.

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(which is stupid, but hey, I drive a tiny, little import that gets great mileage). Everything is spread out. Traffic is such a problem because people COMMUTE to work. They need to drive. Sure, people can take the train or bus, but that’s really not likely to fix everything. How can parents get their kids to soccer practice? Or go grocery shopping?

His other suggestion? Don’t take unnecessary trips. He’s one to talk. I mean, shit. He goes everywhere in his private 747. That can’t be good for energy costs. And I can’t imagine he’s very upset with the fact that oil prices are so high, he does come from a family that got filthy rich through oil.

Oddly enough, back in 2001, Vice President Dick was quoted as saying that conservation “cannot be the basis of a sound energy policy.”

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