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SEATTLE (AP) - Among the letters, articles and artifacts at the Experience Music Project's new Bob Dylan exhibit is a September 1967 review in The New York Times. It begins: "It will be a good joke on us if, in 50 years or so, Dylan is regarded as a significant figure in English poetry." Hah, hah. The college courses and lectures on his music, the scholarly interpretations of his lyrics, and his repeated Nobel Prize nominations years ago cemented his reputation as more than a song and dance man. Now comes "Bob Dylan's American Journey, 1956-1966," the first major museum exhibit dedicated to his work. "There's cultural and political significance to Dylan's music of that period," Robert Santelli, EMP's director of programs, says. "It's tied to the greater American story like no other period of his career." The exhibit, on view through September 2005, nicely complements the first volume of Dylan's memoirs, released last month. In the book, Dylan tells of his days in Minneapolis, when he traded in his electric guitar for an acoustic 1949 double-O Martin, discovered Woody Guthrie and joined the folk scene. In the museum, visitors can take a good look at the guitar, which Dylan brought with him to New York in 1961, when he went searching for Guthrie. Side-by-side photographs show how much the young Dylan tried to emulate his idol. Roughly 150 artifacts, gathered by Santelli and curator Jasen Emmons over the past two years from Dylan, other musicians and collectors, are on display.They include concert posters; harmonicas; handwritten lyrics; Dylan's copy of Guthrie's autobiography, "Bound For Glory"; hundreds of pounds of iron ore from Hibbing, Minn., where Dylan grew up; and the tambourine that inspired "Mr.Tambourine Man." Joan Baez contributed a playful and somewhat lewd letter that Dylan wrote to her mother back when they were dating, the king and queen of folk music. In it, Dylan pretends to be Joan. The most powerful artifact isn't Dylan's at all. It's Guthrie's yellow-stained T-shirt from Greystone Park State Hospital in Morristown, N.J., where he spent the last years of his life suffering from the nervous system disorder Huntington's chorea. Dylan often visited Guthrie there, and we can picture Guthrie _ jerking, increasingly lost _ wearing it as he listened to Dylan's renditions of "Dust Bowl Blues" and "Pretty Boy Floyd." The exhibit, which is being accompanied by panel discussions on Dylan, begins with Robert Allen Zimmerman's teenage years in Minnesota. Almost immediately we see the pull of his vague ambition. After writing in Judy Setterstrom's 1959 Hibbing High School yearbook that she has "the most beautifullest hair in school," he adds: "Judy, I'm so tired. My head's going round and round. I doubt if I'll ever see you again after school lets out, but it's been awful, awful nice knowing you."

From there, he goes briefly to the University of Minnesota, and from there, to New York. He stepped onto Manhattan's snowpacked streets in the dead winter of early 1961 with his new name, Bob Dylan. The civil rights movement was reaching fever pitch, and the folk revival was boiling in the coffeehouses of Greenwich Village. Dylan would soon find himself leading both. His songs became piercing anthems for the times, targeting racial injustice ("Blowin' in the Wind," "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carrol"), war ("Masters of War," "With God on Our Side"), nuclear proliferation ("A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall"), and poverty ("The Ballad of Hollis Brown"). His love songs, such as "Girl of the North Country" and "Boots of Spanish Leather," were heartbreaking. And no song heralded the coming counterculture like "The Times They Are A-Changin'." At the height of it all, Dylan plugged in. Though his first electric release was "Mixed Up Confusion," in 1962, he stunned his audience by going electric at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. Dylan was booed. He left the stage, and came back with an acoustic guitar. As a short film at the exhibit notes, the first song he played on it was "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue." Indeed it was.That summer, the nation heard a song unlike any other on the radio. "Like a Rolling Stone" was so popular that it forced some stations to abandon their three-minutesong formats. Dylan had turned to rock, where he could begin to explore the "wild mercury sound" he heard in his mind. His introspective, impressionistic lyrics influenced The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and virtually every other musician in the genre. And that's pretty much where the exhibit ends, in 1966, with "Blonde on Blonde" _ the seventh of Dylan's 40-plus albums _ and his mysterious motorcycle accident, after which he canceled all public appearances and retreated to Woodstock, N.Y. Dylan's American journey continued for another 38 years _ and counting _ with "All Along the Watchtower," "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," 1975's outstanding "Blood on the Tracks" or 1997's Grammy-winning "Time Out of Mind." His career saw many reincarnations, from his Christian period in the late 1970s and early 1980s to his onstage epiphany in Locarno, Switzerland, which inspired him to play more than a hundred shows a year through much of the 1990s _ a pace he still keeps. Many of those shows are at college campuses, where Dylan has connected with a generation far removed from the baby boomers who first seized him as a spokesman. "Bob Dylan's American Journey" will travel after it closes in Seattle, though it's not clear where yet. Minneapolis is one of the planned destinations.

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guard that made him famous. The most interesting thing about The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is the multileveled comedy. The movie reaches every age group, from children to college students to parents. The ability for the writers and animators to successfully make SpongeBob fun for all ages shows great comedic talent. The villain is Plankton, a small green form of bacteria who wants to take over Bikini Bottom by turning the citizens into zombies. Plankton steals King Neptune’s crown in order to procure Krusty Krab’s secret recipe from SpongeBob’s boss, Mr. Krabs. SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick, with the help of King Neptune’s daughter, Mindy, set out to recapture King Neptune’s crown and save Mr. Krabs’ life, even though they must adventure to the feared land of Shell City. Through the story, the audience is shown that cheating, feelings of inferiority and ruling with

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an iron fist are all wrong ways to view the world. Morals are taught subtly in this movie and the main lesson that comes out is that you must find the hero in yourself in order to be a hero. Overall, SpongeBob is for all ages, and although not a classic film, an enjoyable one that will leave you feeling lighthearted and optimistic.

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consider myself a moral person. I won’t list off the “good deeds” I’ve done recently, but anyone who knows me could tell you, I’m a decent human being. But, during the past election, as a Democrat, I was made to feel like my values were not considered “moral.” I was also confused at how the idea of being a moral person boiled down to two issues, homosexual marriage and stem cell research. The moral issues I consider to be of the utmost importance are poverty within our country’s borders and war in Iraq. But, in this past election, these issues were forced to the back burner in favor of what the Republican agenda considered pressing matters. The election was decided by the “moral” voters, and to my surprise, I was not considered a portion of the “moral” population. I’m a Democrat, and in the current political climate that seems about as despicable as a four-letter word. OK, four-letter words aren’t that despicable, but you get the point. I started to feel like, “Man, maybe I am an immoral person.” But, then, I began reading about the 1,200 troops who have died in Iraq, a war that was started on false pretenses. I recalled the failed “No Child Left Behind Act” of the Bush administration. I remembered Kerry’s ideas for universal health care and Bill Clinton’s economic reform that balanced the budget and created jobs throughout the country. I won’t throw stones and call Republican voters “immoral.” But, I refuse to accept the notion that my values aren’t important in the realm of morality. Because that simply is not true.

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The Illinois State Senate is voting soon on whether or not to make it official state policy to permit stem cell research. Unlike similar measures in Wisconsin and California, the measure would not set aside state funding for stem cell research. Jeez, we are just a state of blue heathens in a sea of red, aren’t we?

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The Washington Post is reporting that Colin Powell based his announcement regarding new evidence of an Iranian nuclear weapons program on a single source. A government official claimed the CIA was unsure of both the authenticity of the documents the source used to back up his claims, and how he came to obtain the documents in question. How much do you wanna bet the source is Karl Rove, cleverly disguised in trench coat and fedora?

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ou’re not likely to find any logic buried in the silly, relentlessly unbelievable National Treasure. But once you check your common sense at the door, this convoluted, contrived search for riches hidden by the founding fathers becomes a decently thrilling ride through hypothetical American history. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, National Treasure feels like it was adapted from a board game for ages 12 and under. It’s the ultimate “What if?” movie, as a team of treasure hunters searches for loot using a map located on the back of the Declaration of Independence. Apparently, when Ben Franklin and company weren’t, you know, creating the political and social steppingstones for our country, they had time to devise an elaborate set of clues as to the whereabouts of the treasure. The search is helmed by Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage), who takes after several generations of Gates men by allowing the hunt for America’s hidden riches to consume his entire life. His nemesis, aside from the law

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steady, emotional void of a husband; Juliet Stevenson is the always faithful stage-dressing assistant; Michael Gambon is a spirited former acting mentor; and the always regal Rosemary Harris is Julia’s mother. But it’s Annette Bening’s surprisingly natural and vibrant performance that raises this film above its many worn, if not cliched, turns of theatrical traumas. In her most effective role since The Grifters in 1990, Bening’s emotional gusto and believable British accent make for a realistic view of a middle-aged woman in doubt Much care is shown for authentic set and production design. Designer Luciana Arrighi and cinematographer Lajos Koltai seem to spare no cost at making the interiors and street scenes feel like the 1930s. With all the care put into establishing various rich characters and conflicts, what Being Julia lacks is a more satisfying conclusion. Running short of two hours,one gets the sense that there was much more to Maugham’s original story that was likely left out.

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Tom Cruise may be a short little thing, but his ego cer tainly makes up for it. Mission: Impossible III is gearing up to cost over $230 million, because the smiley-faced daredevil wants to shoot the film in 15 countries. Paramount is concerned, as the film doesn’t actually have a script, the screenplay being “in Tom’s head,” says columnist Roger Friedman. Even so, Friedman’s sources say that Cruise “has actually assembled a trailer for it, including credits, voice-overs and clips that he screened for friends as a way to bolster his ego.” Not a single frame of the threequel has been shot, but Nicole Kidman’s ex is already eyeing his next project: climbing Mt. Everest. “I really enjoy climbing—and Everest is the ultimate challenge. Life’s an adventure. And the adventure is what you make it. It’s every little boy’s dream to climb Everest. I believe I can make that dream become a reality.” In more serious news, controversial director Roman Polanski is being prevented from suing a magazine for defamation of character. An article in Vanity Fair in 2002 claimed that he seduced a woman while on his way to his wife, Sharon Tate’s, funeral: Tate was brutally murdered by Charles Manson’s disciples in 1969. The 71year-old (whose credits include Chinatown, Rosemary’s Baby and The Pianist) wanted to testify by video-link, because he feared Britain’s extradition treaty policy, but the House of Lords ruled that the fugitive would have to turn up in person as “justice was only a Eurostar journey away.” Without Polanski’s testimony, the case is likely to be dismissed. Finally, cantankerous comedienne Whoopi Goldberg was dropped from her role as spokeswoman for Slim-Fast after she mocked President Bush at a Democratic fund-raiser. That the Oscarwinner had actually put on weight since her appointment was deemed insignificant, as was the fact that three of her last films were SuperBabies 2, Lion King 1 1/2 and Pinocchio 3000. By the way, an anagram of ‘George W. Bush’ is ‘He Grew Bogus.’

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Corn bread (Mohawk recipe) Corn is considered one of the “Three Sisters,” according to the Haudenosaunee (comprised of the six nations, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk and Tuscarora), along with beans and squash. It is a vital and sacred food and the basis of many Native American recipes. 2 lb corn flour 1 16 oz. can kidney beans 1 Tbsp salt Knead together salt, flour, beans and just enough water to form a stiff dough. Hand-form the dough into flat “cakes,” about six inches wide and two inches thick. Boil water in a large stockpot. Add the cakes and boil until they float (may take an hour or more). Strain the cakes, slice and serve warm.

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Acorn squash Here we have the other “sister,” in a simple but delicious dish. Acorn squash (use as many as you need, one squash half per person) Maple syrup Butter Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Wash and halve the squash. Scoop out the seeds.To this “indent,” add a generous pat of butter and a tablespoon of maple syrup. Bake, uncovered, for 20 to 30 minutes, or until tender. For a nice presentation, you can scoop the flesh out and mash with more butter and syrup and replace in the squash “cups.”

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New Scientist magazine reported in October that psychologists seem to be reclassifying people who are permanently uninterested in sex, from the old notion that such behavior was a disorder to the emerging position that it is merely a sexual preference of “none of the above.” (Asexuals profess no sexual attraction at all, encompassing loners reluctant to associate with people and gregarious, caring people whose natural inclination is to relate to others nonsexually.) Recent research estimated that 1 percent of the population is asexual, and in previous research, 40 percent of asexuals described themselves as “extremely” or “very” happy. An asexuality support group (AVEN) touts its best-selling T-shirt, “Asexuality: It’s not just for amoebas anymore.”

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Wild rice and mushroom stuffing Wild rice is known as the “sacred gift” and is used in place of bread to great effect in this recipe.You may use this to stuff your turkey or as a side dish in its own right. 1 stick butter 4 large onions, halved and thinly sliced 1 1/4 lb assorted wild mushrooms, sliced 5 cups low-salt chicken broth 1 1/3 cups wild rice (about one 8-ounce package) 1 1/4 cups long-grain white rice 1 cup dried cranberries or cherries (optional) 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional) 3 tsp each, thyme and sage Melt half the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add onions and sauté until caramelized, about 25 minutes. Transfer onions to large bowl and melt the remaining butter in the same pot over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and 1 tsp thyme. Sauté until mushrooms are deep brown. Add to the bowl with the onions. Season with salt and pepper. In the large pot, bring broth and 1 tsp each thyme and sage to a boil. Mix in wild rice and return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 30 minutes. Mix in white rice; cover and simmer until all rice is tender and almost all liquid is absorbed. Stir in caramelized onions and mushrooms, remaining 1 tsp each of thyme and sage. Stir in cranberries or cherries, if desired. Cover and simmer 5 minutes, stirring often. Season with salt and pepper. Top with chopped walnuts, if desired. Berry pudding Many traditional Native American dessert recipes call for handfuls of berries, mashed and cooked down and served as a spread for biscuits or fry breads or eaten “as is.” Try it at home with a few cups of your favorite berries. Add sugar when cooking for extra sweetness.

Jackie Lee Shrader, 49, and his son, Harley Lee, 24, had a brief shootout with .22-caliber handguns, provoked when the pair confronted each other over how to cook skinless chicken for dinner (Bluewell, W.Va., September). And Niccolo Rossodivita, 62, shot Billy Cordova, 40, twice in the chest after Cordova followed him around their house prolonging their argument over Jesus Christ’s correct name (Wasilla, Alaska, September). And Angela Morris, 19, was charged with assaulting her boyfriend by pouring boiling oil on him during an argument over a Bible verse the two had been reading together (Eugene, Ore., May).

MORE SCENES OF THE SURREAL According to a September Washington Post dispatch from a Culpeper, Va., conference of people obsessed with spotting the alleged, 7-foot tall Sasquatch, which is said to be roaming the woods of America, many attendees (“East Coast Bigfoot community”) seem consumed by the West Coast Bigfoot community’s supposed arrogance. That is, Western witnesses seem to regard Eastern witnesses as delusional, in that Sasquatch obviously lives west of the Rockies. Thomas Patrick Remo, 50, was arrested in September in Dallas and charged with practicing medicine (gynecology) without a license; Remo had a stream of female customers who apparently did not think it odd that the exams were free and that he ran his office out of a self-storage locker.

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week, and the cruel but fair editor of Buzz (let’s call her Marissa to protect her anonymity), wanted the column a little early. As I searched my database, which is actually just a piece of paper I keep by my computer, looking for a topic this week, I found nothing but a bunch of crap. Still, since it’s Thanksgiving and everyone has a few leftovers, I decided to get rid of mine. This column has no theme, so don’t look for one, it’s just a bunch of scraps. There’s nothing sadder than a threelegged dog.A old guy I see in West Side Park most every day has a canine tripod and it’s actually sort of nice. The guy seems pretty happy and so does the dog. I suppose three legs is better than two if you’re trying to be optimistic about it. The problem is, my dog is sort of a little bastard and feels the three-legged dog is mocking him in some way because he sort of hops funny. So my dog stands in place and barks at the hoppy dog until he passes from sight.There’s also a blind guy who has a dog that’s actually working. My dog is also somehow offended by this seeingeye dog, sort of like an unemployed guy standing outside of a company and harassing the workers as they enter. Maybe he just feels bad because this dog has a career and he spends most of his day licking his empty nut sack. My dog and the disabled, they don’t get along so much. I’m not sure why, but I find the backpack on wheels very offensive. OK, it may be because I seem to trip over them at an alarming rate, but I think it’s something else. How freaking lazy can we all end up? People have thrown backpacks over their shoulders for years, and now all of a sudden you need yours on some sort of cart? If you’re about to board a plane it’s one thing, but holy crap, you’re just going to class. Speaking of lazy, I can’t really bring myself to wear shoes without laces, things like the clog and the slip-on, or those godforsaken loafers with the tassels on them. “Oh, lordy, I am so tired. I can’t even bear to bend over and tie a shoelace. Thank god I have shoes I can just slide on and forget about. Tying one more lace would surely be the end of me.” I sometimes call people by their initials. I have a friend named Eddie Chin, and sometimes I just say “Hey E.C.” I’ve decided not to do this with my friend

Bill Johnson. If I had a friend named Freddy Utterback, I would offer him the same courtesy. People get nervous when someone dies because of a carnival ride malfunction, but I think it’s sort of cool. It’s supposed to scare you, after all, and what’s more scary than imminent death? Take the Ferris wheel, I simply don’t fear it that much. To make that seem fun and dangerous you really need to have a sniper about four blocks away taking pot shots at the passengers. If he does hit you with a bullet, you Michael Coulter win a mirror with the Foghat is a videographlogo stenciled on it. er, comedian No matter what the circum- and can be stances, I find myself very heard on WPGU uncomfortable when I’m talking 107.1 Thursdays at 5 with Ricker to a man without a shirt. I’m surprised more people workin’ it. aren’t hit on top of the head with bird crap. I mean, every time I look up, there are a couple of birds overhead, and yet, getting hit with their excrement happens so seldom. It happened to me once as a child at Yellowstone Park as I waited with my folks for the eruption of Old Faithful. Sadly, it wasn’t the geyser that exploded, but instead a large bird flying over my head. It looked like someone had thrown a bucket of white and black paint on my shoulder. My dad thought it was funnier than a roomful of monkeys and made several jokes about coming back the next day to see if the bird was also Old Faithful and crapped on me again. Man, I miss those family vacations ... um, not at all. Speaking of things falling from the sky, why does everyone freak out and start running when it rains? It’s water, for shit’s sake, not napalm.What the hell do I know, though? I, for some freaky reason,can’t really use an umbrella. Maybe it makes me feel a little too pretty, or maybe I’m afraid I’ll start singing a Mary Poppins song and get carried away to that creepy nanny land. Either way, I just can’t get on board with the umbrella. I wrote a joke for Steven Wright, but never really sent it to him. Here it is.“I’d like to hold the entire United States hostage. You know, stand somewhere in New York with a gun and say, ‘OK, everybody against California.’” See, it’s just like one of his jokes, without all the funniness. That’s all the leftovers I got, folks. I’d like to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving, unless you’re Native American, in which case, I’d simply like to apologize for screwing up all your shit.

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ed the property and $30,000 worth of inkind support. The nursery ran a successful capital campaign and was able to build a new home, increasing to 12 the number of children who were able to receive care at the same time.The nursery now occupies a 5,300-square-foot building at Hill and Romaine streets, just north of Provena, which contains two large activity rooms, a learning center, a storytelling room, a kitchen, an administrative area, four bedrooms with changing areas and many other amenities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ginny came to our mission and took it up by the hand and pulled it along, and we have moved forward in such big steps since then,â&#x20AC;?Yettke said. The new building has allowed the nursery not only to expand, but also to improve its programs. The Crisis Care program and the Nurturing the Family program have advanced in depth, and Dewar is working with staff and committee members from the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School of Social Work and Early Childhood Special Education to get the Crisis Nurseryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s specific child-care philosophy formalized. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My vision for the future is to improve what we are doing, outreach more to young families and expand the family program,â&#x20AC;? Dewar said.â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is just always something you can do better.â&#x20AC;? buzz

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Michael Sherfield has a deep love for many art forms. He is compelled to work constantly, exploring different techniques, as well as facets of himself.The world around him is often expressed in his work. What inspires you?

I am inspired first by friends and family, then the people I meet and the world around me.

It was an amazing opportunity! It allowed me to do community organizing and social justice work while also learning a lot of new skills with graphic design, bookkeeping and learning how to maintain a nonprofit organization. What is the mission statement of the IDF?

The IDF is a pioneering campus ministry dedicated to a mission of peace with justice. What this really means is that we work in solidarity with many social justice movements and fight for the rights of and empower oppressed people, whether it is locally, nationally or globally. Some examples of the issues we’ve worked around are the antiwar movements since the Vietnam War, the women’s rights movement, the fight to eliminate Chief Illiniwek and so much more. The text of our actual mission is at http://www.prairienet.org/idf/idfmission.html. My family has been a huge influence because of our diversity. My father is Muslim Indian, but was born and raised in East Africa. My mom’s family is from St. Louis and is Roman Catholic. Growing up in this environment, I learned to be very open. I also learned from my dad’s experiences in East Africa in dealing with colonialism. Most importantly, my experiences being multicultural exposed me to the unfortunate intolerance and discrimination of others.

The artist that I would have dinner with would be Charles White because I would love to discuss with him how he achieved such powerful images in his work. What environment do you like to work in most?

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What are some challenges you face as an IDF director?

I think some people find it hard to accept me as the director since I’m fairly young—23 to be exact. Plus, people tend to have preconceived notions of what a campus ministry is. But, I think once people see what we’ve done and what we’re working on, they see how it fits together. What is the best thing about being the executive director?

I have learned so much and have gained a lot of confidence in what I can do to change the world we live in. Being the director and doing social justice work in general have been the most empowering experiences of my life.I have been able to make a difference in the issues that affect my life every day by struggling against racism, homophobia, sexism, etc.

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SAUL WILLIAMS: LESS ANGER, MORE ACTION

ince that gloomy night on Nov. 2, the liberal kingpins of America have been more than a little pessimistic about their latest defeat: Michael Moore began devouring entire bulk-size boxes of Twinkies without even removing the wrappers while moving forward with a Fahrenheit 9/11 sequel (creatively entitled 9/11 1/2, Ray Bradbury must be delighted), John Stewart looks like someone ran over his puppy and is biding his time before seeking revenge on a monumental level that may or may not include the use of Tabasco sauce and Super Soakers, and Janeane Garofalo spontaneously combusts at least once an episode on her Air America radio show.

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There is a whole nation of first-time voters who puke all over themselves at the sight of Dubya, like Kyle on South Park every time he sees his crush Wendy. The collective nation of leftists is freaking out, maybe except for renowned poet/MC/actor/revolutionary Saul Williams. He launched a tour in support of his self-titled album on Nov. 1, which has quickly turned into a breeding ground for the type of revolution-

ary dialogue that would make even Tyler Durden blush. His latest album has selfadmittedly taken on brand-new meaning in light of the political climate, and his hand in penning the pledge of resistance for the Anti-Iraq war movement headed by Not In Our Name has solidified him not only as one of hip-hop’s most intelligent and progressive voices, but one of music’s most politically determined.

In terms of being in a hip-hop community: You seem at peace with being a positive voice among many negative ones; how long did that process take? I was angry at hip hop for a long time, and it took me a long time to get over that anger, probably about seven to eight years, and it’s just recently that I realized that anger has no place in my being. How was the composition of this album compared to the last? Was it more relaxed? It was stuff I worked on daily at my house, between taking my daughter to school. It was very relaxed. Although the album may be kind of tense and in-your-face, it came from a very relaxed state.This album is much more relevant now; the anger that was originally there has been replaced. Diamonds in the hip-hop community: What are your feelings? I’ve been through lots of phases in hip hop; I’ve been through the medallion, shelltoe Adidas, hat cocked to the side with the sewn-in creases on my pants. I’ve been through that and I’ve sat back and analyzed why I was into that and I realized it was because I didn’t have much, and so when I did have something to brag or show off, it was important to me, as a ‘have not,’ to be able to put something in the air. ... But the next logical step is to realize that there are other ‘have nots’ who have even less than we do, so when we show what we have, if we are showing what we took from them, from their lives and from their freedoms, we are only creating more ‘have nots.’ Are you afraid of apathy setting in with the re-election of President Bush, especially since there was such an emphasis on getting more people out to vote? Do we need to take a step back? If Bush is in office I have no fear of apathy setting in. I don’t think we know exactly how we are gonna do it, but we are going to move beyond, move beyond fear-based, faith-based politics. I haven’t been able to articulate my own feelings about this too much because I have to let my feelings evolve to where they can be articulated, so that step back is necessary. But this is not an apathetic step back; it’s not an ‘Oh well, fuck it,’ it’s more like ‘Hmm, let’s reassess.’

Bill Traylor’s and William Edmondson’s simple yet powerful work

Was it discouraging to you to see that the youth vote wasn’t exponentially bigger? Do you feel like your latest album can act as some sort of consolation to the bruised egos? Not at all, what we found out is, a lot of the youth (18-24) did vote; unfortunately, what we found out was a lot of them voted Republican. In thinking about the album I just recorded, and the message in the album was all about self-empowerment, and kids finding their voices and realizing the power of their voice and of their being and of their presence and using that power to create and lead the change of their belief, and this is the perfect time for that. What has just happened is by no means a setback for youth motivation, because the real change is (not) going to come about by people going to the polls and voting. Real change is not going to come about through voting, real change is going to come about through individuals making individual changes in their lives about how they are going to approach each individual situation—and that’s the real battle that we are going to have to go through right now—right now the real war that we are facing is going to be child pitted against parent. Were you a Kerry advocate or more in the camp that said ‘Anybody But Bush?’ I was hoping that we could take a detour through Kerry—a detour away from this fucked-up route—it’s like the same shit we try to pull off in relationships, when things are going downhill and you try to avoid the crash by taking a turn here or there, but it’s inevitable—and so I really feel that this is the thing that is going to build to our break up. The break up is going to be us from our parents, and from the hypocrisy of our forefathers What does this re-election say to you? And to the other nations of the world? What we realize through Bush and those who support him is that what they support—the hate, the fear, the sense of disconnectedness—is deeply rooted in this nation. And so now we have to just go deeper and deeper into the roots of our music, the roots of our culture, the roots of our poetry, the roots of our being, and pull it out at the roots. So America has to realize right now, we have more weeds than flowers. buzz

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ill Traylor’s and William Edmondson’s works have never been shown together before in the context of “modern art.” The Krannert Art Museum’s exhibit “Bill Traylor, William Edmondson, and the Modernist Impulse” draws parallels between the two strangers’ lives. Black men who were born in the latter half of the 1800s,Traylor and Edmondson only started making art when they were older:Traylor at age 87 and Edmondson at age 59.

These two men never set out to be artists, which gives their works an enigmatic quality when placed within a museum’s walls. This particular exhibit ventures to foster a dialogue between viewers by including a lounge in the center of the room, complete with chairs and books inspired by the artwork. Also present are timelines that take the viewer through events of national and personal relevance that occurred during Traylor’s and Edmondson’s lives. “Traylor and Edmondson’s impulse to create art moves beyond race, class and time,” said Cheryl Costello, a graduate student at the University of Illinois.”It’s powerful that they created a voice for themselves in the context of segregation,” Costello said. “They made their art for themselves and didn’t get paid much even when they sold art. That’s why the art is more self-expression than anything else.” Dylan Lamar, student in architecture, also admires their work.“They offer an interesting perspective not normally seen in the art world,” Lamar said. Traylor illustrated the gestures and textures of everyday life without attending to the “rules of art.”The simplicity of Traylor’s drawings is reminiscent of cave art, and is echoed in his use of “found materials,” such as discarded pieces of cardboard from the fruit stand where he worked. To magnify this freedom from artificiality and the “rules” of art, one should listen to jazz while viewing Traylor’s pieces. The music of his artwork mimics the spontaneity of

jazz’s improvisation. The drawing of the “Female Drinker” captures this sort of mood—a sudden surge of life without needing to give a reason for celebration. This mesmerizing piece is accompanied by a poem by Lisa Gaye Dixon, assistant professor in the University theater department: “Where Love and Oxygen converge/A woman sits pregnant with hope/As women often do.” Dixon’s interest in Traylor led her to suggest that “(His) work is so compelling because it was not created ‘in spite of ’ or ‘in opposition to’ or even in an answer to any larger dominant ideal. He drew not to exorcise the inner demons of some tortured Western European cappuccinoed soul, but because he decided one day that he wanted to.” Many of Traylor’s pictures tell stories.The figures in the art seem to move and invite the audience to fill in the story behind the action. In “Figure and Construction with Blue Border,” Traylor illustrates a precarious balancing act, with interaction between humans and animals that results in role reversal at one point: One of the human figures appears to be in a cage while an animal paws at him from the outside. Though seemingly simple, Traylor’s pieces reveal intricacy upon closer inspection.Yet Dixon admits,“What meaning we create from his work is solely our own.” Like Traylor, Edmondson began his art after the Great Depression. He left his job to carve tombstones, claiming that the change was caused by God’s divine inspiration. Many of his pieces reflect Biblical

concepts such as doves, angels and Noah’s Ark. Photographs of his lawn, littered with the stone sculptures, give the haunting impression of a graveyard. Edmondson used pieces of limestone given to him by friends and neighbors to create his art. He developed an austere style that is present in each statue, many of which have similar facial features. One in particular,“Miss Louisa,” holds a hat toward herself with both hands. Her expression is impossible to pinpoint, but the viewer is left with the impression that she wears the smallest of smiles. Inspired by a woman who would not return Edmondson’s affection, this piece gives insight into the artist’s mind. Photographs of Traylor and Edmondson and their contemporary surroundings are also on display, illustrating the context of the world they lived in. Above all, this exhibit tries to show how these creators are modern artists, not just belonging to the rungs of “folk,” “Negro” or “outsider” art. The modern spin on the men who accidentally became artists allows their message to move beyond their own race. Their raw, human creativity was without any real influence from other artisans— this may be one of the few “pure” exhibits left. Stop to smell the roses and enjoy the simple pleasures of this exhibit any time between now and Jan. 2, 2005 at the Krannert Art Museum. buzz

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*San Francisco Chronicle* critic Mick LaSalle described the movie *Van Helsing* as "what a chimpanzee might do with an Etch A Sketch." I suspect that someone in your sphere has recently produced something similar--perhaps a bad work of art, a botched business deal, or an awkward relationship. It's not necessarily your sacred duty to try to make this mess more beautiful, and you certainly shouldn't try to prop it up or pretend it's well-done. But I do believe you should create something better to compensate for it--*much* better. Though almost anything you come up with will look good in comparison, you can't afford to merely act like a smarter chimpanzee with a more deluxe Etch A Sketch.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22):

Psychologist James Hillman says that taking action to correct social and economic injustice in the world can serve as powerful psychotherapy. In some cases, it may even be a more effective way to transmute one's personal pain than talking endlessly about the pain with a therapist. That thought is the seed of my advice for you, Cancerian. In the coming weeks, the sure cure for your problems--even your most uncomfortable enigma-is to take your mind off yourself and summon all your emotionally rich ingenuity to help others.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22):

In honor of your entrance into the Season of Romance, I've writ-

ten you a love poem. Here it is. *Be my slow-motion dance. Be my birthday earthquake. Be my ripe pomegranate floating in a blue plastic swimming pool on the first day of winter. Be my handstand on a barstool, my whirlwind week in clown school, my joke shared with a Siberian shaman while shopping for socks at Wal-Mart. Be my puzzle with one piece missing. Be the waves crashing on a beach in the south of France in the twenty-second century. Be my golden hammer resting on the moss of a ten-million-year-old rock.*

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

In the film *Catch Me If You Can,* a character played by Christopher Walken tells a story that illustrates persistence under duress. "Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream," he begins. "The first mouse gave up and drowned. The second mouse wouldn't quit. He struggled so hard that eventually he churned that cream into butter and crawled out." I urge you to make that second mouse your role model in the coming days, Virgo. Can you summon that much courage, stamina, and strength of will? The astrological omens say you can.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

I suggest that you refer to yourself as "we" rather than "I" for the next couple of weeks. There is a power struggle going on among your various sub-personalities, and the best way to keep some of them from going berserk and doing something irrational is to treat them all equally. In fact, I suggest that you give each of them a name. Make each of them feel special. Then sit down with them in a big summit conference. Clear the air. Create an environment that fosters freedom of expression. Listen attentively as each of your many selves describes his or her needs, and try to come up with a plan that satisfies everyone.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

This is one of those odd turning points when you have a license to be a cute brat in charge of mischievous healing. I dare you to stir up the exact kind of trouble that will make everyone feel better. It's also a good time to start benevolent rumors, break out in song during committee meetings, and push your own buttons before anyone else can push them. Please try to be one step ahead of yourself at all times, Scorpio. And if you can't seem to resist your craving for the metaphorical equivalent of pickles and ice cream--and I'll be amazed if you can--be sure you balance it by cultivating a desire for ketchup and banana sandwiches.

S A G I T TA R I U S

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

You can't get what you want until you ask for what you want. That's always true, of course. But in the coming days, Sagittarius, it will be even more intensely true than usual. Your life will be a desolate wasteland of frustration if you expect everyone to telepathically guess what you're fantasizing about.

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With the help of a dead man, Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling achieved success in baseball's post-season playoffs. Shortly before his team's biggest games, Schilling suffered a serious ankle injury. His doctors dreamed up an experimental procedure that involved sewing his skin to the tissue beneath it, thereby creating a temporary barrier to prevent his weakened tendon from slipping. Since they'd never actually done it, they tried it out first on a cadaver. It worked, and they applied what they'd learned to help Schilling. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Capricorn, you, too, will be blessed and aided by the dead in the coming weeks. It may not be as literal as in Schilling's case, but it could be equally dramatic.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

There will be times in 2005 when I will ask you to spend quality time wrestling with people who disagree with you; I'll suggest that you expose yourself eagerly to influences that are unfamiliar and even alien. But don't do any of that in the coming weeks, Aquarius. Right now your assignments are to hang around like-minded people, to talk shop with cohorts who share your biases, and to build your community through fun and games. You need to feel you're part of a thriving web that supports you in your drive to live out your dreams--and you need to feel a lot of joy as you do it.

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"If you want to build a ship," counseled author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, "don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea." That's not only smart advice for a leader who wants to inspire the best in her team members, but also for anyone interested in motivating herself to risk great solo adventures. In fact, that's exactly what you should do in the coming weeks, Pisces. Whisper with wild abandon to your inner child, your inner explorer, your inner magician, and your inner monarch. Fill them with the desire to go in search of captivating mysteries that will thrill your heart. HOMEWORK: Take a trip in your imagination to the future, where you will visit the person you'll be four years from today. What is the most important message you have to convey to him or her? www.freewillastrology.com

“Literature and music are always connected for me. We’ll always try and do things like have a bookmobile with us on the road. It’s an important part of who the band is,” says John K. Samson, vocalist and guitarist for Canadian indie-rock band The Weakerthans. It is only fitting that their third full-length, Reconstruction Site, should then be shaped from an Elizabethan sonnet, and that some of the songs should bear titles such as “Our Retired Explorer (Dines With Michael Foucault in Paris, 1961).” Literature and poetry are a big part of this album, tangled within the lyrics of every song, especially in the slightly country “New Name for Everything” when Samson sings, “Stand with your hands in your pockets and stare at the smudge on a newspaper sky, and ask it to rain a new name for everything.” But another aspect of the Weakerthans’ songs can be

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"The basic difference between an ordinary person and a warrior," wrote Carlos Castaneda, "is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge while an ordinary person takes everything either as a blessing or a curse." Maybe you consider yourself an ordinary person, Taurus, and therefore think Castaneda's definition of a warrior has no meaning for you. But I'm here to tell you that the astrological omens say you will *have* to be a warrior in the coming weeks, even if you're usually not. So please act as if every experience will have the potential to be an interesting, invigorating challenge.

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attributed to something smaller than literature, but something with just as much impact: their hometown of Winnipeg. “You get the feeling the populace always thinks that life is everywhere, that lives here don’t really count. There is great power in the margins, geographically and politically.This is where interesting things come from—just because, I think, they have a chance to exist for more than five minutes without being devoured.” The Weakerthans have a love/hate relationship with Winnipeg, and it’s especially apparent in “One Great City!” when Samson croons quietly, “That hollow hurried sound of feet on polished floor/And in the dollar store the clerk is closing up/And counting loonies/Trying not to say/I hate Winnipeg,” against the gently plucked, unassuming guitars. Such folky quiet is unexpected from a previously more punk and political band, but it’s not an uncommon sound on Reconstruction Site. Another unusual sound can be heard on the album, as well—the sound of lighthearted fun. “No way,” you say.“The Weakerthans are too bitter for that! They play power-chords! And they’re sad about it!” Not so; in fact, Samson admits, “Laughing is a big part of life. People think I’m this mopey manic-depressive—which, you know, I am—but I also like to laugh about it.” So, from this laughter arose a hooky song (“Plea From a Cat Named Virtue”) narrated by a cat tired by a piece of string and searching through every room and only finding dust. The same sort of feeling is felt on the album as a whole: that somewhere along the way, the band became tired of searching for stronger melodies, something more, and somehow were left with music just a little bit weaker than (no pun intended) the truly smart and poetic lyrics.Through the 14 tracks, there is the sense that somehow, the band is trying to evolve their sound into something less pop-punk and more folk-rock, but they lose a little of the pop in the process, although they maintain the artsy aesthetic. “That’s the thing that art does. It brings up all these voices you would never otherwise hear,” says Samson. In that case, the voices more than make up for the lack of hook.

w H at tH e He L L? MOMENT OF THE WEEK Students at a Boulder, Colo., high school were investigated by the Secret Service over a planned performance of Bob Dylan’s classic antiwar anthem “Masters of War.” Parents and students let the Secret Service and local talk-radio shows know they were concerned that the line, “And I hope that you die/And your death’ll come soon,” implied a threat against President Bush’s life.Yeah, glad to see the billions we’ve allocated to the Department of Homeland Security are being well-spent stamping out the scourge of stoned adolescent suburbanites. Al-Qaida is shakin’ in their fucking boots.

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ne of the most annoying things in the world to me is when college students or young adults complain about being poor. I understand what you mean and all, but give me a break.You don’t know what poor is. And neither do I. At least, I won’t anymore. If you are working, or going to school, living somewhere and have no kids, you are NOT poor! Poor is homeless. Poor is waking up and not being sure just how you will eat that day or how you will afford your rent and bills. Poor is having kids and being a single parent and not knowing how you afford their books, let alone some fun things for them to do so they can enjoy their adolescence. Poor is also being an indie musician. But it’s a different kind of poor. It’s different in that it’s a chosen starvation and homelessness. Aside from that, every single REAL touring musician without tour support I know is poor. When I say real, I mean that they are constantly working just enough to be able to afford their next tour. Having a full-time job and taking some vacation DOES NOT count you among the touring musicians. That doesn’t mean these bands aren’t worth anything or aren’t good, but they aren’t truly struggling for their art. We have four real touring bands and one singer-songwriter in Champaign, which is absolutely pathetic given the volume of talent that we have here. And to those bands, I say thank you. Not just thank you for making great music and thank you for playing out as much as you can, but thank you for your dedication. See, I lost it. I had it and now I lost it, so I understand how much dedication it takes to truly do it and keep it up, even if your road shows are as poopy as Puddle of Mudd’s music. And that is the real point of this particular column. If you truly are a music fan, a bona fide lover of the rock, or of hip hop, or jazz, or anything, you should go see all the shows with touring bands that you can afford. Because if you don’t, bands are going to stop touring, and we will all be left with nothing left to enjoy except a select few live acts who have enough advertising to make it work in venues like Assembly Hall. Not fun. Think of it as a minor donation to the good of society. Music keeps our heads up and our lives good, and every time I hear someone who has a job and a home and a car say to me that they are “broke and can’t afford it,” it makes me wonder if they understand the amount of dedication that these people put in to their art. It’s unlike any other medium. Photographers might be broke, but at least they are broke in the comfort of their own apartments. Painters may be eating ramen, but at least they can cook it on their own stoves. Being a touring musician means being a vagabond. It means putting everything else on the line and alienating your family, friends and significant others for the love of your art. It’s something that, in the end, I wasn’t capable of doing. So, go see touring bands play.At the very least, go and see what they have to offer, because they are sacrificing much more than a measly cover charge. They are sacrificing any and all comfort that they know. So—Steve, Joe, Mark and Andrew of the Blackouts; Erin, Tristan and Brett of Headlights; John,Ariane and Brett (again) of The Beauty Shop; Rob, Bruno, Bud, Josh and Josh of American Minor*; and Mike Ingram—I salute you! Seth Fein is from Urbana. He has spent the last 10 years being a musician and now, he is retiring. He has no idea what is next. He can be reached at sethfein@readbuzz.com. *American Minor are signed to Jive Records and have tour support, but they are also going to be spending more than half the year away from their wives and girlfriends, so it counts.

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Live Music Dave & Steve White Horse Inn 9:30pm, free Quadremedy [rock] Tommy G's 10pm, free DJ DJ Delayney Barfly 10pm, free DJ Resonate [underground and mainstream hip hop, lounge] Cowboy Monkey 10pm, free DJ Bozak [hip hop and other soulful beats] Boltini 10:30pm, free

Live Music Open Mic Night featuring Kate Hathaway The Canopy Club 9pm, $2 if under 21, free if over Crystal River Rose Bowl Tavern 9pm, free Larry Gates White Horse Inn 9:30pm, free Deadly Snakes Friends & Co. 10pm, TBA DJ DJ Sophisto [house] Barfly 10pm, free 2ON2OUT [indie rock] Cowboy Monkey 10pm, free NOX: DJ ZoZo, DJ Kannibal, DJ Rickbats [goth and industrial] The Highdive 10pm, $2 Adam Wolfe's Acoustic Night with Jess Greenlee Tommy G's 10pm, free Karaoke "G" Force Karaoke Neil St. Pub 8pm-midnight, free Liquid Courage Karaoke Geo's Chill and Grill 9pm, free Performances Drink...Drank...Drunk [Inner Voices Social Issues Theatre] Hopkins Hall 8pm, free

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Live Music Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Groovatron The Canopy Club 9pm, $15 in advance, $17 day of show Hard Pour Korn

Rose Bowl Tavern 9pm, free Apollo Project [live improv. house music] Nargile 10pm, free Blues Night: The Dave Lindsey Band Tommy G's 10pm, free Premo Records Presents Freestyle Battle & Open Mic Night [live hip hop & dancing] Tonic 10pm, $4 DJ DJ Bris [salsa, mambo, bachata] Cowboy Monkey

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9:30pm, free Chef Ra [roots, rock, reggae] Barfly 10pm, free DJ Limbs [hip hop, soul, dance] Boltini 10:30pm, free Dancing Tango Dancing Cowboy Monkey 7:30pm, free Karaoke Outlaw Karaoke White Horse Inn 9:30pm, free Liquid Courage Karaoke Geovanti's 10pm-2am, free

Performances Drink...Drank...Drunk [Inner Voices Social Issues Theatre] Illinois Street Residence 8pm, free Rumors [comedy] Parkland College 8pm, $5 Seminars "Magnetic Field Conversion of Carbon Nanotubes between Metallic and Semiconducting States" [Alexey Bezryadin] 1005 Beckman Institute 4pm, free

B A T T E R Y — Metallica tribute band { Friday, Nov. 26, The Canopy Club, 9pm, $5 } T H E B O A T D R U N K S — Jimmy Buffett tribute band { Saturday, Nov. 27, The Highdive, 7:30pm, $5 } C E M E T E R Y G A T E Z — Pantera tribute band G O T S M A C K — Godsmack tribute band { Saturday, Nov. 27, Tommy G's, 10pm, $5 } While shows in general look a bit sparse for the week following Thanksgiving, there is no shortage of one kind of show, that of the tribute band. First off we have Battery, a Metallica tribute band, performing at The Canopy Club on Friday, Nov. 26. These Toronto natives have been touring the country playing the songs of of Metallica since 1988.

Across 1 Equipment 5 Animal at the end of kids’ books 10 L.A. problem 14 Science magazine that folded in 1998 15 Part of CAT 16 Superboy’s girlfriend ___ Lang 17 He eventually blows up Zorak 19 Middle of the month, roughly 20 “You’re it!” game 21 Slick-whistle connection 22 Coffee additive that usually costs extra 24 Main character in the “Myst” series 26 Comic strip character from Dogpatch, with 36down 28 Davis of “Bubba Ho-tep” 29 Horrifying quality 32 Toronto’s prov. 33 Laura Bush’s alma mater 34 Grasshopper’s fable mate 35 MacBeth, et al. 37 Recent prison scandal locale 40 It’s best cured one day per time zone, it’s said 43 Super ending? 44 Spikeable Christmas drink 47 Draft served with darts 48 Chocolate company based in San Francisco 52 “The Bottle Let Me Down” singer Haggard 54 Category of afflictions that includes autism: abbr. 55 Cosmetics queen Elizabeth 56 “Winnie the Pooh”

writer 58 Perfect score 60 ___ Quintas Fronterizas, Texas 61 Monogram pt. 62 African capital on the Gulf of Guinea 65 ___ d’Azur (Riviera area) 66 Nicole’s “The Simple Life 2” travel buddy 67 Site of a fall 68 Mars’ Greek counterpart 69 Listerine rival 70 London park famous for speakers Down 1 Lack a date 2 Sci-fi characters who sense emotions paranormally 3 Spine for penis, e.g.

4 Rock’s Ocasek 5 Takes sharp turns 6 Letting it out 7 Life story 8 Have a backwoods brawl 9 Kind of singer 10 Some cigs 11 Guy on the $5,000 bill 12 Coder’s unit 13 Engine seals 18 Bridge player’s position 23 Mario’s dinosaur pal 25 According to habit 27 Getting close to the lead, maybe 30 Word after belly or last 31 Prosecutor Ken36 See 26-across 38 Lox go-with 39 Event where one may pull over and

switch drivers 40 Where a man’s a mon 41 Teddy Roosevelt’s niece 42 Wood muncher 45 Wife, in the presence of the guys 46 Picked up 49 Syrup used to purge accidentallyswallowed poison 50 “Shoot!”51 Many bricks shy of a full load53 Some beers 57 Drops off for a bit59 Facility 63 ___-Magnon 64 Outburst from Beavis or ButtHead

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On Saturday, Nov. 27, there are a whole slew of tribute bands playing. The evening starts off early with an appearance by The Boat Drunks at The Highdive. They are Illinois' premier Jimmy Buffett tribute band. Later that evening there are two tribute bands on the bill over at Tommy G's. Cemetery Gatez, covering Pantera, and Gotsmack, playing the songs of Godsmack, promise to make an entertaining night for any metal fan.

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DJ DJ PBR vs. 2ON2OUT Cowboy Monkey 9:30pm, free DJ Bozak [hip hop, downtempo] Bafly 10pm, free DJ Vamp, DJ Tim Williams [hip hop, house, top 40 dance] The Highdive 10pm, $5

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Live Music Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Groovatron The Canopy Club 9pm, $15 in advance, $17 day of show Hard Pour Korn

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