INSIDE: 'AN INCONVENIENT MARRIAGE' MIX DEDICATED TO THE GORES • PAGE 9
La Crosse's Free Press VOLUME 10, NO. 21 | JUNE 3, 2010
ALSO ... Kapanke: Fiscal worries moving voters to right
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FARMERS MARKET & HARVEST GUIDE PHOTO BY ASHLY CONRAD
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PLUS: THE ARTS REVIEW • PAGE 6 | SOCIAL NETWORKING • PAGE 7 | the ADVICE GODDESS • PAGE 11
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Things To Do Help celebrate band's 80th anniversary season
The Top
Vine-ripened fruits 1. Tomatoes 2. Avocados 3. Peaches 4. Cantaloupe 5. Raspberries 6. Strawberries 7. Watermelon Worthless phrases 1. It is what it is 2. At the end of the day 3. Moving forward 4. I could care less 5. Irregardless 6. Teachable moment 7. Same difference
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FIRST THINGS FIRST
The La Crosse Concert Band, which has been entertaining area residents since 1930, opens its 80th anniversary free summer concert series at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 9, in Riverside Park. Alex Vaver will lead "An American Concert." In case of rain, the concert will begin at 8 p.m. in Logan Middle School. Tom Wirkus, 77, will be playing drums for the band for the 50th consecutive season. He also will be featured in a piece, “Cute,” at the June 23 concert in Viterbo University’s Fine Arts Center Main Theatre. All the other concerts on the band's schedule will be in the park (unless in rains) and include: "All that Jazz," June 16, Rick Young conducting; "If I Only Had a Brain," July 7, Chris Werner conducting; "The Great American Songs of Jerome Kern, George Gershwin and Aaron Copland," July 14, Steve Bina conducting; "History 101: Musical La Crosse in 60 Minutes or Less," July 21, Chris Werner conducting; "More Sousa," July 28, Tammy Fisher conducting.
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Save a pet in need of a good home
The Coulee Region Humane Society hopes to find homes for about 20 animals when it holds its sixth annual adoptathon from noon to 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday, June 4-6, at the society's facility at 911 Critter Court, Onalaska. To make it easier for the pets to find new homes, the society is waiving a portion of each animal's adoption fee: 66 percent for "long term" friends and 6 percent for all other animals. According to the Humane Society of the United States, 6 million to 8 million animals enter shelters each year. Only about half of these animals find homes. For information, contact Heather Schmid at heather. schmid@couleehumane.com or by phone at (608) 781-4014.
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Head over to West Salem's June Dairy Days
June Dairy Days opens Friday, June 4, and continues through Sunday at the Village Park in West Salem. Festivities get off to an early start when the kickoff breakfast is held at 6:30 a.m. and then continue through the weekend until 6 p.m. Sunday. There are carnival rides, games, dairy treats, food and refreshments available. Troubleshooter is the featured act Friday night at 9 on the main stage, with fireworks set to begin at 10 p.m. Flashback headlines on Saturday night. The June Dairy Days parade steps off at noon Saturday. For information, send an e-mail to info@junedairydays.com.
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Appreciate the area's arts and crafts
The first of four summer arts and crafts shows sponsored by the La Crosse Society of Arts and Crafts will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 5, on the shores of Lake Onalaska at 7203 North Shore Drive, Brice Prairie. (The site is four miles north of I-90; take Highway 35 North to County Road Z.) "A Season of Art - Fine Arts and Crafts Show" will also be held July 3, Aug. 7 and Sept. 4. The Brice Prairie Lions Club will provide food and refreshments. For information, contact Pam Lee at (608) 792-3792.
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Give Hanna De Tox a warm welcome
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Illusions will present an all-new show when it presents its monthly mix of drag, comedy and music Saturday, June 5, at Howie's, 1128 La Crosse St., La Crosse. Show time is 9 p.m. Hanna De Tox will make her first appearance with the Illusions cast. The Men of Illusions and a closing number performed by Cory and Holiday Rose also are expected to be among the show's highlights. For information or reservations, call (608) 785-0501 or e-mail illusionsreservations@ yahoo.com.
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COMMENTARY
The WisPolitics.com Week in Review sTOCk REpORT
RisiNG Tim Pawlenty
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The Minnesota guv revs up the GOP convention with a red meat speech the fi rst night and then wins the WisPolitics 2012 presidential preference straw poll. Insiders say the two are likely related, with Pawlenty’s appearance at convention this year and in 2008 probably garnering some goodwill among delegates. It also probably helps that Pawlenty is an upper Midwest guy from right next door with whom delegates are familiar. Still, Sarah Palin and Mitt Romney aren’t far behind in the balloting, and some say it refl ects the wide-open nature of the primary less than two years out from the fi rst caucus. Some insiders also take note that U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan fi nished fourth in the balloting, even though he wasn’t a listed candidate and has repeatedly said he doesn't plan to run for president in two years.
fAlliNG Payday lenders
The guv uses his partial veto authority to make new regulations for the industry even tougher, and an appeals court adds a second blow. While lauding the Legislature for approving the fi rst state regulations of the industry, Doyle wipes out auto title loans, saying they represent some of the worst predatory practices in the industry. He also tweaks other sections of the bill to make it more strict, winning applause from those who have fought for the state to fi nally regulate the industry. Payday lenders complain the re-worked restrictions go too far and threaten the industry, but no one in the Legislature was inclined to take up their cause with an attempt to override the veto. Meanwhile, an appeals court strikes another blow to the industry in Wisconsin. It rules that payday lenders can't require customers to give up their right to fi le or join class action suits as a condition for receiving a loan. Such waivers have been standard in payday loans across the industry to limit its exposure to damages.
MiXED Mark Neumann
Scott Walker backers howl at the Nashotah homebuilder’s tactics during the state GOP convention, knocking him for the protest his gubernatorial campaign put together outside the hall as well as what they say is his trashing of the party’s grassroots. Still, some insiders aren’t writing off Neumann, who also leads Barrett in the latest Rasmussen poll, and his more aggressive stance toward Walker over the past few weeks could be his road map to victory, some say.
CANDiDATE fOCUs
Kapanke: Fiscal worries pushing voters to conservative candidates Dan Kapanke says party ID is the last thing on people's minds as he travels the 3rd Congressional District campaigning against incumbent Ron Kind. “The fi rst questions out of anybody’s mouth is not usually ‘Are you a Republican?’ They don’t care,” said Kapanke, a GOP state senator from La Crosse. “They really care about how you stand on the issues. That seems to be a difference from previous campaigns that I’ve run.” The issues on people’s minds include immigration, cap and trade, health care reform, jobs and the “massive spending” going on in D.C., Kapanke said in a WisPolitics. com interview at the recent Republican Party of Wisconsin convention. Growing debt and spending have people he’s talked to in his 15 listening sessions across the district worried the U.S. could see the kind of upheaval that’s gripped countries like Greece in recent weeks, he said. “Greece is the template. Europe — what’s happening over there could happen here,” Kapanke said. “It’s pushing people to conservative candidates that espouse the values that they subscribe to,” he said. Kapanke’s challenge of Kind has somewhat been overshadowed by more high-profi le races in the 7th and 8th congressional districts with Dave Obey’s retirement opening the door to an expected tough battle between Republican Sean Duffy and Dem state Sen. Julie Lassa. In the 8th, a crowded GOP
primary will decide who takes on Dem Rep. Steve Kagen, considered the most vulnerable incumbent in the state’s House delegation. Still, Kapanke says he doesn’t feel his campaign is getting short shrift. He’s been pleased with that statewide media attention he’s gotten and mentions his campaign has been talked up on conservative shows run by Charlie Sykes, Mark Belling and Vicki McKenna. Kapanke ended the fi rst quarter of 2010 with $213,437 cash on hand after raising $153,662 in the period, and has raised a total of $337,077 in the cycle. Dan kapanke He hopes to push his total raised past the $500,000 mark by the next fi ling at the end of June. Even if he hits his goal, Kapanke will face a steep disadvantage against the seventerm incumbent Kind, who had over $1.2 million cash on hand after the fi rst quarter. Kapanke said he hasn’t received any fi nancial help from Washington yet. “We’re gaining a lot of momentum,” Kapanke said. “Hopefully we’ll earn that right to get fi nancial help down the road.” Kapanke said he plans to shoot TV spots soon, adding to plans to be on the radio in the near future.
pOliTiCAl NEWs iN BRiEf 70 top donors account for 13 percent of donations
Seventy of the top political contributors combined to account for 13 percent of all campaign fundraising during 2009, according to a report from the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. The WDC highlighted donors and couples who contributed $10,000 or more during the year — the maximum individual donation to political candidates in state races. The list includes 11 individual donors previously identifi ed by the Democracy Campaign for violating the contribution limit. Couples contributing the maximum $20,000 to candidates included: Michele and Patrick Soon-Shiong, the CEO of Los Angeles biotech company Abraxis BioScience; Beryl and Jay Snyder, principal at New York's HBJ Investments; Jean and Kenneth Neumann, head of Plainfi eld, Ill.-based Greenscape Ventures LLC and brother of GOP guv candidate Mark Neumann; and Kimberly and Emmanual Mamalakis, a Brookfi eld attorney and owner of SXP Analytics. The WDC also identifi ed Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, Gov. Jim Doyle and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett as the top recipients of those 70 donors' contributions. Walker paced the group at $284,485, followed by Doyle at $242,286 and
Barrett at $117,600.
Barrett's first television ad debuts in La Crosse, elsewhere
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett has begun running his fi rst TV spot of the campaign, saying he's the only candidate in the race with a record of bringing jobs to Wisconsin. Barrett's spot says as mayor of Milwaukee he helped bring government and business leaders together from urban, suburban and rural counties to help create jobs. To show the results, the spot plays a series of TV newscast clips about job announcements, including 800 new jobs at Republic Airways. The narrator says Barrett is now running for governor and has a plan to create jobs for "all of Wisconsin" that includes help for start-ups, tax credits for companies that create jobs and help for small businesses wanting to expand. A Barrett spokesman declined to detail the buy. Sources told WisPolitics.com the buy included network TV in Green Bay, La Crosse and Wausau. Barrett’s GOP rivals Mark Neumann and Scott Walker questioned the mayor’s job creation credentials, saying the ad ignored problems with Milwaukee’s business climate and Barrett’s history of raising taxes.
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COMMUNITY
FArMers MArKeTs La Crosse
Cameron Park Market
King Street, between 4th Street and 5th Avenue Fridays, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Now until Oct. 29 Featuring: sustainably grown produce and fruit; apple cider and homemade jams; pasture-raised beef; honey, bakery items, bison steaks and jerky, plants and fl owers, fi ne jewelry, beeswax candles, photography, and more — including live entertainment.
Village Shopping Center Market 2418 State Road Fridays, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Now until Oct. 29
Bridgeview Plaza Market
Bridgeview parking lot, 2500 Rose Street Wednesdays, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Now until Oct. 27 Featuring: fresh produce, bedding plants, perennials, fl owers, herbs, honey, houseplants and some crafts.
La Crosse County Market
Parking lot downtown, between Third, Fourth, Vine and State Saturdays, from 6 a.m. until goods are sold out June 5 until Oct. 30
Hmong Mutual Assistance Association (HMAA) Market HMAA parking lot, 1815 Ward Avenue Thursdays, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 24 until Oct. 28
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Onalaska Festival Foods Market
Festival Foods parking lot, 1220 Crossing Meadows Drive Sundays, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. June 6 until Oct. 31
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La Crescent Farmers Market
Crucifi xion School parking lot, 420 S 2nd Street Tuesdays, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Now until Oct. 12 Featuring: fresh produce, canned and baked goods, bison, naturally-raised beef, bedding plants, handmade items, and more - including music the fi rst Tuesday of the month, starting in June.
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Viroqua Farmers Market
Main Street, in front of WTC building Saturdays, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Now until Oct. 30 Featuring: more than 50 farmers and vendors offering fruits, vegetables, cheeses and nuts. Also local Amish handmade items such as baskets, toy chests, handwoven rugs and colorful quilts
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Visitors to the Cameron Park Market last week were able to see and touch some farm animals as well as shop for fresh vegetables, fruits, bakery items and more. The market is one of several in the La Crosse area.
THE HARVEST GUIDE
Knowing the optimal time to purchase your produce will guarantee that your fruits and vegetables are arriving at your kitchen at their peak fl avor and nutritional value. Also by choosing to eat seasonally, you're more likely to consume a healthier variety of produce and you may even fi nd a veggie that's new to you. Read on to fi nd what months of the Farmers Market season are best to snag your favorite Coulee Region crops. Apples, Asian Pears: Mid-August through end of October Asparagus: Beginning of April through late June Beans, beets: Mid-July through end of September Blackberries: Beginning of June through end of July Blueberries: Mid-July through end of August Broccoli: Beginning of September through end of October Cabbage: Beginning of August through end of October Cantaloupe: Beginning of July through end of September Cherries: Mid-June through end of July Cucumbers: Beginning of July through end of August
Eggplant: Beginning of July through end of September Salad greens, most herbs: Beginning of April through end of October Nectarines: Beginning of July through end of August Peaches: Beginning of June through midSeptember Peas: Beginning of May through mid-June Peppers: Beginning of July through end of September Potatoes: Beginning of May through end of July Pumpkins: Beginning of September through end of October Raspberries: Beginning of July through end of September Rhubarb: Beginning of May through end of June Squash: Beginning of June through end of October Strawberries: Mid-May through mid-July Sweet corn: Beginning of August through end of September Sweet potatoes: Beginning of September through end of October Tomatoes: Mid July through mid-October Watermelon: Beginning of August through end of October
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The ArTs Review The Screening Room Medium: Film The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) Director: Juan José Campanella Cast: Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Guillermo Francella Writers: Juan José Campanella and Eduardo Sacheri, based on his novel This year's Best Foreign Language Film Oscar winner, The Secret in Their Eyes, may hail from Argentina, but director Juan José Campanella's fi lm takes an approach to storytelling reminscent of the Golden Age of classic Hollywood cinema. There's a murder mystery at the center of The Secret in Their Eyes, but it exists primarily as a tool for understanding the complexity and depth of the characters as they attempt to live their lives amidst dire events. It's in many ways too safe a movie, and instead of taking risks settles for the predictable. At the very least, it's a competent crime-drama whose emphasis wavers back and forth so that neither of its two modes — crime procedural and romantic melodrama — ever receive the deep focus they deserve.
Ricardo Darín plays a retired federal justice agent yearning to write a novel about his involvement in a murder case 25 years earlier. But his memories of the investigation are hazy, so he seeks the aid of former boss Soledad Villamil to help him recall the events. Flashing back to events surrounding the murder, the fi lm examines human emotions and both their association with and effect on memory. Darín's need to relive the past may ultimately be an effort to simply not forget it, but it's also an attempt at closure for two events that impeded his life simultaneously: the still-unsolved murder case and the beginning of his unrequited love for Villamil. Much of what probably won The Secret in Their Eyes an Academy Award can be found in the performances, in the unspoken camaraderie, respect, sexual tension, humor and subtle shifts of power that permeate nearly every scene. As a pathos-fi lled melodrama emphasizing the pain of lost time and regret, the fi lm places its characters in believable human predicaments with believable outcomes; though overly sentimental, it often teeters uncomfortably on turning downright sappy. Elsewhere, it makes an honest but misguided effort to function as a thriller/procedural. Two scenes in particular stand out for their hokiness: Darín settles on a murder suspect just because he looks sketchy in several photographs with the victim, and investigators manage to locate the suspect in a soccer stadium fi lled with hundreds of thousands of people. The Secret in Their Eyes isn't fl awless in its melding of traditional melodrama and contemporary procedural, but it gets the job done — it just takes a roundabout way of getting there. — Nick Cabreza
The GAMer Game: Prototype (2009) System: PS3, Xbox 360 Maker:Activision After breaking my leg two weeks ago, I had a lot of time on my hands to play some games. With this newfound free time I picked up a game called Prototype. I have hardly been able to put it down since then. The game is an intense mash-up of Resident Evil (zombie outbreak) and Grand Theft Auto (free roam mayhem). Prototype has a very familiar story: a corporation creates a new biological weapon/virus that gets released upon the population of a city. The city in this case is Manhattan. The graphics look good, and having never been to Manhattan I could not tell you if the game is accurate or not. But with a game like this, the graphics are not the point. You play as Alex Mercer, who was a human test subject for the biological weapon before the outbreak. The virus mixed with Alex’s DNA and has given him super powers. You can morph your arms into weapons, you have super strength and the ability to jump and glide. Alex is on a mission to fi nd out what is happening to him, why it is happening and who caused it. The game offers an interesting way to tell the story. Throughout the city are people known as Web of Intrigue targets.
When you consume them, you are given access to all their knowledge, thus slowly piecing together what has happened to you. There aremissions that take you throughthe main storyline as well as events where you either race to checkpoints by jumping or just kill everything around you. Completing missions and events gives you Experience Points, which you can use for upgrades. You can also get upgrades by consuming certain military personnel. The game is mindless fun. It is, however, hard to cheer for the hero of the game because you can kill whomever you want and have no repercussions. Some of the missions require stealth, as you need to disguise your self as a soldier to gain access to military bases, but you can also just run into the base and kill everyone and achieve the same outcome. While the game is fun, it gets repetitive. Also, the replay value is quite low because free roam mission gamestake a while to fi nish, and this one is no exception. It is also a game best left played after the kids have gone to bed. So if you are having a bad day and wish to take out your aggression on something less real than your pillow, snag a copy of Prototype and give it your all. — Nate Willer
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COMMUNITY
Social Networking
NAME AND AGE: Andy Hughes, 28
Diet Dew/Lost Lake what book are you currently reading? "Catcher in the Rye"
WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Cincinnati CURRENT JOB: Project manager
tell us your guiltiest pleasure: Justin Timberlake (Hey, come on now, I was honest, plus dude cracks me up on SNL.)
DREAM JOB: Touring musician last thing you googled: Cincinnati
What is your biggest pet peeve? Passive aggressiveness
if you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Cali or Jamaica, but I love Wisco.
Tell us a joke: How do you get a drummer off your front porch? Pay for the pizza!
what is something you want to do before you die? Tour the world playing my music. if a genie granted you one wish, what would you ask for? Financial stability for my family. celebrity crush: Rachel Ray or Paige Davis (Trading Spaces) first concert you went to: Chili Peppers what is your beverage of choice?
what's the last thing you bought? Breakfast from Kwik Trip
Reminds you to support the retailers, restaurants, taverns and bands that support us. We are funded solely by advertising so if you want to support us, support them!
what's in your pocket right now?: Guitar picks, car keys what is your favorite part of second supper? Its support of local music. how do you know Nik (last week's interview? Both played soccer for the Saudi Arabian National Team back in '79 and we are both in T.U.G.G.
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MUSIC
music directory // June 3 to June 10 Thursday,
just a roadie away Minneapolis
June 3
population
Freight House // 107 Vine St. Muddy Flats & the Hepcats (blues on the back dock) • 6 p.m.
Yonder Mountain String Band //JUNE 12 Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater • $27 The Jayhawks //JUNE 19-21 First Avenue • $23.75
Nighthawks Tap // 401 S. Third St. Dave Orr's Damn Jam • 10 p.m.
Tom Petty, Drive-By Truckers // JUNE 22 Xcel Energy Center • $51.50 - $127
Popcorn Tavern // 308 S. Fourth St. Shawn Wooden (rock star) • 10 p.m.
The Wood Brothers // JUNE 25 Turf Club • $15
The Root Note // 114 4th St. S. Open Mic • 8 p.m.
The Starlite Lounge // 222 Pearl St. Kies and Kompanie (jazz) • 5 p.m. Trempealeau Hotel // 150 Main St. Midwest Dilema (indie folk) • 7 p.m.
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June 3
Let's give it up for Orwell, La Crosse's favorite rock band as voted by you, the readers of Second Supper! This heavy quintet has a mammoth, two-month summer tour planned that will take it to New York, Georgia, Tennessee and Texas, as well as many places in between. But before they pile in the van and ride out of town, Orwell is hosting a huge tour kickoff show this Friday night at the Warehouse. The concert begins at 7 p.m. and includes likeminded supporting acts Deception of a Ghost, A Past Unknown and Australis for only $8. This will be Orwell's last La Crosse concert for quite a while, so get your butt up to the Warehouse this weekend and support your local metal scene.
The Warehouse // 324 Pearl St. Orwell, Deception of a Ghost, A Past Unknown, Australis (hard rock) • 7 p.m.
the waterfront tavern // 328 Front St. Alpine Inn // W5717 Bliss Rd. Greg Balfany LaX Jazz4tet (jazz) • 8 p.m. Pat McCurdy (Wisco troubadour) • 9 p.m.
June 5
Nighthawks Tap // 401 S. Third St. Cheech (blues rock) • 10 p.m.
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Neuie's varsity club // 1920 Ward Ave. T.U.G.G. (alt-reggae) • 10 p.m.
JB'sSpeakeasy // 717 Rose St. Impaler, Sowbell Bitchhog (hard rock) • 10 p.m.
Pearl Street Brewery // 1401 St. Andrew St.
Acoustic Super Deece • 5 p.m.
Nutbush City Limits // 3264 George St. Highway 16 (Safe Ride poker run • 2 p.m.
piggy's blues lounge // 501 Front St. S. The Shufflin' Duprees (blues) • 8 p.m.
piggy's blues lounge // 501 Front St. S. The Shufflin' Duprees (blues) • 8 p.m.
Popcorn Tavern // 308 S. Fourth St. Burnt Brownies (jamband) • 10 p.m.
Popcorn Tavern // 308 S. Fourth St. King Everything (classic rock) • 10 p.m.
sher bears // 329 Goddard St. The Arterial // 1003 S. 16th St. The Fabulous Baloney Skins (variety) Paxico (acoustic ‘80s show) • 9 p.m. • 8 p.m. The Joint // 324 Jay St. The Joint // 324 Jay St. Phocus (reggae/funk; formerly Unity Baghdad Scuba Review (jam) • 10 p.m. the Band) • 10 p.m. The Root Note // 114 4th St. S. Anna Laube (folk blues) • 8:30 p.m.
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the waterfront tavern // 328 Front St. Greg Balfany LaX Jazz4tet (jazz) • 8 p.m.
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June 6
concordia ballroom // 1129 La Crosse St. Top Notchmen (polka) • 1 p.m. Popcorn Tavern // 308 S. Fourth St. The Sunday Blend (jam) • 10 p.m.
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June 7
Popcorn Tavern // 308 S. Fourth St. Shawn's Open jam • 10 p.m.
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June 8
Popcorn Tavern // 308 S. Fourth St. Fayme and Casey (acoustic) • 10 p.m.
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June 9
Deerhoof // JUNE 26 First Avenue• $11.50 B. Fleck, Z. Hussain & E. Meyer // JUNE 28 Guthrie Theatre • $53.50
thursday,
June 10
Ciatti's // 9348 Hwy. 16 Runaway (acoustic duo • 6 p.m. Del’s Bar // 229 Third St.
Evergreen Grass Band (bluegrass/punk)
• 10 p.m. Freight House // 107 Vine St. Gregg Hall (blues rock) • 6 p.m. Nighthawks Tap // 401 S. Third St. Dave Orr's Damn Jam (open jam) • 10 p.m.
Popcorn Tavern // 308 S. Fourth St. TBA • 10 p.m. Southside community center // 1300 S. Sixth St. Sunnyside (bluegrass) • 7 p.m.
Popcorn Tavern // 308 S. Fourth St. Open Jam • 10 p.m.
Open Mic • 8 p.m.
recovery room // 901 7th St. S. Dox Phonic (open jam) • 10 p.m.
Kies and Kompanie (jazz) • 5 p.m.
band shell // Riverside Park La Crosse Concert Band (“An American Concert”) •7:30 p.m.
The Root Note // 114 4th St. S. The Starlite Lounge // 222 Pearl St. Trempealeau Hotel // 150 Main St. Midwest Dilema (indie folk) • 7 p.m.
MUSIC
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The Advice Goddess By Amy Alkon amy.alkon@secondsupper.com Maybe he talked about global warming one too many times over dinner. Maybe he realized after 40 years of marriage, he was actually married to somebody who goes by the name of Tipper. Whatever it was, the Al/ Tipper Gore marriage is over, as widely reported this week. Break-ups are tough deals
and here at the Majak Mixtape, we are not completely heartless human beings, so here is a mixtape to help you two crazy politicos get through your divorce in what we’re calling “An Inconvenient Marriage” mix (OK, that‘s a little heartless). The proper break-up mixtape usually consists of a shifting ratio of the three As: angst, anger and acceptance. For the angst portion of the mixtape, I hand over the duties to the group whose catalog of sad tunes continue to make gold out from emo boy guyliner-stained tears: The Smiths. Misery has never sounded quite so tuneful as when Morrissey wails about “Please Please Let Me Get What I Want” or detailing the various ways he’s miserable now. How someone with such a lusciously thick head of hair can be sad about anything is beyond me. For less angst and more anger, the Gores could turn to several tracks on Bob Dylan’s classic divorce album Blood on the Tracks or could link to the appropriately titled “Divorce Song” on Liz Phair’s zeitgeist-
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grabbing debut album Exile on Guyville. But if you really want anger, listen to Marianne Faithfull, a former Mick Jagger girlfriend/ co-writer of the tune “Sister Morphine,” and her song “Why D’ya Do It.” Profane and profound in equal measures, Faithfull’s delivers a stinging condemnation of an ex-lover. And for the acceptance closing of the mixtape, I end with Corrine Bailey Rae’s song “The Sea” from her sophomore album of the same title. Written in the aftermath of her husband’s untimely death, “The Sea” is a beautiful summation of things that have gone by and things to come. So there you have it. I’m sure somewhere the Clintons are wondering how they are the couple still together. This week: Buy: Drake’s “Find Your Love” YouTube: Robyn’s video “Dancing on my Own” Skip: Iyaz’s Janet Jackson-sampling single “Solo”
Review: Summer Camp festival If I had two words to describe Summer Camp, the 10th annual music festival held this weekend in central Illinois, they’d be crunchy and dusty. Dusty because it was scorching hot and 18,000 music fans rustled up sand, and crunchy because aging hosts moe. jammed out six sets over the course of four days while Umphrey’s McGree skeeted out five. Given that backdrop, a few singular artists did stand out — namely the Avett Brothers, who drew one of the smallest crowds to the main stage and blew every other band away with their songwriting and energy. More underground highlights included the Ragbirds, an adorable acoustic quartet from Ann Arbor, Mich., and Mountain Standard Time, a fresh bluegrass/fusion ensemble from Colorado. In the electronica tent, the Hood Internet and Alex B also threw down memorable sets following tired hours of dubstep and fire dancing. — Adam Bissen
The Best Food & Drink Specials in Town LOCATION
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
ARENA
Midwest Poker League 7 p.m.
Closed
Wyld Wednesday: $2 Jumbo UV, mixers $1.50 Coronas
Ladies' Night, $5 Long Island pitchers
$1 Cherry Bombs, $1 Keystone Light silos
$1 Cherry Bombs, $1 Keystone Light silos
BODEGA BREW PUB
$2 BBQ Pork Sliders
2-Fers, Buy any regularly priced food item and get one of equal or lesser value for free
$2.50 Coors vs. Keystone pitchers. All specials 9 p.m. to close
AUC2D: $5, domestic taps, rail mix- 10-cent wings, $1 Miller High Life ers, Long Islands. All specials 9 p.m. bottles, $1.50 rail mixers; $2.50 call to close drinks. All specials 9 p.m. to close.
107 3rd St. S. 782-1883 122 4th St. 782-0677
BROTHERS
Closed
306 Pearl St. 784-0522
FEATURES
Free beer 5:30-6:30; Free wings 7:30- Taco buffet 11-2; 8:30, Free bowling after 9 $1 Pabst bottles and $1 bowling after 9
W3923 State Highway 16 786-9000
HOWIE’S
Fish Tacos: 1 / $2.50, 2 / $5.00, 3 / $6.50. AUC2D: $5, domestic taps, rail mixers and Long Islands. Wristband Night: $2.50 SoCo & Jack. All specials 9 p.m. to close.
$3 3 Olives mixers, $3 Mojitos, $2 $3 Bacardi mixers, $3 Mojitos, $2 Cherry Bombs, $1 Bazooka Joe's; Cherry bombs, $1 Bazooka Joe's. FAC: $3 domestic pitchers, micro/ All specials 9 p.m. to close. import taps, anything that pours. 4-9 p.m.
All you care to eat pizza buffet, 11-2
All you care to eat fish fry 4-10; unlimited Glow-N-Bowl $9.99
Prime rib dinner 4-10; unlimited Glow-N-Bowl $9.99 9 p.m. to close: $2 Bacardi mixers, $2 domestic pints, $1.50 shots blackberry brandy
1125 La Crosse St. 784-7400
Happy hour 4 to 9 p.m.; 9 p.m. to 9 p.m. to close: $3.50 domestic 9 p.m. to close: $1 rails, $2.50 pitch- $5 all you can drink close: Night Before Class - $3 pitch- pitchers ers, beer pong ers of the beast
9 p.m. to close: $1.25 rails, $1.75 bottles/cans
9 p.m. to close: $2 Captain mixers, $2 bottles/cans, $3 Jager bombs
IMPULSE
Closed
Closed
Karaoke 9 p.m.-Close; Happy Hour daily 5-8
Wine & martini night; Happy Hour daily 5-8
18+ night (1st and 3rd Thursday of each month); Happy Hour daily 5-8
$25 open bar package, 11 p.m. to Happy Hour daily 5-8 close: domestic/import beer, rail, call drinks, martinis; Happy Hour daily 5-8
JB’S SPEAKEASY
$1.75 domestic bottles
SIN Night
$1.75 domestic bottles
Happy Hour 5 to 7 p.m.
Happy Hour 5 to 7 p.m.
Happy Hour 5 to 7 p.m.
$1.79 burger (after 8 p.m.) Breakfast 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Hat Night: Buy 1 drink, get 1 free w/ Rail drinks $2 (4:30 to close); Buckets of beer $10, Boston Bobby's Margaritas $4 (Straw, rasp, mango, hat (4:30 to close); $1.50 chili dogs After 8 p.m. specials: $5 skewer of drummies 10 for $2 (4:30 to close), peach and reg); After 8 p.m. specials: (after 8 p.m.) shrimp,l $1.79 burger, $1.50 chili dogs $1.79 burger (after 8 p.m.) $5 skewer of shrimp, $1.79 burger
214 Main St. 782-6010
Happy Hour 5 to 7 p.m.
717 Rose St. 796-1161
SCHMIDTY’S 3119 State Road 788-5110
SLOOPY'S ALMA MATER 163 Copeland Ave. 785-0245
SPORTS NUT
$2 can beer (2-6 p.m.) $11 buckets of beers (6-close)
$2 can beer (2-6 p.m.) 12" pizza: $8.99 up to 5 toppings (4-close)
Wings, Wings, Wings... $2 off 14: Ladies night, 2 for 1 drinks (6-close), pizza, $2 can beer (2-6 p.m.) $2 can beer (2-6 p.m.)
Buck Burgers
Tacos $1.25
15-cent wings
Breakfast 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Friday Fish, $2 can beer (2-6)
$8.99 12-ounce T-bone
2 for 1 pints/pitches w/ student ID over 21 15-cent wings
801 Rose St. 784-1811
THE LIBRARY
Sunday Fun Day - Wristband Night
Half price tequilla, $1 domestic taps Karaoke, $2 Double rails and all Beer Pong Tourney and and rails bottles; $3 Double call drinks wristband night
123 3rd St. 784-8020
TOP SHOTS
$3 Bacardi mixers, $3 Jumbo Long Island Iced Teas
$3 Jumbo Long Island Iced Teas, $3 3 Olives mixers $5 Miller/Bud Light Pitchers, $2.25 Leinies Bottles (7-1AM)
137 4th St. 782-6622
$5 Pitchers/$2 bottles of Miller $1.75 Miller/Bud Light Taps, $2.25 $1.75 Rails, $1.50 Domestic Taps, $2 domestic bottles, $2.50 Skyy/ products (11-4pm) MIcro/Craft Taps, $2.50 Cherry Bombs $3.50 Jager Bombs Absolut mixers, $2 Dr. shots $2 Corona Bottles, $2 Kilo Kai Mixers (7-1AM) (7-1AM) (7-1am) , $3 Bloodys (7-1AM)
5 Domestic Bottles for $10, $5 $2 Captain Mixers, $2. Long Island Micro/Import Bottles $11.50, $7 Mixers, $3 Effen Vodka Mixers (7Micro/Craft Pitchers (7-1AM) 1AM)
TRAIN STATION BBQ
Ask for great eats
11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Barn burner $7.95; 4 to 9 p.m., Hobo dinner (serves two) $30.95
WHO'S ON THIRD
Happy Hour until 10 p.m. $1.50 domestic taps, $2 rails from 10 to close
601 St. Andrew St. 781-0005 126 3rd St. N. 782-9467
$1 taps of PBR, $1 rails
11 a.m. to 3 p.m., extra side with sandwich; 4 to 9 p.m., $1 off rib dinner
Special varies
11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Chicken on fire One-half chicken three bones $7.95; 4 to 9 p.m., Bones and bris- $12.95 kets $13.95
$3 call doubles, $2 Bud products
Ladies' Night: $2 top shelf, $1 Pink $8.50 Fish Bowls, $2 Miller products $1 off Three Olives, $2 domestic taps Tacos Everyone: $2.50 bombs, $2 taps, $3 Jack/Captain doubles
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DIVERSIONS
Maze Efflux
Vocabulous A little of this, that and the other
By Erich Boldt By Matt Jones
The Beer Review Old Chub Scotch Ale Oskar Blues Brewery Longmont, Colorado When I went to the Summer Camp music festival this Memorial Day weekend, I packed (or rather, snuck) in perhaps the most universally renowned canned beverage among beer geeks: Oskar Blues’ Dale’s Pale Ale. While by no means America’s best canned beer — or even its best canned pale ale — Dale’s is still the first name many beer snobs think of when forced to pick an aluminum-encased beverage. Hell, it was the first beer I picked out when I went to Woodmans, but after drinking it all weekend I came to my final conclusion that Dale’s Pale Ale just isn’t that good of a beer — especially when compared to Oskar Blues’ other offerings. So rather than waste the second week of Canned Beer Month belittling a simple beverage I like less than other people, I thought I’d honor the spirit of music festivals by trying something new and recommending a beer that is, by all accounts, “heady.” To tack on additional superlatives, Oskar Blues’ Old
Chub is not only possibly the best canned beer you can find in a local grocery store, it's probably be the best Scotch Ale I’ve ever tasted. So pack this one in your cooler and sip it. I broke with last week’s practice and poured the Old Chub Appearance: 10 into a pint glass, which revealed an Aroma: 7 inky black beer that is ruby at the edges Taste: 9 with a foamy head the color of malted milk. Mouthfeel: 8 Those appearances carry right through Drinkability: 6 to the nose, as Old Chub’s seven malt blend has the aroma Total: 40 buzzing with the sweetness of molasses, ripe fruit and more malted milk over notes of burnt coffee. Lifting a glass, this beer slithers like an oozing, syrupy serpent. There are brown sugar flavors with wisps of smokiness and lots of warming alcohol carrying mysterious spices. I can’t taste any hops in the blend, but somehow there’s a pomegranatelike flavor in there that washes the Old Chub down with quenching satisfaction. This is a rich, thick beer and at 8 percent alcohol it’s probably not something you would drink at a softball game. But if you ever want to treat yourself to one of the most delicious Scotch Ales you’ll ever find, crack open a can of Old Chub and savor these Colorado flavors.
— Adam Bissen
ACROSS 1 "Nurse Jackie" star 10 Low-skilled, lowpaying rut 15 "Chicken George" Moore, in "Roots" 16 Two-door vehicle 17 Title C.S. Lewis demon 18 Map in the corner 19 "___ tu" (Mocedades hit of the 1970s) 20 Cable staple for old films 22 Stops for 31-down 23 Pseudo ending? 24 Rude interruption 28 Mozzarella sticks, e.g. 29 Houston newspaper 32 Carnaval dance 36 "Girl with a Pearl Earring" subject 37 In an unspoken manner 39 They're enclosed for returns: abbr.
40 Ditch 42 Will partner 44 Part of a weapon that does the damage 47 Business cert. for overseers 50 Attention-getting noise 51 Isn't around now 52 "Tomb Raider" heroine 53 Former wrestler Lex 55 Nirvana member Krist 59 Remove 60 Up on the latest gadgetry 61 Hall of music 62 Computer quartet DOWN 1 Buddy on TV 2 Express disapproval of 3 "Against a thing," to a lawyer 4 Nights before the
Answers to May 27 puzzle Not so full of it, are we? Seriously, cut it out
big day 5 Just a handful 6 Sculpture, e.g. 7 Perrins' partner 8 Lozenge brand 9 "Again!" 10 Big initials in telecom, once 11 Limitation 12 Mot ___ (fitting phrase) 13 Plays before the main act 14 Heavenly girl? 21 Cow's mouthful 24 "Out of Africa" author Isak 25 "18 Till ___" (Bryan Adams song) 26 Stealthy gift giver 27 Take back 28 Vowel inclusion with a disclaimer 29 Drug chain 30 "...or is ___ speck?" (They Might Be Giants line) 31 They have their own X-ings 33 NYC underground
Sudoku
system 34 Non-vegetarian sandwich 35 Consenting vote 38 Sherman Hemsley sitcom 41 Dogie catcher 43 Put in stitches 44 Gathered fodder 45 Zoe Saldana role 46 "Popeye" cartoonist E.C. 47 Have a cow? 48 Toilet 49 Annual parade sponsor 52 Security breach 54 Sermon subj. 56 Machine with a rewind button 57 "Now I've got it!" 58 Dir. opposite NNE For answers, call (900) 226-2800, 99 cents per minute. Or to bill to a credit card, call (800) 655-6549. Reference puzzle #0469.
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THE LAST WORD
The Advice Goddess By Amy Alkon amy.alkon@secondsupper.com Sperm wail I’m 26, and I’ve been looking at my stepsister’s dating life with a measure of worry. She’s 36, and wants children, but still hasn’t found “the one.” She’s gone from being ultra-picky to swearing she’ll just marry the next guy who doesn’t pick his nose at the dinner table. Wow. Is that what it comes down to for women — eventually having to give up and settle for a guy you’re less than on fire for? It horrifies me to think of being her at some point. — A Decade To Go Women in their 20s are quick to rule a man out for deep character fl aws like wearing Dockers, not knowing that you’re supposed to hate Nickelback, and buying vegetables grown by multinational conglomerates instead of two aging hippies.
Some women in their 30s, especially those who wake up with baby rabies at 35, continue to maintain high standards: demanding that a man be straight, single and paroled. Ideally, that is. At 39, they’ll pretty much consider anything with a paycheck and human sperm. The need to scale back from Prince Charming to Prince No Recent Felony Convictions starts with The List — the long list of demands no mortal man could ever meet. But, the problem isn’t being uber-picky, but remaining uber-picky. Many women in their early to mid 20s only think they’re ready for a relationship, so they sabotage every potential one that comes their way. Eventually, they get ready, and then ditch those tiny calipers they’ve been using to determine whether a guy’s nostrils fl are at the proper angle. Other women need some hard lessons in what to be picky about. Sometimes, it takes a stint with Paul The Pot Cloud or the cruel Adonis to appreciate the nice guy who calls when he says he will and loves to surprise you, and not by letting you catch him in bed with your two best girlfriends. Most women seem to get their priorities in order well before they come up against the “enjoy by” date on their eggs. But, as Jessica Grose quipped on Slate, “Nobody ever went broke underestimating the anxiety women feel about getting married.” Grose is referring to the bestselling “Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough,” by Lori Gottlieb. Gottlieb, most charmingly, fi nds being single at 40 akin to being in a drunken driving accident and left comatose and
brain-dead. Personally, I fi nd there’s nothing lonelier than feeling completely alone while in a relationship with somebody else. Of course, that’s easier to say if you don’t want kids. Gottlieb’s advice to women who do? “Settle!” Forget looking for love, passion or intense connection (aka “zing”); look to set up “infrastructure” for a family, and quick-quick, fi nd a dependable guy with a nice fat salary to be your tool. (Oh, the paycheckstasy!) Obviously, a 30-year-old woman who wants to have children before her ovaries start laughing at her can’t be as picky as she was at 22, and Gottlieb wisely notes that the search for a husband should be “about fi nding someone who is enough, as opposed to someone who is everything.” But both her book and her 2008 valentine to “settling” in The Atlantic are fi lled with advice like “Overlook his halitosis or abysmal sense of aesthetics.” OK, you can be the one who decorates, but how do you spend your life with a guy when kissing him reminds you of licking a Dumpster? (Hmmm, maybe Gottlieb is counting on how marriage is often a cure for sex.) “Zing” isn’t everything, but you’ll probably have a pretty grim time staying married without it (especially if you have to stick it out for all those years from delivery room to dorm room). Sure, zing fades — you’re probably not going to light up like you did on the fi rst date the 30,000th time he walks into the living room — but having a base of love, attraction, affection and connection is
what helps you not hate him when he’s being so annoying it makes your fi llings hurt. (Unfortunately, you can’t just look deep into his retirement account and appreciate how obedient he is at household tasks.) Beyond all the love stuff, you shouldn’t get together with any man you don’t respect and admire; meaning you need to have the hots for a man not just physically but as a human being. If you want kids, do your best to make that happen, but accept that it might not, and develop yourself, your friendships and your life. If you feel complete without a man, men are more likely to feel incomplete without you. You, in turn, might not have to force yourself into that Gottlieb-style bliss of going from demanding that a guy have hair to demanding that a guy have a head.
Sudoku
Downtown La Crosse, above Fayzes - 782-6622
top shots joke of the week
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A couple of hunters are out in the woods when one them falls to the ground. He doesn't seem to be breathing, his eyes roll to the back of his head, so the other guy whips out his cell phone and dials 911. He gasps to the operator, "My friend is dead, what can I do?" The operator says, "Just take it easy. I can help you. First, let's make sure he's dead." There is a silence, then a shot is heard. The guy's voice comes back on the line. "OK, now what?"
Good People, Good Drinks, Good Times
SUNDAY
$5 Pitchers $2 Bottles of Miller Products (11-4 pm) $2 Corona Bottles $2 Kilo Kai Mixers $3 Bloody’s (7-1am)
MONDAY TUESDAY
$1.75 - Miller/Bud Taps $2.25 Micro/Craft Taps $2.50 Cherry Bombs (7-1am)
$1.75 Rails $1.50 Domestic Taps $3.50 Jager Bombs (7-1am)
$2.00 - 1 Player, $3.00 - 2 Players 50 Cents Off Drinks, $1 Off Pitchers
WEDNESDAY $2 Domestic Bottles $2.50 Skyy/Absolute Mixers $2 Dr. Shots (7-1am)
THURSDAY FRIDAY 5 Domestic Bottles 4 $10 $5 Micro/Import Bottles $11.50, $7 Micro/Craft Pitchers (7-1am)
$5 Miller Lite/Bud Light Pitchers
SATURDAY $2.25 Leinies Bottles (7-1am)
$2 Captain Mixers $2 Long Islands $3 Effen Vodka Mixers (7-1am)
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