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La Crosse's Free Press VOLUME 10, NO. 24
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Social Networking name and age: Ryan Michael Conrad, 23 Second Supper 614 Main St., La Crosse, WI 54601 Phone: (608) 782-7001 Online: secondsupper.com Publisher: Roger Bartel roger.bartel@secondsupper.com Editor in Chief: Adam Bissen adam.bissen@secondsupper.com Student Editor: Emily Faeth emily.faeth@secondsupper.com Sales: Mike Keith mike.keith@secondsupper.com Sales: Jenaveve Bell jenaveve.bell@secondsupper.com Sales: Ansel Ericksen ansel.ericksen@secondsupper.com Regular Contributors: Amy Alkon, Jacob Bielanski, Erich Boldt, Nick Cabreza, Mary Catanese, Brett Emerson, Jake Groteuschen, Shuggypop Jackson, Matt Jones, Stephanie Schultz, Anna Soldner Cover Illustration: Carolyn Ryan Second Supper is a weekly alternative newspaper published by Bartanese Enterprises LLC, 614 Main St., La Crosse, WI 54601
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like the movie! teLL us Your guiLtiest PLeasure: Ohhh, I shouldnt. I REALLY shouldnt. wHat is Your Biggest Pet Peeve? When people with stinky ass breath get right in my face to tell me something I hate that! All I can think of is "Geese, this dudes breath stinks like mustard!" wHat one Person, aLive or dead, wouLd You want to Have dinner witH? I wanna have dinner with The Mad Hatter from Alice In Wonderland because I can be pretty kooky at the dinner table and occasionally break a glass or two! Can you tell me why a Raven is like a Writing Desk?
if You CouLd Live anYwHere in tHe worLd, wHere wouLd it Be? I would live on a pimped out farm on the outskirts of La Crosse. Maybe between La Crosse and Coon Valley. I wanna build a go-cart track so I can have all of my friends out to party :)
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wHat is Your favorite Part of seCond suPPer? Everything! I love the Second Supper! How do You know meagan (Last week's interview)? Meagen and myself were in a band together 4 years ago. Then we started our own band called "MegRyan" and just finished a 12-song full-length album. PLUS WE'RE GETTING MARRIED THIS OCTOBER 9TH! — Compiled by Shuggypop Jackson, shuggypop.jackson@secondsupper.com
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Dear Reader: It’s not uncommon for me to do a double take while reading the La Crosse Tribune, but last week I came across an item that nearly made me spit coffee all over my computer screen. Steve Cahalan reported that a new pizza restaurant is being constructed downtown and that the menu will also include hot sub sandwiches, wings and desserts. Now I’m all for new commerce and the eating of food, but doesn’t La Crosse already have enough pizza, subs and chicken wings? Which is why I’d like to propose a moratorium: No more generic American cuisine until we get a Thai restaurant, an Indian restaurant, something Vietnamese, Brazilian, Mediterranean, Andean, African, Californian — or even a good late-night diner. I know it will probably never happen, but it’s not impossible. Our boy mayor is already pretty good at putting the brakes on everything in town. And while we’re on this moratorium kick, why don’t we put a timeout on some other unsavory attributes for which La Crosse is already jam-packed — like billboards, stoplights, payday lenders, white male politicians and ‘80s hair metal. If this Tea Party movement has taught me anything, it’s the value of standing out and yawping “Enough is enough!” Sure, I’ll wish Polito’s Pizza all the best — it will open right across from my apartment, after all — but c’mon La Crosse, spiciness needn’t only come slathered on veiny chicken parts. Let the pho begin!
— Adam Bissen
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2010 Riverfest cuisine 1. Tom Thumb donuts 2. Blackened Fish (Radisson) 3. Cheese curds (Rocky's Supper Club) 4. Blarney Bar sundae (Quillins) 5. Prime rib sandwich (7 Bridges) 6. Rib & beans (Famous Dave's) 7. Chicken Caeser Wrap (Ciatti's) 2010 Riverfest entertainers 1. Puttin' on the Lips contestants 2. Gabriel Holmes, hypnotist 3. Swifty Swines, racing pigs 4. Kenny Ahern, clown 5. Paul Halter, juggler 6. Three Rivers Martial Artists 7. Isaiah Foster, magician
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FIRST THINGS FIRST
Thanks to an extremely rare condition called "hyperthymesia," La Crosse radio anchor Brad Williams can recall in explicit detail nearly every day of his life. Brad and his uncanny memory are the subjects of the fascinating and hilarious documentary "Unforgettable," showing at The Pump House Regional Arts Center, 119 King St., at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, June 24 and 25. Brad's brother, filmmaker Eric Williams, documents Brad's cross-country trek, which includes interviews with Regis and Kelly, Jimmy Kimmel and Good Morning America; a trivia match with Jeopardy! all-star Ken Jennings; and a man-vs.machine race between the "Human Google" and the real Google. For more info, visit www.unforgettabledoc.com. Tickets are $9 in advance and $12 on the day-of, and are available at www. thepumphouse.org or by phone at (608) 785-1434.
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Rock Riverfest
With apologies to the drunken mess that is Oktoberfest, Riverfest has always been the most distinctly “La Crosse” community festival. It’s located right on the Mississippi — which has always been our lifeblood — and it brings together old friends, if for no other reason than to hang out on a sunny day. That’s why we’re so pleased to see a plethora of local acts on the musical bill. Michelle Lynn, Tony Zobeck, Studebaker 7, Mudcat & The Bottom Feeders, Monkey Wrench, The Freezers, The Remainders, El Caminos and Highway 16 should do at least as good of a job as the showbands that Riverfest normally brings in. (Though we’re also excited for the Landsharks, a Jimmy Buffet Tribute Band.) And if should you be the type of person who hates music, well there’s always the mini doughnuts. Riverfest opens Wednesday, June 30, and runs through Sunday, July 4.
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A wine and beer tasting will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 24, at Riverside Center South, 332 Front St., to benefit Gundersen Lutheran's Norma J. Vinger Center for Breast Care. The event is sponsored by Festival Foods and includes a silent auction and door prizes. Tickets are $30 each or two for $50. They are available at Festival Foods locations and the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation. The event will be held in the Cargill Room.
Rock Amandla
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Amandla is probably La Crosse’s most unlikely house band. A schitzo rock quartet, Amandla is also a quasi-side project for Claude Coleman Jr., aka the drummer for Ween. For reasons both mysterious and serendipitous, the Brooklyn-based Amandla has played La Crosse over a half-dozen times in the past couple years, and all the shows have been off-the-wall bonkers. You can catch them again next Thursday, July 1 when Amandla headlines what promises to be a raucous concert at JB’s Speakeasy.
Rock The Warehouse
The Warehouse, a downtown La Crosse staple for nearly 20 years, is hosting fundraiser shows Thursday, June 24, and Friday, June 25, to raise money to maintain its cabaret license and pay property taxes. Owner Steve Harm said he has until June 29 to raise around $3,500, so this could be your last chance to help! "For 20 years I've been always thinking positive. That's the only thing that's kept us going," Harm said. "There's a lot of goodwill from the bands that are playing, and I think we'll find a way." Tickets for the six-band shows are $7 a night or $10 for both nights and are available in advance at Deaf Ear Records, VPX Clothing, or online at ticketweb. com.
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COMMENTARY
The WisPolitics.com Week in Review stoCk rePort
rising UW tuition
The UW System’s Board of Regents unanimously approves a 5.5 percent tuition hike, defending the move as a necessary step to protect key academic programs and services. The increase hits students attending 11 of the 13 four-year universities, with hikes that include $383 at La Crosse and $295 at Green Bay. With their tuition surcharges, Madison will charge students an extra $638, while it’ll be $595 at Eau Claire. School offi cials claim about 40,000 students from families earning less than $60,000 a year should get enough of a boost in their state fi nancial aid to offset the extra tuition. They also point out tuition at the two-year colleges will be frozen for a fourth straight year and UW-Madison remains one of the best deals in the Big Ten.
miXed Jobs outlook
The state's unemployment rate, already below the national average, drops again, but employers remain cautious in hiring and partisan debate surrounds the number of government-related jobs. Wisconsin's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is 8.2 percent in May, its lowest level since March of last year and down from 8.5 percent in April. A May survey from the National Federation of Independent Business shows optimism at its highest level since September 2008; however, the survey also showed that job creation and spending plans remained at recession levels. A WMC survey shows cautious optimism, with 29 percent of WMC board member companies saying they'll add employees in the next 12 months, while 45 percent of WMC members project increased employment. Regionwide, a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis shows the upper Midwest economy improving in the areas of employment, consumer spending, manufacturing and home construction, with positive trends set to continue into next year.
Writers Wanted Second Supper is looking to add freelance columnists to write on any of the following topics: • Local government/politics • Local bar scene • Local restaurants • Local arts scene • Life in La Crosse Send letter of introduction and 500-word column sample(s) to editor@secondsupper.com.
faLLing Public employees Regardless of who wins the guv’s race this fall, state employees can expect to take some hits. Mark Neumann has promised across-the-board cuts to state spending, while GOP rival Scott Walker has targeted state employee wages and benefi ts as an area to be cut to help balance the state’s gaping budget hole. He added to that call with a new plan to force state employees to pick up more of their pension costs. Such rhetoric is often expected from Republicans, but Dem Tom Barrett has joined in. He’s promised to put state government on a “diet” and rightsize the number of state employees.
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Editor's Note: WisOpinion.com has asked two veterans of Wisconsin policy and politics, Scot Ross of One Wisconsin Now and Brian Fraley of the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy, to engage in weekly exchanges on a topic of their choosing. In this installment of "That's Debatable," Fraley and Ross debate public education funding. Brian Fraley: Scot, looks like the "Son of Stimulus," although stalled, is still on the agenda in Washington. You know, the plan to bail out local and state units of government with another boatload of "one time" money. Predictably, they are dressing this up as the salvation of "teachers" and will use the infl ated fi gure of 300,000 teachers whose will be canned if this bloat doesn't pass. But all it means is the federalization of local and state defi cits, which will only accelerate our descent into Greece-like insolvency. At some point this ridiculous spending spree has to stop, because it has already exceeded our ability to pay. But, I know, "It's for the kids!" Scot Ross: Actually, I’d say "It’s for our future.'' Thousands of Wisconsin teachers are facing layoffs, and students from all across the state could be forced into larger classes with less personal attention, fewer course choices and even cuts to instructional time. This responsible education funding plan would provide badly needed support in Wisconsin to save or create 6,100 jobs. Education has to be a top priority. After decades of underfunding at the hands of Republican administration and failed promises made through ``No Child Left Behind,'' we have a simple choice: Support education and our children, or give up on this country’s future greatness.
Fraley: The responsible education funding plan does not let the feds usurp local control of public schools. Let's give up on the educational bureaucracy that values the duration of service over the quality that's provided, thereby hurting the younger, and often most dedicated educators. Let's quit funding the bloated administrative budgets and non-education related positions and instead focus on classroom instruction. Finally, let's budget honestly and learn that using ``one-time'' money to pay for ongoing obligations is fi scal insanity. The Son of Stimulus is nothing more than a $23 billion bailout of the teachers' unions much like we bailed out the UAW last year. The excessive compensation that is rampant in the educational bureaucracy has been yielding declining performance and exceeds taxpayers' ability to pay. Enough! Ross: Y’know, when it comes to education dollars, conservatives see a zero sum game. The higher the commitment to public education in a community, the less willing the community is to invest shared resources into tax loopholes and giveaways to hand-outminded corporations. Conservatives have a simple goal for our education system: transfer public education dollars into the hands of private enterprise. America’s education system is one of our greatest resources. Literally, hundreds of millions, even billions, have enjoyed the highest standard of living in history because of the benefi ts reaped from a quality public education. Conservatives cherry-pick “horror stories” and create skewed testing measures that somehow show all our public schools aren’t worth the cost. It’s nefarious scheme, built on the worst of intentions — privatizing public schools.
news in Brief Westlake challenges endorsement by Wisconsin Right to Life GOP U.S. Sen. candidate Dave Westlake is questioning Wisconsin Right to Life's endorsement of his primary rival Ron Johnson. Westlake says his stance on abortion more closely follows the anti-abortion groups than that of Johnson. Johnson has said he supports exceptions — rape, incest and the life of the mother — to an outright abortion ban. Westlake says the only exception he supports is if a non-viable embryo is endangering the life of the mother. "Wisconsin Right to Life apparently uses other criteria other than just stance on life," said Westlake, who has asked the group to clarify its endorsement procedure. "When I fi lled out their questionnaire I agreed with 100 percent of their stances." Wisconsin Right to Life's legislative/ PAC director Susan Armacost said there are a number of criteria they look at when determining endorsements beyond abortion stance, including credibility and electability. "(Electability) tipped the scales for Ron
Johnson," she said.
Appeals court says judges cannot endorse candidates A federal appeals court panel has restored the state's ban on judges endorsing political candidates and directly soliciting campaign contributions. But the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Chicago, also upheld a decision by U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb that allows judges to join political parties. Crabb originally ruled in February 2009 that judges could join parties, endorse candidates and solicit donations after Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge John Siefert sued over his inability to join the Democratic Party. "We agree with Judge Siefert that the partisan affi liation ban acts to prohibit his speech on both his political views and his qualifi cations for offi ce," Judge John Daniel Tinder wrote. But Tinder also wrote that endorsements do not qualify under those protections, since they "are not simply a mode of announcing a judge’s views on an issue."
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Fest salute
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Wisconsin men and women who died in the armed services in recent years were honored in a video show June 19 at Freedom Fest. The Salute to Fallen Heroes was an emotional presentation for family members, friends and the audience in general. It concluded with Taps.
The Deke Slayton Airfest, part of Freedom Fest on June 19, included shows by stunt pilot Billy Werth (right) and demonstrations of the F-15 Strike Eagle and F/A-18F VFA-122 Rhino.
PHOTOS BY MARY CATANESE See more photos in our slideshow at secondsupper.com
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Battered, not beaten
Victims of domestic violence can turn to others here for help By Emily Faeth emily.faeth@secondsupper.com
Men stepping up to help fight domestic violence
One way folks around the La Crosse area are doing their part to spread the word about domestic violence is through next week's Walk a Mile in Her Shoes: Men's March Against Domestic Violence. On Thursday, July 1, participants will walk two laps around Riverside Park in an effort to raise money for the YWCA of the Coulee Region and Gundersen Lutheran's Carilee Foundation, both of which work to assist victims of domestic abuse leave unhealthy situations and reestablish their lives. The event is not a race, but organizers expect some friendly competition. Women and children also are invited to march. The $40 registration fee includes shoe rental, T-shirt, Riverfest button, Riverfest food vouchers and more. Registration and check-in is from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be a selection of high heels in men’s sizes from 9 to 14 for the event; shoe pick up is from 3 to 5 p.m. Kick, a downtown shoe store, also will offer free lessons before the walk, hosted by the Riverfest Commodores, starts at 5 p.m. and should be completed by 6 p.m. A reception follows the walk. For information or to register call (608) 775-4712 or go to www.walkamilelacrosse. org.
Status Update: I'm working on an article about domestic violence for Second Supper, and I'm looking for anyone in the La Crosse area who might have personal experiences with this issue. If you or anyone you know has had any experiences related to domestic violence, send me a message if you are willing to talk. Almost immediately, messages began appearing in my inbox. One was from Mike, who related, in graphic detail, his experience with a physically violent ex-girlfriend. He described how, in a jealous rage, she demolished his apartment, Mike's trust and their relationship. Another was from Jenny, who told me she'd been hit by a couple of ex-boyfriends, though she added that it was “nothing super serious.” But she said she left, and never went back. Mike's and Jenny's stories are two of millions of instances of domestic abuse that occur every year in the United States — and only two of thousands that occur each year in the La Crosse area. Ann Kappauf, executive director of New Horizons Shelter and Women's Center, the only shelter of its kind within a 75-mile radius, says that approximately 1,950 to over 2,000 individuals are served by her organization each year, including about 260 children and 350 men. The rest of their case load is, of course, women. Domestic abuse, says Kappauf, isn't limited to outright physical violence. We're familiar with images of domestic violence in popular media. The tear-stained face of the battered wife who seeks vengeance in the Lifetime Original movie. Chris Brown's public apologies to Rhianna for smashing her face. Yes, this kind of brutality is reality for many people, but there are other weapons at an abuser's disposal that can be just as damaging. Emotional and mental abuse, stalking, sexual abuse and economic abuse
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By The Numbers
2,155 domestic violence calls
in La Crosse County in 2009
59 domestic violence deaths in
Wisconsin in 2009
3,000,000
U.S. children exposed to domestic violence in their homes each year are all issues addressed by New Horizons, and their effects are just as devastating as — possibly even more so than — physical violence. “What we often hear people say is, 'The physical abuse is horrendous. But you heal. The bones heal, the bruises go away',” says Kappauf, the sunlight streaming cheerfully through the windows of her comfortingly cluttered office. “But it's the emotional abuse, that knocking down of the self-esteem that stays with you forever.” It's important to remember, too, that women are not the only victims of domestic abuse, nor are heterosexual relationships the only situations in which domestic abuse occur. Gay men and lesbians, children, straight men, bisexual individuals, the elderly, the disabled — all have the potential to become victims of domestic abuse. And men in abusive relationships may have a particularly hard time getting help: shame and embarrassment of being dominated by a member of a sex seen as physically inferior or even having trouble recognizing what is happening as domestic abuse might hinder a man's escape. But the fact remains that most victims of domestic abuse are women. "Ninety-five percent of the women we see in all of our programming have been reported as victims of domestic violence," said Ruthann Schultz, agency programs director for the YWCA of the Coulee Region. Says Kappauf, “Not all men are offenders. But most offenders are men.” And one in four women will experience domestic abuse during her lifetime; women ages 15 to 44 are at greatest risk.
Abuse is about power, control
So why is something that is as destructive to society — UNICEF estimates that the U.S. government spends $5 billion to $10 billion dollars every year on domestic violence-related services — so prevalent? How is a social ill that impacts our culture on as many levels as domestic abuse so pervasive? Why are we so comfortable with domestic abuse? Why is domestic abuse “nothing super serious”?
Perhaps due to a visual diet of so many media images of the explosive drunk, the abusive husband returning home from a night at the bar to unleash his rage upon his cowering wife, I had to ask Kappauf if perhaps La Crosse's drinking culture led to a higher prevalence of domestic violence in our community, but she bristled at the notion. “No. And I say that because alcohol doesn't cause domestic violence," she said. "Oftentimes, perpetrators will use that as an excuse, or [their] family or friends will use it as an excuse. 'Oh, he wouldn't have done that if he hadn't been drinking.' That's just all an excuse.” If someone threatens another person, he is attempting to control that person, Kappauf explained. If someone hits another person, she is attempting to exert her power over that person. Domestic abuse revolves around power and control, and the desire for power and control run deeper than seedy tabloid headlines and trivial insecurities. “It [domestic abuse] is definitely related to sexism,” says Rosanne St. Sauver, executive director of the LGBT Resource Center for the Seven Rivers Region. “What is the worst thing to be in our society?” she asked me. I hesitated, a couple of possible answers balanced on my tongue. “A female,” she said. “'You throw like a sissy, you do this like a girl.' It's always demeaning. Women are seen as powerless and submissive or less-than. ... I think it's very much related to strict gender roles and ideas that people have about what it means to be a man and what it means to be a woman. And also the fact that people think that gender is binary, when it's not.” Girls are born and presented with pink blankets, boys with blue, and these quilted gifts are only the beginning of a lifetime of generalizations for members of all sexes. As young girls, we're taught to “play nice.” We learn to listen to eachother, to express ourselves verbally, intuitively. Aggression is strongly discouraged. Boys, on the other hand, play with guns, trucks, GI Joe. Boys don't cry. Boys play rough. In adulthood, socially and culturally determined gender expression follows a similar, binary path. Women — despite many advances — are still socially submissive, still the “gentle sex.” Men, on the other hand, are regularly expected to exhibit their domination, both physically and mentally. It's no surprise, then, that in the realm of domestic abuse, most instances are of male-on-female aggression. But beyond that dynamic, the problem crosses demographic and racial lines. "We see it across the board," said Maureen Funk, coordinator of Gundersen Lutheran's Domestic Abuse Program. "I ... couldn't come up with profile of who is more likely to report it than another person, except they are
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Early detection, education key
The number of domestic violence cases in La Crosse County is perhaps high for an area this size, Kappauf said, but that could be attributed to effective communication between law enforcement agencies, health care professionals and the "resources" focused on the problem. La Crosse is a "resource rich" community, according to Funk. In addition to New Horizons and Gundersen's programs, area residents also can fi nd help Franciscan Skemp's Safe Path, the La Crosse YWCA and Great Rivers 211. "There is lots of help," agreed Nancy Scott, with Franciscan Skemp's Safe Path program, which was founded in 1996 and handles about 350 cases per year. "Let people know if they're struggling with what they feel is an unhealthy relationship, there are lots of resources." Increased public awareness of the domestic violence problem and, more importantly, earlier detection of women at risk also have increased caseloads for those providing support. "Patients are screened in our health care setting," Funk said, which helps "identify them when they are not in crisis," which means before the relationship becomes violent. "When someone is in shelter, there probably has been long history of abuse in that relationship," she said. "We are trying
ON The WeB
• National Coalition against domestic Violence www.ncadv.org • National domestic Violence hotline www.ndvh.org • Wisconsin Coalition against sexual assault www.wcasa.org • rape abuse and incest National Network www.rainn.org • Wisconsin Coalition against domestic Violence www.wcadv.org • Wisconsin Coalition against sexual assault www.wcasa.org
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"It is all about power and control, and [we need] everyone as a whole to start standing up against it."
ann Kappauf executive director, New Horizons Shelter and Women's Center
to create an intervention at an earlier point — before it gets to the point of violence." The YWCA, meanwhile, targets an even younger audience with a teen program designed to "educate and empower at risk girls so they go into life and relationships with their eyes open," Schultz noted.
Everyone must help solve problem
Realistically, however, is there any hope of eradicating such a culturally ingrained societal epidemic? “My personal goal, for New Horizons Shelter and Women's Center, is to post a big sign on the door saying 'Closed for Lack of Business,” says Kappauf. “It'll never happen. The only way that it even has a chance of happening is if more people become involved, and we all hold the perpetrators accountable, and we quit revictimizing persons who have been victims." “It is all about power and control,” continues Kappauf, “and [we need] everyone as a whole to start standing up against it. If we hear a person telling a joke that's demoralizing or racist or against someone's culture or gender, we need to be able to say, 'I'm not comfortable with that. I don't fi nd that funny at all.' "That's what it's going to take. And how that's going to happen is through public education and through each of us continuing to remind other persons to pass the word and spread it on.” — Roger Bartel contributed to this story.
WhO TO CALL New Horizons Shelter and Women's Center New Horizons provides services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and/ or harassment including their children. Services include: shelter, 24 hour crisis line, adult and children support groups, legal advocacy, counseling, housing advocacy, economic advocacy, a children's program, community education, information and referral, clothing, household items and food. All services are free. Phone: (608) 791-2600 Gundersen Lutheran Domestic Abuse Program offers: • Training for healthcare workers on domestic violence and sexual assault. • Direct services to patients and employees who identify domestic abuse is affecting their life. • Advocacy for victim/survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, including advocacy within the criminal justice system. • Support and education of victim/survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. • Crisis Intervention provided for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault victim/survivors. • Information and referral to other community agencies that provide services for domestic abuse and sexual assault victim/survivors. 24-hour crisis line: (608) 775-5950 or (800) 362-9567 ext. 55950 Franciscan Skemp Center for Women's Health Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault (Safe Path) Program offers: * a confidential and safe place to talk * emotional support * information and referral * individual counseling * safety planning * crisis intervention * assistance in dealing with legal, medical and human services systems * assistance with access to resources * assistance with applying for crime victims' compensation 24-hour crisis line: (608) 392-7804 or (800) 362-5454, ext. 7804 Great Rivers 211 Great Rivers 2-1-1 provides free, confidential community information, referrals and crisis line services. 24-hour crisis line: 2-1-1 or (800) 362-8255 YWCA of the Coulee Region Programs include: * Transitional housing program for single women and children * Ruth House, for single, homeless women transitioning from AODA treatment * Teen programming * Mediation and restorative justice Phone: (608) 781-2783
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ARTS
and lonely road between the joyrides, but Wesley Willis’s Joyrides is exactly what it claims to be. — Brett Emerson
with Emily Bourland
actress with role in "Angry Housewives"
At the Muse Theatre, starting tomorrow, housewives are going to be losing their desperation and are about to get pissed-off in the production of the gloriously over-thetop extravaganza that is Angry Housewives. The musical tells the story of a group of housewives who, for a variety of reasons, decide to put together a punk band. The Second Supper recently sat down with actress Emily Bourland, who is playing one of the angry housewives, and asked her some questions about the show and her career. SS: So just give us a little explanation of your character in the show. EB: Carol is a recently divorced chronic overeater [laughs] who despite self-esteem issues finds love where she least expected it. SS: Angry Housewives is sort of an underground show. There isn’t like an official soundtrack to it or even a Wikipedia page devoted to it. Does that make putting the show together more difficult for you as an actress? EB: In some ways it was hard to learn music and the flow of the show. But in some other ways, it’s nice because the characters are our own and not based off some other performance. SS: You’ve rocked some crazy looks for shows and wear a beehive in this one. Is
there ever a moment where you and your ego just have to say 'hell to the no!' to a costuming choice for you? EB: It’s not about the ego. I’m more so concerned that costuming will distract from the show. I’m in a show and not being myself so the looks isn’t that important. I’m just worried about things not fitting right and flashing crotch. SS: Angry Housewives and Rocky Horror Picture Show were both comedies, but you’ve also done more dramatic roles. Which do you prefer? The comedy or the drama? EB: In some ways I prefer doing comedy. You can get a better sense of how an audience is responding to the show in a comedy. Which can either be a good thing or a bad thing. [laughs] SS: The Muse Theatre started with shows like Batboy, Trailer Park Musical and then the pendulum sort of swung away from the edgy to something like Spitfire Grill that was less. What should audiences expect with Housewives? EB: The pendulum is swinging right back. It’s a campy summertime show that does have some real moments. SS: So one last question: if death wasn’t an option and you had to sit through one of
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The Arts Review Bizarro Masterpiece Theatre Medium: Film Wesley Willis’s Joyrides (2009) Director: Chris Bagley and Kim Shively Stars: Wesley Willis I’ve been waiting for this movie for a long time. Shortly after rock and roll hero Wesley Willis died of leukemia in 2003, and not long after the first documentary to focus on the schizophrenic musician, The Daddy of Rock ‘n’ Roll, came out, rumors of another documentary began circulating. A few clips were posted on the Internet, but for years nothing more was said about the film. Well, Wesley Willis’s Joyrides is finally out, and as expected, it put a big smile on my face. As opposed to the first film’s more day-in-the-life perspective of Wesley Willis, Joyrides takes a larger view of the man. The film rides a slow path through his troubled upbringing and his life drawing the streets and buildings of Chicago before arriving at his music career. In fact, it’s Wesley’s art and not his music that provides the neatest aspect of this story, as the creators of Joyrides animated some of his drawings. The effect is just magnificent. Many people come out of the woodwork to paint Wesley’s story. Many of these folks are close friends and supporters from the Chicago art and music scenes: bandmates, fellow artists, and people who looked after him when no one else would. Yet the telling of Wesley’s youth and many of the terrible things that happened to him falls largely to members of his family. The time the Willis family spends onscreen ranges from informative to disturbing. Two of his brothers are among the film’s best sources in explaining why Wesley Willis was the way he was. On the other hand, Wesley’s father appears to be cashing in on his son’s fame in order for some screen time. The man is described as a horribly neglectful father, which he in so many words dismisses by stating that he “didn’t realize how great that boy was” until everybody else did. Nice. To be sure, there’s a lot of exploitation and neglect in Wesley Willis’ life. Yet in spite of the many upsetting aspects of his life, directors Chris Bagley and Kim Shively ultimately keep their focus on what made Wesley so endearing and lovable to so many people. Wesley’s freakouts aren’t hushed up, but his humor and delight are far more pronounced, qualities that overwhelm everyone he meets. Even while facing death, Willis keeps his spirits high, singing a song praising his cancer doctor and playing his old classic “The Vultures Ate My Dead Ass Up.” The film of Wesley’s life is every bit as contagious as the man himself. It’s a hard
Medium: Film Toy Story 3 (2010) Director: Lee Unkrich Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack Writers: Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich At this point, it seems futile to review a Pixar movie. Consistency has turned the studio's impressive oeuvre into its own best review. But Pixar films aren't without flaws. They owe most of their repeated success to playing it imperceptibly safe, sticking close to a kid-friendly, underdog-wins-out formula with established boundaries and predictable outcomes. Uniformity has worked well for Pixar, but it's these same conventions that prevent them from achieving greatness. With Wall-E, Up and now Toy Story 3 — a second sequel that breaks the dreaded curse of the thirdsies — Pixar has gradually succeeded in testing the limits of 3D animation's emotional content. Each film is an attempt to answer the question, "What can we get away with while still staying true to form?" The next step in answering that question, Toy Story 3 faithfully expands the story of its two predecessors and deepens its emotional resonance, and at the same time cements itself as one of the most harrowing animated adventures to-date. Toy Story 3 opens with an elaborate playtime fantasy that takes place in the mind of an adolescent Andy, owner of Woody (Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Allen) and the rest of the gang. It's an exciting introduction that exemplifies a past to which the toys, soon to be confined to the attic in light of Andy's departure to college, can never return. A turn of events finds the gang instead at Sunnyside Daycare, a dystopian island of misfit toys ruled by purple-teddy-bear-tyrant Lotso (Ned Beatty). He's a self-appointed, fallen-Lucifer-type who casts the new arrivals to the dreaded "caterpillar room," where toddlers smash the toys on the ground, dip them in paint, bite their parts off, chuck them against the wall and subject them to various other acts of abuse. The scene in which Andy's old toys, so desperate to be played with, fall into the toddlers' clutches is both inescapably hilarious and sad, but it's also chaotically paced to play like an action scene and unnerving enough to make you feel genuine concern for the toys' safety. It's as good a scene as any to show that Toy Story 3, and the series as a whole, is capable of juggling comedy, pathos, suspense and even horror, all without diminishing the emotional return. The film roars to a satisfying conclusion, and on the way stretches Pixar's experimental barriers to the limits and nearly breaks them. Kid friendly as it is, Toy Story 3 is the closest Pixar has come to producing a legitimate Best-Picture contender. — Nick Cabreza
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The MAJAK MiXtAPe By Jonathan Majak jonathan.majak@secondsupper.com With the BP Gulf Coast disaster going on day infi nity and currently being the most coverage an oily discharge has gotten since Olestra was being used in potato chips in the 1990s, we here at the Mixtape thought it is about time to make a soundtrack of sorts for all the parties involved in trying to rectify the situation in a mixtape we’re calling “Like Oil and Water” mix. Oh BP, your ability to consistently grab bad public relations gaffes out the jaws of success are reaching Lindsay Lohan territory. With BP chief executive Tony Hayward attending a yacht race, BP’s chairman CarlHenric Svanberg sending his condolences to the “small people” affected, and the brief alleged attempt to basically blackmail the United States into not saying mean things about them, BP’s track on the mixtape would
Medium: Album Stimulus: Songs for Swinging Lovers Band: The Indelicates Anno: 2010 What’s neatest about the newest release from British band The Indelicates is how it offers a wide spectrum of piano and guitar rock and doesn’t linger on any one point for long. When one listens to the opening salvo of piano bombast and Julia Indelicate’s bawdy cabaret wails in “Europe,” the expectations for the rest of the album would typically be that it will be of the Dresden Dolls breed of burlesque. Yet the next track forward wipes that stereotype right off the listener’s face with a fast paced '80s-style rock song called “Your Money,” sung by Simon Indelicate. In fact, Simon ends up doing the majority of the singing on Songs for Swinging Lovers — which is the problem. A new word came to me in the course of listening to Simon’s wistful yet glaringly exultant crooning: Triumphangst. What I’m using this word in this instance to describe is a singer’s tendency to create a contrived
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be the synthy, stuttering glory that is Robyn’s “Don’t F***ing Tell Me What to Do” off her new album Body Talk Pt. 1. Snotty and indifferent at best, the title alone can sum up the perceived resistant attitude of BP. On the other side, you have the Obama administration, which hasn’t reached Hurricane Katrina levels of fail yet but has managed to mishandle the Gulf Coast situation in a myriad ways as it tries to balance public interest and world diplomacy all at once. For them, the Mixtape puts on from her amazing album The ArchAndroid Janelle Monae’s tune “Tightrope,” since as the lyrics go, the administration is tipping on a tightrope. And for the folks that believe that the oil in the water is the equivalent of the wormwood spoken of in the Bible and the apocalypse is near, I give them Lily Allen’s “Him” off her sophomore album It’s Not Me, It’s You as she contemplates what God thinks about, reasoning that he’s never been suicidal and his favorite band is Creedence Clearwater Revival. So there you go. And remember, oil balls are the new sandcastles. Buy: B.o.B.’s Vampire Weekend-sampling tune “The Kids” featuring Janelle Monae YouTube: Le Kid’s summer perfect tune “Mercy Mercy” Read: One of my favorite music blogs, www.mfr.com and clichéd posture of transcending despair in order to make his or her song more dramatic and anthemic. Though the album’s lyricism can be quite sharp, Simon Indelicate’s vocals are full of Triumphangst, in both what he sings about and the throbbing tone in which he sings it. It doesn’t sink the album by any means, but I found myself thinking that Julia Indelicate — who occasionally slips into warbling herself — should have taken a more active role in the singing. Yet even if the vocals are at times fl awed, the music wraps up the words and gives the album its allure. The sparkly piano rock of “We Love You, Tania” and “Flesh” are counterbalanced by darker ivory sensibilities on the subdued “Roses” and the roguish “Be Afraid of Your Parents,” which features Simon Indelicate in his fi nest form. “Ill” and “Savages” are bright and upbeat guitar songs, the work of the latter bearing strong similarities to Bloc Party’s prettier tracks. The album’s big swerve comes in the rambling country tune “Sympathy for the Devil,” which plays out surprisingly well. While I’m not a fan of some of the singing found within, Songs for Swinging Lovers is in total a full, diverse and captivating album. The music always keeps its head in the right place, even when the mouths fl y off their handles. — Brett Emerson EB: Spice Girls. SS: Really? EB: I feel like I’d actually enjoy that one. If it’s anything like Spiceworld, I’m in. [laughs] SS: Zig-a-zig-ah indeed.
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REO rolls on Two stalwarts of classic rock - REO Speedwagon and Three Dog Night - highlighted the entertainment at Freedom Fest at the La Crosse airport on June 19. Local favorites The Remainders served as the opening act. Each of the bands played their hits, interacted with the fans and generally left the crowd with smiles on their faces and perhaps a little ringing in their ears. See more photos in our slideshow at secondsupper.com LEFT: REO lead singer Kevin Cronin reaches out to a fan. BELOW: Scott Scholl and Dawn Tabbert dance to Three Dog Night's "Joy to the World."
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REO Speedwagon bassist Bruce Hall takes his turn in the spotlight at Freedom Fest.
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music directory // June 25 to July 1 fridaY,
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June 25
Milwaukee
bandshell // Riverside Park Jazz Party • 3-10 p.m.
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Liars // JULY 15 Turner Ballroom • $14
JB'sSpeakeasy // 717 Rose St. Six Nights Alone (country/western/ rock) • 10 p.m.
Band of Horses // JULY 16 Eagle’s Ballroom • $26
Nighthawks Tap // 401 S. Third St. The Jamestown Advance Band (blues/classic rock) •10 p.m. north side oasis // 620 Gillette St. Returning the Favor, Dead Set (rock) • 9:30 p.m. Neuie's North Star // 1732 George St. CODY (rock) • 8 p.m.
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The English Beat, Squeeze // JULY 21 Pabst Theatre • $37.50 Ted Nugent // JULY 22 Waukesha County Fair • $9 There are few pop-string bands that we like more than Two Many Banjos. Although they’re comprised of five old-timey instruments (two banjos, fiddle, upright bass, and a washboard), it would be a mistake to call them bluegrass. They’re more like a contemporary Americana band with a prolific gift for songwriting, harmonies and insightful turns of phrases. That’s why we’re so excited to hear POW, their new CD (their fifth in 3 years), which they will be releasing with a concert at the Popcorn Tavern Friday night. We’ve been looking forward to this show for a long time. See you there at 10 p.m.
Heartless Bastards // JULY 26 Turner Hall • $12 Blitzen Trapper// JULY 28 Turner Hall • $12
Pearl Street Brewery // 1401 St. Andrew St.
Derek Ramnarace (pop/rock) • 5 p.m. piggy's blues lounge // 501 Front St. S. Doghouse Jon and the Misbehavers (blues) • 8 p.m. Popcorn Tavern // 308 S. Fourth St. Two Many Banjos (Americana) •10 p.m. Seven Bridges // 910 Second Ave. N. B. Squat Woody (singer/songwriter, guitarist) • 7:45 p.m. sher bears // 329 Goddard St. The Stingrays (‘50s and ‘60s rock) • 9 p.m. The Joint // 324 Jay St. Pulse 8 (rock) • 10 p.m. The Warehouse // 324 Pearl St. This Building, Of the Fact, Alex Toast, Northern Lightz, Elle Woods, AeroBlast (Save the Warehouse!) • 6 p.m. the waterfront tavern // 328 Front St. The Gibbons (adult pop) • 8 p.m.
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Features // 1425 Hwy. 16 (West Salem) The Freezers (rock) • 9 p.m.
Nighthawks Tap // 401 S. Third St. The Jamestown Advance Band (blues/classic rock) •10 p.m.
the waterfront tavern // 328 Front St. The Gibbons (adult pop) • 8 p.m.
June 27
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June 30
Del’s Bar // 229 Third St. Travis Oppelt & Quentin Brown (of Paxico fame)• 10 p.m.
Neuie's varsity club // 1920 Ward Ave. Olson/Dunn Band (rock/country) • 8 p.m.
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Oktoberfest // #1 Oktoberfest Strasse Jackyl (heavy southern rock) • 8 p.m.
French slough // 1311 La Crescent St. Kin Pickin’ (jam grass) •Noon
piggy's blues lounge // 501 Front St. S. Doghouse Jon and the Misbehavers (blues) • 8 p.m.
OHS Soccer Fields // Riders Club Road La Crosse Symphony Orchestra (Salute to the Fourth) • 5:45 p.m.
Popcorn Tavern // 308 S. Fourth St. Adam Palm & Friends (variety) • 10 p.m.
Popcorn Tavern // 308 S. Fourth St. Som’n Jazz (jazz)• 10 p.m.
Pump House // 119 King St. Switchback’s Annual Mayfly Dance (roots rock) • 7:30 p.m.
The Joint // 324 Jay St. Adam Palm & Joe Cody (Palm Sun- thursday, day) • 4 p.m. JB'sSpeakeasy // 717 Rose St. Amandla (hard rock) • 10 p.m.
Seven Bridges // 910 Second Ave. N. B. Squat Woody (singer/songwriter, guitarist) • 7:45 p.m. Sloopy's Alma Mater // 163 Copeland Ave. The Dweeds, Led Foot (Summer Solstice Anniversary Party) • 4 p.m. The Warehouse // 324 Pearl St. The Vicious Guns, The Quick are the Dead (post-punk) • 7:30 p.m.
Freight House // 107 Vine St. Dan Sebranek (acoustic)• 6 p.m. Nighthawks Tap // 401 S. Third St. Howard Luedtke and Blue Max Jam • 10 p.m.
recovery room // 901 7th St. S. Kin Pickin’ (open jam) • 10 p.m.
July 1
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June 28
Popcorn Tavern // 308 S. Fourth St. Shawn's Open jam • 10 p.m.
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June 29
Popcorn Tavern // 308 S. Fourth St. Open Jam • 10 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 (Tell Brownie About it) • 10 p.m. The Starlite Lounge // 222 Pearl St. Kies and Kompanie (jazz) • 5 p.m.
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The Beer Review Brewfarm Select Dave's Brewfarm Wilson, Wisconsin I’m having so much fun with Canned Beer Month that I’ve decided to take it into overtime. This little quest has already
introduced me to a handful of beers I wouldn’t normally sample, but this week’s offering has been my most unexpected pleasure. Located in tiny Wilson, Wis. — population 180, halfway between Eau Claire and Minneapolis — Dave’s Brewfarm exemplifies the new wave of environmentally conscious breweries. The facility is powered by a 120-foot windmill, and most of the hops and spices are farmed onsite. But brewmaster David Anderson (who lives with his wife in a home above the brewery) didn’t open his business in 2008 just to be green. He also wants to make great beer — which was evident to anyone that met him at this year’s Between the Bluffs Beer, Wine & Cheese Fest. The Brewfarm currently has two beers in general distribution: this “Select” light golden lager (which is canned at the Point Brewery) and a strong Belgian-style ale called Matacabres (which is bottled at Sand
Creek). It may be unconventional to introduce oneself to the generally snobbish craft beer market with a light American lager, but this Brewfarm Select is amazingly palatable and as tasty as Budweiser is bland. Seriously, folks, this is what a canned beer ought to taste like! The Brewfarm Select pours a resplendent gold color with a frothy white head that maintains decent retention. The aroma has all the attributes of an American pale lager, but it doesn’t screw anything up along the way. There’s a rich malt base, a bit of honey sweetness, cleansing hops — and none of the awful adjuncts that characterize most macrolagers. Also unlike those industrial beers, the Brewfarm Select tastes like real grains with an earthy biscuity flavor. The malts carry the brew and provide a sweet drinkability with a touch of pilsner-y dryness and no hop bitterness. Of course, all this talk is just highfalutin
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BS to the average canned beer chugger — if Dave’s Brewfarm is truly shooting for crossover appeal, the Special will sell Appearance:8 because people can drink it. Toss a Aroma: 7 can to your aunt at Christmas and or to Taste: 8 your bros at the tailgate party and they Mouthfeel: 7 will enjoy it without thinking too hard. Drinkability: 9 It’s like Miller Lite without the million-dollar advertisTotal: 39 ing campaign or Leinenkugels with a lot more pride. This is an easy-drinking canned lager that’s good for all the right reasons. — Adam Bissen
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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
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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
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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
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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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ACROSS 1 Grateful Dead bass guitarist Phil 5 Mosque figure 9 SeaWorld star attraction 14 Olympic figure skater Kulik 15 Style for Dali or Ray 16 Al who was A.L. MVP in 1953 17 Part 1 of headline 19 "___ To Be You" 20 "Well, shucks..." 21 Ballet bend 23 Spa nail treatment, for short 24 Part 2 of headline 27 Lb. and mg, e.g. 30 Yoko with the 2007 remix album "Yes, I'm a Witch" 31 Medieval protection 32 Owl sound 34 AP rival 36 Unspecific
40 Part 1 of the headline's subtitle 44 Judge played by Sylvester Stallone 45 Up to now 46 Unlike copies: abbr. 47 Opera highlights 50 "American ___!" (Seth MacFarlane cartoon) 52 Nav. officers 53 Part 2 of the headline's subtitle 58 1/63,360th of a mile 59 Pronto 60 Alcohol rumored to spoil after opening, in an "Arrested Development" episode 64 Improvised, like a committee 66 Part 3 of the headline's subtitle 68 Leonard of "Star Trek" 69 Bank (on)
Answers to June 17 puzzle All the right angles:They've got the market cornered
70 Wine sediment 71 "It'll be ___ day in hell..." 72 Fort site, often 73 "Pardon the Interruption" network DOWN 1 Long ride? 2 "In the Valley of ___" (2007 Tommy Lee Jones film) 3 Belt one out 4 Soul legend Isaac 5 First name in "The Last King of Scotland" 6 Kudos, to rappers 7 Fred Astaire's sister 8 Revolutionary doctrine 9 ___ Lanka 10 Game with a lot of passing 11 Urn contents 12 CNN "Morning Express" host Robin 13 Tore down 18 "Big Brother"'s Power of ___ 22 "The Name of the Rose" author Umberto 25 Heavy burden 26 Volcanic flow 27 Faith-based acronym on bracelets 28 "Kon-Tiki" author Heyerdahl 29 Beverage brand with
a lizard logo 33 One way to kick it 35 Like winter weather 37 Word after call or ball 38 Dennis Haysbert show, with "The" 39 Poacher's collection? 41 Funk 42 Popular fruit 43 List-ending abbr. 48 Broadway actress Salonga 49 "Open mouth, ___ foot" 51 "Whip It" band 53 "From This Moment On" pianist Krall 54 Like Sanskrit, Hindi and Bengali 55 Nincompoop 56 Circus performer 57 "The French Connection" character Popeye 61 Rick with a weekly Top 40 62 Hold on to 63 Part of ASPCA 65 "Singin' in the Rain" actress Charisse 67 Lutefisk soaking agent For answers, call (900) 226-2800, 99 cents per minute. Or to bill to a credit card, call (800) 655-6549. Reference puzzle #0472.
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The ADviCe GODDess By Amy Alkon amy.alkon@secondsupper.com Thumber romance I was on a first date with this guy, and he kept texting right at the table. Amazingly, he asked me out again. Is this on-date texting becoming the norm? — Ignored There are times when your date can’t help but break away to text or take a call, like if he’s got the other half of the missile launch codes and Luxembourg just attacked Staten Island. If it could be the secretary of state or the babysitter about his kids setting the house on fi re with My Little Meth Lab, he should apologize in advance that he might have to take a call. Otherwise, answering is the digital version of leaving your date alone at the table and bopping over to join friends across the restaurant. Texting? You might as well whip out a pen and legal pad: “You busy yourself with that
pork chop, Sweetcheeks. Got a couple letters I gotta mail out fi rst thing.” Many people think the fact that their pants are vibrating gives them a pass to put the person they’re with on face-to-face “ignore.” People with manners consider how their companion might feel sitting before a full restaurant audience pretending to examine a napkin for hidden messages. Cool as it is that you can message somebody in Moscow right from the table, groovy new technology needs to be paired with groovy old-fashioned social graces. If you're going to invite somebody to dinner and ignore them, at least have the decency to get married fi rst and build up years of bitterness and resentment. Mystery meet This guy I met at a club seemed great, but when we went on a date, he made no eye contact. ZERO. Apparently, he needs lots of alcohol to be normal. My friend just went out with a guy who took her to the equivalent of Subway for Hawaiian food. They sat in plastic chairs, ordered from a counter, and looked out at a parking lot and a porn store. How do we stay in the dating game without becoming bitterly annoyed? — Underwhelmed A date, as a way to get to know somebody, is really fun — for anybody who enjoys a police interrogation with two-forone well drinks. Group dating is a much better idea. There’s a site called Ignighter. com where you and some friends post a
group profi le and go out with other groups of friends. Or, you can arrange this sort of thing yourself. With your friends there, you won’t be so nervous, you won’t have to hold up half the conversation, and you’ll get a clearer picture of a guy by seeing him with his friends. Should a group date be a bust, it’s like you and your friends all went to some lame party, not like you alone once again failed to fi nd everlasting love. If you must go on a fi rst date solo, meet for drinks — for an hour and a half, tops. Basically, keep it cheap, short, and local — which’ll ease the pain should it take a Hobbesian turn toward “nasty, brutish, and short.” (Do your best to laugh if that also describes your date.) Every clod has a silver lining I’m a mature 21-year-old woman considering a relationship with a 30-year-old man, but I worry about our age difference. I’ve yet to graduate, and live the life of a student, but I don’t want to miss out on the guy of my dreams. — Unsure Yippee, you can now be tried as an adult, but don’t be on your high horse about how all growed-up you are. At 21, everyone thinks they’re “mature.” By 23, some catch a whiff of what blithering idiots they’ve been. At 30, many have nine years of proof. Making matters worse, you’re from one of the most overmommied generations ever. While the original umbilical cord is still cut at birth, there are now aftermarket versions from Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon. One
20-something girl complained on a blog that her mother calls her every 30 minutes when she’s out. Once, when she didn’t reply right away, she logged 96 missed calls from Psychomommy. Even if your parents aren’t all helicoptery, the last thing you need now is a guy you’ll look up to as some elder statesman with all the answers, eliminating the need for you to fl ail around and fi nd them for yourself. In fact, there’s never been a better time for you to miss out on the guy of your dreams. Your dreams are likely to be rather different at 25, let alone 30, making your 20s, especially your early 20s, the ideal time to date all the wrong guys. Avoid locking onto Mr. Dreamy today and you might avoid waking up at 30 with the urge to date a garage band drummer with a part-time job shoplifting.
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