The Joshua Tree Tortoise Telegraph - May, 2016

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The musical mayor of joshua tree

In this issue: The tortoise talks about the future with the musical mayor of Joshua Tree: the one and only, Ted Quinn

Tortoise Talk -

Ted Quinn

Death Valley Jim guides you to samuelson’s Rocks, where you can read his political rants that are still relevant today

By Steve Brown

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ed Quinn is the most central figure in the Joshua Tree area’s rich musical culture. I’ve known Ted since the beginnings of Lowell Kaufman’s Beatnik Cafe (formerly Jeremy’s), when the open mics were more like family gatherings and Lowell blew through huge amounts of cash bringing national acts to play in his downtown Joshua Tree club that sat, at the most, 50 people. It was an inspirational and exciting time, with KJET’s local music programming and DJs, and the Beatnik’s tiny stage hosting a long list of local, regional, and national talent. And Ted was in the thick of it all. But times change, and while the Beatnik has gone through many changes only to come back around to a gallery, performance space, and ad hoc community center for a dramatically changing Joshua Tree community, Ted has become very well known for his hosting of Ted Quinn’s Monday Night Reality Show, the world famous open mic held up at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace. I sat down with Ted in the Beatnik to catch up with the course of his life, and got a few surprises.....

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Robin Schlosser, executive director of Reach Out Morongo Basin, featured in last month’s Tortoise Telegraph, has been busy! First, there was the Reach Out Art Auction at ArtFX and Furnishings in Old Town Yucca Valley. That event raised $2,182.50 to support Reach Out’s programs. Then she was nominated to attend the United State of Women summit hosted by the White House. After that, Robin joined Navy volunteers from 1st Tank Battalion at MCAGCC Twentynine Palms to help rejuvenate the yard of a 91 year-old senior. And now, she’s off to Portland, Oregon to accept the Star Award for Quality from the National Volunteer Transportation Center and the Community Transportation Association of America. Reach Out was one of 16 organizations nationwide, selected for these prestigious awards, and the organization will be honored at the 2016 Community Transportation Expo and Trade Fair. The awards sponsor is Toyota of North America which is providing a $5,000 award to Reach Out to support the organization’s transportation program. Toyota is also covering the costs for Robin to attend the awards ceremony and conference, where she will have a listening session with representatives of Toyota and NVTC to discuss Reach Out’s programs, and attend the awards dinner hosted by Toyota. Congratulations Robin and Reach Out Morongo Basin! Have a hi-desert photo you’d like to share with our readers? Send it to us at: tortoisetelegraph@gmail.

hi-desert events & more! The tortoise is looking for cover art for the 3rd edition of the sun runner’s joshua tree gateway communities visitor guide. Artists can win a $100 gift certificate to the 29 Palms Inn for the cover art. send art to publisher@sunrunnersw.com. real estate agents - want a free ad in the tortoise telegraph? contact shaun kruse today at: 800-680-0952.

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