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Editor’s Note
13 years ago in a galaxy far, far away... too long when his tour bus showed up and he stepped out. I was there for Saves the Day and Jenni was in love with Dashboard, so she immediately recognized him and, um, got really excited to say the least. He walked over to us and introduced himself and just began asking us about our lives and how we were doing. You see, at that time Dashboard was a relatively new band but had blown up on the college radio stations and online. Vagrant Records were a major force to be reckoned with as well. Their band line-up was impressive and their bands sold out clubs throughout America.
OK, so it wasn’t in a galaxy far, far away but it very well could’ve been. I was 20 years old when I first met Chris Carrabba. He was with Dashboard Confessional at the time and was touring with a few Vagrant Records bands like Saves the Day, No Motiv and Hey Mercedes. Me and ex-girlfriend Jenni (it’s cool, we became really good friends) didn’t have tickets to But the thing I will never the sold out show at Emo’s in Austin so we just figured we’d forget about Chris was how go really early and hopefully humble he was. Me and Jenni were young adults just passed find a scalper. Well, what we found instead being teenagers with no tickwas Chris. We weren’t there ets but he stood there and
genuinely cared about our day and our lives. And we sat there and talked for nearly an hour like we were old friends.
ago. And he looks the same, too, with the addition of a few tattoos of course. He doesn’t age. At all.
Because of that (and not the fact that he put us on his guest list) I became a huge Dashboard Confessional fan that day. We watched all the bands soundcheck and met most of them. A few hours later, lines wrapped around the building to the sold out show and we would just walk in and out of the venue, flashing our VIP badges. It was fun.
And it’s rare, though always nice to see that MTV Specials, selling thousands of records and being the voice of a generation didn’t change the guy. He stayed after the show and talked to any and everyone who came to the show to support his new band.
Hopefully he’ll always remain the same. I’m sure he’s garnered a whole slew of new experiences and rough I’ve seen Dashboard a few rides and ridicule, but he still more times since then but treats his fans like friends. when I heard Chris was com- And that’s pretty rad in my ing to Corpus with his new book. band, Twin Forks, I jumped at – Paul Gonzales the chance to chat with him Editor again and shoot some photos. And when we met again, he was the exact same way he was when I met him 13 years
contributors PAUL GONZALES Paul does things and then writes about them. That’s pretty much it. Sometimes he battles across the universe and thinks he looks remarkably like Han Solo when in reality, he looks more like Chewbacca.
WILLIAM HENNEBERGER William runs a dying magazine called The Vent. He contributes to other publications seeking further validation from peers as well as subordinates. He is sometimes not a d*ck. For more of this guy visit www.ventdaily.com.
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LESLEY ESTES
Daphne has been playing video games since her mother bought her an Atari when she was 4 years old. When not killing zombie or raiding caves Daphne can be found creating weapons and clothing for her Steampunk character.
Lesley is a 31 year old working mom and wife with 3 amazing kids. I’m opening up my closet to reveal my life and giving you all the ups, downs, in’s and out’s of the struggles and rewards that a healthy lifestyle has to offer.
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hat would happen to humanity if the ‘Rapture’ occurred? How would the world handle it, and what would happen to those left behind? The new HBO series “The Leftovers,” headed by “Lost” show runner Damon Lindelof and based off the novel of the same name by Tom Perrotta, tries to answer that question. You see, no one really knows what happened, just that 2% (140 million) of the world’s population disappeared in an instant, leaving families mourning for their lost, loved ones and confused as to what to do next. The show isn’t about the event, really. It’s about how
humanity tries to keep on keeping on. The show takes place in a small town three years after the event occurred and what has happened in that time. Kids do drugs, drink and have sex rampantly. Others join cults. And some folks, just like the main character of Police Captain Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux), try to keep their family from unraveling like the world around them. It’s a strange world to live in. Would you continue to live responsibly if you knew you weren’t one of the chosen ones? Would you continue to live at all? In the first episode of the ongoing series, all these ques-
by Paul Gonzales
tions are asked, along with what exactly the two cults to whom we’re introduced are up to. And like “Lost,” the questions are what build up the show, not the answer to what exactly happened to everyone. It’s wonderfully crafted so far, and the characters are all mysterious enough to keep you hooked to see where they turn up in the end. It’s looking to be a thoughtprovoking show suited exactly for HBO with its gritty, honest look at humans and the choices we make when we feel like we’re not being watched by anyone upstairs. “The Leftovers” airs Sundays at 10 p.m. on HBO.
Stephen King on The Leftovers novel
“Perrotta has delivered a troubling disquisition on how ordinary people react to extraordinary and inexplicable events, the power of family to hurt and to heal, and the unobtrusive ease with which faith can slide into fanaticism. The Leftovers is, simply put, the best ‘Twilight Zone’ episode you never saw—not ‘The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street’ but ‘The Monsters
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Are Us in Mapleton.’ That they are quiet monsters only makes them more eerie. . . the slow, sad drift of this suburban world into various forms of cultic extremism as a response to upheaval feels spot on. Perrotta suggests that in times of real trouble, extremism trumps logic, and dialogue becomes meaningless. – Steven King for The New York Times Book Review
The Rapture? Really? During the first episode of “The Leftovers” we see a list of celebrities that went missing. The list includes Gary Busey, which automatically brings forth the question: Was it really the Rapture? Here’s a list of the missing celebs.
Jennifer Lopez, Shaquille O’Neal, Anthony Bourdain, Bonnie Raitt, Condoleezza Rice, Pope Benedict XVI, Salman Rushdie and naturally, Gary Busey.
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JULY 7-20, 2014
local film
Beeville
seemed we caught the attention of the local police department and state troopers. I mean, I huge white bus driving back and forth in front of a prison was sure to raise a few eyebrows. And eventually, we were pulled over and questioned but let go with a few laughs and handshakes.
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ichard Perry, the writer and director for the short film “The Gulf” was looking for extras last weekend Saturday, July 5, for a scene taking place in a bus. The crew was coming from Victoria and riding in the bus as it pulled up around 2:30 p.m. to an awaiting group of
extras, ranging from ages 14 to 90. Everyone met at the Country Villa mobile home community with one of the residents actually walking out to see what was happening and joining the film as an extra. The film is about James, a 42-year-old radical outsider living in Seattle. He makes a desperate call to an old friend, Kayli, who
Perry previously worked as an art director for NBC, MTV, Fox and BBC America and a short film he produced won the Sprite Student Filmmaker Award and will screen in more than 3,000 screens across American.
He has also won awards from the Motion Picture Association of America, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the UCLA Board of Regents. Everyone who showed up for the shoot ended up becoming fast friends, and some may be featured in the film as they were asked to move to various locations in the bus to populate the background and even chat up the main actor. There is no release date for the film, but Perry promised to keep me up to date and let everyone know when and where they can see it.
THE DIRECTOR Rick Perry has worked in a lot of productions and recently won the Sprite Student Film Award and his short will be screened in over 30,000 theaters. he hasn’t seen in over the huge commercial bus 20 years. When sparks due to a previously schedbegin to fly between the uled engagement. two, James abandons the But before I did, it northwest and makes a three-day bus to see her in Shelton, Texas. There they hope to reconnect after 20 years and help each other out with their disheveled lives. The scene that was filmed that day involved the main character riding on a bus as it passed in front of the Garza East and West prison units just outside of Beeville. Sounds easy enough, right? Well, after several takes and nearly four THE UNKNOWN LOCAL LEGEND R. W. Dirks, Jr. has appeared as an extra in many films SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY State troopers and local police were hours of driving back and over the years. During a break in the filming the bearded extra talked to the direccalled during filming as a huge white bus driving back forth in front of the pris- tor and was then asked to sit next to the main actor and tell him about Beeville as and forth in front of a prison can be pretty suspicious. on, I had to disembark they drove and filmed.
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movie review I’d been waiting to check out this flick for a while now, so that usually means I’ve overstuffed my expectations and will more than likely be let down because of the sheer mental build-up of how awesome I want it to be. “Cheap Thrills” was way better than I thought
The movie starts out with this guy, Craig, played by one of my personal favs, Pat Healy. He has a wife and an infant and a crappy job changing people’s oil at a mechanic shop. He receives an eviction notice before heading off to work and decides to ask his boss for a raise. Well, he gets fired instead. Not wanting to go straight home, he drowns his sorrows at a local dive bar where he meets
Stars of “Cheap Thrills” Pat Healy and Sara Paxton were first seen charing the screen in 2011 “The Innkeepers,” a slow burn horror movie from low budget autuer Ti West. In the film the two play innkeepers at a supposedly haunted hotel that’s about to shut down. So on the last night before the closed the doors for
it’d be. I mean, I wanted it to be as great as the trailers and premise but it totally blew away those expectations. It’s an absurdly brilliant film with laughs and cringeworthy outrageousness and begs to be seen with a crowd. It’s the first film from
Vince played by Ethan Embry. They were once best friends, but Vince dropped out of high school and ended up being tossed in to jail a few times. The two friends haven’t seen each other in five years, so they do a little catching up. Craig tells Vince all about his predicament, and they catch up a bit. Craig’s ready to just go home and face the music when he steps out of the bathroom and meets
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good, they decide to try and contact the spirits themselves. They shouldn’t have done that. Healy and Paxton have great chemistry in the movie, so it’s nice to see them reunited in “Cheap Thrills,” even if Paxton character does a complete 180 from their previous pairing.
director E.L. Katz, who knocks it out of the park with his debut. He’s assembled a first-rate cast and really sinks his teeth in to the material, making one hell of a black comedy which manages to question the lengths that people will reach to protect their family.
Colin played by David Koechner. He’s at the bar to celebrate his young, hot wife’s birthday. He’s extremely rich and starts off the plot of the movie by offering the $50 to the first of the friends to take a shot of tequila. From there, the amount of cash grows, and the shenanigans become crazier and more twisted as the movie asks the audience what would they do for money if they were desperate enough, hence the tag line: What doesn’t kill you makes you richer.
From the sets to the music to the bold context of the film, it’s a rare indie gem filled with laugh-out-loud moments and squirm inducing tension. “Cheep Thrills” is available on Blu-Ray, DVD and Redbox.
Violet is played by Sara Paxton, and she sits around very amused by what the desperate men do for cash. She’s quiet and stays back for a while until her ulterior motives come to light, and we see that she and her husband are really just out for cheap thrills. The film is hilarious in the blackest way possible and will constantly have you picking your jaw off the floor.
instagram.com/thepathealy Following celebrities on Instagram can have its perks. Sure, not too many actually know who Pat Healy is, but he’s been in a ton of movies, and once you see him you’ll probably be like, “I know that guy from somewhere.” In 2012, I began following him after watching “The Innkeepers” and soon after, his selfies (he’s a big fan of selfies) started showing him covered in blood and makeup with the pics tagged #cheapthrills. I hadn’t heard of the film at that point, but I started to get excited. So, this is just a recommendation that you, too, should follow Pat because, as I mentioned, he’s in a lot of movies and takes a lot of selfies on his movie sets and award shows.
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JULY 7-20, 2014
cover story
his year has been a good one. I’ve had the chance to be a fan again this year. Thanks, to my “job” over the last few months I’ve seen some tremendous performances and even interviewed more than a few of my heroes and inspirations. More than that, I have come back around to a version of myself that I really missed. Like most thirty-somethings, I’ve graduated from Screaming Infidelities and settled right into Something We Just Know. I’ve moved out of the Dashboard Confessional and on to Twin Forks. I recently spoke to Chris Carrabba, front man for both of those incredible bands and once again found myself, simply, a fan. STXscene: What is the most notable difference a Dashboard Confessional fan is going to notice at a Twin Forks show? Chris: I think if they’re a Dashboard fan they kind of get the difference. They kind of get the one thing that people who only ever heard DB
records got. There was so much joy in Dashboard and that’s really on display here, first and foremost, with Twin Forks. With Dashboard the perspective of the songs were different. There was a sense of joy or commonality in the room that I was more drawn into, by the room, but the place we’re getting to is the same. STX: Can you tell us about what you’ve been doing the last few years to refine your craft as a guitarist? Chris: Lots. I picked an instrument that you can never master. No one is ever gonna master it. I bet that even the guys that are fantastic at it will tell you that too, you know. I wanted to go from middling to good and good to great. I don’t know where I fall on that scale now, but that was my endeavor as I sat down a couple of years ago to really hone my skill.
The first thing I had to do was to discover which kind of playing resonated the most with me because it has never been the real flashy stuff. So, I boiled it down to who are my favorite guitar players that sing songs, to me. Paul Simon, Townes Van Zandt,
Lindsey Buckingham and I did homework to see whether there was any commonality in their style of playing and as it turns out there’s absolutely commonality in the way they play. They all sound so different from each other and their guitar playing is so different from each other, but it really is rooted in this style of playing called Travis picking. That’s what I decided I was gonna study, and it took me probably six months to become adept at it, another year and a half to become… I’m confident enough to say, really good at it. Then it took me at least another year to learn to be able to write my own songs in that style. There’s so much melody used up when you’re writing that stuff because the melody is all on the guitar. If I break it down for you, your thumb is playing all the bass line stuff,
your fingers are playing all the melody stuff that might be sung or played by piano or lead guitar. You’re doing that all at once. So, my normal instinct, my first instinct melodically as a writer has already been taken up by what my fingers are gonna do. That was really rewarding because I didn’t expect to have a whole new place to come from. Inadvertently, I found myself on a new path on this song-writing trip. To have to come up with a secondary, but even more powerful melody that would be supported by this guitar melody and not be challenging it, something harmonious. STX: You have a great gift for writing lyrics that we all just have to sing along to. Who are some artists or songs that make you want to sing along? Chris: There’s so many. God, there’s so many. I mean everything from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers to Fleetwood Mac to Texas Is The Reason, Saves The Day, FUN., Just about everything Paul Simon’s
ever sung, but especially that period from Simon and Garfunkel to The Rhythm of the Saints. That stuff is undeniably singalongable. My list could go on for hours. That’s what I’m a fan of, and I guess that’s why I’m good at it. I’d like to think I’m good at it. People have said I’m good at it. I’ll leave that to somebody else, but if I’m good at it it’s because I just happen to love it as a fan, so much that I’ve probably invested so much time, kind of studying it, I guess.
STX: In your opinion what truly makes a song a folk song? Chris: Sh*t, I don’t know. It’s a malleable term isn’t it? It’s meant to be bent and changed by definition. It’s handed down… a lot of the songs and the song structures are handed down generation to generation. Then we end up here, its cyclical, it’s part of pop culture again, but then it’ll be underground again, which is where I expected it to be when I was making this record.
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I thought it would be firmly in a ditch, it’s a little more popular then I expected, by like a thousand miles. By the time we got done with the record, Mumford and Sons had exploded all over the world and changed the definition of what folk is. If you asked me this two years ago, I would have said that was part of the definition… that it was unpopular. You can’t say that anymore. STX: I read about your previous rule of not using
the words ‘heart’ or ‘love’ when writing lyrics. Are there other words to stay away from when trying to write a great song? Chris: You have to pick them arbitrarily, but they have to be the ones that you see that you use a lot. For my case it was ‘heart’ and ‘love’. I happen to write songs from the heart, and I happen to write a lot of love songs or brokenhearted songs, I guess. I didn’t take those words out of the rack because I thought they were overused or some-
And what would Twin Forks be without the band? Though not the official line-up, here’s the guys and gals sharing the stage with Chris Carrabba on their current U.S. tour.
thing, it was an arbitrary challenge to myself, to find other ways to say it. The timeline… this doesn’t answer your question, but there’s reasoning for all this. The timeline is inconsequential. The point is, find the words that you think you’ve used almost as a crutch or out of convenience, ban them, find ways to convey those same sentiments with different words. It usually takes a lot more words. Then find your moment, wait for the most obvious
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moment when there is no other and the only perfect and right word is the word you banned. The well will just open again, and you’re like – I have this word back. You don’t put it in every song, you treat it carefully still, but when you get it back, you’ve earned it back. STX: What are three words you’d pick that would 100% ruin a love song… Chris: Any three? Used Sanitary Napkin. I hope that’s not misogynistic… That will take
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you out of the moment for sure. STX: For the right price of course… Is there something that you use or personally appreciate, for which you could see yourself writing a jingle aka ‘product love song’? Chris: Yeah, hell yeah. This Burton backpack I have is the best thing that I have ever, ever, ever owned… and my Filson jacket. Those are two products that I would endorse musically if it would help them. Not that they need any help from me. STX: What about a TV theme song? Chris: It would probably be Orphan Black. STX: This interview will hit our print edition after you have passed through town, so we should get a couple different versions of how the show went. Chris: There’s only one… It was fantastic man! I had a blast. What more could you want in a show then what I got that night? STX: Well, I’m 99% on
board with that but as a journalist and a professional I have to cover all my bases… Chris: I understand. OK, here’s the only other scenario. Guys, I’m sorry we didn’t make it. STX: OK, we have a best case and worst case, now how about a Game of Thrones case scenario… Chris: Where everyone is dead? All the most beloved characters have died… OK. STX: What happened last night, I don’t remember anything after the dragon attack? I woke up this morning near the gate under the body of giant… how did you make it out alive? Chris: Well, I remembered my oath and one of those seven Gods must love me. STX: Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that. Their tour continues throughout the US and Canada this summer. Visit www.twinforksmusic.com for dates near you, and pick up their self-titled LP now.
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JULY 7-20, 2014
gaming
Well, it finally happened. The zombie outbreak. What will it take to ensure your survival as well as others? Will you work well together or will your careful planning go out the window when the zombie hordes close in? This week I have unhooked myself from the digital world to review the collaborative board game Zombicide.
Once the stage is set, you need the survivors and zombies; 71 different miniatures to be exact. The miniatures include six survivors each with a unique color and sculpt, the sculpt is surprisingly detailed for such a small figure. Each survivor also comes with a character
The game requires team work in order to succeed against the zombies. Zombicide is like a board game version of Left 4 Dead, but unlike Left 4 Dead, the more zombies you kill the more you level up. The more you level up the bigger the zombie horde
In this havoc filled turn-based board game, the player takes on the role of survivor. There are six different survivors that come with the game, each having their own unique skill set they can use as they navigate through Zombicide.
card that help the player keep track of inventory, available skills and the leveling of the character. Skills range from weapon based bonuses to movement based bonuses. Some of my favorite skills are the free actions and quick movement skills which have proven very useful in the game.
The final content of the box are tokens; ranging from noise, to doors, and even police cars, and finally the rulebook, which include 10 different scenarios for the players to explore.
becomes. The premise of the game is simple; find weapons, kill zombies, survive. Zombicide is a massive game whose which comes packed with various game pieces and tiles. Inside the box there are nine double-sided tiles. These tiles are used to set the stage for the survivors and as few as two or as many as nine tiles can be used during any given scenario. Also included with Zombicide are 110 cards; 62 equipment cards, 42 zombie cards, and 6 wound cards. Equipment cards
missions can take about an hour to complete. However, when I have played the missions, they’ve easily lasted past the two-hour mark verging on the third. For some this might be a turnoff of the But if that doesn’t seem game, but I found it was easy like enough missions, fear to become immersed and lose not. There are even more track of time. scenarios available for free While on the subject of online at the official website. cons, my two biggest ones The developers of the game are cost and set-up time. As also encourage people to cre- I mentioned, there are a lot ate their own missions and of pieces and those can take characters, all of which can awhile for a person to set up. be shared with the very welCurrently on Amazon the coming Zombicide commu- Original Zombicide Base nity. Games is going for $63, which Zombicide states that most is probably reasonable con-
But you can’t have a zombie outbreak without zombies. There are 65 zombie miniatures; 40 walkers, 8 fatties, 16 runners and 1 abomination.
My group has lost many survivors to brutal zombie feeding frenzies and we have seen all walkers on the board at one time.
Walkers are pretty easy to defeat, unless of course they are in a horde, then the numbers are often in the favor of the zombie.
Talk about feeling outnumbered. Fatties are a little more difficult to handle because they require higher lev-
eled weapons to kill, plus the fattie always spawns with two walker friends. Next for the zombies are the runners. While not difficult to kill, their danger comes from the speed which translates to two actions per zombie turn. The final zombie play-
are weapons and other inventory items the players need or can use. The zombie cards dictate how many zombies will spawn at a spawn zone or inside a building. Word of caution though: the person in charge of the zombie cards quickly loses favor among the other survivors. In this case it is very much shoot the messenger. The final set of cards is the wound cards that are inflicted by zombies or misfires from fellow survivors. Once a players receives two wound cards it’s lights out for that survivor.
sidering the craftsmanship and items within the box. But honestly don’t let these deter you from the game. Zombicide is a great game and a lot of fun to play with a group of people. What would you willingly do to ensure your survival? With all the expansions and new games being developed, I see myself fighting zombies for a long time to come. I give Zombicide 9 moaning zombies out of 10.
Now go forth and game on.
ers will face is the abomination. This bad boy is scary, almost nothing can stop them from rampaging. The only way to take out an abomination is with a Molotov which components must be found when players search in the buildings. Not an easy task most times.
We have been unfortunate a few times and have spawned an abomination early in the game, then it becomes a deadly game of cat and mouse which often resorted to us using someone as zombie bait while the others took cover. It’s an effective strategy. Don’t judge.
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Zumba
If your issue with working out is that it’s not fun, I proved you wrong this week. This was by far the most fun I have had during a workout, EVER. The tone was calm and relaxed when I showed up to the Dance Studio on Tuesday evening. There was a tap dance class going on and one parent waiting in the seating area.
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I have known James and Kathy Taylor, the owners of The Dance Studio in Beeville, for about seven years, and they had graciously invited me to attend what they call Black Light Zumba. When they explained to me what it was all about, I was excited about the idea and couldn’t wait to get there that day.
DANCING IN THE DARK Black Light Zumba class while the lights are on before taking a walk on the wild side. ended, everyone was very calm. I was introduced to the instructor, Esly, and was told she had great energy. She was smiling and bubbly, but nothing would have prepared me for what I was about to experience.
Music came on; black lights went on, and all of the sudden it was like we were in the middle of the craziest house party in the history of the world. People were lined up in this room doing everything from line dancing to twerking. It was truly I was introduced to the a one size fits all, everyclass before we started, body get some, divide it As the people began to then lights went out. up, put it together, we are pour in and the tap class BAM! in the dark so it doesn’t
matter, kind of a thing. It wasn’t conservative by any means, but it was fun and something I would do daily.
Zumba is a fitness dance program that involves dance and aerobic elements. It incorporates hip-hop, samba, salsa, merengue, mambo and martial arts. Zumba was created by Colombian dancer and choreographer Alberto “Beto” Perez. It all happened one day when Perez forgot his tape of aerobics music on his way to teach a class. So he jumped in his car and listened to some music, mostly traditional salsa and merengue music, and just improvised a class using the music.
company, Zumba Fitness. They sell Zumba videos and products and doesn’t not charge licensing fees to gyms or fitness cen-
It became very succesful in Columbia so naturally he moved to the States in 2001 and started up his own Zumba
It was one hour of absolute entertainment, as if we were putting on a production. It was all women that night, and to say it was empowering would not do it justice. I personally know a lot of the
ladies in there, and this is something where this side of them never gets to be seen. I would recommend this to every woman—the one with five kids and the 18-year-old college kid— it is truly for everyone who has a little bit of a wild side.
ters. Approximately 14 million people take weekly Zumba classes in over 140,000 locations across more than 185 countries.
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JULY 7-20, 2014
local flavor
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1401 W. Corpus Christi St. (361) 362-0841 KFC 200 E. Houston St. (361) 358-7222 Little Caesars Pizza 420 E. FM 351 (361) 358-9555 The Lodge at Shorty’s Place 702 S. Washington St. (361) 358-7302 McDonald’s (Walmart) 502 E. FM 351 (361) 358-9255 2301 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 354-5215 New China Super Buffet 2003 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 358-8889 Pantry Stores 3803 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 358-4965 911 S. Washington St. (361) 358-8477 1720 E. Houston St. (361) 358-8602 Pizza Hut 1103 N. Washington St. (361) 358-2970 Sammy’s Burgers & Brew 2144 Ellis Road (361) 358-1067 Scores Sports Bar & Grill 1502 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 358-5055 Stars Restaurant 2403 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 358-0020 Stone Creek Grill 4402 N. St. Mary’s St.
(361) 354-5189 Subway 710 E. Houston St. (361) 358-6200 1700 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 358-6000 Taqueria Chapala 1805 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 354-5945 Taqueria Guadalajara 622 W. Corpus Christi St. (361) 358-1971 Taqueria Jalisco 2020 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 354-5803 Taqueria Vallarta 1611 S. Washington St. (361) 358-5948 Whataburger 1710 N. Washington St. (361) 358-1971
GEORGE WEST
Agave Jalisco Restaurant 403 Nueces St. (361) 449-8899 Burger King 4059 W. Hwy 59 (361) 449-3014 Church’s Chicken Highway 281 at Burleson (361) 449-1864 Dairy Queen 1350 U.S. 281 (361) 449-1822 Nueces Street Grill 206 Nueces St. (361) 449-2030 Pizzarriffic 407 Nueces St. (361) 449-1900
Blue Quail Deli 224 S. Commercial St. (361) 645-1600 Dairy Queen 243 E. Pearl St. (361) 645-3274 Empresario Restaurant 141 S. Courthouse Sq. (361) 645-2347 Hanging Tree Restaurant 144 N. Courthouse Sq. (361) 645-8955 La Bahia Restaurant 1877 US 183 (361) 645-3900 Subway 420 E. Pearl St. (361) 645-3709 Whataburger 348 E. Pearl (361) 645-8800
KARNES CITY
Becky’s Cafe 201 W Calvert Ave. (830) 780-4339 Big Daddy’s Tarbender’s 426 CR 298 (830) 780-3202 Dairy Queen Texas 80 (830) 780-2712 El Mariachi Jalisco Restaurant 118 Texas 123 (830) 780-3350 The Market Sat. & Sun. only 208 E. Calvert Ave. (830) 780-3841 Partner’s BBQ 204 S. Hwy. 123 (830) 780-5121 Polak’s Sawsage Farm Restaurant 2835 U.S. 181 (830) 583-2113 Taqueria Vallarta 202 Texas 123 (830) 780-2465
KENEDY
The Backyard Grill 496 N. Sunset Strip St.
(830) 583-0438 Barth’s Restaurant 445 N. Sunset Strip St. (830) 583-2468 Church’s Chicken 110 N Sunset Strip St. (830) 583-9030 Drillers Bar & Restaurant 820 Escondido St. (830) 583-0371 Jerry B’s 4531 U.S. 181 (830) 583-2500 Lucita’s Mexican Restaurant 500 W. Main St. (830) 583-9455 Pizza Hut 106 N Sunset Strip St. (830) 583-9864 R J’s Hamburgers 420 W Main St. (830) 583-2344 Red Dog Icehouse 130 Boardwalk (830) 583-2277 Rodriquez’s Tacos 205 Texas 72 (830) 583-9800
THREE RIVERS
Agave Jalisco Mexican Restaurant 400 S Harborth Ave. (361) 786-2020 Bar @ 3 Rivers Bar & Grill 201 N. Harborth Ave. (361) 786-2020 Beckett’s Dugout 800 N Harborth Ave. (361) 786-3600 Brush Country BBQ U.S. 281 (361) 786-4335 El Tapatio 405 N. Harborth Ave. (361) 786-3949 Pepe Boudreaux’s 3145 Texas 72 (361) 786-4938 Ranch House 100 S Harborth Ave. (361) 786-2196 Sowell’s BBQ 114 W Thornton St. (361) 786-3333 Staghorn Restaurant 1019 N Harborth Ave. (361) 786-3545
Subway S Harborth Ave. (361) 786-3308 Church’s Chicken 110 N. Sunset Strip St. (830) 583-9030 Jerry B’s 4531 U.S. 181 (830) 583-2500 Lucita’s Mexican Restaurant 500 W. Main St. (830) 583-9455 Pizza Hut 106 N. Sunset Strip St. (830) 583-9864 R J’s Hamburgers 420 W. Main St. (830) 583-2344 Rodriguez’s Tacos 205 Texas 72 (830) 583-9800
Drink BEEVILLE
19th Hole Patio Cantina 3601 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 358-2837 B.O.B.W.E. 1308 S. St. Mary’s St. (361) 542-4551 Chili’s Grill & Bar 400 E. FM 351 (361) 354-5600 The Grand Dancehall 2461 U.S. Hwy 59 (361) 358-1185 Papi’s Place 1517 W. Corpus Christi St. (361) 358-7160 The Riverbend Sports Bar 1603 N. St Marys St. (361) 362-0471 Roadside Tavern 2503 S. Washington St. (361) 362-1720 Scores Sports Bar & Grill 1502 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 358-5055 Stone Creek Grill 4402 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 354-5189 T’s Honky Tonk 209 N. Washington St. (361) 358-1411
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Wed. July 9 • CC7D Kickoff Event at The House of Rock: The CC7D Kickoff is the official start of the 7-Day Filming Period. At this event, teams will register, pay their entry fee, turn in their Participant’s Agreement signed by the Team Leader and receive this year’s essential elements This is the last chance for those not on a team to find a team. 511 Starr St. in Corpus Christi.
the Lossy Coils will be joined by Dunebelly on stage with the doors opening at 7 p.m. Tickets are just $12. 511 Starr St. in Corpus Christi.
Thurs. July 10
Ward will be helping out William Clark Green and it’s only $10. The doors open at 8 p.m. and the show kicks off at 9 p.m. 1724 Tanahua St. in Corpus Christi.
• William Clark Green at Brewster Street Icehouse: Josh
• Ian Moore at The House of Rock: Austin rock band Ian Moore and
• Legally Blonde performance at the Harbor Playhouse: The
Restaurant GOLIAD
Schroeder Dancehall 12516 FM 622 (361) 573-7002
KARNES CITY
Bar Tonik 102 N. Market St. (830) 780-5255
KENEDY
Coyotes Sports Bar 116 W. Main St. (830) 583-9243
Fri. July 11
Harbor Playhouse will be putting on a musical stage version of the hit comedy film Legally Blonde. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are just $18 for adults and $10 for children and students. 1 Bayfront Park in Corpus Christi.
and bar guide continued Desperado Saloon 312 S. Sunset Strip St. (830) 583-0371 Drillers Bar & Restaurant 820 Escondido St. (830) 583-0371 Jerry B’s 4531 U.S. 181 (830) 583-2500 Red Dog Icehouse 130 Boardwalk (830) 583-2277
PAPALOTE
Chasers Bar & Grill 10620 CR 535 Hwy. 181 (361) 287-3340
SKIDMORE
Al’s Friendly Bar 517 County Road 619 (361) 287-3326 The Lucky Horshoe Saloon HWY 181
THREE RIVERS
Bar @ 3 Rivers Bar & Grill 201 N. Harborth Ave (361) 786-2020
Beckett’s Dugout 800 N. Harborth Ave. (361) 786-3600 Pepe Boudreaux’s 3145 Texas 72 (361) 786-4938
TULETA
7 Brothers Saloon 7961 Hwy, 181 N. (361) 318-5250
Sat. July 12 • Casey Donahew Band at Schroeder Hall: The Casey Donahew Band returns to the hall. Tickets are $15 at the door or $12 pre-sale. The doors open at 8 p.m., and the music starts at 9 p.m. 12516 FM 622. in Goliad. • Morbid Angel at The House of Rock: The death metal rockers will be coming to Corpus Christi joined by Vadim Von and Xaphron. Tickets are just $21 and the doors open at 8 p.m. 511 Starr St. in Corpus Christi.
Wed. July 16 • The Cody Johnson Band at Brewster Street Icehouse: Cody Johnson will be mak-
ing a two-night stand at Brewster Street. On the 16th he’s being joined on stage by Gary P. Nunn and on the 17th he’ll be with Sam Riggs and the Night People. You can get tickets for both nights for just $30 or $20 each the day of each show. Dorrs open at 8 p.m. and the music starts at 9 p.m. 1724 Tanahua St. in Corpus Christi.
Sat. July 26 • Texas Indie Film Network Tour at Leo J. Welder Center: Get ready for a night of short films. The program of short films includes “Hellion”, “A Hell of a Note”, and “See the Dirt” amongst many others. Austin Film Society programmer Lars Nilsen will accompany the program and introduce the films. It’s just $10 and the doors open at 8 p.m. 214 N Main St. in Victoria. Need your awesome event listed? Drop us a line at Paul@stxscene.com or send us a Facebook event invite at facebook.com/stxscene.
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house of rock • corpus christi, tx • 6-27-14