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dive in the thankful speech Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com Depending upon where I end up on Thanksgiving Day, sometimes it can turn into a bit of a stressful situation. I’m not talking about the traveling involved or even the family gathering aspect, I’m simply talking about that awkward moment when everyone’s starring at you because your family thinks it’s nice to share “what you’re thankful for” right before you dive into that traditional holiday gluttony.

Yeah, I know, I’m a huge baby and really I should get over it. But I’m not a fan of giving speeches or doing anything where a room full of people are starring and the spotlight is on me. Usually I say something really quick so the focus can go to the next person, more importantly, ahem, I don’t want any of that food to get cold.

I’m so uncomfortable I’m even stressed out about it weeks before Turkey Day. Here’s a little taste of what I should say, but probably won’t when the time comes: I’m thankful for being able to make Submerge. It is a dream come true and even though it can be a huge struggle and quite stressful at times and isn’t exactly lucrative, nonetheless it is very rewarding. I’m thankful to work with the one I love, Mr. Jonathan Carabba, who when I’m stuck behind my computer at the 11th hour trying to send files to the printer knows the exact moment I need to be handed a cold beer or glass of wine to calm my nerves.

I’m thankful for all of the talented writers and editors who have contributed to Submerge over the years; the ones who no longer have the time or for other reasons had to move on as well as the writers who are new to us this year.

You are all instrumental.

I’m extremely thankful to have a dependable distribution guy who (on top of my personal route) helps us get papers out to Davis, Roseville and Folsom as well as a number of spots in Land Park. Thanks Lob! I’m grateful for all our advertisers, from the double-page spreads to the 1/12th pagers; for those who have been with us consistently since the beginning and those who advertise their one-time event, each and every ad is immensely helpful in keeping Submerge in print.

I’m thankful for the people who pick up the paper and take the time to read our articles, and even more filled with gratitude when we get letters from readers who appreciate what we do like this little gem from a random dude last week: “…just wanted to say thank you for being so good at what you do, the more I’ve been performing in and familiarizing myself with Sacramento, the more I hear things like, ‘There’s no real art or culture here,’ and I’m glad to say you guys disprove that entirely.”

I’m appreciative to live in a city that has so many talented people, giving us endless things to cover in our pages. I mean, just look at a couple of the features in this issue: Legendary punk rock group 7Seconds to the well accomplished Marisa Minasian and Terry Buccat, owners of Morris Terry clothing company. The creative talent pool in Sacramento is substantial, and it allows us to give you notable features that are truly diverse, and for that I’m thankful.

Last but not least, I’m especially thankful for my family and future family for putting up with our long work days and work weeks, which don’t allow us to spend as much time as we should with you.

Please enjoy issue #124. Be thankful for print publications!

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The art gallery/music venue/vintage shop Bows and Arrows, located at 1815 19th Street, has hosted Jaymes Luu and her delicious Fat Face café creations ever since it opened its doors in summer 2011. They have been a great match: Bows’ shoppers and art show goers enjoy Luu’s yummy sandwiches and crazy popsicle concoctions (like Kaffir Lime and Avocado or Thai Tea and Sweet Potato); and Fat Face patrons not only can pig out but can peruse through handmade jewelry treasures and fashionable clothing.

Submerge was sad to hear that Fat Face will be leaving Bows on Nov. 30. Luu announced the news to friends and fans in a letter on Facebook: “In the past year, I have expanded my popsicle and mobile food projects with great success,” she wrote. “And once again find I need to focus more attention toward them in order to continue the quality of work I am committed to for Fat Face.”

Luu went on to say that she is fortunate to have been able to work with the “creative and energetic staff of Bows” and to have been able to serve a loyal and enthusiastic customer base. Luu said she’ll post news and updates on her Facebook as well as Fat Face’s website, so keep an eye out to see what she’ll be up to next. While we will miss Luu’s food (Cola Braised Pork sammie FTW!), the bright side of the news is threefold: First, Fat Face’s popsicles will still be available at Bows, which is excellent. Second, a new operator, Gabe Nokes, will take over the café portion of the business so we have a new menu to look forward to. And third, we get to party on Nov. 30 when Bows and crew will throw a “Goodbye Fat Face Party” starting at 6 p.m. Mark your calendars and get your butts into Bows before the end of the month to grub on some Fat Face goodness! Learn more at Fatfacedavis.com or at Bowscollective.com.

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All-ages music venue The Cave, located at 3512 Stockton Boulevard, is now officially known as The Colony. Last Friday, Nov. 16, was the first show under the new name and new management. Old promoter Michael Flanagan is out (he moved to Marysville) and new promoters Rise Entertainment are in. There are a ton of great shows lined up over the next few weeks, check out Facebook.com/ riseentertain to see them all. Mystic Roots and others will play on Nov. 23; The Strange Party has an EP release show there on Dec. 8; Hoods, Havenside and others will rock it on Dec. 12, and those are just a few of the many shows already booked. Our all-ages venues are few and far between, Sacramento, so let’s do everything we can to support The Colony!

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Speaking of Sierra, they recently announced a new partnership with Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows, which allows season pass holders to share benefits. If you’ve got a Gold or Silver level Squaw/Alpine season pass, you can ride for free all year Sunday through Friday at Sierra-at-Tahoe (except holidays), and if you’ve got a season pass to Sierra, you can ride for free at Squaw and/or Alpine from now until Dec. 21, 2012, as well as from April 15, 2013 until closing day. In between early and late season, Sierra pass holders can get discounted lift tickets to either Squaw or Alpine.

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Hirsute Gloves for the Perfect Gift Emily Bonsignore There is a multitude of reasons why I love winter. From the frostbitten chill in the air at night down to the holiday themed coffee sleeves at Starbucks, I have zero complaints about this time of the year. During this brisk weekend the weather permitted a little crafting and the beginnings of my Christmas and Hanukkah shopping! However, college life does not allow me to be as extravagant with gifts as with previous holidays, so I had to become a bit more creative this year. The men in my life (who I hope do not see this) will receive one the quirkiest gifts I have come up with, mustachio gloves!

These are ideal especially for those beloved guys who nature does not warrant a little scruff. Whether for a coworker at an office party or your boyfriend, this a cute way to poke fun and give a loving gift.

1) You will need just a few items. A pair of thick knitted gloves, some felt, a needle and thread, a pair of scissors and a pattern of a mustache.

2) Take your pattern, which will vary from glove to glove, trace it onto the felt and cut out the shape.

The smaller your pattern is, the tougher it will be to get a concrete shape, so it may take a couple of tries to get it right (certainly was a trial and error process for me).

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It was a cool morning that Saturday in Shermer, Ill.; so cool that five out of eight members of the Brat Pack had detention at Shermer High School.

They were members of different social classes, but through a day of high jinks and getting high, we are led to believe that they become the bestest of buds.

John Hughes was at the helm of 1985’s The Breakfast Club. The film has everything you’d expect from an ‘80s teen comedy: corny jokes, huge crushes, awesome music and super rad fashion. The stellar cast includes some of the great high school stereotypes: Andrew, the jock, played by Emilio Estevez; Brian, the nerd, played by Anthony Michael Hall; Claire, the tease, played by Molly Ringwald; John, the bad ass, played by Judd Nelson; and Allison, the weirdo, played by Ally Sheedy.

As I have with most John Hughes films, I’ve seen this movie a million times and until the other day, it did not disappoint, but this last time…something was different. Hughes wants us to think that these kids can see past the stereotypes to become friends. He wants us to believe they are capable of change, but I don’t think that’s what ends up happening at all.

Take the jock, Andrew, for example. He is in detention for taping Larry Lester’s hairy ass cheeks together. Andrew did it to impress his dad, who is apparently a complete asshole and has been one since his own school days. Toward the end of the movie, the weirdo, Allison, figures out that Andrew’s problem is that he can’t think for himself, which he later goes on to prove when he finally hollas at her only after the tease, Claire, gives Allison a cool girl makeover. Despite all his “changes,” Andrew still needs Claire to decide Allison is hot before he can make a move.

Claire isn’t any better. While she starts out hating the bad ass, John, in the end they are basically going steady. Hughes wants us to think Claire has changed because she changes her opinion of John over the course of the movie. This sounds significant until one remembers that Claire is a tease and the only reason she gives for liking John is that doing so will piss off her parents.

Oddly enough, John, the supposed bad ass of the rag tag bunch, probably shows the most progress. John exhibits two acts of kindness that both seem out of character for him. First, John takes one for the team when they are almost caught sneaking out. Second, he gets everyone weeded out allowing them to finally “bond” with one another. Still, John’s transformation from total dick to mere asshole is hardly noteworthy in and of itself.

It’s hard to say whether Allison, the weirdo, changes at all. The audience never really knows who Allison is in the first place. From her lunch, we know she is not a dietician or diabetic, but that’s not really helpful. She describes herself as a compulsive liar, so you never really know if what she says is true. She does get a makeover from Claire, and that could be considered a change, but she may just be doing it to pretend to be one of the cool girls.

The character that tries the hardest to change is Brian, the nerd. Unfortunately, his new “friends” won’t let him. Brian really comes out of his shell when he confesses to an attempted suicide after his shop project fails; however, instead of showing compassion, his detention-mates laugh at him for trying to kill himself with a flare gun. If that weren’t enough, each of them is supposed to write an essay describing who they are, but they convince Brian to write it for them because, hey… nerds are better at homework!

The tag line on a promotional poster for the Breakfast Club reads, “They only met once but it changed their lives forever.” What’s really changed, though? Andrew is still a dumb jock, but now he is going out with Allison who is presumably still a compulsive liar and who’s currently pretending to be one of the cool girls.

Meanwhile, Claire plans to stay busy teasing John with make out sessions while she uses him to tease her parents. And Brian… well, Brian still has homework to do. The only thing that really changed is my mind about this movie.

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Charles Ross Impersonate a Wookie at One-Man Star Wars Trilogy Nov. 30

Canadian actor Charles Ross can do it all. From C3PO to Jabba the Hutt, from the sounds of light sabers clashing to Darth Vader’s heavy breathing, hear Ross reenact your favorite Star Wars moments at the Mondavi Center (1 Shields Avenue, UC Davis) Friday, Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. He also sings from the movie’s famous score to complement his act. He has every detail memorized, as he should: when he was a child, he’d wake up at 5:30 a.m. every morning to watch Star Wars before his parents woke up.

“The story was imprinted on my brain,” he wrote in his playbill. He’s performed his one-man show in over 180 cities across four continents over 1,200 times. Not only does he take you through each aspect of the movie, he also throws in did-you-know facts and editorial asides. If you’re a huge Star Wars fan, this is the perfect way to relive the action in a completely new way. Tickets range from $20 to $45, and students can get in for as low as $10. To purchase tickets, go to Mondavicenter.org.

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A Chance at Adventure at The Amazing Race Open Casting Call Dec. 5

Are you in great shape and have a thirst for adventure? Could you use $1 million? Try-outs for the hit CBS reality show, The Amazing Race, will be held at the Jackson Rancheria (12222 New York Ranch Road, Jackson, Calif.) in the Grand Oak Ballroom at the hotel on Dec. 5. The producers are looking for diverse duos that are strongwilled, outgoing and have interesting lifestyles, backgrounds and personalities. Open call will begin at 9 a.m. and go until 2 p.m. VIP Early Bird Auditions are also available that include two Early Bird Try-out passes so you can start at 7 a.m. until 9 a.m., a special $99 room rate for two, breakfast for two and two $10 coupons for free slot play or match play. If you think you would make excellent television and can endure an around-the-world challenge that would last about 25 days, this could be your moment to grab your 15 minutes of fame and possibly become a millionaire. For more information on how to enter, visit Jacksoncasino.com.

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GOOD Street Food + Design Market (1409 Del Paso Boulevard) will be throwing a holiday bash featuring DIY workshops, a Santa photo booth, live music and DJs and holiday drink specials from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 1 and 2. The event is free and “GOOD” for all ages. The Lipstick Giraffe will be hosting GOOD Holiday Looks, which will teach you how to create holiday swag from every day items. Hot Italian will be pouring holiday drink specials for Sip Something GOOD—Italian Style and clothing vendors such as Ana Apple, who sells cute kids clothes, and Parker Benjamin, who specializes in men’s vintage, will have booths for you to do some holiday shopping for loved ones, or yourself! All of the merriment will be tied together with a huge Christmas tree and wreath, courtesy of Tapigami. Come support local design and food artisans and break out your holiday cheer; It’s sure to be a party! For more information, visit Facebook.com/GOODstreetfooddesignmarket.

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The award-winning brew Narwhal from Sierra Nevada will be the featured drink of choice at this Thanksgiving Eve at Golden Bear (2326 K Street).

Get there early, because there is only one keg available of this imperial stout. The beer is described as having a complex profile, while remaining drinkable and with a kick that’s no joke: it has 10 percent alcohol per volume.

The keg will be tapped at 4 p.m. and will pair perfectly with Chef Matt Brown’s Thanksgiving Poppers with a cranberry Cumberland. After you indulge in delicious holiday treats and drink your fill of Narwhal, dance the night away while DJ Whores spins face-melting bass beats. Think of all the moving and shaking you’ll do as your cardio. Since the next day is Thanksgiving, you know you’ll need it. For more information, visit the event page at Facebook. com/goldenbear916 and click “events.”

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TONGUE & chic

Out on the Corner State Bear Sausage and Dogs

Corner of 8 th and O • Sacramento

Words Amy Serna | photos amy serna & melissa welliver

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or months, Ronnie Cline researched what most people don’t think about for more than a few seconds. He searched the town for a new culinary masterpiece to sell on the streets and listened to hours of a hot dog vendor podcast.

“I would listen to tons of it while I was in a cubicle working in Fairfield for a corporate job. I was just sitting in a cubicle staring at a computer all day. That was tough for me,” Cline said, seated outside of Insight Coffee. “I knew I wanted to make sausage and sell hot dogs but do it really well. So, that’s where I started.”

After hours of listening to the vendor podcast, Cline is now out of his cubicle and on the corner of 8th and O in Sacramento with his new hot dog cart, State Bear Sausage and Dogs.

Unlike food trucks that are forced to move almost every halfhour, Cline is there to stay and sell hot dogs and sausages on one of the busiest corners of Midtown. At times street food vendors are hard to spot because they blend in with buildings or get hidden by traffic. But it’s easy for anyone to see the giant yellow and red umbrella that keeps Cline and his gourmet hot dogs shaded from the sun.

Although he has only been on the block for the past five weeks, he is already reeling in pedestrian traffic and seeing vendor regulars. State workers, light rail commuters and even people who have just stepped out of the gym from their afternoon

workouts can’t resist grabbing a hot dog or sausage.

“A lot of people either have two mindsets: ‘I need my protein’ so they come and get a hot dog or, ‘This is what I work out for,’ so they come and get a hot dog,” Ronnie said. “I was thinking about doing a protein [sausage] with no bun but they have just been coming already. I don’t even need to offer that.”

Cline likes to serve his dogs along with music playing from his cart for customers to enjoy. During the day he likes to play jazz and hits from one of his favorite musicians, Elvis Costello. During his first month of opening he had an “Elvis Costello Day,” if you correctly named the song that was playing he would make you a combo free of charge.

His chalkboard menu lists hot dog classics and specials that can make your stomach grumble. You can choose between a classic hot dog, the Louisiana hot link or a smoked chicken apple sausage. The last item on his menu is usually a seasonal or special recipes, such as the Bacon Bourbon sausage or Kimchi dog, that were concocted by Cline himself in a commercial kitchen.

After taking a bite from the Bacon Bourbon I realized that this specialty sausage cannot be found anywhere in Sacramento, except for Cline’s cart. It was only a little past noon on a Wednesday, but he was completely sold out of the Bacon Bourbon sausage for lunch.

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But believe it or not his number one seller is not the special hot links, but the classic hot dog.

“One thing that does surprise me is that just the plain hot dog outsells everything 3 to 1. People want hot dogs,” Cline added.

“And that’s really surprised me. I thought my main sausages were going to be the most popular, and they do sell every time but I wouldn’t ever be able to sell as many of those as I do hot dogs.

Which I guess makes sense, 6-year-olds like hot dogs and 96-yearolds like hot dogs.”

Almost every single item that Cline sells on his hot dog cart are made from fresh ingredients that come from local farmers markets.

“I try and find ingredients that are fresh and local if I can. And if I can’t find local ingredients, I try and find the best quality.” And after you order your dog don’t forget to top it off with ketchup, chilidog mustard (that is specially ordered), onions, relish, jalapenos and even potato chip crumbles.

Although Cline appreciates any business he gets, he would love to make his hot dog cart a new destination for Midtown. “It would be really cool to make this hot dog cart a destination spot,” he said.

“It’s a convenience for state workers but for someone to drive out there to purposely eat something off a sausage cart is really cool.”

It would come as no surprise if this new hot dog cart ended up the next hot spot. The street corner is not the only place to find State Bear Sausage and Dogs. He can be found on Twitter, Facebook and Instragram. After only being open for a month he has started a buzz with social media, gaining more than 100 likes on his Facebook page.

Ronnie posts updates about his sausages and specials that he has for the upcoming week.

“The biggest compliment that I get is the repeat customers, because if someone comes back [for] a second time, then you know that they like what you are giving them,” he said. “When I am out there it’s really fun, I meet so many different people.”

Whether you are a state worker hungry for lunch or waiting at the light rail station you can count on Cline to sell you a hot dog for an affordable price. A combo meal with a hot dog, soda and chips costs only $5 or a special hot link combo for $6. The cart is open daily from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., but special links tend to sell out fast for the lunch hour. Maybe one day this week you can decide to skip the old boring sandwich For more State Bear Sausage from home and grab a delicious fresh hot dog and Dogs, go to from Cline. Who knows, you might turn into a Facebook.com/ regular customer. statebear.

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Kevin Seconds, hardcore funnyman and punk rock legend Words Josh Fernandez

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’m trying to think of some fancy joke to start this story, like, “What do you call a hardcore punk band that formed more than 30 years ago and still plays music today?” I can picture this joke in my head, how hilarious it will be.

It’s the funniest joke ever told, obviously, and so effective that I could bring it to the legendary Berkeley punk club 924 Gilman, stand in the middle of the circle pit, tell this joke and the music would stop. Everyone in the pit would cease from kicking each other in the nuts just for one minute to hear the punch line. Oh, the glorious punch line.

Yeah, no, I don’t have one.

But I’ll figure it out by the end of this story.

I promise.

For now, let’s talk about 7Seconds, arguably the best punk act to ever churn out three chords. The band, led by frontman Kevin Seconds (born Kevin Marvelli) and his brother, bassist Steve (who goes by Steve Youth) got its start in Reno, Nev., when the two were in

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their early teens. The brothers saw a punk rock special on televison and were immediately attracted to the loud, carefree-ness of the music.

They thought they’d try it out for themselves.

So they formed a punk band with the Borghino brothers (Tom Munist and Dim Menace, who appeared on the cover of the Skins, Brains and Guts EP) that mimicked the ultra-fast sounds they heard on television. But somehow they played harder, faster and with a political edge.

That, combined with Seconds’ nasally, positively didactic yell, got the band noticed and soon they were playing local shows. In the blink of an eye, 7Seconds became something of a big name, on par with bands like Bad Brains, DYS, Black Flag—bands branded as “hardcore,” a style of music one shade gnarlier than punk because of its no-frills brand of thrash-based brutality unlike anything heard before.

As 7Seconds grew in popularity, they gained a following of mostly straight edge kids— hardcore enthusiasts who vowed to never do drugs, smoke or drink alcohol. If straight edge kids were under the influence of anything, it was Ian MacKaye and his band Minor Threat, who, without meaning to, started a movement that oddly paired ultra-morality with some of the heaviest music known to man. As the straight edge scene blossomed, so did 7Seconds, which started playing shows throughout the country and internationally. As far as a punk band from Northern California goes, 7Seconds, known for literal, straight-to-the-gut songs about squashing racism and eternal youth, was huge—a relative term, of course.

“I haven’t had to go get a real job in over 25 years,” Seconds said of his band’s minor fame. When I caught up with him, Seconds was traveling by van through the Grapevine, leaving Fullerton for Monterey. Seconds was in the midst of a whirlwind tour across the United States with Kepi Ghoulie (Groovie Ghoulies).

“I don’t have health insurance,” Seconds said, “But our back catalog still sells really respectably and people will still come to shows and we sell a lot of merch. When you put all that together it works out pretty well. If we stayed on the road and toured all the time we’d do really well. We just don’t tour that much.”

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But they do tour a little bit, even though most of the current members (drummer Troy Mowat and guitarist Bobby Adams) have kids and day jobs. When they do play, the band still brings a huge crowd and their legacy is palpable. Evidence of this surfaced at a recent show in Pomona, Calif., held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the iconic hardcore label Revelation Records, where almost every band that performed — No for an Answer, Gorilla Biscuits, Sick of It All—gave a nod to 7Seconds.

And 7Seconds wasn’t even on the bill. Ray Cappo, singer for the highly revered straight edge band Youth of Today, pointed to the group as one of the most influential hardcore acts to ever grace the stage.

At a recent 7Seconds show at 924 Gilman, the band packed the house, just like in the old days. Lips were bloodied, faces punched, the stage doubled as a trampoline and some sweaty soul had to be carried outside by his bros to catch some oxygen. But as much as things stay the same, enough changes to remind you it’s not the ‘80s anymore.

“Back in the day, I used to wear really baggy shorts. Maybe I was cuter, but it used to be that girls would put their hands up my shorts and grab my balls,” Seconds said.

“Now it’s just big dudes that try to punch me in the balls.”

Turns out, Seconds is an infinite source of amazing stories.

Here’s another one: At this year’s Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas, Seconds was invited to perform not as a musician, but as a storyteller. He set up on the comedy stage and told a tale about how in 2005 7Seconds was invited by Jesse James, the custom motorcycle guy, to appear on the show Monster Garage, which was filmed in a prison. “We actually played in the auto shop part at Folsom Prison,” Seconds recalls. “We hung out with Jesse James and watched him rebuild this crazy Chevy Impala.” But the real story, Seconds told the Austin crowd, came after the show’s taping, when he was talking to one of the prison

“Back in the day, I used to wear really baggy shorts. Maybe I was cuter, but it used to be that girls would put their hands up my shorts and grab my balls. Now it’s just big dudes that try to punch me in the balls.”

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guards. The guard told Seconds about this kid he knew, a prisoner who helped him work on cars every week. Day after day, the guard noticed the kid’s declining health. He looked like hell, physically deteriorating. So the guard asked the kid what was wrong and the kid says, “Every time I leave here, I go back to my cell and I end up getting fucked all night by my celly.”

OK, maybe that isn’t a traditionally funny story, but nevertheless, Seconds had the Austin crowd in stitches. And rightfully so. He’s a funny dude. Throughout our conversation, the hardcore frontman covered a variety of topics, from his solo career to his love-hate relationship with Facebook.

“I love the dopey right wing dudes that post,” he said. “We all have at least one.

The reason I don’t unfriend them is I just like letting them get out there and talk their garbage. It’s fun to beat up on them and watch my friends beat up on them. It’s like a boot party.”

Seconds even talked about his mood swings: “I go through bouts of depression every week or something. I don’t know how I come off sometimes. You know, I just try and appreciate what I do and what I get to do.

“I’m not living high on the hog, but I’m also getting to do what a lot of people love, like travel all over the world and do all this crazy shit and not have to have a job I go to every day for 10 years and want to fucking kill myself and my 20 fellow employees,” he said. “I’m really grateful for that.”

Seconds also talked about a new 7Seconds album in the works that won’t stray far from the band’s original sound: “If there’s one thing we’ve done right it’s writing really catchy, anthem-y hardcore songs. They’re not brilliant. We’re not changing the world with them, but I just love when everybody’s singing and everybody’s getting it for that hour long show.” Anyway, after listening to all these funny stories, I remembered I’m supposed to conclude this story with the funniest punk rock joke ever told. But I’ll be honest: I got nothing.

I can’t think of a punch line. I tried. I really did. However, I realize that Kevin Seconds is a funny man. Hilarious, actually. Plus, he’s the punk rocker. He could probably think of a way better punch line than I ever could.

So I email him: “Hey, what do you call a hardcore punk rock band that formed more than 30 years ago and still plays today?”

Seconds takes only a couple, um, seconds, to reply.

“Bad Religion,” he writes.

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The Song Remains the Same…

The Sword Gets Sharper on its Latest Album Words James Barone • photo Sam Holden

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he Sword is a head-banging hessian’s wet dream. The Austin, Texasbased band formed in 2003 and with its 2006 debut, Age of Winters, helped re-energize heavy metal by delving deep into metal’s deepest spell books, conjuring the spirits of Black Sabbath and Pentagram. With the release of the band’s latest album, Apocryphon (which was unveiled Sept. 25), The Sword channeled new energy on a lot of different levels, but what remains the same is the band’s sorcerer’s skill for crushing riffs and lyrical mysticism.

The most striking thing about The Sword’s sound is their warm, bluesy, yet brutal guitar tones. J.D. Cronise, lead vocalist and guitarist, is the frontman, but at his right hand stands guitarist Kyle Shutt. We caught up with Shutt before The Sword’s stop in Cleveland, Ohio, which was just a handful of tickets away from selling out. The band had already been on the road for 10 days when we spoke, just the beginning of a lengthy stretch on the road to promote Apocryphon. On stage, with his flailing mane of long blond hair and fiery presence, Shutt looks like the very soul of metal, whipping The Sword’s faithful—of which there are many—into an unholyfrenzy.

“I like to put on a good show for people and make sure everyone is having a good time,” Shutt says of being the most animated member on stage. However, with the new material, he admits he’s had to tone it down a bit.

“The songs I’ve been playing are definitely a lot harder than those on Age of Winters, so I don’t dance around as much as I used to,” he says.

“Just trying to play the songs right.”

Listening to Apocryphon, it’s clear the band has come a long way from its invigorating debut album. That energy is still there. The Sword’s sound can still overpower the senses, but as opposed to just bludgeoning its listeners with brute force, there’s also a level of sophistication at work.

Cronise and Shutt aren’t just pummeling their fan base with riffs, their chemistry has become almost alchemical.

“Honestly, we don’t even talk about it,” Shutt says of his sixth sense of working with Cronise. “We’ve been playing guitar together for so long that we just trust each other. We know what the other one is going to do, and we know that it’s going to be good. We don’t talk about it, it just kind of happens.”

This connection gives them the ability to try new things, and with success, even though a level of danger in the unknown still exists.

“We do what we do, but I don’t think we shy away from anything that’s hard or a bitch to play,” Shutt says. “You’d better learn how to play it right. You’ve got to watch out for that sometimes, because that shit will come back to bite you. If you fuck up something that’s pretty awesome live, it’s like, ‘Aw, great.’”

Though the chemistry between the two guitarists seems automatic at this point, that’s not to say the making of Apocryphon wasn’t hard work.

The band put in long hours in the studio, pulling 12-hour days, six days a week.

“It was a hard record to make,” Shutt says of the arduous process.

“But it was totally worth it. I have no regrets.”

It’s not difficult to understand why. Though Apocryphon’s sound is more expansive than much of The Sword’s previous catalogue, it’s also instantly addictive. “Hawks and Serpents” has the cocksure swagger of a bona fide arena rocker, while the opening track, the first song released from the album, “The Veil of Isis,” is as viscerally powerful as it is densely complex, with swirling riffs and well-placed leads. It’s a complete album, perhaps the most complete of the band’s career.

To create it, The Sword welcomed a good deal of unfamiliar energy.

For the first time, the band left their hometown to record with producer

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J. Robbins in Baltimore, Md. The band hooked up with Robbins through heavy music comrades Clutch. It was a match made in heaven…or hell as the case may be.

“He’s just real good at making bands sound the way they sound,” Shutt says of Robbins. “He’s not going to put some weird spin on your production or anything… There were a lot of little things too, like, ‘Why don’t you try this?’ It’s not really from the musical arrangement standpoint, but just interesting ways to set up our instruments and stuff.”

More indirectly, Shutt says that the change of scenery also played some part in the making of the music found on Apocryphon.

“It’s a pretty brutal place to exist,” he says of Baltimore. “I have a lot of respect for the people who stick it out there. But I had a good time.

You have to make your own fun anywhere. There are crack heads and bums in every city, but they’re a special breed in Baltimore, man.”

As for how these Baltimore denizens differ from those found in other American cities, Shutt explains, “They’re the most hardcore bums and crack heads I’ve ever seen. You know, just walking down the middle of the street, not giving a fuck. Every other building downtown is pretty much abandoned. It’s wild, man. It’s a crazy place.”

Baltimore’s “weird energy,” as Shutt calls it, may have seeped into Apocryphon, but despite the new surroundings, The Sword also welcomed a new member. This album marked drummer Santiago “Jimmy” Vela III’s first with the band.

“Jimmy jumped right into it head first,” Shutt says of Vela, who joined The Sword in 2011. “He’s not a rookie or anything like that. He’s been in other bands, and we’ve known him for years.”

“We do what we do, but I don’t think we shy away from anything that’s hard or a bitch to play. You’d better learn how to play it right. You’ve got to watch out for that sometimes, because that shit will come back to bite you. If you fuck up something that’s pretty awesome live, it’s like, ‘Aw, great.’”

– Kyle Shutt, The Sword Vela brought a new energy behind the drums that may have been lacking in the past, Shutt says.

“Trivett [Wingo, the band’s former permanent drummer] hated being in the studio and never really brought the energy that I wish he would have,” he explains. “Jimmy just has the right attitude. He came up with some really good beats and knocked out his parts, and I really couldn’t be happier with it.”

Wingo left the band a couple years back. Shutt says it didn’t come as a shock that Wingo, who had been with The Sword since 2003, decided to move on, but the timing of his departure could have been better.

“He had basically quit, but he was going to do the rest of the tour, and then he just bailed,” Shutt says. “He didn’t do the rest of the tour. That was the shocking part.”

Regardless, The Sword has no reason to look back now. Apocryphon not only marks the group’s highest chart debut, but it’s also their first record with the Razor and Tie label after three albums with Kemado Records.

Shutt says it’s a good fit, though, and the band reaching its greatest success so far would probably attest to that, but the guys in The Sword aren’t ready to kick back and let it go to their heads just yet. You don’t need a seer to tell you what’s in the band’s foreseeable future: more touring and eventually more 12-hour days in the studio.

“If we had the money to sit around for a year in Los Angeles and sit around in a mansion and party with super models and shit, you know, that The Sword will play would be great, but we’re on a tight Harlow’s in Sacramento on Dec. 10 with Gypsyhawk budget,” Shutt says. “The band doesn’t and American Shark. Doors really make a lot of money. We just do it open at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in because we love it. We just want to write advance for $17.50 through the songs that are in our heads and be a The Sword’s website, band that we wished existed.”

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11.19 Monday

Ace of Spades Woe Is Me, Chunk! No Captain Chunk, Our Last Night, Secrets, Capture The Crown, The Seeking, 6 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Walk The Moon, Family Of The Year, 7 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays’ 3 Year Anniversary w/ Ross Hammond, Nagual and Tony Passarell, 7:30 p.m.

Midtown Village Cafe Amy Scott and Friends, 7 p.m.

Old Ironsides The Nuance, 7:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Press Club Work Your Soul w/ Andy Garcia and Friends, 9 p.m.

Sol Collective Ana Tijoux, Bukue One, Mentes Diferentes, Defeye, Pro Mañon, El Indio, 7 p.m.

11.20 Tuesday

The Boardwalk UFO, The Scott Allen Project, Losers of the Year, 7 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Le Twist Tuesdays w/ Kris Anaya (of DoomBird), Sam I Jam, Roderick Carpio, Adam J and Taylor Cho, 9 p.m.

Midtown Village Cafe Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub College Night w/ DJ Rigatony, DJ Alazzawi, 10:30 p.m.

Shine Jazz Jam w/ Jason Galbraith & Guests, 8 p.m.

T2 Nightclub & Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Dippin Sauce, 5:30 p.m.; Daniel Ellsworth & the Great Lakes, 9 p.m.

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Ace of Spades Twiztid, Potluck, Lil Wyte, (hed)pe, Brutha Smith, 6:30 p.m.

The Boardwalk Lazie Locz, Shotty Shot, Bret Leroux, J. Point, D Macka, T. Chris, Neighborz, Quen, GFN & R3B, Lucero the Clown, 7 p.m.

Broderick Restaurant & Bar Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.

Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

District 30 DJ Bad Boy Bill, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Traditional Irish Jam Session, 7 p.m.

G Street WunderBar DJ Larry, 10 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden The Kelps, The Three-Way, Four Days Out, 8 p.m.

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Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, DJ Peeti-V, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Pour House Benefit Show for Hurricane Sandy Victims: James Cavern, Autumn Sky, Sean Fleming, Lindsey Pavao, Musical Charis, Awkward Lemon, Sherman Baker and more, 8 p.m.

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Press Club Arden Park Roots, Massive Delicious, Thicker Than Thieves, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn The Chris Gardner Band, 9:30 p.m.

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The Blue Lamp The Other Brittany, Carly Duhain, Marty Taters & Lare Crawley, The Taylor Chicks, 8 p.m.

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Broderick Restaurant & Bar Mike Blanchard & The Whispering Chingaderos, 9:30 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Elvin Bishop, 7:30 p.m.

Capitol Garage Get Down to the Champion Sound w/ 6Blocc, DJ Esef and more, 10 p.m.

District 30 DJ Billy Lane, 9 p.m.

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Marilyn’s Dane Drewis Band, Diva Kings, Island of Black & White, 8 p.m.

Mix DJ Elliott Estes, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Last in Their Class, Adam Marsland, Blame the Bishop, 9 p.m.

On The Y Lyceum, Slip into Coma, Solanum, Imperial Omen, 8 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Inspector 71, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Shine Wolfhouse, All About Rockets, The Brothers Small, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5 p.m.; Mike Schermer, 9 p.m.

11.24 Saturday

Ace of Spades Trapt, Track Fighter, Fair Struggle, Zeroclient, Dedvolt, Venrez, 6:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Stuck, Tribe Of Levi, The Bell Boys, DJ Epic, 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk Everyone Dies in Utah, Affiance, Sirens and Sailors, Deception Of A Ghost, As Dreamers, With Wolves, The Sun Sets Here, 6 p.m.

The Colony Sour Diesel, Wearing it out in Public, Truly Terrifying, 8 p.m.

Fox & Goose Hans and the Hot Mess, Jen n General, Parie Wood, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Dwele, 9 p.m.

Haven Underground Mad Zach, Mr Rogers, Sambadrop, Mr Wonderful, Santos, 9 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Isaac Bear (CD Release), Musical Charis, The Trees, Lyric, EGG, 8 p.m.

Midtown Village Cafe Jazz Gitan, 8 p.m.

Mix DJ Mike Moss, 8:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides The Hungry, Honeyock, Blossom Rock, MindFlowers, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Mother Hips, The Nickel Slots, 9 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Shine Wolfhouse, All About Rockets, The Brothers Small, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Johnny Guitar Knox, 5 p.m.; Walking Spanish, 9 p.m.

Townhouse Ohm Wrecker, Crescendo, Funk Advisor, Spire, 9 p.m.

ZuhG Life Store Reggie Graham & the Groove Solution, 1 p.m.

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Powerhouse Pub Val Starr & the Blues Rockets, 3 p.m.; Open Blues Jam, 7 p.m.

Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry & DJ Hailey, 9 p.m.

Shine Gentleman Surfer, Instagon, 8 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Bobby Blue Bland, 6 p.m.

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Bone MacDonald Band, 8 p.m.

ZuhG Life Store Autumn Sky, Keith Gray, 1 p.m.

11.26 Monday

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Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays hosted by Ross Hammond, 7:30 p.m.

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Elkhorn Saloon California State Old Time Fiddlers Association Jam, 1 p.m.

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UC Davis: Jackson Hall Concert Band, 7 p.m.

UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Jogja Hip Hop Foundation, 8 p.m.

University Union Ballroom, CSUS Brother Ali, The Addict Merchants, 7:30 p.m.

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On The Y Scorched Earth, Minenwerfer, Human Filth, (waning), 8 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Press Club Punk Rock Hootenanny w/ Jason Welt, Alex Dorame, Andrew Harrison, Brian Stevens, 8:30 p.m.

Sol Collective Microphone Mondays, 8 p.m.

11.27 Tuesday

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Le Twist Tuesdays w/ Sam I Jam, Roderick Carpio, Adam J and Taylor Cho, 9 p.m.

Midtown Village Cafe Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub College Night w/ DJ Rigatony, DJ Alazzawi, 10:30 p.m.

Shine Jazz Jam w/ Jason Galbraith & Guests, 8 p.m.

T2 Nightclub & Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Hans Eberbach, 5:30 p.m.; Island of Black & White, 9 p.m.

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Broderick Restaurant & Bar Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.

Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Odd Moniker, Wes Urbaniak, Christopher Lods, 8 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, DJ Peeti-V, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Defyant Circle, Skin of Saints, Maven, Terra Ferno, 8 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry, 10 p.m.

Sleep Train Arena TransSiberian Orchestra, 7:30 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Keri Carr, 9 p.m.

11.29 Thursday

Ace of Spades Ronnie Montrose Birthday Bash: RMBR, G.O.D., Jeff Watson (of Night Ranger), Dave Rude (of Tesla), Bill Church (of Montrose), 7 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Skratchpad Producer Edition w/ Tel Cairo, DIBIA$E, DJ Epik, Leksbeat, The Administrator and more, 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk Truly Terrifying, Wearing It Out In Public, Far From Home, Despite the Aftermath, Dead in Seconds, No Beatings From Holly, Afraid of Falling 7 p.m.

Clark’s Corner James Cavern, 9 p.m.

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

The Coffee Garden Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.

The Colony Killgasm, Apocryphon, Embodied Torment, Chronaexus, 8 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose The Mike Justis Band, 8 p.m.

Haven Underground Birds of Chicago, Tiera Iasparo, 9 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Dirty Ghosts, Zig Zags, 8 p.m.

Midtown Village Cafe Eula Storrs, 7 p.m.

Mix DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides DJ Krave Deez, 10 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Jared Blake, Jason Buell Band, 9:30 p.m.

Press Club The Ugly Beats, The Ogres, Alamos, 9 p.m.

Shine Back Alley Buzzards, She’s A Genius, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn The Dave Russell Band, 9:30 p.m.

Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; Pole Cat Huckle, 9 p.m.

Ace of Spades 7 Seconds, Kill the Precedent, City Of Vain, Union Hearts, Lonely Kings, 7 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Serpent & Seraph, The Stalking Distance, Soultorn, A Holy Ghost Revival, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk The Motels, Larisa Bryski, Red Radio, 7 p.m.

Bows and Arrows Saint Motel, Pets, 8 p.m.

Broderick Restaurant & Bar The Old Screen Door, 9:30 p.m.

Capitol Garage Get Down to the Champion Sound w/ DJ Esef and special guests, 10 p.m.

Center for the Arts The Chris Robinson Brotherhood, 8 p.m.

Fox & Goose Mike Blanchard and the Californios, Danielle French, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Haven Underground Phutureprimitive, Bim Tim, Flook, 9 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Hot Pants w/ DJ Rock Bottom, 9 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden The Phenomenauts, 9:00 News, The Moans, 8 p.m.

Midtown Village Cafe Crazy Ballhead, Lauren Wakefield, 8 p.m.

Mix DJ Elliott Estes, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides White Minorities, Blaquelisted, DJ UpperCutz, 9 p.m.

On The Y Left Hand, Skrunt, Capital Bastards, System Assault, 9 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Fast Times, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Shine Dirt Nap Band, The Ascetic Junkies, Gene Smith Lives, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5 p.m.; Solsa, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Jogja Hip Hop Foundation, 8 p.m.

12.01 Saturday

The Blue Lamp The Jingoes, One Less Zero, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Sublime LBC, Long Beach Rehab, California Bear Gang, Masyah, La Noche Oskura and more, 7 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Amy Hanaiali’i, 8 p.m.

Center for the Arts The Blind Boys Of Alabama, 8 p.m.

Club Retro Citadel, Before Me, For All That Stands, The Never Ending, The Great Destroyer, Amongst the Giant Hearts, 6:30 p.m.

Colonial Theatre Sage The Gemini, 6 p.m.

The Colony Streetlight Fire, Brave Season, The Stand Out State, The Eclectic, 8 p.m.

Elkhorn Saloon Art & Lacy Lee, 6:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose Goldener, Sea of Sound, 9 p.m.

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Toad the Wet Sprocket, 7:30 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

Marilyn’s Drive-Thru Mystics, The Honey Wilders, Humble Wolf, 8:30 p.m.

Mix DJ Mike Moss, 8:30 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Superlicious, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Shine The Tulpa Effect, Desario, 8 p.m.

Sleep Train Arena Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Wale, Machine Gun Kelly, 6 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Departure, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Johnny Guitar Knox, 5 p.m.; Lara Price, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall Charles Bradley and Menahan Street Band, 8 p.m.

UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Jogja Hip Hop Foundation, 8 p.m.

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The Stoney Inn Comedy Open Mic, every Monday, 8 p.m.

Tommy T’s Ventriloquist Carl Anthony, Gavin Myers, Nov. 23 - 25, Fri. & Sat., 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Dennis Regan, Nov. 29 - Dec 2, Thurs., 7:30 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

ZuhG Life Store Comedy Night, Nov. 20, 6 p.m.

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12.02 Sunday

Bows and Arrows King Tuff, Dog Party, DJ Mike C, 7 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Jintara Poularp, 6 p.m.

Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 9 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 8:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub John Nemeth, 3 p.m.; Open Blues Jam, 7 p.m.

Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry & DJ Hailey, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Steven Roth, 8 p.m.

UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Alexander String Quartet, 2 & 7 p.m.

12.03 Monday

The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m.

The Colony KillDevil, Bent Left, Ballistic Burnout, Lonely Avenue, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays hosted by Ross Hammond, 7:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides The Nuance, 7:30 p.m.

Pine Cove Battle of the Musicians, 9:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Sol Collective Microphone Mondays, 8 p.m.

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Crest Theatre Adam Carolla and Dennis Prager, Nov. 29, 6 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Best of Open Mic Showcase, Nov. 20, 8 p.m.

Paul Ogata, Anderi Bailey, Nov. 23 - 25, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sunday, 7 p.m.

Justin Worsham, Justin McClure, Nov. 29 - Dec. 2, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sunday, 7 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Keith Lowell Jensen’s Comedy Night, every Wednesday, 8 p.m.

Midtown Village Cafe Happy Hour Hump Day w/ Ngaio Bealum, Nov. 28, 5 p.m.

Po’Boyz Bar & Grill (Folsom) Comedy Open Mic, every Monday, 9 p.m.

Punchline Comedy Club Mike E. Winfield, Nov. 21 - 25, Wed., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Hannibal Buress, Nov. 29 Dec. 1, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.

Flips and Beaners Comedy Jam, Dec. 2, 7 p.m.

Sacramento Comedy Spot Open Mic Scramble, every Sunday and Monday, 7:30 p.m.

Harold Night, every Wednesday, 9 p.m.

Comedy Space w/ Ray Molina, every Thursday, 9 p.m.

The Stand Up Show, every Friday, 8 p.m.

Anti-Cooperation League, every Saturday, 9 p.m.

Top 10 List Podcast Live!, every Saturday, 10:30 p.m.

Sleep Train Arena Katt Williams, Nov. 23, 8 p.m.

58 Degrees & Holding 12 Days of Midtown: Girls on the Grid Toy Drive Benefiting WEAVE, Dec. 3 1409 Del Paso Blvd.

GOOD: Street Food + Design Market Holiday Edition, Dec. 1 - 2, 11 a.m.

6th & X Streets SactoMoFo presents: Truck & Mortar Throwdown, Dec. 1, 12 p.m.

Blue Cue Trivia Night, every Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.

Bows & Arrows Live Figure Drawing, Nov. 29, 6 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Trivia Night, every Tuesday, 8 p.m.

First United Methodist Church Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus presents: Light Your World, Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m.; Sunday, 4 p.m.

Fox & Goose Pub Quiz, every Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Grange Performing Arts Center Movies on a Big Screen presents: A Boy and His Dog, Nov. 29, 7 p.m.

The Guild Theatre The T-Mo Entertainment Holiday Jam: Poetry, Live Music, Comedy, Dance, Fashion, Nov. 24, 7 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Poetry Unplugged, every Thursday, 8 p.m.

MARRS Building 12 Days of Midtown: Santa’s Workshop, Dec. 1, 11 a.m.

Old Sacramento Bars Ugly Sweater Turkey Trot, Nov. 21 Pine Cove Trivia Night, every Wednesday, 9 p.m.

Press Club Flex Your Head Tuesday Night Trivia, every Tuesday, 8 p.m.

Queen Sheba Mahogany Urban Poetry Series feat. The Poet-i-, Proclaim, hosted by NSAA, Nov. 21, 9 p.m.

The Richard L. Nelson Gallery Out of Line: A Show of Extended Drawing Practices, through Dec. 16 Sacramento Area Peace Action Film: Rock the Boat, Nov. 27, 7 p.m.

Scottish Rite Center Holiday Arts & Crafts Festival, Nov. 23 - 25 Shine Poetry with Legs hosted by Bill Gainer feat. Iven Lourie & Myra Tragout, Nov. 28, 7:30 p.m.

Three Stages Performing Arts Center The Royal Drummers and Dancers of Burundi, Nov. 19, 7 p.m.

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Recalling Their Roots

Morris Terry’s clothing has adorned the pages of national magazines and even The Hunger Games’ Jennifer Lawrence…now it comes back home to Sacramento Words Natalie Basurto

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f you walk down the hall past the hookah smoke of Kasbah Lounge and the smell of Mediterranean food from Tapa the World, you will find it upstairs, tucked in the far left corner.

A small room that used to house a tiny church now holds the high-end athletic clothes of Morris Terry (2115 J Street, Suite 212). The two owners, Marisa Minasian, or “Morris,” and Terry Buccat have lent their names to their first clothing line, Morris Terry Athletic, or MTX, which is dedicated to the kind of woman who enjoys a healthy but luxurious lifestyle. Tie-dyed yoga pants, multicolored sports bras and graphic tees and tanks fill the boutique. White walls and rustic chic decor accent the small space, making it feel rich.

The fact that their initial idea to create a successful clothing line and open a boutique was a high school dream—something Buccat says they joked about—shows that you can’t doubt in their abilities to make things happen. Spoiler alert: It worked out.

“I guess when you put an idea out there, it really does come to life,” Buccat said.

When the girls finished college and reunited, they realized they still wanted to pursue their fashion dreams. They started the company in 2010 and up until now their clothing has mostly been purchased through their website and the 24 nationwide locations that carry their line.

Their first namesake boutique is their answer to the local following they've accrued.

“We’ve been really lucky…because we’ve had such a great local following and it’s not something we both necessarily expected… We were just a website, we could be from anywhere but we had a really great local response,” Minasian said.

Their fans started to beg to come into their Sacramento office to try on the clothes.

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“There was nowhere for you to change… It was just kind of awkward, [but] people did it and it was fine. They were happy. They knew what fit. And that kind of thing just kept happening… It was time… There was that local need,” Minasian said.

The boutique has two dressing rooms to fill the void, a major step up from their office bathroom.

The 300-square-foot store was a strategic move on their part: “We looked at a lot of different spaces, and, honestly, they were mostly too big for us. We’re still pretty small. We didn’t start very long ago. We wanted to be able to fill our store comfortably,” Minasian said.

Minasian and Buccat met when they attended Mira Loma High School together and their dreams of being successful in the fashion industry bonded them for life. Now the 28-year-olds oversee everything: from the signature graphics they’ve drawn themselves to the Bay Area and Sacramento factories that assemble their clothes.

Some of the graphics include inspirational messages in beautiful script and antlers encasing the number 84, the girls’ birth year.

“We’re inspired by American luxury lifestyle and this whole idea of the woman who wears these clothes. We’re trying to expand into her entire life…

She likes to take care of herself, she has a healthy lifestyle, she likes the luxuries of life and she’s passionate about fashion.”

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The boutique itself has many organic elements like branches and natural wood. The whole line feels down to earth while maintaining the richness of well-made clothing.

“American history really interests us. We make everything here in California. Keeping it local and domestic is really important to us,” Minasian said.

If employing Californian workers by staying local wasn’t enough, Buccat and Minasian are also quite generous when it comes to donating to charity. Every season, they come out with special items that gives back 100 percent. When you purchase the Weekender Bag, the Give Back Antler Tank or the MTX Give Back Tank, all of the proceeds go to HELPS, a Sacramento-based foster agency that funds extracurricular activities for children including sports and arts and theater programs.

Minasian was adopted from Korea at age 3 and Buccat’s family fosters children, so it’s not difficult to see why this charity is so close to their hearts.

The grand opening celebration for the boutique is happening on Dec. 8, as part of Second Saturday. There will be a live band and food provided by local food trucks and bakeries and everything in the store will be 10 percent off.

Best of all, with every purchase, the girls will be giving away their Weekender Bag, a large cotton canvas bag adorned with gorgeous script writing, with every purchase, but you have to make it between 5 and 9 p.m. to snag these deals.

Although the girls are very fond of yoga, Minasian said they like a variety of workouts. The clothes are multi-functional for most any kind of workout you desire.

“I really like doing pilates at home… We both do random cardio. I used to surf a lot more when I was close to the ocean…all kinds of stuff. I like to mix it up,” Minasian said.

MTX is their sport line from which they plan to expand.

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“We do plan on branching out into different aspects of a woman’s lifestyle and so there will be other branches that we will call other things,” Minasian said.

They someday plan to create ready-to-wear clothing and even shoes. The latter is something the girls are very excited about pursuing.

Minasian said they would probably start off with workout shoes “to make the flow more natural. But we love shoes of all sorts.”

Most every designer finds inspiration and is driven by their customers. Like a muse, she illustrates a lifestyle that is drawn in clothing.

Minasian and Buccat are no different.

“We’re inspired by American luxury lifestyle and this whole idea of the woman who wears these clothes. We’re trying to expand into her entire life… She likes to take care of herself, she has a healthy lifestyle, she likes the luxuries of life and she’s passionate about fashion,” Minasian said.

Be on the lookout for their Spring 2013 line, coming soon. Minasian gave me a teaser of what’s next: “Some new charity items for sure, some very cozy longer sleeve kinds of things, and some fancy pants… Other than that I can’t really say.”

Although the boutique may be hard to find, tucked far back into a building that is mostly known for tapas and hookah, it is worth the mini-adventure. When you leave the store with your new workout wear, you may not only encourage yourself to hit the gym more often, but you have Come out for the grand also become the opening of the Morris Terry Boutique at 2112 J Street in opulent woman Sacramento. From 5–9 p.m., that Morris enjoy hors d’oeuvres, drinks, live music and 10 percent Terry Athletic off everything in the store. represents; and Shoppers will receive a free that in itself Weekender bag. For more info, go to Morristerry.com. is inspiring.

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Painter Mark David Manning tears into collage Words Nur Kausar

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or those who know Mark David Manning’s art, next month’s exhibit at Gallery 2110 is atypical.

Manning is a traditionally trained oil painter who uses both real life and imagery to portray a balance between man, nature and machine. His interests are environmental and political, stemming from his upbringing in New Zealand and his personal beliefs.

In one of his older collections of household imagery, a still life of a vacuum is no longer just an everyday contraption when it comes dangerously close to sucking up fowl eggs.

In another previous work, Manning has painted a beautiful woman who suddenly seems wild and distorted as her innards fall out of her and whales swim nearby against rich reds on the canvas. This oil painting, Anti-whaling, is one of Manning’s favorites, encompassing his environmentalism.

His latest body of work, Visual Odyssey, will delight and stretch the viewer’s mind in a slightly different way than Manning’s oil paintings have done with their strong messages.

Visual Odyssey is an interpretive study with more than 30 mixed media collages that are made from 99 percent recycled materials. Manning collected old photography, books and other odds and ends around his Midtown home and incorporated some oil into the final pieces.

“This is not something that I usually do. It’s not common for me,” Manning says. “This is a new direction I’m going for.”

The collages are all original and very different from one another, each telling their own stories, Manning says, but his inspiration came from Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 sci-fi epic 2001: A Space Odyssey. “[The collection] is about a transition from early man, from the earliest beginnings, to how much we have advanced, from hand tools to flying,” he says.

His favorite piece of the collection is one of the five larger collages, called Flight, and uses a ‘50s-style palate of blues, oranges and teals with unique shapes.

Manning says the immediacy of collage is what appealed to him, as well as the ability to use color and shape as he has done with oil for years.

“Oil paintings, they’re very slow to build because it takes some time to get the right color,” he says. “Collage is more immediate than oil… You can flip through a book and find what you want. It’s more like painting a landscape, because you’re painting a lot faster.

I like the immediacy of laying down the paper and tearing down the paper. It’s more raw than oil.”

Despite this newfound love, Manning says he will continue with oil painting and is already arms deep in his next body of work—a series based on Willy Wonka and Chocolate Factory.

“I’m pretty focused, and I’ll keep on doing what I’m doing and exploring different ideas,” Manning says. “I’ve always liked the medium [oil] itself. Color is incredibly important to me, and oil intensifies the pigment.”

These intensities work well with his subject matter, whether he’s depicting animals in nature or something more abstract like in his last show The Supernatural, with juxtapositions of unrelated manmade and natural objects unconventionally placed for still life.

Manning sees his subconscious when creating art.

“I’m definitely an environmentalist, so the environment comes out in my work,” he says. “If something is bothering me in reference to something going on environmentally, or with respect of nature, or respect of animals, or man’s relationship to nature, it just comes out.”

His contemporary, sometimes crazy thoughts portrayed through his traditional painting style have been warmly received and supported in To see more from Sacramento thus far, Manning says. He Manning, visit Visual only hopes gallery visitors will enjoy each Odyssey Dec. 1–29 at Gallery 2110, part of piece of his newest exhibit and create the Sacramento Art their own stories from the images.

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The grindhouse In the Blood The Twilight Saga All films rated PG-13

Words James Barone When I was asked if I’d do a piece on the Twilight movies—not just the series’ finale, Breaking Dawn Part 2, released this past weekend—my initial reaction was exaggerated eye-rolling.

I never understood what all the fuss was about. However, there’s no doubt that books and films have obviously struck a chord with audiences. Twilight is such a powerful force in today’s culture that Fifty Shades of Grey, which started as fan-fiction based on the series, exploded into a multi-million dollar franchise.

It’s easy to dismiss these movies, and perhaps the novels they’re based on, as complete dreck, especially if you have a penis. Though there are surprising bits of supernatural violence scattered throughout these films, they’re all very girly. But really, are they any dumber than movies geared mainly toward men (i.e. The Expendables)? In Twilight the tables are turned. Chiseled dudes are flaunted around in the same manner that hot-bodied women usually are. There are pledges of love and feelings permeating just about every frame, and moments like first kisses are filmed with the same amount of tension and suspense that an intense car chase in your run-of-the-mill action flick would carry.

If it is targeted at women, The Twilight Saga sends out mixed

signals. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) isn’t exactly a liberated woman. Though she’s intelligent and capable, her life revolves around her lover, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), who’s romantic and well-meaning, but whose very nature puts her life in danger. This situation becomes its most dire in Breaking Dawn Part 1, as Bella refuses to abort Edward’s child even though the pregnancy is killing her. Her loyalty does speak to her nobility of character, but it’s not very progressive.

But let’s put that all aside and consider the movies on their own merits. Twilight, the first in the series, is a rather boring affair.

It basically just introduces us to the characters, of which there are many, but focuses on the central love story involving Bella, a high school girl who moves from the deserts of Arizona to live with her dad in Forks, Wash. In so doing, she leaves behind everything she knows, trading her hot, arid climate for the damp and chilly Pacific Northwest. Bella soon becomes enamored with Edward, the school’s mysterious heartthrob. They become instantly smitten, and then she finds out he’s a vampire, but she’s totally OK with it.

Edward is a good vampire, but there are bad ones out there, and we are briefly introduced to them in between all the gushy love stuff. A trio of undead ruffians takes exception to Edward’s relationship with a human and one of them, James (Cam Gigandet), makes it his mission to rend Bella from Edward’s affections— violently. He and Edward hastily clash with one another, but really the main conflict in the first movie is whether or not Edward and Bella will go to prom together. Don’t worry. No spoilers.

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In New Moon, things get more interesting as Jacob, Bella’s scruffy childhood friend who lives on the Indian reservation, hits the gym and becomes the third side in The Twilight Saga’s love triangle. Bella, as well as the series’ fandom, is forced to make a choice: the bold protector with a course nature but a good heart or the ethereal romantic whose very existence puts her in peril. Thus, we have Team Edward versus Team Jacob, and which one you fall into probably says more about you than you’d like to admit.

Though Twi-hards debate which team they fall into, Bella’s choice is always very clear. She’s Team Edward all the way. As far as the movies go, there never seems to be much of a question which one she’ll end up with. Nevertheless, Jacob, who we discover belongs to a tribe of werewolves, remains Bella’s loyal lapdog. Edward leaves Forks in order to protect Bella from Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre), James’ vampire lover, and Jacob stands guard, usually shirtless.

We also get a glimpse of the vampire world at large with the introduction of the Volturi, headed by its nauseatingly schmaltzy leader Aro (Michael Sheen, cheesing it up hardcore). As a modicum of intrigue bubbles below the surface, the film’s true culminating moment comes as Edward asks Bella to marry him.

Eclipse is probably the best of the bunch, and the most actionpacked. Victoria (now played by Bryce Dallas Howard) amasses a newborn vampire army to seek revenge against the Cullens.

Treaties are made between Jacob’s wolf pack and the vampire family, and the two feuding factions fight side by side. There’s a

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The first Breaking Dawn features the long-awaited wedding between Bella and Edward. By this point, Bella has gone through a lot of changes, though you’d never know it by looking at Stewart’s sole expression (a mix between pain and constipation).

She’s graduated high school, married the love of her life and has blossomed out of her beautiful wallflower phase. But her biggest transition lies ahead.

Breaking Dawn Part 1 has flowy love montages and views like the cover of a romance novel that spans two hours of film. During the honeymoon, Bella, still human, becomes pregnant, and while this would most likely be a beautiful thing for a couple so enamored with one another, in this case it’s life threatening. As her strength wanes, Edward is conflicted about what to do. Ultimately, Bella is transformed into a vampire to save her life after a gruesome birth.

The closing chapter of The Twilight Saga picks up right as Bella opens her eyes to her new world. A rather beautiful sequence unfolds as she discovers her heightened senses and new powers.

Bella comes to grips with what her “life” will be like for the next eternity. She makes amends with her father Charlie (Billy Burke, the series’ bright spot) and transitions into motherhood.

Renesme, her unfortunately named daughter, is alive and well. She grows quickly in stature and power—a beautiful yet misunderstood creature. The Volturi becomes aware of Renesme’s

existence and her strange-ness frightens them. A plot is launched to destroy her, but the Cullens act fast, scouring the globe for a whole slew of new characters, most of whom seem interesting but get little screen time. The stage is set for one final showdown—wolves and good vampires on one side, the cloaked Volturi on the other—in the snowy mountains of Washington.

Breaking Dawn Part 2 encapsulates the biggest flaw I saw in The Twilight Saga. The stakes never seemed high enough. Whatever danger our lead characters faced always took a back burner to the intricacies of their relationships. The Hand of God style ending to the series came as a letdown at first, but after it sunk in, it was as fitting a close to Twilight as there could be.

This is, after all, a love story—not one that’s forged on a battlefield. Sure, the leading lady has the emotional range of toothpaste, and her beau mumbles 95 percent of his dialogue, but their relationship has merit as it encounters many roadblocks and trials, both supernatural and realistic, before it reaches its fairy tale conclusion.

The evil in The Twilight Saga, if there is one, isn’t a shadowy vampire cult, it’s intolerance and the fear of that which isn’t understood. I may not still feel the draw to these characters that so many others have felt, but I guess after spending so much time with them recently, I definitely understand.

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the shallow end Sore Losers James Barone jb@submergemag.com As you probably heard, President Barack Obama was reelected for a second term by a considerable margin in the Electoral College, and by a slimmer margin in the popular vote. Unfortunately, the latter part doesn’t really mean anything, but, as they say, a win’s a win. After a long and bitter campaign (at least I heard it was bitter in those battleground states), we can now put our partisan bickering aside and get back to the business of putting our differences aside and coming together as Americans and moving our great country forward…

OK, we all know that’s not going to happen.

Governor Mitt Romney’s defeat no doubt left a good portion of our country butt hurt—roughly 48 percent of it in fact. They were hoping their Golden Boy would topple the evil socialist who currently resides in the White House. Hey, I feel your pain, but sometimes you’ve just got to accept defeat and congratulate the other team. I know. It’s easy for me to say because my team won this time around (neener neener), but trust me you’ll be a better person for it.

Hey, in four years, we’ll elect someone else. And Obama can’t even run any more. Just four more years, and you’ll only have to see him in commercials plugging this charity or that. He won’t be making awesome speeches or dictating foreign policy, or trying to (gasp) give all Americans access to affordable health care.

He’ll just be a dude who used to be president, kicking back doing whatever it is ex-presidents do. OK, he’ll get a library eventually, but you won’t even be forced to go to it. Promise.

So just chill. Even though our Electoral College process is some kind of horseshit, we still have a pretty good system of regime change here in the United States. You don’t even have to pick up a gun and blow your neighbors’ brains out or anything. All you have to do is go to a church basement or a school cafeteria and mark up a ballot. It takes like five seconds to do it, and the worst thing that can happen to you is you get a paper cut.

I know. Paper cuts suck, but it’s better than dodging bullets in the street on your way to Starbucks.

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are so pissed off that they’re signing petitions to leave the Union. Petitions exist in 40 states in favor of secession, the biggest of which originated in Texas, which as of this writing has over 100,000 signatures. I mean, yeah, it’s Texas, but it’s still pretty mind-blowing.

I don’t have much hands-on experience with Texas. I’ve been to Austin twice, but people have told me that Austin doesn’t count. If that’s true, that means my only real experience with Texas was the few hours I spent on the Greyhound traveling through the panhandle. It was really late at night so I didn’t get to see much, but we did stop at the bus station in Amarillo. Bugs the size of birds fluttered in the fluorescent lighting in the outdoor smoking area, so I smoked as fast as I could and ran back inside. I might have eaten a burger out of a vending machine. It was a long time ago, though, and I try not to judge places by their bus stations.

I’d like to think Texas is a nice place. It most likely is. Any place is nice if you give it a chance. Therefore, I’d be bummed if Texas left the Union. As it turns out, though, states can’t just up and leave, no matter how many people sign a petition. The Civil War pretty much put an end to that nonsense. Texas is also the second most populous state in the union after California, so even with the large number of signatures, the petition is by no means a majority of Texans. Never the less, the 100,000 signatures is four times the amount needed to get an official response from the White House.

They’re bound to say something about it. But really, what is Barack gonna say? “Sorry y’all aren’t down with how over half the country voted, but them’s the breaks?” He won, fair and square. He didn’t cheat, and yes, for God’s sake, he was fucking born here, so don’t even go there.

Maybe he’ll just grant this small portion of outspoken Texans what they want and send them on their merry way. Let them drink all the Lone Star beer they want and have a rodeo every day of the week if they so desire. If Texas does leave the Union though, I’m going to petition the NFL to remove all mention of the Dallas Cowboys as “America’s Team” from all future television broadcasts. Those guys can go fuck themselves anyway.

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