THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
11/14, 9pm
11/15, 9pm
11/16, 9pm
Iha Mallr
Furlough Fridays
With Stay Posit ive Sound
With A Happy Death
Quasimofos & Off The Record
POOL LEAGUE 3 player teams. Sign up with bartender. Starts at 7PM
8-BALL TOURNAMENT
9-BALL TOURNAMENT Sign-up at NOON Starts at lPM
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR SA RA CA LVOSA SARA@SYNTHESIS NET You know I'm going to say something about it, so just cover your eyes and peek through your fingers. What the hell is wrong with you, councilmembers?! Actually, no. Not all of you, that's not fair. Morgan and Sorensen are off the hook because they're the token conservatives and nobody really expected them to vote any differently. Stone and Ritter are off the hook for being the only people with any goddamned sense. But Schwab, Gruendl, and Goloff, you three are blowing it. Thanks a lot for crapping all over the constitution because you can't figure out how to get people to stop crapping on the sidewalk. Anyway, I'm sure all four of our policemen are going to have a great time ignoring this ordinance, along with all the other civil code violations they've been ignoring for years.
SECURITY GUARDS NOT PIRATE THUGS AFTER ALL!
STRAIGHT TALK FROM AMY
The jury's still out on the new R-Town scheme to displace the transient homeless population, but you can breathe a little easier knowing that the security detail downtown is made up of regular locals that love Chico as much as anybody.
The first time Amy Olson was featured in the Synthesis, it was in regards to her experiences as an urban nomad. She elaborates on that experience and offers some illuminating advice.
PAGE 8 IMMACULATE INFECTION
PAGE 5
PAGE 21 LIKE, LITERALLY
PAGE 17
EDIBLE BITS
OLD CROCK
PAGE 6
PAGE 18
COMICAL RUMINATIONS
REVIEW
PAGE 7
PAGE 19
SPORTS BALL
SCENE REPORT
PAGE 16
PAGE 20
FACEBOOK.COM/SYNTHESISCHICO • SYNTHESISWEEKLY.COM
I'm also calling out Melissa Daugherty. Yes, again. Shut up. A couple of weeks ago she published this statement in her column in the CN&R regarding Ann Schwab's recusals, and I found it to be especially lame : "Barker clearly articulated what neophyte political watchdogs-those who have just started paying attention to city issues-don't understand : that Schwab cannot lawfully participate in certain discussions." Now ...here's the thing. Mary Goloff posited a question about it herself at the October 22nd study session. So is Mary Goloff a "neophyte political watchdog" as well? If Melissa had to actually ask Schwab herself about the fuss over her recusals, then does Melissa count herself in the nOOb category too? And what's wrong with just starting to pay attention to city issues? We all gotta start somewhere. Going by the standing-room -only, packed city council meetings this past year, people are starting to get involved, and it's awesome! And maybe all the explanations make sense to Melissa because she's got her head so far up the ass of the status quo political machine around here that she can't see that it doesn 't make sense to anybody else. The emperor is naked! If our city council members must recuse themselves based upon geographical proximity to a vested interest (ie : downtown or Bidwell Park), then are they capable of truly governing in the capacity that we need them to? I'm not blaming Ann for following the letter of the law; I'm saying that the law is junk. And yeah, actually I'm blaming her for accepting a position when she knew that she'd be incapable of making decisions related to downtown and Bidwell Park. So call me a neophyte for asking questions and saying the things that everybody's thinking, but it's better than being a sheep. Speaking of other bullshit groups of people, nice work School Board! Way to sneak that 6th-grade junior-high switcheroo deal in under the radar. I'm not jumping to homeschool my kids or anything, and I know that any change is hard and can bring about a lot of whining, but you know you totally pulled a shady one. We've got our eyes on you.
NOV EMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17, 2013
3
CROWDSOURCED
Que stion s from our Life in Chico Facebook page.
Do you still have your Jack-0 -Lantern on your porch? Toby Stahl,er No , for a ·chan ge it went bye bye tile next d.ay. An1d for your nex t qu estio n. we don't have ou r tree up yet eith er Joi. Like · Re ply· 27 minutes ago via mobile
ADOPT ME!
Sal ly Van Tasse l No its rnt up in t e freezer so we can make pie ,& coo ies
Sapphire is the perfect mix of independent and attached at your hip. She loves to spin in circles, roll around on her back, and chase her tennis ball before curling up on your couch with you at night. Sapphire's adoption fee has been generously sponsored by Suzanne Foraker.
Like · Roe ply · ~ 1 • 24 minutes ago via mobite Kendrick Adkil'l s Yes ! Don't j dge me. Like · Re pl y · ~ 1 · 27 minutes ago via mobile Sarah Sargen t No Like · Re ply · 2.9 minutes ago via mobile Clui.stin ai Rome ro Comfort Yep . Like · Re ply · 31 minutes ago via mobile Heid i ln·gmire-Bunch Neve r can. hin gs ge t stolen & destroye,d in my neigh bo rln ood. Like • Re ply · 28 minutes ago via mobile Tob y Stahle1r Oh just t in e people I wanted to see . I watch So s o Anarchy , and was blown away at ln ow muc t he place t ey film in looks l ike Chico. Watch this pa5t wee s sh ow. Like • Re ply · 22 minutes ago via mobile Shannon Fox-Riggi Yes lol! I for got to IP t it in my t rash can ! Like • Re ply· 33 minutes ago via mobile Eliza bet h Pocock Nop e t ossed t he on We d ne s.d ay (trash day) Like • Roe ply • 34 minutes ago via mobile
FACEBOOK.COM/ CH !COC A
NOW HEAR THIS Sy nthe sis W eekl y Pla y li st SARA
LEAD BELLY - "ROCK ISLAND LINE"
DAIN
ALLAH-LAS - "TELL ME WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND"
5YJJt~2~5~~~ NOV EMBE R 11 - NOVEMBE R 17
GIDROPONY - "MUSHROOMS VS. STARS"
COLIN
RYAN ADAMS - "WONDERWALL"
M I KE
For 19 years The Synthesis' goal has remained to provide a forum fo r entertainment, music, humor, community awareness, opinions, and change.
PUBLISHER Kathy Barrett kathy@synm edia.net
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Sara Calvosa sara@synthesis.net
Ari elle Mullen, Bob Howa rd , Danny Cohen, Dillon Carroll, Erica Koenig, How l, Jaime O' Neill, Kenneth Kelly, Koz M cKev, Ky Junkin s, M att Olson, Tommy Diest el Dan O' Brien, Jackie Reardon, Negin Riazi
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
PHOTOGRAPHY
Amy Ol son amy@synthesi s.n et ca lendar@synthesis.n et
Jessica Sid Vincent Lath am
MANAGING EDITOR
ASSOCIATE COPY EDITOR M eaga n Franklin
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
KATYA
Tanner Ulsh graphi cs@synth esis.net
DESIGNERS
NERD Dain Sa ndova l dain @synth esis.net
ACCOUNTING Ben Kirby
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Karen Potter
Colin Leiker, Mike Va ldez
BAAUER - "RASBERRY"
BETH ANY BEYONCE - "DANCE FOR YOU" AMY
ARTHUR LYMAN - "FASCINATION"
TANNER
SQUIGGLY LINES - "LIGHTNING ROD"
4
2579 Fair Street Chico, CA 95928 • (530) 343-7917 • buttehumane.org
N OV EMBER 11 - NOV EMBER 17, 2013
graphi cs@synth esis.net
DELIVERIES
OWNER Bill Fishkin bill @synthesis.net
Joey Murphy, Jennifer Foti Th e Synthesis is both owned and publi shed by Apartm ent 8 Producti ons. All things published in th ese pages are th e property of Apartm ent 8 Producti ons and may not be reproduced, co pi ed or use d in any other way, shape or form w ith out th e w ritten consent of Apartm ent 8 Produ cti ons. One co py (m aybe t wo) of th e Synthesis is availabl e free t o residents in Butte, Tehama and Shast a co unties. Anyo ne ca ught removing papers w ill be prosecuted to th e full est ext ent of th e law. All opini ons expressed th ro ughout th e Synth esis are th ose of th e author and are not necessaril y th e sa me opini ons as Apart m ent 8 Producti ons and th e Synthesis.
Th e Synthesis we lcomes, wa nts, and w ill even desperat ely beg fo r letters beca use we ca re w hat yo u think. We ca n be rea ch ed via snail mail at th e Synthesis, 210 W. 6th St ., Chi co, Califo rni a, 95928. Em ail letters@synthesis. net. Pl ease sign all of yo ur letters w ith yo ur real name, address and preferabl y a ph one number. We may also edit yo ur submission for co ntent and space.
210 West 6th Street Chico Ca 95928 530.899.7708 - info@synthesis.net
SYNTHESISWEEKLY.COM
IMMACULATE INFECTION BY BO B HOWA RD - MADBOB@MADBOB COM
FEAR OF FREEDOM
I' ve been officially unemployed for the better part of three weeks now, and I occasionally wrestle with crippling bouts of complete panic and fear. It isn't a result of the usual worries-the " how am I going to pay my bills?" issue. Instead it is triggered by the complete sense of freedom I am encountering. I held my last full -time job for nearly seven years, and before that I bounced from one job to the next as quickly as I could, because finances necessitated I work steadily. For the first time in my adult life, I find myself in a situation wherein there is no urgent need to go rushing into the next job as quickly as I can. We're on relatively stable footing, the unemployment checks should make the ends meet, and I'm rummaging a little work here and there that I can't tell you about, lest you go tattling to the EDD. (That's a little joke there that anyone who has tried to make contact with the EDD in recent history will understand.) And so I find myself with time to make my own schedule, to think, and to breathe. But it turns out I am a well trained proletariat. I can't sit still; I can't not be working. When I am at home I am punching holes into the shop or organizing the garage. I approach my writing like a job, sitting down first thing in the morning to write at least a thousand words before I move on to anything else. I need structure, I need a schedule, and when I don't have it I freak out. The overwhelming possibility of a life without a schedule causes my brain to explode. I
can't handle it for more than five or ten minutes before I am organizing the junk drawer or knocking together particle board cabinets. I think I need a job so I can relax. I really hope it's not too late for me. I'm in my early forties, and I would truly like to adjust to having self-determination. I don't know if I can. I don' t feel like I've caught a deep breath in decades. I could end up just living this ordinary workaday life, accomplishing nothing of merit, leaving behind only an ever-accumulating pile of receipts. That's also terrifying. Sometimes I don't know where to put the next foot. Country Music is Terrible
Anyway, I tuned in to the Country Music Awards last night, and seriously thought The Onion was running some kind of musical spoof. The state of contemporary country music is abysmal. The genre currently has about as much soul as the boy bands from the late '80s. The acts were all over-choreographed and bloated; the stars were better looking than they were talented, with fake tans, straight white teeth, and blow-dried hair. I like Miranda Lambert and, well, I like Miranda Lambert. The rest of the genre needs to embrace the twang, or maybe just admit that contemporary country music is nothing but bubblegum pop with some steel guitar laid over the top.
FACEBOOK.COM/SYNTHESISCHICO • SYNTHESISWEEKLY.COM
NOV EMB ER 11 - NOV EMB ER 17, 2013
5
EDIBLE BITS BY JACKIE REARDON - EDIBLEBITS@YA HOO COM
J<ids & Creeks
MY HAPPY PLACE
Benefit concert
As I walked through the door of the unassuming building attached to rental storage units, the aroma of grilling beef, sizzling bacon, and fresh onion rings wafted into my nostrils and screamed happily at my brain and my grumbling stomach: "Yes! You have come to the right place."
~~
THE MllDECREEIS
6=30 doors
NOVEMBER 23, 2013 CHICO WOMEN'S CLUB
7=30 snow
18
$ CHICO NATURAL FOODS â&#x20AC;˘ THREE SIXTY ECOTIQUE DOOR \ TIC!f!S AVAILABLE
synthesis
6
NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17, 2013
!iii'fit?t!!
klean~~
kanteen-
One glance at the menu and you know that this isn't any ordinary burger joint. The owner, Adam Urteaga, has kept the menu interesting and appetizing by offering up an array of flavorful burger combinations: Western Bacon Cheddar Deluxe (cheddar, bacon, bbq sauce, onion ring, organic romaine lettuce, tomato, pickle, mayo); Flyin' Hawaiian (Monterey Jack, jalapenos, pineapple, teriyaki sauce, organic romaine, tomato, pickle); Lost Boys (chopped garlic, Monterey Jack, garlic mayo, lettuce, tomato, onion). You could quite possibly visit Righteous Burger every week and try something new each and every time. Not only do they have burgers on the menu, they also have hot dogs, deliciously indulgent, crisp, onion-fried green beans, amazing sweet-potato fries, and a few solid salad options. They are also more than happy to create any combo you can imagine, as long as the ingredients are available on the menu. People have come from Lincoln, over 45 minutes away, just to get their mouth around the Garden burger served at Righteous Burger. Customers love that they can customize their veggie burger, and it doesn't need to be the standard ho-hum
lettuce/tomato/onion deal. They can get a Western Veggie Burger with cheddar, onion rings and bbq sauce or a Teriyaki Veggie with grilled pineapple rings, sweet teriyaki sauce and fresh jalapeno, or any other mix that suits their palate. When the Mister and I ate there, I ordered the Western Bacon Cheddar Deluxe, and I do believe I have discovered my new happy place. The burger was juicy and flavorful. Add in the hot, crisp onion ring, the cheese skirt, the salty bacon, and the sweet barbecue sauce, and it all collided in my mouth for the perfect bite. Righteous Burger proudly serves up natural, hormone-free beef from Niman Ranch. When I asked Adam why he chose to go the natural route he said, "Righteous Burger strives to be the best burger choice for the environmentally conscious customer, and for those who just love a great, unique burger option. In an ever changing, fast-paced world, dominated by corporations pushing inadequate burgerscomplete with pink slime-we choose to provide our guests with 100% naturally raised beef burgers, and range-grown turkey, because it's the right thing to do!" The quality and flavor of the beef is vastly superior to the standard commercially raised beef that you normally find at most burger joints, and the food absolutely speaks for itself. Righteous Burger can be found at 3166 Olive Highway in Oroville, and you can browse the menu online at therighteousburger.com. Hop in your car and make the jaunt to Oroville and Righteous Burger as soon as you can; your taste buds and belly will thank you.
SYNTHESISWEEKLY.COM
COMICAL RUMINATIONS BY ZOOEY MAE - ZOOEYMAE@SYNTHESIS.NET
BLACK HEART COCKLES Despite the changing seasons, it seems like Chico days haven't quite received the message that it's officially autumn. This last week was way too warm, although the nights and mornings have balanced that nicely with the type of cold that makes you want to never leave the comfort of your morning shower or bath. There's something about a really hot bath when it's so goddamn cold at night that warms the cockles of my black heart. If you're like me in that way-and unlike me in that you have a large disposable income-I have the perfect purchase for you. Introducing the Hammock Bathtub! Part hammock/part bathtub/fully amazing, the Hammock Bathtub was created by a UK-based design company called SplinterWorks. This hanging bathtub, made from carbon fiber (with a foam core) doesn't swing, but the core keeps the water warm way longer than an average tub. Judging by the
picture from their website, you'd need to have a bathroom that includes a sunken floor with a drain in the center, but still, how amazing would this be?! The best part, aside from the hammock shape, is that this tub measures almost nine feet in length, which means a hefty bonus space that's perfect for all you tall people. I have yet to find a site that will actually list a price for this bathing beast, which means it's quite spendy. But really, can you put a price on being able to actually snorkel in your bathtub? No. The answer is no. In related products, if you're someone who likes to have a glass (or bottle) of wine in the bathtub, or maybe you're just a drunk on the go, this next one's for you. The Vino2Go is a portable wine glass that looks like a wine glass inside of a regular wide-bottomed glass with a sealable rubber top. Perfect for jogging with wine, or doing jumping
jacks with wine, or really any strenuous activity that you enjoy doing ... now with added wine! My only complaint is that the outer cup is clear, which means everyone can see the fact that you have a glass of wine. Perfect for those times when you feel thirsty while jazzercising in the comfort of your home, but not so great for public displays. That means there's still no better discreet wine carrier that ye aide standby, the Camelbak Backpack. Pick up a Vino2Go at thefowndry.com. And lastly, because you might not be the only one in your home who needs to relax, Japan (the country that brought us the square watermelon) has released a wine for cats. In a bottle. Yes, seriously. It's not alcoholic, but contains grape juice, vitamin C and catnip. Meh. Wake me when they make a Camelbak Backpack for cats. I'll be in the hammock bath.
FACEBOOK.COM/SYNTHESISCHICO â&#x20AC;˘ SYNTHESISWEEKLY.COM
NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17, 2013
7
Upon hearing that our downtown property and business owners have banded together to hire armed private security personnel to patrol their properties and oust the vagrants they find there, I pretty much fell into a huge hate spiral. Just what we need-more xenophobic, old west, hick mentality. And R-Town? I think we can all admit that's a pretty cringeworthy name. Up to this point, the downtown property owners, in spite of city-offered start-up funds, aren't willing to entertain spending the money on a Property-Based Business Improvement District* (http://www.pumaworldhq.com/ downloads/PUMA_ CA-PBID_FactSheetB-10.pdf), but they're willing to fork it over for a group of gun-toting mercenaries who are probably wearing eye patches, running around town with itchy trigger-fingers? At least that's what I envisioned when I heard about this jackass plan. Then, one sunny day last week, I ran into a fleet from A.G. Private Protection in front of my office and they were more than happy to chat it up. Though one guy looked fairly grumpy and shook hands like a walnut cracker, not a single one was wearing an eye patch. They were all dressed smartly, their uniforms looked really similar to law enforcement
8
NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17, 2013
uniforms, and nobody gave off any raid -raging asshole vibes whatsoever. Then again, I'm a 36-year-old white woman wearing yoga pants who isn't going to be winning any footraces; I don't really come off as rebellious. Now if I were sitting in a puddle of my own urine next to Duffy's at lOam playing a harmonica and begging for booze money with a couple of sketchy looking dogs/pals, they might be a little less friendly. But A.G. Private Protection Operations Manager Ryan Speh ling answered all my questions candidly and openly. So, you guys are kind of a big deal right now. Why do we need armed security downtown? Isn't that what the police are for?
We have a branch office up here, and actually we've been patrolling this area for the past two years already. We've covered all the motels for the last year and a half, and a lot of other businesses like 7-11, Jack's Restaurant, the Crazy Horse Saloon; we cover the Humboldt Skate Park, North State Autobrokers, Boradori Automotive. So we've been covering all these sites. The way this actually came about was that the business owners approached us after they interviewed multiple security companies regarding security in the downtown
WE'RE HOPING TO USE OUR VERBAL TACTICS TO MOVE THEM ALONG SO THAT THERE IS NO HANDS-ON .. 11
SYNTHESISWEEKLY.COM
*What is a PBID? A Property-Based Business Improvement District (PBID) is one mechanism for a property and business owner collaborative. It is a partnership between the publ ic and private sector organized for the improvement of a specific commercial area. The public sector cannot solve all the problems facing commercial districts today. The private sector must take the initiative. The International Downtown Association estimates that there are more than 1200 PBID's throughout North America. Competition is not just between businesses anymore, but between commercial areas as well. PBID's have an impressive track record for improving commercial areas. They have consistently reduced crime, enhanced cleanliness, and improved the business climate in cities throughout the country. source : http.//www.mbasac.com/ area. More or less [needing] just a command presence, a deterrent on private property for things that have been going on. You know the spray painting, the vandalism that's been happening on the sides of the buildings, drug use that's occurring on private properties, particularly the site over here behind your building. Somebody had mentioned that air conditioning units had been broken into and they've damaged them. And there's been graffiti back there. Those are some of the things we're hoping to help deter while we're down here. Yeah there's always somebody back there smoking pot, but it ends up hotboxing the ladies' room so leave him alone. What does your presence look like? Will you be hanging out in the spaces, the alcoves? The sidewalk is public property so it seems kind of cramped space-wise to be hanging out in a little doorway all day. Yes, the sidewalks are public property, the alcoves are a part of the owner's property. But we're walking from property to property, and while we're walking we're looking at parking lots and private alleyways that belong to the owners, we'll be checking those areas. And the thresholds as well, where people are loitering and littering and damaging property. What does an encounter with somebody look like? What is your procedure for that, when you're trying to move them along? Do you physically touch them, or do you just verbally ask them to leave? It's a consensual contact. We're walking around making contact with all sorts of people, even people that just want to talk to us. So one, we make verbal contact with them. We inform them that they're trespassing on the property, and they need to leave the property. Under [section] 602 of the Penal Code we could make that arrest, but we're hoping to use our verbal tactics to move them along so that there is no hands-on. Obviously if we believe that there's going to be hands-on, we can call law enforcement and they could be cited and then released.
What's an example of a verbal tactic that you could use to move someone along? Our verbal tactics would be dependent upon what we see when we arrive. If we see them smoking marijuana, because of Chico State and the Boys & Girls Club, under health and safety code 11362.79b which says that they can't smoke marijuana within 1000 feet of any school-it's a misdemeanor. If it happens in our presence, just like any other citizen, we have the right to make a citizen's arrest. But what we're going to do is just ask them to put it away and move along. Also dogs that aren't licensed through the city; some dogs are a concern for some of the business owners, like whether or not the dog has a rabies vaccine and if the dog's aggressive or not-so that's another verbal tactic that we can use to move people along. So obviously Chico is pretty divided on this issue. There are a lot of people who think this additional security is really going to help our town, clean it up and keep us safe-and then there are concerns that having armed security downtown means an intimidating and aggressive presence that's going to have implications for everybody, not just the loitering nomads. I totally understand that. We're a professional company, we have our own training facility, we train our own personnel before they come out on the street. A lot of us have prior training, either through the police academy or the military. We do have a few employees that are current law enforcement, some are reserves, some are full-time law enforcement that come out and help us when they have time off. We do our own backgrounds and interviews to make sure we're hiring the right person for the job. Have you been feeling any backlash from people on the street? Have you been taking a lot of heat?
downtown area versus law enforcement. But for the most part, I believe all the business owners are happy that we're down here and I hope that while we're down here that we can make an impact. I've lived here my whole life, aside from going to the police academy on the coast. I'm happy I'm able to support the downtown area. This is where my family shops too.This is where my wife's family lives, my kids go to school here. How many are on your team? Generally it'll be consisting of two officers and two shifts, a day shift and a night shift. Right now we're just going around talking to business owners so they see what they 're getting and they understand that we're not from Sacramento; there were some rumors that [Chico] would be getting a whole bunch of guys that would be aggressive from Sacramento. All my guys live local. We've been up here for about a few years and we've only had to make a couple of arrests with no major use of force. We have a great rapport with the local law enforcement; we work with them, and we respect them.
So here's the crux : no matter how you feel about the idea of armed security guards patrolling downtown, the men and women who are on the job are Chico-Americans too. They live, shop, raise their families, and earn a living here. They're caught in the cross-fire between two different ideologies. Is this presence a good thing for Chico? I'm not convinced. But if you, like me, are upset about the tactics that the downtown area property owners are employing, then we should put pressure on them to find another solution.
No, not really. I would say that out of every 50 people, in the general public, there's one that has their opinion about what they believe regarding security patrolling the
FACEBOOK.COM/SYNTHESISCHICO â&#x20AC;˘ SYNTHESISWEEKLY.COM
NOVEMB ER 11 - NOV EMBER 17, 2013
9
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION BY AMY OLSON
Several months ago, as I was in the process of joining the Synthesis team, Sara interviewed me about my time as a traveler for her series on the homeless. We talked a lot about what it's like to be immersed in the traveling scene, and how different communities deal with vagrancy-particularly relating to sit/lie ordinances. As the local debate rages on, culminating in the recent passage of Chico's temporary sit/lie ordinance and the beginning of private security patrols, the phrase that's struck me again and again is, "that's not a solution." Be it a solution for homelessness, a solution for antisocial behavior, or a solution for ending this debate so we can move on to other topics, everyone wants to see something definitive happen that will send us toward a healthier and happier community. I was one of the voluntary homeless. I didn't have a crip pling drug or alcohol addiction, I wasn't schizophrenic and off my meds, I wasn't destitute and desperate with no place to go. So why did I choose that life? Why would anyone choose to become marginalized? And what solu tion can there possibly be for the kind of people who don't want to be sheltered, don't want jobs, and don't want to play by the rules that the broader community considers civil? Looking back on my reasoning at the time, I would've told you that I just wanted freedom. I wanted to be whoever I wanted to be, do whatever I wanted to do; spend my day smoking weed and playing drums by the creek, and then suddenly pack up and head to the next town with some people I just met. I would've told you it was all a big adventure so I could find myself, observe my constants through varied contexts, discover the answer to the big WHY about everything. Most of all I wanted to be happy, and when I held still for too long, the unhappy crept up like a sinister shadow pouring over my life with bitter darkness. With the perspective of age, I see so clearly now why that was. By the time I was in highschool, my life had been steadily spiraling out of control. It's hard to pinpoint the exact origin of that chaos. Possibly when my mom suffered a paralyzing stroke and went into a deep depression. Possibly when my first sexual experience turned ugly and forceful, or when I told my best friend I'd been raped and she accused me of lying to get attention. Possibly when I could no longer believe in the religion I'd been raised in, and suddenly lost not only the sense of boundaries and simplicity that it had provided, but also fell away from my parents and main support system. As time went by I felt more and more disconnected from the people around me and the system I was expected to be a part of. When my school principal called me into his office for multiple absences and told me I was a disruptive influence, that he couldn't teach me the discipline my parents had failed to teach-and that maybe I'd be better off dropping out-I just quipped, "maybe you're right," and walked out the door.
10
NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17, 2013
The thing that could've made a difference at any point along the way would've been intervention from a trained therapist. My family had no idea what I was going through, and there were so many complicating issues to our relationship-not the least of which were raging teenage hormones-I couldn't possibly have opened up to them and identified or articulated what was going on with me. Our school counselor was equipped to help us figure out what classes we needed to graduate, not a psychologist who could look at an out-of-control girl and see that she needed serious help. And even if he had been, with a campus that size, the odds are good that hundreds of kids were in the same state of need. If we really want a longterm solution to these social issues, guiding young people toward mental health services and support groups has to become a community responsibility. It would also help to move toward a culture where teenage boys don't think it's acceptable sexual behavior to ignore a whimpering girl's pleas to stop, where teenage girls don't think they have to keep that trauma a secret for fear of being accused of lying, where young people are allowed to explore their own beliefs without being ostracized as a way to pressure them back into the fold, and where schools are run by educators who care about children on an individual level rather than just the complacency of the herd. Lots of things can be improved, but at the very least we can try to heal young people's wounds before they fester. Because that wasn't the reality for me, I followed my impulses toward the edge of society, tucking myself into a
subculture that seemed to be made up primarily of other damaged people looking for a family of their choosing. After years of stumbling along the shoulder of the road, watching myself hit the same emotional obstacles over and over, I had to face the truth about the illusion of freedom in my life. I couldn 't run from my trauma or my isolation. I couldn't run anywhere but in circles, and it was wearing me down. The people around me were indeed damaged, and that manifests itself in pretty gnarly ways sometimes. But getting from that life back into mainstream society isn 't quite as simple as getting up off the sidewalk and taking a shower. Luckily, I had some skills that could be developed, and friends and family who would let me stay with them. Even then, I had to decipher my instincts and motivations, face the guilt and anxiety that had driven me, and discover ways I could become proud of my contributions to the world. For the voluntary homeless, that kind of change toward reintegration with the community will be neither facilitated nor deterred by camps, shelters, handouts, lack of handouts, civil -rights activism, or being shuffled away from an alcove. That's not to say those things are meaningless, but if we're looking for solutions to the broader societal problem, we should look at it on a more human level. Useful compassion does not mean rewarding or punishing self-destructive behavior-it means talking to people about why they are where they are in life, where they want to be, and how to get there. The earlier the better.
SYNTHESISWEEKLY.COM
High Performance Detail Cleaners Residential and Commercial Cleaning Services! • Apartment
• Business
• Home
• Warehouse
MON/WED 6·7PM
• Office
• and more!
STILL ROOM TO JOIN!
Cost Effective, Customer Friendly Cleaning Service Fees FREE estimates with walk- through site inspection (530)77 4-117 5 http://supercleanpros.webs.com
"We clean to YOUR specifications!"
ALL LEVELS/AGES NON-MEMBERS WELCOME
~{!]Y[E13 \Jt33~~ - ll;'J~f1XmH1/ ~~- ~~
~oomm ~
FACEBOOK.COM/SYNTHESISCHICO • SYNTHESISWEEKLY.COM
NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17, 2013
11
FOOD
& DRINK
Holiday Inn Closed
MON
PBR $2.2S Everyday!
2 DOLLAR TUESDAY! Food & Drink specials!
Daily Happy Hour from 4-7PM
11AM-2PM $2.SO SN & Dom Drafts 2-close $2.50 we lls & Dom Draft s $3.50 Dbl Wells &
PBR $2.2S Everyday!
WING WEDNESDAY! $2 for 3 Wings $2.50 SN Pint All Day
WED
8PM-Close
11-2PM $2.SO Dom
SUN
Full Bar in Back Room Weds, Fri & Sat Nights! PBR $2.2S Everyday!
& Sierra Nevada Drafts
Daily Happy Hour from4-7PM
3-6 PM
PBR $2.2S Everyday !
8-close $3 Soccer Moms $5 Smirnoff Blaste rs $5 DBL Roarin g Vodka 11-2PM $2.SO Dom & Sierra Nevada Drafts 3-6PM $3.SO Dbl Wells 8-Close $2.SO Dom & SN Drafts
Happy Hour 5-7pm Daily Drink Specials Nightly Dinner Specials
1/2 OFF POOL Pool League, 3 player teams. Sign up with bartender. Starts 7PM.
halftime 'til they're gone! MONSTER MONDAY SPECIALS 6PM-CLOSE BEER $3/4/S/6 $1 SHOTS
S-9pm
All ages until lOPM
FREE Pool after lOPM
Mon-Fri 2-6PM
Chicken Strip Sand on ly $6.50 before 6 PM DOLLAR DAZ E 6-9pm
$1.50 PBR o r Coors Pints $2 Kami Shooters 1/2 OFF POOL
$1 Bee r $1 Wells $2 Doubl es FREE Pool after lOPM
Happy Hour 5-7pm Daily Drink Specials Nightl y Dinn er Specials S-9pm
w/ fries or
Mon-Fri 2-6PM
Reuben Sand
$1.50 PBR or Coors Pints $2 Kami Shooters 1/2 OFF POOL
salad $6.SO Spm-Close 1/2 off kids items 8pm-Close Pitcher
8 Ball Tournament Sign-up 6PM. Starts 7PM.
Specials $6/$9/$12 FREE Pool after lOPM
Mon-Fri 2-6PM
Baby Back Ribs $10.99 Philly Cheesesteak $7.50
$1.50 PBR or Coors Pints $2 Kami Shooters 1/2 OFF POOL
6pm-Close $4 Grad teas
JAZZ NIGHT- Martini
$3 All beer pints FREE Pool afte r lOPM
Happy Hour 5-7pm Daily Drink Specials Nightly Dinner Specials S-9pm
Happy Hour 5-7pm Daily Drink Specials Nightly Dinn er Specials S-9pm
Specials All ages until lOPM Daily Happy Hour from 4-7PM Full Bar in Back Room Weds, Fri & Sat Nights! PBR $2.2S Everyday!
Mon-Fri 2-6PM $1.50 PBR or Coors Pints $2 Kami Shooters 1/2 OFF POOL All ages until lOPM
10 oz. Tri-Tip Steak w/ Fries or Salad & Garlic Bread $8.99
Happy Hour 5-7pm Daily Drink Specials Nightly Dinner Specials
Spm-Close $4 Jager $S DBL Vodka Red Bull $6 Jager Red Bull $2 Kamikaze shots
S-9pm
FREE Pool after lOPM Bartender Specials $3 14oz Slushies
Open at llAM ! Bloody Mary Bar
Daily Happy Hour from 4-7PM
$4 20oz Slushies
Noon-6PM $8 Dom Pitch er $9 SN Pitcher 8PM-Close
Full Bar in Back Room Weds, Fri & Sat Nights! PBR $2.2S Everyday!
Bartend ers Choice
Baby Back Ribs w/Sa lad, Fri es & ga rlic bread
Happy Hour 5-7pm Daily Drink Specials
9 Ball Tournam ent. Sign-up at noon. Starts lPM.
$10.99 8pm-Close $4 Single/$6 Double Ja ck or Captain
Nightly Dinn er Specials S-9 pm
All ages unti l lOPM
$2 Sierra Nevada FREE Pool after lOPM
$6.SO DBL calls
10AM-2PM
r-------------, 1 4 FREE FOUNTAIN DRINK :WITH ANY MEAL PURCHAH : 4
Daily Happy Hour from 4-7PM
$3.50 Dbl Wells
Bartender Specials $3 14oz Slushies $4 20oz Slushies
$6.50 Pulled pork sand w/ fries or salad 25 cent wings from
$1 PBR all ni ght All ages until lOPM
$3.50 Fireball, Jim Beam, Captain Morgan and Jameson Closed
Mon-Fri 2-6PM $1.50 PBR or Coors Pints $2 Ka mi Shooters
GAME NIGHT!
Kami shots
Closed
SAT
$2.50 Dom & Sierra
$9 SN Pitcher
TUE FRI
Daily Happy Hour from 4-7PM
Nevada Drafts 3-6PM v$3.50 Dbl Wells 6PM-close $8 Dom Pitcher
Closed
THU
Mon-Fri happy hour 11-2PM
$5 Bottles of Champagne with entree $4.50 Bloody Mary SS.SO Absolut Peppar Bloody Marys
Daily Happy Hour from 4-7PM PBR $2.2S Everyday!
FREE POOL
$S.19 Grad/Garden/
Restaurant Open for
1 hr. with every $8 purchase All ages until lOPM
Turkey Burger w/fries or salad Bloodies $3 Well, $4 Call,
Dinner S-9pm
SS Top, $6 Goose Mimosas $2/fiute, SS/pint $6 Beer Pitchers FREE Pool after lOPM
HUIT PREIEHT THI\ COUPON. EXPIRE\ 11/17 /ll .J
L
~~~lO~!f ~A~" 895
rd Avenue,
ico
ACROU FROM SAFEWAY. ON NORD BULLDOGTAQERIA.COH
12
WEDNESDAY 9PM
DANCE NIGHT DJ SPENNV &JEFF HOWSE
NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17, 2013
FRLDAV 4-7PM
HAPPY HOURI
THE PUe路 SC0 UTS
SYNTHESISWEEKLY.COM
~ cf~) ~¥ltrr'.9 ~ ~
~
C H I CO CA
Go Downlo
BEA R-E-OKE
Happy Hou r 11-6PM
MNF Specials
EVER Y DAY
$2 Marqis
se lect bottles & draft s
Bucket of Bee r
Happy Hou r- 4-7pm Sl.7 S
$3 Cue rvo Ma rqis
Baca rdi Cockta ils
Pints, Sl. 00 Shots, 1/2 off
Bea r Burger w it h fri es
Southern Com fort
a ll Single cockta ils,
$2.50 Co rona's & Sie rra Draft s
or salad fo r $5.29. l la m-l Op m.
Skyy & Red Bull
$1.00 Food items 2 fo r 1 Burgers ll am-Spm
Do m d raft, S2 SN d raft,
BUR GER MA DNESS !
S2.75
Th roughout the foot ball game $1 Kam ikazes $3 Jameson and Skyy
Go Down l o
Special
Lounge V1pu1tra
CLOS ED
COME WATCH THE &AME!
Mon-Sat 3PM-6PM Sl
9 vs ~
Sl. SO wells
BEA R W EA R!
S2 All Day
S3Tea of t he Day
Happy Hou r- 4-7pm Buck
Progress ive Night !
1/2 off while wea ri ng
$2 Select Sier ra Nevada o r
Barte nde r Specials
night 9p m-l am
8- lOP M $ 1 Sierra Pale
Bea r Wea r. M UG CLUB 4-lOP M
Do m Drafts
Happy Hour 4-Bpm
$2 Kamis -a ny fl avo r
Ale, Do m estics, Ro lling
Rock & well coc kta il s up lOP M -close 25C per hou r-close
SUNDAY 4:30P!
Mon-Sat free poo l 6-S PM
Go Downl o
TRI KE RAC ES!
All 16 oz Teas o r AM F S3
S3 Tea of the Day
Happy Hou r- 4-7pm
Buck Night
Post time @ lOpm. W in T-sh irts an d Bea r
All Day
Barte nder Specials
1/2 off all cockta il s, Sl.75
8-close
$5 House Ma rti nis
Happy Hou r 4-Spm
Drafts, Guest bartende rs
$ 1 we ll cocktails, Sierra
$4 Glass of House W ine
eve ry week
Nevada Pale Ale, Ro lling
S3 We ll Cockta ils
Bucks. M UG CLUB 4-lOPM
Happy Hour 5-8PM
Rockdom draft
20% off wi ne by bott le
S3 Bl ack Butte
Sl off Ca ll li quo r
$2 Karl Strauss
and bottled bee r
&DRINK SPECIALS f00D MONDAY-fRIDAYPITCHERS 8 DOMESTIC
a
&PM-CLOSE $ NEVADA PITCHERS $9 SIERRA
SS Vod ka Red bull
I
$2.50 Pi nnacle Cockta ils
Dri n k specials!
$2.50 Pint of Sier ra Nevada Half Off Rocksta r Cockta ils
$2 Se lect Bee rs S3 Teas
S2.50 Fireba ll Shots
Dr ink specials!
$2.50 Pints of Sierra
Happy Hour 5-8PM
$4.50 Dou bl e Baca rdi
$5 House Ma rti nis
Happy Hou r 11-6PM
Buck Night
$2. 75 se lect bottles &
9pm- Close
or sa lad fo r $5 .29 . l lam -lOpm .
d rafts
$ 112oz Select Teas
SO cent we ll d rinks
8-9 PM Sl pale ale
$4 Glass of House W in e
S3 20oz All Teas
9- l Opm $2 Ka mi s,
and dam d raft
S3 We ll Cockta ils
$1 Well Cockta ils
S2 Fireball, S3 Cherry
up 25C pe r hou r unti l
20% off w ine by bottle
$2 Se lect Bottle Beers SoCo Prom o 9pm - Close
Blaste rs, $2
close
Sl off Ca ll li quo r
S2 16oz We lls
Happy Hou r- 4-7pm
S3 Hot Licks
BUR GER MA DNE SS ! Bea r Burger w it h fri es
bott le Bee r lO pm -l am
and bottled bee r
LATE NI GHT EATS! BEA R
Free Happy Hou r Food
S3 Tea of t he Day
Happy Hour- 4-7pm
Power Hou r 8-9PM
Happy Hou r S-8PM
BURGER AND FRIE S FOR
4PM unti l it's gone
Barte nder Spec ials
$5 Frid ays 4-Spm Most
1/2 off li quo r & Drafts
$5 House Ma rti nis
food items and pitchers of
9 PM-Close
$4 Glass of House W in e
beer are $5
S3 Pale Ale Draft s
S3 We ll Cockta ils
Nevada
VIP Bottle Se rv ice
ONLY S4.99 !
$5.50 Dou ble Pi nnade
ava ilab le
Mon-Sat lOpm - l am.
Happy Hou r 11-6PM
Vodka & Red Bull
se lect we lls, bottles and
$3 Dou ble Well Cockta ils
p ints S2.7S
$9. 75 Pale Pitchers
20% off w in e by bottle Sl off Ca ll li quo r and bottled bee r
Half Off Rocksta r Cockta ils
LATE NI GHT EATS! BEA R
$4 Sex On The Beach
$3 Tea of t he Day
Happy Hou r-4-7pm
Mon-Sat 3PM -6PM
Happy Hou r S-8PM
$2.50 Pint of Sier ra Neva da
BUR GER AND FRIE S FOR
$4 Sierra Nevada Kni ght ro
Barte nder Spec ials
Hot dog m en u all day
Sl Do m d raft, S2 SN d raft,
$5 House Ma rti nis
ONLY $4.99 !
ON TAP
11am -8pm, All Day and
Sl Jell o Shots
All Night Tall ca ns of bee r
Sl. 50 wells, Power Hour 8-9PM
$4 Glass of House W in e
Mon-Sat lOpm - l am .
7- lOPM $3 Rum py, Jager
(24oz) S3.50, S2 Capr i sun
1/2 off li quo r & Drafts
20% off w ine by bott le
and Fire ball
Shots, All Teas S3.50, Tea
9-Close Pale Ale Drafts
Sl off Ca ll li quo r
Party 9- llpm 32oz Teas
$9.75 Pale Pitche rs
and bottled bee r
CLOSED
CLOS ED
$3 Featu red Shot of the
SS Bartende r 's Cho ice SS
Night
S3 We ll Cockta ils
are S2.50 HALF OFF EVERYTHIN G
Ca ll To Rent For Pri vate
(Except Red Bull and
Party
Premium Liquors) Go Dow n Lo
BURGER MA DNE SS !
$4 Worl d Fam ous Bloody
Brunch lOam - 2pm
Happy Hou r- 4-7pm
Bea r Burger w it h fries
Joe
Football Specials
Ch ampagne Brunch
o r sa lad for $5.29.
$5 Premi um bloodys
l lam -lOpm.
you r cho ice o f vodka
930a m -lpm, Every Nfl Ga m e (20 Tv's), S3 Bloody marys, $3 screwd rive rs, $5 pitchers of beer
FACEBOOK.COM/SYNTHESISCHICO • SYNTHESISWEEKLY.COM
NOVE MBER 11 - NOVE MBER 17, 2013
13
THIS WEEK ONLY BEST BETS IN ENTERTAINMENT TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH THE BUMPTET
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1STH A HAPPY DEATH FURLOUGH FRIDAYS THE LOLOS
BRIAN RODGERS JIVING BOARD
LOSTON MAIN Portland Oregon sends us their messengers of merry mortality, A Happy Death, for a show that promises to cross everything off your bucket list. This is also your last chance in 2013 to see Furlough Fridays, and if you get there early you could snag a free t-shirt . All ages. 8pm
CHICO WOMEN'S CLUB Butte Environmental Council's final ~;M....i::~:B~G~~l!'falll benefit concert in their elementally liilllloiii~"'~.;:::i themed series: Water. Jiggle your bits to some good funk and help support a =.....-::~â&#x20AC;˘ cleaner environment. $10-$15. Doors
=-- - - - -L-----....1 6:30pm, show 7:30pm
SATURAY, NOVEMBER 16TH
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH
MAJOR POWERS & THE LO-Fl SYMPHONY
BIG FREEDIA EL REY THEATRE Guinness World Record holding twerk orchestrator (Google that shit) and Queen of Bounce, New Orleans rapper Big Freedia is a spectacular performer, sure to move your ass in ways you never thought possible and leave you pretty much stunned by her whole deal. $13$15. Doors 8pm, show 9pm
BIG TREE FALL DOWN BANDMASTER RUCKUS JEREMY CROSSLEY CAFE CODA Things wi II get very weird, very quickly, with a mix of bands that have nothing in common except that they're all awesome. Get there and get in on it. 9pm
AND FURTHERMORE, THESE EXCITING THINGS 12 TUESDAY 1078 Gallery: Samvega, Birdy Fielder.
$5. Doors 7:30pm, show 8pm Janet Turner Print Museum: Opening
of Women-themed Print Works and Shojo Manga. llam-4pm
Laxson Auditorium: Lyle Lovett & John
music by Bran Crown, Lisa Valentine, and more bands TBA. $3-$5 suggested donation goes directly to the victim . Also accepting household donations. 8:30pm
Hiatt: Vocal Masters.Student/child $45, senior $54, adult $56, premium $61. 7:30pm. Sold Out
Cafe Flo: High Beamz. 7-lOpm
15 FRIDAY
Colleen Shannon. Also Featuring Dj
Butte College Black Box Theatre:
Marvel, Freakbeatz, and special guest
Opening night ofThe Producers. All ages. Advanced tickets are $10/ students, $15/gen, $18/reserved, add $3 at the door. 7:30pm
Katherine Ramirez . 9pm
Wismer Theatre: Opening night of
party. 5-7pm
Spring Awakening, Tony Award winning musical based on the 1891 play by Frank Wedekind about teenagers coming to age sexually in a repressive society. Tickets Available at the University Box Office. 7:30pm
Cafe Flo: Sing Along to CSN&Y. Bring
14 THURSDAY
your pipes or whatever you play and come sing. 7-lOpm
Cafe Coda: Kyle Williams tour kickoff,
Sierra Nevada Big Room: Gaelic Storm .
$20. 7:30-9:30pm
13 WEDNESDAY The Bear: College Secrets book launch
Harlen Adams Theatre: Thank You
Concert: Two For One. The Concert Band and Jazz II. Free. 7:30pm LaSalle's: Sykosis, Liege, Amidst Chaos,
Deserters. 7pm
16 SATURDAY
The Maltese: Fire Victim Benefit. Live
Cafe Coda: Cold Blue Mountain,
Monuments Collapse, As In We, Shadow Limb (formerly most of La Fin Du Monde). All ages. $8. 8pm Cafe Flo: We Want The Hobos.
LaSalle's: The World's Sexiest DJ,
Laxson Auditorium: New American
Portraits. $22-$36. 7:30pm Lost On Main: Quasimofos, and Off
The Record. 9pm The Maltese: Danny Cohen, The Vesu-
vians, Do in Parish. 9pm The Tackle Box: Country music from
with the Plastic Arts and Hugh Hammond. All ages. $5. Doors 7:30pm, show8pm
LaSalle's: Bonfire, featuring Louie
Aces Up. $5.
Giovanni, DJ Trazz, DJ Babyface. 9pm
17 SUNDAY
Cafe Flo: Loki And The Entertainment.
The Tackle Box: Country music from
5-7pm
Northern Traditionz. $4
BMU: 6th Annual LBGTQ+ Confer-
ence. lpm
2298ROAOWAY ST CHICO. CA 95928 14
NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17, 2013
SYNTHESIS WEEKLY.COM
ONGOING EVENTS 11 M Q N DAy
Wismer Theatre: Spring Awakening. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tickets available at the University Box The Bear: Bear-E-oke ! 9pm Office. 7:30pm Cafe Flo: Live Jazz Happy Hour with the
Woodstock's: Trivia Challenge. Call at
Carey Robinson Trio. 5-7pm
4pm to reserve a table. Starts 6:30pm
Chico Women's Club: Prenatal Yoga.
llam-4pm Signups start at 6pm
Southside Playhouse: Rogue Theatre presents The Weir. $10, available only at the door. 7:30pm
Holiday Inn Bar: Karaoke. 8-llpm
University Art Gallery: Paintings of Erika
Has Beans: Open Mic Night. 7-lOpm.
Maltese: Karaoke . 9pm-close . Panama's: Eclectic Nights. Buck night
Navarrete. All ages. Free. llam-4pm University Bar: Free Pool 6-8pm
5:30-6:30pm
13 WEDNESDAY
and DJ Eclectic. 9pm
DownLo: Pool League. 3 player teams,
lOOth Monkey Cafe & Books: Open Mic.
signup with bartender. 7pm. All ages until lOpm
Quackers: Karaoke night with Andy.
All ages . 7pm
9pm-lam
The Bear: Trike Races. Wint-shirts and
Bear Bucks. Post time lOpm . Mug Club 4-lOpm
Southside Playhouse: Rogue Theatre presents The Weir. $10, available only at the door. 7:30pm
Cafe Flo: Carey Robinson Trio . 5-7pm
University Art Gallery: Paintings of Erika
Circle. 2-4pm
Chico Women's Club: Afro Brazilian
Navarrete. All ages. Free. llam-4pm
The Bear: DJ Dancing. No Cover. 9pm
Maltese: Open Mic Night. Music. Sign-
ups at 8pm , starts at 9pm. Mug Night 7-11:30pm University Art Gallery: Paintings of Erika
Navarrete. All ages. Free. llam-4pm University Bar: Free Pool 6-8pm Woodstock's: Spelling Bee for the
Grownups. 6:30-7:30pm
Dance. 5:30-7pm
University Bar: Free Pool 6-8pm
DownLo: 8 Ball Tournament. Signups
VIP Ultra Lounge: Acoustic performance
6pm
with Bradley Relf. 7-9pm. No Cover.
Duffy's: Dance Night! DJ Spenny and Jeff
Wismer Theatre: Spring Awakening.
Howse. 9pm. $1.
12 TUESDAY
The Graduate: Free Pool after lOpm
Tickets available at the University Box Office. 7:30pm
lOOth Monkey Cafe & Books: lntermedi-
Janet Turner Print Museum: women-
Woodstock's: Open Mic Night.
ate Bellydance Class with BellySutra. $8.
themed Print works and Shojo Manga.
6-7pm
llam-4pm
Cafe Flo: Open Mic Singer-Songwriter
Jesus Center: Derelict Voice Writing
Night with Aaron Jaqua. 7-9pm
Group, everyone welcome. 9-10 :30am
Chico Women's Club: Yoga. 9-lOam. Afro
Maltese: American Horror Story viewing
Carribean Dance. $10/class or $35/mo. party. 9pm 5:50-7pm . Followed by Capoeira, $3-$10. The Tackle Box: Swing Dance Wednesday, 7:30-8:30pm classes 7-9pm Crazy Horse Saloon: All Request Karaoke . University Art Gallery: Paintings of Erika + 21 Navarrete. All ages . Free. llam-4pm DownLo: Game night. All ages until University Bar: Free Pool 6-8pm lOpm VIP Ultra Lounge: Laurie Dana. 7-9pm Farm Star Pizza: Live Jazz with Shigemi Woodstock's: Trivia Night plus Happy and Friends. 6:30-8:30pm Hour. call at 4pm to reserve a table . Holiday Inn Bar: Salsa Lessons, 7-lOpm Starts at 8pm Janet Turner Print Museum: Womenthemed Print Works and Shojo Manga. llam-4pm
14 THURSDAY
LaSalle's: '90s night. 21 +
The Bear: DJ Dancing. No Cover. 9pm
Maltese: Karaoke . 9pm-Close
Cafe Flo: Steven Truskol and The Next
Studio Inn Lounge: Karaoke. 8 :30pm-
Door Blues Band. 7-lOpm DownLo: Chico Jazz Collective every
lam The Tackle Box: Karaoke . 9pm University Art Gallery: Paintings of Erika
Navarrete. All ages. Free. llam-4pm University Bar: Free Pool 6-8pm
Thursday. 8-llpm. All ages until lOpm The Graduate: Free pool after lOpm Janet Turner Print Museum: Women-
themed Print Works and Shojo Manga.
Wismer Theatre: Spring Awakening. Tickets available at the University Box Office. 7:30pm
16 SATURDAY lOOth Monkey Cafe & Books: Knitting
Cal Skate: Adults only skate night. $6.
18+.9-llpm Crazy Horse Saloon: Ladies Night Danc-
ing w/DJ Hot Rod. 10pm-1:30am DownLo: 9 Ball tournament . Signups
noon, starts at lpm.
IT'S A BOUNTIFUL FALL HARVEST AT
SICILIAN CAFEI
The Graduate: Free Pool after lOpm
15 FRIDAY
Holiday Inn Bar: DJ Dancing. 70s and
100th Monkey Cafe & Books: Writing
80s music. The Molly Gunn's Revival!
Group. 3:30-Spm
8pm-midnight
The Beach: Play and Destroy DJ Contest.
Janet Turner Print Museum: Women-
9:30pm
themed Print Works and Shojo Manga.
The Bear: DJ Dancing No Cover. 9pm
llam-4pm
Cafe Coda: Friday Morning Jazz with
LaSalle's: 1980Now! 8pm
Bogg. llam
Southside Playhouse: Rogue Theatre
Cafe Flo: Flo Sessions weekly music
presents The Weir. $10, available only at
showcase . 7-lOpm
the door. 7:30pm
Crazy Horse Saloon: Fusion Fridays.
University Art Gallery: Paintings of Erika
Country dance lessons 9-10 :30pm
Navarrete. All ages. Free. llam-4pm
DownLo: Y, off pool. All ages until lOpm
University Bar: Free Pool 6-8pm
Duffy's: Pub Scouts- Happy Hour. 4-7pm
Wismer Theatre: Spring Awakening. Tickets available at the University Box Office. 2pm
The Graduate: Free Pool after lOpm Holiday Inn Bar: DJ Dance Party. 8pm-
midnight. Janet Turner Print Museum: Women-
17 SUNDAY
themed Print Works and Shojo Manga. llam-4pm
DownLo: Free Pool, 1 hour with every $8 purchase. All ages until lOpm
Maltese: LGBTQ+ Dance Party. 9pm
LaSalle's: Karaoke . 9pm
Peeking Chinese Restaurant: BassMint.
Maltese: Walking Dead Viewing Party.
Weekly electronic dance party. $3 . 9:30pm
9pm The Tackle Box: Karaoke. 8pm
CHICO'S BIG SECRET Best Drinks Best Prices
Best Patio Best Staff Best Karaoke Tuesdays at 9pm
2582 Esplanade • (530) 343- 0662
Best Live Bands
1020 MAIN STREET CHICO '••?) 530.3~5.2233 (G ...~
Saturdays at 9pm
FACEBOOK.COM/SYNTHESISCHICO • SYNTHESISWEEKLY.COM
NOV EMBER 11 - NOV EMBER 17, 2013
15
ON THE TOWN
SPORTSBALL PHOTOS BY JESSICA SID
BY DAN O'BRIEN - AMALGAMCONSULTING@GMAIL.COM
THE WEATHER REPORT
As the NBA season lurches into full swing, and October baseball has faded with a World Series win for Boston, there are only four things sports fans in the North State care about : the 49ers, the Raiders, the Kings, and the Warriors. Unless, of course, you are a hockey fan-which any self- respecting sports fan should be. But I am going to put hockey off to the periphery for a moment. The Bay area teams and the recently stable Sacramento Kings offer up the lightning rods around which North State fans cheer for the NFL and NBA. To Raiders fans, the news is not good. I think it is fair to say that the playoff picture looks dim. For 49ers fans, the news is better, though I doubt another Super Bowl berth is in the cards this season. There is a very real possibility that San Francisco might not even win their division because of the juggernaut that is the Seattle Sea hawks. If you are a Sacramento fan, then you no doubt know that the Kings will be staying put, despite a concerted effort by Seattle to buy them out and move them north this off-season. As a Kings fan, you now have His Shaq-ness as a minority owner, which could be useful given the desperate need for the maturation of Demarcus Cousinshe of the recent max contract extension. I know that there are a few Lakers fans scattered in the valley and amongst the Sierras, but I would like to think that the lion's share of NBA fans in the region support the Kings or the Dubs.
16
NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17, 2013
Of the four teams mentioned, I think the Golden State Warriors represent the highest ceiling in terms of how they might shake up their respective league. Don't get me wrong : The return of Michael Crabtree in San Francisco will certainly propel the 49ers into a tug-of-war match with Seattle for the NFC West supremacy. I just think that when the dust settles and we are looking at a postseason field where a team like Seattle has a home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, the possibility of the 49ers as a wild card on the road does not bode particularly well. Back to the Dubs. Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre lguodala, David Lee, and Andrew Bogut might be one of the strongest startingfives in the league-right up there with the Heat and the Nets. Add Harrison Barnes off the bench and I think you have a very dangerous team come spring. The West is more wide open than it has been in a long time, and I think the tandem of Curry and Thompson (the affectionately nicknamed Splash Brothers) is the best shooting backcourt in the league. It is too early in the season to be talking about whether a team is going to make the playoffs, but I think the future is very bright for our Golden State Warriors. Damn the torpedoes, I' ll say it: The Golden State Warriors are making the playoffs.
SYNTHESISWEEKLY.COM
LIKE, LITERALLY
PHOTOS BY JESSICA SID
BY JAYM E WASHBUR N - EDITORIAL@SYN THESIS NET
ON THE TOWN
HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU, KID. Old movies are strangely comforting. I was going through a really rough time period when I found myself staying over at a hospital waiting-room for most of a week. After roaming hallways and the empty cafeteria I found myself drawn into a waiting room where the TCM station was on. I found myself sucked into the old black-and-white movies from an old smelly couch with the glow of the television and the surprisingly nice aquarium humming nearby. Listening to the staccato rhythm of the leading ladies, and the hard-boiled brevity of the Bogarts and Cary Grants was oddly soothing. Watching old movies segued into reading the books from that time periodDashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Dorothy Parker. Nair fiction became a favorite for awhile. I'm smitten with the waggish dialogue, the unknown and the promise of full disclosure, or rather closure at the end of the story. The recent seasonal change has made me want to revisit that world. I was pleased to come across Suzanne Rindell's debut novel, The Other Typist, set in that time period. She has done the genre justice, serving up an alluring cut of jazz-age Manhattan, seen through the eyes of Rose, a demure typist in a police precinct overwhelmed with the nefarious activities of Prohibition. Rindell 's debut is strong in the literary stylings of Raymond Chandler and Patricia Highsmith, and immediately picks up and clips away with charming pull. It was easy to get immersed in the world of Rose and her admittance into the back-room gin parties and late night bohemian shakedowns. With such a strong beginning, I was convinced I would keep loving the story as it progressed. What happened next is something I am all too familiar with. Just as soon as it began, the fling was over. The dialogue started to sound familiar, modern even. I kept flipping back pages to see where the rift occurred. Had I been blind, was I just mooning over the beginning of the book like a fool in love? Where were the witty asides and lively
the
a no,, t
l
SUZANNE RINDELL
fun of the roaring '20s? Where did the noir go? The thrill was gone and within a few hundred pages my suspension of disbelief had been suspended. Suddenly the ladies' version of the Big Sleep had become just sleepy. In place of the pleasurable arch-narrative, Rindell labored on, lacking the original charm she started with. It's disappointing when something begins with such promise and fizzles out, becoming a chore to finish. I saw it through to the end to see if maybe she would finish strong, but it ends quietly, without much ado. During the last few chapters all I could think about was what I was going to read next. What started, as Bogart famously says in the ending of Casablanca, was not the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Thankfully, there are stacks of unread books cluttering my house, promising all the things that new books offer-worlds to be discovered and the chance to fall in love again.
FACEBOOK.COM/SYNTHESISCHICO â&#x20AC;˘ SYNTHESISWEEKLY.COM
NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17, 2013
17
ON THE TOWN
PHOTOS BY VINCE LANTHAM FACEBOOK.COM/VANGUARD.PHOTOGRAPHY
OLD CROCK BY JAIM E O' NE ILL - JAIMEANDKARENONEILL@GMAIL.COM
A GUEST COMMENT BY RAND PAUL
I recently asked Senator Rand Paul if he'd write a replacement column for me. I'd been under the weather and had fallen behind on my freelance writing chores, so I hoped he might, as a public servant, help me out. But I was hesitant to seek a favor from him. After all, he's a person of importance and I'm but a lowly scribbler. Our politics are worlds apart, and besides, he doesn't know me from a load of hay. But nothing ventured, nothing gained, as I always say. So I contacted Senator Paul 's office and made my request. Imagine my surprise when he agreed to do this favor for a man who was neither a constituent, nor a campaign contributor. I received the Senator's copy within two days of requesting it, and that right there is a rebuttal to people who say you can ' t count on politicians to get anything done. Not only did Senator Paul's column come back to me PDQ, it also turned out to be pretty darn good. More to the point, Dr. Paul said I could keep whatever might be paid for the piece since he didn't really need the money, and was only too happy to have his message spread. I knew no editor in his or her right mind would turn down a column written by so
18
NOV EMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17, 2013
innovative a thinker and such a newsworthy public figure. I immediately began shopping his guest comment around in the draft you see below:
Guest Commentary: Making American Good Again By Rand Paul Four score and seven years ago, back in 1926, Calvin Coolidge presided over the kind of prosperity never seen when the Democrat Party is in control, stomping out individual initiative and hamstringing those productive people who are always being held back by lesser mortals. When I was starting out, two roads diverged in a wood, and 1-1 took the one less traveled, and that has made all the difference. If I hadn't taken the less traveled road, I'd still be an ophthalmologist instead of a Senator and, in all probability, your next president. The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me. As I told a crowd of supporters in Louisville just last week, a government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights. Government "help" to business is just as disastrous as government persecution. The only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keep-
SYNTHES I SWEE KLY. COM
ing its hands off. That's why we must fight regulation of business and industry with all our might. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. When there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking Jaws.
of a better purpose than amassing wealth, I'd like to hear it-because only the man who does not need it is fit to inherit wealth, the man who would make his fortune no matter where he started. Just ask Donald Trump, or any of the other men who should inspire us to emulate them-those who amass wealth without obvious advantages.
Run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil. Wealth is the product of man 's capacity to think, and money is the barometer of a society's virtue. There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil, and that's why we must never compromise; that's why we must resist the Republicans In Name Only because they are evil.
Man's unique reward, however, is that while animals survive by adjusting themselves to their background, man survives by adjusting his background to himself So we must resist the global-warming hoaxsters, the environmental extremists, and the socialistic government regulators who would prevent us from adjusting the planet to our needs, and deny us the reward due to our species.
We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission-which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history: rule by brute force. Under Obama, we're nearing that stage. I hope you'll share my view that wealth is the product of man's capacity to think, and the most depraved type of human being is the man without a purpose. If you can think
PHOTOS BY VINCE LANTHAM FACEBOOK.COM/VANGUARD.PHOTOGRAPHY
ON THE TOWN
That was Senator Paul's guest column, sent to several editorial page editors. To my amazement, the rejections began arriving immediately, informing me that nearly the entire column had been plagiarized, mostly from things written by Ayn Rand. I've never considered myself to be na"lve. I knew politicians were often larcenous, but it never occurred to me that their thievery might extend to stealing something as cheap as other people's words.
NINKASI DOUBLE RED ALE BEER REVIEW BY J. GAMBRINUS The double (or imperial) red ale is a widely brewed beer, but easily overlooked with so much hype directed toward mega-IPAs, barrel-aged stouts, and experimental beers made from outrageous ingredients. These beers fit awkwardly as a subset of the massively inclusive amber ale category. The color these beers are named for comes from the malt used to make the beer, and their flavors could favor the malty sweetness or happy bitterness, depending on the brewer's intention. My favorite examples of this style are beers that exhibit stronger malt sweetness, balanced (though not overwhelmed) by roasty bitterness from the amber malt, with some bready notes thrown in for good measure. Ninkasi Brewing (out of Eugene, OR) is a wonderful brewery that has been cranking out craft beer classics since 2006, but only in the last couple of years have they been distributing to Northern California. This brewery takes its name from the Sumerian goddess of brewing (among other things), and Ninkasi's Believer Double Red Ale
Style : Double Red Ale Alcohol By Volume: 6.9% Serving Size: 22oz bottle Purchased at Spike's Bottle Shop
is their tribute to the faithful. This beer pours a deep, dark amber with a slightly off-white head. The aroma is sweet with a bit of roastiness that provides a good outline of the beer's flavor. On the tongue there's more of the same-malty sweetness and roast notes delivered via moderate carbonation. This is a beer, a style, and a brewery worth exploring.
FACEBOOK.COM/SYNTHESISCHICO â&#x20AC;˘ SYNTHESISWEEKLY.COM
NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17, 2013
19
SCENE REPORT
SCENE REPORT
TROMBONE KYTAMI BY NEGIN RIAZI SHORTY SELLS OUT THE BIG ROOM BY JAIME O'NEILL
Ok, I'll be blunt : If you're lucky enough to have tickets to Trombone Shorty's upcoming Sierra Nevada Big Room show, you're going to have a good time, but if you go away not liking what you've seen and heard, then you probably just don't like music. I first saw the guy with Orleans Avenue, his knock-down-drag-out band of players, about four years ago on a hot summer day up in Quincy. I knew that he was featured on Treme, the HBO series about music and New Orleans, but I'd never heard a lick he played. That made my first time hearing him one of those great experiences in which there are no expectations and you're hearing a performer "fresh." Shorty and the band had that outdoor festival crowd completely under their spell, and Shorty's playing was firmly in the groove, solid with the great jazz tradition from whence it comes. He's been playing the trombone since his arms were too short to fully extend the slide valve (hence the nickname), and he now bears the torch lit by Kid Ory and carried since by guys like Slide Hampton and J.J. Johnson. Shorty and his crew honor the roots of the music-that New Orleans gumbo of jazz and blues-but they embellish the source with a full measure of funk. Taken together, it's good for what might ail ya, and it restoreth the soul. This is music that wants you to move and to groove. As I wrote in a piece following that Quincy performance: "Given the opportunity, Trombone Shorty and his cohorts
20
could probably get a nun, a rabbi, and an imam boogeying together. The band is as tight as a rubber band on a Sunday paper, sounding like a mix of The Jazz Crusaders, Sly and the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, and their own damn selves." Not long after that, I spoke with Shorty (nee Troy Andrews) shortly before he was to appear for the first time at the Sierra Nevada Big Room. He was touring up in Michigan, and I got him on the phone as he and the band were about to board a ferry that would take them to their next gig. I asked him then about the rigors of the road, and he acknowledged that it could get wearying, but he added : "I'm trying to put smiles on people's faces. If I didn't play for two or three weeks, I'd start feeling weird." Putting smiles on people's faces-not to mention getting them out onto the dance floor-is precisely what Shorty and his band do. Since that interview, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue have cut a recently released new album (Say That to Say This), played the White House, collaborated with some of the biggest current names in music, and won a slew of recognitions and awards. They've also been spending lots of time on the tour that includes their upcoming stop here in Chico. All that building fame surely explains why this show sold out almost instantly, and those who are about to experience this band for the first time are in for a great evening.
NOVE MB ER 11 - NOVE M BER 17, 2013
Thursday is the best night of the week, because it means Friday is less than 24 hours away and the weekend is right around the corner. It also helps when there's something new and interesting to do in Chico, which is how I ended up hearing about Kytami's US/Canada tour. If you haven't heard of Kyla LeBlanc (stage name Kytami), she's an incredibly talented musician who combines the classical sounds of the violin with electronic beats, and who has been dubbed a "music revolutionary" by What's Up Magazine USA. The show started at 9pm and as a rather punctual person, I arrived on time, which meant no one was there. My friend and I decided to kill some time at the new bar in downtown, Argus: Bar & Patio, until about 10:30pm when the staff said things would be bumping (although they didn't use that exact word). When I came back to check ... well let's put it this way : there were four people on the dance floor and two of them wore 'Staff' shirts. Finally, after wasting another hour, my friend and I arrived to music pouring out of the bar. The crowd was a diverse mix of ages; from individuals in their roarin' twen ties to one or two people topping off in the mid-fifties. As much as I wish there had been a larger turnout, the rather empty dance floor meant I could find a perfect spot to see the stage. When you're on the shorter side like me, a concert isn' t fun when you end up with a 6-foot-plus guy
standing in front of you and blocking your view. Even with the slim numbers, the crowd was completely absorbed in the music, dancing under the multi-colored lights and soaking it all in. I turned my attention to the stage where Kytami (in her awesome ocean-reefprinted leggings and sleeveless hoodie) along with DJ Boomtown and Jay Tablet were completely rocking out. Incredibly talented, Kytami gave off an amazing vibe-funky and laid back (between songs she was sipping her glass of wine). At times she would set down her violin, grab the mic and start rapping with her two co -performers. The three artists did a fantastic job keeping the crowd dancing and having a good time. It also helped that the audience got free SWAG that came in the form of T-shirts, hats, and CDs. And yes, I was just tall enough to snag a shirt from midair. Overall, it was an engaging, upbeat, talentsoaked performance, although it would have been nice if there'd been a larger turn out. But let's give it up for Chico; Kytami said that in 2 Y, weeks on tour, no one except our town had asked for an encore, so props to us for raising the bar. If you want to check out Kytami's music, she suggested people follow her on Sound Cloud; she tends to put out a number of free mixes as well.
SYN TH ESI SWEE KLY.COM
PREVIEW
LA FIN DE VOTRE VISAGE
BOB'S THOUGHTS FROM THE JUNGLE BY BOB BACKSTROM
BY DAIN SANDOVAL
A few months ago I had this idea to write little essays that were created from thoughts that I had while I was here in the jungle. When you are all alone in the middle of the jungle your mind races, you think a lot-I mean a lot!!! Sometimes it's crap but sometimes I conjure up something noteworthy. So I thought maybe this would be a fun little series to have in the Synthesis. If all goes according to plan this will be the first of many segments entitled, "Thoughts from the Jungle." Quick! We need someone-anyone-to write something about the big loud show at Coda this Friday. Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? Cold Blue Mountain - Monuments Collapse - As In We - Shadow Limb
Maybe you, the reader, are asking, " Who are these bands and why should I care?" This is exactly why I'm stepping up. I'm not even a writer and I'm gonna try to get through this with you because this is important. Live music with humans playing instruments to stimulate the senses and convey rich emotions-shut up dudesometimes a person just wants to have their chest rattled by some good ol' tubed riven rock. Let's start with the advertised information. This is from the Facebook event page:
Variety is the spice of life and if you desire to have your musical palette bombarded with 4 different varieties of music, this is the show for you. This will be the debut of Shadow Limb featuring members of the Former La Fin
Du Monde who promise to bring their blend of instrumental heaviness and epic soundscape, followed by the beautiful and angular guitar stylings of Santa Fe's As In We. Next will be the crushing and huge sounds of the Bay Area's Doom Metal connoisseurs Monuments Collapse, followed by home town mid tempo gravy robbers, Cold Blue Mountain . Should be a great night of music. Mmmm, gravy. This entire show is like the soundtrack to a fucked up nature film depicting a sperm whale and giant squid grappling to the death, as a herd of bison tumble over a cliff from above and splash down into the waves below. Then from across the fjord, out of the smoke, burst locusts upon the earth like horses prepared for battle; on their heads appear to be crowns like gold, and their faces are like the faces of men. Sold yet? Cafe Coda, Friday Nov 15th, 8pm, $8, all ages.
FACEBOOK.COM/SYNTHESISCHICO â&#x20AC;˘ SYNTHESISWEEKLY.COM
Since I have been here I have had a plethora of thoughts about friends. I have made a few posts on Facebook about them; some were well received, some weren't. But after countless hours of pondering on the subject, I have concluded that all friends are important, whether they are an acquaintance, a good friend, or what I like to call a " bullet" friend. A "bullet" friend is, as you probably guessed, a friend you would take a bullet for. Or another, less deathly way to look at it, is a friend you could call at 3am and say that you were in prison in Los Angeles and you needed their help, and they would actually help you. These are the friends I want to descant about. Now don't get me wrong, all friends are good, even the ones we merely say hi to when we pass them on the street and nothing more. But it's these "bullet" friends who get us through the hard times. They are there for us when no one else is. They get us through a tear-filled rampage. They make us see the light at the end of the tunnel. When we fear all hope is lost and life is too dreadful to continue, they are there
to make us feel comforted. They are our family. When you really ruminate over it, family is all we really have in this world. Money and possessions can be taken away in a heartbeat, but family is forever. Now if you are like me, and have a very small family (11 living members), these "bullet" friends become just as, if not more important than your actual blood family. Especially when you consider that you are born with your blood family; you have no choice over the matter. But you can choose your friends. And it is extremely important to choose wisely, because your friends are a reflection of you. If you make the wrong choice it may come back to bite you in the ass. And "bullet" friends are like family, so once they are in it is hard to get rid of them. Since I have been out here all alone I have come to give thanks for all my friends, but I really appreciate my "bullet" friends. These people are the ones I can turn to when I need a shoulder to cry on, a ear to blab to or a hug that will make me feel like everything is ok. We all have "bullet" friends; some may have way more than others. I know life is crazy and gets in the way so many times, with jobs and kids and bills and chores, months pass us by in a blink of an eye. But take a few minutes out of your day, today, and acknowledge who your "bullet" friends are.
Give them a call, tell them you love them. You will both feel good about it. Trust me.
NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17, 2013
21
s
H
NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17, 2013 BY KOZ MCKEV
ARIES
TAURUS
GEMINI
CANCER
LEO
VIRGO
Control is not an option so
This weekend will be all about
This is your first week without
Your creative flow just keeps
You are extra sensitive and
You are acting responsively
give up on it. Faith can move
you, Taurus. The moon moves
the annoyance of Mercury
getting stronger. This week you
more conscious of your
and consciously. You especially
mountains. It might be time to
into Taurus on Friday morning
retrograde. Take advantage of
feel like you know what you're
feelings. What your parents
love the natural environment
be vulnerable and to suspend
and stays there till late in the
this time to make progress at
doing since Mercury went direct.
were like with you is likely still
this time of year. Work with
disbelief. The moon will be in
afternoon Sunday. This includes
work, on your personal health,
Venus in your seventh house
having some effect on the way
your hands. Find a way to get
Aries late Tuesday night through
the full moon Sunday at 7:16am
and with your ability to help
means you're more available
you do things. Your values are
stronger. You have a backbone
Thursday. Enthusiasm and a new
PST. This is a time for partnerships
others. Late autumn lust may be
to love. Mars in the third house
a source of strength to you.
and are going to speak your
sense of direction follow. The full
and for taking big risks. Allow
brewing inside of you. You can
gives you the travel bug. Monday
Wednesday and Thursday are
truth. Be aware of how your
moon on Sunday will prove a test
for things to be exotic, unusual,
love more than one person at
and Tuesday are your lucky
power days for you, when your
education affected you . Make
of your values. Things begin to
and never done before. Love can
the same time. Beyond envy, you
days this week. The full moon
sense of adventure increases.
friends with your fears. Respect
flow with Mercury and Neptune
make you crazy. You may need
may lose focus on who you are.
weekend will be full of parties
Learn to meditate and pray. The
your boundaries and those of
moving direct this week. Be
to cool your jets. Fortify yourself
The demands of others seem
and friends dropping by. Stay
full moon in your mid-heaven
others. The full moon weekend
ready to do things to improve
with thoughts of kindness, peace,
great. Get organized and be
focused on your creative process,
brings you in contact with the
looks great for travel and exotic
your health and the wellbeing of
and tranquility.
ready to act on household needs
your child, or your lover.
public and your own unique
experiences. You could be
leadership ability.
somebody's miracle.
PISCES
others.
and family demands. Lay low over the weekend .
LIBRA
SCORPIO
SAGITTARIUS
CAPRICORN
AQUARIUS
Want and desire are big
We are now in the more mystical
The saying that " it's darkest
Rumor has it that you are having
Try stepping things up a notch
It is difficult to be objective when
motivating factors in your life.
part of Scorpio where the ego
before the dawn" certainly
fun. I was never much one for
this week. First of all, you're
you've been sitting on the top of
Sensual pleasures can move us
dies and our creative spirits
applies here. You've had to
rumors though, and you usually
in the public eye a hell of a lot
the world . Creative juice like yours
to do amazing things, whether
are born anew. The roots of
face major karma. This week is
like to keep it real. You need
more than usual these days.
is a precious element in these
it's a good meal or a good lay.
happiness are found in doing
about emerging from personal
not worry when you have such
Secondly, there are folks out
stark days. The moon will be in
Food, money, and finding a
the things we love and sharing
needs to the needs of others.
helpful friends. Preparing for
there looking to recruit you for
Pisces on Monday and Tuesday.
voice have been key issues for
what is personally precious with
Hard work will pay off, but
the future is important. Now is
your mad skills. Get a better job
There is big magic for those who find blessings in a garbage heap.
you as of lately. Wednesday and
others. The week begins with
payback is a bitch. Stay out of
as good a time as any to plan
if the need be. Thirdly, you seem
Thursday are good for creating
a flair for the imaginative and
debt. You have what you need
ahead. The full moon weekend
like a natural leader these days.
By the time the weekend rolls
balance and finding romance.
the innovative. You go deeper
already. Pray for the people
inspires a playful and creative
Why let someone else screw
around, you'll be working with
The full moon weekend could
into your work. The full moon
who don't get it. The full moon
agenda. Take a chance. Knock on
things over worse than you
your hands on the things you are
bring intense passion. When you
weekend could be romantic .
may put some bigger demands
a door to see who lives there . Try
would? The full moon may have
passionate about. Move with
need help, please be sure to ask
The sign of the sexual meets the
on you. Helping others will help
doing things a little differently
you attending to your parents'
grace and consideration of others.
sign of the sensual. The sign of
you recover from health issues.
while continuing to obey safety
wishes. This is fine for now.
for it.
rules.
transcendence meets the sign of the material.
HAPPY BIRTHDAV Roger Montalbano, 17/13/46, Seanna 17/12/97, Brendan Prk:e 17/13/78, Chns ll/17/81, Koz McKev 17/14/58, A/Jc1a Jacobs 17/17/72 Koz McKev 1s on You Tube, on cable 11BCTV,1s heard on 90/FM KZFR Chico, and also available by appointment for personal horoscopes. Call (530)891-5147 or e -mail kozm!Ckev@sunsetnet
GREAT AUTUMN READ Winter Melon, written by local writer Bill Wong Foey A defiant and passionate young woman survives the Rape of Nanking in this debut novel. Voted Book of the Month for July by Lyons Books "Lives of Asia" book group. In paperback online at Amazon.com and Lyons Book Store, 135 Main Street, or as an e-book from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple iTunes and DirectMusicCafe. ADVERTISEMENT
22
NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17, 2013
SYNTHESIS WEEKLY. COM