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The Sound of Wonderland According to Irv Lyons, Jr. Seems to me the Syracuse music scene is ramping up. I see more music events nudging into the calendar, such as the Vinyl series, Beatle’Cuse (April 2nd), PettyFest (April 23). I see more people going to shows. This year, the SAMMY awards reported a record-breaking number of original music entries. It’s like Christmas day for me, when I see more people digging into the arts. So, this month we’re going to talk a bit about a new release from the very notable Irv Lyons Jr., called Wonderland. Two things I like best about this record: 1. It is paramount that an artist understands that the whole thing is about having a “thing,” and understanding it. Right? Like... Elvis could sing about 6 notes and grind his hops like the devil. Dylan could sing 1.5 notes but brought validation to the rock lyric. Both these guys understood their “thing.” And from that they forged a very strong matter-of-style. After all, matter-of-style is the thing that makes us resonate with the groups that we do. akin to walking a tight-rope, its risky business. Get it right and its amazing result. Miss by a little bit and its a long way down, from there.

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The Sound of Wonderland According to Irv Lyons, Jr. continued from pg 3

Which brings me to number two: Much of the spirit of this record is about sonic adventure. The arrangements and musicianship are stellar. The writing is good and relevant. But, sonically, Irv Lyons Jr. and company (which is a short who’s-who list of great Syracuse musicians...) dabble in a variety cultural origins, but, the production handling of the sound—thanks, in part to Jeff Moleski—is an ambitions adventure utilizing the studio, lightly, as an instrument itself. The title-track skips along in a hip-hoppish groove in an R.&B. setting. “Hypnotized” takes a step to the left in its elegant trppiness. “Be My Baby (Remix)” is my favorite tune of the album, because it flat out kicks ass in its cool-dark-weird hard-rock, tribalness... the sound of this song is in its own unique place. Another favorite is “I Love the Night (Remix).” A song that would be blasting away in the mexican dance clubs I used to visit on occasion around 3am when the arty really kicks in. The cool little twilight Zoneesque guitar lick irreverently finds its way into the mix in. Together, along with some fun on the mixing console, this tune also sits freshly in its own place. There are several tunes on this CD that are latin-based in a way that Santana fans will enjoy. There are even a coupla straight-up rockers that are sure to make 5 or so chickies put their drinks down, get out of their seats to invade the dance floor. I know you know you know those five chickies I’m talking about who always get the party started. I’ll leave it at that, so you can discover the rest of the goodies yourself. Altogether, its a bic-flicker of an album with a totally fun credit list of groovy players. I’ve seen Irv a few times over the last couple of months at the open jam at Limp Lizard Liverpool where he’s part of the house band. And what follows, here is a short chat I had with him.

The remix of “I Love the Night” Is a song that could be blasting away in the Mexican dance clubs around 3am when the arty really kicks in. A cool little twilight Zone-esque guitar lick irreverently finds its way into the mix in. Together, along with some fun on the mixing console, this tune also sits freshly in its own place.

Chuck Schiele: Hello, Irv. Share with us the inspiration for the album and the material on it. Irv Lyons Jr.: The CD is about love. Stories in my mind. Capsules of moments that I envisioned everyone experiencing. Some personal. Some from other people and some fictional. A CD of stories of love. CS: I heard you on the radio a lot over this past summer with Dave Frisina.... Lacrosse... Nation.... Music.... Please elaborate for those who didn’t catch the radio bits with Dave. IL: I co-host with Dave Frisina and Brett Bucktooth on The Rebel 105.9, Fridays at 4:00 starting mid March. The show is Red Hawks Friday. We use the show to promote Onondaga Red Hawks Lacrosse team and the Onondaga

Nation Arena. It also provides an insight into the Haudenosaunee Culture. Some of our previous guests on the air were: Mayor Stephanie Miner, County Exec Joanie Mahoney, Oren Lyons, Coach John Desko, Jim Brown, The Thompson Brothers, Alfie Jacques, Rex Lyons and Charlie Lockwood. CS: You fall into the category of “seasoned pro.” How did you get started in music? When did you know you wanted to be a musician? IL: I always knew I wanted to be a musician. From my earliest memory. My mother had an awesome record collection. I wore those records out. Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Johnny Burnette, Elvis, Johnny Cash and Little Richard. I picked up a guitar at 5 and never put it down. I played in garage bands in high school and moved on up.

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CS: If you could keep only one guitar in your collection. Which one would it be? IL: My American Standard Fender Stratocaster. CS: You recently received an award. Tell us about your accolades. IL: I have won a SAMMY and been nominated for a NAMMY with The Ripcords. The latest win is an Akademia Music Award for best Rock/R&B album. But honestly, my biggest accolades are: Meritorious Service Metal, ARMY Commendation Medal, ARMY Achievement Medal and six I always knew I wanted to be a musician. Good Conduct Medals. From my earliest memory. My mother had an These are what I am awesome record collection. I wore those remost proud of. cords out. I picked up a guitar at 5 and never CS: Impressive. And put it down. thank you for your service. Back to the seasoned pro thing: What would be your advice for new musicians approaching the music business? IL: Practice, practice, practice. What I mean is to know your instrument, to play it well and carefully select who you play with. Make sure that you all get along . Don’t just play covers... write originals. Develop your own style. The bottom line is if you can’t play with passion... then don’t bother playing music. Music is sacred, so keep it sacred. CS: Amen. You’ve earned a lot of notoriety in CNY as a musician. What do you have to say about the CNY music scene? IL: I think there are many brilliant musicians in Syracuse and Central New York. The way I see it... the squeaky wheel gets the oil around here. The same bands and players get the same gigs. There is an inner sanctum here in Syracuse. If you are not a part of it, you slip through the cracks. It’s a shame. Covers is what’s praised and adored. Originals not so much. CS: Oh my God! Why is that? Makes me nuts.... IL: So I think Syracuse could be an even better place for music if they were to embrace all of their musicians, but I have no control over this. The people who put on shows and book bands... it’s up to them. Otherwise, you may never get to hear some of these great players. CS: Yeah... I feel that those kinds of things deter the growth and keeps things small. Its weird to me since none of the heroes in our record collection got where they did by thinking that way. Soooooo, hm. What do you think might make the CNY music scene better? IL: I think there needs to be a paradigm shift. The same people who book bands and festivals have their favorites. The same artists always play these concerts... so we need to look at the musicians we know are out there, but don’t get booked. We need to embrace those artists and bands that are on the fringe before we loose them. People check out when they are not included or made welcome. I think that’s what is really happening and I think that’s bullshit. CS: I agree. I can’t imagine having the only the Coke or Pepsi menu continued on pg 42

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a hoppy beer can be an acquired taste, and I’ve found that some people who enjoy it started out not liking the bitter twang that hit their taste buds. Only by trying different beers with a wide range of hoppiness did some hopheads become born. So how do you know which ones to try? If you aren’t used to the bitter of hop, I’d suggest a Pale Ale, usually characterized by a nice hop balance of a citrusy aroma and Hops do provide different degrees of bitterness sharp bitterness. A to beer, they also deliver a range of aromas and great choice would be flavors that make beer uniquely tasty. These Empire Brewing Comcharts will help explain the differences. pany’s Empire State Pale Ale, made with Cascade hops from Foothill Hops Farm in Munsville. Next in hop intensity would be an IPA (India Pale Ale), characterized by a significant hop presence. IPAs have a great sharp bitterness that goes very well with spicy foods like Mexican, Indian or Thai. Some of my local favorites continued on pg 10

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Marcella’s Italian Restaurant Absolutely nothing beats authentic Italian cuisine. Picture this: you are in an Italian café enjoying delicious authentic cuisine made with the freshest ingredients and traditional recipes with your friends and family. Sounds like a perfect way to spend a day doesn’t it? Although you might not be able to go on that trip to Italy you can certainly enjoy the same quality of authentic Italian cuisine right here in Syracuse. If you are interested in enjoying true Italian flavors this is the place for you! Marcella’s is open daily and located at the Clarion Inn & Suites Fairgrounds at 100 Farrell Road in Syracuse. Marcella’s boasts the most authentic Italian cuisine in Syracuse because the owner, Fabio, is (as he puts it) right off the boat! He has brought traditional recipes and dishes with him from Italy. Fabio goes the extra mile to ensure authenticity and every dish served at Marcella’s is prepared to order. At Marcella’s nearly everything is made from scratch. They make bread, salad dressing, pastas, sauces and even desserts in their kitchen and the flavors and freshness is unbelievable. Marcella’s Italian Restaurant has an extensive menu with options that are sure to please even the pickiest of eaters. They also offer gluten free and vegetarian options to accommodate diners with diA Delicious dinner salad. (Above) Fried Calaetary restrictions. They mari, delicious and tender calamari tossed offer customers options in semolina flour and fried, finished with a ranging from salads and pinch of salt and a twist of lemon and served sandwiches to giganwith homemade marinara sauce. (Below) tic entrees. Start your

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meal with house made Brusketta (Bruschetta), a generous toasted ciabatta bread topped with homemade fresh tomato and basil topping and melted mozzarella. If you go to Marcella’s you absolutely should not pass up the homemade pasta. Try it in the Linguini Pesto (Linguini al pesto) Made with homemade linguini and basil sauce or the Spaghetti With Fresh Tomato Basil (Spaghetti con pomodoro fresco e basilico) Homemade spaghetti quickly sautéed with fresh tomato, garlic, basil and extra virgin olive oil. Nothing beats an excellent Alfredo sauce and Marcella’s has one of the best you will continued on pg 17

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that occurred 10-30 years ago. Even then, my mom is fond of saying, “Wuz you there, Charlie?” I’m not exactly sure who originated the expression, but at least in my family it means, “I lived during that time, and you didn’t, so don’t presume to tell me something I know to be false.” It will be interesting to see what happens to “history” going forward, given the ubiquitousness of cell phone cameras, video tape, and Internet publishing. (More about this subject of what is “real” in video will be dealt with in my computers and technology column for this month!) I have a friend who studied (for reasons I will never quite understand) “old” Spanish, translating texts from a Medieval form of the language to modern English, and learning about the history of Spain from, as it were, those who “wuz there.” And in truth, for me, this is the only way to read history: from those who were writing about their own lives and times. Granted, we all carry with us the prejudices and biases of our native country, language, social class, and other factors - and even though you may be reading something written at that time, it may still have a slant. But it’s as close as we’re likely to get to “what really happened.” In this case, the “story” is the diary of a young man who, upon completing is own education, accepts a position as a tutor to the children of a wealthy Virginia planter. The year is 1773-1774, just before the Colonies declared independence from England. And, in fact, one of the more interesting parts of the volume is that it contains little to nothing about the brewing anger and rebelliousness of the Colonials. What it does deal with in great detail is the young man’s life, times, and fortunes. As he relates them, he reveals a great deal about the times. (And perhaps, the fact that the simmering rebellion is not mentioned is telling in an of itself.) Young Philip Fithian is not exactly a fun sort of young man - and a good deal of that is explained by the fact that he is quite religious, and is only interrupting his study for the ministry with his brief sojourn as a tutor. Philip has studied Latin (Lattin, occasionally) and Greek; he knows mathematics and rhetoric and music - all the things a well-brought-up young man of his era should, and, as he is studying for a life of prayer and preaching, he is in a position to impart some of his learning to his young pupils. The young people in question are both boys and girls, ranging in age from 6 or 7 to the teens. They live in Virginia on a wealthy plantation, to which place Philip travels, noting his expenses (very specifically) and accommodations along the way. Before leaving his hometown of Deerfield, Philip dithers about taking the position: it will delay his entry into the ministry; he will have to leave his “Laura,” a young woman who has caught his fancy; he is not certain he will like the less

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sophisticated life on a southern plantation; he is not certain he likes or wants to be engaged in tutoring young people at all. Finally, he agrees to test the waters, and sets out on his adventure. Travel at that time isn’t for sissies. Time on the road is dirty, disagreeable, uncomfortable, and evidently, no cheap. (Money is still accounted for in the old English system of pounds, guineas, and pence, and Philip takes great pains to keep a record of how much and to whom he must pay: oats, bed, meal, drink, ferry boats, and so on.) But the inducements of the job are significant: he isn’t a man of great fortune or family, and like his female counterparts (well brought up but not wealthy) he finds he must do something to earn his keep (women typically became governesses if they needed to support themselves in a genteel manner). The position allows for a room and meals, a horse “kept,” as well as pay - which, despite most of his physical needs being cared for, he must piece out to servants and tavern keepers, launderers and haberdashers.

He also mentions the “Negro” slaves, a thing he disapproves of, being a Northerner, yet comes to accept as he finds they are not illtreated in general, or at least, on this particular plantation. And he adjusts to the idea that a measure of a man’s wealth is partly displayed by his servants and how well he treats them. It is in these passing details that one discovers the history of a time learning how something as heated as the subject of slavery was to become, and continues to this day to be, was tolerated and even somewhat ignored by the wealthier classes. How What else do we learn from Philip’s diaries? religion figured so much more in the • Ill health was not uncommon, and people fretted over even a slight cold, day to day life of a Northern man as anything could lead to a mortal affliction; than a Southern one (Philip learns • People kept hours not unlike ours - he “arises” at 6 or 7, and “to bed” at 10-11; that skipping Church on Sunday is The Diary of Philip K. Vickers. a • Meals were not like ours either in terms of when (breakfast might be a not nearly as much of a social error as young man who, upon complet9-10, even after arising at 6 or 6), and dinners were often late; or what: they it would have been in Deerfield). And ing is own education, accepts a seem to have been a bit larger than what we are accustomed to now - but how arbitrary spelling was - almost position as a tutor to the children then, people walked and rode (horses) great deal more than today, and as arbitrary as spell-check is today. of a wealthy Virginia planter. The even dressing was a chore; This is, of course, a “sipping” book year is 1773-1774. • Entertainments were often supplied by the family itself for one another, meant to be read in small doses daily and one of Philip’s jobs is to help especially the young ladies with their rather than a page-turner that will musicianship; keep you up at night. Nothing much happens. The joy of it is strictly in the ordi• Letter writing was a common employment - and again, not as easy as it nariness of the details that teach us how people lived, what mattered to them, would be now if we still wrote letters, as pens had to be sharpened and in and through what lenses they observed the world around them. came in wells rather than disposable pens; • Church going was along the lines of an entertainment, with Philip often PARTIES AND GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE! remarking on the quality of the sermon, and the rather lack-luster sermons of the Southern preachers as compared to the hell-fire of the North; Special • Young men could be intrigued by a pretty face, though ultimately a young Snack Hours lady’s fortune and manners were the deciding factors when choosing a 8-9:30pm Sun-Thur wife; 1/2 OFF Sushi Rolls & • Weather then, as now, took up a significant amount of people’s interest 1/2 OFF House and time. Wines & Drafts There is a great deal more, though another thought that occurred to me while reading this work was how boring life must have been then as comHappy pared to now - we have so many things to distract us, while these people Hour Specials whiled away hours walking, in conversation, playing cards, and reading 4:30pm-6:30pm Sun-Thur books.

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you show me the way”? Enter, an organization where real heroes reign. In May of 1919 Huntington Club was founded to help women who moved to Syracuse to work in the factories that allowed us to win WWI. While their husbands and sons were at war they saw to it that the logistics to win were constantly in place. Nothing was more vital than this mission. Shelter and support services were provided by Huntington Club to these women at Snow House located at 476 South Warren Street in Syracuse. The Huntington Club continued to evolve and in the 1940’s with help from “The Community Chest”, now “The United Way” turned its attention toward a supportive climate for the community and its families. In 1957, the agency adopted the name Huntington Family Centers and began operating Settlement House programs. The Settlement Movement was a reformist social movement beginning in the 1880s and peaking around the 1920s in England and the United States with a goal of getting the rich and poor in society to live more closely together in an interdependent community. Its main object was to locate in poor urban areas. Volunteer middle class settlement workers would live on location. They would provide services such as daycare, education and healthcare to improve and share knowledge and culture with the goal of alleviating the poverty of, their low income neighbors. In February 1964, Huntington moved to its present location at 405 Gifford Street in Syracuse. In Syracuse Mary Lou Sayles is the Executive Director of the Huntington Family Center and Amy Crawford is the Program Director. Along with a small staff, and continued collaboration with the United Way, miracles are achieved every day. One on one, wherever there is need, 365 days a year. Over the years thousands born with little hope in severe poverty, with the services offered by Huntington Family Center have crossed that cultural bridge and have ended the cycle of suffering for their posterity. Generations of health and happiness are now underway. Poverty consolidates and is a place deprived of power. The cultural divide is great and tragically negligent, and provides few bridges to help the deprived achieve better lives. It is the heroes with compassion and advocacy that bring hope. They provide bridges and they show the way. Huntington Family Center provides the heart, the tools and the path that often ends this cycle within families. With hope and deed provided through Huntington confidence, character and esprit de corps are greatly continued on pg 16

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Heroes of the Forsaken: Huntington Family Centers continued from pg 14

increased throughout the community. That hope may really bear fruit becomes a reality. Huntington best describes themselves as a neighborhood-based, multi-service agency responding to a wide range of social and neighborhood problems, serving residents throughout the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County. Huntington works with young children, youth, teens, adults, and seniors who are most vulnerable to social and economic adversity. The agency provides services to people faced with problems caused by inadequate education, unemployment, sub-standard housing, developmental disabilities, and discrimination based on race, gender, handicap, or socio-economic status. Through a wide range of programs, Huntington strives to reduce economic, social, and political inequity by building neighborhood pride and a sense of self-esteem for those who live in or near the Westside. Over the years thousands born with little hope in severe poverty, with the services offered by Imagine a culture of languishing unemployHuntington Family Center have crossed that cultural bridge and have ended the cycle of suffering ment, heartache, substance abuse, crime, jail, for their posterity. Generations of health and happiness are now underway. constant fear, watching hungry kids, no money for movies or medications and/or simply having It is here where untarnothing. Imagine being a child in this arena afraid to walk to school, even nished hearts of the afraid in school and often afraid to go home. Without a way to subsist, finest that we can be, these are the results of people struggling to survive. enter with compassion It is in this terribly huge sub-land in America where real heroes reign. and ability. One on one they work with the impoverished and the CHECK OUT OUR suffering. One on one they look the suffering ON OUR WEBSITE in eye. They see the STELLASDINERSYRACUSE.COM questions, “Can you help me? Can you show me the way?” They see the hope and they Since 1998 provide advocacy, plans, and senior, young and family programs that provide a path for those that a happy and good life has only been a dream. The Huntington Family Center is a beacon shining brightly on the great need to re-set our priorities to include the well-being of every American. They do this by understanding two great words that are a huge part in the world of real heroes. “ Compassion and Deed”. To give you an idea of the true value of Huntington Family Center I would like to show you a list of many of their programs. As you read please remember they are located in the heart of a neighborhood where need is great. Access is easy and the neighborhood knows where help lies. People take advantage and participate and lives are forever changed. As you embrace the value of each program it becomes clear this is an HOME MADE DESERTS, amazing organization contributing not only to the community but what SERVING BREAKFAST, ICE CREAM, PIES! we are as a people. The compassion, value and achievement of this LUNCH & DINNER Serving Beer & Wine organization is fully in keeping with exactly what is needed in this land. MON.-TUES. 5:00AM - 2:30PM HAVE A MIMOSA It is American, its achievement fills the spirit and is the beacon for others WED. - SUN. 5:00 AM - 9:00PM WITH YOUR BREAKFAST! to follow…Please read each program and each time please pause and consider the importance and impact on a community of thousands in OPEN ALL DAY MOTHER’S DAY! need. You will be struck by the incredible value and good of this amazing compassionate resource. GIFT CARDS AVAILABLE • TAKE OUT & CATERING AVAILABLE Funding is always a great need among those that are offering services

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Bring On the Death Panels One of the things I hear patients talk about when they mention Obamacare is the “death panels”..as they sneer these words they look to me for some knowing and indignant nod of agreement at this latest oppressive government outrage. Unfortunately, they are again disappointed in me because I stop them in their tracks when I intone…”We need the death panels...the death panels are a very good idea...I’m all about the death panels !” The term “death panel” conjure up some white coated tribunal of indifferent doctors ..hired guns as it were ...strangers who will choose who lives and who dies. Which grandma still has a little life in her yet. Whom to refuse fourth line chemotherapy. Which sick little baby will be tossed off the side of the mountain as the ancient Spartans used to do with children who The term “death panel” conjure up some did not seem whole and well. Cruel, white coated tribunal of indifferent doctors Arbitrary and Indifferent ! Who ..hired guns as it were ...strangers who will could be comfortable with those choose who lives and who dies. Randomly decisions?! picking out people for harvesting like some Swap out the word “independent” grim reaper Halloween pageant. for “ indifferent “ and I am actually down with the plan. You will be as well once I have explained things from my standpoint. When you really think about it, and I don’t blame you if you haven’t been preoccupied with this subject... who better than to decide on your medical fate than a professional medical team of independent experts. This isn’t about the death panel randomly picking out people at Destiny USA for harvesting like some grim reaper Halloween pageant. This whole issue is about what to do at the end of meaningful productive life. This is about not torturing Grandma during her final days despite the well meant desires of their family. This is not just about what makes economic sense. Frankly I think economics should not factor into the equation in any way shape or form at all but you can’t be ignorant of the financial issues. WNET news reports that “Medicare, the health insurance program for the elderly, spends nearly 30 percent of its budget on beneficiaries in their final year of life. Slightly more than half of Medicare dollars are spent on patients who die within two months.” That’s a staggering amount of money and sadly it’s usually poorly spent. Way too many grandmas spend their last few days on Earth in some oddly lit room full of strangers and stranger equipment...often tied up to the bed or some equipment , sedated lest they pull on their life support. One tube going in here and another tube coming out there Never well enough to have meaningful communication with their continued on pg 24

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But technologically speaking, there have been some amazing advances in making a fictional creature come to life using animation or CGI (graphics). Adobe After Effects has moved the bar still further by enabling almost “real time” performance of a real human being using this same “registration points” or “puppet points” as Adobe labels them approach. The frightening challenge is that it can be done quickly, using a real person An actor wearing a motion capture on video tape (withbody suit. out even their consent or knowledge), and almost flawlessly - you want Donald Trump to say something horrible, or make a dumb face, and then pass it off on the Internet as the real thing? Not that difficult these days. The merging of real and “adjusted” material has been slowly emerging over the last few years. Take, for example, the recent spate of “what really happened” video that people have been enjoying sparring over on comboxes on the Internet. Who punched and kicked whom? What was really going on, on that drone video, or dashcam? Two or three or a dozen angles (taken on cell continued on pg 29

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Step Into Spring With Pops of Color Spring is finally in the air! Of course, we’ve been dealing with some pretty chilly weather for the last few months, so we’ve been bundled in up in warm neutral clothes, rather than strutting our stuff in out favorite outfits. As the warm weather approaches, it’s time to start dressing like ourselves again and to celebrate the sunny season by mixing some pops of color back into your look. You don’t have to wear color all over to fit in this spring, just touches here and there are enough to bring you out of your winter blues. It’s not so hard once you know how to do it. So try sneaking in some springy details with these five easy tips.

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The Health of the Body Politic When the 1787 United States’ Constitutional Convention concluded, Benjamin Franklin told a woman outside of Independence Hall that she and the rest of the citizens of the United States now had “a republic . . . if you can keep it.” While we speak of our government as a democracy, we are a republic with, for the most part, democratically elected representatives in a tripartite division of power designed to provide checks and balances. The people democratically elect the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the people elect the electors who elect the president. The President nominates justices for the Su-

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preme Court and when the Senate then confirms those nominees, the President appoints them to the bench. In a country where scientists can build antennae capable of hearing whispers from the past one billion light years away, we currently have some leaders who forget that it was “the people” who, recently, twice elected President Obama whose nominee to the Supreme Court these leaders would like to completely dismiss in the alleged interest “the people.” There are people, and then there are other people, I guess. Perhaps the 24/7 news cycle encourages the frequent finger pointing public power plays that look like reality TV and play as entertainment to some. In the real world, real lives matter. The health of the body politic depends on the health of the individuals within it. Knocks to peoples’ ancestry, gender, beliefs, and lifestyles from high level leaders might unfortunately be the sort of energy that consistently trickles down to street level. Pent up and pumped up emotion always seeks an outlet. While bully behavior on camera can provide vicarious release for citizens seething pointlessly in their armchairs, it can also provide tacit example to people who want to take to the street. It is sad for our body politic as a whole when individuals within that body support politicians who play on emotion for their own political gain and self-aggrandizement. Such politicians use wedge issues to keep people divided. Well, modern neuroscience 10 Minutes From The Casino suggests that people cannot listen, reason and fight simultaneously. JOHNNIE’S Wedge issues polarize people of PIER 31 similar views, siphoning energy from consensus based discussions and creating stressful dynamics that Deck Dining Overlooking chip away at the core health of our Beautiful Oneida Lake body politic. All bodies need all of Clams • Seafood • their constituent parts functioning Steaks • Chops Serving Lunch & Dinner properly and as intended. Specials Us/them distinctions guide most Hospitality Since 1954! political boats with value judgeThruway Exit 34, Canastota, NY • 3/4 Mile ments firing the engines. Strong/ West of Rt 13. on Rt. 31 weak. Conservative/liberal. Male/ (315) 697-7007 www.pier-31.com female.

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Half the body politic is female and that half is still weighed down by medical models and socioeconomic systems developed for men. I finished this article after returning from the Vera House White Ribbon Campaign breakfast where a young college woman spoke of keeping quiet about her own sexual victimization because she felt it must have been her fault. Other speakers, men, acknowledged societal gender bias and suggested men need to speak out against bias and violence against women. My low self-esteem grew out a gender-biased, traditional neighborhood based school of hard knocks, pretty typical in general, specifically bad for me. Vitamin malabsorption and a head injury impaired my ability to quickly and adequately address new situations. Like many students today, I felt fear walking to and from school. I gained insight into the pervasive way gender stereotypes affect everyone, but mostly women, when I studied anthropology at SU. I value ongoing learning. The cost of education is a hot topic this election season and while it’s true that college is increasingly unaffordable for many students, promises of free college won’t benefit students who can’t get through high school. Early environmental trauma including poverty, poor nutrition, injury and illness, leads to ongoing problems that most heavily affect poor children. Poorer children drop out sooner with lower literacy. Solid foundational literacy empowers people to find better ways to live, cook, eat, stay healthy, earn and manage money, maintain healthy relationships, and maybe, seek higher education. Higher education is the key to a better life only after one has one’s basic needs for food and shelter met. We need jobs with good wages and the wages people earn reflect have/have not polarization. A top paid CEO in the USA now earns 450 times what the lowest paid employee earns. Whether one is Democrat or Republican, one has to notice that much political energy is coalescing around some narrow views. When group polarization pulls too much from the center, moderate people disengage. When moderates disengage, the polarizers predominate. Extreme polarization pulls things apart. Our body politic is being strained. To avoid stress fractures and other bad stuff, we need to strengthen our core.

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for the poor. Contributions can be made to Huntington Family Center, 405 Gifford Street Syracuse, NY 13204. For further information on opportunities to volunteer at Huntington Family Centers or questions you may email www. huntingtonfamilycenters.org. Please mark your calendars for SUNDAY MAY 22nd 1-5 pm for their next fund raising event at THE BLARNEY STONE.

Many programs are as follows: Family Support Network – Parenting education and life skills with a focus on developmentally disable/delayed adults. • Focus on Families – Clinical program providing direct community based mental health therapy for families referred through the County Department of Social Services. • Emergency Basic Needs – Food pantry, clothing exchange and advocacy to assist individuals and families in need of basic needs and assistance. • Pre K – Early opportunities to promote school success for 3, 4, and 5 year olds. • Youth and Teen Programs – Pro social recreational programs for 5-12 year olds and 13-19 year olds, including after school and summer programming. • Young Parents – Parenting education and support for pregnant or parenting young mothers and fathers ages 13-21. • Comprehensive Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (CAPP) – Age appropriate sexuality education to teach teens about sexual health and development and assist them in making safe choices. • Community School Facilitation – Coordination of external supports

Poverty consolidates and is a place deprived of power. The cultural divide is great and tragically negligent, and provides few bridges to help the deprived achieve better lives. It is the heroes with compassion and advocacy that bring hope.

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phones) can tell a remarkably different story but they’re “real,” aren’t they? The old maxim was that a photo was worth a thousand words, and that pictures don’t lie.

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Not only are images and videotapes edited to give the appearance of something going on that isn’t - or perhaps is, but not exactly as it’s presented - but the angle at which something is recorded can give a decidedly different view of the material. Now add to that the technology that allows a video taped image of a person - say, the President, or the Pope - to be layered over digitally with the facial expressions and mouth movements of an actor doing something completely different from what is on the original video tape, and you, and I, will swear we “saw” something that never hapAdobe After Effects has moved the bar still further by enabling almost “real time” performance of a real pened. And unless the technical geniuses human being using this same “registration points” or “puppet points” as Adobe labels them approach. behind the scenes ‘fess up, it... well, it “happened.” Here’s how this works: you use a clip of a version of our famous face saying something, or making a face, that video taped of a real person. Now, you have an actor - real time, no less never really happened - but sure looks as though it did. No, not a lot dif- say something or do something other than what the real person was ferent than what was done in, say, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, doing at the time on the tape. Using sophisticated but no outrageously In which Brad Pitt plays himself as a very old man moving backwards difficult or expensive technology, you merge the two into a single, new continued on pg 43

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Forget the snow boots, it’s time to start wearing cute shoes again. A bright orange pair of sandals or some fun yellow flats look great with any outfit. They’re perfect for work or running errands, plus they’re comfy so you’ll want to wear them all the time.

4. Wear Color All Over

It’s finally warm enough to wear a dress, so pick something bright and colorful, then pair it with matching shoes or a jacket. Wear a lipstick in a similar shade and you’ve got an adorable monochromatic look. You’ll get tons of compliments on your style because everyone else is probably still wearing all black.

5. Paint Your Nails

It’s finally warm enough to wear a dress, so pick something bright and colorful, then pair it with matching shoes or a jacket.

Nail polish comes in hundreds of awesome colors, so chose your favorites. Pastels and neons work for spring because they’re eye catching without looking too intense. Paint all ten nails the same color, or try some nail art if you’re really feeling creative.

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Saturday Apr. 23

Country Karaoke w/Brian Bright Turning Stone Tin Rooster, Verona

Thurs., Apr. 28 - Sun., May 1

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Karaoke w/Holly, DJ Mars, DJ Skoob Singers, Syracuse

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Karaoke w/DJ Hyrule & DJ Denny Singers, Syracuse

Sunday, Apr. 3, 10, 17, 24 Karaoke w/DJ Chaos Singers, Syracuse

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Sunshine Boys CNY Playhouse, Shoppingtown Mall

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Saturday, April 30

Salt City Magic Club CNY Playhouse, Shoppingtown Mall

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SHOBOX: Pro Boxing Turning Stone Event Center, Verona

Saturday, April 16

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Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday continued from pg 36

scenes, it’s obvious that Pee-Wee is every bit as ridiculous as he was nearly three decades ago. With his trademark outfit and plenty of plucky spunk to spare, the laughs start coming early and often. PEE-WEE’S BIG HOLIDAY is not related to the PLAYHOUSE, or the two prior films (PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE and BIG TOP PEE-WEE). This time around, he lives in the quaint, picturesque town of Fairville. Working as the cook at a local diner, he has never found a reason to leave his beloved town. It isn’t until he crosses paths with charismatic actor Joe Manganiello that he realizes that it is his time to go out and see the world. After the unlikely duo achieve BFF status in mere minutes, Manganiello invites PeeWee to his birthday party in New York City. At For decades now, there has been talk of a Pee-Wee revival. Paul Reubens, the comedic genius who first, Pee-Wee refuses to leave his hometown, unleashed the silly, nasally, and immature man-child upon the world, has openly stated that it was but soon warms to the idea of having another only a matter of time before he donned the gray suit and red bowtie once again. chance to hang out with his new pal. Pee-Wee sets out on a cross-country adventure to make it NYC, and of course, finds himself entangled in a number are also a handful of scenes that allow the comedian to shine. Pee-Wee’s of absurd scenarios along the way. In this regard, this new installment trip to a snake farm, as well as his visit with the Amish, are standouts, in the Pee-Wee Herman cannon is very similar to PEE-WEE’S BIG ADand serve as an excellent example of what makes the character so VENTURE, the cult hit from 1985 that was directed by Tim Burton. While unique. Other scenes, however, such as the bizarre, female bank robbers HOLIDAY never quite hits the same level of hilarity as Burton’s producversus stripping cops pillow fight, fall resoundingly flat. tion, there are plenty of laughs to be found along the way. There are a Even with the occasional miscue, fans of Pee-Wee Herman will find number of the character’s personal trademarks and one-liners, but there themselves satisfied, and will be delighted to see Reubens and his alter-ego are as timeless as anyone could have hoped. With the exception of the aforementioned stripper scene, there isn’t NOLL CUSTOM METAL, INC. New and used restaurant hoods, exhaust fans, a whole lot here that make-up air fans, and Fire Suppression systems. Installation can be provided. you would consider ofCall Kurt Noll at 422-3333. fensive, and as a result, NCMHOODS.COM HOLIDAY emerges as a family film that you’ll BARTENDER WANTED P/T: LaFayette Inn (apply within) 677-3986 view as delightful or CHEF WANTED: With lunch and dinner experience to work at Ironwood Golf disastrous, depend& Country Club. Please mail résumé and/or contact Rick at Ironwood Golf Course ing on what side of 7439 Canton St. Rd. Baldwinsville, NY 13027. Ph. 635-9826 the Pee-Wee fandom fence you reside on. OUTSIDE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE: Part-Time or Full-Time. Looking for If you are not a fan of reliable, motivated, enthusiastic individual to join the Table Hopping Sales Team. the character’s manCollege Degree and Outside sales experience a plus! Includes Base + Commission + nerisms and antics, Bonuses. First Year Earning Potential $50K. then this is obviously Email Resume to: art@table-hopping.com. not for you, but this GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Looking for reliable, motivated, enthusiastic individual to shouldn’t come as any join the Table Hopping team. Part time, flexible hours. Send Resume to: Table Hopping type of surprise. For Newspaper, 1129 N. State St., Syracuse, NY 13208. all others, let’s hope Email Resume to: art@table-hopping.com. this is just a reboot, Even with the occasional miscue, fans of Peeand that it’s not quite Reach over 170,000 people with your Wee Herman will find themselves satisfied, time to say, “Arriveand will be delighted to see Reubens and classified ad; only $20 for 5 lines! derci, baby” to one of his alter-ego are as timeless as anyone could the 80’s most inspired CALL TABLE HOPPING TODAY AT have hoped. creations.

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The Sound of Wonderland According to Irv Lyons, Jr. continued from pg 5

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rolling on this subject, but, this is your interview. What groups might you recommend to a visitor looking for music in Syracuse? Who’s on Irv’s radar? IL: Some under the radar musicians that I think are brilliant are: George Newton, Morris Tarbell, Brownskin, Diana Jacobs Band, Joe Henson, Honky Tonk Hindooz, Amerikan Primitive, Johnny and the Stone Throwers, Richie Melito and Modus Operandi. CS: Who do you listen to for inspiration and influence? IL: I go back to the basics. Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Steely Dan, Clapton, The Stones and my new band of choice, Robert Glasper Experiment. If I really want to get out there Miles Davis will always make me think 180 degrees opposite of what I’m thinking. Miles Davis always said... “don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.” CS: I still learn from Miles. What’s in the near future for Irv Lyons Jr.? IL: Changing the strings on my Strat. CS: Haha... heh...you guitar players....Tell us where we can keep in touch with your music? IL: https://www.reverbnation.com/nativeman, http://www.indigocny. com, https://www.facebook.com/irving.lyons?fref=ts, https://twitter. com/IrvingTLyonsJr CS: Okay, man. Thanks for doing the interview and good luck with your new album. IL: thanks, Chuck. Chuck Schiele is an award-winning musician, art director, producer, editorialist, artist, activist, member of SaltCityChill.com and fan of the CNY music scene. To be considered for this column, please write chuck. schiele@gmail.com.

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After Effects? continued from pg 29

in time. The difference was that this took an enormous amount of skill, lighting, and talent, cooperation from the actor, and even then, looked slightly wrong. Not any longer. As I mentioned in my book review this month, history has been written by the victors - so we go to original material and even unimportant material, to get a sense of what people were really thinking and feeling 100 or 200 years ago. Now, we can, with little expense or effort, and no cooperation, get just about anyone to say just about anything. Only they didn’t... Did they?

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Special effects in the Curious Case of Benjamin Button took an enormous amount of skill, lighting, and talent, cooperation from the actor, and even then, looked slightly off.

Bring On the Death Panels continued from pg 24

Momma alive at all costs !” But it’s also OK for a panel of experts to say …”We feel that aggressive care is not appropriate but It’s fine if you want to proceed but it’s not going to be covered by insurance and its 5,000 dollars a day for the ICU and can we have 3 days stay in advance.?!” . Of course there is the risk that these oversight doctors will be incentivized to cut short care to reign in finances but what we have now is just as bad….No cost control whatsoever and even worse ...no routine evaluation of the appropriateness of care. You rightly fear a government that will devalue lives but I see every day where we , from an understandable combination of love and regret and fear , put our loved ones through procedures that rob them of their dignity and deny them a comfortable reflective peaceful passing. We can do better...we must do better and the Death Panel conversation is a good place to start. If this article does nothing else but get you to make sure Momma has a Health Care Proxy and someone both knows what Momma wants but has the strength to carry out HER wishes then I have been of service... Until next month...get well ...stay well….

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Ingredients: 6 ounces cooked chicken breast, chopped (about 1 breast) 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 2 cups chopped broccoli florets 1 large red or orange bell pepper, diced 3 green onions, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 8 large eggs 1/2 cup freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese

Directions: Place rack in the center of your oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat a 9-inch pie dish with cooking spray. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the broccoli and peppers and sauté until they are beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the green onions, garlic, salt, and pepper and cook 1

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additional minute. Remove from heat and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, then add cheese, chicken, and the vegetables from the skillet. Stir to combine, then pour into the prepared pie dish. Bake 40 minutes, until the center is nearly set and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. The frittata will puff while baking, then settle a bit as it cools. Let sit 5 minutes then serve warm or at room temperature.

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