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Holly Dagger Is Listening So, as I enter today, my assigned feature for this month is MIA, the editor is knocking for my article and I’m stuck. Hmmm … How to be resourceful under pressure 101?

I jumped on Facebook and pulled up my chat list. “No, no, no, no, maybe, maybe, no, wrong city, no.” … as I scrolled through looking for a candidate from the music scene who is ready to rock right now (?) … “No, nope, hmmm, no. …”

“BAM!” Holly Dagger.

I don’t even really know her aside from the fact that she’s paying attention to the music scene – and I know it. And, I’m paying attention to the music scene – and she knows it. We’ve yet to meet, personally.

I can tell you as a musician that I like Holly, very much in that she shows a lot of love toward the music scene – both from the perspective of music fans and listeners, and also from the perspective of musicians. -She’s always listing and announcing shows from Syracuse’s hard-working musicians.

So, I hit her up on chat. I said “Hi Holly. I’m about to attempt making friends with you in a most unusual way.”

“Sounds fun!” She replied.

When I asked her to direct me to her bio, she said: “Hm well I guess you could just say Local on air personality for classic rock station

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I smiled really big at that. This is the response of somebody who loves what they do.

They are what they do. This modesty is the compelling charm that makes her your pal as you’re cruising around the city (on the way to a show, of course!) She’s there for ’ya. Heck, she did this interview —chatting with me— while blabbing with you all on the air, spinning Zep, saving my music scene writer ass in the process … and made it look easy.

This is the stuff music needs: connectivity.

I like it when the deejays are listening back.

She agreed. I’m throwing her under the bus. Here we go.

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Holly Dagger is Listening continued from pg 2 Chuck Schiele: Hi Holly. Thanks for taking a bit of time to chat with us at Table Hopping.

Holly Dagger: Hi Chuck! Thank you.

CS: How long have you been in radio?

HD: A little over ten years now. Hard to believe!

CS: Have you been a personality the entire time? How did you get started? Did you always know you wanted to do this?

HD: The first two years of my radio career I was a Promotions Technician. After that, I got promoted and relocated to Binghamton where I was the Promotions Director for 5 stations – and that job came with an on air position. I started afternoons on the classic rock station down there and also ended up doing kid days on their top 40 station.

I didn’t honestly know I wanted to do this until I fell into it! I got an internship with a recording studio after college and they didn’t have enough hours for me so I also got an internship at a radio station and that’s how it all started. Me being on air was kind of a complete and happy accident!

CS: Bitchen answer.

HD: That’s the truth, man.

CS: Are you a musician?

HD: Yes. I’ve played piano and violin since I was 7 and continued to play both into college. I dabbled in guitar in college but found that to be a little more challenging. I now play piano in a Grateful Dead cover band although it’s a pretty new project so we haven’t played out yet.

CS: Violin: Pit or Fiddle?

HD: Pit. -I played in orchestra through college: First chair first violin.

CS: See? Now, how many people around here knew that? I’m glad I asked that. Cool.

I’d love to see and hear you play.

HD: It’s been a while.

CS: What are your thoughts on the Syracuse music scene?

HD: I love the music scene here! I think we have a great array of different types of artists, particularly as of late. … It’s not just rock or cover bands anymore.

There are a lot of great musicians in all different types of genres … blues, funk, country, folk, rap and hip hop. It never ceases to amaze me when I go to a show in this area and just step back and think – WOW. These people are incredible and they live right here in Syracuse. How can that be?! We are truly lucky to have such a great scene here and wonderful people in it.

CS: Yes! There certainly seems to be a new blooming underway in our scene. Who’s your all-time classic rock band?

HD: Of course! I’m a Led Zeppelin girl! I’ve been digging deeper into the Dead, lately. And I’ve always been fond of Bob Seger and anything blues, really.

CS: You listen to a lot of songs and see a bit of the”biz.”

What advice can you share with someone getting into the music biz?

HD: I would say in general, work hard, be honest, respectful and reliable. In terms of being a musician, practice, practice, practice! I think it’s also important to be graceful and intelligent enough to know that there will always be someone better than you and that that’s okay! That gives you something to work towards. Stay humble and put the time in.

As far as someone in the industry working with artists, I think the most important thing is to just treat them like they are normal people. I’ve been blessed to work with a lot of big name artist at a festival I used to work for in Binghamton and the thing they like the most is being treated like a normal human being. I think at times it is so rare for them, it’s nice to just have a normal conversation with someone who doesn’t want something from them.

CS: Yes, I agree. I’ve observed that the bigger the artist, the more ordinary they strive to be. Is there something you would like to see happening or happening differently in the world of music?

HD: Hm. Well, at the risk of sounding old, I think one thing that people could easily change and bring some more

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people to shows is simply changing the time of shows on a local level, particularly during the work week. I have a lot of friends that love to see live music but they just can’t go see a band that starts at 9 or 10pm. I think if they started shows earlier, you might see more people out. If you think about it, people go out to dinner and then most bands don’t start for 2 hours after that. Move it up a bit and I think you would see even more people at shows.

On a larger level, I think it’s great that technology and the internet make music from so many artists accessible but this also means a lot of really talented people get buried. I think this is why it’s so important to really connect with your audience online and in person at shows these days. There are so many talented musicians across the board in all different genres these days and I love that every one is just playing with everyone now no matter if they are country, rock or pop artists. Eric Church and Lzzy Hale’s “That’s Damn Rock N Roll” is a perfect example of two artist you would never think to put together and that song is just kick ass.

CS: How do we stay in touch with you and your radio show?

HD: Being able to share my love of music and making people laugh. I purposely try not to talk about politics or anything like that. I’m all about having a good time. A lot of people are listening to me on their way home or they are trying to get through their shift. I want to be an escape for them, a way to make their day just a little bit better, make people laugh, just relax and enjoy the music.

I’m on air 6 to 11pm week nights on 105.9 Rebel Radio. You can always keep in touch with me on and off the air on social media … Holly Dagger on Facebook and @hollydaggerhd on Instagram and Twitter.

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The Lego Movie 2 Before the original THE LEGO MOVIE was released, I will readily admit that was a little a skeptical as to how good it could possibly be. And, when I say “a little skeptical,” I mean, I thought it was quite literally the worst idea I had ever heard.

Then, of course, I saw the film, and learned a little something about making assumptions. THE LEGO MOVIE was a rollicking, hilarious, and clever blast, featuring inventive animation, and a spectacular voice cast. Due to its success, the Lego franchise also enjoyed hits with THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE, and THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE. While both of these were entertaining, they failed to match the ingenuity of the original.

Given the fact that the LEGO brand is now synonymous with success, THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART, was an inevitability. Picking up immediately where the first film left off, Lego City and its inhabitants are elated to have survived the near catastrophic events of Taco Tuesday. With Lord Business no longer a threat, everything is awesome. Before the dust can clear, however, Duplo creatures arrive to establish themselves as part of the population. Emmet (Chris Pratt) attempts to make contact with the bizarre beings, but things escalate quickly and a devastating war ensues.

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Five years later, Lego City is a scorched, MAD MAX-like wasteland. Buildings have been leveled, the landscape is barren, and the inhabitants are broken.

Everyone is morose, and tortured. Everyone, of course, except for Emmet. While those around him have forgotten how to smile, Emmett says “Good Morning!” to literally everyone, and even builds a cheery home for Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks). Before they can move in, however, an alien invader swoops down, kidnaps all of Emmett’s friends, and disappears.

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ged Rex (also voiced by Pratt) and together they hope to find Batman (Will Arnett), Wyldstyle, Unikitty (Alison Brie), Benny (Charlie Day), MetalBeard (Nick Offerman) and their captor, Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi (Tiffany Haddish).

Much like the original LEGO MOVIE, THE SECOND PART has countless rapid fire jokes that are rife with pop-culture references and gags. The majority of these will fly over the heads of most kids (and a number of parents, I would imagine) but the ones that land are absolutely hysterical. There are a number of new songs that attempt to join the ranks of the infections The crew is back together with rapid fire jokes and drama that make the film engaging and entertaining.

“Everything is Awesome,” and while they are certainly humorous, and ear-wormy (the transparent “Catchy Song” being the most intentionally obnoxious example) it isn’t until the closing credits tune by Beck featuring Robyn and The Lonely Island called “Super Cool” that the toes truly get tapping.

It’s tough to recapture the unexpected and wholly original magic of the first LEGO MOVIE, and though the attempt was certainly there, this is where THE SECOND PART proves to be a little bit of a letdown. This, in itself, could be due to the expectations placed upon both projects. Five years ago, I don’t think there were many who were convinced that something entitled THE LEGO MOVIE could prove to be cinematic gold, and now, those same individuals expect its sequel to be the best animated movie of the year. It puts the film in a tough spot because, it really is entertaining. It’s funny, it’s engaging, and the sheer joy exuded by its talented cast is enough to keep it afloat, even when some of the bits aren’t landing. The animation itself is beautiful once again, particularly if you have spent hours playing with Legos, and realize the fact that virtually every brick seen on screen has gone through the bottom of your foot at least one time in your life. This fact is used effectively in a hilarious sequence featuring the phenomenal Maya Rudolph, and serves as one of the funnier bits in the entire production.

As a whole, children and parents will certainly find themselves entertained with the SECOND PART, even if it isn’t quite the transcending experience that the first film was. It’s unlikely we’ve seen the last of these characters, and with two additional Lego films currently in development (THE BILLION BRICK RACE and LEGO BATMAN MOVIE SEQUEL) the Universe will only continue to grow. The question that remains is, how long can it keep audiences curiosity piqued, and will it continue to engage its audience enough to justify its existence?

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My Mind To Yours

by DEBRA MERRYWEATHER

Left Right Left For this article, I searched online to find a source that confirmed my personal understanding of the term “euphoric recall,” an experience that might be like an “epiphany” or “aha” moment. Recently, I’d been reminded of a pencil-sketch exercise outlined in Betty Edwards 1979 book “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.” Ms. Edwards’ assignment involved duplicating a sketch of Pablo Picasso by inverting the image and copying the inverted image. The point of the exercise was to override the left hemisphere of the brain.

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what their minds tells them a subject or object looks like instead of drawing the lines, shadows and spaces the artist sees. I followed Ms. Edward’s instructions and when I felt satisfied that I’d connected every line, I inverted my reproduction of Edwards’ inverted image of Picasso to find I’d drawn a good likeness of a sketch of Picasso’s likeness. I felt euphoric.

Back then, I had no interest in drawing. I’d purchased “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain” on the recommendation of an English professor at University College who’d said that the techniques in the book could improve one’s writing. Most plots can be summarized in one sentence. Details, which take time to identify, assemble, and select, make the story. The left brain tends to summarize.

Today’s meme-based communication probably involves some left-brain reductionism.

As for “euphoric recall,” most online definitions associate the phenomenon with drug addicts’ exaggeration of good times involving past highs. Still, the brain and memory research I read leads me to believe that something like euphoric recall occurs whenever someone remembers a physical sense of joy connected to some perceived happy event, and, that nature designed our biochemistry to reward us, particularly as adolescents, with feel-good neurochemicals and hormones intended to lead us to repeat actions that result in good feelings. Nature’s cyclical. Nature wants to improve the chances that nature will continue. It is natural to want to feel good, as in not anxious, pain-free, and connected. Nature needs nurture, and there is some speculation that left brain coding, and th that coding’s dominance over the right brain, has limited some of the individualized nurturing that human beings needs to thrive.

In a recent edition of NPR’s “Hidden Brain,” host Shankar Vedantam interviewed psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist, author of “The Master and his Emissary – The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World.” Dr. McGilchrist said that when he first began to study brain function, his colleagues cautioned him to avoid brain hemisphere issues. Discussions about right brain/left brain function often morph into right brain versus left brain personality stereotyping.

This much is concrete and true: the right hemisphere controls the left side of the body and the left hemisphere controls the right side. If an injury to one hemisphere impairs mobility, physical therapy and neuroplasticity can, over time, result in the other hemisphere taking over some functions. Physical movement and physical therapy help heal the brain. How we use our bodies can change our brains. Yoga and meditation help integrate brain function.

Shankar Vedantam, host of NPR’s The corpus callosum connects the brain’s Hidden Brain Podcast two hemispheres.

In his 1988 book “Healing the Shame

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that Binds You,” therapist John Bradshaw, suggested that people suffering from low self-esteem could change their self-image by writing positive affirmations using their non-dominant hand. Writing affirmations is often recommended by therapists. Writing affirmations while learning to write with a previously unused (for writing) hand, adds a neurologically powerful element to the process. Bradshaw characterized his technique as re-parenting the damaged self by relearning a core skill together with a positive message. Of course, one’s non-dominant hand is not always a left hand connected to the right side of the brain.

Still, most people are right handed, and some researchers suspect righthandedness followed the development of literacy and languagebased culture; language is associated with the left hemisphere of the brain.

Left handedness sometimes correlates with dyslexia, a condition affecting interpretation of words and letters. Correlation is not causation, and right and left-brain processes are never either/or.

Conditions and tendencies associated with either brain hemisphere are best depicted in Venn Diagram format.

Long ago, Heraclitus said, “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” Water flows. Cells die and regenerate. New information inundates us every day, even when we try to ignore it. If, as some researchers believe, the left brain simplifies our world for us with metaphors that don’t 100% accurately reflect the diversity of everything, we can choose to think more specifically. Mulling things over while engaging in the left-right bilateral movement of walking is thought to continually integrate brain function while releasing the feel-good neurochemicals that should prod us to go for a walk again and look around some more.

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by NANCY ROBERTS continued on to this day, the day of the small specialty shop ultimately bowed as a major force to the expansive, exciting department store.

Later, department stores stepped aside ever so slightly for plazas or shopping centers.

Early on these were rows of storefronts, “anchored” by a large department store, and later the “departments” became small specialty shops again, but under a single roof in a Do you shop online? Silly question, right? mall.

Actually, I know a few people who don’t, or at least, people who still enjoy the tactile Ikea made some inroads into the home goods market with a clever idea: you and face to face experience of shopping in a store. But new entrants into the online wandered a warehouse full of samples, chose what you wanted, and the boxes with selling world have made me wonder how long “bricks and mortar” are going to last, at the choices you made were delivered to your car (or your home) where you assembled least as it concerns certain types of shopping. them. The limitation here, of course, was how fussy you were about fabric, quality, and A few years ago, there were two television series that traced the history of merchancomfort. And whether you really wanted to build your table yourself. dising magnates: The Paradise, and Mr Selfridge, both more or less biographical stories And then – Amazon. It really was the first significant entry into the online shopping of men who invented the department store “experience” of the late 19th and early experience, oddly enough offering the one thing that I still prefer to browse: books.

20th centuries, which dominated shopping until the very recent past. The Paradise was based on Zola’s novelization of the life of Aristide Boucicaut, of the Bon Marche, and Mr. But soon the now-behemoth online retail giant was offering anything and everything, Selfridge was the owner of and with the addition of Amazon Prime and 2-day the famous Selfridge’s in delivery, the few downLondon. sides to online shopping In each case, the story begins as the small novelty, disappeared: free shipping to subscribers, only a 2 day tailor, milliner and shoemaker begin to be replaced wait for merchandise, and with the “department store,” easy returns if you were dissatisfied. a big, one stop entertainIt occurred to me how ment of a place where solidly this change had pret-a-porter fashion, food, taken over my habits when notions, shoes —whatever you wanted, including my sister suggested we stop at one of her favorite afternoon tea— could be The Paradise stores while I was visiting Mr Selfridge purchased, wrapped, and her recently. “What, like

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Of course fashion was one of the last of the giant retailers to be challenged by online purchasing: if I couldn’t try it on, how would I know if I’d like it? Didn’t I need to feel the fabric, and see the color in real light?

Soon, purchasing applications made it easy to “see” your garment on a model of your proportions, and while color will probably always remain an issue for online purchase, immediate “leave it in the mailbox” returns make this a relatively small problem. Especially when the price is so right – and purchasing direct from manufacturers can make the price very enticing. As can shopping coupons which are wired into your browser, like Honey. This little extension notices that you’re shopping, and before you check out will hunt for coupons or best prices, allowing you to look all over the world for the best deal available. You can even ask it to watch for a price reduction if you’re really determined to get it cheap.

Recently, more and more grocery chains have opted for home delivery. This, in a way, is amusing to anyone of a certain age, as they might recall their mom phoning the corner grocer and putting in an order, which would be

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The Untold Story of Bram Stoker The Man Who Wrote Dracula The Untold Story of Bram Stoker The Man Who Wrote Dracula

by David J. Skal Where to begin?

Begin at the beginning, as one talented writer famously suggested. Extra points if you know which one – he was a contemporary of Stoker’s.

So I will begin: the story of Abraham “Bram” Stoker begins with his terribly, and mysteriously, ill infancy and childhood. Born in 1847, in Dublin, Ireland, young Bram was a sickly child, unable to even stand upright. He spent his youngest years confined to bed – and then, as a young man and in an uncanny way, shot up to a robust six feet two inches, at a time when most men stood about five and a half feet. Not just massive, Stoker was strong and athletic and handsome.

And possibly gay, at a time when his close friend Oscar Wilde was tried and jailed for such “crime,” and when an estimated twentyfive percent of Victorian English men suffered from syphilis. He was also troubled with a brilliant mind, a difficult and likely unwanted marriage, an overbearing mother, and a failure to realize his enormous success as a novelist in his own lifetime.

As fascinating as the life of Stoker is, equally enthralling is writer David Skal’s tour-deforce job of researching, literally beginning with Ireland’s prehistory, every letter, diary entry, article, book and movie that touched upon the subject of Stoker and his greatest accomplishment: the creation of Dracula.

Within the first few pages, we learn that Ireland is a land of magic and mystery, with

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myth and legend and storytelling as much a part of it as its green hills and rugged coastlines. We’re taken into ancient graves decorated with spirals and occupied by Druids, and then pulled forward into early 19th century Ireland where “resurrection men” are digging up corpses to provide them, illegally, to the surgeons intent upon discovering the mechanisms of life, illness, and death.

Skal speculates that the Irish romance with fairy stories and the general fascination with death and the macabre that captured the fancy of the early Victorians may well have contributed to young Bram’s curious turn of mind, as, with little else to do in his sickly years, the boy immersed himself in books and fantasy – and likely his mother, with the ghastly scenes of the Irish potato famine which haunted her, added to his interest in matters of life, death, blood and bodies.

Skal reminds us that early “fairy tales” were far from benign, cute stories of pumpkin coaches and glittery dust. In fact, many of them were more than a little frightening – parables about what happened to naughty children, or dark and dangerous creatures that no doubt haunted the isolated young Bram’s mind.

Soon enough, though, Bram, fully recovered and athletically gifted, was off to Trinity College, though his parents continually stayed barely a hop skip or a jump ahead of poverty in the meantime, moving house frequently to ever less imposing addresses. At Trinity, Bram was introduced to friendships with other young men, athletics, and the “rage” of the day: the occult. Mesmerism, phrenology, Gothic and sensational literature were all popular, as were seances and even experimentation with drugs and experiences that heightened all the senses.

Around this time, too, Stoker became enthralled with the world of the theater, which again suited his dramatic, quirky and sometimes dark personality. And he met and befriended Oscar Wilde.

At this point in his story, Skal takes us off on to additional deeply researched paths:

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Stoker’s life in the theater; his friendships (if not more) with Wilde, actor/producer/director, Henry Irving, and writer, Hall Caine; and all the criss-crossing influences of hedonism, the arts, a fascination with the dark side of life, the need to hide one’s sexual preferences yet at the same time indulge them in the dim and poverty stricken streets of Victorian Britain, and finally, the many forces that might have been brought to bear on Stoker in conjuring up the character of Dracula.

Each chapter is many pages long, each page crammed with information, insights, tidbits of history, samples of books, poems, theatrical performances, trips, relationships, and periodically intriguing photos and sketches from the era.

I set myself the task of a chapter at a sitting, but that never happened. There was too much information, the chapters too dense and full of references that simply needed to be dug into further.

There are 578 end-notes; 12 pages of bibliography; and dozens of index entries, beginning with Aberdeen, Lord, and ending approximately with Yeats, W.B. Yes, an information junkie’s paradise.

But not to worry, Dracula fans: there is plenty of detail about The Book, the vampire, the many ways the story has been interpreted, portrayed (it was always Stoker’s desire that it be a stage play), done well and done horribly – but most significantly, an in-depth assurance that it was an original: a character that, while he —Dracula— sired no children, he certainly spawned an industry of books, plays, films, spin-offs, re-creations, toys, costumes, and games. Dracula has become one of the most enduring and recognizable hero/villains of all time.

And in reading this book —or perhaps better put, engaging with this book, as “reading” is too slight a word for undertaking it— you will come to know his creator almost as well as you do Dracula himself.

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How We Shop continued from pg 11 delivered, like the milk, to the doorstep sometime later that day.

The trip to the grocery store, however, was an event many homemakers of the 50s and 60s looked forward to, as it gave them a chance to show their stuff at choosing the best produce and instructing the butcher about a cut of meat, as well as an opportunity to run into a neighbor or friend and chat while waiting to be rung up. In big cities, though, shopping continued to be a chore – and I recall talking to a friend who had relocated to a city in Europe, who told me that they simply lacked the storage space for weekly or bi-weekly grocery shopping, and shopped for the day’s meal on their way home from work. So when home delivery of “FreshDirect” became available, again, I recall sitting in a friend’s New York City apartment when the delivery would arrive: two or three big boxes full of fresh, boxed, and frozen foods brought to the door.

And in that same city, it was common to order your dinner (or any other meal) for delivery from whatever style restaurant you desired. The big question was: what style? The menus were extensive, the prices good, the delivery time quick. Delivery wasn’t just for pizza any more.

At first, this type of grocery shopping and prepared food purchasing didn’t seem to make sense in smaller cities, but lately, the bigger food chains, restaurant and groceries, have begun to offer home delivery in smaller cities. Perhaps it’s a sign of changing times: people work from home more, the kinks have been worked out of home delivery, we’ve all gotten used to shopping online. Whatever the reason, having home delivery of groceries is now available, even here in Syracuse. And while we’ve been able to get pizza and Chinese food readily enough, either delivered or ready for quick take-out, now more and more restaurants are entering the “delivered to your door” experience.

As with most trends, though, we tend to circle around to the way we once did things, forgot, and re-invented. Perhaps we’ll continue to order online, but prefer to go pick up just so we can get out and smell the fresh air, run into a friend, walk around a bit, and experience the joy of shopping. Just a little more quickly and efficiently than we used to.

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Märzen: Beer of the Month March is the month of transition here in Central New York; the first day of spring, daylight savings time, and everyone has their fingers crossed for warmer weather in lieu of snow. In celebration of the heralding of spring, did you also know that there’s an official beer for the month of March? Read on!

The German word for March is März. Märzen or Märzenbier literally means “March beer.”

Märzen is a type of German/ Bavarian lager beer traditionally brewed during the month of March. Per Wikipedia, in 1553,

a law was decreed in Bavaria that brewers could only brew beer between the months of September through April. This law was mainly created for safety reasons. -In cooler months, there is less risk of contamination of the beer (bacteria, etc.) during the brewing process. Märzen was typically brewed during the month of March because it aged well during the non-brewing months with its hearty dose of hops and higher alcohol content. By the end of the summer, after the beer had been conditioned in either caves or cellars, it was served during Oktoberfest – Thus why, even though its name is synonymous with spring, Märzen is generally viewed as a traditional autumn beer.

The original recipes for Märzen described the brew as “dark brown, full-bodied, and bitter.” Today, Märzen is generally a medium to full-bodied beer, richly malty, and with a clean, dry finish. There are usually three different malts that are used to brew the beer – Munich, Vienna and Pilsner malts.

There are also different variations of Märzen from Helles Märzen which is very pale in color, to golden and amber continued on pg 18

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Märzen: Beer of the Month continued from pg 16 colors of the traditional brew, to Dunkel Märzen which is dark brown. ABV usually runs in the 5-6.5% range. Variations of Märzen beers are also brewed in Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, England, Belgium, and even here in the US. Thankfully, you don’t have to book a flight to Germany in order to try a great Märzen beer. (Although I would encourage it!) Nor do you have to wait until September to drink said brew, however, you will find that most Märzen Oktoberfest beers are marketed as autumn beers and therefore stocked in stores during late summer through the early part of fall.

Particularly, Gordon Biersch at Destiny USA typically has Märzen on their beer menu all-year-round. This ambercolored 5.4% ABV beer is brewed with German Magnum hops and Pilsner, Dark Munich and Caramunich malts, and boasts a “mildly sweet” finish, per the description on their website. As well, don’t let the fact that Gordon Biersch is a “chain restaurant” sway you away from trying their beer; all their brews are created on-site with each location employing their own Brewmaster. Each Brewmaster also imparts their own take and variation on each brew as well. For instance, the Märzen brewed at the Gordon Biersch in Buffalo NY is brewed with Magnum and Hersbrucker hops, and Pilsner, Munich, Caramunich, Carafa Special malts. Therefore, no two Märzen beers will be exactly the same, and having tried our local Märzen, it is, in all honesty, pretty darn good. Extra Tip: for an even better experience, pair your Märzen with the meat of your choice – grilled, dry-rubbed or roasted beef and pork dishes or sausages are best bets.

Another place in town to grab a pint (or stein) of Märzen is Wolff’s Biergarten on 106 Montgomery St. in Syracuse. (There are also 3 other locations in the Albany area.) This is the best place in town to get all of your favorite German/European brews straight from the tap. (and they’ll fill growlers too!) They also have bottled beers and local craft beers as well.

Currently, you can find Spaten Oktoberfest on draft. This is a medium-bodied Märzen, 5.9% ABV, brewed in Munich, Germany. Spaten is actually the brand of Spaten-FranziskanerBräu GmbH, which is a brewery owned by Spaten-Löwenbräu-Gruppe, which, in turn is a larger part of the Belgian-Brazilian company Anheuser-Busch InBev. Therefore, Spaten is not a small craft brewery and is instead part of a larger conglomerate. Again OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK ≈ MONDAY-SATURDAY though, don’t let this prevent you from trying this Märzen because beer brewed Call ahead in Germany is different than many of the for beers you’ll typically get here in the states.

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Fresh, delicious, and authentic are just a few of the words that can be used to describe a meal at Munjed’s! Munjed’s is located at 505 Westcott Street in Syracuse and their kitchen is open seven days a week to make it easy to satisfy your hunger for the best Middle Eastern, Greek, Mediterranean, vegan, and vegetarian dishes that CNY has to offer! Check out their website at www.munjeds.net for the most up to date hours, to check out their menu, events, and special, and even to order online! They even offer delivery! At Munjed’s walk-ins are always welcome but feel free to call ahead to make reservations or to place your take out order at 315-425-0366. This family owned and operated restaurant has been introducing and satisfying people’s curiosity and need for scrumptious Middle Eastern cuisine since 1984.

Whether you love Middle Eastern, Greek, or Mediterranean cuisine or you have never tried it, Munjed’s has something everyone will enjoy. There is no better way to instantly perk up your day than with tasty ethnic dishes prepared just for you!

Every single dish is made from scratch so your dietary needs are absolutely considered; they offer gluten free, vegan, and vegetarian. In other words, every-

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thing is always fresh, delicious, and prepared with only the highest quality ingredients. You also have to try one of their craft beers on tap and be sure to check out their hand crafted cocktails, with new and exciting recipes! You might want to stop in to Munjed’s to grab an appetizer and enjoy one of their seasonally changing local draft beers, a soda and a mouth-watering chicken gyro, a multi course meal, or some delicious coffee and a slice of their (soon to be famous, but always incredible) Baklava Cheesecake. Whatever you are looking for in a dining experience, Munjed’s has the perfect plate and the perfect of atmosphere to meet your needs. At Munjed’s they have miraculously have managed to create an atmosphere where you could bring a date, a girl’s night out, or even a family dinner to introducing little ones to international cuisine.

This atmosphere seems to have been cultivated by their trademark of “good food, good people, always.”

Kyle and I went to Munjed’s on a chilly winter night in February. Kyle was particularly excited about our meal after he learned that he absolutely LOVES Middle Eastern cuisine! We were greeted by the friendly hostess and seating in an adorable table for two. We started our meal with an appecontinued on pg 22

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How to Fall in Love with Exercise It’s a vicious cycle: First, in a whirlwind of both desperation and motivation, you decide this is it. Then, you run out and purchase some new workout gear, join the trendiest new gym, and set your alarm for the crack of dawn. For the first few weeks, or maybe months, you’re really into it. You willingly get out of bed every morning and go for a run. You hit Barre class after work. You walk with your co-workers on your lunch break. You’re even looking forward to your next workout session! However, as it tends to, life gets in the way and your workouts eventually take a backseat to the rest of your life. Soon there afterwards, exercise becomes something you ‘have’ to do rather than something you ‘want’ to do. Frustrating, right? Know that you’re not alone in your struggle!

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Walking on your lunch break or taking the stairs instead of the elevator may not have you shedding the pounds, but low-intensity activities such as these are still considered exercise. Especially when you are doing them every day. If you start off slowly you will be more likely to stick with it. Instead of looking at exercise as just another thing you have to check off your list of ‘things to do’ throughout the day, you will look forward to it.

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Chances are you put your job, your family, and your friends needs ahead of your own.

You’re probably the type of person that feels guilty every time you do something for yourself. I congratulate you for your selflessness, but what about your needs? Remember you have to take care of YOU in order to give your all to everything you care about. Once you see the day-to-day effects exercise has on your mood, happiness, and overall ability to get things done you won’t feel so guilty about giving yourself permission to put yourself first. Just a thirty-minute sweat session three to four times a week will be enough to see the many positive benefits and you will feel like a million bucks afterwards.

Plan for Success

A goal without a plan is just a dream. Stop dreaming and start doing! Once you establish your exercise goals, you need a bullet-proof plan for success. Especially if you want to be successful in the long-term. Start by figuring out the logistics of negotiating exercise within your complex life. Part of your strategy needs to be accepting no excuses and overcoming whatever obstacles they may potentially stand in your way.

Spice It Up

Find an exercise you actually enjoy doing and don’t be afraid to try something new.

Adding variety will keep you interested and coming back for more. There are so many different ways to stay active, so take the time to think about what would be perfect for you. Do you like to dance? Try a Zumba or Barre class. Do you love being outdoors? Take continued on pg 27

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Munjeds continued from pg 19 tizer platter that included feta cheese and olives, babaganouj, tzatziki, falafel, and pita. The babaganouj (puree of charbroiled eggplant, tahini, lemon and garlic) was creamy and smoky and fantastic (especially topped with the feta and olives) and the falafel (mildly spiced, fried chickpea patties served with tahini sauce) was crunchy and perfectly fried (not at all greasy) and absolute perfection when dipped in the Tzatziki (yogurt, cucumber and garlic dip). For our dinner Kyle had the Munjed’s Combo -a bed of hommus (puree of chickpeas, tahini, lemon, and garlic) topped with sirloin chawirma alongside falafel patties, grapeleaves, fresh tabouli salad (mixture of parsley, bulgur wheat, tomato, scallions, mint, olive oil and lemon) and grilled chunks of shish kabobs. This combo was truly a little bit of everything Munjed’s had to offer as far as Middle Eastern cuisine is concerned; they also offer a variation made with chicken, the Majida’s Chicken Combo.

Everything was cooked and spiced to perfection and Kyle cleaned the plate, literally, with the pita bread! I decided on the Greek Fest Combo, a selection of the best of Munjed’s Greek cuisine including a wedge of spanakopita (filo pastry dough, filled with spinach, feta cheese, The Munjed’s Combo and baked until golden brown, served with tzatziki sauce), grape leaves, slices of savory gyro meat (lean blend of lamb and beef carved off the rotisserie), served with Greek salad and tzatziki sauce. Every bite was absolutely superb. We didn’t actually save room for dessert but couldn’t pass it up so we split a slice of Baklava Cheesecake, vanilla based cheesecake topped with walnuts, sugar, and cinnamon that is then it is drizzled with a sugar and rosewater syrup and a classic baklava, with filo layered with walnuts and drizzled with a sugar and rose water syrup. Both were phenomenal and worth the trip on their own. We also took a Birds Nest (spiral filo dough cup filled with pistachios and baked, drizzled with a sugar and rose water syrup) to go, because we just couldn’t resist the deliciousness!

Munjed’s is the perfect spot for any occasion. They also offer off site catering and on site banquets! Be sure to check out their party room for you next event! They have plenty of room for your special occasion and they are the perfect, unique venue for your upcoming event, shower, Greek Fest Combo birthday party, retirement party, rehearsal dinner, or any event! Be sure to check them out at www.munjeds.net and head over there today!

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Varick Winery & Vineyard, member since 2005: Experience wines paired with complimentary fare. Sample over 100 food items at the country store. Enjoy scenic views of the vineyard, cherry orchard and Cayuga Lake. At Varick Inn, relax and rejuvenate at an 1833 historic home.

Swedish Hill Winery, member since 1986: Experience over 30 different wines ranging from classically produced Rieslings and Cabernet Francs to delicious blends that showcase the flavors of the region. A visit with Doobie, our pet miniature donkey and our miniature horse, Sven is a must-see!

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Lucas Vineyards, member since1983: Three generations of fun-loving Lucas family invite you to experience Cayuga Lake’s oldest winery. Engaging wine tastings, beautiful gardens and one of the area’s most unique gift shops are just a few happenings at Lucas. continued on pg 39

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The Outfit of a Novel An outfit can be eye catching and thought provoking, especially when it’s so completely out of the ordinary that it seems to possess its own plot.

I had an encounter recently that provoked a reaction from me..fascination. In a bookstore, there he was. This man who was dressed like he had just stepped off the pages of one of the books on the shelves. His attire was beyond interesting and wholeheartedly captivating. Just breaching the top of the fully stocked book shelves was a short bridged, brown bowler hat with a long, white feather tucked into the brim and a bottle cap pinned to the adjacent side. When the hat exposed an equally interesting character, I couldn’t

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An antiquated yet distinguished man wearing an outfit comprised of numerous, unique pieces, colors, textures and patterns. Starting at the top was a mix of white and grey. His unruly hair reached his shoulders and was paired with an accompanying handlebar mustache. Large circular glasses helped him read the pile of newspapers stacked in front of him; a red scarf was wrapped around the collar of a black and white striped sweater where several necklaces of various shapes and sizes were hanging from his neck. He had donned well worn blue jeans that were cuffed at the ankle revealing none other than purple striped socks in well worn work boots. This man had an accent I’ve never heard and a way about him that made me wonder where he had been. Had he traveled and just acquired all the special pieces to his wardrobe or was he influenced by someone else? This man, this time capsule come to life, had history and adventure etched into his very being.

A novel would describe a man such as this one as “in his element” or “distinguished”, unafraid to express himself through any means necessary.

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How to Fall in Love with Exercise continued from pg 21 up skiing, hiking, or cycling. Are you looking to unwind at the end of a busy work week?

Try a Yoga class. Experiment until you find something you really enjoy.

Find Your Exercise “Why”

Why is it so important that you incorporate exercise into your life? What makes it so important to you? Find your exercise ‘why’ and make sure it has nothing to do with your weight or your appearance. When exercise is used only as a means to burn calories and change your appearance, it can become something you dread. When exercise becomes a chore, it can lead to reoccurring feelings of disappointment, frustration, and failure.

In Conclusion:

To really build a long-term exercise habit and make fitness a part of your life, you need to find a way to love it! If you enjoy doing something, you’ll be motivated to do it and stay inspired to keep at it.

Learning to love exercise is a process, but the payoff is so worth it. It’s not selfish to love yourself, to take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority. It’s necessary. I hope you fall in love with being alive and I hope you fall in love with taking care of yourself body, mind, and soul. Good luck to you.

I have been a personal trainer for over seventeen years and I absolutely love what I do.

I honestly feel that I have one of the best jobs out there! The most rewarding part of my profession is helping one of my clients succeed at reaching their personal fitness goals.

Making a difference in someone’s life makes it all worthwhile. I am currently certified by the National Sports Conditioning Association, Apex Fitness Group, and the International Sports Science Association.

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Preventive Medicine

by DR. BARRY

The Problem With Pot Everybody and their brother is talking about the benefits of marijuana. According to Governor Cuomo recreational marijuana will be legalized in 2019 in New York State.

Canada to the North of us and Massachusetts to the East have both fully legalized marijuana so it appears just a matter of time before its legal and available in New York State. Here’s an interesting bit of trivia … What was the first country in the world to legalize marijuana? The answer is a country in South America called Uruguay.

Let’s start with the very popular CBD oil. CBD oil is a legal derivative of the hemp plant that has some of the benefits of marijuana without the high. You can get CBD oil from well established outlets like Charlotte’s Web in Colorado … they even have dosing for your pets. Or you can get CBD oil from the local gas station and many places in between.

The people selling CBD oil claim that it can help or cure many ailments … from insomnia, chronic pain, dyspepsia, arthritis, and chronic fatigue to name a few. I think CBD oil can help some people some of the time so I am all for trying it instead of more toxic drugs that your doctor or healthcare provider might prescribe. Benefits may be exaggerated but the likelihood of serious adverse reaction is low so the risk benefit ratio favors giving it a try .

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than cigarette smoking and I believe marijuana is far safer than alcohol but that doesn’t mean is completely safe. All of the above, cigarettes, marijuana and alcohol and much more should be restricted from children. Most adults won’t be seriously harmed by pot.

They might have issues with lack of motivation and concentration but there doesn’t appear to be a significant risk of lung disease, cancer, etc. with recreational use.

Marijuana is touted as a treatment for chronic pain and insomnia, and the supposition is that people taking marijuana can and will take less sleeping pills and narcotics.

Unfortunately, the literature and my personal experience as a Medical Marijuana Prescriber have not found that to be the case. Hey, even if it doesn’t cut down other med

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use, if it improves the quality of your life it’s a reasonable option to try. It’s no panacea but it’s also not opening up Pandora’s box.

However, one type of patient should probably avoid marijuana —medical or otherwise— those with a pre-existing mental illness … like depression, paranoia and schizophrenia. Research done by Alex Berenson has looked into the use of marijuana by people that are mentally ill. As you may be aware the THC content of marijuana has jumped from the historical norm of 2-3 % to over 20% from the modern cultivars. This increased potency can take a toll on patients with underlying serious mental illnesses. A January 2018 paper in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that people using cannabis in 2001 were almost 3 times as likely to use opioids 3 years later even after adjusting for other potential risks. Furthermore, studies have shown that people with schizophrenia are more likely to be violent under the influence of marijuana. Quoting Alex Berenson directly “Teenagers who smoke marijuana regularly are about three times as likely to develop schizophrenia, the most devastating psychotic disorder.” And, after an exhaustive review, the National Academy of Medicine found in 2017 that “cannabis use is likely to increase the risk of developing schizophrenia and other psychoses; the higher the use, the greater the risk.” There’s a lot more info about the connection between pot and mental illness elaborated in Berenson’s new book Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence.

Now I am not into fear mongering but I am also not into the overhyping that accompanies any new drug or treatment. I guess that makes me a goldilocks guy … the middle road seems safest to me. Again, I don’t think marijuana is a cure all but it’s also not the work of the antichrist. -Caution should be used in patients with psychiatric issues.

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If you’ve seen the sports comedy hit, “Dodgeball,” you’ll get the vibe of Average Joe’s “We draw a lot of people from all over – they’ll come in to see their favorite band,” Joe Beernasium immediately. (If you haven’t, go ahead and rent it - you deserve a good explained. “We’ll have a country band one night, and then classic rock, a big metal band lf Price Taco’s another night. And during Happy Hour we’ve often have an acoustic group.” And with &laugh!) Owner Joe Haney was quick to explain that the film and the fun were the inspiration for Average Joe’s, which opened last October. the ability to pull in national bands on tour, the “average” Central New Yorker is bound to rink Specials Joe and wife Jenn had owned and operated the Hometown Pizzeria in the same find the music they like to listen or dance to! building for fifteen years when the owner of the bar/pub next door, retired. With continued on pg 32 Beer, Burger, partners Jim and Melissa Trop, & Barrigar they decided to buy the business, and began to renovate. While they still have plans to expand even further, there’s plenty of space, food options, drinks, music, and entertainment to be found already.

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Average Joe’s will take the party on the road, catering at your location, and is available for parties of all kinds. The venue’s size and style give you the flexibility for a big, big event!

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There were also great documentaries that proved to be every bit as engaging as the best that Hollywood has to offer. THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS, RBG, and WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR were amongst the standouts, but even these couldn’t compare to the unrelentingly thrilling FREE SOLO. In my opinion, it not only served as the best documentary of 2018, but was the best overall film of the year.

Produced by National Geographic films, and directed by Elizabeth Bhai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, FREE SOLO tells the story of fearless mountain climber Alex Honnold. Known for his inhuman ability to scale some of the most formidable rocks on the planet without the aid of harnesses or ropes, he puts his life on the line in order to chase the thrill and obliterate his own ludicrous goals.

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Terri Osborne argue that climbing is far more than a mere source of entertainment. It is an activity that has become synonymous with his very being. He freely admits that this could be due, in large part, to the lack of love he received as a child, and the inability of his parents to congratulate him for any of his accomplishments. One of the more stunning and heartbreaking revelations, in a film that is full of nothing but startling moments,

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is the fact that he had never grown up ever hearing anyone say “I love you” to him, and simply didn’t understand the concept of hugging. It wasn’t until he was an adult that he realized that hugging was a life skill actually worth learning. This profoundly sad and infuriating tidbit really serves as the crux of his motivation to climb, and is the obvious reason he has difficulty showing emotion and compassion with his girlfriend, Sanni. As the film progresses, and their bond grows stronger, it is awkward at times to witness his inability to consider her feelings above his own. He is aware that it is an emotion that he should grasp, and that Sanni longs to hear that she is more important than the climb, but despite his awareness, he certainly isn’t ready to change his ways.

Aside from the human drama, the footage presented in FREE SOLO is, without a doubt, some of the most stunning that I have ever seen. Think of the rapturous beauty of the best that PLANET EARTH has to offer, and now imagine a human being dangling thousands of feet in the air, barely gripping a divot that is the size of a thumb nail.

Harrowing, heart-stopping and jaw-dropping, the thrill of watching Honnold and his fellow climbers work their craft is more intense than any fictional green-screen recreation could ever be. The specter of death is constantly on your mind, which only

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Free Solo continued from pg 37 adds to the squirmy, yet delightful terror exuded in virtually every sequence.

The film centers around Honnold’s attempt to do a free solo run of El Capitan, a 3000-foot granite wall in Yosemite Park. Though he has climbed it countless times in the past with ropes, and does so throughout the duration of the film, he had never attempted to do it without any equipment. The journey itself is as fascinating as the task itself, and as much credit as Alex deserves for his unnerving and unbelievable talent, the ability of Chin and Bhai Vasarhelyi to film his work is miraculous. Chin and his crew were up on the mountainsides alongside Honnold, and while they had safety measures in place, they were still dangling thousands of feet in the air, trying to capture the imagery that would do justice to Alex’s craft. As if this wasn’t difficult enough, they also needed to be cognizant of their positioning and how their actions could affect Honnold’s climbs. It is a feat of breathtaking filmmaking that is every bit as impressive, perhaps even more so, than any other film I saw in 2018.

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