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THIS issue editor: Ron Evans publishing assistants: Cy Peterson, Sarah Sims contributors: Cory Calhoun, Dustin Hays, Dan McConnell Allegra Hart. Cover: Lou Barlow - PHOTO BY ADELLE LOUISE BARLOW WEB: thecometmagazine.com facebook.com/thecometmagazine instagram: @thecometmagazine twitter: @cometmagazine info@thecometmagazine.com

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There’s a word I keep saying lately. Cyclical. And not just concerning the un- Yeah, I know they sound nothing alike. But it’s a good, clean way to get out of godly amount of colds I have gotten this winter. Seriously, are the germs on this circle bit. steroids this year? Did a meteor crash in the Palisades bringing the Martian I hope you enjoy this issue and, as always, we dare you to hit even half the Flu? I saw Martian Flu open for Zappa in ‘88. events we have rounded up for y’all this month. Go taste some wine, escape All things are cyclical to some degree, but life will offer a poignant ‘full circle’ a room with pals, take in some tunes, watch some comedy and experience feeling from time to time and I got nailed with a powerful dose of that this heartfelt poetry. It’s all happening right here in our sleepy little valley. month. And for the love of God, wash your hands. These bugs ain’t takin’ no shit. You will notice that Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, The Folk Implosion) They just keep going ‘round and ‘round. is gracing our cover for February. This is a big deal for me in many ways. But, Cyclical... as mentioned, it’s also part of a full circle experience. Chad Yenney turned me onto Dinosaur Jr. in the early ‘90s. Later in life I Happy trails, rented the building owned by Chad’s parents, Phil and Bonnie Yenney, and Ron Evans this is where RadarStation, an art-centric endeavor, now resides. Editor, The Comet Magazine Phil Yenney was my art teacher in the early ‘90s. He flunked me. We don’t talk about it. The Yenneys are now adding their own gallery to the space and this Ron Evans is the owner of RadarStation art gallery at 115 S. Wenatchee Ave., host of the Tales from the Spacepod podcast, author of “Edgar Rue,” and creator of opens March 1. Chad Yenney will be running said gallery. many other things, many of which have robots in them. He is editor of The Comet On March 6, Lou Barlow plays at RadarStation and the circle feels complete. and lead designer. Or at least...it’s a circle. It’s a cozy little tale of small town doings I suppose. You can almost hear a banjo play. Or maybe that’s Lou tuning up his ukulele.

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B-SIDES: Wenatchee-raised T.J. Troy Gets Signature Drumsticks

Every drummer has seen those signature drumsticks at music shops. Vic Firth and Pro Mark have a number of a r t i s t- s i g n a DUSTIN HAYS Musician/Music Historian ture models to choose from, I even played Joey Jordison signature sticks from Ahead Percussion for a while in high school. Last month, a Wenatchee-born musician and Grammy Award winner T.J. Troy released his own signature stick

with Germany’s Schlagwerk Percussion. I recently got the opportunity to interview T.J. over the phone and hear about his musical journey and the creation of his new signature Shaker Brush sticks. Most Wenatcheeites familiar with T.J. might remember him as the drummer of Scam and the Killer Bees. Along with his schoolmate bassist and singer Ammon Larson, the two piece rock group performed frequently around the valley, and released several cassette tapes in the first few years of the 1990s. T.J. began playing music at the age of four, in a household with three older brothers who were all drummers. As a freshman he landed a spot playing in the

high school’s jazz band, and performed with the All-State Honor Orchestra and at Solo & Ensemble events throughout his schooling. In 1994, T.J. graduated from Wenatchee High School and soon left town to attend the University of Michigan, at the time, the number one school in the country for percussion. Now known as an accomplished and versatile world percussionist, T.J.’s affinity for music from across the globe first began when he was still here in town. “Randomly enough my parents had a really wicked record collection, that was music from all over the world. Some of my earliest musical experiences were listening to music from the

Middle East and India.” T.J. recalls. “At some point in high school, one of my older brothers gave me a book called Drumming At The Edge Of Magic by Mickey Hart (one of the two drummers of the Grateful Dead). One of the people that he talks a lot about (in the book) is Alla Rakha, one of the great maestros of the North Indian tabla and his son Zakir Hussain who is now regarded as one of the greatest living maestros of the tabla. Alla Rakha called Mickey and said ‘my son is coming to the United States, I wonder if he could stay with you and get to know some of the musicians in the Bay Area.’ That started a lifelong friendship between Mickey and Zakir. In reading that book,

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I told myself if I ever get a chance to study that instrument I will. It was during my years in Michigan where I started dabbling more in Middle Eastern percussion, and a little bit of Latin percussion. After Michigan I started a Masters Degree at California Institute of the Arts and that’s where I met my current tabla teacher Swapan Chaudhuri, the senior-most maestro of the instrument right now.” In 2004, T.J. became a member of Partch, a California ensemble that plays the music of American composer Harry Partch, and performs his pieces on recreations of his unconventional invented instruments. In 2014, the group’s second album Plectra and Percussion Dances won a Grammy for Best Classical Compendium. The Partch Ensemble recently expanded their capacity, now operating as a non profit organization, of which T.J. acts as president. The group has another album set for release this June. Another active project of T.J.’s is Run Downhill, an indie/country project of his creation. Since 2011, the group has coupled their material and live performances with corresponding graphic novel narratives. The group has taken a break from performing as T.J. has been working on taking the band to the next level. “Ultimately what I want for Run Downhill is to turn it into a fully animated kind of rock opera. Like the cinematic quality of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of The Moon with the Wizard of Oz, that’s always been the big motivator for me.” T.J. has been playing Schlagwerk Percussion products in different projects for years, but first approached them in March of 2018 about an idea for a custom brush. First making his own prototype of the stick (nylon brush on one end, with a small metal shaker on the other), Schlagwerk then made their model of the “BRC06 Shaker Brush #6” stick. The signature stick was released in January at the 2019 NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Show in Anaheim California. The Shaker Brush is the

first drumstick of its kind. “The beautiful part of it is that everybody who’s picking them up is starting from the exact same place, we are all starting from scratch and everybody will end up developing their own technique and their own style and approach. What I really like to see is how another player takes this thing and starts making music with it. There’s stuff in there for me to learn, and then we all get better as a result of everyone’s individual explorations and that’s really exciting. When Vic Firth released the first big signature series sticks, it was the Dave Weckl and Harvey Mason sticks. I got pairs of both of those. I remember thinking at the time ‘one day I’m gonna have a signature stick.’” With a Grammy win under his belt, a custom first-of-its-kind stick featuring his signature, and several active projects on the table, T.J. has no intention of stopping where he is. “I’ve just been really fortunate, it’s one of those things I never forget about. It’s kind of what inspires me to sit down and practice and keep pushing it to the next level. “ The BRC06 TJ Troy signature sticks can be found on Schlagwerk.com and can be ordered through Guitar Centers across the country. They are set to ship in March.

Dustin Hays is a Wenatchee musician, local music history aficionado and enthusiastic member of the local music scene. He performs as a solo singersongwriter around the area and as a member of one of the valley’s newest groups The Nightmares. C

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SOLUTIONS TO LAST EDITION'S META CROSSWORD The meta answer is HANGOVER. (The hint: Look for a common 8-letter New Year's Day occurrence.) occurrence. Explanation:: The 8 theme answers, noted by bracketed clues, are related to alcoholic beverages: VERMOUTH, TEQUILA, RUMPUNCH, GLOGG, GLO BIJOU, NAVYGROG, BELLINI, and RIESLING. (See grid at right.) The New Year's Eve countdownthemed title "TEN! ... NINE! ..." hints that the meta answer can be found by "completing" the countdown, starting with eight and ending with one.

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JANuary Mondays: Ye Olde BookShoppe Open Mic

Ye Olde Bookshoppe • Wenatchee • 6:00pm • Free A new year; a new night! Bring your words, your song, your voice, your ears, your heart and soul. Join our weekly open mic, a casual and fun way to express yourself and meet some like-minded folk :)

Chateau Faire Le Pont Winery: JANuary Thursdays: RADARSTATION Open Mic Wenatchee

Killdeer String Band Ridge. Whether you ski under the lights or come up just for a rockin’ show, Mission Ridge is the place to be. All the excitement goes down inside the Hampton Lodge and can be enjoyed from either the Chair 5 Pub or the KaWham Café. Jan 5 Dynamite Supreme Jan 12Public Massy Ferguson McGlinn’s House Jan 19 Wenatchee Cosmic Serenity Jan 26 atTBD Saturdays 7:00pm - 9pm

RadarStation • Wenatchee • 7:30pm • Free Music, Comedy, andExperience Poetry. Hosted by LAPH ProducWine Escape Room tions every Thursday on the world famous RayGun Sunday, March 23 at 11am - 6pm FEBRUARY January Music at Icicle Brewing stage. Sign up at 7:00, with performances around 7:30. Tickets at escaperoomwenatchee.com 23 Jennan Oaks• Leavenworth Icicle Brewing Company As winemakers for the French King, you were tasked Jan 4 Evan Egerer, 6:00pm toJANuary create Thursdays: the perfectTrivia blend+ for the King’s Humane Societyannual Night soirée. MARCH Jan 5 2 Nic Sarah O’dea, 6:00pm Allen While you and your team• 7:00pm did create the perfect blend, Tap and Putt • Wenatchee Jan 9•16•23•30 & Co, 7:00pm you all drank every last drop by accident from all the ex9 MartinaSergio Celeste Trivia Nights At Tap and Putt. $3 to enter and a chance citement. You must work together and revisit your notes 14 Justin Kimo Muraki Jan 11 Froese, 6:00pm to win the $$$ pot. We also donate $1 of every draft Muraki to recreate this blend before the King’s annual soirée… Jan 1215 Kimo Christina May, 6:00pm purchase to the Humane Society to show the animals otherwise, it will be the dungeon for you all…. Jan 17•31 Bluegrass Night, 7:00pm some love and help us help them! $35/person: 1 Hour - 6 to 10 Players Numerica Center: Jan 18Performing Cascade Arts Cascade, 6:00pm Wenatchee Jan 19 Killdeer String Band, 6:00pm January Fridays: Bingo Night Columbia Valley Brewing: Tap and Putt • Wenatchee • 7:00pm Jan 26IIIGlass Heart String Choir Wenatchee Concert - Astronomy Every Friday at 7pm. Get a free board with each draft Wenatchee Valley Symphony Orchestra purchaseatand chances Mondays 7pm - 10pmto win Wild Tickets, Gift Cards, Saturday, Feb. 23 7pm - 10pm January Music at from McGlinn’s Swag, Growlers and more! at wenatcheesymphony.org The 1st through the 4th Mondays every month we host Tickets McGlinn’s Public House • Wenatchee • 7:00pm Jam Night. In “Astronomy,” we willSunday feature the thunderous, movieJan 4•5 Champagne All ages welcome come play. Bring your guitar, your soundtrack feeling of Holst’s The Planets. Wenatchee’s JANuary Saturdays:toMountain Music Series Jan 12 Martina Celeste sticks (weRidge haveSki drums). Appleaires women’s chorus will join us in the “Neptune” Mission & Board Resort • 6:30pm Jan 18•19so does EddieVoortex Manzanares movement, Productions along with their Saturday nights are all about live music up at Mission Jan 26 Nic Allen mesmerizing footage for an interstellar experience. Also Icicle Brewing Company: on the program is Romberg’s technical and expressive Leavenworth Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, featuring flutist Hal Ott, professor of flute at CWU Music Department. Live Music: Young-Chhaylee Friday, February 22 at 6 pm - 9pm Young-Chhaylee is an Everett, WA native who’s soulful Mobile Meals Variety Show melodies and hooks envelop audiences with emotion. A w/ Beth Whitney Friday, March 1 at 11am mixture of soul, pop, and R&B. Tickets at www.bandsintown.com This is the 11th Annual Mobile Meals of Wenatchee Live Music: Just Plain Darin Spring Variety Show benefit concert. A variety show with Saturday, February 23 at 6pm - 9pm Though Darin sings an eclectic list of original and cover numerous talents performing. tunes with a single guitar, he is often told he sounds like Cold Winter Nights: March Stand-up Comedy a whole band. Hosted by LAPH Productions

Jan 4: Art of Beer Flight Night

Wenatchee Valley Brewing Company • 108 Islandview St. We are currently brewing a lot of fun new beers, and this event includes four of our experimental batches served on a flight. The experimental flights will be at a special price: Normally $8 --> $5 for regular customers --> $4 forMarch our Mug Saturday, 2 atClub 7pmMembers. - 8:30pm Experimental flights come with a tasting worksheet, Tickets at numericapac.showare.com and at least one of our Brewers willKelsey be there to explain March’s stand-up show features Cook, seen on the brews and how they were produced. The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and Comedy Cen5:00-8:00pm tral’s “This Is Not Happening.” Her other television appearances include AXS TV, FOX, FUSE, and MTV.

JAN 5: Aaron Crawford

This Is Spinal Tap Lounge • Chelan The Vogue: A Liquid Wednesday, March 6 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm Live music with country artist Aaron Crawford. One of Tickets at numericapac.showare.com the best shows we’ve had. Don’t MISS! Monthly Movies •on Big Screen for only $3. 8:00pm-10:00pm Allthe ages Part of the 2019 Cold Winter Nights Comedy Series.

Jan 10: Wayne’s Cirque Éloize:World Saloon Numerica Performing Center • Wenatchee Thursday, March 14 atArts 7:30pm - 9:30pm Monthly Movies on the Big Screen for only $3. Part of Tickets at numericapac.showare.com the 2019 Cold Winter Nights Comedy Series. In Cirque Éloize’s Saloon, the infectious energy of folk Rated PG-13 | Running Time:set 1 hour 35 minutes music and strains of fiddle the tone for an acrobatic comedy sweeps spectators away in a mad flurry. Un6:30pm •that www.numericapac.org/event/waynes-world/ der the spell of Saloon’s beautiful Belle, the lover sets off aJAN chase worthy of the greatest Westerns. Unfolds a series 10: Brian Regan of unusual acrobatic prowess and invenTown Toyotaevents Center mixing • Wenatchee tive choreography. The lovebirds on the run wreak havoc Join us for what is sure to be a night of laughter and wherever they go, from the deserted plains to the depths fun as comedian Brian Regan stops by the Town Toyota of the mine, until the final acrobatic duel. RadarStation: Wenatchee Open Mic Thursdays at 8pm - Free Comedy, music and poetry. Hosted by LAPH Productions every thursday on the world famous RayGun stage. Doors at 6:30, sign up at 7, performances start at 8. An Evening with Lou Barlow in Wenatchee Wednesday, March 6 at 7pm - 10pm Tickets at Eventbrite This intimate show is limited to just 50 tickets. All ages.

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Sway wild Center as part of his 2019 tour. Don’t miss out! 7:30pm-10:30pm • Tickets are on sale NOW at www.towntoyotacenter.com

social justice. 7:30pm • Tickets $17-$21 • www.numericapac.org/event/ villalobos-brothers/

ture audience. Seating is limited! 7pm • Tickets: $22 • VIP Tables: $140 • Series Pass: $60 • www.numericapac.org/event/cwn-andrew-sleighter

JAN 11: Matthew Perryman Jones w/ Molly Parden

JAN 18-19: Compedy at Campbell’s with Gabriel Rutledge

AN 19-20: Bavarian Icefest 2019

Brewminatti • Prosser Originally from Pennsylvania, Matthew grew up in Bar with ID. Georgia cutwill his artistic teeth in the Atlanta Doors atand 7, Lou start playing around 7:30. music scene before heading north to Nashville. Songs from across his catalog have beenShowcase featured in dozens of film The Westsiders: Comedy and TV March placements, and tours have Friday, 22 at 7pm - 10pm - 21+taken him across the U.S. at and abroad to share stages with legends like Tickets www.thisprobablydoesntmatter.com Shawn and Patty Griffin. March Colvin 22nd TPDM brings you 3 of Seattle’s most tal7:00pm at brewminatti.com/upcoming-events/ ented up• Tickets and comers! The lineup includes Robert Pidde, Claire Webber, Levi Manis and Wenatchee’s own Jason Sims. Jan 12: Michael Carlos • Cowboy dan Wally’s House of Booze • Wenatchee Note: to keep costs down do notShow!!! send paper tickets, The annual Michael Carlos we Birthday Also feayour name will be on a list at the door. turing Cowboy Dan and spoken word artists. Come out and party with us! WillyatWonka Drag Show Show 9:30 • $5 cover • 21+ Saturday, March 23 at 6:30pm -11pm - 18+ - $15 tickets Tickets by Eventbrite

Campbell’s Resort on Lake Chelan “Gabriel Rutledge is a quick thinking, comedy fast talking, The TV Fameless Tour is a stand-up showhard starworking bad ass.” - you Louisville ring three women shouldWeekly have heard of, Sofiya AlA past winner of both the Seattle International exandra, Christine Little and Hannah Hogan!Comedy They’re Competition andfunny, The Laughing Skull Festival, diverse, they’re and their list Comedy of credits includes Gabriel made numerous television appearances. Comedyhas Central’s This is Not Happening, America’sHe Got is also author of the book Playboy “Happiness Isn’t Funny.” Talent, Just For Laughs, Magazine, Huffington Post,tickets Free Form, and Laughs on Fox. Get at https://rottenapplepresents.com/events/comedy-at-campbells-gabriel-rutledge/

JAN 18-27: Lake Chelan Winterfest 2019 Wally’s Tavern

East Woodin Ave • Chelan Hosted by Snatchee Records Nestled among the snow-capped hilltops and glacier fed Wenatchee waters of Lake Chelan, Winterfest is the perfect escape to Washington winter wonderland. 21+aMusic starts at 9:30pm - $5 cover Join us for wine and ale tastings, horse-drawn carriages, intricate ice (unless stated otherwise) sculptures, live23music, activities Feb. - Naughty Pine for kids of all ages, a massive beach bonfire, spectacular show and JAN 12-13: Bavarian Bruisefest 2019 Feb. 27 - Free Show W/ fireworks Joey Briggs, Divided much more! Heaven, Dave Savage Leavenworth Festhalle Flannel Fox Entertainment Presents Feb.and 28 ticket - 9pmdetails: - $15 siteline.vendini.com/site/ - Tsunami Bomb, Ghost The 5th Annual Bavarian is here! Thisof Voo- Specific event WILLY WONKA DRAGBruisefest SHOW with Haus lakechelanwinterfest.com Power, Not All There 10-team tournament hosted in beautiful downtown doo Mar. 2 - Sad Girl, Himiko Cloud, Twin Skinny Leavenworth a massive for teams **There will has be 2become shows starting atattraction the following times, Mar. 7 - 8:30pm - $15 - The Briefs, Not All all over the PNW. please ensure you buy the correct tickets for the show JAN 19: Cosmic Serenity There, The Nightmares Wally’s House of Booze • Wenatchee you would like toatattend** First game starts 9am; last game ends around 7:30pm 9 - Presents!! $10 - MDC,ANot Allwith There, on Saturday. On Sunday, 9am first game; last game Snatchee Mar. Records night Cosmic SerenThe Nightmares Showaround #1: ends 6:30pm. Games on the hour all day long. ity, Alterna/Psych from Hilo, HI. Mar. 16 - Saint Party’s Day!! W/ Ball Bag, The Doors- 6:30 PMceremony will take place on Sunday after Music at 9:30 Championship • $5 cover • 21+ Nightmares, Buffalo Preacher Show7:00 PM the last game. Mar. 22 - Kids on Fire, Wasted Breath, 9:00am-6:30pm leavenworth.org/event/bavariianJJan 19: Stand-up Comedy with andrew sleighter Rich&Rare Rebels Show #2: bruisefest-2019/ NumericaMar. Performing Arts Center • Wenatchee 23 - Himiko Cloud, While I See Sound, Doors- 9:00 PM Cold Winter Nights brings three months of comedy at Fell From the Ship Show- 9:30 PM Jan 17: Villalobos Brothers the Numerica kick-off theFist, New Year – including Mar.PAC 29 -to Year of The DAR, Numerica Performing Arts Center • Wenatchee a three-part comedy series featuring some of Thestand-up Nightmares Red Lion Hotel - Grizzly Lounge: the best comics in-the industry. The Villalobos Brothers (Ernesto, Alberto, and Luis) Mar. 30 Peculiar Pretzelmen, Wenatchee use their violins and voices to redefine contemporary Underwood, Straw Andrew Hat Revival January’sJohn stand-up show features Sleighter, Mexican music. Their original compositions masterfully seen on Last Comic Standing, Nuvo TV’s Stand Up & Comedy at The w/classical, The TV and Fameless Tour blend elements ofGrizzly jazz, rock, Mexican folk Deliver, and Conan. He has also written and performed Friday, March 15 at 7:30pm 9pm to deliver a powerful message of love, brotherhood, and sketch comedy for Comedy Central. Intended for a maTickets at rottenapplepresents.com

Leavenworth Leavenworth loves winter, Wenatchee Convention Centerand each year on MLK Jr. weekend we celebrate winter’s bounty with IceFest! The Wenatchee village is still dressed in over half a million twinkling lights and Live this weekend is a flurry of frosty frivolity. Lip Sync Come celebrate winter with Saturday, February 23 at 7pmus! - 10pm Games and events both days • Fireworks Sunday at Tickets at www.numericapac.org Contestants 18 and up will show off their lip syncing abil6:00pm • leavenworth.org/event/bavariian-icefest-2019/ ities with musical numbers, competing for prizes which include a Victoria Clipper Weekend Getaway, a Shilo Inn Jan 25-26: Timbrrr! Winter Music Festival 2019 Weekend Getaway, and more! All proceeds benefit MisDowntown and Leavenworth Festhalle sion CreekLeavenworth Players. The sixth annual Timbrrr! Winter Music Festival offers a weekend music and northwest wintertime fun. Laugh Riotof2019 Saturday, 30 at 8pmcan - 10:30pm During theMarch day, attendees take in live music at a Tickets handful at of Eventbrite venues throughout downtown Leavenworth. For 19 years Riotout hastobeen bringingheadin the At night, 21+strong guestsLaugh will rock the festival’s best in stand up comedy and this year is no exception. lining acts and enjoy local beer from Icicle Brewing Co. CO headlining together will be Chas Elstner and Susan and Timbrrr’s Hot Toddy Garden. Rice. For morecelebrated info visit www.laughriot.net Lineup and ticket details: winter.timbermusicfest.com

Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center JAN 25: Sway Wild (ft. Mandy Fer & Dave McGraw) Wenatchee

Brewminatti • Prosser WeNight first met them at Brewminatti Block Party 2018 and A at the Museum LOVED them. Excited have them back. Saturday, March 23 at to 6pm - 9pm - 21+ Tickets at wenatcheevalleymuseum.org “...roots trailblazers Dave McGraw and Mandy Fer Night at the includes four experiences in one continue theirMuseum upward stride towards artistic nirvana.... and a request –PopMatters for your financial support. Enjoy a fun scintillating...” brewery & cider house, a speakeasy, relaxing coffee“...refreshing...stunning...some of thea best I have house, wine bar. heard.”and –NoaDepression “...had me at ‘hello’...” –Seattle Post Intelligencer

Ye Old Bookshoppe 7:00pm • Tickets at brewminatti.com/upcoming-events/ Wenatchee

JAN 26:Mic Brett- New Benton Duo Open Night Club Crowat• Cashmere Mondays 6pm - 7:30 - Free Brett Benton returns to Club Crow! Come get down with this dirty andyour heavy hillyour country blues duo likeyour Bring yourdelta words, song, voice, your ears, y’all always do!Join Always party!open mic, casual and fun heart and soul. our aweekly way to express yourself and meet some like-minded folk. 9:00pm

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Wenatchee first Friday Kasey Koski with Wenatchee First Fridays helped put together this list of shows, along with their First Friday hours. Remember, while most places have special events, artists receptions and free admission during First Friday, the art itself is on exhibit all month long in most locations.

Designer Floors

19 N. Wenatchee Ave • open First Friday 9am-8pm Terry Valdez features portrait paintings in a show titled Coyote Emerging & The Millennial Series. His portrait subjects are of past students from years as an Art EduCollapse Contemporary Art Gallery cator in the Eastmont School District. Each individual 115 S. Wenatchee Ave. by their own unique existence has inspired Terry to Jan Cookto Mack: a Retrospective attempt peel back and connect to the complicated Artist reception: 5-8pmgeneration. March 1st, Second reception: layers of this emerging

5-8pm March 15th Collapse Gallery opens with their ﬁrst exhibit highlighting twenty plus years of Jan Cook Mack’s stunning oil paintings. Jan will have cards, prints and jewelry available for purchase. Show runs March 1st-31st.

Julie Aynn Photography

15 Palouse Street #103 Regular Business Hours: By Appointment only First Friday Art walk Hours: 5 pm-8 pm Julie Aynn Photography will be hosting: Greenstreet Woodworks. Primarily using domestic hardwoods, Greenstreet Woodworks designs and builds high quality custom kitchenware, furniture and other products. Valley Cakes & Bakes – Scrumptious baked goods including Lemolodecorated Cafe & Deli artfully cupcakes, tasty sweet and savory 114 N Wenatchee Ave •delectable Open First Friday 1am-6pm scones, and more treats. Samples along with goodies andOn customer for purchase. Sketching the Fly:orders Travelavailable Journal Adventures My travel sketches tend to be completed under time pressure. Maybe the sketch was done while waiting in line or for a meal. As such, the sketches tend to Mission St. Commons be vibrant and fresh. The quickly drawn inaccurate 218 S. Mission St, Open: M-F 8-6 lines dart and bounce around the page portraying a www.missionstcommons.com small moment in time. For me, the traveler, the drawKari Hertzog an emerging abstract who loves ing marks my is memory... I still can recallartist the moment working widesky, variety mediums. She paints mainly caught...with the asun, placeofand the people I was with.

with epoxy resin and alcohol ink. The great outdoors plays a large part in her life and contributes greatly to her creative path. While still very new at creating art, she has found contentment and healing in the creative process and is excited to see where her artistic path takes her.

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Mission St. Commons

WVC Art Department faculty members show that they are professional practitioners of their disciplines with a group exhibition of their creative work in a variety of MAC Gallery media. The exhibition includes pieces by Ruth Allan, WVCMusic ArtDeRooy, Center Natalie Dotzauer, Elena Scott Bailey,and Vicki 1300 Fifth Mon-Fri 9-5 Sadel. Payne, YevStreet, Rybakov, and Majka

Vonda Drees presents her daily journaling practice of connection, intuition and spirit. Other members of Grunewald Guild to bring a variety of work and proDesigner Floors gramming information.

1300 Fifth Street • First Friday (Closing) Reception 5pm-7pm

218 S. Mission Street • Open Mon-Fri 8am-6pm

19 N. Wenatchee Ave. Mon - Fri: 9-5pm, Sat 10-3pm First Friday 9am-8pm Jen Erickson: Drifting and Longing “Nature’s Design” is a photographic look at the vibrancy WVC MAC Gallery and design created in nature as presented by Marshall February 22—March 20 Wenatchee First Friday Reception: March 1, 5:00—7:00 Mahler. Marshall, a landscape & nature photographer Spokane area artist Jen Erickson presents a series of from Wenatchee, spent 9 years as a portrait photographer prior to combining his love for photography & his love atmospheric mixed-media paintings featuring forms for the outdoors. Join us from 5-8 pm on March 1st for created from the abundant accumulation of handmade refreshments, music, and a time to meet the artist. marks. Layers of paint and graphite are built up, buried, and re-exposed through carving and sanding to reveal and conceal text and data from diﬀerent stages of her process. As in memory, this painted information comes together Mela and disperses, engaging in a constant continuum of growth 17 N. Wenatchee Ave., caﬀemela.com and decay. Mon-Fri:6-6, Sat-Sun:8-4 First Fridays Reception:5-8 FLASHPOINT, the 5th annual exhibit of new art works by the nine artists of Art 220, opens Friday, March 1, The Nature Conservancy Mela 2018 at Mela. 17 N Wenatchee Ave. A free reception is Tumbleweed Shop & Studio 115 Orondo Street • First Friday 5pm-7pm 17 N. Wenatchee Ave • Opening Reception 5pm-8pm from 5-8 pm. Live music with Tom Davies (Leavenworth) 105 Palouse Perspectives on the(Seattle) Value of saxophone Shrub Steppe Color from Plants 2: karen dawn dean guitar, Jim Paul and Rhia Foster Mon-Fri 10-6 , Sat 10-5 First Friday 5-8 The Nature Conservancy will be hosting a showing of Natural dyes have been stuck to my bucket list for (Leavenworth), vocals. Wellbornmaker is a local homegrown business that Marc Dilley’s photography and Jan Cook Mack’s pleinalmost 50 years. I finally stepped out of my normal specializes hand knits pieces. air work from the Moses Coulee in Eastern Washington. art makingin practice, dugand intomacrame the alchemy andThe her-art of macrame is nostalgic to many of us and the revival of athis This showcase honors the rich history of our arid lands metic practice of botanical color extraction. It’s been and the unique landscape that is the precious home to year’s-longhas journey coaxing persuadtechnique made of its discovery; way back into manyand households. Two Rivers Gallery many species of plants and wildlife. Educational Panel ing plants to give up their unique colors. I will share When Anna isn’t spending time with her family, she 102 N Columbia, 2riversgallery.com Conversation 6pm-6:45pm. some of the techniques I’ve learned about indigo resist enjoys cuddling up and letting her macrame take on a life Wed-Sat:11- 4, Sun:1-4 printing and the eco-dyeing process at 6:30 pm. Two of its own. Custom orders available upon request! workshops mid-month. First Friday Reception 5-8 Join us as we celebrate our 10th Anniversary with artwork from over 50 local artists. Music from Patric Thompson and Glenn Isaacson. Complimentary refreshments.

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Pan’s Grotto

Tumbleweed Shop & Studio

From Orion to the Zodiac is it written in the stars? Humanity has looked up at the sky in awe since the beginning of time and we are still watching the stars in contemplation. Come check out our local artists spin on different constellations the entire month of January.

Tumbleweed Bead Co. launched in 2002 when owner and creator Jessica Russell began creating delicate, sophisticated, eco-friendly jewelry at her in-home studio. Tumbleweed believes in keeping life and accessories simple, fun and beautifully designed.

3 N Wenatchee Ave, Suite 2 • Open 10am-8pm

Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center 127 South Mission Street wenatcheevalleymuseum.org T-Sat: 10-4, First Friday (FREE): 10-8 The Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center is proud to sponsor the 40th Regional High School Art Show in cooperation with the North Central Educational Service District and the Oﬃce of Superintendent of Public Instruction each year. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase our students’ creativity and talent District and Statewide. Student winners from the North Central District travel on to show and compete with students from across the state at the capitol in Olympia.

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Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center

127 South Mission Street • First Friday (FREE) 10am-8pm

In conjunction with the Beyond the Frame: Inland Bounty exhibit, the Museum presents Gifts of the Earth. It is a look at some of the resources of Indigenous people of the Wenatchee Valley. Learn about native plants, their andGraves the cycle of seasons and harvest. while you enjoy this show. Powered by magic will show uses, Robert Gallery

for all of March.

Wenatchee Valley College Sexton Hall, 9th Avenue entrance Monday-Thursday, 9 am-1 pm. . Lemolo Cafe & Deli Robert Graves Gallery presents new work from ceramic 114 N Wenatchee Ave. artist Gary Dismukes, who previously showed in the Sun & Mon 11-4, Tue-Sat 11-6 Gallery’s 2018 Northwest Artists Ceramics Invitational. Open First Friday until 6 The show runs March 1-April 25. The opening reception Nancy Gardener was born and raised inWashington where is Friday, March 1, 5-7 pm, with an artist’s talk at 6 pm. her art instructors encouraged her to attend advanced art training. During high school she was hired to draw architectural renderings of house remodels. She went on to Central Washington University where she took classes RadarStation in art and business. Nancy continued her art education 115 S. Wenatchee Ave. by taking classes with local artist workshops in Seattle, First Friday FREE Reception 5-9 pm RadarStation Edmonds andGallery Skagit County. She says “I love Pastel art Ye Adam Collection of Art Inspired By Adam Two Rivers Olde- ABookshoppe Ye Olde Bookshoppe 115 S. Wenatchee Ave • First Friday FREE Reception 5pm-9pm because of its immediacy, vibrancy and almost tactile 5-9pm 102 N Columbia • First Friday Reception 5pm-8pm 11 Palouse St • First Friday Reception: 5pm-8pm 11 Palouse St. RAD: An Installation Mural This based is Adam. We Amanda like his Northwind face. So wehas built a group appearance. Mypaintings favorite of subjects areartist localDean landscapes, NCW the oil Western crafter been mak- art Store Hours: Mon. 11-7; Tue.-Thur., 10-7; Fri.-Sat. 10-8. Featuring Rad Volume I by Ron Evans is a celebration of the show around it. Paintings, drawings, digital prints and Rainey. will have a whole new show of over portraitsThe andgallery food art.” ing hand hammered jewelry for her shop, Mystic North, Art Walk Hours: 5-8 pm glorious music players from the 70’s and 80’s. Painted more all inspired by...Adam. A look into how we all tend 50 local and regional artists. Music by pianist Jeannie for 5 years. When’s she not dreaming up new ideas, you Art Walk 5-8 p.m. acrylics on large canvases in a style that’s more graphto see same thing diﬀerently, and how individual can find the her out in the mountains. Jesemynn Cacka and C.G. Dahlin are co-hosting a McPherson. Local wines. Complimentary refreshments. ic design than traditional composition. The current techniques can vary in spite of that shared subject. contemporary displayfeetoflong. original paintings, printed project is over twenty Sarah Sims will have Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce photography, and locally written poetry This is more handmade Earth-friendly jewelry andbooks. more fun 137 North Wenatchee Avenue Cacka’s debut will showing at First mini-paintings be added to Fridays. the Dish of Fate. First Friday Reception 5-8 pm. The Wenatchee Chamber of Commerce Tasting Room Link Transit Art Tour is excited to have Fielding Hills Winery pour their Starts at Columbia Station at 5:45/pre-registration Pans Grotto outstanding wines, and have musical accompaniment by required. Meet up at Columbia Station for a quick bus Art Tour with Valdez 3 NFree Wenatchee Ave,Terry Suite 2, Don@pansgrotto.com singer and guitarist Gavin McLaughlin. The Chamber of First Friday Free Transit! Professional artistFrom Terrysymbols Valdez leads the first in a series of free guided toursa on Friday, January 4, Saturday of trip to the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center Powered By Magic: to potions or magically Commerce alsoarthosts winery every Second art tours coincide with LinkSchool TransitArt Show for aMonthly guided tour of the Regional High 5:30pm-7:10pm. talk will powers, briefly highlight his “Confluence of Communities” funnel series at Columbia too! Look for Horan Estates Winery to pour charged steampunkHis to goddess we’ve asked our the month, offering free FirstSchool Fridayinstructor service after 4:00pm with Eastmont High Matthew Kimmel. Station. Guests will then board Current B to tour the Robert Graves Gallery Members Show. artists to show us what it means to be powered by magic. their wines from 2-5 pm on March 9. on Routes 1, 5, 7,509-664-7624 8E, 8W, 11 & or 12.emailing sdanko@ Register by calling Tours begin and end at Columbia Station. Sign up by phone: 509-664-7624 or email: sdanko@linktransit.com. We hope you’ll join us for a night ﬁlled with magic and linktransit.com. art and check out some of our everyday magical items

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lou barlow: SMALL SPACES TOUR COMES TO TOWN by ron evans

I know it’s not journalistic to fanboy (I even hate that word) out over a feature in your own magazine. But...fuck it. I’m not a journalist. And this is barely a magazine.

PHOTO BY ADELLE LOUISE BARLOW

the random order that Chad assembled the remaining songs in. I miss the warbly tape noise from that one time I spilled cheese dip on the cassette player while playing Maniac Mansion on the Commodore 64. Somewhere during Pond Song, I think.

I’m going to take you back a little over 25 years. It was somewhere between the junior high and high school days. I was in Fast forward a decade or so and I disEast Wenatchee, smoking cheap cigs on cover this great band called Sebadoh. the downwind side of my parents’ house Now, keep in mind, this was pre-internet and waiting in the winter cold for my days and I only had taped (read:stolen) pal Chad to arrive. (See page 18 for more versions of Dinosaur Jr.’s albums, so I on what Chad is up to these days.) We had no idea who was in the band at that were going to snowboard down some su- point. It was only much later that I made per tame hill near an elementary school the connection,“Oh, this singer, Lou Barbecause I was too terrified to go up to low, was in Dinosaur Jr.” Mission Ridge. 1.5 cigs in, Chad shows up with a little Sims (safe for Fraidy Cat The Folk Implosion came to me further Evans) board and we prepare to hit the down the road while I was shopping in wee slopes. Along the drive to the hilari- Mark Pickerel’s (Screaming Trees, Truously walking-distanced hill, Chad pops ly) beloved and deeply-missed Ellensin a cassette and I hear screams of wail- burg record store, Rodeo Records. The ing, ridiculously-distorted guitar, only song was Releast. I asked about it, and matched by he said the only the screams copy they had of some mad was in the CD “In my mind I feel like I’m in the man floating player. I stared just above Ramones when I play with Dinosaur Jr. at Mark until them. “Who We’re a machine and a sound. Playing solo he realized I is this?” I wasn’t leaving is the opposite of that.” asked. I alwithout that ways hated galldurn CD. not knowing rad music right away and sometimes I And finally, I discovered Lou Barlow’s would even lie about recognizing it to solo music when my ex-wife, Leah, made appear cooler than true life would prove me a mix CD featuring his perfect (said out. But sometimes, you just have to it) song, “Mary.” I’d heard more than know. enough to know that Barlow was going to be a staple in my listening agen“Dinosaur Jr.” Chad said with pride. da for the bulk of eternity. So, imagine “They are the best. I’ll make you a tape.” my response when local musician Joel Myrene reached out to me about a posHe made me a tape. It started with an EP sible Lou Barlow show at RadarStation. collection of Dinosaur’s earlier output, Just like when I don’t recognize a band Fossils, which kicked off with the song right away, I may have played it cool. But I heard in Chad’s car. Small Fury Things. then I spent the rest of the night writStill my favorite Dinosaur Jr. song. As it ing love poetry to Myrene. I never sent turns out, that opening scream was com- it. Too raw. Too soon. But here we are, ing from the lungs of the bassist, Lou all the same. This is happening. Thank Barlow. More on him in a minute. you Chad. Thank you Joel. Thank you Tina Dunn (Lou’s tour manager). And I must have played this cassette tape 100 thank you Lou for coming to our humble times that year. When you fall in love valley for an evening. I can’t promise I with a band as singular and distinct as won’t cry or throw my panties, but I can Dinosaur Jr., nothing else can scratch promise that you will be surrounded by that itch. And to this day, when I want similar stories when you grace our little to hear Dinosaur, I pop in those original stage at RadarStation. tapes more often than not. They are sacred to me. I know you can stream this Anyway. stuff in crystal clarity, and I own most of those LPs on vinyl now, but I tend to miss I asked Lou some shit and he was gra-

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DINOSAUR JR. IN 2016 PHOTO BY LEVI WALTON cious enough to respond thoughtfully.

goes?

these more intimate kinds of shows?

Many artists that are playing these smaller intimate coffee shop / house shows say these are way more stressful than larger theater or festival shows. You, on the other hand, have claimed to be attracted to this kind of -up close and personal- environment. Can you tell us what it is about these shows that resonates with you?

I have a general path I take at every show, I play the songs I feel most comfortable with. I take requests and often let that guide me.

There usually is, yeah. Sometimes maybe my mood or the mood of the show lends itself to laying the songs out without much talk, but generally there’s some communication going on.

Aside from stylistic differences, are there elements to playing in Dinosaur Jr. that feed your soul differently than say, playing Caterpillar Girl to a quiet attentive crowd? Or is performing I’ve never been comfortable with stages. performing? I find the lighting and the sound from the monitors isolating, especially when I play Thrashing the bass definitely hits a difacoustic. With these small shows, there’s ferent spot in my brain. Dinosaur Jr. is a generally no stage and I often play with- steamroller. We don’t interact with the out amplification at all. Since most of the audience. In my mind I feel like I’m in songs I write start as acoustic songs, just the Ramones when I play with Dinosaur playing in a room, I am in my element. Jr. We’re a machine and a sound. Playing Also, I hide behind my hair and look solo is the opposite of that, it can be very down when I play so I don’t feel vulner- minimal and it’s centered on my voice able or exposed. I have generally worked and words. Both sides do feed each other i.e. after playing solo, playing with Dinothrough any issues I have. saur Jr., I can feel cathartic and vice versa. Are there setlists for the most part, or do you show up and just see where it Is there much audience interaction at

has done this for the Posies among others. I trust her and I trust my fans and I have yet to be in an unworkable situation. I like the varying locations and the chaotic elements just as I did when I started out. Every day is unique and some days are challenging but, like I said, it’s been 100%.

Radiohead won’t play Creep. Tool Is there (or will there ever be) such won’t play Sober. Is there any song thing as a fully acoustic Dinosaur Jr. you get asked to play that you won’t show? do, for whatever reason? We’d do anything for the right price I I don’t play things I don’t know, but I play imagine. J (Mascis) is flexible and I’m the ‘hits’ for sure. I’d never hold out on always pleasantly surprised by the chalthe big ones. When I see bands do that it lenges he takes so, maybe! annoys me. Learn the hit. Play the hit. My first exposure to your solo work House shows seem like a tricky en- was the song Mary. A clever retelling deavor. I’m guessing you have people of the story of Christ’s conception. looking into things before you just As someone who grew up in a fairly show up to some meth house with strict religion-centric home, I enjoyed ukulele in tote, but have you had a the catchy blasphemy of it. Have you weird experience with playing in a had any flack from that tune over the years? stranger’s home? The spots are vetted by Tina Dunn who

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me by some scholars that the Bible does not say that Mary was literally a virgin. I was raised Roman Catholic and they sure made it seem like no sex was involved to put Jesus in Mary’s belly. But, no, there’s been no backlash. In fact 50% of the times I play the song it doesn’t seem to register, i.e. no one laughs or reacts in any way. During a recent binge of the fantastic Amoeba Records series on YouTube, “What’s In My Bag?” I saw your episode. In it, you mentioned that The Folk Implosion never really broke up, but that John Davis stopped talking to you, with little elaboration. Is that situation current?

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I said The Folk Implosion never broke up? Oh, well, I did continue with the name after John Davis left the band, but that wasn’t the best idea. I did dissolve the name after The New Folk Implosion LP. John and I have been communicating via e-mail re: some reissue issues so, I guess it has changed! Many of these shows on your current tour are sans-mic/amplification, can You have talked about your love for we expect the same of the RadarStahardcore music in your youth, but the tion show? Or is that room by room bulk of your solo work features me- decision? lodic, gentle tunes lacking any noticeable Minor Threat influence. Were If a spot has a PA I use it. Some rooms are you always eclectic in your tastes in too big for no amplification. I won’t really music or was there a transition point know until I get there. C where melody and songwriting be-

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COMET TALES: rEADER SUBMITTED WRITINGS POETRY BY FAITH MERZ Man on the moon

the music in the thrumming of a town too small to remember.

I come outside, to sit, to think as many have before me.

ListenThere’s something to be said about not knowing and all the beauty in fleeting encounters. Let’s take a ride, straight on through and cast off into the night.

Staring up at the sky, a Man stares idly back and it makes me wonder. Does the Man on the Moon watch? With eyes made of stardust the passing of man as centuries go by?

LISTEN

Has He seen mountains form and the earth shift, forests grow and rivers bend?

It’s in the woods where I found things, I forgot something down the road. The winter prayers have come again where beaten paths go unknown, the bow of a pine breaks in the distance.

With a knowledge untouched by time does he realize His antiquity as something older than god?

Somewhere beyond the safety of trees lies the answer to a question

Ancient man in the sky there on His lunar throne He will be here long after I am gone.

2:15 AM

Let the ego fall back let the egg break, become a complex mix of everything you forgot to give to yourself.

There’s a humming, a thrumming resounding like a heartbeat; the dogs are barking outside.

i never thought to ask.

Dig This

Throw away useless notions throw away your pride. Watch the fog roll in the country where the clouds hang low.

On the other side of town, past the railroad tracks, someone turns out their light to the coming of the day. There’s cats out on open roads, someone’s faking love in a hotel room, people are living lives in the dark unaware and the thrumming goes on. I think maybe Kerouac was right about the openness of streetlight roads, the poetry in strangers,

Find yourself, find yourself but do not go looking. Aha! Was there anything really to be found? Always morsel thoughts misplaced, hidden right under your nose it was there all along.

Are you a writer? Send your short story, poetry, essay or excerpt to comettales@thecometmagazine.com and we may publish it in the next issue.

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collapse: wenatchee’s newest art gallery opens

by ron evans There’s a brand new contemporary gallery opening in Wenatchee this March called Collapse. Owners Phil, Bonnie and Chad Yenney have created a bright and airy modern space that will be hosting fine art of many different styles and genres. The downtown space is in the front portion of 115 South Wenatchee Ave. The building (owned by the Yenneys) also occupies RadarStation and it’s been exciting to see the changes taking place over the past few months. I talked with owner/curator Chad Yenney about this new addition to Wenatchee’s art scene. What led to forming Collapse gallery? This gallery is a family affair. Starting with my father Phil Yenney (retired art teacher from Eastmont). He’s been an artist and art appreciator most of his life and that has been somewhat contagious. Along with my mother Bonnie, the three of us decided to open a gallery. We’ve kicked around the idea of representing certain artists and giving them a home

base, but right now we’re really excited to just get the ball rolling. So far I’ve been curating, and we have several months already booked. Are you focusing on any particular technique or style? Not really, it’s going to be an eclectic mix with the commonality being art that we appreciate. I’ve met some great people while doing art shows, craft shows, and zine fests. I’ve been reaching out to these artists and the response has been positive. Acclaimed Wenatchee painter Jan Cook Mack is the first featured exhibit at Collapse, tell us about this decision and what we can expect from this solo exhibition. When I first visited Jan’s studio I was immediately drawn to a series of cow paintings she made back in Vermont. I asked Jan if she would allow me to work with

her to select pieces that span her career and highlight some of our favorites. The resulting collection is a wonderfully diverse grouping that I think people will really enjoy. Will Collapse be holding monthly shows or will the duration vary? Our current plan is to have monthly exhibits. Some of these months will be solo shows, a few will be two artists at a time and a few will be curated group shows. Are you planning on participating in monthly First Friday events? Yes, March 1st will be our opening. What do you hope to contribute to Wenatchee’s art scene? I’m excited to help grow our arts community and I believe the more the merrier when it comes to art diversity and exposure. Besides working with local tal-

ent, I’m also looking forward to bringing friends from out of town to Wenatchee and expose them to a new market and to bring some fresh talent to town. Where can people get updates and information about current shows? We have an instagram @collapse_gallery and a Facebook page @collapseartgallery. Are you taking artist submissions, if so, how can people submit their work? Contact us at collapsegallery@gmail.com Where’d the name Collapse come from? I wanted a name that didn’t reflect local flora or fauna. Something that didn’t sound too uplifting but not a bummer. As the gallery grows, hopefully the name Collapse will take on its own definition and identity. C

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THE SPACEPOD: the legend of batsquatch

by ron evans Washingtonians are kind of spoiled when it comes to legends of the mysterious. Bigfoot, thunderbirds, Mel’s Hole, UFOs and more all within our little evergreen state. One legend that seems to have been born here is the -made for tabloid headlines- Batsquatch.

We have our own wacky but loveably horrifying legend here in Washington. Batsquatch. I think I saw Batsquatch open for The Misfits back in... ok, I’ll stop.

After one last screech, the monster launched back into the night sky and the man had one hell of a creepy walk back into town. With a story to tell.

the idea of ancient creatures long thought extinct, or never known of at all, living in some type of underworld in the thick of the upper crust of the planet. Now, science fiction has given us nekkid women These kinds of stories are quite similar riding galldurn dinosaurs in forests of gito Moth Man reports save for the appear- ant mushrooms as a guess to what awaits ance, and as the Moth Man sightings tend us way down in the earth. But fringe scito be some sort of harbinger or omen of ence says there could actually be all sorts impending doom, Batsquatch seems to be of pockets of interior livable spaces all only a harbinger of soiled underoos. over the globe. One powerful volcanic eruption could be enough to release a In 2009, a group of climbers on Mount horde of Batsquai onto the surface, right? Shasta reported seeing giant creatures in the sky with leathery wings and bluish It sounds crazy. But next time you’re fur. They described the heads more like snacking on some M&Ms, take out a sina pterodactyl than a lover of the night. gle piece and carefully bite it in half. See But these reports pop up from time to that super thin candy shell surrounding time. Usually way up in the misty, snowy the chocolate? If that M&M were Earth, mountain peaks. we have only dug down about 1/25th through the outer shell. We have no idea The going theory among cryptid re- what’s really inside this massive space searchers is: Ape that evolved into flight marble, but it’s not hard to imagine somecapabilities. The going theory among thing down there waiting to be freed mainstream science: Bat-shit. from its ancient prison. Let’s all hope it’s the dino-riding ladies. They sound like Of course this legend does have an in- badass warriors and I think we may need triguing angle to its origin worth talking them to help us handle the inevitable batabout. The great eruption of St. Helens in monkey problem. C 1980.

While legends of creatures of this sort predate the pale face invasion, one of the first stories to gain pop-culture attention Now, the cryptozoological world is filled occurred near Mount St. Helens in the with creatures that sound made up by 1980s. A few people saw these strange your drunkle while chugging Natural creatures gliding around the mountain Ice out of the room temp can next to the and one witness even took some photos. campfire. Ultimately, they were not clear enough to be of any use. Ain’t that always the way? Otterman for examp. No, this is not a Stan Lee creation. Known to the Alas- This chromosomally confused beast is kan natives as Kushtaka, Otterman is a described as having red or yellow eyes, shape-shifting goober that can look both a wolf-like muzzle, blue fur, sharp teeth, human and otter. By most reports, only bird-like feet and leathery bat-like wings one at a time. I woulda gone with Were- that span up to fifty feet. That’s 5-0 feet. I Otter over Otterman, but I get it. The mean, if you’re gonna start a legend, why legend goes that the Ottermen mimic the mess around? cries of a baby out in the woods to lure would-be rescuers into the darkness. Af- Not to say that other sightings haven’t ter a horrific and violent death (one can piled up over the years. They certainly only guess as to whether or not they eat have. One such incident was in Pierce their victims off their adorable tummies) County. A young man was driving along a the lucky ones are turned into Ottermen dark forest road when suddenly his truck themselves. It’s a fun little legend, likely died. While he was fiddling with the keys invented by some old dick that hates ba- and trying to figure out what was happenbies. “No! Don’t go out there after that ing, a massive winged creature landed on baby. Why...why it’s the Ottered Man I his truck hood letting out a hair-curling Hollow earth people and cryptid retells ya!” screech and flapping its bat-like wings. searchers alike have long speculated on

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THE DOC IS IN: kicking the sugar habit

ALLEGRA HART

Q: I want to start my New year’s resolution but I can’t stop eating sugar. I keep sabotaging myself by eating a bunch of sweets. What can I do?

Naturopathic Physician

Dr. Allegra says: Sugar cravings are an addiction. Understanding that this is a physiologic desire and a habit can help reduce the negative impact of constantly wanting sugar. Many people come into my office and say that they have tried to stop eating sugar before but always end up binging. This is the sugar cycle. You eat some, you feel full, then you are soon very hungry again, eat more sugar, and the cycle just keeps going.

Here’s what you need to do to step out of this cycle. The first thing you do is focus on ADDING food to your diet. One of the mistakes we make when changing what we eat is we focus on what we are losing. Focusing on what we are trying to eliminate triggers cravings and binges and is not a sustainable approach. The first step is to add more good fat to your diet. Good fat is long-burning sustainable energy, while sugar is for short bursts of energy. Give your body higher quality fuel sources and it will work better, fat is one of those high-quality sources. Good fats are things like olive oil, coconut, avocados, wild fish, pasture-raised eggs, whole fat organic dairy, pasture-raised beef and chicken, just to name a few. Of course, there’s not a one-size-fits-all diet so make sure you choose the versions that are best for you. When you increase your good fats, your sugar cravings will diminish rapidly. Next, make sure that you are staying properly hydrated. Your goal should be to

drink at least half your weight in ounces of water every single day. Know that if you drink dehydrating liquids like coffee, black tea, fruit juice, and alcohol you will need to add an additional cup of water for every cup of dehydrating liquid to break even with your hydration. Also, be mindful of sugary beverages. This might be in the form of fruit juice, coffee, sodas, or smoothies, and these can derail your hard work. Cold turkey is the best approach. The most direct way to stop eating sugar is to remove all refined sugar from your diet in one fell swoop. Yes, if you eat a lot of sugar you will feel lousy for a few days. This is part of the detoxification process, and it will get easier. After you get over the initial detox, you are likely to find your energy level is higher and your moods becoming more balanced. Removing sugar is a simple and effective way to help build your health. Reducing refined and simple sugars helps create

more room in your diet for other nutrientdense foods such as healthy fats, meats, and vegetables. Implementing this basic nutritional step is a great way to feel better, have more energy, and make this year your healthiest year ever. ABOUT DR. ALLEGRA Dr. Allegra Hart is a naturopathic physician, speaker, bestselling author of Nourishing Space Within: Essentials of SelfCare, founder of Naturae Naturopathic Clinic and Dr. Allegra’s Apothecary, and works with patients worldwide. Dr. Allegra specializes in guiding women to cultivate natural self-care habits and rebuild their health from the inside out. This column is for informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional health care. C

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