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Top 20 Restaurant of the Week: 17th Street Bar & Grill BY BRENT STEWART
Legend” — is frequently on the Travel Channel, offering his keen insights on barbecue styles and This past November, many Southern Illinoisans fellow pit masters. Even the 17th Street sat on the couch or set their DVR’s to record an episode baked beans are getting of Michael Symon’s “Food national attention. They’ll be featured on the Cooking Feuds” on the Food Channel show “Food Network. The community Crafters,” which focuses on was undoubtedly curious artisan foods that can be how their local favorite, Mike Mills’ 17th Street Bar mail-ordered, on Feb. 1. Southern Illinoisans are and Grill would fare against proud of 17th Street. Not St. Louis’ Pappy’s just because they’re Smokehouse. bringing attention to the As Iron Chef Symon explored the secrets behind area, it’s because the food is each recipe, it really didn’t so darned good. The years-old family seem to be much of a recipes Mills serves up are contest. In awarding the not only popular in his “feud” to 17th Street, the restaurants, but also online. chef — who is famous for Barbecue ribs, pulled pork, his love of the pig—said, “this is the single best bite baked beans, sauce and of barbecue I’ve ever had in their trademarked Magic Dust can be ordered my pork-lovin’ life.” through the 17th Street “To be able to cook in a webstore. friendly feud against Local 17th Street fans will Pappy’s, what an honor,” Mills said. “To come out on be thrilled to hear of several new items have been added top it just doesn’t get any to the local restaurant better than that.” menus recently, including Television appearances, awards and accolades have O’Henry Sweet Potato Chunks, French Rack of become commonplace for Mills and 17th Street. Mills Loin, and a barbecue quesadilla. But barbecue — who is known in isn’t the only thing you’ll barbecue circles as “The
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17TH STREET BAR & GRILL Where: 32 N. 17th St. in Murphysboro and 2700 17th St. in Marion Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday in Murphysboro; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sundays in Marion Contact: 618-684-3722, 618-998-1114
Buy one entrée and get one free at this restaurant and other featured restaurants across Southern Illinois with the 2011 Top 20 Dining Card. Purchase them at The Southern offices in Carbondale and Marion, call 618-529-5454 or online at www.thesouthern.com/top20. Cards are $20. find at 17th Street. “We have a full menu of non-barbecue items so we can have something for everyone, including vegetarians,” said Mills. Although the home base and original restaurant is in Murphysboro, 17th Street has grown locally to include locations in Marion, O’Fallon and in Sparta at the World Shooting and Recreation Center. “At 27th Street, we’re all about family — family owned, family recipes,” Mills said. “We are totally devoted to the
communities in which we’re located and we focus on supporting and spending money within those communities.” The Murphysboro location also features The Warehouse, 17th Street’s unique banquet facility, which is available for everything from smaller gatherings like showers and family reunions to larger affairs such as wedding receptions. “I like to use the expression, ‘You’re coming to my house,’” Mills said. “For you to walk in no matter who you are ... I
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CCA hosts exhibit for 13 local artists CARBONDALE — Several local artists will be recognized at an art reception scheduled for 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21. Carbondale Community Arts is hosting the reception for a juried group show at Carbondale Civic Center. The show remains on display in the Corridor Gallery at the Civic Center through the end of January. The exhibit features photography, paintings, metalwork and mixed media by 13 regional artists including Dennis Raddle, Roberta Ellis, Sarah Shoot,
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Artstarts celebrate art, style with new event MARION — Fashion, food, beauty and style will be on display later this month, as Artstarts hosts its first Stylart event. This celebration of style and art will take place from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center. Eighteen Southern Illinois businesses involved in these areas will showcase their wares and talk with guests. A fashion showat 3 p.m. will feature the latest in spring 2011 prom and pageant fashions. Visitors will also witness a sneak peak of the upcoming Artstarts production, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” Tickets for the event are $5 and can be
purchased at the door or in advance at Kindling in Carterville, Mr. Tuxedo in Carterville, Tahitian Tan in Marion, Melise’s in Marion, Kathleen’s Bridal in Carterville and the Clinique counter at Dillard’s in Marion. The event derives its name from a longtime business staple on the downtown Marion square. Opened by Sarah Denton in 1932 and operated by her three daughters through the years, the store served Marion’s fashion needs for 63 years. The event aims to showcase local artists and other creative-based businesses in Southern Illinois. — Adam Testa
Student artwork on display at Paducah gallery PADUCAH — Artwork created by students from Massac County High School in Metropolis and various western Kentucky schools will be on display at the Yeiser Art Center beginning this weekend. An opening reception for the 18th year of the Teen Spirit exhibit is scheduled for 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16, at the gallery, 200 Broadway St. Created in 1993 as part of an ongoing effort to support the area’s art programs and to
recognize talented youth in the region, the exhibit comes to life with its own personality. This year’s works were judged by retired art educators Juanita Gilliam and Deb Lyons. They chose 94 works from more than 500 entries representing a wide range of media and technique including sculpture, drawings and paintings, digital photography and video. Awards and summer art workshop scholarships will
be presented at the opening gala. Located in downtown Paducah, the Yeiser Art Center is a nonprofit visual arts organization celebrating more than 50 years of serving the community through exhibitions and education throughout Kentucky, Illinois and Tennessee. The Teen Spirit exhibit will remain on display through Feb. 12. — Adam Testa
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Call For Entries Entries sought: Shrode Spring Art and Craft Competition and Exhibition, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon; ages 18 and older; entries accepted 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb.8-11; open to the public Feb. 25-May 1 in the Regenhardt Gallery at Cedarhurst, 2600 Richview Road; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 618-2421236 ext. 249.
Classes Winter Classes: Starts Monday, Jan. 17, Anna Arts Center, 125 W. Davie St., Anna; register at 618-697-6285.
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Receptions Teen Spirit 2011: High school art, Yeiser Art Center, downtown Paducah; opening reception, 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16; through Feb. 12; 270442-2453; info@theyeiser.org; www.theyeiser.org. Sharing Treasures: Photos by Susie Phillips, Central Showcase at Realty Central, 1825 Murdale Shopping Center, Carbondale; reception, 4-6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21; open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday; through Jan. 29; 618-4574663. Juried Group Show: Carbondale Civic Center Corridor Gallery; reception: 56:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21; presented by Carbondale Community Arts; 618-4575100. Rendition: Color works of DeSande R and her rendition of the Twilight Saga, The Gallery Space at the Law Office of Joni Beth Bailey, 1008 Walnut Street, Murphysboro; through Jan. 28; reception, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22; 618-5658000.
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SIUC hosting second round of ‘Macbeth’ auditions CARBONDALE — The Southern Illinois University Carbondale Department of Theater will host a second round of auditions for this spring’s productions of “Macbeth” next week. The mystical Shakespearean tale filled with spells, weird sisters, diabolical plots and grisly murders will be produced in two separate shows, one full-length and the other a condensed version. Auditions are open to all members of the Southern Illinois community, as well as students, faculty and staff of SIUC. They will take place from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20 in the McLeod Theater, located in the Communications Building on campus. People interested in auditioning should prepare two short monologues: one in verse, which may be from a poem or Shakespeare play or sonnet, and the other from a realistic drama. The monologues should be a maximum of one minute each. Actors may sign up for an audition appointment from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday in the theater department, Room 1033 in the Communications Building. The office is closed from noon to 1 p.m. Appointments can also be scheduled by calling 618453-5741 during those hours. Walk-ins will also bee seen on a first-come, first-serve basis as the schedule allows. — Adam Testa
Jan. 22, the Underground Grille and Pub, 717 S. Auditions for Children’s University Ave, Carbondale; Choir: Openings are available Southern Illinois Irish Festival for kindergarten through 10th fundraiser; entertainment grade for the Southern Illinois and gourmet appetizers; Children’s Choir; auditions $40; 21 or over; 618-549run now through Feb. 14; 3090 or visit 618-536-8742 or e-mail www.silirishfest.org. name and contact number Stylart: A celebration of to sichildrenschoir Style and Art presented by @yahoo.com. Artstarts, 1-6 p.m. Sunday Paducah Auditions: For Jan. 30, Marion Cultural and the Paducah Symphony Civic Center; features 18 Children’s Chorus and Youth Southern Illinois businesses; Chorus, Thursday, Jan. 13, Showcase of Style show, First Presbyterian Church of 3 p.m. features prom and Paducah; 270-444-0065 or pageant fashions; special admin@paducahsymphony sneak preview of Artstarts’ .org. upcoming production, Chitty Second Auditions for Chitty Bang Bang; $5; Macbeth: 6:30-9 p.m. 618-922-1853. Thursday, Jan. 20, McLeod Taste of Chocolate Theater, Communications Fundraiser: By The Women’s Building, SIUC; 618-453Center of Carbondale, 6 p.m. 5741. Friday, Feb. 4, Carbondale Open Auditions: For Henry Civic Center; theme, Taste of and Ramona by the Paradise Chocolate goes to Mardi Alley Players, Theatre Gras; sample chocolate Company of the Marion treats; $35; 618-303-5974. Cultural and Civic Center; 6-8 p.m. Monday Jan. 31Film Tuesday Feb. 1, Marion Civic Waiting for Superman: Center; show dates, April 13Documentary film on children 16; www.marionpap.com. and academic growth, Thursday, Jan. 13, Maiden Classes Alley Cinema, Paducah; Student Center Craft maidenalleycinema.org. Shop: Variety of crafts and classes offered, SIUC; Theater/ 618-453-3636, www.siuc Performances studentcenter.org. Spring classes: Fiddling Songs for a New World: and guitar-playing classes 7 p.m. Thursday- Friday, Jan. from Continuing Education at 20- 21, O’Neil Auditorium, John A. Logan College, John A. Logan College, Carterville; details online at Carterville; directed by Derek www.jalc.edu/cont_ed/2011_ M. Hamblin; $12; 618-985spring/classes/music.pdf; or 2828 ext. 8287. 618-985-3741. The Music Man: Tony-
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New on DVD The Social Network: A chronicle of the founding of Facebook, the socialnetworking Web site. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer and Brenda Song. Directed by David Fincher. Rated PG-13. Piranha: After a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of the prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area’s new razor-toothed residents. Starring Elisabeth Shue and Jerry O’Connell. Directed by Alejandre Aja. Rated R. Alpha and Omega: Two young wolves at opposite ends of their pack’s social order are thrown together into a foreign land and need each other to return home, but love complicates everything. Starring the voices of Hayden Panettiere and Justin Long.
Directed by Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck. Rated PG.
Special Editions Dances with Wolves, 20th Anniversary: Lt. John Dunbar, exiled to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military. Starring Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant and Floyd ‘Red Crow’ Westerman. Directed by Kevin Costner. Rated PG-13. Blu-Ray release. Raging Bull, 30th Anniversary: An emotionally self-destructive boxer’s journey through life, as the violence and temper that leads him to the top in the ring, destroys his life outside it. Starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent and Nicholas Colasanto. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Rated R. Blu-Ray release. — Adam Testa
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These movies are coming to a theater near you this year The Green Hornet: Seth Rogen steps into the role of Britt Reid, the playboy son of a media mogul immortalized through a radio program, various television and movie appearances and a DC comic series. Following the death of his father, Reid teams up with his late father’s assistant to fight crime. Directed by Michael Gondry, this movie opens Friday. For a review, see page 8. Thor: A cornerstone of the Marvel comic enterprise, the god of thunder finds his way to the big screen May 6. The powerful but arrogant Thor finds himself cast out of the heavens of Asgard and sent to Earth, a place he soon calls home. Before long, Thor assumes the mantle of Earth’s defender and finds himself en route to become one of “Earth’s mightiest heroes.” Priest: Paul Bettany stars in this adaptation of a Korean comic series about a religious leader who disobeys church law to track down the vampires who kidnapped his niece. Directed by Scott Charles Stewart, this post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller will be released May 13. X-Men First Class: Before Professor Xavier trained a new generation of mutants to fight against Magneto and his evil Brotherhood, the hero and villain stood together as friends. This prequel to the 2000s “X-Men” trilogy stars James McAvoy as Xavier and Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr, who becomes Magneto. Directed by Matthew Vaughn, this superhero saga returns June 3. Green Lantern: Ryan Reynolds, long rumored to be in line to star as Deadpool in a Marvel Studios production, enters the comic book foray as Hal Jordan, a test pilot bestowed with an alien ring that grants superhuman powers and membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping the peace in the universe. Martin Campbell directs the film, slated for release June 17. Captain America: The First Avenger: After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers enrolls in a secret government program aimed at creating an unstoppable super soldier. The transformation is successful, but as goes awry as World War II continues to wage on and Red Skull threatens America. Chris Evans, who played Johnny Storm in “The Fantastic 4,” stars as Cap opposite Hugo Weaving’s Red Skull in this Joe Johnston-directed movie, which opens July 22. Cowboys and Aliens: Science fiction meets the Wild West when extraterrestrials attempt to invade 1873 Arizona. But the humans, both cowboys and Indians, align to fight the invading forces in this action-thriller featuring an all-star line-up including Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Sam Rockwell. Directed by Jon Favreau, this movie invades theaters July 29. — Adam Testa
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Comic books own the big screen BY ADAM TESTA
to create more interest in the lesser known ones,” said Scott Thorne, owner of Castle Perilous in Carbondale. aped crusaders and manipulating “They don’t want to keep going back masterminds have long been a to the well of Batman and Superman.” staple of American popular Comic company giants Marvel — culture, but the past decade has given responsible for X-Men, Spiderman and the comic book genre new lifeblood in the Incredible Hulk — and DC — Hollywood. The days of director Joel Schumacher’s creators of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman — have taken different Batman and actor Christopher Reeve’s Superman are long gone, replaced by an approaches in their strategies, too. Marvel has played its hand on the table era where superheroes come equipped with computer-generated weaponry and and flooded the market, while DC has kept its card under tighter wraps. abilities. Today’s comic book movies Gotham’s Dark Knight has appeared in tend to focus less on family fun director Christopher Nolan’s and more on dramatic tension reinvention of the franchise, which and global conflict. aims to add a grittier, more realistic In 2011, moviegoers will face feel to the story, and Brandon Routh an onslaught of adaptations. donned the cape to portray Clark Kent Some of this year’s releases in 2006’s “Superman Returns.” Aside will feature iconic from those pop culture mainstays, DC immortals like characters only appeared in three Professor Xavier and other films — “Catwoman,” his band of mutants “Watchmen” and “Jonah Hex” — in known as the Xthat time frame. Men, while Marvel properties, on the other others while hand, have appeared in 20 movies. bring lesser These films included a Spiderman known characters trilogy, two Fantastic Four and stories to the movies, two-thirds of both the forefront. The X-Men and Blade sagas, latter seems to be Nicholas Cage’s “Ghost shifting toward Rider” and the largely the rule rather successful launch of the Iron than the Man franchise with Robert exception. Downey Jr. in the title role. “They don’t Many of these movies received want to burn summer pushes, which Thorne said out the main indicates the studio’s sense of (characters), viability of the franchise to become a and money-making player. When a film is they released mid-January, much like this really weekend’s “Green Hornet” with want Seth Rogen, it doesn’t show much confidence.
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‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ (above) will be out in June; the next ‘Batman’ movie (below left) is scheduled for 2012; and ‘Thor’ debuts in May.
Of course, “Hornet” director Michel Gondry may have shot himself in the foot with his comments about comic book fans, who walked out on the screening of his movie during the San Diego Comic Convention last summer. “Their values are Fascistic,” he told British newspaper The Guardian. “When you step into this genre, they feel it belongs to them. They want you to conform, or they won’t like you. They want the conventional. But it’s fine. The movie’s been doing very well, I think, whenever we’ve screened it to normal people.” Calling Gondry’s reaction “sour grapes,” Thorne said comic book fans are a critical market for the success of almost every adaptation to hit theaters in the past. “They’re the ones who are going to build the buzz on it,” he said. “They’re the ones who are going to talk about how cool of a movie it’s going to be.” But that success isn’t always reciprocated from movie fans back to comic shops. Very few new fans are brought into the immersive world of reading and collecting through Hollywood, Thorne said, noting two exceptions to the rule. “Watchmen,” Zack Snyder’s 2009
movie based on Alan Moore’s graphic novel, saw strong sales numbers during the movie’s hype phase and after its release. Sales have slowed down now, largely because the title is a one-shot novel and not a monthly release, but it remains a sought-out item. “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,” last year’s critically acclaimed film starring Michael Cera, is the other. The six volumes of that graphic novel series also experienced sales growth because of the movie, which despite rave reviews didn’t find too much success in the theaters. “The popularity of the movie usually does not transfer over to the sale of comic books,” Thorne said. “Comic book fans go to the movie, but fans of the movie don’t necessarily come over to the comics.” Part of the problem with that equation also stems from many movie viewers not realizing the film originated as a
comic book or graphic novel, he said. Popular movies fitting that description include 2002’s “Road to Perdition,” 2001’s “Ghost World” and last year’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.”
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With so many superheroes running around the film universes of comic book giants Marvel and DC, it can become a daunting task to keep track of who’s playing who these days. Here’s a rundown to help you keep it straight: Chris Evans returns to the Marvel universe in a new role, this time donning the shield of true patriot Captain America. Evans was last seen playing the role of “The Human Torch” Johnny Storm in “Fantastic 4” and its sequel “Rise of the Silver Surfer.” A new, Evans unannounced actor will subsequently step into the Storm role when that franchise receives a fresh start and a reboot in 2013. Another Marvel franchise getting a new beginning is “Spiderman.” The role played by Tobey Maguire in three recent films will be filled by Andrew Garfield when the series is rebooted in 2012. Emma Stone will star alongside Garfield, playing Spidey’s original comic love interest Gwen Stacy rather than the traditional Mary Jane Parker role filled by Kirsten Dunst in the last Garfield trilogy. After being rebooted in 2008, “The Incredible Hulk” will once again see a change in character when Marvel releases “The Avengers” in 2012. Mark Ruffalo is slated to play the Hulk’s human origin Bruce Banner, while television icon Lou Ferrigno will provide the voice for the computer-generated monster. Jeremy Renner will also make his debut as Clint Ruffalo Barton, also known as Avengers cofounder Hawkeye in the 2012 release. He’ll be joined by returning actors Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Scarlett Johansson Renner (Black Widow), Evans (Captain America) and Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury). A film adaptation of Marvel’s Luke
Cage franchise has also been announced, but not much information exists. The Internet Movie Database lists Tyrese Gibson as starring in the title role with Kevin Navayne in the supporting Downey role of Willis Stryker. That site lists the film as having a 2011 release date but nothing has been confirmed. In the opposite side of the comic book universe, Marvel’s top rival DC has relatively few Johansson banner movie projects on the horizon. The hottest property for that company has been director Christopher Nolan’s reboot of the Batman franchise, which has attempted to recraft the Dark Knight’s image after a run of campy, family-friendly editions starring the likes of George Clooney and Val Kilmer. Christian Bale has breathed new life into the character and has been aligned with an outstanding array of costars including the late Heath Ledger as the Joker and Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent, who becomes the villainous Two-Face. Nolan has Bale remained tight-lipped on which adversary Batman will contend with when “The Dark Knight Rises” hits theaters in 2012, but he has eliminated The Riddler, last portrayed by Jim Carrey, as a possibility. IMDB lists only four returning cast members: Bale, Gary Oldman (Jim Gordon), Morgan Freeman (Lucius Fox) and Michael Caine (butler Alfred). DC may also hope that Ryan Reynolds can bring success to this year’s Green Lantern adaptation in an attempt to create another ongoing series. And one can never really count out another Superman film, whether it be yet another franchise Reynolds reboot or a sequel to 2006’s “Superman Returns” starring Brandon Routh. — Adam Testa
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These movies are coming to a theater near you this year The Green Hornet: Seth Rogen steps into the role of Britt Reid, the playboy son of a media mogul immortalized through a radio program, various television and movie appearances and a DC comic series. Following the death of his father, Reid teams up with his late father’s assistant to fight crime. Directed by Michael Gondry, this movie opens Friday. For a review, see page 8. Thor: A cornerstone of the Marvel comic enterprise, the god of thunder finds his way to the big screen May 6. The powerful but arrogant Thor finds himself cast out of the heavens of Asgard and sent to Earth, a place he soon calls home. Before long, Thor assumes the mantle of Earth’s defender and finds himself en route to become one of “Earth’s mightiest heroes.” Priest: Paul Bettany stars in this adaptation of a Korean comic series about a religious leader who disobeys church law to track down the vampires who kidnapped his niece. Directed by Scott Charles Stewart, this post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller will be released May 13. X-Men First Class: Before Professor Xavier trained a new generation of mutants to fight against Magneto and his evil Brotherhood, the hero and villain stood together as friends. This prequel to the 2000s “X-Men” trilogy stars James McAvoy as Xavier and Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr, who becomes Magneto. Directed by Matthew Vaughn, this superhero saga returns June 3. Green Lantern: Ryan Reynolds, long rumored to be in line to star as Deadpool in a Marvel Studios production, enters the comic book foray as Hal Jordan, a test pilot bestowed with an alien ring that grants superhuman powers and membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping the peace in the universe. Martin Campbell directs the film, slated for release June 17. Captain America: The First Avenger: After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers enrolls in a secret government program aimed at creating an unstoppable super soldier. The transformation is successful, but as goes awry as World War II continues to wage on and Red Skull threatens America. Chris Evans, who played Johnny Storm in “The Fantastic 4,” stars as Cap opposite Hugo Weaving’s Red Skull in this Joe Johnston-directed movie, which opens July 22. Cowboys and Aliens: Science fiction meets the Wild West when extraterrestrials attempt to invade 1873 Arizona. But the humans, both cowboys and Indians, align to fight the invading forces in this action-thriller featuring an all-star line-up including Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Sam Rockwell. Directed by Jon Favreau, this movie invades theaters July 29. — Adam Testa
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Behind the mask
Calling all heroes
Find out who will be taking on which roles in upcoming flicks
Comic books own the big screen BY ADAM TESTA
to create more interest in the lesser known ones,” said Scott Thorne, owner of Castle Perilous in Carbondale. aped crusaders and manipulating “They don’t want to keep going back masterminds have long been a to the well of Batman and Superman.” staple of American popular Comic company giants Marvel — culture, but the past decade has given responsible for X-Men, Spiderman and the comic book genre new lifeblood in the Incredible Hulk — and DC — Hollywood. The days of director Joel Schumacher’s creators of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman — have taken different Batman and actor Christopher Reeve’s Superman are long gone, replaced by an approaches in their strategies, too. Marvel has played its hand on the table era where superheroes come equipped with computer-generated weaponry and and flooded the market, while DC has kept its card under tighter wraps. abilities. Today’s comic book movies Gotham’s Dark Knight has appeared in tend to focus less on family fun director Christopher Nolan’s and more on dramatic tension reinvention of the franchise, which and global conflict. aims to add a grittier, more realistic In 2011, moviegoers will face feel to the story, and Brandon Routh an onslaught of adaptations. donned the cape to portray Clark Kent Some of this year’s releases in 2006’s “Superman Returns.” Aside will feature iconic from those pop culture mainstays, DC immortals like characters only appeared in three Professor Xavier and other films — “Catwoman,” his band of mutants “Watchmen” and “Jonah Hex” — in known as the Xthat time frame. Men, while Marvel properties, on the other others while hand, have appeared in 20 movies. bring lesser These films included a Spiderman known characters trilogy, two Fantastic Four and stories to the movies, two-thirds of both the forefront. The X-Men and Blade sagas, latter seems to be Nicholas Cage’s “Ghost shifting toward Rider” and the largely the rule rather successful launch of the Iron than the Man franchise with Robert exception. Downey Jr. in the title role. “They don’t Many of these movies received want to burn summer pushes, which Thorne said out the main indicates the studio’s sense of (characters), viability of the franchise to become a and money-making player. When a film is they released mid-January, much like this really weekend’s “Green Hornet” with want Seth Rogen, it doesn’t show much confidence.
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‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ (above) will be out in June; the next ‘Batman’ movie (below left) is scheduled for 2012; and ‘Thor’ debuts in May.
Of course, “Hornet” director Michel Gondry may have shot himself in the foot with his comments about comic book fans, who walked out on the screening of his movie during the San Diego Comic Convention last summer. “Their values are Fascistic,” he told British newspaper The Guardian. “When you step into this genre, they feel it belongs to them. They want you to conform, or they won’t like you. They want the conventional. But it’s fine. The movie’s been doing very well, I think, whenever we’ve screened it to normal people.” Calling Gondry’s reaction “sour grapes,” Thorne said comic book fans are a critical market for the success of almost every adaptation to hit theaters in the past. “They’re the ones who are going to build the buzz on it,” he said. “They’re the ones who are going to talk about how cool of a movie it’s going to be.” But that success isn’t always reciprocated from movie fans back to comic shops. Very few new fans are brought into the immersive world of reading and collecting through Hollywood, Thorne said, noting two exceptions to the rule. “Watchmen,” Zack Snyder’s 2009
movie based on Alan Moore’s graphic novel, saw strong sales numbers during the movie’s hype phase and after its release. Sales have slowed down now, largely because the title is a one-shot novel and not a monthly release, but it remains a sought-out item. “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,” last year’s critically acclaimed film starring Michael Cera, is the other. The six volumes of that graphic novel series also experienced sales growth because of the movie, which despite rave reviews didn’t find too much success in the theaters. “The popularity of the movie usually does not transfer over to the sale of comic books,” Thorne said. “Comic book fans go to the movie, but fans of the movie don’t necessarily come over to the comics.” Part of the problem with that equation also stems from many movie viewers not realizing the film originated as a
comic book or graphic novel, he said. Popular movies fitting that description include 2002’s “Road to Perdition,” 2001’s “Ghost World” and last year’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.”
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With so many superheroes running around the film universes of comic book giants Marvel and DC, it can become a daunting task to keep track of who’s playing who these days. Here’s a rundown to help you keep it straight: Chris Evans returns to the Marvel universe in a new role, this time donning the shield of true patriot Captain America. Evans was last seen playing the role of “The Human Torch” Johnny Storm in “Fantastic 4” and its sequel “Rise of the Silver Surfer.” A new, Evans unannounced actor will subsequently step into the Storm role when that franchise receives a fresh start and a reboot in 2013. Another Marvel franchise getting a new beginning is “Spiderman.” The role played by Tobey Maguire in three recent films will be filled by Andrew Garfield when the series is rebooted in 2012. Emma Stone will star alongside Garfield, playing Spidey’s original comic love interest Gwen Stacy rather than the traditional Mary Jane Parker role filled by Kirsten Dunst in the last Garfield trilogy. After being rebooted in 2008, “The Incredible Hulk” will once again see a change in character when Marvel releases “The Avengers” in 2012. Mark Ruffalo is slated to play the Hulk’s human origin Bruce Banner, while television icon Lou Ferrigno will provide the voice for the computer-generated monster. Jeremy Renner will also make his debut as Clint Ruffalo Barton, also known as Avengers cofounder Hawkeye in the 2012 release. He’ll be joined by returning actors Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Scarlett Johansson Renner (Black Widow), Evans (Captain America) and Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury). A film adaptation of Marvel’s Luke
Cage franchise has also been announced, but not much information exists. The Internet Movie Database lists Tyrese Gibson as starring in the title role with Kevin Navayne in the supporting Downey role of Willis Stryker. That site lists the film as having a 2011 release date but nothing has been confirmed. In the opposite side of the comic book universe, Marvel’s top rival DC has relatively few Johansson banner movie projects on the horizon. The hottest property for that company has been director Christopher Nolan’s reboot of the Batman franchise, which has attempted to recraft the Dark Knight’s image after a run of campy, family-friendly editions starring the likes of George Clooney and Val Kilmer. Christian Bale has breathed new life into the character and has been aligned with an outstanding array of costars including the late Heath Ledger as the Joker and Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent, who becomes the villainous Two-Face. Nolan has Bale remained tight-lipped on which adversary Batman will contend with when “The Dark Knight Rises” hits theaters in 2012, but he has eliminated The Riddler, last portrayed by Jim Carrey, as a possibility. IMDB lists only four returning cast members: Bale, Gary Oldman (Jim Gordon), Morgan Freeman (Lucius Fox) and Michael Caine (butler Alfred). DC may also hope that Ryan Reynolds can bring success to this year’s Green Lantern adaptation in an attempt to create another ongoing series. And one can never really count out another Superman film, whether it be yet another franchise Reynolds reboot or a sequel to 2006’s “Superman Returns” starring Brandon Routh. — Adam Testa
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Someone needs to save ‘Green Hornet’ from itself ‘The Green Hornet’ *1/2
BY ROGER MOORE
Rated PG-13 for sequences of violent action, language, sensuality and drug content; starring Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Edward James Olmos and Cameron Diaz; directed by Michel Gondry; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion.
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a miss or near-miss script by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, turns this film of the radio and then 1960s Perhaps “The Green Hornet” is director Michel TV series into an epic Gondry’s mocking wink at miscalculation. A slimmed-down Rogen the Hollywood of masked stars as playboy Britt Reid, heroes and the fanboys who tries to ignore who made it that way. A violent, clumsy, jokey, everybody’s words of badly-plotted and miscast condolence at his crusading publisher dad’s mess, “Hornet” almost funeral. makes sense, taken on “You have some mighty those terms. Gondry is, big shoes to fill.” Dad after all, the director of (Tom Wilkinson) was “Eternal Sunshine of the always a humorless Spotless Mind.” “Green martinet to Britt. “Trying Hornet” is certainly not like any other masked hero doesn’t matter if you always fail,” that was his movie, unless you remember “The Spirit” or motto. But Britt finds himself “Kick-Ass” and the good and very, very bad parts of impressed by the chauffeur who makes his morning both of those. espresso, a gadget freak It has all the superhero and martial arts master movie ingredients — rich, bored crime-fighting anti- whose name he never learned. It’s Kato (Jay hero, his sidekick, a cooler-than-cool car and a Chou), by the way. “I was born in Shanghai,” supposedly super villain. But Gondry, working from Kato says through Chou’s
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Jay Chou (left) and Seth Rogen star in ‘The Green Hornet.’
nearly impenetrable accent. “Love Japan,” the big dumb lug Britt answers. Kato gives Britt a sense of purpose. He customizes Britt’s father’s favorite old Chrysler into Black Beauty, an armed-and-pimpedto-the-max muscle car. They set out to play some
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‘The Dilemma’ lives up to its title auto-engineering business. Ronny (Vaughn) is the seller with a patter, prone to quoting the pregame speech from the Kurt Russell hockey picture “Miracle” in “big game” moments. “Great moments are born from great opportunity ...” Nick (James) is the tech guy, the one who makes their promises to Chrysler come true. Their big idea BY ROGER MOORE — give electric cars that MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS rumble and shake, what Nick (James) calls “the Ron Howard’s “The visceral experience” of Dilemma” presents the muscle cars. viewer with one. Is it OK Ronny? In his pitch to to laugh at what was Chrysler, he says he wants plainly intended as a to make electric cars less relationship comedy? “gay.” Because the best scenes in But as Nick burns the this Vince Vaughn/Kevin midnight oil, trying to get James buddy picture the right sound and shake where one buddy’s wife is out of a re-fitted electric cheating on him and the Dodge, Ronny is trying to other buddy finds out get up the gumption to give us more to chew on propose to sexy chef Beth than laugh about. (Jennifer Connelly). A wit And that uncertainty — might think “Dude’s “Wait, is that supposed to never been married, and be funny?” — makes the he’s 40. And he won’t movie an unsatisfying if propose to Jennifer often surprising Connelly? Maybe he experience, a less warm shouldn’t be calling cars and fuzzy “Parenthood” ‘gay.”‘ from a director long As he scouts for the removed from his warm perfect place to propose, and fuzzy years. Ronny stumbles across an Vaughn and James are assignation — Nick’s partners in a Chicago wife, Geneva (Winona
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as a Chrysler exec who uses all manner of inappropriate sexual analogies in praising their car concept. And then there’s Tatum, playing Zip, Geneva’s paramour. Ronnie spies on them and gets into an epic tussle with this tattooed, pillpopping freak, given a manic hilarity by Tatum in the finest performance of his male-mannequin career. James always tries too hard, but Vaughn picks his moments to turn it up and blow it out. Connelly brings a sensitive touch. But Ryder, giving her unfaithful wife more of an edge than the nambypamby script calls for, reminds us, in a single funny-poignant scene, what she’s capable of as an actress. She’s so good she left Howard with a real dilemma — how not to make this movie totally about her and how not to see everything from her point of view. The evidence from “The Dilemma” is that he never does work that.
Every Saturday Night Starting January 15th!
Concerts Illinois Doug Gabriel: Live from Branson, Saturday, Jan. 15, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; call 800-280-9757 for tickets; www.marionccc .org or 618-997-4030. Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp: 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, Southeastern Illinois College, 3575 College Road, Harrisburg; $10/$5; 618-252-5400 ext. 2486; www.creolestomp.com Courtney Cox and The Rainmakers: 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, Rend Lake College Theatre, Ina; jazz; free; donations at the door will be used to help students in the music program at the college; 618-437-5321, ext. 1817. Mark Sparks: Principal flutist of the St. Louis
Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 24, Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall, SIUC; concert is free; also, master class, 5 p.m. Jan. 24, Altgeld Hall, Room 112, SIUC; musicians of all ages are welcome to attend; class fee, $5-$20; 618-453-5832 or worthen@siu.edu.
Kentucky Kentucky Opry Talent Search: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $16-$7.50; 270-527-3869 or www.kentuckyopry.com. Missouri Celtic Woman: Tickets now on sale for Celtic Woman….Songs from the Heart coming to the Show Me Center, Cape Girardeau, May 2; 573-651-5000 or www.showmecenter.biz.
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Coffeehouses, Cafés, Eateries Folkstravaganza benefit concert: 7-11 p.m. Friday, Cousin Andy’s Coffeehouse, Fellowship Hall of the Church of the Good Shepherd, United Church of Christ, 515 Orchard Drive, Carbondale; features Andrea Stader and Kathleen Shaffner, The Gordons and Carter and Connelley; $10; students, $5; www.cousinandy.org. Winter Acoustic Guitar and Songwriting Workshop: Featuring Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin Saturday, Jan. 15, The Old Feed Store, Appleknocker Drive, Cobden; two threehour sessions: morning for guitar, afternoon for songwriting; Showcase performance held at the Yellow Moon Cafe’ beginning at 7:30 p.m.; 618-319-0656 or wilmaring@earthlink .net. Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin: Concert follows Acoustic Guitar Showcase, Saturday, Jan. 15, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; $7; www.yellowmooncafe. com; 618-893-2233.
WANT TO BE LISTED? Call 618-351-5089 or e-mail brenda.kirkpatrick@thesouthern.com. z TONIGHT BENTON Duncan Dance Barn:: Spring Pond Opry Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Generationals w/Parlor
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midnight. Marion Eagles: Steve Kesler & Wing It, 8 p.m.midnight Ramesse: Soul & Camo MURPHYSBORO Murphysboro Senior Center: Pridesman, 6:30-9:30 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Swing “N” Country Band (formerly Weekenders), 7-9:30 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
Wineries Movin’ Mary: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Winery, U.S. 51, Cobden; 618-893-2700 Jarrod Ostalund: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, LauNae Winery, 1522 Illinois 3, Red Bud; 618-2829463 or www.lau-naewinery.com Lacie Goff: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery, U.S. 51, Cobden; 618-893-2700 The Tracy Schubert Band: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Von Jakob Orchard, 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass; 618-893-4600 or www.vonjakobvineyard.com Dave Simmons: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery, U.S. 51, Cobden; 618-893-2700 Calex: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Vineyard, 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; 618-9959463 or www.blueskyvineyard.com Dirtwater Fox: 2-5 p.m., Sunday, Von Jakob Orchard, 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass; 618-8934600 or www.vonjakobvineyard.com The Natives: 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery, U.S. 51, Cobden; 618-893-2700 Marty Davis: 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery, U.S. 51, Cobden; 618-893-2700
z SUNDAY MARION Marion Eagles : Steve Kesler & Wing It, 6-10 p.m.
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z TUESDAY CARBONDALE Tres Hombres: Grateful Dead Night w/ ADCB (Another Dead Cover Band), 10 p.m. MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, piano 5:30-8:30 p.m. MOUNT VERNON Double K’s Kickin Country: Jacks-R-Better, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT Colyer’s: Righteous Rebel Band, 7-11 p.m. WB Ranch Barn: WB Ranch Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
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20’s Hideout Restaurant: 2602 Wanda Drive, Marion 618-997-8325 Anna VFW: 70 VFW Lane, Anna 618833-5182 Corner Dance Hall: 200 Franklin St., Whittington 618-303-5266 Coulterville VFW: 511 VFW St., Coulterville 618-758-9009 Crazy Horse Bar: 14747 Illinois 14, Benton 618-439-6179. Double K’s Kickin Country: Illinois 37, Mount Vernon 618-359-0455 Duncan Dance Barn: 13545 Spring Pond Road, Benton 618-435-6161 Gatsbys Bar & Billiards: 610 S Illinois Ave Carbondale 618-549-9234 Hangar 9: 511 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; 618-549-0511. Ina Community Building: 504 Elm St., Ina 618-315-2373 John Brown’s on the Square: 1000 Tower Square, Marion 618-997-2909 Just One More Bar & Grill: 1301 Enterprise Way, Marion 618-9939687 Key West: 1108 W. Main, Carbondale 618-351-5998 Linemen’s Lounge: 100 E. Broadway, Johnston City Lion’s Cave: South Street, Thompsonville 618-218-4888 Mack’s Lake of Egypt Marina: 12024 Laguna Drive, Lake of Egypt Maddie’s Pub and Grub: 14960 Illinois 37, Johnston City 618-983-8107 Marion American Legion: Longstreet Road, Marion 618-997-6168 Marion Eagles: Rural Route 3, Marion 618-993-6300 Marion Youth Center: 211 E. Boulevard St., Marion 618-922-7853 Mollie’s: 107 E. Union St., Marion 618997-3424 Murphysboro Senior Center: 17 N. 14th St., Murphysboro 618-687-1641 Old Country Store Dance Barn: Main Street, Thompsonville 618-218-4676 Orient American Legion: 404 Jackson St., Orient 618-932-2060 Outlawz Dance Club: 10032 Samuel Road, Carterville 618-922-0610 Park Plaza Pub: 3 Park Plaza, Herrin, 618-988-1556 Perfect Shot Bar & Billiards: 3029 S. Park Ave., Herrin, 618-942-4655 Pinch Penny Pub/Copper Dragon: 700 E. Grand, Carbondale 618-549-3348 PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale 618-529-1124 Steelhorse Saloon and Campground: 202 Dewmaine Lane, Carterville 618985-6713. Tavern on 10th: 224 S. 10th St., Mount Vernon 618-244-7821 The 127 Lounge: 657 N. Mill St. Nashville, 618-327-8014 Toad & Lily’s Restaurant: 112 N. 14th St., Herrin, 618-998-1516 Trackside Dance Barn: 104 Rock St., Spillertown 618-993-3035 Trails End Lodge: 1425 Skyline Drive, Cobden 618-893-6135 Tres Hombres: 119 N. Washington St., Carbondale 618-457-3308 WB Ranch Barn: 1586 Pershing Road, West Frankfort 618-937-3718 White Ash Barn: 207 Potter St., White Ash 618-997-4979 Wit and Wisdom Nutritional Site: 225 E. Poplar St., West Frankfort 618937-3070 Zeigler Eagles: 114 N. Main St., Zeigler 618-596-5651
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Southern Illinois music legend Gary Jones finds success, happiness in writing jingles COUNTRY SCENE Vince Hoffard ary Jones was king of the Southern Illinois musical mountain for a long time. Starting in 1975, the Metropolis native spent two decades as the most dominant figure in area clubs. A total entertainment package, Jones was a powerhouse songwriter, respected band leader, strong vocalist and his stage presence keep the audience mesmerized and engaged throughout each performance. Honing his skills with countless hours of practice
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with partner Joe Stanley, Jones developed a close relationship with Nashville producer Kyle Lehning. He toured the country as band leader for Dan Seals and barely missed signing the elusive major record deal, being nosed out at the wire by Star Search winner Sawyer Brown. When he appeared to be at the top of his game, Jones disappeared. The constant grind wore him down. He was tired of crisscrossing the country in the back of a cramped tour bus, knowing he was always going to be the set-up man. His dream was to be the closer. “I had done everything I could possibly do,” Jones said. “I wanted to try something new.”
During his self-imposed exile from the local music scene, Jones created a jingle company and has turned Audio Recall into a thriving national business with clients from coast-tocoast. “It just kept growing and growing,” Jones said. “I had to learn about it. The marketing end is a little different. We create radio and television commercials designed to bring customers to your business. I found a way to utilize my talent, without having a diesel truck in the driveway waiting to haul me to another gig. I like being at home at night spending time with my family.” Jones says his creative juices still flow the same way they did 20 years ago.
Three popular folk duos headline Cousin Andy’s Coffeehouse show
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CARBONDALE — Three of Southern Illinois’ most beloved singer-songwriter duos will share the stage at the Cousin Andy’s Coffeehouse’s first Winter Folkstravaganza of 2011 on Friday, Jan. 14. Andrea Stader and Kathleen Shaffner, The Gordons and Curt Carter and Tom Connelley will perform that night, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. The benefit concert is scheduled to last from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall of the Church of the Good Shepherd, located on the corner of Schwartz and Orchard streets. A series of folk/rock songs, some with a blues feel, soar as Stader’s voice takes the lead, backed by Shaffner’s blended harmonies. Gary and Roberta Gordon’s hand-crafted folk/bluegrass songs, accompanied by an autoharp and guitar, offer haunting harmonies harkening back to a simpler time. And Carter and Connelley’s folk anthems celebrate the wonders of the natural world. The Folkstravaganza series features wellknown and established local folk musicians, while Cousin Andy’s regular Friday night concerts feature nationally touring singersongwriters. The suggested donation for Friday’s show is $10 per person or $5 for students or low-income guests. Cousin Andy’s is a not-for-profit organization and the concert will help raise funds to continue bringing musicians to Carbondale.
MAKANDA — A Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter with ties to Southern Illinois will perform at Blue Sky Vineyard this weekend. Lacie Goff, daughter of Janice Gualdoni of Herrin, will take the stage from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15. She will be performing a mix of original and cover songs. Goff has performed in hundreds of venues across the country and was most recently performed on the Jimmy Kimmel Concert Stage, where she performed her Italian repertoire for the annual San Gennaro Italian Fest. She also has credits in theater, print, TV/film and voiceover. “My music is pop-y,” Goff wrote on her MySpace artist page. “It’s catchy and clean. I’ve gone through a whole lot in my life and as a result, I have a bunch to share with the world.”
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The desire to make hit records has now been replaced by something else. “We are still making music and still care about the final product. At the end of the day, we take just as much pride in our work as we did up on the stage. Our goal now is to make the client successful,” he says. The first step in the process with Audio Recall is for a potential customer to visit a web site and complete a client needs analysis. Jones then initiates contact and establishes a meeting. During the face-to-face, he collects additional information. He then leaves for 30 minutes to compose a rough draft. “If I write the right thing, I don’t have to strong arm
anybody. It will sell itself,” Jones says. “There is a big difference in writing a song and writing a jingle. With a jingle, you only have 30 seconds. You have to hit it quick. You can’t wait three and a half minutes for the climax.” Once the customer signs a purchase agreement, Jones will polish the writing and turn the project over to his business partner, his brother Steve, to create the musical track. Jones then takes the product to Nashville, where he hires professional background singers from various major studios to add vocals. “We tweak the vocal and make it perfect,” he said. “With the technology today, you can put
everybody in perfect tune. They may sing a little above or below the note, but we can fix it. I guarantee you every artist you hear on the radio gets doctored up a little in the studio. It cheating, but everyone does it.” While Jones hasn’t played a local club in years, he still takes the stage 40 times a year as musical director of the Cross Country Trail Ride at Eminence, Mo. He is responsible for booking all the entertainment at the venue, which caters to horseback riders. This lineup this year includes Andy Griggs, Daryle Singletary and Colt Ford. VINCE HOFFARD can be
reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@yahoo.com.
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