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VS. METAL OR PUNK? YOU DECIDE!
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Which genre of music do you prefer, punk or metal?
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“Punk.”
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‘Ive always had a bit of both in ‘It might be the 12-year-old me, but I’m more into metal skateboarder in me, but than anything else..” I’m going to go with punk.”
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“Punk.”
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My two favorite bands are Tool and Bad Religion, so this week’s staff question has me a bit torn. I love both metal and punk music, so this week’s cover story on the Mayhem Festival and Warped Tour (pages 28-30) was a lot of fun to put together. I interviewed Rob Zombie, Job for a Cowboy, Hawthorne Heights, and Motion City Soundtrack, and while they each represent different genres and listeners, one thing connects them all. Not one member of these bands “fit in” in that mainstream sense of the term. They offer an alternative sound, along with an alternative perspective, from the “norm,” and they have millions of fans as a result. With that comes a sense of community amongst those audiences, which is why festivals like these are so important – they gather these people together so that they know that they’re not alone, that they belong somewhere. Yes, these festivals are backed by big sponsors and corporations, but at the end of the day, the music shines through all that. Even though our cover implies they are “versus” each other, it’s really all in good fun. We’re all on the same side, and we all belong somewhere. -Rich Howells, Weekender Editor
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Pretty close to the ‘Best Night Ever’ Brad Patton
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…will you be able to catch at the 9th Annual Scranton Jazz Festival and Jazz Walk? A plethora of performers, including Freddy Cole (brother of Nat King Cole), Grammy Awardwinning Dave Samuels and The Organik Vibe Trio with saxophonist Joel Frahm, guitar icon Vic Juris with Jay Anderson and Adam Nussbaum, and the Keystone College Jazz Institute Students Combos, to name a few. The festival will take place Aug. 2-4 at the historic Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel (700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton). The first night of jazz will be free, with Saturday night’s advance tickets being $15 and $20 at the door, and Sunday’s advance tickets being $20, and $25 at the door. Tickets are available at all Joe Nardone Gallery of Sound locations, by calling 570.487.9354., or by e-mailing hrunco@yahoo.com. For more information, visit scrantonjazzfestival.org.
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REVIEW Kid Rock and his cohorts are promising the “Best Night Ever” for 20 bucks this summer, and while last Saturday’s concert at the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain may not have lived up to such a lofty goal, it still provided lots of bang for the buck and was one of the most exciting shows to hit the mountain in a long, long time. The more than three hours of music got started around 6:45 p.m. with a 30-minute set by Uncle Kracker, Kid Rock’s protégé and former DJ. The man born Matthew Shafer sang all of his hits, such as “Follow Me” and “Smile,” plus a new one called “Blue Skies” from his latest album, “Midnight Special.” His blend of rock, R&B, rap and country – sort of like his one-time boss, but with less edge – was pleasant enough, but his version of “When The Sun Goes Down” noticeably lacked Kenny Chesney (Kracker was the “featured artist” on Chesney’s No. 1 song from 2004) and his big remake of “Drift Away” was a lot less soulful without the late, great Dobie Gray. Up next was Kool & The Gang, the funky hit makers from the 1970s and 1980s. While it may seem a bit incongruous that the R&B legends are on the same bill with Kid Rock, the 10-piece band did a fine job in whipping the crowd into a frenzy. Beginning with “Fresh,” Kool and company were on from the moment they hit the stage and kept getting better as the 55-minute set continued, inevitably ending with a super-charged version of “Celebration.” The three-song set of
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Kid Rock knows how to put on a crowd-pleasing show.
‘70s favorites – “Funky Stuff,” “Jungle Boogie” and “Hollywood Swinging” – tore up the middle part of the show, highlighting the Gang’s crack three-piece horn section. The band then followed with three tunes from its ‘80s heyday – “Ladies’ Night” (complete with a tasty bass solo from original member Robert “Kool” Bell), “Get Down On It” and “Celebration” to really get the party swinging. After a video countdown of 15 minutes and a prayer from behind a huge banner that turned a $20 bill into a nifty piece of Kid Rock swag, the now 42-year-old Kid, decked out in a red T-shirt, a black hat with a red band, and dark shades, finally took the stage around 9:15. Storming out with “Devil Without a Cause,” the title track of his 11-times platinum 1998 album that introduced the man to the masses, the Kid was hot from the get-go. Before his final numbers, Kid Rock thanked his tour sponsors Harley Davidson and Jim Beam for helping him keep the costs low; every seat being sold for $20 no doubt helps the size of the crowd. But he sounded humble when he said, “No matter what you paid to get in here, I want to thank you for spending your hard-earned money to come see us play.” W
…do you get when you build a series on the plot of teenagers killing each other live on TV? Well, an awesome little trilogy we call the “Hunger Games,” but also a parody that pokes fun at all the Suzanne Collins series has to offer. “The Hungry Hungry Games,” a live stage comedy, is coming to the F.M. Kirby Center on Oct. 4. Fan-favorite scenes will be spoofed, bringing comedy from director and co-writer Jim Millan, who has worked with sketch comedy show “The Kids in the Hall” and recent Kirby performance “Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody.” “There are teens hunting each other with bows and arrows,” Millan says, “but here you get to see the tributes duke it out with a war of rhymes during the epic rap battle. “ Tickets go on sale July 12 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at kirbycenter.org, 570.826.1100, or the Kirby Center Box Office. A Kirby member pre-sale begins today at 10 a.m.
…can you paddle under the light of a full moon? At the 52-acre Lake Lacawac in Lake Ariel. The Delaware Highlands Conservancy and Lacawac Sanctuary have just announced two moonlight paddles on July 19 and Aug. 23, from 7-10 p.m. Rowboats and canoes, paddles, and life jackets will be provided. Only sanctuary boats are permitted on the lake due to the delicate balance of Lake Lacawac’s ecosystem. The program is free, but space is limited and reservations are required. To reserve a spot, call 570.689.9494 or send an email to joann@lacawac.org.
“There are teens hunting each other with bows and arrows, but here you get to see the tributes duke it out with a war of rhymes during the epic rap battle.” – writer Jim Millan
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July 10-July 16, 2013
index COVER STORY Mayhem vs. Warped … 28-30
LISTINGS
The W … 5 Concerts … 15 Speak and See … 21 Live Entertainment … 22 Agenda … 33, 36
MUSIC
Kid Rock … 5, 26 Mac Miller … 7 Breaking Down the Walls … 10 Album review … 14 Charts … 14 Lurrie Bell … 17 Steve Martin … 18, 19
ONLINE Read extended interviews with Rob Zombie and more
STAGE & SCREEN Movie review … 25 Ralphie Report … 25 Starstruck … 52
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Novel Approach … 21 Book Club … 52
LIFESTYLE
NEPA Fitness Challenge … 31 Securely Fashioned … 39 Green Piece … 39 Show Us Some Skin … 41 Single in Scranton … 42 Man … 53 Model … 54
31 FEARSOME FOURSOME See how four locals fared after the 16-week fitness challenge at World Class Boxing
HUMOR & FUN Breaker Brewing Company … 32 I’d Tap That … 32 Puzzle … 33 News of the Weird … 38 Sorry Mom & Dad … 38 Girl Talk … 42 Sign Language … 44 Pet of the Week … 53
GAMES & TECH Get Your Game On … 40 Motorhead … 40
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17 BELL’S BLUES Lurrie Bell headlines the 16th Annual Briggs Farm Blues Festival
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Mac Miller talks record stores,writing,and moving to L.A. Kait Burrier
Weekender Correspondent
Mac Miller received my call with a sleepy yet friendly “Hi!” The kid’s been busy. Miller’s second studio album, “Watching Movies with the Sound Off,” was recently released by Pittsburgh’s own Rostrum Records, a label that represents Miller’s friend and fellow ‘burgh rapper, Wiz Khalifa. Miller wrapped the first season of his MTV reality show, “Mac Miller and the Most Dope Family,” chronicling L.A. life with his hometown besties, and just signed on for a second season of domestic antics. He’s been on the road with his “Space Migration” tour since June, hitting up nearly 40 cities across North America with his crew of openers including Vince Staples, Chance the Rapper, and The Internet with a few dates booked with Meek Mill, Action Bronson, and Odd Future’s Earl Sweatshirt. Mac and I chatted before his show in Myrtle Beach, S.C. THE WEEKENDER: How’s the tour been going? MAC MILLER: It’s been amazing, it really has. It’s been very, very ,very, very fun… I think I have the best tour of the summer, just with all the acts that are with us. W: Is there anything that you’re working on now, any collaborations that we should know about? MM: Everyone on tour has been kind of leaning towards making music together, but really we’ve just been pushing this album. W: I saw an MTV segment where you talk about the value of kids
going to a CD shop or record shop, saving up money, and going through the whole process of getting a physical album. MM: Yeah. W: You’re playing at the Sherman Theater and they have a great record shop nearby called Main Street Juke Box (606 Main St Stroudsburg). When I lived in Pittsburgh, I used to go to Jerry’s (2136 Murray Ave., Pittsburgh) Is there any record shop that you used to go to in Pittsburgh? MM: Jerry’s Record Store, you know, for sure. And I used to go to The Exchange (5858 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh) as well when it was called The Record Exchange. W: Do you have a favorite record shop in the country? MM: Jerry’s. W: It’s so good! MM: Hell yeah. W: What’re you listening to right now? MM: I’m listening to this dude named Chance the Rapper… Have you heard of him? W: No. What’s he like? MM: You should check him out. He’s really tight… There’s a lot of music. Right now I’m on my Radiohead. I’ve just been listening to Radiohead. W: Their newer stuff or the older stuff? MM: It’s f—king “In Rainbows.” W: Did you hear “Atoms for Peace?” It’s with Thom Yorke and Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers. MM: Not yet. W: They just put something out. MM: It’s crazy? W: It is crazy! It’s good, though. Anything we should know about the title of your album,
Rising star Mac Miller will be performing at the Sherman Theater with his entourage on July 11.
“Watching Movies with the Sound Off?” MM: I think it just kind of deals with turning off the sounds of the outside world and just envisioning your own reality, creating your own reality. W: That’s great. Do you ever find that you have cinematic inspiration? MM: Yeah. A lot. A lot of documentaries, a lot of surreal-type movies and stuff like that. W: Do you ever think you’ll bring your music into a movie like (Wu-Tang Clan’s) RZA did with “The Man with the Iron Fists?” MM: Hell yeah, I’d love to! W: I was wondering if you have anything to say to young people who are trying to do what you did and write their way up. MM: I mean, I think
that you are going to have people who are going to tell you that you’re not good enough. You’re going to come across a lot of negative energy… It’s the same thing as sports, you know? You got to practice your free throws. You got to practice. You got to keep writing, you got to break down any walls or barriers that you might have for yourself and just write from a standpoint of unlimited possibility. W: When you write, do you have a composition process? Do you get the beat first, or a single line that you work from? MM: It all depends. It all depends on the song. Everything is different. W: In the song “S.D.S.” you say, “I’m no god.” Kanye has the line “I am a god” and your new albums dropped on the same
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MaC MilleR, ChanCe The RaPPeR, VinCe sTaPles, and The inTeRneT: July 11, 8 P.M., sheRMan TheaTeR (524 Main sT., sTRoudsbuRg). $30. day - was there any correlation there? MM: No, no, no, no, no. It’s just more of a comment on celebrity culture and people looking up to musicians and artists… W: Like idolizing? MM: Exactly. W: How do you feel about your move from Pittsburgh to L.A.? MM: I love it. Love L.A., man. L.A.’s a good place. W: I saw that you have a label: REMember. MM: Yeah… It’s something that I’ve started with one of my best friends back home, trying to give people I grew up with something to believe in…to be heard. W: So it’s a way to get voices out there that
wouldn’t be out there? MM: Yeah, exactly. W: Do you have anything coming out soon on that label? MM: Yeah, there’s an artist named Vinny Radio. W: Is there anything else you’d want me to put out there for people who want to catch you on your tour? MM: Yeah, to check us out and…also make sure to check out my new album. W: Sounds good. MM: Hey, and say nice things about me. (Laughs) W: Say nice things about you? Well, I got that covered. (Laughs) MM: Alright, that’s cool. W
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Area band Strength For A Reason may have been on the music scene since 1997, but their newest collection of songs is fresh as ever.
One of Northeast Pennsylvania’s longest running and hardest working bands is back on the grind. Nanticoke’s Strength For A Reason recently released a new EP on Fast Break Records, entitled “Through Cold Eyes,â€? that features six brand new songs as well as four live songs, and the group just got back from a tour throughout Europe. Their new musical offering is the ďŹ rst release since 2009’s “Burden of Hope.â€? For a band that has been going strong since 1997, it seems that they are the hardcore energizer bunny. SFAR’s new EP picks up right where they left off—hard hitting music that is only surpassed by the energy of vocalist Karl Kivler. Now not only is Strength For A Reason jetsetting across Europe and releasing new music, they also have a string of shows coming up this month. The group plays July 12 in Philadelphia with Earth Crisis at The Underground Arts; July 13 in Cleveland, Ohio with Merauder; July 20 in Bucksport, Maine with Slapshot; July 21 in Brooklyn, N.Y. with Wisdom in Chains; and July 27 in East Greenwich, R.I. with Murphy’s Law, as well as appearing at This Is Hardcore Fest in Philadelphia in August with other local acts like Cold World and Stick Together. While Strength For A Reason spreads the NEPA hardcore reality far and wide, there are even more shows happening around their home town. On July 10 Daylight, Sainthood Reps, Haling, and Noise Pet will be all playing at West Side
Park in Nanticoke. This is Daylight’s ďŹ rst local appearance since the release of their critically acclaimed debut LP “Jarâ€? on Run For Cover Records. Daylight is a band that shows incredible growth with each release, and “Jarâ€? is the pinnacle of years of hard work. Playing a style of music reminiscent to the bands of the early to mid 1990s with fuzzed-out guitars and confessional, personal lyrics, Daylight will be sure to please all fans old and new. Sainthood Reps just got off tour with locals Tigers Jaw and are making their way from Long Island, N.Y., to play a much anticipated one-off show. Sainthood draws comparisons to past and present Long Island bands, but put their own unique spin on it. Sainthood Reps recently signed to No Sleep Records and will be releasing a new record in the fall. Haling, from Scranton, is a band that I have written about in the past, but I am always excited to write about them again and again. They are a band that seems to be already wise beyond their years and write interesting songs. Rounding out the show is a new band called Noise Pet. This is a new project that I have been working on with Hannah Roman for close to a year, but we are only playing our ďŹ rst show now. The show starts at 6 p.m. and is $10. It seems that this year music is following the weather: in a current state of constant and resilient heat, at least the shows and new music following.
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Collaborative local music is Dead on Independent music scenes in small geographic regions are often incestuous, with many groups sharing members and local musicians participating in a number of seemingly disparate projects. The NEPA music scene is no different, and the result of all that artistic inbreeding can be pretty sweet indeed. Case in point: Dead Nephew. This project is the brainchild of ex-Tambourine Murder Scene member and occasional Dirt Vultures contributor Zach Jones, collaborating with fellow former TMS members Ed Sromoski and Eddie McGuire, as well as the dream weaving duo behind Mock Sun, Jami Kali and Mark Wohl. Jones and Sromoski, likewise, have contributed to Mock Sun releases in the past. Interestingly, the music on “Nephew,” a five-track offering available on Dead Nephew’s Bandcamp page for whatever price you feel like paying, doesn’t quite sound like any of the aforementioned groups, but rather stands as its own swaggering, fuzz-drenched sonic juggernaut. Following the ambient noise of intro “Dead,” the album bursts forth like a locomotive behemoth, bearing down on you with a potent combo-platter of Southern-fried riffage and grungy Layne Staley-if-he-was-achick vocal stylings (courtesy of Kali).
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The greatness of‘Grail’ “The Internet is like the Wild Wild West,” Jay-Z said in his promotional video for his latest release, “Magna Carta Holy Grail” – an album he gave away to Samsung cell phone users three days early. Although the marketing strategy has been criticized (Samsung actually paid for a million copies; they weren’t free), and the RIAA tried to change the rules (the album went platinum the day it was released), the record itself is nothing shy of great. The Jay-Z that emerges from this record is calm, relaxed, and he comes with friends. “Magna Carta” features guest appearances from A-list celebrities like Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, and Rick Ross. Timbaland is credited with production on 11 of the 16
tracks. Of course, Jay is too intellectually restless to give us an album without some surprising twists. He quotes Nirvana, R.E.M. and Billie Holiday and takes potshots at Miley Cyrus, Scott Boras and Harry Belafonte. “Oceans” opens with a lovely melody from Frank Ocean, who ponders sitting on a yacht docked off the Ivory Coast, spilling champagne into the same waters that once bore the slave ships carrying his imprisoned a The Wu-Tang-infused “Heaven” seems poised to pose some intriguing eschatological questions, but once he’s asked them, Jay simply shrugs them off, rapping: “Question religion, question it all/Question existence until them questions is solved.” Midway through “Magna Carta,” Queens rapper Nas delivers a quick verse on “BBC.” There’s always a burst of excitement when these two appear together, two former rivals who still carry on from ‘90s hip-hop. Nas has always taken a different approach: testing himself even at the risk of falling flat. Rap counterpart Kanye West, for as many faults as he’s had, has always tested himself and his musical boundaries in similar ways to Nas, and in ways Jay has rarely dared. There’s no reason to think Jay isn’t capable of aging just as gracefully has some of his counterparts, but to do so will require a dose of self-reflection, vulnerability and a willingness to fail. If “Magna Carta Holy Grail” is any indication, Jay-Z still has a lot of growing up to do. -Matt Morgis, Weekender Correspondent
“Cupcake Mountain” delivers more of the same: heavy, dinosaur-steps-in-theforest stoner rock with a cocky hillbilly edge, but also an ethereal, space-rock vibe that hints at a deeper strangeness beneath that bluster. Said strangeness is let off the chain entirely on the seven-minute head-trip that is “Hawaii/ Negation/Hex,” which twists and contorts in the heart of a brain cell-detonating wormhole full of chaotic noise-rock dissonance and drug-fuelled decadence. Finally, album-closer “Dreamboat” ‘Nephew’ goes in for the kill, luring listeners in Rating ‘Dead Nephew’ with fragile acoustic strumming before W W W V them utterly into a jet-black void of ghostly, wailing feedback. It’s enough to leave you with bloodshot eyes, lungs full of smoke, and a hole-in-the-soul hankering for more. Here’s hoping there’s more Dead Nephew in its collaborators’ futures. And in ours. -Bill Thomas, Weekender Correspondent W oriented nod to classic R&B, then segues into brilliantly harmonized guitar leads and Hammond organ that is straight out of an Emerson, Lake and Palmer playbook. Tracks like “Soul Chaser” are more reminiscent of Jon’s classic Savatage work, with caustic, minor-key guitar passages and rhythmic shifts – not to mention Jon’s Tuctu ‘Raise the Curtain’ patented evil-toothed vocal snarl. Tracks like “Armageddon” are Oliva Rating unsettlingly dark, more akin to Oliva’s Trans-Siberian Orchestra contribuWWWWV tions; the track rides a militaristic, marching-type seesaw while howling, bomb effects, and otherworldly phantom Jon Oliva spent nearly three decades at instrumentation seems ripe for a conjuring, the cutting edge of progressive metal as while Oliva scowls out lyrical imagery like the vocalist and lifeblood for Savatage, “an arrow in the brain, showing us our realthe band he formed, championed, and ity.” Musical curve balls are thrown around later morphed into a multi-million-dollar every corner, however, like on “Can’t Get fairytale with Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Away,” a Nashville-ripped soul ballad laced yet he’s never released a solo album until with wry Oliva attitude. Jon, ripping open now. Oliva takes a career’s worth of musi- the contents of a long-bottled heart, spills, cal ideals, influences, and personal atone- “I never could quite find the time to tell ment and smatters it against the canvas to you, I’m still holding on to you.” produce a dynamically personal musical Equal parts the overblown, 1970’s thestatement for his solo debut.Noteworthy to atric-rock spectacle of Styx’s “The Grand this project is that Oliva used the remain- Illusion,” infused with prototype English ing music his brother Criss had left over. hard-prog a la Wishbone Ash/Robin Criss Oliva, the legendary Savatage guitar- Trower, with the underlying poetic breath ist, who had many of his riffs recycled and of a true storyteller, “Raise the Curtain” immortalized in TSO songs, had his career is Jon Oliva leaving no doubt as to what cut short by a fatal traffic accident back in drives him. 1993. Jon Oliva scoured the archives Criss -Mark Uricheck , Weekender left behind to compile tracks like “Father Correspondent Time,” which reveals a bouncy, grooveW
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Old
Berwick
Hwy.,
• Kamelot / Delain / Exlipse: Sep.
$65
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866.605.7325, pennspeak.com • TESLA: June 28, 8 p.m. • Arrival, the music of ABBA: July
ated at the door at all events.) • Open Mic Night: July 17, 7:30-
•Godsmack: Aug. 7, 8 p.m.
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•Hanson: Sept. 2, 6 p.m. • Sarah Brightman: Sept. 22, 8
• Victoria Justice: July 16, 8 p.m.
• Celtic Thunder: Oct. 9, 8 p.m.
• Ted Nugent: Aug. 14 8 p.m.
• Train: July 24, 8 p.m.
• Diana Krall: Oct. 10, 8 p.m.
• Glenn Miller Orchestra: Sept.
• Miranda Lambert / Dierks
WHITAKER CENTER
25, 8 p.m.
(222 Market St., Harrisburg)
Bently: July 26, 8 p.m.
• Josh Turner: Sept. 26, 8 p.m.
• The Lumineers: July 27, 8 p.m.
• The Swing Dolls: Tribute to
• Blake Shelton: Aug. 10, 8 p.m.
Donation-based event, contributions
Andrews Sisters and McGuire Sisters:
• Jason Aldean: Aug. 24, 8 p.m.
are appreciated.
Oct. 1-3, 1 p.m.
• Dance Journey: July 18, 7:159 p.m. $7 suggested donation.
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Keswick
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Broad
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• Hot Tuna Electric: July 26, 8 p.m.
BEACON THEATRE
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Little Big Town: Sept. 14, 8 p.m.
215.336.3600,
• This is Hardcore: GWAR / Kid
SHERMAN THEATER
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HOUSE
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$40-$99.
Blossoms / Vertical Horizon / Fastball:
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p.m.
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717.534.3911,
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Blues,Briggs,and Bell Rich Howells
Weekender editor
Some of the most notable blues musicians have come from Chicago, but NEPA residents won’t have to travel that far to see one its legends take the stage. Lurrie Bell, son of the late blues harmonica player Carey Bell, will be headlining as well as performing an acoustic set at the 16th Annual Briggs Farm Blues Festival on Saturday, July 13 alongside The Kinsey Report, Mac Arnold, and Terry “Harmonica” Bean with The Cornlickers. Picking up the guitar at only four years old, Bell is still prolific at age 54, recently releasing the album “Blues in My Soul” with his band and producer Dick Shurman. He talked with The Weekender about the connection between blues and gospel, how he chooses his music, and what it takes to be a true bluesman. THE WEEKENDER: What was it that made you first try the guitar? LURRIE BELL: My father Carey Bell played with Muddy Waters, and they were at my house a lot. One day when I was about four, I decided to pick one up. W: Out of all the blues players you met as a kid, who was the most influential on you and your work? LB: Pianist Lovie Lee and my cousin Eddie C. Campbell. They really took me in and helped me get going. W: Anyone can pick up a guitar, but what do you think it takes to be a real blues player? LB: Feeling and context. W: Blues was considered the “devil’s music” in some places for a long time, so what made you blend the blues with gospel? LB: When I was young, I went down to Lisbon, Ala., to live with my grandparents for a while, and they encouraged me to play in the church. I already knew the blues, so I would sing to the Lord and play blues with my guitar. Blues and gospel have a lot in common. W: How does Chicago blues stand out from other types of blues?
LB: The modern blues sound originated in Chicago when Muddy Waters had Little Walter on harp and Otis Spann on piano, second guitar. I’ve always liked that full sound. W: You made a huge comeback in the ‘90s with your Delmark records. What was the driving force there? LB: I had to fix a lot of things, and Delmark was of great encouragement to me – a lot of musician friends as well. W: How do you choose the songs you cover and perform? LB: I listen and if they move me… And some are just favorites. Dick Shurman, who produced the new album, brought me over 200 songs to listen to. W: What inspires you to write a song, and what inspired the songs you wrote on this current record? LB: It’s important to let people into my life, what’s on my mind – the song “Blues in My Soul” talks about that. Everybody has their own cross to bear. Blues is where I go to find my peace. W: What is your writing process like? LB: I write my thoughts down as lyrics and then play with them in my mind and with my guitar until something fits W: What was it like working with Dick Shurman on this latest record? LB: Great guitar producer, and he always has a lot of ideas. We’ve been talking about making a record for years. W: How do you think this latest record stands out from your previous records? LB: Wanted to make a no-fuss Chicago record with my band, sort of what you will hear at shows and festivals. W: Does your relationship with your father and his legacy still have an effect on your music today? LB: Always. W: Looking back, is there any song or record that you’ve recorded that you’re most proud of? LB: Not really. I like everything. W: What do you have in store for this upcoming show at the
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The legendary Lurrie Bell is looking forward to serving up some “real blues” at the Briggs Farm Blues Fest on July 13.
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16th Annual Briggs Farm Blues Festival featuring Lurrie Bell: July 12-13, 88 Old Berwick Hwy., Nescopeck. $28-$90. Info: 570.379.3342, briggsfarm.com. Briggs Farm Blues Festival? LB: It’s going to be blast. I get to play some acoustic in the afternoon, a little gospel and a little blues, and then for the main stage, we’re going to light it up. W: Do you approach your acoustic sets differently? LB: Not really, except to have a lot of rhythm going with my feet. W: What are you most looking forward to about Briggs Farm? LB: I’ve heard great things – real blues is what they serve. W: What’s next for you after that? LB: South America, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. They love the blues down there, and things are exploding with it. I’ve been down there every year for five years. W: Do you have any particular career goals you feel you haven’t accomplished yet that you’d like to? LB: I would like to be able to play the blues for another 20 to 30 years. Don’t know what else I would do.
W: When people talk about you, they use words like “legend” and “national treasure.” What is your reaction when you hear something like that? LB: I don’t know about “legend,” but I’m doing my part in keeping this music out there. W
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July 12 Main stage 9:45 p.m.: shakura s’aida 8:00 p.m.: Clarence spady 6:15 p.m.: Cedric Burnside 4:30 p.m.: georgie Bonds Back Porch stage 9:00 p.m.: lonnie shields 7:30 p.m.: eli Cook 6:00 p.m.: Terry “Harmonica” Bean 4:40 p.m.: nate Myers 3:20 p.m.: Rare Form 2:30 p.m.: ed Randazzo with Bret alexander July 13 Main Stage 9:30 p.m.: lurrie Bell 7:40 p.m.: The Kinsey Report 5:50 p.m.: Mac arnold 4:00 p.m.: Terry “Harmonica” Bean with The Cornlickers Back Porch Stage 8:20 p.m.: lonnie shields 6:45 p.m.: The Badlees 5:30 p.m.: lurrie Bell (acoustic set) 4:20 p.m.: Jesse loewy 3:45 p.m.: symphonic Haze 2:30 p.m.: James Owens with dustin drevitch
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The man with two brains (and many talents) Brad Patton
From The Times leader
REVIEW Even Steve Martin realizes it is a bit strange to expect an audience to come out to hear a great comedian play the banjo. “The only equivalent,” the 67-year-old actor, comedian, writer, and now banjo-playing bluegrass musician said, “is if your wife looks in the paper and says, ‘Oh, Louis C.K. has written some original songs for the harmonica; that seems like a must-see.’” But much to the delight of a very large crowd at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts on July 2, Martin proved to be nearly as talented with a banjo as he is with a joke. Add in great musical and vocal support from the Steep Canyon Rangers, a five-piece progressive bluegrass band, and the lyrics and voice of Edie Brickell, and it made for one wildly entertaining evening. Martin made a joke about being referred to as a “Renaissance man,” but – think about it – he is. Not many other successful entertainers have branched out into as many different fields as Martin, or have been nearly as successful in all of the various pursuits. And Brickell still sounds as lovely today as she did 25 years ago on her breakthrough album, 1988’s “Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars” (as the leader of
the New Bohemians, with songs such as “What I Am” and “Circle”). Early in Tuesday’s show, Martin made mention of the incident from earlier in the day in which a man in Wilkes-Barre returned the comedian’s wallet, which Martin said he hadn’t even realized he had lost. “Apparently that made the news,” he said. “Now that’s a slow news day.” “So thank you, Wilkes-Barre. My impression of Wilkes-Barre is everyone is 100 percent honest all the time,” he said to a rousing ovation. Tuesday’s repertoire was mostly from Martin and Brickell’s recent collaboration, “Love Has Come for You,” which is still at the top of the Billboard Bluegrass Albums chart more than two months after its release. That collection, by the way, is Martin’s third consecutive chart-topper (following 2009’s “The Crow” and 2011’s “Red Bird Alert”) since he turned his attention to music full-time. Martin said he has been playing banjo for more than 50 years, and it showed on Tuesday as he ably kept up with the fine musicians and vocalists of the Steep Canyon Rangers – Woody Platt (acoustic guitar), Graham Sharp (banjo), Mike Guggino (mandolin), Charles R. Humphrey III (bass) and Nicky Sanders (fiddle). “But I have only been playing on stage for about four years,” he told the crowd. “Some nights, I play great. Others, I am only just fine, and I wish I did
better. “I went to see Eric Clapton play the other night,” he continued. “And (he paused for effect), he’s just not that funny.” The Rangers, Martin said, are not his backing band, but rather, “I am their celebrity.” They may not be as famous as the man at center stage, but the quintet played and sang exquisitely all evening long, especially on their two-song showcase in the middle of the set. First they did an instrumental number which spotlighted each member to great effect, then followed it up with some close harmony on an a cappella spiritual number. When Martin returned to the stage, he joined them for an amusing little ditty called “Atheists Don’t Have No Songs,” one of only a small handful of songs performed Tuesday that showcased both the comedy and musicality at the same time. Highlights of the joint numbers with Brickell included a lovely rendition of “Sarah Jane and the Iron Mountain Baby,” a train song that tells the true story of a baby found in a suitcase by a Civil War veteran, and the album’s opening number, “When You Get to Asheville.” Fiddler Sanders brought the crowd to its feet with a second train tune at the end of the set proper. Then the musicians returned to the stage for a three-song encore, including “Remember Me This Way,” a tune that fittingly brought the evening to a close.
An honest, decent guy helps out a wild and crazy one Roger DuPuis
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In a city where recent thefts have some pedestrians clutching their iPhones and purses a little tighter, one lost wallet actually found its way home on July 2. Its owner? Actor, comedian and musician Steve Martin. Its rescuer? He still remains clouded in mystery. “Honesty survives in Wilkes-Barre,” Martin said through a spokeswoman. “The gentleman couldn’t have been sweeter, nicer, kinder, and his Batman-like rescue of my wallet is one more reason to remember Wilkes-Barre.” Martin was in town for a one-night appearance at the F.M. Kirby Center on Public Square, where he performed Tuesday evening with Edie Brickell with the Steep Canyon Rangers. Will Beekman, the venue’s programming director, said he did not know the good Samaritan’s name, only that the man telephoned the Kirby box office at about 10 a.m. to report what he had found. “We thought it was a joke at first,” Beekman said. A quick check with Martin’s tour manager confirmed that the comedian had been out riding his bike around Wilkes-Barre earlier Tuesday, Beekman said, giving the caller’s story the ring of truth. Ellen Masaitis, who works at Curry Donuts next to the theater, told The Times Leader that the man who found the wallet told her about the incident when he came into the shop after meeting with Martin – who,
the man said, gave him a $100 reward. “I can’t remember his name, but I see him all the time, though,” Masaitis said of the Good Samaritan, who she believes is in his 50s. “He was just a guy that was walking past Boscov’s and found Steve’s wallet outside of Boscov’s,” Masaitis said, relating the man’s account of stumbling on Martin’s billfold outside the department store on South Main Street. Kirby box office manager Tina Yurko said she saw
Martin briefly while he was waiting for the man to arrive. “Steve Martin came out beforehand. He was very anxious for the gentleman to return the wallet, and he wanted to see the gentleman so he could thank him in person,” Yurko said. Yurko also did not know the man’s name, but she described him as appearing like a construction worker or laborer who might have been working downtown. Staff ushered Martin and the man into another room where they could have some privacy. Yurko said she understood that Martin offered him tickets for the performance, but the man declined, saying his wife was ill and he could not attend. For Kirby staff, the incident was a bright spot not to be forgotten and a reminder “that there are good people” in the community. “I can’t recall anything like it,” Beekman said. “Imagine that you find a wallet on the street, look inside to figure out who the owner is, and it belongs to Steve Martin.” For Masaitis and a friend at Curry Donuts, there was an added bonus. When they saw the 67-year-old comedian in the alley behind the theater, “looking tired,” they gingerly requested autographs. “I don’t think he really does autographs, but my friend got down on his knees,” Masaitis said Tuesday afternoon as she proudly displayed a scrap of paper bearing four words: “To Ellen – Steve Martin.”
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A bit fishy
Open your freezer. You might expect to find an assortment of items, but somewhere between the popsicles and mixed vegetables is an unlikely one — a severed human arm. Unless you are Jeffrey Dahmer, it is not exactly your typical protein of choice. The owner of said fridge, Andrew Yancy, is no cannibal, but rather begrudgingly requested to store the appendage. The ridiculous but enjoyable adventure that ensues following this opening scene establishes Carl Hiaasen’s latest novel, “Bad Monkey,” a satirical whodunit that is, quite literally, a bit fishy. The novel follows protagonist Yancy, a former Miami cop, who, as a result of a major blunder with a vacuum hose, loses his badge and is downgraded to a health inspector. Fortunately for Yancy, he loves trouble, and trouble loves him. No matter how dull his new job title may seem, danger follows him everywhere. “A clawing heat settles over the Keys by mid-July. The game fish swim to deeper waters, the pelicans laze in the mangroves and only the hardiest of tourists remain outdoors past the lunch hour. Yancy’s unmarked Ford was well air-conditioned but he still brought a box of Popsicles, which he positioned beside the disjoined limb in the cooler on the passenger side.” After helping former co-worker and Sheriff of Monroe County Sonny Summers with the lone arm fished out of the southern Florida coast, Yancy soon realizes that the boating mishap is far from accidental. His suspicion that the disjoined arm is not a simple case of drowning meets shark supper leads him down a twisting path chock-full of suspense, voodoo, deception, murder, and, of course, a very bad monkey. Hiaasen offers a comically colorful cast of major and minor characters, including a multitude of female interests whom all seem to share a love-
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Ralphie Aversa | Special to the Weekender
Lovato leaving on a jetplane for birthday celebration
You could probably guess that Demi Lovato wasn’t going to throw your stereotypical 21st birthday party this Aug. 20 - but could you have guessed that Lovato would travel far outside of America to partake in charity work? “I’m actually going to go to Africa,” Lovato said of her birthday plans. After performing on “Good Morning America,” the singer sat down with “The Ralphie Show” in an interview that aired last Monday evening. “I’m just going to do a bunch of charity stuff. I feel the best way to celebrate anyone’s birthday is just giving back and helping others.” Lovato is quite cognizant of the “typical” celebration for turning 21 years old, and she seems quite intent on breaking down the stereotype. “Birthdays are all about celebrating life, and people are very blessed to even make it to 21,” the singer explained, “so the last thing I think anyone should be doing on their birthday is poisoning themselves.” If you have followed Lovato’s career to this point, the comments aren’t surprising. A Disney starlet who rose to fame touring with the Jonas Brothers and starring on TV, she checked out of entertainment and into a rehab facility in October 2010 to deal with bipolar disorder and bulimia. The singer returned to the spotlight in the summer of 2011 with “Skyscraper,” an emotional ballad and the lead single from her third studio album “Unbroken.” That LP yielded the monster hit “Give Your Heart a Break” and, along with her story of hope and perseverance, sent the artist’s career to new heights. “It still feels like a dream,” Lovato said of her success since leaving rehab. “I don’t think there’s ever one time where I heard my song on the radio
Former Disney star Demi Lovato isn’t celebrating her 21st birthday in the typical way some might.
that I didn’t get excited. And if I didn’t show it, I was secretly excited inside.” Lovato is also excited for the success of the people she grew up with in the business: Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, the Jonas Brothers, and Miley Cyrus, to name a few. She and Gomez have known each other since they were 7-years-old, and while they both now deal with the burdens of the spotlight in their 20s, the “Heart Attack” singer doesn’t feel it necessary to offer advice based on her own personal struggles. “For me personally, I’ve just learned to kind of not pay attention,” Lovato said. “When people call me names or whatever, or they spread rumors, it’s like at the end of the day, my family knows the truth, my friends know the truth, I know the truth, and that’s all that matters.” Lovato is currently balancing a busy schedule that includes her role as a judge on “The X-Factor” and promoting her latest album “Demi.” The LP’s next single is “Made in the USA,” and the songstress makes her directorial debut with the music video. Although the piece is finished, no release date has been set yet. - Listen to “The Ralphie Show” weeknights from 7p-12a on 97 BHT. W
Best to leave‘Ranger’alone By Pete Croatto
Weekender Correspondent
Rating: W W “The Lone Ranger” is so annoying in so many ways you leave impressed. Do we begin with the woefully miscast lead or a script that has the emotional stability of a 13-year-old? What’s with all the exposition? And why is it so bloody long? The Lone Ranger spends the first 140 of its 149 minutes finding itself before granting us 10 rollicking minutes. Enron stock had a better return on investment. It’s 1869. John Reid (Armie Hammer) returns home to practice law in dusty Colby, Texas. Things have changed. His older brother, Dan (James Badge Dale), a meat-andpotatoes Texas Ranger, has married John’s former flame (Ruth Wilson). And Dan is not impressed with his little brother’s book smarts and pacifist tendencies, though he lets John tag along on his manhunt. He even gives baby bro Dad’s old badge, which means someone will die. Outlaw Butch Cavendish (William Fichtner) leads an ambush on the rangers, capping it off by literally tearing out Dan’s heart. Tonto (Johnny Depp), a Comanche whose face paint makes him look like KISS’ drummer, buries the bodies. But a higher power, specifically a Spirit Horse, wants John to live. So, Tonto reluctantly forms an uneasy alliance with the do-gooder, who dons a mask and white hat, to capture Cavendish. Cavendish is embroiled in a plot involving the expanding transcontinental railroad, silver, and Colby’s somber business leader (Tom Wilkinson), the kind of unnecessarily tangled story frequently used as a front for depth in action fare. Director Gore Verbinksi and his writers maintain this fallacy to
Hammer and Depp are an incredibly mismatched pair in a movie that’s slow on, well, pretty much everything.
the point of delusion, bombarding us with backstories (Tonto and John’s very first encounter; the story behind Tonto’s skittish behavior), while intermittently shifting the action to 1933 for reasons that make my brain ache. These boring diversions don’t just slow the film to a crawl, they create a film with an identity crisis. John learns of Tonto’s tragic past via his Comanche elders. Two minutes later, Tonto and John are buried up to their necks. Tonto’s first line: “Did my name come up?” It’s part of the movie’s relentless campaign to portray Tonto and John/The Lone Ranger as Riggs and Murtaugh on horseback, a tactic that would have been strained even if it had succeeded. Depp is enjoyable, even if his laconic New Age nuttiness grows wearisome, but he’s shackled by Hammer, who delivers his lines in a contemptuous cadence—sometimes with a Texas accent, sometimes without—that spells doom. “The Lone Ranger” is a buddy-buddy
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movie, relying on comic banter, with Depp delivering lobs Hammer can’t return. Here, Tonto and the Lone Ranger are a team not because of chemistry, but for a far less inspiring reason: pop culture imprinting. The writers do Hammer no favors. His character’s high moral fiber renders him a sap. We’re seven steps ahead of the hero in figuring out everything. It’s fitting. The movie is perpetually 30 minutes behind and in no rush to make up the time, providing blah (and hypocritical) commentary on capitalist greed and throwing in useless characters like Helena Bonham Carter’s madam, who looks like she’s about to attend Goth prom. And let’s offer a love triangle because, hey, why not? “The Lone Ranger” gives us everything in a thousand pieces and expects us to construct a movie. No deal, kemo sabe. - For more of Pete’s cinematic musings, please visit whatpeteswatching.blogspot .com or follow him on Twitter, @ PeteCroatto.
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NEPA Fitness Challenge a strong success
“I want to look good in a bathing suit.” “I want my jeans from years ago to fit again.” “I want to be stronger/leaner.” How many times have you made such a statement to yourself? The words are certainly a lot easier than the actions, but what happens if you put your foot down and decide once and for all that you’re going to get on the path to a fit and healthier you and stick with it? We’ve got four people who took that road for 16 weeks and lived to tell the tale, coming out of it much healthier and happier than when they began, losing a total of over 60 pounds and 50 inches between them. The nePa Fitness Challenge was a competition where two teams of two whipped themselves into shape with the help of World Class Boxing in Kingston, owned by sean and Cheryl diggs, and a diet plan set forth by Full Force nutrition, operated by Barrett swirble and Rebecca Klopp. World Class Boxing offers classes in a variety of programs, from Muy Thai Kickboxing to Brazliian Jujitsu and youth martial arts. The establishment has also trained over 20 fighting champions. Challenge participants John Popko and erica Calvert of Team Red and Melissa Kivler and Hayley Baseski of Team Blue were put right on the fast track to becoming fit. “I did everything with them that I would do to get a fighter in shape in 16 weeks,” sean said. “It was a mix of strength training, cardio, boxing, martial arts. We made it so it was easy for them to manage, five days a week, about an hour a day.” Though breaking into a healthier eating regime was difficult for all the participants, sean said the Full Force way was also something that was easily manageable. “It’s really just about making healthier choices. Higher protein, low to moderate carbohydrate intake, and fruits and vegetables. It was very flexible, so if there was something they didn’t like on the list of food they were given that they could eat, Barrett would modify it.” “They put a lot of effort into all of it,” sean said. “Here are people coming from a background that they never really monitored what they ate and all of a sudden, this; it’s culture shock. But we tried to show them that it’s not as hard as people think it is. you just need to make a conscious choice to do it.” so, what’s the trick to nailing down healthy way of living for the long haul? “discipline and accountability,” sean said. “People see a great workout on TV, so they buy it, try it, nothing happens, they quit it. They go to the gym, their body starts to get sore, they stop going. That’s what makes us different here. When you have somebody standing over the top of you telling you what to do, you’re going to do it.” Though the nePa Fitness
Challenge may have been labeled as a competition to start, it’s clear that there’s no single winner – everyone wins when it comes to the game of pushing through and excelling at a healthier lifestyle. TEAM RED THE WEEKENDER: What was the most difficult part of the whole experience? JOHN POPKO: definitely the diet. There is so much good food out there that is just really bad for you. Prepping the food for the week took a while and I basically just stuck with chicken breast, whole wheat pasta, and green vegetables. eating correctly was definitely key in getting results. even after the first or second week, I just felt better. I didn’t feel bogged down and sluggish anymore. W: What did you enjoy the most? JP: I enjoyed seeing the results at the end. seeing the sideby-side shots of myself in the before and after pictures really made me smile. It was a lot of hard work and discipline, but it was definitely worth it. I never thought I was overweight until I saw these photos. W: What surprised you the most, whether it be something about yourself or something about the workout/nutrition plan? JP: I was surprised at how much eating healthy really helped with the results. like most of us, when I was younger, I’d eat anything I wanted to and I would never gain a pound. unfortunately I’m 30 now and need to start paying attention to what I’m putting in my body. W: Would you recommend this approach to getting fit to others? JP: absolutely. sean and Cheryl are great coaches and they have great class instructors as well. no day was the same, which really helped keep it fun. and I never thought of boxing as a way to get fit, but the results show that it definitely works. I don’t think I ever sweat as much as I did during these workouts in my life! W: Do you plan on sticking with the workout/eating regime? JP: I definitely plan on continuing to work out. I might not stay on as much of a strict diet as I did during this challenge, but I’ll watch what eat. I was eating fast food five times a week. I won’t ever do that again. THE WEEKENDER: What was the most difficult part of the whole experience? ERICE CALVERT: Breaking away from all of my bad habits. I fell into a rut of just grabbing takeout on my way home from work, rather than cooking a healthy, balanced meal. It’s not just about working out five days a week. you have to live a healthy lifestyle to truly see results. W: What did you enjoy the most? EC: I loved the workouts. They were brutal, but they aren’t supposed to be easy. The workouts constantly changed and kept me engaged throughout the entire
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challenge. There is nothing like going 12 rounds on a heavy bag after a long day at work. W: What surprised you the most, whether it be something about yourself or something about the workout/nutrition plan? EC: I still can’t believe that I lost close to 18 inches! When I started the challenge, I was in the worst shape of my life, but I never considered myself overweight. I now realize how much weight that I had to lose. My clothes fit better; I’m down three pant sizes. It was a full body transformation. W: Would you recommend this approach to getting fit to others? EC: absolutely! Before I began this challenge, I made every excuse of why I couldn’t work out. sean and Cheryl are true motivators. They won’t let you give up. They encourage you every step of the way and they push you to reach beyond your limits. In the past, I hated taking classes at a gym. This is a completely different atmosphere. From day one, you feel like you are amongst family and friends. We are all there for the same reason. W: Do you plan on sticking with the workout/eating regime? EC: Without a doubt. This is a lifestyle change. The nePa Fitness Challenge is over, but I’m just getting started. TEAM BLUE WEEKENDER: What was the most difficult part of the whole experience? MELISSA KIVLER: The diet, absolutely just changing the way you eat, how much you eat, and when you eat. Breakfast is important, healthy snacks are important, and just eating the right things. When you’re busy, working two jobs, taking care of kids, the drive-through is easy, but I learned it’s just as easy to prepare your food on a sunday for the rest of the week. W: What did you enjoy the most? MK: People seeing the transformation that I made. Just them recognizing it gives you confidence and the motivation to keep going and try harder. you love how your clothes fit you; it’s like you have a whole new wardrobe! you do hold on to things and say, “I’ll fit into this again some day,” and then you do. W: What surprised you the most, whether it be something about yourself or something about the workout/nutrition plan? MK: I surprised myself as far as the ability that I had to do the things that we did. I think a lot of people hear the word “boxing” and they think people are hitting each other, but that’s not what it is. It’s just training that boxers do to prepare themselves. I was surprised in a lot of the things
CHALLENGE RESULTS:
Team Red John P.: Total weight loss: 23 lbs Total body inch loss: 12 ¾ inches Erica C.: Total weight loss: 20 lbs. Total body inch loss: 17 3/4 inches Team Blue Melissa K. Total weight loss: 9.5 lbs Total body inch loss: 15 1/2 inches Hayley B. Total weight loss: 11 lbs Total body inch loss: 10 inches I was able to do as far as the strength training. W: Would you recommend this approach to getting fit to others? MK: I’ll tell you this. I have been going to the gym on my own for years and never got any results. This is kind of like having a personal trainer and not paying the price for one. I’m 38 and I’ve never been in better shape in my life. W: Do you plan on sticking with the workout/eating regime? MK: absolutely; I still go. I’m preparing for some fitness bikini shows in October. I have a whole new view on life, my body has never worked better, and I’m like a crazy person now; if I don’t go to the gym, I’m disgusted. WEEKENDER: What was the most difficult part of the whole experience? HAYLEY BASESKI: Being a mother. Having two kids who are full-time students who play after school sports and go to CCd, trying to work five days a week, and fit this in with it. W: What did you enjoy the most? HB: so many things. I made some really great friends; I was going to the morning classes and met really great girls. Of course, dropping a couple pants sizes is a plus. For me, it was a life change that I can never be thankful for enough. Physically, mentally, emotionally, it just changed who I am. W: What surprised you the most, whether it be something about yourself or something about the workout/nutrition plan? HB: I surprised myself in getting up every day and trying to squeeze it in before work because I’m not a morning person. I also surprised myself
John Popko (After) John Popko (Before)
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Hayley Baseski (Before) physically. I was a runner before this whole thing and thought I was doing what everybody else should be doing and the best I can do, but there was so much more that I could do. I can actually do pull-ups – I never thought I’d say that at 35 years old. W: Would you recommend this approach to getting fit to others and why? HB: absolutely, because it works. I was somebody that
went to the gym three days a week, I was somebody that was running, and my body did not change in three or four years straight of doing that. With this, I immediately saw results. In 16 weeks, I could put a bathing suit on and feel comfortable with myself. I couldn’t do that over a three year period. W: Do you plan on sticking with the workout/eating regime? HB: absolutely; I’m continuing with it. I canceled my gym membership after three weeks of doing it. My husband is actually starting the program too! W
Breaking on through By Derek Warren
BEER REVIEWS
Derek Warren | Weekender Correspondent
Liquid lunch
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What started in 2005 as a homebrewing obsession between close friends has turned into a brewery making much sought after beers in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Chris Miller and Mark Lehman began homebrewing after a night of drinking and discussing good beer and the need for more of it in their lives. The homebrewing idea quickly became an obsession. “We were brewing every weekend together,” said Miller. “The great thing is that we had no shortage of testers for our beers as we perfected our recipes.” These test batches eventually led to the recipes that Breaker uses for its beers today. After a few years, and many glasses of beer, the homebrewing hobby became a commercial business in 2009 when the friends legally began Breaker Brewing Company and started selling beers to local pubs. The group soon gained a great reputation for quality local beers. “We began with four core beers: Anthracite Ale, Old King Coal Stout, Malty Maguire, and Goldies Blonde Ale,” Lehman said. These beers are still produced, along with many more year-round beers such as Lunch Pail Ale (see review on page #) and 5 Whistle Wheat. There is also a great selection of seasonal beers, such as Potbelly Pumpkin Ale for the fall season and Belsnickler Ale for around Christmastime. Breaker Brewing continued to grow and eventually started bottling many of its beers as well, though the brewery still mainly focuses on draft beer. “Bottling is a very time-consuming process,” Lehman said. “We are getting new bottling equipment soon to have more bottles available.” For now though, fans can visit the brewery at the new Breaker Brewing tasting room
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You don’t need to leave the Breaker Brewing Company’s tasting room emptyhanded when there are so many growlers waiting to be filled with delicious brews.
After a long stint of brewing at home, Breaker Brewing Company has moved to a new location in Wilkes-Barre.
in Wilkes-Barre. After years spent brewing in their garage, the guys of Breaker Brewing moved to a new location around two months ago and also opened a beautiful tasting room that enables visitors to come and taste the beers right at the brewery with the opportunity to get a growler of beer filled as well. This is also a great place to get some one-off batches of beer being created, such as Watermelon 5 Whistle Wheat, Lemongrass Ale, and many more ideas that will be unleashed to the public. The future of Breaker Brewing is looking great, with many plans to improve upon the tasting room by adding an outside beer garden area and pouring more beer. Miller said that “by the end of the sum-
mer we should have our pub license.” What exactly does that mean? Instead of a quick visit to the tasting room to sample the beer, visitors will be able to go to the tasting room and sit down for a pint or two.
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Beer: Lunch Pail Ale Brewer: Breaker Brewing Company Style: American Pale Ale ABV: 5.50% Description: Breaker Brewing’s Lunch Pail Ale pours a beautifully clear amber color with a slight offwhite head that lingers and leaves a wonderful lacing on the glass. The aroma is a pleasing assault of citrus hops emanating aromas of grapefruit, lime, and hints of pine needles balanced with aromatic malty sweetness. The taste matches the nose perfectly. The hops are really on display in this brew, especially the cascade imparting a slight grapefruit hint on the palate. The hop bite is balanced perfectly against the sweetness from the malt, especially the Marris Otter, which imparts a nice body to the beer as well. The malt selections also give this beer a lingering quality on the palate before a nice dry finish. All in all, this is a superb pale ale that I could drink all night and not get tired of it - hell, I could drink it all day and not get tired of it. I would gladly include this beer in my lunch pail, that’s for sure! Food pairing: This is a pale ale that is a great match for most summer food, but is perfect for many Cal-Mex dishes such as quesadillas, burritos, pork or fish tacos, and just about anything that includes lime juice, chilies, and cilantro. The slight hints of lime coming from the hops will intensify the slight citrus characteristics of these dishes and the malts will enhance the slight caramel tastes from the meat; it’ll all combine for a truly intense and delicious dinner. Lunch Pail Ale is also great for your favorite burgers and can certainly handle a wide variety of toppings, so pile them on and enjoy! Also, a nice oily fish such as salmon can truly appreciate the hop characteristics of this wonderful beer. One last suggestion is to try this with your favorite fried chicken; the crispy coating and juicy chicken will melt into the sweet malt and citrus hop characteristics. Is it worth trying?: Without any hesitation, yes! There is a reason
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Breaker BreWing Company, 787 e. northampton St., WilkeSBarre. taSting room hourS tueSday and Friday, 5-9 p.m., Saturday, noon-5 p.m. that this fantastic pale ale is Breaker Brewing’s most popular beer and that is because it is absolutely fantastic. Pale ales can be a very tough beer to pull off, as the style typically does not leave too much room to hide any flaws within the beer, but Breaker Brewing pulls this off perfectly and has created a great beer for craft beer junkies and newbies alike to enjoy. I personally love a nice liquid lunch on these hot summer days and Lunch Pail Ale certainly deserves a spot on my lunch table, and yours as well! Rating: W W W W Where can I get it?: Currently available on draft at: Sabatini’s Pizza, Exeter; The Office, Nicholson; Dugan’s Pub, Luzerne; and also available at the Breaker Brewing Tap Room, Wilkes-Barre. Remember, enjoy responsibly! Cheers! - Derek Warren is a beer expert, avid homebrewer, and beer historian. Follow Derek’s beer blog at idtapthat.org. W
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2nd Annual Pennsylvania Organic FarmFest: aug. 2-3, grange Fairgrounds, Centre Hall. For more info visit farmfest. paorganic.org, or call Kathryn Tokarz at 814.422.0251. 27th annual Pocono State Craft Festival (www.poconocrafts.com or call 570476-4460.) • Aug. 24-25, Quiet Valley (347 Quiet Valley Road, Stroudsburg). $6, adults; Free, children 12 and under. St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church (93 Zerby Ave, Edwardsville) • 15th Annual Ethnic Food Festival: Aug. 24, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. BENEFITS/CHARITY EVENTS 5th Annual Golf Tournament benefiting the 1st Lt. Jeffrey DePrimo Memorial Fund, Luzerne Foundation: Aug. 17, 1:30 p.m., Wilkes-Barre Golf Club. $75. Register at deprimogolf.com or call 570.709.0916 for more info American Cancer Society • Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Wyoming Valley walk kickoff breakfast: Aug. 20, 7:30 a.m., Wilkes-Barre/ scranton Railriders stadium, Moosic. American Red Cross of Lackawanna County • Roof-A-Thon: Aug. 7-9, Wendy’s, Davis street, scranton. Camp Papillion Pet Adoption and
Rescue (570.420.0450, camppapillion.org) • Information day: July 28, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Wal-Mart (Route 940, Mount Pocono) • Yard sale and adoption day: July 13, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., AVH Veterinary Group Valley drive, Pen argyl). Candy’s Place (570.714.8800) • 4th Annual Luncheon and Fashion Show: July 28, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Woodlands Inn (Wilkes-Barre). $25, per person; $250, table of 10. Doing it for Lola breast cancer fundraiser: aug. 10, 1-10 p.m., american legion Post 781, Mountain Top. $15 donation, kids 12 and under free. Bike run/ scavenger hunt begins at 12:30 p.m. at Outsiders in Wilkes-Barre. Family Service Association of NEPA 5th annual Pauly Friedman Family 5K Walk/Run: Aug. 11, registration 8:30 a.m., race 9:30, Misericordia University, Dallas. $25. For more info or to preregister call 570.823.5144 or emailfsawv.ruthkemmerer@verizon.net. For the Love of Pete, blood drive in memory of Peter J. Bonczewski Jr.: July 27, 8 a.m.- 2 p.m., st. anthony and st. george Maronite Church (311 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre). Mike Meoni Memorial Scholarship Fund •1st Annual Mike Meoni Memorial Golf Tournament: Aug. 10, Sleepy Hollow
Golf Course, Greenfield Twp. Tournament format is a four person captain and crew team for 19 holes. $65 per person; $260 per foursome. For more information visit MikeMeoni.com. Safe Haven Dog Rescue (www.safeHavenPa.org, safeHaven@ epix.net) • Volunteer meeting: July 16, 6:30 p.m., Cherry’s Family Restaurant (Route 209 near Route 534, Kresgeville) • Adoption days: July 21, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Tractor Supply (Route 209, Brodheadsville) Susan G. Komen for the Cure • 6th Annual “Rally for the Cure” Golf Tournament: July 27, Villas Crossing golf Course (521 golf Road, Tamaqua). $65 covers green fees, golf cart, food, soda, and prizes. Registration for the four person scramble begins at 11:00 am with a shotgun start at 12:30 pm. For more details or for sponsorship opportunities, contact Debbie at 570386-4515. The Tipsy Turtle • Annual Golf Tournament for the Make life Count Charity, aug. 4. Wayne Memorial Auxiliary Hospital • “Crazy for Patsy,” a concert of songs by the late country legend Patsy Cline: July 21, 3-6 p.m., Edhardt’s Waterfront, Lake Wallenpaupack. $32, includes hors d’oeuvres. Tickets must be purchased in advance by calling committee Chairwoman Katy Wood at 253-5779.
CAR & BIKE EVENTS 570 Riders Bike Nights • Runs every Monday in the summer. 6 p.m., Dairy Queen, Rt. 315 Coal Cracker Cruisers Car Club (570.876.4034) • Cruise Night: Aug. 2, Sept. 6, 6-9 p.m., advance auto Parts (Route 6, Carbondale). • 15th Annual Car Show: Sept. 15, 9 a.m. For more info contact Joann spalnick, 570.876.4034. McDonald’s (Route 590 Hamlin, Pa) • Car Cruise: Every second Friday of June, July, August, September, 6 P.M. Montage Mountain Classics (Thurs., 6-9 p.m., Fri., 6-10 p.m., sat., 5-9 p.m.) Car Cruises: July 12, aug. 9, sept. 13, 6-10 p.m., southside shopping Center, scranton. • Cruise to Benefit Ronald McDonald House: Sept. 22, 2-6 p.m. Rain date sept. 29. • July 20, Aug. 17, Sept. 21, 5-9 p.m., Johnny Rockets, Montage Mountain. • Aug. 2, Sept. 6, 5-9 p.m., Pittston Cruise, Tomato Festival parking lot. • St Joe’s Car Show: Aug. 18, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Pittston Bypass. Rain date Aug. 25. Shickshinny Forward’s 2nd Annual Car Show and Party in the Park: aug. 3, north susquehanna avenue along susquehanna Warrior Trail in shickshinny. Car registration 10 a.m.noon, show noon-3 p.m., party until 5 p.m. Judging at 2:30 p.m. $15, show
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1 Stitches 5 Corn spike 8 React in horror 12 Handel’s “Messiah,” e.g. 14 Aware of 15 Algonquian leader 16 Individuals 17 “Of course” 18 Cancel out 20 Poe’s bird 23 “Beetle Bailey” dog 24 On in years 25 Luzon language 28 Neither mate 29 Commandments bearer 30 Sheep’s comment 32 First person to orbit the Earth 34 Gear teeth 35 Hits head-on 36 Cause, as havoc 37 Government in power 40 Cry of discovery 41 “American -“ 42 “Madame Butterfly” setting 47 Lass 48 Shook in fear
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vehical registration in advance; $20, at the gate. For info visit shickshinnyforward.com/car or call 570.550.0721 SCHOTT Car and Bike Show benefits SCHOTT colleague who is bravely facing cancer: July 27, rain date July 28, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $10, registration fee. For more info contact ed at camaro@ptd.net or 570.474.6484. Third Annual Car Show by Volunteers of Loving Care: July 14 (Rain date: July 21), 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Laurel Mall. $10, day of show; $8, advance. For more information contact Kris, 570.582.7329 or Jeff, 570.956.6377. CHURCHES Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church (135 River st., Olyphant) • Olyphant Queen City Nights: July 11, 5-10 p.m., July 12, 5-11 p.m., July 13, 4-11 p.m., by the Boro Building, off of Lackawanna Ave./Willow Street and nestor Chylak street. St. John Vianney Parish (704 Montdale Road, scott Twp. 570.254.9502.) • Annual summer rummage and bake sale: July 12-14, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday and Sunday, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Saturday. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Hall (60 Church st., Montrose) • Second Sunday July Vesper Service: July 14, 5 p.m.
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EVENTS Back Mountain Martial Arts (114o Memorial Highway, dallas. 570.675.9535, info@ufa-a.com, www. ufa-a.com.) • Free anti-bully seminar: Aug. 24, 9:3011:30 a.m. THE COOPERAGE PROJECT (1030 Main St., Honesdale) 570.253.2020, thecooperageproject.org (Donations accepted and appreciated at the door at all events.) • Family Game Night: July 11, 6-9 p.m. Dietrich Theater (60 E.Tioga Street,Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500, www.dietrichtheater.com). Adult Classes: • A Day at the Tunkhannock’s Riverside Park: July 20, 1-8 p.m. • Open Mic Night: July 26, 7 p.m., signups 6:30. Feature Brian Fanelli 8:15 p.m. • Gathering of Singers & Songwriters 12: Aug. 21, 7:30 p.m. Admission by donation. • Open Mic Night: Aug. 23, 7 p.m., signups 6:30. Classes for children: • Acting Camp for Kids: July 22-26, 1:30-3 p.m. Ages 6 to 12. $60. • All About Pottery & Sculpture Camp: July 22-26, 4-5:30 p.m. Ages 5 to 12. $60. •Art Explorers Camp: July 29-Aug. 2, 4:30 p.m. Ages 5 to 12. $60. • Dance, Dance, Dance: Aug. 5-6. 1010:45 a.m., ages 2 and 3; 11-11:45 a.m., ages 4 to 6; noon-12:45 p.m., ages 7 to 9; 1:30-2:15 p.m., special needs. Free. • Despicable You? Theatre & Visual Arts Camp: July 22-26, 10 a.m.-noon. Ages 5 to 12. $60 •Jammin’ in a Jugband: July 15-17, 19, 10-11:15 a.m. Ages 6 to 12. • Monsters Art School: Theatre & Visual Arts Camp: July 8-12, 10 a.m.-noon. Ages 5 to 12. $60. • Quilting for Kids – “Landscapes:” Wednesdays through July 31, 3:30-5 p.m. Ages 6 and up. $6 per class. •Trash to Treasures Camp: July 15-19, 4-5:30 p.m. Ages 5 to 12. $60. • Your Epic Journey: Theatre & Visual Arts Camp: July 29-Aug. 2, 10 a.m.noon. Ages 5 to 12. $60. F.M. Kirby Center (71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 570.826.1100.) W. Curtis Montz Summer Film Series: ($4, matinees; $6, evening shows) • Searching for Sugar Man: July 10, 1 and 7:30 p.m. • To Kill a Mockingbird: July 17, 1 and 7:30 p.m. • Amour: July 24, 1 and 7:30 p.m. • The Sessions: Aug. 7, 1 and 7:30 p.m. • Raiders of the Lost Ark: Aug. 14, 1 and 7:30 p.m. • Hyde Park on Hudson: Aug. 21, 1 and 7:30 p.m. • Hitchcock: Aug. 28, 1 and 7:30 p.m. • Psycho: Sept. 4, 1 and 7:30 p.m. Friends of the Kingston Pool • 3rd Annual Family Fun Night: July 20, 7-11 p.m., corner of Hamilton and Lathrop streets, Kingston. $10 per person. For more info contact 570.288.0554. Irem Clubhouse (64 Ridgeway Drive, Dallas) • Clambake on the Patio: July 13, 508 p.m. $35 per person. • Smoky Blues & Barbecue Night: July 17, 6-9 p.m. $18. Rain or shine. Reservations required. • Moonlight Serenade Dinner Dance: July 27, 6-11 p.m. $45 per person. Pre-payment and entrée choice are required by July 18. Concerts, 7 p.m. each night: • July 14:The Legends, music from the
50’s and 60’s • July 21: Wyoming Valley Band Patriotic Concert • July 28: The Whery Family, Southern Gospel Music • Aug. 4: Memory Lane, Oldies but Goodies •Aug. 11:Wyoming Valley Barbershop Harmony Chorus • Aug. 18:Orpheus Choral Society •Aug. 25:Irem String Band Jessup Art Walk: Second Saturday of every month., beginning July 13. For more info visit jessupartwalk.info or email info@jessupartwalk.info. “Keep Wine-ing, He Might Start to Look Like Prince Charming” Comedy tour featuring Jeannine Luby and her special guest Liz Russo from Caroline’s on Broadway: July 11, 6 p.m., Mountain View Winery, Stroudsburg. $25, includes first glass of wine. Advance sales only at JeannineLuby.com. This is an outdoor event. Keystone College (One College Green, La Plume, 570.945.8000, keystone.edu) • “The Gathering:” July 18-21. • Sixth annual Jazz Institute at Keystone College: July 29-Aug. 2. For more info contact Crystal Seigle, 570.945.8580 or e-mail crystal.seigle@ keystone.edu . Lacawac Sanctuary (94 Sanctuary Road, Lake Ariel) Music in the Forest series: • Wargo Stevenskey Flute & Guitar Duo: July 13 • The Old Geezers: July 14. Lackawanna College (501 Vine St., Scranton, 1.877.346.3552, lackawanna.edu) Environmental Institute (10 Moffat Dr., Covington Twp.) • Outdoor Career Adventure Camp: July 15-19, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Ages 14-17. $95 per camper. • Eco Explorers Day Camp: July 22-26 or July 29-Aug. 2, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Ages 9 and 10. $95 per camper. • Earth Connections Day Camp: Aug. 5-9 or 12-16, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Ages 11 to 13. $95 per camper. Misericordia University • Open house for adult learners: Aug. 13, 4-7 p.m. • Open house for high school students and parents: Aug. 17, registration at 9 a.m., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Mountain Grange No. 567 • Monthly fleamarket: Second Saturday of each month. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Mountain Grange Hall (1632 W. 8th St., Carverton). 76 University Drive , Hazleton, 570.450.3000, www.hn.psu.edu) Penn State Wilkes-Barre (Rte. 115, Lehman, 570.675.2171, wb.psu.edu) • 18th Annual Alumni Constituent Society Golf Tournament: July 12, 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. shotgun start, Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club (Mountain Top). For more information contact Karen at 570.675.9228 or klb14@psu.edu. ScrantonMade and Lackawanna County are looking for artists to sell their wares at the 1st Annual Arts on the Square: July 27. Vendor application and more details can be found at www.artsonthesquare.net. R3 OPS, “the Mud Run with Options:” July 20, Northeast Fairgrounds, Pittston Township. Visit www.r3ops.com or like its Facebook page at www.facebook. com/r3ops.
Scranton Cultural Center (420 N.Washington Ave., Scranton, 570.346.7369, scrantonculturalcenter.org) • Dancing with the NEPA Stars with Chef Kate Gabriele and Jon Stevens: July 18, 5:30 p.m. $20. • The Pennsylvania Film School Weekend Workshop Series: July 20-21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $399 for both workshops, $250 per workshop. Pre-registration required. Self Discovery Wellness Arts Center (200 Lake Ave., Montrose, 570.278.9256 or e-mail wellness@epix. net, wellnessarts.com) • Invoking the Violet Flame with Debra Kalmanowicz, Reiki Master/ Psychic Medium: July 12, 6 p.m. $20, book included. • How to clear your Chakras using Crystals with Donna Will, EEM-CP/ LET Therapist /Colon Hydro Therapy Therapist: July 13, noon. $20. • Dynamic Kundalini Meditation: July 16, 7 p.m. $10. • What is and how to make KOMBUCHA with Hana Haig, Nutrionist: July 17, 6:30 p.m. Free. • Women’s Gathering: July 19, 6:30 p.m. Free. • Psychic Circle with Debra Kalmanowicz, Reiki Master/Psychic Medium: July 23, 6:30 p.m. $20. Space is limited. • Oneness Meditation with Deeksha: July 26, 7-8:30 p.m. $10. • Introduction to Essential Oils and Aromatherapy with Susan Arthur, Massage Therapist / Herbalist: July 27, 1 p.m. $20. • LED Light Therapy Demonstration with Hana Haig, Nutritionist: July 30, 6:30 p.m. Free. • The Psychology of Transformation – Part I: July 31, 6-8 p.m. $20. Singing Boys of Pennsylvania/Keystone Girls Choir (St. Luke United Church of Christ, Belfast 610.759.6002) • Summer Day Camp, July 15-21 8:30 A.M. to 5 P.M. Unity of NEPA: A Spiritual Center (140 S. Grant St., Wilkes-Barre. 570.824.7722.) •Wednesday Webinar - The Practical Visionary: How You Can Co-Create the New World with Corrine McLaughlin: July 10, 6:30 p.m. $5. • Next installment of The Bridge covering Coming Home-Union With Source. Presented by Davienne Piatt: July 17, 6:30 p.m. • Mysteries of John Bible Study Class: July 23, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Waverly Community House (1115 N. Abington Rd., Waverly, waverlycomm.org) • Comm Square Fair: July 25, 4:30-8 p.m. • Camp Create: Aug. 5-9, 12-16, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Art and theater camp for children with special needs. • Comm Classic Car Show: Aug. 11, 4 p.m. • Cocktails for the Courts: Aug. 9, 5:307:30 p.m. Wyoming Area Kiwanis Club • Movie Nights in the Park: June 28, July 26, Aug. 30, 7 p.m., Dailey Park (West Wyoming). Crafts and kids activities at 7 p.m., movie begins at 8:15. Popcorn and drinks provided; please bring blankets and chairs. Wyoming Valley West Class of ‘78 Reunion: July 12-14. Please sign up and purchase tickets by July 5 at www.WVW78.com. LOCAL HISTORY Eckley Miners’ Village (located nine miles east of Hazleton,
just off Route 940; 570.636.2070; www. eckleyminers.org) • 1940s Weekend, the World War II Years: July 27-28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Old Jail Museum (128 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 570.325.5259. www.TheOldJailMuseum.com.) TOURS: Through Labor Day, daily (closed Wednesday), noon to 4:30 p.m. $6, adult; $5, senior over 65 and high school; $4, children ages 6-12; free, children under 5. LEARNING Endless Mountains Zendo (104 Hollow Road, Stillwater. 570.925.5077, endless@epix.net) • Obon Lantern Ceremony - Evening of Remembrance: Aug. 3, 5:30-10 p.m. The Fear of Flying Seminar: July 24, 7 p.m., Anthracite Museum Auditorium (top of McDade Park), Scranton. $25, pre-registration; $30, at the door. Pocono Arts Council (18 N. Seventh St., Stroudsburg. 570.476.4460. www.poconoarts.org) • Oil Painting: Aug. 8, 15, 22, 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $72, member; $80, nonmember; $60, senior member; $65, senior non-member. • Acrylic Painting: Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $110, member; $120, non-member; $90, senior member; $95, senior non-member. • Intermediate Watercolor: Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25, 1-4 p.m. $110, member; $120, non-member; $90, senior member; $95, senior non-member. • Play the Blues – All Instruments: Aug. 6, 7 p.m. Bring own instrument. $20 member; $25, non-member; $15, senior member; $20, senior non-member. • Basic Drawing: Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $72, member; $80, nonmember; $60, senior member; $65, senior non-member. • Watercolor Painting for the Beginner: Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $72, member; $80, non-member; $60, senior member; $65, senior non-member. • Jewelry Making Workshop: Aug. 6, 13, 1-4 p.m. $50, member; $60, non-member; $40, senior member; $45, senior non-member. $10 materials fee. Sil-Lum Kung-Fu & Tai-Academy (509 Pittston Avenue, (3rd floor). Private classes are available. For more info contact: Master Mark Seidel, 570.341.8089.) • Adult classes: Tuesday & Thursday, 7-8 p.m; Saturday & Sunday, 10-11 a.m. • Children’s classes (ages 9 & up): Saturday, 11 a.m.-noon • Yang Style Tai-Chi Chuan Adult classes: Saturday & Sunday, 11 a.m.-noon Wudang Swordsmen Academy (269 S Washington Street, WilkesBarre, 570.630.0088, www.WudangSwordsmen.com, info@WudangSwordsmen.com) • Wudang Taijiquan (traditional tai chi): Mon., Wed., 6:10-7:30 p.m. • Wudang Gongfu (internal kung fu): Tue., Thu., 6:10-7:30 p.m. • Youth Kung Fu (ages 10-13): Mon., Wed., 5:00-6:00 p.m. • Baguazhang (Eight Trigram Palm): Sun., 10:50 a.m.-12:50 p.m. • Cardio Kung Fu: Mon., Wed., 10:0011:00 a.m. • Tai Chi for Health: Tue., Thu.,10:0011:00 a.m. • Daoist Sitting Meditation: Sun., 4:305:30 p.m. • Morning Seated Qigong (meditation & breathwork): Tue., Thu., 9:00-9:50 p.m. • Pushing Hands Circle (open to all tai chi players in the area): Sun., 3:00-4:00 p.m.
• Open Wudang Training Hall: Sun., 1:00-3:00 p.m. OUTSIDE Cantolao USA Soccer Club Tryouts: U-16 girls (96’), U-13 boys (99’), U-12 boys and girls (00’), U-10 girls (02’) and U-9 boys (03’). U-13 boys and U-12 Boys and girls are Tuesdays and Thursdays, girls practice from 5-6:30 and boys practice from 6:30 to 8. U16 girls, U10 girls and U9 boys practice Wednesdays and Friday. U10 and U9 practice from 5-6:30 and U16 practice 6:30-8. Held at Dorrance Fields in Mountain Top. If interested contact head coach Hubert Herrera via email at Herrera@epix.net or at 570.574.5283. Frances Slocum State Park • Raccoons for Kids: July 13, 2 p.m. ages 3-5. • Critters in the Creek: July 13, 4 p.m., ages 5 and up. • Hooray for Hummingbirds: July 13, 7 p.m. • Camouflage Crazy: July 20, 2 p.m. ages 6-12. • What’s Hiding Under that Log?: July 20, 4 p.m. • Native American Storytelling and Drumming: July 20, 7 p.m. • Down and Dirty Kayak Paddle: July 27, 2 p.m. Ages 12 and up. Registration required by calling 570.696.9105. • Coal Mining Songs of the Northeast: July 27, 7 p.m. Friends of Salt Springs Park • Tamarack (aka Connector) Trail Hike: July 20, 10 a.m. Meet at Wheaton House. Fee. • Water Quality Monitoring: July 28, 1 p.m. Members free. • Hemlock Trail Hike: Aug. 3, 7 p.m. Fee. • Got Beer? Hop to It!: Aug. 4, 1 p.m. Meet at Wheaton House. Preregistration appreciated by calling 570.967.7275. Fee. • Perseids Meteor Shower: Aug. 11, 8:30 p.m. Meet at Wheaton House. Free. • Cliff Trail Hike: Aug. 17, 11 a.m. Meet at Buckley Road parking lot. Fee. • Full Moon Bike ‘n Bonfire: Aug. 21, 6 p.m. Adults only. Free. • Mushrooms and Mycilia: Aug. 25, 1 p.m. Free. • Upper Fall Brook Trail Hike: Aug. 31. Fee. • Salt Springs Celebration: Aug. 31, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Lackawanna Historical Society (The Catlin House, 232 Monroe Avenue, Scranton, 570.344.3841.) Guided downtown walking tours: • 11 a.m.: July 13, 27, Aug. 10, 24. Tours are free, but reservations are required by the Thursday prior to the tour date. Nescopeck State Park (1137 Honey Hole Rd., Drums, 570.403.2006) • Kayaking: Level Three – Brady’s Lake Paddle: July 17, 1:30 p.m. Meet at Brady’s Lake parking lot. Must register in advance. Ages 16 and up. • Just for Kids: Art in the Park with Artist Jan Lokuta: July 21, 1 p.m. Ages 3 and up. Must register in advance. • Just for Kids Kayaking: Level One: July 31, 9:30 a.m. Ages 9-15. Must register in advance. Meet at Lake Francis. • Kayaking: Level One: July 31, 11 a.m. Ages 16 and up. Meet at lake Frances. Must register in advance. • Kayaking: Level Two: July 31, 1 p.m. Ages 16 and up. Meet at Lake Frances. Must register in advance. SOCIAL GROUPS St. Joseph’s Senior Social Club • Meeting: June 20, 1 p.m., Mt. Carmel (William St., Pittston) • Fourth Annual Picnic: July 17, 1-5 p.m., Checkerboard Inn, Trucksville. $20. Expanded listings at theweekender.com.
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sorry mom & dad A 20-something’s Wild Adventures Justin Brown | Weekender Correspondent
The glorious (or not) 15 minutes
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Was Justin’s time in the spotlight fame, or shame? Dear Mom and Dad, When you’re on a reality show, it is said that you get your 15 minutes of fame. I personally experienced this a few summers ago when I was on the ABC reality series “I Survived A Japanese Game Show,” and hosted Sumo wrestling competitions at The Woodlands every week after the show. In exchange for free drinks, I would referee drunk people in giant Sumo wrestling fat-suits, battling it out to knock the other down! The night of my first personal appearance ever, I was filled with excitement. Since I was getting paid in free alcohol, my friend Kimberly decided it would be best if she were to drive. “I need to pick up this guy first that I met at a concert last week,” she insisted. “I invited him to come with us.” When we picked him up, he said that he ordered wings, and we needed to take him to get his order on the way. “They’ll have food at The Woodlands,” I assured him. “Nah, I’m good,” he replied. “I’ll just get these wings.” Already cutting it close to being on time for my appearance, we had to take this dude to some dive bar to pick up his wings. Kimberly and I sat in the car waiting for him when he went inside to retrieve his order. After waiting for 15 minutes, I started to get pissed. “I’m supposed to be at The Woodlands right now!” I screamed. “I’m late for my very first personal appearance because some dude you met at a concert needs wings? Let’s
GO!!!” Kimberly decided to go inside and get him instead. By the time we got to The Woodlands, I was 45 minutes late. “Can you drive around for a few more minutes?” he asked. “I want to finish these wings.” I had Kimberly drop me off while she drove around with him for the next 20 minutes so he could finish his wings. Rolling in solo, reeking of Frank’s Red Hot wasn’t exactly what I had in mind when I pictured arriving fashionably late to my first ever personal appearance. Pissed off, I started to take advantage of my pay - by garbage drinking. Before I knew it, I was #WhiteBoyWasted. Somehow I managed to get into a drunk argument with the world’s most annoying radio personality sidekick to ever exist (I’m sure everyone knows who I mean). On a roll of being a hot mess, I decided I wanted to sing with the band. I then jumped on stage, and started yelling at the lead singer of M80 to give me her microphone — as she was singing! WHO DOES THAT? When I was escorted off the stage by a security guard, my friends decided it was time to take me home. Sorry Mom and Dad for almost getting kicked out of an event where I was the guest of honor. That’s what happens when you take jobs that pay in liquor… Love, Justin
By Chuck Shepherd
Weekender Wire services
SIEGING CHEATERS As many as 50 exam monitors were forced to take cover at a high school in Zhongxiang, China, in June, fending off outraged students (and some parents) who hurled insults and stones at them after the monitors blocked cheating schemes on the allimportant national “gaokao” exams. (It was “siege warfare,” and eventually “hundreds” of police responded, according to a dispatch in the Daily Telegraph of London.) Metal detectors had found secret transmitters and contraband cellphones used by groups beaming in exam answers from outside. Independent proctors had been assigned because of longstanding suspicions that the schools’ own proctors routinely enabled cheating (with results such as the 99 identical papers submitted in one subject on the previous year’s exam). Said one student (in the mob of about 2,000), noting how widespread cheating is nationally, “There is no fairness if you do not let us cheat (also).” THINGS PEOPLE BELIEVE — Sheriffs and government deedrecorders in several states have reported annoying attempts recently by “Moorish American nationals” to confiscate temporarily vacant houses (often mansions), moving in without inhibition, changing the locks, and partying joyously — based on made-up documents full of gobbledygook and stilted legalese granting them sovereignty beyond the reach of law-enforcement. There is a venerable Moorish Temple Science of America, but these trespassers in Florida, Maryland, Tennessee, and other states are from fanciful offshoots that demand reparations (usually in gold) for Christopher- Columbus-era Europeans having stolen “their” land. A North Carolina police investigator told the Washington Post in March that “every state” is experiencing the “Moorish American” invasion. — Britain’s Anomalous Mind Management Abductee Contactee Helpline is the nation’s “weirdest” support group, wrote the Daily Mirror in June, providing a range of services to victims of kidnapping by extraterrestrials and other haunting incidents to about 1,500 people a year, according to co-founder Miles Johnston. AMMACH uses an ordinary wall-stud
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Tim Blackburn, 50, fell off a ladder in Stockton-onTees, England, in 2007, and shattered his arm so badly that doctors had to remove four inches of bone and attach a metal scaffold around his arm that took six years to heal completely (and then only because of help from a cutting-edge ultrasound procedure). In May 2013 – one day after he got a clean bill of health – Blackburn tripped over his dog and tumbled down the stairs in his home, and his arm “snapped like a twig,” he said. detector to locate bodily implants and employs magnetic field meters and mineral lamps to identify “signatures” left on a skin’s atoms by visits to another dimensional reality, Johnston explained. “We are under the threat of termination as a species if we do not get this sorted out.” CLICHES COME TO LIFE — Sheriff’s deputies arrested Shane Kersey, 35, in March as the one who made phone calls to four schools in New Orleans’s Westbank neighborhood, threatening to burn them down. When taken into custody, Kersey had aluminum foil wrapped around his skull and secured by a baseball cap but explained to an officer that he needed it “to prevent microwave signals from entering his head.” — Among the character witnesses in May at the New York City sex-trafficking trial of alleged pimp Vincent George, Jr., 33, and his father were three of the younger man’s ladies, who praised him unconditionally to the jury as a good father to the children they bore for him and as the person responsible for helping them kick their drug habits. Heather Keith, 28, and Danielle Geissler, 31, referred to each other as Vincent, Jr.’s “wife-in-law.” Geissler admitted that George (“Daddy”) slapped her around a bit, explaining that they both “slapped each other around sometimes but never over work or staying in the (prostitution) life.” (Three weeks later, the Georges were acquitted of sex trafficking, although convicted of money- laundering.) BRIGHT IDEAS — Technology companies are making great strides in odor-detection robots, valuable in identifying subtle scents ranging from contaminants in beer brewing to cancerous tumors in the body. And then there is CrazyLabo
in Fukuoka, Japan, which is marketing two personal-hygiene robots, available for special occasions such as parties, according to a May BBC News report. One detector, shaped as a woman’s kissable head, tests breath odor and responds (e.g., “smells like citrus”; “there’s an emergency taking place”). The other, resembling a dog, checks a person’s feet and can either cuddle up to the subject (no odor) or appear to pass out. — The local council in Brunete, Spain, near Madrid, has now seen a radical drop in unscooped dog droppings after employing volunteers to find the names of derelict dogs. They then matched the dog with the town’s dog registrations to obtain the owners’ addresses, then mailed them packages containing their dogs’ business (terming it “lost property”). CRÈME DE LA WEIRD Yasuomi Hirai, 26, was arrested in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, in June after being identified in news reports as the man who had crawled “dozens of meters” in an underground gutter solely to gain access to a particular sidewalk grate near Konan Women’s University in order to look up at skirtwearers passing over the grate. After one pedestrian, noting the pair of eyes below, summoned a police officer, Hirai scurried down the gutter and escaped, but since he had been detained several months earlier on a similar complaint, police soon seized him, and indeed, he later admitted, “I have done this numerous times.” PERSPECTIVE Elementary school teacher Carie Charlesworth was fired recently by Holy Trinity School near San Diego, Calif. — with the only reason given that her ex-husband has threatened to kill her. W
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Erin Rovin | Weekender Correspondent
Salon brings new life to historical Pittston building When babbling on about fashion I usually cover clothes, shoes, accessories, what to wear when, who should wear what, but we mustn’t forget to take care of our hair, skin, nails and overall well being. If the rest of you is a mess, the perfect dress, shoes or accessory won’t do you any damn good. I found the perfect brand spankin’ new one-stop spot for everything: Sorella Hair Salon. Sorella was once located in Plains Township, but just had a spectacular grand opening last week for its new location on Broad Street in Pittston in the historical Pittston Gazette building. The completely restored space has breathtakingly high ceilings, a super spacious layout
with a classic checkered floor, fully loaded makeup station, massage room, eight hair stations with plenty of room, and the most serene mani-pedi spa room with a tranquil-meets-frou-frou glam theme of opaque blues and chandelier lighting. The stylists are all fantastic and great at giving you an updated summer look or, my ultimate summer favorite, blonde highlights and lowlights! It’s my spring/ summer go-to look and they can do it all. The makeup station carries Sorme cosmetics. Applications are available by appointment for weddings, proms, special events or just to complete your new look. You can also purchase the cosmetics you like in the store. Want to amp up the
Relax and get your nails done in this brightly lit, cheerful nail room at Sorella Hair Salon.
glam? You can even make an appointment to get Minkys lash extensions that will keep you looking fabulous sans mascara. The massage room will put you immediately at ease with its calming, earthy color scheme and luxe massage table. They offer Deep Tissue, Swedish and Reiki to name a few. W
Whatever you do… * Make your summer wardrobe pop with a new mani-pedi, makeup application or hairstyle! Visit Sorella Hair Salon at 37 Broad Street in Pittston. • * Go ahead…get a massage. You deserve it. • * Call and make an appointment for hair, nails, massage, lashes or makeup at 570.299.5218. • * Check out Sorella Hair Salon on Facebook.
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Jen Stevens | Special to the Weekender
July fourth follies,and how to fix them
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Another year and another Fourth of July is behind us. With all of the festivities this past weekend it’s time to start thinking about how to clean up and maybe even reverse some of the damage caused on the environment over the holiday weekend. From fireworks, traveling and barbecuing, our carbon footprint over the last few days probably hasn’t been the best. I would imagine that most people, including myself, participated in a good old fashioned Fourth of July cookout last weekend. Everyone’s probably heard how grills can sometimes put off toxins equivalent to a carton of cigarettes. Luckily, there are precautions we can take to reduce these types of risks. Avoid charcoal and wood grills and instead use propane grills to reduce air pollution.
For your next July 4th celebration, and upcoming summer barbecues, here are a few tips: HCAsandPAHsarecommoncarcinogenslinkedto grilling. HCAs form in meats and fish cooked at high temperatures when amino acids and creatine react. PAHs form when fat drips off of meat into a flame or other heating element. To lower your carcinogenic risk, try flipping meat more frequently while grilling. You can also marinate meats to decrease carcinogenic formations. Try trimming fat off of your meat and grilling leaner cuts to reduce PAH exposure. While grilling vegetables, veggie burgers and fruits might not be as appealing for the meat lovers out there, but it’s a great way to avoid all carcinogens. Another way to greener cookouts is to purchase organic vegetables, local, farm-raised meats, and even by
Grilling vegetables isn’t only better for you, but for the environment as well.
simply using reusable containers. Summertime is the peak season for travel. Not only is the Fourth of July weekend a busy travel time in the summer, every weekend of the season is. For your next summer festivity, choose a spot that is accessible through public transportation. If you’re throwing a party, encourage friends and family to
carpool or even ride their bikes or walk to reduce traffic congestion and even improve air quality. What about all of those fireworks? I’m not going to be a “debbie downer” right now and talk about how much I hate fireworks because I actually really enjoy them, but let’s face it: they aren’t so great for the environment. W
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Holding gaming in the palm of your hand Ouya! It’s not just a fun word to say, it’s a new home console. Ouya is one of the biggest success stories of the website Kickstarter. Kickstarter is a crowd-funding site where people can invest money in projects from indie developers. Essentially, people put up their idea for a movie, game, gadget or other project, and if you are interested you can invest a few dollars into making the project happen. On Kickstarter, Ouya raised 8.6 million and was able to bring its console home to hardcore gamers and people interested in indie games. For a while now, mobile games have really started to take over the game market; however, mobile games have never really had the quality of home console games. Ouya aims to change that, as it offers an Android game experience at home on the bigger screen. One of the biggest differences in the games is that players don’t use a touch screen to play them, there’s a controller. It isn’t the most powerful of gaming systems - not by a long shot - but the selling point for me is that all of the games are free to try. You can look through a pretty substantial line-up of downloadable games, play the game demo for a while, and if you like it, pay for it. The games range from $1 to $15. Most of the starter games aren’t very great so far, but there are some real gems, such as “Final Fantasy 3” and “Towerfall.” One of the things that really caught my eye when researching this console is game emulation; there are emulators for pretty much every console on the market allowing you to play hundreds of older games from systems like NES or SNES. You can play pretty much any game for those systems at any time as long as you have the ROM files for the game. Most of the
games I played didn’t even have a paid component; I just played them for a while for free, which was fun to try. I really love the design of the system itself. I am blown away by how small and sleek it is; it’s about the size of an orange and fits in the palm of your hand. The setup is simple, the box it comes in containing the system, a controller and an HDMI cable, which is all you need to begin playing. This is especially great for someone who travels a lot, as you can both pack it and hook it up to a hotel TV easily. As long as you have an Ethernet hookup or Wi-Fi, you’re good to go. Another area where the system benefits from the use of the Android operating systems, is that you can load apps and web browsers, more of which will be added as time goes on. The system is not ideal, but for a small price tag of only $99 it can be a really fun one to toy around with. Ouya is not the most powerful system ever, but it is made to play smaller mobile and indie titles. The controller isn’t the best - it feels like a knock-off Xbox 360 controller- but it is
adequate to play the particular games the system is made for. If you don’t want to use the controller you don’t have to, as you can hook up a PS3 or Xbox controller via a USB cable. The “Ouya” certainly isn’t a competition for Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo, but it is a cheap way to play a ton of small quirky games and a good place to play emulated games. Since the system is so open, there are some really interesting hacks and things being developed for it, another compelling reason to try it out. Software updates come out all the time and they are constantly upgrading all of the software. Right now, the system is mediocre at best, but eventually the Ouya has a lot of potential to do great things. The system will not be for people who only care about hardcore or triple A games like “Call of Duty,” but it is great if you want to try lowbudget independent games. I really look forward to what Ouya has to offer in the future. -Robbie Vanderveken is the digital operations specialist at The Times Leader. E-mail him at rvanderveken@timesleader. com.
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There’s always hope for a happily ever after.
It is every girl’s dream to have her once upon a time someday turn into a happily ever after. A few weekends ago, I had the ultimate joy of watching this happen for one of my very best friends. After being engaged longer than I can remember and bringing two beautiful children into the world, she and her fiancé finally decided to take the leap, write the vows, and tie the knot. The wedding was an outdoor woodland fairytale. All the decorations were handmade by the bride and groom. Every detail was so meticulously perfect; it was as if Nicholas Sparks had written the scene for them. Upon arrival, my breath was instantly taken away. I had seen bits and pieces of the decor being made in the previous weeks, but seeing it all come together was like walking into the bride’s personal Pinterest board. There was a handmade
chandelier, beautiful linens, an archway, flower garland, tulle and lights as far as the eye could see. Combined with the perfect warm and sunny weather, it was like something out of a Disney movie. I was waiting for the chipmunks and birds to come out of the trees and hold her veil up so she could dance and sing a song about finally meeting Prince Charming. When the time came for the bride to walk down the aisle, she looked more beautiful and perfect than Cinderella herself. The moment I saw her and her daddy turn towards the aisle so he could give her away, I lost it. My eyes welled up and cried so many tears of happiness that my make-up made me look like a member of KISS. I have had the pleasure of growing up with this couple, seeing them get stronger through the struggles, over-
come so many obstacles, and yet their love remained ever strong and true. It really gave me hope to never give up on my search for love and happiness. So to the happy couple, and everyone else that is joining in holy matrimony this wedding season, I wish you this: Love, may it always be strong enough to fight whatever storm you encounter. Happiness, may you have a lifetime of memories so silly that you’re laughing with each other well into your nineties. Finally, appreciation, may you never take one moment of this lifetime for granted. Tell each other how deeply you’re in love every single day. Don’t go to bed mad and, finally, always part with a kiss, reliving over and over that moment when you finally hear “You may kiss the bride.” W
Putting the‘D’in‘D-bag’ Let’s face it: like it or not, douchebags (“d-bags” for short) rule the dating world. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve witnessed the proverbial hot chick with one or another species of d-bag. Oftentimes, it happens when I’m shopping—at the mall or grocery store—minding my own business, and I see it: a gorgeous, 20-something young woman will wander into my sight. All of a sudden, time stops, and I forget who I am and what I am doing. She is so attractive that her hotness will melt your face. Then, like a hammer fist to the ribs, he appears from behind: her man, the d-bag. “How can this be?” I wonder. “How can he get with someone like her?” The d-bag is an affront to nature, a contradiction to common sense, a virus to the health of modern society. Nevertheless, in the masculine war over who gets the girl, in the battle between the d-bag and the gentleman, the latter is losing… and losing badly. I’ve spent years pondering this subject, and I’ve realized that the d-bag ethos is comprised of metaphysical qualities (attitude) and physical manifestations (appearance). I want to deconstruct the douchebag, attempting to figure out what puts the “d” in “d-bag.” And, from what I can gather, the d-bag essence is made of five things. If you want to spot a d-bag, here’s what to look for: 1. D-Bag Attire: The tilted hat. The bling. The popped collar. The most outward manifestation of douchebags, the d-bag attire is the quickest way to ID a d-bag in the wild. 2. D-Bag Hobbies: Most d-bags, while lacking any innate intelligence, tend to spend their leisure time fixing cars, drinking Guinness and watching organized sports, most notably the NFL. D-bags recoil at any
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Screw gimmicks. You of all people should deplore such cheap, lame hooks. You’ve always wanted things as real as can be, and the illusions you do indulge are for specific, conscious purposes, like enhancing your sex life. Since attention-grabbing tricks might have more seductive power than usual this week, I urge you to resist being taken in by or using them. Make sure something is more than momentarily captivating before you succumb to it, that it has some solid substance behind it. And above all, don’t resort to anything so cheap yourself. You’re about as truly intriguing as they get. You don’t need a gimmick of any kind; don’t use one. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You’re a live wire charged with sexual energy. It’s crackling from your genitals and erogenous zones in blue electrical arcs, zapping everyone you touch, one way or another. Whether you’re channeling this profusion of procreative power into prurience or passionately platonic activities, it’s bound to rock foundations. And when things get shaken up, unsought rewards can sometimes tumble into your lap, like ripe fruit from the bough. You almost never consider ulterior motives in matters of lust, and shouldn’t now; still, when beneficial fallout results, catch it. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You’re a whirligig, a dervish, a dynamo. You’re eminently capable—you do virtually everything quickly and well. But there is one thing you’re abysmal at: manifesting patience. Once you’ve made up your mind, you require action. To sit quietly and wait for something is simply not in your nature; it makes you crazy. You’re at your coolest and most collected when you’re the eye of a tornado, surrounded by a frenzy of activity. However, since getting what you’ve just decided you want can’t be rushed, read a page from the Zen book, have a nervous breakdown, or take a pill: whatever it takes—just chill out. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Self-contradiction isn’t automatically a bad thing. People who are able to embody antitheses are usually fascinating. But it can also be profoundly counterproductive: lately, you’ve canceled yourself out. Your actions have been at cross-purposes. You’re both cure and disease. It’s time to quell your astrological dissonance, and stop needlessly splitting yourself in too many directions. Consider the myriad paths for not only their destinations but
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July 15, 1950 the journeys they represent. Then pick one and stick to it, so you can actually get somewhere. ARIES (March 21-April 19) 800 million heartbeats. That’s how many most animals get before that unflagging muscle finally wears out. This can be loosely translated into lifespans: For example, an elephant, whose heart beats about 25 times a minute, lives many years longer than a hummingbird, whose pulse is much, much faster than that. However, as you know, quantity ain’t quality. How many of those heartbeats were wasted, unnoticed and unappreciated? Since this week you’re likely to learn or recall exactly how rich your life can be, I hope you can remember not to settle for anything less than that for at least ten million heartbeats. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) The astrological waste management team has gone on strike, apparently. You’ve been putting your trash out to the curb, but it’s just not getting picked up. That means all the mental garbage you thought you were rid of forever is just sitting outside your front door. The problem: there is no junkyard for garbage like this—at least, there’s no way to ever truly be rid of it. That’s not to say that you need to carry sacks of fly-ridden pestilential baggage around with you everywhere you go, but nor can you just dump it somewhere and forget about it. Consider: There’s abundant wealth in transforming weaknesses into strengths. Don’t think landfill; think recycling plant. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Grow gills. They might help you breathe water, a skill you’ll find useful when you’re thrown out of your element into one you’ve rarely, if ever, experienced before. It’s essential that you feel comfortable
there, like a frequent tourist. Although you won’t be required to ever live in that new place, you might discover it’s in your best interest to travel there, often. What is this unfamiliar landscape, and why do you need to visit it? It’s the universe’s answer to your most recent heartfelt wishes. Since what you want lies outside your realm of routine experience, you need to explore new frontiers in order to find it. You may discover that your desires aren’t powerful enough to merit this much trouble; or you may realize that your just desserts will be that much sweeter for the work you put into acquiring them. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Forcefields can’t protect you. Despite your frequent wish that you could erect an impenetrable, invisible barrier between you and all harm, it can’t happen. Besides, that’s not the point. You already know that life isn’t about avoiding vulnerability and pain—in fact, you’re only truly living when you’re open to those possibilities. Imperviousness is isolating. Don’t settle for safe loneliness, please. There is no real safety in the world, anyway—entertaining illusions otherwise is simply foolhardy. The closest thing to real protection is people you love who love you back. How could you possibly find that wonderful crowd through a forcefield? LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Medieval tales, both historical and mythical, are rife with evil advisors holding sway over weak kings. Similarly, there are many examples of soldiers performing acts of horrible darkness with the excuse of “just following orders.” Bulls—t. Kings, soldiers, and regular Joes are responsible for their acts, even those they appear to be ordered, blackmailed, or otherwise forced into. There’s always another choice, even if
it’s not an easy one. I know you agree with me, so don’t for a second actually consider doing anything contrary to your moral code, no matter how it’s demanded of you. Make the choice that I know you’re capable of: the right one. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Every rock you throw this week will cast down two birds, whether you like it or not. You’re just that effective. Unfortunately, you’re not usually counting on your doubled efficiency—in other words you may be surprised by what you hit that you didn’t exactly intend to. In order to cut down on accidents, happy or otherwise, acknowledge and plan for your exponential efficacy. You don’t want to get too much more than you’re actually asking for. Know exactly what you’re aiming at. Decide precisely which two birds your one stone will kill, or don’t throw it at all. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) One pitfall Librans often fall into, to your own detriment, is assuming that others are as astute as you are. Since it’s easy for you to perceive what’s lacking in any given situation, you figure your own needs are just that obvious to others. Unfortunately, most people are hopelessly obtuse—they can barely figure out their own tangled inner urges; others’ desires are even more mysterious. This week, have patience when your friends and lovers are too clueless to guess at what you crave. Yes, it’s sweet when you’re surprised with exactly what you want, but isn’t spelling it out in no uncertain detail—and getting it—better than going without? SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You’re an alchemist, a synchronistic bollixer, a genius mixer of disparate elements. Whether you’re taking pornographic pictures with which to construct a morality tale (drawn from your own set of enlightened ethics of course, not some tired yarn from an outdated ideology), crafting deliciously obscene latch-hook rugs, or cooking meals made of equal parts emotion and actual ingredients, you’re exercising one of your greatest talents. Your other gifts (profound compassion, generosity, and sensuality, among many) make you a good person—this one makes you a good artist. Since the world has need of your particular artistic vision, please use it as often as possible, this week and every week. -To contact Caeriel, send mail to sign. language.astrology@gmail.com. W
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Shrouded in murky memories,‘Lane’unforgettable Your mother loves to reminisce. “Remember when…” she says before launching into some often-embarrassing story about something that happened years ago. “Remember when,” two words that make you scramble to recall whatever she’s talking about. Sometimes, though, you can’t remember when. Her stories are familiar - but they aren’t, and you almost wonder if they ever really happened. Likewise, in the new novel, “The Ocean at the End of the Lane,” by Neil Gaiman, a middle-aged man on his way to a funeral learns that Memory Lane has a dead-end. He hadn’t meant to drive there. He hadn’t really even known what he was looking for – nothing, probably, other than to see what had changed in his old neighborhood. It would be a nice departure from funeral conversation, a head-clearing side-trip, but he somehow ended up at Hempstock Farm. Up ‘til then, he’d nearly forgotten about the place. As he walked down to the farm’s pond, memories came flooding back to him. Lettie Hempstock (he hadn’t thought about her in years!) had once told him that the pond was really an ocean, and he’d believed her. He was
seven years old that summer; she was eleven and she promised that she would keep him safe. But, of course, she couldn’t. It wasn’t her fault that he’d insisted on going with her to the back of her Grandmother’s property, where the wind howled and a gray thing spoke to Lettie in a most improper manner. It wasn’t her fault, either, that the gray thing threw something to him and he caught it, even though Lettie made him promise to hold her hand tight. He never blamed anyone but himself for the appearance of Ursula Monkton. When his mother found a job, Ursula Monkton moved into his old room. Ursula Monkton was supposedly a housekeeper-babysitter, but she wasn’t the nice girl his parents thought she was. She was evil, she knew all his thoughts and plans, and she terrified him. But Lettie would know what to do about that. Lettie Hampton always knew… Misty. That was the first word that comes to mind as I reflect on reading “The Ocean at the End of the Lane.” The narrator of this short novel seems to be oddly peering at the past through doddering confusion, as if something’s foggily off-center but he can’t
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exactly determine what it might be. Odder still is that author Neil Gaiman doesn’t turn up the heat anytime quick - which is, I think, where the brilliance of this book lies. No, Gaiman lets his narrator share his memories with curious incredulousness and incredible calm, that allows the story to wash over readers, to overwhelm us slowly and deliciously. We’re invited into the mist, too, and it’s a squirmy thing. For readers new to this author, consider this: if Ray Bradbury and Shirley Jackson had a lovechild, it would be Neil Gaiman. If you’re a fan, you know that already – and you know that “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” is a book you’ll remember.
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