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Advised by his doctor not to fly, a neighbor had to cancel a planned trip to Arizona. His doctor also told him to quit post-operative workouts in the Mercy Hospital gym. Too much risk. Yes, the neighbor is 79, and a recovering cancer and cardiac patient. But

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he thought a short, domestic flight would be okay. He thought his medically supervised workouts were safe. He hadn’t factored in the new phrase that changes everything for millions: co-morbidity (two or more illnesses occurring at once in the same person). My

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neighbor has vulnerabilities that double the potentially lethal punch of the Corona Virus pandemic.

I have asthma, well controlled, but I factored it in with locality (Sacramento was one of the three chief hot spots on the CDC Virus Map), age (in the danger zone) and communicability risk (high), and called the Kaiser Advice service.

It was recommended I selfquarantine until the government got a handle on this.

Well, hell. That’s a long quarantine sentence. The problem is that the government’s tardy and inadequate response had been further retarded by the president, whose mindless posturing would be funny were it not so deadly. First he said, at a Feb. 28 rally in Charleston, South Carolina, “ This is their (the Democrats) new hoax.”

A hoax. Well, nobody wants to catch this hoax that has already killed thousands and daily kills more. I don’t want the highly communicable “hoax” to stalk family and loved ones. I don’t want to have to gasp, “Keep away.

I’ve got the Hoax.” Not long ago Trump addressed the

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nation in that somber, hypnotic tone he gets when he has to read something. After unseemly bragging about our greatness in a world beset with affliction, he said we Americans would conquer the thing he had only a week earlier depicted as a hoax. Then he said we should wash our hands.

My Manhattan nephew, Andrew, was among the last American passengers to fly home from Italy. He said when he was there it was eerily easy to get into everything, everywhere (he did not go to Milan). There were no crowds, no long lines. It was like a ghost country. When he got back to New York he was quarantined for 14 days.

Right now in New Rochelle, New York, Governor Cuomo has activated the National Guard to establish a mile radius Coronavirus containment area.

The Guard delivers food to the impacted citizens. Have other states called out the Guard? Yes, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Rhode Island and Washington. So far.

Then the NBA suspended its season, St. Patrick’s Day parades were canceled everywhere (even in Dublin), more schools and universities closed, stores sent out notices suggesting online shopping, political speeches were delivered without au-

diences, customers bought and hoarded sanitizers and toilet tissue, the CDC said to stop shaking hands, stay away from malls, movie theaters, and religious services, cities banned large gatherings, concerts were canceled, meetings postponed. Nobody seemed to still believe this was a hoax.

“I’m self-distancing,” said a friend. “Because I have that heart murmur.”

My Ex called. “I have to stay home practically all the time.

The gym closed.” He sighed.

“Can you believe it? The gym.”

But of course the gym closed. Because droplets of possibly contaminated sweat shine from every glistening chrome bar. Because the gym is a fountain of hazard for senior jocks. The young can take their chances because they can usually beat back the virus. But it’s harder, and potentially lethal, for seniors who have weary immune systems. Trust me. Once I got an infection in a super easy-going water aerobics class where we flapped, splashed, and giggled for an hour. If something that mild can undermine your immune response, imagine the Corona Virus, which can take six weeks before it’s done smacking you around. It can finish you off too. It’s no joke.

No hoax.

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THIS ‘n’ THAT

by Carol Bogart

Buy Low, Sell High?

Major, big time corona virus volatility in the stock market! If you’re retired on a pension, chances are you view this development with alarm. Especially on the heels of the market ‘correction’ last October. Simply put, a correction is declared when stock prices fall below a certain point and a ‘boom’ market starts going bust.

My own pension, for example, changes from one year to the next. Part of it is ‘fixed’ (i.e. the value is guaranteed to stay the same no matter what the market does). The larger portion is ‘variable’ – which means it varies with the vagaries in the market the prior year: Specifically, October.

When my parents died and left me some money – it was largely invest-

ed in blocks of stock. Dad made most of his money in the stock market, investing in companies he knew well from his decades in the auto parts business.

Since I knew nothing about those companies or investing, I figured I better educate myself about stocks and bonds. The following may interest those of you tempted to try the market in these uncertain times.

When I made that decision, I had enough money to buy stocks in quantities of no less than 100 shares. A stock broker helped me learn the ropes. I also signed up for a seminar on bonds. Went to a 3-day “Workshop for the Wealth Adjusted” where I met people who had last names like Kellogg and Honeywell.

Read a small book titled “ The ABZ’s (Z for Zero Coupon Bonds) of Money & Finance.” (It’s a good one if you need to learn the basics.) Subscribed to the Wall Street Journal. Barron’s.

Money Magazine. The Kiplinger Report (dad’s favorite). Standard and Poor’s “Outlook” (which I liked a lot, but it’s pretty pricey).

Others.

I also immersed myself in investing-related cable TV shows. I listened to the show, but watched the stock ticker crawling across the bottom of my screen.

By then, I had a portfolio of stocks, mutual funds, and so on. The ticker is symbols that are shorthand for assorted stocks. I memorized those of stocks I held, and also those I was watching.

For hours I’d watch the ticker for slight changes in a share price. Felt pretty comfortable buying Berkshire-Hathaway. Figured if legendary investor Warren Buffet (founder of Berkshire-Hathaway – a sort of mutual fund for rich people) was betting on a company, that was good enough for me. On the opposite end of the ‘risk’ spectrum, I liked

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Gilead Sciences – a California company that, today, is working on getting FDA approval for its Covid-19 vaccine. (Important to note: Other companies are, too.

Who gets there first is the gamble.)

The key to ‘reading’ the market, I decided, was paying close attention to the news – such as rumbles that the fed would change the interest rate. And, at that time, NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement).

By the time Mexico Fund was trading on the Nasdaq (American Stock Exchange: www.nasdaq.com), I was an on the ‘fast desk’ at Charles Schwab. ‘Fast desk’ traders made (or lost) money by moving quickly on changes in a share’s price. Mexico Fund was invested in companies like Telefonos de Mexico. When I sold my shares in a ‘block’ (all of it at once), I made $30,000, after fees and taxes. Thank you, NAFTA! With the money, I funded an investment account for my minor son. And used money in it to pay for ADHD specialists, physical therapy and other activities to improve

his fine motor skills; camps, preschool, and technology such as computer games.

Whatever experts told me would help him compensate for deficits related to being nearly stillborn. An investment in his future.

When Mike was 13 or so, I went back to work in journalism and hired an investment adviser, because I knew day trading would take more attention than I could give it with a full time job.

The investment adviser insisted I couldn’t afford to hold a pricey stock like Berkshire Hathaway.

I’d paid about $8,000 per share for four shares. I reluctantly let him gut and reinvest much of my carefully constructed portfolio.

(I stopped following Berkshire-Hathaway when it was selling for $55,000 a share.

Doing the math made me too depressed.). The investment adviser said he could feel my ‘antipathy’. We parted company.

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Getting through the quarantine: How the community is coming together during social distancing

By Monica Stark

In times of disaster, Mr. Rogers said his mother would comfort him by saying “Look for the helpers. You can always find people who are helping.” Ironically, the more intense the coronavirus gets, the more the most vulnerable rely on our village while attempting to socially distance.

Fortunately, there are helpers all over our community helping the indigent, pet owners with pet food, the homeless, the elderly, and local businesses, especially the hard-hit restaurant industry while taking all the necessary precautions to protect themselves and those they are helping.

SACRAMENTO MUTUAL AID GOOGLE DOC Online neighbors are coming together as a way to find out what’s needed and who can help. Via Sacramento Mutual Aid Google Doc, folks are organizing ways to help run errands, deliver groceries, food, etc. for their neighbors who are now in state-imposed home isolation.

With a background in social justice activism and community organizing, Elliott Geneste de Besme (who on a personal note is queer, trans and disabled), discussed why he started this Mutual Aid network in

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Sacramento. “I strongly believe that implementing community care, and developing new systems where we take community support into our own hands is the only way that I believe we will move beyond the capitalistic, profit-driven way of life in this country and also worldwide. There is no time but now to create the changes we so sorely need to survive.”

Simply by going online, one can access the Sacramento Mutual Aid Google Doc, where people are sharing information such as contact information, what they are in need of, or if they can help and what they can offer. People are also just going through and helping support the folks who have listed a need as well. “I made sure that the Google Doc is as user-friendly as possible to ensure effectiveness,” Elliott said.

Though not via the Mutual Aid Google Doc, Sacramentan Dan Robedee, a John F. Kennedy High School alum, said he’s offered to try to find anything he can for anyone in need as well as share. “My friend gave me a gallon of bleach because I need some for mold control and he needed rubbing alcohol so I gave him some in return. We are also taking turns home schooling (his daughter) Liz and her best friend, like a mini co-op. That’s the amazing thing about crisis like this is coming together.”

And there are countless stories like that of Cleo Cartel who for a week did meal prep for some seniors and a friend of hers that is ill.

the six largest homeless camps in Sacramento for four weeks with regular refilling. Maple said she also entered into a partnership with the city of Sacramento, which will take over the contract and keep the hand washing stations operable for as long as they are needed, be it another month or longer.

“I’m incredibly humbled by everyone who gave what they could... These will be installed on Tuesday (March 17) throughout the region,” Maple wrote in an update to her GoFundMe supporters and followers on Facebook.

One of the foreseeable setbacks with the hand washing stations, however, is the lack of education among the homeless themselves regarding the coronavirus.

When she can, Maple helps the homeless, and back when the seriousness of the virus first became part of the collective consciousness, she began asking around if there was a place for homeless people to wash their hands and if there were sanitizers that were being passed out.

With an overwhelming negative response and thousands of people in a single camp, she began the GoFundMe for placement of the hand washing stations in the six largest camps. “I reached out to city officials, county officials, health officials -- everyone -- and asked them what is our plan? Do we have a plan to give sanitation to people who are outside? I either didn’t get responses or the answer was no.

That’s when I decided I needed to do something about this.”

HAND-WASHING STAAsked what the response has TIONS AT HOMELESS been among the homeless popCAMPS ulation themselves, Maple said Homeless rights advocate Ca- when she was serving food on ity Maple raised more than her Sunday night, she said a lot of goal of $3,000 via GoFundMe people do not know what is goand a significant donation from ing on regarding the virus beher employer, Perfect Union, for cause they are not connected to five hand washing stations at the media or the Internet.“I said,

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‘Okay, well, this is what’s happening and it’s very important to wash your hands. A lot of them started to understand that; a lot needed more education. This was brought up in the city meeting that I had. There were a lot of people that said they had symptoms or know somebody who has had symptoms. I didn’t know what to tell them because there has not been any guidance about what to do.”

Complicating the matter, there’s confusion surrounding whether one should seek immediate attention at an emergency room or to call an advice nurse.

And among some homeless individuals who don’t have access to a cell phone, those issues are further complicated. Homeless advocates have asked for the city to stop the sweeps of the camps.

FURTHER HELPING THE HOMELESS President of the Sacramento Homeless Union, a Chapter of the National Union of the Homeless, Crystal Sanchez, is raising money to offset the cost of food for the homeless via a GoFundMe. “The unhoused depend on access of churches, Starbuck’s etc for food and places where they can utilize change and (food stamps). It is all closing down. I’m asking for help as I have used quite a bit of my own money to try and keep people going. What I’m asking for is money to make food to take out to the camps. We are feeding people in their camps as it is safer then congregating multiple people in one big area. We are also educating them on the virus and any government updates. I will provide receipts with purchases and updates on any donations not on the GoFundMe I’m working on for transparency. An alternative to money is the actual food. Looking for any items that can go into soup -- whether it is frozen, canned, dry, -- I don’t

care. We can make it work. Also help with propane refills so we can keep serving people. If any food bank friends want to hook me up with the connection or any non profit please reach out to me. We all need to eat; we all need to isolate; we need to help others who cant do this with out assistance.”

South Land Park based real estate agent Michael Canton said he collected more than 3,000 warm coats and handed them out to the homeless on the streets. “I think we donated the last 500 to the Sacramento Food Bank,” he said.

LOCAL RESTAURANT DISTRIBUTORS, RESTAURANTEURS AND CUSTOMERS HELPING THE INDUSTRY Valley Community Newspaper’s Kerin Gould who writes the column, Farm and Flavor, suggested that if your favorite cafe, restaurant, independent store, theater, music venue, service, independent teacher, etc. is being impacted by the virus crisis, see if you can get a gift card to spend later. “That will help folks keep the lights on til it’s over.”

Fresh seafood distributor Sunh Fish put out a statement on Facebook offering to feed restaurant workers whose hours have been cut. In their statement, they wrote: “It doesn’t matter to us if you are a busser, dish washer, manager or executive chef. If you or your family needs food to get you by, we will do it for as long as we can.

(At least a week) This offer is for our current restaurant accounts who have been ordering from us regularly and supporting us through all the peaks and valleys. Please have your chef who does the ordering whether through text, email or our warehouse line, request ‘fish for a family member.’ We will send see QUARANTINE page 5 Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

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dations that help maintain public health. We have launched an continued from page 4 online store for cans and bottle orders, but you can also drop in a separate bag of seafood along to pick up beer to-go during our with your regular restaurant or- special open hours,” according to der (please coordinate this deliv- their Facebook post. Online store ery with your regular fish deliv- is linked here https://squareup. ery to save resources) so you can com/store/NewHelvetiaBrew distribute it to your staff in need anonymously. This is a small of- FORCED fering, but hopefully it leads to HOMESCHOOLING other companies taking the same While working parents have route. Always remember to sup- been asked to work from home, port those who support you.” they’ve also been tasked with Because the restaurant indus- how to care for their children in try has been suddenly and signif- a confined environment. Jenn icantly impacted by local, state, Brian has been writing lesson and federal mandates, restauran- plans for friends who are now at teur Clay Nutting said his team home for the foreseeable future. has been working with BPXI/O “I know it is very overwhelming over the last few days to rap- for parents,” she says. For examid prototype a platform to help ple, she provided the following streamline the curbside and pick- activities for second graders. up process for restaurants in Sac-Have them do a “scavenger ramento... Sign up to stay in the hunt” for pictures of items you loop. http://pickupfixe.com/ need to shop for from the SunOn their frequently asked day paper ads. Then have them questions page, they state that cut them out and glue them. You “while many restaurants are of- can have them add up the pricfering pick-up options, making es of the items for the math comsure someone is available to an- ponent. Also, if you give them a swer the phone, as well as sched- budget, they can find the cheapuling and arranging for pick up est items at various locations and can be costly and requires re- then add them up. Takes care sources that may not be avail- of math and art. (You can have able during the current down- them shop for different types turn. This platform, according of things every day and this will to the website, makes it easy for take up a lot of time and make customers to place orders and for them feel helpful) restaurants to fulfill them.” This -Have them create a calenplatform allows restaurants to dar out of construction paper create simple, multi-course menu and track the weather every day. boxes, and make them available (cloudy, sun is out, etc) for pick up. Simply put, a “Prix -Have them put on a play for Fixe” meal is a multi-course meal you. They have to have characoffered at a fixed price. Restau- ters and tell you the story. Dress rants can create up to 6 multi- up and all. They can use their facourse menu options, as well as vorite book or movie as a refersupplemental a la carte options, ence and recreate it. for customers to select from. The -I would also get some colorrestaurant industry is highly reg- ing books and blank paper with ulated when it comes to health lines on it. Have them keep a and food safety. Restaurants uti- journal of their days and gratlizing this platform will adhere to itude. Things they have. They all local, State and Federal food can draw pictures to accompany safety protocol. the writing.

New Helvetia Brewing Co. Local mom Sara Bailey, whose announced that they are adapt- children attend A.M. Winn ing to our new world order as Public Waldorf, developed a daibest as they can by limiting their ly rhythm that looks like this: taproom operations for take-out Form drawing, circle time, mornonly.“We are reducing our hours ing walk to the river, journaland will comply with recommen- ing or writing a letter to someValley Community Newspapers, Inc.

one. During main lesson, her son is researching Egypt, which her younger daughter is interested, too. They are also creating a “quarantine cookbook” with the recipes they use or create during their cooking time. After main lesson, they have snack, followed by recess/free time. After that, Sara reads to them while the kids do handwork (knitting).

Handwork is followed by math.

(They are signed up on Moby Max through her son’s teacher but you could do any age appropriate math work sheet or activity. They are using a “math lab for kids” book that has fun activities to do, and they end math time with a game or math puzzle). Following math is lunch and recess. After that, they have practical arts/ gardening and cooking, chores, mindfulness exercise, silent reading book of choice, a board game and closing circle.

They are watching the Netflix “cooking series”.

Additionally, Sacramento art teacher Mollie Moseley Morrison has create Kids Art Market, an online art lesson resource: https://kidsartmarket.blogspot. com. dAs Morrison explains on her site, Kids Art Market is her collection of preschool to high school art lesson plans that have worked well in her classroom.

She calls it a market because just below you can find what you are looking for by aisles. For example, if you want to study an artist, check out the artist aisle. If you want to try out chalk pastels, take a look in the medium aisle. She has tried to make it very easy to quickly reference all of your ideas.

WHAT A YOGA INSTRUCTOR IS CURRENTLY DOING Kundalini yoga instructor Susan Mills is offering free online yoga and meditation classes on Sundays at 4:30 p.m. “We will focus on breathing techniques to maintain health happiness, peace. Free to all, donations accepted to help those in need.”

Link to register https://zoom. us/webinar/register/WN_ jWxB2pSMT6u4VrXWNHAzww

On the web: Sacramento Mutual Aid Google Docs: Specifically for the Land Park and central city neighborhoods: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CskPPbL5Eg9c2Y 96tPOBLztLV-WJ9wbRRQsJBnYfkdI/edit?fbclid=IwAR1I_ HqHGSQoKuL-mq-_BoKbilJzQiOAW-pEZGZhWE3hdJ rcc4aJ0pMvr6Y#gid=0 Sacramento at large: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iRTr4P5fJsGlJ5og NqogZMOFtuOsdMSiDylkjZo-AKE/edit?fbclid=IwAR3m 85Ad9m62SFJq1Y5kTzf0zN__u_MsoTcGZawlTlCQXghz BPYcXyU8BBI#gid=634347005 -PreFixe Sign up to stay in the loop. http://pickupfixe.com/ GoFundMe: Feeding the encampment unhoused/ corona virus https://www.gofundme.com/f/feeding-the-encampment-unhoused-corona-virus?fbclid=IwAR23b4ZyROfbe-MsI_8EqNIoTjS9tKfkriBzi68BrdA_JeNvY7SRjDB7Nw Pay pal: paypal.me/crystalsanchez1 Venmo: @Crystal-Sanchez-190 Hand Washing Stations for Homeless Camps https://www.gofundme.com/f/hand-washing-stations-for-hom eless-camps?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer &utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&rcid=31cb4112c6c34ae1 99c0fb8b58357af9&fbclid=IwAR1HKFymPUwbEXcSLWS A_ZUQL1cvl6kke6zHApwVqUlEfHq0fHKnKBz0ZY8 Kids Art Market, an online art lesson resource: https://kidsart market.blogspot.com.

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es. It’ll be weird to not meet up for St. Patrick’s Day. I’ll miss the gossip, the irreverence, the family vibe. But at least we can Skype. Imagine if this happened before Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. We’d have to email, like in the dark ages.

A friend calls. She’s social distancing also. “I’ve done everything, all my chores. Now what?� Reading is recommended. “Tired of reading.� Cleaning the garage is recommended. “Are you insane?� Finally she agrees to sew. I could advise her to settle in and watch the TV talk shows but they’re suspending production, even Colbert. Even Ellen.

It’s hard to live with the new rules. You have to stay seven to ten feet apart from others, no hugging, kissing, hand-

shaking, touching, fist-bumping, elbow rubbing—nothing.

And don’t touch your own face. Don’t rub those itchy allergy eyes. Don’t stroke your chin. Hands off.

France closed all restaurants and cafes. Spain and Israel went into lock-down. Germany shut down public venues.

It’s believed that asymptomatic carriers are driving the contagion, here and everywhere.

I still wonder about the status of the poor people on that Princess cruise ship who were sent to air bases for containment. One died. I read that.

This is our first week of traditional March temperature: the street is cold and rainy, the sidewalks wet. Nobody stirs. But I don’t think it’s the weather.

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It’s been nearly 20 years since I was a day trader. I’ve learned, that which goes up definitely will come down.

Today, I’m in low income senior housing. I know my pension’s taking a hit May first. and I’ll have to ‘pay back’ – all at once – the

amount I’ve been ‘overpaid’ since January 1. Am I worried? Oh, you bet.

Savvy investors I’ve known say this: The casino’s always open. “I got out too soon.�

So, about this virus. The WHO (World Health Organization) has declared it a pandemic. (Its rapid spread now spans the globe.) Do the resulting wild swings in the stock market seem like a chance to make a fortune?

Not unless you can afford to lose it. If in doubt, don’t.

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My Partner, under the danger zone, is a hand-washing survivor type who knows how to plan for isolated living. This is lucky for me.

Also my youngest sister (by twelve years) lives five houses down and shelters us while our house is invaded, because, yes, we chose now to remodel. Pandemic or no, workers trundle in, deliveries arrive all day, foot traffic is constant, and I know some of those feet carry vectors. Of course when we started this project, the virus was a largely unknown, remote problem China and would never reach us. But‌ Five other highly sociable, danger-zone siblings are now hunkered down in their hous-

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Quick update re: Carol’s column last week about her cancer. She’s learned there are different types of breast cancer. Her oncologist says hers is a type that DOES NOT spread to other parts of the body. In six months she’s scheduled for another MRI, and will talk with her oncologist about what to do next – if anything.

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On a personal note: I invite the community to use our papers as a receptacle for getting through these troubling times, and therefore will be accepting poetry, art, journal entries, etc. Email me at vcneditor@gmail.com with the following subject lines...

“ART during COVID19”; “POETRY during COVID19”; “LETTER during COVID19” 1. A call for art, poetry, etc...

If you are homeschooling and your child (no matter age or ability) wants to showcase their art in our publications, I would be interested in running regular pages dedicated to their work.

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2. Letters/writings...

What are you doing to stay sane? How are you handling being cooped up? The purpose of asking this is for people to unleash any emotions they have that they want to get out... It’s like a diary but for public consumption so readers know they are not alone. “LETTER during COVID19” Also, since a lot of events have been canceled and a lot of what we publish is event coverage, tell us about some local businesses, artists, etc

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We’ve been practicing our cursive, math facts and reading comprehension. We have enjoyed climbing trees, dance parties and playing a math skills board game.

While she wrote the letter, I got some of my own writing done. We are blessed to have a backyard where we have set up her classroom and my office. We have been writing buddies, definite coworkers. She has been helping me prepare all meals and help with all chores. We are having a beautiful bonding time.

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Local comedians Ha-Ha-Host 24-hour Laugh-a-thon

By Dominic J Larsen

We all are familiar with the adage “laughter is the best medicine�, and surprisingly it is no old wife’s tale after all. Multiple studies have confirmed the abundance of positive effects that laughter has on the body, including boosting the immune system, reducing the likelihood of cardiovascular disease, triggering a reaction similar to antidepressants on the brain, and increasing bonds between individuals. The Sacramentans that know the value of laughter best are the professional jokesters that perform at STAB! Comedy Theater.

As communities all across America have begun to quarantine and folks bunker down, businesses have been challenged by the decision to close their doors and lose money, or stay open and risk infecting their staff and clientele. In response to the COVID-19 viral outbreak, small business owners are continuing to find inventive ways to connect with their customers, and provide the services needed. One such way of staying in touch with folks is the Social Distancing Stand-Up Showcase hosted by the comedians at STAB! Comedy Theater.

Starting on the afternoon of 18th, this team of comics spent the next 24 hours cracking jokes and laughing out loud. Impractical joker, and one of the owners of the comedy theater, Jesse Jones, discussed the choice of entertainment for the live broadcast, stating “I was just hosting a Jackbox game marathon. I was just hoping to use a game series that lends itself to comedy well..� The game pits players against one another, forcing them to rewrite one another’s jokes and “savagely� joke at the expense of the other funny men.

Not only was the live show broadcast in pieces on the STAB! Comedy Theater’s Facebook page, it was also made available on the Twitch streaming service. Twitch is a service that is used primarily for streaming video games, yet the clowns at STAB! decided to branch out, in the hopes of establishing a more permanent presence on the streaming site.

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thanks to the prior experience Jesse had in hosting live comedy specials. Joking about being a seasoned comic, “...the last one of these I did was probably at least 5 years ago, and I was quickly reminded that these are always grueling and torturous‌â€? remarked Jesse. Though going for a whole twenty four hours was tiring, Jesse was more than eager to jump in to enjoy the time with his fellow comedians.

Located on the corner of Broadway and 17th, STAB! Comedy Theater is one of the various organizations that works to make up the diverse, and dynamic comedy scene in the city of Sacramento. An inseparable comedic duo, John Morris Ross IV and Jesse Jones have been best friends for years on end.

The two have co-owned and managed the comedy club for the last two years, making it the youngest establishment in the city.

Jesse and John pride themselves on the type of comedians their venue hosts. Rather than primarily serving one form of comedy, the two have decided to let their comedy club host unique individuals with rather off-the-wall comedic styles. Working to make sure that they were not the “same old, same old� club, STAB! works with experimental comedy.

Repping this oddball nature, Jesse explained “We want to give people the opportunity to do something different and make their weird idea work and find the weirdos that will love it. So we get people from all across the community coming to this playground for weirdness and be given the opportunity to take chances that they might otherwise not get.�

Prior to embarking on the journey that would become STAB!, both men spent quite a lengthy amount of time in the world of comedy. John had spent 15 years doing stand-up, and teaching people how to get started in the meantime. Similarly, Jesse had spent 20 years performing comedy, preferring to engage in sketch and improv.

From the start of their friendship, both comics had the desire to create a show of their own, where they could bounce off their complimentary talents. They decided to start a podcast

in 2013, as the two always have had an interest in connecting with the audience in unique and cutting edge ways. Originally they had the intention of naming the act FIRE! hosted

by John Ross, however at the same time there was a show on Comedy Central called “The Burn� hosted by Jeff Ross. In order to prevent confusion between the two shows, the pair went back to the drawing board, and ended up choosing the current name of the show. Originating from the phrase “taking a stab at it� and producing a strong emotional response with listeners, the title was chosen.

Even doing their podcast, and working as best friends on a passion project, they wanted to expand their presence on the comedy scene.

Nothing could hold back the dreams that the two shared, and they decided to open a comedy theater. Jesse recounts the story of finding the location that would become their club, stating “At the time John and I were working together in the same office job and we’d kicked around the idea of opening our own space for a while.

Then one afternoon we just said, “Wouldn’t it be great if we could find a space about this big, at about this price in pretty much this exact location.� I hopped on craigslist, searched the listings and sent him the link “You mean, like this exact thing we were literally just talking about?�

In 2018, STAB! Comedy Theater opened its doors, and continued to perfect the wacky, experimental comedy that found its home of their podcast. In the spirit of remembering your roots, John and Jesse have provided space for digital savvy comedians to record their podcasts at the comedy club. They currently host over ten different podcasts, and collectively the theater assists in putting out 20 episodes a month. The club also regularly hosts stand-up and improv shows every weekend. In addition there is also a myriad of scheduled events, including stand-up in the dark, scary story telling stand-up, long form improvisation, an improv/ theater hybrid show.

Though it seems like the future has been put on hold, STAB! Comedy Theater has continued to update their schedule. Initially intended for the end of March, SHEekend, a cel-

ebration of the greater Sacramento Area’s most talented funny womxn, has been moved to the end of April (Womxn is an alternative term to women, used to explicitly include non cisgender women). The second annual Sacramento Podcast Festival is slated for June. However the club made it clear that because of the unpredictability of the current moment, they would

work to ensure that events still happen but at a safe, and appropriate time, thus dates are in flux.

The complete schedule as well as access to shows, podcasts, and live streams are available on the Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, and Twitch accounts. STAB! Comedy Theater is committed to continue bringing laughter and joy to Sacramento, and all those that are fans of comedy.

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Together We Will Rise!

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Today, we are simply grateful - for family – and friends. And today, along with so many other businesses, we are temporarily closed – as we all do our part to bring this unprecedented time to an end as quickly as possible.

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