Vol. 1, No. 13 by Waco Weekly

02.05.14 - VOL. 1, NO. 13 - WACOWEEKLY.COM

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02.06-02.12 meet the team PUBLISHER/EDITOR IN CHIEF Chris Shepperd EXECUTIVE EDITOR Matt Shepperd EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Sara Gilmore BUSINESS MANAGER Leisha Shepperd MANAGING EDITOR Chris Zebo CREATIVE DIRECTOR Bekah Skinner ASST. CREATIVE DIRECTOR Kaitlin Vickers WRITERS

Essentials: Listen Taste Play Discover Look

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Feature:

What happens when #Wacotown comes together 6 to create something together? Erika Kraus asked that exact question.

Randle Browning Sara Gilmore Cheyenne Mueller Luke Murray Jenuine Poetess INTERNS Haley Clark Katy DeLuna April Elkins Alex Gieger Brittany Holm Megan Ingram Avery Moore Kelly Porter Heydy Sanches Kyla Spaugh Camille Youngblood

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COVER Photo by Kathryn Krueger

Taste 9 -Peanut Butter

Heart Chocolate Chip Cookies just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Listen 4 - German DJ ATB

revamps the club music he helped develop 15 years ago.

Look 15 - Cheyenne gives a rundown of this week’s top 20 box office films.

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Josh Garrels at Common Grounds By Kelly Porter

Nothing about Josh Garrels is typical. His first musical endeavor happened at age 3 singing “Pretty Little Bluebird” with his head inside the dryer because he liked the acoustics, and eventually lead to self-recording, mixing, producing, and allocating his own records. Garrels has produced 7 albums thus far, each with a unique sound blending hip-hop and folk. His distinctive sound presents listeners with an opportunity to experience an innovative genre of music. His lyrics in Farther Along suggest an undertone of faith: “Tempted and tried, I wondered why / The good man died, the bad man thrives / And Jesus cries because he loves ‘em both / We’re all cast-aways in need of rope / Hangin’ on by the last threads of our hope / In a house of mirrors full of smoke.” So far, he’s collaborated with Mason Jar Music, performed at Relevant Magazine, and composed musical scores for numerous TV shows and films, such as CBS’s “The Ghost Whisperer” and ESPN’s “Outside the Lines.” In 2011, funded completely through the support of fans, Garrels released Love & War & The Sea In Between, which was named the number one album of 2011 by Christianity Today; and in 2012, Garrels earned a regional Emmy nomination in Music Composition from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his contribution to the soundtrack for And What Remains. Garrels has partnered with several not-for-profit organizations, including HOPE International, Invisible Children, and Light Gives Heat. Last year, he raised $71,566 (through tips) in the “Five for Congo” campaign for World Relief by giving away 161,245 album downloads online. His most recent project consists a full length, musical documentary called The Sea in Between, a Mason Jar Music film. The Sea in Between showcases live performances, documentary clips highlighting Garrels’ career, and including the challenges he faces being a faith-based musician in today’s society. Besides being an artist, Garrels is also a husband, and a father. He will be playing at Common Grounds in Waco, accompanied by guest Robbie Seay on Friday, February 7. Seay is a songwriter, recording artist, and worship leader who dabbles in rock and pop. Doors open at 7:30; the show starts at 8pm and will end at 11:30pm. Tickets range from $16 - $28 (NOTE: They’re $16 in advance, $18 day of, $28 VIP and VIP doors open at 6:45) but are currently sold out.

McLennan County Junior Livestock Show and Youth Fair By Haley Clark In 1980, the McLennan County Junior Livestock Show was established. Thirty-four years later, the motivation has remained the same, as it aims to advance educational programs and further members of the McLennan County 4-H clubs, FCCLA, and FFA. Sponsored by the McLennan County Youth Activities Association, Inc., the livestock show provides scholarships to local students and provides grants to local 4-H and FFA programs. The annual livestock show features lamb, poultry, goat, hog, rabbit, heifer, and steers and will span over 3 days. Hundreds of students from third through twelfth grade from the central Texas area will participate. Faculty members of the participating schools credit the agricultural programs to teaching students valuable lessons and life skills, such as teamwork, hard work, and communication. The McLennan County Livestock Show and Youth Fair will be held at the Extraco Events Center on February 4-7.

the scoop WHAT: JR. LIVESTOCK SHOW WHERE: EXTRACO EVENTS CENTER WHEN: FEB. 4-7

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ATB Album: Contact

Release Date: January 24, 2014

Rating: Sounds Like: Paul Van Dyk Dash Berlin Ferry Corsten The German DJ, musician, and trance music producer just released Contact, the ninth studio album addition to his lengthy career. Although known for his two club classics “9PM (Till I Come)”, which is largely noted as the UK’s first trance number one, and “Ecstasy”, ATB evolved and developed his sound over the last 15 years. The 2-disc album showcases both his musical maturation and his expertise. The first CD zeroes in on emotion-based dance music, a carefully selected collection that gets back to the basics of trance without sounding outdated. Featuring collaborations with Sean Ryan, JanSoon, Tiff Lacey, Boss and Swan, among others, the productions don’t overreach with intrusive builds and drops but instead inlay them between lavish layers of sound. ATB’s mission seems simple: to encircle the listener in pathos. The second CD unveils ATB’s more personal interests and exploration. Ranging from almost lullabies to even more instrumental, the twelve tracks carry us progressively further from what we expect to hear, with a specific focus on the stripped-down beauty of piano notes free from synth saturation. It’s said that 2014 will hopefully be the year that electronic music producers return to creativity and true songwriting, and ATB is a contender for leading that progression.

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When it Ends it Starts Again Hard to Cure Arms Wide Open

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Recommended Tracks

Dave Barnes

“Golden Days”

Release Date: Jan. 28, 2014 Being the pen behind the words to hits from artists such as Blake Shelton, Billy Currington, and Tim McGraw, Dave Barnes has solidified his songwriting niche in the country music industry. Accompanied by his charming sound, he has released songs that captivate attention and easily mix pop, country, rock, and soul into a flavor uniquely his own. Dave Barnes’ highly anticipated new album, Golden Days, is as the title suggests, “golden.” Barnes returns with his patent thoughtful lyrics, and his latest album features catchy, meaningful songs that keep your head bobbing and the repeat button hot from pressing it over and over. Barnes mixes upbeat tunes with slower ballads to create an album that shines with his famous storytelling quality. “Good” is the album’s first single and is already saturating radio waves, and a music video is in the works.

Dum Dum Girls

“Too True”

Release Date: Jan. 28, 2014 Spellbinding dark pop courses through Dum Dum Girls’ third studio album. Too True harkens The Smiths with its darker tones and 80s UK pop, and one of the defining tracks, “Lost Boys andGirls Club”, is the first single from True Blue and premiered last year in a H&M commercial. The group’s front woman, Dee Dee Penny, has cited Madonna, The Stone Roses, and Suede as the band’s inspirations, and the band is currently on tour supporting the new album. The girls will also be in Austin for four shows in March. The 80s never sounded so 80s and yet so millennial in one nostagic-yet-forward-thinking album.

Rhonda Vincent and the Rage

“Only Me”

Release Date: Jan. 28, 2014 Five-time Grammy nominee Rhonda Vincent is back with the Rage and their new 2-Disc release, Only Me. The “new Queen of Bluegrass”, as the Wall Street Journal calls her, released one six-track bluegrass CD and one six-track traditional country CD. Alongside Vincent, two familiar voices make cameos on some tracks: Willie Nelson and Daryle Singletary. Nelson is featured on the bluegrass song, “Only Me”, while Singletary is featured on “We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds”, also a bluegrass track. The album also features Mike Johnson and Diamond Rio, who sing background vocals for “One Today”. Overall, the new release sounds similar to Alison Krauss, Nickel Creek and Ricky Skaggs. Will they get another chance at a bluegrass Grammy nomination? We’ll have to wait and see.

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Celebrating ‘What is’ By Sara Gilmore

In the Internet age, we all have these idealized, Instagram-esque mental snapshots of what Waco should look like. The grass is greener elsewhere, some will say. If we were in Brooklyn, we’d be cooler. If we were somewhere on the west coast, we’d be more progressive. If we were at least in Austin, we’d get somewhat of a stuck-in-the-south consolation prize for location. Surely, people would think, Waco can’t be a hub of creativity, innovation, and community. Or can it? Maybe it is already. Maybe we just need to start embracing it. I learned last week that at least one person is fighting for that this year. Erika Kraus moved back to Waco last year for the third time in her life, after spending three years serving in post-earthquake Haiti. Kraus is the director of Haiti Transformed, a redevelopment initiative that grew out of an emergency disaster relief response to the 2010 earthquake. She didn’t expect to be back in Waco, but here she was anyway, and in a hard season of transition (as anyone could imagine, having been in Haiti for three years). As she was ringing in the new year, Kraus decided this would be a year she committed to embracing and loving the city she’s known in so many different seasons of her life. (As a college student, and two different

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Common Grounds www.cgwaco.com times post-college.) After all, Waco has impacted her greatly, and this city is on the brink of something spectacular. Growth is happening, culture is forming, and life is bursting forth in ways it hadn’t before. “I realized I want this year to be about being more present and alive to what is, not lost in the past or future, but just incredibly grateful and in tune with the place I am planted and the people around me,” said Kraus.

indeed — and they’re right here in Downtown Waco. The whimsy regale was hosted at the home of Joann Batson. Food, drinks and games were provided by friends — because what’s a community celebration without everyone bringing something to the table?

So what do you do to learn to love the skies you’re under? Throw a party under them, of course.

Rosetree Floral Design provided floral arrangements, and Magnolia Homes — known for creating some of the most beautiful spaces in Waco — contributed some of the decor. The entire setting looked like it fell right out of Kinfolk Magazine or an Anthropologie catalog. I swooned.

“In thinking about how I wanted to start the year and things I wanted to do; I wanted to sit around at tables more, play stump on back porches, sandbag in back yards and know at another level the people I live and work with,” she said.

Common Grounds catered coffee and also brought the sandbag game from their own backyard to the party. And if all this wasn’t already a recipe for a true #Wacotown soiree, Summer Ellis lent some jewelry for the ladies to wear at the event. The party and

“I’m blessed that my present means these people, this town, and the best convergence of worlds and dreams. Sometimes there is so much good around you, it’s best to just take a moment … and party.”

“I started thinking about how I want to live this year and got really excited to have dinner with my friends for my birthday,” she said. “All 40 of them.” As she began to dream about the party, she realized all over again how much gold is in the city and how proud she is to be connected to it and its people. So Kraus decided to invite some of Waco’s finest to be a part of making it wonderful. Enter the entourage of Waco creatives making Erika’s birthday bash beautiful. The entire thing was planned by Kindred Event Studios. They say they create timeless events, woven with details that are thoughtful and memorable; creators of beauty, meaning, and riotous fun. From the gorgeous table settings to newsprint menus and hand lettering decor by Annie Howard, they nailed it. Thoughtful and memorable,

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- ERIKA KRAUS Kraus just so happens to have a January birthday, so it was perfect timing to decide she wanted to throw a fabulous party in Waco.

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its guests just got a little more fabulous. Don’t believe us? We had Kathryn Krueger, who photographed the entire event, share some of her photos with us just to make sure you saw with your own eyes what all your favorite Waco creatives are capable of when they combine forces. The more time I spent getting to know Erika’s story and being at this dreamy dinner party, the more I began to see this sort of personification of what’s happening in Waco right now. Things are shifting and growing, which involves growing pains, but it makes way for progress and new life.

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She said herself at the end of the night, “Tonight was a celebration of what is. I’m blessed that my present means these people, this town, and the best convergence of worlds and dreams. Sometimes there is so much good around you, it’s best to just take a moment … and party.”

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by sarah addison allen

Three-time New York Times bestselling author Sarah Addison Allen recently released the newest edition to her literary family: Lost Lake. The book revolves around the recently widowed Kate Pheris, the devoted mother of her 8-year-old daughter, Devin. Spurred on by a postcard packed away in the attic for years from her great-aunt, Eby, the two flee their home in Atlanta in search of the enchanted Lost Lake. The Lake, located in rural Georgia, is the perfect setting for two broken souls to find healing and to slowly piece their hearts back together. Lost Lake, for Kate, is a joyful place, full of deeply cherished childhood memories. It’s also full of charming individuals, each with their own story. Eby is the owner of Lost Lake, but with her husband deceased, she is ready to move on to the next chapter of her life and sell Kate’s beloved Lake. In the pages that follow, the two will find love as well as closure. With a few surprises thrown in along the way, Allen explicates the story of a loved one lost and a new life stalled.

By Kelly Porter

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By Haley Clark

Dead Man’s Cell Phone at Mabee Theatre

Sarah Ruhl’s award winning play Dead Man’s Cell Phone is coming to Waco. Ruhl’s plays have premiered on Broadway, been translated into several different languages, and been performed across the globe. Receiving her M.F.A. from Brown University, Ruhl has won many prestigious awards and received the MacArthur Fellowship. Dead Man’s Cell Phone tackles universal themes such as death, redemption, and love. In a time where technology is at the forefront of everyone’s minds, Ruhl’s play exposes the underlying human desire to connect with others beyond a computer screen. Technology is capable of bringing people together, as well as isolating them. Ruhl focuses heavily on this theme throughout her play. As the title suggests, Dead Man’s Cell Phone concentrates specifically on cell phones. The play is focused on Jean, an unmarried, childless woman in her late 30s. While sitting in a café, a phone frustratingly continues to ring, but the owner is unable to answer… because he’s dead. After the discovery, Jean calls 911, but then she does something surprising – she keeps his phone. Taking messages from the deceased’s family, friends, co-workers, and even his mistress, Jean comes to realize the dead man--named Gordon--was a detestable and self-absorbed human being. In an effort to comfort those who cared about him, Jean begins to reinvent Gordon – twisting and fabricating his final hours in an effort to comfort others, hoping to give them a sense of peace. Jean ends up sacrificing a part of herself (literally) to make up for Gordon’s sins. Directed by Steven Pounders, Dead Man’s Cell Phone will be showing in Mabee Theatre at Baylor on February 11-15 at 7:30pm and February 15 and 16 at 2pm. Single tickets are on sale now. A post-show discussion will be held on February 11.

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Spin Connection Brings Vinyl Market to Waco By Sara Gilmore

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Vinyl lovers, great news: you can keep the gas money usually reserved for a round-trip to Austin and have more to spend on records in Waco. Spin Connection, Waco’s new and only record store, is now up and running. Father/son duo, Stan and Chris Wojciechowski, opened the store just last month, an endeavor that really began decades ago, when Stan fell in love with vinyl as a kid. A friend of his father would give him 45s from his juke box vending business, and Wojciechowski said he would play LPs for hours while reading the album jackets. “I started buying albums when the British invasion hit the USA,” said Wojciechowski. “Beatles, Herman’s Hermits, Dave Clark Five, Them, Freddie and the Dreamers — to mention a few.”

“If we don’t have what you want, just ask,” he said. “We can probably get it.” In addition to records, Spin Connection carries vintage stereo equipment and turntables, sheet music and music books, music, film and entertainment promotional items, and pop culture items (movie posters, collectibles, etc.) from past decades. They’re still getting settled in at 3703 Franklin Ave., so chances are inventory will continue to grow every time you walk in. Find them on Twitter (@SpinConnection) and like them on Facebook to follow along with what’s going on and learn about special promotions and deals.

Collecting and listening became a hobby from then on, and with a new wave of vinyl lovers in the millennial generation, there’s a market to sell them again. Lucky for Stan and Chris, they’re the only ones currently selling in Waco.

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Spin Connection specializes in classic rock and jazz, but they carry rock ‘n’ roll, soul, funk, pop, R&B, blues, folk, country, spoken word poetry, historic, sports and more. While a majority of their records are vintage, Chris said they’re working towards being able to bring in newer inventory.

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Randle Browning is a food writer and photographer who grew up in Houston, graduated from Baylor in 2010, and studied and worked in kitchens in New England and the UK before coming back to Waco. When she’s not blogging, you can find her at Shorty’s Pizza Shack, where she slings pizza dough and serves frothy pints with her husband. Find her food blog online at crandlecakes.com. There are a lot of Valentine’s Day haters out there, and I get it. The holiday can feel like a lot of pressure, whether you’re in a relationship or not. If you are, you’ve probably had one of those probing conversations, where you try to figure out just how important Valentine’s gifts are to your significant other. You want to know if gifts and dinner are expected, flowers at the door, or maybe just a four-pack of caramels in a heart-shaped box. Decidedly unromantic, this guessing game of interpretation and expectation usually only leads to letdowns, arguing, or awkward silences at best. If you’re not in a relationship, you’re probably even more conflicted about this whole cupid thing. You’ve got several contradictory takes on Valentine’s Day in your head right now. There’s the “Valentine’s Day was invented by greeting card companies. It’s about commercialism, not love!” And then there’s the, “I don’t want anything for Valentine’s Day because I think we should show our love all year, except I do maybe want just one rose from someone.” The quite possible, “It’s Valentine’s Day? Oh.” The classic, “I just need chocolates.” And don’t forget the spiteful, “I guess I’ll just be my OWN Valentine this year.” I’ve never been much for doing anything because you’re supposed to, and that usually includes scheduled love-fests. Still, this year I’m latching onto Valentine’s Day because I just want to get away from New Year’s. If our year is really just a series of holidays, as Hobby Lobby leads me to believe, then I’m ready to leave behind judgy low-fat New Year’s and move on to a holiday that celebrates love, acceptance, and sugar. I especially love holidays like Valentine’s because I feel like it’s more okay to eat packaged candies. A lot of them have no appeal for me, but Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups still give me googly eyes. These cookies are the perfect way to eat ‘em--nestled in even more confection AND in shapes! Dunk them in milk, give them to your shorty, or pass them to a friend who needs to feel like a special snowflake.

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Peanut Butter Heart Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients: 1 stick (¼ lb.) unsalted butter, softened ½ cup granulated sugar ½ cup brown sugar, packed 1 large egg, room temperature ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup + 3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt ¾ cup milk chocolate chips About two dozen Reese’s peanut butter hearts (unwrapped) Directions: 1. Set the oven to 375° F, and grease two cookie sheets (or cover with silpats). 2. In a stand mixer*, cream butter until smooth (15 seconds or so). Add sugars and beat until fully incorporated, 2-3 minutes. Add egg and beat for 7-8 minutes, until mixture changes texture, becoming light in color, fluffy, with a slight sheen. Beat in vanilla. 3. Meanwhile, mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. When egg mixture is ready, add flour

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in two increments, beating on a low-medium setting, just until flour is incorporated (less than 1 minute). Be very careful to not over-mix at this stage, or your cookies could turn out tough. Add chocolate chips when flour is almost fully incorporated. 4. Using a Tablespoon measure, portion out cookies onto greased pan, leaving two inches between all the cookies (and from the edges). 5. Bake for 8-9 minutes, watching for browning near the end. Start checking at 7 minutes. When cookies are golden brown on the edges and just setting in the middle, remove from pan. While cookies are still quite warm and gooey, place a Reese’s heart in the middle of each one, pressing down slightly. Let cool over a wire rack and serve. Store in an airtight container for up to three days. Makes about 2 dozen cookies *You can definitely make this without a stand mixer, but you’ll want to make sure your ingredients are all at the ready when you start mixing. You also might get a cramp in your arm at the egg stage, but it’s probably worth it.

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Roadtrips and Getaways Within a Day’s Drive

The Best Pants Are No Pants

By Megan Ingram

This Valentine’s weekend--the morning after your evening of red wine and chocolate, of candy hearts and kisses, or even after your rebellious celebration of the single life--wake up and take a road trip to a place which you thought only existed in your dreams. You know, those dreams of running around practically naked? Returning for its second year to the capitol city, Cupid’s Undie Run began as an idea between two roommates and has since evolved into a full-force movement, spreading to thirty other cities. Thousands of supporters, showcasing more than just their athletic ability, strip down to mankinis, stockings, lingerie, tutus, speedos, and, of course, running shoes. Running a mile(ish) long course, their getups are complete with red and pink body paint: war paint for the fight against Neurofibromatosis (NF). Currently with no cure, NF is a genetic disorder that initiates tumors to grow on nerve tissue all over the body, causing deafness, blindness, learning disabilities, and relentless, chronic pain. All donations to Cupid’s Run and its runners will go to The Children’s Tumor Foundation, the world’s leading non-government organization committed to curing NF through research. The foundation’s mission is to support the development of viable treatments and a cure and to provide public awareness for earlier and more accurate diagnoses. Whether you’re an avid marathon runner or the polar opposite, Cupid’s Undie Run is meant to be a change of pace. Many have run thousands of miles for selfimprovement; this is an opportunity to improve the lives of others at the same time. Last year’s Cupid’s Run raised upwards of $1.3 million. This year, their goal is to reach $3 million. This year’s run is Saturday, February 15. While extra donations are welcomed with open arms, registration is currently only $50. Hurry to hopecur.com, since Austin registration is close to selling out. Start a team, join a team, or run solo and make some friends for an undeniably fun way of helping others. The run starts at Rattle Inn, so show up at 12pm and be ready to run at 2pm. Afterwards, the party continues with post-race festivities until 4pm. All you need are your skivvies and your ID (runners must be at least 21). Arrive early, stay late, and save lives. Can’t attend but want to donate? Visit cupidsundierun.com for more information.

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by Matt Jones Across 1 “___ have what she’s having” (line from “When Harry Met Sally...”) 4 Computer science pioneer Turing 8 Unlikely hero 14 Romantic lead-in 15 Oscar Robertson’s nickname, with “The” 16 Audrey Tautou movie 17 Roasted on a skewer 19 Short-tempered 20 Win 21 “___ It Up” (Bob Marley classic) 22 Needing stitches 25 Built onto the house, maybe 30 Genre for B.B. King 32 Space or nautical prefix 33 Parkay product 34 Refuses to admit 36 Bust ___ (laugh really hard) 38 He followed Peyton as Super Bowl MVP 39 10 years ago 42 Neely of hockey 44 Sidekicks 45 Exactly so 48 “Now we’re in for it!” 50 Tells a completely different story? 52 Stick or gel alternative 53 Did some birthday party work 56 Give a hoot 57 “Dirty Jobs” host Mike 58 “Aladdin” parrot 60 Rocky conclusion? 63 What the theme entries are full of 67 Stagecraft 68 Don Juan’s mother 69 Homer’s dad 70 Low poker pair 71 Site of the Taj Mahal 72 “Don’t think so” Down 1 Cartridge filler 2 “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper

3 Arced toss 4 Inspiration for Broadway’s “Mamma Mia!” 5 Scales in the sky 6 “To do today” list 7 Bid silently 8 Make people wonder 9 “Labor ___ vincit” (Oklahoma’s motto) 10 Oddball 11 Yodeling setting 12 Tatter 13 “L.A. Law” actress Susan 18 Epic poem with 9,896 lines 21 Coat fabric 22 Unknown, on a sched. 23 Cape-waving cheer 24 Go haywire 26 Lowest point on Earth’s surface 27 Record label of Cee Lo Green 28 Toon collectible 29 Japanese carp 31 Filter through slowly 35 Imps 37 New Mexico arts mecca 40 “Curiouser and curiouser!” utterer 41 Company behind “Mega Man” and “Street Fighter” 42 Rookie reporter 43 You might say it when you get it 46 Stirrup’s spot 47 Needle hole 49 Jazz legend Hancock 51 Aspen activity 54 Lorna of literature and cookies 55 Picky ___ 59 Strip in the Middle East 60 Echolocation user 61 Berlin wail 62 8 1/2” x 11” size, briefly 63 By means of 64 Mr. McKellen 65 Thunder’s org. 66 Use thread � 2 014 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@ jonesincrosswords.com)

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By Cheyenne Mueller

Ride Along

COMEDY (PG-13)

In Ride Along, funnyman Kevin Hart plays Ben Barber, a high-school security guard who spends too much time playing video games and dreams of becoming a police officer. Barber wants to marry his girlfriend, Angela (Tika Sumpter), but sets out to get her brother’s blessing. Ice Cube plays her protective older brother, James Payton, who also happens to be a detective for the Atlanta Police Department. Payton isn’t subtle--he really does not like Barber. So in an effort to scare him away from joining the force (and marrying his sister, Angela), Payton takes him on a ride to handle “126s”, otherwise known as the calls no cop wants to handle. Unbeknownst to the meaning of a 126, Barber believes his time to shine has arrived, except that he is subsequently manhandled with each call. If you close your eyes, Ice Cube sounds just like Ice-T in Law & Order SVU. Surprisingly, I was impressed with Kevin Hart. While some comedians who pursue an acting career shouldn’t (a la Dane Cook), Hart’s time on the silver screen is funny without being garish. His humor is self-deprecating, as his height (or lack thereof) is made fun of every ten minutes. Acting like a younger brother who just wants to hang out with the big boys, Hart has this annoying-yet-lovable quality about him. In comedy-action films like this, the person who’s trying to prove themselves has an “aha!” moment, breaking through whatever was holding them back, causing them to mature and to save the day. But not Hart! His little man syndrome is constant throughout the entire movie, and his puerile behavior is actually what saves the day. A constant motif in the film is Barber’s love of first-person shooter video games--he’s a platinum video game player. To the dismay of every mother who has ever told their [adult] son that playing video games wouldn’t help them in the real world, Barber’s “expertise” helps him collect a couple of clues on a case that James is working on. The clues leads the pair to a very illegal arms deal, which escalates to a shootout. After a grenade is thrown their way, Barber, using his video game knowledge, grabs the grenade and hurls it back to the original sender, screaming “You have five seconds to send it back!” And while it worked in the movie, don’t try it at home, kids. Or anywhere.

pg 14 • WACO WEEKLY • February 5, 2014 • wacoweekly.com

Upcoming: Monuments Men “You can wipe out an entire generation, you can burn their houses to the ground, but somehow they’ll still find their way back. But if you destroy their history, you destroy their achievements and it’s as if they never existed.” Based off of the book The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure in History by Robert M. Edsel, the film The Monuments Men focuses on the true story behind Hitler’s armies searching out and stealing the finest art treasures in Europe. The Fuehrer catalogued all of the art via photographs and planned to destroy the “degenerate” works he despised as a threat to the Third Reich. Known as the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama highlighting an unlikely World War II platoon comprised of seven men (museum directors, curators, and art historians) during the elevenmonth period between D-Day and V-E Day. Instructed by FDR, the platoon’s mission was to venture into Germany and rescue the masterpieces and return them to their countries. With art trapped behind enemy lines and Nazis under orders to destroy everything if Hitler died, the Monuments Men found themselves in a race against time to avoid the destruction of 1000 years of culture, risking their lives to protect and defend cultural history. The film will be released in theaters on February 7. Rated PG-13 for some images of war violence and historical smoking. From director George Clooney, the film stars Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, and Cate Blanchett.

1. Ride Along

Fast-talking security guard Ben joins his cop brother-in-law James on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta in order to prove himself worthy of marrying Angela, James’ sister. PG-13 (100 min)

2. Frozen

In a kingdom cursed to endure permanent winter, a young girl voiced by Kristen Bell teams up with a mountain man to rescue her sister and stop the curse in the latest Disney animated adventure. PG (102 min)

3. That Awkward Moment

Surly, a curmudgeon, independent squirrel is banished from his park and forced to survive in the city. Lucky for him, he stumbles on the one thing that may be able to save his life and the rest of park community as they gear up for winter. PG (86 min)

4. The Nut Job

5. Lone Survivor

Based on the failed 2005 mission “Operation Red Wings”, four members of SEAL Team 10 were tasked with a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shahd. R (121 min)

6. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack. PG-13 (105 min)

7. Labor Day

Adele, a depressed single mother, and her son, Henry, offer a wounded escaped convict a ride from the supermarket. As police search the town for the convict,

mother and son gradually learn his true story and their options for escape become increasingly limited. PG-13 (111 min)

Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. R (134 min)

8. American Hustle

15. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive British partner, Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the mafia. R (138 min)

9. The Wolf of Wall Street Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stockbroker living the high life to his fall from gold-plated grace, this Scorsese film is like The Godfather for investment bankers. R (180 min)

10. I, Frakenstein

Frankenstein’s creature finds himself caught in an all-out, centuries-old war between two immortal clans. PG-13 (93 min)

11. August: Osage County A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them. R (121 min)

12. Gravity

A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space.PG13 (91 min)

13. Dallas Buyer’s Club

In 1985 Dallas, electrician/hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he himself is diagnosed with the disease.

14. 12 Years a Slave

In the antebellum United States, Solomon

The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug. Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring. PG-13 (161 min)

16. Her

A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system, one that’s designed to meet his every need. R (126 min)

17. Nebraska

An aging, booze-addled father makes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a milliondollar sweepstakes prize. R (115 min)

18. Saving Mr. Banks

Author P.L. Travers reflects on her difficult childhood while meeting with filmmaker Walt Disney during production for the adaptation of her novel, Mary Poppins. PG-13 (125 min)

19. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Katniss and Peeta are thrown into an all-star season of the hunger games, but something’s different this time around. Revolution is in the air. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, and Amanda Plummer join the cast. PG-13 (146 min)

20. Devil’s Due

After a mysterious, lost night on their honeymoon, a newlywed couple finds themselves dealing with an earlier-thanplanned pregnancy. While recording everything for posterity, the husband begins to notice odd behavior in his wife that they initially write off as nerves. But, as the months pass, it becomes evident that the dark changes to her body and mind have a much more sinister origin. R (89 min)

wacoweekly.com • February 5, 2014 • WACO WEEKLY • pg 15