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The best way to learn the identity of the dog misbehaving near your car is to infi ltrate the pack at a dog park. DAISY CREAGER/EXAMINER-ENTERPRISE
In the fi rst morning session, when the artists had gathered to record Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing,” timpani player Cliff Kersing announced he had second thoughts about playing on a song that celebrated hook-up culture. GERD ALTMANN
Dog owner not cleaning up after his pooch Shaun Connolly
The highly unlikely tale of ‘Classical Pop’ Mark Wagner Special to Worcester Magazine USA TODAY NETWORK
When the Pining Bluff s Symphony Orchestra arrived in Muscle Man Sound Studios to record a series of songs under the moniker “Classical
Pop” for the streaming service Bubblegoose, expectations were high. Jesyaka Pawlaski, the violinist who has brought audiences to their feet in Des Moines, had now a fi rm grip on fi rst position. And the symSee CLASSICAL POP, Page 13
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DEAR SHAUN: I live in an apartment building where there are few spots to let your dogs relieve themselves. One popular spot is a grassy area next to the building’s parking lot. We have designated spots and mine is next to this grassy area. For the most part my neighbors do a nice job cleaning up after the dogs. However, at least once a week there is a
mess made by a dog quite close to where I get into my car. Not often, but often enough, I have stepped in that mess. I don’t know the dog or the owner that is doing this, but how can I get a clean path to my car in the future? — In Deep Dog Doo DEAR DOG DOO: This is tough because you do not know the off ender. I suggest you do some recon. Start hanging around dog parks, sniff a couple butts, shake a couple of tails, interrupt someone’s game of fetch if you have to.
You need to become one of them, earn their trust. You have to make them believe you’re a dog and that they can talk to you. Once you are on the inside casually talk about your favorite spots to sniff . That can lead into trading of stories of times of where you went and what happened. You can casually bring up a story about how you peed on a woman’s shoes in Boston and she petted your See BAD ADVICE, Page 13D
