September 5 to September 11, 2013 Vol. 2 No. 24

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Coachella Valley Weekly

THE SALTON SEA

By heidi simmons select photos by chris miller

The Valley’s Great Challenge

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The Salton Sea.................................. 3 LMS - Drop Nine.............................6 News - Goodbye Marilyn...............7 Travel - Princess Diana Exhibit......8 Public Pers. - Jen Shevlin..............9 Community ..................................10 Consider This - Bleached.............12 Valley Rhythms.............................13 Pet Place.......................................14 The Vino Voice..............................15 Club Crawler Nightlife.................16 Happy Hour Hotspot...................18 Screeners......................................20 Book Review.................................21 Haddon Libby..............................23 Gamer Girl....................................23 Dale Gribow.................................24 Real Estate....................................24 Safety Tips....................................25 ShareKitchen................................25 Sports Scene................................26 Free Will Astrology......................27 Mind, Body, & Spirit.....................27 Life & Career Coach......................28 Beauty..........................................28 Comics - Weiss Cracks..................30

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hat if you could be at the sea in less than an hour, where there is no traffic or crowds and it’s easy to park? Wouldn’t it be great to kayak, jet ski, water ski or sailboard on glassy water? How about swim, scuba dive, fish or just relax on the beach? If you are not a water person, maybe you would prefer to stroll a native plant garden, visit a wildlife refuge, mud volcanoes or bat caves, all while enjoying the wide-open expanse of sea and sky. Why not take in the incredible mountain vistas and watch a spectacular sunset? These favorite sun and sea activities, plus a lot more, can be done all in one place right here in the valley. Can you guess where? The Salton Sea. That’s right. This is the Salton Sea State Recreation Area. Have you visited? Consider what you really know about this location before you cast aspersions on this amazing place. In fact, how about you give it a try? After all, it is in your back yard and it’s time as a CV resident that you see it for yourself. The Salton Sea is the largest body of water in California, so it is not hard to find. Drive to the southeast edge of the Coachella Valley just off Highway 111 and you cannot miss the sun glinting on the sea’s surface. Clear signage will direct your route. Just for a day, leave behind the manicured desert terrain, concrete

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overpasses and tidy fast food places and venture out where the population dwindles and the desert expands. Soon the sepia tones of the desert sands become bright green variegated fields of melons, peppers, grapes and date palms. The agricultural farms are a beautiful juxtaposition against the mauve and umber mountains in the near distance. Then there is the water, a bold blue horizon, gentle and vast. Here you start to get a giddy feeling of adventure. It is as if you have entered a time warp and are privy to the Coachella Valley fifty or more years ago. It is a vision of what our valley must have been like before we defined, domesticated and tamed our desert. When you pull in, there is a friendly babyblue wooden slatted welcome sign with white letters that has been nicely maintained since the fifties. Pass the entrance and

around the bend is the Visitor’s Center. It is a newer building, inviting and open, filled with information, books and gifts. The large, more modern cement relief state park sign, reminds visitors it is a part of a bigger, beloved California park system and not lost or forgotten. Yet. Although many of us who dwell here, sadly and unwittingly, wrote-off the Salton Sea as a man-made disaster beyond repair, there are those who have never abandoned this treasure and have always appreciated its potential. They are the Sea and Desert Interpretive Association (SDIA). A nonprofit organization established in 1977, their function is to promote educational and interpretive activities to restore, preserve and protect the unique natural and historic values of the Salton Sea. And they do it with a passion and dedication that is inspiring. In fact, the Salton Sea State Recreation Area remains a viable park today because of their efforts. In 2011, they signed a Donor Agreement with the California Department of Parks and Recreation to raise money to keep the State Park off the state’s closure list. Through their humble programs and fundraising they have kept the park open. And they do it with only one paid employee. There are eight people on the board. A total of 120 people and organizations are on the list of supporters. Their mailing list is only 150. These devoted souls committed to --and raised-$120,000 this year to ensure the Salton Sea could continue to enchant for at least another year. Radio and television personality Francoise Rhodes joined the SDIA board in July. “The desert is fortunate to have such a wonderful body of water at our disposal. I am honored and ready to accept the challenge of helping to bring locals and visitors back to the Salton Sea,” said Rhodes. After living on the California coast for twenty years, Rhodes has an appreciation for our inland sea. “I want to get people involved and enjoy what we have. So many people live in the past. They think of the fish and bird dieoffs and they’re not considering what’s here now,” said Rhodes. “I believe there is enough clout and pull in this valley that together we can maintain and preserve the Salton Sea.” In its heyday, circa mid 1950s and into the late 60s, the Salton Sea was the most popular recreation destination in California. Yes, you read that right. It had more visitors than Yosemite Valley and Lake Tahoe. Essentially -and ironically -- the sea and park remain much the same. continue to page 5

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The Sea is 33 miles long and 13 miles wide. It covers approximately 376 square miles, that’s bigger than Tahoe and Mono lakes put together. It is 232 feet below sea level. Its salinity is 44 parts per thousand compared to the Pacific Ocean, which is 35 ppt. Utah’s Salt Lake is 280 ppt; Israel’s Dead Sea is 210 ppt. The Salton Sea’s salinity makes it the fastest body of water for speedboats. At its deepest it is only 50 feet. Once there were fifteen boat launches around the sea, now there is only one remaining -- at the park’s headquarters. There were 20 different types of fish, now there are two -- Tilapia and the indigenous Desert Pup Fish. There were luxury resorts and a championship golf course, now there are only campgrounds -- five areas with a total of 475 sites, some with full hook-ups and some simple and primitive. The State Park has seven full time employees, two seasonal employees and over 40 volunteers. It is patrolled regularly by the State Park Rangers, and is safe and clean. Perhaps you have heard the rumors of sunken neighborhoods, planes and galleons. These rumors are true! Just below the surface is a community of homes. Treetops and telephone poles break the water’s surface marking the exact location. Only recently discovered, there are 32 World War II bombers submerged at the north end of the sea. Records indicate there is a Spanish galleon although it has yet to be located. It could be in the water or under the nearby desert sand.

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There are remnants and ruins around the sea and park from bygone days. The dilapidated buildings and rusted-out trailers are far more fascinating than decrepit. The whole area is extremely photogenic. The decay is provocative and interesting, hardly an eyesore, more like installation art pieces. Each place has a narrative, whispers a story. The Sea and Desert Interpretive Association is dedicated to keeping the Salton Sea’s story alive. Part of that story is to bring back the joy of the Salton Sea State Recreation Area. This Saturday, September 7, a California no license required fishing derby will be held. There are no limits to how much you can catch. And it shouldn’t be difficult to get a bite. There are an estimated 400 million Tilapia in the sea. There is a designated cleaning station. It was reported that a four-pounder was caught at the last derby. Yes, the fish are edible. Although, it is important to mention, as with all fresh fish, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) recommends that only six to twelve ounces of fish should be consumed a week when caught by family and friends from rivers, lakes and coastal areas.

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October begins the Salton Sea Discovery Kids Camp where kids ages seven and up get to camp overnight and earn badges in water safety, kayaking, tracking and learning about local wild life and will include a Junior Ranger program. Graduation night includes a smores badge. Next year, January 25 and 26 is the Pelican Days Festival. March 22 is the Wind and Water Sailing Regatta and Kite Festival. Every Sunday there is a free interpretive kayaking tour. You must make reservations in advance but it includes the kayak, single or double, life vest and knowledgeable guides. No experience necessary and donations are accepted to help keep the program going. Currently the SDIA is sponsoring a Wildlife Photo Contest. Two categories: one for ages 16 and under, and 17 and up. The only requirement is that the photos must be of Salton Sea wildlife. The contest ends December 1. This is more challenging than you may think. It is hard to take a bad picture of this visually stunning area. So the competition may be tough. The Salton Sea is an important wildlife habitat. It has the second highest count of different species in the nation! It is noted as California’s crown jewel of avian biodiversity. The sea is a critical stop for migrating birds along the Pacific Flyway. Just to see the beautiful birds is worth the drive. Varieties of pelicans, herons, storks, grebes, ducks, rails, ibis, terns and the endangered clapper, to name a few, call the Salton Sea home. Seeing the diversity of fowl poke at the shoreline, wade on the water, pose on a pylon or fly along the surface is exhilarating. The birds appear relaxed, wise and comfortable, sharing their precious sea and its resources. Not everyday is a perfect day at the sea. Sometimes there are flies from the nearby fields, some days it can be very windy and some times it can emit an odor. With such a huge fish population, it is not uncommon to see dead fish. But by far, there are mostly beautiful days. Even the Pacific Ocean has days with flies, smells and too much wind. But with only a short drive to the Salton Sea, even if the water isn’t great due to an algae bloom, there are wonderful surrounding desert adventures and activities.

When you stand on the shore of the Salton Sea, it is hard to image that someday it could be gone. There is no question that this would be an environmental disaster. It is a very real possibility and a looming threat. The Salton Sea is not man made. It is what remains of an ancient inland sea. Water levels can still be seen on the nearby mountains. (It is believed the word “Coachella” came from a misunderstanding of the Native American word for “seashells” which were found in abundance on the valley floor.) Over the centuries the sea would fill and drain to new highs and lows. In 1540, the Spanish sent an expedition up the mouth of the Colorado River from the Gulf of California. The sea evaporated in 1891. Early on the sea was referred to as the Salton Sink. Getting its name from a nearby salt mine. Before a canal controlled the Colorado River, the sea was part of the Colorado River Delta, which regularly flooded delivering nutrient rich soil to the Coachella and Imperial Valleys. In the early 1900s water from the Colorado River was intentionally diverted and accidentally refilled the Salton Sink creating today’s Salton Sea. The fledgling agriculture industry saw the value of the sea for irrigation and run-off needs. Their relationship forever entwined. It was a tropical storm in the late 1970s that raised the sea and flooded the neighborhood now underwater. Human intervention has impacted and contributed to the Salton Sea’s existence and problems. Today the sea has no constant fresh water inflow, nor is there an outlet. The only source of water is rain -- which on average is less than three inches a year -- and agricultural irrigation runoff from the Coachella and Imperial Valley. The sea loses six to eight inches a year through evaporation, which causes the salinity to rise and threatens fish populations and impacts the birds that feed on them. The nutrients from fertilizers play a part in the life cycle of the sea both good and bad. Nitrates and phosphates stimulate the growth of algae and phytoplankton, which supports zooplankton and worms that feed the fish. These nutrients settle below the sand at the bottom of the sea. Scientists think it is the nutrients that periodically cause the odor. High winds may stir the water and sand releasing a smell. These nutrients also contain salts. Our high temperatures can affect the sea’s algae blooms. When the algae dies, oxygen levels lower, which can cause fish die-off. If the Salton Sea were to disappear tomorrow, not only would the wildlife habitat be severely impacted but valley residents could experience health issues from exposure to a dry and dusty chemically laden sea floor. According to the Salton Sea Authority, there are no significant toxic levels in the sea and not a single bird has died from pesticides at the sea

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itself. Scientists continue to monitor the levels of toxins as part of the restoration. The water is said to be safer than the ocean. There are many groups and organizations working to find a solution to save the Salton Sea. It is a complex issue with no simple answer. More study must be done to manage and sustain the Salton Sea ecosystem. These problems are significant and the sea and abundant life deserve our attention. “The best way to get involved is to enjoy the Salton Sea,” said Connie Brooks, Management Consultant for the Sea and Desert Interpretive Association. “There are so many fun and interesting things to do here.” Brooks has been active with the organization for over four years, first serving on the board and one year at her present position. Her positive outlook and enthusiasm is genuine. When she’s not writing grants or raising funds or scheduling events, she loves to kayak on the sea. Brooks lives at the park five days a week. She tries to post a picture everyday on the Association’s Facebook page. If you are interested in sponsoring a live web cam, Brooks would love to talk with you. When you call Brooks, she answers, “It’s a beautiful day at the Salton Sea.” And she means it. Right now, the biggest challenge the Salton Sea has is combating the misconceptions of CV residents. Isn’t it time we take ownership and ensure the Salton Sea is part of our future? Contact the Sea and Desert Interpretive Association at 760 289-9455. For camping reservations, park fees or general information about the Salton Sea State Recreation Area visit the California Department of Parks and Recreation website at www.parks.ca.gov.

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Local Music Spotlight

by lisa morgan

DROP NINE: Original Desert Rock, Predicted to Drop Jaws at Plan B Entertainment and Cocktails, Saturday, September 7 @ 8pm th

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ild mannered and good humored, Bradley Ryan has been an entertainment staple here in the desert for years now. His popularity rides largely on the fact that his on air (Mix 100.5) and off air personality is witty, genuine and consistent. What you see is what you get. But Ryan is going deeper with his latest and perhaps most passionate project yet, revealing an unexpected and surprisingly deep and talented dimension. The newly formed, unique and sonically skilled Drop Nine, is Bradley Ryan on vocals and turntable, David Burk on guitar, Jody Moses on bass and Chance Johnson on drums. If you are fan of hard, edgy, rock and roll, powerful in both sound and depth, Drop Nine will without a doubt, exceed your highest expectations. I rolled up on Drop Nine’s practice Friday night to check them out. I was already impressed by the songs on their fan page www.facebook.com/dropninemusic, but I had no idea the level of talent that was about to be unveiled. Quite honestly, (and I apologize guys) I wondered how pure the recordings were, if they had been “ProTooled” or somewhat engineered to sound as good as they did. So there I sat at the top of the stairs looking down on a living room, empty except for the wall to wall equipment and instruments, dimly lit by a lone chandelier, as they proceeded to shake the rafters and very likely, cause neighborhood brown outs. They went into their first song, introduced by Bradley’s masterful turntable touch and taste for the sound experience. A voice from the past rang out from a sampling from the Twilight Zone episode “Maple Street”, with the iconic voice echoing, “One to the other... one to the other... one to the other....”. As soon as David joined in on guitar, with bass and drums in hot pursuit, I knew I was watching something very special happen. What I had heard recorded was the real deal, and what I was now experiencing LIVE, was even better.

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Guitarist, David Burk, is as Bradley accurately described, “an alien”. His skill is definitely otherworldly, but at the same time he speaks through his guitar like a Nobel Prize winning author communicates through his writing; with depth and meaning. Playing a gawdzillion notes a measure, then slipping into a straightforward simple, but hooky melodic lead – the kind that identify a song for EVER – his contributions were always tasty and never egotistical but consistently awe striking. He created an engaging platform on which every song stood apart brilliantly. Jody and Chance brought in an insanely tight and thunderous rhythm section. Jody worked the bass seriously, skillfully, and at rapid fire, like the band’s personal centurion and gatekeeper of rhythm. Chance played it all out, heart and soul, not only with melt your face power, but emotionally and passionately. Together, they were really fun

to watch and feel. Then, with a voice that seems to have been channeled from another body, Bradley Ryan delivered unexpectedly powerful vocals that soared with the music. He’s not a David Lee Roth type of front man (thank goodness). With instincts kindred to those of rock legacy, his voice and phrasing counter with the music with absolute tone and pitch accuracy and in perfect balance. He does what a lead vocal is supposed to do – intuitively attach you to the music and deliver the emotion identified in the lyrics not by being showy, but by delivering them with skill, from heart and soul. He does this with absolute precision, perhaps because he writes all of the lyrics. They speak for themselves: ECHO: Let me peel it, Let me peel back your fear. We can do this, Unashamed, I will steer. Find your way back, to your submissive state, and emotions...and emotions it creates. And when the dust clears, will you look at me the same? And when your throat is no longer dry, will your voice still echo? If you’re staying, Let me make you a place – As I take another fall from ending grace. Find your way back from the road your faith dictates, and emotions and emotions it creates. GHOST: I knew this would happen. I knew I’d be the one living with regret. You thought it couldn’t happen, you thought and were mistaken I knew I’d be the one living with regret. I lie still in this big bed, afraid to move... afraid to make a sound Your memory haunts me like a ghost. I knew this would end in tears. I never was what you needed most, because we don’t fear the same fears

It’s very obvious that Bradley Ryan and his musical cohorts are all about the music, not about individual egos. They work together like a small fleet of heavily armed, synchronized warships. There is a raw honesty to the music and lyrics of Drop Nine, as if life has carved something deep into the souls of these players and this music is their only natural, therapeutic if not retaliatory response. Perhaps it comes from the same place the band’s name comes from. “A ‘Drop Nine’ is a cheap gun that can be thrown away after a crime,” one of the guys explained to me when I asked how they came up with the name. “Someone in the band felt cheap and used, like they were thrown away.” That individual wouldn’t reveal which band member they were referring to, but in all honesty, who hasn’t felt like a “Drop Nine” at one time or another. Drop Nine’s music is as universally relatable as their name. It’s power rock at its best without forgetting to be music. And the fact of the matter is, they are just getting started. After only half a year together, they have an entire arsenal of songs, and they are only beginning to discover their wheelhouse. September 7th, Drop Nine will be making their debut and sharing the stage with The Sex Kittens and Speedwalker. Speedwalker hails from our own Coachella Valley, bringing good old fashioned, blue collar, dive bar rock and roll. Sex Kittens are coming to us from Ventura, self described as “Psycho-sexy funkified metallic grooves that make the boobies shake and the booties move!”. Plan B is definitely providing some hot music to go with their deliciously cool venue. This Saturday’s show starts at 8pm. Plan B Live Entertainment and Cocktails is located at 32025 Monterey Avenue, Thousand Palms, on the corner of Monterey and Ramon Road, north of Interstate 10. You can check out, follow and support the music of all three bands at the following sites: Drop 9: facebook.com/dropninemusic Speedwalker: facebook.com/pages/ Speedwalker The Sex Kittens: facebook.com/ THESEXKITTENSROCK

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By Denise Ortuno Neil

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f you haven’t checked out the gorgeous Amazon like blonde with her white dress in the air on the corner of Tahquitz and Palm Canyon in Palm Springs, you might want to get your gears going and head on down to down town Palm Springs. No, it’s not some flirty girl on Spring Break, but rather the iconic 26 ft. sculptor of the blonde bombshell herself, Marilyn Monroe. The awe inspiring Seward Johnson sculpture (www.sewardjohnson.com), Forever Marilyn, has been on display on the famous Palm Springs strip since May 2012. She was supposed to stay only until June of this year, but her departure has received a reprieve and she will stay here in the Coachella Valley through mid-November. The sculpture, part of Johnsons Icon Revisited Series, was first debuted in Chicago in July of 2011 before making its way to beautiful Palm Springs. The humungous work of art was inspired by Bernard of Hollywood’s 1955 photo of the actress taken on the set of “The Seven Year Itch”. The Forever Marilyn sculpture was brought to Palm Springs in association with the PS Resorts organization, which is a nonprofit group of local hoteliers dedicated to promote tourism in the area through creative ventures, such as bringing a 34,000 lb. sculpture to downtown Palm Springs. The idea was a success, bringing in tourists and locals alike to check out the larger than life Marilyn. People traveled from near and not so near just to be in the shadow of the art. It’s an oddity to stand in her vicinity without seeing a multitude of people having their picture taken with her. For fans of Marilyn, it’s a dream come true, an exaggerated stand in to being next to the real star. It is on par for the Marilyn sculpture to be visiting Palm Springs, as the shinning

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start spent a great deal of time here as well as being discovered under our desert skies. Back in 1947, the budding starlet was being photographed by Bruno Bernard (who later snapped “The Seven Year Itch” photo) at the popular Racquet Club, when she caught the eye of Johnny Hyde, VP of the William Morris Agency. He ended up representing the now legend, cementing her first speaking role in “The Asphalt Jungle” and the rest as they say, is history. The sculpture is on loan to Palm Springs through the charitable organization, The Sculpture Foundation (www. sculpturefoundation.org). The foundation

is educational in nature and provides cities with public artwork to enhance their communities. The Forever Marilyn sculpture stands proud on the corner of Tahquitz and Palm Canyon, in the same named park. The area formally housed a bank, long torn down. Marilyn has certainly given the spot new life, and measurably more aesthetically appealing. There has been several events that have taken place at the park with Marilyn in the spotlight, such as last summers “Movies with Marilyn”, which showed movies that starred the bountiful beauty. Movies ranged from “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” to “Some Like it Hot” and the movie which inspired

the sculpture, “The Seven Year Itch”. The sculpture has also been the springboard for other events including this past springs tribute to Marilyn with a series of events in celebration of what would have been her 87th birthday. There was also the “Forever Marilyn Look-a-Like contest” and the upcoming “Farewell Concert” that will take place Saturday, September 7th from 7:30pm to 9pm. The concert has dual duty, serving as an end of summer celebration and a good-bye to the giant sculpture that has graced Palm Springs for well over a year. The concert will entertain featuring two tribute bands, “Catch a Wave” which is a Beach Boys tribute band and “Paperback Writer” which covers Beatles songs. The concert is free and the public is encouraged to bring chairs and blankets for their comfort, all that’s needed to enjoy the tunes underneath the gaze of Marilyn’s awesomeness. The sculpture will still remain in Palm Springs until mid-November, after that Marilyn will make her way back east to Hamilton New Jersey, where she, along with other works of art by Seward Johnson will be part of a lifetime retrospective for the artist at the 42 acre Grounds for Sculpture Park. And what will take Marilyn’s spot in Palm Springs? Well everyone knows that nothing could take her place, and actually nothing will, not as artwork goes anyway. The area will be absorbed by the new Wessman Development project that is slated to resurrect the now demolished Desert Fashion Plaza site later next year. The Forever Marilyn Sculpture is truly amazing. As Executive Director of P.S. Resorts Nadine Koehler said, “We were lucky to have her for so long”. It really does warrant a trip downtown to see her if you haven’t already. Honestly, even if you have, go see her again if you can, hang out downtown and bask in all of her glory for a while, because unlike the sculptures title, it will not be in Palm Springs forever. For more information visit PalmSpringsForeverMarilyn.com

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adornments and went back to the high seas as the luxury ocean liner that she was meant to be. For over 20 years The Queen Mary played host to celebrities, dignitaries and royalty, until her final voyage in 1967 that brought her to Long Beach California, where she has been ever since and has reinvented herself as a first class attraction and water bound luxury hotel. Not only is The Queen Mary a destination on her own, but there is an added bonus to visit the glorious ship, now there is a Princess on board. The Princess Diana: Legacy of a Princess

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A Princess and a Queen

lthough the calendar assures us that summer is on its way out, the desert temperatures beg to differ. A simple albeit temporary reprieve is to take a little jaunt out of town to a cooler climate. The mountains, the beach or perhaps a day on a ship would be nice, a really big ship. Just so happens that you can spend the day on such a ship, a ship with royalty too. The Queen Mary in Long Beach California is quite the long standing, or floating, Southern California attraction which has been entertaining and enthralling millions of tourists (over a million a year) for decades. The ship was built in the 1930’s and had her maiden voyage in 1936. Part of Cunard Line of ocean liners, The Queen Mary was at the pinnacle of floating luxury, with numerous dining and entertainment areas, a ballroom and even a convenient and compact hospital. The visual appointments were stunning rivaling the finest of ships. The Queen Mary was an active passenger ocean liner until World War II broke out when she was enlisted into duty as a troopship. She transformed, as her former glorious beauty was shrouded in grey to make her military journeys less conspicuous and her interior embellishments also vanished. For this reason she was called, The Grey Ghost. Her efforts in the war were valiant as she was the fastest and most immense troopship around, able to transport up to 16,000 troops. After the war, she regained her former

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Royal Exhibit has been on display since June 2012. The expansive exhibit is the first of its kind and has over 2,000 items that took 30 years to accumulate. The treasures include items of the beloved Princess plus other memorabilia from the Windsor monarchy. Incased dresses worn by Princess Diana grace the sprawling gallery as well as heirlooms, personal accessories and photos which add to the priceless collection. The exhibit also includes a Tea Room and Gift Boutique, perfect for purchasing royal souvenirs. The exhibit is a collaborative effort between the Queen Mary and the Pink Ribbons Crusade (www.dianadresses.org) organization, which is a non-profit advocacy group for breast cancer awareness comprised completely of volunteers. The on loan traveling exhibit worth over $4 million is a dynamic fundraiser for the charity which donates the proceeds to the local area in which the exhibit resides. The proceeds derived from the Queen Mary will be distributed to Long Beach and Orange County areas. Taking a trip to The Queen Mary and visiting the Princess Diana exhibit during this time of year has certain significance as it marks the 16th anniversary of her death. The untimely passing of the Princess and her companion Dodi Fayed took place on

August 31st, 1997 in Paris, France. She was only 36 years old. The highly regarded and loved Princess was a beacon of charity throughout world, devoting her time to those suffering from AIDS. The void she left behind impacted the world, but with her exhibit at The Queen Mary, a part of her has come back to life. Tours of the exhibit are given daily, and tickets vary, depending on what kind of experience that you’re looking for. The Queen Mary offers a Princess Diana package which includes a one night stay in one of their staterooms plus two tour tickets, or you can have the Afternoon Lite Tea with Diana deal where traditional tea is served with all the royal trimmings. But if all you want is the tour, they will certainly accommodate you as well. The Queen Mary has a multitude of other tours available besides the Princess Diana exhibit, including the Dark Harbor Nights, which is a collection of frightful Halloween inspired nights starting in October. However, if you’re in the mood to connect with royalty, then the Princess Diana exhibit is the way to go. It’s an opportunity to spend a fun day out of the heat with a Princess and a Queen. For more information on The Queen Mary and tickets visit queenmary.com.

ou gotta figure that not knowing what you want to do with your life after four years of college is a drag. For Jen Shevlin, 38, director of operations for Morris Media Desert Radio Group’s KCLB and KDGL and on-air talent for The Crush 103.9, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. In her senior year at University of California San Diego, Shevlin still hadn’t figured out what she was going to do after graduation. “Really, I had no idea,” she said earlier this week. An internship at a San Diego station lead Shevlin, who was a communications major, was the tipping point in her life. “It was an awesome job,” she recalled. “It was our job to listen to music, talk to people and do fun things. I’m still friends with some of the people I met when I worked there.” Always a woman with drive, as the internship wound to a close she talked management into giving her a chance as onair talent in the dead of night 2 to 5 a.m. slot when the slot opened up. The middle of the night slot at most stations is known for the audience it attracts in terms of graveyard workers, inebriates and crazies who are regularly up during

those cold, dark hours. “You do get the crazies,” she said. “But you also get to meet some really interesting people in those hours.” She was always around the station picking up opportunities to record promos or pick up the odd weekend shift. “When you’re available people start to think about using you for whatever needs to be done,” she said. “It gets you noticed.” Between San Diego and the desert, Shevlin and her husband, Fred Nichols, made a slight detour to Anchorage, Alaska, for a couple of years as program director for a Morris Media-owned station. “I was born and raised in Southern California (she’s originally from Thousand Oaks), so it was a bit of change for me,” she said. “The people are amazing and welcoming, but it’s so isolated.” Long summer days were great. “We’d play softball after work and didn’t need field lights because the sun doesn’t set until midnight,” she said. “That was kind of unique.” But it was the winters with 23 hours of darkness that was harder to adjust to, she said. When the position for operations

director came up here in the desert, Shevlin went for it. Coming to the Coachella Valley, “was like coming home for us,” she said. While Shevlin and Nichols didn’t know a lot about the area, “I’d been a couple of times in college,” she said. “When we moved here we were very comfortable,” Like the move to Alaska, they had to adjust to the climate. “We spend most of the summer indoors,” she said. “But it beats shoveling snow.” Proximity to Los Angeles, SoCal’s assortment of theme parks (great for special trips for her 3-year-old son, Jimmy) and local mountains, “makes doing promotions for the station a lot easier,” she said. Programming for the station is also more interesting than the typical small town, she said. She can put her influence to good use by getting the station involved with charities and community events like October’s Paint El Paseo Pink breast cancer event. “And pretty much anything related to kids,” she said. “My husband says I’ve become a big softie for kids since I had my son.” The recent Coachella Valley Rescue Mission’s drive to gather and distribute school supplies touched Shevlin. “It’s something you don’t think about a lot until you have kids,” she said. “Kids should have new supplies and it feels good to help with

a project like that.” Shevlin doesn’t just promote her own causes through the station. “Part of my job is to encourage the staff to become involved and promote their own charities,” she said. While moving around to move ahead is often part of the life in radio, Shevlin has thrived by being able to stay put for years at a time. “I like stability,” she said. “I grew up in the same house all my life before I went to college and I like staying put.” At the moment she’s not sure what her next goal is, but Shevlin and her family are comfortable in the Coachella Valley. “I’ve been really lucky,” she said. “I’ve done a lot in the past 15 years.”

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rue to its musical roots, the new Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs is planning a spectacular lineup of entertainment, which includes a search for the best of the best to play the new resort once it opens its doors in early October. The resort is inviting anyone who can keep the floor moving, pack the house and keep them coming back for more to audition to perform at the Hard Rock Hotel, a brand which is known for housing eclectic music memorabilia at its hotels and cafes around the world. “We’re looking for all genres of music and performers, from DJs to bands,” says Richard Beas, the hotel’s VIBE Manager who oversees anything that involves setting the mood at the resort through music and entertainment. “Rock, Electronic, Indie, Disco… If it rocks, we want to hear it!” The team of DJs and entertainers would work a variety of shifts and locations, from the pool to the lobby living room to the restaurant and bar and special events.

Auditions and further details will be announced in coming weeks. Interested parties are invited to email their links, videos, mixes and resumes to talent@ hrhpalmsprings.com. No phone calls, please. Upon completion this fall, the Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs will offer 163 guest rooms, plus a lively pool scene, great dining, entertainment and special events. From the on-site VIBE manager, who keeps a pulse on the hotel’s atmosphere, to the groundbreaking, interactive amenity “The Sound Of Your Stay®,” where guests will be able to jam out with hands-on music experiences the Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs will offer guests a sophisticated, yet fun resort experience. Additional musicrelated amenities will include a VIP Rock Star Suite, a Rock Spa®, a Body Rock® workout facility, and the world famous Rock Shop® featuring Hard Rock’s iconic, collectible merchandise.

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013 may go down in Pop Culture history as The Summer Of Sharknado or Televised Twerking. Maybe 2013 is the year giant Foam Fingers everywhere unite and form a support group. But for discerning music fans, 2013 will be remembered as the summer Bleached released their debut album, Ride Your Heart. Bleached is the brainchild of Jennifer and Jessica Clavin. The sisters grew up deeeep in the San Fernando Valley obsessed with Punk Rock. After puberty hit, the girls would ride the bus to Hollywood and further, seeking musical inspiration. All-Ages venue like The Smell, in downtown L.A. provided a safe environment for the girls to indulge their Punk Rock jones. Seeing bands like Abe Vigoda, No Age and Lavender Diamond motivated the sisters to pick up guitars. By high school, the Clavins were part of the distaff Punk five-piece, Mika Miko. The band was moderately successful, touring with Black Lips and The Gossip. When Mika Miko called it quits in 2009, Jennifer and Jessica briefly went their separate ways, pursuing non-musical interests. Jennifer even moved to New York to study fashion, but their separation was short lived. The sisters reunited in L.A. and formed

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Bleached. They immediately began playing live and released a handful of 7” singles. After honing their sound onstage, they recorded their full-length debut, Ride Your Heart. The album opens with the one-two punch of “Looking For A Fight” and “Next Stop.” The buoyant melody on “Looking For A Fight” belies the lyrics’ belligerent tone. Slashing, downstroke guitar riffs, throbbing bass lines and a kinetic beat hold everything together. A soaring Surf-Guitar crests over the top of the instrumentation. “Next Stop” weds a breakneck backbeat with slippery, psychedelic harmonies and sinuous guitar fills. The hook-filled melody camouflages the pain of long distance romance… “Next stop I’m waiting for the train, next stop smoking in the rain/Next stop kissing you goodbye, next stop tears in your eyes.” Three tracks blend shimmery, Girl Group harmonies with Fuzz-tastic Punk Pop melodies. “Outta My Mind” is tethered to a loping, clip-clop rhythm accentuated by Vibes. In the aftermath of a break-up, resolve easily crumbles… “Sleep to dream of what we once had, because you know

I’m just a fool.” The chunky chord progression and chugging beat on “Dreaming Of You” is accented by a swooping seagull guitar solo. The vocals boomerang between Shangri-La sincerity and a nonchalant tone that echoes Blondie. On “Dead Boy,” whip-crack percussion and muscular guitar riffs cushion classic Girl Group sentiments, “I’ll keep on living for the dead boy that I love.” The tune accelerates toward conclusion, ratcheting the tempo toward warp speeds. The action slows on two tracks, “Dead In Your Head” and “Searching Through The Past.” The former is anchored by sinewy bass lines. Staccato guitar riffs detonate like smart bombs. The lyrics resonate with romantic recrimination… “Time to think about what you lost.” The latter blends piquant toy piano and a metronome beat. Snaking guitar riffs slither through piano keys. The vocals pinball between urgent and mournful. The best tracks here offer pure Punk for now people. “Waiting By The Telephone” pounds out a triple time tattoo and tensile riff-age that recalls X, the Dickies and the

Ramones. The title track is a skittery delight. Deadpan vocals are matched by an angular guitar that fuzzes and buzzes. Bubbling underneath are surprising clarinet and organ fills. The whole thing collapses in a sweaty, feedback-drenched heap. The sweetest surprise is “A Guy Like You.” A relax-fit Bo Diddly beat and swoony lap steel style guitar coalesce. It’s an unexpected combination that moves Bleached beyond the confines of Punk. The album closes with “When I Was Yours.” A withering denouement, the track’s crunchy, candy coating yields to a sugary soft center. Slap-back bass and timpani drums feel like a brittle homage to Phil Spector. But the Clavins cleave to the Punk Rock Gods as the track spirals to completion with chaotic intensity. The Clavin sisters manage most of the instruments themselves. Jennifer handles lead vocals, guitar piano and percussion. Jessica tackles guitar, harmony vocals, bass, percussion and lap steel. Dan Allaire plays the drums. The obvious antecedents to Bleached are the Ramones, Blondie, Runaways and the Go-Go’s. But astute listeners might also catch traces of Gun Club, Stevie Nicks, Merle Haggard, the Cure, the Smiths and the Replacements. Ride Your Heart is an amazing debut from two sisters who don’t feel the need to assert their independence at the end of a foam finger. In a perfect world, talent trumps infamy.

ocalist Michael D’Angelo will perform this Saturday, September 7, from 6:30 until 9:30 p.m. at the Indian Wells Resort Hotel, 76-661 Highway 111 in Indian Wells. Complimentary dance lessons with Carl Davis begin at 6 p.m. He will be filling in for Frank DiSalvo, who performs there. D’Angelo will appear there every Tuesday starting in October. For reservations call Manny at (760) 345-6466. Every Monday, D’Angelo performs from 6:30 until 9:30 p.m. with complimentary dance lessons with Carl Davis at 6 p.m., upstairs in the lounge at the IW Club, 44-500 Indian Wells Lane in Indian Wells. Monday, September 9 will feature The Tango. Born in the Bronx, New York with two sisters and three brothers, Michael D’Angelo started singing when he was nine years old on a few radio stations and on the corner, with a few friends singing Doo Wop. “I was the only one in the family musically inclined,” said D’Angelo. “However, a few of my cousins on my father’s side were musicians. One of my cousins, Julio Rodriguez, played bass with Tito Puente in New York.”

When he was fourteen, the family made the move to Los Angeles. He attended Abraham Lincoln High School and learned how to play the trombone, where he participated in many talent shows. He attended East Los Angeles Junior College, followed by a few years at the University of California State Los Angeles and finished his college education at the National University

in San Diego. When he was twenty-four years old, he started his first 10-piece band called Mestizo. He met his wife over 30 years ago and lived in Orange County. His group has performed all over California. Enjoying a very lucrative career performing with his band at countless weddings and private parties, D’Angelo has opened for such artists as Tierra, Willie BoBo and Poncho Sanchez. He also had an opportunity to perform in front of three thousand people at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium for the Chicano Music Awards. In 2006, they bought a second home in La Quinta, however, for over a year, now, it has become their primary residence. His first performance in the Coachella Valley was at the Indian Wells Resort Hotel as a sub for DiSalvo with the Ted Herman Orchestra. He has performed at an International Golf Tournament in Alberta, Canada; The Italian Heritage Club at Del Webb, Sun City; Casey’s Restaurant and Bar in Palm Desert; Trilussa Ristorante in Cathedral City and Sammy G’s Restaurant in Palm Springs. His extensive repertoire includes a

blend of classic favorites and Rock and Roll from the 50s, 60s, 70, Doo Wop and Latin rhythms. His show “A Musical Journey Through Time” does just that, and includes music for everyone, with songs sung in English, Spanish and Italian. “Music is very important for children to learn at any age. It helps them in many areas of their lives. It helps expand the mind.”

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ount Basie, a handsome 8-yearold Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, officially launched Loving All Animals’ S.O.S. (Seniors Offering Shelter) program this month. The concept is simple... match shelter animals needing homes with Coachella Valley senior citizens who open their homes and hearts to foster them.

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Count now lives happily with 94-year-old Verna Steinwachs at the Mirage Inn assisted living center in Rancho Mirage. Verna, who affectionately calls the dog “Charlie”, reports, “I grew up with dogs. I once owned a Collie, among others. It’s one of those things that sticks with you for the rest of your life. I wanted a dog in my life again.”

What did she think when Count arrived at her apartment? Verna exclaimed, “I think he’s wonderful! He could not be better.” Verna uses a walker for mobility, and she enthusiastically made the rounds to introduce Count to the other residents. He seems most content lounging with Verna watching television. Verna’s daughter, Nancy Mengelkamp, also checks up on Count when she visits. This calm, sweet dog settled right in immediately. He never stopped wagging his tail, his face lighting up with a “doggie” smile. Count Basie benefits from living with a retired person who has lots of time and lots of love to give. Mobile Mutts, Loving All Animals’ adoption program, utilizes a network of foster homes to house animals rescued from local shelters. Many of the current foster parents are senior citizens. Many of them adopt their foster animals, leading to a constant need to recruit new homes. The S.O.S. program expands the foster program,

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targeting seniors and providing additional supports they may need to house an animal. Fostering animals “expands the walls of our shelters”. Fostering animals reduces the euthanasia that still goes on in our community. Fostering helps socialize, train, and assess animals in a family environment so they can be successfully adopted. Patty Newman, animal advocate and Chairperson of the Community Wellness Foundation, arranged for the Foundation to provide some initial funding to support S.O.S. The Foundation supports local organizations that promote wellness in our community. Scientific research proves having a pet can reduce blood pressure, reduce triglyceride and cholesterol levels which cause heart disease, and lessen depression and anxiety. Dogs, with their enthusiastic optimism, boost our vitality and give us a more “youthful” outlook. Animals help keep our seniors active and healthy! Fostering is the perfect solution for seniors who want a pet, but hesitate to adopt due to the prohibitive cost of veterinary care. Other retired seniors want to spend much of their Golden years traveling, and fostering allows them to have an animal when they are in town. With so many homeless animals in shelters, and so many seniors who could benefit from pet companionship, S.O.S. seems like a natural way to expand our foster program. Despite his pure breed status, Count Basie was languishing in the county shelter due to his age and his few extra pounds. Count is now on a diet! And Verna found renewed purpose and happiness in the loving presence of a grateful rescue dog. The latest update from Verna shows things are going well with the Cavalier. “He’s doing beautifully! We love each other. He takes a nap with me when I take one. He “talks” to me for a little while (this dog does make human like sounds) and then he goes to lay down again.” Count Basie may officially become “Charlie” when adopted, and it wouldn’t surprise anyone if Verna and her mom make him a permanent member of the family. Whether you are a young “senior” of 55 or older, we want you to be part of our program. Younger folks are also welcome, as are cats and dogs of all ages. We provide pet food, vet care, training assistance, and other support as needed. Loving All Animals has planned an exciting series of S.O.S. seminars for foster parents, featuring local experts on dog training, veterinary care, and providing for your pets in your will. Call us at (760) 834-7000 to join the fun and help the animals.

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by Rick Riozza

Refreshing Trendy Whites in the Heat of the Day

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o one can claim that the CV Weekly wine reporters aren’t covering on what’s trending in wine and in our wine circles in town. Most of us remember the Portuguese rosés that came in very pretty and interesting bottles like the cylindrical brown ceramiclooking Lancers, and, the fat squat dark green bottle of Mateus, which when emptied, served as a candleholder—perhaps adding ambiance to a romantic dinner table. Anyway—these days Portuguese whites are the rave in Paris bistros, at New York glam parties, in San Francisco sushi bars, and are now appearing at the Palm Springs/Palm Desert hot spots—and hot is what we are! The irony here—which you wine enthusiasts should find interesting, is that it was Portugal’s sustained isolation from fashionable wine growing trends, from the rest of Europe, that kept the gorgeous heritage of the indigenous grapes—grown on the incredibly steep, wild, and rugged vineyards above the Douro River Valley— locally bound and now a rich distinction in the wine world. And yes, we’re speaking of the area long famous as the source of Port wine. The “new sophisticated” generation of dry white wines of Douro exhibit focused fruity flavors of apples (esp. green), apricots, citrus, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peaches, and pears; further, we can experience some smoke, minerals and stones for some added complexities. Plus that Iberian earth makes it a unique wine. With our prolonged summer weather, sometimes well into October, many of us are enjoying the lighter food fare of fish and seafood more often. The salty, oily, briny and richer elements that make seafood a popular choice, scream out for a wine that’s refreshing, cleansing, and flavorful without getting in the way of the varied and delicate

flavors of sea menu. So, as I’m inclined to point out, how many times a year do we really seek and treat ourselves to a different or distinguished bottle of wine that is rating very well? And I usually use this rationale to dig into my pocket to buy an expensive one. But here it’s not rationalizing cost, it’s grabbing a wine for your fish dish that’s interesting, out of the norm, and an incredibly sexy choice. Quinta de la Rosa DouROSA White, 2011, at around $15, is my recommendation of the week. The grapes of the Douro region primarily in this wine are Codega and Ribeiro, just in case you need that info while playing your wine trivia game. This is a mediumbodied, fragrant wine with floral and guava aromas followed up by juicy nectarine and grapefruit on the palate and just a hint of mint. It’s a soft, easy, and refreshing wine with mineral and citrus undertones. Lots of cool stuff going on for a gentle white. Sipping this wine by itself gets you thinking globally—that’s to say, it’s wonderfully

interesting to discover how different white grapes and foreign terrains can provide such gustatory pleasures. Then, we matched it up with sushi—and our little patio get-together became a party. All we could talk about was how the store-bought seafood item came to life, and we were figuratively whisked away to the ocean side. As this lively wine continually complements all grilled fish dishes, the next question becomes—where do we find it? I called Marc Plummer, who you may remember, was the wine director at the 3rd Corner Wine Shop & Bistro for the past two years and is now a local wine distributor. He agrees that more wine people should be appreciating these Portuguese whites so he offered to make the Quinta de la Rosa DouROSA available at the 3rd Corner this week. This is a good time to give a shoutout to the 3rd Corner Wine Shop and Bistro located in Palm Desert. They consistently put on great wine dinners, featuring world class wines, paired with the culinary talents of Executive & master Chef Matt Smith. And every

Saturday afternoon there is a wine-tasting that features ten wines from around the world for only $10 per person. It’s a wine lover’s haven where we can browse around the aisles, purchase a bottle at a great price, and have it uncorked for us at the bar or table to enjoy with our meal. The management really makes an effort to provide us wonderful wine at great deals. Stop in and check out their selection and prices. 3rd Corner Wine Shop & Bistro, 73101 California 111 Palm Desert, CA 92260 (760) 837-9600 There are a few more exciting Portuguese white wines to write on so let’s look forward to covering them next time. And I think there will be some wines you’ve heard of already like Vinho Verde, Alvarinho, and Verdelho—all of which are lively, refreshing, tasty and, dare we say, trending all over the world. As they toast at the wine-bars in Lisbon--Saúde! Rick is your sommelier-abouttown who conducts and entertains at various wine events & tastings. Contact winespectrum@aol.com.

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at Rancho Las Palmas resort It is lit with flaming torches and fire pits which make this serene venue a treat for the eyes, ears, and palate. This is one of the few venues that have great live entertainment year round during Happy Hour which is just one of the reasons it is so special. On Thursdays, one of the desert’s favorite bands John Stanley King with Eric Franksen and James East play on the beautiful patio (when weather permits) from 6-10 with their mellow tunes, a mix of cover and originals. On Fridays, the Stanley Butler Trio entertain and Saturday nights the legendary trumpeter Steve Madaio entertains most recently with CV columnist Lola Rossi as guest vocalist. There are food and drink specials 7 days a week; $5 well drinks, $5 domestic beer, and $5 glasses of house wine from 5-7. They have a separate bar menu with some delicious entrees including shrimp and crab cake with peppadew pepper coulis for $18. An innovative “Blu Cheese Tasting” for $14 with artisanal cheeses, a fig drizzle, assorted fruit and walnut brittle which is delectable. Vegans can choose from grilled artichoke with caper raisin aioli and charred meyer lemon for $11, hummus for $9 with grilled naan bread, organic carrots, cucumbers, and

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by Patte purcell Publisher’s note: I would like to let our readers know that the King of the Pampered Palate column, Raymond Bill, is on vacation until September. During the next 6 weeks, myself, along with other CV Weekly writers David Wayne, Judith Sulkin, Marissa Willman and Rachel Montoya will do our best to fill his culinary shoes and bring you restaurant reviews during his absence. If there is a particular restaurant that you the reader would like to read about email me at editor@coachellavalleyweekly.com.

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bluEmber it is inside the beautiful Rancho Las Palmas Hotel. The luxurious hotel rooms surround you in Spanish Colonial inspired style with a soothing desert palette of beige, sand, and ivory. This family and pet friendly hotel includes Splashtopia, a spectacular water feature ringed by a 425foot lazy river. Splashtopia encompasses about two acres of family-friendly features, including two 100-foot water slides, a cliffside Jacuzzi, and a sandy beach. Splashtopia also features unique water-play zones with fountains and sprinklers for the kids. There’s a special Azure Adult Pool for just the grown- ups. Spa junkies will love the beautiful spa whose amenities include a steam room, sauna, hot tub and the tranquil Spa pool. For those that enjoy golf, the gently rolling terrain, the palm-tree-lined fairway, the six lakes and the incredible mountain vistas are all reasons to jump into a golf cart and explore the invigorating challenges of their championship 27 hole golf course. If you haven’t had a chance to try the bluEmber, give yourself a mini vacation and enjoy your favorite music, food and cocktails there.

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Movie Reviews with Robin E. Simmons

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I must admit, there’s something oddly satisfying about seeing a tiny-budgeted, obscure indie film get overwhelming critical and audience praise. It puts to shame the hundreds of millions wasted on some of this summer’s disappointingly dumb tent-pole features (that I will not name). Last Saturday’s Cinemas Palme d’Or’s screening of Chad Hartigan’s second feature (with stars Richmond Arquette and Sam Buchanan in attendance) was

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Bonner (Aussie actor Paul Eenhorn), is new to Reno and his job of working with just-released prisoners. He helps them transition to life in the outside world. He’s divorced and some of his free time is spent speed dating and refereeing schoolgirls’ soccer. Travis Holloway (Richmond Arquette) has just been released from prison after serving twelve years for a drunk driving manslaughter conviction. And it’s his story that is center stage as the unexpected friendship between the two men exposes Holloway’s delicate vulnerability. The lives of Bonner and Holloway do not really converge as much as overlap. I’m not sure what, if anything, each learns from the other. But Bonner’s kindness toward Holloway is beyond a job description and clearly an element of Bonner’s innate

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goodness. Arquette (yes, he’s a sibling of David, Rosanna and Patricia), delivers a masterful, award worthy performance of a middleaged man trying for a final connection to a life interrupted by his own failure. He gets a job as a parking lot attendant and seeks to reconnect with his daughter -- whom he hasn’t seen since middle school. Bonner spends time with Holloway and shares some of his own sad life story as well as his loss of faith. Christianity, as practiced by the devoutly dedicated, is an element of the story (director Hartigan’s parents were part of a mission in Cyprus). But it’s the kindness done for no reason that trumps

the obligations of faith. There’s an extended sequence in a diner where Holloway meets his daughter (Sam Buchanan), now a Master’s candidate in Library Science. It’s a scene I will long remember. It’s as brilliant a synthesis of the longing for love and connection as I have ever seen. Young actress Buchanan is perfect as the mirror of her father. With fear, awkwardness and desire mingling in bits of meaningless dialogue and silences. But it’s really Arquette’s show. Best known as a day player of bit parts, his wonderful, pained and vulnerable face says it all. There’s not a false moment. His character is at an unexpected fork in his life’s path and there are no road signs or maps. His expressive eyes are windows to a soul that still glimmers with a faint flame of hope when he finally asks his daughter if they can start the conversation over and hug. Oddly, considering the simple storyline, the movie created unbearable tension in my mind. Perhaps by design. So brainwashed am I by traditional storytelling beats, I was expecting something horrendous to happen to Arquette’s character Travis -- perhaps a bloody murder by the somewhat creepily

devout Christian couple that befriended him. Others in the audience I spoke to felt a similar foreboding. I would like to see a sequel of what happens to Travis and his daughter. I’m not concerned about Bonner’s future. At final fade out, he gets a new pair of glasses and we know that he can see more clearly his future. Travis’s road remains uncharted and wide open. Here’s a great example of a quirky indie film that defies the odds. It was shot for about $40,000 in less than three weeks in Reno and Sparks. Natural locations were used and some of the bit parts are real people doing their actual jobs. The music is organic and cleverly applied. In one case, Bonner plays an 8-track cassette and it’s the actual music of actor Eenhorn from his decades old band Kopyrite. When true creativity is applied to a project and everyone is inspired by the same vision, it’s not the millions that make a movie connect with an audience, it’s the emotion. Chad Hartigan’s starkly realistic little movie, devoid of sentimentality -- false or otherwise -- deserves to be seen. And Arquette deserves recognition for a singularly ordinary character made extraordinary. After the screening, Arquette shared a story about Roy London, his long time acting coach and friend who was dying of aids and in a coma. London had long taught that all acting can be reduced to three scenes: Love, Power and Death. Sharon Stone, a last visitor to the comatose London said that shortly before he passed away, he opened his eyes, sat up and said: “There’s only one scene, and that’s Love.” With that, he shut his eyes and died. I hope this sweet gem of a movie plays longer than a week. It’s not to be missed. At Cinemas Palme d’Or. New for the home theater: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (Paramount, Blu-ray)

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Book Review

By Heidi Simmons

Jesus The Faithful Jew J

ew or gentile, believer or nonbeliever, the life of Jesus has shaped our world. But how much do we really know about the man, his life, or his divinity? Would a better understanding of his history make a difference to us today? Reza Aslan’s bestseller Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth (Random House, 297 pages) explores the historic evidence surrounding Jesus and the making of Christianity. Aslan, a Muslim and historical scholar, is not constructing an argument for or against Jesus. Rather, it is his attempt to peel away the misconceptions, exaggerations and fabrications around the narrative of Jesus without embellishment, conjecture or an agenda. The result of his research is simple and not too complicated: Jesus was a Jew, he was passionate about his Jewish beliefs, angry at Rome for the occupation of Palestine and frustrated with the high Priest’s control and exploitation of the Temple and Jewish people. He was a nationalist, a revolutionary, and a radical political leader who challenged the authorities for the position of king. He failed and was sentenced to death for sedition. According to Aslan, Jesus was a zealot.

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“To be zealous for the Lord was to walk in the blazing footsteps of the prophets and heroes of old, men and women who tolerated no partner to God, who would bow to no king save the King of the World, and who dealt ruthlessly with idolatry and with those who transgressed God’s law,” writes Aslan. Zeal was a philosophical movement different from the Pharisees, the Sadducees and the Essenes philosophy that included a strong commitment to freeing Israel from foreign rule and an insistence that they

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According to Aslan, Jesus was an illiterate peasant from a town so small and poor -Nazareth -- it wasn’t on a map. However, Jesus emerges as a zealot ready to take on the fight against those who controlled and dominated Palestine and the Temple. After being baptized by John, Jesus gathers his disciples representing the twelve tribes and sets out on a death mission -- knowing fullwell the crimes he would be committing and the severity of the punishment. Jesus brazenly and carefully orchestrates his attacks on the Temple priests drawing the attention of the most powerful of the region. Besides being a zealot, Jesus is a healer and a miracle worker drawing more people to his cause. According to Aslan, his healing of people was only used as a further attack on the Temple priests to undermine their control and power over the weak and poor. Aslan insists, Jesus claimed he was the “Son of Man” and his only goal was to establish the Kingdom of God on earth. And for this act of sedition and only sedition, he was captured and crucified. This historical zealot, is not the New Testament Jesus of peace, compassion, mercy and forgiveness but an intolerant, ethnocentric, Torah-faithful, law abiding nationalist, prone to violence, whose charity was intended only for his fellow Jews. After recounting the death of Jesus, Aslan makes his case for the Jesus we have today. The Jewish believers after Jesus’ death broke into two differing camps -- the Hebrews and the Hellenists. The Hebrews were Jerusalem based Jews who were made up of peasants, fishermen and farmers but were unable to articulate and spread the message effectively. The Hellenists were the Diaspora who spoke Greek, were educated and wealthier.

They separated themselves from the Mosaic laws; shed the nationalistic concerns in order to make it more appealing to their fellow Greeks and Romans. Years later, Saul of Tarsus, a Jewish bounty hunter chasing down Jewish agitators who embraced the message of Jesus, suddenly becomes a believer himself and is renamed Paul. It is Paul who labels Jesus “The Christ”. Insisting Jesus was much more than the “Son of Man.” He was divine. All this according to Aslan. In 325 C.E., Rome’s Emperor Constantine accepted Christianity and wanted consensus on the life of Jesus. With this new doctrine, Jesus the Zealot no longer existed. His life and history was modified to fit a new agenda. Aslan concludes his book with: Jesus the Zealot “is every bit as compelling, charismatic and praiseworthy as Jesus the Christ.” It’s fascinating to learn more about the life and times of Jesus and the rise of Christianity. But sadly, this book does not deliver a better understanding of the man Jesus. Nor does Aslan paint a clear picture of the zealot. If you do not know the New Testament Jesus’ -- his words and actions -this book hardly makes sense. Aslan rarely gives examples of Jesus’ teaching whether zealot or peacemaker. The zeal side of Jesus is an amazing quality that is certainly a part of who he was. However, I wonder if we were to follow that Jesus today, what would the world look like? Isn’t it zeal that has the Middle East in such conflict? Perhaps the less historical Jesus, that of Peacemaker is more relevant today?

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SUN SEPTEMBER 8 29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 Bob & Allison Garcia 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Intoxica Radio Live w/ Howie Pyro 10pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 The Judy Show 7:30pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Steve Madeo 6-10pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT; PS; 888-999-1995 Nash with Quinto Menguante 9pm (LR) DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-329-6787 Karaoke 9pm DILLON ROADHOUSE; DHS; 760-2511991 Sunday Jam 4-8pm EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-342-2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm FIRESIDE LOUNGE; PS; 760-327-1700 JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-3662250 Open Jam 6pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Palm Springs Sound Company,in the afternoon,Hot Rox,in the night MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Sunday Jam 4-8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Golden Era Karaoke 4-7pm, Karaoke 8pm-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 7pm (PB)

PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-327-4080 Longest Running Jam Session in the valley. Hosted by JB, Sign up 6pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 The Sunday Band 7pm PURPLE ROOM@CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161ext.230 Tibor & Friends 7-11pm RIVIERA RESORT & SPA; PS; 760-3274080 Will Donato’s Art of Sax Sidebar Patio 5pm SCHMIDY’S; PD; 760-837-3800 The Approach and Rob Lawrence 6pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-3413560 Smooth Brothers (RR)(LR) TWIN PALMS BISTRO; PS; 760-322-0700 Jazz Sundays w/ Tibor Lesko & Friends 11-2pm and 5-7pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Scott Carter 1:30-4:30pm, Rob & JB 4:30-9pm, DJ Idol Eyez 9-2am WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-363-3343 Line Dancing w/ Tina 5:30-9pm THE WINE BAR AT OLD TOWN; LQ; 760564-2201 Michael Keeth 6-10pm WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-230-0188 Barry Baughn Blues Band 6:30pm

MON SEPTEMBER 9 29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 Bonnie Scott 6pm (AC) ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Sissy Bingo w/ Linda Gerard 7-9pm BAR; PS; 760-537-7337 Industry Night 9pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Hot Rox

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TUE SEPTEMBER 10 29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 The Wonder People 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Ace Karaoke with Kiesha 9pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Bella da Ball Dinner Revue w/ guest performers 7:30pm (CB) BAR; PS; 760-537-7337 Forbidden Lounge 8pm ESCENA LOUNGE & GRILL; PS; 760-9920002 John Stanley King 5-9pm (JZ)(BL) FIRESIDE LOUNGE; PS; 760-327-1700 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke INDIAN CANYONS GOLF RESORT; PS; 760-833-8700 DJ Randy Johnson 6-9pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-3662250 Ted Quinn’s Open Mic Reality Show Jam 8pm (VD) KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Dana Larson 6:30pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Palm Springs Sound Company

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f you could help strengthen our local economy and create new, good paying jobs, would you? By engaging in the simple act of shopping at locally-owned and operated businesses, you can. Multiple studies show that locallyowned independent restaurants return twice as much per dollar of revenue to our local economy as chain restaurants. Independent retailers return more than

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three times as much money per dollar of sales than chain competitors (or online merchants). This phenomena is called the “local multiplier effect” - a term first coined by John Maynard Keynes in his 1936 book, “The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money”. Let’s assume that you want to spend $100 on clothes. You can go to a big box store or shop at a local retailer like, Resale Therapy. That $100 that you spent will in turn be spent by the big box store or Resale Therapy on the things it takes to run their respective businesses. The difference between the two businesses is that the better jobs at the big box store are not local. Most management, buyers, attorneys, accountants, marketers, etcetera all live somewhere else for the big box retailer. Looking at Resale Therapy, all jobs are local. By shopping at the local store, at least three times as much money is kept in the local economy. The benefit to the local economy does not stop there. The money spent by Resale Therapy on their local attorney, accountant and employees recirculates again as each spend on their businesses and living costs. What hurts our economy most is the purchase of foreign made products at a big box or online stores. What this does is ship

demise. Death may be a given, but at least you don’t have to face it alone! Awesome right?!

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ach year at Pax Prime in Seattle WA, a group of carefully chosen industry experts select the ten best indie games in regard to gameplay and overall fun-factor. I poked around to find the top 5 must have games of the chosen ten. 5. Sokobond is an elegantly 3 .Ridiculous Fishing is a designed puzzle game about handcrafted game about fishing... chemistry. It’s logical, minimalist, and with guns, chainsaws, & toasters. crafted with love and science. Nuff’ said, DL it!

4. Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a co-op micro-platformer for 2 or 1 players set inside a neon spaceship locked in battle with hordes of space baddies. Players work together running back and forth between ship control rooms, manning turrets, lasers, shields and thrusters to rack up points and stave off a vacuumy

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2. TowerFall, is an archery combat platformer for up to 4 players. It’s a local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but combat is fast and fierce. The focus is on player mastery

your money offshore with some going to the headquarter town of the big box store. While you may have saved, the purchase did very little for our local economy or for that matter our national economy. Multiple studies show that the economic recovery that has occurred happened at the expense of the middle class as well as seniors. Stated differently, jobs created have been lower paying with the erosion of good paying jobs. Seniors have been hurt by easy money policies that have kept savings rates at historic lows. The recent strike by fast food workers points out the larger problem with the current recovery. Due to a dearth of higher paying jobs, many people are resorting to what used to be starter or transitional jobs in the workforce as their only option to support their families. In the past, these jobs were typically held by high schoolers, people who wanted schedule flexibility or seniors looking to subsidize their retirement. The challenge presented by the growth in chain restaurants is that these jobs are essentially subsidized by you and me. Many of these workers rely on public subsidies for healthcare, food and eventually retirement. While we hear arguments that our costs would go up if these workers were paid a ‘living wage,’ we already pay these costs through public subsidies. For comparison,

In-n-Out Burger pays living wages to all of their employees yet still has a competitively priced product. Some chain restaurant CEOs are paid nearly 1,000 times as much as their average worker. When people like the chain CEO make so much, they save more. While savings provide capital and debt to business and the government, it does not create as much economic activity as the person who is spending money. To improve our local economy, patronize locally-owned businesses whenever possible. By doing this, you are helping to break the current cycle that concentrates wealth in the hands of the few while strengthening our local and national economies.

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and friendly rivalry. Inspired by long afternoons and all-nighters squaring off in the local multiplayer classics of my youth, TowerFall aims to recreate that childlike joy. It’s best played competitively with friends, crosslegged on the floor within punching distance of each other.

1. And my favorite Indie game in the PAX 10, has to be… Avalanche 2: Super Avalanche!! Sequel to the popular flash game Avalanche, Super Avalanche is a game that’s just pure undiluted fun. Creator Chris Peterson presents a game which expands on the original while preserving the core gameplay that made the first one so addicting. Inspired by popular modern rogue-likes such as Spelunky and Binding of Isaac; every game is different. The game is built around replayability featuring challenging

missions, combinable power ups with over 70,000 combinations, and collectible badges that modify the parameters of the game itself. So, there you have it, 5 indie games, from PC, to iOS, sure to please your brain, all while avoiding your normal 9-5. I will say this though, Indie Devs need to start producing more titles for us Android users, just to keep it somewhat fair. Yes, I understand that iPhones are just too cool, but, some of us like tiny robots.

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Dale Gribow On The Law

The Aid & Attendance Benefit

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f you are a VET or Know a VET you MUST READ THIS. This may be the most important article you have ever read and it is retroactive too. The Department of Veteran Affairs offers a little known benefit to war era Veterans, who are at least 65 years old, along with their surviving Spouses. It is called Aid and Attendance. It is available to anyone who served in the military while the US was involved in a WAR… anywhere in the world. You merely have to have been in the service. You need not have participated in the war. Aid and Attendance is a tax-free benefit designed to provide financial assistance to help cover the cost of long term care in the home, in an assisted living facility or in a nursing home. If you are a Surviving Spouse you can get $1,094/month…TAX FREE. If you are a VET the amount is $1,703/month and if you are a Married VET you can get $2,019/ month…and you do not have to pay it back. This Benefit is for those veterans and surviving spouses who require the regular attendance of another person or caregiver in at least two of the daily activities of living. These are transportation, dressing, undressing, bathing, cooking, eating, grooming, personal hygiene needs, homemaking and maintenance.

by Dale Gribow Attorney at Law

A SECRET OUR GOVERNMENT DOES NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT???

There are over 100,000 VETS and or their spouses receiving this benefit today, but there should be many times that amount. The problem is that AID and ATTENDANCE is not promoted by the USA. Is that because the financial condition of our country is shaky and we do not want to pay out more money? Most lawyers do not know about Aid and Attendance. Is this because a lawyer cannot charge a VET for assisting them

with this benefit? When you think about it lawyers are the ones protecting society at every turn. They are the one’s keeping corporations under control and forcing auto manufacturers to make cars safer and not explode on impact... and remember this is a lawyer educating you on this wonderful benefit. I honestly do not think it is because lawyers cannot charge for assisting with this benefit but rather that they, like the

The MLS Then and Now

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about what was for sale on the market was to either drive around and look at “for sale” signs, check the classified ads in the local newspaper, or talk with an agent who had access to an MLS book. This “proprietary knowledge” dictated the way most real estate transactions came together before the computer age. Today I am a member of the Desert Area MLS. The Desert Area MLS is managed by the California Desert Association of Realtors. Now when I obtain a listing, within 24 hours I input all of the property information and submit 25 color digital photos, a virtual tour, additional documents and links via my computer and instantly all of that information is available to all of the other participating brokers and their agents. Since our board is a member of the California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS) that means that this information is now available to 93,000 participating MLS members who are licensed real estate professionals in California. In addition, the Desert Area MLS is also available to the public via direct access to their website at desertareamls.com. The information available to the public does not include agent only remarks or sensitive non-public information regarding the owners, security, or access, but it does include everything that a buyer needs to know about a home before deciding to set up a showing with their trusted

majority of the population, do not know this benefit exists. I would not have known about Aid and Attendance but for my having sat in on the taping of the “Patti Gribow TV Show”. In this show my wife was interviewing a financial planner from the EAST COAST. He talked about this seldom talked about benefit. I was intrigued and sat in on a dozen more financial planners being interviewed on her show. They all spoke about this little known benefit that is a secret here in the Coachella Valley. Quite honestly I have never met anyone in the greater Palm Springs area that has heard of Aid and Attendance let alone assisted someone with it other than one insurance gentleman. Please let me know if you have heard of anyone sharing this info or want the number of the insurance fellow that helps Vets recover this benefit. Please note our NEW address, phone, fax and email: 74-923 Highway 111 # 206 Indian Wells, CA 92210 PH: 760-837-7500, Fax: 760 837 7502 dale@dalegribowlaw.com

Real estate

By Bruce cathcart

n America most people today know that MLS stands for the “Multiple Listing Service” which is basically just a data base where participating brokers can publish information about their properties for sale (listings) and offer compensation to other participating brokers for selling these properties. Most of these data bases are organized and operated by local “Board of Realtor” organizations for the benefit of their members. Over 31 years ago when I first started selling real estate here in the Coachella Valley MLS could have stood for “My Little Secret”. At the time I was a member of the now defunct Indio Board of Realtors and each time we got a new listing we had to fill out an information form and deliver it plus one picture of the front of the house to the Board office. Every two weeks we would receive our MLS “book” which was printed in black and white and in the beginning was about the size of a CV Weekly with only about 30 pages! As our Valley grew so did our MLS book until it was the size of the small yellow pages. I refer to it as a secret because if you were a buyer back in those days the only way you could get information

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agent. The information streaming does not stop there. Through agreements for IDX (Internet Data Exchange) this information can be found on Brokerage and individual agent websites and with permission from the agents their listing information is streamed instantly to hundreds of real estate search sites around the world. Some of the more popular real estate search sites include Realtor.com, Zillow. com, Trulia.com, Redfin.com, Homes.com, Yahoo and Google. I belong to two listing syndication companies (Point2 and ListHub) that distribute my listings to over two hundred sites that even include Craig’s List and EBay! What was once considered proprietary knowledge and a closely held secret among real estate agents is now openly broadcast around the world via the Internet. The availability of all of this information has resulted in more knowledgeable buyers and sellers, and yes, even smarter and better real estate agents. With the help of your agent

learning to apply this information will aid and enhance your search for the perfect home. This week’s real estate tip: Buyers are encouraged to shop for homes using their favorite real estate search site like Zillow or Redfin, but before getting all excited about a particular home that shows up as available on any of these sites it is a good idea to check and see if it shows up as “active” on the MLS website wwwdesertareamls.com. In the case of a short sale a home can have a contract on it and the status will be changed to “back up offers”. This will still show as an active listing on most search sites when in fact it is not really available. When in doubt always check with your trusted real estate professional! Bruce Cathcart is the Broker/Co-Owner of La Quinta Palms Realty, “Your Friendly Professionals” and can be reached by email at laquintapalms@dc.rr.com or visit his website at www.laquintapalmsrealty.com.

by Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

Are You Prepared? Jeeepers, What Next?

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nymore it seems there are so many things we need to be Prepared for says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. “How do you keep up and prepare with all

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these life and worldly events?” September is the 10th Annual National Preparedness Month which means that public safety agencies are busy working on a number of events to ensure that their communities are educated, informed and ready to face any type of crisis situation. “This year’s national theme is ‘Be Your Own Hero,’ says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna.” Being prepared for emergencies should be as common as wearing your seatbelt, and yet nearly every emergency preparedness survey conducted over the past 10 years indicates that 40-80% of people are unprepared to face certain hazards says Chief DiGiovanna. Start out with the basics: Food, water, disaster supplies are a great start for home preparedness which is what the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends. The next step is for school preparedness and following that is preparedness at work. Another good way to start is develop a family and neighbor network. Then community and your co-workers. Though a lot to cover, it can be a fun and easy thing to do when you do it as a team, which is exactly what you will need during a disaster, Teamwork!

You can also contact your local fire

department, community emergency services department or visit: http://www. cdc.gov/Features/BeReady/ to get you started! Contact your local Police or Fire Department for Preparedness information. Come on, let’s get prepared! Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

ShareKitchen Learn to Serve Safe and get certified!

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n order to maintain safe and healthy food serving standards, all workers handling food must hold a food handler card which is issued by the County of Riverside Department of Environmental Health (DOEH). In addition, the DOEH requires that at least one employee (preferably more) in all food businesses must have a ServSafe® Manager’s Certification. ServSafe® Programs keep food safety as an essential ingredient in every meal by providing basic food safety information needed prevent food borne illness. The ServSafe® training and certificate program is administered by the National Restaurant Association. The program is accredited by American National Standards Institute and the Conference for Food Protection. The course consists of five sections on Basic Food Safety; Personal Hygiene; Cross-contamination and Food borne Allergens; Time and Temperature; and Cleaning and Sanitation. In California this certification must be renewed every three years. For those needing to renew their certification or those new to the food serving industry, ShareKitchen is holding a ServSafe® Manager Certification Class and

Testing on Wednesday, October 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Training and certification begins at 10 a.m. with the exam at 2 p.m. The cost starts at $149 per person. Participants will receive a certificate of completion after successfully passing certification. Continuing education credit is available for dietitians, diet technicians, and dietary managers as well. Interested foodies and those contemplating starting a food business are encouraged to attend as well. ShareKitchen is a non-profit organization located at 68805 E Palm Canyon Drive, Cathedral City. For more information, additional dates, or to register online, visit www.sharekitchen. org/servsafe or call 760-459-4259.

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by JULIE BUEHLER

and have some delicious specials as well as great drink deals. The Pub even has a loyalty program, so if you go weekly, you’ll save even more and have a chance to win a TV at season’s end. Every Monday, make your way to La Quinta, just off Washington and Highway 111 and join me at The Beerhunter. Billy, the general manager there, is a Cowboys fan, and there’s a remarkable Steelers contingent, Niners fan base and some of the best viewing available thanks to the biggest of the desert’s big screens in the middle of the pit. I may or may not run up and down the stairs of the pit depending on how my

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and some good times? The Tilted Kilt is the perfect place. Not only do they have a live radio show going on from 2-4, Tilted Sports Radio, that gives away prizes and interaction, they have the games (minus Pac-12 Network) and good food. Every Sunday, I watch my Niners at home (don’t like people talking to me during my Niner games) and go out for the mornings or afternoons. I like Dickey O’Neil’s and am a fan of The Village Pub in Palm Springs. Both spots know how to treat football fans

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Football. Is. Here.

tarting THIS Thursday you can bank on the spectacular spectacle of entertainment known as football every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Mondays of every week through the end of 2013. And thank God for Tuesday and Wednesday so we can process the information, changes, matchups and jump on the waiver wire for fantasy. So let’s talk about the best places to get your football fix and more specifically where you can catch the action with me. Thursday night come to Burgers and Beer in Rancho Mirage as I’m kicking off the NFL season in style with the valley’s best happy hour. Pitchers are $7.50, tacos and nachos are a couple bucks and my radio show “Buehler’s Day Off” will be broadcasting from 3-5 leading up to the season kickoff. Friday nights head out to the local high schools. The schedule is available at mydesert.com and each Friday you can listen to the Cathedral City Auto Center High School Game of the Week on Team 1010 KXPS, or download the mobile app to catch it. Saturdays for college fans is an all-day affair of marinating in pigskin awesome. So where to plant your stakes and spend 15 hours? How about the one place that is guaranteed to have the games, hospitality

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pick is faring. But it’s always fun to watch the games there, the beer is cold, the food is good and everyone is into the game, high fiving and enjoying themselves. Football is about creating a family and for all those who watch with me, we have a great time, enjoy the game and always make lasting memories. This is going to be a season to remember!! Here’s to the Niners winning the Super Bowl, the Seahawks having a 7-9 season and every fan making it through the season safely. Julie Buehler hosts the Coachella Valley’s most popular sports talk radio show, “Buehler’s Day Off” every day from 3-6 on 1010 KXPS, the valley’s all sports station. She’s an avid gym rat, slightly sarcastic and more likely to recite Steve Young’s career passing stats than American Idol winners. Tune in M-F 3-6 pst at www.team1010.com or watch the show on Ustream.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In his “Song of the Open Road,” Walt Whitman wrote some lyrics that I hope will provide you with just the right spark. Even if you’re not embarking on a literal journey along a big wide highway, my guess is that you are at least going to do the metaphorical equivalent. “Henceforth I ask not good fortune -- I myself am good fortune,” said Uncle Walt. “Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing. Strong and content, I travel the open road.” LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Mystical poet St. John of the Cross (1542-1591) was one of Spain’s greatest writers. But not all of his work came easily. When he was 35, a rival religious group imprisoned him for his mildly heretical ideas. He spent the next nine months in a ten-foot by sixfoot jail cell, where he was starved, beaten, and tortured. It was there that he composed his most renowned poem, “Spiritual Canticle.” Does that provide you with any inspiration, Libra? I’ll make a wild guess and speculate that maybe you’re in a tough situation yourself right now. It’s not even one percent as tough as St. John’s, though. If he could squeeze some brilliance out of his predicament, you can, too. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The American naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921) traveled widely and wrote 23 books. “I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think,” he testified, “all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see.” Let’s make that longing for abundance serve as your rallying cry during the next two weeks, Scorpio. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you have a cosmic mandate to push to the limits -- and sometimes beyond -- as you satisfy your quest to be, see, and do everything you love to be, see, and do. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Punk icon Henry Rollins did an interview with Marilyn Manson, rock and roll’s master of the grotesque. It’s on Youtube. The comments section beneath the video are rife with spite and bile directed toward Manson, driving one fan to defend her hero. “I love Marilyn Manson so much that I could puke rainbows,” she testified. I think you will need to tap into that kind of love in the coming days, Sagittarius: fierce, intense, and devotional, and yet also playful, funny, and exhilarating. You don’t necessarily have to puke rainbows, however. Maybe you could merely spit them. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you want to know a secret, I talk less crazy to you Capricorns than I do to the other signs. I tone down my wildeyed, goddess-drunk shape-shifting a bit. I rarely exhort you to don an animal costume and dance with the fairy folk in the woods, and I think the last time I suggested that you fall in love with an alien, angel, or deity was . . . never. So what’s my problem? Don’t you feel taboo urges and illicit impulses now and then? Isn’t it true that like everyone else, you periodically need to slip away from your habitual grooves and tamper with the conventional wisdom? Of course you do. Which is why I hereby repeal my excessive caution. Get out there, Capricorn, and be as uninhibited as you dare. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Germany’s Ostwall Museum displayed a conceptual installation by the artist Martin Kippenberger. Valued at $1.1 million, it was called “When It Starts Dripping from the Ceiling.” Part of it was composed of a rubber tub that was painted to appear as if it had once held dirty rainwater. One night while the museum was closed, a new janitor came in to tidy up the premises. While performing her tasks, she scrubbed the rubber tub until it was “clean,” thereby damaging the art. Let this be a cautionary tale, Aquarius. It’s important for you to appreciate and learn from the messy stuff in your life -- even admire its artistry -- and not just assume it all needs to be scoured and disinfected. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In her novel White Oleander, Janet Fitch suggests that beauty is something to be used, “like a hammer or a key.” That’s your assignment, Pisces. Find practical

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ways to make your beauty work for you. For example, invoke it to help you win friends and influence people. Put it into action to drum up new opportunities and hunt down provocative invitations. And don’t tell me you possess insufficient beauty to accomplish these things. I guarantee you that you have more than enough. To understand why I’m so sure, you may have to shed some ugly definitions of beauty you’ve unconsciously absorbed from our warped culture. ARIES (March 21-April 19): “No regrets? Really?” asks author Richard Power. “I have regrets. They are sacred to me. They inform my character. They bear witness to my evolution. Glimpses of lost love and treasure are held inside of them; like small beautiful creatures suspended in amber.” I think you can see where this horoscope is going, Aries. I’m going to suggest you do what Powers advises: “Do not avoid your regrets. Embrace them. Listen to their stories. Hold them to your heart when you want to remember the price you paid to become who you truly are.” (Find more by Richard Power here: tinyurl.com/RichardPower.) TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Urbandictionary. com says that the newly coined word “orgasnom” is what you call the ecstatic feelings you have as you eat especially delectable food. It’s derived, of course, from the word “orgasm.” According to my reading of the astrological omens, you are in an excellent position to have a number of orgasmiclike breakthroughs in the coming week. Orgasnoms are certainly among them, but also orgasaurals, orgasights, and orgasversations -- in other words, deep thrills resulting from blissful sounds, rapturous visions, and exciting conversations. I won’t be surprised if you also experience several other kinds of beautiful delirium. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you were about to run in a long-distance race, you wouldn’t eat a dozen doughnuts. Right? If you were planning to leave your native land and spend a year living in Ethiopia, you wouldn’t immerse yourself in learning how to speak Chinese in the month before you departed. Right? In that spirit, I hope you’ll be smart about the preparations you make in the coming weeks. This will be a time to prime yourself for the adventures in self-expression that will bloom in late September and the month of October. What is it you want to create at that time? What would you like to show the world about yourself? CANCER (June 21-July 22): The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the land. It’s the foundation of the most politically powerful nation on the planet. And yet when it originally went into effect in 1789, it was only 4,543 words long -- about three times the length of this horoscope column. The Bill of Rights, enacted in 1791, added a mere 462 words. By contrast, India’s Constitution is 117,000 words, more than 20 times longer. If you create a new master plan for yourself in the coming months, Cancerian -- as I hope you will -- a compact version like America’s will be exactly right. You need diamond-like lucidity, not sprawling guesswork. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): There are two scientific terms for tickling. “Knismesis” refers to a soft, feathery touch that may be mildly pleasurable. It can be used to display adoring tenderness. The heavier, deeper kind of tickling is called “gargalesis.” If playfully applied to sensitive parts of the anatomy, it can provoke fun and laughter. Given the current planetary alignments, Leo, I conclude that both of these will be rich metaphors for you in the coming days. I suggest that you be extra alert for opportunities to symbolically tickle and be tickled. (P.S. Here’s a useful allegory: If you do the knismesis thing beneath the snout of a great white shark, you can hypnotize it.) Homework: If you could make money from doing exactly what you love to do, what would it be? Testify at Freewillastrology.com. Rob Brezsny Free Will Astrology freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

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ove. Dedication. Inspiration. Courage. Strength. Compassion. Yoga Across America inculcates, Yoga Across The Coachella Valley. More than half a dozen teachers will collaborate in this challenge on Saturday, September 14. They will practice yoga simultaneously in different locations. Evolve Yoga, Go With The Flow Yoga, lululemon, and Urban Yoga Center are joining their yoga forces to assist Yoga Across America. This non-profit organization raises yoga awareness and funds. The donations accepted on this day will be allocated sharing yoga in underprivileged areas that might not have the opportunity to practice or learn about yoga. Without hesitation Evolve Yoga, Owner Bronwyn Ison, desired to become involved as well as invite her colleagues to participate in this beautiful event. 100% of the donations raised on this day will directly go back into the programs that assist food banks, cancer survivors, our American Soldiers, and providing yoga in high schools. YAA was launched by Gina Garcia, a 500-hour certified Baron Baptiste Power Vinyasa Teacher. Gina stumbled upon yoga 14 years ago when her step aerobics class had been switched to a yoga class. Garcia never looked back. She knew she could bring this 5000-year-old practice to those who may not typically have the opportunity to practice. Prior to Garcia’s yoga career you could find her sharing the news of the day as a journalist for KCRA-TV in Sacramento. Now you can

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