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“Just as troublingly, [DeSantis’] silence is empowering the hate groups that fueled the insurrection of January 6th. Floridians deserve better.” POLITICS
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rguably, the state of Florida led the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S Capitol. The Sunshine State now has more individuals charged in connection with the attack than anywhere else in the nation. Florida also has the most charges connected to far-right extremist groups, like the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys. And even Tampa is getting special attention. Last week, in a news release titled, “After the Attack: The Future of the U.S. Capitol Police,” the U.S. Capitol Police detailed changes since Jan. 6, including boosting recruiting, training and equipment for officers. The agency is also in the process of opening its first field offices. “The new USCP field offices will be in the Tampa and San Francisco areas. At this time, Florida and California are where the majority of our potential threats are,” the agency said in a July 6 email to The News Service of Florida. The agency said launching field offices on the country’s East Coast and West Coast will benefit investigations seeking to weed out potential threats. “A regional approach to investigating and prosecuting threats against members is important, so we will be working closely with the U.S. Attorney’s Offices in those locations. More field offices will be opening in the future,” the email said. More than 500 defendants face charges in the U.S. Capitol breach in January, the agency said. Sixty-two of the people arrested in the aftermath of the attack are from Florida. Still, last weekend, a handful of Florida Republican candidates held a rally in Tallahassee calling for Gov. Ron DeSantis and others to put pressure on authorities to free the “political prisoners” of Jan. 6. The “Free Our Patriots Rally in Tally” on July 10 was hosted by Luis Miguel, a far-right Republican candidate looking to primary Sen. Marco Rubio. “Folks, The patriots who have been hunted down by the corrupt, communist FBI are suffering. Many of them are veterans who fought for this nation,” tweeted Miguel.
“Let’s do our part to ensure they’re liberated. We can’t allow this in America. Be there at the Florida Capitol July 10.” Those milling about Florida’s Capitol grounds Saturday included members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, two far-right groups labeled by the FBI as extremists. Attendees chanted “let them go” and held signs calling for the release of “political prisoners.” At the rally, the emcee accidentally closed out the speaking portion of the event before being reminded that Miguel had not yet spoken at the rally Miguel organized. “They’re not insurrectionists like they say. They’re not traitors. They’re not terrorists. I’ll tell you what they are; they are heroes. Every single one of them is a hero,” Miguel said.
in 2024. Coincidentally, she’s still suing local Trump supporters for stiffing her on all the travel expenses to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 As of now, charges against Florida rioters related to Jan. 6 range from conspiracy; assault, including on a federal officer; civil disorder; violent entry; obstruction of an official proceeding; and entering and remaining in a restricted building. Meanwhile, 2022 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Christ has called on DeSantis to publicly reject the conspiracy theory that Trump actually won the election, and to investigate Florida’s connection to the hate groups involved with Jan. 6. “If Governor DeSantis can’t admit the truth about something as simple as who the duly elected President is, is there anything he won’t mislead the public about?” said Crist. “Just as troublingly, his silence is empowering the hate groups that fueled the insurrection of January 6th. Floridians deserve better.” So far, DeSantis has done neither. Reporting from Florida Politics and the News Service of Florida appeared in this story.
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Miguel, who posts a near non-stop stream of conspiracy theories from his Twitter account, has criticized Rubio for things like getting a vaccine and voting to certify the 2020 election results. Miguel also claims that the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection that resulted in five deaths (including a police officer) was in fact a “False Flag carried out by a corrupt FBI to distract from the Election Theft and target conservatives.” Tampa Bay Republican and two-time congressional failure Christine Quinn also attended the event. “Join me to support our Patriots that have been unlawfully arrested and detained without due cause,” posted Quinn to her Instagram account. Like Miguel, Quinn has consistently denied that Joe Biden won the 2020 election, and she also continues to deny that she lost her own election to District 14 Congresswoman Kathy Castor who won more than 60% of the votes. After providing zero evidence, Quinn has since dropped a lawsuit contesting her election results and says she will run a third time
FRESH FROM FLORIDA: 62 of the people arrested in the aftermath of Jan. 6 are from the Sunshine State.
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n July 3, the City of Tampa Wastewater Department discovered a wastewater overflow in South Tampa. Before it was fixed, 57,820 gallons of wastewater moved into Tampa Bay. After a backup at the Bayshore Avenue Pumping Station and a control system failure at the San Carlos Pumping Station, the overflow discharged from the holes at the top of three manholes, then entered nearby stormwater inlets that flow into Hillsborough Bay. “We had more rain that day than we got during Hurricane Elsa,” Brad Baird, Deputy Administrator of Infrastructure for the City of Tampa, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Technicians were unable to collect any of the overflow to return it to the wastewater collection system. The overflow lasted from 4:22 p.m.11:15 p.m. as the thousands of gallons of waste flowed. Warning signs were posted near the overflow site at 2930 W Coachman Ave. Baird says the exact cause of the overflow is not known, but most often they are caused by flushable wipes and similar non-flushable materials (aka fatbergs) that cause clogs in piping. While the backup on Bayshore was the main cause of the overflow, a secondary problem occurred when the control system at the San Carlos Pumping Station in South Tampa failed to switch from smaller to larger pumps during the heavy rains. Technicians say that after the control system failed, the station was running on back-up pump controllers. The controllers had one common fuse that blew, causing further problems. The technicians rewired the backup to function properly for the rest of the night. The control system that failed has been rectified, Baird says. A $6.5 million upgrade of the Bayshore Pumping Station is in the works, planned to be completed in June 2023. In the meantime, the city is installing a temporary bypass pump
to deal with heavy rains. Adam Smith, Director of Communications for the City of Tampa, sent CL a “Wet Weather Projects” document which details the city’s multi-million dollar efforts to prevent overflows since 2016. Nine pumping stations across the city are included in the project. Nearly 90,000 gallons of industrial wastewater spilled at Port Tampa Bay’s Redwing location last week An estimated 90,000 gallons of industrial wastewater spilled onto Port of Tampa Bay’s Redwing location near Gibsonton on July 6, according to the DEP and the company involved in the spill. The DEP’s pollution notice website reported that, “Abundant rainfall caused a discharge of sulfur prill contact industrial wastewater through a stormwater emergency outfall into an adjacent ditch.” For context, 100,000 gallons is about 20, 5,000-gallon semi tanks that carry things like milk, septic waste and water. The wastewater made contact with sulfur prill, a pellet shaped elemental sulfur product used in rubber vulcanization, the production of asphalt, detergents, dyes, explosives, fertilizers, insecticides, and other products. The prill is considered a “combustible dust” and can have dangerous, toxic effects on the body. When water contacts sulfur, it can become acidic, making the water harmful to ingest or interact with. The report didn’t include the amount of wastewater discharged, but CL reached out to the DEP and Logistec Gulf Coast, the company involved in the spill. Brian Moore, Principal Engineer at the Logistec site said they estimate 90,000 gallons had overflowed into a spillover ditch, but that there was “no way to tell exactly” how much overflowed. Read more on the Redwing incident via cltampa.com/magazine.
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gone from more than 300,000 new cases a day to fewer than 20,000 and saved an estimated 279,000 lives, according to the Commonwealth Fund. About 99.5% of those who’ve died from COVID since January have been unvaccinated. The vaccine works. We have 159 million examples to show that it’s safe, effective and probably not the Mark of the Beast. On the other hand, COVID kills. We’ve got 606,000 body bags as evidence. But we’ve hit a vaccine wall. Most of the people who haven’t gotten a shot say they never will. And nearly all of them are Republicans. Of the 10 states with the lowest vaccination rates, all but Georgia backed Donald Trump
More troubling than the flapping gums of loudmouths, Tennessee backed off a campaign to encourage youth vaccinations after Republicans accused health officials of “peer pressuring” teenagers, as if a) that’s something adults shouldn’t do when we can save their lives, and b) a Facebook flyer that says, “Give COVID19 Vaccines a Shot” counts as peer pressure. That’s what choosing stupidity looks like. It’s not that they’re stupid, necessarily. It’s that, for reasons bordering on pathological, they’re choosing to behave stupidly, no matter the consequences. The more facts they hear, the more those in authority plead, the more they dig in. They won’t get inoculated because they’ve been immunized against reality. Here’s the thing: If we can’t defeat the pandemic because of willful ignorance, how can
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hen the Earth crosses the 4-degrees-overbaseline warming threshold and “once in a century” hurricanes, heat waves and droughts become routine—killing millions, creating billions of climate refugees and disrupting geopolitics and global economics in ways we can barely begin to comprehend—it will be in no small part because the wealthiest and most powerful country in the history of the world sat on its hands while the planet burned. It’s not that we weren’t warned or the evidence wasn’t abundant. On Friday, Death Valley logged the hottest reliably recorded temperature on the planet, ever—130 degrees Fahrenheit. But the truth was inconvenient, so we ignored it, pretended the science wasn’t clear, then decided that addressing it was socialism. (Raising taxes, of course, is worse than civilizational ruin.) We chose stupidity. Not all of us, not even a majority. But a sizable-enough minority, empowered by the Constitution’s antidemocratic anachronisms, to prevent us from doing what needed to be done. The U.S. is hardly the only country to miss its carbon-emissions targets. Still, the Republican Party’s belligerent indifference—reinforced by a feedback loop of negative polarization and propagandistic media—poses a unique obstacle to global action. We lose any credibility to nudge China and India to reduce carbon pollution when the party expected to win Congress next year is dominated by climate-change deniers. The cause isn’t lost, but there’s little reason to hope we’ll stop choosing stupidity anytime soon. While the world is warming rapidly in geologic terms, sea rise is measured in centimeters, and one summer is only incrementally hotter than the last. Even if we’re cognitively aware of the long-term risk, our amygdale don’t perceive an immediate threat. That’s part of what’s made convincing people of the urgency of action a tall order. But only part. After all, we can’t convince many of the same people to protect themselves from a very immediate threat when a proven solution is free and readily available. The culture war, it turns out, is a hell of a drug. Only 67% of adults and 55% of Americans age 12 and up have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, placing us behind Canada, the UK, the UAE, Iceland, Singapore, Spain, and a bunch of other countries. Fewer than half are fully vaccinated. Yet even half-assing inoculations has produced incredible results. In six months, we’ve
The worst part: Almost all of these illnesses, and the deaths that will inevitably follow, are the result of deliberate choices. People chose to risk their lives—chose to die— for nothing. There’s no rational risk assessment that justifies forgoing the vaccine. Ultimately, this is psychological, rooted in the things that formed Donald Trump’s base—a distrust of institutions, a skepticism of expertise, a tendency toward conspiratorial thinking, a sophomoric interpretation of “liberty” and atavistic tribal loyalty. As with climate change, negative polarization and propagandistic media reinforce these traits. Last week, Fox News host Laura Ingraham told her audience that “Biden’s vaccine pushers” are trying to “indoctrinate our children into a dark mind-set of anti-Americanism.” Rep. Ronny
IT’S NOT THAT THEY’RE STUPID, NECESSARILY: But there’s no rational risk assessment that justifies forgoing the vaccine. in a landslide. (The 10 states with the highest vaccination rates were all blowouts for President Biden.) Hot spots have emerged in low-vaccination areas in Arkansas, Missouri, Texas and Nevada. Cases in Florida jumped 115% over the last two weeks; in Louisiana, 142%; in Alabama, 159%; in Arkansas, 174%—all states below the national vaccination rate. Nationwide, cases grew by 59%, even as the number of COVID tests declined precipitously. Hospitalizations are beginning to grow, as well.
Jackson, the former White House doctor who proclaimed Donald Trump the healthiest man alive, called mandatory vaccination a “Socialist Marxist Communist” plot. No one has proposed a mandate, though the Biden administration is sending people door-to-door in low-vaccination areas to offer shots. Q-curious Rep. Lauren Boebert called them “Needle Nazis,” and treepunching seditionist Rep. Madison Cawthorn said the program would lead to Bible- and gun-confiscations.
we tackle the much more daunting existential threat that lies ahead? In a decade or two, the generational churn of Gen Zs replacing Boomers in the electorate will make major climate reforms more likely. But time isn’t a luxury we have. Every day that passes, the price of inaction rises. We’ve chosen stupidity. The check is coming due. Subscribe to Informed Dissent at billman. substack.com.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning eliminated the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final, and Tampa Mayor Jane Castor is once again off the hook after wishing for—and getting—a Game 4 defeat for a group of guys who’ve sacrificed their bodies for an entire season. Too bad local protesters and police oversight activists can’t breathe the same sigh of relief.
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DISPENSARIES COLUMBIA CARE Serving the Tampa suburb of Brandon, with “proprietary, patentpending medical brands” served in formats like hard-pressed tablets, suppositories, vapes, and lotions available online, in-store and even curbside. 2116 W Brandon Blvd., Brandon. 813-502-1122. col-care.com CURALEAF Perhaps the most mentioned medical marijuana dispensary, Curaleaf operates in 23 states including Florida where it has nine Bay area locations that sell vapes, flower, topicals, capsules, tinctures, edibles and more. Multiple locations. curaleaf.com FLUENT Five Bay area locations including South Tampa, Clearwater and St. Petersburg, selling gels, kief, flower, cartridges, topicals, drops and more. Express pick-up, including drive-thru, where available. Multiple locations. getfluent.com GROW HEALTHY Frequently mentioned by readers as a favored dispensary with exceptional flower. Available across Florida with Bay area locations in Brandon, Lakeland, Largo and Sarasota (plus delivery all over). Multiple locations. growhealthy.com LIBERTY HEALTH SCIENCES Among readers, Liberty gets marked as an overall dependable spot that has four locations across Tampa Bay. Multiple locations. 833254-4877 libertyhealthsciences.com
Vapes, flower, gels, patches and more are just some of the other products available at four locations in the immediate Bay area (with others as far reaching as New Port Richey and Lakeland). Multiple locations. surterra.com
CERTIFIED MARIJUANA DOCTORS About two dozen locations across the Sunshine State with Bay area representation in Largo and Tampa. Multiple locations. 844-420-7277 (PASS) certifiedmarijuanadoctors.com
MEDMEN You can’t miss the big red storefront, and readers mention loving MedMen for its flower, which some customers choose to see and smell before buying. 326 5th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. 727-914-9393. medmen.com
TRULIEVE Trulievers live for Mini Mondays when customers can buy limited quantities of “minis”—popcorn-sized bud (aka 3.5 g of smokable cannabis) all individually labeled to show ingredients and potency. Two dozen Bay area location already open or on the way, including several in Tampa and St. Petersburg. Multiple locations. 844-878-5438. trulieve.com
COMPASSIONATE CARE Osteopathic Dr. Joseph Dryer is out there west of West Tampa practicing direct primary care out of Oldsmar Town Center. His office even considers pediatric cases. 3980 Tampa Rd., Suite 206, Oldsmar. 813-491-4006. compassionatecarefla.com
MÜV AltMed’s dispensary launched in Tampa in 2018 as the “Apple Store” of medical marijuana complete with a sprawling array of products including metered dose inhalers, topicals, shatter, flower and more. With four Bay area locations, a MÜV is never too far away. Multiple locations. muvfl.com ONE PLANT Medical marijuana available instore, for curbside pickup, and even delivery (free for orders of at least $100; $25 delivery fee otherwise). Hypur pay available. 150 22nd St. S, St. Petersburg. 877-308-3344. oneplant.us SURTERRA WELLNESS Along with Trulieve, Surterra is a surefire place to get vegan edibles like chocolate, mints and gummies.
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DOCTORS CANNA+DOCTORS Three locations in Tampa Bay, with fees as low as $190 for military vets. Saturday appointments available. Multiple locations. canna-doctors.com
DOCMJ A Clearwater-based company with 29 locations across Florida, including five in Tampa Bay. Jackie Rothman, Chief Operationg Officer of Doc MJ, says that the company has processed more than 86,000 medical cannabis patients statewide in the last four years. Multiple locations. 888429-0835. docmj.com DR. CANNABUS The Cannabus makes house calls and regularly pops up at bars and events across the Bay area as part of its extremely active event calendar. Appointments are also available online. 800-827-9927. drcannabus.com
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a third Bay area location mearusing at just over 1,800-square-feet and found in between Grain & Berry and Amazing Lash in the Holiday plaza. This location is smaller than the two in Tampa, but there's still room for 40 indoor seats along with a pet-friendly patio and 40 more outdoor seats. La Segunda just celebrated its 106th birthday, making it one of the oldest and mostcelebrated flagships in the city. While the Ybor location is known for the Cuban bread it supplies local restaurants, the St. Pete location will focus more on delivery, catering and grab-andgo orders. Named one of Food & Wine’s Top 100 Bakeries in America, La Segunda is bringing its Cuban sandwiches to St. Pete, along with Italian cookies, guava-cheese turnovers and cafe con leche. An opening is expected this fall when the business’ hours will be 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. 2436 4th St. N, St. Petersburg. lasegundabakery.com Mr. Pinchos A local favorite for authentic Puerto Rican food, is set to open a restaurant in Riverview this year. The concept currently operates a food truck out of Riverview at 9401 US Hwy-301 S, and occasionally hauls it across Tampa Bay. Mr. Pinchos’ second location will be nearby, but this doesn’t mean the end of the food truck. You’ll still be able to get your mofongo fix until the new restaurant opens, along with made-to-order blue crab empanadillas or the concept’s namesake, pinchos pollo or pinchos cerdo (skewers filled with your choice of chicken or pork). Mr. Pinchos is open Thursday from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. plus and Friday-Saturday from 11 a.m.–7 p.m. 8203 U.S. Highway 301 S, Riverview. Mr. Pinchos on Facebook Ponte Tampa Chef Chris Ponte is forging ahead with the opening of his latest concept later this year at Midtown. Ponte Tampa—set to feature an “elegant array of Modern American cuisine” including local seafood and plenty of steaks—has been in the works since right after the 2019 debut of Olivia, an Italian restaurant Ponte owns with his wife Michelle and son JT Mahoney. He also owns On Swann and the recently-shuttered Cafe Ponte in Clearwater. 1010 Gramercy Ln., Tampa. midtowntampa.com
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Coming soon Common Dialect Beerworks Seminole Heights is getting a new brewery attached to the future location of Kendra and Mike Conze’s pet boutique Health Mutt, just across the street from Independent Bar & Cafe. A first reading for wet zoning went well, and final approvals should come before August. Plans uploaded to the City of Tampa’s permitting portal on March 29 show the entrance to Common Dialect’s brewery facing Florida Avenue, with the microbrewery behind it. A patio is planned for the south side of the building, with a nook carved out for a food truck. Mike—a six-year vet of Brew Hub—previously told CL that the 10-barrel facility would eventually become home to a core lineup of beers, plus foeder-aged mixed fermentation offerings, but anticipated Common Dialect to lean on “pilsners, maybe something barrel-aged, plus some double IPAs and IPAs” as it gets off the ground. 5023 N Florida Ave., Tampa. @commondialectbeerworks on Instagram La Segunda Bakery An iconic Ybor City bakery expands to St. Petersburg this fall with
PRETTY IN PINK: A ‘Hawaii Meets Champa Bowl’ from St. Pete’s Pacific Counter is up for grabs on July 19. Reopening Skipper’s Smokehouse There’s no official opening date, and live music announcements aren’t set for sometime in the next few weeks, but the iconic Tampa restaurant and venue held a limited-capacity four-day soft opening last weekend. Last summer, the 40-year-old institution closed in the wake of the pandemic. Eight months later—after entertaining several offers that just weren’t the right fit—Skipper’s surprised locals by announcing plans to reopen soon. The menu is different, but feedback was good, and “head bottle washer” Cricket Larson told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, “What we’re doing right now is to ensure survivability. Not just for the next three months, but for the next five years—we want another four decades of Skipper’s.” 910 Skipper Rd., Tampa. skipperssmokehouse.com—Ray Roa ICYMI Coors Light made a beer with the actual ice the Lightning played on In what feels like an attempt to out Bud Lightning the competition, Coors literally scraped ice from the arena during the championship game, filtered, blended it with the company’s signature brew and sent it back for fans to enjoy at local bars last Monday during the team’s boat parade. Coors said a limited number of collectible 32-oz. “Champions Ice” growlers will also hit the market. coorslight.com
Free beer is back at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Sea World is in on it, too, but Busch Gardens says it’s bringing back the theme park and zoo’s best attraction. From now through the end of July, guests 21 years old and over can stop by the Garden Gate Café for two 7-oz. complimentary beers from 11:30 a.m. until one hour before the park closes. Free beer has been a Busch Gardens staple for 50 years, all the way back to when it was owned by Anheuser-Busch, but the park ended the promotion in 2009. In 2019, during its 60th anniversary, BG brought it back, and now it’s back again. 10165 N McKinley Dr., Tampa. buschgardens.com—Colin Wolf Grow Financial announces free food giveaways at Tampa Bay restaurants The credit union’s “Grow On Us” campaign is back and picking up the tab at local restaurants across Tampa and St. Petersburg from now until Aug. 2. Up for grabs on July 19 is a free “Hawaii Meets Champa Bowl” from St. Pete’s Pacific Counter. Pickup is at 10 a.m. On July 24, locals can get a Tampa Bakery Box complete with a piña colada cookie sandwich, orange creamsicle macaron, key lime pie cupcake, confetti cookie and a black cocoa cookie from Wandering Whisk (4505 Park Blvd N, St. Pete; pickup, again, is at 10 a.m.) Augustine’s Cheesecakes is up on July 30 and the Ice Dreammm Shop tops things off on Aug. 2. @growfinancial on Instagram
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In collaboration with the Tampa Bay International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, with support provided by the Art Bridges Foundation, the Museum of Fine Arts is proud to present three films centered on LGBTQ artists, filmmakers, and allies and their role in advancing conversations about art, social justice, and queer visibility.
KENNY SCHARF: WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE FRIDAY, JULY 23
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ou can’t wait for your kid to go back to school, but let’s face it—that might as well be next year. Here's a list of kid-friendly activities that’ll help you not only entertain junior, but yourself, too, all arranged them by distance from Tampa International Airport. Catch a classic at Tampa Theatre 8 miles from Tampa International Airport The nonprofit hosts a classic movie series with nothing short of golden box office options. Watch your kids get mesmerized by the theater’s realistic star-lit ceiling, and see why the community kept this beloved 1926 theatre popping (get it, like popcorn?). Admission runs $10 per person. Doors open an hour before showtime. 711 N Franklin St., Tampa. Sunday and Thursday Showtimes at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. tampatheater.org
Waterbike the Hillsborough River 16 miles from Tampa International Airport Who needs a sidewalk when you can bike on the waterway? Tampa Water Bike Co. offers single and tandem water bikes from the Convention Center docks. Pedal the river while staying dry atop a boat-bike-lovechild. So long as they can reach the pedals, anyone 4 years of age or older can enjoy the buoyant hour-long experience for
Stock up on your charcuterie supplies (or Lunchables) and make your way to a lush landscape of rare and unusual tropical plants at Eureka Springs. See all the crazy things Florida can grow and compete in collecting the names of the endless prized horticulture. Eureka Springs’ 31-acre botanical garden rocks riveting roses, orchid rooms, and even greenhouses. Admission runs $2 per vehicle with up to 8 people per vehicle. 6400 Eureka Springs Rd., Tampa. Open weekdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (6 p.m. on weekends). hillsboroughcounty.org Master your imagination at MOSI 18 miles from Tampa International Airport
Take on the Tampa Riverwalk 9 miles from Tampa International Airport Indulge in downtown's 2.6-mile waterfront walk along the Hillsborough River which spans from the History Center all the way to Armature Works, highlighting a cityscape with lit-up waterways and plenty of quality people-watching. The art along the path is sure to light up the eyes of the little ones. If you’re feeling adventurous, add rollerskates to the mix. Begins near Tampa Bay History Center: 819 Water St., Tampa. thetampariverwalk.com Rock your roar at ZooTampa 13 miles from Tampa International Airport Meet a macaw, encounter a giraffe, witness a wallaby and simply fall in love with a lemur (because who wouldn’t?). Admission runs $42.95 for adults, $32.95 for children 3-11 and free for children 2 or under. 1101 W Sligh Ave., Tampa. Open 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. zootampa.org
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Get Inspired at Glazer Children’s Museum 8 miles from Tampa International Airport "Play with purpose” and use your imaginations to climb, thrive, and create. It’s a controlled environment where your kids can “take on the world.” Admission runs $15 for adults, $13 for children under 12. 110 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa. Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sundays 1 p.m.-6 p.m. glazermuseum.org
YOU NEED HISS: You can get as close to—or far away from—so many animals at ZooTampa. $30 per adult or $25 per child 15 or under. 333 S Franklin St., Boat Slip No. 15, Tampa. Open 10 a.m.-sunset. tampawaterbikes.com Get fired up at Busch Gardens 16 miles from Tampa International Airport Why limit fireworks to July 4? Get your adrenaline activated on roller coasters, then stay for sparks that fly nightly through Aug. 8, then every Friday-Sunday through Sept. 6, including Labor Day (so long as weather permits). Admission runs $114.99 (tip: buy an annual pass for the same price). 10165 McKinley Dr., Tampa. buschgardens.com Pack a picnic at Eureka Springs Conservation Park 18 miles from Tampa International Airport
Experience the ultimate science playground at the Museum of Science and Industry. You and your family can expand your minds with brain puzzles, IMAX movies, and zillions of other options worth getting curious about (even beds of nails). Admission runs $12.95 for adults; $10.95 for seniors 60+; and $7.95 for children 12 and under. 4801 E Fowler Ave., Tampa. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. mosi.org Bike the Pinellas Trail 20-ish miles from Tampa International Airport depending on starting point Pump up those bike tires and explore any length of the 75-mile long Pinellas Trail. A beloved section of the trail spans the Boca Ciega Bay, starting with the Cross Bayou Bridge. Kids can cruise the bridge and test out their need for
speed on the way downhill. Another favorite ride travels along the Dunedin Causeway, safely heading toward Honeymoon Island State Park with a sea breeze and an awesome view along the way. Refer to map for preferred entrance points. Open 7 a.m.-sunset. pinellascounty.org Take them out to the Tampa Bay Rays ballgame 21 miles from Tampa International Airport Nothing spells summer quite like baseball games. There’s something classic about root-rootrooting for the home team and grabbing a bunch of impulse vendor snacks along the way. Gear up in your Rays cap and dream of catching the rogue ball in the bleachers. Admission prices depend on seating. 1 Tropicana Dr., St. Petersburg. Refer to calendar for game days. mlb.com/rays Stare at the surreal at the Dalí 22 miles from Tampa International Airport Take your eyes on a high-dive with “DillyDally with Dali,” a free workshop for children 4-11 running select Saturdays with games, puzzles, and arts and crafts. See what inspiration escapes the frames. Admission runs $25 for adults, $23 for discounted adults (see list on website), $18 for students, and $10 for children 6-12. Mondays are free for strolling the grounds and galleries. 1 Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg. Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily (Thursdays 10 a.m.-8 p.m.). thedali.org Learn what grows at Florida Botanical Gardens 22 miles from Tampa International Airport Extensive flora and fauna, so the whole family can explore sensational succulents, extensive discovery areas, and beautiful butterfly-garden wonders. Run around in the vibrant color palette of the 100-acre landscape and see what new favorite flowers you’ll find. The best part? The gardens are free of charge to roam. 12520 Ulmerton Rd., Largo. Open 7 a.m.-5 p.m. flbgfoundation.org Look out from Lettuce Lake 25 miles from Tampa International Airport When the kids want to feel on top of the world, race them to the top of the stairs at Lettuce Lake’s observation tower. Overlooking the Hillsborough River’s floodplain, the tower rests at the heart of Lettuce Lake’s 3,500-foot long boardwalk. The whole park can be made into a day, loaded with slides and swings and such at the gigantic playground. Admission runs $2 per vehicle with up to 8 people per vehicle. 6920 E Fletcher Ave., Tampa. Open 8 a.m.-7 p.m. hillsboroughcounty.org continued on page 31
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SKYWAY 20/21 is the second iteration of the exhibition celebrating the diversity and strength of artistic practices in the Tampa Bay area, shared between four institutions: Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Tampa Museum of Art, and USF Contemporary Art Museum.
Dolores Coe, Perimeter, 2019, Oil on canvas, Image courtesy of the artist, Photo: Pat Blocher.
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continued from page 29 Sunbathe St. Pete Beach, the nation’s No. 1 sandy destination 29 miles from Tampa International Airport See why St. Peter Beach was ranked America’s favorite beach. Is it the powder white sands, the clear waters, or perhaps the perfect salty breezes? Grab your SPF and a towel and find out for yourself. You can even grab some post-sunbathing ice cream at the Don CeSar for a classic, pastel-backdropped treat. Admission is free of charge, but you have to pay for parking. 4700 Gulf Blvd., St Pete Beach. Open 30 minutes before sunrise and 30 minutes after sunset. visitflorida.com Ferry to Egmont Key State Park from Ft. Desoto 32 miles from Tampa International Airport Grab your cameras and prepare for a day of “wow” at this secluded island paradise. Perfect for swimming, shelling and exploring old Spanish forts (Fort Dade), Egmont Key can be reached via Hubbard’s Marina ferry at Ft. Desoto’s Bay Pier. Keep an eye out for sea turtles and dolphins along the way. Admission to Ft. Desoto runs $5 per vehicle. Ferry entry runs $30 for adults, and $15 for children. 3500 Pinellas Bayway S, Tierra Verde 33715. Open 8 a.m.-sunset. Ferry times 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.. hubbardsmarina.com
Meet mermaids at Weeki Wachee 52 miles from Tampa International Airport Remember watching “The Little Mermaid” and wondering if mermaids were real? Look no further; these mermaids perform the beloved tale of Ariel and the prince every day, right in the heart of a spring-fed underwater stage. Admission runs $8-$13 and remains free for children 5 and under. 6131 Commercial Way, Weeki Wachee. Open 9 a.m.5:30 p.m. weekiwachee.com
The place is just flooded in fantastic discovery potential to learn. Reserve tickets in advance. Admission runs $24 for adults 13 and over; $18 for children 12 and under. 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy., Sarasota. Open 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. mote.org Let go at Legoland 61 miles from Tampa International Airport The brick-tastic botanical garden is sure to entertain the troop of kids with its numerous interactive shows, imaginative stations and Lego-themed rides. Your honey can skip the shrink-ray-gun and dive into the larger-thanlife Legos at Legoland (stylized “LEGOLAND”). Admission runs $90.54 for all guests 3 years of age or older. 1 Legoland Way, Winter HavenOpen 10 a.m.-6 p.m. legoland.com Kayak Homosassa Springs 68 miles from Tampa International Airport Panthers, and bobcats, and bears, oh my! Make
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Stand-up paddleboard or kayak Little Manatee River to Wildcat Park 41 miles from Tampa International Airport Set up your shuttle and take a 7-mile beginnerfriendly paddle from Little Manatee River to the Wildcat Park, a stretch of river rich with sandy river bottoms and plenty of windy, whimsical picnicing spots. The run is surrounded by sand pine, oak scrub and oxbow wetlands which are sure to entertain the outdoor iSpy enthusiast. There are plenty of rental companies available, with most requiring a minimum age of 8 or older to partake. Admission is free of charge. Start: 215 Lightfoot Rd., Wimauma. End: 110 Stephens Rd., Ruskin. Open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. paddleflorida.net
worthwhile in your binoculars. Even if birds aren’t your family’s thing, Circle B features great games on its interactive Agents of Discovery Mobile App including scavenger hunts and nature bingo. Early morning or near dusk grant the best sightings (and lighting) but you can make a whole day out of exploring the reserve. Admission is free. 4399 Winter Lake Rd., Lakeland. Saturday-Monday 6 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Tuesday-Friday 6 a.m.-8 p.m. polknature.com
WALK THE BOK: After geocaching Bok Tower, do the Bobcat Scramble.
Zipline through the sky 42 miles from Tampa International Airport What kiddo doesn’t dream of flying through trees like a superhero? TreeHoppers Aerial Adventure park provides a 3-hour climb for platform challenges all connected by cable, wood, rope and zip lines. Admission runs $58.95 for adults 12 and over, $40.94 for children 7-11, and $21.95 for ages 5-6. 27839 Saint Joe Rd., Dade City. Reserve online, as hours vary daily (walkins welcome). treehoppers.com
Step right up to the Ringling Museum 54 miles from Tampa International Airport Come one, come all, to the mighty Ringling grounds, where you can wander through not one, but two circus museums and look at all the marvels of the classic circus attributes. And, as if that weren’t enough, there’s also a fine arts museum, extensive rose garden, and Ringling mansion, Ca’ d’Zan. Admission runs $25 for adults, $23 for seniors 65-and-up, and $5 for children 6-17. 5401 Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ringling.org
Bird watch and scavenger hunt at Circle B Bar Reserve 48 miles from Tampa International Airport Circle B Bar Reserve’s 1,267 acres host some of Florida’s best bird watching. Whether the goal is to spot a rare painted bunting or an elegant sandhill crane, you’re bound to find something
Make your best fishy face at Mote Marine Laboratory 60 miles from Tampa International Airport Mote Marine Laboratory runs an independent, nonprofit, marine research organization with hands-on exhibits, touch pools, and countless aquarium windows of underwater wonders.
your way to the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park to see native Florida wildlife in its many forms. On kayak, you can paddle through the river’s Huckleberry Finn worthy wonders. Admission runs $13 for adults and $5 for children 6-12. Children under 6 admitted at no charge. 4150 S. Suncoast Blvd., Homosassa. Open 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. floridastateparks.org See coastal wildlife at Turtle Beach 73 miles from Tampa International Airport The south end of Siesta Key holds Turtle Beach, a seashell-collecting dreamland with legendary views of turtles, dolphins, manatees and coastal birds. The currents pull pristine shells to the shore and house ample opportunities to bust out your field guide and learn new wildlife. Admission is free of charge. 8918 Midnight Pass Rd., Sarasota. Open 6 a.m.midnight. scgov.net
Hike the treetop canopy at Myakka River State Park 73 miles from Tampa International Airport This gorgeous suspended trail runs 25 feet above ground and grants a true bird's-eye view. Look out across the hammock canopy and expansive surrounding wetlands while wandering the 100-foot long path. If you’re up for the real climb, you can reach the Treetop Canopy’s unforgettable overlook, towering 74-feet from the trail. From that vantage point, the whole family can feel like they’re flying. Admission is free of charge. 13208 SR-72, Sarasota. Open 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m. floridastateparks.org Geocache at Bok Tower Gardens 74 miles from Tampa International Airport If your kids crave a real-life treasure hunt, this is a popular destination for Geocaching, where an app uses GPS coordinates to lead users toward hidden caches. Often these caches have log books where you can prove you’ve found the treasure and see who else has sought the same spot. The Geocache app is free. Admission to the Garden runs $15 for adults, $5 for children 5-12, and $5 for dogs. 1151 Tower Blvd., Lake Wales. Open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. boktowergardens.org Have some good ole’ fashioned fun at Old Town 75 miles from Tampa International Airport Take a whack at some carnival games, ninja courses, weekly car shows and escape rooms. This permanent homage to classic American fun hosts a town’s worth of activities for the whole family, all the way down to funnel cakes and ferris wheels. Admission is free of charge, activity prices vary. 5770 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy., Kissimmee. Open 10 a.m.-11 p.m. myoldtownusa.com Rock some mouse ears at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom 82 miles from Tampa International Airport Gather your Disney trivia for the car ride and watch the kiddos illuminate at the Magic Kingdom entrance. Check out your favorite childhood attractions and stick around for Happily Ever After fireworks at 9:15 p.m. nightly. Advance admission starts at $109 for adults 10 and up, $104 for children 3-9. 3111 World Dr., Lake Buena Vista. Open 9 a.m.-11 p.m.. disneyworld.disney.go.com Tube down Rock Springs at Kelly Park 110 miles from Tampa International Airport Finally, a place to use those unicorn and pizzashaped tubes. Enjoy glassy turquoise waters at Rock Springs, where the sandy-bottomed currents maintain 68 refreshing degrees no matter how hot the Sunshine State reaches. Wake up early and visit the website for capacity updates, as the park fills up fast. Admission runs $3-$5 per vehicle for 1-8 people, and $1 for additional people/walk-ins/ motorcycles/bikes. 400 E Kelly Park Rd., Apopka. Open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. ocfl.net continued on page 33
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FEELING BLUE: Ichetucknee Blue Hole is where 67 million gallons of water flow each day. continued from page 31 Glass-bottom boat tour Silver Springs State Park 112 miles from Tampa International Airport Peer into Silver Springs’ marvelous depths durting this30-minute excursion of Native American and Spanish artifacts, wildlife, and old submerged Hollywood movie props. (This park was actually where the glass bottom boat was invented!) The tour treks numerous springs including the river’s impressive head waters, Mammoth Spring, and grants informative facts along the way. Admission runs $2 per person (above the age of 6). Boat tours run $12 per adult, $11 per senior or child 6-12. Children under 6 admitted at no charge. 5656 E Silver Springs Blvd., Silver Springs. Open 8 a.m.-sunset. Boat tours run 10 a.m.-6 p.m.. silversprings.com Get out of this world at the Kennedy Space Center 133 miles from Tampa International Airport Walk the same paths of astronauts at the NASA launch site. Get up close to the place space exploration blasted off and see the innovations that made all of it possible. Tickets run $57 for adults and $47 for children 12 and under. Space Commerce Way, Merritt Island. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. kennedyspacecenter.com Learn to surf at Cocoa Beach 138 miles from Tampa International Airport What’s not to love about the east coast’s surf capital? The warm waves welcome beginners and professionals alike and have been home to many all-star surfers including Kelly Slater, 11-time ASP World Tour Champion. Rent a board at a local shop and check out lesson schedules. Tales of 2-year-old rippers remain, but lessons start at 7 and up. We bet you can catch your own perfect break. Beach admission is free of charge. Parking runs $15 for the day. 216 E Cocoa Beach Causeway. Open sunrise to sunset. cityofcocoabeach.com Speed up your senses at Daytona International Speedway 143 miles from Tampa International Airport Loud. Fast. Tactical. NASCAR takes a track
and makes it dramatic. You just pick a car, any car, and follow it around the circle, wondering how it doesn’t crash. (Think of how quickly they have to react!) Be sure to bring ear-plugs for the pedalto-the-medal engines revving. Upcoming races happen on August 27-28 (Wawa 250, Children under 12 get free GA; Coke Zero Sugar 400, kids 12 and under are $10). 1801 W International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach. daytonainternationalspeedway.com Snorkel Ichetucknee Springs State Park 171 miles from Tampa International Airport Daydream while floating over deep-cyan ripples of Ichetucknee’s spring-fed flows. Eventually, make your way to the Blue Hole, where 67 million gallons of water flow each day from seemingly endless dark blue depths. This relaxing river float holds glass-like waters and endless family photo backdrops. Admission runs $6 per vehicle. 12087 SW US-Hwy 27, Fort White. Open 8 a.m.-sunset. floridastateparks.org Get your fresh fridge on at a farmer’s Market Refer to list for locations and dates Meet the makers of your favorite farm-fresh fruits and veggies at a local market. Plenty of vendors ranging from bakers, artisans, musicians, and more will bring something the whole family will enjoy. Bring the spoils of your treasure hunt home and see if you can’t make some tasty art projects. tampabaymarkets.com And a few activities for home Bust out a new board game Hurricane season runs synonymous with board game mastery. Play superhuman and organize a volunteer Day Whenever you question humanity, be the humanity you wish to see. Reinvent your taste palette Award the apron to your chef-of-the-day and let the kiddo concoct a family-friendly recipe of their choice. See an extended, more clickable version of this list—plus other fun things to do—by finding this post on cltampa.com/magazine and bookmarking photos.cltampa.com.
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Lillith ★★★★ 93 minutes, streaming “Lillith” is the reason why I review movies. It’s also why I sift through a mounting stack of new releases each week and suffer through interminable features that simply regurgitate good ideas done much better in earlier films. “Lillith” is a prime example of stumbling across a diamond in the rough, and proof that director/co-writer Lee Esposito has great things ahead of him. “Lillith” is smart, gory and wickedly funny. It also features a fantastic performance by Savannah Whitten in the title role and a brief appearance by Langston Fishburne, son of Morpheus himself. It’s a low-budget, independent that checks all the boxes, starting with a very simple concept: Crushed after discovering her boyfriend cheating on her, Jenna (Nell
Kessler) turns to her friends, including Wiccan practitioner Kim (Lily Telford) and goofy Charlie (Taylor Turner), to soothe her heart. Kim proposes a ceremony to summon a succubus to exact revenge on Jenna’s boyfriend. Of course, no one expects the incantation to actually work, until Jenna encounters a new student, Lily, on campus who is rocking a provocative goth girl aesthetic. Once Lily, who is fond of citing stories from her childhood, such as the smiting of Sodom and Gomorrah, starts killing and eating their classmates and professors, Jenna, Kim and Charlie scramble to find a way to stop her. Whitten is an absolute riot as Lily.
It turns out that Agnes and Belinda have been targeted by a malicious dark web enterprise centered around The Ringmaster (Damon Younger), which allows him to subject innocents to a cruel circus of torture in front of wealthy audience members, all the while streaming to thousands more online. “The Ringmaster” is effective with its brutality, and both Bergfeld and Younger bring some noticeable layers to their portrayals of stock characters well-known to horror fans. I was thoroughly surprised by how much I enjoyed this one.
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Son ★★★½ 98 minutes, Shudder If you’re not familiar with Irish director Ivan Kavanagh, it’s time to fix that. I can still vividly recall watching his 2014 supernatural haunting “The Canal” in a hotel room on my laptop and literally being afraid to turn around if I heard a noise because his impressive ghost story had me so unnerved. Kavanagh’s latest, “Son,” now a Shudder streaming exclusive, is another chilling notch in his belt. It tells the story of Laura (Andi Matichak), who was raised in and escapes a fertility cult to open the film. After giving birth in a field, Laura seeks anonymity in a small town so she can raise her son, David (Luke David Blumm), while teaching at the local school. Then one night, Laura hears a strange noise. When she opens David’s door, she discovers him surrounded by members of the cult, and a supernatural force jettisons her from the room. No one believes her, of course, except one young detective, Paul (Emile Hirsch). Before long, David falls violently ill, and “Son” chronicles the lengths that Laura will go to both protect her child and to keep her past life buried. It doesn’t help that David needs a very specific medicine to keep his body functioning, the kind of fuel that doesn’t escape notice, especially when it means leaving a trail of bodies. “Son” is a fantastically entertaining flick that keeps you guessing throughout as to what might happen next. If there is a quibble to be made, I would have liked to see a little more build-up and even a subtle tease to better smooth the landing for a late-in-the-third-act twist that makes sense, even if it comes to fruition in a clumsy manner.
The Ringmaster ★★★½ 100 minutes, Blu-Ray and DVD Whenever a movie includes a blurb on the box art comparing it to other past films, it always makes me slightly suspicious. With “The Ringmaster,’ which hails from Denmark, the box art proclaims that it’s like “Hostel” meeting “The Purge,” which is both intriguing and kind of silly given that the two horror franchises are so completely different. Yes, it’s true that the third act of “The Ringmaster” does remind you of “Hostel: Part II,” and maybe one could argue that the nihilism on display might be reminiscent of the wanton unlawful lust that fuels “The Purge,” but the reality is that “The Ringmaster” doesn’t need to compare itself to other movies.
BLOODY GOOD: If you’re not familiar with Irish director Ivan Kavanagh, it’s time to fix that with 'Son.' She makes it look effortless when she returns to Kim’s apartment to describe in great detail how she slaughtered Jenna’s boyfriend after biting off his penis. “You should have heard the noises he was making,” she says gleefully, “’Oh God, oh God, oh yes,” before devolving into a series of blood-curdling shrieks, seconds before asking for a beer because she needs hydration post-orgasm. The practical creature makeup also is highly effective, but the best part of “Lillith” is how dark and surprisingly brutal it gets once the third act begins.It will catch you off guard in the best way. If you’re scrolling your favorite streaming platform and see “Lillith” available to rent or own, don’t hesitate.
Co-writer/director Søren Juul Petersen actually does a great job building suspense, and withholding the grislier moments, until his third act, providing quick teases of what’s to come in the form of flash-forward sequences that find our main heroine, Agnes (Anne Bergfeld), in extreme peril. Agnes works occasionally at a local convenience store owned by her father. She’s engaged to a doctor. She’s studying for a degree in psychology. And then on the fateful night that unfolds in the movie, her world is flipped when she and another attendant, Belinda (Karin Michelson), find themselves tormented by an unseen foe or foes.
of strangers, or coworkers, or loved ones, being trapped in a room, a building or an island and forced to battle it out in order to survive is in dire need of an injection of originality. From classics like “Battle Royale” and “The Belko Experiment” to inspired failures like “The Hunt” and “The Condemned,” there’s been no shortage of carnage, which makes “The Blackout Experiment” all the more disappointing. It’s not bad, per se, but it’s not memorable in the least, and it’s one true gimmick, that the men and women who find themselves locked together in a room with weapons, are occasionally plunged into utter darkness every 15 minutes, grows tired pretty quick.
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When you were a kid, you studied classical music. What was the switch that turned you to rock and roll? Tony Levin: Wow, good question, and thanks for doing your homework on me! That goes back so many years ago. I went to music school—a very good music school: The Eastman School in Rochester, New York. And I was playing in Rochester Philharmonic at that time. At the same time, there was a great drummer in school with me named Steve Gadd. Steve, aside from playing classical, was already famous in jazz and rock. He kind of took me under his wing and started doing gigs with me, although they were mostly jazz gigs, not so many rock gigs. But some rock gigs. And it was because of Steve that I had that world opened up to me, of “What if I were the only bass player? What if I was not sitting in the symphony orchestra?”
Before you joined King Crimson, obviously you were, and still are, a legendary session bassist. What record, do you think put you on the map the most? Levin: I’ll give you the long answer. I don’t think back in those terms, you know what I mean? Like most musicians, I’m focused on what I’m doing, and a little bit on what I’m going to be doing in the future, not even too much of that. And I never look back and say, “Oh, that record was a hit, and that one did this and this,” but if I have to think about it now, I would say in 1976, when I was called to play on Peter Gabriel’s album called Peter Gabriel—they were all called that then. It was his first solo album having just left Genesis. So, on that same day, I met Peter and I met Robert Fripp—the leader, the founder of King Crimson, and to this day, I’m playing with both Peter and Robert all these years later. So if I
King Crimson has had some pretty crazy lineups over the years, with Greg Lake and John Wetton. You joined in 1980. Do you ever wish that you could have joined the band a little bit earlier, and maybe played with one of the earlier lineups? Levin: Wow, what a question. I have never wished that. I have great admiration for those players—for all the bass players that were in King Crimson before me, and having had to learn their parts, I have a special admiration for them because some of those parts are iconic and really define what the piece is. So, a lot of admiration. Frankly, when I was young, in the ‘60s and early-’70s, I wasn’t even aware of King Crimson. Not that it wasn’t a great band, but it just wasn’t on my radar. And in fact, when I joined it in 1980, Robert Fripp, the founder, had a kind of the rule for that incarnation, all through the ‘80s, we didn’t play any of
the classic material—the older Crimson material, we made up all new stuff. So even then, I wasn’t learning. I think maybe I learned “Red,” or maybe I learned a couple pieces that once in a while, we’d do for a live crowd, but in general, I didn’t really start digging into the King Crimson repertoire and what it’s like until seven years ago, when we had a new lineup, and yet another lineup of King Crimson that wanted to focus on the classic material from the whole history of the band. And not only listen to it and learn it, but reinterpret and give it our own slant, in the way that King Crimson likes to do. So, I’m a relative newcomer to the history of King Crimson and the bass players before me, but boy, there were some great bass players in the past.
“In the ‘60s and early-’70s, I wasn’t even aware of King Crimson.”
You’ve had a road diary since 2016, I believe. How did that come about, and do you plan to keep that going this year? Levin: Your information is right, but that year was drastically wrong. I started the road continued on page 39
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ake a minute to skim through your music library, no matter what format it’s in. If you’re a rock fan, there’s a pretty good chance that Tony Levin has worked with at least one artist you have listened to at some point in your lifetime. The bass legend appears on John Lennon’s Double Fantasy, Pink Floyd’s Momentary Lapse of Reason, and Alice Cooper’s Welcome To My Nightmare, just to name a few. Though he still regularly works as a studio musician, Levin has been with prog-rock pioneering band King Crimson since its 1981 Discipline album. Excluding a few years around the turn of the century, Levin has been one of the most constant members on the road and in the studio, alongside co-founder and key composer Robert Fripp. As rehearsals were about to begin, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay had a chance to speak to Levin, as well as Pat Mastelotto, one of the band’s three drummers. A member of the band since 1994, Mastelotto served as a studio musician and has played on albums from artists ranging from XTC to The Rembrandts. Additionally, he was a founding member of ‘80s hitmakers, Mr. Mister. See abridged versions of our Q&As below and catch both Josh (Levin) and Gabe’s (Mastelotto) full interviews via cltampa.com/magazie.
were to pick a seminal session or seminal day in my life, it was that, and why was I called for that? It’s just a matter of luck, like most things in the music business.
RIDING WITH THE KING: Robert Fripp (second from right, top) calls the shots, but we got to talk to Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto (bottom, L-R).
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the feeling of being back in a live concert situation is so special to us and the band, and also to the audience. It’s every audience. Every night, people told me after the show how thrilled they were to be out hearing live music again. Yeah, I don’t think anybody in any field is going to be taking live music for granted ever again. Levin: Exactly, you put it better than I did. I’ll use your words next time I say it. None of us will take it for granted again, that’s for sure. That’s true. ••• What we can expect here with the tour kickoff right here in our backyard? Pat Mastelotto: Well, this tour was actually booked about a month or two before or preCOVID. We’ll have our rehearsals there. We were supposed to go over to England to rehearse this month, but it didn’t work that way with the quarantines and all that kind of stuff. So, we’ll do all the rehearsing there in Clearwater. Robert (Fripp) has presented about 35 songs; he wants us to have up and running. Including you, there’s three of you drumming with the band, is that correct? Mastelotto: Yeah. Gavin Harrison and myself and Jeremy Stacy. Jeremy also plays keyboards. In fact, he’s a very, very good piano player, so his piano chops were more realized during material like “Bolero” or “Last Skirmish” for instance. The awkward part about this is that Jeremy loves to play drums, so he’s willing to play piano but to a degree to a certain balance, you know, if that makes any sense. Think about this for a second:
you’re going to play ferocious drums on “Lark’s Tongue,” or something and then, a second later, you’re supposed to turn around and quietly introduce and play piano on a ballad like “Islands.” I can just imagine, you know, his muscles are still in drummer mode! He’s also set up pedals, like, organ pedals, so, besides his drum kit with high hats, he’s got a series of pedals down there. He’s marked and color coded each so there’s a lot of homework, he put in a lot of homework into this. Are there times when the three of you are playing drums simultaneously on stage? Mastelotto: Totally simultaneous drumming and a lot of that is very coordinated, very scripted. So, we sort of interlock or interweave with each other. We do play some unison parts, in fact there’s a newer one of Robert’s compositions we’ve been playing for a year or so now called “Radical Action,” which has been changing as we tour. The song was presented one way a few years ago and now it’s almost not that at all. There are other fragments that have grown up around it and overtaken it. But that piece has become almost like a marching, military section where we play unison snare drum, which is something we avoided the first couple of years—double and triple drumming, we tried to avoid playing unison snare drum parts. I was reading something where one of you was alluding to the fact that there’s a lot of young people coming to the shows. How do you characterize the King Crimson audience? Mastelotto: Well, it’s pretty spread. I mean, you know, the black T-shirt brigade of heavy metal kids. They identify with us so there’s a lot of that. There’s a lot of, I don’t know, more cerebral folks.
You know, what’s kind of interesting is so many of the Crimson people were drawn to the band I guess from the intellectual side of the band. So, it’s just a very wide audience that can include teachers from universities, but one of the strangest ones to me is a nun. There’s a nun that comes to our gigs in Scandinavia and she’s a hardcore Crimson fan. There’s a priest and I’m trying to think where he’s from, but I see this guy, and I think he might be some place here in America, I forget. But what Robert took note of is that the audience used to be more hardcore guys and it’s spreading into more couples. The easiest example is as soon as you go south of the border, Mexico, South America, Chile and Brazil, we did “Rock in Rio” last year, those shows were 50/50. It’s not like in America where throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s, the audience was very bearded, bi-spectacled dudes but it’s changed. Honestly, it’s changed. I for many years managed a record store and I still do a lot of record shopping and I often see younger folks walking around holding a stack of records they’re going to buy, and I’ll see them holding a King Crimson record and I’m so drawn to that. I just have to ask sometimes how they got into the band and it’s just fascinating to see how many younger people are discovering King Crimson music for the first time. Well Tool and Nirvana and a few bands like that had mentioned Crimson before, so I think that had a lot of people say, “OK, well, we’ll check them out.” Are you anxious to get back out there? Or do you have any anxiety about it or not? Some people are ready to get back to normalcy, whatever that is, but some people are still a little hesitant about it. Mastelotto: I’m not hesitant about it. I think we got a great crew and they’re ready to get back to working. It’s been tough on everybody. I get emails and letters and phone calls and contact from people who are really craving music and for Crimson in particular to get back on the road and hoping that we’ll go ahead and tour again this year. But, on the other hand, I’ll have to say, I really enjoy being home. I got in a van when I was about 15 years old to play rock and roll and I’ve been doing this six nights a week for a long time, so, actually to have a year off is unbelievable. In my own bed, with my own dogs and with my wife? It’s been unbelievable. That’s fascinating. I think you’re the first person I’ve talked to who has expressed that joy, or that kind of elation about being home and having a little break. Mastelotto: It’s just been fantastic. I was scared as shit when the pandemic hit last March. I was just coming back from Japan, and I was thinking ‘This could be really, really bad’ and it was bad. And it is bad. There were a lot of dark, depressing times there last spring.
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Dear Oracle, my wife and I are trying to get me pregnant, and it’s not cheap for two women to do it! Does it seem likely that it’ll happen this year?—Mulling Motherhood Cards: Nine of Swords, Queen of Wands, Queen of Cups, Two of Wands reversed Dear Mulling, mazel tov on the incredible adventure you and your wife are setting out on! From what I can gather, when you begin the path of parenthood, it’s a marvelous mix of absolute wonder and terrible anxiety. With the Nine of Swords hanging about you, it’s a sign of many sleepless nights filled with questions: Will you be able to get pregnant? Did the sperm donor have any serial killers in the family? Will the baby be healthy? There are a ton of questions, and the cards offer little guidance on timelines. The Two of Wands is a hopeful card; it’s planting a seed and seeing if it grows. While it’s not a guarantee for anything, it’s a start. I know you were hoping for specifics, but I’m afraid the cards are mute on that matter. However, what the cards do say is this: y’all are going to be excellent mothers. First, we have the Queen of Wands, the creative, fierce mama bear. This mom will fight for their kid whenever necessary. Then we have the Queen of Cups, the ultra-nurturing, sensitive, profoundly loving mama. She’ll cuddle the baby while Queen of Wands goes out and wrecks whatever little shits made their kid cry. A baby would do well in a household that’s this supportive, creative, loving, and protective. It is a nest made out of the best Pure Mom energy, and I hope you and your wife get to welcome your child into it soon.
But with three major arcana and common sense, I got to say that your friend’s wedding isn’t the time or place for this revenge fantasy. First, because it’s a celebration; to sour the mood with drama is a bad-friend-move. Your friend is inviting both of you because you both mean something to them, so try to respect their happiness on their big day. Second, the optics are terrible. You’ll just look like the bad guy, and that sucks the fun out of it. While it’s relatable to want to stick it to someone who hurt you, it’s not a mature want, as we see with both The Fool and Page of Pentacles reversed. Also, you know it’s a bad idea. The High Priestess shows us that. With The Fool, Judgment, and The High Priestess coming up together, I would say the universe is pushing for you to move on from this conflict and start fresh with life. Both The Fool and Judgment are rebirth, and The High
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Priestess is a connection to a higher purpose. Uncoiling this anger will allow you to be present and enjoy your friend’s wedding and, possibly, the rest of your life. (Also, your frenemy will probably feel guilty and judged at the wedding anyway, so don’t worry about her. She’ll ruin her own good time.) Dear Oracle, should I give up on my side hustle? It brings me joy, but I feel like it’s distracting from my current job, which I do like.—Distracted Hustler Cards: Page of Wands, The Chariot, Seven of Cups Dear Hustler, the Page of Wands is a character who’s all about choices and potential. In my deck, the page is walking on two stilts, which seems appropriate. You have been straddling two jobs—a main and a side—and while it might seem like you need to commit to one choice, that might not be the case. The Chariot is a card of pure propulsion. It’s racing forward, knocking out everything in its path on the way to success. In business spreads, it can be a card of success because it’s a hyper-focused path. If I had pulled
a different third card, I would probably say that you should give up on your side hustle and put all this energy behind your current job. However, we have the Seven of Cups at the end, which can mean keeping your options open. Is it possible to step away from the side job without closing that door completely? Perhaps downscale on your duties if possible? If this second job does bring you joy, it might be worth figuring out a creative way to do both. You say you’re distracted from your current job but has anyone noticed? Has your boss talked to you? Or are you just worried you’re not the best employee you could be? If your boss has already caught on, perhaps it is worth stepping away, briefly, and waiting for things to settle down before trying to juggle both jobs again. However, if it’s the latter, here’s some advice I was given by a professor when it came to juggling writing and day jobs: Never let your boss know how much you’re capable of. Don’t give 100%. Max out at 70% and save your energy for things that bring you joy. Send your questions to oracle@cltampa.com or DM @theyboracle on Instagram.
Dear Oracle, before the pandemic, I had a big falling out with a close friend. She did something unexpectedly cruel and has basically refused to speak to me since then. She moved shortly after lockdown, so there hasn’t been a chance to run into each other until now. One of our mutual friends is getting married, and there’s a high chance we’ll both be at the wedding. I really want to say something devastating to her, but that feels like the “low road.” How should I handle this upcoming reunion?—Still Bitter Cards: The Fool, Page of Pentacle reversed, Judgment, The High Priestess Dear Bitter, I think we all know that desire to give some asshole a well-worded blow that leaves them speechless and ashamed and makes us look like some witty and loved leading lady with chutzpah. Who doesn’t want to deliver that well-timed movie-quality zinger?
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Emotional arsonists By Dan Savage
I’m a 19-year-old girl who was dumped a few months ago. My partner found out he didn’t like my body when we were having sex for the first time and he told me right after. We were actually still in bed naked when he told me. He kept cuddling me to make me feel a bit better but it still hurt to hear. Other than slight doubts about genitals and my face (I have Asian features and having my face and living in a western country isn’t always easy), I didn’t go into that experience expecting to be rejected. We had talked about all the sexual stuff we wanted to do and he had previously told me I was attractive and thicc and paid me other compliments. Undressing for someone and then being rejected was devastating and I don’t have other experiences to weigh this one against and take reassurance from. My selfesteem dropped. I know his tastes and preferences shouldn’t be a problem for me now, since we are no longer together, but I can’t stop thinking about them. I’ve known him for five years. He means a lot to me and we want to continue to be friends. I wish someone had told me that having sex with someone isn’t a guarantee that everything will always work out. (Having sex with them being sexually open and generous and having nice tits, too!) I started therapy but I also wanted some advice from you.—Babe Only Desires Intuitive Emotional Support
cuddle after saying that shit isn’t proof he’s a good person. The arsonist who sticks around to piss on your house after setting it on fire isn’t being kind, BODIES, he’s warming his dick by the fire and enjoying the blaze. Please know that being rejected by someone doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with your body, BODIES, or with your genitals or your face or your race or your features. Swiping right on someone who didn’t swipe right on you or sleeping with someone who doesn’t want to sleep with you again isn’t proof you’re flawed or unattractive. It just means you’re not right for that particular person, BODIES, and for reasons particular to that person. Rejection sucks and it always hurts and for that reason we should strive to be as considerate as possible when we have to reject someone. Considerate but clear, considerate but unambiguous, but always considerate. And what this guy did to you—not even letting you get dressed first—was as inconsiderate as possible and you have every right to be angry with him. If you had to get a therapist after sleeping with someone, it’s a pretty good indication that person should have no place in your life—as a lover or a friend—going forward. Keep seeing your shrink, BODIES, and stop talking to this asshole.
“People who are brutally honest generally enjoy the brutality more than the honesty.” The late Canadian humorist and newspaper columnist Richard Needham wasn’t talking about your ex-whatever-he-was when he made that observation, BODIES, but he could’ve been. Yeah, yeah: sometimes we only realize we aren’t as attracted to someone as we thought until after we’ve slept with that person. That’s sadly the case sometimes. But your ex-whatever’s comments were so gratuitously cruel, BODIES, that it’s hard to avoid concluding (if I may borrow a phrase) that cruelty was the point. He could’ve and should’ve given you a million other reasons why he didn’t want to sleep with you again— this may be one of those rare instances where ghosting would’ve been kinder. At the very least he should’ve given you a chance to get dressed before he let you know he wasn’t interested in having sex with you again. That your very first sex partner chose to brutalize you like this—that he didn’t make the slightest effort to spare your feelings—is an almost unforgivable betrayal. Unless this boy is somewhere on the spectrum and has difficulty anticipating how a direct statement might hurt another person’s feelings, BODIES, there’s no excuse for what he did. Sticking around to
I’ve gone through many variations of relationships, from monogamous to open. My new partner is incredibly smart, open-minded, loving, GGG—all the things, right? So, I find myself a bit perplexed and troubled by a statement she made. She was in a relationship prior to the one with me and the person she was with wanted to be free to do as he wished sexually. She told him that was “fine” so long as he used protection and she didn’t know about it. Apparently that worked so well for her that she made me the same offer after we decided to become sexually exclusive: she told me to use protection if I should ever cheat and not to tell her about it. At first I was like, “Cool, but I’m not going to cheat,” but now I find myself thinking about it. And if I do cheat I will use protection and keep it to myself, per her request. So why am I writing to you? I have a high sex drive and a history of parental neglect and abuse. I find that I seek validation from women and I have a fairly good idea that it’s due to what I endured from my mother. We’ve only been seeing each other for a few months since we have been dating and I do love her. I know people often get caught—even with a hall pass—and I don’t want to lose her because of this. I want to make peace with never being with another person or with using the “hall pass” I’ve been given. How do I do that?— Hesitant About Lying Lest Partner’s Anger Sabotages Situation
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You can make all the peace you want with being monogamous, HALLPASS, but that won’t make being monogamous any easier for you. Zooming out for a second: Your desire to have sex with more than one person might have something to do with the trauma you suffered in childhood… or it might not. A lot of people have high sex drives and risk-taking personalities and a desire for variety and not all of them were neglected or abused as children. But the culture encourages people who don’t wanna be monogamous (that’s a lot of people) or who find monogamy difficult (that’s everybody else) to see themselves as damaged. And yet we’re told that monogamy is always easy for people who are emotionally healthy— which is a lie—and then we waste time digging through our childhood histories for something that might explain why this thing that’s supposed to be easy—monogamy—is so hard for us. (Spoiler: it’s hard for almost everyone.) It’s a waste of time, HALLPASS. You can and should see a therapist to help you work through the trauma you suffered as a child, of course, but don’t waste your time with a therapist who
pathologizes your relatively normal desires or seeks to assign blame for them. So what do you do about your girlfriend? How about you… maybe… talk to her? Your new girlfriend has been perfectly clear—she doesn’t care if you cheat so long as you use protection and she doesn’t find out about it—but you need additional clarity. If you were to sleep with someone else and she found out about it despite your best efforts to prevent her from finding out about it… what then? If finding out you used the hall pass she gave you is something she couldn’t forgive, HALLPASS, then you obviously can’t use it without risking the relationship. (You’re right: people get caught.) Additionally, if that’s really how she feels, then your girlfriend shouldn’t be handing out hall passes in the first place. But if cheating is something she could tolerate—so long as protection was used and some consideration was shown for her feelings, i.e. you at least attempted to be discreet/keep it from her—then you don’t have to hand in that hall pass. Contact mail@savagelove.net, follow @ FakeDanSavage on Twitter and bookmark savagelovecast.com.
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