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The leaves are in full bloom which means it’s time to start thinking about the 8th Annual Grand River Valley Wine Region Turkey Trot. Join Debonné Vineyards, Ferrante Winery & Ristorante, Grand River Cellars Winery & Restaurant, Laurello Vineyards, and St. Joseph Vineyards on Saturday, November 7th from Noon-5 p.m. for this drive yourself tour of wine tasting paired with food samples for your Thanksgiving meal. All fi ve participating wineries are within 10 minutes of each other making this a very convenient excursion for travelers. Each winery will feature a different part of the Thanksgiving meal and pair two wines that compliment it. In addition, recipes will be given out. The cost is only $5 per person at each winery and if you bring in a canned food item to each winery you will receive $1 off. These food items will be donated to the local food banks just in time for the holidays. “The Turkey Trot is really our celebration of the end of harvest and the beginning of the holiday season,” says Kim Laurello, owner of Laurello Vineyards. “Locally made wines are a great way to celebrate with friends and family and makes for great conversation at the dinner table.” Whether you are tasting new releases or old time favorites, the purpose of the tasting is to take the guess work out of the wine and food pairing for the Thanksgiving meal. “We are still recovering from that last two harsh winters,’ states Nick Ferrante, winemaker and owner of Ferrante Winery & Ristorante. “But the wineries in the Winegrowers of the Grand River Valley group are committed to continue to bring locally grown and produced, and internationally award winning wines to the consumer.” The Winegrowers of the Grand River Valley formed a group several years ago when they began to realize how quickly their wine region was growing. The Grand River Valley Wine Region is one of the fastest growing wine regions in the United States and has the quality wines to prove why. The majority of the wines produced at these member wineries come from local grapes that they have grown. Member wineries have achieved national and international recognition with award winning wines. These wineries must adhere to strict standards. While visiting the area the group encourages travelers to take a mini-vacation and spend their weekend in wine country. There are lots of shops to visit and beautiful covered bridges to check out in the area. For those looking for other things to do in the area contact look through the North Coast Voice and visit the Ashtabula County Conventions & Visitors Bureau (www.visitashtabulacounty.com) or the Lake County Conventions & Visitors Bureau (www.lakevisit.com). The Turkey Trot is just one of a series of events The Winegrowers of the Grand River Valley host each year. Other events include the ever-popular Ice Wine Festival and the Cask Tasting.

Turkey Trot - A Progressive Food & Wine Tasting EventSaturday, November 7th Noon-5 p.m.

Join the wineries of the Grand River ValleyDebonné Vineyards, Ferrante Winery & Ristorante, Grand River Cellars Winery & Restaurant,Laurello Vineyards, & St. Joseph Vineyards for an afternoon of wine sampling paired with the Thanksgiving meal.

Patrons will visit each of the fi ve wineries in any order they choose. Each winery will provide samples of their wines along with a delicious appetizer. Area maps will be provided at all wineries to help patrons plan their trail.

Turkey Trot Menu- Debonne Vineyards - Turkey Meatballs covered in a Cranberry Glaze made with Harmony Wine- Ferrante Winery & Ristorante - Turkey Cranberry Chili-Grand River Cellars Winery & Restaurant–Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes covered in Turkey & Gravy- Laurello Vineyards - Tomato & Thyme Shortbreads with Olive Gremolata- St. Joseph Vineyards - Bacon, Caramelized Onion & Pumpkin Tartlet

Cost is $5 per person at each wineryPrice includes wine samples, hearty appetizers, and recipes.Bring a canned food item to each winery and receive $1 off each admission.For more information about the Turkey Trot call 440-466-3485 or go to www.wggrv.com

Grand River Valley Wine Region Hosting 8th Annual Turkey Trot to Benefi t Local Food BanksA Progressive Food & Wine Tasting Event


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OCTOBER 21 - NOVEMBER 4, 2015 • VOLUME 15 • ISSUE 19

•CONTENTSCONTENTS•HAVE A WINEY HALLOWEEN 6Spooky recipes with Wine!

BLUESVILLE 8Breastfest 2015 and Halloween Happenings

WHAT’S ON THE SHELF? 11John Fogerty

ON THE BEAT 13Fun Stuff to See and Do

INSTRUMENTAL EVE FOR THE EARTH 15Earth Day Coalition’s 18th Annual Fall benefit to be held at the smARTspace in Cleveland.

MUSIC REVIEW 16Bob Yocum’s New Release

KICKIN’ IT 17Charles Kelley at the House of Blues

NOW WE’RE TALKIN’ 20Kelle Rhoads talks about his latest CD Magificent Obsession

MUSIC EVENTS 21Cleveland artist Carlos Jones to be honored.

MIND BODY BOOKS 22Spiritual and Motivating New Reads

MIND BODY SPIRIT 23PSYCH - K - Read It, Try It, Change It.

STAY IN TUNE 25Tell me what to say here please lol

MOVIE REVIEWS 26West Side Steve reviews PAN and CRIMSON PEAK

HALLOWEEN: HARD WORK 28Halloween through the years according to Tom Todd.

SNARP FARKLE 30What can we say about this. lol


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Born Herman Poole Blount, May 22, 1914, Sun Ra was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his “cosmic philosophy,” prolifi c musical output, and performances. He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1979. Controversial because of his eclectic music and unorthodox lifestyle, and for claiming that he was of the “Angel Race”, and not from Earth but from Saturn, Sun Ra developed a complex persona, using “cosmic” philosophies and lyrical poetry that made him a pioneer of Afrofuturism. He preached awareness and peace above all. He abandoned his birth name and took on the name and persona of Sun Ra (Ra being the Egyptian God of the Sun) From the mid-1950s to his death, Sun Ra led “The Arkestra”, an ensemble with an ever-changing name and fl exible line-up. Blount asserted that the ever-changing name of his ensemble refl ected the ever-changing nature of his music. Though his mainstream success was limited, Sun Ra was a prolifi c recording artist and frequent live performer. His music ranged from keyboard solos, to big bands of over 30 musicians and touched on virtually the entire history of jazz, from ragtime to swing music, from bebop to free jazz. He also used free improvisation and was one of the early musicians to make extensive use of electronic keyboards. For decades, very little was known about Sun Ra’s early life, and he contributed to its obscurity. As a self-invented person, he routinely gave evasive, contradictory or seemingly nonsensical answers to personal questions, and denied his birth name. As a child, Herman was a skilled pianist and by the age of 11 or 12 years old, he was composing and sight reading music. In his teenage years, Blount demonstrated prodigious musical talent: many times, according to acquaintances, he went to big band performances and then produced full transcriptions of the bands’ songs from memory. By his mid-teens, Blount was performing semi-professionally as a solo pianist, or as a member of various ad hoc jazz and R&B groups. By 1934, he had found full time work as a musician in Birmingham. In 1936, Blount was awarded a scholarship at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University. He was a music education major, studying composition, orchestration, and music theory, though he dropped out after a year. Finances may have been a factor in his leaving college but Herman claimed he had a visionary experience as a college student that had a major, long-term infl uence on him. He claimed that a bright light appeared around him and was taken to Saturn, where the beings told him to leave college, because there was going to be great trouble in schools... the world was going into complete chaos... and that he should speak through music and the world would listen. Though there are some discrepancies regarding the time this vision occurred, Sun Ra held fast to this story, with no substantive variation, to the end of his life.

In October 1942 Blount received a selective service notifi cation that he had been drafted into the Military of the United States. He quickly declared himself a conscientious objector, citing religious objections to war and killing, He was eventually approved for

alternate service at Civilian Public Service camp in Pennsylvania—but he did not appear at the camp as required on December 8, 1942. Shortly after, he was arrested and imprisoned in Alabama. Blount left Birmingham and moved to Chicago in 1945. He quickly found work and made his fi rst recordings on the piano in 1946. He remained in Chicago through the 50s meeting and playing with countless musicians in many different ensembles; the beginnings of the Arkestra. Working as a writer and arranger during this time, his music evolved

from big band swing into the outer-space-themed “cosmic jazz” for which he was best known. Sun Ra and some of his core musicians left Chicago in July 1961 and settled in New York City. They initially had trouble fi nding performance venues and began living communally because of New York’s higher cost of living. This frustration helped to fuel the drastic changes in the Arkestra’s sound as Sun Ra’s music underwent a free jazz-infl uenced experimental period. They plunged headlong into the experimentalism which they had only hinted at in Chicago. The music was often extremely loud and the Arkestra grew to include multiple drummers and percussionists. Leaving New York in 1968, Sun Ra and the Arkestra relocated to the Germantown section of Philadelphia and purchased a house on Morton Street that became the Arkestra’s base of operations until his death. Later that year, the group made their fi rst tour of the West Coast. Reactions were mixed, “hippies” accustomed to long-form psychedelia like the Grateful Dead were often bewildered by the Arkestra. By this time, the performance included 20–30 musicians, dancers, singers, fi re-eaters, and elaborate lighting. John Burks of Rolling Stone wrote a positive review of a San Jose State College concert. Sun Ra was featured on the April 19, 1969 cover of the magazine By 1970, Sun Ra and the Arkestra settled down into a relatively conventional sound, often incorporating swing standards, although their records and concerts were still highly eclectic and energetic. They began to tour internationally, something that continues even now, more than 20 years after Sun Ra’s death, in Birmingham on May 30, 1993. For an “out of this world experience” in Cosmic Jazz, visit www.musicboxcle.com for tickets to the show, or learn more about The Sun Ra Arkestra at www.sunraarkestra.com.

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Halloween Party Sangria This is a blend for All Saint's Day and Samhain. Both celebrate respecting your ancestors and thinking about those who have passed on. Use your imagination to make this Halloween punch exceptionally creepy! Ingredients2 750ml bottles Merlot red wine15oz Cranberry juice4oz Skyy Mascato Vodka1 cup peeled green grapes Mix together the red wine, juice and vodka until well mixed. Add in the peeled grapes, and refrigerate overnight. Serve the next day from a large punch bowl. The red liquid can be blood and the grapes are like eyeballs!

Spooky Party Cheese Ball Ingredients2 pkg. (8 oz) Neufchatel cheese, softened½ cup 2% Milk Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese1 Tbsp. finely chopped red peppers1 Tbsp. finely chopped green onions2 tsp. Dijon Mustard1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley1 cup Black sesame seeds Make ItBeat Neufchatel and cheddar in small bowl with mixer until well blended.Add peppers, onions, mustard and parsley; mix well by hand. Refrigerate 1 hour.Shape into ball; roll the ball in the sesame seeds and garnish with red dried cranberries around the perimeter on the plate. Serve with your favorite crackers.

Swiss Cheese Fondue Ingredients1 pound grated Swiss cheese2 tablespoons fl our1 clove garlic2 cups dry white wine2 tablespoons brandy (optional)1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese1/4 teaspoon grated nutmegBread, cooked meat, vegetables for dippers Gently toss Swiss cheese and fl our until cheese is coated. Set aside. Cut the garlic clove in half and rub the inside of the fondue pot, pressing fi rmly to release juices. Add white wine and bring to a simmer. Do not boil. Add the Swiss cheese to the wine in the fondue pot a handful at a time while stirring with a wooden spoon. When the cheese has melted and the sauce is smooth, add the brandy along with the Parmesan cheese and grated nutmeg.Stirring constantly, heat until it just begins to boil. Serve Swiss cheese fondue with bread chunks, cooked meat pieces, and chopped vegetables.


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Breastfest 2015 Brothers Lounge - Sunday, October 25th What began in 2001 as a small, informal group of local women musicians and artists spotlighting breast cancer and raising some money for related charities has grown into an annual event that brings together some of the area’s most talented female performers. This year’s lineup is the largest and most impressive yet, with mainstays like event founder Tracy Marie, blues singer/trumpeter Kristine Jackson, singer-songwriters Alexis Antes, and many others. The event kicks off at four o’clock Sunday afternoon, with a mix of 20-minute acoustic and longer full-band sets. The “usual suspects”, a diverse array of Cleveland’s musical ladies, will gather in an unusual format in support of breast health awareness. Becky Boyd, Rachel Brown, Megan Constantine, Emily Keener, Taylor Lamborn, and Erin Rossi have all signed on this year and more to be announced. The music will run the gamut from folk to blues to honky tonk to pop, so everyone’s tastes will be satisfi ed. And speaking of taste, Brothers Lounge has some of the best grub around, so if you are planning to attend, make sure you come hungry! Breastfest is in its fi fteenth year, and was founded by singer/songwriter Tracy Marie, who has been a popular performer on Cleveland stages for more than a dozen years. Her musical infl uences and style of play include folk, rock, jazz and blues. Tracy started the all-female celebration of local musicians to fi ll the gap left from the defunct

annual femme fest held in the late ‘90s, organized by local musician Cathryn Beeks, who relocated to the West Coast at the time.

“A friend of mine discussed the idea of an all-female show. It got me wondering about the demise of the ‘90s femme fest. I contacted Courtney Baker at the Free Times, who was the sponsor of that event, and suggested a continuation of that model. She offered to sponsor the new concert and assist with the promotions. Robin Stone joined forces with us and we decided to have the fi rst Breastfest at the Beachland Tavern and Ballroom in September of 2001.”

“It’s been consistent for all these years as a grass-roots event. We gain footing every year with our supporters. There were a few times I was considering not continuing on, but was encouraged by supporters such as Dot Martin who insisted we keep it going. Dot has remained on board with the organizing of this event for almost 10 years since.” Tracy will entertain as well as supervise the event, and her set is always a pleasure. She might turn out with an unexpected surprise, as she has a few new musical projects up her sleeve. But whatever

it is, she is guaranteed to move you with that big beautiful voice. Tracy performs in the wine bar at Brothers Lounge regularly, both solo and with her back-up band, the Tuxedos, with whom she covers music from the Great American Songbook. She loves playing the venue, and says “Brothers is run by real fans of local music, and it’s a classy joint. Its popularity with musicians and music lovers has also helped to revitalize that area of town.” This is a wonderful event to attend with a family member or friend who is a breast cancer survivor. An opportunity to refl ect, bond, and celebrate womanhood, contribute to a deserving


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cause, and enjoy great music all at the same time! It all takes place at the Brothers Lounge (11609 Detroit Avenue, phone 216.226.2767). Tickets are available in advance for $20 at http://www.inticketing.com/events/510759 or $25 donation at the door. The proceeds of this event will be forwarded to several local charities that provide services to breast-cancer patients. Proceeds in the past have gone to organizations which help support those who have been touched by cancer as well, such as free mammograms at Huron Hospital, and the Barbara Leslie Fund, which provides direct fi nancial assistance.

Halloween HappeningsBlues ChroniclesHarpersfi eld Winery - Friday, October 30th

Welcome back the talented Blues Chronicles after a brief summer hiatus. This dynamic duo, always a favorite at the winery, has been selected to compete at this year’s IBC Memphis Blues Challenge. These guys are on fi re! Come see what they are all about on Halloween Eve! Showtime 7:00 – 10:00. Harpersfi eld Vineyard, 6387 Rt. 307, Geneva 44041. Phone 440-466-4739

Schwartz BrothersBeachland Ballroom - Saturday, October 31st

Celebrate Halloween with this dynamic blues trio fronted by the legendary Glen Schwartz of James Gang and Pacifi c, Gas, & Electric fame. You never know what may happen at a Schwartz Brothers show, (how appropriately scary!) but without a doubt you will be blown away by the guitar virtuosity of Mr. Glen Schwartz. Doors open 7:30, Showtime 8:30 – 11:00. Tickets $6. Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland 44110. Phone 216-383-1124

DrumplaySandy Chanty - Saturday, October 31st

Something a little different – world/jazz percussion troupe Drumplay will be at the Sandy Chanty, featuring special guest J. Scott Franklin on trumpet. Improvisational and in the moment percussion-based jazz stylings. Always a Halloween hoot on the strip at Geneva-on-the-Lake, what with the Crawl going on, costume parties at the various venues, and all those ghastly characters roaming the streets. That Hunter’s moon will be big and bright over Lake Erie so come on down and howl!!

Halloween Blues“Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween” - Various Artists The fi rst CD in a series that concentrates on the vintage records of hoodoo, magic, and voodoo, this collection was compiled to appeal to the blues lovers of Halloween and the trick or treat season! If you are looking for overplayed Halloween party songs like “Monster Mash”, this is not your album, but the fun little playlist contains some rare Halloween blues and jazz classics for the hard core, discerning Halloween music collector. This amazing and superb collection of devilish “Down-at-the-Crossroads” blues and old-time jazz includes marvelous down-and-dirty original shockers like Tampa Red’s “Witchin Hour Blues”, St. Louis Bessie’s 1927 gem “Ghost Creepin Blues” and (of course) Screamin Jay Hawkins’ “I Put a Spell on You” and Muddy Waters’ “Got My Mojo Working” all are really incredible, stripped-down howlers. Sippie Wallis’ 1925 track “Devil Dance Blues” alone makes the price of this disc worth it. An outstanding collection of hoodoo and voodoo inspired, rarely heard songs from 1925 to 1961, the disc is absolutely beautiful in its raw energy. Get a mason jar of corn mash moonshine, slip this treasure into your CD player, and revel in the spirits - both real (from the jar) and those conjured up by these timeless recordings. Available at amazon.com

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Men at Work’s Colin Hay to Perform Solo Cleveland Show You’ve heard his Men at Work songs a million times. You still tap your feet to “Down Under,” “Be Good, Johnny,” and “It’s a Mistake” on the oldies stations. You laughed—and maybe scratched your head—at the band’s campy 1980s videos on MTV. Perhaps you even caught him reminiscing about those glory days on one of VH-1’s Behind the Music specials.Colin Hay’s spigot of Billboard hits may have dried up long ago, but the former Men at Work singer is hard at work again. In fact, the Scottish / Australian troubadour never truly stopped working, even when it seemed like the huge audiences that thrilled to Men at Work’s catchy tunes and boisterous concerts quit paying attention. You mean, you didn’t know Hay returned to his unplugged roots in the late ‘80s with introspective albums like Looking for Jack, Going Somewhere, and Topanga, or that he enjoyed cameos on popular hospital dramedy Scrubs? Or that he landed a tune on Zach Braff’s Grammy-winning soundtrack to 2004’s Garden State? Or voiced a fl amingo in the 2006 animated fi lm The Wild? Or popped up on an Aussie-themed early episode of Modern Family?Time to take you to church, son. More specifi cally, it’s time to visit Trinity Episcopal Cathedral on Euclid Avenue.Hay is scheduled to play the Cleveland landmark on Thursday, October 29 behind his latest Compass Records release, Next Year People. The singer swung through town last June as part of Barenaked Ladies’s Last Summer on Earth package at Jacob’s Pavilion, drawing an enthusiastic response with his abbreviated acoustic opening set. Now he’ll get the chance to perform a full slate of tunes from throughout his career, from his Men at Work classics to his Americana ballads and folk rock gems from acclaimed ‘90s and ‘00s solo efforts like Are You Looking at Me?, American Sunshine, and Gathering Mercury. What?! Concerts…in a church? Stranger things have happened, but yes, Trinity now hosts intimate engagements inside its venerable walls. Started last year by promoters at Elevation Group, the Cathedral Concerts series has proven a popular entertainment endeavor: Fork up for one of the limited (200 seated, 700 standing) general admission tickets, and you’re promised an intimate evening with the biggest names in popular music (both past and present) from every conceivable genre. Previous Cathedral shows have featured alternative darlings Airborne Toxic Event, Ohio-bred rockers Red Wanting Blue, folk chanteuse Mary Chapin Carpenter, and piano men Marc Cohn and Bruce Hornsby. ‘80s keyboard whiz Howard Jones also graced the transept stage last winter. The Blind Boys of Alabama are slated to sing there in November. More acts will be listed soon. We attended all the church gigs last year save one (we missed Irish guitarist Glen Hansard) and have yet to walk away disappointed. Every Trinity performer we witnessed approached his or her gig there as a special one-off date outside the usual tour circuit, and none overlooked the uniqueness of the venue (or the solemnity of its environs). Indeed, most leapt at the opportunity to stretch out and take chances by revisiting seldom-played songs or trying fresh arrangements of familiar hits on receptive Cleveland fans. The Trinity sound mix is impeccable, and the light shows (with tasteful spots trained on the altar and stained-glass window backdrop) offer a one-of-a-kind viewing experience, whether you’re in the second row or seventeenth. No word yet on whether Hay will temper his hilarious mid-song banter; he’s an engaging storyteller who doesn’t shy from colorful anecdotes and coarse language in the name of music and merriment: This guy gives most comedians a run for their money before he even starts up with the strumming. Regardless, the Trinity stop is likely the closest you’ll ever be to having the “Overkill” auteur serenade you in your own living room. We’ve caught Colin live a half-dozen times, and it’s never been anything less than a gas to hear him work over his Maton guitars with his skilled fi ngerstyle, deft chords, and husky vocals.Who can it be now? It’s Colin Hay, of course…back in Cleveland for a once-in-a-lifetime kind of solo show. So ante up now for your pre-Halloween party with Colin Hay before Trinity’s trick-or-treat tickets run out. Seats ($40 each) can be purchased at www.ticketweb.com, www.ticketmaster.com or at the Cathedral Concerts box offi ce (located at 23400 Mercantile Road, Suite #10, Beachwood, Ohio 44122). Fans can also purchase tickets by phone at 1 (866) 468-3401. Trinity Cathedral is located at 2230 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 44115.Doors open at 7:00 p.m. with the show set for 8 p.m. An opening act will be announced soon.www.colinhay.com

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I vaguely recall hearing “Rock and Roll Girls” on the radio in the early ‘80s and wondering: Hey, who’s the yodeler with the Telecaster guitar twang? Sounds a lot like that “Born on the Bayou” fella. Song’s got a nice hook. I was a child of the late ‘70s, so I can be forgiven for not knowing who John Fogerty was back then. I mean, I knew who CCR were and had the inkling Fogerty had something to do with the defunct band’s string of swamp-rock hits. But I was a good fi ve years too young to connect the resident conductor at Cosmo’s Factory with the plaid-shirted rocker in Centerfi eld. That was a lifetime ago, and I’ve since educated myself to the oeuvre du Fogerty (and that of his late ‘60s peers). Still, it turns out there was a lot I didn’t know. The 1993 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee is fi nally spilling the beans in the fi ttingly-titled new autobiography Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music, wherein the El Cerrito showman chronicles his success with Creedence Clearwater Revival, the group’s acrimonious breakup, and the legal fallout that plagued him for a quarter-century after the band’s dissolution. We’ve all scanned the sensational magazine articles and online stories painting Fogerty as a reclusive, uncooperative celeb—a studio taskmaster and unrepentant curmudgeon who wouldn’t honor requests to reunite with surviving CCR members at key events in the ‘90s and ‘00s. But after reading Fogerty’s earnest memoir, one more fully appreciates where the prickly “Proud Mary” musician was coming from all those years. Fogerty opens up about signing shitty contracts and committing to an onerous record deal as a naïve twenty-year old, and how (despite his apparent wealth) his CCR stardom was actually more akin to indentured servitude: He lost ownership and control over all the songs he’d written (and had yet to write), was obligated to cough up more albums, and found himself beholden to seedy fi lm producer Saul Zaentz and the Machiavellian execs at hardscrabble Fantasy Records for decades. So compelling are the scandals, scruples, and offshore bank schemes (and eventual salvation) that—upon fi nishing the text—we just wanted to slug Fogerty’s former bandmates and spit on Zaentz’ grave. And that’s coming from a relatively mild-mannered attorney / journalist who studied intellectual property and copyright law for the better part of fi ve years. It just happens we’re also a songwriter / musician who can’t imagine anyone else laying claim to our tunes, paperwork be damned. Zaentz may have had the letter of the law on his side, but Fogerty makes some fairly convincing arguments that the movie mogul manipulated him and the band for his own ends. According to the guitarist, Fantasy was nothing before nabbing Creedence (known back then as The Golliwogs) and became everything because of them. Or more specifi cally, because of Fogerty, who wrote and arranged 95% of CCR’s songs (the book’s My Music subtitle isn’t accidental). And yet Fogerty was vilifi ed by the other CCR members—including his own brother, Tom—for protecting his interests (his art) and trying to extricate himself from Fantasy’s constrictive clauses and

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bogus Bahamian bank accounts. Instead of thanking John for enriching them with his talent, then resented his skills and rued his “interference” with the revenue stream. Bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug Clifford repeatedly bit Fogerty’s hand…when they should’ve been kissing his rings. Even when Fogerty (and admitted perfectionist) relented to their demands for more input (on 1972’s tepid Mardi Gras), the rhythmists effectively spoiled the wine with boyish bickering and egoism. The sibling rivalry, fi nancial woes, and legal quagmire took its toll on Fogerty, who further isolated himself from friends—and drank to numb the emotional pain caused by playing musician, producer, and manager all at once. His marriage to wife Marcia was in shambles, and he was (by his own admission) a poor father to his fi rst-borns—irascible, impatient, and seldom available. “I was a bum,” Fogerty admits.

John’s current spouse (and “dream girl”), Julie, chimes in on the singer’s physical nadir, recuperation, and creative comeback(s) midway through—and still marvels at her middle-aged husband’s resilience, romantic streak, and running man epiphanies (Fogerty’s an avid jogger). If turning tables on Saul, Stu, and Doug was Fogerty’s primary impetus for writing (with Jimmy McDonough), he’s massively successful:

We came away despising the lot of ‘em. But Fortunate Son isn’t all downbeats and dire straits. We’re given the requisite rock star biographical details on Fogerty’s rough-and-tumble upbringing with four brothers, and meet his “dreamer” father (who invented his own fl ash card system) and worry-wart mother (who remarried after a messy divorce—presaging John’s future). We marvel at John’s fi rst brush with music (Stephen Foster gems like “Camptown Races” and “Old Susannah”) and fi rst toy (a black baby doll). We watch drive-in movies from his bedroom window, plop through his fl ooded basement (and get electrocuted by a clock radio), accompany him on his paper route, and share in his E.T.-like “fl ying dreams.” We suffer Sr. Damien at Berkeley Catholic School and brown-nose with Ms. Begovich, who encouraged Fogerty to share his growing collection with the class. Fogerty says he imagined himself as a rock star (Johnny Corvette) before he even picked up the guitar. Inspired by Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pete Seeger, and various doo-wop groups, he cut his teeth on a Stella guitar before graduating to a plastic Red Rover Silvertone and Sears-bought Danelectro. Soon enough, he had a Supro Ozark and Res-O-Gas—and was cutting a demo for “Beverly Angel” and gigging with


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The Blue Velvets in high school. Inspired by the magical sounds emanating from KWBR and KEWB, Fogerty took to stealing 45s to support his vinyl addiction—only to realize he didn’t mind paying for the one thing he loved most in life.“I became a real stickler about honesty,” he says. The book delves into Fogerty’s detuned guitars, his tutelage under Bob DeSousa at Sierra Sound Labs, and earliest forays into multi-tracking (fi rst on his brother’s Wollensack, then a Sony Add-a-Track machine). The skill would aid him immensely later at The Record Plant in Sausalito, where he cut every instrument on Centerfi eld himself. The Blue Velvets morph into The Visions, who become The Golliwogs under the Fantasy deal. Zaentz relents to a name change after buying out the band’s contract, and Fogerty dishes on how Olympia Beer inspired their new handle—and what Creedence was almost called (Whiskey Rebellion, Credence Nuball, and The Ruby). Not quite identifying with the hippie ideals (or drug use) of The Grateful Dead and other Haight-Ashbury bands, Fogerty nonetheless capitalized on the Summer of Love with his roots-savvy rock and roll. He avoided Vietnam’s “dirty little war” with a stint in the Army Reserves (only to be discharged for dysentery) and continued leading the CCR charge with opening gigs for Sonny and Cher, The Kinks, and Paul Revere and The Raiders. Fogerty claims he had no qualms about sharing songwriting credits; it’s just that no one else came out with anything. Brother Tom was trusted with the cash—which never seemed accessible. Fogerty says his measure of success was being able to afford a candy bar along with a pack of smokes. Food was in such short supply at home that he took to sneaking cans of beans. Eventually the guys are given an allowance: John says Stu and Cliff squandered their income on fancy homes and sporty boats. He invested in a Rickenbacker guitar and Kustom amplifi er—only to discover years later that Zaentz deducted the expense from Fogerty’s royalties. Our favorite moments are when Fogerty eases down and expounds upon his musical infl uences and writing process. He explains how he came up with certain sounds, vocal techniques, and lyrical themes (rural, John Steinbeck, sci-fi ) and was able to tap into that Mississippi vibe despite having never visited the Delta (he’d rectify that later in life). He takes us behind-the-scenes for Creedence albums like Bayou Country, Green River, Willy and The Poor Boys, and Pendulum, and delves deep into his own Gestalt for the compositions of such hits as “Proud Mary,” “Born on the Bayou,” “Bad Moon Rising,” “Down on the Corner,” “Run Through the Jungle,” and (yes) “Fortunate Son,” and it’s during these discourses and sidebars that Fogerty’s passion for his craft really bubbles to the surface. He doesn’t skimp on talking up the deep cuts, either (“Tombstone Shadow,” “Effi gy,” “Sinister Purpose).” The band is reduced to a “three-legged” stool when Tom fl ies the coup, and John relents to Stu and Doug’s demands for more input on the tepid Mardi Gras. Fogerty denies thwarting anybody’s efforts—but concedes he had diffi culty surrendering the wheel to lesser writers. “Was I sure-handed, a perfectionist, even bullheaded about what I wanted? Yeah, you bet!” The fi nal CCR record sold well, but the music violated the “glass of water” analogy Fogerty lived by (“Too much, and it just spills over”) and lacked that special “something”—the sand in the Vaseline B.B. King longed for in his songs. While the others were released from Zaentz, Fogerty—being Fantasy’s golden goose—was held to ink. He sublimated his angst on early solo albums, but wasn’t always able to recapture the magic. One disc—Hoodoo—was shelved after critical reassessment, leading John to self-medicate with alcohol as the business frustrations mounted. Even after rededicating himself to wife Martha (and their daughter), Fogerty had to acquiesce (divorcing after fourteen years), and he’s surprisingly frank about his failings as a husband and father. “Truth is, you can never go back.” he writes. “I was a freight train of sorrow.”Later chapters fi nd John coming out of himself—and the bottle—for Centerfi eld and fi nding new love with Julie. He became a nature boy, taking up running and hiking (and occasional hunting), and quit smoking. He played every instrument (guitar, bass, drums, harmonica, sax) on his new record—just like the old days—and basked in the glory (with no small shock) as diners and grocers noted the commercial comeback.And still Saul wouldn’t go away. Even after forfeiting his old material, John was sued by former taskmaster for plagiarizing himself (Zaentz alleged “Old Man Down the Road” sounded too much like “Run Through The Jungle”) and had to defend himself again in court. It’s through family (Julie and their three kids) and music (Blue Moon Swamp, I Wrote a Song for Everyone) that Fogerty regains his confi dence and redeems himself—and effectively passes the songwriting torch to Dawes, My Morning Jacket, and Foo Fighters vis-à-vis post-Rock Hall induction team-ups and jam sessions. Fogerty recently completed a 50th Anniversary jaunt across America, whereon he reclaimed the music that made him a household name (and his plaid shirts and neckerchief a familiar image). The end of the book sees an older, wiser John happy to let go of Zaentz and other tormentors and just get on with the living and loving…and letting his music speak for itself. 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The Foreigner Hits the Stage at the Ashtabula Arts Center G.B. Community Theatre presents The Foreigner, a comedy by Larry Shue, which will open Friday, October 23. Longtime Ashtabula Arts Center director Stephen Rhodes helms the production, which features local performers Ray Beach, Erin Fenner, Ellen Kolman, Derek Lebzelter, Johnathan Mussing, Michael Orlando, Max Seymour, and Sean Taylor. The story takes place in a fi shing lodge in rural Georgia, where the shy and anti-social Charlie is stuck for the weekend. Paralyzed with fear over having to make conversation, he pretends he is a “foreigner” from an exotic country and can’t understand English. Thinking their secrets are safe, the lodge’s guests quickly begin revealing their secrets. Charlie’s hearing more than he should fuels the nonstop hilarity of the play and sets up a wildly funny climax. Winner of Best New American Play and Best Off-Broadway Production Awards, The Foreigner promises laughs from start to fi nish. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons, October 23-24, October 30-November 1, and November 6-8. All Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees begin at 2 p.m. Advance sale tickets are $15 Adults, $13 Senior/ Student, $11 Child (12 & under). Call (440) 964-3396 for reservations. Advance sale tickets must be purchased at the box offi ce or by phone before 4 p.m. on Fridays for Friday night performances and noon Saturday for Saturday & Sunday performances. For tickets at the door, add $2.

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Arlene’s Broadway on Buffalo “Dracula: The Musical?” Oct. 23-25, 30 and 31. Curtain is at 7:30 each night and tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students. “Dracula: The Musical?” was written by Rick Abbott and is a hilarious send-up of the traditional vampire story, complete with cheesy music, horrible puns, ‘biting humor’ and bad special effects. The cast features Sydne Nielsen as Mena Seward, Tyler Cogar as Dracula, Jon Rose as Professor Van Helsing, Clay Nielsen as Dr. Sam Seward, Emily Miller as BooBoo Padoop, Michael Mooney as Boris Renfi eld, Cherie Cassady as Sophie Seward and Eric Slayton as Nellie Norton. It is directed by Douglas Anderson and music director is Marti Dixon. ABOB is located at 236 Buffalo Street, Conneaut inside of a converted church in the Conneaut downtown area. It boasts old world charm combined with state-of-the-art technical capabilities. Doors open at 7 p.m. for each performance and parking is on-street and in nearby lots. Tickets are available at the door.

Halloween Dance with Blue Lunch October ends with a Halloween themed dance for the fi ne folks at Gotta Dance Ohio in Mentor on Friday, October 30. All are welcome to come. World Renowned Dance Instructor, and Most Interesting Man in the World, Pete Santorelli provides a dance lesson, followed by the

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15th Annual Woodchoppers BallDecember 12th, 2015 7:00 pm Nine of the best fi nger-style guitar players in America come together at The Kent Stage for the 15th Annual Woodchoppers Ball. The Woodchoppers Ball is a benefi t for the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless. All seats reserved.Participants include some of the best acoustic guitarists and string benders in the world including: Todd HallawellAndy WahlbergDan BankhurstMuriel AndersonMark SgangaThe Night Travelers (James McKinney and Niki Portman), Tim and Myles ThompsonMichael Kelseyand the guy who started this event: Brian Henke!This year’s event will be hosted by Kent’s own, Hal Walker.Tickets for the Woodchoppers Ball are on sale now! TICKET & SHOW INFORMATION$30 advance through www.kentstage.org All seats Reserved Showtime: 7pm, Doors: 6pmThe Kent Stage 175 East MainKent, OH, 44240 (330) 677-5005 [email protected] Since 2002, the historic Kent Stage has been the host to hundreds of award winning artists of multiple genres. Drawing audiences from across the country to more than 120 events a year,




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Boys From the County Hell Support: Mary’s Lane December 23 –House of Blues General Admission Tickets: $10 On Sale NowBFCH are a Pogues tribute band from Cleveland, OH. Formed in 2000, they have played with Spider Stacy and in Las Vegas and Thailand. For those of you unfamiliar with the Pogues, the source material for the Boys From the County Hell, they were/are an eight-person Irish and English band that mixed traditional Irish music with the ragged power and speed of punk rock. The name comes from the Gaelic phrase pogue mahone, which means “kiss my ---.” Pogues chief songwriter and lead singer Shane MacGowan has been hailed as both a genius and a colossal drunk whose near-constant state of inebriation eventually led to the band’s demise. They were together for seven years beginning in 1984, when they went on tour opening for the Clash. The end began in 1991 when MacGowan was largely unavailable to tour the United States behind the band’s sixth album, “Hell’s Ditch.”

Ten, A Tribute to Pearl Jam Support: RATM2, A Tribute to Rage Against the Machine Friday, January 15 –House of Blues General Admission Tickets: $12 On Sale Now One of AXSTV’s “Worlds Greatest Tribute Bands”, Ten is the nation’s premier fan tribute to the legendary rock band Pearl Jam. Touring the US and beyond since 2003, the band has played over 550 shows nationwide to standing room only crowds, and has developed a truly unique show for die-hards and casual fans alike. Ten has generated a tremendous buzz in US markets nationwide for their authentic reproduction of a live Pearl Jam concert. “This is the most authentic tribute act I have ever seen, and I have seen a bunch” was the quote of a representative of Clear Channel Communications at the inaugural show in May of 2003. Since that night Ten has performed well over 550 shows over 10+ yrs and has fi rmly established themselves as the premier touring Pearl Jam Tribute act in the US … In 2014 Ten was selected by AXS TV to appear on the hit TV Show “Worlds Greatest Tribute Bands” hosted by Katie Daryl. The one hour live performance from the World Famous Whisky-A-Go-Go in Los Angeles appeared live in living-rooms worldwide on November 11, 2014. As the longest touring Tribute to Pearl Jam in the US, Ten will be hitting the road nationally once again in 2015. For More Information Visit: http://www.tenband.com * * * * * Ticket Information Tickets are available for purchase at the following locations: www.houseofblues.com, House of Blues Box Offi ce, www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets and Charge by Phone: 800.745.3000. The House of Blues Box Offi ce (308 Euclid Ave.) For more information, call 216.523.BLUE (2583).

Waterloo Arts host another Cleveland Foundation Creative Fusion Artist Treesure House Opening Friday, November 6th, 6:00 - 9:00 pmArtist Talk in the Gallery @ 7pm Waterloo Arts is thrilled to host another Cleveland Foundation Creative Fusion international artist this fall. Kuenlin Tsai is from Taipei, Taiwan and works in a variety of media depending on the project. He has designed and installed many public art sculptures in Taiwan, China and Japan, which are site specifi c and often incorporate a “sound” element. While in Cleveland, Tsai has been getting to know the city and has designed a sculpture for the Waterloo Tower in response to his experience here. The sculpture references the cycles of decay and growth - whether in a forest or urban neighborhood - and the hope that is emerging in Cleveland today. Tsai will build the sculpture in his studio at Waterloo Arts and install it during the next few weeks. Tsai will be working with students in Collinwood to build their own individual sculptures, some of which will be incorporated into the Treesure House Tower installation.


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For eighteen years, Earth Day Coalition, a local non-profi t located in Ohio City, has held a fall benefi t to support their four yearlong community works programs. This year, the 18th Annual Instrumental Evening for the Earth will be held on November 4th from 6pm to 10pm at the smARTspace at 78th Street Studios in the Gordon Square Arts District (1305 W. 78th St. Cleveland, OH 44102). The evening will feature a gourmet reception featuring dishes from some of the area’s best restaurants, live auctions and eco-raffl es, an art showing at the 78th Street Studios, and musical performances throughout the night, including a one of a kind performance by members of the world-famous Cleveland Orchestra.

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Eco-Raffl e and Live Auction: Bid on an exciting selection of earth friendly items, services, and packages while taking in the sounds of acoustic jazz performed by the NEO TrioCommunity Awards: Awards will be presented honoring organizations and individuals in the areas of: Clean Transportation, Neighborhood Action, Student Environmental Leadership, and EarthFest.

World-Class Chamber Music: Lembi Veskimets and Daniel McKelway will welcome friends from the world famous Cleveland Orchestra in performances of Martinu’s Duo for violin and viola and excerpts from Mozart Operas for wind octet.

Galleries and Desserts: Explore the maze of art galleries at 78th Street Studios while listening to live music by folk duo Shawn and Shelby and enjoying delicious desserts.

Fund-A-Need: Gifts will be increased thanks to the generous pledges from our sponsors. Funds raised will support Earth Day Coalition’s year-round Community Works programs, including: Student Environmental Leadership, Clean Transportation, Neighborhood Action, and EarthFest— Ohio’s largest environmental education event and the longest running Earth Day celebration in the nation.

Tickets (Includes food and open bar): Single ticket - $100; Student Ticket - $50 (Student ID Required, call for info); Group of 6 - $500

More Info and Tickets: For more information about purchasing tickets, volunteering, sponsorship opportunities, and other ways to get involved, call (216) 281-6468, visit earthdaycoalition.org, or email [email protected].

Honorary Chairs: Event chairs include: Julius Ciaccia, Chief Executive Offi cer of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District; Joe Calabrese, Chief Executive Offi cer and General Manager of the Greater Cleveland RTA; and Matt Zone, Ward 15 Councilman, Cleveland City Council.

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Bob Yocum If Your Heart is Going My WaySet to Release at the Barking Spider Tavern on Friday, October 23rd Bob Yocum is a multi-instrumentalist, a member of Abbey Rodeo, and he and his wife Lenora formed and perform with the Spoon Too Soon band. This CD has obviously been a labor of love for the Yocums to produce and it includes a great mix of ballads, country and a touch of swing. The North Coast Voice caught up with Bob and asked him a little about his history and song writing.NCV: Did you play fi ddle or guitar fi rst? Bob: I began playing fi ddle around the age of 8. My father played and I would play by ear the Old-time fi ddle tunes he played. I began playing guitar in seventh grade when the Beatles changed everything. After that my fi ddle playing was put on the back burner for a while. NCV: Have you been writing songs as long you’ve been playing an instrument? Bob: My song writing began with little fi ddle “riffs” that I would make up. I never had the confi dence to write lyrics till much later in life.NCV: How do you usually write, the lyrics to accompany a melody or lyrics then the melody? Bob: When writing, I always write the music fi rst. Then I try to fi nd lyrics that fi t the mood of the music. Most of the time the lyrics seem to come from out of nowhere, I let them come to me. The songs write themselves. Inside the colorful and interesting cover of Bob’s collaboration is a bit of a roller coaster through emotions but the feel good far exceeds the tears. Below is an abridgment of a few tracks on the disc and the rest you will have to hear for yourself. Title track If Your Heart Is Going My Way is a very catchy, tap your foot and stick in your head kind of tune. The lyrics and tempo are upbeat with a hint of that old country music feel. This one will be with you long after the listen. Hey Girl has an easy going feel like you’re walking along on summer day just feeling good and thinking about a special someone you just met. Lonely ballad, The Greatest Mystery of All blends an old west, catchy, acoustic tempo with lyrics about the wonders and whys of life while nursing a heavy heart. Heavy on the steel and heartache, I Believed in You is a cry in your beer song about trust and lies, and the composition most certainly brings across the sadness one feels when they’ve been deceived. With a tempo that takes you back in time and some grand fi ddle highlights, Tribute to Bob Wills sets an everything is alright mood with foot tapping timeless fun. When ask about the Tribute to Bob Wills song Bob explained, “My infl uences have been many and diverse. From Old-time fi ddle tunes, Hank Williams, Folk, Blues, Rock and especially Western Swing. Bob Wills was the King of Western Swing! My tribute song is written around the titles to many of his songs. You may be hearing about a new Swing style side project in the works soon.” The Bonus track: Tribute to Bob Wills was written by Bob Yocum and performed by Abbey Rodeo (Bob Yocum (vocals, fi ddle), Verne McClelland (vocals and guitar) and Chris Butcher (vocals and guitar), Fred Grupe (Bass Guitar), Debbie Daniels (Banjo), and Bob Chiacone (Drums). All songs on If Your Heart is Goin My Way are written and arranged by Bob Yocum. It was recorded and mastered at Suma Recording, 5706 Vrooman Rd Painesville Ohio 44077Engineered and mastered by Paul Hamann. Produced by Bob Yocum and Lenora YocumIn addition to Bob and Lenora Yocum the other musicians lending their talents to the disc are: Paul Hamann, Larry Kadlub, Mark Dershaw, PJ Phillips, David Alexy, Anthony Vacarro and Abbey Rodeo. Tim Hosler created the cover illustrations and Cynthia Peters the photography and design. For a great live show and the CD release be sure to make the Spoon Too Soon gig at The Barking Spider on Friday, October 23rd from 8 – 9:30 The venue is located at 11310 Juniper Rd. Cleveland, 44106 www.barkingspidertavern.com See Bob with Abbey Rodeo at Cebars Madison Saturday, November 21st If Your Heart is Going My Way can purchase at Spoon Too Soon and Abbey Rodeo shows and through www.spoontoosoon.com



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Singer Billy Joe Royal dies Billy Joe Royal, who had a string of hits in the 1980s after a pop career 20 years earlier, died on Tuesday in his sleep at 73 in Morehead City, N.C. Royal was born April 3, 1942 in Valdosta, Ga. and raised in Marietta, Ga. He became a local star at a Savannah, Ga. club in the 1950s and 1960s. He scored a top 10 pop hit in 1965 with Joe South’s “Down in the Boondocks.” He had



further pop hits including “Cherry Hill Park” in 1969 and had success among soul fans as well.After a downturn in his career, Royal emerged on the country charts, although he later said his style had not changed. His fi rst country hit was “Burned Like a Rocket” in 1985, which reached number 10 on the Billboard charts. Royal said he thought the song would have done even better, but it had the misfortune of being on the charts when the Challenger space shuttle disaster occurred. As a result, country radio stopped playing the song. Other hits included “I Miss You Already,” Old Bridges Burn Slow,” I’ll Pin a Note On Your Pillow” and “Out of Sight And On My Mind.” While Royal never achieved a number 1, he had top 5 hits with “Tell It Like It Is,” Love Has No Right” and “Till I Can’t Take It Anymore,” all in 1989.

Royal’s last release was “His First Gospel Album” in 2009.

Strait reaches the top George Strait topped the Billboard Country Albums chart with “Cold Conversation” in its second week out. Luke Bryan led the Hot Country Songs chart with “Strip It Down” for the week ending Oct. 24. Brett Eldredge again was second on the songs chart with “Lose My Mind.” Old Dominion and Cam both moved up three, to three and four respectively with “Break Up With Him” and “Burning House.” Kenny Chesney’s “Save It For a Rainy Day” closed out the top fi ve.Chris Young was seventh, up three, with “I’m Comin’ Over.” Thomas Rhett’s “Die a Happy Man” jumped 5 spots to 11. “Fly” from Maddie & Tae was off the charts last week, but resurfaced at 12 this week. On the albums chart, Strait took over from Don Henley’s “Cass County,” which slipped to second. Rhett was third with “Tangled Up.” Luke Bryan and Sam Hunt were fourth and fi fth with “Kill the Lights” and “Montevallo” respectively. Kane Brown’s “Closer” EP jumped from 32 to 10. The Wood Brothers debuted at 12 with “Paradise.” Alabama was at 19 with an older release, “Angels Among Us: Hymns & Gospel Favorites,” up 18. Mipso debuted in fi rst on the Bluegrass Albums chart with “Old Time Reverie,” one ahead of “Flatt Lonesome’s “Runaway Train,” which also made its debut. The Earls of Leicester were third with their self-titled release. Last week’s chart topper, “Radio” by Steep Canyon Rangers” was fourth. Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn were up from 11 to 5. On the overall top 200, Rhett was 7th, Strait 8th, Bryan 9th, Henley 10th and Hunt 18th. The top 200 and country albums charts utilize different criteria.

Hill, Pickler join TV talk show Faith Hill will help oversee a new daytime talk show with Kellie Pickler as one of the hosts. Hill will be a co-executive producer for the show, teaming up with former “Oprah” co-executive producer and OWN executive Lisa Erspamer, Sandbox Entertainment’s Jason Owen and Legendary Television. Based in Nashville and shot in a modern farmhouse-style home, the show will focus on everyday living and activities. Cooking, gardening, entertaining and home design will be part of the mix. “This is a woman who has so many talents,” said Hill of Pickler. “Kellie is smart, compassionate, funny, quick-witted and has a heart for service - the work she’s done with the USO and our service men and women is no secret. She possesses the ability to reach far beyond the camera and into the hearts of people, allowing you to feel immediately connected to her. There was no question in my mind that she should be a big part of this show.”The name of the show will be announced soon.


Magnifi cent ObsessionKelle Rhoads talks about his latest CD. Magnifi cent Obsession, a new CD by Kelle Rhoads was released in June. He is enjoying the album’s success. Kelle, who is a classical pianist as well as one of the administrators and instructors for the Musonia School of Music in LA is excited about his latest work. Magnifi cent Obsession is a beautiful selection of 10 tracks that is a must for piano lovers and music fans. Kelle gives a voice of expression through his piano playing, giving each composition its emotion and feeling. The title alone is unique. “Magnifi cent Obsession is actually the title of a movie from the 50s but I thought it applied. It was a perfect title because piano playing is an obsession for me,” explains Kelle. “I tried to put the best of the best together since the release of my last CD. There are no fi llers on this album. They are all A-side compositions. My producer who is also my engineer was able to arrange with a friend of his an opportunity for me to play his friend’s 12-foot grand piano. Most of the piano pieces I play are from this piano. It presents a completely new sonic territory. Instead of playing the piano, it was like playing a symphony.” Titles for the tracks are appealing and distinctive which Kelle has received many accolades. Title tracks include, Beautifully Broken, Saturn over Sunset, Trix of the Parlormaid, Dark Harvest, Our Lady of Mercy, Woman Without a Shadow, Epitaph in Eb Major and You Gotta Move. Each title offers its own individuality and curiosity to what the piece may sound like in the listener’s mind. My Old Ohio Home is a piece that Kelle composed when inspired by an old house that he stayed in while recording music in Grove City, Ohio, near Columbus, several years ago. “I remember sitting on the old wooden porch of this house, smoking my cigars and looking toward the streetlights. The scenery inspired me. I think the house was built around the mid 1890’s. It left quite an impression,” Kelle recalls. “I have never really written a piece of music in that style. When you are working on music you have to be open to where the music takes you and what is needed.” Satan’s Circus gives a mix of piano playing that is calming at fi rst but then segues into a dark, sinister and gothic sound. “I was inspired to write Satan’s Circus when I returned to Newfoundland. A courthouse I had seen was huge and imposing in its appearance. It had been built during the 1870s. The people I was traveling with told me that during the 1870s, prostitutes would be executed by being hung over the side of the building. The town’s people would gather to watch them die. I thought to myself that this certainly would be something for the devil so I composed Satan’s Circus.” “We do not use many instruments on these pieces but if you listen closely there is a lot going on in each composition. We worked very hard on the recording as well as the artwork,” said Kelle. In addition to great music on a CD, music fans pay attention to how the music is packaged. It is an avenue for visual appeal as well as listening enjoyment. “The young lady on the cover of Magnifi cent Obsession is my niece on my wife’s side. The photos were taken in Mexico, which is where she lives. Her look seemed to fi t with the image we wanted to present. The other photo is of my maternal grandmother. The photo is around 100 years old. The back of the CD cover was created by doing research on an old piano program for Franz Liszt. It’s a baroque style of artwork. It’s quite detailed. The artwork was a reproduction of a concert program,” explains Kelle. “I’m happy to say that Magnifi cent Obsession has been selling remarkably well. If anyone would like a copy they can send me $10 in care of Musonia School of Music, 12111 Tiara Street, Valley Village, CA 91607I will immediately send the CD!”

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GTR (REMASTERED) It seemed a match made in progressive rock heaven: Seventies guitar gods Steve Hackett (Genesis) and Steve Howe (Yes) together? In the same band?Sign us up! But GTR were a different band for a different time. 1986 called for musicians with MTV eye appeal promulgating radio-ready anthems with catchy keyboards, memorable guitar riffs, and vocals befi tting the gods of Valhalla. The pastoral jams and cosmic guitar musings of the ‘70s were vestiges of a bygone age. For a while, anyway. Searching for a new collaboration following his (fi rst) departure from Asia (“Heat of the Moment,”) Howe tapped Hackett through Yes manager Brian Lane and talked up the concept of a sort-of super-group with mass market appeal. Hackett—already a popular (if esoteric) solo artist ten years removed from Foxtrot fame—was up to task. He fi gured he could have a little fun, and funnel the profi ts into whatever individual venture struck his fancy next. So the shredders recruited singer Max Bacon (Nightwing), bassist Phil Spalding (Mike Oldfi eld, OMD), and drummer Jonathan Mover (Marillion, Mick Jagger) and started tracking at The Townhouse in London (sometime-studio home to Elton John, Phil Collins, and Duran Duran) as GTR (taken from the abbreviation assigned to guitars on a mixing console). The resulting eponymous album—the band’s only album—cracked the Top 20 in the United States thanks to smash “When the Heart Rules the Mind” and minor hit “The Hunter.” But creative tension between the two Steves meant that GTR were DNR when they wrapped their promotional concert tour. Thirty years on, GTR still polarizes fans—many of whom had hoped for a smorgasbord of adventuresome music with virtuosic playing and zero time limits. Others argue that the record delivered on Hackett and Howe’s promise of a polished, modern-sounding arena rock aesthetic. What everyone learned later was that the guitar titans had in fact intended to more thoroughly marry their prog-rock leanings with the slick production values of the ‘80s. But the record company discouraged the winding, wandering passages of old in favor (relatively) of shorter, more marketable songs with familiar progressions and memorable hooks. In some ways I was lucky: Too young to appreciate Howe’s fi ner contributions to Yes, and only vaguely aware that Hackett hailed from the same unit that gave the world Peter Gabriel (Security, So) and Phil Collins (Face Value, No Jacket Required), I was free to enjoy GTR for what it was when it was, sans any lofty expectations. This autumn, those classic rock curators at Esoteric Antenna will release an expanded, 2-CD remaster of GTR in digipak format (with blessings from Messrs. Hackett and Howe), replete with bonus cuts, expanded notes (by Kerrang! scribe Malcolm Dome), dozens of vintage photos and ephemera, and a disc’s worth of in-concert recordings. Yeah, the music sounds a little dated: In order to live up to the band moniker, Hackett and Howe employed cutting-edge Roland guitar synthesizers, eliminating the need for a full-time keyboardist. But why slam the door on keyboard players only to spend half your time emulating one? The mix tends toward the tinny, and suffers from high compression. We’re not sure if producer Geoff Downes (Asia’s keyboard pal from Yes / Asia) and engineer Alan Douglas are entirely to blame; Arista execs may have insisted on the glossy approach. But there is suffi cient shredding on board to justify the hype that preceded the album’s release: This was (and remains) the fruit of a guitar co-op featuring two of rock’s most talented players at the top of their game (in their 30s). The arrangements are smart, the performances sterling, and the restored packaging (with Ian

Miller’s distinctive GTR logo and pastel lime and pink hues) sublime (even if it skews toward the sterile, as opposed to Roger’s Dean Yes surreal paintings or Hipgnosis’ trippy Genesis cover art). Revisiting “When the Heart Rules the Mind,” one is reminded just how bad-assed a singer Bacon was, his stratospheric tenor a British analogue to that of Styx’s Dennis De Young. The song’s mirthful arpeggio theme still grabs you, its propulsive rhythm hooking you in. And the matador guitar break (we’re guessing that was a Hackett contribution) still evokes an excited Ole! response. “The Hunter” rivals some of the ‘80s hits by Yes’ Howe-less 90125 lineup, and certainly some lesser Asia numbers (hello, “Wildest Dreams”) too. “Jekyll and Hyde” is a schizophrenic musical romp that taps the talents of both ax-men, Hackett lends a delicate acoustic intro to “Imagining,” and so-called fi llers “Here I Wait,” “You Can Still Get Through,” and “Reaching Out (Never Say No)” aren’t half-bad, either. Thirty years on, the two instrumental solo pieces are still our personal favorite GTR entries: Howe shines on the pretty “Sketches in the Sun” (a track he’s since recreated on stage and in studio), and Hackett gives a nod to his own “Hackett to Pieces” (from 1983’s Highly Strung) with vigorous workout “Hackett to Bits.” The refurbished disc wraps with a GTR mix for “The Hunter,” and single edits for both “When the Heart” and “The Hunter.” The expanded set’s second disc contains the whole of GTR’s July 19, 1986 show at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles. Recorded for radio broadcast and pressed later as part of the King Biscuit Flower Hour series, the concert demonstrates that Howe, Hackett, Bacon and friends were just as effective in front of an audience as they were behind studio glass. The set boasts almost all of GTR (with “When the Heart Rules the Mind” reserved for the rousing fi nale), but also draws material from the guitarists’ respective pasts: The ensemble offer respectful versions of Yes hit “Roundabout” (from 1971’s Fragile) and Genesis classic “I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)” (from 1973’s Selling England by the Pound). Hackett augments “Bits” with his own “Spectral Mornings,” while Howe brings his 1979 guitar-laden romp “Pennants” to the table. If you picked up GTR on tape or vinyl back in the day but skipped the initial CD pressing, now’s the time to ante up—particularly since this Esoteric package represents the sum total of the band’s output in a one bargain-priced digipak.Find GTR 2-CD Deluxe Expanded Edition at Amazon.com www.hackettsongs.com • www.stevehowe.com

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CLEVELAND REGGAE ARTIST CARLOS JONES TO BE HONORED Little Fish Records has announced that internationally acclaimed reggae artist, Carlos Jones, will be honored at the 4th Annual “In Celebration of – A Tribute to Carlos Jones” event, to be held on Sunday, November 22, at The Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland, Ohio 44110; 216-383-1124. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at www.beachlandballroom.com/tickets. Proceeds will go to support Purple Heart Homes and Cleveland Rocks – Past, Present, and Future. Doors open at 6 and the show begins at 7:00pm. The event was the brainchild of local folk artist / comedian – Charlie Wiener, who wanted to do something “to recognize and celebrate those who have fi lled the cultural coffers of our beloved Northeast Ohio, especially with their music - a little attaboy and a hat tip to those who give so much of themselves. It’s a lovefest and a big thank you hug to those who have contributed to the beauty and wonder that is our home.” Carlos Jones will be the fourth honoree after Alex Bevan, Pat Dailey, and Michael Stanley. He’ll be honored not only for his impact to our cultural heritage, but for his unending contribution of time to help end hunger, bring about understanding, and promote the concept of peace in and for our city, according to Wiener. The tribute will feature various groups performing and interpreting the music of Carlos Jones, including members of the PLUS Band, Umojah Nation, Dave Katz (from Ekoostik Hookah), Big Ship, Prayer Warriors, Colin Dussault, Alex Bevan, Robin Stone, and Outlaws I&I along with other special guests. PURPLE HEART HOMES was co-founded by two combat wounded Iraq veterans and provides housing solutions to all generations of qualifi ed Service Connected Disabled Veterans. They also enable and encourage communities to form Chapters to support their local veterans, and have implemented programs to renovate homes for veteran homeowners. www.phhusa.org

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A Shaman’s Miraculous Tools for Healing By Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D., with Anne O’Neill We all know people who have received a dire medical diagnosis. Perhaps we have had this experience ourselves. One response is to look for a miracle, willing the threatening illness to disappear. What we get instead in western medicine are drugs and invasive surgeries – often with serious side effects. However, there is another way. On the heels of his national bestselling One Spirit Medicine, published earlier this year, psychologist, medical anthropologist and practicing shaman Alberto Villoldo offers a rare glimpse into the mysteries of energy medicine. A Shaman’s Miraculous Tools for Healing shares 12 stories of desperate clients who stepped outside their comfort zone and gained far more than they bargained for. Each chapter alternates observations and treatment notes by Alberto with the fi rst-person account of each individual, as told to co-author Anne O’Neil. The clients reached out to Alberto for a variety of physical, mental and emotional ailments, and the treatments he applied demonstrate a different aspect of energy medicine. During private sessions, clients are taken on healing journeys unknown to modern science. The outcomes not only improve their health but also heal their souls and point them toward their destiny. A Shaman’s Miraculous Tools for Healing is ultimately about people realizing their own truth. When they embrace shamanic energy medicine, they begin a journey of healing and self-discovery – one they eventually understand they had always been seeking. In the end, these individuals came to know their authentic selves, and this realignment of body and soul resolved much of their original health crises and enabled them to change their lives.

About the Author: Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D. Medical anthropologist, has studied the shamanic healing

practices of the Amazon and Andes for more than 25 years. In 1984 he founded the Four Winds Society, which offers extensive education in the philosophy and practice of energy medicine, training students to become modern-day shamans. In his mid-20s Villoldo was the youngest clinical professor at San Francisco State University, where he founded and directed the Biological Self-Regulation Lab to investigate how visualization, energy and psychosomatic medicine change the chemistry of the brain. He soon realized that the microscope was the wrong instrument to answer the questions he was asking. Other scientists were already studying the hardware, Villoldo wanted to learn to reprogram the system. He heard stories about people in remote parts of the world who claimed to know such things, including the Inka in Peru – among the few remaining shamans. After initial research, Villoldo decided to personally investigate this ancient culture in order to learn about the 5,000-year-old energy medicine known for healing through Spirit and light. Recognizing this investigation would not be a part-time pursuit or brief sabbatical, Villoldo resigned his post at the university and traded his lab coat for hiking boots and a ticket to the Amazon.

Scattered throughout the remnants of the ancient Amazonian empire were a number of sages or “Earth Keepers” who practiced the ancestral healing methods. Alberto visited countless villages and met with scores of medicine men and women. The lack of a written body of knowledge meant that every village brought its own fl avor and style to the healing practices that still survived. For more than 10 years, Villoldo trained with the jungle medicine people. Along the way, he discovered that his journey into shamanism had been guided by his personal desire to become whole. He learned to transform old pain, grief, anger and shame into sources of strength and compassion. Villoldo later trekked the coast of Peru from the mysterious Nazca lines to the sacred Shimbe lagoons in the north. At Lake Titicaca, “The Sea on Top of the World,” Villoldo collected the stories and healing practices of people from whom, legends say, the Inka were born. Over the course of two decades with the shamans in the jungles and high mountains of the Andes, Alberto Villoldo discovered a set of sacred technologies that transform the body, heal the soul, and can change the way we live and die. He learned that we are more than fl esh and bone – we are absolutely fashioned of Spirit and light, surrounded by a Luminous Energy Field whose source is located in infi nity. This unending Luminous Energy Field exists in every cell of our bodies, acting as a matrix that maintains our physical and spiritual health and vibrancy … it is up to us to recognize and work with this gift to change the very nature of our living.Hampton Roads Publishing Company Release: November 1, 2015 Contact: [email protected]

Endorsements:“One of our most gifted teachers of shamanism and energy medicine offers us a fascinating book of profound and moving accounts of his clients’ healing journeys. This is a powerful manual for healers and also for anyone wanting to fully embrace and embody their health – body, mind, and soul. An extraordinary account of tapping into the inherent ability all of us have when we tune into the Spirit as our partner in healing. A classic.” —COLETTE BARON-REID, author of The Map: Finding the Magic and Meaning in the Story of Your Life

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Psych-K ~~ Read It. Try It. Change It. NOW! In nearly 20 years of practicing a wide range of holistic modalities and energetic readings in my Four-Directional Healing treatments, I have recently had the opportunity to experience something new, profound and life altering, through a Psych-K session. You’ve never heard of it, have you? Well, allow me to enlighten you……

As most of you well k now, I use concepts of Science of Mind, along with the Law of Attraction, and the guidance of some of the world’s greatest authors and educators in my healing work: Gregg Braden, Wayne Dyer, Bruce Lipton, Alberto Villoldo, Deepak Chopra, Abraham….The list is endless. All of these considerably signifi cant facilitators are very much in line with the teachings of Ernest Holmes and Science of Mind, and as we well know, the Truth is always repetitious. Whatever….Whoever….it takes to get our attention.For those times when the directive, “Healer, heal thyself” is nothing more than the suggestion to know who else to call in our fi eld who might be of assistance, I have my favorites. A friend of mine, Michael Ramsey of “Gateway Healing”, is one such ‘favorite’. Over the years, Michael has introduced me to some profound practices that FeatherTouch often invites him to offer here in our Mentor location. In Michael’s words, “Through our life experience we have adopted the belief that change is diffi cult and takes a long time—that we need to struggle. It’s just not true! We can choose today what we want our life experience to be.” “Why not choose what you want to believe and experience? If you want to know what your subconscious beliefs are—look at what you are manifesting in your life. Our lives directly refl ect our beliefs.” For many years, Michael Ramsey searched for how to positively direct change to the root cause of 95% of our thoughts, feeling and behaviors - our

unconscious beliefs. During this time, he experienced and utilized many powerful processes of transformation, but nothing as elegant and effective as PSYCH-K. It is a spiritual process guided by our subconscious and Superconscious (Higher Self). In other words, our subconscious and Superconscious are directing and giving permission throughout the entire process. We work with our subconscious mind towards a desired life experience instead of letting it run the show outside of our awareness. PYSHC-K utilizes a whole brain state and the immense processing and healing power of the subconscious mind. The conscious mind can only pay attention to 1 to 3 things at a time and process 40,000 bits of information every second. The subconscious mind records everything and can process 400,000,000 bits of information every second - that is like the speed of light. One of our limiting beliefs is that change is diffi cult and takes time. It’s just not true at the level of the subconscious. Our beliefs affect every area of our lives - self-esteem, relationships, physical health, money, stress level, etc. Where would you like to have a different experience of life? PSYCH-K is about being more fully you and stepping into the life experience you desire with the support of the subconscious mind. How does it get any better than that?

* Patricia Ann Dooms, known in some circles as “the Mentor from Mentor”, is a certifi ed holistic lifestyle mentor, practicing a variety of energy healing modalities which she has combined into her FeatherTouch 4-Directional Wellness Program. To learn more about FeatherTouch,…or if you are interested in either joining the monthly Science of Mind Study Group or setting up a Psych-K session with Michael Ramsey at our FeatherTouch location (Michael will also be here for a Psyche-K workshop on Oct. 24th), please contact us (Please see our ad on this page for contact information) .

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Attorney General DeWine Joins Prevent Blindness, Ohio Optical Dispensers Board to Stop Dangerous Sales of Cosmetic Contact Lenses Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, The Ohio Affi liate of Prevent Blindness, and the Ohio Optical Dispensers Board today warned consumers about the dangers of wearing decorative contact lenses without a valid prescription. “To be worn safely, decorative contacts should be sold with a prescription and dispensed by a licensed professional, even if they’re just part of your Halloween costume,” Attorney General DeWine said. “We’re encouraging all Ohioans to be careful this Halloween and not take any chances with their eyesight.” Legally, all contact lenses, including cosmetic or plano (no power) lenses, must be purchased with a prescription, but some cosmetic contacts are sold illegally online or in costume stores, tattoo parlors, beauty supply stores, gas stations, convenience stores, or thrift stores. Nancy Manns, Executive Director of the Ohio Optical Dispensers Board, says, “Illegal dispensing of cosmetic contact lenses remains a serious health problem, especially among teens, who may be lured into purchasing cosmetic contact lenses with the promise that they will ‘stand out’ among their friends because they are wearing color-changing or wild costume lenses. Little do they know that they may stand out for other reasons—perhaps because they have lost vision in an eye as a result of an infection from improper fi tting contact lenses.” Manns added, “At this time of year, when costume shops start to proliferate, it’s important for anyone who knows where illegal dispensing or selling of contact lenses is occurring to notify the Optical Dispensers Board. The Board will accept anonymous reports.” Ill-fi tting lenses can cause eye pain, bacterial infections, and corneal ulcers. One study found that wearing decorative lenses increased the risk for developing keratitis, a potentially blinding infection that causes an ulcer in the eye. This increased risk was over 16 times more likely than those seen in vision correcting (“regular”) lenses. “You may want to look like your favorite movie star or have a unique look for Halloween, but choosing to change the look of your eyes with contact lenses could cause a lot of damage to your eyesight if you do not get them without a prescription from your eye care professional. While these decorative contact lenses can add a fun fl ourish to a costume, they can also result in devastating eye infections, scarring and even blindness,” said Sherry Williams, President and CEO of The Ohio Affi liate of Prevent Blindness. “I’ve seen many young patients who were not aware of the dangers of these products and are now living with permanent vision loss,” said Thomas L. Steinemann, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology at Case Western Reserve University/MetroHealth Medical Center and a Prevent Blindness volunteer. “Parents should be on the alert to protect their children’s vision by assuring that their contact lenses are worn only under the supervision of an eye doctor.”

Prevent Blindness offers the following safety tips regarding cosmetic contact lenses:• Always visit a licensed eye care professional to be fi tted for cosmetic contact lenses.• Never buy contact lenses without a prescription.• Always clean and disinfect contact lenses according to instructions.• Always use water-soluble cosmetics or those labeled safe for use with contact lenses. Do not apply skin creams or moisturizers too close to the eyes.• Never wear opaque lenses if you have any problems with night vision.• Never share or trade your contact lenses with anyone.• Seek medical attention right away and remove your contact lenses if your eyes are red, have ongoing pain or discharge. Be watchful about your children’s or teens’ appearance. If they are wearing cosmetic contacts, question them about where they obtained them. Attorney General DeWine encourages Ohioans to report illegal sales of contact lenses to the Ohio Optical Dispensers Board at 614-466-9709. As a U.S. senator, DeWine sponsored the legislation that requires consumers to obtain a prescription from a licensed professional to purchase contact lenses, including corrective and non-corrective lenses.


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The clock is really clicking down to the wire now. I’m talking about me going to “debut” my guitar pipes at the big show in Denver Co. I’m all set except for a few more pipes to make and some stash boxes. The pipes seemed to have been consuming most of my time in the past few months and I have noticed that I must keep a vigilant eye on my repair work as well. I’ve been doing pretty good in the past few weeks about spending a particular amount of time each day to focus on my repairs. Just when I think I’m getting caught up and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel a few things will walk through the door and it will set me right back where I was the week before. It can be a bit challenging to be doing 3 and 4 things at one time, but I couldn’t imagine it any other way. It is good practice for me to force myself to get things done (repair wise) everyday, so that I don’t slip into a complacent state and not work on something just because I had a diffi cult time with it the last time I worked on it. It’s like falling off a horse. You still have to get back on him and ride him home (or wherever you might be going if you’re a cowboy riding a horse). In the past I would “step back” from a job and regroup for a week or two to try to refocus my “chi” so that I can actually see the repair as it would look when it’s fi nished . Sometimes that “vision” wouldn’t come for a very long time. By using my new method of working on the repair every day, I have developed a way to force myself to “see” the repair now instead of waiting for the “chi” to line up. Two things have happened because of this. I have been getting many more repairs done much faster than in the past and I seem to have more happy customers too. Even though the pipes have been taking a huge amount of time I fi nd it now relaxing to be able to set aside 3-4 hrs everyday to repair instruments. It is becoming an escape from the repetitious nature of the small manufacturing business. For some reason now that I tell myself that I only have 3 hrs to work on something, I focus very intently on the project at hand and by doing so I am able to get it done faster than my old method. I used to think I had all the time in the world to fi x something. I could work on it as much as I needed to get it done. That sometimes proved to be much too long and not very effi cient. I could never charge the customer the full amount for my time and I was spinning my wheels on getting anything done quickly. Now every minute has to be moving in the right direction because I only have so much time everyday to work on it. I have to admit that it is diffi cult to keep up the routine without slacking off the regime to put something else in its way. I just have to

put on my “blinders” every morning and push through the day. My lovely wife, great son and other friends have stepped up to help me get things done around the shop and that has been a blessing. I have been trying to make 20 pipes a day and if you knew how many individual processes that are involved in the making of the pipe, you could understand why I have been working 15 hrs a day just to keep up that pace.

Short videos are being collected of all the processes so that I can run them all together in a fast time format to show everyone what it takes to produce these “awesome works of art” as some people have called them. When I fi rst started full time on them in about the end of August I was having a hard time completing 10 a day. Now I’m making 20 with no problem and am not far from turning the corner on producing 30 a day by myself. The only problem is that I don’t want to be married to 15 hr a day job. I would like to have a little free time to enjoy life. I have been able to create many new techniques with small and simple jigs to help speed up the process. I always love when necessity meets the “Mother of Invention” and new

techniques are born. Faster and more reliable repeat ability are things that I am constantly looking for. At this point I’m leaning towards the belief that the ole hand methods that I use are faster and almost as reliable as a CNC machine. With my methods there is little or no material waste and the cost per unit is low. I’m also creating jobs (even if they are quite menial) and putting real humans to work. Of course I know that you don’t have to stop and feed the CNC and it can work 24 hrs a day and not even stop to go to the bathroom, but I like to keep up my skill levels by practicing motor skills and perfecting my wood working abilities. It’s also fun to teach others those abilities. It’s what I believe all luthiers and other woodworkers strive to reach. There is a certain gift that is given back to me with every accomplished task that I perform. I can’t believe that I would feel that energy if all my products were produced with an automated machine that I fl ipped a switch on and told it what to do. I know that is old fashion and not very practicable in today’s economy , but I still sleep better and I don’t have to learn all the new shit when the old way still works fi ne, just maybe a little slower. Well it’s time for me to go fi x another guitar or build another pipe, (the slow way) and I know there is probably something else that I should be doing too, but I forgot what it was at the moment, so I will leave you all for now in the hopes that I have helped or enlightened your day in any small way that I can. Please remember, till next time...... “Stay in Tune”

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PAN Warner Brothers | PG | 111 min The legend and subsequent fi lms featuring the boy who refused to grow up, Peter Pan, have been in the public imagination for decades and scores of productions. In all of these incarnations have you ever wondered just what the backstory might be, how did Peter Pan come to be what he is? How did he and Captain Hook meet? Nope. And frankly neither did I. And even more frankly I don’t care anymore than I did before I saw the latest version, PAN. To be honest I’ve never really been a huge fan of this particular franchise besides being disturbingly attracted to Cathy Rigby and Tinkerbell but it can most certainly hold the promise of a reasonably entertaining fi lm.Not this time. You see, like so many fi lms in the past few years this is a prequel, meaning a tale to fi ll in questions and answers about how the characters came to be. I often enjoy this kind of thing and it’s not that that ruined PAN for me. My beef lies within the fact that the story is insipid, the script clumsy and the acting shockingly bad. Our little fl ashback begins in World War 2 era London as a tearful young woman is leaving her little baby on the steps of a desolate looking Orphanage. Flash forward 12 years and we fi nd the youngster living in poverty with the other orphans at the mercy of the overbearing and cruel nuns who run the place. The children live in relative squalor and without any decent food or niceties that children should have. Soon Peter and his buddy fi nd out why when they stumble across a treasure trove of stolen food clothing and money that these conniving nuns have embezzled and squirreled away in the basement of the orphanage. Abruptly, apparently abandoning that storyline, strange creatures come from the sky and carry many of the boys off to a fl oating pirate ship ruled by none other than Blackbeard the pirate. (Hugh Jackman). After a long and surprisingly non exciting chase scene the boys are delivered, by the evil pirate, as slaves in some sort of mining operation. That’s where Peter makes the acquaintance of a rogue named Hook, another captive who suspects that because Pete can fl y that he might just be a hero from a prophecy destined to free the good guys from the bad guys. The “reluctant Messiah from legend” is one of the oldest plot devices in fantasies. Of course all the kid wants to do is to fi nd his mother who is a fairy queen or something like that.

Let me be clear, it is a rare movie that has absolutely no redeeming quality and here it’s the cinematography and special effects. While the almost non-stop action is pointless, everything looks nice. The fl ying ships the lair of Neverland the mermaids fairies etc. are all very nice

examples of fantasy art. Of course as I often mentioned you can only look at a piece of art for so long before you get bored, and that boredom should set in after about 20 minutes. Worse, however, then the boredom is the acting especially of two of the main characters, Blackbeard and Hook (Garrett Hedlund). We know Jackman to be a competent actor so one could blame this on bad direction. I suppose that could possibly also be said for Hedlund, but he really turns in one of the worst performances I’ve seen in any fi lm. So bottom line, even though Peter Pan can fl y this load of rubbish laid down by terrible writing and even worse acting never gets off the ground.

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CRIMSON PEAKSUniversal | R | 159 min Ok friends. I’m really not looking forward to this. Yes, yes it’s the Halloween issue and I probably should pick one of the current crop of horror movies to review.There are a slew of them. Vin Diesel starring in The Last Witch Hunter promises to be a special effects and noise fest, The Green Inferno, a gruesome tale of teenagers being tortured and eaten by cannibals, the latest incarnation of Paranormal Activity, one of the worst fi lms ever, Diabolical, one of those turds where a young couple moves into an old house and oh my God! Demons, demons and more demons! There is Goosebumps, kids against spooks and there is my random selection, CRIMSON PEAKS. Frankly, despite the promise of pure gross out, I’d have picked the cannibal movie but for the extremely small distribution. Well, I think I probably made a good decision. More than any other

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genre horror is populated by a handful of really extraordinary fi lms fl oating in a vast ocean of sewage. According to its description mystery and romance are on the roster along with the spooks. Not only that but it turns out to be a period piece set in the age of steam and crossing the ocean between the USA and England. Edith (Mia Wasakowska) guards the threshold of her father’s business empire by day and works on her dream of writing a great romance/ghost novel by night. One day she makes the acquaintance of Tom, (Tom Hiddleston) a dashing young man who

appears to have come all the way from Great Britain seeking fi nancial support for his dream, a steam powered device that will extract red clay from the ground for brick making. That must have been a big deal in the 19th century. Edith’s Father is unimpressed with both the device and the young man but Tom and the fl edgling author soon fall in love. There is another character in this little drama, Tom’s creepy sister and it’s not long before it becomes clear but the siblings are up to no good. Upon learning of this swindle, father confronts Tom and writes him a check instructing him never to see Edith again. Before this arrangement is known by anyone else the old man is brutally murdered. With the evil secret still intact the three return to England where the young couple takes up residence in the family’s derelict old mansion. Things go from strange to terrifying as more and more of siblings dark plans begin to unfold. This might have been just a mystery but for the inclusion of a few very frightening ghosts that turn up along the way, even though they are not the main thrust of the story. I fi nd myself extremely surprised at the high quality of this fi lm especially during the Halloween season when the cinematic garbage trucks backup to the gates of the theaters. It made sense when I found out the fi lm is by Guillermo del Toro a writer and director with a reputation for quality work even in the macabre. Even though it probably won’t appeal to the 14 year old fans of Freddy and Jason this is a well acted, well written and intriguing fi lm with a few shocking sequences.

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Halloween: Hard work!

I like playing gigs on Halloween! Everyone’s in a party mood, the girls are wearing sexy costumes, and when I’m wearing a mask, if I play a wrong note, maybe no one knows who I am! But I mainly like to play gigs on Halloween, because, otherwise, Halloween is just too hard! Here’s a look at Halloween through the ages…. Age 3: You are amazed that, after begging and screaming and cajoling your parents all year for the smallest piece of candy, people are piling handfuls of the stuff into your trick-or-treat bag (which you fi nd out at the end of the evening had a hole in it!) You can’t see out of your costume. You lost your shoes in the mud. You’re cold and you have to go to the bathroom. Age10: You’ve got it all fi gured out. Your costume is built for speed. You’ve got your best running shoes on. You use specially reinforced carbonite candy

bags, and you have extra bags hidden under your costume. You know which houses give out the good stuff, and which ones give out the yucky fruit. You can cover 150 houses in an hour. Scoring 50 pounds of candy is not unusual, and it’ll all be eaten by November 15!

Age 18: If you’re a boy, you’re too cool to even wear a costume, but not too cool to go out and beg for candy, in between tp’ing houses and dodging the police. And you start to notice that the girls look pretty good in their sexy costumes!

Age 30: You are now a parent. You spend a horror-fi lled evening dealing with costume malfunctions, car traffi c, lost toddlers, unsafe candy and real monsters lurking in the bushes. You wish you and your kids were safely inside your home, watching the world series!

Age 50+: You’re cold and you have to go to the bathroom!* * * So, try to have a Happy Halloween! Girls, keep wearing those sexy costumes! I’ll hopefully be playing music at a gig. And I’ll try to play the right notes!

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Every once in a while, however long a while actually is, I fi nd myself having a moment! Now this whole ‘moment’ thing is a little vague I think, fi rst I have a ‘while’, then I get to have a ‘moment’! No one really knows how long a ‘while’ is, and no one knows what kind of ‘moment’ I might have! So…this means I have to wait for a ‘while’, no matter if I want to or not, or how long or short it will be, I have to wait for it before I can know what kind of ‘moment’ I’m going to have? Now this could be a good moment or a bad moment! The problem with ‘moments’ are that if you actually get to have a good moment, nine times out of ten you’ll run into someone having a bad time which turns into a bad moment for them, and they can turn your good moment into a bad time also, which makes it a bad moment for you as well! This is not fair because if you want to have a bad moment you can usually get one of those just by peeing on somebody’s shoes! To really enhance the experience pee on their shoes while they’re wearing them, and get a little on their pant legs too if you want to make it a reeeally bad ‘moment’ in a hurry! So then this means that I have to wait for a ‘while’ that I don’t know how long or short will be, in order to know if I’ll have a good moment or a bad moment! AND… if I get to have a good ‘moment’ and someone else has a bad ‘moment’ and then talks to me, they’ll turn my good ‘moment’ into a bad time then we’ll both be having a bad

‘moment’! Moments have a beginning and an end whether good or bad, and we don’t want good moments to end but can’t wait for bad moments to. However, in my own little world, where everybody loves me, I can also have ‘strange’ moments, good or bad, and even good or bad weird, odd, ab-n-n-normal, stupid and crazy moments too, and I’m not kidding either! Another thing about moments is that you need to share them in order to gain the moments perspective, and sharing a good moment with others having a good moment will turn into a reeeally good moment, but sharing a good moment with a room full of bad moment people, like Geezers in an old Geezer home or crazy patients in a crazy home, will turn your good moment into a bad time thus a bad moment! There is no guarantee that you’ll have a crazy moment if you’re crazy, but it helps if you are and I should know! Regardless if I’m having a strange, weird, odd, crazy, stupid, ab-n-n-normal, or a way out there moment, or even all of them at the same time, which has happened, I do my best to make it a good moment by having fun with it and you should too! That’s why you love me and I’m not kidding either!

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