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table of contents
feature
Conmoto Trench Festival ..........................................................PAGES 15-18
movies
The Science Of Sleep (movie review) ................................................. PAGE 6
Movies In Theatres This Week ....................................................PAGES 6-10
Seen, Heard, Noted & Quoted ............................................................ PAGE 7
The Turning (interview) ...................................................................... PAGE 9
The Departed (movie review)........................................................... PAGE 10
at home
The Proposition (DVD review) .......................................................... PAGE 11
Brothers And Sisters (TV review) ..................................................... PAGE 12
Video Games .................................................................................. PAGE 12
Johnny Cash: The Biography (book review) ..................................... PAGE 19
food
Hot Shots Bakery ............................................................................ PAGE 14
music
Shawn Mullins (Freebird Live).......................................................... PAGE 20
Chris McCarty Band (Freebird Live) ................................................. PAGE 21
Dirty Gringos (Twisted Sisters) ........................................................ PAGE 22
Music Calendar ........................................................................PAGES 22-26
Chase Capo (interview) ................................................................... PAGE 23
Chroma (interview) ......................................................................... PAGE 24
Shrug Records (interview) ............................................................... PAGE 25
arts / theatre / on stage
Dorothy The Dinosaur (interview) .................................................... PAGE 13
Grossology (MOSH) ........................................................................ PAGE 13
Anomoly Craft Revolution (interview) ............................................... PAGE 19
Menopause: The Musical (FCCJ Artist Series) ................................. PAGE 26
Arts Calendar ...........................................................................PAGES 27-28
Murder Mystery Theatre (Dave & Busters) ....................................... PAGE 27
The Brothers Tummy (Screen Arts Gallery) ...................................... PAGE 28
Mikolean Morgan Longacre (art exhibit) ........................................... PAGE 29
columns and stuff
The Jock ......................................................................................... PAGE 29
NASCAR news & notes ................................................................... PAGE 30
on the cover: cover art by Mark George
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thisweek
thursday OCTOBER 5
THE TOSSERS
The Tossers
Raised on the South Side of Chicago which is known for its huge
Irish Catholic community, The Tossers emerged in the early 90¹s
with their own brew of Celtic music fueled by a love of traditional
folk songs and punk rock fury.
Fuel Coffeehouse – 8 pm
Info: 425-3835
The 5 Browns
Since deciding to cast their lot together as a piano quintet, the
young, charming and talented Brown siblings have sparked interest
in fans of all ages and musical persuasions with their renditions of
classical favorites played on fi ve Steinway grand pianos. Florida
Theatre - 7:30 pm
Info: 355-2787
Trace Adkins, Billy
Currington And
Jason Aldean
CMT On Tour Returns For
Its Fifth Consecutive Year
With Another Blockbuster
line-up which launches in
Jacksonville.
Jacksonville Arena -
7:30pm
Tickets: 353-3309
Chroma
Chroma is a band
dedicated to creating
honest, free-spirited
music. Their musical styles
range from funk/fusion to
folk and electronica. The band recently relocated to Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania from Jacksonville. Read story on page 24 to see
what’s happened since they left Jax. They will back in town playing
at Sun Dog Diner on the 5th at 9:30 pm, The Green Turtle Tavern in
Fernandina Beach on the 8 th at 4 pm and Ocean 60 at Atlantic Beach
on the 12 th at 9 pm.
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TRACE ADKINS
OCTOBER 5 - 7
Violin virtuoso
Midori with the
Jacksonville
Symphony
The Jacksonville
Symphony Orchestra
will be joined by one of
the premier artists of
our time, as Midori takes
center stage with the
JSO in the Brahms Violin
Concerto. One of the
most anticipated events of
the season, this will be Midori’s fi rst appearance
with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. “This
is an opportunity to see one of the most talented
prodigies, now matured into a complete artist
of deep musicianship,” said JSO Music Director
and Principal Conductor Fabio Mechetti.
Thursday - 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday - 8:00
p.m
Jacoby Symphony Hall at the Times-Union
Center, Info: 662-6731
Comedian Alex Reymundo
Alex is most remembered as one of the Original
Latin Kings of Comedy along with George Lopez ,
Cheech Marin, Paul Rodriguez and Joey Medina.
Alex just landed a deal to have his Television
Special “Hick-Spanic” air on Showtime and Comedy Central.
The Atlantic Theatres Comedy Club – Thursday - 8 pm, Friday
& Saturday – 9 pm. Info and tickets: 249-PLAY
(7529)
Fall Home & Patio Show
A huge building full of people and businesses showing
off their wares.
Prime F.Osborn Convention Center
Info: 630-4000
friday
OCTOBER 6
The Vibrators
The Vibrators are a long-lived British
punk rock band, formed in 1976. In
their long career the Vibrators have
toured with the likes Of Iggy Pop, Ian
Hunter, The Flaming Groovies, Die Toten
Hosen and are now celebrating 30 years of
making records and touring.
Jack Rabbits – 8 pm
OCTOBER 5 - 8
THE VIBRATORS
THE RAYGUN GIRLS
THE CHEETAH GIRLS WILL BE AT THE
JACKSONVILLE VETERANS
MEMORIAL ARENA THIS MONDAY.
American Devils -The Mourning
Wood - The Raygun Girls- Pale
Horse
The Raygun Girls have currently joined forces
with Pale Horse to lay waste to the East
Coast on The Tour of Northern Aggression.
The two bands make a unique package, with
their differing styles. Pale Horse is a rough
edged kill-em all Hard Rock/Metal band. The
Raygun Girls is a sleek, tight, sexy Hard Rock/
Industrial group. Both groups have crunching
guitars, blazing solos, melodies to sink your
teeth into, along with in-your-face vocals. The
show appeals to all types of Rock audiences,
with the power, sweat and groove of NY Metal.
The French Quarter - 8 pm
First Friday Art Walks in St. Augustine
Enjoy the latest exhibits, music, entertainment and refreshments
at more than 20 participating galleries. Tours begin at Rembrandtz
Fine Gifts for Fun People, 131 King Street. Galleries are open from 5
to 9 p.m. Free shuttles run on a continuous loop every 30 minutes.
Info: 829.0065 or visit www.staugustinegalleries.com.
Record Release Party for Shana David
New Label Shrug Records is having a record release party for
Shana David’s new record, “Terminally Bourgeios”. Special guests
Heavy Flow and Dumptruck. The new 7 inch disc
will be available for sale and comes with a free
shrug tee. Read story on page 25.
Yesterday’s Social Club - 10p.m.
OCTOBER 6 - 8
The Ninth Annual Greek Festival
The festival features a delicious assortment of
Greek foods, pastries and beverages and non-stop
entertainment with live Greek music by the Hellenic
Band of Jupiter and traditional Greek dances by the
Nisiotes dance troupe. St. Augustine Amphitheatre,
Friday, 4 - 9 p.m., Saturday, 11 am -9 pm and
Sunday, noon - 6 p.m, Info: 823-5906 or visit
www.holytrinitygoa.org/greekfest/.

saturday OCTOBER 7 sunday OCTOBER 8
Surf Jam Surf Contest
Family-oriented surf contest at the Jacksonville Pier, Jacksonville
Beach, 8 am – 4 pm
Info: 249-1201
Bust Busters, Inc. Annual Hat Extravaganza and
Brunch
You will enjoy the latest fashions in women and men hats and
accessories, a hat parade, gourmet brunch and silent auction. All
while supporting breast cancer education and support services.
“Wear your favorite Hat” door prizes and awards will be given for
the best hats in the parade. Ticket donation $25 in advance $35 at
the door.
The Haskell Building - 111 Riverside Avenue 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Info: Mary Williams - 705-3618
Conmoto Trench Festival
One ticket gets you into all the venues with 40 local bands
performing. This is the seventh Conmoto Trench Festival
since 1994 and it is still Jacksonville’s largest local
music festival. Featuring Jacksonville’s best bands
in downtown’s hottest clubs, this is your chance to
experience the culture that hides in the trenches of
this fi ne city. The Trench Festival benefi ts Habijax, the
Jacksonville branch of Habitat for Humanity. Venues
included: TSI, Burrito Gallery, Moon Colony Razorblade,
London Bridge, and Dive Bar - 1 pm-10 pm. Tickets $12
advance at Moon Colony Razorblade Downtown, Inertia
Records in 5 Points and Vinyl Frontier in San Marco. See
complete schedule of events on pages 15-18. www.
trenchfest.com.
Emma Concert Series – “Carmen”
Enjoy the story of the passionate gypsy Carmen brought
to life by William Soleau’s choreographed dramatic ballet set to
the beautiful and evocative music of George Bizet. Flagler College
Auditorium on Granada Street in St. Augustine - 8 pm. Tickets: $18.
Info: 797-2800.
The Last Stand: Round 2 Fighting Game Tournament
Jacksonville-based fi ghting game tournament, where players from
all over the southeast will compete in games such as Marvel Vs
Capcom 2, Street fi ghter 3: 3 rd strike, Guilty Gear Slash, and Capcom
Vs SNK 2. Signups are at 10am, and the cost to compete is 10
dollars per-game. This price will go toward the 1 st through 3 rd place
winnings, which will be split 70/20/10 per game, and it includes
entry to the bar and lunch.
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New York Jets
Alltel Stadium 4:05 p.m.
Contact: 904-633-2000
3rd Family Fest at UNF
This fun-fi lled event is hosted by UNF Child Development
Research Center and the UNF Nature Trails. Activities include:
12:30: A talk by Andrei Codrescu, nationally known author
and NPR commentator, 1:30pm - 4pm: An interactive musical
experience with Bella Voce; Frances Keiser, author of the
“Pelican Pete” children`s books; and local children`s author
Gigi Morales David; storytellers; craft and nature projects;
canoeing; games; nature scavenger hunt; parachute activity;
pinata; and face painting. Suggested donation: $3/child, $5/
adult, or $10 for the entire family.
University of North Florida Nature Trails (rainy day location also
available) 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm
Info: 620-2372
LOVE ARCADE
Love Arcade
Evoking comparisons to everyone from Beck and Weezer, to
The Flaming Lips and Supergrass, Love Arcade’s debut is a
self-made explosion of style and creativity fused with an ability
to never take itself too seriously. In fact, Snowhite is even
known to rock a white suit and some fl uffy white angel wings
while on stage – funny and satirical without every being too
jokey.
Jack Rabbits – 8 pm
Info: 398-7496
monday OCTOBER 9
The Cheetah Girls with Special Guest Miley
Cyrus as Hannah Montana
No, they are not a group of strippers (i.e. Pussycat Dolls). In
fact, they are another Disney creation based on a best selling
series of young adult books, “The Cheetah Girls” by Deborah
Gregory. The book series is about a girl singing group who
seek to be discovered and become famous which was made
into a fi lm about four teenage girls in New York seeking a
record deal. Due to the popularity of the fi lm, Disney formed
a singing group with three of the lead actresses, also named
“The Cheetah Girls”. Unfortunately if you don’t already have
tickets and are not willing to shell out big bucks to a scalper,
then you will not be witness to this spectacle.
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena – 7 pm
NOW IT’S OVERHEAD
Now It’s Overhead
The indie rock band based in Athens, GA, is fronted by singer/
songwriter Andy LeMaster, who has long lent his talents to Bright
Eyes. Now It’s Overhead are currently on tour supporting their third
album, “Dark Light Daybreak” released on September 12.
Cafe Eleven, St. Augustine - 8:30P Info: 469-9311
OCTOBER 10 tuesday
Lennon with Vagabond and Locust Grove
Lennon Murphy is a voluptuous teenage vixen with a penchant for
bawdy lyrics and dark metal riffs.
Jack Rabbits – 8 pm
Ticket Price:$10, Info: 398-7496
WWE Smackdown
See Smackdown Superstars Including: WWE Main Event, Batista
& Lashley vs. “King” Booker & Finlay, Gregory Helms, R. Kennedy,
William Regal Plus Your Favorite ECW Superstars: RVD, Big Show,
Sabu, Sandman, Tommy Dreamer, Paul Heyman. WWE presents
two exciting televised shows live under the same roof on the same
night at the Veterans Memorial Arena - 7:30 pm.
Tickets: $60, $40, $30, $20, Call: 353-3309 or www.
Ticketmaster.com,
An Evening with Garrison Keillor – Lake
Wobegon Days
Spend an intimate evening with this best-selling author, humorist
and radio personality as he shares his wit and wisdom. Keillor is
best known as the founder and host of “A Prairie Home Companion”
and subject of the recently released feature fi lm by award-winning
director, Rober Altman.
Times Union Center, Moran Theatre 7:30pm
Tickets:$27.50 to $75.00
Call: 632-3373 or order online at www.artistseries.fccj.org.
wednesday
OCTOBER 11
Charlie Musselwhite
It’s Charlie’s mix of wild country abandon seasoned by years of
playing urban electric blues in Chicago that spurs the likes of Ben
Harper, Tom Waits and Gov’t Mule to welcome Musselwhite onto
their stages and records. That same brash, blues/rock rebel vibe
was Dan Aykroyd’s inspiration for his Elwood Blues persona, and
it’s what has won Musselwhite a pile of blues awards and earned
the admiration and respect of his own heroes: Howlin’ Wolf, John
Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters. Read more on page 21.
Cafe 11 Info: 469-9311
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movies opening this week
THE DEPARTED This is Martin Scorsese’s tribute
/ remake of Hong Kong fi lmmaker Felix Chong’s Wu
jian dao –a classic of the genre. The story deals with
two men from opposite sides of the law. They are
each undercover for their organizations. One agent is
undercover for the Irish Mafi a with the Boston State
Police and one agent is undercover with the Irish Mafi a.
There’s a rat in the police unit and the Irish Mafi a. The
two moles are dispatched to fi ne the moles in their
organization. Of course, they are the moles. It stars
Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon as the moles and
Jack Nicholson as the mob boss. Rated R
EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH At a large warehouse
style superstore, employees strive to win the
“Employee of The Month” award with minimal benefi ts,
like a picture on the wall. Zack Bradley (Cane Cook)
who is a box boy and Vince Downey (Dax Shepard)
a cashier are two competitve employees. Vince has
won EOTM seventeen consecutive times. Zack is a
slacker but popular with his colleagues. Amy (Jessica
Simpson) is a new cashier who only dates EOTM
winners. Zack and Vince compete to get Amy’s
attention. Zack suddenly realizes that Vince is winning
Amy’s heart, so he knows that the only way to win
Amy’s attention is to win EOTM.. Comedic situation
ensue. Rated PG-13
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING
How many TTCM can New Line crank out? There is
no limit. This prequel tries to explain the killer’s lust for
blood splatter as hapless travelers are on a trip prior
to going to Vietnam– Taylor Handley and Eric Bomer,
with their girlfriends Diora Baird and Jordana Brewster.
Suddenly, the car crashes and the group call the town
sheriff, (R. Lee Emrey) a ringer who feeds the killer
victims. Varoom, the chainsaw cranks up and blood
splatters. Get the plastic sheets, this is going to be
messy. Rated R
now showing
ALL THE KINGS MEN Based on Robert Penn
Warren’s classic novel, this remake involves a thinly
veiled chronicle of Huey Long’s long corrupt reign as
Louisiana’s Governor disguised as the character Willie
Stark. Sean Penn plays Stark, with Jude Law, Anthony
Hopkins, Kate Winslet, and Mark Ruffalo playing the
principal characters. Directed by Steven Zaillian from
an adapted screenplay by Robert Penn Warren. Rated
PG-13
BARNYARD: THE ORIGINAL PARTY ANIMALS Down
on the farm when the land owner is away the animals
play. As things escalate out of control, someone has to
take charge of the animal house. Otis (voiced by Kevin
James) gets the job of taming the wild barnyard bunch.
Rated PG
THE BLACK DAHLIA Based on the sensational
unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short in the 1940s Los
Angeles. Smart was a wannabe actress who lived off
the kindness of others, and attended Hollywood parties
trying to make contacts. Her grizzly murder caused a
sensation and she was dubbed the Black Dahlia by the
press. Based on James Elroy’s novel, Brian De Palma
directed the fi lm with Josh Hartnett playing the primary
detective in the case, Dwight Bucky Bleichert. Bucky
discovers that his girlfriend Kay Lake (Scarlett
Johansson) had ties with Short. Then his investigation
leads him to uncover corruption within the police
department. Rated R
THE COVENANT Directed by Renny Harlin, this horror
tale involves four young men who are associated with
a supernatural force. They are tasked with stopping
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the science of sleep
movie review
BY RICK GRANT rickgrant01@comcast.net
B+ Rated R 105 min
A kaleidoscope of surrealistic images characterize
this art fi lm, written and directed by Michel
Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ).
Gael Garcia Bernal (Motorcycle Diaries) stars as an
artist, Stephane Miroux–a Mexican living in Paris.
Stephane exists on the outer fringe of full-scale
schizophrenia. He lives in a dreamworld that is diffi -
cult to distinguish from his reality. In fact, Stephane’s
dream world crosses over into his creative artistic
consciousness.
When Stephane’s mother gets him a job in
Paris, Stephane is shocked to learn it’s a mundane
position in a girlie calendar company, where he is
relegated to pasting-up the lettering for the calendar.
Stephane shows his boss his artistic idea for the
calendar using his art work, which depicts shocking
images of various disasters. His boss dismisses
his art as depressing and not suited for calendars.
Shattered and discouraged, Stephane retreats to his
dream world where he controls his own destiny.
asleep at the switch
Can it be a surprise that the quirky writer/director
Michel Gondry of The Science of Sleep got
his start fi lming Björk music videos? Like Spike
Lee and David Fincher, he parlayed his music
video experience as a director into work on feature
fi lms as a director. His fi rst fi lm, Human Nature
got largely tepid reviews in 2001, but his second
try at feature length directing was Eternal Sunshine
of the Spotless Mind, which was critically
acclaimed. The script worked well with Gondry’s
cinematic tricks and ability to play with the viewer’s
perceptions. The Science of Sleep is fi rst fi lm
that Gondry both wrote and directed. When asked
what took him so long to present a fi lm that came
purely from his own vision of the world Gondry
replied that he’d only just gotten the confi dence
but that “as I went along and did more work, I
realized I had things to say and wanted to go
deeper into expressing my own voice. I’d always
Although his work-a-day world is not what he
imagined, he meets the girl next door, Stephanie
(Charlotte Gainsbourg) and falls in love with her. But
he is so strange and his conversation is so disconnected,
at fi rst, he alienates Stephanie. However,
after a few more encounters, Stephanie is intrigued
by this eccentric artist. Nonetheless, Stephanie has
a hard time communicating with Stephane, who says
inappropriate things out of the blue, which freaks her
out.
Bernal masterfully portrays Stephane’s childlike
persona and odd but enthusiastic behavior.
Ultimately, Stephane’s charming whimsy captivates
Stephanie, who loves his imaginative inventions that
only work is his dream world, like his time machine
and electric razor creature. Stephanie is also an artist.
She crafts original stuffed toys, which Stephane
robotizes with motors. In many ways, like their
names, Stephane and Stephanie have a lot in common–a
tendency to dwell in a special ethereal realm
apart from the consensus reality.
been expressing my voice
alongside somebody else’s,
and felt the need to put more
of myself out there…One of
the reasons I really wanted
to do The Science of Sleep
was not to have to question
my ideas on an intellectual
level. When I work with other
people, I have to use words.
It’s more limiting to the process
to have to convey my
ideas that way. If you want to
create something, hoping it
will go beyond yourself, you
can’t question every step of
the process. It may seem contradictory, but the fact
that I’m the only one to make the decisions allows
me to have less control of things. I want my instinct
Gondry created a metaphysical world in which
to place his characters and only asks his audience to
keep an open mind. If anyone could relate to Stephane’s
surrealistic consciousness, it’s Stephanie. But
she is more pragmatic than Stephane, who seems
too emotionally sensitive to pull off a long term
relationship with Stephanie. He walks that fi ne line
between sanity and madness–yet, his creative energy
saves him from himself and keeps him loosely
connected to Stephanie.
Charlotte Gainsbourg’s keenly insightful portrayal
of Stephanie compliments Bernal’s joyful trips
into fancy and imagination as Stephane, who grows
on the viewer after his richly developed dream world
enhances his charm. The fi lm is interspersed with
some delightful animations which pop up when you
least expect them.
The characters speak French and English with
Bernal mixing Spanish with his French and English,
which is sometimes confusing, but overall, adds an
international overview to the fi lm. It’s doubtful that
Stephane and Stephanie could have an emotionally
satisfying relationship. His bizarre behavior
gives Stephanie cause for concern and puts a wall
between her real affection for him and her acting on
this feeling.
Many artists and writers creatively exist in their
altered states of consciousness when they paint
or write. But Stephane lives in this world 24/7. For
him it’s a line he crosses daily, making working a
regular job extremely hard for him. His mind is off
on creative tangents while he is supposed to being
productive and fi nishing his work. People like this
need caretakers and friends who understand them
and protect them from the outside world. Stephane’s
stunning art comes from that world, which gives him
his images and ideas.
Indeed, Stephanie could play that role if she
was willing to love Stephane, unconditionally-- truly
understanding the unique way his mind worked. But
can she overcome her doubts and have enough patience
and selfl essness to play Stephane’s lover and
protector? This is the fundamental question Gondry
asks in his screenplay. Since Stephane hovers on the
brink of schizophrenia and could crossover at any
time, Stephanie would have to understand that she
could lose him to this insidious mental illness.
In every connotation of the term, “art fi lm,” this
movie is thought provoking and will please devotees
of this esoteric genre of cinema. Hopefully, other
mainstream moviegoers will take a chance and see
it.
to be more in control and my intellect to be less in
control, allowing me to have ideas, images, and
concepts without having to justify why.”

seen. heard. noted. and quoted.
WHO’S YOUR DADDY?
Paparazzo Larry Birkhead fi led a paternity suit against Anna
Nicole Smith, demanding that she return to California with
newborn daughter Dannielynn Hope to submit to paternity
and drug tests. In his petition, Birkhead alleges that Smith
was addicted to methadone and that her lawyer Howard
K. Stern--who announced last week that he was the father
of the TrimSpa spokeswoman’s child--was facilitating her
habit.
BOURNE TO BE WILD
Producers of The Bourne Ultimatum, the third installment of the Matt Damon-as-amnesiac spy fl ick,
have extended an offer to Gael Garcia Bernal to become the fi lm’s bad guy, per the Hollywood Reporter.
The story centers on Jason Bourne discovering an unknown connection to his past and becoming
tangled up with a rival super killer. Deja vu?
QUEER EYE FOR THE CANDLE GUY
Elton John teamed up with Bath & Body Works to launch his own
line of candles and home fragrance products for the store, dubbed
the Fireside Collection. Proceeds will benefi t the Elton John AIDS
Foundation, with reps saying the signature fragrance will be based
on vanilla bean, smoky cedar wood and a heaping helping of gay.
GEORGE LOONEY
George Clooney told Vanity Fair of his plan to either thwart paparazzi
credibility or live out every man’s fantasy: “I want to spend every
single night for three months going out with a different famous actress.
You know, Halle Berry one night, Salma Hayek the next, and
then walk on the beach holding hands with Leonardo DiCaprio.”
Hey, not Elton John?
SUDS SOURED
Weezer fi led suit against the Miller Brewing Company, alleging the ale makers unlawfully used their
name in a string of print ads in 2004 that were “grossly misleading and deceptive” and that the group
suffered millions in damages as a result. The band also said they initially thought the ads were kind of
hot, but now they say Miller is not less fi lling.
DO THE CRIME–DO THE TIME
Joseph Yacteen, the man who shot and wounded “Walking in Memphis” singer Marc Cohn during a
2005 carjacking was sentenced to 36 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted fi rst-degree
murder.
CUTTING REMARKS
Neck tattoo-sporting Project Runway fi nalist Jeffrey Sebelia
spoke out on allegations that he cheated in the show’s fi -
nale by enlisting outside help to sew up his garments in his
runway collection, calling them “unfounded” on a posting to
his MySpace page. Sebelia also warned fans to “be careful
what you read and also of what is presented in the press.”
GOT NO LOVE FOR KNOWLES
U.S. District Court dismissed the copyright infringement
lawsuit brought against Beyoncé Knowles, Jay-Z, Sean Paul
and the fellow creative types behind the hit single Baby Boy.
Singer-songwriter Jennifer Armour claimed that the crew
ripped off her song Got a Little Bit of Love for You, which she
supposedly submitted to Mathew Knowles on a demo tape
in 2003. The court ruled that the songs were “substantially
dissimilar” and that Beyoncé is “substantially famouser.”
Does that mean that being famous gives an artist more
credibility. Like she wouldn’t steal a song from a no-body!
TIL DEATH DYING
Fox’s ‘Til Death extended its production hiatus by another week after star Brad Garrett took issue with
the latest script, thereby making it a top contender for fi rst cancellation of the fall season.
SOUP NAZI SIT-DOWN
Jerry Seinfeld was tapped to perform a new piece of stand-up and have a sit down on Fox’s fl edgling
Talkshow with Spike Feresten Oct. 21. Feresten is a former Seinfeld writer who penned the infamous
“Soup Nazi” episode. Sure he’ll be there, but no soup for him
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AMC SELECT - Special films for select tastes.
A.M.Cinema - All seats $4 before noon
on Fri., Sat., Sun., & holidays - denoted by ( )
ORANGE PARK 24
Wells Road and Blanding
THE DEPARTED (R) (11:15 @ $4), 12:00, 12:35, 2:45, 3:30, 4:05,
6:15, 7:00, 7:35, 9:45, 10:25, 11:00
EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH (PG13) (11:10 @ $4), 12:05,
1:45, 2:45, 4:30, 5:30, 7:15, 8:15, 9:55, 10:55
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING (R)
(11:00 @ $4), 12:30, 1:30, 3:00, 4:00, 5:30, 6:30, 8:00, 9:00, 10:30
THE GUARDIAN (PG13) (11:55 @ $4), 1:00, 3:30, 4:15, 6:45,
7:30, 9:55, 10:50
OPEN SEASON (PG) (11:05, 11:45 @ $4), 12:30, 1:30, 2:15,
3:00, 4:00, 4:45, 5:30, 6:30, 7:15, 8:00, 9:00, 10:15
SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS (PG13) (11:30 @ $4), 2:10,
4:50, 7:35, 10:15
ALL THE KING’S MEN (PG13) 4:05, 10:25
FLYBOYS (PG13) (11:55 @ $4), 3:45, 7:00, 10:20
JACKASS: NUMBER TWO (R) (11:15 @ $4), 12:00, 1:45, 2:30,
4:15, 5:00, 6:45, 7:30, 9:15, 10:00
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the evil force they released into the world years earlier.
Complicating their mission is their confl icts among
each other when jealously and suspicion infect the
group. Rated PG-13
CROSSOVER Noah Cruise (Wesley Jonathan) is
a talented basketball player who is determined to
become a doctor using his basketball scholarship to
UCLA, rather than succumb to the lure of a pushy
sports agent, Vaughan (Wayne Brady) who wants him
to sign with the NBA. His best friend, Tech, (Anthony
Mackie) took the fall for Noah, doing hard time for an
assault charge. Tech is also an outstanding player,
but has less lofty ambitions. He wants to win an
underground street ball game against his nemesis,
Jewelz (Philip Champion). But their lives change
when they fall in love with two local girls Vanessa Lily
and Eboni Jackson and take an ill-advised trip to Los
Angeles. Rated PG-13
EVERYONE’S HERO This animated fi lm involves a
young boy’s thousand-mile journey to help Babe Ruth
and the New York Yankees win the World Series. The
fi lm’s theme was inspired by Christopher Reeve’s
struggle and perseverance to lead a meaningful life
against all odds. Rated G
FACING THE GIANTS A high school football coach
(played by actor/director Alex Kendrick) uses some
unorthodox methods to motivate his team in FACING
THE GIANTS. A devoted Christian, the coach turns to
God for inspiration, with amazing results. Rated PG
FACTOTUM Henry Chinaski considers himself a
writer, and on occasion writes. Mostly he quests for
the booze and women that sidetrack and seduce,
rather than inspire greatness. When he falls for Jan,
the soulful connection fails to save either from their
self-destructive ways, and the relationship totters
between earnest connection and refl ective loathing.
Starring: Matt Dillon, Marisa Tomei, Lili Taylor, Didier
Flamand, Karen Young. Rated R
FEARLESS Supposedly, this is Jet Li’s last martial
arts fi lm. Li plays a real-life kung-fu fi ghter Huo
Yuanjia, who became the most famous fi ghter in all
of China at the turn of the20th Century. Hou faced
incredible personal tragedy but ultimately fought his
way out of darkness and into history. Rated PG-13
FLYBOYS In 1917, before America entered WWI,
adventurous young men from the States went to
France and joined the fl ying squadron, the Lafayette
Espadrille to fi ght the Germans. Aviation was only
14 years old and the men were pioneers using the
airplane as a tactical weapon. However, after a crash
course in fl ying, the young pilots were sent up on
dangerous missions facing superior German pilots and
aircraft. The planes were made of wood and fabric and
parachutes had not been invented. Thus, the average
life span of these pilots was a week. Rated PG-13
GRIDIRON GANG Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson stars
as a juvenile jail counselor who promotes a football
team to teach life skills to young offenders. Based
on the true story of Sean Porter, the juvenile felons
join the team and work out their aggressions on the
gridiron against high school teams. Rated PG-13
THE GUARDIAN Kevin Costner stars as veteran
rescue diver Ben Randall, who loses his crew in a
terrible helicopter accident. He takes an instructor job
at the Coast Guard training center. His star student is
swim star Jake Fischer (Ashton Kutcher) Like Ben,
Jake is suffering from survivors guilt from losing his
swim team in an accident. The two men form a shaky
bond, and travel to a duty base in Alaska, which is a
rescue rich environment due to the large Bering Sea
fi shing fl eet. Life and death situations develop that test
the men’s friendship and rescue skill. Rated PG-13
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catch a jacksonville
fi lmed fl ick
san marco theatre gives us director scott
Abrams fi rst
BY ERIN THURSBY scopes1925@msn.com
WHAT: Turning
WHEN: Oct. 13th @ midnight & Oct. 15th @ 2pm
WHERE: San Marco Theater
ADMISSION: $7.50
On a budget of less than a thousand dollars,
Scott Abrams, the ex-director of Improv Jacksonville
shot a horror themed fi lm called Turning. Says
Abrams of his shift from stage to screen: “Personally
I think that… [fi lm]the next step from theater…I fi nd
telling my own stories is more accessible through
fi lm than it is through live performance. I also fi nd
that you have a lot more control…You can fi x the
things that go wrong…you can’t always do that
when you’re live on stage…My ultimate goal as an
actor has always been to jump
from the theater to fi lm, but the
deeper I got into fi lmmaking the
more I realized that behind the
camera seemed to be not only
more satisfying…but I seem to
have greater strength for it.”
The fi lm was shot entirely in
digital format, using a consumer
grade camera because, as Abrams
says “we couldn’t afford a professional
grade camera.” After only
three months of fi lming and editing,
the fi lm is already on DVD and
will be shown Friday 13 th at the
San Marco Theatre at midnight
and again on 15 th at 2pm. Two
opening parties will be held, both
at Common Grounds, one at 10
pm prior to the Friday show and
after the show on Sunday. Copies
of the DVD will be available to
purchase, including such extras as
a commentary, blooper reel and
a “making of” short. The digital
video hasn’t been converted into
fi lm, something that compromises
the quality of the fi lm, especially
when shown on a large screen, but
makes for a cheap way to have the
experience of fi lmmaking without the
huge cost. “We make some mistakes,” says Abrams
“but we told the story and the music was amazing.”
The soundtrack of the fi lm, written especially for the
production, will also be available for purchase as
well. “Sherry Chung,” says director Abrams “is my
fi lm composer and we have made a pact: any fi lm I
make where I have control over who makes the music,
it will be her…Her goal…was to become a fi lm
composer, she knew this as a child.”
This is Abram’s directorial debut as a fi lmmaker,
although he’s been “involved in fi lms off and
on for the past ten years” and has “written numerous
scripts…” it’s the fi rst one that he has written,
directed and produced himself. The fi lm runs a little
over an hour making it a feature length fi lm, rather
unusual choice for a fi rst time director. “A lot of people
when they start out, they start by making shorts.
My goal is to write fi lm and probably do it from L.A.
and I know that the fi lm industry as a whole isn’t
necessarily interested in shorts.” Abrams wore quite
a few hats while making the fi lm, to both cut costs
and gain valuable experience in the world of fi lm.
“I knew I wanted to be a fi lmmaker as a whole, to
write, direct, produce and shoot the fi lm…To do
each one of these things on other people’s project
would take forever. So I decided the easiest way
to do it would be to make a fi lm of my own and do
every piece of it myself. Initially, the idea was would
be the only one [on this project]—that became to
daunting a task…There’s only three other people
both in the cast and the crew. The four of us did
every aspect of the fi lm ourselves.” Abrams wrote,
directed, shot, produced and starred in Turning.
When asked about his choice in genre, Abrams
replied “Horror is, I think, reliable because people are
forgiving…Sometimes it’s formulaic, it’s a bag of
tricks. Every horror fi lm is kind of the same…and the
hope is to add a few tools to piece that you’re working
on… As I looked at my scripts, my horror fi lm
was the easiest to produce.” The fi lm is purported to
be a “a little bit suspenseful, a little social commentary.”
Abrams has brought a commercial grade
camera since doing this production and is planning
to shoot a number of humorous “how-to” shorts,
like “How to Combat Zombies” in order to get used
to the equipment before he shoots another feature.
He plans to move on to L.A. after he fi lms this next
project.
“ ★★★★
A NEW AMERICAN CRIME
CLASSIC... ALL THE ACTORS
BRING THEIR ‘A’ GAMES TO THIS
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IDLEWILD Set during Prohibition in the American
South, where blacks run a speak easy managed by Big
Bo a.k.a Rooster, who must contend with gangsters
who are trying to take over his club. Yes, it’s a musical
with crime, music, and the wild jitterbug dancing.
Rooster’s piano player and partner, Percival (Andre
Benjamin) must choose between his love, Angel
(Paula Patton) and his obligation to his father (Ben
Vereen). Rated R
THE ILLUSIONIST Set in Vienna, an experienced
magician Eisenheim (Edward Norton) uses his magic
to win the love of a woman Sophie (Jessica Biel) of
noble linage. She ignores Eisenheim’s machinations
and gets engaged to a prince. Now, Eisenheim must
win her back by any means necessary–using his
magic and cunning. Rated PG-13
INVINCIBLE Based on a true story set in
Philadelphia, Mark Wahlberg stars as a down on his
luck teacher, Vince, who loses his part time teacher’s
job and has to take a job bartending. Then his wife
leaves him, taking everything in his house. His only
salvation is playing sand lot football with his friends.
He excels at all positions and dominates the games.
Meanwhile, the Eagles hire a new coach, Dick Vermeil
(Greg Kinnear) who is charged with turning the losing
team into a Superbowl contender. Vermeil recognizes
Vince’s talent and football spirit and Vince makes
the team. He works hard to make the cuts on special
teams. It’s a well written, character driven inspirational
story. Rated PG
JACKASS: NUMBER TWO Ah yes, sadly Johnny
Knoxville is back with another asinine version of
adolescent pranks with Steve-O, Bam Margery doing
outrageously stupid stunts for twelve year old boys
to emulate. “Don’t try this at home” is the movie’s
mantra. Rated R
THE LAST KISS Zach Braff stars in this character
driven drama about a man (Braff) who is lost and
confused about romance at 30. So, he settles down
to marriage and domesticity, but his anxieties threaten
the future of his relationship. Penned by Paul Haggis
and directed by Tony Goldwyn, it co-stars Jacinda
Barrett, Rachel Bilson, and Casey Affl ect. Rated R
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE The Hoover family treks
from Albuquerque to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant
in Redondo Beach, California, to fulfi ll the deepest
wish of 7-year-old Olive, an ordinary little girl with
big dreams. Along the way the family must deal with
crushed dreams, heartbreaks, and a broken-down
VW bus, leading up to the surreal Little Miss Sunshine
competition itself. On their travels through this bizarre
landscape, the Hoovers learn to trust and support
each other along the path of life, no matter what the
challenge. Starring: Steve Carell, Greg Kinnear, Toni
Collette, Alan Arkin, Paul Dano. Rated R.
MONSTER HOUSE In this computer generated
image movie, there is something strange happening
in this neighborhood. Three kids discover that their
neighbor’s house is a living, breathing monster that
eats the mailman, the cops, and anyone who comes
near it. But, no one will believe them. Rated PG
OPEN SEASON A domesticated 900 pound grizzly
bear, Boog (voiced by Martin Lawrence) is stranded in
the woods 3 days before open hunting season. Having
no survival skills, Boog relies on Elliot, a wisecracking
mule deer who helps Boog adjust to life in the wild.
The two rally the other forest creatures to form a ragtag
army against the hunters. Rated PG
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
Disney, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Johnny Depp make a
power team for the second installment of this pirate
tale. Captain Jack Sparrow (Depp) owes an unpaid
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debt to Davy Jones and his army of sea-phantoms.
Now, he must fi nd a way to save himself from
becoming one of themr. Rated PG-13
THE PROTECTOR Kung-fu fi ghter, Kham’s elephant
is stolen and shipped to Australia. Outraged, he travels
to Australia with a Thai born Australian detective
to retrieve his elephant. Once there, he must fi ght
members of a gang led by an evil woman and her two
deadly bodyguards. Rated R
SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS Jon Heder plays a
young guy with no confi dence in matters of romance.
He turns to Dr. P (Billy Bob Thornton) to help him win
over the girl of his dreams. Dr. P’s advice becomes
complicated when his teacher has the same agenda.
Rated PG-13
STEP UP Tyler Gage (Channing Tatum) is a rebel
from the wrong side of the tracks of Baltimore. But
Tyler has dreams of one day making it out of this lowly
life. Nora (Jenna Dewan) is a talented ballet dancer
attending Baltimore’s Maryland School of the Arts.
When Tyler runs afoul of the law and is sentenced to
public service work at the school, his skills as a street
dancer are noticed by Nora, as the two become dance
partners and lovers. Rated PG-13
TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY
This is writer/director Adam McKay’s biting satire of
NASCAR starring Will Farrell as Rick Bobby who is
the number one driver on the circuit. His best friend
and supporter, Cal Naughton, Jr (John C. Reilly) eggs
Bobby on. But when a French Formula One driver
enters NASCAR and is a threat to Bobby, he falls apart
from the stress of staying on top. Rated PG-13
special showings
LAUREL & HARDY The Laurel & Hardy Appreciation
Society will host a free screening of Laurel & Hardy
fi lms @ Pablo Creek Branch Library on Oct 9 at 6:00P
JMOMA’s Fall Film Series
WOMAN IS THE FUTURE OF MAN (2004), Directed by
Hong Sangsoo, Color, In Korean with English subtitles.
As the fi rst snows fall on Seoul, two childhood friends
reunite over food and drinks at a local noodle shop.
Hunjoon (Kim Taewoo) is a fi lm student just back from
school in the United States, and Munhoo (Yoo Jitae)
has become a university arts professor with a beautiful
home and family. As the two old friends chat about the
years gone by, the drinks continue to pour and their
musing inevitably evokes the memory of their shared
former love, the beautiful Sunhwa (Sung Hyunah-
former Miss Korea). They decide to track her down
and embark on a spur-of–the-moment drunken quest
to surprise her. October 11, 7pm. Box offi ce opens at
6 pm. Seating is limited- arrive early! $5 members/
students, $7 non-members, INFO: 366-6911 EXT. 204.
GRIND2SHINE The World Premiere of the eagerly
anticipated hip-hop documentary, “GRIND2SHINE”.
“GRIND2SHINE” features many of the Duval hip-hop
scene’s most promising artists and personalities,
including DJ Bigga Rankin, Young Ca$h, Swordz,
Whole Wheat Bread, Tough Junkie and more. The
fi lm is produced by Jacksonville fi lmmakers, Chad
Hendricks and John W. Sloan, Jr., Florida Theatre,
October 14th, 2006 at 7:00pm.
TURNING The Premier of the fi rst feature length
fi lm by local writer/director Scott Abrams. The movie
has a cast and crew of 4 including Rick Spruiell,
Della Weaver & Sherri Chung. It is a horror/social
commentary. Music by Sherri Chung. DVD’s,
soundtrack, and signed posters will be sold at both
shows. San Marco Theatre at midnight on Friday the
13th of October and again on Sunday, October 15 at
2pm. Info: 472-4928. Read story on page 9.
A Rated R 149 min
10 october 5-11, 2006 | entertaining u newspaper
the departed
movie review
BY RICK GRANT rickgrant01@comcast.net
Martin Scorsese returned to his gritty Mean
Streets (1973) roots with his remake of a 2002
Hong Kong fi lm Wu jian dao. Set in present day Boston
where the Massachusetts State Police formed an
organized crime task force to bring down an Irish-
American crime gang headed by Frank Costello (Jack
Nicholson). This script, adapted by Alan Mak from
Felix Chong’s original screenplay inspired Scorsese
to recreate a hardcore crime scenario that years ago
launched his directorial career.
The heart of the story involves a mole inside
the State Police task force, Colin Sullivan, (Matt
Damon) who is feeding information to Costello so
he can avoid getting pinched. On the other hand, the
State Police place an undercover agent, Billy Costigan
(Leonardo DeCarprio) inside Costello’s organization
to inform on the kingpin. Uniting the two moles
are their tough backgrounds as Southies (South
Chicago residents) and their love of a police shrink,
Gwen (Kristen Dalton).
The story is character driven, allowing the
viewer to understand the deeper motivations of both
moles, who coincidently, have much in common.
Kristen Dalton deftly portrays the pivotal psychiatrist
character, Gwen who is, at fi rst, infatuated with Colin,
then she meets Billy and falls for his vulnerability.
So she is juggling two men with similar backgrounds
who have vague knowledge of each other. Colin suspects
there is a rat inside Costello’s group, and initiates
measures to fi nd him. It becomes a high stakes
game of two moles fi nding each other. To confuse
matters further, Colin is put in charge of fi nding the
mole inside the State Police task force. So, he invents
a ruse to take the suspicion off him.
Jack Nicholson created one of his most memorable
characters with his characterization of Frank
with an actor’s touch
Costello. Nicholson realizes that by now, any character
he portrays will have certain self parody aspects
to him that will wax funny. So he uses that typecast
to embellish Costello with street savvy wisdom with
humor and his vast vocabulary of facial expressions.
Yes, we laugh at him because of all he’s done
before, but he comes off as a deeply disturbed character.
“In a case like this, I would kill everyone,” he
tells Billy alluding to his suspicion that there’s a rat
inside his crew.
The complex scenario is multidimensional in
that Costello is playing the ends against the middle
and has ties with the FBI, which further complicates
the Task Force’s investigation. Meanwhile, the two
moles are getting much closer to fi nding out about
each other, which builds the already explosive tension
created by Scorsese’s taut orchestration of the
scenes. The result is riveting as the satellite characters
revolve around Costello, their orbits gradually
degrading into an ultimate collision of bodies.
Martin Sheen portrays Captain Oliver Queenan,
who has secretly placed his mole, Billy in Costello’s
trusted inner-circle. When Colin is put in an untenable
position of fi nding himself, he casts suspicion
on Captain Queenan, and has him followed. Ah yes,
at this point in the scenario, bodies are piling up
and instant karma is reaching a crescendo. When it
comes to the yin-yang of good and evil, this story
melds them into one concept. “When you’re facing
a loaded gun, cops or criminals–what’s the difference?”
says Costello, who knows that he is playing
a deadly game and it’s only a matter of who kills him
fi rst--the cops or his crew.
Like Gangs of New York, this fi lm showcases
Scorsese’s master directorial genius of creating
bloody realism on the streets of a big city, where
the police and criminals try to outsmart each other.
The story explores the gray area between law and
lawlessness, in that, both moles are damaged goods
from growing up on the streets, but the lines of morality
are blurred when each has to face his karma.
Colin has aligned himself with Costello’s murderous
rampage, in which his killing is his method of
justice. Each murder puts Costello deeper in karmic
debt. Billy is faced with divided loyalties between his
police undercover duties and his association with
Costello, who is like a father to him. Therefore, Colin
and Billy share the blurred lines between their double
identities. In this case, moral ambiguity affects both
moles like a virus, causing them to make irrational
decisions. As their faulty moral compasses send
them off course, bad things happen, bullets fl y, and
bodies fl y off roofs. Pay back is a bitch!
Was the star-studded set of The Departed full of joy and light? Or studio displeasure and confl ict
between actors and director? In August of 2005, the buzz was that the perfectionist director Scorsese
had pushed the fi lm way over-budget and behind schedule, according to industry insiders. The studio did
employ one cost cutting measure; they shot most of the Boston set fl ick in New York instead of Boston, in
order to get New York tax breaks. About 75% of the movie was fi lmed in New York, with key scenes shot
in Boston to give it that Beantown feel.
The excessive takes reportedly had DiCaprio frustrated, when it took over six hours to shoot a scene
on the court-house steps. It’s diffi cult to say whether the actor continued to be frustrated when strippers
came looking for him on the set. Co-star Matt Damon relays, “We had one night where we were shooting
all night next to a strip club. And there’s just this point where we’re driving to the set and like 20 girls in
G-strings with dollar bills coming out were like, ‘Where’s Leonardo?’ I’m like, ‘Yes, my friend, this is my
home. Welcome.”
Jack Nicholson’s rewrites of his part had Scorsese fi lming two versions of every scene Nicholson
was in: the original script version and the one with his re-writes. A source told the New York Daily News,
“Jack didn’t feel there was enough Jack in his character. Jack actually did some of the writing himself.”
The source also mentioned that Nicholson also wanted to spice up his sex scenes: “Jack suggested using
a [prosthetic appendage]. He also wanted to dust the a** of one of the actresses with cocaine. Marty
said, ‘Go for it!’” A Warner Bros spokesman added that “It’s not at all uncommon for dialogue to be fi netuned
during production. Everyone is extremely pleased with the way this shoot is proceeding.”

the proposition
dvd review
BY KELLIE ABRAHAMSON KAbrahamson1@aol.com
“Oscar Buzz” is a term we hear a lot and there
was a time when it actually meant that the fi lm in
question was worth watching. Today “Oscar Buzz” is
a catch phrase for any fi lm that has a large enough
budget to afford a really great publicist. Every now
and then, however, a fi lm is legitimately worthy of
the afore mentioned buzz and becomes an early
front-runner in the Oscar race. Flying just under the
radar of most mainstream moviegoers, The Proposition
is one of those fi lms. The Proposition is now
available on DVD.
In the virtually lawless 1880 Australian Outback,
Captain Stanley (Ray Winstone; The Chronicles
of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)
apprehends two of the area’s most ruthless criminals,
brothers Charlie (Guy Pearce; The Count of
Monte Cristo) and Mike (Richard Wilson; Deck
Dogz) Burns. Stanley makes Charlie a deal: if he kills
his older, far more dangerous brother Arthur (Danny
Huston; The Aviator) in nine days, both Charlie and
Mike will go free. If he fails to return or complete
the task, his younger childlike brother Mike will get
the hangman’s noose. With no other choice Charlie
agrees and makes his way into the desert in search
of his brother and his gang. Meanwhile the town is
out for blood and knowing that a member of the notorious
Burns Gang is in the jailhouse has everyone
worked into a frenzy including the Captain’s own
wife Martha (Emily Watson; The Life and Death of
Peter Sellers). In order to protect his own family,
Stanley has to try and keep the lynch mob at bay until
Charlie comes back while hiding the underhanded
deal he made with him.
The Proposition was written by famed singer/
songwriter Nick Cave who also provided most of the
fi lm’s music. After its theatrical release over a year
ago, the fi lm garnered a ton of critical praise worldwide
and has racked up several awards including
four Australian Film Institute Awards (the Land Down
Under’s version of the Oscars) and the Gucci Prize
at the Venice Film Festival for Cave’s screenplay.
The United States fi nally got a chance to see the fi lm
when it was shown at various fi lm festivals across
the country earlier this year. For those who missed
the handful of screenings, The Proposition is now
available on DVD.
The Proposition DVD is loaded with a number
of terrifi c, informative bonus features. First is an
optional commentary with director John Hillcoat and
writer/composer Nick Cave. Five featurettes were
also included covering the making of the fi lm, the
story, script, characters, history and themes. Finally,
seven deleted scenes made the cut, running about
12-minutes in length total, along side a photo gallery
and the fi lm’s trailer.
A modern-day western, The Proposition delivers
everything you might expect from the genre
including a gun fi ght or two, plenty of violence and
a fi nal showdown that is surprisingly bittersweet.
Thanks to the fi ne writing, the fi lm is both brutal and
poetic, with enough blood and gore to make you
squeamish but enough depictions of human frailty
and sacrifi ce to keep you riveted. The grisly violence
may be too much to bear for some viewers, but unlike
many fi lms we see today, the blood isn’t added
for needless shock value; it actually adds realism
to what we know was a terribly horrifi c place to
live at the time. The acting here is all around terrifi c
especially from those who play the Burns brothers;
Pearce, Huston and Wilson. As Charlie, Pearce is
completely believable, donning plenty of scruff and
personifying the term “brooding”. Huston pulls off
the cool sadist Arthur beautifully and Wilson adds
the heart and heartbreak as the mostly innocent
Mike, turning in an unforgettable performance that
could have easily been over the top in anyone else’s
hands. The story is a simple one and it works here,
gradually introducing the audience to this nearly
forgotten time in history and to the sometimes despicable,
sometimes endearing, mostly tortured group
of characters. The pacing in nice, moving along at a
fairly rapid pace without feeling completely rushed.
Gorgeous scenery of the Australian Outback further
draws the viewer into this sometimes strange little
world on the other side of the globe.
The Proposition is a remarkable fi lm that
completely deserves the high praise it has received.
The fi lm manages to transport the viewer to a different
time and place, a feat most movies today fail
miserably at. Drenched in blood, sweat and tears,
The Proposition is an emotional ride that embodies
the classic western feel while remaining distinctly
Australian, a nice twist on what we are used to from
the genre. I suspect the fi lm’s riveting story, haunting
score and terrifi c acting will be up for an award
come Oscar season so be sure to check out this
DVD so you’ll know what all the fuss is about.
new on dvd
EDMOND (82 min.)
When a fortune teller says that he isn’t where he
belongs in life, Edmond Bruke (William H. Macy)
decides to leave his wife and make a new life
for himself that includes lots of women, money
and power. His plan leads him down into the
depths of a world he’s never known. Rated R for
violence, strong language, and sexual content
including nudity and dialogue.
LEWIS BLACK- RED, WHITE AND
SCREWED (60 min.)
Comedian/author/pundit Lewis Black stars
in his second HBO solo special, an all-new
hour of frenetic, take-no-prisoners stand-up
comedy, taped before a live audience at the
Warner Theatre in Washington, DC. Supplements
include an addition 15 minutes of material,
three featurettes, outtakes and a TV spot for the
special This fi lm is not rated.
THE LITTLE MERMAID- Two-Disc Special
Edition (83 min.)
Disney’s classic tale of the misadventures of a
teen mermaid who falls in love with a human
is now out of the vault and available to own on
Platinum Edition DVD. Supplements on the twodisc
set include making-of featurettes, deleted
scenes, a new music video for “Kiss the Girl,”
set-top games and much more. This fi lm is rated
G.
THE MALTESE FALCON (Three-Disc
Special Edition) (101 min.)
Humphrey Bogart is Dashiell Hammett’s
defi nitive private eye, Sam Spade, struggling to
keep his hard-boiled cool as the double-crosses
pile up around his ankles in this noir classic.
Supplements include audio commentary with
Bogart biographer Eric Lax, 2 previous movie
versions of the caper, a new documentary,
trailers, a blooper reel and more. This fi lm is not
rated.
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING (92 min.)
This satirical comedy follows the maneuverings
of Big Tobacco’s chief spokesman, Nick
Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), who spins on behalf of
cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for
his twelve-year-old son (Cameron Bright). Rated
R for language and some sexual content.
THE WOODS (91 min)
Heather (Agnes Bruckner), neglected teen sent to
live in a remote boarding school, begins having
horrifying visions that seem to coincide with the
disappearances of several students. Something
in the woods surrounding the school is taking
her classmates and Heather is determined
not to become it’s next victim. Rated R for
horror violence and language, including sexual
references.
X-MEN: THE LAST STAND- The Stan Lee
Collector’s Edition (104 min.)
When a cure is found to treat mutations,
lines are drawn amongst the X-Men, led by
Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), and
the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants
organized under Xavier’s former ally, Magneto
(Ian McKellen). Rated PG-13 for intense
sequences of action violence, some sexual
content and language.
eujacksonville.com | october 5-11, 2006 11

a new family on abc
Brothers & Sisters, a new series on sundays
BY RICK GRANT rickgrant01@comcast.net
This intelligently written hour-long drama is
the brainchild of producer Ken Olin and playwright
Jon Robin Baitz. The premise involves a large
prosperous family, The Walkers, William (Tom Skerritt)
and Nora (Sally Field) who own a successful
business. They have achieved the zenith of the
American dream, living in a large estate with all the
accoutrements of wealth and privilege. The story
focuses on the complex interaction between the
elder Walkers and their five grownup offspring. All
the siblings are fiercely independent, successful in
their own right, but they embrace the sociopolitical
differences in each other.
The pilot episode sets the stage for the dramatic
development of the story arc and characters,
as Kitty Walker (Calista Flockhart) flies in from
NYC for the party and a business meeting. She is a
popular ultra conservative radio talk show host who
clashes with her mom’s liberal beliefs. The family’s
idyllic bubble bursts when, at a family gathering
celebrating a birthday, William suddenly dies of a
heart attack, throwing the entire family into a frenzy
of trauma and grief.
Prior to William’s shocking death at the end
of the pilot, the viewers learn that William has
brought Sarah (Rachel Griffiths) into the company
as corporate VP. She took the position because her
marriage is shaky and she will have more time to
spend with her husband, played by John Pyper-
Ferguson. Thomas (Balthazar Getty) is also working
with his dad. When Sarah finds out that their uncle,
Nora’s brother, company accountant, Sal Holden,
(Ron Rifkin) has locked her out of the company
accounts, she demands to know why. He brushes
her off, making her livid. This is an ominous development
that suggests that Sal is either embezzling
money or hiding the dismal financial condition of
the company.
At the family party, viewers meet the other
siblings–Kevin (Matthew Rhys) a gay lawyer looking
for a permanent partner. In contrast, Justin,
(Dave Annable) the baby of the family who went
to Iraq after 9/11, is suffering from Post Traumatic
Stress and dating a pretty young girl. Kitty is still
not talking to mom over their last bitter argument.
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But, William encourages Kitty to make up with
Nora. So, reluctantly, Kitty gives her mom a hug to
satisfy dad. Kitty has been offered a TV show on
prime time television in Los Angeles, which she is
excited to take. Her boyfriend wants her to stay in
NYC, marry him, and have kids. This will no doubt
cause a major rift in their relationship.
Writer Baitz ascribes to the premise that blood
is thicker than water and William’s death will bring
the siblings together to support mom. Sarah will
probably take over the business. The inter-personal
relationships between the siblings and mom create
many juicy story possibilities and subplots. So far
so good–Baitz’s pilot script was full of snappy dialogue
and developing situations.
Olin and Baitz are blessed with a dream cast,
all of whom have stage, screen, and television
credits. Since Ally McBeal wrapped, Calista Flockhart
has been busy on stage winning much critical
acclaim for her acting prowess. As Kitty, her characterization
is completely convincing. Of course,
comparisons to Anne Coulter will be rampant, but
Flockhart has imbued Kitty with a softer personality,
yet she can be a dragon lady when arguing her
passionate conservative political beliefs. There are
hints that her liberal debating partner on the show
may be a new love interest, but it’s too early to tell.
There is so much heady material within the
large family structure to keep Baitz busy writing
meaningful scripts. Each sibling has their own
separate life, but the tragedy has brought them
together to help and heal the family. Then there is
the business to worry about. What is Sal up to,
and can Sarah take charge, while trying to save her
marriage? Ah yes, these are intriguing questions.
Indeed, if the future episodes are as riveting
as the pilot, then this show should be a smash hit
over its run. It was encouraging when Studio 60,
another deftly written high quality series, pulled in
19 million for its pilot. This is a sign that TV viewers
are hungry for quality series and are tired of
laugh-track sitcoms. Well, time will tell if Brothers
& Sisters can hold up to the high quality standard
it established in the pilot. B&S runs Sundays 10:00
pm ET.
good news for those who
love good news
(or, how the console gaming industry will take
over the world this holiday season.)
BY NORM STOVALL normstovall@gmail.com
As we zoom toward the year 2007, the video games industry is picking up steam and won’t stop
with its constant barrage of amazing innovation and fun products designed to suck your bank account
dry, leave you with no time for personal activities such as bathing, and make you a general outcast to
society at large. If you are a video game fan or even a casual game player, your life and the amount
of free time you have will soon drastically change. Everyone knows that the holiday season can make
or break game companies, and this upcoming holiday season I’d expect nothing less than all out war
between console manufacturers.
With a strong lead, getting its
next-gen offering onto the table a year
ahead of Nintendo and Sony, Microsoft’s
Xbox 360 has a hell of a momentum
going. Already with a ton of great hits on
both disk format and available for download
over Xbox live, MS has a strong
hold on the American gaming market.
With the highly anticipated Gears of War
coming soon, Tony Hawk’s Project 8,
and the announcement of Guitar Hero
2’s Xbox 360 port complete with new
GEARS OF WAR (XBOX 360)
song downloads via Live, MS does
indeed have a few tricks up it’s sleeve. In addition to games, the HD DVD player for Xbox 360 will be
available this November, and will come with along with Peter Jackson’s King Kong remake on HD DVD
disk. If you already own an HDTV, this is a great deal for the price.
Nintendo is not far behind, with its brand new Wii gaming console hitting the market next month.
In addition to the Wii’s innovative controllers, Nintendo offers wireless gaming, wireless Internet over
your TV via the Opera Browser for Wii, and digital content downloads and local news via the Wii Network.
VIRTUA FIGHTER (PLAY STATION 3)
Sony is taking an entirely different approach
with the release of the Playstation
3 in November, promising that gamers will
be willing to pay more for the added value
that the console’s Blu-Ray drive and HDMI
ports will bring. If you follow the news
about the consoles release schedule and
line-up, you are probably sick of hearing
about the console’s $599 price tag for the
standard model. If you live in Japan, you
are in luck, because the pricing over there
has gone down about 100 bucks. (But you
don’t live in Japan, so too bad-you are
gonna pay full price.) The console itself is
impressive, and Sony promises to have a good bit of quality launch games available when the console
makes its debut, including Warhawk, Ridge Racer, NBA 07, and more.
Even Apple’s new iPod has games available for download, much like the up and coming cell
phone platform, with new games available for download all the time. You will even be able to download
new games via iTunes to play on your iPod, just like you would a song or a movie. So, in summary,
great games are coming in from all angles this holiday season, so if you are at all a gamer, you’d better
not make any big plans till around march or so, ‘cause you won’t be leaving your couch for a long time.
LOCAL GAMING EVENTS
Don’t forget to check out The Last Stand: Round 2 this Saturday (October 7 th ) at the Pearl, located
on the corner of 1 st and main street downtown. The Last Stand is a Jacksonville-based fi ghting
game tournament, where players from all over the southeast will compete in games such as Marvel Vs
Capcom 2, Street fi ghter 3: 3 rd strike, Guilty Gear Slash, and Capcom Vs SNK 2. Signups are at 10am,
and the cost to compete is 10 dollars per-game. This price will go toward the 1 st through 3 rd place winnings,
which will be split 70/20/10 per game, and it includes entry to the bar and lunch. So far we have
over 50 people signed up, coming from as far as Miami and South Carolina, so if you are interested in
competing, email me at normstovall@gmail.com for more information- space is fi lling up fast. Spectators
are admitted for 5 dollars. There will be plenty of food, and drinks from the bar will be available.
Remember to bring your own PS2 controllers for this event, or Dreamcast controller for Marvel Vs Capcom
2. I’ll See you there!

make way for the
booglesaurus
Jax kids get wiggly with Dorothy the Dinosaur
BY KELLIE ABRAHAMSON KAbrahamson1@aol.com
Last year The Wiggles grossed more than
fellow Australians Nicole Kidman and AC/DC combined.
With their blend of educational content, catchy
tunes and kid-friendly comedy, The Wiggles have
become legendary with tiny tots and their families.
The quartet will begin their US tour later this month
with no Jacksonville dates set as of yet. Luckily, the
children of the River City will have an opportunity
to experience a bit of The Wiggles World next week
when their pal Dorothy the Dinosaur comes to town.
Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Dance Party will be at the
Times-Union Center on October 12 th .
The Wiggles have been performing for children
for 15 years and were introduced to American audiences
in the mid-90’s. Today toddlers everywhere
know exactly who The Wiggles are and think of them
as rock stars. Because their star status requires
them to tour the world, The Wiggles send their
friends on the road to visit with their fans when they
aren’t able to do it themselves. So, Dorothy the Dinosaur,
Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus and Captain
Feathersword have been traveling the United States
performing for kids on behalf of their famous friends.
Former “Red Coat Dancer” Brett Clark has been
working with The Wiggles for fi ve years and is one
of the two hosts of Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Dance
Party.
“It’s full of everybody’s favorite Wiggles
songs… we basically have a lot of fun. It’s very
interactive with the children. We don’t get anybody
up on stage, but of course we do encourage everybody
to get up out of their seats and dance, not just
the children but the parents as well to basically have
a lot of fun with us,” the 35-year-old actor said. ”
Some of the theaters that we’re performing in now
don’t have a lot of room in the seating area so kids
are up and they’re dancing up and down in the aisles
and if a theater down in the front has a bit of an orchestra
pit we seem to have a little kiddie mosh pit in
the front which is quite funny. It’s great to see.”
Songs like “Hot Potato” and “Fruit Salad” will
certainly be performed by the honorary Wiggle and
his familiar companions along with some snazzy
dance moves during the roughly hour-long performance.
The show was designed, arranged and
produced by The Wiggles themselves, three of which
have degrees in Early Childhood Education, so it’s
sure to be a fun experience with a little bit of learning
thrown in.
As for the group’s ever growing popularity with
pre-schoolers and their parents, Clark suspects it’s
all about the music.
“I think the songs are so catchy that you can’t
help but feel happy once you’re hearing the songs
and getting up and dancing around… Children are
very sincere with what they’re interested in and what
they’re not interested in and if you’re having a good
time on stage then they’re going to have a good time
and you keep them entertained. And the parents
seem to enjoy listening to the songs… If they don’t
enjoy the songs then they’re the ones that are going
to turn off the television or put something else on.
So I think it has a lot to do with the music… The four
Wiggles themselves are just genuine nice guys. I
think that comes across in the performance as well.”
Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Dance Party will take
place Thursday, October 12 th at 2:00 pm and 7:00
pm. Tickets range in price from $19-$30.00 plus
applicable service charge and can be charged by
phone: (904) 632-3373 or ordered online at www.
artistseries.fccj.org. This is sure to be a very popular
event, so be sure to get your tickets soon!
gagging me with
science
Grossology comes to MOSH
BY KELLIE ABRAHAMSON KAbrahamson1@aol.com
Getting most kids interested in science is
nearly impossible. Thanks to some innovative
thinking, writer Sylvia Branzei is doing her part to
change all that. In 1995 Branzei wrote a non-fi ction
children’s book called Grossology. The book,
which is all about the yucky side of the human
body, became a best-seller and spawned several
sequels. To the delight of elementary and junior
high school teachers everywhere, a highly popular
traveling exhibition of grossness quickly followed
suit. “Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the
Human Body” has found its way to Jacksonville’s
Museum of Science and History. The exhibit will
be on display until December 31 st .
MOSH’s new exhibit is not for the weak of
stomach. As you can imagine, Grossology is all
about the bodily functions most of us don’t like
to talk about. If you’re looking for the scoop on
poop or some facts about farts, this should be
your fi rst stop. The exhibit also talks about vomit,
urine, burps and boogers. Charming. The good
news is Grossology explains the science behind
these bodily phenomenons while keeping it on the
children’s level. Kids can relate to and are interested
in this brand of science, which opens them
up to learning more about anatomy and physiology.
It may even prompt them to focus more on
personal hygiene and nutrition.
The Grossology exhibit features 20 interactive
games and displays that fi ll you in on everything
you ever wanted to know about just how
gross the human body is. After being greeted by
“Her Grossness,” a large animatronic character
standing at the entrance, you walk through a
mouth shaped entry way and into the exhibition
area. The fi rst exhibit is all about burping. Visitors
pump soda into the Burp Man’s mouth and down
into his see-through stomach until he releases a
giant belch. Next is the GI Slide, a massive 3-D
model of the digestive system that allows children
to essentially be eaten, digested and pooped out.
The equally large and icky “Tour du Nose” stands
nearby. As you walk through the huge nostrils,
you trigger a giant sneeze and can get an up-close
look at nose hair and snot. Speaking of snot,
Grossology’s mascot Professor Nigel Nose-It-All
gives visitors the lowdown on nose functions. The
faucet-for-a-head professor seems to have a bit
of a cold these days though: he wears a bathrobe
and slippers and is in desperate need of a tissue!
Other highlights include a large replica of human
skin that serves as a climbing wall (footholds are
pimples, warts, moles and other blemishes), a
life-sized version of the board game Operation and
the Y U Stink station that allows you to match the
body odor to the part of the body it came from.
I brought my two-year-old and four-year-old
with me to check out Grossology. They really liked
the GI Slide and the skin climbing wall. They also
got a kick out of a station called “Toot Toot,” which
is all about farts and why they make the noises
they do. While we were visiting, there were several
school groups in the building as well. These older
kids really seemed to enjoy the experience, taking
in each and every exhibit and grossing each other
out with the stuff they had learned. While my kids
had a good time, Grossology is really better suited
for those who understand what they are looking
at. Elementary and junior high school students in
particular will get the most out of this enGROSSing
exhibit.
Grossology will be on display from October
1 st until December 31 st at the MOSH. Admission
is $8 for adults, $6.50 for seniors and military,
$6 for children ages 3-12 and free for kids 2 and
under. For more information about Grossology or
the museum itself, please call (904) 396-MOSH.
eujacksonville.com | october 5-11, 2006 13

get the kids to cook!
Hot Shot Bakery Offers Baking Classes
BY ERIN THURSBY scopes1925@msn.com
Want to sign your kids up for an interesting activity?
Try a baking class at Hot Shot Bakery (also known as
Luvin’ Oven) in St.Augustine. The age range is from fi ve to
teen, covering different baking projects depending on the
age and skill level of the participants. Parents have the option
of leaving their children at the bakery or staying with
them during the class, depending on the level of comfort
the children and adults have. Baker Sherry Stoppelbein
loves to teach baking and is delighted by the children’s
enthusiasm. Says Stoppelbein, “The fi rst teaching class
I had was a group of eleven-year-old girls and they were
just so well behaved and so into it so hungry for… [the
knowledge], it’s just neat.”
The class I dropped in on was at the fi ve-year-old
introductory level, in which the students got to decorate
a pre-made mini doll cake. The dolls are plunged into the
center of the cake, with the cake serving as a sort of skirt
for the top. The class was small but the girls seemed to be
having a marvelous time decorating their little cakes and
dolls, placing their candy adornment with a laser-like concentration.
Hope, an adorable little blonde girl with pigtail
braids, learned how to pipe on frosting with a professional
baker’s bag and piping tools. Some of the frosting ended
up on Hope, but she didn’t seem to mind. Baker Sherry
Stoppelbein kept a sharp eye on her students, helping the
ones that wanted extra guidance, and leaving the more independent students to their own creative devices.
Different types of sprinkles, frosting colors and candies are on hand so students can personalize their creation.
Cakes are decorated on a white Styrofoam plate, on which the students can make a mess, and then the
fi nished cakes are transferred onto a scalloped, golden presentation plate. The creations are then placed in a
small cake box for a neat transfer to home. Although students can eat their creations right away, most have
put in so much in creating them that by the time they’re done, they don’t want to.
Eight-year-olds can handle most of the challenges of the baking process, from measuring to mixing.
Accurate measurement, Stoppelbein says, is “part of the class…I teach them about… [measurement] and
why you do it. The way you put stuff together when you’re baking is not like cooking; there’s a system to it.”
Sharing is also a lesson that the students learn, since students share a mixer. Students also get to see and
sometimes even use professional baking equipment. Says Stoppelbein, “They get to use the big trays and
ovens and they’re just fascinated by that.”
The littlest children start out with just decorating, but the next level is a rocky road bar. Each student
pours the layers into their own baking pan to form the strata of their rocky road bar. Muffi ns, which are easy
to over-beat are the project given to students at the third level skill. They hope to offer bread making classes
for the most ambitious students, since bread making is one of the most challenging baking tasks. Stoppelbein
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is fl exible about placing the little chefs in the classes depending on their skill level and age. All skill levels,
from would-be-master bakers to newbie novices are welcome.
It isn’t just girls who are attending her classes, plenty of boys, according to Stoppelbein, also attend.
“I’ve got a whole list of boys and most of them are twelve to fi fteen…A couple of them, their goal is to become
a chef…They watch enough of the Food Network, I think that’s where their interest is coming from.”
If you’re interested in signing up for a cooking class, call the bakery at 824-7898. Sherry will put you on
a list and then will call you back when she gets a large enough group in that age range together. Make sure
you let her know the age and skill level of your child so they can be put in the appropriate group. The class
time is generally scheduled for Saturday at 11am. Cost is $10 per child. Classes last about two hours and
Sherry takes up to ten in a class, although class sizes are generally about four to six students large. It’s great
idea for a party, even for adults, and you get to eat the results.
bakery background
Hot Shot Bakery by Luvin’ Oven
Luvin’ Oven is known
for their use of Datil peppers
in their baked goods.
They always sell out of their
well-known Datil Baguettes
almost as soon as they make
them. If you like the spicy and
unique you’ll soon be stuck
on their pairing of sweet eats
with the heat of the fl avorful
peppers. I loved their Datil
chocolate biscotti, which is
excellent with coffee. More
conventional treats line the
bakery display case, like their
brownies, Danishes, carrot
cake and assorted breads.
Try their apple tart, with apple
slices surrounded by pastry
for a fl aky delight that depends
on the lovely tang and sweetness of apple. Fill up on the dense apple raisin mini-loaf and snack on their
tasty raspberry Danish. Their sweets aren’t at the pancreas-twitching sugar level you might fi nd at a
Publix bakery, but they’re put together with an eye for making fl avors sing, and they don’t drown the
well placed notes with too much sugar.
The bakery is also gaining fame from their recipe contests. The last contest they held, a recipe
competition for a romantic dinner for two, drew over a hundred entries from as far away as California,
perhaps because the bakery’s contest was featured by AAA. The prizes were also a draw, including a
romantic two-night stay at the Bayfront Westcott House, Romantic Picnic for Two, a gift pack of their
famed Datil B Good Sauces and other prizes. The contest is closed for now, but you can call to ask
what the next contest will be at (904)824-7898. Luvin’ Oven aka Hot Shot Bakery is located at 1962 US
#1 South in St. Augustine.

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First and foremost, this event is dedicated to Dave This. Dave was always supportive of the festival,
and this will be the first one of the seven he ever missed. In some ways I’m sure he will still be here.
I’d like to thank Ian and Mary Chase for being quick to sponsor the Trench Fest, as well as Marco,
Eddie, and Tony. Marco has been telling me for years that I should do another one, and he didn’t think
twice about helping me in every way he was able this year. Burrito Gallery and The Fox are two of the
best restaurants in town and represent our local culture fantastically. It is like Jeremy Pafford told me
the other day, so many people are ashamed of Jacksonville because they think we don’t have a
culture, when in fact we have a very rich culture, as evidenced in this festival.
A special thanks also goes out to Tim and Anne Hall who supported the festival even though Jack
Rabbits wasn’t a venue this year and they weren’t necessarily floating in profits. Jack Rabbits has
fallen in and out of favor with some musicians in town over the years, but they are truly the patriarch of
Jacksonville’s music scene. Every band in town has Tim to thank for helping them get started and
providing the best sound system in town. Before Jack Rabbits it was impossible to make money
playing a local show.
Thanks to EU Jacksonville, who didn’t even know me that well when I proposed them helping me
with this event, and they agreed without question. As I always try to include only locally owned
businesses in this event, EU is the perfect media partner. They are the only 100% locally owned and
operated print media of their caliber and designation in town.
Finally, I thank you for supporting humanity. All of these people are inspirational, encouraging, and a
necessary piece of the event, but without the throngs of music lovers that like to get together for a
good cause and have a good time, there would be no event at all. So toast to yourselves while you’re
watching a band. Thanks for supporting humanity! -Jon Bosworth
upcoming concerts
10/10-Locust Grove
10/15-Summer Obsession
10/20-Commander Chameleon
10/21-Hank Williams III
The Patriarch of
10/25-Minus the Bear
Jacksonville’s
10/26-Jucifer
Music Scene
11/22-Ted Leo
Stay up to date at www.jaxlive.com
VENUES

etter art through clothing
Anomaly at Five Points
BY ERIN THURSBY scopes1925@msn.com
Urban boutiquing has come a long way since
Anomaly opened in Five Points here in Jacksonville.
The fashion forward store carries some of the larger
independent designers. Independent designers, who
don’t always have the fi nancing to mass-produce
their goods, are typically found through word of
mouth or by on-line shopping. The proprietor of
Anomaly, Emily Moody, gets those interesting fashions
under one roof (check out the Soundgirl line) so
you don’t have to go hunting for them on-line. More
importantly, you can try them on in the store rather
than worrying whether or not a piece of clothing
will fi t after buying on-line. Anomaly’s selections of
youthful, hip clothes are a stylish distraction from
the main-line fashion at the local mall.
Moodys’ experience in the fashion industry
began at trendy Fred Segal in L.A., where she managed
the Emphatic. Since her position at Fred Segal,
Moody has managed production, distribution and
design assistance at TROO in Atlanta and served
as production manager for local clothing company,
KYDS.
As an independent designer herself, Moody has
been creating a custom line of vintage purses, appropriately
named HER Vintage, for about four years.
The bags are made from authentic vintage fabrics
found at estate sales and other vintage sources.
They come in a variety of shapes, fabrics and patterns.
If you desire, you can choose from fabrics
and shapes to make your own custom bag, although
Anomaly stocks a wide selection of ready made HER
Vintage bags that can be purchased on the spot.
But Anomaly has done much more than just
sell clothes. They’ve also been doing artist shows
at night that are so in demand that Moody says
that they are booked into ’07. She opened the store
with her husband Adam Edgecombe in an effort
to showcase local designers, but they’ve ended
up showcasing art as much as they have clothing.
Check out the walls while you’re there and you might
fi nd something from almost-already-made-it artist
Shaun Thurston, who has done shows in Atlanta and
all over Jacksonville.
EMILY MOODY
Anomaly is also offering free craft classes
through December. The fi rst class, on October 8 th ,
will feature crafting felt pins. “We’re…going to do
either a mushroom a fl ower or an owl,” Moody says
of their fi rst class. Other classes will include handmade
cards, basic knitting, fl ower clips, handmade
presents and creative gift wrapping. No need to bring
supplies, but if you have specifi c supplies you would
like to share or bring, feel free to.
CRAFT! CRAFT! REVOLUTION!
October 8 th @3pm Create your own felt pin
October 22 nd @3pm Pick up fun ideas to make
homemade cards and create your own.
November 5 th @3pm Basic Knitting. Take home a
pair of knitting needles for FREE!
November 19 th @3pm Bead a fl ower and turn it
into a hair clip!
December 3 rd @3pm Great ideas for handmade
presents…revisits prior classes
December 10 th @3pm Creative Giftwrapping.
apart from a legend, there
was also a man
Reading Streissguth’s Newest Cash Biography
BY ERIN THURSBY scopes1925@msn.com
What’s most remarkable about Johnny Cash: The
Biography, is that it gives us Johnny Cash as a man,
not a legend, and though they are diffi cult to separate,
Micael Streissguth tries to peel the two apart and
present a portrait separate from the many manufactured
legends. Cash has been many things for many people:
the bad man in black, a story of redemption or a piece
of Americana. As Streissguth says “It has not been
an easy task. Cash’s legends are legion, and they are
stubborn.”
The bio starts with a short sketch of Johnny
Cash’s father Ray Cash, a hard working, hard drinking
man. Ray was raised by his brother Dave, who was
coldly cruel but wealthy enough to help his brother
during the hard times of the Depression. Ray did a
stint in the Army and worked as laborer where ever
he could. While out on one of these jobs clear cutting
timber, Ray boarded with the Rivers family where their
daughter, Carrie, caught his eye. The rough hewn man
somehow won the heart of the graceful and young (she
was only sixteen) Carrie Rivers. After their marriage,
Ray drifted from job to job scrambling to make a living
to support their fi ve children, a nearly impossible task during the depths of the Great Depression.
By 1934 the Cash family was one of the legions of desperate families taking government benefi ts. A
road to stability fi nally opened up for the Cashes when Ray Cash applied for a resettlement project in
Dyess, Arkansas, funded by the new deal. There, the government made plots of land available on easy
terms for poor but hardworking farmers. All the folks participating in Dyess would form a cooperative,
enabling them to compete with large commercial crop growers.
The Cash family moved while Johnny was still a baby, when Johnny Cash was still known as
J.R. As the story goes, he was known by those initials because when he was born, his mother wanted
to name him John and his father wanted to name him Ray junior. His parents apparently compromised
by naming him simply by the initials J.R. Later, when Johnny joined the Air Force, the military wouldn’t
accept initials as a fi rst name and he ended up choosing John.
Streissguth covers some of the early infl uences that later inspired Johnny Cash. The move to
Dyess saved the Cash family from poverty and they prospered, eventually outright owning the land and
buying adjacent plots of farmland. They even weathered a fl ood that chased them out of their home.
Ray and his eldest son Roy stayed behind to herd all the animals into the house to save the livestock,
something that was very important since the fl ooding had already taken their crops. Memories of the
fl ood and the family’s fl ight from the farm stayed with Johnny, later inspiring the song “Five Feet High
and Rising.” The constant train themes that run through Johnny’s songs may have come from little
Johnny waiting for his father to return from the out of town jobs he took to earn extra money.
Johnny’s older brother, Roy spent time writing poems, songs and appeared in school plays.
Roy eventually played in a rock-a-billy band as the front man, which he eventually give up after the
loss of a thumb. Steissguth cites Roy’s example as a reason Johnny was so interested in performing.
Johnny’s mother, also musically inclined, encouraged Johnny to sing.
The pious streak that was later to show up in Johnny Cash, may well have been as a result of his
brother Jack. Before Jack’s tragic and early death in an accident caused by a Dewalt bale arm saw,
Jack was slated to become a Baptist minister. His death affi rmed the presence of God for Johnny,
but it also haunted him with a survivor’s guilt that often came through in some of his more tortured
ballads.
Streissguth takes us through Johnny’s stint in the military, through his beginnings in the music
business, his marriage to Vivian and his later courtship of June Carter. We learn about Johnny’s
association with Elvis and Bob Dylan and about his fi ght through addiction. Johnny spent time touring
with Elvis, perfecting a funny imitation of Elvis that stayed in his act until the 1960’s. In the 1960’s
Cash and Dylan began a correspondence, although Cash later distanced himself from his association
with the protest singers of Greenwich Village.
Completing the detailed portrait of the man is a chronicle of his last days in the industry and
of his partnership with Rick Rubin, who was responsible for Cash’s American series. We get a look
inside the decisions made toward the editing of the music video ‘Hurt’ Cash’s cover of the Nine Inch
Nails song. The music video quickly became an emblem of Cash’s own mortality. It was hard to guess
that it would be June who would die fi rst, though Johnny soon followed her. The book chronicles
Cash’s last moments in his hospital bed, surrounded by family.
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shawn mullins
excellent performer & songwriter at
freebird live
BY RICK GRANT rickgrant01@comcast.net
Hallelujah--suddenly established singer/songwriters
are coming through town with high caliber
shows and exemplary repertoires of original material.
Ah yes, it has been a rare and magical time
for this tired old journalist. It has lit a hot blast of
nostalgia from deep in my consciousness. Then this
Thursday night, I covered Shawn Mullins at Freebird
Live, and again I was blown away by his catchy
songs and superb musicianship.
I liked Shawn’s material so much from his
MP3 samples, I downloaded his latest album from
Rhapsody before his show. So, going into his set, I
was at least familiar with his material, which crosses
over many musical genres. Shawn performed with a
keyboardist who also played electric guitar. And, for
this Southern leg of his tour, he has been opening for
the Gin Blossoms, that headlined the Freebird gig.
Shawn Mullins live show is a somewhat scaled
down version of his latest album 9 th Ward Picking
Parlor. However, his live duo sound was the best I’ve
heard in this showcase club in a long time. I could
hear every nuance of his acoustic guitar and his
partner’s keyboard or electric guitar. I marveled at
his perfect sound and the power of his songs.
For years, Shawn slugged away producing his
own CDs until he fi nally signed with Vanguard Records
with the release of 9 th Ward Pickin’ Parlor. The
album and title are a tribute to Shawn’s friend and
collaborator, Mike West who owned the studio where
Shawn recorded 9 th Ward. Shawn and Mike made
it out of the city before Katrina hit. Sadly, the studio
located on Dauphine Street was a total loss.
Shawn’s music is inspired by eclectic infl u-
ences but distinctive in that it’s an original gumbo
of folk, country, blues, and rock with a slight Cajun
fl avor. The album is dedicated to the brave people of
New Orleans. The radio single off the album Beautiful
Wreck has hit potential. And, Shawn has been getting
radio play on many country and pop stations as
well as satellite radio.
In 1998, Shawn penned a Top Ten hit single,
Lullaby long before his association with Vanguard.
So, he has high expectations for 9 th Ward with
the promotional backing of a big record company.
Shawn’s Freebird show had all the earmarks of a
singer/songwriter intimately communicating with his
audience, who showed their appreciation with wild
abandon. Yes, he’s hovering on attaining household
word name recognition but he’s still comes across
as a humble musician just trying to make a living in
the overcrowded genre of folk rock.
After driving around for a few days with 9 th
Ward playing in my car, seeing Shawn perform
the songs live was a rare thrill. Twenty three years
as an entertainment journalist has left me cynical
and jaded, but occasionally, I get turned on when I
hear something new and intelligently conceived like
Shawn’s latest music.
The bottom line: Shawn Mullins is a class act
either on CD or live. He continues to write meaningful
songs that hold up over time. His experience
with the Katrina tragedy and his sensitive emotional
reaction to it are revealed in the lyrics and music of
his songs. This cat will inspire a new generation of
songwriters who choose this diffi cult path as a profession
and lifestyle. “Long may he run.”

chris mCcarty band
showcase of savy songwriting
BY RICK GRANT rickgrant01@comcast.net
Last Friday night, I crossed paths with these
Gainesville cats at Freebird Live. The Chris McCarthy
Band has fused many different genres into a package
of melodic compositions that modulate time signatures
and keys, but hits the listener in the diaphragm
with grabby hooks. TCMB is fi ercely modern but
has links to all that is gone before in terms of its
infl uences. More signifi cantly, the group has cleverly
melded these infl uences into a unique trademark .
The ensemble has remained in-tact for more
years than the average modern rock band stays
together, which is a tribute to its professionalism and
assures the band is tight in any live playing situation.
TCMB’s on-stage energy and ability to get audiences
excited is its calling card. The band is touring to
support its latest self produced CD titled The Next
One which contains some memorable works, including
Agree to Disagree, So Beautiful, and the title cut,
which can be sampled on the band’s MySpace website
( www.myspace.com/thechrismccartyband ).
The stalwart Chris McCarthy Band has made
the right moves to stand out and reach the next
plateau. They are relentlessly touring throughout the
Southeast and beyond. The lads put on a high energy
show and has garnered a growing loyal fan base.
The group’s Friday night Freebird show attracted an
eclectic audience with many different age groups
represented. This proves that quality songwriting and
performance artistry appeals to everyone.
Frontman Chris is a charismatic performer. He
projects confi dence and connects with the crowd.
Greg Riddle is an experienced lead guitarist with a
large vocabulary of techniques and improvisational
expertise. His playing is always in context with the
band’s sound and he avoids self indulgent soloing,
which is a tribute to his professionalism. Julius Tobin
is one of the few percussionists who can really play
his Latin instruments with stylish vigor. Phil McCarthy
holds down a funky and mean bottom end and
grooves with drummer Tim Mulberry.
With countless legions of bands out on the
road all trying to get noticed, TCMB is gradually
building up its name and music into a nationally
recognized act. There is no substitute for touring
and continually writing new material. For over twenty
years, I’ve covered innumerable aspiring bands, but
in a week I forget about them because they were not
that remarkable. However, TCMB is different in that
its superb musicianship and intelligently conceived
songs leave a lasting impression in my mind. This
shows me the band is dedicated to its craft and
whatever happens, they will continue to do what
they do. Once a group of musicians put in the years
of hard work, there is no where else to go but up.
So many musicians get discouraged that they didn’t
make it to the top in a specifi ed number or years.
The players in TCMB have a positive attitude and
know the realities of the business. That’s why this
group will be around as a musical force long after
many other bands have disappeared.
click it.
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live music
calendar
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5
The 5 Browns Florida Theatre, Jax (355-2787)
Trace Adkins Veterans Arena, Jax
Open Mic w/Colleen Murphy Trade Winds Lounge,
St. Augustine (829-8646)
Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart European Street, Jax
(399-1740)
The Committee Cortesses, St. Augustine (825-6775)
Out of Hand Mercury Moon, Orange Park (215-8999)
Chroma Sun Dog Steak & Seafood, Neptune
Beach (241-8221)
Gutterboy Cecil’s, Jax (744-5132)
The Tossers, Kings of Hell Fuel, Jax (425-3835)
Blistur Carribee Key, Neptune Beach (270-8940)
Roger That Roadhouse, Orange Park (264-0611)
Ron Rodriguez Mellow Mushroom, Jax (997-1955)
Nathan Holley Bukkets, Jax Beach (246-7701)
Rick Arcusa Band Ragtime, Atlantic Beach (241-7877)
Sugar Bear Aromas, Ponte Vedra (280-2525)
‘3’ Lynch’s Irish Pub, Jax Beach (249-5181)
Down Theory, AWOL Elixir, Orange Park (215-4400)
The Druids Aromas, Jax (928-0515)
Porcelain Black Brewsters, Jax (223-9850)
Boogie Freaks Square One, Jax (306-9004)
E.T. Swings the Thing Band Amici Restaurant, St.
Augustine (461-0102)
Dana Salmela House of Jam, Mandarin (262-3377)
Christina Wagner Jack Rabbits, Jax (398-7496)
Cornerstone The Mill Top, St. Augustine (829-2329)
Livid Legendz, Jax (997-8320)
De Lions of Jah Twisted Sisters, Jax Beach (241-6453)
Chuck Nash Band My Place, Jax (737-5299)
Little Green Men West Inn Cantina, Jax (389-1131)
Mr. Natural Whitey’s Fish Camp, Orange Park (269-4198)
Those Guys The Oasis, St. Augustine (471-3424)
THURSDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 5-7
Bush Doctors A1A Ale Works, St. Augustine (829-2977)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6
Postfaction, Raygun Girls, American Devils French
Quarter, Jax (730-6789)
Dixie Chicks Veterans Arena, Jax
Nate Holley Mellow Mushroom, Jax (997-1955)
George Aspinall, Dog & Pony Show The Landing,
Jax (353-1188)
Shana David CD Release Yesterday’s, Jax (387-0502)
Cloud 9 Tom & Betty’s, Jax (387-3311)
Crash the Satellites Club Fusion, St. Augustine (829-8333)
Heavy Flow Yesterday’s, Jax (387-0502)
Jose Lebron Legendz, Jax (997-8320)
El Toro Loco Sun Dog Steak & Seafood, Neptune
Beach (241-8221)
Diario Vivir Latin Quarter, Jax (732-9550)
Man Sized Rat, The Picture Show Freebird Live,
Jax Beach (246-2473)
Josh Bowlus Ritz Theatre, Jax
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dirty gringos
party hardy at twisted sisters
BY RICK GRANT rickgrant01@comcast.net
These gringos ascribe to the theory that if the
band is having fun, then the audience will join them.
That’s exactly what happened at Twisted Sisters last
Saturday night when I visited this hip club. Vivacious
co-owners Tracy and Sunny were out on a catering
job, but the joint was jumping. The gals had the
place on autopilot. Unabashedly, the Dirty Gringos
foster the idea of leading the club patrons to fun
junction and keeping the energy level as high as the
Space Station.
This 4 piece raunch-rock band has no hidden
agenda except creating a party atmosphere
and blowing off steam. The band members include
Rob Orndorff on drums, Mike Rallah on bass, Scott
Slinger on guitar, and Todd Horn on lead vocals.
These experienced musicians came from other now
defunct bands like Spider Monkey, Rev 7, Haven,
and Mandorico.
The group came together because they were
fed-up with band confl icts and unrealistic goals.
TDG is all about danceable grooves while enjoying
the experience and bonding with their audiences. At
Twisted Sisters, the Gringos had brought in many of
their friends and neighbors to party. Also, TS’s regular
hip young crowd was there to socialize and get
an attitude adjustment with Jack and Bud.
TDG’s repertoire is a potpourri of party favorites
such as ACDC’s Big Balls and Highway to Hell,
Cheap Trick’s I Want You to Want Me, Curtis Mayfi
eld’s Pusher Man, The Cure’s Just like Heaven and
many other popular party songs which, when everyone
who has had a few drinks, wants to hear. By the
time most people arrived at the Dirty Gringos little
shop of merrymaking inside TS, the late arrivals had
a head start on reaching alcohol induced Nirvana. Oh
yeah, let us not mince words. Until, as Huey Lewis
recommends, a new legal drug is invented, booze is
the drug of choice–in moderation of course.
I especially liked the band’s satirical overview.
These cats defi nitely don’t take themselves too seriously.
Hey after a hard week of working day jobs,
they just want to raise a little hell and play some
rock’n’roll. What better way to summon up the
demon of fun in the room than rocking until their
fi ngertips bleed. Bob said that two of the members
live in St. Augustine, and they have played gigs there
as well as in Jacksonville.
The lads of The Dirty Gringos boast of a combined
1,500 fan base as part of their promotional
plan. The lads post front page announcements on
their www.dirtygringos.com website of upcoming
gigs, and create fl iers stickers and other promotional
material prior to their jobs.
Not many bands that I know about are savvy
enough to help promote their own gigs for their employers.
Based on what I observed, TDG’s fi lled up
TS with their friends and fans, which will bode well
for them getting other gigs. This band is a party on
wheels, bringing the fun and party-people to their
gigs. And that’s what it’s all about for clubs like
Twisted Sisters. “Have a little fun, do a little dance,
make love tonight.” That sounds good to me.

“Music isn’t changing in the mainstream, so I
ask myself, my other egos, if they want to be part of
the revolution or the dying breed.”
I fi rst met Chase Capo when I was putting
together the 2000 Conmoto Trench Festival. He was
part of this strange misfi t ilk of punk rocker that they
were raising out in Middleburg or Keystone Heights
or Green Cove Springs. They were all wilted Mohawks
and cutoff jeans and they called themselves
Shed Punk because they practiced in some ramshackle
shed in the woods of Clay County.
Chase was in a band called Truckasaurus (to
date one of the better band names I’ve heard) and
the other Shed Punks included Grab Bag and Choose
Your Own Adventure. They coined anthemic slogans
such as “You’ve got a cell phone; you suck.” Shed
from shed punk
to synth pop
the musical journey of Chase Capo
BY JON BOSWORTH jaxvillain@yahoo.com
Punk was all about annoying
your audience, thus they rarely
had one. But Chase is older now
and he is no longer interested in
annoying his audience.
“I don’t mean to be underground,
but that’s just how it
goes. Laser Star is all about
getting people up and getting
them dancing. Music is the
greatest frontier for getting
people to be part of their community.
Getting people to dance
is as good as getting them to
connect at the hip to someone
else.”
Chase has been booked under
the moniker Purple of Cassius
ever since he fi rst started booking
shows with his fi ve piece
psychedelic pop band.
“Purple of Cassius is a colloidal alloy that a
German Chemist made in the 40s. The original bassist
came up with it. I hate coming up with a name.”
But the band drifted apart from its center and
Chase just hasn’t made the effort to change the
name to his solo moniker: Laser Star.
“8 Bit Hero is the working title for the new album.
It will be infl uenced by mid-seventies prog and
synthesizer stuff. It’s a departure from the serious
stuff. This album is going to be fun.”
Chase sees his performances as a sort of
schizoidal release, surrendering to the other people
in his mind. He often takes on characters or dresses
outrageously to underscore the performance itself.
“I bring a lot of equipment to satisfy those that
pay to see me. I do the glam.” Chase points at the
glitter peppered onto his face, “I like to give up as
much personality as I can. I love performing because
it’s the time that you can surrender to the other person
in your brain.”
I interviewed Chase before Purple of Cassius
performed at the Battle for Planetfest, but I asked
him why he wanted to be a part of the “Battle
Royale” of new metal.
“Battle for Planetfest is bullshit. It’s such a
scam. It uses [Jacksonville’s] artistic resources to
promote Clear Channel. ‘Let’s see how much money
you can make for a company you don’t even work
for.’ Robert Goodman is the saving grace of Planet
Radio. No one breaks from Jacksonville because the
radio isn’t part of the local music scene.”
I’m not certain how it panned out, but his plan
was to follow up the standard fare of metal bands
with his one-man synth pop show and play happy
fun songs. In the middle of the set he hoped to inform
people that they were all tools being manipulated
by Clear Channel, then play a love song to close
out his set. So Chase Capo still has some shed punk
in him. He just went the Adam Ant route: converting
from punk to new wave to pop.
“Ryan Taylor, from Truckasaurus, and I have
known each other since kindergarten. Our drummer,
Josh Blanton, lives up in Atlanta. He’s an amazing
songwriter now. Choose Your Own Adventure was
the band that made me realize I wanted to do live
stuff. The guitarist, Jean Baker, taught me how to
listen to music.”
Catch Chase Capo live on the Burrito Gallery
stage at the Conmoto Trench Festival on October 7th.
If you miss that early show, check TSI later the same
day to see if he’s playing a secret show.
Jerry melfi Conch House, St. Augustine (829-8646)
Eymarel Ocean 60, Neptune Beach (247-0060)
Dot Wilder Quintet Fletcher Park, Jax
Jonathan Mays Borders, Jax
Environmental Youth UNF, Jax
Eros Endo Exo, Jax (396-7733)
Gary Starling Organization The Brick, Jax (387-0606)
Stu Weaver Bridgeside Dining, Jax
The Vibrators, Good Fortune Jack Rabbits, Jax (398-7496)
Dead To Fall, 12 Tribes Thee Imperial, Jax (475-0488)
Wes Cobb Twisted Sisters, Jax Beach (241-6453)
Le Monde Quintet Aromas, Jax (928-0515)
Tytus Hale Elmo’s Oyster Bar, Jax
Hardwired Po’ Boys, Jax Beach (246-4121)
Kingsbury TSI, Jax (635-3024)
Lauren Fincham Starlite Café, Jax (356-4444)
Veronica’s Veil House of Jam, Mandarin (262-3377)
Melissa Aiuppy Perks! Coffeehouse, Jax (388-6950)
Unky J Monkey’s Uncle, Jax Beach (246-1070)
Out of Hand West Inn Cantina, Jax (389-1131)
Matt Collins Pauly’s Pizza, Jax (727-9101)
My Last Year, Plenty Fuel, Jax (425-3835)
Mathew Meng Solid Grounds, Neptune Beach
Yager Dave My Place, Jax (737-5299)
Second Wave Panama Hattie’s, St. Augustine
Dial 9 Brewsters, Jax (223-9850)
Tropico Solo Steel 200 First St., Neptune Beach
Radio 80 Aromas, Ponte Vedra (280-2525)
Allana Southerland St. John’s Town Center, Jax
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6-7
Ruckus Cliff’s, Jax (645-5162)
Ocean Cliff’s at the Beach, Atlantic Beach
The Company Cortesses, St. Augustine (825-6775)
Neurotic Butterfl y Mercury Moon, Orange Park (215-8999)
Don’t Tell Anne Fly’s Tie Irish Pub, Atlantic Beach (246-4293)
Paul Lundgren Ragtime, Atlantic Beach (241-7877)
Spanky Whitey’s Fish Camp, Orange Park (269-4198)
Soulo Scarlett’s, St. Augustine (824-6535)
Von Barlow & Longineau Parsons Simons Wine Bar, Jax (396-8088)
Kevin Byrne Main Street Bakery, Jax (356-8877)
Sugar Bear Roadhouse, Orange Park (264-0611)
Livid Cap’n Odie’s, Mayport (241-8848)
Kymystry Malabar, Jax (641-5033)
Dial 9 Brewsters, Jax (223-9850)
‘3’ Square One, Jax (306-9004)
Lisa & the Madhatters Champs, Ponte Vedra (285-7777)
Jody & the Driveshafts Trade Winds Lounge, St.
Augustine (829-8646)
Roger That Lynch’s Irish Pub, Jax Beach (249-5181)
Don David Trio The Mill Top, St. Augustine (829-2329)
Pili Pili Caribbee Key, Neptune Beach (270-8940)
Mr. Natural Cheers, Mandarin (262-4337)
Blistur The Oasis, St. Augustine (471-3424)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7
Conmoto Trench Festival - Crash the Satellites, Julius
Airwave, Bojack, Purple of Casius, Various Venues
Downtown, Jax
Hand of the Host, Tuffy, Rickolus & Many More
Dueling Pianos Dick’s Wings/Southside, Jax (996-8117)
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Second Wave Brewsters, Jax (223-9850)
Kenhe The Tree Steakhouse, Atlantic Beach (241-5600)
Nightowls, Go Ask Alice The Landing, Jax (353-1188)
Number One Contender, Broke Til Friday French
Quarter, Jax (730-6789)
Chroma Ocean 60, Neptune Beach (247-0060)
3 Way Street Sun Dog Steak & Seafood, Neptune
Beach (241-8221)
Disembodied Voices Eclipse, Jax (387-3582)
Lauren Fincham Perks! Coffeehouse, Jax (388-6950)
Boxrockers Conch House, St. Augustine (829-8646)
Tytus Hale Saturn of Orange Park, Orange Park
Dubwise Avondale Shoppes, Jax
Aaron Kelly Morocco Shrine Center, Jax
Besinger Freebird Live, Jax Beach (246-2473)
Colton McKenna San Sebastian Winery, St. Augustine
Out of Hand Fast Boys, Mandarin
Bliss Aromas, Jax (928-0515)
Mike Shakelford The Homestead, Jax Beach (249-9660)
JW Gilmore & the Blues Authority Pizza Garden, St.
Augustine
Cupid’s Alley Country Club Lounge, MacClenny
Bernard, Cool Hand Luke Murray Hill Theatre, Jax
(388-7807)
Will Pearsall Harry’s, St. Augustine (824-7765)
Jen Elliott & Bluestruck Twisted Sisters, Jax Beach
(241-6453)
Formatta Brewsters Pit, Jax (223-9850)
Stu Weaver Harry’s, Jax Beach (247-8855)
Chuck Nash Your Place, Jax Beach (221-9994)
Nathan Holley Bukkets, Jax Beach (246-7701)
Open Mic w/Larry Broussard St. Johns Pizza Grill,
Jax (287-9900)
Jose LeBron & The LeMonde Quintet Aroma’s,
Ponte Vedra (280-2525)
McKenna Coyote’s, Orange Park (269-6837)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8
Those Guys Sunset Grill, St. Augustine (471-5555)
Jan Crawford & Friends Cortesse’s Flamingo, St.
Augustine (825-6775)
‘3’ Sun Dog Steak & Seafood, Neptune Beach (241-8221)
David Milam Mellow Mushroom, Jax (997-1955)
El Toro Loco Mark’s Downtown, Jax (355-5099)
Big Al & the Kaholics Whitey’s Fish Camp, Orange
Park (269-4198)
Colton McKenna The Mill Top, St. Augustine (829-2329)
Mr. Natural Creekside Dinery, St. Augustine (829-6113)
Billy Bowers Ragtime, Atlantic Beach (241-7877)
3rd Bass The Casbah, Jax (981-9966)
Joshua Moyer Alltel Stadium, Jax
Spade McQuade Fionn MacCool’s, Jax Beach
(242-9499)
Sugar Bear The Landing, Jax (353-1188)
The Twilight Collective Thee Imperial, Jax (475-0488)
Goliath The Brick, Jax (387-0606)
Dave Massey Monkey’s Uncle, Mandarin (260-1349)
Love Arcade Jack Rabbits, Jax (398-7496)
Soulo All Stars, St. Augustine
Vagabond’s Dream The Sandollar, Jax (251-3001)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9
The Cheetah Girls Veterans Arena, Jax
24 october 5-11, 2006 | entertaining u newspaper
chroma
back home from philly
BY RICK GRANT rickgrant01@comcast.net
During my tenure in this business, I’ve met
countless musicians who told me they were fed up
with Jacksonville’s lackluster live music scene, with
only a few clubs presenting original music. They
would say that they were moving to New York City or
Los Angeles. Months later, I’d see them still here and
still whining about Jax’s apathetic music community.
However, some musicians actually did pluck up the
courage to move to big cities and most of them did
well.
Some months ago, I covered Chroma at Freebird
Live, where drummer Alex Hayward told me they
had decided to move to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
lock, stock, and barrel–the whole band. Well, they
did it and found a row house in West Philly where
they set up a studio in the basement. So when I
heard they were coming back to town to play a few
gigs, I called Alex to get an update of how things
were going. If you want to move to the big city–listen
up!
“The experience in Philly exceeded our wildest
expectations. It’s been expensive but we found a row
house in West Philly and since we can get anywhere
on our bicycles we sold our cars, but kept our van
and trailer. The fi rst thing we noticed was the vast
number of live music clubs within walking distance
from one another. There are 15 colleges in downtown
Philly so there is a big demand for live original
music. Young people go out to listen to music, and
they want to hear new material. We made friends
with other musicians right away, and got plugged
into the scene quickly. The city is alive with creative
energy.”
“We booked some gigs the fi rst week we were
here at clubs similar to the Freebird. But there are
many clubs set up like the Freebird in Philly. The
standards are high, and we were respected for our
original sound. We are getting by on gigs and we are
all teaching individually. Also, we set up an ensemble
school for musicians who are accomplished on
their instrument but need to learn how to play in an
ensemble. This has taken off really well. Some of us
have the credentials to teach in one of the colleges,
if we need to. We just played clubs called The Fire
and World Café Live, which is associated with a
radio station WXPN. It plays a variety of music. We
also entered a battle of the bands and won the fi rst
round.”
“The biggest difference between Jax and Philly
is the scene is much bigger in Philly with all original
clubs. There are no cover bands playing in the
downtown quadrant. So, since we are an original
band, and always have been, that was nice to fi nd
out. We have started a new album just getting the
songs recorded in our basement studio, and hoping
to record the material in a professional studio. When
we fi rst arrived, we took some time to learn about
the city–what areas of town to avoid and where the
best deals on a places to live were located. Man,
bring money. It was costly to secure the row house,
but it was worth it. We ride our bikes everywhere.
But there is plenty of public transportation in the winter.
The one thing we miss the most is the beach and
its laidback lifestyle. In contrast, Philly is a vibrant
city of mostly young people with many musicians,
artists, and other creative people living here. It will
be great to get back to Jacksonville Beach. We play
the Sun Dog Oct 5 th and Ocean 60 Oct. 12 th . We took
a big chance and it worked out for us.” Alex said.

heavy white vinyl
Shrug Records releases Terminally Bourgeois
BY JON BOSWORTH jaxvillain@yahoo.com
Tim Massett is one of those people that has
improved the culture of our town ever since he arrived
here from Texas more than fi ve years ago. You
may have met him at the San Marco Theatre, where
he programs the midnight movies, or you may have
even been to his warehouse in the Brooklyn area of
Riverside. It was called The Pit; a simple warehouse
that served as the screening room for Subterranean
Cinema as well as many local punk rock shows.
Subterranean Cinema was the name for the fi lm
screenings Massett would host, showing some of
his extensive private collection of rare movies and
shorts.
“[Subterranean Cinema] has begun to cool its
jets. I am still programming stuff for The Pit now and
then, and it will always be fl oating around, but my
programming has become a bit more focused on the
events and such I provide at the San Marco Theatre
and with the fi lm festival.”
As Subterranean Cinema “cools its jets,” he
hopes to eventually open a local draft house. He’d
prefer downtown, but he’ll settle for any spot he can
fi nd and afford. Meanwhile, Massett is picking up a
new torch by starting a record label he calls Shrug
Records. His debut release is a heavy white seveninch
by Shana David. David’s songs are simple and
witty. Her off-kilter voice skitters around the singlenote
keyboard melodies to sound like a young girl
singing profane but hysterical over the soundtrack to
an old Nintendo game.
“Shrug is something I have been itching to do
for a long time. Shana allowed me to give birth to
Shrug.”
When you meet Massett, you understand why
crash the satellites
album review
5 STARS out of 5
Artist: Crash the Satellites
Title: Learning to Land
Release Date: March 2006
Label: Do It Your Broke Ass Self Records
Close your eyes and try to remember 1994.
Nirvana was the voice of a generation, Seattle was
bursting with thrusting rock bands that walked
a line between the attitude and DIY style of punk
rock and song compositions that were complex;
more like metal than punk. This era was the hay
day of Dinosaur Jr, Superchunk, Pavement, and
Swervedriver. Crash the Satellites’ debut album
he calls the label Shrug. Even things that really excite
him barely get more than a raised eyebrow. Except
when it comes to a great fi lm, then his enthusiasm
peaks, but it still has his signature sarcasm.
“First up is the soundtrack to this fantastic
fi lm by Jim Finn: Interkosmos. The fi lm is about the
failed East German space program and it’s a musical.
The score is provided by Colleen Burke and
Jim Becker (of Califone, Red Red Meat
fame). This is going to be engineered
and pressed by the same folks that
recently did Brian Wilson’s Smile.
It’s gonna’ be on some heavy 180g
pink vinyl and these maniac designers
from Chicago-Dexterity Press are
handlin’ the jacket design. We will also
be coming out with Shana David’s full length
country LP with Howie (from local sissies, Tuffy)
strummin’ along. Then a split ten inch with Tuffy
and Cerberus Shoal’s new project. Then
a vinyl release of Daniel’s Who Is Bozo
Texino? Soundtrack.”
These ambitious
projects are
only the beginning,
but Massett doesn’t
foresee a quick million
in the record business in
Jacksonville.
“I am not sure what kind
of investment it is other than
turning my cash into vinyl
gems. Yeah, it’s a vinyl investment.
Shrug will be a vinyl/mp3
Learning to Land leaps swinging out of the box and
immediately takes you back to those young and ferocious
days when indie rock was fresh.
Now fl ash-forward to the more vocal-oriented,
melody driven music that followed as record labels
tried to take all of the punk bands and polish them up
to sit in Kurt Cobain’s throne after his suicide. Bands
like Offspring, Bad Religion, and Weezer emerged
with their compressed, over-produced albums and
robust vocal melodies. Paul Paxton’s voice has that
solidity and his melodies are fl awless. Better than
fl awless, they are carefully crafted over and above
the instrumentation.
This widely varied album shows Crash the Satellites’
ability to craft songs that range from simple
acoustic and pop-punk garage hits to carefully textured
songs rich with dense layers of guitars. Paxton
is a true songsmith, deftly creating sometimes gentle
and sometimes jagged guitar rhythms that are distinct
and articulate to match his wide vocal range.
Even bereft of Paxton’s voice, songs such as
Corner of the Earth show this group’s instrumental
prowess. They are not just a pop rock band, they
have some serious chops. Lead guitarist Brian
Blades seems to fi nd a harmonizing texture to layer
into any of Paxton’s intricate rhythms, and Paxton
is also not scared to fl y into a solo and duel with
Blades over the more intense parts of songs such as
Lighter Slash Knife.
Drummer, and Paxton’s longtime songwriting
download only [label]. Mp3s have made CD production
unnecessary, but vinyl will always be needed.”
In addition to starting Shrug, The Pit is being
converted into a recording studio.
“The screening room is still there and now that
I no longer live there, I needed to fi nd someone to
use up the other 3/4 of the space. Scott Madgett has
been itchin’ to do a studio, which is fantastic, and of
course it will help Shrug in the long run.”
Primarily the function of the studio will be to
help Massett make ends meet at The Pit since he
“put the kabosh” on the punk rock shows.
“I realized going to jail because others were
allowing 15 year olds to drink sounded not so fun. I
am not that punk rock.”
Look for Shana David’s debut release on Shrug
Records, Terminally Bourgeois, at the album release
party at Yesterdays on October 6th, or fi nd it on the
shelves of local record shops such as
Inertia Records and Moon Colony
Razorblade in the coming month.
“I will also be working on getting
some distribution to get these
[records] off my living room fl oor.”
partner, Julia Gregory and bass player Heath Valdez
craft the rhythm section. Heath’s bass is solid
and yet mobile. It sets you fi rmly inside of these
spacious and complex songs, and then carefully
moves you through the experience to Julia’s stylish,
snare-popping drums.
Crash the Satellites write songs that shock
you and leave you to wonder. Their songs stay
with you long after you’ve stopped listening. They
resound like a friend throughout the day. And
Paxton’s clever lyrics mix well with his articulate
melodies. “Shake hands, tell me a story. Not too
long and not too boring” is the kind of line that
just keeps working in your mind, not because the
words are deep, but because the delightful melody
he sings them in is fun and plays like a loop in the
head.
Without question the digital age is making
quality recordings more accessible to everyone,
but it still takes a skilled ear to take a band that is
accustomed to playing live (and this album is great,
but not nearly as great as a live performance) and
capture the dynamics of their style successfully.
Terry Case has done a brilliant job of turning this
widely spread landscape of music into Learning to
Land. Purchase this album at Moon Colony Razorblade
or on cdbaby.com. Check out www.myspace.
com/crashthesatellites for their upcoming show
schedule or just catch them at the Conmoto Trench
Festival on October 7. - BY JON BOWSWORTH
Now It’s Overhead Café Eleven, St. Augustine (460-9311)
Aerial Tribe Square One, Jax (306-9004)
Seth Ramsdill Sun Dog Steak & Seafood, Neptune
Beach (241-8221)
ASG Jack Rabbits, Jax (398-7496)
Goliath Flores The Casbah, Jax (981-9966)
Sam Pacetti The Mill Top, St. Augustine (829-2329)
Pili Pili Aroma’s, Ponte Vedra (280-2525)
Stu Weaver Harry’s, St. Augustine (824-7765)
Little Green Men Lynch’s Irish Pub, Jax Beach (249-5181)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10
Lennon Jack Rabbits, Jax (398-7496)
Those Guys Hurricane Patty’s, St. Augustine (827-1822)
Erik Wink Spare Time Grille, Jax Beach (246-8099)
Second String Sun Dog Steak & Seafood, Neptune
Beach (241-8221)
John Waters The Oasis, St. Augustine (471-3424)
Ace Winn Legendz, Jax (997-8320)
Matt Hall Aromas, Jax (928-0515)
Christina Wagner & Friends Mark’s Downtown, Jax (355-5099)
Lefty Cortesses, St. Augustine (825-6775)
Will Pearsall The Mill Top, St. Augustine (829-2329)
Endwell Fuel, Jax (425-3835)
Soulo White Lion, St. Augustine (829-2388)
Jimmy Solari My Place, Jax (737-5299)
Sam Pacetti Creekside Dinery, St. Augustine (829-6113)
Chuck Nash Your Place, Jax Beach (221-9994)
Jose LeBron & The LeMonde Quintet Aroma’s,
Ponte Vedra (280-2525)
Seth Ramsdill Fly’s Tie Irish Pub, Atlantic Beach (246-4293)
El Toro Loco Square One, Jax (306-9004)
TUESDAY-WED., OCT. 10-11
Gene Nordan Mackenzie’s, Ponte Vedra (543-9143)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11
Charlie Musselwhite Café Eleven, St. Augustine (460-9311)
Livid Snookers, Jax
The Hackers Cortesses, St. Augustine (825-6775)
The Cover Band Spare Time Grille, Jax Beach (246-8099)
Fifth South Ocean Club, Jax Beach (242-8884)
Dave Massey My Place, Jax (737-5299)
Wes Cobb Band Square One, Jax (306-9004)
Crystal Stafford, Aerial Tribe Starlite Café, Jax (356-4444)
Conrad Oberg London Bridge, Jax (359-0001)
Stu Weaver The Mill Top, St. Augustine (829-2329)
Reggie Lee Legendz, Jax (997-8320)
Matt Rage The Brick, Jax (387-0606)
Chris The Oasis, St. Augustine (471-3424)
Lemonde Group Aromas, Jax (928-0515)
Cary Austin Sun Cruz Casino, Jax
Out of Hand Buffalo’s, Orange Park (778-1101)
Seth Ramsdill Ragtime Tavern, Atlantic Beach (241-7877)
The Mike Miller Band St. Nick’s Lounge, Jax (396-3396)
El Toro Loco Aromas, Ponte Vedra (280-2525)
Chuck Nash Sun Dog Steak & Seafood, Neptune
Beach (241-8221)
Cloud 9 Fionn MacCool’s, Jax Beach (242-9499)
Pili Pili Fly’s Tie Irish Pub, Atlantic Beach (246-4293)
Dave Massey My Place Bar & Grill, Jax (737-5299)
eujacksonville.com | october 5-11, 2006 25

upcoming concerts
Dorothy The Dinosaur’s Dance Party October12,
Times Union Performing Arts Center, , 632-3373
Heather Headley October 12, Florida Theatre,
355-2787
Buju Banton Oct. 12, Plush, 743-1845
Atreyu Oct. 13, Plush, 743-1845
Tracy Grammer Oct. 14, Café Eleven, 469-9311
Hawthorne Heights, Relient K, Emory October 14,
Plush, 743-1845
Tim Reynolds Oct. 14, Freebird Live, 246-2473
Blues Traveler October 14, Mary Ross Waterfront
Park, Brunswick, GA
Wolf Eyes Oct. 15, TSI, 333 E Bay, Jax
Man Man Oct. 16, Café Eleven, 469-9311
Peter Frampton October 18, Florida Theatre,
355-2787
Say Anything Oct. 19, Fuel, 425-3835
Guns N’ Roses October 20, Veterans Memorial Arena,
630-3900
Sister Hazel October 20, Freebird Live, 246-2473
Norma Jean Oct. 19, Martini’s Music Hall, 388-6269
Eric Clapton October 21, Veterans Memorial Arena,
630-3900
Doobie Brothers October 25, Florida Theatre,
355-2787
Corey Smith October 27, The Florida Theatre,
355-2787
Del McCoury Band November 2, Freebird Live,
246-2473
Third Day with David Crowder Band November 9,
Veterans Memorial Arena, 630-3900
Ratdog Nov. 14, Florida Theatre, 355-2787
Mute Math Nov 14, Martini’s Music Hall, 388-6269
Carlos Mencia November 19, Florida Theatre,
355-2787
Blue Man Group November 19, Veterans Memorial
Arena, 630-3900
Mount Eerie Nov. 27, Café Eleven, 469-9311
Alan Jackson Nov. 30, Veterans Memorial Arena,
630-3900
Delbert McClinton Dec. 1, Florida Theatre, 355-2787
Mofro Dec. 9, Café Eleven, 469-9311
Johnny Winter December 9, Freebird Live, 246-2473
Clay Aiken with the Jacksonville Symphone will
perform a Christmas Concert Dec. 21, Times Union
Center 354-5547
Bill Gaither and Friends January 26, Veterans
Memorial Arena, 630-3900
26 october 5-11, 2006 | entertaining u newspaper
menopause... the musical
fccj-gfour productions theatre review
BY DICK KEREKES dickkerekes@yahoo.com
The FCCJ Artist Series opened Jeanie Linders’
Menopause…the Musical at the Terry Theatre in the
Times Union Center last week. The show is scheduled
to run through December l7th with Wednesday
to Saturday performances at 7:30 PM, and matinees
Saturday at 4:00 PM and Sunday at 2:00 PM and
5:30 PM.
Menopause is one of the hottest musicals in
America playing in fourteen cities across the country
with more opening soon. In the foreign market, productions
are up and running in Australia, Mexico, the
Philippines and South Korea.
What’s the buzz? Why so popular? Of the 75
million baby-boomers, 38 million are women going
through menopause. Government researchers fi gure
that by 2008, menopausal women will be the largest
demographic in America!!!. (Are you paying attention,
politicians?)
Between 6 and 7 million people have seen this
show since its modest start in a small theatre in Orlando
in 2001. There were at least a couple of dozen
guys at the performance I attended, and the chatter
in the men’s room after the show was all-positive!
They loved it!!! If you can buy stock in this show, do
it, since it looks like it will be around for a long time.
The plot is very simple and this is it in a nutshell.
Four women, over the age of 40 meet in the
lingerie section of a New York department store,
and discuss and sing about their irritations and annoyances
going through the change of life. They not
only belt out 25 songs, but do a fashion show as the
musical runs through 90 fast paced minutes without
intermission.
Most of the songs will be familiar to anyone
over 40 or anyone who listens to an oldie radio
L i m e l i g h t
T h e a t r e
Sept. 14 - Oct.8
Tickets: $22-$15
A hilariously
wild romp
through 37
plays - all in
less than 2
hours!
Directed by
Gary Cadwallader
11 Old Mission Ave. in St. Augustine
(904) 825-1164
station except you won’t recognize the lyrics or the
titles. Smokey Robinson’s “ My Guy” becomes “ My
Thighs.” “Puff, The Magic Dragon” becomes “Help,
my anatomy is dragging” after an exercise routine
to lose weight. You get the idea. Oh, the music and
dialogue is done at full blast, so if you are hard of
hearing, you can leave aids at home and save on
batteries, I guarantee you won’t need them.
I saw this show initially at the Wilson Center,
two or three years ago, and I liked it, but I truly think
this production is better. Why? The talent on stage
is exceptional. Four women with different looks and
different voices are so well cast for the songs they
sing.
Lisa Rachel Harris as Power Woman is at her
absolute best when she does a Tina Turner impersonation,
which brought the house down. Patti Eyler
as the Soap Star sizzles in a torch song version of
“I’ m Having a Hot Flash.” Guys, if you are going,
try to get a front row seat and Patti might wind up in
your lap for a few moments. If Ms Eyler’s name is
familiar to you, it is probably because she has done
a number of shows at the Alhambra Dinner Theatre
over the years.
Lynne Morris as Earth Mother (dressed in 60s
clothing) blew us away when she sang “Sign of the
Times”. Ms. Morris loves to play directly to the audience
and is an excellent comedienne. Dyan Beder
is an Iowa Housewife and sings an absolutely show
stopping number when she pays tribute to her battery
operated companion. She was equally hilarious
when trying to put on lingerie three sizes too small.
The music is live and “The Band” consists of
the well-known and always profi cient Laura Peden as
conductor and on the piano, with Kevin Perryman on
drums and Joe Mackenzie on bass guitar.
The show ends with the women in the audience
being invited up on stage to “perform” with the
cast in a line kick number.
What a fabulous show, and so educational too.
Men learn to be a bit more tolerant, and women are
helped to validate a lot of things they had mistaken
for insanity as just a part of going through the
change.
The show is at the small 600-seat theatre,
which may make it diffi cult to get tickets for some
performances but on the plus side this space has
wonderful intimacy. You can see these talented
women up close and personal and hear their marvelous
singing voices loud and clear.
You can reserve tickets to this hilarious celebration
of Women and The Change by calling 632-
3373. Outside Jacksonville call 1 888 860 2929.
There are special rates for groups of l2 or more
and I noticed many “Red Hat” ladies in the audience
on opening night. I am not being “The Great Pretender”
(one of the songs in the show) when I say I
thoroughly enjoyed this show, and you will too, so
don’t miss it.

a policy of
murder
dave & buster’s mystery dinner theatre
BY DICK KEREKES dickkerekes@yahoo.com
The Murder Mystery Players have been presenting
intrigue, adventure and murder over the past
fi ve years at Dave and Buster’s. Last Saturday I
decided to rekindle my sleuth skills by attending their
current mystery offering, A Policy of Murder.
The premise has been the same since the start.
As an audience member, you will witness a murder
and have a chance to solve the crime, by listening to
the story unfold and later to question the suspects. A
prize is awarded to one of the tables correctly guessing
who done it.
Scott J. Smith casts and directs all the shows
for the Murder Mystery Players for each show that
runs on Saturday nights over several weeks. The
current show will close November l8th. In addition,
the group does shows for private parties at Dave and
Buster’s as well as traveling to locations all over the
state on occasion.
Scott uses experienced local actors since the
shows and the roles can be demanding. The shows
are done in a large banquet room, with no sets.
The actors move around the room and between the
tables as the story unfolds, so as an audience you
get up close and personal with the performers.
This play was different than others I have seen
here. First, it was set in l923, and featured the clothing
of that period with the ladies in fl apper dresses
and men in double-breasted suits. Director Smith
indicated that he has been using costumes more in
recent shows. In addition, all the actors were miked,
which works well when the room is very full and the
actors move all over the place. Getting the audience
involved is encouraged, and having a mike for them
to speak into allows untrained voices to be heard
clearly.
In A Policy of Murder we know from the program
that Carl Manley (Kevin Langford) is going to
be shot and killed. He was a bootlegger who was
involved with the rest of the cast in nefarious ways.
Kenneth Logsdon plays George Mercherle,
founder of the Fidelity Home Insurance Company,
and the only character nowhere near Manley when
he is shot, so he becomes an unoffi cial detective
trying to fi nd the killer.
Angela Libbey is Lorraine, an attractive fl apper
who is Mercherle’s secretary but she has a past
involving Manley and has a few dirty deals going
with others as well.
Alma Hofstedder is a wealthy widow, and
played by Layla D. Smith. She makes her money
selling a health tonic with a high alcohol content
, which is as close to booze as you can get. She
winds up with the gun that kills Manley, but did she
do it and why?
Jason Collins as Winston Merriwehter is also
an insurance agent, but has an illegal sideline selling
moonshine, and he is buying or stealing it from the
now deceased Manley.
Mecherle’s number one insurance salesman is
Charles Wonderlin, played by Michael Smithgall with
a defi nitely Truman Capote swish. His style included
a lot of ad-libs and a lot of laughs along the way.
In fact one of the pluses of this cast is that all are
very capable of ad-libbing to
comments made by the very
involved audience.
The Murder Mystery
Players provide the entertainment,
and Dave and
Buster’s provides the food.
When you make your reservation, you will be asked
for your choice of three entrées . lemon herb grilled
chicken breast with béarnaise sauce or caesar
crusted salmon or linguini primavera.
A third choice is a non-meat option: linguini
primavera. Side dishes and fresh dinner rolls accompany
each meal. Your choice of coffee or Ice tea is
included. I had the salmon and found it to be a very
generous portion, with good fl avor and seasoning.
The wait staff brings you a very crisp and tasty
caesar salad in Act I ( as the crime occurs),. Act II,
your dinner is served and the suspects assemble
and Act III the mystery is solved and fresh berry
pound cake with whipped cream is served for desert.
The show is over about 10 PM, leaving you
plenty of time to visit Dave and Buster’s famous
game room with dozens of the latest electronic machines.
For football fans that are may be interested in
the Madden Football Game, D&B has a giant version
that was very popular.
In December, The Murder Mystery Players will
perform Murder by Mistletoe, a play that is available
for your Christmas parties either at Dave and
Buster’s or at the location of your choice. To book
a show at Dave and Buster’s Restaurant call 296-
1525. For booking a show outside, call 704-9599.
My New Year’s resolution for 2007 is to catch
more of the Mystery Players at Dave and Buster’s. I
like the food at D&B, and I stop for lunch occasionally
when in the area. Happy Birthday, Dave and
Buster’s and The Murder Mystery Players, here’s to
another great fi ve years.
culture & arts
OCTOBER
5 The Heart Gallery: A Portrait Exhibit of Local Adoptable
Children FCCJ, Jax
5 Workshop: Beginning Digital Photography w/Alex Quijano
Cultural Center, Ponte Vedra
5 Free Tango Lesson Café Spain, St. Augustine
5 Pulp Fiction Theatre Boomtown, Jax
5 Reception: “Presence” The Women’s Center, Jax
5 Bank of America Symphony Showcase Preview Luncheon
Karpeles Museum, Jax
5 The 5 Browns-Riverside Fine Arts Concert Series Florida Theatre, Jax
5 “Open Gallery” Grand Opening Showcase Open Gallery, Jax
5-7 “Dog Sees God” Acrosstown Repertory Theatre, Gainesville
5-7 Masterworks Series-Triumphant Serenity, JSO Performing
Arts Center, Jax
5-7 Comedian Alex Reymundo Atlantic Theatres, Atlantic Beach
5-7 Comedian: Wil Mafori The Comedy Zone, Mandarin
5-7 “Much Ado About Nothing” Theatre Jacksonville, Jax
5-8 Art Exhibit: Jean Banas The Limelight Theatre, St. Augustine
5-8 “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare-Abridged”
Limelight Theatre, St. Augustine
5-8 Fall home & Patio Show Prime Osborn Center, Jax
5-8 Amelia Book Island Festival Amelia Island
5-9 “Bedroom Farce” Limelight Theatre, St. Augustine
5-14 Recent Works By Kathy Stark & Leigh Murphy Cultural
Center, Ponte Vedra
5-20 FCCJ Artist Series “Menopause the Musical” Performing
Arts Center, Jax
5-31 “A Grave Mistake” Professor’s Plum’s Playhouse, Jax
5-31 Exhibit: “Journey’s Edge” Kathe O’Donnelly Energy Lab
Art Gallery, St. Augustine
5-NOV. 12 Japan in Jacksonville: The Cummer Collection of
Japanese Prints Cummer Museum, Jax
5-NOV. 26 Weekend Art Activities for Children & Families JMOMA, Jax
5-NOV. 26 “Oklahoma” Alhambra Dinner Theatre, Jax
5-JAN. 7 Bloom: Paintings and Constructions by Luis Cruz
Azaceta JMOMA, Jax
6 FCCJ Intercollegiate Choral Festival Wilson Center, Jax
6 Patrons of the HeARTS International Dinner/Auction Fogle
Fine Arts & Accessories, Jax
6 Jazz Vespers at the Cathedral Cathedral Basilica, St. Augustine
6 First Friday Art Walk Various Venues, St. Augustine
6-8 Greek Festival St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine
6-8 Barbershop Harmony Society Fall Convention Omni Hotel, Jax
6-28 Into The Blue-Wallhangings By Nicola Henley Hibernia,
Neptune Beach
6-28 “Southern Baptist Sissies” First Coast Theatre, Jax
7 Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Castillo de San
Marcos, St. Augustine
7 Marine Corps Half-Marathon Metro Park, Jax
7 5th Annual Mustange Stampede To Benefi t Humane Society
World Golf Village, St. Augustine
7 Barbershop Quartet Finals & Show of Champions Performing
Arts Center, Jax
7 Downtown Dance Project Florida Theatre, Jax
7 EMMA Concert Series-Carmen Flagler College, St. Augustine
7-8 17th Annual Colonial Folk Arts & Crafts Festival Colonial
Spanish Quarter Museum, St. Augustine
7-22 Bank of America Symphony Showcase The Guild, Jax
8 Craft Craft Revolution-Make A Felt Pin Anomaly, Jax
8 Family Fest UNF Picnic Area, Jax
9 Columbus Day MOSH, Jax
9 Leave ‘Em Laughing-Laurel & Hardy Appreciation Society
Pablo Creek Branch Library, Jax
10 An Evening with Garrison Keilor-Lake Wobegon Days-FCCJ
Artist Series Performing Arts Center, Jax
11 Fall Film Series: “Woman is the Future of Man” JMOMA, Jax
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11 Free Tango Lesson Fontana’s, Jax
12 The Great American Jazz Series Featuring Diane Schuur
UNF Fine Arts Center, Jax
12 Free Tango Lesson Café Spain, St. Augustine
12 Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Dance Party-FCCJ Artist Series
Performing Arts Center, Jax
12 Cummer Café Night Cummer Museum of Art, Jax
12 Dorothy the Dinosaur Dance Party-FCCJ Artist Series
Performing Arts Center, Jax
13 “Encore! Encore!” JSO Coffee Series Jacoby Symphony Hall, Jax
13 Douglas Anderson Fall Vocal Concert DASOTA, Jax
13 Film Screening “Turning” San Marco Theatre, Jax
13-15 Jax Agricultural Fair 4-H Show Equestrian Center, Jax
13-15 Amelia Island Jazz Festival Amelia Island
13-25 HalloWEE Zone Adventure Landing, Jax Beach/Jax
14 “Grind2shine” World Premier The Florida Theatre, Jax
14 Dukes of Dixieland Thrasher Horne Center, Orange Park
14 Blake Osner Cabaret Atlantic Theatres, Atlantic Beach
14 National College Fair Prime Osborn Center, Jax
14 Caribbean Carnival Metro Park, Jax
14 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Moonlight Martini’s 5 Points Theatre, Jax
14 Birds of the Area Tree Hill Nature Center, Jax
14 Women’s Health Experience Hyatt Regency, Jax
14-15 Second Seminole War Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine
14-15 Annual 4-H Horse Show Equestrian Center, Jax
15 Children’s Home Society’s Caring Chefs The Avenues Mall, Jax
15 “An Upbeat Pink” UNF Wind Ensemble UNF Fine Arts Center, Jax
15 Auditions: “Eb Scrooge: A Southern Fried Carol” 5-8pm
Theatre Jacksonville, Jax
16 Dr. Simon Shiao-Faculty Violin Recital UNF Fine Arts Center, Jax
16-NOV. 20 The Art & Music of the Baroque, Classical &
Impressionist Eras Cultural Center, Ponte Vedra
17 Friends of the JU Library-Local Artist Dr. Susanne Schuenke
New Lampost, Jax
17 Florida Forum-Zell Miller Florida Theatre, Jax
17 Chorale Concert “Come to the Music” FCCJ South Campus, Jax
17-21 Comedian: John Joseph and Johnny B The Comedy Zone, Mandarin
17-21 Ripley’s Halloween Ghost Train Ripley’s Museum, St. Augustine
17-22 FCCJ Artist Series “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat” Performing Arts Center, Jax
18 Fall Film Series: “2046” JMOMA, Jax
18 Free Tango Lesson Fontana’s, Jax
18 FCCJ Artist Series-The Glenn Miller Orchestra FCCJ Wilson Center, Jax
18 “The President’s Own” The U.S. Marine Band UNF Fine Arts Center, Jax
19 Death in the Oldest House Oldest House Museum, St. Augustine
19 Free Tango Lesson Café Spain, St. Augustine
19 First Coast Wind Ensemble “Shostakovice Centenary” JU
Terry Concert Hall, Jax
19-22 31 st Annual Hall of Terror Adventure Landing, Jax Beach & Jax
19-22 HalloWEE Zone Adventure Landing, Jax Beach/Jax
20 UNF Fine Arts Series: Parsons Dance Company UNF Fine
Arts Center, Jax
20 San Jose Taiko Florida Theatre, Jax
20-21 Enchanted Forest Anastasia State Park, St. Augustine
20-21 Ripley’s Haunted Express Ripley’s Believe it or Not, St. Augustine
20-23 Ghosts & Gravestones Downtown, St. Augustine
21 United Way 4-1-1 Charity Oktoberfest World Golf Village,
St. Augustine
21 Cracker Day St. Johns County Fairgrounds, St. Augustine
21 Little Black Dress Charity Fashion Show For Children’s
Home Society Prime Osborn, Jax
21 Chemistry Explorathon MOSH, Jax
21 European Epicurean Cultural Center, Ponte Vedra Beach
21 9th Annual Kingsley Heritage Celebration Kingsley
Plantation, Jax
21 Ripley’s Mother Goose Bumps Ripley’s Believe it or Not,
St. Augustine
28 october 5-11, 2006 | entertaining u newspaper
kinetic / aesthetic
brother’s tummy show opens this weekend at
the gallery at screen arts in st. augustine
BY CAROL ELLIOT carol6@comcast.net
You Call This Sculpcha? The mixed media
art exhibit by Georgia-based The Brother’s Tummy
opens this weekend in The Gallery at Screen Arts in
St. Augustine. From 6 p.m. to midnight, Friday, October
6 th . Live DJs will spin music. Visual artist George
Long and perplexing sound master Mario Schambon
combine forces to put together site specifi c installations
in the gallery space. This assemblage of
sculpture speaks volumes for them. The Brother’s
Tummy (Long and Schambon’s alter ego) provides a
way for the two men to make fun of each other, just
like brothers do. Their work can also be classifi ed as
subtle social commentaries.
Long and Schambon met while attending the
Atlanta College of Art. Interviewing both artists over
the phone from their custom metal works place
of business in Roswell, Georgia, Schambon said
that those days of higher education were a Mecca
for him. The foundation for “the formal stuff” was
laid. He also said it was a “hot bed” to work with
the other artists. That was from 1994 to 1996 after
which Schambon took a job to make some extra
money as facilitator of art for the Summer Olympics.
Ten years later Long admits the price of a large piece
of sculpture they call “Boobie Lure” could pay the
current balance of his student loans.
“What we have put together are a series of
sculptures, not erotic, but, instead, fertile in nature,”
Long told me. The fertility can be interpreted as the
gluttony of stuff and of life. One of the main parts in
a particular piece is the cherub (a symbol for fertility)
overfl owing with chotchkies (every day objects
in the home.)
Besides free standing work, “The Brother’s
Tummy” creates wall art and also sculpture placed
on pedestals. The men add “found objects” which
were not necessarily “found” but rather “hand
picked.” Long has been a collector for years. A leftover
piece of material from a day’s work (metal work
not always the creative kind by their own admission)
can be part of the gathering process. “One rule I try
to maintain is to not over-conceptualize what I am
doing,” says Long. “I don’t want to be too aware.”
Although admittedly they hope this exhibit will
“blow some minds”. They also are keeping it somewhat
academic. Jiggle Boy, a kinetic sculpture, is
destined to intrigue anyone who sees it.
This is not Long’s fi rst time at The Gallery at
Screen Arts. In January, he exhibited his signature
wall art 8 x 8 squares of different depths using all
kinds of materials. In 2004, Long did an installation
at JMOMA (Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art) in
Jacksonville.
In addition to visual art, Schambon’s background
as a percussionist inspired him and Long
to create a 16 ft. long discophone similar to a xylophone.
Last year, it made a hit in Atlanta’s Freedom
Park. Schambon told me his wall pieces are an
extension of his paintings. “I’ve been working on
the outcome of that,” he adds. The subject matter
comes from many sources. “It could be mythology
or social theory,” he says. “Anything goes.” His architectural
infl uences pertain to physical bodies such
as the way crystals form in cell biology as opposed
to the architecture of buildings. Really…
Gallery Director Rob DiPiazza never interferes
with the process of artists creating their art. “We
embellish the exhibition but we don’t necessarily
explain the art to viewers,” comments DiPiazza
who went on to say that The Gallery at Screen Arts
has built a reputation for attracting eclectic original
art. “Because of that reputation visitors expect to
see something challenging and interesting.” The
Brother’s Tummy defi nitely meets this criterion.
Although Long and Schambon work individually and
collaboratively, this show is exclusively George and
Mario working together,” adds DiPiazza.
The Gallery at Screen Arts is located at 228
King Street, two blocks west of U.S. 1 in St. Augustine.
The show will run through October 31. For more
information, call 904-829-2838.

mikolean longacre
art exhibit at amelia san jon gallery
Five years ago oil painter Mikolean Morgan Longacre
took a leap of faith. For 20 years she had been
a successful trademark attorney in the Washington,
D.C. area. Although always a painter she was only
able to focus on painting when she could squeeze in
time or a class or two between trials. Longacre and
her husband Jim, a patent attorney were living three
miles from the D.C. border and commuting everyday
to their boutique law fi rm in Crystal City Virginia. Every
holiday for 10 years, the Longacres would visit friends
on Amelia Island. Each would longingly look for the
day when they could have a house on the water and
give up commuting forever.
As fate would have, they were visiting friends
one Thanksgiving in 2000 and noticed a house on
Lanceford Creek off of Amelia Island. It was the view
of the Marsh that took both she and Jim’s breath
away. Right then, Longacre knew she needed live
there and to paint full-time. This property became her
muse. By September 2001, she along with her two
beloved dogs were waiting for the moving van during
the terrible events of September 11 and waiting
for Jim to arrive from their offi ce in Crystal City, only
one quarter mile from the Pentagon. The events of
September 11, 2001 further convinced her that time
was right to move and devote herself to study and to
painting full-time.
In the course of fi ve years Longacre traveled
extensively to study with some of the best classical
painters in the United States and Ireland. Now from
her studio loft overlooking Lanceford Creek she interprets
the marsh in oil. “Everyday, I wake up and think I
live in the most beautiful place in the world. The colors
change continuously, the marsh is always different in
color and feeling. The colors are exquisite and different
everyday.” she exclaims.
Longacre begins each painting on toned oil linens
consistent with her training as a classical painter.
During the course of her day, she studies the marsh,
jots down sketches and sometimes takes photographs.
Once a sketch has been chosen, she then
works on picking the right colors to express the specifi
c mood of the marsh. “I love color and with color
you can convey a mood. Moreover, color engages the
viewer and allows the viewer participate in the painting,
which is my ultimate goal.”
Longacre places somewhere in every painting
a light, representing Venus, the evening star, sometimes
bright, sometimes dim. Sometimes almost lost
in color, sometimes standing out. To her this simply
deepens the illusion of permanence. Venus appears
to be a constant, but it is just as dynamic as the other
elements in the paintings.
The Florida Marsh is not Longacre’s only
subject. She is intrigued by the fi gure and the fi gure
as part of the Landscape and plans a future series
of paintings incorporating the fi gure in her beloved
marsh. For her landscapes she takes her inspiration
from the 19 th century Luminist and Hudson River
School of Fredrick Church, George Inness. She is also
inspired present day masters Sawada, P.A. Nisbet and
Mikel Wintermantel.
Longacre studied at the Maryland School of
Art and Design in 1994. Since 2001 she has studied
intensively with Johnnie Liliedahl in Houston Texas;
Robert A. Johnson of Virginia both accomplished
masters of the traditional classical school of painting.
Also, with Luminist painter Mikel Winternmantel
of Massachusetts and recently with famed portrait
painter Anthony J. Ryder in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Venus and Refl ections of Lanceford Creek”,
featuring new paintings by Mikolean M. Longacre
are scheduled at the Amelia SanJon Gallery, 218A,
Ash Street, Amelia Island Florida, 904/491-8040,
October 7-December 31, 2006. A public reception is
scheduled for October 7 from 5:30pm-9:00 pm. www.
ameliasanjongllery.com and www.mikoleanlongacre.
com
THE
JOCK
BY: TOM WEPPEL
JAGUARS
After two tough away-game losses, the Jaguars
now come back to the friendly confi nes of Alltel,
this time hosting the New York Jets.
At the beginning of the season, looking at the
schedule, a 2-2 record for the Jags would’ve been
satisfactory, considering the opponents. They had
opportunities to win these last two games, but
slipped in each case. If nothing else, what we do
know is that after the fi rst month of the regular season,
the Jaguars are a fairly tough bunch, especially
on Defense, and can compete with a lot of the better,
marquee teams in the League. Switch the outcome
of a few plays, and Jacksonville could be 4-0.
Now, the boys are little dinged up, but glad
to be home playing this game before a needed offweek
break to heal some wounds. The Jets in many
respects are a welcome opponent. At 2-2, they are a
good team, having given the Colts a scare last week.
They are able to move the ball and score points on
offense. QB Chad Pennington is healthy in leading
the passing game, and he has a nice corps of receivers,
led by Jacksonville native Laveranues Coles.
Rookie RB Leon Washington (FSU) has also become
effective, on offense and special teams. The Jets’
weakness is their Defense, which is giving up points.
They run a 4-3, led by DE Shaun Ellis and LB Jonathan
Vilma.
This is a game the Jags should win, but they
better be careful in taking care of business. We shall
see how things play out.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
There are three undefeated teams left in ‘The
League’. While the Colts and Bears have garnered
attention, the team that has slipped through the
cracks is the Ravens. Baltimore once again has an
awesome defense, only giving up 33 points in four
games. Combined with an opportunistic offense,
led by veteran QB Steve McNair, the Ravens are one
tough squad. They go into Denver on Monday night
as a slight underdog, but I believe that’s more because
of a lack of respect than anything else. Look
for Baltimore to beat the Broncos and go to 5-0.
Meanwhile, there will be a game on Sunday that I’d
like to christen the ‘Awful Bowl’, that being the 49ers
and Raiders mixing it up. This should be a horren-
dous game. Both teams have been playing bad football
so far this season, pure and simple. The winner
of this game will only be considered the best in the
Bay area, and that’s it.
The NFC East will feature two dogfi ghts this
weekend. The Cowboys go to Philly (look out, T.O.),
while the Redskins play the Giants in New Jersey.
There will be some nasty action, for sure, in these
two contests.
And, while all this is happening in the next few
weeks, Titan DL Albert Haynesworth will be talking
to the WWE for a possible job as a featured wrestler
on pay-per-view.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
The SEC will give us some nice matchups this
weekend. IN Gainesville, the Gators will host the LSU
Tigers, who bring a chip on their shoulder. Florida
beat Alabama handily, but LSU is a slight step up in
talent and ability. We’ll see what Urban and the Boys
do. Then, the Georgia Bulldogs host Tennessee in
Athens. The big question here is who will play QB for
the ‘Dogs. Each week (hell, each series) has given
us someone different. Its as if I could’ve gone in, had
I been there. Nonetheless, Georgia will have a tough
battle with the Vols, but they should prevail.
Out in Texas, the Longhorns and Sooners will
mix it up in Dallas for a traditional scrap. Oklahoma
is still feeling stung from their controversial loss
to the Oregon Ducks. I’m sure no one wants to get
beaten by a Duck!
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
The Divisional Series are underway. It seems
the favorites are the Yankees (AL) and the Mets (NL).
However, what we need to look at is which team
has the best pitching staffs, more so than any other
one aspect. Simply put, good pitching will beat good
hitting every single time. (My distant friend, former
MLB C Rick Wilkins, told me that, and I believe him.)
So, keeping that in mind, realize that the Yankees
have an extremely potent lineup of hitters, but
it’s the guys that throw that make the difference.
Randy Johnson, Mike Mussina, and Chien-Ming
Wang must give them quality starts, and then their
bullpen simply has to get outs in order to set the
table for closer Mariano Rivera.
Same goes for the Mets, who will rely on Tom
Glavine, Steve Trachsel, and Orlando Hernandez to
give them scoreless innings to start. If not, then opponents
will take advantage of bad pitching, and you
will see upsets. At this point in the game, salaries
and market size mean nothing. Its all about who’s
playing good baseball RIGHT NOW. We shall see.
Tom Weppel talks trash on Thursdays from 7-8
p.m. on WIOJ-AM 1010, and on SportsAvengers.
com 24/7.
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nascar news & notes
BY RICHARD TEAGUE TINYNASCARS@yahoo.com
First thing before I begin this week is to THANK
Kevin for the link to the “Kamikaze Driver” video I
asked for last week. That was one heck of a sight
to see those guys go at it, Thanks Again Kevin. Yea
you know there are a lot of Old Fans around and I am
happy to say that I’m one. But now-a-days it seems
that, well NASCAR just doesn’t thrill me like it did at
one and very long time ago.
The fi rst and possibly the foremost gripe on
this not to scientifi c roster of items is the NASCAR
Nextel Chase for the Championship. There is no
denying that to some fans the format of a 10 driver
playoff or Chase-off does excite them but for me it’s
not the way to decide a champion.
Maybe because I have watched so many seasons
with the old way of deciding a champion that
for the past few years the Chase has been around it
dosn’t draw me to the sport. Mr. Brian France surely
did not have me in mind and I bet you a bunch of
other old fans when he came up with the Chase.
The logic behind this and many of the changes and
adjustments he has made to my sport of choice is
a simple one, “MONEY” but heck that seems to be
what makes all sports go around these days. The
“M” word is what drove me away from the afforded
mention sports only because there seemed to be too
much emphasis on the “el grande dinero” in the past
decade and more. For the past two years I have
been writing this article I have not tried to hide just
how I feel about the Chase format. I have heard from
readers, friends and even a stranger or two tell me
they feel the same way. Now it does seem there
are many that do like the Chase. For the life of me I
don’t understand why, perhaps they don’t know the
old way. Now it was started so that one driver could
not run away with the Cup and that the fi nal race of
the season would decide a champion. Just what the
heck is wrong with that? Did Mr. France miss the
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fact that his Grand Daddy came up with the old way
or is it that he just doesn’t care and that there’s more
you know what to be made with this new way, never
mind, you don’t have to answer that one. Will there
ever be a chance if the original way returning or do I
have to get use too the new, well I’ll give it the best
shot I can and try too accept it, I’m sure Mr. Brian
appreciates that.
Now for another wedge that is being driven
into the sport and that there seems to be a lack of
loyalty in the aspect of personnel. What happened
to when a driver or a crew member would be with a
team until the cows come home or at least the team
really hit bottom? It seems that everyone from the
tire changer right on up to the big name driver is
moving from one team to another. Why is that? You
heard about personal differences between owner and
driver or crew chief and things like, I can’t get the
car the way I want, from a driver. But what has really
changed? Has the money object come into play here
also or is there really that much of a problem with
people working together? Is the word R-E-S-P-E-C-
T gone from the vocabulary of people in NASCAR
these days and a newer word of G-R-E-E-D fi lled
their minds?
The fact so many drivers are changing teams
this season, it seems like more than in the past the
term “Silly Season” does have real meaning this
year. That’s another thing that gets me about racing
these days. Big name drivers are making moves that
I thought would never happen. Jarrett goes to Toyota,
Martin leaves Roush Cup program only to return
to another team in two years, an F-1 driver comes to
NASCAR and now I hear about another one coming
also. What’s the deal? I can understand a driver like
Cole Trickle or Ricky Bobby moving around but that’s
movies and it ain’t NASCAR. Surely Jarrett and Martin
don’t fall in the “greed” category but just what
makes them do it? The more I see things happen
that I don’t understand the more this sport falls out
of my graces but like I all ways say, what do I know.
Maybe the things that I don’t understand along
with not liking certain changes in NASCAR are what
are driving me and I think other fans away from it.
Are there new fans to take our place, well maybe
there are and maybe there ain’t. Does Mr. Brian
France give the proverbial “rat’s butt” about it? I
don’t think so. I can hardly wait for the new season
to start just to see what is in store for us. Maybe that
will keep my attention to the sport if not for the racing
but for the drama of, “As the Track Turns” or “The
Edge of the NASCAR Track” or any other soap opera
name you want to give it. Why it could be called the
“Young and the Restless” but then you would have a
copyright problem with CBS and also it ain’t only the
young that are restless, the old guys are doing it too.
I know I am drifting away from the sport I love when
my wife Ann asks me, “Aren’t you going to watch the
race today?”
Well the old fan’s done so let’s move on to
other things for a minute. NASCAR is now a real
international sport or at least on the North American
continent it is. Now that the Busch Series has had
two races south of the border, they have added a
race on the north side in Montreal Canada. Funny, I
thought that there were tracks here in the States that
needed races but I guess NASCAR believes they can
draw more crowds and make more money up there.
Perhaps they learned that paying in Mexican Pesos
is less costly than the U.S. Dollar and the Canadian
Dollar is even cheaper. Makes sense to me. General
Motors and Ford have been sending work to both
places for years because of the cheaper labor so
why not Mr. France doing it? Just thing of all the
money he’ll save by hiring the locals in either country
and maybe even slip a few back in the NASCAR
trailers to work in Daytona.
Kind of brings a new meaning to “Illegal Immigrant”
doesn’t it but it’s NASCAR and he, I mean
they do what they want don’t they. I bet there’s a
bunch of jobs they can fi ll in and around the tracks
that International Speedway Corporation own not to
mention fulfi lling the dream of Mr. Frances’ “Diversity
Program”. Can he do that? Sure he can and have the
backing of the unions too I’ll bet. They can sign them
up for membership and get dues and then the government
can subsidize everything which means we’ll
pay for it and don’t even have to go to a race or even
shop at Home Depot or Lowe’s to help NASCAR and
our favorite driver. Just image, no more trips to buy
Budweiser or Miller Lite, Interstate Batteries, or even
that Ford or G M vehicle and the list goes on and on
and on. Gee maybe Brian has got a good idea for
once.
I want y’all to know that I do really appreciate
you reading my ramblings and taking the time
to email me. Perhaps one day I’ll get back to fi lling
you in to what’s going on with NASCAR but I sure
enjoy talking about the D A things they do or should
I say “he do”. Just a note here about the “Contract
Saga” I will be entering and that is “talks will begin
soon”. For now if you want to contact me you can at
tinynascars@yahoo.com and if you don’t remember
I’ll tell you again but for how much longer I’m not
sure, If it ain’t NASCAR, It ain’t s**t!

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