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contents4 PAGE TWO Home Fires6 POSTMARKS Whittaker upsets teabaggers,Black delights Moby Grapefans, and morenews10 Local Republicans Rattle Awake; WackyJohn Mackey: What Would John GaltDo?; Bill White on Climate Action;Conjuring the Radial Dr. King; and MoreSee clips from some of MLK’s moreradical speechesaustinchronicle.com/webextraPOINT AUSTIN The Army Saves the Day19 THE HIGHTOWER REPORT Horse andSparrow Economics; and Freedomto Protest20 THE LONG VINDICATION After 35 yearsand a lengthy sentence for robbery,Ronnie Barrs remains determined toprove his innocenceBY JORDAN SMITH24 LETTERS AT 3AM Critical to the SuccessBY MICHAEL VENTURAcalendar50 COMMUNITYWe have a dream: that it’s MLK memorialweekend, that we can all just get along asthe Star of Texas Tattoo Art Revival andthe Bad to the Bone Cook-Off bring thebest in ink and meat52 DAY TRIPS Several historic bridges aroundthe state have been recycled as pedestrianpromenades55 SPORTSSOCCER WATCH The Aztex have founda home in the USSF Division II soccerleague, and more56 ARTSTheatre: Surfin’ UFODance: Vision Dance CompanyClassical: A Conspirare New Year’s ClassicTHIS WEEK @arts27 Horton Foote HonoredThrough a Playwright’sPrize; and CommediaRises From the Ashes28 EVERYBODY MUST GET‘STONED’ Improv guruKeith Johnstone bringshis Maestro to theLong CenterBY WAYNE ALANBRENNER30 AFTER A FASHION Onupdo, blue rinse, hillbillyteeth, and Karl Rove,as only Your StyleAvatar can musterBY STEPHENMACMILLAN MOSER31 BOOKS Day out ofDays: Stories by SamShepard; Ransom: ANovel by David Malouf62 FILMPOT GETS A BIG BREAK and more at Newsdesk > Picture in Picture is PUTTING MONEY ON ‘GOLIATH’ > The U21YEAR IN MUSIC at Earache! > Chronique GETS A SECOND SKIN > Gay Place: Other people’s Granny P? Nah,THAT’S OUR GRANNY P. > The Score’s final words on UT’S CHAMPIONSHIP RUN2 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 15, 2010 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o mfood33 Gourdough’s; Wine of theWeek; Event Menu: Jan.15-20; and Food-o-File34 PEACE THROUGH PIE Bringingthe community togetheraround the tableBY TONI TIPTON-MARTIN36 RESTAURANT ROULETTE A spinaround our Restaurant Guidescreens39 Austin Actor MehcadBrooks; and DVD Watch:Top Gear Seasons 11 & 1240 THE BODY AS CANVAS,READYING FOR LIFE IN A KILLZONE AFS Documentary Tour:Tattooed Under FireBY KIMBERLEY JONES41 TV EYE Sink or Swim?BY BELINDA ACOSTAA Single Man, The Lovely Bones, ZombieGirl: The Movie64 SHOWTIMES68 SPECIAL SCREENINGS Tattooed Under Fire,The Land, B-Girl, William Shakespeare’sRomeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge70 MUSICRECOMMENDED Black Milk pays tribute toJ Dilla, plus Goodie Mob, Black Panda,Jemina Pearl, Lissie, Haunting OboeMusic, Monahans, Riverboat Gamblers,the Continental Club’s anniversary, andmuch more72 VENUES74 ROADSHOWS + CLUB LISTINGSaustinchronicle.comaustinchronicle.com/chronicVOL. 29, NO. 20 JANUARY 15, 2010backCOVER PHOTO BYSCOTT SIMONTACCHICOURTESY OF SUGARHILL RECORDSmusic43 OFF THE RECORD TheParlor family servesby the slice at theMonarch, Zeale getsdown with GroovelineHorns, and moreconfirmations forSXSW 201044 SARAH JAROSZ Grammynomination up in herhead, but not reallyBY MARGARET MOSER47 MUSIC POLL BALLOT48 TEXAS PLATTERS RayWylie Hubbard, PattyGriffin, Crazy Heartsoundtrack, etc.49 NEWS OF THE WEIRDFire-happy firefighter,flowers for a killer,and more87 COMIX How to Be Happy,Troubletown, Eyebeam,and moreMR. 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