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EDITORIAL
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Credit Where It�s Not Due
Dear Alibi,
Governor Susana Martinez’s office recently put
out a press release touting local film and television
production’s steep revenue increase to almost $290M
in fiscal year 2015. Local production generated
$118.7M in 2011 but crashed to less than $83M last
year. But NM film office director Nick Maniatis’s
release was grossly disingenuous by glossing over the
fact that the governor herself was responsible for the
revenue downturn. After hobbling the industry by
rolling back its gains under former Governor
Richardson, then slowly tweaking that rollback,
Martinez has gall taking credit for the “upturn.”
There wouldn’t have been a stall-out in the first
place had Martinez not played politics and nearly
killed the once-thriving and community-building
industry. In the early 2000s, New Mexico was at the
vanguard of states enacting a film/TV tax incentive
program. In the program, a production entity
reported qualifying expenditures and received a 25%
“refundable tax credit” after production completed.
Under Martinez’s predecessor, Gov. Richardson, the
Land of Enchantment’s movie and TV production
slate exploded right up until Martinez took office.
The success of movies from No Country for Old Men
to The Avengers and amazing TV like “Breaking
Bad” proved to the entertainment world that New
Mexico was a production force to be reckoned with.
The otherwise lethargic state economy was bolstered
tremendously and a community-based sense of pride
grew accordingly.
All that changed when Martinez took office. In
2011, she called the rebate program “a giveaway the
state can no longer afford” and dismissed it as a
“subsidy to Hollywood” while waging no such trashtalk against similar oil/gas or potash tax programs.
Martinez capped the program at $50M per annum in
rebates, meaning one or two big productions might
reap the benefits of the scaled-back program, but
others would be left bereft.
In March 2013, something changed and
Martinez flipped the script, perhaps seeing the
disastrous economic effects of her decision the prior
two years. She shocked Santa Fe politicos and
industry professionals alike by about-facing on her
threat to veto the “Breaking Bad” law which
specifically incentivized TV production in the wake
of that show’s historical success, offering a 30%
break under certain circumstances. She subsequently
allowed for a $10M “rollover” to the $50M annual
cap. Some industry professionals still groaned that,
even in 2009 the state was rebating well over $80M
annually. Almost $36M was lost during Martinez’s
early tenure, with morale amongst production folk
similarly waning. The tight-knit community here
watched states like Georgia, Louisiana and South
Carolina explode in production revenue, using
models largely based on New Mexico’s original one.
The Avengers even decided not to return for their
sequel.
Come August of last year, Variety, a leading film
industry daily trade mag, did a kitten gloves
interview with Martinez, failing to connect the dots
to her complicity in the downturn and Maniatis’s
most recent press continues that hagiographic
tendency. Whether or not she has truly seen the
light, Gov. Martinez lost our already-struggling state
a lot of money, money that might’ve been a thicker
cushion to fall on amidst the global recession. Since
2010, 17,000 production jobs were created here;
how many more might have been generated without
the rollbacks? Over $500M was generated by the
industry for the state economy from 2010 to 2014;
and a state struggling as much as New Mexico can’t
afford any less due to political guile. a
Sean Cardinalli
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WEIRD NEWS
Dateline: Indonesia
The Aviation Herald is reporting a Singapore
Airlines flight from Adelaide, Australia, to
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, had to make an
emergency landing because of 2,186 farting
sheep. The aircraft landed Oct. 26 at Ngurah
Rai International Airport on the island of Bali
after the cockpit noticed a smoke warning
coming from the cargo hold. Investigators
found no fire on the plane and eventually
determined that “the smoke indication was the
result of exhaust gases and manure produced
by the sheep.” The plane continued on to
Malaysia after spending two and a half hours
on the ground. Soon after the report hit
worldwide media, Singapore Airlines denying
the gassy grounding, saying it had no evidence
the incident took place. “That is an
assumption being made by media, which we
are unable to confirm,” a spokesperson told the
Singaporean newspaper Today. In a statement
to London’s Daily Mail, the airline also said
the animals in question were goats and not
sheep. Simon Hradecky, the founder of the
Aviation Herald, is standing by his outlet’s
report. “I am aware that [Singapore Airlines]
are disputing our coverage. Fact is, emergency
services and maintenance at Denpasar decided
this was the cause. Had the cause been
different, the aircraft would not have been
able to depart again after just two hours.”
listing ran recently in the Wrexham Leader.
Employment would take place at the Tesco
Extra store in Wrexham for the four weeks
leading up to Christmas. According to the ad,
prospective untanglers are expected to have
“A passion for Christmas” and “The ability to
untangle 3 metres of Christmas lights in under
3 minutes. The untangler will man a
Christmas light untangling stand and will also
check customers’ light bulbs for “signs of
breakage.” A Tesco spokesperson told The
Mirror newspaper, “The successful applicant
will work full time in the lead up to Christmas,
showing that ‘Every Little Helps,’ lending
their nimble fingers to customers while they
shop.” The company estimates a typical day
will involve untangling up to 60 sets of lights.
No word on how much the salary will be.
Dateline: Israel
An Israeli Cabinet minister has garnered
criticism and mockery for suggesting his
country ship thousands of stray cats to another
country. The Yediot daily published what it said
was a letter from Israel’s Agriculture Minister
Uri Ariel. The minister cited Jewish laws
against animal cruelty as a reason not to spay
or neuter stray animals. He also quoted a
biblical commandment to populate the Earth.
His solution to pet overpopulation then is to
simply deport all the cast of one gender to
another country. Ariel is a member of the
orthodox religious Jewish Home party. Israeli
animal rights activists condemned his ideas,
and opposition leader Tzip Livni posted a
picture on Facebook of a black and white cat,
saying, “No way will I get a foreign passport for
Pitzkeleh.” More than 10,000 people have
signed a petition denouncing Ariel’s cat
deportation policy.
Dateline: Washington
Dateline: Ireland
The historic Guinness Brewery has announced
it will no longer use fish bladders in the
production of its famous brew in order to
appeal to vegetarians and vegans. The 256year-old recipe for the company’s dark stout
beer calls for the use of fish bladders, known as
isinglass, as part of the filtration system. This
helps the yeast settle and clarifies the liquid.
“Isinglass has been used widely within the
brewing industry as a means of filtration for
decades,” Guinness said in a statement.
“However, because of its use we could not
label Guinness as suitable for vegetarians and
have been looking into an alternative solution
for some time. We are now pleased to have
identified a new process through investment in
a state-of-the-art filtration system.” The use of
fish bladders will be phased out as the new
filtration system is implemented next year.
Dateline: England
The UK supermarket chain Tesco is looking
for a professional “Christmas tree light
untangler” for the holidays. The unusual job
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Seattle’s notorious gum wall is coming down.
The Pike Place Market Preservation &
Development Authority (or PDA), announced
earlier this month that the gum will be
removed using an industrial steam machine.
The Pike Place gum wall has been the
repository for the discarded gum from tourists
and locals for the last 20 years. The job is
expected to take three days because, as PDA
spokesperson Emily Crawford told the Seattle
Times, “it’s going to be a very large job.” Kelly
Foster of Cascadian Building Maintenance,
the company tasked with removing the sticky
mess. said, “this is probably the weirdest job
we’ve done.” Crawford admitted the cleaning
would probably not deter future gum
donations. “We’re not saying it can’t come
back. We need to wipe the canvas clean and
keep [it] fresh.” TripAdvisor dubbed the gum
wall the world’s second most germ-ridden
tourist attraction—behind Ireland’s
Blarney Stone. a
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NEWS | COUNCIL WATCH
NEWS CITY
BY AUGUST MARCH
Sisterhood Revisited
The council discusses Israel, drag racing, Indigenous Peoples Day and more
BY CAROLYN CARLSON
Feds at the Roundhouse
Hermanas
There could be a spat brewing over one of our
10 sister cities. A number of residents showed
up to the Nov. 2 Albuquerque City Council
meeting to ask the council to end our sister
city relationship with Rehovot, Israel.
“By maintaining a sister city relationship
with Rehovot, Albuquerque is enabling Israel’s
human rights violations and abuses,” Stanley
Hordes said. Hordes, along with a half dozen
more speakers from the local chapter of Jewish
Voice for Peace cited Israeli abuses against
Palestinians as a reason to end the
relationship. The group is also circulating a
petition asking the council to pass a
proclamation urging the federal government to
stop US military aid to Israel until the
Palestinian occupation ends. The group says
$9 million of Albuquerque residents’ federal
tax payments, out of a national total of $3.1
billion, go to support Israel’s occupation.
“We need to invest in our morals,” Samia
Assad said. “Stop the bloodshed, stop the
occupation and demand human rights for
everyone.”
Burning Rubber
Several city councilors had smoke pouring out
of their ears after John Von, a local
underground street race advocate, rolled up to
the podium. Introducing himself as the voice
of the city’s street drag racers, he said a recent
news report about a car racing down Tramway
backwards and with their lights out was not
one of his loosely organized group of older
street racers. John Von calmly let the council
know that while he and his other adult street
racers do push the pedal on the city’s black
top, they try to be as safe as possible when
doing their midnight drags on remote streets.
John Von is known for his YouTube channel
1320Video that hosts videos of Burque street
car racers in action.
Councilors Trudy Jones, Diane Gibson,
Dan Lewis and Don Harris huffed and puffed
about how unbelievable, shameful and
ludicrous it was for him to stand in front of
them and admit to breaking the law. John Von
responded that the drag racing law is unjust.
He said he researched extensively for the crash
data to support it and found none. He said the
law is based on a perception. “How do you
prove a drag race?” John Von said. He quipped
that if the city was really concerned about
safety they could work with the street racers
and allow them to rent out the Double Eagle II
Airport. West Side City Councilor Ken
Sanchez said he liked John Von’s idea of the
city letting the racers use the Double Eagle II
Airport to host events and asked the
administration to look into working with
them. Chief Administrative Officer Rob Perry
puffed a bit about danger to the public, but did
agree the airport idea was safer than using
Tramway and the freeways. But he quickly
rebuffed the idea by saying he could not
imagine the city’s liability if they opened up
the airport to drag racers.
Adios Columbus
In a unanimous sweep, outgoing Council
President Rey Garduño finally got his
Indigenous Peoples Day resolution passed,
with accolades. The resolution formally
establishes the second Monday of October, or
the federal Columbus Day holiday, as
Indigenous Peoples Day in Albuquerque. Last
month, Garduño read a proclamation which
was not signed by Councilors Dan Lewis,
Trudy Jones and Don Harris. Sparks flew when
Councilor Garduño said they were cowards for
not signing the proclamation. This led to
Councilor Lewis proposing to censure
Garduño. They made up at the next meeting
and all agreed to consider another attempt at
an official recognition of Indigenous Peoples
Day, which immediately passed this time.
Councilor Lewis seemed to still be licking his
wounds when he said that last month’s
proclamation could have moved forward but
for the unproductive comments and the quick
way it was sprung on the council by Garduño.
Regardless of all that, dozens of people spoke
in support. A couple people spoke against the
resolution claiming it was reverse racism
against white people. Councilor Jones
countered by saying that this resolution is not
addressing Columbus Day and does not take
away from one group to benefit another, but
simply recognizes another group of Americans.
Sam Gardipe of the Red Nation and a Pawnee
responded that, “It is not about taking away
from one group for another; this is about
honoring the first people that were here.” New
Mexico has 19 Pueblo tribes, two Apache
tribes and the Navajo Nation that together
make up over 10 percent of our state’s
population.
Reload
Councilor Lewis, along with the other four
Republican councilors, had a change of mind
towards the end of the meeting. Lewis asked
the Council to revisit the introduction of a
proposal unanimously approved earlier in the
meeting. The resolution asks the state
legislature to allow voters to decide whether
individual municipalities should be given the
right to regulate “the right to keep and bear
arms.” A 1986 amendment to the state
Constitution says municipalities cannot
regulate the right to bear arms. Councilor
Diane Gibson is the sponsor of the bill.
Lewis said, “I want to go on the record as
going against accepting this because it is
unconstitutional.” The resolution was referred
to a committee for further analysis.
Kudos from the Hood
Councilor Garduño and his wife Ilsa were
honored with a proclamation naming the
community garden space located at 1410
Wellesley SE as the “Project Feed the Hood
Ilsa and Rey Garduño Community Garden”.
The proclamation said the Garduños have
been tireless advocates for District 6 and for
food justice and sovereignty. Garduño will
retire at the end of November when
Councilor-elect Pat Davis will take over. a
Send your comments about the City Council to
Carolyn@alibi.com. The next City Council Meeting is
set for Monday, Nov.16, 5 pm in the Council
Chambers in the basement of City Hall. View it on
GOV TV or at cabq.gov/govtv.
After nearly seven years of clean living, the
specter of scandal is apparently about to
manifest itself within the administration of
Governor Susana Martinez. Last Friday CNBC
tweeted the news that highly influential state
Republican operative Jay McCleskey was being
investigated by the FBI. In the accounts that
followed, New Mexico Political Report and the
Santa Fe New Mexican reported on active FBI
investigations involving current and former
associates of Martinez’ political organization.
Federal agents are taking a look at the campaign
finance and contract awarding activities
undertaken by McCleskey as he helped Susana
Martinez to the state’s top political post. After
that announcement, former New Mexico
Economic Development Department Division
Director of International Trade Brent Eastwood
came forward to state that he too has been
questioned by the FBI regarding “governance”
matters at the roundhouse. The former official,
now part of DC economic think tank GovBrain, is
also part of a whistleblower lawsuit alleging
corruption and mismanagement at the highest
levels of New Mexico government. He says that
his contact with the feds is unrelated to the
McCleskey investigation.
An Ionizer is Missing
Taken together, Kirtland Air Force Base and
Sandia National Labs are our nation’s premier
nuclear weapons research and storage centers.
The vast array of structures south of town
include everything from the Kirtland
Underground Munitions Storage Complex (where
over 2000 nuclear devices are stored) to
Sandia’s Melting and Solidification Laboratory.
With all that very precise, life and death work
going on, it wouldn’t seem likely that high-tech
radioactive tools would get lost, but they do.
Scientists at Sandia confirmed late last week
that one of their radioactive ionizers is lost. The
device, used to neutralize static electricity, went
missing in April during shipment from a remote
test site back to Burque. It contains small
amounts of element Polonium 210, an alphaemitter with known cancer-causing effects. In a
letter to Sandia CEO Jill Hruby dated Oct. 26,
2015, Department of Energy enforcement
director Steven Simonson “elected to exercise
(its) discretionary authority and not pursue
further enforcement consideration of the issue”
because in part the actual nuclear safety
consequences of the Po-210 ionizer were low
due to the nature of the isotope and the robust
container housing the source. The hot object has
been officially declared lost somewhere in
Central New Mexico, case closed.
Skate Park Shooting Controversy
Nearly eight months after being gunned down in
a firefight that involved several teenagers at Los
Altos Skate Park—a shooting APD has classified
as a matter of self-defense—the family of 17year-old Jaquise Lewis is moving forward with a
lawsuit against the city alleging a breach of the
Investigations of Public Records Act. Legal
counsel for the family say they want cell phone
videos of the incident released to the public, in
an effort to vindicate Lewis, whom they say did
not possess or fire a gun during the March 22
standoff. The family has also been clear that if,
indeed the recordings show Louis to be the
instigator of the violence, then they’ll “live with
that.” On Wednesday, Nov. 4, a hearing was held
with District Judge Victor Lopez presiding.
Though representatives of the city were noshows, Judge Lopez’ ruling will send the case to
trial. A trial date of Nov. 20 has been set. a
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OPINION | ¡ASK A MEXICAN!
BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO
ear Mexican: I’m an old fart with lilywhite genes. I lived in the OC, LA and
Bay Area for 20 years, yet I had scarcely
any interaction with the Latino population.
It wasn’t because I was anti-Mexican. I was
just apprehensive. I felt like I was the
stranger, the one who wouldn’t fit. It didn’t
help that I’d hear crap like, “Don’t go to the
barrio, man! You might end up dead!”
Strangely, it took some business trips to
Monterrey and Oaxaca to change my
perspective. Oh, it’s people doing their best
to get by, just like everyone else. Same
concerns and desires. The differences
between us were mostly language, world
view and style. Once I got over that, I
discovered I was rather
comfortable there. In
some ways, I fit better
there than in my native
culture.
Now I’m in the
South and missing
that large Mexican
culture. I was glad
when the housing
boom lured Latinos
here. If nothing
else, I’ve been able
to get much better
Mexican food
(though still a bit
Americanized). It’s a joy
to be handed Spanish-only
menus. As I approach
retirement, I’ve developed a
yearning to relocate to Mexico, but not to
the resort areas or expat enclaves. I want to
go as native as my limited Spanish will let
me. At least I think I do. I’ll give it a few
months’ test run, trying a few areas, before
making the big jump. So, do you have any
advice on the matter?
D
—Looking for a Peso
Parachute
Dear Gabacho: So you’re telling me you didn’t
care for Mexicans until you actually hung out
with them? And now you’d rather hang out
with us than your own kind? Can you tell that
to the GOP presidential field? But since you’re
in the South, I’d stay there; the region has
experienced the largest Mexican increase,
percentage-wise, of any region in the US
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Specifically, go to Louisville, and tell the U of
L’s pendejo president that the only gabacho
who ever wore a sombrero well was Homer
Simpson—and that’s because his hat was made
of NACHOS.
Dear Mexican: I am a fairly attractive,
middle-aged, Black woman. Like many
women who share my demographics, it is
challenging for me to find interesting,
attractive men—there is a shortage!
However, I find myself approached by some
of the least appealing males on Earth:
sombrero-wearing, pot-bellied, hygienically
-challenged, straggly-mustached, snaggletoothed, intoxicated, red-eyed, middle-aged,
Mexicans. In the past few weeks, I’ve been
approached by not one, not two, but three
stanky-drunk cholos while waiting at the bus
stop or taking a walk. They
approach me, speaking
rapid, drunken
Spanish. I can’t catch
everything they’re
saying, but I get the
general idea! I answer
in English, which
they pretend not to
understand. My
friends laugh at me,
and say I must be
putting out some
vibe of which I am
unaware. Some vibe
that attracts drunk
Mexicans with
missing—or even worse—
gold teeth. (They look a lot
like the caricature for this
column, only older and MUCH
dirtier.) Why are these guys coming on to
me? Why are they drunk in the middle of the
day? There are frequently young and
attractive chicas in the same vicinity—why
do they come staggering up to ME and how
can I make them stop?
—Times are Hard,
but Not that Hard
Dear Negrita: What’s that saying—pendeja
is as pendeja does? That’s all you, chula. Besides
you forget that a Mexican male will go after
any woman, no matter how disgusting—so
congrats! a
Ask the Mexican at themexican@askamexican.net.
Be his fan on Facebook. Follow him on Twitter
@gustavoarellano or follow him on Instagram
@gustavo_arellano!
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W E E K LY B U S I N E S S P R O F I L E • PA I D A D V E R T I S E M E N T
Down N Dirty Seafood Boil
What kind of restaurant is Down N
Dirty Seafood Boil?
We are a Louisianian inspired seafood boil
restaurant. Why we say inspired because our
technique is a bit different. Whereas Louisiana
crawfish boil typically use a dry Cajun seasoning,
we use our house butter spice sauce and serve in
a poly bag. The poly bag keeps the sauce warm
and the seafood well marinated. The experience
is very hands on, thus the name “Down N Dirty
Seafood Boil”. However, by request, we are
happy to serve your order in a large pot or bowl.
It’s a great place to get together with family and
friends.
What makes Down N Dirty different
from the competitors?
Our selection of seafood is the largest in
town because we like to give our customers the
best selection. We are the original seafood boil
restaurant in New Mexico. With over 4,000
“Likes” on Facebook, our customers seem to
agree that we know how to boil the right way.
Our owners have over 15 years of experience
with seafood and restaurant supply business. We
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How did the concept of the restaurant
come about?
What do you want potential customers
to know?
It was a long conversation of what was
missing in Albuquerque and what we can offer.
We wanted the city to have more variety of
restaurants. More variety means more reasons for
residents of other cities in New Mexico to visit
Albuquerque. We want to give Albuquerque
more options. After we opened, it wasn’t only
New Mexico residents who were dining in;
tourist from out-of-town often find us on Yelp or
through friends and family who visit every time
they are in town. It took us a lot traveling and
research before we decided to open. We wanted
to make sure we did it the right way with no
short cuts.
If you haven’t already, come give us a try. If
you are unsure what to order, don’t be afraid to
ask our staff what their favorites are. We deal
with food and spices all day, so we know what
will fix your seafood cravings.
Albuquerque is exemplary in supporting
local businesses as well as coming together as a
community to support each other. We hope we’re
all in this together and will see you soon at our
dining room.
You are hungry, we are cooking. Come
visit us. a
know the high quality of seafood we’re getting.
We stand by the quality we offer and give a fair
price. Our competitors think that customers
don’t know any better when it comes to seafood
in the desert. However, our philosophy is quality
over quantity. Our profit margin may not be
much because of the price we pay for supreme
quality of our selected inventory but we are okay
with that. When our customers dine-in, we have
confidence in saying that we’re offering you the
best selection of seafood in Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
What are your next projects?
What’s your most popular dishes?
4th street is our original location, it’s
between Montano and Osuna. We’re right across
the street from Smiths grocery store. The menu
is more limited due to the smaller space, but the
excellence and passion are still there. Both
locations offer over 20 selections of seafood boil
and many options for sauces. Our new Wyoming
location is located between Comanche and
Montgomery. It’s on the East side of the street in
the same plaza as Golf Mart. We have beer and
wine there, as well, and the space is great for
large parties.
Atlantic snow crab claws, peeled and
deveined shrimp, snow crab legs, Louisiana
crawfish, jumbo shrimp with a side of corn,
potatoes and andouille sausage mixed in the
Down N Dirty medium sauce. The personal
favorites of our own-ers differ. Somdy, the head
chef and owner, enjoys his shrimp with the
Down N Dirty hot sauce while our other owner,
Dara, prefers her crab claws and shrimp in the
Down N Dirty mild with extra garlic and easy
butter.
Our partners are very adventurous, you can
say we’re boiling over with ideas. While our
competitors are thinking in the box, we are
thinking out-of-state. One of our partners has a
home in New York City, so we’re considering
opening a location there. Whether it’s new
projects, specials, or menu updates, we post it all
on our Facebook page. You can follow us at
facebook.com/DownNDirtySeafoodBoil.
Type of Business
What’s the difference between the two
locations?
Hometown
Restaurant
Year Established
2013
Owner
Keo M., Somdy X., Dara M., Malinda
T.
Albuquerque, NM
6100 Fourth Street NW
505-345-0595
4200 Wyoming, Suite B2
505-639-4758
Website
facebook.com/DownNDirtySeafoodBoil
FEATURE | doomsdAy pREppERs
Until the End of the World
Scenes from Prepper Expo USA
BY
BY TY
TY BANNERMAN
BANNERMAN
he end of the world is always just around
the corner. It lurks, eternally, somewhere
we just can’t see, waiting to spring out at us
and destroy the lives we take for granted. And
the truth is that someday it will happen,
whether in a sudden dramatic cataclysm—an
asteroid plummeting to earth, say, or a wave of
solar fire washing over the planet, burning it
to a blackened crisp in seconds—or by slow
degrees—a choking rise in temperatures
leading to war and disease; an economic
collapse rendering the systems by which we
live into arbitrary absurdities.
The point is this: everything you know and
everyone you love is vulnerable.
That’s just a fact. The defining question
though, is this: What do you do with that
certainty? If you’re like most of us, you spend
your life not really thinking about the fragility
of existence. After all, you’ve got bills to pay,
kids to take care of, TV shows to watch.
Besides, if catastrophe were to happen
suddenly, what, exactly could you do about it?
For others, though, the idea of that kind of
disruption is very much a question for the here
and now. There are certain situations where a
stockpile of a few weeks worth of food could
make the difference between death and
survival and where a means to filter water
becomes a matter of life itself. And there are
those who believe that a stash of gold and an
armory of guns will be essential in establishing
a new social order in the after-times.
At the Prepper Expo USA, which took
place in the Creative Arts building at Expo
New Mexico on the weekend of Oct. 24,
representatives of all varieties of the
doomsday-inclined were on hand. Men and
women, mostly middle-aged and above, wore
fatigues and T-shirts that read “Patriotism isn’t
illegal,” and browsed tables filled with
gleaming bullets and military surplus gear.
Knives, camping equipment, water filtration
systems and even heirloom seed kits abounded.
Posters for zombie themed television shows
hung from the partitions between booths and
mannequins decked out in military grade
armor and weapons leaned against pillars.
After I paid my $8 for entry, the door
attendant handed a raffle ticket for a free acre
of land in Moriarty. “What kind of land is it?” I
asked, and in answer he pointed to a nearby
booth with yellow balloons. With little other
direction, that was my first stop.
Beneath the balloons, several computers
were set up showing patches of arid looking
land. After I’d browsed for a few minutes a
woman came over and introduced herself as
“Char the Explorer” the owner of Smile 4 U
Land Sales, a company focused on selling small
parcels of land in Colorado, New Mexico and
Nevada. This was Char’s first experience at a
preppers expo, and she seemed to be having a
great time. “I just found out what the zombie
T
ROB
S BY
ILLO
“I just found out what the
zombie apocalypse is!”
apocalypse is!” she said. “These are definitely
my customers, I love talking with them.
There’s such a movement across the country to
go rural, to live off the grid. Not everybody’s a
prepper, of course.”
I asked her if she’d encountered any strange
people. She laughed and pointed to my
recorder “You’re the scariest person I’ve seen
here yet. But no, most people are just fine.”
She told me about the pitfalls of purchasing
land for self-sufficiency, how there are often
laws and regulations that prevent a person
from doing just what they want on their own
acreage. Finally, she begged off, “If you’ll
excuse me, I’ve got some customers. Maybe
you should talk to that guy over there.” She
pointed to a booth directly across the aisle. A
crowd had formed in front of a stall where a
number of small metal cages sat on a folding
table. A banner on the partition behind
announced “The Ultimate Pocket Pet.” I
walked over.
The “ultimate pocket pet” turned out to be
a sugar glider, a tiny marsupial that looks like a
cross between Gizmo from Gremlins and a
flying squirrel. Standing behind the table was a
large, imposing man with the demeanor of a
retired highschool football coach. When the
crowd thinned out a bit, I sidled my way in
front of him and asked why he had brought his
animals to sell at a show all about the end of
the world.
“Well,” he said in a Texas drawl, opening
his hand to show one of the tiny creatures
nestled into his palm. “Basically, we have
several friends who have PTSD, soldiers who
came back from the army. And what we found
was that these little animals completely take
away their anxiety … I have high blood
pressure and I found these little guys help me
get my blood pressure under control. And a lot
of soldiers come to these shows, so we want to
help them.”
We chatted about the creatures for a few
more minutes. He told me the one in his hand
was named “Tribble,” that they were fairly
hardy and that they wouldn’t go feral and
infest the US because they only have one baby
a year. By that time the crowd was growing
again, and I said goodbye.
I walked by some booths selling “exotic
ammunition,” including shotgun shells that
would burst into flame when they hit a target.
A man selling military surplus let me hoist a
bazooka to my shoulder and sold me a
pamphlet on how to say important phrases in
Arabic like “Drop to the ground!” and
“Surrender!”
A young, vaguely hipsterish couple was
browsing at an heirloom seed stand nearby.
They stood out among the crowd of mostlymiddle-aged expo attendees and I soon found
myself talking to them. They had driven down
from Colorado to visit family in New Mexico,
but were interested in the offerings at the
expo. The man, Marco, told me “We’re just
checking it out, looking around. We’re always
interested in storing food ... We’re moving to
an off-grid place. We’re in the process of going
out there.“
“Why off-the-grid?” I asked. “Are you
preparing for anything in particular?”
“We’re mainly trying to get away from the
city,” he answered. “Just the crowds and
everything.”
“But it’s always good to be prepared,” his
partner answered. “Just for anything that
might break the grid. Something could
happen.”
Most of the people I spoke to seemed to
take a similarly general “Be prepared” attitude.
But a few offered up a more specific set of
worries. One of these was a man whom I’ll call
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Eugene, an energetic older fellow in a Panama
hat. He was charasmatic and obviously
intelligent. I ran into him in the line for the
seedbank where he was vigorously discussing
the pros of a zombie-apocalypse. “I mean,
zombies would be cool!” he announced.
“Sure,” I said. “But not very likely. What do
you think could actually happen to
bring about the end of the
world?”
He wheeled toward
me and fixed his
intense blue-eyed
gaze on me.
“Zerohedge.com
published it last
night,” he said. “All
the indicators are
there. The market
collapse is not a
possibility, but a
certainty.”
“So you see it as an
economic collapse?”
“Of course. There is
no liquidity, there is no
movement of debt and
China is dropping trillions
of bonds. This is not conspiracy. These are
high end economists who are pointing this
out”
A swirl of information and statistics
followed, all factors, he said, that pointed to a
coming mega-recession. No economist myself,
I was worried by how reasonable his arguments
were. After all, recessions, depressions and fullon collapses have happened in the past and
could certainly happen again.
“We’re on track to hyperinflation and that
means economic death…There will be no way
to prepare yourself economically except with
gold, silver and poor man’s gold,” he finished.
“What’s poor man’s gold?” I asked.
“Firearms! Ammunition! You’ll need them
to protect your family!”
“Do you mean like, for hunting food?” I
asked, seeing a vision of myself in the woods of
New Mexico in the post-collapse future,
stalking deer through snow-covered hills.
“No! To protect yourself from those who
are rapacious,” he said, and his tone became
very serious. “He who has the firearms will
make the rules. If hyper-inflation happens,
that’s what you’re looking at. Because our
society is, unfortunately, a Wal-mart society.
It’s all about ready availability, instant
gratification. And this extends to foodstamps
and welfare,” he continued. “The average
welfare and foodstamp recipient is going to
look at their welfare check and go, I have to
feed my family. This is stereotyping, and I’m
sorry. But unfortunately, if you read sociology,
stereotypes are 90% correct. You’re going to
have Ferguson. It will explode. It will explode
here.”
“And most people aren’t going to be able to
survive it, whether they have weapons or not.
Most people are going to be too afraid to take
the knife out and stick it in somebody and
twist it, jerk it out, drop it and walk away,” he
said, instensely fixing me with those blue eyes.
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I had no response to the sudden dark turn the
coversation was taking. I stood there with my
mouth open, visualizing what he was saying in
gory detail.
“Most people who use a knife will go with a
stab. That’s not going to kill a person, that’s
not going to stop a person,” he continued.
“They are not ready or willing to stab, twist,
maybe break it off or jam it in. The people
who are willing to do that are the ones who
will survive.”
We talked about firearms for a few
minutes after that and his vision of how
the communities of Albuquerque
would come into conflict, but my
heart was no longer in the
conversation. As I walked
away, I decided I’d had
enough of the end of the
world and left the expo.
Truthfully, I was shaken
to the core by what he
had described, and
wondered if his
nightmarish vision
was possible. Did I
need to buy a gun to
protect my family?
Would I have to stab,
twist and walk away in order to
survive?
The scenario he described had started
out so reasonable, although my lack of
economic knowledge meant that I couldn’t
poke holes in his assertions without doing
some research of my own. But at some point,
his tone had changed. He suggested that the
biggest danger was his fellow man, that unless
one were willing to kill in order to protect
oneself, survival would be impossible.
That unsettled me. Do I need a gun? I
wondered. Certainly, I accepted the possibility
that society could be disrupted, though I do
not pretend to know when that might be or
how. But if it did, would my neighbors turn
into my enemies?
I couldn’t accept that, and I wondered if
that might be at the root of my differences
with this man. Because I knew that If I found,
one morning, that the government had
collapsed or that the country’s infrastructure
had been destroyed, that I would not take up a
weapon. Instead, I would seek to help and be
helped by my fellow Albuquerque citizens.
Eugene, on the other hand, would take up
arms and seek to preserve himself against
them. Whose path would be correct? I don’t
know. Maybe I was naïve and would find
myself unable to survive. But I also wondered
if someone like Eugene would become the very
kind of person he was most afraid of.
Then I thought back to the man with his
sugar gliders, who came to the show not to sell
items for protecting and defending, but pets
that could help those in need. True, peddling
sugar gliders is probably not a survival skill in a
post-apocalyptic world, and maybe my desire
for community would be similarly useless. But I
wondered if maybe trying to do good now, to
protect and help others in our community,
might go some way toward making life better
even after a world-shaking disaster occurred.
I hoped so, because the alternative is a
world that might not be worth saving. a
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EVENT | PREVIEWS
THURSDAY NOV.12
SUNDAY NOV.15
Effex
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Crowning of the
Classical Kings
420 Central SW
alibi.com/e/169723
2401 12th Street NW
alibi.com/e/168488
St. John’s United Methodist Church
9pm
10am to 4pm
2626 Arizona NE
alibi.com/e/168886
Epic and Friends (Part 5!) is hosting a free and
prodigious dance party on Thursday, Nov. 12, at
Effex Nightclub. The DJs set to play are Dansen
Dansen, Connie Blyde, Chris De Jesus, Pezz and
Orpheus Digital. Encompassing all subgenres of
electronic dance music, the variety will be epic.
Expect everything from deep house to electro to
trap. Epic and Friends cater to local crowds and
focus on showcasing excellent local DJs and
producers. So call in to work and tell them you’ll be
a little late on Friday because you have a dance
fever that won’t be cured until late Thursday night.
(Megan Reneau) a
November is Native American Heritage Month,
and you can help support cultural pride and
empowerment by doing something as simple as
wearing moccasins. Though you can participate
Nov. 8-15, the project comes to a head at the
Rock your Mocs gathering on Sunday, Nov. 15.
The party takes place at the Indian Pueblo
Cultural Center where a free bracelet will be
given to you for attending with your moccasins.
If you can’t make it, or even if you can,
remember to post pictures of you and your mocs
social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)
with the hashtag #rockyourmocs. The main
event will feature a large photo wall of
moccasins, a DJ, dancers and more. All are
welcome and the shindig is included in the
regular admission price for the IPCC.
(Cerridwen Stucky) a
Are You Epic-Curious?
Moc Power
MORGUEFILE.COM
SATURDAY NOV.14
Welcome Back the
Cranes
Open Space Visitor Center
6500 Coors NW
alibi.com/e/168484
9am to 5pm
COURTESY OF THE ARTIST
Hear the Electric Howl
Keller Hall
203 Cornell SE
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The great naturalist Aldo Leopold wrote of
the sandhill crane’s “great nobility, won in
the march of aeons.” This time of year that
march brings them to their wintering
grounds in the southern United States and
northern Mexico, where they congregate in
great flocks. Celebrate the changing of the
seasons and the return of these graceful
birds to our state at the 2015 Return of the
Sandhill Crane Celebration at the Open
Space Visitor Center. There will be vendors,
viewing and learning opportunities, even tai
chi. You can take in the majesty of nature
from 9am-5pm this Saturday completely
free of charge. (Maggie Grimason) a
7pm
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The New Mexico Philharmonic, under the baton
of Matthew Greer, begins its Neighborhood
Concert Series on Sunday, Nov. 15, at St. John’s
United Methodist Church with the performance
of three very popular, harmonically-related
works of Beethoven and Mozart. Eine kleine
Nachtmusik (Serenade No. 13 for strings in G
major, K. 525)—historically known as Wolfie’s
most fab composition ever—begins the
Aufklärung-era musical musings. Also on the bill
is an early work by Ludwig Van Beethoven. His
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major is clearly
influenced by Mozart, yet imbued with vivid
emotional energy and dynamics that reflect
Ludwig Van’s ascendance as the 19th century
approached. Mozart’s multi-instrumental
masterpiece Krönungsmesse (Mass No. 15 in C
major, K. 317) finishes the program. Traditionally
performed at services of Thanksgiving, the
work is as reverential as it is uplifting. The
Coronation Mass, as it is also known, features
soprano Ingela Onstad, mezzo-Soprano Darci
Lobdell, tenor Seth Hartwell and bass Michael
Hix. Tickets for this afternoon of evolving
Enlightenment aesthetics range from $24-54.
The music begins at 3pm. (August March) a
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER
TUESDAY NOV.17
Naked and Nerdy
The Wolf Tones Electric Music Festival at UNM’s
Keller Hall happens on Saturday, Nov. 14.
Organized by College of Fine Arts recordist and
long-time sound guru Manny Rettinger, the festival
is meant to be a broad overview, historically
accurate yet genre and generation defying, of a
group of artists who have found their homes among
wires, sine-waves, noise and ephemeral snatches of
melody. The list of performers is a who’s who of
local and nationally prominent experimental
musicians including Jose Luis Hurtado & The
Chupper String Quartet, Rettinger’s Martian Funk,
composer/pianist/software engineer Paul
Marquardt, Jim Prewitt and Micah Hood, Mesa
Ritual (Raven Chacon and William Fowler Collins),
BIGAWATT (Marisa De Marco), TAHNZZ (Tahnee
Udero), OG electro-wiz Dwight Loop and
supergroup TAPERED, comprising members of
Neutral Milk Hotel (Jeremy Barnes), Deerhoof
(John Dieterich), A Hawk and a Hacksaw (Heather
Trost), Rosie Hutchinson and Drake Hardin from
Teetotum. Damn. That’s like the list of the year. Be
there or be square; the concert starts at 7:30pm
and will be preceded by sound installations around
the venue from 5:30-7:30pm. (August March) a
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X-cellent Ideas
Sunshine Theater
120 Central SW
9pm
Historic El Rey Theater
622 Central SW
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11am to 4pm
Dip your toes into the intellectual
waters of your mind and unleash your
creative ideas during in-depth
conversations alongside various
speakers on how to improve the Burque
community and beyond during
TEDxYouth’s event “Zoom In.
Zoom Out.” held at the Historic El Rey
Theater on Nov. 14 from 11am-4pm.
Tickets range from $15-$30 for this allages event. Hands-on activities,
performances and pizza will be provided
to help your mental gears start turning.
Ready to stimulate your mind? Then
head on over to tedxabq.com for more
info and tickets. (Desiree Garcia) a
Internationally renowned burlesque
performers and “alternative” pin-up
icons SuicideGirls return to Sunshine
Theater for Blackheart Burlesque, a
one-night-only explosion of sexiness
and geekiness. Among the carefully
choreographed striptease routines in
the night’s show are tributes to such
pop culture icons as Star Wars, “Orange
is the New Black,” Donnie Darko, A
Clockwork Orange and more. The Girls
will be joined on stage by local
burleskers Black Widow Cabal. Doors
open at 8pm and you have to be 21 or
over to get in. Sorry, kids. (Devin D.
O’Leary) a
ONESTOPPINUP.NET
Community
Calendar
THURSDAY NOV 12
EXPLORA SCIENCE EVENT Stop by the CNM STEMulus Center
in the Galleria pavilion in downtown Albuquerque, for
some fun science activities. No registration needed, this
event is free and open to the public. CNM STEMulus
Center (20 First Plaza Center NW). 11-1pm. 224-8323.
alibi.com/e/169523.
FRIDAY NOV 13
15TH ANNUAL ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR Handmade jewelry,
pottery, paintings, sewing, knitting, lotions, soaps, food
and baked goods. Tramway Community Church
(4800 Tramway Ridge NE). 10am-5pm. 237-0202.
alibi.com/e/163207.
INNOVATEHER New Mexico Community Capital partners with
the CNM STEMulus Center to host a competition in which
three finalists will showcase their product or services that
improves the lives of women and families. Matanza
(3225 Central NE). 3:30pm. 280-2598.
alibi.com/e/168744.
NATIONAL PET ADOPTION WEEKEND If you are looking for a
new cat or dog to add to your family, this would be a great
time to visit with Animal Welfare, Watermelon Ranch staff
and the animals being shown at PetSmart stores.
PetSmart (10248 Coors Bypass NW). Noon-7pm.
alibi.com/e/169650.
SUNDAY NOV 15
ROCK YOUR MOCS Celebrate Native American Heritage
Month. Meet RYM founder Jessica “Jaylyn” Atsye, enjoy
a photo wall, live entertainment, DJ, face-painting and
more. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (2401 12th
Street NW). Included with regular admission.
10am-4pm. 843-7270. alibi.com/e/168488. See
Event Horizon.
STOP THE VIOLENCE 5K RUN-WALK-ROLL Join the 1st Annual
Stop the Violence 5K Run-Walk-Roll, benefiting domestic
violence and sexual assault awareness. Balloon Fiesta
Park (5500 Balloon Fiesta Parkway). $15-$35.
8:15am-noon. (602) 478-4114. alibi.com/e/168947.
TUESDAY NOV 17
ABQ COMMUNITY CELEBRATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Celebrate Albuquerque’s emergence as one of the top US
cities for entrepreneurship of all kinds with this special
recognition event. Includes announcement of the Mayor’s
Challenge Prize for Entrepreneurship with the Albuquerque
Community Foundation. Epicenter ABQ (101 Broadway
Blvd., NW). $25. 5:30pm. alibi.com/e/169063.
SCRAPPY STARTUP CHALLENGE Entrepreneurs will present
their companies in short three-minute pitch formats to a
panel of venture capitalists/judges in an “American
Idol”/”The Voice”/”Dancing with the Stars”-like format.
SkyLight (139 W. San Francisco, Santa Fe). 5:30pm.
(505) 982-0775. alibi.com/e/169062.
WHAT’S UP WITH U? ABANDONED MINE WASTES IN NATIVE
AMERICAN LANDS Join Dr. Cerrato as he discusses the
management of mine wastes and his research on
abandoned mine wastes in Native American communities.
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
(1801 Mountain NW). $4-$6. 7-8:30pm. 841-2802.
alibi.com/e/168492.
SATURDAY NOV 14
15TH ANNUAL ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR 10am-5pm. See 11/13
listing.
2015 RETURN OF THE SANDHILL CRANE CELEBRATION
Welcome the cranes back to their winter habitat with
art, films, origami, viewing scopes, tai chi, craneology
101, animal tales, music and more. Open Space Visitor
Center (6500 Coors NW). 9am-5pm. 897-8831.
alibi.com/e/168484. See Event Horizon.
ALBUQUERQUE DEATH CAFE A worldwide movement started
in the UK in 2011, designed “to increase awareness of
death with a view to helping people make the most of
their (finite) lives.” RSVP for address. Private Residence
(Albuquerque). FREE, donations accepted. 2-4pm.
265-7215. alibi.com/e/167856.
DISCOVERY FESTIVAL This is an event where kids are able to
explore technical careers in a hands-on, experiential way.
Albuquerque Convention Center (401 Second Street NW).
10am-2pm. 837-9223. alibi.com/e/164336.
MATANZA FALL FUNDRAISER Enjoy traditional Matanza food
and family fun all while helping to support Cornucopia, the
only community-based inclusion agency in the South Valley.
Cornucopia Adult and Family Services (2002 Bridge SW).
$0-$10. 11am-2pm. alibi.com/e/168481.
NATIONAL PET ADOPTION WEEKEND 10-7pm. See 11/13
listing.
NEIGHBORHOOD TOY STORE DAY Celebrate Out of the Blue’s
25th birthday with a costume contest, yo-yo tricks, face
painting, hair tattoos, giveaways, juggling, games, raffles
and more. Out of the Blue Toys (2502 Rio Grande NW).
11am-3pm. 715-1436. alibi.com/e/169512.
NEW MEXICO JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL
CONFERENCE The conference focuses on the Jewish
settlers and communities in the southern Southwest
including the rich history of Texas, Arizona and New
Mexico. New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum
(4100 Dripping Springs, Las Cruces). $135-$155, meals
included. 1-8pm. 428-0591. alibi.com/e/168501.
NM BETWEEN CORONADO & OÑATE Presenter Alan Osborne
shares about a little-known period, when Spanish
explorers entered New Mexico Pueblo country and left
behind a legacy of contact and conflict. Cerrillos Hills
State Park Visitor Center (37 Main, Cerrillos). Donations.
2-4pm. 474-0196. alibi.com/e/169595.
N.M. C.O.P.S CRAFT AND VENDOR FAIR This event is to help
raise funds and awareness for the New Mexico Concerns
of Police Survivors which remembers fallen officers. Get
your holiday shopping done early. Club Rio Rancho
(500 Country Club SE, Rio Rancho). 10am-4pm.
818-2259. alibi.com/e/169687.
ROUSEY VS. HOLM WATCH PARTY Witness UFC fight 193
between Ronda Rousey and Albuquerque’s own Holly
Holm. Albuquerque Convention Center (401 Second
Street NW). $12.50-$40. 5-9pm. 768-4575.
alibi.com/e/169029.
TEDXYOUTH Celebrate future generations and the power of
their curiosity. See New Mexico’s youth shine as they
share the ideas that will shape the world of tomorrow.
Historic El Rey Theater (622 Central SW). $15-$30.
11am-4pm. alibi.com/e/162114. See Event Horizon.
WEDNESDAY NOV 18
PROTECTING SACRED PUEBLO SITES IN SOUTHEASTERN
UTAH Join the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and Friends
of Cedar Mesa for a slideshow and panel discussion
about the effort to protect the Cedar Mesa/Bears Ears
cultural landscape. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
(2401 12th Street NW). 5:30-7pm. 843-7270.
alibi.com/e/169192.
Food
Calendar
SATURDAY NOV 14
COOKING CLASSES Eat, play and learn at this fun and
exciting hands-on cooking class. Cinnamon Sugar & Spice
Cafe (5809 Juan Tabo NE). $59. 5-8pm. 492-2119.
alibi.com/e/158677.
DESERT COMPOSTING WORKSHOP The workshop includes
five classes: Composting Basics, Garden Soil Amending,
Compost Tea, Composting with Worms, Bucket Composting
with Bokashi. Albuquerque Garden Center
(10120 Lomas NE). $25. 9am-5pm. 929-0414.
alibi.com/e/167426.
LOS RANCHOS GROWERS’ AND ARTS/CRAFTS MARKETS
Local food, arts and crafts. Los Ranchos Growers’ Market
(6718 Rio Grande NW). FREE. 8am-noon.
alibi.com/e/162846.
SUNDAY NOV 15
COOKING DEMO & BOOK TALK WITH LYNN CLINE In The
Maverick Cookbook, Lynn Cline chronicles the fascinating
history of New Mexico cuisine through the stories of 12
iconic figures. Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm
(4803 Rio Grande NW). $85. 2-5pm. 344-9297.
alibi.com/e/169072.
MONDAY NOV 16
CULTIVATING BERNALILLO COUNTY FOOD SUMMIT Farmers,
foodies, chefs and all local food entrepreneurs are invited.
The goal is to help local small businesses thrive, from
farm to fork. Hotel Albuquerque (800 Rio Grande NW).
$10. 7:30am-5pm. 468-7817. alibi.com/e/169132.
WEDNESDAY NOV 18
AUTUMN WINE TASTING A tasting of wines to pair with your
fall holiday dinners at home. Los Poblanos Historic Inn &
Organic Farm (4803 Rio Grande NW). $15. 5-7:30pm.
344-9297. alibi.com/e/169616.
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ARTS | FeATuRe
The Proximity of Passion and Death
Her Murder Ballad explores where sensuality and violence intersect
BY MAGGIE GRIMASON
Four women stand on the raised stage at
Tricklock Company, blindfolded, in white
jumpsuits, in near darkness amid attentive
silence. With a gasp, one of the actresses
lurches forward, reaching for another who
narrowly evades her grasp. The game
continues like this as the hunter and the
hunted move blindly, attuned to sound and
vibration over sight. The game is called
“vampire” and provides a eerie preface to the
content of Her Murder Ballad, an ambitious
play from the ever-experimental Tricklock
troupe that confronts the viewer with a collage
of disjointed narratives that offer no easy
morals or meanings.
“We want people to have their guts wake
up and react to what they’re seeing on the
stage,” said Elsa Menéndez, who directed the
play along with Alex Knight, “and for that
reaction to create an opportunity for reflection
and thought.” The experience created in the
show is one that asks the audience to dismiss
the habit of following a linear story and submit
to a more visceral, fragmented collection of
scenes that incorporate dance, song, dialogue
and movement. “We want emotions first,” said
Knight, “feel it, then figure it out later.”
Her Murder Ballad explores the murder
ballad in folk and country music and the
corridos of Latin America. These tales
typically examine the details of a murder in
song, the grim subject matter accompanied
with lighthearted, listenable melodies. On the
whole, these songs are about women killed by
their lovers for trespasses outside of what is
acceptable to society at large. More often than
not in these songs women occupy a restricted
or even silent role and their sexuality is
punished. Take for example, the Appalachian
tune “Tom Dooley” which is featured in Her
Murder Ballad. In this song, a complicated love
triangle turns bitter when one of the women,
who is very possibly pregnant, is stabbed to
death on a mountaintop. Her true killer is
never known for certain. Songs like this one
indicate a strong adherence to traditional
notions of morality in murder ballads.
“These songs are artifacts of our collective
attitudes around women,” said playwright Idris
Goodwin, who co-wrote the play with the core
members of Tricklock, “I think this piece is
interested in what remains. What of these
songs still lingers today.” In Her Murder Ballad,
the traditional narrative of women falling
victim to violence at the hand of their lover is
subverted, and instead we are largely presented
with the tales of women who commit violent
acts. “We’re looking at the whole conversation
around how women are glamorized as victims
of violence and also as the perpetrators of
violence,” Menéndez said, “in the show itself
we’re pushing at the limits of what
people expect.”
Actresses Katy Houska and Hannah Kauffmann of Her Murder Ballad.
Even the structure challenges the viewer.
The directors describe the performance as a
“collage” with some stories having clear
threads followed through to a conclusion, and
others left unresolved. “We’re presenting hard
questions in an interesting way,” said Knight.
The incorporation of movement, song, drawn
images and chorus helps viewers find an
element that resonates with them, facilitating
the discovery of a common vocabulary to talk
about issues that are sometimes uncomfortable.
We’re not presented with a clear script for our
confusion, instead we’re asked to understand
the stories in a more visceral way. “What we’re
talking about is a complicated and layered
experience, that’s reflected in the structure of
the play,” as Menéndez puts it.
The movement of bodies on stage reads like
poetry in Her Murder Ballad. The actresses use
staccato movements to elevate tension at key
moments, or at other times move with
immense fluidity, mimicking the water in
which a victim has drowned. “There’s nothing
like being in a room with bodies moving
intently as you sit still,” said Menéndez,
“bringing our stories into our bodies reawakens
other parts of our intelligence.” Bodies are
elemental to the play, not just because
movement creates tension here, but because
bodies—female bodies specifically—are the
jumping off point to explore the questions
raised when we re-imagine and retell versions
of the murder ballad.
“How does sensuality turn violent, how
does violence turn sensual?” asked Menéndez
before pausing and adding, “that’s really hard
to explore.” “It’s about violence and passion
and the extreme versions of those things we
always feel,” Knight expounded. And perhaps
PHOTOS BY DAHVEED TORRES
the play suggests that some seemingly opposite
emotions lie closer to one another on that
spectrum than we usually suspect—that the
passion that allows us to love is the same
passion that allows us to kill. The play also
raises questions about the perception of
women in society, specifically regarding
violence against women and violence
committed by women and how our culture
consumes those narratives. “Explorations into
violence against females and the internalized
oppression of women are necessary—the
struggle for equality continues and part of how
we get there is understanding. Theater helps us
do that,” said Goodwin.
Lose some sleep, start a dialogue and ask
some tough questions of your own by catching
Her Murder Ballad before it closes this
weekend at Tricklock Company, because as
Knight said, “it’s often the hard stuff that ends
up being good for you.” a
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Arts & Lit
Calendar
SATURDAY NOV 14
WORDS
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER Ricardo Caté Book
Signing & Demonstration. Caté is the only Native American
cartoonist whose work is carried by a daily mainstream
newspaper. Noon-2pm. 843-7270. alibi.com/e/167917.
ART
THURSDAY NOV 12
WORDS
FLYING STAR CAFÉ, Nob Hill Reading of Bones In The Wash. A
reading and signing of John Byrne Barry’s political
thriller set in Albuquerque during the 2008 presidential
election. 7pm. 255-6633. alibi.com/e/169677.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Cultural Perspectives
in the Global Quest for Water. A talk by special guest Ruben
Arvizu on the subject of how climate change is affecting
Hispanics. 6pm. 242-2261. alibi.com/e/166608.
UNM DANE SMITH HALL, RM 123 My Unsentimental
Education. Novelist Debra Monroe will read from her
highly acclaimed memoir. 7pm. 277-1989.
STAGE
RODEY THEATRE, Popejoy Hall The Seagull By Anton Chekov.
Love, loss and what it means to be an artist. $10-$15.
7:30pm. 277-4332. alibi.com/e/167516.
STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Lachlan Patterson.
“Last Comic Standing” runner-up performs. Don’t miss this
special night of hilarious stand-up comedy. $15-$25.
7pm. 771-5680. alibi.com/e/168703.
TRICKLOCK PERFORMANCE LABORATORY Her Murder
Ballad. A movement-based, musically rich, sociopolitically charged theatrical experience drawing from
a variety of performance styles, featuring an all-female
ensemble. $0-$25. 8pm. alibi.com/e/167866. See
“Culture Shock.”
FRIDAY NOV 13
WORDS
ST. ANDREW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Elizabeth Leggett Talk.
Leggett, an Albuquerque artist who just won a Hugo Award
as Best Fan Artist, talks about her background, style and
process. $1 to newcomers. 7:30-10pm. 266-8905.
alibi.com/e/166100.
ART
ALBUQUERQUE CENTER FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
(This)Ability. Paintings by people with mental and physical
disabilities. Runs through 12/31. 5pm. 505-345-2872
X1. alibi.com/e/169371.
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER Mural Discovery Tour.
Reflect on nine of the IPCC’s murals and uncover new and
unexpected layers of meaning in each. $3-$6. 1-2pm.
843-7270. alibi.com/e/144095.
STAGE
AUX DOG THEATRE The Way We Get By. Playwright Neil
LaBute’s sweet story of two people trying to define their
relationship against all odds. 8pm. alibi.com/e/169395.
Also, Tristan & Yseult. A passionate transformation of the
tale of star-crossed lovers through many forms of
movement and dance. $16-$25. 8pm. 254-7716.
alibi.com/e/169389.
BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE The
Show. Improvisers create scenarios and songs that are
hilarious and preposterous. $8-$10. 8-9pm.
alibi.com/e/169055. Also, Comedy? Albuquerque’s DIY
comedy troupe provides improv, sketch and music. $8.
9:30pm. 404-1578. alibi.com/e/135361.
FOUL PLAY CAFE, Sheraton Uptown Elaine Whales and the
Mummy of King Khufu. An American reporter is covering
the unveiling of a newly-discovered mummy and finds
herself with the story of a lifetime. $58. 7-10pm.
377-9593. alibi.com/e/161662.
LEGENDS THEATER @ ROUTE 66 CASINO Penn & Teller.
Magic and comedy in the distinctive P&T style. $55. 8pm.
352-7925.
THE VORTEX THEATRE Stage Kiss. Two former lovers, actors
who parted bitterly 15 years before, who find themselves
cast opposite each other as—former lovers. $15-$22.
7:30pm. 247-8600. alibi.com/e/168655.
VSA NORTH 4TH ART CENTER Trotsky & Frida. The story of Leon
Trotsky and his wife Natalia Sedova in Mexico under 24-hour
security in the home of artists Frida Khalo and Diego Rivera.
$18-$20. 7:30pm. 247-1909. alibi.com/e/167768.
SONG & DANCE
POPEJOY HALL, UNM Center for the Arts The National Dance
Company of Siberia. Bringing to life vivid character portrayals,
traditional Siberian music and elaborate choreographic
patterns. $20-$54. 8pm. 277-9771. alibi.com/e/164788.
FILM
UNM STUDENT UNION BUILDING, ATRIUM (GROUND
FLOOR) Audio Visual Show 11. Part of the Cherry Reel
Film Festival weekend. This once a year Basement Films
Production couples live performance and all things
cinematic in the most unexpected ways. $3-$5. 7-10pm.
alibi.com/e/162112.
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INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER 5th Annual Pueblo Fiber
Arts Show. Showcases the weaving, embroidery, spinning,
knitting, crochet, sewing and basketry of Pueblo artists.
9am-4pm. 724-3510. alibi.com/e/167905.
MANUEL LUJAN BUILDING @ EXPO NM Contemporary
Hispanic Winter Market. The only art show to showcase
over 100 contemporary Hispanic artists and traditional
artists who are at least one-quarter Hispanic descendants
and New Mexico residents. 10am-7pm.
alibi.com/e/169079.
SONG & DANCE
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY Art in the
Afternoon: National Institute of Flamenco. Performances
by Niños y Teeños Flamencos, Alma Flamenca, UNM
Flamenco Ensemble, Tierra Adentro of New Mexico Dance
and Music Ensembles. 2-5pm. 243-7255.
alibi.com/e/167725.
EIGHT TWO 1 EVENTS CENTER Bayou Seco and Antonia
Apodaca. Concert featuring Cajun, old Spanish Colonial
dances, polkas, chotis, waltzes and two-steps $10.
7:30-10pm. (575) 534-0298.
FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH A Season of
Song: David Farwig. Farwig, a baritone, joins the
Albuquerque Baroque Players in a concert of vocal and
instrumental music. $5-$18. 7:30pm. 400-9385.
alibi.com/e/168692.
KIMO THEATRE Western Music Association 2015 Awards
Show. An evening of great entertainment plus the
presentation of the 2015 WMA Awards of Excellence. $45.
7-10pm. 768-3544. alibi.com/e/168778.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Chispa: Mauricio
Nader. One of the most active and iconic figures on the
Latin American music scene today presents virtuoso
pieces by US and Mexican composers. $12. 7:30pm.
246-2261. alibi.com/e/168479.
OLD SAN YSIDRO CHURCH, Corrales Mirari Brass Quintet
Concert. The quintet plays wide-ranging selections
demonstrating their innovative style. $22-$25.
7:30-9:30pm. 890-5583. alibi.com/e/168366.
FILM
UNM STUDENT UNION BUILDING, ATRIUM (GROUND
FLOOR) Cherry Reel Film Festival. The final presentation
and special guests for the all Lobo Film Festival,
showcasing the talent UNM has to offer. $3-$5.
6:30-9:30pm. alibi.com/e/162118.
SUNDAY NOV 15
WORDS
TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK I’ll Drink To That. One of
Burque’s longest running variety shows with poetry, music,
art and more. 4pm. 243-6752. alibi.com/e/168721.
ART
LAS PLACITAS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Placitas Placitas
Visual Artists Opening Reception. Painting, mixed media,
glass and pen and ink works. 2-3pm. 867-8080.
alibi.com/e/169675.
MANUEL LUJAN BUILDING @ EXPO NM Contemporary
Hispanic Winter Market. 10am-5pm. See 11/14 listing.
SONG & DANCE
EIGHT TWO 1 EVENTS CENTER Bayou Seco and Antonia
Apodaca. $10. 3-5pm. See 11/14 listing.
KIMO THEATRE Loving The Alien. Did you know that glamrocking alien had a younger brother named Iggy?
$12-$40. 4-6:15pm. 768-3544. alibi.com/e/168889.
LAS PLACITAS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Placitas Placitas
Artists November Concert. Violist Willy Sucre will be joined
by pianist Ivonne Figueroa, violinist Guillermo Figueroa
and cellist Joanna de Keyser. $15-$20. 3pm-5am.
867-8080. alibi.com/e/169676.
LAS PUERTAS Chatter Sunday: Aaron Copland Immersion.
Copland's "Sextet" and "Vitebsk" with author and Copland
authority Lois Rudnick on words. $5-$15.
10:30-11:30am. alibi.com/e/168694.
OLD SAN YSIDRO CHURCH, Corrales A Season of Song,
Concert II. David Farwig, baritone, joins the Albuquerque
Baroque Players in a concert of vocal and instrumental
music. $7-$18. 3pm. 400-9385. alibi.com/e/168693.
SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER Kenny Endo
Contemporary Taiko Trio. Kenny Endo is one of the leading
artists in contemporary percussion and rhythm. He is the
vanguard of the taiko genre (Japanese-style drumming).
$21-26. 7:30-10pm. 848-1320. alibi.com/e/168896.
ST. JOHN’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Mozart and
Beethoven. NM Phil’s Neighborhood Concert Series
kicks off with Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 2” and
Mozart’s “Coronation” Mass. $24-54. 3pm. 883-9717.
alibi.com/e/168886. See Event Horizon.
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FOOD | resTauraNT review
Not Quite There
PHOTOS BY ERIC WILLAIMS | ERICWPHOTO.COM
Ponderosa Brewing Company serves great beer, but the
food is lacking
Enchilada Stack
BY TY BANNERMAN
I
n many ways, Albuquerque and Portland,
Ore. couldn’t be more different. Climate
tops the list, with the sogginess of the
Northwest distinctly at odds to the arid
expanses of New Mexico. And even our
fictional television series glare at each other
from across a wide genre divide: While
Portland gets a perky little sketch comedy
series about hipsters, Albuquerque is known
for an award-winning, critically acclaimed
Greek tragedy about the rise and fall of a
hubris-filled drug dealer. But there is at least
one area of commonality: beer.
Oh, how our two towns love beer. Both of
us have literally dozens of microbreweries and
a seemingly insatiable population of thirsty
beer drinkers to support them. It was only a
matter of time before some cross-pollination
occurred.
And so it has. Last year, the owners of
Portland-based PINTS Brewing Company
decided to test the waters in Albuquerque
with the similarly named Ponderosa Brewing
Company. Staking out new territory in a stilldeveloping part of town, you could call it a
pioneer venture in more ways than one.
Ponderosa has taken up residence in the
fitfully-growing Sawmill district, the mixeduse, master-planned community going up on
the site of the old American Lumber
Company’s eponymous sawmill. As such, it’s
in an awkward part of town—other than some
new housing, there’s not much draw besides
the restaurant—and it may take first time
visitors a few wrong turns before they find it.
Just remember to head north from the Natural
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1761 Bellamah NW
Ponderosa Brewing
Company
1761 Bellamah NW
639-5941
Hours: 11am to 10pm, Sunday through Wednesday
11am to 11pm, Thursday through Saturday
Vibe: The Great Northern
Extras: Happy hour menu, 3pm to 6pm, 9pm to
close
The Alibi recommends: Burque nachos, Zaftig stout,
Pumpkin Butt
ponderosabrewing.net
History Museum, look for the industrial
metalwork and you’ll be fine.
Inside the restaurant, a wood motif reigns
supreme and a large mural depicts the sawmill
itself in its glory days. From the entrance, the
diner can go either left or right. Left leads into
a spacious room with televisions and a couple
rows of booths, perfect for downing a pint or
two and watching your favorite sportsball
event. Right will take you away from the
televisions, but be warned! The back corner of
the space is given over to a children’s play
area. A godsend for parents like myself, but
undoubtedly an epicenter for giggling,
laughing and other horrific sounds of children
having a nice time, the kind of thing that
reinforces the lifestyle choices of the childfree.
When it comes to comestibles, the good
news is that the beer is spot on. Over the
course of a few visits, I discerned a short-list of
favorites, including the Zaftig stout, with its
caramel notes swirling into a coffee-like
bitterness and finishing with an almost berry-
Fish and Chips
like aftertaste, the Stage One double oatmeal
IPA, which has a sticky, piney hop forward
flavor and smooth oatmeal body to back it up
and the seasonally available Pumpkin Butt,
which balances the earthy goodness of
pumpkin with a melange of spices.
Unfortunately, the food is not at a similarly
high level. The stacked enchiladas I ordered
on my first visit were perfectly serviceable, but
the green chile, even at the height of chile
season, was unforgivably bland. My dining
partner’s steak was overcooked. Fish and chips
were by far the best of the entrées we tried,
but didn’t really have much to recommend
them beyond what other places in the city
offer. The fish is cod, the batter crunchy, a
touch greasy and with a bit of malt vinegar it
gets the job done.
My suggestion then is to skip out on the
entrées and stick with appetizers and assorted
“bar foods.” The Burque nachos, for instance,
are a testament to the species, especially piled
high with red chile pulled pork. Or hey, how
about chips and salsa? The salsa is of the pico
de gallo variety and is fresh and zingy. There’s
also a happy hour menu with beef sliders and
the like for very reasonable prices.
Maybe that seems like damning the place
with faint praise, and, well, as a dinner choice
I can’t really recommend it. But the beer is
exemplary and the ambiance is nice. I
especially appreciate the children’s play area,
though that obviously has a select appeal.
Like so many of Albuquerque’s breweries, it’s a
place to stop by for the beer and, then, if
you’re feeling hungry grab a bite, but don’t
expect too much. Drop by for happy hour, and
hope that this pioneer can get its kitchen to
match the rest of the package. a
ZINC WINE BAR & BISTRO
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Eating
MIDTOWN
JENNIFER JAMES 101
4615 Menaul NE, 884-3860 • $$$$
[AMERICAN] This is American food at its best.
Jennifer James and Nelle Bauer, along with a
dedicated staff, have definitely set the bar
high. A surprising location—in a Menaul strip
mall—seems to suggest that JJ is separate
from the Nob Hill gang in more than just
geography. The menu is short and sweet: a
smattering of primary and secondary courses
followed by dessert, all of which change often
to suit the available local ingredients
(reverently selected and prepared) and the
chefs’ moods. The lengthy wine list is lively and
exciting, every glass or bottle a magnificent
venture.
LOS CUATES
4901 Lomas NE, 255-5079 • $$
[NEW MEXICAN] In the grand style of down-home
New Mexican comfort food, just about
everything here—selected as the Best New
Mexican Restaurant in Albuquerque in past
reader polls—is smothered in chile and
cheese. House specialties include fajitas,
stuffed sopaipillas, enchiladas and Indian
tacos. Should you worry about getting fat?
Naaah. They’re bound to come up with a “chile
’n’ cheese diet” any day now.
NOB HILL
GECKO’S BAR & TAPAS
3500 Central SE, 262-1848 • $
[BAR AND GRILL/PUB] Gecko’s tapas won our
readers’ hearts in BoBR 2015, but that’s not
all that draws in a familiar and friendly crowd.
On Mondays the wings are %.50 each and
Wednesday after 6pm you can get a
cheeseburger for $5.50. Watch some sports,
eat a burger and enjoy a seasonal ale.
STREETFOOD ASIA
3422 Central SE, 445-1028 • $$
[ASIAN] On the streets of Asia, vendors often
specialize in one dish handed down through
generations, preparing quick meals for
passersby like hot noodle bowls, exotic
sandwiches and spicy skewered satays. It’s a
hotbed of cultural diversity including
Vietnamese pho, Korean noodles, Japanese
udon and Malay and Chinese stir-fry.
StreetFood Asia’s menu offers a dizzying array
of sauces, toppings, garnishes, meats, seafood
and vegetables in dinner portions or small
plates in the heart of Nob Hill. Exotic bar
drinks and a long list of excellent sakes adds
sparkle to your meal.
3009 Central NE, 254-ZINC (9462) • $$$
[AMERICAN] Zinc is a delightfully renovated
historic space in Nob Hill, reborn as an
upscale restaurant serving elegant American
food with noticeable French inspiration.
Downstairs, the wine bar attracts a younger
crowd for drinks and music. The happy hour
menu, wines by the glass and prices are the
best around. Give the brunch a try, and while
you’re at it, try a Stubborn as a Taos Mule from
the bar.
NORTH VALLEY
EL PINTO RESTAURANT &
CANTINA
10500 Fourth Street NW, 898-1771 • $$
[NEW MEXICAN] Touted as New Mexico’s largest
restaurant, the North Valley’s El Pinto is best
known for its gorgeous, shady environment
(perennially Best Patio in our restaurant polls)
and award-winning jarred salsa. Try it for
margaritas, brunch and a little flan.
MARY & TITO’S
2711 Fourth Street NW, 344-6266 • $
[NEW MEXICAN] One of the crown jewels of
Albuquerque, Mary & Tito’s is the kind of place
you’ll want to bring visitors so they can
experience the wonder of chile. If your kids are
just being introduced to the stuff, start ’em off
here. The red chile is velvety smooth, sweet
and hot, but not as hot as the tangy green. The
turnover (a calzone-shaped stuffed sopaipilla)
or Mexican pizza on fresh fry bread is
guaranteed to make a regular out of you. Go
for lunch during the week and dinner on Friday
and Saturday.
PUEBLO HARVEST CAFÉ
2401 12th Street NW, 724-3510 • $$$
[NATIVE AMERICAN] Two words: fry bread. Use this
heaping hunk of pillowy carbs to sop up green
or red chile posole, mutton stew and huevos
rancheros. When you’re stuffed tighter than a
stocking on Christmas morning, go check out
what else is for sale at the Indian Pueblo
Cultural Center.
SADIE’S
6230 Fourth Street NW, 345-5339 • $$
[NEW MEXICAN] Walking into Sadie’s is like
walking into your rich, old, New Mexican Tia’s
house. The food smells good, the atmosphere
is comfortable and it’s OK if you get a little
loud. Sadie’s has a friendly and casual staff
and huge, chile-smothered portions of food.
We like to go for dinner with a big group and
drink too many margaritas (except for the
designated driver, of course). Voted Best
Restaurant in North Valley, 2015.
NORTHEAST HEIGHTS
BASIL LEAF
1225 Eubank NE, 323-2594 • $
[VIETNAMESE] The pho is fragrant, the coffee is
strong and sweet and ordinary dishes are
interesting because you want to know how this
kitchen is going to finish it. Spring rolls are a
level above others, well-rolled and multi-
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textured. This place has one of the crispiest
papaya salads in town; the salad topped with
beef jerky is especially out of hand.
BUDAI GOURMET CHINESE
6300 San Mateo NE, Suite H-1, 797-7898 •
$$
[CHINESE] This small Taiwanese-owned eatery is
full of surprises. The regular menu is a long
and interesting read, full of familiar and
unusual Taiwanese and Chinese dishes (teasmoked duck, steamed fish with ginger and
scallions, dim sum). If you ask questions
about the food, you might get a history lesson
from Elsa Fang, who handles the front of the
restaurant while her husband, Hsia, does the
cooking. And if you ask her to, she will
translate the secret menu from Chinese. The
seasonal vegetables and other vegetarian
offerings are strong here too.
INDIA KITCHEN
6910 Montgomery NE, 884-2333 • $$
[INDIAN] India Kitchen knows hot. In fact,
novice players shouldn’t even order medium,
and the Pope of Peppers himself, Dave DeWitt,
says the lamb vindaloo is the hottest dish in
Albuquerque. The intimate India Kitchen also
has a large vegetarian menu dotted with
exciting combinations of fruits, nuts and
vegetables.
PACIFIC PARADISE TROPICAL
GRILL & SUSHI BAR
3000 San Pedro NE, Suite D, 881-0999 • $$
[ASIAN] Well, aloha! Artificial palm trees and
beach murals wrap around elevated booths
that look over tables with wicker chairs—there’s
even a tiki bar and walls paneled in bamboo.
Fittingly, Pacific Paradise serves up diverse
cuisine from all around the Ring of Fire. And
the tropical ice creams are dreamy, mild and
almost savory. The avocado ice cream is a
calming end to a large meal, while the plum
wine ice cream is light and slightly tart with
chewy pieces of fruit.
production facility that does a brisk takeout
business. The patio tables in the grass bordering
the parking lot don’t offer a good view, but most
folks don’t seem to want to wait any longer than
they have to before tearing into their lunches. We
suggest you swing by, pick up a six pack of El
Modelo beer and take your El Modelo tamales
back to the casa for a lunch that’s muy sabroso.
Awarded Best Tamales and Best Restaurant in
the South Valley in our 2015 Best of Burque poll.
SOUTHEAST
LINDO MEXICO RESTAURANT
416 San Pedro SE, 266-2999 • $
[MEXICAN] The charro beans at Lindo Mexico are
whipped to a butter-smooth consistency and
liberally sprinkled with melted white cheese, and
the taste is incredible. They’re smoky, meaty, rich
and must be spiked with something because
you’ll crave them beyond what is usually
reasonable for something like beans. And it turns
out, that secret ingredient is bacon. These are the
best damn beans in town.
UNIVERSITY
EL PATIO DE ALBUQUERQUE
142 Harvard SE, 268-4245 • $$
[NEW MEXICAN] A can’t-miss New Mexican spot
steeped in lived-in UNM area charm. There are
amazing beans, potatoes and, of course,
sopaipillas. And some really tasty green chile
chicken enchiladas, all of which are
complemented by a cerveza or a wine cocktail.
And live guitar music. And a cool patio on which
to take the evening air. If there’s Frito pie on the
specials board, get it.
FRONTIER RESTAURANT
2400 Central SE, 266-0550 • $
[NEW MEXICAN] Frontier is an Albuquerque staple
that most folks can agree on. Breakfast burritos,
sweet rolls, huevos rancheros, green chile stew,
shakes, fresh-squeezed orange juice: It’s all
great. The ambience is strictly cafeteria plus tons
of John Wayne art.
UPPER NOB HILL
OLD TOWN
DURAN CENTRAL PHARMACY
1815 Central NW, 247-4141 • $
[NEW MEXICAN] The ladies here make their own
tortillas, rolling out perfect little discs of dough
and heating them on the griddle until they
become huge, puffy pillows ready to receive a
heap of chile and runny-yolked egg. And
they’ve been doing it the same way since
1961. Don’t be stupid. Go to Duran’s, and do
not leave without ordering something involving
a fresh flour tortilla, preferably in combination
with their fantastic red chile. Voted Best Red
Chile for 2015.
O’NIELL’S PUB
4310 Central SE, 255-6782 • $
[BAR AND GRILL/PUB] O’Niell’s is comforting, a little
cheeky and unapologetically Irish-American. The
menu features favorites like the “Burger in
Paradise” and fish and chips, and there’s a
children’s menu to satisfy the little ones. The
huge, enclosed patio is gorgeous, with enough
space for boisterous tables of in-laws and extra
kids to sit comfortably, and of course beer on tap
to help the experience go down smoothly.
UPTOWN
RELISH GOURMET SANDWICHES
SOUTH VALLEY
EL MODELO MEXICAN FOODS
1715 Second Street SW, 242-1843 • $
[MEXICAN] Good luck finding this place for the
first time. El Modelo is tucked away on an
industrial stretch of Second Street that seems
an unlikely location for such a well-patronized
joint. Not a sit-down restaurant, this is a
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8019 Menaul NE, 299-0001 • $
[AMERICAN] This stylish little cheese and sandwich
shop serves smart comfort food that’s blessedly
unpretentious. A small but well-rounded menu of
hot and cold sandwiches sells for $8 or $9
across the board and gets paired with innovative
takes on deli classics (green apple and jicama
slaw, for one). Composed salads are simple but
luxurious with touches like homemade mozzarella
and real tomatoes.
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FILM |revIew
REEL WORLD
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
The 33
War memorial
The historic KiMo Theatre (423 Central NW) is
paying tribute to soldiers this Veteran’s Day
with back-to-back screenings of director Clint
Eastwood’s World War II epics Letters From Iwo
Jima and Flags of Our Fathers. Letters From
Iwo Jima, which tells the story of the invasion of
the infamous South Pacific island largely from
the perspective of Japanese forces, will screen
Thursday, Nov. 12, starting at 7pm. On Friday,
Nov. 13, the theater will screen Flags of Our
Fathers Eastwood’s companion piece to Letters
From Iwo Jima, which tells more or less the same
story—only through the eyes of the American
soldiers who would go on to raise the iconic flag
atop Mount Suribachi. All in all, it makes for an
eye-opening double feature. Tickets for each
are $5 general admission or $2 for veterans.
You can reserve your tickets in advance by
going to kimotickets.com.
Real-life drama about trapped miners can’t dig itself out of “inspirational biopic” trap
Sex(y) ed
The Pornotopia Film Festival returns to
Albuquerque Nov. 12 through 15. In case you
couldn’t tell from the title, this is a decidedly
“adult” film festival centered around “real
people, real sex, real pleasure.” Founded back in
2007 by Self Serve Sexuality Resource Center,
the festival is timed to coincide this year with
SexUality Week at UNM and the Society for the
Scientific Study of Sexuality’s annual
conference. Pornotopia will start Thursday with
a “sexy go-go sex ed variety show” starring
naughty storyteller and “sex encourager” Dirty
Lola from Brooklyn. Lola’s stage show will take
place at Guild Cinema (3405 Central NE)
starting at 7pm. Award-winning genderqueer
porn star Jizz Lee will be signing her new book
Coming Out Like a Porn Star on Friday, Nov. 13,
from 5 to 6pm at Self Serve (3904B Central
SE). Pink & White film studio founder Shine
Louise Houston will be on hand to teach a class
on “How to Make Your Bedroom as Sexy &
Functional as a Porn Set” and to show off some
of her studio’s best sex scenes. The rest of the
weekend will feature assorted erotic clip
compilations, centering around topics like “Oral
Pleasure,” “Fantasies” and “Masturbation.”
Tickets are $10 a pop. For a complete schedule
of films, workshops and more, go to
http://selfservetoys.com/pornotopia.
Love in the Time of Autism
New Mexico PBS’ “Community Cinema” is now
“Indie Lens Pop-Up!” The freshly renamed
documentary screening events are designed as
a “neighborhood series that brings people
together for film screenings and communitydriven conversations.” The next Pop-Up will
take place Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the KiMo
Theatre (423 Central NW). Starting at 7pm
Matt Fuller’s film Autism in Love will be shown.
The 75-minute documentary follows four adults
at different places on the autism spectrum as
they open up about their personal lives and
navigate the choppy waters of dating and
romantic relationships. This event is free and
open to the public. For more information go to
communitycinema.org. a
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“Well, it still beats working at Chipotle.”
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
o long as people continue to cheat death,
beat better equipped sports teams or
otherwise defy the odds, Hollywood will
continue to manufacture inspirational, truelife biopics. And so long as Hollywood
continues to manufacture inspirational, truelife biopics, audiences will be there weeping
and cheering on cue.
The 33 is merely the newest silver screen
product based on a real-life incident. It shares
a category with that movie about the guy who
invented the intermittent windshield wiper
(Flash of Genius), the one with the Olympian
in the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp
(Unbroken), the kid who saw Jesus (Heaven is
For Real) and that thing where the high school
football coach inspired his team to beat that
other team (you know the one I’m talking
about). It’s definitely true. It will undoubtedly
inspire at least a few folks. And, like so many
of its brethren, it will end with photographs of
the real people behind it all.
Back in 2010 a group of impoverished gold
miners in Copiapó, Chile, became trapped
underground when the San José mine
collapsed on top of them. The 33 miners
ended up spending an astonishing 69 days
underground. Efforts to rescue them occupied
evening newscasts for almost two months,
turning the entire affair into an international
soap opera. Book deals were negotiated before
the miners even made it out alive, so it’s
surprising it’s taken this long to get the filmic
version of what happened.
The “miraculous true story” of The 33 is
directed by Mexican filmmaker Patricia
S
The 33
Directed by Patricia Riggen
Starring Antonio Banderas, Juliette Binoche,
Cote de Pablo, Lou Diamond Phillips, Gabriel Byrn
Rated PG-13
Opens Friday 11/13
Riggen (Under the Same Moon, Girl in
Progress) and follows the events of Hector
Tobar’s miner-authorized book Deep Down
Dark. The film starts out, as expected, by
giving us a meet-and-greet with the miners. A
handful of them are afforded a single character
trait so that we’ll recognize them later. There’s
the family man (Antonio Banderas), the
company man (Lou Diamond Phillips), the
comical ladies’ man (Oscar Nuñez from “The
Office”), the troubled alcoholic (Juan Pablo
Raba, “Narcos”), the newlywed (Spanish TV
actor Mario Casas) and the old-timer
(Gustavo Angarita, The Damned). Most of
them are simply composites of the actual
miners. Of them, Banderas’ Mario
Sepúlveda—based on the real-life ringleader
“Super Mario” Sepúlveda—is the most frontand-center. Banderas delivers the film’s most
committed performance—screaming and
arguing and delivering stirring speeches about
brotherhood when things look their darkest.
Riggen figures out a compelling visual
palette with which to compose the film. The
majority takes place underground in low-light
situations. Riggen and cinematographer
Checco Varese lens the dirt-smudged miners
in a dim, black-and-yellow sepia, making
much of it look like it was sketched by
candlelight in chiaroscuro. It’s atmospheric
and lends a medieval, quasi-religious tone to
the miner’s tale of survival.
The other half of the film takes place above
ground in the middle of the sun-scorched
Chilean desert where politicians struggle to
coordinate the rescue efforts and assorted
family members alternately weep and berate
the politicians (Rodrigo Santoro from “Lost”
chief among them). Among the spouses,
daughters and sisters loitering above ground
are Cote de Pablo (from “NCIS”), Kate del
Castillo (“Weeds”) and Juliette Binoche (The
Unbearable Lightness of Being). The French
actress would seem like the cast’s sore thumb,
but she acquits herself admirably enough. Her
only stumbling block is a by-the-numbers
script that keeps her around only to goose the
plot along at crucial junctures. The film is also
hamstrung by its decision to shoot with an
international cast speaking in English.
Binoche’s Chilean accent is flawless next to
that of Gabriel Byrne, who shows up as a
South American drilling expert. His accent
sounds 50 percent Irish, 50 percent Hispanic
and 100 percent like he’s choking on his own
tongue.
It’s not that The 33 lacks for conviction or
emotion. There are plenty of scenes that will
inspire tears of sympathy or internal swellings
of inspiration. There’s no doubt: This is an
incredible story of human fortitude, survival
and resilience. But it falls into the same trap
nearly all biopics of this sort do—namely, the
predetermined, unsurprising nature of a wellknown “ripped from the headlines” story and
the inability of a manufactured Hollywood
narrative to improve on honest-to-goodness
real life. a
TELEVISION | IDIOT BOX
Hit Single
“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” on the CW
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
s adventurous and well constructed as some
cable TV offerings have become in the last
few years, we still live in the era of
“Chicago Med.” It’s not that NBC’s new doc
drama is the worst thing on TV. “Chicago
Med” is a frequent punchline with me because
it’s the follow-up to “Chicago PD” and
“Chicago Fire.” It is, essentially, the most
generic idea for a TV show anyone could
imagine.
Granted, the reason overly familiar shows
make it onto TV so often is that the general
public—by and large lazy in their consumption
methods—watches them. Spend enough time
flipping channels, though, and you start to
crave something fresh. (That or you feel the
need to turn off the idiot box and do
something worthwhile like go outside—but
let’s not get into crazy talk right now.) This
brings us, in a roundabout manner, to Rachel
Bloom’s CW series “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.”
Along with Will Forte’s “The Last Man on
Earth” over on FOX, it’s one of the most
innovative shows on network TV right now.
The hour-long musical comedy (yes, you
read that right) started out as a pitch for
Showtime. For whatever reason Showtime
didn’t pick it up. It wound up at—of all
places—teen-loving CW network. “Crazy ExGirlfriend” is the work of multitalented actress,
comedienne and singer Rachel Bloom. Back in
2010 Bloom landed a cult following with the
lovingly smutty viral video “Fuck Me, Ray
Bradbury.” It went on to earn the aged science
fiction writer’s stamp of approval and was
actually nominated for a Hugo Award. For
A
THE WEEK IN
SLOTH
THURSDAY 12
“Project Runway Junior” (Lifetime
7pm) Because “MasterChef Junior.”
“VH1 Big Music in 2015: You Oughta
Know” (VH1 7pm) Correct me if I’m
wrong, but wasn’t Alanis
Morissette’s “You Oughta Know” big
in 1995?
“The Hunger Games: The
Phenomenon” (Syfy 9pm) Syfy
squeezes in a 15-minute “special”
celebrating “the journey of one of
the most epic media franchises.”
Me, I’d call it a 15-minute
“commercial.” But I’m cynical that
way.
FRIDAY 13
“W/ Bob & Dave” (Netflix Streaming
anytime) Bob Odenkirk and David
Cross reunite with several
castmembers from their old cult
series “Mr. Show” for some brandnew sketch-comedy shenanigans.
SATURDAY 14
I’m Not Ready For Christmas
(Hallmark 6pm) I suppose I’m just
going to have to keep listing these
“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” Bloom teams with
screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil
Wears Prada) to create a decidedly off-kilter
look at modern relationships. With songs.
Bloom stars as Rebecca, a single New Yorker
in her late ’20s who went to Harvard and—at
her controlling mother’s urging—became a
successful lawyer. With 30 closing in fast,
though, our heroine suddenly realizes she
doesn’t care about anything in her life. A
chance meeting with Josh Chan (Vincent
Rodriguez III), an old boyfriend she had for a
few weeks in high school theater camp, leads
her to believe fate is knocking on her door.
Deciding that Josh is her soulmate, Rebecca
drops everything, quits her job and moves to
West Covina, Calif.
There, in the generic, strip-mall-laden
suburbs of Los Angeles, the lovably delusional
Rebecca essentially stalks her ex-boyfriend and
indulges in assorted musical fantasies. The tone
of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” is all over the map:
funny, cynical, mean-spirited, cute, slightly
insane. Also, it’s filled with song-and-dance
numbers that highlight Bloom’s musical talents
and demented sense of humor. Take, for
example, her R&B ode to internet dating “Hey,
Sexy Stranger, Come On Back to My Place
(And Please Don’t Be a Murderer).”
Not everyone will take to this twisted mix
of romantic comedy, bad behavior and random
production numbers. It’s one of those things
that has to grow on you. Watch one episode,
and you’ll be terribly confused. Watch two or
three, and chances are you’ll be hooked. You
might even find yourself singing along. a
“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” airs Mondays at 7pm on
KWBQ-19.
things until Hallmark runs out of
made-for-TV rom-coms this holiday
season. This one stars singer/actress
Alicia Witt (“Twin Peaks,” “Cybil”) and
rips off Liar, Liar in the story
department.
The Preacher’s Sin (Lifetime 6pm) See,
I’m starting to admire you, Lifetime,
for abandoning this year’s Christmas
rom-com race and just airing movies
about adulterous preachers.
“Campaign 2016: Democratic Debate”
(KRQE-13 7pm) Hillary Clinton,
Bernie Sanders and ... some other
dudes, I’m guessing, hop on the
stage and debate it out.
“Spotless” (Esquire 8pm) Esquire tries
its hand at some scripted television
with this dark, Franco-British import
about a cleaner of crime scenes who
is pulled into London’s criminal
underworld by the actions of his
irresponsible older brother.
SUNDAY 15
Christmas Incorporated (Hallmark
6pm) Yeah, I don’t know if I can keep
this up. It’s the middle of November.
The count is already at five. And we
haven’t even seen Candace Cameron
Bure yet!
“The Director’s Chair: Sylvester
Stallone” (El Rey 6pm) Well, he did
direct several Rocky films. And
Staying Alive.
“Into the Badlands” (AMC 8pm)
Imagine if a Civil War epic and a
historical Chinese martial arts film
crashed into each other in the
postapocalypse. This wildly
conceptual, “genre-bending” action
series (from the creators of
“Smallville”) follows swordswinging, samurai-like gladiators
battling their way through a feudal
American landscape.
MONDAY 16
“Adventure Time” (Cartoon Network
6pm) Cartoon Network airs an 8part mini-series this week called
“Stakes,” exploring the mysterious
backstory of fan-fave character
Marceline the Vampire Queen.
“Nostradamus: 21st Century
Prophecies Revealed” (History
7pm) Really, they’re just the 20th
century prophecies dusted off and
fitted with new cultural references.
... Which, if we’re being really
honest are also the 19th century
prophecies. ... And the 18th
century prophecies. ... Actually, the
same vague old collection of
prophecies people have been
freaking out over since about
1560.
TUESDAY 17
“Chicago Med” (KOB-4 8pm) It’s
about doctors. In Chicago. See how
easy it is to pitch a TV show.
WEDNESDAY 18
“People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2015”
(Lifetime 7pm) So long as Ryan
Gosling is still breathing, this
seems like a sham. a
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FILM | CAPSULES
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
The Intern
OPENING THIS WEEK
Robert De Niro is a bored retiree who gets an internship
at an up-and-coming online retailer run by young gogetter Anne Hathaway. Writer-director Nancy Meyers (What
Women Want, Something’s Got to Give) has put together a
genial crowd-pleaser, but the script never asks much
heavy lifting of its characters, providing them with easy
laughs and simple solutions whenever the spectre of
actual drama rears its ugly head. Reviewed in v24 i39.
121 minutes. PG-13. (Century Rio, Cottonwood Stadium
16)
The 33
Reviewed this issue. 127 minutes. PG-13. (Opens Friday
11/13 at Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century 14
Downtown, Century Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Akhil
Vinayak V.V. (Krishna: The Power of Indrakeeladri) writes
and directs this action fantasy about a cruel business
official who attacks a tribal village for a sacred stone. A
man who believes he is “somehow related to the stone”
shows up to dispense some martial arts justice, Indianstyle. In Telegu with English subtitles. 130 minutes.
Unrated. (Opens Wednesday 11/11 at Century Rio)
The Last Witch Hunter
Vin Diesel is an immortal witch hunter who is the last
person standing between New York City and the
combined forces of the most horrifying witches in history.
This means, of course, that our man Vin is required to
swing a sword at a lot of CGI beasties and join forces with
a sexy spellcaster (Rose Leslie from “Game of Thrones”).
106 minutes. PG-13. (Century Rio, Century 14
Downtown, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Audio/Visual Show 11
Basement Films’ once-a-year UNM production couples
live performances and all things cinematic for an
experimental mashup of music, movies and more. (Opens
Friday 11/13 at SUB Theater)
The Martian
The Black Panthers: Vanguards of the
Revolultion
This is the first feature-length documentary to explore the
history of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.
Director Stanly Nelson (“Freedom Riders,” Jonestown: The
Life and Death of the People’s Temple) takes time to
explore the significance of the revolutionary black
movement within the broader American culture of the Civil
Rights Era. 113 minutes. Unrated. (Opens Monday 11/16
at Guild Cinema)
Cherry Reel Film Festival
UNM’s Southwest Film Center presents a collection of this
year’s best local student films. Audiences are asked to
check out the offerings while judges award prizes to the
top entries. (Opens Saturday 11/14 at SUB Theater)
Fantasia: 75th Anniversary
Walt Disney’s near-experimental 1940 blending of
animation and classical music returns to the big screen
for a 75th anniversary party. 125 minutes. G. (Opens
Sunday 11/15 at Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio)
Labyrinth of Lies
This fact-based drama concentrates on a young
prosecutor in post-World War II Germany who uncovers
some rather ugly truths about his country’s recent past. It
centers around a (very real) campaign to identify, locate
and bring to justice to 22 “very normal Germans” who
just happened to facilitate the Final Solution at
Auschwitz. Alexander Fehling (Inglourious Basterds) stars
as the idealistic, socially conscious public prosecutor (a
composite of several real-life figures) who participates in
the 1963 Frankfurt Auschwitz trials while the rest of his
country tries to pretend the last 30 years didn’t happen.
124 minutes. R. (Opens Friday 11/13 at High Ridge)
Love the Coopers
Diane Keaton, John Goodman, Ed Helms, Alex Borstein,
Amanda Seyfried, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei and Olivia
Wilde star in this actor-stuffed comedy about four
generations of a dysfunctional family getting together for
their annual Christmas Eve celebration. Hijinks ensue.
106 minutes. PG-13. (Opens Thursday 11/12 at Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century
Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
My All American
If you love inspirational, real-life sports movies like Rudy,
then you’ll love this inspirational, real-life sports movie
that’s exactly like Rudy. In fact, it was written by the same
guy who wrote Rudy. It’s about a scrappy little guy who
wants more than anything to play football, but he’s
deemed “too small” to meet the usual athletic standards.
But he trains really hard, meets a legendary coach, gets
on the team and guides them to victory—just like Rudy!
It’s based on the book Courage Beyond the Game: The
Freddie Steinmark Story. Aaron Eckhart (Erin Brockovich,
The Dark Knight) is the coach. Finn Wittrock (“American
Horror Story”) is Rudy ... I mean, Freddie. 118 minutes.
PG. (Opens Thursday 11/12 at Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Labyrinth of Lies
Peace Officer
The increasing militarization of America’s local police
forces is told through the story of William “Dub”
Lawrence, a former sheriff who established and trained
his rural state’s first SWAT team. Some 30 years later,
that SWAT team killed Lawrence’s son-in-law in a
controversial standoff. Since then Lawrence has used his
investigative skills to track officer-involved shootings in
his community while tackling the larger issue of the
changing face of police tactics nationwide. 105 minutes.
Unrated. (Opens Monday 11/16 at Guild Cinema)
himself by concentrating entirely on the food at a
Michelin starred restaurant. You know what to expect from
this sort of feel-good foodie porn: loving shots of tiny
plates of food and a bit of romance (delivered with he
help of British actress Sienna Miller). The script comes for
Steven Knight, who also penned the very similar culinary
film The Hundred-Foot Journey. 100 minutes. R. (Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century
Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Crimson Peak
The fine, filthy folks at Self Serve Sexuality Resource
Center bring you another installment in their sex-positive,
gender-inclusive sex film sampler. Albuquerque’s only
independent erotic film festival returns, Nov. 12 through
15, with a full lineup of “real bodies, real pleasure, real
sex!” For a complete schedule of films and times, go to
selfservetoys.com/pornotopia. (Opens Thursday 11/12 at
Guild Cinema)
Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth, Pacific Rim)
writes and directs this impossibly, hyperbolically Gothic
ghost story. Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, The
Kids Are All Right) stars as an aspiring author in turn-ofthe-century England “torn between love for her childhood
friend (Charlie Hunnam) and the temptation of a
mysterious stranger (Tom Hiddleston).” So far, so Gothic—
but de Toro ups the ante by setting it all in the lushest,
most architecturally intense haunted house in movie
history. 119 minutes. R. (Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
Everest
In this singing, dancing, epically romantic (yes, it’s
Indian) remake of The Prince and the Pauper, a beloved
king (Salman Khan) switches identities with an ordinary
man who looks just like him. This is reportedly the 14th
movie starring Salman Khan in which his character is
named “Prem.” In Hindi with English subtitles. 171
minutes. Unrated. (Opens Thursday 11/12 at Century 14
Downtown)
Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright and
Emily Watson star in this high-altitude drama “inspried by
the incredible true events surrounding a trecherous
attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest
mountain.” In a nutshell, eight climbers died when they
were caught in a blizzard back in 1996. Four other people
died that year, making it the deadliest year atop Everest
on record. Until 2014 when 18 people died. The moral:
Never climb Mt. Everest. 121 minutes. PG-13.
(Century Rio)
Pornotopia Returns Uncensored!
STILL PLAYING
Bridge of Spies
Steven Spielberg, in full history-nerd mode (Saving
Private Ryan, Schindler’s List, Lincoln, Amistad, Munich),
deftly dramatizes the notorious 1960 U-2 spy plane
incident. Tom Hanks (looking, these days, like a sad
pencil eraser from the neck up—but remaining America’s
best “everyman” actor) stars as an upstanding
Constitutional lawyer who volunteers to defend a Russian
spy (esteemed stage actor Mark Rylance). Years later, he’s
called upon to help “trade” the spy for downed American
pilot Francis Gary Powers. Surprisingly—given the low-key
script from Joel and Ethan Coen—this well-spoken drama
about jurisprudence and diplomacy maintains a beautiful
tension. 142 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio,
Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Burnt
Bradley Cooper stars as a sexy, egotistical celebrity chef
who destroyed his career with drugs and bad behavior.
Cleaned up and relocated to London, he tries to redeem
Goosebumps
Author R.L. Stine’s iconic kiddy horror series Goosebumps
gets a winkingly self-referential movie adaptation. Jack
Black plays Stine, who teams up with his young daughter
and a teenage boy after his imaginary monsters come to
life in a tiny Maryland town. All your childhood favorites—
from Slappy the Dummy to the Abominable Snowman of
Pasadena—stop by for cameos. 103 minutes. PG.
(Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema,
Century Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Hotel Transylvania 2
Genndy Tartakovsky (“Dexter’s Laboratory,” “Samurai
Jack”) returns to helm this cartoon sequel in which
Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler) tries to bring out the
monster in his half-human. half-vampire grandson in
order to keep his daughter Mavis (Selena Gomez) from
leaving his now famous hotel. 89 minutes. PG. (Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century
Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Matt Damon is an astronaut who gets left for dead on
Mars after a manned mission goes horribly awry. Stuck on
the red planet with only minimal supplies and his
scientific mind, our hero must figure out a way to survive
based on ingenuity, wit and spirit. Ridley Scott (Alien)
directs. It’s based, of course, on the best-selling book by
Andy Weir. 141 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century Rio, Century 14 Downtown, Cottonwood
Stadium 16)
Miss You Already
A no-nonsense American gal (Drew Barryore) learns her
wild-child British bestie (Toni Collette) has breast cancer.
There’s a lot of crying and commisserating and a bit of
laughing. But director Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) and
screenwriter Morwenna Banks (“Absolutely”) can’t seem
to come up with anything very original or flavorful to say
about the situation. It’s like a well-cast Lifetime Channel
movie, nothing more. Reviewed in v24 i45. 112 minutes.
PG-13. (Century 14 Downtown)
Pan
Hollywood takes another uninspired stab at revamping
J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan story. This one plays out as a
“prequel,” explaining how a 12-year-old orphan named
Peter (Levi Miller) wound up in Neverland battling evil
pirate Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman) alongside an
adventurous young Hook (Garrett Hedlund). Joe Wright
(Atonement, Pride & Prejudice) directs heavily tamperedwith fantasy. 111 minutes. PG. (Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost
Dimension
The ... lemme see ... sixth film in Paramount’s “found
footage” haunted house series arrives with the added
gimmick of 3D—which may add some tension to sitting in
a theater, staring at a grainy image of a bedroom and
waiting for something to actually move on screen. Seeing
things move suddenly is pretty much the only scare the
Paranormal Activity series has ever offered us.
Supposedly this is the last one. I’m OK with that. 88
minutes. R. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)
The Peanuts Movie
This computer-animated update of the Peanuts TV
specials we all grew up watching does fairly reverent job
of mirroring the classic 2D style of artist Charles M.
Schulz’ famous comic strip characters. The thin story
revolves around eternal loser Charlie Brown’s attempts to
woo the newly arrived Little Red-Headed Girl in school.
The rest is running gags, cribbed from the comic strips
and assembled by Bryan and Craig Schulz. Purists will
probably still grouse, but it’s a great jumping-off point for
new fans of Snoopy and the gang. 93 minutes. G. (Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century
Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
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Three teeange scouts, on the eve of their last campout, find their town overcome by a zombie outbreak
in this rude, crude horror comedy. It’s directed by the
writer of four out of six Paranormal Activity movies!
93 minutes. R. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)
Sicario
Emily Blunt stars as an idealistic FBI agent enlisted
into a shadowy mission by a mysterious CIA agent
(Josh Brolin) and his tight-lipped “advisor” (Benicio
Del Toro). Ostensibly, the group is trying to stop the
drug trade along the US/Mexico border. But as the
operation grows more violent and secretive, our
heroine begins to wonder what side of the fence
she’s really on. Director Denis Villeneuve (Incendies,
Prisoners) directs this lightless thriller with all the
grisly tension of Se7en. Reviewed in v24 i40. 121
minutes. R. (Century Rio, Century 14 Downtown)
Spectre
A “cryptic message from his past” sends superspy
James Bond (Daniel Craig) on the trail of the sinister
organization secretly responsible for so many of his
greatest battles. Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)
in on bad guy and “explaining stuff” duty. The action
is extremely Bond-like. And this is a tidy (perhaps too
tidy) wrap-up of Craig’s run as 007. If you haven’t
memorized the last three films, however, this one’s
overly intricate script will lose you in minutiae. 148
minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema,
Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio, Cottonwood
Stadium 16)
Straight Outta Compton
F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job, The Negotiator) directs
this dutiful biopic relating the origin story of
controversial, groundbreaking LA rap group NWA.
O’Shea Jackson Jr. is particularly convincing as the
young Ice Cube—not too surprising, considering he’s
Cube’s son. The film has generated some serious
buzz; too bad it’s so by-the-numbers. 147 minutes.
R. (UNM Midweek Movies)
Suffragette
Carey Mulligan (An Education), Anne-Marie Duff (The
Magdalene Sisters), Helena Bonham-Carter (Fight
Club) and Meryl Streep (everything really) star in this
drama about the early days of the feminist
movement, during which women who were forced
underground for their political advocacy played a
dangerous game of cat and mouse with the
government. It’s a surprisingly brutal and bleak look
at civil disobedience, and the lead actresses are
fierce—but the message-oriented story can’t help but
feel like a spoon full of medicine going down. 106
minutes. PG-13. (Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio)
The Visit
Writer-director M Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense,
The Village, Lady in the Water, The Happening) dials
back the preposterous plot twists for this simple,
low-budget, “found footage” shocker. A pair of tweens
(Olivia DeJonge and Ed Oxenbould) are shipped off
to the rural farm of the grandparents they’ve never
met. Unfortunately, Nana (Deanna Dunagan) and
Pop Pop (Peter McRobbie) seem a little ... weird. This
winking, modern riff on “Hansel & Gretel” is a fun,
PG-13 horror-comedy that works far better than
expected. Reviewed in v24 i37. 94 minutes. PG-13.
(Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Woodlawn
Sean Astin, C. Thomas Howell, Sherri Shepherd and
Jon Voight (as Coach Bear Bryant!) star in this
inspirational, true-life sports flick. The story
concentrates on Tony Nathan, a high school football
player who experiences a “spiritual awakening” while
trying to overcome prejudice in 1970s Birmingham,
Ala. From the faith-based filmmakers behind antiabortion melodrama October Baby and Jesus-based
The Hangover knockoff Moms’ Night Out. 123
minutes. PG. (Century Rio)
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Spectre Fri-Sun 11:00am, 12:40, 2:20, 4:00, 5:40, 7:20,
9:00, 10:40; Mon-Thu 11:00am, 12:40, 2:20, 4:00, 5:40,
7:20
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Mon-Thu 11:25am, 2:05, 5:00, 7:40
Burnt Fri-Sun 9:20; Mon-Tue 7:00
The Last Witch Hunter Fri-Sat 11:05am, 5:05, 10:35; Sun
5:05, 10:35; Mon-Tue 11:05am, 5:05; Wed 11:05am
Bridge of Spies Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:55, 7:15, 10:30; Mon-Thu
12:45, 3:55, 7:15
Goosebumps Fri-Sun 11:20am, 1:55, 4:30, 7:05, 9:45;
Mon-Thu 11:20am, 1:55, 4:30, 7:05
Sicario Fri-Sat 1:45, 7:45; Sun 7:45; Mon-Tue 1:45, 7:45
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12:50, 4:10, 7:25
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My All American Fri-Thu 12:45, 3:55, 7:05, 10:15
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Burnt Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15
The Last Witch Hunter Fri-Thu 11:05am, 2:00, 4:55, 7:50,
10:45
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Bridge of Spies Fri-Thu 12:00, 3:30, 7:00, 10:30
Woodlawn Fri-Thu 12:20, 6:55, 10:05
The Martian 3D Fri-Thu 3:25, 10:25
The Martian Fri-Thu 11:55am, 6:55
Sicario Fri-Thu 12:40, 3:55, 7:05, 10:10
The Intern Fri-Sat 12:55, 4:05, 7:15, 10:20; Sun 7:15,
10:20; Mon 12:55, 4:05, 7:15, 10:20; Tue 12:55
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MUSIC | ShOw Up
The Space Invader Freaks Out
Original rock opera glams it up
Heartless
Heathen
(Third Man Records)
Heaviest grade
psychedelic rock and roll
with wah-wah, fuzz pedal
and an emphasis on the humbucker pickup
closest to the guitar neck, Timmy’s Organism
is a trio of strange-looking dudes from Detroit
who pick up where Blue Cheer left off.
Channeling The Dictator’s Dick Manitoba at
times, band leader Timmy Vulgar has vocal
swagger and confidence in equal measure to
his shredding abilities. This relatively lo-fi riff
goldmine, the band’s third LP, demands to be
played deafeningly loud, just the way it must
have been recorded. There’s no way this band
does anything quiet. Bonus: The cover looks
like a punk rock version of an old John Cage
or Mothers of Invention collage-art album
cover. (Geoffrey Plant)
BY AUGUST MARCH
eteran Albuquerque and Santa Fe rocker
Billy Miles Brooke, who played in Burque’s
notorious Dirty Novels and now fronts
Santa Fe glamsters Ballroom Blitz—among
other musical exploits—wants his audiences to
freak out in a moonage daydream. The
problem is he can’t quite say it that way.
A decades-long adherent of glam-rock and
all the moniker implies—from androgynous
personae to killer, guitar driven songs that
speak of love as an alluring, yet alien thing—
Brooke spent years working on a rock opera
version of David Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars only to
be told by the Thin White Duke’s PR and
record company not to proceed.
Not one to give up on interstellar visions,
Brooke soldiered on, adapting along the way.
The result is Loving the Alien, an original,
live, multimedia music event that celebrates
glam, evokes Bowie but instead features the
story of the alien’s younger brother Iggy in a
rocked out, quasi-operatic story of love and life
among the humans.
Billy stopped by the Weekly Alibi offices to
chat about this long-awaited project which
makes its Albuquerque debut at 4pm on
Sunday, Nov. 15, at the Kimo Theatre (423
Central NW). Loving the Alien has its world
premier at Skylight Santa Fe Thursday,
Nov. 12.
Alibi: This production comes out of an
organization called the Berlin/Santa Fe
Project. What’s that about?
Billy: This production company was formed
due to the fact that I do a lot of work in
Berlin. I used to live there. Some of my best
friends are still there. Over the years, I’ve
become really close with a couple of
collaborators from there, Mark Standley and
Lena Wende. We co-wrote most of the music
for Loving the Alien with Jessie Rodriguez.
Mark and Lena are European musicians and
artists, Mark is a filmmaker. They have a band
in Berlin called Pleasure Dome. They’re
coming in for the show.
What was it like working across
continents on this project?
It was a really cool experience because of
today’s technology. In the old days, this
wouldn’t have happened. But let me back up a
little bit. We didn’t intend to write the music
for this.
What do you mean?
It started out five years ago, ironically. I
wondered why there wasn’t a theatrical
version of Bowie’s seminal record, Ziggy
Stardust. It’s so theatrical and the people going
to shows on Broadway now are Gen Xers … it
seemed natural. Green Day and the Flaming
Lips are on Broadway. So I tried to write it. If
it all worked out, I’d give it to Bowie’s people
and see if they approved of us doing it, or even
if he wanted to do it. After a year we finally
SONIC REDUCER
Timmy’s
Organism
V
Christine and the
Queens
Christine and the Queens
(Neon Gold Records)
The Cast of “Loving the Alien”
got in touch with his people. They sent our
proposal back unopened, saying they don’t
accept unsolicited material. We went back and
forth for a while with his business manager
with whom I had a mutual friend in Santa Fe,
but nothing came of it.
How did that change your plans?
Necessity became the mother of invention.
We had worked so hard on refining the story: a
fun, scary, wacky science-fiction narrative that
was complex but going to get even more
complicated if we couldn’t use Bowie’s music.
In a nutshell, Iggy is legendary rock and roll
alien’s younger brother, who has come to earth
50 years later. Iggy has come to coordinate a
peaceful immigration of his people, the people
of the planet Dramadonia, to earth in return
for access to new technology and a cure for
cancer. That’s just the surface of the tale, a lot
more is revealed through the narrative and the
music. Iggy is jealous of his older sibling
invented glam rock, after all. There’s some
comic relief like that throughout the piece.
So do the characters and music reflect a
glam-rock aesthetic?
When you hear albums like Aladdin Sane by
Bowie or Desolation Boulevard by Sweet you
can imagine that they came wrapped in a
candy-red cellophane package. I want people
to have the same feeling after experiencing
this, after hearing these songs and seeing these
KENNETH INGHAM
characters. It’s meant to be bigger than life,
glamorous and everything is rocked out. Some
of the top rockers in the state are participating.
Some of our performers were in my production
of Hedwig and the Angry Inch back in 2002.
Wow, this is all starting to sound
metafictive; this is a rock opera about
rock, right?
The themes in this work and in Hedwig are
glammy, are about rock and roll music. We
love that … we’re trying to keep on that same
path, bringing life to a subculture that came
and went through the popular consciousness
relatively quickly. It’s like an onion, there are
several layers. To make it work in a two-hour
format—given the depth of original music
contained within it—has been very
challenging. It would make a great film. We
could delve into the themes a bit deeper if the
work was a novel. As a piece of musical
theater, we’ve succeeded by being succinct.
The star of the show, Andy Primm, is the lead
singer of the Santa Fe KISS cover band Love
Gun. He does an awesome job of bringing Iggy
from the stars to the Earth. Bella Gigante is
enormously effective in the show, as is Theater
Grottesco’s Rod Harrison. We have a fantastic
cast and band. We are all hoping that these
New Mexico performances lead to shows in
other cities. We want to become an on-going
touring show. a
Héloïse Letissier has
been a figure in French
pop music for a while, but
it wasn’t until this
October that she got a
proper debut to American
audiences. Under the
name Christine and the
Queens, she released an
eponymous version of
her 2014 album Chaleur Humaine last month,
with some lyrics newly in English and a few
added tracks written specifically for an
Anglophone audience. Christine is a stunning
mix of hip-hop beats and simple synth
textures, all overlaid with Letissier’s bold
voice. This album is clearly a sort of comingout for her, with lyrics that swing between
bravura and timidity. In the opening track “iT,”
Letissier declares “I’m a man now,” while on
“Jonathan,” the track about queer love that
features Perfume Genius, she asks “Can you
walk with me in the daylight?” If her stomping
beats and frankness don’t capture your heart,
her dance moves will. (Robin Babb)
YACHT
I Thought the Future Would Be
Cooler
(Downtown Records)
I Thought the Future Would Be Cooler could
be a rallying cry for
alienated millennials—
both the title and the
album itself. It’s a
celebration and a
denunciation of modern
life, filled with iPhone
ringtones and
effervescent digital
beats. “Infinitely
scroll/Through a SWAT team on the
sidewalk/Serving death by remote control”
chants singer Claire L. Evans on the title
track, lamenting that the brave new world has
brought with it a host of brave new problems.
“L.A. Plays Itself” is a catchy love/hate letter
to the ultimately modern city: “Yeah it’s
expensive baby/But all the simple things are
free,” while “War on Women” paints a picture
of what the future ought to be: “Nobody’s
following me in the street/My concerns are
obsolete.” YACHT’s signature candy-coated
laptop pop has grown up, and realized that
being grown-up isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
But it still wants to dance. (Robin Babb) a
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Women, Concerts, Misogyny
Fans and the scene deserve better
Bikini Kill in Concert
BY ROBIN BABB
here’s a reason that Kathleen Hanna used
to shout “girls to the front!” at Bikini Kill
concerts. She knew about the kind of
bullshit that girls put up with at shows—like
being harassed and treated in a generally
unwelcome fashion—and she wanted to save
her fans from it as much as possible.
Audience interaction is a facet of the
sexism in the music world that you might not
think about unless you’ve experienced it
yourself. We talk about how women in the
music industry face extreme marginalization
and exploitation at the hands of their male
colleagues and we talk about how female
musicians face impossible double standards to
look sexy-but-not-too-sexy. Those dialogues
are important to have. But there’s one
contingent we tend to neglect when we talk
about sexism in music: the fans.
Female music fans are often demeaned and
made the butt of jokes. They’re either
“groupies” or “fangirls”—their love for the
music is written off as a crush on the boys in
the band, as if they are incapable of
appreciating good music for its own merits. At
music festivals their presence is treated as a
sexual perk for the male festival-goers—as
demonstrated, for instance, by the notorious
dude who wore an “Eat Sleep Rape Repeat” tshirt at Coachella this year. And at concerts
women in the audience are groped, harassed
and otherwise made to feel that they’re
unwelcome there.
Here are some of my personal experiences
as a woman who goes to concerts: I’ve been
spit on, groped, creepily hit on, told I was “too
pretty to be in a mosh pit,” and had entire
drinks poured over my head. Once a man put
his hand down my shirt at a concert—when I
was 15 years old. After that one I was too
scared to go out to shows at all for a while. But
now I refuse to let a few belligerent dudes scare
me into staying at home.
What does frighten me is that this terrible
trend of being jerks to women at music venues
is still so alive and well. Where it spawns from,
I can only hypothesize: The frat-boy rape
culture that consistently paints harassment as
acceptable instead of the very real problem
that it is? The larger capitalist structure that
defines women as second-class citizens and as
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things to be acquired rather than individuals
to be respected? The use of drugs or alcohol as
a qualifier? Although harassment certainly
happens at punk shows and small house
venues, the smallness and intimacy of that
scene makes perpetrators less likely to get off
scot-free. But at big box concert venues, where
the size of the crowd lends an air of relative
anonymity to the space, some dudes think they
can get away with anything without getting
called out.
My appeal to everyone who attends shows
where bullshit like this happens is to do just
that—call it out. It can be scary to confront a
harasser, but the large crowd will be in your
favor here, as the situation isn’t likely to
escalate to physical violence if there are a lot
of onlookers. If there’s security at the venue,
don’t be afraid to get them involved. If security
tries to brush you off, make it clear that your
(or somebody else’s) physical safety is feeling
threatened. Don’t be convinced by anyone
that what you’re experiencing is normal or not
a big deal. Everyone has the right to feel safe
and comfortable at concerts (and everywhere
else, for that matter).
Thankfully, there are folks in the scene
making noise about sexual harassment at
concerts. In the UK, a group of teenage girls
called Girls Against are encouraging fans to
not tolerate this behavior and urging
musicians on tour to be aware and on the
lookout for it. In September, indie band
Speedy Ortiz launched their help hotline
[(574) 404-SAFE] that audience members can
text while at SO concerts to alert security if
they experience harassment or feel unsafe. I
hope that musicians and fans can continue to
work together like this to make concerts a safe
and welcoming space for everyone.
Last month, Jessica Hopper, the Senior
Editor of Pitchfork and author of The First
Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock
Critic, tweeted this: “Imagine what music
would be like if we didn’t make young women
jump through such demeaning hoops to show
they belong here.” In this case she was
referring to women within the music industry,
but the principle applies to music fans as well.
Imagine, ladies, what it would be like to go out
to see your favorite band play without the fear
of getting harassed in the process. We deserve
that feeling, because we belong here too. a
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “I demand unconditional
love and complete freedom,” wrote Slovenian poet
Tomaz Salamun “That is why I am terrible.” In
accordance with the astrological omens, I’m offering
you the chance, at least temporarily, to join Salamun
in demanding unconditional love and complete
freedom. But unlike him, you must satisfy one
condition: Avoid being terrible. Can you do that? I
think so, although you will have to summon
unprecedented amounts of emotional intelligence
and collaborative ingenuity.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You have the answers
you need, but you keep sniffing around as if there
were different or better answers to be had.
Moreover, you’ve been offered blessings that could
enable you to catalyze greater intimacy, but you’re
barely taking advantage of them—apparently
because you underestimate their potency. Here’s
what I think: As long as you neglect the gifts you
have already been granted, they won’t provide you
with their full value. If you give them your rapt
appreciation, they will bloom.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Edgar Rice Burroughs
(1875-1950) tried to earn a living by selling pencil
sharpeners, but couldn’t make it. In frustration, he
turned to writing novels. Success! Among his many
popular novels, 27 of them were about a fictional
character named Tarzan. The actor who played
Tarzan in the movies based on Burroughs’ books was
Johnny Weissmuller. As a child, he suffered from
polio, and rebuilt his strength by becoming a
swimmer. He eventually won five Olympic gold
medals. Burroughs and Weissmuller are your role
models in the coming weeks, Gemini. It’s a favorable
time for you to turn defeat into victory.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Artist Andy Warhol had
an obsession with green underpants. In fact, that’s
all he ever wore beneath his clothes. It might be fun
and productive for you to be inspired by his private
ritual. Life is virtually conspiring to ripen your libido,
stimulate your fertility and expedite your growth. So
anything you do to encourage these cosmic
tendencies could have an unusually dramatic impact.
Donning green undies might be a good place to start.
It would send a playful message to your
subconscious mind that you are ready and eager
to bloom.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the coming weeks, take
special notice of the jokes and humorous situations
that prompt you to laugh the loudest. They will
provide important clues about the parts of your life
that need liberation. What outmoded or irrelevant
taboos should you consider breaking? What
inhibitions are dampening your well-being? How
might your conscience be overstepping its bounds
and making you unnecessarily constrained? Any time
you roar with spontaneous amusement, you will
know you have touched a congested place in your
psyche that is due for a cleansing.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): For each of the last 33
years, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals in Los Angeles has selected a “National
Hero Dog.” It’s an award given to a canine that has
shown exceptional courage in helping or rescuing
people. In 2015, the group departed from tradition.
Its “National Hero Dog” is a female cat named Tara.
Last May, she saved a four-year-old boy by scaring
off a dog that had begun to attack him. I’m guessing
you will soon have an experience akin to Tara’s.
Maybe you’ll make a gutsy move that earns you an
unexpected honor. Maybe you’ll carry out a dramatic
act of compassion that’s widely appreciated. Or
maybe you’ll go outside your comfort zone to pull off
a noble feat that elevates your reputation.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): According to cartoon
character Homer Simpson, “Trying is the first step
towards failure.” I don’t agree with that comic advice.
But I do think the following variant will be applicable
to you in the coming weeks: “Trying too hard is the
first step toward failure.” So please don’t try too
hard, Libra! Over-exertion should be taboo. Straining
and struggling would not only be unnecessary, but
counterproductive. If you want to accomplish
anything worthwhile, make sure that your default
emotion is relaxed confidence. Have faith in the
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momentum generated by all the previous work you
have done to arrive where you are now.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Elsie de Wolfe (18591950) was a pioneer in the art of interior design. She
described herself as “a rebel in an ugly world.” Early
in her career she vowed, “I’m going to make
everything around me beautiful,” and she often did
just that. In part through her influence, the dark,
cluttered decor of the Victorian Era, with its bulky
draperies and overly ornate furniture, gave way to
rooms with brighter light, softer colors, and more
inviting textures. I’d love to see you be inspired by
her mission, Scorpio. It’s a good time to add extra
charm, grace, and comfort to your environments.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): At the age of 36,
author Franz Kafka composed a 47-page letter to his
father Herman. As he described the ways that his
dad’s toxic narcissism and emotional abuse had
skewed his maturation process, he refrained from
lashing out with histrionic anger. Instead he focused
on objectively articulating the facts, recounting
events from childhood and analyzing the family
dynamic. In accordance with the astrological omens,
I recommend that you write a letter to your own
father—even if it’s filled with praise and gratitude
instead of complaint. At this juncture in your life
story, I think you especially need the insights that
this exercise would generate. (P.S. Write the letter
for your own sake, not with the hope of changing or
hurting or pleasing your dad. You don’t have to give
it to him.)
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Shizo Kanakuri was
one of Japan’s top athletes when he went to
compete in the marathon race at the 1912 Stockholm
Olympics. Partway through the event, fatigued by
sweltering heat, bad food, and the long journey he’d
made to get there, Kanakuri passed out. He
recovered with the help of a local farmer, but by then
the contest was over. Embarrassed by his failure, he
sneaked out of Sweden and returned home. Fast
forward to 1966. Producers of a TV show tracked
him down and invited him to resume what he’d
started. He agreed. At the age of 74, he completed
the marathon, finishing with a time of 54 years, eight
months. I think it’s time to claim your own personal
version of this opportunity, Capricorn. Wouldn’t you
love to resolve a process that got interrupted?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In most sporting
events, there’s never any doubt about which
competitor is winning. Each step of the way, the
participants and spectators know who has more
points or goals or runs. But one sport isn’t like that.
In a boxing match, no one is aware of the score until
the contest is finished—not even the boxers
themselves. I think you’re in a metaphorically
comparable situation. You won’t find out the final
tally or ultimate decision until the “game” is
complete. Given this uncertainty, I suggest that you
don’t slack off even a little. Keep giving your best
until the very end.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): One night as you lie
sleeping in your bed, you will dream of flying through
the sunny summer sky. The balmy air will be sweet
to breathe. Now and then you will flap your arms like
wings, but mostly you will glide effortlessly. The
feeling that flows through your body will be a blend
of exhilaration and ease. Anywhere you want to go,
you will maneuver skillfully to get there. After a
while, you will soar to a spot high above a scene that
embodies a knotty problem in your waking life. As
you hover and gaze down, you will get a clear
intuition about how to untie the knots. Whether or
not you remember this dream, the next day you will
work some practical magic that begins to shrink or
dissolve the problem. a
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by CeCil adams
What if the Cuban missile crisis
had gone badly?
What if the Cuban missile crisis had
gone badly?
—Karl Young
I’m confident human society would have
survived, which I assume is your main concern. Even
if things had gone off the rails, and the odd nuke
popped off here and there, I think cooler heads
would soon have prevailed. But that’s easy to say
now.For a week in October 1962 the whole planet
was wondering if Cold War antagonism was about to
boil over into nuclear armageddon.
Everyone knows the story: US spy-plane photos
reveal Russian nuclear missile bases under
construction in Cuba; Kennedy orders a blockade of
the island and demands the missiles’ removal; six
tense days later, Khrushchev complies. What’s
better understood now is how little Khrushchev had
thought through the ways it might all play out. He
needed more negotiating leverage than the USSR’s
iffy intercontinental missiles could buy him and he
hoped he could rattle the Americans by placing
medium-range missiles at their doorstep.
The Americans were rattled all right. Despite the
insistence of Defense Secretary Robert McNamara
that the new deployment didn’t change the balance
of power, the Joint Chiefs of Staff initially supported
some sort of invasion of Cuba in response; it was
only after a full week of deliberation that Kennedy
was able to sell the blockade idea instead.
Why didn’t it go worse? Most obviously, neither
side was crazy enough to want to precipitate the
end of the world; it was pretty obviously
acknowledged by both that detonating a nuclear
bomb would be a bummer for all involved.
This was particularly plain to the Soviets in
1962, when the US warhead stockpile was nine
times the size of theirs. (They’d catch up over the
next 15 years and by 1978 were out in front.) It was
openly known by both governments that even if
Russia were to launch all its missiles in Cuba, it
couldn’t take out the US’s capability to obliterate
the USSR in response. So while theoretically we
might have suffered massive loss of life, the chances
of the Soviets purposely ordering the all-out attack
needed to accomplish it were low.
Beyond that, historically speaking there simply
haven’t been many preemptive wars—i.e., ones
where, amid ongoing high international tension, one
country strikes first for fear of becoming a target
itself. By this standard, arguably the only cases
since 1861 that qualify would be World War I, the
Korean War and the Arab-Israeli war of 1967.
Empirically it seems fairly difficult for governments
to pull the trigger (so to speak), even when they’re
under serious threat.
Nonetheless, it was a scary time, with many
opportunities for the shit to hit the fan. During the
last days of the standoff, 60-plus B-52 bombers
were in the air carrying nuclear payloads at any
given time; one technical or communications glitch
could have meant catastrophe. A Russian submarine
lost communication with the surface, assumed war
had broken out and almost launched its own nuclear
torpedo. According to an Air Force vet who’s only
recently come forward, at one point launch orders
were sent by mistake to US missile bases at
Okinawa. The crews didn’t comply only because a
commanding officer noticed enough irregularities in
protocol to investigate further.
So let’s say the worst happened: An
overconfident officer made the wrong call or
Kennedy listened to his military advisors. If the US
had invaded, we might have walked into another
embarrassing Bay of Pigs-type fiasco—the Soviets
had four times as many troops on the ground as the
CIA thought at the time—but most likely no
mushroom clouds.
If either side did go nuclear, though, accidentally
or not, then we would’ve had a whole different
picture. The emergency document called the Single
Integrated Operational Plan provided the US
military command with a prioritized list of thousands
of targets in the Soviet bloc and China. The first tier
of targets included missile launch sites, airfields for
bombers and submarine tenders; Cuba had all of
these, making it an obvious place for an early attack.
Again, if the Soviets had struck first it’s likely
the US would have been able to retaliate, but that’s
little consolation. US antiballistic missiles developed
under the (pre-sportswear) Nike program had
proved largely useless in testing. Despite optimistic
government-produced PSAs instructing citizens on
how to wash radioactive particles off their potatoes,
our country’s population would have been
immediately reduced by 20 percent if a third of
Soviet nukes had hit their targets. If all of them had
hit home, half the population would have been
wiped out, not including after-the-fact deaths from
fallout, cancer, starvation, etc. Of course, our
retaliatory capability meant things probably would
have been still grimmer on the Soviet end.
That said, it’s unlikely either side would have
launched its full arsenal. A few tactical bombs might
have gone off; there might have been a ground war
in Berlin; possibly there’d be several million fewer
people around now. But rationality won the day: It
was in neither state's interest to escalate. This,
unfortunately, may not hold true for today’s
conflicts—but that’s another topic for another
column.
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Chicago Reader, 350 N. Orleans, Chicago 60654.
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5 “___-daisy!”
9 Pronounce indistinctly
13 Burn cooler
14 Orange or lime, e.g.
16 Ending with soft or spy
17 “Hercules” character who got
her own show
18 Locale of Universal Studios
Japan
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20 “Please have a solid weave,
rope!” wish?
23 On the upswing
25 L1k3 t415 t3xt
26 He announced he wouldn’t
run in 2016
27 “In medias ___”
29 It’s never been done before
33 Levy for being stealthy?
35 “I couldn’t care less!”
68 “Sorry I broke your priceless
Ming vase”
36 “This ___ ripoff!”
31 Paints without care
32 ___ Haute, Indiana
34 “‘___ the season to be jolly”
37 Menzel of “Wicked”
Down
39 Miles ___ gallon
1 Ear buildup
40 Flood-prone areas
2 Approval from a f˙tbol fan
38 Survey results between
stories
43 Clothes that don’t need
people?
3 Harry’s friend at Hogwarts
41 Seeing red
4 Jordan River’s outlet
42 Auto shaft
46 New Jersey county
5 2011 NCAA champs
44 Pate de ___ gras
47 “Your post is the best of all,”
online
6 Ph.D. candidate, e.g.
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7 Bacon quantity
47 Guys
8 Yahoos
50 Hitch in a plan
9 Get overly concerned
52 Brought (in), as music
10 Countess’s title
53 Area below Greenwich Village
11 “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman
Soon” coverers ___ Overkill
54 Mountain range between
Europe and Asia
48 “World’s busiest airport”
49 “What ___can I say?”
51 Pitchman’s pitches
53 Dock where everything
happens so fast?
57 Dunkable dessert
58 Knock for ___
59 Caldecott Medal winner ___
Jack Keats
35 ___ Harbour, FL
12 Oboe mouthpiece
55 Boxer Oscar___ Hoya
15 Ben’s role in “Pearl Harbor”
21 Sty squeal
56 Duncan toy
60 Frenzied situation
63 50-50 share
22 Certain mortgage, informally
64 “Talking in Your Sleep” singer
Crystal
23 Some hair conditioners
61 Kanye’s forte (other than selfpromotion)
24 Archetypes
62 Super Bowl highlights?
65 Pond hopper
26 Record following?
66 “Frozen” snowman
28 Be
67 Word after “going twice...”
30 Invalidate a law
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