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The Mother Load
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LETTERFROMHOME
Trail religion
By
Darcy Falk
Hiking with the Order of the Pearly Everlasting
N
ow that I’m finished procrastinating—the dishes are
washed, the laundry is done and my desk is cleaned off—I
can sit down to write with a clearer head. Today is a day
for being inside. After a temperate fall, snow has at last coated
the bare aspens: white on white. Late in the afternoon the
sky cleared enough for a peek of blue. In the Northwest, they
call that a sucker hole, but here it’s a promise: tomorrow will
be clear and cold, with sunlight glinting off the snow, and the
streets clearing off nicely.
The solstice is nearly here and I’m trying to remember to lean
into it, instead of cowering under the covers or next to the fireplace
for the next three months. Time to brave the rocky path of winter.
The mild fall allowed Roberta, Wendy and me to go backpacking a few weeks ago in the Superstition Mountains. Most
times our procession went in exactly that order: I like being last.
With a backpack on, I’m a little slow and not always surefooted,
especially when the trail is rocky. If I need to slow down I do that
less self-consciously than when someone’s following me. I battle
my thoughts on rough trails, as I consider what small, but multitudinous obstacles bar the way to my destination versus my skills
to overcome them. When faced with such things I don’t usually
cry, but I’ll admit having had the impulse to weep and wail, or—
like a tired toddler—plop down and refuse to go any further.
To keep our minds engaged on the trail, we made up names
for religions we feel we’re a part of: Church of the Latter Day
Basalt, Sisters of the Order of the Pearly Everlasting. (Pearly
Everlasting is the common name for anaphalis margaritacea, a
plant Wendy showed us along the trail, and the whimsical name
enchanted me.) Wendy, a senior research botanist and curator of
the herbarium at the DesertBotanical Garden in Phoenix, says she’s
a Jojoba Witness. (Jojoba also grows in that part of the state.)
Going back many years, I’ve had a number of friends who
are professional or amateur botanists. Every time I go into the
field with them I learn a new plant or two. These women are
smart and tough, with plant presses made of cardboard and
newspaper strapped to the outside of their already fully-laden
backpacks, having collected specimens along the trail, or in the
bush near the trail. Their arms and legs get scratched from barreling through brush, or doing battle with prickly pear cactus,
agave, or crown of thorn plants. It’s not unusual to see them
down on hands and knees, butts in the air, inspecting some
tiny green thing. From them I learn what plants smell amazing,
and how to slim down your backpack so you can carry the extra
bundle of collected plants.
Or just how to suck it up and survive: one frigid January,
three of them spent an unexpected (and unequipped) night
huddling next to the SpencerTrail, above Lee’s Ferry, having
hiked too long to come down the perilous trail in daylight hours.
On this latest trip, I used Mike’s hiking stick and paced
myself up and down the hills, feeling grateful for living at 7,000
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Cross section of Wendy’s collected plants, ready to take
back to the Desert Botanical Garden.
the clouds are building or dissipating. And what
exactly are the colors of those clouds: dark grey
and pink, or creamy white and deep purple?
Depending on which way it’s blowing, the
wind carries the clear, clean scent of an incoming
storm or the reek of dog food cooking at the
Purina plant. When I walk alone, I listen closely
Wendy with cardboard and newspaper strapped to her pack. Photos by Roberta Motter
to music and catch lyrics that I rarely notice
otherwise. I can get lost in my own thoughts,
instead of working so hard for every step.
I get ecstatic about the way the late afternoon light silhoufeet and hiking lower. And then I had one tiny little misstep,
ettes the stems of dried grass, lighting them up like something
twisting my knee just a little bit wrong. It wasn’t catastrophic,
sacred. The whole place feels like a giant altar.
but it slowed me down even more than usual, and I breathed a
A wide smooth trail isn’t better than a rocky one, just as
little easier when the lake where our car was parked came into
winter isn’t inherently better than summer. Walking that clear
view on the last day.
path, it’s easy to be confident. But there are great benefits to
My knees have been a bit troublesome in the past few
be gained by walking through rubble on the path less traveled
years, probably because I make good use of them. Walking is my
and to greeting winter with a joyous and open heart: adopt
religion: instead of getting down on my knees, I march around
a braver perspective, see unusual sights, learn your limits, do
in the woods, up and down hills, and along ridges.
battle with your inner demons, and make up new religions.
Now I’m in rehab mode, and have been walking around
BuffaloPark most days. That trail is wider and smoother, allowDarcy Falk is a textile artist and writer who has made Flaging me to look up while I walk, to think about things other than
staff her home for almost 30 years. The best sign in her studio
where to put my feet. I notice the water that collects in the
says, “Don’t Give Up,” and she takes that advice often. See more
basin of the boulder next to the path, and the shape of the fog
of her writing and artwork at www.darcyfalk.com.
bank that clogs the sky to the east. I can attend to whether
THEMOTHERLOAD
Parent practice
By Kelly Poe Wilson
S
ometimes people ask me how I knew that
I was ready to have children, which I think
is kind of like asking someone trapped
beneath a building how they knew they were
ready to settle down. The answer, at least, is
the same: Do I really look ready for anything
right now? But I get what they are really asking
is how do they know that they are ready to
have children, and for that question I actually
have an answer. Well, at least I have a test.
Pay someone to hide your shoes.
Every morning. Or, rather, every night
before you go to bed. I’m not saying that
children will take your shoes away from you
(except for those 15 minutes between growth
spurts when your son is wearing the same size
shoe as you, or on those rare—very rare—
occasions when the shoes you buy happen to
be considered “cute” enough for your daughter
to steal). No. What I’m saying is that when you
are a parent there will be valuable time spent
every single morning searching for somebody’s
shoes, and it would be better to find out now
whether or not you can handle it.
Although, “handle it” might be sugar-coating it, because no one is capable of “handling
it” every morning. That’s because for every
morning that you approach the daily shoe hunt
from your happy place—beatific (or heavily
medicated) smile firmly in place—there will be
another morning when you stand in the middle
of the living room doing your best Mommy
Dearest impression, eyes flashing and teeth
You can’t handle the shoes!
gnashing as you vow to bring down all the
wrath of heaven and hell upon the next person
who dares to place their shoes anywhere but
the pre-appointed spot. (Yeah, my kids still do
an impression of me from that one time—one
time, I swear—that I totally lost it over a pair
of shoes.)
Still, you might be wondering why I am
advising you to hire someone to hide your own
shoes from you, and not just hide a random
pair of stranger’s shoes in your house instead.
Well, for one, that’s kind of creepy, and for
another, even though you might think you can
replicate these feelings by having a pretend
hunt. Trust me, you can’t. And in the end, when
you’re already running late, it really doesn’t
matter whose shoes you are tearing apart the
house looking for, because the end result is
the same: chaos and despair.
Sometimes, when I explain this parenting
test to people, their reaction is, “Well, that
won’t be the case in my house, because I’m
And in the end, when you’re
already running late, it really
doesn’t matter whose shoes
you are tearing apart the house
looking for, because the end result
is the same: chaos and despair.
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going to make sure my children know how
to be organized.” My reply is always—well,
usually—a demure, “I hope that works out for
you.” At least out loud. Inside, I’m too busy
chortling for much else. That, and trying to
hold back from saying, “Gee, why didn’t I think
of that?”
We all start out with plans for being
organized. We buy the tubs, and the bins, and
drawers, and we label them “ballet shoes,”
“soccer cleats,” “dress shoes,” etc., and we feel
calm and prepared for the upcoming season.
And then the perfect storm of dance recital
followed by reception followed by an early
morning game the next day happens, and suddenly you’re back in the shoe hunt game once
more—with a vengeance.
Perhaps one day they’ll come up with
some kind of shoe security device that lets you
locate a pair of shoes the same way car alarms
help you find your car in the parking lot. Of
course, with the sheer number of shoes most
families lose a day, most neighborhoods would
sound like the aftermath of an earthquake
every morning.
But it would be an improvement over the
screams of frustrated parents.
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1985. She lives with her wonderful husband,
Jim, and her dreadful children, Clementine and
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Hark! The herald DJs’ scratches: The Kingz of the
Jungle are ready to hand build some beats guaranteed to make you shake, shake, shake that
Christmas feast belly away. Northern Arizona’s
own Jungle music and drum and bass virtuosos
present the lovely left behind Flagstaffians
with Wreck the Hallz, a post-holiday treat for
the senses. As with the case in any genre of
music, it is important to trace the roots back
to the beginning. What has largely morphed
into sweaty dub-step and the like began with
Jungle. In early ’90s London, a new wave of
electronic sampling and synthesizing beats
swept dancehalls across the pond. Decades
later, our little corner of the desert sports a collective of radical dudes bringing back the drum
and bass renaissance. And no one in the land
does it better than this night’s roster fearing
the skillful breaks of Kip Killagain, Cool Handz
Luke, Demetre Baca and Skoolboy. They bring
more to the table than electronically-contrived
beats and choruses. Spinning vinyl and finding
that right spot is tricky business, but they get
the job done. Can we get an “aaaay-oooooh”?
Put your hands up and groove at the Green
Room, 15 N. Agassiz. Music starts at 9 p.m. Free.
226-8669. www.kingzofthejungle.com.
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Strasbourg, France, the self-appointed Christmas Capital. Courtesy photo
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hristmas time is here and the events are not, although super-happy fun times are under
way in other corners of the globe. While perusing the Internet just the other day, a
website called “French Moments” popped up. Fancy little snowflakes drift to the bottom
of the pages that highlight time spent with baguettes and mimes. Kidding! This particular site
charts the goings on of the Alsacian town of Strasbourg, France, just a spit from Germany. The
townspeople proclaimed themselves residents of the “Christmas Capital of the World” long
ago as their annual Christmas Market has spilled out from the main square at Place Broglie
and now, themed sections take over the city from their famed cathedral to Old Town like a
gang of Franks. At least they don’t hide the fact their neighbors to the east might disagree,
as the Germans, too, have Christmas markets dating back to the Middle Ages. To be fair, Stras
was once a part of Germany. And then France, then Germany, and now France, ‘cause both
sides pretty much said, “Screw it.” We’ve also heard talk of a temporary armistice in WWIafflicted Strasbourg. Supposedly the Germans handed over a Christmas tree and the French
lent a bottle of wine for the evening. The truth? Who knows. We couldn’t find anything to
back it up on the all-knowing Interwebs, so it may be the stuff of legend—or bar tales. And
that’s how Christmas rumors start. Happy holidays, love Flag Live!
Ah, the Winter Solstice—the darkest day of the
year. Some folks in the world may be anti dark,
but here in Flagtown, most of us find a sense
of comfort in our under-illuminated surroundings. Couple that with having just made it over
the longest night of the year marker and it’s
like home sweet home for the holidays. The
endlessly imaginative folks at the historic Hotel
Weatherford are adding to that cozy flavor with
a Dark Skies celebration of incredible proportions. DJs Emmett White and Marty Marr
are combining in a fit of perfectly syncopated
fusion to bring late-night revelers a musical
taste of the dark. They’ll be spinning vinyl vibes
and electronic jams of the less tangible sort
with a blend of ultra-dark ’80s new wave, apocalyptic post-punk, grooving goth and even more
wildly danceable beats. Set to the shoegaze
tunes of yore, it’s a night to get down, look
around, look out and look up—at the twinkling
stars in this portion of the galaxy and those
cuttin’ it out on the dance floor. MC Dapper
Dre will be your host with the most on ground
control, and he beseeches you fine Flag folk to
dress for vanity, drink for gluttony and dance
for pride cause you’ll have more fun than
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wouldn’t mind cooling off in the open mountain air after the
jams got so intense the roof just decided to blast off? That’s
right—not a single one. Surely the guys of ReWired wouldn’t
mind either. They will be prepared for any four-alarm musical situation with their blend of blues and funk underlying their breadand-butter classic rock. The jams will always keep on comin’ from
Hendrix covers guaranteed to shake a leg to good old-fashioned
rock-outs. They would all agree the power in the group comes
from all sides—bassist Ray Flagg, Dan “Chopper” O’Neal on
drums, Mike Wade shredding on guitar and Stump picking up
second guitar and vocals—not just one or the other. Cut a rug
with the guys at the Museum Club, 3404 E. Rte. 66. Music starts
at 9 p.m. $5 cover. 526-9434. www.rewiredclassicrock.com.
Kip Killagain of Kingz of the Jungle. Courtesy photo
all the Seven Deadly Sins combined. Whoop it up at the Gopher
Hole in the Hotel Weatherford, 23 N. Leroux. Tunes get going
at 9 p.m. Free. For more info, call 779-1919.
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Speaking of stars: Where better in this town to see those
twinkling balls of gas burning billions of miles away than Lowell
Observatory? Yeah, we can’t think of a better spot either,
especially since the scientifically advanced astronomers have
all those fancy telescopes and such. Good thing, then, everyone
in the land has a grand opportunity before them to experience
the mysterious wonders of the distant universe at Lowell’s
Holiday Star Fest. The hours are extended for your viewing
pleasure, and who knows exactly where that big metal sucker of
a telescope will be turned. Maybe you’ll spot the one-and-only
Santa crisscrossing his way across the night sky on his way back
to the North Pole after one too many eggnog cocktails. Cookies
and milk? Yeah right, man, Santa’s an adult with adult-like preferences. OK, we’re kidding—probably—because Santa will have
already gotten back to his headquarters by then. Back at Lowell,
folks can enjoy some stargazing and a special research presentation from 7–7:30 p.m. followed immediately by a wondrous Q&A
that lasts until 9 p.m. Think of something great ‘cause it’s not
every day an astronomer will just lay bare every little inkling in
his or her mind. We learned that the hard way. Bring your thinking caps and starry eyes to Lowell Observatory, 1400 W. Mars
Hill Road. Hours of operation for the festival are noon–9:30 p.m.
Admission is $6–$12 and is free for members and children age 5
and under. 774-3358. www.lowell.edu.
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If one thing is certain in this outrageous world that’s getting
more out-there by the second, it’s Flag’s own rock band,
ReWired, is super-duper into their music. Whether it’s a cover
or an original jam, frontman Justin Stump waves his arms like
wacky, waving, inflatable-arm flailing tube man from the car
lots. And for only being a four-piece, these guys are loud, and we
mean L-O-U-D. With two guitarists wailing away, it’ll be a wonder
how The Zoo will keep its roof on this weekend. Of course,
there are never any guarantees, but what boot-scootin’ boogyer
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Watching the
language
By Seth Muller
E
very year, there are people who like to see
who might, say, get a Grammy nomination. Or
others who might wait to learn the nominees
for this year’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame (Lou Reed,
finally!) induction. Then, still others are pumped to
hear who won the Pulitzer Prize or National Book
Award. For me, I like all of those things. Awards,
nods, best-ofs, honors and snubs are all fun.
And there is one other honor I would add
to the list: when the Oxford English Dictionary
inducts new words into its open arms. It now
contains roughly 420,000 words, depending
on how you count them (are “lead” and “led”
two words or two variants on the same word,
linguists and other people with too much time
on their hands wonder). This year, some of the
words that have been pulled into the great book
of all notable words of common usage in the
English language include: adorbs, binge-watch,
cray, humblebrag, listicle, neckbeard, side boob,
vape, and YOLO (also now recognized in the
lower case Yolo, meaning, “you only live once.”)
It is weird for me to imagine scanning a
giant Oxford English Dictionary and, among
the many noble words of our language, cross
paths with the definition for “adorbs” (a shorthand for “adorable”) or “side boob”—when
a dress or scene from a movie or whatever
permits the viewer to observe the side of the
breast, in case you were wondering.
There are also the words that define the culture of our times, such as “binge-watch.” It’s such
a strange word and strange to think We’re now
watching television so much we need a word for
it. Don’t even get me started on humblebrag.
With new words coming in, I always say
we should eject a few that have come along.
So, for 2015, I’m campaigning for the following words to go away. I hope you’ll join me.
Amazeballs. Don’t get me wrong. I kind of
liked “amazeballs” when it first came out. But
then I started seeing it attached to too many
things I didn’t want to see it attached to. I even
saw a great photo of the Grand Canyon in a
foggy wonder recently and someone wrote “That
is AMAZEBALLS” (caps are theirs). Maybe it’s
just me, but I don’t want to think of the Grand
Canyon as amazeballs. Maybe a crazy concert or
some cool skateboarding trick. So, goodbye amazeballs. You flamed out too fast.
Besties. This is my least favorite of all
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words of the known universe, I think,
because it sounds like something that two
people might say about each other being
best friends when really they might just
one day stab that friend in the back. We’re
besties, oh yes, such best, best besties! When
friendship goes bad, do they become beasties? I think we should keep beasties.
Facepalm. This might be another
overused deal, as I kept seeing *facepalm*
in about every 14th post online. It had its
place once, but it is now time to move on
to other physical signs that say “I did something or you did something very dumb.”
Helicopter Mom. The whole idea of a
hovering parent who is so into their child’s
business has led to the term helicopter mom
(or dad or parent). I think it would be cool to
reserve this phrase for any mom who has the
training and skill set to be an actual helicopter pilot. “I hear you have a real helicopter
mom,” someone says. You say, “Yeah, she’s
licensed to fly a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane.”
Lumbersexual. Well, secretly, I want
to keep this one because all my friends
have made it a point to let me know I
am such a lumbersexual. Trimmed beard,
half-a-drawer of knit hats that I match to
whatever outfit I’m wearing. And I buy all
my axes from Brookstone. I’m a sucker for
a fine cherrywood handle, though. OK,
lumbersexual stays for one more year.
Meh. I’m quick to take a hating to
words that are designed to create a sense
of vague indifference. For this reason,
“meh” has started to bug me. I also keep
finding it showing up as the headline for
a Yelp review for something that I don’t
think is “meh” at all. So, it’ll be a review for
something like the North Rim of the Canyon. And there it is. The one word: Meh.
Whatevs. This is short for “whatever.”
I’ve decided that if you’re too lazy to just say
or write the whole word “whatever,” that
it makes the whole sentiment even more
obnoxious when it’s expressed. So, if someone writes “I have Ebola” and someone else
writes “whatevs,” it feels even more dismissive than if the whole word was written out.
So, I’m going with an adios to whatevs—and
all the other above words—for 2015.
News Quirks
BY ROLAND SWEET
Compiler’s note: Chronicling human folly gets harder every year because as foibles proliferate, the odd
seems commonplace. These unbelievable-but-true news stories, however, stand out as the year’s quirkiest.
Caught Stupid
When the police officer who stopped Douglas Glidden, 25, in Livermore Falls, Maine, found
marijuana in his vehicle, Glidden insisted the pot couldn’t be his because he had stolen the car.
(Franklin Sun Journal)
When Guns Are Outlawed
Sheryl Claffy, 60, told police in Albuquerque, N.M., that her daughter, Cara Claffy, 35, hit her
over the head with an electric vibrator during an argument (The Smoking Gun)
Unclear on the Concept
Hoping to make solo diners feel less self-conscious, Tokyo’s Moomin Café began seating them at
tables across from giant stuffed animals representing characters from a Finnish picture book series. (Time)
Whistle a Happy Tune
After the military junta National Council for Peace and Order took control in Thailand, it
embarked on a campaign to restore happiness by holding free band concerts and offering free haircuts and dessert. (Thailand’s Samui Times)
Fetishes on Parade
Lonnie Hutton, 49, tried to have sex with an automatic teller machine at a bar in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Police officers who found Hutton waist-down naked said that when they took him
outside and ordered him to sit at a picnic table, he “exposed himself again and engaged in sexual
intercourse with the wooden picnic table.” (Nashville’s WKRN-TV)
Edwin Tobergta, 32, was arrested for having sex with a pink pool float in Hamilton, Ohio. Police said
it was his third arrest for the same act, although with different pool floats. (Louisville, Ky.’s WLKY-TV)
What Could Go Wrong?
Intending to calm students before final exams, St. Louis’s Washington University had a petting
zoo bring several animals to campus for students to cuddle. One was a two-month-old bear cub,
which promptly bit and scratched at least 18 students. (Reuters)
Mensa Rejects of the Year
Rescuers needed a stretcher to carry a tourist who hurt his ankle while climbing one of Scotland’s highest mountains in his flip-flops. One of the injured man’s companions was barefoot; the
other was wearing sneakers. The three men explained they wanted to reach the top of Aonach Mor
to experience snow for the first time. (BBC News)
Lesson Learned
Danielle Shea, 22, admitted phoning bomb threats to cancel Quinnipiac University’s spring
graduation ceremony because she didn’t want her family to discover that she wasn’t graduating.
She had accepted money from her mother for tuition but never enrolled. (New Haven Register)
Litigation nation
Nigel Sykes, 23, sued the pizzeria he admitted robbing in Wilmington, Del., claiming that
employees who tackled him and wrestled his gun away during the hold-up used “unnecessary” roughness to subdue him by “punching, kicking and pouring soup over my body.” (Wilmington’s The News)
Quirks News
For the Record‌
When Willie Hubbard called 911 to report a carjacking after he witnessed a woman getting
thrown to the ground by a man who then drove off in her car in DeKalb County, Ga., the operator
informed him it wasn’t a carjacking but a theft. The two then hotly debated whether the crime was
a carjacking or a theft, delaying police response for more than 30 minutes. (Atlanta’s WAGA-TV)
Capitalizing on the Past‌
AOL reported it still has 2.4 million dial-up Internet subscribers, paying an average of $20.86
a month. Since its dial-up business costs little to operate, 70 percent of its revenue is profit. (The
Washington Post)
DIY Law and Order‌
Police forces in England and Wales began asking crime victims to carry out their own investigations after having their car stolen or property damaged by looking out for potential fingerprint
evidence, checking for witnesses and searching second-hand websites for their stolen property.
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Hoping to reduce the estimated 50 tons of litter left by people climbing Mount Everest,
Nepal ordered everyone descending to carry out 18 pounds of trash. The debris ranges from empty
oxygen bottles, torn tents, discarded food containers and the bodies of climbers who died on the
mountain. (The New York Times)
Slightest Provocation‌
Nadja Svenson, 22, was charged with stabbing her father in the chest outside their home in
Londonderry, N.H., while the two were stargazing “and began arguing over where the Big Dipper
and other constellations are in the sky,” police Detective Chris Olson said. “It escalated from there.”
(New Hampshire Union Leader)
Sheriff’s deputies in Monroe County, Fla., said a woman reported that boyfriend Carlos Miguel
Gascon, 27, choked her, poured coffee on her, cut the back of her leg with a knife, threatened to
kill her while holding a knife to her throat, picked her up and slammed her down on a glass table,
and then picked up his dog, slammed it to the ground and stepped on its neck because he “was
angry at her because he had a dream she was cheating on him.” (Miami Herald)
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Temple University physicist Rongjia Tao proposed permanently protecting the Midwest from tornadoes by building giant walls—one in North Dakota, one along the border between Kansas and Oklahoma
to the east, and the third one in south Texas and Louisiana. Tao said the walls would need to be about
1,000 feet high and 150 feet wide. He estimated they would cost $60 billion per 100 miles. (USA Today)
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Spirou because of exaggerated claims made on his visa application. The owners of Copeland Pizza
in Quincy, Mass., where Spirou worked since 1989, declared he was able to “exercise showmanship
in preparation of food, such as tossing pizza in the air to lighten the texture.” Spirou later admitted
he doesn’t actually throw the dough. “Even accepting Copeland’s definition of the term ‘showmanship’ would require Spirou to perform his duties in a dramatic manner,” Casper said. (Boston Herald)
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Screen
Hitting the Hobbit hat trick
Reviewed by Sam Mossman
T
fan, and I keep quieting my outrage at the
he dwarves are fleeing the mountain,
changes in order to properly do my job as a
the great dragon Smaug races towards
movie reviewer.
Lake-town, orcs are mustering for war,
Don’t get me wrong, I am a realist.
and the Necromancer is keeping Gandalf prisI understand that any novel must
oner in his stronghold at Dol Guldur.
undergo changes in order to make
It looks like the good guys are in
it to the big screen. However, in
a tight spot and it will take no
THE
the case of The Hobbit films,
small amount of courage and
HOBBIT: THE
it goes too far. The real
determination to win the
BATTLE OF THE
casualty is the story’s central
day. For those of us who
FIVE ARMIES
character, Bilbo Baggins.
have read the book, we
Directed by Peter Jackson
The constant shifting of
know what’s coming in The
Rated PG-13
the films’ focus away from
Battle of the Five Armies.
HARKINS THEATRES
Bilbo waters down the tale of
For those that have been
the regular guy that is swept
introduced to this magical
up into a great adventure. It’s
tale for the first time with The
unfortunate, as I think director
Hobbit films, I will leave the surPeter Jackson could have reigned
prises intact.
things in more and brought us a two film verThe handful of you out there that have
sion of The Hobbit that was truly magical.
been reading my reviews over the years know
Moving past my Tolkien purist rant, from
I have really enjoyed the trilogy of The Hobbit
a cinematic perspective, Five Armies is quite
films. Of course my most notable complaint
the accomplishment. Visually stunning, the
always centers on the wild liberties that
film brings life to Middle Earth in a way that
have been taken with Tolkien’s work and this
has not happened in any of the other films
time is no different. I suppose this is my root
(including The Lord of the Rings trilogy). The
problem with The Hobbit. I am a big Tolkien
A
Getting a head in music
cast excels, and gives the film some feeling
while intense action rolls easily from scene to
scene. The nearly two-and-a-half hour runtime
seems to fly by. I may complain about the
Reviewed by Adrienne Bischoff
sporting a large head, Sidebottom became a cult icon in the ’80s
sleeping, showering, and being the lead singer of his unproand ’90s with his humorous cover versions of popular songs.
nounceable band, Soronprfbs, get in his way. Why does he do it?
Frank is based upon an article that real-life keyboardist Jon
Well, he thinks human faces are an explosion of odd, alienRonson wrote about his time with Sidebottom. He also
like features. Also, he has a serious mental disorder.
co-wrote the film.
But as lead singer of Soronprfbs, he’s found a comAvoiding a straight biopic, Ronson based
munity of friends who nurture his talents while
FRANK
his Frank partly upon his namesake and partly
protecting him from his demons.
Directed by
upon musicians Captain Beefheart and Daniel
One of his newest fans is Jon, an aspiring
Lenny Abrahamson
Johnston. Any musician—or any audiophile—will
musician who gets his lucky break when he steps
Rated R
at once recognize and revel in the tragedy and
in for the band’s former keyboardist. But Jon is
NETFLIX AND STREAMING
hilarity of making music. And the music they
on the other side of the spectrum from Frank: he
make is original and heartfelt, with the actors
lacks talent and originality, but makes up for it in
actually playing their instruments. Fassbender
self-promotion through social media. For someone
has a delicious baritone that speaks volumes about
as eager and human-headed as Jon, he’s about as
what Frank hides behind his mask. As lovestruck and
out of touch with reality as it gets and it’s the confrontortured Clara, Maggie Gyllenhaal plays a mean theremin.
tation of his personality with Frank’s that is the film’s story.
Drummer Carla Azar, who has played with Jack White, plays
While the theme of this film—the crazy one being the wisNana, the drummer. And actor François Civil plays Baraque, the
est one—is not necessarily profound, the backstory is pretty
bassist. It’s just another way the film succeeds at blurring the
interesting. Frank is based on a comedic persona named Frank
lines between pretense and authenticity.
Sidebottom, played by British musician Chris Sievey. Also
B-
O
f all the masks we wear daily, sometimes the most
authentic one is a big, fat, papier-mâché head.
The titular character of Frank, played by Michael
Fassbender, wears such a mask 24 hours a day, his oversized
head reminiscent of Bob’s Big Boy. And he doesn’t let eating,
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portrayal of Tolkien’s seminal work, but there
is no doubt that The Hobbit: The Battle of the
Five Armies is a wholly engaging and entertaining film.
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T
he word on the street is that, within the next
few years, the intersections of University
Drive and Milton Road will be re-aligned; the
MVD compound will move up to where Harkins
Theatres currently sits; and Harkins will build a
sparkling new complex. Let me be perfectly clear
that I haven’t confirmed any of this—I’m a movie
critic, so it’s not really my job to present facts;
I just spew my opinions and un-substantiated
rumors, and let you worry about whether they’re
valid or true.
So while visiting
the Valley of the Sun
recently, my wife and
I discussed taking a
break from our hectic
schedule to see a
movie at one of the
luxury movie houses
that have sprouted up
in the Phoenix area
in recent years. They
offer amenities that
range from the mere
upgrade: big, reclining
leather chairs that you may reserve ahead of time,
so you can pick your own seat (so to speak); to the
fancy-schmancy tables for two from which you
can order beer, cocktails, pizza or exotic appetizers, which a uniformed waiter will deliver quietly
and discreetly right in the middle of the show.
Sun Tzu, in The Art of War, said: “In the
midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.” So, if
Flagstaff is really going to get a brand spankin’
new multimegasuperplex, isn’t this the ideal
chance to upgrade? Don’t get me wrong—I’ve
been very happy with both of the facilities
and the staff at our local movie house. But
wouldn’t it be nice be able to order a local
microbrew during the latest action movie?
And while we’re at it … I have a few other
requests that might make a night out to the
movies even more enjoyable:
Adult Swim
Offer one showing per day of any movie
rated PG-13 or above, at which kids under the
age of 13 aren’t admitted, even with a parent
or guardian. It can be difficult to enjoy a good
drama when somebody’s unsupervised brat is
running around or crying (and it gets downright uncomfortable when the violent or sexy
bits hit the screen).
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It’s not a big
deal to me when
smartphones are on
during the previews,
but once the feature
begins, some sort
of electromagnetic
shielding should be
activated that blocks
any phone usage,
period. No texts, no
annoying ringtones.
If people can’t follow simple suggestions to be courteous, maybe it’s time we force
the issue.
P is for Portable
Products like the GoPilot allow longdistance truckers to relieve themselves from the
comfort of the cab, without having to waste time
at a rest stop or resort to tossing a “truck bomb”
out the window. Shouldn’t those of us afflicted
with small bladders have the same options?
Never again will we have to run out to the lobby
right in the middle of the action then bother our
neighbor with a hissed “What did I miss?”
Change can be hard, but it can also be
exciting. I for one am looking forward to the
exhilarating possibilities on our local cinema horizon.
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ARTS
BY DIANDRA MARKGRAF
Jumping for the dream
Dawn Kish takes a leap of faith behind the lens
F
“There was this thing called Y2K,” Kish says
lagstaff-based photographer Dawn Kish
with a flash of her iconic smile. She was 28 at
sits at her desk in her home-studio north
the time. “So the world was going to end and I
of downtown. She jumps up and pulls a
decided to go to Vietnam.”
small Rubbermaid container out of her closet.
She and a friend hopped a plane to Saigon.
Inside a gallon plastic bag is a small metal camKish was amazed by the kindness of the people,
era. For its size, it’s surprisingly heavy. It even
their simple culture and documented her expehouses a fresh roll of film.
riences.
“I’m ready to go,” she says, the corners of
She grabs two hand-bound books the size
her lips turning upward. “I’m ready for Armaof a brochure from the
geddon. Ready to take
closet. One is bound in
some film shots ‘cause
parchment with a dot
digital will be gone.”
of Velcro.
This little black
“And there she is,”
and silver beauty, the
she says gently, beaming.
Olympus Pen FT, has been
“There’s my famous girl.”
across the world—to
Kish was riding in the
Saigon, Vietnam—and
back of a bicycle-driven
back. The comparatively
rickshaw down a Saigon
lightweight body takes
street. A fleet of high
72 half-frame shots and
school students trails
was the camera used
behind on scooters.
to document the first
One girl, barely 17
Mount Everest expedition
at the time and dressed
featured in National Geoin her traditional white
graphic magazine.
school clothes called ao
Whether Kish
dai, presses her index
snapped photos on a
finger to her lips. With
climb last week or jet-set
her purse on her lap, she
across the world years
drives her Honda Cub
ago, she gets just as
motorcycle one-handed.
excited about the images
The playful subject of
she captured. It’s not nec- Rain Drops. All photos by Dawn Kish
Kish’s now famous photo
essarily her spot on the
likely has no idea the
globe that excites her. It’s
distance her image has traveled, both physically
who and what is in front of her lens.
and metaphorically.
Kish is a storyteller. She makes a living
“That would be good for her to know,” she
as a freelance photographer for renowned
says quietly. “I would love it if she knew. What
publications like Arizona Highways and National
sweet, gentle people.”
Geographic Traveler, but finds that adventure
Kish knows from 25 years of professional
and travel play off each other.
experience in her craft that this business is
On a vacation to Vietnam, Kish snapped a
about thinking big and following your dream
photo on film. She didn’t know when she brought
no matter what. Making it come to fruition,
it back she would strip the color, but notes people
though, takes some positive influence on the
don’t typically see in black and white. The resultuniverse—and a ton of hard work.
ing depth adds an air of mystery. The magazine
saw it, too, and recently named it one of the 30
best in the 30 years of Traveler‘s history.
Kish continued on page 23
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EDITORS'
CHOICE
AWARDS
T
he 2014th year of our Lord has been rife with change, loss, natural disasters, things that made us wonder about the
human race, great concerts, wonderful Flagstaffian moments and plenty of joy and good cheer. We had an earthquake, a
crazier than usual Tequila Sunrise (pipe down Grove!), a push and a push back for development in the Grand Canyon, and all
kinds of random ups and downs. We also had another fun run of great music, great art and all kinds of revelry. So, without
further adieu, here is the Editor’s Choice (with the help of a plucky staff) on this year that is soon to depart us. Please don’t
take it too seriously. But trust us ... on the sunscreen. Happy reading, and thanks for another great year, Flagstaff!
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FOOD AND DRINK
Flagstaff Resident Most Likely to be a
Superhero:
Anthony Delagarza
Best Place to Bear Witness to Depravity:
Homecoming at the Grove (sorry Tequila
Best Cashier Ever:
Kathleen at the Walgreens on Milton
Sunrise)
(seriously, go buy some toiletries so you can
Favorite Indulgence:
The French Cinnamon Roll at Macy’s.
say hi).
Theatre Guy Who You Just Want to Hug:
Drew Purcell
Seriously, those things can ruin you.
When You Know You Have a Problem:
Ordering an extra side of hash browns with
your Chilaquiles.
Best Way to Drop the Carb Bomb:
Field House Chicken & Waffles
Best You-Can’t-Just-Drink-One Beverage:
Best Overall Hugs:
Kalif Durham
Best Sweatfest:
Man Man at the Green Room
Proper Meats + Provisions
Most Improved:
Tourist Home Urban Market
Best Hippie Food:
Tepa Burger (formerly the Netzky)
Best Local Beer:
The one in your hand (yeah, we’re not going
Best Meet Behind the Barn Experience:
Dustin Lynch at Pepsi Amphitheater
Favorite Visiting Redhead:
to pick)
Best Local Food Goes Big:
Rising Hy Hot Sauce
Sadest Departure of a Downtown
Food Staple:
Café Ole
LOCAL
CHARACTERS
Favorite Redhead:
Tiffany Sprya
Best Elizabeth:
Hellstern and Vogler (still a tie, let’s hope
one of them has a breakout 2015)
Most Flexible:
Best Band Poised for World Domination:
Enormodome's Tiny Desk Concert
Show That Made People Go "Huh, OK":
Baths
Dragons
Best Band That Comes to Flagstaff So
Much We Think They’re From Here:
Flag Musician and Good Guy We Want to
Dead Winter Carpenters (they're from
See Take It To the Next Level:
Ky Burt
Tahoe)
Best Sexton:
Best Orpheum Show You Better Catch
Next Time if You Know What’s Good for
You:
Martin
Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers
MUSIC
Annex’s Signature Shandy
Best Local Meat Experience:
Best Use of the Mayor’s Office:
Neko Case
Most Triumphant Return:
Jerusafunk’s December ArtWalk jam at Flag
ARTS
Sweetest, Sweetest Brass:
Youngblood Brass Band
Freshest Rhymes to Roll into Town:
Coolest Art Venue That Changed The Way
We Experienced Art:
People Under the Stairs
MOCAF (Museum of Contemporary Art—
Best Feast for the Eyes and Ears:
Innerspace
Flagstaff)
Neko Case, the redheaded siren, rocked
the Orpheum in April.
Courtesy photo
Brew
Best Cosmic Holiday Jam Session:
Deadwood at Flag Brew on Winter Solstice
Best Band with an Abbreviated Name:
Tow’rs
Hardest Working Band:
Diamond Down String Band
Local Band That Keeps on Giving:
Voluntary String Band
Best Drumming by Out-of-Towners:
Logan Kroeber of the Dodos
Best Guy From the Valley Who Visited
Here and Might Break Wide Open:
Dylan Pratt
Elizabeth Vogler (middle) and Elizabeth Hellstern (right) are tied for Best Elizabeths again this year. Courtesy photo.
Joanie Grant
Favorite Facebook Rebel Rouser:
David Mitchell
Most Missed:
Steve Reynolds
Jonathan Netzky holds up a tepary bean that’s at the
heart of his Tepa Burger. Photo by Taylor Mahoney
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Most Creatively Disturbing Memorial in
Best Short Film by a Local That Saw Its
Death:
way from Flag to Los Angeles:
Tina Mion’s “Spectacular Death Spoons” in
Ben Cornelius’ Sodium
Memento Mori at Coconino Center for the Arts
Best Adaptation of a Flagstaff-born
Best Mix of Poems and Beer:
Barley Rhymes
Author’s Novel into a Television Series:
Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander
Best Mix of Poems and Wine:
The Poet’s Den at Wine Loft
Best Three-Way Artist Blowout:
Shonto Begay, Bruce Aiken and Ed Mell at
Best Performance You Might Have Missed:
the NAU Artist and Muse Lecture
John “J.T.” Tannous in the Northern Arizona
Playwriting Showcase’s Sports Psychology.
Best New Massive Piece of Art to Grace a Wall:
Sky Black and the Mural Mice’s Sound of
Best Portrayal of a Flight Attendant in a
Stage Show:
Flight mural on the Orpheum Theater
Best Reminder That the Night Is Pretty
Gill Green, Jessalyn Carpino and Amber
Darn Awesome:
Stonebraker in Boeing, Boeing (it's a tie)
Best Performance After Having Major Eye
Nightvisions V Exhibit at Coconino for the
Arts
Surgery:
Best “Hey Look, I’ve Got All Your Stuff”:
Jaron Druyon in Boeing, Boeing
Best Step-In Performance with Almost No
NAU’s Cline Library Special Collections’
acquisition of Flag photog John Running’s
Rehearsal Time:
life work (more than 100,000 images!)
Nick Rabe, filling in for Jaron in Boeing,
Boeing.
Man Man, sweatiest show of the year.
Voluntary String Band is the band that keeps on giving. Photo by Egan Green
Most Prolific Playwright:
Maia DellaCascata
Best Elf:
Scotty Ballou as Crumpet the Christmas elf
Best Play To Remind You That Your
Marriage or Partnership Is Not So Bad:
God of Carnage
Best Example of Being a Showbiz Pro:
David Sedaris who performed flawlessly at
Ardrey Auditorium with a sinus infection
Best Chance to Strut Your NPR Groupie
Status:
Ira Glass at Ardrey Auditorioum
Best Movie to Make You Leery of Glow
Sticks and Comets:
James Ward Byrkit's Coherence
Steve Reynolds will be our most missed local
who passed this year. Courtesy photo
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LOCAL CULTURE
AND LOCAL NEWS
Most Action Flagstaff Collectively
Saw In Bed:
The 4.7 magnitude earthquake at 10:57 p.m.
on Sun, Nov. 30
Natural Disaster That Had Us Totally
Freaked Out:
Slide Fire
Cruelest Mistreatment of Local Wildlife:
The chump who shot a blow dart into a
duck’s neck at Frances Short Pond
Worst Idea of the Year:
The prosed development of a Grand Canyon
tramway and resort at the Confluence
Thing That Restored Our Faith in the World:
The lone Gray Wolf that was discovered
roaming near the North Rim.
Wackiest Place to Park a Car:
Inside Red Curry Vegan Kitchen
Best Dance Troupe That You Wish You
Could Be a Part, But, Really, You Couldn’t
Work That Jaguar Costume:
Aztec Fire Dancers who performed at
Celebraciones at the Museum of Northern
Arizona
Best Two-wheeled Vehicle Parade of
Awesome:
Two-Stroke Tuesday with the Dirty Sachs
Moped Collective
Biggest Corporate Takeover:
Goodbye New Frontiers, hello Whole Foods
Biggest Scottsdalification of Flagstaff:
Aspen Place at the Sawmill
Best Delicious Irony:
Location of former strip club becomes a
meat shop
Best Place to Get Wind Up the Kilt:
Arizona Highland Celtic Festival
NATIONAL
CULTURE AND
BEYOND
The Man Who Could Save Us From
Anything:
U.S Goalie Tim Howard (check out the
memes)
Thing That Reminded Us that Science
Is So Freaking Cool:
The Rosetta Spacecraft landing a robot
probe on a comet. Seriously, on a comet!
Favorite Thaw:
U.S./Cuba relations. Time to create our
Biggest, Saddest Loss:
Philip Seymour Hoffman
favorite scenes from Dirty Dancing: Havana
Nights.
Funniest Faux Pas in Arizona:
Other Biggest, Saddest Loss:
Robin Williams
Al Melvin getting torn to shreds on
Anderson Cooper 360 for his remarks on SB
Could It Get Any Sadder?:
Pete Seeger, Joe Cocker, Maya Angelou, Jan
1062.
Weirdest Hollywood Moment:
Hooks, Joan Rivers, Lauren Bacall, James
Garner, Johnny Winter, Martin Litton and
Harold Ramis all died this year. What gives,
2014?
Best Ebola Joke:
When they pulled The Interview from
theaters over threats from who? A hacker?
Or North Korea? Someone. You got
Pyongyanged!
Best Sendoff:
Well, you probably won’t get it
Thing We Never Really Fully Understood
Why It Was Happening But We Did It
Anyway:
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Best Anti-Example of the Stereotypical
Pothead:
The Colbert Report
That Moment We Realized We Were All
Just a Bunch of Nerds:
The release of the trailer for the new Star
Wars film.
Best Batch:
The Cumberbatch
The roll-out and smashing success of Colorado’s
marijuana program which has earned the state
tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue.
Best Video That Went Viral:
Tiny Hamsters Eating Tiny Burritos. Watch it,
and nothing else matters, really.
Diamond Down String Band, the hardest working band in local showbiz. Courtesy photo
The Aztec Fire Dancers were at Celebraciones. You could not rock the jaguar costume like this. Courtesy photo.
Claire, you sultry thing. Outlander by Flagstaff-born author Diana Gabaldon gets the TV series treatment.
Diamond Down String Band, the hardest working band in local showbiz. Courtesy.
Tina Mion’s "Spectacular Death Spoons"
Dec. 25-31, 2014 | flaglive.com
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MUSIC
By WILLIE CROSS
Vibewaves
Top 10 albums of 2014 to stun the ears
9
Dry the River Alarms in the Heart
Wielding poetic lyrics as their secret
weapon and charging rock guitars as
their shield, Dry the River plow through youth,
religion and sex on Alarms in the Heart. Right
out of the gates the album exposes its heart,
with singer Peter Liddle confessing, “Our
dialogue ended long before I intended, I had
to let go.” The band is more cohesive on their
second record, and the yield is an album that
gently prods at the heart of the human experience. Alarms in the Heart is a rare occurrence
in modern rock music: a well rounded and
thorough album that has all elements in nearperfect harmony.
‌10
Sunwølf Beholden to Nothing and
No One
‌ On Beholden to Nothing And No One,
Sunwølf, hailing from the United Kingdom,
manage to do away with all conventions of the
heavy metal album. Purely by definition the
group is a doom metal outfit, but throughout
the nearly hour and a half run of Beholden
the group creates an altogether compelling
and terrifying album using much more than
the conventional doom metal approach. Some
tracks hardly contain any tangible instrumentation and are meant to simply add to the
ambiance. It is a purely bleak and atmospheric
listening experience.
8
Young Statues The Flatlands Are
Your Friend
Sometimes the hardest things to define
are the most familiar. On Young Statues’ second
record, The Flatlands Are Your Friend, the band
melds all manner of influence into a refreshing
dose of indie rock. The album floats by with
ease, but the infectiousness and synth flourishes slip the music beneath one’s skin. More
listens reveal deeper and more complex layers
of emotion, self discovery and hard-fought
progression through the last days of youth.
Flatlands balances moments of arena rock and
soul-baring minimalism to create a compelling
collection of music.
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5
6
4
The Antlers Familiars
As a group that often professes their
own meditative method of going about
life, the Antlers’ Familiars only adds to their
slow-moving and affecting catalog of music.
While Familiars marks a gentle shift in the
band’s style of music, the progression comes
off as natural and refreshing. Each song is
a lengthy progression through jazz-inspired
drums, plucked guitars and flourishes of
horns. Lead vocalist Peter Silberman’s voice
ushers the listener through nearly an hour of
slow-moving, contemplative indie rock introspection.
FKA twigs LP1
FKA twigs’ journey from backup dancer
to R&B trailblazer aside, her debut full
length LP1 is an addicting trip of entirely
unique progressive music. In a year that
featured numerous progressive genre efforts
from artists such as Perfume Genius and How
To Dress Well, twigs managed to produce
the most pervasive and compelling work. The
innocence behind her voice is betrayed by the
lyrical content and the typically dark, choppy
R&B beats. The handful of fantastic music
video accompaniments to the album only add
to the argument that FKA is a new R&B force
to be reckoned with.
This Will Destroy You Another Language
For all of This Will Destroy You’s stylistic
shifts over the years, Another Language
is the inevitable opus of all these phases so
far in their career. From their first two movie
soundtrack-ready records to the ceaselessly
bleak Tunnel Blanket (2011), the band hinted at
some consistencies in their sound but persisted
to betray expectations. All of these undercurrents find a home on Another Language, an
all-around immersive post-rock experience. The
album is at times sparse and expansive, then
massive and monumental. It is just as suited for
long drives through the desert as it is a companion to an introspective night next to a fireplace.
Yob Clearing The Path To Ascend
If 2013 was a year for the black metal fan,
2014 was a year for doom metal fans.
Yob’s Clearing The Path To Ascend was one of the
best releases from the genre this year, exhibiting a crushing heaviness and nuance of all the
best the genre has to offer. There is a weariness
behind the cacophony of instruments, characterized by vocalist and guitarist Mike Scheidt. While
Yob’s previous releases opted to pummel the listener into oblivion, Clearing The Path To Ascend
gently ushers them towards that dark night. It
is a ceaselessly bleak record that manages to be
humble and profound at the same time.
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The Hotelier
Home, Like Noplace Is There
The “emo revival” may or may not be
an actual thing, but the fact that the Hotelier
released Home, Like Noplace Is There in 2014 is
something remarkable on its own. The album
sounds as if it was plucked straight from the
heyday of me in the mid-’90’s. The emotional
lyrics, the strummed guitars, the growing pains
and hints of fading youth—it’s all there. Labeling the record “emo” doesn’t stand for much,
but it’s a befitting title. If anything, the record
is just as, if not more, affecting than the emotional rock of yesteryear.
1
2
Hundred Waters
The Moon Rang Like A Bell
For all of the banal music that has come out
of the surge in popularity of electronic music, there
are some bands that manage to create something
completely fresh within the genre. Hundred Waters
exemplified that perfectly on The Moon Rang Like
A Bell. The album’s progression moves from one
rapturous soundscape to another, each with its own
intrigue. The members approached much of the
album’s instrumentation digitally, and the result is
an infectious and foreign landscape of sound. Vocalist Nicole Miglis adds the perfect touch of humanity
to the record, creating an otherworldly but familiar
appeal to the mysterious beauty.
Behemoth The Satanist
I do what I believe to
be a very modest thing
when writing these reviews.
I put on no wares of being
superior, nor more informed
about music than anyone
else; I simply seek to spread
the word about great
music. And when it comes
to Behemoth’s The Satanist,
my favorite record of 2014, I
cannot say enough. It is very
rare that a metal album
such as this comes along.
Beyond having superior
production, songwriting
and instrumentation, The
Satanist acts as a magnum
opus of over 20 years
of Behemoth.
Behemoth’s main
member and songwriter
Nergal battled off leukemia
in early 2010. The Satanist
is his celebration of life, as well as an evil but romantic and passionate ode to the Left Hand Path.
The album enfolds the listener in a ceaseless maelstrom of death and black metal, with Nergal’s
perfectly executed vocals spouting vitriol to mankind and praise to the dark one. I say, with no pretense or hesitation, that The Satanist is a masterpiece of metal.
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Appetizers
• Lobster Rockefeller
• Duck Confit Flautas
• Baklava Baked Brie
Soup
or
Salad
• Roasted Tomato and
Sharp Cheddar Gnocchi
• Champagne Vinaigrette Salad
Entrees
•
•
•
•
Gilled Filet Mignon
Seared Muscovy Duck Breast
Seared Sea Scallops
Australian Walnut
Encrusted Rack of Lamb
• Quinoa Tamale
75
$
.00
Per Person
Plus Tax
and Gratuity
Desserts
• Chocolate Mousse Trio
• Three Berry Napoleon
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REARVIEW
Stout
opposition
Time for a trust-busting beer bust
O
K, that’s it—no more Mr. Nice
Guy from me. The avarice of
corporate power has now
turned personal.
It’s about beer, the nourishing
nectar of a civilized society. Since
my teen years, I’ve done extensive
and intensive consumer research on
the brewer’s art, from the full array
of ales to the most substantial of
stouts. I weathered the depressing era
when Budweiser, Miller and a couple
of other nationalizers of bland beer
drove a diversity of livelier regional
brands out of business. But then, I
rejoiced in the last decade or so as a
flowering of craft and micro brews
has spread from city to city, creating
an abundance of real gusto and local
flavor from coast to coast.
But beware, ye who love local
beer—do not just sit on your duffs,
doing 12-ounce elbow bends, for here
come the Big Brew Bastards again, bigger and more menacing than ever. In
fact, they’ve gone global, wielding their
predatory marketing clout and political
muscle to rule Beer World once and
for all. SABMiller, now a South African
conglomerate, is trying to take over
Heineken, the world’s third largest
beermaker. But Anheuser-Busch, now
By Jim
Hightower
owned by a Belgian-Brazilian monopolist called InBev, is trying to buy SAB
Miller, creating a single beer behemoth
that would control a third of all beer
sales in the world. In our USofA, the
monopolization is worse, with InBev
and SABMiller effectively controlling
three-fourths of our beer market. If
InBev swallows SABMiller, we’re looking at higher prices, lower quality and
fewer choices.
Meanwhile, the red-white-and-blue
icon of American beer—Pabst Blue
Ribbon—which dates back to 1844
and itself is a merged conglomerate
that owns Colt 45, Old Milwaukee and
Schlitz, is being bought by a Russian
brewer. Where is Teddy Roosevelt
and his trust-busters when we really
need them?
Jim Hightower is a best-selling
author, radio commentator, nationally
syndicated columnist and editor of The
Hightower Lowdown, a populist political
newsletter. He has spent the past four
decades battling the Powers That Be on
behalf of the Powers that ought-to-be:
consumers, working families, small businesses, environmentalists and just-plainfolks. For more of his work, visit www.
jimhightower.com.
We got more chemistry than Bing Crosby
and David Bowie singing “Little Drummer
Boy/Peace on Earth” on Bing Crosby’s
‘77 Merrie Olde Christmas special.
Celebrating awkward holiday moments since 1994.
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REARVIEW
Bartender Wisdom
Good fortune all around
T
he other night I was working the door at the
pub. Being relatively early in the evening, I
was mainly clearing a few dishes and saying
hello as folks came and went. With the university
on winter break, there weren’t many folks who
looked in their early 20s. One gentleman who
walked in for a lone pint of English bitter was Dr.
Loren Reser, a now retired Shakespeare professor
from Northern Arizona University. It was 25 years
ago that Dr. Reser gave me one of the best holiday
gifts I’d ever received. Dr. Reser was the best professor I’d never taken a course from, and he was
the reason I didn’t drop out of school during the
winter break of 1989.
I’d come to NAU in the fall of that year.
Eighteen years old, I’d had notions of playing
some football, but a fortunate back injury
allowed me to reconsider that vision (and my
fundamental lack of talent made me choose
a much more reasonable route). That route of
reason turned out to be poetry, poetry and literature. I’d always loved to write comics, short
stories and dug my lit classes in high school.
I figured I’d study those topics and pick up a
teaching degree. I also had a four-year tuition
waiver and the need to get the degree knocked
out while it was on the house.
My first semester went well, so I took the
PPST (a silly exam needed in order to enter
the college of education). When I received my
results, I took them and a copy of my transcripts
to the professor who oversaw the program.
When I say took them to I mean literally, in the
late ’80s we brought forms with stamps and
signatures from office to office. My forms had
100 percent on the PPST and a 4.0 GPA with
the titles of my coursework. My signatures and
stampers were in order. The gatekeeper in that
English Ed office didn’t much care, however. She
glanced at the forms, and without looking me
in the eyes or my general direction, told me I’d
taken all the wrong courses. I’d need four-anda-half more years to graduate. And she added
to take the PPST before I should talk to her. I
pointed to the form with the results on her desk,
and then began to speak. She waved her hand at
me and began to raise her voice. With that I got
up and walked out, her words in my exiting ears.
Over the crunching ice, I walked home to
my dorm roommate, David Lowe, a man who
would over the next decade become the youngest marketing director in PBS history, and then
the youngest PBS president in its history; but, at
that time was another 18-year-old who loved to
read. I told him my story and that I’d be packing
up, leaving, seeing if I could get my job at the
By James Jay
plastics factory back. Once the tuition waiver
was up, I’d be dead in the water. I couldn’t
afford an extra year, and there’s no point
in sitting in college not getting a degree (it
wasn’t like there was a draft on). Dave looked
up from his book of Donne sonnets, “Go see
my Shakespeare professor, Dr. Reser. He does
advising. He’s brilliant.” Just do the straight
English degree, was what he suggested. I took
my ever-tattering forms back out. It beat walking back through the warehouse doors into
regrind, assembly, the shipping docks.
As I entered the first-floor narrow corridor to Dr. Reser’s office, I could smell pipe
smoke. On his door I saw a typed up paper
with the title What Can I Do with an English
Major? Hundreds of job titles filled the page:
teacher, copy editor, state senator, marketing
manager, astronaut. All these occupations
were what Dr. Reser’s students had gone on
to do in real life. I knocked.
Dr. Reser would answer, shake my hand,
look me in the eye, examine my forms, ask
me questions. He told me that he didn’t see
any problem getting done in three-and-a-half
years. He became the foreman of my degree,
and I never did go back to the plastics factory.
Later, I would find out (as I kept in touch with
Dr. Reser and became friends) that he took
great pride in making sure his students graduated, and great pride in giving them the gifts
of an English degree: the ability to write, to
read, to think critically, analytically, and for
the love of language.
On that now retired typed up piece
of paper on Dr. Reser’s door, I could figuratively add the title “bar owner,” for a bit of
practical encouragement that this degree
will somehow lead to a means by which to
pay the bills. But really I’d be more proud of
the economically challenged title of poet.
Without Dr. Reser I’d have left the gift of
language unopened. A quarter century later
on a winter night I find this professor walking through my pub door and am given the
opportunity to say thank you. Good fortune
all around. So, Dr. Reser, thank you. The next
pint’s on me. Slainte.
For more than 20 years, James Jay has
worked in the bar business from dishwasher,
bouncer, bartender, bar manager to pub
owner. He is the author of two critically
acclaimed books of poetry and his poems
have been selected for the New Poets of the
American West anthology.
Northern Arizona’s Daily Event Listings
DEC. 25–31, 2014
VARIOUS EVENTS | THU 12.25
MUSIC EVENTS | THU 12.25
Beaver Street Gallery:
Opening reception for the gallery’s fourth
Winter Showcase. Featuring art you may have
missed. Runs through Feb. 27 in the Alpha and
Delta spaces. Gallery hours are Mon-Fri, 11 a.m.5 p.m. and by appt. 28 S. Beaver. 214-0408
Circus Arts Studio:
Pole, silks, trapeze, lyra (hoops) and hula hoop
six week sessions from Nov. 3 through Dec. 21.
Session classes are once per week. Most sessions
are drop-in friendly. $110 for a six week session
or $20 drop in. For a full schedule or to sign up,
visit www.flagstaffaerial.org. 401 W. Santa Fe,
Ste. #2 W. 560-9485
Criollo Latin Kitchen:
Photography of photojournalist Dan Budnik
chronicling the Civil Rights Movement. Through
December 31. 16 N. San Francisco. 774-0541
Downtown Flagstaff:
Flagstaff Eats. Walking food tours in downtown
Flag. Two-and-a-half hours of walking and
sampling food from seven different restaurants.
Tours offered every weekend Thursday through
Sunday. $40 per person. Sign up on www.flagstaffeats.com. 213-9233
Flagstaff Federated Community Church:
Continuing Taoist tai chi. Every Thursday. 5:307:30p.m. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. 400 W Aspen.
288-2207
Flagstaff Federated Community Church:
Weekly Mindfulness Meditation every
Thursday. Room 24 upstairs. 6:30 p.m.
instruction, 7-8:30 p.m. sitting and walking
meditation. 8:30 p.m. discussion. Come and go
anytime. Free and open to all. 400 W. Aspen.
774-7383
Grand Canyon Dinner Theatre and Steakhouse:
Nightly performances. www.grandcanyondinnertheatre.com. 7 p.m. Tusayan. (928) 638-0333
Lumberyard Brewing Co.:
Trivia night. Sign up begins at 7 p.m. Seating
at 9 p.m. and the game starts at 9:30 p.m.
Grand Prize is $30 off tab. Free. 10 p.m. 5 S. San
Francisco. 779-2739
Museum of Northern Arizona:
Exhibit: Dialogue with Beaty. Artwork by Scotty
Mitchell. Through February 15. Museum hours
are Mon-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, noon5 p.m. General admission to the Museum is $10
for adults, $9 for seniors, $7 for students, $6 for
youth while children 10 and under are free. 3101
N. Ft. Valley Road. 774-5213
Red Rock State Park:
Guided nature walk at 10 a.m. Guest speaker
or a ranger/naturalist gives a 45-minute talk at
2 p.m. Park is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 per vehicle.
4050 Lower Red Rock Loop. Sedona. (928)
282-6907
Simply Spiritual Healing:
Thursday night meditation. Every Thursday.
6-7 p.m. $20. All are invited. 105 E. Birch.
779-6322
West of the Moon Gallery:
Featuring the work of George Averbeck, Shonto
Begay, Carol Benally, Dave Edwards, Robin
Cadigan, Holly Gramm, Joni Pevarnik and many
more. 14 N. San Francisco. 774-0465
Merry Christmas!
VARIOUS EVENTS | FRI 12.26
Flagstaff Elk’s Lodge:
Weekly all-you-can-eat Fish Fry. Fish fry begins
at 6 p.m. and bingo starts at 7 p.m. $10. Must be
18 or older to participate in bingo. All proceeds
benefit Elks Children Charities. Every Friday.
2101 N. San Francisco. 774-6271
Joe C. Montoya Community and Senior Center:
Taoist tai chi. Every Friday. 9-10:30 a.m. flagstaff.
az@taoist.org. 245 N. Thorpe. 288-2207
Mary D. Fisher Theatre:
Film screening: Mr. Kaplan. (4 p.m. Fri and Sat;
7 p.m. Sun, Mon and Tue.) Happy Valley. (7 p.m.
Fri and Sat; 4 p.m. Sun, Mon and Tue.) $12, $9 for
Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A.
Sedona. (928) 282-1177
MUSIC EVENTS | FRI 12.26
Altitudes Bar and Grill:
Flat Fives. 7-10 p.m. 2 S. Beaver. 214-8218
The Green Room:
Kings of the Jungle present Wreck the Hallz.
Featuring DJs Kip Killagain, Cool Handz Luke,
Demetre Baca and Skoolboy 8 p.m. Free. N.
Agassiz. 226-8669
Main Stage Theater:
Second annual Danny Rhodes Blues Summit. 6 p.m.
Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460
Mia’s Lounge:
The Sundowners with Human BC, and “Beatfeat”.
Rock. 9 p.m. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315
Oak Creek Brewing Co.:
The Sweeten Element. 8 p.m. Free. 2050 Yavapai
Drive. Sedona. (928) 204-1300
Rene at Tlaquepaque:
Linda Sandoval. Jazz singer and pianist. 5:30-9 p.m.
336 State Rte. 179. #B118. Sedona. (928) 282-9225
The Spirit Room:
Afternoons with Moon Dog. 1 p.m. Free.
Mountain Stranded Time. 8 p.m. Free. 166 Main
St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809
VARIOUS EVENTS | SAT 12.27
Flagstaff Recreation Center:
Zumba class. Every Saturday at 10:30 a.m. $5.
2403 N. Izabel. 779-1468
Galaxy Diner:
Swing Dance Club every Saturday. Lessons from
7-10 p.m. Free. 931 E. Historic Rte. 66. 774-2466
James Cullen Park:
Continuing Taoist tai chi. Every Saturday
9-10:30 a.m. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. Bonito/Hopi
and Apache. 288-2207
Mary D. Fisher Theatre:
Film screening: Mr. Kaplan. (4 p.m. Sat; 7 p.m. Sun,
Mon and Tue.) Happy Valley. (7 p.m. Sat; 4 p.m.
Sun, Mon and Tue.) $12, $9 for Sedona Film
Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928)
282-1177
Murdoch Community Center:
Zumba class. Every Saturday at 9 p.m. $5. 203 E.
Brannen. 226-7566
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REARVIEW
The Write Now
The love in the details
‌A
t the beginning of the month we launched 10th call for entries for our
monthly Flag Live writing contest, The Write Now. This time around we
received only a few (we blame the holidays), but nonetheless a solid few.
‌The contest was once again blind-judged by Flagstaff author Mary
Sojourner, who also gave us this prompt for writers to follow: “We waited.
Orion fell toward the horizon. And there was light where there had never been
light before.”
This month’s winner comes in from Lyn L. Johnson, her second win and last
month’s winner. Of this month’s submission from Johnson, Sojourner writes:
“The pacing, the love in the details, the under-statement, the movie-like unfolding: I was right there. This is a beautiful and tender piece of writing.”
For newcomers to The Write Now, we’ll have our next prompt next week
(the first issue of every month). Typically submissions should be received no
later than 5 p.m. the following Friday, but January happens to be a five week
month, so we thought it a good idea to extend the deadline a week (Jan. 16 for
our next round). Keep the good words coming. And good luck!
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We waited. Orion fell toward the horizon.
And there was light where there had never
been light before. Or at least not as far as the
young partiers—sand in their toes and hair,
Bud Lights in their hands—had ever known.
The glow of a day at the beach had faded with
the sunset into sunburn and headaches. The
campfire had melted down to the final ember,
the last of the hamburgers had been wolfed
down, the last of the marshmallows sucked off
sticky fingers. If there was going to be a light
show, as they’d been promised, where were
the fireworks? They milled around in groups of
three and four, antsy, getting chilled, trying to
decide if the party was over, adult enough now
to want not to be rude.
My husband shifted in his lawn chair and
leaned in to whisper in my ear, “Just in the
nick of time.” The orange sliver had appeared
on the horizon, where the lake’s black water
was still and retained an inky navy blue color.
The orange sliver swelled into a half circle,
grew and rose as if in triumph, spreading at
the edges, mirrored in the water. When the
orange turned to silver later, the darkness
would fade again, and as if by magic we
would see colors in the middle of the night.
“Whoa!” The familiar voice behind us,
dulled by beer and probably a few unauthorized shots, had an unmistakable quality of
awe. “Is that the moon? Dude, check it out.”
He was turning in circles now, pointing
toward the beach and shouting to his friends.
“That’s the full moon rising! Check it out! I
lived here my whole life and I never seen that!”
He plopped down next to me in the
sand, took a long swig and blew out a
beery breath of amazement. I tousled his
curly head. I’d known him since he was
in kindergarten; so much about him had
never changed.
By twos and threes they quietly took
up places on blankets and benches, crossing legs beneath themselves, popping up
hoodies to stay warm, leaning into each
other to watch the lunar show unfold.
There were a few sarcastic “oohs” and
“aahs” from disappointed fireworks fans,
but mostly there was a hushed reverence now. No one was thinking of leaving
just yet.
Our son sauntered over and clinked
beer bottles with his dad.
“Thanks for the party,” he said. “It
was a great homecoming. And by the way
Mom—nice special effects.”
He knew I was deeply content in this
moment and he knew I shared this beauty
as if it were mine to give away. He knew I
would do a ritual in the water later, believing in the power there. And I knew he
thought I was eccentric if not downright
crazy. But tonight, in moonlight once
described as serious, it was OK.
“Hey,” my young friend sitting in the
sand shouted. “Can you turn that music
down? I’m trying to watch the moon rise
here.”
— Submitted by Lyn. L. Johnson
Our Round 10 The Write Now Winner
ARTS
Pulse continued from page 21
Various Events | Sat 12.27
Diana Baby Sue White Dove Uqualla.
Kish continued from page 12
As a little girl, she would flip through her
mother’s collection of National Geographic
magazines, their iconic yellow spines lined up
across an entire bookcase. She didn’t know then
the affect those pages would have on her life
so many years later.
“I still look at those things like, ‘Wow!’
What inertia that had, I mean, it’s still in me,”
she says. “Those stories I saw so long ago—
that’s what I do now. I tell stories.”
Kish tells the tales of people, cultures and
landscapes spaced all over the world in splitsecond frames. Sometimes work stems from
her travels. When her Saigon photo was published in 2002, she says she wouldn’t settle for
anything other than, “Yes,” from NGT.
Luck also plays a role. Kish vividly remembers scaling the daunting rock face of Yosemite’s El Capitan, and traversing the “Earth’s
belly” a week later. That Arizona Highways piece
brought her to Havasu Falls where she met
Diana Baby Sue White Dove Uqualla, a medicine woman of the People of the Blue-Green
Water—the Havasupai.
“She opened herself up to us,” Kish says.
“She just let us come in and she taught us how
blessings were made and she blessed the editor
that day. She sang songs and burned some Juniper. She had a drum she would play. It was just
magic. My job is very magical sometimes.”
Still, Kish had one photo in mind, but says
Uqualla had a hard time walking even around
her house—there was no way she would make
it three miles to the Falls. She needed her by
the blue-green water.
“She says, ‘I can go there,’” Kish recalls.
“I’m looking at her. ‘Well, how’re you gonna do
that?’ She was like, ‘I will take the golf cart.’”
Kish laughs, but she got her photo and
Uqualla loved the story and images so much,
she extended the team an open invitation.
“I would rather be a storyteller, documentary-style—that’s where my creativity kind of
flows, is telling those stories and how to visualize it and still be creative in those moments,”
Kish says.
To keep up with the business, Kish has
been exploring the world of video while keeping her “eye.” She’s spent time documenting
teenaged pallbearers in Kentucky and the
people of the Navajo Nation in Arizona. The
first results couple stunning images with incredibly moving stories. She says video is a different
beast than photo—but she’s doing it and having fun.
Kish’s late mentor and Flagstaff photographer, Sue Bennett, taught her: Be stubborn,
promote yourself and think big.
She adds, “If you think big, you can go big.”
Learn more about Dawn Kish and explore
her images at www.dawnkishphotography.
com.
DEC. 25–31, 2014
Red Rock State Park:
Saturday and Wednesday daily bird walks.
7 a.m. Park is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 per
vehicle. 4050 Lower Red Rock Loop. Sedona.
(928) 282-6907
The Wine Loft:
Poet’s Den. New bi-weekly poetry and literary night. Hosted by Molly Wood. Featuring
the collective works of T.S. Eliot. Sign-up at
7:30 p.m. followed by readings of the featured
poet and an open mic. Every second and fourth
Sunday of the month. 17 N. San Francisco.
773-9463
Music Events | Sat 12.27
Music Events | Sun 12.28
Altitudes Bar and Grill:
Zona and Jr. 7-10 p.m. 2 S. Beaver. 214-8218
Hops on Birch:
The Regrettables. 9 p.m. Free. 22 E. Birch Ave.
774-4011
Main Stage Theater:
Sedona Pride Dance Party with DJ Ecks.
9 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928)
202-3460
The Museum Club:
ReWired. Classic rock. 9 p.m. $5. 3404 E. Rte. 66.
526-9434
Oak Creek Brewing Co.:
Brandon Decker. 3-6 p.m. Free. Open mic. 9 p.m.
2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona. (928) 204-1300
The Spirit Room:
Llory McDonald and Combo Deluxe. 2 p.m. Free.
Mojo Farmers. 9 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome.
(928) 634-8809
1899 Bar and Grill:
Vincent Z. Acoustic world music. Every
Sunday. 6:30-8:30 p.m. 307 W. Dupont.
523-1899
Main Stage Theater:
Karaoke Sundays. 8 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St.
Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460
Rene at Tlaquepaque:
Linda Sandoval. Jazz singer and pianist. 5:30-830 p.m. 336 State Rte. 179. #B118. Sedona. (928)
282-9225
The Spirit Room:
Llory McDonald and Combo Deluxe. 2 p.m. Free.
166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809
Various Events | Sun 12.28
Canyon Dance Academy:
Flag Freemotion. Conscious movement
/ freestyle dance. Moving meditation to
dance-able music. No experience required.
Everyone over 13 is welcome. First time free.
Every Sunday. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 2812 N.
Izabel. 225-1845
Canyon Dance Academy:
Flag Freemotion. Ballroom dance lessons
and dancing every Sunday. Learn social and
ballroom dancing. 5-7 p.m. No partner needed.
$8, $5 for students. 853-6284. 2812 N. Izabel.
814-0157
Historic Brewing Co.:
Banjos, bikes and beer. Open mic every
Sunday from 3-6 p.m. $3 pints for those who
participate or ride in on a bike. Brewery is
open from 2-7 p.m. 4366 E. Huntington Drive.
707-0900
Mary D. Fisher Theatre:
Film screening: Happy Valley. (4 p.m. Sun,
Mon and Tue.) Mr. Kaplan. (7 p.m. Sun, Mon
and Tue.) $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest
members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928)
282-1177
State Bar:
Texas Hold ’em and Zombies. Play poker, battle
the undead, win prizes. Every Sunday. 6-9 p.m.
Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282
Tranzend Studio:
Flagstaff Latin Dance Collective. Lessons: beginner and all level fundamentals, technique and
musicality. 7 p.m. Open dancing in main room
with salsa, bachata, merengue and cha cha; side
room with zouk and kizomba until 10 p.m. Every
Sunday. $8 drop-in, $5 for students. 417 W.
Santa Fe. 814-2650
Various Events | Mon 12.29
Charly’s Pub & Grill:
Game night. 23 N. Leroux. 774-2731
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany:
Taoist tai chi. Every Monday. 10:30 a.m.noon. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. 423 N Beaver.
288-2207
Flagstaff Recreation Center:
Zumba class. Every Monday. 6 p.m. $5. 2403 N.
Izabel. 779-1468
The Green Room:
Weekly trivia night hosted by Martina. Every
Monday. 6:30-8 p.m. Free. 15 N. Agassiz.
226-8669
Human Nature Dance Theatre and Studio:
Tango classes. Fundamentals: 6-6:30 p.m. $5.
Figures and Techniques: 6:30-7:30 p.m. $10.
(Both classes for dancers having completed a
beginner dance series). Practica: 7:30-9 p.m.
Practica included in price of class. 4 W. Phoenix.
773-0750
Mary D. Fisher Theatre:
Film screening: Happy Valley. (4 p.m. Mon and
Tue.) Mr. Kaplan. (7 p.m. Mon and Tue.) $12, $9
for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy
89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177
The Museum Club:
Poker and blackjack night. Every Monday. 7 p.m.
3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434
Sacred Mountain Fighting and Healing Arts:
Self defense class. Every Monday. 6-7 p.m. $10.
202 S. San Francisco. 864-8707
Music Events | Mon 12.29
Firecreek Coffee Co.:
The Mysterious Babies. Hybrid jazz collective.
Every Monday. 6-7:30 p.m. Free. All-ages. 22 E.
Rte. 66. 774-2266
Hops on Birch:
Open mic night. Every Monday. 8 p.m. sign-up. 22
E. Birch. 774-4011
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DEC. 25–31, 2014
Music Events | Mon 12.29
VARIOUS Events | WED 12.31
Olde Sedona Bar and Grill:
Jam session/open mic every Monday. 9 p.m. 1405
W. Hwy. 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-5670
Rene at Tlaquepaque:
Rick Cyge. Guitarist. 6-9 p.m. 336 State Rte. 179.
#B118. Sedona. (928) 282-9225
Firecreek Coffee Co.:
Speak Up: Bridging the gap between local people
and local politics. Forum for Flag residents to
connect with local politics. 5 p.m. Free. 22 E. Rte.
66. 774-2266
Hops on Birch:
Trivia night. 8 p.m. Free. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011
Jim’s Total Body Fitness:
Flagstaff Latin Dance Collective. Salsa dance fundamentals. 7-8 p.m. $10 drop in. Every Thursday.
2150 N. 4th St. 814-2650
Mary D. Fisher Theatre:
Film screening: Happy Valley. 4 p.m. Mr. Kaplan.
7 p.m. $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members.
2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177
The Museum Club:
Line dance lessons. Every Tuesday. 6-7 p.m. $3.
3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434
Ponderosa High School:
Beginner Taoist tai chi. Every Tuesday 5:30-7 p.m.
Followed by continuing Taoist tai chi. Every
Tuesday. 7-8:30 p.m. flagstaff.az@taoist.org.
2384 N. Steves. 288-2207
Taala Hooghan Infoshop:
Dharma Punx meditation group every Tuesday.
8:15 p.m. 1700 N. 2nd St. www.taalahooghan.org
Temple of the Divine Mother:
Unplug and Recharge Meditation: Come join us
to unplug from stress and recharge your being
by learning moving, sound, & guided meditation. Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month.
Ongoing from 7-8:30 p.m. by donation. Facilitated
by Certified Life Coaches Isha Braun and Kira
Semanas. Above Sacred Rites at 6 N. San Francisco
Center for Indigenous Music and Culture:
Flagstaff Latin Dance Collective. Lessons: May
dance: zouk. Every Wednesday. 6-7 p.m. $12
drop-in, $10 for students. 213 S. San Francisco.
523-3849
Charly’s Pub & Grill:
Team trivia. 7 p.m. 23 N. Leroux. 774-2731
Firecreek Coffee:
Poetry slam. Every Wednesday. Signup at 7 p.m.,
8 p.m. start. 22 E. Rte. 66. 774-2266
Flagstaff Recreation Center:
Zumba class. Every Wednesday. 7 p.m. $5. 2403
N. Izabel. 779-1468
Lumberyard Brewing Co.:
Extreme Wednesdays. Showing extreme sports
videos. Free. 10 p.m. 5 S. San Francisco. 779-2739
Majerle’s Sports Grill:
Trivia night. Every Wednesday. 7 p.m. 102 W. Rte.
66. 774-6463
Murdoch Community Center:
Zumba class. Every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. $5.
203 E. Brannen. 226-7566
The Peaks:
Beginning ballroom dance lessons. 7-8:15 p.m.
Every Wednesday. Free. No partner needed.
Different dance starts each month and builds
through the month. Next to the Museum of
Northern Arizona. Held in the activity room.
Dance calendar at www.flagstaffdance.com.
3150 N. Winding Brook Road. 853-6284
Red Rock State Park:
Saturday and Wednesday daily bird walks. 7 a.m.
Park is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 per vehicle. 4050
Lower Red Rock Loop. Sedona. (928) 282-6907
State Bar:
Study Hall. Featuring a new Arizona wine maker
and brewer, tastings and Q&A every Wednesday.
This week: Mudshark Brewery and Pillsbury
Winery. Drink and learn. 6-8 p.m. 10 E. Rte. 66.
226-1282
Music Events | Tue 12.30
Music Events | Wed 12.31
Firecreek Coffee Co.:
Open mic night. Every Tuesday. Signup at
6:30 p.m., 7 p.m. show. All ages. 22 E. Rte. 66.
774-2266
Golden Goose Café:
Rick Cyge. Guitarist. 5-8 p.m. 2545 W. Hwy 89A.
Sedona. (928) 282-144
The Green Room:
Art slam and open mic night. Every Tuesday.
7 p.m. Free. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669
Mia’s Lounge:
Jazz Jam. 9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315
Oak Creek Brewing Co.:
Drumz and Dance Party. Free. 6:30 p.m. 2050
Yavapai Drive. Sedona. (928) 204-1300
The Spirit Room:
Gina Machovina. 8 p.m. Free. 166 Main St.
Jerome. (928) 634-8809
Golden Goose Café:
Rick Cyge. Guitarist. 5-8 p.m. 2545 W. Hwy 89A.
Sedona. (928) 282-144
The Green Room:
Soulective. DJs spin funk, dance, hip-hop and
EDM. Every Wednesday. 9 p.m. 15 N. Agassiz.
226-8669.
The Hive:
Stoic. Hardcore punk from Wyoming. Doors open
at 7 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m. $5 in advance
and $6 at the door. All ages. 2 S. Beaver, Ste 190.
864-8675
Mia’s Lounge:
Rootical New Year’s Eve with Summit Dub Squad,
Kill Babylon Coalition and DJ Soe. Roots, rock
and reggae. 9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San Francisco.
774-3315
Various Events | Tue 12.30
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REARVIEW
Christmas Listlessness
The original Who-ville police report
on the holiday serial burglaries
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or other affiliates and such. Guest submissions will be duly noted. It can
be just about anything, but mostly something cultural around music, movies, books or somesuch. See the headline to know what it is this time. Oh,
it figures.
‌After decades of requests and inquiries,
the Who-ville police department finally
honored our Freedom of Information Act
request on all the documents and reporting
based on one of the town’s greatest crimes:
a series of burglaries that occurred on Christmas Eve and struck every residence in the
mountain town.
According to reports, the suspect began
his string of robberies around 10:45 p.m.
on Dec. 24, 1957. Accounts showed that
the suspect dressed as Santa Claus. With
a smile most unpleasant, the perpetrator
stole several items from each home, including: pop guns, bicycles, roller skates, drums,
checkerboards, tricycles, popcorn and plums.
He used several large bags to conceal and
remove the goods.
The suspect also stole other food items
from the residences, such as Who-pudding,
roast beast and Who-hash, according to
reports. Before leaving each house, he also
took the Christmas tree, eyewitness accounts
show. One of the witnesses, Cindy-Lou Who,
said the suspect told her he needed to take
the tree to repair a light and that his intent
was to return the tree.
More stolen items from the round
of serial burglaries included a log for the
fire, plus ribbons, wrappings, tags, tinsel,
trimmings and trappings. The investigation
showed sled tracks that led out of town to
the top of MountCrumpit. It’s likely the suspect went to the tip-top, police contended,
to dump it.
In an unusual twist in the case, the
suspect reportedly returned to town after
having some misgivings. Several eyewitnesses watched him return to Who-ville with
an entire sleigh of the goods. They noted
his attempt to return the stolen items,
reports show.
To keep him occupied until authorities
could arrive, the Whos invited the suspect
to have dinner with them. When he himself
went to carve the roast beast, Who-ville
police stormed the residence and arrested
the suspect.
They charged 63-year-old Mr. Grinch,
Mount Crumpit Cave, with 38 counts of
Who-felony aggravated burglary—plus two,
impersonating a holiday figure, and also
were able to charge him for animal abuse
after discovering evidence of him tormenting
his dog, Max. He was arraigned and held on
$100,000 bail.
His public defender, Mr. Brown,
explained through all the wonderful sounds
he could do that his client filed several unaddressed noise complaints with the Who-ville
police department. Calls Grinch made to dispatch noted that his neighbors were dancing
with ting-tinglers tied onto their heels.
Other reports noted that residents were
blowing their blue-toopers and banging their
ta-tinkers. Shortly before the crimes were
committed, one of Grinch’s calls pleaded for
police to investigate why they needed to
blow their who-whoopers, bang their gardinkers, beat their drum-dinkers and slam
their slew-slumpers at all hours of the day.
A second called noted that they beat
their flung-floopers and slammed their Whowunkers.
Grinch visited the police department
to talk about how, late into the evening,
his neighbors played noisy games like zoozinger-car-zay, which is actually a roller skate
kind of lacrosse and croquet. To celebrate
their victories, they reportedly made earsplitting noises galooks on their great big
electro-Who-cardio-shnoox. The police never
followed up on any of these noise complaints.
All of the burglary charges against
Grinch were dropped.
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Did we forget something? Offend thee?
Or are we completely out of our mind.
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