KEY WEST, FLORIDA • JULY 13, 2007

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Key West THE NEWSPAPER July 13, 2007 Page www.kwtn.com
KEY WEST, FLORIDA • JULY 13, 2007
Former Chief Code
Enforcement Officer
Accuses Bethel of Lying
About Complaints
by Dennis Reeves Cooper
Jim Young, the City of
Key West’s former Chief Code
Enforcement Officer, this week
accused City Commissioner
Harry Bethel of lying when he
said at a City Commission meeting last October 3 that he had an
“inch-thick file” of complaints
about Code Enforcement.
Young and his attorney,
Hugh Morgan, have asked
Judge Mark Jones to compel
the City to produce hundreds
of records they have requested
as evidence in Young’s wrongful termination lawsuit. Young
was fired by then-City Manager
Julio Avael in October, shortly
EMAILS SHOW THAT BETHEL
WAS IN ON DISCUSSIONS TO
CONSIDER MOVING CODE
ENFORCEMENT TO FIRE
DEPARTMENT
after Bethel and Commissioner
Danny Kolhage publicly criticized Code Enforcement during
that Commission meeting.
Young testified at a hearing before Jones Tuesday.
Young told Key West the
Newspaper that he does not
believe that Bethel had any
complaints, much less an inchthick file.
“Our public records re-
quest includes those complaints,” Young said. “If he has
them, he is required by law to
produce them.”
Young said he believes
that Bethel was simply unhappy that his son had been
cited by Code Enforcement for
construction without a permit.
During the hearing Tuesday,
Young told Judge Jones that
See HEARING, page 9
PROFILE
Young Designer
Making Her Mark
In Fashion World
by Rhonda Linseman
Fashionista Jennifer Potter is a fifth generation Conch
who is beginning to make her
mark on the world without severing her deep Key West roots.
Potter grew up on the docks
of Charter Boat Row as one of
the daughters of the infamous
Captain Johnny Potter and his
angel of a wife for whom the
boat “Cha-Cha” was named.
Jennifer graduated from
Key West High School in 2004
and was a founding partner
of “Joven Fashions” the same
year. She designs and creates
an eclectic collection of dresses,
See FASHION, page 6
page one commentary
Wisteria: Annexation May Be Temporarily Dead,
But Commission Should Still Approve a Referendum
A REFERENDUM IN OCTOBER
WOULD ALLOW TIME FOR BOTH
SIDES TO PRESENT THE PROS
AND CONS OF ANNEXATION. AND
CANDIDATES WOULD BE FORCED
TO TAKE A STAND
Apparently, an intensive
lobbying campaign by the owners and potential developers
of Wisteria Island— including
a lavish dinner for three City
Commissioners on Sunset Key
last May— failed to produce
four votes to approve annexation of the island into the City.
So they pulled the item off the
Commission agenda for this
coming Tuesday evening.
Annexation would have
allowed developers to build
as many as 166 homes on the
21-acre island, which sits in Key
West Harbor just 2100 feet from
downtown Key West.
Last week, we told you
that our tentative vote count
was 4-3 in favor of a non-binding referendum to allow the
See WISTERIA, page 4
THE ISLAND’S OLDEST INDEPENDENT WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
RHONDA’S RELIGION PAGE
Catholics Rule
by Rhonda Linseman
In case you’ve forgotten or
have been confused and misled
since childhood, the Catholic
Church reaffirmed this week
that they are the boss of religion
on Earth. Argument is futile as
they took proper procedural
measures, sending the following question to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
(CDF) in Rome: What is the
meaning of the affirmation that
the Church of Christ subsists in
the Catholic Church?
The CDF is the office
charged with the task of promoting “sound doctrine and
defending those points of
Christian tradition that seem in
danger because of new and unacceptable doctrines,” per the
Vatican website. The response
by the CDF was to remind us
that “Christ established, here
on Earth, only one Church and
instituted it as a visible and
spiritual community…This
Church constituted and organized in this world as a society,
subsists in the Catholic Church,
governed by the successor of
Peter and the Bishops in communion with him.”
The Nicene Creed, recited
regularly at Catholic masses,
asserts that Catholics “believe
in one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic church.” While Protestants
and other bastardized, heretical
offshoots of the true Church also
recite the Nicene Creed, they
mean “catholic” in the lower
case sense of the word--”pertaining to the whole Christian
body or church.” Catholics
mean “Roman Catholic.”And
they don’t mean maybe. The
CDF report included the clarification of the concept of one
true Church, stating that other
Christian Orthodox and Protestant denominations “suffer
from defects.”
If you’re a defective Christian, the Catholic Church does
offer hope, noting that your
denomination may very well
“share elements of sanctification and truth.” It’s not too
late. Their God is a forgiving
one. As long as you’re not gay,
divorced, or practicing safe sex,
you’re welcome to apply for
membership. Just don’t forget
your check book. And as long as
you have a penis, you’re encouraged to work your way through
the ranks and be promoted to
prominent positions of leadership. Pedophiles welcome.
No penis? No problem.
With females exploring the
pesky concept of equality at
alarming levels this century,
there is no shortage of a need
for lay Catholic women to breed
and to organize the coffee and
donuts in the community room
after morning mass.
At press time, both the
Pope and his secretary, God,
were unavailable for comment
on this issue. God did whisper,
however, that she loves our
paper.
Allegations of blasphemy
and other hate mail can be directed to Rhonda@kwtn.com
But be sure it’s me you hate, and
not yourself or your parents.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Rhonda Linseman attended Catholic
School for twelve years. She is
Associate Editor of Key West
the Newspaper.
Key West THE NEWSPAPER July 13, 2007 Page NEWS BRIEFS
Avael Fails In Bid
to Become Manager
Of a Village
Former Key West City Manager Julio Avael has been rejected
in his bid to become the next Key Biscayne Village Manager. He
had been one of the final 12 candidates for the job, but when the
Village Council culled the list down to the final five Wednesday
evening, Avael was not included.
Last year, after the Key West City Commission refused to
give Avael another multi-year contract, he announced that he
planned to retire. But it now appears that he is shopping around
for another job.
Cop Saves Dog
An off-duty Key West Police Department detective and his
wife saved the life of a neighbor’s dog last week after someone
hit the miniature pinscher and fled the scene of the crime.
Det. Matt Haley and his wife Hope were in the front yard
of their Northside Drive home when they initially saw the little
dog wandering around across the street. “We decided to bring
our dog Eloise inside so that the little dog wouldn’t be tempted
to run across the street to see her,” Hope Haley explained. Moments after they got Eloise inside their house, the Haley’s heard
a collision and a dog cry out. “We ran outside and the dog was
lying there bleeding and just screaming,” Hope said. “I scooped
her up and went running around the neighborhood, going house
to house to see whose dog it was.”
“I finally went to the house across the street and the dad
came out and said he and his kids had heard the accident, but
thought a rooster had been hit,” Hope said. The Haleys returned
the injured dog to its owners, who then drove it to the vet.
The dog, Jasmine, reportedly survived the accident. Anyone
with information about the driver of the vehicle that hit Jasmine
and fled the scene on July 3, 2007 is asked to call the Key West
Police Department at 809-1111.
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Support Of Annexation By
Bethel and Kolhage Can Only Be
Described As Rabid
WISTERIA, from page 1
voters to at least weigh in on
the issue. Such an action would
have effectively delayed an annexation vote until after the City
elections in October.
City Commissioners Bill
Verge, Mark Rossi, Clayton
Lopez and Jose Menendez had
all stated publicly that they
would vote for a referendum.
But we were not at all sure that
Menendez would remember
what he said publicly. We asked
him again this week, but he did
not reply to our email.
It is likely that both Commissioners Harry Bethel and
Danny Kolhage would have
been “yes” votes in favor of
annexation. Their support of
annexation can only be described as rabid. In fact, when
the second and final vote was
scheduled for May 15, both
Bethel and Kolhage pushed
hard for a vote, even though
Mayor Morgan McPherson
and Commissioner Rossi were
absent.
The vote to table the issue
until July 17 was 3-2, with Bethel
and Kolhage voting “no”.
Five days earlier, Bethel
and Kolhage and their wives
had been entertained royally at
an elegant dinner party on posh
Sunset Key, hosted by associates
of the potential developers of
Wisteria Island.
Mayor McPherson had
also announced that he would
be voting “yes” for annexation.
But, he said, trying to keep a
straight face, such a vote would
not be about development.
It would be about “jurisdiction”.
“That island is in Key West
Harbor,” he said. “The City
should determine what happens there, not the County.”
But everybody knows
that the only reason the owners
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and potential developers of the
island asked for the City Commission to consider annexing
the property in the first place, is
that, under County’s stringent
development rules, they can
only build two homes out there.
Got the picture?
But McPherson said that,
once the City voted to annex the
island, he would then call for a
referendum to see if the voters
were willing to buy the property
and preserve it as a park.
Of course, had the proponents of annexation, including
the Mayor, been successful in
lining up a fourth “yes” vote,
the value of that island would
have immediately soared from
less than a half million dollars
to millions and millions!
We asked the Mayor
what we thought was a reasonably intelligent question: Why
wouldn’t you delay the vote on
annexation and ask the people
if they want to try to buy the
island cheap— rather than try
to annex the island first and
then ask the people if they want
to try to buy the property for
CONTINUED on next page
Let’s Watch and See Which
Members of the Commission Are
Willing To Allow the Voters To At
Least Weigh In On Annexation
WISTERIA, from page 4
millions more?
“Oh, no,” he said. “We
need to go ahead and annex
the island. Then I’ll go to the
Bernsteins (the owners of the
island). I am confident that they
would give us a fair deal.”
We don’t make this stuff
up. That’s really what he said.
The Bernstein family has
owned Wisteria Island— created in the 1800s from dredged
fill from the shipping channel— for 40 years. Quoted in
the daily paper on Wednesday,
Roger Bernstein said that he and
his partners were “reassessing
the situation”. But he pointed
out that the island had become
an “eyesore”’ intimating that
development would solve that
problem.
Well, gee, Roger, it’s been
an eyesore for years and years
and years, hasn’t it? If that is
really a concern, the solution
might be for the owners of the
property to invest in some periodic maintenance— like most
property owners do.
But that is not the solution
that the owners and potential
developers have been trying
to sell around here for the past
few months. Their solution to
the “eyesore problem” was apparently to try to convince at
least four of the City Fathers to
vote to make the property part
of Key West so it can be superdeveloped and so the owners
and developers can make millions and millions and millions
of dollars!
Come to think of it, if you
owned that property, maybe
that would make more sense
than hiring a lawn service guy
with a boat.
But, incredibly, McPherson, Bethel and Kolhage had
bought into that reasoning!
Even though the issue of
annexation is temporarily dead,
the operational word here is
“temporarily”. If you don’t
think the developers are going
to give up, you haven’t lived in
Key West long enough.
On Tuesday night’s Commission agenda will be a
proposal for a non-binding referendum, sponsored by Commissioner Verge. The referendum question would ask if the
voters of Key West are in favor
of annexing Wisteria Island to
allow it to be developed. Surely
there will be at least four votes
to pass this ordinance.
This is important for several reasons:
• The people will be given
the opportunity to weigh in on
the issue. Such a referendum
would be non-binding, but it
would at least give the City
Commission a sense of what
the people are thinking.
• This would give both
sides an opportunity to spell
out the advantages and disadvantages of annexation.
This has been the primary
reason we here at Key West
The Newspaper have opposed
what appeared to be a rush to
annex the island. Nobody— including McPherson, Bethel and
Kolhage, who were ready to
happily vote “yes”— have put
forth any real advantages of
annexation for the taxpayers of
Key West. Our opposition has
not been particularly related to
development. We don’t think
Sunset Key is a “bad” development. We are being told that
Wisteria Island would be developed as sort of a Sunset Key
Light. But annexation was not
required for the development
of Sunset Key.
• Annexation would be
come an issue in the upcoming city elections. The Mayor’s
chair and three other seats on
the City Commission are up
for grabs. Candidates will be
forced to take a stand on annexation— and their candidacies
can succeed or fail based on the
position they take.
Recall in the last City election in 2005, incumbent Commissioner Tom Oosterhoudt
had supported the controversial
Watermark project. His challenger, Bill Verge, had opposed
the project as a member of the
Planning Board. Most electionwatchers here agree that the
Watermark controversy was
a key factor that resulted in
Oosterhoudt being tossed out
of office by the voters.
Let’s watch together Tuesday evening to see which members of the City Commission are
willing to vote “yes” to allow
the people to at least have a nonbinding say about the potential
annexation and development of
Wisteria Island.
And let’s see who argues
that, since the vote on annexation has been pulled off
the agenda, a referendum “is
no longer necessary”.
21-Year-Old Conch On the Edge Of the
Big Time In the Fashion World
FASHION, from page 1
jackets, blazers, beanies, pants,
tops, T-shirts, and a new line
of tunics.
This week I had a chance
to visit her in her family’s Newton Street home. She’d literally
just walked in the door from a
business trip to New York City,
but since my dad was the most
memorable first mate to ever
work on her dad’s boat, she
squeezed me in. Or perhaps
she squeezed me in because I
have goofy pictures of her from
childhood and I’m not afraid to
publish them.
At 21, many people her
age don’t understand Jennifer’s
drive and vision, but having
known Jennifer since she was
a toddler, I can attest that she
has always been different—the
amazing kind of different. She
can’t be squelched. And she
has an enviable ability to stay
focused on her goals and to
see naysayers for what they
really are.
“When I say I’ll have it
CONTINUED on page 7
JENNIFER POTTER, wearing one of her own designer frocks
Rapper Wore Local Designer’s
Fashions On Letterman Show
FROM page 6
done at noon, it will be done
at 11:30, and you’ll love it. I
expect the same of everybody
I work with” she said unapologetically about the attitude and
work ethic it takes to make
it in the competitive fashion
industry. “You’ve got to be
tough. Nobody is taken seriously at first, but you can’t be
afraid to network and you most
certainly can’t take rejection
personally.”
Early on, she and her
previous partner dedicated
as much time designing, sewing, and painting as they did
attempting to market their
name and work. They worked
tirelessly to promote Joven,
including plenty of cold calling
and spending time and money
at concerts, making their way
back stage to make contacts
and to give their designs away
to potential customers. But
now, entertainers are seeking
Jennifer out. In fact, during my
visit she took a phone call from
a hip-hop artist “Donnis” who
wanted three custom jackets for
his upcoming Japanese tour.
Jennifer also recently
traveled as a stylist with the
Late Night Special Tour, which
featured big names in the industry including “Pretty Ricky”
and “Meat n Bones.” She has
designed for rapper “Dynamic”
and will be styling him for his
next video shoot, scheduled for
August.
She has designed clothes
for rap giants “2XL” of Tommy
Boy Records, one of whom wore
her garb on a recent David Letterman appearance. One of her
custom hoodies even made it
into hip-hop entertainment
industry magazine, The Source,
worn by well-known rapper,
“Laze.”
While she feels growing
up in Key West had its challenges, including an often laid
back, casual attitude that didn’t
always fit with hers, she is
grateful for the experience, in
part because the environment
offered few distractions. She
also liked the idea of earning a
degree at FKCC and being able
to work but stay home with no
concerns about paying rent and
other worries associated with
going away to school.
She attributes some of her
ability to remain confident to
one of her local mentors, Sharon
Asche, who formerly owned
“Benenu,” a clothing boutique
here. Ms. Asche was one of the
first to sell Joven Fashions in
her store. “She took time with
me and really cared about
helping me learn how to make
it work” Jennifer said fondly.
“She helped me believe I have
a talent and a gift.”
Despite her loyalty to Key
West, she makes no bones about
her commitment to go wherever
she needs to go and to do whatever it takes. “I’ll likely have to
move back to New York” she
predicts. “Of course I’d like
to be a top designer with my
own showroom and my own
well-established line” she said,
adding that ultimately, making
a living as a designer— even for
big label company— would be
more than most people in the
industry can hope to achieve.
No matter what happens,
she feels she’ll never regret making a go of it on her own. “It’s an
invaluable experience and I’ve
learned things that nobody can
ever take away from me.”
This kid is really something. View her current designs
at www.jovenfashions.com
EVENTS
Hemingway Days
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HEMINGWAY
LOOK-ALIKE CONTEST
Sloppy Joe’s is preparing
to host its 27th Annual Hemingway Look-Alike contest and
expects close to 150 bearded
men to join in this year’s contest.
Many contestants will bring
with them convention-style
cheering sections with signs and
banners to help encourage the
judges to vote for their Papa.
The contest will begin
on Thursday, July 19th with
the first preliminary round at
6:30pm and the second preliminary round on Friday, July 20th
at 6:30pm. Each night approximately 12 finalists will be selected to compete in Saturday’s
final round at 7:00pm.
Contestants entered in
Sloppy Joe’s Look-Alike contest
resemble an older Hemingway
and are a hearty bunch that
compete wearing garb such as
safari outfits, wool fishermen
sweaters and boxing attire.
An honor Papa winners
receive is to return as a judge
for future contests. This year 18
former Hemingway Look-Alike
winners will join us in Key West
to select Papa 2007.
In addition to the contest
Photos with Papa will be Saturday, July 21st at Noon on Greene
Street followed by the Running
of the Bulls at 1:00pm. The four
day event ends on Sunday, July
22nd with Arm Wrestling contest on stage at 12:30pm.
Info: 296-2388, Ext. 121.
VOICES, PLACES,
INSPIRATIONS
“Voices, Places, Inspirations,” an evening of literary
readings and presentations,
will be held at Wyland Galleries’ 623 Duval Street location
Wednesday, July 18, beginning
at 8 p.m. One of the highlights
of Key West’s Hemingway
Days celebration, the event
showcases the work of talented
contemporary authors and talespinners.
This year ’s presenters
will once again include Tom
Corcoran, whose Alex Rutledge
mystery series has gained
wide acclaim for its authentic
depiction of Key West. Also
a photographer like his protagonist Rutledge, Corcoran
has shot book covers for such
well-known writers as Tom McGuane, Les Standiford, and J.W.
Hall — as well as seven album
covers for his longtime friend
Jimmy Buffett. Corcoran’s most
recent work is a departure from
the Rutledge series – “Jimmy
Buffett: The Key West Years,”
which features his photography as well as his memories
of Key West’s not-too-distant
funky past.
Brian Gordon Sinclair,
whose one-man “Hemingway
on Stage” theatrical presentations have been a popular
annual feature of Hemingway
Days, will also return to “Voices,
Places, Inspirations.” Sinclair
has submerged himself in
Hemingway through years of
research into the life and work
of the literary legend, and his
plays contain unforgettable insights into Hemingway’s life.
Joining them will be Key
West writer/photographer
Jeffrey Cardenas, who is also
an adventurer, fishing guide
and expert angler. Cardenas
is best known for “Sea Level”
and “Marquesa: A Time & Place
with Fish,” his books describing
the natural wonders of the area
as well as the art of fishing. In
JEFFREY CARDENAS
addition, he has written widely
acclaimed articles for “The New
York Times” and “Outside.”
Also sharing the stage
will be master storyteller Capt.
Finbar Gittelman, whose quirky
humor has entertained “Voices,
Places, Inspirations” audiences
in prior years. His dramatic
personal experiences, and his
unique flair for their telling,
make him a favorite presenter.
The evening would not
be complete without a reading
by author Lorian Hemingway,
Ernest’s granddaughter and
a Pulitzer Prize nominee for
her “Walk on Water.” Lorian is
currently working on a booklength exploration of Key West,
its history and allure.
“Voices, Places, Inspirations” will run through 10 p.m.
July 18 at Wyland Galleries’ 623
Duval Street location, where
fine art by Wyland and other
leading contemporary artists
is displayed. Admission to the
event is free, thanks to support from Wyland Galleries,
Casa Antigua, Hidden Beach,
Lighthouse Court, GEICO, and
Realty Mortgage. Parking is
available in the city lot behind
the gallery.
For more information, call
(305) 294-0320 or visit www.
shortstorycompetition.com.
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Brian Gordon Sinclair will
present his one-man show,
Hemingway’s Havana”,
Tuesday night, July 17, at
the Tropic Cinema at 7pm.
One perfromance only.
Tickets: $12 for adults and
$5 for children. Proceeds
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295-6616.
Avael Considered Putting Fire
Chief In Charge of Code
Enforcement
HEARING, from page 1
City Manager Avael had tried to
“fix” the violation for Bethel.
KWTN has also obtained
copies of an exchange of emails
that shows that, in October
2006, Avael was considering
putting Code Enforcement
under the supervision of Key
West Fire Chief David Fraga.
And he was keeping Commissioner Bethel informed.
Apparently, following
the October 3 Commission
meeting, Avael sent Fraga and
email asking him if he would
be willing to take over Code Enforcement. Early the following
morning, October 4, Avael sent
Fraga a followup email asking
him if he had received his previous email and told him, “I am
vacillating on whether to keep
them (Code Enforcement) under (the Building Department)
or moving them on a temporary
basis to your department.”
That email was copied
to Damarys Garcia, Bethel’s
secretary at the Florida Keys
Aqueduct Authority. That is
how Bethel gets his emails.
Later in the morning,
Fraga responded to Avael, turning down the offer to take over
Code Enforcement, but offering to train Code Enforcement
employees.
The next morning, Avael
sent an email to Bethel, through
Ms. Garcia, giving him a
progress report on his email
exchange with Fraga.
During the hearing Tuesday, Young also alleged that
Avael had ordered Code Enforcement to ignore building
and sign violations at the new
Rum Barrel Restaurant in early
2006, because the owner of the
restaurant, Pat Croce, and Avael
are good friends.
Key West THE NEWSPAPER July 13, 2007 Page 10
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opinion
hal o'boyle
Does the City Commission
Sometimes Vote Based On
“MadeUp” Information?
The Income Tax
Fraud In a
Nutshell
The Mayor and City Commissioners often get
quite defensive when newspaper columnists suggest
that they do dumb things. But, sometimes, they do
do dumb things. Case in point: At the last City Commission meeting on July 3, our City Fathers voted 5-1
to exempt the Hemingway Home & Museum from
a City law that prohibits more than four domestic
animals per household in Key West.
Well, first of all, the Hemingway Home is not a
household. It’s a for-profit business. It is true that a
dozen or more of the famous six-toed cats do wander
freely around the property. But, as far as we know,
there has never been any effort made to enforce the
four-animal rule at the Hemingway Home. So the City
Commission’s vote to exempt the attraction from the
City law seems meaningless.
Apparently, however, the Mayor and some of
the Commissioners wanted to show some support
for the owners of the Hemingway Home, who are
in a battle with the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA), which claims that the museum is “exhibiting” animals without the proper license.
The USDA has also expressed some concern over
the health and safety of the cats. In a press statement
issued last year, a USDA spokesperson said, “The
Hemingway cats have suffered and continue to suffer
injury and death as a result of the Hemingway Home’s
continuing failure to maintain facilities capable of
containing the cats securely, protecting them from
injury and restricting other animals from entering the
Hemingway Home property.” The statement went on
to say that, in one year alone, three of the cats had
been killed by cars.
The ordinance recently passed by the City Commission stated, “The family of polydactyl cats that live
on the property are an integral part of the history and
See CATS, page 24
ON THE SONNY SIDE
Seven, Seven, Seven
by Charles “Sonny” McCoy
Last week we noticed on the calendar that it was
the seventh day of the seventh month of the seventh
year of the century. Seven, Seven, Seven is an easy date
to remember and sure enough, there was a rush for
couples to marry on that day. For husbands who are
prone to forget anniversaries, birthdays, and the like
it should be an additional crutch for those guys.
Last year it was six, six, six that had people looking at the significance of this trio and sure enough they
would find witchery and sorcery in its incantation.
But, of course, here on this sophisticated Island, all
it is, is a cab company. Even so, its’ use in spells and
rituals has been passed down through the ages and
can still be used to cause some people to pause and
reflect on stories they have heard.
Seven, on the other hand, has some other connotations; especially if you’re rolling the dice. The
significance of ‘Seven come eleven’ has a meaning
only to the ‘crapshooter’. Seven card stud and other
games of chance, depend on Seven.
Probably, the use of Seven in dividing up the
week is the most profound and yet the most mundane
use of the number seven. The Biblical use of the Seven
days of creation divided and defined how Man was to
live his life in an orderly manner, preserving the last
day of that Seven to honor his Maker and to rest by
watching professional football. The seven day week
was mandated in the Bible and has proven to be such
a logical division of Mankinds Time that it has had
universal acceptance for these many centuries.
The Seven Wonders of the World told of the great
wonders of the ancient World. Six of those wonders
have disappeared, such as the Egyptian Library that
sank into the Mediterranean at the entrance of the
River Nile. Only the Pyramids of Egypt remain of
those Seven Great Wonders. If you’re following the
news, then you have heard that the people of the world
were allowed to vote on what was their perception
of what is now the Seven Wonders of the World, and
vote they did.
We have sailed the Seven Seas and traversed
the Seven Continents and yet the Sevens keep coming.
We have pondered
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by Hal O’Boyle
Recent correspondence from my favorite junk
yard dogs has prompted me to share with you, my
loyal readers, and with those who drop by occasionally to scoff, point and laugh, a simple, but accurate
summary of an almost unimaginably vast fraud, the
income tax. To that end, here is another of O’Boyle’s
boldly oversimplified explanations of really important
stuff (OBOERIS).
At the end of each tax year businesses and
people who have paid other businesses and people
certain minimum amounts during the year have been
convinced that they are obliged to report what they
paid and to whom. These reports are called “information returns.” The most common are W-2s, 1099s, and
K-1s, though there are a few others. Copies go to the
IRS and to the recipients of the payments.
These documents allege, in a legal sense, that
the payments constitute “income” for purposes of the
“income tax.” Few payers have any idea of whether
what they allege on those forms is true, but everyone
assumes it is. When the payee receives his notice, he is
actually being informed that testimony has been made
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Bubba System
Has Gigs At
Schooner Wharf,
Sloppy Joe’s
Danny Morris Band at the
Green Parrot All Weekend
KEY WEST’S HOMETOWN BAND, THE BUBBA SYSTEM,
will be at the Schooner Wharf Bar tonight and tomorrow night,
Friday and Saturday, July 13-14, 7 ‘til midnight. The band will
be at Sloppy Joe’s Sunday afternoon, starting at 5:30.
Live Music On the
Island! Complete
Listings & Info
Pages 11-20
THE POPULAR DANNY MORRIS BAND will be back at the Parrot tonight and tomorrow night,
Friday and Saturday, July 13-14, starting at 10 both nights. But, as they say on TV, that’s not all!
Special 5:30 “sound checks” are scheduled Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons!
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Dave Aaron Band
At Finnegan’s
THE DAVE AARON BAND will be at Finnegan’s Wake tinight,
Friday, July 13. DAVE VIZARD is back in the house tomorrow
night, Saturday.
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Mel Fisher Day Features
Homemade Bikini Contest
The golden dream of treasure hunter Mel Fisher is alive
and well and still celebrated
at the Schooner Wharf Bar
every July.
The Kick-Off Party for
Mel Fisher Days will take place
next Thursday, July 19, starting
at 6pm. Come celebrate the
day 22 years ago when Mel’s
crews found $400 million in
shipwrecked gold, silver and
emeralds that had been sitting
on the ocean floor for more than
300 years. The events combine
stories of the hunt for the Spanish galleon Atocha, memories
of the man, and a few of his
favorite activities. Throughout
the night, more than $8,000 in
Spanish Treasure Coins will be
given away.
Anyone who remembers
Mel remembers his fondness
for beautiful women in minimal clothing. So the Home-
made Bikini Contest will be
held in honor of the man who
would most appreciate it.
The women will compete
for a grand prize of an authentic silver coin from the Atocha
valued at $2400..
Later, test your Mel Fisher
knowledge with a game of
trivia. Win a prize if you answer
20 questions! Then it’s a game
of “To Tell the Mel Truth.” The
winner takes home another
Atocha coin!!!
There will be raffles to
benefit the Michael Abt Have a
Heart Fund; the goal is to supply
Automatic External Defibulaters (AED) to schools in Florida,
with over $5,000 in prizes -authentic treasure coins from
the Atocha, Margarita and 1715
fleets, and MORE!!!
For $15, take a chance
to “have your cake and eat it
too!” in the Mel Fisher tradi-
tion. Treasure is buried in the
winning slice; you could sink
your teeth into a Grade 2 Atocha
coin worth $1800!
As Mel always said of
Schooner Wharf Bar, “This place
is a Treasure,” so come enjoy
the evening at Mel’s favorite
watering hole with the Fisher
family, and treasure your own
memories.
Ladies who want to participate in the bikini contest
should call 296-6534.
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John Solinski & Reddawg
by Valerie Ridenour
John Solinski knocked
me out the first time I heard
him. It was in the same venue,
Irish Kevin’s, but in a different musical space. It was a
quiet time of day. John played
ballads and rockers and was
wonderful, especially with his
use of a relatively new piece
of equipment at that time, a
looper. This machine allows the
player to play through a song,
push a button that plays it back,
and play over it with the same
or another instrument. John
could play bass or lead over his
original guitar track. Unlike a
sequencer, this is a totally live
performance. John is the best I
ever heard using one. One other
performer was using a looper at
the time, Jeff Clark.
This performance was
totally different. Duval Street
was relatively quiet, except for
Irish Kevin’s. John was playing
and was inciting the crowd (and
there was a crowd) almost to
riot. There was a line of folks
outside. Every few minutes
John would exhort the inside
crowd to yell in unison 1-2-3,
“come on in!” They did. It was
an atmosphere of crazed fans
having a fabulous time. John
had a partner, his brother David,
also known as Reddawg.
They did ‘an Irish tune’,
“What Do You Do With a
Drunken Sailor” complete with
shot breaks. Next came Charlie
Daniels’ “The Devil Went Down
To Georgia”. Reddawg plays a
strange instrument that appears
to be a drum you you play by
tapping buttons with your
fingers. This sound enhances
John’s excellent guitar. Both
Solinski brothers have marvelous voices, and consequently,
great harmony. Reddawg calls
AA on a cell phone, claims they
don’t answer.
Next we heard “I Just
Called To Say I LoveYou”. John
says, “sing along”, and they
do! The boys let go with an
occasional “Ye haw”. Now we
hear the looper as John sings
“On the Dark Side” with magical guitar. Ask! Now Reddawg
sings “Folsom Prison Blues”
followed by “Ring Of Fire” with
dirty words. Excellent! John
is sponsored by Jagermeister.
He indulges in one. John does
“Shaking All Night Long”,
“Sweet Home Alabama” and
“Johnny Be Good” in a Southern
rock tribute.
The brothers Solinski
don’t forget David Allen Coe.
They do “The Perfect Country
Song”. Reddawg borrows a
phone a guy is talking on and
says,”we’re having fun at the
gay bar!”. Now it’s “red neck
songs”, “Rawhide” and “Hungry Like the Wolf” (?). The huge
audience is having a ball. So
am I! Go hear John Solinski
and Reddawg. Tell them I sent
you. Stay cool.
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RIDENOUR REPORT
by Valerie Ridenour
We’ve recovered from
the holiday (barely). When I
heard John Solinski play “The
Devil Went Down To Georgia” I was reminded what a
great guy Charlie Daniels is.
When he won the grammy
he brought Buddy Spicher on
stage who had played on the
record and had him play that
fantastic fiddle part. Buddy
is a Nashville session musician, and probably the best in
the world on his instruments.
Linda Ronstadt’s biggest his
is a song called “Long, Long
Time”. There were only three
musicians in the studio when
she recorded it, David Briggs,
Norbert Putnam, and Buddy.
He played violin, then added
a viola part. They put the song
down in one take. Linda wasn’t
getting any good songs from
Nashville. She brought that one
from California. You can believe she had her choice after it
zoomed to number one! Buddy
has many jazz albums out. He
and Lenny Breau spent much
of their childhood sitting on a
West Virginia mountain playing
jazz. Lenny was considered
world class. Chet Atkins told
me he’d never see his peer in
his lifetime. He didn’t. Buddy
Spicher is also that good.
We lost a national treasure
in the passing of saxophone
giant Boots Randolf. Boots created Nashville’s Printers Alley
with its famous jazz clubs. One
of my biggest thrills was when
Diane Sherrill asked me to come
C. W. COLT
down and sing with her. I was
leaving on the road and didn’t
get to. It happened at a dinner
party at Mae Axton’s fabulous
house. Hoyt, Diane, and most
of Hoyt’s band were there
along with session musicians.
The late, great guitarist Hank
Garland played there. Stan
Kenton’s band came in and announced they were there to sit in
(translate that: show Nashville
how jazz should be played). So
Hank did what he was famous
for. He played himself into a
hole and played himself out of
it. At the end of the set Kenton’s
folks left saying, “Thank you,
Mr. Garland, sir!” Hank was
asked to play the Newport Jazz
Festival. They weren’t.
Did you watch the concert
to save our environment? Madonna was incredible as only
she can be. Roger and Pink
Floyd brought back fantastic
memories, and Sting proved
once again that he is the very
best. Our own C.W. Colt played
a festival in Austin to honor
Mickey Newberry. The last
time I saw Mickey was at the
Green Parrot at a songwriter’s
festival. We laughed about his
living in an old Cadillac behind
Acuff Rose Publishing Company until he got established.
Ah, Nashville! C.W. is coming
back to town next week. Go see
him! He’s in that class.
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not available at press time. TBA stands for To Be Announced.
NAPT stands for Not Available At Press Time. Band times are
noted before the names of the bands in each listing. Please alert
Valerie Ridenour to errors and/or schedule changes. 872-1561.
entertainment@kwtn.com NOTE: Schedules are subject to change
without notice. To be sure the band of your choice is playing,
you may want to call the venue before you go.
AQUA: SAT, 3:30 – 6: 30,
Mike Emerson Trio * TUES – MON,
the Aquanettes
BEAR BOTTOM BEACH
CLUB: FRI & SAT, 6 – 10, Randy
Mac; 10 – 2, Matt Avery * MON &
TUES, 5 – 9, Acoustic Johnson *
WED, 5 – 9, Taz; 9 – 1, Matt Avery
BLUE HEAVEN: FRI, Chris
Case * SAT, Din Allen * SUN,
brunch, Din Allen * WED, Mark
Larkins
B.O.’s FISH WAGON: FRI,
6pm, Barry Cuda & the Sharks
BOONDOCKS: FRI, Larry
Baeder Group; SAT, 40 ft Sharpie*
SUN, Gillis & Gordy * MON, Barry
Cuda & Friends * THURS, Tropical
Dreams
BOTTLECAP: WED, Beef
Chili & the Con Carnes
THE BULL: FRI, 1 – 5, Yankee Jack; 6 – 10, Jeanie Falcone; 10
– 2, Moose & the Bulletproof Blues
Band * SAT, 1 – 5, Yankee Jack; 6
– 10, Jeanie Falcone; 10 – 2, 40ft.
Sharpie * SUN, 1 – 5, Yankee Jack;
6 – 9, Elvis; 9 – 1, 40 ft, Sharpie _
MON, 1 – 5, Yankee Jack; 8 – 12,
Baby T * TUES, 1 – 5, Yankee Jack;
8 – 12, Moose * WED, 1 – 5, Jeanie
Falcone; 8 – 12, Philo * THURS,;
1 – 5, Yankee Jack; 6 – 10,Dawn
Wilder; 10 – 2, Jeanie Falcone
CAPTAIN TONY’S: FRI &
SAT, noon, Rob Sweet; 4:30 Gary
Hempsey; 9 – 2, Carl Peachy Band *
SUN, noon, Bed Taddiken; 4:30, Tim
Bender; 8:30 – 12:30, Gary Hempsey
* MON, noon, Liz O’Connor; 4:30,
Rob Sweet; 8:30 – 12:30, Carl Peachy
Band * TUES, noon, Rob Sweet;
4:30, Gary Hempsey; 8:30 – 12:30
Gary Hempsey * WED, noon,
Ben Taddiken; 4:30, Tim Bender;
8:30 – 12:30, Carl Peachy Band *
THURS, noon Liz O’Connor; 4:39,
Gary Hempsey; 8:30 – 12:30, Carl
Peachy Band
CHEESEBURGER: FRI,
Nick Norman; SAT, Hershel Lester;
* SUN, Alphonse * TUES, Jim Wist *
THURS, Jim Wist; Rob & Tom
CONCH REPUBLIC SEAFOOD RESTAURANT: FRI, 2 – 6,
Joel Nelson; 7 – 11, Black & Skabuddah * SAT, 2 – 6, Joel Nelson; 7 – 11,
Zack Seemiller * SUN, 6 – 10, Melvin
Newton * MON, 6 -10, Zack Seemiller * TUES, 6 – 10, Melvin Newton
* WED, Din Allen * THURS, 6 – 10,
Black & Skabuddah
COWBOY BILL’S; FRI &
SAT, Mikey Todd Band * WED &
THURS, Skarekrow
DANTE’S: FRI, 4 - 8, Yvon
Agbo * SAT, 1:30 – 5:30, Captain
Blues Band * SUN, 1:30 – 5:30,
Monks Of Funk
DURTY HARRY’S: FRI
& SAT, 8”30, Durty Rita * MON
& TUES, Duo * WED & THURS,
Durty Rita
FINNEGAN’S WAKE: FRI,
Dave Aaron Band * SAT, Dave
Vizard THURS, Finbar B. Dingle
GARDEN OF EDEN: FRI
– THURS, DJ’s Timber & Lars
GRAND KEY: FRI & SAT,
Bobby Pazo * Weekends on the
deck, Jim Wist
GREEN PARROT: FRI, 5pm
sound check, Robert Albury; FRI &
SAT, 10 – 2, Hep Cat Boo Daddies.
5:30pm sound check Sat & Sun
GUY HARVEY’S ISLAND
GRILL: FRI & SAT, Steffan * SUN,
TUES, WED, & THURS, Chris
Case
HALF SHELL RAW BAR:
FRI, 5 - 7, Caffeine Carl
HOG’S BREATH: FRI &
SAT, noon - 4, Kenny & Cuda Show;
5 – 9, Clint Bullard; 10 – 2, Kevin
Montgomery Band * SUN, noon
- 4, TBA; 5 – 9, Clint Bullard; 10
– 2, Chris Clifton Band * MON &
TUES, noon – 4, Corey Heydon; 5
– 9, Bruce & Red; 10 – 2, The Full
Sail Band * WED & THURS, noon
– 4, Joel Nelson; 5 – 9, Bruce & Red;
10 – 2, The Full Sail Band
HOGFISH: FRI, Terry Cassidy * SAT, Moose * THURS,
Shaggy
IRISH KEVIN’S: FRI, 11 – 3,
Dan Ligouri; 3 – 7, John Solinski; 7
– 11, Matt Quinton; 11- close N.Y.
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Pauly * SAT,11 – 3, George Victory; 3
– 7, Nick Norman; 7 – 11, N.Y. Pauly;
11 – close, Matt Quenton * SUN,
12 – 3;30, Zack Seemiller; 3:30 – 7,
Nick Norman; 7 – 10:30, NY Pauly
10:30 – close, John Solinski * MON,
10:30 – 2:30, TBA; 2:30 – 6:30, Nick
Norman; 6:30 – 10:30, John Solinski;
10:30 – Close Matt Quenton * TUES,
10:30 – 2:30, Reddawg; 2:30 – 6:30,
Nick Norman; 6:30 – 10:30, N.Y.
Pauly; 10 -30 – close, Matt Quenton
WED, 10:30 – 2:30, Reddawg;2:30
– 6:30, Nick Norman; 8:30 – 10:30,
Matt Quenton; 10:30 – close, N.Y.
Pauly * THURS, NAPT
ISLAND DOG: SUN, FRI
& SAT, George Victory; Sun, afternoon, George Victory * THURS,
TBA
LA TE DA: Cabaret, FRI &
SAT, Broadway Three Ways Piano
Bar, FRI – SUN, Debra & Patrick
* MON, Bobby Nesbitt * TUES
– WED, Black & Skabuddah *
THURS, Debra & Patrick
LAZY GECKO: FRI, Parachute Adams * SAT, John & RED
* TUES, Parachute Adams * WED,
Zack Seemiller * THURS, Nick
Norman
MARGARITAVILLE: FRI
-SUN, Caffeine Carl * MON, Dave
Aaron Band; TUES – THURS,
Kabang
REDFISH/BLUEFISH :
SAT, Brian Roberts * THURS,
Dave Aaron
RICK’S: FRI, 11 – 3, Pete
Frazier; 4 – 8, Ben Taddiken; 8 – 12,
Uncle Bob * SAT, 12 – 4, Alphonse;
4 – 8, Ben Taddiken; 8 – 12,Uncle
Bob * SUN, 8 – 12, Ben Taddiken *
MON, 11am, Pete Frazier; 8 – 12,
Ben Taddiken * TUES, 11 - 4, C.W.
Colt; 4 – 8, Uncle Bob * WED, 8
- 12, Uncle Bob * THURS, noon,
C.W. Colt; 8 – 12, Uncle Bob, Every
night, Karoake
RUM BARREL: FRI, 4pm,
Zack Seemiller; 8 – 12, Jeff Shenandoah * SAT 4pm, Jimmy Padget;
8 – 12, Larry Baeder * SUN, 4pm,
Vinnie Mustache; 8 – 12, Corey
Heydon * TUES, 8 – 12, Raven
& Bubba * WED, 7 – 11, Moose *
THURS, 4pm, Yvon Agbo; 8 – 12,
Larry Baeder
SCHOONER WHARF:
FRI, noon – 5, Michael McCloud
& friends; 7 – 11, Bubba System;
9 – 1, Magic of Frank Everhart *
SAT, noon – 5, Michael McCloud
& friends; 7 – 11, Bubba System; 9
– 1, the magic of Frank Everhart *
SUN, noon – 5, Michael McCloud
& friends; 7 – 11, Calypso Latin
Party; 9 – 1, magic of Frank Everhart * MON, noon – 5, Michael
McCloud & Friends; 7 - 11, Caffeine
& Pepper; 9 – 1, Magic of Frank
Everhart * TUES, noon – 5, Raven
& Bubba;7 – 11, Corey Heydon,
9 – 1, magic of Frank Everhart *
WED, Michael McCloud & friends;
7- 11, C.W.Colt; 9 – 1, magic of
Frank Everhart * THURS, noon
– 5, Michael McCloud & friends, 7
– 11, Unpaid Bartabs, 9 – 1, magic
of Frank Everhart
SLOPPY JOE’S: FRI 12 – 4,
Black & Skabuddah; 5:30 – 8:30,
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Fremont John Trio; 10 – 2, Poptart
Monkeys * SAT, 12 – 4, ZackSeemiller; 5:30 – 9:30 Fremont John Trio;
10 -2, Poptart Monkeys * SUN, 12
– 4, Barry Cuda; 5:30 – 9:30, Bubba
System; 10 – 2, Pop Tart Monkeys
* MON, 12 – 4, Barry Cuda; 5:30
– 9:30, Black & Skabuddah 10 – 2,
Candiflyp * TUES, noon – 4, Brian
Roberts; 5:30 – 9:30, Black & Skabuddah; 10 – 2 Candiflyp * WED,
12 – 4, Terry Cassidy; 5:30 – 9:30,
Chris Case; 10 – 2, Candiflyp *
THURS, 12 – 4, Terry Cassidy; 5:30
– 9:30 Zack Seemiller Band; 10 – 2,
Candiflyp
SUGARLOAF LODGE:
TIKI: SAT, Terry Cassidy
SUNSET PIER: FRI, 1 – 5,
George Victory;6:30 – 8:30, Robert
Albury; 8:30 – 10, Raven Cooper
* SAT, 1 – 4, Caribe; 6:30 – 10:30,
Raven Cooper * SUN, 1 – 5, George
Victory; 6:30 – 8”30, Robert Albury;
8:30 – 10, Raven Cooper * MON, 1
– 5, George Victory; 6:30 – 8:30, Joel
Nelson * TUES, 6:30 – 8:30, Rolando
Rojas; 8:30 – 10:39, Joel Nelson *
WED, 1 – 5, George Victory; 6:30
– 8:30, Robert Albury; 8”30 – 10:30,
Raven Cooper * THURS, Robin &
James
TURTLE KRAALS: SAT,
Dave Aaron Band * THURS, 5 – 7,
Brian Paul
VIRGILIO’S: FRI & SAT,
George Victory * MON, Marty’s
Party * TUES, Skipper’s League Of
Crafty Musicians, The Uh Oh Trio,
Gordy Michael, Mike Emerson, &
Skippo; WED, George Victory *
THURS, Caribe
WILLIE T’S: TBA
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What’s On at the Tropic?
Opens Friday. One Week 3min. Showtimes (in The
George): Daily at (4:15) and
JINDABYNE
8:30pm, except no 4:15pm show
Laura Linney (Mystic on Friday, July 13
River, Squid and Whale, Kin* * *
sey) and Gabriel Byrne (WahThird Socko Week !
Wah, Vanity Fair) team up
SICKO
with the Australian director
It’s rare that a movie is
Ray Lawrence (Lantana) and front page news, but Michael
a script based on a Raymond Moore has that way about
Carver short story. “The result him. As the 2008 political seais a mature and challenging son looms ahead, he’s made
motion picture, and something a movie that one has to see, if
that will stick with viewers af- only to share in the discussion.
ter the screen has gone dark.” You don’t have to love Michael
(Reel Views) While on a fishing Moore to like SICKO, the movie
trip, Stewart (Byrne) and his that has drawn new attention
friends find a girl’s body in to this country’s broken health
the river. Instead of returning care system. “SICKO is socko”
home to report the discovery, says Time Magazine. Sticking
they spend the day fishing. to his tried-and-true one-man
When the men finally return approach, Moore sheds light
home and report the finding, no on the complicated medical
one can understand how they affairs of individuals and local
could have continued fishing communities alike, giving us “a
with the dead girl right there in movie of robust mind and heart.
the water. Stewart’s wife Claire You’ll laugh till it hurts,” says
(Linney) is the last to know and Rolling Stone. “Sicko is the least
as details filter out, she becomes controversial and most broadly
deeply unnerved. As public appealing of Mr. Moore’s movopinion builds against the men, ies. (It is also, perhaps improbClaire’s marriage is taken to the ably, the funniest and the most
brink. Based on the Carver short tightly edited.),” agrees the
story “So Much Water, So Close New York Times
to Home,” that was previously
“Moore’s most assured,
featured in Robert Altman’s least antagonistic and potenShort Cuts.
tially most important film” New
Nominated for nine Aus- York Daily News
tralian Film Institute awards,
“Highly entertaining and
including Best Picture
informative.” USA Today
“A coiled and enigmatic
“Sicko is Moore’s best
psychodrama that cements film: a documentary that mixes
Australian director Ray Law- outrage, hope, and gonzo stunts
rence’s standing as a fine, if in the right proportions; that
not prolific, filmmaker.” Hol- poses profound questions about
lywood Reporter
the connection between health
“The movie is beautifully care and work.” New York
shot, and succeeds in being Magazine
deeply disturbing and mysRated PG-13 Runtime: 1hr
terious, with richly achieved 53min. Showtimes (in Carper):
nuances of characterisation. I Daily at (3:00), 5:30 and 8:00pm,
have seen it two or three times except (2:00), 4:30 and 8:30 on
now, and each time it gets bet- Tuesday, July 17
ter.” Guardian (UK)
* * *
“a quirky dark comedy
Held over!
that is all-too-Altmanesque.”
PARIS JE T’AIME
Boston Phoenix
A who’s who of celebrated
Rated R. Runtime 2hr filmmakers from around the
only.
world come together to show
Paris in a way never before
imagined. Through a kaleidoscope of stories about joy,
separation, unexpected strange
encounters and of course—
love—their films capture both
the reality of contemporary
Paris as well as the enchantment one feels as a visitor. It’s
an omnibus celebrating the
joys and sorrows of love and
Paris, organized by neighborhood. Cast includes Natalie
Portman, Maggie Gyllenhaal,
Elijah Wood, Nick Nolte, Bob
Hoskins, Juliette Binoche, Emily
Mortimer, Rufus Sewell, Gena
Rowlands, Miranda Richardson
and Steve Buscemi. Directors
include the Coen Brothers, Gus
Van Sant, Gurinder Chadha,
Wes Craven, Alfonso Cuarón,
Gérard Depardieu, Christopher
Doyle, Walter Salles, Alexander
Payne, Tom Tykwer and Olivier
Assayas.
Rated R. Runtime 1hr
56min (partially subtitled).
Showtimes (in Taylor): Daily
at (2:30), 5:00, 7:30
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meryl berman
All the Rage
Dear Dennis,
Can you spare some social change? Let(he) us p(l)ay
tribute (figuratively) to thirteen swing mayoral votes in
this big band-aid era of conch
carnivores and two step commission candidates. Who will
singh off key for their comped
supper with (c)offers of sunset
(santa) clauses? Keep your ayes
on the comprehensive plan.
Who dances to chamber pot
music with offshore oil drilling
rights? Keep your ayes on the
comprehensive plan. Who is
elementary schooled to believe
catsup is a transient licensed
vegetable? Keep your ayes on
the comprehensive plan. Who
will annex my vote of confidence? Keep your ayes on the
rewrite of the comprehensive
plan. This word jazz bitch has
cat scratch fever from a Ted Nugent outbreak of referenda; and
yes, my Ken Nordine-owned
heart is a lonely hunter when
henna is a primary color. Keep
your ayes on the comprehensive
prize. Meow, boychic.
Keys elections are a dating
game, set and matched.com to
musical cheers, estranged bedfellows and dangerous liaisons.
There are candid-dates who
dance to tunes man-dated by
others; few partners can write
an original score. Poetic slams
unveil a different beat to rhyme
and reason (but good assonance
is always appealing).
And yes, breaking up is
hard to do. Morgan and Harry
do not like one another and
splitsville is not niceville. And
yes, Harry seams ticked with
Rossi for his perceived political
infidelity towards Harry’s chosen successor. And yes, Harry
appears to have a penchant for
the utility board pension plan
(and cherry-picked filers to
police off-the-cuff votes for his
slice of the pie).
My choice for a hit parade
single: How Can I Miss You
When You Won’t Go Away?
And yes, D(iogenes) J search
engines reveal a platonic flip
side to the coinage of seaport
harbored cynicism and naivete.
Who will be cream-mated, buried alive, or (sun)rise from the
dead to charon the river styx
ferry when the power fails?
Bight the silver bullet or ballot
with me. And yes, I understand
I may be asked for an exchange
of more traditional favors
when a developer invites me
to dinner.
The old conch guard will
try to eat its young. Is it a recall
for code enforcement or a dupe
it out bubba boxing day? Anger
management voting blocs are
a bettor ms.fit punishment for
Julio’s take-out crime bill and
coo(p) de grace than community servicing.
And have you seen the
Bet-hell bumper stickers? Were
they ordered with the neon
orange parking meter signs
for a diss-count? My beat-nick
political plank: All bars should
have that verity same color
glow-in-the-dark domestic
violence hotline number (305294-0824) plastered onto cash
registers. And yes, all players need to up their own(ed)
wuthering heights ante to parse
the occam’s edge of patronage
use and abuse. I propose a roast
and toast to in vino veritas
ripple effects: Will(power) Stock
Island mobile homes become
command centers for affordable housing special response
teams? And yes, keep a third
eye on who campaign manages
whom(evergreen).
www.kwtn.com
Meryl Berman’s All the Rage
FROM page 22
Hometown slates have
formed behind the iron(y) curtain and are based on the enemy
of my enemy is my October
2nd alliance. Political machines
are being greased down by the
school yard and will be F-CAT
(as in fat cat) tested from Truman Annex to Wisteria Island
before sailing past a sweetheart
deal at the Yacht Club and into
Cuban waters. And yes, Julio
will wave his flag from the
sidelines. Duck soup, anyone?
This groucho marxist theory
of relativity and permanent
government wins out at the
100K plus club, FKAA pissed
and vinegar polls, and public
housing top heavy weight lists;
address these taxing issues or
recount city hall zip zoning in
progress votes from a fed-up
populace. And yes, j’taime the
Waterfront Market and will
trade an eight million dollar
trash to ash under the board
walk deal for a level playing
field. Why does anyone watch
the sopranos when they can
tune in to Channel 77? And yes,
I composed my own schooner
warped survey for hemingway
cats on a hot tin roof and hogfish
who can’t get no satisfaction.
The envelope, please. Keep
your ayes on the rewrite of the
comprehensive plan.
I am undecided (for mayor); a most unusual low-rise
development from someone
whose bedtime reading includes watermarked LDRs (local development regulations)
and x-filed emails to support
hite and density restrictions
(and Jim Young). I bone island
the right to write-in Bill Verge
as a man with a mind and
mindset. Or, I may choose to
speed date from the non-denominational wistful island
phone book; odds are even
on someone rising to a nonbinding leadership challenge.
Anti-gambling f(r)actions are
making book in our town: Who
will stay bought? My independent exit poll on favor(autism):
Morgan is a conch loyalist.
Jimmy is an equal opportunity
sleight of hand player. And
. . . is there a third choice? All
together now: Let’s clarify
clean and green slogans for the
constituents.
Listen to the words but
follow the actions in any relationship. And yes, I voted for
Jimmy as a known godless heathen last time. And yes, I was
rooting for Morgan to make a
difference; and no, I don’t like
to be stood up. Jimmy, the development dollars follow your
twenty year trail but Morgan is
reserve labeled pro-development by his own inn actions.
Passive corruption is still
corruption under the bridge
over troubled water of a good
samaritan sidebar. And yes, to
the 35.2% plus voting public:
This is all about you. Stay FIRM
with your own consent agenda.
And yes, keep your ayes on the
plan.
The in-the-Tank Island
dinner men-u turn said it all:
“Let them eat cake.” Truth
and Trust are an explosive
combination. My T&T ticket
has coattails to ride for those
with the balls to try this novel
approach. (A platform shoe-in
sex & the city translation: I want
to be told I have a fine ass-- not
treated like one.) Somewhere
between Key West’s spiritual
nexus and popping nexium
our town will choose a new
demographic path. Will it be
called bend over lane? Will it be
sung to a refrain from Danny
Boy? There is a plan for Wisteria
Island. Own up to it. People can
be surprising in their dr. feelgood (or whiteside) response to
an honest touch from a motley
crue. And yes, the Christmas
Tree gifting affair has taken on
a viagra-like tipping point of
its own. The people should be
proud of their pro-choice contra-receptive staying power;
let’s do it together, again. And
yes, Mark Rossi and Bill Verge
listened to the roil of public
indigestion and refused to do
the royal flush. I look forward
to a redemptive picnic in the
park with all stakeholders.
Morgan, I want to shake,
rattle and roll four degrees of
separation from your unaffordable alter to density (vote);
prick up your ears to more than
an inner childe circle before the
vultures devour your flesh.
Think and feel a decent learning
curve or let the feeding frenzy
commence. Appeal to my intellect, please.
Jimmy, keep a check
on vitriol to complete a back
flip with redemptive spins on
hysterical perspective. A good
tongue-lashing is worth an inch
(of paper ballots). You know
the seduction game; let’s play
virgin airways before we all get
submarined. People want to
know: Who is shooting blanks
(with cruise ship missiles)?
And yes, keep your ayes on the
plan.
Elections are the people’s
choice awards. One woman,
one vote. It is (y)our turn to
name a planning board. Should
the spottswood owl be classed
as an endangered species? Does
this race belong to the swift? Lilliputian a vote from whichever
side splitting cay club, king’s
pointe or big pine you choose
to straddle. Don’t moan after
the party is over. Fake it if you
have no rhythmic passion for
the same old shafting by good
government (in)difference.
And yes, I want to be courted
with judicial restraint from
temper tantrums and expect
one human(e) family respect for
katy(did) tarts. No key (s)lime.
Try leather and lacing your
favorite positions with a few
good facts as well as situational
ethics; honorary conchs should
not be labeled oxymorons. And
yes, there is a gerrymandered
afterlife (post-election) for
prince charmings in our small
town country of yes.
VOTERS. An old and
new town saying from the
Washington crowd: “Half the
politicians hope that citizens
don’t understand the issues
while the other half fear that
people actually do.” When the
music stops, where will you be
left last standing? There is no
drought restriction on wishing
well(s) in our fare city; but the
wishbone will never replace
the backbone. And yes, I like a
man out of uniform to twist the
knight away; but inn the careful
construction of considered embrace I prefer to give headaches.
And yes, I dare to asterisk: Was
it good for you?
Per ardua ad . . . nihil or
astra? Let’s make this election
day a binding referendum for
the future health and welfare
plan of KW. Has Bum Farto
left the building? Register your
opinion. VOTE like it counts.
And yes, keep your ayes
on the fine print of the comprehensive prize. Peace out
with power.
Meryl
Berman
(merylb@)bellsouth.net) is a
freelance writer and realtor.
All the Rage will appear in
print every other week— once
again— until (l)it does not.
www.kwtn.com
O’Boyle On the Income Tax Fraud
O’BOYLE, from page 10
ment. The payee at that point
can do a couple of things.
He could not respond.
Non-response essentially
grants permission to the tax
agency to presume the reports
are correct, create a Substitute
for Return for calculating a tax
liability, claim any withheld
or prepaid funds up to the
liability and issue a “Notice
of Deficiency” for any unpaid
balance.
Non-response may also
invite the tax agency to impose
punishments, such as a “failure to file” penalty. Penalties
apply because the “information returns” allege that the
payee received more than the
minimum income that would
require filing a return. The
payee’s silence confirms the
truth of the allegation.
On the other hand, the
payee could respond to the
allegations by filing a valid
return. On the return he can either acknowledge the reported
payments are “income” or, if he
finds they are not “income” as
defined in the statutes, as is the
case with most private sector
earnings, he can correct those
allegations. In either case, the
payee would take any deductions, credits and exemptions
and calculate his liability according to the instructions, and
self-assess his tax. Corrections
to the mistaken “information
return” figures often result in
a liability of zero.
Once it receives the return, the IRS has a few options:
1. It can issue a refund
check or credit if the self-assessed amount is less than the
amount that has been withheld
or is otherwise available for
credit for that period.
2. It can bill the filer for
any balance due if the amount
assessed on the return is more
than the amount available for
credit for that period; or
3. It can determine that
the amount self-assessed is
deficient and issue a “Notice
of Deficiency”-- but it can only
correct calculation errors. For
instance, if the filer added up
some numbers wrong or made
a mistake multiplying the tax
rate by the taxable figure.
When a return has been
filed, the agency has the authority to correct errors based on
the reported “income” figure.
It has no authority to change
that figure. This is why the
agency often denies a return
has been filed when it receives
a correct return showing little
or no taxable income. You can
think of this as the “my dog ate
your homework” strategy. That
is also why any changes the
agency proposes to the income
figures on a return must be approved, with a signature under
penalties of perjury, by the
taxpayer before they become
valid. The IRS has no authority
to change returns without the
approval of the filer.
There are other strategies
the IRS uses to evade the law.
Declaring returns “frivolous” is
one. This is done in the hope the
filer will back down from his
sworn testimony. The Service
counts on its two loyal thugs,
Fear and Confusion, in this
strategy. “Frivolous” returns
may be ignored, which is what
the Service wants to do to accurately filed returns.
A third strategy involves
sending proposed changes
that invite the filer to abandon
his original testimony. They
propose alternate numbers on a
handy form which the filer can
sign under penalty of perjury.
If he does so he has modified
his original return. The filer
says in effect, “It was all a big
mistake.” Once again Fear and
Confusion stand by the door
fondling their pistols to help
with the agency’s shake down
of the baffled citizen.
The educated filer, however, has no need to back down
from his sworn testimony, nor
any reason to believe his private
earnings are subject to tax as
federal privileges. The Service’s
own regulation couldn’t be
more clear on the matter:
26 CFR Sec.301.6203-1
Method of assessment.
…The amount of the
assessment shall, in the case
of a tax shown on a return by
a taxpayer, be the amount so
shown…
Not the amount the Service proposes in its correspondence with you, nor the amount
they wish you had put on your
return, but the amount you
show on your return. Only you
can determine it. Only you can
change it.
You, too, can become an
educated filer. Visit www.losthorizons.com. Buy the book.
Get up off your knees.
Hal O’Boyle writes from
the suburbs of San Jose, Costa
Rica. His articles are archived
at www.the-extremist.com. He
answers polite e-mail politely
at hal@kwtn.com.
Hemingway Never Had
Cats In Key West
FROM page 10
ambiance of the Hemingway
House. The cats reside on the
property just as the cats did
in the time of Hemingway
himself.”
Only one little problem
here.. Ernest Hemingway never
owned any cats when he lived
in the now-famous house on
Whitehead Street in the 1930s.
In an article in the Miami Herald’s Tropic magazine in August 1994, Patrick Hemingway
is quoted as saying, “That cat
business is important because
its so phony.”
Patrick is one of Ernest’s
sons. He lived in the Hemingway home here from the time
he was 3 until he was 23. “We
had cats in Cuba, but we never
had any cats in Key West,” he
said. “We had raccoons and
peacocks.”
Only Commissioner Bill
Verge bothered to do any
homework before voting “no”
on the cat-related ordinance.
“The cat myth is nice and good
for tourism, but I’m reluctant
to pass legislation based on
myth,” Verge said.
But the apparent fact that
Hemingway never owned cats
in Key West did not deter Mayor Morgan McPherson or Commissioners Danny Kolhage,
Mark Rossi, Clayton Lopez and
Jose Menendez. They all voted
“yes”. Commissioner Harry
Bethel was on vacation.
The significance of this
little story is this: If you have
ever had the feeling that the
Mayor and at least some of the
Commissioners sometimes cast
votes based on “made up” information, now you have solid,
documented proof.
They do.
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BARNES LAW: Q&A
Mediation
What is “Mediation ?”
Part I of a series
by Michael Barnes
In Florida, “Mediation” is
defined as a process where by
a neutral and impartial third
person acts to encourage and
facilitate the resolution of a dispute without prescribing what
it should be. It is an informal
and non-adversarial process
intended to help disputing parties reach a mutually acceptable
agreement.
Many people confuse
“Arbitration” with “Mediation.” The important difference
is that, for the most part, an
arbitrator listens to both sides
and then decides which party
prevails. A mediator has no
power to impose a solution or
a result, which is not agreed to
by the parties. The mediator
uses his or her skills to assist
the parties in reaching their
own agreement.
So, in plain English, what
does that mean? It means that
people, who are caught up in
a dispute, where both sides are
unwilling or unable to solve
the problem, may benefit from
a trained and unbiased thirdparty to break the deadlock.
Mediation can be used in
family law areas. Mediation
may help with such disputes
as custody, visitation, childsupport, alimony, division of
assets and liabilities and similar
issues. Mediation is also used
in many civil disputes that are
not related to children and
family issues.
Generally, the mediation
process begins either with a
Court Order or by agreement
of the parties. A mediator is
selected and agreed to be acceptable to both of the parties.
The parties and the mediator
meet, usually, at a neutral site.
A mediation usually begins
with the mediator describing
the process. Next, each party
will describe the dispute from
their point of view. The mediator may ask questions of each
party.
A good mediator will try
to keep tempers in check and
interruptions to a minimum.
Many times, the mediator will
ask the parties to then separate
so that the mediator can speak
with each side individually.
This is called a “caucus.” Some
people compare it to “shuttle
diplomacy” where the mediator moves back and forth
between the parties, working
on specific issues and their
resolution.
The mediator will keep
his conversation with you con-
MICK BARNES
fidential unless you tell him to
disclose something to the other
side. The process continues
with the mediator working
with the parties to identify the
issues that can be solved.
A mediation can result
in three major outcomes. One
possible outcome is that no
agreement is reached on any
issue. This is called an “impass.” The parties can’t reach
an agreement on any issue.
In a second outcome,
which occurs more frequently,
a complete resolution of issues
is reached. When this occurs,
the mediator will reduce the
agreement to writing, while the
parties are present, and have
them sign the agreement. In
most cases, this agreement will
be presented to the Court. The
Court will review the agreement and if it is satisfactory, the
Court will then issue an order
directing the parties to abide
by their agreement.
A third possible result is
that the parties will agree on
some but not all of the issues.
In this case, the issues that are
agreed to between the parties
will be memorialized in a writ-
ten agreement. Issues are not
resolved in mediation are, for
the most part, resolved by the
Court.
Next Week – Mediation
Part II - How can mediation
help me?
Michael R. Barnes practices law in Key West, Florida.
His comments are provided as
a community service and are
not offered as legal advice for a
particular set of circumstances.
If you are concerned that you
may need a lawyer, you are
encouraged to contact one and
follow his or her advice for your
individual situation.
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MILITARIA WANTED
Civil War, Spanish American,
WW1 & 2, swords, medals,
helmets, daggers, uniforms,
old guns, any country. Silver
dollars, too. Cash, Collector.
Contact John 296-9899.
Help Wanted For
Busy Kitchen
OILY’S AUTO REPAIR
MIKE YOUNG, CERTIFIED ASE TECHNICIAN
5669 5th AVE, STOCK ISLAND• 296-6656
Line Experience with
Knowledge of Grill
& Sautee.
Apply at Finnegan’s Wake
320 Grinnell St.
the community
If your club or organization has something
special happening, let us know:
• rhondakwtn@gmail.com
• PO box 567, Key West FL 33041
• Fax 305-292-1882
To help us help you, try to get the
information to us by noon on Tuesday before
Friday publication.
DIVE ALIVE LOBSTER
RODEO AND EXPO—Mon., July
23, 10am-7pm at the Dive Campus
of FKCC. Free event to help recreational divers refresh their dive
skills and knowledge in a fun and
controlled environment. SCUBA
and snorkeling skills stations,
games, and safety briefings. More
info: www.divealive.org
BOATING SKILLS & SEAMANSHIP COURSE—Aug. 4 &
5 at Florida Keys Community College. $55 fee for course materials. To
register call Elsie at 305-745-8355.
WINNING OVER DEPRESSION SERIES—6 week
series begins June 7, 7pm at Key
West Church of Christ Fellowship
Hall. Class size is limited, reserve
your seat by calling 305-296-3111
or e-mail: ghoward9@comcast.net
Cost of materials: $15.
SURVEY SEEKING
HEALTH CARE ANSWERS—
WomanKind is seeking volunteer
to log on to www.womankindkey-
west.org to complete a brief survey
that will help determine ways to
design diagnostic and wellness
programs to benefit employees
of businesses and individuals
without health insurance. Survey
takers’ identity will remain confidential.
KEY WEST POPS NEEDS
VOLUNTEERS FOR 9TH SEASON—all different skills can be
utilized. To volunteer or for more
info: 305-296-6059 KWPopsInfo@
comcast.net
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
AT TROPIC CINEMA—All areas
of operation. Flexible schedules,
free passes, pop-corn, and t-shirts.
Info: Lori Reid, 305-433-4183 or
volunteer@keywestfilm.org
CITIZENSHIP CLASSES-Literacy Volunteers offers free
Citizenship classes for intermediate English as a Second Language
students. Info: 294-4352.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
AT WILDLIFE CENTER--Key
West Wildlife Center has reopened to accept injured animals.
Volunteers and donations are
needed. Questions and info: 305292-1008.
WANT TO BE A LITERACY VOLUNTEER? More than
100 students waiting to be tutored.
You do not have to speak another
language to be a tutor. Info: Mary
at 305-294-4352.
GRANTS AVAILABLE
TO WRITERS, MUSICIANS,
ACTORS, ARTISTS--Contact the
Florida Keys Council of the Arts,
305-295-4369.
BOATING COURSES--The
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the community
FROM previous page
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary conducts boating courses throughout
the year. Info: 1-888-470-5566
FREE SPAY/NEUTER
CLINICS--The Florida Keys SPCA
free spay/neuter clinics are held
at the FKSPCA Animal Shelter,
5230 College Road , Stock Island.
Microchips for $5 and free rabies
vaccinations are available for all
pets. Cats and dogs in heat or
pregnant and puppies and kittens
as young as eight weeks can be
spayed or neutered. Appointments are required for rabies and
for spay/neuter. Call 292-4600 to
register. The clinic is sponsored
by Key West Kritter Patrol and the
Florida Keys SPCA.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED-AIDS HELP, INC. needs volunteers to help with transportation,
office work, special events, etc.
Call 296-6196.
THE YMCA of Key West
offers a variety of programs for children, adults and families, including
skating, bocce, computer classes
and more: The YMCA Center is
located at 1011 Virginia Street .
Call for info: 305-295-YMCA.
LA LECHE LEAGUE—
Free monthly meeting for pregnant and breastfeeding moms;
mother to mother support with
accredited volunteers who give
current information and encouragement in the art of breastfeeding.
Non-denominational, non-profit.
Held 5 - 6 p.m. the second Tuesday
of the month in the auditorium at
the Key West Library, 700 Fleming
Street . Info: Liz 294-4463 or Eva
295-8597.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED-The local unit of the American
Cancer Society seeks volunteer
drivers to provide transportation
for cancer patients to treatments
and licensed cosmetologists, or
hairdressers, to help cancer patients
feel good about their appearance
while undergoing cancer treatment. Info: 292-2333 x 112.
GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE-To find out when the bloodmobile
will be at a location near you, call
your Community Blood Center at
305-294-7668.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS--on Tuesdays at 6pm ‘til 7
and Saturdays 10-11am, at United
After Parrish
Methodist Church (Old Stone),
600 Eaton Street. Info: Mary at
305-294-6931.
WOMEN’S SUPPORT
GROUP--Facilitated by counselors
in confidential, safe environment.
Relax with a cup of tea while helping yourself and others with problem solving stress reduction. Free,
5:30 to 7 p.m. every Wednesday;
for location and information, call
WomanKind, 305-294-4004.
LOCALS SONGWRITERS
NIGHT—every Wednesday 7pm,
upstairs lounge at Hard Rock Café.
Open to all ages. Free admission.
Info: 305-360-2398.
www.kwtn.com

KEY WEST, FLORIDA • JULY 13, 2007

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