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Cult Classic “Little Shop of Horrors” Comes to The Fine Arts AssociationFinal Production of 2015-16 Theater Season

The Fine Arts Association is pleased to present the cult classic musical “Little Shop of Horrors” in the Corning Auditorium on weekends in June, beginning on June 10. “Little Shop of Horrors” is a horror comedy rock musical that features a nerdy fl orist who fi nds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed. Based on the 1960 fi lm by Roger Corman and screenplay by Charles Griffi th, “Little Shop” features music composed in the styles of early 1960s rock and roll, doo-wop and early Motown. An outstanding 15-member cast has been gathered by director Lisa-Marie French to perform “Little Shop” at The Fine Arts Association with the support of a stunning plant, designed by Greg Pribulsky and Brad Allen. According to Ms. French, “Every production has common elements that are script-driven. Yet, every production is unique due to the choices in casting, set design and character development. Our particular production is attempting to showcase a sense of realism within our alternate world and our Seymour is not the typical typecast nerd. It is worth the trip to see Nate Summers’s characterization of Seymour Krelborn.” She added, “The technical elements of this show are super-challenging. Working with a huge puppet, along with the other special effects make directing especially diffi cult and I am a gal that loves a good challenge. However, I am most exited about the cast I chose to work with. They are a very diverse group who are blended together to tell this story with their own unique talents.” Show dates for “Little Shop of Horrors” include June 10-11, 17-18, 24-25 at 7:30PM and Sunday 2PM matinees on June 12, 19 and 26. For tickets to “Little Shop” call 440-951-7500 or reserve online, www.fi neartsassociation.org. Reservations are not required, but recommended.

Individual tickets are $25 per person; seniors and students are $23 per person. This production is rated PG-13. Discounted group tickets (for ten or more) are available. New productions for the 2016-2017 theater season are currently being planned and will begin in the fall. The Fine Arts Association is located at 38660 Mentor Avenue, Willoughby, OH 44094. Safe, secure on-site parking is free. The Main Gallery and Corning Auditorium are barrier free. “Little Shop of Horrors” is sponsored by Brunner Sanden Deitrick Funeral Home and Cremation Center and Carnegie Investment Counsel. The 2015-2016 Theatre Season is funded in part by the Ohio Arts Council and a grant from The Lake County Visitors Bureau Arts and Culture Fund to further participation in, and awareness of, arts and cul ture in Lake County. Since 1957, The Fine Arts Association has been serving the community by enhancing lives through performances, arts education, therapies, community partnerships and advocacy. For more information on the 2015-16 theater season and class schedules, visit www.fi neartsassociation.org or call 440-951-7500.


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2016 Wine, Jazz & Art Fest The 2016 Wine, Jazz & Art Fest is a 1-day event, hosted by the Landing Festival Marketplace, along the shore of beautiful Lake Erie. The Marketplace grounds are directly behind the Old Firehouse Winery, in Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio The free event takes place on Saturday, June 18th, featuring wine tastings from many Ohio wineries, live Jazz music performed by regional groups and artisans displaying and selling their creations. The Festival will begin at Noon, with the marketplace grounds open until 8 pm. The live jazz will continue all the way until midnight.

12:00 Noon L.S. Jazz Express L.S. Jazz Express, featuring bandleader Larry A. Smith - Drums/Vocals, Mark Logies - Guitar/Synth, Greg Klutcher - Sax/Flute and Alfredo Guerrieri - Bass Guitar A professional percussionist for over 35 years and an educator for over 25, Larry A. Smith brings his quartet to Geneva-on-the-Lake to kick-off the 2016 Wine, Jazz & Art Fest, playing jazz standards as well as other popular songs with an L.S. twist. Mr. Smith attended Kent State University and performed with KSU’s Marching Band, Wind Symphony, Brass Choir, Orchestra and Percussion Ensemble. He has also played with the Akron-Canton Symphony Orchestra and the Cleveland Pops Orchestra. Larry has served as Director of the Lakeland Jazz Orchestra and the co-director of the Annual Lakeland Jazz Festival at Lakeland Community College and currently serves as an Adjunct Professor and Applied Percussion Instructor at Lakeland Community College.

4:00 pm. Teddy Pantelas Trio A self-taught guitarist who has been playing since the age of 6, Teddy has served on the faculty of the Allegheny Music Festival and Montessori School System. For 5 years he was Musician in Residence at Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren, Ohio and Northside Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio, bringing the healing art of music to patients and their families Pantelas has performed extensively throughout the greater Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania areas, has recorded his own CDs and has appeared on the recordings of many other area musicians. Teddy was featured artist on the CD “Absent Dreamers” by

Youngstown Jazz Collective, one of the ensembles of Youngstown State University. Teddy Pantelas and Teddy Pantelas Trio have their own channel on Pandora and they will be bringing this music to you live at the Wine, Jazz & Art Fest. An outstanding teacher and performer, Teddy is a popular favorite at jazz clinics and festivals, as well as performances and teaching in large and small venues. His CDs are available through www.CDBaby.com as well as iTunes and other digital outlets. 8:00 pm. Nick Puin Band Some songs never go out of style, no matter what is trending. Music written by songwriters like Cole Porter, the Gershwin sand Irving Berlin remain popular, in demand, and timeless. This music makes up The Great American Songbook, which singers such as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Ella Fitzgerald have performed throughout the years. The Nick Puin Band has been pleasing their audiences with these songs for over 10 years. Karen Casey on vocals, Jim Noel on tenor saxophone, Dave Zamos on piano, Steve Stanziano on bass and Nick Puin on drums make this music come alive. After an afternoon fi lled with fi ne wine, beautiful artwork and great jazz music, relax and join Nick Puin as he and his quintet present you with their dedication to The Great American Songbook.

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Northeast Ohio’s premier free blues festival, Canton Blues Fest, will take place on two stages over two days. It’s all happening on Market Square in downtown Canton on Friday, June 10, and Saturday, June 11. The festival, now in its fi fteenth year, draws blues lovers from all over the state. Opening acts Victor Wainwright and Mike Zito will take the stage at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, respectively. The jam-packed lineup features 18 unique blues acts on two stages, with live music running daily from noon to 10:30 p.m.Friday Headliner – Brandon Santini Memphis vocalist and harmonica player Brandon Santini is undeniably a worthy player to watch, as the latest surge of young blues artists leave their footprint in blues history. Raised in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, Brandon purchased his fi rst harmonica in 1997 at the age of fi fteen when his mother took him to the local music store upon his request. He founded the Blues Music Award-nominated band Delta Highway in 2003 and relocated to Memphis where he absorbed the sounds and culture of the Delta and North Mississippi Hill Country. There, he honed his craft night after night, sweating it out in local Beale Street clubs just like Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, and B.B. King did decades before him.Friday Opener – Victor WainwrightVictor Wainwright is a third generation blues musician from Savannah, Georgia. Though his career began over a decade ago with genuine rock n’ roll honky-tonk, Victor has broadened his artistic scope over the years to include music representing virtually every corner of the blues. Composer, producer, vocalist, entertainer and award winning piano player; Victor Wainwright is a raucous high-octane, dynamic performer and crowd pleaser with soul to spare.Saturday Headliner – Samantha FishOnly in her mid-20s, Samantha Fish has already released two CDs, played all over the world and shared the stage with artists from Johnny Lang to Buddy Guy. Label mate and sometimes touring buddy, Mike Zito, has long championed Samantha and produced her critically acclaimed albums, Runaway and Black Wind Howlin’. Samantha’s third studio album, Wild Heart, was released in July 2015 and hit #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart.

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(BP - Back Porch acoustic stage) The Canton summer blues festival is FREE and open to the public – just bring a blanket or chair and head downtown for music all day Friday, June 10 and Saturday, June 11, 2016. It is estimated that between 12,000 and 15,000 people attend the two-day Canton Blues Festival annually. In addition to a variety of midway-style food vendors and beverage stands, there are several dozen wonderful restaurants available within walking distance of the festival stage. Restaurant options include a nice variety of cuisines, casual and fi ne dining options, as well as options for every budget. Canton/Stark County boasts a wonderful array of accommodations for those who wish to stay overnight and attend both shows. There are many options – from hotels/motels, bed and breakfasts and campgrounds. If you want the BEST seats in the house, you may purchase one- and two-day VIP passes. VIP Passes, which are on sale now, include complimentary food and beverages in the evening (after 5 p.m.) and incredible views of the stage all day. These passes are your ticket to the best views of the stage and free appetizers and beverages during the headliner shows! Two-day VIP passes are available for $80; one-day passes are $50. Purchase online at CantonChamber.org/canton-blues-festival or by calling 330.458.2070.

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The Cleveland Blues Society’s monthly jam will be on June 13th and hosted by Armstrong Bearcats at The Bevy In Birdtown, (this venue was formerly the Winchester Tavern), 12112 Madison Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107. FREE EVENT! OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! 50/50 Raffl e Bring your instruments and jam with CBS. Phone: 216-227-2389 Come have some dinner, jam or just relax and listen!

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Mentor Gets Ready To Rock Final preparations are being made for Mentor Rocks. This free, summer concert series saw record crowds at Mentor Civic Center Park last year. Organizers are expecting an even better turnout this year. “We were thrilled with the turnout last year. We saw our numbers double and we want to keep that trend going by continuing to bring top shelf talent to town,” says Nick Standering, Manager, Wildwood Cultural Center.This summer’s lineup includes:June 21 – Dirty Deeds (AC/DC Tribute)June 28 – Out of Eden (Eagles Tribute)July 5 – Victory Highway (Rock/Country/Hits)July 12 – Post Road (Country)July 19 – Wanted (Bon Jovi Tribute)July 26 – Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd Tribute)August 2 – Midlife Chryslers (featuring Michael Stanley)Concert goers enjoy a festival like atmosphere with not only music, but games, prizes and an array of fresh food options. This year’s food vendors include Jimmy’s Backyard BBQ, Scotts Fire & Ice (Wood Fire Pizza), The Hunger Squad, Classic Kettle Corn and Snowie Shaved Ice.New to Mentor Rocks this year is beer sales, “One of the biggest requests we’ve had is beer sales so we’re going to offer a selection of domestic and import beers as well as a showcase beer-of-the-week”, says Standering.Concerts are held on Tuesday evenings beginning at 7 PM. Mentor Civic Center Park is located at 8600 Munson Road in Mentor. Learn more at www.mentorrocks.info

Cellar Rats Brewery to Host Bacon, Brews & BBQA Beer and Food Event at Debonné Vineyards June 24th Cellar Rats Brewery is hosting their fi rst “Bacon, Brews & BBQ” set for Friday, June 24th from 6:00-10 p.m. The evening will feature live entertainment, food, and hand-crafted beers. The event will include 5 different craft beer samples paired with 5 appetizers from area

restaurants. All appetizers must include either bacon, beer or BBQ. This event is more than just beer and food. Cellar Rats is undergoing a transformation with new beers under a new brewery name, Double Wing Brewing Company. They are asking craft beer afi cionados to provide feedback on some of the beers they will be tasting at the event for future production. Live music will be provided that night by the

famous Chardon Polka Band. Tickets are only $40 in advance only. Each attendee will receive a logoed beer glass. Call 440-466-3485 to get your tickets for this wonderful event.

Folk Music wave hits Pioneer Waterland on June 11 Live folk music by favorite local artists will bring a new dimension to the fun and sun at Pioneer Waterland and Dry Fun Park in Chardon on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Folk at Pioneer Waterland, a one-day event, is free with paid admission to Pioneer Waterland, 10661 Kile Road, six miles east of Chardon square. The park is open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and the concert runs 2 to 8 p.m.Dive into some refreshing tunes by Ohio folk musicians, and then take a break for Go-Kart practice, paddleboats, waterslides, miniature golf, the lazy innertube ride, the Tot-land Play Area and plenty more activities for all ages . . . all to the sound of some amazing Americana music. This folk concert is a partnership between Pioneer Waterland and the Northeast Ohio Musical Heritage Association (www.neomha.org), the nonprofi t organization that produces the Blue Sky Folk Festival in Kirtland and the Lake Erie Folk Fest in Euclid.

Who’s playing2 – 3:15 Jim Schafer & Friends3:45 – 5 TriHearn5:30 – 6:30 (fi rst set) Rachel and the Beatnik Playboys7 – 8 (second set) Rachel and the Beatnik Playboys




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Rachel and the Beatnik Playboys are a delicious musical anachronism – Americana music of today that seems like it could have come from a time when milk came in glass bottles and doctors still made house calls. Powered by singer-songwriter Rachel Brown’s multi-octave voice, the band journeys through the musical landscape of country, jazz, blues and gospel. Jim Schafer is a singer-songwriter-guitarist based in Elyria, Ohio. “I don’t know anyone who has more fun performing,” says Ron Thomas, a member of his band. “Jim has a very personal (and personable) vocal style which makes you think he’s telling you a story that happens to rhyme.” Schafer, a Cleveland folk scene veteran, performs original and cover songs spanning a wide variety of folk styles. TriHearn is a group of creative and energetic musicians who happen to be siblings: Caitlin, Brendan, and Conor Hearn. The Maryland-born, Cleveland-based group has been performing as a trio since 2002. Their music is a mix of Irish, Scottish, old-time, folk, and newgrass. They are always looking to push outside of their comfort zone and expand their sound to include elements from other genres of music. The venue Admission to Pioneer Waterland is $24 and includes admission to the concert. Kids under 40 inches get in free! Discounted tickets can be purchased online through June 10 at pioneerwaterland.com. Group rates available. Extra charges for Go-Kart, batting cages and arcade. Hungry? Bring a picnic or plan to buy your meals at Pioneer’s Splash Landing Eatery. More information is available at www.bit.ly/folkatpioneer.

Straw Hat Theatre Opens its Season with “The Music Man” The fi rst Straw Hat Theatre production of the summer opens this Friday. Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man,” directed by Aaron Drews with music direction by Nora Giangola, is the story of con man Harold Hill (played by Doug Anderson), who comes to the tiny town of River City, Iowa planning to scam its guileless residents out of money for a make-believe band, only to fi nd his scheme complicated by his budding feelings for Marian Paroo (played by Ashley Nelling), the stern, savvy town librarian and piano teacher. Lori Robishaw, Executive Director, states that the newest production of “The Music Man,” is a Midwestern audience fan-favorite: “It has some of the best songs in musical theater and is a terrifi c family experience.” Straw Hat Theatre performances are held outdoors, rain or shine, in a tented, pavilion-style theater that protects both the stage and the audience from inclement weather. The theater is located on the Ashtabula Arts Center grounds. “The Music Man” runs June 10-12, 16-19, and 23-26, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Advance sale tickets are Adult $15, Senior/Student $13, Children 12 & Under $11. Ashtabula Arts Center is located at 2928 W. 13th Street, Ashtabula, OH 44004. Tickets at the door add $2. Call (440) 964-3396 to purchase.

Make Music Mentor Tuesday, June 21st Make Music Mentor is a community event that aims to strengthen social and cultural ties, elevate the profi le of our city internationally, and support amateur and professional musicians. Make Music Mentor, part of the international Fete de la Musique, is a celebration of sound, occurring annually on June 21. Joining over 700 cities in 103 countries, Make Music Mentor is a free event to attend and participate in, and is open to all ages, genres, styles, and abilities.

During the daylong event, the city comes alive with music. Performances can take place on city sidewalks, in parks, patios and even on back porches. Who can participate? Anyone! Whether you are a professional musician or just like to jam out alone in your house, we want you. Make Music Mentor is a day to celebrate all music and all musicians! Event details: Tuesday, June 21st 10am-8pm. At press time music is scheduled at: Arrowhead Music, Mentor Beach Park, and Trinity Baptist Church. More venues may sign up, so visit the website before attending. Rain or shine (except events at Arrowhead Music) A highlight of Make Music Day in Mentor will include a Mass Appeal Drum circle on the shores of Lake Erie where musicians – of all levels and ages – can bring a stick and an resonating object to drum on!A full schedule of events will be posted on the website. www.makemusicday.org/mentor There will also be a free concert series beginning June 21st for Mentor Rocks at Civic Center Park 8600 Munson Rd. with the band Dirty Deeds. Come out for Make Music Day and end it at Mentor Rocks!

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A chat with Pat Simmons of The Doobie Brothers

The Doobie Brothers will be doing a show at Blossom Music Center on June 29. Joining them on tour will be Journey and Dave Mason!

Pat Simmons has been an anchor for this classic band since their early beginnings. It is sometimes diffi cult to imagine that The Doobie Brothers have been around for 50 years! Pat has played guitar for the band and has many fond memories. Songs that will immediately come to mind are Black Water, which was written by Pat, Listen to the Music, Jesus Is Just Alright, China Grove, Takin it to the Streets, What a Fool Believes and many more! “I had always liked rock and roll but I fi rst started out playing country songs like Walk the Line by Johnny Cash. I would listen to that song and try to learn the chords,” remembers Pat. “I liked playing contemporary music too, such as Ricky Nelson, or straight ahead rock and roll like Chuck Berry.” “When I started becoming more serious about playing guitar I started listening to The Ventures, Duane Eddy and Chet Atkins. I also listened to coffee house folk music such as Joan Baez and Bob Dylan. Then you had the 60s sounds like The Beatles and The Stones. I was from the Bay area so I really got into Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Country Joe and the Fish. Along with that then came the British Blues like Cream and John Mayall. I loved Doc Watson, B. B. King and Albert King. I would say I fell in love with the Paul Butterfi eld Blues Band. It was great what he could do with a harmonica. I loved the vibe. I loved those guys,” recalls Pat. Pat’s long list of music infl uences carried over during a time when he seemed to be at a fork in the road with career choices. “As far as I was concerned, music was a hobby and getting paid for it was a bonus,” he laughs. “I did the usual band gigs in high school but I don’t think I imagined playing music as a full time vocation. It was during my later years in college that I started thinking about the future. The scholastic road was good but I needed to step back for a moment and gain some perspective of what I wanted to do with my life. I knew I could play and write songs. I started thinking that maybe I could give the music idea a shot and see where it would lead. I was 21 years old at the time. At fi rst, I looked at it in the short term but it ended up being in the long term such as 50 years later!” (laughs) He continues, “When I was in college, I was pursuing a degree in Psychology, which I enjoyed. I could see myself in this profession. I was involved with a few encounter groups. I realized one’s compassion to do this is stretched to an extreme. You have to be a great listener. I think I would be better at it now by understanding and recognizing behaviors whereas when I was younger I would have just thought someone was crazy, but you realize there are many factors involved.” The guitar has been the instrument of choice. “I liked playing piano but wasn’t really drawn to it like I was to the guitar,” said Pat. “The guitar has a visceral feel. I like the art and look of a guitar. I can play loud, have feedback and manipulate sound.” The Doobie Brothers classic songs are known worldwide which Pat feels keeps the longevity. “I am sure we have lasted this many years because of our songs. It is what has sustained us and there is always the potential for new songs. When I fi rst met Tom Johnston, I was drawn to his songs. I like interacting with other people. When you fi rst start playing in a band, you think in terms of other people’s songs. I loved learning other people’s material and fi tting it into your own expression. The ultimate feeling for any musician however is having your own song and

expressing it your way. Over the years, everyone who has been in this band has offered material of their own. It is a great experience to share everyone’s talent and creativity.” “Inspiration for songs usually comes from a personal element. I think it’s the only truthful way of expressing emotion. It has to be something that you have experienced,” explains Pat. “I listen to music by other musicians and often become infl uenced and inspired by what they are writing.” “I am proud of our band and what we have accomplished in 50 years. We have been very fortunate because it is a tough business. We treat it as a job. It’s important to keep nurturing and cultivating. It’s not easy. We have had personnel changes over the years and different representation, which is another variable,” he explains. “In the long run, it has been a career I have enjoyed. I feel blessed to play with a great group of guys, which is the bottom line. We are working on another album. I have plans to work with other artists. I also have been producing songs for my son.” Pat has fond memories of playing in Cleveland. “It’s going to be quite a tour. We are looking forward to playing Blossom. We have been playing there since the mid to late 70s. Cleveland is a great city!”

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I was playing a gig on Lake Erie this Memorial Day weekend and during a break I had a number of requests from the crowd to play several common covers ranging from the notorious Free Bird to the Hotel California. I love to please the crowd; it results in big tips and a night of sing-alongs which passes the evening along nicely. Well, I never really cared for the common set list and in this edition of Talking Shop we are going to discuss covers. This is not a discussion for the argument people make about covers verses original material. If you play covers, this may lend some great ideas and hopefully help you with taking a different look at choosing and playing cover material. I myself mix covers and originals throughout the night and have no shame in playing my versions of my favorite songs from throughout my life. One of the most important things I do is to consider a songs connection to people. For instance, when I decided on doing my version of Land Down Under by Men at Work, I knew that for the common person it was one of those fun 80’s songs that everyone could sing along to. The same when I took on Devil Inside by INXS. These songs are on several set lists I see from numerous acts locally and you can fi nd amazing renditions of these songs on YouTube as well. These are the staple songs that we will not discuss here. Cover artists are expected to know these songs expecting someone is going to yell it out at every show. Differently, when someone asks you if you know a Peter Gabriel song, take the time to think on this. Let’s not give them In Your Eyes. Peter Gabriel is NOT a common request at a gig so let us NOT give them common radio play hits. I pull out Mercy Street, or Games Without Frontiers. I call this the B-side connection. The idea here is to show people those songs they may have forgotten about but were hits in their own right. Another great example of this is to take a band or artists that sound alike and remind people of their hit. To clear up what I mean, I get a request for Neil Diamond. Well, I do not do any Neil Diamond anymore, so I say “Hey, let’s do this!”, then go into Rock Me Gently by Andy Kim. He sounds like Neil Diamond and I have had people say “Wasn’t that a Neil Diamond song?” I explain that he was like Neil Diamond in sound and then we all laugh and they usually are singing along as I played it. I am known for this throughout my show. It is a fresh take on the set list norm and it rarely is disliked. Most of the crowd comes up to me after a show praising how much they love being reminded of these songs and how great it was to hear something different. Something different, that is the point of entertaining. Give the crowd something new. Original music does this, as we know, but this ideal can be brought into the cover realm. It is important to think of the people coming to see you, or that open mic crowd who may come every week to listen to music. You want them to separate you from everyone else they hear. Taking the time to look into an artist to cover will not only educate you on their entire discography of music you may not have known but it could do the same for your audience! One of the important things to look into is what type of hit the

single was. Was it a pop hit that was simply the sing-along of its time? Was it a movement song that made memories for the high-school prom, like Take My Breath Away by Berlin in the 80’s? Let’s decide we want to go with Berlin. So you want to mention these facts about the hit before playing it, then directly after play another hit from the band that people may have forgotten, like their other big hit The Metro! Which, by the way, was covered by System of the Down in 1995. It’s this type of detail that puts you outside of the common cover material being played out there. I watch a lot of bands just spit out songs that literally are defi ned as cookie cutter set lists. Not impressive. As I said before, there are the staples that everyone knows you will throw out if asked. Let me take this one more step further. I take the bold move of even banning some of these “cookie cutter” songs. I will not play Brown Eyed Girl or Gimme Two Steps. Ever! I will instead spin them a Walking In Memphis or a Fast Car cover and get the same reaction 80% of the time. I say 80% because as you know it really depends on the person requesting and how much they have had to drink when requesting. I laughed when I typed this remembering, as I am sure you do, just how many times this has happened with bad results. I go out of my way to listen to early workings of big named stars to fi nd fun hits forgotten, or at least not covered often. When I break out a wild version of Ted Nugent’s Wango Tango I will back it up with an Amboy Dukes cover of Journey to the Center of the Mind. For those who may not know, Amboy Dukes were Ted Nugent’s earlier creation from 1964, check them out if you have never heard them. Rethink your choice of cover music. It is a true art form in itself. So, next time you’re out and about and a solo act or band grabs your attention, request something different from them. Make them think a bit. If I happen to be that musician, bring your guitar up to and mention this article. I will plug you in and after proper introductions you can educate me on a song I may have forgotten! I will play along or just sit back and listen. When the night closes, we can sit back, have a drink, and Talk Shop.


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Cyrus walks “Thin Line” Billy Ray Cyrus announced Monday he would release a new album, “Thin Line,” in September. Cyrus also co-stars in a new TV series starting this month. Blue Cadillac Music will release the disc on Sept. 9. Cyrus describes Thin Line as, “How I live my life; it’s a balance between art and reality.” Three songs will be available to download prior to the September album launch. The fi rst, “Hey Elvis,” is available now. Cyrus’s cover of the Don Williams classic “Tulsa Time” will be available July 8, and the title track “Thin Line” will be available on Aug. 12. Cyrus fi rst was keen on “Hey Elvis,” written by Bryan Adams and Gretchen Peters, almost 20 years ago. He sings on his version with Adams, and former Deep Purple bassist Glenn Hughes on the rock song. A video for the song is being released as well. Cyrus created the label Blue Cadillac Music in 2012 with Brandon Friesen. His previous album,’ Change My Mind,” was released on the label. Billy Ray is also launching a new television series on CMT, “Still The King.” The series premieres Sunday, June 12 at 9 p.m. eastern/Pacifi c. Cyrus, a writer and executive producer of the series, also stars as “Burnin’ Vernon” Brown, a one-hit wonder turned Elvis-impersonating scoundrel. After a run-in with the law, Brown is sentenced to community service and ends up masquerading as the community’s new preacher, and re-connecting with his old fl ame, and a daughter he didn’t know about. Co-stars include Joey Lauren Adams, Leslie David Baker, Lacey Chabert, comedian/actor Kevin Farley and Madison Iseman along with cameos by Randy Travis, Darius Rucker, Wayne Newton, Erik Estrada and John Corbett.

Yoakam goes blue with WhiteDwight Yoakam will release two new songs he recorded with Jack White. White’s label, Third Man Records, will be out with a seven-inch single “Tomorrow’s Gonna Be Another Day” (Boyce/Venet, popularized by The Monkees) b/w “High On The Mountain of Love” (Dorman, popularized by Kenny Lynch, then Johnny Rivers and The Beach Boys) on June 10. White produced the songs as part of his label’s Blue Series. The Third Man band - Lillie Mae Rische, Daru Jones, Cory Younts, Dominic Davis, Fats Kaplin - backed up Yoakam.

Ickes and Hensley team up again If at fi rst you succeed, try again. As a result of a well-received fi rst album, Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley will be back with “The Country Blues”. The Dobro ace and singer debuted with “Before The Sun Goes Down,’ earning a nomination for the Best Bluegrass Album Grammy. The new disc drops July 8 on Compass. Songs include Hank Williams’ “May You Never Be Alone,” Sonny Boy Williamson blues shouter, “One Way Out,” Merle Haggard’s “I Won’t Give Up My Train” and their own “Everywhere I Go is a Long Way From Home.”Mike Bub (bass) and John Alvey (drums) and guests Ron Block, Vince Gill, Aubrey Haynie, Carl Jackson, Shawn Lane, Andy Leftwich, Robinella and John Randall Stewart played on the disc.

Country hall exhibits Alabama Alabama: Born Country will be the exhibit about the southern band starting in late August. This exhibit, which runs from Aug. 25-June 11, 2017, traces the history of the Country Music Hall of Fame band. Cousins Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry, and Randy Owen formed their fi rst group as teenagers in small-town Fort Payne, Ala. For a decade, the band honed its blend of country music and Southern rock, playing nightclubs in the Southeast. In 1979, the group recruited Massachusetts-born Mark Herndon to become their drummer, and the band signed with RCA in 1980. Alabama scored more than 40 chart-topping singles and selling more than 70 million albums worldwide.



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A Magical Evening with Judy Collins Judy Collins has been singing since she was a child, recording since her late teens, and touring the world since her twenties. A master interpreter of standards and folk classics by such luminaries as Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Phil Ochs, and Randy Newman, the Seattle-born (but Denver-bred) Collins started writing her own tunes in 1967, breaking through with her album Wildfl owers on Elektra Records. Collins has since released dozens of albums, appeared on countless T.V. shows, recorded several live discs, and started her own Wildfl owers label. Time to slow down, perhaps? Collins wouldn’t think of it. She still performs over 100 shows a year around the world and continues to release fresh music every twenty months or so. Her last effort, 2015’s Strangers Again, paired Judy up with such celebs as Jackson Browne, Jimmy Buffett, and Michael McDonald for a string of dandy duets. The chemistry between Collins and her guest vocalists was—to say the least—magical. So much so that New Jersey native Ari Hest (who appears on the title track) rekindled the creative fl ames with Judy for an entire album’s worth of duets of tunes from their respective solo catalogs. They even wrote a couple originals to change things up…and challenge themselves. The results of that collaboration, Silver Skies Blue, is available now on iTunes. Collins and Hest sampled some of that new material during their sold-out show at Music Box Supper Club last Wednesday night in Cleveland. The classy musical combination of things old, new, borrowed, and blue was effective enough to have given a blushing bride the feelies. The tall, dark-haired Hest elaborated on his partnership with Collins during his one-man opening set. He said he was one of several artists who supported Judy at a European festival three years ago, and she liked his act so much that she invited him to open for her again all by his lonesome. That date led to a joint Collins / Hest tour, followed by their silky Strangers Again matchup. Which led up to their new album…and current tour. Accompanying himself on a six-string Martin acoustic guitar, Hest impressed with his deft fi nger-picking and husky pipes. Icebreaker “Bona Fide” exuded positivity, but “How We’ll Always Be” centered on regrets caused by a fractured family relationship. Ari took to a grand piano for the eloquent “Until Next Time,” a 2011 song written about his former Hope Street digs. “The Fire Plays” spoke of the broken promises in a strained romance. Hest’s rendition of Norah Jones’ “I’ve Got You” sent his fi nal notes skyrocketing. “Business of America” poked fun at politics, yet its verses contained some serious commentary on how big bureaucracy tends to leave our nation’s have-nots in the dust. Perhaps Hest’s parting song, “Less” sums his acoustic aesthetic best: Taken from 2014’s Shouts and Whispers, the sweet song was like a thanksgiving note to Ari’s listening audiences



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past and present. “Some nights I’m so grateful that you’re all here with me, that we are together and we’re healthy,” he sang. Collins emerged for her headlining set strumming a custom 12-string acoustic guitar on Joni Mitchell’s “Chelsea Morning” and John Denver mash-up “Leaving on a Jet Plane / Country Road.” With her wavy, snow-white hair, elegant blue dress and otherworldly, no-note-is-too-high vocal range, Collins reminded this writer of Elsa, the animated princess from Disney’s Frozen. The songbird talked about her childhood in the Mile High city and growing up listening to her father’s radio show in the era of McCarthyism. She remembered Martin Luther King, Mae West, Robert Kennedy…and a Siamese cat named Dien Bien Phu. Collins recalled moving to New York’s Greenwich Village to explore her muse during the folksinger explosion of the late ‘60s (“Too much borscht and homebrew,” she mused). She also discussed dating (and rebuffi ng) Buffalo Springfi eld star Stephen Stills (who wrote the CSN classic “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” about Collins), and how Leonard Cohen encouraged her to start writing her own songs. “You’re looking at the American Idol of 1957,” Collins quipped. The banter bled into a singsong medley wherein Judy paraphrased lines from Guys and Dolls entry “My Time of Day,” Irish ballad “Danny Boy,” and the Celtic-sounding “John Riley” (from Collins’ 1961 debut A Maid of Constant Sorrow). Haunting oldie “Who Knows Where the Time Goes” played nicely against the newer “When I Go” (which Judy recorded Willie Nelson for Strangers Again). Collins’ interpretation of Cohen’s “Bird on the Wire” was appropriately airy and introspective. Throughout, musical director Russell Walden backed Collins on piano, his subdued sprinklings of bright notes lending mood and texture to Judy’s gentle guitar strums. The blend of meandering keyboard fi lls, mirthful guitar passages, and siren-like singing was exquisite. Ulysses’ ship would’ve run aground had his men been seduced by these celestial strains.Hest returned mid-way for a run through “I Choose Love,” “Drift Away,” and “Silver Skies Blue” from the new record, his low voice interweaving with Collins’ angelic highs for some spine-tingling harmonies. Hest composition “The Weight” was wistful. “Helplessly Hoping” paid homage to the 1969 Crosby, Stills & Nash classic: They are one person, they are two alone, they are three together, they are for each other. Collins took over on piano for her own composition, 1967’s “Since You Asked,” and her skills there were amazing: We’d forgotten that pianoforte—not guitar—was Judy’s primary instrument (she’d mastered Mozart’s “Concerto for Two Pianos” by age thirteen). Returning to her 12-string, Collins delighted with “Secret Gardens” and “Both Sides, Now” (from Joni Mitchell’s Clouds). She gaffed on the early line about “feathered canyons” but laughed it off, had Walden back up, and started over. She even waved for the crowd to join her on the familiar I really don’t know clouds…at all refrain. “Home Before Dark” gave Music Box patrons one last listen to music from the new disc, while “Someday Soon” jettisoned the mostly Centrum Silver crowd back into their pasts (Judy tracked the Ian & Sylvia song in 1968). We can only hope we possess even a fraction of Collins’ energy in our later years. Judy’s mesmeric June 1st Music Box engagement proved there’s no such thing as over the hill for this icon.

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Al ice Through the Look ing Glas sDisney | PG | 113 min Everybody knows Lewis Carroll was a strange guy and his books are even stranger. Those of us who came of age in the late sixties or early seventies probably wonder if there wasn’t subversion of hallucinogenic recreational substances in his day.Still I would imagine that every kid from 9 to 90 has some idea of the Alice Legends. Personally, I’ve never read any of the books and have very little idea what the story is, or was,

about. Like everyone else I’ve seen cartoons heard short stories and seen all the goofy characters from Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum to the Fumerious Bandersnatch. Rumor has it that this version, the live-action fi lm version, is a little more faithful to the books than previous incarnations. I don’t know since I’ve never actually read them. If that’s true, I had absolutely no idea of the underlying plot about Alice (Mia Wasikowska) being the captain of her father’s ship and a fi nancial battle between crotchety old English chauvinists. I do realize that this is the season of pandering to women so who knows? As I said, our heroine is the captain of a ship which has been to sea a lot longer than anyone expected. Upon returning she fi nds that the holding company, or whoever these guys are, have conned her mother into signing a contract to give up their share of the boat in order to save the family home. Apparently sometime in the past Alice turned down a request from the loser in charge of this consortium for her hand in marriage and he’s still pissed off. After this confrontation at the rich assholes ball, our girl chases a butterfl y through the mansion and winds up falling through, guess what, a Looking-Glass which transports her to a fantastic world inhabited by the strangest possible creatures. Here we also learn of the underpinnings of the feud between the White Queen and the Red Queen. (Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Burton’s wife). The hook here is that the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) has actually become mad due to trauma when his parents were killed

by a dragon or maybe the jabberwock. Alice runs into a half man half clock creature by the name of simply Time (Sasha Baron Cohen) and snags one of his instruments which enables her to travel in, (guess

what) time. She will have to do just that to go back to the spot when the Mad Hatter’s family can be saved. Let me tell you friends, there is a great deal of traveling through time and through fantastic landscapes and among even more fantastic creatures. May I say that whoever does the CGI work for the people at Walt Disney are among the best in the world. Whether it’s Pixar animation or LOOKING GLASS, I am still amazed after all these years. And there are some extremely amazing examples all over the silver screen. So we get to see a truly spectacular exhibit of effects and artistic brilliance, all the time we are fi nding out a completely new story.

There is just one problem. Mainly this movie sucks. Yep, that’s right, among all the splendor and glory the story itself is stupid, the characters have very little charisma, and even though the effects look great, thanks to director Tim Burton’a usual artistic vision, they do sometimes tend to border on the creepy side. I have always felt that Burton focuses more on the visuals that he does the personalities.

None of the action seems to make a great deal of sense and even when it does it’s not very exciting. I never understood the bond between the Hatter and Alice nor how saving the family was accomplished. Johnny Depp in my opinion is a hit-or-miss actor. Sometimes he’s great sometimes he turns in a performance that Keanu Reeves could have done. This is the latter. I know he channeled Keith Richard for Captain Jack Sparrow and Michael Jackson for Willy Wonka but I have no idea who he’s imitating for the extremely annoying Hatter. I just looked up some reviews scores and I see that for once the highly paid critics are in agreement with me even though audiences seem to hate it less than I did. Again it’s one of the most beautiful fi lms I’ve seen, but it’s absolutely devoid of fun or adventure. It’s possible that Mickey was out of the offi ce that week and it was Goofy who green-lighted this turd.

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week and to be honest they do tend to blend together in a multi colored fog. As you know I was a fan of comic books growing up and think fondly of the way things were decades and decades ago. I’ve also mention that I was personally a fan of DC Comics and I fi rmly believe,

(because it’s true) that Stan Lee and the folks at Marvel swiped most of their ideas from the DC gang. Now let me say this to the Marvel fans, these guys have done a great job with some of their borrowed ideas and in many cases, like the Legion of Superheroes and it’s imitation the X-Men have surpassed the originals. The legion was an ever-changing group of young people from different planets and with different abilities and with different stories to tell. It was Marvell who really doubled down on the individual personalities and the type of stories that a bunch of young people living together outcast from society and with strange powers might tell. And since you have an endless pallet of characters you can draw from or create out of the air (except for just a few regulars) the possibilities are endless. Here, as in many superhero sagas, it’s time for a reboot in a way. One of the main reasons for that is that some of the stars from the last few fi lms are too old or too rich to keep coming back for more. Here in the fl ashback just about the only one of stature is Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique, bless her heart, who returns for maybe one more whirl. This story affords a little background into the earlier meetings between bad guy Magneto and good guy Xavier. Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart have now been replaced by youngsters Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy. As in the STAR TREK reboot it’s not that hard to suspend belief and accept younger actors as the guys we are familiar with. I was a little concerned as X-Men APOCALYPS begins because we are treated to 15 minutes or so of ancient Egypt and a sequence that looks like outtakes from THE MUMMY. That’s the idea, sort of, behind this episode, that there is some ancient Egyptian god who wants to, as so many movie bad guys want to do, take over the world. That being said the world conquest is only a framework in which to set other scenes of different characters, different mutants and different lives reacting with each other. Even though many of those sub stories did little to move along the one idea at hand I found them at least interesting. And, unlike the strange creatures in ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, I found these characters well, charismatic. One of the particularly interesting stories was how Magneto came to be the villain that he eventually became. Another thing I enjoyed is the fact that it was these little vignettes rather than battle after battle after battle that fi lled out the bulk of the fi lm. And it is pretty long. Don’t get me wrong, if you are a fan of battles the climax was just fi ne. Just fi ne meaning at the very least up to the standards of what we’ve come to expect in modern-day superhero fi lms, that is not terribly imaginative but action packed and satisfying. I’m always glad when these things are more character-based than CGI and action based.

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Even those of us with healing practices and who attempt to live consciously holistic lifestyles can fi nd ourselves trapped in the “Ok, what now?” syndrome. ‘Is this expected of me, or is that?’….. We frequently fi nd ourselves in the position of needing angelic assistance. In fact, if we’re honest, we always fi nd ourselves in the positon of needing angelic assistance. The best way for us to receive the guidance we seek is through dialoguing with our celestial helpers. I found myself over my head in such a

dialogue when one question simply lead to another, so I thought, ‘Why not simply ask the angels?’ Let’s ask Anna and her entourage “What now?” The questions posed were, “What if there is more? What if there is another way? What if we can locate and feel TRUE energetic weakness causing the experience of pain, limitation, uncertainty, etc.What if by identifying and strengthening the TRUE weakness, it is resolved?What if the right energetic answer will always resolve the energetic weakness?Is it true that people are not ready to heal or could it be that they don’t know the TRUE weakness and energetic answer? That they don’t TRULY understand their resistance to having a different experience…..If it is possible to answer these questions, shouldn’t we be doing so, rather than limiting how we can be of service?”

The angels, always ready to respond with Truth, were chomping at the bit (if angels indeed chomp and have bits) replied: “Be bold, dear ones. Create such a bold image in your healing visualizations that you will not want to back down from its perfection. Play with us; we are eager to be your team-mates, your partners in your healing endeavors. Yay team !! Can you hear us? Stop fi ghting for limitations and BE BOLD. It is possible. Anything is possible. Everything is possible….. First and foremost, show up, and do so with such clear intention for complete and irreversible healing, that no doubt can creep in. Hear and receive our guidance of what you already know to be Divine will, as we make the path clear before you. You will fi nd that often your greatest role will be in simply assisting others in understanding THEIR greatest role—that they are here to express the living embodiment of divinity in all of its forms, and that most certainly includes the experience of healing and complete wellness. We know that you are merely asking, ‘Why don’t people always heal?’ You are seeking legitimate answers to legitimate questions, in a fi eld where legitimacy is not the focus. You are trying to bring logic and reason into the realm of metaphysical reality. Good luck with that! It is perhaps easy for some to say ‘He didn’t heal’ or ‘she didn’t heal’ due to their own ‘unbelief’. Heed these words, dear ones: Pointing out unbelief does not heal it or create belief. We have consistently encouraged you to step out of your heads. Your “salvation” comes through those moments you fi nd yourself “out of your mind”. If your desire is to inspire guilt, defensiveness, and subsequent fear through verdicts of “unbelief”, then you are not the healing facilitators you claim to be. Your place is in the heart, where the Divine resides. Only the heart heals, and all healing is ultimately Divine.”

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Why do so many people feel unworthy of thriving in a life experience of joy and consistent vibrant health? We have observed you and walked with you for eons, centuries, ages, throughout eternity and pure timelessness. We have cringed (yes, angels cringe) at your bombardment by various worldly institutions that tear your divine natures down: a modern educational system based in social mores, religion, your modern medicine, even an economic system that profi ts from fear just as a parasite thrives on a living host. You, dearest darlings of the Universe, are the living host that the parasite of mendacity has feasted upon…..and you have been lead to the slaughterhouse under the guise of “reality”. You have been blinded; this is not reality. This is the illusion that on some level, you have asked to experience…while at the same time forgetting the TRUTH which sets you free. It is fi ne—good, actually—to experience all that is, up until all you experience is a limited view, a very tiny portion of all that is. Then you have forgotten who you truly are—the power you truly have. Enter, the angels—your loyal subjects always ready to remind you, if you will only remember to ask. We understand how diffi cult it is to rise above this bombardment. That is why we are always present. We ask that you invite us into your experiences, so that we might walk you through them, without the interference of humanity’s shallowness. When you gather together to ask your questions, to dialogue, know that we are among you. Inspiration comes through your coming together. The divine speaks through your sharing of ideas, even questions. You have been told, “Where two or more are gathered together, God is present.” Only in this presence, are your questions answered, your doubts silenced, the Truth revealed boldly and succinctly. You have forgotten so much. We are here. We are here. Call upon us. We are eager and excited to participate in your dialogue. If you will notice, those are the times that you most feel that All is well.

*** Patricia Ann Dooms, known in some circles as “the Mentor from Mentor”, is a certifi ed holistic lifestyle mentor, Master Numerologist, and is frequently asked to allow the angels to speak through her. She is willing to do so upon request. To learn more about all things FeatherTouch, or to participate in the All is Well Movement, please contact us through our website: www.feathertouchcelebrations.com or e-mail: [email protected] . You may also text your questions to 440-223 -7510.

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It’s full on Summer now! My wife has got the garden looking like a million dollars and the plants are going strong. I just can’t believe I have to mow the grass almost twice a week now. I’m lucky that my yard is small because we keep putting in fl ower beds to take up the room. Okay, back to talking about guitars and how to fi x them. In the last article I was discussing “Fret Work”. I actually have a whole book on the subject, but I will try to do my best to explain how it is done (by me) in just a few articles in the Voice. Previously I mentioned how there are many different sizes of fret wire available from the manufactures. This is for the obvious reason of playing styles and various instrument constructions. I also mentioned that, from a Luthier’s point of view, I prefer a taller fret. This is because it offers some “wiggle” room for leveling and re-crowning. I have found that most players prefer a fret height of .040 to .050. Of course you shouldn’t be too concerned if your guitar frets are lower or taller than that. I measure the fret height with digital calipers that have been modifi ed to be “zeroed” out to accurately measure the height from the fi ngerboard to the top of the fret wire. It’s important to check the height in several locations along the fi ngerboard because they can be worn down more in some areas than others due to the different playing styles that each player has. As a general rule of thumb I see a lot more wear on the fi rst 3-5 frets and most often on the high e, b, and g strings especially with rhythm guitar players. My suggestion of fret replacement is when the frets are worn down to a height of .030 or lower. At this point it seems that you must press too hard on the string to make the note ring out clearly without any “muffl e” or “buzz”. Some players can adjust there playing style to this, but having a fret height in the range of .040 - .050 will drastically help the play ability of the instrument. Many musicians ask me, “When should I be looking to replace my frets?” The answer to that is directly related to the amount of play that the instrument gets. The more you play, the faster you are going to wear down your frets. How a player presses down (hard or soft) of course also a plays a big factor in that equation too. As I’ve said before, frets are like tires on your car, when they are new and balanced correctly the car will perform better on the road than worn out tires will. When I perform a “setup” on any instrument I always start with leveling and re-crowning the frets. Without performing this procedure fi rst and foremost it is impossible to accurately adjust the truss rod, the nut height and the saddle height. I have found that many “Music Store Tuneups” will make adjustments to the truss rod, or saddle height without doing the proper work on the frets fi rst. I have even seen them perform these adjustments without changing the strings and claim that they have done everything they can do fi x the instrument. This is, and always should be, NOT ACCEPTIBLE! To me this is like re-balancing an old tire without replacing the tires or doing a wheel alignment and hoping that the

customer will notice a big difference in the performance of their car. I could be wrong, but I believe this happens because many of the music store “guitar techs” have never been trained or have taken the time to learn the proper way to level and crown frets. This procedure alone, in some Luthier shops, can cost as much as 75.00 to 100.00 dollars just to do that procedure by itself. The cost at

Liam Guitar workshop for a “full setup” is 85.00 and it includes : 1) Level & re-crowning of frets 2) Fret board cleaning and rejuvenation 3) Tuner inspection and adjustment 4) Nut adjustment 5) Saddle adjustment,{height and intonation} 6) New strings 7) Thorough cleaning . I also offer a detailed inspection of the instrument from head to toe (free) and can service all other issues from re-glueing braces or replacement to full restoration or refi nishing (additional cost) Please call for an appointment 440-474-2141.Let’s get to the “nuts and bolts “ of how to remove and replace frets: I have a few different size “end

nippers” that I have ground the tops down to be fl ush with the cutting edge so that they are capable of getting right under the edge of the fret without damaging the fi ngerboard. I also have used two chisels, (one on either side of the fret) to slowly work the fret up out of the slot to be able to get a “bite” on the tang with the end nippers. A word of caution here - Be Careful! It is easy to have the chisel slip off of the fret which can severely cut your other hand or damage the fi ngerboard in the process (please don’t ask me how I know). The major problem that occurs when removing a fret is that sometimes they have been seated very tightly and while trying to pull them from their slot the tangs that are designed to hold them in tightly will pull small chips of wood from the edge of the slot and can cause signifi cant damage to the fi ngerboard. There are a few tricks to help prevent this: 1) Warm the fret up with a modifi ed soldering iron. The reason for this is that often times the repairman before you has glued the frets in with superglue or some other type of adhesive. The heat from the iron will help in releasing the hold. 2) The other technique is while you are using the end nippers you are pressing down on the edge of the slot while simultaneously lifting the fret. If you can keep all of the chipping in its original position you can dress it with some superglue to keep it from falling out after you have removed the fret. The removal part of the fret job can easily turn into a nightmare if caution is not taken; having the proper nippers, and experience can certainly help here. We will return with more detailed descriptions of my procedure for the “Fret Job Journey” next time in the Voice.Please “Stay in Tune”

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Nu Shooz - BagtownThe party isn’t over yet for Nu Shooz. Best remembered for the irresistible ‘80s dance hits “I Can’t Wait” and “Point of No Return,” the Portland band fronted by married musicians Valerie Day and John Smith is blasting out of semiretirement for 2016. And they’ve just fi nished double-knotting the laces on a new Shooz album. But more on that in a minute. Hard to believe it’s been three decades since the Shooz’ Poolside signaled an all-swim at dance clubs, discotheques, and roller rinks across the nation. Both “Point” and #1 smash “I Can’t Wait” appeared on that breakthrough 1986 LP, which dropped thirty years ago this very week. Some of those infectious Poolside pastiches date even further back: Early versions of “I Can’t Wait” featured on the group’s independent releases, Can’t Turn It Off (1982) and Tha’s Right (1985), back during a spell when the Shooz comprised upwards of a dozen members (built-in horn section and all) and band founders Day and Smith were still just fi nding their way. It was a slimmed-down, ergonomic Shooz iteration that recorded “I Can’t Wait,” “Point,” and “Don’t Let Me Be the One” for their Atlantic debut. Poolside was musical lightning in a bottle, captured and capped at just the right moment in time. The album’s accessible hooks and percolating beats assured heavy radio rotation, while Day’s photogenic good looks guaranteed regular airplay on MTV. But “overnight” stardom had an expiration date: The rise of hair metal, grunge, and R&B pop saw Day and Smith’s brand of feel-good funk shunted to the sidelines, and their Bubblicious band unceremoniously dropped from their label in 1992. Their carriage reverted to a pumpkin, Nu Shooz returned to plebian life in Portland. Day and Smith turned their attention elsewhere, became parents, moved on. But b-b-b-baby, everybody loves a good comeback story. So when Icona Pop and Questlove collaborated on an “I Can’t Wait” remake for a Target T.V. advert and promoters started soliciting the couple for ‘80s nostalgia tours, the writing was on the wall. Available now, Bagtown fi nds the Shooz hubby and wife team laying down the same smoldering grooves you remember, minus the artifi cial razzle-dazzle. The emphasis here is on Day’s crystalline vocals (as complemented by capable backup singers), Smith’s slinky, pseudo-reggae rhythm guitars (and wah-wah solos), and the Shooz sturdy human drum ‘n’ bass combo rather than Max Headroom-era electronics. Bagtown is about performance and feel, not programming. No Linn drum machines or Roland 808s here, thanks—it’s just real people locking in and rocking out. Imagine you scored a timeshare at some fancy beach house in Malibu or Miami and you spent the week kicking back with the lanais door open, umbrella drink in hand and balmy ocean breeze wafting through.Bagtown plays like that. Day and Smith graciously rang us earlier this week to discuss the new material…and to look back at thirty years of Poolside. Calling from their Oregon home, the original Shooz were disarmingly candid and kind—so much so that we decided it best to transcribe our talk nearly en total rather than splice select quotes for a puff piece. The creative couple oozed passion about their craft and spoke at length about the impetus for reforming their band; Val and John came off like regular people (albeit enthusiastic, artist regular people) instead of jaded rock stars spewing soundbites over breakfast on a busy press day. Equally refreshing was their 40-plus year rapport with one another, an intimate alchemy that was palpable even via satellite from over 2,450 miles away. So come join us—and Nu Shooz—at Poolside 2016.VOICE: Before we talk about the new record, can you take us back to the beginning, talk about how Nu Shooz started out in the early

‘80s, pre-Poolside?JOHN: Well, Valerie and I started out in Latin bands in the late ‘70s. Then I went to New York in ’78 and saw all these great salsa bands and went, “Hey, I’m not Puerto Rican. I’m going to go home and start an American thing.” So at fi rst Nu Shooz was just a really bad four-piece band, but then we added horns and backup singers and became a twelve-piece. Then it really started to go. That went on for about 2 ½ years. Then the whole thing splintered apart, and a bunch of people left. We were reconstructing the band just around the time that the songs for Poolside were being written. This was like, in ’83 or ’84. “I Can’t Wait” was written in December ’83. So

then Valerie’s dad said, “Whoever brings in the most material is the leader of the group!” So I just started generating material to kind of bury the other songwriters—the people the writing rock stuff and new wave stuff that didn’t fi t Nu Shooz at all. I just buried them under an avalanche of material, and a lot of that was what came out on Poolside.VOICE: Most folks aren’t aware you had a couple self-released albums before that, and that you’d been at it for quite a while.VALERIE: The band was a going concern for seven years before we got a deal with Atlantic. That’s something a lot of people don’t realize. And during that time, as is the wont of bands, the way that it goes is that people do come and go. But we had a really awesome core group, and when the lineup fi nally gelled, that’s when things started happened for us. That was a really good thing. We had the right bass player by then, we had the right horn section and drummer. So over the years there’ve been over 50 people in the band. I lost count at 50, but John says that there have been over 75 people in the band!JOHN: But that’s over the course of 37 years!VOICE: Wow. That’s a lot of people, with you two as the anchor in the middle.VALERIE: It was just one of those things. In that seven-year time period before we got the record deal, we’d play between two and fi ve nights a week. At one point we did like 300 shows in a year. Two shows in a day, sometimes. And a lot of those were club dates, where we’d play four hours a night! And there were no opening bands at that time. So we got a really great education in what to do when it’s a Thursday night, and your audience is down to fi ve people, and they’re inebriated, and the bouncers aren’t kicking out the people they need to kick out [laughs]! It was a really great education that I think a lot of musicians don’t get now, because nowadays what club has you on for more than one night, fi rst of all? And for four hours? That’s just amazing.JOHN: Portland was the most amazing music scene between like,


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Grand River Cellars Winery and Restaurant is joining with the Lake Humane Society for an afternoon dedicated to dogs and their owners on Saturday, June 18th. They day begins at 1 p.m. with a dog walk through the vineyard followed by a wine tasting of Muddy Paw wines and an afternoon of relaxation on the lawn at the winery. There will also be fun contests for pets and their owners to compete in, vendors to visit, a Chinese and silent auction, and food and wine available for purchase. $1 of every bottle of wine sold and 25 cents of every glass will go to the Lake Humane Society. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own blankets, lawn chairs, or pop-up tents. Admission is $20 in advance and $25 the day of at the door. Admission includes entry into the event and a Muddy Paws wine sampling (for adults 21 and over). Food is available for purchase and can be enjoyed outside on the lawn (weather permitting). No outside food or beverage is permitted. Advance admission can be paid online only and is open until June 17th before midnight. The fi rst 100 attendees will receive a free gift. Since 1937, the Lake Humane Society has operated as a private, non-profi t organization dedicated to the welfare and protection of animals in Lake County and the surrounding metropolitan areas. Focusing on the relief of suffering and the prevention of cruelty and abuse to animals, the Lake Humane Society strives to inform and educate children and adults in the humane and respectful treatment of all living creatures. Their mission is to provide a gentle and caring haven for the homeless, abandoned, and injured animals of Lake County and persevere in defending and protecting animal life through education, integrity, and leadership. Muddy Paw wines, created by winemaker Ed Trebets and his wife Gina, help raise money for animals in need. While a portion of the sales of these wines goes to the Geauga County Rescue Village, they are also donating $1 per bottle sold at the dog walk to the Lake Humane Society. The Muddy Paw Cabernet Sauvignon is a dense, rich and layered wine with aromas

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1980 and 1986 or so. Everybody was working. Our calendar was full for the whole year.VOICE: What was it like getting caught up in the momentum—going on Solid Gold or American Bandstand, or hearing Casey Kasem say, “Coming in at number three, it’s Nu Shooz!”?JOHN: The best thing was meeting Dick Clark. He was a real class act, a real gentleman. But I think we had played so much already that we were ready for that kind of thing, for that kind of exposure. We could be really relaxed about it. But at the same time you’re like, “Wow! I’m talking to Dionne Warwick, for crying out loud!” That’s amazing, but I’ve heard other people say that when you fi nally end up there, it feels normal.VALERIE: I didn’t experience it like that at all. That’s interesting [laughs]! I guess I did in the sense that we’d paid our dues, that’s for sure. But it was still—as with everything in life—different than you’d imagine. The business part of the thing, of the music business, it was a lot different than we knew. And I wish in a way that the internet had existed back then, because I would have done a lot more research on how to make it work [laughs]! Because we’d made a lot of mistakes in that area. But we’ve also been very fortunate. We just really love the music. That’s what we were all about.VOICE: “I Can’t Wait” and “Point of No Return” had some funny videos that were very much of-the-time. How long did it take to fi lm that stop-motion stuff in the “Point” video, with all those shoes chasing you around the apartment and down the street?VALERIE: We had these shoe wranglers who would take each individual shoe and move it like, an inch. Then they’d take a shot, and then they’d move it another inch. That scene where I open the closet and the shoes go over me, that took like 24 hours for them to move all those shoes. I’m actually asleep on the fl oor during that scene [laughs]! They did a great job on that. It was some fun stuff. VOICE: So what happened after the hubbub of Poolside receded a bit? I know you had a follow-up record or two, but then Nu Shooz fell off the map for a while. What happened during those intervening years—the ‘90s?VALERIE: We made three records for Atlantic, and the third one took four years. We demoed over 100 songs, and then they didn’t release it! By that point we were like, “This really isn’t fun anymore. There’s more music to be done besides Nu Shooz, so maybe we should try that.”

Plus, we also wanted to have a family. So when we lost our deal with Atlantic and our manager asked if we wanted him to fi nd another deal, we were like, “Nah, we’re done.”JOHN: We said we’re not doing Nu Shooz anymore.VALERIE: John did music for advertisers. He did a ton of ad music for Nike and other heavy-hitters. It was fun for him, because he’s a wide-ranging composer, so he got to do everything from classical to country. So that was good. And then we had a son in 1995. I taught voice privately for twenty years, and ended up at Portland State University, teaching there. I went back to my fi rst love, which is jazz. We just got to do a lot of different things.VOICE: What was the impetus to jump-start Nu Shooz again?VALERIE: We kept getting these calls, and our son was old enough where he was graduating from high school. And fi nally after a couple years of this one agent calling saying, “C’mon, give it a whirl!” We decided, “What the heck? Let’s get out of town, get out of Dodge!” And we had so much fun! The audiences are so warm and welcoming, so it was like ‘80s therapy camp [laughs]! It was really awesome. But because we were only playing the hits, and our sets were only like fi fteen minutes long, we started to really miss the band. So after about a year doing that, we thought, “We just need to put the band back together, even if we only did gigs around the Pacifi c Northwest.” Because most people fl y; we

could drive everywhere! We just had to do it. Because there’s more to Nu Shooz music than just the hits. So that’s how it started. We got our favorite people to hang out with, who are all great musicians.JOHN: All alumni.VALERIE: And then we had a home studio, and had this great band…so we really should do a record. So that was the other thing that happened.VOICE: Which led up to John creating a city of paper bag puppets, and writing music for the city they lived in—Bagtown. VALERIE: Exactly!VOICE: I like a lot of the lyrical messages on Bagtown. Like on “Soul Cushion,” there’s a call to get up out of that seat and signify what you believe in. Or with “Perfect Day,” there’s a live-for-the-moment feel. And on “Going Way Outside,” I like how that speaks to outsiders and people who might feel a little different.VALERIE: Yeah, “Way Outside.” That song is so fun to play. I know for a lot of people in the music industry, in bands—and artists of all stripes—you just don’t feel like you fi t it anywhere. One of the things that saved me when I was a kid was music, and I know that’s true for a lot of people. And our son, who did all the artwork for the CD cover—he’s that same kid. He said he felt like a square peg in a round hole. So I love playing that song, because it really speaks to that. I think John—in the last twenty years—has gotten more invested in the lyrical content. He’s writing stuff about things that I’m not sure many people write about. It’s that kind of feeling of being a square peg in a round whole. Stuff like that. In the old days it was, “It’s the music that’s important! Lyrics, schmearics!”VOICE: The last song on the album, “The Rail I Ride,” really stands apart from the rest because it’s an acoustic ballad with just the two of you. It’s a nice refl ection upon the passage of time. Valerie, you alluded to it earlier when you were discussing the band history, how “That was then and this is now.” Was that a conscious connection when you were doing the song?JOHN: From the moment your kids are babies you start making up songs and singing to them, right? So being the parent of Malcolm, I guess I always end up writing songs about his experiences. He had this horrible job where he had to get up at four in the morning and drive through the rain to go wash dishes for eight hours. And then—at the same time—his girlfriend was keeping him up until four in the morning! So he wasn’t getting any sleep between washing the dishes and all the turmoil at home. So it was about that, about how he would put up with all of it just so long as he could make it to work the next morning. That was the original seed that started that one.VALERIE: When I heard it, I didn’t realize that that’s what you were writing about. To me, it has that wistful feeling. It grows as you get older, where you know that the past—you can’t go back and change. And there’s not as much future left, either. And yet, it’s beautiful. If you realize that, you can take this moment and make more of it. There’s so much…yeah. I think that’s just the gift of getting older. You realize that there is less time, so you learn to make the most of it.VOICE: John, before you got on the phone Valerie said you’re from Cleveland. Whereabouts?JOHN: Yeah, I grew up on W. 94th Street. Most of that neighborhood has been destroyed now. I went to Willard Elementary.VOICE: Well, thanks for talking about the new music with us!VALERIE: Thank you for actually listening to it! We appreciate it. It’s fun. One of the best things about this time period is being able to interact with people over the internet in a way that you couldn’t back in the day. We’ve been doing a Pledge Music drive where we asked the people who pledged, “What should the fi rst single be?” It’s all this great stuff. We’re thrilled to get some feedback before we put it out. Because so much of the creative process, you just feel like you’re in your own little cave. So to have people be interested along the way is so helpful!www.nushoozmusic.com



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Cuyahoga Valley National Park partners with Kent State University and Cleveland Metroparks to launch science learning appThe free app is now available in iTunes; Android version to follow Educators, scientists, and technologists from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Kent State University, and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes. The app, called ParkApps, features a number of different resources aimed at educating park visitors as they run, hike, and bike through the parks. Like other apps that have been built for local, state, and national parks, ParkApps includes a digital map with points of interest where users learn about the history and ecology of the parks. However, the team pushed beyond traditional map delivery to include opportunities for interactive learning. For instance, in ‘Adventure Tracks,’ visitors can explore topics like wildfl owers, geology, or marsh habitats while they hike the trails. The user’s mobile device alerts them to places along the path to stop and engage with the environment. Once tracks are completed, users earn digital badges as a reward for their effort. “When Kent State University fi rst approached us about this project, we were very excited to participate,” said Jennie Vasarhelyi, Chief of Interpretation, Education and Visitor Services at Cuyahoga Valley National Park. “We emphasize park activities that encourage visitors to engage with and learn about park resources. This project provides a new way to promote engagement that we think visitors will enjoy.” Other features include ‘Learn As You Go,’ where visitors can fi nd hidden facts as they explore trails, and ‘My ParkApps,’ where visitors and scientists can create their own maps. Users who decide to create a login for the app will also have free access to an accompanying website where they can see their progress, create new points, and see a record of their hikes in the park. Future iterations of the tool will include a citizen science component and an identifi cation feature where visitors can get help identifying plants, trees, and animals. ParkApps is only available for Apple IOS devices for now; an Android version will follow later this summer. Expanded content for the app is also in development. “This is a great example of using technology to get people back into nature and to enhance their experience in the process” said Rick Ferdig, Ph.D., Summit Professor of Learning Technologies at Kent State and lead investigator on the grant. “This partnership has allowed us to bring together park interpreters, scientists, and technologists to build our understanding of informal science learning at multiple parks.” To learn more about the ParkApps project and to download the app, go to: http://parkapps.kent.edu.


HINEY DIGNITY!

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A shiny hiney is a happy hiney!~Snarp Farkle

Until my recent experience as a test dummy for hiney exploration, I hadn’t heard the word “Hiney” in about 50 years! Where did this word come from anyways, and who was the fi rst person to get their hiney spanked? I’m pretty sure that hiney is short for “Hind End” but the pronunciation was “hine-dend” when I was a kid and I heard it a lot but combined with words of warning like; “I’m gonna whoop your…”! You see back then even the grownups weren’t allowed to say the word “ass” in public; oh but they wanted to you can believe that! Spanking the hiney used to be a “proper” form of domestic punishment, now it’s considered an improper form of corporal punishment and is frowned upon, unless of course, you’re in the company of a really hot erotic redhead! The words “get a licking”, that my grandmother used a lot, was also a common term to defi ne “getting spanked”, as was “got a whipping” but you never said “I got licked or whipped” if you were asked why you were crying, you either said “I got a whipping!” or “I got a licking!”, both were intended to weaken your hiney dignity! Then there is the tradition of the “birthday spanking”, where the birthday hiney would be spanked the same number of the hineys coming age (plus “one to grow on” which no

one looked forward too or wanted) and are generally playful swats not meant to cause any real pain, just to weaken your hiney dignity; again unless you were in the company of a really hot erotic redhead who just popped out of your birthday cake! Hineys have their own brain too and I’m not kidding either! Proof of this can be seen in every political candidate’s speeches! You see, political candidates are masters in the art of disguising their hiney’s voice to sound like real words, a fi lthy abuse of hiney dignity! AsI become more aware of hiney abuse, because of my own hiney’s dignity being abused, I think the worst hiney abusers would have to be proctologists! I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up but I’m fairly certain it wouldn’t have been an ass doctor! I mean there certainly are a lot of nice hineys out there, but what are the chances of every hiney that walked through that door would be a hiney you’d want in your hands… or face?! Now you may scoff at my impulsive attempt to support hiney dignity awareness, hineys have rights too! Hiney Dignity Awareness needs to be brought into the light, let that hiney shine! Shine on hiney, shine on!

A shiny hiney is a happy hiney!

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