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MAKING IT Our blue-collar heyday is long gone... But our intrepid reporter hunts down La Crosse manufacturing.

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Th is month in local politicsDemocratic gubernatorial edition

One year ago last month, I attendedthegrandest showofparticipatorydemoc-racyI’deverseenwithmyowneyes.Ifyouwere at the state Capitol during those tu-multuousweeks,youmaynever forget thespiritintheair.Andifyoudidn’tmakethetrip, I’m sure you saw 100,000 protestersmarching,chantingandoccupying(beforeanyone called it that) in nightly updatessplashedacrossthenationalnews. Those were truly heady times, and al-though Democrats followed them with astringof legislativedefeats and thenan im-pressiverecalleffort,afunnythinghappenedontheroadfrompopulistrevolttoelectoralreality:thestatepartyseemsintentondoing

allitcantolosethisrecallelection. Inthose intoxicatingmarchesof2011,everyone in attendance wanted so badly tobelieve in something, any alternative thatwas superior to the destructive politics thatbroughtthemoutintothestreetsinthefirstplace. A year ago, that crowd would havevotedanybody into thegovernor’smansion—RussFeingold, JonErpenbach,probablyeven Tom Morello or Ed Schultz. Thosepeoplestillwanttobelieveinsomething,butwhoaretheygoingtobelieveinnow? Ihaveahardtimebelievingit’sKathleenFalk. She’s an able administrator, but she’snotaninspiringleader,andDaneCountyisafour-letterwordinmuchofthisstate.KathleenVinehout,theotherofficialcandidate,maybethebestrepresentativeofwesternWisconsin,butwithherdimnamerecognitionandpro-

lifepolitics,she’llhaveatoughtimegrabbingvoters and the type of campaign cash Gov.ScottWalkerrakesineveryday. Feingold,Erpenbach,HerbKohl,Da-vid Obey, Ron Kind — these are the can-didates Wisconsin Democrats want to seeontheballot.AllapologiestothefairersexandMilwaukeemayorTomBarrett,butit’strue. (Doug La Follette, whose campaignisarumorasof thiswriting, isprobablyapush.) I’d like tobelieve theelectablecandi-datesarejustlayinginwaiting.Perhapstheylook to the self-destruction in theRepubli-canpresidentialprimaryandseethewisdomofrallyingthepartyaroundasinglecandi-date. But until I see some grand strategy,a bold burst of leadership and unity that’susuallyinshortsupplyamongDemocrats,Ican’thelpbutfeelthatthey’reblowingit. Inthemeantime,Walkercontinuestostuff his campaign chest, and the spirit oftheWisconsinspringcontinuestofadelikesomehazilyremembereddream.Andthat,more thananypolitical spat,wouldbe thebiggestshameofitall.

The BLuFF A Bit of Satire

Governor’s hipster son protestedWalker before it was cool As the Wisconsin gubernatorial recallelectioncontinuestogrow,anunlikelysup-porteroftheefforthasemerged:Gov.ScottWalker’sson,Alex. “You guys don’t know my dad like Ido,”Alexexplainedtoathrongofreportersbetween thirdand fourthperiodatWhite-fishBayHighSchool.“Like,forthelastfiveyears,he’sbeengivingmeanallowanceof$50perweek,which is theamountwene-gotiatedbackwhenIwasinseventhgrade.Now that I’m a sophomore, he suddenlystopsgivingmemyallowanceandtellsmethatIhavetoearnitmyselfwithajob!” Asofpresstime,thegovernorhadre-fused torestorehis son’sbargainingrightsandAlexwasbusyscratching“RecallWalk-

er”intohisdeskduringsixth-periodbiology.

Bon Iver sign as Farm & Fleet models Followingtheirhigh-profileGrammyvictoriesandlate-nighttelevisionappear-ances,membersoftheindiefolkbandBonIvercappedacelebratoryweekWednesdaybysigningamodelingcontractwithBlain’sFarm&Fleetvaluedatover$1,000. “It’sreallyhardtoacceptthisendorse-ment,”leadsingerJustinVernonsaidduringan often uncomfortable press conferenceataChippewaFallsoutlet.“There’salotoffashionable people who aren’t here todayand won’t be wearing reasonably pricedWrangler blue jeans and Carhartt jacketsthatlooksonicewithnorthernbeards.” InhisGrammyspeech,Vernonname-droppedEauClaire,whichledsomemarket-ingobserverstoconcludehewasanglingforan even more lucrative endorsement fromhometownemployerMenards.

Leprechaun endorses Ron Paul Republican presidential candidateRon Paul received his highest profile en-dorsement yet Tuesday when he securedthe support of cereal spokesman andprominentgoldenthusiastLuckytheLep-rechaun. Speaking at a campaign rally at theUniversity of Massachusetts-Amherst, Lep-rechaun praised Paul’s libertarian politicalviews as well as his pledges to cut federalprograms and taxes. “They’re always afterme Lucky Charms,” Leprechaun said to aboisterous crowd of college students on asugarhigh. “Lucky here knows that we need toabolish the Federal Reserve,” Paul said tothunderous applause. “If the Fed, ChaseBankandJ.P.Morgancanjustcreatehearts,stars,horseshoesandcloverswithnodepos-itstothepoto’gold,thenthere’snoguaran-teethey’llbemagicallydelicious!”

4// March 1, 2012 Second SupperCOVER STORY

By Bob TreuSpecial to Second Supper

This has always been a good place tosettleinandmakethings.ItsitsontherightbankoftheMississippiRiver,justwheretwoother rivers enter, and it’s surrounded byheavily forested bluffs and rich farmland.Evennowthefishingisgood.Inspiteofthechallengingweather,orperhapsbecauseofit,thepeoplewholivehereliketobecom-fortable. It’s no Silicon Valley, but peoplehavelearnedtomakethebasic,comfortablethings,likeblanketsandbeerandaircondi-tioning. Athousandyearsago,longbeforethefirst Europeans arrived here, people grewfood,fishedandkeptascomfortableaspos-sibleinthefursofanimals.Theriversmadepossibleanextensivetradingsystemthatin-cluded theexchangeof fursand toolsandpots for metal. People traded for copperfromtheislandsofLakeSuperiorandusedit tomakemoretools.All thiswas inplacewhen the Europeans arrived looking forgoldandsilver.Theyhad to settle for furs,butendedupmanagingsomethinglikethefirst leveraged takeover, in some cases be-comingfabulouslywealthy.ThepatternhadbeensetformanufacturinginLaCrosse. In the 20th Century, the city becameevenmoresuccessful.Railroadscameonthesceneandbegantomovegoodstomoreandmoreremoteplaces.Theinterstatehighwayswerebuilt,andwhenI-90cametoLaCrosse,truckingwassuddenlymoreimportant.Andthrough it all the river traffic continued.All inall, thingsworked inour favor.And,relativelyspeaking,theystilldo.Theunem-ployment rate inLaCrosse,comingoutoftheworsteconomicdisastersincetheGreatDepression, is 5.7 percent, almost 3 pointslowerthanthenationalaverage. Oneofthefirstenterprisestofindcon-tinuingsuccessinLaCrossewasTheCom-panyStore,whichcelebrateditscentennialin2011.Itsmottois—wouldn’tyouknow—“Weareallaboutcomfort.”Inthebegin-ning the company specialized in blanketsandcomforterstokeeptheimmigrantpop-ulation warm in their new, harsh environ-ment.Backintheday(the‘60s)thestoremanufactured quilted jackets and coats ofvariouslengthsdesignedforwarmth,whichwere popular wherever the winters werecold. If you visit the Company Store outletonFrenchIslandtodayyouwillnoticethattheouterwear somanyofushavecometoassociate with the firm is in short supply.True,thereareafewracksofclothing,evena few jackets for children and women, buttheplace ismainlycrammedwithcomfort-ers.Thefactory,whichisalsoontheisland,iskept locked,but if youdofindaway in-side you will be surrounded by even morecomforters. If you lookcloselyat theCom-

panyStoresignoutside,youwillseeitsays,insmallerscript,HanoverDirect.That,asitturnsout,isthePennsylvaniaparentcompa-ny,andjustoneexampleofhowlocalcom-paniesgettakenoverbylargerones. TraneCompanyisanothercaseinpoint.In 1885 a Norwegian immigrant namedJamesTraneopenedaplumbingbusinessinLaCrossethatwouldtransformitselfintoaworldwideproviderofcomfortcontraptions,i.e.,heatingandairconditioning.(Evento-day, it still employs people called “comfortspecialists.”)James’sonReubenwentofftotheUniversityofWisconsinandcamebackwithanengineeringdegree. In1913(nextyearitwillobserveitscentennial)themod-ernTranebusinesswasformed. In 1925 Trane Company developeda convector radiator that replaced the oldsteamradiatorsandrevolutionizedthebusi-ness.In1931thecompanybegantoofferairconditioners.Togiveanideaofthesuccessof the business, here is a small sample oftheplacesTraneCompanymakes comfort-able:TheStatueofLiberty,theWashingtonMonument, The Kennedy Center, and LaScala, the opera house in Milan. Then, af-ter years of fighting off leveraged buyouts,TranesuccumbedtotheadvancesofAmeri-canStandard. If youaskon the street, youwill find most people think Trane is stillownedbythatcompany,butAmericanStan-dard soon found itself in difficulties of itsown. By the beginning of the millenniumitconsistedofthreedivisions,twoofwhichitquicklydropped inorder to concentrateontheTraneenterprise.ItevenchangeditscorporatenamefromAmericanStandardtoTrane. That was in November 2007. Just onemonth later the new Trane was devouredin one hungry bite of the Celtic Tiger, anIrish company called Ingersoll-Rand. Evenso,itstillemploysnearly2,000workersinLaCrosse. TomMikulina,formervicepresidentofthecompany,oncesaidtheairconditioningbusinessisrecessionproof,sinceitdependsasmuchuponreplacementasnewconstruc-tion.Hewasmainlyright,withoutevenmen-tioningglobalwarming,butifyouaskedthe98 localproductionworkerswhowere laidofflastDecemberabouttheirjobsbeingre-cessionproof,youmightgetadifferentre-sponse. The story of brewing in La Crosse issimilar.Youwouldexpectafair-sizedcityinWisconsin to know something about mak-ingbeer,andsoitiswithLaCrosse.Wehaveenshrinedbrewinginourpubliceventsandeveninourpublicart.Pilgrimscomeconsid-erabledistancestodofftheirhatsandtugattheirearsbeforethestatueofKingGambri-nusandtheworld’slargestsix-pack,andbe-hinditalllaysanintriguingandfinelywoventale. Local brewing was dominated from1858 to1996by theG.HeilemanBrewing

Company. Its Old Style and Special Ex-port brands were well known nationwide,so it was through no fault of the productsthat the company was ultimately savagedby a financial adventurer. Alan Bond, anAustralian brewer who wanted to becomeTHEworldwidebrewer,acquiredG.Heile-man through the proceeds of junk bonds.In1996,whenBond’sfinancialempirecol-lapsed,StrohBrewerypurchasedG.Heile-man,andLaCrossecontinuedmakingbeeras ifnothinghashappened.Fortwoyears.That’swhenPabstcameonthescene,tookovertheOldStyleandSpecialExportlabels,andthebrewingofbeernearlyendedinLaCrosse. Eventuallythehandsomeoldred-brickbrewerycomplexandthe6-packweretakenover by City Brewery. In choosing a name,the company hearkened back to the brew-ery’s beginnings, when Gottlieb Heilemancalled his business City Brewery. In fact, ifyou look at the archway above the FourthStreet entrance, you will see the name stillclearlycarvedthere. Butifyou’vealwayswantedtotakethelocalCityBrewery tour andput it off, youare too late. The hospitality center is nowclosed and the tours have stopped. If youwanttocommunicatewithsomeoneinthecompanyyouenterthemainofficeandtalktoapleasantwomanthroughasmallholeintheglasspartition thatprotectsher. If youhave ever purchased gasoline late at nightinabigcity,youwillfeelrightathome.LiketheTraneproductionsites,itisahardplacetovisit. City Brewery changed rather quicklyfromabrewerofadecentlocalbeertosome-thing called a “co-packer.” In fact it is thelargestco-packerinNorthAmerica.Ifyou’rethinking this is something invented by theNRAandtheWisconsinLegislature,you’renotquitethere.RatheritmeansCityBrew-ery produces beverages, including energydrinks,forotherlabels.That,asthepleasantladyontheothersideoftheglassexplained,creates “confidentiality issues.” For now,whatwereonceproudLaCrosselabelshavebeenreplacedbyanundefinedarrayofbev-erages.Ontheplusside,thebrewerysaysitemploysmorepeoplethanHeilemandidinitsbestyears. Butwaitamoment!Somethingismiss-ing in this discussion. Behind the lockeddoors,somewhereintheartificiallylitspacesprovided by the job-creators, there are ac-tualpeople,themenandwomenwhospendtheir lives making the things that keep LaCrosse a good place to live. How are theydoing? How are the 98 workers laid off byTrane managing things? There isn’t spaceinthispiecetodothemjustice,sotheywillhavetowaitforanotherstory.Ifwecanswingit. While manufacturers are still temptedto test the rarefiedairofmegabusiness,orfallpreytotheoutsizedambitionsofforeign

bidders, a counter movement is develop-ing,theurgetocreatesmallerbusinessestoservelocalmarkets.Inthedairyindustry,forexample, large farms, often with corporatestructures,replacedfamily farms,especiallyduring the 1980s. Before long people withreal agriculture skills turned to smaller or-ganic farms, with the result that Wisconsinnowhasmoreorganicfarmsthananyotherstate. So big is not everything, and it justwasn’tinthecardsthatLaCrossewouldbewithout its own brew. Pearl Street Brewery(which is not actually on Pearl Street, butSaintAndrews),isfillingthegap.AccordingtoownerJoeKetchever,itcurrentlyproduc-esfivedifferentregularbrands,andheesti-matesheisputtingout2,000barrelsannu-ally.Isthatamicro-brewery?(Editor’snote:yes)Inanycase,LaCrossebeerisonceagainbeingshippedalloverthestate. But thereareother local storiesof in-ventivepeopleusingtheirskillstomanufac-turethingsonasmallscale.DaveEnosandhispartnerScottHauserbegantomanufac-turecustom-builtgolfclubsinasmallwork-shop behind their sporting goods store onGeorgeStreetin1991.Theymakeeverykindofclubfromputterstodriversandusema-terials purchased from a number of largerproviders,andtheyarecurrentlyproducing300to500setsannually.Itwilltakeabout30minuteswhiletheymeasureyouandfittheclubstoyourgame. Finallythere’sPennyFassler,whotookaclassinworkingstainedglass20yearsagoandsoonafterstartedastainedglassbusinesswhich,initscurrentform,iscalledVisionofLightandis locatedonFourthStreet,nexttoRockyRococo’s.Halfofherbusinessisthemakingofbeautifulobjectsfromglass,whilethe other half consists of teaching classesandsellingsupplies.Oneofthehighpointsofhercareercameafewyearsagowhenthecaptainof theDeltaQueendroppedby toaskhertocreatestainedglasswindowsinthebarareaofhissteamboat.UnfortunatelytheDelta Queen no longer cruises the Missis-sippi,soyou’dhavetotravelabittoseewhatshedid.Oryoucangetanideaofwhatshedoesbyvisitingthestore. Ifyoustandattherightplacenexttothe Mississippi at night you can hear thehammering engines of the big tows, themournful howl of a freight train, and thesteadyhumof thebig truckson the inter-state,allatthesametime.Peoplestillmakethingshere.Wisconsinnowhas15.6percentofitsjobsinmanufacturing,whichisfirstinthenation,butthat’sdownfrom17percentafewyearsago.Althoughthetendencyforlocal businesses to be bought up contin-ues,LaCrossehas somethinggoing for it,alegionofskilledpeoplewhoknowhowtoworkhard.They likeabeerwiththeirfishfryandtheyknowhowtolivecomfortably.Theyarethestorythatstillneedstobewrit-ten.

Making it: La Crosse's blue-collar heyday is long gone, but lower-profile manufacturing continues to be part of our community

Second Supper March 1, 2012 // 5THE ARTS

In case you missed it: La Crosse Community Theatre’s pro-ductionofTennesseeWilliams’“TheGlassMenagerie” sported great acting from itsensemble of Kate Clausen, Will Leonard,Diane Breeser and Matthew Tukua. Leon-ardandClausenwereparticularstandoutsas the frustrated children of Breeser’s sti-fling Southern belle mother. Some flatactinginthesecondactaswellassomeill-timedlaughterfromtheaudiencemomen-tarilyinterruptedthepaceoftheshow,butoverall the show succeededatmaking theoften-assigned-play-in-high-school not feellikehomeworkcometolife.

On stage this month:Love LettersThe Muse Theatre, March 4 and 5 Even though Valentine’s Day may beover and most of the clearance candy youstockpiledhasbeeneaten,loveisstillintheairat theMusewiththeirongoingproduc-tion of the play “Love Letters.” The playfollowstwocharactersoverthecourseof50years through their letters. You rememberletters? They’re like long-form, hard copyTweets.Leading LadiesLa Crosse Community Theatre, March 9-25 Sometimeswhenyou’redownonyourluck, youhave topull yourselfupby yourboot straps.Oryourgarters in thecaseofLeoandMarkGable,thecentralcharacters

The Month in Theatre of LCT’s production of “Leading Ladies.”The story details what happens when twoout-of-workactorsendupindrag,posingaslong-lostheiressestoafortune.Drowsy ChaperoneUW-La Crosse, March 1-4 The “Drowsy Chaperone” is a musicalaboutamusical.It’slikeaBroadway“Incep-tion.”Astoldthroughtheeyesofadevotedtheatrepatron,theshowdetailsthefarcicaladventuresofastarlettryingtofindloveandhappinessamongstthefootlightsoftheFol-lies.

— Jonathan Majak

Thursday, March 1UW-L Toland Theatre — "The Drowsy Chap-erone" (comedy) • 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 2Gallery La Crosse — Reception • 6 p.m.Muse Theatre — "Love Letters" (drama) • 7:30 p.m.Rusted Spoon (Viroqua) — "Murder Me Al-ways" (Dinner Theatre) • 6 p.m.UW-L Planetarium — Jethro Tull "Live at the BBC" (Album Encounters) • 8 p.m.UW-L Toland Theatre — "The Drowsy Chap-erone" (comedy) • 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 3Muse Theatre — "Love Letters" (drama) • 7:30 p.m.

Arts Directory

Rusted Spoon (Viroqua) — "Murder Me Al-ways" (Dinner Theatre) • 6 p.m.UW-L Toland Theatre — "The Drowsy Chap-erone" (comedy) • 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 4UW-L Toland Theatre — "The Drowsy Chap-erone" (comedy) • 2 p.m.

Friday, March 9Vitamin Studio — Community Art Critique • 7 p.m.La Crosse Community Theatre — "Leading Ladies" (comedy) • 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 10La Crosse Community Theatre — "Leading Ladies" (comedy) • 7:30 p.m.Vitamin Studio — 4-Year Celebration & Art Exhibition • 6 p.m.

Sunday, March 11La Crosse Community Theatre — "Leading Ladies" (comedy) • 2 p.m.

Thursday, March 15La Crosse Community Theatre — "Leading Ladies" (comedy) • 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 16La Crosse Community Theatre — "Leading Ladies" (comedy) • 7:30 p.m.Pump House — "The Movie Game" (com-edy) • 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 17La Crosse Community Theatre — "Leading

Ladies" (comedy) • 7:30 p.m.Pump House — "The Art of the Drinking Vessel"(juried exhibition) • 5 p.m.

Sunday, March 18La Crosse Community Theatre — "Leading Ladies" (comedy) • 2 p.m.Viterbo Fine Arts Center — "The Musical Tale of Peter Rabbit" • 3 p.m.

Friday, March 23La Crosse Community Theatre — "Leading Ladies" (comedy) • 7:30 p.m.Pump House — "The Movie Game" (com-edy) • 7:30 p.m.Studio Gallery 1311 — "Looking East, Inter-pretations of China" • 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 24La Crosse Community Theatre, — "Leading Ladies" (comedy) • 7:30 p.m.Pump House, — "The Movie Game" (com-edy) • 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 25La Crosse Community Theatre — "Leading Ladies" (comedy) • 2 p.m.

Friday, March 30La Crosse Community Theatre — "Leading Ladies" (comedy) • 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 31La Crosse Community Theatre — "Leading Ladies" (comedy) • 7:30 p.m.UW-L Frederick Theatre — "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" • 11 a.m.

6// March 1, 2012 Second SupperSTREET BEAT

What is your favorite spring break memory?Speak Your Mind with Ashly ConradSocial Networking

NAME AND AGE: Patrick O’Donnell, 27

WHERE WERE YOU BORN? The Midwest

CURRENT JOB: Energy engineer

DREAM JOB: Nothing in particular, just more time for hobbies, cooking, travel, and visiting friends and family

lAsT THiNG YOU GOOGlED: Beastie Boys, Make Some Noise

if YOU COUlD livE ANYWHERE iN THE WORlD, WHERE WOUlD iT BE? Here, we control our own destiny.

WHAT is sOMETHiNG YOU WANT TO DO BEfORE YOU DiE: See a live World Cup match

WHAT is YOUR BEvERAGE Of CHOiCE? Water, coffee, beer/wine, ginger beer … in that order

CElEBRiTY CRUsH: Marcel the Shell

WHAT is YOUR BiGGEsT pET pEEvE? Consumerism, superficiality, and excessive waste

WHAT BOOk ARE YOU CURRENTlY READiNG? Small is Beautiful”

TEll Us YOUR GUilTiEsT plEAsURE: Analyzing utility bills

TEll Us A JOkE: The cost of education and health care

WHAT ONE pERsON AlivE OR DEAD WOUlD YOU WANT TO HAvE DiNNER WiTH? A good friend

WHAT's THE lAsT THiNG YOU BOUGHT? Espresso

WHAT's iN YOUR pOCkET RiGHT NOW?: A Kleenex

if A GENiE GRANTED YOU ONE WisH, WHAT WOUlD YOU Ask fOR? An end to senseless violence and greed

fiRsT CONCERT YOU WENT TO: Gravity Kills and 311 at Edgefest outside of Oma-ha, Neb.

— Compiled by Shuggypop Jackson,

Name: Traci EltonAge: 29Occupation: Server/studentA. Went to Sedona, Ariz., did some awesome hiking in the mountains, saw some vortex formations and beautiful scen-ery. It was lovely.

Name: Ryan FohrmanAge: 26Occupation: SalesA. Lots of golfing with good friends and just hittin’ the bars!

Name: Andy BaldwinAge: 24Occupation: EntrepreneurA. I went to Mexico, walked out onto the beach and, none the less, I actually saw T.U.G.G. play-ing live! On a beach in Mexico. Ooohhhhh yeaaaaa, all right!

Name: Forest KnutsonAge: 17Occupation: StudentA. Woke up on a poolside chair, Duct-taped, covered in mayon-naise, in Missouri. I guess we were doing some mayonnaise wrestling?

Name: Paige FreemanAge: 18Occupation: GoodwillA. Went whale watching in San Francisco and saw a seal throw-ing up. Once everyone saw this on the boat, everyone started getting sick. It was hillarious!

Name: John SmithAge: 26Occupation: Being awesomeA. Jumped on a Greyhound bus with just enough cash to get me to Idaho, got picked up my by buddies in their "band van," reunited with my old buddies and hit the hillbilly pool (like a free water slide).

Name: Bridgit AlbrightAge: 19Occupation: ServerA. Got lost in Santa Barbara after just getting off the plane and somehow I found a $100 bill on the ground and it got me where I needed to be!

Name: Craig OlsonAge: 23Occupation: StudentA. Went to Vegas and won $5,000!

Name: Paul MarshalAge: 27Occupation: MusicianA. Went to Los Angeles and went to the UCD theatre.

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Irish drinking buddies1. Oscar Wilde2. William Butler Yeats3. Peter O'Toole4. Colin Farrell5. Arthus Guinness6. Sinéad O'Connor7. The Edge

Things La Crosse shouldn't be proud of1. Renting the most romantic comedies2. The smell of Wing Night3. Pine Street4. Kül5. A well-attended Hooters6. '80s cover bands per capita7. 90-year-old elementary schools

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Sat., March 10 JAZZ DELUXEMBOURG@ San Damiano Chapel Viterbo, 10th & Fransiscan Way Little known fact about Second Supper: We’re overflowing with Luxembourg pride. Perhaps it’s because we have a soft spot for miniature sovereign nations. Maybe we like that it borders Belgium, France and Germany without acting so, you know, Belgian, French or German. True, it is fun to say and challenging to spell, but probably the biggest reason we love that country is that one of our staff members is a full-on Luxembourger– which is the most hipster of all European nationalities. You may not be aware, but here in the Coulee Region we’re practically surrounded by people of Luxembourg descent. We once sported one of the largest Luxembourger communities in the world (think about that), and a few times per year those of use with Luxembourger pride invite others to join in on the fun. So it will go on Satur-day, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. when the Luxembourg Jazz Trio, a hot ensemble of young musicians, swings through town on a regional hospitality tour sponsored by the Luxembourg American Cultural Society. The La Crosse performance is booked at the beautiful San Damiano Chapel on the Viterbo University campus. As an act of goodwill, the concerts are free and open to the public, so c’mon down and be a Luxembourger for a night.

Sat., March 10 GRAB THE 7 INCH PORCUPINE@ the Cavalier Lounge, 114 5th Ave N.Porcupine just might be La Crosse’s most consistently impressive band. Their driving indie rock is always played with passion and precision and they have a general air of professionalism that more local bands could emulate. They have the best merch in town and some of the most creative

bookings, and all of these attributes will be on display at the band’s record release party on March 10. But this won’t be your typical record release. For one, the band is releasing a new single – on vinyl – which is awesome. For two, the show is at the Cavalier Lounge, which is a pretty swank environment for a rock concert, but we caught the last Porcupine show there and everything went swimmingly. Finally, the group is bringing along a legend of a guest artist: Henry Cluney, founding guitarist for the British punk band Stiff Little Fingers. It’s sure to be a banging evening. The concert starts at 10 p.m., and there is no cover charge.

Sat., March 10 VITAMIN STUDIO 4 YEAR CELEBRATION@ Vitamin Studio, 129 6th St S.Vitamin Studio is celebrating four years of creativity on March 10, starting at 7 p.m. The art studio’s Four Year Anniver-sary reception and exhibition will have work by local artists and studio members and students on display, including Matt Duckett, Jenn Bushman, Erich Boldt and the numerous people who study at the studio. Come for food, drink and the company of your local arts community!

Sat., March 17GET IRISH FOR A DAY@ Dublin Square & Eagles ClubIf St. Patrick’s Day is the only time of year you celebrate Irish pride, you better start celebrating early! By good fortune, this happy holiday falls on a Saturday this year – March 17, specifically – so you’ll have no excuse not to live it up. Start the day off right with a traditional Irish break-fast at Dublin Square, where the popular pub that will open its doors at 8 a.m.

We’re not quite sure what foods contribute to an Irish breakfast, but we imagine there will be some Guinness and adult coffee flowing, too. Once you’re appropriately festive, head down to Riverside Park, the jumping off point for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. March down Main Street with a drum corps – or maybe just on the curb, catch beads, and look really good in green. The post-parade social is at the Eagles Club, which will be serving up more traditional Irish cuisine such as corned beef and cabbage, Irish stew, fish and chips and even a children’s menu. (While it lasts, there may even be free beer – but you didn’t hear that from us.) The parade will go on rain, snow or shine, but of course you wouldn’t let a pesky thing like inclement weather ruin one of the best parties of the year.

Friday, March 23 SMELT IT ON OUT@ Onalaska American Legion, 731 Sand Lake Rd.If you ever Google “smelt fry” – I know, this happens all the time – you’ll find almost all of the hits involve some combina-

tion of Wisconsin, Minneso-ta, an Elks Lodge or an American Legion. It’s hard to speculate why deep-fried, anchovy-sized finger food isn’t more popular in the general cul-ture, but that’s

everyone else’s loss.

‘Round here, we eat fried smelt. Despite our Googling, we’re not quite sure what smelt is, other than little fish, but we have eaten dozens of them before, and they are tasty. They also pair quite well with coleslaw and light American lagers, and we imagine the Onalaska American Legion will be serving up plenty of both when they host a smelt fry on Friday, March 23 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. It’s the all-American way to consume this all-Upper Midwest cuisine.

Sat., March 24 AND YOUR BAND CAN SING@ La Crescent-Hokah High School Fine Arts Center, 1301 Lancer Blvd.In the surprisingly wide-ranging and competitive world of Beatles cover bands, one of the premier acts is 1964…the Tribute. In fact, Rolling Stone magazine, which knows a thing or two about rock & roll nostalgia, declared 1964…the Tribute “the best Beatles tribute band on earth.” We’re not quite sure what to make of that, but it’s definitely not faint praise. The group is so beloved among Beatle-maniacs, that they’re actually headlining Colorado’s Red Rocks ampitheatre later this summer. Yeah, we know. So consider yourself darned lucky, Coulee Region, as 1964…The Tribute will be passing through the La Crescent-Hokah High School Fine Arts Center on Saturday, March 24 for a 7 p.m. concert. Nine-teen sixty-four, of course, is the year the Beatles invaded America. The band’s Web site says the group aims to recreate the feel of an early ‘60s Beatles concert, with no material performed from the post-Sgt. Pepper era. Of course, not even the Beatles ever performed that material in concert, so we’ll predict this will be a pretty accurate tribute indeed. Tickets are $26.

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THE PLANNER

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THE CASINO TAVERN R e m o d e l e d — R e j u v e n a t e d — R e f r i g e r a t e d

W e w i s h t o a n n o u n c e t h a t o u r t a v e r n h a s b e e n c o m p l e t e l y r e f r i g e r a t e d w i t h T r u e E q u i p m e n t . A l l b o t t l e b e e r a n d s o f t d r i n k s w i l l n o w b e s e r v e d D R Y a n d C O L D f r o m o u r n e w 1 , 0 0 0 + c a p a c i t y b o t t l e c o o l e r . N O W E T , S T I C K Y L A B E L S - N O W A R M B E E R .

B u s i n e s s I s GOOD A t t h e CASINO!

The above high speed, candid camera shot, shows the Casino personnel “SWINGING INTO ACTION” at the NEW CASINO BAR. Drop in any time and meet these aler t, wide-awake bar tenders. Sleeping from left to right. . .

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D u e t o t h e n e w i n f l u x o f b u s i n e s s w e a r e p l e a s e d t o a n n o u n c e t h a t f r o m n o w o n o u r s e r v i c e w i l l b e “ E X T R A L O U S Y . ”

— 3 0 4 P E A R L S T R E E T — “Good Merchandise — Extra Lousy Service”

— GRAND OPENING —S p e c i a l s — M u s i c — E n t e r t a i n m e n t

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Peruvian Morning 2012Central Waters Brewing CompanyAmherst, Wisconsin

The Beer Review

While lubricatingover a fewdraughts,myfriendsandIwill sometimesdelve intoabitofaparlorgame,identifyingthoseWisconsinbeersweconsideramongthebestinthecountry.I’mquicktoendorseCapital’sbocks,andIhaveasoftspotforselectbrewsfromLakefront,NewGlarusandSprecher.ButdespiteWisconsin’sfoamycul-ture,thebest-receivedbrewscomefromoutsideour state.OnBeerAdvocate’s listof theworld’stop100beers,Michigan,MinnesotaandevenIl-linoisarewell-representedwhileWisconsin’sonlycontributionaretheBelgianRedandRaspberryTart,twofruitbeersfromNewGlarus.Thepopu-listinmeisquicktoshakeoffthesnub.Wedon’tdoelitismhere,butitisnicetosavorthebestlo-calbeersintheworld. Iget that feelingeverywinterwhenCen-tralWaters releasesmyall-time favoritecoffeestout — and quite possibly my favorite stout,period — the Peruvian Morning. A bourbonbarrel-aged imperial stoutbrewedwith freshlyroasted coffee, the Peruvian Morning servesup flavors of my three favorite beverages, butitscomplexitiesgoevenfurther.It’sahotcom-modityinthecraftbeerworld.Iscoredmyfour-packafterreceivingatextmessagethatFestivalFoodsreceivedamorningdelivery,butwhenIarrivedat the store thatevening Ibought thelastpackontheshelf.ThepoorclerkseemedconfusedastowhyIwasaskingaboutCentralWaterswhenhehadjustfinishedstockingthestore’s first shipment of Hopslam. Sorry, beerguy,mytonguecriedoutforWisconsin. Purchase: 4-pack of Peruvian MorningfromFestivalFoodsinOnalaska,$10.99 Style:Imperialcoffeestout Strength: 8.5percentABV Packaging:Thestarkgreyandwhitelabelappears toshowaphotoofMachuPicchu,orsomeother Incan villagedwarfedby amoun-tain. “Peruvian Morning” appears blood redandinall-caps. Appearance: Thebeerpours anopaquerubyblackcolorwithafrothychocolatebrownhead. Aroma: Thebourbonaroma is strongonthenose,evenoverhugewhiffsofmilkchoco-lateand lighternotesof raisin skins, cherries,coffeebeansandvanillaextract. Taste:Glorious.Thefirstsipissweetchoc-olatethatturnstartoncherriesbeforemellow-ingoutonsmoothbourbonwithanoakyrich-nessthatculminatesinnicelyroastedcoffee.Ithitsthewholespectrumofsweet,rich,roastedandwarming,anditgetsevenmoredeliciousasthebeerapproachesroomtemperature. Mouthfeel:This is actuallyon thewateryendforanimperialstout,butthebourbonhasanexcellentdryingeffect. Drinkability: Peruvian Morning is potentandsupremelyflavorful,andtheonlythingkeep-ingmefromdrinkingeverybottleisthefactI’mcellaringtheremainderofmystash. Ratings: BeerAdvocate scores this a 92,while RateBeer grades it a 99. I’d agree withthesecondscore,yetPeruvianMorningdoesn’tevenplaceamongBeerAdvocate’stop50impe-rialstouts.Oh,well.ScorethisasanotherliquidjewelthatrarelyleavesWisconsin.

— Adam Bissen

CONSUMPTION

By Marcel DunnSpecial to Second Supper

New Taste of India1812 Jackson St.La Crosse, 608.782.8133

Dining Out

LaCrossedoesn’tgetoutmuch.Weareacitythatembracesfoodwithitsrootsfirmly planted in Americana. Sure, we’vehadourshareofrestaurantsthatofferfor-eigncuisine through themanyyears,butfew seem to stick and those that do arefairlyAmericanized.SoestablishinganIn-dian restaurant bold enough to say, “Yes,weconsiderourselvesfinedining,”mightseemliketheheightoffollytosome.Well,at1812JacksonSt.,suchboldnesshaspaidoff. Though they haven’t been open formorethanafewweeks,itseemedasthoughthe folks atNewTasteof Indiahad theirhandsfull.Afterwalkinginthedoorat5p.m.,whenthefulldinnermenuisopentocustomers,Inoticedthatwhatwasatfirstatrickleofcustomershadbecomeapackedhouseby the timeourappetizersarrived.This just doesn’t happen at new restau-rantsinLaCrosse,especiallynon-franchiselocationsthatarenotlocatedinOnalaska.Maybeit’sjustwishfulthinkingonmypart,butI’mgoingtochoosetotakeitasasignthatthereisabuzzaboutthisplacethatisraretoseeinacitywherepeoplegetjazzedforthelikesofTexasRoadhouse. Where New Taste of India succeedsfirstis inunderstandingthatlessismore.Adorningthewallsaretapestriesthathaveasimpleeleganceandpaintingsthatdrawyoureyeyetdonotdistract.The lightingis low key, there is nothing on the tables

thatdoesnotneedtobethereand,mostimportantly, no obnoxiously loud radio.Black tablecloths lay under your food,black clothes are worn by the staff andwhite napkins lay flowered in your waterglass. It’s class without snobbery, simpleandelegant. Onceyou’vebeenseatedandplacedyourdrinkorders(theyoffera smallbutsurprisingly robust selection of beer andwine), you will dive into a menu that isoverflowingwithoptions.Therearesmallsamplingsoffingerfoodintheappetizerssuchasthealootikki,acrispypotatocakeaccompaniedbythreedifferentsaucesthatincluded this incredibly robust cilantromintchutney.Furtheralonginthemenuyou’llfindsoups,aratherimpressivevari-etyofdifferentIndianbreadssuchasthepita-esque naan and entrees of chicken,lamb, goat, shrimp, and fish, all offeredinseveraldifferentstylesandservedwithsautéedveggiesandasideofeitherriceornaan. Forthepurposesofthisreview,Ide-cidedtotrythebotikebab,whichcanbefoundinthetandoorisectionofthemenu,because I enjoy theword “tandoori” andanythingthat’scookedinaclayovenisOKbyme.Thedishisbasicallypiecesoflambthathavebeenmarinatedinayogurtfullofspicessuchascumin,cinnamon,corian-der,cardamom,etc.,andthencookedina traditional tandoor oven. What accom-panies the lamb can vary among Indianrestaurants,butheretheyservethe lambup atop a bed of fresh cabbage, sautéedonionsandgreenpepper. Between the flavors of onion, coolcabbage and the spices within the mari-nade, a perfect balance is struck. Eachbiteoflambisafloodofflavors,spicyyetgentle,thatfillsthepalette.Andyetkeepinmindthatthe“spice”ofthisdishdoesnot correlate to a degree of heat on the

tongue, but rather an aromatic, robust-ness.Thisideaisbestseeninthecontrastbetween cumin, a warmer, more tradi-tionalspicesuchaspaprika,andthecarda-mom,acooler,morearomaticspicethatissmokyinflavor.Togetherthesetwospicesworkwondersonthewell-cookedlamb. Most importantly,wheneatingthesekinds of dishes, it’s helpful to enjoy eat-ingvegetables,asthecrisp,coolcrunchofcabbageisagreataccenttothetextureofthemeat.Without theonions andgreenpeppersandcabbagetohelpitalong,thelamb would ultimately just be flavorfulmeatcookedonakebab.Ittrulyisadishnotservedasawhole, likeasandwichorsteworevenafinecutofmeat,butratherpieces of a whole that have to be playedwithtoseewhatfitsyourpalettebest.Youcanchoosetosimplyspearthelambwithyourforkandscoopuptheveggiesasyougoalongoryoucandipthemeatintothemildlentilsaucethatcomeswith,orevenuseacombinationofthewarmnaan,lamband veggies to make a haphazard pitasandwich.Inshort,itwasajoytosimplysitthereandeat.IthadbeenawhilesinceIlastsatdownfor a meal of Indian cuisine and I mustconfessthatIwasabitapprehensive.Ihadbeenfollowingtheblurbs intheTribuneandhoping that,quite frankly, thisplacedidn’t suck. So it is with absolute excite-mentanda fullbelly that I imploreyou,dear reader, to set aside some time foryourself,afriendorthewholedamnfam-ilytoheadonovertoNewTasteofIndia.Butmaybecallaheadfirst,forwhenIleftIcouldn’thelpbutnoticethesmalllineofnewpatronswaitingpatientlyforatabletoopenup,eagertoseewhatall thefuss isabout. Yep, I have a very good feeling thattheywilldojustfine.

The Casino304 Pearl St.

Beer list:WittekerkeFranziskanerHacker-Pschorr WeissWeihenstephan Kristall 16.9 ozDelirium Tremens 750 mlMelange A Trois Reserve 750 mlPearl Street Pale AlePaddy Pale AleMoon ManCrooked TreeHopslayerCentennialHop Stoopid 22ozLambickX 750 mlPetrus Aged Pale 750 mlGoudenband 750 mlSmuttynose Farmhouse 22 ozSpotted CowPrima PilsGolden Pheasant 16.9ozBrew Farm Select LagerGrain Belt NordeastLost Lake LightRhinelander Export-7 ozLa Crosse Lager

La Crosse LightSpaten OptimatorHuber BockDoppel Weizen 22ozDowntown BrownHobgoblinFounder's PorterCappuccino Stout 22ozFounders Breakfast Stout

Matacabras Dark AleGouden Carolus 750 mlAchel Trappist Extra 750mlKasteel Donker 750ml

Happy hour:$1 off all beer over $3$3 off all beer over $6$6 off all beer over $18

Beer Directory

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The Majak MixtapeBy Jonathan Majakjonathan.majak@secondsupper.com

FeaTured SHowS

Friday, March 2JB’s — The Steepwater Band (rock) • 10Piggy’s — Blue Vibe (blues) • 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 3Cavalier — Misgenre Mixtape, I Am Daniel, Talk O'Destiny (indie rock) • 11:30 p.m.Hog Wild — Altered Vision (rock) • 8 p.m.Piggy’s — Blue Vibe (blues) • 8 p.m.Trempealeau Hotel — Gregg "Cheech" Hall • 8 p.m.

Sunday, March 4Warehouse — Mod Sun, Pat Brown, Meta (indie) • 6 p.m.

Friday, March 9JB’s — Of Conscience, Harbinger and A Dive to Depths Below (metal) • 10 p.m.Piggy’s — the Pumps (blues) • 8 p.m.Warehouse — Metal Madness Tour • 6 p.m.

Saturday, March 10Cavalier — Porcupine, Henry Cluney (7” re-lease) • 10 p.m.Piggy’s — the Pumps (blues) • 8 p.m.San Damiano Chapel — Luxembourg Jazz Trio • 7:30 p.m.The Joint — Sowbelly Bitchhog, Idle Ecstatic (hard rock) • 10 p.m.Trempealeau Hotel — Galynne Goodwill (acoustic) • 8 p.m.

Thursday, March 15Viterbo — Soweto Gospel Choir • 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 16Piggy’s — the Pumps (blues) • 8 p.m.Popcorn — Sexy Ester, A Torrid Affairr, and Click Track (indie) • 10 p.m.

Saturday, March 17Hillbilly’s — The Fabulous Baloney Skins (St. Paddy’s party) • 4 p.m.Piggy’s — the Pumps (blues) • 8 p.m.Popcorn — T.U.G.G., Jon Wayne And The Pain (reggae rock) • 10 p.m.Starlite — Kies & Kompanie (jazz) • 8 p.m.The Joint — Monkey Wrench (rock) • 10 p.m.

Friday, March 23Piggy’s — Shufflin Duprees (blues) • 8 p.m.Popcorn — steez (creepfunk) • 10 p.m.

Saturday, March 24Piggy’s — Shufflin Duprees (blues) • 8 p.m.Popcorn — The Far Outs (classic rock) • 10 p.m.The View — The Fabulous Baloney Skins (an-niversary party) • 8:30 p.m.Trempealeau Hotel — Clock (rock) • 8 p.m.

Friday, March 30Piggy’s — Doghouse Jon and the Misbehav-ers (blues) • 8 p.m.Popcorn — Roster McCabe (jamband) •

10 p.m.

Saturday, March 31Cavalier — 1, 2, 3, Walrus (ska) • 11:30Fieldhouse, Julica Rose Band (rock, soul) • 10 p.m.Piggy’s — Doghouse Jon and the Misbehav-ers (blues) • 8 p.m.Trempealeau Hotel — Beef Slough Boys (bluegrass) • 8 p.m.

weekly SHowS

SundayPopcorn — Innocuous Voodoo (funk) • 10 p.m.

MondayDel’s — Cheech’s Open Jam • 10 p.m.Popcorn — Grants Open Jam • 10 p.m.

TuesdayPopcorn — Paulie • 10 p.m.Root Note — 3rd Relation Jazz • 7 p.m.

wednesdayCavalier — Jamal’s Open Jazz Jam • 7 p.m.Popcorn Tavern — Terrapin Shells/Open Jam • 10 p.m.

ThursdayPopcorn — Dave Orr’s Blues Jam • 10Root Note — Open Mic • 8Starlite — Kies & Kompanie (jazz) • 5

Music Directory

OhMixtapers,2012isshapinguptobeabadyeartohaveava-jay-jay,isn’tit?Seriously,thinkaboutit.YouhadSusanG.KomenFoun-dation briefly bowing to pressure to rescindfundsfromPlannedParenthood,andalsothestateofVirginiawantingtoimposealawthatwould require women getting abortions tofirstundergoamedicallyunnecessary“trans-vaginal ultrasound.” But nothing has galva-nized people quite like the ongoing debateabout whether Catholic workplaces such ashospitalsanduniversitiesshouldberequiredtoofferbirthcontroltoemployeesasapartoftheirhealthplans.Seriously,wehaven’theardthismuchaboutcontraceptionsinceour ju-niorhighhealthclass.This iswhywe’veputtogether this mixtape we’re dubbing the “VForVictoryMix”totacklethematter. Wekickoffthemixtapewith“WreckingBall”fromBruceSpringsteen’snewalbumofthesametitle.Whenitcomestothebirthcon-troldebate,eachsidebelievestheotheristak-ingawreckingballtosomeintrinsicvaluetheybelieve in. For people opposed to the mea-sure,it’saslapagainstCatholicbeliefsagainstcontraceptionaswellasan intrusionon thegovernment’spart,whilepeopleforthemea-surefeellikeitblowsaholethroughwomen’srights to basic health care. So naturally thetwo sideshavemet toengage in thoughtful,rational, devoid of hyperbole debate aboutthematter.Andifyoubelievedthat,wehereattheMixtapesayhelloandwelcomebecauseyoumustbenewtoplanetEarth. Watching mainly male TV news pun-dits debate the pros and cons of women’sreproductive rights falls somewhereon theawkwardscalebetweenChanningTatumtry-ingtoemotein“TheVow”andNickiMinaj’sGrammyperformance.Thisleadsustoournext song,Gigamesh remixofGrouplove’ssong “Tongue Tied.” Out of all the thingswe’ve heard on the various stations, RickSantorum supporter Foster Friess said onMSNBC,“Youknow,backinmydays,they'duseBayeraspirinforcontraceptives.Thegalsputitbetweentheirkneesanditwasn'tthatcostly.” We’re pretty sure after the remark,thenextthingthatwasbetweenFriess’kneeswasawoman’sfoottohistesticles. Whateverhappenswith thebirthcon-trolissue,we’resurethetruewinneroutofallofthiswillbe“VaginaMonologues”scribeEveEnsler.Howcouldshenotbe?Everyyearanewmonologueiswrittentoaddresssomenewissueandthisseemstailor-madefor it.Hell, Eve could even outsource it to “TheHelp”authorKathrynSockett.Icanhearitnow.“Myvaginaiskind.Myvaginaissmart.Myvaginaisimportant.”Artist of the Month:MagneticFieldsI’ll Tumblr For You: LogoTv.tumblr.com

LaCrosserockquartetlookstobreakoutinbigwayin2012By Jason Criderjason.crider@secondsupper.com

Although La Crosse rock quartet IdleEcstatichasbeenaroundforawhile,there’sagoodchanceyouhaven’theardofthem—yet. Formedinthesummerof2009bygui-tarist/singerCodyMilesanddrummerMitchWiltgen, Idle Ecstatic was truly born whenMiles invited Nick Shoults, guitarist fromhisnow-defunctfolk/AmericanagroupThisMachine,tojoin.He,inturn,invitedbassistBrandonFord,andtheybeganworkingonasetlist.Theguysquicklybecameregularsatvenues suchas JB’sSpeakeasybeforework-ingontheirfirstdemoin2010.Themajorityof2011wasspentmeticulouslytrackingtheirdebutrecord,OperatingWhileIntoxicated,whichtheyreleasedFeb25. Now,withanalbumandoverayearoflive shows under their belt, Idle Ecstatic iscomingoutofhidingtosupportthealbum

and show off their polished sound to thepeopleofLaCrosse. Their first full-length release, Oper-ating While Intoxicated features an finelycraftedsoundmixingelementsof‘80shardrock,‘90sgrungeandabitofalternativein-fluencesfromthe‘00s,culminatinginare-leasethatisbothfamiliarandfresh.This album is a true gem, whether you’relooking for something nostalgic or some-thing smart and loud that rocks. The guysin Idle Ecstatic have found their niche: asound completely independent from thetypical“barrock”aestheticthatsaturatesLaCrosse’smusic scene,butone thatcan stillbe integrated into venues that cater to thegenre. “We don’t consider ourselves a typi-calbarband,”MilessaidoverabeeratJB’sSpeakeasy. “Wejusthappentoplayalotofbarsanddon’tmindgettingpaidinbeer,”chimedinShoultswithalaugh.

While the guys in Idle Ecstatic say itwouldbegreat toget signedanddo sometouring,theirexpectationsarewell-ground-ed,andthey’rejusthappytobemakingmu-sicandhavingfunplayingshows.“Now that we have our record finished wecanfinallyfocusonplayingshowsandshow-ingpeoplewhatwe’reallabout,”Milessaid.“We’rereallygratefulforplaceslikeJB’sandTheJointthatbringinpeoplewhoactuallywanttolistentomusic.” Look for these guys to start makinganame for themselves this year.Abandaswell-roundedasIdleEcstaticshouldnothaveanytroublerisingintheranksofLaCrosse’smusicscene,anditmightnotbevery longuntilthey’reamongthebiggestnamesinlo-calrock.If you didn’t make it to the band’s record release show, make sure you don’t miss them rocking out at The Joint on Saturday, March 10, with local act Sowbelly Bitchhog.

Our next edition publishes April 1. Our advertising deadline is March 23. For information, email roger.bartel@secondsupper.com.

Freedom Fest inks Steve Miller, Foreigner TheSteveMillerBandandForeignerwillheadlineLogisticsHealthInc.’sfifthannualFreedomFestcelebrationSaturday,June16,inLaCrosse. Billed as the Coulee Region’s premiere outdoor music fest,FreedomFestisuniqueinthatitbenefitsveteranscauses.Freedom

FestwillbeheldattheUniversityofWisconsin-LaCrosseVeteransMemorialFieldSportsComplex. InadditiontoSteveMillerandForeigner,musicalperformerswill includeTheRemaindersandthe451stArmyBand,which ismadeupofmembersof the88thRegionalReadinessCommandstationedoutofFortMcCoy.

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ACROSS1 Taco Bell entree8 Ewe-nique noise?11 Orch. section14 Auto shop cloth15 Fond du ___ (city in 25-down)16 Tea, in French17 The Pequod, for one19 Hoover opponent's monogram20 Put on a ship21 "See ya," in Sorrento22 "Scarborough Fair" herb24 Pen25 Phrase heard close to dinnertime27 Life's work?28 Major London insurer29 Globe trekker's book32 "Snug as ___..."34 "The Cask of Amontil-lado" author36 Motto for the four long across answers40 Lucy of "Charlie's An-gels"41 Ultrafast Usain

42 Unable to sit still43 Shredding tool46 Org. central to a 1999 Seattle protest47 It can follow "Party people in the house!"50 Mad scientist's haunt53 One way to be taken54 Lecherous look55 Marquis de ___56 Understood57 Grape that makes a golden-hued dessert wine60 It may be more than enough61 Dance co. once di-rected by Baryshnikov62 Fluff y cleaning tools63 The Legend of Zelda console, for short64 Boxer Jones, Jr.65 Bobby Fischer oppo-nent Boris ___

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three times ___"4 Lovett with a "Large Band"5 Mentalist Geller6 Mexican revolutionary ___ Villa7 Texas A&M student8 Urge to kill9 Small battery size10 When Jud dies in "Oklahoma!"11 Decided not to move12 Secretive organiza-tion13 Stopwatch button18 Cessation23 "___! Wait! I got a new complaint..." (Nir-vana lyric)25 Madison's st.26 Olympian Korbut27 Corked item, perhaps29 Tool used for hand-punching belt loops30 Longest of its kind in the human body31 Nobel Prize winners32 Absence of guiding principles

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Theseguysyoudatedprobablybelievedthey were open-minded … until they wereinvitedbytheireco-shamanisticgirlfriendtosomething like the“Embraceof theEarth”rite,inwhichparticipantsspendthenightinagravetheydigthemselves.Asrefreshingasyoumayfinditto“tapintotheearth’srestor-ativeenergies,” theirfirst thoughtprobablywent something like “Thanks, I’ll take thenighton the800 threadcount, slave-labor-madesheets.Couldyouturnonmyelectricblanket,please,beforeyougo?” Ifaguythinksagirl’shot,he’llbuyintowhateverhertripisforaslongashecan.Mysteak-lovingboyfriendoncedatedamilitantvegan. (He’d hit the Burger King drive-throughonhiswayhome.)Obviously,it’saproblem if yougooutwith someengineerdude,tellhimyou’rean“Occupygirl,”andhesays,“Wow,mycompanydesignsthewatercannonsthepoliceusetosprayyoupeople.”But,yourcurrentrestlessnessmaystemfromthenotion that it’s agreatbigdrumcircleout there with a lot of chakra healer-boysandpast-lifecounselorsinit. Havingalotofchoicesoundsgreat,butresearch by social psychologist Dr. SheenaIyengarsuggests thatmostpeoplegetover-whelmedwhentheyhavemorethanahand-fulofoptions.Essentially,whenitseemsthesky’sthelimit,we’repronetokeeplookingskyward.Weendupnotchoosingatall,orwe choose poorly and end up dissatisfied.Asolutionforthisis“satisficing,”astrategyfromeconomistHerbertSimonofcommit-

Looking for the gaia next foorI’m an Occupy girl, age 45, into eco-sha-

manism and planetary consciousness stuff. I’ve mostly dated engineers with a playful side who initially seemed open to my interests but quickly became resentful of them. My boyfriend of two years is different — easygoing and willing to ex-pand his horizons. He actually reads the articles I post on Facebook and discusses them with me. We laugh effortlessly and are very giving to each other, but I can’t shake the feeling that I should look for somebody more my type (more artistically, politically and spiritually inclined). I fantasize about meeting an artistic shamanic guy who is gorgeous and open and shares my sense of pur-pose, but the truth is, guys in my social milieu can be very competitive, neurotic and immature. I guess my question is: If you can IMAGINE a bet-ter partner, does that mean you should break up?

— Restless

The ADvice GoDDessBy Amy Alkonamy.alkon@secondsupper.com

tingtothe“good-enough”choice—insteadofmarchingoffonanever-endingsearchforspiritually evolved, Burning Man-certifiedperfection. Sure, youcanprobablyfind youreco-shamanistic cloneboy — a guy who’ll taketheinitiativeinsigningyoubothupfor“soulretrievaltraining”whenyouworrythatyouforgotyoursatMacy’sinapastlife.Butthenmaybehe’llgoallhatefulonyouonthewayhomeaboutwhethertosavethewhalesorgotothemovies.Thelongeryourlistofmust-haves in a man, the more you shrink yourpoolofpotentialpartners.Yourownappealis also a factor, and it’s probably narrowedbythingslikenotbeing22andyourplum-pitude,ifany.Considerwhetherit’spossibletohave friendsbeyourspiritualcolleaguesandhavethatbeenough.Youcanwishforthegorgeous,artistic,shamanicperfectman—alongwithworldpeaceandallthehempbaconyoucaneat.But,maybetherealisticmanisyoursweetspiritualtraineewhoisfunandgiving,dutifullyrinsesoffhisusedfoil,andsmilesandpullsthePriusoverwhenyoutellhimthatyourspiritanimalneedstopee.

Sperm limitsI’m a 32-year-old woman who doesn’t par-

ticularly like kids. I told my last boyfriend I didn’t want kids, but three years in, he said he wanted a family and left. He said he thought I’d eventually change my mind. How do I keep this from happen-ing again?

—Nobody’s Mom

Youcan’tjustsitdownonthefirstdateand ask a man if his semen has a lifeplan.But,letakid-wantingmangetattached(evenseconddate-attached)andhe’llwanttobe-lieveyou’lleventuallymommyup.Sorightondateone,youneedtodropintoconver-sationthatyouaren’ta“kidperson.”Makesureaguyrespondslikehe’sgottenthebot-tom-linemessage:Hissperm,youregg,theyain’t gonna party. Now, some guys mightnothave fullyconsidered the issueofkids,soyoumightweavethesubjectinonsubse-quentdatesforreinforcement.Ifyou’re22,amajorcompatibilityissueis“Eeuw,youlikeColdplay?”At32,youreallyneedtoknowupfrontifoneofyouismusing“Iwonderwhatwe’llnamethetwins”andtheother’sthink-ing“Whatevertheycalledthematthepoundisfinebyme.”

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