Posted August 07, 2013in Belly Up To...
“How do you want me to spell it?” I asked Cory Steiner, new owner of Canz. “Well, it’s spelled with an ‘s’ that looks like a backward ‘z.’ Spell it like that,” he insisted. “I can’t do that. My computer doesn’t know how to type an ‘s’ that looks like
Read More →Every few years a technological innovation comes along that is so obvious it’s infuriating that you didn’t come up with it yourself. A few recent examples include eBay, the iPod and YouTube, each of which revolutionized its field and practically changed the world. The beauty of these ingenious tech tools
Read More →
Posted August 07, 2013in The Sound
Violent Fade is something of a niche within a niche. An instrumental three-piece, the band straddles a line within ambient rock that’s more structured than a jam band and more technically-minded than an avant garde noise-rock outfit. It is a sound that not everyone will take to right away. “We
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Fay Jones HarperCollins 8/12/2013 $14.99 336 pp. Michael Perry’s new book “Visiting Tom: A Man, a Highway, and the Road to Roughneck Grace” is a beautiful portrait of his neighbor, Tom Hartwig. Perry lives on a small farm in Wisconsin near where he grew
Read More →Play the “Name that Crime” Quiz! BONE TO PICK Police were called after a man received threats from a suspect with a knife upon arriving at a car dealer lot at the 2800 block of Southeast 14th Street on July 30. The suspect came at the victim with a
Read More →Amount: $905 To: CDW Government (Chicago, Ill.) For: Purchase of a Kodak 12600 Scanner. Amount: $750 To: Kaldenberg’s PBS Landscaping For: Payment for services repairing a wall at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Amount: $222 To: Amana Furniture Shop For: Purchase of three AAA Cherry Harvest Highboy clocks ($49 each)
Read More →“Clear History” is a feature-length showcase for the comedian’s masochism All of us “Curb Your Enthusiasm” fans were suspicious when writer-star Larry David suspended the series to work on an HBO movie. But we needn’t have worried. “Clear History” is like an extended episode of “Curb,” with even bigger and
Read More →
Posted August 07, 2013in Joe's Neighborhood
Way to go, George. You’ve been born at last. Eight pounds, six ounces of joy. Congratulations. You survived the media hype with barely a spit-up. Now you will be getting all sorts of presents and well-wishes from just about everyone. Precious stones, beautiful artisan works and the latest in baby
Read More →Rep. Steven King should not apologize for his remarks regarding Hispanic illegals. His message is about illegal immigrants coming into this country and has been misinterpreted by many, including liberal press. Mexico is the major conduit for drugs entering the U.S., and, sadly, many of the illegals carry them in.
Read More →
Posted August 07, 2013in Political Mercury
A few days before the furor broke over Congressman Steve King’s intellectual meanderings on cantaloupe-shaped calves and otherwise skinny Mexican kids, U.S. Senate candidate David Young visited with Political Mercury. We talked about many topics, including, of course, immigration. Young said there are many planks in the Republican Party platform
Read More →
