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Dateline: Thailand
Doctors in Bangkok used a colonoscope and a
pair of medical pliers to remove a 6-carat
diamond from the intestinal tract of a Chinese
tourist. Police said the woman, identified as
39-year-old Jiang Xulian, and a Chinese man
were arrested last week at Bangkok’s
Suvarnabhumi Airport on their way out of
Thailand. The couple are accused of stealing
the 10 million baht ($278,000) gemstone from
a jewelry fair by switching a fake stone for the
real one. The couple denied any involvement
in the crime, but an X-ray showed a diamondshaped object in the woman’s intestine. When
time and laxatives failed to dislodge the
foreign object, doctors were called in to
remove it. The diamond’s owner was able to
identify the thieves. Once the evidence was
produced, the woman allegedly confessed to
the crime. The two Chinese visitors face up to
three years in prison.
Dateline: India
A 24-year-old man has quit his full-time job in
order to “train” himself to become a recordbreaking selfie taker. Until recently Bhanu
Prakash was employed as a research assistant at
a hospital in Hyderabad. “My work hours were
10am to 6pm, and that didn’t leave much time
for practice,” Prakash told United Press
International. Prakash says he was inspired to
become a full-time record-breaking selfie taker
by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who snapped
105 selfies in three minutes back in May. The
current record holder for selfie taking is
Arizona Cardinals player Patrick Peterson,
who managed to take 1,449 selfies in one hour.
Prakash, who has been keeping in shape with
daily hand and wrist exercises, says his
personal record is currently 1,700 in an hour.
“As soon as I wake up, I click a selfie,” Prakash
told The Times of India. Although they have
been described in the press as “initially
apprehensive,” Prakash’s family now supports
his dream. He is expected to make a formal
attempt at the world record sometime this
month.
Dateline: Indonesia
In West Java, a province of Indonesia,
teenagers are being warned: Respect curfew or
wind up married. Starting Oct. 1, youths under
the age of 17 will be banned from dating after
9pm. The decision was announced earlier this
month by authorities in the Purwakarta
district, about 60 miles east of the Indonesian
capital of Jakarta. According to Dedi Mulyadi,
the regent of Purwakarta district, the new
regulation is aimed at protecting morality,
preventing unwanted pregnancy and
maintaining the honor of families. “Back in
the day, you could not visit a neighbor after
9pm because villagers would be in bed,
preparing to wake up at dawn to till their [rice]
paddy fields,” Mulyadi told AFP. New CCTV
cameras and local patrols will help enforce the
no late-night dating regulations. If a pair of
teenagers are caught breaking the rules three
times “the village council may ask the parents
to marry them,” Mulyadi said. It is not clear
how this would be enforced, as the legal age
for marriage in Indonesia is 16 years old.
Dateline: Pennsylvania
A 78-year-old homeowner has been ordered to
shut off the spotlights he uses to protect his
home from “aliens.” Neighbors of Arthur
Brown in Hermitage, Pa., say he shines the
spotlights at his foil-wrapped house day and
night in order to keep space aliens from
getting to him. One neighbor, 71-year-old
Nancy Raich, told The Morehead News the
lights are preventing her from selling her
house. “I’ve had a lot of nice couples come and
look at my house,” Raich told the newspaper.
“You can’t get a second look until that’s
cleaned up.” Earlier this year, a judge ordered
Brown to take down the lights, imposing a
$500-a-day fine if he continued to shine them
at night. Local officials say the homeowner—
whom some refer to as “the alien light guy on
Virginia Road”—has not complied and now
owes more than $20,000.
Dateline: Nebraska
A college graduate paid off his parking ticket
fines at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln—
a mere 40 years after he left campus. Back in
1974, Kent Broyhill stopped off at the campus
police station and tried to pay off his parking
tickets. Unfortunately, the school could only
accept cash. As he recently explained to the
Lincoln Journal Star, Broyhill’s pockets were
empty. The officer told him is was OK, so long
as he paid off the fines as soon as he could.
Broyhill promptly forgot about it until a recent
conversation with a college friend caused him
to recall the police promise. “I can’t remember
how many tickets I had, or what I owed, so I
got out my checkbook and sent [the
university] $100,” said Broyhill. Parking staff
checked through their old files but could not
find Broyhill’s name. The college ended up
sending Broyhill’s $100 back. “We were busy at
graduation, and all this stuff was adding up,
and it just kind of slipped my mind.” explained
Broyhill. “But I paid them.” a
Compiled by Devin D. O’Leary. Email your weird
news to [email protected].
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CRIB NOTES
BY AUGUST MARCH
Bully Tactics
Special Cannabis
Issue Quiz!
ILLUSTRATION BY ROBERT MAESTAS
1
Pot decriminalization and police retention discussed
When did the use of marijuana to
treat certain medical conditions
become legal in the state of New
Mexico?
a) 1937
b) 2007
c) 2014
d) 1968
2
Which of the following health
problems is NOT a qualifying
condition for the New Mexico
Medical Marijuana Program?
a) multiple sclerosis
b) post-traumatic stress disorder
c) tuberculosis
d) hepatitis C
3
The New Mexico Department of
Health administers our state’s
medical marijuana program through
a Medical Cannabis Advisory Board.
The board meets at least twice per
year at the Harold Runnels Building
in Santa Fe. The next meeting of the
board is scheduled for 10am on
_____________________.
a) Oct. 30, 2015
b) Nov. 30, 2015
c) the fifteenth of never
d) Boxing Day
4
Which of the following is NOT a
slang term for marijuana?
a) weed
b) broccoli
c) chronic
d) Kim Jong-un
5
There are three members (species)
of the genus Cannabis. They are
sativa, indica and ________________.
a) stramonium
b) cubensis
d) diethylamide
d) ruderalis
Answers:
1) B. SB 523, The Lynn and Erin Compassionate
Use Act, legalized medicinal marijuana in the
state in the year 2007.
2) C. There are a variety of qualifying conditions
in this state. Tuberculosis is not one of them.
3) A. The next meeting of the Medical Cannabis
Advisory Board will be held the day before
Halloween, though we don’t suggest you dress
up in costume for this serious policy-making
event.
4) D. Kim Jong-un is the supreme leader of
North Korea, dude.
5) D. Although sativa and indica are the most
common species of genus Cannabis, a third
species, ruderalis is also present in nature. a
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BY CAROLYN CARLSON
lbuquerque City Councilors called out a
squadron of Albuquerque Police
Department brass for what looked like a
show of force at the Council’s Sept. 9 regular
meeting. The topic was retention bonuses for
top cops on the 19-member command staff
approved seemingly on the sly by Mayor
Richard Berry and Chief Administrative
Officer Rob Perry. The bonuses were approved
last year and Council members said they
thought the money was intended to help
entice all ranks of officers who are able to
retire at 20 years to not retire and stay on the
force. But apparently the bonus program was
stopped for the rank and file cops, but not the
top guns, when the current budget kicked in
July 1.
City Councilor Diane Gibson said the
command staff demanding bonuses to stay on
when the program was halted for everyone else
was akin to extortion. “I find this very
offensive and distasteful,” Gibson said.
Right about then a half dozen of the top
cops entered the council chambers from the
lobby where they had been gathered, utilizing
the first level of force on the APD use of force
paradigm: physical presence in otherwise
neutral space.
“I am not sure what kind of message that
was intended to send to this council,”
Councilor Dan Lewis said to the officers after
their demonstration style entrance. Council
President Rey Garduño stared down the half
dozen members of the 19-member command
staff at the back of the Council Chambers and
said “It is disheartening when there is a
discussion of public safety there is a show of
inordinate force. I don’t know what the intent
is, to intimidate? It certainly feels that way.”
Councilor Ken Sanchez said he supports
the retention pay. He said the city is seeing a
A
spike in crime and needs to keep the
experience of the command staff, and the
extra cash can only help. CAO Perry said he
was the one who asked the top cops to attend
the meeting. He also said none of them asked
for bonuses, but that they deserve it. City
Attorney Jessica Hernandez told the council
the extra pay is legal. The handouts range
from $6,000 to $12,000 a year.
Reporter’s Take: A quick check of the city’s
payroll shows the lowest paid deputy chief or
commander is pulling down a salary of
$87,160. Chief Gordon Eden’s salary is
$129,954 with the rest of the top brass falling
in between. That’s a hefty salary in our poor
state. Giving the bonuses to the powerful fat
cats is not a good idea, and if you’re handing
out cash to cops, why not the men and women
on the streets, especially including hard
working sergeants? Having brass show up en
masse to try to look like a gang of Blue
Meanies is an even worse idea. Spending the
bonus money on rank and file retention
incentives would have been the smart idea.
This is the same command staff that is under
fire in a threatened whistleblower lawsuit that
claims the chief and other members of the
command staff directed the police records
custodian to withhold public police
department records.
New Blue Eye
Wisconsin attorney and former Milwaukee
Police Officer Edward Harness was questioned
and confirmed as the new executive director of
the Civilian Police Oversight Agency. Harness
has also served on a police oversight
commission. He was the police oversight
board’s top choice. The board recently accused
the police department administration of
cutting out their input into policy changes.
There was some squabble between the Council
and Attorney Hernandez as to what role the
Department of Justice mandated for the
oversight board. Good luck Mr. Harness!
Back Up
Food trucks will now have to stay at least 100
feet away from any restaurant building
entrances except with permission. Food trucks
must also provide their own trash collection
and pay any parking meter fees if applicable.
Some brick and mortar restaurant owners had
complained to the city about the mobile
restaurants being unfair competition.
Welcome Amigos!
The city zoo has several new exotic and rare
residents, including a brother and sister set of
capybaras—the planet’s largest rodents—and a
40-year old African slender snouted crocodile.
There is also the baby giraffe born earlier this
summer. These alone are worth a trip to the
BioPark now that fall is on the horizon and
things are cooling down.
Cannabis Decriminalization: Just Do It
Councilors Isaac Benton and Rey Garduño
said they are sponsoring legislation that would
decriminalize marijuana and paraphernalia
possession in the city. The proposed ordinance
changes would make possession of an ounce or
less and/or associated paraphernalia civil
offenses instead of criminal. 59.62% percent of
Bernalillo County voting residents agree that
marijuana possession should be decriminalized.
The Santa Fe City Council voted to
decriminalize pot possession under an ounce
last year. Why not go all in, like Colorado, and
make both counties completely
decriminalized, but taxed, so there are more
public dollars for schools and police retention
bonuses? a
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W E E K LY B U S I N E S S P R O F I L E • PA I D A D V E R T I S E M E N T
Rio Bravo Brewing Company
Why did you choose
this business?
Type of Business
brewery/ brew pub
We wanted to do
something new we could
share. We have a passion
for socializing with
people and enjoy
traveling.
Year Established
2014
Owners
Randy and Denise Baker, Head
Brewer Ty Levis, Director of
Operations John Seabrooks, General
Manager Chad Dotson
What are your
strongest business
traits?
Age
We have owned
and operated DRB
Electric since 1986. We
went through a recession
and other incidents yet
are still going strong in
the community.
54/55
Hometown
Albuquerque
Business Address
1912 Second Street NW (Wells Park
District)
What do you offer
that the
competition
doesn’t?
Business Phone
505-900-3909
Business Hours
RBB built the
brewery with the
intention of expansion
and being an attraction
for the community. Our
open windows from the bar, patios and upstairs
conference area allow patrons to watch the
brewing process live and in action, from the
bringing in of the grain and hops to
canning/bottling and packaging process once
phase II is complete. We are currently working
on our Bier Garden and have a large parking
area to the south of the building off Haines NW.
In what area of your business do you
invest the most energy?
Now that the building is done, I would say
marketing and social networking.
What’s your favorite saying or
quotation?
“Serendipity.” We finally bought the
building at a price we wanted and decided to
lease it out until we found a brewer. That next
week Randy was meeting with the plumber who
brought along a friend who knew about
breweries; it turned out to be Ty Levis, recently
departed from Santa Fe Brewing after 22 years.
We hired him as our Head Brewer. Then his
friend and mentor, John Seabrooks, decided to
come out of retirement—from Miller Brewing
with 26 years experience—as our Director of
Operations. That was another serendipitous
event. We had the “Dream team”, the building
and everything else kept falling into place. Next
we added Chad Dotson as our General Manger
who had just become available. The following
week Admiral Beverage Company signed RBB to
distribute our beer.
If there is one thing about
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Sunday 12-9pm
Business Fax
505-873-8229
Albuquerque or New Mexico that you
could change, what would it be?
I would streamline the process for starting a
business and getting the coveted Certificate of
Occupancy so that the City, State and Federal
levels utilized the same data and network; there
is a great deal of replication and hurdles to jump
in order to start a business in our state.
As Randy and I traveled through Ireland in
2004 on our 12th Anniversary trip we decided
once the five children were out of the house we
were going to open a brew pub. A small,
intimate bar very much like Cheers where
“everybody knows your name” where the
atmosphere is relaxing, has excellent beer and a
fully viewable brewery area—from the grains
coming in the door to bottling and packaging for
shipment or take home. Randy could tell his
endless stories and jokes and I could serve while
visiting with our patrons.
Well, I am thrilled to announce that our
dream has finally come true this year. Rio Bravo
Brewing Company is now OPEN. The schedule
will be as follows:
Our Grand Opening will be held
September 23, 2015. We will also have an
Oktoberfest with a band from Helmstedt,
Germany performing October 1st and 3rd. More
details soon.
Rio Bravo Brewing Company has pints,
growlers, kegs, food trucks and plans to have live
music in the bar and future Bier Garden. We also
have New Mexico wines, root beer, sodas and
our General Manager Chad Dotson’s specialty
non-alcoholic beverages. A full kitchen will
open either late 2015 or early 2016. We have a
dynamic team of brewers: Ty Levis and John
Seabrooks who have a combined experience in
the beer industry of 49 years. This fall we will
have our bottling/canning system operational in
the brewery and start distribution throughout the
area with Admiral Beverage Company.
Check us out on our Face Book Page to
“like” our page and invite your friends. or visit
www.riobravobrewing.com
Rio Bravo Brewing Company is the
brainchild of Randy and Denise Baker as well as
their genuine love of people. The brewery not
only continues a family tradition of service to
the local community, but also provides the
opportunity for Randy, a seasoned home brewer,
to take his passion for craft beer to the next
level.
The brewery, located in a historic
warehouse, will provide a bold, energetic,
friendly environment for friends and family to
gather, socialize and share stories while enjoying
world-class beers and great food.
The pub-style bar, meeting areas & beer
garden surrounding the brewery provide a
welcoming atmosphere for locals & tourists.
Business Email
[email protected]
Website
www.riobravobrewing.com
Number of Employees
10
Our Vision
Within the next five year, Rio Bravo
Brewing Company will be the leading provider of
innovative, world-class craft beers in the
southwestern United States and Mexico.
At Rio Bravo Brewing Company we
understand our success is a result of being
customer-centric in all of our endeavors. To that
end we will partner with our customers and local
businesses to better understand their needs in an
effort to ensure our products and services
continually result in an exceptional customer
experience. a
OPINION | ¡ASK A MEXICAN!
me. So may Peyton Manning choke again
this season as punishment for your pendejadas.
BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO
ear Mexican: I’m tired of debating these
pasty whitebreads that the Camino Real
has had people back and forth across
the border for over 500 years. And that a
fence is redundant and that people will
always be crossing our southern border.
The whitebreads insist that the wall can end
this traffic; I don’t think so. What is your
thought on the history of the Camino Real?
D
—Blanco Beaner
Dear Gabacho: Which Camino Real are we
talking about? The one
that connected
California’s missions
and was romanticized
by gabachos? The one
that connected
Texas’ missions?
El Camino Real
de Tierra
Adentro, which
went from
Mexico City to
Santa Fe? Or El
Camino Real, the
chingón
Fullerton eatery
that’s the
favorite Mexican
restaurant of Los
Angeles Lakers
superstar Kobe Bryant?
All of them reflect the same
idea you allude to: that la frontera
has had humans going back and forth for
centuries, if not millennia, and that trying to
seal off the border for good is as futile an
endeavor as getting Donald Trump’s mouth
not to spew caca.
ear Mexican: I was in San Diego
recently renting a car when I mentioned
I might be taking it down to Tijuana for
the day. The nice man behind the counter
asked me if I wanted to buy Mexican
insurance. I thought that was a great idea.
Do you know if it’s available here? I’m sure
I would feel a lot safer driving around the
streets of Denver with that policy in my
glove box!
D
—Chubby Chubbys Chump
Dear Gabacho: You know, I was going to
answer your question honestly—of course you
can’t get Mexican insurance to cover you in
the United States; it’s called Mexican
insurance for a reason. And Mexican
insurance really isn’t necessary in Mexico, if
you have a $50 bill on you to pay off a cop—
but now I’m thinking you’re just fucking with
ear Mexican: I think, by law, all al
pastor should be made traditionally—on
a spit topped with a fresh pineapple.
Agreed?
D
—Su Amigo, Otro Idiota con las
Mejores Intenciones
Dear Friend, Another Idiot with the Best
Intentions: Yes, and no. The Mexican
personally thinks al pastor—the Mexican
meat that involves packing together chunks
of marinated pork on
a spit, slowly
roasting it for
hours and
shaving off
slices as
needed—tastes
best when
topped with a
pineapple, the
better to have
jugo de piña
seep into the
trompo. But be
careful when
you talk about
traditions and
Mexican foods.
As seemingly all
hipsters just found
out this year after NPR
and leeches—sorry, I meant
millennial publications—did stories
about al pastor’s origins, the tradition owes
nothing to Mexico: it’s based on the
shawarmas that Middle Eastern immigrants
brought to central Mexico in the 1930s. All
Mexicans did was substitute puerco for the
original beef and lamb. And the original al
pastor didn’t have pineapple—that’s a more
recent addition dating back no more than 30
years, if that. The only Mexican food law that
should be enacted is a ban on anyone ever
thinking again that celebrity chef Rick
Bayless is an authority on anything else than
his pocketbook.
MEET THE MEXICAN! The Mexican
will be screening a sneak peak of
“Bordertown,” the upcoming FOX cartoon in
which he’s a consulting producer, at
Bookworks (4022 Rio Grande NW) on
Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. The screening starts at
5pm and is FREE—see you there! a
Ask the Mexican at [email protected].
Be his fan on Facebook. Follow him on Twitter
@gustavoarellano or follow him on Instagram
@gustavo_arellano!
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Community
Calendar
THURSDAY SEP 17
ALIGN UP’S CORE BREATHING-SPINE RESTORATION CLASS
Class merges gentle, helpful and hands-on work to soothe
and progress your body with guidance on how to do
breath-work. Orange Yoga (7528 Fourth Street NW).
$10-$15 sliding scale. 5:30-6:30pm. 933-5211.
alibi.com/e/158718.
ALIGN UP’S STRESS BUSTERS DEEP FASCIA RELEASE
CLASS A super-relaxation circuit training helpful for
recovery from long-term stress, PTSD and chronic pain.
Orange Yoga (7528 Fourth Street NW). $10-$15 sliding
scale. 6:45-8:30pm. (917) 535-9530.
alibi.com/e/158896.
BENTLEY ZUMBA Whether you’re a newcomer or seasoned
dancer, front row or back, everyone has a great time. Form
Studio (3001 Monte Vista NE). $5. 5:45-6:45pm.
489-9168. alibi.com/e/162719.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR A day of focused on the
importance of health awareness, health screening and
healthy lifestyle choices. ABQ Party Space (300 Menaul).
5:30-8:30pm. 435-8382. alibi.com/e/160557.
JOIN ALBUQUERQUE ROLLER DERBY Join the best way to get
in shape: roller derby! Loaner gear and skate lessons are
provided for newbies. Wells Park (Sixth Street &
Mountain). 6:30-8:30pm. 688-2426.
alibi.com/e/158565.
NOB HILL OPEN LATE Have an early dinner or shop and have
a late dinner. Participating retailers have weekly
promotions and events. Nob Hill Main Street (on Central
between Washington and Girard). Noon-8pm.
alibi.com/e/135919.
PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY: THE HEART OF COMMUNITY
ACTION This state-wide conference gathers together
organizations whose vision is to address the issues
associated with poverty. UNM Continuing Education
Building (1634 University NE). $225. 8am-4pm.
277-6038. alibi.com/e/162472.
RIDE TO LOW LIFE VIDS’N’VINYL Ride your bike with a group
to Sister for music and bike videos. Duck Pond (The
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University of New Mexico). 8pm. alibi.com/e/163211.
THURSDAY NIGHT KUNDALINI YOGA Work with breath,
movement, sound (mantra) and meditation. Wellspring
Yoga (5500 San Mateo NE). 5:30-7pm. 881-2187.
alibi.com/e/124968.
VIPASSANA MEDITATION AND DHARMA TALK 40-minute
meditation followed by a Dharma talk. Albuquerque
Vipassana Center (200 Rosemont NE). Donations
accepted. 6:30-8pm. alibi.com/e/128743.
ZUMBA WITH SABRINA’S Z CREW Enjoy Latin-based and
international music while doing “exercise in disguise.”
Maple Street Dance Studio (Alley Entrance)
(3215 Central). $5 drop in, $40 for 10 classes.
5:20-6:20pm. 620-0327. alibi.com/e/144382.
FRIDAY SEP 18
AQUARIUM OVERNIGHT Pack your pajamas and pillow for
the ultimate sleepover. Explore the Aquarium at night
and learn about ocean animals and their nighttime
behavior. ABQ BioPark Aquarium (2601 Central NW).
$30. 6:30pm-8am. 848-7180. alibi.com/e/149345.
See preview box.
AWAKENING YOUR INNER LOVER Be inspired to fall in love,
not with a symbolic deity, but with yourself as the spiritual
beloved—you’ll experience yourself as a limitless being, in
tune with the whole of existence. The Source
(1111 Carlisle SE). 8-9:45pm. 265-5900.
alibi.com/e/163486.
PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY: THE HEART OF COMMUNITY
ACTION $225. 8am-noon. See 9/17 listing.
SHIVER ME TIMBERS AND A YO HO! HO! It is international
talk like a pirate day. Trivia, door prizes and pirate banter is
sure to ensue on this voyage! Manzano Mesa
Multigenerational Center (501 Elizabeth SE).
11:30am-12:30pm. 275-8731. alibi.com/e/152802.
STAR PARTY See the green laser tour of bright stars and
constellations followed by close-up views of star clusters,
nebulae and galaxies through telescopes. Cerrillos Hills
State Park (Santa Fe County Road 59, Cerrillos). $5 per
vehicle. 7:30-9:30pm. 474-0196. alibi.com/e/158442.
SATURDAY SEP 19
17TH ANNUAL BREAKFAST BURRITO RIDE Eat a delicious
burrito and ride your bike for 22 or 42 miles. Lucy and Big
Als Barber Shop and Garden Center (722 Sagebrush
Trail SE). 8am. alibi.com/e/150076.
AFRODANSASANA Be prepared for a colorful fusion of
dance/movement inspired by cultures of the African
diaspora and centered in the eastern practice of
mindfulness. Studio Sway (1100 San Mateo NE). $10.
Noon-1pm. 710-5096. alibi.com/e/162601.
AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY DAY This gathering provides
a venue for the American Indian community to come
together for music, a potluck meal, fun activities and to
socialize and share information. Ragle Park (2530 W. Zia,
Santa Fe). Noon-4pm. 660-4210. alibi.com/e/162597.
CERRILLOS FIESTA A celebration of life in and around
Cerrillos. There are wildlife presentations and activities for
visitors of all ages. Cerrillos Hills State Park Visitor Center
(37 Main, Cerrillos). 9am-4pm. 474-0196.
alibi.com/e/158443.
DANGER CARNIVAL Inspired by circus freak shows, harvest
festivals and Vaudeville performances, this event for adults
will feature live performances, art installations, music,
games and carnival booths. Tractor Brewery Wells Park
(1800 Fourth Street NW). $5 suggested donation includes
5 carnival tickets. 7pm-midnight. 312-5402.
alibi.com/e/162432.
AN EVENING OF FIELD RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION
National Geographic presents two well-known explorers,
Mark Synnott and Kenny Broad. UNM Anthropology
Building (500 University). 7pm. 505,277.5627.
alibi.com/e/163509.
JOIN ALBUQUERQUE ROLLER DERBY 7-9pm. See 9/17
listing.
NATIONAL GYMNASTICS DAY CELEBRATION Kids are
welcome to crawl, roll, jump, climb, slide, swing and
celebrate the sport of gymnastics. Parent must sign a
student waiver in order for kids to participate. Sandia
Acrobatic Gymnastics Academy (2832 Girard NE).
1-4:30pm. 884-6949. alibi.com/e/160189.
PET LOSS GROUP A group supporting those who have lost or
anticipate the loss of an animal companion. Animal
Humane (615 Virginia SE). $20. 10-11am. 265-3087.
alibi.com/e/148686.
SANTA FE RENAISSANCE FAIR Enjoy live jousting, Clan Tynker,
medieval combat, kids’ games, vendors, music, food, beer,
mead and more while helping raise funds for educational
programs. El Rancho de las Golondrinas (334 Los Pinos,
Santa Fe). $0-$10. 10am-6pm. (505) 471-2261.
alibi.com/e/147545.
SUPER FUN AND SILLY COSTUME BICYCLE RIDE Wear a
crazy costume and ride your bike to the Danger Carnival.
Duck Pond (The University of New Mexico).
7:30pm-midnight. alibi.com/e/163212.
SWEAT LODGE Purification in a safe environment with trained
professionals, like a sauna but with prayers and a drumand-song ceremony. The Kiva (3096 Rosendo Garcia SW).
$20. 7pm. 382-5275. alibi.com/e/108590.
USING EFT-TAPPING FOR STRESS RELIEF & OTHER ISSUES
Focuses on participation in releasing any negative
emotions or issues while tapping on certain areas of body
and concentrating on guided statements. UNM Center for
Life (4700 Jefferson St. NE, Ste. 100). $75.
9am-12:30pm. 925-4551. alibi.com/e/163801.
WOMYN’S FALL FEST AND BENEFIT FOR ESPERANZA Live
music with Hot Flash and Susan Abod, craftswomen, a
poetry slam and a pie baking contest with auction to
benefit the battered women’s shelter. Hillside (86 Old Las
Vegas Highway, Santa Fe). $20. 10am-6pm. 428-8226.
alibi.com/e/163917.
SUNDAY SEP 20
AKI MATSURI Mukashi Banashi (Japanese Folk Tales) is the
theme of this year’s annual Albuquerque-based Japanese
Fall Festival. National Hispanic Cultural Center
(1701 Fourth Street SW). $5. 10am-5pm. 883-5320.
alibi.com/e/158523.
COULD IT BY LYME? Support group for Lyme disease and two
dozen other tick borne diseases in the area of New
Mexico. Diane J. Marie (call 304-9411 for address).
alibi.com/e/163980.
GROUP BICYCLE RIDE TO CIQLOVIA Bike with a group down
to the Railyards and join in on all of the fun of
Albuquerque’s second open streets event, CiQlovia. Duck
Pond (The University of New Mexico). 10am.
alibi.com/e/163213.
INSPIRE AT CICLOVIA Music by DJ Luke Disko, free Braiding
and Hair Chalking Bar and discounted services offered on
this day only. Inspire Salon (423 Fourth Street SW).
10am-3pm. 242-4549. alibi.com/e/163235.
KUNDALINI YOGA/ MEDITATION The practice of Kundalini will
deepen your awareness of the present moment, help you
feel more relaxed and create a more focused mind. Call to
confirm class time. Unity Spiritual Center
(9800 Candelaria NE). Donations accepted. 6-7:15pm.
908-5813. alibi.com/e/163445.
MEDITATION FOR KIDS In this lighthearted and fun class,
children learn how to build a space of inner strength and
confidence by developing their good qualities. Kadampa
Meditation Center (8701 Comanche NE). $3 per child
suggested donation, parents free. 10-11:30am.
MONDAY SEP 21
BENTLEY ZUMBA Whether you’re a newcomer or seasoned
dancer, front row or back, everyone has a great time.
Rhythm Dance Company (3808 Central SE). $5.
5:45-6:45pm. 489-9168. alibi.com/e/162725.
FALL FIESTA OF FLOWERS Enjoy a final celebration of color
before the plants go dormant for the winter. ABQ BioPark
Zoo (903 10th Street SW). Included with regular
admission. 9am-5pm. 764-6214. alibi.com/e/150082.
FINDING YOUR INNER SUBMISSIVE This class is about
experiencing your inner submissive. These techniques can
be used both inside and outside the bedroom. Self Serve
(3904 Central SE). $15-$20. 7:30pm. 265-5815.
alibi.com/e/161360.
GENTLE YIN-STYLE YOGA This welcoming, all-levels class
provides gentle movements to release tension from the
shoulders, back and hips. You! Inspired Fitness
(1761 Bellamah NW). $10. 6:45-7:45pm. 433-8685.
alibi.com/e/125346.
GOLF TOURNAMENT TO BENEFIT LGBT OLDER ADULTS A golf
tournament with raffles, food, prizes, beverages—
everything golfers enjoy. Tanoan Country Club
(10801 Academy N). $125 for one golfer, $500 for four.
7:30am-2pm. 345-5529. alibi.com/e/162444.
HEART OF RECOVERY MEDITATION GROUP A 20-minute
sitting meditation, a reading and group discussion,
followed by announcements and a brief closing
meditation. Albuquerque Shambhala Meditation Center
(1102 Mountain NW). $5. 6-7:30pm. 717-2486.
alibi.com/e/141118.
MIXXEDFIT WITH ANGELICA A people-inspired dance fitness
program that is a perfect blend of explosive dancing and
boot camp toning. Studio Sway (1100 San Mateo NE).
$5. 5:45-6:45pm. 710-5096. alibi.com/e/160234.
TODDLER TIME A chance for toddlers four and under to
explore early-childhood exhibit areas, enjoy stories and
join in a music jam. Explora! (1701 Mountain NW).
Included with admission. 9am. 224-8300.
alibi.com/e/129399.
TRIBAL STYLE BELLY DANCE Students learn the core
language of tribal-style belly dance, including footwork,
conditioning, layering techniques and finger cymbals.
Maple Street Dance Studio (Alley Entrance)
(3215 Central). $15. 5:30pm. alibi.com/e/140391.
TUESDAY SEP 22
BENTLEY ZUMBA $5. 5:45-6:45pm. See 9/17 listing.
CONTENTMENT IN EVERYDAY LIFE Acharya Rosenthal
discusses how, with meditation and contemplation
practice, we can relax with ourselves as we are and
appreciate simple human experience. Albuquerque
Shambhala Center (1102 Mountain NW). $100-$120.
7-9pm. 717-2486. alibi.com/e/161382.
JOIN ALBUQUERQUE ROLLER DERBY 6:30-8:30pm. See
9/17 listing.
POSTPARTUM GROUP A gathering for new parents and their
babies; older children are welcome too. Inspired Birth and
Families (6855 Fourth Street NW). 10am-noon.
232-2772. alibi.com/e/141957.
TUESDAY NIGHT SWING DANCE All-ages swing dance with
beginner, intermediate and advanced lessons. Heights
Community Center (823 Buena Vista SE). $4. 7-10:30pm.
710-3840. alibi.com/e/137570.
WEDNESDAY SEP 23
ABQ BACKGAMMON CLUB Meet some fun, interesting people
and learn to play the game. Instruction is available. Flying
Star Café (723 Silver SW). $5 for match play, FREE for
novices. 5:45-9pm. (201) 454-3989.
alibi.com/e/158874.
ALBUQUERQUE GAELIC FOOTBALL CLUB A practice and
introduction for new players. No experience necessary.
UNM Johnson Field (2705 Central NE). 6:30pm. (303)
667-5010. alibi.com/e/149405.
BREASTFEEDING GROUP Enjoy some light, healthy snacks
and the company of other moms and their babies. Dar a
Luz Birth & Health Center (7708 Fourth Street NW, Los
Ranchos). 10am-noon. 924-2229. alibi.com/e/132173.
COUNTRY, SALSA AND SWING DANCE CLASSES Learn
country, salsa, cha cha, swing and ballroom dances.
Partner encouraged but not required. Maple Street Dance
Studio (Alley Entrance) (3215 Central). $5. 5:35-6:25pm.
(801) 842-9731. alibi.com/e/162335.
FINANCIAL FRAUD SCHEMES AGAINST THE ELDERLY Learn
how to avoid identity theft, lottery and sweepstake scams,
telemarketing fraud, credit card fraud, advance fee
schemes, mail theft and pyramid schemes. North Valley
Senior Center (3825 Fourth Street NW). FREE with
registration. 9:30-10:30am. alibi.com/e/152818.
FREE FALL RISK INFORMATION A multi-location event at
most libraries and Senior Centers, learn about fall risk
factors and home safety. Main Library (501 Copper NW).
10:30am-2:30pm. 768-5170. alibi.com/e/160968.
GREETER TRAINING Apply to be a BioPark Volunteer. Greeters
act as hosts and hostesses for visitors of the ABQ BioPark,
explaining what exhibits are available and more. ABQ
BioPark Zoo (903 10th Street SW). 9:30am-3:30pm.
764-6214. alibi.com/e/149347.
SIDDHA YOGA MEDITATION Experience your inner self by
joining in for a weekly chanting and meditation program.
Siddha Yoga Meditation Center in Albuquerque
(4308 Carlisle NE, Suite 201). 7-8:30pm. 291-5434.
alibi.com/e/147795.
SOLAR SYSTEM: ASTEROIDS, COMETS AND KUIPER BELT
OBJECTS Find out what we’re learning from our first closeup images from Dawn and New Horizons along with
an overview of other spacecraft missions to asteroids and
comets. Palo Duro Senior Center (5221 Palo Duro NE).
FREE with registration. 9:30am. 888-8102.
alibi.com/e/152819. a
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292-5293. alibi.com/e/161689.
PET HEALTH FAIR Free services (vaccinations, microchips,
spay/neuter vouchers) for pet-owners in zipcode 87121.
New Life Homes, Jim Karnes Community Center
(6600 Delia SW). 11am-1pm. alibi.com/e/161965.
PRAYERS FOR WORLD PEACE Bring meaning to your Sunday
morning by learning how to practically bring more peace
and happiness into the world. Kadampa Meditation
Center (8701 Comanche NE). $10 suggested donation.
10-11:30am. 292-5293. alibi.com/e/161685.
PUBLIC MEDITATION SITTING Join in for a public sitting.
Meditation instruction is available upon request.
Albuquerque Shambhala Meditation Center
(1102 Mountain NW). 10am-noon. 717-2486.
alibi.com/e/132015.
SPIRIT OF THE LOTUS CHURCH SERVICE The Church is the
nurturing aspect of God, helping us to experience freedom
and liberation by uniting us with divine Spirit. All are
welcome as there is unity in diversity. Awaken to Wellness
(1704 Moon NE, Suite 10). 11am-noon. 261-8983.
alibi.com/e/163448.
SUNDAY STRESS BUSTERS DEEP FASCIA RELEASE CLASS A
super-relaxation circuit training helpful for recovery from
long-term stress, PTSD and chronic pain. Orange Yoga
(7528 Fourth Street NW). $10-$15. 6-7:45pm. (917)
535-9530. alibi.com/e/160413.
TOAD ROAD 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY Celebrate Toad Road’s
10th anniversary with free giveaways, in store purchase
giveaways and refreshments! Toad Road (3503 Central,
Ste C). Noon-5pm. 255-4212. alibi.com/e/163626.
Snore with the Fishes
Do sharks sleep? What happens to a sea
urchin at midnight? And what exactly ARE
those sea turtles up to at 3 in the morning?
Now’s your chance to find out as the ABQ
BioPark’s Aquarium
(2601 Central NW)
FRIDAY
will be opening its
SEPTEMBER 18
doors on Friday,
Sept. 18, at 6:30pm
ABQ BioPark
and letting a limited
Aquarium
2601 Central NW
number of guests
alibi.com/e/149345
stay for their
Aquarium Overnight
6:30pm to 8am
under the sea (or as
close as you can get
700 miles from the nearest ocean.) There will
be games, a movie,
crafts and, of course, educational
opportunities galore, so pack your PJs and
toothbrush and don’t make any other plans
until 8am Saturday morning. Registration is
30 clams—not from the touch pools—and
children under 18 must be accompanied by an
adult. (Ty Bannerman) a
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Mr. Mayor, Put Down Your Pen
Bernalillo County residents should be allowed to vote on decriminalizing marijuana
BY JOSHUA LEE
n Sept. 21, the Albuquerque City Council
will be voting on a city ordinance to
decriminalize possession of small amounts
of marijuana, similar to legislation enacted by
the City of Santa Fe last year. The bad news is
that a similar bill made it all the way to Mayor
Richard Berry’s desk last year, where he firmly
vetoed it to smithereens before you ever got to
vote on it.
Last November’s general election ballot
contained a question: should marijuana be
decriminalized in New Mexico? 59.52% of
voters in Bernalillo County were in support of
decriminalization, making proponents
optimistic. But the good mayor has already
said that he’ll veto again. I’m sure he’s already
stomping around his office, eyes rolling and
teeth grinding as he waits to chew the thing
up.
On a YouTube video posted last August,
Berry explains that he vetoed the bill in part
because it included, “decriminalizing the
posession of an illegal drug in our city.” There
was no mention of why that would be bad,
exactly. No references to health risks or
worries about youth addiction, or whatever.
Just: it’s illegal.
Let’s consider that perhaps Mayor Berry
hasn’t been exposed to all of the facts
concerning this controversial plant. Maybe his
office doesn’t have an internet connection.
See, when I first smoked pot, there was no
Google. All I had to go on was the wisdom
imparted on me by my parents, Ronald Reagan
and a mustached D.A.R.E. officer in the sixth
grade. When the effects of the pot wore off I
O
Berry explains that he vetoed last year’s bill
in part because it included, “decriminalizing
the posession of an illegal drug in our city.”
There was no mention of why that would be
bad, exactly. No references to health risks or
worries about youth addiction, or whatever.
Just: it’s illegal.
was relieved to find that I hadn’t murdered
anyone, sold a baby for heroin or grown
feathers.
Americans have grown up on a steady diet
of disinformation and straight-out lies since
the ‘30s. Remember then-presidentialcandidate Ronald Reagan telling voters in a
1980 campaign speech that “leading medical
researchers” had come to the conclusion that,
“marijuana—pot, grass—whatever you want to
call it—is probably the most dangerous drug in
the United States”?
If he tried something like that today, he’d
be laughed off his podium and straight into the
stocks, because any brat with a data plan can
easily find headlines like, “Crime Down and
Revenue Up In Colorado Since Start of
Marijuana Legalization” (RT), or “US
Government Says Cannabis Kills Cancer
Cells” (The Telegraph) or “Can Medical
Marijuana Curb the Heroin Epidemic?” (Raw
Story) in about 30 seconds.
Let’s put the danger level of pot into
perspective. According to a 2014 PubMed
study, 63 to 99 people in the US die each year
from extreme allergic reactions. Motorcycle
fatalities number more than 4,000 per year
since 2004. Marijuana overdose? According to
the National Drug and Alcohol Research
Centre at the University of New South Wales:
a big fat zero.
To reach a toxic level, someone would have
to smoke 40,000 times the amount of a regular
dose—meaning the amount it usually takes to
get them high. Compare that to the measly 26
glasses of water it would take to give a 165-lb
person what’s called “fatal water intoxication.”
The only real danger in smoking pot is
getting caught with it. Under New Mexico
state law, holding under an ounce of dope will
get you a fine of up to $100 and/or up to 15
days in jail. That may not sound too bad, but
spending 2 weeks with actual criminals is just
the start of the troubles facing any poor
bastard who gets busted. They now have a
criminal record to deal with.
“Once you get caught up in the criminal
justice system, you have collateral
consequences that follow you for the rest of
your life. From trying to get a job, to housing,
to child custody,” says Jessica Gelay, policy
coordinator for the New Mexico office of the
Drug Policy Alliance, a national organization
concerned with drug policy reform. “We work
for people who have been disenfranchised by
this drug war.”
The DPA supports the proposed city
ordinance, which will make possession of an
ounce or less of marijuana or possession of drug
paraphernalia a civil infraction with a fine of
$25. This won’t count as a criminal conviction
and won’t carry any jail time with it.
Attached to the ordinance is a companion
piece that will make enforcement of marijuana
laws a low priority for police. Gelay says it’s “a
‘smart on crime’ approach. It’s a way to keep
our law enforcement agencies focused on
things that are more important.”
For the ordinance to get on a ballot, it has
to first make it past the council and then get
through the mayor. And according to his
spokeswoman, it won’t.
Because just as the good mayor is obviously
uninformed of the facts surrounding marijuana
decriminalization, he is also plainly ignorant of
his constituents’ desire to see it on a ballot.
And the only way to let him know is to make
a public comment at the city council meeting
on Monday, Sept. 21 (Vincent E. Griego
Council Chambers, basement level of the
Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Government
Center, 1 Civic Plaza NW,) at 5pm. Calling
768-3100 is ok, too.
I hear voting is the best part of democracy.
Mayor Berry should let us try it out. a
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feature | intervieW
feature | you holding?
the People in your
neighborhood
Your friendly local dealer
ow long have you been dealing weed?
I first moved here in 1968 and went to McKinley [middle
school]. And that’s about the time I started
thinking I was into it … But I really wasn’t
because what people were selling me
was oregano. It’s a common thing,
because when you’re a kid you’re
Do you enjoy what you do?
ignorant. You pay for it. Anyways, by
I love it! Best job in the world.
the time I got to 10th grade at Del
The [buyers] are more ecstatic than I
Norte, I bought my first ounce to
am and, again of course,
sell. I sold it and at the end of the
sometimes you don’t make much
day I got my ass kicked because it
but anything you make, you get
was oregano. These kids were
your money back, you did
a lot smarter than I was in
somebody a good deed and
10th grade. I didn’t know
you did make something. It’s
anything. So that was my first
enough for me to live on, drink
lesson.
my beer and be happy.
Then, my sister, she used
to work at Taco Bell. This
Do you think marijuana
cop used to come in every day
should be legal?
and try to pick up on her and
I think it’s gonna be
he would always bring her
legalized no matter what, but I
marijuana that he’d confiscated
think it should be legalized. You
from people during the day. He’d
should still have to have a grower’s
say, “I’m gonna let you go this time,”
license. I think it should be
and take their cool stuff and give it to
government-controlled. There should
my sister. Well when my sister got
be some quality and substance to it.
home, she would turn me onto it. And that’s how
I learned about really, really good marijuana—the good ILLUSTRATION BY TASHA LUJAN
What do you think of the way that dealers are
shit. So after that, some of her boyfriends had the real
usually portrayed in the media?
stuff, so I got stoned the first real time in my life when I was in
I think, if people only had a clue ... Yeah, they’re usually
10th grade. And I started selling it. I did it for about 15 years
pictured as pretty rough lookin’ gangsters [with] tattoos …
and just gave it up for 20 years.
probably ridin’ in the Banditos. But nope, there are business
H
men who dress in a lot fancier suits than me that are doin’ it.
And in that interim period?
I was just working. I mean, every place drug-tests you for
marijuana. And again, it’s so insane to me. I’m just saying to be
turned down from a career and a livelihood because you
smoked a little pot? Well, that’s 80% of all Americans in the
United States. They have done it or will do it at some point.
Do you sell any other drugs?
God no. Strictly weed because I believe in it. There’s no
chemicals … They never knew it was so good for you. It’s good
for glaucoma, for sleeping, anxiety, insomnia. There’s a
million—well, 46—reasons.
How do you buy it?
I go right straight to the farm. There’s a huge sign that says
“Legal License” that lets you know that it’s legal and he’s (the
farmer) growing for the state of California. He’s subsidized as a
farmer, but instead of corn or wheat, this is what he does.
What is the most challenging part of what you do?
The risk of going to get it and bringing it back because [I’m]
crossing four state lines … You can’t just go for a couple—and
I’m not saying a truckload—I’m saying six to eight pounds at a
time … Very, very scary. You just get your system down but
even then all you wanna do is get home [and] unload it.
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Does your family know what you do?
My mom knows I smoke it. [She] thinks it’s good for us, but
she won’t smoke it. And that’s all fine and well. I got my mom
high once when I was a kid. I used to put a pot seed between
each of the roses that would grow in the backyard. They would
come up and one day she comes into my room and says, “You
little son of a bitch. I know what you got growin’ between my
roses!” And I said, “Well, just leave ‘em alone.” And she did!
Do you see dealing as “just work”?
It’s a proven fact now. It doesn’t hurt you. It’s not like
cigarettes. Do you see any commercials anymore banning pot?
No, you never see anything that’s anti-pot. Anti-drugs maybe—
meth, cocaine, heroin. But you never see an addiction center
saying no to jointing up. The reason is it isn’t addicting. There’s
nothing physical at all except for feeling better.
What’s your advice for the world?
My advice for the world is everybody should have their
freedom when it comes to this sort of thing. I’ve done cocaine;
I’ve been around and I’ve learned it’s all bad stuff. I learned and
I lived ... But what I’m doin’ now is pure medicine and it’s only
gonna help me. Nobody should put anybody down for smoking
pot. a
What’s the scariest deal you’ve ever done?
Actually, every one of them is scary. The scariest deal I ever
did was fronting my money. Which in this business, you never,
ever, ever do. So I fronted my money to somebody and when
somebody’s got eight grand in their pocket, you’re
never gonna see them again. They were gone
and so was my eight grand. Live and learn. It’s
not all fun and games, believe me.
BY RENÉE CHAVEZ
Scoring
Was never
Boring
Illicit herb appropriation
strategies of yore
BY AUGUST MARCH
Come mothers and fathers/ Throughout the land/ And
don’t criticize/ What you can’t understand/ Your sons
and your daughters/ Are beyond your command/ Your
old road is rapidly agin’/ Please get out of the new one if you
can’t lend your hand/ For the times they are a-changin’.” –
Bob Dylan
It’s natural to point to Zimmy’s lyrics for evidence of how
the counterculture of the 1960s presciently positioned itself
for cultural hegemony down the road. After all, the dude got
John and Paul high in 1964, twisting up the course of pop
culture for generations to come. Dylan’s turned-on
encounter with The Beatles opened the doors of perception
to a smoky methodology that embraced experimentalism
while also becoming popular with the youth of the day. That
act leads us to now, a place where we continue to move
forward through the fog.
But change didn’t happen overnight. Fact is, it took a
long time to build that new road. We’re still getting used to
the sea change wrought by a continuously unfolding cultural
revolution. Cannabis use is certainly part of that. Lately laws
across the land have been skewing towards acceptance of
responsible usage. But even as recently as 30 years ago,
procuring marijuana could be sketchy.
If you wanted to score weed in Albuquerque in 1985
there were choices to make, places to go. None of them
were remotely legal. These were adventurous outings, each
carrying the possibility of chaos and danger—interfaces with
the underground that at best could result in access to a
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Natural CBD NM
Type of Business
Industrial Hemp Shop
Year Established
2014
Owners
Gina Lucero, Billy Giron And Alex
Lucero
Albuquerque’s Premier Hemp Shop
Bringing Back An Old School Remedy
With A New Flare
Age
40, 27, 23
Hometown
Albuquerque
Business Address
122 Bryn Mawr SE
Business Phone
505-398-3514
Business Hours
Closed Mondays
Tuesday Thru Friday 12-6pm
Sat and Sun 11-6
Business Email
[email protected]
Website
www.naturalcbdnm.com
Number of Employees
6
How did you get started in this
business?
We heard that cannabidiol (CBD) was
good for a number of things and that it was legal
if it was from industrial hemp. I started to look
into it more. My father had been suffering from
chronic pain for as long as I could remember and
I wanted to see if it could help him. Amazingly
enough it did! He has been our poster child for
relieving chronic pain. I thought if I could help
him, how many more people we could help?
Why did you choose this business?
For a number of reasons. Like I mentioned
before, cannabis is an amazing plant with so
many benefits. We wanted to bring an old school
remedy back with a new flare. As a registered
nurse, I have seen the harm that narcotics can
do. We wanted to change that, we wanted to
give people an option when it comes to their
health. Billy and Alex both have the same
passion and reasons, they have seen friends die
from using narcotics and they thought it would
be great to offer something that everyone could
have access to that would benefit them.
What is your educational background?
I am a registered nurse, I am working on my
BSN to MSN. I took a break from school to get
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being a partner location for CW Botanicals by
the Stanley Brothers is something that we are
very proud of. We also just partnered up with
Mary’s Nutritionals which is another business
relationship we are proud to have.
this business going. My goal is to become a nurse
practitioner. Alex is currently studying and
mastering the use of a 3 D Printer. His hope is to
someday make affordable robotic prosthetics.
Billy is a professional moto-cross athlete and he
has experience in marketing and business
development. Alex is an engineering student
and has experience is web design, construction
and launching startup programs for small
businesses.
What was your best business decision?
To start this business as a small online store
and then slowly branch into a store front.
What contributions to the community
(charitable or otherwise) are you most
proud of?
What is CBD?
CBD (cannabidiol) offers the full spectrum
of health benefits found in medical cannabis but
without the side effects of THC. In clinical
settings CBD has been shown to help treat
cancer, relieve convulsions, inflammation,
anxiety, nausea, stress, lower blood pressure,
headaches and many more health concerns.
While we cannot make claims as to the effects of
CBD, Cannabidiol oil, or hemp CBD oil, we are
advocates and recommend searching
independently for the benefits of CBD. Please
note that all of our products do not contain
THC and will not make anyone high. All of our
products are 100% legal in the USA.
What are your strongest business
traits?
I think three of us bring a lot to the table.
My nursing education and experience with
patients who have chronic illness helps me to
understand what people are looking for when it
comes to healthier alternative choices. Billy has
a great business sense and has so many ideas for
making things better. Alex has a great way of
connecting to people. The bottom line is, we
have a passion to help people.
We are part of an advocacy group that
promotes patient education and community
awareness for medical cannabis. We are part of a
nonprofit called CURE NM.
What motivates you to succeed besides
the desire to make money?
Our desire is to help people. We can make a
difference in someone’s life by offering them
supplements that otherwise they would not have
access to.
How has the Internet affected your
business and how do you think it might
affect your business in the future?
We started out as an online store, which
helped to push us to take the leap of faith to open
a store front.
What do you offer that the competition
doesn’t?
If you had to choose another career or
start another business what would it
be?
We are Albuquerque’s first premier hemp
shop. There is not a shop in Albuquerque that
offers the products that we do. We take pride in
offering top-of-the-line products to our
customers.
As a little girl I wanted to be a nurse, I was
fascinated by fixing people and playing with little
medicine bottles. I wanted to open an apothecary
and this is close. If we can someday, we will open
an apothecary and offer all naturalceuticals.
How do you maintain your competitive
edge?
Three passions outside of work?
Being the first premier hemp shop in
Albuquerque gives us a competitive edge, but also
I work all the time, but I enjoy our family
lake house at Conchas Dam. Billy enjoys his
moto-cross and Alex loves to invent and tinker
with things. a
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Cannabis Familiaris
What to do when your pet finds your pot
BY RENÉE CHAVEZ
ou’ve probably heard stories or seen
YouTube videos of people whose pets have
accidentally gotten into their pot stash.
The dogs will be falling over, wide-eyed and
tongue lolling. Sometimes the pet-owners just
laugh at their furry friends as though they were
a college buddy who had drunk too much
Jäger; others freak out, take their “family
member” to the vet and sheepishly admit that
the dog ate weed. It may seem funny to some,
but to Fido, who doesn’t understand why his
body isn’t working like it should, it’s scary.
Since many people are afraid to talk to
their vet about pot and the internet is rife with
misinformation, the Alibi spoke with local
emergency veterinarian, Dr. Brent Megarry,
DVM at the Veterinary Emergency &
Specialty Center of New Mexico to get the
real scoop on what happens to dogs that eat
marijuana and how to best take care of them.
First of all, what are the symptoms?
According to the doc, they include euphoria,
dizziness, vomiting, hyperaesthesia (abnormal
sensitivity to stimuli), nausea and an inability
to walk straight. As Megarry says, they’re
“basically stoned for lack of a better term.” Of
course the severity of the symptoms depends
on the size of your dog and the quantity and
quality of the marijuana that they’ve ingested.
The ASPCA website also lists seizures and
death (rarely) but, according to Megarry, the
seizures are most likely caused by the
chocolate in edibles like “special” brownies.
Death is also more likely to be caused by
secondary issues such as aspirating vomit or
not being able to get out of the way of a car
Y
because of the inability to walk right.
While most dogs sober up within 8-24
hours, Dr. Megarry recommends bringing your
canine companion to the vet for
“decontamination and support” which
involves activated charcoal to make the dog
throw up the pot and IV “fluid support to push
the THC out” of the animal’s system. Also,
make sure to be totally honest with your vet
about what your pet ate and how much. Most
vets will be very discrete and the accident will
be treated with something akin to doctorpatient confidentiality. Plus the symptoms can
look like a variety of diseases (with lots of
expensive diagnostic tests) but the docs will
eventually find out the truth anyway since
they can use human, over-the-counter drug
tests on your dog’s urine once they deduce that
your fuzzy mammal is probably just high as a
kite.
If you’re still too paranoid to seek help for
your pup, just make sure to keep a close watch
so that he/she doesn’t get injured. Don’t let
them go near streets, ledges or stairs because
they are ataxic (unable to coordinate muscular
movements) and ensure that they don’t
aspirate anything if they start to vomit. Try to
comfort them because they’ll probably be
scared and dizzy.
But what if you gave it to your doggie on
purpose? Other than the morons who get their
pets high because they think it’s funny (it’s
not) some people give their ailing or elderly
pets small amounts of cannabis or cannabisglycerin tinctures to help with pain-relief,
cancer, arthritis and appetite stimulation.
While various pet-owners have proclaimed the
beneficial effects of Cannabis sativa on their
Canis familiaris, neither Dr. Megarry nor the
American Veterinary Medical Association can
recommend it. There hasn’t been enough
scientific research done and even in the few
tests that have occurred, the results can be
difficult to define since “you can’t ask a dog if
it feels better.”
Dr. Megarry says Marinol® (dronabinol),
the cannabinoid medicine that is made with
synthetic THC, has been used for refractory
seizures and other conditions but “everything
is still very experimental.” There is no set
dose—just “to effect”—and it still has not yet
been listed as therapeutic. According to the
doc, “Humans have to finish their [humanbased medical] studies before it can be
transferred to animals.” So if you decide the
“help” your sick puppy anyway, just make sure
you do the research and have your emergency
vet’s number on hand.
With marijuana-related emergencies
increasing by 30-40% at the VESC Emergency
Clinic here in Albuquerque—almost entirely
from pet-owners who use the plant
recreationally—it’s more important than ever
to keep your stash safe and your animal safer
by making sure the two stay apart. Dogs have
an incredible sense of smell and Dr. Megarry
says they’re “very driven towards marijuana.
Be wary of ashes, bong water and especially
food like brownies.”
For further questions or animal
emergencies, contact the VESC Emergency
Clinic (4000 Montgomery NE) which is open
every day of the year, at 505-884-3433. And
when it comes to your medicinals, in the
words of the knowledgeable Dr. Megarry, “just
keep it away from the dog.” a
powerful plant and at worst ruin one’s life.
You could always wander over to Yale
Park. There, a weathered member of a wan
pack of vagabonds might dish you out a
dime bag from a divot craftily dug in the
lawn. He might tell you how the grass
under the grass came from Califas, that it
was sinsemilla, mang.
He might even scratch his mangy beard
and rattle off the first verse of “Hotel
California” before handing over the
product. Or he might rip you off, grab your
sawbuck and run toward campus while his
gruff cohorts guffaw from the picnic table
nearby. In either case—passing around a
bottle of Thunderbird and a joint rolled
from newspaper—they laugh languidly as
you retreat to the safety of your mother’s
Volvo 244.
For those feeling more confident, a walk
to Nob Hill might do the trick. Inside the
house with Europe ’72 blaring and “Steal
Your Face” tapestries being used as curtains,
the trust fund kid from Massachusetts—
who sits next to you in Berthold’s History
101 class—motions you over to the couch.
He’s got a three-foot US Bong, says his
brother just got back from Amsterdam. All
he got was a lousy t-shirt with Dutch words
on it and voila! two Thai sticks. They’re
dried and dense flower tops of Asian ganja,
wrapped in hemp thread and coated with
hash oil. He wants 35 bucks each for these
mementos of oriental indulgence but will
take your notes on ancient Rome for half
trade. The next morning when you wake up
with your eyebrows shaved off and replaced
with electrical tape, you remember what
your bud said as things grew hazy: “Whoa,
this isn’t hash oil. It’s opium!”
When you can’t satisfy the craving for
C. sativa by the means recalled above, you
wait until the sun’s down, tell your folks
you’re headed for the library but make a
detour at the corner of Chico and Moon.
You pull into a dilapidated apartment
complex and flash your high beams. A man
wearing a gray Members Only jacket and
big bell jeans approaches. You activate the
electric window roller, an exchange is
made. The man gets a Hamilton. You get a
lid of Mexican that came up from Juarez in
the gasoline tank of a BMW motorcycle.
The bag reeks of petroleum by-products and
is filled with crushed black seeds, lumberlike twigs and a couple of flattened buds.
On the way out, an APD cruiser appears
instantly and stops in your path. For a
second that stretches into infinity you think
you’ve had it—until the cop swerves and
chooses to go after the guy in the disco
outfit instead. Dealer McDope is running
and emptying his pockets frantically as you
hit the gas.
Back at home, you take out your ill
gotten gains, produce the Protopipe
purchased at the General Store, put a copy
of Bob Dylan’s third album on your father’s
Bang & Olufsen turntable and take a toke.
As you drift off peacefully, you sense things
will get better and can’t help but think the
twenty-first century can’t come soon
enough. a
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CG Corrigan
Type of Business
Medical Cannabis Dispensary
CG Corrigan - Placitas
30 E. Frontage Rd.
(505) 933-5599
CG Corrigan - Albuquerque
6614 Gulton Court NE
(505) 933-5599
Business Email
[email protected]
What is CG Corrigan?
CG Corrigan is a nonprofit medical
provider of cannabis in New Mexico, devoted to
serving the statewide needs of the chronically ill
with compassion and professionalism. We have
two locations. The first is located at 30 E.
Frontage Rd. in Placitas. Our second location is
at 6614 Gulton Court NE in Albuquerque. Tom
Wilkie is the current manager.
Can anyone purchase at your location?
We only sell cannabis to New Mexico
medical cannabis card holders. Here is the
current list of the 20 qualifying conditions as
found on the New Mexico Department of
Health website:
1. Cancer
2. Glaucoma
3. Multiple sclerosis
4. Epilepsy
5. Spinal cord damage with intractable
spasticity
6. HIV/AIDS
7. Painful peripheral neuropathy
8. Intractable nausea/vomiting
9. Severe anorexia/cachexia
10. Hepatitis C infection currently
receiving antiviral treatment
11. Crohn’s disease
12. Post-traumatic stress disorder
13. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
14. Severe chronic pain
15. Hospice care
16. Inflammatory autoimmune-mediated
arthritis
17. Cervical dystonia
18. Parkinson’s disease
19. Huntington’s disease
20. Ulcerative colitis
How does CG Corrigan care for New
Mexico medical patients?
• We keep our flower prices from $9 to
$12/gram.
• We’re open 7 days a week at our
Albuquerque location: 12-7pm Monday through
Friday and 10am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday.
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• We typically carry over 30 different strains
of flower.
• We test for THC and CBD, as well as
possible contaminants.
• We carry a selection of edibles with tested
levels of THC/CBD.
• We emphasize education for our patients.
• We give new patients a cannabis journal and
one free gram.
Do you carry CBD products?
CBD (Cannabidiol) is one of 111
cannabinols (like THC) with little psychoactive
effect. We typically carry CBD oil, gum and a
couple of versions of CBD chocolate and hard
candy that also contain a small amount of THC
to increase effectiveness.
What is your advice to new patients?
Relax. This industry/medicine is evolving.
No one person knows everything about
cannabis, and no one knows what medicine will
be best for you. It will be a matter of trying a
couple of things out to see what works. Start
slow. You might be surprised how little medicine
you need for it to be effective. Just remember this
is a medicine; we’re trying to always make things
better.
Most importantly, feel better.
Feel better about purchasing your medicine.
Cannabis is medicine.
—CG
Find our menu with pricing at leafly.com or
weedmaps.com
Arts & Lit
Calendar
THURSDAY SEP 17
WORDS
JEAN COCTEAU CINEMA, Santa Fe Edge of Dawn & Exo. An
interview and book signing with Melinda Snodgrass and
Steven Gould. $10-$30.31. 7pm. 466-5528.
alibi.com/e/163237.
OLD SAN YSIDRO CHURCH, Corrales A Woman in Both
Houses. Pauline Eisenstadt recounts her experiences while
representing Corrales in the NM House of Representatives
and then the State Senate. Part of the Corrales Historical
Speaker Series. 7pm. alibi.com/e/163979.
ART
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY 3rd
Thursday: Psychedelic Art. Inspired by the exhibition Under
the Influence: Psychedelic Art, this event includes a
documentary screening, screen printing demos and art by
local artists. 5-8:30pm. 243-7255. alibi.com/e/161472.
STAGE
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Our Lady of
Mariposas. Teatro Paraguas production about a family in
southeastern New Mexico affected by a missing mother
and the massive die-off of monarch butterflies in the
winter of 2002. $10-$18. 7:30pm. 724-4771.
alibi.com/e/163871.
STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Stand-up Comedy
Thursdays. Mike Gardner, Rich Estrada and Mikey Mayes
perform. $10. 7:30pm. 771-5680. alibi.com/e/161211.
WAREHOUSE 21, Santa Fe Almost Adults: 5 Short Plays
about Sex, Love and Immaturity. LGBTQ-themed comedies
and dramas explore the journeys of the young (and not so
young) on the difficult road to maturity. $6-$20. 7:30pm.
(310) 499-3391. alibi.com/e/160404.
SONG & DANCE
MARIA BENITEZ CABARET @ THE LODGE, Santa Fe
Generaciones Flamencas. Renowned guest artist La Tania,
Entreflamenco’s Estefania Ramirez and additional
flamenco artists. $25-$45. 8pm. 209-1302.
alibi.com/e/163364.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Edison Quintana.
One of the greatest Uruguayan pianists of all time. Part of
the Chispa: Music from the Americas Concert Series. $12.
7:30pm. 246-2261. alibi.com/e/161954.
FILM
KIMO THEATRE Iron Man 2 (2010). Tony Stark aka Iron Man
faces pressure to share his technology with the military but
is unwilling to let go of his invention. Part of the Marvel
Comic Heroes Series. $6-$8. 7-9pm. 768-3544.
alibi.com/e/162544.
FRIDAY SEP 18
ART
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER Mural Discovery Tour.
Reflect on nine of the IPCC’s murals and uncover new and
unexpected layers of meaning in each. $3-$6. 1-2pm.
843-7270. alibi.com/e/144087.
WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL “Resilience” Mural
Dedication Party & Film Screening. Celebrate the
completion of phase 1 of Albuquerque’s largest mural
with food trucks, music, and the premiere of the mural
documentary. 6-8pm. 242-9267. alibi.com/e/163362.
See preview box.
STAGE
ADOBE THEATER A Crack in the Wall. A drama about two
families, one Jewish and one Catholic, in German-occupied
Poland, in the weeks prior to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of
April 1943. $15-$17. 7:30pm. 898-9222.
alibi.com/e/163943.
BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE The
Show. Using audience suggestions and any absurd ideas
that cross their minds, improvisers create scenarios and
songs that are hilarious and preposterous. $8-$10.
8-10pm. 804-5685. alibi.com/e/163220. Also, Comedy?
Albuquerque’s DIY comedy troupe provides improv, sketch
and music. $8. 9:30pm. 404-1578. alibi.com/e/135353.
FOUL PLAY CAFE, Sheraton Uptown Elaine Whales and the
Mummy of King Khufu. American reporter Elaine Whales is
covering the unveiling of the newly-discovered mummy of
King Knum-Khufu. She finds herself with the story of a
lifetime. $58. 7-10pm. 377-9593. alibi.com/e/161646.
Mariposas. $10-$18. 7:30pm. See 9/17 listing.
about Sex, Love and Immaturity. $6-$20. 7:30pm. See
9/17 listing.
7:30pm. 262-9301. alibi.com/e/163940.
Generaciones Flamencas. $25-$45. 8pm. See 9/17
listing.
TORTUGA GALLERY Rhythmic Moon. An evening for belly
dancers to express their creativity featuring the music of
Frank & Friends. $5. 7-10pm. 506-0820.
alibi.com/e/163482.
FILM
CCA CINEMATHEQUE, Santa Fe 4-4-43. The New Mexico
National Guard Bataan Military Museum presents the story
of Lt. Col. William Edwin Dyess’ escape from an escapeproof Japanese prison during WWII. $5-$10. 6pm. (505)
982-1338. alibi.com/e/163791.
CIVIC PLAZA Chasing Ice (2012). Environmental photographer
James Balog heads to the Arctic on a tricky assignment for
National Geographic to capture images to help tell the
story of the Earth’s changing climate. 8pm.
alibi.com/e/162900.
VARIOUS LOCATIONS ¡Cine Magnífico! Film Festival. Annual
Latino film festival with 23 features, documentaries and
shorts from throughout the Hispanic world. Venues
include National Hispanic Cultural Center, Guild Cinema
and UNM College of Fine Arts. See festival website for
showtime details. Opening night reception celebrating
Cuban culture starts at 6pm at the NHCC and features
tapas, a cash bar and salsa music courtesy of En-Joy. At
7pm the opening night film, Conducta/Behavior will be
screened. Director Ernesto Daranas will be on hand for
a post-film Q&A. alibi.com/e/164289. See “Reel
World.”
SATURDAY SEP 19
WORDS
PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE The Desert and the Blade: A Novel of
the Change. A discussion with the author. 4pm. 294-2026.
alibi.com/e/163942.
RIO GRANDE NATURE CENTER The OxBow Poems: Slow Walks
on the Rio Grande. Author James Burbank presents
images, poetry and prose from his book. The presentation
is followed by a Q&A period and a book signing. $3 per
car. 10-11:30am. 344-7240. alibi.com/e/162810.
ART
CIVIC PLAZA 24 Hours of Art. Hundreds of artists of all
vocations will be represented in the 24 programmed
hours. Includes live music, dancing, art, food and a beer
garden. 3-10pm. 270-5401. alibi.com/e/163036.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Art Event & Musical
Evening. Art by Patrick Nagatani along with objects d’art
collections from various distinguished artisans. Plus music
from New Mexico Taiko, pianist Scott Nagatani and
singer/dancer/actress Keiko Kawashima. Presented by NM
Japanese American Citizens League. 5:30-9pm.
883-5320. alibi.com/e/159479.
NEW MEXICO ART LEAGUE Biologique Reception. An art
exhibition inspired by nature. Runs through 10/9.
5-7:30pm. 293-5034. alibi.com/e/161247.
TAG STUDIO GALLERY Paul Sanchez Demo. The event features
the artist’s works in watercolor, acrylic and sculpture.
2-5pm. 280-8659 or 228-8116. alibi.com/e/163595.
STAGE
ADOBE THEATER A Crack in the Wall. $15-$17. 7:30pm. See
9/18 listing.
BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE The
Show. $8-$10. 8-10pm. See 9/18 listing.
FOUL PLAY CAFE, Sheraton Uptown Elaine Whales and the
Mummy of King Khufu. $58. 7-10pm. See 9/18 listing.
MAX’S MAGIC THEATRE The Comedy, Magic & Mentalism of
Max Krause. Max’s show consists of original effects and
routines to create a family-friendly experience you won’t
soon forget. $15-$20. 6-7:15pm. 255-2303.
alibi.com/e/162799.
Mariposas. $10-$18. 7:30pm. See 9/17 listing.
about Sex, Love and Immaturity. $6-$20. 7:30pm. See
9/17 listing.
SONG & DANCE
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY Art in the
Afternoon: Jazz Brasileiro. The collaboration between
guitarist Tony Cesarano and vocalist Debo Orlofsky
highlights exquisitely crafted guitar lines and gorgeously
haunting melodies. 2-5pm. 243-7255.
alibi.com/e/162345.
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER Traditional Native
American Dance. Since time immemorial, Pueblo
communities have celebrated seasonal cycles through
prayer, song and dance. A showcase of dance groups from
19 Pueblos. $4-$6. 11am-2pm. 843-7270.
alibi.com/e/159043.
listing.
SONG & DANCE
LEARN
HILAND THEATER Roots of Rhythm. A new dance collaboration
with world renowned dancers and choreographers. $10.
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER Real or Fake? Native
American Jewelry Workshop. A workshop with Native
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FILM
VARIOUS LOCATIONS ¡Cine Magnífico! Film Festival.
Opening night reception celebrating Cuban culture
starts at 6pm at the NHCC and features tapas, a cash
bar and salsa music courtesy of En-Joy. At 7pm the
opening night film, Conducta/Behavior will be screened.
Director Ernesto Daranas will be on hand for a post-film
Q&A. See 9/18 listing. See “Reel World.”
SUNDAY SEP 20
ART
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY Community
Days: Inspiring Change. The Museum will be transformed
into a space for civic engagement. Visitors will have
opportunities to envision, discuss and take actions
towards the betterment of the community. Included with
regular admission. Noon-4pm. 243-7255.
alibi.com/e/161966.
PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS, Santa Fe Empire and Liberty:
The Civil War in the West. A panel discussion about the
Civil War with historians, authors, museum curators, editors
and professors. Included with regular admission. 2pm.
(505) 476-5100. alibi.com/e/163941.
STAGE
ADOBE THEATER A Crack in the Wall. $15-$17. 2pm. See
9/18 listing.
Mariposas. $10-$18. 2pm. See 9/17 listing.
about Sex, Love and Immaturity. $6-$20. 2pm. See 9/17
listing.
FILM
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER Ted 2. Newlywed couple Ted and
Tami-Lynn want to have a baby but the bear must prove he
is a person. $2-$3. 8-10pm. alibi.com/e/161970.
WEDNESDAY SEP 23
STAGE
MAX’S MAGIC THEATRE The Comedy, Magic & Mentalism of
Max Krause. Family-friendly magic and fun. $15-$20.
7-8:15pm. 255-2303. alibi.com/e/163196.
SONG & DANCE
listing.
FILM
CCA CINEMATHEQUE, Santa Fe Sam Scarpino and “The
Horror of Dracula”. Infectious disease biologist Sam
Scarpino, an SFI Omidyar Fellow, will use this film as a
backdrop to examine the history of fear surrounding
vaccination. $10. 7pm. (505) 982-1338.
EVENT | PREVIEW
WORKINGCLASSOOM.ORG
American art expert Ira Wilson. Gain basic identification
skills and learn what questions to ask when shopping for
Native American jewelry. Noon-1pm. 843-7270.
alibi.com/e/162596.
SONG & DANCE
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER Traditional Native
American Dance. $4-$6. 11am-2pm. See 9/19 listing.
LAS PUERTAS Chatter Sunday. Poetry by Lauren Camp, music
from Tricia Park, Yi-heng Yang and David Felberg at the new
location. Show up early for espresso and goodies. $5-$15
reg. 10:30am. alibi.com/e/162685.
FILM
GUILD CINEMA Searching for Nepal Fundraiser. Chronicles
the emotional and cultural journey of a former Peace
Corps Volunteer as he returns to Nepal, seeking out his
adopted family in the aftermath of Nepal’s Maoist civil war.
$10 suggested donation. 1pm. 255-1848.
alibi.com/e/162592.
KIMO THEATRE Unforgiven (1992). When a prostitute is killed
by cowboys, Munny, a reformed killer, calls his old partner
Ned and rides off to kill one more time, blurring the lines
between heroism and villainy, man and myth. Part of the
Make My Day series. $6-$8. 2-4:15pm. 768-3544.
alibi.com/e/162822.
VARIOUS LOCATIONS ¡Cine Magnífico! Film Festival.
Opening night reception celebrating Cuban culture
starts at 6pm at the NHCC and features tapas, a cash
bar and salsa music courtesy of En-Joy. At 7pm the
opening night film, Conducta/Behavior will be screened.
Director Ernesto Daranas will be on hand for a post-film
Q&A. See 9/18 listing. See “Reel World.”
TUESDAY SEP 22
SONG & DANCE
LENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Santa Fe Lensic
Presents: Twyla Tharp 50th Anniversary Tour. Legendary
American choreographer Twyla Tharp celebrates her 50th
year in dance. 7:30-9:30pm. (505) 988-1234.
alibi.com/e/164299.
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Out with the Old
While Albuquerque is certainly noted for
having interesting graffiti and murals, a good
deal of them are old and peeling, if not tagged
over with someone else’s mark. Fortunately,
the students at
Washington Middle
School (1101 Park
FRIDAY
SW), with help from
SEPTEMBER 18
Nani Chacon and
Washington Middle
Working Classroom,
School
have taken on the
1101 Park SW
task of revitalizing
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one of our
6 to 8pm
crumbling pieces of
public art. The
newly titled
“Resilience” will become Albuquerque’s
largest mural. On
Friday, Sept.18, the school will throw a
Dedication Party & Film Screening to
celebrate the completion of phase one of their
brilliant project. This free shin-dig will have
music, food trucks galore and a screening of
the mural documentary. The all-ages
festivities start at 6pm on the running track.
(Courtney Foster) a
5801 Lomas Blvd NE
505-266-5978
(W. of San Pedro on N. side)
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FOOD | FlAsh in The pAn
RESTAURANT REVIEW
BY TY BANNERMAN
The Correct Answer is Green
CREDIT ODONATA98 VIA FLICKR
On New Mexico’s chiles and preparing for winter
BY ARI LEVAUX
he New Mexican diet revolves around two colors of chile.
Red chile is the fully ripened form of the pod, and is
usually dried and made into a sauce. Green, or unripe
chile, is typically fire-roasted and added to food in either
whole or chopped form. Ordering in a New Mexican
restaurant inevitably requires answering the question, “red or
green?” Diners who can’t make up their minds can choose
“Christmas,” which means both, but I face no such dilemma.
The correct answer is green.
When a green chile is roasted, it transforms into a god
among foods. The skin burns and blisters as the pod collapses
into a smoldering pocket of pungent flavor, with an aroma that
colonizes your soul.
When I returned home to Montana after six years in New
Mexico, I did so with a certain amount of anxiety over the
impending winter. I wasn’t concerned about the cold, dark
days as much as the question of how I would get enough green
chile into my freezer to survive winter in style.
People eat spicy foods for many reasons. A recent study
correlated chile consumption with longer life, but it isn’t clear
that this fact, per se, is motivating anyone’s quest for fire.
Some eat it to prove their toughness. Some do it for the
endorphin rush. Some eat spicy foods because their meal feels
naked without it. I enjoy a certain amount of spice, but that’s
only one dimension of the chile pepper experience—especially
those with as much flavor as a roasted green chile. Eating chile
purely for the heat is like drinking wine just to get drunk, and
in both cases, you might regret it in the morning. I prefer a
medium-hot green chile so that I can consume more of that
intoxicating flavor without paying the price.
Hatch, NM is considered by many to be the Mecca of green
chile, to the point where the pepper is frequently referred to as
Hatch chile in places outside New Mexico. But contrary to
legend, there is nothing magical about chile from Hatch.
There is, however, a lot of chile, both green and red, from the
Hatch area. It’s a great place to grow chile profitably, thanks to
a favorable mix of a long growing season, rich Rio Grande soil
and cheap labor courtesy of the nearby border. It’s also true
that some of the more popular New Mexico green chile
varieties, like the Big Jim or Joe Parker, were bred with
Southern New Mexico in mind. But that doesn’t make it the
best chile.
Giant, fleshy pods like Big Jims are great for stuffing in
recipes like chiles rellenos, but my favorite green chile is the
relatively petite, thin-walled Alcalde, an heirloom variety
from northern New Mexico. It’s got the flavor that makes me
wilt, and made me dread leaving New Mexico. So ahead of my
move north, I mailed Alcalde seeds to farmers in Montana
who’d agreed to grow them for me. Now, as my freezer is filling
with quart bags of roasted Alcalde chile, I’m calling the
operation a success.
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Alcaldes are hardly the first New Mexico chile to be
successfully grown out of state. The Anaheim pepper came
into being when seeds of another NM-style chile, the New
Mexico No. 9, were abducted from Hatch in 1894 and brought
to Southern California where they flourished. Today, Anaheim
peppers are grown almost everywhere. Wherever they are
grown, roasted Anaheims will legitimately invoke the spirit of
the high desert to bless your kitchen.
Other peppers can be roasted as well. Jalapeños, poblanos
and even bell peppers will undergo a similar, magical
transformation. Cherry bombs and Hungarian wax peppers,
which can be roasted while red and yellow, respectively, are
good too, as are roasted sweet peppers. But the NM styles are
the best.
I found a Montana farmer with a barrel-type chile roaster
like they use down south; he uses it to roast Anaheims. These
spinning mesh drums can roast green chile by the bushel, and
they provide New Mexican farmers markets with a unique
brand of aromatherapy in late summer. But if you don’t have
access to one of these, chile can be roasted on the grill. The
broiler, however, is not ideal, because they should be licked by
fire in order to achieve maximum flavor.
Roasting on the grill, be it gas or charcoal, requires
vigilance and a good set of metal tongs, as the chiles must be
turned often to avoid burning. At first they will swell, as their
water content heats. The moisture will then vacate the pods—
sometimes with a little pop, sometimes with a hiss—at which
point they will collapse.
When they are browned and blistered all around with no
remaining patches of tight skin, transfer them to an unscented,
food-grade plastic bag to “sweat,” for at least 10 minutes. This
makes the chile easier to peel.
Sweating is a ubiquitous part of roasting chile, but I’ve
often wondered if doing so exposes people to toxins from the
heated plastic. I contacted Paul Bosland, director of the New
Mexico Chile Institute at New Mexico State University in Las
Cruces, and asked him about this. He referred my question to
two colleagues, none of whom knew of any issues related to
sweating green chile in plastic.
Chiles are often peeled before freezing, but I freeze mine
with the skins on which adds a layer of protection against
freezer burn. Plus, those skins contain much of that roasted
flavor.
If I’m using thawed roasted chile as a condiment, first I reroast them—ideally on a grill but in this case the broiler is
OK—in order to get those peels smoldering again. This
reactivates the chiles’ freshly-roasted flavor, and fills the house
with that special smell.
Rich foods bring out the best in roasted chile. Lay one on a
cheeseburger. Chop one into a bowl of stew. Scramble one into
eggs. Hold one in your hand and take little bites while you eat
whatever is for dinner. Use chiles that are as hot as you wish.
As long as you don’t eat my green chile, everything will be
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The Caffeine Dispensary
Acquiring my drug of choice at Blunt Bros. Coffee
I am an addict. I have an actual physical dependency on a
recreational drug and if I miss it for so much as a day, my body goes
into revolt. I suffer headaches, intense drowsiness and irritability. My
wife won’t talk to me. My children avoid me.
Thank goodness, then, that we live in a country where this drug is
legally available and caffeine-addicted people like me—some 83% of
adult Americans according to a survey by the National Coffee
Association—can pull into a dispensary and get our fix within minutes.
My current favorite spot to guzzle down some delicious drugs is
Blunt Brothers Drive-Thru, a caffeine-dispensing window on the
corner of Washington and Central, in the A-frame building that once
housed Pinky’s Hot Dogs and La Hacienda Express before that. These
days, the place has a new coat of paint and a brand new sign, though
the drive-through speaker still doesn’t work. Instead, you’ve got to
pull up to the window and talk to your dealer the old fashioned way.
He’ll even turn down his tunes to hear you better.
Let’s be clear about something. This isn’t a Starbucks and if you’re
expecting the kind of snappy service you get at the nation’s largest
coffee chain, you’re going to be disappointed. Instead, expect a bit of
small talk and then a wait while one of the Brothers (none of whom
are named Blunt and some of whom might actually be Sisters) puts
your order together. With just a little patience on your part, though,
you’ll soon be treated to some excellent brew that will put the
corporate stuff to shame.
As the sign says, there are no drips allowed at Blunt Bros, and that
extends to the coffee, all of which is an espresso drink of some sort or
other. There’s a Magic mocha (the magic comes from Ghirardelli
chocolate), a Chronic cappuccino (cappucino with a flavor shot) and a
caffeinated sugar bomb called Corey’s Coo Coo Nut (a mocha with
macadamia nut and coconut flavoring.) If you prefer your stimulants
to arrive in more muted flavors, a variety of Fogs await your selection,
including the classic London Fog, with Earl Grey tea and steamed milk
with sugar, a Celtic Fog which subs Irish breakfast tea, and a Navajo
Fog, which uses an herbal tea popular in the Nation which tastes a bit
like wood but is probably really good for you.
There are some non-caffeinated options as well. My daughter has
chosen Blunted hot chocolate, which is made with steamed milk and
Ghirardelli, as her particular favorite, even when the outside
temperature is bumping up into the 90s. My son prefers a strawberrybanana smoothie, made with real fruit, because he is a sugar fiend.
Of course, there’s always the option to take a bag of fresh roasted
coffee home. The Brothers’ beans are heavy and earthy and a fine
addition to your lineup of local java.
And the best part of all this? You don’t even need a doctor’s
signature. a
PHOTOS BY ERIC WILLIAMS • ERICWPHOTO.COM
Blunt Bros. Coffee
4400 Central SE
695-2767
bluntbroscoffee.com
Hours: 7am to 4pm, Monday through Friday
8am to 2pm, Saturday and Sunday
Vibe: Chronic
Extras: Walk-up window
The Alibi recommends: Corey’s Coo Coo Nut, take-home coffee
Food
Calendar
THURSDAY SEP 17
END OF SUMMER LUNCHEON An end of summer blowout
with traditional BBQ. Palo Duro Senior Center
(5221 Palo Duro NE). $4 Reservations required.
11:30am. 888-8102. alibi.com/e/152800.
LOS ALAMOS FARMER’S MARKET Los Alamos Mesa Public
Library (2400 Central, Los Alamos). 7am-12:30pm.
(575) 581-4651. alibi.com/e/161574.
NOB HILL GROWERS MARKET Fresh vegetables, seasonal
fruit, local butter, honey, eggs, French breads and
pastries and frequent musical guests. Morningside Park
(Lead and Morningside SE). 3-6:30pm.
alibi.com/e/162437.
SALUD Y SABOR An evening of food, art and entertainment
aimed at providing families with an opportunity to
connect around nutrition, cooking, healthy lifestyles and
culture. National Hispanic Cultural Center (1701 Fourth
Street SW). FREE. 5:30-7:30pm. 246-2261.
alibi.com/e/150072.
FRIDAY SEP 18
ABQ FOOD FRIDAYS Enjoy fine food, drinks and music in a
fun and unique atmosphere. Harry E. Kinney Civic Plaza
(1 Civic Plaza). 4-8pm. 768-4575.
alibi.com/e/144543.
CHILE COOK OFF Sign up early. Bring a chile dish of your
choosing—red or green. Prizes and entertainment will be
a part of this fall event. North Valley Senior Center
(3825 Fourth Street NW). 10:30am-noon.
alibi.com/e/152803.
CHILE Y CHOCOLATE This elegant evening event will include
tastings and chef demonstrations with live music, all
under the stars on a crisp, fall night. Gutierrez-Hubbell
House (6029 Isleta SW). FREE. 6:30-9pm. 244-0507.
alibi.com/e/162901.
LOS POBLANOS FARM TOUR Enjoy a morning tour of the
working organic lavender farm and kitchen gardens with
the farmers. Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm
(4803 Rio Grande NW). $0-$10. 10-11am. 344-9297.
alibi.com/e/163103.
SUNDAY SEP 20
CORRALES GROWERS’ MARKET Locally-grown produce,
fresh bread, preserves and more. (500 Jones, Corrales).
9am-noon. alibi.com/e/162249.
RAIL YARDS MARKET Food, produce, art, music and
activities in the historic Blacksmith Shop building with a
different theme each week. Albuquerque Rail Yards
(777 First Street SW). FREE. 10am-2pm.
alibi.com/e/141162.
TUESDAY SEP 22
ABQ UPTOWN GROWERS’ MARKETS Presbyterian Hospital
(1100 Central SE). 7am-noon. See 9/19 listing.
ALBUQUERQUE NORTHEAST FARMERS’ & ARTISANS’
MARKET Food as fresh as it gets! Most is harvested the
day of or before from farms less than 100 miles from
the market. Albuquerque Academy (6400 Wyoming NE).
3-6pm. 369-6549. alibi.com/e/164250.
WEDNESDAY SEP 23
CORRALES GROWERS’ MARKET 3-6pm. See 9/20 listing.
DUKE IT OUT! Nine chefs must prepare two courses with
limited time and using a secret basket of
ingredients. 5% of the proceeds from all purchases
will benefit El Ranchito de los Niños. Builders Source
Appliance Gallery (308 Menaul NE). $50 per person.
5:30-7:30pm. 243-2622. alibi.com/e/161971. See
preview box.
TASTY WEDNESDAY: SWEET & SPICY PECANS The chefs
add sugar, salt, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, ginger,
mustard and pepper to come up with a great snack!
Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm (4803 Rio
Grande NW). 10am-4pm. 344-9297.
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SATURDAY SEP 19
ABQ UPTOWN GROWERS’ MARKETS Locally grown produce
and locally made crafts. All produce is picked within 24
hours of being available. ABQ Uptown
(2200 Louisiana NE). 7am-noon. alibi.com/e/162850.
AUTUMN INDIAN POP-UP DINNER Celebrate autumn with
Chef Shibana Singh at the Bollywood-inspired Indian
Pop-Up Dinner with food, dancing, henna artistry, raffles
and more. Kalm Yoga (8338 Comanche NE). $45-$55.
6-9pm. alibi.com/e/161963.
BUCKET COMPOSTING WITH THE BOKASHI METHOD Turn
food scraps into plant-ready nutrients. Highland Senior
Center (131 Monroe NE). FREE. 10:30am-12:30pm.
929-0414. alibi.com/e/160912.
CHINESE MOON FESTIVAL AFTERNOON TEA A three-course
“high tea” highlighting Chinese moon festival snacks. Try
a Chinese Chicken Salad in Waffle Cone, Lotus Seed
Moon Cake and more. Fragrant Leaf Tea Boutique
(3207 Silver SE). $33 with reservations. 1-2:30pm.
255-0522. alibi.com/e/162713.
COOKING CLASSES Eat, play and learn at this fun and
exciting hands-on cooking class. Cinnamon Sugar &
Spice Cafe (5809 Juan Tabo NE). $59. 5-8pm.
492-2119. alibi.com/e/158669.
DOWNTOWN GROWERS’ MARKET Featuring fresh produce,
local goods, kids’ activities and live music. Robinson
Park (Eighth Street & Central). FREE. 7am-noon.
252-2959. alibi.com/e/134058.
LOS RANCHOS GROWERS’ AND ARTS/CRAFTS MARKETS
Local food, arts and crafts. Fall veggies/salmon/beef,
guest chef Kenny the Fishhugger and Lapdog Rescue
Adoption Day in the barn and on the green. Los
Ranchos Growers’ Market (6718 Rio Grande NW). FREE.
8am-noon. alibi.com/e/162838.
SOUTH VALLEY GROWERS’ MARKET Produce from local
growers, live music and crafts in a bucolic semi-rural
setting. Cristo Del Valle Presbyterian Church
(3907 Isleta SW). 8am-noon. 877-4044.
alibi.com/e/164267.
MORGUEFILE.COM
Chef Showdown
One room is filled with nine chefs who find
themselves
surrounded by an
audience of people to WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 23
impress—it’s survival
of the tastiest with
Builders Source
their minds focusing
Appliance Gallery
back and forth
308 Menaul NE
between the
alibi.com/e/161971
distraction of a
5:30 to 7:30pm
ticking timer and a
mystery basket full of
ingredients that will
shape the scope of their creativity and their
fate. On Wednesday, Sept. 23, get yourself to
Builders Source Appliance Gallery (308
Menaul NE) as they hold their charity event
Duke It Out! from 5:30-7:30pm. Get ready to
be at the edge of your seat, gasping in
anticipation as you watch talented chefs
create entrées and desserts that will make
your stomach growl and your heart race when
the judges take their bites and determine a
winner. Tickets are only $50 and benefit
children in need of a good home through El
Ranchito de los Ninos. So head over to
elranchitonm.org for more information on how
to purchase a seat. (Desiree Garcia) a
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FILM | revIew
REEL WORLD
Grandma
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
Lily Tomlin is a tough old bird in emotional comedy about the
choices we make in life
Magnificent cinema
“Who wants to go to Sonic?”
ack in 1999 brothers Paul and Chris Weitz
wrote and directed a little film called
American Pie. That raunchy comedy hit
made over $100 million and inspired five
sequels. The duo went on to write and direct
comedies both bad (American Dreamz) and
good (About a Boy), before branching off and
trying their hand at adapting tween lit
franchises (Chris did The Golden Compass and
Twilight Saga: New Moon, while Paul tackled
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant). Now,
as apparent penance, the brothers have each
retreated to the low-budget indie world. In
2011, Chris contributed the simple immigrant
drama A Better Life. This year Paul gives it a go
with the microcosmic dramedy Grandma.
Despite the ... let’s call them eclectic
resumes of the Weitz boys, they’re both smart
fellas. Paul, for example, is wise enough to
start Grandma with an ace in the hole. That
hole card is septuagenarian actress and
comedienne Lily Tomlin. She plays Elle Reid,
a feminist, lesbian, poet, occasional
academician and full-time cranky
misanthrope. She starts the film off by
breaking up with her much younger girlfriend
(the ubiquitous but always welcome Judy
Greer of “Arrested Development,” “Married,”
Jurassic World and Ant-Man). Though she
seems cold and unfazed by the event, Elle is
privately nursing some very old wounds. Seems
her longtime partner of 28 years passed away
some time ago of an unspecified illness, and
Elle still isn’t over it—not that she’d let
anyone know.
Relief (of a sort) arrives in the form of Elle’s
sweet-faced teenage granddaughter Sage (Julia
B
Grandma
Written and directed by Paul Weitz
Starring Lily Tomlin, Julie Garner, Marica Gay Harden
Rated R
Opens Friday 9/18
Garner, The Perks of Being a Wallflower). Turns
out Sage is pregnant and has decided to get an
abortion. In fact, she’s made an appointment
for later on that afternoon. The only problem
is she’s broke and terrified to talk to her
mother about it. Elle, who’s been feuding with
her uptight and judgmental daughter for years,
can sympathize. Unfortunately, Elle’s flat
busted as well. And in some misguided act of
corporate rebellion, she cut up her credit cards
and turned them into wind chimes. So,
welcoming the distraction, and adopting it as
some kind of feminist mission, Elle leads her
granddaughter on a quest across Los Angeles
trying to raise $500 by 6pm.
The quest starts at the house of Sage’s
boyfriend, but he quickly proves himself an
unhelpful jerk-off—particularly after Grandma
beats him with a hockey stick. Elle, who’s
rather famous for burning bridges, flips
through her mental Rolodex looking for old
friends who might be good for a few bucks. But
everybody’s either tapped out or harboring
some old grudges against Elle. Over the course
of the day, Elle and Sage’s quest becomes less
about the acquisition of some fast bucks and
more about the detritus their dysfunctional
family has left behind. After a particularly
soul-searching visit to a former (and
uncharacteristically male) lover (Sam Elliot),
Elle figures it’s finally time to confront the
elephant in the living room.
All day Elle and Sage have been dancing
around the subject of Elle’s daughter (and
Sage’s mom), Judy. Judy (Marcia Gay Harden)
is a tightly wound, overachieving corporate
type who inherited her mother’s short fuse.
Both Elle and Sage are scared of talking to
her—and by extension admitting their long
list of failures. At the end of their rope,
however, they relent and show up at Judy’s
office. This takes the film into its final round
of revelations and character confrontations.
The plotline of Grandma is simple and
linear. It’s basically two women riding around
in an old car trying to drum up 500 bucks
before the end of the business day. Weitz’
dialogue is occasionally a bit too pat, but the
biting sense of humor is right on target. The
characters have their cliché moments (the
angry lesbian, the pregnant teen, the uptight
corporate lawyer), and yet the well-paced
script treats them all like actual human
beings—allowing them to be right and wrong,
smart and stupid, wise and oblivious, loving
and hurtful all at the same time. It’s this still,
deep pond of emotion that lifts the film above
the standard, quirky indie comedy it could
easily have been.
At the end of the day (literally, in this
case), it’s all Tomlin’s movie. She’s perfect in
the role: Spiky, rude, raw, ruthlessly funny.
Tomlin is a counterculture comedy icon who’s
rarely gotten her due. Despite amazing
performances in film such as Nashville, The
Late Show, All of Me and I Heart Huckabees,
she’s never won an Oscar. It’s possible
Grandma is too modest a movie to really
attract Academy attention. But it’s a worthy
effort on her part. We should all be so lucky to
have a dame like Lily Tomlin as our cranky,
scrappy, deep-down loyal grandmother. a
¡Cine Magnifico!, Albuquerque’s annual Latino
film festival returns Sept. 18 through 20,
bringing with it 23 features, documentaries and
shorts from throughout the Hispanic world.
Among the highlights of this year’s third annual
outing is the showcase film La Isla
Mínima/Marshland. The drama is described as a
political thriller about a remote town in the deep
south of Spain in which a pair of ideologically
different homicide detectives struggles to solve
a series of brutal murders of adolescent girls.
The diverse schedule also includes kids’
entertainment like La Fórmula del Dr. Fuentes/
Dr. Fuentes’ Formula, a family film based off a
1992 book about a scientist who discovers a
chemical formula to make himself young again.
Among the documentaries is American
DREAMers, which tells the story behind a group
of six undocumented youth who risk their
freedom when they walk 3,000 miles to the
nation’s capital to organize for immigrant rights.
Dramas, comedies, romances, thrillers and
documentaries for the 2015 outing have been
gathered from Venezuela, Spain, Guatemala,
Mexico, the US, Argentina, Colombia, Peru,
Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Uruguay
and more—leaving hardly a Spanish-speaking
nation in the world unrepresented. Most
screenings take place at the National Hispanic
Cultural Center (1701 Fourth SW) and at Guild
Cinema (3405 Central NE) with a couple free
screenings at UNM’s College of Fine Arts. The
entire thing gets underway Friday with an
Opening Night Fiesta. At 6pm there will be a
reception celebrating Cuban culture featuring
tapas, a cash bar and salsa music courtesy of
En-Joy. At 7pm the opening night film,
Conducta/Behavior will be screened. Cuban
director Ernesto Daranas will be on hand for a
post-film Q&A. Throughout the weekend there
are free screenings, paid screenings and special
discounted screenings, so be sure to check the
website (cinemagnifico.com) for a complete list
of films, times and prices.
Sci-fi filmmaking
This year the 48 Hour Film Project is turning its
attention to science fiction. On Oct. 16 teams of
filmmakers will be given just two days to write,
shoot, edit and premiere a short film based on a
random sci-fi theme (aliens? time travel?
spacecraft?). Albuquerque is one of only three
cities trying out this new 48 Hour genre fest.
Completed films will be shown to the public
sometime in October, and the winning short will
be screened as part of Filmapalooza 2016. You
have until Monday, Sept. 21, to register your
team under the early bird registration terms
($150 per team). To sign up your secret cabal of
mad scientist movie makers, go to
48hourfilm.com/albuquerque-nm/scifi. a
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“Late” Again
TELEVISION | IDIOT BOX
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on CBS
here’s a certain level of trepidation a
reviewer feels when approaching a new
late-night talk show. Mostly because, well,
there’s not much to talk about. As innovative
and original as each successive host dreams of
being, the shows themselves are hidebound and
hamstrung by a formula that’s been kicking
around the airwaves since the ’50s. Watching
each new iteration of “The Tonight Show,”
“Late Night,” “The Late Show,” etc., you
realize there’s not an awful lot one host can
really add to the genre—other than a
trademark bit (David Letterman’s Stupid Pet
Tricks or James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke or
Conan O’Brien’s In The Year 2000). What, for
example, will comedian Stephen Colbert be
bringing to Letterman’s old post at CBS’ “The
Late Show”?
Colbert has some big shoes to fill. Not only
is he in the unenviable position of following up
on Letterman’s longtime gig (22 years at CBS),
but he’s got to compete with the huge success
he had on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert
Report.” His first week at “The Late Show” was
alternately funny, rocky, filled with potential
and bogged down by convention.
When you break it down, the formula for
late night is more or less set in stone. The host
mounts the stage to thunderous applause. He
delivers some topical jokes in the form of a
monologue. He retreats to a desk to offer a
longer scripted bit, wherein he frequently
points to his band leader. The host then
welcomes two guests, engages in genial chatter
and allows them to plug their latest projects. In
the last 10 minutes, a musical guest sits in with
the band. Colbert, like all his other network
brethren, follows this formula to a T.
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“Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood”
(KOB-4 7pm) If you’re the kind of
person who thinks ventriloquists are
funny, here’s a Jeff Dunham special.
Country singer Brad Paisley and former
UFC champion Chuck Liddell stop by.
For some reason.
“Mat Franco’s Got Magic” (KOB-4 8pm)
Famous Rhode Island magician (um,
OK) and “America’s Got Talent” season
9 winner (sure, why not?) Mat Franco
scores a TV special.
“The 5th Annual Streamy Awards” (VH1
8pm) The year’s best online videos are
honored in a ceremony that should
probably have been aired on YouTube.
FRIDAY 18
“ABC Fall Preview Special” (KOAT-7
7:30pm) Ken Jeong hosts this look at
the new ABC fall shows, including “Dr.
Ken” starring Ken Jeong.
“We Have Issues” (E! 11:30pm) If
there’s one thing E! needs, it’s more
“comedy infotainment.” Here,
comedians discuss the biggest pop
culture news of the week. Like every
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Colbert gets a touch of his own flavor in
there. His post-monologue sketch seems to
want to concentrate on up-to-the-minute
politics. Although Colbert has dropped his
“fake conservative pundit” personality, he’s still
trading on most of the same jokes and feigns
the same jovial egotism. Mostly, he seems to be
having fun. His style is to crack as many jokes
as possible with the guests. In this regard, he
feels like a throwback to the Golden Era of
Johnny Carson—who, on his worst night,
looked like he was amused to death. Out the
gate “The Late Show” is loaded with laughs.
Which bodes well.
It’s also incredibly familiar, right down to
the set dressing. Colbert has pimped the
theater with a multilevel, church-like interior.
For the most part, though, it’s the same bricklined warehouse with the wooden desk and the
fake picture window overlooking the simulated
Manhattan skyline as every other late-night
talk show. The pacing is also visibly rickety—
which can, for the next couple of months, be
chalked up to new show jitters. Colbert’s
opening night interview with George Clooney
was awkward (and as Colbert later admitted,
heavily edited). His conversation with Joe
Biden resulted in some unexpectedly honest
talk about the Vice President’s dead son. And
his back-and-forth with Uber creator Travis
Kalanick was missing several interruptions by
angry New York cab drivers in the audience.
Colbert knows what he’s doing. He’s a
smart, funny, entertaining guy. But it’s going to
take him some time to get used to this bigger,
brighter stage. Hopefully in the process, he’ll
give late night TV something it desperately
needs—a kick in the ass. a
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” airs Monday
through Friday on KRQE-13 at 10:35pm.
SATURDAY 19
“Neanderthal Apocalypse” (History 2pm)
Trust me, Syfy is very jealous of that title.
“Doctor Who” (BBC America 7pm) I’m
still waiting to love Peter Capaldi—
which I will as soon as he gets a wellwritten episode. And, much as I like
Jenna Coleman, I’m pretty much over
Clara as a companion. Discuss.
SUNDAY 20
“The 67th Annual Primetime Emmy
Awards” (KASA-2 7pm) This year’s
last-chance nominees include “Parks
and Recreation,” “Mad Men,” “The
Colbert Report” and “The Daily Show
With Jon Stewart.”
MONDAY 21
“Life in Pieces” (KRQE-13 7:30pm) From
the looks of this multigenerational
dramedy, Dianne Wiest and James
Brolin have replaced Bonnie Bedelia
and Craig T. Nelson in “Parenthood.”
“Minority Report” (KASA-2 8pm) This
spin-off of the Steven Spielberg future
cop thriller follows a police detective
and a precognitive psychic as they
solve crimes before they happen. I’m
pretty confident this sci-fi variation on
the straight cop/brilliant crimesolver
formula (see for reference: “Elementary,”
“Monk” “The Mentalist,” et al.) has
missed the entire message of the film.
“Blindspot” (KOB-4 9pm) In NBC’s heavily
hyped crime series, a woman wakes up
in Times Square with no memory and
her body entirely tattooed with clues.
How does this mysterious woman
connect to an international FBI case,
and why has someone gone to such
cartoonishly elaborate lengths to
create a mystery?
TUESDAY 22
“The Muppets” (KOAT-7 7pm) The
Muppets return in a mockumentarystyle series à la “The Office.”
“Scream Queens” (KASA-2 7pm) A
university is stalked by a serial killer
in this Scream-esque horror series
starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma
Roberts, Lea Michele and Oliver
Hudson. In case you couldn’t tell, it’s
produced by Ryan Murphy (“Glee,”
“American Horror Story”).
“Limitless” (KRQE-13 9pm) This sci-fi
series is a spin-off of Bradley
Cooper’s mildly successful 2011 scifi film about a struggling writer who
becomes a financial wizard after
taking an experimental pill that
allows him to use “100 percent of his
brain.” (That old trope!) It starts by
having Cooper hand off his powers to
a less expensive actor. Also, since
this is TV, it’s now a crime-solving
series.
WEDNESDAY 23
“Rosewood” (KASA-2 7pm) Hunky
Morris Chestnut is a brilliant, private,
criminal pathologist-for-hire. (I’m
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Best of Enemies
Liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley Jr.
changed the face of television, politics and punditry when
last-place network ABC started airing a series of debates
between the two intellectual rivals in the summer of 1968.
As the two went toe-to-toe during the Democratic and
Republican national conventions, ratings soared, and a new
era of public discourse was born. Directors Robert Gordon
(Johnny Cash’s America) and Morgan Neville (Twenty Feet
from Stardom) direct this provocative documentary, which—
for all its historical context—could not be more timely. 87
minutes. R. (Opens Sunday 9/20 at Guild Cinema)
Black Mass
Johnny Depp finally puts his penchant for dressing up in odd
costumes and playing with makeup to some serious
purpose in this hard-hitting biopic about notorious South
Boston mobster Whitey Bulger. Depp is striking and scary,
but he’s surrounded by other great actors as well: Joel
Edgerton as a conflicted FBI agent, Benedict Cumberbatch
as a state senator. It’s not the greatest Mob movie ever
made—it may not even be as good as Depp’s Donnie
Brasco—but it’s a bracing return-to-form for Depp. 122
minutes. R. (Opens Thursday 9/17 at Century 14 Downtown,
Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio, Icon Cinemas
Albuquerque)
Captive
Christian filmmakers have finally salted away enough money
to talk big-name Hollywood stars into selling their wares.
Here, a hostage (Kate Mara, “House of Cards”) uses Rick
Warren’s best-selling book of devotional Bible quotes The
Purpose Driven Life to convince her desperate captor (David
Oyelowo, Selma) to put his life on the path to redemption.
The Purpose Driven Life, on sale now in the Christian section
of a Barnes & Noble near you! This preachy thriller is
directed by eightysomething Jerry Jameson, who was the
supervising editor on 30 episodes of “The Andy Griffith
Show,” 90 episodes of “Gomer Pyle: USMC” and 40
episodes of “Mayberry R.F.D.” 97 minutes. PG-13. (Opens
Thursday 9/17 at Century Rio)
¡Cine Magnífico!
This festival, co-founded by the National Hispanic Cultural
Center’s Cervantes Institute, concentrates on films made in
or about Latin America. Among the 23 features,
documentaries and shorts screening throughout the
weekend at Guild Cinema and the National Hispanic
Cultural Center’s Bank of America Theater are selections
from the US, Mexico, Spain, Uruguay, Cuba, Venezuela and
more. For a complete listing of films and times, go to
cinemagnifico.com. All films are in Spanish or Portuguese
with English subtitles. (Opens Saturday 9/19 at Guild
Cinema)
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
“Neon Genesis Evangelion” guru Hideaki Anno returns to
create this feature film adaptation of the classic Japanese
anime series. The sober sci-fi story concerns a future Earth
invaded by monstrous “Angels.” The only hope for mankind
lies in a group of special teenagers chosen to pilot gigantic
robotic weapons known as “EVAs.” The epic, battle-heavy
story is quite faithful to the original, but the animation and
sound are a major step up in quality. 98 minutes. PG-13.
(Opens Thursday 9/17 at SUB Theater)
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
The “rebuild” of Hideaki Anno’s seminal sci-fi anime “Neon
Genesis Evangelion” continues. The second chapter of this
apocalyptic animated saga finds Earth under constant
attack by the towering alien race known as Angels.
Desperate to stem the tide of invasion, the United Nations’
paramilitary task force NERV continues to recruit new pilots
for their cyborg war machines. A absolute must for mecha
fans. 108 minutes. PG-13. (Opens Friday 9/17 at SUB
Theater)
Grandma
Reviewed this issue. 78 minutes. R. (Opens Friday 9/18 at
Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio)
Loham: The Yellow Metal
In this Indian action thriller, a gold-smuggling deal goes
awry, causing an array of characters (Mohanlal, Siddique
and Vijayaraghavan, to name just the single-named) to
become involved. In Malayalam with English subtitles. 129
minutes. Unrated. (Opens Friday 9/18 at Movies West)
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
When will futuristic dystopian leaders learn? Never mess
with teenagers; they’ll bring you down every time. (See for
reference: the Divergent series, the Hunger Games series, et
al.). Despite its strict adherence to the tropes of the genre,
the second installment of the Maze Runner series makes for
some exciting post-apocalyptic entertainment. It’s mostly a
bunch of personality-deficient kids running from evil adults
and the occasional zombie horde, but the pace is breathless
and the production design is impeccably bleak. This one
plays mighty fast and loose with James Dashner’s original
novels (which don’t make a whole lot of sense anyway), so
it’s hard to tell how hardcore YA lit fans will react. But the
mediocre script and gripping action is probably enough to
carry audiences into a third film. 131 minutes. PG-13.
(Opens Thursday 9/11 at Century 14 Downtown, Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio, Icon Cinemas
Albuquerque)
The Gift
Actor Joel Edgerton (Warrior, The Great Gatsby) turns writerdirector to deliver this mystery-thriller. Jason Bateman and
Rebecca Hall play a married couple whose lives are “thrown
into a harrowing tailspin” when an old high school
acquaintance of the husband’s shows up. Edgerton takes
the plum role of the unwanted house guest who starts
delivering an increasingly extravagant string of
housewarming gifts—all of them hinting at a nasty secret
from the past. The film clearly references such late’80s/early-’90s yuppies-in-peril films as Fatal Attraction and
Single White Female, but Edgerton manages to keep things
creepy and surprising throughout. 108 minutes. R. (Century
Rio)
Hitman: Agent 47
The 2007 action-movie adaptation of the Hitman
videogame series starring Timothy Olyphant wasn’t very
popular. But Hollywood’s reboot machine isn’t even slowed
down by failure these days. So here’s a reboot/sequel
starring Rupert Friend (who played Mr. Wickham in the 2005
film version of Pride and Prejudice) as a mysterious,
gentically enineered killer. It will be less popular than the
original. 97 minutes. R. (Century Rio)
Psycho (1960)
Well, you can’t do better than Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 killer
classic. Anthony Perkins is often imitated, never equalled as
the confused young slasher Norman Bates. If all you can
remember is the immortal shower scene with Janet Leigh,
then you should give this one a second look; it’s got plenty
more jolts in store. 109 minutes. Unrated. (Sunday 9/20 at
Inside Out
UNM 4 Nepal hosts a special fundraiser screening of this
documentary exploring the emotional and cultural journey of
a former Peace Corps volunteer seeking his adopted family
in Nepal following the country’s Maoist civil war. 90 minutes.
Unrated. (Opens Sunday 9/20 at Guild Cinema)
Pixar mixes up another can’t-miss instaclassic. This
stunningly original, digitally animated toon takes us inside
the mind of an 11-year-old girl and introduces us to the
anthropomorphized feelings at work inside her head. Chief
among them is Joy (perfect Amy Poehler), who’s stuck
working with a bunch of negative Nellies (Sadness, Anger,
Fear and Disgust). But when Joy and Sadness get lost in the
recesses of the young girl’s mind, the film warps from an
inventive workplace comedy to a wildly imaginative, Willy
Wonka-esque fantasy. It seems silly to say that a film about
emotions is emotional, but trust me when I say this film has
all the feels! Reviewed in v24 i26. 94 minutes. PG. (Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Icon Cinemas Albuquerque)
Stray Dog
Jurassic World
From the director of Winter’s Bone comes this documentary
about Ron “Stray Dog” Hall, a Vietnam vet and motorcycle
enthusiast, who owns and operates an RV park in southern
Missouri. Every year he joins thousands of bikers on a crosscountry ride to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC for a
series of veteran rituals. Over the course of Debra Granik’s
film, the focus shifts from the deeply personal to the broadly
cultural. 98 minutes. Unrated. (Opens Sunday 9/20 at Guild
Cinema)
I’m not upset that Hollywood has decided to make a third
Jurassic Park sequel. Because, you know, money. I am,
however, ticked off that the fictional executives at InGen
thought they could get away with this. Did someone at the
corporation send out a memo saying, “Hey, everybody.
Remember that dinosaur theme park we were trying to
open? You know, the one where the tourists kept getting
eaten over and over and over again? Well, we’re pretty sure
we’ve got all the kinks worked out. Fourth time’s the charm!”
I mean, come on. ... Ah, well, at least we’ve got Chris Pratt.
He’s cool. 124 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century 14 Downtown)
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90 Minutes in Heaven
Hayden Christensen (Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the
Clones), Kate Bosworth (Blue Crush) and Dwight Yoakam
(you know, the country singer) star in this (allegedly true)
story of a Baptist minister who is pronounced dead after an
auto accident, but believes he spent an hour and a half
strolling around Heaven before springing back to life.
Weirdly, this heavily Christian drama (aimed clearly at
Heaven Is for Real audiences) is written and directed by
indie oddball Michael Polish (Twin Falls Idaho, Northfork, The
Astronaut Farmer). 121 minutes. PG-13. (Century Rio, Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema)
Ant-Man
The latest Marvel Cinematic Universe offering is smaller than
its fellow superhero movies in a number of ways. Paul Rudd
is fine and dandy as a cat burglar recruited by an aging
scientist (Michael Douglas) to don a powerful shrinking suit
and fight the bad guys. The size-changing special effects are
a blast, but the film is neither fish nor fowl. There’s not
enough humor to make it a comedy, and too little action to
compete with the big boys of summer. It’s perfectly
entertaining in moments, but this one needed a lot more
style and spark to avoid the “generic Marvel movie” pit it
occasionally stumbles into. Reviewed in v24 i30. 117
minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio)
Bhale Bhale Magadivoi
In this Indian romantic comedy, a forgetful scientist (Nani)
falls in love with a gal (Lavenya Tripathi) but must content
with a romantic rival. In Telegu with English subtitles. 140
minutes. Unrated. (Movies West)
of style and temporal flair, turning this Cold War team-up
between American and Russian spies into a witty buddy cop
drama. Whereas the Mission: Impossible films want you to
watch them from the edge of your seat, this one wants you
to sit back and absorb the mid-century cool. Reviewed in
v24 i33. 116 minutes. PG-13. (Century 14 Downtown)
Minions
The lovable yellow sidekicks from the Despicable Me films
finally get their own spin-off. History tells us that the Minions
have been around since the dawn of time, looking for
evildoers to whom they can pledge their slavish devotion.
This hectic, anarchy-driven toon takes us to swingin’ ’60s
London where a trio of semi-moronic Minions try to help the
world’s first female supervillain (voiced by Sandra Bullock)
steal the Crown Jewels. The plot is terribly inconsequential—
but it’s hard to deny the silly fun to be had along the way. 91
minutes. PG. (Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio)
Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation
For a series as star-packed in front of and behind the
camera as these movies have been, the individual films sure
are forgettable. As usual, this fifth installment features jawdropping stunt work ... and some kind of storyline in which
IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team (Simon
Pegg, Jeremy Renner, Ving Rhames) are tasked with
stopping an international villain who’s framed them for
something-or-other. Tom Cruise buddy Christopher
McQuarrie (Valkyrie, Jack Reacher, Edge of Tomorrow) writes
and directs. Reviewed in v24 i32. 131 minutes. PG-13. (Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Icon Cinemas Albuquerque,
No Escape
Who’s ready for Owen Wilson, action star? The same ones
who rushed to see him in 2001’s Behind Enemy Lines, I
suppose. Here, the Wes Anderson fave and his wife (Lake
Bell from “Children’s Hospital”) move to a new home in
Southeast Asia. Unfortunately, the family gets caught up in a
military coup, and is forced to race across the bullet-riddled
country to safety. 101 minutes. R. (Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century Rio)
The Perfect Guy
A successful lobbyist (Sanaa Lathan, The Best Man) meets
a charming IT expert (Michael Ealy, Think Like a Man) who
appears to fit the title description. After the two jump into
bed for some sexual satisfaction, however, he turns violent,
jealous and vengeful. Basically, this bad romance thriller is a
Lifetime network movie in the theater. 100 minutes. PG-13.
(Century Rio, Icon Cinemas Albuquerque, Century 14
Downtown)
Pixels
Last Tango in Paris
Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider star in Bernardo
Bertolucci’s controversial erotic tale from 1972. Brando is a
middle-aged American living in Paris and haunted by his
wife’s suicide. Schneider is the 20-year-old Parisian beauty
he hooks up with for mindless carnal delights. 129 minutes.
(Guild Cinema)
Learning to Drive
A “fiery” Manhattan author (Patricia Clarkson) whose
husband has just left her connects with a soft-spoken Indian
taxi driver (Ben Kingsley) on the verge of an arranged
marriage. She hires him to teach her how to drive. As
expected, the unusual, cross-cultural friendship awakens
their “joy, humor and love in starting life anew.” Spanish
director Isabel Coixet (My Life Without Me, Map of the
Sounds of Tokyo) helms this harmless charmer. R. (Century
14 Downtown)
When space aliens misinterpret video game signals from
Earth as a challenge to war, a group of former arcade nerds
(Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad) are
recruited by the government to fight off the likes of Donkey
Kong, Pac-Man and Space Invaders. The story (based on a
short film) is loaded with nostalgic potential ... all of which
is squashed by bored-to-be-here Adam Sandler and his
pals. 106 minutes. PG-13. (Century Rio, Rio Rancho
Premiere Cinema)
Sinister 2
Movie-loving demon with a goofy name Bughuul is back
haunting another rural family in this sequel to the 2012
horror hit Sinister. Ethan Hawke is out. Shannyn Sossamon
(A Knight’s Tale) is in, doing parent duty. This unimaginative
rehash is little more than a collection of jump-scares. 97
minutes. R. (Century Rio)
Southpaw
Listen to Me Marlon
Late acting icon Marlon Brando relates the story of his life
and career in his own words, thanks to hundreds of audio
tapes rescued from his estate. Around these insightful
flashbacks, director Stevan Riley creates a beautiful,
evocative, appropriately oddball portrait of the Hollywood
legend. Reviewed in v24 i34. 95 minutes. Unrated. (Guild
Cinema)
Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams star in this gritty
sports drama about a boxer trying to get his life back on
track after losing his wife to a tragic accident and his
daughter to child protective services. Antoine Fuqua
(Training Day, Shooter, The Equalizer) directs. Gyllenhaal
gives it his all, but his greatest opponent is sports movie
cliché. 123 minutes. R. (Century Rio)
Straight Outta Compton
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Henry Cavill (Man of Steel) and Armie Hammer (The Lone
Ranger) take over for Robert Vaughn and David McCallum in
this remake of the mid-’60s spy-fi TV series. Writer-director
Guy Ritchie (Snatch, Sherlock Holmes) gives the film plenty
F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job, The Negotiator) directs this
dutiful biopic relating the origin story of controversial,
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groundbreaking LA rap group NWA. O’Shea Jackson Jr.
is particularly convincing as the young Ice Cube—not
too surprising, considering he’s Cube’s son. The film has
generated some serious buzz; too bad it’s so by-thenumbers. 147 minutes. R. (Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio, Icon
Cinemas Albuquerque)
Trainwreck
Red-hot sketch comedian Amy Schumer writes and
stars in this surprisingly deep comedy for director Judd
Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up). It’s just
as raunchy as you’re imagining, but Schumer
contributes a lot of realistic drama as a commitmentphobic party girl who finds herself attracted to a
nice-guy sports physician (Bill Hader). The film ignores
all the usual plot tropes of romantic comedies that
keep the main characters apart. Here, it’s just the
people, their emotions and their histories that make
things complicated. Ass-smackingly funny and
unexpectedly grown up. Reviewed in v24 i29. 125
minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown)
The Transporter Refueled
After beginning life as a series of BMW commercials,
Luc Besson’s Transporter raced through three action
movies and a French-Canadian TV series. Now it reboots
its way back to theaters with Ed Skrein (who?) replacing
Jason Statham as the fast-driving, tie-wearing
mercenary. This time around he’s stuck between a
femme-fatale and a sinister Russian kingpin. 96
minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century
14 Downtown, Century Rio)
Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos
Evidently popular in Latin America, the Mexican series
“Huevo Cartoon” gets the big-screen CGI treatment. In
it, a literal and figurative “chicken” (voiced by Bruno
Bichir) joins forces with his farmyard friends (most of
whom are eggs—presumably because they’re easier to
draw) to save his home. In order to accomplish that, our
timid hero must transform himself into a scrappy
rooster. ... Yeah, this appears to be a kids’ cartoon
about cockfighting. The title means “The Rooster with
Many Eggs” or, colloquially speaking, “The Cock with Big
Testicles.” In Spanish with English subtitles. 98 minutes.
PG-13. (Century Rio)
The Visit
Writer-director M Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense,
The Village, Lady in the Water, The Happening) dials
back the preposterous plot twists for this simple, lowbudget, “found footage” shocker. A pair of tweens (Olivia
DeJonge and Ed Oxenbould) are shipped off to the rural
farm of the grandparents they’ve never met.
Unfortunately, Nana (Deanna Dunagan) and Pop Pop
(Peter McRobbie) seem a little ... weird. This winking,
modern riff on “Hansel & Gretel” is a fun, PG-13 horrorcomedy that works far better than expected. Reviewed
in v24 i37. 94 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century Rio, Icon Cinemas Albuquerque,
Century 14 Downtown)
A Walk in the Woods
Robert Redford and Nick Nolte star in this innocuous
adaptation of Bill Bryson’s equally innocuous nonfiction
book. Redford is the conservative, stay-at-home type of
guy. Nolte is the troubled ne’er-do-well. Together these
two mismatched old pals reunite and vow to hike the
entire Appalachian Trail. 104 minutes. R. (Century 14
Downtown, Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)
Psycho (1960) Sun 2:00, 7:00; Wed 2:00, 7:00
The Perfect Guy Fri-Sun 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:55, 10:25;
Mon-Thu 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:55
Grandma Fri-Sun 12:55, 3:05, 5:15, 7:25, 9:35; Mon-Thu
12:55, 3:05, 5:15, 7:25
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Fri-Sun 11:40am, 1:00,
2:45, 4:10, 5:55, 7:20, 9:00, 10:25; Mon-Thu 11:40am,
1:00, 2:45, 4:10, 5:55, 7:20
Black Mass Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:45, 7:40, 10:35; Mon-Thu 1:50,
4:45, 7:40
Learning to Drive Fri-Sun 11:50am, 2:20, 4:50, 7:10, 9:40;
Mon-Thu 11:50am, 2:20, 4:50, 7:10
The Visit Fri-Sun 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:20; Mon-Thu
12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45
The Transporter Refueled Fri-Sun 9:25; Mon-Thu 7:00
A Walk in the Woods Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45; MonThu 1:50, 4:25, 7:05
Jurassic World Fri-Sun 1:40, 4:40, 7:35, 10:30; Mon-Thu
1:40, 4:40, 7:35
Straight Outta Compton Fri-Sun 12:35, 3:55, 7:15, 10:40;
Mon-Thu 12:35, 3:55, 7:15
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Fri-Sat 1:35, 4:55, 7:50, 10:45;
Sun 10:45; Mon-Thu 1:35, 4:55, 7:50
Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:30,
7:30, 10:30; Mon-Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:30
Trainwreck Fri-Sun 1:45, 5:00, 8:00, 10:50; Mon-Thu 1:45,
5:00, 8:00
Minions Fri-Sun 11:45am, 2:10, 4:35, 7:00; Mon-Thu
11:45am, 2:10, 4:35
CENTURY RIO
I-25 & Jefferson • 1 (800) 326-3264
Psycho (1960) Sun 2:00, 7:00; Wed 2:00, 7:00
Grandma Fri-Sat 11:30am, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30, 12:01;
Sun-Thu 11:30am, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30
Black Mass Fri-Sat 11:05am, 12:40, 2:15, 3:50, 5:25,
7:00, 8:35, 10:10, 11:45; Sun-Thu 11:05am, 12:40, 2:15,
3:50, 5:25, 7:00, 8:35, 10:10
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Fri-Sat 11:30am, 12:40,
1:45, 2:50, 4:00, 5:05, 6:10, 7:20, 8:25, 9:30, 10:40
11:40; Sun-Thu 11:30am, 12:40, 1:45, 2:50, 4:00, 5:05,
6:10, 7:20, 8:25, 9:30
Captive Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00
The Visit Fri-Sat 11:25am, 12:50, 2:15, 3:35, 5:00, 6:20,
7:45, 9:05, 10:30, 11:50; Sun-Thu 11:25am, 12:50, 2:15,
3:35, 5:00, 6:20, 7:45, 9:05, 10:30
The Perfect Guy Fri-Sat 11:00am, 12:25, 1:50, 3:15, 4:40,
6:05, 7:30, 8:55, 10:20, 11:45; Sun-Thu 11:00am, 12:25,
1:50, 3:15, 4:40, 6:05, 7:30, 8:55, 10:20
90 Minutes in Heaven Fri-Thu 12:45, 3:55, 7:05, 10:15
Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos Fri-Thu 11:15am, 1:55, 4:35,
7:15, 10:00
A Walk in the Woods Fri-Thu 11:10am, 2:00, 4:50, 7:45,
10:40
The Transporter Refueled Fri-Thu 11:45am, 2:30, 5:15,
8:00, 10:45
War Room Fri-Thu 12:35, 3:45, 6:55, 10:05
No Escape Fri-Thu 11:15am, 2:05, 4:55, 7:40, 10:35
Hitman: Agent 47 Fri-Sat 4:05, 10:20; Sun 10:20; Mon-Tue
4:05, 10:20; Wed 10:20; Thu 4:05, 10:20
Sinister 2 Fri-Thu 3:45, 9:45
Straight Outta Compton Fri-Thu 11:35am, 3:15, 6:50, 9:50
The Gift Fri-Thu 12:45, 6:45
Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation Fri-Thu 12:30, 3:50,
7:10, 10:30
Southpaw Fri-Thu 12:35, 7:10
Pixels Fri-Thu 1:05, 4:00, 6:55, 10:25
Ant-Man Fri-Thu 1:10, 4:15, 7:20, 10:25
Minions Fri-Thu 11:05am, 1:40, 4:15, 6:50, 9:25
COTTONWOOD STADIUM 16
Cottonwood Mall • 897-6858
Please check alibi.com/filmtimes for films and times.
Stray Dog Sun-Thu 4:00, 8:15
Best of Enemies Sun-Thu 6:15
HIGH RIDGE
12910 Indian School NE • 275-0038
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ICON CINEMAS ALBUQUERQUE
13120-A Central Ave. SE • 814-7469
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Fri-Thu 12:10, 12:40, 1:30,
3:05, 3:35, 4:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:20, 8:55, 9:25, 10:15
Black Mass Fri-Thu 11:40am, 12:35, 2:25, 3:20, 5:05, 6:05,
7:50, 8:50, 10:30
The Perfect Guy Fri-Thu 12:40, 2:55, 5:10, 7:25, 9:45
The Visit Fri-Thu 11:35am, 1:50, 4:00, 6:15, 8:30, 9:20,
10:45
Inside Out Fri-Thu 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7:05
Straight Outta Compton Fri-Thu 12:25, 3:30, 6:40, 9:45
Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation Fri-Thu 11:20am, 2:05,
4:50, 7:35, 10:25
MOVIES 8
4591 San Mateo NE • 1 (800) Fandango, express # 1194
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Fri-Thu 12:50, 3:40, 6:50,
9:40
Fantastic Four Fri-Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30
Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D Fri-Thu 1:20, 4:50, 8:20
Avengers: Age of Ultron Fri-Thu 11:30am, 3:00, 6:30, 10:00
Terminator Genisys Fri-Thu 12:20, 3:30, 7:20, 10:20
Max Fri-Thu 11:50am, 3:20, 7:00, 9:50
San Andreas Fri-Thu 1:00, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10
San Andreas 3D Fri-Thu 11:40am, 2:40, 5:40, 8:40
MOVIES WEST
9201 Coors NW • 1 (800) Fandango, express # 1247
Fantastic Four Fri-Thu 12:15, 3:15, 6:15, 9:15
Loham: The Yellow Metal Fri 7:00; Sat-Mon 3:00
Bhale Bhale Magadivoi Fri-Thu 11:50am, 3:00: Sat-Mon
11:50, 7:00; Tue-Thu 11:40, 3:00, 7:00
Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D Fri-Thu 2:30, 6:15, 9:40
Avengers: Age of Ultron Fri-Thu 12:40, 4:10, 7:40
Terminator Genisys 3D Fri-Thu 3:10, 9:10
Terminator Genisys Fri-Thu 12:10, 6:10
Max Fri-Thu 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30
San Andreas 3D Fri-Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:30
San Andreas Fri-Thu 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, 9:00
RIO RANCHO PREMIERE CINEMA
1000 Premiere Parkway • 994-3300
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Fri-Thu 11:10am, 12:30,
2:20, 3:40, 5:30, 6:50, 8:45, 10:00
Black Mass Fri-Thu 11:40am, 2:40, 5:50, 9:00
90 Minutes in Heaven Fri-Thu 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30
The Visit Fri-Thu 11:30am, 2:15, 5:00, 7:45, 10:20
A Walk in the Woods Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40
The Transporter Refueled Fri-Thu 7:35, 10:15
Inside Out Fri-Thu 11:15am, 1:55, 4:40
War Room Fri-Thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:05, 10:00
Jurassic World Fri-Thu 12:25, 3:35, 6:45, 9:55
No Escape Fri-Thu 11:30am, 2:20, 5:05, 7:50, 10:35
Straight Outta Compton Fri-Thu 12:25, 3:50, 7:15, 10:40
Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation Fri-Thu 11:45am, 2:55,
6:05, 9:15
Pixels Fri-Thu 1:15, 4:10, 7:05, 10:00
Ant-Man Fri-Thu 11:05am, 2:00, 4:55, 7:50, 10:45
SUB THEATER
UNM (Student Union Building Room 1003) • 277-5608
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone Fri-Sat 7:00; Sun 1:00
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance Fri-Sat 9:00; Sun
3:00
The Sound of Music Thu 7:00
War Room
From the writer-director of such Christian films as
Facing the Giants, Fireproof and Courageous comes
this drama about a “seemingly perfect” AfricanAmerican family who try to fix their problems (hubby
grapples with “temptation”—maybe from Ashley
Madison?) with the help of an older, wiser, Bibleendorsing woman. Spoiler alert: All they need is prayer.
120 minutes. PG. (Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema) a
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GUILD CINEMA
UNM MIDWEEK MOVIES
UNM (Student Union Building Room 1003) • 277-4706
3405 Central NE • 255-1848
Listen to Me Marlon Fri 3:30, 8:30
Last Tango in Paris Fri 5:45
¡Cine Magnífico! Sat Check website or call for films and
times
Searching for Nepal Sun 1:00
Ted 2 Tue 8:00; Wed 4:00, 7:00; Thu 3:30
WINROCK STADIUM 16 IMAX & RPX
2100 Louisiana Blvd. NE • 881-2220
Please check alibi.com/filmtimes for films and times. a
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MUSIC | Show UP
The Sweet Sounds of Freedom
IMAGES COURTESY OF THE ARTISTS
Four phat and fiery sessions
Leeches of Lore
BY AUGUST MARCH
My life was empty, forever on a down/
Until you took me, showed me around/ My
life is free now, my life is clear/ I love you
sweet leaf, though you can’t hear/ Come on
now, try it out/ Straight people don’t know,
what you’re about/ They put you down and
shut you out/ You gave to me a new belief/
And soon the world will love you sweet leaf.”
– “Sweet Leaf” by Black Sabbath, from the
album Master of Reality.
While our totally far-out yet highly
informative cannabis issue is smoking the
competition at news outlets throughout land I
thought it would be a damn good idea to bind
the spirit of that issue to this week’s music
column. Apparently, metal-heads dig the herb
as much as hippies. Who knew? Anywho, be
your own master of various realities; give the
bong a rest, stash your medicinal access card
for later and go to show. Sweet leaf may not be
able to hear but one sincerely hopes you can.
“
Thursday
When the 1990s isn’t busy being a blur of badass concert memories and foreign landscapes
rattling through my Swiss cheese-like brain, I
sometimes stop to think about what happened
to this or that band. An example of this may
be found in the annals of my own experience.
The other night as I was nodding off after
sampling something called “Citrus Kush” I
began spontaneously singing “Mr. Jones” by
Counting Crows. It turns out this wasn’t a
THC-fueled anomalous event, because—guess
what—it turns out Adam Duritz and his band
of merry men are preparing for a concert
Longweirdword
appearance at the Kiva Auditorium (401
Second Street NW) on Thursday, Sept. 17.
Use this rare opportunity to relive the magic
and majesty of a decade that brought for realz
alternative rockers to the fore while burying
others in a morass of mediocrity. Mostly
known for blending Bay Area pop sensibilities
with southern-style roots rock and a bluesy
presentation, Counting Crows had something
going on back then and probably still does.
You can find out for yourself by paying
between $45-85 for an evening that involves
recovering the satellites in this desert life.
Citizen Cope and Hollis Brown begin the
evening’s descent into the decent at 6:30 pm.
Friday
When I’ve got the munchies, nothing does me
a better solid than an order of sopaipillas from
Los Cuates in Sandia Park (12540 N.
Highway 14). That makes for a luxuriously
fattening feast on the edge of the forest. Now
I’m told this location of the fabled Nuevo
Mexicano cuisine outlet has live music on offer
too. What could be better, I ask, dear readers?
Well on Friday, Sept. 18, it gets awesome when
local rock roustabouts Badd Fish also make
the menu. Comprised of Burque rock veterans
guitarist/songwriter Mark LaCava, bluesy
vocalist Gil Garcia and the formidable
father/son rhythm section of Vic and Vic
Maese, Badd Fish plays a brand of rocanrol
that is danceable and densely articulated; it’s
smokin’ homegrown flava hotter than the
Christmas-style enchilada. Serio. Badd Fish
takes the stage from 7pm until 10pm. The gig’s
free and meant for all ages, but please
remember to order a grande combination plate
and think of me while doing so.
Friday Part 2/Saturday
The term “stoner rock” has been bandied
about by rock writers and listeners for nearly
two decades. Like the ascendance of
hybridized, high-potency and craftily
cultivated strains of genus Cannabis, the
phrase comes straight outta Califas. And like
many a cultural phenomena originating on the
Left Coast—like skateboarding, dude—this
subgenre of rocanrol spread like a thirsty weed
through the rest of the west. Here in Burque,
Leeches of Lore grew out of the desert with a
fecund ferocity that is radically rambunctious
yet scathingly sublime. They’ll be performing a
two-night record release party at Sister (407
Central NW) on Friday, Sept. 18, and
Saturday, Sept. 19. Each night features
different sets exploring the musical mystery
and maniacal methodology of Steve
Hammond, Andy Lutz and Noah Wolters. On
Friday Leeches will appear with a big band
(the Leeches of Lorchestra) augmenting their
bizarre metallic vision. The next evening, the
band performs Motel of Infinity in its entirety. If
you haven’t had the chance to listen to this
quintessential example of the aforementioned
musical style, then check out opening track
“Radium Jaws” or closer “Jeep Marmalade”—
but only if you want your mind to be
irrevocably bent and then blown into the great
beyond. Lionhead Bunny and Bloom make
opening appearances Friday, while Raven
Chacon, DJ Rygar and Toshi Kasai guest and
ghost dance on Saturday. Showtime for this
21+ trip to a desert-like realm where big, green
plants blossom beneath an inordinately bright
moon is at 8pm both nights.
Sunday
Psychedelia goes together with cannabis in a
fashion similar to that of chocolate and peanut
butter, sabes? In fact it’s difficult to come up
with verbiage that accurately describes that
particular cosmic connection. But with those
tasty analogies planted firmly and fruitfully in
mind, check out Duke City Sound Stage
(2013 Ridgecrest SE) on Sunday Sept. 20. A
concert by Springfield, Mo. post-rock
experimentalists Longweirdword will gleefully
elucidate the link between psyched out
tuneage, smoked out mental states and proper
wording for otherwise indescribable
experiences. A trio comprised of Timothy
Labrie (drums/vocals), Paul Spencer Nix
(guitar/vocals) and Trae Coker (guitar/vocals),
these midwestern mind-melters bring the
power and gravitas of songs like “The Which
Than Which There is No Whicher” to the
fore with a focus on jangly, ambient strings,
restless rhythms and searchingly plaintive
vocalizations. Deja Vu Again, Ghost
Movement and Rhythm Punch open. This
all-ages introduction to perceptive portals
begins at 7pm. For only $5 bucks it’ll be a
helluva a way to test out those fancy flavors
found in freakville.
Besides the heady nugs referenced above,
there’s still a phat bag of other concerts
available for your indulgence this coming
week. Since it’s practically impossible to speak
to all of them with the glory each deserves, I
highly suggest you load up by perusing our
fantastic music calendar. Whatever strain you
choose, the scene around here makes it
possible to blaze away for days at at time. So
fire it up mang and make your life free, clear
and all right now. a
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MUSIC | ROCK READS
The Gypsy Life For We
Picciotto book explores boundless experience
BY GEOFFREY PLANT
Picciotto is unable to perform because one of
her arms has grown into a sedentary clown and
the other has turned into a a creature with two
legs and a head but no body, a “Kopffuessler”
in German.
We Are Gypsies Now is more than just a
tour diary, however. Much of the book
contains Picciotto’s musings on the world we
live in and how difficult it can be to lead the
life one desires. Picciotto and Hacke visit a
dizzying number of cities and places in a short
period of time, and in navigating each,
Picciotto realizes that her economic and
spiritual difficulties were not uniquely tied to
her long time home in Berlin. There are pros
and cons to Vienna, Copenhagen, Athens, Los
Angeles; after a stay in NYC they fly to
Tulum, Mexico where they inadvertently piss
of tourists while trying to film around the
pyramids there.
Nowhere is perfect, but knowing that they
are always going to be moving on to another
place seems to increase her ability to enjoy the
good things about a particular abode and avoid
getting hung up on the inevitable bad aspects.
Take the Meet Factory, an artist’s colony in
Prague, situated between some train tracks and
a highway. There, Picciotto and her husband
created an installation on the theme of how
time relates to happiness and were able to
enjoy the amenities of their living quarters
while knowing the heart attack-inducing train
horn and noise was only temporary, not a
permanent, source of dread. One “advantage”
to being a nomad is that nothing is ever the
same.
Fundamentally, Picciotto answers her own
question: one doesn’t find happiness in any
one place. There are beautiful and giving
people found in equal amounts to the
corruption and usury available everywhere.
Leaving a home in Berlin doesn’t leave
Picciotto and Hacke with any less of
themselves or their art. The world is
sophisticated yet crude and sinking into a
morass of shit that grows wider every day.
Being a full-time artist is something that
Picciotto knows is tenuous. Navigating the
world in that capacity is not an easy
proposition, but it’s no harder a task as a
nomad. In fact it may be simpler. Picciotto
told the Alibi that the search for a permanent
home is “difficult because gentrification is
conquering almost all the cities and making
them more and more expensive.” Small towns
often can’t sustain artists. The wealth of
individuals and creative types—patrons and
clients that exist in any and every city—is
what sustains artists. “Now it feels as if we
have multiple new homes,” she says. Without
the restrictions that come with a house and
home, Picciotto and Hacke have found a
greater flexibility to perform, create and
think—not to mention benefiting from the
variety of inspiration found in new places that
become available by simply being “unstuck.” a
n the preface to her graphic memoir, We Are
Gypsies Now, Danielle de Picciotto asks
herself—after 30 years of living in one
place—“where can we find happiness?” In an
effort to make a change in both her
occupation as an artist, her personal life as a
seeker and the domestic life she shares with
her partner, Picciotto made the decision to
cast off the weight of possessions, the anchor
of a “home” and embrace the elements of her
life that really matter. Without the economic
and psychic drain of a domicile in Berlin, how
can things be made more simple, more
fulfilling?
Danielle de Picciotto is a prolific
multimedia artist who often works in
collaboration with her husband Alexander
Hacke, whom she sometimes refers to as a
“famous rockstar.” He’s the bass player for the
industrial punk band Einstürzende Neubauten.
They write film scores and soundtracks
independently and together and Picciotto is a
prolific documentary film maker. Her first
memoir, The Beauty of Transgression, records
her experience in Berlin’s unique underground
art and music scene during the ‘80s and ‘90s.
In a Wire magazine interview, Danielle de
Picciotto says she decided to start writing
memoirs because she “was forgetting things
that she’d never thought she’d forget.” We Are
Gypsies Now is a graphic memoir that
chronicles the years 2011-2012, when she and
her husband decided to hit the road for what
was to be an 18 month stint, an adventure that
turned into five solid years as “nomads.”
A good bit of Picciotto’s drawings and
anecdotes capture the frustration and fun of
touring as a musician. Her band, Hitman’s
Heel, opened for the legendary Einstürzende
Neubauten during their “30 years EN” tour,
and We Are Gypsies Now incidentally provides
a glimpse into the world of this renowned
experimental rock band. They stay at the best
hotels. They despise bootleggers but have
learned to pick their battles. Like any
successful band, EN attracts their own
particular kind of groupie and Picciotto’s
depictions of these backstage scenes captures
the catty bullshit that is a part of rock and roll.
Picciotto is not a part of these rituals, but is an
acute observer. Getting the stink eye from
these groupies makes her think it’s
“embarrassing when women act this way. The
musicians notice of course and laugh about
them. When are women going to learn to
support each other?” As for her own band’s
performance on tour, she humbly admits that
things often go wrong, occasionally due to a
drunk Aussie drummer who will live forever in
her illustrated diary as a werewolf with great
bushy eyebrows.
One of the strongest images in the book
depicts an anxiety-driven dream in which
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IMAGES COURTESY OF ARTIST
BY AUGUST MARCH
Danielle de Picciotto playing with Hitman’s Heel, 2011.
Aussie Werewolf drummer stealing wine
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Music
Calendar
THURSDAY SEP 17
BEN MICHAEL’S Gerald Lujan Latin Jam Session • 7pm •
FREE
THE BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB, Rio Rancho Chris
Ravin Showcase • blues • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
BURT’S TIKI LOUNGE Freaky Tiki • Reverend Mitton •
Kayinsun1 • Wax N Wayne • Crix Saiz • 9pm • FREE
DIRTY BOURBON River Road • country • 9pm • $5
HOTEL ANDALUZ Jesus Bas y MÁS • 7pm • ALL-AGES!
IMBIBE Throwback with DJ Flo Fader • 9pm • FREE
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER The Rude Boyz •
reggae • 6pm • $10 • ALL-AGES!
KIVA AUDITORIUM, Albuquerque Convention Center
Counting Crows • alternative rock, 90s • Citizen Cope •
Hollis Brown • 6:30pm • $45-$85 • ALL-AGES!
LAUNCHPAD Hippie Sabotage • hip-hop, electronic • Useless
G • Onder • Galaxy • 8pm • $12
LIZARD TAIL BREWING Kamikaze Karaoke • 7:30pm • FREE •
ALL-AGES!
LOW SPIRITS Dirty Brown Jug Band • country, bluegrass • No
Dry County • The Porter Draw • 9pm • $7
MARBLE BREWERY Kyle Martin Band • country, rock ’n’ roll •
7pm • FREE
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Falcon Eddie • 6pm • FREE
O’NIELL’S PUB, Nob Hill Don’t Blink: A Doctor Who Quiz! •
9pm • $5
PONDEROSA BREWING COMPANY Silver Crow Asylum •
Americana • 6pm
Q BAR Latin Gold Thursday with DJ Aztech Sol • 8pm • FREE
RANCHERS CLUB Lindy Gold • piano • 6:30pm • FREE
RIO BRAVO BREWERY Reviva • reggae, rock • Burque Sol • The
b Sharps • The Riddims • Jeff Dillon • 7-11pm • $7
SAVOY WINE BAR & GRILL Willy J & the Storytellers • 6pm •
FREE
SCALO NORTHERN ITALIAN GRILL Cali Shaw Duo • indie,
folk, Americana • 8:30pm • FREE
TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK Carlos The Tall • pop,
country • 8pm • 3rd Thursday’s Comedy Contest • 10pm •
FREE
TRIPLE SEVENS, Isleta Casino Karaoke • 9:30pm • FREE
WINNING COFFEE CO. Above-Average Open Mic • 6pm
FRIDAY SEP 18
BIEN SHUR Kari Simmons Group • R&B, funk, soul •
9pm-1am
THE BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB, Rio Rancho Murata •
classic rock, contemporary • 7pm • FREE
BURT’S TIKI LOUNGE Submnl Rnsons • Ghetto Blast •
Outstanding Citizens • DJ Sagga • DJ Stigmata • 9pm •
FREE
CARAVAN EAST Night Breeze • country • 5pm • $5
CASA ESENCIA Dj Sez • Josh Burg • 9pm • $10-$20
EXPLORA! Recycle Man • found percussion • 6:30pm • $0-$8
HISTORIC OLD TOWN Natajja • Tejano, country • 7pm • FREE •
ALL-AGES!
HOTEL ANDALUZ Jazz Brasileiro • bossa nova • 6:30pm • FREE
IMBIBE DJ Rotation • 9pm • FREE
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER Raven & The Sweet
Potato Pie Band • blues • 6pm • $10 • ALL-AGES!
LOUNGE 54 @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Ravin Hills •
acoustic classic rock • 9pm • FREE
LOW SPIRITS Good Green • blues • 5 O’Clock Revolution •
Fools And Fanatics • 9pm • $5
MARBLE BREWERY The Strange • southwesten rock,
americana • 8pm • FREE
MARBLE BREWERY WESTSIDE TAP ROOM Alex Maryol •
blues, rock • 6pm • FREE
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Gene Corbin • Americana • 1:30pm •
Crystal Inferno • 6pm • FREE
N’AWLINS MARDI GRAS CAFE Todd Lowry • piano, vocals •
6pm • FREE
PALACE RESTAURANT AND SALOON, Santa Fe Scotty and
the Atomics • rock, reggae, funk • 10pm • $5
Q BAR DJ Tommy Gallagher • 9pm • FREE
THE RANGE CAFÉ, Bernalillo Leah Leyva and The Band •
pop, blues, rock • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
SCALO NORTHERN ITALIAN GRILL Alpha Cats • jazz, swing •
8:30pm • FREE
SISTER Leeches of Lore • stoner rock, psychedelic • 8pm •
FREE
SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe Mick Jenkins • hip-hop • Stwo • 7pm •
$15-$45 • ALL-AGES!
STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo DJ Devin • house,
dance • Chris de Jesus • 9pm • $0-$10
TIWA RESTAURANT & LOUNGE Bad Katz Trio +1 • 10pm
TLUR PA LOUNGE, Sandia Resort and Casino JDS •
9pm-1am
TRIPLE SEVENS, Isleta Casino Brahma • country • 9:30pm
VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Larry Freedman •
solo piano • 7pm • FREE
SATURDAY SEP 19
BIEN SHUR Kari Simmons Group • R&B, funk, soul •
9pm-1am
THE BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB, Rio Rancho Little
Hawk • rock, Latin rock, classic rock • 8pm • FREE •
ALL-AGES!
BURT’S TIKI LOUNGE Stem Ivory • So Say We All • Hydrant •
Silent Crush • 9pm • FREE
CARAVAN EAST Night Breeze • country • Al Hurricane & Al Jr. •
Spanish, variety • 5pm • $10
THE COOPERAGE Salsa Dj • 9:30pm • $5
DOWNTOWN GROWERS’ MARKET Temporary Tattoos • folk •
9am • FREE • ALL-AGES!
IMBIBE Ryan Shea • 10pm • FREE
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER The DCN Project • funk,
soul, R&B, jazz • 6pm • $10 • ALL-AGES!
LA ENTRADA PARK, Corrales The Noms • folk rock, pop rock •
5pm • $12 • ALL-AGES!
LAUNCHPAD Four Year Strong • rock • Defeater • Expire • My
Iron Lung • 2:30pm • $15 • Metalachi • heavy metal,
mariachi • 9:30pm • $12
LOUNGE 54 @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Ravin Hills •
acoustic classic rock • 9pm • FREE
MARBLE BREWERY Spiritual Rez • reggae • 8pm • FREE
MARBLE BREWERY WESTSIDE TAP ROOM Garry Blackchild •
folk • 6pm • FREE
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Delux • rock • 1:30pm • Iron Chiwawa •
6pm • FREE
MONTE VISTA FIRE STATION Mystic Vic Blues Band •
9:30pm • FREE
N’AWLINS MARDI GRAS CAFE Dan Dowling • Jazz, Blues
Guitar • 6pm • FREE
PONDEROSA BREWING COMPANY Ponderosa 1 Year
Anniversary Party • Tres Pendejos • Hub City
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BY GEOFFREY PLANT
Danielle de
Picciotto
Tacoma
(Moabit)
The latest solo album
from We Are Gypsies
Now author, visual artist
and The Ministry of Wolves member is a
great example of art that belongs to no
place. The description that comes to mind is
high-desert, industrial-ambient music—but
of course Tacoma, Wash. (Picciotto’s birth
place) isn’t in the desert at all and is far
away from Germany, where Picciotto has
lived most of her life. Songs like “Es Gibt
Kein Zurück” and to a lesser degree, “I Have
Love” are reminiscent of the German
industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten; the
track “In Transit” is a combination of
experimental music with spoken word,
something Picciotto does in a deliberate but
pleasing way. Whether speaking or singing,
Picciotto’s vocals are beautifully enmeshed
in this sometimes harsh yet pretty music. A
good headphone album.
Dawn &
Hawkes
Yours and Mine
EVENT | PREVIEW
All About That
Washtub Bass
PAUL MOORE
SONIC REDUCER
What do junk stores and Ozark grunge
have in common? The answer is the Ben
Miller Band! The ensemble’s creative use of
washtubs, old telephones and washboards
came from creative inspiration—or because
they were flat broke and had to use what
they could find to make the sounds they
wanted. But it doesn’t matter. The Ben
Miller Band is a singular group of
Americana musicians made up of Ben
Miller, Doug Dicharry and Scott Leeper.
They can be seen at Low Spirits (2823
Second NW) on Wednesday Sept. 23, at
9pm. Bass player Leeper plays the
daylights out of his washtub bass while
Dicharry plays trombone, washboard,
electric spoons
and so many
other creative
WEDNESDAY
instruments you
SEPTEMBER 23
won’t be able to
Low Spirits
keep up. And Ben
2823 Second Street NW
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and writes most of
the unit’s honestly plaintive and powerful songs. Tickets cost ten bucks for this 21+ trip towards gritty,
mud-stomping tuneage from the heart of the country. (Judy Steele) a
Music Calendar continued from page 31
(Self-Released)
Dawn & Hawkes bring
the easy listening side of
Americana to your ears
on this well-produced album of pretty much
flawless playing and singing. There are a lot
of groups like Dawn & Hawkes these days,
playing traditional instruments in safe
arrangements without anything surprising or
special coming out of the music or lyrics.
Even though the innocuous nature of what
are all pretty much love songs leaves some
imagination to be desired and the phrasing
does sometimes gets repetitive, I must say
Yours and Mine will appeal to quite a few
fans of Americana and alt-country. Dawn &
Hawkes write nice tunes and the band’s got
talent, I just wish there were some
imperfections in there somewhere—and
maybe a bit of loathing or discontent.
Noah Wall
My Father’s
Father
(Self-Released)
This is some pretty weird
stuff. The second track
sounds like a recording of
Cookie Monster burping, the third track is an
inane Casio melody underneath recordings
of hundreds of people saying “grandma”,
“nana”, “bupee”, “papa”, “Morris” or
whatever name can be used for
“grandparent.” Ok, all five songs are like this.
Noah Wall made this recording specifically
for his abstract animated short film. It’s also
called My Father’s Father, which, according
to Wall, is “directly inspired by Drums West,
an early short by Jim Henson that visualizes
the drumming of Chico Hamilton.” I’m down.
The whole package (film and music) is pretty
neat, but the soundtrack itself is probably
not going to bear repeated listening by a
very wide audience. a
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Free Will Astrology | Horoscopes by
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I won’t go so far as to say
that you are surrounded by unhinged maniacs whose
incoherence is matched only by their self-delusion. That
would probably be too extreme. But I do suspect that at
least some of the characters in the game you’re playing
are not operating at their full potential. For now, it’s
best not to confront them and demand that they act
with more grace. The wiser strategy might be to avoid
being swept up in their agitation as you take good care
of yourself. If you are patient and stay centered, I bet
you will eventually get a chance to work your magic.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Many of the heroes in
fairy tales survive and thrive because of the magical
gifts they are given. Benefactors show up, often
unexpectedly, to provide them with marvels—a
spinning wheel that can weave a cloak of invisibility,
perhaps, or winged shoes that give them the power of
flight, or a charmed cauldron that brews a healing
potion. But there is an important caveat. The heroes
rarely receive their boons out of sheer luck. They have
previously performed kind deeds or unselfish acts in
order to earn the right to be blessed. According to my
analysis, Taurus, the coming weeks will be prime time
for you to make yourself worthy of gifts you will need
later on.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): We humans need
nourishing stories almost as much as we require healthy
food, clean air, pure water and authentic love. And yet
many of us get far less than our minimum daily
requirement of nourishing stories. Instead, we are
barraged with nihilistic narratives that wallow in misery
and woe. If we want a break from that onslaught, our
main other choices are sentimental fantasies and
empty-hearted trivia. That’s the bad news. But here’s
the good news: Now is a favorable time for you to seek
remedies for this problem. That’s why I’m urging you to
hunt down redemptive chronicles that furnish your soul
with gritty delight. Find parables and sagas and tales
that fire up your creative imagination and embolden
your lust for life.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Now is an excellent time to
close the gap between the Real You and the image of
yourself that you display to the world. I know of two
ways to accomplish this. You can tinker with the Real
You so that it’s more like the image you display. Or else
you can change the image you display so that it is a
more accurate rendition of the Real You. Both
strategies may be effective. However you go about it,
Cancerian, I suggest you make it your goal to shrink the
amount of pretending you do.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Born under the sign of Leo,
Marcel Duchamp was an influential artist whose early
work prefigured surrealism. In 1917, he submitted an
unusual piece to a group exhibition in New York. It was
a plain old porcelain urinal, but he titled it Fountain, and
insisted it was a genuine work of art. In that spirit, I am
putting my seal of approval on the messy melodrama
you are in the process of managing. Henceforth, this
melodrama shall also be known as a work of art and its
title will be “Purification.” (Or would you prefer
“Expurgation” or “Redemption”?) If you finish the job
with the panache you have at your disposal, it will
forevermore qualify as a soul-jiggling masterpiece.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Some people express pride
in gross ways. When you hear their overbearing brags,
you know it’s a sign that they are not really confident in
themselves. They overdo the vanity because they’re
trying to compensate for their feelings of inadequacy.
In the coming weeks, I expect you to express a more
lovable kind of self-glorification. It won’t be inflated or
arrogant, but will instead be measured and reasonable.
If you swagger a bit, you will do it with humor and style,
not narcissism and superiority. Thank you in advance
for your service to humanity. The world needs more of
this benign kind of egotism.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The rooster is your power
animal. Be like him. Scrutinize the horizon for the
metaphorical dawn that is coming and be ready to
herald its appearance with a triumphant wake-up call.
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On the other hand, the rooster is also your affliction
animal. Don’t be like him. I would hate for you to imitate
the way he handles himself in a fight, which is to keep
fussing and squabbling far beyond the point when he
should let it all go. In conclusion, Libra, act like a rooster
but also don’t act like a rooster. Give up the protracted
struggle so you can devote yourself to the more
pertinent task, which is to celebrate the return of the
primal heat and light.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Since you seem to enjoy
making life so complicated and intense for yourself, you
may be glad to learn that the current astrological omens
favor that development. My reading of the astrological
omens suggests that you’re about to dive deep into rich
mysteries that could drive you half-crazy. I suspect that
you will be agitated and animated by your encounters
with ecstatic torment and difficult bliss. Bon voyage!
Have fun! Soon I expect to see miniature violet bonfires
gleaming in your bedroom eyes, unnamable emotions
rippling through your unfathomable face and
unprecedented words of wild wisdom spilling from your
smart mouth.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The Adamites were
devotees of an ancient Christian sect that practiced
sacred nudism. One of their central premises: How
could anyone possibly know God while wearing
clothes? I am not necessarily recommending that you
make their practice a permanent part of your spiritual
repertoire, but I think you might find value in it during
the coming weeks. Your erotic and transcendent
yearnings will be rising to a crescendo at the same time.
You will have the chance to explore states where
horniness and holiness overlap. Lusty prayers?
Reverent sex? Ecstatic illumination?
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): One of your key
themes in the coming weeks is “grace.” I suggest that
you cultivate it, seek it out, expect it and treasure it. To
prepare for this fun work, study all of the meanings of
“grace” below. At least two of them, and possibly all,
should and can be an active part of your life: 1) elegance
or beauty of form, movement or proportion; seemingly
effortless charm or fluidity; 2) favor or goodwill; a
disposition to be generous or helpful; 3) mercy,
forgiveness, charity; 4) a temporary exemption or
immunity; a reprieve; 5) a sense of fitness or propriety;
6) a prayer of blessing or thanks said before a meal; 7)
an unmerited divine gift offered out of love.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Be good, but not
necessarily well-behaved. Be extra exuberant and free,
but not irresponsible. Be lavish and ardent and even
rowdy, but not decadent. Why? What’s the occasion?
Well, you have more-or-less finished paying off one of
your karmic debts. You have conquered or at least
outwitted a twist from your past that had been sapping
your mojo. As a reward for doing your duty with such
diligence, you have earned a respite from some of the
more boring aspects of reality. And so now you have a
mandate to gather up the intelligent pleasure you
missed when you were acting like a beast of burden.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I am the least difficult of
men. All I want is boundless love.” That’s the mantra
that Frank O’Hara intoned in his poem “Meditations in
an Emergency,” and now I’m inviting you to adopt a
modified version of it. Here’s how I would change it for
your use in the coming months: “I am the least difficult
of passion artists. All I want is to give and receive
boundless, healthy, interesting love.” To be frank, I don’t
think O’Hara’s simple and innocent declaration will work
for you. You really do need to add my recommended
nuances in order to ripen your soul’s code and be
aligned with cosmic rhythms. a
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Would aliens looking at us
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Earth as it was a century ago?
If aliens on a planet 100 light-years away had a
really strong telescope with super zoom, could
they look at Earth and see life as it was 100
years ago? I know they can travel at warp 90 and
have cloaking devices so why should they
bother when they can get here in five seconds?
But say they didn't. Please answer. I've
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Well, I wouldn’t waste any more of it on science
fiction, Ted. Answer: no.
I’m wondering if you’ve seen the old “Star Trek”
episode “The Squire of Gothos,” because you’re not
too far from its premise. In the show, the Enterprise
crew stumbles on a planet inhabited by a nutty alien
called Trelane, whose roughly Napoleonic-era taste in
clothing and decor is based on what he somehow
believes are up-to-date observations of Earth, some
900 light-years away. Trelane also talks like an English
country squire circa 1800 (or at least the actor tries
to), so I guess he’s supposed to be really good at
reading lips through his telescope. Whatever the case,
it’s vintage “Star Trek”: endearing, superficially
plausible, but basically nonsense when examined close
up.
Here in reality, telescopes are imperfect
instruments subject to the constraints of physical
existence. The planet-bound variety must contend
with clouds, haze, dust, atmospheric distortion and
vibration. Even instruments in orbit like the Hubble
Space Telescope must gather light that’s passed
through trillions of miles of cosmic dust and debris.
You say: I know, but surely advanced civilizations
with super technology will figure out a way to deal
with dust.
Ain’t that easy, bubba. Here’s why.
Even assuming a clear path between an alien’s
telescope and us, the laws of physics put a cap on how
much detail a distant observer can see. One indication
of this is the diffraction limit, which effectively tells us
the distance from which a telescope of a given
diameter can distinguish between two objects a given
distance apart. This limit is a function of the
wavelength of the light conveying the distant image to
your eye; shorter wavelengths (as in ultraviolet light)
allow finer resolution.
For example, if a Hubble-type telescope were
anchored on Earth and atmospheric interference were
nonexistent, the smallest feature it could resolve on
the moon would be about 250 feet across. Given the
moon’s brightness, additional camera trickery could be
employed to essentially double the resolution,
meaning objects 125 feet across could be
distinguished.
To resolve a human-scale object, the Hubble would
have to be within 5,360 miles. From where I sit
(Chicago), that’s about the distance to Rio de Janeiro.
No problem, you say. I’ll build a bigger telescope.
Fine. Let’s suppose a) the aliens only need to
resolve down to 100 feet, enough to track human
activity at a gross level (large structures, aircraft
carriers, Donald Trump), and b) they’ve parked their
telescope just outside where Pluto’s orbit comes
closest to the Sun.
If it uses visible light, the telescope would have to
be 46 miles wide to see details down to 100 feet,
ignoring atmospheric haze. Citizens of the Alpha
Centauri system, 4.37 light-years distant, would need
a visible-light telescope 428,000 miles wide. If we
were to switch strictly to UV light to economize, that
would reduce the size to a not much more practical
214,000 miles.
Can advanced technology get around this
problem? Up to a point. A technique called optical
interferometry takes what an array of small, widelyspaced telescopes sees and combines it into a single
image, in effect sampling what a larger telescope
would capture. An array of four one-meter telescopes
can achieve the resolving power of a single 330-meter
telescope. The current record holder, the Very Large
Telescope array in Chile, uses four connected
telescopes to such effect that they could distinguish
between the left and right headlights on a car parked
on the moon.
But the moon’s only about 1.3 light-seconds away.
Optical interferometry is designed for use at much
greater distances. It doesn’t produce direct images—at
extreme ranges, the telescopes simply don’t capture
enough photons. Instead, the technology takes
precise measurements of the target using the relative
handful of photons it does collect, and a computer
synthesizes the data into the best visual
approximation it can.
The resulting images, while scientifically
interesting, aren't much to look at—typically fuzzy
blobs. Interferometry works best with bright objects
such as stars, which produce lots of photons;
nonluminous bodies such as planets aren’t so
cooperative. One now-canceled NASA planet-hunting
project, the Space Interferometry Mission, would have
probed for distant earth-size planets, but wouldn't
have been able to resolve more than a tiny light dot.
No surface detail would have been visible.
Given the march of progress, no doubt someday
we’ll see detail about heavenly bodies 100 light-years
distant that by today’s standards will seem
astonishing. But making out the furtive scrabblings of
dim creatures such as ourselves? Sorry, friend. Won’t
happen.
Send questions to Cecil via straightdope.com or write him c/o Chicago
Reader, 350 N. Orleans, Chicago 60654
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REI customer service line on Sunday, Aug 9. Me with my
girlfriend. You in line behind us. You said goodbye as you
drove off in your white SUV with a blue bike on the rack.
Care to say hello? Get coffee?
WINNING COFFEE, A HOT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON, AUGUST 5, AT APPROX.
4PM—DARK HAIR IN A SOMEWHAT
CURLY COIF, DARK-FRAMED GLASSES,
PRETTY AND INTELLIGENT LOOKING.
You came in through the south door on Harvard, into the
main eating area. I was at a table along the south wall,
just rear of center, facing that front door—white shirt,
gray jeans, eyeglasses, goatee, and older than you—
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entered you seemed a bit uneasy, looking quizzically,
hesitantly about, then went to the ordering counter. You
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the hallway that goes to the restrooms and rear parking
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seductresses that my sleeping mind sometimes conjures
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you and exiting out the rear, our eyes met again, as they
had several times before. I smiled ever so slightly, but you
seemed to stiffen and avert your gaze, causing me to
abort any attempt to strike up a conversation as I passed.
Maybe there was no reciprocal attraction—even though
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think you might be interested—or maybe you were just
shy. But as I drove off, the farther I got from Winning, the
more intensely your lovely face blazed in my mind, and I
regretted not having taken a stab at chatting you up,
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4 “More or less” suffix
7 Place to unwind
10 2011 Rose Bowl winner, for
short
13 “___ pro nobis”
14 4 letters?
15 Spider’s digs
16 Move like a kangaroo
17 Beatles song about a
smorgasbord?
19 Path across the sky
20 Dr. who treats sinus issues
21 B flat’s equivalent
22 “Funkytown” group Lipps, ___
23 “It’s a yes-___ answer ...”
24 Know-it-all
25 Beatles song about making
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28 Kaelin of the O.J. trial
29 Rescue squad member
62 Ripken of the Orioles
“That’s Amore”)
30 Classical crossover quartet
formed by Simon Cowell
63 Distort data
22 Breach of privacy, perhaps
64 Uncloseted
23 Airport code for O’Hare
31 “Switched-On Bach”
synthesizer
65 Burma’s first prime minister
26 Tank marking
33 BYU location
35 Just-released
36 Beatles song identifying leafy
veggies?
66 “Tarzan” star Ron
27 Revolutionary place-finder?
67 Final stages
32 “Hop aboard!”
68 AZ’s setting
34 Of base eight
69 They have their own precincts,
for short
37 “Nope, pick another one ...”
Down
39 Word stated in a Thomas
Dolby song
1 Hairdo that may be restyled
into liberty spikes
40 Unfair treatment
39 Certain upperclassmen,
briefly
42 Ashley Madison-enabled
event, perhaps
43 ___ Domani (wine brand)
46 Rubber mouse, e.g.
48 Maui tourist attraction ___
Valley (hidden in CIA OPERATIVE)
2 Oregon’s fourth-largest city
38 Chocolate-frosted item
41 In a calm manner
44 Pay, slangily
3 Greet informally
4 Doctor Frankenstein’s helper
45 Seasoned vet
50 Act like a couch potato
5 Quaint store
47 Demolition site letters
52 With 61-Across, Beatles song
about a sandwich bread’s wish?
6 Kept under wraps
49 Contemptible
7 Football Hall-of-Famer Lynn
51 Chemical indicator
54 German car company
8 Sense
53 Hit the trail
55 Drop some details, perhaps
9 “Fresh Off the Boat” airer
58 Mixed breed
56 Fallen Angel ingredient
60 “Go, goalie!”
57 “It’s a possibility”
10 Something to “blame it on,”
per Milli Vanilli
59 Marge and Homer’s neighbor
11 Cooperate secretly
60 “Charter” tree
12 So far
61 See 52-Across
18 Pasta ___ (dish mentioned in
61 ___ Kippur
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