Issue 5 - North Coast Voice

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Check Wine 101 on pg. 6 for
upcoming Wine enthusiast events!
Elm Street Blue’s Band plays benefit
at Offshore Bar & Grill Saturday,
April 10 . The benefit is for Jimmy
Schaefer, former owner of Old Cottage Bar,
who was recently diagnosed with a rare form
of cancer. The event begins at 2 pm with a
Chinese Auction. Food will be available. Elm
Street Blue’s Band begins at 6pm. There is a
$5.00 cover at the door. The Offshore Bar &
Grill is located at 130 Forest Dr. in Eastlake.
Questions or Chinese Auction donations may
be directed to Kathy Ski at 440-231-8808
and law enforcement entities. All Census
Bureau employees take an oath of
nondisclosure and are sworn for life to
protect the confidentiality of the data. The
penalty for unlawful disclosure is a fine of
up to $250,000 or imprisonment of up to
five years, or both. For an average family of
4 it takes about 10 minutes; and it’s
important - it ensures the community gets its
share of funding for essential services such
as new roads, hospitals, schools and so much
more. They move forward when you send it
back.
Did you know that every year, the
federal government distributes more
than $400 billion to state, local and
tribal governments based on census
data? That means an accurate count of the
population can result in significant
improvements in the quality of life in
communities all across the country.
Completing the census form is easy,
important and safe, and everyone’s
participation is vital. By law, the Census
Bureau cannot share respondents’ answers
with anyone, including other federal agencies
The much anticipated debut CD of
singer-songwriter Quinn Sands will
be released on Wednesday, March 31
with a release party and concert at The
Barking Spider Tavern in Cleveland’s
University Circle at 10:00pm. The album
entitled “Driving Through The Rain”
features Quinn’s sultry voice and rhythm
guitar backed by band members Dave Mann
on acoustic guitar, mandolin and keyboards,
Joe Landes on electric guitar, Adam Rich on
bass and Ernie Richmann on drums. The
tracks were recorded and mastered at Mann
Wolf studios in Cleveland, Ohio. Sands’
backup band on the album are the former
“New Madrids”, the Cleveland Ohio band
fronted by the dynamic “Rust Belt Blues”
songwriter Oliver Buck. For more
information, show schedule or to hear music
by Quinn Sands, visit her music page on
ReverbNation www.reverbnation.com/
quinnsands
Kent Reggae Meltdown Downtown
Kent, Friday Night, April 9th Free
Shows at thirteen Restaurants/Taverns.
Saturday, April 10th, The Kent Stage presents
Carlos Jones & The Plus Band Tickets
available at kentstage.org Woodsy’s Music &
Spinmore Records. See ad on pg.5
The Beachland is excited to present
South Memphis String Band on
Sunday April 4th at 8pm . They’ve been
called a “regional roots music supergroup”
but the alliance of Dickinson (from the North
Mississippi Allstars and, of late, the Black
Crowes), Hart (the Grammy winner who is as
equally adept at thrash rock as he is at
country blues) and Mathus (of the Squirrel
Nut Zippers) is more like three good friends
just putting it down in a very traditional way.
Tickets are $15.adv/$18.dos thru .
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4. . . .Gallactic Collective
6....................Wine 101
8.................Sam Cooke
10......What About Jazz
12.................Bluesville
14......Grand Funk Railroad
15......Top Trends for 2010
16........Cover: Green Gala
19........Buzzard Memory
20..............Stay in Tune
22.....Antique Engine Club
24.....Kickin it Country
26.............Movie Reviews
27......About Music Copyrights
28........Behind the Mic
29.................Classifieds
30............Snarp Farkle
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ByEric Harabadian - Media
Stew/PR Chian Productions
On Saturday, March 27, at Shore
Cultural Centre Theater in Euclid, Keyboard
virtuoso, Erik Norlander, will launch his new
CD “The Galactic Collective” along with
three of Ohio’s most extraordinary
musicians: Freddy Demarco (guitar), Mark
Matthews (bass) and Nick LePar (drums).
Erik returns to Cleveland after an
incredibly busy year in 2009. In the early
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part of 2009, in collaboration with sciencefiction writer and lyricist Kevin J. Anderson
(Dune novels with Brian Herbert, Star Wars
and X-Files novels), Erik composed the
music and produced the recording for the
CD, Terra Incognita: Beyond the Horizon by
Roswell Six featuring the singers James
LaBrie (Dream Theater), John Payne (Asia),
Michael Sadler (Saga) and Norlander’s wife,
Lana Lane. In May, 2009 Erik played a
concert in Cleveland at The Winchester and
then was off to do a tour in Spain with 7
concert dates with the hard rock supergroup,
Big Noize, a project put together by Joe
Lynn Turner (Rainbow, Deep Purple), Phil
Soussan (Ozzy, Dio), Simon Wright (ACDC,
UFO) and Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot). In
July of 2009 Erik returned again to
Cleveland as one of the featured artists at the
Ingenuity Festival, where he also
represented the Greater Cleveland Dept. of
NASA in celebrating their “40thAnniversary
of the Lunar Landing” with a special
multimedia presentation of Erik Norlander’s
song, “Sky Full of Stars”. In August 2009,
Erik joined in a duo concert with keyoard
legend, Keith Emerson, at the “Museum of
Making Music” in Carlsbad, California at the
unveiling of the Robert Moog exhibit being
held there. The rest of the year was filled up
with concert tours as the keyboardist in John
Payne’s version of the Asia band, Asia
featuring John Payne. October 2009 found
Erik back in Cleveland at Magnetic North
Studio recording his new CD release with an
astounding array of classic analog
synthesizers, Hammond organ, and a
Steinway grand piano along with his newly
founded group, “The
Galactic Collective”.
For those of you not
familiar with Erik
Norlander, he was born
in 1967 in Hollywood,
California. He grew up
in Los Angeles studying
both jazz and classical
music on several
instruments from a
young age through his
years at the university
where he also graduated
with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in English
Literature in 1989.
Growing up, Erik
describes his formative
influences as
keyboardists Rick
Wakeman, Keith
Emerson, Jon Lord and
Mike Pinder, producers
Alan Parsons and Jeff Lynne,
and the bands Yes, ELP, ELO, King Crimson,
Procol Harum, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Asia,
Supertramp, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath,
Led Zeppelin and Blue Öyster Cult. While
clearly a prog rocker, Erik is surprisingly
quite adamant that he prefers melody over
flashy playing and strong songwriting over
artsy meandering. In the 1990s, Erik worked
for Alesis Studio Electronics where he was
the Director of Sound Development and
ultimately Synthesizer
Product Manager for
the Alesis
synthesizers. During
2001-2002, Erik
worked on projects for
Line 6 producing
sound-alike “jam
along” audio tracks of
classic rock and metal
songs for the
company’s GuitarPort
software product.
Erik and The
Galactic Collective
will open up the
concert on March 27th
which also features
Indiana’s spectacular
Pink Floyd tribute
band, “Pink Droyd”.
Visual accompaniment
will be provided by
Jim Lasko’s Solar Fire
Lightshow, and sound by
CrazyLegs Production. To purchase tickets
or for more information, please visit Chian
Productions website:
www.chianproductions.com
Everyone encouraged to dress Retro!
For additional information on Erik Norlander
please visit: www.eriknorlander.com
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April 17th
& 18th, 2010
10:00am ~ 6:00pm
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Fri, Mar. 26: Castaways
Sat, Mar. 27: Ernest T Band
Sun, Mar. 28: Open mic
with Wags & Fred
Fri, Apr. 2: Hatrick
Sat, Apr. 3: Stone River Band
Sun, Apr. 4: Closed-Happy Easter!
Fri, Apr. 9: Bad Monkey
Sat, Apr. 10: Alan Greene Band
Sun, Apr. 11: Open mic
with Tom Todd
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Around the World in the Grand
River Valley Wine Region
Please make sure to mark your calendar
for “Around the World,” an exclusive food
and wine pairing event organized by the
Winegrowers of the Grand River Valley on
Saturday, April 24 from noon until 5:00 p.m.
European style wines matched with
European cuisine will find Laurello
Vineyards showcasing Italy; Debonne
Vineyards, Slovenia; Grand River Cellars,
Ireland; Ferrante Winery and Ristorante,
Italy; and St. Joseph Vineyards, Germany.
The cost of $5 per person at each winery
includes hearty appetizers from the
designated country, paired with wines from
the Grand River Valley Wine Region.(Bring
in a canned food item to help support our
local food banks and receive $1 off the ticket
price).
Wine n Bloom Weekends
This is a self driving tour of the
wineries in northeast Ohio. You have two
weekends (4 days- Fridays & Saturdays) to
visit all the wineries participating on the
trail. Sample great wines, enjoy delicious
appetizers, and collect Bluestone Perennials.
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At a designated winery you will receive a
basket to collect your perennials in and a
Schott Zwiesel crystal wine glass.
Bluestone Perennials is a local family
business that grows and ships over 1,000
varieties of beautiful perennials across the
country. Their catalogs and information will
be available at the wineries as you travel the
trail. Please call 1-800-852-5243 or visit
www.bluestoneperennials.com for more
information.
The participating wineries:
Biscotti Family Winery in Conneaut,
Buccia Vineyards in Conneaut,
Debonne Vineyards in Madison,
Emerine Estates in Jefferson,
Ferrante Winery & Ristorante in Geneva,
Grand River Cellars in Madison,
Laleure Vineyards in Parkman,
Maple Ridge Vineyards in Madison,
Old Firehouse Winery in
Geneva-on-the-Lake
St Joseph Vineyards in Thompson
The Barrel Room in Wickliffe
The Lakehouse Winery in
Geneva-on-the-Lake
The Winery at Spring Hill in Geneva,
Virant Family Winery in Geneva
Many of the wineries listed have ads in
this section or throughout the North Coast
Voice so look for their ads to obtain
entertainment listings and addresses.
Make your reservations early, only 150
tickets available and they will sell out early.
$45 per couple and $35 per single. To make
your reservations call 800-227-6972 or click
below.
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year round winery information.
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Baked Salmon In
White Wine Sauce
INGREDIENTS:
4 tbsp. butter
6 shallots, chopped
3 c. white wine
Salt & pepper
1 salmon, about 3 lbs.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a
flameproof, oblong casserole cook the
shallots in 4 tablespoons butter for 10
minutes until transparent. Add the wine, salt
and pepper, then lay the fish gently in the
wine mixture. Bake at 350
degrees for 45 minutes, basting
often with cooking liquid.
Drain salmon, keep
warm and
reserve the
cooking
liquid.
Dill Sauce:
INGREDIENTS:
4 tbsp. butter
4 tbsp. flour
3 egg yolks
1/2 c. whipping cream
2-3 tsp. chopped fresh dill or 1 tsp.
dried dillweed, if you’re desperate
Melt 2 tablespoons of butter and add the
flour to make a white roux. Gradually stir in
strained fish stock and simmer for 15
minutes to reduce. Pour sauce into a bowl,
set over hot water. Add egg yolks and stir
until sauce thickens. Gradually add the
remaining butter, the cream and the chopped
dill and keep warm without letting it boil.
Place fish on a platter, remove skin, garnish
with lemon wedges and fresh dill and serve
sauce. Serves 6.
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Sunday, March 28
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Sam Cooke: Pioneer
for Modern Music
By Erik Greene
Rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson made over
$50 million in 2004 without ever releasing
a song. In today’s society, it’s not
uncommon for musicians like “50” to
expand their business horizons to include
film, clothing apparel, and artist
management. But until the latter half of the
20th century, the notion was unheard of—
especially for an artist of color.
Flash back to early 1959, when an
entrepreneurial singer with a golden voice,
movie-star good looks, and the tenacity of a
bulldog became the first black recording
artist to form a record label. SAR Records,
which stood for Sam, Alex, and Roy, was the
brainchild of Sam Cooke and two of
his music contemporaries—J.W. Alexander
and S.R. Crain. Cooke actively recruited
young talent to SAR, and his roster included
the likes of Bobby Womack, Billy Preston
and Johnnie Taylor. In an era when a lot of
artists were only worth their last hit record,
Cooke recognized the power of ownership
and vowed to control his destiny.
In Little Rock, Arkansas a year earlier, Sam
Cooke caused a stir by challenging Jim
Crow segregation head-on. Concert
promoters wanted Cooke to sing two
shows—one for the black audience and one
for the white—but the singer refused, citing
he was only contracted to perform one show.
The promoters thought quickly and seated
the blacks on one side of the auditorium and
whites on the other, but the arrangement
didn’t satisfy Sam. “He got them back,” his
youngest sister Agnes recalls. “He sang only
to the black side of the room and never even
looked at the other side. It worked because
the next time he came to Little Rock,
everyone sat together.” Starting as early
1961, Cooke routinely cancelled shows that
weren’t integrated. “He wouldn’t even take
the stage,” recalls his driver and older
brother, Charles. “We’d just pack up and
move on to the next town.”
Young artists who enjoy mass appeal also
have Sam Cooke to thank. He was one of the
first singers to identify and intentionally go
after the crossover market with the release
of You Send Me in 1957. Widely considered
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the
first
Soul song, it went to #1 on
both the Pop and R&B music charts and
sold over 1.7 million singles. Around the
same time, he was the first celebrity to take
pride in his natural hair and shun the
“processed” look.
But it was Cooke’s record deal with RCA in
January of 1960 that would provide a ripple
effect for generations to come. By giving in
to Cooke’s demand he retain ownership of
his publishing rights, RCA gave Cooke full
control of how his music was used and to
whom songwriting royalties were paid. This
move set a new precedent in
a recording industry notorious for swindling
artists out of their record royalties and future
earnings.
Sam Cooke didn’t live to experience the age
of multi-media, but his pioneering efforts
opened the door to both the social and
financial freedoms so many modern-day
musicians enjoy. Without his efforts, artists
like 50 Cent may have been forever stuck “In
Da Club,” and may never have made the
more lucrative move to the boardroom.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Erik Greene is Sam Cooke’s great-nephew.
Personally-autographed copies of Our Uncle
Sam: The Sam Cooke Story From His
Family’s Perspective can be ordered through
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By Sage Satori
National comedian Steve Sabo has
been described as a “dark light at the end of
an even darker tunnel” and a “mental
workout” by both fans and critics alike. He is
one of a new breed of comics that “take no
prisoners.” His honest and aggressive form
of monology always leaves the audience
salivating for more. No guitar. No magic
tricks. No Ventriloquism. No silly songs.
Just a man and a microphone -- with
ATTITUDE to spare!
A veteran of the club circuit for over 10
years, Steve has woven an intricate web of
humor that has garnered him thousands of
fans from coast-to-coast. His razor-sharp wit
will grab you by the throat and won’t let go
until you are blue-in-the-face with laughter -and gasping for more! He has made
appearances on HBO, Comedy Central,
UPN , and E. He is regularly on XM / Sirius
Satellite Radio. Showing vast diversity, he
was also recently asked to open up for Joan
Rivers and performed for the troops in Iraq
and Kuwait. He was oneÊof only four
comedians chosenÊto perform at 2008’s
“Gathering of the Juggalos.” He also recently
began filming his first feature film, the
horror movie “Hell’s Lake”.
Steve is the caffeinated voice of reason
in a world devoid of reasons to laugh. He
tackles the difficult subjects with agility and
style without walking the delicate line of
race, religion or politics. He speaks from the
gut (and his heart) with an honesty rarely
seen in this modern world.
Now Steve Sabo is bringing his edgy,
angry, honest, and hilarious humor he has
shared all over the world to Cebar’s
Restaurant & Lounge in Madison
Thursday April 8 th. We caught up with
Steve (in between one of his cups of coffee),
to get to know him a little better. Agree or
disagree...you will ALWAYS remember
STEVE SABO!
NC Voice: Where are you from?
Steve: I was born in Cleveland, and moved
a lot since then. I spent time in Miami,
Detroit, Houston, Tampa and now call
Toledo, OH home. Well, that’s where all my
stuff is. The road is my home.
NC Voice: When did you decide that
comedy was your calling?
Steve: The first time I was on stage. I had
always liked and respected comedians... I
wore out audio cassettes of Eddie Murphy,
Richard Pryor, George Carlin and Robin
Williams as a kid. I entered a contest in
college on a lark, thought it would be fun,
and immediately fell in love with that rush,
that feeling. I decided that night, that I didn’t
care how long it took or if I ever made
money... but I had to be a comedian.
NC Voice : How did you come up with the
“caffeinated voice of reason?”
Steve : Ha! Well, I am a bit high strung; I
drink coffee all day, red bulls, soda. My
friends always turn to me for advice, and
most people who listen to me, even if they
don’t agree, understand how much what I say
makes sense. I wanted something that would
sum up who I was in just a few words, and I
think that works.
NC Voice : Who are some of your favorite
comedians you had the most fun opening
for?
Steve : I have worked with so many... I really
enjoyed watching Chris Rock work, but he
was kind of a jerk to me offstage. Ted
Alexandro is always a blast. Dennis Regan,
Jef Brannan... we have had some adventures.
Christopher Titus is a craftsman. Bobcat
Goldthwait is a blast. Doug Stanhope... too
many to mention! Unfortunately, since I
headline most venues now, I don’t get to
work with as many big name acts... but there
are lots of newer comics who have fun
working with me!
NC Voice : What was your experience like
in Iraq and Kuwait?
Steve : It was a surreal experience, in that I
felt privileged to be able to do that, and they
were so appreciative of having us there. We
did big bases and small bases, played for the
big wigs and people who just got off the
planes out of boot camp. People would hug
us and thank us, when I felt we should be
thanking them. They were the best audiences
we could ever hope for. That being said, it
was some of the harshest conditions we ever
performed in; temperatures of 145 degrees,
wearing 100 pounds of protective equipment,
4 hours of sleep a night if we were lucky,
flying by helicopter, MRAP (mine repellantarmor protected) and cargo planes, none
with air conditioning, 3 minutes to shower,
on the days we could shower, some outdoor
shows in the heat. You really have to be in
shape, or you will be destroyed. One of our
group (not me) was miserable the whole
time, he was out of shape and had dietary
issues. I would do it again any time they
ask... it was one of those experiences that
stay with you. Plus, knowing that your life
was in danger really gets the adrenalin
flowing!
NC Voice : Did you enjoy opening for Joan
Rivers?
Steve : I did! She is such a legend of comedy,
and she is still funnier than most people out
there. At first I was nervous, because I
wasn’t sure what I had gotten myself into.
Her fan base is women over 70 and gay
men... not exactly the average comedy club
audience! But they were great, and she
couldn’t have been cooler... not pretentious
or condescending or anything. A real class
act.
NC Voice: How many CD’s do you have
out and their names?
Steve : There are three. 2001 I released
“Midgets Cream Corn and a Tub Full of
Jello”, in 2004 “Banned From Wichita”
came out and “A Mouthful of Sea-Monkeys”
was released last year. It was voted one of
the top ten comedy releases of 2009, which I
am very proud of. They are all different; no
repeating of material, so there is nearly 3
hours of my stand up out there... and when I
perform live, at least 3/4 of my show is stuff
you can’t get on CD. Always writing new
stuff!
NC Voice: Were you a Class Clown?
Steve : I was the guy who made fun of the
class clown. I was smarter than my own
good... I was more of a brain than a goof,
but I was a touch of a jock too. I was the guy
who didn’t act out in class, but I said the
right thing at the right time to really make
the room explode in laughter. I guess I had
timing down even back then.
NC Voice: Tell us about your film Hell’s
Lake?
Steve : This film is a throw back to campy,
B-movies, and it is a real blast to work on. I
play the mad scientist’s best friend who
becomes obsessed with taking the creature
down once my daughter gets attacked and
nearly killed.
NC Voice: Tell a little more about
“Gathering of the Juggalos” and where was
it held?
Steve : Oh man, that was wild. It was held in
a near secret location in southern Illinois. It
is held yearly, and it is a three day music
and wrestling festival. It is all about
hardcore rap and metal music, and crazy
debauchery. There is blatant drinking, drugs
and random nudity. Sounds good on paper,
but the fact that it is mostly guys kinda
brings the mood down a bit. Anyway, there is
a mainstage where acts like Ice T, 2 Live
Crew, Twista and The Insane Clown Posse
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There is no more sure sign of spring in
Northeastern Ohio, than the arrival of the Tri
C JazzFest. The groundhog may or may not
see his shadow, (I have yet to figure out
which is good or bad). The Robin is another,
much anticipated indicator, but quite frankly,
there have been warm spells in January when
I’ve spotted these poor misinformed
creatures. Nope, for the past 30 years, there
has not been a more dependable signal of
winter’s end, and this year the 31st annual
JazzFest continues this long standing
Cleveland tradition.
Tri-C JazzFest will celebrate its 31st year
with a mix of jazz in all of its forms, and a
stunning tribute to Cleveland native, Henry
Mancini, on the 86th
anniversary of his birth.
From April 15 to April
25, JazzFest presents
Cleveland with many of
the best talents in jazz,
including Ramsey
Lewis, Patti Austin, The
Roots, The Smooth Jazz
All-Stars, and Charlie
Haden.
From “Women in Jazz” to the always popular
“Debut Series,” featuring some of the best
new artists in the country, to “Jazz for Kids,”
JazzFest appeals to all ages and style
preferences. One of the largest educational
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provides several workshops and clinics for
young musicians. This year, some of the
clinics will feature the Metta Quintet, and
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among others.
For two weeks, beginning on April 15th,
JazzFest will present a stellar line-up of
artists, packed with the variety that fans have
come to love. From a red carpet birthday
salute to the music of the legendary Henry
Mancini, to the talent of iconic pianist
Ramsey Lewis. From fan favorite, The
Roots, to an evening with the “Smooth Jazz
All-Stars”, this year’s festival
offers something for
everyone.
The calendar is loaded with
events that will take place at
various locations around
town. So as not to overwhelm
you with the entire schedule,
here are the first 3 events that
are planned. I’ll bring you
more next time.
JazzFest Kick Off - Parade at Tower City
Center
FREE
April 15, 2010 5:00 PM
Tower City Center - JazzFest Stage
Voted “Best Marching Band” by Cleveland
Magazine in 2009, the Shaw High School
Mighty Cardinals continue to pile up awards
and accolades. The group stunned parade
spectators in the 89th Annual Turkey Day
Classic Parade in Montgomery, Alabama last
November where they received “Best Band”
award, and they were invited to return to
New Orleans for the Mardi Gras Parade in
February. This popular, high-energy band
kicks off the 31st Annual Tri-C JazzFest
with a rousing parade through Tower City
and into Public Square where they will
entertain fans with their special brand of
music.
April 16, 2010
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Playhouse Square – Allen Theatre
Composer, conductor, arranger and Cleveland
native Henry Mancini won a myriad of
awards in his storied career, including a
“Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award” and
four Academy Awards. One of the pioneers
who introduced jazz music into film and TV
scores in the 1950’s, Mancini recorded over
90 albums, in styles ranging from big band to
classical to pop, with eight of them certified
gold.
This elegant evening starts with the heralded
Sean Jones and the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
with singer Monica Mancini, the composer’s
daughter and Grammy nominee. Joining
them are special guests clarinetist/
saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera, pianist
Mulgrew Miller, trombonist Wycliffe
Gordon, trumpeter Dominick Farinacci, and
others. The exciting performance, which
occurs on the 86th anniversary of Mancini’s
birth, features film clips from Oscar-winning
films such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Days of
Wine and Roses, Victor/Victoria and 10.
Jazz for Kids
April 17, 2010 11:00 AM
Cleveland Children’s Museum
Now in its fourth year, the “Jazz for Kids”
concert is an entertaining and educational
performance for families with young children
led by pianist Joe Hunter. Hunter, a
Cleveland native, is the co-host with Bill
Rudman of the very popular “The Song is
You” series and a frequent contributor to
Ernie Krivda’s Fat Tuesday Big Band. He is
joined by early childhood music educator
Becky Ogden.
This is only the beginning! Visit
www.tricjazzfest.com and learn more about
this amazing event and the tireless staff the
works year round to bring this to Cleveland.
Finally! A reason to look forward to April
15th.
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By Cat Lilly
Buddy Guy Will
Receive BMA
Lifetime
Achievement Award
The Blues
Foundation will publicly
honor blues legend
Buddy Guy with a
Lifetime Achievement
Award on May 6th, 2010,
at the 31st annual Blues
Music Awards. The
ceremony will include an
oral and visual
presentation as well as a
special musical tribute.
The Blues
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“Buddy Guy has been a
mentor and an
inspiration to five
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generations of musicians
multiple genres while he
has continued to
innovate. He has
greatly expanded
the blues
definition
while
maintaining
the definite characteristics that first defined
that genre, and with this distinction, we are
proud to present him with this honor and
tribute.”
Buddy Guy’s unique guitar style
enervated his elder Muddy Waters’ Folk
Singer album in the early 60’s, expanded on
the vision of his contemporary Junior Wells
on Hobo Man Blues in the mid-60’s, and
was a beacon to the British Invasion rockers
Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck in the late 60’s.
On through the 70’s and 80’s, his
visibility and stature refocused through the
90’s and into the 21st century with a series
of recordings that underlined to the
commercial pop world that he not only was
the inspiration for countless musical icons
from Jimi Hendrix psychedelia to John Myer
pop, but was still transforming while many
of his disciples were reprising decades-old
hits.
He obliterated the chasm between blues
and rock, leaving the term “crossover” to
awkwardly define the efforts lesser artists in
both camps trying to bridge the racial,
generational, and stylistic borders of each.
And he did it with a sense of dynamics and
bravado that are rare in artists of any age,
but which have been consistent for him
throughout his career.
You know you are experiencing a
Buddy Guy lick in the first few lines of any
number he did in the 60’s, and the same can
still be said today. Buddy has been nominated
for forty-one Blues Music Awards and has
received twenty-eight such awards. The
Foundation has commissioned for this special
occasion one-of-a-kind award from Patterson
and Barnes, who also created the original
artwork that serves as the basis for the 2010
poster.
In a recent poll by Blues Revue
Magazine, Buddy Guy’s Sweet Tea was voted
number #1 by a panel of journalists. The
album was produced by Dennis Herring in
Oxford, Mississippi. He teamed Guy with
old-time bluesmen who not only played the
music but lived it – guitarist Jimbo Mathus,
drummer Spam (of T-Model Ford’s band)
and Sam Carr. Herring selected southern
songs, but hill country rather than the delta
blues that Guy is most associated with.
The album opens with “Done Got Old,”
where Guy sounds like he has one foot in the
grave already, and then powers into “Baby
Please Don’t Leave Me,” a loud, reverb
heavy number. Guy’s use of reverb and
feedback was discouraged by Leonard Chess
in the early days when he recorded with
Muddy Waters, twenty years his senior. But
his trademark guitar style is heard on some
Chess recordings - Howlin’ Wolf’s “Killin’
Floor,” Koko Taylor’s “Wang Wang Doodle,”
and Big Mama Thornton’s classic “Hound
Dog’” recorded live at the American Folk
Blues Festival in Hamburg, Germany in
1965. Since then, Buddy’s style has been
copied by every guitarist who came after
him, from Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton.
Guy has won five Grammys since 1991,
but not for Sweet Tea. Damn Right, I’ve Got
the Blues is still the only album to go gold.
He has had guest artists play on his albums –
Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Johnny Lang,
Travis Tritt – but there are no superstars on
Sweet Tea. “I got so many good reviews on
Sweet Tea …,” says Guy “But if you don’t
get airplay and people go out and hear it and
buy it, don’t nobody know. It’s like a good
restaurant; If you don’t go taste that food,
you don’t know how good it is.”
Blues Review: Top 25 Blues Albums
of the Last Decade
As the first decade of the new
millennium draws to a close, a panel of
journalists chose the twenty-five greatest
blues albums of the last decade. From
Chicago to New Orleans, from Mississippi to
California, blues artists still have a lot to say
– and plenty of original ways of saying it.
Sweet Tea – Buddy Guy
Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down – R. L.
Burnside
White African – Otis Taylor
Don’t Give Up on Me – Solomon Burke
Old School – Koko Taylor
One Kind Favor – B. B. King
Electric Blue Watermelon – North
Mississippi Allstars
After the Rain – Irma Thomas
Wicked Grin – John Hammond
Raw – Bobby Rush
Rattleshake – Lil Ed & the Imperials
Skin Deep – Buddy Guy
Simple Truths – The Holmes Brothers
We’ll Never Turn Back – Mavis Staples
Mississippi to Mali – Corey Harris
Play It Til Tomorrow – Nick Moss & the Flip
Tops
Painkiller – Tommy Castro
Vu-Du Menz – Corey Harris & Henry Butler
Watermelon Slim & the Workers –
Watermelon Slim & the Workers
About Them Shoes – Hubery Sumlin
Bad Blood in the City: The Piety Street
Sessions – James Blood Ulmer
Redneck Blues – Mighty Mo Rodgers
Lowdown Feelin’ – The Mannish Boys
Recapturing the Banjo – Otis Taylor
Ten Days Out: Blues From the Backroads –
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Backatcha
There’s a new blues band in town –
Backatcha made their debut at Cabana’s in
Mentor and played the following weekend at
Cebar’s in Madison. On April 24th they will
perform their special mix of funk, Motown,
and rock at the Ashtabula Eagles Club. The
band consists of two former members of the
Four Kings - Willie Guyton on lead guitar
and Larry Shinn on bass – along with
guitarist Andre Clark, a music teacher from
Collinwood, Pat Rehmer on keyboard, and
David Page on drums. If you are interested in
booking this band, call Willie at 440-9975205 or Larry at 440-536-6503.
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By Helen Marketti
Photo Courtesy of: Anne Leighton Media
Beginning their career in Flint,
Michigan, Grand Funk Railroad has been on
a journey that has kept the spirit of their
music alive for more than 40 years. Don
Brewer (original founding member and
drummer) of Grand Funk Railroad shares his
passion for music that still rocks audiences
to this day.
“As a kid I remember watching the trains
go by in Flint, Michigan and seeing all of the
box cars that said, Grand Trunk & Western
Railroad,” said Don. “When we formed our
band, funk music was becoming popular so
we made a play on words and called
ourselves, Grand Funk Railroad. At that
time, it was a bit risqué to use that word
funk, it was almost scandalous and it
sounded similar to the other word. Now, no
one even thinks twice about it.”
Being a drummer was not the first
instrument of choice for Don. “My first
choice was playing the guitar. When I
transferred from elementary school to junior
high, my mom wanted me to be in the school
band so I learned how to play the clarinet. I
went from first chair to last chair.
(laughs) I hated playing the
clarinet,” Don recalls. “One day
the band director asked for guy
volunteers to go in the back and
play with the drum section.
They needed someone to play
the bass drum. It was all girls at
the time so I gladly volunteered
and that’s how it started.”
He continues, “My dad was a
drummer with swing bands during the
Depression. He got a kit for me to play in the
basement. We would play records and listen
to the drumming.”
Don certainly had other role models that
he thought were great in the drumming
world. “I admired Buddy Rich. I loved the
energy of the guy. I also liked the work of
Dino Danelli of The Rascals, Mitch Mitchell
who was with Jimi Hendrix and Ginger
Baker of Cream. The 60s and 70s were an
explosive time for music. It was a great time
to be a musician.”
Speaking of great musicians, Grand Funk
Railroad will be part of the Moondog
Coronation Ball this year at Quicken Loans
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Turtles, and Little Anthony & The Imperials.
Grand Funk Railroad does have
Cleveland connections that many fans may
not be aware of. “We recorded a lot of our
music at a studio in Cleveland. Even though
the studio in Detroit was closer to where we
lived, the recording engineers were more R
& B knowledgeable than with rock. We
started working with Ken Hammond in
Cleveland to get the rock sound we wanted.
When I hear the songs then and now, I think
there is an honesty to our music. Recordings
were simple and done in a few days. The
fans have always received the honesty. We
were from Flint, Michigan and we never
pretended to be anything else.”
Don is the singer and songwriter for,
We’re An American Band. He and Mel
Schacher are still original members of Grand
Funk Railroad. Don still feels excited when
doing shows even though the lineup has
changed with its members. “It feels the same
to me when I do shows now. I feel the same
way I did then. It captures the same spirit as
Grand Funk Railroad did in the early days.
We play the hits that people expect us to
play and some new stuff to keep it fun for
us.”
Don feels that music has changed over
the years and not necessarily for the better.
“I’m not a big fan of where music has gone. I
think it has lost its way. I’m not hearing a lot
coming from the heart and soul. It seems to
be more “pop” and disposable. I remember
buying records, reading the liner notes and
feeling like you were part of the experience.
You could live on an album for weeks. Now
with all of the downloads, you can add and
delete anytime. I think music is more
processed now. I’m not hearing music that
will be around or remembered in 30 or 40
years. It seems to be used and then discarded.
The pendulum may swing back some day.
Radio has changed so much, too. They won’t
even play new material by classic artists. The
bean counters have come in and took over
radio. It didn’t matter what the DJ wanted to
play for the listening audience because it
stopped being about that. So when we create
new material now, we use if for our shows
because we know it will not be played on the
radio.”
For anyone planning to attend the
Moondog Coronation Ball and catch Grand
Funk Railroad, Don sums it up, “Be ready to
smile and sweat when you see Grand Funk
Railroad. Cleveland rocks!”
For more information about Grand Funk
Railroad: www.grandfunkrailroad.com
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for 2010
By Shawn Driscoll
I think we’re going to see some major
changes in the way business online get’s
done. 2009 shook us and as a result, there’s
an opportunity to blaze a new trail in 2010.
(Yippee!)
I don’t normally do ‘predictions’ but this
year I had to make an exception. A
combination of macro trends combined with
some grassroots rumblings I hear online led
me to a couple of critical shifts I see
happening this year and beyond:
1. The end of the clone wars.
People are looking for something
different. The days of mini-me business
models and do-it-my-way coaching is
waning. If you want to be among the ebusiness elite, deliver something a little bit
different, a little bit innovative. And a lot
more YOU. You know that idea or service
you WANT to offer but hold back on because
you don’t see it in the business models of the
‘big names’? Put it out there. 2010 is the year
of distinction! People are tired of the same
ole-same ole. Now is your opportunity to
offer something no one else can.
2. Hype is out. Heart is in.
Being sold is getting old! If you feel it,
you can bet you’re not alone! I have been
hearing the groundswell of frustration with
hypey marketing, over pricing, over
promising and under delivering in the online
world we call home.
After a year that shook us, we want to be
stirred. People want a sense of hope and heart
to stir them into action. And those who can
connect and inspire us at that level are those
who will lead the way in 2010.
3. Less pain, more gain.
I don’t know about you, but I am ready for
marketing a PROMISE rather than pushing
pain buttons or promoting fear, scarcity,
mistakes and lack.
What is your promise to your market?
Promote that with truth, heart and a heavy
dose of hope.
4. Persona non grata.
Persona’s are out. Real people are in. The
tables have turned and it’s a client’s market.
To get and keep attention, give your audience
the spotlight.You don’t need a catchy name or
a balance sheet brand to get known. You need
to show up, take an interest in “ME” (your
audience) and be real. (That doesn’t mean
you have to reveal all your dirty laundry, by
the way! TMPPI—too much pointless
personal info--is also out.)
Let your clients and followers get a peek into
the real you. How can you help them? How
can you relate to them? That’ll get you
known.
5. Paths of Growth vs Levels of Access
Note from your ideal clients: It’s all about
ME and my goals/dreams/ambitions/needs.
Take me somewhere I want to go. I’m not
interested in paying large sums of money for
access to your so-called secrets. Or for the
privilege of an hour with you. I’m interested
in what you can do for me.
What is the path of growth you take your
clients through? How can you package your
services around that path? How can you make
the journey easier? Clients are not buying
time…they are buying forward progress,
movement, results. Where do you take them?
6. Transformation trumps information
We are entering the Value era. That means
bye-bye low cost, low value information.
Hello high value, customized solutions. It
also means bye-bye to overinflated prices
without true value backing them up (sidenote:
overinflated pricing brings down entire
markets. Just ask your local real estate agent
or stock broker.) What people want, and will
pay well for is transformation. Help me USE
the information. Help me integrate it into my
life and business. Help me change. Help me
go from A to Z more quickly. Eliminate
struggle. What transformation do you offer?
7. Small is the New Big
Smaller, more intimate groups and
programs will gain appeal because people
want three things (1) connection, (2) to be
heard and (3) personal guidance and support.
You can’t get those needs met when you are
one of “only 500” in a program or at an
event. People will pay a premium to be part
of a smaller community, with more
customized help and focus on
implementation.
By the way, this trend applies to social
media, your ‘list’ and other places where
‘size’ has mattered. Small and mighty groups
(tribes, as Seth Godin calls them) can be
much more responsive than a large but out of
touch list/group.
8. Multiply, don’t divide.
The early years on the web were a wild
ride. Chasing opportunities, hot new trends,
cool new ideas. Create. Create. Create.
React. React. React. And we’ve been good
little soldiers and created memberships and
products and programs and ebooks and
audios and books…well, you get the picture.
We’re dizzy. And divided and diluted. People
ask “what do you do again?” and come to
think of it…you’re not sure.
2010 is asking you to commit. Now is the
time to bring it together. Multiply your
impact and your income by finding a
unifying focus. What do you do best? Who
do you do it best for? And what will you
offer (and what will you release) so you can
do it better and more effectively than ever?
9. Move over mediocrity. Hello Mastery.
Those who get and keep loyal clients
deliver. Quality matters and people want to
work with those they can depend on. Big
promises with poor follow through aren’t
going to make it. We’re more connected. And
word travels fast. All sizzle and no steak? You
can be sure word will get out. The opportunity
for you is huge! Because you get to shine.
Showcase your mastery. Showcase what you
do best. Focus on DELIVERING a great
experience for your clients and followers.
Being just 10% better is a critical advantage
that won’t go unrewarded. (attention: All you
recovering perfectionists…this is your time! )
10. Lifestyle isn’t all about Luxury.
Lifestyle has been a big theme over the
last several years. But the definition of
‘lifestyle’ has shifted away from ‘luxury’ and
towards simplicity. Family, freedom,
flexibility and fun trump million dollar quests
and luxury spa vacations. We’re going back to
basics. We’re concerned about the
environment and our carbon footprint.
Connect with people on that lifestyle level
and forget about limos, private planes and
high end hotels (unless your audience has a
different value set!).
Chime in. I’d love to hear your thoughts.
What trends and opportunities do you see for
this year? Have I missed the boat in my
predictions? Set me straight! Your comments
are encouraged.
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An exceptional eco friendly dinner and
an enormous silent auction will be hosted by
EcoWatch at Executive Caterers in Mayfield
Heights on April 9th at 7 pm. Live music by
guitarist Tom Shaper with accompanying
saxophonist Rob Williams will enhance the
evening.
Ecowatch Journal “A Collaboration of
People Working Toward a Sustainable
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World” is a free publication that focuses on
sustainability and awareness of
environmental issues. With many
contributing writers it is a timely wealth of
information for the area. EcoWatch is
published every other month and is
distributed at more than 2,500 locations
throughout 15 counties of Northeast Ohio
(Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula,
Trumbull, Mahoning, Portage, Stark,
Summit, Medina, Lorain, Wayne, Erie,
Huron and Sandusky) and various parts of the
state.
The first annual Green Gala held in the
spring of 2009 featured Ed Begley Jr. as the
guest speaker. Ed has been an
environmentalist for many, many years and
the motivating, informative speech sure to
have made the attendees come away with
sense of what to do next. Carlos Jones and
the Plus Band was the musical entertainment
for the evening which immediately filled the
dance floor. The North Coast Voice was in
attendance and it was a phenomenal event.
The silent auction items spanned the entire
parameter of the enormous ballroom which
made placing bids on the items likened to a
fun shopping experience. The meal was
exquisite and beautifully displayed. We
highly recommend this event and look very
forward to attending it ourselves.
For those who aren’t familiar with
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s reputation; he is
a resolute defender of the environment. Mr.
Kennedy was named one of Time magazine’s
“Heroes for the Planet” for his success
helping Riverkeeper lead the fight to restore
the Hudson River. The group’s achievement
helped spawn more than 130 Waterkeeper
organizations across the globe.
Mr. Kennedy serves as Chief
Prosecuting Attorney for the Hudson
Riverkeeper and President of Waterkeeper
Alliance. He is also a Clinical Professor and
Supervising Attorney at Pace University
School of Law’s Environmental Litigation
Clinic. Earlier in his career he served as
Assistant District Attorney in New York City.
He has worked on several political
campaigns including the presidential
campaigns of Edward M. Kennedy in 1980,
Al Gore in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004.
Among Mr. Kennedy’s published books
are the New York Times’ bestseller Crimes
Against Nature (2004), St. Francis of Assisi:
A Life of Joy (2005), The Riverkeepers
(1997), and Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr: A
Biography (1977). His articles have appeared
in The New York Times, The Washington
Post, Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street
Journal, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Atlantic
Monthly,
people about environmental issues and
bringing people together to achieve a
sustainable world. Assistant Executive
Director for EcoWatch, Gabrielle Stickley,
has a background in broadcast journalism
which took her to Jackson Hole, WY, where
she reported on environmental issues as
news director at KMTN-FM. Returning
home to Cleveland, she became an on-air
personality and program host for television
and radio shows on WOIO-TV 19, WVIZTV 25 (PBS) and WDOK 102.1 FM. A
tireless volunteer, Gabrielle has raised over a
quarter-million dollars for the various
organizations she supports, organizing
benefits and fundraisers.
For Ohio to achieve sustainability it
presents the 40th
anniversary of
Earth Day
EarthFest
2010
Sunday, April 18
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
10am - 5pm
Regular Zoo Admission
Includes all zoo exhibits
and EarthFest activities
FREE admission if you:
1. Walk or Bike for the Earth
Walk: Start & Finish at the Zoo
Bike: From community locations
Registered participants only.
See website for details.
Or
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Party with the Planet at Ohio’s Largest
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NATION.
Over 175 environmental exhibits and
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gold rush. By kicking
its carbon addiction, America will increase
its national wealth and generate millions of
jobs that can’t be outsourced.”
This is bound to be an informative and
inspiring evening. It takes a lot of work to
pull a publication as interesting and
necessary as EcoWatch together let alone an
event as large and successful as the Green
Gala. Stefanie Penn Spear is founder and
executive director of EcoWatch. She is
passionate and committed to educating
earthdaycoalition.org
Esquire, The Nation, Outside Magazine, The
Village Voice, and many other publications.
His award winning articles have been
included in anthologies of America’s Best
Crime Writing, Best Political Writing and
Best Science Writing.
Robert is a graduate of Harvard
University. He studied at the London School
of Economics and received his law degree
from the University of Virginia Law School.
Following graduation he attended Pace
University School of Law, where he was
awarded a Masters Degree in Environmental
Law.
He is a licensed master falconer, and as
often as possible he pursues a life-long
enthusiasm for white-water paddling. He has
organized and led several expeditions in
Canada and Latin America, including first
descents on three little known rivers in Peru,
Colombia, and Venezuela.
The following is an excerpt from an
article written by Robert Kennedy Junior
titled “Commentary: Obama’s energy plan
would create green gold rush” which
appeared on CNN.com August 25, 2008 “We
sit atop the second-largest geothermal
resources in the world. The American
Midwest is the Saudi Arabia of wind. Solar
installations across just 19 percent of the
most barren desert land in the Southwest
could supply nearly all of our nation’s
electricity needs even if every American
owned an electric car.”
A version of “The Next President’s First
Task” appeared in the May 2008 issue of
Vanity Fair. “We need to create open
national markets where individuals who
devise new ways to produce or conserve
power can quickly profit from their
innovations. Open, efficient markets will
unleash America’s entrepreneurial energies
to solve our most urgent national problems—
global warming, national security, our
staggering debt, and a stagnant economy.
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profit from the
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organizations working on this mission.
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organizations so they can be informed of
what other groups are doing, combine their
knowledge, skills and resources, and work
collectively. By taking a systemic approach,
EcoWatch Journal shows individual
organizations as part of a larger group
working to better our state. The message
these organizations are communicating
becomes stronger when they are combined,
creating a unified voice.
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Sustainability Organizations
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Tickets are $100 individual ($75 tax-deductible).
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silent auction and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s
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opportunity to network and meet people of
Northeast Ohio working to better our
community. Browse more than 100 silent
auction items and bid on three live auctions
items to the Caribbean. Don’t miss out on
this great opportunity to hear Robert F.
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Cleveland’s top sustainability organizations
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Resources on statewide environmental issues.
By John Gorman
Our intent
with the Buzzard as
our mascot was to
maintain its
mystique. The
character was
depicted in all sorts of ways through print
ads, animated TV spots, and merchandising.
We eventually added our Buzzard van and
giant inflatable – and sponsored a Buzzard
racecar and speedboat. By the early eighties,
we even had our Buzzard prominently
displayed on Pat Brady’s traffic-reporting
airplane. Artist David Helton occasionally
made personal appearances to draw and sign
Buzzards.
One real problem with the Buzzard
came up, unintentionally – and ironically,
when we tried a partnership with Hinckley –
the Medina County township, 20-miles south
of Cleveland, that officially observed the
annual return of its buzzards, which are
actually turkey vultures, with Buzzard Day.
Since the late 1950s, it’s been a folksy event
featuring a pancake breakfast sponsored by
the chamber of commerce at the local
elementary school. Celebrated on the first
Sunday closest to March 15th, the “official”
Buzzard Day in Hinckley – 1976
date, some see the buzzards return as a first
sign of spring. It’s Hinckley’s version of the
swallows returning to
Capistrano, California. It
seemed like a natural for us.
The choice of the Buzzard
as the WMMS mascot had
nothing to do with Hinckley. In
fact, we did not learn of
Hinckley’s Buzzard Day until a
listener from the area tipped us
off to it.
We pitched to become an
official sponsor in 1976, which
amounted to contributing on-air mentions of
it. For doing so, we’d get a couple of wellplaced WMMS banners at the event. We
didn’t make a big deal of it, but we tried to
find a place in the Cleveland Metroparks’
Hinckley Reservation for an appropriate
acoustic musical performance. We didn’t
succeed in that, but Hinckley was excited
about our participation. Neither they nor we
had any idea what it would bring to a
typically gray March day.
It literally became a victim of its own
success. An unprecedented crowd – tens of
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The park was jammed. To the
regulars, it was an invasion. So
many gave up trying to get into
the all-day pancake breakfast
that it did less business than
usual. It was like Woodstock
had come to town, complete
with long-haired pot
smokers. Rumors spread that
John Bassette
would be
performing with
Alex Bevan, or
that a rock
festival was
taking place
somewhere in
the park.
Hinckley was
furious!
Dan Garfinkel, who was our promotion
and marketing director at the time, adds this:
“I was in Tempe, Arizona that weekend, in
my role as Buzzard Film Critic, for a junket
during the making of A Star is Born, with
Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson. It
was only when I came in on Monday
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pillage. If memory serves, on Thursday of
that week, I showed up at the Hinckley Town
Council meeting with a check for $5,000. The
check was still warm from my hands when I
was in my car and headed out of town in a
cloud of dust. That was March, 1976.
The following year, the Buzzard had no
part of Buzzard Day. We were asked not to
even mention it. At Hinckley Elementary
School, where drawing a buzzard was an
annual assignment, a parent told me kids
were warned that anyone drawing the
WMMS Buzzard would get an automatic D.
The Buzzard: Inside the Glory
Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock
Radio--a Memoir by John Gorman is
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By Luthier Patrick Podpadec
I believe that spring has finally sprung. It
seems that it came on kinda quick this year.
One minute we had a foot of snow and the
next week we had 50 degrees and sunshine.
Don’t get me wrong, I love this time of year.
It’s the time of new beginnings. The time
when new things arrive and and put an end to
all the dreariness of the winter cold. It’s
exciting!
I was hoping to have pictures ready of my
new guitar, but I ‘m sorry to say that it is not
completed as of this writing. It won’t be long
now though. I just glued the neck to the body
and hope to have it in the spray booth in a
couple more days. It has been a challenge to
have built this guitar in such a short time. I
will have logged about 140- 160 hrs in it in
about 8 weeks. You have to take in
consideration that at least 30 hrs were used
up in making forms or setting up jigs for one
process or another and maybe another 20 hrs
for figuring out all of the design issues and
ordering parts and stuff. I’ve been keeping a
fairly accurate log of my everyday activities
on the building process and hope to be
posting it up soon on my “Liam Guitar”
Facebook page and my new website at
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www.wood-n-strings.net (please check it
out).
The excitement of me participating in this
guitar show in Florida is almost
overwhelming at times. It’s been a dream
that I’ve
had
forever.
I’m mostly
excited
about
meeting all
the other
luthiers
that I’ve
been
reading
about in
all the
magazines
and web
searches
that I’ve looked into. There are so many new
styles of playing these days that has brought
on a new sense of playability in the guitar
world, which in turn has fostered a whole lot
of new technology in the designs and sounds
of the new guitars. It has been said that there
is no better time than right now to be a
luthier. The best guitars in the world are
being built as we speak. The project that I’m
involved with now “the Sonic Sitka Project”
is proof that the industry is trying to come
up with better solutions to try to prove that
the guitars we
build today
will sound
even better in
the years to
come. I’m
excited to
know that a
guitar that I
built will be
tested every
year for next
10 to maybe
20 yrs and
beyond so
that it’s
“sonic
projections” will be monitored and recorded
( by some of the best players in music today)
so that the results can be documented
,studied and discussed in many different
forums and magazine articles. I believe that
“Fingerstyle” magazine is doing live
interviews and will be posting concerts of
the guitars being played on YouTube and on
their website. It is very exciting indeed!
Even though building guitars is
extremely exciting, I can’t forget that my
loyalty still lies with the repairing and
restorations of the many fine instruments that
have already been built. Perhaps they have
met some unfortunate demise and just need a
little help to get back to making beautiful
music again. It’s because of the many
instruments that I’ve had the pleasure to fix
that I’ve been able to study the many
different styles of designs that are available
out there. I like to “steal” or I should say
“borrow” the designs that I like or make
sense to me as a luthier. One for instance is
the idea of individual adjustable saddles for
an acoustic guitar. I saw one on a Washburn
guitar the other day and said to myself,
“that’s a good idea!” I may have mentioned
in another article, ( that’s why you should
read all of them ) that laminating the
soundboard braces with either graphite or
denser hardwoods (ebony, rosewood, etc.) to
stiffen up the top with less mass is a good
way to add sustain without the extra weight.
There is a multitude of cool ideas and new
technologies waiting around every corner,
you just have to be open to the possibilities.
There is a new breed of players out
there that are experimenting with the sounds
of the “harp” guitar. For those of you not
familiar with this legendary style of guitar
you should try a visit to a website known as .
www.harpguitar.net. It is hosted by a tireless
curator known as Gregg Minor. He is a
master of knowledge on the history and
development of the harp guitar. You will find
that his website is the leading source of well
documented info on the subject anywhere. He
also has a good selection of new and used
“harp “ type instruments for sale through his
website. It’s easy to spend hrs looking at all
of the many styles of guitars that have been
built for hundreds of years and most of them
you never knew existed. There is also a
picture of the “Dreamcaster” that I built for
Mr. Brian Henke back in 2003 (more info on
Brian at myspace/brianhenke).
In the next article I will share a lot
of the highs and lows of my guitar building
experience. This week it’s all to fresh in my
mind so it’s difficult for me to wrap my brain
around all that has happened so fast lately.
I’m just so focused on getting it completed
by April 1. So wish me luck and I will do the
same for you!
Till next time ……
Thanks Again!
Patrick from Wood-n-Strings
When I was a kid, I wanted to be
a rock star. It looked pretty fun; playing on
the Ed Sullivan show, thousands of girls
cheering, my records for sale the next week
at the corner drug store. Yes, I was looking
for the whole package: fame, glory, riches,
adulation, etc. Sadly, I didn’t get a lot of
those things. But I found a new reward that
drives me on and gets me excited before
every gig, and that thing is…chocolate!
It seems lately that wherever I play my
gigs, I end up with chocolate. Often they
have it set out on the tables for the guests, or
in a bowl at the buffet table, or as little party
favors for the guests as they leave. And a lot
of it invariably ends up stashed away in my
guitar case, in the back of my amplifier or in
my pockets for the ride home. (The chocolate
in my pocket rarely makes it all the way
home. Yum!) I love the stuff! How did we
ever survive without it???
And I’m learning that there are certain
times of year when the chocolate really
flows: Halloween and Christmas, for
example. And you can always find a few
handfuls at most birthday parties and
wedding receptions.
But, personally, I like the Valentines –
Easter stretch the best. The weather outside
is cold and dreary, and you need something
to cheer you up. What could be better than a
big red heart-shaped box of chocolates?!
(The heart makes it even more OK to pig-out
on the goodies! Heart – love – chocolate. It’s
a nonsensical connection that lasts
throughout our lifetime.) (How many of you
relate Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays
to chocolate? I do. The great “Chocolate
Presidents”)
Then, just when the Valentines booty is
dwindling, along comes Easter, and a whole
new basketful of chocolate bunnies, chickens
and eggs! Plus, each kid gets his own basket,
and by then Mom and Dad have given up on
trying to teach you to pace yourself, and you
can just gobble chocolate to your heart’s
content!
And it seems I have a knack for getting
the goodies. With some musicians, the
moment they arrive at the gig they find the
bar. I locate the chocolate! I have certain
rules, though, certain ethics that I maintain. I
won’t take any candy before the party has
started. I won’t hoard while the guests are
still there. But I’ll plan! I’ll think, “OK,
there’s a large bowl at the buffet table that
should still have some left at the end of the
evening. There’s an older couple that doesn’t
seem to like chocolate, so there’ll probably
be some left at their table. That kid dropped a
whole bunch under his chair, those’ll be
mine before the night is over!” Then,
amazingly, usually some nice hostess will
come up at the very end of the night and give
me a whole bag full! If she only knew that I
already have a couple bag’s worth stashed
away behind the speakers!
So these are the confessions of a
rock’n’roller chocoholic. But, friends, there
is a heavy price I pay for my weakness.
Usually around July, after my car has been
sitting in the hot sun, I’ll suddenly come
across a handful of chocolate from several
months ago stashed under the car seat, sitting
in a soggy pool of sweet brown mush. That’s
the price one pays for an addiction. But if
you scrape it carefully off the car’s carpeting,
it’s still pretty tasty!
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“It’s the bands, exhibitors, vendors and
visitors. That’s what makes us successful
every year.”
With those words, Ashtabula County
Antique Engine Club Vice President Wayne
Johnson released the 2010 event schedule
last weekend. The club, located on U.S.
Route 322 in southern Ashtabula County,
will open with the Spring Gas-Up on May 8,
soon followed by 29th Native American
Lenape Indian Festival on June 18-20. Their
largest event of the calendar, the Big Show
takes place annually on July 2 through the
July Fourth holiday weekend, while the
Bluegrass Festival will be held on August 2021 on the festival grounds. Other activities
are also planned.
The Bluegrass Festival, featuring some
of the hottest national bluegrass acts on tour,
is an overnight camping experience with
seven or eight bands, many of them making
multiple appearances over the decades,
according to promoter Jim Peska. “The
Prader Brothers, who’ve been with us for a
while, played in Columbus in front of 50,000
people a few years ago,” said Peska. “They
started on stage in their teens and have been
in demand ever since. We are very fortunate
to get them back this year.”
Last year’s event also included Red
Dust Mountain Boys, the Kentucky
Bluegrass Mountaineers, Matheson Family
Pride, and the Bear Mountain Boys. More
than 700 people took advantage of the
overnight camping facilities during the twoday show. “We are the one and only
bluegrass festival in all of Ashtabula County,”
said Peska. “I know I’ve been involved for 21
years and counting, it gets better every time
we hold one.”
The highlight of the 2010 season will
undoubtedly be the Big Show during the
Fourth of July weekend. Thousands of folks,
some who drive hundreds of miles, will stop
by to partake of the new agricultural
historical heritage museum, antique car and
tractor shows, music, food and one of the
largest flea markets in the tri-state area.
“We must be doing something right,”
said club president Larry Lipps. “I’ve talked
to other festival committee chairmen in Ohio
and Pennsylvania. They’re telling me their
attendance is down, but not ours. We get a
bigger crowd every year. I know a number of
people who make long distance vacation
plans around our Big Show, and have been
for decades.”
The Ashtabula County Antique Engine
Club Inc. is a non-profit organization whose
purpose is the collection, preservation and
restoration of historical agriculture
implements. Most are donated by farmers and
machinists from all over the country.
Sometimes it is necessary for the
officers to travel for the really unique items.
Such is the case with the old FairbanksMorse Power Plant Engine, Model 32 E-12
two-cylinder diesel, purchased from a small
island off the coast of Georgia during the
winter months of 2006. Lipps found out
about these old engines (three were in
existence - none operational) while
networking with others with similar interests.
He brought it before the club’s board of
directors, who
encouraged him to
pursue the purchase of
one of the items. It
currently sets on a
concrete base in the
middle of the fairgrounds.
The maintenance workers
and machinists are
volunteering their time to
restore the unit to generate
their own electricity in the future.
It took Lipps and his crew of five about a
month to remove it from the island, get it
ready for transportation and create a new
permanent home in Wayne Township. The
engine was first used to generate power for a
tobacco magnate up until 1930, when
electrical lines were finally strung across the
slight waterway. “It was a task, but well
worth the effort,” said Lipps.
The Lenape Indian Festival, held in
June, brings together the Lenape tribes from
all over the nation for ceremonial
exhibitions, informational purposes and
native American food and clothing - on
display and available for purchase. Those in
attendance will turn back the clock a couple
hundred years to watch their mystifying
exhibitions and raucous drum beats over a
two-day period.
The Ashtabula River was coined, “the
river of many fish” a century or so ago by the
group.
Also scheduled in 2010 is the Antique
Automobile Club of America’s annual car
and truck show. The event is governed by
Kevin Ellway, who is the president of the
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Ashtabula County Antique Engine Club President Larry Lipps
looks over one of his newest additions - a 1920 Steam Engine
Tractor - housed in the recently opened heritage museum in
Wayne Township.
AACA of Lakeland. The club itself is
associated with the Smithsonian Institute in
Washington, D.C.
“This will be our 35th annual showing
overall,” said Ellway. “We will get to see all
types of motorized vehicles, some from as old
as the early 1900’s. For those interested in
antique cars, they do not want to miss this
exhibition. Last year, we had over 130
vehicles on display. This is our tenth year at
the {local} engine club.”
More information, including local hotels,
restaurants and other camping facilities is
available at www.acvb.org
www.ashtabulaantiqueengineclub.com
“We have our newest addition - the
agricultural heritage museum - full of
historical displays and ready to go,” said
Vice-president Johnson. “That alone is worth
the trip out here. We’re looking for a big 2010
season. We invite folks from everywhere to
see what we’ve got out here.”
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By Andrea Razavi
FROM PARMA TO OSU TO NASHVILLE….
Singer, Musician/Songwriter Marty Falle and Dingtown
Appearing at Jewels Dance Hall on Saturday, April 3rd
How does a young boy from the
Midwest earn the respect and multiple
recording contracts in Nashville? Not
without gifted talent, hard work and
sacrifice. Playing the viola in second grade
was reason enough to believe Marty Falle
was no ordinary musician. A family motto of
playing instruments, and working hard at it,
gave Marty the drive not only to learn to
play one, but five instruments: viola,
saxophone, piano, guitar and bass. Born and
raised in Parma, Ohio, Falle was a staple on
his high school football team and a talented
vocalist in the mostly female comprised
choir. His gifted tenor voice caught the
attention of his audiences, which led him to
pursue music at Ohio University. After
singing with the OU’s choral group he began
his immersion into country music, forming
and singing lead for Voices, a band that
quickly became popular on Ohio’s music
scene and was featured on MTV’s
“Basement Tapes”. After graduating from
OU, Falle started recording his own music.
His debut album, Ohio, was released in
2006, and his sophomore effort, Dingtown,
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was released in 2008. Falle’s lyrics leap from
his vulnerable romantic sentimentalism to a
“real” man’s self deprecating criticism.
Writer Seth Thompson describes his songs;
“Hoochie Coochie Gal from the Buckeye
State” is perfectly balanced by “Low Life
Cheatin’ Bastard Typical Male”. In the
former, Falle is pre-possessed by physical
desire, while in the latter; he admits that a
man’s desires, if unchecked, can turn him
into a scoundrel”. His lyrics are passionate
and intelligent with tales of independent
women, hardheaded men, and of course love,
lost and found and whether instinctively or
by design, he pays homage to his Ohio roots.
Even his hit video, Hoochie Coochie Gal
from the Buckeye State includes 400 of
Marty’s friends. Where other celebrities
might reject their Ohio roots, Marty is
embracing them. Jewels Dance Hall will host
singer/songwriter Marty Falle and his band,
Dingtown, on April 3, for a very special
evening. This week spotlights the man who
brings Midwest Americana to a sweet place
in country music, introducing his multi-genre
alternative, country, folk and rockabilly
sounds.
AR: What
kind of music
do you write
and record
and what
influences are
at work?
MF: Great
question...There
are so many
influences that
effect the way we
feel. I guess it
comes down to the
things that motivate
and inspire us. The
things that affect our core being, the marrow
of who we really are, those are the things that
MAKE me write songs. The melody for my
song “Ohio” tormented me for months, and
just sort of lived in my head, until I finally sat
down and purged it to paper. In some ways it
is a creative exorcism of sorts. It has to come
out. The type of music or genre is less
important to me. Record companies tell me I
am alt-country, whatever that is. I think it is
clear to anyone, that the backdrop of my
home state is prevealant in most of the songs.
As the writer stated on my “Dingtown” CD Falle’s roots emanate where the lush
Cuyahoga Valley countryside meets the
Cleveland rust-belt, and the totems bleed out
with each melodic strain”...Enough said.
AR: Is your family musical?
MF: My late father had an amazing tenor
voice and played accordion, and my parents
believed in the importance of music. I owe
everything to them.
AR: How did you get the opportunity
to record in Nashville, how did it
come about?
MF: Andy Mendelson owns the world famous
Georgetown Studios on Music Row, and is a
friend of the band. We were running into
major artists during the recording process. It
is humbling to realize that Keith Urban,
Sugarland, Trisha Yearwood, Rolling Stones,
Hank Williams Jr, and so many others were
in the Studio A. We had world class engineers
involved in the “Ohio” and “Dingtown”
recording process. We are proud of the work,
and the team effort shows.
AR: The business is competitive, how
do you keep yourself in the
competitive market?
MF: We definitely understand that the music
business is very cut-throat, and the key is to
stay true to your core values, and the reason
you got into music to begin with - the love of
music. I approach music the same way any
dedicated artist looks at a painting. Follow
your heart, and summon the creative forces in
your soul to deliver your best work. No
shortcuts. Do not worry about fame, money,
trends, or superficial motives. Be real. At the
end of the day, people will respect that you
gave them your best, straight from the heart.
I recently received a letter from a couple in
Australia, thanking me for writing the
“perfect” wedding song (“Wedding Song
(Girl Forever)” from my “Ohio” CD). They
used it at there wedding, and they told me
that they “believed in forever” and that the
lyrics reflected their feelings for each other.
That type of response means the world for
me.
AR: Tell me about the making of your
hit song and video Hoochie Coochie
gal from the Buckeye state.
MF: Well...There are two stories...When I
wrote it, and when we did the video...I was
actually on a boring conference call with
work, started to daydream, and wrote the
song in about 15 minutes...The fastest I
have ever written a song...The video
involved about 400 of my friends from
my hometown, who sacrificed time and
energy to make that video, now an
internet hit (approaching one million
views). I am incredibly blessed to have
friends and family that cared enough
to go through three straight days of
shoots. Debbie Rediger and her line
dance group put together an original
line dance to the song. Even more
amazing, Amber Bennett, a model
from Nashville, and the main
character in the video, was called in
10 minutes before the shoot, and
learned the dance parts in time.
Everything seemed to go right that
weekend.
AR:Tell me about your band and the
musicians in your band.
MF: The band is built on wall of sound three
part harmony. We practiced harmonies until
it hurts, before we ever added the guitars,
steel and fiddle. Ruby, Falle and Hagler is
the heart and soul of the Dingtown sound.
Vince Ruby and Russ Hagler are also my
writing partners. Dave Super, Gerry Simon,
Joe Wayand, Adam Mercer, Mark Matthews
have all participated in the arranging and
recording. The chemistry was there from day
one, and it is always special when we play
live.
AR:Advice to blossoming singers and
songwriters?
MF: Gregg Allman said it best...”It’s simple,
just make up your mind to do it, and don’t
give up until it’s done”. I believe that many
great ideas never get fully developed, writers
just stop before it is finished. There are so
many multifarious aspects to the songwriting
process; lyrics, music, arrangements,
recording, etc...The real work happens after
you write the song. The best writers have the
ability to persevere. I will never forget the
“Ohio” sessions, recording in Akron. Two
straight months of work until 4AM every
night, sleeping in the studio, pile of beer
cans, stacks of pizza boxes, countless takes.
All for the hope, that we would witness the
birth of one amazing song. Musicians are a
special breed.
AR: What do you think of the Country
Music out there today?
MF: I always believed, that the best
performances are given, when an artist
writes and performs their own material. A
sad song hurts more, a joyful song seems
more euphoric...I would like to see more of
this in Country Music. I have friends that are
writers in Nashville, and they meet daily in
writing workshops, writing songs for preordained country “stars”. In some ways it is
a machine. As long as it is commercially
successful, that system will probably not
change. Guys like Merle Haggard, Johnny
Cash, Hank Williams, Steve Earle will always
inspire me the most for that reason.
Marty is writing his third CD, and has three
videos planned for this summer.
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Universal • R • 111 min
OK gang, I’m against the deadline
and there are a few new flicks opening. I can
only get one in. There’s Ben Stiller in
GREENBERG, which I’d probably like but
the closest show is New York City and it’s
too late for a flight. There’s THE BOUNTY
HUNTER. Hmmmm no, Jennifer Aniston’s
way too cute for Garrard Butler. THE
GHOST WRITER? Sorry, I read the book
and hated it.
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID? Nah, not
another one of those.
So I’ve decided on REPO MEN.
Actually it doesn’t look to be very good but
Forest Whitaker and Jude Law have at least a
slight air if respectability. And somebody
spent a lot of money for promotion. Right?
We’ll see.
Well I just got back and shall we say
“respectability” has very little to do with this
turkey.
However before I get ready to blast this
stinker let me touch base on a preview for
MACGRUBER. Folks, producers often put
the funniest parts into the trailers to sell
tickets. If that’s the case this will be one of
the worst comedies in years.
Ok, now on to one of the worst sci-fi
action flicks in years.
REPO MEN is a dystopian tale of
societal heartless greed. With actual human
organs for transplant in short supply, modern
science has invented efficient though
expensive mechanical substitutes.
Unfortunately lots of people are willing to
agree to any cost for that treatment but
reluctant to pay the bills when they come
due. Sound familiar?
That’s when the Repo Men get the call.
They track down the deadbeat and literally
chop out the unpaid for steel heart, liver, or
spleen. Pretty rough eh?
Two of the best in the business are old
school mates and rivals Remy and Jake (Jude
Law and Forest Whitaker). There’s a rift in
their relationship when Remy decides this
grotesque but profitable career isn’t for him.
Soon after this revelation
he falls victim to an
accident that will leave
him dependent on an
artificial heart and, yep
you guessed it, the
hunter becomes the
hunted.
So right off the bat
here are just a couple
of many minor glitches
that set the tone.
First since
Remy and Jake
have been close
friends from
childhood why
the hell is Remy
the only one with
a British accent?
And why, in the
future where
technological
miracles abound,
are these guys using
cell phone and
driving cars straight
out of the 1990s?
Sure those are
small gripes
compared to the
terrible acting, cheap
FX and ridiculous plot but they are tell-tale
signs of a sloppy production, like lipstick on
a wineglass at a restaurant.
I’d have gone with a D minus for this
one except for a slightly surprising ending.
Then again a nice dish of ice cream
can’t salvage a bad dinner.
D
Crazy Heart
Fox Searchlight • R • 112 min
Once more the perfect combination
of actor and role pays off with an Academy
Award.
These days with politics and other BS
playing such a big part with the Oscars it’s
nice to see it done the right way.
It’s hard to imagine anyone who
dislikes Jeff Bridges, and after all the years
in the business he’s at the right place at the
right time.
Now don’t get me wrong; CRAZY
HEART isn’t a great film but it does feature
a great role.
Bridges is Bad Blake, a has-been
country artist scratching out a living playing
some of the seediest places on the music
circuit. Even more humiliating is the fact
that one of Blake’s sidemen; Tommy Sweet
(Colin Farrell) has become a superstar.
Dispirited disillusioned and drunk, Blake
slops his way from meaningless gig to
meaningless gig. It’s at one of these that
he’ll meet Jean Craddock (Maggie
Gyllenhaal) a single
mother and aspiring
journalist with issues of
her own. This will turn out to be more than a
one night stand and soon Blake has bonded
with Jean and her four-year old boy.
Here’s when another curve ball comes
Blake’s way and he’s offered the opening slot
his old protégé Sweet at an arena show.
Sweet’s actually a good guy and gives his old
mentor the respect he deserves but still pride
and the bottle make the situation tense.
Even worse, the drinking will put a
stake through the heart of his new
relationship with Jean.
From that point it’s catharsis time with
the help of old pal (and film producer) Robert
Duvall as yet another cantankerous western
character.
The story is something of a cookie cutter
redemption film that could have been
biographical in a lot of ways for a good many
country artists we know today. It’s reportedly
inspired by the lives of Waylon Jennings,
Kris Kristofferson and Merle Haggard.
I’d imagine most of us (especially the
musicians) will be able to relate to Blake’s
misfortune and weaknesses and at least
encouraged by the ending. I know I was.
T Bone Burnett’s music is solid though I
guess I expected to be really knocked over,
given the critical praise.
At any rate it’s a good movie featuring a
great performance.
B
Westside Steve
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About Music Copyrights
By Ty Cohen
Music copyrights can be a confusing
topic. First of all there are many people
involved: the composer, the publisher, and
the music licensing agency, each of whom
has different rights which depend on how the
business relationships are structured. Then
there are many types of rights, including the
public performance right, the mechanical
right, the reproduction right,
the synchronization right, and others. Does
this all sound confusing? Don’t feel bad - it
is confusing. This article will provide a basic
outline of the various types of rights, as well
as identify some more authoritative
references. It’s also important to understand
the difference between a song or musical
work (we will use these terms
interchangeably) on one hand, and a sound
recording on the other. A musical work is the
composition of the song itself (such as
the lyrics and sheet music). A sound
recording is when someone performs the
song and it is recorded onto a medium that
allows the song to be played again. Many
different types of rights can be granted for
musical works.
These are: The right to reproduce The
right to distribute (the mechanical right). The
right to create derivative works. The right to
perform publicly. The right to display
publicly. In addition, a few different rights
can be granted related to a sound recording.
These are: The right to reproduce, the right
to distribute (the mechanical right), the right
to create derivative works Public
Performance Right US Copyright Law, Title
17, Section 101 defines a performance right
as follows: to transmit or otherwise
communicate a performance or display of the
work to the public, by any means of any
device or process, whether the members of
the public capable of receiving the
performance or display receive it in the same
place or in separate places and at the same
time or at different times. This right means
that the copyright holder must authorize
every instance of a song being played on a
radio station, TV station, concerts,
jukeboxes, or by other means.
Reproduction Rights: Reproduction is the
right of the copyright holder to make copies
of a musical work or sound recording on a
CD, record, computer files, in print, as part
of a movie soundtrack, or other recording
medium. This includes the right of
duplication of such recordings in quantity.
Mechanical Rights: Mechanical rights are
needed if you intend to reproduce and
distribute a musical work. This right is
typically needed by a record company. The
record company pays a fee per unit for this
right. The fee is paid to the publisher or the
publisher’s agent.
Synchronization Rights: A
Synchronization right is the right to
synchronize the performance of a sound
recording in a specific way with visual
images. Synchronization rights are important
in the use of songs and sound recordings
on TV shows, in the movies, or other types
of motion picture and video media.
Derivative Works Rights: The derivative
works right is the right to take
a original song or sound recording and make
alterations to it. For example, you can alter a
song by writing new lyrics for it. Or you can
alter a sound recording by mixing in
additional instruments or incorporating it
into a medley
Display Rights: This right is refers to the
right to display a song publicly. This is a
right encountered less frequently than the
others, but would become an issue if
someone wanted to display a song in some
fashion (e.g. put the lyrics for a song in their
store window).
This is just a short introduction into
copyrights, and again, I must stress that you
should not attempt to copyright your music
or move further on this subject without first
getting your hands on a copy of Ty Cohen’s
complete copyright course called “Copyright
Your Music In Minutes”
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Third, we have added a new show to our
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Don’t kennel your dog when you go on
vacation, he can stay with me! Lots of
exercise and socialization. Sleeps in the
house! Long/Short Term and Day Care at
reasonable rates.Call Linde 440-951-2468.
Got a new puppy? I can help turn your
energetic puppy into an amazing dog! Six
year Puppy Raiser with Leader Dogs for the
Blind. Call Linde for details at 440-9512468.
Vintage Zenith Standard & Shortwave
Broadcast Radio with slide-out phonograph
drawer. Asking $250 comes with 9” records.
All working condition. Call 440-951-2468.
Six Person Hot Tub. $300 Complete. 440466-7499 Leave a Message.
14 foot Flying J Sail Boat w/trailer.
Complete with 3 Sails $500 firm. 440-4660854
Buying guitars, banjos & old amplifiers. Also
buying drumsets, steel guitars, mandolins,
saxophones & other older musical
instruments. Call Mike (330) 367-7100
Get rid of those old car parts and get some
cash! Sell them here.
Looking for a certain item? Ask for it here.
SELL YOUR BAND EQUIPMENT AND
INSTRUMENTS HERE...
Get Cash for Clunkers or cash nice rides
..sell them here!
Looking for a certain type of band or
musician for your venue? Put your ad here.
Looking for players to complete your band?
Let everyone know what your looking for
here.
Have tickets to an event that you can’t use?
Coordinating an event with special ticketing
instructions? Have a website for ticket
purchasing? Advertise it here!
Clean Houses? Rake Leaves? Do handyman
work? Advertise Your services here.
X-Games 58” Snowboard and
Vision
snowboarding boots Adult sz. 14 (equivalant to
10.5) Used very little. $40 Call 440-415-6252
Having a sale or an auction? Advertise it
here.
Selling Firewood for fireplaces, stoves or
camping? Advertise it here.
Found pets advertise at no charge.
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29
Spring Has Sprung!
WARNING: WHILE READING THIS
ARTICLE YOU WILL BECOME
ARTIFICIALLY 0.57418% SMARTER,
BUT DON’T BE ALARMED IT ONLY
LASTS A FEW SECONDS!
There’s nothing more annoying than a
broken spring. We depend on springs to be
springy when they’re supposed to be, but
when a spring’s sprong is sprung, suddenly
we feel helpless as we mere mortals do not
have the means to cope with springlessness.
Springs are everywhere, they’re all around
us, and it’s kind of creepy when you stop to
think about it!
I mean there are springs in our doors, chairs,
cars, appliances, watches, computer hard
drives, even our beds; the list goes on and on
and on!
If springs ever became aware of themselves
well… they could really screw with us
humans in ways that we could never
imagine!
Think about this… you get up all groggy in
the morning, start fumbling around in the
kitchen, stick a day old cup of coffee in the
microwave, and push the “one minute”
button.
Then after you hear the “beep” you reach up
to open the door so you can retrieve the
luscious cup of brain enhancement juice.
X
But for some hideous reason the “spring” in
the latch that opens the microwave door,
decides that you’ve been over-caffeinating
yourself and goes on strike!
Yeah… not a pretty picture is it?
After a few seconds of blinking your sleep
craved eyes in bewilderment, you try again
and again to open the door so you can get
your hands around that holy vessel of brain
cell elixir, but alas… all hope is lost.
You can still see the cup through the little
holes in the protective screen of the
microwave door. You can see the steam
rising forth enticing you to smell its
magnificent aroma!
But as the steam starts forming on the inside
of the door, blocking your view of that holy
grail, you turn away, shoulders slumped, a
broken man and head for the coffee maker to
try to formulate some more of that
enchanting substance that enhances your life,
even if for just a little while.
Tears start to form which mix with the
previous night’s eye excrement, creating a
glue like substance causing your eyelashes to
stick together, and as a result you can’t see
where you are going so you then stumble into
the counter top bruising your right hip!
Writhing in pain you twist and step backward
to avoid further damage only to step on the
back of your left slipper losing your balance
and fall smashing to the floor now bruising
your left knee, hip and elbow!
At the same time the coffee maker that you
thought would save you by grabbing a hold
of it, goes flying across the room onto the
microwave breaking into many tiny pieces!
Then suddenly you hear that familiar sound,
“tick-clunk”, and the microwave door
miraculously springs opens revealing its
precious cargo!
Rubbing the glue from your eyes, you get up,
hobble over to the microwave and grasp the
container of this life-force transforming
liquid with both hands and begin to sip it oh
so gently.
While blissfully savoring the moment you
look up, and your eyes fixate on the
microwave door… “Huh, Spring has
sprung!”
~Snarp
www.foggyblogg.com
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Alanis Morissette
Amos Lee
Amy Winehouse
Annie Lennox
Augustana
B.B.King
B-52’s
Barenaked Ladies
Beck
Blondie
Blue Merle
Blues Traveler
Bob Dylan
Bruce Springsteen
Cake
Carbon Leaf
Cat Stevens
Chris Isaak
Coldplay
Collective Soul
Concrete Blonde
Counting Crows
Cranberries
Crowded House
Dada
Dave Matthews Band
David Bowie
David Byrne
and Brian Eno
David Gilmour
David Gray
Death Cab For Cutie
deSol
Dire Straits
Dolores O’Riordan
Don Henley
Duke Robillard
Duncan Sheik
Duran Duran
Elizabeth &
The Catapult
Elvis Costello
Emerson, Lake
& Palmer
Enigma
Eric Clapton
Eric Hutchinson
Fleetwood Mac
Fray
G. Love & Special Sauce
Gavin Rossdale
Glen Phillips
Goo Goo Dolls
Guster
Ian Hunter
Indigo Girls
Ingrid Michaelson
INXS
J.J. Cale &
Eric Clapton
Jack Johnson
James Brown
Jamie Cullum
Joe Jackson
John Lennon
John Mayer
Johnny Cash
Johnny Lang
Joni Mitchell
Joss Stone
K.T. Tunstall
Keane
Kings of Leon
KT Tunstall
Led Zeppelin
Los Lonely Boys
Low Millions
Lucinda Williams
Mark Knopfler
Matchbox Twenty
Matt Brouwer
Melissa Etheridge with k.d.
lang
Mika
Moby
Mose Allison
Mudcrutch
Natalie Merchant
Need To Breathe
Norah Jones
Owl City
Paul McCartney
Paul Simon
Pearl Jam
Pete Yorn
POE
Pretenders
Psychadelic Furs
R.E.M.
Raconteurs
Red Hot
Chili Peppers
Reel Big Fish
Robert Cray Band
Robert Plant
Robert Ran
Family Band
Roxy Music
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Roy Orbison
Ryan Adams
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Spoon
Steely Dan
Steven Wright
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Talking Heads
The Eagles
The Moody Blues
The Police
The Verve
Tom Petty
Tori Amos
Tracy Chapman
Train
Trevor Hall
Trey Anastasio
U2
Van Morrison
Violent Femmes
Widespread Panic
Wilco
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31
Beer Battered Fish Fry . March 26th
Generous portion of beer battered fish and French fries along with tasty
coleslaw and dinner roll. All for just $9.95. Dinner will be served from
6:30-8:30. Reservations are required by February 24th.
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
FEATURING:
Fri., March 26th-Tom Todd
Sat., March 27th-Larry Smith
Easter Egg Hunt-Saturday . April 3rd
1 p.m. sharp! Three age groups with prize eggs in each category. This is a great
outdoor family event every year for our Debonne family of customers. Live
music beginning at 3:30 p.m. Don't forget to bring your baskets.
Fri., April 2nd-Larry Smith
Sat., April 3rd-Larry Smith
Fri., April 9th-Legacy
Sat., April 10th-Hatrick
Corn Hole Tournament
Fri., April 16th-Joey Vanilli
Sat., April 17th-Whooz Playin
Wednesdays, April 7th, 21st, May 5th & 19th-Go to website for details.
Entertainment plays on
Friday from 7-11 p.m.;
Saturday from 3:30-7:30 p.m.
Normal Business Hours: Monday & Tuesday Noon-6 p.m.; Wednesday &
Friday Noon-11 p.m.; Thursday & Saturday Noon-8 p.m.
SERVING A VARIETY OF APPETIZERS, GRILLED SANDWICHES, AND DELICIOUS ENTRÉES.
OPEN: WEDNESDAY NOON-6 P.M.; THURSDAY NOON-8 P.M.; FRIDAY & SATURDAY NOON-11 P.M.;
SUNDAY 1-8 P.M. FOR INFO. CALL 440-298-9838 or www.grandrivercellars.com
JOIN US FOR LIVE
MUSIC EVERY FRIDAY,
& SATURDAY.
Friday, March 26th
A Night with The Contel’s 50’s &
60’s Doo wop
Saturday, March 27th
Castaways (Rock n Roll)
5750 S. MADISON RD. (RT. 528) • MADISON, OH • 44057
A Night With The Contels · Friday, March 26th
Join us for this great 50’s 60’s doo wop band. Reservations for dinner guests only.
Wine Country Progressive Dinner · April 16th
The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. at Grand River Cellars with appetizer & salad,
then to Debonné Vineyards for the main entrée, and finish with dessert at South
River Vineyard. Our wine maker will pair each of the courses with his choice of
wines. Reservations required. $47.50 per person which includes wine pairing with
each entrée, gratuity and tax.
Friday, April 2nd
Alex Bevan (Folk)
Saturday, April 3rd
King Pins (Oldies)
Friday, April 9th
Next Best Thing (Light Rock)
Saturday, April 10th
Blues de Ville (Rockin Blues)
Sunday, April 11th
Akin for Jazz
Music plays Friday & Saturday from
7:30-10:30 p.m. and
Sunday from 4-7 p.m.

Issue 5 - North Coast Voice

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