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OCT 07 EXPOSED 10/9/07 11:25 AM Page 1 2 10/9/07 EXPOSED 11:25 AM Page 2 October, 2007 •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 1003508596EM OCT 07 EXPOSED •• OCT 07 EXPOSED 10/9/07 11:25 AM Page 3 October, 2007 EXPOSED 3 •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 1003509615EM OCT 07 EXPOSED EXPOSED 11:25 AM Page 4 October, 2007 •• Page 7 Date Doctor advises against breaking up roommate’s relationship OCT. 07 VOLUME ONE / ISSUE TWO Page 8 Musing About, Sarah Shonyo meanders through booties (no, not those kind of booties) and breast pumps CONTACT US... Feedback/Letter to the Editors Love a story? Hate a story? Or have a suggestion? E-mail letters to: [email protected]. Visit us at RochesterMN.com, click on share, sign up, and add EXPOSED as your “friend!” EXPOSED is a monthly publication produced by the Small Newspaper Group and distributed in racks throughout the city of Rochester, MN. No part of this publication may be reprinted or otherwise reproduced without written permission. EXPOSED does not necessarily endorse the claims or content of advertising or editorial materials. In A Flash, a pictorial review of the local bar scene Page 15 Doctors, cops and grandmas, they’re all in. Tattoos aren’t just for musicians and construction workers any more. Page 19 COVER - Infinity Tattooing owner Patrick Brittan adds finishing touches to a lotus tattoo on Jessica Nelson’s back. Page 22 Photo by Exposed’s Amber Stammen My Deal, Jeffrey Johnson interviews Kendra Olevson, co-lead singer of Rochester band Next 2 Nothing Just Asking discovers RENT’s Jed Resnick loves the classics but karaoke makes him ‘really nervous’ Coeditor I absolutely hate Times New Roman typeface. It makes me cringe to even type an e-mail in this font! Renee Berg I won’t use a pen if it is missing its cap. I see it as broken and worthless at that point. Feature Writer Amber Stammen Stacie Hammer This Month’s Question: What is one of your quirks? Coeditor Sales Rep •• P19 Ryan Bronkema Advertising: If you would like to promote your business in EXPOSED, call 507.281.7437, press 1 for Stacie. Page 12 I buy one pair of jeans, wear them pretty much every day, and when they’re old and tuckered, I buy a new pair. Jeffrey Johnson Rack Locations: E-mail: [email protected] for complete list. Event Calendar, our listing of all that’s cool to do When I drink whiskey I seem to always end up running around my yard barking at squirrels. •• P22 Columnist “Date Doctor” My favorite foods for dinner are breakfast foods. Columnist Before I go anywhere, I have to check my hair and makeup. Columnist Graphic Designer Sarah Shonyo Coeditors & Editorial Correspondence: Stacie Hammer & Anne Reinke Call 507.281.7437, press 1 for Stacie & 2 for Anne E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] •• P8 Page 10 Letters may be edited for length, clarity and must pertain to material published in EXPOSED. By submitting a letter to EXPOSED, you agree that we can edit, publish, and/or license its publication in print, electronically, and for archival purposes. Please include your name, address and daytime phone number (for confirmation purposes only). Anne Reinke 4 10/9/07 When I brush my teeth my left hand is always planted my hip. I look like I’m giving the sink a stern lecture. •• •• •• •• OCT 07 EXPOSED 10/9/07 11:25 AM Page 5 October, 2007 •• 5 EXPOSED ARE YOU READY TO ROCK? The North Star Bar is the Place to Hear the Best Music in Town! stars at the star •• October $2 OFF 5, 6 & 7 12-13 19 20 26-27 a purchase of $10 or more •• 7 Day Weekend Bakkus Gel 10,000 Days (TOOL tribute Band) Unnatural November 2 3 9-10 ICON Stir Next 2 Nothing All b bands d play l ffrom 99:30 30 p.m. - 1 a.m. (Next to Green Mill Restaurant) Rochester, MN 507•281•4490 One coupon per customer. Offer Expires 10/31/07 The North Star Bar 0905507150P 2765 Commerce Drive NW 1003509218P •• 503 NORTH BROADWAY • ROCHESTER, MN 507-289-1091 •• •• 1003510116EM •• •• OCT 07 EXPOSED EXPOSED 11:25 AM Page 6 October, 2007 LETTERS TO THE EDITORS Leaving it to Rochester music community’s opinion Unsigned artists need lovin’ too To the Editors of Exposed Magazine, Hey! I read your magazine for the first time and really appreciated it. I think that you should add a section for unsigned artist in the area though. Just a suggestion. As you know by now, I was featured in an article issued in the new Exposed magazine here in Rochester. I would like to tell to you that even though the general content of the article is accurate (since it was an interview that I gave to Mr. Jeffrey Johnson and which he agreed to send it to me before publication) the title does not represent me at all. The content gives my opinion about music, my professional life and the way I see my musician friends and professional friends (also touches in my personal in general). In this article there are a few inaccurate quotes such as “work with knives during the day” I am not a surgeon. For me these are generally trivial things but the part that irritated me, and I believe a few guitar players in Rochester, is the title he gave to the article “Rochester’s Perfect Guitarist”. I am disgusted by it, but I am most disgusted by the lack of professionalism. If I would have seen the title before, I would have changed the title immediately since it does not reflect at all the content of the interview and much less my self. So I would leave it to the Rochester’s music community’s discretion to agree to give an interview to this publication. In my opinion, it does not deserve any consideration from us, the Rochester’s music community. Sincerely, •• – Anonymous •• Keeping people up-to-date I think Rochester has needed something like Exposed for quite some time. I think it is great having something like this for people our age so we can be up to date on what is going on in the area. Great article too! Thanks for the great addition to our community. – Jeff, 23 •• Expanding beyond Rochester bars I just wanted to let you know that I think Exposed is great with the calendar information all in one place like this. Love that it also had some of the happy hour locations around town. Just wondering if you can add some of the surrounding area bars also so we can see what is going on there too. •• – Thanks. Amy Ruben Bonilla Guerrero/Bakkus Love a story? Hate a story? Or have a suggestion? E-mail letters to: [email protected]. Letters may be edited for length, clarity and must pertain to material published in EXPOSED. By submitting a letter to EXPOSED, you agree that we can edit, publish, and/or license its publication in print, electronically, and for archival purposes. Please include your name, address and daytime phone number (for confirmation purposes only). HAPPY HOUR! DURING THE WEEK! K!! Monday-Friday 4:00-5:30 p.m.. PAY WHAT YOU PULL! 5:30-7:00 p.m. FREE APPETIZERS! RCTC Students! 1/4 lb. Burger, Fries Welco e Smokem r s ! Smokin and a Beverage... gP Availableatio Year Rou nd! with Coll llege ID TUESDAY TU U UESDAY WEDNESDAY WEDNES W SDAY THURSDAY AY FRIDAY SAT. SA AT.& AT A & SUN. SUN Philly Beef Steak Sandwich California C lif i Burger Chi k Chicken Cordon Bleu Bacon Cheese Burger (Swiss & Amer.) 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Burger & Fries Basket $3.95 During Viking Games! d n e k e e W HAPPY H HOUR! 11 a.m.-2 p.m. All You Can Eat •• BOTTLE BEER urday SatSpecial Export $2.45 Sunday •• Budweiser $2.45 6 p.m. -9 p.m. Fish, Chicken Strips & Shrimp All You Can Eat $10.95 Fish, Chicken Strips & Shrimp Served with Cole Slaw & Fries or Mashed Potatoes with Gravy $10.95 (No substitutions on all you can eat sides.) •• Unti t l 4 p.m. With Coll l ege ID M MONDAY BOTTLE BEER 915 21st Ave. SE Rochester • 507-289-1690 $5.00 FREE POOL GAMES Served with Cole Slaw & Fries or Mashed Potatoes with Gravy (No substitutions on all you can eat sides.) 1001510427P 6 10/9/07 •• OCT 07 EXPOSED 10/9/07 11:25 AM Page 7 October, 2007 •• EXPOSED THE DATE DOCTOR By Ryan Bronkema •• •• Hello, Dear Date Dr., ars old and icament... I am 26 ye I am in a bit of a pred . We dated ped by my boyfriend just recently got dum know how I this area and I don’t ever since I moved to to try my t a new guy. I decided am ever going to mee filling out ter over a half hour of luck at eHarmony. Af , we could g, they told me “Sorry the whole survey thin t?! Help! not match you.” Wha I have this roommate that I rea lly like, and we seem to have a lot in common – same car eer field, same taste in music, both like sports and wo rking out. He is really easy to talk to and good-looking, but the problem he has a girlfriend and I am not sur e if he would be interested in pursuing a guy. What should I do? – Ruminating Roommate – Don’t Want to Be Single Forever Dear Roommate, •• •• •• •• I would never encourage you to try to break up your roommate’s relationship. Breaking people up or attempting to is never a good idea, especially if you live with the person. The best thing you can do is continue to get to know him and take it from there. If he is ever going to consider anything with you, it will be based on the relationship that the two of you have built. Dear Single Forever, First off, take a deep breath… Second, log onto your eHarmony account and double check your information to make sure there wasn’t some error that led you to your lack of harmony. If you go to the eHarmony help page, the site will walk you through how to contact Customer Care or edit your “Match Page”. Give that a try. While it may be hard to believe, eHarmony is not going to find a match for everyone. Knowing that you just got out of a relationship, and that someone gave you a chance, I am sure there are lots of other people out there wanting to do the same. If you get to a point where he is single and you feel confident enough to approach him about this, you will need to take your conversation slow. It would help to start with letting him know that you are gay and see how he takes that. He may already know you’re gay, which would make this a bit easier. If he doesn’t know, ease into it, you don’t want to freak out your roommate. The next step is to see if he has ever thought about dating men, and it might be best for you to just outright ask him that question. If he says no, you’ll at least know where he stands! Take it slow and get to know each other; your answers will become clear. Doc You should consider a singles program in Rochester, like Saavy Singles or Single in the City. Also, this issue of Exposed includes many other excellent entertainment options in the event calendar. They are great ways to get connected to what’s happening in the city! Keep your head up! •• Doc Need dating or relationship advice? Ask the Date Doc! E-mail your question to [email protected] 7 OCT 07 EXPOSED 8 10/9/07 EXPOSED 11:25 AM Page 8 October, 2007 •• MUSING ABOUT By Sarah Shonyo f o e n o r e h just anot •• •• As a general rule, children make me incredibly nervous. By no means would I consider myself a person who hates or even dislikes children. I don’t mind looking at them, and even exchange a smile with the occasional toddler waddling down the street. I appreciate their position as the future leaders of this earth and recognize (at the ripe age of 24) that a child I know today may very well be the one wheeling me down to ladies’ night at the bingo hall during my golden years. However, when it comes to communication with a child beyond the fleeting non-verbal or abstract appreciation, I am at a loss. Maybe it’s because of their blatant honesty, sticky faces, or complete disregard for personal bubbles. I fear that which I do not understand. Like most teenagers, I did my fair share of baby-sitting. I never solicited my services as a baby-sitter, nor did I actively seek families with young children to care for. No, it was much more underhanded than that. After my sister, Emily, reached childcare retirement the families she served must have assumed I was the next best thing. Physical similarities aside, where she is inherently nurturing, maternal, and patient, I am pragmatic, analytical, and have the attention span of a gnat. Not surprisingly, Emily pursued a master’s degree in mental health counseling with an emphasis in adolescents while I had my heart set on criminal psychology. Our populations of interest, as I once explained to my parents, were really only differentiated by age and number of tattoos. My fear of children never proved to be much of an issue given my relatively limited exposure to them. That is, until the day my sister decided to mess everything up and announced that she was pregnant. Once I picked my jaw up off the floor and doled out the obligatory hugs, I faced the realization that not only had I just been given the role of Aunt Sarah (which I understood as “crazy, single Aunt Sarah”), but this child was going to be very much a part of my life. Pregnancy does funny things to people. I think it made my sister temporarily blind. She began wearing maternity pants at 16 weeks because she “just couldn’t believe how comfortable they were.” Never mind the front panel that nearly reached her chin or the expandable rear-end. In an attempt to save her from permanent fashion impairment, I stopped by a pregnant lady store to buy a dress for her to wear when other people could actually tell she was pregnant. A very cheery (and very expectant) saleswoman greeted me at the door and helped me maneuver through a horde of protruding belly buttons and swollen ankles to find what I was looking for. •• •• •• Somewhere between the booties and breast pumps, the saleswoman must have slipped me something. Before I realized what was happening, she was strapping a massive flesh-colored belly around my waist. I was then instructed to •• try on the dresses in order to ensure a proper fit for my similarly-built sister. My barefoot and pregnant reflection in that brown sun dress has been permanently emblazoned in the very deepest and darkest part of my mind. •• OCT 07 EXPOSED 10/9/07 11:25 AM Page 9 October, 2007 EXPOSED 9 “You’re glowing!” the saleswoman exclaimed. •• •• “I’m sweating.” I replied. In fact, forget mandating sex education in schools. Just strap one of those bellies onto high school girls, stuff them in a sun dress, and force them to contemplate their reflection in a three-way mirror. They’ll never touch a boy again. Or better yet, have them tag along to an OB/Gyn appointment. My sister’s seven month check-up happened to fall on my 23rd birthday. Because I was in town and had nothing better to do, I agreed to accompany her to the appointment. •• Southern Minnesota’s School of Choice An appointment I totally lost interest in after the doctor astutely remarked that Emily and I looked so much alike she could hardly tell which one of us was pregnant. Courses offered: • Cosmetology • Esthiology (Skin Therapist) • Nail Technology •• •• The last month of Emily’s pregnancy happened to be an unusually busy time in my life. I was set to close on my first home purchase on the 16th of December and then had a big holiday housewarming party planned for the 23rd. “Emily,” I said to her one November afternoon, “if you love me you won’t go into labor on the 16th or 23rd. Seriously, just forget the castor oil and keep your legs crossed till Christmas.” •• www.nova-academy.com Oliver was born at 11:30 p.m. on December 23rd, 2005. I’m not going to lie, having a baby around was a huge adjustment. Not that he really did a whole lot at first. •• Rivercenter Plaza 1629 North Broadway Suite 7 Rochester, MN 55906 • 507.280.6910 I actually wasn’t quite sure what to do with him. Eventually, once Oliver’s skull hardened and I could touch him without having to worry about bruising his brain (I read that in a book somewhere), my awkwardness gave way to genuine adoration. I spoon fed him green bean pulp, set his picture as my desktop background, risked bodily harm by shopping at a toy store during Christmas season, and yes, I even changed his diaper once. YOUR BUSINESS If you would like to promote your business, your products, and/or services in Naturally, I’ve declared myself the best aunt ever. •• Sarah Shonyo is a Rochester native who swore she’d never move back. But did. Photos by Exposed’s Amber Stammen call 507-281-7437 for Stacie Hammer or email her at [email protected] 1003510432P 1003509998P That’s right, I said seven month check-up. OCT 07 EXPOSED 10 10/9/07 EXPOSED 11:25 AM Page 10 October, 2007 ENTERTAINING OCTOBER CALENDAR THURSDAY 10/4 Events: Bar Bingo: Win Cash and Prizes - Rookies Sports Bar Poker League – North Star Bar. 7 & 10pm Music: Larry Rysavy & The Out of Town Czech’s (Polka) Whistle Binkies on the Lake. 9pm FRIDAY 10/5 Events: Martini Sunset Techno Night – Westfire Grille. 10pm 5.01 Party – Strikers Corner, Stewartville Comedy: Chris Barnes & Michael Callahan – Goonies Comedy Club. 7:30 & 10pm. ($12 in advance, $15 at the door) Music: 7 Day Weekend – North Star Bar 3 Days Later – Strikers Corner, Stewartville. 9pm – 1am Adam’s Eve – Mickey’s Irish Saloon. 9pm Inertia – CJ’s Midtown Lounge Rev. Raven and the Chain-Smokin’ Alter Boys (Blues) – Whiskey Bones Roadhouse. 9pm Sarah Morris (Folk/Country) – Dunn Bros: North. 7 - 9:30pm Swing Inc. (Jazz/Swing) – Canadian Honker. 7:30 – 11:30pm SATURDAY 10/6 Events: Martini Sunset Techno Night – Westfire Grille. 10pm October Birthday Bash – Strikers Corner, Stewartville. 7pm-close Comedy: Chris Barnes & Michael Callahan – Goonies Comedy Club. 7:30 & 10pm. ($12 in advance, $15 at the door) Music: 7 Day Weekend – North Star Bar 3 Days Later – Strikers Corner, Stewartville. 9pm – 1am Annie Lawler & the Wheel House Band (Americano) Canadian Honker. 7:30 – 11:30pm Ben Olsen (Acoustic Rock) – Whistle Binkies on the Lake (South). 9pm Felix Derow – Rookies Sports Bar (no cover) John Berquist (Accordeon) – Dunn Bros: North. 7 – 9:30pm Plan B – Whiskey Bones Roadhouse. 9pm Scott Holt Band - Kathy’s Pub. 9:30pm SUNDAY 10/7 Room for Gray – Rookies Sports Bar Music: 7 Day Weekend – North Star Bar SUNDAY 10/14 Mannheim Steamroller & Chip Davis – Taylor Arena. 7pm. (Tickets $40/$50) For more information call 507-287-2222 Music: Schizopathic – North Star Bar. 3pm Unnatural: Steve Rolbiecki Benefit – North Star Bar. 5pm TUESDAY 10/9 TUESDAY 10/16 Events: Poker League – Westfire Grille 7 & 10pm Poker League – North Star Bar. 7 & 10pm Events: Poker League – Westfire Grille 7 & 10pm Poker League – North Star Bar. 7 & 10pm WEDNESDAY 10/10 WEDNESDAY 10/17 Events: KROC Ladies night with Host Megan Kennedy – Rookies Sports Bar (Ladies Drinks are $1.05) Events: KROC Ladies night with Host Megan Kennedy – Rookies (Ladies Drinks are $1.05) Films: iFilms: International and Independent Films – A drama from Germany/Switzerland. A story of friendship among three women from Yugoslavia. Rochester Public Library. 6pm. (free). THURSDAY 10/18 THURSDAY 10/11 Events: Bar Bingo: Win Cash and Prizes - Rookies Sports Bar Poker League – North Star Bar. 7 & 10pm Music: The Chub’s – Mickey’s Irish Saloon. 9pm Jagged Easy – Whiskey Bones Roadhouse. 9pm FRIDAY 10/12 Events: Rush for Rushford with Six Mile Grove – All proceeds go to Rushford flood victims – Rookies Sports Bar. (Donations at door) Comedy: Christine Stedman & Jeremy Greenburg – Goonies Comedy Club. 7:30 & 10pm. ($12 in advance, $15 at the door) Music: Annie Lawler & Chris Young – Whiskey Bones Roadhouse Bakkus – North Star Bar. 9:30pm. Ben Olsen (Acoustic Rock) – Whistle Binkies North. 9pm Booker & Friends (Folk/Classic Rock) – Canadian Honker. 7:30 – 11:30pm. Chris Young (winner of Nashville Star) – Whiskey Bones Roadhouse. 9pm Fancy Bastard – Kathy’s Pub Next 2 Nothing – Striker’s Corner, Stewartville. 9:30pm The Chub’s – Mickey’s Irish Saloon. 9pm SATURDAY 10/13 Comedy: Christine Stedman & Jeremy Greenburg – Goonies Comedy Club. 7:30 & 10pm. ($12 in advance, $15 at the door) Music: Bakkus – North Star. 9:30pm Innocent Reggae Band – Whistle Binkies on the Lake. 9pm Long Lost Folk (Folk Trio) – Dunn Bros: North. 7 – 9:30pm Miles Johnson Jazz Quartet - Canadian Honker. 7:30 – 11:30pm Moses Oakland – Kathy’s Pub Next 2 Nothing – Striker’s Corner, Stewartville. 9:30pm Events: Bar Bingo: Win Cash and Prizes - Rookies Poker League – North Star Bar. 7 & 10pm Music: Ben Olsen (Acoustic Rock) – Whistle Binkies on the Lake (South). 8pm Ross William Perry – Whiskey Bones Roadhouse. 9pm •• •• •• FRIDAY 10/19 Comedy: The Midnight Swinger & Joe Tyler – Goonies Comedy Club. 7:30 & 10pm. ($12 in advance, $15 at the door) Music: 2 Birds (Classic Rock) - Canadian Honker. 7:30 – 11:30pm. Gel – North Star Bar. 9:30pm Gold Standard: CD Release Party - Kathy’s Pub Jack Knife and The Sharps – Whiskey Bones Roadhouse Juke Box Heroes (Classic Rock) – Whistle Binkies on the Lake (South). 9pm Peter Solo & the D’Sievers (Jazz) – Dunn Bros: North. 7 – 9:30pm Ship of Fools – Mickey’s Irish Saloon. 9pm Smokin’ Coyotes – Striker’s Corner, Stewartville. Tim Mahoney – Rookies Sports Bar •• •• SATURDAY 10/20 Comedy: The Midnight Swinger & Joe Tyler – Goonies Comedy Club. 7:30 & 10pm. ($12 in advance, $15 at the door) Music: 10,000 Days (Tool Tribute Band) – North Star Bar. 9:30pm High Contrast - Canadian Honker. 8 – 11:30pm. Larry Meyer (Folk) – Whistle Binkies North. 9pm Orange Whip – Whiskey Bones Roadhouse Shoveldance – Westfire Grille. 8pm Smokin’ Coyotes – Striker’s Corner, Stewartville. Trevor Marty (Folk/Bluegrass) – Dunn Bros, North. 7 – 9:30pm Undone – Kathy’s Pub TUESDAY 10/23 Events: Poker League – Westfire Grille 7 & 10pm Poker League – North Star Bar. 7 & 10pm •• •• •• OCT 07 EXPOSED 10/9/07 11:25 AM Page 11 October, 2007 •• WEDNESDAY 10/24 TUESDAY 10/30 Events: KROC Ladies night with Host Megan Kennedy – Rookies (Ladies Drinks are $1.05) Events: PA & Dubay Show (Guest appearances by Vikings players-TBD) – Westfire Grille. 9am-noon Poker League – North Star Bar. 7 & 10pm Poker League – Westfire Grille 7 & 10pm THURSDAY 10/25 Events: Bar Bingo: Win Cash and Prizes – Rookies Sports Bar Poker League – North Star Bar. 7 & 10pm •• Music: Radiators– Whiskey Bones Roadhouse. Theater: RENT (Broadway Musical) – Taylor Arena. 8pm. Tickets $55/$45/$39.50/$29/50/$20*. For more information call: 507-287-2222. FRIDAY 10/26 •• •• Comedy: David Graham & Danny Browning – Goonies Comedy Club. 7:30 & 10pm. ($12 in advance, $15 at the door) Music: 2 O’ Clock Jump (Jazz/Blues/Swing) - Canadian Honker. 7:30 – 11:30pm. Annie Lawler & Wheelhouse – Whiskey Bones Roadhouse Ben Olsen (Acoustic Rock) – Whistle Binkies North. 9pm Big Brother Bad – Kathy’s Pub. 9:30pm DJ Brother Jules – Westfire Grille. 10pm Jesse & Mark Diedrich (Folk Rock) – Dunn Bros, North. 7 – 9:30pm Next 2 Nothing – Pine Island Pool & Pins. Tim Fast (Acoustic/Folk/Americana) – Redwood Room. 7pm Unnatural – North Star Bar. 9:30pm SATURDAY 10/27 •• Events: All Hallow’s Eve Drag Show – Rookies Sports Bar ($10 at the door, $2 off with costume – All proceeds to AIDS Walk) Halloween Costume Contest – Westfire Grille. 10pm-2am. (No Cover) Comedy: David Graham & Danny Browning – Goonies Comedy Club. 7:30 & 10pm. ($12 in advance, $15 at the door) •• •• •• Music: Big Wu & special guest – Whiskey Bones Roadhouse. Bruce Bungum Band (Classic Rock) – Whistle Binkies on the Lake (South). 9pm Incognito – Strikers Corner, Stewartville Next 2 Nothing – Pine Island Pool & Pins. Peter Solo & the Dsievers (Classic Jazz) - Canadian Honker. 7:30 – 11:30pm. The Feelin Band – Kathy’s Pub. 9pm-2am Tim Fast (Acoustic/Folk/Americana) – Redwood Room. 7pm Unnatural (Halloween Show) – North Star Bar. 9:30pm EXPOSED 11 Music: Larry Rysavy & The Out of Town Czech’s (Polka) Whistle Binkies on the Lake. 7pm THURSDAY 11/8 Events: Bar Bingo: Win Cash and Prizes – Rookies Sports Bar Poker League – North Star Bar. 7 & 10pm WEDNESDAY 10/31 Events: KROC Ladies Night and Costume Contest – Rookies Sports Bar (Ladies Drinks are $1.05) Music: Dancing: Halloween Costume Party – Blue Moon Ballroom. Lesson 7-7:30pm, Dancing 7:30-10pm ($8) FRIDAY 11/9 Music: Jason Ricci & costume contest – Whiskey Bones Roadhouse Larry Rysavy & The Out of Town Czech’s (Polka) Whistle Binkies on the Lake. 7pm Comedy: Pat Godwin & Ian Gtoskie Goonies Comedy Club 7:30 & 10pm. ($12 in advance, $15 at the door) Events: Bar Bingo: Win Cash and Prizes - Rookies Poker League – North Star Bar. 7 & 10pm Music: Geoff Elvee – Strikers Corner, Stewartville Next 2 Nothing – North Star Bar. 9:30pm Ross William Perry – Kathy’s Pub The Chub’s – Mickey’s Irish Saloon. 9pm FRIDAY 11/2 SATURDAY 11/10 Comedy: Bob & Tom Comedy All Stars – Mayo Civic Center. 7:30pm. (Tickets $28.50) For more info call: 507-287-2222. Demetrius Nicodemus & Ken Schultz – Goonies Comedy Club. 7:30 & 10pm. ($12 in advance, $15 at the door) Comedy: Pat Godwin & Ian Gtoskie – Goonies Comedy Club. 7:30 & 10pm. ($12 in advance, $15 at the door) THURSDAY 11/1 Music: 3 Days Later – CJ’s Midtown Lounge. 9pm – 1am Icon – North Star Bar. 9:30pm Petit Blues Band – Whiskey Bones Roadhouse. 9pm The Chubs – Strikers Corner Stewartville Music: 3 Days Later – The Sandtrap. 8:30pm – 12:30am Christine Catherine – Blue Moon Ballroom. 8pm Geoff Elvee – Strikers Corner, Stewartville Little Marsh Overflow – Kathy’s Pub Next 2 Nothing – North Star Bar. 9:30pm SATURDAY 11/3 Events: Men of Vegas Dancers Rookies Sports Bar ($1.05) Comedy: Demetrius Nicodemus & Ken Schultz – Goonies Comedy Club. 7:30 & 10pm. ($12 in advance, $15 at the door) Music: 3 Days Later – CJ’s Midtown Lounge. 9pm – 1am Hames Thomas (Acoustic Rock) – Whistle Binkies on the Lake (South). 9pm Stir – North Star Bar. 9:30pm The Chubs – Strikers Corner, Stewartville The Herbert Wiser Band Kathy’s Pub WEDNESDAY NIGHTS KROC Ladies’ Night with Host Megan Kennedy Ladies’ drinks are $1.05 THURSDAY NIGHTS Bar Bingo - Win cash and prizes! FRIDAY NIGHT TUESDAY 11/6 Dancing: 37th Street Gold (Live Big Band Music) – Blue Moon Ballroom. Lesson 7:30-8pm, Dancing 8-11pm, DJ music 11-midnight. Events: Poker League North Star Bar. 7 & 10pm Poker League Westfire Grille 7 & 10pm SUNDAY 10/28 WEDNESDAY 11/7 Music: Mercy Me (Contemporary Christian) Taylor Arena. 6pm. (Tickets $18-28) For more information call 507-287-2222. Tim Fast (Acoustic/Folk/Americana) – Redwood Room. 7pm Events: KROC Ladies night with Host Megan Kennedy Rookies Sports Bar (Ladies Drinks are $1.05) Felix Derow – No Cover OCTOBER 12 OCTOBER 20 Rush for Rushford – All proceeds go to Rushford flood victims – Donation at Door Deuces Wild Dualing Pianos Band – Six Mile Grove OCTOBER 13 OCTOBER 27 All Hallows Eve Drag Show – all proceed will go to the AIDS Walk-$10 at the door and $2 off with costume Room for Gray – No Cover OCTOBER 31 OCTOBER 19 KROC Ladies night Rookies Costume Contest Tim Mahoney (featured in Rolling Stone) NOVEMBER 3 Men of Vegas Dancers 1517 16th St. SW • 252-5161 1003509150P OCT 07 EXPOSED 12 10/9/07 EXPOSED 11:25 AM Page 12 October, 2007 IN A Your city. Your friends. Your photos. Your pages! Julie, Kathy, An ne & Kelly ff – Jake, Joy & Je ” r? ee b r ye r fe “This, “We are, like, so tight!” – Laura and her friend s ish Yeah, the ‘rock’ sign!?!? – Nate and Brad F Tara plain’ Go & l Il B , an g ee K OCT 07 EXPOSED 10/9/07 11:25 AM Page 13 Wes & Sarah r Jess & T avis Vanessa, Becky & her little frie nd !” h our ‘homies’ it w ’ n li il h ‘c st ju “Hello. We are n & Amy Leah, Brad, Joh Women do like a sense of humor! –Mike, Moe, Amy & Vicky Want to be EXPOSED ‘In A Flash’? Send us your photos for next month’s issue. Deadline for photos is the 27th of each month. E-mail all photos to: [email protected] Such a night! – Dan & Keri Usage of all “In A Flash” photographs are at the consent of all individuals within the photograph and must be obtained directly from those individuals before photographing. The consent and written or verbal contract will be done prior to obtaining any photograph by any photographer, personal or professional. 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It’s a crisp, sunny Saturday afternoon and at Infinity Tattooing customers are coming in one after another, just as they did the previous night and as they do pretty much every day or evening of any week. Perhaps it’s the influence of reality TV shows such as Miami Ink or the Angelina Jolies of the world sporting visible tattoos. Or maybe tattooists are finally getting the recognition they’ve long deserved as genuine, bona fide artists. Whatever the cause, the result is that area needle wizards are busy. In Grover’s chair is Etienne Nkoghet of Austin, with girlfriend Ana Douangmala at his side. She went first, having her beau’s name tattooed near her hip, and now it’s Etienne’s turn –- her name is being inked into his forearm. •• •• •• •• “It’s perfect, it’s just what I wanted,” Nkoghet glows when Grover finishes. It’s his first tattoo, but Douangmala is a veteran – she has her name tattooed on her upper arm and a butterfly and tiger adorn her back. 15 OCT 07 EXPOSED 16 10/9/07 EXPOSED 11:26 AM Page 16 October, 2007 Some people – such as Javan Drugg of Rochester – choose their tattoos based primarily on aesthetics. Meaning they look cool. Drugg has got a nearly full sleeve – tattoo speak for having his entire arm covered – on his left arm, ink across his shoulders, on his upper right arm and a tat on his leg. Drugg’s girlfriend Jessica Nelson has four, and most are related to her family. “Everything has a meaning to it,” she says, showcasing the letters representing family members incorporated into her foot tattoo. Tattoos usually tell a story and it’s that personal aspect of the trade that Grover likes. He specializes in portrait tattoos and inks everything from people’s deceased loved ones to their beloved pets or favorite musician. One woman comes into Infinity this fall afternoon saying she’s considering getting her first tattoo. “I’ve watched a lot of Miami Ink,” she tells Grover, asking if he can do portraits similar to the ones she’s seen featured on the show. He tells her to bring in pictures and he’ll get to work. “Miami Ink brought her to me,” he remarks outside the shop, taking a smoke break between clients. Earlier, he’d said some tattooists fear that reality TV shows will commercialize and, thus, ruin tattooing. He disagrees. “If it’s going to create an awareness about custom tattooing, then good,” he says. “Before shows like Miami Ink, I don’t think people realized it was possible that you could get something that looks this real.” On Grover’s forearm is a portrait of a hard-core rocker who died in a car crash. He’s done portraits of people’s kids and grandkids. Clients include grandmas, cops, surgeons and soldiers; gone are the days when only musicians and construction workers plopped into a tattooist’s chair. Typically, the process starts with someone calling or coming in to talk about their idea. Paging through a tattooist’s portfolio should be the next thing prospective clients do, tattooists say, because no two artists turn out the same work. Once the idea is hashed over, an artist will sketch it out on the spot or have the customer return to look over the sketch. Some tattoos, like Ana’s and Etienne’s names, are quickies, done in 15 minutes. Others require multiple visits, such as the full back tattoo Grover spent four hours on one day, arranging to continue another. Drugg’s full sleeve has had him coming in for several visits with Patrick Brittan, the owner of Infinity Tattooing and a 15-year veteran of the trade. He has a book portfolio showcasing his work, but Drugg is a walking one with multiple Brittan tattoos. •• •• •• •• “Most times people have thought long and hard (about their tattoo),” Brittan says. “I like giving them something they’ve been wanting.” Custom tattoos account for about 90 percent of Infinity’s business. But customers can consult hundreds of tattoo designs – known as flashes – or an artist’s portfolio if they’re searching for inspiration. •• “I hardly ever do flashes,” says Thomas Titus, owner of Top Cat Tattoo down the drag from Infinity on Broadway •• •• •• OCT 07 EXPOSED 10/9/07 11:26 AM Page 17 October, 2007 •• •• Avenue. “If people don’t know what they want, I’ll help them decide but I won’t pick it.” before becoming a tattooist and making a name for themselves. Titus likes doing landscape tattoos. Brittan favors wildlife and scenery. Most tattooists have a niche and a background in art of another medium. Many started tattooing their friends, then landed an apprentice post in a tattoo shop “I like the permanency of it,” says Grover, in his seventh year as a tattooist. “I like to be able to work with people. To give them something that was just an idea and then it’s reality, that’s cool.” Tattoo low-down •• Price points Think ahead Base price is usually $50, and fees can run up to several hundred dollars for large pieces that take several hours to finish. Tattoos can be removed or gone over with new ink, but it’s still best to approach it as a for-life feature. So consider whether – or not -- you’ll be loving 50 Cent three decades onward. Keep yourself safe •• Olmsted County doesn’t regulate tattoo shops, but reputable ones use sanitary equipment (this shouldn’t involve the tattooist passing a lighter under the needle). Ask about the shop’s procedures and listen for the word “autoclave,” which is a machine used for sterilization. And obviously your tattooist should wear gloves. Find a professional Tattooists aren’t licensed in Olmsted County, but many take their trade seriously. They can be members of the Alliance of Professional Tattooists. They should definitely have a portfolio of their work. Shop around •• •• •• •• Consider the pain People describe it as an irritant or similar to getting a deep scratch. Some spots are tenderer than others – such as the foot, wrist and ribs – though tattooists advise getting a tattoo where you most want it rather than where it will hurt the least. Every tattooist has a different take on how to design a custom piece. Bring your idea to a few shops and see what the artists sketch out. EXPOSED 17 18 10/9/07 EXPOSED 11:26 AM Page 18 October, 2007 4 IMMEDIATE Gold Standard to Play Gold Standard’s particular brand of funkedup Jazz groove rock may be new to festivals and clubs of the Midwest, but any devotee of 1970s horn bands like Average White Band and Chicago will recognize the influences immediately. At least they’ll think they do, until the song takes a hard left turn and plunges haphazardly through the depths of vintage prog-rock while guitar or sax take a blazing solo flight, pushing the band to ever greater heights of volume and intensity before arriving breathlessly, but safely, at the hooky sing-along chorus. After a scant two years together as a band, Gold Standard has crafted a slick, unique style that is as instantly recognizable as it is infectious, and their debut album “Swap Meet” deftly captures the essence of their myriad talent and compresses it into a highly listenable, always changing musical experience. Gold Standard is quickly becoming one of the premier Midwest bands. Packing clubs all around the Midwest, Gold Standard is melting faces everywhere they go and not a single audience member has left a show disappointed. Gold Standard has performed at 10,000 Lakes Festival, Harvest Fest (Wookiefoot), at The Cabooze (mpls), The MN Zoo Amphitheatre and countless other venues in Minneapolis. GS has opened for such acts as Michael Franti and Spearhead, Melvin Seals and the Jerry Garcia Band, Karl Denson, Wookiefoot, Trampled by Turtles, the White Iron Band and many more. GS has also toured through Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and all over Minnesota with sold out shows on many occasions. Gold Standard is set to release their second all-original album, “Haircut”, October 19th at Kathy’s Pub with a party of epic proportions, including: door prizes, drink specials, Bad Haircut Contest (come with awful hair and win stuff) and unforeseen tonsorial wackiness will abound at the Gold Standard CD Release Party. EVENT INFORMATION: Date: Friday, October 19th, 9:45pm Place: Kathy’s Pub (307 South Broadway) Phone: 507-252-8355 Website: www.goldstandardband.com. •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 1003509356P OCT 07 EXPOSED •• OCT 07 EXPOSED 10/9/07 11:26 AM Page 19 October, 2007 •• EXPOSED 19 MY DEAL By Jeffrey Johnson •• Persistence Payin’ Off A One-on-one Interview with Kendra Olevson, New Co-lead Singer of the Rochester Band Next 2 Nothing •• A bout a month ago my friend told me that there was a new female singer singing for Next 2 Nothing. I was guessing some woman would just get up and sing some ‘girly song’ with Dennis (Thompson), the lead singer. I’ve always liked Next 2 Nothing, but I wasn’t actually planning on going out that night. Then my friend called me up to go out. After some coaxing, I agreed and ended up standing in front of Next 2 Nothing and Kendra Olevson. As I felt the excitement of the performance, Kendra was standing right in from of me. I couldn’t do anything except get out of that ‘rock goddess’s’ way. After collecting myself, I thought I should tell her how incredible she was. Through a few short conversations, I finally asked her if I could interview her for Exposed. Her answer was, “Sure!” •• •• •• •• •• Jeffrey: So you were saying that you’ll actually be singing more. Do you consider yourself a co-lead singer? K: Thanks. J: So, I’m thinking - Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne? K: Yeah - I think that would be cool, but... I don’t know. I would like to do more unpredictable stuff. J: Good point. K: Stuff that people wouldn’t think, ‘Oh, wow I don’t like that song’ or ‘I’ve heard that song...’ I don’t want to do a lot of ’80s stuff, you know? I think more new stuff would be cool. J: You sing Pictures – what else? K: Well, now I do Bring Me To Life by Evanescence, with Dennis, and then the Pink song U + Ur Hand. I also do a lot of back up. Chris asked me to do back up on Purple Rain and stuff like that... I try to get up there and do the higher stuff. I do Some Kind of Wonderful and I Hate Myself for Lovin’ You... Kendra: Yeah, pretty much. I don’t know exactly how many songs we’re doing (a night), but I’d like to do five or six songs, and I’d be fine with it. We have a ton of stuff, and to try to fit it into one night (is hard)... I would really like to do more duets with Dennis – like Evanescence-type tunes, something like that. J: Cool! I love Joan Jett! Okay, so Dennis is the other lead. Who else is in the band? J: What do you listen to that’s popular now? K: It’s kind of a long story – I actually went to high school with Chris, and hadn’t seen him forever, but I was in the Karaoke contest once, and he was one of the judges. I remember a couple of my friends always wanting to go see his band. I was like ‘I think they’re just too hard.’ I like a lot of different songs, a lot of variety, and I just thought they were too hardcore. Then I went to see them, and I was like ‘Wow, they’re really talented!’ K: I still honestly love country, and I try to get a little bit of it in there. I think Chris (Janvrin) is okay with that, but I don’t know about the other guys (in the band)! My current favorite artist is Miranda Lambert. I would love to do some harder country - it doesn’t really sound like country, but, you know, she’s country... J: What are some of the other bands or songs from female singers that you look at and go ‘I want to do that song’? K: I like a lot of Sheryl Crow, and especially Evanescence, like “Freak on a Leash” (with Korn frontman Jonathan Davis)- I think that would be amazing to do that, like in the acoustic style. J: You mean like when they did that on MTV UnPlugged? K: Yeah. And I like Seether... J: That’s cool that you mention Seether and bands like that. I want to show that there’s a lot of Rochester bands doing modern rock stuff like Linkin Park and Green Day. Bands doing new stuff along with the old. K: Exactly. We do a lot of the new stuff, too. J: You did a great job on Pictures. You looked very comfortable doing such a new song. K: There’s Pat Whalen on drums, the new guitar player Jeff Lien, then there’s the other guitar player Teddy Filoteo... and Chris Janvrin on bass. J: How did you meet up with these guys? So then I e-mailed him a lot. I swear it was like a year or so... finally, he e-mailed me and said, ‘Okay, we’re ready... I have a very good feeling. You’re pretty persistent... let’s try this.’ Finally I tried it. I remember being extremely intimidated because they were so focused. All the guys were having a great time, but they all were every focused and not distracted. I think that shows their dedication. When I sang, they were like, ‘Yeah, pretty good, pretty good...’ And then they went on to the next song. It was kinda weird. J: So you had to go sit down and wait for them to call you back up for your next song? K: Yeah - Dennis has his own studio in his garage, so I just sat and watched, and waited. I just listened and learned, and tried to figure out how they work. OCT 07 EXPOSED 20 10/9/07 EXPOSED 11:26 AM Page 20 October, 2007 MY DEAL K: No - I started last year, just part-time. But now I’m going full-time. I hope to be done within a year. It’s two years, but I still have skills like shooting... and all the statutes, and all that. K: I think it’s that, and just coming in to it. I’ve sung with quite a few bands, but I’ve never been ‘part’ of a band, so you know, I had a lot to learn. J: What would you like to do in the police force? J: Not the fact that it’s all males in the band? K: I would like to be an investigator and I’d like to be on the SWAT team. I like to do things under pressure, so that’d be ideal. K: Oh, no, not at all. J: I think that you’re one of the few female lead singers in Rochester. J: Do you go to the shooting range? What kind of gun do you shoot? K: Yeah, there aren’t many. J: How did you figure out that you can sing, or that you wanted to sing? K: Yes, I’m using a Glock 22. K: Oh, since I was four. I always wanted to be in a band. Always! I just never did anything with it. I had kids, and I was a mom, and I just never did it. And I always wanted to be a cop, too - since I was eighteen. I don’t know I just thought, ‘Okay, I gotta do this band thing, ‘cause if I’m too much older, people aren’t going to want to watch a fifty-year-old, standing up there! So I don’t care, whatever it takes, I’m just gonna find a band, and try to make it work and see where it goes...’ J: So, you started singing when you were a kid... ? K: Yeah, just in choir, and I was in a couple of school plays, musicals. I would enter every single contest. Not to try to win a prize, but to sing in front of people. So I practiced a lot. When there’s a smaller crowd, I get more intimidated, but when I sing at Mardi Gras in South Dakota, it’s unbelievable. When you can’t see the floor at all, only faces. That’s the best – hundreds and hundreds of people. J: Sweet! Is that standard? K: Yes. It’s got a good kick I’ve got to practice. J: So, when do you think you’ll be a cop? K: Hopefully next year. J: Are you going to ‘rock’ too? and people said, ‘You should go ask ‘em!’ So I did one year, and every year since then, they ask ‘Are you going to sing with us this year?’ K: Everybody’s asking, ‘Are you still going to be up on stage goofing around and be a cop? And I think I will, because I think you can separate it. I think it’ll be cool. J: You said earlier that you’re pretty much an open book. Do you look at being on stage as a job or work, and do you keep your personal stuff out of it? J: You can still be respected and act decent and whatever, but you can still have a profession during the day. K: I do keep everything personal out of it, but I don’t think of it as a job, I just think of it as you’re here in a bar and people are drinking... I think of it more as fun but I also want to be good at what I do and set the standard high. J: Do you work somewhere else? K: Right... I’ll be the ‘cool’ cop, you know? (laughs) K: Yeah - I work at the airport in grounds operations. J: That’s got to be crazy. A job with cop school full-time, the band and you said you had kids? K: Yes - I have two - thirteen and eleven. My son’s jealous. It’s not that he sings, but he plays guitar, and he wants to be in a band – and he’s just eleven. It’s difficult to keep all of my priorities in line but I try to put my family first and career and school second, while keeping my dreams in clear view! J: What’s this South Dakota Mardi Gras thing? Is it in the style of New Orleans? K: Kind of. (They celebrate Mardi Gras) in Deadwood, South Dakota. It’s in the middle of nowhere, and it’s a casino town. They have parades with floats and stuff, it’s great. J: So you were in a bar band there? K: No, not really. This was my fifth year. I thought they (the band) were really good, and I always wanted to sing with them, •• J: The cop thing: you’re going back to school? J: So more of the intimidation part, was just the fact of the band, playing the songs they play and knowing what they’re doing? left to right: Pat Whalen, Chris Janvrin, Dennis Thompson, Jeff Lien, Kendra Olevson, Manager Paul Greene, and Teddy Filoteo J: I really think that’s something. Even at the point that you were eighteen and decided you wanted to be a cop, and you wanted to be in a band, but you had your other responsibilities. Now it’s your time to do what you want to do. I think that’s incredible! An Acoustic Aside “Ya know that country song that goes...,” I sang the beginning of this song to my friend. “There are stars in the Southern sky.” Yeah–I can sing. I’ve heard the song forever but I never really cared about it until now. I also had no idea who sang it originally. “Southward as you go,” my friend continued. Then he cut me with “It’s The Eagles, Seven Bridges Road.” “Damn!” I blurted out–I frickin’ hate The Eagles. But then I had to explain. Next 2 Nothing did the song Friday night, and they did it great. “I even forgot it was a country song,” I told him. Yes, it is a country song! But even that is pretty cool. Next 2 Nothing can do anything. And do anything well. I was in awe. I heard their harmonizing on many other songs earlier that night, but this one really showed me why Next 2 Nothing is so popular, and so good! When I interviewed Kendra Olevson for my main article, she told me about the acoustic set that Next 2 Nothing will be performing. I heard something about it earlier, but when she told me the actual time and encouraged me to check it out, I definitely couldn’t miss it. When the boys hit the stage and began with Drive by Incubus – what a great start. Then with Blue on Black by Kenny Wayne Sheppard, Push by Matchbox Twenty and If You Could Only See by Tonic, you could see that Next 2 Nothing thought about every song and how they would ‘play’ in their new and approved acoustic set. You don’t see too many rock bands doing acoustic – which is a shame. Acoustic can give the audience a good chance to hear great vocals and a cleaner musical sound. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing better than a rocker whamming hard on an electric, but Next 2 Nothing’s acoustic set was one of the best things I’ve seen and heard since I heard Kendra and Dennis singing Pictures a month or so ago. What’s new and different in the Rochester night life is what’s new and different in Next 2 Nothing. Next 2 Nothing, by itself, is very good. But their willingness to take risks and their willingness to change makes the band great. You definitely need to check out the new form of the band and make sure you get there early when you hear that they’re doing an acoustic set. •• •• •• •• •• •• •• OCT 07 EXPOSED •• •• 10/9/07 11:26 AM ensemble of great comedians to single stages across America. “There is an energy you only get when you are in front of a live audience. The laughter inside a radio studio can’t compare to the collective laughter of thousands of people in the venues we’re playing,” said Tom Griswold, of The Bob & Tom Show. “Thetalent showcased on this tour is unparalleled. You are in for a great show in a smoke-free theatre environment.” 4 IMMEDIATE The Canadian Mist Bob & Tom Comedy All-Stars Tour The Bob & Tom Radio Show Presents: The Canadian Mist Bob & Tom Comedy All-Stars Tour, starring Drew Hastings, David Crowe, Nick Griffin, Mike Armstrong and Henry Phillips. The show is emceed by Kristi Lee from the Bob and Tom Show. •• •• Page 21 Kristi Lee The Canadian Mist Bob and Tom Comedy All-Stars Tour was created to bring a rotating •• October, 2007 EXPOSED 21 over the past 20 plus years, they are the most award-winning morning show in radio. They have racked up seven Billboard Magazine Radio Personality of the Year Awards, nine awards from Radio & Records, and an unprecedented five Marconi Awards from the National Association of Broadcasters. The Bob & Tom Show is heard coast-to-coast across more than 150 stations. Many of the best comedians in North America appear weekly on The Bob and Tom Show. These comedians are all headliners and many have TV credentials ranging from Comedy Central to Late Night with David Letterman. About The Bob & Tom Show: With over 5 million listeners in over 150 markets, “The Bob & Tom Show” is one of the largest, fastest growing and most successful morning shows in the United States. Locally in the Rochester area, Bob and Tom are heard mornings on KKCH-101.7. “The Bob & Tom Show” is a lively, humorous show inspired by the day’s news, sports and topical lifestyle. In addition to producing over 40 comedy albums Come see this All-Star Comedy performance that will have you laughing ‘til you cry! EVENT INFORMATION: Date: Friday, November 2, 2007 Venue: The Mayo Civic Center Phone: (507) 252-1010 Order Online: ticketmaster.com Mature Content Go WEST WEST,, and Add a Little FIRE to Your Life! 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For all NFL Games on Sundays or Mondays •• Card Entitles Holder To: • 2 for 1 cocktails or beer • Buy one appetizer Get another 1/2 off • Half-time drawings during Viking Games G R I L L E October 27 HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY 2043 Superior Drive Northwest • 507-421-3390 1003509041P OCT 07 EXPOSED 22 10/9/07 EXPOSED 11:26 AM Page 22 October, 2007 Who: talking with Sarah Shonyo JUST ASKING ESNhenICinK JEDasR RENT ) Mark Co (stars JR: Heinz! Location: E: You’re bad at this game. It’s Mayo. Speaking of, what do York and Jed was in Newwas sitting at Sarah Shonyo me in her PJs o her desk aietwh ) (phone interv •• JR: (laughs) Or I could rake in the big bucks by becoming a Latin tutor. you dip your french fries in? E: You have a twin brother. Is his name Ned? Fred? Ted? JR: Ketchup. Definitely ketchup. JR: Micah. E: Wrong answer. Try again. E: Oh. Who’s older? JR: Honey. I like dipping my fries in honey, too. JR: He is by one minute. We are fraternal twins, we look nothing alike. Well, maybe we look like brothers. E: So, do you ever google yourself? E: Does he sing as well as you? JR: I’ve been known to submit to the guiltiness of self- JR: He probably sings as much as I do… Loudly and in googling. And do you know what I’ve discovered? There are people with the same name as me! At least 2 that I know of – one’s an improv comedian. Seriously, I can’t believe there are other people named Jed Resnick. several different keys… but he always has a song in his heart. JR: (pause) He’s got his own talents. JR: Oh. You’re right. Can I change my answer? E: How are your karaoke skills? E: Given the number of complimentary comments regard- JR: Terrible! I get really nervous. I know that doesn’t make any sense. ing your performance as Mark Cohen, is it safe to assume that you have some groupies out there? into some karaoke competitions. You’d sing songs from RENT, of course. We’d make a killing. not sure if any of them specifically follow me. At least, I don’t have anyone around for the sole purpose of carrying my bags. JR: That’s not a bad idea. E: Anthony Rapp is Broadway’s original Mark Cohen. Do E: Finally, I have to ask: Daylights, sunsets, midnights, cups you feel pressure to fill his shoes? of coffee, inches, miles, laughter or strife. How do you measure a year? JR: Anthony Rapp’s performance is iconic. Ultimately I realized that I can’t recreate what he did for RENT, but to create my own Mark by bringing out the truth in the character and text. Anthony is amazing, though. E: That’s touching. But love wasn’t an option. JR: Oh, right. Cups of diet coke? E: (silence) JR: Oh my God. Should I know this? E: Good job. Did you like that RENT reference? I could be The names are Emma, Sebastian and Spike. JR: Sebastian? Like the crab from the Little Mermaid? E: The correct response was barbecue sauce. On a slightly E: Yeah, sure. So, have you ever been to Rochester? Or will less important note, you just graduated from Brown. What was your major? a groupie. •• JR: Actually, I was a double major. E: Good idea. Something to fall back on in case the whole singing thing doesn’t work out? But close enough. Do you know the name of the worldfamous clinic here? JR: Well, my degrees are in Theater and Classics. I love the study of ancient cultures and the Latin language. JR: I should know this. Can you give me a hint? E: So you’re really banking on this theater thing working out, E: Think of a condiment. •• JR: Ok, fine. Laughter. Laughter is really important. E: I hate to tell you, but none of them are named Jed. E: Actually, it’s Rochester Community and Technical College. •• JR: Love, of course. E: Can you tell me the names of his 3 cats? college there? Carlton, right? •• E: You need to get over that. I have big plans to enter you JR: (laughs) RENT definitely has a lot of groupies but I’m JR: Nope. Never been to Rochester. What’s the name of the •• E: So he’s really bad? E: Wow. 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