Volume 13 — Issue 12

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July 17 - 31, 2013
VINTAGE OHIO WINE FESTIVAL
The Details
August 2nd & 3rd, 2013 • 1-10pm Each Day
18 Wineries/25 Wine Samples
Lake Metroparks Farmpark, 8800 Euclid Chardon Rd., Kirtland, OH 44094
Ticket info at www.OhioWines.org 800-227-6972
Schedule of Activities
1:00 - 6:30 Meet the Wine Makers Experience
Vintage Ohio Wine festival goers who are looking for a unique experience will meet some
of Ohio’s most respected wine makers and enjoy light appetizers in an exclusive. In addition,
they will sample 10 premium wines—all of which will be gold and silver medal winners, Ohiogrown, and designated as “Ohio Quality Wines” by the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
There is a small additional fee of $15 for this special experience. Tickets are available in
advance at www.VisitVintageOhio.com or at the Meet the Wine Maker Experience pavilion at
the festival. (A ticket to the festival itself is also required for admission to the Meet the Wine
Makers Experience.)
Wine Education
Schedule is the same for both days
2:00, 5:00 Chardonnay is grown in more regions of the world than any other grape. Learn
about how “sunlight in a bottle” shines in Ohio.
3:00, 6:00 Cabernet Sauvignon is big in Bordeaux and king in California. Find out how Ohio
wine producers succeed with this noble grape.
4:00 Vidal Blanc is a French Hybrid developed for cooler climates. Learn why so many Ohio
wine producers are able to make memorable wines from this white grape.
Cooking Demonstrations
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2
2:30 Chef Amy Ryan – Summer Squash Napoleons
3:30 Chef Kim Taylor – Grilled Chicken Souvlaki w/ Tzatziki Sauce
4:30 Chef Christine Martello – Tortellini Salad w/ Baby Spinach & Artichoke Hearts
5:30 Chef Eric Wells – Pad Thai
6:30 Chef Christine Martello – Watermelon Cucumber Salad w/ Feta Cheese & Herbs
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3
2:30 Chef Robin Blair – Corn & Pancetta Salad
3:30 Chef Kim Taylor – Grilled Chicken Souvlaki w/ Tzatziki Sauce
4:30 Chef Robin Blair – Roasted Yukon Gold Potato Salad & BBQ Chicken
5:30 Chef Eric Wells –
Participating Wineries
Tempura Vegetables w/ Soy Dipping Sauce
Auburn Twin Oaks Winery, Chagrin Falls
6:30 Chef Amy Ryan –
www.AuburnTwinOaks.com
Grilled Pork Tenderloin w/ Peach Salsa
Barrel Run Crossing Winery & Vineyard, Rootstown
Entertainment (See pg.13 in What about Jazz?)
Farmpark Activities During Vintage Ohio
Schedule is the same for both days
IN THE VISITOR CENTER
Dairy Parlor: 2:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30
Milking by Hand
5:30 Milking by Machine
Dairy Processing Room:
1:30, 3:00, 5:00 Cheese Making
Courtyard: 4:00, 6:00 Ice Cream Making
Barnyard: 1:00-dark Pony Rides $4
IN SHEPHERDS FIELD
5:30 Border Collie Demonstration
INDOOR ARENA
3:00, 4:30, 6:30 Light Horse Demonstration
2:00, 3:00, 6:00, 7:00
Well Bred Shed Animal Encounter
PLANT SCIENCE CENTER
4:00, 6:00 Scratch and Sniff Garden Tour
2:00 Hydroponics Garden Tour
3:00, 5:00 Vineyard Tours
IN CHILDREN’S AREA
3:00 - 7:00 Face Painting
3:00 - 9:00 Balloon Twisting with
Swifty the Clown
1:00 - 9:45 Meet Farm Animals
July 17 - 31, 2013
www.BarrelRunWinery.com
Breitenbach Wine Cellars, Dover
www.BreitenbachWine.com
Buckeye Winery, Newark
www.BuckeyeWinery.com
Candlelight Winery, Garrettsville
www.CandlelightWinery.com
Debonné Vineyards, Madison
www.Debonne.com
Deer’s Leap Winery, Geneva
www.DeersLeap.com
Ferrante Winery, Geneva
www.FerranteWinery.com
Grand River Cellars, Madison
www.GrandRiverCellars.com
Grape and Granary, Akron
www.GrapeAndGranary.com
It’s Your Winery, Akron
www.ItsYourWinery.com
Klingshirn Winery, Avon Lake
www.KlingshirnWine.com
Maize Valley Winery, Hartville
www.MaizeValleyWinery.com
Old Firehouse Winery, Geneva-on-the-Lake
www.OldFirehouseWinery.com
Old Mill Winery, Geneva
www.TheOldMillWinery.com
The Winery at Spring Hill, Geneva
www.TheWineryAtSpringhill.com
Valley Vineyards, Morrow
www.ValleyVineyards.com
Vinoklet Winery, Cincinnati
www.VinokletWines.com
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Editor
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Snarp Farkle • Don Perry
Patrick Podpadec • Helen Marketti
Westside Steve
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Larry Jennings • Pete Roche
Tom Todd • Donniella Winchell
Trenda Jones • Alan Cliffe • Steve Guy
5 ..... Multicultural Festival’s 3rd Year
6 ....................................... Wine 101
8 ....................................... Bluesville
12 ..................... What’s on the Shelf
13 ....................... What About Jazz?
16 .........C-Tavern Smokehouse Grille
19 ............ Music Review: Blackmore
20 .....Shinedown Frontman Brent Smith Interview
22 .... Rockin’ and Ridin’ for Recovery
23 .......................................Kickin It
24 ................................. Stay In Tune
25 .......Music Review: A Pirate’s Life
26 ............................. Movie Reviews
28 ........... Film Review: Moody Blues
30 ................................ Snarp Farkle
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Saturday, July 20th
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7:30 til 10:00
Friday, July 26th
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Friday, August 2nd
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7:00 til 9:00
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July 17 - 31, 2013
Multi-Cultural Festival
Returns for Third Year
By Carol Johnson, ADDA Board Member
Ethnic food, beer garden, a Hawaiian wedding ceremony, the Light of Day Band, Lost
Sheep Band, chalk art competition, cornhole, a puzzle leading to a grand prize, a variety of
merchandise and cultural exhibits -- all will be featured at the third annual Multi-Cultural
Festival, sponsored by the Ashtabula Downtown Development Association (ADDA). This year’s
festival will take place Saturday, July 27, from noon to 9 p.m., and Sunday, July 28, from noon
to 6 p.m. in Lance Corporal Kevin M. Cornelius Park.
One of the more unique festival highlights will be the opportunity to get married or renew
your vows in a traditional Hawaiian ceremony. The ceremony and renewals are scheduled for
Saturday, July 27th during the time period from 4:30 to 6 p.m. To get more information, or to
schedule a ceremony or renewal, contact Len Jury at [email protected] or phone
440-964-2361 or 216-440-9019.
To kick off the festival, there will be a performance by jazz pianist Bill Dobbins Friday, July
26, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. A multi-cultural parade will take place on
Saturday, July 27, from 1 to 2 p.m.
Ten windows have been decorated in a culture theme, and there will be 1000 passports given
out at the event with a phrase puzzle to solve. The first 300 puzzles solved will get a free water
bottle or bracelet and then will be entered into a grand prize drawing.
There will be a variety of merchandise and
services, including:
Beach glass jewelry
Handmade crafts by Columbian artists
Bath/ beauty, massage products
Herbal products by Maria
Hungarian pastries by Kati
Jewelry, Sunglasses
Hair braiding
Face painting
There will be 20 sidewalk spaces available at $5 per square for a chalk art competition for
17 and under age groups. The grand prize will be a two-hour limo ride from Ducro Limousine
Services. Second place will be two adventure zone passes.
The ethnic food will include Jamaican jerk chicken, oxtail, fish, curry chicken patties, curry
goat, stew, Mexican food (Truck: Chipotle curly fries), Puerto Rican cuisine (Alcapurrias,
rellenos, potato balk, pastelillos, tropical beverages), Hawaiian food, Vegan food, sausages
of the world, pulled pork. Other offerings will include sausage and ribs, kettle corn, hot dogs,
burgers, fries, veggies, chicken, funnel fries, nachos, chips, lemonade and iced tea.
July 17 - 31, 2013
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By Donniella Winchell
Vintage Ohio -- one of summer’s
most fun filled events
For wine lovers in this part of the country, the first Friday and Saturday of August has
been noted on their calendars as THE time to celebrate, meet family and friends, and enjoy the
offerings of some of Ohio’s finest wineries.
Vintage Ohio is an annual event with 3 stages of music, twenty or more wineries, dozens
of craft vendors, some great food [easy to enjoy festival food as well as a selection of gourmet
Food Truck fare], a bit of education and lots more --- but mostly it is just FUN.
Vintage, the ‘granddaddy of all Ohio outdoor festivals,’ was created to introduce the ‘new
generation’ of Ohio wines to a general public which had not yet discovered the breadth and depth
of what was being produced in the early 1990’s. Although it was not a ‘white table cloth’ event,
it did --- and does -- showcase our Rieslings, Chardonnays and Cabs, this year again in our
‘Meet the Winemaker Experience.’ However, since most of the world drinks ‘sweet’ [about 80%
of all wines sold in the US have a hint -- or more of residual sugar] -- and the fastest growing
segment on grocery shelves includes Moscato under many labels -- Vintage also offers a huge
selection of those styles too. There is truly a wine to appeal to every style of palate.
The festival was always promoted as: a way to learn about wines in a non intimidating
environment -- and unlike when you select a bottle off a retail shelf, a place to meet our
winemakers face to face.
Unlike many other events of its type, it also focused on offering every wine poured on the
field for sale to go -- both so that the memories of the event could be replicated on a back deck
one future day --and/ or to serve on the dining room table with a great meal at home.
But with all that said, Vintage too can just be described as a fun filled event where
thousands of folks come to enjoy the spectacular beauty of the Farmpark, sit at colorful tables
under sunny skies and towering oak trees, sip some lovely wines be they very dry or luscious
and sweet, watch a great Friday fireworks display -- and re connect with those who came along
to enjoy their time together.
MUSIC
WEDS - SAT
Wed. July 17: Tom Todd
ALL SUMMER!
Fri. July 19: Take II
Sat. July 20: Sam and Gary
Sun. July 21: D.J. Trenda Jones
Wed. July 24: 732
Thur. July 25: Beach House Band
Fri. July 26: First Class Trio
Sat. July 27: Legacy
Sun. July 28: Sam and Gary
Wed. July 31: Chad Hoffman
Fri. Aug. 2: Take II
Sat. Aug. 3: InCahootz
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July 17 - 31, 2013
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518 Gore Rd. • Conneaut
440-593-5976
Sunshine = Wine
on the patio!
Join us for
Corn Hole
& Horse Shoes!
SUMMER EVENTS!
Aug. 17: Beef Roast
Sept 7: Pig Roast
All require reservations
Bread &
Cheese Plates
or bring your own snacks!
10am-6pm Mon-Thurs
later on Friday & Saturday • Closed Sunday
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Sunday, July 21st…Larry Smith 5-8pm
Thursday, July 25th…Phil Turk 6-9pm
Sunday, July 28th…Larry Kadlub 5-8pm
Winery Hours: Mon-Thur 12-8PM; Fri-Sun 12-9PM
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By Cat Lilly
Fifth Annual Kent Blues Fest
Downtown Kent, July 19-20
The fifth annual Kent Blues Fest will take place on July 19th and 20th, and will feature free, live entertainment at 17 venues in downtown Kent. Some of the artists performing are Walkin’
Cane, Blue Lunch, Colin John, Memphis Cradle, the Wallace Coleman Band, the Wanda Hunt Band and many more. The kickoff concert will feature the Brighter Side Band at Acorn Alley Plaza
from 5:15-8 p.m. on Friday, July 19.
“This year’s event is bigger and better than ever,” says Mike Beder, owner of the Water Street Tavern. “The community has really embraced the Blues Fest as a great annual tradition.”
Grammy-nominated guitarist Tab Benoit will headline the show at the Kent Stage on Saturday, July 20th, at 8 p.m. Benoit is a past winner of the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year Award and a
committed environmental activist. (For more information on performers, locations and times visit, www.kentbluesfest.com. To purchase Tab Benoit tickets, visit www.kentstage.org.)
Schedule
Friday (free shows!)
Acorn Alley Plaza Kickoff Concert
The Brighter Side Band: 5:15pm – 8pm
157 Lounge
Hoseff: 7pm – 9:30pm at Bar 145
Colin John: 6 – 7pm
Long Tall Deb with the Werewolves of Alabama
featuring Colin John: 8 – 10pm at Brewhouse Pub
Wallace Coleman Band: 8pm – 11pm at Dominick’s
Wanda Hunt Band: 9pm – 1am at Kent Stage
Why Not Mike?: 8pm – 9pm
The Numbers Band: 9:30pm – Midnight
The Loft
Bit-a-Honey: 8pm – 11am at Mugs
The Juke Hounds: 8pm – 11pm
Ohio Music Shop
Guy Pernetti: 6pm
Humbucker Blues: 8pm – 11pm
Panini’s Bar and Grill
Memphis Cradle: 6:30 – 9:30pm
The Pub
Jon Mosey: 5pm – 7pm
Jim Dotson: 10pm – Midnight
Pufferbelly
Austin Walkin’ Cane: 5:30pm – 8:30 pm
Ray’s Place
Paul Borger: 7pm – 9pm
Blue Lunch: 9:30pm – 12:30am
Tree City Coffee & Pastry
Rachel & the Beatnik Playboys:
6pm – 9pm
Venice Café
Roger Hoover: 8pm at Water St. Tavern
Zydeco Kings Duo: 5pm – 7:30pm
The Bluestones: 7pm – 10pm (rooftop)
Armstrong Bearcat Band:
9pm – 11pm
Zephyr Pub
Ian Penter: 5pm – 7:30px
Mike Lenz: 8:30pm – 11:30px
Saturday, July 20
The Kent Stage
175 East Main St.
Tab Benoit 8pm
Tickets sales at
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July 17 - 31, 2013
ZZ TOP September 1st Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
ZZ TOP (a/k/a “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas,”) lay undisputed claim to being the longest running major rock band with original
personnel intact. And in 2004 the Texas trio was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Of course, there are only three of them – Billy F
Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard -- but it’s still a remarkable achievement that they’re still very much together after more than 40 years of rock,
blues, and boogie on the road and in the studio. “Yeah,” says Billy, guitarist extraordinaire, “we’re the same three guys, bashing out the same three
chords.”
ZZ TOP is the same but always changing. Evidence of that consistency and adaptability is found in LA FUTURA, released in September
2012, their first studio album in nine years. Produced by Rick Rubin and Billy F Gibbons, it reflects the solid blues inspiration that has powered
the band since the very beginning with a contemporary approach that underscores the group’s inclination to experiment and explore new sonic
vistas. ZZ TOP’s music is always instantly recognizable, eminently powerful, profoundly soulful and
100% Texas American in derivation - the band’s support for the blues is unwavering both as interpreters of the music and preservers of its
legacy. It was ZZ TOP that celebrated “founding father” Muddy Waters by turning a piece of scrap timber than had fallen from his sharecropper’s
shack into a beautiful guitar, dubbed the “Muddywood.” This totem was sent on tour as a fundraising focus for The Delta Blues Museum in
Clarksdale, Mississippi, site of Robert Johnson’s famed “Crossroads” encounter with the devil. ZZ TOP’s support and link to the blues remains is
rock solid as the music they continue to play. They have sold millions of records over the course of their career, have been officially designated as
Heroes of The State of Texas, have been referenced in countless cartoons and sitcoms and are true rock icons but, against all odds, they’re really
just doing what they’ve always done. They’re real and they’re surreal and they’re ZZ TOP.
More info: www.zztop.com
Reserved Tickets $85, $65, $55, $42.50, $35 General Admission $25
Tickets are on sale now and available at www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations , charge by phone (800)-745-3000
“Bobby Blue Bland” R.I.P.
Sat.
July 27
Goddess
Winery
8-10pm
Sun.
July 28
Open Mic
Night @
Old Mill
Winery
4:30-7:30
Mitch 216-513-0529
Jennifer 440-463-3951
A true legend, the great blues singer Bobby “Blue” Bland passed away on Sunday, June 23, at the age of 83 years, his death due to
For future shows and
complications from an ongoing illness. Bland died in his Memphis, Tennessee home surrounded by family.
booking opportunities visit
Bland’s smooth-as-silk vocal style successfully bridged the blues and R&B era of the 1950s and the soul era of the 1960s with a number
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of hit singles like “Turn On Your Love Light” and “Further On Up The Road.” Along the way, Bland would influence scores of imitators and
followers, including great soul singers like Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye, rockers like Van Morrison and Eric Clapton, and a generation of blues
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singers.
A contemporary of fellow blues legend B.B. King, Bland served as the guitarist’s
valet and driver for a while before launching his career with singles for labels like Chess,
Modern, and Duke Records, none of
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deal, and he continued recorded for the
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PANINIS
label and its successor, MCA Records,
well into the 1970s.
Bland found a modicum of
mainstream success during the 1970s to
go along with his R&B chart domination,
scoring a Top 50 hit with “This Time
I’m Gone For Good” from his 1974
album Dreamer. During the 1970s the
singer reunited with King and the two artists would become one of the most popular touring acts
of the 1970s and early ‘80s. The musical partnership resulted in a pair of critically-acclaimed mid1970s releases,Together For The First Time...Live (1974) and Together Again...Live (1976), both
of which were Top 10 R&B chart hits (the first album also hitting #43 on the pop chart).
During the 1980s, Bland landed on Mississippi’s Malaco Records label, where he would stay for
the rest of his career, the singer delivering some of his best work on albums like Members Only
and First Class Blues. Bland continued to tour, both solo and with King, through the late 1980s
and well into the 2000s until health problems took him off the road in 2011. A well-respected
elder statesman of the blues, Bobby “Blue” Bland was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in
1981 and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. Capping off an amazing career that spanned
seven decades, Bland received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. Bland’s
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Road Trip for Festivals!
FESTIVAL LATINO (Admission is Free)
When: August 10 & 11, 2013 from 11am - 8pm
Location: Columbus, Ohio (Genoa Park by COSI) Phone: 614-645-3800 or 614-469-1045
This celebration of Latin American culture is the largest Hispanic/Latino event in
Ohio! Celebrate Latin culture to the music of Salsa, Mambo, Flamenco, Merengue and Conjunto
by some of the finest national and international Latino artists. Presentations also include
traditional ballroom dancing and those brave enough can partake in a dance class to learn to
Tango. Traditional Latin cuisines and festival fare are served and a marketplace provides cultural
pottery, jewelry, arts and crafts. In addition, hands-on children’s workshops are offered.
PARADE OF THE HILLS
Open: August 14 - 17, 2013 Location: Nelsonville, OH Phone: 740-753-3525
This annual event will be featuring a Rocky Western tent sale. The Nelsonville Rotary will have
a chuckwagon food booth, and the Nelsonville Chamber of Commerce will have an old time
western photo booth for children. The event will also feature a tractor pull for children ages 12
and under.
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PEMBERVILLE FREE FAIR
(Admission is Free) Open: August 14 - 17, 2013
Location: Memorial Park, on the corner of Front and College Streets, Pemberville, Ohio 43450
Phone: 419-287-3832
This is one of the last free fairs in Ohio, includes two parades and offers the usual mix of
animals, flowers, produce, quilts, needlework, bingo, hobbies, and yummy food, along with a
horse pull, a kiddie tractor pull, a youth talent show, and a fun run. Each year, closely-guarded
plans for kiddie costumes and floats (which get more and more creative) start far in advance of
the parade date and winners not only get a small purse, they get bragging rights until the next
year’s parade.
BUCYRUS BRATWURST FESTIVAL
(Admission is Free) When: August 15 - 17, 2013 Location: Downtown Bucyrus, Ohio
Phone: 419-562-BRAT or 419-562-0720 or toll free 866-562-0720
This festival packs in three days of family-fun and more than 27 tons of the finest sausage
cooking over open pits. The festival celebrates this small Ohio town’s German heritage with
more than just bratwurst. It has more than 100 more delicious foods made from local family
recipes that have been handed down from generation to generation dating back to “the old
country.”
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FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION
(Admission is Free) When: August 15 - 18, 2013
Location: Little Italy’s Murray Hill neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio
Phone: 216-421-2995
Whether you’re Italian or not, this festival is popular for all walks of life. There is a traditional
religious processional through the ethnic neighborhood streets following a mass at the church.
Crowds are enormous as it seems all of northeast Ohio ascends on this little Italian-American
community making it “Big Italy” if only for a few days. There is plenty of music, dancing,
artwork, rides, and yes, great food. The area definitely is filled with an “old-world” atmosphere.
The four-day celebration draws crowds of more than 100,000 annually. How can that many
people be wrong? If you’re looking for old-world charm, culinary delight and beautiful
cityscape, this is the place to see.
FESTIVAL OF NATIONS
(Admission is Free) When: August 17, 2013 from 2pm - 8pm
Where: Between the Miami River Levee and back of visitor seating of THS Memorial Stadium
in Troy in Troy, Ohio Phone: 937-657-6539
There’s no need to travel the world this summer because the world is traveling to Troy, Ohio’s
Festival of Nations. Experience the fascinating cultures from around the globe through Food
– Dance – Music – Storytelling – Interactive Displays
– Arts & Crafts. This international melting pot of fun
and intrigue is a celebration for all ages and offered for
FREE!
This year’s featured country will be Germany!
For the kids, there’s face painting, games and activities.
And everyone will enjoy getting back to their roots by
visiting a display from their native countries, browsing
the cultural souvenirs, and a food court offering local
restaurants the opportunity to serve cuisine generic to
their native countries, including mouthwatering Italian,
yummy Japanese, tantalizing German and much, much
more.
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events.
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Eric Clapton FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About Slowhand
Author David Bowling
It’s late in the evening…you’re wondering what book to read.
“Guitar god” is a phrase you hear bandied about loosely in articles describing the six-string
prowess of many rock and roll axe men. But there’s only one who’s been repeatedly referred to
as THE “God.”
Record aficionado journalist David Bowling does the unthinkable in the preface of his new
Eric Clapton FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About Slowhand by pondering whether the world
truly needs another book on the celebrated English
guitarist. While researching for his fact-packed tome,
Bowling turned up 10,400,000 Clapton-related hits
on Google and over 650 previous books about the
Stratocaster master for sale on Amazon.
But few, if any, boast the streamlined completeness
of FAQ. Which is precisely the concept underlying
all of the FAQs available in the new (but rapidly
expanding) series from Hal Leonard’s Backbeat imprint
(400 pages). Series editor Robert Rodriguez—who
assembled excellent FAQs on The Beatles—recruited
other critics, musicologists, and experts to pen similar
entries on other musical acts (KISS, Pink Floyd, The
Doors, Neil Young), television icons (Three Stooges,
Lucille Ball) and movie franchises (Star Trek, James
Bond). Each author sifts through the wealth of
information on his or her subject, separates wheat from
chaff, and distills the results into a single portable
volume. The resulting compendiums contain only the
most pertinent, crucial, and verifiable data, their pages
providing answers to the questions most often asked
about the entertainer pictured on the cover.
Thus, Bowling’s first full-length work might be
regarded the definitive Cliff’s Notes on Clapton—the one you’d want to grab off the shelf to
prepare for a college exam on the man and his music. The background history, career highlights,
and discography are laid out smoothly—in rough chronological order—sans the clutter,
minutiae, and tabloid fodder so common among today’s celebrity biographies. What you already
knew about Clapton is reinforced. The stuff you didn’t will sink in effortlessly.
The first two-thirds of the book are devoted to Clapton’s personal and professional
affiliations, from mentors and family members to band mates and sidemen. Bowling mentions
just about everyone who ever worked with Eric, inspired him, hired him or otherwise crossed
paths with Britain’s most famous bluesman, and by the time the reader is hip-deep in Cream it
becomes apparent how closely—and significantly—Britain’s most notable musicians (Jeff Beck,
Jimmy Page, Mick Fleetwood, Mike Taylor) could be linked together in an informal game of
Six Degrees of Eric Clapton. The author even prefaces Clapton’s early years with synopses of
the blues movements (Mississippi Delta and Chicago Blues) that would so profoundly impact
his style, and the men (and woman) who most influenced his chops, and whose work he’d cover
throughout his career: Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, Howlin’ Wolf, Willie Dixon, Muddy
Waters, and Memphis Millie.
We learn of Eric’s unorthodox upbringing. The product of a short-lived dalliance between
his teenage mom and a Canadian serviceman, Clapton grew up thinking his mother was his
sister. He was indoctrinated by music vis-à-vis a wealthy friend’s record collection (“Hound
Dog,” etc.) and received his first guitar at age thirteen. The acquisition of an Electric Double
Cutaway (a knockoff of a Gibson ES-335) steeled his resolve to master the instrument, and by
sixteen he was busking clubs with Dave Brock and gigging with The Roosters and Casey Jones
& The Engineers.
Of course, Clapton became a very public figure upon replacing Top Topham in The
Yardbirds, whose smash hit “For Your Love” did little to motivate the guitarist’s interest in
producing bubblegum pop-rock. He was able to stretch out more as part of John Mayall’s
~Continued on page 14
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July 17 - 31, 2013
Guitar
Lessons
By Don Perry
Jazz and More at Vintage Ohio 2013
Beginner
to
In September of 2011, my wife Charleen and I had the pleasure of visiting the Temecula Valley wine region, in southern California.
As we sampled Cabernets, Merlots and Malbecs at Vindemia Vineyard, we were talking with a local couple and they asked where we were
Advanced
from. We told them that we lived in Northeastern Ohio, near Cleveland. They told us that they had once been to the area and had attended a
wonderful wine festival. I smiled and said “Vintage Ohio”, and they said yes, that’s it!
Here we were 2,400 miles from home, in one of California’s most beautiful wine regions, talking about Vintage Ohio, How cool is that!! This
just goes to show that the efforts of the Ohio Wine Producers Association are not going unnoticed.
Electric
The Lake Farmpark gates will open upon Vintage Ohio 2013 on Friday, August 2nd at 1 pm. The 2-day festival, now in its 19th year will host
and
20 different wineries from across the state. Over 70 other exhibits and vendors will be on hand for your enjoyment, including restaurants, gourmet
foods, and artisans.
Acoustic
Although Vintage Ohio is recognized across the country as a premier wine festival, featuring some of the area’s finest live music, I prefer to
think of it as a premier music festival, featuring some of the regions finest wine makers.
Live entertainment was a key component of the very first festival in 1995 and continues to be so, as the event has grown and changed. The
inaugural year featured 1 classical music stage, with the Cleveland Orchestra among the featured groups. But just as a variety of wines appeal to a
broader audience, so do a variety of musical styles, therefore, the following year a second stage was added.
From 96 until recently, one stage has featured the music of Northeast Ohio’s most widely recognized jazz ensembles, while the second has
featured area blues, R&B and classic rock groups.
This musical format and 2-stage setup offers festival patrons a wider range of musical choices and a more festive atmosphere. The live
entertainment begins when the gates open at 1 pm and continues until 9:30 pm.
Schedule your
In order to appeal to an even broader audience, a 3rd stage area was added 4 years ago, in a shaded area away from the center of activity to
offer a softer more relaxing atmosphere to patrons who perhaps wish to discuss their wine preferences, while solo artists provide a more soothing
lesson today!
style of music.
New this year is the Jazz Stage at the Meet the Winemaker Pavilion. Although this area is reserved for special ticket holders throughout
My 30 years of experience can help
the day, the pavilion will open at 7:30 both nights, to all festival attendees for the live jazz. Friday evening the pavilion stage will be Forecast
you reach your musical goals!
one of Cleveland’s finest and most recognized contemporary jazz groups. On Saturday evening the Pavilion Stage will host The Dave Sterner
Quartet, another outstanding Cleveland ensemble that infuses fresh new energy into traditional jazz standards.
Call or Text Rick
Also new this year is the mixture of musical genres between the 2 main stages. In order to provide a more complete festival experience
for patrons, both stages will feature a variety of musical acts. The intention is to encourage guests to explore the entire grounds and see all that
Vintage Ohio has to offer. We don’t want you to miss a thing!
Among the impressive list of performers who will grace the main stages of Vintage Ohio are 2 more jazz ensembles that you should add to
you’re “must see” list. On Friday evening at 7:30 on Stage 2, The Roberto Ocasio Project will present perhaps the finest Latin Jazz Cleveland
has to offer.
Finally, this next group is
Fri.
among my very favorites of any
group, in any genre in Northeast
July
19th
Ohio. Vintage Ohio veterans
Harpersfield
“Horns and Things” will be
performing Saturday, on Stage 1 at
Beef Roast
Fri.
4:15. I spoke with my friend J.T.
Lynch just the other day and he
8-12
Aug. 30th
believes that HAT has performed
every year at Vintage Ohio since
Thurs.
Conneaut
1996. They have become as much a
July
25th
part of the Cleveland landscape as
Lake Park
Vintage Ohio itself. “We may have
Willoughby
9-1
missed one but I don’t think so.” J.T. said.
Honestly, the opportunity to attend a performance of Horns & Things alone is worth the
Gazebo
price of festival admission!
There is one dilemma though; Face Value will be performing on Stage 2 during the very
7-8:30
Sat.
same time slot as HAT, so perhaps the biggest challenge of the day will be to locate the optimum
spot on the festival grounds, where you can enjoy both groups equally, at the very same time.
Aug. 3rd
Let me teach you
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Friday, August 2nd
Saturday, August 3rd
Stage 1:
1 – 3:30 pm
4:15 – 6:45 pm
7:30 – 9:45 pm
Stage 2:
1 – 3:30 pm
4:15 – 6:45 pm
7:30 – 9:45 pm
Stage 3:
1 – 3:30 pm
4:15 – 6:45 pm
Pavilion Stage:
7:30 – 9:45 pm
1 – 3:30 pm
4:15 – 6:45 pm
7:30 – 9:45 pm
Stage 2:
1 – 3:30 pm
4:15 – 6:45 pm
7:30 – 9:45 pm
Stage 3:
1 – 3:30 pm
4:15 – 6:45 pm
Pavilion Stage:
7:30 – 9:45 pm
Four Kings & The Queen
Andy’s Last Band
Festivus
Colin Dussalt’s Blues Project
Miles Beyond
Roberto Ocasio Project
Don Perry
Larry Smith
Forecast
July 17 - 31, 2013
Sumrada
Horns & Things
The Discovery Band
147 Band
Face Value
Floorwalkers
Fri.
July 26th
Ferrante
Winery
6-9:30
Dave Young
Stan Miller
Dave Sterner Quartett
Vintage Ohio
4:15-6:45
Fri.
Aug. 2nd
Ferrante
Winery
6-9:30
For full schedule
DonPerrySaxman.com or www.facevaluemusic.com
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~Continued from page 12
Bluesbreakers and in jam trio The Gland, whose ill-fated European tour forced Clapton to rethink
his prospects. After producing a few songs with Steve Winwood in Powerhouse, Eric accepted
an offer to join fellow virtuosos Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker in Cream.
Bowling wades through each Cream album (Fresh Cream, Wheels of Fire, Goodbye), every
studio and live track (“Wrapping Paper,” “Sunshine of Your Love,” “Badge,” “Spoonful,” “Tales
of Brave Ulysses,” etc.) and all notable gigs—like the legendary concerts (and reunions) at The
Fillmore, Royal Albert Hall, and Madison Square Garden. He even reviews Martin Sharp’s
psychedelic sleeve art and uncovers the source of the enigmatic 1967 album title Disreali Gears.
We go behind the console with producer Felix Pappalardi (Mountain) and engineer Tom Dowd,
scribble in notebooks with lyricist Peter Brown, and negotiate album contracts with RSO mogul
Robert Stigwood.
We bounce through Blind Faith—which reunited Clapton with Winwood—join Eric at
a John Lennon concert in Toronto in 1969, and tour with Delaney & Bonnie. We venture to
Florida for the making of Derek & The Dominoes, whose first and only proper album yielded
the classic “Layla,” and revel in the release of E.C.’s eponymous solo debut. Bowling discusses
the string-picker’s growing addictions and broken relationships with kid gloves, confining his
remarks to their affects on the guitarist’s productivity. He picks favorites (461 Ocean Boulevard,
Slowhand, Just One Night) among Eric’s ‘70s output and critiques others: He refers to There’s
One in Every Crowd as “mundane,” describes E.C. Was Here as “average,” and writes off 1978’s
Backless as being “just a little too mild.”
Eric ties the knot with Patti Boyd, gets clean and sober for the ‘80s, and assembles a new
backing band for Money and Cigarettes. He turns another corner in ’85, tapping producers Phil
Collins and Ted Templeman to give Behind the Sun, August, and Journeyman a modern sheen,
and surrounds himself with ace players like synth guru Greg Phillinganes, bassist Nathan East,
and drummer Jeff Porcaro—but it’s his Unplugged session at MTV London that reminded
everyone of Eric’s brilliance. And though he was on a new label, Clapton’s old handlers at
RSO / Polydor cashed in whenever the guitarist crested, flooding the market with Best-Ofs and
compilations like Timepieces, Chronicles, and The Cream of Eric Clapton. Again, Bowling
offers his two cents on each.
The FAQ also explores E.C.’s movie scores and songs, beginning with the television
program Edge of Darkness and sci-fi blockbuster Back to the Future and winding through the
Lethal Weapon films and Rush soundtrack (“Tears in Heaven”). Sifting through the ‘90s-‘00s
catalog, Bowling isn’t afraid to say when he thinks a title is mediocre: He says 1998’s Pilgrim
“sounded better at the time” and feels Clapton should have performed Me and Mr. Johnson all by
his lonesome, without a session band, like Johnson himself. Riding With the King 2000, Reptile
2001, and Clapton 2010 receive high marks, and the 2 CD Live from Madison Square Garden is
hailed “an essential listen.”
The discography section surveys everything Clapton committed to tape, wax, and CD,
including his countless guest appearances—whether credited or not. Almost everyone knows
E.C. soloed on The Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” and popped up on later releases
by Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison. But did you know he played on Aretha Franklin’s Lady
Soul? Or that he recorded with The Crickets, Bobby Whitlock, Freddie King, Stephen Stills,
Roger Waters, and Rod Stewart? All the singles, hits, and “misses” are accounted for, replete
with dates, labels, and catalog numbers. In the segment “How Many Times Must We Tell the
Tale” [from “Forever Man”] Bowling gives capsule summaries of Clapton’s most important gigs
and guest appearances.
A later chapter inventories Clapton’s instruments and profiles his most famous Fenders,
Gibsons, and Gretschs—the Telecasters, Jazzmasters, and Les Pauls. We’re given a lineage
of “Blackie,” the axe E.C. made by cannibalizing parts from other Strats and can be seen
playing in videos for The Rainbow Concert and The Last Waltz. Bowling also scans Clapton’s
acoustic guitars (readers can get acquainted with the Martin 000-42 the maestro used for MTV’s
Unplugged special) and reveals what became of them: Some of Eric’s most recognizable guitars
fetched between $500-800,000 at charity auctions.
Other titles in Backbeat’s FAQ series include The Beatles, Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin, Bruce
Springsteen, Black Sabbath, and U2. The publisher plans on releasing new FAQs for additional
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers—like Metallica and Rush—this fall.
www.claptonfaq.halleonardbooks.com
www.faq.halleonardbooks.com
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Dry Dock
The Ashtabula Lighthouse Restoration and Preservation Society Annual Fish Fry Saturday, July 20, 2 pm – 7 pm it is being held at the Lake
Shore Park Main Pavilion, St. Rt 531, Ashtabula. Donation $10 Dinner includes: Fish or shrimp, baked potato or french fries, coleslaw, roll and
butter and beverage. Music by Bev Newbold. Lots of Raffles! Tours will also be offered to and through the Ashtabula Lighthouse. All proceeds
go to the restoration and preservation of the Ashtabula Lighthouse. For More information call Deb or Joe 440-224-0750 or email santiana@
roadrunner.com
The 2013 East Side Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show is Sunday, July 21, from 12:00pm - 5:30pm. Come celebrate summer with a one-of-a-kind
craft show featuring over 100 artists and crafters selling local and handmade items. These vendors sell original and eclectic items that range from
jewelry and candles, to home decor and yard art. The show is being held at the Terry Macklin Entertainment & Event Centre at 6200 Enterprise
Parkway, Solon, OH 44139. Admission is $3.00, and children under 12 are free. There will be a concession stand and full bar on site. A portion of
all the proceeds will go to benefit the Cleveland Animal Protective League.
Terra Local farm market will be open each Saturday through October 26th from 10am-2pm on the future home of Pairings Wine and
Culinary Center at the corner of Park and Eagle Street in Geneva. This unique market is the first of its kind in the area, offering a consigned venue
where produce, meat, eggs, honey, syrup, value-added products like jelly and more will be presented for sale in a consolidated format by the
team at Terra Local. This style is also a lucrative opportunity for small hobby farmers who may not produce a volume necessary for success at
a traditional market. Establishing a connection between consumers and farmers is very important to the mission of the organization. Consumers
enjoy the convenience of selecting products from several different farms and paying once. Terra Local accepts cash, check, credit and SNAP
benefit payment options. In addition to locally grown foods Terra Local offers an Artisan Market with a selection of local artists and craftsman
offering handmade items such as soap, candles, artwork and furniture.
Winslow will be performing a FREE SHOW at the 2013 Conneaut Dockfest, taking place at the Conneaut Public Dock, on July 27th starting
at 6 p.m. This will mark Winslow’s first performance in Conneaut since 2010 with Conneaut native Maurice Martin. The 6-piece dubbed
“Cleveland’s Best Local Band” teamed up with Grammy-Award Winning Producer Edwin “Tony” Nicholas (Barry White, Mary J Blige, Gerald
Levert) and Grammy-Nominated engineer Nick Chahwala (Katy Perry, Mariah Carey, Gym Class Heroes) to produce the new album, Left to the
Right, released March 26th. The album has received features by MSN.com, AOL.com, Relix Magazine, Guitar World Magazine, and Modern
Drummer Magazine. This sound, combined with the groups polished and passionate live show has led them to sharing the stage with many major
acts. The album recently has received 15 National television licenses to have music placed with MTV, VH-1, E, The Discovery Networks, E!
and Oxygen. Winslow’s unique blend of soul, rock and pop has been described by many members of the press and fans alike as a musical breath
of fresh air. Maurice Martin was a 2002 graduate of Conneaut High School. He served as band captain, choir president, and class president in
his years in Conneaut. Following a stint at Kent State University majoring in music, Maurice co-founded the band Winslow. Maurice was voted
Cleveland’s Best Vocalist by in the 2010 Cleveland Music Awards and was named one of Ashtabula County’s Top 25 Most Interesting People by
Ashtabula Living Magazine. Martin was called a soul singing icon in waiting by Cleveland.com.
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C-Tavern Smokehouse & Grille
By Cat Lilly
Exiting Route 90 and traveling north, you may have noticed a large building at the
intersection of Routes 534 and 84. A sandwich board and the smell of smoking meat
beckons you to stop in and enjoy the home cooking at C- Tavern Smokehouse Grille,
and I guarantee that if you do, you will not be disappointed, as they deliver just what
they promise.
John, Mike, and Tony Campofredano grew up on Cleveland’s west side, and later the
family moved to Murray Hill on the east side. The three brothers never dreamed they
would someday become co-owners of a restaurant in the small town of Geneva, some
sixty miles to
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the restaurant business, as a chef for Holiday Retirement in Florida, and Franz and Joseph’s in
He moved back to Ohio and spent eight years at Hiroshi’s Pub in Beachwood. He relocated from
Madison and fell in love with the quaintness of the location while shopping around for a place
to open his own restaurant.
The tavern opened less than one year ago, and staff has been providing service with
a smile since the beginning. John enlisted the aid of brothers Tony and Mike to help out at
the restaurant. Tony works at Cleveland Airport by day and handles the financial end of the
business at C-Tavern in his spare time. Mike is the resident artist, and the walls are adorned
with his sketches of not only celebrities like the Beatles and the Who, but historical figures like
Geronimo and Crazy Horse, and even scary monsters like Frankenstein and Dracula. Chef John
handles the daily operations, preparing appetizers, lunch and dinner specials and ever-changing
homemade desserts that are to die for!
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John Campofredano is giving a cooking demonstration
at Terre Local in Geneva on Saturday, July 20th at 10:00
a.m. He will be demonstrating for the public how to make
pork tenderloin and fresh mozzarella. C-Tavern provides
catering services as well, both on and off premise. Recently
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Noiret, which was a huge success.
Many of the recipes have been handed down through the
family, such as the spaghetti and meatballs. C-Tavern
is known for its smoked meats - meatloaf, pulled pork,
beef brisket, and wings, which are smoked daily on
the deck. Barbecued Ribs and Grilled Salmon are also
dinner favorites. A staple on the menu is the Outrageous
Shepherd’s Pie, with beef brisket, pulled pork or chicken
in a homemade garlic-rubbed bread bowl, topped with
smashed potatoes. Chef John keeps things interesting,
with appetizer specials like Smoked Salmon Spinach Dip
and dessert specials like Pecan Raisin Bread Pudding. All the
desserts are homemade - try the Italian specialty canoli or
tiramisu, along with the cheesecake - simply delicious!
The menu features seven very different eight -ounce ground
steak burgers, all named after the place of origin. For instance,
the New York burger is topped with pastrami, cole slaw,
cheddar, and whole grain mustard. The Ohio is topped with
a sausage patty, Amish fried egg and baby Swiss, and a beerbattered onion ring. The Louisiana is topped with Andouille
sausage, pepper jack cheese, remoulade sauce and a battered
tomato slice. Burgers are served on a grilled pretzel bun with a
generous portion of French fries.
Fried Calamari is a popular favorite appetizer, served in a giant martini glass. The crab-stuffed mushroom mornay is an excellent way to start
off your meal, as are the stuffed banana peppers. The Italian Flatbread is a house specialty, with prosciutto, Genoa salami, and Parma ham. A
typical entree would be the Oven Roast Italian Sausage with potatoes, peppers, onions, and Kalamata olives. The menu features Catch of the Day,
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July 30...... Erie Heights Brass Ensemble
Aug. 6 ...... Madison Band
Aug. 13...... Young & Blue
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History
The 90-year-old building which houses C-Tavern is rich with history. The site it stands
upon, part of the Western Reserve, is said to have been a stagecoach stop. In the early 1800’s,
Harpersfield Township included all the territory within its limits plus Trumbull, Hartsgrove,
and Geneva Township. But in 1816 a small group of settlers just north of Harpersfield Village
decided to withdraw from Harpersfield
Township and at a mass meeting named their
new community Geneva, after the beautiful
little town of Geneva, New York. Many of the
first settlers had left the craggy, rock-laden
eastern seaboard states to farm the rich sandy
soil of the Lake Erie shore. Over a period
of seven years, fifteen families settled on
the land that is known as the South Ridge
(present-day State Route #84.) They built
along the banks of Cowle’s Creek, named
after Noah Cowles, one of the original
homesteaders. Fruit orchards abounded, and
the little settlement was known as “Eagle
Hill”, the site of the first business, a tannery
and boot-making shop, as well as the first
schoolhouse. In these early years, the South
Ridge was the main road, as the town built
northward toward the lake. The intersection
of Rt. 84 (then called Center Rd.) and Rt.
534 (then called Harpersfield Rd.) became
known as “Twin Bridges”, named for the
two matching bridges spanning Cowle’s
Creek.
By the early 1900’s, Geneva had a
population of about 3500. The town was
thriving, with a handful of churches, two railroads, a bicycle factory, a piano factory, a Metal
Wheels works, two banks, two groceries, one dry goods store, two clothing establishments, two
hardware stores, three jewelers, two bakeries, two meat markets, two drugstores, a flour mill,
a laundry, a firm of funeral directors, the telephone system, the electric light company, and the
Walter Main Circus Headquarters, home of the famous showman who made his winter quarters
in Geneva. In 1914, Rt. 534 was paved with brick from Geneva to Trumbull.
In 1920 the building which today contains C- Tavern was constructed. Information on its
origin is sparse, but it is believed to have been built as a combination trailer camp/service station
stopover for weary travelers. Cabins in the back were rented out for the night, and the main
building contained an eatery and a tavern, as well as a small fireworks store. A business card
recovered from that era reads “Barber’s Tavern”- GOOD EATS & GOOD BEER- and lists the
phone as 784, recalling a simpler time when Geneva had three-digit phone numbers.
The business changed hands many times over the years between 1920 & 1960, when
it was purchased by Irene Long and operated under the name “Rainbow Inn” for the next
thirty-five years. The cabins in the back were torn down, and the gas pumps taken out, but the
establishment remained a full-scale tavern serving burgers and fish dinners. Irene raised her
four children there, adding the third floor with extra bedrooms as her family expanded. In the
early 90’s, blues bands would play at the Rainbow Inn once a month and the tiny bar would be
jam-packed. My friend Kathy Brown was raised there and has many happy memories of her
childhood growing up on the corner.
The food at C-Tavern is delicious, reasonably priced, and the portions are generous. The
tavern has a full-service bar and daily drink specials. The bar features local wines from M
Cellars and Harpersfield Winery, along with a great beer selection, including imports and microbrews. The restaurant just acquired ten new craft beers on tap, and the brothers have plans for
an outdoor bar. There is a sunny little patio for those who prefer to dine outdoors, and soon
there will be a wood-fired brick pizza oven on deck, for specialty pizzas made to order. The
atmosphere at C-Tavern is cozy and relaxed, and the staff is friendly, as well as experienced
and capable. So if you’re looking for a great meal at a reasonable price, served up with some
friendly conversation, or just want to unwind over a few cocktails after work, check out the
corner once called “Twin Bridges”, and visit C-Tavern Smokehouse and Grille. (C-Tavern, 11
South Ridge Road, Geneva 44041, phone 440-361-4135. Hours Sun. & Mon. 3-10pm, Tues. thru
Sat. noon til??)
July 17 - 31, 2013
on the
By Pete Roche
Blackmore’s Night
Dancer and the Moon
He’s the guitar-wielding iconoclast behind “Smoke on the Water” and “Man on the Silver
Mountain,” the Stratocaster scorching rock legend whose work in Deep Purple and Rainbow
inspired countless imitators. She’s a blonde bombshell who developed her mesmeric singing
voice and enchanting stage
presence in a household filled
with show tunes and big band
music.
When Ritchie Blackmore
met Candice Night on a soccer
field some seventeen years
ago, it was more than love
at first sight. It was the start
of a new musical journey
for both—a shared vision of
folksy pastorals, rustic reels,
and timbres borrowed from
an era when men settled their
differences by donning chain
mail and pulling sword from
scabbard. Theirs was a unique
alliance whose chords charts
(and wardrobe) effectively
wed the pageantry of medieval times with 20th century rock and roll flair.
Blackmore’s Night was born.
With eight acclaimed studio albums (including a holiday-themed disc) and three live sets
behind them, the renaissance rockers paused somewhere between Secret Voyage (2008) and
Autumn Sky (2010) make their nuptials official. Now Ritchie and Candice are parents as well as
musical partners.
On the heels of last year’s live album A
Knight in York, the couple entered the studio
again for another round of merriment with
its mirthful band: Bard David of Larchmont
(keyboard), Lady Kelly DeWinter (French
horn), Earl Grey of Chimey (bass / guitar),
The Scarlet Fiddler (violin), and the
Troubadour of Aberdeen (percussion). The
result, Dancer and the Moon, is another
terrific entry in a catalog devoted to the
faithful preservation (rather than mere
mimicry) of a musical style thought lost to
the ages of dungeons and dragons, a potent
curry of unplugged, stripped-down maypole
melodies and sweet, lilting vocals with a
dash Round Table rock and roll zeal.
Think Robin Hood meets Robin Trower, and
you get the idea.
Plucked from the Beaches movie
soundtrack, the Randy Newman-penned “I
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Allison Lehr
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Corn Dogs • Sausage • Pulled Pork
Hot Dogs • Fresh Cut French Fries
Hamburgers • Nachos
Cheese-on-a-Stick • Cheese Cakes
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Cadillac Lilly
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August 7th
Magic Buttons
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Interview with Shinedown
Front man Brent Smith
Coming to Jacob’s Pavilion August 13th
By Pete Roche
COMING SOON TO
MENTOR!
Shinedown has accomplished more in twelve
years than most bands will in a lifetime.
Formed in 2001 by singer Brent Smith and drummer
Barry Kerch, the Jacksonville band secured a coveted
opening slot with Van Halen in 2004 that drew
attention to their debut album Leave a Whisper.
With 2005’s Us and Them and 2007’s The Sound of
Madness the group notched another batch of Top 5
singles—including the inescapable smash “Second
Chance.” Last year’s acclaimed Amaryllis saw the
guys headlining the Rock Star Energy Drink Uproar
Tour while “Bully” and “Enemies” scored frequent
airplay on alternative and mainstream radio.
When the seemingly tireless Shinedown aren’t
on the road, the quartet can be found in the studio
writing and recording with Smith and Kerch joined
by guitarist Zach Myers and bassist Eric Bass. Most
recently, the band surveyed Facebook fans for their
all-time favorite songs by other artists and tracked
a handful for an acoustic covers EP (and possible
forthcoming full-length). Shinedown may have nothing left to prove, having already sold in
excess of 6 million records, notched 17 singles, and become next to a household name—but
they’re not resting on their laurels.
Smith wouldn’t have it. Having developed a nasty predilection for pain pills on the road—
and then sugary sweets and booze—the 35-year old vocalist is now on a fitness kick. He
dropped 70 pounds, shunned alcohol, and regularly goads his band mates into working out with
him backstage and in hotel rooms to the popular “Beachbody” Insanity DVDs. As a result,
Smith looks and feels better than ever.
He’ll need that extra stamina onstage this summer when Shinedown top-lines Monster
Energy Drink’s Carnival of Madness Tour with Skillet, In This Moment, and We As Human.
Alt-rock heavyweights, Sevendust, will also appear on several dates subbing for Papa Roach.
The traveling circus pitches its tents at Jacobs Pavilion on August 13th.
We caught up with Smith during a rare Shinedown respite and enjoyed a twenty-minute
phone chat with the songwriter. He sounded humble, grateful, enthusiastic, and reinvigorated by
his radical lifestyle change. Smith is—to cop one of his go-to phrases—a super-rad dude who
is refreshingly dispossessed of the arrogance and entitlement so common among established
rock star singers. He’s earned every ounce of success, takes nothing for granted, and knows
Shinedown must keep plugging away to mark more creative and commercial milestones in the
future.
NORTH COAST VOICE: We’re looking forward to the Carnival tour. We caught you last year
when Uproar swung by Blossom Music Center over the summer. What can fans expect from
Shinedown on this year’s package event?
BRENT SMITH: Well, for some kids this will be their first real rock show that they go to
this summer. We want families to be aware that this is a very family-oriented show. It’s still
dangerous, still wild, still a bit of what we call “controlled chaos.” But it’s supposed to be fun,
man! It’s not supposed to be weird and evil and awkward and strange and all that kinda stuff!
It’s more like this amazing…experience. That’s what it is this year, more than anything. As
far as production is concerned on this tour, we’ve all worked together—the bands on this year’s
Carnival tour. We’ve never done a full tour, so it’s a major thing for us all to come together
and do the Carnival. We talked about doing double stages, and then triple stages—but we just
didn’t want to have fifteen bands on the road. And we didn’t want to make it a long day for the
public, either. We just wanted to put the crème of the crop on a main stage and focus on just
those bands totally bringing their A-games. As far as Shinedown goes, it’s definitely the most
massive production we’ve ever built as a band. And hopefully there’s going to be a bunch of
collaborations on the tour, where a lot of us singers will be able to get onstage with each other
and do songs with each other, and there might be a giant jam at the end of our set—which we’re
trying to put together right now. So it’s just going to be a wild, wild experience, man!
NCV: Shinedown has done all kinds of shows, from playing indoor sports arenas and midsize
concert clubs to headlining massive outdoor festivals. Do you have a preference for the kind of
forum you play in, and the size of your ideal audience?
BS: It depends on the type of tour that we’re doing. I mean, when we’re doing large-scale
production, dude, I’m the guy who wants to play in the desert and have everybody show up!
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You know? I always wanted to be bigger and better. The way I look at it is, we write songs
because it’s cheaper than therapy. That’s what we do for a living. And we love it, and we’re
very honest about it. We wouldn’t have written the songs if we didn’t want the whole world to
hear them. So the bigger the venue, it’s always gonna make me smile.
But when you’re doing intimate shows, yeah, that puts you on your game. When you’re in a
smaller venue you’re definitely under more of a microscope. I had a lot of health issues in recent
years, where I really let myself go—but I lost seventy pounds last year. I needed to get healthy
again, and get focused again. So that’s what I did. I’m 35 years old now, and I feel better now
than when I was 25. Somebody was talking about me the other day and said, “Brent’s not
getting older. He’s just getting better.” And that’s so nice, but that’s the way I wanted to present
myself. Be a better front man, a better singer and performer. It was just something that I needed
to do.
NCV: Shinedown songs have been used on TV and in movies, like Alice in Wonderland.
More recently, Sylvester Stallone had you tailor-make a song—“Diamond Eyes”—for the first
Expendables movie. What was that like?
BS: Yeah, he gave us a call one afternoon and was like, “I want you to write me a song for this
movie I’m doing, where it’s like, the ultimate action film of all time.” He was very specific,
and actually very helpful with writing it because he knew exactly what kind of song he wanted,
and told us the rhythm he wanted. That whole thing with “boom-lay” came from this poem [by
Vachel Lindsay, 1912] called “The Congo” that he based the film off of to begin with, so that’s
why you hear the phrase, “Boom lay, boom lay, boom!” in the song. But he was super-rad, and
he took us into his studio in Beverly Hills when they were finishing the director’s cut for the film
and put the song in.
NCV: That makes Shinedown like, the Survivor of the 2010’s. It sounds like what happened to
them with Sly and “Eye of the Tiger” back in ’82.
BS: That’s it. And yeah, he’s very thorough; a total artist, very in tune with what he wants,
quite a methodical guy, very tender, a very sweet guy, very soft-spoken, but in fantastic shape. I
think he’s sixty-something now, and he looks awesome. When we met him I was just like, “This
dude is freakin…wow.” It was one of the coolest experiences I’ve had in the entertainment
industry, and he’s one of the most genuine guys you could ever meet. He’s a freakin’ rock star,
man. Cool as hell.
NCV: And now you’re on a health kick, too. How’d you drop so much weight so quickly, and
how has it helped with your voice and your energy onstage?
BS: A lot of it is just…you just drink a ton of water all the time. You try to eat as clean as you
can, as healthy as you can, and try to stay away from sugar and sodium and sodas and alcohol
and all that. I haven’t had a drop of alcohol since November 2011. When I stopped, everyone
was like, “Oh! You had a problem!” Well sure, I always had a problem with drinking [laughs]!
But the reason I quit was because there’s an ungodly amount of empty calories in alcohol, and
there was no way I was gonna lose weight if I didn’t eliminate it. But yeah—you gotta make a
decision, man. It’s like, “Do I want to kick ass on stage, or do I want to fall on my ass in life?”
You have to make a conscious decision to get healthy. With my voice, it’s just like an athlete.
You have to train and take care of yourself, and do it day-in and day-out. This is what I do for a
living, so I have to be rehearsed.
NCV: You guys recently recorded a bunch of “unplugged” cover songs. The picks are diverse,
but all of them are tunes everybody knows. How’d that project come about?
BS: That was our fans. We did a thing on Facebook where we said, any song you ever wanted
[Shinedown guitarist] Zach [Myers] and Brent to cover acoustically, submit the song. Some
six thousand songs were submitted, then it was narrowed down by percentage to 20, and then
those 20 were pitted against each other for two weeks, and the fans got to pick the songs. We
did Adell’s “Someone Like You,” Soul Asylum’s “Runaway Train,” “Nothing Else Matters”
by Metallica, “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins, “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay” by Otis
Redding. We did Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s “Blue on Black,” and Kenny was actually in town,
so he came over and did it with us.
NCV: At past Shinedown shows I’ve seen you did this neat little “benediction” type thing near
the end, where you pause and address the crowd and sort of recognize that everyone there is
together for that single moment in time. It’s kind of a neat gesture, and I wondered how that
developed in your show.
BS: I usually do it near the beginning, but yeah, I know what you’re talking about. I tell
everybody, “Turn to your neighbor, I want to see you high-fiving everybody!” Honestly, man,
it came from Kid Rock. I saw him do that once on a Storytellers show he did in Los Angeles,
and he got it from all the preachers from back in the day, when he was getting versed in R&B
and soul music. I’m influenced by that as well, and with preachers in the South, one of the first
things they have you do is stand up and meet your neighbor. And there’s nothing quote-unquote
“spiritual” about it per se, it’s just about, “Hey, we might not have known each other coming in,
but we do now.” It’s about being together, and having that unity and that great vibe, and hanging
out with your brother and your sister.
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ROCKIN’ AND RIDIN’ FOR RECOVERY!
By Trenda Jones
Helping thousands of Lake and Geauga County residents since 1971. And now, bringing the
community together for a motorcycle run, Lake-Geauga Recovery Centers has a great summer
day in store!
Sponsored by Western Reserve Harley Davidson of Mentor and Carlton Harley Davidson of
Mantua, “Rock’n & Ridin’ 4 Recovery” takes place July 27, 2013. Registration begins 9:00am at
Western Reserve and first bike out at 10:00.
Cruise to Carlton and return to WRHD for music, food, vendors, Chinese auction and raffles. At
the same time, reinforcing a positive, sober lifestyle!
A full day of entertainment includes:
DJ Trenda - 9am-1:30pm
Streetwyze - 2-3pm
Brickhouse Blues Band - 3:15-4pm
Lake Geauga Recovery Centers; a non-profit organization providing a wide range of services to
individuals and their families affected by alcohol and substance abuse or by mental illness.
The agency provides hope as well as recovery through education and various programs. Services
include FREE community education, Outpatient Services: assessments, individual and group
counseling and dual diagnosis, and Residential Treatment Programs that offer a place to
recover, heal and begin a new life!
No one is refused services due to inability to pay. For detailed information and success stories,
please visit www.lgrc.us/
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Outlaw: Waylon, Willie, Kris, and the Renegades of Nashville
Author Michael Streissguth
Review by Pete Roche
Today’s country music scene wouldn’t be blossoming like junipers outside a freeway rest stop were it not for yesterday’s musical pioneers.
Now available from Harper Collins, Outlaw: Waylon, Willie, Kris, and the Renegades of Nashville, surveys the colorful history of country’s biggest
names and tells—often in exquisite detail—how these maverick men (and women) upset the recording industry’s status quo and became the stuff of
legend.
Michael Streissguth, professor at the Department of Communication and Film Studies at LeMoyne College in Syracuse and author of numerous
books on Johnny Cash and his daughter, argues for the existence of a bona fide “outlaw movement” in Nashville—a cultural phenomenon characterized
by rugged individualism on the part of struggling musicians who (circa 1965-1980) took to blazing their own trails in the business long before the labels
began packaging their rebellion as a sales gimmick.
Splicing stories of the arrivals and ascent of Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson out of Tennessee with narrative tangents on
other insiders and hangers-on (musicians, producers, managers, lovers), Streissguth gives a better sense of who these godfathers-of-gutstrings were (and
still are, in the cases of Nelson and Kristofferson) while providing a fairly comprehensive overview of the era in which they left their mark. Like a twopart of Dukes of Hazzard (whose theme Jennings performed), Outlaw is marinated in misadventure, generously seasoned by beer-soaked tales of payola,
murder, and addiction, fried in the malaise gristle of a paranoid, post-Vietnam nation—and garnished by the parsley of the genre’s best music ever.
Using the 1964 death of country crooner Jim Reeves as an entry point, Streissguth renders the literary equivalent of a Norman Rockwell painting
of downtown Nashville in the wake of desegregation. Conservatism still ruled in schools and soda shops alike, but blacks—emboldened by Brown v.
Board of Education—increasingly tested new social parameters, and whites were more willing to accommodate them. The country recoiled from JFK’s
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assassination and braced for a controversial military incursion overseas. Spearheaded by those lads from Liverpool, the British Invasion rejuvenated
America’s youth like an adrenaline shot to the heart. People were inspired; social activism and artistic expression (particularly in music) were
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encouraged. And nowhere was Nashville’s shifting zeitgeist more manifest than in the student body at nearby Vanderbilt University.
Elvis Presley had demonstrated the primal power of turbocharged country music (it wasn’t referred to as rock and roll just yet)—but he’d been
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conscripted. With Reeves joining Hank Williams in the dead-too-soon club, popular country music was left in the hands of “safe” singers like Eddie
Arnold and producers like Chet Atkins, who—despite his guitar prowess—had a reputation for pumping out innocuous, cookie cutter records for RCA.
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Rock enjoyed a healthy infancy. But the evolution of country music was stymied until the rise of the Man in Black—Johnny Cash—whose Folsom
Prison concert and take-no-shit attitude started turning heads. Taped at Ryman Auditorium, Cash’s ABC television show became the single most
important forum for breaking new artists (1969-1971), and it was here, with frequent guest spots, that ex-Airborne Ranger Kristofferson (who’d already
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written songs for Cash and others) first won national attention.
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Streissguth argues that Nashville had no place for a wordsmith like Kristofferson, a helicopter pilot-turned-bard who wielded a pen with the
poeticism of William Blake. Only later would the honky-tonk styling of Hank Williams seep into Kristofferson’s heady relationship sonnets, inspiring
Roger Miller and Ray Price but scaring off producers who were convinced Bob Dylan-like lyrics didn’t belong in country. Undeterred, Kris kept playing
nightclubs and writing classics for other musicians until his appearances on Cash’s program forced
record execs to rethink their approach. Kristofferson knew he was a good songwriter—but he wasn’t
as confident about his singing and guitar playing, and could hardly believe it when a label offered him a
contract as both writer and performer.
Meanwhile, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson played pubs and small-hall shows between thirdshift DJ stints. Nelson had already written classics like “Crazy” for Patsy Cline but was unable to parlay
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such triumphs into record sales until he fled RCA for Atlantic—and returned home to Texas. Jennings
was already a celebrated, pompadour-headed string-picker by the late fifties and famously gave J.P.
Richardson his seat on the doomed flight that killed the “Big Bopper” (along with Buddy Holly and
Ritchie Valens), but he felt constricted by Atkins’ soft touch at RCA and wanted to explore electric
country music with his band, The Waylors.
Following Cash’s footsteps, Jennings issued RCA an ultimatum: He’d record whatever he wanted
where he wanted, with whatever musicians he wanted to use, or he’d jump ship. The label buckled, and
within a few years RCA and other major companies had sold most of their studios to focus solely on the
distribution and marketing aspects of the business. Jennings had set the trend, attracting up-and-coming
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for Atkins, whose cancer worsened almost immediately, prompting his retirement.
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Packed with outlaw anthems written by Billy Joe Shaver, Jennings’ 1973 long player Honky Tonk
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Heroes effectively ushered in the era of the gun-slinging guitarist. Nelson’s Red Headed Stranger (1975)
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was another early classic, and the all-star compilation Wanted: The Outlaws! (1976) nudged both Waylon
and Willie to the fore—along with Glaser and Jessi Colter—becoming country’s first-ever platinum
album.
“Waylon redefined country rock, [but] Willie’s remained the soul of country music,” the author writes.
“He embodied the original pulse, the link to rural beginnings…bridged the gaps between those all-toofew golden moments when country music meshes the present with tradition.”
The book’s second half picks up speed, with Nelson circling his wagons after a fire at his
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farmhouse and Jennings staying awake for days on end, buoyed by alcohol and amphetamines.
Steissguth transports us to the christening of the new Grand Ole Opry in ’74, where disgraced President
Nixon played piano, and to cowboy haunts like Hillbilly Central—where bored musicians threw
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knives for sport. We visit the Red Dog Saloon, the Exit / In, and the Burger Boy, where Waylon and
Glaser pumped thousands of dollars into pinball machines—one quarter at a time. We meet eccentric
entertainers like David Allen Coe (who lived out of a hearse and claimed others’ songs as his own)
and Lee Emerson Bellamy, a womanizing crook shot dead by Sgt. Barry Sadler (“Ballad of the Green
Berets”). The 288-page tome contains scattered black and white images and lengthy footnotes and
bibliography (wherein Streissguth cites old Tennessean and Country News articles and interviews), and
the number of names appearing in the index gives a better—if somewhat overwhelming—idea of the key
(and peripheral) players involved in country’s most rambunctious movement.
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By Luthier Patrick Podpadec
As I’m sitting down to write this article I can’t help looking outside every minute or so to appreciate the absolute beautiful day that it is
outside. After about two weeks of rain everyday it’s finally just sunny and gorgeous without any humidity. It’s hard to be inside on the computer
on days like this.
Anyway, things have been going very good lately. The shop has been busy with many new projects and I have even been picking up some
work outside of the shop too. The extra work is coming in handy because I’m getting ready to take my family (wife and son) over to the “Emerald
Isle” for a vacation in late Aug. I am so looking forward to the trip. It will be my first venture overseas and I plan to go visit one of my favorite
guitar builders named George Lowden. I have been admiring his lutherie skills for many years and it will be a pleasure to finally get a chance to
meet him.
Before jumping off to Ireland, I must tell you all about my upcoming event at The Madison Public Library. On Aug 10th I will be hosting a
workshop about building guitars. It will be held from 1:00 to 3:00 or
later if people want to stay later to ask more questions. I plan to bring a
few of my “contraptions” that I have built and use over the years when
I’m building different instruments. I am very glad that the Library staff
is allowing me to showcase my work and to give me an opportunity
to share my experience with the public. I can’t tell you enough about
how the library has helped me throughout the years when researching
and trying to read everything I could about building guitars. In the
early days I would go to the library and get every book possible on
the subject. Even though many of the books were not located at the
Madison branch, they are affiliated with many other larger libraries
across north east Ohio. I was able to find almost every book that has
been published about lutherie. This gave me the opportunity to read
all of them first before purchasing them. As with a lot of things, some
reference materials aren’t worth spending an arm and a leg for. I was
able to decide which ones were of good value and then I could purchase
them after I read them for a couple of weeks. I now have quite a very
good personal collection of reference materials that I have acquired
over the years. Every year or so I check out new books that keep
coming out on the market. Of course there is the internet now with
YouTube and other data but I still enjoy the Madison Public library for
all of its other activities that they host from time to time .They often
have opportunities for small local businesses to showcase their services and are very supportive to members of our local community. I strongly
recommend a nice visit to the library to enjoy all of the different events that they host, and please try to come to my workshop “A Day in the Shop
of a Luthier” on Aug 10th .
Recently I have been back to work on the “Harp guitar” that I started a few months back. Many times when a new or different project comes
along I spend a lot of time “prepping” my next move in the building process. I believe that by going over the processes in my mind over and over
many mistakes can be avoided before I actually start cutting up my very expensive wood. I don’t mind making an occasional mistake, but I like
it a lot more when I don’t make one. If that can be avoided by repeating my procedures in my head or on paper time and time again, then so be it.
To me it’s time well spent. Often by the time I do the thing that I have been worrying about doing for so long, it goes very well because I have
“worried” out all of the problems from the process before I start it. Some people would say “That’s just an excuse to take your time.” Well that’s
true! Good things take time. Remember that Rome was not built in a day and neither is one of my guitars.
I have always been sort of a “Perfectionist” I’m not saying I think that I do perfect work, far from it, but I am constantly trying to improve
my skills. I take great pride in the things I produce and hope that they last for generations to come. I feel that anything worth doing is worth
doing well and so the extra time involved is really worth the extra effort. I do understand that there should be some sort of time frame attached
to projects but I also believe that quality should take preference over a speedy delivery date. I also understand that time restraints are to be met
in order to establish a reliable reputation, so it is this fine line that I walk. I have been very fortunate so far as to have very understanding clients.
Another thing that I have trouble doing is saying “no” to some repairs that just eat away at my very limited time schedule. I have a soft spot in
my heart for broken instruments. What can I say? I’m still always looking for a dedicated apprentice that is looking to learn a lifelong highly
gratifying skill, so give me a call if you’re interested. Or come to the Madison Public Library on Sat Aug. 10th at 1:00. Hope to see you there, and
until then please Stay in Tune!
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By Lureena
Hey Ho! It’s Westside Steve Simmons newest
CD A Pirates Life
Steve’s performing career began before he was
old enough to drive; teen shows at the Eagles Hall in
Carrollton, Ohio, garage gigs and dances in the ‘burbs
which then led to nearly two decades as the front man
for one of Ohio’s premier rock acts, the Easy Street
Band, and another 25 years as a solo act favorite in the
Midwest party capital, Put-In-Bay. 2013 marks Westside
Steve’s 25th year as a solo performer and it also marks
the release of Steve’s long awaited 3rd solo CD entitled
A Pirate’s Life.
This CD, like his previous two, Windward Crossing
and Limestone Cowboy, are mainly compiled of Steve’s
original music augmented by a few traditional tunes and some of his favorite songs of the Great
Lakes.
Guests that lent their talents to accompany Steve on A Pirate’s Life are: Brigid’s Cross
virtuoso, Paul Baker, on fiddle for Scarborough Fair and Battle of Lake Erie. The lovely and
talented, Sarah Wilfong, for the violin on Abilene. Lullabye features Tim Longfellow on piano
and Maestro Mark Alan Schulz on cello. Renowned West Coast jazz guitarist Dan Goodman
played the solo on Northern Lights and provided the audio mastering for this CD. Susan
“Dumpling” Ebert sang harmony on Scarborough Fair and the Long Black Veil.
The first title track “A Pirate’s Life” is fun, danceable, catchy and reminiscent of the sea
shanty “Drunken Sailor”. Steve says “I wrote A Pirate’s Life last season when I found myself
playing from bar to bar at Put in Bay after my usual venue was sold and changed directions.”
The second track (Maryanne) and thirteenth (Lullabye) are love songs that slow the pace to
pensive or even forlorn but they show another side of Steve’s talent and fit a mood that nearly
everyone experiences from time to time (especially sitting alone with pint of whiskey and
growler of beer).
One of my favorite songs on the disc is number four, “Northern Lights”, written while
Steve was in Canada. The Latin rhythm that makes it so fun is from the opposite direction but it
works. An instrumental of this would also be inspiring.
What would a CD titled A Pirate’s Life be without a couple of Celtic tracks? Steve’s Irish
adaptation of an old English tune, Scarborough Faire, brings it full tilt from earlier versions.
Thumbs up! Now I can actually like the song.
Track ten, Cimarron, has the feel of a country two step, up-tempo and enjoyable. Steve
says, “I had a lot of fun writing Cimarron; it was just one of those catchy little melodies that got
stuck in my head and forced me to write it. I’m still not positive if Cimarron is a girl, an elf or a
magpie.” I guess that statement tells you that it’s totally open for interpretation.
Steve’s bluesy arrangement of the cover, “House of the Rising Sun”, brings it back to life
with a diverse depth which fans of the song should really appreciate.
The twelfth song can’t go without mention – “The Battle of Lake Erie 2013” is a song written
by Steve three years ago about what went on at Put in Bay as the war of 1812 wrapped
up. Brigid’s Cross’, Paul Baker, teamed up with the bearded Irishman to do an upbeat new
recording in a different key for the bicentennial of that battle which is this year.
As a summary; the disc doesn’t carry a load of Celtic and “blow me down, mate” type
songs as the title would suggest. It has ballads of love and ships, a splash of Irish and Cha Cha,
just enough fun to keep one from drowning in a bottle of Rye, and new twists on old favorites.
Whatever genre of music you enjoy, the outstanding musicianship and mix of styles in these
thirteen tracks will impress and entertain.
A Pirate’s Life is available on all major digital download and retail sites as well as at
westsidesteve.com and at his shows. If you’re an east sider don’t miss Steve’s next show at Old
Firehouse Winery in Geneva on the Lake on Sunday, July 21st. Enjoy an awesome view of Lake
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Disney Bruckheimer
PG13 149 min
So the first thing to be noticed is that
the film starts out in the 1930s with a
little kid in a Lone Ranger outfit strolling
through the Wild West exhibit at a carnival. He comes upon a statue of the Native
American apparently in his natural habitat.
As it turns out this noble savage is a living
breathing man, just very very old. It turns
out that he is the legendary Tonto and he
proceeds to tell the young fellow the story
of how he and his famous partner started
out. I couldn’t help but notice the obvious
rip from Dustin Hoffman’s LITTLE BIG
MAN but... The story itself turns out to be
an adventure comedy told in flashback with
plenty of action, actually more than plenty
of action, and just enough plot to satisfactorily fill a 90 minute film. Unfortunately
when we hit the 90 minute mark there’s still
an hour left to go.
A particularly evil (and cannibalistic)
bad guy namely Burch Cavendish is being
transferred via locomotive for sentencing. A
whole bunch of other bad guys show up to
wreck the train and rescue the SOB. A posse
of Texas Rangers sets out to capture these
desperados but are ambushed and killed.
Along with one of the rangers is the
clean cut brother, a bookish legal type of
lawman who is actually left for dead. Tonto
comes across the carnage and rescues the
survivor thanks to the aid of a white “spirit
horse” soon to be named, well, you know.
Since the bad guys think all the rangers are dead he figures it’s a good idea for
the remaining brother to wear a mask. At
this point the film moves through periods of
dull introspection and loud frenetic action.
The good guys and bad guys are separated
along politically correct lines, the bad guys
are the US Army and the railroad corporate
executives and the twisted desperados in
their employ.
This film reminds me a bit of a line
from a folk song “one split pea in a 10
pound tub”. It’s really not a bad story but
it’s awfully watered down. That seems to
be a trademark of Gore Verbinski who is
apparently Johnny Depp’s go to director. In
a way, given the pacing and the tone, THE
LONE RANGER reminded me a bit of the
second PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN
but with no great performance.
Still I did not dislike this film by any
means even if it dragged noticeably in
spots. And honestly at the final scene when
they cue the music it’s hard not to want to
cheer. Not quite a comedy or a thriller; and
all in all it falls well short of expectations,
hence the beating it took at the box office.
Might still be the curse of Clayton Moore.
C+
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Despicable Me 2
Universal PG 98 min
Hi folks. Well first the good news.
If you were a big fan, like hundreds of
thousands of others of the original DESPICABLE ME you will have a wonderful
time watching DESPI-
CABLE ME 2. Now for
the bad news. Hey wait... Gee I guess there
really isn’t any bad news. Well wait, I went
to the 3D showing and it cost me 28 bucks
for two tickets which works out to roughly
5 pints of quality beer but that’s not bad
news for you.
Anyway, it’s no easy task to come
up with much of a review since there isn’t
a lot that’s groundbreaking here. I will
repeat, however, that Illumination Entertainment, the creative team behind this series,
is heavyweight contender to the Disney
championship belt. Not that there have been
any knockout blows struck against mouse
central and Pixar but these guys have actually landed a glove on the champ.
This animated escapade is about as
good as they get. Oh the plot isn’t particularly groundbreaking, many of the elements
of the original have been warmed up and
served in a casserole but this time replacing
the bonding sequences with the children
we have bonding sequences with a love
interest, special agent Lucy (Kristen Wiig).
In the last film Gru (Steve Carell) saw the
error of his evil ways and is now a productive member of society working hard too
perfect his own line of jams and jellies. The
effort isn’t going very well and our hero
is a bit frustrated. All of a sudden at anti
evil organization recruits him to help get
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to the bottom of yet another sinister plan
to rule the world. He is reluctantly teamed
up with Lucy, a female agent and finds
himself fighting an odd attraction. I’m not
a huge fan of Carell but I must admit that
the chemistry between Gru
and
Lucy shines through the animation and
their repartee is clean and crisp. Not only
that but he carries off the accent without a
slip. And all of those little yellow minions
we have come to know and love are just as
mischievous and entertaining as ever. Other
personal twists in this action feature involve
young love between one of his daughters
and a handsome young man as well as
parting of the ways with his old sidekick Dr
Nefario (Russell Brand) who is bored with
the straight life. There’s plenty of silliness
and fun for all ages and a nonstop pace that
guarantees you won’t be bored.
B+
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Think It’s Going to Rain Today” glistens with Night’s vocals, strident drums, thumping bass,
and an elegant, uplifting hook wherein the chanteuse exchanges “broken windows and empty
hallways” for an “overflowing” of human kindness.
Siberian snow song “Troika” shimmers with the acoustic stringed instruments of
Ukrainian folk. Boasting a shuffling bass, incidental percussion, flamenco flourishes, and morecomplex-than-they-sound guitar solos, the tune evokes images of Russian Cossacks dancing
on tables in noisy beer halls. Ballad “The Last Leaf” finds Candice marking the passage of the
seasons to Ritchie’s poignant nylon-string leads. The “tree in an open field” is an allegory for
the human condition, of course, with each shivering leaf thereon a symbol of mortality, fragile
and fleeting in the winds of time.
The group rumbas through a reworking of Ken Hesley’s “Lady in Black,” with Night
adorning the Uriah Heep tale of witches of war with plaintive pennywhistle. The music quickens
as the sorceress abandons our heroine, the tone darkening as Blackmore introduces distorted
electric guitar chords over punctuating, castanet-like handclaps. Another cover, “Temple of the
King,” has Ritchie dipping into his Rainbow catalog on a song whose reimagining pays homage
to departed singer Ronnie James Dio, who sang the original 1976 version. Buzzing slide guitar
and tasty trills swirl over a clickety-clack rhythm, the bass undulating persistently.
Night reengages Lady Luna on title track “Dancer and the Moon,” beguiling listeners with
a lead vocal that swoops over Blackmore’s slick guitar riff and kick-drum stomp. It’s no secret
Ritchie’s songbird has an affinity for the moon—having named several albums and songs
for the satellite—but now Candice uses the glowing orb as the backdrop for a ritualistic
gypsy courtship set to “the heartbeat of the night.” Fiddle, whistle, electric guitar, and
a choir of Hey! Hey! Hey! Until the break of day! compels the dancer through her kinetic
seduction, despite—or perhaps for the benefit of—her spectator’s “hungry eyes.”
The whispering wind and meandering streams speak secret languages to Night in “The
Ashgrove,” reminding her lovelorn maiden of a childhood spent frolicking “down yonder green
valley” and meeting her dear one. “The Spinner’s Tale” is a melancholy lament whose subdued
strumming and palm-muting picking mimic the weaving of “the fabric of time.”
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Night pines for an ocean-bound sailor on the wistful shanty “Somewhere Over the Sea
(The Moon Is Shining),” her vocal building, ebbing, and cresting like the waves that carry her
partner further away. Keyboards well in the background, then Blackmore weighs in with another
killer-tone electric guitar solo that caps the nautical ballad. The next track, “The Moon Is
Shining (Somewhere Over the Sea)” is—as its inverted title implies—another take on the same
song, only here Blackmore and the band take a rock and roll approach, imbuing the single with
all the hallmarks of classic Rainbow (and a hypnotic dance beat).
Composed while taking shelter from a New York blizzard, the instrumental coda “Carry
On, Jon” is Blackmore’s salute to Deep Purple organist Jon Lord. The sprawling, majestic,
baroque-meets-blues finale pits Ritchie’s crunching lead guitar against (producer) Pat Regan’s
swirling synthesizer in a climactic duel that’ll leave classic rock fans salivating for more.
The album also includes a pair of lovely classic guitar / mandolin instrumentals that
showcase Blackmore’s fret board virtuosity. Aficionados fond of Steve Howe’s “Mood for
a Day” and Steve Hackett’s “Horizons” will appreciate “Minstrels in the Hall” and “The
Galliard”—the former for its Segovia-like flurry of string-raking and pull-offs, the latter for
Ritchie’s graceful excursions beneath the dramatic, French horn-laden orchestration. There’s
never been a more perfect soundtrack for traversing a moat, kicking in a castle door, and
announcing “We’ve come to view the tapestries!”
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CALLING ALL FILMMAKERS! THE 38th CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES IS NOW OPEN. The CIFF has grown to attract more
than 93,000 people annually, with over 340 feature length and short subject films that represent
approximately 60 countries. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to showcase your work at one of
the leading Film Festivals in the world and to be eligible for nearly $60,000 in cash prizes. The
38th CIFF will take place March 19 – March 30, 2014 at Tower City Cinemas. For additional
information on the Cleveland International Film Festival, please visit www.clevelandfilm.org.
HOUSE OF BLUES® CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENTS
India Arie
Wednesday, November 20 * doors at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $29 - In Advance * 4-Packs: $87
On Sale: Friday, July 19 @ 10 AM
World renowned award winning singer/
songwriter India Arie came onto the national
music scene in 2001with her Motown Records
debut Acoustic Soul. She followed up in 2002
with her sophomore release Voyage to India
and then in 2006 released her third album, the
more personally expressive Testimony: vol.1,
Life & Relationship. Testimony vol. 2, Love
and Politics, her fourth studio album, released
in 2009. All four releases received critical
acclaim and made India a highly respected and
noted artist in a very short amount of time.
She has sold an impressive 10 million albums
worldwide and has received numerous awards
and nominations including a staggering 21
Grammy nominations, 4 Grammy Awards,
3 NAACP Image awards, as well as awards from BET, Billboard, MTV, VH1, Vogue Fashion,
Essence Magazine and others. India.
Arie’s acclaimed fifth studio album SongVersation (Soulbird/ Motown Records) which released
June 25th, received rave reviews and marks her fifth #1 on the Billboard R&B Album Chart and
fifth top 10 debut on the Billboard Top 200 Chart. Artists Website: www.soulbird.com
HOB 20th Anniversary Presents: Blue October – The Sway Tour
Thursday, September 19 Tickets: $28.50 In Advance * 4-Packs: $84
On Sale: Friday, June 28 @ 10 AM
Blue October, the San Marcos, TX-based band known for shimmering rock songs and
haunting lyrics on albums such as 2009’s Billboard Top 15 debut, Approaching Normal,
2011’s Billboard Top Ten debut Any Man In America and the Platinum-selling Foiled, makes a
triumphant return with Sway the band’s first album in two years. With lush, atmospheric songs
such as “Bleed Out,” “Angels In Everything” and “Fear,” and the edgy rocker “Put It In,” the
Texas four-piece comes back strongwith a revitalized energy and a positive outlook. As singer
Justin Furstenfeld puts it: “This album is about why life is so beautiful. It’s about facing fears
and recognizing miracles every day. It’s about enjoying yourself and realizing that life is not
something you can half-ass.” Artists Website: www.blueoctober.com
Pepper
Tuesday, October 1 Tickets: $18 In Advance On Sale: Friday, June 28 @ 10 AM
Pepper’s music is a melodic and accessible blend of alternative pop/rock, punk, and reggae.
Pepper, who formed in 1997 and moved to the mainland from their hometown of Kailua Kona,
Hawaii in 1999, pressed pause after the release of their fifth album, Pink Crustaceans and Good
Vibrations, in 2008. There was a sense of fatigue and disunity amongst the three musicians, who
took some time off from music both apart and together before rejoining to create an EP, Stiches,
in late 2010. The songs on that release re-energized the group, revealing an urgent desire to make
a new album that reflected where they are in their lives and career now. After some tour dates in
support of the EP, Pepper sat down and focused on their sixth album, a self-titled released that
swings open the door on this new chapter.
Pepper has toured extensively with groups like 311, Slightly Stoopid, Flogging Molly and
Sublime With Rome, and spent several summers on Warped Tour – and this live sensibility
shows. You can almost feel the sand in your toes and the sun on your back as the album
progresses, the musician’s amiable personalities palpable beneath the island rhythms and mellow
tones. The band’s music – both live and on their releases – is really about enjoying life and being
grateful for each experience, a sensibility that’s very familiar to the three musicians currently in
their career. Artists Website: www.pepperlive.com
July 17 - 31, 2013
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Quite Odd Indeed!
I got involved in some really odd deep conversations with some local humans about all
sorts of odd things like the theory of evolution, gravity, god, quantum physics and really smart
blind people!
One guy, we’ll call Sparky, was trying to convince the rest of us that gravity really isn’t
pulling us down, it’s pushing us down! Umm… ok… who cares we’re still going down! Hehheh-heh! But then I thought about it for about 0.0000987 seconds and realized that if that was
true then I sure am glad I live on this side of the earth because the people on the other side
would be falling off the planet! AAAAHHHH!!!
Then there was another guy, we’ll call Crass, a crotchety old bastard that was getting
kind of offended by the response he was getting when talking about god! Well ya know… not
everybody is going to be so intense about a being that claims to love you but will set you on fire
and watch you burn for eternity if you don’t do what he says! I find that quite odd and I’m not
kidding!
Then another guy, we’ll call Numbers, was telling us how he worked with a really smart
blind lady that could do calculus in brail, which of course set my deep cavernous mind into
overdrive! heh heh heh!
As I was listening to his story about how smart she was, I couldn’t help but to wonder how
does he know if she is really blind or not? I mean, there are fakers out there that pretend to be
blind, and I’ve run into them before! So I came up with a blind test which would immediately
expose the blind fakers!
Ok, here’s the thing, blind people are supposed to have heightened senses of smell, hearing
and touch because… well they’re blind! And to catch a faker you have to take advantage of
these ‘Spidey Senses’!
The blind test is quite simple really, when they’re talking to you start making really weird
faces at them, sticking your tongue out, and contorting your face! I learned this technique from
watching a master ‘Weird Facial Blind Tester’ in action! I got it from Jim Carey’s movie ‘Pet
Detective’ when he’d do the weird facial thing behind someone’s back, my favorite parts in the
movie!
This should stop any normal blind faker from being able to continue talking! They still
could be faking it if they’ve been exposed to the ‘Weird Facial Blind Test’ before and have
mastered the technique of… ‘Weird Facial Blind Test Blocking’, you’ll need to take an extra
step to be sure your blind sympathies are not being wasted on some ‘Un-blind’ person!
Just continue with the ‘Weird Facial Blind Test’ but move in really close within inches of
their face while performing it! A real blind person should be able to detect this maneuver with
their ‘Spidey Senses’ and stop talking to make sense of their space being invaded within a few
seconds, whereas a blind faker will move
back instantly! I call this technique the
‘Weird Facial Blind Test Closer Upper’!
You may want to practice this technique
with someone like your wife or girlfriend
before administering it in a real blind test!
I don’t mean to make fun of blind
people, I’d hire a blind person in a heartbeat,
but I wouldn’t sit them in a cubicle and give
them some stupid job, I’d put them on a
tow motor just to see how heightened those
spidey senses were!
Hmm… guess I am odd… quite odd indeed!
~Snarp
www.snarpfarkle.com
~ Rick Ray
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