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Ethan Bufford-Cournoyer, 1, shows off his firetruck to former South MeridenVolunteer Fire Chief Jack Haines, who had served as chief from 1962 to 1969, whileEthan’s father and current volunteer firefighter James Cournoyer watches over. Thetwo met at the South Meriden Volunteer Fire Department last Friday during thedepartment’s annual Old Timers Night.

By Jason R. ValleeRecord-Journal staff

Sitting around the volun-teer firehouse in SouthMeriden, former volunteerDeputy Chief Richard Waitecan still recall a few respons-es when Eddie Seiringarrived wearing the apronfrom the corner market heworked at and immediatelybegan fighting a fire.

The scene certainly lookedstrange, Waite admitted, butthose in the area knew whohe was and were happy tosee him in a time of an emer-gency.

“Things were a little differ-ent back then,” Waite said.“We would take anyone whowanted to help out. If youcould put boots on, we’denlist you.”

Waite was one of severalretired volunteer firefightersto return to the firehouse onCamp Street this weekend asthe South Meriden VolunteerFire Department hosted theirannual “Old Timers Night.”The turnout this year includ-ed about a dozen former vol-unteer members includingsome who have remained

with the department in avariety of non-firefighterroles.

A lot has changed since themembers were active fire-fighters themselves admittedJack Haines, who served asvolunteer chief from 1962 to1969. Haines said the equip-ment available has seentremendous improvements,the department has expand-ed in size and the communi-ty has seen a large shift inpopulation.

“Back when I was chief, itwas a different time,” he said.“We had members from eachof the three factories downhere and all the businessowners were a part of thedepartment somehow. Theytook care of us and wewatched out for them.”

Former volunteer chiefWilliam Coutermash saiddespite the change, the menand women in the depart-ment have remained friendlyand open. He said he enjoysreturning each year to meetthe new faces, share memo-ries with those he knows andjust catch up.

In fact the annual eventhas become a popular one for

members both young andold. Immediate formerVolunteer Chief JamesCournoyer still serves as avolunteer for the depart-ment, but said he enjoyscoming back each year andseeing those who havemoved on.

For the active guys,Cournoyer said the event is agreat way to learn about thecity’s history and hear aboutthe experiences of older gen-erations.

The former membersappreciate the interest ofyounger generations saidboth Volunteer Chief KeithGordon and former city fire-fighter Jack Masterson, whohas remained with the volun-teer department taking on avariety of civic tasks sincehis professional retirementin 1983.

“It’s good to bring back thesenior members to minglewith the younger membersand it’s a great experience foreach generation,” Gordonsaid.

Old timers tell it like it was

Johnathon Henninger / Record-Journal

Marianne Murry Urbanski of Marianne Murry Urbanski Periodontics & Dental Implants in Meriden, just wrote a book aimed athelping people to make a positive change in their life.

Beyond the eye teeth, to healing process

By Stephanie O’ConnellRecord-Journal staff

With just the right combination of medicaljargon and personal, heart-wrenching stories,

Dr. MarianneUrbanski’s firstbook is packedwith stories and

facts aimed at helping people to make a posi-tive change in their life.

In “Mind and Medicine: In Harmony forHealing,” Urbanski discusses the role themind plays in the healing of the body as wellas how we can control our thoughts to helpthe healing process along. Urbanski, a special-ist in periodontology and implant dentistry,has always been fascinated with the workingsof the mind and has done extensive researchin the field.

“I really wanted to explore how the mindcan influence the healing process,” Urbanski

said. “My mother was very sick and I saw whather mind did to her. I felt so compelled towrite this book after listening to my patientsand experiencing it myself.”

In her 18 years of dentistry, Urbanski hascome across every type of patient. The opti-mistic ones who know that everything will beOK, the ones scared to come to the dentist butthat she is able to calm down and the pes-

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� Booksimistic, glass is half empty,everything is going to gowrong with my procedurepatient.

It is the down-in-the-dumps patient that inspiredher to write, a process thattook over two years to com-plete. A patient came to heroffice with a horrible attitudeand a dark-cloud view of howhis procedure was going togo.

“The mind plays a signifi-cant role in the body’s abilityto function,” VeronicaMarmoreo, Project Managerat LifeSuccess Publishings a i d .“According to Dr. Urbanski, ifwe change the way we think,we may be able to improvethe way our bodies heal andfight diseases or infections.”

Having done this routineprocedure thousands oftimes, Urbanski was sur-prised when the outcome wasless than stellar and when hishealing process hit somebumps in the road.

“This particular patientwas only focused on the neg-ative,” Urbanski said. “So itmade sense that his outcomewas negative. Now, I wouldnever treat a patient like thatunless I could change theirnegative point of view.”

The book describes justhow to do that. Urbanskiexplains the differencebetween the conscious mind— where we look at situa-tions and decide how torespond — and the subcon-scious mind — the culmina-

tion of those decisions.Urbanski suggests chang-

ing the way we respond tosituations in order to changethe outcomes of those deci-sions. She cites how she wit-nessed a once perky, outgoingfriend becoming introvertedand pessimistic after beingdealt a cancer diagnosis.

“I watched my friendRhonda completely change,”Urbanski said. “She gave upand died so quickly. The doc-tors said there was no reasonthat she should have gone soquickly. The outcome didn’thave to be death but she justgave up.”

To support her theory,Urbanski recalled two per-sonal stories of her pes-simistic mother who wasstricken with emphysemaand allowed the disease tocontrol her life and herupbeat, cheery father whowas diagnosed with cancerand continued to live his life.

Within the 150 pages of“Mind and Medicine: InHarmony for Healing,”Urbanski explores the impor-tance of the relationship ofmind and medicine, workingtogether to help aid the heal-ing process.

“If you are battling a termi-nal illness, experiencingminor health concerns orknow someone who is, Dr.Urbanski‘s book is a fantasticresource,” Marmoreo said.

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LAS VEGAS — A luckyswap and some eager build-ing propelled a 19-year-oldNorwegian student to thetop of board game fame andsent three would-be tycoonsto the poor house at theMonopoly WorldChampionship in Las Vegas.

Bjorn Halvard Knappskog,who graduated this yearfrom the Oslo PrivateGymnasium school, cap-tured the title last Thursdaywhen the battleship token of25-year-old GeoffChristopher of New Zealandlanded consecutively onPacific Avenue and NorthCarolina Avenue, and hecouldn’t afford the com-bined $1,600 rent.

“(I’m) the most surprisedyou could ever be,”Knappskog told TheAssociated Press. “I thinkthis was a really good final.It was the best game I playedin the whole tournament.”

Knappskog won $20,580in real money for the title —the total amount in the bankof a standard Monopolygame.

The other finalists wonnothing beyond the trip thatbrought each of the 41 com-petitors to the CaesarsPalace hotel-casino on theLas Vegas Strip to representtheir home countries asnational champions.

After taking out 24-year-old Russian OlegKorostelev, Knappskogbankrupted Americanchampion Rick Marinaccio,a 26-year-old corporatelawyer from Buffalo, N.Y.,who was trying to becomethe first U.S. player to winthe board game champi-onship since 1974.

Knappskog was the onlyplayer without a monopolyafter trades gave Marinacciothe magenta property group,Christopher the oranges andKorostelev the more expen-sive greens.

But the game turnedwhen Korostelev swappedKnappskog a cheaper light

blue property to gain thered property group, givingKnappskog an inexpensivemonopoly with cash todevelop. The moved sur-prised Knappskog and theother players becauseKorostelev couldn’t affordto build on the propertygroup and didn’t negotiatefor cash.

“I thought I was in such agreat position,” Marinaccio

said. “I didn’t see that com-ing and I don’t think NewZealand saw that either.”

Knappskog mortgaged hisother properties and loadedup on hotels for Oriental,Vermont and ConnecticutAvenues, seeing his oppo-nents’ tokens within range ofthe spaces on the board.

The move was riskybecause his iron token faceda gauntlet side of developed

magenta and orange proper-ties, and Knappskog said hemay have lost if his oppo-nents dodged his hotels.

“Either they come to meand I get enough money tosurvive, or I go out,” he said.

He finished with $6,888 incash and assets in the game.

Knappskog said heplanned to take a helicoptertour last Friday night of theGrand Canyon and the LasVegas skyline, then visitfriends in Los Angelesbefore returning home fromhis first trip to the UnitedStates.

The final lasted about 45minutes, quick for a tourna-ment game and far less timethan a typical casualMonopoly game. Homegames traditionally takelonger because of popularhouse rules — like $500under Free Parking — thatgive players more chances tostay competitive.

The tournament gamesalso used a third die —known as the speed die —that sped up the action sig-nificantly. The tournamentdie manipulates moves andoften forces players intospaces where they have topay rent during the latestages of games. The worldtournament, held periodical-ly and last staged in Tokyo in2004, began last Wednesdayat Caesars Palace with play-ers from 41 different coun-tries. Games were played inEnglish, with interpreters onhand to help players whospoke different languagesnegotiate trades with oneanother.

The real-estate tradinggame based on the streets ofAtlantic City, N.J. first soldin 1935, after inventorCharles B. Darrow ofGermantown, Pa., showedthe games to ParkerBrothers executives. Morethan 275 million copies ofthe game’s various versionshave sold in 106 countries,according to toy and gamedistributor Hasbro, Inc.

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Bjorn Halvard Knappskog, of Norway, accepts thetrophy after winning the 2009 Monopoly WorldChampionships at Caesars Palace hotel and casi-no last Thursday in Las Vegas. Knappskog won$20,580, the amount of money in a Monopolygame, with a speed die.

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Review: ‘Devil,’ ‘Broncos’“Gentlemen Broncos”

— This latest comedy fromthe makers of indie sensa-tion “Napoleon Dynamite” isso weird, so off, so simplywrong that even freakishnerd Napoleon would have ahard time lending it his catchword, “Sweet.” The husband-and-wife team of directorJared Hess and co-writerJerusha Hess, who followed“Napoleon Dynamite” withbasically the same movie in"Nacho Libre," strain to mineanother misfit story in likevein. Michael Angarano starsas an aspiring sci-fi writerwhose story is stolen by hisliterary hero (JemaineClement). Clement is thelone highlight by virtue ofbeing occasionally funny andnot completely off-puttinglike the rest of the cast,which includes JenniferCoolidge, Sam Rockwell,Mike White, Halley Feifferand Hector Jimenez. ‘PG-13’1‰ stars

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Parents harm theirchildren when they

let them cheatDEAR ABBY: I was

raised from an earlyage that if you play agame, you have to playfair and obey therules. Those ruleswere never bentregardless of what thegame was or who weplayed with.

Over the years Ihave played gameswith many people, andwhile I realize it’s pos-sible for people toplay the same gameslightly differently, the rulesstill applied. What I don’tunderstand is cheating.

A couple I know allow theirchildren to play games withadults and let them cheat.What they’re doing is obvi-ous, and their parents evenjoke about it. I no longer enjoyplaying with this family, but Idon’t know what to do or say.I have tried to subtly discour-age and stop the deceptions,but I don’t want to seem like asore loser. Any suggestions?

— PLAYS BY THERULES, URBANA, OHIO

DEAR PLAYS BY THERULES: Yes. Do not playgames with the family if thechildren are involved. It’s notabout being a sore loser; it’sabout not being a chump. Byallowing their children toignore the “rules,” these par-ents are sending the messagethat rules don’t apply to them.Because the children cheatwhen they play with you, it’ssafe to assume that they thinkit’s acceptable to do it withother kids. And when their

contemporaries real-ize what’s going on,who do you thinkwon’t be allowed tojoin their games — oranything else? Look atit this way: From littlecheaters, big cheatersgrow.

DEAR ABBY: Mysister-in-law has justinformed me that shedoesn’t think it is asimportant for herdaughters to attendcollege as it is her

sons.My mother-in-law recently

made a crack about myfinances because she knowsI’m paying off my studentloans for two degrees.

My father-in-law can’tunderstand what “all the fussis about” now that my oldestdaughter is preparing for col-lege.

Abby, I have friends in their30s and 40s who, for one rea-son or another, are singlewomen supporting them-selves. Even some who havedegrees are struggling, butthey are able to own theirown homes because theyare able to earn decentsalaries.

What should I say whenmy mother-in-law and sis-ter-in-law put me down forhigher learning? Neither ofthem went to college or hasever worked. They would beon welfare if they didn’t havetheir husbands’ income. By theway, I’m not having any prob-

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lem paying back my studentloans, and my husband isproud of my accomplish-ments.

— EDUCATEDIN TENNESSEE

DEAR EDUCATED: Yourmother-in-law and sister-in-law are misguided. They donot understand the financialrealities that exist for womentoday because they havenever been exposed to them.Nothing that you can say tothem will change their mind-set.

So rather than respond totheir naive comments, takeevery opportunity to encour-age your nieces to pursuetheir educations so they canlive independent lives. Andpray that your father-in-lawand brother-in-law leavetheir wives well-provided-forshould tragedy strike,because otherwise they couldwind up on your doorstep.

DEAR ABBY: My hus-band, “Harvey,” and I haveoperated a home-based busi-ness for more than 20 years.Harvey is an amazing techni-cian, extremely efficientwith his time on the job. Theproblem is, he is always in ahurry to get to the next job.

I receive calls from angrymotorists complaining that“the driver of one of ourtrucks” cut them off, yelledat them or flipped them offin traffic. When I receiveone of these calls I say,“Thank you for calling. I’llbe sure to speak to theappropriate driver about theincident.”

Harvey feels I should sup-port him by telling the callerit was probably his own faultfor talking on a cell phone,driving too slow or cuttinghim off. I have no doubt thatsome of these motoristsactually do those things, butmy husband is driving

around with his phone num-ber on his truck and they’renot. When I mention thecomplaints, he wants to callthem back using caller ID.

Am I handling this appro-priately? I don’t feel I shouldreprimand someone for baddriving if I wasn’t presentwhen something happened,nor do I want anyone toknow it was my husband —the owner of the business —who flipped them off.Harvey is angry at mebecause I’m “not supporting”him. Any suggestions?

— BETWEEN A ROCKAND A HARD PLACE

DEAR BETWEEN:Harvey may be a great tech-nician, but it appears he’s alittle short on common senseand good manners. I see noreason why you shoulddefend him. His behavior isnot only childish but alsodangerous. Because othermotorists are actually callingto report his erratic driving,it’s a pretty good indicationthat your husband is an acci-dent waiting to happen.

It’s time you mentioned tohim that what he’s doing isalso bad for business. Thosehe offends in traffic are notlikely to say a kind wordabout the business he’sadvertising on his truck.

DEAR ABBY: My hus-band, “Adrian,” and I havebeen married five years, butthere is something loomingin our future that both of usdread — our parents’ oldage. Adrian is an only child. Ihave one sister, but when itcomes to caring for our par-ents, I might as well be anonly child.

Adrian’s parents livemonth-to-month on SocialSecurity and pension checks.

If they ever have any extramoney, they don’t save it.They buy each other expen-sive gifts and eat out.Neither one of them is ingood health, and the day willcome when they won’t beable to care for themselvesor each other, and I knowthey’ll expect us to do it.

My parents are about thesame, except they’re bankingon an inheritance to seethem through retirement.That money may or may notbe enough, considering howlong people live now. Mygrandparents were frugal.They saved and were deter-mined not to be a burden ontheir children.

Our parents think it’s ourduty to care for them. Hisparents are in their late 60s,and we have young children.We cringe at the idea thatafter all our hard work we’llgo from caring for our chil-dren to caring for our par-ents with no time for our-selves.

— AFRAID FOR THEFUTURE IN SAN ANTO-

NIODEAR AFRAID: No one

can foresee the future, sostop ruining the present byobsessing about what“might” happen. You sayyour in-laws are not in goodhealth? One or both of themcould die before theybecome completely depend-ent on you and your hus-band. The same is true foryour parents. Forgive me ifthis seems cold, but it hap-pens to be the truth.

Dear Abby is written byAbigail Van Buren, also knownas Jeanne Phillips, and wasfounded by her mother, PaulinePhillips.

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Help On Interviews: Just land-ing an interview these days istough.

There are more job seekers outthere right now than at any otherpoint this decade, according to gov-ernment data — in August, the lat-est data available, there were about6.3 unemployed workers competingfor each open position. Job open-ings are at their lowest point in nineyears of data.

So if you actually get called in totalk about a job, congratulations. Besure not to undermine your chancesof landing it with shaky responsesto common questions.

In their book, “101 ToughestInterview Questions,” careerexperts Daniel Porot and FrancesBolles Haynes also advise intervie-wees to practice tough questionsbeforehand with a friend or familymember, memorize effective

answers, be truthful, listen to whatyou’re actually being asked andkeep answers concise.

What are some of the toughestquestions?- “What interests you most

about this job?” Answer this withspecifics: Emphasize how your pastwork experience relates to theopening, or how your skills fit withthe job’s tasks and responsibilities.Also mention what makes the com-pany unique and appealing to youfrom your research of it.- “What are your strengths

and weaknesses?” Give them yourstrengths. If you bring up a weak-ness, keep it minor or address howyou work around it.- “What salary figure do you

have in mind?” Give them a broadsalary range. Porot and Haynes alsorecommend saying that compensa-tion is a topic best left until afteryou’ve received a job offer.

Hey You, Using Soap?: Mothertold you to scrub your hands with

soap and water after going to thebathroom. Guess the sisters listenedmore than the brothers.

A study of nearly 200,000 maleand female restroom users of allages at a highway service station inEngland over 32 days from July toSeptember 2008 found that,unprompted, just 32 percent of menwashed their hands with soap dur-ing visits to the bathroom, com-pared with 65 percent of women.

The data were collected frominfrared sensors at the entrywaymeasuring people entering andleaving the restrooms, while wire-less sensors recorded soap use.

How to boost hand-washing,which helps reduce the spread ofdisease? The data suggest peer

pressure could be most effective.The researchers put different text

messages in the bathrooms urgingusers to scrub up. Some had a sig-nificant reaction:

Men were much likelier thanwomen to wash their hands withsoap after seeing a “disgust” mes-sage, such as “Don’t take the loowith you — wash with soap,”upping hand-washing by 9.8 per-cent. Women responded more to“knowledge of risk” signs, such as“Water doesn’t kill germs, soapdoes,” increasing soap rates by 9.4percent.

For both groups, a message carry-ing a form of peer pressure was oneof the most effective: “Is the personnext to you washing with soap?”

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The new book delves into globalwarming, high-end prostitution andhow you sift out terrorists from agroup of millions of bank cus-tomers.- New York Times business

reporter and editor Andrew RossSorkin’s 600-page-plus opus on thefinancial meltdown, “Too Big toFail,” walks readers through theyear-ago crisis.

Acing the interview; women clean up and biz books

Going smoke-free for better healthAs the son of a smoker who

died from lung cancer and anemergency and internal medi-cine physician at The Hospital

of CentralConnecticut,I’ve seen first-hand thatsmoking kills.

Smoking isthe root causeof many ill-nesses – allkinds of can-cers, as well aschronicobstructive

pulmonary disease, heart dis-ease, stroke, and vascular dis-

ease. In the interest of good health

for patients, staff and visitors,HCC and hospitals statewideare taking part in a joint effortthrough the ConnecticutHospital Association to spreadsmoking bans to our campuses.As of Nov. 1, HCC’s campuseswill be smoke-free. This willmean no smoking at both theNew Britain General andBradley Memorial campuses –including outside the hospital’sbuildings, parking areas andgarages. For years, the hospitalitself has been smoke-free.

This statewide initiative hasits roots at The Hospital of

Central Connecticut, which ini-tially proposed the idea to theCHA. Last November, the asso-ciation announced the currentcampaign for all hospital cam-puses to be smoke-free byNovember 2010.

Having a smoke-free campuscan present a challenge tosmokers. Nicotine is highlyaddictive and quitting oftendifficult. Many continue tosmoke, believing it’s not worththe effort to quit because thedamage has been done. Thegood news: With time, muchdamage from smoking can bereversed. Overall, people whokick the habit live longer than

Hanks

those who don’t.Psychologists have identi-

fied four “stages of change”anyone trying to alter a habitor behavior goes through.Understanding these changescan be helpful for smokerswho want to quit.

Contemplation. At thisstage, you’re thinking aboutquitting. You’ll be more likelyto stop smoking successfully ifyou worry you could get asmoking-related disease and ifyou believe benefits of quittingoutweigh those of smoking.

Preparation. Set a dateyou’ll quit smoking, tellingfriends and family of your quitday, and preparing for it bystocking up on things like sug-arless gum and signing up fora support group.

Action. This stage starts onyour quit day and lasts sixmonths. The biggest challengeis withdrawal, with physicalsymptoms that may berelieved by nicotine gum orpatches. Psychological with-drawal can be more difficult.

Maintenance. This lasts sixmonths to five years after yourquit date. Don’t give up if youslip and have a cigarette.Instead, review benefits of quit-ting and renew your commit-ment to quitting permanently.Quitting is the most importantstep a smoker can take toextend and enhance one’squality of life.

If you’re a smoker trying toquit, HCC offers QuittingTime, a smoking cessationprogram that includes a seven-week group program foradults; a six-week program forteens; individual counseling;and a self-help manual. Formore information, please call(860) 224-5900 ext. 2653.

Dr. Steven D. Hanks is SeniorVice President of Medical Affairs& Chief Medical Officer of TheHospital of Central Connecticut.

By Ricardo BacaThe Denver Post

Steve Martin is still a wildand crazy guy. But his currenttour celebrates song oversnark.

“It’s not really a comedyshow,” Martin said. “It’s abanjo show.”

Martin hasn’t done muchstand-up comedy in the pastthree decades, but theauthor/playwright/musician/actor still can’t escape theimage of Steve Martin:Comedian — even with a well-received bluegrass recordunder his belt.

“I got done with stand-up,”Martin said recently. “Yousort of get fried on it.”

That said, the comedy vs.music comparisons come fastand furious as Martin discuss-es his recent album, “TheCrow: New Songs for theFive-String Banjo.”

The record is a collection oforiginal songs presented withthe help of Earl Scruggs, DollyParton, Vince Gill, and HotRize members Tim O’Brienand Pete Wernick. JohnMcEuen of the Nitty GrittyDirt Band produced the out-ing.

“He’s very well-connected,”Martin said of McEuen, hislongtime friend and collabora-tor. “He has powers of persua-sion and he also has a great ear.And he understands my music,you know, that it’s bluegrass,but it’s also dramatic. And heknows how to bring, I don’tknow, the drama and the musicout.”

Martin and McEuen’s storynow has a new chapter.Martin famously helpedMcEuen get a job at theDisneyland Magic Shopdecades ago, and after work,

McEuen would coach Martinon the banjo. Later, Martinwould open for the Dirt Bandon tour. But “The Crow”marks Martin’s first seriousentry into the world of blue-grass as a frontman. And evenafter a lifetime of performing,there are still nerves involved.

“It is very different playingin your living room to playingonstage,” he said. “Now, I hadplayed onstage before in mycomedy acts and when I wasopening for the Dirt Band andthat sort of thing. I’d play withthem. But that’s a long timeago. And I wasn’t the lead. SoI had to really concentrate.And the first shows I did, I’mjust sitting there, just staringat the neck (of the banjo.)

“But now I’m much morerelaxed, and I feel more confi-dent. And playing on TV wasanother challenge too, youknow, because I wasn’t play-ing to back myself up. I wasplaying for real.”

And playing music live asopposed to performing come-dy live?

“When you start a song, itlasts three minutes,” Martinsaid. “And a joke lasts six sec-onds.” The banjo is a longtimepassion of Martin’s, goingback to his comedy days whenthe instrument was more of aprop than a focal point.Instead of focusing on his rou-tine before a big show, Martinused to find himself practic-ing the banjo.

“I guess it was some kind ofZen state that I could putmyself in before going on,because the truth was, I reallydidn’t need to go over my rou-tines,” he said. “I’d been doingit every night, you know, for 10years. And I don’t know thatthe banjo was really impor-tant to my mood.”

Steve Martin’s longtimelove of banjo finds voice


‘This Is It’ a homage to Jackson greatnessAssociated Press

Watching “MichaelJackson’s This Is It” will havefans grieving once again, butthis time, it won’t only be for

the fallen Kingof Pop, but forwhat we lost — a

brilliant entertainer who gaveevery inch of his body andsoul for what might have beenone of the most spectacularcomebacks of all time.

Jackson never got to com-plete that comeback, dyingdays before his London con-certs were to begin in July, but“This Is It,” culled from hun-dreds of hours of rehearsalfootage for those shows, doesit for him. Even though it’sbeen well edited, the amazingperformances Jackson deliversin this film are not a result ofcamera magic, but Jackson’sown.

When Jackson announcedhis “This Is It” concerts earli-

er this year, many wonderedwhether Jackson had anymagic left at all. Besides histattered reputation, he wasrumored to be in frail healthand hadn’t performed a majorconcert in almost a decade.There were well-deservedskepticism about whetherJackson had the vocal andphysical agility to stage thekind of concerts that wowedfans in his prime two decadesearlier.

“This is It” gives bothanswers an emphatic yes. Eventhough Jackson’s looks — withhis weirdly delicate face and hisstick-thin frame — still makesone squirm with discomfort,once he starts to perform, thatdiscomfort gives way to amaze-ment. At 50, Jackson was still anamazingly gifted dancer withmoves that leave your mouthagape. Though we only see himdo the moonwalk once, and justfleetingly, his stop-on-a-dimespins, deft footwork and body

jerks recall the Jackson theworld fell in love with 25 yearsearlier with “Thriller.” AndJackson’s voice still dazzles —even when he’s trying to play itdown.

“I’m trying to conserve myvoice,” Jackson says at onepoint — then delivers a vocalthat is spine-tingling — andthese are just run-throughs,not the actual show.

Fans never get to see whatwould have been the “This IsIt” concert — full dressrehearsals weren’t due to hap-pen until the show went over-seas for final rehearsals.Instead, the movie takes fromsegments of taped rehearsals,and also weaves in film seg-ments Jackson planned for theconcert to give at the very leastan idea of how the concertmight have looked.

A graveyard scene meant tobe in 3D was planned forJackson’s performance of“Thriller,” and a computer-

animated dancing army wouldhave accompanied Jackson onscreen for a militaristic ver-sion “They Don’t Care AboutUs.” Jackson kept much of thesame moves from his classic“They Way You Make MeFeel” video — including thefloor humping — as well asthe groundbreaking choreog-raphy from his “Beat It” clip.

But whether it was throughnew visuals and differentmusical arrangements, heappeared to be breathing newlife into his well-worn catalog,promising fans a show thatwould have taken Jackson andhis fans to new heights.Jackson is gentle but authori-tative as he demands perfec-tion from his crew, whetherit’s gently taking the audiocrew to task for making hisearpiece too loud or attempt-ing to elicit a grand perform-ance from his young star gui-tarist.

“This is your time to shine,”

he says in that famously softsoprano voice before deliver-ing a high wail and challengingher to do the same on her gui-tar.

The film doesn’t give view-ers much insight into Jacksonoutside of performance mode— we only see him rehearsingor hear him talking aboutmusic, or the meaning of hissongs. Yet the film does give aglimpses into Jackson’s person-ality — alternatively playfuland shy, firm yet understand-ing, often saying phrases like“with love” after giving a com-mand.

“Michael Jackson’s This IsIt,” released by ColumbiaPictures: PG for some sugges-tive choreography and scaryimages. Running time: 111 min-utes. Three and a half stars outof four.

Michael Jackson impersonators dance at London's Leicester Square Odeon West End Cinema for the world pre-mier of “This is It;” in Taipei, Taiwan; Lima, Peru; and Seoul, South Korea, among other countries around theworld.

Kenny Ortega, director ofthe Jackson rehearsal filmmingles with Paula Abdu.

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Husband insists on repeating cruel prophecy about sonDEAR ABBY: My

brother, “Luke,” diedyoung due to drugaddiction. When ourson, “Adam,” misbe-haves, my husbandblames me. He saysAdam is going toend up “just likeLuke,” and it will bemy fault.

My mother bailedmy brother out ofhis problems, but Ihave never done thatwith our son. I havetold my husband numeroustimes how cruel it is to sug-gest Adam could end up likeLuke, but he continues to sayit and then “remind” me if ithappens, it will be because ofme.

My husband is a wonderfulman in every other way, buthe doesn’t seem to realizehow hurtful and unnecessaryhis cruel words are when hecompares our son to mybrother.

— SAD MOM IN TEXASDEAR SAD MOM: Wake

up and smell the coffee. Yourhusband realizes exactly howcruel that comparison is, andhas since the first time youexpressed how deeply hurtfulit was. I see nothing helpfulor constructive about com-paring your son to a boy whodied too young and too soon.If it’s said in front of Adamoften, it could become a self-fulfilling prophecy. (Nothinglike the power of suggestion.)

So stop feeling victimizedand demand that your “won-derful” husband cut it out,because if something shouldhappen, the fault will be HIS.

DEAR ABBY: I work at aschool as an educationalassistant. There are fewerthan 100 kids in the entirehigh school, and I have got-ten to know them all. When Igo around the small neigh-borhoods trick-or-treatingwith my little ones, I see thehigh school kids in their cos-tumes as well. They are well-behaved and having a goodtime.

Some of the teachers saythe kids are too old to betrick-or-treating and theyshould “get a life.” Well, their“life” is this small town, and Isee nothing wrong with themparticipating in a good timealong with the younger ones.They’re not causing trouble.There is very little for themto do outside of school andsports, and Halloween is anopportunity for them to havefun.

What’s your opinion? Arehigh school-age children tooold to trick-or-treat?

— CONCERNED FORTHE KIDS

DEAR CONCERNED: Isee nothing wrong with the

high school kids dress-ing up and having agood time trick-or-treating on Halloween.The teachers who feelthe kids are too oldshould be less critical.A positive — and age-appropriate — alterna-tive would be for theschool to arrange aparty or a dance thatevening. Consideringthe fact that it’s a smalltown and the studentbody is small, it should

be manageable.DEAR ABBY: My husband

and I are Civil War re-enac-tors. (My husband is a can-non soldier and I am a nursere-enactor.) We would greatlyappreciate it if you wouldremind your readers that ifthey come to any of the re-enactments to please not talkto the participants while theyare firing weapons in “battle”because it could distractthem. Something could gowrong and they could bebadly injured. Thank you,Abby.

— CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTOR IN ELMIRA,

N.Y.DEAR RE-ENACTOR:

I’m pleased to pass alongyour important reminder. Itwould be a shame if someonebecame a casualty of a warthat ended in 1865. Peoplewho attend a war re-enact-ment should realize they arewatching a performance, andnot participating in “history.”

DEAR ABBY: I’m engagedto the man of my dreams. Ourwedding is two months away,and I couldn’t be more excitedabout starting my life with“Jeff.”

Only one thing bothers me.When the two of us eat alonetogether, Jeff throws his man-ners out the window. He kind ofeats like a pig. He opens hismouth as wide as it will go andtakes as big a bite as he can.Then, as he’s chewing (evenwith his mouth closed) hemakes noises. I can’t get past thenoises!

I know Jeff knows better be-cause he doesn’t eat like thiswhen we’re out with his parentsor having dinner with friends.The first time he did it I thoughthe was joking. The second time,I thought he was just reallyhungry. Now I realize this is theway he eats. We have knowneach other two years, so wehave had plenty of time to getacquainted.

How do I tell him his eatingbehavior gets under my skin? Idon’t want any children wehave to learn these habits. Jeffhas a tender heart, and I don’twant to hurt his feelings.

— LOOKING ASKANCEIN TEXAS

DEAR LOOKING: You are

about two years late in tellingyour fiance how his eatinghabits affect you. If you can’tdiscuss something as basic asthis, how are you going to dis-cuss the challenging problemsthat will inevitably arise afterthe two of you are married?

You said yourself that Jeffknows better. He eats this wayin front of you because hethinks you don’t mind. So pleaselevel with him now — beforethe wedding. It won’t hurt hisfeelings; it will set him straight.

DEAR ABBY: I am 13, 5 feet3, and weigh 90 pounds. I juststarted high school. My parentsthink I’m starving myself. Theycall me “disgusting,” “horrify-ing,” and my personal favorite— “ugly.” My brother calls me“Skinny Bones Jones.”

I do not starve myself, nor amI anorexic or bulimic. I justhappen to get full from smallportions rather quickly — or Imay not be hungry at the mo-ment. At night I do some quickexercises and yoga positions so

I won’t feel bloated from meals.Some of my friends have saidthey think I have becomeanorexic.

Because of all this my self-es-teem is at an all-time low. I usedto weigh more than 100 pounds,but recently I got the stomachflu, which explains my suddenweight loss and fullness. Am Iwrong in thinking I’m healthy?Are my family and friends rightthat I’m anorexic? Please help.

— 90-POUND GIRL INFULLERTON, CALIF.

DEAR 90-POUND GIRL:When “everyone” starts tellingus something we don’t want tohear, it may be time to pay at-tention. One sentence in yourletter tells me that you may havean eating disorder — it’s yourcomment about needing to ex-ercise after eating because youfeel bloated.

You should be evaluated by anurse at school, if there is one,or by a physician to be sureyou’re getting enough nutri-ents to remain healthy, that

you’re not overdoing the exer-cise, and if there could be aphysical problem causing thefeeling you’re interpreting as“bloat.”

Please share what I have saidwith your parents because it’simportant. Name-calling andridicule are not the answer to aproblem like the one you mayhave.

Dear Abby is written byAbigail Van Buren, also knownas Jeanne Phillips, and wasfounded by her mother, PaulinePhillips. Write Dear Abby atwww.DearAbby.com or P.O.Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA90069. To order “How to WriteLetters for All Occasions,” senda business-sized, self-addressed envelope, plus checkor money order for $6 to: DearAbby — Letter Booklet, P.O.Box 447, Mount Morris, IL61054-0447.

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• Academy DiCapelli 40 25.00 17.50 Health & Beauty Wallingford• Advanced Optical 20 50.00 35.00 Health & Beauty Wallingford• Anna V Salon 40 25.00 17.50 Health & Beauty Wallingford• Austin Phillips Hair Studio 40 25.00 17.50 Health & Beauty Wallingford• Body & Soul Day Spa 20 50.00 35.00 Health & Beauty Wallingford• Brio Academy 20 50.00 35.00 Health & Beauty Meriden• Catherine & Co. 30 50.00 35.00 Health & Beauty Meriden• Ciao Bella Salon 20 25.00 17.50 Health & Beauty Cheshire• Colony Vision 20 50.00 35.00 Health & Beauty Wallingford• Cross Fit Cheshire 14 75.00 52.50 Health & Beauty Cheshire• Durham Pharmacy 20 50.00 35.00 Health & Beauty Durham• Flair for Hair 40 25.00 17.50 Health & Beauty North Haven• From Tips to Toes 30 25.00 17.50 Health & Beauty Southington• G-Salon 20 50.00 35.00 Health & Beauty Wallingford• In Touch Massage & Spa 20 50.00 35.00 Health & Beauty Cheshire• Josie’s Hair Design 20 50.00 35.00 Health & Beauty Wallingford• Leslie K. Hair Salon 40 25.00 17.50 Health & Beauty Meriden• M Salon 40 50.00 35.00 Health & Beauty Wallingford• Maximum Fitness 40 25.00 17.50 Health & Beauty Wallingford• Meriden YMCA 10 50.00 35.00 Health & Beauty Meriden• Serenity Salon & Day Spa 24 50.00 35.00 Health & Beauty Wallingford• Southington Athletic Shop 20 25.00 17.50 Health & Beauty Southington• Southington/Cheshire YMCA 40 25.00 17.50 Health & Beauty Southington• Sunrise Tanning 40 25.00 17.50 Health & Beauty Wallingford• Wallingford Optical 40 25.00 17.50 Health & Beauty Wallingford• Wallingford YMCA 20 50.00 35.00 Health & Beauty Wallingford

• Ali’s Nursery 20 25.00 17.50 Home & Garden Southington• Country Flower Farms 75 25.00 17.50 Home & Garden Middlefield• CT Power & Sport 20 50.00 35.00 Home & Garden Wallingford• Greenbackers Agway 40 25.00 17.50 Home & Garden Meriden• Hunter’s Pool 30 50.00 35.00 Home & Garden Wallingford• Q-River Land & Lawncare 40 25.00 17.50 Home & Garden Wallingford• Quality Garden & Equip. Sales 20 50.00 35.00 Home & Garden Meriden• Vinny’s Garden Center 24 50.00 35.00 Home & Garden Wallingford

• Barnes House of Flowers 40 25.00 17.50 Jewelry, Flowers, Gifts, Etc Wallingford• Carabetta Florist 20 25.00 17.50 Jewelry, Flowers, Gifts, Etc Meriden• Carol’s Creations 20 50.00 35.00 Jewelry, Flowers, Gifts, Etc North Haven• DBK Family Jewelers 10 100.00 70.00 Jewelry, Flowers, Gifts, Etc Plainville

• Kogut Florist 20 50.00 35.00 Jewelry, Flowers, Gifts, Etc Meriden• Perrotti’s Country Barn 60 25.00 17.50 Jewelry, Flowers, Gifts, Etc Middlefield• Rocking Horse Gift Shoppe 20 25.00 17.50 Jewelry, Flowers, Gifts, Etc Southington• Rose Flower & Gifts 40 25.00 17.50 Jewelry, Flowers, Gifts, Etc Meriden• Ruby Jewelers 10 50.00 35.00 Jewelry, Flowers, Gifts, Etc Hamden• Thompson Chocolate 40 25.00 17.50 Jewelry, Flowers, Gifts, Etc Meriden• Wallingford Flower & Gift Shoppe 20 50.00 35.00 Jewelry, Flowers, Gifts, Etc Wallingford• Wild Wisteria 10 50.00 35.00 Jewelry, Flowers, Gifts, Etc Durham

• K9 Power 20 25.00 17.50 Pets North Haven• Paws Pet Resort 20 25.00 17.50 Pets Cheshire• Pet Playhouse 40 25.00 17.50 Pets Southington

• 95 Gathering Place 40 25.0 17.50 Restaurant Wallingford• Alina’s Ristorante 40 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Wallingford• Amore Pizza 40 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Wallingford• Aqua Terra Restaurant 10 50.00 35.00 Restaurant Plainville• Avanti Restaurant 40 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Meriden• Aziago’s Restaurant 20 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Southington• Bella Luna Pizza Ristorante 40 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Meriden• Broad Street Pizza 40 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Meriden• Brother’s Restaurant 30 50.00 35.00 Restaurant Wallingford• Capri Ristorante 20 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Plainville• Captain Seas 40 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Wallingford• Cava Restaurant 40 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Southington• Dad’s Restaurant 40 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Wallingford• Dino’s Restaurant 40 25.00 17.50 Restaurant North Haven• Duchess Restaurant 40 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Wallingford• Fiores IV 20 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Plainville• Gaetano’s Tavern on Main 40 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Wallingford• Gossip 20 50.00 35.00 Restaurant Durham• Hawethorne Inn 20 50.00 35.00 Restaurant Berlin• K. LaMay’s Steamed Cheeseburger 20 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Meriden• K. T. Baxter’s 40 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Wallingford• Louie’s Pizza 40 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Wallingford• Machiavelli’s Italian Restaurant 40 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Southington• Mack’s on West 40 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Southington• Manor Inn 20 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Southington• Michael’s Trattoria 20 50.00 35.00 Restaurant Wallingford• Oriental Express 40 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Wallingford• Primo Pizza 80 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Wallingford• Roma Pizza & Deli 20 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Plainville• Rosie’s Café 40 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Meriden• Rosina’s Pizzeria 20 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Southington• Sans-Souci Restaurant 40 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Meriden• Ted’s Restaurant 40 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Meriden• Time Out Tavern 40 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Durham• TLC Eatery 20 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Durham• Townline Pizza 20 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Southington• Westbrook Lobster 20 50.00 35.00 Restaurant Wallingford• Yogi’s Sports Bar & Grill 65 25.00 17.50 Restaurant Meriden

• A-1 Capitol 10 50.00 35.00 Services Cromwell• Ace Oil 40 50.00 35.00 Services Meriden• Ackerman Interiors 5 200.00 140.00 Services Cheshire• Carlton’s Interiors 30 50.00 35.00 Services Berlin• Carpet Pro 20 50.00 35.00 Services Middletown• Case Handyman & Remodeling 16 100.00 70.00 Services Wallingford• Colonial Flooring Plus 20 100.00 70.00 Services Wallingford• Don Petit Store of Floors 10 100.00 70.00 Services Southington• Edwin Cordero Painting 10 100.00 70.00 Services Meriden• La Insurance 20 25.00 17.50 Services Meriden• Lifetiled 20 100.00 70.00 Services Wallingford• Lyon’s Upholstery 10 100.00 70.00 Services Wallingford• Macksimum Memories Photo. 20 50.00 35.00 Services Wallingford• Mim’s Oil 60 50.00 35.00 Services Meriden• Paint Emporium 20 50.00 35.00 Services Wallingford• Paul’s Wall to Wall 20 50.00 35.00 Services Wallingford• Phil’s Lockshop 40 25.00 17.50 Services Meriden• Signs by Tomorrow 20 50.00 35.00 Services Wallingford• Valentina’s Home Design 10 50.00 35.00 Services Durham

• Four Points by Sheraton 5 100.00 70.00 Travel & Recreation Meriden• North Haven Bike 20 50.00 35.00 Travel & Recreation North Haven• Rapid Raceways 20 25.00 17.50 Travel & Recreation Plainville• Silver Mill Tours 20 50.00 35.00 Travel & Recreation Meriden• Valentin Karate 100 50.00 35.00 Travel & Recreation Meriden


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