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Ruby, pumpkin seeds that grow, our Water Park, Book

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without good friends?)

Puzzles, Luka, cross stitch, music by the Beatles, great

columnists, my graphic artist, Nick, a good movie,

Anya, a book you can’t put down, talking to my sisters

on the phone, a brother that is the best- in the world

cook- and invites us to dinner, my kids when they come

home, my kids when they come home with my grand-

children, any full moon, raking leaves, Henry, Fort

Dodge Symphony, Crawford Park, Hugo, a fire in the

fireplace, a drive to Dolliver, wonderful family, good

health, and a great job.

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Firstly my wonderful wife Kelly, and my son Calvin

and daughter Julia Joy, I love you guys so much. I am

thankful for my family, friends and great neighbors.

Waking up in the morning, and being excited to come to

work. I am also grateful for the little things in life, like:

flip flops, bacon, beer and a nice campfire. Good music,

Inside jokes and the internet. Baby laughs, When my

mother-in law Nancy surprises me with something

home made to eat, stepping on toys left out in the living

room and using up the late night hours that some waste

sleeping. When I really think about it I am thankful and

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CHICAGOCOMEDIA MUSICA PLAYERS PRESENT

NOVEMBER 8th, 9th, 10th he 1920’s promises to come to life on

November 8th, 9th and 10th at Decker

Auditorium, Iowa Central Community

College as the Comedia Musica Players will

present their 45th annual musical, ‘Chicago’.

Directed by Debby Roe, the show promises

“to take you back to a time when illegal gin

joints sold outlawed liquor, flapper dresses

were almost indecent and all the rage, and

jazz was still seen as nothing more than a

passing fad.”

The well known musical tells the story of

Velma Kelly, a vaudeville star, who is played

by Alyssa Sparks and Roxie Hart, a mechan-

ic’s wife, played by Nicole Brown. Roxie idol-

izes Ms. Kelly and wants to be just like her.

She is so obsessed with having a career on the

stage that she imagines her life is a show with

a dancing chorus, production numbers and

great costumes.

Through various circumstances, the two

women meet in prison where they find them-

selves on trial for murder. The slick Chicago

lawyer, Billy Flynn, who is played by Buzz

Powers, agrees to work his magic to try and

get both women acquitted. Kelly, Flynn and

many others become ‘performers’ in Roxie’s

fantasy version of her life as she dreams of

turning her trial into a stepping-stone to star-

dom.

Why did you pick this show?“This show has been a favorite of Comedia’s

for the last few years,” said Music Director,

Mary Jo Laupp. “People have fond memories

from the previous production that they did.”

Laupp said local celebrities, Alyssa, Nicole

and Buzz take the stage and do a wonderful

job in their roles. Nate Gibson portrays

Roxie’s loyal, yet easily forgettable husband

Amos Hart while Laura Franks takes on the

role of the one and only Matron “Mama”

Morton.

The cast has been hard at work since early

September learning lines, singing songs and

brushing up on their dancing. “You’ll hear hits

like ‘All That Jazz’, “Cell Block Tango’, and

“When you’re Good to Mama’,” said Laupp.

The CastLaupp had high praises for everyone involved

in the show, from the lead cast members to

everyone in the chorus. “You can’t put on a

show like this- without exceptional talent

coming from all involved,” she said. When

asked about the lead roles, she said, “Alyssa

and Nicole’s voices are so evenly matched,

that when they sing together, something hap-

pens to their voices, it’s a fresh new sound.”

And she said that Buzz Powers is Billy Flynn.

“He’s the sneaky lawyer you love to hate.”

“Nate Gibson portrays Amos Hart perfectly,

and his voice is positively fantastic,” she said.

She added that Laura Frank has been consis-

tently wonderful from day one.

Director Debby is in her second year as the

Director for Comedia’s annual production.

Mary Jo was onstage with Comedia in both

2010 and 2011, but will step in this year to

serve as musical director. Rachel Bell’s skill as

choreographer helps to bring the fun, jazz era

score some extra life and excitement.

Performance times are 7:00 pm each night

with a 2:00 pm matinee on Saturday the 10th.

Tickets can be purchased at Choice Printing,

1012 First Ave north, or at the door.

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he longtime champions of a cappella singingand a variety of other vocal styles return to put

the sound in the Christmas season; tickets on salenow!

The masters of many vocal styles – including theirmighty foundation, A Cappella music – are backagain to put their joyful sound in the Christmasseason. The Blenders 2012 Holiday Soul Tourappears at the Civic Center of Greater Des MoinesTuesday, Dec. 18.

Tickets prices start at $39. Tickets are on sale to thegeneral public at the Civic Center Ticket Office, allTicketmaster locations, charge-by-phone at (800)745-3000 and online at CivicCenter.org.

The self-described vocal band of 22 years has beena longtime major influence on many subsequentvocal groups that have formed since The Blendersfirst performed in their hometown of Fargo in1990, especially those in the Midwest. TheBlenders’ own influences stretch far and wide.And the self-described vocal band has forged asound that’s earned them a huge fan base, criticalacclaim and accolades from recording artists suchas pop diva Erykah Badu to the legendary LesPaul, plus three Emmy Awards.

Today A Cappella music is more popular than it'sever been. And with a major motion picture --Pitch Perfect*-- out this fall that explores the ven-erable vocal style, The Blenders will continue theirannual holiday tradition of showcasing the group'sown A Cappella roots and trademark four-partharmonies, plus present a bevy of other vocal tra-ditions that blend Classical, Choral, Jazz, Rock,R&B and Soul, with and without their superb, livebacking band.

"One of the highlights -- both for the audience andus -- during our annual Holiday Soul Tour is whenwe just sing a medley of Christmas carols, with nobacking band and none of our elaborate produc-tion. It's just our voices," says Tim Kasper, theband's spokesperson and high tenor singer."There's nothing like the sound of the human voiceunfettered and in harmony with other voices. It'sstill the best style of singing we do. We're not sur-prised there's a film about the many A Cappellacontests that take place every year and a growingawareness of the genre not only here but abroad.It's a rich, magical tradition!"

Their harmony-packed and hilarious holidayshows in the Midwest have become a family tradi-tion with rousing performances of beautifullyarranged carols and hymns, tricked out holidaystandards and their own enduring and endearingChristmas songs that sound like classics.

Brothers Allan and Darren Rust and childhoodfriends Tim Kasper and Ryan Lance initially spenttheir formative years crisscrossing the countrywith their unique style of vocal harmony music,mixing together classical, choral and a cappellamusic with jazz, doo wop, pop, rock and soulmusic. The Blenders have toured all over the USand opened for such acts as Jay Leno, HowieMandel, Savage Garden, Blues Traveler, Chicago,The Righteous Brothers, Lou Rawls, Chuck Berry,and many more.

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Holiday Concertand Yule Walkhe Fort Dodge Area Symphony will hold their Holiday

Concert on Sunday, December 2nd at Phillips Middle

School. The Yule Walk Tour of Homes will be held immedi-

ately following the concert.

The concert begins at 3:00 pm, and will feature a Messiah

Sing-A Long. There will be four guest soloists, and the audi-

ence will be able to join in with the help of local choirs. Tickets

are $10 or with season memberships. Guests will be able to

purchase season memberships the day of the Concert.

Yule Walk Tour of Homes

The Yule Walk Tour of Homes will begin immediately follow-

ing the Concert. The walk includes the:

Jim and Ann Meyer home at 2908 South Soldier Creek Drive, The Mike and Diana Willerth home at 2917 South Soldier CreekDrive, The Clyde and Diane Knupp home at 1515 Floral Ave, andBickford Assisted Living at 1536 20th Ave North.

Twist & Shout met with the owners about their “Decorating

plans’ for the walk.

While all the homes will be decorated in beautiful holiday fin-

ery, they will each be unique. Ann Meyer said visitors will be

met with snowflake lighting outside the home. “Inside I will

have a tree in the living room, full of white lights and many

Old World Christmas ornaments, thanks to the generosity of

my mother in law, Karen Cogswell.” Meyer added that John

Hansen from Beckers is a huge help with all her decorating, “I

always replace my bows with Beckers.” The Meyer basement

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Iowa Central will again present its Central Iowa Food and

Beverage Expo on Saturday November 17, 2012, from 11AM –

4PM in the Career Education Building, on the Fort Dodge

Campus. Vendors will give samples of food and beverages, as well

as show the latest in kitchenware, painted glassware, kitchen

scents, and more. There will be a high school cooking competition,

cake walk, demonstrations by the culinary arts students, and

much more.

There is no charge to set up as a vendor. Attendance is by ticket

purchased either from a Culinary Arts student or by calling the

college. To be a vendor or to purchase tickets, call 1-800-362-2793,ext. 1292. Ticket prices are $10 per person. Children 12 and underattend for free. Watch for more information and details!

Iowa Central Culinary Arts Students

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will feature a ‘woodsy’ Christmas, “a

traditional woodland Holiday decor

compliments the lower level,” she

added.

When entering the Diana and MikeWillerth home, you’ll feel like you are in

a beautiful forest, “there are trees, trees

and more trees,” said Diana. “All will be

decorated in lights, with our kids deco-

rating the main tree.” She said there will

be colored icicle lights outside, and the

main floor will ‘glisten’.

There will also be a large tree in the

Dining Room Bay window as well as a

Christmas Village in the kitchen. “We’ll

also have the well-known ‘Willerth’

plate, which has snowmen, representing

our family.”

Willerth added, “You won’t be disap-

pointed- and your Christmas spirit will

come alive.”

Clyde and Dianne Knupp are calling their

newest project the ‘extreme makeover of

a historic home’! Their house at 1515

Floral Avenue was built in 1946 – and

had come upon difficult times. The

Knupps have bought it and been very

busy restoring it to beyond it’s once

well-known splendor.

Bickford Assisted Living will be a great

spot to stop and take a break while at the

same time enjoying their festive, warm

Christmas cheer. There will be a fire in

the fireplace, a large tree in the dining

area, and hot cider and hot chocolate

along with Holiday treats. Director Effie

Hill promises lots of good cheer, and

said ‘We’re really excited to be part of

the Yule Walk.”

Tickets for the Yule Walk are $15

and can be purchased at Design

Two, at their new location, 1109

Central Ave, or CSBank. Tickets

may be purchased the day of the

Walk at Bickford Assisted Living,

( but no ‘change’ will be given).

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Vienna Boys Choir( )

he pure and astonishing sound of theVienna Boys Choir has delighted

audiences around the world for overfive centuries. This famed ensemble,straight from Austria, promises a con-cert that will fill everyone’s soul withthe “sound of music.”

The Vienna Boys Choir is comprised ofboys between the ages of ten and four-teen. The choir is divided into four sub-groups of touring choirs, betweenwhom the tours, Vienna appearancesand recording projects are shared. Eachsub-choir is named after a famousAustrian composer from the choir’s his-tory: Bruckner, Haydn, Mozart orSchubert.

Despite their young age, these singersare commanding, mature musicianswho will charm and delight anyone andeveryone who loves music. As the FortWorth Star-Telegram noted, “There isno more polished ensemble of chil-dren’s voices than the Vienna BoysChoir.”

1498 is the official founding date of theVienna Boys Choir, when EmperorMaximilian I moved his court andmusicians from Innsbruck to Vienna.The choir sang exclusively for the court,at mass and on state occasions until

1918 when the Habsburg Empire col-lapsed. Josef Schnitt established thechoir as a private institution andreplaced the imperial uniform with thesailor suit, then the height of fashion.

The choir's repertoire includes every-thing from medieval to contemporaryand experimental music. Motets andlieder for boys' choir form the core ofthe touring selections, as do the choir'sown arrangements of waltzes andpolkas by Strauss. They also performmajor choral and symphonic works aswell as take part in opera performances.

Pre-show Speaker in the Celebrity Café(Ground Floor, North entrance): GeneLeVasseur, Concert Choir Director forAmes Children’s Choirs

Gene LeVasseur taught vocal music inhigh school and middle school for acombined 24 years before becoming theDirector of Music Ministry at BethesdaLutheran Church in Ames. This pre-view, which is free for ticket holders,begins at 7 p.m.

at Stephens Auditorium, Ames

The Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance, with co-

sponorship from SSMID, will host the annual

Holiday Lighting Event. It will be held at 5:30 onMonday evening, November 26 at the plaza on the cor-ner of Central Avenue and 9th Street. Santa will arrive

in a fire truck, Mayor Matt Bemrich will light the tree

and there will be activities for families and children

in the Wahkonsas Apartments following the tree

lighting.

There will be hay rides, a store window decorat-

ing contest for the downtown merchants and vis-

its with Santa. The FDSH and St. Edmond choirs

and the Harmony Brigade will perform in the

Wahkonsas’s lobby.

Cookies, hot chocolate and hot cider and freephotos with Santa will be available to families.Children can decorate cookies, make Christmasornaments, do face-painting and write letters toSanta.

Frontier Communications is installing the thousands

of lights on the tree, the Lions Club is helping to

serve the cookies, St. Edmond and FDSH cheerlead-

ers are helping with the cookie decorating and orna-

ment making. It is truly a team effort for all these

volunteers to provide such a wonderful evening for

our community.

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Invites You To...

2011 Service Of Remembrance Sunday, December 2nd, 2012

1:30 p.m. St. Olaf Lutheran Church • 239 No. 11th St.

Fort Dodge, Iowa The holidays are a difficult time for those who have lost someone loved. The staff of Gunderson Funeral Home invites you to attend our annual

“Time For Angels” a service of remembrance in honor of those who have died

and in support of those who still live. The program will feature music

and an inspirational message of hope from the

The program will be followed by a presentation of an angel ornament to each family to take home and place on their tree for

their own family gathering. We hope you, your family and friends will join us.

Please call us with any questions or to request your own angel ornament for your family.

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Stephens Auditorium, Ames • Thursday, December 20 at 7:30pm

erforming live in one spectac-

ular concert, Jim Brickman’s

“On A Winter’s Night” arrives at

Stephens Auditorium in Ames

on December 20.

Jim Brickman con-

tinues to wow

audiences year

after year with his

intimate and

beloved holiday

tour.

With over seven

million records

sold, Jim

Brickman’s roman-

tic piano sound has

made him the best-selling solo

piano artist of our time. His sig-

nature style has brought him six

Gold and Platinum albums, 30

charted adult radio hits, and two

Grammy nominations.

“On A Winter’s Night” will

delight the audience with classic

and contemporary holiday

music, fan favorites and songs

from Jim Brickman’s latest CD,

Believe. Dazzling solo piano,

vibrant vocals, warmth, and

humor make this an ideal win-

ter’s night celebration.

Limited availability remains for

top price ticket packages, which

include a seat in Rows A-C and a

post-show Meet & Greet with

Jim Brickman.

For information on this perform-ance: Visit the venue website:www.center.iastate.edu

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to 5:00 pm. The Open House is free and open to the public.

“We are excited once again to be show-casing’ this beautiful, histor-ical home in all it’s holiday splendor,” said Delpha Holztman,Chairperson of the Smeltzer Education Committee.

Holtzman said the kitchen has recently been refurbished, whichmeans that all of the rooms on the first floor have been restored.“Both the first and second floors will be open for viewing,” sheadded. “Each room will be decorated in a traditional, yet themedlook, with all four porches’ and the two balconies trimmed withlighted garland and bows.”

“There will be wreaths in all of the windows, and the six mantles ofthe fireplaces will be decorated according to the theme of the room,”Holtzman said. “We hope people mark their calendar for December9th and join us for a great way to usher in the Holidays.”

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The Nutcracker Balletn essential part of many families’ holiday plans is a trip

to see the Iowa State Center's annual presentation of

The Nutcracker Ballet. Now in its 32nd year, the produc-

tion showcases sensational talent at Stephens Auditorium

for three shows, December 8-9. Over 200 local performers

from many of central Iowa’s dance studios bring this holi-

day masterpiece to life. This production features choreog-

raphy by Robert Thomas & Miyoka Thomas of the

Dancenter (Ames). Nothing else will get you in the mood

for the holidays like The Nutcracker Ballet.

The Iowa State Center production of The Nutcracker Ballet,

central Iowa's longest-running holiday dance tradition

opens Saturday, December 8 at 1:30 p.m. with two addi-

tional performances at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 8

and Sunday, December 9 at 1:30 p.m.

The Nutcracker Ballet will also feature professional princi-

pal dancers in the roles of the Sugar Plum Fairy, and her

Cavalier. You will be completely enchanted when these

two sweep across the stage creating a vision of sugarplums

and Candyland.

Tickets cost $20 and $18. Discounts are available for ISU stu-

dents, 18 & under, 55 & older, and groups of 10 or more. For

more information, contact the Iowa State Center at 515-294-

3347, toll free at 1-877-843-2368, or online at

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he members of the YWCA Board are busy once again

preparing for their annual Holiday ‘Showcase’.

Member Sally Kraayenbrink promises that while there are

a few changes this year, the event will be better than ever.

“After enjoying the Trolley Center for many years, we

decided to showcase the Wahkonsa Lobby a beautifully

renovated space- for our annual fundraiser,” said Sally. “

We have trimmed down our schedule and are planning

one evening for a formal holiday gathering,” she said.

“The evening will offer wine, hord’oeuvres, (prepared by

the Fort Dodge Senior High Culinary Arts program) live

entertainment as well as a live and silent auction.”

Kraayenbrink added that they have collaborated with

other agencies in the community while planning the event,

and are now under the umbrella of ‘Silver Bells in the

City.” “Our part of Silver Bells is ‘The Silver Showcase.”

It’s a great opportunity for people to gather downtown

and enjoy the sights and sounds of the season.”

She stressed that this is also a great way to raise funds for

a very worthy cause; “It’s our largest fundraising event of

the year, and all proceeds support our homeless shelter for

women and children.”

YWCA Holiday Gift Shop

Along with the Silver Showcase, the YWCA is also open-

ing their annual Holiday Gift Shop. This year it will debut

at the beautiful and historic Vincent House that local busi-

nesses and friends of the YWCA will decorate.

The gift shop will be open to the public in connection with

other community events and will include donated and

handmade holiday items such as centerpieces, wreaths,

table runners and holiday and winter décor. The opening

day is Saturday, November 17 from 9 am to 1:00 pm,

which is the morning of the Silver Showcase. In addition,

the Gift Shop will be open Monday, November 26th from

4:30- 8:00 pm in association with the Greater Fort Dodge

Growth Alliance Holiday Lighting extravaganza; Tuesday,

November 27th from 4:00- to 9:00 pm, to correlate with the

Ladies Night out event, and Sunday, December 2nd from

4:30 to 8:00 pm, following the Symphony Yule Walk.

The YWCA has served thousands of women and children

for over 100 years in Fort Dodge and will continue to serve

for many years to come. People’s lives are affected by its

presence every day through our homeless shelter, transi-

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and numerous educational opportunities.

Kraayenbrink concluded saying that the Board is very

grateful to all the people, organizations and businesses

who assist the YWCA as patrons. “We couldn’t do what

we do without the support of the community.”

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t was comedian Robin Williams, I think, who famously once said, ``if you remem-

ber the 1960s you weren’t there.’’ It isn’t necessarily true, of course, but it is funny

and maybe even partially accurate commentary on the psychedelic 60s of acid test

fame, rock festivals, hippies in Nehru jackets, and the influence of Warhol, Kerouac,

Hunter S. Thompson, Allen Ginsberg and Lenny Bruce.

If Baby Boomers are technically defined as children born

between 1946 and 1964 that puts us anywhere from 48 to 66

years of age. To really remember the 60s, you would need to

have been born in roughly the first half of the Boomer era. Of

course, at our age, the ability to remember things done in our

youth could be forgotten for many reasons, not always having

to do with being a product of the indulgent 60s.

All of this is an awkward lead up to my effort to remember the

best live music shows I’ve ever seen. I finally decided that if I

don’t remember a live show it was because I wasn’t that

impressed to begin with. I can’t remember very many large

scale arena shows by rock and roll bands of the 60s and 70s

that left much of a lasting impression on me. Most of the best shows I’ve ever seen

were in small spaces with intimate audiences.

There are many different kinds of live shows, and I can’t say as I am in any way

inclined to pay today’s ticket prices to see major arena acts of any kind. In the 1960s,

if you wanted to know what an artist looked like, you almost had to see them in per-

son. Other than album covers and the occasional TV variety show appearance, there

wasn’t another way. Maybe you saw the Beatles sometime before they retired from

live performances in 1966. If so, that’s something to tell your grandchildren. Maybe

you saw the Grateful Dead, 5, 10, 20 times as Dead Heads were known to do back in

the day. Jimmy Buffett still holds event concerts, as in concerts that would be events

even if Jimmy didn’t show up.

Maybe you saw the Stones somewhere along the way, like when they filled Jack Trice

Stadium in Ames (twice) and built a stage as big as the Tower of London. Maybe you

saw the Allman Brothers Band back when they would start a show on Saturday night

and end it at dawn the next day. Perhaps you saw Neil Young in his younger days

with Crazy Horse, when unless you came equipped with something to put in your

ears, they would be ringing for a minimum of three days afterward.

Maybe you saw the Doors. If you did, you probably saw somebody get arrested,

maybe even Morrison himself. If you ever saw Hendrix or Joplin you came away

transfixed and were probably saddened when they died 16 days apart in 1970. If you

ever saw the Kinks you were probably in England because they got kicked out of the

U.S. for most of the 60s.

If you ever saw George Jones, you were lucky. He didn’t get the nickname No-Show

Jones by accident. If you ever went to Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic, there’s a

good chance you don’t recall that at all. Maybe you saw Simon and Garfunkel in

Central Park, you and a half million of your closest friends. Maybe you were at

Woodstock. If you were you were rain-soaked, chilled to the bone and miserable.

Maybe you visited some of the rock and roll shrines of yesteryear, like Bill Graham’s

Fillmore Auditoriums East and West or San Francisco’s legendary Winterland and

Avalon Ballrooms. Possibly you were there on Sunset Strip in L.A. when clubs like

Whisky A Go Go and the Troubadour launched the careers of some of rock’s most

notorious acts. You might have been at Café Wha? on Bleecker Street in Greenwich

Village when a young folkie named Dylan first appeared.

Me, I wasn’t. But here are some of the best shows I’ve seen, and can remember.

Kinky Friedman in Iowa City—Gabe’s in Iowa City (known in the 70s as Gabe and

Walker’s) has hosted many great shows in the last 40 years. Upstairs, with a small

stage, it was an intimate setting for Kinky Friedman, then just

a quirky country singer from Texas. Friedman had just

released his astonishing Sold American album in 1973 when

he appeared at Gabe’s in a sequined cowboy suit and yellow

Stetson emblazoned with the Star of David. Kinky, now more

author/humorist than singer, has continued to amaze ever

since.

The Band/Muddy Waters/Delaney and Bonnie/Paul ButterfieldBlues Band/John Sebastian at Midway Stadium, St. Paul,Minn.—Part of an all day festival in June 1971 back when

those kinds of things were a big deal. Great music, but the

stage was far away and it was hot.

Marcia Ball and the Misery Brothers at the Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, Tex.—The Armadillo was to Austin, what Fillmore East was to New York City in the early

70s. A cavernous old hall with a big stage, it played host to most of the rising alterna-

tive country acts of the early Austin movement. Marcia Ball was (and still is) a fabu-

lous singer and piano player with material ranging from zydeco and Cajun to blues

and rock.

New Riders of the Purple Sage at Memorial Auditorium in Cedar Rapids—Known prima-

rily for opening Grateful Dead shows, the New Riders had a quick rise and fall in the

70s. At their peak they were a formidable rock meets country outfit. Buddy Cage

played his fuzz steel guitar like a lead instrument.

Asleep at the Wheel in Iowa City/Des Moines—I’ve seen Asleep at the Wheel many times

in many places in many of their dif-

ferent configurations. When they first

showed up in Iowa City in the early

70s, they were a bit of an enigma.

They had to cram an eight-piece band

into Gabe’s little upstairs bar. At that

time they were a more country ver-

sion of Commander Cody’s Lost

Planet Airmen. Great instrumental-

ists, they applied a rock and roll edge

to classic country and western swing

pieces. A later version of the band

played the Val-Air Ballroom in Des

Moines several times in the 90s and it

was always interesting to see the

eclectic mix of people that would show up, from punk rockers to square dancers.

Alvin Crow and the Pleasant Valley Boys at the Broken Spoke in Austin, Tex.—There were

many well-known smallish venues on the Austin club circuit in the early 70s. The

Rusty Nail, Soap Creek Saloon, and the Broken Spoke among them. Alvin Crow, a fid-

dler with a country rock swing band, has been a regular at the Spoke for nearly 40

years. He never really made it big nationally, but he’s a Texas legend and still plays

there today. The Broken Spoke itself was a dingy Texas bar with a sawdust dance floor,

but has hosted some of the biggest names in country music.

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Gene Clark in Iowa City—Saw Gene at Gabe’s when his career was at a crossroads. He’d

been fired from the Byrds already a couple of times and was trying to make a go of it

as a solo artist. His albums were met with

critical acclaim but not sales. He was a treat

to see because he’s one of the most impor-

tant singer songwriters in the history of folk

rock and country rock music.

Poco at the Paramount Theater, Des Moines—

Poco was a great live act, especially early on

when Buffalo Springfield alums Richie

Furay and Jim Messina were in the band.

Rock driven country music and a high ener-

gy level were Poco hallmarks.

Merle Haggard in Fort Dodge—I’ve seen Hag

a couple of times, but when he played the

Laramar in 1995 as part of KVFD’s fan

appreciation series that, to me at least, was a very big deal. In my estimation he ranks

alongside Johnny Cash as one of the most important American musicians of the 20th

century.

John Hartford in Fort Dodge—The featured performer at Frontier Days in the Opera

House in 1998, Hartford was simply one of the most innovative and expressive acoustic

musicians of our time. I’ve said it before here that Haggard and Hartford are absolute

giants of American music influence and both made appearances in Fort Dodge.

J.J. Cale at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City—J.J. Cale is a legendary guitarist and a

major influence on a wide range of musicians beginning with Eric Clapton, but he’s the

least personable performer I’ve ever

seen. Had nothing to say to the crowd

at all. He just bounced from song to

song until he was done and left. Still,

that was pretty good.

Loretta Lynn/Conway Twitty at McElroyAuditorium, Waterloo—The legendary

country music tandem appeared with

Johnny Russell in 1974 at the old ice

hockey arena. It was a typical country

show for the day. They sang the hits

and signed lots of autographs.

Johnny Paycheck at Monticello, IA—One of my favorite shows. It was the early 70s,

before Take This Job and Shove It and Paycheck was a moderately well-known coun-

try singer with his band the Lovemakers. I was working for a regional country music

magazine so I had the chance to sit across the booth from him in a small community

center-like ballroom as he sipped whiskey during a break in the show. Paycheck was

an old school performer with a passion for hard country music, but he also was a prime

example of a country singer whose personal life had far too much in common with the

songs he sang.

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60's, it’s almost impossible to keep track of them all. But, when they came

and appeared in Fort Dodge, that is a different story, and it’s always fun to

look back at these incredible

artists.

The story of this month’s artist,

starts earlier in the 60's in a

Capitol Records Recording

Studio A, with the legendary

Beach Boys.

The story of the relationship

between Brian Wilson and his

father Murray is well known,

and the bullying that Murray

always did with Brian.

It got so bad, Brian banned his

father from Beach Boys record-

ing sessions. Murray, to say the

least, was upset and was out to

prove Brian wrong, “I’m going

to show that kid that I know this business better than he

does”.

Murray’s efforts were to record an LP of his own laid

back jazz style of music, titled “The Many Moods Of

Murray Wilson” (Capitol Records 2819), to create and

form a top 40 band.

His real goal was to create a band in the mold of the

Beach Boys, and see them become huge successes, so he

could say to his sons, “I told you so”. That group....The

Sunrays.

The Sunrays got their start as a band in 1961 but under

the name of the Renegades. They were a highly suc-

cessful So. California group, playing all the top teen

clubs and venues. They were extremely popular on the UCLA campus.

In 1964 the Renegades were recommend to Murray by his son Dennis Wilson,

as a group with a ton of talent, but just needed a break to “make it” big.

With Murray’s many connections, it didn’t take much to convince five kids to

change their name and let him take over as their manager. The new name, The

SUNRAYS.

The band consisted of Rick Henn-drums, Vince Hozier-bass, Steve

O’Riley/Bryon Case-guitar, Eddy Medora-sax/rhythm guitar, and Marty

DiGiovanni-keyboards.

Murray got them signed to Capitol Record’s subsidiary label, Tower Records.

In early 1965 Murray took them into the studio and the result was a significant

chart success with the Sunrays, “I Live For The Sun/ Bye Baby Bye” (Tower

Records 148). It reached #39 on the Americans

Top #40 and reached #20 in Australia. “I Live

For The Sun” is a true pop classic.

They followed that up with their biggest hit,

“Andrea/You Don’t Phase Me” (Tower #191).

The group has simply incredible vocals.

Drummer Henn was a very skilled singer!

Next up was “Still/When You’re Not Here”

(Tower 224) and “Outta Gas/Car Party

(Tower Records).

One of the problems for the group, was

Murray Wilson was trying to fashion them as

a surf group like the Beach Boys, but by the

time their records came out,

surf music had come and gone.

In 1967 Murray got them as the

opening act on a worldwide

Beach Boys tour, but their hits

were not happening any longer,

and this was the beginning of

the end for the Sunrays.

One of the fun facts of this story,

is that in September of 1966, the

Sunrays came though the

Midwest and did a short ball-

room tour. Stops included

Okoboji, Clear Lake, Cedar

Rapids and Des Moines, in

Iowa. It also included a stop at

our own Plamor Ballroom.

I was fortunate to have seen the group on their

national Beach Boys tour in Minot, North Dakota.

What an incredible show, the Beach Boys, the

Sunrays and the Embermen Five.

I hope this look back at the Sunrays brought

some great surfin’ memories back for you.

Until Next MonthTake Care &

Remember The Music

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he other night I came home and one of my usual

jumping, licking, wagging tails did not greet me. Max

was at the door but Stella was at the top of the stairs, sit-

ting, and sort of whining and crying. Upon further obser-

vation I realized she really couldn’t walk, didn’t want to

attempt the stairs, and was in quite a bit of pain. After

coaxing her down the stairs and taking a brief, slow-

paced walk, she wouldn’t go to the bathroom either.

Bedtime came and she wouldn’t jump up on the bed so I

‘helped’ her up – which was a mistake – as it caused her

excruciating pain. I figured she’d pulled a muscle: I

manipulated and massaged her back hips, legs and paws

and couldn’t find a concentrated area that caused her

pain.

The following day we went to the vet and within

moments the vet deduced it was a back issue. Whether it

was a slipped (herniated) disc, a spinal tumor, or some-

thing else, would require further diagnosis. At the time I

write this column, Stella’s x-rays are scheduled so in the

meantime I found it therapeutic and educational to

research different back problems that can occur with

dogs and was surprised to find many of these back issues

are prevalent in smaller breeds. So, I thought I’d share

this information with our Twist and Shout readers.

First of all, back problems are most common in the

Dachshund, Basset Hound, Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso. By

‘back problem’ I refer to anything listed above.

Slipped discs (also referred to as herniated discs) are the

most common cause of back pain in dogs. The most com-

mon areas in the spine for slipped disc are the lower back

(most likely where Stella’s pain is coming from) and the

neck. What exactly does that mean? A slipped disc occurs

when one of the discs (they’re cushion-y) between the

vertebrae (which are hard) has moved (slipped), bulged

or possibly ruptured. This causes pressure on the spinal

cord because the vertebrae are in a sense, slicing togeth-

er, causing our furry friend to be in a lot of pain.

Common treatments for slipped discs (not in advanced

stages) are restricted activity and heavy doses of anti-

inflammatories and pain relievers over time. Stella is cur-

rently taking Tramadol (commonly prescribed NSAID)

and Rimadyl for her pain. In non-emergency situations

as Stella’s (although as her caretaker it sure seems emer-

gency to me) the ideal situation is to bring the swelling

down around the spine and manage the pain before

going through with x-rays.

Symptoms your dog is suffering from back pain could

range from: unwillingness to run, walk, jump and even

move; pain and weakness in rear legs; visible signs

they’re in pain such as crying and whining; muscle

spasms (difficult to detect); hunched back or neck with

tense muscles (Stella’s hair was standing on end when I

came home that night); reduced appetite and activity

level; and possible either loss of bladder or bowel control

OR inability to urinate or defecate (because it’s painful

for them to round their back to do so).

Two potential back conditions worth mentioning but

with which I won’t go into

detail, are spinal cord tumors

(while uncommon in dogs, are

most common in large breed

dogs and dogs over three

years of age), and spondylosis.

A tumor in or around the

spine would cause pain and

symptoms described above

and would be detected

through x-rays. Spondylosis is

the degeneration of the discs

in the spine, so the effect is

similar to slipped discs yet

also causes bone spurs to form

on the vertebra while the discs

are essentially disintegrating.

Sounds very painful because it

is.

The reason I said “..she

wouldn’t jump up on the bed

so I ‘helped’ her up – which

was a mistake…” earlier in this column is because, while

I assumed helping her on the bed would make it easier

for her, I could have potentially really hurt her. That

being said, if your dog ever exhibits any of the above

behaviors, call your vet. Better to be safe than sorry.

For more information on back issues or back pain in

dogs, visit vetmed.com, pets.webmd.com/dogs or

petmd.com.

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Don’t assume issues are acceptable,

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any questions or concerns. In most

cases, medication can lessen the

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or avid readers that love James Patterson nov-

els, one would think this is a definite “must-

see” on the list of movies this fall. In fact this

reader has conquered many of the Patterson’s

books and loved them all. Regardless though,

when seeing the previews for this movie this

looked like an action packed thriller. Let me just

state it for the record now, it’s not. Not only is it

disappointing in the way the plot is laid out, the

lead performance by Tyler Perry is mediocre at

best and that’s being nice.

Directed by Rob Cohen, he brings in Mr. Perry to

play the brainy psychologist Alex Cross. What’s

hard to fathom is how anyone can fill the shoes

of Morgan Freeman who so elegantly played this

role for “Kiss the Girls” and “Alone Came a

Spider”. Now those movies were good, so Perry

no doubt has his work cut out for him.

Especially given the fact most fans know him as

Madea, where he has clearly established a name

for himself in that franchise. But Perry does

what he can with a poorly written script, and

even though the question remains if he can real-

ly carry a movie, the writing doesn’t support him

at all.

Based on the novel “Cross”, we have a serial

killer on our hands played brilliantly by

Matthew Fox (Lost). Based in Detroit instead of

Washington, Fox is a hired assassin that goes

after everyone in Cross’s circle. Nicknamed

Picasso for the drawings he leaves at the scenes

of his crimes, the story in itself is weak at best.

After Alex loses his wife (Carmen Ejogo) you’d

think the sorrow and grief would be mind-blow-

ing. But there’s nothing, just a little anger. The

team also loses another detective and again,

hardly any emotion is shown. Edward Burns

does a good job of playing another team member

and Cross’s sidekick. Fox is almost unrecogniz-

able as the brawny thin killer. With the eye pop-

ping, face twitching mannerisms of a real psy-

cho, he’s the real only fun character to watch.

The question though is can Perry pull off a block-

buster franchise like this and the opinion of this

writer is no. His performance lacks much of any-

thing, maybe he was trying to down-play the

stoic Alex Cross character but we still need some

emotion. The viewers need to be drawn in and

like a character and this just didn’t happen. Let’s

hope that if we see another Cross movie we get a

new lead, a new writer or a new director. All

three would be ideal.

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of Greater Des Moines

The Comedia Musica Players 45th Annual Production

Nov.8-9-10, 2012

CHICAGODecker Auditorium

Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge, Iowa

THURSDAY-SATURDAYSHOW TIME 7:00 P.M.

SATURDAY MATINEE 2:00 P.M.

DEBBY ROE, DIRECTORMARY JO LAUPP, MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR

RACHEL BELL, CHOREOGRAPHER

TICKETS ON SALE OCT. 15$12 Adults $8 Students

Available At Choice Printing, 1012 First Ave N, Fort Dodge

Tickets also available at the door Shuttle service from ICCC parking to auditorium

BOOK BY FRED EBB & BOB FOSSE MUSIC BY JOHN KANDER, LYRICS BY FRED EBBBased on the play “Chicago” by Maurine Dallas Watkins

©1978 Unichappel Music, Inc. & Kander-Ebb, Inc.“Chicago” is presented through special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by Samuel French, Inc. Tel.: (212) 206-8990 Fax: (212) 206-1429 www.samuelfrench.com

october 2012 twist and shout

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