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CHATTANOOGA'S WEEKLY ALTERNATIVEFEBRUARY 4, 2016

A ROOM WITHOUT A VIEW • AN UNEXPECTED ART GALLERY

DIRTY BLUES

HUSKY BURNETTE STORMS OUT OF THE STUDIO WITH A KILLER NEW ALBUM

AIN'T NOTHINGBUT A REVIVAL

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THE FINE PRINT: The Pulse is published weekly by Brewer Media and is distributed throughout the city of Chattanooga and surrounding communities. The Pulse covers a broad range of topics concentrating on music, the arts, entertainment, culture and local news. The Pulse is available free of charge, limited to one copy per reader. No person without written permission from the publisher may take more than one copy per weekly issue. The Pulse may be distributed only by authorized distributors. Contents Copyright © 2016 by Brewer Media. All rights reserved.

Features4 BEGINNINGS: Road construction is a bother, but the end result will be worth it.

9 SHRINK RAP: How to cope with losing cherished friends to new locales.

12 ARTS CALENDAR

14 CONSIDER THIS

15 MIXOLOGY: A glass of the bubbly is good for much more than holidays and weddings.

18 MUSIC CALENDAR

20 REVIEWS: Confident Tiny Fireflies get back together; Tortoise mixes jazz, classical, dub and more.

21 FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

21 JONESIN’ CROSSWORD

30 ON THE BEAT: Officer Alex reflects on the more physical aspects of his chosen employment.

EDITORIALManaging Editor Gary Poole

Editorial Assistant Brooke Dorn

Music Editor Marc T. Michael

Film Editor John DeVore

ContributorsRob Brezsny • Matt Jones

Tony Mraz • Ernie PaikRick Pimental-Habib • Alex Teach

Editorial InternsRebekah Jones • Ja'Lisa Little

CartoonistsMax Cannon • Rob Rogers

Jen Sorenson • Tom Tomorrow

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February 4, 2016Volume 13, Issue 5

6 A Room Without A View“Room” is a story about perspective. It is about moving from a small world into a large universe and the jarring effect this

expansion has on our sense of self. The film is an allegory for change, albeit an especially painful and disturbing one.

10 Incubating Business And ArtOne of Chattanooga’s newest and largest gallery spaces is not

just an interesting place, it is in an interesting place. One might not expect to see fine art at the Hamilton County Business

Development Center, but they are now hosting a collection of over 100 pieces by 17 local artists.

16 Burnette Delivers Blistering BluesOn more than one occasion I have referred to Husky Burnette as one of the hardest working men in show business (I’m not the only one either.) At first glance it seems like a throwaway line, a re-purposing of James Brown’s famous nickname that

has become rather cliché.

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More Road Construction, Anyone?Yes, road construction is a bother, but the end result will be worth it

Anyone who drives on U.S. 27 through downtown is well aware that Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has seem-ingly taken up perma-nent residence there.

For the past three years, we’ve all had a front seat view of the massive project from the Olgiati Bridge north to Sig-nal Mountain Rd. And once the work there was done—and let’s be honest, traffic flows much better through there than before—it was time for all the road crews to pack their trucks and earth-movers and

head south across the bridge...to start all over again.

For the past month, practically every single tree and bit of brush

alongside the stretch of U.S. 27 between the bridge and In-terstate 24 has been uprooted and hauled off. Workers in build-

ings along the highway (which in-cludes all of us here at The Pulse) are now seeing buildings we’ve never seen before from our office windows.

Naturally, all the moving of dirt and foliage is merely the first step.

The first of many, many steps. According to officials with TDOT, the am-

bitious plan involves a number of changes, ad-ditions and improvements.

Several new bridges will be constructed along with new frontage roads, multiple walls, and a wider footprint separating downtown from the old Cameron Hill section. This in-cludes a major reworking of the downtown freeway to straighten it (most notably the cur-rent very curvy section between MLK Blvd. and 4th St.) as well as adding traffic lanes.

In addition, a new travel lane and shoulder will be added in each direction on the Olgiati Bridge. Yes, you read that right: they are plan-ning on widening the bridge again.

The good news is that, in anticipation of this work, the necessary bridge supports are already in place. When TDOT first widened the bridge some 13 years ago, the substructure was constructed wider than the superstruc-ture in anticipation of the future widening.

Nice of TDOT to think so far ahead. And this also explains why the bridge has looked a bit strange this past decade or so.

Other changes include:• Adding one to two additional travel lanes

in each direction, along with one to two ramp lanes.

• Adding a southbound connector road to improve access to 4th St., 6th St. and MLK Blvd.

• Constructing a dedicated northbound

ramp to 4th St. and MLK Blvd.• Removing the current

northbound exit at Main St. and replacing it with an exit ramp that connects directly to the Chattanooga Convention Center at the intersection of Carter and W. 13th streets.

All told, 2.3 miles of the high-way will be altered and improved once the project is complete. At a cost of $126,323,413.81 (and how the contractor, Dement Construction Company, figured out the cost down to the last 81 cents is left to the accountants to figure out).

For those keeping track at home, this makes the project the most expensive TDOT proj-ect in the entire state to date. And you thought your state tax-es were just being wasted.

And last, but not least, is the biggest question of all: when will everything be finished? TDOT says if everything goes according to plan, we’ll all be driving over the completed proj-ect without a traffic cone or con-struction barrel in sight by the end of July in 2019.

Keep your fingers crossed.

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“All told, 2.3 miles of the highway will be altered and improved once the project is complete. At a cost of $126,323,413.81, it's the most expensive

TDOT project in the entire state to date.”


“We want to welcome everyone who lives or works in the midtown or Chattanooga area,” says Victoria Overholser, Executive Direc-tor of Grassroots midTown. “I think people should come to support growing and moving forward their own community…it’s go-ing to be a lot of fun.”

This Thursday, Grass-roots midTown will hold their first “Take a Gamble on midTown” fundraiser at the Wilson Air Center, sponsored by The Chat-

tanooga Airport. It is a casino-themed event with a silent auction, games, and

prizes, which range from an educa-tional course at TechTown to

airline tickets for a trip for two.

Grassroots midTown was founded this past summer, and since then, they have strived to fa-

cilitate the growth and cohesion of the Brainerd

area community in regards to retail, recreation, dining, and culture.

They are working with businesses in

the community to continue completing those goals, Overholser explains. “Geo-graphically we’re right in the middle of the city, and we want everyone to take another look.”

If you love cocktails and games (and supporting the midtown area), you’ll definitely want to come. Tickets are $25, which includes food and chips to kick off your night of fun. The festivi-ties begin at 5:30 p.m at the Wilson Air Center off of Jubilee Drive.

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“Shrink Rap” col-umnist Dr. Rich-ard L. Pimental-Habib, Ph.D.,

C.C.H., better known as “Dr. Rick”, is an author, psychotherapist, educator and minister, and holds a doctorate in clinical hypno-therapy with an emphasis in mind/body wellness. He

developed practices in Los Angeles, the Florida Keys, and now in Chattanooga, with specializations in individual and relationship counseling. Upon settling here, Dr. Rick created Well Nest, his mind/body/spirit wellness center offering alternative healing services—from meditation classes and yoga to wellness workshops and retreats.Visit DrRPH.com, Well-NestChattanooga.com, or follow @DrRickWellNest

Dr. Rick Pimental-HabibOur own resident film critic John DeVore has spent a sig-nificant

portion of his life in dark theaters. From an early age, he was drawn to strong storytelling brought to life through the magic of the sil-ver screen. With degrees in both literature and education,

John has keen insight into critical theory and a genuine desire to educate audiences on the finer points of film appreciation. His favorite films transcend genre—quality storytelling and respect for the intelligence of the audience will win him over every time. When not watching and writingabout film, John spends his time writing his own stories and exposing his children to the wonders of movie magic.

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ROOM” IS A STORY ABOUT PERSPECTIVE. IT IS ABOUT moving from a small world into a large universe and the jarring

effect this expansion has on our sense of self. The film is an allegory for change, albeit an especially painful and disturbing one.

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Shaun The Sheep At The LibraryEastgate Saturday Cinema returns for kids of all ages

From the same mad geniuses who brought you Chicken Run and Wal-lace & Gromit, comes the fun stop-motion adventure tale Shaun the Sheep Movie.

You don’t have to be a kid to de-light in this fanciful world of Shaun (though if helps to be a kid at heart). And if you have kids, this is a perfect Saturday afternoon solution to the age-old “I’m bored!” lament.

As for the film itself, the plot un-folds when Shaun decides to take a day off and have some fun. Natu-rally, he gets a little more than he bargained for as his inadvertent mis-

chief leads to the Farmer being taken away from the farm, to the Big City.

Enlisting the help of Bitzer and The Flock, Shaun musters his fleecy courage and sets out on an often hilarious, action-packed, big-screen adventure to rescue the missing Farmer.

Grab your snacks and drinks (with lids, please) and come watch a free movie with your neighbors on a big screen at the Eastgate Library Branch at 5705 Marlin Rd. The film begins at 2:30 p.m. this Saturday, but early ar-rivers will get to take part in some movie related activities.

Living In A Room Without A ViewAbrahamson crafts an exquisitely told tale of pain, tragedy, hope and love

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What is so telling about Jack and his small world, especially during the first half of the film is his capacity for imagination. While the physical world is limited, his consciousness and insight is limitless.”

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Everyone experiences something simi-lar to what is found in “Room”—no mat-ter what innocent lies are told to us out of love and protection, eventually, those foundational ideas are challenged by a different truth and we are forced to react, adapt, or retreat.

Most of us, however, are treated to a gradual increase in understanding as we move from the safety of our bedrooms to the larger world. We are accompanied by guardians who we trust to keep us safe as we explore.

And so when Jack, the hero of the film, makes his move into the outside world, pushed beyond his capacity for under-standing to save himself and his mother Joy from something he cannot fathom, there is an inexplicable heartache that forces itself into our collective memories, something beyond mere empathy for his plight. We remember how frightening and exhilarating it is to face the new and unknown.

“Room” is both brutal in its beauty and uplifting in its tenacity.

The film is truly, at its heart, about perspective. There have been countless films about kidnapping victims and the emotional damage caused by the loss of freedom. But often, it is seen from out-side, from the perspective of the rescu-ers. Occasionally do we see through the eyes of the rescued, examining their fears and recovery as they seek to put their lives back together.

“Room” is unique in that it shows neither the rescuer nor the rescued—in-stead, it tells the story through the in-


nocence of another causality, a child born from rape in the worst conditions imaginable.

Sometime previous, Joy was taken as a teenager by Old Nick and locked away in a garden shed. Within this tiny space, a child was conceived in abuse to be raised in a miniature world. To protect Jack, Joy raises him to believe that there is nothing beyond the room, that television is magic, and that there are only three people in the universe. It isn’t until Joy learns of Old Nick’s financial problems that she realizes she must act, or her child may starve.

All of these things are seen in the background of Jack. The filmmakers make a concerted effort to reveal impor-tant details through side conversations while focused on the minor actions of a child, lost in thoughts that are mostly known only to him. There are snippets of voiceover, where Jack describes his understanding of the world, but most-ly the audience is asked to fill in the blank with their own experiences.

What is so telling about Jack and his small world, especially during the first half of the film is his capacity for imag-ination. While the physical world is limited, his consciousness and insight is limitless. He has invented his own theology, his own explanations for the world he cannot see. When these are challenged, he reacts with anger and disbelief. But his trust in his mother,

his love for her as the only anchor in his life, leads him to bravely face the unknown.

This is exquisite storytelling, layered and deep and satisfying to a fault.

The performances by Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay are dynamic and convincing. It is a strong testament to the talent of director Lenny Abraha-mson that he was able to pull such a convincing performance from such a young actor—Spielberg never seemed to manage it, despite multiple films starring nothing but children. Perhaps it was the strength of the source mate-rial, a novel by the same name written by Emma Donoghue, which lent itself to such strong performances. The film is by all accounts a very faithful adapta-tion. Whatever the reason, the perfor-mances by the main actors in the film are unmatched.

There are two films in “Room”: a story of captivity and escape and one of adaptation and redemption. Both would be exceptional on their own. Together, these stories are masterful. There is much to be learned from the film.

On a broader scale, we should not be so quick to reject challenges to our understanding as our understanding is limited by the lies we’ve been told. Closer in, though, we should remem-ber the love that gave us those lies in the first place.

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I’ve been won-dering if you’ve ever shared my recent experi-ence. Over the past few years—and last year especially—my support system

seems to have left the building. There’s been an exodus from Chattanooga of some of my nearest and dearest, and I’m left with, well, a bit of a local dry well.

No less than five of the folks who make up my circle of close friends have high-tailed it to Florida or California (ironically, the two states where I’ve spent most of my own adulthood). And certainly we can—and do—keep in touch via email, phone calls and texts, but it’s really not the same, is it?

There’s something about knowing that Joe or Mary is just down the street, or just across town, even if you don’t “need” to connect right now. Still, you know they’re there. Ever available to be present, quick to stop over for a good heart-to-heart, to head out together for dinner, or just to hang out, perhaps with pups romping around and enjoying the

cool breezes on a backyard deck.There are plenty of new folks stream-

ing into Chattanooga. All sorts of people find our creative, scenic city appealing: from young entrepreneurs, artists, Inter-net wizards, and green-living advocates, to retirees who enjoy the weather, tax breaks, and highly-rated medical cen-ters. So I know the departure of my friends isn’t a trend of bigger propor-tion; but it’s creating a lack, a space, in my personal world.

So what to do? All humans benefit from a robust support system of people who care for us and accept us just the way we are, with no conditions put on our mutual love and admiration. People with solid support in their lives are posi-tioning themselves for a longer life, bet-ter health, less depression, and a gener-ally higher level of happiness than those without support. So this is an important issue.

You’ve probably heard the expres-sion about some people coming into our lives for a reason, some for a season, and some forever. As I ponder this credo, I reflect upon which category applies to which friends. And while one or two may have been “seasonal,” where we enriched each other’s lives for a period of time, having a memorable and by no means insignificant effect on each oth-er, it’s really the last category of friends that I find myself grieving. Those with whom I have a long history, or an espe-cially deep bond, or that warm, secure feeling of consistency…that the friend-ship is assuredly destined to last.

So, here’s what’s being done about it, aside from my being open to new, won-derful people entering my life (which is my usual belief system): We’re in the

process of gathering phone numbers of sig others, a family member, or nearby neighbor, and sharing those among us. This way, if we don’t hear back in a timely manner after a text or mes-sage, we have another way to check up on each other. This accomplishes a few things:• We can each be reached whenever

necessary.• We’re secure in the knowledge

that we’ve taken steps to keep our bonds strong.

• We’re committed to not letting a little distance get in the way of our connection.

Otherwise, we’re just keeping up our now long-distance support in whatever ways feel right. We may not be sipping grape on the back deck in person, but we can still enjoy ourselves. We now have new places to visit. We can travel to meet for holidays…or just for the fun of it. And we can feel reassured, deep down, by the peace that comes with a forever kind of bond.

Until next time: “The roots of a last-ing relationship are mindfulness, deep listening and loving speech, and a strong community to support you.” —Thich Nhat Hanh

Dr. Rick Pimental-Habib, Ph.D., is a psycho-therapist, author, minister, and educator in pri-vate practice in Chattanooga. Contact him at DrRPH.com, visit his wellness center at Well-NestChattanooga.com and follow his daily in-spirations on Twitter: @DrRickWellNest

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Get Dressed to ImpressArtists conquer the concept of “dress” in new exhibit

Landscapes, turkeys, dinosaurs. What do these things have in com-mon? Apparently they can all be dressed.

At least according to the artists who are premiering their unique work at the Jewish Cultural Center this Friday. When you think of dress, you probably envision dresses made of silk, cotton or polyester—unless you’re a foodie, in which case you probably think of turkey dressing. No matter what kind of dress you fancy, you won’t be disappointed.

Twenty artists were selected to showcase their art based on the question, “What can be dressed?” And if the thought of a dinosaur dressed up next to a turkey doesn’t intrigue you, we don’t know what will.

Ann Treadwell, the exhibit curator and Program Director for the Jewish

Foundation asks the key question to exploring the meanings behind this exhibit: “Are the dressings formal, childlike, traditions, influenced by other cultures, or are they abstract?”

You can answer this for yourself if you go to the exhibit opening this Friday. It begins with a reception at 5:30 p.m at the center.

The reception and exhibit are free and open to the public with no ap-pointment necessary. If you can’t make it to the reception, don’t wor-ry—the exhibit runs through March 11th.

— Rebekah Jones

DressedThursday, 5:30 p.m. Jewish Cultural Center5461 North Terrace (423) 493-0270jewishchattanooga.com

ONE OF CHATTANOOGA’S NEWEST AND LARGEST gallery spaces is not just an interesting place, it is in an inter-

esting place. One might not expect to see fine art at the Hamilton County Business Development Center, but they are now hosting a collection of over 100 pieces by 17 local artists.

Incubating Both Business and ArtBusiness Incubator showcases the talent and variety of local artists

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Tim MeadowsThe "Saturday Night Live" veteran brings his act to the Comedy Catch stage.7:30, 9:45 p.m.The Comedy Catch1400 Market St.(423) 629-2233thecomedycatch.com

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“The Royal Family”A thinly veiled comic portrait of the legendary Barrymore Broadway clan.8 p.m.Chattanooga Theatre Centre400 River St.(423) 267-8534theatrecentre.com

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Mystery & Fiction Book SaleFill up your home library with plenty of good books. 10 a.m.Chattanooga Public Library1001 Broad St.(423) 341-3625chattlibrary.org

There are so many talented people making one-of-a-kind art right under our noses, there is no reason to have store-bought art in your office.”

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ArtsTONY MRAZ

Also known as the Small Business In-cubator (or INCubator), the sprawling building on the corner of Manufacturer’s Rd. and Cherokee Blvd. wasn’t always a friendly and modern commercial space. Extensive renovations in 2011 have trans-formed the building from an austere lab-yrinth into a welcoming office environ-ment full of life and art.

A striking exhibition of local work is in-stalled throughout all three floors of the INCubator. Although the work ranges in style from realist to abstract and repre-sents a variety of media, the focus of the show are contemporary realist paintings that pertain to Chattanooga.

Participating artists Gay Arthur, Sandra Babb, Denice Bizot, Maddin Corey, Les-lie Dulin, Ellen Franklin, Chuck Frye, Janice Kennedy, Jennie Kirkpatrick, Mi-chael Largent, Spears McCallester, Su-zanne Mortimer, Linda Thomas, Julie Turner, Virginia Webb, Linda White, and Janis Wilkey have filled the space with some of the area’s finest original artwork.

Gay Arthur’s depictions of industrial structures that are slated for demolition celebrate the impermanence of life with a bright yet ghostly aesthetic. Her pains-taking attention to detail and refined style contribute to a near-photographic level of realism in her work. Though the presentation and craft of her work is mostly conventional, she has a few pieces that are experimental, incorporating ele-ments of mixed media, collage, and as-semblage.

Sandra Babb’s gorgeous plein air paint-


ings are heavily influenced by the work of Claude Monet. A lifetime student of the arts, she studied and spent time painting in Giverny, France at Monet’s garden.

Though Maddin Corey’s impressive body of work focuses primarily on por-traits, she also does landscape, still life, pets, and whimsical abstract composi-tions. Her style is consistent, friendly, and accessible.

Ellen Franklin’s style is also reminis-cent of the French Impressionists, with her subject matter being mostly land-scape and still life. Her brush strokes do an excellent job of capturing the light of her subjects.

Chuck Frye’s beautiful landscapes and candid portraits are the product of years of painting experience. His series of musical paintings evoke the feeling of going to the country and enjoying some indigenous tunes.

All of the participating artists have contributed extremely high-caliber work to the show at the INCubator, which is itself a work of art—the en-trance of the building is one of Chat-tanooga’s best examples of classic art deco architecture.

The structure was built in the late 1920’s and was home to a number of corporations, including the Ameri-can Lava Corporation, 3M, and Gen-eral Electric. In 1984, GE donated the building to Hamilton County, and it was subsequently made into the largest business incubator in Tennessee.

The BDC houses over 70 businesses, helping them to achieve financial se-curity through a staged development program. They provide shared servic-es, below market rent, entrepreneurial education, conference rooms, counsel-ing, post office boxes, and a supportive

community. The program has intro-duced over 500 successful businesses into the local economy (including this very newspaper), generating millions of dollars and thousands of jobs for the local economy.

At the end of the renovation, the center’s director of small business and entrepreneurship, Kathryn Foster, ap-proached a local organization called JUMPST/ART to develop an art pro-gram for the building. As one of the area’s premiere art dealers, JUMPST/ART offers an array of services to art-ists and clients.

To artists, they offer representation, sales and marketing consultation, and customized services to maximize stu-dio & production time. To businesses, they offer professional art manage-ment, development of on-site galleries, corporate and personal purchases, art events to facilitate business/client pro-motion, art investment strategies, and interior/office design resources.

Several years ago, JUMPST/ART’s founder, Gail Rich, noticed that much of the art in local corporate offices was printed, mass-produced. As an artist and a business woman, she saw an op-portunity to connect local fine artists with corporate clients. “There are so many talented people making one-of-a-kind art right under our noses, there is no reason to have store-bought art in your office.”

In addition to the show at the INCu-bator, JUMPST/ART currently curates exhibitions at the Mountain City Club, the Historic James Building, the law offices of Leitner, Williams, Dooley, & Napolitan, and the offices of Cham-bliss, Bahner, & Stophel. Artwork is also available for purchase online at jumpstartart.net

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Going Dutch: Old Masters Painting Techniques with Cindy Procious9 a.m.Townsend Atelier301 E. 11th St.(423) 266-2712townsendatelier.comMystery & Fiction Book Sale10 a.m.Chattanooga Public Library1001 Broad St.(423) 341-3625chattlibrary.orgOoltewah Farmers Market3 p.m.Ooltewah Nursery 5829 Main St. (423) 238-9775ooltewahnursery.comThrowback Thursday4 p.m.The Hunter Museum of American Art10 Bluff Ave.(423) 267-0968huntermuseum.orgTake a Gamble on midTown Fundraiser5:30 p.m.Wilson Air Center932 Jubilee Dr. (423) 290-4824“Dressed” Opening Reception5:30 p.m.Jewish Cultural Center5461 North Terrace(423) 493-0270jewishchattanooga.comFrom the Heart: DIY Valentine’s Keepsake

6 p.m.Chattanooga WorkSpace302 W. 6th St.(423) 413-8978thechattery.orgAmbi Artists6 p.m.Heritage House1428 Jenkins Rd.(423) 855-9474chattanooga.gov Tim Meadows7:30 p.m.The Comedy Catch1400 Market St.(423) 629-2233thecomedycatch.com

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Mystery & Fiction Book Sale10 a.m.Chattanooga Public Library1001 Broad St.(423) 341-3625Art for Hart5 p.m.In-Town Gallery26A Frazier Ave.(423) 267-9214intowngallery.comCharit-a-BOWL5:30 p.m.Chattanooga WorkSpace302 W. 6th St.(423) 822-5750chattanoogaworkspace.com“A Picture’s Worth” Opening Reception5:30 p.m.AVA Art Gallery30 Frazier Ave.(423) 265-4282

avarts.orgSankofa Fund for Civic Engagement: Community Reception6 p.m.Bessie Smith Cultural Center200 E. MLK Blvd.(423) 266-8658bessiesmithcc.orgBlack and White Showcase6 p.m.The Luminara Collection111 Frazier Ave.(931) 409-8326theluminaracollection.comOpening Reception: James Conner and Calvin Nicely6:30 p.m.River Gallery400 E. 2nd St.(423) 265-5033, ext. 5river-gallery.com“A Bear Called Paddington” 7 p.m.Chattanooga Theatre Centre400 River St.(423) 267-8534theatrecentre.comMardi Gras Gala7 p.m.The Granfalloon400 E. Main St.(423) 602-7314granfallooncha.com“Death and Taxes” 7 p.m.The Colonnade Center264 Catoosa Cir. (706) 935-9000colonnadecenter.orgTim Meadows7:30, 9:45 p.m.The Comedy Catch1400 Market St.

(423) 629-2233thecomedycatch.com“The Royal Family”8 p.m.Chattanooga Theatre Centre400 River St.(423) 267-8534theatrecentre.com

SATURDAY2.6 Mystery & Fiction Book Sale10 a.m.Chattanooga Public Library1001 Broad St.(423) 341-3625chattlibrary.orgBrainerd Farmers Market10 a.m.Grace Episcopal Church20 Belvoir Ave.(423) 698-0330saygrace.netSt. Alban’s Hixson Market10 a.m.St. Alban’s Church7514 Hixson Pike(423) 842-1342stalbansepiscopal.netYoung Artists10, 11:30 a.m.Townsend Atelier301 E. 11th St.(423) 266-2712townsendatelier.comArtful Yoga: Love for Body and Soul1:30 p.m.The Hunter Museum of Art10 Bluff Ave.(423) 267-0968huntermuseum.orgBlack History Month

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7 p.m.St. Marks United Methodist Church701 Mississippi Ave.(423) 400-4241harpconnections.orgChattiGras7 p.m.The Chattanoogan1201 S. Broad St.(423) 424-3400chattigras.comTim Meadows7:30, 9:45 p.m.The Comedy Catch1400 Market St.(423) 629-2233thecomedycatch.com“The Royal Family”8 p.m.Chattanooga Theatre Centre400 River St.(423) 267-8534theatrecentre.com

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MONDAY2.8 Lookout Farmers Market4:30 p.m.Red Bank United Methodist Church3800 Dayton Blvd.(423) 877-2881rbumc.orgPSC Social6 p.m.YMCA7430 Shallowford Rd.(423) 344-5643chattanoogaphoto.org

TUESDAY2.9 Stained Glass Class for Beginners 5:30 p.m.Reflections Gallery6922 Lee Hwy(423) 892-3072reflectionsgallerytn.comAmy Elkins Public Lecture5:30 p.m.Derthick Hall624 Vine St.(423) 304-9789cressgallery.org

Take Five 2016: Multi-Ethnic American Literature6 p.m.UTC University Center615 McCallie Ave.(423) 425-4455utc.edu/university-center

WEDNESDAY2.10 Middle East Dance10:30 a.m.Jewish Cultural Center5461 North Terrace(423) 493-0270jewishchattanooga.comMain Street Farmers Market4 p.m.325 E. Main St. mainstfarmersmarket.comSouth Bound Lecture: Adrian Matejka5 p.m.The Arts Building301 E. 11th St.(423) 267-1218southernlitalliance.orgWednesday Night Chess Club6 p.m.Downtown Public Library1001 Broad St.(423) 757-5310Dan Whitehurst7:30 p.m.The Comedy Catch1400 Market St.(423) 629-2233thecomedycatch.com

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“My philosophy is: It’s none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am and I do what I do. I ex-pect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.” —Anthony Hopkins

Let’s look at these sentiments a little more closely. Can you wrap your mind around letting go of feeling responsible for other people’s opinions and behaviors? This is a hard one for some folks, but if you give it some thought, the thoughts and opinions of others really isn’t your concern, even when it’s about you.

Can you accept people for who they are…expecting nothing be-yond what they offer, and feeling grateful for whatever that is? Per-haps we’re talking about unconditional acceptance. You accept who they are, and leave them unburdened of your own expectations.

I see all of this as being about the desire to control. And as we know, we cannot control other people…only our reactions to them.

by Rick Pimental-Habib, Ph.D.


By now, most everyone knows brunch is a combination of breakfast and lunch in the later hours of the morning. But what’s unique about this odd combi-nation is its usual beverage companion: champagne.

For those few who haven’t tried it be-fore, champagne is a sparkling wine (the kind with bubbles in it, to be precise). However, not all sparkling wines are champagne. What differentiates cham-pagne from “the others” is its origin.

Champagne is specifically made from chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier grapes that are suited to the Champagne region of northern France. The climate there is cooler than other wine regions in France, and as the result of past earthquakes, the soil is a porous and chalky texture that aids drainage and adds to the acidity of the grapes. Therefore, any sparkling bubbly wine that is not from the champagne region in France is not champagne. Sorry folks, it’s just a bright, bubbly, alcoholic bever-age (not to say it’s inferior and unworthy of drinking, it just can’t claim the name).

Because of the cooler climate and shorter growing season, the bubbles nat-urally rise. However this was a disaster to Dom Pérignon, a French Monk, and his contemporaries. Sparkling wine was

a sign of poor wine making; therefore, Pérignon spent years trying to make an unsparkly, unbubbly, white wine for roy-alty.

He obviously failed but we’re happy he did because in 2014, Americans con-sumed 10,454 nine-liter cases of spar-kling wine and champagne, according to the Wine Institute.

During the 18th century, champagne was enjoyed by English and French roy-alty. In the 19th century, the sparkling wine industry was established which meant champagne became available to the common man as well as royalty. Today, you don’t have to be nobility (al-though some of us like to think we are)

to drink a glass of champagne. And while there’s nothing new about

brunch and champagne, the combina-tion is stepping up its game. The classic caviar and champagne is out of style—according to The Huffington Post, champagne has its best taste when paired with fatty and salty foods such as burgers. We’ve all heard of food trucks, now there are champagne trucks to make an astounding cu-linary combination.

These trucks, better known as pop-up c h a m p a g n e bars, are serving signature French c h a m p a g n e alongside food pairings.

Alas, they are bubbling up in Croatia only, but talk about brunch on the go!

A bit closer to home is the skinny champagne trend. An expert would say champagne in its natu-ral state is sweet, but

there is an increasing trend of brut na-ture to doux champagnes.

Brut nature, the driest of champagnes, has the lowest calories and least amount of sugar packed into a serving. More than 90 percent of all champagne is

made as brut champagne. With less than .5 grams of natural sugar and no more than two calories, brut nature and extra brut champagne are extremely popular.

However, some people still enjoy the sweetness in champagne to create a smoother taste compared to its high acidity and natural tartness. Doux is the sweet-

est champagne, averaging about 50 grams of sugar per glass. As Winefolly notes, “You can think of it like adding a little sugar to coffee to ‘round out’ the flavor.”

Champagne has evolved from the aristo-crats of France to mod-ern day consumers. From pop-up champagne trucks to traditional brunch eat-eries such as Bluewater Grille and Broad Street Grille in Chattanooga, champagne has become a signature drink within the world’s history.

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Noam PikelnyA member of the Punch Brothers, Noam is the top dog of the current generation of banjo virtuosi.7:30 p.m. Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org

Small Town Girl, Big Town Voice Ringgold teen Kimi Carter channels relatability

Kimi Carter, a fifteen-year-old artist from Ringgold, uses songwriting as an outlet for her positive and nega-tive experiences. Her songwriting revolves around fictional stories as well as nonfictional events that have happened in her own life.

Carter knew that music made her happy, and always had. At age ten, she expressed a true love of the art of songwriting. “I always knew that songwriting would never stab me in the back. It would never make me feel any more pain than I already felt.”

Carter wants her music to be heard around the nation, but most impor-tantly, she wants people to relate to her music and gain encouragement from her words. “Having people come up to me and say ‘Your song is so relatable to me’ is the best compli-ment I think I can receive.”

Her cover video of Vance Joy’s

“Fire and the Flood” gained over 4,000 views, and in December it was tweeted out by Vance.

Her EP No.1 features four original songs: “Back to Me”, “Dear Miss Brooklyn”, “Dark Blue Tennessee” and “Cages”.

Carter will be part of the Chat-tanooga Songwriters Association Songwriter’s night on Tuesday at the Heritage House Arts and Civic Cen-ter. The event will showcase local singers and songwriters, including Luke Simmons and Blake Baggott, along with host Katrina Barclay.

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CSA Songwriter’s NightTuesday, 7 p.m. Heritage House Arts and Civic Center1428 Jenkins Rd. (423) 855-9474chattanooga.gov

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Burnette Delivers Blistering Blues Legend-in-the-making Huskey Burnette storms out of the studio

ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION I HAVE REFERRED to Husky Burnette as one of the hardest working men in show

business (I’m not the only one either.) At first glance it seems like a throwaway line, a re-purposing of James Brown’s famous nickname that has become rather cliché.

It doesn’t matter if you’re the greatest guitar player to ever come out of Whitwell—if you aren’t committed to busting your ass non-stop, you aren’t going to survive. Burnette is a survivor.”

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I don’t actually know if Burnette is THE hardest working man or not, but he is easily one of the hardest working musi-cians I have ever known, and I’ve known plenty.

That earns a great deal of respect in my book, particularly at a time when it seems like there’s a whole generation of genuinely talented musicians whose ex-ceptional ability is exceeded only by their ability to whine about virtually every sin-gle aspect of the music business.

I’ve got news for you kids, it doesn’t matter if you’re the greatest guitar play-er to ever come out of Whitwell—if you aren’t committed to busting your ass non-stop, you aren’t going to survive.

Burnette is a survivor.Crisscrossing the country, gigging non-

stop, and writing whenever there’s a scrap of paper handy, Burnette has honed his considerable skills to a razor’s edge and the proof is in his latest release, Ain’t Nothin’ but a Revival!

The eleven track album is scheduled for release this Friday at Chattanooga’s Brew and Cue and somehow Burnette has managed to outdo himself yet again.

The first track, “Best I Can”, opens with a nasty riff that for tone and hook could be Billy Gibbons at the height of his prowess. If you’re one of those unfor-tunate souls who only knows Billy from ZZ Top’s radio hits, do your homework. He was the young man Jimi Hendrix pre-dicted would be “the next great guitar player.” He’s currently ranked number 33 out of the top 100 guitar players of all


time and Husky Burnette has his num-ber. The whole tune is a scorcher.

“Kick Rocks” is the next tune and doesn’t let up on the intensity in the least. To the contrary, an absolutely wailing harmonica throws gasoline on the blaze leaving us to wonder yet again, “Why the hell isn’t Burnette al-ready famous?”

The album follows up with “36 De-grees,” a sweet, thoughtful ballad that builds to an anthem-like crescendo and demonstrates just some of the diversity of the talent on this disc.

“Pay by the Hour” is a sleazy, slinky little tune that once again demonstrates wicked mastery of the harp. A little Tom Waits, a little Dr. John, the tune reeks of the back alleys of New Orleans and the particular brand of fauna found there (although the subject matter is actually quite universal.)

“Chicken Grease” is an unexpected treasure on the album. Again, another song that reminds me of Waits inasmuch as it has an experimental feel, com-prised of nothing but Burnette’s vocals and a percussion track that sounds like found items (including what sounds for all the world like a really big hunk of iron to me…) Dirge-like, it is like a cross between a chain-gang work song and some swampy, voodoo ritual.

“Dog Me Down” features a blister-ing duet between Burntte and Bethany

Kidd that, despite my having given up smoking years ago, makes me feel like I ought to have a cigarette when it’s all done. Powerful, primal stuff.

For all of his own technical prowess and virtuosity, Burnette is smart enough to have assembled an all-star team to re-alize this particular vision. In addition to regular members Yattie Westfield and O’Neal Dover, both highly respect-ed musicians, this album features guest shots from J.D. Wilkes (of the Legend-ary Shack Shakers) on harmonica, Andy Gibson (who performs with Hank 3) on lap steel, and the aforementioned Beth-any Kidd (Chattanooga diva) on vocals. Gibson engineered the album while local powerhouse performer GA Brown mastered the tracks.

Beginning to end, the album is sim-ply a masterpiece. Perhaps the sim-plest and most honest thing I can say about Burnette in general and this al-bum in particular is this: I used to love the blues, but it’s a genre that has been done to death and you have to wade through a sea of mediocrity to find any-thing really interesting anymore.

Burnette and company have made me love the blues again. This album is hot, these cats are phenomenal, and I will say yet again, they’re going to be famous.

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James Crumble Trio 6 p.m.St. John’s Meeting Place1278 Market St.stjohnsrestaurant.comOpen Mic Night6 p.m.Whole Foods Market301 Manufacturers Rd.wholefoodsmarket.comBluegrass Thursdays7:30 p.m.Feed Co. Table & Tavern201 W. Main St.feedtableandtavern.comOpen Mic with Hap Henninger9 p.m.The Office @ City Cafe901 Carter St.citycafemenu.comLive Bluegrass6:30 p.m.Whole Foods Market301 Manufacturers Rd.wholefoodsmarket.comNoam Pikelny7:30 p.m. Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.orgJosh Garrels & John Mark Mcmillan8 p.m. Track 291400 Market St.track29.coWhitey Morgan and the 78’s 8 p.m. Revelry Room41 E. 14th St.revelryroom.com

YARN, FrazierBand10 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd.jjsbohemia.com

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Bohemian Block Party6 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd.jjsbohemia.com Legal Adult, Talking Blues Band, Saints & Sound, Brandon Snipes7 p.m.The Camp House149 E. MLK Blvd.thecamphouse.comMardi Gras Gala 7 p.m. Granfalloon

400 E. Main St.granfalloonchatt.comWide Open Floor 7:30 p.m.Barking Legs Theater1307 Dodds Ave.barkinglegs.orgThe Breakfast Club8 p.m. Revelry Room 41 E. 14th St. revelryroom.coMountain Opry8 p.m.Walden’s Ridge Civic Center 2501 Fairmount Pike, Signal Mountain(423) 886-3252Dr. Vibe9 p.m.The Office @ City Cafe901 Carter St.citycafemenu.comTyler Barham

9 p.m. Puckett’s Grocery2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.comFIV4010 p.m.Raw Dance Club409 Market St.rawbarandgrillchatt.comArson 10 p.m. Bud’s Sports Bar5751 Brainerd Rd.budssportsbar.com

SATURDAY2.6 Snow Hill Bluegrass Jamboree 5:45 p.m. Fire Department Training Center 9100 Snow Hill Rd, Harrison(423) 529-8009Binji Varsossa6 p.m.Cancun Mexican Restaurant & Lounge1809 Broad St.(423) 266-1461John Lathim 6 p.m. Slick’s Burgers 309 E. Main St. slicksburgers.comIndustry Night Showcase7 p.m. Chattanooga Billiard Club East110 Jordan Dr. cbcburns.comGraveyard8 p.m. Revelry Room 41 E. 14th St. revelryroom.co

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flyingsquirrelbar.comRyan Baer, The Haret 1:30 P.m. The Flying Squirrel Bar55 Johnson St.flyingsquirrelbar.comParty Truck! 2 p.m. Granfalloon400 E. Main St.granfalloonchatt.com Chattanooga Music Club & MacDowell Club Combined Concert2:30 p.m.Second Presbyterian Church700 Pine St.(423) 529-0315Simmons-O’Newl3 p.m. Westside Missionary Baptist Church 4001 Hughes Ave.chattanoogaboyschoir.orgOpen Mic with Jeff Daniels 6 p.m.Long Haul Saloon2536 Cummings Hwy.(423) 822-9775Iscariots, Mother Nurture9 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd.jjsbohemia.com

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7 p.m.The Coconut Room6925 Shallowford Rd.thepalmsathamilton.comVery Open Mic8 p.m.The Well1800 Rossville Blvd. #8wellonthesouthside.comFred Lonberg-Holm 8 p.m. Barking Legs Theater1307 Dodds Ave.barkinglegs.orgMadeon8 p.m. Track 291400 Market St.track29.coRain: A Tribute to the Beatles 8:00 p.m. Tivoli Theatre 709 Broad St. chattanoogaonstage.com

TUESDAY2.9 CSA Songwriter’s Night7 p.m. Heritage House 1428 Jenkins Rd. (423) 855-9474Francesca Blanchard7:30 p.m. Barking Legs Theater1307 Dodds Ave.barkinglegs.orgOpen Mic with Mike McDade8 p.m.Tremont Tavern 1203 Hixson Pike tremonttavern.comMarbin, Charlie the Head

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WEDNESDAY2.10 Eddie Pontiac5:30 p.m.El Meson248 Northgate Parkelmesonrestaurant.comCourtney Daly 7 p.m.End Zone 3658 Ringgold Rd.(423) 661-8020Blues Night 8 p.m.The Office @ City Cafe901 Carter St.citycafemenu.comOpen Jam8 p.m.Raw Dance Club409 Market St.rawbarandgrillchatt.comWednesday Night Jazz8 p.m.Barking Legs Theater1307 Dodds Ave.barkinglegs.orgThe Rock & Worship Roadshow 7 p.m. UTC McKenzie Arena 720 E. 4th St. (423) 266-6627

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All you had to do was ask; the Chicago duo Tiny Fireflies

originated when the two musi-cians were approached to con-tribute to the 2010 compilation Between Two Waves, based on the concept of bringing two musi-cians together to collaborate on a track.

Their collaboration, “Don’t Wait Until I Fall Asleep,” was an irresistible slice of bliss-pop with nods to ‘60s girl-group pop (in-cluding the “Be My Baby” drum-beat) and late-’70s post-punk,

capturing the vibe of Joy Divi-sion’s “Atmosphere.”

The name “Tiny Fireflies” comes from the two members’ respective solo projects; Kristine Capua’s Tiny Microphone offers introverted, reverberating indie-pop with a noisy streak (recom-mended entry point: “You Dis-appear” from Home), and Lisle Mitnik’s Fireflies releases bright, starry-eyed dream-pop.

Both Capua and Mitnik were in the band Very Truly Yours before focusing on Tiny Fireflies, which

is now proving to be their highest profile project yet, with their de-but album The Space Between.

While earlier Tiny Fireflies tracks had a more homemade re-cording quality, the new album is slick and professional sounding, employing the talents of Brit-ish producer Ian Catt, known for his work with Saint Etienne and Robert Wratten (of The Field Mice, Trembling Blue Stars).

While Capua’s trademark soft and tender vocals are still there, they are more upfront in the mix, and she seems more comfortable now in the spotlight rather than being a shyly skulking wallflower.

The warm synths and Lisle’s precisely tweaked guitar timbres are never less than pleasant, but sometimes, this writer felt like a few more memorable hooks could have helped to make the tracks distinguish themselves.

The high points appear at the end, with “Alive” and its trib-ute to the bass line style of New Order’s Peter Hook and the un-abashedly anthemic “Youth,” which could easily serve as the theme for some Hollywood teen

romance movie. While The Space Between is

the duo’s most assured offering yet, one can’t help but feel a little of the charm of the homemade aesthetic has been lost.

Certain albums have an im-mediate appeal, while others

grow on you, requiring multiple listenings to let the details unfurl and reveal themselves. The Chi-cago instrumental group Tortoise has made a career with albums in the latter category, combining eclectic sources (jazz, minimalist classical, dub, electronic music) in a way that on paper may sound like wildly diverse endeavors but always ends up with that unmis-takable Tortoise style.

It’s always a little off-center; when the pace is spirited, there’s a clean grandeur, and when things are slower, it’s simultane-ously smooth and stimulating. Ev-erything sounds deliberate, often with amazing production. Follow-ing the 2009 album Beacons of Ancestorship is the new outing The Catastrophist, which offers more fusions and intersections;

when listening to it, the notion that the recording studio is an in-strument comes to mind.

One track that requires time for it to embed itself within the listener is the enveloping “Ox Duke,” which is best heard on headphones while reclining, to let its counterpoint weave threads into the listening consciousness.

It’s followed by a puzzling cov-er of “Rock On,” a hit for David Essex in 1973, sung by Todd Ritt-mann of U.S. Maple; it isn’t a dis-tant, ironic rendition, but it slith-ers like a semi-creepy unwelcome party crasher. “Gopher Island” is an electronic ditty with a Suicide-esque beatbox drive and tiny sliv-ers of breath samples, but it ends before it’s fully baked.

The album starts to really come together with “Gesceap,” with minimalist keyboard pat-terns and a gradually mounting drive. The satisfying electro-funk of “Hot Coffee” is followed by the album’s gorgeous high-light, “Yonder Blue,” which was intended for Robert Wyatt to sing, but Georgia Hubley (Yo La Tengo) tackles it nicely with her heartmeltingly sweet voice.

The origins of the album came from a commission from the City of Chicago in 2010 to create a suite of music that highlights local jazz and improvised music; despite that, there is a curious lack of cohesion, making The Catastro-phist sound like it could be a rarities/b-sides collection rather than a unified statement.

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44 Sir Thomas the tea merchant47 Capricious activity, in a colorful metaphor50 Corp. takeover strategy51 “My Dog Has ___”52 “The Simpsons” storekeeper55 Actor/writer Barinholtz of “The Mindy Project”57 Pai ___ (Chinese casino game)58 Do a lawn chore61 Goes cuckoo for65 Nickname for the new host of “Celebrity Apprentice”66 Extremely urgent67 First Great Lake, alphabetically68 Picks up a book69 Litigation instigator70 Outsmart

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Free Will Astrology ROB BREZSNY

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You may sometimes be drawn to peo-ple or places or ideas long before they can give you their gifts. Al-though you sense their potential value, you might have to ripen be-fore you’ll be ready to receive their full bounty. Here’s how author Elias Canetti expressed it: “There are books, that one has for twenty years without reading them, that one always keeps at hand, yet one carefully refrains from reading even a complete sentence. Then after twenty years, there comes a moment when suddenly, as though under a high compulsion, one cannot help taking in such a book from beginning to end, at one sitting: it is like a revelation.” I foresee a comparable transition happening for you, Aquarius.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The Leaning Tower of Pisa is eight sto-ries high, including its belfry, and tilts sideways at a four-degree angle. When builders started con-struction back in 1173, they laid a weak foundation in unstable soil, and the building has never stood straight since then. And yet it is the most lucrative tourist attraction in the city of Pisa, and one of the top ten in Italy. Its flaw is the source of its fame and glory. What’s the equivalent in your world, Pisces? Now is a favorable time to take new or extra advantage of some-thing you consider imperfect or blemished.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Bi-ble’s Book of Exodus tells the story of the time Moses almost met God. “Show me your glory, please,” the prophet says to his deity, who’s hiding. “You cannot see my face,” God replies, “but I will show you my back parts.” That’s good enough for Moses. He agrees. I hope that you, too, will be satisfied with a tantalizingly partial epipha-ny, Aries. I’m pretty sure that if you ask nicely, you can get a glimpse of a splendor that’s as meaningful to you as God was to Moses. It may only be the “back parts,” but that should still stir you and enrich you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The archaic English word “quaintrelle” refers to a woman who treats her life as a work of art. She is passion-ate about cultivating beauty and pleasure and wit in everything she is and does. But she’s not a narcis-sistic socialite. She’s not a snooty slave to elitist notions of style. Her aim is higher and sweeter: to be an impeccable, well-crafted fount of inspiration and blessings. I propose that we resuscitate and tinker with this term, and make it available to you. In 2016, you Tauruses of all genders will be in-clined to incorporate elements of the quaintrelle, and you will also be skilled at doing so. If you have not yet dived in to this fun work, start now!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Sufi

teacher (and Gemini) Idries Shah offered this teaching: “They say that when Fortune knocks, you should open the door. But why should you make Fortune knock, by keeping the door shut?” Let’s make this your featured medita-tion, Gemini. If there is anywhere in your life where proverbial doors are shut—either in the world out-side of you or the world inside of you—unlock them and open them wide. Make it easy for For-tune to reach you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Many Cancerians harbor a chronic ache of melancholy about what they’re missing. The unavailable experi-ence in question could be an ad-venture they wish they were hav-ing or an absent ally they long to be near or a goal they wish they had time to pursue. That’s the bad news. The good news is that you can harness the chronic ache. In fact, it’s your birthright as a Cance-rian to do so. If you summon the willpower to pull yourself up out of the melancholy, you can turn its mild poison into a fuel that drives you to get at least some of what you’ve been missing. Now is a fa-vorable time to do just that.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): How will the next chapter of your story unfold? I suspect there are two possible scenarios. In one ver-sion, the abundance of choices overwhelms you. You get bogged down in an exciting but debilitat-ing muddle, and become frazzled, frenetic, and overwrought. In the other possible scenario, you navi-gate your way through the lavish freedom with finesse. Your intu-ition reveals exactly how to make good use of the fertile contradic-tions. You’re crafty, adaptable, and effective. So which way will you go? How will the tale unfold? I think it’s completely up to you. Blind fate will have little to do with it. For best results, all you have to do is stay in close touch with the shining vision of what you really want.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “To hell with my suffering,” wrote Arthur Rimbaud in his poem “May Ban-ners.” I suggest you make that your mantra for now. Anytime you feel a sour thought impinging on your perceptions, say, “To hell with my suffering.” And then immediately follow it up with an expostulation from another Rimbaud poem, “It’s all too beautiful.” Be ruthless about this, Virgo. If you sense an immi-nent outbreak of pettiness, or if a critical voice in your head blurts out a curse, or if a pesky ghost nags you, simply say, “To hell with my suffering,” and then, “It’s all too beautiful.” In this way, you can take advantage of the fact that you now have more power over your emotional pain than usual.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “I like people who unbalance me,” says

Irish writer Colum McCann. Nor-mally I wouldn’t dream of en-couraging you to make the same declaration, Libra. My instinct is to help you do everything necessary to maintain harmony. But now is one of those rare times when you can thrive on what happens when you become a bit tilted or uneven or irregular. That’s because the in-fluences that unbalance you will be the same influences that tickle your fancy and charge your bat-teries and ring your bell and sizzle your bacon.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The African Association was a 19th-century British group dedicated to exploring West Africa. Its mem-bers hoped to remedy Europeans’ ignorance about the area’s geog-raphy. In one of the Association’s most ambitious projects, it com-missioned an adventurer named Henry Nicholls to discover the origin and to chart the course of the legendary Niger River. Nich-olls and his crew set out by ship in their quest, traveling north up a river that emptied into the Gulf of Guinea. They didn’t realize, and never figured out, that they were already on the Niger River. I’m wondering if there’s a comparable situation going on in your life, Scorpio. You may be looking for something that you have already found.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Richard P. Feynman was a brilliant physicist who won a Nobel Prize in 1965 for his pioneering work in quantum electrodynamics. He also played the bongo drums and was a competent artist. But excessive pride was not a problem for him. “I’m smart enough to know that I’m dumb,” he testified. “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easi-est person to fool.” I suggest you adopt him as your role model for the next two weeks, Sagittarius. All of us need periodic reminders that we’ve got a lot to learn, and this is your time. Be extra vigilant in protecting yourself from your own misinformation and misdirection.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Food connoisseur Anthony Bour-dain has a TV show that enables him to travel the globe indulging in his love of exotic cuisine. He takes his sensual delights seri-ously. In Charleston, South Caro-lina, he was ecstatic to experience the flavorful bliss of soft-shell crab with lemon pasta and shaved bot-targa. “Frankly,” he told his dining companion, “I’d slit my best friend’s throat for this.” Bourdain was exag-gerating for comic effect, but I’m concerned you may actually feel that strongly about the gratifica-tions that are almost within your grasp. I have no problem with you getting super-intense in pursuit of your enjoyment. But please stop short of taking extreme measures. You know why.


True to the form of the shield on my chest I placed my body in front of his to stop the attack. I held the line (briefly), but those I was try-

ing to protect were unfortunately as ir-rational as the one on the offensive, and my defense was shattered by stupidity from behind as easily as a shield could be split by even a crudely made club, were it large enough.

I stepped aside to remove both my body and my gun belt from the fight and let them engage to gain a better van-tage point at my (tactical) leisure. I was calm and that was my advantage, but they were stupid, and that was theirs—and the third fight over the second fight spawned by this first fight took me in a new direction.

It was interesting because at every turn I was confronted by a new thought as my hands and feet did their work inde-pendently of my otherwise preoccupied mind. This wasn’t like fist fighting back in the day; no, it had been years since I’d done any real work like this, but it wasn’t

the fight itself and my inability to pre-vent it that baffled me, or even the sweet silence that letting muscle memory take over in a fight is (just as it was intended).

No. It was how I kept making real-time observations aloud in my mind even as I exchanged blows with people (an other-wise serious matter) and I began think-ing, have I always acted this way?

I took the time to observe my left hand balling itself into a fist and begin its descent toward a young aggressor’s face (but not his forehead—my hand of course knew the folly of that already) as he made moves to strike mine first, and

I thought to myself, “This is extremely irrational.”

The strike was light, just a distraction, and it worked (though it clearly only cre-ated yet a new set of problems, but I’d deal with those later). In the same mo-tion as the left hook, I had fixed my eyes on the main instigators and began think-ing about them, too, as I placed a foot be-hind another combatant as I was walking by. Using that point by his feet as a ful-crum, I shifted his weight with my right arm to help him fall down (though it was quite unsolicited as you would imagine), and my mind again addressed what a poor choice this was by the participants. Couldn’t they see that?

The now fighting employees were be-coming an issue, but at least they were sober and that makes a difference. The bar at the far end of the building, howev-er, precluded sobriety for the customers and that was the issue I was facing now with my fellow co-workers.

If they would all just calm themselves for a moment, they would realize the chain of events to follow and cut this poor decision-tree at the roots instead of reaping its soured fruits later, but they were having none of that. They were liv-ing in the “Now,” and for “Now” fight-

ing seemed like a reasonable response to the monitor blinking out at their bowling lane.

People were fighting as far as I could see, and it was all over bad wiring in a television.

The smell of pepper spray in the air? The crackling of Tasers and the wailing of sirens from hastily abandoned police cars outside as officers poured out of cars to address the brawl that had now spilled outdoors? It was all as preventable as the bail that was about to be set for the broken noses and ripped fingernails all around me.

Several yards from me, one of the main instigators took a blow to the face as his own decision tree lead to attacking two cops at once, and unlike the grace of his faulty television screen, he exploded with vomit from the blows that were ex-changed. He was like a short, Low-I.Q. firework for the briefest of moments, and like the fight itself, I reflected on how many years it had been since I’d wit-nessed that phenomena, still thinking, still thinking…until a knee to my abdo-men brought me back around.

I never thought this much when I fought when I was younger, but they made TV’s better then, so maybe I never had to? Who knows.

I was probably just overthinking the whole thing anyway. Next customer…?

“I took the time to observe my left hand balling itself into a fist and begin its descent toward a young aggressor’s face, and I thought to myself, ‘This is extremely irrational.’”

Deep Thoughts On A FistfightOfficer Alex reflects on the physical aspects of his job

When officer Alexander D. Teach is not patrol-ling our fair city on the heels of the criminal ele-ment, he spends his spare time volunteering for the Boehm Birth Defects Center.

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