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Spreading Your Wings� G’Wiz: Galveston Wizard

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Greetings From The Galveston Wizard,

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G’Wiz: GalvestonWizard Periodical, Volume #9, Book 1. “Spreading Your Wings”. Cover Design by Isaac Almaguer, back issues online at www.galvestonwizard.com

A friend recently mentioned again to us the vast amount of hidden talent on the island. “There is a big difference between “hidden” and “hiding.” Much time is spent seeking the wizardly wise or gifted to bring them to you. We also seek businesses and philan-thopic organizations and people, looking to share information and resources with their fellow island and visitors.

The realm (area, location) of Galveston Island is vast, changing, growing and exciting. Take the time to enjoy the latest volume of the Galveston Wizard Periodical.

“When will the next volume arrive?” many ask. The next volume is presented to eager readers when the Galveston Wizard’s jour-ney is complete, making an entire trip through the realm, having the money, ideas, resources, photography and talent to return to the tower. and compile for you our travels, adventures, and les-sons, and upcoming events of interest!Remember, progress takes time! Keep polishing the stone!

The “ayes” have it. So speak up and let your voice be heard! We give thanks for every day, and continue to hope that you are giv-ing of yourself to the world around you.

Now is the season for family, friends, and taking stock of yourself. With a new year comes an opportunity for a new you. What do you want for yourself? Think big, aim high. Endless possibilties surround us on this enchanted island. Some we know are held in dungeons, away from our realm of assistance, others have passed from this realm onto others and will be greatly missed.

The new year holds much for us all, but we must desire success for ourselves AND each other if we are to succeed at finding hap-piness, success, and peace.

-Galveston Wizard

Spreading Your Wings� G’Wiz: Galveston Wizard

Letters to the WizardI just wanted to compliment you on what you are doing with your publica-tion.I no longer work in Galveston, but I came across issue #3 laying around my apartment. I decided to check your website to see if you were still progress-ing, and I was happy to see that your ef-fort continues.I really appreciate that tone you convey that tries to steer our culture from some negative aspects to those of connecting, thinking, and getting involved.Best of luck to you and your team. -Tom What a hit!! I’ve spread the word like crazy,and everyone is loving it.Haha,I think issue number 8 is the most in-teresting one yet.(lol)I hope you’ve heard good reviews about “Should Have Remained Friends.” because,if you wouldn’t mind having me in other issues,I will constantly give you good material for readers to treasure always.

-Vic

As an islander I appreciate the upbeat freshness of your mag, you guys rock! Keep up the great work!

-Sandie Hey guys, I work here in HR where you deliver your paper. I figured you might be able to get something on this. I am not BOI, but have been raised around it since I was little. Well, I drive the same way leaving work as I do coming to work. I have always passed by this little coffee shop two streets back from Ball. It is called Ya’Bon Village Coffee House. A gentleman named Kurt will greet you. He is a BOI by the way. He has the old style hospitality and will carry on a con-versation with you. He wants to keep his place open. But, I think he needs a little bit of publicity. I was just think-ing maybe you can spread the word and help him out. -Kari Burton

Hi all,I ran into one of your guys handing out copies of G’Wiz at the peak oil confer-ence in Houston. He noticed we were filming interviews and said to write in about what we’re doing. We’re making a comedic documentary called “How to Boil a Frog” about the bigger picture around global warming and what actual real people can do about it that makes a difference. We went to Houston to interview people about peak oil, and I don’t know what’s more shocking – how imminent it is, or how few people have even heard of it. We hope to have a whole separate page up on our website (www.howtoboilafrog.com) with peak oil-related interviews in a couple of weeks.Also shocking was that we had invest-ment bankers, geologist, oil men, jour-nalists and economists all saying that the demand for oil is about to outrun supply – creating worldwide shortages – and we’re looking at having maybe half as much oil 25 years from now as we do today. The mayor of Houston spoke at lunch, saying yes, it’s real and it’s a huge problem. T. Boone Pickens came to say yes, it’s really happening, global oil production has already peaked. Oil hit $90/barrel. Houston is absolutely de-pendent on oil and gas production. And there wasn’t a word in the Chronicle about it. Bizarre.Anyway, great paper, keep up the good work!

-Jon CookseyWriter/directorHow to Boil a Frog

Thanks, Wiz, for putting in a page on sexual healing and including our testing information. I wish you luck with your publication! How much are your ads?

-Susan Rokes

The Galveston Wizard Periodical is open for discussion.What have you got to say? How would your story go? Want to relate to others and help them with your expertises? What would the first sentence of your story or idea sound like? Ah hah! Gotcha! You’ve got one right there. We’re giving you the opportunity to tell others what you are interested in, and why, and how, and whatever else you feel like. What is your world like? How can others see what you see? By reading your G’Wiz, you can see the world as others see it. Oh, now we see what you mean!

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It sounds like a good idea! You take a small town, in an idyllic setting, with a struggling economy, and sell off “pieces of this paradise”, at very high prices, for vacation homes! This will raise the property tax base, and give the local economy a boost; so every-one wins. However, there are always some unintended consequences. In the medical field, they call these side effects! Bringing in a large influx of people, who often don’t respect the original character of the town, can change the entire nature of the city. There will be a larger property tax base, but also a need for new infrastructure, and more demand on city services. The economic footprint of vacation-home owners is not nearly as large as that of full-time residents. Their jobs or businesses do not become part of the local economy, and they usually spend less money, when at their vaca-tion home, than people who live in town. They pay their share of prop-erty taxes, but their purchases of vacation homes usually pushes up local real estate prices. This looks good on paper, to full-time residents, until they get their new property tax bill. Now it costs them more to live in their own house. Local incomes may rise, but usually not as much as housing prices, and property taxes. Some will feel the squeeze, and see the situation as an oppor-

tunity to sell, and move to a lower-cost location. Others may do the same, because they don’t like how the town is changing. Realtors and developers see this as a golden opportunity, and often make a lot of money, but the vacation-home business has brought rampant speculation to town. When the boom turns to a bust, it will rock the fragile local economy! The vacation-home market is much more speculative than the market for primary residences sim-ply because these are homes peo-ple do not need, so they are the first thing that has to go when the buyer gets in a financial squeeze. In re-cent years, with the lax credit stan-dards, and abilty to buy with little or no down payment, the specula-tion has gotten even worse! The article, Second-Home Housing Glut; Real Estate Bubble Losing Air, written back in June 2006, made the following com-ments about the state of the vaca-tion-home market, at that time: “For starters, many second homes have been sold not to seri-ous vacationers but to speculative investors hoping to cash on the na-tional real-estate craze. How else to explain why six out of 10 sec-ond-home owners surveyed by the Realtors group own two or more homes in addition to their main residences? The danger is that if enough of those investors decide the mar-

ket has peaked, they could trigger a selling frenzy throughout the sec-ond-homes market. That, in turn, could add to the pressures in the main housing market.” “After a long string of dou-ble-digit annual price increases, a number of second-home meccas across the country are suddenly suffering from plunging sales vol-ume and burgeoning inventories of unsold homes.” “The price runups of the past several years are reason enough for concern. A report from Cleveland-based National City, a top banking and mortgage concern, points to serious overvaluation in a number of second-home hot spots in Flori-da, California and elsewhere.” “He rejects a notion ad-vanced by housing bulls that shore communities in Florida and Cali-fornia will be protected because of the limited supply of coastline. Japanese real estate and land prices went down for 15 years and Japan is an island.” “Investors hoping to sell luxury condos that they bought over the past couple of years could be in for some special trouble.” The article, Hot Market for Second Homes Hits Slump, writ-ten back in August 2006, made the following comments about the state of the vacation-home market, at that time: “The once-bustling deal making in a wide variety of popu-lar locations for second homes — areas like Florida, the Jersey Shore and Lake Tahoe, as well as the high-price playground on the East End of Long Island — has slowed markedly in recent months. As the overall housing mar-ket weakens, the interest in buying vacation homes, from the most modest condominiums on up, ap-pears to be falling faster. Unlike most metropolitan areas — where underlying demand and the normal turnover in primary homes as a re-sult of job moves, new households and family changes provide a more solid floor under prices — the sec-ond-home market relies on a dif-ferent set of motivations that tends to exaggerate booms and busts. “Second-home buying is very discretionary,” said Edward Leamer, an economist at the Uni-versity of California, Los Angeles. “There is no force of demographics that is pushing people into buying homes as there is in primary home markets.” In second-home markets around the country, the number of sales is shrinking even as the prop-erties on the market increase. Pric-

es at all levels are softening, and in a few places recently have begun dropping.” “In addition to the over-building factor, rapidly rising insur-ance premiums tied to the greater risk of hurricane damage have hurt home sales in many coastal areas of Florida.” “During the boom, prices in regions with a heavy concen-tration of second-home sales rose higher and faster than elsewhere, an analysis by Moody’s Econo-my.com of national mortgage and housing data showed. “These have been the most juiced-up markets,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Economy.com.” “Vacation homes, like other luxury items, are frequently caught up in booms that appear to defy gravity. But they depend on a rela-tively narrow slice of the popula-tion, mostly affluent baby boomers, leaving them vulnerable to sudden downturns.” “...overall interest in sec-ond homes tends to closely follow the ups and downs of the economic cycle.” “Plenty of people are will-ing to pay more for waterfront property, privacy and pristine vis-tas, but no region has a monopoly on those features.” “When you don’t like the pricing someplace, you can go someplace else.” With home prices increas-ing much faster than in any other city in the state of Texas, there is no question that the recent hous-ing boom, in Galveston, is driven by the vacation-home market. The Median Selling Price in 2006 had already reached 5.32 times the Median Household Income, which is 77% higher than the long-term national average, and many recent projects far exceed that number. Condos in the Palisade Palms complex, that are selling for $400,000 to $1,650,000, yield a Price to Median Household Income ratio of 13.11 to 43.28. It should be clear that this project, and many others, are not priced to be afford-able by residents of Galveston, so if the speculative money pulls out, there is going to be a lot of high-end vacant inventory on the mar-ket! It has only been a little over 20 years since the last vacation-home bubble came to Galveston, but the after effects have long been forgotten! This is all that remains, on East Beach, of J.R. McCon-nell’s vacation-home bubble in the 1980’s! What will the current bub-ble leave behind?

Vacation Homesby David Stanowski

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Spreading Your Wings6 G’Wiz: Galveston Wizard

...”Con”vention, that is! What better way to describe a convention than as a meeting of people with similar interests and tastes all meet-ing together to share in their passion for whatever it is people get excited about.Mardi Gras patrons wear masks, beads (sometimes just beads), beards and smiles. Lone Star Rally riders wear leather, black, chains and of course, sunglasses. Before that- our favorite-Hal-loween, where your only limitation is your own imagination on what you “go as.”

In fact, your abilitiy to “Do as the romans do,” or active partici-pation in the gatherings of the season nearly always reflect how much you get out of it, and how much fun you have.

We were recently given the opportunity to promote an “Oni Con” Anime convention to you readers in our previous issue. (www.oni-con.com) An-ime is a Japanese animation style, most recogniseable to the first timer with examples such as Pokemon, Dragonball Z, Ninja Scroll, Ghost in the Shell, and more. Ask for Anime at the Rosenberg Library. )

Several of us worked all weekend as volunteers at the convention, with hopes of learning more how the convention organism worked. What we found out was that a convention is highly-complicated, ultra-organized, multi-million-variabled work!

Obviously these things make money, because there are hundreds, no, thousands of people here. We want to be involved with conventions...as you should. What can you offer at a convention? There is a wide variety of opportunities to organize and seek out your fellow man toward a com-mon cause. If you build it, they will come. Before you “Con” though, you must “Commit.” You must form a committee of people, decide what you want to do, and then set about to making it a reality!

Besides integrating ourselves and yourselves into existing events, orga-nizations, functions and happenings, what more can we create for locals and visitors that interests you?

Expect Galveston Film Festival Jan ‘09. Disc Golf Course Organization ‘08. Homegrown/Mainland East End Music Concert Beach Event ‘09. Public Access Channel. Island Radio. A Wireless Internet Island.How may we be of ser-vice in spreading the word, seeking committed people to help make these real?Also check out the Halloween Funk fest walk thru on page 12, along with Epicurean Evening and Dicken’s on the Strand on page 24.

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Seizing The Transition….. by Thomas Graves

NowIknowthatIsaidinmylastarticlethatIwouldtalkaboutmyhomelessnessinLondon,butIfeelthatinorderforittomakesenseandflowfreelyImustexplainawholemessofotherthings.Soletmebegin……atthebeginning. In1998IwasajunioratFriendswoodHighSchool.ImadefriendswithanexchangestudentfromBrussels,Belgium.OverthecourseofthatyearIgottobefriendswithherandwhenshewentback,IdecidedthatIwouldgotoBelgiumforavisit.Beforethis,Ihadnointentionoftravelinganywhere.SoIsavedoverthecourseofayearandafterIgraduatedintheyear2000Ihadalreadyboughtmyplaneticket,mypassport,andhadsavedapproximately$1000.IlandedinBelgiuminthemorning,andtothisdayIcan’tdescribetheexcitementIfelttoknowthatIwasontheothersideofourplanet.Itwasagreatfeeling!EverythingthatIlookedatfeltlikeIwasseeingforthefirsttime(mindthefactthatIwasan18yearold,ignorant,suburbankid).AlmostinstantlyIwasfallinginlovewithEurope.OverthecourseofmymonthinBelgum,Itraveledalloverthecountry,aswellastoLuxembourg,andHolland.Idiscoveredthe

joyoffries(frites)andmayonnaise,andthebroadrangeofbeersthattheBelgiansareknownfor.Anyway,backtothestoryline.SoafewweeksgobyandI’mintroducedtonumerousfriendsofhers,butonestoodout.

Davidwasa20somethingBelgianguyofMoroccandecent.Immediatelywehititoff.HewasinterestedinwhereIwasfrom,andwhatIwasabout,andlikewiseforme.BeforeIleftBelgiumDavidpromisedmethathewouldcometoTexasforavisit,andthathedid.HecametoTexasinthewinterof2001.Afterhisweekandahalfvisit,Ididn’tseeDavidagainfor5years.Wekeptintouchmainlythroughemailandtheoccasionalphonecall.

IgraduatedfromTexasA&MUniversity-CommerceinMayof2006.ThewholetimethatIwasincollegeIdidn’tdomuchtraveling.Sure,ItraveledaroundthestatesanddippedintoMexicoonce.ButIwasleftfeelingunfulfilled.ImissedmyfriendsthatIhadmadeinBelgiumterribly,andIwantedtofeelthatfeelingofbeinginanewplaceagain.SoIhadmadeupmymindthatsinceIwasgraduatingandwasabouttomove,therewasaperfectopportunitytodowhateverIwantedin

betweenthistransitionperiod.First,IdecidedthatIhadtogetoutofthiscountryforawhile.Sixmonthssoundedgoodtome.Justlongenoughtogetmyfill,andjustshortenoughtoreturnifthingsweren’tworkingout.FirstIboughttheplanetickettoavoidbackingoutofmydecision.ThenItriedtofindajob.Imusthaveemailedeightythreebusinesses.Eightythreeofthoseincludingschools,bars,libraries,andcouriers.Nooneresponded.OnedayIgotanemailfromsomemysteriousagencycalledProtocolTeachers(lookitup).TheytoldmethatIcouldteachinLondon(employedbythem)asasubstituteteacher.I filled out many forms and submitted a lotofinformation(includingreferences,transcripts,blah,blah,blah).ThenIlearnedthateachoneofusisentitledtoasixmonthworkvisaabroad.Didyouknowthat?Youjusthavetoeitherbeastudent,orarecentgraduate.WellIgotit,bookedmyhostel,andsetthedayformyinterviewwiththeteachingagency. IhadworkedatarestaurantbetweenleavingforLondonandgraduation.AfterbuyinganewiPodandApplelaptop,Ihadaround$2000……tolastmeuntilIstartedworkwiththeagency.Thatwasmyfirstmistake. Ihatetodoit,butthat’situntilnextmonth.NextmonththestorycontinuesandI’llwalkyouthroughtheupsanddowns..andyes,myultimatedown,homelessnessinLondon.


Calendar of Events 2008 SPECIAL EVENTS

1/13/08A Lesson Before Dying.Scenefromtheplayanddialogue.PresentedbyEnsembleTheatreofHouston.StrandTheatre,2317ShipsMechanicsRow,Galveston.2pm

1/22/08A Lesson Before Dying.Film.RosenbergLibrary,RandallRm.,2310Sealy,Galveston.6pm

1/29/08A Lesson Before Dying. Three Professors Panel Discussion: Not Your Typical English Class! PresentedbyMichaelBerberich,StephenCurley, andJohnGorman. RosenbergLibrary,WorthamAuditorium,2310Sealy,Galveston.7pm

2/7/08Family Dynamics of Black Male Incarceration.PaneldiscussionwithYoniBenson,LindaFerguson,LeahFanuiel,RobertCaraway,CharlieBaldwin,andJamesDennis.FacilitatedbyJasonGlenn.CentralCulturalCen-terLibrary,2627Ave.M,Galveston.SponsorshipandrefreshmentsprovidedbytheUTMBOfficeofDiversityandInternationalAffairs.6–8pm

3/11/08A Lesson Before Dying: An interactive videoconference with Ernest Gaines.FacilitatedbyJohnGorman.GalvestonCollege,AuditoriumFA-207,4015Ave.Q,Galveston.SponsorshipandrefreshmentsprovidedbyGalvestonCollege.7pm

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Undoing ExclusionismThe problem is, we’re all dealing in different currencies. No plans for peace leaves room for blueprints for Secret Wars. Although scabs heal over time. There is no room on an island for burning bridges. We should all look for ways to encourage and support one another.Set yourself/business on the right path and get things out of your inbox. make an honest effort to return calls and answer your Emails. Yes’ and No’s will speed up and clarify business opportunities for all parties involved. Don’t Let your word be like a house of Cards. Keep your promises and reap the benefits that trust brings. (that’s all pro’s and no cons - what a deal!)Everyone on this island is a piece to the greater puzzle that makes a beautiful place to live. there’s nothing more joyful than when new pieces to the puzzle fit together. (Expecially when no one else can make the right fit happen.) It takes every piece to finish our puzzle and working together as a community, nieghbors, family and friends is the only way we can ever put all the pieces right.Introduce yourself to a stranger (common sense rules withstanding) and be wizened by the unique knowledge that they inevitably possess. Better yet most are more than curteous to oblige you with thier story.

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The Whole World Needs Some ChangeAsIwipedmyeyesthismorning,Itoldmyself,“Today,I’llchange”.Changeisnotaproblemforme.Iamoneofthoseonesthatbelievepeoplechangeeverysecond.Thateverythinghappensforridiculousreasonsandstufflikethat.Right?

Ihavemadeadecisiontochangemyface.Foryears,IhavebattledwithacneandRosacea.Sundamage,marriage/divorcescaring,geneticcigarettesmoking,alcoholconsumptionandraisingkidshavenothelpedmyoverall,either.Idevelopedelevensinbetweenmyeyesforgoodnesssakes.BottomlineisIhavenotlikedmyfaceforsometime.Candy Lockhart with West Isle Wellness(6019AvenueS½&91122ndStreet-(409) 996-3166)istheangelofmymercy.Candyisgoingtoassistmewithlikingmyface.AndIamsoready,afteryearsandyearsofProthisandcyclinethat.

Change.

Afterinformingmylovedonesofmyfacetransformation,IreceivedwhatIthoughttobemindbogglingfeedback.I’veheard:

Whydoyouwanttochangemama?Ilikethewayyoulook.Doyouthinkit’sgoingtohurt?Howmuchdoesitcost?Willshedome,too?

Ihavehadtwochemicalpeels,thusfar,andIcanreallyseeadifference.Ihavebeenwithoutfacecake(make-up)forseveraldayswithoutanyoneaskingwhathappened.Liberationiskickingin.Mydreamofhavingaglowing

healthyfaceisbecomingareality.AndIkeepgoingto“whydoyouwanttochangemama?”

Change?

AnyonewithchildknowswhatImustdo.Thosewithout,youmaylikethistoo.

Likelookinginyourbathroommirrorandseeingripplesofcirruscloudsandknowingthatifyoudon’tmovesoon,youcould

endupinaheap.Changingyouroutsidesmustcoexistwithtweakingtheinsides,too.

LittleLucyneedsanexplanationwithoutgettingsuckedintothevortexofvanitybyherownmother.WhydoIwanttochange?Because.Changeisgood.Changeishealthy.Changemakesadifference.Changecomesfromwithin.Changemakestheworldgoround. Change is defined. And this timehoney,changeisaffordable.

Iamgoingtosharewithourwonderfulreadersmybeforeandaftershotsofmytransformation.Iwelcomeyoutoaskmeanythingabouttheprocess.Youcancontactmeatwww.galvestonwizard.com.Iinviteyoutoaskmetoshowyousomechange.I’llbehappytoreachinmypocketandshowyouahandfulofthetypeofchangeIcarry.It’snormallytheshinykind.Mykidsloveitlikethereisnotomorrow.

by Linda Sivy

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Spreading Your Wings1� G’Wiz: Galveston Wizard

We Got Some Funk~Linda SivySaturday, Oct. 27th, East Beach.

Majic 102.1 and Strategic Enterprises brought us

the 1st Annual Halloween Funk Fest at East Beach. Gates opened at 1:00. Comedian and host J. Anthony Brown took the stage promptly at 3:00, and stayed there for over an hour; which, in itself, doesn’t constitute funk. Evidently, there was some funkin problem with the equipment. While a passel of roadies swung from the rigging, Mr. Brown did what he does; he entertained.

In fact, he did his job so

well that among hundreds of funk hungry freaks in costume, funky families and all manner of friendly funkers, nobody was grumbling about the $30-$45 ticket price. Simply put, J. Anthony Brown was worth the money.

When the music did

start, it felt to many they were getting something free. Coop Deville opened with their national debut, and it seems those kids truly have something; a new generation’s perspective on old school funk. Recognizing the talent stacked behind them, however, they didn’t hold the stage for long. The SOS Band, Ohio Players, Morris Day and The Time, then the headliner – Cameo. It was a full ticket, to say the least, and a musical dream come true for

this mother funker.Okay, the segues

weren’t as smooth as they could’ve been, but it can’t be easy to achieve your best sound in all that funkin sand, waves rolling in behind you. Besides, The Wizard

is in no position to complain about punctuality. Had it not been for the marvelous work of Krystal Williams with Strategic Enterprises,

arranging our VIP passes at the last minute while overseeing this monumental undertaking (with aplomb – nice job, Krystal) The Wiz wouldn’t have even been backstage. With the free BBQ.

At each lull in the funk, amid “check, check, check” from the stage, J. Anthony Brown stepped in and did his

thing, often walking among the crowd with his wireless mic. He had us hurting with laughter. Given another ten or fifteen minutes, he would’ve stolen the show. So, it didn’t go off without a hitch. But thanks to a group of consummate professionals, a lineup of seasoned performers, and a most affable crowd, The Wizard is gonna call the 1st

Annual Halloween Funk Fest a huge success. Let us all hope we see it again next year.

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J. Anthony Brown, in repose

The SOS Band on stage Photos courtesy of M. Phillips

SOS Funks it up - Seriously

He’s a nurse...no kidding

Krystal Williams, Strategic Ent.

Allen Flores, E. Beach Organizer

Ohio Players lay it down

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We Got Some Funk~Linda SivySaturday, Oct. 27th, East Beach.

Majic 102.1 and Strategic Enterprises brought us

the 1st Annual Halloween Funk Fest at East Beach. Gates opened at 1:00. Comedian and host J. Anthony Brown took the stage promptly at 3:00, and stayed there for over an hour; which, in itself, doesn’t constitute funk. Evidently, there was some funkin problem with the equipment. While a passel of roadies swung from the rigging, Mr. Brown did what he does; he entertained.

In fact, he did his job so

well that among hundreds of funk hungry freaks in costume, funky families and all manner of friendly funkers, nobody was grumbling about the $30-$45 ticket price. Simply put, J. Anthony Brown was worth the money.

When the music did

start, it felt to many they were getting something free. Coop Deville opened with their national debut, and it seems those kids truly have something; a new generation’s perspective on old school funk. Recognizing the talent stacked behind them, however, they didn’t hold the stage for long. The SOS Band, Ohio Players, Morris Day and The Time, then the headliner – Cameo. It was a full ticket, to say the least, and a musical dream come true for

this mother funker.Okay, the segues

weren’t as smooth as they could’ve been, but it can’t be easy to achieve your best sound in all that funkin sand, waves rolling in behind you. Besides, The Wizard

is in no position to complain about punctuality. Had it not been for the marvelous work of Krystal Williams with Strategic Enterprises,

arranging our VIP passes at the last minute while overseeing this monumental undertaking (with aplomb – nice job, Krystal) The Wiz wouldn’t have even been backstage. With the free BBQ.

At each lull in the funk, amid “check, check, check” from the stage, J. Anthony Brown stepped in and did his

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Strategic Enterprises’ Stage on East Beach

J. Anthony Brown, in repose

The SOS Band on stage Photos courtesy of M. Phillips

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Kite Flights by Kathy Nixie

Kites! Can you get it up? This new column will give you some information, especially if you have someone in your life telling you to GO FLY A KITE. I plan to educate you, as well as entertain you, so be prepared to listen to some interesting facts as well as a tall tale from time to time. A few words about my-self, I really am a grownup. I have been building and flying kites as an adult for over 20 years. I have taught people of all ages to build and fly kites. I live in Galveston, where the wind and weather give me year round kite flying time. There is an unseen wondrous ele-ment, the wind, involved in kite flying that appeals to me. I find relaxation at the end of a kite string and I think you can too. I hope that you can find or build a successful kite and enjoy the mystery of the wind. Come let me show you how. Kites have been around for a while. We really do not know how long because they were around before there was paper to write down the story on. We really do not know where they started for the same reason. The historians are reasonably certain that kites were developed in what today is China. Kites were made of the same materials then as they are today, bamboo and silk. This tradition has been carried on for at least 2000 years. The oldest written record

of a kite was written on a bamboo stick. These sticks, flattened quarter pieces of a large bam-boo were strung together like a fan and could

tell many stories on their 2-3 foot lengths. The crafting of kites used the lightweight but strong and flex-ible bamboo and light fabric, silk. Beautiful and artistic kites are still made like this in China. The sea-going traders spread the kite flying tradition all over the world. I have listened to stories from people I meet about their success-ful and unsuccessful kite flying experiences. I usually ask new people I meet how long it has been since they have flown a kite.

Usually it has been way too long. I want you to think about your experiences. They color your outlook about trying this again. I try to let people who are out with a kite that won’t fly know that it is not a personal reflection on you. Usually a kite that won’t fly is not suited to the wind that day, or is not put together correctly. I know I would have been a much better kite fly-er as a kid if I had had some instruction. This is where the sharing comes in. I have the best time when I can share the fun, which is one of the reasons why I am writing this. I hope you learn to fly a kite and then show someone else how to do it too. A few more hints: Visit your local library and ask them about kites. Go to www.aka.kite.org and explore the world of

kites online. If you are a teacher or parent go to my web site www.teacherkitekit.com and get a kit for your classroom. Till I see you on the kite field, keep your chin up, fly a kite.I can teach classes in building and flying for all ages birthday parties, etc. for those interested.

Legacy of KaneOne evening, our man-beast chihuahau friend Kane decided he wanted to go for a walk. Unfortunately he left no note or made no mention of his departure to his roommates or anyone else. Where was he? !A heavy rainstorm that night had us all worried as to his where-abouts.We set out looking for him, comb-ing the neighborhood. Nobody had seen him, but we got to meet many of our neighbor friends, who also pledged their eyes to the cause.Finally we set out on a small-scale advertising campaign and 2 days later we were reunitied with our once-lost friend, who was found 5 blocks from home. Good to have you back, friend!


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Transforming its lush garden setting into a winter menagerie of lights, Moody Gardens will be adorned with more than a million twinkling lights and dozens of light displays.

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The Art of Happines (Part 1)Everymorningseems

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Doesthewholethingseemalittle,dreary?Youmightgoasfarastosaythatyoumightbealittledepressed.

If you find yourself everfeelinglikethis,chancesareyou’renot.Chancesareyouaren’tappreciatingyourday,asyoushould.Ok,illusecomparisontogetmypointacross.

Scenario 1:Youwakeup;laythereforaminute,alreadyannoyed.Yourolloutofbed,takeashower,skipbreakfast,andproceedtotrampleanyoneandanythingthatgetsinthewayofyoumakingitoutthedoor.Youopenyourcardoor;movestuffoff of the seats, floors, and dashsoyouandyourcarpoolcansit.Thendrivemercilesslywhiletyingyourtie,puttingonmakeup,orwhateveritisthat

youareinto.Thusyourdaybegins.

Scenario 2:Youwakeup,standup,openupyourblindsordrapesandletsomesunin.Youthenwalkouttothebackorfrontyardandbaskinthewarmthandserenityofitallforaminute.Takeashower,getoutandwalktoyour room to find all your work stuffalreadylaidout,shirtsandpantspressed,youwalkbythemirrorandyoucatchaglimpseofyouadmiringyourself.Thenyouwalktothekitchen have eggs, waffles with puremaplesyrup,bagelswithorwithoutcreamcheese,oryourfavoritecerealwithslicedfruit,getintoyourpineyfreshsmellingcar,adjustyourrearview.Andtakeinyourscene.

Youmaynotthinkthatthelittlethingsyoudoeverydayareasimportantasthebigthings,butpicturethis,lifeislikeart.Imagineyoureverydaythoughts,decisions,andactionsasmillionsoflittlecoloredtiles

ofdifferentshapesandsizes.Likeamosaic,youplacethesecoloredtilesontolife’scanvas,onebyone,aredonehere,ablueonethere,maybeeventhrowanindigopieceinthereeverynowandagain.YouhaveyourbigpieceswhichsymbolizeyourbigthingsinlifesuchasgoingtoJamaicaforaweek,buyinganewcar,payingandraisingrent,takingcareofyourfamily,doingwellinschool,gettingthatpromotion,sellingthathouse,etc.

Youalsohaveyoursmallerpieceswhichsymbolizethesmallerthingsinlifelike,eatingright,enjoyingthesunsetwhileyoumakeyourwaydowntheseawall,goingtoyourfavoriterestaurantandorderingyouralltimefavoritemeal,andsoon.Nowasyousetyourpiecesintoplace,youmightcomeacrosssomeproblemsalongtheway.

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Tomorrowmorning,when you first wake up, think toyourselfwhatyouwantyourdaytobe.You’vegotablankcanvas.Lookatallofthepiecestochoosefromtostartthisnewday’smosaicoflife.Snoozebuttonpiece?Upandatthempiece?Chooseyourpieceswisely.Findmosaicpeace.

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Every one of us grows older. Eventually, for one reason or another, we be-come are no longer for this world.What happens with our con-science, spirit, or mind is debatable, with individual’s answer to that question usually as unique as the individual themselves.As we go through life, through it’s many stages, our amazing bodies go with us. When our time here is up, we leave behind our posessions, our loved one’s, our legacy, and our bodies.Several Medical Body Do-nation Programs help make

provisions for future doctors and pave the way for more understanding of the body with the donation of one’s body to science after death. Medical body donations help to protect, preserve, and prevent and understand how the body works, and the effects of such donations leave a lasting impact on the medical community for many generations to come. When considering medical body donation as an alterna-tive option to funeral and cre-mation costs, call the Medi-cal Body Donation Experts at Carnes Funeral Home in Texas City. 409-986-9900

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Ray Schaper, the last dairy farmer in Galveston, en-joys a cold beverage and good conversation at the Wizzard bar on 24th and Church.Here he is with his first Galveston Wizard intro-duction!Wizardly wise Galvesto-nians are all around you. Take the time to learn from them!Do you know a Galveston Wizard? Tell us who they are an why they are so wise! Share the wisdom!

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Step into the Lunchbox on 21st and Strand and you will be greeted by two of the nicest ladies in the restraunt business, Laura and Dayatra. If the food was just so-so (and it’s not) I would still go there for the good coversation and to listen to the swing music playing on the stereo. Their deli type menu consists of reasonably priced healthy breakfast foods and sandwiches along with items available for a quick snack. With

such a nice array of items, The Lunch-box is sure to be big hit with the locals and tourists as well.

On our recent visit we sampled the chicken salad sandwich (a house spe-cialty) and and a rather tasty ruben. The chicken salad comes from a old family recipe which is really good and and its served on a moist, tender and dark honey wheat bread. If you get a chance try some of Dad’s Pimento Cheese, its some of the best I ever had. The Ruben was equally as tastey. Its offers a new twist on an old favorite. Served on honey wheat bread, a gener-

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mochas,teas,ciders,lattes,espressoandmuchmore.Bakedgoodsareplentifulandgood.Thecookiesaremyfavorite!Theshopitselfisveryconducivetorelaxing,studyingandjusthangingoutandtalkingwithfriends.Greatoutsideseatingwithmusicplayinginashadedarea. ThebikegroupIridewith,

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Restaurant Spotlights

With so many new eateries popping up around the Island, we can’t afford to forget the one of Galveston’s mainstays in traditional Italian food, DiBella’s. On the corner of 31st and Avenue P, DiBella’s has been serving up old-fash-ioned meat lasagna, eggplant parmigiana, spaghetti with meatballs and other fine homemade Italian dishes since 1989. Being hidden away in a quiet residential neighbor-hood, DiBella’s manages to make you feel like you are the guest of honor in an Italian grandmother’s kitchen, surrounded by walls

covered with old photos from Kirwin High School, now O’Connell. The recipes for their Sicilian red

sauce and homemade Italian sausage are closely guarded secrets, which many Galvestonians would love to know. On our most recent visit, though, we opted to try something new and partake in the very reasonably priced veal piccata. Our slices of veal were lightly breaded and covered in a light sauce of white wine, lemon juice, olive oil, mushrooms, capers and artichoke hearts. The tanginess of the lemon juice and capers helped to accent and bring out

the delicate flavor of the veal perfectly. Not one to let a good thing go to waste, we ordered a side of flavorful toasted garlic bread to help mop up any sauce that was left on our plates. With so many new families mov-ing to the Island, its important not just to try our all of the new eateries, but also help them discover the small family-run restau-rants that we have been enjoying for years. DiBella’s is open for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Friday, and for dinner only on Saturday and Sunday. As a family run establishment, they take only cash and cheques.

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Epicurean EveningIf you missed it...we don’t know how else to put it...you missed out. Whether you knew more people on one side of the table or the other, rest assured that every at-tendee was guaranteed a great evening of fun. All of Galveston’s top food ven-dors, beer vendors, wine vendors, liquor vendors, products-for-ven-dors, and more were on hand at this ever-growing “who’s who” in all things Epicurean.Armed with a series of cameras, camcorders, issues, stickers and pens (page 2), we made our way through the crowd. This is what we are talking about!Those who were lucky enough to catch the event (and smart enough

to pay attention to the full page ad on our last issue’s back cover promoting it) in all likelihood enjoyed themselves as much as we did.It was refreshing to see, in this bustling Moody Garden’s conven-tion center, such a strong demon-stration of the wide assortment of quality restaurants, distributors, vendors, and people that make the Galveston Epicurean Experience such a quality one.We look forward to seeing you all out there next year. Until then, be aware of the events, opportunities, and organizations making such extraordinary events available to you.Whether or not you are “where it’s at” is entirely up to you!

We found ourselves just a few press passes away from being transported to another time and place. Quick acting event organizers, dispite making this year’s Dickens on the Strand the best one yet, were able to make it happen! Yesss! (That’s Charles Dickens to those of you who’ve never read any of the author’s era being represented, you should look into it.)We kept our cameras clicking at all the variety of offerings: bands, choirs, performers, reenactors, and more available to patrons.Though vendor snack munching (so THAT’s a Scotch egg!), and authentic to the era Newcastle (?) sipping, along with cool vendor offerings had us looking for a pocket to pick (please sir, may I have sum’oooh?) , this stroll down memory lane was definitely worth the trip! We look forward to enjoy-ing a visit from “the Ghost of Dickens Future.”*

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&Heart of a PoetRight nowI am feeling the urge to put this pen and pad down for good,If poetry is in my heart then my vital signs aren’t responding as they should,I’ve noticed that the raw emotions I portray inside my poetry are being misunderstood,What purpose serves me to tread the ink over and over again,I’m lagging behind a race,I can’t seem to win,The ignorance in me refuses to grasp the comprehension of being well respected for this Art Craft,Thus certain poetic transgressions turn into nothing more than amusement for a cheap laugh,Poets walk a very thin line, A path that dissolves over time,Poetry is a spiritual reflection of ones interpretation out of body and mind, The heartstrings of a poet plays at a slow and steady pace,It survives brutality without knowing the hostility of its own rate,so the more criticism it takes a heart attack awaits,The pressure of trying to reach minds in the public eye is very hard to do,If a poet is as only good as his last poem,than this time I might be through,My heart is witnessing massive damage at hand,I want to quit but have no back up plan,The only thing that seperated me from the rest of my peers,was the creative way I was capable of portraying my blood,sweat,and tears,Pain and Glory for all that want to hear,Can I over come the heartache even if my vital signs are not what they ap-pear?

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Isle StyleWelcome to the new ‘take another look’ column, featuring un-sung, and maybe taken-for-granted, buildings that we pass by every day here on the Island. Everyone knows The Bishop’s Palace, the Sealy Mansion, and Ashton Villa, but, it’s time to look at the aver-age buildings that make the East End so different than anywhere else on the planet. The Second Empire Style in America is epitomized by the man-sard roof…..the concave roof on the top floor punctuated with dormer windows. It was considered very modern during the 1870’s. We have only a sprinking of these left standing, and they’re cool!

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Here’s another second-looker. This style usu-ally had towers and was all about the roof. The two examples given here appear to have lost their towers over time, plus the cast iron crest-ing (short fence-like decoration) that danced around the top edge of the mansard roof.No doubt that KFC and major hamburger chains have taken the mansard roof into our time…same roof type, sans dormer windows! The Adamms Family and the Munsters lived in Second Empire houses. By the 1960’s, many of these throughout America had been torn down because this style was out of favor, suffered from lack of mainte-nance, and looked haunted!

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Til’ the dust settles from my bones,God can not welcome me home,Unto the Gates of Pearl, that glimmers and swirls,Before all the rewards from heartache can be received,I would think back,and ask would have became of me, Did my life on earth reach the pinnacle it could,How did it if our relationship ended for good,With that I take full responsibility,for the steps I took,In return I hope that you give our friendship a second look.

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In a town virtually bereft of any musical talent, steel drum playing pseudo reggae bands aside, we are blessed to have a true gem. Not a diamond in the rough, mind you, but a raw, tight, melodic, in-your-face five piece powerhouse. Three local boys and two Kentucky transplants who have done this burg proud.MELOVINEI defy someone to show me anyone, collectively, who has their sh*t balled up as tight as this bandthat’s right,they’re the poop, but they don’t stink.MELOVINE hit the scene nearly four years ago. Former skaters who turned their energy from the pavement to their passion for creating a sound far removed from the bubblegum Rap/Rock ever droning from every teenyboppers Ipod.I got a chance to sit down

with the boys from the band recently and they’re not your typical up and comers. Nor are they the pretentious pukes most “next big thing” bands tend all too often to be. They are, though, laid back, cool and driven, in direct contrast to their youth. Look, I’ve got undies older than these guys. So I was

pleasantly surprised at their lack of ego. That being said, once greetings and intros had been achieved, we cracked some Shiners and got down to what they’re up to presently, where they’ve been and what’s next for the guy’s from the MELOVINE.The specs, for the record, are as follows Jonathan and

Justin sharing guitar detail, Matt lead warbling, Mike providing the bottom and Dexas {from Texas, get it?} doling out drum duties…The full interview with melovine verbatum to drop in our next issue with new pics and ad-ditional new material and tour dates.

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I’maWashingtonStateTransplant.I’vebeenhereforafewmonths,anduponarrivingontheislandIreturnedtoaformervocation,oneinwhichIhavemyriadexperience.I’mawaiter,orasitiscalledhere,a“server”.

Ienjoyserving.Ilikewaitingonyou.Ienjoythecontactwithmyfellowman,hearingyourstories,sharinglaughs,recommendingentrees,treatingyoulikeyourpresenceisvitalandimportanttome.Frankly,itis,andItakemuchprideinmyabilitytohelpyouenjoyyoureveningout,assuringfuturevisitsfromyouandyours.Thesearekeyqualitiestoanysalesposition.Let’sfaceit,weasserversaresalespeople.We’resellingyoufood,we’resellingyouanatmosphere,andwe’resellingyouagoodtime. ThequandaryinwhichIfind myself is this, not all of my salesassociatesfeellikewise.Icanlivewiththat.Waitersarein

alotofcasesajadedandbitterlot.Thatfactiscompoundedbytenfoldhereintheislandbyseveral factors. The first of which amazed meuponmyreturntothefray…$2.13anhour.That’swhatwemaketoserveyou.Frustrating?Youbetitis.Idon’tknowhowithappened.I’mtoldthatit’sbeenthatwayforquitesometime.Idochallengeanyonetopaytheirbillsonthatwageat80hoursaweek,letalone40.

Next…howcanIputthisdelicately?Islanders,Texansorwhatever…listen!Upongoingtodine,pleaserealizethat,Iorweasservers,haveothertables.Onlyhereitseemsdinersarenotcognizantofthatfact.Onlyherearethepatronsutterlyentitledandunrealisticasfarasqualitycareandattentiontotheirparty.

Iwill,atalaterdate,elaboratefurtheronthesetwotacks,butfornowmychiefshockhasbeen,handsdown,themanagement,ormorepointedlythelackthereof.It’sthewayoftheisland.Letmejustgetthisoutintheopennow.MostofthemanagersI’veworkedwithhereontheislandcouldn’tmanageagoodturd,letaloneastrong

staff.Allowmetoqualifythatstatementwiththisstatement,I’vemanaged.Restaurants,RetailStores,GroceryStores,Etc.Theprevailingmindset,themanagementphilosophyhereis,sadly,thelessyouknowaboutmanagementwellallthebetter! Sowheredoesthatleaveus,wethatserve?Well,screwed,usually.Weareover-staffed,under-stationedandgrosslyunder-appreciated.Jadedandbitterare,inthatstateofmind,notfarfromthestation. Sowheredoesthatleaveyou,as‘managers?’Well,fromallthatI’veseenconstantlywhiletraining,explainingtoislandersthatdineatyourrestaurantonaregularbasis(called“regulars”)where“Tommy”or“Heather”orwhomevertheirfavoriteserveris,andwhyheorshenolongerworksattheirfavoriteestablishment. Godonlyknowswhatlameexcusesspewfromtheirmouthsuponbeingquestionedaboutformeremployeewhereabouts.IknowI’veheardsomedoozies,allofthemcop-outs. (i.e.… “We can’t find good help,”or“Peopledon’twantto

work.”Etc,etc,etc.) Look,dearmanagers/restaurateurs, you first of all get whatyoupayfor.Ifyouhaveagoodserver(andI’veseenplentycomeandgo),takecareofthem.Paythembetterthanotherservers;treatthemlikepeople,notcattle.Also,andthismaybehardtowrapyourfeeblemindsaround,manage.Doprojection,…quarterly,monthly,yearly,whatever.Ifyoudon’tknowwhatthatis,pleasestepdownnow.You’renotamanageroryouareafoolish,shortsightedbusinessowner,period.Getintoanotherlineofbusinesssoon. I’veworkedasaserverinseveralstatesandinallhonestythereisnowhereneartheamountofno-calls,no-showsthatarefoundhere,notevenremotelyclose.Serversstay,typicallyforyears,atthesamerestaurants…everywherebuthere.Coincidence?Nothardly. Provideanenvironmentthatispositive,friendly,andlucrativeforallandyoutoo,dearmanager,couldexperiencethesamesuccessseennationwidebyothers,ratherthan“thewayoftheisland.”

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Death’s Dance In“TheMasqueoftheRedDeath,”Poeusessymbolstolinkdeathtothelivingworld.Throughtheuseofsetting,man-madeobjects,andthemetaphorsassociatedwiththeobjects,hecreatesaparallelrealitytoexplainthatdeathisaninevitable“outsideantagonist,tobefearedandwalledoutasPrinceProsperoattemptstodo,butinsteaditisapartofeach[andeveryoneof]us”(Womack). Thestorytakesplaceduring a horrific plague. The name oftheplagueisderivedfromthecharacteristicsitpossesses;thevictimsaremarkedbythescarletstainsfrombloodburstingfromtheporesintheirface,followedbyconvulsions,andwithinhalfanhourofcontact,thevictimdies.TheRedDeathconsumeshalfthepopulationofPrinceProspero’speople.Indirectresponsetothis,“hesummonedtohispresenceathousand…friendsfromamongtheknightsanddamesofhiscourt,andwiththese[friends,he]retiredtothedeepseclusionofoneofhiscastellatedabbeys”(Poe).Theprinceorderedforthehingesandboltsofthegatestobeweldedtogether,allowing“neithermeansofingressnoregresstothesuddenimpulsesofdespairorfrenzyfromwithin”(Poe).“’Theabbeywasamplyprovisioned…theprincehadprovidedalltheappliancesofpleasure,…buffoons,...improvisatori,…balletdancers,…musicians,…Beauty,…wine.Alloftheseandsecuritywerewithin.Withoutwasthe‘RedDeath’’”(Womack).Bydoingthis,hethinkshehasmadeitimpossibleforthe“RedDeath”todestroythehappinessthathiswealthbringstohim.However,thecaseisquitetheopposite.Bysecuringthegatestotheabbey,

PrinceProsperomakeshimselfandhisfollowerstheprisonersofprosperity. “Itwastowardtheendof the fifth or sixth month of his seclusion,…whilethepestilenceragedmostfuriouslyabroad,thatthePrinceProsperoentertainedhisthousandfriendsatamaskedballof the most unusual magnificence” (Poe).Heinsiststhattheattirebebeautifullybizarreandisnottoprovokethethoughtsofdisgust.“Themasquewasheldinanimperialsuiteconsistingofsevenrooms”(Womack).Eachroomisconnectedbutseparatedinawaythatonlyoneroomisvisibleatatime.Everyroomisdecoratedwithstrangeandbeautifulobjects,whileeachroomhasonecolordominatingit.Thecolorsprogressfromvividbluetopurple,green,orange,white, violet and finally black. Theroomsareconsistentwiththestages of life. At first life is vivid like the blue of the first room andthengraduallyfadesawayuntilthereisnothingleftbutdarkness.Alsoliketherooms,life’sstagescanonlybeseenintheirentiretyoneatatime.Inthecenteroneachwallisatall,narrowGothicwindowdisplayingpanesofglasscorrespondingwiththecoloroftheroom.Everyroomexceptforthelastonehasmatchingwindows.Intheblackroomthewindowpanesarescarlet.Poefrequentlyusesredandblacktosymbolizebloodanddeath.“Blood,theverysubstanceoflife,becomesthemarkofdeathasitburststhroughthepores”(Womack).Movinglikethesunthroughthesky,thepaththroughtheroomsfollowseasttowest.Onthewesternwall,ofthewesternroom,ahugeebonyclock

standscountingdownthehoursPrinceProsperoandhisfriendshavelefttolive.Themusicalchimesoftheclockcauseeverythingtostopuneasily.Fearandconfusionfill the mindsofthedancersbut,assoonasthechimingends,thelaughterresumes.Atthesoundingofmidnight,“’therewasanuneasycessationofallthingsasbefore…[as]thelastechoesofthelastchime…sunkintosilence,thereweremanyindividualsinthecrowdwhohadbecameawareofa masked figure [that no one had detectedbefore]’”(Womack).Toeveryone’sdisgust,thepreviouslyunknown figure stands like the corpseofa“RedDeath”victim,hismaskbearingthescarletmark.PrinceProsperoordersthearrestofthemaskedstrangerfor“hisblasphemousmockery”(Poe).However,noonehasthecouragetoseizehimandtheunsightlybeingisofftoroomofdarkness.Momentarily,theprinceisstunnedwithfearbut,quicklyitturnstorage.Hedecidestofollowthemonsterandafterapproachingwithinayardofthebeast,the

princecriesoutandfallstohisdeath.“Summoningthewildcourageofdespair,athrongofrevelersatoncethrewthemselvesintotheblackapartment…finding the grave-cerements and corpse-likemask…untenantedbyanytangibleform”(Poe).Unfortunately,theyrealizetoolatethatthemaskedstrangerisnostrangerandtheyalldieonebyonewithnochanceofescape.“PrinceProspero’smaskedball…[isareminder]ofthe‘danceofdeath’portrayedinoldpaintingsasaskeletonleadingathrongofpeopletothegrave,justastheprinceleadshisgueststothe‘RedDeath’”(Womack). Ultimately,thefatallessonlearnedisthatdeathisunavoidable.Poe’svisionsoftime,color,andqualityoflifedramaticallyinstillthisthemeinthemindsofthisstory’sreaders.

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Thursday, November 16th is a day I will never forget. Ever since they became popular in the late 90’s, I have been a huge fan of Stomp!, a per-cussion based stage show that uses pots, pans, trashcan lids, lighters, anything that can be induced to make noise to well... make noise. It’s like iif you were 5, messing around in your mom’s kitchen, but with incredible skill. Maybe mom wouldn’t have been so annoyed, huh? Anyways, on that that thursday, some of the cast members wanted a place to hang out and just happened to wander into my favorite cof-feeshop, Java’s 213. They asked if they could host an impromptu open mic night... as Shola, one of the cast put it, to create a space for free expression. We made some calls, grabbed some people, and by the time the evening rolled around, a decent crown of about 25 people had gathered and the music began. I opened up the evening with a few songs about things like toasters, Pi, and hallucinogenic frogs. Matty and Justino each brought their personal touch to the evening, and Shola, Ste-phen, Justin, and the rest of the Stomp! cast amazed us with their own music. And then, after everyone had had their turn, after the noise complaint had been filed and the cops had been called, when we only had 15 minutes left to play, the magic happened.

Shola, justin and tambourine guy (sorry TG, can’t remember the name) got up for one last song.... nothing planned, just sweet jazzy improv. I decided that i was never going to get a chance like this in my life again, so I went up and grabbed a drum. Sarah began to sing along from her chair and was quickly brought up on stage. Stephen came up and played the most amazing handclapping rhythms i have ever heard. Someone else joined in on vocals. It was absolutely amaz-ing... anywhere from 5 to 9 people singing and playing in perfect sync, no score, no plans, just pure improvisational heaven. We jammed for about 10 minutes, making some of the most beautiful music I have ever been privileged to be a part of, and then it was over. My high school choir director used to tell us that there are Moments in life... points in time where everything is right, the planets are aligned, you chi is balanced, God is smiling, however you want to put it. He said that the Moments are what life is all about. Everything else, the day to day struggles, paying bills, paying rent, working, sleeping, tying your shoes, are just what we do so we can kick around this earth long enough to get to the Moments. Ladies and Gentlemen, this was one of those Moments. -Keith Martin

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My dream...Ihadadreamtoday.Itwasarealpeculiardream.IwasinCalifornia,andIwasstartedonajourney.Idon’tknowhowitstarted,butitwaslikeit was real. I was floating in theroom,andIwentthroughthewallasifnothingwerethere.Itwasthesickestthinginmyentirelife.AsIwasfloating, I had no idea where Iwas.IthoughtIwasgoingeast,butitturnedoutlateronthatIwasinAlaska.Imetmybrotherthere,andIalsogottoseemyfriendCaptain’sdad.Thenallofa sudden I started to float

and fly again to another destination. ThistimeitwasinIndiana,andtherewasahighschoolfootballgamegoingon.Therewasthisgirlthere.ItseemedlikeIwasatafoodparloronbarseats.Therewasonegirlontherightsideofme,andtherewasanothergirl(ablond-headedgirl)nexttoher.Whenshesaid,“Hi,”Ithensaid“Hi”back.ThenshereachedoutherehandandwhenIshookherhand,itfeltlikewethereforagoodlongtenseconds.Shehad

suchgentlenessabouther.Itfeltlikewewereconnectedtoeachother.Itwaspurelyamazing.Soonwiththestory.Wewereonthispillarwithalotofyouthfulpeople.The pillar was about fiftly orsixtyhfeethigh,andwewereallonitwatchingthefootballgamefromabove.Thenitwastimeformetogo,sotheSipirittoldmetojumpoffofthepillar.SoIjumpedoff,andbeforeIhitthe bottom, I began to float once again. So I flew off to thenextdestination. Next,Ifoundmyself

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Q:DearArrr,I’vebeensortofseeingamanthatisinarelationship.They’vebeenin thier relationship for over 2yearsandcurrentlylivetogether.He and I have so much fun to-gether andhaveanunbelievablysteamyattractiontooneanother.Iknowit’srockybetweenthembutI don’t want to be that steppingstone in his “dealing with it.” Ihavefeelingforhimandcanonlysee them getting stronger. WhatdoIdo?!-StressedOut

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