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THE SHEEPDOGS

Things Are Heating Up For These SK Rockers P9

Legislative Art Project

Fidelak Honours Building With Treasure Hunt P2

RiderGirlOne-Woman Play

Explores Rider Pride P10

Regina Drum Festival

City To Welcome Pros P6

Hit & RunAction Comedy

Mostly Funny P15

Photo: courtesy of Matt Barnes

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Art Project Honours Legislative BuildingTerri Fidelak Has Created A Province-Wide Treasure Hunt To Celebrate CentennialAlex J MACPHerson

REginA, SK — Terri Fidelak is working on an art project, but it isn’t exactly open to the public. Before anyone can look at it, they have to find it.

Fidelak is participating in the provincial government’s artist-in-residence program, part of the year-long celebration of the legislative Building’s centennial. Her project, HiddenTyndall, is a public work of art that reflects the history of the legislature and explores the sense of community that pervades the province.

“When the call came out for

artists, I began researching the leg building itself,” Fidelak says. “I became really interested in the early photos of the leg building popping up from the prairie — it was really bizarre to see this empty space with this huge building.”

The legisla-tive Building was built from Tyndall stone, a type of limestone quarried near Garson and Tyndall, Manitoba.

“The ancient history that already exists within these stones is really fascinating,” Fidelak says. “Then, when I began to think about how

I might use those stones … I came upon the idea of having them be-come these small pieces which each have their own journey around the province.”

HiddenTyndall, which was origi-nally titled Gift for the Future , evolved into what Fidelak calls an in-teractive, experi-ential art piece. It

consists of 100 stone cubes, one for each year; the cubes will be en-graved with instructions to return them to the legislature, where they will be displayed. Fidelak plans to hide the blocks in various locations across the province.

“It’s a little bit daunting at this point, but it’s also really exciting,” she says. “For me, there are a lot of places in sK that I’ve always wanted to visit but never been able to find the time to get there — so certainly some of those places are on the agenda, as well as places that have personal significance to me and places that are historically signifi-cant to the province.”

obviously, Fidelak has no inten-tion of revealing where the stones will be hidden. she hopes the in-trigue, as well as the joy of discov-ering one of the blocks, will cause people to think about the province.

“I like the idea that these stones will connect individuals that find them with their immediate com-munity,” she says. “I hope that they will share their finding of the stone — but I hope it reminds people that we’re all part of a larger community, that we are all connected and that

if we work together we can achieve something pretty amazing.”

Fidelak, who completed her BFA at the University of regina, has spent time abroad but came home to saskatchewan several years ago. she has worked with celebrated sculptor Joe Fafard, and has collaborated with FadaDance and the Globe Theatre in regina.

“I certainly hope that some come back rather quickly, and I will make some stones fairly obvious,” she says.

“But others I want to hide a little more deeply in the landscape. I think it would be amazing if some took 20 or 50 years to come back; they become these little time cap-sules.”

The artist-in-residence program is part of a collaboration with the saskatchewan Arts Board Creative Partnerships program, itself a joint effort involving the Arts Board, saskCulture and saskatchewan lotteries.

Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

“it’s a little bit daunting at this point, but it’s also really exciting.”

-Terri Fidelak

Photo: courtesy of Terri Fidelak

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Surgical Wait Times Drop Across ProvinceAs More Patients receive Aid In less Time, experts Question strain on resourcesAlex J MACPHerson

REginA, SK — Surgical wait times in Saskatchewan have al-ways received plenty of attention in the press, most of which was negative. now, new data sug-gests a government initiative to combat bloated wait lists is working.

The saskatchewan surgical Ini-tiative was introduced in early 2010 to cut wait times and make surgical care safer and more streamlined. Data from the first quarter of the 2012–13 fiscal year indicates that times are tumbling: 89 percent of patients had surgery within six months, and just 870 people waited longer than one year.

“We had large numbers of

people who were waiting excep-tionally long times for their surger-ies,” says Mark Wyatt, executive director of the saskatchewan sur-gical Initiative. “When you’re put on a wait time for surgery you want quality care and you also want timely care — and I think it was accepted that people waiting 12 months, 18 months, two years for surgery is not timely care.”

on June 30th, there were 2,225 fewer people waiting for surgery than on the same date a year ago, a reduction of nine percent.

“our target last year was no one waiting over twelve months,” Wyatt said. “our target this year is no one

waiting over six months. I think what [the] numbers are telling you is that the vast majority of people are now getting their surgery inside of a year.”

right now, he says, 78 percent of surgeries are performed within six months, add-ing that, “our ul-

timate goal is that 100 percent of people are getting their surgery within three months.”

Wyatt says the program uses a multifaceted approach that in-cludes expanding operating room capacity, pooling cases between surgeons, outsourcing some pro-cedures to third-party clinics, and making assessments more efficient.

Although he says there are still areas of concern — orthopedic sur-geries in the regina-Qu’Appelle Health region and ear, nose and throat procedures in saskatoon — Wyatt is optimistic:

“I think we are in a good posi-tion,” he says.

“We can’t sit here today and say we are absolutely going to make that target because there’s a lot of hard work ahead, [but] overall, across the province, I would say we’re in good shape.”

Cam Broten, nDP health critic, agrees that shorter surgical wait times are “a good thing,” but ques-tions the veracity of the govern-ment’s statistics.

Citing a June report by the Wait Time Alliance, a third-party analyst

dedicated to monitoring provincial healthcare in Canada, Broten says: “saskatchewan grades have not im-proved in any category compared to the past two years. That’s third-party analysis. And in particular, we got a D in knee surgery wait times and dropped to a C in hip surgery wait times.”

Broten says it’s important to take what the sask. Party says “with a grain of salt,” and consult third-party statistics. “In this case, we know there are still a lot of really im-portant areas that need work when it comes to surgery wait times.”

A staunch defender of public healthcare, Broten is also concerned about a “drain of resources from one system to the other.”


“[T]here are still a lot of really important areas that need work…”

-Cam Broten

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MUSiC’S BRAin BOOST — A northwest-ern University study found that the brains of people who played music for up to five years as kids were bet-ter able to process sounds later in life.

specifically, the children grew to be more responsive to complex sounds, and were better able to focus and oper-ate in a noisy setting. Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

global At A Glance

Monday Blahs A Myth: studyADAM HAWBolDT

sTony BrooK, ny — you’ve heard of the Monday blues, right? Well, turns out they’re nothing but a cultural myth.

A team of U.s. researchers polled 340,000 people and found that em-ployees’ moods were no worse on Monday than they were on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

That said, you know the whole “thank goodness it’s Friday” feeling? Well, that’s real.

“Despite our global beliefs about lousy Mondays, we conclude that this belief should be abandoned,” advises professor Arthur stone of

stony Brook University, who con-ducted the study. “Cultural myths may vastly over-emphasise actual day of the week mood patterns.”

What’s more, the study also dis-pelled the idea that the Monday of the last full week of January is the most depressing day of the year.

The participants surveyed by stone and his team were equally split between men and women, and were between the ages of 18 and 53.

on a brighter note, the people surveyed claimed they were hap-pier, less stressed and more at ease on Fridays, saturdays and sundays.


Marriage Ups DrinkingWomen Increase Consumption After MatrimonyADAM HAWBolDT

CinCinnATi, OH — When a man and woman get married, eventually one of them starts drinking more.

Can you guess which one?If you said the woman you’d be

absolutely correct. According to a study from the University of Cincin-nati, when a woman marries a man her levels of alcohol consumption rise, whereas her husband starts to cut down on his drinking habits.

The study — which surveyed more than 10,000 men and women in Wisconsin — fits in with a larger body of research that says marriage, generally, is good for the husband’s health and, at best, is neutral for the wife’s.

not only did the research team conduct the simple survey, they

also did 120 in-depth interviews with certain participants to try to figure out the root causes of their conclusions.

one explana-tion as to why women begin to drink more is that some of their husbands’ habits were carried into the home. Mean-ing, if the husband was a drinker before the marriage, his wife would begin to drink with him, thus creat-ing “a drinking partnership.”

In short, their habits converge.And here’s some good and bad

news for all you guys out there who are in a relationship like this. on the bad side of things, the study

suggests that “men who fail to converge with wives’ drinking habits may set a trajectory to-wards divorce and

continued heavy drinking.”The good news?“Men who converge with their

wives’ drinking habits may set tra-jectories towards lower consump-tion and sustained marriage.”


shy People read Faces BetterADAM HAWBolDT

CARBOnDALE, iL — Are you shy? Timid? Do you consider yourself a wallflower?

If so, here’s some good news: there’s a good chance you are bet-ter at reading people’s faces and emotions than your more outgoing peers, according to a new study conducted at the southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

The findings fly in the face of previous studies (most of which had been conducted on children) that claimed that shy people were more prone to misinterpret facial expressions.

“We tend to give shy people a bad rap, but the new study sug-gests there are some strengths to being shy,” says Graves o’Haver, a doctoral student at the university who lead the research.

o’Haver’s research team inter-viewed 241 college students with an average age of 19. The par-ticipants took an online survey in

which they were shown pictures of random faces and were asked to identify the facial expression.

For the most part, the students who participated in the study did quite well, and the overall accuracy rate was 81 percent. When it came to recognizing fear and sadness, though, the shy participants had a higher accuracy than their more outgoing peers.


Photo: courtesy of Rares M. Dutu

“[After marriage, the] husband starts to cut down on his drinking habits.”

-Adam Hawboldt

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Regina Drum Festival To Welcome Proslocal, International Drummers Will Take The stage For Clinics, PerformancesseBesTIAn DAnGerFIelD

REginA, SK — What do David Lee Roth, Santana, Steve Vai, Bet-te Midler, Duran Duran and Ozzy Osbourne all have in common?

Well, at one point or another in the past 30 year they all had a gentleman named Gregg Bisson-ette play drums on one of their albums.

And now he’s coming to town to display his abundant talents at the second annual regina Drum Festival.

“oh, and he’s on tour with ringo starr right now,” says Jay-son Brinkworth, festival creator.

“And he played with spinal Tap. [Bissonnette] is an all-around great guy. He’s really funny. so his whole idea will be presented in a way that people will enjoy and understand.”

That ’s right: not only will guys like Bissonnette play their music at the festival, they’ll also be giving talks and putting on clinics.

“I like to think of them as clinic/performances,” explains Brink-worth, who is also a drummer for Canadian country sensation Aaron Pritchett.

“[The drummers] will introduce themselves, talk about what they do, who they played with and usu-ally kick it off with a solo or play

along to a track they’ve done in the studio.”

They’ll also tell stories about the industry, the peo-ple they played

with, the projects they’re working on and a whole host of other things.

so this year, for example, you could come out and see Gordon Campell play along to a 50 Cent or earth, Wind and Fire track. or you might hear Paul leim talk about his days playing for Whitney Houston, shania Twain and elvis Presley.

With acts like this on board — along with other headliners like Mike Michalkow, ronn Dunnett, scott Pellegrom and even Brink-worth himself — it’s no wonder the regina Drum Festival has grown in scope and popularity.

“last year we had two featured artists; this year, all of a sudden, we exploded to seven,” says Brink-worth. “so we had to change ven-ues to get a bigger spot. We needed more space. This has turned into quite an event.”

Indeed it has. In its new home at the regina Performing Arts Cen-tre on Angus street, the drum fest kicks off on september 14th with a tradeshow and some clinics/performances from Brinkworth, Michalkow and Campbell.

The following day the rest of the featured artists will play. But not before some local talent will hit the main stage — courtesy of stickman Drum experience’s rising star showcase.

“What we did was ask for … submissions from players around

here,” says Brinkworth. “Two of the people will get a

chance to play on saturday after-noon on the main stage of the festi-val. It’s kind of our local thing we’re doing this year.”

Also this year is the return of the Fastest Hands Competition, in which contestants line up to take a turn on the drum-o-meter.

“The machine times it down for a minute,” explains Brinkworth, “ and you play as many single stroke rolls as you can in a minute. last year it was a big hit.”

Tickets to the regina Drum Fes-tival are $50 for the entire weekend. For more information go to http://www.jaysonbrinkworth.com/2012-regina-drum-festival/


“[The drummers] will introduce themselves, talk about what they do, who they played with …”

-Jayson Brinkworth

Photo: courtesy of the Regina Drum Festival

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‘sick’ Turtle Actually A FigurineADAM HAWBolDT

CArlIsle, enGlAnD — A kindly British pensioner who tried to nurse a sick baby turtle back to health was shocked to discover her patient was, in fact, a porcelain figurine.

When Margaret Parker first saw the tortoise in her yard, it appeared a bit under the weather, but she knew what to do.

Her daughter, lorraine Boyes,

went into town to buy some lettuce and tomatoes in order to nurse the reptile back to health, but the little guy wouldn’t eat, so Parker alerted the Knoxwood Wildlife rescue Centre.

“I was worried it might have died,” said Margaret.

But when the rescue centre lady arrived, she diagnosed the problem: “It’s not dead – it’s made of pot.”


WiFi Donkey TripBible-Tour Beasts offer InternetADAM HAWBolDT

jERUSALEM, iSRAEL — Ac-cording the Bible, in the days before the Last Supper, jesus made his triumphal return into jerusalem on the back of a don-key.

But you better believe his don-key was nothing like the ones you’ll find these days in Israel.

see, at the historical park Kfar Kedem, in northern Israel, visitors wear biblical robes and headdresses as they take a donkey ride through the hills of Galilee, fully immers-ing themselves in a total biblical experience.

Well, sort of, as the donkeys they ride feature a WiFi router that’s hung around their ass’ neck like a feed bag.

“you take some pictures, you want to change your picture on Facebook — you can do it,” the park’s manager Menachem Gold-berg tells the Times of Israel.

Goldberg hopes that by mixing the old with the new, the park will be able to draw younger genera-tions to ancient Galilee in order to experience what life was like in bib-lical times while still being able to snap pictures and immediately be-ing able to share them with friends.


Protestors Drop Pants, stage Toilet ProtestADAM HAWBolDT

ADelAIDe, AUsTrAlIA — now here’s an interesting way to protest.

Twelve people in Australia dressed up in bowler hats and black suits staged a sit-in on toilets at Ad-elaide beach to protest the public facilities in the area.

Having brought the toilets to the beach themselves, the protesters proceeded to put them in a line, drop their pants to their ankles, open newspapers and take a seat on their porcelain thrones.

The sit-in (or sit-down) was to bring attention to the lack of public

toilets in the local area. Currently, there are none.

A photographer named Andrew Baines came up with the idea.

He photographed the protes-tors, then will paint a picture of the scene for an exhibition com-ing up in January 2013.

“I think this is the job of an artist to take these issues to the wider community and let people talk about it,” he tells The Telegraph.

Because of the lack of facilities,

when people go to Adelaide beach and need to use the bathroom they often have to ask local cafe owners to use their toilets. This can disturb customers and inconvenience own-

ers.Ap p are nt l y,

t h o u g h , t h e p a n t s - d o w n protest worked because the Aus-tralian Broadcast-

ing Corporation has reported lo-cal council is now consulting the community about the best place to build new toilets.


HOVER-BiKE — remember in The Phan-tom Menace when young Anakin is competing in that pod race? Well, re-cently a high-tech “real life star Wars speeder bike” was developed by engi-neers in California. The exciting hover-bike was filmed flying over the Mojave Desert at speeds of up to 50 kilometres/hour. The “hover vehicle” is based on a design that was drawn up in the 1960s, but had been abandoned because it kept rolling over. Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

Offbeat At A Glance

“[The protesters,] dressed up in bowler hats and black suits, staged a sit-in on toilets…”

-Adam Hawboldt

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Friday 24gUTTERMOUTH — This punk rock group from California has an in-your-face sound you sim-ply can’t ignore. Also appearing on the bill will be Kleins 96 and Tomorrow starts Today. 7pm, The Exchange. Tickets $12, available at www.ticketedge.ca

Dj PAT & Dj KiM — local DJs spin top 40 hits every Friday night that are sure to get you on the dance floor. 9pm, Habano’s Mar-tini & Cocktail Club. $5 at the door.

ALAin LALOnDE — Come check out this dope local DJ/producer as he does his thing and spins the kind of sound that’ll make you wanna dance. 7pm, The Hookah Lounge. no cover.

TiM VAUgHn BAnD — With a soulful voice and clean, sharp guitar playing, this local blues/pop/acoustic entertainer is sure to please. 10pm, McNally’s Tavern. $5 at the door.

FUR EEL — This four piece from regina plays music full of bump-ing bass and rhythmic funky jazz guitar licks that will make you want to bust a move or two. so if infectious, energetic and engag-ing performances by talented musicians are your thing, drop by. The bill will also feature The Fortunate Isles and Heartwick. 10pm, O’Hanlon’s Pub. no cover.

WOnDERLAnD — Come join this local tribute band for a visually stimulating and energetic show as they play “one-hit wonders” from the ‘60s to the present. 10pm, Pump Roadhouse. Cover TBD.

ALBERT — Appearing every Fri-day night, come listen to Albert as he does his spinning thing. 10pm, Pure Ultra Lounge. Cover $5.

PinK SLiPS — Come check out this local band as they strut their stuff and do their music thang. 9pm, The Sip Nightclub. no cover charge if in attendance by 6pm.

Saturday 25LiAM TiTCOMB — There are too many good things to say about this folk/rock singer from Toronto, and just not enough space to say them in, so why not come and check him out. 8pm, The Club. Tickets TBD.

DEMETRA — This songwriter/musician/filmmaker/yoga instruc-tor/painter from Winnipeg has a silky, soulful voice that will hypno-tize you and take you to another place. she’ll be appearing with regina’s robyn Barbour. 8pm, Creative City Centre. Cover $10.

ARCHiTECTS, STRUCTURES, A SigHT FOR SEWn EyES — A night of awesome hard rocking metalcore and more. 7pm, The Exchange. Tickets $15, available at www.ticketedge.ca

Dj nOOR — Born in Kuwait and exposed to the international club scene at a young age, this tal-ented DJ knows how to rock a crowd. 7pm, The Hookah Lounge. Cover $5.

WOnDERLAnD — Come join this local tribute band for a visually stimulating and energetic show as they play “one-hit wonders” from the ‘60s to the present. 10pm,

Pump Roadhouse. Cover TBD.

DREWSKi — Doing what he does best, every saturday night. Come on down and dance the night away with this local DJ. Pure Ultra Lounge. Cover $5.

PinK SLiPS — Come check out this local band as they strut their stuff and do their music thang. 9pm, The Sip Nightclub. no cover charge if in attendance by 6pm.

Dj LOngHORn — Come check out one of regina’s most interac-tive DJs as he drops some of the best country beats around. 8pm, Whiskey Saloon. Cover TBD.

Monday 27MOnDAy nigHT jAzz & BLUES — Featuring Uptown Jazz, the Bushwakker musical pioneers 9pm, Bushwakker Brewpub. no cover.

SOFTOnES — Come join this muli-talented versatile show and dance band for the Monthly old Time Dance Party. 7pm, Casino Regina. Tickets $10.

nigHTSHADE, AnnEx THEO-Ry — one band is from France/America and plays deathmetal and hardcore, the other plays progressive metal and hails from Winnipeg. Together they’re set to put on a hard thrashing show. 8pm, The Exchange. Tickets TBD.

Tuesday 28TROUBADOUR TUESDAyS — Come check out some live tunes from local talents every week, then bring an instrument and par-take in the open mic/jam night. 8pm, Bocados. no cover.

THE CULT W/SPECiAL gUEST — Formed in 1983, this legend-ary British hard rock band blends heavy metal, goth, post-punk and alt-rock for a sound that is indeed their own. They recently released an album called Choice of Weapon. This isn’t a show you can afford to miss. 8pm, Brandt Centre. Tickets $47.50, available at www.ticketmaster.ca

KARAOKE TUESDAy — Famous live music venue offers its patrons a chance to share the stage. 8pm, McNally’s Tavern. no cover.

ERin PASSMORE W/SnAKE RiVER — With a stunning voice and the ability to play drums,

bass, and keys, this local multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist will knock your socks off. 10pm, O’Hanlon’s Pub. no cover.

Wednesday 29WEDnESDAy nigHT FOLK — Featuring Friendly Folk, yvonne redant’s new folk act, in its Bush-wakker debut. Bushwakker Brew-pub. no cover.

POOR nAMELESS BOy — Come down and enjoy the stylings of this local group. King’s Head Tav-ern.

Thursday 30PS FRESH — DJ Ageless started spinning in Montreal, DJ Drewski started in saskatoon. They both landed in regina and have come together to sling some bomb

beats. 7pm, The Hookah Lounge. no cover.

OPEn jAM nigHT — everyone welcome, so come on down and show regina what you got. 8pm, King’s Head Tavern. no cover.

FLy POinTS — Come out, sup-port a local band and hear some good music. What better way to spend a Thursday night? 10pm, McNally’s Tavern. Cover $5.

DAyTRiP — This four-piece rock band from regina plays their music loud and knows how to energize a crowd. 10pm, Pump Roadhouse. Cover TBD.

Dj LOngHORn — Come check out one of regina’s most interac-tive DJs as he drops some of the best country beats around. 8pm, Whiskey Saloon. Cover TBD.

Want your show listed?Email [email protected]!

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(nExT WEEK) DUB Fx @ THE ExCHAngE — Using only a Boss rC-50 loop station and a GT-10 effects pedal, this street musician from Australia makes incred-ible music from just his vocal beats and raps. Infused with drum and bass, dub step and hip hop, this guy creates music from scratch right there on the spot.

The process is impressive as all get out of here. you should probably check it out. Dub Fx (aka Benjamin stanford) and his finacée, Flower Fairy, will be playing the exchange on september 7th. Tickets $20, see www.culturalexchange.ca for ticket information. -Adam Haw-boldt. Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.


(nExT WEEK) THE STAMPEDERS @ CA-SinO REginA — In the ‘60s and early 70‘s, when it was difficult for Canadian bands to break into the American mar-ket, this trio of rockers did it in a big way— scoring a huge hit in 1971 with their song “sweet City Woman.” It didn’t stop there, they also had success in the

U.s. with songs like “Devil you” and “Hit the road Jack.” This Juno-winning act split up in 1977, only to reunite at the Calgary stampede in 1992, and have been playing shows ever since. They’ll be in at Casino regina on september 7th; tickets $30+ (565-3000.) -Adam Haw-boldt. Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.


(COMing SOOn) DAn MAngAn @ KnOx METROPOLiTAn UniTED CHURCH — raised in a house where instruments were readily available, this singer/song-writer came by music honestly. so when he started a band called Basement suite at the age of 16, it was no surprise. It’s also no surprise that, given his sheer

amount of talent, Mangan would go on to become an award-winning indie/folk-rock musician. He’ll be playing at Knox Metropolitan on november 2nd; tickets available at http://www.galleryac.com/11–2–12-the-knox-met.html. -Adam Hawboldt. Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

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The Sheepdogs: Pared-Down Rock & RollsK Quartet on Their Upcoming Album, Headlining Their own Tour, And The UsADAM HAWBolDT

REginA, SK — nashville. janu-ary 2nd, 2012.

The sheepdogs are in a studio in nashville, tracking a song that’ll ap-pear on their new, self-titled, album.

But this studio they’re recording in, it isn’t typical for Music City, UsA. It’s not some recording cathedral created to make high-end, over-produced country music.

no, this is a stripped down rock and roll studio. The kind of stu-dio that’s perfect for a band that sounds like The sheepdogs.

everyday for the next two weeks — eight to nine hours at a time — The sheepdogs are in this studio re-cording. For some songs, they’re all in the same room, no headphones, playing music and recording live.

For other songs, individual band members are spread out in vari-ous places — laying down drums. or bass. or guitar licks. A lot of the songs aren’t road tested.

“on previous records we’d made, we had taken our shows on the road and played them live a bunch of times,” says bassist ryan Gullen, “but with a lot of the songs on this new album we still hadn’t played live before.”

B u t t h a t doesn’t matter much. The sheepdogs are too fo-cused on making a new album that kicks copious amounts of ass.

“We wanted to make a record that’s as good as or better than our last,” explains Gullen.

“We wanted to grow as a band and we were interested in trying new things, but ultimately we didn’t want to change the way we sounded.”

To help, The sheepdogs enlisted Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney, who produced the album.

“In the studio, once we were set up, we’d go in and attack a song. Play it the way we were thinking about it, then work with Pat trying to do

some arrangements and different things,” says Gullen.

“Pat’s really smart when it comes to arrangements. He’s really good at trimming the fat and leaving just the juiciest parts of the song.”

Case in point: “The Way It Is,” the first single off The sheepdogs’ new album, is a lean, mean, big strut-ting track with a two-note riff and serious, pared-down attitude. And that’s just the beginning.

“A lot of the songs on the record are coloured differently and have different sounds,” says Gullen. “But they all have a certain feel, a certain theme. you know, we like records that are records. Where the songs flow together and are arranged in a certain, specific order to give people an experience. seems to be, nowadays, a lot of albums are just a collection of singles that sound similar. We didn’t want that. We want this not to be listened to as a bunch of singles, but as an album as a whole.”

The 14 -track album, The

Sheepdogs, is set to be released on september 4th. not long after, the band will set out on their first headlining American tour.

“It’s pretty daunting,” admits Gullen. “There are a lot more bands and competition in America. We’re excited to break into that market. yeah, it can be a bit scary going into new markets and trying to win them over.”

Gullen pauses for a moment then says, “but we’ve done it be-fore. Hopefully we can do it again.”


Photo: courtesy of Matt Dunlap, Surely Shamit, Brennan Schnell and Emma McIntyre

The SheepdogsWhere: Casino reginaWhen: september 2Cost: $40+ (565-3000)

Event info

“We wanted to grow as a band … but … didn’t want to change the way we sounded.”

-Ryan Gullen

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For Country singer Joe nichols, It’s All GoodVerB sTAFF

reGInA, sK — A New York Times best-album-of-the-year nod, four Grammy nominations, multiple platinum and gold singles, a CMA Horizon Award, and a stream of chart-topping songs like “Broken-hearstville” and “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall off.”

Any way you slice it, since burst-ing onto the music scene in the late 1990’s, Joe nichols has been remarkably successful.

But it’s not just awards and num-ber one hits that drive the country musician from Arkansas.

“yes, this is about commercial success,” he says in a statement on his website, “but if you want to make something that lasts, it’s about art, too. I want to bring a traditional sound into … 2012, to keep it faithful and make sure we’re still con-necting with today’s listener. on every album, we’re looking for hit singles, but every time out I want to satisfy the artistic part of my

soul, too.”To do that, nichols has become

the kind of artist who looks inward, examines his life, stares at his phi-losophies, then pulls all that to the forefront and creates the kind of songs that touch

listeners.And since, like most of us, nich-

ols has experienced both the ups and downs of life, his music isn’t

always backed by rainbows and sunshine.

“There was a lot of pain and suf-fering on my earlier albums,” he admits. “sometimes it was in bal-ance and sometimes there was an unhealthy amount.”

But with his latest album, It’s All Good, that seemed to change.

Full of breezy summer songs, fun songs, upbeat songs and songs about enjoying the fruits of love, nichols’ latest record is different from his earlier stuff, but, as the title suggests, it’s all good.

And while his recent album is lighter and more fun than his older stuff, it by no means suggests this is the end for nichols.

“We’re always trying to put more pieces into the puzzle, to take more steps in the right direction,” he says. “It’s simple, really — put out good music, make fun videos, do great live shows, keep the visibility up, and pay attention to the business end.”



ADAM HAWBolDT

Written and performed by ot-tawa-based actress and saskatch-ewan native Colleen sutton, Rider-Girl — a one-woman show — is a 75-minute funny, energetic and autobiographical play of what it’s like to bleed green and white. It’s about the field of life, financial hard-ships, personal tragedies, fumbled passes and so much more. I had a chance to chat with sutton about her play, and life in general.

Adam Hawboldt: This seems like a very interesting concept for a show. It’s not often sports and theatre over-lap so intimately; where did the idea come from?

Colleen Sutton: The inspira-tion for this particular project came when I was at the ’09 Grey Cup. I taped the game and saw my-self, from the out-side, watching the game and I couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t recognize who that person was. The seed had been planted before that I wanted to write my own work. I was sitting on the idea that I was ready to start writing, and writing about being a riders fan. I find rider na-tion fascinating. The people are so incredible, their passion and spirits are amazing.

AH: When and how did you be-come such a fan of the CFL or football in general?

CS: I was in the band sitting next to a fan. Her passion was so fervent that I found myself asking questions … The lessons of not only playing the game of football, but also what it means to be a rider fan, have been a huge guide for me in me life.

AH: What is riderGirl all about?CS: It’s basically about the riders

… rider nation inspired me. A lot of us, we only live on the sidelines. There’s a life we want but we only sit back and watch. so the play is

Five Questions: RiderGirlPlaywright Colleen sutton Talks Bleeding Green


“i find Rider nation fascinating. The people are so incredible…”

-Colleen Sutton

“nichols’ latest record is different from his earlier stuff, but, as the title suggests, it’s all good.”

-Verb staff

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RidergirlWhere: Artesian on 13When: August 30 & 31Cost: $20 in advance @ Mysteria or www.picatic.com/ridergirl; $15 for those wearing CFl gear

joe nicholsWhere: Casino reginaWhen: september 3Cost: $50+ (565-3000)

Daryl VocatWhere: Dunlop GalleryWhen: Through october 25thCost: Free!Want some coverage for your upcoming event? Email [email protected] ASAP!

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notions of Masculinity explored In Vocat’s Mesmerizing exhibitAlex J MACPHerson

reGInA, sK — Making art is like walking a tightrope, a test that requires Wallenda-esque agility and a steady eye. It’s not an easy task, for on one side lies the gap-ing maw of inaccessibility — the place where difficult work moves from the popular to the academic. on the other side lurks kitsch, a desolate place where beauty is flat and one-dimensional. Good artists must walk the wire — and Daryl Vocat has better balance than most.

Vocat’s latest exhibition, The Secret of the Midnight Shadow, is deceptively simple, but the basic premise — the juxtaposition of il-lustrations from Boy scout manuals with a dark and forbidding for-est — uses faint memories and the faded images to conjure up a raft of themes. Vocat’s show explores youth, trust, masculinity, gender and sexuality, as well as time and distance and knowledge. It is an apt demonstration of how personal experience can become universal, and how those universal experi-ences can become a conduit to understanding.

“It started out almost by acci-dent,” Vocat laughs, speaking from his home in Toronto. “I had been in the scouts for a long time, through-out my childhood until the end of high school. It started out with … being away from it for a few years. It played a big part in my life and then once it was gone I really missed it, in a way. When I started going back to it, it was with a more critical eye.”

Constructed as a series of vi-gnettes, broken narratives per-formed on a richly decorated stage, The Secret of the Midnight Shadow calls into question our understand-ing of practicality and trust and masculinity.

“[It’s about] how those things are

performed,” Vocat explains. “How they’re constructed. you look at those old handbooks — a lot of that information is very direct, very practical. Maybe not said as overtly is how to be a man, and what does

it mean to be a man.”

Put simply — and this is where the lush back-drop comes into

play — being able to tie knots may not save your life in the midnight forest. The main thrust of Vocat’s exhibition plays on the special rela-tionships that clubs like the scouts provide. “There’s an idea that you develop these really close relation-ships with people in that environ-ment,” he says. “It’s almost like you develop your own way of relating

to one another that may be outside of regular life.”

Ultimately, conclusions are left to the viewer, and this is why The Secret of the Midnight Shadow suc-ceeds: we all become characters in a play, a fractured series of memories

that are both deeply personal and profoundly universal. yet Vocat is modest: “My hope,” he says, “is to make something that is interesting and that’s maybe a bit provocative, but also heartwarming.”



about how the team and the fans taught me to get off the sidelines and get involved and get on the field of life. To start fighting for my own end zone — once I figured out what that was.

AH: Can you tell me about some of the challenges in putting on a show like this? In that I mean the challenges inherent in a one-woman show.

CS: oh gosh! For one thing, it’s just me for 70 min-utes. That’s a lot of energy you need. I’m definitely tired afterwards. Also, this is my first time writing. That too was an immense challenge. I didn’t want to just write a show for Fringe festivals. I really wanted a show that resonated, that could speak to people and open the door and allow me to showcase myself and rider nation. so that was a challenge.

AH: Can you tell me what it was about the one-woman format that appealed to you?

CS: The challenge of it all, that’s what’s appealing. I’d never done a one person show before. you never really get a break in a scene. It’s all you. I like the challenge of trying to be engaging for the entire time. Also, one person is more affordable. so, from the beginning, for those reasons, I always knew this would be a one-person show.


Five Questions: RiderGirlPlaywright Colleen sutton Talks Bleeding Green

“i find Rider nation fascinating. The people are so incredible…”

-Colleen Sutton

“My hope is to make something that is interesting…”

-Daryl Vocat

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Have you eaten your serving of brassicas today? Put down that cabbage and why not try some cauliflower instead? This healthy vegetable has a delicate flavour, and many interesting facts.

■ The first reference to cau-liflower is from between the 12th and 13th centuries

■ The part of cauliflower that we eat is the underdeveloped flower stems and buds

■ Try your cauliflower steamed and smothered in cheese sauce, fresh with dip, or in a spicy curry

■ Cauliflower comes in white, orange, green and purple

■ Mathematicians like cauli-flower because it had distinct fractal dimensions

■ steaming preserves more of cauliflower’s nutrients than other cooking methods

Photos: courtesy of Danielle Tocker

Enjoy Tastes Of india At Bombaynew Albert street restaurant Brings A little exotic Flair To CityJessICA BICKForD

Bombay is one of the newest restaurants in the Queen City,

but they are settling in nicely to their Albert Street location.

With a menu full of traditional east Indian dishes, including some Halal options and lots of vegetarian choices, there is definitely some-thing for everyone.

I started things off with some peshwari naan, which was your basic naan bread, with a twist. Bit-ing into this little number revealed a filling of dried cherries, sliced almonds and co-conut — it was a little different, but I have to say, tasted great. The buttery bread went nicely with the sweet contents it concealed, but the star of this dish was the co-conut, which was both surprising and delicate.

you can’t go to an east Indian restaurant without trying their ren-dition of butter chicken, of course,

so we dug into that next. Bombay’s version was incredibly aromatic, with a thick sauce and large, tender chunks of boneless chicken. The chicken itself was nicely seasoned, and stood up to the slightly acidic but predominantly creamy sauce, which also had a touch of spice

to it. It went per-fectly with some classic naan bread fresh out of the tandoor.

V e g e t a r i a n classic aloo gobi

was next, and the thin orange sauce was brimming with cauliflower, potato, tomato and onion. This one had a bit more kick to it, with a hint of sweetness from the cauliflower, and was perfectly spiced — this is a serious contender for best aloo gobi in my books.

A lamb curry rounded out the trio of main dishes, and although I had mine on the bone, soon most

of Bombay’s dishes will be boneless. The lamb was rich, and mingled nicely with the heat of the dish, courtesy of some large pieces of pepper. The spiciness cut through the richness of the lamb and with a bit of crispy garlic naan, this was a very savoury dish.

After filling up on tasty naan and curries, I finished my meal with a personal favourite — masala chai, otherwise known as chai tea.

nothing goes down better af-ter a meal than a nice cuppa, and Bombay’s masala had just the right amount of warming spice. A touch of sugar to round off the edges, and this dark, milky tea was just excellent.

owner Museb Maruwala says that he wants to serve the best east Indian food in regina, and with his chef Parveen, who has worked in five star hotel kitchens across India and Germany, they might just reach their goal.

Museb says everything on Bom-bay’s menu is “traditional, but to a Western taste,” and with the sam-pling I had, I would have to agree.

now, who wants to go get some more aloo gobi?


Address: 2143 Albert streetHours: Monday - Friday 11am - 2pm buffet; Monday - Thursday 5pm - 9:30pm a la carte; Friday - saturday 11am - 10:30pm a la carteReservations: 205-4940

Bombay East indian Restaurant

“A touch of sugar to round off the edges, and this dark, milky [chai] was just excellent.”

-Jessica Bickford

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Redrawing Electoral Boundaries is Smartrural And Urban Interests Are Different, so Why should We Keep Mixed Districts?THe eDITors oF VerB

REginA, SK — According to legend, once upon a time in 1812 a governor named Elbridge gerry reworked the boundaries in Mas-sachusetts in order to benefit his Democratic-Republican Party. However, by the time he was fin-ished creating the Franken-dis-trict, which would be packed with voters faithful to the party, the area resembled not the typical square but a salamander. Thus, the term “gerrymandering” was born.

This is an issue we’re facing right now, as saskatchewan considers the possibility of reworking the electoral boundaries in our own province. And we understand that being resistant to a change such as this is a part of the human condi-tion.

so you can’t really fault Conser-vative MPs Tom lukiwski (regina-lumsden-lake Centre) and Kelly Block (saskatoon-rosetown-Biggar) for getting their ties in a bunch over those recently proposed changes to the federal electoral map. see, if the proposed map goes ahead, both lukiwski’s and Block’s rid-ings will be radi-cally redrawn, di-vided into urban and rural por-tions. And while we understand why lukiwski and Block might be upset, we think the Boundaries Commission’s proposal to get rid of the mixed urban-rural districts in saskatchewan is a great idea.

Why? Well, for starters, the way the current electoral map is drawn — by attaching urban areas to rural areas — allows for a sort of rural dominance here in our province.

now, we’re not saying the ur-ban votes should be almighty and votes from rural saskatchewan are irrelevant. not at all. What we are saying, however, is that according to stats Canada, two thirds of the people in saskatchewan live in ur-ban areas, so urban voters should have their own individual say in matters. They shouldn’t have to vie with rural voters for their MP’s concern and attention. The districts should be separate. It’s that simple.

And do you know what else is simple? To understand that urban and rural interests are different.

you see, in general, urban voters tend to be more progressive than their conservative, rural counter-parts. And because of this — sur-prise, surprise — they tend to vote differently.

It really doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that someone living on, say, Dewdney Avenue in regina has dif-ferent interests, concerns, ide-

ologies and political needs than someone living in a farm outside of Moose Jaw.

Under the current proposal, these issues would be addressed. Under the current proposal, the new electoral map would add five seats that are almost all urban — three in saskatoon, two in regina. And that’s the good news.

The bad news is that this is just a proposal. nothing is set in stone. It can be tossed into the political trash bin, willy nilly. In fact, that’s

happened before.Back in 2002, the Boundaries

Commission made a similar recom-mendation, urging for the creation of purely urban and purely rural districts. In recommending this, the Commission was “satisfied that de-spite the economic links between rural and urban populations, they nevertheless have differing com-munities of interest that must be addressed.”

The idea was rejected largely because people felt “the hybrid ridings reflected the unique charac-ter of saskatchewan and therefore should be maintained.”

If you think otherwise, dear ur-ban voter, here’s your chance to make a difference, to have your voice heard. There will be a series of public hearings held to determine whether the proposed electoral map will remain as is or whether the idea will, yet again, be squashed. Don’t let that happen. Go to the meetings, give the commission your feedback in the form of letters,

emails, messages, whatever.Don’t be afraid of change, dear

urban voter. Be the change. Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

“[T]he way the current electoral map is drawn … allows for a sort of rural dominance…”

-Verb’s editors

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Moonrise Kingdom: Pure, Fantastical FunWes Anderson Does It Again In endearingly Quirky Flick About young loveMoonrise Kingdom

ADAM HAWBolDT

The movies of Wes Anderson are, in a way, kind of like Tom Waits’ voice, the novels of Chuck Palahniuk or the artwork of jack-son Pollock — they’re unique, stylized, one of a kind.

And also like those other artists,

Anderson too has established him-self as a very divisive, love-him-or-hate-him kind of talent.

Think about it. If you dug Bottle Rocket you probably dug Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and the rest of the Anderso-nian catalogue.

However, i f you found those films too artsy, too hipster-ish, too off-beat and quirky, chances are you’re not a fan of Mr. Anderson.

Me? I dig his work. All of it. And yes, before you ask, I even

enjoyed the heck out of Anderson’s

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.What can I say? like Woody

Allen and the Coen brothers, An-derson’s movies sparkle with origi-nality, with a special atmosphere, with a strong authorial voice and

a very real recog-nizable aesthetic. All the things that make you forget about humdrum Hollywood and restore your faith

in movie making.yes indeed, I am an unabashed

fan of Wes Anderson.so it almost goes without saying

I think his latest movie, Moonrise Kingdom, is all kinds of awesome.

set in 1965 on a tiny new eng-land island, the movie revolves around a 12-year-old boy scout named sam (Jared Gilman) who is attending summer camp, and a lo-cal girl named suzy (Kara Hayward). They meet, fall in love and decide to run away and elope. sam brings the maps, suzy brings a suitcase full of books, a kitten and a record player. And off they go.

They pitch tents on a beach, dance to French songs and get lost in the throes of young love.

Before long, however, scout Master Ward (ed norton) forms a search party to find them. on suzy’s end of things, her parents Walt (Bill Murray) and laura (Frances McDor-mand) call in Captain sharp (Bruce Willis). oh and there’s also a social service lady (Tilda swinton) and a

scout commander (Harvey Keitel) in the mix.

As people amble and scramble,

looking for the two young lovers, there’s a storm a’ brewing. liter-ally. Turns out, according to a local cartographer (Bob Balaban), the island is about to be hammered with a mammoth storm.

Instead of telling you what hap-pens, I want you to do something for me. I want you to go back and read that last paragraph again. look at all the names: Murray, Mc-Dormand, norton, Willis, swinton, Keitel. That’s a stellar line-up any way you slice it. And you know what the crazy thing is?

of all the people in the movie, it’s the two young, unknown ac-tors — Gilman and Hayward — that steal the show. Kind of the way Ja-son schwartzman did in Rushmore.

Kudos to them.And kudos to Anderson for, yet

again, pulling us into his weird little movie world. It’s always a pleasure.

Moonrise Kingdom will be screened at the regina Public li-brary starting on August 30th.


Runtime: 94 MinutesRated: Pg

Photo: courtesy of Entertainment One Films

“And kudos to Anderson for, yet again, pulling us into his weird little movie world.”

-Adam Hawboldt

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Action Comedy Hit & Run Mostly FunnyDespite Plot Holes, silly script, Film still Manages To Be rather enjoyableHit & Run

ADAM HAWBolDT

Dax Shepard ain’t no Steve McQueen. And his new movie, Hit & Run, sure as heck can’t hold a candle to Bullitt.

But do you know what?Hit & Run isn’t nearly as bad as I’d

heard it was. see, one of my friends in l.A. caught the premiere not too long ago and told me the movie — directed by and starring shepard — was an unadulterated piece of crap. An insult to movie making.

so when I sat down to watch it, my hopes and expectations were less than high.

The film begins as a love story between Charlie Bronson (shepard) and his girlfriend Annie (Kristen Bell). They have perfect love, these two. Whenever they’re together the chemistry oozes off the screen. Which only makes sense because, well, shepard and Bell are an item in real life.

Anyway. Things are going swell with Bronson and Annie until one day Annie is offered a dream job in l.A. that will allow her to put her doctorate in nonviolent conflict resolution to good use.

But when she tells Charlie this, there’s a problem. A big problem.

see, Charlie is an ex-bank robber

who is in the witness protection program after having ratted out his former crew back in los Ange-les. Instead of immediately com-ing clean with Annie, Charlie bites his lip and does what any devoted lover would do. He drives Annie into l.A. to check out this job, even though it might mean running into the guys he tattled on.

The situation gets stickier when Charlie’s pal randy (Tom Arnold), a clumsy U.s. Marshal case offi-cer, realizes his pal has left and decides to track him down. If that isn’t enough, Annie’s ex-boyfriend (Michael rosenbaum) discovers the truth about Charlie’s past and

decides to contact his old gang to alert them Charlie will be coming their way.

What follows is a good, ol’ fashioned car chase movie. Which somehow is also a heist movie. And

a rom-com.If that sounds

a bit convoluted, well, that’s be-cause Hit & Run is kind of convolut-

ed. But it’s convoluted and jumbled in a good way. Trust me.

sure the action gets a bit silly sometimes, and sure the plot holes are big enough to drive a combine through. But that doesn’t make a difference because Hit & Run is a fun movie for fun-loving people.

It’ll make you smile and it sure

as heck has enough one-liners to make you chuckle out loud.

oh, and it also has Bradley Coo-per. Did I forget to mention that? oops. sorry. My bad. Anyway, Coo-per (who sports yellow shades and dreadlocks) plays Charlie’s former best friend who went to jail after Charlie snitched on him. needless to say, Cooper’s character is none too happy with Chuck. But that doesn’t stop him from generating some of the biggest laughs in the film.

Is Hit & Run a great movie? no way. Is it a good movie? some will say yes, others will say no.

But if you like zany, ridiculous, fun-loving car chase flicks, give Hit & Run a try. you might just like it.


Runtime: 100 MinutesRated: 14A

“Hit & Run is a fun movie for fun-loving people. it’ll make you smile…”

-Adam Hawboldt

This Week: Wawra And Gunslast week we asked what you

thought about Wawra’s pro-gun stance, and here’s what you had to say — enjoy!

Next week’s topic: see page 13 — what do you think about

changing Saskatchewan’s elec-toral boundaries? Text FEEDBACK and your thoughts about the topic (or anything else) to 306–881-VERB (8372) and you could see your text printed in next week’s issue!

On TopicThat cop from the states who was in Calgary, The guy would rather blast his way out of a situation

than talk his way out! Holy Crap! This is exactly how North American cops are wrong in the head!

The gun article was hilarious. I read it with such a sarcastic tone. I hope like crazy you guys weren’t being serious cuz I laughed my ass off.

You shouldn’t make fun of a person’s right to carry a gun. You whiny libs would be clamoring for a gun if you were in a situation where your life was threatened. This guy obviously felt that way to. Hes a cop he knows what to do in situations like that it’s just the left-wing media making this into an issue. Shameful!

There has to be a meme of this guy somewhere “Gentlemen I have no need to talk to you goodbye.” He’s like an old-timey nerd lolz.

Walt Wawra: went on vacation to Calgary, left the laughingstock of Canada.

I want 2 go 2 the stampede :(

Off TopicRe: “Egg Yolks Bad,” Global page, August 17th issue

I would like to have the opportunity to respond to this article to tell the truth about eggs. I eat multiple egg yolks a day, close to 12 a day somedays. I own a personal training company that gets individuals into the best shape of there lives in three months. We give away $10000 dollars to the person who revolutionizes

their body the most. You can find more information about us at www.bodyrevolution.ca

Re: “We’re Less Active And Don’t Care: Study,” Local page, August 17th issue

In response to the article found in verb aug 17th to 23rd entitled We’re Less Active and Don’t Care. I am a fitness professional here in the city and have been a personal trainer for 14 years. I really believe that when it comes to increasing the general population’s fitness level here in Saskatchewan is EDUCATION. Many people have no idea how to properly fuel their bodies for the day. They also need to be educated on fitness. In 50 years how we have taught fitness has changed radically. It is not just about cardio, push ups and situps. It’s about finding out the imbalances in the individual’s body And adapting a program that meets that person’s weaknesses and makes them more functionally fit, making them more able to perform daily tasks outside of the gym.

Re: “Cracked Retinal Code Ups Sight,” Global page, August 17th issue

as person with an eye disability this bring me new hope :) hopefully one day I’ll able to drive :)

I saw ‘safety not guaranteed’ this past weekend n i thought it was funny! :) By the way my name is Aleida :)

There are no excuses for the recent fatal

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train collisions. Keep your eyes on the road, stop at railway crossings and don’t take chances! To the people whose horses were hit by a train, pay attention! Those horses did not deserve to die like that. You made it sound like their deaths were unimportant compared to the people in the truck. Those horses were every bit as important!

My little bro n I used to test race Xperimental wheeled things. There’s nothing more disconcerting during a high speed suicide jockey run than the copilot abandonding duty and controls to grab the sides of their head and scream like a little girl who thinks she’s going to die.

KNOCK KNOCK PENNY KNOCK KNOCK PENNY KNOCK KNOCK PENNY

Help! I’ve fallen DOWNtown and can’t get up!

Jesus H Chrysler cheese is good sometimes. Ice cream yogurt milk chocolate etc too. We’re such Milksuckers! Mac and cheese is the methadone of cheese addiction.

Motorcyclists should be driving single file in a lane. None of that side by side stuff with another motorbike should be allowed! It’s dangerous because other drivers don’t know what stupid stunts you are going to pull. Alas, winter

is coming and once again it will silence those bikers that are so arrogant cutting drivers off all summer long. Those motorbikes just can’t cut it in the winter.

The Latino dancers who liven up the downtown plaza in the evenings with their music and dance are the coolest thing ever. Viva Lambada! Hola!

Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things.

They want more Aboriginals in the Labour Force then they should create incentives like corporate tax credits for those that hire more aboriginals. - Solly

Heard it in a love song cant be wrong ! MTB! FKNA

Teeth bother you a lot. Some fall out. Up at daylight. Sleepy when it gets dark. Little interest in sex. Late middle age is a lot like being a little kid again.

I just have one question? These “bear arms” where are they coming from?

The housing supplement people are f**ked too. I phoned them to update my change of address. They said no you can’t. You have to update your healthcare. Then wait a few days be patient and then call us back. Did as instructed waited 4 business days. The same day I get a letter

saying we notice you updated your healthcare address, if you don’t update us immediately we’ll cut you off. WTD? Be patient and then not fast enough your pissing us off???????

I grew up with Pat in the old hood, cathedral area. I was wondering when he was gonna pull the old “See ya Suckers!” The Oliver Twist from way back still plays. And of course I still to a degree honour the old code and therefore to a degree admire the play. Way to go bud!

In 120 years everyone that is living today will all be dead.

The opinions expressed on this page are not necessarily Verb’s.

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VenueBocados on Tuesday, August 14th

Location2037 Park Street

Playing on Arrival“Dark Sister” by Val Halla

Music VibeClassic rock

Regular gigsColby Nargang and Val Halla

Feature DealBig Rock, Grasshopper and Traditional pints for $5, and burger and a pint for $12

Popular DrinkPints of beer

Food of ChoiceBurger

Wing notes Half price appies on Tuesday nights; of the available wing flavours, chili lime is the most popular

Something newGluten-free menu, and Tuesday jam nights with house band Val Halla

Photos courtesy of Klein Photography ([email protected])

Tuesday @ Bocados

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SudokuDirections: Fill each box with a digit from 1-9, following these conditions:

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HoroscopesAries (Mar 21–Apr 19)

Albert einstein once remarked that “imagination is more important than knowledge.” And do you know what, Aries? ol’ Al was right. so best keep that in mind as you walk through this week. Don’t be afraid to let your mind wander. Dream of the future, think of things way, way outside the box. sure, it’s good to know things, but sometimes a little imagi-nation goes a long way towards chasing down dreams. This is where your mind should be this week, without a doubt.

Taurus (Apr 20–May 20)some people call them gut feelings,

others call it instinct. Albert einstein, he referred to it as intuition, and according to one of the greatest minds of all time, intuition is “the only real valuable thing.” remember that, Taurus. Because this week your mind and your heart (your head and your gut) may come into con-flict. Go with the gut. Trust your intuition. sure, it has led you astray before, but for the most part it’s reliable. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed.

Gemini (May 21–Jun 20)A wise man once said: “Weakness of

attitude becomes weakness of character.” That man was Albert einstein. And maybe you should take some time this week to think about his words, Gemini. you may want to try working on your attitude: try to be cheerful and optimistic and open-minded. If you can do this, your character will not only be strong, but you will be able to handle whatever the universe throws your way. Which, any way you slice it, is a win-win scenario.

Cancer (Jun 21–Jul 22)“We can’t solve problems by using

the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” That’s a tidbit from Albert einstein, and guess what, Cancer? It’s good advice for you this week. Don’t waste time trying to solve problems from your normal viewpoint. Beating your head against the same old walls, repeat-ing the same old thing, time and time again. Instead, change things up. you might just be amazed at how easy the answers will come to you.

Leo (Jul 23–Aug 22)They say that curiosity killed the cat.

But what the hell do “they” know anyway? Don’t listen to collective wisdom this week, leo. Instead listen to ol’ Albert einstein, who once quipped: “The im-portant thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” That’s right, feel free to be curious, you big cat you. Ask as many questions about as many things as your heart desires. By questioning things this week, you’ll come to some profound realizations.

Virgo (Aug 23–Sept 22)“Two things are infinite: the universe

and human stupidity,” Albert einstein once remarked, “and I’m not sure about the universe.” Keep this sentiment in mind as you forge through the next few days, Virgo, because chances are you’re going to encounter a lot of stupidity this week. yep. Gonna be one of those weeks. But don’t fret. And, whatever you do, don’t get upset when the dunces rise in confederacy against you. Instead, just ignore the dumbassery and go about your plans as usual.

Libra (Sept 23–Oct 23)“A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a

violin; what else does a man need to be happy?” einstein posed that question, but just because he was a genius doesn’t mean he was necessarily right. Because for you this week, libra, happiness will be found in others. In spending time with family, hanging out with friends, meeting new acquaintances. The summer is near-ing an end, so get outside with people you care about (or even people you’ve never met before) and enjoy the weather.

Scorpio (Oct 24–Nov 22)Having a hard time dealing with

people lately, scorpio? Are you finding yourself at odds? Getting angry from time to time? Well, remember what einstein said: “Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understand-ing.” so even if people are driving you nuts, step back and try to see where they’re coming from. Try to understand their side of the story. If you can do that, your problems, stress and frustration will simply vanish. Poof!

Sagittarius (Nov 23–Dec 21)“Gravitation is not responsible for

people falling in love.” That’s what the father of modern physics, Albert einstein, believed. And he’s right. When people fall in love with something it’s a whole differ-ent force entirely. And guess what: you could very well fall in love with someone or something this week, sagittarius. What that will be, who knows. someone you’ve met, a new hobby — anything. your guess is as good as ours. But do you know what? It won’t be because of gravity.

Capricorn (Dec 22–Jan 19)In this day and age it’s easy for each

of us to get all wrapped up in our own little things, in our own little worlds. But this week try to avoid that, Capricorn, and instead listen to Albert einstein who once said: “A person starts to live when he can live outside himself.” start living outside yourself, engage with the world, enmesh yourself in the hot, wet steam of life. Introspection is good from time to time, but not this week. This week live for the outside world; live for others.

Aquarius (Jan 20–Feb 19)“Anyone who has never made a mis-

take has never tried anything new.” or so says Albert einstein. And the thing is: old Al is right. so don’t be afraid to try new things this week, Aquarius. sure, you may stumble. sure, you could fail. But that’s how you learn. That’s how you grow. Mistakes come and go, but the opportunity to try new things doesn’t come along every day. so if you have the chance to try something new this week, don’t hesitate. Jump at it.

Pisces (Feb 20–Mar 20)lately, have you been feeling that

your great ideas are being shot down by people around you? That you’re be-ing under-appreciated? Well have some faith in the following maxim: “Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities.” That’s straight from the mouth of Albert einstein. so don’t worry about who is standing in opposi-tion to you. Don’t bother yourself with that small stuff. Instead, let your great spirit soar. And above all, keep striving towards your dreams and goals.

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