SPARE ME: At first I dismissed it as just another campaign-trail brain fart. Then I figured it had to be political code-speak, coyly calculated to curry favor with the anti-immigrant voting bloc. Afterwards Sheriff Jim Anderson assured me at some length it was neither. But the more I think about it, the more convinced I am that it was both.
The number of single mothers living with children under 18. source: www.chiff.com/a/mothers-day-numbers.htm
Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, Matt Keeslar, John Malkovich, and Jim Broadbent star in a film written by Daniel Clowes and directed by Terry Zwigoff.
For the past decade, iconoclastic director Terry Zwigoff has periodically sent out beautifully wicked little missives from the fringes of the American movie scene. What began with the startlingly good documentary Crumb led to the quirky jewel Ghost World and the delicious black comedy Bad Santa.
We’re not gonna lie-one of the best benefits to covering music, film, and books at a newspaper is the relentless barrage of review copies that come our way. There are far too many every week to feature adequately, but the following list of recent highlights sheds a little light on some newly released material.
There’s more than a touch of irony that the greater population’s familiarity with the music of The BellRays probably originates from a car commercial, seeing as the ethics and dynamics of this Southern California quartet-more than any other band-stem from the blending of rock and R&B that typified the ’70s Detroit sound. Back then, music was an active venture, not a passive undertaking. And according to lead singer Lisa Kekaula, as far as The BellRays are concerned, times might change, but the essentials of music never do.
Thu., May 11
Candidates Forum: Learn how each 2nd District supervisor candidate proposes to save More Mesa. 5:30-7:30pm. Vista la Cumbre Common Area. Email moremesa@mindspring.com.
Sat., May 13
Biz Buzz: S.B. County holds its annual Small Business Success Forum, with free workshops, seminars, and speakers. 9am-4pm. Royal Scandinavian Inn, Solvang. Call 879-1729.
Gaudy Girls, a cabaret act starring Maggie Worsdale and featuring the sultry songs of former sirens Marlene Dietrich, Mae West, and Sophie Tucker, plays the Lompoc Civic Auditorium at 8 p.m. this Saturday, May 13. Proceeds benefit the Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce Community Development Foundation building fund. Call 736-4567.
by Erin Mooney
David Odom was the best human being and friend I have ever known. If you did not know David (although I don’t believe there are many of you out there who didn’t), I can’t promise that I will be able to find the words to convey what a selfless, giving, loving, and amazing man he was-and, I believe, still is, wherever he may be. David passed away Friday morning, May 5, at Cottage Hospital. He’d found out only a few weeks ago that he had cancer, and had learned only a couple of days before he died how advanced and aggressive it was. It was unbelievably quick.
Members: Richard Shay (drums and vocals), Matt O’Neill (guitars and vocals), Brendan James (vocals and guitar), Micah McCabe (bass and vocals), Dr. Relaxo (guest sax).
Style: Classic ’70s-inspired wailing cock-rock, but with more than a hint of romantic chivalry that soon has the guys in the crowd fired up, and the girls standing in a slippery little puddle.
A Santa Barbara County Civil Grand Jury report released last week suggested that all is not well at the popular Jalama Beach County Park near Lompoc.
