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10 - Just There: “Tamales”11 - Yay Sportsball!

Dear Manhattan,

We won’t discuss the heat. It is just here. And we’re over it already.

Lots to check out this week, heading into the 4th of July weekend, so be sure to scan the calendar and plan accordingly; there is a lot going on in Manhattan every week, but especially so this week. Over the next few weeks we’ll be undergoing some pretty radical changes on the webzone and here in the print edition, so let us know if you like what you see. Or if you hate it. We’re open to suggestions, as always.

And speak of suggestions, come to our weekly pitch meetings on Mon-days at 730pm at Auntie Mae’s Parlor and help make the The Hype!

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4 - Nerd Nexus6 - Conquering the Dirty Konza 200

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15 - Kriminal Kakuro- Evil Sudoku

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WAMEGO – Charlie Brown is brought to life by our community actors, in the roles of the beloved and timeless characters from the classic comic strip “Pea-nuts,” in the award winning musical comedy You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The musical follows Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy and friends through a day in their life that is made up of the highlights from throughout the year. This musical encompasses moments from many of the familiar “Peanuts” characters. The audience will be entranced by Schroeder just like Lucy. Snoopy will enrapt the audience as his carefree day is taken over by his imagination, and he becomes a World War I flying ace in an exciting pursuit of the Red Baron. Linus will sing “My Blanket and Me,” and, of course, Charlie Brown will be pitching again for his baseball team and many more. Come experience Charlie Brown and friends live at the Columbian Theatre. You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown was first brought to the stage in 1967. The music and lyrics are by Clark Gesner, and it was adapted for an animated TV special in 1985. It went through a revival in 1999 featuring Kristin Che-noweth as Sally. You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown has garnered numerous nominations and has won many awards. Both the original production and the revival were nominated for the Grammy Award of Best Musical Show Album. Kristin Chenoweth and Roger Bart both won Tony Awards for their portrayals of the dearly loved characters. You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown will run July 13-15 and July 20-22, with table-style seating available for the last two rows, consisting of a round table that seats two. A cash bar will be available an hour before the performance and through intermission. Tickets are $15, or we have the option of table seating for $25. These can be purchased at the Columbian Theatre Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets are also available dur-ing those hours by phone at (785) 456-2029, or anytime on the website: www.ColumbianTheatre.com.

The Power Of Playtime: Study Finds That Single Mothers Can Reduce Stress By Playing, Engaging With Children

MANHATTAN -- A group of three Kansas State University researchers is study-ing ways to help single mothers improve their relationship with their children. Among many of their findings, they have discovered that single mothers who engage with children in daily activities -- such as reading stories or playing games -- may experience lower levels of stress. The researchers -- Blake Berryhill, Tulsa, Okla.; Kristy Soloski, Parma, Ohio; and Rebekah Adams, Ripon, Calif. -- are all doctoral students in marriage and family therapy and work with the K-State Family Center. About 41 percent of births in the United States are to unwed mothers, Ber-ryhill said, and it has been shown that single mothers often have higher levels of parental stress than married mothers. Parental stress involves the difficulty that a mother can experience from the demands of being a parent. "Single mothers can feel constantly overloaded and overwhelmed at being a parent and trying to fulfill all of their responsibilities," Berryhill said. "Be-ing a single mother brings extra stress, because they have decreased economic resources, longer work hours and their social support network may be limited as well. Because of all of this, they can feel the constant stress of 'how am I doing in my role as a mother?'"

The researchers wanted to develop ways to help single mothers by better understanding the relationship between parental stress, parental engagement and child temperament. Parental engagement involves spending time with a child through daily activities, such as reading stories, playing games or putting their child to bed. Child temperament involves a mother's perception of the child, such as viewing the child as someone who cries a lot, is fussy or gets upset easily. The researchers used a national set of data related to single mothers and studied parental stress, parental engagement and child temperament when the children were ages 1, 3 and 5. By studying this data set, the researchers discovered several important find-ings:

* Single mothers who reported high levels of parental stress when their child was 1 were more likely to continue to have high levels of parental stress when their child was 5.

* Single mothers who spent time engaging in daily activities with their child at age 1 were more likely to continue to stay engaged with their child at age 5.

* Child temperament at age 1 can predict levels of parental engagement when a child is 3 and 5 years old. The more difficult a child is at an early age, the less likely the mother is to engage with them.

* Child temperament at age 1 can predict the level of parental stress when the child is 1. If a child is seen as difficult and fussy, it increases the level of paren-tal stress.

* The level of parental stress does not predict the level of parental engagement. This means that even if a single mother is stressed or overwhelmed in her role as a parent, it does not predict how much time she will spend with her child.

* A higher level of parental engagement can reduce the level of parental stress. This means that the more time a mother spends engaging with her child in daily activities, the lower level of stress she may experience and the more ener-gizing she may feel as a parent.

"The last finding was especially interesting to us because it helped us realize that the answer is spending time with their children," Berryhill said. "Being a single mother and being a parent in general is very exhausting, but if a mother is willing to spend time with her children, it can reduce her parental stress because she will feel that in her role as a mom, she is doing an adequate job." For the three clinicians, the discovery that engagement can reduce stress was an unexpected, yet positive finding. "If we can help moms spend more time with their child and help them in that way, then their levels of parental stress will be reduced and they will have more fulfillment in their role as a mother," Soloski said. "Our role becomes help-ing them find meaningful ways to interact with their children." "Often times mothers are encouraged to engage with their children for the positive impact it has on the child," Adams said. "The findings show there is long-term positive impact for the mother as well." The researchers plan follow-up studies focusing on how stress from work affects the parent-child relationship as well as how the relationship changes beyond the age of 5 and into adolescence. Soloski's adviser is Jared Durtschi, assistant professor of family studies and human services. Jared Anderson, as-sistant professor of family studies and human services, advises Berryhill and Adams.

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There is a new Brother Captain among nerds here in Manhattan, and his name...is Rusty.

Rusty Schroll is the owner/alpha dog over at Game Hounds Video Games and Gifts, which opened in the Spring of 2011, in response to the lack of a dedicated, locally owned video game store. As Rusty says, “I spent a lot of time work-ing in corporate game retail. A lot of time. After spending all that time in the industry, I began to realize that Manhattan was really missing a locally-owned video game store.”

After conquering that portion of Manhattan’s ner-dom with his (and his crew’s) panache for humor and helpfulness behind the counter, Rusty discov-ered another arena of nerdkind that was lacking in Manhattan. With the recent demise of Patch and Crow’s Nest, the table top gamers of Manhat-

tan had lost a serious, dedicated venue for Magic the Gathering, Warhammer, HeroClix, D&D and other games that had previously thrived over at P&C’s Nest.

Over the last two months, Game Hounds has become an official Wizards of The Coast Play

Network Store, meaning that they’re allowed to officially host Wizards of the Coast sanctioned events, such as Wednes-day Night Magic, Friday Night Magic, Dungeons & Dragons Encounters, and pre-release par-ties for both. On top of that, they’ve become a Games Workshop direct

retailer, which means that any item Games Work-shop makes for their Warhammer, Warhammer 40k and Lord of the Rings miniature games can be ordered thru the store at MSRP and delivered in 3-5 business days.

Now, I know what you’re thinking? “Why not just buy my gear over the internet and cut out the middleman? Table top is pricey enough!” Firstly, that middle man is Game Hounds, a locally-owned small business, that as a fan of The Hype, you should already want to support. Secondly, you’re not just supporting the store, but the gam-ing community of Manhattan. Game Hounds has

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The Beatpurchased and offers up free play spaces for both table top wargaming and Magic, and enthusiastically brings folks in for you to play with. They provide terrain, tables, opponents and mentors for new gamers that can’t be found otherwise.

For example, this past Monday a few folks were in Game Hounds looking for a game. Game Hounds got on their Facebook, posted a status and within an hour people had showed up to play. Game Hounds is open until 9pm six days a week, and when we nerds at The Hype have stopped in Wed-Sat there have generally been at least 5-6 if not 10 or more folks crowded around their tables. And they’re just getting started!

So you don’t play table top? Here’s a quick rundown of a few of the big games you’re missing out on at Game Hounds:

Warhammer & Warhammer 40kType: Table Top War Strategy Game

Age Range: 10-AdultTime Commitment: High

Cost: HighA brutal universe in which mankind faces a multitude of races in the battle for domination. Warhammer is set in the far past, a world of swords, magic and demons. Warhammer 40k

has all those things, but also lasguns, giant tanks and mechanized walk-ers with enough firepower to de-stroy a small moon. A hobby as well as a game, the hours spent assembling and painting your army (or armies) plus the involved and detailed gameplay makes Games Workshops games some of the most inexpensive games per hour of enjoy-ment. That being said, the initial cost is quite high: on average $20-30 per unit, with between 6-10 units comprising a decent force.

Magic the Gathering Type: Collectible Trading Card Game

Age Range: 10-AdultTime Commitment: Medium

Cost: MediumThis is the OG CTG, kids. The grandaddy of them all. From Alpha to the upcoming Return to Ravnica, MtG spans 30 years of collectible action. Basic play uses a deck of 40+ cards composed of creatures, spells, artefacts and land which serve to give the player all the powers of a wizard. Played with two or more, players pit their crea-tures and spells against each other in a highly

fluid adaptation of chess with the object of inflicting enough damage on the opposing wizard to reduce their life total to zero. Equally enjoyable for the beautiful art and stories on the collectable cards and the vigorous mental challenge of the gameplay itself, no nerd repertoire is complete without at least a cursory knowledge of Magic.

In addition to hosting play space and providing the usual paints, models, cards, dice, and supplies Game Hounds still carries some of most unique nerd gifts in town, as well as a full line of video games for systems from the current generation all the way back to DOS and Atari. Seriously. Need a copy of King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder? Skip eBay and go unleash the Hounds! They special order and keep their eyes peeled for anything their customer’s weirdo hearts desire. See Also: Alien Chest Burster Plushie.

We at The Hype are overjoyed at this new nerd nexus that has sprung up over at our previous beloved video game garden, and must thank Rusty for leading the charge into this new adventure. Patch and Crow’s may be gone, gamers, but there’s a new breed over at Game Hounds ready to help you get your nerdcraft outfitted and provide a place to rolls those epic nat20s.

Game Hounds Video Games & Gifts’ store location is conveniently located at the corner of 17th Street and Fort Riley Boulevard, next to Dara’s Fast Lane and Baan Thai in the Parkwood Shopping Center. On the K-State

campus? They’re less than a five-minute drive away from the Kansas State Student Union. Just follow 17th Street south and turn into the parking lot

at the Parkwood Inn & Suites hotel. Don’t forget your student/staff/military ID for your discount!

Game Hounds Game Nights:

Warhammer and Miniature Play - Both tables available at any time, space permitting.

Magic The Gathering - Wednesday & Friday night 6:30 PM.

HeroClix – Every Thursday night, 5 PM to 9 PM.

Magic: The Gathering – Every Friday night, 5 PM to 11 PM

Yu-Gi-Oh – Every Saturday, 12 PM to 4 PM

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the Dirty Konza 200Conquering

story by lesly kromeThe tally stood, Zach: 0, the Dirty Kanza 200: 1. This simply would not do. And so Zach Dubas set out to compete in the 202.2 mile-long bike race across Kansas once more. Last year, after having been indirectly hit by lightning during a thunderstorm that formed during the race, Zach had to quit at mile 132. This year how-ever, there would be no quitting. Zach was determined to finish the race, and on June 2, 2012 that’s exactly what he did.

As previously mentioned, the Dirty Kanza 200 is a 200 mile-long endurance bike racing adventure. It is held in East-central Kansas in the Flint Hills and it covers an expanse of Kansas ranging from Emporia, Cassidy, Florence, and Council Grove. However, the

Dirty Kanza 200 is unique in that the rid-ers do not know the exact route they will be taking in advance. On the day of the race, the bikers arrive at the historic Granada Theater in downtown Emporia and receive a map that covers only a fraction of the race (approximately 40 to 60 miles).

From there, the rider must find his or her way to the designated checkpoint using only the map and a compass. Upon success-fully arriving at the checkpoint, s/he will receive information regarding the next portion of the race via another abbreviated map; this map leads the rider to the next checkpoint and the next map (etc., etc., you get the idea). Eventually the race winds its way

back around to Emporia where the exhausted riders are finally finished with this grueling competition.So why would anyone want to ride a bike for TWO HUNDRED plus miles? For Zach

Dubas it was about finding a new challenge and pushing his limits. Zach had competed in ultra-endurance races before (a team race in 2010, the Lara-mie Enduro, and a 12-hour bike race were just a few ex-amples), but the Dirty Kanza 200

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It pushed the limits of en-durance, skill, navigation, determination, and confidence. This was a true challenge to even the most seasoned biker.

And for good reason! There is no shortage of potential catastrophes to consider when competing in the Dirty Kanza. Zach had to be sure first and foremost not to run out of water (especially important under the unforgiving Kansas sun). Additionally, he needed to keep track of his food intake to ensure he did not go into calorie debt and subsequent exhaustion.

Cramping is always a concern when do-ing an endurance competition, so stop-ping and stretching, particularly at the checkpoints, was an important preven-tion measure to take. Furthermore, one of the biggest challenges was in navigat-ing the trail. In the day and age of GPS and smartphones, who really knows how to use a map and compass? Zach did very well in sticking to the designat-

ed route, though even he had a sna-fu or two and had to turn around and back track twice

when he got off course.

Despite all of these obstruc-tions, Zach finished the Dirty Kanza 200. Not only that, but he placed 13th out

of 487! Zach biked 209 miles (that’s a few extra miles due to back tracking) in 13 hours and one second. Unreal…that works out to a steady pace of greater than 16 miles per hour, not factoring time spent stopping to stretch, eat, or the time spent at the checkpoint.

When asked about this amazing accomplish-ment and how it makes him feel, Zach was very humble and only said that he had an amazing support crew that would meet him at every checkpoint and take care of him so that he could get on the next leg of his jour-ney. The support crew would feed him while checking the tires and brakes on his Cyclo-Cross, refilling his water bottles, etc. Just think NASCAR pit crew.

After competing in the Dirty Kanza 200 and placing so well, it’s not exactly clear how Zach

is going to challenge himself next year. How do you top a 200 mile bike race? In any case, Zach’s accom-plishment is entirely applaud-worthy and one amazing feat of endurance and deter-mination. Congratu-lations to him and here is to setting (and exceeding) new chal-lenges in 2013!

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Exhibit: “Close to Home”: Scott Bean Photography@William T. Kemper Art Gallery, K-State Student UnionExhibit features Bean’s photographs that were all taken not far from Manhattan (within a 2 hour drive). It is easy to find beauty in new places, but just as easy to overlook what is “close to home”.

2012: Faith, Magic, Love & Death@Strecker-Nelson Art GalleryCationary Tales of the End of Times - An Extraordinary Travelling Art Exhibit. Artists include: Stephanie Hunder, Marc Berghaus, Marko Fields, Oscar Gillespie, Barbara Waterman Peters, Richard Notkin. Other Exhibitors include Jerry Moon, Margie Kuhn, Nina Irwin, Yoshiro Ikeda, Patricia Barry Levy and Bo Bedilion.

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Ongoing AttractionsMonday Through Friday Weekend Hours May Vary

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Quiet Symmetry: The Art of Yoshiro Ikeda@The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of ArtAn internationally known artist in clay and a Distinguished Profes-sor of Ceramics at Kansas State University, Yoshiro Ikeda has for nearly four decades produced sculptural vessels that reflect on an ultimate harmony in nature. “Quiet Symmetry: The Ceramic Art of Yoshiro Ikeda” features work by this master artist which will be on display until September 2, 2012.

Exhibit: The Making of the Flint Hills Discovery Center @The Flint Hills Discovery CenterThe changing exhibit room in the Flint Hills Discovery Center features the making of the Discovery Center to the public. Learn about the people who contributed to the creation of the build-ing, and learn about four of the artists who made important contributions to this project.

Manhattan Municipal Band @City ParkThe Municipal Band plays Tuesday evenings from June 5th- July 17 in the Larry Norvell Band Shell in City Park at 7:30 pm. Addition-ally, they will perform at 6:30 in Cico Park on the 4th of July.

9:00AM Linear Trail Historical Lifestyle Ride@Big Poppi BikesDistance: 5-10 miles. Join Big Poppi Bicycle Co and the Flint Hills Area Bike Club each Saturday morning for a casual ride on Linear Trail while learning interesting historical facts about Manhattan, KS.

Downtown Wednesday Farmers’ Market of Manhattan@5th & HumboltThese vendors come from all over Northeast Kansas bringing fresh produce, meat, eggs, crafts, jams & jellies, fresh baked bread, pies, cookies, and sweets.

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Arts in the Park- The Wilders@City ParkBluegrass/Roots meet rock and roll. This group comes to Man-hattan from Kansas City, MO.

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Sunset Friday Night Lights River Trails MTB Ride@Big Poppi BicyclesDistance: 1-3 laps/6-18 miles. Why not join us for a ride on your mountain bike at night? REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR LIGHTS!!!

SUNSET

Watercolor Exhibit@ Manhattan Arts Center This unique yearly exhibit will include landscape, still life and flo-ral paintings. The Watercolor Studio has met weekly at the Arts Center for the past forteen years. Its purpose is to provide area painters with a venue to develop skills and techniques, share ac-quired knowledge, and gain feedback from other watercolorists.

MLK JR Memorial Committee Car Wash Fund-raiser@Aggieville Burger King Parking LotFunds raised will go to the Manhattan MLK Jr. Memorial Commit-tee.

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Toddler Time@Manhattan Public Library Storytime RoomA storytime for young children with their parents or caregivers. Fun stories, fingerplays, and songs keep toddlers engaged, and parents will learn “early literacy” activities to try at home. Care-givers participate with children.

11:00AM

Move and Groove Storytime@Manhattan Public Library Storytime RoomA lively story and music session with great picture books, action songs, rhymes, and dancing with instruments or scarves. Ages 3 and up may attend independently. Caregivers attend with ages 2 and under.

11:00AM

Move and Groove Storytime@Manhattan Public Library Storytime RoomA lively story and music session with great picture books, action songs, rhymes, and dancing with instruments or scarves. Ages 3 and up may attend independently. Caregivers attend with ages 2 and under.

10:00AM

Zoofari Tails@Manhattan Public LibrarySlither into reading with Sunset Zoo and the Manhattan Public Library! On the last Friday of every month Sunset Zoo will bring to life an animal themed children’s story. All storytimes will include unique animal artifacts and a book giveaway by Claflin Books & Copies. Some storytimes will feature a live animal and others may include a simple craft project. Attend at least six Zoo-fari Tails throughout the year to be entered into a drawing for a family membership to Friends of Sunset Zoo. Registration is not required, just join us at the library!

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Live Music on The Patio @Bluestem BistroLive music every weekend on Bluestem’s patio featuring great area artists!

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Pagan Coffee@ Bluestem BistroPagan? Pagan-curious? Pagan-friendly? Come join Manhattan’s longest running pan-pagan social group.

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5:00PM Around the World Dinner@Bluestem Bistro Try something new and tasty from a different country! For only $5 you can sample excellent cuisine from all around the world!

7:30PM The Hype Weekly Pitch Meeting@Auntie Mae’s ParlorCome give us your ideas, your concerns, your comments and questions! If you want to write, shoot, draw or work for The Hype, this is step one.

SUNSET Monday Night Lights River Trails MTB Ride@Big Poppi BikesDistance: 1-3 laps/6-18 miles. Looking for something really excit-ing to do to start off your week? Tired of Monday Night Foot-ball? Why not join us for a ride on your mountain bike at night? REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR LIGHTS!!!

Mountain/Cyclocross Bikes Gravel Ride@ Big Poppi BicycleDistance: 15-30 miles. Come join us for a gravel ride as we enjoy the Flint Hills and an incredible Kansas sunset. Bring your head-lights and taillights just in case. Don't have a light? Demo one of our high quality lights from the shop for FREE!!

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Sing-A-Long with Mr. Steve@Bluestem BistroIf you want to bring your kids in for a fun activity, come join us in our meeting room as our manager, Mr. Steve, plays silly kid’s songs!

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Sunday Jazz Brunch@Bluestem Bistro Live jazz every Sunday morning during brunch.

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Wamego 4th of July Carnival@Wamego City ParkTake a ride on the Ferris Wheel, beat your friend at a game, win a stuffed animal for that special someone – however you do it, just make sure you’re having fun celebrating the 4th of July all week! The carnival runs 6-10 p.m. every evening the week of July 4th, with wristband nights on June 30, July 1-4 for $25.

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Dream Big: Follow the Stars@Manhattan Public Library Groesbeck Meeting Room & Friends’ RoomJoin us for cool stories, games and activities related to the stars. Do you know how to find the North Star, or the name of the brightest star in the night sky? Find the constellations and learn their stories. Suggested for kids in K-6th grade.

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Thunder over Manhattan 2012@Cico ParkThere will be several vendors and kid-friendly activities avail-able throughout the day. Liive music starts at 6:30PM, and the fireworks display will commence at sundown.

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Wamego Fireworks Spectacular @ Wamego City ParkWe are excited to announce the addition of live music to the pre-display festivities this year. Ft Riley has joined forces with us to provide entertainment at the fireworks site immediately following the parade up to the start of the display with four musical groups!

10:00PM

141st Annual Wamego Independence Day Parade@Downtown Lincoln Avenue from 8th to 4th streetOne of the longest running Independence Day Parades in Kan-sas!

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Gay Day Picnic at Wamego Carnival@Wamego City ParkThis year we have added a picnic at the train station in the Wamego City Park. This will be a fun event for all members of the family. It’s next to the playground, fishing pond and just steps away from the carnival. FHHRP will supply all the food and drinks, including vegetarian options. FHHRP is request-ing donations to support our work throughout the year. YOUR financial support allows FHHRP to: Fund the Praxis Scholarship, hosting special events like Gay Day, reach out to the community at Purple Power Play on Poyntz, the Riley County Fair and other events, and fight anti-gay bills like SB 142. The recommended tax-deductible donation is $5 for students, $15 for professionals or $25 for a household, although any amount will be accepted and very appreciated.

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Just There:“Tamales”by Ken Matthiesen

There were sixteen and a half million men under arms during WWII. Fourteen and a half million of them were available for discharge in 1945. Each one of them who made it out and back has a tale to tell – dozens, even hundreds of them, but they do not always get told because the recall is uncomfortable or distasteful. I have long thought that if there ever was an accurate report of the war, it would soon become unfashionable. The stories that do get told are the adventurous, exciting romantic ones and the youngsters who listen can’t wait to go out and do likewise.

I was a Medic of the U. S. Army Medical Department – an X-ray technician -- who helped undo the wreckage inflicted upon hundreds and hundreds of what were once perfect bodies and to reconstitute them to operating order. Some turned out pretty well; some carried artificial parts the rest of their lives. One of the patients remarked on how dangerous a steel forearm and hand (hook) could be. A fellow could knock himself out rendering a salute. We told him that from now on he rendered his salute with hand over heart, civilian-style.

My first big case came while I was still attending classes at Fitzsimmons General Hospital in Aurora, near Denver, Colorado. One of the ward orderlies, a Mexi-can kid got it OK’d through channels to bring in his Grandma for examination. I was working the fluroscopy room when he came in with her. The smell was in-describable. That was when I learned that a little smear of Mentholatum at each nostril under your mask made any unpleasant smell tolerable. She had a pro-lapsed uterus that was beginning to deteriorate. The Captain who was my coach that day was very patient. (I hadn’t a clue what to do next.) He said , “Before we have the nurses clean her up, we will start the first treatment”. Fortunately, I understood the use of copper- aluminum filters to determine depth control of X-ray penetration. To shorten the story, she received treatment twice a week for six weeks and ended up good as new. The surprise came the following Sunday. Things were quiet around the hospital; I had the duty that Sunday as well as two of the nurses.

About nine-o-clock, there was a clattering in the corridor. The young Mexican and his sister were carrying a large four-gallon lard can that seemed rather heavy. When the lid was lifted, there appeared layer upon layer of homemade tamales. There had to be a couple hundred of them. The nurses got hold of their roommates; I got hold of my classmates ; one of the nurses said my Captain (I can’t remember his name) was on base and went to get him. Everyone marveled at the generous offering. Now, how do we get ‘em hot? One of the nurses said get some pillow cases and string. Army Base shower rooms had eight showers on three walls. So we ran the water until hot, put two dozen tamales in a pil-lowcase, tied it on the shower head with the twine and turned the hot water back on. Eight heads heating tamales. We insisted that the ward orderly and his sister stayed with us. That was how we learned that the whole family pitched in to make that can-full of tamales and had worked all night to do it. I have never had such good tamales ever since. They thought it was mediocre payment for restoring their Grandma to health; we thought it was the grandest display ever.

Somebody told the Commandant! I was in the group to catch H_l, Civilians on an Army Base! Unauthorized food service! Officers and enlisted personnel partying together! It was an ongoing list. The final charge was, “Why did I not hear of this until the next day?” “I was born and raised in Texas and tamales are considered a food staple.”

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In any military activity, experience is a very important factor, which in turn is influenced by what is learned during basic training. My basic training was given at a hot, dusty place called Camp Barkeley in northwestern Texas near the small town of Sweetwater.

It was there that I experienced my first bivouac. Besides our medical group, there were two battalions of infantry and a tank battalion. The long straight rows of pup tents laid out in blocks was quite an impressive sight. The tanks (eight of them) were in one corner of the pup tent village up against a series of sand dunes. There is a proper way to set up a pup tent. In Texas, the daily tem-perature ranged from 140° in the daytime to near 40° at night. We learned that if you scooped out about three inches of sand in the spot where your tent would set, it was cool and comfortable. This sand then was carefully placed all around the tent to secure it against invasion. Some of the people ‘knew better’.

The tank crews started warming up their machines before sunup. It was about four-o-clock. Not wanting to miss anything, several of us crawled out of our tents to watch proceedings. That was when we heard wild screams and in two places in the tent village, the tents seemed to explode and the crazy occupants went dashing down the tent rows, draped in their shelter halves, tripping over ropes and stakes screaming,”Snakes! Snakes!” Investigation showed they didn’t bother to seal up around their tents and in the chilly nighttime rattlesnakes found a warm place to await the dawn.

As it started to get lighter, the dunes behind the Sherman tanks warming up seemed to be vibrating in slow motion – a curious thing. A bit later we discov-ered that huge spiders,- tarantulas,- disturbed by the ground vibration of the tank engines were extending their front legs to feel the air. There were so many of them that their leg movement looked like ground movement in the semi darkness. They lived in little caves in the dunes. Trap doors made of little sticks and straw webbed together were pushed up and their front legs were sensing the vibration. Strewn about their dens were little skeletons of lizards, snakes and birds. There was other wildlife in the red dusty sand of northwest Texas.

A simple necessity of the bivouac is the slit trench. We had at least a dozen of them. They were simply a narrow trench 18 inches deep and about six feet long, trimmed with small logs for a seat, complete with a forked stick and a roll of toi-let paper. Up until this day, I had thought that senior officers were the epitome of dignity and decorum, deserving of the utmost respect. In the chill of the Texas


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morning a Major, wearing Infantry insignia, visited our slit trench to perform his daily do. To afford a modicum of privacy, the slit trench has four walls of shelter halves. Suddenly, with loud yells, and hopping like big frog, the Major burst out of the flimsy enclosure. It seems that having finished his business, he went to pull up his trousers which included a scorpion that had found a warm place to snuggle. Every time the scorpion stung him, he took another big hop until at last the critter fell out. Some of the injuries were inflicted by the men themselves aided by a big helping of stupidity.

Texas was new experience for a lot of the men, especially New Yorkers (city boys). Two kids from Brooklyn had never seen prickly pear before. Around our camp site, it grew in abundance. One of them broke off a large prickly leaf with his boot and poked a stick into it. He whacked his buddy across the backside with it. To get a single prickly thorn hurts like the dickens, but to get a whole backside full of them is unbearable! The kid fainted. Part of our equipment included three ambulances. Now there was a casualty. We had that patient for three weeks.

John L. Matthiesen 2009

For those of you who have been reading The Hype Weekly these last couple of months, you’ve surely noticed that I’ve been writing a weekly article on the NBA playoffs. Initially, the plan was for me to end my weekly columns with the end of the playoffs; being a co-owner of the paper has its privileges, however. It would seem that I actually enjoy this whole writing thing, and what is more, some of you, our loyal readers, like having a “sports section” in our paper. So it has been decided that I will continue to write a weekly general sports column. Welcome to the first edition of Yay Sportsball! Let me begin by giving a well-deserved congrat-ulation to LeBron James and the rest of the Miami Heat for proving me wrong once again. On Thurs-day, James and the Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder for the fourth game in a row, to claim the second NBA championship in the franchise’s history. With the exception of game five (a 121-106 series clinching blowout), the Thunder put up a valiant fight, but ultimately were unable to contain either James or the rest of his team (and make no mistake, with his performance in this year’s playoffs, James has emphatically shown that the Heat is his team). After nine years in the league, James has finally gotten the 900 pound gorilla of never having lead a team to a championship off his chest, a feat

many superstars have not been able to accomplish (I’m looking at you Dan Marino). Do not weep for the Thunder, however, if anything, their perfor-mance in this year’s playoffs has shown that they have the potential to become a feared team in this league for years to come. In other NBA news, the Washington Wizards (nee Bullets) traded shooting forward Rashard Lewis and the 46th pick in this Thursday’s NBA draft to the New Orleans (nee Charlotte) Hornets for center Emeka Okafor and forward Trevor Ariza. This move will unite the seven year veteran, Okafor, with the aging superstar center Nene, and up and com-ing point guard John Wall. I would expect Okafor to move over to the power forward slot so that the three of them can start, thus, creating an intimidat-ing trio. Also, the Atlanta Hawks have announced that they have hired Danny Ferry to be their new general manager. Ferry had spent the last couple years as the vice president of basketball opera-tions for the San Antonio Spurs. This is not Ferry’s first time as a general manager, he held that posi-tion with the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2005-2010, the most successful five years period in the team’s history. Atlanta’s outgoing general manager, Rick Sund, may not be unemployed for long, however. There is talk in the sports blogosphere that would suggest that Sund is the leading candidate for the general manager position for the Philadelphia 76ers.

I personally do not care much for baseball, so do not expect me to write much about it. That being said, the Boston Red Sox have traded the so called Greek God of Walks, Kevin Youkilis, to the Chicago White Sox, a move that has the rare potential to help both teams. Youkilis has had a successful 8 ½ year run with the Red Sox, but essentially made himself expendable to the organization by training his successor Will Middlebrooks. In recent years, Youkilis has dealt with various minor injuries, al-lowing Middlebrooks to step up to the plate as it were, and prove that he could effectively replace the fan favorite. If Youkilis can remain healthy, he could prove to be an inexpensive upgrade (the Red Sox, it is reported, have agreed to pay all but $2 million of the $7.8 million still owed to Youkilis) for the White Sox. Well that is all for the first edition of Yay Sports-ball! As always, we here at The Hype, and I espe-cially, welcome your feedback. Feel free to contact us via email at [email protected], or me personally at [email protected], you can also usually find me at Auntie Mae’s Parlor working the door every Friday and Saturday night. I would love to hear what you have to say about this new column, or any other feedback you may have on any of my earlier pieces.

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the unique, often hair-raising energy that has become their namesake. Initially, the band cut its teeth on the classics of Ameri-cana and bluegrass, performing spirited resurrections of tunes from honky-tonk heroes like Hank Williams and Lefty Frizzell, Jimmie Rodgers,

and Roy Acuff and the Skillet Lickers. The Wilders are made up of four fiery and wildly inventive musicians. Ike Sheldon handles lead vocals, guitar, and is the Master of Ceremonies; Betse Ellis exhilarates audiences with her bow-hair-destroying fiddle work; Nate Gawron simultaneously drives and grounds the group on bass; and Phil Wade adds the flavor by swapping be-tween dobro, mandolin, and banjo. It’s not uncommon for a listener to mis-takenly assume there’s a fifth member of the band on drums; The Wilders call this phenomenon the “Phantom Drummer,” a testament to the rhythmic energy and hard-driving beat of this four-piece string band. If you like or are at all curious about traditional bluegrass, this show is a delight for hardcore fans or newbies alike because of the energy and accessibility of the performers. The Wilders do not disappoint, do not miss them on Friday, June 29th at 8pm!

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tUnE-yArDs: w h o k i l l (4AD '11) You may not have heard the obnoxiously titled w h o k i l l--there's a good chance you don't even know what tUnE-yArDs is (Merrill Garbus is her real name, though it ought to be Merrill Garbage). Despite making the most well-reviewed album of 2011 and winning the now-batshit critics poll Pazz & Jop, her music isn't really a part of music culture. w h o k i l l is simply not an album that listeners care about or want to hear. It has been described as “innovative” by the same out-of-touch critic community that mostly failed to recognize the significance of EMA's Past Life Martyred Saints (even the great Christgau fell flat on his face over w h o k i l l, yet called EMA “annoying”--that's rich!). Her sound is just that: sound. Think of this as the opposite of Neil Young & Crazy Horse's new record, Americana, an ironic collection of traditional covers that raises its middle finger as if to say, “Here's how it's done,” while also serving as a comment on today's retromaniacal society. Garbus too raises her third digit, but merely to remind the public that if they want crap, they've got it. Only occasion-ally melodic and never enjoyable, Garbus sacrifices artistic integrity for guar-anteed love from self-loathing music writers who mistake wacko for something important. Like dada artist Marcel Duchamp, Garbus put a toilet seat on display and sat back as a small, pseudo-intellectual group became fascinated with it for fear of appearing uncultured. The album narrowly avoids a failing grade from me, but the critics who spent all year championing it do not. D

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: Mirror Traffic (Matador/Domino '11)Unlike Merrill Garbus, Stephen Malkmus achieved his status as a critical dar-ling the old fashioned way: by making some really great music. Though it is most definitely a minor work for him, Mirror Traffic is an excellent example of why he is so beloved. Still an adolescent at heart, the album is full of the same angsty-ness that dominated Pavement's first album 20 years ago. None of the songs are bad, and the great ones slay. “Share the Red” is quite possibly the most beautiful thing he has yet released--a real achievement for the guy who wrote “We Dance.” As usual, the lyrics don't mean a whole lot. It's all in the notes; put together piece by piece by one of the best craftsman the world has ever produced. “Share the Red,” “Tigers,” “No One is (As I Are Be),” and others are all audio-poetry. How Malkmus manages to make the guitar sound like that remains a mystery. A MINUS


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Blind Tiger’s Full Kimono and Tres Hombres

There have been rumblings lately from Topeka's Bling Tiger Brewery about two epic beers - Tres Hombres, a Mexican styled IPA brewed with a cra-pload of corn and Caliente hops, and Full Kimono, an imperial red ale devised by brewers from the Tiger and Lawrence's Free State Brewing Company and 23rd Street Brewery. The word around is that these are big, experimental brews, the kind that are sure to make you rethink beer after you've finished your pint. I was told the Kimono had a very high ABV% and was limited and disappearing quickly. The Tres Hombres, well, I was told, very matter of factly by a good friend with good taste that he didn't think that I could even finish the beer. So, of course, I had to have it. I ambled into the Tiger on a Sunday after-noon, a little hungover, but determined to tackle these two beers. I ordered the Tres Hombres and felt empowered: the nose wasn't daunting, just a slight hop fragrance, and the head was strong, promising good lacing. But as I raised the glass to take a sip I sensed a strange aggression, like I was about to be attacked. The first sip was an onslaught of uberhoppy goodness that left a paste of jalepeno and pine flavors in my mouth. I was afraid that my palette had been wrecked, but soon reconciled with the beer and found myself to marveling at the way the jalapeno flavor (I mean the crisp vegetable

flavor of a jalepeno, not the heat of it) of the Caliente hops mingled with the sweetness of the corn. I'm proud to say that not only did I finish the beer, I wanted another. But I had to move on to the monster I'd heard so much about, the Full Kimono. I asked the server about

it, grilling her about the ABV, the flavor, every-thing. Due to it's 10.5% ABV (which can sneak up on you) and limited release, it's only served in 10 oz servings, no samples. I thought about it, notic-ing that several patrons were enjoying the beer in it's distinctive flute glass, and thought about it again. The server sighed.... and...I wussed out.

I was driving and, after doing some simple calculations, didn't want to push my law enforcement limits. So I ordered an Al's Pilsner instead and was pleasantly surprised. It's a fine, easily quaffable beer which would be great with dinner or amongst friends. I left feeling good, but with a subtle glimpse of defeat gnawing at my ego. I had to resist the urge to shake my fist at the beer menu in some sort of General McCarthur "I shall return!"

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Free State’s Storm ChaserBefore I start my review of Free State Brewing Company's Storm Chaser IPA I need to disclose two things. First, I lived on Free State's stuff when I was in college in Lawrence, where the brewery is located. There were weeks when their beer was my main source of both sustenance and inspiration for term papers. Free State's beer was among the first beer to turn me on to the idea that beer could be something more than the Budweiser and MGD I used to steal from my father's fridge. As a result, I've always loved everything I've ever had from Free State--the vast majority of beers are above average,

and some are world class. Beer geeks love this place for good reason; they make really, really great beer.However, I tend to shy away from bottled IPA's, and I'm reviewing the Storm Chaser from a bottle. It's a personal thing--IPA's are all about the hops, and I want mine fresh and lively, bouncing around the beer fresh from the tap. In my experience, bot-tling tends to impart a lazy, dormant flavor to the hops, even with a strong pour from bottle to glass. I know that a lot of craft beer people drink IPAs, like macro drinkers pound Miller Lite, but for me an IPA is a sensitive beer that is only enjoyable if is handled correctly, from brewing and bottling/kegging to storage and up to the pour, temperature, and presentation. A bottle just doesn't ensure the kind of accuracy I'm comfortable with for an IPA.

Jesus, I sound like an ass. It's just a beer--at least that's what they tell me at Old Chicago. Storm Chaser is a quality beer. It pours with a thick, cake-like head that, once settled, hovers over the burnt honey colored beer like a treat, and gently laces down with the beer. The nose is subdued but hints at citrus and

grapefruit. The first few sips are sweet, owing to the wheat malts, and the hops only kick in at the back end of the brew, tingling on the back of your pallet, as the beer washes into your belly. This is the hallmark of a well-balanced brew and a well made IPA--you get a little bit of everything, but it's the hops that leave you wanting more. Brewed with Citra, Crystal, and Centennial hops, and clocking in at a mild 59 IBUs, this is the perfect beer for a summertime in Kansas; it finishes strong like a colorful sunset on the prairie, but with the threat of hop chaos lurking around like a tornado watch. It's comparable to Grand Teton Brewing Company's Sweetgrass APA, which was once considered an IPA, and both should be available in sixers at your local liquor store. I guarantee it's better on tap, but this is a damn good beer. Drink up!


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Starring: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly and Emma Thompson

Written by: Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Brenda Chapman and Irene Mecchi

Directed by: Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman

Disney/Pixar’s Brave tells the story of Scottish Princess, Merida (Kelly Macdonald), a tomboy who prefers a bow and arrow to dolls and sewing. Merida’s mother, Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson), has been training Merida her whole life to be a proper lady so that she can one day be Queen. Merida, however, has other plans; and when the clans meet up to see which of their sons will marry her, Merida seeks out a witch in order to change her fate. Wackiness ensues when the witch’s brew has unintentional side effects.

Brave is an enjoyable animated outing, albeit lacking in the greatness of Disney/Pixar’s other of-ferings like Up or Wall-E. The biggest problem lies in the main character Merida. Instead of simply being a free spirit, Merida is a brat who refuses to accede to anyone else’s desires. However, the sheer enjoyment of listening to Kelly Macdonald deliver the dialogue in her native Scottish accent makes Merida into an enjoyable character.

The other problem is that there isn’t too much of a story here. Merida isn’t given much of an adven-ture in which to test her mettle and earn the title of a hero. And, the answer to her problems seems to be right in front of Merida the entire time, as if the filmmakers are delaying the ending so that the audience feels as if they are getting their money’s worth.

Billy Connolly and Emma Thompson as King Fergus and Queen Elinor are entertaining but aren’t given a whole lot to do. Although, listening to King Fergus’s tale of fighting a bear might itself be worth the price of admission.

Overall, this is a good film, but it falls short of Pixar’s usual standards. Pixar usually strives to create a unique and memorable universe, but here it feels like they’re resting on their laurels a bit. Don’t expect the uplift of Up or the toybox as a lesson about mortality as in Toy Story 3.

Brave

Starring: Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, An-thony Mackie and Mary Elizabeth WinsteadWritten by: Seth Grahame-SmithDirected by: Timur Bekmambetov

In a way, it’s unfair to criticize Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter for not being historically accurate. The title itself pretty much neutralizes any thought of a story that treats history with a sense of truth or respect. And yet, maybe it’s better that way. By using the past as a framework for what is, essentially, a fantasy story, the filmmakers deftly side step any of the complex moral or political issues sur-rounding the Civil War and the Lincoln Presidency. That’s

what Hollywood is best at these days anyway; trying to score political points while not really addressing anything political. After all, it’s really all about the money.

When Abraham Lincoln (Benjamin Walker) is a young man, a vampire kills his mother after Abe unwittingly provokes him. Abe grows up looking for revenge and is eventually trained by vampire hunter Henry Sturges (Dominic Cooper) to kill the undead. After his training, Lincoln moves to Springfield, Illinois, begins working for shopkeeper, Joshua Speed (Jimmi Simpson), and courts Mary Todd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). Abe also reconnects with his old friend, Willie Johnson (Anthony Mackie), a runaway slave trying to gain his freedom in the North. At the same time, Lincoln hunts vampires and makes a foe in Adam (Rufus Sewell), a 5,000-year-old vamp who uses Southern slaves as a vampire food source. Lincoln starts his political career, eventually becoming President. The Civil War serves as a backdrop for the vampires, led by Adam, who scheme to have their own nation; call it the Confederate States of Vampirism, I guess.

Benjamin Walker, who looks uncannily like a young Liam Neeson, is effective as Lincoln, and is able to pull of the task of being both an action hero and the POTUS. Walker makes Lincoln into a gawky badass with a silver-dipped axe, and yet, he is still identifiably Abraham Lincoln: stovepipe hat, chinstrap beard and all. Anthony Mackie is equally badass as Lincoln’s body-guard and friend, Willie Johnson.

The best thing this film has going for it is the action sequences. Director Timur Bekmambetov knows how to craft compelling action, and he gives us a genuine action set piece; something of a rarity in modern action films. On-board a speeding train bound for Gettysburg to bring supplies to beleaguered Union soldiers, Lincoln, Johnson and Joshua Speed face off with Adam and his undead horde. This scene is a marvel of practical effects, CGI and stunt work, especially when the action moves on top of the train, as Lincoln and Johnson cut down vam-pires by the dozen.

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter works in its broad strokes, but fails in the details. The film jumps around in time too much, and never pauses to give the viewer a sense of how Lincoln developed his political opinions, or even that he was the first President to be elected from the Republican Party. The issue of slavery is treated as more of a plot device than an actual historical/political issue, and the South is portrayed as a haunted house, or a vampire amuse-ment park.

This is fun, summer entertainment; just don’t take it too seriously. It certainly doesn’t deserve it.

Abraham Lincoln, Vapire Hunter


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Last evening, June 23rd, a goodly crowd, ranging from babies in carriers to those of us up in years, gathered for Arts in the Park. The occasion was a perfor-mance by the Trinidad Tripoli Steel Drum Band out of Ypsilanti, MI by way of Trinidad. It was “Party Time”. The group was three drummers, one of whom was also lead vocal, and a fantastic sax player and back-up vocalist, playing soprano and alto sax. It is almost entirely a family enterprise going back to the 1970s here in the U.S. It, however, goes back further than that, to Trinidad. Hugh Borde became the group’s leader in 1951 and it subsequently became a family enterprise.

They started off with a couple of familiar tunes: “Mary Ann” popularized by Harry Belfonte and Bob Marley’s “Stir it Up”. With the first tune, a little girl, possibly 7 or 8 years old, came out of the audience and danced on the area in front of the stage. I don’t know if her steps were authentic, but she was very good and gradually more kids came forth to dance and cavort. Occasionally a mother would come with her child to join in. During another Jamaican tune, a striking young woman with a Jamaican flag danced with a young boy, just beyond toddler age. It looked to me like he was a potential breakdancer, with the moves he made.

Finally with the last tune of the first set, “Sugar Boom Boom,” the adults began to get in the act. I kind of think my wife started things off with a lovely woman, who sat in front of us, that she had been talking to. (I’m about as light on my feet as a bloated Apatosaurus with fallen arches.)

Steel Drumming began in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad as “Steel Pan” music. Drum-ming had been outlawed because it was a form of communication among gangs in Trinidad. This didn’t stop them. They began to use bamboo tubes called “Bamboo-Tamboo”. They were also outlawed. One day, a gang was scattered, so the leader grabbed a garbage can lid and beat out his gang’s signal. Soon

other utensils began to be used: pots, pans, and what have you. Finally, during WWII, oil drums from the British naval yards began to be used. Ellie Mannett devised the first true instrument from a part of an oil drum, and became “The Father of Steel Band music”. But it was Winston “Spree” Simon who made it able to play notes. His drumhead was a dome rather than a bowl, though, and it was limited. Mannett made a bowl-shaped drum, and the way he hammered the steel bowl gave it greater range.

The second set was as lively as the first. My wife even persuaded me to get up and shuffle around a little, no mean feat on her part. Heh heh. The ice hav-ing been broken for the adults, the dance floor became for everyone. I maybe shouldn’t say this, but the M. C.’s face kind of reminded me of Richard Pryor. He played the center stage drum and introduced the songs. Having seen him on You Tube, the resemblance is far less.

They did an all Carribean program, but they are far more versatile, I under-stand, doing music from Classical to Rock and Roll. They got their big break touring with Liberace in the mid-70’s.

They finished out the second set with a Marley medley of “Exodus” and “Get Up, Stand Up”. By then, they had given about all they could give. The M.C. noted that they had a grueling tour, and thanked us all for being there. Howev-er, someone in the dance crowd called for one more after the band left the stage. I frankly wish they hadn’t, for I thought they needed to leave and rest. They’re not quite as old as I am, but one could tell the set had worn on them, especially the sax player who had wailed with great swing and versatility all through.

But they came back. Unfortunately, I didn’t note what they did as an encore. I observed the lead singer who also had charge of the background sound machine, and I think he faded it out sooner than usual. If so, it was undoubtedly a good thing to do.

Trinidad Tripoli Steel Drum Band @ Arts in the Parkby Frank Siegle

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