| They were in the Shit
This is a story of a rock 'n' roll band and the way it birthed its baby. It begins in a dark, sweat-stained apartment in Williamsburg where one summer ago, the members of Vietnam penned their self-titled debut LP. Buckle up, y'all. It's a good one.
"It was the month before we left to record in LA that the power got shut off," Josh Grubb recalls. Grubb, the lead guitarist for Vietnam, is on the phone just outside of Pittsburgh. He is battling the flu, hacking and counting down the days until the band's tour in support of its debut leads him back home to New York. It was several months earlier in a Williamsburg rental that the bearded five-piece wrote the album, with only candlelight to illuminate their guitars.
"I guess everyone that had been living there for the year or two before didn't get a bill," Grubb said.
‘One Book, Every Young Child’ program promotes early literacy
The staff at the James V. Brown Library want people to know that its facility is not just for books anymore.
The library has evolved to what Jeff Swope, assistant director, calls full service. Its the role of the library, he said, to inform the public about resources and he believes early literacy development most certainly is a resource.
We want the library to be a place that encourages parent-child interaction, he said. It used to be many years ago, that a parent would just drop off a child for storytime and come back 45 minutes later to pick them up. Its much different now.
Swope pointed out that past years offered no programs for children to interact with their parents or caregivers, which he said is a very important part of early intervention learning.
Banana Bag & Bodice pull off a magic trick
Banana Bag & Bodice are hoping to conclude their new production with a financially-rewarding magic trick. At the end of the theater group's show, which currently has 19 other possible endings, the audience would reach into their pockets and find the money they'd paid for their ticket, making the show free. Charitable magicians willing to share trade secrets please contact them. It's not the only magic BB&B hope to brew with their new show, The Fall and Rise of the Rising Fallen, which begins April 26 at P.S. 122. Constructed around an imaginary rock group called the Rising Fallen, the piece chronicles (sort of) the band's ascent to fame, their six-year hiatus, and how they reformed, toured Scandinavia, and lived on an oil rig off the Faroe Islands. Don't dismiss it as an attempt to rechannel Spinal Tap, though.
HHS, CMS Officials Kick Off A Healthier US Starts Here Initiative ...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today launched A Healthier US Starts Here, an initiative focused on motivating seniors and others with Medicare to make the most of Medicare's preventive services.
During the spring and summer, the Medicare Prevention tour bus will visit each of the 48 continental United States to promote conversations between people with Medicare, families, caregivers, health professionals, and community organizations. Many disease prevention advocates, employers, and civic and state leaders have joined our efforts to create awareness of disease prevention and wellness.
"Preventive health care can help people live healthier lives and can help reduce costs associated with treating chronic disease.
Quilters sew up a good time Second annual quilting bee leaves ...
MANY FARMS It "seams" that Kathie Curley is always surrounded by a bunch of "sew-and-sews" and she couldn't be happier.
Curley and her group the Rez Quilters recently had a second annual quilting bee at the Many Farms Inn, where nearly 30 people took part. The group regularly meets at the Quality Inn in Window Rock every other Tuesday.
"We are so blessed," Curley said of the camaraderie of her group.
"The group makes new members feel welcome," said Rita Washburn of Lupton. Often when you belong to a group or organization, you stay in your "comfort zone" and interact with the same clique, she explained. The nice thing about having a weekend retreat is that you get to interact with a lot of other group members, Washburn said.
"You get to meet new friends you haven't really talked to before," Washburn said.
Be a guitar hero online
Even if you dont know a flam tap from a paradiddle, these Web sites will let you play the drums and other musical instruments virtually. You might not learn anything, but theyre fun ways to pass time.
DRUMS
Drummer Ken Brashears Virtual Drum Kit (www.kenbrashear.com) can be played by clicking on its parts with your computer mouse or by toggling a display showing letters and using your computer keyboard (best for drum rolls). Click on the mixer to see a list of the instruments used and to hear a sample of Brashears playing. He explains in his bio at his bands website (www.bobbleheadband.com) how he adapted his set for a left-hand lead after injuring his right hand. Theres also a fun anecdote about the time his real drum kit fell out of the back of his truck. You can read it by clicking on the stool of the virtual drum kit.
Walkers honour Kokoda heroes
IT was nowhere near as gruelling, frightening or intense as the real thing, but walkers at yesterday's Rotary Kokoda Memorial Walk will never forget the men who fought the Japanese on the Kokoda Track. Dozens of veterans and supporters completed the 27km journey from Canungra to Carrara where they were joined by families for the final leg to Broadbeach. They all wanted to honour the brave men who served in Papua New Guinea during World War II and in particular, those who fought in the battle to stop the Japanese. Dianne McGrath, from Ashmore, wanted to make Australia's wartime history personal for her children by involving them in activities like the walk. She will also take Seth, 6, and Darcy, 5, to an Anzac Day service. "I understand how important it is and I want my children to learn about Australia and the things this country has been through," she said.
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