Too little ado was made of the recent regional appearance of Lawrence “Butch” Morris, the fascinating-can we call him visionary?-inventor of “conduction.” With this trademarked system of signals and a distinctive boundary-crossing conducting style, Morris idealistically mixes guided ensemble improvisation and written-out scores, jazz and classical, and other supposedly non-cooperating notions.
Today, Tuesday, February 13, the management of the News-Presssat down with their dwindling editorial staff and laid out their stance on the newspaper’s ongoing meltdown. The gist? That this is all a Teamsters tactic to undermine the newspaper and bring in the union, that the newspaper is actually doing better since it cleaned house, and that the community is tiring of the story. Here we present the related memo that was leaked to The Independent.
Despite our best intentions, backing up our beliefs with actions isn’t always as easy as it seems. Maybe that’s why the organizers of the February 15 Student Strike Against War are pushing so hard for us to abandon the bustle of our daily lives – calling for UCSB students to show their disapproval of the war in Iraq by engaging in “no school, no consumption, no business as usual. Help us stop this war by taking real action and not going to class,” according to their Facebook group. It’s a nice idea, but is it a practical one?
Santa Barbara rock vets Springtime Is Wartime take a break from downtown venues to shatter some eardrums at Isla Vista’s Dashain Co-Op.
Craig McCaw buys in S.B.; Mark French gets PO’d; more on Zant; and praise for Arts & Lectures
Montage serves up another scoop: Supervisor Salud Carbajal announced Monday afternoon that Jack Overall has been selected to replace Dick Thielscher on the Montecito Planning Commission.
Not every twist on the martini has to rot your teeth. Bricks Cafe offers neat modified martinis for $5 a glass.
New – and young – alt rockers Red Jumpsuit Apparatus show promise, but Rachel Weight thinks they might need to take a few more a few more goes around the block in order to develop a sound that the casual radio listener can differentiate from the other new, young bands playing in the same genre.
Crab plus strawberry equals a surprisingly tasty Valentine’s Day treat. The salty-sweetness may be a lot for one diner to handle on his or her own, but that’s probably because this, like any Valentine’s Day entree, is meant to be shared with a special someone.
Carpinteria palmist Batya recalls an example of how reading the lines on one’s hands can sometimes startle people with insight into their personal lives.
