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HEADLINERTea Leaf Green tops the bill at the Prairie Grass festival

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Take me out to the ballgame The Lumberyard is where you will want to be this Friday

night for the Loggers last game of the sea-son! The game against the Madison Mal-lards starts at 7:05 p.m. Tickets start at $5 each. For information, call (608) 796-9553 or search www.lacrosseloggers.com. See you at Copeland Park!

Get Éire Top of the mornin’ to ya! You will be able to hear just that this weekend at La Crosse’s famous Irish Fest taking

place this Friday through Sunday at the Southside Oktoberfest grounds. The weekend activities include food, entertainment, history and more. There will be a special Irish market with vendors featuring unique items

from the Emerald Isle. A cultural tent will feature Irish dancing, genealogy and storytelling. There will also be a Wee Folks Area for the little ones featuring lessons on Irish dance, sheep sheering, games and more. Local brews and Irish favorites will be available to quaff . For information, visit http://www.irishfestlax.org.

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Things to wait for1. 2011 Milwaukee Brewers2. Cooling pies3. Godot4. To exhale5. The bus6. Raspberry season7. New episodes of 'Breaking Bad'Things La Crosse is known for1. The River Killer2. Oktoberfest3. World's largest six-pack4. Native American ball game5. Old Style6. The Driftless Area7. "I want a soft shell and this is a stickup."

Tramp Onalaska bluff s Hike it up this Saturday in Onalaska at the Savannah Oaks nature preserve from 9 to 11 a.m. The hike will be a moderate to diffi cult hike up the bluff s of Savannah Oaks to a prairie look-out area on top of the bluff s. The 90-minute hike will be followed by a celebration of the partnership

between the City of Onalaska and the Mississippi Valley Conservancy. So bring along those good walk-ing shoes, toss on those lightweight pants and put that camera in your pocket because you do not want to miss this view. Binoculars and water

are also a must; the event is free and open to the public. For information, visit www.mississippivalleyconservancy.org.

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Hit the trails! Don’t miss Trail Fest this Saturday starting at 3:30 p.m. You will have the op-portunity to go on guided mountain bike rides, and trail hikes will also be off ered. The event will end with an awesome din-ner, which will be much deserved after taking in the great out-door weather. For information, visit www.HumanPoweredTrails.com.

Strut your stuff Quick, check your watches. Is it before 7 p.m.? Then strut on down to the Cargill Room at the Waterfront for a model-ing casting call. Prospective models must be free on Thursday, Sept. 9 for the 2010 Fall Fashion Show, produced by Down-town Mainstreet. Organizers are seeking male and female models between the ages of 18 and 66 to walk the runway in local attire. The casting call will be held to-night, Aug. 12, from 7-7:30 p.m. On Sept. 9, the day of the Downtown Fashion Show, models must be available starting at 2 p.m. for hair and makeup appointments. Vogue!

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The WisPolitics.com Week in Review

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Broadband Rural advocates have long bemoanedthelackofaccesstohigh-speedInternetser-viceinthestate'slesspopulatedregions.But$65 million from the federal governmentcouldgoalongwayinremedyingthatprob-lem.ThestimulusgrantsforWisconsinwillhelptelecommunicationscompaniesextendthefiberopticcablethat'susedtotransmitlarge amounts of data. The firms say theywouldn'tbeabletopushthelinesintosomerural places without the federal money be-cause of the expense and the lack of sub-scribers to cover the costs. Of the money,morethan$31millionwillgotoChequame-gonCommunicationsofBayfield,while$25millionwillgo toTDS.TheMadison-basedcompanywillalsogetanother$89.5millionforworkin17otherstates.

sTOCk REpORT THAT's DEBATABlE Editor's Note: WisOpinion.com has asked two veterans of Wisconsin policy and politics, Scot Ross of One Wisconsin Now and Brian Fraley of the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy, to engage in weekly exchanges on a topic of their choosing. The U.S. House last week passed and President Obama signed a bill that will provide states with $26 billion for teachers and health care programs, which reminded us of this Fraley-Ross debate over the "Son of Stimulus":

Brian Fraley: Predictably, they are dressingthisupas thesalvationof "teachers" ...butallitmeansisthefederalizationoflocalandstatedeficits,whichwillonlyaccelerateourdescentintoGreece-likeinsolvency.Atsomepoint this ridiculous spending spreehas tostop, because it has already exceeded ourabilitytopay.But,Iknow,"It'sforthekids!"

Scot Ross: Actually, I’d say "It’s for our fu-ture.''Educationhastobeatoppriority.Af-terdecadesofunderfundingatthehandsofRepublicanadministrationandfailedprom-isesmadethrough“NoChildLeftBehind,''wehaveasimplechoice:Supporteducationandourchildren,orgiveupon thiscoun-try’sfuturegreatness.

Fraley: The responsible education fundingplandoesnotletthefedsusurplocalcontrolofpublicschools.Let'sgiveupontheeduca-tionalbureaucracy thatvalues thedurationof service over the quality that's provided,therebyhurtingtheyounger,andoftenmost

Commerce Department Anewreportdingstheagencyasunfo-cusedandantiquated incalling fora com-pletereorganization,andthethreetopcan-didatesforguvallsaythey'reonboardwithan overhaul. Agency officials defend theirwork,sayingthereportignoresanumberofimprovementsundertheleadershipofGov.JimDoyle,includingastreamliningofsomepermitting procedures and the creation ofnew incentives. The department has alsoworked to consolidate economic incentiveprograms since a Legislative Audit Bureaureport found the state operated some 150different programs and couldn't properlytrack them. Still, the authors of the reportsay it's time forWisconsin tobebold in itsapproachtobusinessgrowth.Amongthosecallingforfundamentalchangearetwofor-merCommercesecretaries.

NEWs iN BRiEfNeumann, Walker meetingto be broadcast statewide GOP gubernatorial hopefuls MarkNeumann and Scott Walker will meet in atownhallmeetingthatwillbebroadcasttheeveningofAug.25andpresentedbyamediacollaboration that includes WisPolitics.comandWISN-TV. Theeventwilloriginate fromthenewMarquette University Law School and willbroadcast statewide.TV veteranMikeGou-shawillmoderatetheroundtablediscussionwiththecandidatesthatwillbefollowedbylivequestioningfromcitizengroupspartici-patingfromlocationsaroundWisconsin. WISN-TV will simulcast the eventwithMilwaukeePublicTelevision.ItwillbebroadcastonWKOWMadison,WFRVGreenBay,WAOWWausau,WXOWLaCrosseandWQOWEauClaire.

Wisconsin 13th for taxes,25th for spending Wisconsin ranked 13th highest in thecountryin2008fortheamountofpersonalincomeeatenupbystateandlocaltaxes,but25thforspending,accordingtoaWisconsinTaxpayersAllianceanalysisofCensusdata. Wisconsinresidentspaid11.76percentof their personal income that year in stateandlocaltaxes,comparedtoanationalaver-ageof11.2percent. Meanwhile,stateandlocalgovernmentspendingequaled20.5percentoftotalstate

personalincome,comparedto20.2percentnationally. WisTax said Wisconsin ranks 38th infederal money received and 29th in fees,helpingtoexplainthedifferencesinthetax-ingandspendingrankings. "Wetaxourselvesforservicesthatotherstates pay for with federal dollars or fees,"saidWisTaxPresidentToddBerry.

Assembly candidate loses bidto have profanity on ballot An independent Assembly candidatehas again been rebuffed in her attemptsto have the phrase “NOT the ‘whiteman’sbitch’”placednexttohernameonthefallballot. Independent candidates are allowedtohaveuptofivewordsplacednexttotheirnames on the ballot in what is consideredtheir statement of principles. But the Gov-ernment Accountability Board rejectedIeshuh Griffin’s request as some membersraised concerns over the profanity in thestatement. Griffinsuedinfederalcourt,butajudgerejectedherlawsuitonproceduralgroundsandthenrefusedherrequesttorecusehim-self fromthecase.Griffinhasvowedtoap-pealtherulingtotheU.S.SupremeCourt. Griffin is running for the10thAssem-blyDistrict,whichincludesMilwaukeeandaportionofGlendale. IncumbentRep.PollyWilliams,D-Milwaukee,isretiring.

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Lobbying results Reports are still rolling in to theGovernment Accountability Board. But aWisPolitics.com check of some of the big-gestWisconsinlobbyinggroupsshowsomewere more engaged than others duringthefirstsixmonthsoftheyear.TheForestCountyPotawatomiappears tobe thebig-gestspenderfortheperiodwith$1.16mil-lion.About70percentofthateffortwenttopushingthe“CleanEnergyJobsAct,”whichfailed to garner a vote in either house oftheLegislaturethisspring.Thetribespentalmost$400,000morelobbyingduringthefirstsixmonthsoftheyearthanitdidinallof 2009.Thenextbiggest spenderamongtraditionalpowerswas theWisconsinEdu-cationAssociationCouncil,whichdropped$632,316 after spending more than $1.5millionduringallof2009.

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dedicatededucators.Let'squit funding thebloatedadministrativebudgetsandnon-ed-ucation related positions and instead focuson classroom instruction. Finally, let's bud-gethonestlyandlearnthatusing“one-time''moneytopayforongoingobligationsisfiscalinsanity.Theexcessivecompensationthatisrampantintheeducationalbureaucracyhasbeen yielding declining performance andexceedstaxpayers'abilitytopay.Enough!

Ross: Conservatives have a simple goal foroureducationsystem:transferpubliceduca-tiondollarsintothehandsofprivateenter-prise.Conservativescherry-pick“horrorsto-ries”andcreateskewedtestingmeasuresthatsomehowshowallourpublicschoolsaren’tworththecost.It’sanefariousscheme,builtontheworstofintentions—privatizingpub-licschools.

Fraley:MPS(MilwaukeePublicSchools)isaperfectexampleofeverythingthatiswrongwithpubliceducation.Butweconservatives,who believe we shouldn't keep throwinggood money after bad and should insteadimprovetheoutcomesatpublicschools,arethebadguys?

Ross:MPSisauniqueschooldistrictwherededicated educators, parents and studentsarebombarded likenootherwith junksci-ence from the anti-public education forces—andyet thecommunity is still standing.Andstandingstrong.

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IsthereanythingmoreAmericanthanbaseball and apple pie? Maybe. Popularlydubbedthelandofthefreeandthehomeofthebrave,Americaisalso,inalotofways,theplaceoftheprotest.StretchingbacktotheBostonTeaPartyandrunningthrough-outthecountry’shistorywithwomen’ssuf-frage, gay rights, civil rights and even thecurrentTeaPartymovement,Americahasacolorfulhistoryofvocaldiscourse,andit'sthathistorythatisbeingtappedintointhePumpHouse’supcomingproductionoftheCliffordOdets’playWaiting for Lefty. It isaThursdayeveningat thePumpHouseascastmembersofWaiting for Lefty slowly trickle into the intimate 140-seatDaytonTheatreonthesecondfloor.Asthecast members — some in costume, othersintheirstreetclothes—chatamongthem-selves,plunkkeysonthepianoandanswertext messages, director Anne DrecktrahexplainswhatshebelievesisatthecoreofWaiting for Lefty,aplayfollowinganattempt-edlaborunionstrike. “Theshowisaboutwhatittakesforaperson togetoff thecouchanddo some-thing,”Drecktrahsaid. For actor Ken E. Brown, the showhighlightsthetimeofprotestbeforelikingagrouponFacebookorlinkinganinforma-tivevideoonYouTube. “We are so much more passive now,”Brownsaid.“Thesepeopleonlyreallyhadthetownhalls.” WrittenbyOdetsduringthe1930s,theshowisframedasameetingoftaxicabdriv-erswantingtostrikeandincludesaseriesofvignettesdetailingthelivesofcharacters. AccordingtoensemblememberChris-tineWalth, the structureof theplay, alongwith the intimacyof the theatre,willhope-fullyfullyimmersetheaudienceinthestory. “It’s like they are a part of it,” Walthsaid. “Union songs are played betweenscenes/numbers. Ihope theaudiencewillbeimpassioned.”

Political, emotional themes Though the play was written duringthe Great Depression, actor Scott Gibson-Ubelesaidthattheissuesraisedintheshow—notonlylaborstrifebutalsowarandan-ti-Semitism—createatimelesscentralidea. “It’s about questioning,” said Gibson-Ubele.“Ithinkthatappliestoanytimepe-riod.” ForLanceNewton,beinganAfrican-Americanactorinthisshowbringsanotherlevelofinterestingissuestodigthrough. “Inthissituation,”Newtownsaid,“thiswas written for a group of white actors. Idon’t want to ignore why you would wanttoaddressablackactorwithawhiteactressasacouple.Plushowthefinancialstuffwasbadforeverybodyandevenworseforsome.There’sanotherlevel.” Finding the different levels to play acharacterispartofthefunoftheplay,ac-

cordingtoactorDavidHarmannwhoplaystheroleofFayette,anindustrialistwithsin-gle-mindeddeterminationwhenitcomestoAmerica’sneedtobepreparedforwarandhiscompany'sneedtomanufacturepoison-ousgasforchemicalwarfare. “He feels like he is a patriot,” Har-mann said. “He’s a racist and looks downonotherpeople,butyoucan’tplayhimasjustavillain.Inhismind,whathe’sdoingiscorrect.” Forashowsteepedinpolitics,itcouldbeeasyforthepersonaltollofthingstogetlost in the shuffle, but actresses MadelineFendrick and Allyssa Dunn said the showexaminestheemotionalfallout. “The femaleroles takeonadifferentmorepersonalissue,”saidDunn. “Wereallyshowhowtherelationshipsaswellasthekidsareaffected,”Fendricksaid. Though their situations in the showare serious,Fendrickbelieves thedirenessisbalancedoutbythedetermination. “There’s hope and their belief,” sheexplained.“Theystoodupandfought.”

Great cast, great play Forashowsoheavilyfocusedonpoli-tics,performers signedup for surprisinglypersonalreasons. “I’mdoingthisbecauseofalltheseac-torsaregreat,”Brownsaid. “It’s adefinitedraw,”addedBrandonHarris. GregParmeter,who,likeBrown,isjug-glingdirectinganothershowwhileworkingonWaiting for Lefty,sawitisasanopportu-nityhedidn’twanttomiss. “This is a wonderful play I’ve re-ally wanted to do,” Parmeter said. “Actorsdreamaboutthisshow.” ActorDonnieMezersaid theproduc-tionwillbeagreatexperienceforboththeaudience and the performers because ofthespontaneousfeelofitall. “There are going to be plants in theaudience yelling things out,” Mezer ex-plained.“Andeverynighttheirreactionwillchange.Everynighttheaudiencechanges.Sowhenwegetupanddoourspeeches,ev-erytimeit’slikedoingitforthefirsttime.”

Labor of love: Cast eager to sharepassion, politics of 'Waiting for Lefty'

WHAT: Waiting for LeftyWHERE: Pump House Regional Arts Center, 119 King St.WHEN: Aug. 19, 21, 22, 26 and 28.HOW MUCH: Tickets are $15 for members, $18 nonmembers, and $21 day of show.fYi: For information, call (608) 785-1434, e-mail contact@thepumphouse.org or visit www.thepumphouse.org. The Pump House is open noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.

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Medium: Film The Other Guys (2010)Director: Adam McKayCast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Michael KeatonWriters: Adam McKay, Chris Henchy WithAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Bur-gundy,directorAdamMcKayandstarWillFerrellcollaboratedononeofthe'00s'bestcomedies. The opening sequences of The Other Guys suggest thatMcKayandFerrellhave returned to form, ditching the mis-calculatedabsurdityofTalladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky BobbyandStep Brothersinfavorofwell-constructedgagsandpointedsatire.But much of the film’s early momentumdisappears by the time buddy cops AllenGamble (Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Wahl-berg)stumbleintoapseudo-plotinvolvingaPonzischeme.The Other Guysmaynotul-timatelyliveuptothepotential itsfirst20minutes teases, but because of its relative

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Medium: FilmStimulus: Balls of Fury (2007)Director: Robert Ben GarantStarring: Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, James HongWritten by: Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon You might think that ChristopherWalkenwouldbetheshow-stealerinthistaleofping-pongglory.You’dbewrong.AsaFuManchuwannabegangster,Walkencertainlytearsupanysceneheappearsin.Theabsur-dityofseeinghimdressedinallmannerofformalChineseattire is ashilariousas it isweird.YettherearethreecharactersinBalls of Furywhoupstagehim.Thefirstisajacked-upGermanwithaperfectblondflat-topandspandexbattlegear who serves as the hero’s ping-pongnemesis. Played by Thomas Lennon (Reno

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911’sLieutenantDangle),KarlWolfschtaggstorms through the film, ready to throwdownonanyoneinhisway.Lennon’swide-eyedintensityiskindofawesome.ThesecondisDiedrichBader,whopor-trays a tank-topped concubine in Walken’sman-harem. Sent to the hero’s bedcham-bers,hehastospendthenightordie.Un-deterred,theheroandtheman-whorehavearockin’nightplayingBoggleandhangingout.Baderplayshischaracterwithadelight-fullydimwittedoptimismthatI’msureisab-sentfrommostmaleprostitutes.YetthebestperformanceinBalls of FuryisthatofJamesHong,whooncemoreservesadmirablyasthetokendirtyoldAsian.Bestknown for his role as the crazy old wizardLo Pan of Big Trouble in Little China, Hongturned“Indeed!”intoacultclassicpassword.Hong’s role inBalls of FurymixesLoPan’sfixation on honor with the more earthlycreepinessofhisroleinRevenge of the Nerds IIandhisambiguouslygaypersonainTotally Awesome!AsWalken’sblindformermentor,Hongreluctantlytakesonhisround-eyepro-tégétoobtainsatisfaction.Heplaysthisrolewithsuchanimperiouswitlessnessthatheisajoytowatch.Consideringallthis,thefuninBalls of Furybecomeslessaboutthestoryitselfandinsteadinwatchingthecrackpotcharacterswhichpopulateit.Indeed,themaincharac-tersareoftenlesscompellingthanthesup-porting cast. As hero Randy Daytona, DanFogler—whoseemstobegettingtypecastasaBelushi-via-JackBlack—prettymuchauto-pilotson thewildmanschtickhe improved

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restraintandhonesty,thefilmearnsenoughbiglaughstodismissthebadones. Whatstartsoutasaborderlineparodyof overblown action comedies (with a fewhilariousscenesfeaturingSamuelL.Jacksonand Dwayne Johnson) quickly turns into aseriesofchildishshoutingmatchesbetweenFerrellandWahlberg.Theyremainatoddsformostofthefilm,butneveristheirbicker-ingsoannoyingaswhenwefirstmeetthem.ThePonzischemeplotmostly takesabackseattotheirantics—whichisfine,becausethegoalhereistoletthetwoleadsflextheircomedic muscles as much as possible withtheleastamountofinterference.Therearemanyhits,andtherearemanymisses.Thereareamusingnon-sequitursandunnecessaryside plots. The Other Guys is an overloadedcomedicstew.Thisisagoodthing—betterforacomedytobeoverstuffedthanunder-stuffed

— Nick Cabreza

uponasaStar WarsgeekinFanboys.Into-tal,he’smorefunthanGeorgeLopez’sFBIstraightman,butLopezcommitsanactofdesperationinthefilmthatboostshischar-acterpastthehero.TheconceptofBalls of Furyisludi-crous,butthatworksinitsfavor.Youmightthinkthatanepiccomedyaboutping-pongwouldn’tworkout.You’dbewrong.

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Second Supper August 12, 2010 // 7MUSIC

The MAJAK MiXtAPeBy Jonathan Majakjonathan.majak@secondsupper.com

Ohgaymarriage,how’sitgoing?Witha California federal judge reversing thestate’s ban on gay marriage and ruling itunconstitutional and Ellen DeGeneres’wife,PortiadeRossi,filingpaperstolegallyhaveherlastnamechangedtoDeGeneres,you’ve been having a busy week, haven’tyou?WehereattheMixtapeloveawedding—gay,straightorindiscriminate—becauseit’s the joining of two souls, the meetingof twohearts andhopefully theprecursorto an open bar and a DJ with a taste forearly '90sdancemusic. So inhonorof allthegaymarriagenewsandourown invitetoacommitmentceremony thisweekend,theMixtapehasputtogetherourowngaymarriagemixrespectfullydubbed“YouMayNowTopTheBride.”It’ssogoodit’llhaveLarryCraigtappinghisfootforalltherightreasonsforonce. TheMixtapeiskeenlyawarethatthereis ahugeamountofattentionpaid to thefirstdance.Insteadofplumbingthedepthsof back catalogues of gay icons such asCher or god-forbid Streisand, we turn tomumbling gay icon extraordinaire RufusWainwright and his tune “One Man Guy”off his Poses album. A simple strummingsongwithbackingvocalsfromsisterMarthaandwrittenbyhis father,Loudon, it’s theperfectchoiceofthecouple’sfirstsongasRufussingsinhisdistinctvoice,“I’maonemanguyinthemorning,sameintheafter-noon.”Likegoodbuttercreamfrostingonaweddingcake,thesongisdeliciousandjustsweetenoughinsmalldoses. Next up is gay rapper Cazwell andhiseverclassy tune “AllOverMyFace.” Ifwewent intofull salaciousdetailwhat thisdisco-inspired rap tune’s lyrics were, we’dprobably be slapped with a plethora offines, but we will give you a hint: “It’s alloveryourface,tellmehowittastes.“Sufficetosay,thissongisforthehoneymoon.

Media: AlbumStimulus: Falling Still — May All Magic Guide and Change YouAnno: 2009

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Lastly, sometimes marriages, gay orotherwise,don’tworkout.HereattheMix-tapeoneofourchiefreasons forsupport-ing gay marriage is because we believe ingayalimonyafteragaydivorce.So if theyputonandthentooktheringoffofit,feelfreetoplaytheDirtyProjectorsandBjorktune“OnandEverOnward”fromtheirdig-italalbumMountWittenbergOrca.Aboutwhales or some such Bjork-fueled non-sense,onecaneasilypretendaboutmovingonwithone’slifewhilelisteningtotheglee-fulharmonies.Remember,loveisjustapairofskinnyjeansaway.

Buy:The soundtrack toScottPilgrimVs.TheWorld YouTube: Cazwell’s jubilantlynotsafeforworkvideo“IceCreamTruck” Read: Gossip community du jour OhNo They Didn’t (http://community.live-journal.com/ohnotheydidnt/)

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Falling Still opens its album with itsbest song,which is“Birth.”It’saFooFight-ers-sounding track that takes the listenerthrough a wide array of moods, beginningatbouncy,upbeatrockanddescendingintoacaptivatingrushofguitars,stringsanddes-perationinthesecondhalf. Whatfollowsisacollectionofhighener-gy,dirtywhiteboyrockmusic.MostofMayAllMagicGuideandChangeYoudoesn’tmatchthesongwritingfeaturedin“Birth.”Itsclos-estcompetitorscomeinthebipolargloomof“Zeus”andthesoftstringsof“Smashing,”twotracksthatappearatalbum’send.Yetinandofthemselves,thetracksinthemiddleservetheirpurposeaspartysongs. Theresultisstrong,ifinconsistent.

takeupapanoramicscopeandreallydrawinthelistener:“WichitaLineman”and“Get-tingOut.”Onlywhenthefinalsong,“LongLong Way Back Home,” abruptly swervesbacktopowerrockisthemoodbroken. Beyond a few tracks in which he triesabittoohard,Manousoshascraftedafinepieceofwork.

There’s an old school blues rock vibethatrunsthroughoutC’monC’mon,whichattimesiseithertoitsbenefitordetriment. In a song like “Getting Better,” thepunchy,upbeatrhythmsandManousos’jukejointwailscombineinawaythatcomesoffasalittletoosmugandself-consciouslycool. Whenhebrings thingsdown in songslike “Outside of Town” and “Kindly Said,”Manousossoundsmorenaturalintone.He’smoreinthisframeofmindthannot,thoughthereareafewhipstersongsonthealbumthataregrating. There’sanicestretchoftunesattheendofC’monC’moninwhichManousosreallyopensuphistalents.“BigWalls”isprobablythealbum’sbestsong,abluesypianosonginwhichhequietlymusesonstreet-levelrevo-lution.Followingthisisapairofsongsthat

Media: AlbumStimulus: Paul Turner — Another WorldAnno: 2010

This is a reallyprettybit oforchestralacoustic.Turneranchorstheforefrontwithsoftvocalsandguitarandfillsouthissongswith similarly subdued accompaniment.Usually this includes various bowed instru-ments, though a few songs get a splash ofdrumsand“Astronauts”runspianoparalleltotheguitar. He’sahigh-calibersongwriter,yetTurn-erdoesn’tswaytoofarfromhisformula. Despite changing the accompanimentfromsongtosong,manyofthesetracksad-heretosimilarstructures.ForTurner’sstyleandtalent,that’snoseriouscrime,andrun-ningatahalfhour,thealbumisexactlytherightlength. AnotherWorldmightnotbeanalbumforallseasons,butforthatonecontempla-tivemood,itisperfect.

Media: AlbumStimulus: Paul Manousos — C’mon C'monAnno: 2010

ByAdam Bissenadam.bissen@secondsupper.com

Tea Leaf Green is the soulful stepchild of the jamband family. Arising early in the '00s from the San Francisco music scene, the band has a fl air for instrumental jams, but it's rarely given to the self-indulgence that affl icts many in the scene. Instead, Tea Leaf Green has an ear for pop harmonies and lyrics that are more than just an afterthought, which makes them closer cousins to Wolfmother than Widespread Panic. That also makes Tea Leaf Green an excellent choice to head-line next week's Prairie Grass Music Festival in Houston, Minn. This week we caught up with keyboardist/harmonica player/songwriter Trevor Garrod (he of the curly mop on the cover of this newspaper), before a recent TLG show in Tellu-ride, Colo., where the band was playing two af-tershows for a recent Phish stand. Tea Leaf Green may not have the same following as those kings of the jam scene, but they’re well poised to open the ears of ticket-less ‘heads.

Second Supper: I know Tea Leaf Green is often lumped into the jamband scene with Phish. And to some degree I could see why that would hap-pen due to your energetic shows and the way you trade off on solos. But Tea Leaf Green sounds different from most jambands. So what do you think of that label and the way your band fi ts into it?Trevor Garrod:Well,it’sdefinitelyamixedbagasfarasthelabelisconcerned.ButI’mnotgoingtodenyit.It’scertainlythescenethat we grew up in as a music vernacular,butwedefinitelyhavestruggledtofindourownvoiceamongstit.Wedon’ttrytosoundlikeanybodyelse[inthejamscene].Wejustlikedthesamekindofmusicwhenweweregrowingup.LiketheWhoorJimiHendrixorLedZeppelin—theywerejambands.SS: The Tea Leaf Green bio says you got to join the band after attending their fi rst ever paying gig. Is the story really that simple?TG: Um, there’s more to it. They weren’tTeaLeafGreenthen; Idon’tknowif they

Tea Leaf Green stirs pinch of soul into Prairie Grass

8// August 12, 2010 Second SupperMUSIC

slAYER, MEGADEATH, TEsTAMENT // AUG. 21Roy Wilkins Auditorium • $8-$207

RUsH // AUG. 27Minnesota State Fair • $40-$70

HOBO NEpHEWs Of UNClE fRANk // sEpT. 2 Cabooze • $8

DAMiAN "JR. GONG" MARlEY & NAs // sEpT. 6 First Avenue • $40.25

lUDACRis // sEpT. 12First Avenue •$30.75

pAvEMENT, NO AGE // sEpT. 12Roy Wilkins Auditorium • $35.50

just a roadie awaymusic directory // August 13 to August 19

fridAY, .

ANiMAl HOUsE // 110 N. Third st.Heatbox (Prairie Grass Pre-Party) • 10 p.m.

flipsiDE pUB AND GRill // 400 lang DriveKatrina Rose (country) • 9 p.m.

iMpUlsE // 214 Main st.Three Beers 'til Dubuque (Impulse 1-year anniversary party) • 9 p.m.

JB'sspEAkEAsY // 717 Rose st.Lollipop Factory, jEHAD, Pocket Fish-erman (hard rock) • 10 p.m.

NiGHTHAWks TAp // 401 s. Third st.Dr. Lee & the Terminally Chill Band (classic rock & blues) •10 p.m.

NORTH siDE OAsis // 620 Gillette st.Str8Up (rock) • 7 p.m.

pEARl sTREET BREWERY // 1401 st. Andrew st.Adam Palm (man about town) • 5 p.m.

piGGY's BlUEs lOUNGE // 501 front st. s.The Shufflin' Duprees (blues)• 8 p.m.

pOpCORN TAvERN // 308 s. fourth st.Sarah Pray (indie folk) •10 p.m.

THE JOiNT // 324 Jay st.The Deedles (Electrograss) • 10 p.m.

THE ROOT NOTE // 114 4th st. s.Brothers Burn Mtn. (roots) • 8:30 p.m.

THE WAREHOUsE // 324 pearl st.The F-Ups, The Disabled, Blue Collar Slobs (LACROSSAPALOOZA) • 7:30 p.m.

August 13

SATUrdAY,

ANiMAl HOUsE // 110 N. Third st.Roster McCabe (Prairie Grass Pre-Party) • 10 p.m.

MY sECOND HOME // 2104 George st.The Fabulous Baloney Skins (Wiscon-sin big band) • 9 p.m.

August 14

ThUrSdAY,

DEl’s BAR // 229 Third st.Michelle Lynn (Americana) • 10 p.m.

NiGHTHAWks TAp // 401 s. Third st.Dave Orr's Damn Jam (open jam) • 10 p.m.

pOpCORN TAvERN // 308 s. fourth st.TBA (mystery) • 10 p.m.

sOUTHsiDE NEiGH. CENTER // 1300 s. sixth st.Hornisimo (brass ensemble) • 11 a.m.

THE sTARliTE lOUNGE // 222 pearl st.Kies and Kompanie (jazz) • 5 p.m.

THE WAREHOUsE // 324 pearl st.Swimming With Dolphins, For the Foxes, Joel Tock, Letters To Nowhere, Neon (LACROSSAPALOOZA) • 6 p.m.

August 19

Get ready punks, rockers and kids of all ages: It's LACROSSAPALOOZA weekend at the Warehouse! Stretching from Thursday, Aug. 12 through Aug. 19, the beloved downtown club will host five shows (a Sunday night bill was recently cancelled) featuring at least 20 bands. Perhaps the most anticipated set of the week will belong to the F-Ups (pictured) who will headline a "Coming Back Show" Friday night. Once signed to Capital Records with a few spins on the Vans Warped Tour, the quartet originally, based in Rochester, Minn., had a rather impressive run from 1999-2006. We don't have the space to say what happened next, but long story short: They're back! Thrash down memory lane with The F-Ups for a low-dough price of $5.

SUNdAY,

fRENCH slOUGH // 1311 la Crescent st.Kin Pickin’ (jam grass) • Noon

pOpCORN TAvERN // 308 s. fourth st.The Sunday Blend (fusion) • 10 p.m.

August 15 wEdNESdAY,

DEl’s BAR // 229 Third st.Adam Palm (man about town) • 10 p.m.

NiGHTHAWks TAp // 401 s. Third st.Bad Axe Jam (gear provided) • 10 p.m.

August 18

MONdAY,

DEl’s BAR // 229 Third st.Open jam • 10 p.m.

pOpCORN TAvERN // 308 s. fourth st.Shawn's Open jam • 10 p.m.

August 16

August 17TUESdAY,

pOpCORN TAvERN // 308 s. fourth st.Dave Orr (open jam) • 10 p.m.

THE WAREHOUsE // 324 pearl st.Stephen Jerzak, Let’s Get It, Call the Cops, Plug In Stereo, Jamestown Story (LACROSSAPALOOZA) • 6 p.m.

NiGHTHAWks TAp // 401 s. Third st.Dr. Lee & the Terminally Chill Band (classic rock & blues) •10 p.m.

piGGY's BlUEs lOUNGE // 501 front st. s.The Shufflin' Duprees (blues)• 8 p.m.

pOpCORN TAvERN // 308 s. fourth st.Red Sky Warning, Go Long Mule (folk rock) • 10 p.m..

THE JOiNT // 324 Jay st.Monkey Wrench (hard rock) • 10 p.m.

THE ROOT NOTE // 114 4th st. s.Jim Seem (folk rock) • 8:30 p.m.

THE WAREHOUsE // 324 pearl st.One Can Only Hope, The Runaway Sons, Release the Hounds (LACROS-SAPALOOZA) • 7:30 p.m.

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THE JOiNT // 324 Jay st.Adam Palm with Shawn Wooden (Palm Sunday) • 4 p.m.

pOpCORN TAvERN // 308 s. fourth st.Jazz Liver (jazz) • 10 p.m.

RECOvERY ROOM // 901 7th st. s.Kin Pickin’ (open jam) • 10 p.m.

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Ladies' Night, $5 Long Island pitchers

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Fish Tacos: 1 / $2.50, 2 / $5.00, 3 / $6.50.

BROTHERs306 Pearl St. 784-0522

Closed $2.50 Coors vs. Keystone pitchers. All specials 9 p.m. to close

AUC2D: $5, domestic taps, rail mix-ers, Long Islands. All specials 9 p.m. to close

10-cent wings, $1 Miller High Life bottles, $1.50 rail mixers; $2.50 call drinks. All specials 9 p.m. to close.

AUC2D: $5, domestic taps, rail mix-ers and Long Islands. Wristband Night: $2.50 SoCo & Jack. All spe-cials 9 p.m. to close., 50¢ shots (2 flavors)

$3 3 Olives mixers, $3 Mojitos, $2 Cherry Bombs, $1 Bazooka Joe's; FAC: $3 domestic pitchers, micro/import taps, anything that pours. 4-9 p.m.

$3 Bacardi mixers, $3 Mojitos, $2 Cherry bombs, $1 Bazooka Joe's. All specials 9 p.m. to close.

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Free beer 5:30-6:30; Free wings 7:30-8:30, Free bowling after 9

Taco buffet 11-2;$1 Pabst bottles and $1 bowling after 9

All you care to eat pizza buffet, 11-2 All you care to eat fish fry 4-10; un-limited Glow-N-Bowl $9.99

Prime rib dinner 4-10; unlimited Glow-N-Bowl $9.99

HOWiE’s1125 La Crosse St. 784-7400

Happy hour 4 to 9 p.m.; 9 p.m. to close: Night Before Class - $3 pitch-ers of the beast

9 p.m. to close: $3.50 domestic pitchers

9 p.m. to close: $1 rails, $2.50 pitch-ers, beer pong

$5 all you can drink 9 p.m. to close: $1.25 rails, $1.75 bottles/cans

9 p.m. to close: $2 Captain mixers, $2 bottles/cans, $3 Jager bombs

9 p.m. to close: $2 Bacardi mixers, $2 domestic pints, $1.50 shots blackberry brandy

iMpUlsE214 Main St. 782-6010

Closed Closed Karaoke 9 p.m.-Close;Happy Hour daily 5-8

Wine & martini night;Happy Hour daily 5-8

18+ night (1st and 3rd Thursday of each month);Happy Hour daily 5-8

$25 open bar package, 11 p.m. to close: domestic/import beer, rail, call drinks, martinis; Happy Hour daily 5-8

Happy Hour daily 5-8

JB’s spEAkEAsY717 Rose St.796-1161

$1.75 domestic bottles SIN Night $1.75 domestic bottles Happy Hour 5 to 7 p.m. Happy Hour 5 to 7 p.m. Happy Hour 5 to 7 p.m. Happy Hour 5 to 7 p.m.

sCHMiDTY’s3119 State Road788-5110

$1.79 burger (after 8 p.m.)Breakfast 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Hat Night: Buy 1 drink, get 1 free w/ hat (4:30 to close); $1.50 chili dogs (after 8 p.m.)

Rail drinks $2 (4:30 to close); After 8 p.m. specials: $5 skewer of shrimp,l $1.79 burger, $1.50 chili dogs

Buckets of beer $10, Boston Bobby's drummies 10 for $2 (4:30 to close), $1.79 burger (after 8 p.m.)

Margaritas $4 (Straw, rasp, mango, peach and reg); After 8 p.m. specials: $5 skewer of shrimp, $1.79 burger

Breakfast 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

slOOpY's AlMA MATER163 Copeland Ave. 785-0245

$2 can beer (2-6 p.m.) $11 buckets of beers (6-close)

$2 can beer (2-6 p.m.) 12" pizza: $8.99 up to 5 toppings (4-close)

Wings, Wings, Wings... $2 off 14: pizza, $2 can beer (2-6 p.m.)

Ladies night, 2 for 1 drinks (6-close), $2 can beer (2-6 p.m.)

Friday Fish, $2 can beer (2-6) 2 for 1 pints/pitches w/ student ID over 21

spORTs NUT801 Rose St. 784-1811

Buck Burgers Tacos $1.25 15-cent wings $8.99 12-ounce T-bone 15-cent wings

THE liBRARY123 3rd St.784-8020

Sunday Fun Day - Wristband Night Half price tequilla, $1 domestic taps and rails

Karaoke, $2 Double rails and all bottles; $3 Double call drinks

Beer Pong Tourney and wristband night, $2 cherry bombs, 50¢ shots (3 flavors)

$3 Bacardi mixers, $3 Jumbo Long Island Iced Teas

$3 Jumbo Long Island Iced Teas, $3 3 Olives mixers

TOp sHOTs137 4th St.782-6622

$5 Pitchers/$2 bottles of Miller products (11-4pm)$2 Corona Bottles, $2 Kilo Kai Mixers , $3 Bloodys (7-1AM)

$1.75 Miller/Bud Light Taps, $2.25 MIcro/Craft Taps, $2.50 Cherry Bombs (7-1AM)

$1.75 Rails, $1.50 Domestic Taps, $3.50 Jager Bombs (7-1AM)

$2 domestic bottles, $2.50 Skyy/Absolut mixers, $2 Dr. shots (7-1am)

5 Domestic Bottles for $10, $5 Micro/Import Bottles $11.50, $7 Micro/Craft Pitchers (7-1AM)

$2 Captain Mixers, $2. Long Island Mixers, $3 Effen Vodka Mixers (7-1AM)

$5 Miller/Bud Light Pitchers, $2.25 Leinies Bottles (7-1AM)

TRAiN sTATiON BBQ601 St. Andrew St. 781-0005

Ask for great eats 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., extra side with sandwich; 4 to 9 p.m., $1 off rib dinner

Special varies 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Barn burner $7.95; 4 to 9 p.m., Hobo dinner (serves two) $30.95

11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Chicken on fire $7.95; 4 to 9 p.m., Bones and bris-kets $13.95

One-half chicken three bones $12.95

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Happy Hour until 10 p.m.$1.50 domestic taps, $2 rails from 10 to close

$1 taps of PBR, $1 rails $3 call doubles, $2 Bud products

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Tea Leaf Green

even had a name. I just kind of watchedthematapartyandwaslike“Hmmm.”Iwasataperiod inmy lifewhereI justwent tocollegeandtherewasallthesekindofpre-tentiousindierockers.Iwastryingtofitinwiththembutnotreallyhanging,couldn’treallydigit.Ineededmoreguitarsolos,justneededtojam!IsawthemplayingandIsawJoshplayingguitarand Iwas like “Yeah! Iwant what he’s got.” F*** all this preten-tious indie crap, I want some soulful jam-ming, you know. Let’s have some f***ingfun!SS: What did Tea Leaf Green sound like in those earliest days?

TG:LikePhish.[laughs]Notreally,Idon’tknow.Wewerejustkindofafunkyjamband.Wedidn’thaveanygoals,likeworlddomi-nationand stuff.We justwanted toget inthebar,andmaybehavesomefreedrinks.SS: Whenever I’ve seen you guys I’ve always been impressed by your songs — the number of them and the quality of them. How big is your repertoire versus the amount that you’ve laid down in the studio?TG:Um,yeah.Wehavewaymoresongsinourrepertoirethatwehaven’tgottenontoarecordbefore.That’swhyonthislastre-cordLookingWest,ithadnonewmaterial.Itwasalloldmaterial,becausesomeofourfavorite songs have never gotten on otherrecords.Foralotofthoseitbecomesalmostbesidethepointtotrytomakeastudiover-sionofasongyou’vebeenplayingforyears.We’ve been raging those songs that have

reachedsomanyheightsinclubsacrossthecountrythat it’s impossibletotrytorecre-atethatinthestudio.SS: I used to be — and I guess I still am — a big Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey fan, which is the jazz-fusion band your bass player Reed Mathis used to play in before joining Tea Leaf Green in 2007. What does Reed provide to the band?TG:Reed,heislikeafull25percentmem-ber,creativelyandspiritually.WhenouroldbassplayerBenleft,wedidn’twanttojustrecreate something that we’d been doing.Wewantedtobringsomeoneelseintothebandthatwouldtakeusinanewdirection.Reed certainly has. He’s taught us a lotaboutmusicandphrasingandthehistory.He’spractically likea scientist, really.Andhe tells us that he’s learned a lot from ustoo,youknow,so it’skindofbeenlikeanexchangetheselastcoupleyears.

SS: Tea Leaf Green is known as a hard-touring club act, yet you also play a lot of the big sum-mer festivals. Do you play different shows for a festival set versus when you’re playing inside a club?TG:Well,Ithinkwhetherthesunisupornotis definitely what colors our performance.There’s certain songs we won’t play in thesunlight.Thatwouldjustbeinappropriate.

WHAT: Prairie Grass Music FestivalWHERE: Outback Ranch; Houston, MinnWHEN: Aug. 19 (preparty)-Aug. 22fYi: Over 60 bands on 3 stages; music until 4 a.m. on the main stageTiCkETs: $85 includes camping, VIP $150

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Answers to August 5 puzzleLast chance, Harvey: Final words from the late Mr. Pekar

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OberonBell's BreweryComstock, Michigan

Appearance: 8

Aroma: 7

Taste: 7

Mouthfeel: 7

Drinkability: 7

Total: 36

Good God, is it hot out! I’ll spareyou all the gory details about the statusofmynether regions,but suffice to say,I could use some liquid replenishmentrightnow.Therearealotofbeerstoturnto inasituation like this,andwhile thisweek’sselectionmaynotbetheultimateinthirst-quenchingbliss,nothingsoothesthe sweltering Midwest quite like Bell’sOberon. It’s such an omnipresent beerthis season that I’m surprised I haven’treviewed it before, but there’s no timelike thepresent togiveOberon the fulltreatment. Over the past few days I’vetaken this bestseller through a summerbeer boot camp — a bottle while walk-ingthedog,aglassafterultimateFrisbee,thatsingularjoyofashowerbeer—andit’salwaysbeenawelcomecompaniononmyadventures.That’sthewayOberonis.Itmaynot leadyourtastebudsthroughanobstaclecourse,but it’sabeermadeforgoodtimesandeasyliving.Andsincemyapartmentlacksanyairconditioning,Icouldsureuseplentyofbothrightnow. The Oberon pours a hazy goldenstrawcolorwithabubblyoff-whiteheadthat leaves minimal lacing. The appear-ance is very cloudy, which could be in-

The Beer Review dicative of unfiltered wheat or a heavyyeast presence, and both are prevalentinthenose.There’salsoastrongcitruscontent,whichmakestheOberonsmelllike orange mar-malade on crack-ers, although italsohasmore tan-gerine notes thanI’ve found in anyotherbeer.Raisinga bottle, Oberonhits the tonguewithathickerbodythan you’d expectfor a summer ale.Ittasteslikeawiseamalgamation ofan old-world paleale and an Ameri-canwheatbeer,withasweetmaltychar-acterthatwashesoverthetonguewhilemixingwithcitrushops.Themouthfeelis full, but perhaps a little too carbon-ated, though the taste lingersnicelyonthetonguewhilethehopsprovideadryfinish.I’mnotusuallyafanofwheatales,butIcouldtipbackthreeofthesewithlittleproblem,andplentymoreifIwasatabarbecue.Protipforyournextpicnic:packamini-kegofOberonandyou’llbeeveryone’sbestbuddy,especially in thisliver-boilingheat.

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The elementary school was celebrating multicultural week. One of the sessions would cover religion, and students who wished could present a symbol of their faith to their classmates.

The first up was a boy who announced, "My name is David. I'm Jewish, and this is a Star of David."

The next presenter was Mary, who said, "I'm Roman Catholic, and this is a rosary."

Finally John got up: " Hello, I'm Lutheran, and this is casserole."

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Life’s too short to not go after what you want.

— Beside Myself

Inbusiness,nottakingnoforananswercanbeaneffective strategy.Of course, thewidget account doesn’t have to wait tablesto pay the rent, and it isn’t picturing youfollowingithomeandstandingintherosebushestryingtopeerintoitsbedroom. Inthewakeofarejection,apersistentmanmightaskawomanoutasecondtime,butyouwentstraighttopersistentlycreepy:bringingroses(inavase!)andaloveletter—alevelofromanticeffortthat’sappropriatewhenyou’vebeendatingforsixmonthsandhavedevelopeddeepfeelingsforeachother.Note the words “each other,” and the factthattheonlyinterestthiswomanhasshownis in having you sit in another waitress’section(ideally,oneinthenorthernYukon). OK, your feelings forheraregrowingstrongereveryday—includingthefeelingthat what she wants is beyond irrelevant.Think about how unhappy you’re makingthiswaitress.You’rerobbingherofherpeaceofmind,andifyoustartgoingback,maybeeven her ability to pay her bills. I get thatyouhavethehotsforher,butyoudon’tevenknowthiswoman.Whatcouldyoupossiblyhavesaidinthatletteryouwrote,“Ilovethewayyoulookwhenyoubringmeextrasaladdressing”? Now, maybe you’re afraid of the risksinvolved in having a real relationship;

Want salt and pepper spray with that?The girl of my dreams works at a restaurant

I eat at almost every day. When she started six months ago, I began sitting in her section. I’ve never had feelings this strong. I can’t even look at her without freezing up. Two months ago, I asked her out, and she turned me down, saying it was a bad idea because I'm a customer and she's too busy to date. She couldn’t even look me in the eye. I was bummed, but I kept sitting in her section. My feelings got stronger every day, and last week, I couldn't resist bringing her a couple of roses in a vase and a love letter expressing my feelings. She wouldn’t accept the fl owers and reluctantly took the letter. The next day, she said I make her uncomfortable, and I should sit in someone else's section. I was crushed. My world ended. I’ll give her space for a few months and eat elsewhere, but I don't want to move on. I'm a businessman, and whatever I want, I always work hard to achieve.

The ADviCe GODDessBy Amy Alkonamy.alkon@secondsupper.com

maybe you lack the experience and socialintelligence to understand what one is.Instead of dealing with what’s missing inyou,youavoiditbyturningthispoorwaitressintoanobsessivehobby.This isn’t love; it’sstalkingwithabottomlesscupofcoffee. You are overdue for a relationship —with a cognitive behavioral therapist, thekindthathelpsyouunderstandandcorrectdeepirrationalitiesinthinkingandbehavior.You’realsowayoverdueforabreakupwithyour imaginary girlfriend. No need to sayanygoodbyes!Justgiveherthewordlessgiftof no more you. Permanently. Because, asyounote,life’stooshort—tospendachunkof it in jail, after you not only ignore herfeelingsbutthoseofthejudgethatyouneedtostay500yardsawayfromheratalltimes.

A blast from the pest Hi there. It’s “Beside Myself” with one more question about the waitress I’ve fallen for that I corresponded with you about the other day. Can a 40-year-old man have a relationship with a 20- to 25-year-old young lady? Is that too much of a gap? Does age really matter?

— Still Beside Myself

No,thefactthatsheprobablywantsyouinjailreallymatters.Thegapthatcountsisthe one between delusion and reality: Youaren’t her one and only; you’re the pervyguyatTable4.Sure,inromanticcomedies,the “harass your way to happily ever after”

modelalwaysworksforBenAffleckorAdamSandler. But, this is real life, in a diner, sothey don’t need dramatic conflict to keeppeople in the seats, just reasonably edibleeggsandbacon. AsI’vealreadye-mailedyourepeatedly:STAYAWAYFROMTHISWOMAN.Actlikeyou care about her by being kind enoughtoacceptthatshedoesn’twantyou,andbyrespectingthatshe(notyou)getstodecidewho’s in her life. Go get the therapy youdesperately need, and when your therapistdeems you emotionally healthy enough todate,pursuewomenwhotalktoyoubecausethey like you and think you’re cute, notbecauseit’stheirjobtotellyouthey’reoutofmeatloaf.

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