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W i s h i n g y o u a P r o s p e r o u s 2 0 1 2 !
ARTS MUSIC FOOD FILM BOOKS THEATREJanuary 2012
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These are just a few of the great photos on our new 2012 Historic Calendar. They will be available at all participating advertisers or by sending your order to Twist & Shout.
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Lynne & Jack Gonner took Twist & Shout to Samburu Village in Loisaba, Kenya and shared it with
the youth of the village.
LOOK WHO’S READING!
nside this issue you’ll read about some of the fun
ways to start off 2012.
The annual Hospice Ball will be held on Saturday,
February 4th. Read inside how a fun evening can truly
benefit a fabulous cause. Twist & Shout had a wonder-
ful visit with Betty Geist, who knows first-hand what a
great thing Hospice is.
St. Edmond is gearing up for the annual ‘CatholicSchools Week’, which starts at the end of January. The
students spend the week doing all kinds of fun activi-
ties, and immerse themselves just a little more into the
Holy Trinity Parish life. Read more inside- and find out
how you can be part of it.
Katie Averill’s column this month has to be one of my
favorites. It does a great job of reminding us just what
is important, and also gives you some super New
Year’s Resolutions, that is, if you don’t already have
some yourself. I’m going to name of few of my
favorites from her list.
• Don’t compare your life to others; you have no idea
what their journey is all about.
• It’s ok to get angry with God; He can take it.
• When in doubt, take the next small step.
• Believe in miracles.
• However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
• Be eccentric now.
Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
• Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
And my favorite.
• Burn the candles. Use the nice sheets. Eat off the good
china. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is
special.
Nick and I would like to wish you a very Happy NewYear. Twist & Shout is heading into their 20th year of
publication. We honestly don’t know where the years
have gone- but we do know it’s been a great ride. We
would like to hear from you in the coming months-
what you’ve most enjoyed about the entertaining
opportunities we’ve brought to you over the years, as
well as your favorite interviews, columns and stories.
(FROM THE EDITOR
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*All photos submitted to Twist & Shout
become property of Twist & Shout.
We are not responsible for their return.
Twist & Shout is published monthly by Ogden
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All content and opinions expressed may not be
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MANAGING EDITOR:
anne kersten
LAYOUT AND DESIGN:
nick manwarren
SALES:
mary sherman
jennifer schertz
COVER PHOTO:
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS:
tom tourville
bill mcintyre
sarah estlund
angela trevino
katie averill
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JANUARY 20121
INSIDE! WHAT’S
Trinity Hospice Ball 2012
Volume 21 • Issue 1
Stella’s Stories �activities for you and
7&8
A Boomer’s Story �the feminine touch
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Indoor Triathlon �February 25th at The Rec Center
A Look Back remembering the vultures
Catholic Schools Week �january 29th thru february 4th
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night of dancing, food and fun awaits those who attend the
20th Annual Hospice Ball. The Ball will be held at the Starlite
Village, in Fort Dodge on February 5th, and begins with a social
hour at 6:00 pm. A buffet dinner will follow with short program
sand dancing. There will also be a silent auction throughout the
evening as well, and includes three quilts, a $500 Hy
Vee card as well as a $200 Hy Vee Meat bundle; and two
Casey’s gift cards, valued at $300 and $200.
Co-chairs for the Ball are Dan and Sheila Cole and Anita
and Jim Burr. The Development coordinator for Trinity
Health Foundation is Carol Grannon. She also works
closely with Hospice and said; “All our chairs have been
affected by Hospice, in one way or another. Dan Cole
has been the Medical Director since Hospice started 30
years ago. And Jim Burr was also on the task force that
met in the early 1980’s for Hospice.” Grannon added that
a daughter of a patient commented to her that after
admitting her Mother to Hospice, “it allowed me to be
her daughter, not her caregiver.”
Anita Burr said she feels Hospice is important because it
provides care beyond cure, “and that means physically,
emotionally mentally and spiritually. Everyone is special-
ly trained for end of life care, clear down to the wonderful
volunteers who assist in many ways,” said Burr.
Anita said she first experienced Hospice when her hus-
band Kenn Patterson was dying in 1998. “Following his
death, I went to every ‘grief and growth’ class they offered
that winter. Soon afterwards I was asked to serve on the board.”
Jim Burr said he feels Hopsice is important, “because death is a
normal part of life. Not everyone will need all medical specialists
during their life but everyone will die. Hospice helps make what
can be a physically and emotionally painful process an easier and
more edignified one.”
Burr’s wife Lisa died of lung cancer.
“Because of Hospice she was relatively
comfortable up to the very end. She
was able to die at home. She visited with
her family in the comfort of familiar surroundings. Her death
came peacefully during the night. I believe all of this was made
possible by her participation in Hospice.”
Betty Geist also had very good things to say about how Hospice
affected she and her family. Betty’s husband of 41 years, John,
died of lung cancer on March 24th, 2011. When asked what she
thought of Hospice, she had one word. “Peace”. She said it
was so com-
forting. “They were so good to John. I remember watching one of
the nurses with him towards the end and thinking- ‘she’s like an
angel.””
Betty explained that John had been sick and in and out of the hos-
pital quite often. “I remember the Dr. telling us that there was
nothing more that could be done for him, and it was time for me
to be his wife and not his caregiver,” said Betty. At that point, she
said one of the Hospice personel, Michelle Johnson, took over. She
took care of details and took a huge weight off of my shoulders.”
Betty had high praises for one remembrance Hospice gave to her
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When asked to describe Hospice... she had one word.Peace.
Trinity Hospice presents the 20th annual
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and her children, Laura and Brad. “They
took an impression of John’s finger and had
it made into a charm,” explained Betty.
“Laura and I wear ours as a necklace every
day.” She explained that they received a lot
of donations to Hospice after his death. “ So
we asked Hospice to make charms for other
people,” said Betty.
The Hospice Ball, hosted annually by
Trinity Hospice, is a celebration of the com-
passionate program and the long history of
caring that Trinity Hospice has in Fort
Dodge and the surrounding area.
One hundred percent of the proceeds
raised stays in our community to provide
staff education, family education materials,
community bereavement programs and
Hospice volunteer training. The funds
raised also assist with supplies or equip-
ment, special celebrations such as birthdays
or baptisms, communication devices,
library resources, music, Angel hands
molding, supplies to assist with dementia
patients, travel and covers end of life care
for individuals without funds.”
According to Janna Emick, manager of
Trinithy Hospice, Trinity Hospice is very
fortunate to have the support of so many
committed and talented individuals.
“Everyone who comes to the ball has a dif-
ferent connection, but they all share the
same passion- to support Trinity Hospice.
We are grateful for the support and believe
in what we do- and for the privilege of car-
ing for your loved ones.”
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Hospice Statistics
(based on a 12 month period)
Home Hospice:
Number of admits: 299
Average daily census: 74
Average length of stay: 82 days
Total hospice patient days: 22,493
Paula J. Baber Hospice Home:
Number of Admits: 286
Average daily census: 5
Average length of stay: 11 days
Total hospice patient days: 1,601
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AT WILLOW RIDGE : JANUARY 26-28, FEBRUARY 2-4, 2012
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MONDAY - JANUARY 30 EVENING OF IMPROV (6-8PM) AND FRENCH CUISINE (5:30—9:00PM)
TUESDAY - JANUARY 31 ARTISTS @ THE MIC (6-8PM) AND FRENCH CUISINE (5:30-9:00PM)
WEDNESDAY - FEBRUARY 1 AN EVENING OF CABARET (6-8PM) AND FRENCH CUISINE (5:30-9:00PM)
WORKSHOPS AT IOWA CENTRAL MONDAY—JANUARY 30
SINGER’S WORKSHOP11:30AM-1PM—MUSIC DEPT. TUESDAY—JANUARY 31
ACTOR’S WORKSHOP 10:00AM-NOON—BHS 105 WEDNESDAY—FEBRUARY 1
SONGWRITER’S WORKSHOP 12:45-2:00PM—MUSIC DEPT.
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FOR RESERVATIONS FOR THE MYSTERY DINNER THEATRE CALL 515-576-5711
IOWA CENTRAL CULINARY AND FINE ARTS WEEK
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Ecclesiastes 3
February 4, 201220th Annual Trinity Hospice Ball
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ark your calendars now for the 2012American Heart Associations’
Sweetheart Gala. Event Organizer DebJohnson said this will be the 15th annualgala, and over $550,000 has been raisedsince 1996. “All funds raised are used foreducation and research to fight cardiovas-cular disease, the number one killer of bothmen and women in the United States,” saidJohnson.
The event will be held on Saturday, March3rd at the Fort Dodge Country Club.Johnson said they will also feature the par-ticipants of the Trinity Healthy Weight 4 lifeInitiative. “I’m very excited that our themeis once again ‘Stayin’ Alive,” said Johnson.“So dig out your best 70’s attire!”
The evening will include live and silent auc-tion, appetizers and dinner as well as an all-night dessert buffet. Music will be providedby Dean Vinchattle, who promises to keepthe disco rocking. For more informationcontact Deb Johnson at 576-7394.
Sweetheart Gala
Stayin Alive!
Watch for more on the Sweetheart Ball in the February Twist & Shout
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t. Edmond Catholic school teachers and students
are busy getting ready for their annual Catholic
Schools week, which will be held the week of
January 29th through February 4th. The week will be
filled with many different activities, and will culmi-
nate with an all-school Mass. Twist and Shout met
with Catholic Schools
president Dr. Tim
Barry to discuss the
upcoming week.
Barry said the theme
for the week is
‘Catholic Schools-
Faith, Tradition and
Service.’
“This theme echoes
our mission state-
ment, ‘where values
and academics
meet”, said Barry.
“Catholic Schools
week is not just a tra-
dition; it is a celebration of Catholic Education in our
nation.”
Barry said that Catholic education began in the Fort
Dodge area in 1862. “Since then our school has pros-
pered because of the long standing message that we
reinforce every day. Our students learn the lessons
that will help to form their character for the rest of
their lives,” he said. “Our teachers and staff are the
core of this task. Because of their dedication to our
mission, they nurture and grow the hunger for
knowledge within each of our students.”
Monsignor Kevin McCoy added that Christian for-
mation that takes place at the Catholic school is
aimed at serving the needs of the student far beyond
his or her academic formation. “The Christian
atmosphere promotes a safe environment to query
the greater meaning of our earthly existence.” He
added that students learn about the Lord’s saving
passion and death as they observe the liturgical cycle
within the school itself. “These are faith realities that
will serve the student well into his/her adult years
as he or she faces life’s challenges and opportuni-
ties.” He stressed that the students will have a moral
system with9in which to form their conscience
choice. “Decisions are not a matter of whimsy they
are a matter of our intellect being formed by the
truths of our Christian faith.”
january 29th thru february 4th
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Fr. Shane Deman comment-
ed that he feels Catholic
School’s week give every-
one a chance to reflect on
who there are. “We’re pri-
marily a community of faith
seeking to do the will of
Christ. In education and
forming our young stu-
dents in the ways of the
Lord, we always strive to
do so through vibrant
faith, strong academics
and generous service.”
Fr. Shane added,
“Catholic school’s week also helps us real-
ize that as a school, St. Edmond wouldn’t exist
without the generosity of many past alumni,
teachers and benefactors. Hopefully we continue
to live up to the vision they set forth.”
D r .
Barry is excited about the newest academic ven-
ture the school has embarked upon. “We have
issued new laptops to our high school students.
Technology continues to advance and we are
embarking on the journey of moving our students
in the direction that will prepare them for their
lives beyond the walls of St. Edmond. Each of our
teachers is enthused about incorporating this new
tool for their students learning into their lessons
each day and has come up with some neat ways to
use the laptops. Our staff and students continue to
exceed our expectations.”
During the week all the mass ministries such as
greeters, gift bearers and lectors will be filled by St.
Edmond students or family members. “The week
gives St. Edmond an opportunity to show our
appreciation for Holy Trinity’s commitment,” said
Barry.
““
St. Edmond wouldn’t exist without the generosity of many pastAlumni, Teachers, and benefactors
event( )
Indoor Triathlon rganizers are preparing for the 4th annual Indoor Tri- atriathlon that will be held on Saturday, February 25th at
the Fort Dodge Rec Center at 1422 1st Avenue South. Alongwith the regular division, there will be a youth triathlon aswell. The adult Tri will include a 10 minute swim, a 20
minute bike and a 15minute run. The youth Triwill be shorter, by a fewminutes for each event.There are also different agedivisions and they include;10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39,40-49, 50-59 and 60-69.
There will also be a ‘Team’event, with up to three peo-ple on a team. For example,one to swim, one to bikeand one to run, or any com-bination.
The ‘first wave’ for theadult division will began at7:30 am, with the first waveof the youth division start-ing at approximately noon,when the adults are done.
According to one of the organizers, Craig Jarrard the RecIndoor Triathlon is for any age and any level athlete. “Wehave two distances for the kids and another distance for any-one; kids, adults and teams. Jarrard said the event is toencourage participation and offer a personal challenge to beaccomplished by anyone. He said they started it to encour-age working out through the tough winters. “We wanted togive people something to train for during the ‘indoor sea-son’ in Iowa.”
Jerrard said the triathlon is “basically 45 minutes of workingout.” He stressed that those interested should not be afraidof the swim. “We encourage any level of swimmer; you canwalk the shallow end, use a kickboard, or hang on to thelane markers if needed.” He said there will be workoutsoffered through the Rec Center during January andFebruary.
He added that there will be individual awards for the topmale and top female of the race, as well as medals for 1st,2nd and 3rd place in each age division, male and female.“We will also give individual team medals to the top 3 teamsand participation medals for everyone.”
Jerrard said if you are interested in volunteering for theevent, to contact Dave Pearson, Event Coordinator, at 573-7107.
February 25th at Fort Dodge Rec Center
For more information go to fdcrc.org or fortdodgetrisport.com
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he Tony Award-winning Best Musical of2005, Monty Python's Spamalot, will visit
Stephens Auditorium, Ames for one perform-ance on January 14.
Lovingly "ripped-off" from the internationallyfamous comedy team's most popular motionpicture, Monty Python and the Holy Grail,Monty Python's Spamalot is the winner ofthree 2005 Tony Awards including BestMusical and Best Director (Mike Nichols), aswell as the Drama Desk and Outer CriticsCircle awards for Best Musical.
The original cast recording of Monty Python’sSpamalot won the 2006 Grammy Award forBest Musical Show Album.
Based on the Tony Award-winning direction of MikeNichols and the riotous choreography of CaseyNicholaw, Monty Python's Spamalot features a bookby Eric Idle, based on the screenplay of Monty Pythonand the Holy Grail by Monty Python creators GrahamChapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, TerryJones and Michael Palin, with music and lyrics by theGrammy Award-winning team of Mr. Idle andJohn Du Prez.
Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur and theKnights of the Round Table, and their quest forthe Holy Grail, Monty Python's Spamalot fea-tures a chorus line of dancing divas and knights, flatu-lent Frenchmen, killer rabbits and one legless knight.
Monty Python's Spamalot is produced by Stephen B.Kane, Michael McFadden and Phoenix Entertainment.
Mike Nichols has been acclaimed as one of the great-est American directors in film, theater and television.He has won the Academy Award and eight TonyAwards. He recently received the Directors' Guild ofAmerica Award for Lifetime Achievement as well as aDGA Award for the direction of the HBO adaptation ofAngels in America.
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’m sure the name of the Vultures does not bring a lot of recognitionfor Fort Dodge rock and roll fans, especially that they only played
Fort Dodge once, and that was in the Fall of 1965.
Given that fact, one of the most fun aspects in doing this column, is tolook back at those often “one hit wonders” in terms of appearances orimpact on the Fort Dodge rock and roll scene over the years.
This past Spring a reader of the column sent me an e-mail asking if Iremembered the Vultures. My response, was yes, as I have long consid-ered this SouthernMinnesota band havinghad one of the very bestrecords to come from thegopher state’s recordingscene from the decade ofthe 1960's.
The group calledWestbrook, Minnesotahome, and might havebeen the only rock bandto have hailed from thistiny S.W. Minnesota com-munity.
The group consisted of:Wally Bloch- bass guitar,John Pederson-lead gui-tar, Jim Pederson-rhythmguitar, and Roger Sondergaard-drums. The Pederson brothers were iden-tical twins.
The band was only together for a short two years, 1964-1966, but thatwas not unusual for high school based bands from the 60's.
In the Summer of 1965, they would travel to Mankato, Minnesota. In theKTOE Radio Studios they recorded their only record release . It is simplyan incredible two-sider titled, “Baby, What You Want Me To Do/GoodLovin”. It was released on the JRJ Records label (JRJ Rec. 105) that at thetime was owned by Jim Rudd and Roger O’Day, two well known So.Minnesota radio DJ’s.
I’ve been asked before, what does the record sound like? It’s got the early60's pop feel of the Everly Brothers vocal style, meeting an amped upgarage style music arrangement, for one incredible 60's record. Can youbelieve this, the record was pressed into only 500 copies for a whoppingcost of $275!! Can you see a record company of today putting out a CDsingle for under $300?
One of the more popular ways to promote bands in the 60's was a “Battleof the Bands”. The Vultures hooked up with the Continental Co-ets, theall girl band from Fulda, Minnesota and drew huge teen crowds withtheir “Battle of the Sexes” rock and roll package show.
At this time, they traveled a sizeable territory. Because not that manybands had their own record out, they were booked all over the Midwest.On the lone date they played our Fort Dodge on a Friday night, the verynext night they performed in Minot, North Dakota. About a 16-18 hourone way drive.
They had the good fortune to open for the Everly Brothers and MitchRyder & the Detroit Wheels. Once they were booked in South Dakota toopen for J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers. The problem, J. Frank had noCavaliers with him, so the Vultures had to quickly learn the J. FrankWilson song list in just a matter of minutes. Ah yes, you had to love rockand roll.
After the breakup of the Vulture, the various members went on to playwith such groups as: Bar None, D.C. & Company, Split Image Band,Night Sounds and Loose Change.
When I look back at a storylike this, I really do appre-ciate all that some incredi-ble Midwest based musi-cians have given to us forso many years.
Side Bar: I’m saddened tonote the passing of a realFort Dodge rock and roller,Dean Morris of the SkiBand. I’ve never met amusician that was moreproud to be from Ft. Dodgeand his love of music andhis band mates. We’ll misshim!
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Until Next MonthTake Care &
Remember The Music
REMEMBERING THE VULTURESA Look Back( )By Tom Tourville
A LOOK BACK BY TOM TOURVILLE
LOOKING FOR THEIR ROCK AND ROLL PREY
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By Katie Averill
Acts of Kindness
1. Be kind.
2 . Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
3. When in doubt, just take the next small step
.
4. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is fu
tile.
5. You don't have to win every argument. Agr
ee to disagree.
6. Life is short, eat dessert first.
7. Your job won't take care of you when you ar
e sick. Your friends and
parents will. Stay in touch.
8. Pay off your credit cards every month.
9. Cry with someone. It's more healing than cr
ying alone.
10. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can
take it.
11. Save for retirement starting with your firs
t paycheck.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry
.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You
have no idea what their journey
is all about.
14. Everything can change in the blink of
an eye. But don't worry; God
never blinks.
15. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
16. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, b
eautiful or joyful.
17. Whatever doesn't kill you really does m
ake you stronger.
18. When it comes to going after what y
ou love in life, don't take no for an
answer.
19. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets,
eat off the good china. Don't save
it for a special occasion. Today is special.
20. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old ag
e to wear purple.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness
but you.
22. Frame every so-called disaster with th
ese words 'In five years, will this
matter?'
23. What other people think of you is non
e of your business.
24. Time heals almost everything. Give tim
e time.
25. However good or bad a situation is, it w
ill change.
26. Believe in miracles.
27. Growing old beats the alternative.
28. Your children get only one childhood.
29. If we all threw our problems in a pile
and saw everyone else's,
we'd probably grab ours back.
30. Envy is a waste of time.
31. No matter how you feel, get up, dress
up and show up.
32. The best is yet to come...
Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of th
e Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio
My wishes for a joyous, kind and successfu
l new year!
New Year’ s Resolutions
The Christmas season is over and we loo
k to 2011. It’s time for
a fresh start and new beginnings. Perh
aps you are pondering
your new year’s resolutions? Start with
this list composed by
a 90 year old woman. I believe when y
ou live to 90 you have
great perspective on life and what is
important. Being kind
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*Writers note: I wrote this for my colu
mn in January of 2011.
When I re-read this list I find a new pe
rspective. That woman
from Cleveland has some wise words t
o share. May the new
year bring us peace, hope and joy.
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s you gaze around the popular musical landscape today you see as many women as
men among the best selling artists. In fact many of the world’s biggest pop stars are
women. It doesn’t matter if it’s rock, country or rhythm and blues the ladies are often
front and center. It isn’t always just as solo acts either. Many women are key pieces of
rock and country bands.
It wasn’t always that way. In fact during the Golden Era (1963-75) rock and roll was strict-
ly a man’s game. It was rare in the 60s and early 70s for a woman to have more than a
backup singer role in a rock band. There were a couple of notable exceptions of course,
with Janis Joplin and Grace Slick, but for the most part women weren’t showcased in rock
music as instrumentalists or as composers, and only rarely as lead vocalists.
Rock music, at least in its application, was for the male crowd, and women in those days
(Joplin and Slick aside) were not going to scream above the howl of Les Paul and
Telecaster guitars the way a Roger Daltrey (The Who) or Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
would. It would not have been lady-like to prance about the stage the way Mick Jagger
did (and still does). Right or wrong, in those days, it was harder to take a woman seri-
ously in the business of heavy duty rock. The British Invasion bands of the 60s rarely
employed women. There were women singers, of course, who had hit records during that
time period on the pop side of rock. Motown actually featured more successful female
artists than any other branch of pop music at the time.
There had been popular female folk singers (Joan Baez), country
singers (Patsy Cline) and the early rock Doo-wop groups of the 50s fea-
tured many women. But rock and roll, as it evolved in the mid 60s, was
all about the men. From Dylan and the Beatles forward, through
Monterey, San Francisco, Woodstock and the singer songwriter years
of the early 70s, a disproportionately high number of popular rock
stars were men.
Jefferson Airplane vocalist Grace Slick was really the only female 60s rock star firmly
integrated in a high octane rock band. Slick was not an instrumentalist, but she was a
songwriter and vocalist with the power to carry above the thunder of a typical large
venue show by the San Francisco-based psych rock band.
The late Janis Joplin fronted several San Francisco rock bands, most notably Big Brother
and the Holding Company, during a short, but furious career. Originally a folk and blues
singer from Port Arthur, Texas, Joplin migrated to San Francisco and ultimately over-
powered any band she assembled. She didn’t play an instrument and wrote sparingly,
but her vocals were the stuff of legend. Even watching the very talented Lady Gaga sing
and perform on today’s stage it doesn’t compare to the manic vocal acrobatics of Janis
Joplin.
Cass Elliott and Michelle Phillips formed half of the pioneering folk rock band the
Mamas and the Papas in the mid to late 60s. Elliott was the star vocalist of the group, and
had she not died a premature death at age 32 may have risen to Bette Midler or Liza
Minnelli levels in the pop music world. It was Mama Cass who introduced David Crosby
and Stephen Stills to Graham Nash, thus helping to create one of the great rock and roll
bands in history.
Cher was another who could have been a major force in rock music. Instead, she became
a major force in pop music. It would have been fun, if during her short and ill-fated union
with Gregg Allman in the 70s, the lone surviving Allman Brother could have lured Cher
into a vocalist role with one of the greatest blues rock bands of all time. Of course Cher
had about as much chance of being a vocalist for the Allman Brothers Band, as Gregg had
of becoming a pop star. It was miserable failure on all counts. Still, the thought of Cher’s
sultry vocals on Gregg’s composition Midnight Rider, is an idea that should have hap-
pened. Sadly, it did not.
There are those who believe Aretha Franklin is the greatest female vocalist of all time. It
would be difficult to argue with that belief. The Queen of Soul had a voice like no other
and rhythm and blues was her territory and hers alone. She was a soloist and performed
with studio musicians. Again it would have been fun to see Aretha fronting a band like,
say, Sly and the Family Stone. Wow.
As Motown rockers go, none could top Tina Turner. Before moving on to disco and
lighter pop music, she was a rock and roll singer whose 1971 performance with her late
husband Ike Turner’s band on John Fogerty’s Proud Mary is still among the most dynam-
ic four minutes in rock and roll history. I wasn’t fond of much of anything Yoko Ono did,
including helping to break up the Beatles, but John Lennon said she and Paul McCartney
were the two greatest artists he ever worked with. Who are we to doubt John Lennon?
Arizona born songstress Linda Ronstadt was equally at home fronting a rock band or
country band. She also possessed the big voice that could handle the electric volume of
the country rockers of the period. In the beginning she was a member of the Stone
Poneys, a west coast folk rock band, but like most of the other women of the era, achieved
her greatest fame as a solo artist.
The late Sandy Denny was the terrific lead vocalist for England’s Fairport Convention in
the late 60s and early 70s. Fairport Convention remains to this day one of the greatest
overlooked bands in all of music during the Golden Era. Denny was a powerful English
folk rock singer and composer and was the driving force behind the original Fairport
band that also included Richard Thompson and Ian Matthews. She was 30 years old
when she died in 1978.
Carole King pumped out a string of hits in the early 70s for herself and others (James
Taylor). Unlike a lot of her female counterparts of the era, King was a strong songwriter
and played the piano too. But again, she achieved her success as a solo artist, not as a
band member.
Bonnie Bramlett was half of the husband and wife rock and roll team of Delaney and
Bonnie. A wailer on the order of Joplin, but a little less chaotic, Bonnie Bramlett was a
wicked blues rock singer. Los Angeles-based Delaney and Bonnie always were able to
surround themselves with some of the best musicians in the business from Eric Clapton
to Leon Russell. Their biggest hit song of the period, Never Ending Song of Love, is actu-
ally one of the tamest pieces the duo ever recorded.
Rita Coolidge rose to stardom as a member of Leon Russell’s rock music entourage, then
as a solo act and finally as Kris Kristofferson’s duet partner. Coolidge performed with all
of the Los Angeles-based country rock acts of the period. Emmy Lou Harris first surfaced
as a duet partner for country rocker Gram Parsons then went on to an iconic career of her
own.
The late Karen Carpenter was a pop singer, and a great one. Together with brother
Richard, the Carpenters cranked out some of the most familiar pop songs of the early 70s.
To call them rockers would be a stretch, but like with Cher, it might have been fun to see
what Karen Carpenter could have done with a straight ahead rock and roll song. I’m
guessing it would have been good.
To include Dolly Parton on this list might be even more of a stretch than adding Karen
Carpenter. During the 60s, Dolly was hard core country while singing with Porter
Waggoner. She began to cross over into pop music when she teamed up with Kenny
Rogers in the 70s, but Dolly, like several other women on this list, could sing high ener-
gy pop rock songs if she wanted to. Dolly was a triple threat. She could sing, play and
write and she’s as much at home with mountain music as she is with pop rock. It might
have been fun just once to sub in Dolly for Grace Slick during a Jefferson Airplane show
in 1968. Would have been great!
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Don Woodruff, Bennett O’Connor, Steve Kersten and Jeff Coulson in New York City at the Packers game!
1963-75
Janis JoplinThe Jimi Hendrix of female
vocalists.
Rita CoolidgeEvery male singer wanted her
as duet partner.
Michelle PhillipsComplimentary voice to themore powerful Mama Cass.
Bonnie BramlettMy favorite rock and roll female
vocalist.
Carole KingGreat writer, great singer
(female counterpart of kindredsoul James Taylor).
CherGreat singer who preferred life
as a pop star.
Dolly PartonDelicate, but powerful voice
could cover any musical ground.
Emmy Lou HarrisDiscovered by country rock
pioneer Gram Parsons.
Diana RossThe Supremes were Motown’s
best female vocal group.
Joan BaezFolk music giant dabbled in
country and rock.
Joni MitchellDitto Joan Baez.
Yoko OnoInspired Lennon’s Plastic Ono
Band excursion.
Karen CarpenterRadio friendly songs were her
specialty.
Carly SimonFolk rock singer who could work the pop charts too.
Sandy DennyEnglish folk rock master stylist.
Linda RonstadtCountry or rock with a
big, big voice.
Cass ElliottIt took the Mamas and the
Papas too long to realize shewas the star of the group.
Grace SlickBest ever hard rock female
vocalist.
Tina TurnerWatch the Proud Mary
performance.
Aretha FranklinQueen of Soul
(female counterpart of the late,great Otis Redding).
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Cousins ReadingTwist & Shout at Steve’s Chili Dinner
hen was the last time you left your cell phone and laptop at home andreally spent quality time with your best friend? Here are a few ideas
to get you started. Your best furry friend will truly appreciate it and youwill wish you had done it sooner.
Take a walk/hike!I know, it sounds obvious but I can promise you there is nothing your dogenjoys more than taking a walk with you. Leave your iPhone at home.Make this about you and her. Just bundle up and take a nice long walk.Head to Crawford Park and hike through the woods!
Snuggle on the couch (or floor).Turn off your phone, turn off the TV and put down the book. Lay downon the couch, bed or floor with her. Pet her. Look at her and cherish thatmoment. I promise you one day when she is gone you will be so glad youdid. While you’re petting her, gently rub her all over (like a dog massage)and pay special attention to any lumps or bumps you may feel. This is agreat way to be proactive about finding cysts or tumors. Try to work thisin daily. She will love you for it.
Have a puppy play date.Know other dog lovers? Invite them to bring their dogs over for a puppyplay date. Have bagels and coffee and watch the dogs smell, play and thenwatch them sleep all afternoon! This is very important for socializationand will mean the world to your dog, as spending time with you WHILEplaying with others is a bonus!
Go on a car ride/through a drive-through.Unless he gets car-sick, roll the windows down slightly and watch himtake in all the smells. Go through the bank drive-through (most havetreats for dogs!) an ice cream shop drive-through (again, most have icecream doggie treats) or, a fast-food drive through. As a vegetarian, I havestill been known to go through a fast-food drive-through for the occa-sional treat for Stella and Max. Most veterinarians would cringe that I saidthat as obviously you shouldn’t feed him a Big Mac every week but I thinkthe occasional treat is good for the soul. Yours and his.
Play fetchIf your dog is of the fetching sort (mine are NOT) block 30 minutes intoyour schedule of uninterrupted time where you can go to a park andthrow the ball for her. Watch her tail wag, see her smile and know you’vejust made her very happy!
Get away for a night!Did you know Ft. Dodge has four dog-friendly hotels? Book a night andget away with him! Not your husband, your dog! What a great way tospend quality time together away from all the stresses of home.
Budget Host Inn116 Kenyon Road
Comfort Inn2938 5th Avenue South
Days Inn3040 5th Avenue South
Quality Inn2001 Highway 169 South
One activity I wanted to add to this list, although I did extensiveresearch for this in the Ft. Dodge area and was unable to find any busi-ness that offers it – is dog agility classes. I know Des Moines has aplethora of options. Agility class for him will be like spending an hourat Disneyland. If you’re able to make a day of it, go to Des Moines andlet him participate in a class. (I will continue researching Ft. Dodge andsurrounding areas for agility classes.)
Product Review: The Kong
The Kong is a rub-ber toy built towithstand destructionand powerful teeth!They retail for between$6.99 and $11.99. I recom-mend putting peanut butterinside the Kong – hours of distrac-tion for your dog! “Kong Stuff’n” isanother product, sold separately, that yousqueeze inside the Kong (comes out likecheese whiz) in liver, chicken and bacon/cheese flavor. I highly recom-mend the Kong, especially for larger dogs.
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@ the civic center( )
Civic Centerof Greater Des Moines
he Civic Center will be welcoming the new year
with a great new comedy at the Temple Theater
perfect for a “girls night out” or the perfect “date
night.” The show is BLIND DATE and is 90 minutes
of light-hearted fun and improv with lots of laughter.
Created by (and starring) Rebecca Northan, a
Canadian comedienne/improv master, BLIND DATE
takes a very simple premise and turns it upside
down.
The show opens with “Mimi,” a tempting Parisian,
waiting to meet her blind date – who doesn’t show
up. Getting sympathy from the audience, she resorts
to picking an unsuspecting gentleman from the audi-
ence to be her blind date. This unscripted roller-
coaster of genius improvisation is much like a real
blind date – but with an audience watching.
The show’s creator, Canadian-born Rebecca Northan,
stars as Mimi. An experienced actor and improviser,
Rebecca has appeared in leading roles in two
Canadian television series’ (CTV’s “Alice, I Think”
and Showcase’s “The Foundation”, as well as having
Guest Hosted CBC’s “This Hour Has 22 Minutes”).
Rebecca did her improv training at the world
renowned Loose Moose Theatre Company; is a
Second City Alumna and has appeared in countless
theatre productions. She is the recipient of a
Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Award for
improvisation, and a 2010 Betty Mitchell Award
(Calgary) for “Best Female in a Musical or Comedy”
for BLIND DATE. Rebecca has also been nominated
for a Gemini (Canada’s equivalent of The Emmy’s);
two Dora Award nominations for BLIND DATE
(Toronto); five Canadian Comedy Awards for “Best
Female Improviser and several Betty Mitchell awards
(Calgary), including one for Evil Dead the Musical .
Currently, Rebecca’s new play, Kung Fu Panties ,
which received rave reviews and a sold out run in the
Spring of 2011, is in further develop
I saw this show in Denver a few months ago and was
delighted and amused. While I felt for the man she
plucked from the audience, I also couldn’t wait to see
what was going to happen next. What’s so smart
about this show is that while it is considered to be
improv, “Mimi” keeps the blind date on track and
task. There’s even a Timeout Box – a place the date
goes when he gets out of line and is coached to
improve his “date manners” or calm his romantic
moves. But more importantly, after a few visits to the
Timeout Box, he earns the approval of the audience
and soon you begin rooting for the date to be a suc-
cess.
BLIND DATE is the first presentation of this 2011-
2012 Prairie Meadows Temple Theater Series at the
Civic Center’s Temple Theater and plays Jan. 4-22.
Tickets are on sale now.
It will be the funniest 90 minutes of the new year!
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YOUNG ADULTMovie Reviews( )t seems to be that this holiday season there haven't been a lot of great
movies coming to the theatres. Or, maybe I should say there haven't
been anything that has struck a cord with me. Yes, the action-packed
movies are still around along with the great kid movies like "Hugo,
Sherlock Holmes, and We Bought a Zoo". But, I had heard great things
about "Young Adult" directed by Jason Reitman (Juno) and from the pre-
views was excited to see this drama. How disappointed I was after leav-
ing!
Mavis Gary played by the brilliant Charlize Theron, is a writer of young
teen books (the movie title refers to the genre of books Mavis authors).
We get the vibe from the very beginning that Mavis is a self-destructive
"young adult" that can't even seem to keep her life together. We first see
her in her junk ridden apartment in Minneapolis, she's drinking too
much, eavesdropping on teenagers when she's out for material for her
book, and having loveless sex on a regular basis. As she mindlessly
keeps going on with her life she has a sudden breakthrough, she wants
to reconnect with her high-school sweetheart. Now on a mission, she
heads for her hometown in search of re-kindling a romance with this guy
(played by Patrick Wilson) and doesn't bat an eye to the fact he is mar-
ried. For Mavis, nothing is standing in the way of her getting him back,
not even a wife or baby. Once a prom-queen why wouldn't he want to
run off with her?
While being home Mavis runs into an old highschool classmate Matt
Freehauf (Patton Oswalt). She has no recollection of who this guy is but
he sees right through her sad, depressing attempt at life and together
they form a bond. Both seem to come from two different planets but as
one looks closer they are painfully similar. Matt was a victim to a hate
crime back in high school leaving him disabled and Mavis is trying des-
perately to get back her married high school sweetheart. As you will see,
Mavis is most definitely disabled mentally and emotionally.
While this movie got rave reviews I just didn't get it. There is no doubt
Theron is a star on screen. We've seen her play a iron miner in "North
Country" and a prostitue/serial killer in "Monster". She's beautiful and
pulls the part off without a hitch. But this reviewer just didn't enjoy the
story-line. It doesn't mean you won't love it! Some dark, sardonic humor
hits home with a huge audience while other times it falls flat as it did
with me. I found it depressing and shocked that Mavis couldn't get out
of her funk. However, the actors in this film play their parts beautifully.
Wilson is good, he plays the happily married man with a new baby and
wife he adores to perfection. He has no clue what Mavis is up to and he's
playfully charming. While I won't be renting this movie I hope that you
all do. One wonderful thing about the movies is we all are able to come
away with our own interpretation of the film and what strikes a cord
with each one of us.
By Angela Trevino
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