September 14, 2006

Jayplay takes a
behind-the-scenes
look at the guys
behind the scenes. DRIVING TIPS
taking care of your ride
BAND ROMANCE
making music together
5
BREWERIES
the art of making beer
7
ON tHe rOAD
Jayplay
10
15
JAYPLAYERS
EDITOR QUEEN OF THE CASTLE
Carolyn Tharp
ASSOCIATE EDITOR PUDDIN POP
Becka Cremer
CLERK GETS AROUND TOWN
Rene Ward
DESIGNERS MAKE IT PRETTY
Kim Wallace
Bryan Marvin
PHOTOGRAPHER MCGUYVER SHIT
Amanda Sellers
Jared Gab
Kimberly Westphall
BITE/HEALTH GOOD FOR YOU
Erika Bentson
Rikki Kite
Rachel Parker
PEOPLE KNOW EVERYONE
Katherine Loeck
Frank Tankard
OUT HIT THE TOWN
Carissa Pedigo
Caleb Regan
NOTICE TAKE NOTE OF IT
Beth Breitenstein
Jacky Carter
Bart Vandever
CONTACT HELP YOUR LOVE LIFE
Lisa Anderson
Megan Heffey
CREATIVE CONSULTANT KNOWS A LOT
Carol Holstead
WRITE TO US
jayplay06@gmail.com
JAYPLAY
The University Daily Kansan
111 Stauffer-Flint Hall
1435 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, KS 66045
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURE
the guys behind the music
HAWK TOPICS
news you can use
SPEAK
a family addition
15
13 10
OUT
a look at Lawrence brewpubs
CONTACT
dating your band mate
4
5
CALENDAR
Sugarcult and more
3
PEOPLE
opera singer with blindness
7
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VOLUME 4, ISSUE 5
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I spent a semester in Spain during
my junior year. My study abroad
friends and I would regularly crave
things from home like peanut butter,
hip hop music and movies. Of the
27 Americans I studied with, we had
about 10 DVDs that we would shuffe
through and loan out to each other.
Of these, I watched Almost Famous
repeatedly.
I still never get tired of the movie.
The carefree adventures of rock stars
on the road, and the relationships
between band mates, groupies
and roadies appeal to my sense of
adventure and love for travel. Too bad
I cant sing.
Rikki Kites feature about roadies
gives a behind-the-scenes look at the
people who keep the band wheels
turning. Roadies do everything from
managing the band to setting up
equipment and stretching guitar
strings.
So maybe the life of a rock star
is not for me, but until I perfect my
tambourine-playing skills, Ill be
reading Kites article and watching
Almost Famous again and again.
Carolyn Tharp, Editor
COVER PHOTO/KIMBERLY WESTPHALL
NOTICE
learn about your car
Tea Time. Kansas Union, 3 p.m.,
free, www.suaevents.com.
Cute Is What We Aim For /
Hit the Lights / Paramore /
This Providence. Bottleneck,
4 p.m., all ages, $11, www.
pipelineproductions.com.
Gerontology Faculty
Colloquium by Susan Kemper:
Use it or Lose it? Or Can You
Teach an Old Dog New Tricks?
Dole Human Development
Center, 4 p.m., free.
Munly & the Lee Lewis Harlots.
The Record Bar, 21+, www.
therecordbar.com.
Lecture by author Rod Smith:
Campaign Finance Reform.
Does is Subvert American
Democracy? Dole Institute of
Politics, 7:30 p.m., free.
The New Tragedies / Carrie V
and the Speedboys. Jazzhaus,
10 p.m., 21+, $3, www.jazzhaus.
com.
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Reliant K
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Platte County Arts at Zona
Rosa. Zona Rosa, 10 a.m., all ages,
free, www.zonarosa.com.
Tunes at Noon. Kansas Union
Plaza, 12 p.m., www.suaevents.
com.
Free Play at the Replay. Replay
Lounge, 3 p.m., all ages, free,
www.replaylounge.com.
Philosophy Lecture: The
Emotional Basis of Morals
by Jesse Prinz, professor of
philosophy at the University
of North Carolina. Pine Room,
Kansas Union, 4 p.m., free.
Tool / Isis. Kemper Arena,
all ages, $35-$55, www.
kemperarenakc.com.
Muse. Uptown Theatre, 7
p.m., all ages, $30, www.
uptowntheater.com.
Pastiche. Crafton-Preyer Theatre,
7:30 p.m., all ages, $10, www.
kutheatre.com.
The 88 / Matt Costa. Bottleneck,
8 p.m., all ages, $14, www.
pipelineproductions.com.
Kaw Valley Project / The
Volunteers. Jazzhaus, 10 p.m.,
21+, $3, www.jazzhaus.com.
Cosmic Bowling. Jaybowl,
10 p.m., free with KUID, www.
suaevents.com.
Farmers Market. Eighth and
New Hampshire, 7 a.m., all ages,
free, www.downtownlawrence.
com/farmersmarket.html.
Renaissance Festival. Bonner
Springs, 10 a.m., all ages, $14.50,
www.kcrenfest.com.
Platte County Arts at Zona
Rosa. Zona Rosa, 10 a.m., all ages,
free, www.zonarosa.com.
Bulldog Breakdance Battle.
Granada. 1 p.m., www.
thegranada.com.
Nickelback / Hoobastank /
Chevelle / Hinder. Kemper
Arena, 7 p.m., all ages, $38.50-
$46.50, www.kemperarenakc.
com.
Pastiche. Crafton-Preyer Theatre,
7:30 p.m., all ages, $10, www.
kutheatre.com.
Cosmic Bowling. Jaybowl,
10 p.m., free with KUID, www.
suaevents.com.
Unwed Sailor / Were From
Japan / T.G. Cid. Jackpot
Music Hall, 10 p.m., 18+, www.
jackpotsaloon.com.
Toga Party. Boobie Trap Bar,
21 +, $3 or free with toga. Cash
prizes for sexiest and most
unique togas.
Renaissance Festival. Bonner
Springs, 10 a.m., all ages,
$14.50, www.kcrenfest.com.
Platte County Arts at Zona
Rosa. Zona Rosa, 12 p.m., all ages,
free, www.zonarosa.com.
Kenny Werner. Blue Room, 7
p.m., 21+, $55.
Sugarcult / Halifax / Maxeen /
SoTheySay / The Spill Canvas.
Liberty Hall, 8 p.m., all ages, $15,
www.libertyhall.net.
Dirty Boogie. Gaslight Tavern, 10
p.m., www.gaslighttavern.com.
Floyd the Barber. Harbour
Lights, 10 p.m., 21+, $2.
Talk Like a Pirate Day. Wescoe
Underground. www.kudining.
com.
Farmers Market. 10th and
Vermont, 4 p.m., all ages, free,
www.downtownlawrence.com/
farmersmarket.html.
Video Game Tournament:
Super Smash Bros. Oliver
Residence Hall, 7 p.m., www.
suaevents.com.
Godsmack / Rob Zombie /
Shinedown. Verizon Wireless
Amphitheater, 7:30 p.m., all ages,
$20-$42.50, www.livenation.com.
Junior Boys / The Ensemble.
The Record Bar, 21+, www.
therecordbar.com.
Comedy Showcase hosted by
Jason VanCise. Gaslight Tavern,
8 p.m., www.gaslighttavern.com.
Built to Spill / Helvetia / Prids.
Bottleneck. 9 p.m., all ages, $15,
www.pipelineproductions.com.
Psyopus / The Tony Danza
Tapdance Extravaganza / Home
Pharmacy / The Cast Pattern.
Jackpot Music Hall, 10 p.m., 18+,
www.jackpotsaloon.com.
Engineering and Computer
Science Career Fair. Kansas
Union Ballroom, 12 p.m.
Daniel Libeskind. Woodruff
Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., all ages,
free, www.suaevents.com.
Built to Spill / Helvetia / Prids.
Bottleneck. 9 p.m., all ages, $15,
www.pipelineproductions.com.
Judah Johnson / Black Tie
Dynasty. Replay Lounge, 10 p.m.,
21+, $2, www.replaylounge.com.
Bottleneck
737 New Hampshire St.
Lawrence
(785) 841-5483
Boobie Trap Bar
1417 S.W. Sixth St.,
Topeka
785-232-9008
Gaslight Tavern
317 N. Second St.
Lawrence
The Granada
1020 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 842-1390
Harbor Lights
1031 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 841-1960
Jackpot Music Hall
943 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 843-2846
The Jazzhaus
926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 749-3320
Kemper Arena
1800 Genessee
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 513-4000
Liberty Hall
642 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 749-1972
The Record Bar
1020 Westport Road
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 753-5207
Replay Lounge
946 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 749-7676
Uptown Theater
3700 Broadway St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 753-8665
Verizon Wireless
Amphitheater
633 N. 130th St.
Bonner Springs
(913) 721-3400
THURSDAY
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
september 19
SUNDAY
september 17
SATURDAY
september 16
FRIDAY
september 15
WEDNESDAY
september 20
VENUES
where?
Converge / Mastodan / The
Bronx / Horse the Band.
Granada, 7 p.m., all ages, $15,
www.thegranada.com.
Lecture by former Consul
General of Japan, Mr. Takao
Shibata: Japan-China
Relations in the 21st Century:
Reconceptualizing World War II
on The Eve of Chinas Economic
Expansion. Kansas Union, 7:30
p.m., free, www.ceas.ku.edu.
The VooDoo Organist /
The Spook Lights. Jackpot
Music Hall, 9 p.m., 18+, www.
jackpotsaloon.com.
Winfeld Afterparty.
Gaslight Tavern, 9 p.m., www.
gaslighttavern.com.
JAzz on Town
SquAre: MAx
Groove. Zona Rosa,
7 p.m., all ages, fRee,
www.zonarosa.com.
FALL FeSTivAL.
Douglas County
faiRgRounDs, 10 a.m.,
all ages, fRee, www.
visitlawrence.com.
moan
Chris Raine
BITCH
+
Niloofar
Shahmohammadi
Please send your
questions and
concerns to
bitch@kansan.com
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It seems all my frIends have no problem fIndIng
a guy who actually takes Interest, but I never
seem to land the perfect guy, or any guy. they
all tell me Im the perfect gIrl: not too tall,
nIce and slIm, everythIng a guy could want. but
for some reason no one shows Interest. I wIll
admIt I can seem extremely shy, but I try not to
be. Is there anythIng I could do In the hopes of
havIng someone gaIn Interest?
baIley, sophomore
Chris: So your friends
tell you that youre the
perfect girl, huh? Thats
funny, thats exactly what
how my second stepmom
used to describe me at
least when she was sober.
Newsfash, hon: your
friends are lying. Youre
not perfect, neither are
they and neither were any
of my stepmothers. If you
want to attract a man, you
should set the bar lower.
Maybe aim for kind of
cute,sorta funny or, if
youre feeling ambitious,
not too annoying.You
could always take the easy
route and go for slutty, but
honestly, theres enough of
that in this town already.
And I assume youd like to
maintain at least the veneer
of integrity. Plus, youd
have to compete with your
friends, and it sounds like
they have a sizable edge
in experience on you. And
about your goal of landing
the perfect guy? Thats a
good one. See, youre being
sorta funny already.
Niloofar: Yeah, there is.
It involves a miniskirt, a
pushup bra and a lack of
dignity. But you said you can
seem extremely shy, so Im
guessing this isnt an option
for you. The truth is, Im a bit
concerned with what sounds
like desperation. Just hoping
that someone will gain
interest is not good enough.
Men are the pursuers and
women are the selectors.
Thats a powerful position
to be in, so use it. No one to
select from? Once again, that
might have a lot to do with
your shyness. While in your
head, you think youre just
coming off as a wallfower,
to men you might be
coming off as disinterested.
The men are pursuing, so
if you dont give them any
green lights, how are they
supposed to pass go? They
wont. A woman who truly
believes she is a prize isnt
afraid to firt. It shows shes
comfortable about who she
is and that she is interested.
So my assignment to you
is to be very conscious of
the types of signals youre
sending out. Work up the
courage to crack some jokes,
bat your eyelashes and be
sexy sans a pushup bra.
After having a few beers with friends while
watching a KU basketball game, Matt Sager,
Shawnee junior, decided to join his friends at Its
Brothers! on Massachusetts Street. Even though the
night is still a little blurry to Sager, he recalls running
into a guy he had gone to high school with at the
bar. The guy held a grudge against Sager and threw
him out. Sager couldnt fnd his friends and had to
walk 13 blocks back home. After recapping the night
with his friends the next day, he realized that the
guy who threw him out did not, in fact, even work
at Brothers.

Megan Heffey
(MORTIFYING MOMENT)
CATHERINE COQUILLETTE
BUSTED BOUNCER
Name: George Regan, Shawnee
junior
Major: Psychology
Favorite personal feature:
Sense of humor and ability to
make people laugh
Favorite feature in a girl: Her
smile
Hobbies: Playing golf, watching
sports, playing croquet and
hanging out with friends
Job: Grounds crew at Lawrence
Country Club, 400 Country
Club Terr.
Ideal date: Getting together
with a group of friends and
going out
Worst date hes ever had: It
was a picnic, and it was really
awkward
What he sees in his future: Id
like to get a job and settle
down with a family back in
Kansas City.
What hes got that other guys
dont: Im the best beer pong
player at the University of
Kansas.
What his friends say: Hes one
of the sweetest guys Ive ever
met and hes always there,
says Alicia Goldstein, Overland
Park junior.
Interesting fact about George:
He wasnt legally named
George until he was 4. It was
originally a nickname and
a mix-up at the emergency
room prompted his parents
to change it permanently.

Megan Heffey
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couples band
by Lisa Anderson
09.14.2006 JAYPLAY 05
contact
Music-making
romances have bad
reputations, but they
arent all fated to fail
Sonny and Cher. Ike and Tina.
Fleetwood and Mac. Couples
who once played together have
not stayed together. Although
some past musical pairs have
broken up, dating a bandmate
isnt always a recipe for disaster.
Kurt Lane and Julie Noyce,
KU alumni in Lawrences Ad
Astra Per Aspera were married
last May. The couple began
dating six years ago, before
the unpretentious rock band,
formed near the end of 2001.
Noyce, keyboardist and vocalist,
was studying in France and Italy
when the band began to take
shape, but joined when she
returned, says Lane, drummer.
The situation works to their
advantage. One person being
away for extended periods of
time is not an issue for them
and is something they take joy
in not having to worry about,
Lane says. He doesnt know if
this concept would work out for
anyone because each situation
depends on the details. However,
Lane advises anyone taking the
chance: keep things separate.You
cant let the sort of weird things
that happen in a band affect your
personal relationship,he says.
Jacki Becker, owner of Eleven
Productions, a local music
promotion company, works with
bands on a daily basis. Whether
mixing the music and the muse is
a good idea or not, nobody knows,
but Becker doesnt warn against it.
Mates of State is a prime
example, she says. It is a local
band with two married members:
Jason Hammel and Kori Gardner.
Their music met in 1997, wedding
bells rang in 2001 and they are
now expecting a child. That
Hammel and Gardner do a great
job maintaining harmony both
on and off the stage, Becker says.
Becker recognizes, though,
the conficting and classic
example of Carly Simon who
dated several fellow performers.
The singer/songwriter dated on
rocky roads, broke up on an even
rockier ones and Youre So Vain
ensued. However, if couples in
bands break up, the bands dont
necessarily diminish, Becker says.
Superchunk is a good example,
she says. Mac McCaughan and
Laura Balance were married and
broke up but stayed in the band,
and that worked, she says.
Like Superchunk, many bands
watch members date and divide
but decide to play on. Guillermo
Sexo,a Boston and self-proclaimed
dark, Latin, freakout actionband
maintained a steady band bond
even though band mates Reuben
Bettsak, guitarist/vocalist, and
Jess Barnett, keyboardist/vocalist,
dated for about a year.The couple
began dating and, four months
into their relationship, readily
formed the band.
I think the main advantage
to starting a band when he and
I were together was that we
both felt comfortable enough
with each other to share musical
ideas, and we were both very
supportive of each other,Barnett
says. We still are supportive of
each others ideas, even though
were no longer a couple.
The relationship ended about
a year ago and although it wasnt
the prettiest picture at the time,
everything eventually waorked
out. There were disagreements
initially about what should
happen with the band, but we
all ended up being able to move
on, Bettsak says.
Dont let past artists downfalls
after intra-band relationships
discourage. Greatness is possible
with on- and off-stage chemistry
and everything in between.
Blondie: Mega-foxy and
tough-as-nails, Debbie Harry
dated her guitarist, Chris
Stein.
Culture Club: Boy George
dated his drummer, Jon Moss.
They broke up and so did the
band but not as a result of the
couples split.
The Fugees: Lauryn Hill and
Wyclef Jean dated. No Fugees.
No love.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono:
The couple began dating in
1968 and were together until
Lennons death in 1980.
No Doubt: She kinda always
knew shed end up his ex-
girlfriend. Gwen Stefani dated
the bass player, Tony Kanal.
Have you ever heard that
song,Dont Speak?
Sleater-Kinney: Corin Tucker
and Carrie Brownstein started
the band and dated until 1997,
but the riot grrrl rock band
broke up this year.
Sonic Youth: Guitarist/vocalist
Thurston Moore and bassist/
vocalist Kim Gordan have
been married since 1984 and
are still together, band and all.
Stereo Total: Franoise Cactus
and her man, Brezel Gring,
met in a Berlin bakery in the
winter of 1992. They are still
together.
The White Stripes: Jack fell
in love with the girl, Meg
White, and married her in
1996. They divorced in 2000
but continued making music
together.
X: John Doe and Exene
Cervenka were married and
are now divorced. The L.A.
punk band remains.
bedMates on the bandwagon: other bands that
have tried out the couple-in-band concept
Models
Andrew
Winetroub,
Leaven-
worth
junior, and
Michelle
Gutierrez,
Albuquer-
que, N.M.,
sophomore,
make sweet
music to-
gether.
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/KIMBERLY WESTPHALL
You cant let the
sort of weird things
that happen in a band
affect Your personal
relationship.
kurt lane,
ad astra per aspera
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Cry no more, onion Cutters. Whether youre an
experienCed Cook or just dabbling With neW reCipes,
before you diCe an onion, try soaking it in Cold Water
for 15 minutes to take aWay the burn, says joe smith,
manager and former Cook at pepperjax grill, 947 neW
hampshire st.
Erika Bentson
LittLe-Known food fact
Whether you drank too muCh or ate some questionable
food, aromatiC bitters and soda Water are a great
Cure for a queasy stomaCh.
stoCk your bar With a bottle of bitters a mix of herbs, spiCes
and alCohol. something about the herbs in the bitters helps
soothe the stomaCh, says maryk mendes, bartender at henrys on
eighth, 11 e. eighth st. also, if you Chug a glass of the mixture
it Will take aWay the hiCCups, he says. just splash a feW drops of
bitters in a glass With soda Water and enjoy the benefits.
Erika Bentson
did you knoW...
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Girl 1: I want to put my hair up.
He likes when I wear it up.
Girl 2: Good. Can I put it up? I
can put it up, and he can watch
while I do it!
Girl 1: Um, well that would be
dumb. Ugh, maybe I will just
shave my head.
Girl 1: I hate that song... you
know the one with the anaconda
in it?
Girl 2: An anaconda? Isnt that
what killed that crocodile guy?
Girl 1: I dont know. Oh its that
song about liking big butts.
Girl 2: Oh, a sting ray killed him,
never mind.
Guy1: Hey, you know whats
crazier than crazy black dudes
in Florida?
Guy 2: Crazy white dudes?
Guy1: EXACTLY.
Guy 1: What did you guys drink
last night?
Guy 2: I drank two 40s and, like,
fve cans of Bud.
Guy 1: Oh, so if my math is
correct, you drank, like 140
ounces, I think.
Guy 2: I dont want to do
math right now. I am fucking
hungover.
Girl: My mom called me last
night and talked my ear off for
45 minutes.
Guy: I would have hung up the
damn phone.
Girl: You better not ever hang
up the phone on my mom!
Guy: I was referring to my mom.
Girl: Oh, yeah, I would totally
hang up on her ass.
Guy: Hey!

Beth Breitenstein
WesCoe Wit w
dont dIP YoUR dREAdS.
The dreaded dip can occur in one of two ways. The frst is if someone lets
his dreadlock slip into his own beer. The second, and far worse occurrence,
is when the dreadlocked person walks by another bar patron, dipping their
greasy hair into the others open beer.
Michael Cuper, general manager and bartender at Buffalo Wild Wings,
1012 Massachusetts St., saw a dread drop last week.This was a guy who let
one of them dip into his own beer, but Ive seen both happen, Cuper says.
He just pulled out his dread, rung it out and went on with his business.

Caleb Regan

party foul

The hottest spot on game day.

Double
Captains
Aluminum
Bottles
2228 Iowa
$3
$2.50
Come watch KU
beat Toledo
Friday, Sept. 15
KU Post-Game
Party Headquarters
Sports trivia @ 1/2 time for prizes
At the top of a spiral staircase
lays a hidden chamber. It is dimly
lit with wet cement foors. Giant
steel cone-shaped containers
encompass the rooms, with
tubes and
pipes lining the
ceiling and foor.
Security is tight.
Only a select few
work up here,
f o r mu l a t i n g
equations to
make their
creation. No,
this is not
Frankenstei ns
lair. And its
workers are
not mad
scientists. They
are brewers,
f or mul a t i ng,
crafting, and
creating a
we l l - k n o wn
beverage-beer.
C r a f t
b r e w e r i e s
are gaining
momentum in
the alcoholic
beverage industry. Creating
the brew is tedious and labor-
intensive, but the brewers
special attention to history and
detail in their designer beers
may be what is pushing them
ahead of the competition.
Its certainly not sitting
around and drinking beer all
day, says Micah Weichert, head
brewer at 75
th
Street Brewery,
3512 Clinton
P a r k w a y .
Brewing is a
science; and
beers are
designed using
numbers and
equations. I do
a lot of history
and reading
to try and
recreate a style
and then add
my personal
fair, he says.
W e i c h e r t
apprenti nced
in a handful
of breweries
for about four
years before
becoming an
actual brewer.
He frst gained
interest by using
a homebrewing
kit. He taught
himself the scientifc aspect of his
job, and because he doesnt have
a degree in brewing science, he
isnt technically considered a
brew master. After seven years
of being able to produce those
equations and come out with a
beer, I think that earns you that
title, he says.
Based on percentages, craft
beer is the fastest growing
alcoholic beverage in the United
States. Sales have increased 11
percent in the frst half of 2006,
according to a report by the
Brewers Association. Last year
sales rose 9 percent,and they rose
7 percent in 2004. The growth is
on the account of the work of
small, independently owned
breweries, like Lawrences local
brewpubs, Free State Brewing
Company, 636 Massachusetts St.,
and 75
th
Street Brewery.
Free State Brewery was the
frst legal brewery in Kansas since
prohibition. It has four brewers
on staff and creates about
2,500 ffteen-barrel batches per
year. There are 32 gallons in a
barrel, which is about two kegs.
Although Free State Brewery
could expand its business to
become more mainstream, that
isnt the goal.We have a passion
for the art of making beer. We
take so much time, effort and
care, says Ray Dalton, Free State
Brewery manager. People should
come to Free State to enjoy
the beer, and thats part of the
experience of craft breweries, he
says.
Chad Gray, Wichita senior,
drinks beer at a Lawrence
brewery about once a week. The
Royal Raspberry Wheat at 75
th

Street Brewery is his favorite, but
he also likes to go to breweries
and sample every beer on the
menu. I like trying new things,
he says.Ive been drinking Miller
Lite and those kind of beers since
I was in high school.
The biggest difference
between craft beers brewed
at local breweries and mass-
productions like Anheuser-
Busch are the ingredients.
The ingredients that make up
Lite American Lagers like
Miller Lite, Bud Light and Coors
Light consist of barley with
a high percentage of rice or
corn as adjuncts. Adjuncts
are any unmalted grain or
ingredient added to the mix
other than malted barley. Most
domestic beers are not even
considered beer, Weichert says.
Craft brewers stick to an old
German law that a beverage
isnt considered beer unless
it is made from four basic
ingredients: water, malted
barley, hops and yeast, he says.
Next time you want to
enjoy a brewski after fnishing
your biology test, ditch the Bud
Light and enjoy a home-brewed
classic from one of Lawrences
brew pubs.
09.14.2006 JAYPLAY 07
A look into how Lawrence brewpubs create their own craft beers.
by Carissa Pedigo
The ArT behind
oUT
JACKIE CREMER
Water
Beer is 90 percent water.
Different minerals are added
to the water, or it is fltered to
a certain degree depending on
the style of beer, says Weichert,
head brewer at 75th Street
Brewery. Hard water is used to
make darker beers, soft water
for lights, he says.
Malted barley
Barley is a basic grain that
creates the alcohol content,color,
sweetness and favor of a beer. It
is malted before the breweries
use it. Malts are shipped in from
around the world and can be
combined by the brewer to
make new favors. Malt comes
in favors such as chocolate,
toasted, earthy or caramel.
Hops
Hops are fuffy, green pine-
cone-like fowers of a perennial
vine. Breweries usually use them
in pellet form for easier storage,
but can also use them fresh.
Hops create bitterness, favor
and aroma. The longer they are
boiled, the more bitter a beer will
taste. Boil them less, and there
will be more favor and aroma.
Yeast
Yeast, which is a fungus,
ferments the sugar from the
malt in the barley to create
the alcohol content. The
fermenting tanks at breweries
are cone-shaped because after
the yeast is done fermenting, it
falls out of the beer and collects
at the bottom of the cone to be
reused in another batch.
The Brewing Process
1. Malting: This germinates raw
grain to produce enzymes,
which converts white starch
to sugars.
2. Roasting: Heat is added to
the grain to produce most of
the favor and color.
3. Milling: The art phase of
brewing. Malts imported
into the brewery from other
countries such as Germany,
Canada, Belgium, or England
with other specialty malts to
create a specifc style of beer.
4. Mashing: The carbohydrates
and proteins in the malt are
converted to simple sugars
by the enzymes in the malt.
5. Boiling: Boiled in kettle for
about 90 minutes and hops
are added.
6. Whirlpool: Spins the protein
chains created during boiling
and hop particles to the
center to clear them out. The
mixture is now cooled.
7. Fermentation: Yeast converts
sugars to alcohol. The more
sugar, the higher alcohol
content. Different yeast
strains are used to create
different styles of beer.
8. The beer is dispensed directly
from the brewerys storage
tanks to the taps at the bar.
Source: Micah Weichert,
head brewer at 75
th
Street
Brewery
ALes vs. LAgers
Beers are divided into
two categories. As there are
white and red wines, there
are ales and lagers.
Ales:
Fruity
Fermented in about 3 weeks
at warmer temperatures
Most often bitter
Hoppy
Most styles originated in
England
Lagers:
Ferments in about 2 months
at colder temperatures
Smooth, crisp favor
Moderate to low bitter taste
Developed in Germany
Source: Micah Weichert, head
brewer at 75
th
Street Brewery
ingredienTs And process
The brew
Microbrewery: A brewery
that makes less than 15,000
barrels of beer in one year.
Brewpub: A restaurant-
brewery that sells 25 percent
or more of its beer in the
restaurant or bar. Free State
Brewing Company and 75
th

Street Brewery are brewpubs.
Regional Craft Brewery: A
brewery whose fagship brand
is an all-malt or specialty beer.
These breweries produce more
than 50 percent craft beer. For
example, Sierra Nevada, New
Belgium Brewing Co. and
Magic Hat are regional craft
breweries.
Craft Beers: Generally,
domestic beers that are made
with all malted barley by small
brewers. Craft beers have
a wide range of colors and
alcohol content. They can also
have additional ingredients
added like fruit, herbs or spices.
Flavor is the main goal in the
production of craft beers, not
necessarily for mass appeal.
Craft Brewer: Any brewer
who sells mainly craft beers,
and whose fagship brand is a
craft beer.
Source: May/June 2006
issue of The New Brewer,
the journal of The Brewers
Association
crAfT beer Terms
Back in the day: Doocy was
the frst person on the air with
KJHK when the radio station
broadcasted for the frst time
in 1975. He later became the
station manager. KU taught him
how to write and report a story
well, he says. However, I dont
know if it prepared me for how
tough the real world is, he says.
Its a pretty cutthroat world.
Today: Doocy is the host of
Americas number one cable
news show Fox and Friends on
the Fox News Channel. It runs
from 6 to 9 a.m. Eastern Standard
Time every morning and covers
news and questions of the day.
He also wrote The Mr. and Mrs.
Happy Handbook, which comes
out next month.
Why hes a big deal: Through
the years, Doocy has received
11 local Emmy Awards, the
Associated Press Feature
Reporter of the Year Award and
the Sigma Delta Chi Society
of Professional Journalists,
Headliner Award.
He says: A pitcher of beer in
New York is $75 so Cherish
the days of the cheap beer, kids.
Katherine Loeck
Each year students
make the legendary
walk through the
Campanile, down
The Hill and into the
real world.
Were here to check
in on them.
GRAD CHECK
Steve Doocy
Year: 1979
Hometown: Algona, Iowa,
but raised in Kansas
Degree: Journalism
Listener: Bryce Jones,
Salina junior
Tune:Leave a Clean
Camp and a Dead Fire
by Juno
Action: Reading on
Wescoe Beach
He says: Theyre just a
perfect mix of grunge
and ambience.
Listener: Brian Arnold,
Overland Park freshman
Tune:Give Up by
the Postal Service (on
shuffe)
Action: Doing his
Calculus II homework
in Anschutz Library
He says: I think any
music is good music to
study to. As long as there
is music on, I dont mind
studying.
MUSIC THAT MOVES YOU
Whether youre singin along, groovin by yourself or
just studying in the library, well catch you with the
Listener: Craig Frint,
Belleville freshman
Tune:Punk Rock Song
by Bad Religion (on
shuffe)
Action: Reading the
University Daily Kansan
on Wescoe Beach while
waiting for class
He says: I listen to
everything, literally.
I go from country, to
rap, to Christian, to
instrumental.
Listener: Libby Brickson,
Overland Park junior
Tune:Gotta Understand
by Jurassic 5
Action: Taking a smoke
break on a bench
between Wescoe and
Stauffer-Flint
She says: I think they
have a really unique
style of rapping and
harmonizing.
Katherine Loeck
08

JAYPLAY 09.14.2006
A LIFE oF STRUGGLE,
A VoICE oF HoPE
by Frank Tankard
Photo illustration/ryan McGeeney
09.14.2006 JAYPLAY 09
schelolehzquizx ross, from
the slums of south central los
angeles, became pregnant in
1953.
and the great gospel singer
Mahalia Jackson told ross that
she had received word from the
lord: the child would be a girl
and a gospel singer. ross took
the prophesy to heart and asked
her friend Jackson to be the
childs godmother.
soon the girl was born,
two-and-a-half months
premature. as she lay in an
incubator, overexposure to
light and oxygen destroyed the
connection between her retina
and her brain, leaving her blind.
ten years after her birth,
the child, lynda anders, was
spending summers with Jackson
learning to become a gospel
singer. she was also running
away from foster homes and
being sexually abused by foster
parents. When she would stay at
home, her stepfather and brother
would abuse her, and ross would
get drunk and tell her i hate you,
you blind black bitch.
twenty years after her birth,
lynda was discovered by seth
riggs, one of the premiere
vocal technique teachers in the
nation. and she had found that
her colorful soprano voice was
best suited not for gospel, but
for opera. Before Jackson died in
1972, she had told lynda, God
called you to be a gospel singer.
lynda had replied, God called
me to be an opera singer.
thirty years after her birth,
lynda had sung with opera
companies in Florida and
australia, with symphonies
and in clubs. she had started
to rebuild her relationship with
her mother six months before
she died. her mothers death
had sent lynda into a deep
depression, and she tried to kill
herself but recovered.
Forty years after her birth,
lyndas professional singing
career was over. her friend and
manager, randy sheriff, would
regret that one of the greatest
opera singers hed ever heard
had not made it to the top.
nobody wanted to take the
chance of hiring a blind singer for
the opera, he would say. she had
married Jim canaday, whom she
had met at a guide dog training
class, and moved to lawrence to
live with him.
Fifty years after her birth,
her dreams had grown distant,
her life complicated by health
issues that had landed her in a
wheelchair, and she had sunk
into a deep depression after
discovering she was incapable
of having children because of
the abuse she had received as a
child.
* * *
a year ago, two students
a boy and a girl waited
for their turn outside Murphy
hall practice room 332. lyndas
voice, powerful, high, loud,
commanded the air.
the students looked at each
other and smiled. its lynda,
the girl said. shes a freaking
rock star, the boy said. the girl
nodded. shes amazing. then
again, she has quite a few years
on most of us.
lynda fnished her lesson and
walked into the hall, leading her
cane in front of her.
her frst semester at the
university of Kansas was
already trying to defeat her. she
had enrolled in 12 hours, the
minimum to keep her fnancial
aid, but was quickly fnding that
it would be nearly impossible to
fnish all of her classes.
Most of her books hadnt
been translated into Braille
and she was falling behind. the
hope that had brought her back
to music and saved her life was
being tested.
Just a year-and-a-half earlier,
she had lost her will to live. one
day, she had simply stopped
eating. For fve days, she did
not eat. she was hospitalized,
and her body was nursed back
to health. she met with her
therapist to work on her mind.
What she needed, they decided,
was to return to music.
Performing will always be my
frst love, lynda explains. her
voice is sweet and young and
carries naturally. But im past
the age where opera companies
would hire me.
she and her therapist came
up with a plan: she would enroll
at the university, earn her degree
in vocal performance and go on
to give vocal therapy and lessons
to singers recovering from injury.
in the 1970s, a vocal chord injury
from overwork had forced lynda
to drop out of ucla, where she
was studying opera, and kept
her from singing or speaking
normally for a year.
lynda always knew what
to do when she had to sing
with a cold, when she had to
sing under adverse conditions,
says Florence riggs, who, along
with her ex-husband, seth,
helped lynda recover. im sure
she could sing in a bumpy car
going over a bumpy road with
square tires, and still have that
incredible limpid, luscious voice
come across clear and clean.
lynda fnished just fve of
her 12 credit hours that frst
semester. she wasnt able to stay
up all night practicing like she
used to. Plus, she had recently
stepped out of her wheelchair
and was learning how to walk on
a bad back and a new knee. she
also started mentoring young
girls who were struggling with
the aftermath of sexual abuse.
she received an exemption
to the 12-hour minimum
requirement, made it through
the spring and is enrolled in 9.5
hours this semester. she fgures
she wont graduate with her
vocal performance degree until
2012.
When your dreams dont
come true, you have two
choices, she says. you can give
up. i did that for a while. or, she
says, there is a line in one of her
old favorite songs: you either
give your chords away or you
pick up your pipes and play.
PEoPLE
Born with an awe-inspiring voice and a stubborn
work ethic, Lynda Anders Canaday tries to make
it to the top as a blind opera singer.
10 JAYPLAY 09.14.2006 09.14.2006 JAYPLAY 11
One for the


Jason Boland and The
Stragglers dont go on stage
until 10 p.m., but theyve
already been at the club for
almost two hours. The guitars,
microphones, drums and
amps are set up on stage and
Greg Brownd, the
bands clean-cut
sound engineer
in his early 20s,
stands behind
the sound board,
adjusting knobs as
the bassist plucks
the strings on his
bass, performing
his sound check. Brownds
the new guy in this group
and still has a bit of a deer-
in-headlights look about him,
having joined the tour in June.
Its his frst job touring with a
band and Monty Peliti, road
manager for Jason Boland
and the Stragglers, says that
the band is still trying to get
to know Brownd.
Peliti says hes never
been interviewed before.
He pushes back a wisp of
blonde hair that has fallen
out of his pony tail, lifts a
vinyl seat cushion and offers
a beer from the built-in
cooler behind the drivers
seat in the immaculate silver
tour bus. Jason Boland leans
back in his seat across the
aisle, lazily plucking his guitar
while watching a television
above our heads over the bus
entrance. I tell Peliti Ill take a
bottle of water, and
he says, teasingly,
Why? Youre off
work, arent you?
Its true my
work day is over
and rush hour
traffc is just
beginning to pick
up outside the
Grand Emporium in Kansas
City, Mo., but for the band
members, their work day has
just started. Their commute
lasts from town to town and
is spent together in a tour
bus with six bunks three
on each side covered with
red velvet curtains to offer
some limited privacy. On tour,
there is no such thing as a
regular work schedule. Pay
and benefts vary wildly from
band to band and sometimes
even from gig to gig. Being
a roadie is no ordinary job. It
doesnt always pay well and is
physically and mentally taxing
between hours and hours of
sitting around and waiting.
Touring as a roadie with
any band, regardless of how
it runs its business, is nothing
like working in an offce flled
with cubicles. A degree isnt
required, but a good deal of
patience is. The job duties can
include designated driver,
peace maker, guitar string
stretcher, manager, sales rep,
friend, cook, mover, carpenter,
sound engineer and aspirin
dealer. The benefts probably
wont include a health plan or
stock options or a quick and
easy way to earn cash.
Getting the gig
Brownd has a background
in music, having graduated
from Belmont in Nashville
with a music degree. Peliti, on
the other hand, got this roadie
gig the old-fashioned way
he networked. He was a
fan of the band frst and then
started helping them carry
equipment at gigs, which
eventually led to a full-time
job touring with the band
and wearing many hats: tour
manager, merchandiser and
any other hat they hand him.
I have to be the most positive
person on the bus, he says.
When its bad, it still beats
diggingditches,helaughs.He
says hes dug ditches before.
A roadie probably wont
tell you that its the money
that makes this job most
appealing. There are easier
ways to make money. Instead,
its the live music, travel or
the fact that every day, every
gig, every venue is different.
The idea that its all about
sex, drugs and rock and roll is
a myth, Peliti says. Its rarely
drugs, not much sex, and
we play country, he says,
laughing.
Peliti wondered about his
job security with his chosen
lifestyle until about a year
and a half ago, when Boland
entered rehab. He says the
work environment has been
better for everyonesincethen.
I ask whether hes heard that
Metallica has been to therapy
together. He laughs, shakes
his head and says, You know
what we do for band therapy?
We scream at each other.
Boland leans against a
bar table, discretely spitting
tobacco into a can. He
says hiring Peliti wasnt a
fnancial decision; it was a
business decision. On top
of helping haul the heavy
band equipment, Peliti sells
the merchandise, books
hotels, handles contracts
and payments, and earns a
percentage of merchandise
sales in addition to a salary.
Treat it like a business,
Boland says about roadies. He
also recommends that roadies
learn to cook a lot of different
things with Ramen noodles,
supporting Pelitis assertion
that hes not in this business
for the money.
Jamie Germaine is a
seasoned roadie in his
40s. He started working
for Motorhead after he
graduated with a music
degree in 1989. Germaine
landed that gig by word
of mouth his sister was
friends with Phil Campbell,
Motorheads guitarist. Since
then, he has also worked
with other artists, including
Mick Jones Foreigner, Tom
Petty and the Heartbreakers
and now Dwight Yoakam.
In between touring gigs,
he works for a production
company in Los Angeles, but
recently bought a house in
Tucson, Ariz.
Lately, Dwight Yoakams
schedule has kept Germaine
busy full-time. Hes only
been to his new house twice
in the past two months,
but hell soon have about
a month off the road when
Dwight enters the recording
studio. For now, hes happy
with this arrangement. I like
traveling. Ive been traveling
since I was 5 and its in my
blood...Its better if you do it
on someone elses dime, he
laughs.
Although being on the
road can be fun, Germaine
says it was more fun 20
years ago. Its not all fun and
games; its a lot of hard work...
Its like working for the circus
or something.
A scruffy, unshaven, gray-
haired carnie once told me,
Sometimes I wish I could
run away and join a town.
Germaine suddenly reminds
me of that carnie as he talks
about hoping to have his
new home, which he rarely
sees, paid off within 10
years.
On the road
If you want a day off, you
should fy in a day early, was
the motto on the last Metallica
Its lIke workIng
for the cIrcus
or somethIng,
JamIe germaIne,
roadIe on tour
wIth dwIght
Yoakam
ROADIE
by Rikki Kite
Backstage and on tour with roadies
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PHOTOS BY RIKKI KITE AND KIMBERLY WESTPHALL
European tour, says roadie Justin
Crew.Crew has been touring with
bands since 1980 and is currently
on tour with Tom Waits. He says
the biggest change during the
years, besides the change in
technology, is that the industry
has become
a business.
Throwing TVs out
of hotel windows
is certainly not
a c c e p t a b l e
anymore, he says.
But this
business does
not offer benefts
in the traditional
sense. You get
to choose what
tours you do, but
there also is a reality that you get
shoved in a bus with 10 other
guys or gals, and you have to
work out how to get along with
everybody.
Although Crew admits that
he has a great job, he says that
at the end of a long, hard day,
he can still end up standing on
a runway in the pouring rain,
trying to load equipment with
the help of locals who dont
speak English.
Bob Cutlers frst tour
in Europe as a roadie for
Canadian punk band D.O.A.
got off to a rough start due to
a combination of inexperience
and the language barrier. Take
some Kansas hillbilly who barely
speaks American (much less
Canadian) and just throw him
in the deep end in a different
country, on a different continent,
and problems are guaranteed,
he says.
Cutler played in local Lawrence
punk bands in the 80s, including
The Klusterfux and Slackjaw.
Since then, hes toured with
bands such as SNFU, Patti Smith,
Vice Squad, The Vibrators and UK
Subs, but more recently he has
started a non-proft organization
in Topeka, with the goal of
opening an all-ages coffeehouse
and live music venue. He also
says that if the phone rang with
the right touring offer before his
coffeehouse was established,
hed take it.
On the rsum
When it comes to job skills,
Cutler says that in addition to the
ability to work the equipment,
trouble-shoot failing gear on
the fy and being able to drive
for hours and hours, the most
importing thing is that roadies,
Get to the fucking gig on time.
Chip Walker, former Lawrence
resident, gets to the gig on
time, but not always on the bus.
Walker worked as a carpenter on
tour with Metallica this summer
in Vienna, Austria.
When his driver
got stuck in
traffc, Walker
fagged down a
motorcyclist and
caught a ride to
the music festival.
A l t h o u g h
he often works
with Metallica,
Walker says that
this industry is
fuid, and roadies
move from band to band. I get
a gig and fnd out they asked
three people before me, he
says. In addition to working
with Metallica, he toured with
Bon Jovi this summer. Lars
even gave me shit for going out
with Bon Jovi. Kirk asked me if
I missed them [Metallica]. And
James asked me what it was
like, he says.
Walker started off as a roadie
in the late 80s
by helping local
bands, like Kansas
Citys Sin City
Disciples, haul
equipment in
exchange for
free beer. His frst
offcial tour was as
road manager for
Shana Morrison,
Van Morrisons
daughter. A friend
was her booking
agent, which
is how Walker
got the job. His
favorite thing
about this career
so far has been
meeting his wife
when he worked
with Metallica in
Belgrade, he says,
but the lifestyle
can be exhausting.
People think its a
party, but its not.
Its probably one
of the hardest jobs youll do in
your life, if you take it seriously.
Currently on tour with the Red
Hot Chili Peppers, Gregory Lil G
Kocureks career path was forged
when he was only about 10 years
old, helping bands who played at
a Texas music hall that his parents
managed. Syncrolite Technician,
Dimmer Tech, Moving Light Tech,
Lighting Director, Production
Manager and Crew Chief are some
of the job titles 37-
year-old Kocurek
has held through
the years as a roadie
for bands including
the Foo Fighters,
Matchbox 20,
Fountains of Wayne,
Goo Goo Dolls,
Vince Gill, NSYNC,
Backstreet Boys,
The OJays, Ricky
Martin, Pearl Jam,
Sade, Baby Animals,
Yes and Michael
Jackson. Now that
he has a family of his
own, however, he
fnds that his time is
in short supply, and
Dad is sometimes a hard title to
ft into the touring schedule. I am
working on goals of being home
more with my family so I dont miss
my son, Ashton, growing up, he
says.
Getting connected
Fortunately for out-of-
work roadies
e v e r y w h e r e ,
theres Roadie.
net. The Web
site provides
online roadie
rsums and job
listings, roadie
recipes, chat
rooms, games,
jokes and more.
M e mb e r s h i p
is free and
includes access to
backstage photos,
memorials to
fallen roadies,
tour stories, and
networking with
p r o f e s s i o n a l
roadies. This site
is one way to fnd
out more about
the business if
your interest is
piqued. The site
also offers a list of
frequently asked
questions, roadie
lingo, roadie news, and promotes
the annual Roadie Palooza, a
social event for roadies that will
be held in Nashville on Oct. 23.
If youd prefer to get your foot
into the business locally,however,
Kliph Spurlock,former roadie and
current touring drummer for The
Flaming Lips, suggests that you
offer to help bands at local bars,
such as The Bottleneck, 737 New
Hampshire, or the Granada, 1020
Massachusetts
St. Especially in
Lawrence you
cant really spit
without hitting
someone whos
a musician, he
says.
Although hes
only been home
in his Lawrence
apartment nine
days since March,
when hes not
on tour with The
Flaming Lips,
Kliph spends his
down time the
same way many
students do
hanging out at The Replay
Lounge, 946 Mass., The Love
Garden, 936 1/2 Mass. and The
Tap Room, 801 New Hampshire
St. He also plays in the local band
Rohypnol Rangers.
Although Spurlock started
working for The Flaming Lips
as their roadie in 1996, hed
planned to be a musician.
He played in local Lawrence
bands, including Slackjaw with
Bob Cutler, before being hired
by Wayne Coyne, singer and
guitarist for The Flaming Lips, a
couple of months after helping
them unload equipment at
a South by Southwest music
festival performance in Austin,
Texas.
Spurlock sounds like hes still
a little shocked that hes touring
the world with The Flaming Lips,
and hes enthusiastic about the
experience. The Flaming Lips
are currently touring with Sonic
Youth.
I never would have imagined
in a million years Id meet them,
he says. Spurlock says that one
of the perks of touring with The
Flaming Lips is meeting other
musicians and getting free
music. In fact, after he saw one
of Sonic Youths set lists he told
them that he loves the song
Catholic Block. Sonic Youth
dedicated the song to him when
they played it that night. In many
ways, an experience like that
beats a 401K and dental plan
any day.
None of us are rich by any
stretch of the imagination,
Spurlock says. He wont offer
fgures but says, Im not rich,
people, sorry. And to further
shatter any myths about life on
tour he adds, A lot of people
think were getting laid all
the time and that just doesnt
happen. The other members of
The Flaming Lips are married,
and Kliph admits that hes in
his 30s now so things may have
been different for him if he were
10 years younger.
Spurlock says that a lot of
the bands time and fnancial
resources are dumped back into
their stage shows, costumes, and
video projects. The more were
around other bands and I see
how other bands work, I realize
how different and unique life
with the Lips really is.
Life as a roadie, regardless
of the band or job title, is a
different and unique way
to make a living. It provides
something new each day, in a
different city or country, with
strangers and friends, live music
and the musicians you always
wanted to meet. And you get to
see the world on someone elses
dime. If it sounds like the right
job for you, you can try buying
Spurlock a drink or offer to give
him a hand loading in his drum
set down at The Replay. Thats
one way to start.
Ralph the Roadie has
rapidly been adding band
names to his resume. Ralph
is a character played by
Chris Bonno, an actor and
comedian in Los Angeles. You
can see several short, comical
flms created and directed
by Peter Byck and starring
Ralph at ralphtheroadie.com.
In each episode, Ralph works
as a bumbling, disheveled,
incompetent roadie for
bands like Dishwalla and
Bowling for Soup. But, as the
frst flm says,Ralph does not
want to be a roadie. He wants
to be a rock star.
Ralph wonders out loud
where the chicks are, helps
himself to merchandise and
offers to fll in for musicians,
hoping to follow in the
footsteps of Bon Scott from
AC/DC and work his way
from roadie up to lead singer
of the band any band.
Along the way, musicians like
Chris Burney from Bowling
for Soup give Ralph advice.
Chicks dig this, says Burney
while he paints Ralphs
fngernails black. Ralph asks
when Burney bought his frst
bottle of fngernail polish and
later asks about his piercings.
Hes learning something,
but his roadie skills dont
improve.
So far, the episodes are
only available on the Internet
and on MVSpy (direct TV),
which is unfortunate for
television viewing audiences
who are swimming in an
ocean of game shows and
reality programs that dont
seem real at all. While Ralph
the Roadie creates comedy by
perpetuating and poking fun
at the stereotypes of roadies
as musicians waiting to
be discovered, on the road
for the sex, drugs and rock
and roll it also shows real
bands (and their rivalries),
live music, the behind-scenes
drudgery of loading and
unloading equipment, odd
jobs a roadie must do and
the real-life characters met
along the way. Television
viewers might appreciate
this original, thoughtful, yet
spontaneous behind the
scenes, comedic look at the
life of roadies and musicians.
Star Chris Bonno agrees.
He says that musicians and
roadies love it, too. New
episodes are in production
and Bonno is still hopeful
that this series will see the
light of primetime networks,
or possibly the big screen.
But at the end of the
episodes, Ralph inevitably
gets fred. Hes entertaining,
but the bands all agree that
hes ultimately just a bad
roadie.
Ralph the Roadie
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its RaRely dRugs,
not much sex, and
we play countRy.
monty peliti,
Road manageR foR
Jason Boland and
the stRaggleRs
Roadieis NOT...
an alcoholic beverage taken
with you in your car.
a person who uses a road
bike to cycle on the road
(although cyclists have
taken to calling themselves
roadies lately).
a highway department
worker who repairs roads.
a person working with a
carnival (that would be a
carnie).
a young girl who wants to
party with the band (that
would be a groupie).
Roadie IS a highly trained
and specialized technician
providing services for touring
musical groups. These services
can include sound reinforcement
(what you hear), lighting and
stage design (what you see),band
equipment (what the artists play),
rigging (those wires everything
hangs from at concerts), video
technicians, pyrotechnics and
lasers (freworks and really bright
lights), management (someone
has to count the money and
hand out the backstage passes),
security (can you spot a stalker?),
transportation (a.k.a. truck
drivers and bus drivers), and
on larger shows, they can also
be production, staging, spot
operators, costume, make-up,
catering, a piano tuner and even
licensed day care.
Crews range from a one
man bar band roadie who
does everything except play an
instrument (well, sometimes
they do that too) to the mega
shows with dozens of tractor
trailers full of equipment and
over 100 roadies and stage crew.
Depending on the job
performed, the skill level and
experience, a roadie can make
anywhere from minimum wage
up to six fgures. Generally its a
thankless job with long hard hours
of grueling physical work, lightly
mixed with some of the most
rewarding moments a human
being can ever experience.
Ready to pack yet?
Source: Roadie.net
lil gs handy list
of what it takes to
Be a Roadie
1. Common sense. Things can
get ugly without this.
2. Listening. Important to get
the job done.
3. Be yourself. You cant get
along with others if they
dont know the real you.
4. See the big picture. Always
remember you are not the
only person trying to make
the show happen.
5. Multitasking. Makes the
day much smoother and
faster.
6. Never expect the job will
last. Always remember,
everyone is replaceable,
even you.
Source: Gregory Lil G
Kocureck, currently on tour
with the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jamie geRmaines
handy list of what
it takes to Be a
Roadie
1. Being on time is a plus.
2. Be honest. If something
goes wrong, admit it.
3. Have good endurance
because sleep is
compromised.
4. Do your job well.
5. Be diplomatic and work
well with others.
6. Be patient.
Source: Jamie Germaine,
on tour with Dwight Yoakam
what is a Roadie?
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Couric did a
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after two weeKs of delays, the spaCe shuttle
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Driving along in
by Jacky Carter
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notiCe
After circling the same streets
three times waiting for someone
to leave, you fnally fnd it. The
perfect spot. And its even in the
shade. So you pull forward, back
in and perform an Austin Powers-
like maneuver to somehow
ft your car into a space that
seems far too short. You come
dangerously close
to hitting the BMW
behind you, but
opt for running
over the curb
instead. Then you
realize your car is
jutting into the
street. So you try
straightening out
but that doesnt
help. Finally you
give up, resigning
that perhaps
a little more
parallel parking
practice is in
order before you
can hit the streets
of Lawrence and
stake out the
perfect parking
spot.
Its not only
important that
you know how to maneuver
your car, but how to take care
of it too. Lawrences steep hills,
brick roads and one-way streets
can make driving around town
like an obstacle course.
Here are a few tips to ensure a
smooth time on the road.
Learn how to drive
a stick shift
Even if your car is automatic,
you never know when itll
come in handy to know how to
maneuver a fve-speed, whether
youre borrowing a friends car or
renting one.
Lauren Tice has been driving
a stick for more than three
years, but she used to fear
driving on hills.
After I frst started driving, a
cop came behind me and I was
afraid Id roll back and hit him,
Tice, Overland Park junior, said.
Now that shes had plenty
of practice, Tice prefers a stick
and says its more fun to drive
because its engaging.
Tice, whose frst car was a stick
shift, says that its important to
be patient when youre learning.
Youll get it
eventually, she
says.
J o n a t h a n
F r e e m a n ,
T o n g a n o x i e
sophomore, took
three months
to learn how to
perfect driving a
stick. Hes been
using one for fve
years, but when
he frst learned,
he had trouble
with squealing
tires at stoplights
and stop signs.
Freeman says he
prefers driving
a stick instead
of an automatic
because its more
reliable, has better
gas mileage and is
more fun to drive.
The hardest part is trying
to get two feet to use three
peddles, he says.
Learn how to parallel park
Youll end up shoving tons
of money in meters or circling
parking lots waiting for a spot
if you cant successfully wedge
your car between two others.
Learning the proper technique
in the beginning is important
because habits develop through
repetition, says Bill Kennedy,
owner of the Topeka Driving
School, 3641 S.W. Plass Ave.
#6C4. He suggests practicing in
fat, empty lots frst and to leave
between fve and six feet in front
of and behind your car, about the
average height of a 16-year-old.
If you cant bribe a friend to
teach you the basics of driving,
enrolling in a driving school is an
option. If you dont mind the 15-
and 16-year-olds learning the
rules of the road right along with
you, having an instructor can
provide individualized training.
Midwest Driving School, 1152 E.
1300 Road, offers lessons.
Take care of your car
Its not going to matter if
you know how to parallel park
or drive a stick shift if you dont
have a car to drive. Because cars
are often the most expensive
assets students own, they need
to take care of them accordingly,
Michael Right, vice president
of public affairs for AAA, says. If
you want your vehicle to provide
reliable transportation at a
reasonable cost, it needs to be
cared for, he says.
Taking care of your car doesnt
have to be overwhelming,
as long as you dont neglect
maintenance, says Danny Fox,
owner of Lawrence Automotive
Diagnostics, 2858 Four Wheel
Drive. Keeping up with
maintenance will minimize the
repairs your car will need later
on. Car maintenance becomes
expensive when you neglect
routine procedures, Fox says.
To keep your car in the best
possible shape during college,
Fox recommends fnding one
car shop and staying there while
youre in Lawrence. Keeping a
continuous history while youre
at school makes it easier to
notice irregularities.
The top two common
problems Fox sees with
students cars are running
low on gas and not having
enough air in the tires. If you
run your car low on gas, youll
damage the fuel pump, which
is crucial to keeping the car
cool. The amount of air in tires is
something Fox says students fail
to check before going on a road
trip or trekking home. When
theres not enough air in the
tires, they overheat and blow
out, Fox says. He recommends
checking the liquids and the air
pressure before a long drive.
If youre handy yourself or
just want to save money, you
can buy a maintenance manual
for nearly any modern car and
do repairs yourself, says Dan
Ramsey, author of The Complete
Idiots Guide to Car Care and
Repair Illustrated. Doing so can
save up to $75 an hour in labor
costs alone. You may not be able
to do all the maintenance, but
you can at least do some of it
and youll be able to understand
what your mechanic is doing,
Ramsey says.
Regardless of whether you
take care of your car yourself or
seek professional help, Ramsey
suggests keeping an eye on
basic car functions. While youre
flling up with gas, take a few
minutes to check out each tire,
open the hood and check the
oil and inspect other parts that
wear easily such as wind as
windshield wipers.
Whether you enlist friends,
family or Internet tutorials
to help you become a more
competent driver, be patient, be
careful and in no time youll be
able to pull into a tight parking
spot, keep a fve-speed from
stalling and prevent unexpected
trips to the mechanic.
Just because youre not a race car driver doesnt
mean you shouldnt know some basic driving
skills and ways to keep your car in shape
PHOTO ILLuSTRATION/ MICHELLE GRITTMANN
online help
If you want some pointers
on how to drive a stick and
parallel park, these Web sites
can help.
Driving a stick shift
www.standardshift.com/
videos.html
video.google.com/
videoplay?docid=-
8829950458635442242
www.youtube.com/
watch?v=rqtctkznYjk
Parallel parking
www.ehow.com/how_
1872_parallel-park.html
www.openroad.com.
au/motoring_newdrivers_
parkingrules.asp
www.ksrevenue.org/pdf/
dlhbsec1.pdf
Car maintenanCe
loCations
Lawrence provides the
option of visiting a car
dealership or an automotive
shop. Toyota, Mazda,
Mitsubishi, Chevrolet, Nissan
and Honda all have stores in
Lawrence.
Jack Ellena Honda
2957 Four Wheel Drive
(785) 843-0550
Laird Noller Automotive
935 W. 23rd St.
(785) 843-3500
Lawrence Automotive
Diagnostics
2858 Four Wheel Drive
(785) 842-8665
Midas Auto Service
Experts
2801 Iowa St.
(785) 841-1767
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Te Oolahs
Best Stop Pop
In 2003, Greg Eklund made
the wise career move of leaving
Everclear. After giving up drums
and taking up the guitar, he
joined up with his brother Mark
and talented singer/guitarist
Olivia Stone, and the Oohlas were
born.
Combining power pop with
dreamy landscapes, the Oohlas
have a nice sound, but theyre
missing one important ingredient
variety. Lack of variety sinks
a lot of bands. Its currently
suffocating thousands of pop
rock bands, and it managed to
get a hold of the Oohlas as well.
Despite this, Best Stop Pop does
have some good songs including
the mysterious Tripped, the
catchy Cahuenga Shuffe, and
the driving Small Parts. Olivia
Stones vocals bring to mind the
beautiful vocals of Rilo Kileys
Jenny Lewis. But when Greg
Eklund sings, the album suffers.
Luckily, thats only a couple of
songs.
So, Best Stop Pop has several
good songs, but when youve
heard about two of them, youve
essentially heard all that The
Oohlas have to offer.

Chris Brower
Have you ever wondered
what would happen if you
combined Carrie with Laguna
Beach, The Crucible and Mortal
Kombat: Annihilation? Neither
have I, but throw in some bad
acting with a soundtrack lifted
from eight other movies and
youve got The Covenant.
The movie is about the
descendants of fve families that
founded the Ipswich Colony,
which was the epicenter of the
Salem witch trials. As gruesome
and interesting as witch-hunting
is, that one sentence summary of
the plot is twice as interesting as
anything that actually happens
in The Covenant.
It is impossible to tell who
the movie is for and what kind
of movie it is trying to be. Its
about kids in a New England
prep school who kill people
with special powers, so maybe
its a horror movie. But there
are a ton of action sequences,
so maybe its an action-horror
movie. But its rated PG-13 with
a gratuitous locker room scene
(for the ladies). So who knows?
The only people who should be
buying tickets to The Covenant
are eighth graders who need a
dark place to make out on their
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I hesitantly lay on the
crowded bed for a family talk,
facing both Mom and Dad. My
mother looked away as my
father spoke. I knew that she
had been distant the last few
days. I fgured she was ill or had
morning sickness. My father told
us my new little sister wasnt
going to be just another sibling.
She was a special addition to
our family because we were all
going to help raise a child with
Down Syndrome.
We had had a family talk just
a few weeks earlier. My father
had announced that another
child would join our family in
September. I tried not to show
my disappointment, but there
were already fve of us, and I was
14 and not too keen on having
to share more of anything.
I didnt know what to tell
my friends. Adolescents can be
so ignorant when it comes to
people with disabilities unless
they have been exposed to the
disabled. I was never rude to
people with mental retardation,
but I certainly didnt give them
the time of day.
Months went by, and
I found myself studying
more, cheerleading at all the
basketball games, attending
cheerleading and gymnastics
practices, competing in
gymnastics meets and staying
after school for clubs
whatever I could get my hands
on. I stayed in denial. It was all
just a bad dream.
I wasnt the greatest older
sister when Emma entered my
life. Some of my friends werent
even aware that my mom had
been pregnant or that I had
a new baby sister with a hole
in her heart and tubes in her
ears. I kept her my little secret.
I used to walk into her room
and watch her as she slept,
wondering what type of person
shed be, how shed change
my life.
It took some time to get
used to a baby in the house
again, but I began to notice
that my little sister wasnt
much different from any other
baby. Approximately one in
every 800 babies is born with
Down Syndrome, according to
the National Association for
Down Syndrome, and these
children can grow up to live
relatively normal lives. They
can be educated, work, get
married and live on their own.
I found that Emma would
have moderate impairments
in her development, and shed
be more likely to have health
problems than other babies
would. Other than that she
would be a normal person.
My growing knowledge
about Emmas condition helped
me become closer to her, but I
still hadnt completely accepted
her disability.
One day, my mother yelled
at me for saying something was
retarded. She told me never
to use that phrase. I began to
notice it in the everyday speech
of others, and I realized how
degrading and disrespectful it
was. I was now responsible for
standing up for my little sister,
whom I was going to love and
support. About 350,000 families
in the U.S. are affected by Down
Syndrome, according to the
Down Syndrome Society. Our
family could do this. I could do
this.
To my surprise, my friends
didnt care that Emma had
Down Syndrome. Because I was
so insecure about her disability, I
was blind to see that my friends
might not be. They loved Emma.
Whenever they came over we
would ask her questions and
giggle over her funny and
adorable answers. We would
fip her and watch in awe as her
limber body jumped into the
splits.
By the time I graduated high
school, I couldnt imagine a life
without Emma. The transition
to college was easier than I
expected because of my learned
openness to different kinds of
people.
Emma changed the way I
look at everything. She forced
me to grow up faster. I view
people in a different light, but
most of all Im less judgmental.
Ive found that the best things
about people are the things
that make them different from
everyone else most of the
time their faws. Emmas faw is
only one extra chromosome in
her DNA.
Because of Emma, I get to
experience life from a different
angle. Its hard to realize what an
effect she has made on me until
I analyze how I felt the moment
I heard she was entering the
world and how I feel when Im
with her now. She is innocent,
and she has let me into her life
without a second thought.
Emma is turning 7 this
month, and I love every inch
of her from her slanted eyes
to her love for listening and
singing to music, even though
every note she belts reveals
she is obviously tone deaf.
Emma may tug at people in
the grocery store and speak
in incomplete sentences, but
I dont care; she is a healthy
child.
Emma is just like any other
kid. She wants attention and
love. There is no judgment in
her heart. She is just happy
to be here, and her love is
unconditional. That is what
everyone needs to see.
I am Emmas sIstEr
by Rachel Parker
accepting my
little sister taught
me how to accept
the world.
sPEaK
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