G’Wiz

Galveston Wizard
Vol.. #3
www.galvestonwizard.com

Dawn of a New Era

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Your Edutainment Guide Thru the Realm of Galveston
When we distribute the stonians to put into words their The Galveston Wizard in-
Galveston Wizard, we do our feelings on their world or yours. tends to serve as a guide thru
very best to make sure that Galveston is an eclectic and many different aspects of
each and every copy finds a diverse island, filled with oppor- Galveston, giving timid or leary
good home. Someone who will tunity and possibility. readers the opportunity to ex-
read it and enjoy it and maybe A thousand condos selling a plore other opinions, ideas, and
even pass it on for someone week does not every stomach worlds than their own, just by
else to check out. fill. (or problem solve) reading the Galveston Wizard
For those of you who were We must be certain that the cover to cover!
able to catch the first two is- community as a whole is able to Opinions found in this pe-
sues, hang on to your collector’s grow together and come togeth- riodical are just that. Should
items! (looked at them lately?) er with that growth, as Galves- someone somewhere have a
We are working our darnd- ton is an island on the cusp of different opinion than one print-
est to create a comprehensive insane growth and possibility. ed within these pages, feel free
Web site for those who may “But we’ve got “such-and- to submit a counter opinion or
miss an issue. And we are test- such problem,” or “we’ll never observation for us to share. A special thanks to Bobby
flighting a subscription pack- end “this-n-that problem” ... why We will do our best to give Hicks and the staff of Hicks’
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we intend to provide a guide for be looking for solutions to those lowing quote as you begin your hands! What a nice guy! Why
Galvestonians in Galveston. problems. journey with the Galveston Wiz-
Things to do you might have We must better understand ard... “ It takes a lot of brains to not let them handle your mov-
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Table of Contents You must

Dawn of a New Era, Volume 3 of the Galveston Wizard Periodical. Cover Art by Joaquin,
(Learn more about him on page 9)

Where we are........................................................................................................................2-3
Break Eggs
to
Deadly Blood Clots In Galveston, Getting Back in the Saddle...........................................4-5

Feeling Powerless in Galveston, You’re as cold as ice! .....................................................6-7

Make Omelettes
(with eggs being a little money, and omelettes being a lot!)
What is Greek Night? Street Performer Joaquin’s work is out of this world!...................8-9

Sufferin’ Succotash, Lone Star Rally Rev-Up..................................................................10-11

Make room in your advertising budget
An Evening to Remember, On Quitting Smoking, Is Tourism Galveston Island’s Blood
Diamond?..........................................................................................................................12-13 for the
Resolutions, Wish Lists, Every woman deserves to be satisfied...................................14-15
Galveston Wizard
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The Galveston County

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Galveston and beyond!
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NEWS FLASH!
It was dangerously close to Hal-
loween. We thought it only natural to
celebrate the release of our second is-
sue, The Return of the Wizard, with a
bang!
Glynda and The Wizzard Bar
(24th and Church Str) said they’d host the
event, as guests of the Wizzard are al-
ways welcome! (Plus we liked their name.
A “ZZ Top” Touch. Check em out!)
We decided that fliers would be
the best way to reach Galvestonians re-
garding the party. We printed up a stack
of 100 fliers, with all of the information for
the event and put them everywhere we
thought you might be. (Special thanks
to Morgan Studios on 3515 Broadway
for the Donation towards the fliers.)
It takes a lot of planning, money
and time to put something together for
your entertainment! If you don’t show
up, party planners may one day say
“Why Bother!” Support local events!
We picked up some catering for
Dawn of a New Era 3
the event from Di-
Bella’s Italian Res- Good times!
taurant (31st and
P) and stopped by
the Strand The-
atre to pick up tickets for the special
Rocky Horror Picture Show, donated Wizardly Hat, Tim!
by T.F. Hippie’s (24th and Mechanic) as
prizes. Lucky patrons got T-Shirts, arm-
bands, and the Jello Shots were all night Thanks for the support!
Jiggling! Once we can encourage fun-
seeking Galvestonians that the dreaded
“cover charge” at an event means we’re
trying to make a better event! (It gives us
more options for entertainment and fun!)
If you missed it, then we missed
you! We appreciate all of the support
of you trend-setters that made it to the
event and we look forward to promoting
and creating more events for you to en-
joy! See you where the action is!
Having an event of any kind Penny and Robert Kokos Markides, Seth, Ange-
you’d like us to cover? Send us the info! (a.k.a. Detroit) strike la Markides, and Gina Kolata
thewiz@galvestonwizard.com a pose for us! having a blast at the Wizzard!

No need for lip service,
Thoughts from fellow Wizards!
Wizard,
My name is Charles McVey and I
work at the WorkSource at 4700
Broadway. An article was pub-
lished in the latest copy of The
Wizard talking about the services
that we provide to the community
in regards to job placement,and
financial aid assistance to seek
new skills, to fit into the demand
of the growing work scene. Af-
ter the latest copy was distributed
it found its way into the hands of
an old Galveston resident named
Michael Horton. Upon seeing the
article in the Wizard, Michael de-
cided to pay me a visit. While I
was waiting on some of our daily
customers, I heard someone say
“I’m looking for Charles McVey.”
I turned around and saw Michaels
face. He was quite surprised that I
recognized him immediately. Af-
ter all it had been 40 years since I
last saw himWe were both in the
10th grade at Ball High School. He
complimented me on my remark-
able memory. Quite a story if I do
say so myself. Just some of the
things that the publication entitled
“The Galveston Wizard” has ac-
complished.
Charles,
Wow! We’re glad we could
be of service. It pleases us to know
that we are making a difference
with this publication! We hope to
earn many more praise reports like
that from our community!
Galveston Wizard,
You came in the other day and
handed out an edition of the
Galveston Wizard: G’ Wiz. I got
around to looking at it and I think
Got something to say? Email your thoughts,
comments, or questions to us at:
thewiz@galvestonwizard.com
it has some potential. It’s a fun read Here are a few real topics of dis-
although a bit random and it’s great cussion for you.
that you’re getting some good feed- 1. Why is Galveston So Dark?
back from your readers as seen in There are not enough streetlights
your letters section. so rape, robbery, car theft and as-
sault are still at highs?
Keep it Going! 2.Why are there 2 Visitor’s Cen-
-Mike ters and only 1 Salvation Army or
any other free programs to recover
Mike, these addicts? (We all know local
Thanks for the support! We’re glad bums by name.)
to see you are enjoying it. What 3.What ever happended to kids go-
more can we do for you to make it ing somewhere like the Y.M.C.A.
more useful? and acting like kids?
Also, as to your “random” 4.What’s up with all the drama on
statement, those sure are pretty the island?
flowers....WAIT! We mean, we are 5.What do you think about Galves-
getting better and more organized ton residents having to pay to get
every day. We appreciate your sup- on East Beach?
port and patience as we grow with
Galveston! Keep us posted as to Wow, we thought it best to pass
how else we might be of service! these on for our readers to answer!
Galveston Wizard, Any thoughts?

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Deadly Blood Clots in Galveston!
It’s true! But, we’re not really
talking about human blood. We are
actually referring to the money situa-
tion of Galveston as we have seen it.
While Galveston is deeply
rooted in history, it is also evolving
like a fruit fly! (that’s fast!)
People who haven’t been to
Galveston in awhile find themselves
questioning if they have accidentally
ended up in one of the other three
Galveston’s in the U.S. (Virginia, In-
diana, and Kentucky each have one
too...look it up!)
No, we crossed a causeway
(or a ferry, what-have-you.) on the
way in, this must be the place!
The businesses of Galveston
range from the ma-and-pa businesses
to multi-million dollar corporations.
This is good news for the peo-
ple of Galveston, because it means
that we are growing. (and there is
more money out there for you!)
The “blood clots” we are re-
ferring to are the apparent inability
of certain local businesses and cor-
porations to grasp the concept of the
circulation of money, and how it af-
fects the overall island.
Comparing the blood flow in
the human body’s circulation to that
of Galveston economics is actually
quite simple.
In your body, blood delivers
oxygen from your lungs to your vari-
ous organs, and then returns to the
lungs with carbon dioxide for a fresh
batch of oxygen coming in (note:
Your body was doing it while you
were reading this sentence!)
We at the Galveston Wizard
have found obstacles in our desire to
increase the money flow in Galves-
ton! (By providing you with as many
tools and tips as we can. We want this
publication to impart wisdom as well
as entertain you people out there.)
What obstacles? Well, we
can start with the certain big sys-
tems, Corporations. These are well-
oiled,Galveston-County-hiring busi-
nesses that are usually household
names.
Often, our attempts to talk
with our first-name-basis-friends at
these corporations are forced to re-
direct us to a regional office based
in some other city. The trail often
ends there as we leave an unreturned
message or our information is taken
down and then forgotten.
The actual people working at
these places love the Galveston Wiz-
ard, but they often assume that they
cannot do anything more than pass
off a corporate office number. If you
tell your supervisor to tell their su-
pervisor about us, it will help us to
Galveston Wizard
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break up these clots so we can get to
you (and you to) readers more con-
sistently and do more in the commu-
nity!
Ma-and-Pa’s, or privately
owned franchises are sometimes cal-
lous to advertising, as they are not
sure as to it’s effectiveness.
You can help us break up
these blood clots by talking up the
Galveston Wizard to your friends
and favorite businesses! Request thi-
er support for us!
When advertisers support us,
it is up to you to continue supporting
them so the circulation can continue
and we can bring you the edutain-
ment you know you love! (and please
tell them we sent you!)
Remember, if you are taking
out but not giving back, you are set-
ting us all up for economic stroke or
heart attack.

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Are you ready for spring break? Star t Today!

Day one: It’s early... Too early! You’ve been
accustomed to sleeping in until when you had to be
somewhere. One day it hits you that you should try
to take care of yourself better…take care of your-
self like you used to. So you set your alarm that
night, get up early(ier) and you go. You procrasti-
nate around the gym at first, feeling sorry for your-
self while going through the motions of a stretch and
warm-up. You pick an exercise and you start. These
weights are heavy, especially after a while!This is
difficult. You pick a number of reps and go for it.
You stumble in a weakened state to a water fountain
(Water bottle next time, you think to yourself.)
You look around and realize how long it’s
been since you’ve worked out. A couple more
machines, free weights, or pulleys later and your
weakened mentality is trying to tell you you’ve
done enough for today. You push your body harder,
and it begins to push back. You are exercising your
resolve here as well.
You try to enjoy yourself. By the end of your
trip to the gym, you are completely exhausted. You
would do well to stretch afterward, but you don’t.
Day two. Shampooing your hair, a once-
easy task, today seems to require extreme strength
and endurance. You find yourself stretching and
extending your repairing muscles. Watching what
you eat and establishing good eating habits will
only add to your overall health and well being now,
as you ease your way back in to world of the physi-
cally fit. You realize that once your muscles have
had time to heal, you must go back again. The pro-
cess won’t end overnight. You are looking forward
to it. That night, you set your alarm to sound earlier
again.
Day three. The alarm goes off. (Beep)
(Beep) (Beep) (Beep) (Beep) (Beep) (Beep) They
say it takes 30 days to start a good habit, and one
bad day to break it. The decision to exercise is ul-
timately up to you...”Snooze Button” or “Alarm
Off?”
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benefit from? Share your wisdom with our readers!
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Feeling Powerless in Galveston?

The saying should go, “There are During the day, there is a steady
3 certainties in life,... death, taxes, and traffic of people from utility company’s
utilities.” The monthly wave of bills for turning people’s utilities on and off. Getting
services and utility bills continue to keep in a cycle of letting your bill lapse until the
many of us on our heels. utility cuts off is a huge sign that all is not
Setting utilities up can also be a nightmare, well in either your budgeting or your means.
we understand your plight! The added fees to the cut-off and shut-off
If you are renting, you are only costing
are forced to pick up any bills
that the landlord leaves out of
“So you call this you hundreds
of unneccessary “Whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
the lease. If you own the prop- your free coun- dollars. Stay on rrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!” Conserving
erty you live at, well, you must top of your bills. your electricity will save
pay them all. try, then tell me Budget your Don’t forget, you still have you money!
to unpack your stuff!
And then if you want
to have things like a telephone
why it costs so money. Things
left undone be-
in your home, or internet, or much to live.” come harder so
cable television, that will cost pay them as soon
you as well. -Three Doors as you can and be
It seems like all of the done with it.
creature comforts will cost
Down, Self-titled Conserving your
you. Deposits, charges, fees album utilities will cut
and costs for hook-ups and down on your Automated Phone ser-
vice has you talking to a
installation add to the strain. bill. Also, do you
computer and entering Why do I have to clean my
(Not to mention the deposit at the outset of really need all of those movie channels? I 30 digit numbers in your fridge when I leave if the
your lease, if you are renting.) guess if you’ve got the money. phone! people before me didn’t?
Invariably, the intense costs of all Utilities are essential, but remem-
of these put together bring us to the Section ber, you still have rights, if you feel like
8 and other government-housing options. you are not getting adequate service, you
(Are you a wizard on the subject? Enlighten have the right to switch to another service
us with an email) provider. We don’t have Time to Warn you
So where do you start? We had to here about monopoly-resembling compa-
pick up or transfer all of our utilities into nies, but we need to make sure to keep the
the new destination. You must plan well in customer’s best interests in mind. What do
advance in order to ensure a seamless and you think? (email us) Let the Wizard Note to the phone in- The wave of bills from the
stress-free move. But nearly all moves gen- guide you thru your utilities! Got some wiz- staller went unnoticed! old and new place require
erate stress. ardly knowledge to pass on? Email it to us! Missed him! strong organizational skills!

Electricity
y Gas Phone Water Internet Cable TV Satellite
This one is usually We’ve got gas! We were using You’re renting, and DSL or Cable Where do we Get more channels,
the most expensive of (snicker) Gas heat- AT&T, paying about it’s covered, lucky Modem. Anything start? It is the same more cool options,
all, depending on the ing that is, and $22 for basic service, you! If not, you less and you’re (overly-priced?) but you also have
season. However, it is we’re scared of but switched to the gotta have water! better off going rate whether I limited control
also one that you can dying from noxious Time Warner Trio. This bill is also to the library. We catch one day capabilities with
control. (On or off!) fumes! Gas man red We can’t help but paired with your went cable, but of television or I multiple T.V.’s.
With emerging electric- flagged the heaters, miss AT&T a little, garbage collection are not pleased by have a Cartoon Maybe for the

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best deal and/or service. space heaters! caller ID! make trash! Pay up! Not cool! Blockbuster?” ticates...?

One final walk-thru of the old place.

All of our fond memories are packed

away, along with our belongings.

There is something sad about seeing it

empty. It was so familiar. It was home.
Goodbye, and thanks for everything.

All tangled up? Take a deep breath. Get

“Reflection of Self” your bearings. Being frustrated and an-
with aid of two mirrors and one camera (shown)
noyed right now will only make matters
Show us what you’ve got! worse. Simplify your goals, work on one
Send us your interesting and creative pictures! thing at a time, and you will emerge vic-
thewiz@galvestonwizard.com torious!
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You’re as cold as ice! Landlord’s: Please Consider your

Tenant’s Needs! They are stewards
of your investment. Keep them hap-
Many homes in Galveston are historic. That be-
ing said, many of them are in need of some serious up- py, warm and safe!
dating.
Over time, wallpaper fades, lead-based paint
chips, oxygen-burning heaters fail, and the aches and
pains of an elderly house become more frequent and
pronounced.
Many tenants, unaware of their rights and op-
tions, may be enduring defective, substandard condi-
tions because they don’t know what to do about it.
If you are a tenant (renter) and are having con-
cerns or problems about your home, be sure to put in a
written notice of such requests in a friendly, kind man-
ner to your landlord. Be sure to make a copy of the let-
ter and keep it for your records.
If you are unsure about you or your landlord’s
obligations and your rights as a tenant, check out your
lease, property code, or findlaw.com. Austin has the
Austin Tenants’ Council, which is something those
in the know would do well to model for our island as
well... Or you can consult an attorney. (We’re on it.)
A lack of communication between yourself and
your landlord could result in normally unnecssesary
problems! (See Assertive Commuication, page 25!)

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Human beings have had a huge impact on

the social structures and evolution of other
species. Consider that the dog is a “pack”
animal by nature, and if left untouched by
man, will maintain a family organization.
If you choose to accept the responsibili-
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capable of ensuring it’s well being.
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Historical Documents. Rare books. Books
on Texas and Galveston! More!
Mike, a contractor for Time Warner, drills
a hole in the wall for a cable TV jack. He is
also a part of a group of guys organizing a
“Houston Bar Hoppers” team where they
will explore the best places to go! Setting
up a dream job for himself someday!
8 Dawn of a New Era

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WHAT IS GREEK NIGHT?
Night full of Greek heritage. People enjoy-
ing authentic food, music, and dance.
No cover charge, and reservations
are perfered. Olympia Grill, has been recog-
and so on. The evening offers dance . The art
of Belly Dancing.
For those who know their his-
tory, the Greeks’ have a specific form of Belly
“Krewe of Olympia Grill “ would like to
give a special thanks to captain Jose Serrano
and the Olympia Grill Soccer team for win-
ning first place. Great job to those guys.
Galveston Wizard

nized and awarded for their food in recent Dance, the traditional Napkin Dance, Folk The most recent Greek Nite was Jan. 24,
years. Dancing, Table Dancing and the Greek but you can catch it again on Valintine Day. The Krewe of Olympia Grill: Chef

Olympia Grill was voted: A TEX- Sailor Dance, and more (reference pictures So the next time your are in Olympia Grill Salvador, Manager Katie, Nena,

Marta, and Tikie.

AS MONTHLY pick in 2005 and 2006, “...
the greek food is so varied and tasty; We fa-
vor the Lamb Shank stewed with oregano,
garlic , tomato, and fresh lemon...”, from
the Daily News: honored for their “ Heart
Healthy Vegetarian Items”. And OUT-
SMART MAGAZINE’S 2006,” Best
GREEK IN THE HOUSTON AREA”,
below). A special appearence by the great
Vascili Papavasiliou(in the picture below in
the middle of Lori Antmon and Tammi Per-
kins). The last Greek Nite was Jan 24, 2007,
but Greek Nite happen every six weeks and
is more for customer appreciation . Olym-
pia’s way of saying thank you.Tikie (BOI)
Kriticos and Larry (BOI) Kriticos and the
for lunch ,dinner, or take out, ask your server
for additional information .
Think Greek for your next party. Cur-
rantly doing party drop-off,. For more infor-
mation about catering and drop-off delever-
ies, contact Cecil Jones at (409)370-4233.
Serving only Authentic Greek Food, these Cecil Jones and Steve DeSola
may be the friendliest guys around. “workin’ it out.”
- Another C.W.

Traditional Napkin Dance!

The Great Vascili Papavasiliou

with

Loi Antmon and Tammy Perkins

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Strand Performer Joaquin’s work is out of this world!

Watching him work is an
amazing thing! Setup begins at
around 1:30 on a gorgeous Sat-
urday afternoon. First a large
tarp is spread over a section
of open courtyard on 24th and
Strand. The bags are emptied
out, spray paint, paper, complet-
ed works, coconut tip jar, and
gas mask.
This is clearly not Joaquin’s
first rodeo. Friends Jimmy,
Charles, and Brent, talk amongst
themselves as Joaquin tapes
down the tarp and lays out the
prints.
Joaquin credits the City
Council, the mayor and George
Mitchell Property Management-
for their support of his
work.
Viewers are cap-
tivated by unique and
varied spray paint
techniques until the
work is finished and
the details are all in
place. Amazing to
watch! Go check it out.
He’s there til dark.Fin-
ished works will only
cost you $20 bucks,
and don’t forget to tip!
(See his work on the
cover?)
For more informa- Joaquin (front) on the Strand with
tion, contact Joaquin supporters (from left to right) Jimmy,
at (832)561-0143. Charles Guin and Brent.
Don’t forget to tip!

(Check out his work on the cover of this issue! Thanks again, Joaquin!)

Los Patrones

Isaac
Roshawn
10 Dawn of a N
New
ew Era
Sufferin’ Succotash
By Sylvester
Just as Sylvester of the
cartoons used to say “Suffer-
in’ Succotash,” so should the
residents of Galveston. We
should start cutting the heads
off of parking meters just like
they did in the movie “Cool
Hand Luke.”
One line summed up
what the movie was about and
what life is like on the island.
“What we have here is a fail-
ure to communicate.” Luke
eventually was killed for the
crime of cutting the heads off
of parking meters. Life can
be ridiculous and sad when a
bunch of goose-stepping bu-
reaucrats act as if they are the
only ones that matter. If you
listed the number of ridicu-
lous and sad situations on
the isle you would probably
run out of paper or go insane
first. For the sake of commu-
nication, let’s list a few here.
1) Parking meters-
two city councils spend over
a year trying to finagle some
way to put meters on the Sea-
wall. The outcry was so great,
the city council stopped wast-
ing their time and ours), but
they still want those blasted
parking meters. They want
the money so they can hire
more disgruntled employees,
and the management can get
larger salaries and benefits. It
wasn’t so long ago when you
knew the reason government
employees were paid so low
was because they couldn’t
make it in the private sector.
Now it doesn’t seem to mat-
ter, the new Gestapo and Rob-
ber Baron’s are at City Hall.
2) Second Hand
Cigarette Smoke- 8 months
of debate – more lies told by
organizations (including pro-
fessionals) than fleas on the
loose dogs on the island.
Thanks to some small
sense of appropriateness by
Lyda Ann, Danny Weber,
Barbara Roberts and Patricia
Bolton-Legg, the devastation
Galveston Wizard
of lost jobs and shear stupid-
ity didn’t prevail. That one
probably hasn’t gone away
either.
When do you suppose our
government will start act-
ing like our government? I
wouldn’t suggest you hold
your breath. But hopefully
this is the start of a dialog
that you and I can enjoy to-
gether and examine. The folly
of those influencing our lives
should be exposed and may-
be, just maybe, they’ll stop
long enough to consider what
they’re about.
Talk to you again later
about more of what’s really
happening on the isle.

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more information on the program.)
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(AND TELL THEM YOU SAW THEM IN THE GALVESTON WIZARD!) check to the Centers’ Andrea Hypolite. (right)

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ne Sta
A surprise visit from the
Grandparents! Great. Except for
the fact that I have just moved
all of my belongings into a new
house, and lack of electricity had
slowed the move in process. (Pig-
sty) It was also biker weekend!
I didn’t know what to do. Would
they think every day of Galveston
living was like this on the island?
They wanted to see what
Galveston was all about. Many
locals around Galveston seems to
think that there is impending doom
at any and all of Galveston’s an-
nual events. Thier suggestions are
usually “stay indoors, batten down
the hatches, stock up on bottled
water and wait.” (Many business
owners take the same approach
during winter months here.)
The main fear, it seems,
for most Galvestonian locals is a
fear of the “unknown,” of actually
supporting and checking out the
events and activities that go on on
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“We had a blast!”
the island. We’ve made ourselves Don’t you
pout for years cause we’ve always think you
been like the neighbor who stays should
downstairs, and never joins the too? Many
party upstairs when it comes to people
events and ideas. (new and old!) and busi- Bob
Despite my earlier reser- nesses set Ruby
vations, My Grandparents and I up booths,
went and they had a blast! It was promote
an amazing array of people, ven- their wares
dors, leather, and of course, motor- and make Riding like a pro!
cycles. (Did we forget to mention m o n ey
alcohol?) I could hardly believe it hand over
myself. It was an amazing visual fist!
feast
We made our way thru the Anticipating, Appreciating,
Downtown area of the event, tak- and Adapting (hell, enjoy-
ing in the feast to the senses! The ing!) events that Galveston Riding out
overall climate of the crowd was hosts can work to your ad- no seating? at the Galvez
just really nice, fun, laid back mo- vantage, but it’s up to you
torcycle enthusiests. to figure out how! We’re not afraid Bands!
Seeing all of that money anymore!
exchanging hands, and all of the We look forward to bring-
good times to be had. We began ing you more news and info be-
thinking...”We’ve got to get more fore, during, and after the next
involved in the Rally!” Rally too! Chris sews a patch on a leather jacket
Cash or Check only
Some 21st
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N Era Galveston
alveston Wizard

An Evening to R
Remember!
All the fun, food,
drinks and friends we could
handle!
Vendors in food, bev-
erage, and all things “Epi-
curean” offered samples,
coupons and other wares for
people to indulge in and en-
joy!
Friends old and new
everywhere! Local celebri-
ties abounded, and the fun
didn’t stop til it was all over!
Did you recognize
anyone in these pictures? Tell
them you saw them in here!
(If it’s a business owner, it
may incline them to consider
advertising
adver with us too!
Special thanks to everyone
that took the time to pose for
us!) See you around the is-
land we call home.
Let us cover your
event or product! Email us
at thewiz@galvestonwizard.
com Jessica from the Spot
and Chelley at San
Luis.

funn
fun Paco serves some de-
de-
licious Bread Pudding!

food
foo
od Saltgrass St
Steakhouse served up
Filet-K-Bob’s, Baked P
Cheese
Potato Soup,
and Two-Fork Cheesecake!
left to right, Fred, S
From
Shaun, and
Reuben deliver the goods! MMM-
Mmmm!
Giggles!

Delfina, Kelly Wilson (Executive

Chef of the Tremont),
t), and Glynda
from the Wizzard Bar
ar on 24th
Church all pose by some
Dwayne serves Clary’s soup selections from
Seafood up in style.
om
lyn
4th and
e amazing
m the Trem-
ont! Yum! We’ll see you soon!
Trem
f iends
friends
All this talk off food
And an occasional tip too
for the great people that
worked the event! Thanks
for making it so much fun!

William show-
making you hungry? cases some
‘

Arturo from the Steakhouse and Caprina
from Fisherman’s Wharf pose for a picture. by trying services that help bring us to
Very nice!
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or call 409-539-2340 erage. Stop by
and see him at
Call them first, then call the restaurant you want food from,
and Takeout Galvesotn will deliver it for a nominal fee! the San Luis
What a concept! Let’s all help it to succeed! Give it a try Steakhouse!
sometime! So many tasty restaurant options, like Los Pa-
trones, DiBella’s, Olympia Grill, Henry’s, or Quizno’s can
be delivered and enjoyed tonight, without leaving the house!
Give them a try!
Can you believe we only require $50
for a spot like this? Why not support us
you?? It’s easy... “pick up the pho-e-one!”
www.galvestonwizard.com
On Quiting Smoking
Wow! So some tips on the act of “Quiting.”
First you’ve got to overcome the habitual.
The having something in your hand, the act
of smoking, etc. Keep stocked up on Gum,
Ice Water Candy, Beef Jerky, Suckers, etc.
Anything to keep your hands and mind mov-
ing! (Toy from T.F. Hippies!)
The real ‘bitch’ is the nicotine addiction, or
the physical cravings. Ours ranged
from fidget-
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ing, to out-and-out featherweight-sensitive
irritability. Makes you think “killing-spree”
just because “someone” has moved your
television remote. (Probably you) If it is
more than you can handle, getcha’ some
nicorette gum, the patch (effective!), or
“Blood Diamond?”
prescriptions such as Wellbutrin. This
process won’t happen overnight, but keep
with it! You can smell things and breathe
easier! And If you’ve got a cigarette in your
hand, BEWARE! We may come up and try
to second hand smell off of your exhale!
Bear with us, we mean you no harm! We
are only reflecting on fond memories
of an old friend. But be careful, that
friend tried to kill us!
Is
Tourism
Galveston’s Island’s
We just finished watching the
Movie, “Blood Diamond” at our very
own Premiere Cinema on 89th and
Seawall.
Wow! What a good film!
Blood Diamond was both power-
ful and insightful. The film, set in or
around Sierra Leone (in West Africa),
shared themes that had me analyzing
my own fair city! Are we at war with
ourselves, being funded and geared
toward the “tourist” buck, with an im-
poverished and self-oppressed com-
munity?
We have pretty much been
a DiCaprio fan since “The Beach,”
(Catch Me If You Can, Aviator, The
Departed, more!), and it co-starred
Djimon Hounsou (The Gladiator,
Amistad), and Jennifer Connelly (The
Rocketeer, Beautiful Mind).
Dawn of a New
Neew Era 1
133
The last we had thought about
“conflict diamonds,” was from Kanye
West’s song with Jay Z!
Indeed, “Diamonds ARE For-
ever” but we’ve got some local issues
that may be taking back seat to the lus-
tre of the tourist dollar. Poverty, Drugs,
Depression, Stupors! What will it take
to end these conflicts?
Wikipedia calls A blood dia-
mond (also called a conflict diamond
or a war diamond) a diamond mined
in a war zone and sold, usually clan-
destinely, in order to finance an insur-
gent or invading army’s war efforts.
Each and every one of us has
got to take ownership of this island!
Make it yours! If we work together to-
ward common good we WILL even-
tually meet with success! Let all of
Galveston Shine for all to see!

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Spot’s Indoor/
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Outdoor Bar. Barber Shop
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enjoy all of
your favorite Men $13 514 21st Street
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The Galveston Wizard’s

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(bChristmas Wish List
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t

0. Money
1. Handheld digital
voice recorders. (In-
terviews!)
2. Digital Cameras
Wishlist)
6. Some cool loot
from the Giny Hogan
Collection. (see
back cover for de-

“A Toast!”
/ Camcorder (Audio
Video!)
3. Laptop Computers
(Mobile Wizardry!)
4. An ad from your
favorite business.
To a successful, happy, and (Pay our Employ-
ees!)
tails)
7. More cool busi-
nesses to advertise
with us.
8. The van for sale
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fulfilling new year for us all! 5. Dragon’s Breath.

(on every Wizard’s
Hicks, Clary’s, and
the Daily News)

“YOU CAN DO IT!”

(Anything you set your mind to do, that is!)

Jessica, Lyndsey, and Victoria
say
“Hello Galveston!”
Leftover, unused
New Years Resolutions!
(ready for you to start today!)
Circle as many as you like,
and let the guilt begin!
Read More Floss
Quit Smoking Exercise More
Quit Drinking Start Dating/Stop Dating
Treat OthersWith Respect Stop Judging
Smile More Travel
Call My Mother Learn Something New
Pay my bills on time Help Others More
Be more optimistic Watch Weight Better Ok, kids! What’s the difference between
“Publicity” and “Advertising?” In the
You can only change yourself! Galveston Wizard it’s all good! Promote
Are you ready for a change? your business, sell your stuff, thank a
friend. Use it for you! (And it helps us too!)
 Open Mic Poetry
www.galvestonwizard.com
wizard.com

“Every woman...
...I said to myself on the way back
to my car. I had just experienced almost
...deserves to be satisfied...”
Post Office). The planning, organizing,
and promoting of the event was done by
Dawn of a New Era 1
155

style, content, delivery, and avenue.

four hours of awesome open mic poetry
at Java’s 213.
My friends had missed out! If you
missed the flier, didn’t catch it word of
mouth, or go, then you missed out too.
But you can catch the next one!
It was Lyrical Latte Open-Mic
Poetry, held every 3rd Wednesday of
the Month by Java’s 213 (Off 23rd and
Apotheosis Epidemic. (Check them out
at www.myspace.com/apotheotic)
Benjamin and DJ SCEF kept
the show flowing smoothly, while Alex
tended bar (on page 27!) to keep the
verses flowing smoothly. At 8pm, sign-
ups for performances ended and the
show began.
The performers ranged in their
Some recited from memory, other’s
with paper, and all performances were
met with sound applause.
The atmosphere was very com-
fortable, giving each poet an opportu-
nity to bear their soul and share their
thoughts.
Let us showcase your words, talent
and ideas! Email us at thewiz@galves-
tonwizard.com

Let us help put

your thoughts
and ideas out
there!
Lady
Inspire a
Vagabond Mr. Nsatiable
stranger! Quiet Talker and the Illusion- A.T. Cool Cat
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email:
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make your way outside for the day. Man!
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Who won the election? I have
Support your local artists.
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flooding every intersection, storefront,
lawn, billboard and exit TRYING to
get my attention! Vote for me, no vote
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canadate stand for? Who won?
I want to know. Spend an equal
amount of time thanking the people
that voted for you. Expose your plat-
form to those who didn’t vote on your
behalf. Let us get to know you. You
Have you still not checked out the Giny Hogan Collection?
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majority.
Not only would you be supporting a local artist,
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see the name of the winner on the eve-
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people read papers that gives us more
Thank you for your support! to think about, like the Galveston Wiz-
The Galveston Wizard ard. Now that’s were I want to see my
winner. That would let me know he/
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So we’re shutting our Golf Course down for about
bout
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she is giving 110% to get my atten-
tion, finding their name popping up
in small conversations here and there.
That is how this article came to life.
I can always take time out of
my busy day to find out. Right. Don’t
think so. They need to be more visible
to me. I should feel like I know them
pesonally, since my taxes pay their sal-
ary. I know that’s not reality, but it can
be obtained thru auxiliary advertise-
ment avenues, such as the Galveston
Wizard (hint to the winners).
I may lose sleep tonite over the
small and important questions being
spoken during dinner with the wife, or
working with a co-worker, or having a
beer with a homie.
Now THIS is where you want
to be! Now your name is in nearly ev-
ery resturant, bar and home, possibly.
That’s putting your name out there.
Let me follow your term in of-
fice. Show me what you are doing and
why you are the right person for the
job. Give me confidence in you!

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ing to make it an even better course! patie
ng “Open’s”
on your part could have us getting pen’s” and “PGA Tour’s”
To to
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start thinking “Galveston!”... Mo’ Money!)

We’ve got an idea though!! If the Back 9 are going
goin to remain es-
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and Driving Range disco price, with clever
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“Pardon our mess!” signage! See the opportunity!
Give the young
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While it was “technically” still a two-piece
meal, we couldn’t help but feel a little gypped.
the success tha practiced at Municipal way back
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on! Our hero retur
sensation! returning there years later to take an Open!
Let some trustworthy
trustwort young adults run it. Involve Galveston Col- Andrea Shelton and Mary Jane Strong en-
lege. Watch itt gro
grow! What’s the worst that could happen? We’re joy an evening at Oysters. “ Life is fun, but
renovating it anyway? What do we know...? WNW it’s even better on Post Office!”
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your pocket
or are you

Day This car’s alarm system, in the form of two absurd-

ly-aggressive dogs, was inadvertently triggered by
my friend who very nearly crapped himself with
fright in the process as he walked by! We then felt
just try-
ing to look
cool?”
obligated to taunt them before moving on. (Overheard)
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What in the Dickens?

Danni’s Night Out on the Town

Nigel and Shirley

Barbara and Anthony
Constante think Dickins
is bigger than ever!!!!!!!
Randel Smith has been to
32 out of 33 Dickens.Still
loving his cigars!
A lovely couple out and
about enjoying Dickens.
Shivers, and boy
Leslie Yates and Etiennie
were they shiver-
ing.they were ex- Apodoca. “The Victorian
cited about coming Lady” Good luck to you on
this year and en- your new ventures and ad-
joyed it very much. ventures...

Galvestonopoly 2nd Annual Magical

Evening of Music (06)
(rules explained)
This definitely isn’t “LIFE,” where one spin of the wheel deter-
mines whether you are a dentist, an attorney, or doctor. Here you start the A great evening of
game and your piece is assigned to you. Most of the properties and other
music! At right, Mr. Mark
aspects of the game are already controlled, but that doesn’t concern you
Davis talks to the guest of
so much because you are just trying to make your way around the board,
honor, Mr. Lenord Gilbert.
trying to stay out of as much trouble as you can.
Collect $200 dollars and then spend it on “rent” at your various Mr. Gilbert is a life

but required “rolls of the die.” Be sure to pay attention, as you will need long musical student and
to remember how you started when you get where you will be. How many teacher that has giving many
The Galveston Symphony
of us have “Just Visited” the jail? How many of us could use a “Bank demonstrating it’s musical years of musical inspiration
error in our favor.?” And where is our Free Parking? (Imagine landing on poetry to his students. Keeping to
free parking AND getting that crisp gold $500 bill to boot?) his roots, staying in southern
The best way to win this game? You learn how to play. You start
Texas, he has given much to
saving your money, or spending it on the right things (why not on our
the musical community that
advertisers?!), you eventually buy a Baltic Avenue, but there is still a lot of
he’s loved so much. We ap-
work to be done. Many of the players already hold most of the properties
and several of them strictly abide by the lame “no-trade” mentality. De- preciate all he has done!

cide on something that you really want to do on the island. What would Let’s keep the magic alive!
you need to get something like that going? Absurd amounts of sweat
equity (work), money, time and patience...to start.
“It was a wonderful evening.”
(ATTENTION) IF YOU WOULD LIKE COVERAGE OF YOUR
Let the Galveston Wizard help get word out on any of the things Jesus & Andrew workin’ hard EVENT IN THE GALVESTON WIZARD. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO

you have learned in Galvestonopoly! email: thewiz@galvestonwizard.com to keep the magic going. CONTACT US AT: (thewiz@galvestonwizard.com)

Patrons of DiBel-
la’s were sung
to by a Dicken’s
Choir...

...then the
Choir helped
themselves
to some
DiBella’s.
Good Times!
Don’t Waste Time. AARRGGHH!
it’stoughforlocalstofindnormalparkingduringspecialevents!
 www.galvestonwizard.com
15 Member Team to Search Nationwide for President!
The Board of Regents of
the Galveston Community Col-
lege District held their regular
monthly meeting Wednesday
night taking action to appoint
a fifteen member Presidential
Search Advisory Committee.
In December the Regents ap-
proved a contract for consultant
services with Dr. Bob Barrin-
ger of Gold Hill Associates of
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to
conduct the nationwide search
for a new community college
president at Galveston College.
Dr Barringer, a retired
community college president,
has used his firm to conduct
(Do you need more “empty space” when you are reading something in the Galveston Wizard? Do you want more outrageous headlines? We’re gonna figure you readers out!)
How important are you?
Good old Einstein was right when he
came up with his theory of relativity, not
just because it answered a lot of questions
scientists had been wrestling with for many
years, but also in everyday life. For instance
you may be important to someone but not to
someone else, so your importance
is relative. You may be old to some
people but young to others and so
on. But how important are we re-
ally? You may feel important, but
from the President through our
Mayor down to that poor old guy
I see sleeping on the bench every
night, there is only one thing I can
say - Well, sorry but we are not important at
all. If you consider the universe or even just
our galaxy, we are completely insignificant.
Our sun is only one of billions of billions
of stars in our galaxy and out galaxy is just
one of billions of billions of galaxies in the
universe.
Our sun is a small, insignificant, not
very bright star on the edge of our galaxy,
some 30,000 light years away from the cen-
tre (if that was in miles all the 0s at the end
would fill this whole publication) it takes us
Advertising works.
Let us work for you!
eighty-one successful presi-
dential searches across the
United States. Barringer’s firm
will use the fifteen member
Presidential Search Advisory
Committee to review applica-
tions and recommend five or
more finalists for the Board of
Regents interviewing process
toward the Regents selection of
a top candidate.
The 2007 Presidential
Search Advisory Committee
for Galveston College consists
of Galveston citizens Tonka
Lane, community volunteer;
Melvin Williams, UTMB Di-
rector of Equal Opportunity
200 million years to complete just one rev-
olution around the galaxy. If we consider
that one revolution of our planet around the
sun is one year, then the sun’s year (around
the galaxy) is 200 million times longer. So
what would happen to the universe if our
galaxy wasn’t there? Nothing!
What would happen to the galaxy
if our sun wasn’t there? Nothing!
So what would happen to our sun
if the Earth wasn’t there? Noth-
ing! What would happen to the
Earth if humans weren’t there?
Nothing! So are you important?
Are any of us important? Hell no!
From space, the astronauts can not see any
evidence of human life on this planet (un-
less they are in a low orbit – then they can
see the Great Wall of China) other than the
hole in the ozone layer. Even our moon has
more effect on the earth in one day than the
whole of humanity since our arrival on this
planet. Without the Moon the Earth would
wobble out of control, it has a large effect on
the tides of the sea which in turn has a great
effect on our weather. It also has an effect on
the tectonic plates of the Earth which in turn
Remember that looming fog?
It seemed to add a dream-like quality to
the island! Let the fog be lifted from the
minds of sleeping Galvestonians! Arise,
you giants!
and Diversity and Foundation
Board member; Rabbi Jimmy
Kessler, adjunct faculty and
rabbi to Temple B”Nai Israel;
Roland Bassett, local attorney
and former Regent; Susan
Broll, Galveston College Foun-
dation Board Chairperson; Ray
Lewis, Jr., UTMB’s Associate
Dean for Student Affairs; Brian
Maxwell, Galveston County
Projects Director; Albert Shan-
non, Chief Executive Officer
of Frost Bank and Foundation
board member; Don Davison,
Assistant Professor of Account-
ing and incoming President of
the Faculty Senate at Galveston
College; Michael Berberich,
helps creates our mountains and valleys. So
By John Bostock
what do we do for the Earth? Well, I sup-
pose we help mess it up a bit, but that’s all.
Ok, so we are not important to the uni-
verse, but is the universe important to us?
Extremely. Without the universe, our galaxy
could not exist, it would just fly apart. With-
out our galaxy our sun would not exist, be-
cause the sun was made out of the gas cloud
that formed the galaxy in the first place.
Without the sun the earth would not exist
because, once again, the earth was made
out of that same cloud and debris from other
older stars. Without the earth we would not
exist. Now back to relativity, even though
our sun and earth are insignificant to the rest
of those bright spots of light in the sky. They
are very important to us, (see, its relative) we
could not exist without all of it. Could we
exist on another planet? I here you ask (oh
yes you did) – well sure, but not one in our
solar system without a great deal of change.
The requirements for humans to survive are
very numerous. The planet would have to
be almost identical to Earth, the star that it
orbits would have to be similar to the sun,
if it were much bigger it wouldn’t last long
thewiz@galvestonwizard.com)
Dawn of a New Era 21
Instructor of English and Past
President of the Faculty Sen-
ate; Dr. Gaynelle Hayes, Vice
President of Administration;
Pamela Britton, Vocational
Nursing Instructor and Secre-
www.myspace.com/jtsgalveston
tary Faculty Senate; Brenna
Molen, Galveston College
student representative; Judge
Roy Quintanilla, County Court
Judge and former Regent and
Theron Waddell, Professor of
Government.
The committee’s work is
expected to continue through
May 2007 with appointment of
a new president by the College
Regents by July 2007.
enough for humans to develop – if much
smaller, it wouldn’t give us enough heat to
survive unless the planet was a lot closer,
but then we would receive too much solar
radiation. So are there planets out there like
the Earth? Probably billions and billions
but we haven’t detected any of them yet
because (if they exist) they are so far away.
You see the closest star that could possibly
have a planet like the Earth is millions of
light years away, with out present technol-
ogy it would take more than a generation to
travel one light year. So even if we had sent
out a spaceship the day apes arrived on the
Earth, we still wouldn’t be anywhere near
arriving at this planet. Even if we had sent
out a radio signal the day cavemen arrived,
that signal still wouldn’t have arrived. But is
there life out there? Almost certainly but is
it important to life here? Not at all.
John is an Englishman living in Galves-
ton and among other things, has a PhD in
Astrophysics, is an Actor, comedian, musi-
cian, Freelance writer, Ordained Minister,
Notary Public, etc.
Do you know
who this is
and where
he works?
(The first cor-
rect email an-
swer we get
will win a free
G’Wiz T-shirt!
Email us at:
 22 Dawn of a New Era Galveston Wizard

A Wireless Island! What hinders us?

We can’t give you all of the details. We can’t even
give you a few details. Nope..., sorry! Can’t do it!
......... Aw heck, here goes!
The thought came to us one day as we passed a
signal tower on Broadway....”What about a wire-
less island?”
By wireless, we mean wireless for the internet!
That’s right! It uses the same signals as all of the
other information we saturate our airwaves with.
Why not? Endless knowledge at the fingertips of
more people! More tools for success, therefore
more success! With Cheaper Internet, Easier Ac-
cess, Great Tourist Destination Features, this idea
shows endless potential!
We were directed by a wizard from a far away
realm to a similar setup done in Philadelphia, with
it’s highly-publicized, often-praised launch of the Wizardly
“Next Great City” just last year. (wirelessphiladelphia.org) wise
Wireless “Cable speed” for only $21 bucks to locals once in this
you buy your wireless adapter for your computer (~$69.) realm?
So we’re going to need to kick off a non-profit organiza- We need
tion, and start looking for a benefactor...hmm, someone your
on the cutting edge of Galveston’s Internet Realm (Page help?!
16?). Oh, and we’d need cooperation from our fair City, Email us any ideas, suggestions, tips, or services to
and State. And the help from Local municipalities, (Say, bring about great things to help make Galveston better!
$5M to push Galveston as the destination of the future Want to be the one that scoff’s at an idea or the one
AND the past?!) Maybe even the help of a Telecom Giant? that gets in on the ground floor of the next big thing?
Oh, and a staff! Wizards love making staffs! It’s your decision. Not ours. Our mind’s made up.

You think you can draw a better

don’t be a cry ~:@ if you don’t win!
(baby)

Galveston Wizard?
“WE’D LIKE (No,
TO SEE YOU TRY!”
Really! We would!)
Announcing Our First Competition to determine who can draw the best Galveston Wizard!
Your Style, Your way. Your Setting, Your Detail, Your Medium.
Entries will be judged by us on uniqueness, skill, composition, and overall coolness factor.
The two best wizard renditions will each receive a $25 dollar Gift Certificate to DiBella’s Ital-
ian Restaurant.
Deadline is February 20th.
Submissions must be in email format, along with name, age of artist and contact info. (PDF,
JPG, ...highest quality you can send...we want to see your work at it’s best
Email entries to: thewiz@galvestonwizard.com Subject Line should read “Wizard Artwork
Contest”
Readers can expect a Complete Gallery and the Winners in the next issue!!!

Jose from
the Repub-
lic Beverage
Company,
Yikes!
Check out Al Gore’s “An Unfortu-
nate Truth,” available for rent or
ttsk! ew!

delivering
sale everywhere.
“the goods”
to restau- We’ve got to take responsibility for
rants and our environment and do our part
to ensure a future for our youth!
bars.
Thank you, Still not convinced? Watch the film
“Three Days Later” or learn more by
good sir, for checking out:
all that you
do for us! ClimateCrisis.net “NO VACANCY”
(that should convice you!)
www.galvestonwizard.com Dawn of a New Era 23
Think you’re the
best at Madden? “In a World at war with itself.”
So does everyone else who plays. Why not show your skills at

the Madden Tournament Below, happening at the Lucky Lounge

on February 3rd. It starts at 7:00 so show up early.

If they could have been sure to have at least 300 par-

ticipants, they could have bumped the grand prize up to a Play-

station 3! You people have got to show them that it’s worth their

time to put something like this together! Support it now in the

beginning and it will grow!

Imagine Galveston Convention Center Gaming Expo’s?

You take the first step toward that reality by attending this tour-

nament! How do we start an expo like that anyway? Hmm.

“And Tell them The Galveston Wizard Sent You!”

the

Doorway Collective
by
garyCOLLINS & davidTORKELSON
Wrap your mind
around this one!
They make the whole civil-
ian island “Golf Cart Elec-
tric Vehicles Only.” If you
need a truck for work with
14ft tall tires, you have to
provide a reason. (Small
Before you put down that control- man syndrome applicants
ler, know this! Lee Yoon-Leol has at- will be judged on a case- by-case basis.) Every-
tained superstar status as a video
one can donate their own cars for credit towards
game prodigy! Nothing like a hard
day’s work! Figure out how to make
money doing the
“Don’tdespisesmallbeginnings” an electric vehicle. All of the vehicles that are
donated can be salvaged and the shelled vehi-
things you love! But cles can be used to create an artificial reef which
what sort of things
will help bring more...is anyone even listening?
do you love doing?
 24 Dawn of a New Era
Captain Chinbeard’s
Etiquette Advice Column
Recycle! Here we are, hanging up the phone
Galveston Wizard

again. The decision maker is out of the office

Dear Captain, again. We can’t, in good sense, give away ev-

I am attending a formal dinner with my company next week, and erything for free or trade out! Promoting busi-

many important people are flying in from the main office in New nesses is tough, but it is in our job description

York. Needless to say, I really have to make a good impression here! (and it pays the bills!)

upon them. Unfortunately, I don’t even know which fork to use for Our mission this time? Attempt to

my salad. Can you help me? --Peter O., Galveston promote a local recycler, all of the things they

purchase or accept, directions on how to get Luong Pham

Avast Pete! there, their phone number, hours of operation,

Aye. Ye have asked the right person. I have been told that I put and anything else they may deem pertinent.

the “gentleman” in “gentleman of fortune.” The thing ye need to Why? Well there’s a two-pronged

remember is common sense, it will guide ye to riches like the answer to that. First, we had just found out

North Star. Here arr a few thing ye should make sure to do: ourselves where we could take our aluminum

1) Address the lady who brings food and drink as ‘SERVING- cans. (See picture, right, on the weigh station)

wench.’ Ever since the Enron Scandal, wenches have been Then our man Luong (above) wrote us

flooding upper management because men are suddenly “un- up a receipt for the delivery of the two bags,
Aluminum Cans
trustworthy.” If ye simply say “arr wench, more grog!” one of the and we went inside where Kelly gave us our

boss-wenches might think you’re talking to her, and you’ll have cash! (A dollar and 10 cents!)

to walk the plank. Now we aren’t really trying to recycle

2) When ye are eating your food, be sure to let out grunts of ap- just for the money, although there is some
Kelly
proval, and ask for seconds, even if the food be terrible. small compensation for doing it. Our real

3) Be sure to eat plenty of protein, so ye can absorb more alco- goal is to try to eliminate waste and separate

hol. If ye can out-drink everyone at dinner, it will show everyone anything out that can be re-used. Remember,

that ye arr the most manly beast at the table. we only have a certain amount of resources on

4) Ye garb also be important. Wear the finest silks, and all the our precious planet.

jewels and gold ye can lay yer paws on. But be sure to keep a If you’ve got a service, company or

conspicuously placed musket in ye pantaloons in case they get organization that you would like us to promote,

grabby. we would love to help! Call 744-3695 for more

And get paid!
Good luck and fair winds! - Captain Chinbeard metal recycling information!

Are you using your talents?

Again, it will be like a man
going on a journey, who called
his servants and entrusted his
property to them. To one he
gave five talents of money, to
another two talents, and to an-
other one talent, each accord-
ing to his ability. Then he went
on his journey. The man who
had received the five talents
went at once and put his money
to work and gained five more.
So also, the one with the two
talents gained two more. But
the man who had received the
one talent went off, dug a hole
in the ground and hid his mas-
ter’s money.
After a long time, the master
of those servants returned and
settled accounts with them. The
man who had received the five
talents brought the other five.
“Master,” he said, “you entrust-
ed me with five talents. See, I
have gained five more.”
His master replied, “Well
done, good and faithful servant!
You have been faithful with a few
things; I will put you in charge of
many things. Come and share
your master’s happiness!”
The man with the two talents
also came. “Master,” he said,
“you entrusted me with two tal-
ents; see, I have gained two
more.”
His master replied, “Well
done, good and faithful servant!
You have been faithful with a few
things; I will put you in charge of
many things. Come and share
your master’s happiness!”
Then the man who had re-
ceived the one talent came.
“Master,” he said, “I knew that
you are a hard man, harvesting
where you have not sown and
gathering where you have not
scattered seed. So I was afraid
and went out and hid your tal-
ent in the ground. See, here is
what belongs to you.”
His master replied, “You wick-
ed, lazy servant! So you knew
that I harvest where I have not
sown and gather where I have
not scattered seed? Well then,
you should have put my money
on deposit with the bankers,
so that when I returned I would
have received it back with inter-
est.
“Take the talent from him
and give it to the one who has
the ten talents. For everyone
who has will be given more,
and he will have an abundance.
Whoever does not have, even
what he has will be taken from
him. And throw that worthless
servant outside, into the dark-
ness, where there will be weep-
ing and gnashing of teeth.”
- Matthew 25:14-30 (NIV Bible)

“G’Wiz!”
Clint
&
Rocky
@
Doug makes it happen at 2:49am.
Slices
We can bring home the bacon! If the businesses
we all support and love can help us with advertis- ...Tara exclaimed as she got her issue of the
ing, then we can bring you the goods quicker, fast- Galveston Wizard at Gravity Bar on the
er and better! (While supporting them with more Strand! Seconds later she was reading! Be
business!) Isn’t that right, Dutch Kettle?! sure to read your copy cover-to-cover!
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Tips for Assertive Communication
Ineffective communication can are adequately listening! Here ing With Difficult People,”
be frustrating! If you feel that is an effective formula that we and hosted by Robert Mallon
you are not being adequately recently learned in a Career- (www.rmallon.com) Try this on
heard, first check to see if you Track Seminar titled “Deal- and see if it produces results!!

First, state positive intent: “For the sake of... (Our friendship, etc.)”
“When you...(State the negative behavior or action)”
“and this happens... (Result of their behavior)”
“I feel... (State your emotion.)”
“What I want is.... (State the solution.)”
“Can we agree to...(State the solution again.)?”*
Example:
For the sake of our friendship, when you borrow my things, and make no timely effort to bring them back, I feel
frustrated and taken advantage of. What I want is to lend things to you and know that I’ll get them back. Can we
agree to where you return an item that you borrow from me as soon as you are done with it?

(Practice makes better. Go try it out!)

*If not, (factors like compromise, time invested, severity of problem, etc. permitting), try a different approach or, if all else fails, end the relationship.

The Silver Lining

ing
Sure, things could be better. But they
could also be worse. Thanksgiving is a tradition
of significance for many Americans, but many
seem to be missing the point.
The “thanksgiving” we know began as a
celebration of having more than enough.
The Pilgrims had no idea what they were
doing in the “new world” and the Native
Americans took the time to show them how
to do it right. (See? You put a fish in the
soil next to your seeds! Who would have
thought?)
These seemingly simple tips, and
a little elbow grease, and soon we had all
kinds of food. (It was then they must have
used those huge muskets to doom the tur-
key to be the “token” meat of the holiday.
We at the Galveston Wizard want to provide you
with tips to give you more reasons to give thanks! Email us
to pass wisdom on to your fellow man through our paper.
Good eatin’ and thanks for reading!
(If we give you tips, you have to promise not to op-
press us, take our land, wage war on us, all but decimate our
race or leave us with nothing but casinos and lame stereo-
typing....ok, we will take the casinos.) (product placement...where’s our ad?)

A Indeed. It was a tasty

(Beware of wolves in sheep’s clothing.)
p e n n y and refreshing beverage. But
saved is was it worth the hefty price tag
a penny of a dollar and sixty cents? The
only person who can make that
earned! decision is you. We’re no hypo-
Turn your change
into crispy bills! Start crites! We rationalized our val-
a change jar, and re- ue out of it by drinking a lot of it
sist the temptation to
and then refreshing the ice and
tax it! When your jar is full, cash it in! Saving can be
fun! (For us, Kroger on 57th and Seawall has the best topping it off before we hit the
regularly-working machine!) road! Like a two-for-one!
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can I explore a
and she takes a deep cool new place
breath and she gets or that clas-
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says, ‘Aah-eee-A, way!?
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says Hey! What’s
Tropical Taxi Anyone who knows Galveston
Bars knows the incredible variety and
styles of entertainment we have here!
going on?!’” (Get it?
That 4-Non Blonde 409.621.4000 We want to be out there with
Clean, Full-Sized Cars and 7 Passenger Vans! you! Live on the scene! Let us know
song?)
24-hour service on or off the Island! how the G’Wiz may be of assistance!
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of the Hostoric Balinese Room....success!
Bar.
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an issue of the Galveston Wizard (and offer our
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musical performances from artists-local and Casino Bar-Subrosa Union
abroad! (across the Causeway!) Cover $6-10

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*(Imagine the G’Wiz as a weekly publication!)
bucks, but totally worth it. Open Fri-Sat, Doors
at 8, bands by nine! Check it out!

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local bands, groups, organizations to better

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serve Galveston! (Or at least make it more fun!)
Thanks for the Great Night, Balinese! Thanks
Rachel for the help! and Happy Birthday Holly!
(Big Ass Beer Night)
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Sex is to be enjoyed, not deployed!
“I had to learn the
hard way, why
Sex is not a weapon! should I help any-
one else get here
The more organized you can become the
better. If you never use the items in your
that easily?”
closets and attics, why not put them out
there for others who will use them. Give
unused items to charities or friends, and
Practice safe sex. Get tested. Be responsible. throw any junk away.
(this is toxic thinking)
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Server Underground
Tuesday Lunch by Mitch Prewitt
The alarm clock blares, and I raise my ever pounding head to
read the numbers one zero one five. Damn was it already time to rise
from my slumber and face this day? It felt as if I had just closed my
eyes and then that ridiculously loud alarm began its bellowing. I lay
in my uncomfortable bed contemplating another long day of the grind.
Not one cell in my body wanted to go to work. It’s a Tuesday lunch
shift, how much can I possibly make on a Tuesday lunch shift? Man
my schedule sucks. I need a new job. I heard that new Italian place
was hiring. That’s got to be better than the hell hole I call work. Yeah,
I think I will go by there today. I’ll just call off. They don’t need me.
It’s a Tuesday lunch. No, I better go in. I mean any money is better
than nothing right. And besides rent is due in two days and I’m only
half way home. So, yep I’m going in. This sucks. I better at least get a
good section. I am not leaving early. I don’t care what happens. I am
working the full shift. I need the money. I might even try to pick up a
shift tonight. That would be nice. Instead of a shower I think I will
just put on this Al Green CD. I don’t smell too bad. A campground bath
will work for today. Ah yes, Al Green is quite the musician. Every time
I listen to him I start to feel happy and maybe a little hungry as well.
Alright it’s five till and I’m scheduled at eleven so I better hustle, maybe
just one more song. I pull into the pothole filled parking lot and have to
convince myself to go into this abyss of a restaurant. I hope I’m not in
the back. I better not be in the back. That’s it I’m calling off. I don’t
think they have seen me yet. No, I am already here. I’ll just go in. Oh,
I hate this place. So I exit my car and head towards the next four hours
of my life. As I enter I see a busboy mopping the floor and a hostess
rolling silver, I get over to the lineup and notice my name is mysteri-
ously absent. It’s not Tuesday, it’s Monday. I’m going back to bed.

thru several wires late the night before,

Whoops! knocking down poles and service.

Someone apparently borrowed a
Escavater (One with a big crane
arm), and drove it proudly down the
streets...tearing up the road as it
went with it’s tank-like treads.
This believed -to -be- intoxicat-
ed thief also apparently neglected to
lower the arm as he/she made his/her
way down the road.
Cut scene to our house, the
next afternoon. “What do you mean
the cable is out?! Kickoff‘s going to
happen soon!” Flustered, my room-
mate called Time Warner and the opera-
tor there reported that some-
one had apparently driven
Knowing that the Time Warner
Office is near The Daily News, Clary’s
and Hicks Auto, we thought we’d in-
vestigate what happened!
Grab the camera and go! We
found several groups of workers, both
electric and cable, working to restore
services to the island. (Of course, if
we were a wireless island... page 22)
Thanks again, utilitiy company
employees for all of the help fixing it,
even on your day off! (Time-and-a-half
never hurts,
though.)
Keep up
the good work,
people!

We “double-dog dare

you” to consider

whether you are resist-

ing drugs and violence.

If you are struggling to

resist anger, alcohol,

marijuana, cocaine,

heroine, meth, shop-

ping, cigarettes, sex,

gambling, crack, pills,

caffeine or any other

thing that you know in

your heart you want to Jason and Gretchen pose for a picture after their
get control of... Seek ultra-tasty meal at DiBella’s. Tomorrow is another
help! We all support day of exploring Galveston for them! Now they
you! You got the balls to make a difference? have a “Galveston Wizard” to guide them!
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coom Dawn of a New Era 29
We caught a Sneek Peek Got a Great
of what the Krewe of Aquarius has
been up to behind the scenes!
Making, repairing, and
T-Shirt idea?
updating floats with fresh paint jobs,
decor or speakers, these people
work hard to make sure their floats
look “Just Right” this Mardi Gras!
They also apparently throw
one heck of a party! We hope to see
Galveston Island
you out there! Be Safe, Have Fun!
""It'sNear
" It's Near Texas"
Texas"
Barn Bash!
February 9, 2007 Let our skilled team help make
6p.m. - 11p.m. your t-shirt ideas happen!
Catering by Chili’s! Orders of One (1) Dozen or more, only please (bigger=cheaper)
Check out http://www.krewe-of-aquarius.org/ to learn Sell your own artwork! Promote your Business or Yourself!
more about the events, ser vices and things that Krewe of Contact us via email at thewiz@galvestonwizard.com
Aquarius is involved in. It may look like fun, but it’s hard
work too! or via telephone at 409.621.2864. (We’ll be selling them on ourWeb site soon!)

“Sigh.” YOU
Just a few more months...
thought about sending us something.

IT
might have gone right here!

“Why not advertise now?”

Anticipate the wave. (Luckily, we believe in third chances.)

thewiz@galvestonwizard.com
Island photography by Mingo
ideas. opinions. suggestions. encouragements. opportunity. hints.
An inaud- Do You Know Your Miranda Rights?
able “No
Comment” You have the right to remain silent. If you
choose to give up that right, anything you
was deliv- say can and will be used against you in a
ered to us court of law. You have the right to speak to
when we an attorney, and to have an attorney pres-
asked for ent during any questioning. If you cannot
more in- afford an attorney, one will be provided for
you at government expense.
for mation
on what We were reading the latest copy of the the Galves-
happened ton Police News the other day, and it showed some
when this sick shots of what one knife did in an altercation!
(ouch!) These Peace Officers risk life and limb to Our friend Jan had one of those amazing
man’s four-wheeler ran out of gas ensure your safety. Please show them some respect. “small town” setups in her house! The
in the middle of a muddy field in They are ordinary people who put themselves in houses were perfectly arranged and there
the middle of nowhere. The people the line of danger for your safety! Thank you for were even little people in the streets! Very
have a right to know, we told him! your service and protection! We appreciate you! Nice.
30Your
Dawn of a New
Source for Era
the Official 2007 Mardi Gras Poster! Galveston Wizard

Open Located At
2413 Mechanic St
10 Galveston 7755
50
T 409.763.6370

Art & Custom Framing is Our Business. We almost don’t need a caption for this lack of respect for other people’s
Customer Service is Our Pleasure! property. Please Respect Your Fellow Galvestonians. Please Don’t Steal.

Doing the Employment monetary stability…ahh, to do

“Waltz”?
Rebecca Adler
One step forward…two steps
to the side…PROMENADE!!
Only here the “Employment
Waltz” here of late has turned into
more of “Dances with Wolves”.
Just before the holidays last year,
my employer told a few of us that
they had simply “over-hired”—
there was no need for us to work
until after the 1st of the year. No
need? Really? Tell that to my
nine-year old son, my landlady,
and let’s not forget all the other
folks I’m in debt to. No need?
Indeed. Only now it’s after the 1st
and still…my phone isn’t ringing
with the good news of re-employ-
ment.
So now I’m fox trotting it
would seem. I am pounding the
proverbial pavement in search of
the break dance as opposed to the How to
“broke dance”. Or at least some-
thing I can count on for a few Make the Wizard Work
months. By then, tourist season
will be back and we can all go For You!
on and two-step past the growing
unemployment problem on our story idea? event idea? “idea” idea?
island.
Sadly, this seems to be an
epidemic here around this time
of year: this tap dancing around We’ll get your message
real problems. Tourism is doing
a slow dance and locals have to
depend on other locals for com-
merce. I’ve never played the role
out there!
Email thewiz@galvestonwizard.com
of wallflower so I vote for some
new choreography. If it’s a dance P.O. Box 3467
I don’t know—by damn, I’ll learn
Write
Galveston Island, TX
it. There are several hundred other
unemployed locals that would be 77552
willing to tap their heels instead
of their fingertips. So what do you Call 409.621.2864
say business owners and manage-
ment? Shall we dance?
Fax Upon Request

Ooof-dah! Resting our feet after a hard-days
work! Any venture you embark on will take a lot
of work. Stick with it! It will pay off!
For Sale?
Our Landlord
Left us a Winter
& Co Piano. It
looks nice, but
when you open
up the top, you
find that many
of the pieces are warped and in need of re-
pair! There is a placard in it that said Winter
and Company, New York 1899. We can’t
find the serial number (to see when exactly it
We thought we saw something “Buzz By”! It was made) but we would like to show it to an
looked awesome! We saw it again in front of Buz- expert! Antique Roadshow or Kindling? Email
bee Law Firm! When you have to win! thewiz@galvestonwizard.com for more info.
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Try Jan’s Crossword Puzzle! 1 2
Across
1. small version 44. award
3 4

48. concrete 20. early bloomer

5 6 7 8 9 4. popular
49. milk portion 21. lean
10 11 7. organ
50. wis. state flower 23. leftovers
12 13 14 8. lend
51. road sign 24. talk
15 16 17 18 10. natural force
54. shade plant 25. washer cycle
19 20 21
14. temporary wall
55. brought up 27. John Hancock
22 23
15. knew of
56. amount 30. tree base
24 25 26 27
17. heavily populated
57. burn 31. end
19. value
28 29 30 31 32 33. humidity
22. sharks habitat
Down 36. clothing tag
24. piece of clothing
33 39. pad of paper
26. capitol of texas
34
2. on top 43. fact
28. shade tree
35 36 37
3. tree limb 45. Hawaii St. flower
29. black and white
38 39 40
4. make 46. support
32. not guilty
41

5. largest state 47. foreign automobile

42 43 44 45 33. lost
6. coffee shop buy 52. sports network
46 34. present
9. prime property 53. beige
47 48 35. coin
49 50 37. pick up 11. scenery
51 52 53 38. let 12. morning moisture
54 40. peel 13. door part
55
41. just the____ 16. press give up yet!
18. footwear
Want sudoku, too? Let us know! 42. name
56 57
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encouragements to
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is yours as well!
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ideas! Let the Galveston Wizard
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“Love is all you need.”
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