Issue: July 08, 2004
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Rock ‘n’ roll survivor
Struggles. Successes. Setbacks. It’s the narrative of rock, and Mike Farrell has lived it through a succession of important local bands.
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Manhunt: the sequel
Judge says groping’s OK, but watch what you say.
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Oak Park church rolls into future
AME Zion Church welcomes its first female pastor to Sacramento.
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And the winner is …
Complain about the Sammies process if you want to, but it’s all about honoring local musicians.
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Letters for July 8, 2004
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Boot-camp basics
Sacramentan Michael Volkin hopes his boot-camp experience can make life easier for new recruits.
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See Arnold grope
Groping bobbleheads get in touch with their inner divas.
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The muscle-bound wimp
His wife calls him a populist, and critics aren’t happy with his budget approach, but it’s still too early to tell who our governor really is.
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Time of need, indeed
Loaves & Fishes has received new support from the community, but the nonprofit’s still not out of the woods.
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Wednesday-night children
A local woman finds that helping neglected children brings great rewards.
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Taxonomy of the damned
Wondering where genetic manipulation is taking us? Davis sculptor Gerald Heffernon’s weird animals, now at the Crocker, may provide an answer.
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History lesson
Davis’ John Natsoulas Gallery features a show of Sacramento Valley landscapes done by some of the area’s finest painters.
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Take a Walk on the Dark Side
R. Gary Patterson’s Take a Walk on the Dark Side, a book about rock ‘n’ roll death, might better be retitled Take a Walk on the Really Dumb Side.
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Sacramento History Online
Images of Sacramento’s history are only a mouse click away.
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Long live the burger king
Frank Gonzales, who created Sacramento’s best hamburger, died last week.
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Step right up
Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls! Prepare to be amazed as Jeff Hudson previews this year’s Music Circus series.
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American beauty
We returned to Riverside Clubhouse, for the first time since its opening, and found this gourmet eatery flourishing in the summer heat.
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On the road again
Venerable local jump-blues band Little Charlie & the Nightcats plays the Palms before heading out on the road.
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Sacramento’s musical diaspora
One of this city’s more colorful musical figures bids us adieu.
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Animal Collective
Animal Collective’s Sung Tongs is the most dangerously psychedelic record I’ve heard in years.
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We love everything
Best bet for “hipsters": outsider-art folkies Joanna Newsom and Devendra Banhart, with Vetiver, at Old I.
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Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Cinema selection of the week.
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Empty space
The Clearing is a postcard-worthy image with an empty center.
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