River Cities' Reader - Issue 803 - April 26, 2012

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What Would You Do With More Than $2 Million for Staffing?
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by Todd McGreevy
hat would you be able to accomplish with a staffing budget of more than $2 million? That is the first thing I asked myself when I researched the U.S. Senate staffing budgets at Legistorm.com. Senator Dick Durbin is spending nearly $3 million per year in staff salaries. Senator Chuck Grassley has more than $2.6 million and is employing more than 50 people. Members of Congress, especially new ones, must have to pay their dues in D.C., as Representative Bobby Schilling only had $695,000 to work with in Fiscal Year 2011 while Representative Bruce Braley had more than $1 million to employ his 20 staffers. The standard operating procedure seems to be to pay chiefs of staff between $160,000 and $170,000 annually. These figures are not bandied about when the incumbents or challengers are vying for your votes every two and six years. Consider that in 2002, members of Congress were paid $150,000, and that today they are paid $174,000 (RCReader.com/y/congress). Thats a 16percent raise over 10 years. Has your job enjoyed such raises over that same time period? And when the top staffer is paid nearly as much as the elected official, one begins to understand that a person vying
for these elected positions is vying for an institution, an enterprise, a heavily funded platform from which to dole out privileges and influence. No wonder so much money is spent on campaign races for a job that pays less than $200,000. When one has a budget of nearly $3 million at ones disposal for staffing alone, one can accomplish quite a bit. Keep in mind that these figures do not include the annual costs of maintaining multiple offices, supplies, communications, travel, meals, and so on. What on Earth could these legislators possibly need such lavish staffing budgets for? Well, lets take a look at the busy meeting schedule of just one of the career politicians in the Iowa/Illinois congressional delegation. Here is the publicized list of interest groups Grassley was meeting with last week: Iowa Dietetic Association, the Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group, the Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists, ONE, the Arthritis Foundation, Goodwill Industries, the National Council of Investigation & Security Services, the Military Officers Association of America, the Iowa Restaurant Association, the Material Advantage Student Program, the Iowa State Bar Association,
the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, the Institute of Real Estate Management, the American Heart Association, the National Cattlemens Beef Association, the National Registry of Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers, and the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology. And here is whom he is meeting this week: Iowa Library Association, Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation, Iowa Leading Age, the Iowa Finance Authority, student fraternity and sorority leaders, the International Dairy Foods Association, the Iowa Department of Transportation, the National Structured Settlements Trade Association, the Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa, the Plumbing, Heating, & Cooling Contractors of Iowa, and the Iowa Orthopaedic Society. To the credit of Grassleys staff, at least they issue a notification of the interest groups he is meeting with, and its a damned if you do, damned if you dont world, as any politician would be chastised for not meeting with constituents from his or her own state. But what would be really interesting is to see the list of all the meetings each member of our congressional delegation has, especially the ones with national and international interest groups
and corporations. The point of this exercise is to bring to bear that of course these politicians need millions of dollars in staffing budgets! How else would they be able to keep such packed schedules of meetings with interest group after interest group and still find time to actually attend to the duties enumerated in the Constitution they swore an oath to uphold? Perhaps more important is that staffers hold the key to the kingdom in that they do most of the scheduling. They are the congressmens gatekeepers in every sense of the word. And consider that when in the private sector, someone getting paid a salary of more than $160,000 per year would typically be responsible for producing something. What is it that these staffers are producing, other than the infrastructure required to keep special interests and constituents wellattended-to in their quest to get something from the government? When one takes into consideration that the government produces nothing without first taking from taxpayers, the activity of government officials and staffers begins to look like a selfperpetuating scheme rather than a prudent
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Bond-Rating Threat Makes Major Budget Battle Inevitable

The threat with the biggest teeth will probably turn out to be that double downgrade. The bond houses always win in the end.
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ts so quiet, sighed Pippin in The Fellowship of the Rings. Its the deep breath before the plunge, counseled Gandalf. I dont want to be in a battle, said Pippin, but waiting on the edge of one I cant escape is even worse. That exchange pretty well sums up the current climate in the General Assembly. Its very quiet. Too quiet. Everybody knows that big, tough decisions are both looming and inevitable, and theyre all tiptoeing around Springfield, peering over their shoulders and whispering about the coming fight that deep down, they are starting to realize, they cannot fully escape. The bloodiest of all battles is just around the corner, and they know it. The most natural human reaction to a crisis is to either run away or try to deny reality. Maybe, some think, the General Assembly could just solve part of the $2.7billion-and-growing hole that the Medicaid program has blown in the state budget. Or they could kick the can down the road on pension reform until after the election, when dozens of lame-duck legislators can be used to pad the roll calls. But according to the governor, at least one credit agency has threatened Illinois with whats known as a double downgrade of the states bond rating if both the Medicaid and pension crises arent resolved this spring. A double downgrade would lower the credit rating by two notches instead of one and would likely result in an an enormous public-relations disaster, but it would also put the state dangerously close to junk-bond status, if not right in it. The last time Illinois faced a double downgrade was just before the income-tax hike was approved. The state was given the same threat a few days before the General Assembly rammed through major pension reforms for new government employees in 2010s spring legislative session. So the governors position is that the big stuff needs to be done this spring or this summer, in case the job isnt completed by the end of May. No ifs, ands, or buts about it, his people say.
We come to it at last, the great battle of our time, Gandalf said in the movie. It wont be much longer before our own great Statehouse battle is in full swing. The first major volley (beyond the trashtalking in Governor Pat Quinns budget address) was launched last week when the governor detailed his tough but reasonable plan to patch the Medicaid hole. On Friday, Quinn announced his pretty-well-thoughtout pension-reform plan. Session is scheduled to adjourn at the end of May. Between now and then, there will be much loud gnashing of teeth, with threats issued from all sides from those about to lose what they have. But the threat with the biggest teeth will probably turn out to be that double downgrade. The state has so much bonded indebtedness and such a strong desire to do more capital spending that it cannot possibly ignore those warnings. The New York bond houses always win in the end, and this year may be no exception. Ive been telling friends for weeks that this is the most important legislative session of my lifetime. This spring is when Illinois government decides whether it wants to continue living in a dream world of spending as much money as it wants without ever worrying about how to pay for anything or whether it finally decides to stand up and face the grim reality of its own making. My dear Frodo, Hobbits really are amazing creatures, said Gandalf. You can learn all there is to know about their ways in a month, and yet after a hundred years they can still surprise you. The long-term (and short-term) fiscal health of this state absolutely hinges on what our legislative Hobbits do in the next five weeks. They must take that big plunge toward responsibility and surprise all of us. And the governor needs to stick to his guns and demand they complete their task, no matter how long they have to stay in session. Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax (a daily political newsletter) and CapitolFax.com.
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By the Numbers: Getting to Know Your Members of Congress
by Jeff Ignatius [email protected]
ost people know that theres a wealth of information available online about members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. But while its not hidden, its often scattered among several Web sites, and its hard to make head-to-head comparisons without a lot of clicking and note-taking. Here is our attempt to bring some of the available data together in one place for members of Congress representing the Quad Cities. We include Representative Bruce Braley (a Democrat who currently represents Scott County in the House), Representative Dave Loebsack (a Democrat whose redrawn district will include Scott County beginning next year), Representative Bobby Schilling (a Republican representing the Illinois Quad Cities), and four U.S. Senators: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), and Mark Kirk (RIllinois). All the information was drawn from four Web sites: OpenSecrets.org, Legistorm. com, GovTrack.us, and VoteSmart.org.
Beyond the basics their ages and professions, how long theyve been in office, and when their terms end we include information on committee assignments and leadership, how many roll-call votes theyve missed, personal net worth and investments, earmarks (and earmarks that went to campaign contributors), aggregate staff compensation, top-paid staffers, how campaign contributions break down from individuals and political action committees (PACs), whether they completed Project Vote Smarts survey of candidates, and assessments from various interest groups. Note that these charts just scratch the surface. For instance, Legistorm.com includes not just salaries but the personal financial disclosures of each member of Congress and staff member. Durbin, for example, lists residences in Springfield (worth $250,000) and Chicago ($283,000) ... and a 1996 Ford truck with an estimated value of $2,500. David Edmund Young, chief of staff for Grassley, owns rental properties
in the Washington, D.C., area valued at $500,000 to $1 million and $1 million to $5 million, and he owns stock in Caseys General Stores, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America. OpenSecrets.org allows you to see individual earmarks, and those that went to campaign contributors. GovTrack.us lets you look at members legislative histories the bills they sponsored and what happened to them. And VoteSmart.org features interestgroup ratings and policy positions in a wide variety of areas, and it also tracks key votes and public statements. Certain stereotypes of Congress hold true with the Quad Cities delegation. Theyre all white men. Three of the four senators are at least 67 years old, and among all seven elected officials, only Schilling is south of 52. Durbin, Harkin, and Grassley are career politicians, having served continually in Congress for at least 29 years apiece. Four of the seven are attorneys. Are they wealthy? Certainly not by
congressional standards. Only Harkin, with a net worth between $10 million and $23 million, ranks in his chambers top 40 percent. Senators Durbin and Kirk and Representatives Loebsack and Braley sit in their chambers bottom halves. (Thats a fairly high bar, however. Outside of Kirk, all of these members of Congress have net worths higher than the American median for their age groups.) From the earmark information, its obvious that our members of Congress particularly Grassley and Harkin are pretty good at bringing home the bacon ... or, from a different perspective, loading the federal budget with dubious pork. (Note that the Fiscal Year 2009 earmarks for the Iowa delegation are abnormally high, a result of federal spending for disaster aid stemming from flooding.) We plan to revisit this information annually, so if theres something thats not here that youd like to see included, please e-mail [email protected].
Biographical and Personal Information

Age Previous Occupation In Current Office Since Current Terms Ends Chamber Leadership and Committee Assignments Assistant Majority Leader (Democratic Whip); Appropriations; Foreign Relations; Judiciary; Rules & Administration Appropriations; Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs; Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions Agriculture; Armed Services Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry; Appropriations; Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (chair); Small Business & Entrepreneurship Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry; Budget; Finance; Judiciary (ranking member) Armed Services; Education & the Workforce Oversight & Government Reform; Veterans Affairs Missed Roll-Call Votes (median: 2.4%)1 238/12,284 (2%), 1/1983-4/2012 Net worth 2010 (Chamber Rank)2
Top 3 Industries Invested in Real Estate ($253,030); Securities & Investment ($123,470); Automotive ($20,150) Insurance ($15,000) Project Vote Smart Political Courage Test?
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
67
attorney
1997
2014
$999,551 to $1,199,549 (68)
Yes (2008)
Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) Rep. Bobby Schilling (R-IL)
52
attorney
2010
2016
416/7,226 (6%), 1/2001-4/2012 13/1,101 (1%), 1/2011-4/2012
$33,005 to $145,000 (96) $487,008 to $1,489,998 (189)
No (2010)
48
business owner
2011
2012
No (2010) Defense ($1,000,000); Energy & Natural Resources ($501,000); Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate ($217,010) Crop Production & Basic Processing ($915,010); Real Estate ($16,000); Insurance ($4,000) Real Estate ($1,000) Food & Beverage ($50,000)
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
72
attorney
1985
2014
734/13,956 (5%), 1/1975-4/2012
$10,276,123 to $22,918,001 (17)
No (2008)
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA) Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) Source
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agriculture
1981
2016
119 of 13,857 (1%), 1/1975-4/2012 122/4,632 (3%), 1/2007-4/2012 260/4,632 (6%), 1/2007-4/2012 GovTrack.us (4/17/2012)
$1,654,082 to $4,711,000 (49) $228,017 to $770,000 (264) $206,016 to $665,000 (282)
No (2010)
59 54
professor attorney
2007 2007
2012 2012
No (2010) No (2010) VoteSmart.org
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Notes 1 Missed-vote information includes U.S. House tenure for Durbin (1983-1996), Kirk (2001-2010), Harkin (1975-1984), and Grassley (1975-1980). Furthermore, Kirk suffered a stroke in January 2012, affecting his missed-vote information; he has missed all votes in 2012. 2 Net worth is based on personal financial disclosures, which classify assets and liabilities in dollar ranges.
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Franz Mohr Piano Technician to the Greats Speaks at West Music Quad Cities, April 27 and 28
f youre familiar with the talents of such classical pianists as Vladimir Horowitz, Arthur Rubinstein, and Glenn Gould, youre indirectly familiar with the talents of Franz Mohr, who served as the personal concert-piano technician for each of them. But when, during our recent phone interview, I ask the 84-year-old if he ever wishes his name were as recognizable as those of his late, legendary friends, he insists that no, he doesnt. And I believe him, because he says it eight times in a row. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, says Mohr with a hearty, infectious laugh. Ill never forget this. We were on tour in Rochester, New York. Horowitz had a concert there, and just before the stagehand opened the door to let him out to perform, Horowitz turns to me and says, Franz, thats the loneliest place in the world. Even for Horowitz, it wasnt easy to go out to that piano alone. And after he said that, he continues, I immediately reacted in my heart, saying, Dear Lord, I thank you that I dont have to go out there! Im just the piano tuner! Of course, having been employed as chief concert-piano technician for New Yorks Steinway & Sons from 1965 to 1992, with a client list that included in addition to the aforementioned greats Rudolf Serkin, Emil Gilels, and Van Cliburn, Franz Mohr could hardly be classified as just a piano tuner. Still an active adviser, consultant, and lecturer for Steinway & Sons, Mohr will appear locally at West Music Quad Cities on April 27 and 28, sharing tales from his remarkable career and his 1996 book, My Life with the Great Pianists. (A clearly proud Mohr says, Its out in eight languages, including Chinese, and were on our 11th
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printing now in Japan.) And making the native Germans career even more remarkable, perhaps, is his admission that he came to the piano purely by accident.
A Real Love Affair
Born in a small village near Dren, Germany, in 1927, Mohr says that as a youth, I guess I was gifted, a little bit, on the violin. I started at the university Musikhochschule in Cologne, and after we were burned out of there in the war, and my school was gone, I studied at the Hochschule fr Musik in Detmold. After seven semesters, I found myself as a violinist, and also played the viola in a string quartet. But when I was 24 years old, he continues, I developed tremendous problems with inflammation of my left wrist. It was very painful, and I had to have treatments, and finally I had to come to the terrible decision that I cannot be a performing musician. I have to do something else. And the whole world broke apart for me. Music was my life. As Mohr tells it, though, The good Lord is behind the scenes if you trust him, you know? And I saw an ad in the paper for this old piano-manufacturing company in Germany the oldest one, actually,
founded in 1774. Rudolf Ibach Sohn. They were looking for apprentices. And I thought, Well, this has something to do with music ... . Why dont I try it? Stating that he went through all the phases of piano-building and -tuning and -regulating practically overnight, Mohr says he was qualified as a master piano technician after one and a half years of apprenticeship. (And usually it takes three and a half years! he adds, laughing.) Not long after, he applied for, and accepted, a job as a concert-piano tuner with a Steinway dealer in Dsseldorf. And what a revelation that was, says Mohr of his 1954 beginnings with the noted piano line, its instruments famous for their durability, detailed craftsmanship, and exquisite sound. Since 99 percent of the artists in the classical field play the Steinway, that was my dream. I thought to myself, Wow, this is the best instrument ever conceived in the human mind, you know? And a real love affair started with Steinway. Mohr spent the next eight years serving as a piano technician for concert halls throughout Germany, and says that his relocation to America just like his introduction to the piano came through an advertisement. We belonged to a small Baptist church, says Mohr, who had been living in Dsseldorf with his wife Elisabeth and son Peter. And there was an advertisement in our churchs publication from the German Emanuel Baptist Church, a Germanspeaking church in New York. It said, If anyone wants to come to America, wed love to extend a helping hand. And so Elizabeth said, Just for fun, why dont you write to the
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rad Hauskins elicited the largest hearing these tales without being allowed to laughs during Fridays performance witness them. This might as well be Spreading of Spreading It Around at the Circa 21 It Around: The Concert Version. Dinner Playhouse, starting with the moment Oh, how the actors give it a good go, he first walked onstage with his frozen-hip though. Lora Adams makes for a charming, shuffle. His psychologist character Dr. Ward poised Angie, and offers amusing evidence doesnt actually appear until of senior speak. (I was the middle of the second act of just doing my Zoom-ba.) It this comedy, which concerns is unfortunate, though, that the efforts of the widow Angie while shes good in the role, to share her wealth (and that Adams is required to play of her fellow retirees) with someone so many years older those in need, rather than than she actually is. Bob leaving it to their ungrateful Summers Martin is a likable children. But with little stage fellow, well-paired with Adams time, Hauskins squeezes out for his amiable, patient nature. every ounce of comic possibilSteve Lasiter displays more ity from his role, relishing his spunk and energy as Angies awkward pauses, and dryly Steve Lasiter, Liz Millea, son, Larry, than I think Ive delivering his lines with the Lora Adams, Brad Haus- seen from him since his 2009 slightly high-pitched, mildly kins, and Bob Summers turn as Dr. Frank N. Furter shaky voice stereotypical of in The Rocky Horror Show, the elder person hes portraying. though his selfish-child characterization Beyond Hauskins moments on stage, matches the one-note characteristics of a though, I laughed little during the play, and sitcom character. Liz Millea, on the other when I did, I merely mustered a chuckle. The hand, manages to rise above her roles single audience, however, tittered a lot throughout dimension, serving up delicious, self-centered the show, apparently amused by the clichd moxie as Larrys wife Traci. jokes about the elderly that I didnt find Still, the cast must deal with the hand funny. (The tagline for Angies philanthropic it's dealt, which, here, isnt a strong one. non-profit is Seniors doing it together Theres not much thats exciting about the while they still can. Ugh.) Playwright shows plot, which climaxes almost exactly Londos DArrigos script does have a certain as expected, and even the added details sitcom flair to it though flair is being are awkward. Theres a point here in which too kind. The humor is flat, most of the Martin, referring to the living-room mess characters are one-dimensional (particularly left by Larry and Traci, says, It looks like a Angies greedy son and daughter-in-law, hurricane went through here! However, this who arrive to scheme the retired woman mess is nothing more than two shopping out of her money), and there are too many bags and seven or so Starbucks coffee cups, impossibilities that require suspension which are placed rather neatly, in upright of disbelief. DArrigo has created a world positions, throughout the center of the room. where oranges grow from blossoms into (That room, however, is impressive, with set full-blown, ready-to-eat fruit overnight, kind designer Susan G. Holgersson providing a and gracious parents somehow raise wicked row of pillared archways leading to the lanai, children, and a cast of colorful characters and Florida-style pastel colors, textures, and far more interesting than the ones on-stage wicker furniture.) are never actually seen, only described. The production itself is a similar tidy It doesnt help that director M. Seth Reines mess, with not enough captivating content, plays up the sitcom-y feel, even starting the and a presentation too neatly staged to be show off with the theme song from The involving. In discussing the name for Angies Golden Girls. (It should be said, however, that non-profit which is also the title of the while this tune does foretell the situationshow one of the characters says, Moneys comedy nature of the play, it also makes clear like manure. It does no good unless youre that were in Florida retirement community spreading it around. The play may be about without blatantly saying so.) Reines positions one of those its, but it kind of smells like almost all of the action er inaction the other. front and center, rather than adding interest through more varied placements Spreading It Around runs at the Circa 21 of his actors. And as characters tell stories Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue, about intriguing events, such as the widows Rock Island) through June 9, and tickets and relentlessly chasing after Angies partnerinformation are available by calling (309)786in-charity-work Martin, we must endure 7733 extension 2 or visiting Circa21.com.
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Tour of Doody
THE LUCKY ONE
Every time I leave a movie version of some Nicholas Sparks novel, Im relieved if its not, thus far, the worst movie version of some Nicholas Sparks novel. Its to The Lucky Ones good fortune, then, that 2008s Nights in Rodanthe still scrapes the bottom of that particular barrel, because otherwise we mightve had a new champion. I have no way of knowing, but these preposterous, embarrassingly rigged romances have to work better in print than they do on-screen, right? Directed by Scott Hicks, this latest Sparks tearjerker opens with Zac Efrons Marine Corps sergeant Logan Thibualt serving his third tour of duty in Iraq, stumbling upon the half-buried photograph of a beautiful woman (Taylor Schilling), and after the snapshots recovery indirectly saves him from an explosion vowing to locate the woman after returning to the United States. I was just fine with this. What I wasnt fine with was the ridiculous ease with which Logan discovered not only which state, but which town, his unknown guardian angel hailed from. Or with Logan and his trusty pooch walking walking! from Colorado to Louisiana in an attempt to find her. Or with, after Logan does find her, his inability to mutter a simple Thank you for unwittingly saving my life, and keeping the reason for his arrival a secret while working as a handyman at the womans dog kennel. (In addition to tending adorable pooches, Schillings adorable single mom Beth is also a
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substitute teacher Hicks and editor for adorable Scott Gray keep pre-schoolers, events moving and lives with an along relatively adorable young swiftly, and son and an evenBlythe Danner more-adorable is on-hand as grandmother.) Beths grandma, Must I which helps continue? This enormously. being Sparks, (Danner now as adapted by joins Joan Taylor Schilling and Zac Efron in The Lucky One screenwriter Allen and Will Fetters, our heroes tentative courtship Viola Davis among our countrys finest must hit a romantic-rival roadblock, which character actresses undeservedly recruited it does in Jay R. Fergusons Keith a bullying to the Sparks cause.) And it all certainly sheriff s deputy (and Beths ex-husband, looks pretty, even if every artfully composed, natch) who frisks Logan within their first 10 sun-drenched image does suggest the perfect seconds together, and who may be the single commercial for a flavored coffee or femininemost irredeemable character in the authors hygiene product. I mostly hated The Lucky canon. It goes without saying that therell One, but as its the seventh (!) Nicholas be yearning glances and weepy monologues Sparks adaptation Ive now seen, Im at least and kissing in the rain and an unexpected familiar enough with his output to know I death. And this formulaic blarney mightve couldve hated it more. actually worked as Dear John did for me, and The Notebook did for so many others CHIMPANZEE had the deck not been stacked so neatly At one point in the Disneynature in the leads favor, and had Schilling and documentary Chimpanzee, we see a jungle the eternally vacuous Efron shared some family foraging for food while narrator palpable chemistry. Unfortunately, however, The Lucky Ones narrative is almost childishly Tim Allen states, Chimps have gathered here to crack nuts for over 4,000 years. simpleminded, and because you cant forge Thats roughly how long the movie felt chemistry with a zombie, the appealing to me. The photography in this endeavor Schilling is left with little to do but pine and by directors Alastair Fothergill and Mark glow and whisk her floppy bangs out of her Linfield is exquisite, but their footage has face. been so nakedly, offensively assembled as a Still, Nights in Rodanthe it happily aint. live-action version of a traditional Disney Although the movie, at 100 minutes, lacks cartoon that I actually grew quite hostile even one spontaneous-seeming moment,
toward it, and thats even disregarding Allens incessant, insufferably cutesy blathering. (I kid you not: One of the comedians observations ends with a mention of the animals power tools, causing Allen to foist his Rhh! Rhh! Rhh! grunts from Home Improvement on a whole new generation.) Accidental or not, the story that emerges here with three-year-old Oscar losing his mom and finding a new protector in a stoic tribe elder feels blatantly manufactured in the editing room, with the two simians eventual bonding described as an astonishing turn of events that would be astonishing only if this were the first Disney movie youd ever seen. Gussied up with depressingly predictable narrative beats, manipulative sentiment, rote music cues, and a triumphant finale followed (of course) by a title card reading A few months later ... , Chimpanzee is an insult to nature docs, and to young audiences who shouldnt be fooled into thinking that real life is just like The Lion King. Did I mention, as Allen frequently reminds us, that the films token bad-guy chimp is named Scar? How did the Disney brain trust ever come up with that original moniker? For reviews of Think Like a Man, October Baby, The Cabin in the Woods, The Three Stooges, The Raid: Redemption, Lockout, and other current releases, visit RCReader. com. Follow Mike on Twitter at Twitter.com/ MikeSchulzNow.
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River Cities Reader Vol. 19 No. 803 April 26 - May 9, 2012 by Jeff Ignatius [email protected]
Everyones Invited
Koffin Kats, May 5 at the River Music Experience
MUSIC
he Detroit trio Koffin Kats headlining an all-ages show at the River Music Experience on May 5 performs in the musical subgenre known as psychobilly, and the fusion of punk and rockabilly isnt particularly well-known or popular in the States. So its a bit strange that bassist and singer Vic Victor, in a phone interview last week, called psychobilly a music genre for everybody. The styles biggest name is probably the Reverend Horton Heat, whose topselling albums have managed to reach only the lower quarter of Billboards top 200. Yet Victor said that when the uninitiated but curious those who dont realize that the upright bass has a place in rock music show up to a Koffin Kats gig, theyre usually converted. Everyones invited, he said. Thats kind of the idea with this new record. We didnt write it for the psychobilly crowd. We wrote it for anybody who likes rock and roll and driving music. That album is Our Way & the Highway, and while Victor probably overstates its appeal as universal, theres no denying that the Kats brand of psychobilly deserves a wider audience; the bands music is relentless but also loaded with hooks, strong melodies, and alluring harmonies on top of the aggressive rockabilly groove. If Green Day deserves some of its superstar status, then the Koffin Kats are worthy of at least a piece of that pie. To be clear, Victor would never claim that his band is owed anything. He understands that psychobilly remains underground, although he thinks thats just because its always been underground.
More than that, though, the band over nine years and six full-length albums has always believed in earning everything it gets. I think the moment that you sit back and that you think all your debts have been paid is the moment you stop putting so much drive into your music, he said. You get a little relaxed, and I dont ever want to feel that relaxed. ... Thats when you start writing shitty music, and youll get forgotten about. ... As far as Im concerned, youre always paying dues; you always will be when youre a musician. But Victor thinks Our Way & the Highway might represent a turning point for the band and its commercial prospects. Its definitely the best-sounding one that weve done so far, he said. Its a mix that Ive always wanted to hear on our records but have never been able to obtain. ... We always recorded in Michigan, the Detroit area, where the psychobilly genre is not so known, so you have recording engineers that dont grow up with that sound in their head or dont quite understand how to obtain the proper mix for that having the upright bass, and having the right amount of click, and making the vocals rather apparent. The new album released in January was produced and mixed by Rene De La Muerte of the psychobilly band The Brains, and Victor said its a giant leap forward: Its the record with the least moments of me going, I would have changed that. It also shows the refinement of the road, he said, proof that weve been playing every day ... . Its a much tighter record than anything weve done in the
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ould it be possible to get a cast Ive yet seen from him. recording of the District Theatres Parade also features perhaps the most subtle Parade? Because the production is so performance Ive seen from Sara King, who well-sung by its cast members, I wouldnt mind plays Leos wife Lucille. Often the object of listening to them perform composer/lyricist Ja- Leos condescension, Lucille has a deflated son Robert Browns songs over and over again. meekness about her but is also a woman of The solos are stirring, as determination, pressing characters sing about their forward despite her relationships and roles in husbands insistence that a Georgia town gripped by she not make any effort the rape and murder of a toward clearing his name. 13-year-old girl. But some King appears haggard and of the ensemble numbers melancholy throughout gave me goosebumps the production, with hints during Saturdays perforof courage and doubt mance particularly the occasionally peeking Bryan Tank and Kelly Lohrenz hauntingly sad Funeral through, and as much as Sequence: There Is a Fountain / It Dont Make I love to hear her belt out big, brassy numbers, Sense, performed as the townsfolk remember its just as pleasing to listen to King sing her the young lady whose body was found in the solos here so delicately, with a beautiful sadness basement of a local pencil factory. on almost every note. Directed by Tristan Tapscott (who also On the opposite end of the emotional scale, portrays Hugh Dorsey, the vile, loathsome Davis exudes bravado in his second (and most prosecutor in the girls murder trial), the prominent) of three roles: Jim Conley, the production has a natural feel to it and doesnt factorys janitor and star witness at Leos trial. seem overproduced. Tapscott is apparently Davis exhibits playful self-certainty, as his Jim aware of just how powerful playwright Alfred lies on the stand about his part in Leos alleged Uhrys book and Browns music and lyrics are, crime, claiming he carried Marys body to the and knows that the musical doesnt require basement to help cover up her murder. With a extensive embellishment to strengthen its beaming smile and sparkle in his eyes, Davis emotional impact. But his production still confidence is backed by his dazzling singing, seems carefully thought out, and the material as he vocally dances his way through Browns presented in a respectful manner worthy of material. the piece. Tapscott makes a particularly smart Tank, King, and Davis are just three choice in staging the Interrogation Sequence, members of Parades cast of 23 exceptionally sitting Ezekiel Davis Newt Lee the night capable actors, and Tapscott manages to get watchman who discovered Marys body in them all into the District Theatres intimate a chair, with his hands clasped together and performance space without the show feeling his head down the entire song. We never see cramped. Theyre well-placed on set designer his face, just the top of his head. And viewing Susan Holgerssons and Charles T. Knudsens this man perhaps in an act of prayer, with appropriately minimalist, yet clearly defined, fear resonating in his rich, moving vocals, is playing areas, which include Lucilles antiqueheartrending for the clear way it exemplifies filled home office, Leos sterile work office, Newts sense that despite his innocence, hes and a raised platform that serves as the in a desperate situation, with little hope of judges bench, the interrogation room, the escaping punishment. town square, and other locales. Yet this is a While the plot centers on Mary (played production that feels bigger than the space with gentle grace by Kelly Lohrenz), Leo in which its played due to its emotional Frank is actually the central character. And grandness, rather than for the size of the cast portraying this Jewish man who runs the or sets. factory in which Marys body was discovered, The District Theatres Parade made quite an Bryan Tank is in top form as an actor, impact on me, with the power of Uhrys and showcasing a wide range of emotions and a Browns racially charged musical still occupying nuanced characterization. After being charged my mind days after witnessing it. I hesitate to with the crime, and being held in jail awaiting call this production perfect, as thats quite lofty his trial, Tank manages to shade his Leo with praise. But the District Theatres presentation of layers of anger, condescension, intelligence, this show is so good that I also dont see much and self-importance, adding undertones of room for improvement. Bravo, District Theatre. desperation and anxiety that are just barely Bravo. discernible. While Ive been impressed with Tanks work in the past most notably his Parade runs at the District Theatre (1611 Second turn(s) as the lead in Quad City Music Guilds Avenue, Rock Island) through May 5, and 2004 Jekyll & Hyde this single scene features tickets and information are available by calling unquestionably the best, most in-depth acting (309)235-1654 or visiting District Theatre.com.
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Whats Happenin
And its being directed by James Fairchild, whom Ive always enjoyed in District Theatre productions, and the cast features actors I like Jason Platt and Matt Mercer and Ed Villarreal ... . Mmm-hmm. Is there something wrong with that? So it has nothing to do with the play being a black-comedy thriller about a man imprisoned for crimes he perhaps didnt commit?!? And it has nothing to do with enjoying on-stage shocks and verbal assaults and almost unbearable tension?!?!? Well, uh ... . Youre saying it has nothing to do with research, you psychopath?!? Youre saying its just a freaking coincidence that youre a writer seeing a play about a writer who just might be a freaking serial killer?!?!? Is that what youre saying, you miserable piece of s--?!?!? Um ... listen, if youre the bad cop, could I speak to the good cop, please? I am the good cop, a--hole. Wow. McDonagh makes this seem like a lot more fun. The Pillowman runs from April 26 through May 10, and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)235-1654 or visiting DistrictTheatre.com.
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Arsenal Homes Tour
District Theatre Thursday, April 26, through Saturday, May 12
Arsenal Island Saturday, April 28, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

n April 28, in celebration of the Rock Island Arsenals sesquicentennial year, the Rock Island Arsenal Welcome Club will host public viewings of many of the sites most beautiful homes and edifices, offering attendees an historic tour like no other. Did you notice how I correctly prefaced historic with an instead of a? Tell me those four years as an English major were a waste ... ! While on the tour, Arsenal Island visitors will have the chance to walk through and learn about six private residences, plus the historic Quarters One at one point, second only to the White House as the largest federal residence in United States and the Quarters One Garden House, a site never
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Andre Williams & the Goldstars

Rock Island Brewing Company Saturday, May 5
enerated R&B musician Andre Williams plays the Rock Island Brewing Company on May 5, and describing his glorious growl of a voice, punk
musician Lux Interior said, Andre Williams makes Little Richard sound like Pat Boone. The same is oftentimes said of me ... but I think thats just because when I sing, everyone I imitate sounds like Pat Boone. Appearing with his ensemble The Goldstars, Williams performs at RIBCO in support of his 2012 CD Hoods & Shades, which the musician has dubbed the Andre Williams folk album. But in case that description makes you expect a night of pleasant, lulling tunes, know that during the 75-
. Of course, that last one was probably given away by my early use of the word major never stops comin in handy!
h ... where am I? Where do you think you are? I dont know. It looks like an interrogation room ... . It is. What am I doing here? You tell me. Um ... I dont know ... . The last thing I remember, I was in line for tickets to the District Theatres presentation of The Pillowman ... . Right. Is that why Im here? Because I wanted to see The Pillowman? Im just wondering why a nice guy like you would be interested in that show. Well, its a Tony Award winner by Oscar winner Martin McDonagh, and the critics love it; the New York Times called it a spellbinding stunner of a play and Variety magazine said it was a gripping yarn and strikingly original ... . Uh huh.
before included on an Arsenal tour. Guests will also have the opportunity to explore the Colonel Davenport House, the Rock Island Arsenal Museum, Lock & Dam 15, and the Arsenals national and Confederate cemeteries, with the days $25 admission fee including a historic-homes booklet and shuttle-bus service. To prep yourself for Saturdays viewing experience, try your hand at some Arsenal Island trivia by filling in the appropriate years for the following queries: 1) In what year did Lieutenant Colonel Daniel W. Flagler become the first full-time resident of Quarters One? A) 1870 B) 1872 C) 1874 2) In what year did Charles Lindbergh stay in the residence? A) 1923 B) 1925 C) 1927
year-olds career, his output has suggested that Williams has been lots of different kinds of folks. After serving as lead singer for the R&B group The 5 Dollars in 1955, the singer/songwriter headlined Andrew Williams & the Don Juans, and scored a top-10 solo hit on Billboards charts with 1957s Bacon Fat. In the 1960s, he collaborated with Stevie Wonder co-writing the
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3) In what year did King Carl XVI Gustav and Queen Silvia of Sweden stay in the residence? A) 1994 B) 1996 C) 1998 4) In what year did Colonel Davenport first arrive in Rock Island? A) 1816 B) 1818 C) 1820 5) In what year, through an act of Congress, was the Rock Island Arsenal officially established? A) 1858 B) 1860 C) 1862 For tickets to, and further information about, April 28s Arsenal Homes Tour, call (309)782-6977 or visit RIAWC.org. Answers: 1 B, 2 C, 3 B, 4 A, 5 sesquicentennial. I tell ya, that Englis
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Bat Boy: The Musical
Augustana College Friday, April 27, through Sunday, May 6

nce upon a time, in the quiet town of Hope Falls, West Virginia, there were three teenage spelunkers Rick, Ron, and Ruthie who entered a cave to find a hideous-looking, blood-sucking creature that was half bat, half boy. This mysterious being was brought to the local sheriff, who subsequently placed him in the care of the towns veterinarian, Dr. Parker. Dr. Parkers daughter, Shelley, found the bat boy disgusting. His wife Meredith, however, took pity on the poor soul, named him Edgar, and taught him about etiquette, proper speech, and the importance of not eating mammals while they were still alive. The townspeople of Hope Falls including Dr. Parker himself feared and hated Edgar. Meredith, and even Shelley, grew to love him. Edgar himself yearned to be accepted, to find his purpose in life, and to earn his high-school-equivalency diploma. And from this simple tale came Bat Boy: The Musical, Augustana Colleges season-ending
production that runs in the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts Potter Hall Theatre April 27 through May 6. Directed by Jeff Coussens, this 1997 off-Broadway smash winner of Best Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards and Lucille Lortel Awards boasts hilarity, romance, tension, poignancy, memorable songs, and more than a dribble of blood. (More than a lot of dribbles, actually.) Critics, meanwhile, have been roundly enthusiastic in their praise, with CurtainUp raving over Laurence OKeefes peppy and melodic pop-rock score, and The New Yorker calling it a giggling cult hit ... plus the only play in the history of theatre whose hero ends Act I with a rabbit in his mouth, and who moves on in Act II to an entire cows head. Id go into greater detail about that last bit, but as Bat Boy: The Musical is based on an actual newspaper report published in June of 1992, you probably know the details yourself. Then again, the publication was the Weekly World News, so you should maybe take newspaper report with a grain of salt. Bat Boy: The Musical will be staged on Fridays at Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 1:30 p.m., and tickets are available by calling (309)794-7306 or visiting Augustana.edu.
What Else Is Happenin

MUSIC
Thursday, April 26 Graham Lindsey. Folk-rock and Americana musician in concert, with an opening set by Ugly Valley Boys, and an 11 p.m. set with C.J. the D.J. Rock Island Brewing Company (1815 Second Avenue, Rock Island). 8:30 p.m. $4. For information, call (309)793-4060 or visit RIBCO.com. Thursday, April 26 Grace Potter & the Nocturnals. Rock suffused with soul and country, in a concert presented by Scope Productions and the 10,000 Hours Show. University of Iowas Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge (125 North Madison Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. $23.50-30.30. For tickets, call (800)745-3000 or visit ScopeProductions.org. Friday, April 27 Chicago Farmer. Acclaimed folk singer/songwriter in concert, with opening sets by Jordan Danielsen and Jim the Mule. The Redstone Room (129 Main Street, Davenport). 9 p.m. $8. For tickets and information, call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.org. Friday, April 27 Chelsea Crowell. Roots and country musician in concert, with an opening set by Them Som Bitches. Rock Island Brewing Company (1815 Second Avenue, Rock Island). 9:30 p.m. $4. For information,
tists debut single Thank You r Loving Me and also corote the smash Shake a Tail eather during his years with Motown Records Berry Gordy. Following his professional iumphs in the 60s, and ruggles with drug addiction the 80s, Williams made 96s Mr. Rhythm, and then eaze-rock scene with 1998s
Silky, described by musician Mark Deming as a noise-spattered, stripped-down, roots-punk assault. And since then, hes recorded a country album (1999s Red Dirt) and a soul album (2000s The Black Godfather), converted to Judaism, toured with a Dutch rock band, and been the subject of the 2007 documentary Agile Mobile Hostile: A Year with Andrew Williams. So expect plenty of musical diversity with Williams RIBCO gig, and plenty of accolades; Blurt magazine calls him one of the last living
links to the heyday of dirty R&B, super-soul, and first-generation booty funk, and Tucson Weekly raves that Williams has three times the guts of almost anyone a third of his age. Which is also something oftentimes said about me ... but I think thats just a comment on my weight. Andre Williams & the Goldstars perform alongside openers Jethro Johnny O & the Midnight Show, and more information on the night is available by calling (309)793-4060 or visiting RIBCO.com.
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call (309)793-4060 or visit RIBCO.com. Friday, April 27 John Morello: A Tribute to Dean Martin. Famed impersonator performs Thats Amore, Everybody Loves Somebody, and other Martin classics. Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway, Bettendorf). 7:30 p.m. $10-15. For information, call (800)724-5825 or visit Bettendorf.IsleOfCapriCasinos.com. Friday, April 27 Bobby Vinton. Concert with the legendary pop singer of Roses Are Red and Blue Velvet fame. Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22, Riverside). 8 p.m. $30-40. For tickets and information, call (877)6773456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResort. Friday, April 27, and Sunday, April 29 Sizzlin Sounds with the Quad City Singers. Springtime concerts with the vocal ensemble, performing hits from the 40s to the present. Friday: Tanglewood Hills Pavilion (4250 Middle Road, Bettendorf), 6:30 p.m. appetizers, 7:15 p.m. concert. Sunday: Lavender Crest Winery (5401 U.S. Highway 6, Colona), 3 p.m. appetizers, 3:45 p.m. concert. $25. For information and tickets, call (309)7940106 or visit QuadCitySingers.org. Sunday, April 29 Quad City Wind Ensemble: Songs & Dances. Springtime concert featuring Crystal Mondragon, the winner of the 24th Annual Charles B. DCamp Young Performers Solo Competition. St. Ambrose Universitys Galvin Fine Arts Center (2101 Gaines Street, Davenport). 3 p.m. $8-10. For information, call (563)508-8656 or visit QCWindEnsemble.com. Friday, May 4 Enso String Quartet. Grammy Award-nominated chamber musicians in concert, in a Hancher Auditorium presentation. Zion Lutheran Church (310 North Madison Street, Iowa City). 7:30 p.m. $15-30. For tickets and information, call (319)335-1160 or visit http://www.Hancher.UIowa.edu. Saturday, May 5 Yanni. Touring concert with the famed instrumentalist and his ensemble. i wireless Center (1201 River Drive, Moline). 8 p.m. $29.50-69.50. For tickets, call (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCenter.com. Saturday, May 5 Peter Mayer. Concert with the acclaimed singer/ songwriter, presented by the Unitarian Universalist Society of Iowa City. Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. $18-20. For tickets and information, call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org. Saturday, May 5 The Chairmans Board with Peter Oprisko. Performer showcases the hits of such singers as Tony Bennett, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Judy Garland, Bobby Darin, Nat King Cole, and Ella Fitzgerald. Ohnward Fine Arts Center (1215 East Platt Street, Maquoketa). 2 p.m. $13-25. For tickets and information, call (563)652-9815 or visit OhnwardFineArtsCenter.com. Thursday, April 26, through Sunday, April 29 Romeo & Juliet. Shakespeares romantic tragedy performed by the University of Iowa opera department, directed by Alan Hicks. Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. $5-20. For tickets and information, call (319)688-2653 or visit http:// PerformingArts.UIowa.edu. Friday, April 26, through Sunday, April 29 Mayberry. Playwright Sean Christopher Lewis and Working Group Theatre explore the impact of Iowa Citys increasing African-American population, in a Hancher Auditorium presentation. Riverside Theatre (213 North Gilbert Street, Iowa City). Thursday-Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. $10-25. For tickets and information, call (319)335-1160 or visit http://www.Hancher.UIowa.edu. Friday, April 27, and Saturday, April 28 Bottoms Up Quad City Burlesque. The areas burlesque and comedy troupe performs its Mardi Gras at the Speakeasy production. Circa 21 Speakeasy (1818 Third Avenue, Rock Island). 8 p.m. $15-18. For tickets and information, call (309)7867733 extension 2 or visit Circa21.com. Saturday, April 28, through Sunday, May 6 Robin Hood. Student-performed production of the adventure classic, adapted by Tim Kelly. Davenport Junior Theatre (2822 Eastern Avenue, Rock Island). Saturdays 1 and 4 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. $5 at the door for ages three and older. For information, call (563)326-7862 or visit DavenportJuniorTheatre.com. Thursday, May 3, through Sunday, May 27 On Golden Pond. Ernest Thompsons Tony Award-winning dramatic comedy, directed by Kathe Mull. Old Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue, Amana). Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 p.m.; Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 3 p.m. $17.50-27. For tickets and information, call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamery.com. Saturday, May 5 Burlesque Le Moustache. Comedy and burlesque sketches in the groups Bewitched, Bothered, & Bewildered production. Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street, Davenport). 8 p.m. $25-62. For tickets, call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatre.com. For a 2010 interview with Burlesque Le Moustache founder and artist Danielle Colby-Cushman, visit RCReader.com/y/ burlesque. $5. For information, call (563)322-8844 or visit GAHC.org.
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Friday, May 4 MMA Extreme Challenge. Competitions between professional and amateur mixedmartial-arts fighters. Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway, Bettendorf). 7 p.m. $25-35. For information, call (800)724-5825 or visit Bettendorf.IsleOfCapriCasinos.com.
Tuesday, May 1 Red Greens Live Wit & Wisdom Tour. The bestselling author, humorist, and handyman in his national touring presentation. Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street, Davenport). 7 p.m. $45.50 For tickets, call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatre.com. Thursday, May 3 Bo Burnham. Touring presentation with the 21-yearold comedian, songwriter, and Internet sensation. Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. $28.50. For tickets and information, call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org.
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VISUAL ARTS
Saturday, April 28 Handmade City Arts & Crafts Show. Springtime event with more than 30 area vendors selling unique knits, ceramics, prints, photography, home-decor items, jewelry, candles, pet goods, handbags, handmade soaps, and more. Bucktown Center for the Arts (225 East Second Street, Davenport). 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. For information, e-mail handmadecityinfo@ gmail.com or visit HandmadeCity.org. Saturday, May 5 Venus Envy Quad Cities. Annual indoor/outdoor festival and art exhibit celebrating female artisans, featuring live music, special performances, visual art, and more. Bucktown Center for the Arts (225 East Second Street, Davenport). 6-11 p.m. Art exhibit runs May 5-25, WednesdaysSaturdays 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Donations encouraged. For information, call (309)737-8910 or visit VenusEnvyQC.com.
LITERATURE
Tuesday, May 1 Susan Goldman Rubin. Author discusses and signs her book Searching for Anne Frank: Letters from Amsterdam to Iowa, detailing the relationship between the Frank sisters and their pen pals from Danville, Iowa. German American Heritage Center (712 West Second Street, Davenport). 7 p.m.
Friday, April 27, and Saturday, April 28 Monster Jam 2012. Arena-style monster-truck rally. i wireless Center (1201 River Drive, Moline). 7 p.m. $17.5047.50. For tickets, call (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCenter.com. Saturday, April 28 National Astronomy Day Celebration. Event featuring displays, astronomy-themed crafts, demonstrations, door prizes, refreshments, and a 3 p.m. program on Alien Worlds: The Search for Life on Extra-Solar Planets. Moline Public Library (3210 41st Street, Moline). 2-9:30 p.m. Free admission. For information, call (309)524-2480 or visit MolineLibrary.com. Sunday, April 29 Susans Soiree: A FUNdraiser. Live entertainment, a silent auction, and more in a medical-bill benefit for Quad City Arts Performing Arts & Arts-in-Education Director Susan Wahlmann, who suffered a major stroke this past fall. First Lutheran Church (1230 Fifth Avenue, Moline). 4-7 p.m. Donations encouraged. For information, call (309)737-5846 or e-mail kjerstanders@ yahoo.com. Wednesday, May 2 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes. The international mens march to stop rape, sexual assault, and gender violence, with womens shoes provided for male participants. Outside St. Ambrose Universitys Rogalski Center (518 West Locust Street, Davenport). 11:30 a.m. Donations encouraged. For information, e-mail TendallStephen@sau. edu or visit SAU.edu. Saturday, May 5 Derby Day. Annual Quad City Symphony Orchestra fundraiser with proceeds benefiting music-education programs, featuring horse races, mint juleps, and derby cuisine. Davenport Outing Club (2109 North Brady Street, Davenport). 2-5 p.m. $75/person, $520/table of eight. For tickets and information, call (563)3227276 or visit QCSymphony.com.
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What Would You Do With More Than $2 Million for Staffing?

body of people charged with enforcing a very limited and enumerated set of duties. This issue features a piece compiled by Managing Editor Jeff Ignatius titled Congress by the Numbers, which begins on page 7. When one takes into view the totality of what these numbers represent, it brings into sharp focus the caste system that has been flourishing within our society. That caste system is one of the government sector, the political class and its bureaucracy. I encourage you to take advantage of the free research tools available at the Web sites sourced in the article: GovTrack.us, OpenSecrets.org, VoteSmart.org, and Legistorm.com. For instance, at Legistorm. com one can view the financial-disclosure forms of every congressional staff member and discover things such as one lead staffer who has two rental homes in Washington, D.C., each valued between $500,000 and $2 million. For a small fee, one can dive even deeper to research family and lobbying connections of staffers, such as a legislative district director whose wife used to work for the Federal Reserve. Then there is the commonly referred to, but little discussed, revolving door, where congressmen and staffers come from industry and influence legislation, or move from government to industry to do the same all with an agenda of improving their economic/power base. These webs that are woven have little, if anything, to do with upholding or enforcing the Bill of Rights the forgotten mandate these politicians swore an oath to uphold. These observations are not smoking guns unto themselves. But they help to understand the culture of political entitlement and inertia, and the unwillingness to accomplish any substantive change to the status quo. Instead of efficient, effective government, Washington, D.C., and politics in general have devolved into a cesspool of corruption that benefits only those who pay to play. At Legistorm.com, one can look up the stocks and investments that congressional staffers own and take that into consideration when reviewing the legislative committees served on by the House or Senate member they work for. Thankfully, with the digital age, we have fewer and fewer excuses for being uninformed, and no excuses for not getting involved in holding your elected so-called leaders accountable.
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by Todd McGreevy
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Campaign-Committee Contributions: 2007-12 (Senators), 2011-12 (Representatives)

Total Contributions Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) $9,791,423 Individual Contributions $6,501,590 (66%) Small Individual Contributions $366,933 (4%) Large Individual Contributions $6,134,652 (63%) PAC Contributions Top 3 Industry Contributions Lawyers/Law Firms, Securities & Investment, Real Estate Securities & Investment, Retired, Lawyers/Law Firms Leadership PACs, Retired, Automotive Lawyers/Law Firms, Health Professionals, Lobbyists Health Professionals, Insurance, Leadership PACs Health Professionals, Building Trade Unions, Leadership PACs Lawyers/Law Firms, Public-Sector Unions, Health Professionals Top 3 Contributors Simmons Cooper LLC; CME Group; Citigroup Inc Kirkland & Ellis; Citadel Investment Group; Madison Dearborn Partners Crawford Group; Caterpillar Inc; Midwest Control Products Corp TPG Capital; Herbalife International; Interpublic Group Blue Cross/Blue Shield; Leon Medical Centers; Chevron Corp University of Iowa; National Education Association; 8 tied Williams Kherkher; Robbins, Geller et al; Herman, Herman et al Quality of Disclosure 99 $2,578,604 (26%)
Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL)
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$12,234,272 (81%)
$1,375,637 (9%)
$10,858,630 (72%)
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Rep. Bobby Schilling (R-IL) Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA) Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA)1 Source
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Note 1 Braley itemizes all contributions, so his campaign disclosures do not include a total for unitemzied contributions less than $200; for other elected officials, those unitemized contributions are considered small individual contributions.
Earmarks: Fiscal Years 2008-2010

Fiscal Year 2008 Earmarks: Number; Amount (Chamber Rank) Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL)1 Rep. Bobby Schilling (R-IL) Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA) Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) Source Note 1 Kirks earmark information includes his tenure in the House (2001-2010) 150; $342,408,700 (9) 20; $30,706,000 (130) n/a 191; $297,332,200 (17) 166; $323,638,520 (12) 27; $28,766,800 (142) 27; $28,083,480 (153) Fiscal Year 2008 Earmarks to Campaign Contributors: Earmark Amount; Contribution Amount $13,571,000; $67,775 $3,841,000; $8,100 n/a $29,160,000; $20,547 0 $13,440,000; $25,300 $9,598,000; $7,600 Fiscal Year 2009 Earmarks: Number; Amount (Chamber Rank) 125; $225,404,750 (24) 0 n/a 222; $648,250,036 (3) 147; $521,412,486 (4) 29; $217,293,500 (1) 28; $53,470,350 (67) Fiscal Year 2009 Earmarks to Campaign Contributors: Earmark Amount; Contribution Amount $500,000; $1,650 n/a n/a $6,250,000; $4,650 0 0 $950,000; $1,750 Fiscal Year 2010 Earmarks: Number; Amount (Chamber Rank) 105; $129,755,300 (43) 0 n/a 198; $273,589,200 (7) 143; $206,862,300 (16) 32; $41,109,000 (92) 27; $32,653,600 (122) Fiscal Year 2010 Earmarks to Campaign Contributors: Earmark Amount; Contribution Amount $9,640,900; $6,750 n/a n/a $42,515,000; $12,450 $31,039,000; $20,300 $7,920,000; $49,769 $8,900,000; $250
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American Conservative Union Lifetime Score (2010) 6 58 n/a 8 84 1 1 National Taxpayers Union (2010) 6 68 n/a 5 93 6 4
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Interest-Group Ratings
National Journal Liberal Composite Score (2010) Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) Rep. Bobby Schilling (R-IL) Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA) Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) Source 78 39 n/a 77 24 76 81 AFL-CIO (2010) ACLU (2009-10) 93 67 n/a 92 7 94 94
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GovTrack.us Sponsorship Analysis far-left Democratic leader centrist Republican centrist Republican follower moderate Democratic leader centrist Republican rank-and-file Democrat rank-and-file Democrat GovTrack.us
Everyones Invited
by Jeff Ignatius [email protected]
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Staff Compensation: Fiscal Years 2010-2011

Fiscal Year 2010 Staff Compensation Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL)3 Rep. Bobby Schilling (R-IL)4 Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA) Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) Source $3,191,742 Fiscal Year 2011 Staff Compensation $2,883,155 Number of Paid Staff1 63 Highest-Compensated Staffers2 Mike Daly (senior adviser, $169,459); Bill Houlihan (Downstate director, $142,457); Dena S. Morris (legislative director, $140,000) Les Munson III (Washington chief of staff, $165,000); Eric E. Elk (chief of staff, $156,000); Kate Dickens (policy and communications director, $148,000) Betsy Wright Hawkings (chief of staff, $168,411); Bobby Frederick (legislative director, $90,000); Bill Bloom (district director, $65,000) Brian Richard Ahlberg (chief of staff, $169,459); Mark B. Halverson (senior counsel, $169,459); Kate Cyrul (communications director, $134,079) David Edmund Young (chief of staff, $169,459); Rodney Lee Whitlock (health-policy director, $142,000); Penne S. Barton (administrative director, $124,825) Eric Todd Witte (chief of staff, $141,733); Rob Sueppel (district director, $84,365); Meagan Sarah Linn (legislative director, $65,000) John K. Davis (chief of staff, $163,533); Mike Goodman (legislative director, $132,087); Pete De Kock (district director, $110,880)
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past. The band has most of the psychobilly staples, from the upright bass to the trademark rhythmic click to the promise of lurid content (The Devil Asked, Locket of Sin), but the band draws heavily from pop. Aside from its genres natural brevity Our Way & the Highway clocks in at less than 35 minutes with 14 tracks the album has a surfeit of catchy anthems covering a lot of territory, from the infectious chorus of the lovesick Severing Ties to the snotty Choke. The secret weapon is Victors voice, adept at everything from bratty dismissiveness to quavering, not-quite-authentic drama to earnest emotion. Guitarist EZ Ian on his first Koffin Kats full-length and drummer Eric Walls are crisply fluent complements, and the band is never pick-a-riff-andrun-with-it lazy. Locket of Sin casually devolves from an echoing chorus into compelling, nonsensical vocal chaos over twin guitars. The emphasis on melody and harmony, Victor said, is just something thats always been a part of our sound ... . Ive always been a huge fan of melodic punk rock and melodic music in general. If those components stand out more on Our Way & the Highway, he said, its a function of a better mix. Although Koffin Kats certainly havent broken through yet, Victor said theres been steady growth. Numbers dont lie, he said. All the numbers constantly go up every six months looking back at it. And if the band does make a commercial splash, will it find it difficult to keep its always-paying-dues attitude? I dont know, Victor said. Ill let you know when we get there. The Koffin Kats will play on Saturday, May 5, in the performance hall at the River Music Experience (129 Main Street in Davenport). The all-ages show starts at 7 p.m. and also features T.B.O.P.R.R.I.O.F., Captains Vessels, and We Shall Be Bandits. Admission is $10. For more information on the Koffin Kats, visit KoffinKatsRock.com.
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Notes 1 Numbers represent the number of people receiving any compensation from the elected officials office for the period of April through September 2011 for senators and October through December 2011 for representatives. 2 Salaries were annualized based on compensation for the period of April through September 2011 for senators staffs and October through December 2011 for representatives staffs. 3 Kirks staff-salary information includes his tenure in the House (2001-2010) 4 Schillings Fiscal Year 2011 staff-salary information includes only three quarters; he took office in the second quarter of the fiscal year.
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Keys to Success
pastor, and see how things are there for a piano tuner? I did, he continues. And miracle of miracles, the pastor contacted me, and said he had contacted Steinway & Sons [in New York], and because of the artists that I tuned for in Germany, I was known somehow. And I got the invitation from Steinway to come to America. Arriving in New York in the fall of 1962, Mohr says, I became the assistant to Bill Hupfer, who was the chief concert technician at Steinway. He was a very famous concert-piano tuner. He traveled all his life with Rachmaninoff he was amazing. But he was getting older and he needed help, and then when Bill retired in 1965, I became, officially, the chief concert technician at Steinway. And from Bill Hupfer did I inherit all the great artists. told me, Franz, tune the piano, but dont touch him! But we became very, very good friends, says Mohr. At that time, we did his recording sessions all in Toronto, and so at least once a month I would go to Toronto working together, and me tuning his piano, and this kind of thing. He always knew when I was coming, and he would pick me up at the airport, and make sure that we would have dinner late at night and then we would talk ... . I miss him very much. Mohr says that he was, at first, equally hesitant about his first meeting with PolishAmerican piano legend Arthur Rubinstein, but for an entirely different reason: Rubinstein had lost over 50 people, from his immediate family, in the Holocaust. And so I was extremely nervous to work with him. I couldnt help it. Im German. But he was wonderful, says Mohr, and we also became very good friends. I only had dinner with him once, because usually his wife or daughter or son was with him. But once, when he was alone, he said, Franz, lets go out to dinner after the concert, and Ill never forget it. At dinner, a man came up to our table and said to him, Maestro, I am so excited to see you! I couldnt come to the concert because Ive just come from the airport, but I have all your recordings ... ! And Rubinstein immediately invited him to our table, and he was so excited about this, and we all had a good time together. He really liked people, Mohr says of Rubinstein, and he was such a likable guy, you know? Yet Mohrs closest professional association, and one of his closest friendships, came with the late RussianAmerican classical pianist Vladimir Horovitz, whom Mohr worked alongside for 25 years, and whom he calls without question, the easiest artist to work for. (During this past January 19s Carnegie Hall celebration A Tribute to Horovitz, event host Julie Andrews went even further, calling Mohr Horowitzs best friend a recognition that Mohr describes as an amazing thing.) As with most of the other artists for whom he served as concert-piano technician, Mohr says he was extremely nervous about his initial, 1964 meeting with Horowitz. He had some psychological problems at the time, and there was an unwritten law at Steinway: If you had to deal professionally with Horowitz, and he rejected you, it was the end of your career at Steinway. And Mohrs first assignment for Horowitz, as he tells it, did prove memorable. Bill Hupfer tuned for him the first Tuesday of a new month at 11 oclock his piano on 14 East 94th Street, where he lived. And he told Horowitz that when he retired, I would take over, and he would be happy with me. So that first time, Bill let me tune the piano ... and Horowitz didnt come down from upstairs. So the second month, he continues, Bill went with me again, and I tuned the piano, and we waited ... and it was terrible. He didnt come down again. And Bill said, Franz, from now on, youre on your own. He laughs. But on the third month, I was very lucky and fortunate; I tuned the piano, and Horowitz did come down. He met me, and it seemed that he liked me, and from that time on, ever so slowly, I became the most important person in his musical career. It took a while before I understood that he wanted to not only have his piano tuned, but regulated, a process that requires making numerous adjustments to every facet of the piano including its hammers, weights, and screws to ensure tonal consistency. But once I did, he never complained about one note. There was no one else like Horowitz, you know? When he
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Mohr says that the celebrated, notoriously eccentric Canadian pianist Glenn Gould was the first artist I tuned for when I came to America. And as he tells it, Mohr could not have been more nervous about their first encounter. Bill Hupfer was tuning for recording sessions [with Gould] at Columbia Records in New York, says Mohr, and one day, Bill came into the studio, and put his hand on his shoulder, and said, Glenn, how are you today? And that was the wrong thing to do. Gould then claimed that his shoulder was dislocated because the tuner slapped him on the shoulder, and he sued Steinway for $750,000, because he had to cancel concerts and that kind of thing. The case, says Mohr, was eventually settled out of court. But that was a terrible thing, and Bill could not tune for him anymore. So I had to take over. Can you imagine? he asks, laughing. I was just a few days in America! And I cant tell you how many times people at Steinway
died [in 1989], I inherited a custom-made stool from him, which I will never sell. Since his 1992 retirement as Steinway & Sons chief concert-piano technician, Mohr in addition to continuing his work with the company as an advisor and consultant can frequently be found on the lecture circuit, discussing his My Life with Great Pianists tales and enjoying trips abroad that occur, as he says, every two months. Ill do 23 different towns in just a few weeks, and that kind of thing. But he also continues to promote the legacies of both his employer and one of his dearest friends, oftentimes traveling the world alongside the celebrated Horowitz Steinway considered by many to be the most famous grand piano in the world, and the instrument played by Russian-American virtuoso Lola Astanova at January 19s Carnegie Hall performance. Somehow, says Mohr, the good Lord has blessed me that I can still do concert work at 84 years old. I have no hearing aid or anything like that; I can tune the best I ever could ... . And at Carnegie Hall, I got a big award [the American Cancer Society Vladimir Horowitz Distinguished Artist Award] along with $10,000. Laughing, Mohr says, Thats the highest fee I ever got for tuning a piano! Franz Mohr will discuss his life, career, and experiences with legendary pianists at West Music Quad Cities (4305 44th Avenue in Moline) at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 27, and 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 28. Copies of Mohrs book, My Life with the Great Pianists, will be available for sale and signing, and for more information on the events, call (309)764-9300 or e-mail West Musics Patrick Downing at pdowning@ westmusic.com.
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A Bold Attempt That Misses the Landing: Mass Effect 3
by Grant Williams [email protected]
ass Effect 3 has a lot to live up to. The concluding installment in Biowares blockbuster science-fiction epic finishes a story that for many players began five years ago with the original game, and anticipation was high for a satisfying resolution that incorporated and responded to the many, many choices players have made along the way. The game mostly meets expectations, but in a few instances especially the last act it falters. For the uninitiated, the Mass Effect games combine a third-person shooter with a role-playing game that emphasizes narrative and choice over more conventional action. The plot is a mostly straightforward space opera, with the player trying to save a galaxy of humans and other alien species from annihilation by sentient machines, but strong writing for individual characters and the merging of player decisions with the story have elevated the series into something worth paying attention to. Unfortunately, while Mass Effect 3 introduces a new character specifically to relay the events of previous installments, playing this game but not the first two would be a bit like seeing Return of the Jedi with no prior exposure to Star Wars. While the first Mass Effect centered on exploring new worlds and the second on meeting new people, Mass Effect 3, appropriately, is about people and places we already know, calling in all the favors and goodwill earned in the past two games to convince the galaxys species to work together in spite of their sometimesancient grudges. Almost every mission involves meeting up with characters from previous games, demonstrating their contribution to the fight, and resolving their personal stories. Even the new planets are not distant colonies but the previously unseen capitals of the alien nations the player has interacted with throughout the trilogy. Regrettably, shooting monsters constitutes a slight majority of each mission, and it hasnt gotten more interesting than in previous games, remaining a way of treading water between the conversations that are the meat of the game. However, if the player imports saved data from Mass Effect 2, each mission does reflect, in major or minor ways, choices made in the past games. This is perhaps Mass Effect 3s most ambitious achievement: The game adapts not only to various small actions but also to whether a dozen important characters are alive or dead. Getting the aid of the habitually violent Krogan, for example, is much easier if Wrex a squad
member from the first Mass Effect survived to assume leadership of his people. Unfortunately, the final act fails to integrate the players decisions in the same way. In the month or so since Mass Effect 3s release, the series ardent fans have been in an uproar over the ending. The last five minutes of the game are indeed surprisingly terrible the climatic scene tries to offer unnecessary explanations for plot devices and a meaning to the game beyond being an entertaining space opera, but it fails by being both poorly written and full of contradictions and inconsistencies. It would be easy to ignore that and still appreciate the rest of the game. But its another aspect of the final act the actual battle with the machines thats more troubling. Unlike in previous games, where a few choices had specific consequences in the finale while most were ignored, almost all of your actions in Mass Effect 3 play a role in the final battle a welcome change. However, they do so by being assigned a numerical value thats added to your total war assets. Every character, ship, and fleet you recruit is part of this total. But that score, and nothing else, decides the result of the final battle. Even worse, your war assets are multiplied by a galactic readiness rating that starts at 50 percent reducing your prospects by half at the outset and can only be increased by participating in the otherwise-throwaway multiplayer mode or playing an iPhone game that must be bought separately. Its a crass attempt to increase revenue. Success in multi-player largely depends on equipment, which is bought either with points earned through multi-player or with real money. In other words, increasing your readiness rating requires playing a lot of drab multi-player or forking over cash. The ending is a sour note on an otherwise polished and accomplished game, the rare mainstream hit that privileges characters and narrative over killing more monsters (even if there is a lot of that, too). The game deserves to be celebrated for attempting something more, even if it doesnt stick the landing. Mass Effect 3 is available on PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 for $59.99. Grant Williams is a developer at Sedona Technologies who hijacked an English degree to study video games.

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This woman and I have been friends for a year. Shes a free spirit of sorts with zero boundaries. In the time Ive known her, shes been married and divorced and then engaged, and now that has ended. She always has another man on the side. (She did even when married and engaged.) She frequently mentions my husband how he likes animated films and so does she (theyre not my thing), and offers to accompany him to them. She always gives him a big hug hello, even when Im around, and goes on about how similar they are, and it just strikes me as odd. Heres the killer: Last week, she saw my husband at a gathering, came up behind him, and kissed him on the neck! Of course he told me, as he has no interest in her, but I was shocked. We are planning a business together, but now I dont want her near my husband! Should I confront her? Disturbed Shes a free spirit of sorts. Of sorts. The classic, harmless sort is the cute hippie girl who dyes her hair teal, changes her name to Magic Rainbow, and goes off for a year to live in a teepee. What does your freespirited friend do? Make lingerie out of found materials that she can wear when she climbs on your husband? Boundaries arent such a bad thing; they keep the cows from roaming the freeways. Should the urge strike to let ones lips prowl the neck of another womans husband, true friendship and empathy make the best fences. A true friend might find herself attracted to your husband but would be careful to avoid saying or doing anything to tempt him or make you feel threatened. This friends sneak attack on your husbands neck meat, along with her notion of sexual fidelity Til death do us part or the NBA shot clock runs down suggests that shes a narcissist, a selfabsorbed, manipulative user. Narcissists lack empathy and cant be true friends or partners because their aggressive self-interest always comes first, although they tend to be good at faking friendship or partnership and painting their toxic opportunism as, say, free-spirited-ness: A woman must follow her bliss ... right down the pants of another womans man. (Oh, come on, Stuffy ... she always has another man on the
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side why not yours?) Do you really want to be in a partnership with a woman whose moral compass seems fixed on magnetic Me me me!? In deciding that, be careful not to let momentum get the best of you. Were prone to want to continue down the path weve been on and rationalize why thats a good idea even when evidence that it isnt keeps popping up like dogs in humiliating outfits on YouTube. If youre hell-bent on working with her, get a partnership agreement drawn up by a lawyer (and one who is not your alcoholic brotherin-law). Probably your best bet, however, is bowing out now with a host of vague but plausible reasons: Youre not ready; you dont have the energy right now; it wouldnt be fair to her. Keep the actual reason to yourself: A startup takes a hands-on approach, but shes only got two hands, and theyre usually crawling up some other womans husband.
My girlfriend had a drug problem but claimed shed been clean for seven years. It turns out shes been using for the entire year weve been together. Two months ago, she went to rehab. I thought she was doing all right afterward, but then she admitted that shed twice gotten high and had sex with a guy she met at rehab. I think I can forgive her, but Im wondering whether I can ever believe her again. Duped Random urine tests can say a lot about a person, like that she either got the dog to pee into a cup or could one day give birth to a fine litter of Labradoodles. Drug addicts lie. Yours has been lying to you from day one, and not about inconsequential stuff. (Dont run to get an HIV test; grow wings and fly there.) Your girlfriends motto appears to be Just say Dont mind if I do! to drugs. You could say shes been cheating on you with drugs. Actually, shes been cheating on drugs with you. Make no mistake about what comes first and who comes second. Thats not going to change overnight and maybe not ever. You can someday have a loving, mutual relationship once you find a partner whose moments of painful honesty involve admitting to stuff like scraping your new car getting into the garage, not Oh, I had sex with a crackhead I met in rehab. And how was your day?
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): True life is lived when tiny changes occur, said Leo Tolstoy. I agree. Its rare for us to undergo rapid, dramatic transformations in short periods of time. Thats why its delusional to be forever pining for some big magic intervention that will fix everything. The best way to alter our course is slowly and gradually, by conscientiously revamping our responses to the small daily details. Keep these thoughts close at hand in the coming weeks, Aries. Be a devotee of the incremental approach. Step-by-step. Hour-by-hour. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): What people really need and demand from life is not wealth, comfort, or esteem, but games worth playing, said psychiatrist Thomas Szasz. I love that thought, and am excited to offer it up to you right now. You have been invited or will soon be invited to participate in some of the best games ever. These are not grueling games foisted on you by people hoping to manipulate you, or pointless games that exhaust your energy for naught. Rather, they are fun challenges that promise to stretch your intelligence, deepen your perspective, and enhance your emotional riches. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Is it conceivable that youve gotten a bit off track? As I close my eyes and ask my higher powers for a psychic vision, I get an impression of you staring at a blurry image of a symbol that is no longer an accurate representation of your life goal. Now of course theres a chance that my vision is completely unfounded. But if it does ring at least somewhat true to you if it suggests a question worth asking yourself I invite you to meditate on the possibility that you need to update your understanding of what your ultimate target looks like. CANCER (June 21-July 22): From an astrological point of view, its prime time for you to attend a networking extravaganza or collaboration spree. Likewise, this is an excellent phase in your longterm cycle to organize a gathering for the close allies who will be most important in helping you carry out your master plan during the next 12 months. Have you ever heard of the term Temporary Autonomous Zone? Its a time and place where people with shared interests and common values can explore the frontiers of productive conviviality. It might be a dinner party in an inspirational setting, a boisterous ritual in a rowdy sanctuary, or a private festival for fellow seekers. I hope you make sure something like that materializes. LEO (July 23-August 22): To begin one of his performances, comedian and musician Steve Martin ambled on stage and told his audience what to expect. Before every show, he said, I like to do one thing that is impossible. So now Im going to suck this piano into my lungs. Thats the kind of brag I hope to hear coming from you sometime soon, Leo the more outrageous the better. Why? Because Id love to see you cultivate a looser, breezier relationship with your actual ambitions. To make boastful jokes about wacky or farfetched goals might inspire you to be jauntier and friskier about those real ones. And that would rouse a burst of fresh motivational energy. VIRGO (August 23-September 22): The text for this weeks oracle comes from Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), a great American statesman who, after escaping slavery, became a leader of the abolitionist movement. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, he said, are people who want crops without plowing the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning. ... The struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, or it may be both. But it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. Please apply these thoughts to your own situation, Virgo. You have entered the liberation phase of your cycle. LIBRA (September 23-October 22): Im about to list some declarations that I hope will come out of your mouth at least once in the next three weeks. If for any reason youre not finding yourself in situations where these words would make sense for you to utter, please rearrange your life accordingly. (1) Theres nothing else Id rather be doing right now. (2) Is it okay with you if we take this really slow? (3) No ones ever done that before. (4) Squeeze my hand when it feels really amazing. (5) Its like we know what each other is thinking. (6) Can I have some more, please? SCORPIO (October 23-November 21): A political strategist told me one of her most important rules: To win an election, you have to help your candidate choose the right fights. I think that would be an excellent guiding principle for you in the coming weeks, Scorpio. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you will be getting invitations to spar, joust, and wrangle. Although it might be exciting to leap into each and every fray with your eyes blazing, I suggest you show careful discernment. Try to confine your participation to those tangles that will downplay your weaknesses and highlight your strengths. SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21): In the famous childrens book The Little Prince, the hero lives on an asteroid with three volcanoes, two active and one dormant. One day he decides to leave home and travel to other realms. Before departing, he meticulously scours all three
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volcanoes. If they are well cleaned out, the narrator reports, volcanoes burn slowly and steadily, without any eruptions. I recommend that you take after the Little Prince, Sagittarius. Its high time to attend to the upkeep of your volcanoes. Make sure they will burn slow and steady in the coming months, even when youre not at home. CAPRICORN (December 22January 19): One of the classics of ancient Sanskrit literature is the Kama Sutra, which gives practical advice about erotic love. The most popular edition of the book offers instructions on eight kinds of kisses and 64 sexual positions, with additional tips on styles of embracing and caressing. This would be an excellent time for you to get inspired by information like that, Capricorn. Your relationship with the amorous arts is due for expansion and refinement. You dont necessarily need to rely on book learning, of course. You could accomplish a lot of empirical exploration simply by getting naked and firing up your imagination. AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18): Singer/songwriter Tom Waits was strongly influenced by Bob Dylans downto-earth album The Basement Tapes. I like my music with the rinds and the seeds and pulp left in, Waits testifies. The noise and grit of Dylans rootsy, intimate songs, he says, creates a mood of joy and abandon. Thats the spirit I wish for you in the coming weeks, Aquarius. Wherever you are and whatever youre doing, get down to the gritty, organic core of things. Hunker down in the funky fundamentals. Hang out where the levels of pretension are low and the stories are fresh and raw. PISCES (February 19-March 20): Youre not really breaking the rules, right, Pisces? Its more like youre just testing their elasticity; youre helping them become more supple and flexible. Im sure that sooner or later people will thank you for how youre expanding the way the game is played. It may take a while, but they will eventually appreciate and capitalize on the liberties you are now introducing into the system. In the short run, though, you might have to take some heat for your tinkering and experiments. Try not to let that inhibit your eagerness to try creative risks. Homework: What famous person were you in your past life? If you dont know or werent really, make something up. Testify at FreeWillAstrology.com.
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ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA DJ Scott & Karaoke -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge, 4506 27th St Moline, IL Fat Dawgs Productions Karaoke & DJ -Parkers, 635 15th St Moline, IL Grace Potter & the Nocturnals -Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge - University of Iowa, 125 N. Madison St. Iowa City, IA Graham Lindsey - Ugly Valley Boys - C.J. the D.J. -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL Jam Sessions with John OMeara and Friends -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Jason Carl -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA JC Brooks & the Uptown Squad - Mr. Kicks - Home-Grown -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Just Chords -Kilkennys, 300 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Karaoke by Pieler Productions -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady St. Davenport, IA Live Lunch w/ Chris Noth & Friends (noon) -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Open Mic Night -Uptown Bills Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA Rozz-Vox Open Mic Night w/ Donnie Bobb -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Sherrard High School Band -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA The Avey Brothers -Rascals Live, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL
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The Dear Hunter - Chasing Shade - Phantom Vibrations -Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA Thumping Thursday w/ DJ Hypnotic and Patrick Rifley -McManus Pub, 1401 7th Ave Moline, IL Wet Hair - Featurless Ghost - Merchandise -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA 2012/04/27 (Fri)
ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap, 1345 Locust St. Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA ABC Members-Only Karaoke -Moose Lodge - Davenport, 2333 Rockingham Rd Davenport, IA Area Code -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Bobby Vinton -Riverside Casino Event Center, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Charley Hayes Trio (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ, 2020 1st Street Milan, IL Chelsea Crowell - Them Som Bitches -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL Chicago Farmer - Jordan Danielsen - Jim the Mule -The Redstone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA Crazy Bad -Purgatorys Pub, 2104 State St Bettendorf, IA Dana and Susan Robinson (noon) -Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus Bettendorf, IA Davenport North High School Jazz Bands -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Defeater - Touche Amore - Code Orange Kids - Birds In A Row (5pm) - Roster McCabe - Cheefs (10pm) -Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA
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Dennis Florine -Kilkennys, 300 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Dueling Pianos at The Establishment -The Establishment Theatre, 220 19th St. Rock Island, IL Emanations Series: Part IV - Robert Elfline, Sammanth Keehn, TJ Sapp, & Megann Gezella -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Fat Dawgs Productions Karaoke & DJ -Parkers, 635 15th St Moline, IL Funktastic Five -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady St. Davenport, IA Jazz After Five w/ OddBar Trio (5pm) - Simon Joyner & the Tarnished Angels - Ed Gray - Ramon Speed - Samuel Locke Ward - Douglas Kramer Nye (9pm) -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA John Morello: A Tribute to Dean Martin -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center, 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf, IA Karaoke Night -Chucks Tap, 1731 W. 6th St. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL Karaoke Night -Roadrunners Roadhouse, 3803 Rockingham Rd. Davenport, IA King of the Tramps - The Sapwoods - Young Funk -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Koobys Karaoke -Wide Open Bar & Grill, 425 15th St. Moline, IL Lee Blackmon (6:30pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL Live Lunch w/ Matthew Robert Eich (noon) -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Mississippi Journey with Hal Reed -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA North of 40 -Len Browns North Shore Inn, 7th Street and the Rock River Moline, IL Russ Reyman Trio (5:30pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA
Sizzlin Sounds with the Quad City Singers -Tanglewood Hills Pavilion, 4250 Middle Rd. Bettendorf, IA Smooth Groove -Martinis on the Rock, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL Tapped Out -Generations Bar & Grill, 4100 4th Ave. Moline, IL Terry & the Loan Sharks -Mound Street Landing, 1029 Mound St. Davenport, IA The Boys Are Back w/ Matt Walch -Rhythm City Casino, 101 W. River Dr. Davenport, IA The Music of Dr. Joe Seng -Joes Club, 1402 W. 7th St. Davenport, IA Tronicity -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA Twin River Band -Bobbies Diner & Nightclub, 1213 10th Ave. W. Milan, IL Wicked Nature -Rascals Live, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL 2012/04/28 (Sat)
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ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Area Code -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Bee All U Can Bee Karaoke -Bobbies Diner & Nightclub, 1213 10th Ave. W. Milan, IL Catfish Keith -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ, 2020 1st Street Milan, IL Community Drum Circle (10:30am) -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Cosmic -Mound Street Landing, 1029 Mound St. Davenport, IA Crossroads -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady St. Davenport, IA Danika Holmes -The Grape Life Wine Emporium - Davenport, 3402 Elmore Ave. Davenport, IA
Deadroots -Blu Shamrock, 311 S. 13th Ave. Cordova, IL DJ Scott & Karaoke -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge, 4506 27th St Moline, IL Dueling Pianos at The Establishment -The Establishment Theatre, 220 19th St. Rock Island, IL Ellis Kell Band -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Fat Dawgs Productions Karaoke & DJ -Parkers, 635 15th St Moline, IL Gray Wolf Band -Silvis Eagles Club, 911 Mansur Ave. Silvis, IL Haddonfield - Clocks - My Beautiful Mistake - Your Fallen Heroes -RME (River Music Experience), 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Jet Edison - Slip Silo -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Chucks Tap, 1731 W. 6th St. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL Karaoke Night -Roadrunners Roadhouse, 3803 Rockingham Rd. Davenport, IA Koobys Karaoke -Headquarters Bar & Grill, 119 E. 22nd Ave. Coal Valley, IL Lights - The Ambassadors -Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA Live Lunch w/ the Jana Nyberg Group (noon) -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Lovedogs -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill, 313 N Salina St McCausland, IA Matrekis - American Gothic -The Redstone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA My Pal Trigger - Upon The Awakening - Revenge In Mind -Rascals Live, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL Night People -Duckys Lagoon, 13515 78th Ave Andalusia, IL


Karaoke for Kids (3-5pm) -Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL Live Lunch w/ Emily Singer (noon) -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Past Masters (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Russ Reyman, Pianist (10am-2pm brunch) -The Lodge Hotel, 900 Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA Sizzlin Sounds with the Quad City Singers -Lavender Crest Winery, 5401 US Highway 6 Colona, IL Sunday Jazz Brunch at Bix Bistro (10:30am & 12:30pm) -Hotel Blackhawk, 200 E. 3rd St. Davenport, IA 2012/04/30 (Mon) 2012/05/03 (Thu)
North of 40 -Heros Pub, 3811 N. Harrison St. Davenport, IA Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk, 226 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Riverbend Boogie Board (P. Willis Acoustic) - Squids Beard -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Russ Reyman, Pianist (7pm) -Phoenix, 111 West 2nd St. Davenport, IA Smooth Groove -Generations Bar & Grill, 4100 4th Ave. Moline, IL T.U.G.G. - Walsher Clemons -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Tangent -Martinis on the Rock, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL
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The Boys Are Back w/ Matt Walch -Rhythm City Casino, 101 W. River Dr. Davenport, IA Tronicity -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA Vodkaseven -Purgatorys Pub, 2104 State St Bettendorf, IA Zither Ensemble (10am) -German American Heritage Center, 712 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA 2012/04/29 (Sun)
One Night Stand Open Mic -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA The Lettermen (1 & 7:15pm) -Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL 2012/05/01 (Tue)
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Open Mic Night -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL Open Mic Night -The Dam View Inn, 410 2nd St Davenport, IA Sleepy Sun - [gluestick] -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA Southern Thunder DJ Service (5pm) & Karaoke (9pm) -McManus Pub, 1401 7th Ave Moline, IL Tuesday Night Dance Party: DJ ST3 & Radcon -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL 2012/05/02 (Wed) Jam Session -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Karaoke Night -Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL
ABC Karaoke -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge, 4506 27th St Mo line, IL ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Fat Dawgs Productions Karaoke & DJ -Parkers, 635 15th St Moline, IL Jason Carl -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Karaoke by Pieler Productions -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady St. Davenport, IA Live Lunch w/ Lojo Russo (noon) -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Open Mic Night -Uptown Bills Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA
Mighty Short Bus -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
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SE Cedar Rapids, IA Karaoke Night -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. The Avey Brothers -Rascals Live, 1418 Rock Island, IL Keller Karaoke -Martinis on the Rock, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL Open Mic Hosted by Randy Ketelsen and Corey Wallace -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Open Mic Night -Boozies Bar & Grill, 114 1/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Open Mic Night -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Rocktastic 4 -Rascals Live, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL The Pub Unplugged: Live Acoustic Acts -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady St. Davenport, IA Troy Harris, Pianist (10pm) -Red Crow Grille, 2504 53rd St. Bettendorf, IA
Storyhill -CSPS/Legion Arts, 1103 3rd St 15th St. Moline, IL Thumping Thursday w/ DJ Hypnotic and Patrick Rifley -McManus Pub, 1401 7th Ave Moline, IL University of Iowa Jazz w/ Johnson County Landmark & Jazz Rep Ensemble -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA 2012/05/04 (Fri)
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ABC Karaoke -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Dave Apple Benefit w/ DJ BethAnn (2pm) -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge, 4506 27th St Moline, IL Five Bridges Jazz Band (10:30am) -Brady Street Chop House, Radisson QC Plaza Hotel Davenport, IA Funday Sunday with Dave Ellis (6pm) -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA
ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Acoustic Music Club (4:30pm) -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Blues Cafe (6:30pm) -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Glenn Hickson (5:30pm) -OMelias Supper Club, 2900 Blackhawk Rd. Rock Island, IL Jam Night w/ Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA
A Party to Go Karaoke Night -Stacks Bar, 525 14th St. Moline, IL ABC Karaoke -Abblebees Neighborhood Grill - Elmore Ave., 3838 Elmore Ave. Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -Barrel House 211, 211 E. 2nd St. Davenport, IA I Hear IC -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA
WEDNESDAY
FRIDAY
ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap, 1345 Locust St. Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge, 4506 27th St Mo line, IL
ABC Members-Only Karaoke -Moose Lodge - Davenport, 2333 Rockingham Rd Davenport, IA Ambient Musiq -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Bonnie Finken -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA Carnage - Knights of the Turntable -Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA Dueling Pianos at The Establishment -The Establishment Theatre, 220 19th St. Rock Island, IL Envibe Jazz Duo -ReFresh Lounge, Cafe Fresh, 1514 5th Ave. Moline, IL Fat Dawgs Productions Karaoke & DJ -Parkers, 635 15th St Moline, IL FunkDafyed -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Gray Wolf Band -Martinis on the Rock, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL Jonathan Edwards -CSPS/Legion Arts, 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids, IA Justin Morrissey & Friends -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Chucks Tap, 1731 W. 6th St. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL Karaoke Night -Roadrunners Roadhouse, 3803 Rockingham Rd. Davenport, IA Kevin Presbrey -Kilkennys, 300 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Koobys Karaoke -Wide Open Bar & Grill, 425 15th St. Moline, IL Live Lunch w/ Rose n Thorns (noon) -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA RIOTGOD - Electric Machete - Shadow Stone -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL

Fat Dawgs Productions Karaoke & DJ -Parkers, 635 15th St Moline, IL FunkDafyed -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Funktastic Five -Martinis on the Rock, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL Karaoke Night -Chucks Tap, 1731 W. 6th St. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL Karaoke Night -Roadrunners Roadhouse, 3803 Rockingham Rd. Davenport, IA Kevin Presbrey -Kilkennys, 300 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Koffin Kats - T.B.O.P.R.R.I.O.F. - Captains Vessels - We Shall Be Bandits -RME (River Music Experience), 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Koobys Karaoke -Headquarters Bar & Grill, 119 E. 22nd Ave. Coal Valley, IL Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk, 226 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Peter Mayer -Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA RME Guitar Circle (2pm) - River Prairie Minstrels (6pm) -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Russ Reyman, Pianist (7pm) -Phoenix, 111 West 2nd St. Davenport, IA Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumers Casino and Hotel, I-280 & Hwy 92 Rock Island, IL The Chairmans Board w/ Peter Oprisko -Ohnward Fine Arts Center, 1215 E Platt St. Maquoketa, IA The Recliners -Riverside Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert St. Iowa City, IA Truibute to George Strait featuring Gordy & Debbie -Brubaker Masonic Lodge #675, 511 Veterans Parkway Davenport, IA

Russ Reyman Trio (6pm) -Phoenix, 111 West 2nd St. Davenport, IA Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumers Casino and Hotel, I-280 & Hwy 92 Rock Island, IL The Music of Dr. Joe Seng -Joes Club, 1402 W. 7th St. Davenport, IA This Must Be the Band - Mooseknuckle -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA 2012/05/05 (Sat)
SATURDAY
A Party to Go Karaoke Night -Wooden Nickel Saloon, 2042 W 3rd St Davenport, IA A Tribute to George Strait -Brubaker Masonic Lodge #675, 511 Veterans Parkway Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Andre Williams & the Goldstars Jethro Johnny O & the Midnight Show -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL Cinco De Rock Show: Your Fallen Heroes - Natural Remedy - Tony Pharris -Princeton Bolls Community Center, 428 N. River Dr. Princeton, IA Cosmic -Mound Street Landing, 1029 Mound St. Davenport, IA Deja Vu Rendezvous featuring This Must Be the Band -The Redstone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA Dennis McMurrin & the Demolition Band -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Dueling Pianos at The Establishment -The Establishment Theatre, 220 19th St. Rock Island, IL Emperors Club - Surgeons in Heat - The Curious Mystery - DJ Crowley -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA
Storyhill @ CSPS/Legion Arts May 3

X+X - PermaSmile - Door 4 -Studio Pub, 1465 19th St. East Moline, IL Yanni -i wireless Center, 1201 River Dr Moline, IL Zither Ensemble (10am) -German American Heritage Center, 712 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA 2012/05/06 (Sun) Russ Reyman, Pianist (10am-2pm brunch) -The Lodge Hotel, 900 Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA Sunday Jazz Brunch at Bix Bistro (10:30am & 12:30pm) -Hotel Blackhawk, 200 E. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Thankful Dirt - Milk & Eggs -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA 2012/05/07 (Mon)
Acoustic Music Club (4:30pm) -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Glenn Hickson (5:30pm) -OMelias Supper Club, 2900 Blackhawk Rd. Rock Island, IL Jam Night w/ Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA Open Mic Night -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL Open Mic Night -The Dam View Inn, 410 2nd St Davenport, IA Southern Thunder DJ Service (5pm) & Karaoke (9pm) -McManus Pub, 1401 7th Ave Moline, IL Tuesday Night Dance Party: The Car Thief & Radcon -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL 2012/05/09 (Wed)
Open Mic Hosted by Randy Ketelsen and Corey Wallace -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Open Mic Night -Boozies Bar & Grill, 114 1/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Open Mic Night -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Rocktastic 4 -Rascals Live, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL The Pub Unplugged: Live Acoustic Acts -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady St. Davenport, IA Troy Harris, Pianist (10pm) -Red Crow Grille, 2504 53rd St. Bettendorf, IA 2012/05/10 (Thu)
THURSDAY
10
WEDNESDAY
ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA
Clutch - Kyng - Monstro -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
ABC Karaoke -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Freddie Steenbock Duo (8-11am) -Davenport American Legion, 702 W. 35th St. Davenport, IA Karaoke for Kids (3-5pm) -Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL Manny Lopez Trio (10:30am) -Brady Street Chop House, Radisson QC Plaza Hotel Davenport, IA Polyester Blend (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA
SUNDAY
MONDAY
One Night Stand Open Mic -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA The Lowe Family -Cedar Rapids Prairie High School, 401 76th Ave. Cedar Rapids, IA 2012/05/08 (Tue)
TUESDAY
A Party to Go Karaoke Night -Stacks Bar, 525 14th St. Moline, IL ABC Karaoke -Abblebees Neighborhood Grill - Elmore Ave., 3838 Elmore Ave. Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -Barrel House 211, 211 E. 2nd St. Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -Ganzos, 3923 N. Marquette St. Davenport, IA Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA Drum Circle (6pm) -Teranga House of Africa, 1706 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Jam Session -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Karaoke Night -Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL
ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA
Karaoke Night -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
Keller Karaoke -Martinis on the Rock, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL
DJ Scott & Karaoke -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge, 4506 27th St Moline, IL Fat Dawgs Productions Karaoke & DJ -Parkers, 635 15th St Moline, IL Hellwater -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Jason Carl -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Karaoke by Pieler Productions -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady St. Davenport, IA Open Mic Night -Uptown Bills Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA Schoolboy Q - Ab-Soul -Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA The Avey Brothers -Rascals Live, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL Thumping Thursday w/ DJ Hypnotic and Patrick Rifley -McManus Pub, 1401 7th Ave Moline, IL
Trace Adkins -Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd St. Davenport, IA


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