Jan 26 – Feb 1, 2005

Jan 26 - Feb 1, 2005 / Vol. 10 / No. 22
Mapping the Global Reach of a Local Nonprofit; Church Street Puts Out the Unwelcome Mat; Dead-end Drama at the Flynn; War Wounds

News Quirks 01.26.05

Curses, Foiled Again Authorities in White Plains, New York, charged Brian Calen, 48, with insurance fraud for collecting more than $1 million by claiming to have been blinded in the same eye four times. “How does a guy get blinded again and again?” Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro said, explaining that Calen bought travelers’…

Astrology 01.26.05

ARIES (March 21-Apr. 19): It’ll be a bumper-car kind of week, Aries. As long as you stick to the designated course, you can expect lots of thuds, jolts and caroms that won’t hurt a bit. In fact, most of them will actually be fun even as they knock some sense into you. That’s why you…

The Samples

Homegrown Music Phone: 802-652-1273 Fax: 203-488-2192 Web: http://www.thesamples.com E-Mail: thesamplesusa@aol.com

The Jazz Guys

Zany boys with scruffy hair and guitars. Irreverant, often hilarious, rock ‘n’ roll fun. Address: Max Schwartz 96 B Pitkin St. , 05401 Phone: 802-324-2370 Web: www.thejazzguys.com E-Mail: info@thejazzguys.com

The Big Huge

Address: Scott Tournet or Silas Tanner 123 Pitkin Road , 05667 Phone: 802-454-1903 E-Mail: tbhsss3@hotmail.com

Mass-Conn-Fusion

R&B/Motown with funk, jazz, blues, and disco Address: Jim Healy PO Box 1122 , 06074 Phone: 860-289-6066 Web: http://www.massconnfusion.com E-Mail: jimmyhealy@aol.com

Jalapeno Bros

Groove/rock Address: Glen Schweitzer or Greg Pettis 487 Sunset Ln. W. , 05461 Phone: 802-482-5898 Fax: 802-482-5897 Web: http://jalapenobros.tripod.com E-Mail: telcom@wcvt.com

JD Studio One

Full service recording studio in my home.John Drury Address: 112 Home Ave , 05401 Phone: 802-660-9350 E-Mail: jdistudio1@aol.com

Exit 11

Ecclectic, upbeat, orginal Address: Kate Romm PO Box 114 , 05477 Phone: 802-864-3419 E-Mail: vtnkate@sover.net

Devil’s night out

dramatic, dynamic, loud-ass rock music. Address: Peter Slater 1432 williston road , 05403 Phone: 802-864-3297 Web: http://www.devilsnightout.com E-Mail: peter@devilsnightout.com

Carrigan

(Mostly) two-piece alt-rock/post-rock band with mood and dynamics pushed to the fore. Address: Ken Johnson 59 King St. , 05401 Phone: 802-238-6737 E-Mail: ken@sogoodmusic.com

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS***

Billy Bob Thornton plays a high school football coach who helps restore the pride of a troubled Texas town in the latest from director Peter Berg. Based on the bestseller by H. G. Bissinger. Tim McGraw and Derek Luke costar. (113 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/friday_night_lights/

CATWOMAN*

Halle Berry follows the tedious Die Another Day and the tiresome Gothika with this fast-buck film-acting in which she plays a graphic designer who’s transformed into a feline superhero after uncovering a nefarious scheme being hatched at the cosmetics firm where she works. OK… Benjamin Bratt costars. Someone by the name of Pitof directs. (104…


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