Staying Different and the Same: Talking folk music with Arlo

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Staying Different and the Same: Talking folk music with Arlo

Mike Bookey

A long way from alice’s restaurant.Legendary folk hero and activist Arlo Guthrie is coming to town to play a benefit for KPOV (106.7 FM), and we wanted just a bit of his time, say ten minutes or so to catch up with him - and he gave us almost half an hour, and probably would have stayed on the line for half the day if we asked kindly. Here's a look at what he had to say about his music, the music of others, and everything else in between.
Looks like you're on the road for a while now?
Jeez, it's going into next year and beyond, so it's getting a little nuts. Where are you calling me from again?
Bend, Oregon.
Oh, Bend. We're looking forward to getting up there.

Posted inOutside

Get the lead out!Lead shot remains a significant danger to waterfowl and wildlife

Jim Anderson

Golden Eagle suffering from lead poisoning. (Note scars on toes from walking on its knuckels.) As if shootings, electrocution and collisions with vehicles are not
enough for eagles to cope with, now portentous lead poisoning has
reared its ugly head.
Lead is a toxic metal deposited in the
environment through hunting, fishing and recreational shooting, and
will not break down into less-toxic compounds and will persist
indefinitely. Lead toxicity can have lethal consequences that
compromise avian survival and reproductive success. Consequently, lead
has killed a variety of birds, and it won't be too long before it will
travel through the food chain and seep into the human body.

Posted inCulture

Hoop, There it is: A night in the Bend hooping scene

Mike Bookey

Mollie Hogan knows how to hoop it up with the best of them.A passing train blocks the sunset, momentarily dimming the Mountain
Comfort Warehouse, but the rhythm of the train can't compete with the
tribal beats emanating from a small stereo system. Twenty-eight bodies
fill the warehouse with spinning hoops gyrating around their waists.
Some of the Hoopers (don't call them HulaHoopers-that's patented by
Wham-O…think "disc golf" versus Frisbee) move with ballet grace, some
channel a funky hand jive, some are as sensual as belly dancers, and a
few are still looking for a groove. They've been hooping spontaneously
for the last five minutes, starting to shed layers, dewy faces grinning.

Posted inOutside

Better than Christmas

The Source Staff

After four-plus months of college basketball, it's finally here. The
NCAA tournament: the last pure thing remaining in the world of sports;
the reason we would rather have every day of our lives be the first day
of the tourney and not Christmas.
But before the games get rolling,
there is the obligatory bitchfest following Selection Sunday, with
sports writers, commentators, coaches, and conference officials putting
in their two cents as to who made the field of 65 (don't forget the
Tuesday night play-in game) and who will stay home. This year's
Selection Sunday was tamer than years past, but there were some teams
like Arizona State (19-12 overall, tied for fourth place in the Pac-10)
that didn't make the dance.The West Coast is touting its best tourney
roster in recent memory with six Pac-10 teams and another three from
the West Coast Conference. Does this mean the East Coast basketball
bias, fueled by the likes of Dick Vitale (who should hang up the mic
before he either goes mute or gets punched in the face) is over? No.
It's not. But we'll take what we can get.

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Out Our Backdoor: Winter running, mtb trails and more

Mike Bookey

Kaleidoscope Run
Trail running: Bend’s instant outdoor experienceOminous clouds loomed overhead as I set out for a
run this past week at a park on the west side of town. The sun's rays
were hidden behind clouds and my eyes and ears were on autopilot,
looking and listening but not seeing and hearing. This can easily
happen in the fast-paced world in which we live. We rush through a
day's work, then off to sneak in a quick outdoor workout before
speeding home to spend time with the family. Cooking, cleaning, chores,
a quick read and off to bed before getting up to repeat another day. It
is easy to fall into the trap of not taking the time to truly
appreciate our surroundings.

Posted inCulture

The Best Movie You Shouldn’t See: Funny Games is vile done right

Mike Bookey

Smells like a bit of ultra violence. I have warned people not to see this movie. Funny Games is one of the
most disturbing films ever made, destined to stay with you for days if
not weeks. My pleas of "avoid at all costs" have inadvertently sparked
curiosity and interest in the film, which is good because people should
see this movie. And that's director Michael Haneke’s intention with
this shot-by-shot remake of his provocative and frightening German film
of the same name. His original intention was to expose the mind-numbing
violence that permeates our mainstream films, in doing so he makes us
completely aware of what we're watching and feeling. Rather than
desensitizing-it’s OVER-sensitizing. The result is a relentless mental
overload that will stick with you. Just try to shake off the creepiness…

Posted inCulture

Sweet and SOUR: Director Nathan Gray uses skateboards to cross political boundaries

Mike Bookey

They rip on the gaza strip. Bend's own Nathan Gray created a unique way of promoting peace in the
Middle East. He and co-producers Sean Scerritt and Sudip Peterson,
drawing on what they describe as "dynamic acts of peace and unity,"
have created SOUR 4 Peace in the Middle East, a film that crosses
borders with nine top Israeli and Jordanian skate boarders. In a recent
conversation with Scerritt, he said the theme that sparked the idea
behind the film is "doing what you love with people you're not supposed
to like."

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