Rumor & Innuendo (Rumblings From the World of Sports): “U of L’s a football school.†Maybe, just maybe.
Coaching irony. In the wake of U of L’s convincing win over West Virginia, it seems appropriate to repeat a story told here before. This advised by a fella who was part of Louisville’s football apparatus at the time. Back when it became apparent that Tom Jurich was going to deep-six the ineffectual Ron Cooper,…
Taking flight: Disc Doggin’ isn’t a hobby  it’s a way
Sadie: a border collie owned by Jeff and Misty Wright, in action. The Wrights helped start the Flying Houndz of Louisville club. Photo by James Calvert What is so interesting about a group of people playing fetch with their dogs on a beautiful Saturday evening? Not much, until one of the dogs leaps into the…
City Strobe: God bless us, everyone
Ford Motor Co., which stayed the course for a few billion dollars too long before cutting and running from its gas-gulping, earth-slaying, DVD-booth Mallxplorers, announced more unpleasantness for its workers. Feeling the pain this time: salaried workers. Ford said it will cancel raises, increase health insurance premiums and drop coverage for salaried workers, retirees and…
Readers Choice – Congratulations!… and thanks for your input
Forget about the election that just wrapped up, the real news of the day is right here on these next 12 pages. Yep, it’s that time again, people, when the leaves are on the ground (and probably in your house, too), the air is taking on a new chill and LEO rolls out the winners…
Readers Choice – The Winners
GOODS & SERVICES Best Attorney1. Darryl Isaacs2. David Lambertus3. Greg Stumbo Best Auto Dealership1. Swope Auto Group (various)2. Bachman Chevrolet (various)3. Craig & Landreth (various) Best Auto Service Center1. Bachman Automotive (various)2. Volksdoktor (1387 Lexington Road, 584-3511)3. Boone’s Chevron (various) Best Bank1. PNC Bank (various)2. National City Bank (various)3. U.S. Bank (various) Best CD/Music Store1. …
Readers Choice – THE READER SPEAKS HIS MIND
GOODS & SERVICES The Blossom Shop Florist (2218 Bardstown Road, 454-0421) has really taken on a new look, and the people there are so great to work with and help in all ways. I truly think everyone should stop in and take a look around — it has many nice flowers and gifts to choose…
Readers Choice – Meet the Winners
Cherry Bomb: Nathan Erickson owns Cherry Bomb, where they’ll tell you that “blood is the new black†and other useful bits of advice. Best Vintage Clothing StoreCHERRY BOMB960 Baxter Ave., 584-0755 You’ve got to love a store that has micro-minis, polyester shirts and leg warmers among denim bags and T-shirts with tags that say, “Blood…
Erosia (Letters to the Editor)
LEO welcomes letters that are brief (250 words max) and thoughtful. Ad hominem attacks will be ignored, and we need your name and a daytime phone number. Send snail mail to EROSIA, 640 S. Fourth St., Louisville, Ky. 40202. Fax to 895-9779 or e-mail to leo@leoweekly.com. We may edit for length, grammar and clarity. Yarmuth…
The Tear Sheet: Revenge is cheap
By the time some colleagues and I showed up in Crothersville two winters ago, carrying notebooks and armed with a passel of questions, little Katie Collman had been dead nearly a month, and the town was still busy asking itself how things had gotten so bad. The murder was shocking, of course, but it was…
Bluegrass Politics: Next…
As quickly as the 2006 election season ended, the 2007 race for governor begins. Indeed, there’s no rest for the weary (public). By the time this column sees print, we’ll know the outcomes of Tuesday’s races and, barring the unexpected, it seems safe to conclude that U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler (D) will return to Congress…
On Media: American Idols: Cards’ rising profile is envy of many
Louisville didn’t just win on the scoreboard last Thursday when it beat West Virginia. The game attracted a record-setting ESPN television audience, the highest-ever Thursday night rating and the second-highest rated college football game in the cable network’s history. Nearly 5 million American households tuned in to what was billed as college football’s game of…
Guest Commentary – Early Returns
Hey, I’ve missed you. It’s nice to be back after a sabbatical of sorts. The only thing I regretted about Tuesday deadlines was that election day predictions were extremely hazardous. In 2004, I gleefully celebrated a Kerry victory in my column. Oops. As I write this one, I am either Congressman-elect or just another unemployed…
Guest Commentary – Planting seeds at IdeaFest
Fairleigh Brooks When I was 15, my parents responded to the passion I had for manned space flight by driving me to Florida. We arrived at Cape Kennedy on July 15, 1969. The next morning Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong rose from our home planet atop the cetacean-scaled Saturn V rocket. Armstrong and…
The Flipped Lid: All good dogs go to Congress
I don’t do politics. Sure, I vote. But do I research candidates and issues? No. Do I trust rhetoric coming forth from television and radio? Nah. So, what you’re about to read comes from the reflections of an unapologetically uninformed, dubious and sadly apathetic voting citizen. I would like to get fired up about politics;…
Music Preview – Composer Michael Colgrass is a master of reinvention
Michael Colgrass: Michael Colgrass’ music often channels the spirits of Western masters like Bach and Mozart. It’s probably just as well that composer Michael Colgrass, who will be in Louisville this week for the University of Louisville School of Music’s New Music Festival, never contemplated a career in politics. It’s not that he isn’t articulate…
Sight Unsound: Amos Lee stirs a melting pot of influences
Amos Lee: HOT FOR TEACHER — Since he retired from teaching, singer-songwriter Amos Lee has made a pretty successful stab at the music industry, at the ripe age of 28. “I am constantly thinking about songs and working out melodies in my head. Some arrive fully formed, but most come in pieces that need to…
Staff Picks
Wednesday, Nov. 8Citizen Cope Clarence Greenwood is Citizen Cope, a musical amalgam who defies easy categorization. His determined, slinky sound includes traces of blues, soul and hip hop, with nice turns of phrase and plenty of inspired social consciousness. Think G. Love but more pointed. Cope’s touring (with a hot band) behind his third album,…
LEO’s Eat ‘N’ Blog: Indulge your pork cravings at Pig City
Pig City BBQ: Photo by Paige Moore-Heavin Certain songs with food allusions may or may be what they seem, but there’s nothing ambiguous about Pig City BBQ. It’s about the pigmeat, brothers and sisters. Food was never very far from the thoughts of Mississippi blues great Armenter Chatmon, better known to the world as Bo…
The Bar Belle
Mimosas, Margs and Marys, oh my!And on the seventh day, the lord rested … legs propped up on Rocky Mountains, snifter of Cognac in hand. Sunday is a great day to make your way to your local bar and drown whatever is left of those weekend hangovers. Right now professional football dominates the atmosphere at…
Theater Review – Sweet squabbling punctuates ‘Visiting Mr. Green’
Samer Yahyawi and Charlie Hunter: Photo by Darren McGee Samer Yahyawi as Ross and Charlie Hunter as Mr. Green in “Visiting Mr. Green.†“Visiting Mr. Green” has been translated into 22 languages and received Best Play awards in Israel, Greece, Turkey and Germany. Although playwright Jeff Baron is better known for his television and film…
Five Important Questions With Dead Child
Dead Child If ever there was a time to break out the phrase “Louisville’s supergroup,” now is certainly that time.Dead Child is a band whose members have performed together in so many different incarnations over the years that its very existence necessitates a family tree, “Dead Child: Circle of Life” on its Web site. Its…
Aftertastes
HIPPO WINGS, 502 E. Warnock St., 634-4477, www.hippowings.com. Locally owned and operated, this carryout operation is located on the west side of the U of L campus. You can get their wings in more than a dozen flavors, and the menu offers a full array of sandwiches and appetizers as well. (Reviewed 9/13; Rating: N/A)THE…
VIdeo Tapeworm: Releases through Tuesday, Nov. 14
THIS WEEK’S TWIN PEEKS:FORBIDDEN PLANET1956; DVD $26.95-59.95, URWhether you choose the Ultimate Collector’s Edition or the Two-Disc 50th Anniversary Special Edition, you’ll get some of the best science-fiction ever made. This obvious progenitor of “Star Trek” finds Leslie “Police Squad” Nielsen as the heroic captain of a flying saucer full of oversexed space rangers who…
Community Listings
Special Events••Watch Mercury Transit — observe Mercury travel in front of the sun with proper filters and projection techniques, Nov 8, Falls of the Ohio State Park, 201 W Riverside Dr, 280-9970.Ohio Valley Creative Energy — presentation by Dana Murray on the EPA’s Landfill Methane Outreach Program, Nov 8, 7pm, IUS Ogle Center, 4201 grant…
Arts & Entertainment Listings
Special Events ••Bellydance Superstars — troupe performing choreography & visuals of show “Raqs Carnivale,” Concert Hall in Ogle Center at IUS, 4201 Grant Line Rd.: Nov. 11, 8pm, 361-3100 (tickets), (812) 941-2525 (info).Louisville Antiques, Art & Collectibles Show & Sale — 200 antique dealers & juried KY artists showcasing, 3813 W. Hwy 146 in Buckner…
Karaoke Korral
WED NOV 8 Akiko’s Boozseller Lounge Brewskees Brickyard Sports Bar Creeker’s Bar & Grill Gaslite Tavern Good Times Pub Jim Porter’s Joker’s JT’s Variety Club Monon Station New View Phoenix Hill R Place Pub Ro-Joe’s Karaoke Bar Seidenfaden Cafe Shooters Skivvies Smyrna Inn Spectators Bar & Grill St. Andrew’s Pub Steinert’s The Swamp T.K.’s Pub…
Club Directory
19th Green 1740 Williamsburg Dr. Jeffersonville (812) 284-9088 19th Hole Pub 5603 Greenwood Rd. 933-4858 A Little Peace Café 1860 Mellwood Ave. 238-7301 Air Devil’s Inn 2802 Taylorsville Rd. 454-4443 Akiko’s 1123 Bardstown Rd. 459-8020 The Alternative 1032 Story Ave. 561-7613 Angelo’s 627 N. 34th St. 776-9127 Artemisia 620 E. Market St. 583-4177 Atomic Saucer…
