Cover Story
Louisvillian of the Year
Eddie Woods receives calls 24 hours a day, every day. One might come from a young man seeking relationship advice, the next from a worried mother who has not heard from her son in days. Then there are the phone calls he dreads, like the one he received just before 10 p.m. on Oct. 25,…
“Cadillac Records” sings the blues
(Starring Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Beyonce Knowles, Mos Def, Gabrielle Union, Cedric the Entertainer and Columbus Short. Directed by Darnell Martin. Rated R; 1:48. LEO Report Card: C+) “Cadillac Records” was about as interesting as pausing on the History Channel for a few moments during a nice channel surf. “What a great tidbit of history,”…
Staffpicks
Friday, Dec. 26 Motherlodge Holiday Hootenanny On the second night of Christmas/Ray Rizzo brought to me … The drummer and former LEO Weekly columnist has assembled a musical evening featuring more local talent than can comfortably fit on The Rudyard Kipling’s stage. The Sandpaper Dolls, Scott Anthony, Matt Scobee … it seems like it’ll be…
Ball Droppings
We worked hard putting together this list of shit going down on New Year’s Eve. Is it perfect? No. Is it comprehensive? Probably not. Take a gander if you still don’t have plans. Chances are, your favorite bars or nightclubs are doing something on Wednesday night. Use this as your inspiration … and feel free…
Video TapeWorm
THIS WEEK’S TWIN PEEKS: BAGHEAD 2008; $28.95, R Picture it: Indie filmmakers, screwing around one day after a long shoot, shout, “What’s the scariest thing in the world?” Some joker pipes up, “A guy with a bag on his head staring into your window!” Disagreement, laughter, more shouting and good-natured ribbing follows, but the germ…
Mug Shots
“You’re such a Grinch,” said one of my friends recently, presumably intending it as a form of rebuke. I responded, “Thank you very much.” It all goes back to finding out that Santa Claus doesn’t exist. As an incredibly gullible child, the discovery took a while, but when it finally occurred, I disavowed Christmas on…
Milk’s wagon is rolling away
When I was 16, Lyman T. Johnson told me, “Don’t let the wagon roll down the hill.” I was interviewing him for a class and had just asked him about his motivation for becoming a leader in the civil rights movement. (If you’ve never heard of him, Google “Lyman T. Johnson University of Kentucky.”) There…
Home stretch
Charles Elaster is standing on the front porch of his new home, jingling a set of keys and smiling — a mirthful kind of smile, with mouth agape, seeming to involve at least all five senses. Many people have gathered at this modest blue house on Boston Court, in west Louisville. With the exception of…
All I want for …*
My family celebrates Christmas. I’m not sure what yours does, although if you live in Louisville, statistics show it’s probably Christmas, Hanukkah or Bailout, if we’re going by denomination. ’Tis the season, and in all likelihood you’re doing something that involves extended family, the exchanging of gifts and the traditional gorging of oneself, regardless of…
Lessons learned; Family matters; ’Toes
Friday, Dec. 26At the rate they’re going, family band Cherryholmes could bottle and sell whatever it is that makes them tick: The not-quite-traditional bluegrass band just earned their fourth Grammy nomination, this time for Bluegrass Album of the Year, alongside Earl Scruggs, Del McCoury Band and their boss, Ricky Skaggs, as well as one for…
B-Sides
Breakfast bandsFans who packed into Club Oasis last weekend to see Long Island, N.Y., post-emo act Taking Back Sunday can find their signature dish at one of the country’s most well-known breakfast holes. The popular (be honest) hangover HQ Denny’s now serves the “Taking Back Sunday Quesadilla,” according to dennysallnighter.com. Fansite tbsunion.com says the ’dilla…
What economy? Furlongs is back
One year slouches to a close, another draws near, and if any subject dominates the conversation, it’s the economy. With the closing of a number of high-profile independent restaurants toward year’s end, including Primo, Melillo’s, Park Place and Browning’s, and Seviche’s suburban operation on Goose Creek Road, there’s been a lot of media coverage —…
A Christmas fable
Once, in the land then known as the United States of America in the year 2008, there was a crisis of communication. Not too many years earlier, most communication had taken place via handwritten “letters,” by “telephone” or in person. However, too-rapid access to new technologies paralyzed most people with an avalanche of communications choices.…
Aftertastes
Olivia’s Restaurant, Goss Avenue Antique Mall, 946 Goss Ave., 409-6160. Located at the back of the cavernous Goss Avenue Mall, this restaurant is somewhat upscale, both in decor and menu, although just about everything is attractively priced at $10 or less. Choice menu items include fried green heirloom tomatoes and peanut butter pie. (Reviewed 10/7/08;…
Inbox — Dec. 24, 2008
Correction A story in the Dec. 17 LEO Weekly erroneously listed J.C. White as a consultant for Mainline Broadcasting. She is not. We regret the error. BaptistWorx’n It Thank you for the opportunity to clarify an item in the Dec. 17 issue of LEO Weekly regarding BaptistWorx and Jeffersontown Mayor Clay Foreman. BaptistWorx is not…
Last call for Metro Council
Averting a political showdown (and quite possibly a humiliating defeat), Metro Council President Jim King halted his bid to retain the presidency last week, opening the door for fellow Democrat David Tandy to take over the leadership position early next year — granted the Democratic majority votes pro forma for him. “Just because I can’t…
