The orange revolution: John Yarmuth colored voters’ fancy this year. Now what?
Congressman-elect John Yarmuth,: Photo by Mike Ridge Congressman-elect John Yarmuth, flanked by son Aaron, waves to enthusiastic supporters before his victory speech last Tuesday night at the Seelbach. Back in the spring, when John Yarmuth was still slogging through the primary, Anne Northup surely sat up nights salivating at the prospect of slinging scat at…
City Strobe: Bring low the rail lines
Since its halcyon days as a patch of mud where Ohio River travelers stopped to sleep and scavenge, Louisville has been a city because of transportation: Back when George Rogers Clark romped, boats transporting goods down the river had to offload here before negotiating the Falls of the Ohio. In a sense, Louisville has long…
Rumor & Innuendo
Cats strike it Rich. As much as many pundits have battered Rich Brooks — include me in that cavalry charge — it’s time to give him his props. The Cats have steadily progressed under his calm tutelage. Look at what Georgia did at Auburn a week after being humbled by the Bluegrass Boys. Then tell…
Still, Waters runs deep: Thankfully, the Baltimore auteur is no angry 60-year-old jerk
Female Trouble: Photos courtesy of New Line Productions Susan Walsh (left) and Cookie Mueller (right) play Divine’s (center) crime buddies in “Female Trouble.†Baltimore native John Waters is a dapper figure, always immaculately groomed with trademark pencil-thin mustache and stylish dark suits and ties. Despite his fascination with all things filthy, the look seems to…
Erosia (Letters to the Editor)
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This I Believe: Revisiting Barry Bingham Sr.’s creed
This I Believe Editor’s note: LEO, in partnership with WFPL-FM, is publishing This I Believe essays by Louisville-area residents. This week, we bring you one written by Barry Bingham Sr. more than 50 years ago — when the Edward R. Murrow program initially aired. To write your own essay stating a core belief, go to…
On Media: At long last, LEO joins the blogsphere
Election night won’t just be remembered for sending John Yarmuth to Washington. It also marked the beginning of a new effort by Yarmuth’s brainchild to be a more frequent and relevant contributor to the local news party. LEO arrived a bit late to the blogsphere, and to say the launch of “The Lip” was subdued…
The Culture Maven: It happened one night …
Election Day. 10:37 a.m. What rain? The lines at my polling place are long. Yarmuth’s the guy in my ’hood. For a moment hope trumps Carly Simon’s “Anticipation,” my ear worm today. This church used to be a funeral home. Dumb coincidence? I’m praying eulogy for the elephant, no death knell for donkey. 10:41 a.m.…
Bluegrass Report: A tidal surge
It was the sort of electoral wave that Democrats hoped for last week, as Republican levees could no longer withstand the surge of voter anger. That cost them their majority status in the House, Senate, governorships and state legislative chambers in the process. When all was said and done, Democrats captured at least 29 seats…
Music Xtra – Louisville to NYC: Thanks for the memories
Villebillies Four Louisville bands descended on New York earlier this month, playing showcases at the annual music conference put on by the taste-making College Music Journal, titled the CMJ Music Marathon.The verdicts: Kind audiences. Lots of band love. One timeless karaoke cover of Journey’s equally timeless “Don’t Stop Believin’.” Though he was only there a…
Music Preview: Surprises on the ‘Mule’ Train
Gov’t Mule Warren Haynes can work with anyone he wants … and everyone wants to work with him. During a recent chat, the frontman for Gov’t Mule said that a particularly busy year could have him playing guitar and/or singing with 30 to 40 different outfits, if you’re tallying guest spots, tours he’s recruited for…
Sight Unsound: Oh say can you see, Umphrey’s McGee?
The last time Umphrey’s McGee came to a Louisville, the band had a unique way of getting the crowd on its feet. “We had just been asked to sing the national anthem up at the Cubs/White Sox game, which was the Saturday or Sunday right after (we played at the Brown Theatre), and so we…
LEO’s Eat ‘N’ Blog: Road trip! Big-city dining at the bucolic Holly Hill Inn
Holly Hill Inn: Photo by Kim Massey Holly Hill Inn in Midway, Ky., is located in a beautiful brick structure that dates back more than 150 years. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Call me an unreconstructed urbanite, but I tend to assume that if you desire sophisticated fare in…
The Bar Belle: Brownie’s boasts Bengals
After I ran the list of bars that host NFL fan clubs a few weeks ago, I received a couple e-mails saying there’s another Cincinnati Bengals bar in town — Brownie’s the Shed Grille & Bar (237 Whittington Pkwy., 326-9830). Last Friday night the plan was to check out the Guns ’N Roses cover band…
Theater Reviews -Translating novels to stage: ‘The Chosen’ and ‘To Kill a Mockingbirdâ€&
The Chosen: Photo by Harlan Taylor Peter Stadlen, Adam Green and Bernard Burak Sheredy in Actors Theatre’s “The Chosen.†I wasn’t sure what to expect from the advance description of “The Chosen.” A “heartwarming story” of a “friendship between two boys” who “learn important life lessons” didn’t especially pique my interest. But as one of…
Aftertastes
Bistro New Albany, 148 E. Market St., (812) 949-5227, www.bistronewalbany.com. Occupying much of the ground floor of the old New Albany Inn at Market and Bank streets, the Bistro combines excellent fare, comfortably upscale surroundings and the kind of service that makes you feel right at home. Save room for the Lemon Buttermilk Sorbet, a…
Karaoke Korral
WED NOV 15 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…
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…
Staff Picks
Nov. 15-19‘Romeo and Juliet’ U of L’s Theatre Arts Department presents Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” as you’ve never seen it before. Renowned director Rinda Frye promises to include scenes seldom staged for the play, and focuses more on the characters’ lives than their deaths. “We are trying to base scenes on what real people would…
Community Listings
Holiday Events ••17th Festival of Trees and Lights — benefits Kosair Children’s Hospital, Nov. 17-19, $3, Louisville Slugger Field, 629-KIDS. Special Events Signature Chef’s Feast and Auction — hosted by the March of Dimes, Nov. 15, 6pm, $150, Downtown Marriott, 280 W Jefferson, 895-3734. Antique Cloth Dolls & Quilts — dinner/lecture by Sarah Jane Lynch,…
Arts & Entertainment Listings
Holiday Events ••A Little Peace Café — presents Holiday Gift Show, works by local artists, 1860 Mellwood Ave.: Nov. 17-28; Mellwood Arts Center Artists Reception Nov. 24, 11am-midnight, 238-7301. Special Events Diversity in France — films, student performances & lectures at UofL, sponsored by Commonwealth Center for Humanities & Society, 300 Bingham Humanities building: free,…
The Video Tapeworm: Releases through Tuesday, Nov. 21
THIS WEEK’S TWIN PEEKS:AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH2006; DVD $29.95, PGWho knew Al Gore could be so funny and passionate? Here, with the help of director Davis Guggenheim, he presents the scientific realities of Global Warming free from politics, spin and ignorance. Bottom line: If we don’t give a damn today, there won’t be a tomorrow —…
