Best interview in the world: Turley Richards talks openly about seeing the world while blind
Moments before I made a phone call to talk to Turley Richards, the folksy singer-songwriter, I discovered that one of the many nicknames he received during his days in the music business is “the best interview in the world.” This made me more than a little nervous, as I am well aware that I am…
Bluegrass Politics: Ben & Jerry in 2007?
The hits keep coming for Gov. Ernie Fletcher. On the heels of the recent announcement that Lt. Gov. Steve Pence won’t seek re-election next year as his running mate, the news got worse for Fletcher. First, he was informed that all money raised for re-election under the Fletcher-Pence banner will have to be disgorged, by…
On Media
by Rick Redding The biggest news in local media in the last six months — a period in which LEO’s regular Media column has been on hiatus — elicited barely a whimper in any local newspaper or broadcast. That in spite of the fact that its impact could — no, make that should — have…
Your Weekly Reeder: Must…infiltrate…Arena…Authority
Please keep this to yourself, but I’m thinking about retaining Robert Kahne of Yarmuthgate fame to infiltrate the office of the Louisville Arena Authority, and never mind that the Authority does not yet have an office, other than Chairman W. James Host’s briefcase. I hate to resort to such low tactics, but I have…
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. Only…
What a Week
Behind enemy linesIn a sleazy campaign trick of near-Republican proportions, a John Yarmuth! campaign volunteer tried to infiltrate the Anne Northup camp. Robert Kahne, a 19-year-old Yarmuth! volunteer, used a fake name and offered to help Northup’s campaign, which presumably involved implementing a slack-jawed, zombie-eyed, Dumbya-is-my-god stare. One key difference between Kahne’s stunt and similar…
The working homeless
Ninya Parker, 44, was homeless for two months before entering The Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s St. Jude Women’s Recovery Center in March. Moving into the center, a halfway house for homeless women recovering from drug and alcohol addictions, was part of her effort to kick her addiction to crack cocaine and establish a…
This bird didn’t sing: The media may have wanted a circus, but the Guv was in sunny Florida
Ten years after a plane crash killed singer Ronnie Van Zant in 1977, the remaining members of Lynyrd Skynyrd went out on what was to be a one-off tribute tour, their first shows together since the tragic death of their leader and other band members. Each night during their encore, Van Zant’s ubiquitous “Free Bird,”…
Moved by the mountain – First of two parts (A conversation with Erik Reece, author of ‘Lost Mountain’)
“He who hears the rippling of rivers in these degenerate days will not utterly despair.” —Henry David Thoreau “Expediency always carries the day.” —Erik Reece Erik Reece is standing barefoot in the organic garden he keeps in his Lexington backyard, absent-mindedly running his hands through voluptuous lettuce leaves while discussing the new book contract he’s…
Video TapeWorm: Releases through Tuesday, June 20
THIS WEEK’S TWIN PEEKS:EQUINOX1970; DVD $39.95, UROur buddy Dennis Muren, the eight-time Oscar-winning special effects/stop-action master of “Star Wars,” “Jurassic Park” and a hundred other great films, created this no-budget homage to creature-features some 35 years ago as a student film project — and it still holds up! Four friends are attacked by a demon…
The Long Review – Labor Pains
American Favorite Ballads: Vol. 4Pete Seeger Classic Labor SongsVarious Artists(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) If I didn’t think it’d be an awful waste of postage, I’d pack a padded envelope with the latest pair of offerings from the masterful Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and send it to Gov. Ernie Fletcher in Frankfort. That guy could learn a thing…
Club Directory
19th Green 1740 Williamsburg Dr., Jeffersonville (812) 284-908819th Hole Pub 5603 Greenwood Rd. 933-4858717 Studios 717 Market St. 609-93171135 S. 7th St. 1135 S. 7th St. 589-4978A Little Peace Café 1860 Mellwood Ave. 895-3650Air Devil’s Inn 2802 Taylorsville Rd. 454-4443Akiko’s 1123 Bardstown Rd. 459-8020The Alternative 1032 Story Ave. 561-7613Angelo’s 627 N. 34th St. 776-9127Artemisia 620…
Karaoke Korral
WED JUNE 14 Akiko’s Brewskees 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 T.K.’s Pub Union Station ZaZoo’s THU JUNE 15 19th…
Not so Green anymore
Jackie Greene has always reminded me of the Mellencamp song “Jackie Brown.” When Greene named his new disc American Myth, it became downright difficult to separate this young Californian from the … yes, call them American myths — that he and his music bring to mind. The Dylan comparisons that came with his early reviews…
LEO’s Eat ’n’ Blog with Louisville HotBytes: Big Bubba’
Yes, we’re talking barbecue again, all right? Get used to it. Properly smoked meat is one of nature’s most perfect foods. Get yourself outside of a rack of juicy, smoky ribs, and you really don’t need much of anything else. Way out on the far east end of town, a gent who calls himself Big…
Community Listings
Special Events ••Kentuckiana Pride Fest — featuring live music, pagents, parade, food, games and more, June 16-17, free on Fri., $5 on Sat., Belvedere, 649-4851 or www.kentuckianapridefestival.com.Juneteenth Celebration — festival of events celebrating African American culture includes choir recitals, plays and food, June 17, 3:30-6pm, Oldham Co. History Center, 106 N. Second Ave., La Grange,…
Arts & Entertainment Listings
Special Events ••Kentuckiana Pride Fest — featuring live music, pagents, parade, food, games and more, June 16-17, free on Fri., $5 on Sat., Belvedere, 649-4851 or www.kentuckianapridefestival.com.Juneteenth Celebration — festival of events celebrating African American culture includes choir recitals, plays and food, June 17, 3:30-6pm, Oldham Co. History Center, 106 N. Second Ave., La Grange,…
Staff Picks
Thursday, June 15World Series of Video Games The Derby City can now join the likes of cities like Jönköping, Sweden, Sao Paulo, Brazil and Beijing, China, as cities playing host to events in the first year of the World Series of Video Games. Louisville is the host of the first-ever competition in the WSVG, starting…
From street to stage: Creator of ‘Eenie Meanie’ weighs in on racism
BY STEPHANIE SALMONS Los Angeles, 1992: Riots break out after the acquittal of four white L.A. police officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King. More than 40 fires burn in the city, and by the time the violence subsides, nearly 40 people are dead and more than 1,000 are injured.[img_assist|nid=1798|title=photo by James Czar/Rosetta…
Aftertastes
Quality of Meal: 3 = Good; 4 = Very good; 5 = Extraordinary. Price Range: $ = $10 or less; $$ = $20 or less; $$$ = $30 or less; $$$$ = more than $30. (Per person for a meal without tip or tax.) HA = Wheelchair accessible. Descriptions are summaries of previously published dining…
