City Strobe: It’s not the size of the muzzle on the dog in the fight
Members of the Louisville Kennel Club, Responsible Dog Owners of Louisville, a former Metro Animal Services employee and a current one have all received cease-and-desist letters from an attorney representing Dr. Gilles Meloche, the director of Louisville Metro Animal Services, demanding they stop talking publicly about Meloche’s past. The letter from attorney Laurence Zielke, dated…
Position paper: State treasurer’s new book discusses balancing religion and politics
State Treasurer Jonathan Miller: is something of an anomaly: a Democrat and devout Jew who gets elected in a red, Christian state. He’s written a book, “The Compassionate Community,†that explores religion and politics. Jonathan Miller, the Democratic state treasurer who’s rising like a phoenix from the ashes of Kentucky’s Republican-dominated politics of the last…
The Stink Eye: On the record – New ads suggest Northup’s voting record is something worth hiding
We here at The Stink Eye endeavored briefly to take a serious gander at the other heavy races flashing across Louisville’s TV screens — the Baron Hill-Mike Sodrel rematch in Indiana’s 9th district is particularly loathsome (and annoying). Still, the most dynamic and sullied is our own here in the 3rd: John Yarmuth versus Anne…
Rumor & Innuendo: Rumblings From The World Of Sports
Sports Sunday. Is there anything more sublime than reading The New York Times sports section the day after the Bronx Bombers have spit the bit yet again? Correct answer: No. The so-called “best lineup in the history of baseball” was drawn and quartered by my Tigers, who were but a week removed from blowing three…
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. Props…
This I Believe: How did the old Edward R. Murrow program fade away? And how did it make a comeback in the 21st century?
ed murrow “At a time when the tide runs toward a shore of conformity, when dissent is often confused with subversion, when a man’s belief may be subject to investigation as well as his action, we have thought it useful to present these brief statements by people who have attempted to define what it is…
Bluegrass Politics: The Grand Old (hypocrite) Party
“As Republican Members of the House of Representatives and as citizens seeking to join that body we propose not just to change its policies, but even more important, to restore the bonds of trust between the people and their elected representatives … To restore accountability to Congress. To end its cycle of scandal and disgrace.”…
The Tear Sheet – Shock and awe: the return of Dr. Kissinger
Some lessons are learned hard, and some never at all. And sometimes even the most brutal lessons just keep on hurting, with nothing ever gained. The painful lessons of the Vietnam War, which should have been heeded so many years ago, seem to fall into the latter category.Thirty-one years after the communists chased us out…
On Media: Reynolds brings first public radio changes
Donovan Reynolds says he knew what he was getting into when he took over the reins of Louisville’s Public Radio Partnership. What he didn’t expect was that during the Fall Fund Drive, the PRP’s computer and e-mail functionality would fail, and that weather factors and other local events, including two University of Louisville football games,…
Arts & Entertainment Listings
Halloween Haunts ••Louisville Zoo — hosting Yum! Brands “World’s Largest Halloween Party!,” 1100 Trevilian Way: $1.50-$6, Oct. 12-15, 19-22, & 26-29, 5-8:30pm on Thu. & Fri, 4-8:30pm on Sat. & Sun., 459-2181.3rd Annual Caufields Halloween Parade — review stand at Baxter Avenue Morgue, 451 Baxter Ave: Oct. 13, 6:30pm, 292-3033.Celebrate Horror Day — local artists,…
Community Listings
Special Events Louisville Uncorked — benefits Historic Homes Foundation, hors d’oeuvres & music, $10 donation suggested, teams bring bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon; Whitehall House & Gardens, 3110 Lexington Rd., Oct. 11, 7:30-10:30pm, www.louisvilleuncorked.com.“Get Ready to Run!” — official Louisville Triple Crown of Running bowling match b/t police officers & firefighters to benefit WHAS Crusade for…
Five Important Questions With Draft Riots
“You can look at that band and wonder where/all that sound was coming from with just four people there.” —Jonathan Richman, “Velvet Underground” Draft Riots When I listen to most music, I can usually divide up the sound in my head and identify the instrumentation. I don’t know whether that speaks positively of the…
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. 895-3650 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…
Karaoke Korral
WED OCT 11 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 T.K.’s Pub Union Station…
Sight Unsound – James Blunt: not your average ladies’ man
Girls love him, guys want to punch him: but James Blunt stresses he only has two romantic songs on Back To Bedlam, so sod off. If you happen to have ears, you have probably encountered British songwriter James Blunt and his ubiquitous first single, “You’re Beautiful,” at some point over the course of the last…
Long distance runner: The private and public evolution of Ian Mackaye
The Evens The social evolution of Ian MacKaye has been fairly remarkable in the sense that society — well, a rather large collection of its smaller parts — has actually evolved around him. He is practically a humanized punk anthem, one whose earnestly liberal leanings have earned him a massive, loyal following. In an animal…
Opera Preview: Watch out for that Frisbee (and her high B-flat)!
Musetta (Evelyn Pollack): tries to look past hapless but hopeful Alcindoro (Philip Cokorinos) to get a peek at her ex-boyfriend, during rehearsals for Kentucky Opera’s production of “La Boheme.†Photo by Ross Gordon. We arrived at opera rehearsal just in time to see the cast working on the famous Frisbee toss in “La Boheme.”Well, OK,…
Theater Review – ‘Gem of the Ocean’ sparkles plenty
Pat Bowie and Thomas Jefferson Byrd: in “Gem of the Ocean.†photo by Harlan Taylor ATL’s “Gem of the Ocean” is easily the best theatrical offering of the season, enriched by superlative acting and direction (despite some minor opening night flubs). It’s hard to go wrong with any work by August Wilson, the Shakespeare of…
Theater Review – ‘The Mercy Seat’ is pure gold
In the Old Testament, the Mercy Seat represents the throne of God. It’s the golden cover on the lid of the Ark of the Covenant, with two cherubim facing each other. On Yom Kippur, the High Priest sacrificed a bull or goat on the Mercy Seat. Nick Cave’s “Mercy Seat” is a song about an…
Staffpicks
Through Oct. 21Photo Show I’m not telling you anything new when I say myths and fairy tales are full of humanity’s dark side, or the “shadow selves,” as photographer Mary Yates calls it. “There isn’t always a happy ending,” she states in the press release about her work. “If a pleasant conclusion is reached, there…
Aftertastes
BENEDICT’S GARDEN CAFÉ, 1519 Baxter Ave., 479-7777. Tasty new café that specializes in vegan and vegetarian cuisine with an extensive menu that satisfies both vegetarians and meat-eaters alike. Complete with a juice bar! (Reviewed 8/23; Rating: N/A) AMICI, 316 W. Ormsby Ave., 637-3167. This new Italian eatery aims to break the jinx associated with the…
The Bar Belle: Debauchery in the Big Easy
The spirits of New Orleans are alive, well and flowing freely in the French Quarter. I couldn’t think of a better city to celebrate my 30th birthday in than New Orleans. Vegas has nothing on this city. Nothing. Five of my closest friends and I piled into a rented mini-van last Wednesday night and headed…
LEO’s Eat ‘N’ Blog With Louisville Hot Bytes: Chili today, hot tamale
Flabby’s chili: is a simple, classic preparation — coarsely ground beef in chunks with tender red beans and just enough short strands of spaghetti to make it Louisville-style. Tomatoes or no tomatoes? Beans or no beans? Chopped meat or ground meat? Chile powder or dried chilies or fresh? And by the way, is it “chile”…
Video Tapeworm: Releases through Tuesday, Oct. 17
THIS WEEK’S TWIN PEEKS:AMERICAN DREAMZ2006; DVD $29.95, PG-13Hugh Grant is simply perfect as the calculating producer of an insane “American Idol”-type show loved by President Dennis Quaid, who does a great “W” as the confused and depressed leader losing control of his office. Marcia Gay Harden and Willem Dafoe shoot him full of drugs and…
