Election Special: Who will be the next in line? (A fanciful look at successors to the Abramson Throne)
This story begins in November 1985, with an election that would change the future of an agreeable little river city called Louisville, all but content to consider itself progressive and heading righteously toward the 21st century. After merger passed: the cover of LEO’s Nov. 15, 2000 issue illustrated the obvious. What’s not obvious is who’ll…
Election Special: Voting for change
Jim Moore The New York Times carried an ominous article in its Sunday, Oct. 15 edition about the possible outcome of the November mid-term elections. The article noted how voter intensity and grassroots efforts have motivated Democrats in a way that has been sadly lacking in recent years. At the same time, it described how…
Election Special: Why Yarmuth?
John Yarmuth LEO won’t make endorsements in this year’s elections beyond one race. We recommend that you vote for John Yarmuth in the 3rd District Congressional race. This is expected; John Yarmuth started this newspaper in 1990, and although he sold it three years ago, he will always be a friend. We believe in him.…
Election Special: The mood on the street (Random musings from average voters)
The 3rd District Congressional race is a toss-up, according to polls, and predicting how Louisville’s populace will vote is nothing more than educated guesswork. By all indications, five-term incumbent Rep. Anne Northup (R) is in her toughest fight yet. Northup has acknowledged as much, and the election could turn on any number of issues. It…
Election Special: Red, blue or in between?
What’s Louisville’s political identity in the 21st century, and how will it play out on Nov. 7? Red vs. Blue Is John Yarmuth too liberal for Louisville? He’s against the war in Iraq, favors a higher minimum wage and opposes a federal amendment to ban gay marriage. He also thinks religion plays too heavy a…
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. CorrectionThe…
Message to the People: Don’t just vote, demand better!
There is no doubt in my mind that the most important Message I’ve written in 2006 was “What’s wrong with Barack Obama?” That is not to say it was the most popular. That honor definitely belongs to “I’m Tired of Today’s Strong Black Women” (Feb. 8, 2006). Coming in a distant second was my annual…
Things that go cha-ching in the night: Old Louisville’s spectres are a cultural boon
Nore Ghibaudy: of the Old Louisville Visitors Center and David Domine (foreground), whose books explore real-life ghostly happenings in the neighborhood’s Victorian mansions. Photo by Claudia Olea A storm approaches Old Louisville this October. There is gathering darkness, and dozens of reports of unearthly events. Many have been frightened throughout more than a century of…
City Strobe: News Roundup
A set-up for Tom Owen? Tom Owen Bar owners are understandably miffed about the recently enacted smoking ordinance, which bans smoking in every enclosed public place in Louisville except Churchill Downs (bring on the lawsuits!). In fact, a coalition of bar and restaurant owners has lobbied heavily against such a thing for several years. Now,…
Rumor & Innuendo
Breathe easy, Cards fans. A few weeks ago I mentioned being advised that one Cardinal hoops frosh had already talked with his family about transferring. (And, hey, back off with your message board vilification, will ya? Ya can hurt a sensitive smartass’s feelings.) Anyway, I chatted the kid up myself at media day, asked him…
The Stink Eye: Loss of touch, loss of feeling
The Stink Eye is wondering what’s wrong with The Courier-Journal’s editorial board. The decaying, out-of-touch windsuckers who think they’re still progressive are so firmly lodged up the Establishment’s ass it’ll take a jackhammer to ever see their faces again. Most recently, in this year’s round of Metro Council endorsements, they’ve contorted themselves into radically new…
Bluegrass Politics: The forgotten branch
Among the least familiar, yet most important, votes you will cast on Nov. 7 are those for the many judicial races, particularly the Kentucky Supreme Court. Those who are familiar with this column know I frequently spend time shining light on (some say “bashing”) the Kentucky Supreme Court. Many people wonder why, particularly since I’m…
The Flipped Lid: Three random frights (or a party in bisexuality)
Fright 1: Am I bisexual and what does disclosing this fact mean to you, Leo readers, and this column’s “hetero normativity”? Last weekend at a party Kris and I threw in honor of our recent (hetero normative) wedding, sexual identity became crucial in conversations on the stairwell leading to my bedroom, so to speak. Around…
On Media : New tricks for old media dogs
In July, Gannett brought some expert journalists to town to provide professional training for a handful of its reporters, photographers and editors. Not so unusual. The thing is, these experts came from the company’s television division, and their mission was to teach print reporters how to do video production. For reporters accustomed to working with…
The Bar Belle: Hollow weenie
“Halloween is the one time a year that a girl can dress as slutty as she wants and no other girl is allowed to say anything about it.” —from “Mean Girls” Get your costumes ready, ladies and gentlemen — it’s time to act silly and be someone you aren’t for a few nights. Many bars…
LEO’s Eat ‘N’ Bog: Chains – Was Mr. Marx right?
Cheesecake Factory’s lemon-raspberry cheesecake: is decadent. Photo from company Web site “Unite,” Karl Marx urged the workers of the world. “You have nothing to lose but your chains.” And speaking of chains, my experiences with dining at the franchised variety too often remind me of another Marx — Groucho — who famously said, “I’ve had…
The Video TapeWorm: Releases through Tuesday, Oct. 31
THIS WEEK’S TWIN PEEKS:BLACK VENUS1983; DVD $29.95, URJosephine Jacqueline Jones, a former Miss Bahamas, made Black-porno history in this, the first Afrocentric soft-sex-flick ever to receive international acclaim. For the first time on DVD, the uncut 95-minute tail, er, tale of Sapphic lust and carnal degradation in the Victorian era co-starring Monique Gabrielle (“Chained Heat”)…
Arts & Entertainment Listings
Halloween Haunts Louisville Zoo — hosting Yum! Brands “World’s Largest Halloween Party!,” 1100 Trevilian Way: $1.50-$6, Oct. 26-29, 5-8:30pm on Thu. & Fri, 4-8:30pm on Sat. & Sun., 459-2181.Hall-O-Treats — children of all ages invited, Oct 26, 6-8pm, Bellarmine University, 473-3000.••Halloween Rock N Roll Party — special FAT Friday Gallery Hop w/ Karaoke, “dress as…
Community Listings
Special Events ••Pretty in Pink for a Cause — Clodhoppers hosts a fashion show, Oct 26, 6:30-9pm, $40, 21C Hotel, 700 W Main, 891-0079.Baby Boomer Walk — sponsored by Metro Parks Services, Oct 26, 7:30am, 1297 Trevilian Way, 574-2646.Battle of the Best Chef — sponsored by the Kentucky Bluegrass Chapter of Professionals International, Oct 26,…
Five Questions with Not Quite Superheroes
Not Quite Superheroes “We won’t settle for anything less than everything we’ve ever wanted.” —Not Quite Superheroes, “Goodness Gracious! Good News, Grace Us?” Ever since youth culture was identified as a social phenomenon, each new generation has found something to rebel against, and each time, there’s been a new soundtrack to connect to the movement.…
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…
Karaoke Korral
WED OCT 25 Air Devil’s Inn: Delta Male Bearno’s in the Highlands: Open Mic w/ Soul Bluegrass Brewing Co.: Bluegrass Anonymous jam w/ Mike Bucayu Bulldog Café: Open Jam — Country Cactus Jack’s: Mike Owens Café Lou Lou: Scott Henderson and Brian Vinson Duo; 7:30pm, free Clifton’s Pizza: Walker & Kays Comedy Caravan: Tim…
Sight Unsound: Maybe no Great Pumpkin, but great overstuffed music schedule
Paradigm: For Halloween, Paradigm is doing an all-Radiohead set Friday at BBC in St. Matthews. You won’t be able to turn around without running into a great show this coming week. Halloween must be part of it — but only a small part. That’s certainly what Brian Healey of Paradigm had to say about his…
Staff Picks
Friday, Oct. 27‘Nosferatu’ In 1922, “Nosferatu” was terrifying in a way people barely thought possible. A few years before, folks were still scared of seeing oncoming trains on the screen. All of a sudden, there is Dracula and his castle. These days, the film is known more for its modernist visual sense and as one…
Theater Review – ’Boston Marriage’ is divorced from reality
Boston Marriage: Julia Leist, Gail Kingsley and Leah Roberts are featured in “Boston Marriage.†In the late 19th century, two women who lived together without male support were said to be in a Boston marriage. Some, but not all, were lesbians, and they were independently wealthy or successful in the arts. Not so in Pandora…
Theater Review – ’Ka-Blam’ has trust issues
Ka-Blam: Kristie Rolape, Kyle Ware, Abigail Bailey Maupin, Gregory Maupin in “Ka-Blam!†Photo by Brian Bufkin Le Petomane Theatre Ensemble just might be the most avant-garde local theater group. Its namesake, Joseph Pujol (aka “le Petomane”), performed at the Moulin Rouge. His act? Using his abnormal anus to pass flatus in unusual ways. The group…
Book Reviews – Destined For Destiny & Out Of Iraq
Destined For Destiny It takes neither Sherlock Holmes, nor Dr. Watson, nor one of the Hounds of the Baskervilles, to sniff out the foul stench that has come to comprise the American political debate. Two recent books make this point in different ways. “Destined for Destiny,” by Scott Dikkers and Peter Hilleren, and…
CULTURE PREVIEW: LEWIS BLACK – Paint it, Black: There’s little gray area in Lewis’ world
Lewis Black: Photo by Jill Greenberg Lewis Black is one busy dude. If he’s not sharing his hilarious twitchy insights on “The Daily Show” or Conan, he’s in some movie, like the new Robin Williams flick “Man of the Year.” And he’s on the road a most of the year, talking to audiences like the…
Aftertastes
WINDY CITY PIZZERIA, 2622 S. Fourth St., 636-3708, www.mywindycitypizzeria.com. Formerly Queenie’s, this pizza joint serves up some of the best thick-crust, Chicago-style pies. The menu also features Stromboli, spaghetti and other pasta dishes, but the draw is definitely the thin- and thick-crusted pizzas. (Reviewed 8/30; Rating: 88) BLUEGRASS BISTRO, Derby City Antique Mall, 3819 Bardstown…
