Art, dangerously
“Experiencing art should be dangerous enough, or at least have the potential of hurting you. Of severing a limb,” says local writer/director Greg LeSar of his thesis exhibition Life is a Terminal Condition, happening Aug. 16. The centerpiece of the exhibit is LeSar’s film The Self Conspiracy, a “post-apocalyptic psycho-Western” starring Jacob Andersen. “This isn’t…
No sorting required
A CURBSIDE recycling program is coming to Savannah — perhaps as soon as the first part of 2009. The Savannah City Council has approved a 10-year contract with Pratt Recycling of Conyers. The city will operate a single-stream collection program and deliver all recyclables to Pratt – meaning homeowners won’t have to sort items themselves…
Adult swim
“THE SHARK was a pleasant surprise after those stupid jellyfish!” Nash McIntosh tells me. The 70-year-old Savannah native — who you’ve probably seen at one point or another downtown wearing one of his Indiana Jones hats — recently decided it was about time he made that swim from Tybee Island to Hilton Head Island. Without…
Interview with a derby queen
HER REAL name is Kelly Trnka, but on skates she’s known as “Maya Rulz.” Trnka is a member of the Savannah Derby Devils, the city’s very own roller derby league. Women 18 and up are invited to take part in the Roller Girl Boot Camp Aug. 10-16. For $25, you’ll get gear and skates rental,…
Who flew first?
What’s the straight dope on the world’s first powered flight? Sources claim people from New Zealand, Scotland, and France flew earlier than the Wrights, and one claims John Stringfellow from England, managed a powered flight in 1848! —Tony My Brazilian wife tells me the Wright brothers weren’t the first fliers, but that a Brazilian named…
You cannot be serious
Lead Story Brother Cesare Bonizzi, 62, of a Capuchin Friars monastery near Milan, Italy, is the lead singer in a heavy-metal band that recently released its second album, “Misteri” (“Mysteries”), following a successful performance at Italy’s “Gods of Metal” festival (headlined by Iron Maiden and, ironically, Judas Priest). On stage, the white-flowing-bearded Brother Cesare booms…
New releases: Pineapple Express, Swing Vote
Pineapple Express It’s been a roller coaster year for Judd Apatow, who as producer seems to have had a hand in practically every 2008 comedy not starring Mike Myers or Eddie Murphy. The lamentable Drillbit Taylor was quickly followed by the bright Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and now the mediocre Step Brothers has moved aside for…
Everything else that’s out there
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 1999’s The Mummy was a barely passable Indiana Jones rip-off, while 2001’s The Mummy Returns proved to be rather dismal. This one, though, is the worst of the lot — and certainly the most boring. Somehow, I managed to stay awake during the grueling expository sequences. I’m not…
Papa’s brand new bag
GETTING THROUGH Sundays used to be a challenge for loyal patrons of Papa’s Bar-B-Que on Whitemarsh Island. In the 36 years since Frank Ouzts started his wood-fired barbecue restaurant, lunch or dinner from Papa’s has been a Monday-through-Saturday experience. Until this past weekend, folks had to white-knuckle it through a Sunday craving of Papa’s signature…
“The Rainbow Connection”
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An iconic punk guitarist leaves the “Friction” behind
WHEN LEGENDARY ELECTRIC GUITARIST RICHARD LLOYD announced in May of last year that he was officially leaving Television after 34 years, it was a dispiriting blow for those of us who’ve followed the peripatetic career of that seminal punk rock band. True, they’d only played a few handfuls of shows in the U.S. since their…
Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
The Leah Randazzo Group *** Described as “an American version of Amy Winehouse without the drama,” this young chanteuse has one hell of a jazz-into-funk voice and oozes the sultry charm to back it up. Her six-piece backing group of rhythm section and horns has been touring nationally for the past few years and was…
