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Benefits for the Bungalow’s Ron and Danae O’Leary

Friday, October 17th, 2008

This week’s Townie, Danae O’Leary, and her husband Ron need our help. On Sept. 5, five days shy of a year that they opened downtown eatery The Bungalow – and Ron’s birthday – he was admitted to Sarasota Memorial. The 36-year-old was diagnosed with a rare cardiomyopathy and now anticipates a heart transplant – and a half million-dollar bill: He’d passed on health insurance to instead finance the couple’s dream.

The Sarasota Herald Tribune did an in-depth piece on their story last month.

Several fundraisers are being organized to help out the couple, 30-year residents of Sarasota and longtime supporters of the local music scene. And if you can’t make it, visit ronolearyfund.org or send your snail mail to the Ron O’Leary Fund at P.O. Box 50631, Sarasota, FL, 34232. You can also make a donation at any Wachovia Bank branch.

Benefit concert with Elysian Sex Drive
Sat., Oct. 18, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

T’Katz Pub, 2920 Beneva Road, Sarasota
tkatzpub.com, 924-0283
$5 donation at the door

BBQ dinner and music benefit
Sun., Oct. 19, 1-5 p.m.

JR’s Old Packinghouse Café, 987 S. Packinghouse Drive, Sarasota
oldpackinghousecafe.com, 371-9358
$10 donation at the door

Benefit concert with The Strangeways
Sat., Oct. 25, 9 p.m.

Champions Pub, 3676 Webber St., Sarasota
927-7686

Benefit concert with Elysian Sex Drive
Halloween night, Fri., Oct. 31, 8 p.m.-midnight

The Bungalow, 301 S. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota
365-4430
Costume contest and food, beer and wine specials

Benefit concert featuring music by The Velvet Hammer Band, The Venturas, John Howard Band, Al Fuller, Greenhouse Effect and Mitch Clark
Sun., Nov. 2, 1-8 p.m.

Sponsored by the Sarasota Film Society/Burns Court Cinema
Silent auctions and raffles for goods and services from local business
The Bungalow, 301 S. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota
365-4430 or 364-8662

Hair Cut-a-Thon
Sat., Nov. 8, 3-7 p.m.

Artisan Hair Studio, 5918 Palmer Blvd., Sarasota, 341-0688
Live music, barbecue, raffles, and haircuts with donations

God Save The Cream: Legendary Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten Totally Sells Out

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

You know Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon/Johnny Rotten. He faded away for a couple of decades, gracefully heading into obscurity in the late eighties and nineties with fame intact. Then, a few years ago, he came back. Maybe he was bored. Maybe he was broke. In any case, for a while at least, it seemed there was still some of that beautiful noxious anarchy left in the depleted 50-something.

In 2006 he starred in one of those B-list celebrity reality shows, but walked off the set before the final episode. While touring this summer with three other elderly Pistols vets, he was accused of racial abuse, allegedly punched a woman in the face because he didn’t like his hotel room and lamented that he had to perform to “polite schoolteachers.” Yeah, that’s about right.

But now Lydon has made his biggest anti-establishment statement since God Save The Queen. He’s starring in a television commercial for Britain’s Country Life Butter.

Sigh. My childhood has now been completely, irrevocably claimed by commerce.

Musical interludes for your weekend

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Happy Friday, all…

The 941’s been less active than usual. We know this — we don’t like it, and we’re working on it. Keep tuning in, folks, and thanks for your patience. We’re working to get the blog bumpin’ again, scout’s honor.

And with that, a few options for your weekend. Have a good one.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
ROD MACDONALD A key figure in the ’80s Greenwich Village folk renaissance, MacDonald mined his law, history and journalism background for politically-aware anthems like “A Sailor’s Prayer” and “American Jerusalem.” The latter – a New York set piece off his 1983 debut, and his signature tune — remains a timely, poetic study in social contrasts, while post 9/11 material (2003’s “My Neighbors in Delray,” this year’s “After the War”) has only furthered the Florida transplant’s comparisons to Dylan and Phil Ochs. (Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Bradenton)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
BRADENTUCKY BOMBERS BENEFIT w/REDLINERS/THE BRENTFORD SOUND/SPANKIN’ FRESH/WHISKEY ROMANCE Tampa’s rockabilly Redliners and Fort Myers’ reggae-ska act The Brentford Sound share a bill with B-town garage punkers Spankin’ Fresh and Whiskey Romance in support of the resident roller derby girls. (Pastimes Pub, Sarasota)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
MICHALE GRAVES w/THE DEAD POPES/THE IN-CROWD Former Misfit and horror-punk showman Graves (“Dig Up Her Bones,” “Saturday Night,” “Fiend Without a Face”) returns for the second time this year. (Pastimes Pub, Sarasota)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
BEN PRESTAGE The grandson of a Mississippi sharecropper, one-man guitar band Prestage is known for his down-home diddley bow, cigar box and lap steel stylings. The music’s informed by his swampy, deep south roots; it’s an earthy brew of blues-steeped folk, ragtime, country, and Americana that’s even more potent live. (Ace’s Lounge, Bradenton)

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 8/22/08 at Ford Amphitheatre

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

CL Tampa colleague and old pal Wade Tatangelo was gracious enough to invite a friend and me over to his place on Friday evening. We’d been in town to check out Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, opening for Stone Temple Pilots at Ford Amphitheatre. I’ll spare you the late night bombshell that, honestly, wasn’t all that shocking: Read Wade’s Tampa Calling blog for details. What follows is my acronym-heavy account of the pre-AWOL STP experience wrought by BRMC ­– which, as I suspected (and wrote about in CL this week), made a few new fans Friday night.  (more…)

Today in pop culture: Technical difficulties edition

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

This roundup’s been idling in the blog machine for days, and we still can’t fix the formatting, so here goes the [Stop] route. Our apologies. [Stop]

A day to defeat the video game, a lifetime to live down the shame. [Stop] Big ups to web traffic! [Stop] Jessica Simpson to stump for beer. A light beer. Substance-less, in fact. Yep, that sounds about right. [Stop] Winehouse back to rehab-Blake redux. Again. Once more. [Stop] Dave Matthews’ sax player LeRoi Moore, dead at 46. RIP. [Stop] Hasbro’s Clue circa ‘08: The butler did it, in the bathroom at Koi, with the knife seen in those scandalous pics with Lindsay Lohan. And don’t forget the super powers. [Stop] Not content to live la vida loca with one bambino, Ricky Martin does dos at once. [Stop] Forbes reveals the hip hoppers living largest. (Guess which money-monikered rapper?) [Stop] The New York Post has no love for our Cous Cous. That’s okay, we have plenty. [Stop] Bleep, meet the new bleeping bleep. Really bleeping funny, you bleeper. 

Today in pop culture: Hurricane (not) edition

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

First things first: Somebody’s getting it…

David Beckham, The Musical. Tee hee, they said “Goldenballs.”

Phelps’ pop culture domination begins/continues.

Kellogg’s trumps Wheaties for Phelps promo gold: Ahhh, snap!

Phelps’ backlash begins/continues.

“Fierce, flawless and fabulous” mommas-to-be: Christian Siriano to design for the preggers set. Next up, haute baby messes.

Just in time for the first week back: The economy cuts class.

(more…)

For your Monday, hurricane-eve

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Some new, late summer goodness, courtesy of those Conchords. Sunshine and rollerskates. Mmmm hmm…

Today in pop culture: Making up for lost time edition

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

Chapter 11 — Tough cookies for Mrs. Fields.

Julia Child, secret agent chef.

30 Seconds sued for 30 million for failing to deliver the “goods.” (Shouldn’t Jordan Catalano and co. get a bonus for NOT making “music”?)

Where were you when Phelps landed his eighth (and his seventh the night prior)?

That means none of us were at the movies, and the numbers prove it.

August anniversary, part 1: E.P.’s death.

August anniversary, part 2: Madge’s birth.

Trump’s latest role: McMahon’s landlord.

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Today in pop culture

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

P. Hilton sued for shutting the flip up. Isn’t that a sign of the apocalypse? All of that?

P. Diddy should be sued for not shutting the flip up.

Aw, we heart you, comeback Britz: You can take the country out of the girl, but…

Elvis and Priscilla Barbie dolls. They’re right about the plastic Priscilla thing, just waaaaay early. (Now where’s our matching Graceland Barbie Dreamhouse?)

Uncle Joey finally talks about that song. You oughta know what we’re talking about.

The Chupacabra does exist, and this proves it. Really?

Bigfoot, too, though alive? Not so much.

Another broken record for Phelps, another broken ratings record for NBC.

“John Edwards in a onesie.” Gadzooks.

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Today in pop culture

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Comedian Dane Cook gives a blow-by-blow commentary on the poster for his new movie. Here’s the thing. He’s funny. Kind of.

The latest Olympic scandal: Lip synching kiddies!

This just in[visible]: Super awesome cloak coming soon.

Ben Stiller responds to Tropic Thunder controversy. Yeah, we’re still seeing it, too.

Forbes ranks the top-earning celeb chefs: Rachael Ray prevails, our beloved Bourdain barely placed with a paltry $1.5 million.

In other gourmet news, Tommy Boy Cruise lands his latest role. Speaking of Senor Crazypants™…

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