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2 | Erie Reader | ErieReader.com July 9, 2014 CONTENT July 9, 2014

Editors-in-Chief: Brian Graham & Adam Welsh Managing Editor: News & Notes Culture Ben Speggen Contributing Editor: Rebecca Styn 4 Exile on State Street 12 Eerie Roller Girls Roll On Editor -at-Large: When is too much government not The Empowering and Badass Cory Vaillancourt enough? Sport of Roller Derby Copy Editor: Alex Bieler 5 The Way I See It 14 Calendar The Conversational U.S. Supreme Contributors: Two-weeks worth of Erie Events Alex Bieler Court Hobby Lobby Ruling Mary Birdsong Pen Ealain 5 Guest Opinion 23 Music Reviews Rick Filippi Iggy Imig Delivering Authenticity with Confidence 24 Geeked Out James R. LeCorchick Welcome to the World Cup of John Lindvay 6 Just Toyin' Witcha Gaming Lili Morton Ravine Flyers Dan Schank Jess Scutella 24 Tech Bits Ryan Smith 6 News of the Weird Privacy Group Complains to Jay Stevens By: Chuck Shepard Rebecca Styn F.T.C. About Facebook Emotion Bryan Toy Study Cory Vaillancourt 9 Howie Glover Tim Welsh Digital Dreamer Jim Wertz 25 You Ought to Know Cover Design: 26 ER Sports Cees Smit Leah Yungwirth Local sports with James R. LeCorchick Photographers: Ryan Smith Brad Triana Designer: Leah Yungwirth Design Intern Liz Venuto Writing Interns: From the Editors Jessica Courter Khadija Djellouli ince the beginning of the Erie Read- long and populated timeline, we’ve seen the ie Glover and Cees Smit. Will Taylor er, we’ve made it part of our mission emergence of new restaurants, new live mu- The latter — a gifted and legendary athlete 32 W. Eighth St. #302 Sto dispel the rumor heard far too often sic venues, new ideas, and new growth — all from the Netherlands — came to America Erie PA, 16501 throughout our region: There’s nothing to within just the last few years. and lived in bigger cities, but saw the oppor- [email protected] do in Erie. The backbone of our publication But that’s not to say such growth hasn’t tunities on the shores of Lake Erie. So here — the content always found “on the fold” and come without loss, as we have also witnessed he settled and here he made a great impact The Erie Reader is Erie’s only free, independent set at the core of each issue — has been the withering and decay. But Erie’s growth — the on lives in our community — which you can source for news, culture, and entertainment. The Erie Reader is a forum for ideas and If We Were You section, a portion of the paper blossoming versus the pruning — exceeds read in a refreshing installment of our You discussion, and seeks to drive two-way dedicated to debunking the myth perpetuat- its decline, and the roots of that vibrant arts Ought to Know series. communication with its readers. At the Erie Reader, we endeavor to highlight the best ed by some that Erie’s event listings are paltry scene are growing stronger each day. The former grew up in Brooklyn, and from of Erie by providing in-depth, magazine- at best and worthy of bemoaning as we cast Which breeds change. the first few lines of the feature — one in- style journalism that cuts to the heart of the issues that matter to Erie. The Erie Reader eyes out away from our shores longing for a You’ll see that growth and change actualized volving guns, drugs, fights, and jail time — it is published every other week at The Corry city with, well, more. in this current issue when you visit the over- becomes clear that this didn’t begin as a feel- Journal, 28 W. South St., Corry, Pa. 16407. The Erie Reader is distributed at over 250 high foot- So onward we embarked, setting out to serve hauled calendar section, which now features good story. But Howie Glover chose change, traffic locations in Pennsylvania from North as ambassadors of Erie to her own naysayers, a categorized, comprehensive listing of Erie turning from a course bent toward destruc- East to Girard to Edinboro. The Erie Reader is also available by mail subscription; one year highlighting the active arts and culture scene Events, as well as more than twice as many tion to one of creation and inspiration. (26 issues) for $49.99. Send check or money in the Gem City, and rather than struggling to articles about the things in Erie that give us Like Smit, Glover chose to live here in Erie, order payable to Flagship Multimedia, Inc., to the address below. In addition to appearing find content to populate that section — yes, cause to celebrate the artistic and intellectual even though his skillset may fit more com- in print, Erie Reader adds new content daily in fact, there are things happening in Erie on development in our region. That is, there are fortably in larger markets. And given the ac- at ErieReader.com as well social media sites. All rights reserved. All content © Flagship Mondays — we found ourselves tasked with a plenty of things to do in Erie, and these new colades others are quick to give him in Cory Multimedia, Inc, 32 W. Eighth St., Suite 302, more arduous process: Picking and choosing pages will better serve as your guide to those Vaillancourt’s feature, it’s not hard to see the Erie, Pa, 16501. No part of this publication may be reproduced without permission. The what to feature and what would unfortunate- cool things happening here. impact Glover’s having on Erie’s arts scene. opinions of our columnists and contributors ly be omitted due to space constraints. And largely, the cool things happening here This is an exciting and invigorating time for are their own and do not always reflect that of the editorial board or organization. As we continue to grow, we recognize that are because of the remarkable people who Erie; even as she withers and decays like all Direct inquiries to 814.314.9364 or contact@ our city and region is continuing to grow. choose to make Erie their home. In this issue things, she also grows and expands. And if ErieReader.com. Just as we’ve only been a small dot on Erie’s you’ll find two stellar examples of that: How- we were you, we’d drink it all in.

July 9, 2014 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 3 OPINION

Exile on State Street Weekend Schedule When is too much government not enough? By: Rick Filippi

Saturday Matinee ith the recent nearly one-two- municipal planning codes, each jurisdiction percent, it’s no wonder the city’s tax rate far punch knockout of two major eco- is required to have every conceivable zoning surpasses the suburbs. This leads to more 10am Car Talk nomic opportunity projects in Erie classification permitted in its jurisdiction. flight of people of means and concentrates WQLN Radio’s most popular program W County, it’s critical that we fundamentally This makes sense for the larger and denser poverty in the city. 11am The Dinner Party reevaluate why Erie County continues to cities, but does it necessarily work for the The common cry from government offi- A fast and funny hour of culture, food, lose economic ground relative to other areas smaller boroughs and townships, partic- cials is that only the state legislature can and conversation designed to help you of Pennsylvania and the nation. Of course, I ularly the rural areas? More importantly, address this issue, but this is not true. There “win” your weekend dinner parties am speaking of the demise of the Inland Port with a regional, county-based land-use plan, are creative means to address this. Project and the near KO of the KLN Family enforceable through the county, specific ar- Under the county’s home rule charter and Noon Whad’ya Know? Radio Hour Brand chip plant development at the former eas for development can be identified that the Pennsylvania constitution, authority ex- A new weekly “best of” Michael Troyer Farms facility in Waterford. would potentially benefit regional growth. ists for the county to enact a revenue shar- Feldman’s popular news parody, quiz, I have previously highlighted the failure of Through a county zoning system, projects ing ordinance to compensate municipalities and performance program Erie County to have a comprehensive, coor- could be evaluated and approved or denied that are shouldering the lion’s share of the 1pm This American Life dinated development plan with an organiza- by balancing the local impact against the re- exempt properties. Would this mean an in- tion tasked to carry it out. This goes to the gional benefit. crease in taxes to some? Probably. However, Ira Glass’s personal portrait of lack of civic and government coordination. they have not been paying their fair share for America However, there can be no doubt that another Erie County is shackled the costs of these worthwhile and necessary 2pm Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me! major contributing factor to the recent set- institutions for years. The core concept is Weekly quiz program with Paula backs is the inability to plan and implement with 22 townships, 2 cities, that if taxes are more equitably distributed Poundstone and the most requested economic development from a countywide and 14 boroughs, not to regionally, wealth will similarly be distribut- program from WQLN Radio’s listeners standpoint. On the contrary, it is the local mention an array of school ed and the county is in a better position to and members government unit in Erie County that unfor- compete for opportunities. tunately is the gatekeeper for economic op- districts. Each with its own Third, the county must assume a greater 3pm World Café portunity. This structure has — and contin- zoning and building codes, role in the provision of certain government Two full hours of adult alternative ues to — fail the region miserably. services. For sure, I expect my thoughts on roots music hosted by David Dye To any objective observer, including Brian various water and sewer this to produce some visceral responses, but Bosworth in the seminal 2001 study which authorities, and of course, again, we have to look at how we are failing I continually cite, Toward an Economic Devel- its own governing bodies as a region, not just individual jurisdictions. Sunday Brunch opment Strategy for Erie County, “[t]here are To some extent the county has been ex- serious problems of duplication, overlap, that exercise significant panding its role in such areas as public safe- 10am TED Radio Hour competition, and sprawl resulting from the control over development ty with the county taking a more prominent A journey through fascinating ideas, highly fragmented system of civil jurisdic- opportunities. role in 911 coordinated dispatch. However, astonishing inventions, and new ways tions in the Erie region.” other areas such as police and fire protec- to think and create, based on riveting Erie County is shackled with 22 townships, tion must be considered. For example, in 2 cities, and 14 boroughs, not to mention an Instead, local governments essentially mo- more prosperous and growing regions of TED Talks from the world’s most array of school districts. Each with its own nopolize the process, often considering their the country, fire protection is deployed on a remarkable minds zoning and building codes, various water own “backyard” and not the vitality of the re- regional basis. Transferring the City of Erie’s 11am Studio 360 and sewer authorities, and of course, its own gion. Sure, I can hear the hoots and hollers fire bureau to the county and redeploying it The Peabody Award winning weekly governing bodies that exercise significant now, but, folks, the system we have now has strategically throughout the county supple- guide to what is happening in Pop control over development opportunities. not worked for the better part of forty years. mented by volunteers would increase safety Culture, hosted by Kurt Anderson and As Bosworth noted, “[t]his fragmentation The Inland Port Project is Exhibit 1. The chip and spread the region’s cost of providing featuring Peter Crimmins, Trey Kay, has not been offset by cooperation, and has plant was almost Exhibit 2. such services out more equitably. Sarah Lilley and more had a profoundly negative impact on the re- Second, Erie County must develop some These are just a few suggestions. Of course gion’s development.” The consequences of type of countywide revenue sharing to ad- to some – perhaps many – they are contro- Noon Homespun Trails this fragmentation can be seen throughout dress the significant income and real estate versial. Good! Erie County needs to have a Hosted and produced by radio veteran Erie County — unrelenting sprawl, competi- tax inequities that have existed throughout dialog about these issues and ways to move and musician Chris Hilbert, Homespun tion among local jurisdictions for resources our period of decline. More recently, with forward, or we will continue to see overall Trails will take you on a journey into and development, and huge urban and sub- the City of Erie hovering around a 25 percent regional decline and a failure of opportuni- the secret world of folk music. urban income disparities. And then there’s poverty rate, this inequity has become only ties such as the Inland Port and near failure the impediment to the few opportunities more acute. of the KLN expansion. 1pm Thistle and Shamrock that do come along when individual juris- Moreover, the huge disparities in local The fact is, as Bosworth so succinctly stat- The world’s most popular Celtic music dictions can block development for their government real estate taxes have fueled ed, “[n]ot only is local government not part radio program, with host Fiona Ritchie own perceived reasons to the detriment of outmigration from the cities and directly of the solution to Erie’s economic develop- 2pm Mountain Stage the entire county. contributed to sprawl. One factor driving the ment needs, it is a major part of the prob- A place where musicians like Billy To address this situation, Bosworth recom- real estate tax disparity is the huge amount lem.” Only when the county steps up and Bragg, the Flatlanders, Tift Merritt, mended (13 years ago!) that Erie County and of tax-exempt properties in the cities, par- assumes its natural and elected role as Erie’s Mary Chapin Carpenter and local governing authorities and civic leaders ticularly Erie. Many of these properties are regional government, can we, as citizens of undertake a five-year plan to expand the au- home to important public and charitable Erie County, not just a local municipality, Shawn Colvin come to play in the thority of County of Erie to assume larger re- services that benefit the entire county. Their address our problems and find solutions col- Appalachian lowlands of West Virginia sponsibilities for economic and community services do not have jurisdictional bound- lectively. 4pm People’s Pharmacy / Allegheny development for the region. Three signifi- ary lines. These include the hospitals, col- Front / We Question and Learn cant areas were suggested. leges and universities, the prison and court Rick Filippi can be contacted at First, the Erie County government must system, social service providers, and recre- [email protected]. To follow have an expanded role for regional land-use ational facilities. With the City of Erie’s tax this story or comment, scan the QR planning. For instance, under the current exempt property rate arguably exceeding 40 code or visit http://erirdr.com/v93n2.

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Guest Opinions The Way I See It Delivering Authenticity The Conversational U.S. Supreme Court Hobby Lobby Ruling with Confidence By: Rebecca Styn By: Jay Breneman n Monday, June 30, when the U.S. Su- from invoking his religious rights and say he against contraception and deny the individ- ’ll admit it: I’m a big geek and a bit of a preme Court decided to rule in favor won’t cover blood transfusions in his com- ual, but the employees can still get the same nerd. I often default to using newfangled Oof Hobby Lobby – an Oklahoma-based pany’s health plan? Or what if an employer level of access from the ACA. Iterminology whilst making obscure refer- arts-and-crafts chain of about 600 stores says vaccinations conflict with his beliefs? This results in virtually no change in the ences at the drop of a hat. founded by David and Barbara Green – they The court made clear in this ruling that re- coverage. In essence, decisions such as this I love measurability, predictive modeling, stated that closely-held corporations can ex- ligion should and would not always trump one create the opportunity to continue to case studies, best practices, and peer-re- ercise religious objections that allow them the law, and said its decision applies only to move away from employer-based coverage viewed journal articles. to opt out of the new health law requirement the contraception mandate, not other insur- and to create a full government-run health But they also nauseate me. that they cover contraceptives for women. ance mandates. The court also specified that care system. They nauseate me when they are plagia- This became the first time the court ruled an employer could not use religion to get an Make of it what you will – as we all will have rized rather than cited, mimicked rather that profit-seeking businesses can express exemption from laws that prohibit discrim- differing viewpoints about the conclusion than referenced. and hold religious views under federal law. ination. of this case. But if you get to the very core Here in our region, we have so many re- It was back in 2010 that President Barack reason beyond all the layers, our country sources, great people, and huge potential, yet Obama signed into health care law that con- was founded upon freedom. The freedom we still get stuck in a sort of self-deprecation, traception was one of the preventive services of speech, the freedom to choose, and the even when we are innovating or pushing for- that must be provided at no extra charge. freedom of religion. This ruling allowed the ward on big ideas, we sometimes act like the And it’s been upheld ever since. Until that The ruling is a courts to protect this freedom, a right pro- pre-teen who desperately researches, dupli- d ay. vided to each citizen, and now corporation, cates, and wears a pre-fashioned identity. Almost immediately after the ruling hit the win for Christian through the first amendment of our consti- Exacerbating this identity dissonance are news, Facebook, Twitter, and the Internet at- conservatives tution. those who cling to the facsimile as if they large went ablaze with posts and comments alone are the genuine discoverers, acting as from both sides of the fence. and a loss for Love? Hate? Agree? Disagree? I want to hear gatekeepers to a special club where only they The ruling is a win for Christian conserva- from you. Email me at rStyn@ErieReader. decide who belongs, competing against the tives and a loss for reproductive-rights activ- reproductive- com, and follow me on Twitter other tribes as if acting out a poorly execut- ists. For the most part, my newsfeed seemed @rStyn.To follow this story or ed interpretation of James Merendino’s “SLC to be filled with the latter group – comprised rights activists. For comment, scan the QR code or Punk!” of both men and women. visit http://erirdr.com/5s212. We simply lack the confidence in defining Which in turn prompted me to look into the most part, my our own style, rooted in our own origins, why this ruling isn’t as detrimental as many persuasions, and particulars, opting in- believe it is. newsfeed seemed stead to imitate what our more popular rel- First and foremost, though, allow me to atives (Pittsburgh, Boulder, et al.) are doing. state that I would never personally be in to be filled with For those foodies, artists, or brewers out support of Hobby Lobby’s choices regarding the latter group – there: imagine your creation as being a car- this issue. If I were an employer, I would not bon copy of another recipe or technique that eliminate the coverage of contraception in comprised of both is all the rage. the health insurance I would offer to my em- Sure, it can still be great, but there is noth- ployees. men and women. ing about ‘you’ in its design or output. However, on the broader scope, if we al- I didn’t move to Erie to simply experience lowed the federal government to continue to another region, nor am I a big fan of poseurs make sweeping decisions, such as this, that or replicas. I want the real thing. I want what cover the entire nation – from manufactur- And while this particular case affects those is authentic, but more than that, I want that ing to healthcare and everything in between nearly 600 Hobby Lobby stores, it has little authenticity delivered with confidence, no – then we as a society aren’t doing ourselves bearing on the broader fate of the healthcare matter how different it is from the in-crowd justice in affording ourselves the opportuni- law and does not affect the vast majority of down the street. ty to have the best decisions made tailored what the government estimates to be 29.7 Furthermore, any regional effort or project to our varying needs. We all know private million women who currently receive birth needs to be open-source. If you’re going to enterprises vs. publicly-run entities all have control coverage as a result of the law. ADVERTISE WITH U S try and patent it and impose farcical restric- different needs – and moreover, different As for how it will affect other similar cases? tions — even in cases where we all created ideologies – and all follow different stan- According to the Becket Fund, there are it — then we won’t buy it, and we certainly dards. And in this particular role as a citizen currently 49 cases in the courts brought by won’t trust it. of a free country and an owner of a private employers about this particular issue. Com- When we do something for our neighbor- business, that individual should be allowed bined, there are fewer than 20,000 employ- hoods, our boroughs, our cities, and our re- to make such choices – even if the majority ees in total – men and women – who work gion, let’s do it because we understand the doesn’t agree. for these groups and object to this mandate. issue and we understand ourselves, and be- Hobby Lobby was founded by a religious- Of these 20,000, the group concluded that cause the solution is our solution. ly-driven entrepreneur, one who wanted to 5,600 of these individuals are likely to be We might use similar materials or ingre- take his personal beliefs and apply them to women of child-bearing age – lowering the dients found elsewhere, but our creation his business practices – so much so that he total number of individuals directly impact- should be uniquely and reflectively ours. even chose to take one of the biggest shop- ed. Email [email protected] ping days of the week – Sunday – and close This is where it gets interesting. Although for more information. Jay Breneman, Erie County Council – its doors out of respect for his beliefs. this ruling allows a religious exemption, in District www.jaybreneman. His decisions aren’t right or wrong; they this particular instance, the Affordable Care org. To follow this story or are simply his choice. Act can now step in and pay for this type of comment, scan the QR code or Now, some of you are questioning if we coverage. So, the net effect is that these ex- visit http://erirdr.com/2ckuk. do this, what will stop a Jehovah’s Witness empt institutions get to say that they are

July 9, 2014 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 5 NEWS

technology. (Van Gogh reputedly cut off the $1,836 monthly mortgage bill, exploiting News of the Weird ear himself, in 1888, during a psychotic ep- federal bankruptcy law that forces foreclos- isode.) Visitors can also speak into the ear ing creditors to back off once a debtor files By: Chuck Shepherd and listen to sounds it receives. [Wall Street for protection. Stenstrom and his wife filed Journal, 6-4-2014] 18 separate petitions in that 12-year peri- LEAD STORY rgentinian agricultural scientists in od, according to an April Tampa Bay Times A2008 created the “methane backpack” esearchers from the Polish Academy of report, until a judge recently cut them off. alifornia Polytechnic State Univer- to collect the emissions of grazing cows RSciences, writing recently in the jour- The Stenstroms were spotted recently pre- Csity at San Luis Obispo has a huge, (with a tube from the cow’s rumen to the nal Zoo Biology, reported witnessing 28 acts paring to relocate — but Stenstrom said he 350-student “viticulture and enology” inflatable bag) in order to see how much of of fellatio by two orphaned male bears at a was considering buying the Palm Harbor program, preparing its majors for an in- the world’s greenhouse-gas problem was sanctuary in Kuterevo, Croatia — the first-ev- house back (since the price has dropped dustry critical to the state’s economy (and created by livestock. Having discovered that er report of bear fellatio and the payoff from because of the foreclosure). [Tampa Bay with a venerable international cachet) figure (it’s 25-30 percent), the country’s Na- 116 hours of scientific observation over a Times, 4-12-2014] — but puritanical state law continues to tional Institute of Agricultural Technology six-year period. In each case, the researchers Leading Economic Indicators hobble it. Many in Cal Poly’s four-year announced recently that it will start storing wrote, the older male was the receiver, and wine-making program must arrange for a the collected methane to convert it to en- the researchers speculated that the episodes everal “professional organizers” in New fifth year — after they turn 21 — because, ergy. In a “proof of concept” hypothesis, it were less sexual in nature than a reflection SYork City told a New York Post reporter otherwise, faculty and administrators estimates that about 300 liters of methane of the bears’ “early deprivation of maternal in May that this summer is far busier than could be felons for “furnishing alcohol could power a refrigerator for 24 hours. [Fast suckling.” [LiveScience.com, 6-17-2014] in years past for clients who need help pack- to a minor” when they assign students to Company, 4-15-2014] ing their kids’ trunks for summer camp. Defective Animals: taste their own class creations. The cur- One consultant, who charges $250 an hour, Scientists Just Wanna Have Fun rent California legislative session is con- black-and-white housecat, Lenny, was said it is as if moms fear that the slightest sidering allowing underage wine-making ioengineers who work with Dictyosteli- Aturned back to a shelter near Roches- change from home life will stress out their students to sip and spit. [San Luis Obis- Bum slime molds held the “Dicty World ter, New York, in April, only two days after little darlings. Some mothers’ attention po Tribune, 6-20-2014] [Arizona Capitol Race” in Boston in May for a $5,000 prize adoption because the new owner could not to details include packing the same luxu- Times, 6-2-2014] [Arizona Republic, 6-17- and intellectual adulation in August at the tolerate Lenny’s flatulence. (A braver sec- ry bedding the campers sleep on at home, 2014] Annual International Dictyostelium Con- ond adopter, even though “warned,” has along with their special soap and candles ference in Potsdam, Germany. The molds taken Lenny in successfully.) (2) When three and even separate plastic boxes to provide Science on the Cutting Edge oozed down the 800-micrometer (0.0315 parrots were stolen from a home in Saxilby, the cuties more storage space. [New York n dairy farms across the country, cows inches) track, lured to the finish line by or- England, in June, the owner provided po- Post, 5-23-2014] Obizarrely queue up, without prod- dinary bacteria that the molds normally en- lice with their descriptions, even though all ding, to milk themselves by submitting to joy. A team from the Netherlands beat out three are African greys, quite talkative and irst-World Sales Launches: (1) Daneson (an $250,000 robots that have recently become 19 others for the coveted prize. (Among the look very much alike. One of the three, how- FOntario “purveyor of fine toothpicks”) re- the salvation of the industry. According to other “games” scientists play, mentioned in ever, has asthma and is easily recognized by cently introduced $35.99 “Artisanal Toothpicks” an April New York Times report, this ad- the same Nature.com story is the “Prisoners’ his chronic cough. (3) Miles Jelfs of Bristol, (that’s per dozen, in “Single Malt” and other ex- vance appears to be “win-win” (except for Smellemma,” in which players mix obscure England, was seeking financial help in April otic flavors) for the discriminating dental raker. migrant laborers watching choice jobs dis- samples in a test tube and smell the result to to cover surgery for his hard-luck tortoise, The lemon-flavored picks are a bargain at only appear) — more efficient for the farmer and guess what their opponent used.) [Nature. Cedric, whose prolapsed penis (likely from $19.99, yet are made from the same “finest qual- more pleasant for the cow, which — con- com, 5-7-2014] a mating mishap) constantly drags on the ity Northern White Birch,” “prepared according stantly pregnant — usually prefers frequent ground, partially erect. [Democrat & Chron- to exacting recipes.” (2) The Skin By Molly salon milking. Amazingly, cows have learned the rtist Diemut Strebe offered his 3-D-print- icle (Rochester), 4-9-2014] [BBC News, 6-8- in Brooklyn (and by now, perhaps, competitors) drill, moseying up to the precise spot to Aed re-creation of the famous ear of Vin- 2014] [Daily Mail (London), 4-18-2014] offers “facials” for the derriere (occasioned by a engage the robot’s arms for washing and cent van Gogh for display in June and July in recent social-media fascination with “bum self- The Fine Points of the Law nipple-cupping. The robots also yield copi- a museum in Karlsruhe, Germany — having ies.”) Molly’s is the “Shiney Hiney Facial” ($65 for ous data tracked from transponders worn built it partially with genes from a great- aul Stenstrom, 62, lived comfortably in a 30-minute treatment), important because, she around the cow’s neck. [New York Times, great-grand-nephew of van Gogh — and in Phis Palm Harbor, Florida, home from says, “Acne can flare up anywhere.” [Gothamist, 4-22-2014] the same shape, based on computer imaging 2002-2014 without paying a penny of his 5-22-2014] [Huffington Post UK, 5-23-2014]

Just Toyin’ Witcha — By: Bryan Toy

6 | Erie Reader | ErieReader.com July 9, 2014 FEATURE

Howie Glover and one of the tools of his trade.

“But it kinda worked out because I wound up meeting my best friend of 25 years now, [retired pro skateboarder and skate shop owner] Matt Bell,” he mustered, in his mild Brooklyn accent. “Howie looked like he was 12,” Bell said of their first meeting in a mall, when Glov- er was 18. “He definitely had that ‘I’m from Brooklyn’ attitude, and he never had a problem knuckling up. He fit right in from the moment we met.” After graduating from Bay Shore High School, Glover worked on and off in landscaping, and said college was never a consid- eration for him; only one thing really was. “Skateboarding,” he said. “I chased that dream. Then, about 1991, some of my bud- dies started quitting; sponsorships weren’t there at the time, the business of skating kind of took a nosedive, and I wound up

By night, he fabricates with film, photos, and pixels as part of Erie’s vanguard of talented videographers. HOWIE GLOVER HOWIE

quitting skating, and joining a gang.” Howie Glover After the incident with the gun, Glover had decided to remove himself from the gang lifestyle, but much like quitting any self-de- Digital Dreamer structive habit, one often needs a surrogate to occupy the idle hands. Glover’s placebo? By: Cory Vaillancourt “Skateboarding,” he repeated. “I just went back to what I was doing before. And most gun went off in the house,” Howard Glover chuckled, with a look that conveyed astonishment and embarrass- of my other friends ended up doing the same ment. “The bullet went through the wall right next to us, and that’s when I said, ‘I’m done, dude,’ and I threw thing. I think it was about 1995; I got back in to skateboarding and landscaping and all my shit on the table.” everything started heading in a great direc- Born in Manhattan but raised in the tough neighborhood of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, Howie Glover, 42, found tion - that’s when I first started getting into “A film. My Godmother [film industry veteran ways to get himself into plenty of trouble by the early ‘90s. “At that point in my life, I sold drugs for a little while, and did some messed up stuff,” including a few days in jail, he sheepishly admitted. Sabrina Wright] is a prop master and that was my connection; I worked on a Wesley But nowadays, Howard Glover’s no longer ripping down the rafters of the republic. Snipes movie called Fly by Night. So I got my Nowadays, Howard Glover’s a builder. first taste of that, and I was like, ‘Wow, this is pretty cool.’” During daylight hours, he’s a family man, nights in the Greybar Hotel, Howard Glov- wear, and a thoughtful, meditative stare. One day, Glover’s friends asked him to pack devoted friend, and professional carpenter er’s been building something else, too. Late in his high school career, Glover and up and drive with them to California, where who works at General Electric helping de- his family moved from Brooklyn to Bay his buddy Bell was to be interviewed by leg- sign and build full-scale mockups of loco- y stepfather was a custodian for Shore, Long Island, which is like going from endary skate magazine Slap. Upon arrival, motives out of wood. “Myears, and my mom, she was a work- the front lines to the green zone. An avid Glover found himself surfing the couches of By night, he fabricates with film, photos, ing-mom with four kids in the house. The skateboarder, Glover experienced “complete Chad Muska, Tom Penny, and Ronnie Crea- and pixels as part of Erie’s vanguard of tal- neighborhood was pretty rough. Lots of culture shock” as the constructs of his physi- ger – three of the biggest professional skate- ented videographers. fights, lots of scars,” Glover sputtered shortly cal and interpersonal landscape dramatical- boarders in the world at the time. And since those destructive days with the and softly. He’s rail thin and pale, with spiky ly changed. All his friends, and all his favor- “We just clicked with these guys, and they guns and the drugs and the fights and the dark hair, a face just beginning to show some ite skating spots, he said, were gone. let us stay there. They were all making

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$100,000 a year, they had this nice house three doors down from Dennis Rodman on Newport Beach, and they were like, ‘Yeah, we don’t care, stay as long as you like.’ An- other person that wound up living there was Jackass’ Bam Margera.” Glover skated in Southern California for a year and a half but returned to Brooklyn – new girlfriend in tow – once he tired of the laid-back California lifestyle. The two of them then bounced over to Boston, again crashing in a house full of skaters. One of those skaters happened to be a shutterbug, so Glover began to take an active interest in photography. A short time later, back in Brooklyn, his girlfriend purchased a camera for him, something he couldn’t afford for himself at the time. “She was like, ‘Here, go do something with that,’ so I filmed skating. Non-stop. Every single day. Eventually I sold footage to lots of companies for skate videos.” Frantically filming, he found less and less time for skating, working 80-hour weeks as a production assistant on projects like the first Spider-Man movie, Dennis Leary’s Res- cue Me, Sex in the City, and The Sopranos. PME “No more skateboarding,” he laughed. But it still wasn’t steady enough work, so he His passion rekindled, he bought the cam- reverently. “He’s an awesome filmer and In between takes, Glover (right) gives joined some friends in applying to become a era and started looking for side work. In an awesome guy. He’s always trying to give direction and sets up the next scene. union carpenter in New York City. 2009, a promising lead with the HBO series back, that’s for sure. He’s been in the game “I quit film completely,” Glover said, re- How to Make it in America fell apart, though, forever, and he has the eye, you know? He’s counting his four years of carpentry school when his decade-old demo reel was deemed always looking at things in a different way “to do whatever he can to get the best out of in Manhattan; at the same time, he separat- not recent enough and not high-def enough. than normal people.” what is at his disposal” is what drew him to ed from the girlfriend who had bought him “And I said, ‘That’s never going to happen Although Glover’s abnormal eye for skate- Glover. “Whether he’s got to study about it, the camera, and isolated himself. again.’” boarding had always driven his desire to search for it, or build it, he lives on that ex- After holing up for a few years and con- Glover hit the half-pipes and empty swim- film, he would go on to make his name – tra mile and is definitely not afraid to get his centrating on his studies, Glover said that ming pools with renewed dedication, shoot- at least locally – in a completely different hands dirty,” he said. he was sitting on his couch one morning, ing skaters in their natural habitat – the con- genre. Glover’s work – issued under the name drinking beer and playing a fishing simu- crete streets, stairways, and parking lots of shot a music video way back in 2000, Threegloves Productions – is worthy of such lation game on Nintendo with a friend. His America. “Iand I thought, ‘Well, that was fun!’” high words from these well-known perform- sister came by to use his computer because Erie skater Mike Berdis – who recently won Glover smiled. That experience led him to ers. Most notably, the cuts from shot to shot hers “wasn’t working,” and she was not hap- his initial foray into the huge hip-hop scene and scene to scene in Glover’s creations are py with what she found. in Erie, and it wasn’t long until his inbox so seamless and timely that they almost “She’s like, ‘You guys are f—-ed up. You started blowing up after shooting, direct- seem to drive the music, rather than vice guys have to do something with yourselves,’” “He’s an awesome ing, and producing a string of videos for versa. An audio track put to Glover’s eye be- Glover laughed. “After a few minutes, she local artists, starting with Zeek Diamond comes bigger than itself, like adding extra starts asking me random questions, and like filmer and an awesome and growing to include Aberian Kelevra, floors to the top of the Empire State Build- an hour later, she was still asking me ques- guy. He’s always trying Lake City Fresh, Lazyrus, The Lower East ing. tions. I was like, ‘What are you doing?’ and Side Connection, Spethz [with ample aid of “A lot of it’s cut to the beat,” Glover revealed. she said, ‘Oh, I filled you out an eHarmony to give back, that’s for frequent Erie Reader contributor “Monster “It goes back to a skateboarding thing that I profile.’ And the first person I met,” he said Mark Kosobucki], and Whodat Peez, among used to do; I started cutting right on a beat, as a flash appeared in his eyes, “became my sure. He’s been in the others. or a hit, or something like that, and people wife.” game forever, and he “Howie has top notch quality along with really liked the way it looked, so I just got Glover glowed as he described the natural film experience and creativity,” said C. creative with it.” law of attraction that led to his courtship has the eye, you know? Brown, an Erie Reader 40-Under-40 alum When the only tool in your toolbox is a with Melissa Benz, an Erie native who then and just one of a host of local musicians hammer, everything looks like a nail, but moved to New York with her 6-year old son He’s always looking at Glover’s shot. “I know with him, he will cre- this proud member of the United Brother- to be with Glover. And, in a story that has things in a different way ate a visual that will help convey my mes- hood of Carpenters and Joiners of America been repeated more than once in these very sage. Any musician would miss out if they Local 81 knows that sometimes it’s the 220- pages [see: jazz bassist and Erie resident than normal people.” didn’t want to work with him.” grit sandpaper that makes all the difference. Tony Grey], when they became pregnant One who didn’t miss out is legendary hip- “I think people overly use certain tech- with their first child together, Glover and hop figure and artist SKAM2?. SKAM2? has niques sometimes, and I like to change it Benz left New York and sought refuge in a the Nike Skateboarding “Best Trick” com- worked with Detroit-based hip-hip group up,” said Glover. “Some videos I’ve done, I’ve simpler, safer, more supportive environ- petition in New York City – was just 12 years D12 as well as Eminem, even drawing album completely stayed away from that style, just ment - good ol’ Erie Pa. old when Glover started filming him; he’s 18 covers for both and earning a mention in to see the reaction.” “I didn’t even have a cellphone,” he laughed now, but he’s old enough to recognize what Eminem’s mega-hit “Stan.” John C. Lyons – the dean of local filmmak- again. “I just worked, came home, played makes Glover’s work special. SKAM2? is currently collaborating with ers – reflected on Glover’s creativity, albe- with the kids. No film, no nothing. And then “He was the man in New York before he Glover on an upcoming single called “Baga- it from a more philosophical perspective. one day, I picked up a newspaper, and I saw a moved here – I know that much,” Berdis, dat.” He’s notoriously picky on who he works “Howard’s filmmaking style is a breath of DSLR camera.” the skater pictured on this issue’s cover, said with, but said that Glover’s determination fresh air for our region,” he said “His energy

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and enthusiasm comes across in each frame; A carpenter at GE by day, Glover carves as a viewer, you feel very ‘in-the-moment’ out time away from his 9-to-5 for Fri. Jul. 25 Old School with the musicians in his videos. You’re in video shoots. their world for those 3 to 5 minutes, and you get wrapped in that youthful energy and Sat. Jul. 26 I-90s spirit. He intrinsically knows how to get that came up with an idea to put together a group experience across from lyric to visual.” of talented artists from different walks of life As Glover draws the mental blueprints for – which is harrrrd to do in hip-hop. He goes Sherlocks / Molly’s each level of his structured, soaring produc- to all these shows and takes pictures of ev- Thu. Jul. 31 tions, the thing that continues to serve as his eryone and never asks for a penny, and he Block Party foundation is the same thing upon which all purposely puts people in pictures together media is built. – people who would have previously never 508 State Street 18-20 North Park Row 814-453-7760 “I like stories,” Glover said. “Whodat Peez’s spoken to each other – and it gets them to video is my biggest production. We spent start speaking to each other and network- ample time doing that, and we had a lot of ing. He got Jonny [Evans] from L.E.C., Dom- people helping us out, like [local photogra- my [Doo] from Random Union, C. Brown, pher] Jessica Yochim. It’s kinda cool because and me, and he sat us down and explained for a while I was definitely under the radar, his vision; through his positive way of think- but now, I surround myself with really good, ing, it got us all to band together as the group down-to-Earth people.” Madworld. I will always be thankful for that and for meeting a cat like him.” Sitting at his desk each night, surround- Howie Glover has ed by the tools of his trade – cameras and come a long way from computers and lenses and lines of cable con- courting destruction on necting them all – Howard Glover has grand plans for the future. Plans that were once the brutish Brooklyn unthinkable to a tough kid from a bad ‘hood. boulevards. And as his career in film continues to rise from the ground like great girders of steel soaring skyward, Glover remains grounded owie Glover has come a long way and humbled in the knowledge that, most from courting destruction on the importantly, he’s fostering a much-needed Hbrutish Brooklyn boulevards; he’s sense of community in his adopted home built a successful career from the scrap town, he’s fomenting harmony among the wood of those dangerous days, and he’s built souls he encounters, and he’s building from UNIQUE JEWELRY a solid life in Erie for himself and his family. scratch the digital dreams of dozens and “I’m a strong believer in, you know, if you dozens of doers, including himself. 118 Meadville St. Downtown Edinboro hang out with negative people and they’re doing negative stuff, that negative stuff is You can see a retrospective of Howard going to come back around sooner or lat- Glover’s work on Wednesday, July 23 at the 814.734.5858 er and bite you,” he testified, unknowingly Film Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania’s thumbing the long thin scar on his jaw given “FILM at the Erie Art Museum” series. For OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK! to him by a beer bottle decades ago. more information, visit www.filmsocietynwpa. Accordingly, that other thing that Glover’s org, or Glover’s website, www.3gloves.com. been building this whole time – in addition 25% OFF to a family and career – is a positive, produc- Cory Vaillancourt can be reached at tive vibe among the local artists and creators [email protected] or on Twitter ONE ITEM he encounters. @VLNCRT.To follow this story 1 item per coupon consignment items “That unity mentality was already there or comment, scan the QR code or excluded when he moved out to Erie,” Peez said. “He visit http://erirdr.com/kym43. Expires 07/22/2014

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engineer,” said Coach, all rolling with the After several road matches, the Eerie Eerie Roller Girls, putting in long practices Rollers next upcoming home bout is and taking hard knocks in preparation for slated for Saturday, July 19. Eerie Roller Girls Roll On their next bouts, and, hopefully, even bigger things in the not-too-distant future. The Empowering and Badass Sport of Roller Derby Erie’s squad has now established itself as an fits in with the larger organization’s philos- apprentice league in the Women’s Flat Track ophies. By: Ryan Smith Derby Association, meaning the league’s on But the key to becoming part of WFTDA, its way to meeting the requirements for be- Stevens wrote back then, “is that the league o Denise Manchester and her daugh- brought the family – the lovely lady, the baby coming officially recognized by the sport’s is invested in the sport. That it won’t go ter, Alaine, the Eerie Roller Girls – and girl, and the growing boy – along for the ride away.” Tthat rough, rock-em-sock-em sport to this one. Just then, too, someone else’s lit- Erie’s squad has now established After my first experience with the Roller they play – are proof-positive that girliness tle girl shuffles by, wearing a bright, silvery Girls, I can tell you Stevens said it just right doesn’t have to be delicate, that beauty tank top: “GIRL POWER,” it screamed off the itself as an apprentice league in then – and, he’s right now – when he added doesn’t have to be dainty. front in bedazzled letters. the Women’s Flat Track Derby this: Just take one look out onto the rink on any I’ve heard and seen that one plenty before, Association, meaning the “Attention WFTDA: roller derby in Erie is given bout night, and you’ll get, in a blur of all over – just never in such the right place. league’s on its way to meeting here to stay.” fierce motion, just what there-since-the- It was good to see so many kids – and their Following their July 12 away-bout against start Eerie fans like the Manchesters are parents, too – at that night’s grueling-close the requirements for becoming Akron Ohio’s Neo Roller Derby squad, the talking about. match-up, which the Roller Girls ended out officially recognized by the Roller Girls are back at Presque Isle Skating “I think it’s very empowering,” Denise told with a 201-186 win. All around, it seems like sport’s worldwide governing on Saturday, July 19, for a double-header me as they watched the Roller Girls pow- the team’s fan base keeps growing – and local body. match up – that’s right, a whole evening of erhouse their way through this year’s sea- women’s interest in participating does, too. double trouble – as the ERG All-Stars take on son-opening home bout on June 14, rolling “It’s aggressive, it’s empowering to women, the Lake Effect Furies and the ERG B-Squad over some international competition as they it’s a team sport – and it’s a good way to meet worldwide governing body. goes up against the J-Town Roller Girls. went up against, and took out, Ontario, Can- people,” said Karoline Swanson, who leads “It’s kind of like they’ve finally arrived,” For more information – about ERG, this ada’s Royal City Roller Girls at Erie’s roller the Roller Girls – who all roll under surly one of the Roller Girls’ announcers, ‘Victory season’s schedule, tickets, how to get in on derby home-turf, Presque Isle Skating. nicknames – as Coach Septic. Jones,’ told me at the last home match. “Be- the action, and details about the sport that is The sport – abounding with high contact, So, here’s where some people might kin- ing an apprentice team in WFTDA carries it roller derby – check out eerierollergirls.com. with bold energy, with campy cool – is one da typecast the women who’d be interested to the next level.” where “you can’t be faint of heart,” said in such sport. But make no mistake; these Parts of the requirements for becoming Ryan Smith can be contacted at rSmith@ Manchester, and it demonstrates “you can skaters – from ‘Ballistic Betty’ to ‘Whisk-She part of WFTDA include (as the Reader’s Jay ErieReader.com, and you can follow him on be feminine, and athletic, and intelligent, Devil,’ and the couple-dozen-plus colorful Stevens reported in a cover feature about the Twitter @RyanSmithPlens. To and... characters in between – really are from all then-new Roller Girls in 2011) getting back- follow this story or comment, “And badass,” her daughter chimes in. walks. up from an already-established league, and scan the QR code or visit Damn right, I think. Makes me glad I “We have professors, students, a doctor, an an audit by WFTDA to make sure the league http://erirdr.com/ibohd.

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Lawrence Park. porterie.org 7.13 Erie Art Museum Mid- org // 459.5477 7.18 sleepingchainsaw.com 2 to 8 p.m. Day Art Break featuring 9 p.m. 8 Great Tuesdays Erie Reggae Fest Schickalay’s on the Bay, Eric Brewer and Friends Presque Isle Downs, Jerry Gaff featuring Tommy 7.20 2860 W. Sixth St. facebook. 7.16 8199 Perry Highway. 7.10 Noon presqueisledowns.com Steele Band and com/shickalaysonthebay Noon to 1 p.m. 6 p.m. Blue Sky Schickalay’s on the Bay, Erie Art Museum, 20 E. Max & Erma’s, 2078 7.22 The Brewerie Block 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Party, featuring The Burger King Amphitheater, Man’s Room Band Lawrence Park. porterie.org and Ruby Port Band JazzErie Jazz and Blues Walk 2014 7.10 Absence of Despair 6 to 11 p.m. ix bands, six locations, one night. The JazzErie Jazz and Blues 7.18 The Brewerie, 123 W. SWalk returns to the streets of Erie Saturday, July 12, providing an 7 p.m. 14th St. brewerie.com ambulatory experience for music lovers. 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1.13 11.14 CALENDAR Gibson. Romolo Chocolates Summer Music Series: Gabe Butterfield Band he apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, or so the Taylor. Tsaying goes. When it comes to Gabriel Butter- field, the people of Erie can be quite happy that the old adage holds true when the accomplished CF Martin. musician comes to the outdoor piazza at Romolo Chocolates for the fourth installment of the 2014 Summer Music Series. Fender. According to the Romolo Chocolates website, Gabe Butterfield provides “blues with a pedigree.” PRS...and That’s because Gabe is the son of legendary blues singer and harmonica player Paul Butterfield, whose band was a nominee for the Rock and Roll much, much Hall of Fame and is a member of the Blues Hall of Fame. Gabe followed in his father’s footsteps after years of going on tour with the elder Butterfield, MORE. although Gabe took to playing the drums instead of the ol’ mouth harp and throat pipes. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO CONTRIBUTED Now he leads his own band into Erie, a lineup Right here which includes Rob Paparozzi on harmonica and vocals, Jimmy Eppard on guitar, Jim Curtin on bass, and Pete Levin on keys. The Romolo Chocolates Summer Music Series is a bit of a ritual for blues and jazz fans around the Erie area, so it’s rather appropriate that Gabe Butterfield can celebrate his family tradition right down on the in Erie. piazza while blues fans enjoy his smooth – buttery, even – sounds. – Alex Bieler 6 p.m. Saturday, July 12 // 1525 W. Eighth St. // 452.1933

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16 | Erie Reader | ErieReader.com July 9, 2014 CALENDAR Shakespeare Summer Nights or the eleventh consecutive year, Gannon Uni- Fversity’s Schuster Theatre will put on Shake- speare Summer Nights, providing you a chance to enjoy The Bard and a breeze. The amphitheater at the Lake Erie Arboretum in Frontier Park will host the seasonal series, as this year’s Shakespeare outing will feature a pair of famous Shakespearian duos: Romeo and Juliet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. In fact, Romeo and Juliet marks the first time that a show will be repeated from a previous year, although the iconic play is a popular production for a reason. “I’m fascinated with the fact there are these two people and they ignore all of the rules in this society, because the minute they look at each other, they can’t look away,” The Rev Shawn Clerkin, director of Romeo and Juliet says during a cast dinner July 13th at his home. “They just can’t. I’m really caught by that passion.” 2pm Still, The Rev. Shawn Clerkin ensures that there

WIKIMEDIA will be a twist for fans of the classic play. While two actors will reprise the titular roles, two others will be called upon to play every other character in the production. “It’s almost like they are the vehicles that drive us and our plot,” says Erika Krenn, who plays Juliet in the production. “They’re just as necessary as we are, but it’s still a story about two lovers.” While Clerkin tweaks this Shakespearean favorite, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, directed by Jax Kubiaki, provides another new aspect to Shakespeare Summer Nights. The Tom Stoppard play focuses on two minor characters – the aforementioned Rosencrantz and July 18th Guildenstern – and their existential dilemma as they await their fate in Shakespeare’s Ham- - let. 5pm 9pm Unlike Rosencrantz and Guldenstern, you can decide your own entertainment fate and head down to the Lake Erie Arboretum for some Shakespeare in the sun, a pair of shows to HAPPY HOUR AND LIVE MUSIC FROM suit your classical tastes. – Alex Bieler 7 p.m. Monday July 14 and Tuesday July 15 for Romeo and Juliet, 7 p.m. Monday July 21 and Tuesday July 22 for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead // 1501 W. Sixth St. // [email protected]

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WIKIMEDIA 1901 to 1909. Teddy Roosevelt COMEDY is an American icon, a rough-and-tumble president who wouldn’t take no for an answer. Unfortunately, it’ll be tough to meet the real Teddy Roosevelt, as he died in 1919, but for Rob Schneider one night the Jefferson Education Society will resurrect the 07.20 bespectacled legend. No, it won’t be zombie president time. 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Instead, Roosevelt re-enactor Joe Wiegand will feed your Jr.’s Last Laugh Comedy Club, 1402 State St. brains some knowledge when he provides a lesson on – and Jrslastlaugh.com // 461.0911 a physical presence for – the 26th leader of these United States. Wiegand is a historian, writer, and lecturer on the life VISUAL ARTS and times of Teddy, and his striking resemblance to Roos- evelt combined with his knowledge of the past president 91st Annual has led him to tour the U.S. reprising the role, including a Spring Show stop at The White House during Roosevelt’s 150th birthday Closing: 07.20 year. Now he’ll bring his “bully” persona to the Jefferson, Erie Art Museum, telling tales about his time with the Rough Riders in Cuba, Main Gallery, 411 State Street. ErieArtMuseum. his years as the leader of the free world, and his post-pres- org // 459.5477 idential exploits during An Evening with Teddy Roosevelt. – Alex Bieler Exposed: Recent Gifts to the Photography OPEN HOUSE 7 p.m. Monday, July 21 // 3207 State St. // jeserie.org Collection EVERY WEDNESDAY IN JULY, 3-8 PM Ongoing: 02.15 - 09.14 2951 WEST 38TH STREET, ERIE Erie Art Museum, Dog and MJT Sherlock’s, 508 State Bacon Gallery, 411 State Street. ErieArtMuseum. 7.09 St. facebook.com/ sherlocksparkplace org // 459.5477 5:30 p.m. // 453.7760 Presque Isle State Park, The Art of Patricia Beach 1. DiscoverPI. You Call It Wednesdays Kearney: Selected com // 838.5144 7.9 and 7.16 Work 1975 – 2013 UPMC Sunset Music 10 p.m. to midnight Ongoing: 06.20 - 09.13 Series at Presque Docksider, 1015 State Erie Art Museum, Ronald E. St. // 459.0099 Holstein Gallery, 411 State Isle featuring Street. ErieArtMuseum. Tennessee Backporch org // 459.5477 and Sam Hyman 7.16 FILM Sanctuary of 5:30 p.m. Illumination, An Presque Isle State Park, A Hard Day’s Night Installation by Beach 1. DiscoverPI. 07.09 Lucy Slivinski Attend full- or part-time, com // 838.5144 7 p.m. Ongoing: 02.04 - 12.31 Erie Art Museum, 411 State St. Voices of Addiction Erie Art Museum, McCain and f inish career-ready. FilmSocietyNWPA. Family Gallery, 411 State 7.17 org // 580.6608 Street. ErieArtMuseum. 8 p.m. org // 459.5477 Take the f irst step toward a promising future at Porreco College The Beer Mug, 1108 Hide Your Liberty St. // 454.4753 Smiling Faces South Asian with a career-ready Associate or Certi cate program 07.16 Collections o ered at a true community college tuition rate. Wall Bridge w/ 7 p.m. Ongoing Triage Unit Erie Art Museum, Ground Erie County residents attending full-time and seeking a degree or certi cate Erie Art Museum, 411 State 7.18 St. // FilmSocietyNWPA. Floor Gallery, 411 State o ered at Porreco College pay less than $2,400 per semester* 9 p.m. org // 580.6608 Street. ErieArtMuseum. out of pocket, and part-time students pay even less. King’s Rook Club, 1921 org // 459.5477 Peach St. facebook. Great White Shark Apply for Fall 2014 at Porreco.Edinboro.edu. com/kingsrookclub 07.09 to 07.22 Landscape Painting, 11 a.m., 1 p.m. & 4 p.m. Thomas McNickle *Cost includes a yearly grant of $3,000 per full-time student with a completed FAFSA and after all other gift aid is applied. Whiplash Ongoing: 06.06 - 07.22 Pro-rated grant funding available for part-time students based on credit hours. Cost as of July 2014. Tom Ridge Environmental 7.16 Center, 301 Peninsula Dr. Glass Growers, 10 For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed the program, and other 10 p.m. East 5th Street . important information, please visit our website at porreco.edinboro.edu/crmprogram/disclosures.

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GlassGrowersGallery. edu // 824.2092 com // 453.3758 Greek Fest Second Sundays at ince the late 1980s, Erieites have flocked to the Assumption Lena Logvina, the Erie Art Museum SGreek Orthodox Church for the church’s annual Panegyri “What’s Her Name?” 07.13 festival. This three-day event draws tens of thousands of guests Ongoing: 06.23 - 07.10 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. that come to see the Greek dancers, the live entertainment, to Urraro Gallery, 135 West Erie Art Museum // 411 State buy arts and crafts, experience true Greek hospitality, and to 14th Street // 455.6240 Street. Erieartmuseum. tour the majestic church, as the three-day festival is considered org // 459.5477 GC Myers Alchemy to be one of the city’s biggest cultural events. Ongoing But, more specifically, they go for the food. Don’t get me wrong – I am not dismissing any of these cultural Kada Gallery, 2632 West THEATER 8th Street. KadaGallery. experiences at all, because they are each amazing in their own com // 835.5232 Mark Twain: Is way. But I also know Greeks offer some really palatable experi- He Dead? ences that we all don’t have the opportunity to experience on a Gallery Night 07.11 to 07.21 regular basis. 07.11 Performances run Thursdays Last year alone, it was reported that dedicated volunteers made 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. through Sundays over 60,000 pieces of traditional pastries – 15,000 of which D’Hopkins Denniston Gallery, 7:30 p.m.; 2 p.m. Sunday mati- were Baklava. And while the pastries alone are divine, one can- 5 W. 10th St. // 455.6240 nees not escape the gyros, Greek dogs and fries, and other traditional Erie Playhouse, 13 W. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED Through Our Eyes 10th St. EriePlayhouse. Greek dishes that are not commonplace on our dinner tables. Photography Exhibit org // 454.2852. Admission is free and the Festival will be held regardless of the weather with sufficient indoor and outdoor space. 07.09 to 07.22 – Rebecca Styn 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mother Goose is Loose 4376 West Lake Road // Fri-Sun. Hours vary // erieorthodox.org Tom Ridge Environmental 07.11-07.19 Center, 301 Peninsula Dr. // Shows run Thursday- Saturdays TRECPI.org // 833.7424 8 p.m.; 2 p.m. Sunday matinee 07.12 to 07.23 Shakespeare Summer 5:25 to 9 p.m. Rd. AsburyWoods. Meadville Community Performances run Tuesdays & Nights: Romeo & Juliet Presque Isle Downs & org // 835.5356 Photographs of Theatre, 400 N Main St., Wednesdays 12:00 p.m.; 07.14 and 07.15 Casino, 8199 Perry Highway. American Civil War Meadville. Mctbackstage. Saturdays 5:30 p.m.; Sundays PresqueIsleDowns. Erie Bike Nights com // 814.333.1773 7 p.m. 07.09 to 07.22 2:30 com // 860.8999 07.09 & 07.16 Amphitheatre at the 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Station Dinner Theatre, 4940 6 to 9:30 p.m. The Carol Burnett Lake Erie Arboretum at Daytime Lagoon Mercyhurst University // Variety Show Peach St. Canterburyfeast. Frontier Park, 1501 W. 6th Buffalo Wild Wings, 501 E. 38th St. Mercyhurst. com // 864.2022 St. For more information by Pontoon 2099 Interchange Rd. contact Rev. Shawn Clerkin 07.09 to 07.22 BuffaloWildWings. at clerkin001@gannon. 11 a.m., 1 p.m. or 2 p.m. com // 868.9464 WQLN’s Sounds Around Town Concert Series edu or Jax Kubiak at Presque Isle State Park, [email protected] Pontoon Boat Station. Panegryi Greek Festival TRECPI.org // 833.7424. 07.11 to 07.13 here is plenty to be Shakespeare Summer Registration required. 2:30 to 11 p.m. uncertain of in our T Nights: Rosencratz and Greek Orthodox Church, 4376 daily lives, but if there is Guildenstern are Dead Evening Lagoon West Lake Rd. ErieOrthodox. one thing we can be cer- 07.21 and 07.22 by Pontoon org // 838.8808 tain of here in the Gem 7 p.m. 07.09 to 07.22 City region, it is this: Amphitheatre at the Wednesdays & Fridays Auditions for Bloody Summers in Erie never Lake Erie Arboretum at 7 to 8:30 p.m. Bloody Andrew Jackson Frontier Park, 1501 W. 6th lack live music. Every Presque Isle State Park, 07.13 and 07.14 St. For more information 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Sunday and 6 summer, all summer Pontoon Boat Station. contact Rev. Shawn Clerkin TRECPI.org // 833.7424. p.m. - 8 p.m. Monday long, there is live music at clerkin001@gannon. Registration required. Dramashop, 1001 State to be heard – and in this edu or Jax Kubiak at [email protected] St. Dramashop.org // case, beer and coffee to Presque Isle [email protected] be consumed. Bicycle Tour WQLN is giving Erie FUNDRAISERS 07.12 Erie SeaWolves vs. yet another chance to 10 a.m. Binghamton Mets see live music in the PHOTO CONTRIBUTED Wine and Dine Presque Isle State Park, 07.11 in the Woods Cookhouse Pavillion. 7:05 p.m. form of the Sounds Around Town summer concert series, featuring local bands and kicking TRECPI.org // 833.7424 off Friday, July 11 with jam-band favorite Eric Brewer & Friends. The series runs Fridays until 07.11 Jerry Uht Park, 110 E. 10th St. Seawolves.com // 456.1300 August 1 pond-side at the pavilion on the WQLN campus. 6:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. Downtown Bike Night “[Sounds Around Town] lets us celebrate some of the things that we have, some of the Asbury Woods Nature 07.11 Center, 4105 Asbury Road. Clarion Hotel Shoot 6 to 10 p.m. home-grown performers that we have here in town,” says Tom New, president and CEO of Asburywoods.org // 836.6178 the Rock Summer Jam WQLN. “All of these [bands] are amazing performers and to put that on television is just Downtown Erie, State Basketball Tournament another way of celebrating life here in Erie.” Gala in the Orchard St. ErieDowntown. 07.11 - 07.13 com // 455.3743 The free concert series emceed by WQLN’s own jazz host Gary Finney will also be recorded 07.19 8 p.m. live in high-definition to be aired on WQLN-TV Thursday nights throughout the summer 7 p.m. Wild Wednesdays Family First Sports Park, and on WQLN Radio through this year. Porreco College, 2951 at the Zoo 8155 Oliver Road // 504.8993 West 38th Street. Porreco. “To be able to put these guys on television, shoot them in high-definition and really come 07.09 & 07.16 up with a nice, clean production, and to also air the concerts on the radio speaks more to- edinbor.edu // 732.2544 Healthy Zoo, Healthy 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. You Family Fun Days wards localism, and I like that,” New says. The Erie Zoo, 423 W. 38th 07.12 and 07.19 And if it rains? No worries. The concert will be relocated inside WQLN’s TV studio, and the St. ErieZoo.org // 864.4091 10 a.m. show, production and all, will go on as planned. COMMUNITY Walks in the Woods Erie Zoo, 423 W. 38th St. So bring some lawn chairs, blankets, snacks, and get ready to sip on craft beer and coffee Eriezoo.org // 864.4091 samples, courtesy of Erie Beer and McCormick Coffee, while listening to some great tunes, Live Thoroughbred 07.09 & 07.16 Horse Racing courtesy of WQLN and Eric Brewer & Friends. – Jessica Courter 11 a.m. to noon Presque Isle – Setting 07.09 to 07.22 Asbury Woods Nature Up a Bluebird House 6 p.m. Friday, July 11 // 8425 Peach St. // wqln.org Sundays through Thursdays Center, 4105 Asbury 07.13

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7:05 p.m. FOOD & DRINK A Hard Day's Night: Remastered Lake Erie Speedway, f you've been working like a dog when you should have been sleeping 10700 Delmas Dr., North Goodell Gardens East. LakeErieSpeedway. Farmers Market like a log, take a break by heading on over to FILM at the Erie Art Mu- com // 725.3303 seum at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9 for a little John, Paul, George, and 07.09 & 07.16 I 3 to 6 p.m. Ringo. Erie Seawolves vs This year marks the 50th anniversary of the release of A Hard Day's Night, Binghamton Mets Goodell Gardens, 221 Waterford St., Edinboro. an influential and important film featuring the members of an influential 07.11 to 07.14 (?) // 734.6699 and important band – The Beatles. 7:05 p.m.; 1:35 p.m. on Sunday "A Hard Day's Night features some classic imagery that had lasting effects Jerry Uht Park, 110 E. 10th St. Quaker Steak & Lube on pop-music videos and cinema," said John C. Lyons, creator and curator Seawolves.com // 456.1300 Bike Night & Cruise-In of the popular FILM at the Erie Art Museum series. "The opening scene 07.09 and 07.16 Erie SeaWolves 6 p.m. where the band is being chased by hordes of adoring, screaming fans vs Reading Quaker Steak & Lube, stands out for me, as it's been mimicked in movies like Austin Powers as 07.21 & 07.22 well as countless music videos. The film itself was strongly influenced by 7851 Peach St. VisitEriePA. 7:05 p.m. com // 864.9464 CONTRIBUTED PHOTO CONTRIBUTED the French New Wave and comedic legends Laurel and Hardy, and it's a Jerry Uht Park, 110 E. 10th great snapshot of a time and a place in the world's history when these tal- St. MiLB.com // 456.1300 Erie Downtown ented youth became royalty and reached an unimaginable level of cultural popularity." Block Party Lyons said that bringing this re-released, re-mastered, re-Beatled flick to FILM is definitely a win for Erie. "Over the past Firemen’s Cherry 07.10 two years I've formed some great relationships with the studios and distributors that get what we're doing here in Erie Festival 6 p.m. and really appreciate the audience and exposure we're giving their films," he said. "I think showing films one night per 07.15 to 07.19 The Brewerie, 123 W. week, with discussion – essentially making each film we show a special event – is something they appreciate. It means All day 14th St. ErieDowntown. we're doing our jobs here at the Film Society; Erika Berlin and board member Liz Nawrocki have put together some nice Gibson Park, Heard com // 455.3743 Park, Downtown North surprises for the evening's pre-party that I think area fans will appreciate." – Cory Vaillancourt East. NECherryFestival. Goodell Gardens com // 725.5616 Doors at 6 p.m., screening at 7, Saturday, July 9 // Erie Art Musuem 20 E. Fifth St. // filmsocietynwpa.org/ Tea Time Talk 07.13 Day Sails Aboard the 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. U.S. Brig Niagara Goodell Gardens, 211 07.19 & 07.20 Waterford St., Edinboro. 1 to 7 p.m. Goodellgardens. Reggae Fest at Schickalay’s on the Bay Erie Maritime Museum org // 734.6699 docks, 150 E. Front St. When it comes to good, rich party foods and good, hearty party drink, FlagshipNiagara.org Wine and Watercolors most of us have figured out if we hit either too hard, the cure can be- // 452.2744 x214 07.14 come the poison – that we’re gonna get hit back, and not in a good way. 6:30 p.m. Harley Davidson But, just like reggae master Bob Marley put it in “Trenchtown Rock,” Erie Playhouse, 13 W. there’s one good thing about music: When it hits you, you feel no pain. of Erie Bikefest 10th St. EriePlayhouse. True, Bob. And, when it comes to good, true music, there’s no such 07.12 to 07.20 org // 454.2852. thing as too much – or, if there is, that can be just enough. 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Hamilton Leithauser Black Hours Ribbon Music

hen Hamilton Leithauser was heard wailing on “The Rat” back in 2004, few were likely Wthinking that the frontman for The Walkmen would draw more inspiration from The Rat Pack than those angry four minutes on Bows + Arrows. That’s exactly what happened for Black Hours, Leithauser’s solo debut following the announcement earlier in 2014 that The Walkmen are in a “pretty extreme hiatus.” Leithauser trades in his booming vocal style from the past and adapts to more of a ‘50s and ‘60s croon, tackling both joyous pop tunes on the exuberant “Al- exandra” and the slow sway of “St. Mary’s County.” Every so often, the Black Hour’s drone starts to drag, with the first sour note hitting on the slow opener “5 AM.” Still, songs like the swaying, string-supported “Self Pity” show off Leithauser’s crooning capabilities. For a man so tied to The Walkman, Black Hours is an intriguing look into Leithauser’s solo potential. — Alex Bieler

Peter Matthew Bauer Liberation! Mexican Summer

ou may not recognize Peter Matthew Bauer’s face, but indie-rock fans have come to know Ythe man thanks to his duties as bassist and organist for The Walkmen. Given that band’s current hiatus, many of its members are releasing solo albums (you can even read our review of frontman Hamilton Leithauser’s debut on this very same page!), and Liberation! marks Bauer’s chance to step into the spotlight. The Philadelphia-based musician takes us on a spiritual journey on his debut, starting off with the beginning of his own story on “I was Born in an Ashram,” an easygoing intro into Bauer’s Indian-influenced sound. Liberation! touches upon influences of Tom Petty-style American rock and Walkmen-esque clanging guitars, rambling onward on its journey on Fortune Tellers while settling down on the relaxed ‘60s vibe of “Shiva the Destroyer.” While Bauer admitted that he was still learning how to truly “sing” while making Liberation!, the album shows that he certainly has his own voice. — Alex Bieler

How to Dress Well What is This Heart? Weird World

or his third album under the moniker How to Dress Well, Tom Krell showcases his R&B-tinged Fpop sound in various states of undress. What is This Heart? starts off nearly naked, with the sparse opener “2 Years On (Shame Dream),” a delicate acoustic piece that keeps Krell’s delicate vocals front and center, carefully plucked guitar and minimal effects propping up his quiet story. Slowly, the album starts to add on to its sonic wardrobe, with some strained strings and hypnotic backing vocals in “See You Fall” and the reverberating final minute of “Words I Don’t Remember.” From there, Krell adds on extra layers for “Childhood Faith in Love (Everything Must Change, Ev- erything Must Stay the Same)” and “A Power,” a pair of tracks that keep building until you can’t help but get hooked. There are some clunky pieces, like “Very Best Friend,” on What is This Heart?, but Krell’s latest album has plenty of other good ensembles in its musical wardrobe. — Alex Bieler

Say Anything Hebrews Equal Vision Records

ax Bemis is back with a reinvented Say Anything – still vibrant but more mature, electronic, Mand reflective than ever before. Hebrews acts as contemplative musical of Bemis’s life the last two years. While also facing his critics who rap on his personal blemishes and inability to write up to par with his 2004 mega-success, ...Is A Real Boy, Bemis still crafts catchy melodies that swim through self-loathing and questions of god. Songs like “My Greatest Fear Is Splendid” and “Lost My Touch” stand out as enjoyable threnodies where Bemis lyrically laughs at those who critique him. But overall the album’s electronic and string dominance adds to Bemis’s poetry. Hebrews has guest vocalists on each track, like Tom Delonge of Blink-182 and Andy Hull of Man- chester Orchestra. Overall, Hebrews adds to the adventuresome discography of Say Anything. Its maturity and experimentalism are creative and well done, leaving listeners to find value in the album. — Jess Scutella

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Geeked Out Tech Bits Welcome to The World Privacy Group Complains to F.T.C. Cup of Gaming About Facebook Emotion Study

By: John Lindvay By: Vindu Goel

he International 4 is upon us. he uproar over a recent experiment with the kinds of posts Game developer Valve is host- some Facebook users saw has highlighted the immense con- Ting its fourth major gaming T trol that the company exerts over what its users see. Credit Lu- tournament and it all starts with the ong Thai Linh/European Pressphoto AgencyUpdate 6:20 p.m.: This playoffs July 8, as nineteen teams post was updated with a comment from the academic journal that from around the world are meeting published Facebook’s research. in Seattle to battle for the largest A leading privacy group filed a formal complaint on Thursday with prize pool in gaming history. the Federal Trade Commission over a 2012 study in which Facebook CONTRIBUTED PHOTO CONTRIBUTED The game is DOTA 2; the prize manipulated the news feeds of nearly 700,000 users of the social pool, $10 million. network to see what effect the changes would have on their emo- Let’s put that in perspective be- Gamers from around the world tions. cause $10 million is a number we prize pool. The group, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, said Face- will gather in Seattle to play often hear thrown around when it It took less than two months to get book had deceived its users and violated the terms of a 2012 consent comes to sporting events and com- the prize pool over $10 million, thus DOTA 2 to compete in Valve’s decree with the F.T.C., which is the principal regulatory agency over- petitions. making this event the largest in the International 4 Gaming seeing consumer privacy in the United States. The Masters – you know, that thing history of all video game tourna- Tournament. “The company purposefully messed with people’s minds,” the ad- with mostly white dudes hitting ments. vocacy group wrote in its complaint. “At the time of the experiment, small white balls around on grass – By now you have to be asking your- on the eve of the fourth in a series of Facebook did not state in the Data Use Policy that user data would be has a prize purse of $9 million. The self, “What in the blazes is this game incredible competitive gaming that used for research purposes. Facebook also failed to inform users that World Cup that’s happening right even about?” is looking to get you — YES YOU — their personal information would be shared with researchers.” now awards the first-place team $35 The short of it is DOTA 2 is a big to pay attention. In the study, which lasted for one week in January 2012, Facebook million. deal, and is the second installment DOTA 2 is a free game to play, and changed the number of positive and negative posts that users saw If you come out on top at The Mas- of a game that was made inside an- while the learning curve is less of in their feeds to see how that affected the emotional tone of the ters, that’s $1.62 million take home other game years ago. a curve and more of a cliff, it is the posts they made afterward. The research, which was published in for the first-place winner. For the Perhaps some of you have heard of most rewarding competitive vid- an academic journal last week, found that people who were exposed World Cup, that cool $35 million is the game World of Warcraft, a mas- eo game I have ever played. Now, to more negative material went on to write slightly more negative split between a squad of 23 people, sive game that probably consumes I know I am a nerd, and if you cut posts, and vice versa. not including coaches and staff. one of your loved one’s lives much me, I bleed pixels, but no game has Facebook never sought formal permission from users for the study, With DOTA 2 that $10 million prize to your chagrin. Well, before it was its hooks in me like DOTA 2 does. I arguing that its data use policy already gave it sufficient permission pool breaks down across all 14 par- World of Warcraft, it was just War- have sunk over 1,500 hours into this to conduct the research. But the privacy group noted that at the time ticipating teams, first-place getting craft. It played like a strategy game, game and I am still learning new of the emotion study, the company’s data policy did not tell users $4.8 million, second-place netting like Risk, but there was no waiting things every day. that their personal information could be used for research purposes. $1.5 million, and going on down the for turns, and it all happened real The International is my World Cup, Regulators in Ireland and Britain are also asking questions about line from there ending with 13/14th time. It had its own competitive and it’s my Masters. Facebook’s actions in the study. place each getting 20 grand each. scene that flourished for a time, Perhaps you found yourself caught And on Thursday, the journal that published the study, the Proceed- The squad size with DOTA 2 is five but growing inside of it was a new up in the World Cup even though ings of the National Academy of Sciences, issued an “expression of players. So first-place at this years game. you didn’t care about soccer. Give concern” regarding Facebook’s decision not to get explicit consent International means that the each DOTA, or Defense of the Ancients, DOTA 2 a chance and root for one from the affected users before running the study. winning player walks away with was a mod, or modification, mean- of the American teams participat- “Obtaining informed consent and allowing participants to opt out $950,000. But here is the real kicking that a group of tech savvy people ing. You can watch it all for free, and are best practices in most instances under the U.S. Department of er: the prize pool is still growing. got together and altered the game hear the stories told of the players Health and Human Services Policy for the Protection of Human Re- Back in May when the Internation- slightly to play differently. Nor- and the teams who are working to- search Subjects,” Inder M. Verma, the journal’s editor-in-chief, wrote al 4 was announced, the prize pool mally in games like Warcraft, you gether to become the highest paid in the note. was only $1.6 million. Inside the have to manage massive armies. In video game competitor ever in one Although academic researchers are generally expected to follow DOTA 2 game, players can purchase DOTA, you manage one unit, but are single tournament. the policy, Facebook, as a private company, was not required to do a “Compendium” for $10. Of that on a team of five people working This year, International offers so so, Mr. Verma said. “It is nevertheless a matter of concern that the purchase, $2.50 went to raising the together facing off against another many new additions to help new collection of the data by Facebook may have involved practices that prize pool. team of five. players and spectators understand were not fully consistent with the principles of obtaining informed The Compendium offered a bunch DOTA 2 is still five versus five, but and appreciate this game so many consent and allowing participants to opt out,” he said. of goodies for fans of the game; you this game has a huge following love. Head over to dota2.com/in- The company has apologized and said it has since adopted stricter got to participate in a fantasy draft, around the world. DOTA and DOTA ternational/overview/ and poke internal standards for reviewing studies before they are begun. earn bonus rewards in all the games 2 has been a competitive game for around; after that, maybe I will see “When someone signs up for Facebook, we’ve always asked permis- you play, and collect cards of your close to a decade and have its larg- you in the game soon enough or at sion to use their information to provide and enhance the services we favorite teams participating in the est scenes outside the U.S. in Eu- least posted up watching the match- offer,” Jodi Seth, a Facebook spokeswoman, said on Thursday. “To main event. You could also make rope, Russia, and China. es chanting “USA! USA! USA!” suggest we conducted any corporate research without permission predictions and earn points, which So, when Valve first created the In- is complete fiction. Companies that want to improve their services would in turn level up your Com- ternational, the name was true to the John Linvday can be contacted at use the information their customers provide, whether their privacy pendium and unlock more rewards competition’s mission and that con- [email protected], and policy uses the word ‘research’ or not.” for the player. You could also spend tinues to hold true today. The best you can follow him on Twitter @ On Wednesday, Facebook’s chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, more money that would help lev- of the best players from around the FightStrife. To follow said that the company was in communication with regulators all el up your Compendium to unlock world have been invited to compete this story or comment, over the world and that “this will be okay.” those sweet rewards while again in the largest prize pool event the scan the QR code or visit The F.T.C., as is its practice, declined to comment on the complaint. contributing to the ever-growing game has ever seen and we are now http://erirdr.com/60njy. © The New York Times 2014 // Sponsored by Epic WebStudios

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ica rather than return to Holland with his friends. You Ought to Know: Cees Smit “You see, the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted me to become their place kicker.” Cees and Coach Chuck Noll soon became good friends. It was Cees and Jan Stenerud Dutch Soccer Star, Legendary Athlete Calls Erie Home of the Kansas City Chiefs who transformed the kicking game in the NFL. At his tryout By: Tim Welsh Cees kicked five field goals right footed n the 49th minute, Mexico takes a 1-nil the world, including South Africa. And af- Life was good. And as he told me several and then five left footed from 40-50 yards lead over the Netherlands in their World ter they won the 2014 Cup, each Ajax team times during our conversation, “America away. “I told the coach that the days of the ICup Round of 16 Match. Cees Smit is not member signed a jersey and sent it to Cees has been good to me. I became a citizen. ‘straight-on kicker’ were over. Now kicking pleased. With the flag of native Holland on as a sign of the respect he enjoys still in that You know, you can do anything you want in is no longer called ‘soccer style’. It’s just the his lap and the flag of his former Dutch club country. this country if you just roll up your sleeves!” way kicking is done.” team Ajax (pronounced “eye-ox”) covering Several American entrepreneurs well Several of the Phantom players bought But there were opportunities elsewhere his Millcreek front door, he’s a patient man, ahead of their time started the National Chevy Camaro Z-28s shortly after receiv- and Cees declined the Steelers’ offer. In- wondering if the Ajax players on Holland’s Professional Soccer League in 1967. Eleven ing their signing money. They’d all drive stead, he opened Pittsburgh’s first Nautilus national team will help them come through teams (ten in the U.S. and one in Canada) them to practices on fields in the Pittsburgh Fitness Center. Having qualified for the de- with a win. were fielded in cities with names like the countryside. cathlon in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, dead To say that Cees (pronounced “Case”) Smit lifting over 440 pounds, running the third has lived a colorful life is an understate- fastest time in Europe for 100 meters at 10.7 ment. A technicolor one is more accurate. seconds, and holding a third degree black Born in Amsterdam in 1940 during belt in judo and jujitsu, he was clearly the WWII, he can remember the escape tun- fittest choice for the job. Strong business nel in the basement of his parents’ home intellect and a positive attitude toward new used to help Allied servicemen make their challenges ensured his success. way safely back to England. He remembers While in Pittsburgh, Cees was asked to the day when a German soldier made him design projects at Lake Arthur in Moraine grasp the hot barrel of his rifle to prove State Park north of the city. There, he over- that it had just been used to murder four saw the building of the marina and started of his father’s fellow Dutch underground a sailing school using Catalina boats. As his patriots. He proudly tells of his dad’s refus- successes increased and his reputation for al to speak German during the occupation, doing things right grew, Cees was asked to risking imprisonment or worse. He knows go to Washington, D.C. to open a series of how wise and brave his parents were to health clubs. leave Amsterdam for a farm in north- But big-city life was getting to him. Hav- ern Holland, while over 300,000 Dutch ing grown up as a small-town boy on the starved to death under Nazi tyr- water, he longed for a quieter place to sail anny. his “Dutch Drifter.” In the 87th minute, the Nether- Cees knew of Erie’s bay and peninsula, and lands ties the score. Cees is a pa- then learned that the Glenwood YMCA was tient man. looking for a director. He interviewed, and “I was always athletic,” he tells after some negotiating, accepted the job. me. “That was expected, as my And again he succeeded in making that Y father was in the Paris Olympics a popular spot for Erie’s families, starting in 1924 and my mother was a a dojo for judo, boxing, racquetball, scuba, championship swimmer in Eu- advanced swimming, indoor running track, rope.” and a Nautilus fitness and weight room. He And in the 93rd minute, Hol- stayed as director there for seventeen years land takes a 2-1 lead on a penal- and continues to make Erie his home. ty kick. Cees is smiling. Nether- Cees still has family in Holland. They love lands is moving on to the Round visiting him here and eagerly tell their of 8 after a great match over Mex- Dutch friends of the great choice he made ico in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. in adopting our Bay Area. “I was good at soccer as a kid. “Everything I ever did worked, because in One of the top ten in Holland as this country, you can do anything.” a 17-year old in the 16-18 league,” As for Cees’ Final Four for this year’s World he explains. “Then I was select- PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED Cup? ed to play in the 18-20-year-old “Holland, Germany, Argentina, and Bra- league. We travelled all over Europe to play Atlanta Chiefs, Los Angeles Toros, St. Lou- From an outstanding soccer career zil.” Knowing how right he’s been about so matches. Ajax then recruited me, and I is Stars, Toronto Falcons, and Pittsburgh to stints with American football, many things in his life, it’s no surprise that played there for a number of years.” Phantoms. Cees would play fullback for the Cees Smit excelled at any sport he he’s right on this, too. As an aside, Cees enjoys America’s favorite Phantoms. attempted. And his choice to win it all? You guessed pastime, also. And while winning the 16-18 “I’m going to America to play soccer,” he it. year old soccer championship, he played told his family and friends, and their skepti- shortstop as a 17-year old and won the cism did not deter him. But before he could Not Cees. Tim Welsh is a paperboy at The Dutch national title. sign a contract with the NPSL, he had to pay “I bought a horse!” he exclaims, laughing. Erie Reader. His life has come “I love baseball, and I was pretty good,” he back salary to Ajax. “The money was too “And I rode it to practices, cowboy hat and full circle in that respect. He says. “I seldom struck out, too.” good to refuse. Guys came with me from all!” cannot be easily reached. To Having won the last four Holland Cups, Holland and Germany. The whole league But due to an almost total lack of fan inter- follow this story or comment, Ajax can be considered a soccer dynasty. was foreigners! Not one player from the est, the league folded after one season. And scan the QR code or visit The club now has schools in various parts of U.S.” when it did, Cees decided to stay in Amer- http://erirdr.com/1t6ep.

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land Indians – have had “Swisha- season thinking an over-the-hill licious” for more that a year, I can Jason Giambi and an incompe- ER Sports honestly claim: When I see him tent Nick Swisher would carry play, I want to vomit. them to the top. Fans always throw the phrase Where is the General McLane The firing and hiring gaffe of the General McLane School Board. around, “So-and-so stinks,” but in School Board when you really this case, it couldn’t be truer. As a need them? By: James R. LeCorchick matter of fact, Swisher more than stinks. The self-proclaimed “Bro- MEANWHILE, TAKING A look HERE WERE TWO travesties hio” reeks, and he reeks so bad he at the Pittsburgh Pirates, I tout- I was extremely sure I would should be condemned. ed them as one of the best in the Tnever see again in my life- I always thought he was an over- National league before the season time: 1. The USA involved in a Viet rated phony who pandered to the and stay with them after a slow Nam-type war we could never win. media and was a total disaster in start. I now feel the Bucs have 2. A General McLane School Board a big game against good pitch- righted the ship and will be a force firing a boys basketball coach after ing, the statistics backing up my the remainder of the season. he had one season under his belt. hunch. If you talk to any Yankee If the pitching stays healthy, Wrong again – and again! fan, they will tell you he couldn’t the Bucs can contend for the NL How hard is it to take an incred- hit a top-three pitcher to save his crown, especially with Grego- ibly stupid, ignorant, difficult, pa- life but put up better numbers ry Polanco looking like the real thetic (get the picture?) situation against the lower hurlers in the thing. He is really enjoyable to and make it worse? Apparently it’s rotation. watch. not all that difficult. Just check out Now, he can’t even hit the num- On a side note, regarding Polan- ber four and five starters from the co, a friend of mine approached The GM board fired opposition. him when he was playing for the His stats are so poor at this mo- Altoona Curve against the Erie

coach Brian Schulz PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED ment that they are actually stag- Seawolves and asked him for an after one season, the gering – on the negative side. autograph. My buddy said he firing not taking place (Above): Nick Swisher, Combine this with his atrocious could not have been nicer. And in February, or March, wearing the uniform fielding, and Swisher may be that’s always nice to hear. or April, or May – but of another team. the worst athlete in the history Factoring in the slow start, I will (Left) The 2006-2007 of professional sports to make give Bucs a C+, but the arrow is in JUNE! General McLane $15,000,000 per season. trending upwards. basketball squad that I honestly believe he needs to the General McLane School Board won the state title. have his eyes checked as his vision I KNOW SOCCER fans are opti- where politics is the name of the may’ve changed as he aged, the mistic about the future of their game – and not basketball. Indians free agent developing a sport in the USA because of the ex- The GM School District should the group is not going to hire a Andy, was his predecessor. And blind spot. citement generated by the World have a slogan: “General McLane! new coach until its next meeting more noteworthy is the fact a GM At best, I was a decent baseball Cup, but I wouldn’t get carried Where our athletes come 112th – – which is scheduled for August. School Board fired Andy after his player in Boys Baseball, high away. This is an event that hap- just behind relatives, friends, and That’s another eight weeks, or initial season with the Lancers. He school, college, and the Glenwood pens once every four years and neighbors.” more, that you can add to this in- was ultimately hired back after an League, playing 12 years as a first the entire country gets behind our Or: “If your little Chipper-Skipper sane situation. outcry at a board meeting by irate baseman. I can proudly say I never only team so there is definitely a darling isn’t playing enough, don’t Basketball championships are players, parents, and fans. dropped a throw while performing buzz being created. go to the coach; go to a school won in the off-season, the off-sea- Sounds to me like a plan could be at this position. NEVER! I even watched some it and root- board member.” son being June, July, and August. developing. I have seen Swishy drop at least ed for the USA! USA! USA! Or yet another slogan could be: This is when teams bond, go to It also turns out the players, par- six throws this season alone. This Then I tried to watch the WC “We aim to please – even if we camps, attend clinics, have open ents, and fans were totally correct, is totally unacceptable for a high when American was eliminated, don’t know a basketball from a gym, and scrimmage against oth- as Andy Schulz molded the Lanc- school player, let alone someone and it just wasn’t the same. I saw slice of pizza at Uncle Charlie’s.” er schools – schools that have er hoop programs into one of the pocketing $15,000,000 per year. It enough 1-0, 2-1 games to last me For the uninformed, let me di- coaches. most successful in the state while is borderline unfathomable. for a long time. gress to the basic point: the GM This is the ultimate disservice posting a blistering mark of 600 He needs to get to an eye doctor However, I think interest is in- board fired coachBrian Schulz for the Lancer hoopsters, and if I wins and 179 losses. He is the all- pronto. creasing, not at the rate soccer after one season, the firing not could get involved, I would have time winningest boys’ BB coach in And the news only get worse, fanatics are predicting, but I think taking place in February, or March, these adults arrested for criminal District 10. Swisher having a contract that more young people will be play- or April, or May – but in JUNE! negligence, this bordering on be- Also, the senior Schulz, who went guarantees him the same pay for ing the sport, especially with the Congrats to these adults total- ing a criminal act. on to coach another 28 years after the next two seasons. uncertainty of head injuries from ly playing politics and ignoring Hopefully I will be able to attend being “fired,” saw his teams earn a As far as the Indians go as a football. what’s correct for the athletes and the school board meeting, as I hav- state title in 2006-2007, claimed whole, they aren’t a horrible team, I look for more and more parents the hoops program. en’t been to a good circus in many 17 league crowns, and added eight the starting pitching, bullpen, and to push their children toward the Why wasn’t this done in Febru- years. And I hope a lot of support- district 10 championships while hitting getting at least a C+ rating, pitch and away from the gridiron. ary – although it should never ers for Brian Schulz show up, as making a total of four appearances the defense getting a D, and Swish With all this being said, football have occurred – when the season well people who just want to see in the state semi-finals. an F-. season opens next month on some ended? I certainly doubt this par- the GM athletes get what they are The last quote attributed to the The Ohio squad should win fronts – American Football! ticular group was at a MENSA con- owed. And that is an honorable, GM School Board from 30 years enough games to contend for a ference for four months. This total capable coach who loves General ago was reported to have been, wild-card spot, and that’s about James R. LeCorchick can be contacted disregard for the young people in McLane. “Oops!” the best the team’s fans can hope at [email protected], the district calls for an immediate Wait! Did I just describe Brian for, meaningful games in July, Au- and you can follow him on Twitter @ firing – of the board, not the coach. Schulz? WHEN NICK SWISHER played gust, and September. I don’t think JRLSports. To follow this So, just to make sure everyone is What makes this even more in- for the New York Yankees, I can that’s asking for too much. story or comment, scan aware, the GM board has no clue triguing to people not up to speed say I really despised him. Howev- Keep in mind, however, this is an the QR code or visit as to what they are doing, and is the fact Brian Schulz’s father, er, now that my team – the Cleve- organization that went into the http://erirdr.com/5qjsy.

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