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FREE folioweekly.com How did the local TB outbreak get so bad? p. 7 Spidey gets a new web of intrigue p. 18 Marijuana set to music p. 30 2 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JULY 17-23, 2012 Volume 26 Number 16 Inside 23 12 4 78 EDITOR’S NOTE “Savages”: Oliver Stone’s new crime-thriller is Our new editor shares her campaign platform. a visceral joyride that’s big on brawn but little p. 4 on brain. p. 22 NEWS MUSIC A major TB outbreak in Jacksonville could have Anders Osborne cleans up and gets down been prevented if Duval County had acted on and dirty with his latest, “Black Eye Galaxy.” warning signs. p. 7 p. 23 BUZZ, BOUQUETS & BRICKBATS Paul Barrère of Little Feat proves that after four St. Augustine’s $8,000 table, Jacksonville artist decades, he’s staying right in step. p. 24 Jeff Whipple in New Orleans and dressing modestly for Ramadan. p. 7 ARTS “Reefer Madness The Musical”: Players by SPORTSTALK the Sea sets the dangers of marijuana Peter Bragan Sr. leaves a legacy larger than to music. p. 30 baseball. p. 12 BACKPAGE ON THE COVER New pay-to-drive express lanes are a bad idea Alumni say Florida Coastal School of Law for Jacksonville. p. 46 misrepresented the facts — now they want a refund. p. 13 MAIL p. 5 I ♥ TELEVISION p. 10 OUR PICKS LIVE MUSIC LISTINGG pp.. 2255 Reel Paddling Film Festival, 311, Ancient City ARTS LISTING p. 31 Con IV and more. p. 17 HAPPENINGS p. 34 DINING GUIDE p. 36 MOVIES NEWS OF THE WEIRDRD p. 41 “The Amazing Spider-Man”: The latest spin FREEWILL ASTROLOGYOGY pp.. 42 on Spidey and friends is an entertaining I SAW U p. 43 summertime fl ick. p. 18 CLASSIFIEDS p. 44 Cover by Aaron Bromirski JULY 17-23, 2012 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 3 You Don’t Know Me … But I sure would like to know you ’ve worked most of my journalism I will ask for feedback. Icareer behind the scenes. When you see these changes, I’ve written a few columns let us know what you (that, sadly, included my think. Good or bad, photo at the top), but don’t worry — we can usually I’ve toiled take it. as someone who shaped stories in I will be relative anonymity. intensely local. I liked it that way. We have so many My passion is stories to tell in working on stories our area — from that inform, incense Fort Clinch to the or entertain people. Matanzas Bay, as A er graduating someone once said. I from the University of have the advantage of Florida with a journalism deep roots here; I lived in degree, I spent several years the same house in Holiday roaming the country and working Hill from the time I was born at newspapers and websites in Fort until I graduated from Sandalwood. I Wayne, Ind., Detroit, Minneapolis, Savannah have friends I’ve known since I was 2. and Fort Lauderdale. I designed front pages during the Persian Gulf War and the war I will need your help. in Iraq. I put out a special edition of the is is one giant place we live in. We can’t be Minneapolis Star Tribune a few hours a er the everywhere, so let us know what we’re missing. Sept. 11 attacks. I helped cover four hurricanes that hit South Florida in 2004. I will not tell a lie. In my new job, I’m suddenly thrust into a If you see something that is wrong in the pages more public role. A er sitting in the editor’s of Folio Weekly, let us know so that we can chair at Folio Weekly for my rst week, taking correct it. We take accuracy seriously. calls and emails from worried writers, angry citizens and peppy PR folks, I sometimes felt as I will get out in the community. though I were running for o ce. Although I’ve I’m guilty of going to the same old places and already got the job, I have some big shoes to ll doing the same old things. I’m up for some and a beloved publication’s legacy to uphold. suggestions. What new restaurant should With that in mind, I’ve been developing a I try? What local band should I check out? mental list of the things I stand for. So, as we What event should my husband, my daughter enter another heated election season (or is and I attend? that just the humidity?), I o er you my own campaign promises. With the help of a great I will meet new people. sta , I will keep all of them. And we will introduce them to you in these pages. I will be fair. I will respect the environment. I have my opinions, but I’m open to others. Every candidate has to have an environmental And I will seek out perspectives di erent from policy. Hey, I’m one of three Prius owners my own. in my family. And thank goodness there are recycling bins at the o ce — I’ve been known I will listen. to carry used plastic containers around in my I have the responsibility to ensure that all purse for days. viewpoints have the opportunity to be heard. I can’t promise that they will all be published, Read my lips: No new faxes. but they will be considered. ere might be a fax machine in this o ce, but I don’t know where it is. I plan on keeping it I will not rag on you unless you deserve it. that way. And I will give you a chance to redeem yourself. No one is all good or all bad in my book. I will ask for your ideas. What do you want to see in Folio Weekly? I will not take myself too seriously. What kinds of topics interest you? Call me. If you catch me doing that, let me know. Email me. Find me on Twitter or Facebook. I look forward to talking to you. I will try to have a sense of humor. is publication should be fun. If you don’t I will not raise the price of Folio Weekly. think I’m funny, keep it to yourself. It’s the best deal in town, so keep picking it up. I’ll consider that your vote. I will make changes. Not right away, but a little at a time. We will Denise M. Reagan nd ways to help you better understand stories [email protected] by using alternative story forms that help twitter.com/denisereagan explain and illustrate complex information. facebook.com/denisemreagan You’ll see some new features and some new 260-9770, ext. 115 approaches to topics. 4 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JULY 17-23, 2012 Federation] of boring squash matches and a bland champion in Bruno Sammartino, who stayed champ for what seemed like decades. Watching paint dry was more entertaining than a Sammartino interview. en, by chance, one late Tuesday night, a friend discovered that a local Spanish language UHF station was airing “Championship Wrestling from Florida” at 11 p.m. Who knew The Age of Reason wrestling could be this good? RE: Tricia Booker’s guest editorial (July 10), Eddie Graham knew how to build and “Juveniles Are Really Just Kids.” sustain interesting characters and storylines It is interesting that Ms. Booker’s editorial with all his wrestlers, not just with a couple. fails to cite, in any fashion, the United States And what a shock! Kevin Sullivan, who we’d Constitution. A er glancing over it, I failed to seen as a bland mid-level babyface in red, white nd any language that discriminates against and blue trunks in WWWF, was now an evil “children” or “kids.” Instead, I nd the words genius controlling the Purple Haze (who, as “person” or “citizen.” us, why shouldn’t Mark Lewin, was also a bland babyface in the children be treated equally as adults? ey WWWF years before) and other evil wrestlers. are people, aren’t they? Even corporations are Even Gordon Solie was a breath of fresh air considered people! over the lame WWWF announcers. I would assume Ms. Booker believes the For a couple of years before we all split to Eighth Amendment applies and that it is college, we’d gather every Tuesday at 11 p.m. at “cruel and unusual” to punish a 14-year-old the house of the one guy who actually could get who murders another — and takes a life away this station on his dinky UHF antenna. Even forever — to life in prison. is argument, at a then, the reception was quirky at best. And minimum, would at least be healthy and useful God help us if it rained. for proper debate. Instead, she simply states We had a blast. that children don’t know “right from wrong.” Mike Granieri Is this even true? I fail to believe anyone, St. Augustine via email especially those with children, believes that an 8-year-old, let alone a 14-year-old, doesn’t understand that killing another is wrong. Adopt a Dog, Doggonit Regardless of any individual’s circumstance Included in HBO’s summer documentary series or “troubled childhood,” it is wrong to kill is a special called “One Nation Under Dogs.” another. Of course, you could try to justify it, is is a searing documentary on the world which Ms.