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Erie’s only free, independent source for news, culture, and entertainment March 20 - April 2 / Vol. 3, No. 6 / ErieReader.com E I R E READER Legendary Filmmaker Brings "This Filthy World" to Edinboro John Waters spills on the Erie Canal, fax machines, anger, death, hitchhiking, Kardashians, and North Korea Mishol Randolph, What Madam Ruby Sees: Local Elections, Corbett's Polling Numbers, Sinnott Uncontested, Bu alo Punk Explosion! and "Pure Doctor," "Sense and Sensibility," reviewed, The Grand Opening of The Bearded Lady, Introducing: LGBT Voices and the Reader Eater, Music, Fashion, and Tech FREE 2 | Erie Reader | eriereader.com March 20, 2013 CONTENT March 20, 2013 FEATURE CULTURE 9 editors-in-Chief: John Waters 8 Brian Graham & Adam Welsh the reader eater Legendary Filmmaker Brings "This Our Mystery Food Critic Tries Breakfast Managing editor: Filthy World" to Edinboro University Ben Speggen at The Summer House Cafe Contributing editor: Cory Vaillancourt NEWS AND NOTES 12 IF We Were YoU... Contributors: 4 UPFRONT Here’s what we would do Alex Bieler Municipal Election Predictions Brennan Donnelly 14 TO-do LIst Pen Ealain 5 street Corner SOAPBoX Matthew Flowers Buffalo Punk Explosion!, Pure Doctor John Lindvay Corbett's Poll Numbers Leslie McAllister 15 THEATER Rich McCarty 6 the WaY I see It "Sense and Sensibility" Reviewed Sinnott Uncontested, New Deputy Warden Jay Stevens 17 FashION Rebecca Styn 6 Bryan Toy teCh WATCh The Street Fashionista The Return of the Digi-pet Copy editor: 18 MUsIC Alex Bieler 7 LGBt Voices New All-ages Venue "The Bearded Lady" designer: A Celebration of Erie's Diversity Burim Loshaj 19 CaLENDAR Cover design: Erie’s community calendar Burim Loshaj Photographer: 20 YoU oUGht TO KnoW Matt Kleck Mishol Randolph Interns: Anna Cipriani matching wit for wit promptly made and it was only a What makes Mishol’s story so Daniel Gennaro From the Editors -- approached his time matter of hours before we received remarkable isn’t the hardships she’s Samantha Myers with Waters more as a a Facebook message from Mary. She faced -- it’s a harsh reality, but she’s conversation and less wrote excitedly about how DFSE certainly not alone when it comes to 32 W. Eighth St. #500 he pencil moustache. The a strict, structured question-then- would be headed to New York the hell she’s been through -- but the Erie PA, 16501 slicked-back hair. The voice. answer format. What resulted was a City. After receiving nominations fact that she endured it all in a way [email protected] The laugh. The man who flowing dialogue with one of Amer- from DFS affiliates throughout the that would have crushed most peo- changed the course of independent ica’s most influential filmmakers and United States, DFS Worldwide had ple. This is exactly why You Ought to The Erie Reader is Erie’s only free , T film forever. icons who shares his thoughts on chosen Erie’s own Mishol Randolph Know her, as she should serve as in- independent source for news, culture, and This, if you can’t tell by our cover, everything from North Korea to the to represent all DFS women at its spiration to all of us as she’s become entertainment. The Erie Reader is a forum refers to the one and only John Wa- Kardashians in a candid discussion star-studded Gala on April 11. someone we can all be proud of to for ideas and discussion, and seeks to drive ters. Whether you know him from that you’ll only find here. At the event, Mishol will speak represent our city. two-way communication with its readers. At the indelible mark he has forever left Since we like to afford writers to over a thousand people, have her From funny and insightful inter- the Erie Reader, we endeavor to highlight the best of Erie by providing in-depth, magazine- on American cinema, or for the fact room for their stories to breathe, makeup done by Bobbi Brown’s views to stories that push a 50-pound style journalism that cuts to the heart of the that he has been a lightening rod for things don’t always turn out as we’d team, be fitted for a David Meister anvil on our chest and refuse to let issues that matter to Erie. The Erie Reader controversy his entire career, odds expect them. From the inception dress -- all things befitting a woman up, you’ll find all that in this issue -- is published every other week at The Corry are you’ve heard of him. Now, hear through the assignment, drafting, deserving of such honor. as well as two new columns. Journal, 28 W. South St., Corry, Pa. 16407. The from him. and revision process, we have a gen- But that’s not the true beginning. First, we introduce “LGBT Voices” Erie Reader is distributed at over 250 high If you’re a lover of movies -- like erally good idea of how a story will Before becoming an example of with Rich McCarty -- a column we foot-traffic locations in Pennsylvania from most of us here at the Reader -- or unfold. But sometimes what devel- success, Mishol went through hell. hope helps spread the message of North East to Girard to Edinboro. The Erie don’t really care much about them -- ops catches even us by surprise. It’s easy for someone to claim they’ve equality for which we all strive. And Reader is also available by mail subscription; like contributing editor Cory Vail- This happened with the You been to hell and back -- think of the second, we offer you something that one year (26 issues) for $49.99. Send check or lancourt, who sees five or less films Ought to Know if this issue written many songs and other pop-culture can be summed up in three words, money order payable to Flagship Multimedia, per year -- you should be aware of by Matthew Flowers. But let’s start references that just came to mind. four letters, a whole new column: Inc., to the address below. In addition to the cultural significance of this man, at the beginning. And it’s even easier for a writer to “The Reader Eater,” where our critic appearing in print, Erie Reader adds new and revel in the fact that he’s coming Not too long ago we got a tip from paint someone’s story a little darker will be weighing in on Erie’s local content daily at www.ErieReader.com as well social media sites. All rights reserved. here, to our own back yard, to pro- an esteemed local businesswoman than it truly is for dramatic effect. eats and all they have to offer, start- All content © Flagship Multimedia, Inc, 32 W. voke and enlighten. that we should get in touch with But Flowers doesn’t do that. In- ing with The Summer House Cafe. Eighth St., Suite 500, Erie, Pa, 16501. No part And while it’s typical to see a Mary Graziano, director of Dress stead, he sat with a woman who told Food. Film. Culture. Entertain- of this publication may be reproduced without writer plot out questions days -- if for Success Erie, to hear about the him what it was like to be addicted ment. Politics. Music. Tech. All here permission. Direct inquiries to 814.314.9364 not weeks -- in advance to prepare big news she had just received earlier to drugs, get caught selling drugs, be for your reading pleasure, so sit back or [email protected]. for such an interview with such a that day. This would be a great story confined to “the hole” in prison, and and enjoy this issue. And meet us celebrity with quick wit, Cory -- idea we were told. Connections were worse. down in Edinboro April 4. March 20, 2013 eriereader.com | Erie Reader | 3 UPFRONT NEws Let's See What Madam Ruby Sees of the By: Cory Vaillancourt WeiRd emember the part in the 1985 Tim Austin, Andre Horton, By: Chuck Shepherd Burton flick “Pee Wee’s Big Adven- David Pamula, and Renee ture” when he goes to visit the psychic Vendetti, as well as Re- and she reveals to him the purported publican Ned Smith, who location of his stolen bicycle by gazing into her apparently didn’t get the Doping on Ice Rcrystal ball? Madam Ruby was her name, and I memo titled, “Erie Coun- eaders of the ice-fishing community, aiming went to visit her last week. ty Council’s 2nd District for official Olympics recognition as a sport, You see, the 2013 municipal primaries are upon went 75 percent to 25 Lhave begun the process by asking the World An- us again, and some folks have made what I think percent for President ti-Doping Agency to randomly test its "athletes" are some truly delusional decisions, so I asked Barack Obama in 2012 for performance-enhancing drugs, according to a Madam Ruby to cut through the cloudy clut- and also the Alamo does February New York Times report. However, said ter and favor me with her profound insights on not have a basement.” the chairman of the U.S. Freshwater Fishing the races – and racers. That’s right, out of all the What Madam Ruby sees: Association, "We do not test for beer," because, things I could have asked her about – the mean- Giles will be told by vot- he added, "Everyone would fail." Ice-fishing is a ing of life, the future of humanity, next week’s ers to hit the showers. lonely, frigid endeavor rarely employing strength winning lottery numbers – I asked about local Again.
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