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IN PURSUIT OF ART student collaborative The philosophy of the portrait the art of the exhibition and other non-”art” arts the long road to the canvas Eric Jones’ brush with fate art glass Fullerton loves handcrafted hookahs daily.titan 2 BUZZ 05.10.07

GOAL LINE STAND pg.4 NBC’S Friday Night Lights closes the season off with critical acclaim but with a contract yet to be renewed, the future of Friday is unclear. ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Jickie Torres STUDENT-ART WORK pg.5 With a powerful body of work by Richard Marquis, Art EXECUTIVE EDITOR Department students of exhibitioin and graphic design put Adam Levy together a lasting legacy. DIRECTOR OF ADVERTISING Emily Alford

THE POWERFUL PORTRAIT pg. 6 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ADVERTISING Eric Jones’ unhappiness with his life choices caused him to Beth Stirnaman dwell on mistakes of his past. It wasn’t until a friend offered some wise words that he was able to look at his personal and PRODUCTION career losses through a different set of eyes. Jickie Tores HOOKAH HEAVEN pg.8 ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES CSUF professor and hookah shop owner Carla Ibrahim Sarah Oak, Lesley Wu brings smells and smokes of the Middle East to Fullerton.

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COVER SHOT: a portrait painting by Eric Jones. Phot by Reza Allah Bakhshi daily.titan BUZZ 05.10.07 3 ROYCROFT BY CINDY CAFFERTY INTERSECTION: Daily Titan Staff Writer 2ND [email protected] & Sapient OC hipsters know better Exchange and Polly’s Pies. Buffalo Exchange sits on the same than to trek all the way to Melrose Fingerprints offers the widest side of the street, where a person can for cool castoffs, obscure music variety of CDs and LPs in Long find vintage treasures, trendy thrifts and multiethnic cuisine. After all, Beach – possibly in the entire or new accessories as well as sell or why bother when just up the street L.A. / OC area, Amoeba Records trade their spring-cleaning castoffs. from sleepy Seal Beach is 2nd Street notwithstanding – and what they For those in a charitable mood in Belmont Shores? Nestled in the don’t have, they’ll gladly order. the Exchange also takes clothing southern most part of Long Beach, Along with hard-to-find-music, donations to give the less fortunate 2nd Street is lined with quaint Fingerprints is known for their Polly’s, right next door and a Long boutiques, restaurants and coffee intimate in-store performances, Beach fixture offers some of the best shops. Catering to the conventional knowledgeable staff and overall cool coffee in town. Their java is laced and the chic, 2nd Street shops cover vibe. Some of the bands that have with a distinct flavor that comes 2ND STREET the gamut from Banana Republic to buzzed in the Daily Titan this year from roasting their own beans. Buffalo Exchange. had already played at Fingerprints 2nd Street is lined with places Of particular interest is the west end’s before the media got a hold of them. to drop some dough down, more 2nd and Roycroft. The mainstream Artists, fans and aficionados in the importantly though, it’s lined with can keep on moving because this know head to the store regularly for parking meters and over-ambitious corner is home to Fingerprints, Buffalo their music fix. meter maids.

Best place to park for free Best place to get a naughty costume Just north of 2nd Street on Livingston. Park and For a little more adventure and a lot more naughty, Livingston is usually a safe bet and a short walk to the Rubbertree, located on the same side of the street on the west end of the boulevard – the best end of the street. west-end, offers the best selection and is a fantasy fun-

ROYCROFT filled place. N Best place to get a priate costume Best Lebanese food Party Props, another Long Beach institution. For the Head to Open Sesame in between Nieto and Corona on coolest costumes, wigs and a few things naughty, Party 2nd Street. There’s usually a wait but with so many shops Props is the place to be. nearby, passing the time is a breeze.

Serious rantings and pop culture complaints of the best (and worst) of the week’s events that can’t help but make you scream ... WHAT THE F! 1. Apple anounces its latest step towards 4.Linsdsay Lohan is in rehab, she’s out of it’s freaking 40 degrees people, not the world domination with the iPhone. But rehab. She in AA, she’s out of AA. All this middle of Siberia. we hipster technophiles have to wait till back and forth is giving me a hangover. June?!? WTF!? 8. The Trump/ O’Donnel bout continues. 5. VH1 gave Flava Flav’s wannabe ex, New One person we all don’t care about versus 2. When did a show filled with fabulous York, her own dating show? Why are we another person we all don’t care about. celebrities and the best in movies, rewarding the ultimate in psycho bitch television and entertainment get so behavior? 9. AMP magazine got busted for selling unentertaining? Golden Globes, you were adspace in exchange for positive reviews. a bore. 6. Cameron Diaz, it’s very cool that you C’mon man, now no one will ever take surf and all, but honey that face! It’s entertainment journalism seriously. 3. Yes, juggling and doing a jig during called SPF; it’s like Creme De La Mer for your American Idol audition is a terrible regular people. 10. A judge recently froze OJ Simpson’s idea, but judges take it easy on the weird assets and reprimanded his spending. kids and the misfits. It’s not their fault 7. I know this is California and we’re used WTF? We can punish him for shopping but society left them behind. to being all beachy and what not, but we can’t get him in jail for murder? 4 BUZZ 01.22.07 daily.titan TV BY THE NUMBERS As the school season winds down, The Buzz crunches the numbers The Future of Fridays and takes a look at the mathematics of the last television season A talk with the cast of NBC’s Friday Night Lights reveals some interesting beginnings and with an unrenewed contract, a yet-to-be-determined future 9 -- Percentage of ratings drop after Sanjaya was voted off American Idol by Richard Tinoco sports play, and with a weekly series [with Chandler].” For the Daily Titan Berg could explore deeper issues like But as the auditions progressed, 7+-- Number of brains eaten by Sylar on Heroes [email protected] racism and family values. Berg found “so much heart and soul” 1 -- Number of Lightsabers used on The movie’s only returning star was within Chandler’s performance, he Dancing with the Stars Football season may be over for Britton, who plays the aforementioned had to cast him. 3 -- Number of men with a lone letter T in NBC’s critically acclaimed family coach’s wife, mother and Dillon High’s Aside from Chandler and Britton, thier name on I Love New York drama, Friday Night Lights, which had guidance counselor. the series boasts a cast of relatively 2 -- Number of times WWE champ FU slams K-fed its season finale in April. But despite Britton is grateful that the writers unknown actors, but they all earned low viewership, the series scored a “mix it up,” as she said, for her as an their spot on the team. 7 -- Number of seasons Gilmore girls survived cancellation touchdown with its audience. actress, but she was hesitant about Not even a Friday-the-13th The Museum of Radio and her new co-star. audition day scared off Aimee - Orion Tippens/Daily Titan Staff Writer Television huddled creator Peter Britton jokingly said, “Really? Teegarden, who plays the Taylors’ Berg, writer Jason Katims, and the Kyle Chandler?” Then added, daughter, Julie. She admitted to “Friday” cast to tackle issues like low “That’s no Billy Bob [Thornton, her never watching the movie and only ratings and glowing reviews while husband in the feature], but I’ll do doing the audition as a favor to her answering questions from fans. it anyway.” agent. Even though Teegarden was This isn’t the Friday Night Lights The way Chandler and Britton under 18, the casting directors kept feature film, but a television series bounce off one another is evidence asking her to come back. During the inspired by the movie and book. It of the much talked about chemistry audition, casting asked Teegarden stars Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor, they have as husband and wife on what made her angry. Her answer: the coach of the Dillon Panthers the series. “Gas prices.” She forgot to mention high school football team, and his Both actors agree that the pair she “didn’t even drive.” wife Tami, played by Connie Britton. just clicked “in a great way” and Scott Porter, who plays star- The characters aren’t the same, but that everyday on set is always “fun quarterback-turned-handicapped- Berg, who wrote and directed the and exciting.” teen Jason Street, saw the movie film, was able to translate the film Fresh off exploding on “Grey’s three times and immediately jumped into television. Anatomy’s” Super Bowl episode, at the role, which he described as Berg said the network was always casting Chandler as the football “amazing, dark and gory.” supportive, giving the series much coach might seem like a no-brainer Happenstance struck Zach publicity in the wake of Sunday now, but the decision wasn’t always Gilford, who portrays jittery backup Night Football’s move to NBC. As as clear during auditions. the season progressed though, the “Early Edition? Are you kidding drama distanced itself from mere me?,” jested Berg. “I rolled the dice SEE LIGHTS - PAGE 12

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by Michelle Ascencio creating the venue the art is to be accompanying book, graphic design “If a person were to come in here themselves with this project.” Daily Titan Staff Writer housed in, said Larry Johnson, chair students were able to contribute to a everyday of the exhibit, they would Moore said when the project was [email protected] of the Art Department. significant creative piece. see something they didn’t see or said and done, McGee estimated that “They select the artist and choose For the exhibit, students took the from a completely different angle roughly 200 students contributed With a campus as large as Cal the best design space to show the eccentric and out-of-the-ordinary art than the day before,” Johnson said. over the life of the assignment. State Fullerton, it is easy for some work,” Johnson said. from Marquis’ personal collection Stephanie Taniguchi, art major, Johnson said the end products of of the most thought-provoking and In the case of Marquis, the exhibit and created an exhibit to reflect not said she enjoyed viewing the exhibit. this collaboration are important for simply entertaining attractions to go idea came to the students. Marilyn only his work, but the way he sees “You can tell they spent a lot of the students’ future careers. unnoticed. The Main Gallery of the Moore, assistant to gallery director and lives life. time on this,” Taniguchi said. “I “Exhibition students get the Art Department is always teeming Mike McGee said that Behrstock, “It’s designed so we’re able to see his really liked it.” experience of creating art exhibitions with eccentric exhibits of both students a pediatrician and glassmaker, life through his work,” Johnson said. The companion book, took and the design students get to work and professional artists. In either case, took an interest E x h i b i t i o n graphic design students several on something that will become a a student is always contributing. in Marquis and students then take semesters to complete. The end result collectible,” he said. “It benefits The most recent exhibit, “The wanted to not only If a person were to come in the theme of the art was the 182-page, cloth-bound The both the artist and the student.” Way of the Artist: Reflections on “here everyday of the exhibit, curate an exhibit of and create an exhibit Way of the Artist. The book displays Students involved with this Creativity and the Life, Home, his work, but create they would see something they reflecting the same photographs of Marquis’ work and project took on a hefty load,

Art and Collections of Richard a companion book didn’t see or from a completely tone from his or her Behrstock’s insights into Marquis’ Johnson said, but he could not be

Marquis,” features the work of with his reflections different angle than the day work. In Marquis’ art and his “life well lived.” happier with the results. Richard Marquis, a glass blower on Marquis’ art before. “ case, the overlying “The book is beautiful,” Moore “I’m always impressed with the with over 40 years in the medium, and life, the art of Larry johnson theme was art from said. “The students really outdid work our students produce,” he said. with commentary on the artist’s glassblowing and Art Department Chair everyday items, influence by the exhibit’s curator, Behrstock’s personal in other words, Dr. Barry Behrstock. Marquis’ philosophies on simplicity. exhibit, which is running through life. “Marquis uses May 18, contains work inspired In spite of being turned down by other things we take for granted in our by everyday objects, such as glass galleries, Behrstock was determined to everyday lives, things we don’t look teapots, soapbox racers, meat find a venue. One day, the parent of at as something to inspire art,” grinders, anvils, hats, oil cans and one of his patients mentioned he knew Johnson said. boxing gloves. McGee, CSUF’s gallery director. And Students ran with that idea, But none of this would have been the exhibit and book, “The Way of the making sure to convey that message possible without the students from Artist” was born. with white walls, dim lighting, and the Art Department’s exhibition Johnson said the collaboration on this bright display areas projected at design and graphic design classes. particular exhibit was broad. Exhibition different angles to make sure viewers Exhibition class students are in students were given the opportunity to were able to get a complete view. charge of choosing the artist and create a unique exhibit and, with the daily.titan 6 BUZZ 05.10.07 A Capture on Canvas Self described abstract realist, Eric Jones, with dry brush in hand, puts people in paint

by Carol Rojas for my artwork.” After being involved in the Daily Titan StaffWriter Today, the 30-year-old Cal State art community for over two [email protected] Fullerton painting and drawing decades, Jones is going back to the m a s t e r ’ s basics to find For Eric Jones, painting is a s t u d e n t what’s really conversation between himself and resides at important to God. Once disheartened with the C S U F ’ s him in life and artist life he chose for himself, G r a n d in art. Jones today Jones has come full circle C e n t r a l says his biggest in rediscovering what his lifelong Arts Center. c h a l l e n g e passion of the art world has really Leading what is trying to been about. he calls “the stay true to Jones began his foray into the typical life himself. visual arts at the tender age of 6 after of an artist,” “I think the moving from his home state of Utah Jones’ days hardest thing for to Georgia, where he spent most of are filled me is trying to his life. Encouraged by his first-grade with trying to be sincere with teacher to enter a drawing contest survive off of my artwork,” on the topic of fire prevention, he his art, going Jones said. tapped into his artistic talent at full to Church “It’s hard not force in elementary school and has and spending to get caught not stopped since. c o u n t l e s s up in what’s By reza allah bakhshi /Daily Titan Staff “In my first drawing contest ever, n i g h t s getting the most paint master - Cal State Fullerton student Eric Jones resides at CSUF’s Grand Central Art Station. His acclaimed work exemplies his mastery in the dry brush technique. I got first place,” Jones said giggling. devoting his By reza allah bakhshi /Daily Titan Staff attention at the “Ironically it was the one and only energy to the two portraits - As a portrait artist time. Ultimately strong and stand your ground.” of Caravaggio and DaVinci, the time I ever got a first place anything canvas. Jones’ aims to convey the essence of his subjects you have to stay Initially influenced by the works figure and portrait artist has found daily.titan BUZZ 05.10.07 7

convey the essence of who they are. metaphor for life. One day I just got tired of it. I got Now, Jones is redefining painting. “In dry-brush painting, the brush tired and I said I just can’t do this By reconnecting with God through sometimes leaves imperfect streaks anymore.” his pieces he is learning about on the canvas,” Jones said. “Those Jones unhappiness with his life himself in the process. imperfect streaks are like the choices choices caused him to dwell on In “Obliteration,” a painting the I’ve made in the past and God is mistakes of his past. It wasn’t until a artist created for his latest series, he has taking all those things I did wrong in friend offered some wise words that attempted to reconstruct the human my life and he is making them right.” he was able to look at his personal condition by focusing on life’s failures The self-described half-abstract and career losses through a different as an opportunity for growth. and half-realistic artist became set of eyes. “ B e f o r e , disillusioned “She told me that God liked I used to be with his own my paintings,” Jones said about so worried choices in the friend that reinspired him to about making his personal paint. “After that I started painting mistakes in life and with differently, and being open through painting and his artistic the paintings I’ve really come to that was the integrity in the understand who God is.” case in my creation of his Today, the artist has come to personal life art work. After embrace all the decisions he’s made too,” Jones said. a whirlwind in his life noting that it’s the choices “I was scared of heartbreak he’s made, both good and bad, of making bad and artistic that have led him on the path of decisions and setbacks, Jones discovering himself. I was actually found himself “Human beings make mistakes scared of struggling to and there’s beauty in that,” Jones making any find what he said. “Those mistakes are necessary decisions.” loved so much steps you need in life. Ultimately you In talking about art in learn from the mistakes you make about his latest the first place. and then you’re stronger for it.” series, Jones “For a long As far as what the future holds, By reza allah bakhshi /Daily Titan Staff d e s c r i b e d time it just Jones is sure of one thing. By reza allah bakhshi /Daily Titan Staff paint master - Cal State Fullerton student Eric Jones resides at CSUF’s Grand Central Art Station. His acclaimed work exemplies his mastery in the dry brush technique. his new wasn’t fun “I don’t know what legacy I’ll re l a t i o n s h i p dry brush - Jones, 30, a painting a n y m o r e , ” leave,” Jones said. “I just know that his own calling in the world of art in Georgia onto his canvas. Through with God on and drawing masters student likes the Jones said. “It whatever happens, I want to keep imperfections that surface with the dry brush bringing his experiences of living capturing people on canvas, he aims to the canvas as a technique. was just work. painting for the rest of my life.” daily.titan 8 BUZZ 05.10.07 SMOKE TRADERS Husband and wife store-owners, Carla and Ali Ibrahim, bring exotic treats from the far reaches of Egypt for local Fullertonites to sample, smell and smoke

by Beth Stirnaman door, a fruit cocktail of smells swims For the Daily Titan around you. Traditional flavors [email protected] such as strawberry and banana are available, along with not-so-familiar If you swing open the tinted glass flavors like choco-mint and silver door at Caravan Trading in Fullerton, fox. You can even try the relatively Ali or Carleen Ibrahim will surely new tobacco-free herbal hookah. welcome you into their cluttered That’s right. All ages can enjoy shop with a warm handshake and an the aroma and taste of the hookah even warmer smile. smoke with no tobacco, nicotine or But don’t let the small front room tar to worry about. that displays a few strewn-about The specialty store offers almost hookahs deceive you. Soon you will exclusively Egyptian products, be given a tour of the back room, practically all of which are and you’ll wonder if you will ever handmade. Ali’s family has been need to set foot in another smoke in the hookah business for four shop again. generations. He makes trips to his The shop, hometown of a l m o s t Cairo to pick up hidden along parts and other Commonwealth crafted Egyptian Avenue is home goods at least to seemingly once a year. e n d l e s s Middle Eastern possibilities for lutes, drums, hookah creations. silver charms, By daniel suzuki/For the Daily Titan The dark and jewelry, hand- handcrafted hookahs - The collection of handblown glass hookahs at Caravan Trading are imported from musty shelves Egypt. Carla and Ali Ibrahim have been in the hookah buisness for four years but Ali’s family has been in the trade for generations. blown perfume can’t conceal the bottles, exotic colorful shine belly dancing of the countless costumes and diverse glass detailed chess sets shapes and artistic are all brought designs. Boxes back from across upon boxes are the world to filled with any Fullerton. parts you could By daniel suzuki/For the Daily Titan Carleen has ever need for a doubled as a Cal smoke prep - Ali Ibrahim, smooth-running owner of Caravan Hookah in Fullerton State University s m o k e - f i l l e d prepares the hookah for fresh tobacco F u l l e r t o n get-together. teacher for eight The bubbly Carleen explained, years. She is currently employed at “Here they can wander around the the school part time and teaches shelves and they can pick out their the courses Liberal Studies 301 and glass, hose and then shaft. They Comparative Literature 325. She really enjoy that.” often gives away Egyptian goodies to This mix-and-match option allows the winning members of the group for a greater variety in hookahs that activities in her liberal arts class. can be brought home by customers Ali and Carleen are not only than the average smoke shop. business partners; they also are “When you pick a hookah, it is husband and wife. The couple met like picking a cake,” Ali beamed. From the moment you enter the SEE HOOKAH - PAGE 12 daily.titan BUZZ 05.10.07 9

An off-again on-again band of local Ready brothers take on college life, cross-country Fire! touring and making good music by erin tobin “My brother’s always at home Currently Donavan Foy, owner of that many independent bands have fame, both the Trautz brothers said Daily Titan Staff Writer writing music, and I’m out booking The Wire in Upland, has replaced come to rely on, the band has come to they wish they could have more fans [email protected] gigs,” Ryan said, adding that he the synthesizer’s drums with real develop a solid fan base. Foy noticed from their hometown. puts together the band’s press kits ones by sitting in as the band’s part- the strength of that following when “We have fans from Texas, Florida Things have been changing for and portfolios. time drummer. the group played at The Wire. and Washington, in little pockets two brothers from Walnut, Calif. The Trautz brothers have been Since the band’s start, Dave feels “The fans were singing along with all around,” Dave said. “It’s kinda First Dave, 19, and Ryan Trautz, working together in a variety of bands he has grown as a songwriter. every word. It was the first time we had strange how that works. Everyone 21, both Cal State Fullerton for the last four years. A year ago The “I used to make up a lot of that kind of response at The Wire,” knows us, except for our hometown. students, had to bid goodbye to the Ready Aim Fire! was simply a side fictional stuff for songs, but now, Foy said. “It was something you It’s kinda embarrassing.” third member of their band, ...Fire!, project while they were in what Ryan each song is like a direct point from would only see at a huge concert.” Foy said he doesn’t think it will be when the keyboard player decided described as a “more serious band.” my life,” Dave said. While Orange County has long before more people will know to focus on school. Dave started playing around with The songs of The Ready Aim Fire! reacted well to the band, they say the name The Ready, Aim, Fire! Then they had to say goodbye to an old synthesizer, and the result have also found meaning for the their biggest fans are in Texas. “They’re one of those bands that ...Fire! when it was decided the name intrigued him. group’s fans. “It’s pretty grassroots. We traveled might blow up. They have loyal fans made the band too hard to promote. “I just programmed in the drums “The Ready Aim Fire! is different 1,500 miles to play a show in Texas. and they’re getting more,” Foy said. “It was too hard to search ...Fire! and it came out all glitchy. It really from what I’ve heard before and It was a dangerous small town near Dave said even if the band’s on the Internet and come up with caught my attention,” he said. Dave’s vocals are amazing,” said the border,” Ryan said. “But the kids music does catch on he would like the band,” Ryan said. Then in the end Dave, now Sandra Woloshuk, 21, a business in Texas were great. There was a lot to hold on to personal aspects of the Yet the duo, now under the the group’s songwriter, decided administration major at CSUF. “It’s of anticipation and a huge crowd.” underground scene. moniker of The Ready Aim Fire! to combine that bit of electronica sort of like you become hypnotized The group plans on returning “Just go to our Web site and isn’t slowing down. They are busy with the personal lyrics that have when you hear him sing.” to Texas this summer and has also download our music. Make a CD and planning a cross-country summer become popular with bands like Through the use of MySpace, booked an event in Atlanta, Ga. hand it out to your friends,” he said. tour and writing a new album. Bright Eyes and Postal Service. Purevolume and other Internet tools While they enjoy the widespread Big Names and Local Laughs Boasting the likes of Dane Cook, Dave Chappelle and Sarah Silverman, Comedy Juice in Brea promises big events

by Orion Tippens performers. The most notable will follow. And we still not only tomorrow,” said Scot Richardson, Daily Titan Staff Writer include Dave Chappelle, Dane book the best, we book the people president and co-founder. [email protected] Cook, Sarah Silverman, Carlos that are going to be the big stars of Comedy Juice had its humble SEE LAUGHS - PAGE 11 Mencia, Dave Attell, Harland Comedy Juice is now served Williams, Chris Rock, Bob Saget, locally at the Brea Improv Comedy Ralphie May and Jeffrey Ross. Club every Tuesday at 8 p.m. In addition, many up-and- Comedy Juice is a live comedy coming fresh faces are added to show featuring a variety of stand-up their proud roster of talent. performances from a pool of talent, both During its course of funny familiar and fresh. Weekly performances business, the show has developed are showcased at the Improv Comedy a sense of family among its Club locations throughout Southern members, where many of its California, which include Hollywood, comedians return for repeat Irvine and Brea. performances. “Expect nude When Dave dancers, fire- “Expect nude dancers, Chappelle went breathing animals, fire-breathing animals, on hiatus in twisty beady twisty beady midgets, but if South Africa, midgets, but if you you expect them, you won’t after his exit expect them, you from Comedy get them. “ won’t get them,” Central, his said Ben Gleib, 28, – ben gleib first appearance Comedian a regular comic for back on the the show’s troupe, comedy scene And who is most was at Comedy recently part of Juice, where he NBC gag show The Real Wedding received a standing ovation. Crashers. “You will get a lineup of the “We build personal relationships best, funniest comics in the country with the comics. We become each week and expect to laugh your friends with them. They like ass off from start to finish.” playing our shows. If you are Comedy Juice has been a home good at promoting, the big comics to a variety of famous comedic will follow, and then the crowds 10 BUZZ 05.10.07 daily.titan WHAT’S THEBUZZ ? music like song that spurs memories of Buble, Alan Chang & Amy Foster- Emmure electronica, however the kind any Gillies was inspired by Buble’s Victory Records kid could make on a program like current girlfriend Emily Blunt. File under: Vomit in stereo Garage Band. Listening to it makes you feel like The album is filled with you’ve just been passionately kissed Emmure’s Goodbye to the Gallows repetitive mechanics. With by your true love. is the bands first full-length album, breakdown after breakdown and “Lost,” a standout track written by and you can tell. the monotony eventually leads the Buble and Jann Arden is what the artist The CD player rejected the listener to zone out. calls getting through a past relationship album 3 times before it would get It is impossible to listen to this where both of you’ve moved on but photo courtesy of Psychopathic Records it to play and CD all the you each still hold a special place for into iTunes. way through. one another in your heart. by Grant Paulis massive tour, and Insane Clown The CD The saving His voice is intimate and romantic For the Daily Titan Posse does not disappoint. They opens up grace of the as he adds his style to tracks like “I’m [email protected] launched The Tempest Tour on with a 50- album is that Your Man” written by Leonard Cohen Not since 2002 has the April 26 and it has swept through second intro it is only 29:30 and soul classic “Me And Mrs. Jones” underground music scene seen 11 states. The Dark Carnival will of retardedness long. Take “It Had Better Be Tonight” an event like this. In 2002 Insane be coming May 15 taking over the that goes the advice of written by Henry Mancini, has a Clown Posse embarked on the Grove of Anaheim. straight into the last song salsa touch, full of pizzazz and makes Hatchet Rising Tour which boasted A Clown Show is a unique “10 Signs You – “When you want to get up and dance. a lineup that Juggalos (loosely experience, unlike anything most Should Leave” E v e r y t h i n g The album wouldn’t be complete translated: fans of ICP) have been people have ever seen. The energy which is the Goes Wrong, without “Comin’ Home Tonight” talking about it ever since. that Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J same exact Take the Easy featuring backing vocals by Robert Performing on that nationwide bring to the stage is electric, and the song. Way Out” Dorough and Benjiman Tucker tour was: ICP, Twiztid, Blaze Ya excitement flowing from the crowd M a n y photo courtesy of victory records – and turn the from the legendary Boyz II Men. Dead Homie and Anybody Killa, is always unparalleled. Their shows albums have CD off. This album has quite an act to and the super-group Dark Lotus are spectacles in the truest sense of intros that lead follow since Buble’s previous C.D. which features both ICP and the word; incorporating elaborate into songs, and songs that fade - Reza Allah-Bakhshi It’s Time released in 2005 went Twiztid. Since then, Twiztid and sets, audience participation and into others, but what really stands Daily Titan Staff Writer multi-platinum and in 2006 broke ICP have only appeared on the soda. That’s right: soda. No Insane out on Emmure’s album is the fact the record for the highest number same stage a handful of times. But Clown Posse show is complete that the first five songs are exactly Michael Buble of weeks at No. 1 by any artist. His the times they are a changing. In without hundreds of gallons of the same, they just have different Reprise Records original hit track ‘Home’ was No. 1 March ICP released their second Faygo soda, but it’s not for drinking. names. File under: Smooth & Sexiest on charts in more than 10 countries. album since completing their epic During their performance the Finally after blaring the first Crooner of All Time What is left to desire about this series “Joker’s Cards,” a saga that demented duo unleash two liters, half of the CD, song six showcases album is more original work by spanned over ten years. This album water cannons and huge vats full the name “Travis Bickle” who is Call Me Irresponsible, Michael Buble. There is nothing hotter than a is of course “The Tempest,” and is a of soda onto the willing crowd. the main character in the movie Buble’s latest album released last week romantic sexy man who can sing his far superior offering than the album It sounds goofy, but seeing all of Taxi Driver, a classic Martin should be titled Call Me Irresistible. heart out and write his own music. preceding it, “The Calm.” The best these elements combined is really an Scorsese flick. However, the name Buble’s voice makes hearts melt, We know you can do it Buble way to celebrate a new release is a experience. has nothing to do with the song, whether you’re in love or want to and we will be patiently waiting possibly some sampling of lines be. Buble gives us two original songs with our hearts pounding. in the movie could be used to add and an array of covers from Elvis to credibility, but alas, there was none. Clapton in this album. - Raquel Stratton It was more, in effect, a trance- ‘Everything’ an original track by Daily Titan Staff Writer daily.titan BUZZ 05.10.07 11 WHAT’S laughs: brea Comedy (From page 9) Lampoon college network. Gleib is THE ? beginnings six years ago, when currently working on a top-secret BUZZ Richardson and a partner started show currently in production for a live college show at the Laugh NBC and continues to work with MOVIES Factory. After much hard work Richardson on making Richardson’s passing out free tickets, the show show a success as a weekly grew to greater heights, hosting new performer. Spider-Man 3 and famous faces. Eventually taking “You know you made it, when Columbia Pictures on the brand name, Richardson you’re a comic on the Comedy Juice File Under: Silly but Dramatic moved the show to the Hollywood lineup,” said Gleib. Comic Book Movie Improv where it eventually branched Gleib comments on the out to its other locations. Today, atmosphere of the show in relation Without being a die-hard Spider- Richardson considers the comics to its audience. “The crowds are man fan, the third film of the trilogy he works with close friends and always hot.” was quite impressive. The previous attributes its success to that bond. Dan Godfrey, the general manager films set a high bar that 3 just didn’t One of Richardson’s close friends of the Brea Improv also expressed reach, however the movie was still on the circuit is Gleib, a comedian excitement on the opening night well worth its ticket price. and comedy writer whose influences of Comedy Juice. He looks forward With the same pair of leading are George Carlin, Johnny Carson to future shows and drawing a new actors Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man) and Chevy Chase. Richardson crowd. and Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane worked with Gleib on other “The show is half price with a Watson) continue their on-again, projects including The Gleib Show, student I.D,” said Godfrey. “That’s off-again romance interrupted by a comedy show for the National better than a movie!” villains, celebrity and overall drama. After the numerous Batman photo courtesy of Columbia Pictures movies, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four (with the Silver Surfer coming was his teeth and even those it would be worth a second watch soon) and the awesome X-Men weren’t terribly exciting. trilogy, the spider-man series goes Both Church and Grace started down as sort of soap opera of the their careers in sitcoms. Church -Jackie Kimmel comic book movies. starred in “Wings” and Grace starred Daily Titan News Editor The focus was familiar: villains in “That 70s Show” as funny, but created by science projects gone sappy characters so it was hard to buy wrong and extraterrestrial meteorites. the “bad boy” images. and there was the usual cameo by “Evil” Peter Parker potrayed Spider-Man creator Stan Lee. like a lost Good Charlotte fan, was Despite the occasional laughable. At itmes it felt like Spider- overdramatic acting, Spider-Man man 3: Spidey Goes Emo. 3 did have a gifted team of special However, the films major fault effects artists. The Sandman was the Batman-esqu villain team- (Thomas Haden Church) was a up. Sandman, Hobgoblin and great character to illustrate the Venom? Venom would have been wonders of effects. There isn’t a awesome on his own but he was over whole lot that can be done with shadowed by the Sandman and the sand, but the creators of this Green Goblin’s son Harry Osborn movie used all the elements (i.e. (James Franco). water, fire and wind) to help What they did was make him destruct and rebuild this sandy look pathetic. creature. As for Venom (Topher Overall, it was a good movie – not Grace), the scariest part of him the best comic book movie ever, but

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(From page 8) retail prices are just about par with wholesale,” she continued. in Orange County when Carleen The couple’s skills dovetail to run was working at a Chevrolet car their business efficiently. Carleen dealership, while across the street handles most of the computer tasks, Ali managed a gas station. including running their Web site, “We came from different Myspace and E-bay accounts. Ali, cultures, spoke different languages with his infectious smile handles the and practiced different religions,” customer service. the Los Angeles-raised Carleen 24-year-old George Jonson has remembers. Ali is also eight years been in business with Ali for three older than his wife. years purchasing products for his Humor helped the odd couple extensive retail hookah Web site. overcome their cultural and age While sipping coffee at the Caravan differences. Carleen recalled Ali Hookah shop he remembered seeing being “absolutely hilarious.” After Ali years ago in the hookah market, knowing each other for 11 months, but not knowing who he was. By Daniel suzuki/For the Daily Titan the two started their journey of Ali chimed in with a curtain MOUTH PEICE - The colorful hoses and wooden mouth peices get stored along with hundreds of other Egyptian goods. marriage that has lasted 26 years. of shiny hookah hoses as his They have owned Caravan Trading background and said, “He came in largest Web site for hookahs and He believes that the war in Iraq and sit and relax,” she explained. for over four years and send Egyptian here like he found a treasure.” their accessories. Afghanistan has also played a part in “Whether you are part of the products around the world. Jonson added, “It was quite a Ali has witnessed America the rise of hookah use in this country. tobacco or the non-tobacco part, “Just last week we sent packages shock to come in here and see the becoming more aware of the society “Hookah places are like Starbucks you are learning a lot from smoking to Latvia, Portugal, the West Indies, variety and quantity that they have.” the hookah comes from. “The world in the Middle East,” Ali said. the hookah,” she declared. England, France, Canada and across Jonson, whose business humbly is getting smaller. They are learning He tells of how many of those in She described the traditional way the country,” she said. “We sell both started in his garage, boasts of being about the Middle Eastern culture,” the military will have experienced to smoke around a small, round wholesale and retail, although our the founder of probably the second he said with a thick accent. smoking it while overseas and either table with little more than elbow bring back hookahs or buy them room. Carleen believes that sharing By Daniel once they come home. the hoses and waiting your turn in suzuki/For the Daily Titan The couple agreed that smoking “our give-me-now society” teaches hookah is much different from patience and how to share. goods - smoking cigarettes. Carleen said So when finals start to stress you Besides hookahs the couple that many smoke for the social out and you need a moment to relax sells imported experience and as a way to relieve with friends, or you start to feel like candles and stress. “Our society is fast-paced. We belly dancing might be your true colorful and don’t have a lot of opportunity to calling, remember this: a few minutes delicate perfume relax. Cigarette smokers can smoke from campus there is a store that bottles on the go, but hookah forces you to holds unique Egyptian treasures. Lights: Football Drama (From page 4) “I love Landry,” said his portrayer quarterback Matt Saracan, when Jesse Plemons, because Landry is a he accidentally fell into the role. bit naive, buys into everything he Gilford remembered he was only reads and is just “horrible,” but he in the casting room because they makes everybody laugh. needed a new person to read lines. So despite accolades of awards, a After auditioning seven to eight lauded cast and what critics deem times, no word solid writing, the had come in. But word on season two weeks later “With bright two is “maybe.” The Gilford received eyes and full network has ordered

word he had hearts, can’t six additional scripts gotten the job. for season two, but For Taylor lose! “ Berg still urged Kitsch, who – fans to e-mail NBC Friday Night Lights appears as the Universal President brooding drunk Jeff Zucker with the running back Tim simple request of a Riggins, the opportunity almost renewal. never came. After appearing in teen It’s not certain whether Friday flick, The Covenant, Kitsch figured Night Lights will be allowed a second “TV was not on the agenda.” It was season to play out more family- only until he read the script for the teen drama, but Coach Taylor has series, which Kitsch nonchalantly a slogan, which might help: “With described as “pretty good,” did he bright eyes and full hearts, can’t sign up. lose!”