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Vol 18 Issue 1
State Street Spin
Yacht Clubs revival of Breakwater Flag Project is
testament to Paul Mills, a flag man who designed,
collected, displayed, researched and flew them, p. 39
Village Beat
eBay auction of Ty Warners three-foot-tall Beanie
Baby, signed by a Whos Who roster of Hollywood
celebs, to end January 9, p. 12
Mineards Miscellany
Nancy Koppelman not only dined with Joe and
Jill Biden over the holidays, she also visited
the Obamas at the White House, again p. 6

COMMUNITY CALENDAR, P. 10 CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 40 GUIDE TO MONTECITO EATERIES, P. 42
The Voice of the Village SSINCE 1995S
Tickets to attend March 2nd
Presidents Breakfast featuring
former Secretary of Defense
Robert Gates as keynote
speaker on sale soon, p. 38
Your Westmont
The Mazzas take a
slow boat down the
Mekong and find
themselves hurtling
downriver towards
Luang Prabang
(story begins on p. 25)
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5 Editorial
It wont happen tomorrow nor the day after tomorrow, but Bob Hazard wonders if
theres a casino in Montecitos future
6 Montecito Miscellany
Nancy Koppelman dines at White House again; divorce from Russell Brand could
cost Katy Perry millions; Britney Spears country wedding; Cameron Douglas sentenced
to solitary confinement; thousands sign petition to boycott Kim Kardashian products;
Santa Barbara Symphonys New Years Eve Concert goes Pops; Leslie Ridley-Trees
holiday bash; massive New Years lunch; Queen Victorias knickers auctioned
8 Letters to the Editor
Fran Davis appreciative of Grace Rachows essay; Joshua Vaughan thanks Ray Winn;
Carol Kommerstad-Reiche rakes Ray Winn over hot bed of coals; wedding bells ring for
the Martins; Dorie and Leonard Kiortman applaud Mr. Greenjeans advice
10 Community Calendar
YMCA open house; annual toy drive; two Laguna Blanca open houses; Providence Hall
open house; Bishop Diego open house; songwriters sing at Curious Cup; MBAR and
MA meetings; San Ysidro Pathway inaugural opening; SBJH informational meeting;
MERRAG meets; Ojai Peddlers Fair; annual rose pruning; Pinot Noir tasting coming
soon; ongoing events
Tide Guide
Handy guide to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the
beach
12 Village Beat
Xanadu to maybe-perhaps-finally open; Summer for Kids hosts toy drive; last days
for Beanie Baby auction to benefit Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation; new booster seat
law; Paul Guido elected to MAW board; new Hathaway tree dedicated and decorated;
correction
14 Seen Around Town
Silver Follies sing and dance at Center Stage; Lobero Associates Biltmore tea; art
exhibition at Cabana Home
21 Seniority
Patti Teal speaks to podiatrist Dr. Splettstoesser about all things feet
23 World of Wine
Williams-Selyem is back; Montereys Best of the Blue wine festival
24 On Entertainment
Tyrone Wells returns to play annual Kids Helping Kids benefit; Steve encounters John
Bridgeman, junior UCLA mens volleyball player
25 Leaving It All Behind
The Mazzas catch a slow boat to Laos, and go a lot faster than they bargained for
26 In Business
Three locations, eight barbers, faux hawks, towel & go GQ cuts, and Prohibition-era
hard parts are what cut it in Montecito
29 n.o.t.e.s. from downtown
Jim Alexander offers advice to a younger, thinner, better-looking (and smarter) Jim
Alexander
30 Sheriffs Blotter
Vandalism on Fairway Road; marijuana possession on East Mountain Drive; vehicles
broken into on Santa Isabel Lane
33 The Way It Was
Conclusion of Ms Beresfords two-part story on the Herters
38 Your Westmont
Robert Gates to speak at Presidents Breakfast; Sharon Willis honored for gutsy ride in
the Santa Barbara Century; city honors colleges solar project
39 State Street Spin
SB Yacht Club ensures Paul Mills legacy lives on in restored breakwater flags; speed
dating for singles at Maritime Museum
40 Calendar of Events
1st Thursday; Hot Tuna and David Bromberg acoustic at Lobero; revisit the 80s at
Center Stage; Kamatana brings obokano to SOhO; performance at Yoga Soup; SOS
season begins; Candace Schermerhorn speaks at Screenwriters Association; Vince Neil
solo at Chumash Casino; Camerata Pacifica performance; Mind & Supermind series
42 Guide to Montecito Eateries
The most complete, up-to-date, comprehensive listing of all individually owned
Montecito restaurants, coffee houses, bakeries, gelaterias, and hangouts; some in Santa
Barbara, Summerland, and Carpinteria too
43 Movie Showtimes
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45 Real Estate View
Demand for Montecito real estate consistently strong in the $1-2m sector
93108 Open House Directory
Homes and condos currently for sale and open for inspection in and near Montecito
46 Classifed Advertising
Our very own Craigslist of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from
summer rentals to estate sales
47 Local Business Directory
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they need what those businesses offer
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The Resurgence of the Chumash
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or centuries, the Chumash people inhabited the central California coast
from Morro Bay to Malibu, including three of our four Channel Islands:
Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa and San Miguel. Once numbering in the thousands,
the Chumash were decimated by illnesses brought on by Spanish colonists,
soldiers and mission builders. By 1900, the Chumash population had declined
to just 200.
Today, the remaining 140 members of the federally recognized Santa Ynez Band
of Chumash Indians occupy a 137-acre reservation adjacent to Santa Ynez. The
Chumash operate a gaming complex that includes a casino, a 4-diamond luxury
hotel, three restaurants and a concert hall, all tucked into a narrow piece of land
along Highway 246. While tribal revenues and casino profits are confidential, it is
believed each full member receives $559,440 annually in cash distributions.
Profits from the casino have allowed the Chumash to expand land holdings
and business ventures, including the acquisition of the largest hotel in Solvang
the 133-room Royal Scandinavian Inn (now the Hotel Corque) , a restaurant
in Solvang, an office business complex in Buellton, two gas stations, and two
six-acre parcels across Highway 246 from the casino.
In April 2010, the Chumash tribe made its biggest real estate acquisition
yet: the $40-million purchase of 1,390 acres at the northeast intersection of
Highways 154 and 246. This large rural ranch, known locally as Camp 4, is
zoned AG-II-100, meaning the property currently cannot be split into lot sizes of
less than 100 acres. The sellers were the heirs of actor and real estate developer
Fess Parker, who died March 18, 2010. Parker purchased the ranch in 1998 for
a reputed $6 million.
In June 2011, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash announced plans to annex
their non-contiguous 1,390-acre ranch property into the current reservation
trust in order to build additional reservation housing. The Tribe has asked
Congressman Elton Gallegly (R - U.S. 24th District) to lobby Congressman Don
Young, an Alaska Republican who chairs the House Indian and Native Alaskan
Affairs subcommittee, seeking approval to annex the parcel through the Bureau
of Indian Affairs fee-to-trust process. Gallegly has advised the Tribe that it
needs to show local community support for their effort, including support from
the five County Supervisors. Currently, the Tribe is conducting a campaign to
gather signatures on a petition to support the fee-to-trust process.
Gambling in Montecito?
If the non-contiguous 1,390-acre parcel in Santa Ynez is successfully annexed
to the reservation, it raises a question the answer to which is of vital importance
to Montecito residents: might the Tribe purchase the distressed Miramar site
from Rick Caruso, declare it part of its ancestral home, annex it to the reserva-
tion and build a casino on the beach in Montecito? Farfetched? Perhaps, but not
necessarily. The Chumash have every right to buy the Miramar parcel from a
frustrated Rick Caruso. And now that Mr. Caruso has teamed up with former
NY Yankee manager Joe Torre to make what has been called a successful bid
for the L.A. Dodgers (along with a number of other groups), Carusos interest
in selling the Miramar may have just been enhanced considerably.
Montecito, Summerland and Carpinteria were all carved out of former
Chumash territory. The Tribe could use its considerable political muscle to per-
suade the Bureau of Indian Affairs that a new beachside casino would create
badly needed jobs, bring new revenue to Santa Barbara County and allow the
Tribe to expand its extensive charitable giving. How many in Washington, D.C.,
or Sacramento or the North County would side with a few thousand perceived
millionaires and billionaires in Montecito over Native Americans who merely
hope to reclaim one small parcel of their historic homeland and develop the
potential to break the cycle of poverty and dependence on the federal govern-
ment?
A large group of citizens in the Santa Ynez Valley oppose efforts by the
Chumash to annex the 1,390-acre ranch into their reservation. Dick Nordlund
and the Montecito Association have voted unanimously at their December
Board meeting to join with the Camp 4 Coalition to work collaboratively with
individuals, groups and governments to protect the unique rural character and
quality of life in the Santa Ynez Valley.
Many in the Montecito community, and in the county, have enormous sym-
pathy for past mistreatment of Native Americans, but are also highly protective
of the ambiance and character of the places they live and raise their children.
When these two come into conflict, we are all forced to speak out or forever
hold our bets! MJ
Editorial by Bob Hazard
Mr. Hazard is an Associate Editor of this paper and a former president of
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in Washington, there are
few to compare with Nancy
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Nancy, a member of the Democratic
National Finance Committee, recently
made her second visit to the official
residence of vice president Joe Biden
and his wife, Jill, on the grounds of
the U.S. Naval Observatory for a holi-
day buffet dinner.
It was really like any other bash,
but all politicos, Nancy tells me.
There were stacks of shrimp and
beef, but the desserts were particu-
larly fabulous. He tells the greatest
jokes!
Just 24 hours later, Nancy was at the
White House her fifth visit to party
with President Barack Obama and his
wife, Michelle.
However often you go, its still
very impressive and beautifully deco-
rated for the season, says Nancy. I
remember my first visit three years
ago for a St. Patricks Day celebration.
The fountains gushed green water!
Buffets were piled up in the resi-
dences Blue and State rooms, with
carving stations nearby.
It was all terribly elegant with
roaring fires, adds Nancy. You are
given a little card with a time on it and
you are then escorted to another room
to meet the president and his family.
The first Christmas party I attend-
ed had far less people because there
had been a very heavy snowfall, but
this time the place was jam-packed.
Later this month, Nancy returns
to Liberia for the inauguration of its
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African country, who is starting her
second six-year term.
Sirleaf won the Nobel Peace Prize
last year...
Perrys Potentially Pricey Payout
Santa Barbara warbler Katy Perrys
14-month marriage to British come-
dian Russell Brand could cost her a
staggering $31 million, Im reliably
informed.
There was reportedly no pre-nuptial
agreement and, under California law,
Brand, 36, could be entitled to a 50-50
split of monies earned by former Dos
Pueblos High School student, Katy, in
that time.
Brand, who starred in the ill-fated
remake of the Dudley Moore-Liza
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Not only is Nancy Koppelman close to the Obama family, but she has also become close with
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Sharing Grace
K
udos to you for the timely
publication of Grace Rachows
sweet and sensitive Christmas
essay, Wanda Tegmeiers Christmas
Pageant (Coup de Grace MJ # 17/51).
It was a perfect account of the
quintessential American Christmas
program most small-town kids
experienced growing up. I was right
there with those kids singing Joy to
the World. I always look forward to
Graces columns (wish you printed
them more often), and this one was
especially fne.
Cheers of the season.
Fran Davis
Santa Barbara
(Editors note: Thank you for tak-
ing the time to let us know how much
you enjoyed Graces latest. We consider
Wanda Tegmeiers Christmas Pageant
one of the best of Grace Rachows con-
tributions over the years, if not the best.
Meticulously recalled, sensitively record-
ed, and hilariously told, it is a tale for
the ages. If there are national awards for
excellence in 750-words-or-less columns,
Ms Rachow deserves the highest honor
available. Of course, Ernie Witham and
Jim Alexander MJs other humor col-
umnists always present stiff competi-
tion, but Grace really outdid herself on
this one. J.B.)
Bombs Away
I would like to thank Ray Winn for
sharing his poignant nuclear memo-
ries (Nuclear Coyotes # 17/51). The
image of that suffering coyote and her
dead pup is now forever seared into
the readers minds as well as that of
the writer. It is most appropriate and
timely as the first muted volleys of
World War III are being fired.
Thank you,
Joshua Vaughan
Santa Barbara
Appalled
and Disgusted
I read Ray Winns article, and to say
that I was appalled and thoroughly
disgusted by the content is an enor-
mous understatement. I cannot imag-
ine what journalistic value there is to
an article like this that gives a horrify-
ing account of yet another incidence
of animal cruelty, describing in vivid
detail the condition of a badly injured
and suffering coyote with a dead baby
who was then bludgeoned to death
by Mr. Winn. If he had any conscience
or objectivity he would realize that
he has been directly responsible for
the suffering and death of countless
living creatures through his participa-
tion in nuclear testing. Thousands of
animals as well as a great many resi-
dents of Nevada (including children)
located downwind of the testing sites
were killed or severely poisoned by
the actions of Mr. Winn and his col-
leagues in the U.S. government. How
anyone could work in such a position
and not realize what they were doing
and the effect it could have on the
world of living creatures is inconceiv-
able to me. Its this kind of mindless-
ness that has allowed these crimes
against humanity to take place and to
continue. These kinds of people cause
immense suffering in the world in the
name of transient ideologies and/or
lofty ideals, and they should not be
admired nor respected.
Mr. Winn also goes on to describe
the conditions at the testing facil-
ity, including the constant problem
with the bedding being infested with
crabs. Why you would deem this type
of writing as proper for your publica-
tion is beyond me. Furthermore, it is
hard to imagine that Mr. Winn could
complain about his personal prob-
lems when at the same period in his-
tory there were millions of Japanese
suffering the aftereffects of the bombs
dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Adults and children suffered the same
fate or worse fates than that poor coy-
ote spotted by Mr. Winn, and yet he
makes no mention of that.
To not only publish this awful piece
(and in your Christmas edition no less)
but to put an excerpt of it on the cover
making light of it (e.g., Mr. Winn was
toying with bombs when he spotted
the coyote) is truly repulsive, and
very out of character for your publi-
cation. Mr. Winn should be ashamed
to have published such an article,
and he should be even more ashamed
of his participation in this nations
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soever, and you as well, should be
ashamed for accepting it for publi-
cation. Perhaps if Mr. Winn spent
more time educating himself and less
time writing about the glory days of
his youth, he would understand the
gravity of what he has done by par-
ticipating in this madness. I strongly
urge you to accept no further pieces
for publication from Mr. Winn and
to publish a statement condemning
Mr. Winns article and its inclusion in
your publication.
Yours very sincerely,
Mrs. Carol M. Kommerstad-Reiche
Santa Barbara
(Editors note: We are saddened that
your response to Ray Winns piece was
so negative. Admittedly, Rays story is
heart wrenching and for some such as
yourself difficult to read, but he wrote
what we believe is a sensitive and soul-
searching piece of his days as a young sol-
dier doing his duty during the era of the
Cold War. The small incident of his spot-
ting a nearly dead coyote and her already
dead pup in the area of a test bomb
clarified in his mind as perhaps nothing
else might have the potential damage a
hot conflict would and could do. The
event changed his mind and his life. We
respect Mr. Winn and admire his ability
and courage to so succinctly describe the
moral ambiguity he and tens of thousands
of others faced. Please read Mr. Winns
response that follows. J.B.)
(Authors Response: It seems strange
that Mrs. C.M.K-Reiche would rather
I let the poor coyote suffer than quickly
end its life. I can only speculate as to the
source of her unfounded rage towards
me for taking the necessary step I did. I
suppose she is suggesting that the poor
animal be left to die an agonizing death in
the hot desert sun... perhaps God's will. It
was the best I could do under the circum-
stances. She certainly would not be able
to help such an animal; she would not
have the stomach for it and, most likely
would just pray for it.
She can't possibly know what is in my
mind now based on an experience related
from over 50 years ago!
Not only have we had very significant
fundraisers for animal support, we make
long-term commitments to adopted ani-
mals for medical, housing, care, etc. We
actually do something... not just talk
about it.
She is also too young to know, and has
obviously led too sheltered a life to know,
just how dangerous the world was in the
twenty or so years following the Second
World War. Her own father was probably
still a child or very young adult. I was
there, including scientific advisory dur-
ing the SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation
Treaty) negotiations (in Russia), analysis
of the Cuban missiles, and other programs
that ultimately stopped the taking by the
Russians of the rest of Europe. She is free
to hurl silly insults at persons vastly
more knowledgeable and mature because
of those who came before her... allowing
her to live in her comfy, sheltered little
world.
By the way... please, all of you ...
including Mrs. Reiche, support DAWGs
(Dog Adoption and Welfare Groups).
Happy New Year to all... and praying that
it be a peaceful one. Ray Winn)
Thank You
Mr. Greenjeans!
My husband and I recently pur-
chased a Mexican milkweed plant
for the first time. We brought it home
and lo sure enough, there was a
black, yellow, and white squiggly cat-
erpillar on one of the leaves. The little
guy just keeps eating and eating the
leaves and pretty orange and yellow
flowers of our one plant. Then I read
your column (In The Garden, Worm
Worriment MJ # 17/45) and now
understand what this is all about. We
presently look forward to seeing our
stripy worm evolve, and will keep
you posted about his forthcoming
transformation.
With gratitude,
Dorie & Leonard Kiortman
Santa Barbara
(Editors note: Mr. Greenjeans Randy
Arnowitz recommended enjoying the
sight of the brightly colored caterpillar as
it eats its way through a Mexican milk-
LETTERS Page 224
Montecito
When: 4 pm
Where: Montecito Hall,
1469 East Valley Road
SB Middle School Open House
The Santa Barbara Middle School invites
prospective students and parents to take a
family tour or spend a day as a student at
the open house
When: 6:30 pm
Where: 1321 Alameda Padre Serra
Info: 682-2989 or www.sbms.org

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11
SBJH Night
Montecito Union School PTA hosts
informational meeting with Santa Barbara
Junior High School representatives for
4
th
, 5
th
, and 6
th
grade students and their
parents; refreshments served
When: 6 to 7:30 pm
Where: auditorium,
385 San Ysidro Road
THURSDAY JANUARY 12
Discussion Group
A group gathers to discuss The New Yorker
When: 7:30 pm to 9 pm
Where: Montecito Library,
SATURDAY JANUARY 14
Ojai Peddlers Fair
The 28th Annual Ojai Peddlers Fair is
held rain or shine, and is chockfull of
quality antiques, collectibles, handcrafts
and international crafts. This is a beneft
for the Mira Monte PTO. Vendors are
sought.
When: 9 am to 4 pm,
Saturday and Sunday, January 14 & 15
Where: Chaparral Auditorium at
414 E. Ojai Avenue
Info: Pat, 964-8915
Where: Curious Cup Bookstore,
929 Linden Avenue in Carpinteria
Info: Nick Schlesinger, 881-2555
MONDAY JANUARY 9
MBAR Meeting
Montecito Board of Architectural Review
seeks to ensure that new projects are
harmonious with the unique physical
characteristics and character of Montecito.
Today the board looks at a new home
on Fernald Point Lane, a new shed on
Greenworth Place, an addition and
remodel on East Pepper Lane, a new home
and cabana on Park Hill Lane, an addition
on Cowles Road, and several other
agenda items.
When: 3 pm
Where: Country Engineering Building,
Planning Commission Hearing Room,
123 East Anapamu
TUESDAY JANUARY 10
Montecito Association Annual
Meeting
The Montecito Association is committed
to preserving, protecting, and enhancing
the semi-rural residential character of
FRIDAY JANUARY 6
Open House
Montecito YMCA holds open house
weekend for prospective members to try
out the facilities
When: January 6 through January 9
Where: 591 Santa Rosa Lane
Info: 898-YMCA
SATURDAY JANUARY 7
Annual Toy Drive
Summer For Kids childrens store will
collect toys for local childrens charity
United Family Association Thrift Shoppe.
The store will also have a sale, with items
signifcantly discounted. Bring gently used
and unwanted toys.
When: 10 am to 4 pm
Where: 1235 Coast Village Road
LBS Upper School Open House
The Laguna Blanca upper campus in Hope
Ranch invites students and parents to tour
the campus for grades 5-12
When: 10 am to 12 pm
Where: 4125 Paloma Drive
Info: www.lagunablanca.org/events
SUNDAY JANUARY 8
Laguna Blanca Open House
Prospective students and parents are
invited to tour the lower campus of Laguna
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by Kelly Mahan
Montecito Tide Chart
Day Low Hgt High Hgt Low Hgt High Hgt Low Hgt
Thurs, Jan 5 12:06 AM 2.5 6:34 AM 5.4 01:59 PM -0.1 08:33 PM 3.3
Fri, Jan 6 12:48 AM 2.4 7:10 AM 5.7 02:30 PM -0.5 09:03 PM 3.5
Sat, Jan 7 1:27 AM 2.3 7:45 AM 5.9 03:00 PM -0.7 09:32 PM 3.6
Sun, Jan 8 2:04 AM 2.2 8:20 AM 6.1 03:31 PM -0.9 010:01 PM 3.8
Mon, Jan 9 2:42 AM 2.1 8:55 AM 6.2 04:02 PM -1 010:32 PM 3.9
Tues, Jan 10 3:22 AM 2 9:31 AM 6.1 04:34 PM -0.9 011:05 PM 4.1
Wed, Jan 11 4:05 AM 1.9 10:10 AM 5.8 05:07 PM -0.7 011:41 PM 4.2
Thurs, Jan 12 4:54 AM 1.9 10:52 AM 5.3 05:41 PM -0.3
Fri, Jan 13 12:20 AM 4.4 5:51 AM 1.9 11:40 AM 4.7 06:18 PM 0.1

THURSDAY JANUARY 12
MERRAG Meeting and Training
Network of trained volunteers that work
and/or live in the Montecito area prepare
to respond to community disaster during
critical frst 72 hours following an event.
The mutual self-help organization
serves Montecitos residents with the
guidance and support of the Montecito
Fire, Water and Sanitary Districts. This
month: fooding and winter weather
preparedness.
When: 10 am
Where: Montecito Fire Station,
595 San Ysidro Road
Info: Geri, 969-2537
SATURDAY JANUARY 14
Annual Rose Pruning
Every January there is a community wide effort to prune the 1,600 rose bushes
in the A.C. Postel Memorial Rose Garden across from the Santa Barbara Mission
in preparation for the new blooming season. Work begins around 8 am and
members of the Santa Barbara Rose Society will be giving pruning demonstrations
beginning at 9 am to help tutor inexperienced volunteers. This is a great way
to learn how to prune the roses in your yard by practicing your skills at the rose
garden, then going home to do the same. Bring tools if you have them.
When: 8 am to 2 pm
Where: Across from the Santa Barbara Mission
Info: Bud Jones, 687-8486
Blanca school for grades K-4
When: 1 pm to 3 pm
Where: 260 San Ysidro Road
Contact: kromanov@lagunablanca.org
Providence Hall Open House
Providence Hall invites the public to
attend an open house to learn about the
schools college preparatory liberal arts
curriculum, grades 7-12. The schedule
includes campus tours, mini-classes, and
panels.
When: 2 pm
Where: 630 East Canon Perdido Street
Info and Registration: www.
providencehallsb.org/rsvp or 962-4400
Bishop Diego High School Open
House
Meet teachers, students, school leadership,
and members of the Bishop Diego Board of
Trustees at the open house for prospective
students and families
When: 1 pm to 3 pm
Where: 4000 La Colina Road
Info: 967-1266 or www.bishopdiego.org
Songwriter Showcase
Local songwriters play their originals
or songs theyve been influenced
by; an intimate and unpretentious
afternoon of creative and thoughtful
music
When: 3 pm to 6 pm
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San Ysidro Pathway Opening
Local community leaders, neighbors,
and Montecito Union students,
parents, teachers, and administrators
will formally celebrate the new safe
route to school pathway on San
Ysidro Road
When: 8 am to 9 am
UPCOMING EVENT
American Wine Society Tasting
The local chapter of the American Wine
Society will present the frst of a series of
events planned for 2012. Exploring Picky
Pinot Noir will take place at Pierre Lafond
Montecito Wine Bistro.
America Wine Society is bringing a
special guest for the occasion, Mike
Sinor, the winemaker at Sinor-Lavallee
and the founding member of the World
of Pinot Noir, an annual event that takes
place in Shell Beach.
Participants will be able to sample up to
six Pinot Noirs from a variety of Pinot Noir
regions including Oregon, California, and
New Zealand. Pierre Lafonds chef will
prepare an assortment of appetizers that
bring out the nuances of the Pinot Noir
grape.
When: Wednesday January 18,
6 pm to 8:30 pm
Cost: $30 for members, $40 for non-
members
Tickets: www.awssb.org
ONGOING
MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS
Art Classes
Beginning and advanced, all ages and by
appt, just call
Where: Portico Gallery,
1235 Coast Village Road
Info: 695-8850
TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS
Adventuresome Aging
Where: 89 Eucalyptus Lane
Info: 969-0859; ask for Susan
WEDNESDAYS THRU SATURDAYS
Live Entertainment at Cava
Where: Cava, 1212 Coast Village Road
When: 7 pm to 10 pm
Info: 969-8500
MONDAYS
Story Time at the Library
When: 10:30 to 11 am
Where: Montecito Library,
Info: 969-5063
Connections Early Memory Loss
Program
Where: Friendship Center,
89 Eucalyptus Lane
Info: Susan Forkush, 969-0859 x15
TUESDAYS
Boy Scout Troop 33 Meeting
Open to all boys ages 11-17;
visitors welcome
When: 7:15 pm
Where: Scout House,
Upper Manning Park,
449 San Ysidro Road
THURSDAYS
Pick-up Basketball Games
He shoots; he scores! The Montecito Family
YMCA is offering pick-up basketball on
Thursdays at 5:30 pm. Join coach Donny
for warm-up, drills and then scrimmages.
Adults welcome too.
When: 5:30 pm
Where: Montecito Family YMCA,
591 Santa Rosa Lane
Info: 969-3288
FRIDAYS
Farmers Market
When: 8 am to 11:15 am
Where: South side of Coast Village Road
SUNDAYS
Vintage & Exotic Car Day
Motorists and car lovers from as far
away as Los Angeles and as close as
East Valley Road park in front of Richies
Barber Shop at the bottom of Middle
Road on Coast Village Road going west
to show off and discuss their prized
possessions, automotive trends and
other subjects. Ferraris, Lamborghinis
and Corvettes prevail, but there are
plenty other autos to admire.
When: 8 am to 10 am (or so)
Where: 1187 Coast Village Road
Info: sbcarscoffee@gmail.com MJ
A
fter missing the pre-Christmas
re-opening she hoped would
happen, Xanadu owner Sepi
Mashhoon expects the bakery will
open this week, according to a rep for
the contractor of the revamped bakery,
Art & Elements. Due to construction
delays, the bakery was unable to
reopen for the holiday rush.
Xanadu was forced to shut down
in July 2010 after an electrical fire
damaged the bakery, which had been
in the Vons Shopping Center for
close to 30 years. The bakery will be
remodeled, but its baker, chef, menu
and daily offerings will be the same,
Mashhoon told us last month. Xanadu
offers 100 different types of cookies, 90
types of cakes, various pastries, and
a full breakfast and lunch menu. A
new coffee bar has been installed, and
the bakery will have 40-50 seats both
inside and out.
Xanadu is located directly across
from Vons. Once open, the hours will
be 5:30 am to 7:30 pm, seven days a
week.
Summer For Kids
Toy Drive
Coast Village Road childrens bou-
tique Summer For Kids is holding
a post-holiday toy drive to collect
toys for local childrens charities. Our
intention for the drive is to encour-
age children to participate and donate
their unwanted toys to children in
need, says owner Adriana Shuman.
The toys will be donated to United
Family Association Thrift Shoppe.
The Shumans choose different chari-
ties to help; past beneficiaries include
Unity Shoppe, CALM and the Teddy
Bear Cancer Foundation. All the pro-
ceeds from the eco-friendly baby and
childrens store go to local childrens
charities.
The toy drive takes place this
Saturday January 7, from 10 am to
4 pm. Please bring gently used and
unwanted toys. Summer For Kids is
located at 1235 Coast Village Road.
(805-565-2277)
Beanie Baby Bidding
This is the last week for supporters
of Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation to
bid on an exclusive Beanie Baby bear
made by Ty Warner to benefit TBCF.
The Beanie Baby was created during
the 2011 Santa Barbara Film Festival,
and is over three feet tall. Last year
it was placed in the green rooms of
several SBIFF events, and is signed
by more than 30 actors, writers, and
directors. The bear is currently on dis-
play at the Biltmore.
The bear, signed by Leonardo
DiCaprio, Nicole Kidman, Colin
Firth, Helena Bonham Carter,
Geoffrey Rush, Annette Bening,
Warren Beatty, Billy Baldwin, James
Franco, Ed Harris, Aaron Sorkin,
Seth Rogen, Kevin Costner, David
Crosby, Christopher Lloyd, Amy
Madigan and others, is on display
until Monday, January 9, when it will
be shipped off to the highest bidder.
The bidding process is taking place
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TUE, JAN 17 / 7:30 PM / LOBERO THEATRE
This thrilling play by John Hodge (Trainspotting)
embarks on a journey into the fevered imagination
of a playwright whose commission to write a play
about Stalin yields a lethal game of cat and mouse.
Best of British theatre broadcast
to cinemas around the world
An Afternoon with Amy Chua
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
SAT, JAN 14 / 3 PM / UcSB cAMPBELL HALL
The author of the New York Times best-seller Battle
Hymn of the Tiger Mother discusses her deeply personal
account about the rewards and costs of raising her
children the strict Chinese way.
New Orleans Jazz on Film
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WED, JAN 18 / 7:30 PM / UcSB cAMPBELL HALL
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kings and queens of New Orleans jazz. I feel a huge
responsibility to carry on their musical legacy.
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Childrens Film Festival
Kid Flix Mix
SAT, JAN 21 / 11 AM / UcSB cAMPBELL HALL
A kaleidoscopic showcase of the best short flms
and animations from around the world. The
entertaining mix of a dozen musical and narrative
shorts ofers a delightful experience for all ages.
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SAT, JAN 21 / 8 PM / UcSB cAMPBELL HALL
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Being Wrong - Adventures
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MON, JAN 23 / 8 PM / UcSB cAMPBELL HALL
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ver wonder how you can
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called the Santa Barbara Silver Follies
that has the answer. They do it by
singing and dancing all year long
and entertaining folks several times
a year. In December, they did fve
performances of You Cant Stop the
Christmas Beat! at the Center Stage
Theater that kept the audience tapping
their feet and cheering in between the
song and dance numbers.
All of this was conceived, choreo-
graphed, produced and directed by
Cathie Hetyonk. She collects cos-
tumes wherever and whenever she
can, and her husband has even turned
one of the rooms in their home into a
costume closet.
Cathie told me, The age range in
this show was from ten to seventy-
five. Though the group is fifty-five
and over, I like to mix in some kids.
They give the adults energy and they
also learn from the adults. Its a win-
win. Both the dancers and singers
rehearse twice a week all year long at
the Goleta Valley Community Center.
In this show we have a mother-daugh-
ter, a grandmother-granddaughter
and three married couples.
The Christmas spectacular couldnt
go wrong with such songs as White
Christmas and Its Beginning to
Look a Lot Like Christmas. Gary
Smith and Alba Vargas brought the
house down with The Prayer done
in Italian and English, and Alba did
it again with Dont Rain on My
Parade. The singers and dancers
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SUN, APR 29 / 7 PM / GRANADA THEATRE
Get Your Tickets Early
Last years performance sold out quickly!
rousing finale of You Cant Stop the
Beat.
The Follies appeared in the Sunken
Gardens at the Courthouse last July 4.
Look for them in 2012.
Lobero Associates Tea
The Lobero Theatre Associates have
a good old-fashioned tea every year
well maybe not so old-fashioned this
year, as there was sparkling wine to
accompany the tea. The Biltmore sure
does know how to host a tea. There
was a long table of delectable delights
including a variety of tasty finger
sandwiches and all kinds of sugary
treats. There were even chocolates
sprinkled with gold. I didnt know
gold was edible Id rather wear it.
The members heaped new toys
under the Christmas tree, which would
be donated to CALM for distribution
to kids who might not have anything
otherwise. Besides toys, there was
an opportunity to pay $25 for a tile
you could dedicate to anyone of your
choice even your dog. The more
sold the better, announced tea chair
Janet McCann to the group. We have
just received one thousand dollars for
a matching grant. These tiles are part
of the long awaited renovation of the
ladies bathroom in the Lobero.
I spoke with Sandy Stahl about
the annual instrument drive from the
Santa Barbara Bowl, which partners
with the Lobero Associates under the
youth programs. You can drop off
any no-longer-used musical instru-
ment at the Bowl box office and it will
go to local children, said Sandy.
Janets event committee was Eileen
Mielko (who will be delivering the
toys) and Leslie Haight. President
Annie Williams was greeting attend-
ees and the last founding member
present was Marilyn Schuermann,
who donned a festive holiday sweater.
SEEN (Continued from page 14)
Actors for the Silver Follies production Don Margolin, Grace Fisher, Cody Reid and Dina Rayner
The Lobero
tea committee
Eileen Mielko,
Leslie Haight,
President Annie
Williams and
chair Janet
McCann at the
Biltmore
Marlena Handler with founding member Marilyn
Schuermann at the Lobero tea
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There was piano music to back up all
the chatter on this ladies day.
The Associates work all year on
behalf of the historical Lobero Theatre,
raising monies for whatever is next on
the wish list. All of you theatregoers
will be happy to learn that this year,
new seating will be installed. Happy
New Year!
Fa La La La La
Caroline and Steve Thompsons
Cabana Home (home furnishings)
store never looked better than at the
opening of a new exhibition in col-
laboration with Edward Cella Art +
Architecture. The featured artist was
Adam Silverman, a Los Angeles-
based ceramic artist. His new collec-
tion of hand-thrown pots with explo-
sively colored glazes added a grand
touch to the Cabana dcor.
Caroline had picked up the blue-
green hues by mixing peacock feath-
ers amongst the numerous greens and
pine cones. Music played in the back-
ground and not-to-be-missed munch-
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touch with his Santa Barbara custom-
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Trained as an architect, Adam
Silverman is much more humble than
his biography reads. Besides creating
his own work, he is studio director
of Heath Ceramics, a 62-year-old firm.
Just this last fall he installed a ret-
rospective of iconic Ojai resident and
ceramicist Beatrice Wood for the Santa
Monica Museum of Art. He was also
commissioned by LACMA to create
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Way.
Adam spoke to the group say-
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drink. He is a self-taught potter and
has studied the history of ceramics
around the world. I make all my
own glazes which is much simpler
than a thousand years ago. There is
the internet. When asked how long
it takes to make a pot, its usually
after they have been quoted a price.
They seem to want to know how
much I make an hour. Of course
some come easily and others take a
long time.
Next time youre on Santa Barbara
Street, check out 111 for Cabana Home.
Edward Cella may be contacted at
(323) 525-0053. MJ
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involved in acquiring it and having it
planted. A 400-pound slate stone was
placed in front of the tree, sponsored
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ornaments and garland and thanked
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New Booster Seat Law
With the beginning of a new
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that beginning January 1, children
under age eight must be properly
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in the back when riding in an auto-
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that children remain in a booster
seat until the age of six or until they
weighed sixty pounds. The new law,
which is statewide, also mandates
that children over the age of eight
who are not yet tall enough for the
seat belt to fit properly across their
shoulder and pelvis must also ride
in a booster or car seat.
This is an important new law that
will save lives and prevent serious
injuries among thousands of chil-
dren. Research shows that keeping
children in booster seats until they
are taller reduces their risk of death
or injury in a car crash by fifty-nine
percent, said Dr. Scott McCann,
Director of Health Education with
the Santa Barbara Public Health
Department.
According to the Public Health
Department, a booster seat raises the
child up so the adult-sized seatbelt
fits the childs body. If the lap belt
crosses the childs stomach instead
of hip bones, the child risks damage
to internal organs and spinal cord
injury if involved in a collision.
Not complying with the law will
be costly: for each child under 16
who is not properly secured, parents
(if in the car) or the driver can be
fined over $475 and get a point on
their driving record.
Assistance with proper car and
booster seat installation is available
through the California Highway
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stations. For more information about
car seats, the new law, or help deter-
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booster seat call (805) 681-5270.
New MAW
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Montecito resident Paul Guido,
a clinical psychologist in private
practice locally, has been elected to
the Board of Directors for the Music
Academy of the West. His three-
year term began January 1.
Guido is a Santa Barbara Museum
of Art docent, and served on the
museums docent board for four
years. Also a former Pacific Pride
Foundation board director, he has
volunteered as an on-call counselor
for Music Academy Fellows the last
three summers. He also mentors
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until they hurt. Then, we realize that
when our feet hurt, our whole body
feels awful.
Its a good idea to see a podiatrist if
youre having any kind of foot prob-
lem. Podiatrists are doctors who spe-
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can help to prevent or correct defor-
mity and maintain normal mobility
and function. Podiatrists provide the
basis for the ideal walking style and
posture, and identify any medical or
surgical condition that may require
further referral and management. They
also treat infections and skin, nail, soft
tissue and connective tissue problems.
Podiatrists can also give expert advice
on footwear, so its a good idea to take
any questionable shoes with you to
your appointment.
My ninety-two year old friend visits
his podiatrist for routine toenail trims.
This is not uncommon. Oftentimes,
older people have thicker nails and
plenteous skin growth under the nail
and it is safer for a podiatrist to trim
them. With age, some people have
trouble bending down to reach their
toenails or have vision difficulties that
impair their ability to trim their own
nails. Medicare sometimes covers the
cost of having toenails cared for by
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extensive and the option is limited to
those with the greatest risk for compli-
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I recently accompanied my friend
to his podiatrist appointment with
Dr. James Splettstoesser, at 19 East
Mission Street. When I stepped into the
waiting room, it felt more like enter-
ing a spa than a sterile doctors office.
The walls were adorned with beautiful
and fanciful artwork featuring feet of
all shapes and sizes. Decorative shoe
chatskis filled the shelves and sooth-
ing music played in the background. A
soft-spoken office manager welcomed
us and gathered the pertinent informa-
tion before my friend saw the doctor.
I was impressed by Dr Splettstoesser,
who had a professional yet warm bed-
side manner. He agreed to meet with
me later for a video interview and this
article.
During my interview, I learned that
Dr. Splettstoesser had been a podi-
atrist for over thirty years. When I
asked him why he decided to become a
podiatrist, he said that at an early age,
he suffered from a number of sports
related foot problems. I felt sixteen
from the ankles up and one hundred
and sixteen from the ankles down. He
was plagued with one condition after
another including athletes foot, cal-
luses, and flat feet. During his under-
graduate years, he visited an uncle
in Minnesota who happened to be a
podiatrist. James related to the physi-
cal difficulties that his uncles patients
were dealing with and decided to fol-
low in his footsteps, no pun intended.
While Dr. Splettstoesser has a keen
interest in sports-related problems
like most podiatrists the vast major-
ity of his patients are senior citizens.
Two of the most common foot ailments
that he treats are ingrown toenails and
fungus. Diabetics are particularly vul-
nerable to foot problems because the
muscles in their arteries and veins tend
to contract, causing the circulation in
the feet to become compromised.
In addition to visiting a podiatrist,
Dr. Splettstoesser said that many things
can be done to keep feet healthy on a
preventative basis. Here are his tips:
Keep your nails nice and short
If there is a tendency for nails to
become ingrown, curve them slightly
like a thumbnail as opposed to cutting
them straight across
Use an emery board to smooth
down nails as opposed to a sharp
instrument. You can also use an emery
board after showering to smooth cal-
luses.
Make sure to dry between the toes
after showering or bathing
Use lotion on your feet before
bed at night to keep the skin soft and
supple. For people that have calluses,
try an over the counter product that
has 20% urea in the solution.
If you have a tendency to have
swollen ankles, use compression stock-
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Buy shoes at the end of the day
when your feet are swollen.
To watch my video interview with
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Monarch butterfly when the deed is done!
Speaking of which, if you have not gone
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After thirty years Lora has final-
ly decided to settle. The marriage
license may say Mr. & Mrs. James
Alexander, but we all know that well
really be known as Mr. & Mrs. Lora
Martin.
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Santa Barbara
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Re-Figuring In Order
Thanks for your Editors note in
regard to my letter (More Coffin
Nails To Come? MJ # 17/51) com-
menting on Bob Hazards editorial
about the impact of the Affordable
Care Act on a snowboarding resort in
Colorado. (I stand corrected; there is
a healthcare mandate for employers
with more than 50 employees that
begins in 2014. There are still some
unresolved questions regarding how
this will actually impact this particu-
lar business.)
If we divide the annual gross rev-
enues of $1,000,000 by 100 employ-
ees we get annual gross revenues of
$10,000 per employee. This would
not cover wages for full-time employ-
ees let alone overhead and profit. It
appears that most of the 100 employees
are seasonal or part-time. According
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is $750 for each full-time employee,
not $3,000 for all employees as assert-
ed in the editorial. Thus the possible
financial impact of the new healthcare
law on this business appears to be
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The newly married Mr. and Mrs. Lora Martin
Wines of Monterey
The Best of the Blue wine festival
held in November was named in rec-
ognition of the Blue Grand Canyon,
one of the deepest marine canyons
in the world. This underwater gorge,
beneath the surface of the Monterey
Bay, roughly the same size and scope
as the Grand Canyon, is a powerful
influence on the growing conditions
of Monterey Countys 90-mile-long
grape-growing area.
Jamie Lynn Evans, Account
Coordinator and Social Media
Specialist with a degree in wine and
viticulture, motivated me to attend
this wine festival just a bit further
north of those we enjoy in our county.
The fall sojourn up the coast to beauti-
ful Monterey Wine Country and the
wines poured confirmed her advice.
Best of the Blue was set in the
rather unusual venue of a full-service
executive jet hangar at the Del Monte
Aviation Center in Monterey. The site
was roomy enough to accommodate
the 40 wineries pouring their best
wines representing the full spectrum
of the countys wines and the special
food trucks.
A series of regional gourmet food
trucks provided dishes that comple-
mented the wines. If you havent eaten
anything from a food truck lately,
youre missing out on what is certainly
the newest culinary trend. Some of the
best restaurants on wheels represent-
ed included: Babaloo Cuban Cuisine,
featuring traditional and with-a-twist
Cuban dishes, Aqua Terra Culinary,
specializing in farm-to-table dishes
that are sourced with an emphasis
on seasonality, Piece of Cake Bakery,
and TreatBot, the Karaoke Ice Cream
Truck from the Future, whose tasty
treats and mobile karaoke party was
recently voted best new restaurant by
Metro Newspaper readers.
Thermal Rainbow
In Jamies opinion, In the wine
world, there are two types of people:
those who love to drink wine, and
those who love to drink wine while
obsessing over every minute detail
of its provenance. As promised, this
newest event of the Monterey County
Vintners and Growers Association
(MCVGA) satisfied both the casual
sipper and the all-out wine zealot with
plenty of delicious flavors and oppor-
tunities to learn. There was easy access
to learn about the wines from the wine-
makers who crafted them. My focus
was to learn more about the benefits
and challenges of wine production in
their corner of Monterey County.
Monterey County accommodates
nine distinct American Viticulture
Areas (AVAs) and has the variability
of terroir to successfully grow 42 grape
varieties. Rhonda Motil, Executive
Director of the MCVGA, explains,
We call the impact that the Blue
Grand Canyon produces our Thermal
Rainbow, where the closer you are
to the bay, the cooler the growing
conditions. As you move inland the
temperature steadily increases. A lot
of people dont realize that there is
a forty-degree temperature variance
from north to south during the height
of the growing season. That makes for
an incredible diversity of wine styles,
flavors, and terroirs.
Some of the participating winer-
ies included J. Lohr Winery (pour-
ing the 2010 Fogs Reach Pinot Noir
and October Night Chardonnay);
Wente Vineyards (pouring the 2009
River Ranch Chardonnay); and Scheid
Vineyards (pouring the 2008 Pinot
Noir, which just won double gold at
the San Francisco International Wine
Competition); as well as producers
Bernardus Winery, Morgan Winery,
Tondre Wines, and Wrath Wines.
Rounding out this essence-of-Mon-
terey happening was an art show
displaying the work of both local and
national artists whose work captured
the beauty of the Monterey Bay and
national marine sanctuary. Among
those featured was artist, marine biolo-
gist and cinematographer, Kip Evans,
whose photography has appeared in
National Geographic, Sea, Patagonia, and
Coastal Living, and whose underwa-
ter documentaries include specials
for CNN, BBC, and the Discovery
Channel.
Make plans to attend this full-senso-
ry experience next November, where
youll sip your Monterey wine with
local food, groove to the sounds of
a local band, and see images of the
very geography that makes the wine
and food so abundant and unique.
Until then you can watch the YouTube
video at http://bit.ly/stFa6I. MJ
R
emember one of Californias
most renowned Pinot Noirs,
Williams-Selyem? Its baa-
aack, with more of its originator and
winemaking savant Burt Williams in
every bottle. For almost two decades,
Burt and his partner Ed Selyem
brought the worlds attention to the
Pinot Noirs of the Russian River Valley.
After 17 years, Williams-Selyem was
sold in 1998, but Burt ventured on and
bought 40 acres in Philo (Anderson
Valley), where he planted the 12.5
acres of Pinot Noir that became
Morning Dew Ranch Vineyard.
When the vines matured, grapes
were allotted to a few elite winemak-
ers. Burt explained, I got to watch
and taste the efforts of my daughter,
Margi Williams-Wierenga (Brogan
Cellars) and my late sons Seven Lions
ventures into the wine world, which
gave me great pleasure and pride in
their accomplishments. But that feel-
ing of exultation I had experienced
performing the magical transforma-
tion of grapes into wine, was missing
as was the communication between
the consumer and winemaker I had
enjoyed.
Burt explained, In 2008, our vine-
yard was eight years old and my non-
compete clause had elapsed. My wife
Jan and I bonded a new, very tiny
winery, called Morning Dew Ranch.
The vintage and terroir are present
in the 2008 wine as they have been
in all my wines, but that year we
were thrown a curve ball by nature,
when fires created by a freak electri-
cal storm left smoky aromas in the
crop. The 2008 was a selection from
three blocks, each different clones.
I used 25% whole clusters and the
wine was fermented in open top
stainless steel tanks, gravity racked,
and pressed into new French oak bar-
rels. It was raised for 15 months on
the lees before racking to a tank for
bottling. As was Burts trademark,
as well as one of his many marks on
the trade, the wine was never fined,
filtered, or pumped.
In describing the 2008 Morning
Dew Ranch Anderson Valley Pinot
Noir, Burt opined, There is initially
a smoky aroma that combines with a
dark berry fruit component with hints
of roasted nuts and earth, medium
rich palate, ripe tannins, and berries
on the finish. In a more poetic vein, Id
say, the veil of the vintage is present
as it should be, but does not obscure
the strength of the terroir.
Burt suggests decanting this wine
for aeration so the smoky components
recede a bit and the fruit comes for-
ward showing berry and cherry pie
complexities. He recommends pairing
the wine with grilled salmon, lamb,
veal and pork.
With no plans to make any more of
his own wine, although he will contin-
ue to nurture the vineyard and sell the
grapes, there is limited opportunity
to obtain wine crafted by Burt. Ive
tasted both vintages, in wines made
by Burt, Margi, and Chris Whitcraft,
and relished each sip. Although Burt
has no email or website (no need
to advertise), the mailing address is,
Morning Dew Ranch. P.O. Box 487,
Forestville, CA 95436). You can con-
nect with Margis Brogan Cellars
Winery to order her 2007 Morning
Dew Ranch Pinot as well as her other
wines at www.brogancellars.com.
Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life Benjamin Disraeli
Winemaking runs in the family: Burt Williams of Williams-Selyem and daughter Margi Williams-
Wierenga of Bragan Cellars
A vineyard before
harvest in Monterey
County World of Wine
by Judy Willis
Best of the Past is Back
Dr. Willis and her hus-
band, Dr. Paul Willis, are
prize-winning amateur
winemakers
A. Its been a really positive thing
for me, which I think is kind of rare
for most other preacher kids I know.
My parents were humble people
who were willing to say, I dont
know or apologize when they need-
ed to. As I get older I realize more
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the only boy, I think I also picked up
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You started out in Christian music.
How does that still show up in what you
play today?
When I was younger, I felt like I
had to play Christian music growing
up the way I did. I dont feel like that
anymore, but I am still a follower
N
ot much stays the same at
the annual Kids Helping
Kids beneft concert at the
Granada each January. Sure, San
Marcos High School economics
teacher Jamie DeVries it was in
his Advanced Placement Economics
Program that Kids Helping Kids was
developed and now operates is
involved every year, maintaining the
title of president. But the CEO and
other leadership positions are held
by the students, and the remainder
of the 107 students enrolled in the
program serve for a year before
giving way to the next class.
And of course the headlining act
also changes annually; the first con-
cert featured Toad the Wet Sprocket,
the most successful band ever to hail
from Santa Barbara, whose members
all attended San Marcos. Five For
Fighting played top bill in 2010, Mat
Kearney headlined last January, and
Saturdays concert features three-
time Grammy nominated, plati-
num-selling singer-songwriter Sara
Bareilles, best known for the ubiq-
uitous pop hit Love Song, which
topped the charts in 14 countries just
three years ago.
But one other principal beyond
DeVries returns to the Granada
every year too: Tyrone Wells. The
Los Angeles-based soulful singer-
songwriter has opened every KHK
concert and is doing the table-setting
honors again on Saturday. Wells,
who has also played several other
venues in Santa Barbara ranging
from SOhO to the now-defunct West
Beach Festival, talked about his
career and approach to music over
the telephone from his home late
last week.
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Tyrone Wells has only missed one Kids Helping Kids benefit since it began in 2001, and he returns to
Santa Barbara for the annual benefit this Friday at the Granada
ly) wonderful little town, this one
in northern Laos. There are many
ways to get to Luang Prabang from
Pai and we very nearly just flew but
ultimately decided that we wanted
the experience of reaching the former
French colonial village in a more tra-
ditional way.
So we reserved a few seats on the
slow boat that meanders down
the Mekong River for two days from
Chiang Khong on the Thai border
to our chosen destination. (There is,
logically, a fast boat that does the
same trip in a single day but that boat
requires helmets and executed waiv-
ers and we were repeatedly warned
against itand slow is pretty much
our scene at this point, anyway.)
The first hurdle we faced was
just getting to Chiang Khong. That
involved a seven-hour minibus tour
of hell, taking us over towering spires
of rock and jungle on the windiest
and arguably most dangerous roads
weve ever seen (including in Nepal
and India) as our driver made incre-
mentally aggressive passes that often
bordered on suicidal. No guard rails,
potholed or nonexistent pavement,
steep ascents and descents at high
speed and hundreds of hairpin turns
and switchbacks all night long. We
got into Chiang Kong at 3:30 am with
daughters who resembled zombies far
more than little girls. (At least they
slept the whole time, even if it was
Dramamine induced neither Wendi
nor I got as much as a moment of shut
eye, opting instead to exchange fre-
quent wide-eyed stares as we watched
yet another life threatening scene
unfold in front of us.)
Chiang Khong is a Thai border
town. The accommodation was, um,
less than spectacular. Let me put it to
you this way: We slept (read: tossed
and turned) in two single beds for a
couple hours in all of our clothes. It
I
havent been entirely honest over
the past month.
And, given the proximity of the
New Year and my intended resolu-
tions of generally high(er) ethical and
moral standards, I thought Id take
this opportunity to come clean, you
know, to start 2012 off on the right
foot.
So here it is: This whole extended
family travel thing is not all Thai
cooking classes and sky lanterns of
dreams. Its not all romance in France
and passion in Italy. There are hard
times, too, and they often involve the
challenges associated with the actual
travel portion of our travels. The get-
ting hither and yon. The logistics of
the whole operation.
There is perhaps no single better
example of these challenges than our
recent voyage to Laos. We were relax-
ing in a wonderful little Thai town
called Pai when we decided that it
sounded fun to spend Christmas in
Luang Prabang another (alleged-
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Slow Boat on the Mekong
by Matt Mazza
Sunrise on the Mekong during the journey to Laos
Lily relaxing on the slow boat to Laos
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LEAVING Page 344
T
here are at least three different
locations where men in search
of a haircut in Montecito
can fnd what they are looking for.
There is, of course, the longstanding
Montecito Barbers, whose veteran
haircutters, along with newcomer Tim
Sanchez have been stropping straight
razors, buzz-cutting teenagers and
clipping the silver-haired set for over
45 years. They currently ply their
trade in the Vons Shopping Center. A
newcomer to town is Richie Ramirez,
who formerly worked at Montecito
Barbers for some four years before
deciding to open his own place. And
then, surprisingly, there is Paul Allard
at Dadiana. So, rather than single out
any one tonsorial expert, we thought
it best to feature one special haircutter
from each establishment.
Montecito Barbers
Tim Sanchez is a third-gener-
ation Sanchez to stand behind one
of the barber chairs at what is now
Montecitos venerable mens haircut-
ting parlor. Tim, along with his dad,
Matt, his grandfather, Bob, and fel-
low fishing enthusiast Jess Martinez
share customers at Montecito Barbers.
Tim, 23 years old, was born in Santa
Barbara and has been cutting hair for
just over a year and a half. Its a little
early in his career to have developed a
philosophy about hair and/or heads,
but Tim does say that his being at
Montecito Barbers offers an alterna-
tive option to a younger clientele who
can choose someone closer in age to
cut their hair.
The most popular cut for those
under 30? Its the faux hawk, says
Tim, explaining that the faux hawk
is sort of an abridged Mohawk that
doesnt require shaving the sides of
the head (think David Beckham).
Montecito Barbers is located at 1028-B
Coast Village Road (805-969-1314); hours
are Tuesday through Saturday from 8 am
to 6 pm.
Dadiana
Paul Allard was born in Oneida, a
town in upstate New York between
Utica and Rochester, not far from the
Canadian border; he was raised, how-
ever, in San Diego as a Navy brat,
he says. Paul, who has lived in Santa
Barbara for 20 years, has been cutting
hair for nearly seven of those years,
although his main job at Dadiana,
where he has been for almost five
years, is shampooing womens hair.
Time really flies, he quips, when
youre having fun.
The difference between cutting
womens hair as opposed to mens:
Women, he notes, have a set look
they want, even though you know
you can upgrade their look for them.
The funny thing about guys, Paul,
who specializes in serving men who
have had hair restorations, observes,
is that they still want to do a comb-
over and have a straight head of hair.
Paul says he could give them a rock
star look if they wanted it. My thing
is to take someone and make them
look VIP, high profile. But sometimes
they dont want to do that, which
frustrates him. But other than that,
all is great. I love the people, he adds.
As to Pauls philosophy: I cut a
style, I dont style a cut. So I cut the
style in the haircut, so that a guy can
towel and go. High speed, low drag.
His favorite cut: A GQ cut. I name
my haircuts vis--vis movie stars.
So, a Michael Douglas cut, a Daniel
Craig cut, which is kind of GQ, kind
of an angular cut. Thats the kind
that I like to do. [Daniel Craigs]
very first James Bond haircut: that
was a spot-on haircut. Thats what
I call a GQ cut. When Im trying to
describe it to a guy, I use movie stars
to describe the cut, that way guys
get it. Guys need visuals. They dont
want you to say youre going to fade
it, youre going to layer and chip
into it, what have you. So, I say a
Johnny Depp, a Brad Pitt, or a Daniel
Craig, thats how I do it.
The most popular choice of haircut
for men under 30: Tight and very
sculpted. Usually kind of conforms to
the young guys head, only with real
vertical sides.
Dadiana Salon & Essentials is located
at 1485 East Valley Road # 10 (805-
969-1414); hours are Tuesday through
Saturday 9 am to 5 pm.
Richies Barber Shop
Richie Ramirez was born in Santa
Barbara and has been cutting hair for
eleven years and in Montecito for six.
Richies philosophy: I believe in
the strong barber tradition. Im a bar-
ber; were a barbershop; we special-
ize in mens hair. Were not a salon,
were not stylists. I love what I do,
so therefore I take pride in every-
thing. I cut your hair [and I see your
head as] an artists painting. Youre
walking around with my art on your
head.
He says he has no favorite hair-
cut, but his customers under 30 kind
of like the hard part, kind of like
what Ive got going on. They like that
thirties, forties, Madmen, Boardwalk
Empire, the whole Prohibition era
look, when the guys had clean, tight
tapers with a little bit longer style
on top. Not so much rockabilly, but
Prohibition era.
Richie says a big part of the rea-
son for the success of his just-over-
one-year-old business are his other
two barbers John Fry and Lauren
Runquist. We all have one goal,
and thats cutting mens hair. And
thats what we do. Its our passion.
Thats just huge because were all in
it together. All the different personali-
ties and characters, thats what a great
barbershop is; everybody brings their
own unique style to the table. All of
these chairs, were all different. If you
dont like the way I cut your hair, then
you might like the way Lauren cuts it,
or you might like how John cuts it.
Richies Barber Shop is located at 1187
Coast Village Road # 6 (805-845-9701);
hours are Monday through Saturday from
7:30 am to 7:30 pm. MJ
CLIP ART
In Business
by Journal Staff
Tim Sanchez
gets ready to
cut into cus-
tomer Marc
Gelinass hair
at Montecito
Barbers
Many regular
customers at
Dadiana may
recognize
Paul Allard
as the man
who sham-
poos their
hair, but his
real specialty
is cutting
towel and
go mens
styles
Richie Ramirez (on right) manages the clippers at Richies Barber Shop, along with his two haircutting
compadres Lauren Runquist and John Fry
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(Editors note: According to the
Colorado Ski Association consultant
retained by the snowboard resort, the 100
employees cannot be considered seasonal
workers because most work full shifts
throughout the 145-day ski season, which
exceeds the 120-day federal limit for sea-
sonal workers.
With regard to the size of the actual
penalties, the 2014 individual health-
care mandate penalties range from $695
to $2,085 per year (plus future COLA
increases), which is what you may be
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one employee receives a government pre-
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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 7)
to be worth around $17 million, while
Katy, who has been raking in cash
from a very successful California
Dreams world concert tour and her
hit records, is said to have $70 million
in the bank.
The rumor mill, as I have reported
in this illustrious organ, has been
churning for the past few months
about problems in the A-list couples
marriage, but just last month Brand
was denying it on former Montecito
resident Ellen DeGeneres popu-
lar Emmy Award-winning TV talk
show, saying: Im married to Katy.
Perpetually, until death us do part
was the pledge. Im still alive.
It was also reported the tony two-
some were returning to India, where
they tied the knot in a lavish cer-
emony at a five-star resort, to rekindle
their romance.
But when Katy was snapped by
paparazzi frolicking in the waves off
Hawaii at Christmas and Brand was
photographed in a chilly Cornwall,
England, 7,000 miles away, suppos-
edly after a huge argument, the fil-
ing of divorce papers by Brand in
Los Angeles Superior Court last week
seemed all but inevitable.
According to celebrity website
TMZ, Katy, whose Santa Barbara par-
ents, Keith and Mary Hudson, are
born-again Evangelical ministers, did
not want to officially file for divorce
herself as divorce goes against her
religious upbringing.
Brand is currently still in England,
having been spotted sans wedding
ring at the luxurious Savoy Hotel
in London, while The One That Got
Away singer was snapped partying
on New Years Eve at the Soho House
in West Hollywood.
She was really enjoying herself in a
private room with friends and didnt
appear to have a care in the world,
says my mole with the martini.
Katy, 27, has yet to comment on the
breakup, but it has been reported that
Brand, who will next appear in the
80s musical film, Rock of Ages, along-
side Tom Cruise, didnt approve of
her partying lifestyle and new claims
suggest he told her to tone it down.
The recovered drug and sex addict
is said to have disapproved strongly of
her benders such as a day-into-night
party in Rio last year. He also appar-
ently never liked her friends, such as
the fun-loving singer Rihanna.
The couple has a number of
homes, including a London town-
house, a Manhattan apartment and a
new seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom
Spanish-style 8,835 sq-ft property
in the Hollywood Hills, which they
purchased in June from National
Lampoon executive, Daniel Laikin,
for $6.5 million.
Katy recently released her new sin-
gle The One That got Away, which
is currently number three on the U.S.
charts.
If it reaches number one, it will be
her sixth chart-topping single from
her Teenage Dream album, surpass-
ing the record set by the late Michael
Jacksons Bad.
Stay tuned...
Hitched One More Time
Britney Spears first wedding was
a ripped jeans and baseball cap affair
in Las Vegas, and her Los Angeles cer-
emony to Kevin Federline had to be
moved up because of the media circus
surrounding the nuptials.
So for her third time down the
aisle with Santa Barbara fianc Jason
Trawick, 40, the 30-year-old singer
is reportedly planning a traditional,
Southern-style country wedding.
The dynamic duo are said to be
shunning the typical Hollywood wed-
ding in favor of a small family cel-
ebration, possibly in her hometown of
Kentwood, Louisiana.
Britney wants a traditional
Southern-style wedding with comfort
food, surrounded by her family, her
two sons and all of her childhood
friends, reports one mole.
The singer and Trawick, her former
manager, became engaged last month
after two and a half years of dating.
But not everyone appears to be
thrilled with the stars engagement.
Spears childhood friend and hus-
band of 55 hours, Jason Alexander,
tells Us magazine: Its sort of sad. I
know everyone wants me to be happy
about this, but I am not. I think its
fake and I think people are afraid to
say it.
If you look at all the pictures
between them there is no connection.
They look like they are going through
the motions.
The couple spent Christmas in New
York before flying back to L.A.
Watch this space...
Severe Slammer Sentence
Diandra Douglas, ex-wife of Oscar
winner Michael, has been speaking
about her fears for their troubled son,
Cameron, who has just been sen-
tenced to an additional four and a half
years in jail with no family visits for
two years for possessing drugs in
his cell.
Diandra who has let out her $19
million seven-bedroom, eleven-bath-
room Montecito mansion, La Quinta,
on eleven acres to Miami Vice actor
Don Johnson and his family, as I
exclusively revealed here has blast-
ed the judge, Richard Berman, for
imposing such a harsh sentence,
adding the ban on family visits, plus
eleven months of solitary confinement
for violating prison rules, was cruel.
Cameron was used because of his
famous last name to set an example of
ruthless punishment, she fumes.
I believe that solitary is only still
practiced in the USA, as it has been
proven not to help rehabilitate any-
one, and only serves to make pris-
oners paranoid and anxiety ridden.
Humans and certainly my son are
by their very nature in need of other
human contact to maintain mental
health.
She says she intends to appeal and
that like his father, who went into
rehab in 1992 Cameron should get
treatment.
It is way too harsh and unjust, she
thunders. I have not been allowed to
see Cameron for the past two months
or speak to him. My only communica-
tion has been through the mail.
Cameron is fighting an addiction,
which is a disease that runs in the
family. Would you put a diabetic into
solitary confinement in a prison... to
cure him?
Two years with no family visita-
tion, with only one call out per month.
The hope and love that Cameron
receives from his family visits, I
believe, is what sustains him through
these unbearable times... We boost
his self esteem, of which he has been
totally robbed...
When you have a child who is ill
and afflicted with severe addiction,
what they need is love, support and
hope.
Anti-Kim Clan
Theres only so much Kim
Kardashian America can take.
An online petition, appropriately
dubbed BoycottKim.com, has attract-
ed the signatures of more than 275,000
people who proclaim theyre done
supporting the E! TV reality star and
her publicity loving family.
The site claims Kardashian, who
memorably tied the knot with bas-
ketball ace Kris Humphries in our
rarefied enclave in August and then
filed for divorce just 72 well-paid
days later, has made a mockery of
American culture.
It hopes to attract as many signa-
tures as possible in hopes of influ-
encing Kardashians sponsors to end
their relationship with her.
Those who sign the petition pledge
to boycott the products sold and
marketed by the 31-year-old. They
also promise to avoid shopping at any
stores that carry Kardashian-branded
merchandise and to never watch any
television show, movie or sex tape
that features her.
The site also displays the logos of
nearly 40 brands or stores that use
Kardashian as an endorser or to sell
her products.
According to one of the founders of
the website, the boycott is being close-
ly monitored by Sears, which carries
the Kardashian Kollection, much of it
reportedly discounted on the troubled
chains website.
He says the short-term goal of the
boycott is to amass 350,000 signatures,
but contends that 500,000 would be
the kind of serious number that
would prompt a company such as
Sears to re-evaluate its relationship
with Kardashian...
Pops are the Tops
The venerable 1,500-seat Granada
Theatre was crammed for the Santa
Barbara Symphonys New Years
Eve Pops Concert, when the talented
musicians had to vie with the sound
of popping champagne corks, noise
makers and the rustle of party hats.
Under entertaining conductor Bob
Bernhardt, a frequent baton waver
with the Boston Pops, the orchestra
really got into the party spirit, suit-
ably garbed in festive attire for the
program that went from operatta to
jazz, waltz to Broadway, and Brazil to
Hollywood.
Johann Strauss kicked off the two-
hour show with a definite Viennese
theme of polka, waltz and Mein Herr
Marquis from Die Fledermaus sung
by soprano Mela Dailey attired in
a frothy sparkling blue confection ,
who had performed in Austin, Texas,
just 24 hours earlier.
She followed up with Brindisi,
the drinking song from Verdis La
Traviata, and was clearly delighted
when a most aloof butler walked on
stage carrying a silver tray and a glass
of chilled vintage Cristal to help lubri-
cate her vocal chords.
New symphony board member,
financial executive Brett Moore, was
next to perform, having bid in an auc-
tion for the honor of standing on the
dais in his orchestral debut conduct-
ing Leroy Andersons Blue Tango,
having rehearsed with music director
Nir Kabaretti and fellow board mem-
ber Patricia Gregory who did the
honors a year ago a few days earlier.
The second half oozed Americana
with Oscar-winning screen composer
John Williams Flight to Neverland
Soprano Mela Dailey, a literally sparkling perfor-
mance
While walking on Hendrys beach
in 1992 youll have a long talk with
yourself and any Divine Being that
may be listening about whether youd
rather become a writer or win the lot-
tery. Pick the lottery.
In 1996 the publisher of the Montecito
Journal will offer you your own humor
column. He wont know that youre
so thrilled youd write it for nothing
so hell propose two free dinners at
his restaurant, Caf Au Lait, for each
column. Hold out for dessert also.
Spend more time with your parents.
When theyre gone youll miss them
like the desert misses rain. MJ
The white man
with the Afro on
the left is Jim
Alexander; on the
right are two of his
friends from long
ago (1976?)
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What Would You Say To A Younger You?
Mr. Alexander is a for-
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buy recommendations
on Enron, Pan Am, Bear
Stearns, General Motors,
and most recently,
Solyndra, have become
the stuff of legend on
both Wall Street and
Skid Row
A
s the last seconds of the old
year tick down and a new one
begins, I often take stock of the
previous twelve months. Sometimes,
if Ive had enough to drink and
theres nothing but reruns of Hillbilly
Handfshin on television, Ill take
it one step further and examine my
whole life. This usually leads to
another drink often a double and
occasionally gets me to thinking about
what I might say to a young Jimmy
Alexander if I could go back in time.
As 2012 neared I came up with these
jewels of advice for a younger me.
In 1966, when youre thirteen-
years-old, your parents will take you
away from your friends and family in
Southington, Connecticut and move
you to Santa Barbara. Youll spend
a year hating the world and feeling
sorry for yourself. Hang in there, baby.
It works out.
In junior high, try not to say the
word bitchin so much. And youll
avoid a stinging slap in the face if you
dont use the word puta until you
learn its meaning.
Study your long division and mul-
tiplication tables hard, but the big
threealgebra, geometry, and trigo-
nometryare all a colossal waste of
brainpower and your time will be bet-
ter spent in woodshop or girls water
polo.
Although it seems like a good idea
at the time, dont do the white-man
Afro thing. Those photos will haunt
you forever.
When your Levis button fly 501s
size 32 waist start getting tight, con-
sider swapping that Big Mac for a
salad occasionally.
Though you wont yet be secure
enough in your masculinity in high
school to try out for male cheerleader,
get over it. Youll curse yourself for the
rest of your life for not taking advan-
tage of this luscious opportunity.
Dont try to grow a beard when
youre eighteen. The nickname
Patches will follow you for a long
time.
That girl. The first one. The one you
loved so much your teeth hurt. You
can and do go on living without her.
Dont fuss and fret about an occupa-
tion. Just become an electrician. They
make almost as much money as heart
surgeons and the hours are much bet-
ter.
Despite its name, youll get no com-
fort from Southern Comfort.
There will come a day in your early
twenties when your parents will say,
We just gave your sister a down
payment for a house. Would you like
a house too? Dont be your normal
ignorant self and reply, No, thats
your money. You worked hard for it.
You keep it.
Youll meet a girl named Toni late
one Saturday night in front of the
Rose Caf on Haley Street. Be advised,
things are not what they seem and
Toni ends up being Tony.
Youll be troubled after the tragic
death of your mother but youll be
blessed with a second mother whose
love will ease the pain and lead you
to realize that no man could be luckier
than to be loved by two mothers.
In 1977, beg, borrow, and steal every-
thing you can and bet it on Seattle
Slew to win the Triple Crown.
Youll move away from Santa
Barbara in 1978 to Reno, Nevada.
Your notion of becoming a profes-
sional gambler doesnt exactly pan out
so dont waste too much time there. As
soon as you meet a girl named Lora
Martin, marry her and move back
home.
Those ninety-nine cent steak & egg
breakfasts in Las Vegas and Reno
always end up costing you fifty dol-
lars. And while were on the subject,
youll never win a dime playing frick-
in Keno.
Instead of buying a Sony Betamax
and that AMC Pacer, buy Apple stock.
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Thursday, 15 December, 10:16 am Deputy Banks was dispatched to Fairway
Road based on a vandalism report. Banks contacted the victim who said he is a
recipient of the Purple Heart from the Vietnam War; the victim has Purple Heart
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not find them under the influence and incapable of driving. A report was
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residence on Santa Isabel based on report of an auto burglary. Upon arriving,
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were broken into. The victims daughter parked the SUV in the driveway the
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all in for this last-ditch effort to
solidify big government forever.
First, you spend enormous amounts
of money you dont have in order to
put more Americans in the position of
relying on government money in one
way or another.
Then, instead of paying for these
monstrous debts with increased tax
revenues, which would result from
lowering taxes, loosening regulations
and freeing up the marketplace
from government intervention and
strangulation, they insist upon tight-
ening the noose around our econo-
my and society with higher tax rates
across the board, to go along with our
already highest-in-the-world corpo-
rate tax rates.
Theres no room for compromise.
What survives the outcome of this
grand and sweeping budget struggle
will be an America continuing to
offer political liberty, economic free-
dom and unlimited opportunity on
the one hand, or an America that has
given away its greatness and gran-
deur in exchange for a modest life
guaranteed by the government (until
the nations wealth has been totally
cannibalized and theres nothing left)
on the other.
The former outcome assures
freedom-lovers everywhere that the
American eagle still flies and com-
mands the skies. The latter outcome
eventually becomes symbolized by
the condor, a scavenger that feeds on
itself until only a shadow of its once
great being remains.
Socialism today means your grand-
children a generation from now will
be picking your bones clean like a
Condor looking for sustenance. The
investment wealth that America has
procured and amassed over the previ-
ous eight generations of unparalleled
growth, prosperity and freedom will
be consumed in order to redistrib-
ute and pay for the most rudimen-
tary expenses of ordinary life. Capital
assets that kept on pouring out profits
(spendable money) year after year
and financed a muscular and proud
America will be broken down like
building blocks before a wrecking
ball so that you and I can pay our
rent and buy the groceries, until its
all gone and were pretty much back
in the poorhouse where we began
before this American experiment with
freedom began.
Let me know in 20 years if you
still believe Im a scaremonger, espe-
cially if the Democrats succeed in
raising taxes now while promising
illusory spending cuts somewhere
down the road, and Barack Hussein
Obama goes on to achieve re-election
in November.
David S. McCalmont
Santa Barbara
Pricey Panties
They might be the most expensive
pair of old bloomers ever!
A pair of 35-inch waist knick-
ers, worn by Queen Victoria in the
1860s, recently sold at auction in
Edinburgh, Scotland, for around
$15,000.
Made from several yards of fine
cream silk and embroidered with
the letters VR standing for Victoria
Regina the knee-length royal under-
wear was snapped up by an anony-
mous private collector.
Four years ago, a pair of Her
Majestys unmentionables, with a
50-inch waist, were snapped up for
$7,000.
The collection came from the con-
tents of Old Battersea House, the
17th century London home of the
Forbes publishing dynasty, with the
bloomers hanging in a frame in the
guest bedroom, used by former First
Lady Nancy Reagan, who could have
probably fit into one leg!
Victorias secret, no more...
Sightings: Oscar winner Jeff Bridges
checking out the bustling scene at the
perpetually packed Brophy Brothers...
Political pundit Dennis Miller, sing-
er Peter Noone and News-Press co-
publisher, Arthur von Wiesenberger,
lunching at the new Mexican eatery El
Cielito in La Arcada... Emmy-winning
producer Dick Wolf enjoying pianist
Steve Karans musical melodies at the
Biltmores Ty Lounge
Pip! Pip! for now
Readers with tips, sightings and
amusing items for Richards column
should e-mail him at richardmin-
eards@verizon.net or send invita-
tions or other correspondence to the
Journal MJ
MISCELLANY (Continued from page 28)
from Hook and a glorious selection
of Duke Ellington hits, before Dailey
returned to the stage in a shimmering
silver sheath gown.
But, rather than singing Happy
Birthday, Mr. President, she rocked
the house with Jerome Kerns Cant
Help Lovin That Man of Mine
from Showboat and Andrew Lloyd
Webbers All I Ask of You from The
Phantom of the Opera.
After selections from the film Polar
Express and another Williams work,
The Olympic Spirit, the concert
ended with Stars and Stripes Forever
and, of course, Auld Lang Syne.
It was an absolute cracker!...
Christmas Trees at Ridley-Trees
Social gridlock reigned supreme at
the Montecito manse of philanthropist
Leslie Ridley-Tree when she threw
her annual holiday bash.
Copious canapes, including mini beef
Wellingtons and Beluga caviar covered
blinis, accompanied by bounteous bub-
bly and waterfalls of fine wine, made
the stellar occasion particularly memo-
rable for the dozens of guests, includ-
ing Brian King, Barry and Jelinda
DeVorzon, Jennifer Smith Hale,
Corinna Gordon, Thomas Rollerson,
Marlowe and Arlyn Goldsby, Robert
Emmons, Teresa McWilliams, Mary
Ellen Tiffany, Carolyn Amory, Lee
Luria and Scott Reed, president of
Music Academy of the West.
It is really one of the best parties of
the season! gushed jewelry designer
Corinna.
Who am I to disagree?...
Caviar and Clicquot
Tout le monde was at the New
Years Day lunch thrown by garden-
ing guru George Schoellkopf and
artist Gerald Incandela at their mag-
nificent Summerland aerie.
Among those noshing on the heav-
ing tables of turkey and beef brisket,
which had taken three days to pre-
pare in the cavernous kitchen, and the
scrumptious trifle and tiramisu, were
Kendall Conrad and David Cameron,
Tab Hunter and Allan Glaser, moun-
taineer and author Sandy Hill she
has climbed the highest peaks on every
continent, including Mount Everest ,
Bruce Gregga, William Laman, Larry
Feinberg and Starr Siegele, Chapin
and Cynthia Nolen, Beverley Jackson,
top photographer Tim Street-Porter,
Dale Kern, Carolyn Miller, and for-
mer TV newsman Sander Vanocur
and wife, Ginny.
Helping wash down the glorious fare
were gallons of Veuve Clicquot and
endless bottles of superb Bordeaux.
A wonderful and memorable kick-
off for 2012!
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Paseo restaurant, they designed rich
gold and red draperies to be woven
at Herter Looms. They painted
frescoes and designed poppy-gold
hangings and gilded poppy designs
for the ceiling.
In 1913, Albert created seven
murals entitled The Pageant of the
Nations for the Mural Room of the
St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco.
W
hen Albert and Adele Herter
inherited Mary Herters
home in Santa Barbara and
transformed it into El Mirasol Hotel,
they became permanent members of
the community. Though they continued
to travel and spend part of the year at
The Creeks, the estate they were given
in East Hampton as a wedding present,
they became involved in life in Santa
Barbara and their art refected the
infuence of the West.
Their son, Christian A. Herter, who
became governor of Massachusetts
and Secretary of State under Dwight
D. Eisenhower, recalled springtime
gatherings when the family motored
through a California countryside
ablaze with yellow-gold poppies.
The rich colors and flowers of the
West entered the Herters palette
and found exuberant expression in
their work.
When Albert and Adele were
recruited by Bernard Hoffmann to
decorate the Gold Room of his El
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Adele and Albert, seen here in 1939, had a home in East Hampton called The Creeks. In later years, they
spent more and more time there. (Photo courtesy of Santa Barbara Historical Museum)
Adele McGinnis Herter, seen here with daughter
Lydia circa 1904, became a cultural leader in
Santa Barbara (Photo courtesy of Santa Barbara
Historical Museum)
The Egyptian Hieroglyph was completed by Albert Herter in 1944 and still hangs in the main branch
of the Santa Barbara Public Library (Photo courtesy Hattie Beresford)
The Way It Was
by Hattie Beresford
The Herter Touch: Part 2
Ms Beresford is a retired
English and American his-
tory teacher of 30 years in
the Santa Barbara School
District. She is author of
two Noticias, El Mirasol:
From Swan to Albatross
and Santa Barbara
Grocers, for the Santa
Barbara Historical Society.
WAY IT WAS Page 354
Persia reproduced here on the cover of a
menu, is one of seven murals Herter painted
for the Mural Room at the St. Francis Hotel in
San Francisco in 1913 (Image courtesy of Santa
Barbara Historical Museum)
The Orient, reproduced here on the cover of
a menu, is one of seven murals Herter painted
for the Mural Room at the St. Francis Hotel in
San Francisco in 1913 (Image courtesy of Santa
Barbara Historical Museum)
was freezing, the windows wouldnt
close and cleanliness was not a top
priority. I will spare you the details
but multiply whatever youre think-
ing by, say, ten and you will get a feel.
The next morning was consumed
with crossing the border into Laos.
Weve dealt with interesting immigra-
tion and visa issues in lots of places
at this point but crossing the Mekong
and getting into Lao territory was
an entirely new cup of tea. A long,
patience-testing morning devolved
into an all out mad rush on an open-
air Laotian visa-on-arrival coun-
ter that was being bombarded from
every side. The place was essentially
the gladiator arena of foreign entry
points, a real global crossroads that
pitted, say, seasoned Spanish back-
packers against English nobles or, in
our case, a smiling American family
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against weathered Thai construction
workers. It was quite a scene.
We finally made it to the ridicu-
lously long and rectangular slow boat
and found our seats (not bad). But as
we got ourselves situated (this takes
longer than you think with the kids
and books and games and food and
drink etc.), a German man in his fifties
stepped onto the boat and promptly
fell into the totally unmarked and
gaping hole in the floor through
which our bigger bags had passed
into a below-deck storage area just a
moment before. (His ego was battered
but he was otherwise peachy and
very lucky.) We counted three others
who nearly met the same fate but
were rescued by fellow passengers I
think that the crew was actually tak-
ing bets on who might tumble the
whole time.
We spent the next six hours flying
down the Mekong slow boat is a
relative term, apparently, that stems
from a comparison to the deadly fast
boats that kept speeding by with
unhappy helmeted passengers hold-
ing on for dear life with a Lao man in
old US ARMY embroidered fatigues
holding an intimidating M16 at our
feet and a host of chickens clucking
away on the roof above our heads.
When our machine gun-toting neigh-
bor saw the children he reluctantly
removed the clip from his military
grade weapon and smiled shyly.
We spent the night in a decent
accommodation (our standards are
not exactly what they were when we
left Montecito) in a fairly seedy Lao
frontier town called Pak Beng and
woke early to make the boat on time.
And then we spent the next nine or
ten hours doing the same damned
thing.
Heres the kicker: We loved every
minute of it. All of us. We read
and played games and enjoyed the
indisputably gorgeous vistas of the
Mekong River Valley and laughed
and talked with the travelers and
locals around us. We drank tea and
had treats (sodas, chips and suck-
ers). And an old Lao woman at the
back of the boat was even selling
singles from a fully stocked cooler
of ice cold BeerLao, which just may
be the best drop weve had to date.
It was great.
So the cat is out of the bag. Its not
all sunshine and butterflies and cook-
ing classes all the time. There are chal-
lenges. There are hardships.
But we take them in stride and keep
smiles on our faces and springs in our
steps. We wouldnt start the New Year
any other way.
Happiness, health and prosperity in
2012. To everybody.
If you are interested in talking to Matt
or, perhaps more likely, anybody else in
the Mazza family, feel free to email any of
them at towheadtravel@gmail.com. And
if you are interested in a more detailed
account of their journey to date, check out
their website and Matts blog at www.
towheadtravel.com. MJ
LEAVING (Continued from page 25)
Cold homeschooling morning on the slow boat
down the Mekong
Wendi, Lily and Kate on the
boat on the Mekong River, dur-
ing the journey to Laos
A long, patience-testing morning devolved into an all
out mad rush on an open-air Laotian visa-on-arrival
counter that was being bombarded from every side
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WAY IT WAS Page 364
Albert enticed Frank Morely Fletcher
to Santa Barbara to head up the Santa
Barbara School of the Arts, and Albert
served as an instructor there as well,
often showing up in a colorful red
fox-hunting coat. Both Herters con-
tinued to paint and hold receptions
for their work at the studio on lower
Chapala. Many Montecitans and Santa
Barbarans had their portraits painted
by the Herters.
Alberts artistic and dramatic bent
found outlet with the Community Arts
Players. Besides acting and direct-
ing, he designed costumes, scenery
and stage curtains. The Potter Theater
received a gold curtain, and the
Recreation Center a gold and Herter
blue curtain that was later used at the
Lobero; both were woven at Herter
Looms. For the January 1921 perfor-
mance of The Lame Duck the press
announced, Albert Herter, savant,
artist, and aesthete, was director.
By far the most renowned perfor-
mance of 1921 was his staging of
Maurice Maeterlincks dark fai-
rytale of doomed lovers, Plleas and
Mlisande. Albert played the role of
Golaud, Mlisandes husband and
Plleas brother. The beautiful and
elaborate performance with its incred-
ible scenery and costuming designed
by Albert and directed by Nina Moise
left a lasting impression on the com-
munity.
Herter, who was roundly applauded
for his role, nevertheless was tripped
up on opening night. He had been
told that all of Hollywood was in the
audience, and a sudden case of the jit-
ters caused him to forget his lines. He
had to say to the audience, I dont
know what I am saying, and walk to
the wings where the book holder gave
him his lines.
His break from character didnt
seem to overly affect the performance,
for the Morning Press reviewer, over-
come by the magic and romance of
it all, wrote, [It was] a midwinter
nights dream told by the flickering
light of the dying fire that throws
haunting shadows upon the walls
and wakes the figures in the tapes-
tries who stir and whisper they were
once men and women from Fairyland,
long, long ago. And then we listen
while a pair of lovers tell us how they
lived and died, how there was a castle
by the sea.
In March 1929, Albert wrote and
staged another incredible commu-
nity extravaganza, The Gift of Eternal
Life: An Indo-Persian Legend, at the
new Lobero Theatre. He designed
the costumes, which the press called
glittering and gorgeous, and the
scenery, which was rendered into sets
by Doug Parshall and other noted
local artists. Lutah Marie Riggs was
recruited to play the slave Ferouda,
Another California commission
was eight history murals for the
Los Angeles Public Library. The one
entitled Fiesta at a Mission features
Mission Santa Barbara. They can
still be seen in todays Childrens
Literature Department.
In Santa Barbara, Albert and
Adeles paintings found their way
into the homes of such local notables
as Bernard Hoffmann, Pearl Chase,
W. Edwin Gledhill, Katherine Burke
Peabody Hale, and Amy Dupont.
Albert also completed two of ten
proposed murals on the History of
Writing for the Santa Barbara Public
Library. The Gutenberg Bible (1937)
and Egyptian Hieroglyphics (1944)
still hang in their place of honor in
the main room of the downtown
branch of the library.
Promoting
Community Aesthetics
In the 1920s Albert and Adele Herter
became involved with the Community
Arts Association, which brought the
various elements of Santa Barbaras
cultural life under one umbrella.
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and the famous dancer Ruth St. Denis
to play the courtesan Rabia. Albert
played the King.
To add to the atmosphere, Persian
hangings from the Herter studios
draped the walls of the theater. The
Morning Press reported that Herter
also included ingenious features such
as stars floating in a blue sky, heav-
enly messengers appearing in a flash
of flame, and angels of death, with
eyes of fire, hovering about the person
of the aged king. A pageant of elabo-
rately costumed dancers, tumblers, lit-
ter bearers and musicians completed
the effect of the sensual, luxurious
spectacle.
Community Traditions
In 1920, Adele Herter led the effort
spearheaded by Pearl Chase to cre-
ate a community Christmas program.
Utilizing the tallest evergreen tree on
the courthouse property on the cor-
ner of Figueroa and Anacapa, both
Herters set about creating ornaments,
designing costumes, and laying plans.
A red-robed chorus of 100 voices was
to carry golden lanterns on long poles
as they wended along the courthouse
paths to the Christmas Tree where
they would lead in the singing of
carols. On a small stage behind them,
three tableaux, under the direction of
Adele, would assemble and illustrate
three Christmas carols.
In an interview several weeks
before the event, Adele expressed the
hope that the Community Christmas
Celebration would become an annual
event that was anticipated joyously
each year. We want it to be more than
gifts and good cheer, she said. We
want to feed their souls as well as their
bodies.
On Christmas Eve, however, the
threat of imminent rain sent the whole
performance to the Recreation Center.
Though it was too crowded to allow
everyone inside, the show did go on.
The first tableau, accompanied by the
singing of The First Noel, featured
the Three Shepherds as they beheld
the Star of Bethlehem.
The second tableau showed the
Three Wise Men (with Albert playing
the role of one of the Kings) approach-
ing the manger whose crib was suf-
fused with light to depict the holy
Presence. The choir sang, appropri-
ately enough, The Three Kings of
the Orient. The final tableau, which
resembled an old Italian painting,
depicted the Madonna and Child with
Angels as the chorus and audience
sang Silent Night.
The Morning Press reviewer said that
despite the fact that much of the effect
was lost due to the cramped quarters,
it is improbable that Santa Barbara
has ever before seen stage setting, grouping and costuming so exqui-
sitely designed and executed. Those
who were fortunate enough both to
see and hear received impressions that
will remain long with them.
The Tree of Light (as it came to be
called), choral program, and tableaux
became a permanent part of the com-
munity celebration for many years.
A year after the earthquake and sub-
sequent reconstruction, a tree at the
destroyed Arlington Hotel became the
Community Christmas Tree until 1928
when the Norfolk Island Pine on the
corner of Carrillo and Chapala streets
received that designation, one that
persists to this day, a legacy from Pearl
Chase and the Herters.
Adele Herter died in 1946 at their
East Hampton estate and Albert came
to live at El Mirasol in Santa Barbara.
After he died in 1950, his daughter
Lydia and her companion, Ingeborg
Praetorius, arranged for a Memorial
Exhibit of her parents work. Many
Santa Barbara and Montecito families
loaned paintings to the exhibit at the
Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Locally, the Herters work can still
be seen at the Santa Barbara Public
Library, and, hopefully, still in the ceil-
ing of the old Wine Cask restaurant,
once known as the Gold Room of the
El Paseo Restaurant. It is unknown if
the Santa Barbara Museum of Art still
retains a still life by Adele and a piece
of Herter fabric.
(Sources: Files of the Santa Barbara
Historical Museum; contemporary
news articles, ancestry.com, Herter
Brothers: Furniture for a Gilded Age by
Katherine Howe, et al. El Mirasol:
From Swan to Albatross by Hattie
Beresford.) MJ
The first attempt at decorating a community tree was in 1914 at the corner of Figueroa and Anacapa
streets on the grounds of the old County Courthouse. Adele and Pearl Chase established this tree as the
Community Christmas Tree when Adele and Albert designed the ornaments for the tree and started the
tradition of the Christmas Tableaux in 1920. (Photo courtesy of Santa Barbara Historical Museum)
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Omissions &
Corrections
In last weeks issue, we mistakenly
printed the wrong author of Montecito
Diary, which featured local eye doctor
Dante Pieramicis recent humanitar-
ian retina surgery mission. The author
of the article was Ann Pieramici, the
doctors wife and MJ columnist, who
traveled with Dr. Pieramici and their
daughters to Honduras. We regret the
error. MJ
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R
obert Gates, who served as a
trusted advisor to eight U.S.
presidents of both parties,
will be the keynote speaker at the
seventh annual Westmont Presidents
Breakfast Friday, March 2, from 7-9 am
in the Grand Ballroom of Fess Parkers
Doubletree Resort. Tickets to the Grand
Ballroom, which are $125 per person,
go on sale Wednesday, February 1, at 9
am and can be purchased only on the
Westmont website. Seating is limited,
and tickets are sold on a frst-come,
frst-served basis. Tickets to watch
the speaker on a video screen in an
adjacent room with a light, continental
breakfast will be available for $50.
Gates was secretary of defense
under two presidents, Barack Obama
and George W. Bush, and through
two wars, Iraq and Afghanistan. He is
regarded as one of the most respected
leaders in recent U.S. history, driving
U.S. intelligence and defense policies
over the past four-and-a-half decades
from the Cold War to todays ongoing
war on terrorism. In June, President
Obama presented the Presidential
Medal of Freedom to Gates during
his retirement ceremony. This is the
nations highest civilian award.
As defense secretary, Gates made
significant advances in keeping sol-
diers safe, including replacing vehicles
in the field with heavily armored vehi-
cles, which greatly reduced roadside
bomb attacks and fatalities. He has
three times received the Distinguished
Intelligence Medal, the CIAs highest
award, and is the only career officer
in the CIAs history to rise from entry-
level employee to director.
Gates leadership and guidance
earned him the National Security
Medal, the Presidential Citizens
Medal and the National Intelligence
Distinguished Service Medal.
Successes include the reshaping of
U.S. nuclear weapons policies, the
removal of troops from Iraq and the
resurgence of troops in Afghanistan,
culminating in the death of Osama
bin Laden.
Earlier in his career, Gates served
as an officer in the U.S. Air Force and
president of Texas A&M University. He
has been named the 24th Chancellor of
the College of William and Mary and
will succeed Sandra Day OConnor
when her term ends in February 2012.
Gates, an alumnus of the College of
William and Mary, earned a master
of arts degree in history from Indiana
University and a doctorate in Russian
and Soviet history from Georgetown
University. He is the author of the
memoir From the Shadows: The Ultimate
Insiders Story of Five Presidents and
How They Won the Cold War, which
was published in 1996.
The Westmont Foundation and area
businesses sponsor the Presidents
Breakfast to promote discussion
and consideration of current issues
among local community leaders. This
years lead sponsor is Santa Barbara
Bank and Trust. Gold sponsors
include Anodos, Axia, Davies, Hub
International, Jo and Carl Lindros,
MATT Construction, Melchiori
Investments, Montecito Institute,
Rabobank, and V3 Corporation, with
special thanks to Northern Trust.
Past Westmont Presidents
Breakfast keynote speakers include:
Condoleezza Rice, former secretary
of state; Vicente Fox, former president
of Mexico; Walter Isaacson, president
of the Aspen Institute and former
chairman and CEO of CNN; Fareed
Zakaria, host of Fareed Zakaria GPS on
CNN; Thomas Friedman, author of
Hot, Flat, and Crowded and The World is
Flat; and American historian and best-
selling author David McCullough,
who has twice won the Pulitzer Prize.
Willis Earns Award
for Ride of Her Life
Sharon Willis, a nurse at
Westmonts Health and Counseling
Center, recently earned the Clif Bar
Courage Award for her inspirational
finish in the second annual Santa
Barbara Century bicycle ride in
October. Willis, 55, fell off her moun-
Former secretary of defense Robert Gates will
speak at the seventh annual Westmont Presidents
Breakfast in March
Kalon Kelly and Bill Lindberg presenting the Clif Bar Courage Award to nurse Sharon Willis for complet-
ing the Santa Barbara Century bicycle ride, just two months after being injured
Scott Craig is manager of media relations at
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tain bike two months before the start
of the ride and was unable to train for
several weeks.
When she decided to try and com-
plete this century, she had only a
few weeks to prepare, and she had
never ridden this distance, says Bill
Lindberg, a member of the Santa
Barbara Centurys board of direc-
tors. She rode a loaner bicycle from
Giant Bicycle, using clip-on-shoes
and cleats for the first time.
Sharon started the 100-mile race at
6:30 am, climbing 9,600 feet on one of
the most difficult rides in the U.S.
After about 40 miles, Sharon began
repeatedly suffering painful leg
cramps, forcing her to get off her bike
to walk and stretch. It was incred-
ibly frustrating because I felt strong
otherwise, Sharon says. I kept
plugging away, going ten miles then
stopping to deal with cramps. I kept
saying, Ill just go another ten miles
and see how I do. Once I got to the
top of Painted Cave, I decided I was
going to enjoy all the downhill I had
earned. I started feeling extremely
driven to finish it.
And, after 12 hours, Sharon did fin-
ish in the dark.
I was completely surprised and
definitely feel undeserving of all this
attention, Willis says. I am not
a typical long-distance bike rider,
so completing the ride was such a
highlight for me (lots of tears of joy
at the end), but its really all about
Bill (Lindberg) and Kalon Kelly for
organizing such a wonderful event
and providing this ride for our com-
munity.
In two years of the bicycle ride,
Santa Barbara Century has donated
more than $82,000 to non-profits such
as Sports Outreach, founded 25 years
ago by former Westmont soccer coach
Russell Carr. We will be able to feed
and educate several hundred chil-
dren in Uganda because of the ride,
Lindberg says. In the future, I hope
this ride will continue to grow so that
we can help local charities with gifts
of more than $100,000 annually. We
have been blessed that Rabobank,
Clif Bar, Whole Foods and Bryant and
Sons Jewelry have been so generous
in helping make this ride such a suc-
cess.
Limelight
on Solar Homes
The Santa Barbara City
Council recently recognized 97 proj-
ects at its Solar Design Recognition
Awards Ceremony, including 40
homes in the Las Barrancas neighbor-
hood. The neighborhood, one of the
first completely to become solar in the
county, houses Westmonts faculty.
Russell Smelley, former president
of the Las Barrancas Homeowners
Association, Reed Sheard, vice presi-
dent of advancement and information
technology, and Ben Siebert, CEO of
Planet Solar Inc., accepted the award
at City Hall.
Fourteen of the homes in Las
Barrancas were destroyed in the Tea
Fire. Those homes were prepared for
photovoltaic panels during recon-
struction, and the other homes were
retrofitted with brackets. I am par-
ticularly pleased that the community
was able to take this devastating event
and turn it into something wonder-
fully sustainable, Smelley says.
The citys program promotes solar
energy system installations and
encourages aesthetically integrated
designs. More information on the
Solar Design Recognition Program
and Solar Design Guidelines is avail-
able at: www.Santabarbaraca.gov/
Resident/Home/Guidelines. MJ
death, the organization was also fold-
ing and there was no one to take
over the management, expense and
time involved in maintaining the flag
project.
Due to their poor condition, the
flags had to be taken down. The
Breakwater Flag Project was uncer-
emoniously over, and with it, one of
Pauls signature community contri-
butions had come to an end.
Enter the Santa Barbara Yacht Club.
A few years ago, Commodore Bud
Toye and his wife Sigrid went to the
Waterfront Department to determine
what it would take to get the flags
flying again. Primarily, the city need-
ed a responsible group to provide
stewardship of the project.
Sigrid decided to spearhead this
effort and with the Santa Barbara
Yacht Club stepped forward to restore
the flags to the breakwater. These
flags are not only a colorful attrac-
tion to the breakwater, but they also
help sailors to judge wind speed and
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Flagging Paul Mills
State Street Spin
by Erin Graffy de Garcia
T
he Santa Barbara International
Film Festival announced
Christopher Plummer will be
receiving the Modern Master Award
in January. He recently appeared in
Beginners, which is a flm by Mike
Mills about his father, Paul Mills,
former Director of the Museum of
Art.
One of Paul Mills many lega-
cies was flags... his delightful artis-
tic obsession. He designed them, he
collected them, he researched them,
he displayed them and he launched
our two major flag programs. Long-
timers cannot notice the local flags
flanking downtown State Street in
heraldic fashion, or fluttering in the
crisp breeze in the scenic walk along
the breakwater without remember-
ing Paul Mills.
For the movie, his son Mike wanted
to make the character a little less
personal, so he substituted fireworks
in the movie for the trademark flags.
Yet Mike admitted how important the
flags were for his dad, a kind of sign
that he was alive.
Which brings us back to the break-
water.
Over thirty years ago, Paul Mills
originated the Flag Project to fly flags
at the breakwater. The Flag Project
was designed primarily to display
the flags of the many non-profit orga-
nizations in the city of Santa Barbara,
the national, state, and city flags, and
even flags of our sister cities. The
flags were supported for decades
through a non-profit organization,
which located sponsors, fundraised,
and maintained the twenty-six flag-
poles and the colorful flags on the
breakwater.
Coincidentally, at the time of Pauls
direction when starting a race.
The city maintains the flagpoles and
rigging, while the Yacht Club selects
and maintains the flags, purchases
replacement flags at its own expense
(the flags rotate after one year to keep
them in good condition), raises and
lowers the flags, and carries liabil-
ity insurance to cover operations.
They also handle the hassle of finding
sponsors. The Santa Barbara Yacht
Clubs stewardship of the Breakwater
Flag Project is done solely in service
to the community and in honor of the
many outstanding non-profit service
organizations within the city of Santa
Barbara. So many visitors and resi-
dents coming to our waterfront have
marveled at the pageantry and fes-
tiveness the flags portray along the
beautiful breakwater walk. I, for one,
am so pleased that the Yacht Club has
brought this back to life.
And, to ensure that Paul Mills leg-
acy was not forgotten, the Yacht Club
created the Paul Mills flag... which
you will note resides right next the
Yacht Club burgee.
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So, lets say your love life has been
floundering. You are angling for new
romance. You wonder, are there any
other fish in the sea? If you are really
ready to get back in the pool, check out
this upcoming event just for the halibut.
The Santa Barbara Maritime
Museum (SBMM) is presenting Love
Under the Sea, a speed dating event
for Santa Barbara singles looking to
discern who is ready to fish or cut bait.
The event will take place on
Wednesday, January 11 from 6 pm
until 8 pm, and will be hosted by guest
emcee (and eligible bachelor!) John
Palminteri.
This will be a fine kettle of fish.
What could be better than chatting
and snacking with cool local singles
when you are looking for that Special
Salmon? Doing it for a good cause!
After all, the $20 cost for the night
goes back to help fund the Maritime
Museum programs, events and exhib-
its. It also includes light appetizers,
wine and beer.
I must advise that interested speed
daters have to be 21 years of age
or older and you must sign up in
advance. (If you dont know what
speed dating is, you are probably too
old to attend.) To sign up, call the
Maritime Museum: 962-8404, x111. MJ
The Breakwater Flag Project was created by Santa Barbaras Paul Mills and after being abandoned for
several years, the flags have recently been revived and reinstalled by the Santa Barbara Yacht Club, who
continues maintaining the project (Photo by Hank Boehm)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 5
1st Thursday Didnt we just fnish
an entire month of holidays? Well, if
you havent had enough socializing yet,
or just feel the need to meet friends old
and new and indulge in a little culture
to keep the fre burning into 2012,
the Downtown Organizations monthly
1st Thursday gathering should be just
the trick. Entertainment-wise, the duo
Carl & Bobby play classic rock, jazz,
blues, country and Hawaiian music on
the patio in front of Marshalls, while
singer-songwriter Deanne Bunny
performs quirky indie pop songs with
dance, punk and folk infuences at
Paseo Nuevo Center Court. If belting
out Auld Lang Syne last Saturday
night has you in the mood for joining in
rather than watching, the monthly sing-
along with pianist Harold Kono over
at Casa Magazine will let you exercise
your vocal chords to your hearts (and
everyone elses ears?) content. Casa is
also where a dozen sculptors will be
featured in a group show. Elsewhere
in the visual arts, self-taught native folk
artist Justine J. Tompkins exhibits
her artwork at Faulkner Gallery West at
the Santa Barbara Public Library, while
fber artist Valerie McLean who
uses felt in her work demonstrates
the newly-popular art form at Santa
Barbara Arts at La Arcada Court.
Meanwhile, PrAna at Santa Barbara
Outftters kicks off the New Year hosting
local artist and co-founder of Surfers
Without Borders Aubrey Falk and a
show of her latest artwork, including
a live presentation from 6-6:30pm.
Also Artamo Galleries has Start With
Art, which features an overview of 20
artists represented by the gallery, and
Eddie Rosales exhibits his personal
photographs manifested from the Day
of the Dead celebrations at TonyRays
Restaurant and Cantina. Art, culture,
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Note to readers: This entertainment calendar is a subjective sampling of arts and other events taking place in the Santa Barbara
area this week. It is by no means comprehensive. Be sure to read feature stories in each issue that complement the calendar. In
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by Steven Libowitz

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6
Hot Tuna & cool blues The
acoustic concert of the year
might just be happening in
the frst week of 2012 as two
veterans whose careers date
back to the 1960s team up
for a tantalizing tour. Both Hot
Tuna and David Bromberg
have played the Lobero before,
but this tandem show is a
tantalizing treat of folk-rock
and Americana from guys with
about 150 years of combined
experience. Hot Tunas Jorma
Kaukonen and Jack Casady
who frst got together as
teenagers in Northern California
and have played together on and
off ever since present a much-
copied but never topped blend
of bluegrass, blues and folk,
while the same description could
apply to Bromberg, as the multi-
instrumentalist can play anything
with strings while also adding
country-swing, ragtime, R&B
and jazz to the mix. Kaukonen
& Casady are also members of
the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,
courtesy of their long association with just about every iteration of Jefferson
Airplane (later Starship). Steady as She Goes, the duos spring 2011 release, is an
apt if clichd title, as the boys just keep deliverin the goods, time after time after
time. Bromberg, who will appear with his quartet, began his career on the East
Coast, basically busking in Greenwich Villages basket houses before winning
jobs backing up Tom Paxton, Rosalie Sorrels and Jerry Jeff Walker,
among others. Later, his chops earned him gigs as a hired gun for the likes of Bob
Dylan, The Eagles, Ringo Starr, Willie Nelson and Carly Simon, to name
just a few, but it was his association with Walker that led to his rendition of Mr.
Bojangles, a seven-minute song that lifted Bromberg above the fray for good in
1972. Brombergs ability for spinning quirky, humorous yarns is as prodigious as
his instrumental prowess; How Latell Ya Play Til remains one of the greatest live
albums of all time (check out Will Not Be Your Fool for some riotously funny
venom-spewing in perhaps the best break-up song in history). 2011s Use Me, his
latest album, proves hes still got it, too. WHEN: 8pm WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 6
Like, as if! Anacapa School shows
off its arts program with a nostalgic look
back around 25-30 years ago with The
Totally Awesome 80s Prom. Students
will perform songs popular in the decade
as well as act out skits from some movie
faves of the 1980s. And that decade is
a pretty smart pick, as parents shouldnt
have too much trouble dragging along
friends whose kids dont matriculate at
Anacapa, just to re-live the moments
they were the same age as their children
are now. WHEN: 7:30pm tonight &
tomorrow WHERE: Center Stage Theatre,
upstairs in Paseo Nuevo COST: $15 general, $5 students (Anacapa School students
free) INFO: 963-0408 or www.centerstagetheater.org
libations and strolling not a bad way to
start off a New Year.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 7
Kamatana. Come again? No,
Kamatana The obokano is a large
bass lyre played by the Gusii tribe of
Western Kenya. Dubbed the double bass
of East Africa, the obokano has eight
strings, which produce a deep buzzy
sound reminiscent of a bass saxophone.
When combined with vocals and
percussion, it provides a strong rhythmic
accompaniment. Thats just what youll
hear with Kamatana, a duo from Kenya
who are dedicated to promoting the music
of the obokano to new audiences. Mid-
thirty-year-olds Domonic Ogari and
Samwel Osieko are Gussis who offer
folk songs not only in their native Gusii
language, but also tunes from other tribes
in Kenya including the Luhya and Luo
in the west and the Kiswahili-speaking
peoples of the coast. Which makes sense,
since Kamatana means togetherness.
WHEN: 6pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State
Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST:
$15 ($3 discount with dinner) INFO: 962-
7776 or www.sohosb.com
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8
SOS season starts If youre
depressed over already having broken
half of your New Years resolutions only
a week into to 2012, heres some help:
Speaking of Stories kicks off its new
season with Nothing But Laughs, an
evening of stories selected to tickle your
funny bone and at least make you smile
if not laugh out loud. Its a Montecito
bookend, too, as village-based actress
Christina Allison reads her own
Renaldo and the Early Bird Special to get
things going, followed by Tony Miratti
and Rich Hoag teaming up for David
Mamets Duck Variations and Meredith
McMinn reading Padgett Powells
The Winnowing of Mrs. Schuping before
Bob Lesser winds up the night with
Respect by Montecito writer T.C. Boyle.
As always, SOS artistic director Maggie
Mixsell directs the show, which will be
followed by cookies and milk on the patio
as part of a reception with the artists.
WHEN: 2pm today, 7pm tomorrow
WHERE: Center Stage Theatre, upstairs
in Paseo Nuevo COST: $25 general,
$15 students INFO: 963-0408 or www.
centerstagetheater.org
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12
Santa Barbara is Candy-land
Local flm enthusiasts are familiar with
Candace Schermerhorn as the
former longtime programming director
of the Santa Barbara International Film
Festival, a position she held for two
different stints. But Schermerhorn isnt just
adept at picking movies to screen across
a wide range of genres and subjects,
shes also an accomplished flmmaker
in her own right. She directed, with
Bestor Cram, the independent award-
winning documentary You Dont Know
Dick, an intimate flm about female-to-
male transsexuals, and wrote, produced
and directed The Naked Option: A last
resort, which celebrates the grassroots
mobilization of women in the Niger Delta
and their struggle against the multinational
oil corporations. Her other credits include
work for Childrens Television Workshop,
the National Park Service, Massachusetts
Council for the Humanities, Harcourt
Brace Publishers, American Masters,
and Turner Broadcasting. Schermerhorn,
who has taught documentary flmmaking
at Santa Barbara City College for years,
is currently in preproduction of her third
independent feature documentary The
Last Utopia, about the ancient seafaring
Lapita navigators and their migration
due to sea level rise. The well-rounded
cinephile is the special guest speaker at
the frst monthly meeting in the new year
of the Screenwriters Association of Santa
Barbara. WHEN: 7pm WHERE: Brooks
Institute, 27 East Cota Street COST: free
INFO: 617-4503 or www.screenwriterssb.
blogspot.com
5 12 January 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 41 Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise Sigmund Freud

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7
The essence of dance
NECTAR, choreographer-
dancer Cybil Gilbertsons
three-year-old and very bold
creative forum that challenges
artists in a variety of media to
investigate a theme and create
something new, kicks off 2012
on a notion that weve all
been sharing for the past two
weeks: Home. This quarters
culminating performance-forum
takes place tonight at Yoga
Soup, the wonderfully intimate
and spiritually-sparked palace of healing arts behind the Roasting Company on lower
State Street. WHEN: 7:30pm WHERE: 28 Parker Way COST: $20 INFO: 965-8811
or www.yogasoup.com or www.cybilgilbertson.com

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13
New year, new
consciousness Montecito
resident Barbara Marx-
Hubbard is the guest speaker
at the exceedingly popular Mind
& Supermind series through
SBCCs Adult Ed tonight. The
prolifc author, lecturer, educator
and flmmaker, now in her ninth
decade on the planet, is regarded
as the philosophical heir to
Buckminster Fuller, who called
Hubbard the best informed
human now alive regarding futurism and the foresights it has produced. Because
of ongoing budget cutbacks, Hubbard who is the founder of the locally-based
Foundation for Conscious Evolution will be this quarters only Mind and Supermind
guest. Shell lecture on the subject Are you Ready for Conscious Evolution? WHEN:
7:30-9:30pm WHERE: Auditorium at the Wake Center, 300 North Turnpike Rd.
COST: free INFO: 687-0812
Rockin out in the New Year The
Chumash Casino digs for heavy metal in
its frst rock concert of 2012 as Motley
Crue lead singer Vince Neil brings his
solo act to Santa Ynez. The blonde bad
boy front man, now 50, boasts hard
rocking, hard partying, much mayhem
and more than a few legal skirmishes
over his 30-year career in which hes
drifted in and out of Crue. But youre
still sure to hear such hits as Girls,
Girls, Girls, Wild Side, Same Ol
Situation, Looks that Kill and many
more. WHEN: 8pm WHERE: 3400 East
Hwy. 246 COST: $15-$35 INFO: (800)
CHUMASH or www.chumashcasino.com
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13
Classical connivers Just as they
are every fall, Camerata Pacifca is the
frst classical music organization out of
the gate for the New Year. Given the
enticing program, you might have to
start considering Friday the 13th a sign
of good fortune. In another of founder-
artistic director Adrian Spences creative
endeavors, the chamber music ensemble
is turning things upside down at Hahn
Hall tonight, performing Bachs famous
Goldberg Variations, not on piano,
but with a string trio (featuring all three
principals: violinist Catherine Leonard,
violist Richard Yongjae ONeill,
and cellist Ani Aznavoorian, back
from maternity for her frst concert of the
season) in an arrangement by Dmitry
Sitkovetsky. Only afterward does
pianist Adam Neiman step in, joining
the other musicians for Chaussons Piano
Quartet in A Major, Op. 30. And this is
one concert youll want to attend in the
evening, as the Bach wont be played
in the matinee (unless, of course, Mr.
Spence has some new tricks up his sleeve).
WHEN: 1pm and 7:30pm WHERE: 1070
Fairway Road COST: $45 INFO: 884-
8410 or www.cameratapacifca.org MJ
Walk-Up
Take Out
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Catering
late night, Asian infused, city food
425 State St. 805.705.0991
Thursday - Saturday 11:30pm-2:30am
of Christ and it comes out of me. It
happens in the music. I believe, so it
naturally shows up.
I know lots of singer-songwriters who
say they cant write a happy song. That
doesnt seem to be one of your problems.
You have no trouble singing about love
and faith and hope. Are you just an
upbeat, half-full sort of guy?
I definitely am. I was fortunate to
be given that outlook in life and its
stayed with me. Music is therapy for
all of us, but Im not trying to over-
come some horrible darkness from
my past. My upbringing was void
of terrible sadness or overwhelming
heartbreak.
And yet people who have suffered
really do seem to relate to your music.
When I write songs like More, it
still touches on the broken spirited,
the down and out. Everybody has
felt that way at some point, even
if its just that things are not going
your way. I can certainly relate those
feelings of hopelessness and heart-
ache or losing someone to death, but
I find my way out of them.
Do you learn through the writing? I
mean, is the music one of the ways you
cope?
Its partially a coping mechanism,
but for me its more than just a love.
Music is the mistress that keeps me
coming back for some sort of resolu-
tion. I run to my guitar and enjoy it
so much. Its much more about love
than need. On the other hand I cant
imagine ever stopping.

You reveal a lot of yourself in your
lyrics. Are you ever concerned about
getting too personal?
No. I am an open book and I dont
mind it. Ive been asked to be more
private, but I have to be myself and
let it fall where it does. When I was
on Universal, some of the people
at the label asked me not to wear
my wedding ring or to mention my
wife. They said that would steal that
emotion from the girls. You do want
everybody to hear your songs, so it
made sense, but I couldnt do it. Its
a real slippery slope and I just didnt
want to go there.
So let me ask you, in this cluttered
world of music, what make you stand
out from the other singer-songwriters?
Hmmm... Thats interesting. Let
me answer it this way: I think people
come see me because I write songs
that are honest and that people relate
to, and I talk about, or at least Ive
been told that my songs have helped
them through life. I feel like theres
something spiritual that happens at
my shows, and its not attributable
completely to me; its a God thing.
People leave with their spirit really
lifted. Besides that, I think my shows
are a lot of fun. I do get lighthearted
and tell stories from my life. Some
people come just for that.
Ive heard that story about the plagia-
rized song [Sea Breeze; Wells found
out when a girl called her friend during
his show to say that Tyrone was playing
one of his songs when actually her
friend had stolen it from Wells] youve
told a lot but its still hard to believe.
Does it still shock you when you think
about it, or is it just funny now?
It is funny. I just think the guy
was such a goober to think he could
pull it off. He must have thought the
music would never get past a certain
level and he wouldnt be exposed. I
do laugh about the idea that maybe
hes been to one of my shows and
heard the story himself. I kind of
hope so.
You do have a lot of stories.
Thats the only thing I got from a
consultant that I hired once to help
me with my career: that an indie
singer should talk as much as they
sing in a show. I thought he was
crazy but I tried it, and it works.
They might go home thinking that
they wished youd played more
songs, but they end up buying the
CD... But Im not just babbling. I try
to give substance to what Im saying.
People feel like they know you, and
they like you. Its important as an
artist to make that connection.
So whats going on with the new
album? I believe it was supposed to be
out by the end of the year. Is the hold-
up because you are still writing five as
many songs as you have room for?
Its literally ready to go. Were
just signing off on final mixes. But
yes, I am writing way too many
songs. But this time we decided to
go about it differently and record
all the songs that felt like they were
worth hearing instead of just twelve.
So we have a big mixture of songs
recorded, almost thirty. We plan to
release all of them in one form or
fashion. The original twelve will be
out in March. Its called Where We
Meet.... I work really hard at writ-
ing songs. I do write a ton. I co-write
a lot. I found that its like anything
in life where when you link arms
and work together its a better end
product. You do lose something
because as an artist you want it to be
solely from yourself but your pro-
spective broadens and youre able
to get over a wall or around a door
you cant find by yourself. I think it
makes the songs better.
Did any themes coalesce on the album?
We did some research a while ago
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Bella Vista $$$
1260 Channel Drive (565-8237)
Featuring a glass retractable roof, Bella Vis-
tas ambiance is that of an elegant outdoor
Mediterranean courtyard. Executive Chef
Alessandro Cartumini has created an inno-
vative menu, featuring farm fresh, Italian-
inspired California cuisine. Open daily for
breakfast, lunch and dinner from 7 am
to 9 pm.
Cafe Del Sol $$
30 Los Patos Way (969-0448)
CAVA $$
1212 Coast Village Road (969-8500)
Regional Mexican and Spanish cooking
combine to create Latin cuisine from tapas
and margaritas, mojitos, seafood paella
and sangria to lobster tamales, Churrasco
ribeye steak and seared Ahi tuna. Sunfower-
colored interior is accented by live Span-
ish guitarist playing next to cozy beehive
freplace nightly. Lively year-round outdoor
people-wat ching front patio. Open Monday-
Friday 11 am to 10 pm. Saturday and Sunday
10 am to 10 pm.
China Palace $$
Montecitos only Chinese restaurant, here youll
fnd large portions and modern dcor. Take out
available. (Montecito Journal staff is especially
fond of the Cashew Chicken!) China Palace also
has an outdoor patio. Open seven days 11:30 am
to 9:30 pm.
Giovannis $
Los Arroyos $
Little Alexs $
1024 A-Coast Village Road (969-2297)
Luckys (brunch) $$ (dinner) $$$
Comfortable, old-fashioned urban steak-
house in the heart of Americas biggest
little village. Steaks, chops, seafood,
cocktails, and an enormous wine list are
featured, with white tablecloths, fine
crystal and vintage photos from the 20th
century. The bar (separate from dining
room) features large flat-screen TV and
opens at 4 pm during the week. Open
nightly from 5 pm to 10 pm; Saturday &
Sunday brunch from 9 am to 3 pm.
Valet Parking.
Montecito Caf $$
Montecito Coffee Shop $
1498 East Valley Road (969-6250)
Montecito Wine Bistro $$$
516 San Ysidro Road 969-7520
Head to Montecitos upper village to indulge
in some California bistro cuisine. Chef
Nathan Heil creates seasonal menus that
$ (average per person under $15)
$$ (average per person $15 to $30)
$$$ (average per person $30 to $45)
$$$$ (average per person $45-plus)
MONTECI TO EATERI ES . . . A Gu i d e
include fsh and vegetarian dishes, and fresh
fatbreads straight out of the wood-burning
oven. The Bistro offers local wines, classic
and specialty cocktails, single malt scotches
and aged cognacs.
Pane Vino $$$
Peabodys $
Plow & Angel $$$
San Ysidro Ranch
900 San Ysidro Lane (565-1700)
Enjoy a comfortable atmosphere as you dine
on traditional dishes such as mac n cheese and
ribs. The ambiance is enhanced with original
artwork, including stained glass windows
and an homage to its namesake, Saint Isadore,
hanging above the freplace. Dinner is served
from 5 to 10 pm daily with bar service extend-
ing until 11 pm weekdays and until midnight
on Friday and Saturday.
Sakana Japanese Restaurant $$
Stella Mares $$/$$$
50 Los Patos Way (969-6705)
Stonehouse $$$$
San Ysidro Ranch
900 San Ysidro Lane (565-1700)
Located in what is a 19th-century citrus pack-
inghouse, Stonehouse restaurant features a
lounge with full bar service and separate dining
room with crackling freplace and creekside
views. Chef Jamie Wests regional cuisine is
prepared with a palate of herbs and vegetables
harvested from the on-site chefs garden.
Recently voted 1 of the best 50 restaurants in
America by OpenTable Diners Choice. 2010
Diners Choice Awards: 1 of 50 Most Romantic
Restaurants in America, 1 of 50 Restaurants
With Best Service in America. Open for dinner
from 6 to 10 pm daily. Sunday Brunch 10 am
to 2 pm.
Trattoria Mollie $$$
Tre Lune $$/$$$
A real Italian boite, complete with small but
fully licensed bar, big list of Italian wines, large
comfortable tables and chairs, lots of mahogany
and large b&w vintage photos of mostly fa-
mous Italians. Menu features both comfort food
like mama used to make and more adventurous
Italian fare. Now open continuously from lunch
to dinner. Also open from 7:30 am to 11:30 am
daily for breakfast.
Via Vai Trattoria Pizzeria $$
Delis, bakeries, juice bars
Blenders in the Grass
Heres The Scoop
1187 Coast Village Road (lower level)
(969-7020)
Gelato and Sorbet are made on the premises.
Open Monday through Thursday 1 pm to 9 pm,
12 pm to 10 pm Friday and Saturday, and 12
pm to 9 pm on Sundays. Scoopie also offers a
full coffee menu featuring Santa Barbara Roast-
ing Company coffee. Offerings are made from
fresh, seasonal ingredients found at Farmers
Market, and waffe cones are made on site
everyday.
Jeannines
Montecito Deli
Open six days a week from 7 am to 3 pm.
(Closed Sunday) This eatery serves home-
made soups, fresh salads, sandwiches, and
its specialty, The Piadina, a homemade flat
bread made daily. Owner Jeff Rypysc and
staff deliver locally and cater office parties,
luncheons or movie shoots. Also serving
breakfast (7am to 11 am), and brewing Peets
coffee & tea.
Panino
1014 #C Coast Village Road (565-0137)
Pierre Lafond
516 San Ysidro Road (565-1502)
This market and deli is a center of activity
in Montecitos Upper Village, serving fresh
baked pastries, regular and espresso coffee
drinks, smoothies, burritos, homemade
soups, deli salads, made-to-order sandwiches
and wraps available, and boasting a fully
stocked salad bar. Its sunny patio draws
crowds of regulars daily. The shop also
carries specialty drinks, gift items, grocery
staples, and produce. Open everyday 5:30 am
to 8 pm.
Village Cheese & Wine

In Summerland / Carpinteria
The Barbecue Company $$
3807 Santa Claus Lane (684-2209)
Cantwells Summerland Market $
2580 Lillie Avenue (969-5894)
Corktree Cellars $$
910 Linden Avenue (684-1400)
Corktree offers a casual bistro setting for
lunch and dinner, in addition to wine
tasting and tapas. The restaurant, open
everyday except Monday, features art from
locals, mellow music and a relaxed atmo-
sphere. An extensive wine list features over
110 bottles of local and international wines,
which are also available in the eatery's
retail section.
Garden Market $
Jacks Bistro $
5050 Carpinteria Avenue (566-1558)
Serving light California Cuisine, Jacks offers
freshly baked bagels with whipped cream
cheeses, omelettes, scrambles, breakfast bur-
ritos, specialty sandwiches, wraps, burgers,
salads, pastas and more. Jacks offers an ex-
tensive espresso and coffee bar menu, along
with wine and beer. They also offer full ser-
vice catering, and can accommodate wedding
receptions to corporate events. Open Monday
through Friday 6:30 am to 3 pm, Saturday
and Sunday 7 am to 3 pm.
Nugget $$
Padaro Beach Grill $
A beach house feel gives this seaside eatery
its charm and makes it a perfect place to
bring the whole family. Its new owners added
a pond, waterfall, an elevated patio with
freplace and couches to boot. Enjoy grill op-
tions, along with salads and seafood plates.
The Grill is open Monday through Sunday
11 am to 9 pm
Slys $$$
686 Linden Avenue (684-6666)
Slys features fresh fsh, farmers market veg-
gies, traditional pastas, prime steaks, Blue Plate
Specials and vintage desserts. Youll fnd a full
bar, serving special martinis and an extensive
wine list featuring California and French wines.
Cocktails from 4 pm to close, dinner from 5 to
9 pm Sunday-Thursday and 5 to 10 pm Friday
and Saturday. Lunch is M-F 11:30 to 2:30, and
brunch is served on the weekends from 9 am
to 3 pm.
Stackys Seaside $
Summerland Beach Caf $
Tinkers $
2275 C Ortega Hill Road (969-1970)
Santa Barbara / Restaurant Row
Andersens Danish Bakery &
Gourmet Restaurant $
1106 State State Street (962-5085)
Established in 1976, Andersens serves Danish
and European cuisine including breakfast,
lunch & dinner. Authentic Danishes, Apple
Strudels, Marzipans, desserts & much more.
Dine inside surrounded by European interior
or outside on the sidewalk patio. Open 8 am to
9 pm Monday through Friday, 8 am to 10 pm
Saturday and Sunday.
Bistro Eleven Eleven $$
1111 East Cabrillo Boulevard (730-1111)
Located adjacent to Hotel Mar Monte, the
bistro serves breakfast and lunch featur-
ing all-American favorites. Dinner is a mix
of traditional favorites and coastal cuisine.
The lounge advancement to the restaurant
features a big screen TV for daily sporting
events and happy hour. Open Monday-
Friday 6:30 am to 9 pm, Saturday and Sunday
6:30 am to 10 pm.
Chucks Waterfront Grill $$
113 Harbor Way (564-1200)
Located next to the Maritime Museum, enjoy
some of the best views of both the mountains
and the Santa Barbara pier sitting on the newly
renovated, award-winning patio, while enjoy-
ing fresh seafood straight off the boat. Dinner is
served nightly from 5 pm, and brunch is offered
on Sunday from 10 am until 1 pm. Reservations
are recommended.
El Paseo $$
813 Anacapa Street (962-6050)
Located in the heart of downtown Santa Bar-
bara in a Mexican plaza setting, El Paseo is the
place for authentic Mexican specialties, home-
5 12 January 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 43 If you want a transcript of tonights program, get a pen and write down everything I said Kevin Nealon
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made chips and salsa, and a cold margarita
while mariachis stroll through the historic
restaurant. The dcor refects its rich Spanish
heritage, with bougainvillea-draped balconies,
fountain courtyard dining and a festive bar.
Dinner specials are offered during the week,
with a brunch on Sundays. Open Tuesday
through Thursday 4 pm to 10 pm, Friday and
Saturday 11:30 am to 10:30 pm, and Sunday
10:30 am to 9 pm.
Enterprise Fish Co. $$
225 State Street (962-3313)
Every Monday and Tuesday the Enterprise
Fish Company offers two-pound Maine Lob-
sters served with clam chowder or salad, and
rice or potatoes for only $29.95. Happy hour
is every weekday from 4 pm to 7 pm. Open
Sunday thru Thursday 11:30 am to 10 pm and
Friday thru Saturday 11:30 am to 11 pm.
The Harbor Restaurant $$
210 Stearns Wharf (963-3311)
Enjoy ocean views at the historic Harbor
Restaurant on Stearns Wharf. Featuring prime
steaks and seafood, a wine list that has earned
Wine Spectator Magazines Award of Excel-
lence for the past six years and a full cocktail
bar. Lunch is served 11:30 am to 2:30 pm
Monday-Friday, 11 am to 3 pm Saturday and
Sunday. Dinner is served 5:30 pm to 10 pm,
early dinner available Saturday and Sunday
starting at 3 pm.
Los Agaves $
600 N. Milpas Street (564-2626)
Los Agaves offers eclectic Mexican cuisine, us-
ing only the freshest ingredients, in a casual and
friendly atmosphere. Serving lunch and dinner,
with breakfast on the weekends, Los Agaves fea-
tures traditional dishes from central and south-
ern Mexico such as shrimp & fsh enchiladas,
shrimp chile rellenos, and famous homemade
mole poblano. Open Monday- Friday 11 am to
9 pm, Saturday & Sunday 9 am to 9 pm.
Mir $$$$
8301 Hollister Avenue at Bacara Resort & Spa
(968-0100)
Mir is a refned refuge with stunning views,
featuring two genuine Miro sculptures, a top-
rated chef offering a sophisticated menu that
accents fresh, organic, and native-grown in-
gredients, and a world-class wine cellar. Open
Tuesday through Saturday from 6 pm
to 10 pm.
Olio e Limone Ristorante $$$
Olio Pizzeria $
17 West Victoria Street (899-2699)
Elaine and Alberto Morello oversee this
friendly, casually elegant, linen-tabletop eatery
featuring Italian food of the highest order. Of-
ferings include eggplant souff, pappardelle
with quail, sausage and mushroom rag, and
fresh-imported Dover sole. Wine Spectator
Award of Excellence-winning wine list. Private
dining (up to 40 guests) and catering are also
available.
Next door at Olio Pizzeria, the Morellos have
added a simple pizza-salumi-wine-bar inspired
by neighborhood pizzerie and enoteche in
Italy. Here the focus is on artisanal pizzas and
antipasti, with classic toppings like fresh moz-
zarella, seafood, black truffes, and sausage.
Salads, innovative appetizers and an assort-
ment of salumi and formaggi round out the
menu at this casual, fast-paced eatery. Private
dining for up to 32 guests. Both the ristorante
and the pizzeria are open for lunch Monday
thru Saturday (11:30 am to 2 pm) and dinner
seven nights a week (from 5 pm).
Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro $
516 State Street (962-1455)
The Wine Bistro menu is seasonal California
cuisine specializing in local products. Pair
your meal with wine from the Santa Barbara
Winery, Lafond Winery or one from the list
of wines from around the world. Happy
Hour Monday - Friday 4:30 to 6:30 pm. The
1st Wednesday of each month is Passport
to the World of Wine. Grilled cheese night
every Thursday. Open for breakfast, lunch
and dinner; catering available.
www.pierrelafond.com
Renauds $
3315 State Street (569-2400)
Located in Loreto Plaza, Renauds is a bakery
specializing in a wide selection of French
pastries. The breakfast and lunch menu is
composed of egg dishes, sandwiches and
salads and represents Renauds personal
favorites. Brewed coffees and teas are organic.
Open Monday-Saturday 7 am to 5 pm, Sunday
7 am to 3 pm.
Rodneys Steakhouse $$$
633 East Cabrillo Boulevard (884-8554)
Deep in the heart of well, deep in the heart of
Fess Parkers Doubletree Inn on East Beach
in Santa Barbara. This handsome eatery sells
and serves only Prime Grade beef, lamb, veal,
halibut, salmon, lobster and other high-end
victuals. Full bar, plenty of California wines,
elegant surroundings, across from the ocean.
Open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday at
5:30 pm. Reservations suggested on weekends.
Ojai
Maravilla $$$
905 Country Club Road in Ojai (646-1111)
Located at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, this
upscale eatery features prime steaks, chops
and fresh seafood. Local farmers provide fresh
produce right off the vine, while herbs are har-
vested from the Inns herb garden. The menu
includes savory favorites like pan seared diver
scallops and braised beef short ribs; dishes are
accented with seasonal vegetables. Open Sun-
day through Thursday for dinner from 5:30 pm
to 9:30 pm, Friday and Saturday from
5:30 pm to 10 pm. MJ
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Golden Globe Nominee
THE ADVENTURES
OF TINTIN (PG)
in 2D: 1:15 4:15
in 3D: 7:00
3 Golden Globe Nominations
HUGO (PG) in 2D
1:00 4:00 7:15
WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG)
1:30 4:30 7:30
No Soul is Safe!
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which is because I have all these
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I started out that was all I thought
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who would complete me. I wrote
those songs non-stop. Now Im hap-
pily married, six years, baby on the
way [due February 9, theyre keeping
gender as a surprise]. Thematically,
my stuff has broadened a lot because
Im not just wistfully hoping to find
someone. So there are lots more
themes this time around. I tried to
have something for fans who like my
past, but also force them into new
ground. How well I did remains to
be seen.
Lets talk about the upcoming show.
Youve played the Kids Helping Kids
benefit every year since it began. What
keeps you coming back?
Actually, I missed one because I
wasnt available. But its because
weve formed friendships with
Jamie DeVries who had the original
brainchild of creating the organi-
zation. Its so awesome. I love the
vision hes giving the students and
Im amazed at what theyve accom-
plished. Ive made a good connec-
tion with students and Im such
a fan of what theyre doing. And
I think they like the way that the
subject matter of my songs fits with
what theyre doing.
Santa Barbara in general seems to be a
home away from home for you. Why do
you have so many rabid fans here?
Its true. And I dont I know exact-
ly how that happened. We love Santa
Barbara and feel a lot of love from
Santa Barbara. We do tour a lot, go
everywhere all around the country,
but its one of the special places.
Sara Bareilles and Tyrone Wells per-
form at the fourth annual Kids Helping
Kids benefit concert at 7pm Friday at the
Granada. Also appearing is the winner
of Royals Got Talent, the American
Idol-style show put on by KHK at
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Set, Spike, Serve
When I ran into Montecito resident
John Bridgeman at the East Beach
volleyball courts one sunny after-
noon between Christmas and New
Years Eve last week, his 68 frame
was the first clue that he might know
his way around the net. The UCLA
tee shirt he wore was an even big-
ger hint.
Bridgeman is an opposite hitter
who grew up in Santa Ynez, but now
lives in Montecito after his family
moved to the village when his dad
Jeff Bridgeman took over as pastor
at El Montecito Presbyterian Church
eleven months ago. That is, he lives
here when hes not away at school
on campus in Westwood, the home
of perennial volleyball powerhouse
UCLA and the legendary Al Scates,
the winningest coach in the history
of the game.
We wont share how Bridgeman
and his partner, a setter at Santa
Barbara High, fared against a couple
of older (in my case, significantly)
and more experienced players on
the beach that game, other than to
mention that the hitting errors can
be easily explained by how much
tougher it is to leap out of sand than
a hardwood floor. Suffice it to say,
though, it wasnt much fun being on
the other end of Bridgemans spikes
when he did hit them in.
Bridgeman, now a junior on the
UCLA mens volleyball team, first
learned the game up in the Santa
Ynez Valley, where his Valley Union
team went undefeated in the league
during his tenure. The opposite hit-
ter earned Co-MVP honors of the
Los Padres League his final season,
and also played five years with the
Santa Barbara Club Volleyball Team,
earning all-tournament team honors
while leading the club to the bronze
medal at the 2008 Junior Olympics.
We only had eight players that
year, just one more than required
for a functioning team, Bridgeman
recalled. We were scrambling all
over the place. But we meshed as
a team and learn to emphasize
our strong points; coach Armen
Zakarian (now the head coach at
SBCC) taught us to really play off
of each other and not focus on what
we lacked. We ended up doing really
well when we werent supposed to...
That was also when I started getting
recruited by college teams.
UCSB and Penn State came call-
ing, along with UCLA, the latter of
which has spawned such legends of
the game as three-time Olympic gold
medalist Karch Kiraly (who grew up
in Santa Barbara) and Sinjin Smith
(who trails only Kiraly in career vic-
tories on the sand) among many oth-
ers. And while the Gauchos played in
the NCAA National Championship
final last spring, Bridgeman has no
regrets about his decision to go to
Westwood.
I really dont, he explains,
because I was [always told] that if
volleyball doesnt work out, think
about what school you want to be at.
I lean on that whenever volleyball
isnt going well, or when things get
tough. I love UCLA, and as an earth
and environmental science major I
love the department and the pro-
fessors and the opportunities. The
volleyball may not always be what
I want it to be. But Im still sold on
UCLA as a school.
Indeed, Bridgeman is set to be a bit
disappointed with the sport when
UCLA competes as one of the eight
teams invited to the annual Elephant
Bar season kickoff tournament this
weekend because hes not suiting up
for the games due to being dropped
in the depth charts by his play last
spring.
I played a lot in the first half
of the season last year, but faded
at the end of the year. So this year
I started off at the bottom of the
depth chart. The other opposites are
playing really well, and when I got
my chances I wasnt able to knock
them out of their spots. It comes
down to proving yourself, being at
your best when the guys ahead of
you arent. So its been disappoint-
ing, but it has allowed me to have a
longer Christmas break. Its bitter-
sweet. Im not back at school play-
ing, but theres motivation now to
prove myself.
He certainly did that earlier in his
career.
In his freshman year, Bridgeman
subbed in as a blocker during a
match against Long Beach with
UCLA down a couple of points in
the deciding game of the match. I
got two big blocks and was a part
of other plays that brought us back
to win the game, which was coach
Scates twelve-hundredth career vic-
tory, he recalled. It was great to be
a big part of that.
Bridgeman also played against
Long Beach State at the E-Bar tour-
nament last year and produced an
ace serve on game point. It was a
great feeling and a great way to end
the game.
Bridgeman plans to fight his way
back onto the court in time to con-
tribute meaningfully this season,
which Coach Scates will announce
will be his final one at the school
after half a century.
The only way we can end this
properly is to win the national cham-
pionship, he explained. Thats
pretty much the mentality every
year, when youve got nineteen
championships before. But the only
way to make a mark for Scates final
year is to make it twenty in fifty
years. Its pressure but it also moti-
vates us. If were going to win, we
know we have to work day in and
day out, not just what you do on the
court but how you take care of your-
self when youre not playing vol-
leyball, whether its eating, working
out, just being cautious when you
go out at night, and always thinking
about preparing yourself for practice
so you can be better the next day.
Which kind of explains what he
was doing at East Beach the other
day.
Ill be down there a few more
times before the E-Bar tourney,
Bridgeman said. Its been fun. But
its also where I can get my practice
in, any way I can.
UCSB and seven other top mens
volleyball teams from across the coun-
try including UCLA, Cal State
Northridge, Long Beach State, BYU
and UC Irvine compete in the 48th
annual UCSB Invitations, which also
features a rematch of last springs
NCAA title game between the Gauchos
and Ohio State. All teams play three
times each, with the winners moving
on in the championship bracket while
the others compete for 3rd, 5th and
7th place. Tickets cost $20 for adults,
$15 senior-youth-military for a weekend
pass; single day admission is $15 and
$12. Bridgemans UCLA team returns
for a head-to-head conference match on
February 10. For details and informa-
tion, call 893-UCSB or visit ucsb.pres
tosports.com/sports/m-volley. MJ
ENTERTAINMENT (Continued from page 41)
Jonathan Bridgeman, now a junior on the UCLA mens volleyball team, seen here spiking the ball
playing for the Valley Union team the summer before his senior year of high school against Sports
Performance, a team from Chicago
5 12 January 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 45 I am as frustrated with society as a pyromaniac in a petrified forest A. Whitney Brown
Montecito Heat
Real Estate View
by Michael Phillips
Michael is the owner-
broker of Phillips Real
Estate, and is a Montecito
Planning Commissioner.
He can be reached at
969-4569 and info@
MichaelPhillipsRealEstate.
com
T
he Montecito Heat Index
provides a means to determine
todays demand for single-
family homes. And since demand
varies seasonally, if not monthly,
todays Heat scores are compared to
those a year ago. The precise formula
is pending listings divided by active
listings x 100. All data is derived from
the Santa Barbara Multiple Listing
service and is deemed reliable.
So how is the Montecito market
doing today? The Heat Index exam-
ines this question by determining
demand in five price sectors: $1-2m
and going forward by $1m increments
to the high-end, $5m and above group.
Last years score was 19; today we
score a 49.
$1-2m Buyers First Choice
This sectors performance is the real
estate story of the year for Montecito.
In fact, it has been the story of the
last three years. Since the real estate
blowup, everyone wants a Montecito
house in this price group. Todays
score is 26, leading the way and out-
performing last years score of 6.
Should we look below $1m (until
recently we rarely had single-family
homes at this level), the story gets
even better. Nearly half of that group
is pending final close of escrow. Short
sales and foreclosures have been a
factor mostly under $3m. The widely
held yet debatable presumption is
that these properties are priced below
market and thus good deals. Today,
over 30% percent of pending sales are
in this category.
$2-3m Outperforms
This is our second strongest sector
for the year. Today it scored an 11, out-
performing last years score of 3.
$3-4m Finds Attention
This group starts feeling estate-
like and many of the houses val-
ued in the low $3ms before the
troubles are now in the $2-3m sec-
tor. Inventory is thin. The difficul-
ties sellers have been experiencing
largely begin with this group and
continue through the ultra high-end.
Today, however, it is our second
strongest group scoring a 13, outper-
forming last years score of 4.
$4-5m Strikes Out-Again
This group has the same number for
sale as it did last year and scored the
same as last year zero. Large estate
properties are here and offered at sub-
stantial discounts to 2006 prices, yet
buyers are looking elsewhere as they
have been since the meltdown.
$5m and Above Finds No Buyers
Last year this sector found some
attention and scored a respectable 6.
Today, there is no interest. Generally,
this sector has underperformed since
prices started declining four years
ago. Montecitos grand estates are
found here and at prices that reflect
more or less 2003 levels.
Sales have, in fact, increased over
last year by 8% in large part due to
strong demand in the lower half of
the market. Our average sales price,
however, is off a considerable 24%
and our median price is down 11% to
$2.1m. Before the burst of bubble our
median price was in the mid $3m area.
The folks who claim to know what the
new year will bring see an improving
economy, yet another year or so of a
reluctant real estate market. Investors
are coming around, however, which
is typically a sign of a bottom form-
ing and currently responsible for a
good deal of our activity under $2m.
Rotation to our higher-end properties
will require an increase in confidence,
which will largely involve the outcome
of matters far from Montecito. MJ
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