From Lead Singer to Leading Man
There's at least one actor in the Tampa Bay area who's making a living from being on stage. "I'm barely making a livable wage," says Jonathan Harrison, as we talk in the lobby of the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center's Jaeb Theater. Harrison's here to rehearse Forever Plaid, the '50s-based musical that's playing at TBPAC…
A Shout-Out to Our Homies
In addition to the usual parking tickets and hate mail, the Weekly Planet staff has been receiving a lot of plaques lately. When the Society of Professional Jour- nalists' Mid-Florida Chapter held its 2000 awards ceremony this spring, several Planeteers were honored in the category of Small Circulation publications (under 100,000). The main competition in…
Holdin’ on to Old-fashioned Flavors
Heilman's Beachcomber and its younger brother, Bobby's Bistro, share the same parking lot and the same 80,000-bottle wine cellar. What they don't share is the same century. At Bobby's, the year is 2001. But inside the Beachcomber, I'm deep in the previous century. A generation that learned sophistication by watching Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin…
Dispersed Energy
Chris Renn, singer/guitarist for The Kilowatthours, hasn't seen half his band in more than six months. The quartet hasn't played together as a whole since October, and yet they're kicking off a three-week national tour in five days. So how much rehearsal will the estranged outfit get to log in before hitting the road? "One…
Public Life
Free Meditation Seminar July 14, 21 Know Thyself as Soul Foundation, a nonprofit organization, offers meditation programs as a free public service. The group aims to "foster the principles of the unity of all mankind. Increase the inner peace Saturday, July 14, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Ybor City Library, 1505 Nebraska Ave., Tampa,…
The List
Visual Arts Openings Clayton Galleries, 4105 S. MacDill Ave., Tampa (813-831-3753). Hot Summer Show II, a group show featuring 19 gallery artists, runs Thursday, July 12, through Aug. 11. Artists include Peter Brown, Jeanne Cameron, Robin Cody, Lynn Davison, Cassandra James and Susan Klein. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and…
Freebie of the Week
Say you're a full-time broadcast major who wants to have a fun radio job, you've interned two semesters at your college's radio station, you love techno and they give you your own one-hour show. Such is the case of Marissa, the hostess of Lunchbreakz, the best non-commercial lunch-hour techno show in the Bay area. The…
Working Up an Appetite
Part I WP: Are you the owner? Art: No. I'm just a part-time worker. When somebody's out sick, or they're looking for new stops and everything, they bring me in to do a little soliciting. WP: So what do you have that's good today? Art: Just about everything. Our daily menu changes, depending on what…
Letters to the Editor
Taboo Subject Re: "Swing Shift" by John F. Sugg (July 5-11) I am little concerned how the fight against Club Taboo was portrayed in your recent article. First of all there are some errors in your article. Nebraska Avenue is easily a residential neighborhood, where 300 feet behind every seedy motel and used car dealership…
Dining Guide
HILLSBOROUGH Tampa Carrollwood/ Northwest Tampa Bombay Masala, 4023 W. Waters Ave., North West Plaza (813-880-7511). This casual Indian Cafe offers good, healthy food cooked with plenty of herbs and spices. Try delicious breads, especially naan stuffed with nuts and raisins; shrimp madras with fresh coconut, roasted spices and curry; or fill up at the Tuesday…
Once Upon a Time in China
A love story as simple as it is infectious, Zhang Yimou's The Road Home is likely to come as something of a shock to viewers familiar with the acclaimed Chinese director from his previous movies. Zhang made a name for himself over the past decade with films like Raise the Red Lantern and Ju Dou…
Planet Picks
Thursday 7.12 Sink or Schim Winner of the '99 Best Male Stand-up Comic award at the American Comedy Awards, Robert Schimmel offers the Thursday night Sink or Swim crowd a high-proof entertainment option less likely to result in a hangover. Schimmel has written for the hit series In Living Color and produced three well-respected comedy…
Burning Question
A team of 10 police tactical teamed officers approached the house at 1341 19th St. S., St. Petersburg, to execute a search warrant just the way they practiced it. Officer Brian Taylor was assigned to be third in the door. After hearing a teammate knock and announce, "Police, Search Warrant," Taylor and other officers heard…
Web Site of the Week
I am a horrible, horrible human being. Yet again I forgot to send my older (and more prone to violence) brother a card for his birthday. You'd think I'd learn after so many beatings. Of course, he may have beaten me retarded. Flip a coin. "But wait!" you say. "Send an e-card to escape a…
Spins
Chris Whitley Rocket House Hereby submitted for public referendum: The Chris Whitley Recognition Act of 2001. Vote now. Vote often. Start at your local record retailer by obtaining a copy of Rocket House. Listening to this disc is like walking into a freaky dream — unsettling, illuminating, mind-bending. With popular music, and rock in particular,…
Books
The Medic: A True Story of WWII By Leo Litwak Algonquin Books/$22.95 Pity Leo Litwak. All he wants is a "life of the mind" back home in Detroit. Before he can chase cerebral pursuits, however, he must survive patching up battered troops pushing into Germany in the dreamy, concluding days of World War II's European…
Financial Jock Itch
Florida is the land where recounts count. So, it is with great pleasure that I announce the new winner of the 2001 Super Bowl played last January in Tampa. Ta-dah! Forget the Ravens and the Giants. The Tampa Bay Bandits stomped the Tampa Bay Citizens 250,000,000 to 0. The Bandits were captained by Quarterbillionaireback Malcolm…
Music Menu
The Locust/Waifle/Combatwoundedveteran/ The Chain Link Disaster Ever miss those shows at 403 Chaos where the bands thrashed out 20-second songs that you couldn't comprehend, but still left you feeling like you'd just been hit over the head with a sledgehammer made of Silly Putty? Enjoy. Fast, loud and scary, San Diego's The Locust lace that…
Culinary Events
FOOD Roy's Wine Dinner Roy's presents a special five-course dinner of Hawaiian fusion with unusual or lesser-known wines. Thursday, July 12. $75 a person, plus tax and tip. 6:30 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. dinner. 4342 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Tampa. Reservations requested. 813-873-7697. Kids Make Mud Pies La Maison Gourmet (formerly Home Gourmet) helps kids…
Outtakes
A.I. (PG-13) A film directed by Steven Spielberg based on a long-gestating idea by Stanley Kubrick, A.I. is an odd and intriguing hybrid of a movie, combining elements that smack of both filmmakers but not really fully in either's camp. The story tells us of a little robot boy (Haley Joel Osment) who has troubles…
Soundboard
<font Thursday, July 12 Events Orpheum The Locust/Waifle/ Combatwoundedveteran/The Chain Link Disaster Bars/Small Stages AJ's Ale House Deep Elaine Big J.R.'s The New Sevilles Bourbon Street Alternative Night w/Lost Dope/tba Brass Mug Wither/Precipice/Gnaw Budious Maximus DJs Pete Bones/Madhatter/Alex Lugo Cadillac Jack's Stormbringer Carlie's Bad Neighbors Club Hedo Gemini/Passthamic/Ryan McGary/ Cory K Cool Tunes Coffee Bar…
