LIVE Magazine #261 Vol 11 August 2017
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<strong>LIVE</strong><br />
AUGUST<br />
M A G A Z I N E . TV<br />
<strong>2017</strong><br />
VOLUME <strong>11</strong><br />
ISSUE <strong>#261</strong><br />
PALM SPRINGS<br />
Bianca Rae<br />
LOS ANGELES<br />
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JANIE<br />
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Do you think that dental cavities are<br />
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It is a general belief that cavities are for<br />
kids only. But in fact, cavities affect all<br />
ages!<br />
The reason why cavities are more<br />
prevalent in children is mainly the fact<br />
that they tend to eat more sugar and<br />
have poor hygiene habits. However, when<br />
looking at the cause of decay, which<br />
is basically plaque with the presence<br />
of sugar, it is easy to understand that<br />
cavities can happen at any age even if<br />
your mouth is full of crowns.<br />
Of course there are some people who<br />
have teeth that are softer then others and<br />
are easier to decay but that affects only<br />
1% of the population. Basically any diet<br />
rich in sugar will increase your chance of<br />
decay. Soft drinks, candies and anything<br />
sweet will have a potency to create decay<br />
in the presence of dental plaque. Of<br />
course in order to create<br />
Dr.<br />
Bruno<br />
LEMAY<br />
decay there has to be the bacteria<br />
that will transfer the sugar into acid to<br />
decalcify the tooth. It is called dental<br />
plaque and it forms very quick after<br />
eating. The better hygiene a person<br />
has, the less they will have decay. It<br />
takes both sugar and plaque to decay<br />
a tooth. The more you brush and<br />
floss, the more plaque removed and<br />
the less risk of decay.<br />
Additionally, elderly patients also<br />
tend to have more decay. It is more<br />
obvious with elderly patients who are<br />
loosing their dexterity, and in general<br />
they tend to eat more sweets more<br />
often, and not brush as often.<br />
There is also another component<br />
that needs to be explained here. In<br />
the mouth there are several types<br />
of bacteria. Some are responsible<br />
for gum disease and some are<br />
responsible for decay. Some people<br />
may have the best hygiene and still<br />
have gum disease and some who<br />
have the worst hygiene may not<br />
suffer from gum disease at all. This<br />
is because they do not have the<br />
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Same thing for decay. Some people<br />
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hygiene. That is because they have that<br />
kind of bacteria in their mouth in a higher<br />
rate then another person. But that is not<br />
a reasonable excuse. More brushing<br />
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application daily, preferably with a special<br />
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Very rarely a person will suffer from gum<br />
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will not suffer from gum disease like<br />
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mobility.<br />
It is a proven fact though, that the better<br />
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better your diet is in terms of limiting<br />
sugar intake, the healthier your gums and<br />
teeth will be.<br />
So, it is not true that decay affect only<br />
kids. As long as you have one tooth in<br />
your mouth you are subject to get decay<br />
if you leave dental plaque on it and eat<br />
sugar!<br />
The best way to prevent that is to have<br />
good dental hygiene at home and<br />
brushing after any sugar intake,and to<br />
visit your dentist 2 to 3 times a year.<br />
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mystere<br />
august 6<br />
adrienne<br />
alexander
Levvy: Where did you grow up?<br />
by Levvy Carriker<br />
Jason: I grew up in Norwalk and Downey<br />
California, raised primarily by my grandparents.<br />
LC: As a child what was your TV show<br />
and character?<br />
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JB: I had two shows I loved and adored<br />
(still do) I Love Lucy and Wonder Woman.<br />
LC: I had lots of TV pro wrestlers that<br />
I idolized and would pretend to be them<br />
for fun or play.. Do you have anyone who<br />
influenced you?<br />
JB: As a child of the 80’s I was addicted to<br />
G.L.O.W. (the gorgeous ladies of wrestling)<br />
I’m so happy to see the story of its inception<br />
brought to life again through the new Netflix<br />
series of the same name. I hope it sparks a<br />
revival of the show itself too.<br />
LC: What is home life like? Do you have<br />
a husband or pet? What is your favorite<br />
thing to do at home?<br />
JB: I have a very full home life. I live with<br />
my husband of 15 years, my handicapped<br />
sister in law that we care for and my cousin<br />
who moved here from Oregon with us to<br />
help care for my mother as she is currently<br />
going through Parkinson’s and cancer<br />
treatments.<br />
LC: : You lived in Seattle for a while. What<br />
do you feel was the most valuable ‘life<br />
lesson’ you got there?<br />
JB: The best lesson I learned from living<br />
in Seattle is that everyone should get out<br />
and experience different parts of the country<br />
and the world whenever possible. The<br />
climate is different, the people are different,<br />
even the way people look at things in<br />
life is different. It really opens up your mind<br />
and your way of thinking to see things in<br />
new and different ways.<br />
LC: Had heard of you before in Riverside. What<br />
were the shows like? And who did you work with?<br />
JB: When I first started out in Riverside<br />
at VIP Nightclub in the late 90’s, drag was<br />
something you took seriously. But it was just<br />
so much fun. There was no need for social<br />
media “fame”. Just doing your best on stage<br />
and getting your joy through your performance<br />
while giving the audience their’s.<br />
LC: What brings you to Palm Springs?<br />
JB:: Palm Springs has such a unique,<br />
colorful and fun style. It’s a draw to anyone<br />
RUSTY<br />
WATERS<br />
who has been here at least once. You get<br />
a cosmopolitan air and small town friendliness<br />
all in one place. You can’t find that<br />
anywhere else.<br />
LC: Jennifer Seymour and staff are some<br />
of the hardest working business owners and<br />
crew. With a packed house on the weekends<br />
and great local weekday happy hours, Hunters<br />
is the place to be. Tell us about your two<br />
shows you now have at HUNTERS.<br />
JB:: Thank you so much for asking! I’m very<br />
excited for our weekly events at Hunters!<br />
Jennifer is an amazing person to work and<br />
for and with. She’s one smart cookie and<br />
runs a fabulous place for people to come<br />
and party! Wednesdays from 6-8pm we<br />
have Drag Me To Bingo, a fun funny and<br />
irreverent take on classic bingo. We give<br />
away great prizes, have some fabulous drag<br />
performances and generally laugh together<br />
for a good two hours straight! It’s a hoot!<br />
Sundays at 9:30pm we put on a full drag revue<br />
called Risqué. Complete with production<br />
numbers, some of the leading drag entertainers<br />
from all over Southern California and a<br />
few RuPauls Drag Race alumni every once in<br />
while, it has really brought the people out of<br />
the woodwork to enjoy this show every week.<br />
So come early to get a good seat!<br />
You can also find me there hostessing<br />
the party most weekends on Friday and<br />
Saturday nights. So come out and say<br />
hi if you see me!<br />
LC: Your stage name is fun and memorable.<br />
How did you decide on the stage<br />
name of Rusty Waters?<br />
JB: The first night I was ever put in drag<br />
by Palm Springs legend Tommi Rose I was<br />
given the name Rusty Waters as an homage<br />
to the timeless Rusty Warren. If you<br />
don’t know who she is I highly recommend<br />
looking her up. She’s hilarious and reminds<br />
me of Bette Midler before Bette Midler. With<br />
her double entendre, comedic timing and<br />
vampy songs, it’s kind of perfect I was given<br />
that name as I have grown into a similar<br />
style of performance. Lots of funny and a bit<br />
of beauty thrown in for good measure.<br />
LC: The Staff and patrons have already<br />
fallen in love with you. As your Palm<br />
Springs audience grows and you meet<br />
more of the locals, what advice would you<br />
give to emerging local talent?<br />
JB: The best advice I could give new talent<br />
coming onto the scene is to take your time<br />
and get to know the people in the audience.<br />
We have some amazing individuals in the<br />
area and you want to hear their stories just<br />
as much as you want yours to be heard.<br />
Secondly, practice practice practice! Whether<br />
it’s working on performance at home in<br />
front of a mirror or finding the best ways to<br />
paint your mug, spend the time perfecting<br />
your gift. Your audience deserves it!<br />
LC: : If you could have one dream come<br />
true and not a worldly dream like peace on<br />
earth but a dream that Rusty wants to see<br />
happen for Rusty?<br />
JB: My pie in the sky dream? I want to<br />
make enough money to one day open<br />
my own place. A place much like the club<br />
in the movie The Birdcage. Someplace<br />
utterly fabulous where queens can really<br />
give amazing performances. Because<br />
every detail is built around that goal. And<br />
of course I get to be the “Starina” popping<br />
in and being dramatic and funny too!
Eastern Nature<br />
Produced by Kenn Gray<br />
Photographed by Florian Saez<br />
Hair and Makeup by Janelle Rush<br />
Styled by Zach Tapia<br />
Wardrobe by Honee and<br />
Cosmo & Nathalia<br />
Jewelry by PK Bijou<br />
Models Peyton Drew and Zach Fazz<br />
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MOVERS<br />
by Levvy Carriker<br />
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SHAPERS<br />
Few people can accomplish so much for so many. A<br />
person with this influence can make things happen!<br />
<strong>LIVE</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> recognizes these individuals in the<br />
valley and highlights their achievements to the readers<br />
and viewers of <strong>LIVE</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> TV. These wonderful<br />
people are the ‘Movers and Shapers’ in our thriving<br />
Desert. Janie Hughes is the perfect person to begin<br />
our new series, “MOVERS AND SHAPERS”.<br />
the ‘Women of Distinction”.<br />
Then Palm Springs Life <strong>Magazine</strong> again honored Janie<br />
in October 2007 in “A Celebration of Achievement’, writing:<br />
“Janie Hughes has built her reputation on pioneering public<br />
pay phones, the prepaid call card vending solution nationally,<br />
and launching WiFi. As president and CEO of Q3 Communications,<br />
she is known by industry giants like AT&T<br />
and SBC as “the first lady of pay phones”. Hughes earned<br />
the title when she became the first female pay phone service<br />
provider in California. She was the first female supplier<br />
for AT&T in a joint venter partnership at the Los Angeles<br />
International Airport and other airports across the country.<br />
Hughes is known in the desert as the “First Lady of WiFi”<br />
for launching it at the Palm Springs International Airport.”<br />
Then on November 3, 2007, Mayor Ron Oden, and the<br />
City of Palm Springs issued this Proclamation:<br />
“JANIE has been the subject of many<br />
articles in the telecommunication<br />
industry and commended for supporting<br />
legislation governing the industry,<br />
along with being recognized for launching<br />
internet application in airports,<br />
including Palm Springs.<br />
JANIE is a leader in the Telecommunications<br />
Industry and application of<br />
leading edge technology.<br />
JANIE is credited for many “firsts” in<br />
her industry and in Palm Springs.<br />
JANIE has dedicated her efforts as a business<br />
leader, mentor for young women,<br />
and humanitarian, which have added to<br />
the prominence of the Coachella Valley.<br />
JANIE has chaired many charity events<br />
in the Valley and serves on boards in<br />
the Valley including the Palm Springs<br />
Walk of Stars Board of Directors, where<br />
she has sponsored several stars. - she<br />
is a supporter and sponsor of many<br />
organizations, not only contributing<br />
financially, but also her time.”<br />
Janie Hughes is recognized for her turn-key applications in<br />
airports throughout the US and for her contributions at the Palm<br />
Springs International Airport. As a telecomunications operator,<br />
she provided service and installed the first WiFi for passengers at<br />
the Palm Springs International Airport in 2004.<br />
As part of the October 2005 “A Celebration of Achievement’ by<br />
Palm Springs Life <strong>Magazine</strong>, Janie was acknowledged as one of
JANIE<br />
HUGHES<br />
...credited for many ‘firsts’ in her<br />
industry and in Palm Springs.<br />
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Janie Hughes serves on the board<br />
of Palm Springs Walk of Stars<br />
and she makes sure we get great<br />
coverage for <strong>LIVE</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> TV<br />
so we can document the ceremonies<br />
for generations to come.<br />
tributions and their dedication to increase the quality of life<br />
of those in the community. They are shapers of our society;<br />
Pioneers, Native American Elders, and leading founders of<br />
the Coachella Valley.”<br />
The City of Palm Springs, the President, Bob Alexander,<br />
and all the board members work together to make the star<br />
program a success for Palm Springs and all the Desert<br />
Cities.<br />
According to Bureau of Tourism, Star Gazing<br />
in Palm Spings is the fifth most popular<br />
pastime of our visitors.<br />
Janie says. “For the pleasure of our guest and to honor the<br />
celbrities who have graced our city , The Palm Springs walk<br />
of Stars has embedded an array of stars on the sidewalks<br />
of Palm Canyon Drive and the Palm Springs Art Museum.<br />
As they stroll down the street, shopping our boutiques and<br />
restaurants, slipping out of hip and trendy bars for their<br />
favorite cocktail and people watching, they may view the<br />
stars along the way.”<br />
Janie Hughes hosted the 50th Anniversary of ‘Family<br />
Affair’ with Kathy Garver to celebrate her career as a<br />
TV Sitcom Star and her ongoing career as an entrepreneur<br />
and TV Host.<br />
Janie interviews Sean Kanan at his star ceremony<br />
where he gave one of the most heartfelt acceptance<br />
speeches anyone would cherish.<br />
The Palm Springs Walk of Stars was founded in 1992. It<br />
has honored 416 qualified candidates with the ‘Golden<br />
Palm Award’. A star placed on the sidewalk is an honor<br />
bestowed upon those who have contributed to the charm,<br />
worldwide prominence and name recognition of Greater<br />
Palm Springs.<br />
She continues, “We have stars on the walk for those who<br />
are known internationally in show business and recognized<br />
by their peers and fans for their talent. TV celebrities, film<br />
and movie stars, media celebrities, presidents, decorated<br />
military, artists, and business leaders who have made a<br />
difference locally and worldwide. They also honor humanitarians<br />
who have made a difference through charitable con-
Nancy Sinatra, the daughter of the Legendary Entertainer, Frank<br />
Sinatra and sister to Frank Sinatra, Jr - - - a Singer, Actress, and<br />
Show Business Entertainer she is a “chip” of the block. Nancy has<br />
lived in Palm Springs and visited often. Her career and legacy of her<br />
father Frank Sinatra is honored on the sidewalks of Palm Springs near<br />
the Sonny Bono statue.<br />
Janie Hughes interviews<br />
Beverly Johnson for <strong>LIVE</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> TV at<br />
her star ceremony.<br />
Lindsay Wagner, a Palm Springs favorite and star of the iconic hit TV<br />
Show, ‘Bionic Woman’ laying some love on Janie Hughes at the<br />
Palm Springs Walk of Stars.<br />
Interviewing Timothy Bradley Jr. at<br />
Camelot Theatre. Gloves off fun!<br />
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photo: Alan Gough<br />
Janie Hughes<br />
receives a STAR<br />
DINING AROUND TOWN<br />
IN PS!<br />
General Patton’s granddaughter<br />
General Patton’s look-a-like<br />
General Patton<br />
receives a STAR
Janie Hughes<br />
writing interview for<br />
French Press before<br />
PSIFF in 2014.<br />
It is magical how three years ago<br />
Janie Hughes interviewed<br />
Mamie Van Doren for the<br />
French Press in Palm Springs<br />
before Mamie’s appearance at<br />
the International Palm Springs<br />
Film Festival, and now just three<br />
weeks ago Janie interviewed<br />
her again during a visit to Palm<br />
Springs. In that second interview<br />
and she revealed that she<br />
earned a leading role in a film<br />
taking place in France.<br />
The Gatsby-era film setting<br />
celebrates the glamorous life<br />
styles of Hemingway, F.Scott<br />
Fitzgerald, and wife Zelda.<br />
One scene in a Paris bar is filled<br />
characters costumed in the style<br />
of the Coco Channel era, with<br />
the platinum flapper wigs and<br />
heavy jewelry.<br />
Mamie Van Doren, movie star<br />
and icon, has her star on the<br />
walk PS Walk of Stars next to<br />
Marilyn Monroe and across the<br />
street from Elvis Presley.<br />
Mamie<br />
Van Doren<br />
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Now EVERYONE has a FAN CLUB!<br />
by : Kenn Gray<br />
Kenn Gray<br />
Kendra Bunny Jo Gray<br />
Fynnton Gray<br />
Chris Pardo and his team have done it again with<br />
the newly opened Fan Club, just between their Arrive<br />
Hotel and The Draughtsman and is lovely in every<br />
way! Palm Springs elite enjoyed mingling and sipping<br />
gorgeous signature cocktails at their opening soiree.<br />
photo: EL3Productions<br />
@kenngrayhome<br />
@kendrajogray<br />
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What a busy few weeks around the<br />
valley! Birthdays galore, public speaking engagements,<br />
photoshoots, opening events, charity galas...the list<br />
goes on and on! It is my sincere hope that this column will<br />
continue to be a catalyst of inspiration for you all and that<br />
through the experiences of myself, my family and friends<br />
and other community servants, you will see how effortlessly<br />
you can start the forward motion of Designing Your LIfe<br />
JUST as you need and want it to be! To follow ALL of our<br />
adventures check us out on social media and engage with<br />
us! We LOVE it!<br />
Burger-Palooza! The Hard Rock Hotel<br />
in Palm Springs has named a Hamburger<br />
after me! The Kenn Gray Burger was<br />
created by me and is now served at The Hard Rock Hotel<br />
until the middle of July. 100% of the price of the meal goes<br />
to Parkinson’s Resource Organization! How cool is that?!?<br />
They will continue this initiative each month with a different<br />
local notable or celebrity. Look for Fynnton Gray to launch<br />
his Fynnie Mini Burgers later in September! (they very well<br />
might have gummy worms as one of the ingredients LOL)<br />
but the proceeds from his campaign will go to our friends,<br />
and Fynnton’s charity of choice, Christopher’s Clubhouse.<br />
Rebecca Ames, Walton Brown, Carlos Munoz,<br />
Joelle Standbridge,Tim Mctavish<br />
Rob Grace, Laurie Weitz, Bruce Rise, Matthew Mitchell<br />
<strong>LIVE</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> Mixer<br />
at Copa Nightclub<br />
Kenn Gray and cover<br />
boy Michael Sousa<br />
at the <strong>LIVE</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
mixer at Copa<br />
Kenn Gray and Leaskou<br />
Partners VP and Co-Founder<br />
Josh Pringle<br />
Rebecca Rizzo Debbie Chapman Stephen<br />
Burchard Bibb Scott Sandy Swett Cindy<br />
Eix Geoff Eix Susan Van Es
How to have a Birthday Party for your<br />
wife? Bunny Jo doesn’t ask for much and that is usually<br />
the problem in trying to decide what and how and how<br />
many and where, etc. Soooo, invite all her favorite folks<br />
and have some Buzz Boxes and Nothing Bundt Cakes and<br />
come out the WINNER Hubby! :)<br />
Happy Birthday<br />
Nothing Bundt<br />
Cakes owners,<br />
the Tropples<br />
Bunny Jo<br />
Jan Darlington, Brian Webb, Dennis DeGroot,<br />
Daniel and Bernardo from Bright Child Media,<br />
Tom Mondello<br />
Bunny Jo, Kathleen Sunshine Obrien<br />
Cindy Lee, Greg Jones, Sheryl Berk<br />
The Glam Squad: Lisa Miller, Christina Ewalt,<br />
Lacy Conway, Paulina Cone, Pernilla Liner,<br />
Kelly Emmer<br />
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y : Kenn Gray<br />
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TERESA PARKERSON-ROGERS<br />
John Murphy, Teresa Parkerson-Rogers, Tristan Rogers<br />
Inspire the Kiddos!<br />
I was soooo honored to have been asked by La Quinta<br />
High School to speak with over 1300 of their students<br />
this month. I spoke about how to take what you love,<br />
your passion, what drives you, and turn it into a career.<br />
I loved this experience and judging from the hundreds<br />
of messages I got from students with further questions,<br />
excitement and enthusiasm about what they had heard,<br />
I think I did my job.<br />
La Quinta Culinary Academy event<br />
Kenn Gray speaking at La Quinta High School
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Kenn Gray, Kelli Biello, Johnny Silverman,<br />
Melissa Neiderman, Teresa Parkerson-Rogers,<br />
Shawn Simpson<br />
Larry Weitz, Walton Brown, Rebecca Ames,<br />
John Kelly, Marc Kutten<br />
La Quinta High School Culinary Academy Students and National Charity League<br />
Kenn Gray speaking to over 1300<br />
students at<br />
La Quinta High SChool<br />
Kenn Gray with Principal of La Quinta<br />
High School, Dr Rebecca Cook<br />
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Kenn Gray Bianca Rae Chef Jorge Martinez of Cliffhouse and Vice Principal Sean Webb<br />
by : Kenn Gray<br />
D Jesus Sonya Berg Kenn Gray and Marty Fallor at Temecula Fashion Week
Artist Cindy Lee Jones loves to read Design Your Life by Kenn Gray<br />
Angeleno <strong>Magazine</strong> Event at L Horizon Hotel<br />
Kenn Gray with fellow Interior Designers<br />
Howard Hawkes and Kevin Kemper of H3K Design<br />
Design Buddys Kenn Gray<br />
and Christopher Kennedy<br />
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JANIE HUGHES<br />
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THE YOUNGEST STAR ON THE WALK in Palm<br />
Springs was honored with the Golden Palm Award to<br />
celebrate her exemplary career and achievements as<br />
a TV personality, journalist and humanitarian.<br />
BIANCA RAE is honored with STAR #416.<br />
It was another heavenly Palm Springs day at<br />
149 South Palm Canyon Drive next to the Sonny<br />
Bono bronze statue on June 2. Joining Bianca<br />
Rae to help celebrate her special day, were star<br />
ceremony speakers, tourists, attractive fellow news<br />
broadcasters, political notables, and past star<br />
recipients.<br />
The Palm Springs Walk of Stars has been honoring<br />
icons and legendary individuals, celebrities,<br />
community supporters and humanitarians, decorated<br />
military and Presidents, pioneers and tribal elders,<br />
sports figures.<br />
The sun was setting and reflecting upon the beautiful<br />
San Jacinto Mountains. It glowed on the podium for<br />
this prestigious occasion. Chairs lining the sidewalk<br />
were filled with those in anticipation of the curbside<br />
arrival of the newest and youngest star to step onto<br />
the red carpet.<br />
Speakers cued up to share memories and fun stories<br />
of Bianca Rae. Rebecca Johnson, the News Director<br />
at KESQ Channel 3, shared stories of Bianca’s<br />
achievements, both career and personal. The<br />
Assistant News Director who hired Bianca Rae, Tim<br />
Kiley, spoke of her contribution of glamour and spirit<br />
she brings to KESQ, the leading morning news desk.<br />
Diane Valdez and Bea Smith gave heart-felt stories of<br />
her Bianca Rae Foundation and its mission of “giving<br />
a voice for the voiceless”; animals and children.<br />
Bianca’s family members and best friend, Michele<br />
Mendez, shared memories of Bianca’s inspirational<br />
life as a young lady growing up in Chicago.<br />
As the City of Palm Springs supports the star<br />
program, the distinguished City Councilman and<br />
friend of Bianca’s, JR Roberts, presented the<br />
City Proclamation and declared June 2, <strong>2017</strong>, as<br />
Bianca Rae Day.<br />
photos: Dimitri Halkidis<br />
Kathleen Bennett, the Secretary of The Palm Springs<br />
Walk of Stars, presented Bianca with the star replica,<br />
flowers, and a personal star pin on behalf of the board<br />
of directors of the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.<br />
The highlight of the day was Bianca’s speech and her<br />
expression of gratitude for this great honor. She named<br />
those who were instrumental in the success of The<br />
Bianca Rae Foundation and supported her mission<br />
of making life better for children and animals. Funny<br />
stories and “thank you shout-outs” followed and were<br />
enjoyed by all. The new granite star on the sidewalk will<br />
shine brightly to be enjoyed by locals, Historical Society<br />
walking tours, and tourists who share their “selfies”<br />
around the world on Facebook.<br />
Making the star official was President of the Palm<br />
Springs Walk of Stars, Bob Alexander, with its unveiling.<br />
Cheers, cameras flashes, and many smart-phone photo<br />
ops made it a perfect day to remember.
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to fight. She was born to be a true and unbeatable warrior on a<br />
remote island in the sea. When an American pilot crashes on the<br />
paradise island he becomes aquainted with Diana. The pilot tells<br />
of an emerging war outside the island that will spread all over<br />
the world. Diana becames self aware and realizes she has the<br />
power to re-shape history. Her own mother warns her that if she<br />
leaves to fight the fight she may never come home.<br />
But this is Diana.<br />
The handsome pilot and Diana travel to the western world where<br />
she settles in a bit with some fashions of the day and realizes,<br />
“how can a woman fight in this?” It doesn’t take long and the<br />
fight is on. The epic battle rages on and Diana knocks the guys<br />
out in quite a few more ways than one. The scenery is brillant.<br />
And the galloping of horses across yellow flowered fields above<br />
an ocean cliff.... I mean if you are going into battle, pick your<br />
locations well!<br />
Another amazing film for your summer pleasure by director, Patty<br />
Jenkins. Gal Gadot certainly plays the part and Chris Pine and<br />
Robin Wright were great too.<br />
This is a film for the whole family!<br />
Gal Gadot as Diana and Chris Pine as Steve Trevor in the action adventure<br />
“Wonder Woman,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.<br />
© <strong>2017</strong> WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND RATPAC ENTERTAINMENT, LLC<br />
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<strong>LIVE</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
by Levvy Carriker and Juli Ragsdale<br />
From the director<br />
Christopher Nolan<br />
400,000 soldiers are trapped<br />
seaside where survival is the<br />
only victory. It is a story of<br />
these soldiers who can’t get<br />
home. So home came to get<br />
them! In this epic battle even<br />
the Red Cross ship has been<br />
attacked and sunk as crew<br />
jumped into the fiery ocean.<br />
The filming is captivating<br />
and the underwater shots are<br />
so disturbing that you might<br />
gulp for air. The movie is full<br />
of action and color to keep<br />
you on your toes.<br />
These are soldiers who have<br />
strength from within and will<br />
not give up without a fight.<br />
A story where HOPE is a<br />
weapon. Their true survival<br />
is the ultimate victory. It is<br />
an action packed movie that<br />
tells the story of the largest<br />
World War II effort to evacuate<br />
Allied troops.<br />
It reminded us of our own fathers’<br />
service in World War II<br />
and it made us proud them.<br />
It also is a reminder of world<br />
tyranny.<br />
photos: Melinda Sue Gordon<br />
(Center) FIONN WHITEHEAD as Tommy<br />
in the Warner Bros. Pictures action<br />
thriller "DUNKIRK,"<br />
FIONN WHITEHEAD in a scene from Christopher Nolan’s new<br />
epic action thriller “DUNKIRK,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.<br />
(L-R) TOM GLYNN-CARNEY as<br />
Peter and CILLIAN MURPHY<br />
KENNETH BRANAGH as Commander<br />
Bolton in the Warner Bros. Pictures<br />
action thriller “DUNKIRK,” a Warner<br />
Bros. Pictures release.<br />
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Imagine…<br />
The smooth soul of<br />
Sam Smith, the percussive<br />
power of Stomp,<br />
the funk and groove<br />
of Bruno Mars, the<br />
sophisticated harmonies<br />
of Take 6, and the<br />
brass bite of the Michael<br />
Bublé Big Band…<br />
hailed one of the best<br />
pop-jazz vocal groups<br />
in the world by the San<br />
Francisco Chronicle,<br />
m-pact is respected<br />
worldwide as a cutting<br />
edge trailblazer in the<br />
realm of vocal music.<br />
Emerging from an age<br />
of auto-tune and overproduction,<br />
this Los<br />
Angeles-based ensemble<br />
has cultivated a new<br />
generation of ears hungry<br />
for the fresh, raw<br />
power of nature’s first<br />
instrument – the human<br />
voice.<br />
M-PACT IN<br />
“AN EVENING<br />
WITH M-PACT”<br />
www.ma4sd.com
Thursday<br />
<strong>August</strong> 24, <strong>2017</strong><br />
8pm<br />
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BRANDEN & JAMES, “a powerhouse cello and vocal duo”<br />
(The Fight <strong>Magazine</strong>, Los Angeles), brings the soulful timbre<br />
of James on his cello combined with Branden’s emotional and<br />
powerful vocals, creating a sound that leaves audiences feeling<br />
moved and inspired. “…the always supportive, sometimes<br />
haunting power of the cello accompanying Branden’s voice solidifies<br />
the classical sound, adds new depth to the popular, and<br />
allows the audience to just sit back and take it in…so movingly,<br />
that you may forget to breathe!” says Paul Lisnek – Host of<br />
Broadway in Chicago Backstage.<br />
The energy and fervor behind their music has a story to tell<br />
of their unique pairing. Branden had a successful career on<br />
stage and in recording prior to his meeting the Australian cellist,<br />
James. Some of Branden’s accolades include finishing as 2013<br />
Finalist on America’s Got Talent, appearances at The Metropolitan<br />
Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago and Los Angeles Opera,<br />
two world tours with the renowned Twelve Tenors and two solo<br />
releases worldwide. James brought to the mix his own share<br />
of musical accomplishments, accompanying Olivia Newton<br />
John, Idina Menzel and Bernadette Peters in multiple concerts.<br />
He initially came on board to music direct one of many charity<br />
concerts in which Branden was performing, and their connection<br />
was so immense they began to play together regularly. The<br />
two started creating arrangements of “familiar tunes that make<br />
you listen to them like you’ve never heard them before.” Shortly<br />
after playing their first public concert together, they’ve been<br />
touring around the world with their original songs and innovative,<br />
classically inspired covers.<br />
Since then, they have shared the stage with legends such as<br />
Sarah Maclachlan, Rita Moreno, Sally Struthers, Loretta Divine,<br />
Bruce Vilanch, Constantine Maroulis and The PussyCat Dolls.<br />
They regularly entertain for Princess, Oceana and Azamara<br />
Cruise lines with their energetic shows, “At The Corner of Symphony<br />
and Soul” and “From Bach to Bieber”. In 2016 they made<br />
their debuts at Birdland Jazz, New York City, The Purple Room,<br />
Palm Springs and The Palm Cabaret in Puerto Vallarta to much<br />
acclaim. Reminiscent for some as The Piano Guys meets Josh<br />
Groban, they weave familiar melodies of pop tunes in classical<br />
style with their own unique sound. Branden says, “people tell us<br />
we’re so unique and different. I think that’s what excites us most.<br />
We’re actually doing something that hasn’t been done before.”<br />
In <strong>2017</strong>, they look forward to international appearances in<br />
Australia, Dubai, Havana, Cuba, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy and<br />
Vancouver, B.C.. Stateside, they will return to The Purple Room<br />
in Palm Springs and make debuts at Market Days in Chicago,<br />
The Post Office in Ogunquit, Maine, Martini’s Above Fourth<br />
in San Diego, The Dunes in Saugatuck, Michigan, and a solo<br />
concert at the hot new venue in Las Vegas called The Space.<br />
In the meantime, Branden and James are shooting new music<br />
videos and recording original songs, especially written for cello<br />
and tenor.<br />
Branden
& James<br />
Thursday<br />
<strong>August</strong> 17, <strong>2017</strong><br />
8pm<br />
www.ma4sd.com<br />
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Grammy-nominated<br />
pop star<br />
JEFF TIMMONS,<br />
the founding<br />
member of<br />
98 Degrees<br />
http://tinyurl.com/y98g3l33
Summer just got hotter with the announcement of<br />
Las Vegas’ newest male revue, Men of the Strip,<br />
coming to Hard Rock Live this July. With a limited<br />
engagement of six performances, the multi-faceted<br />
all-male cabaret show is sure to heat things up on<br />
The Strip.<br />
Created by Emmy-nominated celebrity choreographer,<br />
Glenn Douglas Packard, Men of the Strip<br />
takes the art of seduction to a whole new level with<br />
the hottest male entertainers delivering the ultimate<br />
live adult entertainment experience.<br />
Jeff Timmons (who has enjoyed phenomenal success<br />
with his internationally-renowned boy band<br />
98 Degrees, sold millions of records worldwide<br />
and had gold and platinum records in 27 countries<br />
around the world) combined talents with Packard<br />
(who has worked with legendary performers such<br />
as Michael Jackson, Pink, Usher, and Ricky Martin)<br />
to create an all-new show that is sure to leave<br />
audiences wanting more.<br />
Starring some of the most seductive<br />
men handpicked from auditions<br />
held nationwide, the show features<br />
original choreography, music, oneof-a-kind<br />
personalities and explosive<br />
energy in a fun, interactive and<br />
intimate setting. Guests will enjoy<br />
getting up close and personal with<br />
Timmons and the sexy “six pack” of<br />
male dancers and singers. Whether<br />
it’s to celebrate a birthday, bachelorette<br />
or divorce or just have the<br />
ultimate Girls Night Out, Men of the<br />
Strip aims to please!<br />
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I was with Danny Mills the last forty-five days<br />
of his life. Visiting daily for forty-five days in<br />
the hospital, and five in the nursing home<br />
with hospice.<br />
I didn’t know I’d be so close to Danny at<br />
the end of his life, though. We don’t always<br />
know why we end up where we do. I don’t<br />
By Joel Kramer like visiting people in hospitals. Yet, here I<br />
was, going once, and sometimes twice a day,<br />
and not even thinking about it. I remember being told decades<br />
ago, that you never know who will be there in the end.<br />
A Tribute to<br />
Sylvester “DANNY” Mills<br />
NOVEMBER 1st, 1959 - APRIL <strong>11</strong>th, <strong>2017</strong><br />
I’ve known Danny for more than 20 years. We tried for almost<br />
10 years to make a long-term relationship work. As most people<br />
find out, relationships can be enlightening, educating, peaceful,<br />
loving, kind, and considerate, among other positive things.<br />
And can be all the opposites of those things too. I knew Danny<br />
well. And maybe more than most. He and I had an ongoing<br />
connection with mutual friends and our families, even 10 years<br />
after we split up.<br />
I never considered Danny not being here anymore. I knew about<br />
his medical issues and that the prognoses weren’t good. But it’s<br />
still hard to imagine someone being physically gone. That person<br />
is no longer going to answer our calls, texts, or join us for a meal,<br />
ever again. It’s so final.<br />
Danny’s charm usually overflowed in public. The world was<br />
truly his stage. Danny surely felt goodness and honor, guilt and<br />
shame, Love and respect, anger and fear, despair, hope, and<br />
joy. Some of what we’re all going to experience in life. Danny<br />
could talk to just about anyone, and have no reservation about<br />
engaging a stranger. Over shaking someone’s hand, he had a<br />
desire to hug everyone, and make them smile. Danny couldn’t<br />
understand why most single people had such a hard time<br />
meeting someone. “Just go up and talk to them” he would say.<br />
Anywhere. And he did.<br />
Danny loved and adored so many people. He mentioned so<br />
many people over the years. Mentioning both family and friends’<br />
names repeatedly, he was always remembering every funny<br />
detail about them. Danny laughed easily and often. His intention<br />
was often for pure laughter.<br />
Danny wouldn’t want us to be in ongoing sadness over his<br />
demise. But to let good memories about him go on. He’d want us<br />
to laugh, be silly, and continue to spread Love and goodness all<br />
around. Maybe we are here in life to learn. Things happen to us<br />
that don’t immediately reveal their meaning. But through time, we<br />
find out the true meaning of what is, and maybe also, what was.<br />
AMEN
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