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CUPCAKE RED VELVET WINE Cupcake Red Velvet wine was unexpectedly excellent! From Livermore, CA the 2011 Cupcake Red Velvet is a blend of red varietals with a Zinfandel base. Released winter of 2012, it was harvested Sept. – Oct. 2011 and has an alcohol content of 13.5%. According to the winemaker, the wine has “fantastic […]

IMPROVING OUR CHILDREN’S HEALTH   Nutrition, education, and food policy affect all of our children. There are so many foods and ingredients that are being put on our grocery store shelves and served at school cafeterias that are banned in other countries. Why are we feeding our children who are growing and developing foods that […]

SUMMER BREEZE // CONNECTICUT WHITES As someone who had the opportunity to help pick grapes for Sharpe Hill Vineyard, I can tell you a lot of care goes into how they make their wine. The Sharpe Hill Vineyard Ballet of Angels wine is reflective of that care. Sharpe Hill Vineyard Ballet of Angels is a […]

MOVIE REVIEW OF ”LUCKY DAY” “Back to the Future” actor Crispin Glover who played George McFly steals the show in “Lucky Day” (*** OUT OF ****), Oscar-winning “Pulp Fiction” writer Roger Avary’s graphic comedy of errors about revenge.  Cast as dastardly villain Luc Chaltiel, Glover plays a looney French gunman with no qualms about killing […]

MOVIE REVIEW OF ”D-DAY” The most unusual thing about Asylum Studios’ low-budget, World War II actioneer “D-Day” (*** OUT OF ****) is its homage to Steven Spielberg’s landmark epic “Saving Private Ryan.”  Mind you, Asylum’s generically entitled “D-Day” doesn’t depict the horrors of war on as grand a scale of carnage as Spielberg’s memorable masterpiece. […]

MOVIE REVIEW OF ”TERMINATOR: DARK FATE” The people who made “Terminator: Dark Fate” (*** OUT OF ****) must have liked “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens.”  Elements of the latter film appear in the former.  For example, a beloved protagonist is bid adieu, mayhap never to return, like Han Solo’s exodus from “The […]

MOVIE REVIEW OF ”BLACK AND BLUE” A rookie New Orleans cop exposes corruption within the force in “Traffik” director Deon Taylor’s white-knuckled cop versus cop thriller “Black and Blue” (*** OUT OF ****), starring Naomie Harris, Mike Colter, Frank Grillo, and Tyrese Gibson.  Most protagonists have enough time on their jobs before they bite off […]

LANCO TALKS ABOUT THEIR HIT SINGLE Brandon Lancaster is living the dream – literally. The frontman of LANCO has seen the hit single, “Greatest Love Story,” top the country charts. But having the hit single isn’t the dream he’s talking about. It’s what he sees on stage night to night, as an outgrowth of the […]

Best Music Box Sets: Top Picks  It’s been a memorable year for box sets and other special releases. Several landmark albums got deluxe reissues, and there were greatest hit sets from some all-time greats. This means there are no shortage of good gift choices this season. Here are my favorites. The Beatles: “Abbey Road” – […]

 JOE BONAMASSA ” HOW IS MUSIC AND LIFE CHANGED” No artist can promise fans they will see a perfect show when he or she steps on stage. But fans can at least feel confident that Joe Bonamassa and his band have reached a point where when they take the stage, even if it’s the worst […]

Gregory Alan Isakov Talks About Touring and Farming! There are two seasons for Gregory Alan Isakov – touring and farming. That’s why you only find the singer/songwriter on the road primarily in the fall and winter. For much of the summer, he’s got work to do on his small farm near Boulder, Colorado, starting in […]