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DISCOVERMax HansenCarversvilleGrocery

Darren Francis McManusTangents & Double Meanings

INSIDELocal OutdoorActivity Guide

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August 9 & 10New Hope-Solebury High School, New Hope, PA

See some beautifulantique and classiccars and help fund

cancer research.250 different cars each day. See our website for listings.

9am 4pm both days. Admission: $5; $3 Seniors

Funding student scholarshipsand cancer research atFox Chase Cancer Center

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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Mustang.


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Publisher:Pearson Publishing

Editor:Dalissa Reeder

Art Director:Paul Rowlands

Photography:Jeff Reeder

Contributing Writers:Kyle Bagenstose

Rene CaullerKrisy ParedesAdam Paulus

Corinne PulsinelleDalissa Reeder

Distribution Manager:Tom Cormican

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See the artwork of Darren Francis McManuson page 20.


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MUSIC10

BY DALISSA REEDER

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ATLAS PHOTOGRAPHY

Melodic notes drift through

the air as you twirl and sway

to the musicno, you are not

reliving a Grateful Dead show memory,

but almost. This summer local band

Pure Jerry is playing various festivals

and venues throughout Pennsylvania,

including the Triumph Brewing Company

in New Hope, The Mermaid Innin

Philadelphia, World Cafe Liveand more.

Keeping the music of the late Jerry

Garcia alive has been an ongoing mission

of Pure Jerry since the formation of the

band in 2011. The band is composed of

veteran jam musician Michael Morrow,

bassist Jeff Wandling, keyboardist

John Bigham, background vocalists

Marci Segal and Leah Stall, and drum mer

Doug Gramo. Drawing from their

wealth of experience in other bands

and lifetime love of Garcias music, they

play everything from early Keystone

era material to classic 90s Jerry Garcia

Band shows and albums to the occasional

Grateful Dead tune. And, they arent just

any cover bandthe members have shared

billing with B ob Weir, Merl Saunders,

David Grisman, Dave Matthews Band,

Govt Mule, Ben Harper, Derek Trucks,

Joan Osbourne, Warren Haynes Band,

Peter Himmelman, David Gans, Tom

Constantin, Zen Tricksters, Kingfish,

Marshall Tucker Band, Leon Russell,

Ray Manzarek, Steve Martin, Keller

Williams, Rick Derringer, Danny

DeGennaro, and Stewky and The Nazz

featuring Todd Rundgren.

Garcias music may not be familiar

to younger generations, but the stories

Garcia had to tell and melodies he used

to tell them are accessible to everyone.

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Jerry covered a lot of other artists in

his solo career and as a result, the cross

pollination of music genres is always

present. Motown, gospel, blues and

[for him] contemporary artists were a ll

a part of what Jerry liked to play, says

Wandling. Thats what makes it relevant

to todays generations. It introduces them

to music beyond the mainstream, top

40 stuff thats out there.

Going to see a Pure Jerry show is

like getting to experience that whole

Jerry Garcia/Grateful Dead vibe again

that tied you to the person standing

next to you whether or not you knew

each other. Wandling says, Our favorite

part of playing shows ha s to be the

reactions we get from t he audience.

The more, the merrier, I always say

when playing shows.|r

For more information about Pure Jerry,

including upcoming show dates, visit

www.purejerryband.net.


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14 OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES radius 15

rd Annual Doylestown Arts

Festival |rd Annual ThompsonBucks County Classic

Dont miss the biggest weekend in Bucks

County! Beginning on Saturday, the

uci-ranked Doylestown to New Hope

Road Race is a taste of the Tour de Francein a spectacular local setting. Sunday

features a recreational Cyclosportif,

childrens races and the Thompson Mens

and Womens Criterium of Doylestown.

The event is held in conjunction with

the Doylestown Arts Festival, the areas

largest outdoor, juried arts and crafts

show featuring a variety of artisans and

crafters, live entertainment and more.

Saturday, September 13th &

Sunday, September 14th

www.doylestownartsfestival.com

www.buckscountyclassic.com

Summer is in full swing and right about now kids start to get bored

with their current summer activities and adults are itching to get

out of the office and into the outdoors. Our area has everything fromfree concerts and rock climbing to bike trails and boating. Whether

you are an auto aficionado who adores the New Hope Automobile

Show or a sports enthusiast who enjoys kayaking on Lake Galena,there is definitely something for everyone in Bucks, Hunterdon and

Northampton Counties. Here are a few ofRadius Magazinestop picks

to shift your summer into high gear.

Endless Mountains

Hot Air Balloons, Inc.

Enjoy the beauty of Bucks County from

a birds eye view by taking a flight in a hot

air balloon. Flights take place just after

sunrise or about two hours before sunset

allowing you to enjoy breathtaking vistas.

Hot air balloon flights are the perfect

choice for celebrating special events,

achievements, or just because. Each flight

includes a traditional champagne toast,

flight certificates, and pins to mark the

occasion. Gift certificates available.

www.weflyhotair.com

215-666-2941

[email protected]

Fine Crafts at the Winery

Fine Crafts at the Winery, sponsored by

the Bucks County Guild of Craftsmen,

returns to the New Hope Winery for the

third year. This exciting arts & craf t show

features jewelry, woodworking, photogra-

phy, pottery, and fiber art. The show runsSeptember 6, 10 am 6 pm and Septem-

ber 7, 11 am 5 pm. Admission is $ 4 and

includes a ticket for the shows raffle of

exhibitors products. See this issues ad

for a discount coupon.

New Hope Winery

Route 202, New Hope PA

www.bucksguild.org/Winery2014

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th Annual Middletown

Grange Fair

From August 13th17th, experience a true,

old-fashioned country fair complete with

a horse show, pie contest, 4-hexhibits, arts,

crafts, delicious food, free entertainment,

amusement rides and more. The low entry

rate of $10 per vehicle covers all occupants,

with Sunday at a reduced rate of $5 . Veterans

receive free admission on Sunday. TheGrange is a grassroots, non-partisan, non-

sectarian, fraternal organization focused

on preserving American traditions and

promoting programs for rural communities.

Middletown Grange #684 Fairgrounds

576 Penns Park Road

Wrightstown, PA. 18940

www.grangefair.org

The New Hope Automobile Show

The New Hope-Solebury Community

Association will present The New Hope

Automobile Show, Saturday, August 9

and Sunday, August 10 on the g rounds

of the New Hope-Solebury High School,Featuring the finest in classic and antique

vehicles, this years show also celebrates

the 50th anniversary of t he Ford Mustang.

Tickets are $5.00 general admission;

$3 senior citizens. Active Duty Military,

Active Duty National Guard, Active

Duty Reserve personnel (with id), their

dependents and children age 12 and

under attend for free. Proceeds benefit

scholarships and Fox Chase Cancer Center.

New Hope-Solebury Highschool

182 West Bridge Street

New Hope, PA

215-862-5665

www.newhopeautoshow.com

Peace Valley Park Boat Rental

Open daily through the end of September,

Peace Valley Parks boat rental gives park

goers the opportunity to enjoy the lake

in a rowboat, canoe, paddleboat, sailboat

or kayak. Boats are available by the

hour, hour, day, or full day; weather

permitting. A valid, government issued

idand $20 cash or credit card deposit is

required, along with the boat rental fee.

Galena Village Area

Creek Road, New Britain Township, PA

(215) 345-1097 (In Season)

www.buckscounty.org/government/

parksandrecreation/parks/PeaceValleyBoat

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Rock Climbing Workshopswith Adam Maglione

Workshop Location:High Rocks at Ralph Stover State Park,

Pipersville, PADates: July 12 & July 19, 9am12pm(attend either or both)

Jaya Healing Arts invites you to experience

the spirit-connecting possibilities of

rock climbing. Your skillful guide Adam

Maglione has been climbing for 18 years.

You will learn how to safely belay, tie in,

and ascend and descend a vertical wall

with good technique. Beginners welcome!

Pre-registration is required. Bring climbing

shoes; other equipment provided. Visit

www.jayahealingarts.com for more

information.

24 Arnett Ave, Suite 115

Lambertville, NJ

908-251-7428

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20 ARTIST

BY CORINNE PULSINELLE

Southern New Hampshire native

Darren McManusis not only the

sole artist in his family, but also the

first to develop his talents at a rigorous

collegiate level. With ample support

but little art related guidance, McManus

followed his intuition and enrolled in

Hartford Art School in Connecticut.

According to him, I had to make a choice

between athletics and art. I chose to go

into art because technically I can make

it until my faculties are gone.

McManus enrolled himself as a double

major to make the most of his time spent

earning a bfadegree. He found a balance

between the principles and discipline

of Graphic Design, and the explorative

fail-proof nature of Experimental Studio.McManus felt driven to make loud

paintings that would often turn into

installations and sculptures. The work

McManus made in these fundamental

years fits perfectly into a chronological

description of his projects. In his words,

At the time I was making paintings

along with full environments that always

had fantastical and spiritual overtones.

In the years following his completion

of bfacoursework, McManus worked

as a commercial artist and a graphic

designer. He worked for a magazine,

began a .com and spent his spare

time making personal work. With real

world experience, McManus dove back

into the constructive atmosphere of

classroom critique. He was accepted

into the uniquely small graduate levelprogram at the Cranbrook Academy of

Art in Bloomfield, Michigan where he was

challenged to define himself as an artist.

At the graduate level, it is not enough

for an artist to be able to craft ex pert

level work and demonstrate a mastery

over their chosen media. McManus notes

that he entered the program naive in

terms of being able to take on a specific

angle with his work. In order to do so,

he was confronted with the cha llenge of

educating himself on context and what

other professional artists were making.

Where was his work coming from and

who were his influences? In retrospect,

McManus remarks I realized that you

cannot make work inside of a vacuum. You

have to know where you are in relation to

contemporary painters. I began to look atwork that might not be aesthetically the

same as mine, but shared similar beliefs.

While McNamus still does not consider

himself a sponge to contemporary

painting, he looks frequently at other work

to gather inspiration for formal elements

and color relationships. According

to him, The artists t hat I look at on

a deeper, more meditative level are few

but very important to me. Paul Laffoley,

Adolf Wlfli, Martn Ramrez, Bosch,

and Gauguin. The most contemporary

influence would probably be Fiona Rae.

Directly after graduation from the

mfaprogram at Cranbrook, McManus

and several colleagues traveled to the

Santa Fe Art Colony to create work in

a residency setting. McManus fell in

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love with the rudimentary program of

an artist residency, where selected mid-

career artists are granted space to create

artwork apart from real world pressures.

With hundreds of applicants vying for

space in residency programs, McManus

has been awarded residencies on a yearly

basis in destinations such as Austria

and Vermont to name a few. I consider

myself a bona fide residency junkie.

It creates an atmosphere which allows

for a process of make, think, react, repeat,

notes McManus. While residency programs have given

McNamus the time and space to create,

there are countless books and sources

of imagery that continue to bring depth

and context to his images. The writings

of psychiatrist Stanislav Grof from

Czechoslovakia have fueled his extensive

research on various modes of human

consciousness. In McNamuss work, we

can also see the in fluence of writer Manly

P. Hall, writer of Meditation Symbols in

Eastern and Western Mysticism, which

interprets and illustrates symbols of

meditation throughout history. The rich

texts of Carl Jung as well as Drunvalo

Melchizedek are other books of interest

to McNamus when it comes to developing

his paintings.

McNamus work is both technical

and meditative, representational and

imaginative. He has found ways to

produce factory perfect results by ha nd

using acrylic paint on beveled wood.

At first, McNamus was making ha rd-

edged representational imagery using

razor blades and contact paper. He

progressed to the use of a plotter and sign

vinyl, using scanned images to create

a vector and ultimately a stencil. The

process is about knowing how to best

exploit the technology. Its very systematic

the way it unfolds, explains McNamus.

Within the last couple of years,

McNamus has evolved his method to

allow for a controlled spontaneity. During

a residency in Virginia, he was unable to

properly ventilate an area for airbrushing.

The result was a par tially wet painting

that began to peel, revealing parts that

had been covered up. With no way to

fix the paintings, McNamus embraced

the accident as he witnessed a painting

practically fall apart. Nowadays, he

deliberately veils an underpainting

with transparent layers of paint, realizing

that it will resurface in an unpredictable

way. There is always a sense of color

theory involved in my process, but thereis no way to know how twenty layers

of paint will look on top of one another.

My process has become less deliberate

and I allow the concept to guide each

piece says McNamus.

Even with a less deliberate process ,

McNamus paintings continue to be

uniformly abstract and purposefully

created. His concepts present rich

and meaningful topics, and his work

challenges viewers to reevaluate what

they are seeing. McNamus imagery

ranges from the religious iconography

of Aztec and Mayan cultures to the

symbolic geometry found in Cathedrals.

The layered iconography represents

both a juxtaposition and a harmony. |r

View more of McManus work:

McManus work is on display through

September 7th at the Hunterdon Art Museum

located at 7 Lower Center St, Clinton, NJ.

The show is titled Tangents, and it offers

viewers the opportunity to view the work

through micro-optic 3D glasses.

Visit his website at www.darrenmcmanus.com.

Visit McManus and his wife at their studio/

graphic design business called Ampersand

Projectson 204 North Union Street in

Lambertville, NJ.

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GATHER ROUNDTHE TABLEThe kitchen tablethe place where broken

hearts are mended, the place where everyonecongregates at a party, and most importantly,

the place where you share a meal with family

and friends. Come sit for a spell, swap recipesand reveal secret ingredients. Radiuswants

to know what you serve to your loved ones that

makes them swoon. Submit your recipes to ourPinterest page, www.pinterest.com/radiusmag,

or email, [email protected] .

Nicole Rae, known as Nikki to most people, and her

partner Jeffery Saddoris, created this delicious ice

cream recipe based on a classic summer favorite,Lemon Meringue Pie. Rae says, Nothing speaks

of summer more than the taste of lemons. Hot daysby the pool, bbqs with friends and family; there issomething about that fruit that takes us back to

lazy summer dayscool and refreshing. Lemon

curd swirled in at the last moment elevates thisconfection to pure sweet tart perfection.

Lemon Meringue Pie Ice Cream

Ingredients

zWould you like moreice cream recipes?

Check out Nicole Rae & Jeffery

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Directions(for use in an ice cream machine)

Pour the cream into a large bowl and place

a sieve/strainer on top. Whip the egg yolks

until creamy and bright yellow and set

aside. Mix the milk and sugar in a medium,

heavy-bottomed saucepan. Warm the

mixture over medium heat until it reaches

between 140150 degrees, stirring constantly

to prevent burning. Gradually pour a small

amount of the warmed milk into the egg yolks

to temper, whisking constantly. Keep adding

small amounts until the eggs have warmedslightly, then pour the egg mixture into the

saucepan with the rest of the milk.

Cook over low to medium heat until the custard

thickens and reaches between 170175 degrees

or until the custard forms a film on the back

of a wooden spoon. Strain the mixture into

the heavy cream. Whisk in lemon zest. Put

the bowl into an ice bath to chill quickly (the

faster the base chills, the less icy it will be).

Once it has cooled, refrigerate for several

hours, preferably overnight.

Pie Crust Pieces

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Roll out pie

crust to about 1/4 inch thick. Sprinkle lightly

with sugar. Slice into small, irregular pieces.

Bake for approximately 1012 minutes.

Remove and let cool. Put into a sealable bag

and lightly pound with a rolling pin to break

the pieces up a bit.

Putting It All Together

Freeze the base according to the manufacturers

instructions on your machine. Just before the

end of the freezing cycle, pour in the pie crust

pieces, letting the machine mix them in. Once

the freezing cycle is complete, re move the ice

cream from the freezer. Spoon a layer of the

ice cream into a container, then spoon in

a layer of lemon curd. Continue to layer the ice

cream and lemon curd ending with the lemon

curd. Stir just one time to get a nice swirl going

through the ice cream. When done, put in

the freezer in an airtight container for several

hours to reach a firm consistency.

2 c heavy cream 1 c milk 3/4 c sugar 4 egg yolks zest from one lemon

1 1/2 c pie crust pieces 1 c lemon curd

(store-bought) 1 pie crust sugar

RECIPE

BY DALISSA REEDER

PHOTOGRAPHY BY NICOLE RAE


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separate stores in Ottsvil le, Wrightstownand Lambertville. The Lambertville

location is the most rec ent addition

having just opened this past spring.

Rather than choose a location in the

center of Lambertville, Fezzuoglio chose

one off the beaten path. In some small

measure we hope to be a joyful presence

to the people who call Lambert ville home.

So we set up at the nort h end of Union St.,

away from the weekend frenzy, says

Fezzuoglio. The response has been

amazing, it genuinely feels like home.

Be sure you call ahead or follow

OwowCow on Facebook or Twitter

because many of the more unusual flavors

change with the season and availability

of the ingredients due to Fezzuoglios

philosophy of buying local and organic.|r

BY DALISSA REEDER /PHOTO COURTESYOF OWOWCOW CRE AMERY

One of the best dilemmas in life

can be found at OwowCow Creamery

which ice cream flavor to choose. The

mouthwatering menu presents choices such

as Local Strawberry R hubarb, Cinnamon

Bourbon and Mango Habanero for the

adventurous foodie, and Madagascar

Vanilla and I Hate Chocolate for the ice

cream traditionalist. No matter the flavor,

every ice cream at OwowCow is made by

hand. Each and every pan of ice cream is

made from scratch with locally sourced

cream from pastured cows, local cage-free

eggs, local raw honey, natural cane sugar

and as many local fr uits, berries, and herbs

they can get their hands on.

LambertvilleWelcomesOwowCowCreamery

Inspired by traditional European gelatoartisans, we likewise amplify and nuance

our matrix of natural flavorings. Unlike

traditional gelato our flavors emerge from

a significantly richer, more complex cream

base. Our main operational difference is

the daily production of our in-house cream

base. We low temp pasteurize organic and

local pastured raw cream. This method of

pasteurization helps to preserve beneficial

enzymes. We use local fresh eggs as our

emulsifier instead of the more common

mono-diglycerides and local raw honey

in place of high fructose corn syrup, says

owner John Fezzuoglio.

Fezzuoglio established OwowCow

Creamery in 2009 , and continues to craft

every flavor daily. What began as a small

shop in Ottsville has grown to three

Visit OwowCowCreamery at any one oftheir three locations:

609-397-2234

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610-847-7070

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There was a time when bands made money off the music they

wrote. Today, with digital downloads, record stores have gone the

way of ABBA 8-tracks. Bands make cash these days on the road.

So you hop a bus and follow the gold. Richard Jackson knows the

game well, having been on the road for 15 years, touring with the

likes of Jimmy Buffett, Erica Badyu, Jonas Brothers, Deep Purple,

Kiss, Manheim Steamroller and many others. Hes a lighting

technician. You may call him a roadie. He calls himself that.

Its a stupid business that no one understands. When I was

getting ready to drop out of college, I talked to my college advisor

and decided this was the industry I wanted to get into. He turned

to me and said, well theres the entertainment industry, and then

theres the side of the entertainment industry you want to get

into. Everyones going on American Idol, wants to become a big

star. Nobody wants to be anybody that works.

Sex, drugs and rock-n-roll may have gone together atsome point. But, like anything with the potential

for windfall profits, even ripped jeans and rock

t-shirts has become designer, corporate. Reality rarely isperception. Rock-n-roll is a multi-million dollar business.

Theres a lot at stake for a lot of people. Its real jobs and real

work, behind the scenes and on stage. Its show business,a mirage. Life on the road, on tour, is hard, long hours and

strenuous work for everyone from artists to their traveling

crew of carpenters, techs, and caterers. Sex, drugs androck-n-roll? Hell no. Richard Jackson wants you to know

that, even if he doesnt want you to know him.

Standingin theShadows

Richard JacksonDoesnt Want You to KnowWho He Is| BY A DA M PA ULUS

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34 SEMANTICS radius 35The industry, as a whole, is an interesting

one, cause it started in the fifties with

bands playing bars and clubs, and their

friends, bartenders, whatever, would help

them put the gear in the back of the van

and drive to the next gig. Thats how the

industry developed. So, basically we made

it up as we went along for the first 40 years

and weve gone from a couple guys with

some speakers and cabinets to 20,000

pound video screens moving on winches,

artists on elevators and lifts, and pyro

and lights, and sound rigs, and you know,

22 tractor trailers worth of crap going into

a hockey arena.

Turns out, the sordid underbelly of

the rock biz is just a job like any other.

But a job on the roads a life unto itself

sleeping on buses, staying occasionally

in hotels, traveling from town to town.

There can be a heavy burnout rate. One

of the biggest misconceptions about

life on the road, about being a roadie

He pauses a moment. I would consider

myself a roadie, cause thats mostly what

I do which is, spend time on the road, on

a bus, going from show to show. However,

the connotations theres a stereotype

of the roadie partying hard, doing tons

of drugs, drinking hard, getting chicks

after the show, things like that however,that is not the case, but thats what people

expect when you tell them what you do.

Right off the bat, crazy party life.

So in this button down t-shir t world,

what is a roadie? (Guys) start around

6:30 in the morning unloading trucks.

Trucksll be dumped. Youre working all

the way through til say, 5 oclock at night,

and thats just to get the show ready.

Doors open at 6, show starts at 7. Opening

acts go on, headliner goes on, say the

show ends at 11, and then youre three

hours to get out of there So your days

are 18, 19 hour days. Then back to the bus.

Sleep, wake up the next morning, and

then do it all over again. This rock-n-roll

business sounds like an actual job. There

is no god. He laughs and smiles. The

rock-n-roll fantasy is apparently a cold

slice of Dominos and a nap on a funky

smelling bus.

Life on the road isnt for everyone .

It depends what you want out of life. I

think Im at the point I could do a couple

of tours a year. Personally, Ive given

up so much, Ive missed birthdays,

weddings, birthsI havent been home

for Christmas in 5 years. Tourings always

going to be in my blood (though) and

there are times when the moneys just too

good to pass up. Theres a burnout to the

road. Some guys cant last a tour. But if

you acquaint yourself to the lifestyle, the

road becomes contagious. Im personally

at a point where I love the road. I want to

take every gig, whether its as designer,

operator, just another tech guy on the

crew, or whatever. Touring is something

I really love. Your friends (on tour)

become family. You become very close.

Even on a big tour when you might not

see somebody all day, youll see him on

the bus at the end of the night, every day.

The exact same faces, exact same routine.

You know everyones routine; when they

get up, go to bed. You know what they eat,

what they drink. You go through the

same problems. Youre brothers in arms.

You love each other, you hate each other,you work together.

The tough part about the road is

once youre out there, theres no escape.

Theres not someone to cover the job

tomorrow. Youre not just gonna call in

sick. You still have to go out there and

give that crowd the best show, so you

have to be able to push all those problems

aside and get up and go to work. And,

if you quit youll never get a job again.

Or, at least, its tricky to get a jobso you

just cant . You got to put your time in, pay

your dues, work through the hardships.

Because the show will go on. I mean ,

if there is a problem, something breaks,

you do everything you can to fix it. If you

cant fix it, you cant. If you cant, you try

to carry on and find a way around it. Light

bulbs go out all the time. Microphone

cables go bad all the time. The show

never ends. Theres time limits, theres

people involved, theres money involved

You know, its 100,000 fans out there.

Jackson has traveled in the U.S.

pretty much anywhere from Paducah

to Bismarck to Mankato. Theres

something to be jealous of here; getting

paid to wander, not carrying on with

the kind of company you find in business

casual golf shirts at the Sarasota Country

Club bar. Death to the man, death to

the tyrants of monotony! But every job

is equal parts monotony and selling out.

The monotony in Jacksons job differs

from that experienced by people in

cubicles, but Jacksons monotony isa traveling cubicle.

Hes paid to globe trek. You wake up,

youre somewhere youve never been

before and thats when you wanna go out

(when you have down time) and get

a nice dinner. Like when youre in Europe

and you happen to have a lot of days off,

thats the best thing in the world. Youre

getting paid to see the world. Japan,

Australia, same thing. But, its not that

common that you have that much time

off. A lot of times, you might wanna take

the day off, and its like hey Im in

a city Ive never been in but youve been

sleeping in a bus 3 days in a row, so you

just grab a beer and go to bed.

No tour is the same. There are so many

types of different music out there Jackson

isnt motivated specifically to tour with

a band hes into. Hes just looking for

the next gig. Its not necessarily about

music, but cash. Crappy bands make

more money than cool ones. Its a job.

Ive worked for two artists I really loved

in the past. They turned out to be very

small tours, but they turned out great.

Ive also worked for artists I would never

give the time of day to but grew to love

their music. Or, I begin to like the music

because I understand the artist and

what theyre trying to do. It gives you

a much different appreciation. There are

guys who just do metal tours or just do

electronica. Myself? I wanna work. I m

a whore basically; whoever wants to pay

me. But thats a really good attitude tohave unfortunately.

Growing up liking music my whole

life, I started out doing college radio.

I was always into live music and

discovered there was a college concert

committee. So, I set up my first show

and became really friendly with the

company that set up lights and sound

I eventually dropped out of school.

I called this company and I was like,

hey yeah I got nothing going on, do

you guys have work?, and I went to

go to work for them. Love of the music

was a really big thing when I star ted.

Once working though, you were given

whatever job you were givenso at

some point your love of music kinda

goes out of the way.

Touring is something I really love. Your friends (on tour)become family. You become very close. Even on a big tour when

you might not see somebody all day, youll see him on the busat the end of the night, every day. The exact same faces, exact

same routine. You know everyones routine; when they get up,

go to bed. You know what they eat, what they drink. You gothrough the same problems. Youre brothers in arms. You love

each other, you hate each other, you work together.


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36 SEMANTICS The job of

lighting tech

forces Jackson to

understand the

music in a unique

way. Designing

a lighting system

for a specific show,

theres so many

different things at

play: whats the set

look like, whats the

artist forevery

shows different. As a lighting designer,

youre very much a djor a musician. You

have to know the music inside and out,

know the rhythm. Your job is to take the

artists music and present it to the audience

to invoke emotion or whatever it is the artist

is trying to portray.

In the age of Instagram and Vine,

everyone is an expert, and audience

criticism is a constant job nuisance. This can

present a problem when the road is your only

cash cow. These days crowd members are

more educated than before. With the advent

of smart phones and the ability to tweet,

people are going to know if the shows s#?t.

So, when you show up in the next town, you

might not have as many people as you did

last night because its a bad show. Once yougain traction as being a bad show, you lose

money. We have to be on every day because

(people) film that show, put ten minutes of

that on YouTube, and fans will be like, oh,

what did they do last night and they can see.

I mean, every fan thinks that theyre a sound

guy, but no fan thinks theyre a lighting guy.

And thats why lighting guys do what they

do. We do a really good show and no one has

any idea who we are. And thats perfectly

fine. Occasionally, he fields complaints

during shows about lighting, but not nearly

as many as the poor guy running the sound

board. Constantly, everyones a critic,

especially hard core fans of the band.

I couldnt see, the lights were in my eyes,

videothe sound was wrong. I mean, its a

slight few, but you get it all the time.

The Grateful Dead were on tour forever

but it doesnt work like that anymore.

Its become more of a full time job for

people, so they understand you need to

take breaks . You can do a hard tour, 3 or

4 months, but after that everyone wa nts

to go home. Take a break, go out and do

it again. Musicians today arent making

money from records, so touring/doing live

shows is pretty much their main income.

Its where they sell merchandise, get

guarantees, everything elseso they have

to keep themselves fresh and their crews

fresh. Youre not doing 300, 400 shows

a year, not big artists at least. Nowadays,

you might go out six or eight weeks, take

some time off, then go back out again.

But theres still plenty of work. When

Im off, I can pick up workon a festival,

auto shows, fashion shows, bar mitzvahs,

weddings. These days any kind of live

presentation is gonna use some form

of live event technology, be it lighting,

sound or video. I work for myself. I work

for different companies, artists and

managers. To stay touring a lot, being

a freelance guy kinda helps. You learn

different things from different people

and companies, so you can work almost

anywhere. He tells a story about doing

a Walmart employee seminar. Im winsomefor stories of hanging with KISS.

Rock-n-roll was always the thing that got

him here. And to hear him tell it, the thrill

of the road, the rock-n-roll lifestyle, makes

you realize a headline act really is just the

exposed part of an iceberg. One of the

biggest attractions of doing live rock-n-roll

shows is that moment the house lights go

out and the crowd roars. That is, I wanna

say, one of the be all points of doing what

we do. We put this together. We made

this happen, and those fans are loving

every minute of it. Yeah, you get a rush

out of it. And thats why, despite missing

Christmases, birthdays, births, funerals,

and weddings, the road keeps calling,

for that moment, and the few people you

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40 A CLOSER LOOK

Matt Smith:Crafting to the Beat

of His Own Drum

41radius

In the 90s I was in New York at a recording forJimmy Boss; I had made a bunch of drums for him.

Everyone there was a big wig. Andy Gonzolas,

a famous bass player was playing bass on thealbum and also producing it. After the session,

he invited us back to his house and showed us some

great videos from Cuba; this was before YouTube.He played stuff for us all night. People like Paul

Simon used to go and hang out there, tooand

all the greatsJaco Pastorius even slept on thesame couch I was onit was pretty huge for me

to be invited to this. From there on everything

kept snowballing, one person would introduceme to another person in the music world, it was

as if someone just held the door open for me.

Matt Smith


BY R ENE CA ULLER

PHOTOGRA PHY BY J EFF R EEDER


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The word Ritmo means

rhythm in Spanish,

which is perfect for artist

and drum craftsman, Matt

Smith, who finds that there

is a rhythm to life. Smith builds and

repairs every percussion instrument

of Latin music.

Matt Smiths studio is rustic and full

of old machinery, some dating back to the

late 1800s. Im attracted to old things.

Theres just something about the old

machinery that I really like. It is somewhat

decorative and its not generic, said

Smith. He likes to work at the slower pace

that the old world way of creating these

instruments allows him to.

The Latin percussion instruments that

Smith creates include congas, bongos,

timbales, cowbells and batas. Typical

factory-made congas and bongos are

made from laminated plywood, but

Smiths are created from solid hardwoods

like mahogany, oak, ash, walnut, and

cedar. His cowbells are hand hammered

to eliminate overtones. Timbales are

formed from metal like stainless steel

or they are copper plated.

Smith emphasizes the importance

of the cascara when playing a timbale.

The word cascara describes the rhythmthat is played on the side shell of the drum

that can be described as, low dynamic

tones, similar to a ride on a symbol,

said Smith. It is important for the sound

created to be clear and resonant because

it is typically played throughout the

entirety a song. It cant sound like the

sound a trash can would make, said Smith

as he emphasized the science there is to

making timbales, which comes from the

balance of craftsmanship with carefully

choosing the right materials. This delicate

balance took Smith years to master.

Matt Smith was born in New York

and moved to Bucks County when he

was a teenager. He studied to become

a truck mechanic, but that passion did

not last. An interest in Latin music

grew in Smith and he was inspired by

percussion instruments. Smith crafted

his first drum when he was seventeen

without any prior wood-working

experience, I got a couple of logs and

burned a hole through them, then took

a hatchet to it and finished a drum shape,

said Smith. His work has continued

to evolve and refine since then. Smith

described that there was a long period

of time where his craft did not really

progress that much. However, in the mid

90s his work accelerated and advanced.

Smith derives inspiration for his art

from many sources. He enjoys nature and

being outdoors, camping, and running.

I like to hang out in the woods foraging

for food. I also raise chickens, said Smith.

It is not just making an instrument

to Smith, he approaches each piece as

creating a work of art. I am very picky,

when it comes to the materials that Smith

crafts his drums from, he described.

Im always on the look out for what I

want, Im very specific, said Smith. Once

he purchases the wood, he cuts it into

wooden planks, or staves. Then he uses

steam to bend the wood into the correct

shape, essentially creating a barrel. Im

a glorified cooper, said Smith. When the

shells are completed they sit to age andcure. Then Smith begins to create the

hardware. The drum is completed with

an animal skin.

Smiths process is never linear; he may

be working on creating staves for weeks

then be metalworking for weeks, before

a full instrument comes together. The

majority of heads of the drums that Smith

creates are animal skins like calfskin.

Animal skins make for the best sounding

drums; however, they are not weather

resistant. Animal skins are particularly

sensitive to heat and cold changes and

humidity, which both influence the sound.

Some musicians that Smith creates

instruments for request synthetic heads,

which will hold their tone from sound

check to performance , despite the weather.

42 A CLOSER LOOK 43radius

Smith does not have a storefront nor

does he do any type of advertising forRitmo Drums, his success simply comes

from word of mouth. I have all the work

that I can handle, said Smith. The entire

process of drum making is done exclusively

by Smith. The most rewarding aspect of

his process is being able to sit down and

play the drum once it fully takes shape.

Also being able to see his creations being

played on stage by the musicians that

Smith has handcrafted the instruments

for is equally rewarding to him.

When Smith isnt creating instrument s

from the ground up, he works on

restoration. He explained that restoring

drums is a pretty difficult task, you only

get one shot, said Smith, you can easily

ruin it. I have to be very t houghtful

and careful. Smith has had drums sent

Im a glorified cooper. Matt Smith

to him from al l over the world, they

are artifacts with lots of history behindthem, and they are old and decrepit,

said Smith.

Restoring begins with taking the

drum completely apart, by first trying

to decipher the puzzle that the original

artist created when the drum was first

made. Some of the drums that Smith

has restored are on display in museums,

which is very rewarding to him . Smith

is proud that he can honor the artists

who have created such masterpieces

by restoring them to their original glory,

Im just happy that Im patching some

of their work, said Smith. |r

For more information and to view some more

of Smiths work visit ritmodrums.comor email

[email protected] .


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44 SPOTLIGHT

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The best defense attorneys are

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Sharif N. Abaza, Esq. As a former Deputy

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has the skill , resources and commitment

to match them strategically.

Since 2003, Abaza has been in private

practice successfully defending clients

in all man ner of criminal matters from

duiand traffic violations to homicide

and manslaughter. Firmly upholding

the tenet that a person is presumed

innocent until proven otherwise, Abaza

focuses on protecting his clients rights,

freedom and interests.

Handling each case personally from

start to finish is important to Abaza . The

attorney you hire is the one you get, says

Abaza. Other firms have the client meet

with a partner and assign an asso ciate

with less experience. I have 20 years of

experience and each clients case receives

my full attention.

Abaza provides powerful courtroom

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46 SPOTLIGHT

THE LOCAL VAPOR

to Open in Doylestown

BY KRISY PAREDES

PHOTOGRAPHY BY CODY ORION

Slated to open mid-summer, Doylestown

natives Brett Wilson and Greg Glemser

are working tirelessly tending to every

detail to create an industrial, sophisticated

atmosphere to introduce The Local Vapor

to Doylestown, PA.

Their goal is to introduce this smokingalternative to current cigarette users

offering the best variety of vaporizing

devices and the highest quality nicotine

liquids in America. The products that will

be available through The Local Vapor are

already quickly establishing themselves

from California to Manhattan. After

20 years of being a cigarette smoker,

I personally had an easy transition to using

a nicotine vaporizer says Brett Wilson

who has not had a traditional cigarette

in the last 5 months.

The Local Vapor features a menu that

displays a large variety of flavors and

nicotine levels, also carrying liquids with

0% nicotine in them. The menu looks more

like a wine list, and is quite impressive.

The team at The Local Vapor have hand-

picked these E-liquids after researching

and testing them, and will have them

available for customers to sample.

Customer service will be our top

priority. We want our customers to walk

out educated and satisfied with not only

their purchase, but their experience. When

e-cigs started to surface in convenience

stores, I was excited to try the product.

I felt they didnt live up to my expectations ,and decided to see if there were better

products available. When I discovered the

large variety of personal vaporizers and

the quality at which they are built, it blew

my mind. Thats when I shared my story

with friend and now business partner Greg

Glemser. says Wilson.

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50 FOOD & DINING radius 51

Max HansenCarversville GroceryThey say that its all right to come in third place.

Your home is first place, your work is second

place, and third place is where you go to hangout, read your mail, and have a cup of coffee,

Hansen says. Its a home away from home,

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M

ax Hansen is a man with

many stories. There was the

time when he served up jambalaya to

Michael Jordan, during the then-Chicago

Bulls rookies first trip to Manhattan

before a game against the Knicks. Then

there was the time he kept his kitchen

open for Stevie Wonder, following an

Easter snowstorm that backed up air

traffic across the country.

Oh, and then there was the time he

was recruited by then Governor George

W. Bush to become the head chef on

his whistle stop train tour, when he had

to poach eggs while trying to keep his

footing on a train hurtling down the

tracks at 60 mph.

However, its not brushing elbows

withor perhaps filling the bellies

ofcelebrities that gets Hansen excited

these days. Instead, its returning to

the comforting roots of a simpler, more

memorable childhood in Bucks County.

My grandfather started me off on

the right foot, taking me to all the local

orchards, Hansen says, recalling time

spent at his grandfathers house in New

Hope. He was a gentleman farmer and

an original locovore. He introduced meto good food. He had an asparagus patch

and I grew tomatoes with him, and we

made apple sauce and put up green

beans and corn.

Hansens father was a pediatrician

in the U.S. Public Health Service, and

would frequently relocate the family

to places as diverse as South Dakota,

Boston, Mississippi and even Turkey.

His grandfathers garden became

a place of consistency for Hansen.

Our homebase was always New

Hope, he says.

Now, Hansen is becoming an ever-

increasing force in Bucks County to make

sure those living here are being fed with

the best the Earth has to offer. The 52-year-

old launched his Max Hansen Catering

business in 1993, following a prodigious

career as a New England Culinary

Institute-trained chef and sharing kitchens

with famous chefs like Thomas Keller.

After successfully growing his catering

business over 20 years and also star ting

a line of smoked salmon, Hansen began

a new adventure when he opened the

Max Hansen Carversille Grocery store

in May of 2013.

Located on the back roads almost exactly

halfway between Doylestown and New

Hope, Hansen is taking a decidedly vintage

approach with the store, harkening back

to the era of one-stop shops for quality food

and groceries.

Were a country store with a modern

twist, Hansen says, adding that his wife,

Andrea Hansen, has even crafted vintage

displays for the stores fresh food. When

you walk into the store youre stepping

back in time.

Hansen, who lives just a few doors down,

says the store operated for decades as

simply the Carversville Grocery. He would

stop in for coffee and say hello to owner

Dan Stern, a childhood friend. However,he would always think of what could be.

I always thought it was underutilized,

and knew it could be better, Hansen says.

(Stern) and I had been had been discussing

the idea of working together for many years,

and an opportunity finally arose.

Hansen joined with Stern as a partner,

added his name to the stores name, and

got to work renovating the location. He

revamped the stores grocery options,

adding inventory and searching for products

that are as local as humanly possible.

We try to source all of the amazing

homegrown products Bucks County has

to offer, Hansen says. We are blessed

to be located in what I call an ama zing

market basket of incredible products.

Hansen also redesigned the interior,

moving the counter to be more customer

friendly and cooking fresh food like beef

short rib lasagna; mac & cheese with

bacon, onion, and tomato; and chicken

salad daily. He also added a convenient

grab and go bin by the exit for essentials

and fresh sandwiches, and created an

outside garden space for seating.

Its all a part of what Hansen calls

coming in third place, a concept he

learned from a place called Z ingermans

Deli in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

They say that its all right to come in

third place. Your home is first place, your

work is second place, and third place is

where you go to hang out, read your mail,

and have a cup of coffee, Hansen says.

Its a home away from home, and we try

to create that for our customers.

Hansen says the idea is working so far,

as the store has doubled its sales since

re-opening a year ago. The operation is

also benefiting the community, as the

store employs about 20 part-time or full-

time workers, and acts as an outlet for

many of the areas small farmers.

With plans to expand into the

locations upstairs, Hansen sees his little

store at the crossroads of northern BucksCounty only continuing to g row. From

fresh baked donuts in the morning, to

slicing up sun-warmed tomatoes from

his own ga rden to go into the worlds

best blts at lunch time, to providing

a quick stop for the busy mother on her

way home from work, Hansen has found

his passion for food r ight where he left

it as a child.

Were here for everybody, but were

especially here for the locals, Hansen

says. Its been fantastic so far, but were

not content. |r

Visit Max Hansen Carversville Grocery:

6208 Fleecy Dale Road, Carversville, PA 18913

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My grandfather started me off on

the right foot, taking me to all thelocal orchards he introduced

me to good food. He had an

asparagus patch and I grewtomatoes with him, and we made

apple sauce and put up green

beans and corn.

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