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Rock City
A tap on my shoulder. “Are you Brian Smith?” “Uh, yeah,” I said, turning around. Then the world switched to slo-mo. The fist came hard. I watched my beer form a graceful arch from the bottle into the freezing night air. Woodward Avenue and the Detroit skyline dived, and my head bounced hard on the…
Harvesting Your Desert Lettuce
This was written about summer lettuce, but the information can be applied to winter lettuce too! Remember: This was all done in pots! The article below is reprinted with permission. By David W. MountMaster Gardener of the The University of Arizona, Pima County Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program Lettuce Right From the Garden 1. Harvest…
Free Chicken Fingers This Friday
Lucky Wishbone locations will be giving out samples of their new chicken fingers this Friday. I didn’t know chickens had fingers. From the press release: Tucson, AZ, September 1, 2012. LUCKY WISHBONE, Tucson’s ”First Fast Food Restaurant,” announces the creation of their newest menu item, Kickin’ Chicken Fingers, now officially available. All Lucky Wishbone Restaurants…
‘Carmona Facts’ Twitter Account Is Interesting And Potentially Comedy Gold
It looks like former U.S. Surgeon General and current Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona has his own personal Internet facts database swarming up, not unlike Range superstar Chuck Norris. The catch here is that the “@CarmonaFacts” Twitter account looks to be filled with things that are actually true from Carmona’s history — no “his…
Prepare to Eat and Drink Yourself Silly This Fall
What better way to celebrate surviving another summer than eating and drinking yourself crazy when the weather finally shows a little mercy? If you’re into Greek food and culture, mark your calendar for the upcoming Greek Festival at the St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church. They’ve been ramping up the food component of this awesome event…
It’s Almost First Friday Shorts Time!
Courtesy of the Loft Cinema Max and His Big Gong. On the first Friday of every month, local filmmakers get to show their short film on the big screen at the Loft Cinema. Max Cannon, who has been the host for seven years, says, “People can submit films here, and since we don’t pick and…
Your Wednesday Ronstadt Moment (Sort of): It’s Mariachi
OK, so it’s not directly Ronstadt-related, but it’s Mariachi Aztlan de Pueblo High, who will be performing songs from Linda Ronstadt’s Canciones de Mi Padre tonight at the TAMMIES! Come to the Tucson Area Music Awards; doors open at 6 p.m. TONIGHT at the Rialto Theatre. This year, we’re paying tribute to the Ronstadt family…
There’s A Chalkboard Up in Downtown Tucson
Image via Reddit user WTFAlex Apparently, someone replaced the mural that used to be on the wall of the former Sharks Nightclub with a large “community chalkboard.” If you want to check it out, it’s at the corner of Congress Street and Arizona Avenue, between the former Sharks (soon to be Saint House, from the…
Let’s Read an Excerpt From the New David Foster Wallace Biography
David Foster Wallace, the late writer of Infinite Jest and The Broom of the System and a University of Arizona alum, influenced a generation of writers with his hilarious, intelligent, dripping-with-irony-and-footnotes writing style. But, as has been documented at length, Wallace fought depression and anxiety for 20 years, eventually succumbing in 2008 when he hanged…
White House Releases Beer Recipes
Image via Mediaite. Over the weekend, the Obama White House released documents that the public has demanded feverishly since they were aware of their existence. Those documents? The recipes for the White House’s own home-brewed beers, the Honey Ale and Honey Porter, made with honey collected from beehives on the South Lawn of the White…
Lettuce in Tucson? In the Summer? Read On!
I could not let this great article pass us by without sharing it with you, reprinted here with permission Growing Summer Lettuce in TucsonBy David W. MountMaster Gardener of the The University of Arizona, Pima County Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program David Mount, Master Gardener Summer Lettuce in Window Boxes In our home garden, we…
The Great Crush Festival Is This Weekend
The Great Crush Festival this Saturday, Sept. 8, boasts quite a line up. There will be beer by Dragoon Brewing Co. and Old Bisbee Brewing Company, and wine by Arizona Hops and Vines. Several food trucks are also planning to attend—including the mighty Jamie’s Bitchen’ Kitchen—and there will be a petting zoo and homemade sodas…
The Food Truck Diaries, Volume 32: Serial Grillers
Photo courtesy of Serial Grillers. Check out the killer burgers and rib-eye cheesesteaks at this new Tucson food truck. Serial Grillers is one of the newest operations making a go of it in Tucson’s varied and ever-growing food truck scene. It’s run by two brothers who wanted to do something a bit different than their…
Your Tuesday Ronstadt Moment: Ronstadt Generations!
Come to the Tucson Area Music Awards this Wednesday; doors open at 6 p.m. at the Rialto Theatre. This year, we’re paying tribute to the Ronstadt family all night! The performers are Mariachi Aztlán de Pueblo High School, BK Special (which features Bobby Kimmel, onetime bandmate of Linda Ronstadt in the Stone Poneys), Club Philharmonico…
‘New York Times’ Article Shows That Obama Is Competitive
In an article from today’s New York Times, Jodi Kantor sets out to make President Barack Obama look more human and lively than he tends to in his national addresses, with a feature on his competitive nature Considering how colorful and lively the scenes of him reading picture books to children (“In 2010, he began…
Let’s Celebrate Jennie Finch’s Birthday By Watching Her Break Scientific Equipment
University of Arizona softball great Jennie Finch turns 32 today, 10 years removed from setting an NCAA record with 60 consecutive wins. Since leaving the UA, Finch has won two Olympic medals in softball, including a gold in the 2004 Athens games, played pro fast-pitch softball, unsuccessfully advocated for the return of softball to the…
Chuck Norris’ Family Claims Obama Re-election Will Bring “1,000 Years Of Darkness”
Chuck Norris, action film star and the man responsible for creating giraffes after having kicked a horse in the chin, has taken to YouTube, begging for the “30 million evangelical Christians” who sat out last Election Day to make it to the polls this year. Norris (who is reportedly able to speak braille,) and his…
Vero Amore Opens in Its New Spot This Thursday
Vero Amore, the locally owned Italian restaurant run by Aric and Joshua Mussman, will open in its new, larger, temporary location this Thursday. The restaurant is moving to a spot in Plaza Palomino at 2990 N. Swan Road. The space used to be home to Steven Schultz’s New Red Sky and Luna Bar, which quietly…
Your Monday Ronstadt Moment: Come to the TAMMIES on Wednesday
Remember the Stone Poneys? Come to the Tucson Area Music Awards this Wednesday; doors open at 6 p.m. at the Rialto Theatre. This year, we’re paying tribute to the Ronstadt family all night The performers are Mariachi Aztlán de Pueblo High School, BK Special (which features Bobby Kimmel, onetime bandmate of Linda Ronstadt in the…
Lucille Bluth and Mitt Romney: Not So Different?
Lucille and Mitt If you’re familiar with gone-before-its-time-but-back-again-soon sitcom Arrested Development, you know that Bluth family matriarch Lucille manages to be self-centered; cruel; and flagrantly obnoxious about her wealth, typically all at once. Recently, a few sharp-eyed AD fans of the show decided that Lucille Bluth shares a number of traits with a certain politician,…
Rogue Theatre Gets Big Award, $10K
Great news from the fine folks at the Rogue Theatre: Dear friends! We have such exciting news! We just found out that The Rogue Theatre has been chosen as one of ten theatre companies nationwide to receive the National Theatre Company Award from the American Theatre Wing. The American Theatre Wing is best known as…
Political Roundtable: Hot Races of 2012, Primary Post-Mortem & Downtown
After the jump: Last night’s Political Roundtable. Pima County Democratic Party chairman Jeff Rogers, Republican consultant Amilyn Gordon and Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik dig into whether Democrat Richard Carmona has a chance against Republican Congressman Jeff Flake in the U.S. Senate race; preview the race between Republican Jonathan Paton and Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick in…
You May Soon Wear Be Wearing Battery Bracelets
Image from Extreme Tech. Interesting news coming from LG Chem: The company has developed a lithium-ion battery cable that’s thin enough to be incorporated into clothing and accessories, meaning that now, you really will have The Power. From Extreme Tech: Now, flexible batteries have been created before — but they’ve all just standard, flat, laminated…
Making Our Day: Clint & Invisible Obama
Clint Eastwood has given us one more gift: A thousand LOLs in our Facebook feed. The Daily Dish rounds up tweets & whatnot and Funny or Die rounds up the memes. More after the jump. Ola Betiku
Department of Justice Drops Arpaio Case
The U.S. Attorney’s Office has dropped its investigation into Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The Arizona Republic reports: Scheel wrote that the agency declined to initiate any state criminal charges arising from its broader appointment to pursue state charges that may have come up in connection with the federal investigation. Several federal attorneys had been…
Pinal Sheriff Cleared in Abuse-of-Power Charges
This just in out of Phoenix, from the Associated Press: Paul Babeu has been cleared in an investigation into whether he abused his authority as sheriff of Pinal County. State Solicitor General Dave Cole said Friday that Babeu has committed no criminal violations and will not be charged in the case. Babeu had asked the…
Sheriff Joe Says He “Deserves a Medal”
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has said something, uh, “interesting” again. From Fox News Latino: The sheriff of Arizona’s Maricopa County, Joe Arpaio, said Wednesday in Tampa that the Obama administration should give him a “medal” for apprehending undocumented immigrants rather than investigating him for his methods. “I should be getting a medal. The president…
This Week in Tucson Bicycling
After three months, the city of Tucson has a replacement for the bicycle and pedestrian coordinator position. Check out who they hired. Several passengers in a car sent their dog to attack a bicycle commuter. Find out what the police didn’t do. A national bike-commuting retailer is relocating to Tucson, and they also launched a…
Political Roundtable Tonight: Primary Post-Mortem, Key Races in 2012 & Downtown Revitalization
Tonight on the Political Roundtable: Pima County Democratic Party chairman Jeff Rogers, Republican strategist Amilyn Gordon and Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik will talk about Flake vs. Carmona for U.S. Senate, Republican Jonathan Paton vs. Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick for U.S. Congress, Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll’s big win over GOP challenger Sean Collins, Ally Miller’s…
Tucson’s Fangamer Raises the Bar for Kickstarter Videos
Fangamer, based out of Tucson, deals in video-game-inspired apparel and accessories. After being open for business for the past four years, they’ve decided to reprint a number of beloved old designs, getting the money for that through a Kickstarter that will send shirts to folks for exactly as much as it costs to buy a…
Y la Orkesta’s New Album, Song by Song
Sergio Mendoza will bring an extra large band for Y la Orkesta’s performance Saturday at Hotel Congress. It’s an album release show for Mambo Mexicano!, the debut from Mendoza’s indie-mambo band. Produced by Mendoza and Calexico’s Joey Burns, Mambo Mexicano! features contributions by a cast of more than 20 musicians. The album was recorded between…
Here’s What to Do With Your Old Meds
If you have unused or expired prescription medicine taking up space in your bathroom cabinet, don’t pour them down the drain or flush them. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, “Some medicines, vitamins and other supplements poured down the drain or flushed down the toilet may pass through wastewater treatment plants. They may enter lakes,…
‘Jersey Shore’: Fughetaboutit
Say goodbye to the guido and guidettes of Jersey Shore. MTV announced that the show will conclude after it’s upcoming season, which starts on Oct. 4. At its height, the show drew more than 8 million viewers. According to a June report at nationalledger.com, the “stars” salaries are: Snooki, Mike and Pauly are each paid…
More on the Overhaul of NoRTH Modern Italian Cuisine
I received an enormous press release today about the renovations going down at NoRTH Modern Italian Cuisine, which we mentioned yesterday. The gist of it is that NoRTH is getting a more casual feel – apparently the theme is “Tuscan farmhouse,” which I can’t quite wrap my head around – and a new menu. And…
The Kiosk Goes Digital
Indie musicians and fans now have a new way of selling their merchandise: www.rekiosk.com. The site, described as an alternative distribution solution for independent creatives, launched last week. Basically anyone can open a free account to sell music and books. You don’t need to be a musician or writer, though. You can sell media from…
Yuma: Where Assault Rifles Aren’t Assault Rifles
Somewhere between passing an open-carry law and the failure of concealed carry on campus, Arizona suddenly came out on a national stage as one of the most gun-friendly states in the Union. This piece takes GQ correspondent Jeanne Marie Laskas to Sprauge’s Sports in Yuma in a fascinating look at firearms dealers and our gun…
Gizmodo Shows Us Where Tucson’s Foreign-Made Tchotchkes Come From
In what starts out as a harsh (but fair) commentary on our fair pueblo’s inundation of crap gift stores (Walgreens, I’m looking at you), Gizmodo writer and former Tucsonan Cord Jefferson lets both Tucson and Las Vegas have it in this story of his trip to ASD Las Vegas, one of the largest consumer trade…
Need Help Picking Out Wine for the Labor Day Feast?
As part of my ongoing effort to make sure Tucson Weekly readers have the best Labor Day cookout/meal ever, I direct you to a series of wine tastings starting today, Thursday, Aug. 30, and ending Saturday, Sept. 1. The action goes down from 4 to 8 p.m. at Cata Vinos at 3063 N. Alvernon Way.…
Let’s Watch a Video About Stateside Presents
If you enjoy the Phoenix music scene and the bands that have come out of it in recent years (Jimmy Eat World and The Format stick out prominently in my mind) then you’ll dig this mini-documentary from Sliding Door Productions about concert promotion company Stateside Presents and its founder Charlie Levy. Bigger Than Sound from…
Barack Obama Does an AMA on Reddit
The president of the United States did what appears to have been a surprise AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on Reddit today, following in the illustrious footsteps of such luminaries as the Mars Curiosity Rover team, Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings, Woody Harrelson, and someone who is currently passing a kidney stone. Truth be told, it…
They Let Gov. Brewer Speak Without a Script Again
Just … wow. Watch at around the 1:20 mark, where Jan Brewer talks about who she hopes wins the presidency in November. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Editor’s Note
Various personal and work obligations kept me outside of Tucson almost as much as I was in Tucson through July and August. Therefore, I am very happy to be spending virtually the entire month of September in town. Here are a few things I’m looking forward to doing now that I will be home for…
Closer to Home
For 15 years, a regional offshoot of Pima County’s juvenile-corrections program has operated in quiet, yet effective anonymity on the northwest side. Juvenile-crime levels today aren’t nearly as high as they were in the late 1990s, when eastside and northwest-side satellite offices were opened to alleviate congestion at the county’s juvenile facility on Ajo Way.…
Noshing Around
The Original Mr. K’s Moves The Original Mr. K’s BBQ restaurant, which was at 1830 S. Park Ave., has moved to 6302 S. Park Ave. I was always a fan of the unpolished feel at the original Mr. K’s, but the move positions the restaurant to begin a new chapter of Tucson barbecue history. The…
Danehy
With the new year upon us, there are a few media items I feel I must get past so that I can celebrate. Like many guys, I mark the start of the new year on the first weekend of college football. After that, it doesn’t matter if it’s still 100 degrees or if the monsoon…
City Week
Questioning identity with art; What’s a “glamazon”?; Cupcakes and Girl Scouts; Tapas and other stuff
Soundbites
It’s time to see who won the TAMMIES; HoCo Fest time again; A new music venue; and more!
Serraglio
You may have noticed that nearly two-thirds of the gold medals won by the 2012 U.S. Olympic team were earned by women. You also may have noticed the inspiring camaraderie and cohesion they displayed in overcoming adversity, especially in the epic triumphs of the soccer and gymnastic teams. But you probably didn’t notice, just a…
Sax Star
Contemporary-jazz saxophonist Jeff Kashiwa has compared the making of music, especially jazz, to the craft of acting. However, he came up with a new analogy when I called him recently at his home in Edmonds, Wash. “I don’t mean to demean the art of making music, but I now think it has a closer connection…
Top Ten in Music
1. Sabra Faulk Acoustic Angel (self-released) 2. Wayward Saints Sinners Communion (Orangutwang) 3. The El Camino Royales Boogie Royale (self-released) 4. Mitzi Cowell Bardos (self-released) 5. Ron Pandy Truth and Other Lies (self-released) 6. The Outlaw Rebels The Outlaw Rebels (self-released) 7. Black Cat Bones Too Far Gone (self-released) 8. The Mollys Live at El…
Mailbag
Danehy’s adobe knowledge gap; Is Tucson Forward trying to kill DM?; Is Obama keeping us from the marijuana?;
Battle Between Writers
Live Theatre Workshop is presenting a quiet but provocative two-person show, Collected Stories, about a conflict between an accomplished writer and her protégée. The work of prolific playwright Donald Margulies, (a Pulitzer Prize-winner in 2000 for Dinner With Friends), Collected Stories was originally produced in the late 1990s, eventually making its way to Broadway in…
Media Watch
How much value does a University of Arizona Athletics press credential have?
Live
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff’s concert last week was as much a celebration of life as it was a rowdy party. How could it be otherwise when the singer, now 64, demonstrated a vivacity to be envied by humans half his age? Following brief sets by local acts Planet Jam and Spirit Familia, Cliff led his…
The Skinny
Following the twisted money trail in the county elections … Congressional candidate Martha McSally tries to build up some buzz … Saying goodbye to government-watchdog Mary Schuh … and more!
Police Dispatch
Adventures in recklessly exposed genitals; Keys are for opening things, not for vandalism
T Q&A
A community forum on education organized by the Pima County Interfaith Council will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, next Saturday, Sept. 8, at St. Odilia Catholic Community, 7570 N. Paseo del Norte. Marjie Hrabe, a deaconess at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church and a council leader, said the program is nonpartisan and nonsectarian.…
Nine Questions
Christian Ramirez graduated from the UA with a degree in photography in 2009; became the programming and operations coordinator at MOCA-Tucson in 2010; and has been My Gal Friday for more than a year now, taking pictures for my Live reviews. When she’s not snapping awesome pics or setting up an exhibit, she often spends…
The Tallest Man on Earth: There’s No Leaving Now (Dead Oceans)
A couple of years after his breakthrough sophomore album, The Wild Hunt, Swedish singer/songwriter Kristian Matsson has toned things down for There’s No Leaving Now, but it’s still a beguiling, dark work. Matsson seems to have mastered a certain sad troubadour style that, when he expresses depth, pegs him as the bastard child of Bob…
Little Art, Big Detail
The Art Institute of Chicago is a glorious treasure house of world art, teeming with Egyptian mummies and Renaissance sculptures, Roy Lichtenstein cartoon paintings and Georges Seurat’s famous A Sunday on La Grande Jatte. Even so, one of its most-popular exhibits is the Thorne Miniature Rooms in the basement, a collection of 68 pint-sized historical…
Purity Ring: Shrines (4AD)
This full-length debut showcases Corin Roddick’s engaging electronic sound paintings and the chirping, little-girl vocals of Megan James, which seem to alternate between naive and sensuous. With lyrical themes that range from playful to obsessive, the Canadian duo are the 21st-century offspring of ’80s and ’90s bands—such as This Mortal Coil, Cocteau Twins and the…
Wild Nothing: Nocturne (Captured Tracks)
We are living in a dream-pop renaissance. In the last few years, bands like Beach House, the xx, the Antlers, Wye Oak and Pains of Being Pure at Heart have put out classic albums that draw from the big fuzz and dissonant drone of ’80s shoegaze and the tensile pop sensibilities of Sarah Records-era twee.…
Identity Crisis
One of my guilty TV pleasures is Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. I’ve worked in plenty of restaurants that probably could have used his help, so that’s part of the appeal. But what I really like is that the show can offer a mini-tutorial on what restaurants should not do. Aside from all the yelling, the…
Buyer Beware
If you look beneath the surface, some horror movies have something on their minds. Divorce yourself from the unsightly stuff, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is making a point about capitalism, as are The Hills Have Eyes and Night of the Living Dead. Going back much further, the warnings about communist infiltration in Invasion…
Bike Bungle
Premium Rush tries to cash in on the bike-messenger craze that is sweeping the nation, which has now merited two films, including the Kevin Bacon opus Quicksilver. Oh, wait … I’m mistaken. Nobody really gives a shit about bike-messenger movies. They didn’t back in 1986, and they most certainly don’t today. Premium Rush is actually…
Timid Adventurers
“When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that is was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson Attorney Generalissimo Tom Horne just reared his…
Top Ten in Movies
1. The Hunger Games Lionsgate 2. The Dictator Paramount 3. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax Universal 4. A Separation Sony 5. Bernie Millennium 6. Hatfields and McCoys Sony 7. Bel Ami Sony 8. Freelancers Lionsgate 9. Marley Magnolia 10. The Snowtown Murders MPI
Now Showing at Home
Harvey (Blu-ray); The Office: Season Eight (Blu-ray); The Dictator: Banned and Unrated (Blu-ray); The Rescuers: 35th Anniversary Edition (The Rescuers/The Rescuers Down Under) (Blu-ray)
A Tale of Abuse
Good literary novels tend to work in one of two ways: Either they push into emotionally unfamiliar territory that causes the reader to shake his or her head with wonder, or they pull the reader into such deeply familiar and highly dysfunctional scenarios that the reader can’t help but nod. Even as kids, we easily…
Broadway or Bust
Way back in the 1940s, when limitless growth was still gospel, local big wheels first floated the notion of seriously widening Broadway Boulevard. That yearning was finally put to paper in 1987, when a study concluded that the street should be plumped to a span of 150 feet, from Euclid Avenue to Camino Seco. In…
Ask a Mexican!
Dear Mexican: What is the reason for the colors of the Mexican flag? Is there any razón it resembles the Italian flag, minus the águila y serpent? Conozco más mexicanos que estadounidenses pero none of mis ‘manitos morenos seem to know why … El Girafe Dear Male Giraffe Gabacho: Good for you for having Mexican…
Top Ten in Books
1. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption Laura Hillenbrand, Random House ($27) 2. Caleb’s Crossing: A Novel Geraldine Brooks, Penguin ($16) 3. The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Dutton ($17.99) 4. A Storm of Swords: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3 George R.R. Martin, Bantam ($8.99) 5.…
Choice Politics
Missouri GOP U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin’s comments about “legitimate rape” have thrust the topic of abortion into the center of the nation’s political debate. Even while Republican candidates were trying to distance themselves from Akin’s comments, the controversy continued, because Republican Party officials last week ratified a plank in the GOP’s national platform that…
Mambo Time!
With his mambo orchestra a hit right out of the gate, Sergio Mendoza wanted to take his time to record the band’s debut album. Taking their cue from Perez Prado, Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta have put on electrifying shows from the start, adding a new twist to Cuban big-band music from the 1940s and…
Napier Blows Out Crowded GOP Sheriff Field; Next Target: Dupnik
Oro Valley’s loss may just be Pima County’s gain. Mark Napier, who in March finished fifth out of six candidates in an impromptu bid to join the Oro Valley Town Council, now finds himself as the strongest challenger in years for longtime Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik. The 50-year-old former Tucson Police Department captain, 50,…
The Animal Farm Food Truck Is Closing
Sad news from the Animal Farm Facebook page: We are sad to announce that Animal Farm is closing. Thank you all for your support and patronage. We are planing a final event in the coming weeks, we will keep you posted.
Carmona vs. Flake: Battle Underway
Republican Senate candidate Jeff Flake is out this morning with a new web video linking Democratic opponent to President Barack Obama. It’s adopting the “rubber stamp” model that the National Republican Congressional Committee tried to use against Democrat Ron Barber, who beat Republican Jesse Kelly in the June special election to complete Gabby Giffords’ term.…
Giant Fuzzy Moth Has Bloggers Hoping That, Finally, Pokemon Are Real
We interrupt your post-election coverage to bring you this: Holy crap. The Venezuelan Poodle Moth has the distinction of being both something that I would run away in terror from, as well as something that I want to capture and train to battle other frightening creatures with inexplicable elemental powers. Below the jump, the story…
