Soles of Passion is an alternative country band with a mission.  The duo, composed of Myla Snow and Steven Wolfe, create country music about America and put it into context with the current socioeconomic climate of the country.  Their songs on their just release debut album “BUMP ME UP” are full of hope and sympathize with Americans who have suffered economic hardships from the recession and faced foreclosure by merciless banks.  Soles of Passion send an important message through electrifying political rock songs that is upbeat, honest and easy to dance to.  There are no alternative country artists that create political rock songs quite like Soles of Passion.  The country music about America they create inspires people who are in the process of losing, or have already lost their homes to fight back.  The Freedom Assistance Foundation (FAF) was created by Soles of Passion to help those people take action.

The FAF is a non-profit organization that sets Soles of Passion apart from other alternative country artists.  Their political rock songs and country music about America work towards something important – not just a provoking sound, but a cause.  Myla and Steven have made it their mission to secure relationships with a network of attorneys to help those stricken by foreclosure.  The FAF offers applications for monetary grants made possible by Soles of Passion’s contributions and others who have joined their groundbreaking movement.

One of Soles of Passion’s most exhilarating political rock songs is “Got Me Surrounded.”  It’s country music about America that shows how political and financial deception was the cause of the collapsed economy and so much despair.  It’s also about hope for a better day in such instances when Myla belts out with her fiery voice, “Revolution here to see it’s over now, don’t tread on me.”  The forthcoming music video for “Got Me Surrounded” by these alternative country artists depicts the shocking reality of corruption spurred by the morally bankrupt financial institution’s greed, and its effects on Americans.  Real footage, both unsettling and powerful, shows the harsh truth about how people have to live once they’re kicked out of their homes and onto the streets like animals.

The new video by the alternative country artists also shows Myla’s and Steven’s skills as lively musicians.  Myla, with jet black hair, a bowler hat and long legs, controls a raspy forceful voice that not even the merciless financial institutions would dare to cross.  Her gestures and utterances give the political rock songs written by her and Steven a breath of life while Steven’s instrumentals give them a unique and catchy flow.  Their country music about America is not only politically correct, but invigorating.  Steven picks away at the guitar and strums the bass resolutely, intent on advancing the Soles of Passion’s music and mission.  He’s a skillful instrumentalist and lyricist who stands tall and proud of the cause he represents.

Soles of Passion are one of few alternative country bands that can enliven as well as enlighten listeners with their political rock songs.  They create political rock songs while keeping their mission ahead of everything else.  The music they create is a product of their efforts to aid fellow Americans who have lost their homes to corrupt financial institutions.  This is why their political rock songs can’t be coined as just music.  Soles of Passion is music with a mission.

Mila and Steven are alternative country artists as well as humanitarians.  In addition to creating country music about America and spreading awareness of crooked institutions as Soles of Passion, they help those who face foreclosure with the FAF.  Their political rock songs represent something more than backwards politics as usual.  They represent the idea that Americans are more powerful than the institutions that kicked them into the street.  Their political rock songs inspire people to fight back and join their cause to resurrect the American’s right to economic fairness.  They are alternative country artists who are one of a kind.  Not only have these alternative country artists created a unique band, but they have taken an initiative to grow the idea that Soles of Passion represents with the FAF.  The FAF turns Soles of Passion into something greater than a band that creates political rock songs.  It turns Soles of Passion into a band that is truly passionate about the words they write and empower with harmony.  The Soles Of Passion album is available on iTUNES: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/soles-of-passion/id430867594

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Jocelyn Kay Lee & Jacquelyn Richey
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Geronimo Guzman’s terrific set puts you in the middle of the action: With its stained concrete walls and metal tables bolted to the floor, the day room of this detention center extends right to the first row of seats, and it’s hard to remember when I’ve felt so immediately engaged by a production’s use of space. Within minutes, the cast has you feeling the outside world might be something you only imagined.

Every man on the prison tier has a survival strategy, the first being to stick with his own race. “Justice means ‘just us white folks,’” cracks El Raheem (Donte Wince), a Nation of Islam believer at odds with Irish bruiser Longshoe (Mark Rolston). But the arrival of alleged pedophile Clark (Matthew Jaeger) shifts alliances among prisoners (and guards, including Cris D’Annunzio’s combustible Mr. Nett). Does the slightly built, middle-class Clark — nicknamed “short eyes” for his predilections — stand a chance in this shark tank? Is he guilty? If so, what punishment does he deserve?

Director Julian Acosta keeps the pace taut and the stakes clear, drawing specific, impassioned performances from his ensemble: Miguel Amenyinu and Matias Ponce are hilarious as young fitness buddies, while old-timer Carl Crudup makes a multi-course meal of a monologue about a certain photo of Jane Fonda. And Jaeger, in an almost impossible role, conveys credible anguish at the memory of his illicit encounters.

Piñero wrote his groundbreaking drama while serving time for armed robbery in Sing Sing; the play went on to Broadway and became a staple in audition rooms. This co-production by Urban Theatre Movement and the Latino Theater Company returns “Short Eyes” to its urgent roots: the desire for human connection and its often devastating consequences.

–Charlotte Stoudt

“Short Eyes,” Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles.  8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 7 p.m. Sundays. Ends Dec. 18. $30, limited $10 seats on Thursdays. (866) 811-4111 or www.thelatc.org. Running time: 2 hours.

Photo: Matthew Jaeger, left, and Cris D’Annunzio in “Short Eyes.” Credit: Federico Mata.

In a video from the private bash at the Roosevelt Hotel Beacher’s Madhouse Club in Los Angeles last week – published Sunday by The Daily – Kelly Osbourne presents the former Hannah Montana star with a cake emblazoned with the face of reggae singer Bob Marley.

“You know you’re a stoner when friends make you a Bob Marley cake – you know you smoke way too much f—in’ weed,” Cyrus jokes.

Osbourne is heard retorting, “I thought salvia was your problem, man?”

Osbourne’s quip was a jokey reference to the infamous bong video that surfaced after Cyrus’ 18th birthday party, in which she was caught smoking what she later claimed was the legal hallucinogenic herb.

Cyrus’s formerly estranged parents Tish and Billy Ray Cyrus were in attendance at the party, as well as actor boyfriend Liam Hemsworth and actress Victoria Justice.

The fete also reportedly featured furries and a number of dwarfs, including a mini-Nicki Minaj.

Former child star Cyrus, who is dating Australian actor Liam Hemsworth, has gone to great lengths to distance herself from a clean pop image, including hosting Saturday Night Live this year and dissing Disney child actors.

Osbourne took to Twitter Sunday to claim the cake was a joke.

“We started calling her Bob Miley as a JOKE! The cake was also a JOKE,” she wrote.

“It makes me sick that so called ‘friends’ would sell her out and lead people 2 believe she is someone that she is not,” Osbourne continued, adding that her friend and So Undercover co-star’s rigorous work schedule would be impossible for a “stoner” to handle.

Like his childhood, Amir’s education was varied and well-rounded. He graduated from George Mason University with a B.S. in Biology along with a heavy emphasis on theatre electives. He later moved to Ohio where he obtained his Juris Doctorate in Law. Amir now divides his time between his successful entertainment law firm in Brentwood and the pursuit of his acting career.

Amir has studied with Janet Alhanti, Eric Morris and Kevin Will. He has also appeared on The E-Ring, Mind of Mencia, and starred in the acclaimed play Friends & Enemies.

The time spent abroad as a child left Amir with an indelible love for travel, wanting to see all the beautiful people, cultures and landscapes the world has to offer. He is grateful for the experiences of his youth and believes very strongly in the importance of a healthy childhood. To that end, Amir has been an active volunteer with the Free Arts for Abused Children Organization since 2002.

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To be granted this recognition, Dr. Zase completed over 1,600 hours of continuing dental education in 17 different dental disciplines.  Recipients must also complete at least 100 hours of community or volunteer service that significantly contributes to the field of general dentistry.  In addition to his full time practice in Colchester, Dr. Zase teaches cosmetic dentistry to other general dentists all over the world and is a guest lecturer at four different dental schools including the University of Connecticut.  He has published over sixty dental articles and has invented or developed many products and techniques that are currently in use throughout cosmetic dentistry.

The AGD states, “Achieving the LLSR from the Academy of General Dentistry tells colleagues and patients of your continued commitment to lifelong learning and quality patient care.”  In addition to his skills, Dr. Zase brings humor, colorful Hawaiian shirts, and compassion to his dental practice.  Zase notes “A lifetime achievement award is a huge honor, but it is so often granted after a person retires or dies.  I have no plans to do either one.”  To prove his point, while Zase was on stage receiving the award, he was wearing a pin from the Monty Python play “Spamalot” reminding everyone “I’m not dead, yet! “

Zase adds, “I’m so fortunate to have steady hands and terrific eyesight and to be part of a wonderful profession where we continually learn, improve, build relationships, and help people regain and maintain their health.  With all of the advancements in dental procedures and technology, the field is even more exciting and fulfilling than it has ever been.  I look forward to many more years of learning, practicing, and serving my patients and the field of dentistry.”

Congratulations Dr. Zase!

Dr. Zase can be reached at the Colchester Dental Group, 860-537-2351 or online at Martyzase@aol.com.

POINT OF RELEASE

Synopsis

4/6/2010

Copyright Chris Martens – martenterprises@comcast.net

He’s got a fastball that blinds batters; a curveball that humiliates them. He’s the best high school pitching prospect in Queens and the scouts are swarming. What they don’t know is that every time Christy Farrell takes the mound he’s worried about a lot more than just the strike zone sixty feet away. He’s thinking about another strike zone at home where his younger sisters live with their mentally unbalanced mother.

Based on a true story, POINT OF RELEASE takes place in 1974 and it follows the final season of the St. Francis Terriers and their troubled star, Christy Farrell. It is a story about a young man who only wants to play baseball yet is forced to make a decision that will determine the fate of himself, his mother and his two younger sisters and in so doing define for himself the meaning of family.  It is a tragic story because not all of them will survive. It is a hopeful story because some of them will. It is a powerful story because all of it is true.  In the end POINT OF RELEASE is the story of gifted teenage athlete and the bitter price he must pay to enter adulthood.

Haunted by the tragic death several years earlier of a younger son, the Farrell family teeters on self-destruction. Their father could not cope and he simply walked away. Their mother, Betty, battles daily with painful memories and lacerating guilt increasingly finding comfort in her own imaginary worlds. Their grandmother, Nana, lives in strict Catholic denial, believing that mental illness is not a disease at all but only a broken covenant with God. And son, Christy Farrell, finds release in his own artificial world, one defined by straight lines, simple rules and immutable logic: baseball. It is a world where he can dominate, where he can overpower, where he can find simple meaning. It is a world where he can be a hero and little boys don’t die.

But reality has a way of intruding on even the most carefully constructed escapes. And as their mother’s fragile sanity continues to crumble, Christy painfully comes to accept the fact that his two little sisters are increasingly at risk. As the Championship season marches on the strike outs mount, the victories count and success envelopes Christy Farrell so closely that he can breathe it. But just as the Brass Ring comes around fate puts up a road block and nothing going forward will ever be the same.

At times moving, funny, coarse and sweet, POINT OF RELEASE is the story of Christy Farrell’s painful awakening as he is forced to decide between following his dreams and saving his family.

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