Santa Maria Times from Santa Maria, California • 16

B-8 Friday, Nov. 10. 1995 Santa Maria Times REVIEW: Something old, new Continued from page B-1 the pluy wa pulled Bui liouuhe whivpcied iiiaiiam thai seeps through the storm's electric winds: "I don'i think about the love I want the line I'm searching lot this machin-o." to the assault nl sweet. 'hlindiiii: sound which unmediatelv NEIGHBORS By Times Staff Martha Christie recently eel ebratcd her Nh birthday with 7o aiul guests u-pie-senting a span live generations, The event as hosted by her civil-. dren Martha (item of Santa Maria.

Bunny K. Matson, and -Clovis and Lowell K. Christie Itoiil Pocatello, Idaho. A Santa Alalia style baibeeue and 'birthday, cake were served In l.iiDi i members al the (iie.cn residence, as well as a karaoke session that leatuied aspiiin: singers and ended with a joint rendition, ol -happy birthday to Christie. A lew.

the 'oui-ol -tow guests included Mrs. Gene Remschiu'r from Antler. Okla.l Vitki idiya and Honey Bee ol Huntington Beach, I he Latin Amencaii Social Gome, Sail Diego Stale l' in oi sit Michatl Corral, Sacramento State University; arid Veronica Carlon, Santa Barbara Busines College, Some ol the scholarship committee members are: Margaiet Ortiz; Sam Arguigo; Nina anil Dolores Aginllon. (J we A chiu recently received I he Masonic. ''Miss Marsha" Public l.ducation Awaid for outstanding teaching and dedication to students in her community.

Acliui has spent the last 15 of her M) years of teaching in the Orcuii Union School District. The past II) years she has sent class representatives lo the annual Masonic Spelling Bee in addition to (wo years as a spelling bee Organization recently disiiilwlcd S5.000 in scholarships to local l.aiino Aourli the Santa Maria and surrounding areas, I he I.ASO club, raises funds through street barbecues, cuter- nigs, sponsui ship ol an I.Iks rodeo cainlul.uc-.aiul famous home cooking at the Santa Baib.ua County I an Recipients included: Nancy Ramirez, Hancock College; Denis Baker, Car Poly Shelley Ramirez, Hancock; Jason Ramirez, Gal Poly; Joseph Morales, I of California at Santa Jennifer Molina, I resno State Ciiiversiiy; Lisa Niboli, Loyola Maiymount University Kuhina Jimenez, Hancock: Anna Cruz, Hancock; irinia Ibarra. Hancock; Ryan Moreno, Anona Slate 1'imeisitv; Sal in a black and white setting, standing stock still while they mouth-the words in an emotionless statei "It you're ith IV then you're friends with me it you're down with IVthen you're down with Would it be loo tar oft to'guess that the might stand for Net with such a heavy message suiting this album off. the fust thing you notice is the lack ol bitterness-" and cynicism throughout. Instead it seems to be long- ing for something it can hold onto in tins growing world of cold circuitry: Something it knows is still out there, buried.

underneath the machines. Humanity, man. Vah Songs about broken relationships, strained friendships and other undeniably human dilemiiias grace the rest ot this 10-track Mavenck Record release. All to the lush. infectious sounds of buzzing guitars, tecmcolor har-monies, elegant lohns and old Moog synthesieis.

And as the electric clouds clear, at the end it starts becoming apparent that I he Rentals are actually going to be the sleeper band of the year. The Rentals ill play their Central Coast debut at p.nr Tuesday at the Arlington Theater. 1 3 1 7 State St. in Santa Barbaia. Rent car and catch "em or ticket uitoi -nution call or 5X.WIH) lollows.

blowing the sionn ckiikls away, il becomes apparent thev. aren't trying for this at all. Indeed the exact-opposite, as the) let us know in the next quatrain "1 he-system's tailed' all the circuits blown and the message lost in this niachine-o." They're nyht here uh us; they've rven observing us alt alone AnJ L'i'l, stiniethini: to tell us; Ihe synthesrer bands neve: lett 1 lies simply merged with out need to be shocked And asour -hunger lof better and (aster technology becomes ever more msaliaWeaiid impersonal; Ia -machines, computers, robois our need tor each other is. fading aw as And we are the ones becoming electric. Becoming numbed by ihe pace ol our (list that way on iheu new ideo for their first single IV which the relume to discuss the meaning ot.

Sharp and handmaies C'hericlynn Westneh. Rod Ceivera, Tom Gninicy. IVtra Haden and Pat WiKon. also from Weeer. wear drab clothing and unisex glasses: VMM mm ETCHING: Continued from page B-1 plate with llic label ilesiyn when Althoudi she rarely mills bullies she had inanv failures in the beimiiiinj! when she was i- ll.l..

i'TU m'tiim mum longer ou sandblast the deeper "the image but you can also dam- aye the (template)." she said. With a damaged template you can blast UVJ away more glass man you waiucu. Too much sandblasting can also puncture a hole right through the glass. "You can rum a bottle like she said, her tin-geis really leel bad when it's a S()0 bottle ol pinot," Alter she completes the etching. Norcross uses airplane model paint to complete, the glass.

Heeuusc ol the thin naluie ot the etching Norcross has to use high quality brushes. The dov nfall? She can sometimes ruin a brush a dav painting on cut glass Noicioss sells he) oik liom $30 to 4250. Many times it's less than the cost ot the bottles. though she admits selling hei vuiik inexpensively she makes a good In ing because ot the demand. Hut the money does- n't keep her at it.

It's the praise. She recalled the uineihng ot hei I Central Coast Wine Classic Cuvee. "The oohs and TISBIBA'-B ffifl Minimum purchase required. Seeibetow. 1 t- I fell like a celebrity," she ahhs said.

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