The problem with so-called "super groups," like The Buddhahood, is that the studio albums they produce, well, to put it bluntly, suck. The musicians have either never played together before or are a tight-show band, and sometimes they end up stepping on one another’s toes. When you add giant egos to the mix, what you get is most likely a recipe for disaster.
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In 1975, the Rolling Stones played "Brown Sugar" on a running flat-bed truck passing by the people in the streets of New York City. AC/DC did the same thing with "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock'n'roll)" in Melbourne, Australia, in 1976. U2 did it in New York City in 2004.
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Wong Kwon's tables are small and crowded together. The table setting is a paper placemat covered in Chinese years - like the year of the rat - and its explanations. The décor doesn't come off as a traditional Chinese restaurant. A few oriental-style paintings and a couple of paper dragons are the only things that would hint to you that you are in a Chinese food joint.
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The small placard simply states "Gateau au soya" and "couvert confiture de fruit," with the English translation, "Soy cake covered with jam," printed in significantly smaller type below the bolded heading. Pooling delectably on an azure plate, the dark plum-colored jam drips slowly off the sides of the half-eaten cake; a serving knife, flecked with vanilla crumbs and jam, lies in the middle of the platter. The cake sits in a row with similar desserts, all nestled in an ice-filled buffet, with a label located above each cake. "Gateau Allemand," "Croustade aux pommes," "Gateau mousse au chocolat," three of over 10 sugary confections, lie on porcelain dishes with a serving knife at the ready, the desserts appearing to glow under the white overhead lights.
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In the book Kat's Promise, by local author Bonnie Shimko, 12-year-old Katherine, or Kat, moves in with her rich, alcoholic aunt after her mother dies of cancer. Kat blames her aunt for the death of her mother, and makes a promise that she will avenge her mother's demise. Along the way, Kat gets help from a spunky housekeeper, named Nettie, and two school friends, named Beamer Talson (a name that may very well be one of the greatest literature anmes ever created) and Isaac Harper. Kat goes about trying to make her aunt pay for her crimes against her mother, while trying to navigate the world of junior high and adjust to her new life as an orphan.
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When you're staring at the stars enjoying the moment, life's simple. Epiphanies, wonderment, ah, the inspired experiences found gazing at the heavens!

A visit to the Northcountry Planetarium at the State University College at Plattsburgh (PSUC) on Friday the 13th of April during its annual public shows brought the inspiration of play back into the joy of learning.
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