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By Kellye Way
Staff Reporter
kjw2o3@psu.edu
Band: Shinedown
Album: Leave A Whisper
Release Date: 7/15/03
(enhanced CD released
6/15/04)
Number of Tracks: 12 (plus 3
bonus tracks and a DVD video)
Rating: ****
When I saw this album in the
New Releases section of my
local music store, I had never
heard of the band Shinedown,
but their album cover looked
cool. So I put on the cute head
phone things they have for you
in the store and gave it a little
listen. I was impressed with the
samples that I heard so I went
ahead and bought the CD.
Only later did I realize that this
album actually came out in July
2003, which, to me, does not
qualify as a new release, but
apparently it is to FYE. Well, it
was a slow week for new music
anyway, so here it is:
The first album for the
Jacksonville foursome Leave A
Whisper proves Shinedown is
well on their way to a very suc
cessful music career. The
group produces a sound that
seems to be birthed of a three
way between Hoobastank,
Metallica, and Korn, but with
out that harsh, gritty feeling
that metal sometimes leaves in
your ears. The tracks are typi
cal of playlists on 105.7 The X,
with ample guitars, hard drum
beats, and shouted verses.
Listening to Leave A Whisper is
probably the most fun I've had
on air drums in a while.
Despite sobering lyrics about
suicide and substance abuse,
the message that the band
really wants to send to its lis
teners is hope. Lead singer
Brent Smith describes the feel
ing of wanting to give up every
day of his life, but that there is
always hope for a better tomor
row. The inside of their album
cover professes the intent that,
"This record was made for the
dreamers, for the ones who
have been cast out of society
for being different or having an
opinion, been cut down and
yet, have the will to overcome.
There is no turning back once
you have opened up to your
mind. Shinedown." Smith
shows that in spite of all the
shouting he does on the album,
he has a smooth, rich voice
that has helped singles like
"45" and the Lynyrd Skynyrd
cover of "Simple Man" become
popular hits in the alt-rock
world.
Whether pounding your fists
in frustration over getting your
car stuck in the snow again or
sitting by a cozy fireplace with
a cup of hot cocoa (OK, coffee
and Bailey's, who are we kid
ding?), Leave A Whisper is a
great companion for this long,
snowy winter. Shinedown
revives a rock metal rush not
felt in music since the explo
sion of Creed a few years ago.
Since releasing their first
album, the band has played in
several sold-out shows over
Central PA, including opening
for Silverchair at the
Chameleon Club in Lancaster.
Not bad for a group of punks
from Florida. If you are bored
with your current collection,
consider adding a little spice
called Shinedown, or even bet
ter, check them out live the
next time they twinkle into
town.
Plenty of choices for a variety of palates
By Elizabeth Wingate
Staff Reporter
eawl9l@psu.edu
Wings. Succulent sandwiches.
Tender baby back ribs. Take a
crowd-pleasing menu, throw a
great beer and wine list in to the
equation, add 20 TVs and a
friendly staff, and then call this
winning combination Duke's Bar
& Grille in Hershey. It's basic
math that the whole family will
enjoy.
Duke's opened in July of 2003
but has 20 years' experience
working behind the scenes. The
restaurant is owned and operat
ed by the Carter family, whose
Riverside Gingerbread Man has
won Harrisburg Magazine's
Simply the Best Outdoor Dining
award three years running and
remains a solid favorite among
locals. The Carters have perfect
ed the art of casual dining, and
the neighborhood bar atmos
phere is alive and well.
"Being a part of the community
is very important to us," said
owner Don Carter, "and because
we're not a chain, we can
respond quickly to the needs and
wants of our customers." Carter
recounted his family's history in
the area with the positive local
vibe that he encountered. "We've
worked hard to cultivate relation
ships with other local business
es, and they are very happy
about what we're doing at
Duke's," he said.
Patrons will be pleased with
Duke's as well. Whether dining in
the non-smoking Pavilion Room,
the main dining room, or the
cozy bar, customers are never
far away from one of 20 televi
sions that broadcast a variety of
sports. Enjoy a pound of peel 'n'
eat shrimp for $9.75 ($6.25 dur
ing happy hour) while watching
the game on a glistening plasma
TV, or pull up a seat at the bar for
Visions of a paved paradise
By Sharon Furfaro
Assistant Editor
srfl7lgpsu.edu
The sight of the empty parking
lot prompted skepticism. Yeah
right, like you can ever find a
parking space at one of those
"mart" powerhouse shopping
centers, let alone an entire lot
void of vehicles.
This image was an illusion,
however. Just layers of paint on
a canvas. A longer look invokes
a different kind of skepticism. No
longer thinking about parking
woes, my mind drifted to the
words from that Joni Mitchell
song, "they paved paradise, and
put up a parking lot." A skeptical
eye drifted to the "progress" of
society, filled with macadam,
cement, brick, and plastic.
The Morrison gallery in the
Penn State Harrisburg library
boasts the works of Corinne L.
Edris. Empty parking lots and
construction zones are juxta
posed against evergreen trees
and open fields in her
Humanities master's thesis pro
duction. Aptly titled,
"Sublime/Suburbia" shows a bit
tersweet war between nature
some conversation and a beer
from Dukes' extensive selection.
During happy hour, which runs
from 4-6 pm daily, drafts and
mixed drinks are a dollar off, the
better to wash down samplings
from the happy hour buffet on
Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday.
Duke's menu offers plenty of
choices for a variety of palates.
Home to a non-smoking Pavillion Room, cozy bar, and 20 televi
sions that broadcast a variety of sports, Duke's Bar & Grille offers
a unique dining experience.
Diners may start off with a
steaming bowl of chili or French
onion gratinee (cup $3.25, bowl
$4.25), or one of the homemade
soups of the day, all available in
a crusty Sourdough bread bowl
for a dollar more. Complement
one of these with a Santa Fe
and industry.
"Progress," acrylic on canvas,
shows the construction of a
shopping center. The incomplete
building is bare of siding and
roofing. To the left is an expanse
of mud soon to become a paved
paradise. In the foreground, a
large tree stands strong, but
alone. Each painting's title can
be found on a "Posted, private
property" sign, bringing a dry wit
to the exhibit every visitor
becomes a trespasser, as if
these images weren't taboo
enough. Oh, the irony.
Atop a cut log, its rough bark
exterior intact, perched a muted
black and white photograph.
"Pennsylvania has lost more
than four million acres of farm
land since the 19505, an area
larger than Connecticut and
Rhode Island combined,"
seemed to scream from behind
the very same words printed
over the photo. The figure com
parison was shocking, yes, but
that log strangely affected me
more. It kept pulling me away
from the picture, and seemed so
out of place in the brightly lit,
ultra-modern expanse of the
gallery. Suddenly the room felt
steak or chicken salad served in
a tortilla bowl bursting with
greens, peppers, onions,
cheese, ranch, salsa, and sour
cream ($8.95), or a Fried
Chicken Salad of crispy romaine,
corn and boneless chicken
breast ($8.95).
For the pizza lover, Duke's
offers a fresh baked 12-inch pie
($6.95-7.95) with a variety of top-
Photos courtesy of www.harriburgphotos.com
pings, while the more carnivo
rously-inclined will relish 8 oz.
Black Angus burgers or 6 oz.
Chicken breasts served with a
choice of chips, cole slaw, potato
salad, or lustily seasoned fries
($5.50-6.95); all with an abun
dant variety of toppings.
cold, and there was this great
desire to feel grass between my
toes on a summer day.
A construction waste site is
framed in "Destruction." Timber
and trash are heaped behind a
road and fence. Power lines
"Reflections of Nature," 18" x 36", 2003. One of *veral works in the Humanities master's thesis pro
duction by Corinne Edris in the "Sublime/Suburbia" exhibit displayed in the Morrison Gallery, PSH
library.
There's a sandwich on Duke's
menu for any conceivable mood.
Triple-decker clubs ($6.95) beck
on along with Boardwalk-Style
Pit Roast beef ($6.95), corned
beef ($.6.25), and the Italian
Stacker, a generous serving of
Genoa salami, capicola ham and
cheese ($6.25), all available on
your choice of bread. Open
faced iron skillet sandwiches
include "Dukes Wrangler,"
(named for Don's father, Duke) a
popular piping hot medley of
roast beef, Swiss cheese, mush
rooms and green peppers with
au jus on the side ($7.95), and a
fantastic French Onion skillet
sandwich of 8 oz. center cut
steak adorned by caramelized
onions and cheese on a Tuscan
roll drizzled with French onion
soup ($8.50).
Yes, there's more. Try a grilled
or blackened tuna or swordfish
sandwich ($7.95), Big Smokie
Hot Sausage sandwich (a
favorite at Carlisle Production
Auto events, $5.95), crab cake
sandwich ($8.95) Prime rib on
garlic Tuscan bread sandwich
($7.95), or a home-grown PA
Dutch pretzel sandwich stuffed
with hot ham, Swiss and honey
Dijon ($5.95)
Cold hoagies or hot grinders
($6.50-7.75) will satisfy tradition
alists, while Italian herbed focac
cia sandwiches ($6.50-7.25) and
flat bread pitas, including the
"Jamaica Me Crazy" jerk sea
soned grilled chicken pita
($6.50), and a variety of crois
sant sandwiches ($6.25-6.95)
round out Duke's sizeable offer
ings.
Dinners at Duke's are just as
plentiful, with homemade
Maryland crab cakes ($12.95-
16.95), BBQ Baby Back ribs
($11.95-15.95), Southwest
Smothered chicken ($11.95) and
16 oz. New York strips ($17.95)
all tempting the taste buds.
seem to violate the sky. Perhaps
the most haunting part of this
painting is the cemetery in front,
gravestones separated by the
junk pile only by the white fence.
There appeared to be a connec
tion between the dead people
Duke's Jambalaya ($13.95)
includes shrimp, scallops,
sausage, onions, and pepper in
a spicy Louisiana-style sauce
atop rice or pasta, while classic
Veal parmesan ($12.95) and
spaghetti and meatballs ($9.95)
are perfect accompanied by one
of many pleasing wines.
Should you manage to save
room for dessert, Duke's
Crunchy-Fried cheesecake
($3.50), Old-fashioned apple pie
in a mug ($3.75) or Peek-A-800
Chocolate truffle ($3.50) will gen
erously appease any sweet tooth
at the table, and leave you, just
as Duke's itself does, feeling
content and relaxed.
As far as equations go, one part
service plus one agreeable
menu plus an impressive sense
of community equals three com
pelling reasons why Duke's is a
great place to stop by- anytime.
Duke's Bar & Grille
1715 E. Chocolate Ave.
Hershey, PA 17033
HOURS: Open 7 days a week,
11 a.m. —2 a.m.
Take-out available
Handicapped accessible
TEL: 717-533-5541
FAX: 717-5338351
Diverse dishes abound at
Duke's Bar & Grille in
Hershey.
and the death of the land. Most
of the skies in the other works
are a beautiful robin's egg blue,
but this sky was gray. This paint-
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Photo by Sharon Furfaro/Capital Times