September 29th, 2005 issue #0439

September 29th, 2005

4Better Or Worse

  • The week in review

    Best actress: Oscar winner Vanessa Redgrave heads to the Virginia Film Festival next month for the U.S. premiere of The Fever, directed by her son. Biggest hurricane: Rita ...

Editor's Note

  • The Stones, the architecture

    The Stones are coming  They're coming– the Rolling Stones are coming to Charlottesville, and the Hook has the ultimate guide to the October 6 concert at Scott S...

The Dish

  • Meat's retreat: Veggies star at Maruthi

    The moniker of the restaurant next to Integral Yoga natural foods has been spinning in recent months. After Veggie Heaven closed its eight-year run last fall, two new conce...

Question of the Week

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    ALBEMARLE 6/22  Thomas H. and Judith J. Campbell to Stewart M. and Karen S. Chang, 0.405 acres at 3075 Clear Springs Court, Forest Lakes, $495,500. Marblehead LLC to...

Real Estate Property auctions

  • Property auctions

    October 3 at 10am at the Albemarle County Courthouse Property: 22.549 acres at 6343 Louisa Road Debtor: Laurie E. Pace and Robert F. McLoone Amount owing: $910,000 Bidder ...

DR. HooK

  • Prime time: Fall colds nothing to sneeze at

    I was at the grocery store this weekend, and two women came up to me screaming, "We know you! Yadda yadda yadda!" They were so funny and friendly that I figured we must kno...

Movie Reviews

  • Bow no Wow: Some <I>Roll</I> but no bounce

    In 1977 Star Wars was released, inspiring generations of filmmakers. Hardly a month goes by without the opening of a film that was somehow influenced by George Lucas' semin...

Music Features

  • 70 jolt?: Anastasio opens for the Stones

    For their 31st tour, the Rolling Stones are playing more than 60 venues in 30 states, but ticket-holders for the Scott Stadium performance will be attending a rare performa...

  • A bigger bang: This is not Spinal Tap

    Tres Thomas has toured with Madonna, U-2, and Sting. The difference in going on the road with the Rolling Stones? "It's the biggest band in the world," says Thomas, who tra...

  • A bigger lot: Concert parking tips for U

      Tow trucks lurking: Thinking that a local business won't mind your car for "just a few hours" may be your ticket to a tow.   Friends in near places: Until City ...

  • All access: Each generation claims the Stones

    Not counting illnesses and a forced three-day exile for stink-bombing the lunchroom, the only time I missed class in high school was one fall day in 1981 when the Stones an...

  • Another Capshaw production - not!

    He has his finger in so many pies in town that some folks might think C'ville stands for Capshawville. Coran Capshaw is the manager of the local-boys-make-good Dave Matthew...

  • Banged up: New album bangs

    ROLLING STONES: A BIGGER BANG (EMI) This is the Stones' first studio album since 1997's Bridges to Babylon. Release dates: Europe on September 5. US/Canada on September 6...

  • Boxed in: Scott's boxes snapped up

    Skybox holders get a bonus this year. They've already paid nearly $60,000 to rent the things– $10,000 for each of six home games on the Cavalier football schedule. No...

  • Concert factoids for October 6, 2005

    THE SHOW Headliner: The Rolling Stones Opener: Trey Anastasio   THE HOURS Doors open: 5:30pm Show begins: 7pm   THE WORD Announced: May 10, 2005 Via: live vide...

  • Heartbreak motel: Ticket fraud could ruin your day

    Ticket scalping isn't new. In fact, it's been around since most of the ticket holders for this October's Rolling Stones concert were born. Reps for Ticketmaster, the offici...

  • How many licks? A discography

    A BIGGER BANG  compiled by HOOK STAFF 1964  The Rolling Stones England's Newest Hitmakers - The Rolling Stones (US) Five By Five 12 x 5 (US)    1...

  • Please allow me to introduce myself...' Meet the Rolling Stones

    MICK JAGGER: Time is on his side  When the 22-year-old lead singer of the Rolling Stones first strutted across British and American television screens performing his ...

  • Question: Are you gonna get Stoned?

    "I am going to the Rolling Stones show," says Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine art director Travis Searcy. "It's my birthday, and my girlfriend got me the tickets as a present...

  • Rolling in: Hotels booked and business booming

    When tickets for the October 6 Rolling Stones show went on sale on May 20, seats for the biggest rock show in Charlottesville's history weren't the only thing snapped up. "...

  • Stone crazy! Scott show creates local frenzy

    It's Friday, May 20, about 30 minutes before the magic hour of 10am, when ticket buyers all over America are ready to let their fingers do the rockin'. Here at Scott Stadiu...

  • Stone groovy: Dish from a 'Bang'-up summer

    Sure, the concerts are the main event on the Rolling Stones tour, but there have been plenty of "sideshows" since the concert was announced in May. Here, plucked from vario...

  • Testing, testing: UVA's wild rockin' history

    As best we can determine, Duke Ellington in 1956 was the first concert in Scott Stadium. Then came Dave Matthews in 2001. But if you think you know the history of rockin' s...

  • The tour: Bang just gets bigger

    AUGUST SUN,TUE 8/21,23 Boston Fenway Park *As they kicked off their tour, the Stones joined Bruce Springsteen and Jimmy Buffet as the only musicians to perform a concert at...

Music Reviews

  • Roundup: New discs all over the map

    Once again, time for the local music roundup. This month I had the pleasure of receiving numerous review-worthy albums. Unfortunately, time and space permit me to review ju...

News

  • Fox Ridge? Breedenville plans afoot

    Ever since March, when about a thousand acres south of town went up for grabs, local real estate watchers eagerly wondered who would be the highest bidder for Forest Lodge,...

  • Hallowed 'Ween': DMV plucks precious plates

    When Tom Rose ordered his WEEN ME vanity plates from the DMV back in 2002, he wasn't announcing an unnatural attachment to his mama– he was touting his devotion to th...

  • Sale mail: New biz helps boutiques

    It's a modern-day version of David and Goliath: mom-and-pop shops testing customers' long-term loyalty vs. big box stores, armed with well-padded ad budgets. Now, thanks to...

  • Tanked: Ivy Road landmark scrapped

    A Route 250 west landmark bought the farm last week. Neighbor to Farmington and the Boar's Head Inn, the tank farm at Charlottesville Oil was relegated to the scrap metal h...

  • Urge to merge: Bank deal hits bump

    When Albemarle First bank announced on June 10 that it would merge with Reston-based Millennium Bankshares Corporation, Albemarle First shareholders cheered and stock rose ...

The Brazen Careerist

  • Chick list: Forget old status symbols

    Hey, all you women! Looking for a way to look good at a party? Forget bragging rights to a house with a picket fence. Forget a plastic-surgeried body that defies gravity. H...

Hotseat

  • Tour director: It's more than rock 'n roll

    Tres Thomas can't talk. He's sitting in a trailer at Giant Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and has a Stones show to oversee that night. He won't have time to chat w...

Letters

  • Courts don't define truth

    Based on the Hook's prior interest and attention to Annie Hylton's story, I was appalled at the exploitative nature and disrespectful tone in your recent coverage of Matt H...

  • Please locals first

    Unlike Amy Robertson Scripps, who visits Charlottesville once or twice a year and writes to The Hook from California [September 8 letter "Love the new look!"], I live here....

Cultural preview


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