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Show The Park Record A-16 Sat/Sun/MorVTues, November 22-25, 2008 MORE DOGS ON M A I N STREET By Tom Clyde duung J ' > V Easy Street, the comfy grill with the great big heart, is back! We've taken over the whole building again, just as you wished, so please stop the anonymous letters and late-night phone calls. Uncle! > • , • • • - . ' Impeccable food? Of course. The finest ingredients skillfully prepared. The onion bread is back by popular demand. The raw bar awaits. The rotisserie sizzles. As we are so fond of saying around the Petanque Pitch, Scotty can cook. our new menu, every dinner entree is half price for the month of November, including: The Big Bowl of Mussels PEI Mussols with Roasted Garlic, White Wine, Herbs, Tomato Sauce " '^:" ' - . ^ • ! J - : V i ! : ' . ' " • ' . • ' .Make it Mouendiwtta from $150 anight. The Sky Lodge's famous, fabulous suites are available from $150/night for a one-bedroom during the month of November. and TOQSL Points $13 Chilean Sea Bass Saut&ed Vegetables, Spinech and Mediterranean Ragout S16 20oz Bone in Rib Eye Garlic French Fries BMakre D' Butter $20.50 Great wines? Life's too short for mediocre. Come as you are. Hungry, engaged, relaxed, sophisticated. 119 inches, Lobster "Mac & Cheese" Penne Pasta Baked with Poached Lobster and Utah White Cheddar 530* S15 pmu Veal Chop Schnitzel Pan Roasted Potatoes with Arugula, Red Onion, Tomato and Truffle Salad $16 Beef Tenderloin Filet Potatoes Anno, Spinach, Roasted Garlic, and Port Reduction 8 Ounce 5*f S17 12 Ounce >*ff S24 • Rlgatoni Pasta Eggplant with Capers, Buffalo Mozzarella, and Tomato Jus >*«" S9 definition Downstairs Bar Boheme now has the largest high-definition screen in town, and a hearty casual bar menu to match. Easy Street Steak and Seafood. Spectacularly down to earth. Valet parking. At The Sky Lodge. 201 Heber Avenue at Main Street. Park City. Reservations 435-658-9425. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner daily. Outdoor patio seating, weather permitting. T H E S K Y L O D C E . C O M J^^>ii^*akJ•:^^l«Jl*.i•i^.^i^•ll^-".• PERSIAN RUGS SANCTIONS COMING • A lot to be thankful for It's been interesting watching the Big Three car Japanese cars anymakers begging Congress for $25 billion in taxpayer more. Quality isn't money. That's in addition to $25 billion they got earli- really the issue. er in the year. Congress tightened the fuel-mileage They made a decistandards (ever so slightly), and to help the auto mak- sion to cede the car ers retool their plants to make smaller cars, there was market to others and - on a $25 billion kicker in the deal. But $25 billion doesn't concentrate go as far as it used to, and so now they are back ask- trucks and SUVs. That was a fashion trend that ran its course. They might as well be selling lime-green polying for more. Their case is basically that nobody could have ester leisure suits. GM has made a big bet on the Chevy Volt, a pluganticipated the collapse in the economy, particularly the credit-driven part of it. Nobody with the possible in electric car that relies on a battery technology that exception of Warren Buffet can get a car loan, and doesn't exist quite yet, and will sell for a price that puts sales simply fell off a cliff - down 45 percent from the it out of competition with existing hybrids. The new year before. Because they have been losing money for Malibu is supposed to be a very nice car, but nobody years, there isn't any financial cushion in the compa- is buying anything. You can now buy a hybrid Cadillac nies, and they need cash now. No bank will lend it to Escalade that boosts its city mpg from "intolerable" to them, no stock market can raise it for them. So the "dismal." And don't forget Hummers. It's tough to see bottom line is that they need $25 billion so they can - what $25 billion buys other than a little time before so they can keep building cars that nobody is buying. the inevitable end of the line. I don't think Chevrolet will go the way of the They aren't getting a warm reception. Senator Testor, the wheat farmer from Montana with the crew Studebaker, Hudson, or Rambler. Something will survive, probably cranking cut, pointed out that when out full-size pickups that Chrysler came begging to a real need. The Uncle Sam in the late They made a decision to cede the meet economic crisis is a real 1970s, Lee Iacocca agreed to work for $1 a year until car market to others and concentrate challenge to even the best-run companies. The the loan was paid off. He asked the heads of the Big on trucks and SUVs. That was a U.S. automakers have Three point blank if they fashion trend that ran its course. They been clueless for the last 40 years, locked into a would make a similar salary arrangement. might as well be selling lime-green kind of slow-motion going-out-of-business Not on your life! They sale. It's pretty hard to all seem to think that they polyester leisure suits." have been doing such a ^^^^^^^^m^mmmm^m ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ M H ^ M M ^ see why that deserves propping up. bang-up job that they But it's going to get messy. should be getting bonuses and combat pay, rather than As we close in on Thanksgiving in a year when not getting fired, as they run their companies into the ground. So it seems pretty unlikely that they will get much is going right, it's probably more important than anything from Congress this year. The new Congress ever to take a deep breath and reflect on those things comes back in January. There's no telling what will that are working. It's likely to be a tough year in the ski business, but for those of us who live here and love happen in the meantime. One theory is that suppliers will start demanding to ski, it's a bargain. We're a little removed from the cash payment when they deliver parts, putting greater problems of the broader economy, and people who pressure on the cash-flow problems. People who seem have been able to take expensive ski vacations probato know what they are talking about are saying there bly still can. is a good chance General Motors could be bankrupt We live in an exceptional place. The natural beauby the end of the year. ty is powerful. The recreation options are plentiful. It's a little hard to imagine that. It's not like all the This is a fully functional community where we have Tahoes and Suburbans will suddenly vanish from the the means, formal and informal, to help take care of streets. The company would keep making cars while each other. The crowd at the fund-raiser for the the bankruptcy sorted itself out. Delta kept flying People's Health Clinic was big and happy to support a while it went bankrupt. But the carnage would be good cause. Everybody I talked to was a little conpretty serious as the bankruptcy process eliminated cerned about their own situation, but grateful to be hundreds or maybe even thousands of dealer franchis- where they were. They were happy to help provide a es, whacked pensions and health-care benefits for backstop for neighbors who weren't as well situated. retired workers, and stiffed suppliers on payments, If When the material side of things looks a little tenone goes down, the assumption is that the other two uous, I'm thankful for the more important side of the can't be far behind, taking out a whole lot of parts sup- ledger - for friends and family, for the bald eagle in pliers with them. Michigan could be a third-world the dead tree across the river from my house, for the country in a matter of weeks. That's not good. sunny afternoons, for a big dog who licks my face It's been a long time since GM was really at the top every morning, and all the other things that really of its game. The 1957 Chevy is still an automotive matter. icon. So is the 1968 Corvette. And then it gets kind of Happy Thanksgiving. hard to think of a GM car to get excited about. The dark days of the 1970s and '80s, when the quality was Tom Clyde served as Park City attorney in the 1980s so bad that all three American car companies were the and is the author of "More Dogs On Main Street. "He butt of jokes, have passed. There isn't a lot of differ- has been a columnist at The Park Record for more ence between the reliability of the domestic and than 20 years. SUNDAY I N THE PARK By Teri Orr • The best things in life aren't things... 54%-73% OFF REGULAR PRICE, SAT. & SUN. ONLY The new sanctions may be on the way, and it will be imposed on all Persian rugs. Buy before it is too late. 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But there was a time, in my mid-twen- that the "stuff" we are encouraged to buy is quickly ties, when I encountered a crazy woman who came forgotten. The shiny objects tarnish or break or need from equally crazy parents and I found myself spout- to be cared for. What survives are the memories. The ing something like ... "huh, so that what it means to laughter, the quiet cup of tea, the thoughtful discussay the apple never falls far from the tree." Then I sion about the good book. The time spent taking the understood. walk, the drive, the card left on the porch. It really is About a decade ago, I was sick as I could be from the little things... some mystery lung disease. I was handcuffed to an This week Mayor Dana Williams declared the day oxygen tank for all but two hours a day. I was filled after Thanksgiving to be "Giving Day" in Park City, with a buffet of prescription drugs that messed with in recognition of all the nonprofits that exist here and my body shape and function. And my head. contribute to our quality of life. It is a national trend By Thanksgiving that year, I was able to be off to encourage folks to look at ways' to give that day oxygen by day and was just "hooked up" at night. My after Thanksgiving instead of getting, getting stuff in adult children (who had not yet produced the three the shopping-day frenzy. And as someone who works grandchildren yet to come) decided to have a mys- in that sector, I will confess I have more than a passtery dinner for the holiday. They invited a few close ing interest. But as importantly, as someone who has friends, who dressed up as characters from a Clue- lived here nearly thirty years, raised two children and like game, and we solved the murder amid the now am enjoying my grandchildren visiting often, I mashed potatoes. I rememcan say the nonprofits ber thinking that night how are what sets this comgood I felt after months of munity apart. It is a national trend to encourage When I moved here being ill. How lucky I was to have two such caring heartbeat of the to look at ways to give that day the children. And how, if you town was the Kimball have your health and your after Thanksgiving instead of getting, Art Center. The kids family, you really do have getting stuff in the shopping-day frenzy." everything. was And then I laughed to m^mmmm^^^^^^^mm mm^^^^^^^^^^^^ - °f course, art on myself and acknowledged the walls and visiting the whole clich6d moment. artists would speak to us about how their work was This year I feel filled with cliche's all over again. created. It was a magical place where events were After a summer where I saw the passing of longtime free or at least felt so very accessible. We were there dear friends, the world turned on its proverbial dime often. And so was the rest of the town. It was my first and in a thin moment came crashing down so hard encounter where I understood this was a nonprofit that longstanding financial institutions with hundred- and it existed by the kindness of strangers and year-old names crumbled, and Wall Street crashed friends. and no one needed bear and bull references anymore Over the years I have been lucky enough to watch when any fool could see there were no dips, only the growth of both the arts and nonprofits here. The downs, taking place. And bailout no longer referred resurrection of the Egyptian Theatre, the creation of to being in a boat and needing a bucket. a women's shelter - The Peace House, Friends of And we are still there. In the throws of watching the Animals, Mountains Trails, the National Public other industry giants flounder and gasp, finding Radio affiliate-KPCW, nonprofits all. themselves in uncharted financial waters, or maybe In this season of giving and receiving it feels more more like fish out of water, not knowing how or if than ever this is a time for reflection. Understanding they will be rescued. that the value of our gifts has never been more preAround town there are rumblings of businesses cious. That the little things really do make a differready to fall, one on the other, like a house of cards, ence. And that we are all connected. Keeping our if things don't change soon. And there is no soon in community whole requires a new vigilance and consight. tinued pride. And perhaps more than just a measure And so I start hearing old expressions fighting to of gratitude. be heard in my head ... Waste not, want not. A penny I am thankful to live here, love here, and enjoy an saved is a penny earned. A fool and his money are extraordinary quality of life, right here. I try to take soon parted. A friend in need is friend indeed. If you none of it granted, not this day, or on any, as good as have your health you have everything. it gets, Sunday in the Park ... But this is a season where not everyone I know has their health. Some friends my own age are strug- Teri Orr is the director of the Park City Performing gling. Some younger, much younger, are fighting too. Arts Foundation that provides programming for the And so, as friends and neighbors in a small town, we George S. and Delores Dore Eccles Center for the hold them up. Keep them in our prayers. Try to make Performing Arts and the Big Stars Bright Nights their burdens light. To a person, they just want to Summer Concert Series at Deer Valley. She is also a lead normal lives. They don't want to be fussed over. former editor of The Park Record. |