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ATOMIC KITTY’S ROCK ‘N’ SHOPDOWN IN THE BASEMENT
TURKEY SHOUTS
Beatin’ down the pounds!November 27th 2008 - December 10th, 2008
Charla CormierCharla Cormier
Fri. Nov. 28th - Shock G - Humpty Hump doingDigital Underground w/ guestsFrost & The Natural Movement
Sat. Dec. 13th - Which One’s Pink? Tribute to Pink Floyd
Sat. Nov. 29th - Back Up Johnny
Wed. Dec. 4th - Murs
Fri. Dec. 5th - Closed For Private Party Til Midnight
Sat. Dec. 6th - Grant Langston & The Supermodels
Wed. Dec. 10th - Dr. Steel’s Toy Soldier Toy Drive
Fri. Dec. 12th - Just Dave Band
Wed. Dec. 17th - Gary Hoey - Ho Ho Hoey Christmas Show
Fri. Dec. 19th - Paul Chesne & The 99’s
Sat. Dec. 20th - Mento Buru Christmas Show
Sun. Dec. 21st - 5th Annual Paul Cartwright’sPaulapalooza Show
Tues. Dec. 30th - Wayne Hancock
As you read our latest issue of Bako, you are either gettingready for a feast or recovering from one.
This year, think about attempting to be healthy for the holidaze.Now before you start to frown, check this out.
Our country is getting bigger by the day, and not just from ille-gal immigration - we’re talking pounds. Recently I’ve hadsome friends get sick due to bad health - that was scary.
We’re hoping to inspire our readers to at least try somethinghealthy as we head into the annual food freak fest of the holidays,and we found the perfect local story to get you started. Insideyou’re going to read about Bako’s own Charla Cormier. Her storyhas a little bit for everyone, and not just for the ladies. The fellascan use a tip from Charla, so read on.
You’re also going to find out about some cool events happen-ing in town in the coming weeks. Plus photos by Jessica Moncrieffrom a big night in Bako, Turkey Shouts and more!
With the economy slump hitting locals hard, Bakotopia wantsto give a big THANK YOU to our advertisers for helping to keep ourmagazine free for you and yours. Please pay them a visit to showyou appreciate them, too.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving! Please drive safely, don’t drinkand drive, and try the new Mento Burrito at Fishlips!
Peace,
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By Matt Muñoz, Bakotopia Editor & Bakotopians
It doesn’t matter who you are,everyone’s got something to be thankful forat Thanksgiving! Our registered users at: www.bakotopia.com shared someof their own gratitude for Turkey Day:
“I’d like to give a BIG shout out to the guys and gals with pig s#%@ on theirboots,whose hard work makes my Honey Baked Ham an American possibility!Yo pig farmers,big thumbs up for your dedication! Please remember to donateto your local food banks! Even one donation can make a difference! Happy HolyDays to Evah’body!” - sistersheree
“I’m thankful to have Brendan,my son. He is healthy,smart, funny and sucha character,what more could I ask for. He is my sunshine and I thank God everyday for blessing me with him. I am also very thankful to have such a great job,with wonderful co-workers and a very caring and understanding boss. I can goon for days, there’s so much to be thankful for. Everyday I live I’m thankful for.”
- MsJosey“I’m thankful for our Constitution. I am thankful for the rights we have been
given and the opportunity we have in the United States to make as muchmoney as we want to,worship who we want to,own property where we want to,work where we want to, go to school, learn, read, have a family, or not have afamily, drive a car, go to the doctor, love who you want, live with who you want,vote for who you want as president. I am very thankful for what I have, what Ican do,and that I have the ability and opportunity to succeed or fail on my own.”
- Annie L White“Thanks be to God that I am alive! I am thankful for my husband,Roman. He
works very hard to provide for our family and is appreciated soooo much. He ismy Corona and Lime. =) My fab four: Baby Girl, Sissy, Majin Buu and my littleMonkey. You are my life. I am so proud of you girls and I love you! I am also verythankful for my mom, Doreen, an AWESOME woman. Even though she has abusy schedule, she helps with taking care of my girls on those occasions thatmy husband and I just need a little break. My cousin Bonehead Jaci Rae, andmy brothers from another mother, Ponch and Jess, I love y’all and am verythankful to have you in my life. Some of us may not be blood related, but youhave been more of a family to me than my own family. Stank you smelly mucheveryone!” - LomelEZ
“I’m thankful for my two beautiful children, Kaitlyn & Mark, my wonderfulfamily & friends, job (duh!), and my band - Mento Buru ... Orale!” - Matt
“I’m thankful for coffee in the morning & splashing it with a taste of Pump-kin Spice Coffee-Mate. I’m thankful for my awesome husband who makes me
feel like the hottest girl in Bako! My kids make methankful for the miracle of life! I thank Jesus
everyday for my little monsters!!! I’m thank-ful for my mom who loves me,even thoughshe hates my tattoos. I am thankful formy dad who wants my mom to be ‘all tat-ted up.’ Haha! I’m thankful for my sis-ter- in-law, who is my best friend!(Besides my husband & my mom, ofcourse!) I’m thankful for art, keepingthe world beautiful. And thankful formusic ... taking me away when Ineed to escape, and helping meremember the times I never wantto end! I’m thankful for life! AndI’m thankful for Bakersfield …because it’s rad. The airsucks, but the people arelike no other!” - HOBAG
“I’m Thankful for mydad coming out of his sur-gery, and that he’s goingto be around a long-time.” - Charla Cormier
Turkey Shouts
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HOLIDAYSUPERWOMAN!
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By Matt Muñoz, Bakotopia Editor
Just when you thought it was safe to surrender to gluttony,along comes Char-la Cormier.
Bakersfield’s super-mom of fitness modeling - Cormier,35,wife and motherof three - wants to help you survive holiday food temptation, and its ever-pres-ent guilt.
“Make a goal, not an excuse,” said the 5-foot-5-inch beauty during a photoshoot break for the latest issue of Bakotopia at Anytime Fitness on PanamaLane,where she also works as a certified trainer. “It’s really all about diet,morethan weights and exercise.”
Judging by her solid, but very feminine physique, we believe her.“After my third baby, I decided I had to get into shape,” Cormier said.Originally from Marble Falls, Texas, along with her husband Rob, the two
moved to Bakersfield in 2001,and have been settling into Bakersfield life eversince.
“All my family lives in Texas, and where I’m from, we like to wave to people -even people we don’t know,” she explained. “I still wave a lot. They probablythink I’m weird,” she laughed.
Looking back at her life so far, from being a Marble Falls football cheerleaderto Bakersfield health guru, Cormier shared some memories of creating a fam-ily, but also her struggle with post-pregnancy weight.
“After my third child, I reached my heaviest at 170 pounds,” she said of herformer physique.
Cormier’s older brother Bryan Northcutt,who also happened to be an award-winning body builder in his own right, helped his sister start her journey backinto solid shape - and quickly.
“I had my youngest in March of ’04, and competed in my first fitness com-petition in December that same year,” she remembered. “I placed six out of 12.And I’ve never done steroids.”
Impossible as it may sound, according to Cormier, once she had her mindset, it was on.
“My brother and I developed our own diet called the ‘Caveman Plan,’” shesaid of the prescribed 200-calorie-every-two-hours diet plan. “Basically you eatlike a caveman might have - berries, vegetables, etc., and minus the fattyfoods.”
If the name doesn’t turn you on,maybe the results will - fabulous arms, legs,tummy, butt - BAM!
For Cormier, who also developed her own exercise plan to reach her nine-month goal prior to her first competition, she reminds that you needn’t spenddays on end at the gym - 30 minutes will do. And even if you’re not interestedin competing, it’s easy with a little will-power and dedication.
“30 minutes of cardio (running, walking, aerobics) a day is nothing,” shesaid. “Even 20 minutes is fine.”
What about moms and dads out there who say they can’t exercise with kids?“I have a double-stroller, and I don’t care how much the kids weigh, I’m
gonna go run,” she said. “No excuse.”After a few more competitions,Cormier’s name began to grow like the mus-
cle mass she acquired during strict workouts,as product endorsements (Amer-ican EFX), and modeling offers began to knock at her door.
Creating a balance in all areas of her life as a wife and mom, Cormier alsoexperienced a scary reality check when her youngest child became ill while ona flight to another competition.
“My family comes first, and when I found my daughter had a 105 degreetemperature, I jumped off the plane at the next stop and headed home,” shesaid.
Cormier gives credit to husband Rob, for encouraging her to follow herdream, and supporting her through a busy four years of maximum fitness.
“He’s really proud of me, and has always been supportive,” she said.As the holiday season nears with family gatherings and parties,Cormier has
finally come to grips with what can commonly be described as “table terror” -where food,snacks,and booze are plentiful,and we all know what that means:pounds.
“Once you get the right kind of cardio and dieting plan going, your bodybecomes this natural fat-burning machine, where you can eat and lose it rightaway,” she explained. “I was once an overweight person,so I know how it feels.Now I can go to a party and have slices of pie. I couldn’t do that before.”
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OK, I think it is time to tell my secret! I know I should say something like,“I stay lean because I stay away from all the rich foods during the holiday” -BUT I DON’T!
I can allow myself to have great foods during holidays and parties becauseof the “Caveman Plan.” Funny name, but it works! The concept of this plan isto feed the body every two hours with the right amount of calories for yourlifestyle (mine is 150 to 200 calories every two hours). Do some research andfind the right snacks to enjoy, don’t just eat anything.
Eating frequently turns my body into a fat burning machine and eliminatescravings and hunger. This has become my new way of eating, and by eatingthis way I get to enjoy the holidays and every other special occasion withoutfeeling guilty!
Other tips I use to stay healthy at holiday time are:1. Eat a handful of almonds before going to a party.2. Don’t stand in front of the food table.3. Do not eat until you are stuffed, and wait at least 30 minutes in betweeneating small portions.4. Always drink plenty of water (half a gallon is the daily requirement)!5. Stay consistent with workouts.6. Do extra cardio the day after eating those rich foods and get back on theCaveman Plan ASAP!
Charla’s favorite exercises:Hip lifts: Lie on your back with your legs straight up in the air. Keep your backpressing into the floor and think about tightening a belt around your waist.Slowly pull your belly button to the floor and as you do so, feel your hips liftinggently off the floor as your legs are lifted. Do not lift with the legs, but insteadwith the abdominals. Repeat 10 to 15 times.The Plank: Facing the floor, get on your hands and knees, keeping your shoul-ders over your hands. Straighten out your body and keep your toes on thefloor. You should be straight like a board with your abs pulling in tight. Breathein and out naturally. Hold for up to one minute. Repeat four to five times.The Bicycle: Lie on your back with you knees bent. Slowly pull your upper bodyoff the floor and support your head with your hands. Activate your abs bypulling your belly button to the floor and release any pelvic tilt. Take one shoul-der and turn your torso to face your opposite knee. Go to the other side. Thinkof riding a bicycle as you turn slowly from side to side. Repeat for 20 repeti-tions.Double Leg Drop: Lie on your back with your legs straight up in the air. Keepyour back pressing into the floor and think about tightening a belt around yourwaist. Keeping your abs pulled in at all times,slowly drop your legs toward thefloor, keeping them pressing together. If you feel your back begin to arch, pullyour legs back to the starting point. Inhale on the way down,exhale on the wayup. Only go as far as you are comfortable with and go slowly. Repeat 10 times.
For more information, e-mail Charla at: [email protected], or visit:www.myspace.com/reimroc
Caveman Plan Party Survivalby Charla Cormier
Mama said knock you out: Charla Cormier shows off her guns and gloves much to the delight of Bakotopia readers. Photos by Holly Carlyle.
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Here’s an oxymoron: holiday fitness. How do I stay fit during the holidays,when I have homemade tamales, tortillas, pecan pies, mashed potatoes,yams, cookies, biscuits and gravy, and am being prodded by my in-laws to eatup? This is a challenge for many of us to get through. These are the holidays,right? We’re supposed to eat, drink (in my case caffeine-free Diet Pepsi), andbe merry, aren’t we? Well, I might have a solution for all of us who struggle tosay,“No, thank you” - it’s called “Wii time.”
By now, everyone must be familiar with Nintendo Wii. It was not so in thebeginning of 2006. Code named “Revolution,” Nintendo wanted to make aninteraction game system, not a graphics-and-flash machine like their compe-tition Xbox 360 and PS3.
In the fall of 2006, Nintendo launched Wii in North America. We could notget enough of them. We are just now beginning to see more and more of themin stock. No doubt the physical aspects of the game system make it so muchfun. Some of you put your Wii-mote (controller) right through your LCD flatscreen TV or even wake up with Wii-elbow soreness. Some have coined thistreatment as needing “Wiihab.” The Wii has moms, dads, kids and the elder-ly celebrating the fun you can have with the five featured games it comes with,the Wii Sports (baseball, tennis, bowling, golf, and boxing).
Wii Sports has, on national average, been played up to 33 hours per per-son, according to a data collector for Nintendo Channel (Kotaku.com). WithWii Fit out there, people are introduced to their own Avatar personal trainer.According to a September 2007 report 33 percent of Wii Fit buyers arewomen (Codenamerevolution.com). Almost 20 per cent of women polledadmitted having accidents after getting carried away in the living room with fit-ness routines such as those on the Nintendo Wii Fit.
Now people are losing weightand getting off their couchwhile playing video games.What a winning concept!With your Wii game systemand the desire to have fun,you have only weight tolose this holiday season.
So go ahead and snacka little, but keep your Wiinearby.
What’s coming up:Week of Nov. 24: SonicUnleashed (X360); Chrono Trigger (DS); andThe King Of Fighters Collection: The OrochiSaga (Wii)Week of Dec. 1: Destroy All Humans!Path of the Furon; Kingdom HeartsRE: Chain Of Memories; Prince ofPersia; The Tale of Despereaux; andyour favorite - SingStar ABBA.
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The Pink Ladies are having their very first toy drive this Christmas for theless fortunate children of Bakersfield - and we’re asking for your help. Pleasebring a new, unwrapped toy to Fishlips, 1517 18th St., on Dec. 3 between6:30 and 10 p.m. The Pink Ladies will be on location to collect,and all toys willbe donated to the local 20/30 Women’s Club following the toy drive.
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A Lot to do with Art (aka The Basement), 1532 19th St., is an establish-ment offering local artists an opportunity to create, promote and exhibit theirwork. More importantly, it will be a location for artists to network and developproductive relationships with other artists. A Lot to do with Art will providepaint, easels, canvas and a large workshop. Over time, no matter the medi-um, artists will only need to bring themselves.
Our goal is to attract and exhibit all artists, but more importantly, the trueartist: one who produces art that communicates his or her point of view aboutsomething that matters. More often than not, artists who choose to expressthemselves, their points of view or their beliefs are shunned by more “tradi-tional” galleries. We believe such artists are create change, and because ofthat they are always welcome. Nonetheless,the quality of work that will be dis-played in our monthly exhibits must be up to standard.
Another goal is to create a constant art scene that never gets boring in anatmosphere that encourages artists to produce more work. Besides provid-ing art supplies,A Lot to do with Art also offers artists a venue (8,500 squarefeet). Additionally, artists will be allowed to exhibit their work in our 1,400-square-feet members gallery (I’ll come up with a cooler name later) free ofcharge. If an artist chooses to charge an entry fee for his or her event, thegallery will only receive 30 percent of what comes through the door. If theartist sells a piece, he or she owes the gallery nothing (donations are appre-ciated).
Each artist/member will be allowed to exhibit work in our monthly showevery four to six weeks. All proceeds for these events go toward the gallery.There will be instances when the studio will be closed due to serving as a
venue. In these instances, the artists/members will have an additional dayadded to their lease (month to month). More importantly, if an artist/memberfinds a patron who wishes to use our location as a venue and the customerfollows through,the artist will be given an additional month added to his or hermembership.
In essence and with a little initiative, an artist/member can have studiospace, free paint and a large venue — all for free.
— For more information on exhibits at The Basement, contact Deon Bell at:[email protected] or 281-4752.
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