http://marconews.com/news/going-out/hopper/?partner=RSSmarconews.com Stories: Island Hopperen-usgoing-out/hopperhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/nov/07/island_hopper_rock/?partner=RSSMost people have visceral memories of important childhood events, almost like mental snapshots or home movies of formative experiences. tiffanythescribe@msn.com (TIFFANY YATES)Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:03:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/nov/07/island_hopper_rock/?partner=RSSgoing-out/hopperhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/oct/31/island_hopper_tribute_unforgettable_crandall/?partner=RSSSome artists find a way to reach people that goes beyond just their art. It seems like no matter where I go these days, people want to come talk to me about Tim Crandall, the singer and guitarist who passed away suddenly last month. tiffanythescribe@msn.com (TIFFANY YATES)Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:24:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/oct/31/island_hopper_tribute_unforgettable_crandall/?partner=RSSgoing-out/hopperhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/oct/24/island_hopper_bloody_good_idea_all_hallows_eve/?partner=RSSThe crispness in the air, the shorter days, the stores filled to the rafters with tinsel and glitter and boughs of evergreen can mean only one thing, dear readers... Halloween is upon us once again! tiffanythescribe@msn.com (TIFFANY YATES)Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:14:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/oct/24/island_hopper_bloody_good_idea_all_hallows_eve/?partner=RSSgoing-out/hopperhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/oct/17/island_hopper_evolution_music_southwest_florida/?partner=RSSMost movements, when they begin, start so small that at first there’s no way of detecting it’s actually part of a wave of something bigger. tiffanythescribe@msn.com (TIFFANY YATES)Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:56:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/oct/17/island_hopper_evolution_music_southwest_florida/?partner=RSSgoing-out/hopperhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/oct/10/island_hopper_nevada_only_few_minutes_away/?partner=RSSIt was not a happy Sunday afternoon. Your Island Hopper was feeling a bit stressed this past weekend. Pressing deadlines, a slew of chores to be done, and feeling a bit behind the eight ball with work had all combined to put me in an irritable mood, compounded by yet one more thing on the to-do list: head out to hear some music for the column. tiffanythescribe@msn.com (TIFFANY YATES)Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:07:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/oct/10/island_hopper_nevada_only_few_minutes_away/?partner=RSSgoing-out/hopperhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/oct/03/island_hopper_theres_first_time_everything/?partner=RSSWhen the Island Hopper is not hopping about Marco seeking entertainment for your delectation, she has a full and rich social life among friends. tiffanythescribe@msn.com (TIFFANY YATES)Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:46:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/oct/03/island_hopper_theres_first_time_everything/?partner=RSSgoing-out/hopperhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/sep/26/island_hopper_change_good/?partner=RSSChange is a funny thing. I’m writing my column this week for the first time on a laptop computer. Yes, your little Island Hopper is rather severely behind the technological times, as up until this week I have also been connecting with a dial-up modem. tiffanythescribe@msn.com (TIFFANY YATES)Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:15:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/sep/26/island_hopper_change_good/?partner=RSSgoing-out/hopperhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/sep/19/island_hopper_good_clean_fun/?partner=RSSYour little Island Hopper is a big fan of the unexpected (with few exceptions — like when Freshen Up gum first came out, and I bit into it, all unknowing, and nearly upchucked when the burst of sticky gel coated my tongue). tiffanythescribe@msn.com (TIFFANY YATES)Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:58:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/sep/19/island_hopper_good_clean_fun/?partner=RSSgoing-out/hopperhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/sep/12/island_hopper_memoriam_tim_crandall/?partner=RSSIf the local music scene seems to have a little less color to it in the weeks and months to come, there’s a reason. Longtime local favorite entertainer Tim Crandall passed away suddenly a week ago, and friends, fans, and fellow musicians alike are mourning his loss. tiffanythescribe@msn.com (TIFFANY YATES)Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:38:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/sep/12/island_hopper_memoriam_tim_crandall/?partner=RSSgoing-out/hopperhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/sep/05/island_hopper_blame_it_simon_cowell/?partner=RSSMaybe it all started with reality TV in general — the idea that any one of us not only can be a star, but should be. But I like to blame Simon for the phenomenon for a couple of reasons. One, he’s mean, so it’s easy to point accusatory fingers at him. tiffanythescribe@msn.com (TIFFANY YATES)Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:49:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/sep/05/island_hopper_blame_it_simon_cowell/?partner=RSSgoing-out/hopperhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/aug/29/island_hopper_cross_bridge_latin_beat/?partner=RSSYou know, for a gal who serves as an entertainment reporter here in our little corner of the world, I find I spend a rather inordinate amount of time pondering the bigger picture. tiffanythescribe@msn.com (TIFFANY YATES)Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:02:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/aug/29/island_hopper_cross_bridge_latin_beat/?partner=RSSgoing-out/hopperhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/aug/23/island_hopper_barry_newman_makes_friends_devil/?partner=RSSToday, dear readers, your little Island Hopper is pensive. I find I have spent much of the afternoon musing about art, and the artist, and the compromises one must make to pursue a craft in which only a tiny minority ever make a living at it. tiffanythescribe@msn.com (TIFFANY YATES)Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/aug/23/island_hopper_barry_newman_makes_friends_devil/?partner=RSSgoing-out/hopperhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/aug/15/island_hopper_finally_local_bluegrass_destination/?partner=RSSOnstage there are two acoustic guitars, an upright bass, a banjo. The room is packed with people, standing room only, with those who didn’t arrive early enough to be sitting at tables crowding into the bar area, the back hallway, the kitchen entryway — anywhere they can stand without being jostled too badly and still hear the music. tiffanythescribe@msn.com (TIFFANY YATES)Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:23:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/aug/15/island_hopper_finally_local_bluegrass_destination/?partner=RSSgoing-out/hopperhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/aug/08/island_hopper_slow_season_picks_highenergy_hilt/?partner=RSSCan you hear them barking, my friends? They’re here, and they’re here in full force: the dog days of summer. Not only is it hot enough to fry an egg on my backside, but the coming of August and the real thick of the summer off-season lull means it’s seriously quiet around the island. tiffanythescribe@msn.com (TIFFANY YATES)Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:36:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/aug/08/island_hopper_slow_season_picks_highenergy_hilt/?partner=RSSgoing-out/hopperhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/aug/01/island_hopper_growing_together_love_making_beautif/?partner=RSSIt’s a trend that may actually have started as early as Adam and Eve. A happy couple is lucky enough to find love. They revel in their togetherness and compatibility so thoroughly that, eventually, they decide that if their partnership works so well in the home, it might work just as beautifully in the workplace. tiffanythescribe@msn.com (TIFFANY YATES)Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:35:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/aug/01/island_hopper_growing_together_love_making_beautif/?partner=RSSgoing-out/hopperhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/jul/25/island_hopper_wasted_away_again_singleton/?partner=RSSThere’s a certain song your little Island Hopper hears lately everywhere she goes, and it’s time I started talking about it. tiffanythescribe@msn.com (TIFFANY YATES)Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:38:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/jul/25/island_hopper_wasted_away_again_singleton/?partner=RSSgoing-out/hopperhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/jul/18/island_hopper_global_warming_and_rockin_ray/?partner=RSSCall it global warming, call it the natural pattern of the geological rhythms, heck, call it the seventh sign, if you want. All I know is, this seems to me like the hottest summer I have experienced thus far in my Southwest Florida residency, and I'm facing a daunting challenge: How does one stay daisy-fresh and fashionably appealing when the weather is wilting you like yesterday's arugula? tiffanythescribe@msn.com (TIFFANY YATES)Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:19:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/jul/18/island_hopper_global_warming_and_rockin_ray/?partner=RSSgoing-out/hopperhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/jul/11/island_hopper_sister_kate_karen_carpenter_new_mill/?partner=RSSI have a friend who is turning 40 today. I called her to wish her happy birthday, and she sounded listless and depressed. She’s having a bit of a time with it, apparently. tiffanythescribe@msn.com (TIFFANY YATES)Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:21:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/jul/11/island_hopper_sister_kate_karen_carpenter_new_mill/?partner=RSSgoing-out/hopperhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/jul/03/island_hopper_loud_not_obnoxious/?partner=RSSThey say familiarity breeds contempt. Sometimes, so posits the saying, we take for granted the things that are too readily available to us, that aren’t exciting and trendy and new. Take formerly local entertainer Myles Loud. A longtime fixture in the area until relocating with his family to Georgia a year or so ago. tiffanythescribe@msn.com (TIFFANY YATES)Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:51:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/jul/03/island_hopper_loud_not_obnoxious/?partner=RSSgoing-out/hopperhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/jun/27/island_hopper_respect_topnotch_entertainment_joere/?partner=RSSWhen a girl spends as many years in the dating scene as your Island Hopper, she starts to develop a rulebook of sorts — a little how-to manual of relationships, a GPS guide, if you will, to navigating the often murky waters of romance. tiffanythescribe@msn.com (TIFFANY YATES)Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:10:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/jun/27/island_hopper_respect_topnotch_entertainment_joere/?partner=RSSgoing-out/hopper