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LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 12.15 93 3 X 2 Artists as critics 1 1 2 2 3 How much it will cost to get into the new Speed Art Museum every Sunday for the frst year after reopening next March. FREE "Flood Song," by Quiet Hollers "The idea for this song came while I was walking down by the waterfront," Quiet Hollers frontman Shadwick Wilde says. "After the foodwaters recede, there are often little treasures left in the debris." The song ends with this lyric: "And you can try to hold your own against it / You can stack them sandbags ten-high / I'll be foating down Main Street on a life raft / Watching those barricades drift on by." Wilde says the song's protagonist is a homeless man who, thanks to the books he has picked up here and there, is well-read. "He also doesn't seem to care much what happens to him, or the city whose underbelly he clings to," Wilde says. "His wisdom is in knowing that no matter what we do as humans, when nature decides to destroy us, it will. All we can do is prepare, or pray, or whatever it is that people do." What has Wilde found during his walks down by the river? "Nothing that anyone would get real excited about," he says, "but like toys and washed glass and stuff like that. I found a Louisville Slugger one time. I found some dolls that went toward art projects later on. You'd be surprised at some of the things that wash up." — Amy Talbott BEHIND THE MUSIC ONE QUESTION What's the best Christmas movie of all time? "I'm going to come out of left feld on this one. A movie I like to watch every few years on Thanksgiving or at Christmastime is The Trip To Bountiful. Geraldine Page gives a master performance as an elderly woman in 1940s Texas who revisits her childhood home. Its theme of family memories, of the longing to return home, just resonates with the holidays. Of course, there's also Gremlins...." — Rob Seng, founder of the Side Door Cinema Club, which meets one or two Mondays a month at Cliftons Pizza (2230 Frankfort Ave.). Screen- ings, at 7 p.m., typically cost $5, $8 more for all-you-can-eat pizza and a salad buffet. To get you in the holiday spirit on Dec. 7: horror comedy Cooties, starring Elijah Wood and Rainn Wilson. Sandy Cohrs is with the As Yet Unnamed Theatre Co., which will stage the Sondheim musical comedy Company Dec. 4-13 at the Kentucky Center's MeX Theater. Andrew Killmeier plays guitar and keys in the band Seluah, which released Phase III earlier this year. These U of L and UK holiday sweaters ($65), from a company called Tipsy Elves, showed up in our inbox. Thoughts? "The state of Kentucky is so geared for college sports, in particular basketball, that these sweaters would probably be a big seasonal item. They would probably be better suited for the female sports fan rather than the male fan." "At the risk of being tarred and feathered, I will say they are both ugly. But if I had to choose, you'd fnd me in blue. I've never liked the looks of that pissed-off bird." Old Limestone Mixing Water ($9.95 for 750 milliliters) is "limestone- fltered water designed specifcally for the bourbon experience — as a splash or in ice cubes." "Bourbon is king in this state, and any host or hostess should have this on hand for holiday festivities. I typically drink bourbon mixed with 7 Up, but I think the water would make a difference for me." "I know limestone- fltered water is supposed to be important in crafting true Kentucky bourbon, of which I am a fan. So I would try it, but only if offered to me. You won't see me purchasing a bottle of this — at any price — or decanting it into silly, barrel-shaped ice trays. I prefer my bourbon neat anyhow." Seviche chef/owner Anthony Lamas' new cookbook, Southern Heat, lists "Latin pantry staples" (varieties of hot peppers, achiote spice, chayote squash, the herb epazote, masa four, Mexican chorizo, Mexican oregano) and "Southern pantry staples" (Benton's bacon, Carolina Gold rice, country ham, Sea Island red peas, sorghum, stone- ground grits). Are you ready to tackle the more than 125 recipes? "Most of the 'staples' listed are not in my kitchen pantry. I think I would pass on trying to do any of the recipes." "I am ready to taste all 125 recipes. As for cooking — sadly, no. You won't fnd any of those ingredients in my pantry. I have grown apathetic with cooking, and I have a great diet plan in which I lose weight through sheer laziness. I would rather staple my testicles to a burning log than have to go to the grocery store."