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Not one for hanging out all girly-style, I often find myself amongst men when it comes to social situations. My few close girlfriends, whom I call "close girlfriends," are labeled as such because they enjoy the same things in a friendship: no drama, no dumb bitches, and no judgments held.
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Tempest isn't crawling with horny, mini-skirt wearing women dying to ride in my station wagon. In fact, judging by the amount of 30-something ladies smooching other ladies, it quickly becomes obvious that your best bet for meeting une autre is if you're a lesbian. But regardless of my
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Uke & Singalong, hosted by Steve Einhorn & Kate Power. All Ages. 7 pm. $10 suggested donation. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Jerry Miller. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm.
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Not much can be said about 1022 South that hasn't already been said. Everyone has sung the bar's praises. I mean, even a writer from New York called 1022, "home to some of the most fascinating apothecary cocktail work on the West Coast." And I agree. As a drinker's destination, 1022
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Tin Man. All Ages. 6 pm. BLUES Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino Band rockin' blues. 8:30 pm. NC. Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Micah Wyatt. All Ages. 6 pm. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Too Slim & The Tail Draggers, The Fat Tones, Nolan Garret. 7:30 pm. $10-$12. Midtown Grill Bonney Lake. Wednesday Night Blues
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Morso Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Elizabeth Cook. 8 pm. $25. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Mary Flower. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12. Cork! A Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Suzanne Brewer. 8 pm. Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. The Dark Horses. 7 pm. NC. BLUES Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth
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I certainly can't complain about the weather here. It's been in the upper 50s during the day and lower 20s at night. At least there has not been a significant amount of rain, and that suits me just fine. FOB Spin Boldak is actually two FOBs. Let me explain. Initially, the Canadian
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We left FOB Spin Boldak at around 1300 and headed for a little place called Lwar Kalay. A farmer there claimed that a 155mm shell had landed in his compound and killed a number of his sheep. Under the command of 1Lt. Patrick Kohler, 1st Platoon would conduct a consequent management mission
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The goal was to render humanitarian assistance to poor Afghanis. Under the command of Lt. Josh Martin, 2nd Platoon would head to the villages of Martsenzai and Haji Satan Klaey. Accompanying the platoon was a pickup truck with four Afghan Border Patrol (ABP) soldiers. After about a 90-minute ride, our six Strykers
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(Merende is closed) Face it: the Great Martini Revival is over, although those splendid silver bullets remain deliciously potent. Then there are cosmopolitans. Sure, they are wildly popular and pretty and tasty, but essentially we're talking girlie libation. Now that the damp is back in the South Sound air, it's time
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There is a four-step process by which veterans can receive a disability from the Veterans Health Administration for post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. First, tell the truth. That's right - don't lie to the VA. The folks who work there are not stupid. They know that veterans need the VA's help; they
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I make a lot of predictions here in the Weekly Volcano — about which shows will be cool and which shows will suck. Sometimes I’m right, and sometimes I’m wrong. That’s the nature of making predictions. Every once in a while a surefire show hits town. Every once in a while
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A lot of hay is made over karaoke nights, ladies' nights, specialty dance nights and video-game nights at bars. But very little is ever said of the humble pub quiz - a time-honored tradition in the UK that's slowly been making its way across the pond for some time now. The
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Amocat Café is all about you, Pacific Northwestern resident. With a goal of keeping commerce local and supporting other local businesses, owner Morgan Alexander seeks out local talent in all arenas. Drinks are provided by regional craft breweries and local wineries. The coffee is roasted right here in town. Seasonal
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First it was Mickey Avalon. This week, Jazzbones welcomes "rapper" Dirt Nasty to Tacoma, founder of the Dyslexic Speedreaders (of which Avalon and Andre Legacy were also a part of), and - more importantly - Simon fucking Rex from former MTV fame. That's right. Dirt Nasty is Simon Rex, and
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Redneck Girlfriend's self-given description incorporates many utterances of stuff like "yee-haw!" and references to Yankees. The band seems to be about creating the illusion of country music - shrouding it over hard rock hearts and delivering it in a blistering fury. But for as much as the band embraces this
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It was mid-summer when Legend of Bigfoot returned from dormancy, and - quite simply - Tacoma's scene has been a whole lot more rockin' since. The rarest of bands - able to entertain hipsters and metal-heads alike - the LOB is on the move, playing a show this Saturday at
