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THURSDAY, FEB. 11 >>> 1. Missionary Position shows up, and shows us how music should be done. Buy your date a few beers and later explore the position at your own leisure. 9pm, Doyle's Public House, 208 Saint Helens Avenue, Tacoma 2. The "Pay What You Can" performance of Kaufman
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Wednesday, Feb. 10 >>> 1. Russian animation master Yuri Norstein will discuss and screen his work in Olympia. His films Hedgehog in the Fog (1975) and Tale of Tales (1979) were voted the best animation films of all time by international juries in Los Angeles, Tokyo and Zagreb. 7:30 p.m., $5-$10,
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Tuesday, Feb. 9 >>> 1. Arun Ghandi, the grandson of Mahatma Ghandi, will be in Puyallup to discuss his grandfather's philosophies of non-violence and talk about the problem of racism. Noon, free, Pierce College, 1601 39th Ave. SE, Puyallup. 2. Are you an unofficial member of Camp Half-Blood? If so, it's time
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MONDAY, FEB. 8, 2010 >>> 1. bellaballs studio - home of glass artist Diane Hansen and designer Lesli Jacobs-McHugh and their beautiful hand-blown glass floats, bellaballs, will host another bella social Monday night featuring cocktails, food and, you guessed it, bellaballs. 5-8 p.m., no cover, 747 Fawcett Ave., Suite B, Tacoma. 2.
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STEPH DEROSA: SOUTH SOUND HAUNTED HOUSES >>> I'll be brutally honest here: I have yet to find a haunted house in the South Puget Sound that will make me poop my pants like the huge ones down in Texas did. Even back in the '80s we'd drop a cool $20
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STEPH DEROSA: BAR EXAM >>> Bad carpeting, excessive beer signage, and simply being located in Parkland made me want to categorize All Seasons Sports Tavern as a dive bar. But the warm feeling of Christmas parties, potlucks, and adopting a local family for Christmas made me re-think my initial dive
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DOYLE'S SECOND ANNIVERSARY >>> As our super fantastic Saturday night of running into assholes had ended, my group and I mutually agreed that the comfort of Doyle's Public House was in order. It was like a sigh of relief as we entered. People bustled about, the smell of warm food wafted through
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HAT MAKES ME HAPPY >>> Bumpy's bathroom is what I'm all about. Nothing says "Steph DeRosa" like a little bit of trashiness mixed in with some faded pink porcelain. It warmed my heart experiencing this ultimate toilet. It spoke to me, it made me actually feel happy in this cold winter-ish-almost-spring-time.
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One of my favorite, FAVORITE places to fill my tummy, stroke my taste buds, and drain my bladder is Babblin' Babs Bistro in the Proctor District. And Babblin' built beautiful potties, too. Great food and great potties. The two go hand-in-hand. Speaking of two and speaking of potties, Babblin' Babs has two
