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MICHAEL SWAN: NOW WHAT? >>> The last of the eggnog has been dumped down the disposal, and the Old Navy turtlenecks have mercifully been returned, but despite this apparently damning evidence, the Weekly Volcano is here to tell you that the holidays are not over. These two Christmas-themed shows run
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SUZY STUMP: HO HO HO A GO GO >>>Here's the scene: It's getting late on Christmas night, the orgy of gift giving was over hours ago, and you have eaten enough to hibernate through the winter. Grandpa Freddy's head is beginning to bob, the Parcheesi game is coming out
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MICHAEL SWAN: TO YOU AND YOURS >>> My humbug Manhattan-loving publisher, after a long day of sealing the office’s roof for the 50th time this year and spit-shining his hybrid automobile, climbed out from under mounds of coal and shouted, “Swan! Write me a Christmas post, dammit! Something about Muppets, mistletoe,
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RON SWARNER: FOOD MATTERS >>>Top Of The Holiday: The Top of Tacoma Bar and Café will be open 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. today for Taco Thursday and holiday food specials. They’ll also be open Christmas night beginning ta 5 p.m. with a limited menu.Open Today: Sip in Gig Harbor
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GEOFF READING: IT STARTED WITH STEVE JONES PART TWO >>> This is the second part of the “It started with Steve Jones†story. For a refresher on part one, click here. So, we (New American Shame) go and play our show. It is almost impossible to get tired of playing rock music to a house packed
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MATT DRISCOLL: WINGIN' IT >>> Yes, it's true - here at the Weekly Volcano we are friends with Roxanne (Murphy). You may need a last name to identify her, but we certainly do not (although we have called her by other names upon occasion). This Saturday, the day after the Christianized and/or
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: THIS JUST IN >>>Tacoma Goodwill sent us a release regarding sad news that has hit the agency. Help out if you can. TACOMA - Tacoma Goodwill today mourned the tragic loss of the wife of an employee who was found deceased in the Lakewood apartment fire yesterday. The agency
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RON SWARNER: DEPT. OF NICE! >>>This just arrived at the Weekly Volcano World Headquarters. Christmas arrives early for 19 lucky arts organizations. The Tacoma Arts Commission recently awarded $45,000 in 2010 Arts Projects funding to 19 different Tacoma organizations in support of public outreach projects in the fields of music,
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: BECAUSE “SERIES†IS OUR MIDDLE NAME >>>We're posting a South Sound store window daily through Christmas to give you a quick jolt of holiday spirit. Ho, ho, ho! On the 23rd day of Christmas we drove by: Bair Drug & Hardware Store. Bair Bistro will open in Bair
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MICHAEL SWAN: WHY DON'T I EVER MAKE YEAR-END LISTS? >>>Pitchfork has reviewed the decade in music with pitchfork.com/p2k. Start clicking around for The Social History of the MP3, The Decade in Pop, The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s, The Top 50 Music Videos of the 200s and much more.
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MICHAEL SWAN: WEDNESDAY, DEC. 23, 2009 >>> 1. The Hub hosts an ugly Christmas sweater party at 7 p.m.2. The Tacoma Public Library's Handforth Gallery hosts great selection of paintings, painted cloth and applique from Zimbabwe as gift ideas. Volunteers from UWPC's Youth United program will be on hand from
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MICHAEL SWAN: THIS JUST IN >>> Mineral gallery tossed the following press release our way a tiny time ago. Tacoma artist Chris Sharp has a new show, TINY, at the Tacoma Dome District gallery except the freaking thing is by appointment until Jan. 3. Those attending the Northwest Wedding Expo
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MICHAEL SWAN: ART OF MODERN ROCK >>> Here’s a holiday gift for someone you really love. Released in 2004, Art Of Modern Rock is a $60, 20-pound book which traces the progress of the modern art rock poster. With work from more than 200 artists, Art Of Modern Rock is
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MICHAEL SWAN: GREAT IDEA >> The original Christmas story is a narrative of hope and joy, but there’s no denying that a considerable amount of dread and hardship play into the story. After all, for the weary Joseph and Mary, there really was no room at the inn. That’s small
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SUZY STUMP: TOO MUCH MONKEY BUSINESS >>> Hmm, what to do Christmas Day? Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, stress is always in season, and I dare ya to say you couldn’t use a healthy dose of silliness ’bout now. Run over to Stadium Video next to Stadium High School
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JAKE DE PAUL: IT'S COOL >>>If you appreciate everything you've got, doesn't it stand to reason that with a couple choice enhancements (e.g., breast implants, or breast implants), you'll love it even more? Of course you will - case in point, Hell's Kitchen. We wandered inside this morning for a
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: BECAUSE “SERIES†IS OUR MIDDLE NAME >>>We're posting a South Sound store window daily through Christmas to give you a quick jolt of holiday spirit. Ho, ho, ho! On the 22nd day of Christmas we drove by: Hair World at 8516 S. Tacoma Way in Lakewood.LINK: Drive-by Holiday
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MICHAEL SWAN: TUESDAY, DEC. 22, 2009 >>> 1. A 16-year-old girl (Carey Mulligan) is the target of a sophisticated seduction by a 35-year-old man (Peter Sarsgaard). Could have been shabby or painful, but the luminous Mulligan makes it romantic and wonderfully entertaining in the film An Education screening at 2:30,
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MATT DRISCOLL: WINGIN' IT >>> Yes, it's true - here at the Weekly Volcano we are friends with Roxanne (Murphy). You may need a last name to identify her, but we certainly do not (although we have called her by other names upon occasion). This Saturday, the day after the
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MICHAEL SWAN: HELP OUT FIRST NIGHT TACOMA >>>So, how many Americans do you think hate their jobs? If Office Space is any indication, the rough estimate would probably be around 95 percent, eh? Imagine 95 percent of humanity burying their dreams, staring at a corporate fax machine all day and
