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WEEKLY VOLCANO: WEEKLY VOLCANO FLICKR GROUP >>> Wild Celtic Rose posted a couple photos from her Saturday holiday light tour through Tacoma on our Flickr Group site. Click here to see her full tour.LINK: Weekly Volcano’s Flickr GroupLINK: wildcelticrose's photostream
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MICHAEL SWAN: THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 2009 >>> 1. The film Tony Manero follows a psychotic petty criminal into the depths of his crazed obsession with John Travolta's character in Saturday Night Fever screening at 9 p.m. at the Capitol Theater in Olympia.2. Third Thursday Artwalk may offer unbelievable deals on
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GEOFF READING: GREEN APPLE QUICK STEP REDUX >>> It was 1998 at the Showbox. It was Seattle Fest, or some such thing. Twenty bands on two stages playing six songs each. I was playing in Green Apple Quick Step, and we were slotted to finish the evening on the main stage. The crowd had
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REV. ADAM MCKINNEY: WHAT YOUR FAVORITE BANDS AND VENUES REALLY WANT THIS YEAR >>> Come Christmas Day, you needn't get me any presents; all I ask is your presence. (Lie.)You should direct your attention, instead, to the people who spend all year giving us the gift of music. I
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MICHAEL SWAN: HELL’S KITCHEN TO REOPEN NEW YEAR’S EVE >>>You've been waiting for your posse to come up with a plan for New Year's Eve. Meanwhile, they have been waiting for your brilliant plan. Before you end up watching your mate fall asleep in front of The Three Stooges marathon,
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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 16th day of Christmas we drove by: Northwest Costume.LINK: Drive-by Holiday history
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RON SWARNER: FOOD MATTERS >>>Hoppy Holidays: The Red Hot at 2914 Sixth Ave. presents A Very Hoppy Festivus today featuring Schooner Exact Brewing Company's Hoppy Holidays, Hoppy Holidays Randall, Hoppy the Woodsman, 3 Grid IPA and more.Lunch Special: The Peanut Sauce Thai Cuisine at 5003 Tacoma Mall Blvd. offers a
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MICHAEL SWAN: WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16, 2009 >>> 1. Folks on the North Slope of Tacoma will gather at Immanuel Presbyterian Church at 6 p.m. then head out to sing Christmas carols to people in pajamas and slippers.2. Pacific Lutheran University Faculty Author Showcase will be held from 4-5:30 p.m. at
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: FIRST NIGHT TACOMA NEEDS VOLUNTEERS >>>We received an e-mail from "Dale" via an urbanXchange e-mail regarding First Night Tacoma’s dire need for volunteers. It’s a lovely e-mail and a worthy cause: If you read through this email you will find the information on entry into three Tacoma museums for
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MICHAEL SWAN: TODAY’S HAPPY HOUR DISCUSSION TOPIC >>> Discuss the above video over happy hour at: Ale House Sports Pub & Grille2122 Mildred St. W., Tacoma, 253.565.9367Happy Hours: 3-7 p.m., 10 p.m. to close dailyDrink Specials: $2 domestic pints, $3 micros, $4 imports, $2.50 wellsFood Specials: Half off appetizersLINK: More South Sound
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RON SWARNER: PACIFIC GRILL INTRODUCES BREAKFAST BURRITOS >>> It’s a lovely breakfast option. Its large windows are perfect for watching the traffic craziness; the delicious coffee and free Wi-Fi keep the place busy. And now Forza Coffee in Lakewood offers three types of breakfast frittata burritos prepared by Pacific Grill:
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REV. ADAM MCKINNEY: TRAVIS ROBERTS - 23 YEARS LATER - RETURNS TO THE STAGE >>> Human Skab's strange journey started in Olympia in the mid-'80s. A 10-year-old boy at the time, he gained notoriety through cassette tapes of psychotic-sounding experimental punk that he recorded in his garage. Beating on buckets
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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 15th day of Christmas we drove by: Chicks Golf, too.LINK: Drive-by Holiday history
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RON SWARNER: FOOD MATTERS >>>Cookies And Ribs: Here’s the deal. Taste Duke’s Chowder House’s ribs and they’ll buy you a cup of any of one of their chowders. If you finish their ribs they’ll buy you a chocolate chip cookie. Step up to the challenge at 3327 Ruston Way in
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MICHAEL SWAN: DECEMBER 15, 2009 >>> 1. The Banned Book Club discusses Katherine Paterson's Bridge to Terabithia and The Great Gilly Hopkins over cocktails at 7 p.m. inside the Tempest Lounge.2. The Tacoma City Council has invited 44 applicants to give a “brief†presentation about why they’d be perfect for
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MICHAEL SWAN: WHAT I LEARNED READING THE WASHINGTON STATE ARTS COMMISSION ENEWS >>>This just in: Acts of Kindness, by Ellensburg artist Julie Prather, was installed inside University Place Primary shortly before the start of the school year. Consisting of eight stained glass windows, the artwork surrounds the entrance to the
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: HOLIDAY BICYCLE BOOZE CRUZ THIS FRIDAY >>>
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MATT DRISCOLL: COLONIES PREPARE FOR TWO TACOMA SHOWS THIS WEEKEND >>> The shoe-gazing Seattle band Colonies has won a few fans here at Weekly Volcano World Headquarters - the four-piece's heady, sometimes ambient indie rock will do that. Take into consideration some Tacoma ties - at least locally -
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MICHAEL SWAN: STONEGATE UPDATE >>> Christmas brings out the best in most. Of course, one must look beyond the miserable behavior of friends, family and those who feel entitled - at least from time to time. And when the going gets rough, with regards to coping, there is always booze,
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JOE IZENMAN: LIVE REVIEW, THURSDAY, DEC. 10, 2009, THE SWISS >>> I don't care how good you are at writing songs. If you are surrounded by mediocre musicians, your songs will not sound good. That's just how it goes. They don't even have to be bad, exactly. Just boring
