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We were called hippies and yippies and freaks and weirdoes back in the 1960s, and there were artists who uniquely spoke for us in underground newspapers and comic books. Zap Comics, Robert Crumb, The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, and the granddaddy of them all, Mad magazine. When Pop Art arrived
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Tacoma has never been lacking in passion. Those who know and love this place are constantly fighting for it. The effects of these efforts aren’t always immediately noticeable, but the final product is a town on the edge — the edge of making it big, of finding its footing in
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I wasn’t always living the dream. Yes, it’s true. I know it might sound crazy to some, but there was a time — not all that long ago, even — when I didn’t have cable (gasp!). Life was simpler back then. Options were fewer, and I came to love Antique
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TACOMA CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL There’ll be lots of Grit City representation at the Tacoma Craft Beer Festival, which takes place Saturday, Oct. 3 from noon to 9 p.m. at the Foss Waterway Seaport building in Tacoma. Engine House No. 9, The Harmon Brewery and The Ram’s Big Horn Brewing Co. will
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It has now been nearly two years since I first heard the aural experience that is Abstract Rude. The track in question was “God Bless The Elephant” off 2008’s Show You The World by The Grouch, and I was immediately drawn to it because of the perfect balance between Grouch’s
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Lien on me My 31-year-old boyfriend has the best clothes, cars, electronics, takes me to the nicest restaurants...you get the picture. He told me he was "an investor," working for himself, making online investments. I eventually asked how he could afford his lifestyle in this economy. He said he "comes from
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Thursday, Oct. 1 Half-price wine, Maxwell’s Speakeasy, 454 St. Helens, Tacoma, 253.683.4115. Wine tasting, five pours for $5, Vinum Coffee and Wine Lounge, 1001 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.572.8215. Ladies Night featuring half off all wine flights and $5 house pours, Sip, 4793 Point Fosdick Dr. N.W, Gig Harbor, 253.853.3020.
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So what if the Weekly Volcano can’t go screaming around the streets of its neighborhood on Halloween night anymore, begging for candy, wrapped in a sheet that’s not fit to be strapped to a bed? The Weekly Volcano — or at least those of us who can no longer squeeze
