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STILL TIME >>> You might want to sit down for this. You're never going to be on CBS reality show The Amazing Race. No matter how many times you mail in your cute videotape, the producers aren't going to be calling you back anytime soon. After swallowing that bitter pill, soothe
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DOG. DOG. DOG. >>> Recently, I infiltrated Dog World. It was quite simple. I got a dog. Well, I didn't actually get a dog. My friend asked if I'd house-sit her dog, Mr. Finklepuss, while she went to Mexico. I said, "si." She said, "audios." Mr. Finklepuss said, "If you're the
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NO PAIN, (ELEV8)TION GAIN >>> Embedded on the couch, listening to the one millionth day of rain rattle my Pabst cans in the backyard, a thought occurs to me: Life isn't what it used to be. Duh. So, all channel-flipped out, I ball myself into a fetal position on the couch
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IN PRAISE OF PRINT >>> It may go without saying that Johannes Gutenberg is one of the more solid contenders for Person of the Most Ever, but the possibility of his having given birth to an artistic revolution as well is rarely mentioned. Unless, of course, you're into fine art printing.
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WAKE UP! >>> Today is not just any Sunday. Daylight Savings Time began at 2 a.m., and you probably didn't turn your clocks ahead before you went to bed. Which means you are late for church (if you go to church). Books to the rescue! From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the
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KING OF SUEDE >>> Weird Al Yankovic really needs no introduction. He preceded the Jerky Boys, he made Michael Jackson think twice about wearing red leather, he may have caused the disappearance of Canadian band Crash Test Dummies. The king of musical parodies will performThursday, Sept. 15 at the Puyallup Fair.
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KEEP YOUR SHIRT ON >>> With so many Mardi Gras parties to choose from tonight, you'll most likely find yourself in a bit of a party-picking pickle. Sometimes, when making decisions like these, the advice of your friends, family and Charlie Sheen just doesn't cut it. You may want to consider
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LET'S DO THIS THING >>> Barely five years ago, several of the Dockyard Derby Dames could hardly stand up on eight wheels. But at 6 p.m. tonight, they'll be cruising on all cylinders as they launch into their fifth season of hot roller derby action with The Marauding Mollys vs. the
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PLAN AHEAD >>> Zydeco is the dance music of the Creole population of southwest Louisiana. The Creoles are French speakers of African or mixed African and European descent who have been in Louisiana since the 18th century. Their culture is entwined with but separate from their fellow Francophones, the Acadians (Cajuns). Michael
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ESSENTIAL INFORMATION >>> Remember those excitable women in old flicks who were constantly "having a spell" and fainting? Someone always had a little bottle of something that was guaranteed to bring them around. Turns out there really is something to activating the sense of smell for health purposes, hence the popularity
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DOUBLE SHOT OF HAMMS >>> We all know that just about every sports fan in America is controlled by brain waves transmitted via television commercials that feature the Coors Light Twins or the Miller Lite Incredibly Nubile Half-Naked Amateur Wrestlers or Bud Light's Cedric the Entertainer. And there's no better spot
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MANY SHUVS AND ZUULS WILL KNOW WHAT IT IS TO BE ROASTED IN THE DEPTHS OF THE SLOR TONIGHT WE CAN TELL YOU! >>> Remember the days when fantasy/role-playing games were on par with heavy metal in the juvenile-delinquency pantheon? Raving mothers claimed that their kids were somehow worshipping the devil;
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BE SHARP >>> Steve Dunkelberger, our Meat Market man about town who snaps photos of drunken people doing crazy things, will host two photography workshops Saturday, Feb. 26 at at Tacoma Art Place - 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. His focus will be digital camera photography touching on exposure, metering and
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STOP PROCRASTINATING >>> Almost three years ago the Weekly Volcano's cover story "85 things to do in Tacoma before you die" hit the streets. Looking over the list, I still haven't: Made love on the Bridge of Glass at 2 a.m. on the night of a full moon. Rented the pink gorilla suit
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THE LOWDOWN ON WHAT'S UP THIS WEEKEND >>> WEATHER REPORT Friday: Look outsideSaturday: Rain, hi 49, lo 40Sunday: Cloudy, hi 45, lo 33 >>> FRIDAY, JAN. 28: ARTIFAKT @ THE NEW FRONTIER Artifakt shows are traditionally off the hook. If you've never been, you'll simply have to trust us on
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COMING SOON >>> I can't remember the last time a new restaurant actually opened in Tacoma on the exact date proclaimed by the owner. There are too many variables, many out of the hands of the owner. Kevin McGlocklin continues to ready his new venture, Bluebeard Coffee, at the corner of Sixth
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THE LOWDOWN ON WHAT'S UP THIS WEEKEND >>> WEATHER REPORT Friday: Rain, hi 49, lo 41Saturday: Cloudy, hi 47, lo 38Sunday: Cloudy, hi 51, lo 41 >>> FRIDAY, JAN. 21: LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III When Wainwright comes to the Washington Center for Performing Arts this Friday, the focus will be
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FORTY FEET OF DELIGHTFUL BOOZE >>> Last month we reported Ali Kashi, the man behind Cheers South Hill Grill, Greek Café, Blue Olive Ultra Lounge, Bella Vita, Lipstix and several other restaurants (and strip joints) we can't remember, will open another Cheers Bar and Grill in the former McCabe's American Café
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SWEET - BUT NOT >>> The Seattle Seahawks already trail the Chicago Bears 21 to zip in the second quarter of the NFC Divisional Playoff game today. It's not looking good for the Hawks - on both sides of the ball. All the more appropriate that the above $10.99 white petite
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DON'T LIKE EXCITING FOOTBALL? >>> There's no joy quite as satisfying as the joy derived from a really good bitch session. And in times like these - winter, of course, what did you think we meant? Everything else is perfect, silly - complaining nonstop is really the only way to go.
