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Psychopathic Pacific Northwest weather leads to a psychopathic Steph DeRosa. Teamed up with a subdued, yet just as psychopathic Bandito Betty, leads to nothing but psychopathic trouble. Psychopathic weather: One day it's sunny, the next it's rainy. One day it's hotter than the crease under a Southern Belle's bosom, the next
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Twisted Kilt, Puyallup's home base for soccer fans and all things Irish, will blossom from infancy into toddlerhood come June 2012 when it celebrates its very first birthday. Before this already famous Irish pub had its big birthday bash, I was insistent on discovering what all the Puyallup bar hype
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There's a difference between "going out to lunch with your friend" and "grabbing lunch with your friend." One requires a designated server, assigned to your table specifically, who treats you as though you are numb from the waist down and can't do anything on your own. They hand you a menu,
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Breaking music news (sort of), right here in your trusty Metal Home Companion. Hot new band Resident Kings are legends in the South Sound region and they've only been together since 2011. Made from pieces of Olympia music greatness the Dirty Birds, Fitz of Depression, Chief and the Pitz, Resident Kings
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Thing: 3-Alarm Burger Place: Extreme Burgers Of: Firehouse Grill fame In: Olympia Owner: Scott Johnson This is: A food cart Corners: State Avenue and Adams Street Next to: Acme Fuel Coincidentally: Both gave me gas And afterward: Hot hole I'll never forget the day Pappi Swarner introduced me to the term "hot hole." It was years ago as we downed
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Three Quarter Minus has the musical spectrum covered. With over five hours of original music and covers in the band's repertoire, fans can practice live-music longevity. No wussy 45-minute-to-two-hour sets here, these boys will give you what you love ... all ... night ... long. Originals created by longtime musicians and
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Daniel Furry Friend, my Olympia sidekick (don't tell Bandito Betty), surprises me at every attempt, and without fail. Note our recent morning text session: Me: Are you working today? Dan: No, I actually just got to the China Clipper for a few cocktails. Come play. Me: Damn. It's 8:30 a.m.! Dan: It's a classy
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Person: Johnny Andrews Age: 50 something Olympia's: Charitable celebrity Who serves: Thanksgiving dinner To: 400 Olympia citizens Cooks all the food: Himself Payed for: By himself Even delivers: To those who don't show up for dinner Why can't I celebrate Thanksgiving in April? People like to celebrate Christmas in July, so what's the difference? More than celebrating the actual
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Just four months ago hardcore bands Crowd War and John Belushi disbanded and reformed to create To Die For, a favorite hardcore metal band of local all-ages venues. To Die For's throbbing, metal-rage-inducing lineup consists of Patrick Adickes with the vocals, Mike Mike Lavagnino on guitar, Mike Elverston on drums, Mat
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Hidden just around the corner from Downtown Puyallup's Stewart and Main Street intersection sits a little store where people love craft beer. The Station U-Brew, thriving now for approximately three years, was created by owner Steve Samples and hosts a bar that seats six people and pours six different beers on
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Place: Johnny's in Fife Place: Johnny's Dock Place: Johnny's on the Mall Place: Crawford's Sea Grill Person: John E. Meaker The: Grandfather of them all Because it's sacrilege to utter the word "Seattle" while in the presence of most Tacoma audiences, I'll skip over the part of John E. Meaker's butcher shop and restaurant history that
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Ladies and gentlemen, in this column, Metal Home Companion, it will be my duty to provide you with sensitive information concerning the domestication of metal and rock music's most gritty performers. I shall attempt to peel back a musical artist‘s hardcore exterior and reveal their soft, personal side through their
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I couldn't do it. I tried to take a day job as a receptionist and magnificently failed to wrangle my boredom. Some people have the calmness trait: It makes you happy sitting in front of a dead computer screen, staring at the phone, waiting for it to ring ... but
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Blah blah blah, Matt Driscoll has left Weekly Volcano, blah blah blah he's now working in Seattle. As I told him last week after our taping of the weekly podcast, Volcano Radio, I would've made him a cake but I didn't know what to write on top of the frosting. "We'll
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Thing: Sons of Italy Pasta Feed Held: Last weekend Purpose: Fundraiser And: All-around Italian gathering Also called: Spaghetti Feed Or: Italian Supper Either way: There are meatballs involved Where everything: Is handmade And the wine: Flows heavily With its popular and widely attended fundraising feast held annually in St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School's cafeteria, the Tacoma chapter of Sons
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Thing: Sweet Tiers Cakes Made by: Shannon Smith With: Love Because: You can't pay her This is all: A passion She simply: Loves to make cakes Yielding results of: Amazing cakes Yes, they are: Amazing cakes One more time: AMAZING CAKES We've all thought it. I know I have. You love a certain craft or hobby and think to
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Bandito Betty, sidekick extraordinaire, has decided to run some goddamn marathon. Something about sick kids, diseases, raising money for them, blah, blah, blah. ... I tune her out most of the time, so who knows what reason Bandito Betty has for wanting to unnecessarily run over 26 miles when no one
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THING: Biscotti From: The Art of Crunch Biscotti Made by: Ronda Hamlin Since: 2000 Right here in: Tacoma I'm not: Kidding When I say: Yum! This stuff: Is delicious By day, Ronda Hamlin beautifies faces by means of cosmetics. With powder brush in hand, a smile on her face and with experience in mind, Hamlin brings home a
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Place: Del's Feed and Farm Supply In: Puyallup Where: You can find farm stuff Could've: Sworn When they said: Feed That meant: They would FEED me I was expecting: To get fed Apparently: They only feed animals But I: Suppose You could eat: The well-fed animals I should have known from the initial waft of chicken pellets and garden materials
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THING: Mom's Buttery Soft Toffee AKA: Heaven's toffee I just: Named it that Because: This toffee Proves: There is a God Toffee made by: Momi Bowles Since: 2009 Only: Seasonally Beginning: September Ending: February You're going to hate me. I just know it. That is, if you don't already hate me for the many various reasons one might develop a
