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For the past couple weeks whenever I call my boyfriend he hits ignore, sending me to voicemail and then texts me,”Hey! What’s Up!” He says, he doesn’t want to talk on the phone. I think he may be cheating on me. When we hang out his phone is always going off and he won’t let me see it. What do I do?
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Well, no one here really KNOWS if this clown is cheating or not, but clearly his “ostrich” approach to modern romance and relationships is one to avoid. I agree that he’s not man enough to settle things between you so you can BOTH move on, therefore, I recommend the following... get whatever is left of yours from his place, car...whatever...make 7 or 8 long distance phone calls to inland China, unplug his ‘fridge and move on your merry way. Okay, maybe forget the fridge thing, since you are obviously the adult here. Regardless, this isn’t the guy you want to waste anymore time with. Maybe get a dog! Your soon-to-be-ex can go get a fuzzy glove. Good luck! Hope it works out for you.
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I’m really glad that you picked up on his “not-so-subtle-hints”….He is totally He is totally over you and too big of a jerk to not call it off. He is waiting for you to be the “bad” guy. I’m sure he makes you feel like YOU are the crazy one and that YOU are possessive! BLAH BLAH! BLAH! BLAH! You need a real man who isn’t a TOOL!!! Hitting ignore is childish and you can do better sweetie! 20
FMS editorial
Jade with his team behind him, standing at his
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Finding national headlining entertainers to come to Fargo North Dakota can be one heap of a task. This location presents obstacles like being off the track of most tours, weather situations making for nearly impossible attendance presumptions, and limited venues to hold events. When hearing all that, you almost want to say “forget that, there is no way!” Jade Nielsen, owner of Jade Presents in Fargo, has something else to say when it comes
to providing the Fargo area with national headliners, and that is “bring it on!” Jade has been booking and promoting concerts in this area for 20 years and with the consistent growth and trending popularity of this area, the job has become easier. His challenge now…how big does he want to go? FM Spotlight sat down with Jade for an interview and photo behind all this entertainment in Fargo-Moorhead.
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Q&A with Jade NielseN
WHO HAVE YOU WORKED WITH IN THE PAST? We have worked with artists including: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, 30 Seconds to Mars, KoRn, A Perfect Circle, Godsmack, George Carlin, Jeff Foxworthy, Harry Connick Jr., “Weird Al” Yankovic, Steve Miller Band, Modest Mouse, Larry the Cable Guy, Meatloaf, Snoop Dogg, Disturbed and many more.
WHAT DO YOU DO? Jade Presents han23
dles the following: 1.) We produce concerts, festivals and private events. 2.) We purchase talent for clubs, casinos, schools, festivals and private events. 3.) We promote concerts and regional tours with national artists. 4.) We provide consultation to clubs, casinos, schools, festivals and private events.
WHO HAVE BEEN SOME OF YOUR CLIENTS? Our clients are both the artists we work with and local regional busi-
nesses, schools, and tions including: Microsoft Great Plains, Forum Communications, MSU Mankato & Moorhead, Concodria College, UND, Happy itCare Health, Fargo Downtown Community Partnership, and Culexclusive booking relationships with The Venue at The Hub, Fargo Theatre and Bluestem Center for the Arts.
HOW DID YOU START? About twenty years ago I helped organize a local benefit event and it went relatively well. After the event, I started getting some calls from touring acts and agents. From that point, I did it as a hobby for a few years and in
2000 I decided I should get serious about a career.
WHAT DOES THE FARGO-MOORHEAD COMMUNITY MEAN TO YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS? I went to South High and NDSU, so Fargo is home. This community has really made some strides with its support of arts & entertainment, a revitalization of downtown and a strong economic stance in the past 10 years.
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a work in progress. Shortly after moving back to Fargo in 2004 I took on some staff and became more visible in the market. Our opportunities for events in Fargo-Moorhead depend on so touring, what acts are
“Making calls everyday is part of the game.” willing to look at the market, if there is local support for the event, the facilities available to us and so on.
WHAT CHALLENGES DO YOU SEE IN YOUR LINE OF WORK? Geographically we are in a tough location. tours to route this far
north, unless the act is heading to or from Winnipeg. Also, getting acts to take Fargo seriously as a viable tour stop is sometimes a challenge. However, headway with that over the years. With each successful event, that stigma of being
a small market in the Dakotas goes away ever so slightly. We also take a tremendous risk with our ever changing and extreme weather conditions.
WHAT IS YOUR TEAM AND OFFICE LIKE? We purchased a building downtown a few years back and have
occupied a few spaces within the building since…some not so comfortable. Ecce Art & Yoga lease most of the building, so we recently renovated the back loading dock and receiving area for our the industrial feel with exposed brick, wood beams and other char24
acteristics of a hundred now in a contemporary feeling space where we can stretch out and be creative. As far as our team, we have an ofing a couple of interns).
HOW DO YOU GAIN ACCESS TO SOME OF THESE NATIONAL MUSICIANS? Over the years, I have built relationships with almost all of the talent agencies in the country. It really helps to have years of experience and networking to be able to make a call and book an artist. Success breeds success as well, so when an act comes to town and does well, that word travels back to the agent, manager and other acts. That leads to, more calls, more tours, and a better variety of entertainment for the area.
HOW BUSY ARE YOU? and produce close to 200 events this year. 25
There are days we have three to four events playing in different
cated at 300 Broadway in downtown Fargo, or you can go to tickets300. com to purchase tickets.
manage. We have integrated new technology and systems to help make everything more
WHAT’S NEXT FOR JADE PRESENTS?
example, have our own ticket brokerage called Tickets300 which helps speed up the attendance generating process and lets us control the ticketing experience for the consumer.
EXPLAIN TICKETS 300. Tickets300 is our ticketing arm, yet a separate company. It handles the actual sales of tickets for various events in the region. Rather than working with Ticketmaster, or any of the other national companies, we created our own company. This allows us to control the fees charged, and allows us to give personalized service. The public can purchase tickets more -
We are excited about the renovations at the Hub. The revised Venue will be a tremendous asset to the FargoMoorhead community. They are expanding the facility to accommodate larger tours, which will give us a great opportunity to a greater variety of shows to the area. When the space possibly be considered one of the best performance and nightlife venues in the Midwest. Other than that, we are just going to keep working hard at helping the piness. This community has changed so much in the last decade and I am fortunate enough to be a part of the change while doing something I love every day.
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I am fortunate enough to be a part of the change while doing something I love every day.
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FMS DINING
2nd Annual Lobster and Lefse Festival
Fargo Dome Parking Lot - August 18, 19, & 20
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FM DERBY GIRLS ARE ROLLING UP ON THEIR THIRD SEASON AND LOOKING TOUGHER THAN EVER The rise of Roller Derby has been astonishing over the past few years. The number of roller derby leagues in the US has increased from 50 leagues in 2005 to over 500 leagues in 2011.
the Derby Girls have popularized the sport in the Fargo-Moorhead scene.However, the FMDG do far more then win bouts and knock down compemotto is “By the Skaters, For the Skaters,” and
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charities and organizations. The girls not only manage the team, they also handle bout production as well as the business structure of the FMDG. They have taxes, make partnerships and everything else business related through their endeavour. Many people who go understand the rules. talk about the basics of the game. Derby consists of two periods of play, each period lasting 30 whistle sounds, the “pack” goes and are immediately followed by the “jammers.” If one of these jammers comes out ahead of the other one then that person is the lead jammer. Once a jammer gets past all the opposing players she gets points for every time she laps them. 41
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MEET THE GIRLS
PART OF THE JOY OF SEEING THE FMDG IS HEARING THE NAMES. EACH PLAYER COMES UP WITH HER OWN NAME AND PERSONA.
Not shown: Bolt Action, Hjelle Roll, Grateful Red, Fistina Spankulerra, Meghan
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There is a recruitment night at Skateland on Sept. 13 from 8-10 pm. In order to become a skater one has to be 21 or older, but no experience is necessary. During the MOB Pub Crawl on Sept. 15th the Derby Girls will be taking on of Broadway).
Contact Derby Girls at recruiting@fmderbygirls.com for more information. They will let you know when the next practice/meeting/event takes place so ers who can introduce you to the rest of the girls and run you through a little following will be some of the...
REQUIREMENTS:
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PHOTOCOPY OF VALID ID & INSURANCE CARD (INSURANCE IS NOT REQUIRED, BUT STRONGLY SUGGESTED)
SIGN LEGAL WAIVERS AND COMPLETE INFO SHEETS
ATTEND 60% OF PRACTICE SESSIONS, MEETINGS AND PUBLIC EVENTS (ROUGHLY 2 PRACTICES A WEEK, 1 MEETING A
QUARTER AND 1 OR 2 EVENTS A MONTH)
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PAY MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP DUES OF $40
BEAR THE EXPENSE OF ALL PERSONAL EQUIPMENT, PRACTICE FEES, UNIFORMS, DUES. UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THE INHERENT RISKS OF PLAYING IN THE LEAGUE AS PER THE WAIVERS
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UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THE TIME INVOLVED TO BE PART OF THE LEAGUE SUPPORT STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE INFO SHEETS AND LEGAL WAIVERS.
DON’T BE CONFUSED BY THESE GIRLS’ NAMES. THEY MEAN BUSINESS. A COMMON MISCONCEPTION IS THAT DERBY BOUTS ARE STAGED. THIS IS NOT TRUE. EVERYTHING THE GIRLS DO ON THE FLOOR IS A COMPETITION REQUIRING SKILL AND POWER. THEY ALSO SUPPORT A HEALTHY IMAGE OF WOMEN’S BODY FOR ANY SIZE. GIRLS OF ALL SIZES PLAY ROLLER DERBY. WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND IMAGE ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM.
EVENTS
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SEPT 15
FARGO-MOORHEAD DERBY GIRLS RECRUITMENT NIGHT!
MUSIC ON BROADWAY (MOB) PUB CRAWL!
Interested in becoming a derby girl? FMDG is hosting an open recruitment night September 13, 8-10 at Skateland! Come to learn about the league, see some demo skating and strap on some skates yourself! Although you must be 21 years of age or older to become a skater.
restaurants and bars. Come see the team bout hardcore scrimmage style on the street with Rock
701-235-0555
by the US Bank Plaza) For more information, visit mobpubcrawl.com
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FMDERBYGIRLS
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THE Q REVIEW WITH Q98’S SPARKS
THE Q REVIEW OF YOUR FANTASY FOOTBALL TEAM.
doesn’t have eyebrows. THE HORROR!! The man won’t ever be a winner…because his brother married a loser. Do some background checking on your players, they need to be in the right environment in order to thrive this season.
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THE NAME OF YOUR TEAM.
It all comes down to your team’s name It’s supposed to strike fear into the heart of your enemy, which in this case is probably “Ted” in accounting (the A-hole has won your fantasy league 4 years in a row now.) Take advantage of “Ted’s” frail self-image and publicly humiliate him! Name your team something like “TedsWinsAtFantasySexTooLOLOLOL!” This will break his soul from the very beginning and crumble his season starting with
Have a Q-uestion?
EMAIL: SPARKS@Q98.COM
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DO SOME RESEARCH
You might love Matt Hasselback (if you do, you’re an idiot), but the rest of the planet knows his sister-in-law is a stark raving lunatic! It doesn’t matter who you are – your family has some issues, but imagine having to deal with a sister-in-law who’s constantly nagging on and on about how Whoopie is wrong because she
SMACK TALK
The only reason men play fantasy football is for smack talk. Talking mad amounts of trash towards people, who otherwise wouldn’t deserve it, is what makes it fun. So, sling poo! Threaten your friend’s lives! Make inappropriate remarks towards one’s mother! Mail a letter with his return address to his boss, titled “Your weekly reports are as worthless as your wife in bed… I’m just kidding…nobody would sleep with your wife!” All is fare in Fantasy Football! 46 46
FMS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
FMS Taste Test
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Fargo Air Sho
Hector International Airport - August 13th - 14th
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COLLEGE HOT SPOTS CHEAP MEALS
Loans and minimum wage jobs will only get college students so far. This list by FM Spotlight will help you poor college students save dough and take you a bit further
sPiCY Pie
a slice of pizza for lunch or to grab an entire pizza with friends after the bar, Spicy Pie is the way to go. Slices of pizza start off for $2 a piece while a whole pizza will only cost $12. Zach Cossette, the assistant manager, says that all the pizzas are made daily with stop with just pizzas though. Tacos, Grinders, Tostadas, even beer are available for a low price. Open until 1:30 am Fri and Sat so you can swing on over after hitting up the bars. With a location right on Broadway and by NDSU top college hangout.
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LIVE MUSIC
on Broadway. Most of the if you go you may discover a gem. Keep your ears open
aQUaRiUM
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DATE NIGHT
aValON At the Avalon, every Tuesday night starting at 8:30, you can take an hour-long swing dance lesson and then dance for two hours all for $5. If you wait until the last Tuesday of the month they even have live bands. There is a small bar where you and your dance partner can enjoy a nice glass of wine. 54
DANCE MANIA
the hUB
Head over to the Cadillac Ranch and learn how to two-step. Girls come for $5 during All-YouCan-Drink Thursdays and guys come for the girls drinking all they can. Just make sure you dance extra hard to burn off those drinks.
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MOVIE THEATER
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Those textbooks and late night Wal-Mart trips will put a damper on every college Thankfully, the Safari can help you see the to see. This discount for a ticket is $3.50 on a weekend night. It shows movies that came out a couple of months beforehand but who needs to see a movie right away when they can pay half the price a couple of weeks after it comes out.
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FM Monday BARS: HOTSPOTS Tuesday Borrowed Bucks Roadhouse Birthday Month free 40 oz birthday bucket & t-shirt with your picture on it Chubs Pub Big Mug Monday $4.95 oz mug
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The Turf Ladies Night $1 Mug, all you can drink 9pm-midnight
½ priced bottles of wine 5pm –close
Wow 94.7 The Bar Birthday Party Mondays! Free
Borrowed Bucks Roadhouse 50 cent taps 8pm-midnight, $1 Captain Morgans 8-midnight
$1.79 long island teas 9pm10pm
from 8pm-11pm
Captain Morgan drinks Speak Easy
The Bomb Shelter College ID Night $5 taps and wells free, 9-midnight
$5 Ladies all you can drink 7pm-midnight in Skky Ultra Lounge, $5 all you can drink 9pm-close in main bar, free wine bar from 7pm-9pm
JC Chumley’s 50 cent taps 7pm-9pm, 10-11
World Beer Tour Wednesday:
and well drinks ½ price bottles of wine Hooters $5.99 10 piece boneless wings & fries
½ price mug club memberships
FREE STUFF FOR YOU Monday- Friday Food Items 5pm until gone! Free apps and buffet line 5-7pm everyday!
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4pm-Hot wings and Baked potatoes until 7pm PARADISO Taco bar 4-6pm at the Cantina Monday- Friday
Free Boneless Wings Wed-Thur-Fri 4-6pm
Free Apps every night. 4pm till gone
Daily free lunch options
Thursday’s 4-9pm Free Hot Dog
Monday- Friday 4-6pm Free Wings; Chips & Salsa; Pretzels & Ranch
Ladies Night
Drink Specials
Thursday The Hub Ladies Night $5 cover and ladies enjoy free taps and wells from 9pm-midnight
Live Music
Friday Dempsey’s Irish Pub Free live music 10pmclose Dinner Date special, drinks and dinner for
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Birthday Special
Old Broadway The date of the month is the price for tap
Wine
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Sports Bar ½ Price pitchers Free live music every weekend
(limit $10 discount per and 1 shot drinks
Ladies Night $5 mug all you can drink 9-11, live music Rooters Bar bloody marys,
Concoctions Club 4-10pm
Sunday College ID ½ off any
short bloody mary’s, bingo
jag bombs, Chuck Norris, ninja turtles, Captain drinks, and 11pm
Mug Night
exclusions apply) Duffy’s Server Night – Bartenders, servers, military, tattoo artists, & cab drivers Buy 1 get second free
morgan, and Malibu all day
$5 domestic pitchers all day, free pool
Old Broadway $1.95 Bloody Mary’s and Ceasars, 50 cent long island teas & Captain Morgan
Ladies Night free wells and taps 9pm-midnight, bump it for a buck
bombs, Chuck Norris, ninja turtles, Captain 8-11pm
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri Wednesdays- Pizza Hut BASIES 4-7pm one free drink and free appetizer selections
RICKS Sunday - Thursday during Happy Hour Sunday- Sandwiches, Hot Dogs, Scalloped Potatoes & Ham
Monday- Weiners Tuesday- Meatballs Wednesday- Wings Thursday- Tacos
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