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Benjamin Clark Erin Ceiling Brett Emerson Emily Faeth Katie Hansen

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Alternative spring break destinations for 2008 (Orbitz.com) 1. San Francisco 2. Puerto Vallarta 3. San Diego 4. San Juan, Puerto Rico 5. San Antonio 6. Tampa 7. Seattle Best Bic lighter colors 1. Cerulean blue 2. Kelly green 3. Forest green 4. Royal blue 5. Orange 6. Black 7. Red Most amazing Lego creations 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

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Things to do without being under the inﬂuence on St. Patrick’s Day 1. Order a Shamrock Shake 2. Make Irish Soda Bread 3. Check out an Irish folk band 4. Learn to jig 5. Dye your hair green 6. Listen to Damien Rice and cry everytime he says, “Cheers, Darlin’” because you wish you could clink his glass 7. Don’t pretend you’re Irish Rudest times to use your cell phone 1. At the register trying to pay 2. On a date 3. At a bar/restaurant trying to order 4. Texting at a wedding 5. Having a very private conversation in public 6. Taking a call during lecture (yup.) 7. Simply when you’re enjoying someone else’s company Most common karaoke songs overheard at our ofﬁce from the bar every Wednesday night 1. Summer Lovin’ 2. F*** Her Gently 3. Before He Cheats 4. Total Eclipse of the Heart 5. Paradise By The Dashboard Light 6. Kryptonite 7. Any Bon Jovi song

Social Networking Unfortunately, by the time Second Supper went to press, we weren’t yet able to reach this week’s lucky interviewee. In a last minute fit of desperation (and not at all any hint of narcissism...), the person normally conducting the interviews talked to the mirror and took one for the team. Have no fear, next issue we’ll be done with the shameless self-promotion. Until then, enjoy getting to know this girl in the wagon! NAME & AGE: Briana Rupel, 24 BIRTHPLACE: Wausau, WI CURRENT JOB: Bartender at Bodega and Copy Editor of this lovely publication DREAM JOB: Traveling the world as a food critic COVETED SUPERPOWER: Ability to fly DREAM VACATION: Living on a completely remote tropical island for a couple of years swimming, fishing, reading in a hammock, and pedaling a rusty bike around to explore BEST LOCAL RESTAURANT: Rosie’s for breakfast, or Beef & Etc. FAVORITE BAR IN TOWN: Betty’s Sports Inn (we’ll miss you!) and Bodega CITY OR COUNTRY? Country

3 MOVIES YOU’D TAKE ON A DESERTED ISLAND: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Wet Hot American Summer The Big Lebowski 3 BOOKS YOU’D TAKE TO PRISON: Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Island of the Blue Dolphins Gigantic book of crosswords #1 PET PEEVE: People on their cellphones at inappropriate times. TELL US A JOKE: What do you call a cow with no legs? Ground beef. 3 CDs YOU’D TAKE ON A ROAD TRIP: Ani DiFranco - self-titled Heiruspecs - A Tiger Dancing Toshi Reagon - self-titled IF YOU COULD PLAY ANY INSTRUMENT PERFECTLY, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Harmonica or cello WHAT’S IN YOUR POCKETS? Burt’s Bees, green lighter, Great Wall takeout menu, handful of change, Pilot G2-07 pen, keys, library card

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When Pigs Fly

WHAT: St. Patty's Day Parade!

Sleet Storm Turns City into Ice Rink

WHERE: 2nd and Main streets to 9th and Main streets!

Wednesday, February 22, 1922 La Crosse Tribune

WHEN: Parade starts at noon this Saturday! Ahhh, St. Patty's Day! Yet another convenient excuse to sing drunken Irish bar songs at the top of our lungs while chugging done poisonous green dyed beer! The annual St. Patty's day parade for the city of La Crosse will be walking from 2nd and Main to 9th and Main, chock full of Irish traditions (lots of green, drinking, more drinking, etc.). If you build up a thirst while participating in the parade, or if simply watching it has dried you out, there will be an post-parade social at Forrest Hills. The post-parade social will include door prizes and fun activities for those of all ages! So come on out and enjoy yourself...and if you're lucky, maybe some of the luck of the Irish will rub of on you! If you have any question about the parade, send emails to patstephens@charter.net. (Editor's note:You don't need to drink to enjoy St. Patrick's Day.)

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An unprecedented February rain, freezing as it fel, demoralized telephone and telegraph service, handicapped travel, and converted all of La Crosse into a skating rink today. The freezing rain, totaling 1.14 inches by 8 A.M. today, began last night and left streets and sidewalkds covered with a coating of smooth ice. As a result the city awoke this morning to find the most treacherous walking conditions ever known here. More rain during the morning filled the streets with rivulets of water which only served to make the ice beneath more glary and dangerous. Only those who had to venture forth for work or shopping were found on the streets this morning. Pedestrians walked gingerly over the icy walks ad streets, taking tiny steps and watching each step carefully. Despite their caution, hundreds fell on the icy pavements and suffered bruises and wet clothing as a result. No serious fall injuries were reported, however. The first reported traffic accident caused by the icy streets was a taxi cab driven by Walter Engler, 1112 S 11th Street, which skidded into a mailbox on the corner of 3rd and Vine streets. Engler was not hurt though the car was damaged to some extent and the mailbox knocked loose from the sidewalk. Telegraph and telephone service in the city were seriously affected by the storm. The only wire servie available today in La Crosse was to the north as toll lines to the south and east were drowned by the freezing rain. The Tribune;s leased wire was out of commission and all telegraph news received today came over a commercial wire from St. Paul. Telephone service in the city was demoralized, the trouble being caused largely by water grounding out the wires, although some wires were broken by the wieght of collected ice. The streetcar company kept its lines open only by running cars all night. The moving cars flashed streaks of light from the ice covered trolley wires and the electrical illumination was dazzling and spectacular. As a result of flooding on Main Street, from 19th to 22nd Streets, the streetcars are running only as far as 19th Street today. And on S. 14th Street, the streetcars are running only as far as Johnson Street. True Tales of La Crosse: Unusual Stories from Old Newspapers of La Crosse, Wisconsin Compiled and edited by Douglas Connell (La Crosse, Wis. : D. Connell), 1994.

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Winter Blues By Adam Bissen

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The numbers agree with how you’ve likely been feeling over the past five months: It’s been a cold, congested, expensive, sick, snowy winter. There was no Brown Christmas this year and no T-shirt weather in January. Roads didn’t always stay safe and driveable, and people coughed, sniffled and wheezed. By all accounts, this was the way Wisconsin winters used to be. “It’s been a worse winter than in years past,” said Jessica Brooks, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in La Crosse. “We’re over 20 inches (of snowfall) above normal.” In La Crosse, there has been at least an inch of snow cover on the ground since Nov.30 — only the 7th time that’s happened — and that insulation has kept the city cooler than normal. The average temperature of the “meteorological winter” of December, January and February was 16.3 degrees, which is 3.8 degrees colder than usual. As for snow, 59.5 inches of it has fallen this winter, a significant increase from the average of 37.8 inches. The City of La Crosse's half-empty salt storage barn on Isle La Plume. The only reason there is any salt in it right now is because of an emergensy purchase in mid-Frebruary.

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All-Weather Wreckers

Brett Emerson

brett.emerson@secondsupper.com One would think that the icy hazards of winter are a goldmine to those in the auto business. However, the perspectives of two members of this field speak differently. Don Stoeckly, the owner of Don’s Towing and Repair, didn’t deny that winter driving does have its perils. Yet from a business perspective, there isn’t the massive increase that we’d expect. Terry Pederson, who works at Sears Auto Center, goes further to state that winter is one of his slowest times of year. According to Stoeckly, call volume during summer months is roughly equal to winter months, though the nature of these jobs does change. There’s no increase in seasonal help in the winter, although the business does prepare itself for snowstorms and cold weather. “If it’s snowing out all day, it’s a sure thing we’re going to be busy,” Stoeckly admitted. But with a fully trained staff, combined with an affiliation with AAA and 13 other motor clubs, business doesn’t dry up with the snow. Work at Sears, on the other hand, drops significantly. “February is considered our slowest month,” Pederson explained. “We sometimes have to let people go for the winter. But it’s a good thing that we didn’t this year.” Considering the massive amounts of snow that fell, the amount of jobs has remained unusually consistent. Before winter arrives, there is an increase in commerce, in both Stoeckly's garage and at Sears. “We do see, when the weather starts to turn, a significant increase in preventative maintenance,” Stoeckly said. His repair station does any and all forms of work and is well-equipped for the demands of winterization, including fluid work and tire replacement. While it would be an obvious assumption that brake repair would take an upswing during winter’s anticipation, Stoeckly isn’t so sure. “We do a fair amount of brake work,” he said, “though I don’t know if I’ve seen a significant increase during the winter months.” Sears also tackles the process of winterization, although Pederson stated that new cars don’t require this process as often, if they are well maintained. However, there is one field where Sears cleans up – tires. “November is

a really big month for us,” Pederson said. “We do snow tire changeovers in October and November, and people are going to come in during March and April to change their tires back.” In regards to towing jobs, Stoeckly sees “a lot of people stuck in driveways, sliding off roads, a lot more winch-out work in the wintertime.” Don’s Towing works with the city in public towing jobs, although Stoeckly added that the city has a regular rotation schedule in determining which towing service they call. Winter accidents, in his opinion, are larger in quantity yet lower in damage. He attributed this to drivers traveling slower on snowy roads. “There is an increase in the first couple snowfalls, and people don’t always see black ice in the morning and slide through stop signs.” By and large, however, people become more sensible once winter sets in and they relearn winter driving. Pederson brought up a point which should be obvious for anyone who drove this winter. “This year, more than ever, the roads have gone to pieces. We’ve had a lot of business with pothole damage.” He claimed that the roads are

all different in how they have reacted to this year’s constant freeze and thaw. In many cases this pattern has caused a great deal of damage. Despite the necessary changes in business that winter brings, both men maintain a positive attitude in their work. In Stoeckly's words: “Everything moves a little bit slower in the winter. The time we need to get to a job might take a little bit longer, especially when there is a surge of calls on a busy day. People seem to understand that.” He concluded the interview with a tag line that seems standard for all auto shops. “We hope you never need us, but we’re here if you do.”

True life: Death of a Saab Õ

By Adam Bissen

adam.bissen@secondsupper.com “I can’t see anything,” Mitch said, crouching towards the windshield and peering through the snow. Since he was driving, this concerned me. It was Super Bowl Sunday, and all across the land folks were sitting in warm homes and eateries, watching Eli Manning lead his final drive of the second quarter. Mitch and I were on Interstate 90, just south of Rockford, Ill., listening to Phil Simms give play-by-play while my frozen windshield wipers beat limply at a blizzard. We were traveling about 30 miles per hour with visibility limited to a few feet in front of the car. It was clear when we left St. Louis that day, but as the sun set in northern country wet snow began to swirl all around us. Showing what I thought to be wisdom for 25-year-old males, we elected to get off the highway and let the storm pass, maybe watch the game for a bit and get home late but still in time for work Monday morning. Mitch eased my Saab onto Exit 122 and we headed east into Cherry Valley. You could hardly see the pavement on the deserted highway, so thick was the snow. Mitch squinted dead ahead, and I noticed the Shell station tucked off to the side of the road. “Right! Right!” I motioned as we approached an intersection. Mitch turned the steering wheel, but the car wasn’t having it. With the hood cocked slightly, we lost traction and slid laterally across four lanes, and I resolved to myself that we would be hitting a snow bank. Thus, the jostle didn’t startle me so much as the realization we were going over the top. The intersection of the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial Highway 20 and Mill Road rises near the Kishwaukee River bridge, with drainage channels running underneath.Trees fill the gully between the river and a railroad, and my biggest fear as we slid down the bank was that we would crash into them. We wouldn’t. The front end of the car nosed over the snow bank and angled down a steep slope. Although this would be my first car accident, I remember being rather calm as we crossed the

fulcrum point and began our descent. “So my car is sliding off the road,” I thought. I didn’t realize that my car was actually careening towards a cement culvert which we would hit, drive over and be propelled towards the icy stream below. There was about an eight-foot drop between the top of the culvert and the creek. My stomach fluttered as we went airborne, and I didn’t expect that first crunching noise to be us crashing through ice. I definitely didn’t expect the back of the car to flip over, so I was more than a little disoriented when I found myself hanging by my seatbelt. “What’s going on?” I asked Mitch, dazed but genuinely curious. “Dude, we’re upside-down,” he responded, calmer than one would expect. It took me a while to process this, but I put my right hand on the floor (which was actually the ceiling) and unclasped with my left. I dropped to my knees, coming to grips with what had just occurred. I wasn’t wearing my winter parka — or even shoes — and I was cold and stunned but convinced I would be walking away. It wasn’t until Mitch yelled “Oh, shit, it’s filling up with water!” that I began to get worried. I first felt the chill on my knee caps, a terrifying sensation that still sticks with me today. My breath quickened as I felt the cold water rise over the soles of my stocking feet. I pulled at the door handle but it wouldn’t budge. Again and again I tugged at it. My calf was soon completely submerged, and as ditch water rose up the back of my thigh it also hit the car stereo. Surprisingly, the radio didn’t fry but it broadcast the football game twice as loud, a rather stressful soundtrack to a near-death experience. This is when the real panic set in. I could hear Mitch yalping as he grappled with my unfamiliar door. It was terrifying how fast the water rose, going from my knees to my waist to my torso in what seemed like 40 seconds, cocooning me in a frozen embrace. I threw my shoulder against the door, my back against the door, two feet into the door as I sat on the ceiling and pushed. All the while the door stayed shut,

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Winter Blues, from page 6 And when that snow has fallen, it has often stayed in the streets. Tony Hutchens, La Crosse’s assistant director of public works, said it typically takes between 18 and 24 hours to plow all of La Crosse’s roads after the end of a snowstorm. Trouble is, city workers also plow major traffic arteries during the storm, so they can’t put in a full shift of plowing after the snow stops. Clearing the streets thus becomes a multi-day job, and many times this winter another storm would roll through before side streets could be cleared of the previous snowfall. “There are people that are mad at the city and frustrated … because they haven’t seen those alternate-side (parking) streets plowed in weeks and weeks,” said Hutchens, noting that the snow removal problems were especially exasperated in campus neighborhoods. In addition to being annoying, the heavy snowfalls were also expensive. Hutchens remembers many of the big storms occurring on Saturday nights, when city workers would be earning overtime pay. And because so much snow fell in the city, it often needed to be hauled away in dump trucks rather than just pushed to the curb, increasing work hours even more. In a typical year, the city drops between 2,500 and 3,000 tons of rock salt on the streets, Hutchens said. So far in 2008, the city has used about 4,500 tons of salt, and it only has 1,000 tons remaining, most of which came from an emergency purchase in February. Although road salt usually sells, for $42.50 per ton — you read that right — that February order cost $52 per ton and salt now sells for over $70 per ton (if you can find it; the main supplier in Winona, Minn., is completely out).To conserve its remaining stock the city is increasing the proportion of sand it drops on roadways, which will add additional street sweeping expenses come spring. “We have already spent more this (calendar) year than we would spend in a typical snow removal season,” said Hutchens, noting that crews would still need to plow in March, to say nothing of November and December. “We will go to (city) council and say we’d like

additional money to cover that snow removal, and if it isn’t available or it just can’t be done … we will have to cut back on summer work” like filling potholes and patching sidewalks. The cold and heavy snow kept many people indoors this winter, which contributed to another societal bummer: We all got sick. During a milder winter people would get outside more and grab exercise and fresh air, said Dr. C.J. Menagh, a pediatrician at Franciscan Skemp Medical Center. This year, the snows and the wind chills kept us cooped up together longer, which allowed germs and viruses to run a little more wild. “It’s been a tough year,” Menagh said. “Lots more cold, lots more pneumonia, lots more sick kids this year than in the previous few years.” Also adding to the sickness mix was a national flu vaccine that miscalculated a virus mutation and didn’t protect against one of the

most common influenza strains in circulation. And although it’s the middle of March, we’re not out of the woods yet: This is still prime flu season in Wisconsin. There could be plenty of winter left, too, as a “La Niña” in the Pacific Ocean continues to bring cool air across Wisconsin. Combine that with Gulf Stream precipitation and we could still see another snowfall — or four — this month. But fear not: The official first day of spring is March 20, and flooding from melted snow is expected to be more severe to our south.

Highest Total Snowfall (inches)

from October 1 through March 10. Years of record: 1909-2008 Statistics provided by the National Weather Service, La Crosse Rank Value Ending Date 1 64.6 1958-1959 2 61.5 1970-1971 3 60.2 1961-1962 4 59.5 2007-2008 5 57.6 1974-1975 6 57.0 1991-1992 7 56.1 1928-1929 8 56.0 1978-1979 9 53.6 1995-1996 10 53.4 1916-1917 11 51.2 1977-1978, 1942-1943 13 50.7 1951-1952 14 49.7 1919-1920 15 49.4 1938-1939 16 49.2 1940-1941 17 48.3 1935-1936, 1934-1935 19 47.9 1909-1910 20 47.4 1944-1945, 1927-1928 22 47.1 1993-1994, 1950-1951 24 46.4 2006-2007, 1990-1991

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OBSERVED AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURES Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Avg

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Jan 18.1 20.6 27.9 16.6 14.9 17.4 31.1 22.5 14.6 20.4

Feb 30.6 16.3 30.0 17.9 24.2 28.5 21.9 13.8 14.9 22.0

Mar 42.5 29.5 28.8 33.4 39.2 32.5 35.5 38.7 17.6 33.1

Apr 48.6 51.4 47.5 47.8 50.4 52.5 53.6 47.8 50.0

May 61.7 60.6 56.4 57.9 58.4 57.1 60.4 64.3 59.6

Jun 67.9 69.0 71.0 67.6 65.8 74.3 69.5 71.2 69.5

Jul 72.5 75.7 76.7 73.2 70.9 75.5 78.0 74.5 74.6

Aug 72.0 73.2 70.9 75.2 66.6 71.7 71.9 72.3 71.7

Sep 62.7 60.0 65.5 63.2 67.2 67.1 59.9 65.6 63.9

Oct 53.5 49.0 45.3 50.8 51.3 53.3 46.5 56.5 50.8

Nov 34.0 47.5 34.8 36.1 39.2 38.0 38.9 36.0 38.1

Dec Annual 8.6 47.7 29.8 48.5 27.7 48.5 27.4 47.3 23.6 47.6 19.7 49.0 30.8 49.8 19.4 48.5 - 15.7 23.4 48.1

Why a Winter Wonderland?

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By Ben Clark

benjamin.clark@secondsupper.com Hey kids! Remember what a world that isn’t covered in frozen, frigid precipitation looks like? Me neither! This year, La Crosse has seen record amounts of precipitation, including a flood of rainfall in the summer and, as any disgruntled La Crosse local could tell you, a hefty amount of snow this winter. In fact, La Crosse has seen almost 12 more inches of snow this winter than previously seen! Well kids, let me tell you that you can expect plenty more winters like this, and it’s all due to our good ole friend, global warming! First off, let’s begin with where the grand old Badger State is located: Smack dab in between the Great Lakes! Now, we all know that water temperatures around the world have been slowly increasing for years, including the water within the Great Lakes. When the water temperature begins to get warmer, and the air temperature begins to get colder, the amount of precipitation begins to increase. This gap between air temperature and water temperature is what causes snowfall, if you increase this gap, the more snow you will see. This pattern isn’t unique to the Midwest, but is slowly becoming a global trend. Scientists have been noticing a worldwide increase in the ocean temperatures, along with an increase in the surface air temperature. It’s the same story that we’ve seen with the increase in lake effect snowfall in the Midwest, but over a much wider area. As the ocean temperatures increase, the amount of water that gets evaporated into the air also increases, and leads to more frequent heavy precipitation. This pattern continues on through the winter, and the end result? We get ass-loads of snow. Not just a little bit…butt ass-loads. These temperature changes aren’t just screwing us over during the winter months, but we get to

suffer during the summer as well! Wisconsin summers have a great history of being unbearably hot and muggy, making it too miserable to even crawl out of bed to turn on the fan in your room. With increases in global temperatures, you can expect much more of the same. In the same way we see increased evaporation during the winter, we also get see a much higher rate of evaporation of water into the air during the summer months, resulting in a nice “hell on earth” humidity level. Precipitation is fun and all, but we haven’t even touched on the serious side effects of increased precipitation. In areas with soil that can’t absorb water efficiently, expect heavy amounts of flooding and serious soil damage. We all remember what happens to Bliss Road right here in La Crosse, don’t we? Increases in precipitation will make areas with loose soil very dangerous places to live in, especially during heavy rain storms in the summer. Dangerous amounts of flooding like this will only occur in areas of the world that, thanks to their place in the jet stream, encounter heavy rainstorms naturally. In dryer parts of the world, global warming presents a completely opposite problem. Parts of the world which are usually arid will experience much more serious droughts in the future. In the same way that we see an increase of evaporation over large bodies of water, we see the same thing happening with the natural moisture in the soil. Soil in these arid parts of the world are going to become much, much more dry, and will possibility become permanently damaged by wind or other natural forces. So as you glance up at the seemingly never-ending snow storms hitting the area, or walk by massive snow drifts on your way to class, don’t think that this is a sign that global warming doesn’t exist. As for the sledding enthusiasts out there, time to start celebrating; there’ll be plenty more where that came from!

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Everything Nine Inch Nails: Ghosts I-IV

By Brett Emerson

brett.emerson@secondsupper.com “2 Weeks.” It began with this cryptic message, posted on the official Nine Inch Nails bulletin board by its big cheese himself, Trent Reznor. The date was February 16, a Saturday. As is the custom on the Internet, fans quickly became abuzz with speculation as to what this meant. Reznor’s career has always been unpredictable. It ranges from morose five year periods between albums to a flurry of recent activity that culminated in Year Zero, which boasts the single most brilliant presentation of an album, EVER. One guess was as good as another. Throughout the span of his work, one bone of consistency has remained at its forefront. Trent Reznor has never played well with record labels, or the music industry at large. From the inception of Nine Inch Nails, he has fought tooth and nail to protect the integrity of his career. This took shape in various conflicts. The earliest was a row with thenlabel TVT, leading to the formation of Reznor’s Interscope-controlled label, Nothing Records. This imprint would be responsible for producing the catalogues of NIN and Marilyn Manson until 2004. When Nothing’s co-owner went shifty on Reznor, a lengthy legal battle ensued, which ended in Reznor’s favor to the tune of three million. Last year brought his relationship with the big labels to its final conclusion. The release of Year Zero, heralded by an amazing Internet rabbit hole (dubbed Alternate Reality Game), will irrevocably change the methods by which music is marketed. Yet two entities, through sheer idiocy, conspired to spoil the excitement. First, the RIAA began circulating cease-and-desist orders against fans who hosted deliberately leaked tracks on their Web sites. The association failed to acknowledge that the distribution of these tracks was fully approved by Reznor as part of the Year Zero game. Secondly, there arose a controversy in Australia where NIN’s parent company, Universal Records, decided to charge an exorbitant sum of money for the new album. That same week also saw a release from fellow Universal artist Avril Lavigne, which sold in Australia for almost half the price. In U.S. dollars, Year Zero sold for roughly 30 bucks. When asked about the discrepancy, a label exec claimed that NIN fans, being a more loyal base, would be willing to pay more for

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his work. Reznor responded with a tirade delivered during an Australian concert, where he urged the audience to steal his music. With the release of Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D, (when Universal again showed its stupidity in an attempt to shut down Reznor’s fan remix site,) Nine Inch Nails finally declared its independence from the mainstream recording industry. All of this leads us to Sunday, March 2, two weeks after the above message. Out of nowhere, Nine Inch Nails released a new album. The most amazing thing concerning the release of Ghosts I-IV is that nobody knew a thing about it. There were no rumors on the Internet to indicate any forthcoming release, much less what would turn out to be a fourpart double album, comprised of nothing but instrumental music. In light of this, the fans exploded. The NIN website offers Ghosts I as a free download and all four parts for a measly five bucks. The site was immediately rendered useless due to the influx of hundreds of thousands of people, prompting most people to download it from Amazon, or another source. The sudden and rampant enthusiasm is also illustrated in the offer of a limited edition version of the album, which contained Ghosts on vinyl, as well as autographed memorabilia. There were 2,500 of such editions up for sale, priced at $300 apiece. They all sold within hours, and the album scored three-quarters of a million dollars on these alone. On a selfreleased, instrumental album. It seems as though the music industry

might not be as dead as it appears. What I take out of this is, while music piracy is not going away (try being a weekly music reviewer without it!), neither are dedicated musicians, nor audiences who are willing to pay money for something tangible, and of value. The book industry thrives because it provides something readers can hold on to, but the inauguration of the compact disc, which exists now as a catch-all for music, movies, data and video games, created a far less personal product than books, or even vinyl. Now, everything on these discs can be copied; they largely operate as backups for digital information. That’s not always a bad thing – iPods have generated an unheard of accessibility to music, and MP3s don’t skip like CDs. Yet these forms of media have become even more disposable. If and

when digital books catch on, their paper versions will face the same problems: Hemingway on the Pirate Bay. I believe that Radiohead, in releasing In Rainbows to the Internet, made an error in judgment by leaving the choice of payment to the customer. Artists do need to stand up for their interests; there does come a time when piracy becomes cannibalism, thinly disguised as anti-corporate disdain. Nonetheless, their effort serves as an important lesson, a valuable experiment. There can be a middle ground. Yes, the

entirety of Ghosts will (if it hasn’t already) become available for free download. Yet Reznor is taking a very fair line here in offering two hours of content for five dollars, most of which will go directly into his pocket. The addition of extra features shows that he has put a lot of effort into creating something worth buying, something that will deliver a fuller experience in the purchase. Furthermore, the album is being released under what is termed a “Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike” license, which (to my limited understanding) means that as long as the artist is given credit, his work can be used to whatever ends the buyer desires. There is still a great place for tangible art in the music business, beyond cheap album booklets and lyric sheets. Trent Reznor stands at the forefront of this philosophy. Of course, there is a point that often goes overlooked in the release of Ghosts, and certainly did in Year Zero. Is the album any good? Damn right it is. Though none of the tracks have proper titles (instead signified by part and track number), they flow together in deft alternations of hard and soft, technical and crude. Reznor’s musical talent is at a definite peak on Ghosts. It certainly won’t produce any singles, and by its instrumental and unlabeled nature, it tends to lose the listener. But this is musicianship at a staggering level, signature NIN, yet with expectations duly smashed. Reznor’s ambition is inspiring. I can’t wait to see what’s next.

Ghosts I-IV Rorschach Test By Brett Emerson

brett.emerson@secondsupper.com Because the tracks of Ghosts don’t have names, this track-by-track review will have the audacity to name them. Feel free to use these gems to personalize your album! 1 Ghosts I – Dark Turquoise Twilight 2 Ghosts I – Hum 3 Ghosts I – The Mortal Kombat Dungeon 4 Ghosts I – Guitar on the Fritz 5 Ghosts I – Police Scanner 6 Ghosts I – It’s a Xylophone! 7 Ghosts I – Slot Machine Heist 8 Ghosts I – Crowbar Gave Its Heart and Soul to You 9 Ghosts I – Still, Still 10 Ghosts II – Pots, Pans, Piano 11 Ghosts II – Right Here, Right Now! 12 Ghosts II – Saturday Morning 13 Ghosts II – Phones without Oceans 14 Ghosts II – Cruisin’ New Delhi 2600 15 Ghosts II – Bathroom Faucet 16 Ghosts II – Analog Stomp! 17 Ghosts II – Science Fair Strum 18 Ghosts II – Voicemail

19 Ghosts III – Whippits 20 Ghosts III – Jack the Ripper 21 Ghosts III – Toy Blocks 22 Ghosts III – School Play Love 23 Ghosts III – YOUR! LACROSSE! CATBIRDS! 24 Ghosts III – Big Ben Bomb Squad 25 Ghosts III – Mosquito Repellent 26 Ghosts III – Miami Vice 27 Ghosts III – Multiple Personality Telepath 28 Ghosts IV – Plantation Memory 29 Ghosts IV – Harlequin Funk 30 Ghosts IV – Bucket 31 Ghosts IV – Just Like 32 Ghosts IV – An Obscene Phone Call from Jeffrey Jones 33 Ghosts IV – Illumination Juggernaut 34 Ghosts IV – Help Me I Hurt the Great Destroyer 35 Ghosts IV – Meatpacker 36 Ghosts IV – Low Chord

Channel 101 - Champions of TV

By Tim Bavlnka

tim.bavlnka@secondsupper.com You can’t really do anything in the winter. You all know this, I’m sure. It just makes everything harder to do. Going out is a hassle because you have to carry your coat around all night and dress up for the walk.You can’t sit on your porch and read because it is covered in snow. And then it melts and everything is wet and muddy. And then it gets too hot to go outside and do stuff. How many times can I rewatch my DVDs of Arrested Development, 30 Rock and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia?…That is the question I ask myself, sitting in bed, rewatching the same stuff for the thousandth time, with a disc on pause. Channel101 fills that void to an infinite degree. Particularly, 2 Girls, 1 Cup: The Show. Channel101.com is a film festival that instead of being based on the film mentality, it is based on the television mentality. Each month, a series of five-minute shorts are aired in front of a live audience, and they are voted on if they return next month. Most people tend to do comedy, because it is the most effective thing to translate to a five minute chunk. It is easy and popular to hate television, especially while discussing it artistically. But, there are some things about television that are artistically valuable in reference to this concept. Overtly

in television, the artist is the employee of the viewer, and it is the goal of the creators to get people to watch their product and to get them to stay there as long as possible.A world where if they are successful, they move upward, and if they fail they move down – unlike film where if you get a group of people to sit silently and watch something in a theater, maybe it is because it is because you’ve effected them profoundly, maybe it is because they are confused and lost. On Channel01, the customer is always right. Everything is archived on their website, and the winners are announced every month in their Prime-Time slot. One of the great things about this site is that because things are on such an absolute deadline, it gives people the excuse to not be pefectionists. Whereas if you told someone to make a five-minute film, they’d spend the next 20 years making it, and then maybe it would be ready after another 20 years of editing. In this case, if you don’t finish your film by the end of the month, the only one who blew it would be you. People are constantly upping the ante on what you can do with a hand-camera. 2 Girls, 1 Cup: The Show, which combines a puppet, attractive women, a disturbing pop culture phenomenon and the annoying voice of Justin Roiland to make a a show that made me fall of the bed laughing, literally. However, the expected creep toward yet another “discrimination is wrong” moral over the series’ life is less than welcome. The expectation of more awkward pauses, however, leaves me quivering with anticipation. There are nearly four years worth of programs archived online for free. Things ranging from Yacht Rock to Laser Fart and even featuring the occasional celebrity like Jack Black, Sarah Silverman or Jimmy Kimmel. Yacht Rock is a documentary-style show which shows the “real life” story behind some of the biggest name in smooth rock music, Kenny Rogers and Michael McDonald. Laser Fart is about a man who eats a burrito that was cooked in a broken microwave and gains super powers. Cautionary Tales of Swords is just what the title might suggest it is about, featuring a foul-mouthed oneeyed man with an incredible head of hair. Not only can you watch long running series, such as these, but also pilots that failed to see the light of day. You can literally get lost in the mess of shows available. I will be here until the flowers bloom.

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I may be a geek, but I HATE papers. ÕÕ

By Maria Pint

maria.pint@secondsupper.com The college paper; what a freaking waste of time. No matter what class it is, you know you’ll have at least one bullshit paper assigned throughout the semester. Honestly? For real, how much does a damn paper teach you? My guess would be greater than one, less than five (don’t ask me what these arbitrary numbers actually mean, I’m just trying to make a point). I was lucky last semester, I didn’t have to write anything over two pages, and I was even in a 200-level English class! That was awesome, granted I was in two math classes and those literally kicked my ass, but still, no papers. Actually, I’m lucky because I remember the good old days of Calc I and II when we DID have to write papers.Yeah, it was freaking sweet, dude. Literally, for one of the projects in Calc II we had to figure out if this fictional guy had lead poisoning (using math of course). Instead of just writing a report to show our work, we had to “write a letter to the police chief” telling him if we thought his level of lead was a sign of foul play or not. Apparently his buddy gave him some mugs with lead-based glaze on them which caused the man to have lead poisoning and that’s exactly what I told the “cops” in my lovely bullshit paper that meant nothing. I’m sure everyone has had a similar assignment of that type at some point in time; I think they teach that to future professors. I can almost guess what they say, “if you want to make it look like your students learned more, assign some papers. Papers always look good.” What’s funny is that I have an 8-13 page research paper due in four days that I have not started. Wait, I take that back, I checked out some books at the library the other day for it. No I have not opened them up but hey, it’s a start. I don’t really know why it’s so hard not to procrastinate on these sorts of things either, it’s not like I didn’t get a syllabus on the first day. I’ve known this big dumb paper is due at the end of this week since January basically, yet here I am, nothing written and the deadline fast approaching. Whenever I express such concern to

my friends, though, I don’t exactly get sympathy. This is for an obvious number of reasons, but mainly three big ones: 1) I’m pretty mean to my close friends so I don’t ever get much sympathy. 2) Everyone goes through the same thing even though we all like to think we’re special (but really, I am special). 3) People always think that I can pump out papers like nothing since I write this column every week. The third reason is potentially the key one here because writing a research paper is a LITTLE bit different than writing about how college sucks. Trust me. Seriously, can you imagine if I just sat down the night before it was due and started jabbering on like usual? Take, for example, my 8-13 page paper on international education. “I think international education is dumb. I don’t like education in the first place and throw in the international aspect of things? Oh hells no, count me out. What did you say? You said that I’m an education major? Yeah, I gotta do something about that.” On second thought, that wasn’t too shabby. I might have to consider just sort of winging it, because let’s be honest, that’s what the average college student would do. We all sort of know someone, That Guy, who doesn’t go to class and never starts stuff until the night before. And wouldn’t you know, That Guy gets a B on the paper you had been slaving over for a week and you only pulled a B+. Now I’m not sure if this is just another one of those college myths or if That Guy is real, but I have a feel-

ing he’s just as real as the tooth fairy…so he’s around campus somewhere. I guess I’ve always tried to live my life like That Guy, but I find myself being That Girl instead. You know That Girl, too. She’s the chick in class who sits right up front, always asks questions and gets pissed at anything below an A. Ugh, you know,That Girl will never settle for being That Guy either. Firstly, just because that’s weird, no girl wants to be called a guy or the more extreme route of gender reassignment surgery. Secondly, That Girl just can’t do it; she just can’t become a slacker, you’re just sort of born into it. It’s Saturday night at eight and you know what, I’m going to stop being That Guy (for the reasons specified above) and be That Girl.That’s right, I’m going to get out those library books and actually crack them open…on a Saturday night. Call me a nerd but we all know what I truly am, I just am and always will be That Girl. Don’t try to deny it, you love it.

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Culture Shock Pre-Show/Costume Party Deal-io

By Briana Rupel

briana.rupel@secondsupper.com This past Saturday marked another Culture Shock preshow in La Crosse, put on by Loungin in the Arts. As I wandered into the coziness that is Bluffland Bloom & Brew, I wasn’t only greeted by a few ecstatic puppies, friendly faces and a sensuous swirl of incense. This particular evening, I came face to face with a caveman, a track star sporting a huge, fluffy afro, a horse donning a lacy, emerald dress and Juno. Yes, Juno…from the movie! You may be thinking that I’ve gone insane. That, or I was under the colorful influence of something very heavy. In actuality, this specific show played host to a costume party, just another aspect of Culture Shock that sets the event apart from the mundane, adding a bit more spice to an already hot show. Kicking off the lineup was Bethany Randall, a woman not new to the La Crosse scene, having frequented local venues a few years ago with band Throw The Starfish Back. Equipped with a trusty acoustic guitar and a voice that ranged from hauntingly low to endearingly cute, Randall proved that her time away doing solo gigs around the West Coast was wellspent. A couple of years ago I had made it a point to frequent Starfish shows when I had the opportunity, and — don’t get me wrong — Randall always held her own, but it was apparent at Culture Shock that she had not only honed her pre-existing skills but had successfully expanded beyond her comfort zone as well. Her guitar picking was more precise, her voice more steady, and she exuded a confidence that wasn’t as prevalent in years past. As I sprawled out on the hardwood floor, notebook and complementary mug of coffee near-

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by, I couldn’t help but picture her music as a soundtrack to a sunny drive in a rusty pickup truck through rolling hills of the country, with an old dog as my only companion. I pictured myself sipping tea as I took in the sunset from a rocking chair on my front porch. This woman knows how to set a scene and evoke emotion with her music. What also makes Randall unique from most solo female performers in the La Crosse vicinity is that she rarely — if ever, in fact — stands on stage and plays covers. She is adamant about writing her own material and, may I add, she’s a damn good songwriter. There’s something admirable about a solo act gaining notoriety from her own work as opposed to solely recreating someone else’s. Randall should take comfort in the fact that all positive response and admiration she receives comes from her own hard work; no coattails involved. With such a great start to the night, I passed the time inbetween acts by playing a game of foosball with a friend on Bluffland’s old-school table. Others poured themselves more coffee from the percolator, while some bought frosty bottles of cream soda or root beer. The carefree and elevated mood flowed thick throughout the shop; it was impossible to be having a bad time. Even if you walked into Bluffland a tad tired, which I admittedly did, you were quickly infected with the palpable positivity that woke you up way more than any dose of caffeine ever would. The rest of the night continued to impress, as always. Following Randall’s cozy set, Grateful Dead cover band Terrapin Shells set out to get the crowd on their feet. After a set of covers familiar to many, Culture Shock veterans Derek Ramnarace with Soapbox, as well as Rio Knights continued to groove the crowd. I have to say, there was something extremely high-energy about Rio Knights’ Saturday set, and it wasn’t just because band member Shawn Wooden rocked out wearing only a white pair of Fruit of the Loom briefs and calf-high white tube socks. (I’m still not sure if the costume was completely spontaneous or not, but I swear, add a goofy gap-toothed grin, and this guy could’ve been Flea from the Chili Peppers.) They came out in full force, jumping around on stage, feeling every note as they played. Though the majority of the crowd was bouncing around right along with them, including a number of people skanking in front of the stage, I was convinced that Rio Knights were enjoying their show as much as, if not more, than the crowd they were performing for. Headlining the event was Minneapolis-based duo Beatrix Jar. I had never heard of them before, so I had no idea what to expect. As they swiftly set up their equipment onstage, I stared at the seemingly unorganized mess of inter-

twined cords, wires, various machines, turntables and a Speak & Spell (yeah, that’s right!). I knew I was in for a delectable creative treat, but I didn’t know how tasty it in fact would be. Beatrix Jar are not only musicians, but also circuit benders, meaning they tear apart old radios, keyboards…anything really, and use those snippets of electronic fuzz to add some spunk to sampled beats, ranging anywhere from jazz to hip-hop. What ensues is a funky musical mash-up that was as fun to dance to as it was to stand back in awe and simply watch the electronic masters at work. On their MySpace page, Beatrix Jar list as their influences: unintentional sounds, the moments between moments, glitch, hiss, drag, purr, scratch, a.m. radio, robots sonic collage, childhood, and getting sexy with the finger paints. Sounds good to me. Saturday’s Culture Shock once again proved that Loungin’ in the Arts is out to diversify the music and art scene in La Crosse, and it’s working. The atmosphere has as equal of a focus as the music and art, and you can’t say that about most venues in La Crosse. At Culture Shock you can bring your canvas and paint. You

can chill on the couch and sip a soda while catching up with friends as music rolls around you. You can scurry right up to the front of the stage and dance without worrying about your clothes smelling smoky afterward.You can bring your children. And your dogs. Bluffland Bloom & Brew will host another Culture Shock on April 11, so if you missed Saturday’s show, you’ll soon have another chance. No guarantees about Juno this time around though.

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I think somewhere, sometime, I heard someone say, "a magnificent history lies within every bottle of wine." Should that quote be original, consider it copyrighted. However, consider the idea. Each taste, fragrance, and tannin has been carefully engineered through, in some cases, millennia of experimentation. There are of course the very large wineries who produce unbelievable amounts of xeroxed wine, however, there is still a market for the local producers and the family wineries, who have been refining their craft for generations. This being considered, I'd need to have a very high regard of myself to criticize such a wine. I'd just say, they definitely know what they're doing This red table wine is a mixture of 3 grapes, the most prominent being Syrah, and the others being virtually unknown to most. Upon first taste, I wanted to dismiss it as your casual table wine, but the after taste interested me. The wines composition is obviously not very heavy, yet it has the kick of a dark Cabernet Sauvignon. Light yet sharp. Fruity yet robust. Watery however full-bodied. This is a wine of pure contradiction. Its name even comes from a Spaniard living on the southern coast of France. This historic region has been a bastion of wine growing and tradition for longer than one can accurately determine. In fact, if you were to subscribe to the idea that each bottle of wine contains a unique story, then you probably needn't look any further than the Cote d'Azur. If you're like for a flavorful red wine that has the light characteristics of a sweet red, complimented with the dark tannins of Sauvignons and Merlots, you may have found your match. Go ahead and try it, and try not to imagine yourself relaxing at a café overlooking the sun soaked vineyards of the French Riviera. - Geoff Johnson

Two Hearted Ale Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo, Michigan I’ve tried many beers in my day, and although I may have sampled a few that were better at certain moments, no beer has been more consistently delicious than Bell’s Two Hearted. (Full disclosure: I.P.A.s are this reviewer’s favorite style of beer.) Yet the Two Hearted sidesteps the bitterness found in most pale ales, and, in fact, at least one avowed I.P.A.-hater on the Second Supper tasting panel would rave about his bottle and ask for a second. He was denied, so the author could write a more educated review. The beer pours a cloudy gold color with a bready head, highlighting the yeast content that sets the Two Hearted apart from others in its camp. The aroma, though, is a pure hop explosion, a siren-evoking scent that can only be described as “piney apricot.” The beer hits the tongue with that great I.P.A. splash, hops bursting across the taste buds and cheeks receiving it warmly. But while many of the stronger I.P.A.s can be Ratings: puckeringly bitter, an artful malt balance comes through to take this beer to the next level. Somehow, the Two Hearted tastes uniquely 10 of 10 sweet. It’s neither gimmicky sweet like a vanilla beer nor sugary sweet 9 of 10 like a Belgian wheat nor alcohol-y sweet like a high-gravity I.P.A. The Two Hearted tastes sweet like an un-buttered croissant or a slice of 10 of 10 potato bread topped with hard cheddar. I realize that this may be one of the more considered and lauda8.5 of 10 tory beer reviews a person could stumble across, but I have been 9 of 10 drinking Bell’s Two Hearted for a long time, and it has always delivered at the highest level, no matter the season. This review is fawning Total: and it is subjective, but the Two Hearted also won over everyone in this office and earned the first perfect “10s” this newspaper has ever 46.5 of 50 awarded. - Adam Bissen

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POV film critique YOU'RE WITH US OR YOU'RE WITH THE TERRORISTS: Patriotism Redeﬁned in "Taxi to the Dark Side"

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nicholas.cabreza@secondsupper.com Liberal (n.): A God-less hippie who does not support the troops; an unpatriotic pot-smoker. Because they are stoned all the time, liberals believe that peace is, A) attainable and B) worth striving for. But I, on the other hand, love both God and the USA, and approached the film, "Taxi to the Dark Side," accordingly: with a great deal of skepticism. Rather than mock or discredit the men and women who defend our freedom, this Oscar-winning documentary actually celebrates them. Here is a film that allows them to tell their side of the story. Alex Gibney, the filmmaker responsible for "Taxi to the Dark Side," may have thought he was creating an anti-torture propaganda piece, but he fortuitously accomplished just the opposite, unwittingly making a film that reinforces American fortitude and redefines American patriotism in a post-9/11 world. While attending St. Roman Catholic grade school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I was taught that one of the defining principles of the American justice system was a writ called habeas corpus, or the idea that individuals shall be neither detained without just cause nor denied due process. The times, as Bobby Dylan stated, are-a-changin'. The Bush administration implies that habeas corpus is a thing of the past. Dick Cheney has explained that, as we Americans continue to move away from the Geneva Conventions, we need to adopt tactics associated with "the dark side" in order to combat terrorism. So just what are these tactics we freedom-loving Christians need to adopt? "Taxi" goes into great detail chronicling the so-called "dark side," and with brutally-hilarious effects. "Taxi to the Dark Side" frames its anti-torture theme around the story of Dilawar, an Afghan cab driver who was abducted in December of 2002, detained at an American prison in Bagram, and killed five days later. Initial reports stated that Dilawar died from natural causes, but other reports suggested that Dilawar was beaten to death, his legs "pulpified" from the damage they sustained simply from being hit repeatedly. The result was the equivalent of having his legs run over by a bus, and had Dilawar survived his stay at Bagram, the examiners claimed, both legs would have needed to be amputated. Gibney interviews the soldiers charged in the Dilawar case, and, to offer varying perspectives, interviews proponents form both sides of the torture debate. "Taxi to the Dark Side" features awesome, God-honoring video footage of patriotism at work. It turns out that "patriot" is synonymous with "sadist." I didn't know that if you're patriotic, you have to support waterboarding, electrocution, sensory deprivation and humiliation. Nothing makes me want to put my hand over my heart and say the Pledge of Allegiance like footage of a detainee bashing his own head against a door in order to commit suicide. I also felt a swell of pride when a soldier spoke of his encounter with a mentally-challenged detainee who had been brought in. The soldier was told that this particular detainee was putting on an act, a front, and that detainees often try to get out of torture by acting handicapped.The disabled Afghan man was stripped naked except for the his adult diaper and laughed at while playing with and eating his own feces. I feel more free already. Speaking of freedom . . . I love George W. Bush more than I love anyone else, with the exception of God, so when he says that America is not bound by the Geneva Conventions, I believe him. Keep in mind that Bush is a devout Christian, and if he is able to perpetuate torture, then it must be within his Christian beliefs to do so. When I was growing up, I was taught of such Christian values as the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes, among others. It turns out that the tenets of Christianity, in a manner similar to American patriotism, have changed. Maybe it is okay to claim to be a Christian while simultaneously condoning torture; Christianity (the one true religion), after all, is a religion founded by a guy who was tortured and hung on a cross. Murder? Torture? These are all small game compared to other more-heinous crimes against God, like homosexuality, which goes against His will. I'm a patriot, so I support whatever our leaders say, because if you don't support them, then you're not patriotic and should probably move to Canada. Although this film won an award from the uber-liberal Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—an organization that continues, year after year, to broaden its stance against patriotism, freedom and the brave men and women who serve this country—"Taxi" falls flat on its face with its intended moral against torture. Who is this cretin Alex Gibney to criticize the armed forces? It's up to those who serve our country to determine what methods they use to allocate freedom. Furthermore, what do I as an American care about some savage lowlife named Dilawar who doesn't even believe in Christ? I want to shop at Wal-Mart and go to Starbucks and get a phat gold grill for my teeth and buy a big pick-up truck to supplement my big American penis. Thank God that America tortures people to the point of death, because otherwise I would not sleep safely at night. If a few non-English-speaking savages have to die for me to be free, then so be it. Lastly, there won't be any form of violent backlash whatsoever; hopefully they'll just see that we're right, and all will be forgiven.

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hill, often falling in the snow. Without a jacket, my skin stung in the blizzard wind. Fry opened the door to his squad car, and we scrambled inside. I hugged myself, shivered and left a puddle of water on the floor while I waited for the ambulance to arrive. I looked on envious at the firefighters in their warm jackets. We were ushered into the rear of an ambulance where we were given tests for drinking and tests for concussions — but not blankets. We passed, evidently, for a police officer took us to a nearby hotel where I crawled under the covers and watched the end of the most entertaining Super Bowl I can remember. The next day we rented a car and drove out to the salvage yard. Pulling up next to my totaled vehicle, I could hardly believe we were still alive. The front windshield, rear windshield, side windows and sun roof were completely destroyed, and a crevasse folded in the hood. Shattered glass was strewn across the damp leather seats, but the carriage of the car held its shape.That — in addition to our seatbelts — likely saved our lives. I noticed a few CD books missing from the back of my car, so we then drove to the site of the accident to search. I saw them there on the ice, and I actually slipped back into the creek when I went down to retrieve them. No matter, I hopped out, but looking up at that culvert was another life-affirming sight. I saw the car tracks, the eight-foot drop, the hole in the ice and the wider swath where the car was towed up the embankment, roof-down. On the ride back to La Crosse, Mitch and I complained about sore shoulders, but that went away within days. As I write this, my fingertips are still numb and there’s a scar on my right bicep — all victims of frost bite — but that’s it. I’m warm, healthy and sitting in a coffee shop. I’m still waiting on the check from the insurance company, and I walk most everywhere these days, but at least I can still walk. On February 2, 2008, my car died violently in a blizzard. Since then, I have never felt so alive.

Buying & Selling Books 608-782-3424

M-Th. 10-8, F. 10-9, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 12-5 323 Pearl St Downtown La Crosse

March 6, 2008

I'm Jonesin' for a crossword “12:11” -- when ten letter entries just aren't enough. By Matt Jones Across 1 Actor who supposedly “destroyed the periodic table, because he only recognizes the element of surprise” 12 Pseudonym in court cases 15 How torrid relationships get 16 Direct deposit abbr. 17 Improves, as a situation 18 “Oh,” in Osnabruck 19 Stimulates 20 “___ look like your maid?” 21 Dinosaur often seen battling the T. Rex in kids’ books 27 Former NHL star Robitaille 28 Got hitched again 29 More isolated 31 “___ Has Cheezburger?” 32 Digital ___ camera 33 They may be checkered 34 British automaker now owned by Volkswagen 36 Turned on a point 38 Dutch painter Jan 39 Boggy marsh 40 “Molto ___!” 41 “The Adam Carolla Show” cohost Teresa 43 Part of Ali G’s real name 44 “O Sole ___” 45 Want water 47 Big ISP 48 Iraqi currency 49 Single start? 50 Nice cuts

Amanda’s Autopsies http://amandasautopsies.com/

A rouge taxidermist with a penchant for steampunk combines dead animals and machines into incredible works of art. Incredibly bizarre and cool, as long as you don’t mind the whole dead animal manipulation thing.

The Ghost Station

http://ghoststation.blogspot.com/ The rumblings of lower bay station are used in an audio installation which concentrates on sounds that are below the threshold of human hearing.These tactile sounds are largely felt rather than heard and are associated with paranormal activity and ghost sightings.

They Rule

http://www.theyrule.net

56 Part of USNA 57 The ability to hear colors, say 58 Bass ___ 59 Changing life priorities Down 1 CNN Headline News anchor Virginia 2 Prefix meaning “same” 3 Salt Lake City college athlete 4 First name in Baltimore baseball history 5 Got with a stiletto 6 Senegalese singer Youssou ___ 7 “’Zat so?” 8 Open house host 9 Tells the cops about 10 “___ Got a Feeling” (song off “Let It Be”) 11 Part of CBS 12 They never reach

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their destination 13 Emphatic denial 14 Work ___ 21 Chi-town paper 22 Song played as everyone clears out of a wedding 23 “This world shan’t destroy me!!!” 24 Magic position 25 ___ the Short (Charlemagne’s father) 26 Eastern European 30 Curve on a weather map 32 If you’re coherent, you can make it 35 Joaquin Phoenix’s first name, once 36 Sassy quality 37 Say it isn’t so 39 Siberians, e.g. 42 Home of Arizona’s “Jazz on the Rocks” festival

43 Womb-clearing events 44 ___ Kea 46 Rashness 50 Dungeons & Dragons company 51 “Later” 52 Suffix with “employ” 53 “___ was saying...” 54 Family 55 Hollywood union, for short ©2008 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com) For answers to this puzzle, call: 1-900-226-2800, 99 cents per minute. Must be 18+. Or to bill to your credit card, call: 1-800-655-6548. Reference puzzle #0349.

They Rule aims to provide a glimpse of some of the relationships of the U.S. ruling class. It takes as its focus the boards of some of the most powerful U.S. companies, which share many of the same directors.

Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human Elizabeth Hess OK, let’s be fair here. There are two reasons why I chose this book for review. Both reasons are very superficial, having nothing to do with the larger concepts which this book tackles. First, there’s a chimp on the cover, wearing a T-shirt, no less. “MONKEY!” I cheered, and snatched up the book. By flipping through its pages I discovered the second reason why this book’s review was vital to the human race. On page 293, there is a picture of Nim Chimpsky, smoking pot. Sold! Beyond my borderline moronic glee, however, lies a fascinating chronicle of Project Nim.This scientific endeavor – often marked by its shortcomings and disasters – was in the main an attempt to explore animal language acquisition. It was conducted largely in the 1970s and spearheaded by Herbert Terrace, a Columbia University professor. Project Nim, from its beginning, spiraled out of Terrace’s control. Nim – named as a parody of Noam Chomsky, who held that language was a strictly human construct – would become more than a language test subject. Instead, he would become the boy raised by wolves, or in this case, sexually unfettered academics. What made Nim notable lies in his owners' attempts to humanize the creature. Throughout his life, Nim would live among humans, in their homes, in private manors, and eventually in an animal ranch. However, he would grow increasingly violent and destructive over the years, while providing negligible progress in human communication. Eventually the program would be abandoned and Nim retired to Texas, where he died, many years later. There’s a grave difficulty in this account which makes it tricky to draw any concrete conclusion regarding the nature of animal testing for behavioral experiments. The people involved with Project Nim are shown to have depicted the chimp in a very humane manner. Inevitably, Nim was uncontrollable; a great deal of this book discusses Nim’s many acts of physical assault. Some of these attacks were held against even his most trusted handlers. As a result, it became necessary for these people to use force to protect themselves, when manipulation would not work. This was ultimately an impossible situation. Humans are an extremely egocentric and narcissistic species. Our methods and purposes of animal experimentation – not to mention the general manner in which we tend to treat all other forms of life as our conveniences – often betray an affinity for humanizing the world around us.This approach usually doesn’t work. We’re not like anything else; we’d do well to remember that and to leave the rest of the world out of our insanity. But we’re not that kind of breed, which many times spells disaster.— Brett Emerson

An airplane ﬂight is one of the few instances in life when it is entirely appropriate for two people to be together for several hours and never speak at all.

bar & grill

Bibliophile

Downtown Book & Video 72 E Third St. 507-453-9031

Intimate Treasures 310 4th St. Downtown 608-782-3287

Downtown Book & Video 220 SW First Ave 507-252-1997

Your community owned natural foods store 315 Fifth Ave. So. La Crosse,WI tel. 784.5798 www.pfc.coop

Gentleman - Bridges, John. How to be a Gentleman. Rutledge Hill Press for Brookes Brothers. 1998 Ladies - Ames, Elinor. Book of Modern Etiquette. P.J. Collier & Sons Corporation. 1940

Friday & Saturday

DVD, Video, Clothing, Novelties, Gifts, Lingerie, Tobacco Shop

They may begin the ﬂight as strangers and end it the same way, without anyone having reason to feel neglected or abused.

Don't lay down the law. Don't try to convince somebody who doesn't want to be argued with. Don't be dogmatic in your opinions. In other words, converse, do not make statements.

11 MILE CLIMB

open daily 7 am–10 pm

organics • deli with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free selections, fabulous soups & interesting sandwiches • fair trade coffee & tea • bakery • specialty cheeses • local products • fresh, local, & conventional produce • wine & beer • vitamins • cosmetics • health & beauty • floral • housewares and so much more ... March 6, 2008

Happenings Art galleries BLUFFLAND BLOOM & BREW 119 S. 4th St., La Crosse (608) 782-BREW Monthly Culture Shock show, featuring live art as well as drawings, paintings, photography, and prints by local artists. HEIDER CENTER FOR THE ARTS 405 East Hamlin Street West Salem, WI 608-786-1220 x 4 http://www.wsalem.k12.wi.us/ Heider.html PUMP HOUSE REGIONAL CENTER FOR THE ARTS Open noon-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and noon-4 p.m. Saturday. No admission charge, donations accepted. Features exhibits of local artists and performances. 119 King St., La Crosse 608-785-1434 www.thepumphouse.org. SATORI ARTS Unique hand crafted jewelry, Mississippi River pearls, ancient Chinese artifacts, Custom-made jewelry, original art works, and a variety of unique gifts. 201 Pearl Street, La Crosse 608-785-2779 STORY PEOPLE www.storypeople.com 110 Winnebago St, Decorah, IA 563-382-8060 UW-L ART GALLERY The gallery displays works by students, faculty, regional and nationally-known artists in all areas of art. The gallery is on the ﬁrst ﬂoor of the Center for the Arts located at the corner of 16th and Pine on the UW-L campus. VISIONS OF LIGHT Stained Glass 129 4th St S, La Crosse 608-793-1032

Theaters, cont. LA CROSSE COMMUNITY THEATRE www.lacrossecommunitytheatre.org 118 5th Ave N La Crosse, WI 608-784-9292

COMMONWEAL THEATRE www.commonwealtheatre.org/ 208 Parkway Avenue North, Lanesboro, MN 55949 800-657-7025

VITERBO UNIVERSITY

Women’s Softball: Wed, March 26 Waldorf College @ home 3 p.m.

Men’s Baseball:

Sports

Mon, March 24 Cardinal Stritch College @ home 1 p.m.

UW-L

Women’s Softball: Tues, April 1 UW-Platteville @ home 3 p.m.

Women’s and Men’s Track: Fri, April 18 Phil Esten Challenge @ home 1 p.m.

Women’s Tennis: Tues, April 15 Luther College @ home 3:30 p.m.

Men’s Tennis: Sun, March 30 St. Cloud @ home 11 a.m.

Men’s Baseball: Wed, March 26 St. Mary’s @ home 3 p.m. WINONA STATE

Women’s Softball: Wed, March 19 Viterbo @ home 2 p.m.

performances

ABSTRACT PRINTS AND VARIOUS WORKS

La Crosse Center 7:00 p.m. For more information call 608-7897400

Minnesota Marine Art Museum (Winona) 507-474-6626 Art depicting naval and yachting victories and losses, storms, shipwrecks and rescue.

March 13

CUSTOM AUTO SHOW

March 14 - March 16 SENSORY OVERLOAD: LIGHT, MOTION, SOUND, AND THE OPTICAL IN ART SINCE 1945 Milwaukee Art Museum 414-224-3200 European and American art, including Stanley Landsman’s Inﬁnity Chamber, which has not been on view for nearly twenty years. Also featured is Erwin Redl’s Matrix, a 25 x 50 foot LED installation. CONTEMPORARY GOURD ART BY NANCY GEZELLA Pump House (La Crosse) Nancy, a Wisconsin artist, works with handmade paper or hard-shell gourds, using mixed media to create a variety of textures and color. PAINTING, POTTERY, PHOTOS, JEWELRY

La Crosse Center 608-317-6824 or 608-781-9887 34th Annual custom auto show presented by God’s Country Racing Association http://clubs.hemmings.com/ clubsites/gcra/

ST. PATTY’S DAY PARADE

March 15 2nd & Main to 9th & Main (La Crosse) Starts at noon 608-385-0490 We go rain, shine or snow. Post parade social at Forest Hills. Door prizes and family fun. No entry fees. Must complete parade entry application (deadline March 5) For more information, email patstephens@charter.net

“IRISH WE WERE ON SPRING BREAK, ROCKIN THE SHAMROCK BASH”

March 15

State Street Gallery (La Crosse) 608-782-0101

Features Sports Bar & Grill West Salem, WI 9:00 p.m. Admission: $6 in advance $8 at the door Sponsored by Classic Rock 100.1 and Body & Sol. Games & prizes and free Pabst! Best beach outﬁt and frozen t-shirt competitions.. The Body & Sol girls will also be there handing out free tans & massages from Body & Sol! Featuring classic rock band, Flashback.

“A WEAVER’S JOURNEY”

MOON BOOT POSSE SHOW

ongoing Edland Art Gallery (La Crosse) 608-785-2787

ongoing

LUTHER COLLEGE

Sun, March 30 UW-Eau Claire @ home 2 p.m.

through March 23

Feb. 10 - March 24

“WHO IS A CITIZEN? WHAT IS CITIZENSHIP?”

Women’s Softball:

SPRING STRING FESTIVAL

WINONA THEATRE: What: Medea Date: April 3-5 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Winona State University Performing Arts Center (main stage)

Art Exhibits

Upcoming Events

“TEMPEST, TRAGEDY, AND TRIUMPH”

ongoing, starting Jan. 24

Thurs, March 27 UM-Duluth @ home TBA

Fri, March 21 Buena Vista @ home 3 p.m.

Art Exhibits, cont.

LA CROSSE COMMUNITY THEATRE: What: Tom Grifﬁn’s The Boys Next Door, a humurous yet touching play focusing on the lives of four mentally handicapped men who live in a communal residence with a social worker Date: February 29-March 2, 6-9, and 13-15 at 7:30 p.m. March 16, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. Where: La Crosse Community Theatre

By James (La Crosse) 608-785-2637 Prints by Dr. Seuss; works by Dali, Chagall, Ouida Touchon, the latest by 21st century talent, and more.

Men’s Baseball:

Theaters

Sports, cont.

SERVEWARE; JEWELRY; HAND-WROUGHT IRON, ALUMINUM, AND PEWTER PIECES

ongoing ongoing Frederick R. Weisman Museum (University of Minnesota) The ﬁrst in a year-long series of exhibitions and programs examining the role of art and artists in a democracy. Featuring 30 paintings, photographs, and prints from various artists.

through April 28 Pump House (La Crosse) Phyllis Scarbrough showcases some of the ﬁnest handmade baskets around. She has woven over 3,000 baskets, covering over 300 styles.

March 22 Coalition Skate Park La Crosse, WI 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m. Music video shoot and live skaters along with the music.

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What to Watch for...

PERT’ NEAR SANDSTONE

April 4 Steyer Opera House Hotel Winneshiek (Decorah, IA) Doors: 8:00 p.m. Show: 8:30 p.m. Admission: $7.00 Presale tickets available at Hotel Winneshiek front desk March 3rd, or by emailing benji@theinspiredmedia.com Pert’ Near Sandstone play a hard-driving acoustic music in the old-time vein, but with a fresh sense and new-time urban grit. They approach the American stringband tradtion with reverence, infusing their own ideas and character to deliver a sound and style uniquely their own. SPRING FLEA MARKET

April 13 La Crosse Center South Hall 608-797-6647 Admission: $2.50 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Western Wisconsin’s largest ﬂea market! 3 RIVERS ROCKFEST

April 26 La Crosse Center South Hall 6:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:00 p.m.) Admission: $11.50 Local bands Burnt Brownies, Cheech, Derek Ramnarace w/Soapbox Project will perform.

FUN RUN FOR EVERYONE

April 27 UW-L stadium (rain site is Mitchell Hall Fieldhouse) Check-in/registration from 9:30-10:00 a.m. All persons with and without disabilities, any age are free to attend. (The major focus of the event is for all persons to participate in a community-wide physical activity). 1.5 miles through UW-L’s campus (fun activities and stations along the course by FSM club). Refreshments and the Big “E” inﬂatables following the event Entry Fee: Includes registration and t-shirt (t-shirts available only for pre-registration which is by April 10, 2008) $10 per person/$20 for family of 3/$15 for family of 2/$25 for family of 4 Pre-registration is highly encouraged by Wed., April 10, 2008 Please assist us also by trying to earn pledges and you can receive a free pedometer if you earn $50 or more! If you have any further questions, need more information, want to register, or just want to donate money to support the program, please contact Sadi Sabatino at Sabatino. sadi@students.uwlax.edu or call 507227-1626.

March 6, 2008

COMMUNITY SERVICE [ Area LA CROSSE All Star Lanes 4735 Mormon Coulee

Alpine Inn W5715 Bliss rd.

Sunday

Monday

3 games for $5 starts at 8 p.m.

bucket special

Bud Night 6 - CL: $1.75 bottles $5 pitchers

Alumni

620 Gillette st.

Barrel Inn 2005 West ave.

2 for 1 cans & bottles during Packer games

Beef & Etc.

1203 La Crosse st.

Big Al’s

115 S 3rd st.

Brothers 306 Pearl st.

Fiesta Mexicana 5200 Mormon Coulee

Fox Hollow

N3287 County OA

Cosmic Bowl starts at 9 p.m.

6 - CL $2.50 Sparks

meatball sandwich meal: $6.15 2 dogs meal: $ 5.25

Italian beef meal: $6.15 Chicago chili dog: $3.45

grilled chicken sandwich meal: $5.29 Polish sausage meal: $3.99

hamburger meal: $3.69 cheeseburger meal: $3.89

$1.25 make your own tacos, $4.75 taco salad $2.25 margaritas, $2 off large taco pizza

$2.25 burgers, $2.60 cheeseburgers, $2 off large pizza, $1 fries with any pizza

soup or salad bar FREE with entree or sandwich until 3 p.m. ($3.95 by itself)

HAPPY HOUR 3 PM - 8 PM

7 - CL $1 domestic 12 oz $2 Stoli mixers

Thirsty Tuesday

3-7 happy hour

$2 Silos

3 p.m. - midnight 25 cent hot wings $1 shots of Dr.

$2.50 Blatz vs. Old Style pitchers

10 cent wings (9 - CL) $1 High Life bottles $1.50 rail mixers $2 Guinness pints

Wristband Night

$5.50 $5.00 batterfried cod, all you can eat fries, beans, & garlic wings bread $4.50 domestic pitchers barrel parties at cost pepper & egg sandwich meal: $4.50, ﬁsh sandwich meal: $4.99, Italian sausage meal: $6.15

Italian beef meal: $6.15 2 Chicago dog meal: $3.45

$6.75 shrimp dinner

$1.50 bloody marys 11 a.m. - 4 p.m

$3.00 Captain mixers/ mojitos $2 Cherry Bombs $1 Bazooka Joes

HAPPY HOUR 4 - 7

Martini Madness $2 off all martinis

closed

$1 Dr. shots $3 Jager Bombs

2 for 1 taps

7 - CL Tequila’s chips & salsa, $2 Coronas, $2.50 Mike’s, Mike-arita

7 - midnight Ladies: 2 for 1 Guys: $1.50 Coors and Kul Light bottles

7 - midnight $1 rail mixers $2 Bacardi mixers

7 - midnight $2 Malibu madness $2 pineapple upsidedown cake

$2 Tuesdays, including $2 bottles, import taps, beer pong, apps, single shot mixers, featured shots, and 50 cent taps

$1.25 per pound wings (8-CL) $1 shot of the week, $1 PBR, rails, $1.50 Rolling Rock, $2 Miller lite

Wristband Night

$2 Bacardi ﬂavor mixers $2 jumbo Captain mixers

$1 Kul Light cans

Topless Tuesday

Ladies Night buy one, get one free wear a bikini, drink free

Karaoke $1 shot specials

live DJ $1 shot specials

chicken & veggie fajitas for two

football night domestic beer: $1.50 Mexican beer: $2.00

chicken primavera

shrimp burrito

chili verde

Ask server for details

Build your own Bloody Mary 16oz Mug - $4.00

Homemade Pizza & PItcher of Beer $9.00

Bucket of Domestic Cans 5 for $9.00

25 Cent Wings

$2 off all pitchers

717 Rose st.

$1.50 PBR $1 shots of Dr.

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HAPPY HOUR 3 - 8

beer pong 6 p.m. $8.95 16 oz steak

free wings 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

HAPPY HOUR 5 p.m. - 10 p.m.

$8.95 16 oz. steak $8.95 1/2 lb. ﬁsh platter

Buy one gyro get one half price

free baklava, ice cream or sundae with meal

$1.25 domestic taps buy one burger get one half price

buy one appetizer get one half price

GREEK ALL DAY appetizer half price with meal

HAPPY HOUR EVERYDAY 3 -7 and 9 - 11

Bloody Mary specials 10 - 2

JB’s Speakeasy

Karaoke

HAPPY HOUR EVERYDAY 3 - 6 $1.25 BURGERS

HAPPY HOUR 6 AM - 9 AM

$5.99 gyro fries & soda

$3.00 Bacardi mixers/ mojitos $2 Cherry Bombs $1 Bazooka Joes

50 cent taps 4 - 7 (increases 50 cents per hour) $1 rails

$4 full pint Irish Car Bomb

1908 Campbell rd.

324 Jay st.

Cosmic Bowl & Karaoke starts at 9 p.m.

$6.00 AUCD

closed

Gracie’s

The Joint

Import night starts at 7 p.m.

3 games for $5 starts at 7 p.m.

bucket night 6 for $9

1904 Campbell rd.

127 Marina dr.

Buck Night starts at 6 p.m.

1/4 barrel giveaway 8-11 $1 burgers

Goal Post

Huck Finn’s

Saturday

$5.00 all you can eat wings

223 Pearl st.

411 3rd st.

Friday

$5.00 BBQ ribs & fries

Coconut Joe’s Dan’s Place

Thursday

$1.00 softshell tacos

meat or marinara spaghetti: $3.45 Italian sausage: $4.95

114 5th ave.

318 Pearl st.

Tuesday Wednesday

16 oz top sirloin $6.75 22 oz t-bone $9.75 blue cheese stuffed sirloin $7.75 Jack Daniels sirloin tips $7

free pitcher of beer or soda with large pizza

The Cavalier CheapShots

food & drink specials ]

6 domestic bottles for $10

HAPPY HOUR 6 AM - 9 AM

HAPPY HOUR 3 - 6 $1.50 PBR $2 Love Stories $5 Wu Tang Teas $1 shots of the DOC!

$1.50 PBR $1 shots of Dr.

COMMUNITY SERVICE [ Area LA CROSSE Legend’s

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday Wednesday $2 SVEDKA mixers & Miller Lite bottles

223 Pearl st.

The Library 123 3rd st.

come in and ﬁnd out ... you’ll be glad you did

Loons

3264 George st.

Ringside 223 Pearl st.

Schmidty’s 3119 State rd.

Shooter’s 120 S 3rd st.

Sports Nut 801 Rose st.

closed

KARAOKE $1.25 domestic pints $2 double rails $3 double calls $2 ALL bottles

$1 taps $1 rails bacon cheeseburger,

hamburger $1.25 fries, mug of beer: $4.50 cheeseburger $150 drummies, fries, mug of

1128 La Crosse st.

Nutbush

food & drink specials Õ]

beer: $5

25 wings: $5 bucket of beer: $12 during Packers games

closed

Pizza & pitcher

closed

breakfast buffet $9.95 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

$1 cans Hamm’s $1 domestic taps

chicken ﬁlet, fries, pop: $4.75 chicken ﬁlet, fries, beer: $5 mushroom/swiss, fries, pop: $4.25, mushroom/swiss, fries, beer: $4.50

Thursday jumbo pints (9-CL) $1 rails, domestic taps $2 calls, import/micro taps $3 top shelf mixers

Wristband Night

AUCE ﬁsh fry DJ 9 - CL

HAPPY HOUR 4 PM - 7 PM $2 mixers, taps, bottles $1 off all burgers/ Hoop Day: make a basket, buy one sandwich/burger sandwiches, meal’s on us. Z93 Comget one half price bottomless fries edy Night @ 8 p.m

$1 cans PBR

$1 cans Busch Light

$1 cans Old Style

$1 burgers $1 domestic taps

$1 softshell tacos $1 domestic taps

10 cent wings $1 domestic taps

12 oz T-Bones $7.99 $1 domestic taps

HAPPY HOUR 10 AM - 12, 4 PM - 6 PM $2 Spotted Cow & DT Brown pints

Bucket Night 5 for $9

Top Shots

Fiesta Night 7 - 12 $2 tequila shots $2.50 margaritas

$1.50 PBR bottles $1.50 Dr. shots after 7 p.m.

$1.25 Lite taps all day $1.50 rails 10 - 1

$1.75 domestic bottles 7 - 12

5 domestic bottles for $10, $2 Bacardi mixers, $1.50 rail vodka mixers 10 -1

$1 Point special bottles

$2.50 pints Bass & Guinness

$1.75 domestic bottles

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday Wednesday

$2 Rolling Rocks $2 domestic beer

8 - CL $1.50 rails $1.75 Bud cans

$1 shots of Dr. $2.50 Polish

$1 domestic taps $3 Jager Bombs

$2 u-call-it (except top shelf)

Family pack: 10 tacos & 4 sodas for $14.99

burritos on the go: buy a big one and get a free soda

Speedy tacos $1.50

gyro, chips, soda $5.99

3 chicken fry taquitos $3.99

Sunday

Monday

LA CRESCENT

Crescent Inn 444 Chestnut st.

Speedy Taco 301 Kistler dr.

WINONA Betty Jo Byoloski’s

66 Center st.

Brothers 129 W 3rd st.

Godfather’s 30 Walnut st.

$2.25 Pearl st. pints $1.50 PBR bottles

Tuesday Wednesday

$1 cans Miller High Life Light Fish Fry $6.99 $1 domestic taps $1 Dr. shots $3 16 oz Captain mixers

$2 Long Islands, PBR bottles, Captain mixers

closed

half price appetizers, Import Club Night: discounts on all micros & imports $1 martinis $2 mojitos $3 margaritas & Michelob Golden pitchers

family buffet 5 -8 kids under 10 pay .45 cents per year of age

all-u-can-eat spaghetti all day $5.45 25 cent hot wings 4 - 10

tenderloin tips, shrooms, fries or potato, salad, roll $9.95 50 cents off top shelf liquor

HAPPY HOUR 3 PM - 8 PM 10 cent wings, $3 filled 2 for 1 mug ($1 tap refills, $2 anything rail refills) $1 High Life 9 p.m. - close bottles/kamikaze shots

$1 cans PBR 10 cent wings 5- gone $1 Dr. shots $3 16 oz Captain mixers

$2.75 deluxe Bloodys ‘til 7, $4.50 lite pitchers 7 - 12

$1.75 rails $1 PBR mugs

Thursday

Friday

Saturday $2.50 Captain $2.50 Jager Bombs & Polish

Fiesta burrito $6.99

Nachos Supreme $5.49

Friday

Saturday

HAPPY HOUR 3:15 - 6:15 2 for 1 burgers $1 off Bloodys & Screwdrivers

$2 happy hour all day long!

LUNCH BUFFET $6.45

$2 Bacardi mixers

317 Pearl st.

AUCE all day $9.99 walleye/perch/catﬁsh, mashed potatoes/fries coleslaw/salad

$1.25 pints during Badgers games DJ 9 - CL

LUNCH SPECIALS CHANGE DAILY

$4 domestic pitchers

Yesterdays

$3 Captain mixers $3 Bacardi Mixers $3 jumbo Long Islands $3 jumbo Long Islands

$5.00 for 25 wings

BUCK WED burger, hot dog or brat

happy hour all day Packer games: $1.50 Coors Light Silver, $1 Dr. shots, free brats

137 S 4th st.

$5 double vodka energy drink $2 shots of Goldschlager

ﬁsh sandwich, fries, mug of beer: $5 ﬁsh sandwich, fries, pop: $4.75

Tailgators 1019 S 10th st.

Saturday

cheeseburger, fries, pop: $4 cheeseburger, fries, beer: $4.25 Philly or Reuben, fries, pop: $5.75, Philly or Reuben, fries, beer: $6

HAPPY HOUR 3 - 6

$1 tacos, Ladies Night 2 for 1, 9 - CL

Friday

free pitcher of pop or domestic beer with large pizza discounts on all domestic beer $1 O-Bombs/ Bazooka Joes, Wristband Night

all day: all-u-can-eat ﬁsh $8.95 lunch: ﬁsh sandwich & fries $5.45 $2.50 Captain Mixers $1.00 Root Beer Barrels $6.00 “Buck-its” (6 beers for $6.00)

Prime Rib specials, one child eats free with one adult entree 4 - 10: house wines $2.50 $2.50 Bacardi Mixers $5.00 Fishbowls $1.00 O-bombs & Bazooka Joes

any jumbo, large, or large 1 topping pizza medium pizza up to 5 $9.99 toppings: $11.99 (get 2nd large for $5)

March 6, 2008

Entertainment Directory 3/6-3/12 La Crosse, cont. Just A Roadie Away...

La Crosse Thursday, March 13

Sunday, March 16

Del’s Cheech w/Ryan Peterson

9:00

Dan’s Place Live DJ

9:00

The Recovery Room Live DJ Nutbush Live DJ Popcorn Tavern New Grass Revue

9:00 10:00 10:00

Friday, March 14

My Second Home Karaoke Player’s Live DJ Nutbush Live DJ Popcorn Tavern Burnt Brownies

The Warehouse Sherwood, Houston Calls, The Higher, We Shot the Moon 6:00 Popcorn Tavern The New Blend

10:00

Monday, March 17 George St. Pub Adam Palm’s Open Jam Popcorn Tavern Shawn’s Open Jam

9:00 10:00

Tuesday, March 18

The Warehouse Screaming Mechanical Brain, Verge of Collapse, Fallen Phoenix 6:00 Blue Moon Cheech w/Luke All Star Lanes Karaoke

Nutbush Live DJ Popcorn Tavern Paulie

Minneapolis population

387,970

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

First Avenue

Wed, 3/19

British Sea Power

Triple Rock Social Club

Fri, 3/21

Nada Surf, What Made Milwaukee Famous

First Avenue

Thurs, 4/3

The Black Keys

First Avenue

Fri, 4/11

Headlights Evangelicals

High Noon Saloon

Wed, 4/2

Blue Man Group

Kohl Center

Wed, 4/23

Tegan & Sara

Barrymore Theatre

Tues, 5/6

The Avett Brothers

High Noon Saloon

Fri, 5/9

The Mighty Short Bus

The Waterfront Bar & Grill

Thurs, 3/13

Kinetix

The Waterfront Bar & Grill

Tues, 3/25

Irie Sol

The Waterfront Bar & Grill

Thurs, 3/27

Pert’ Near Sandstone

The Waterfront Bar & Grill

Sun, 4/20

Blind Melon

The Rave/Eagles Ballroom

Tues, 3/18

Les Claypool

The Rave/Eagles Ballroom

Fri, 3/21

Explosions in the Sky

Pabst Theater

Sun, 3/30

Etta James

Northern Lights Theater

Wed, 4/20

Madison 10:00 10:00

Wednesday, March 19 9:00 Loon’s Comedy Night

8:30

Library Karaoke

9:00

population

223,389

9:00 10:00

population

Coconut’s Live DJ