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Judah Ben-Hur, Ben-Hur (1959) Good Actor, Wayne’s World 2 (1993) John the Baptist, The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) Moses, The Ten Commandments (1956) Detective Robert Thorn, Soylent Green (1973) Marc Antony, Julius Caesar (1970) Narrator, Armageddon (1998)

Most Commonly Misspelled Words 1. A lot 2. Recommend 3. A while 4. Daiquri 5. Lieutenant 6. Colonel 7. Drunkenness

Places to hold a music festival 1. Harmony Park (Minn.)

2. Horning’s Hideout (Ore.) 3. Nelson’s Ledges (Ohio) 4. Mishawaka (Col.) 5. Camp Zoe (Mo.) 6. Deerfields (N.C.) 7. Romance Valley (Wis.) Things that open in spring 1. Frisbee golf courses 2. Rudy’s Drive-In (see p. 7) 3. Windows 4. Mountain biking trails 5. Blouses 6. Farmers markets 7. Flowers Taco Bell delicacies 1.

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Slogans 1. “The quicker picker-upper.”

Bounty 2. “Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't.”

Peter Paul Mounds/ Almond Joy 3. “It's everywhere you want to be.” Visa 4. "M'm! M'm! Good!"

Cambell's Soup 5. "Just do it." Nike 6. "Finger lickin' good." KFC 7. "Be all you can be." US Army

Social Networking Second Supper’s back on the social networking bandwagon this week, with an allnew chain of townies to answer our deliciously revealing questions. Each week, the interviewee will know the person from the week before, and so it shall continue. You see? We really are all connected. If anyone knows Kevin Bacon, drop a line...

NAME & AGE: O.G., 23 BIRTHPLACE: Luck, Wis. CURRENT JOB: CEO of Vapidus Designs, a PR company based out of Toronto for artists DREAM JOB: Travel writer and photographer COVETED SUPERPOWER: The power to kill a yak from 200 yards away…with mind bullets DREAM VACATION: Managwa, Nicaragua BEST LOCAL RESTAURANT: Digger’s FAVORITE BAR IN TOWN: Adams St. Pub CITY OR COUNTRY? City 3 MOVIES YOU’D TAKE ON A DESERT ISLAND: Backdraft, Boondock Saints, The Royal Tennenbaums TELL US A JOKE: Telling jokes is for people without a sense of humor. #1 PET PEEVE: When people verbally put x’s in words that don’t have them

3 BOOKS YOU’D TAKE TO PRISON: The Prophet by Khalil Gibraun, Between Morn and Night by Khalil Gibraun, Dress your Family in Corduoroy and Denim by David Sedaris 3 CDs YOU’D TAKE ON A ROAD TRIP: Paul Simon – (Julio), any Juliette Lewis and the Licks, anything with Talib Kweli IF YOU COULD PLAY ANY INSTRUMENT PERFECTLY, WHAT WOULD IT BE? That big horn they use in the Ricola commercial WHAT’S IN YOUR POCKETS? 10 bucks, Bodega receipt, Burt’s Bees, a quarter, matchbook without any matches left, wallet, phone, and a blue rubber glove HOW DO YOU KNOW LAST WEEK’S INTERVIEWEE? We worked in Americorps together, and then 6 months into it realized we went to middle school together too.

Because everything else is just too normal.

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When Pigs Fly

WHAT: An Iraqi Peacemaker Presentation

La Crosse is Hog Heaven

WHERE: Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lanesboro, Minnesota (200 Kenilworth Avenue South) WHEN: Saturday, April 12, starting at 10 a.m.

A lot of Americans hear about the war in Iraq from their living rooms each night, but Sami Rasouli has actually lived it. He is just one of many people involved with the peacemaking teams which try to work between Christian and Muslim groups. Believing in open dialog as the answer to many of the problems that exist in the Middle East, these peacemaking teams work with a variety of groups in an effort to promote understanding and stopping the violence. To quote Rasouli in his own words: ""The human journey is a test, a challenge, and we have only one lifetime to prove whether we can try to get past the hate and look for the goodness."

The free event at Bethlehem Lutheran Church is open to the public, and refreshments will be served.

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Friday, October 5, 1866 La Crosse Democrat

Hogs! We don’t mean the two-legged ones to be found in every town, speaking the language of humanity, but those packages of pork, masses of trichinae, streaks of lean and fat, mounted on four legs, and grunting and squealing from littering time to butchering season, when at last their quietus is made with a sharp knife.

Hogs of the later description are the leading feature of La Crosse. The city leaders, with an eye to beauty and a nice sense of the fitness of things, allow swine to run at large here. From “rosy morn to dewy eve” cavalcades of living pork wander through our leading streets. For example, take the block bound by Pearl, Main, 2nd, & 3rd streets. On any ordinarily fine day from 50 and 100 big and little pigs swarm that space. There is no hog show in the country equal to it. Visitors to the city notice it and go away with the impression that whatever else La Crosse is lacking in, it certainly is not hogs.

There is one old porker of the feminine gender who may be mother to all the pigs of La Crosse.

She is partial to Main Street where she waddles along until in front of leading store, then lies down and furnishes rations for all the measly, miserable, nasty runts of pigs to be found in La Crosse. Boars of large and small growth settle affairs in the same locality, whacking their heads together and biting each other with the most murderous intention. And little roasters squeal forth blessings on a government which gives them the freedom of the city.

Complaints are made day after day to us of this disgusting feature of La Crosse, and we are frequently asked if there is no law preventing the running of swine at large. We believe there is no such law but if one does exist, it is not obeyed. Threatened cholera this summer has made no difference with matters, and our worthy city fathers, we believe, rather enjoy the Main Street hog show.

We would humbly suggest to our city fathers, with all deference to their superior judgment, that if it is necessary to have pork lying around loose in our city, that an area be fenced in and the swine collected and driven into the enclosure with a fee being collected from their owners for the service.

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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Just-spring

By Bob Treu in Justin Justspring when the world is mudluscious the little lame baloonman whistles

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and eddieandbill come running from marbles and piracies and its spring when the world is puddle-wonderful

- E.E. Cummings

April is the cruelest month…

- T. S. Eliot

Cummings had it right. There are more than four seasons in the north, and one of them is Just-spring, which is different from full blown, buds-a-popping, tulip-bulging Spring.

And it can be deceitful, even treacherous at times. One minute it acts like summer and you are tempted to go sunbathing in the backyard; a minute later you’re wondering why you put the snow shovel away. Everyone who grows up in the country has a story connected with the difficulties of a world turned suddenly soft as Jello: lost cattle or tractors mired so badly they can’t be freed until May. An ambiguous season at best.

It isn’t the season for anemone or violets, and you’d be lucky to find a wild crocus. On some bushes and trees the first buds are beginning to break through their leathery cases. The forest floor is covered with the grey litter of last year’s leaves, their essence already leached into the soil to nourish whatever is new and daring. It’s a grey world, with the early mating music of barred owls for serenade.

And then there’s all that cleaning up to do, trimming dead branches, picking up beer cans and other human waste from the landing, gath-

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ering the dried stalks of old plants. And then there’s the dried corpses, the rabbit left halfeaten by a Cooper’s Hawk, the Cooper’s itself, half eaten by a goshawk, the artic terrorist that visits during the toughest winters to express its hatred of our way of life. If you’re romantic about nature, Just-spring is like accidentally catching the neighbor’s wife wearing a dirty bathrobe and curlers in her hair. It’s better to give her time to make herself right.

So Eliot has his point as well, or, at least point-counterpoint. April is the month of assassinations (Lincoln and Dr. Martin Luther King, and then there’s the sinking of the Titanic to remember.) It’s a month as likely as any to be remembered as cruel. It’s also the month when Pete Rose celebrates his birthday. I promised the editors a few words about baseball, so I cite Pete Rose, the perfect scoundrel who played the game as if it were the only thing that mattered. He portrays the ambiguity of the season as much as anyone could. And of course this is the brief season when the Brewers are always in first place and only the cynical know already how it will end.

I’m writing this at the cabin at Lytle’s landing, surrounded by woods and water. Every spring, when the snow melts and the rains come, I watch the water rise over the banks and creep with clearly malevolent aims toward the cabin and stop usually six to ten feet from the foundation. And then it slowly begins to recede. At least so far it always has. I’m told 12 years or so ago the dam at Black River Falls broke and this cabin, along with the others at Lytle’s landing, were flooded. An ambiguous season at best.

But it’s also the season when the woods across the water from the cabin is inundated and I can put the canoe in and wend my way through the partially submerged boles of grey trees. Or maybe the Second Supper People will come out and we’ll load the pontoon boat with beer and attack the ice sheet that still covers the upper lake, as if we really meant to avenge the Titanic after all. Just-spring is a misty world, as mysterious as it is ephemeral.

And then I remember the sweetest ambiguity of all. One spring, long ago, after a cold and snowy winter the likes of which young people do not remember (I’ve been waiting

a long time to talk like this), the wind turned around in the morning and by afternoon the streets were running with water from what had been epic snow banks. It was then, after supper, with the temperature still rising, that it happened. Either by accident or by cosmic design expressing itself through genetic coding, I felt the first slam of the unremitting and uncommitted concupiscence that was about to take over my life (I was 14). So I ran downtown (a distance of about five miles from our house, as I remember) and stood panting outside of the Masonic Hall like an overworked Labrador on a hot day. I had never been in the Masonic Hall. In fact, I still haven’t. But I knew it was filled with well-guarded rituals and mysteries, secret handshakes and violent oaths, none of which interested me in the least. What, or rather whom, I cared about was Barbara, a Job’s Daughter who, in an hour or two at most, would doff her sacred robe, emerge from the temple, and rejoin the ordinary world outside.

And I would be there waiting.

Barbara had red hair, freckles and incredibly intelligent blue eyes. She played the cello in the same high school orchestra in which I played string bass, which is how I knew she had Job’s Daughters that night. She had mentioned it after rehearsal. The daily sight of her swaying gracefully over the tuneful instrument she held between her perfect knees partly explains why I was never able to audition for the Chicago symphony. I was more interested in her playing

than my own. I arranged my practice times so I could pretend to work on my fingering while she practiced harmonics in the next closet. I invented weird jazz runs, hoping she would hear them through the wall while she worked on the Dvorak concerto.

She was a Job’s Daughters because her father was a Mason, which meant he was a substantial and enlightened person dedicated to the eradication of superstition, the rational accumulation of wealth and the protection of his daughter against no-accounts and ne’erdo-wells without prospects. I was already lost without knowing it.

But it was Just-spring, and when Barbara came forth from the Masonic Hall, she saw me, and grinned. Then she laughed and came running over as if she had just found herself in the middle of the best joke anyone had ever played against propriety. She called her father and told him not to pick her up; it was nice out and she’d walk. And she let me walk her home that night. For the next year we were as good friends as a young girl and boy are likely to be.

Later on, when I came upon the cummngs poem, I knew exactly what he meant by “mudluscious” and “puddle-wonderful.” The ambiguity of his language captured it all.

Bob Treu is a retired professor of English Studies at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. He now resides in a quaint cabin on the river in Brice Prairie.

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Root Beer Season - a Q&A with Gary Rudy GR: Yeah. There’s probably an average of twice a week someone will fall on their roller skates or drop something or hit a rock. That’s just a cost of doing business. Or, probably more than the carhops tripping and dropping something, will be the customers. When the weather’s inclement they forget that once you hit the power window it goes all the way down and the tray falls off.

SS: Is there a skating aptitude test before you can get hired as a carhop?

By Adam Bissen adam.bissen@secondsupper.com

In another sure sign of spring, Rudy’s Drive-In recently opened up for its 42nd straight season on La Crose Street. To get the scoop on how he stays afloat in the root beer business, Second Supper shared a booth and some cheese curds with owner Gary Rudy.

Second Supper: When did you open for the season?

Gary Rudy: Last Friday, [March] 28th, and that was the latest we’d ever opened here at Rudy’s.

That’s because the weather was so cold. It was such a long winter, and it just didn’t get warm enough.We usually open around the first day of spring, which is the 20th, the 21st, 22nd.

SS: Were people egging you on?

GR: Oh, people were calling. It starts maybe the second week of March if you get some decent weather and it’s sunny, you’d get maybe two, three calls a day: “Are you open for the season yet?” People are disappointed, and when we finally tell them “We open this Friday” they go “Oh, good, now spring’s going to come for sure.”

SS: Does it feel different on the first day of the season?

GR: It feels a lot different, like we’re all thumbs.

It’d be like you guys not studying all summer long and just having a good time and partying and then you go back and the first week you have tons of homework and you sit down and your brain doesn’t work anymore. And then after a couple weeks you get used to reading and thinking. We forget where everything goes on the computer, and how to add ketchup and onions and how to make a cone just right.After a week or two you get it under your belt and it’s just like old times.

SS: Anyone take any spills on their roller skates yet?

GR: No, but I trust people somewhat at their word when they ask them. I’d say 90 percent of the people that apply here that want to do a skating job have skated at High Rollers or somewhere in their hometown when they were kids, and some of them still rollerblade.

And they say that they’ll be able to do it, and I trust that they will be. But we start out slowly, let them walk and learn how to carry a tray.

Skating’s one thing. Carrying a tray and putting it on a car and skating is another thing. It’s a confidence thing, and if you do it, you don’t want to ever walk again. It’s a lot easier to skate than it is to walk.

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Rudy's Genealogy (from the back of the menu)

Grandpa (Wm.) Rudy opened his first A&W Root Beer stand in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin in 1933.

Four years later, in 1937, he bought an existing root beer stand on the corner of 4th and Vine, which is now the new County Building parking lot.

In 1938, he built another root beer stand on the Causeway, which is now the site of Peking Restaurant. The Causeway store was closed in 1945 due to war rationing.

In 1939, a root beer/popcorn stand was opened on the corner of 4th and Main Street across from the Rivoli Theater.

In 1940, the progress continued with the construction of a root beer stand across from The Country Club on the corner of 24th and La Crosse Street, now the site of Heeter's Car Care.

Seven years passed before William built the A&W Drive-In located on South Avenue and 16th Streets in 1947. The South Avenue location was sold by the family in 1975.

Grandpa William Rudy was succeeded in business by son Dale who had worked in the restaurants since childhood. In 1979, Dale had the honor of being the first fast food operator to be presented the Wisconsin Restaurateur of the Year Award.

The drive-in at 10th and La Crosse Streets was built in 1966 and remains the last drive-in owned and operated by the Rudy family. The tradition continues, three generations later...with grandson, Gary.

SS: Have you ever tried it?

GR: No [grins]. Do as I say, not as I do.

SS: It says on the back of the menu that this restaurant has been in the Rudy family for a long time.

GR:Yes, it has. Actually, the way it really started was my grandfather was a homebuilder in La Crosse. When the Depression hit, he had two or three homes he was building and people couldn’t afford to pay him. So he decided that after he got through the Depression he wanted to get into a cash-only business, and that’s really how he looked at it.

SS: Did you grow up around drive-ins?

GR: I actually worked in the drive-ins since I was in the second grade. They actually put me on a box, and I had to wash glasses, and that was all I got to do. They didn’t have glass washers back then, and so all the glasses were washed by hand. And then I got to scoop root beer floats, because we had only hard ice cream back then.

So when we had rushes on root beer floats, we used to scoop them up ahead and put them in the freezer and pull them out when you need them….So I’ve really never had a summer off to do nothing since the second grade.

SS: How does it feel now to keep that legacy going and keep it in your family?

GR: Well, I’m the last Rudy. I don’t have any children. It’s actually going to be probably a gentleman who works with me right now as my manager. He’s 27-, 28-(years-old) now, and he’s worked for me probably since he was 15, so it’s more than likely he wants to take this over when I’m ready to retire.

SS: Do you get a lot of loyalty like that, people that keep coming back year after year?

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March 27, 2008

Wisco Spring Fashion Guide

By Tim Gunnderson

It’s that time of year again, Wisconsin: Spring fashion fever! There’s plenty of hot new styles coming down the runway this season, but finding that perfect look for tailgating, euchre or a fine night at the supper club can be a daunting task. Thankfully, the trendspotters at Second Supper have spent months patrolling the ShopKos and outlet malls of the tri-state area and can present this guide for what to wear in the months ahead.

Sweatshirts will once again be the hot look for the season. Warm and bulky, they’re a must-have garment for those early spring social events: getting from place to place. The extra fabric affords plenty of screen-printable space to endorse your favorite college or car racer, and it’s giving enough to hide that second portion of cheese curds. And it’s practical, too. If you find yourself warm come late May, the garment can be tied about the waist in a second stylish accesory!

The hot fabric of Spring 2008? Denim.

Expect to see plenty of blue jeans at the “in” chickencues,for fashionableWisconsinites know jeans are always in. The pasty thigh and tooshort denim skirt combo should be lighting up the college- and cowboy- bar scene soon, while distinguished gentlemen everywhere can always pair denim shirts and khakis. Jean jackets will be a bit tougher to work with, but always remember: dark denim with the Kenny Chesney shirt, acid washed with the Poison. In a major ebb of fashion tides, popping your collar won’t automatically make you look like a d-bag this spring, but it helps to have confidence and, lacking that, a ponytail. And don’t forget the always hot swimwear selection: jorts!

Expect to see plenty of muted, unchallenging colors on fashionable Wisconsinites this season, as that’s the best

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way to avoid making a scene.

Bold prints and hues only draw attention to yourself, and perish the though of hurting someone’s eyes.You’re wearing clothes and not a LOOK AT ME sign, forgoodnesssakes! When in doubt, pair earth tones or different shades of the same color, and old off-white T-shirts match everything. Whatever you do, don’t wear anything outlandish like red pants or a pink shirt. People will talk.

As for designers, be bold and wear some daring new threads. The up-and-coming Marc Ecko is a name to remember, and the Stussy brand could be making waves for years to come. Old favorites Mossimo, Guess, Esprit and Jordache are always in style. Wear Element or Independent if you want to show off your rebellious side or Tommy Hilfigger and Ralph Lauren if you seek to convey your material wealth.

And when it comes to pants, you can never go wrong with Wranglers!

Without a doubt, the crux of Wisconsin sartorial expression falls to the shirt — the more literal the better. Do you enjoy riding motorcycles?

Convey this fact to everyone with a HarleyDavidson T-shirt emblazoned with your favorite libertine or misogynistic slogan. Your clothing can also convey your vast travel experience if your Hooter’s or Senor Frog’s shirt also includes the city where you (or your parents) purchased it. New for Spring 2008, the Brett Favre jersey is officially “out;” no need to rub it in. Prince Fielder, Rickie Weeks or J.J. Hardy jerseys are cool, but a throwback Robin Yount is really the way to go.

Even better, show off your true baller status by wearing your softball jersey everywhere!

As far as makeup goes, Spring 2008 is all or nothing. Fashionable women are going plainfaced six nights a week, but come Saturday night they make up for lost time with ripestrawberry rouge and domestic-abuse mascara. Haircuts needn’t be anything special as long as you complain to your girlfriends about how much they cost. For businessminded men, a flattop conveys authority in the sales office while copious hair gel screams “party time.” Young bohemians are encouraged to sport a stoic goatee or antiestablishment sideburns, but spring is still too soon for a moustache since it’s unclear if a young mustachioed man is a molester or just plain gay.

We’ve heard of new fashion trends on the east and west coasts involving huge Ugg boots and gaudy sunglasses, but we think that’s a fad Wisconsin is just not ready for.

Daring women could sport short tights under a print skirt or, even more risqué, pants with writing across the derrière. These will make a plenty big stir on their own, so always remember this adage when making any Wisconsin fashion statement this spring: Try not to make such a big deal about it., hey.

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Hippie Christmas

By Emily Faeth

emily.faeth@secondsupper.com It’s that time of year again—glorious springtime—when college kids and regular mortals alike purge themselves of all things no longer useful, wanted or needed. For many, this purging is manifested in the slow removal of the accumulated layers of clothing from the winter; for others, springtime may be a literal time of purging designed to hasten the removal of winter fat storage. Most others, though, undertake that great American ritual known as “spring cleaning:" sifting through stacks and boxes of old clothing, skulls, beer cans, whatever. Soon the telephone poles throughout the city will become rainbows of neon-colored advertisements beckoning us around the corner with promises of mismatched flatware and wornout VHS tapes. Most of us around campus, though, offer our wares to the general public in a far more modest, yet celebratory fashion.Yes, kids, it’s right around the corner: get ready for another Hippie Christmas!

From what I’ve gathered in my research, Hippie Christmas (as our Madison counterparts have apparently dubbed it) is that magical event which marks the date upon which the patron saint of Hippie Christmas was born to a blessed girl of some kind whose emergency contraceptive did not work. It coincides with the ending of a large portion of the rental community’s leases, and the festivities generally last several weeks around the end of the school year (kind of like Hanukkah, that other holiday).

This causes mass chaos to break out, particularly in neighborhoods surrounding campuses.

Wasteful beings by nature, many of us college kids don’t see the necessity in lugging our crappy particle-board desks or dented futon frames along with us to our next apartment.

Why waste the energy when there’s a perfectly good, vacant curb just feet from our front doors?

By the time we round up all of our truly necessary belongings and dump them in our new abode, however, many of us come to the distressing realization that we no longer have any furniture, save for the milk crates we use to store our socks and underwear. Do we call Mom and Dad and beg them to send us more money for new furniture? Hell no (well, some might). It is when we find ourselves in this exact situation that the stars align and the

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RUDY'S, from page 7 gods (elves?) of Hippie Christmas smile upon us: a beam of sunlight gently falls upon our faces and our eyes are drawn to the filthy, cobwebcovered window in our no-utilitiesincluded efficiency.

Over to the window we stride, our hearts leaping with excitement and anticipation, the likes of which we haven’t experienced since the last real Christmas before our parents kicked us out.

And what to our wondering eyes does appear? An ugly plaid love seat, and a full case of beer! Our anguish at having discarded most of our large possessions forgotten, we leap down the stairs to protect the treasures we’ve discovered from anyone else in the same situation, and especially from that most loathed of creatures during this season, Waste Management. It’s kind of like the Grinch, only contracted by the city. Gazing down the street, our astonishment grows as we realize the extent of our good fortune: coffee tables, book cases, entertainment centers galore! So we gather our goods and stack them gently, with care, in hopes that a friend with a truck soon will be there.

When we finally manage to cart all we can into our 106-degree apartments, the full capacity of our optimism becomes apparent. Though only a day or two prior, we discarded a chair because it smelled odd or a shelf because it was cracked, we now come to our senses and begin to appreciate more fully the wise and forgiving nature of the Hippie Christmas elves.

Questionable stains on a couch you found? A sheet and some Febreeze can fix that. Book case missing a shelf? You needed a place to store your four-foot bong, anyway.

Later that night, we begin to apply the finishing touches to the sardine cans we will call home for the next several months. We make sure our poster-putty has securely anchored our Che Guevara poster to the wall; we attempt elegance as we randomly arrange multicolored candles throughout the place. Mostly, though, as we settle down to our traditional Hippie Christmas dinner of Chinese takeout, we gaze around in appreciation at our newfound wealth of junk. We realize we are karmically blessed.

So this season, as you begin to stow your UW sweatshirts in garbage bags and stuff your DVDs into empty Busch Light cases, remember the story of the Hippie Christmas non-virgin and her blessed baby, even if I did just make it up. When you're trying to make up your mind over whether or not to bring that 350-pound recliner with you to your new place, don't forget that the spirits of the season will be smiling down upon you. If you've been good this year, you just might find a TV that actually works waiting for you on Hippie Christmas morning.

GR: Probably better than 60 percent of the people that work at Rudy’s, stay at Rudy’s while they’re in town. The lady that you see working over there has worked for me for 24 years. I’ve got a lady in the kitchen that’s worked for me for 15 years. My manager has been here for 13 years, and most of the people come back year after year just because it’s a fun job, and they get paid fairly well for it.

SS: What’s your favorite item on the menu?

GR: Chili dogs.

SS: Any secrets on how they taste so good?

GR: Can’t tell ya. Out of all the sandwiches and things that we have, we sell chili dogs, root beer floats, root beer, onion rings, hamburgers: That by far is 70 to 80 percent of our menu.The rest of it pretty much falls by the wayside.

SS: The vegetarian offerings and others.

GR: Although the buffalo burger has been very well-received. We’ve sold a lot of those. We introduced that last year, and the walnut burger is great for people that are vegetarian. It’s a great sandwich. Those have been very well-received.

SS: Where do you get your root beer from?

GR: We make it – just like Pepsi makes it. You mix the water and the sugar and the syrup and then run it through our root beer machine.

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SS: So you can only get that right here.

GR: That’s right.

SS: How much do you sell in a year?

GR: I have to think about that for a second. If I sold a batch a day, which is 25 gallons times five is 125. So 125 times let’s say we’re open for seven months. So seven months times 30 is 210 days. Two-hundred times 125, what is it 40,000 gallons? You gotta figure that one out yourself.

SS: We’ll check that when we get home. [Editor’s note: It’s 25,000 gallons] GR: If I sell at least a batch a day, sometimes more, let’s just say 150 gallons of root beer a day or more. We sell a lot of root beer.

SS: That’s a good amount of root beer. What’s your favorite part of working here?

GR: Getting to do interviews with Second Supper [laughs].

SS: I could tell. I could tell.

GR: No, my favorite part is being around younger people. You stay hip. You know what’s going on. You know what the lingo is, how people dress, how things have changed over the years.

It kind of keeps you young.

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What's Spring w/o some Bad Poetry? PSA The Springtime Ails

By Caspian Shadowmort

Ring forth the death-knell crocus ‘Round ellipses, born from equinox My Persephone calls with Stygian breath Her pomegranate seeds lie buried Within the Tartarus of my heart

Reminds you to support the The lost souls wail with despair

retailers, restaurants, taverns and

Speedwalking through the early morn

bands that support us. We are

Within the Styx of Valley View Mall

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Keeping me from my Persephone

conscientious commerce, She climbs, through the sands of Gaia In flight from Hades’ horrid hold Now the cardinals take Icarus wing Red as rose abyss they rise

like a beautiful flower of promise in a field of weeds.

And render the salt and snowplows null

Greening grass pervades the breeze To spite the piercing, anguish’d loss When our Spartans face their doom, Spirited off to Fort Lauderdale Elysium, To sup their fill in body shots and skanks

Lost in the grasp of Morpheus, I wait Dreaming of my beloved’s return At last, I shake the Sandman’s scowl Behold the Easter Bunny’s bounty!

Jellybeans and chocolate eggs abide

My vernal virgin, Persephone I feel you nearing, nearing, Stray from me no longer For my hours fell to part time,

WIN!

I cannot deign to winterize my car

Persephone has come at last Abreast, we watch the Brewers game I lament the loss of Rollie Fingers’ mustache The Springtime ails.

The Springtime ails.

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Amateur Anthropology

T.V. addict convulsions

Field Study Concerning the Springtime Mating Habits of the Genus Collegius [an excerpt]

By Maria Pint

maria.pint@secondsupper.com

9:00 A.M.: I set up base hidden inside some bushes on a nearby college campus, armed only with my trusty set of binoculars and my notepad. It’s in this most majestic of settings that we begin to see the first sign that the mating time of spring has come upon us: exercise.

Thousands of college males and females begin the tedious tradition of running around in concentric circles, based upon the belief that if they complete enough of these laps, their level of attraction will increase to members of the opposite sex. It is still early in the morning, and the number of Collegius running around is quite minimal. Perhaps more will come later.

11:34 A.M.: Finally, we begin to see some of extraordinary male specimens of Collegius. A group of 13 or so individuals are engaged in a sport involving a flying, ovoid object, and blatant fighting over who possesses this sacred object next. Like the majestic elk, these individuals are each fighting for dominance amongst the herd, while at the same time attempting to impress any nearby females within the area.

Ahh, what is that? It appears that a challenge has been presented to the alpha male by one of his herd-members. The two lock horns, grunting and struggling to maintain their ground. After the dust is settled, the former alpha male is knocked to the ground, and the challenger is now claimed the new leader.There is no doubt, in my mind, that he will now have first pick from this herd’s female members. Ahhh, the marvels of nature.

3:47 P.M.: I return back to my home base in the shrubs, eager to recount all that I had just witnessed, when I hear in the distance, the melodic, distinctive mating calls of the genus Collegius:

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“YO,WHAT UP YOU FINE-A** B*******? YOU HOS LOOKIN’ FOR A FREE MUSTACHE RIDE?” And of course, from the distance, comes the remarkable call of the female Collegius: “TONY, SHUT THE F*** UP! *giggles* WE’LL BE THERE AT EIGHT, A*******.” I close my eyes in pure delight; it is very rare when one can take in the fragile and delicate sounds that pass between the males and females of the spectacular genus. Truly, it is like hearing the voice of God himself.

7:00 P.M: Nightfall is upon me, and I turn my gaze towards the warming glow of a group of Collegius standing around a wooden plank filled with cups of fermented barley juice. One of the males at the end of table unbuttons his A&F shirt, and reveals a sporty Hollister T-shirt beneath. This move is crucial in the mating rituals of the genus Collegius, as it not only reveals to the females in the room the now brilliantly exposed breast of these fine male college specimens, but signifies via the logos on his clothing that he is well-off financially and will provide an ample amount of money to live off of comfortably.

As my journeys around the mating grounds of the Collegius draw to a close, I return to my Jeep with my modest equipment.

The faint smell of chloroform fills the air, and as the moon begins to rise in the night sky like the unwilling hand of a female Collegius, I smile to myself as I start the Jeep. Another successful mating season for the Collegius, guaranteed to provide future generations for years to come.

As reported by Sir Norbis Faireweather

It’s been a long time since I’ve been completely addicted to T.V. but I knew that eventually I would return to my old ways.That day has come and let me just say, OMG American Idol!

I almost forgot: AND Dancing with the Stars! It doesn’t even matter that we don’t have cable at our crappy college house because the best channels come with a cheap set of bunny ears.

For real though, it really doesn’t matter that we don’t have cable because it’s the new trend now for networks to put entire episodes online. I know, right?! It pisses me off that our Internet connection is slow (seeing as how we steal it from the neighbors) so it takes a while to load, but hell, it’s not like I have anything better to do!

I must say, in order of preference based on the actual quality of online shows, ABC.com is by far the best in my book. They have this HD player on their Web site that does take a heck of a long time to load with our stolen 'net and all, but it’s totally worth it in the end. On just one little Web site, I can watch Here Come the Newlyweds, Grey’s Anatomy and Brothers and Sisters. Then If I’m feeling in the mood for a little scripted TV passed off as reality, I head on over to MTV.com. I used to have problems with their player but let me tell you, it’s working like a charm now which has allowed me to catch up on all of the episodes of The Hills, Life of Ryan and even True Life.

I watched one episode of True Life not too long ago that made me cry, no joke. It was called “True Life: I’m coming to America.” I should have known from the title that it wasn’t going to be as light-hearted and funny as “True Life: I work in the sex industry,” but I had no idea. It’s all about two people, one from Prague and one from a refugee camp in Thailand. The chick from Prague generally succeeded but poor Timothy from Thailand basically broke my heart. I’m pretty sure I didn’t even spell his name right, it’s got some crazy letters in it if I can remember correctly. It was something like Timothpy, or Timythy or Teimopathy; probably none of those actually.

He was so cute though, all he wanted to do was go to college but of course he never

ÕÕ got the chance; he and his father had to support seven people working at a pickle factory. A pickle factory, I didn’t even know those existed anymore.

Poor Timopathy.

I would have to say though, my favorite show I can only catch online is Beauty and the Geek on the WB.com.

For real, I think it’s officially the best show ever created. Whoever thought of putting really geeky guys in a house with hot chicks for a reality TV show was probably borderline creepy but in the end, a genius. My favorite part about this season thus far though is the fact that the beauties and the geeks initially started of against each other in two big teams and their second challenge was for each team to put on a talent contest. What was amazing was that right in the middle of the geeks routine, one of them yells out “Hey, is that a Velociraptor?!” and one of the geeks starts running around on stage like a freaking dinosaur. That was his talent, being a Velociraptor; I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that’s textbook geek.

Having all of these online shows available to me whenever my little heart desires really is awesome, but there’s something about sitting down on our crappy couch and watching shows live; take for example, American Idol.

Oh man has this season been good, there is no doubt how much talent these kids have and I just love to see Simon all the time; yes I am one of the many girls across America that thinks Simon Cowell is an incredibly good-looking older man. Hate me for it if you want but I’m right and you’re wrong so let’s just build a bridge.

It’s not bad enough that I devote two hours a week of my life to this show, but it really is on my mind quite often. The other day in my computer science class the professor asked if there was any news in the world and I tried to explain who got kicked off American Idol the night before but forgot the girl's name (Ramiele, get a more normal name, bitch). So instead of just moving on, I made him pull up MSN and had the whole class check it out while I explained how much I didn’t like her and didn’t mind that she was gone. They all

think I’m an idiot now, but that’s OK by me; I’d rather have people underestimate me than have to live up to high expectations.

Not to mention that I religiously watch Dancing with the Stars now, too, and that’s a lot I have to vote for each week. Because let’s be honest, I’m not going to just watch these shows and not help kick the losers out; I feel as if it is my civic duty to do so. Now about this whole Presidential Election coming up this year, I couldn’t tell you if I’ll actually make it to the polls; honestly, you can’t even TXT your vote in! Get with the times, U.S. Government.

March 27, 2008

Q & A with Hot Chip percussionist Felix Martin Chip has changed a lot since the first record and that’s because of all of us.

SS: You guys are known for your epic live act.

Do you dig touring in general or would you rather just stay put and rock house parties or whatnot every weekend?

this one's Felix

FM: I think our music we play is better suited for clubs or what have you, but I enjoy playing all kinds. It's exhilarating, and I enjoy playing in front of thousands of people or just anywhere.

I enjoy doing both kinds of things.

SS: Made in the Dark isn’t just dance club fare (though there are definite dandies ) – there’s a lot of sentiment to be heard in the lyrics and pop sensibility in the direction of the songs.

What’s the story?

FM: Um, we’ve always had the pop aethestic and it’s our intention to have the poptential to play on the radio, you know? The music Alexis writes is defined as poppy and easy to whistle.

Its always been that way. It's not like it was intentional, I don’t want to sound like, y’know, we’re doing this just to get on the radio, but it’s the way it is. The next one, I’d imagine would be even more so. Al’s style of guitar has changed a lot, too. He went on tour with LCD Soundsystem and came back playing a lot more rock, and it’s definitely noticable on this record.

It introduced a new dimension.

SS: What do you think is the secret to your guys’ success so far?

FM: Haha, I don’t know?! I find it confusing.

The reasons we are successful seem to be the same reasons other bands don’t get successful. We make music that’s hard to define by genres and that’s a good strength of ours. We tend to get widespread appeal because people find what they like in our sound, but you can’t always point it out. I don’t know, maybe we’ll never become mainstream because its all over the place.

SS: Anything in particular you're looking forward to doing or seeing while Stateside?

By Andrew Colston

andrew.colston@secondsupper.com Few groups have been consistently as, well, hot for the last couple of years as Britain’s Hot Chip. The lads from London’s dance-friendly arrangements have been mixtape favorites from the start, and with the recent release of their third effort Made in the Dark, the group is poised to break more mainstream in the US with a seriously honed pop element. I had a moment, literally (while at work, don’t tell my boss) to catch up with mainframe percussionist/muliti-instrumentalist maestro Felix Martin and catch wind of what a man in a band about to explode across the Atlantic is up to on a random Thursday afternoon.

Second Supper: Hi Felix, how's things? What do you get up to on the cusp of a new tour?

Felix Martin: I'm doing OK, thanks. We’re actually in Dublin right now shooting a video (“One Pure Thought” to be out in May – look for it).

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We just toured UK and Europe…a lot of shows to promote the record. So its been busy.

SS: Made in the Dark is an interesting title for a band’s third record. Why did you call it that?

FM: Well, we toyed around with a few that were jokey or light hearted. And this one just kind of lasted. Its kinda an ambiguous openended phrase, y’know, neither one way or the other. Its song on the album and we all agreed on it at the end.

SS: Talk about the recording process. Two of the tracks (tracks “Out at the pictures” and ”Hold On”) were recorded live and in (no less!) one take for this CD. Do you prefer to do it that way?

FM: They were recorded live in the sense we were all playing at the same time, like a regu-

lar rock band in the studio playing together; which is weird for us because we usually do a more traditional kinda you know, the R&B, dance, electronic studio approach with layering and effects and different things. We’ve played hundreds of live shows in the last few years and thought it was time to capture that on the record.

SS: Is the band a democracy regarding creativity? Are you allowed to bring ideas to the table or is it more of an Alexis and Joe (Taylor and Goddard respectively; co-frontmen) show where they provide you the material to work with and you go from there?

FM: I think its more about Alexis and Joe musically and lyrically. Alexis sings whats he writes and the melodies, etc.: the main features. The production and sound are more about the five of us. I mean the signature sound of The Hot

FM: I’m just looking forward to the whole trip.

It’ll be fun. We haven’t toured the States for this record yet . We all like to play America because people seem to be excited and we always have great audiences. Yeah, it’s always really fun wherever we are.

SS: What are you planning on bringing to listen to on tour? Any favorites?

FM: Umm, personaly the Bob Dylan theme time radio show(on XM radio) because he plays new music – well, I don’t know the music he’s playing. Uh, what else? I don’t know really? I tend to be working on music on the bus, y’know…I'm not sure? Actually we all have different kinds of musical interests, even different than what we play. But yeah, mostly the Bob Dylan music show because he has great music on there.

Hot Chip will perform Friday, April 18 at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Tickets are $14.

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Õ Reviews - a guide to consumption Ambergeddon Ale Asylum Madison, Wisconsin Ambergeddon is one of those only-in-America microbrew success stories. In the traditional style, there’s nothing too exemplary about an amber ale. It’s usually a boring beer better received for its color than its flavor, but Ale Asylum presents something completely fresh here. I remember thinking that same thing three years ago, when I sipped pint after pint of the stuff in Madison’s Angelic Brew Pub. Back then, you could only find this beer at the Angelic, where you would sip within sight of the casks that brewed your beer. After a few years of packed houses, the brewer set up shop in a larger factory, rebranded all his beers and began shipping bottles around Wisconsin.Why he switched from angels in the name to skulls and pistols on the labels is beyond me, but I’m just happy more people can try this beer.

Ambergeddon pours a beautiful red hue, so rich you can hardly see through it, with a thin head that dissipates a little too quickly. For Ratings: hopheads, the aroma is like a siren song. Piney hops charge the senses while some nicely caramelized malts hold down the low end. Likewise, 8 of 10 the hops hit the palette first, with apple skin-like flavors settling on the middle of the tongue before it washes evenly down the throat 8 of 10 without a taste of alcohol. It’s quenching like a grapefruit, and the fla6 of 10 vor lingers pleasantly, although it could be puckeringly bitter for those with sensitive tongues. Like a lot of the of the Ale Asylum offerings, 4 of 10 Ambergeddon displays distinctly West Coast sensibilities, much more than other beers in this state. It’s probably too strong for some, but 8 of 10 it’s a heck of a lot more interesting than the fare that typically passes for an amber ale. This is a risky batch, an assertive ale and an imporTotal: tant addition to Wisconsin’s beer culture.

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That said, this is the first coffee I've encountered that actually cleared my sinus cavities. This Dutch Chocolate Mint uses high-quality Colombian beans and has the aroma of a metholated-chocolate covered coffee bean. The aroma is actually pretty complex for this flavored brew and lightly soaring over the chocolate base, hints of tea tree are noticable.

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March 27, 2008

Film Reviews 21 Director: Robert Luketic Cast: Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey Writer: Peter Steinfeld and Allan Loeb, based on the book "Bringing Down the House" by Ben Mezrich

By Nicholas Cabreza

nicholas.cabreza@secondsupper.com Cookie cutters should only be used for making cookies, not for making movie plots.

But alas, some Hollywood screenwriters feel that it's acceptable to do the bare minimum to earn a paycheck. As I was sitting there watching 21, I got this weird feeling that I was watching a movie aimed at teenagers. Why would I feel this way? Because 21, unfortunately for me and the other adults in the theater, looks like it was made by teenagers.

21 takes a route so safe and predictable that anyone who has ever seen a movie will be able to call out what's going to happen next.The screenwriters obviously used a fill-in-the-blank plot generator they acquired from a Screenwriting for Dummies book. The main character, MIT student Ben (Jim Sturgess), is down on his luck because he can't afford med school and

Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001) Director: Lee Demarbre Starring: Phil Caracas, Murielle Varhelyi, Jeff Moffet, Ian Driscoll Written by: Ian Driscoll Many times, the title of a movie may be misleading (see: Troll 2). However, there are those rare movie titles which hit you straight in the nuts. So it is with Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter. You get Jesus Christ, you get vampires, and you get Jesus Christ, hunting vampires.

End of review, no? But lo! This flick is so much meatier, and more fantastic! You see, Christ, after eons of debate regarding his ethnicity, is revealed to be – CANADIAN! And to stop the vampire menace which is plaguing Canada’s lesbians, he teams up with MOTHERFUCKING SANTO! The most legendary Mexican

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is madly in love with the campus' super-hottie (Kate Bosworth), who doesn't even know that he exists. He falls in with a group of genius students who, led by Kevin Spacey, use a system of card counting to win at blackjack every weekend in Vegas. But Ben gets greedy, and in a flash he loses it all: money, friends, the girl, and the support of his teacher. It's up to him to swallow his pride and round up the crew for one last big redeeming score, but not without an old school Vegas security guard (Laurence Fishburne) gunning for Ben and his gang.

Can anyone watch a montage and not think of Team America: World Police (see it if you don't know why)? I found myself giggling a lot during 21 because, holy balls, 21 has a lot of montages. They all have loud, fast-paced editing and feature thumping top-40 hits and embarrassingly cheesy voice-over narration that matches the stylistic zest of phrases like, "It all happened so fast, it was insane," or "We were on top of the world, and nothing was going to stop us." But 21, in its vicious quest towards mediocrity, doesn't stop there; there's even a half-assed, completely uncalled for, poorly-executed "surprise" ending; or maybe it's more of a plot twist. Whatever it is, it's cheap and uncalled for. Screenwriters Peter Steinfeld and Allan Loeb may not have thought anyone would notice their embarrassing lack of effort, but I have, and I'm calling them out.

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luchador of all time! Can you resist such auspicious temptation? Can you? So yeah, Canada’s lesbians are turning into the living dead, an event which serves little purpose as a plot device, except to set up a blatant ripoff of a Kids in the Hall joke. “God bless lesbians,” the little statue of the Virgin Mary tells her son, later on, “they get so much done in a day!”

In the wake of this fangy epidemic, the Church taps the Lord, who apparently hangs out at a beach all day, drinking a bottle of neverending lemonade. The vampire ladies show up, prompting Christ to unleash a kung-fu beatdown, but not before pounding his chest and growling, “Body of Christ?” Hells yeah. The Lord goes on to get a haircut and pierced ears, all of which makes him look like a divine Scott Bakula. As he strolls through a park, (where you can see people playing Frisbee in the background), he gets jumped by The Atheists, 50 motley hosers who, in a fitting tribute to the grand artistry of Coolio, all jump out of the same car. Christ wins, and struts away to a Daft Punk song. Goddamn!

All of this leads up to a confrontation with the villainous Johnny Golgotha and the mad Doctor Pretorious – at the same time.

Because, you know, Jesus is everwhere! Along the way, God – as a bowl of cherries – dispenses fatherly advice, the Lord performs a Star Wars scat at a jazz club, and Santo falls in love with a lesbian, which results in the most triumphant high-five in cinematic history. I’m going to say this once, and simply. THERE HAS NEVER, EVER, BEEN A BETTER MOVIE MADE ABOUT JESUS CHRIST.

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Album Reviews Panic at the Disco – Pretty. Odd.

These sophomore reinvention albums are troubling.

When bands like Green Day come out with things like American Idiot after a well-established career, the cries of “Sellout!” don’t have much weight. On the other hand, artists like Madonna are such flaming socialites that such cries are almost cheers of encouragement. But when a band (see: The Killers, Bloc Party, The Bravery, etc.) only has two albums to its name, and each is drastically different from the other, it’s hard to determine which, if any, is their true sound, and which, if any, is the shameless posture.

Panic at the Disco’s first album, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, sucked balls. Namely, Fall Out Boy’s neatly trimmed, mascara-caked boy balls. Then they gave almost all of their tracks Fiona Apple length song titles, an act which ensured them to be canonized as MTV’s new twit saints.The band was destined for teenage megalomania and adult obscurity, practically the definition of it.

So where does Panic at the Disco get off, following up with an album this good? While there does lurk the remnants of their snot pop debut at times, there also has crept in a surprising show of competency and promise that the first album sorely lacked. A lot of it strongly recalls images of the later Beatles, all bouncy piano, organs, harpsichords and carnie music, done in a way that replaces ball-sucking with a polite nod. They also tend to keep their song titles short and unpretentious, which is a major bonus. Not everything is gold, but there are towering, pretty songs on this album that really make the whole thing worth listening through, if for no other sake than curiosity. It could be a trap, of course. — Brett Emerson

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The Klaxons – Myths of the Near Future The greatest sin found on this album is its extensive use of factory programmed keyboard noises. When a song kicks in with synthed-up cries of “DJ!” and lady screams of “Uh!” again and again, it’s a good sign to get your track skipping finger ready.

(So you can avoid it, the track in question is named “Atlantis to Interzone.) The Klaxons ply a trade of electronic Britpop, strongly influenced by The Faint, which really does nothing to shake the mold. There are good songs on here – the bassline shadowbox of “Forgotten Works” being my favorite – and they do justify the band’s existence beyond a stunted placeholder. That said, Myths isn’t something that one consciously hunts down, and that isn’t surprising. If you’re into indie dance rock – or more likely, if you’re an Anglophile – there are things on this disc that can be picked out and enjoyed. But there’s nothing spectacular to attract anyone else. — Brett Emerson

Destroyer – Trouble in Dreams I wish Dan Bejar would just shut the fuck up. The music on this album is fantastic, a sweeping range of singer-songwriter rock. Yet the vocals are crap, all around. The lyrics are inane to begin with; you can pick almost any one out and be struck dumb

by Bejar’s twat act. Here’s one! “Blue flower, blue flame/A woman by another name is not a woman/I’ll tell you what I mean by that/ Maybe not in seconds flat, maybe not today." Does anybody else feel like punching the members of Pavement in the nuts right now? The namby-pamby delivery makes an already bad thing ten times worse. If Destroyer had a more competent lyricist and singer, and Bejar stuck to the musical end of business, the act would be tremendous. Instead it’s a frustrating lesson on what singersongwriters ought not to do – or more precisely, ought not to sing. Eminently ignorable. — Brett Emerson

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March 27, 2008

I'm Jonesin' for a crossword

Crystal Skulls' Artist's Statement

“Fade to Black”--where the L did it go?

By Erich Boldt

By Matt Jones Across 1 Equipment holder on the slopes 7 Clip ___ 10 Fixture in a whiskey distillery 13 “Gas, Food Lodging” director Allison 14 Reed with records 15 Suffix for McCarthy 16 What the “Make Your Own Skyscraper” kit comes in?

18 Michael Emerson, on “Lost” 19 ___ Park, Colorado 20 Band with the 2008 album “Accelerate” 21 The Phantom of the Opera’s first name 22 Different roles, so to speak 23 Practice pugilism 25 Full of fluff 26 Part of A/S/L 27 Won all the games 28 Bumppo of Cooper’s “Leatherstocking Tales” 29 Three words describing the horrible “Dancing Santa” act in the talent show?

32 Solo played by Ford 33 Fish in the Japanese dish “unaju” 34 Line on an invitation to a domestic beer tasting?

42 Vocally disapprove of 43 On an incline 44 ___-man 45 Judaean king 46 Suckers

47 Doctor-to-be’s exam 48 Idyllic place 49 Kilmer who voices K.I.T.T. in the new “Knight Rider” TV movie 50 Yammer on 51 Toys ___ 52 Pass through like Mr. Freeze?

55 Altar-ed statement?

56 Super Bowl XLII MVP Manning 57 Pick 58 Suffix for velvet 59 Fifth qtrs., so to speak 60 Odorous smoke Down 1 Standard topping 2 Made a scarf, maybe 3 Revs in neutral 4 Bunk components

Answers to Issue 110's "Pretty Cheesey"

Second Supper vol. 8, issue 109

5 Vince’s agent, on “Entourage” 6 Channel that shows “Tic Tac Dough” reruns, for short 7 Canada’s first province, alphabetically 8 Clue option 9 Prom rental 10 Wavy tonal quality overdone by a lot of “American Idol” hopefuls 11 Eroded from the outside 12 Typist’s setup usually performed with the right hand 16 Joy on “The View” 17 One of Kool-Aid’s original seven flavors 21 Encourage (someone’s) self-destructive behavior 23 Pearls Before ___ (Stephan Pastis comic strip) 24 Stroke lovingly 25 Owing 27 Like some hard drives 30 “Serenity” director Joss 31 Carter and Newman 34 Lebowski, to Lebowski 35 Adds to the crew 36 Pastes served with sushi 37 Little ___ (section of Baltimore) 38 Piercing place 39 Alcohol brand with a fruit bat on the label 40 Cornered

41 Prevent 42 Tony Blair’s wife 47 Their only #1 hit was “To Be With You” 49 Battery unit 50 Flamenco guitarist ___ de LucÌa 52 Tracker maker, once 53 Passports and such 54 Badminton divider ©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 #0352.

The legend of the thirteen crystal skulls in an ancient Mayan prophecy that foresees a time of great crisis and death for the human race. The crystal skulls were created by ancient ancestors as tools for storing sacred wisdom. Over the ages, the skulls were scattered and lost throughout the ancient world.

The prophecy foretells us that thirteen crystal skulls will be united at a time of great crisis to reveal forgotten ancestral wisdom that will help heal our race, and all life on earth.

I used the crystal skull ledged as a theme for a series of thirteen mazes because I thought that working with a set concept would help ease making the transition from abstract linear drawings to maze systems. (I had just completed a series of drawings right before landing this maze gig.) It would also give me a reason to incorporate one my favorite stories of the Popul Vue into a body of work.

I wanted to begin the series with traditional, two-dimensional mazes with uniform line quality. I wanted to gradually incorporate new elements into the mazes such as hidden messages and ancient pictographs. I also wanted to transition from two-dimensional mazes to three-dimensional drawings with multiple line variations. My intentions are to create mazes that contain symbols and systems that emphasize the unification of a numerological space. I try to create a sacred space through drawing. These mazes are charged with layers of meanings intended to be yet another

system of maze for the viewer to decipher.

Not to be cryptic, but the symbols and messages in these mazes are provided for the individual to assess their own meanings, not for me to provide a literal translation. In other words, instead of me spoon-feeding you all one set literal definition, I am simply presenting the information for you to eat yourself. Bon appitite!

The thirteenth crystal skull is unique among the series because it is my genuine attempt to tell the story of creation using my understanding of Mayan pictographic writing.

Every line within the space of the skull contains meanings designed to harmonize and define a reason for its own existence.

This skull is trying to tell the creation of maize through the journey of the warrior twins into death. They challenge the thirteen gods of death to a great ball game and defeat them. After the warrior twins are victorious, a maze plant sprouts out of the buried decapitated head of their father beneath the center of the ball court (in another story the father of the warrior twins challenges the death gods to a ball game and looses). So the death gods decapitate him and bury his head under the ball court.

The maize plant is equatable to the tree of life in Judeo-Christian mythology. The Principle Bird God Deity perches atop the great maize plant symbolizing the rebirth of the sun people. The skull itself is attempting to align itself with the universe to create harmony.

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Nothing’s Sacred (2005) Lewis Black I tend to find comedian’s books uncomfortable. George Carlin is one of my favorite comedians, yet I found his three books – especially the last, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? – to be rehashes of his regular work. No doubt, they were funny as hell, miles away from Dane Cook’s abysmal Saturday Night Live monologue, where Dude rambled off his act for a 15-minute span better spent humping fire ants. Still, I had already heard most of George’s material before. For a comedian to write a book, I believe that something extra needs to come into the mix.

Lately, I’ve been on a Lewis Black kick, so when I came across Nothing's Sacred, I faced a dilemma. Do I pick it up and once again brave the gun barrel of The Comedian’s Book? Had it cost more than ten bucks, I may have reconsidered.

But it wasn’t, so here we are.

There are rehashes here, but thankfully, they don’t interfere. Once the introductions are through, it’s surprising to see just how much of his life Black brings to bear. In what completely blew my expectations, this is far more of a biography than a jokebook. Black discusses his family, his dog, college life, the '60s, civil service jobs, writing plays and public performance in a manner that is more Steve Martin than George Carlin.The smoking, drinking, chronic pottymouth act isn’t the gimmick at play – though it’s made pretty clear where that dirty bastard comes from. Though there are lapses into his routine, they are exceedingly rare. Really, the only truly offensive moment in the story (unless you’re a big fan of the government) is when Black recounts the old rumor of Lyndon Johnson making love to the throat wound of post-mortem JFK – and he didn’t even make that one up.

This was a far better read than I planned for. Black’s astute eye and genuine opinions have always been obvious to anyone who looked beyond his Daily Show rants. Still, a book this insightful – especially given its cover and title – offers an unforeseen testament to the talents of its author.

Granted, this is more of a book for people interested in comedians, and not for people looking for the immediate payoffs of comedy. It’s still one of the best books written by a comedian, ever.

— Brett Emerson

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Bibliophile

Chances are, Spring is not the only thing that has sprung!

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

A Gentleman does not adjust his crotch in public.

If a gentleman must chew tobacco, he chews it outdoors.

He does not keep a drool cup on his desk..

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

It is my contention that the girl who pets does so because she doesn't know any better. As a child, everyone told her not to hitch on cars, but no one ever told her that "Spin the Bottle" and "Post Office," while they may be parlor tricks, are also listed under Things That You Shouldn't do.

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

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March 27, 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: Sat, April 12 Mount Mercy @ La Crosse 2 p.m.

Men’s Baseball:

Sports UW-L

Women’s Softball: Sat. April 12 UW-Whitewater @ home 2 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: Fri. April 11 UW-Eau Claire @ Oshkosh 3:30 p.m.

Men’s Baseball: Sat. April 5 UW-Platteville @ home Noon WINONA STATE

Women’s Softball: Tues. April 8 Concordia St. Paul @ home 2 p.m.

Fri, April 11 Finlandia University @ La Crosse 2 p.m.

Sat, April 12 Iowa Wesleyan @ La Crosse 1 p.m.

performances LA CROSSE COMMUNITY THEATRE: What: The Sound of Music.

Music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics

by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse Date: April 25-27, May 1-4, and 8-10 at 7:30 p.m. May 11 at 1:00 p.m.

What: The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood A frantically funny, Monty Pythonesque retelling of the classic.

Date: June 13-15 and 20-21at 7:30 p.m. June 14, 15, 21, and 22 at 1:00 p.m.

(Auditions are on May 5 and 6.)

Art Exhibits ABSTRACT PRINTS AND VARIOUS WORKS

ongoing

Sat. April 12 UW-Oshkosh @ home Noon

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.

LUTHER COLLEGE

“WHO IS A CITIZEN? WHAT IS CITIZENSHIP?”

Men’s Baseball:

Men’s Baseball:

Theaters

Sports, cont.

Wed, April 16 Simpson @ home 3 p.m.

Women’s Softball: Sat, April 11 UW-Eau Claire @ home 4 p.m.

Art Exhibits, cont.

Earth Week Events

SENSORY OVERLOAD: LIGHT, MOTION, SOUND, AND THE OPTICAL IN ART SINCE 1945

SUNDAY, APRIL 20 Film Festival Suzuki Speaks: It’s Not Empty La Crosse Public Library Auditorium 3 p.m.

Renowned scientist and visionary Dr. David Suzuki delivers the most important message of his career: what it means to be fully human in our interconnected universe.

ongoing 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.

PAINTING, POTTERY, PHOTOS, JEWELRY

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

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

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

“A WEAVER’S JOURNEY”

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.

LA CROSSE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ART SHOW

May 4 through May 31 Pump House (La Crosse) Kader Room & Front Gallery La Crosse students will display their art, showcasing a variety of media.

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.

WRAP (WISCONSIN REGIONAL ARTISTS PROGRAM) EVENT

June 6 through June 30 Pump House, Kader Room Variety of Media. Workshop is June 30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

MONDAY, APRIL 21 Dumpster Dive Clocktower, UW-L campus 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Check out the mystery in the deep, dark dumpsters on campus!

Sami Rasuli, speaker Main Hall Auditorium, UW-L campus 7 p.m.

Sami Rasuli, a member of the Muslim Peacemaker Team, will be speaking on the enivornmental and humanitarian results of the war in Iraq.

TUESDAY, APRIL 22 Talloires Declaration Signing Ceremony Clocktower, UW-L campus 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Chancellor Joe Gow will be signing the Talloires Declaration so that UW-L will become a more environmentally literate and sustainable university.

Student Ceramics Sale Port O’ Call, Cartwright Center 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. (also Wed. April 23) Hixon Trails and Marsh Clean Up Meet at Clocktower at 3:30 p.m. or Myrick Gun Shelter at 4 p.m.

Sustainability Panel Discussion Ward Room, Cartwright Center 6:30 p.m.

Speakers include Roald Gunderson, Kelly Cain, and Mike Pieper, three experts on environmental issues.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 Bike Maintenance Clocktower, UW-L campus 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Film Festival The Story of Stuff and The True Cost of Food La Crosse Public Library Auditorium Noon Terry Gips, Speaker Ward Room, Cartwright Center 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Ecologist and Natural Step Framework instructor, will speak.

Trying to get the word out about your event?

Place a free listing in Happenings and make it easy on yourself.

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Earth Week Events, cont.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 24 Terra Cotta Pot painting/selling Clocktower, UW-L campus 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Movie showing/Drum circle Center for the Arts field, UW-L campus (rain site: Cowley Hall, Room 140) 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Watch a night showing of Planet Earth.

Neighborhood Clean Up Meet at Clock tower at 3:30 With the snow melting comes an enourmous amount of trash in our neighborhoods. Don’t be a punk and come clean up the junk.

Film Festival Affluenza La Crosse Public Library Auditorium 7 p.m.

Explore the high social and environmental costs of materialism and over consumption.

FRIDAY, APRIL 25 Film Festival Design E² La Crosse Public Library Auditorium Noon Learn about efforts to design and build eco-friendly structures through sustainable architecture Franciscan Sisters ‘Cosmic Walk’ presentation Port O’Call, Cartwright Center 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Sister Lucy will help to provide a perspective of where humans fit into the bigger picture and how our personal choices can impact all things.

Open Mic, hosted by Cait Shannahan Bluffland Bloom and Brew 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26 5K Run/Walk Start at Myrick Park end at Cameron Park Questions? Contact Jen Phelps: 920-257-9340 8:30 a.m., number pick-up at Myrick Park 9:30 a.m., race begins Earth Week Celebration Cameron Park (rain site: Three Rivers Waldorf School) 11 a.m.

Informational booths, slack lines, jugglers, kids' activites, and bands including: The Browsers, Derek Pritzel, Figureheads, Down Lo, and Moonshine Conspiracy SUNDAY, APRIL 27 Film Festival This Ancient Love and Renewal La Crosse Public Library Auditorium 3 p.m.

This Ancient Love brings together glorious visuals from Cape Cod with two songs by women whose voices join the images in breathtaking conversations between land and music. Renewal traces the rise in environmental activism among religious communities throughout America.

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March 27, 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.

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.

Chuck’s

1101 La Crosse st.

Fiesta Mexicana 5200 Mormon Coulee

Fox Hollow

N3287 County OA

Cosmic Bowl & Karaoke starts at 9 p.m.

Cosmic Bowl starts at 9 p.m.

6 - CL $2.50 Sparks

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

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)

closed

HAPPY HOUR 3 PM - 8 PM

Thirsty Tuesday

3-7 happy hour

$2 Silos

$6.00 AUCD

$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 $1 domestic 12 oz $2 Stoli mixers

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

$3.00 Domestic Pitchers, $2.00 Shots of Cuervo, Rumpleminz, Goldschlager

Mexican Monday $2.00 Corona, Corona Light, Cuervo

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

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

All day, everyday: $1.00 Shots of Doctor, $2.00 Cherry Bombs, $1.75 Silos of Busch Light/Coors $.50 domestic taps, $1 microbrews, $3 domestic pitchers, $6 microbrew pitchers

$3.00 Patron Shots

$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

$2.00 Cruzan Rum Mixers, $2.50 Jameson Shots, $3.00 Mixers

$2.00 Captain Mixers

Wristband Night

$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

1908 Campbell rd.

$1.25 BURGERS

Bucket of Domestic Cans 5 for $9.00

25 Cent Wings

bottles

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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 $1.75 domestic

Karaoke

HAPPY HOUR EVERYDAY 3 - 6

HAPPY HOUR 6 AM - 9 AM

$5.99 gyro fries & soda

$2.00 Malibu, $2.50 Jaeger, $3.00 Jaeger Bombs

$2 Bacardi flavor mixers $2 jumbo Captain mixers

$4 full pint Irish Car Bomb

Gracie’s

717 Rose st.

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 ]

$1.75 domestic bottles

$1.75 domestic bottles

HAPPY HOUR 5 - 7 24

COMMUNITY SERVICE [ Area LA CROSSE The Joint 324 Jay st.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday Wednesday

HAPPY HOUR EVERYDAY 4 - 8, $2 domestic beer and rail drinks ALL DAY, EVERYDAY $1 shots of Dr.

$2 SVEDKA mixers & Miller Lite bottles

223 Pearl st.

123 3rd st.

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

Loons

hamburger $1.25 cheeseburger $150

1128 La Crosse st.

Nutbush

3264 George st.

Ringside 223 Pearl st.

Schmidty’s 3119 State rd.

Shooter’s 120 S 3rd st.

closed

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

Thursday

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

$1 taps $1 rails bacon cheeseburger, fries, mug of beer: $4.50 drummies, fries, mug of beer: $5

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

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

Wristband Night

$5.00 for 25 wings

AUCE fish fry DJ 9 - CL

HAPPY HOUR 3 - 6

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

BUCK WED burger, hot dog or brat

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 Busch Light

$1 cans Old Style

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.

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$2.25 Pearl st. pints $1.50 PBR bottles

Tuesday Wednesday

$1 cans Miller High Life Light $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

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

$1 cans PBR $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

Thursday

Friday

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

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

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

137 S 4th st.

Saturday

$5 double vodka energy drink $2 shots of Goldschlager

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

Tailgators 1019 S 10th st.

Friday

$2 Love Stories $5 Wu Tang Teas $1 shots of the DOC!

Legend’s The Library

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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

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La Crosse

Just A Roadie Away...

Thursday, April 10

Players Live DJ

10:00

Dan’s Place Live DJ

Nutbush Live DJ

10:00

9:00

The Recovery Room Live DJ

Nutbush Live DJ

10:00

Popcorn Tavern Somethin' Jazz

Popcorn Tavern New Grass Revue

10:00

Monday, April 14

9:00

Friday, April 11 Bluffland Bloom & Brew "Freestyle Friday" featuring an open mic, US w/Efftup, Wide Eyes, Hives Inquiry Squad w/full band More Than Lights All ages, 5:00 The Warehouse Awesome Car Funmaker, Wally Dogger, Duct Tape Heroes, Behind Every Disaster 6:00 All Star Lanes Karaoke My Second Home Karaoke Player’s Live DJ Nutbush Live DJ Popcorn Tavern The Bourbon Brothers

Sunday, April 13

George St. Pub Adam Palm’s Open Jam

9:00

Popcorn Tavern Dave Orr

Minneapolis population

10:00

9:00 10:00

387,970

First Avenue

Fri, 4/11

Caribou

Triple Rock Social Club

Sat, 4/12

Hot Chip

First Avenue

Fri, 4/18

Reverend Horton Heat, Nashville Pussy

First Avenue

Sun, 4/20

Madison

223,389

Tuesday, April 15

Sol Spectre

Mr. Roberts

Fri, 4/11

The Warehouse Here I Come Falling, Oceana, Confide, Take The Crown

Baghdad SCUBA Review Nama Rupa

Electric Earth

Fri, 4/18

Blue Man Group

Kohl Center

Wed, 4/23

Tegan & Sara

Barrymore Theatre

Tues, 5/6

The Avett Brothers

High Noon Saloon

Fri, 5/9

Public Property

The Waterfront Bar & Grill

Sat, 4/12

Stone Soup

Stout Ale House

Sat, 4/19

Pert’ Near Sandstone

The Waterfront Bar & Grill

Sun, 4/20

Great American Taxi

The Waterfront Bar & Grill

Tues, 4/22

Polydypsia

The Waterfront Bar & Grill

Thurs, 5/1

Bitch

Stonefly Brewery

Fri, 4/11

The Illness Project

The Bremen Cafe

Sat, 4/12

7:00

Nutbush Live DJ

10:00

Popcorn Tavern Paulie

10:00

Wednesday, April 16

10:00

Loon’s Comedy Night

8:30

10:00

Library Karaoke

9:00

10:00

Coconut’s Live DJ

10:00

Longhorn Karaoke

10:00

Menomonie population

Player’s Karaoke Popcorn Tavern Dave’s Open Jam

The Joint All Star Lanes Karaoke Second Supper vol. 8, issue9:00 109 Wu-Tang Wednesday

10:00 10:00 10:00

14,937

Milwaukee population

Bluffland Bloom & Brew Kari Marie, Michelle Lynn, Chinese Fingertrap, Derek Ramnarace w/ Soapbox, Ill Legit w/Drunken Monkee, Steez All ages, 5:00

The Black Keys

population

9:00

Saturday, April 12

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602,782

Sara Bareilles, Raining Jane, Rachel Yamagata Pabst Theater

Mon, 4/19

Etta James

Wed, 4/20

Northern Lights Theater

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