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Six-word stories 1. Contractions Equal Wishing for More Wishes 2. Urban Legend Lends Town False Meaning 3. Skeletor Defeats The Crypt keeper, Two-Nothing 4. [Insert Name] Can Kiss My Ass 5. Francois, Fetch Me My pantaloons! 6. Zero Was Dropped, Got with Hero 7. Ernest Hemingway Is A Damn Liar
Best foods for your health 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Sweet potato Grape tomatoes Skim or 1% milk Broccoli Wild salmon Crispbreads Brown rice
Ethnic restaurants that need to come to La Crosse 1. Thai 2. Indian 3. Vietnamese 4. Turkish 5. Persian 6. African 7. Cuban
Wisconsin cuisine 1. Cheese curds 2. Chickenque 3. Bars 4. Bratwurst 5. Relish tray 6. Fish fry 7. Lefse Worst Mother's Day Gifts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Used Vacuum Apron Gift Cards of any kind Subscription to this mag Gift certificate to liposuction surgery 6. The fruit cake she gave you last Christmas, only wrapped differently 7. Candles
John Candy films 1. Space Balls 2. Stripes 3. Planes, Trains and Automobiles 4. Canadian Bacon 5. Great Outdoors 6. 1941 7. Cool Runnings
Letters to the Editor The D.A.R.E Issue I wanted to thank you for the April 17th – Drugs issue of the Second Supper. It was refreshing to read some objective and straightforward perspectives on drugs from a media source. Drug use, abuse, policy, regulations, etc…are all incredibly complex subjects that often get reduced down to a “we need to protect our children” sound bite. I hear that!! I want to protect our children, too, who doesn’t? Yet these sound bites take away from reality, and any level-headed critique of how we as a nation navigate the complexities of drugs in America. In my opinion, the scheduling of cannabis (marijuana) as a schedule 1 drug is misguided and simply inaccurate. According to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), marijuana is a schedule 1 drug. By this scheduling category our federal government has determined that marijuana has no currently accepted medical use in the United States. Schedule 2 drugs
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currently have an accepted medical use in the United States, or a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions. Many people across our country, from every demographic and political persuasion, would argue with the “no currently accepted medical use” criteria. A 2002, CNN/Time poll conducted by Harris Interactive, found that 80 percent of respondents agreed that adults should be allowed to legally use marijuana for medical purposes if prescribed by their doctor. Currently there are states with pro-medical marijuana laws, but in these cases the federal laws override state laws if action is ever taken against medical marijuana users. If cannabis was simply re-scheduled to schedule 2 it would alleviate a variety of problems for medical providers, families, and patients in need of medicine that works for them. Cocaine (from the coca plant) and morphine (derived from the opium poppy plant) are both schedule 2 drugs. Yes, cocaine. It’s sometimes used medically as an anesthetic.
Social Networking Second Supper’s back on the social networking bandwagon this week, with an all-new 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 us a line...
NAME & AGE: Rachel Albrechtson, 29 CURRENT JOB: Bartender at Bodega, substitute art teacher DREAM JOB: Full-time art teacher in an elementary school COVETED SUPERPOWER: Ability to control people's minds DREAM VACATION: Somewhere tropical like Hawaii FAVORITE LOCAL RESTAURANT: Digger's. Best garlic bread in the world. FAVORITE BAR IN TOWN: Bodega 3 MOVIES YOU’D TAKE ON A DESERT ISLAND: Juno, The Shining, Dirty Dancing TELL US A JOKE: I've probably heard a hundred, but I always forget them #1 PET PEEVE: Fake people I’ve never had a condition that constituted using medical marijuana…therefore how can I, if I have a sense of empathy, look at an AIDS patient that uses marijuana to stay alive and say to them, “you just want to smoke pot legally… this is just a back-door way to legalize marijuana.” That would be absurd, egocentric, and it would minimize the ACTUAL experience of another human-being. If I haven’t walked in their shoes, how do I know what’s good for another person? If a patient has tried 15 different prescription drugs with no success, yet finds relief with medical marijuana, why try to stop this? Where is our humanity, and where is our ability to believe what an ill person tells us about their experience? Again, Second Supper, I appreciate you breaching the topic of drugs in a straightforward way. We need more open dialogue if we’re ever going to pro-actively deal with the variety of issues surrounding both illegal and legal drugs. We need more honest conversations about drugs that don’t include knee-jerk
CITY OR COUNTRY? City 3 BOOKS YOU’D TAKE TO PRISON: Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. anything by Flannery O'Connor 3 CDs YOU’D TAKE ON A ROAD TRIP: Uncle Tupelo - No Depression Jane's Addiction - Nothing Shocking Guided by Voices - Bee Thousand IF YOU COULD PLAY ANY INSTRUMENT PERFECTLY, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Guitar WHAT’S IN YOUR POCKETS? A receipt for my coffee, pocket lint HOW DO YOU KNOW ANDY? His family is really good friends with my friend's family...I've known him forever reactions, and an incarceration-based policy. Let’s hope we can continue this conversation reasonably and move toward the reduction of harm, and accurate education about all drugs for adults and children alike. Thanks for listening! - Matt Vogel
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When Pigs Fly
WHAT: WIENERFEST!
Snake Eater Visits La Crosse
WHERE: Oktoberfest grounds, La Crosse WHEN: Saturday, May 10 2 p.m. - midnight Ahhh, summer is in the air! And what better way to kick summer off than with a wiener or two in your mouth? Come on down to the southside Oktoberfest grounds this Saturday for Wienerfest! Tickets are $10 at the door, and there will live music all day, featuring Pat McCurdy, Oil Can Harry and Brat Pack Radio 9. Each ticket comes with one free wiener! Join us in kicking off the summer right, with a hot dog in each hand under the summer sun! For more information, send emails to info@ wienerfestlacrosse.com!
Monday, September 17, 1900 La Crosse Daily Press There is a woman at a hotel on Pearl Street who eats snakes. She is closely guarded in a room on the third floor, where she wiles away the weary hours devouring the heads of rattlesnakes. Her name is Bosco and in many ways she resembles a snake. Her owner is a Klondiker who went broke and says that she is the best claim he ever struck. Bosco is awful to look at. Two repulsive tusks (eyeteeth) protrude from her mouth, and when she buries those weapons in the neck of her victim, it’s not long before the head of the snake drops down her throat while its body coils up on the ground to become lifeless when the sun goes down. Bosco is unable to walk. She is carried about in an invalid’s chair that has a canvas spread over it to hide her from the morbid curiosity of the public. She is perfectly harmless unless her teeth come in contact with some fleshy substance. She then becomes the snake eater and devourer of anything that contains blood. Yesterday she was brought to La Crosse and her owner tried to get a license of exhibit from the city for his “find.” The ordinance providing for exhibitions of this nature requires a license fee of $125, which made the manager decide he would not spend any time in the city. “Bosco eats snakes,” he said, “and crowds would have given two bits to see her devour them, but I can’t afford to pay $125 for the privilege of exhibiting her for a day and a night.” “Bosco has a history,” her manager continued. “She is an Abyssinian and when born she was deformed and according to Abyssinian religious beliefs, all deformed babies must be given to the snakes. She met that fate, but the bite of the reptile did not prove fatal and she at once became a curiosity. She lived with those horrible creatures and finally began to eat them,” he said. “Her system is immune with poison and the only effect a snake bite has upon her is that it causes a sleepy sensation to come over her. Her skin is copper color and she is worth her weight in gold,” he added. The clerks and chambermaids at her Pearl Street hotel perform their daily duties with trepidation. The female employees refuse to frequent the third floor where her room is and would rather starve than get within two floors of the snake-like woman. 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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The Best Eats in Town! 1st Annual
Supper Awards
gry? Order the classic Maid Rite sandwich for $2.45, with a cup of coffee for a whopping 95 cents. There's still a place where coffee costs under a dollar?! I'm there. Honorable mention: Chicago's Beef & Etc is right up there. Their homemade Italian Beef (do yourself a favor and order it with hot peppers) with fries and a small drink is $6.69 on Saturdays. — BR
Best Burger The “Jamaican Joe” at Ringside pleasantly tickles your taste buds with complex flavor. The Jamaican Joe is a gourmet burger featuring green and red peppers, sautéed onions and Monterey Jack cheese; don’t forget, you can’t enjoy it to the max unless you drench it in the fresh pepper aioli sauce that comes on the side. Honorable Mention: the Walnut Burger at Trempealeau Hotel. — MK
A reasoned review of the La Crosse area's best eateries by Nick Cabreza, Mike Kieth, Joel Kuenen, Kelly Morrison and Briana Rupel
Best Soup Pickerman's: If my stomach had a G-spot, then Pickerman's soups would hit it. Even when taken to-go, this Jay Street staple's soups get you as close to euphoria as a soup possibly can. You might call it soup-phoria! (Wink wink.) Honorable Mention: Jules' for its very, very hearty chilly and soups. — NC
Best Atmosphere Rudy's: Nothing—seriously, nothing—compliments a warm summer day like a trip to Rudy's. Rudy's equals magic; it's a place where lovers go to share a malt, car collectors to show off their rides and baby boomers to relive the good ol' days. And the roller skates are the icing on the cake. Honorable Mention: Piggy's for a classy restaurant and seductive blues lounge that makes dining out sexy. — NC
Best Subs Lindy's: Lindy's subs are very big and very delicious. And delivery is free. This may be the quintessential sub and salad shop to "get your grub on," as the kids are calling it these days. Honorable Mention: Pickerman's for loaded subs that throb with awesomeness. — NC
Best Cheap Lunch The winner here is the Northside's beloved Maid Rite cafe. I bellied up to the counter the other day and ordered the special: three flaky, buttery biscuits smothered with a generous portion of chicken pot pit filling. As if that wasn't enough food, the plate included a salad, a toasty roll and even a scoop of creamy butter pecan ice cream for dessert. The cost? A beyond reasonable $6.50. Not feeling that hun-
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Best Wings Crescent Inn knows how to make ‘em! They use a delicious home-brewed hot sauce to marinate the wings to perfection, and then they toss them on the grill and serve ‘em hot! If you make it downtown on a Wednesday night, you have to do the Brothers vs. Coconut Joe's challenge; both offer mouthwatering wings at the best prices in town. Honorable mention: Sportsnut and Bucky's Burger Barn. — MK
Best Burrito It’s all about the bowl! The highly anticipated BA Burrito is finally open and it doesn’t disappoint with their unique way of making sure you get a portion of everything on the burrito, in every bite. They use a bowl to mix all the ingredients, and serve it on a BIG ASS tortilla. A simply mouthwatering mix of shredded beef, cheese, salsa, and spicy rice. Honorable mention: John's Bar, for the money and portion size it almost takes first. — MK
Best Vegetarian Gracie’s: Gracie told me that growing up in Greece, her family only ate meat on Sundays. Her menu reflects this, with a good selection of vegetarian choices from the Mediterranean such as dolmades, falafel, hummus and baba ganouje. While her top selling gyros are far from anything a veggie would eat, this Greek food will hit the meat-free spot. And extra props for being an ethnic culinary option in town! Now if we could only get a few dozen more in the area… Honorable mention goes to Hackberry's Bistro for their fresh, quality ingredients and whole food options not found anywhere else in town. — MK
Best Candy Store The Sweet Shop: This Northside institution is right next to the Maid Rite cafe on Caledonia Street. They offer the usual goodies: strawberry creams, chocolate covered pistachios and molasses chips. OK, maybe it's not
the "usual," but it is if you're a 60 year old with an 8 year old's sweet tooth. The Sweet Shop wins "Best Candy Store" over other worthy stores not only because of its quality sweets and homemade ice cream, but going to this sweet shop, you also step back in time. Honorable Mention: Ranison's and Eddie's Edible Images. — JK
of cheese, they are the epitome of all cheese curds. And unlike most appetizer options, just one order can satisfy a table of eight. Honorable Mention: Rudy's Drive In: Pulling into an old fashioned drive-up when it's 75 and sunny in La Crosse and ordering cheese curds and a root beer... now thats a small slice of heaven. — KM
Best Breakfast
Best Birthday Meal
What can I say? Rosie's Cafe has it all: the character of a quaint neighborhood diner, a friendly staff who always seem genuinely happy to be there and a no-frills breakfast that's both filling and, thankfully, cheap. My fuel of choice is "The Deuce," a $3.95 dish that seems so basic you could make it at home, but you just can't. The cooks whip up hash browns and bacon that are just crispy enough, toast that's never soggy, and the most perfectly poached eggs I've had in town. A bonus is the Trivial Pursuit cards stacked on each table. Eggs with a side of trivia? I'm already drooling. Honorable mention: Ye Olde Style Inn has THE best omelette in town. Seriously. Trust me on this one and check it out for yourselves. —BR
Buzzard Billy's: Free meal. Those two words are reason enough to round up some peeps for some kick-ass birthday eats at Buzzard Billy's. The money you would have spent on a meal can then be used to buy a round of drinks for everyone, or you can buy yourself a few Category Fives and be dancing on the bar in no time. Honorable Mentions: Pizza Doctors for its complimentary b-day buffet and Tequila's for all-around rowdiness that accompanies dessert. — NC
Best Pie Linda's Bakery: As you might remember, Linda's was featured a few weeks back and this family-owned bakery from West Salem has retained the title. Linda's regularly receives state and national awards for its cake decorating and baking prowess but this is only one small reason to visit this 30-year-old bake shop. The other is the shear variety ofdelectables that are strewn behind polished glass cases. Honorable Mention: Sundays, a promising newcomer. — JK
Best Cheese Curds Edwardo's Pizza Wagon: Their cheese curds are a meal, not an appetizer. Perfectly fried, all different sizes, two different kinds
Best Buffet Dragon Buffet: Chances are you've driven by this bohemouth of a Chinese restaurant situated acrosse the street from Sloopy's on Copeland Avenue. Recently however, the name has changed and the inside completely gutted. Under the title Dragon Buffet, they've redone the menu, dropped the prices (the massive buffet is only $7!!!) and added a great sushi chef to the buffet bar. Dragon Buffet is worth checking out for the food, and returning for the prices. Honorable Mention: Pizza Doctors (holla Gavin Theory) — JK
Best Steak Freighthouse: Everyone has heard of the Freighthouse, it's that place you take your significant other on your anniversary, or where your rich uncle likes to hang out. Either way, the Freighthouse made its reputation on the best steaks and they continue to do so! Honoroble Mention: Diggers — JK
Marge's vs. Rosie's By Kelly Morrison
kelly.morrison@secondsupper.com What a cruel task, being forced to pick between the two best breakfast joints in La Crosse! I have done my research, thought deeply, asked my most trusted colleagues... and we all had a really hard time deciding which is better, Rosie's Diner or Marge's on Rose. Both are pretty damn close to perfection. Just hear me out on this. Marge's is everything you'd want in a greasy spoon - the sarcastic quips on the menu, the waitress that has worked there all her life, damn good down home cookin', the noise of the diner, the "regulars" on barstools... it's picture perfect. And to top it all off, they have a wall of Polariods dedicated the capturing the glorious/bloated moment when someone actually manages to finish an entire "Unk's Mess" or "Bill's Burrito," which is by the way, the most food you'll ever get for your money. Rosie's, on the other hand, is a completely different kind of diner, tucked away in a tree-lined neighborhood by Trane Co. It's more quiet, more intimate, with a lot of natural light and the constant hum of friendly conversations. Rosie's has also mastered the art of down-home cookin', and its U-shaped bar really stands out, as well as having Trivial Pursuit cards at every table so you always have something to keep you entertained. Rosie's has amazing homemade pie, and personally I think better potatoes than Marge's, although I did argue for quite a while with friends about this, and again came to a tie. Both places give you great food for amazing prices, and both have their own hometown draw. However, the tie breaker for me was the Marge's Wall of Fame with one man finishing both the "Unk's Mess" AND "Bill's Burrito!" Ridiculous!
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Q&A with Ed Pisarik, owner of Beef & Etc. chandise. I smell this Chicago food. I assume you’re from Chicago? EP: Yeah, we’re from Chicago. We moved here from countryside, the LaGrange area, southwest Cook County. My wife and I had [restaurants] in Chicago. We sold a couple places to come up here. SS: Is there an overarching philosophy of what Chicago food tastes like?
By Adam Bissen
adam.bissen@secondsupper.com Ed and Deb Pisarik opened Beef & Etc. in 1996, converting a former frozen yogurt shop on La Crosse Street into an outpost of hotdogs, meat sandwiches and French fries. To learn how he sold Second City cuisine to River City taste buds, Second Supper stole a few minutes from Ed while he worked the lunch counter. SS: Looking around I see all this Chicago mer-
EP: Good question. You know, it’s more about pizza than anything else, I think. Chicago-style pizza is a little different than everywhere else, but we don’t handle pizza. Chicago-style food is usually with everything on it, the more the merrier. Like New York hot dogs are just the red onions and mustard and stuff, and other hot dogs are topped with chili and coleslaw, so every region’s got their own. SS: Did you see a niche for Chicago-style food here in La Crosse? EP: Did I see a niche? Uh, I gave it a shot, and I got lucky. There was a couple places here that didn’t make it. I came up here to start a family and I had to do something, and this is what I do best. We just hoped we’d make it. We had no expectations whatsoever. Now it’s been 12
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menu?
SS: What do you credit that success to?
EP: Oh, God, everything’s good. Italian beef, Italian sausage. Double cheeseburgers are twothirds a pound of meat. Pork chop sandwiches are a great sandwich. Polish sausage. Everything here is excellent.We’ve got all the sides, cheese fries.
EP. Hard work. Hard work and good food. There’s kind of like a Chicago aura where we’re a little different than everything else in the city, which is a corporation city. All the food here is corporations. SS: So you add a little Chicago attitude? EP:You got it.There’s a real Chicago attitude — and a lot of Bears stuff. SS: Is it tough being a Bears outpost in a Packers town? EP: It was earlier. It was hard to take. Now we just give it back. Especially when the Bears made it to the Super Bowl last year, we really gave everyone a lot of [grief]. SS: That must’ve been a good month for you. EP: It was a good three months actually. SS:What changes have you seen in the 12 years you’ve been at this location? EP: Well, let’s see. I see changes in that there’s a lot more traffic, a lot more customers. La Crosse is growing. A lot of Chicago people come up here still.And what kept us alive those first three or four years was Chicago people — until we taught the local people and all the people from everywhere else how to eat. SS: Were people, like, intimidated seeing a hot dog with a mound of vegetables on top?
SS: So when you work here surrounded by all this food — and I smell it right now — what do you make for yourself when you get home? EP: Actually, I’m not allowed in the kitchen. I can’t cook. My wife, she does all the cooking. The only thing I do is barbeque. So she says that you’re cooking all day so I don’t want you cooking when you get home. SS: Rank these activities in terms of the worst things that can be done in this restaurant: razz on the Chicago Bears, request ketchup on a Chicago dog or place an order while talking on a cell phone. EP: Place an order while talking on a cell phone! No doubt about it. We won’t take care of you if you’re on a cell phone. We will walk away. Ketchup on a hotdog is bearable. There’s some places in Chicago that have got signs that say “Don’t even ask for ketchup.” Really, they do. And one of the places that I know of that’s got a sign up probably sells around 7,000 hotdogs a day. They don’t have any ketchup in the building, none. But talking on the cell phone, I think that’s rude. SS: Did you get any gruff when you put that sign up there?
EP: No, not the hot dogs as much as some of the other food they feel is real spicy. Everything’s plain here [in La Crosse]. We put on a little hot peppers and stuff, so we change it. A lot of people don’t like that.
EP: All kinds. We’ve had people walk out, but that’s the way it is. It’s funny. I’ve got a lot of Kwik Trip employees that come in and they’ll say “I wish we could do that.” It’s very rude — it really is — if you’re there to talk to the public and the public’s talking to someone else.
SS: For the record, what’s on a Chicago dog?
SS: And the Chicago Bears?
EP: Anything you want, but mustard, relish, onions, pickles, tomatoes, hot peppers. Comes with fries. SS: What are the other good foods on the
EP: The Chicago Bears, well, you can give us some grief but we’re going to give some grief
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By Emily Faeth
emily.faeth@secondsupper.com Despite all that might be said about La Crosse's lack of variety in cuisine, one local restaurant has proven that straying from the pack can work, too.Yoko's Sushi and Teriyaki in Jackson Plaza has grown enormously popular among students and families alike, despite being a relative newcomer to La Crosse's food scene. "It's been just one year and three months," says Yoko's manager Yuki Kim with a smile, adding that it's been a pretty hassle-free year for the restaurant, as well. While many young restaurants often struggle to get off the ground or even to stay open in their initial year, Kim says Yoko's hasn't seen any of those common problems.This can be credited in large part to the warm reception Yoko's has enjoyed in La Crosse, as well as the business savvy of owner Alan Chen. In fact, the restaurant has been so successful, Chen announced recently that he will be opening a second sushi restaurant in La Crosse on July 1. The new restaurant will be located at 200 Main St. in the historic Powell Place building. The downtown location appealed to Mr. Chen, says Kim, and the new location will also allow for space for a hibachi grill. Yoko's House, as the new restaurant is to be called, will also offer a sushi bar and a buffet, as well as a full cocktail bar. Though being part of the exciting changes Yoko's has been through over the past year has been satisfying, Kim says the most important aspect of the business is the happiness of the customers. "We want [our customers] to know we're grateful" for their support of the restaurant, says Kim. "We want to say thank you to all of you." For those of us who have enjoyed the wonderful and delicious addition to La Crosse's dining options, the feeling is mutual.
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Send Random Drunks to Detox?
By Brett Emerson
brett.emerson@secondsupper.com This week, it was a very interesting Friday night in Drunk Town. In a non-stop, fun filled adventure, my friends and I hit the bars. By the end, the Bow Tie Killers had racked up three neat little scrapes with the local drudgery. Apparently, bloodlust was in the air. In addition to our own fun, some dipshit saw fit to wing a full glass of booze at one of our more adorable downtown bartenders. If any of you drunks need reminding, (and I know some of you do,) DO NOT PICK FIGHTS WITH BARTENDERS. Their jobs are rough enough as it is, weighted under the psychological strain of dealing with hordes of us slobbering idiots. The boozemongers are doing the liver-destroyers of our fair city a great big solid. Back off. The first and last of my gang’s conflicts aren’t really important. Number One involved a mongo who got pushy over abandoned credits left in a jukebox, after my friend had put in his own money. We punished Mongo by wasting those credits on Abba and The Village People. Easily fixed. Number Three happened at the end of the night, after everything else. Some human sparkler was set off by our gang’s snickering, hundreds of feet across an empty parking lot. Human Sparkler just needed a hug. Eh. Number Two, however, bears serious consideration, because it’s apparently something that can get pulled on any of us late-night downtown lizards. The time was 2:30 a.m., the ruffians were heading home and the cops on Pearl Street looked pissed off and ready to crack skulls. My friends and I made ready to head to my house and take in some fine cinema – the acclaimed masterpiece, “Last Action Hero.” But first, my jukebox buddy wanted to stop by his downtown apartment and pick up his Dickel. It’s whiskey, you perverts. The three of us emerged from the south end of the alleyway connecting Pearl and Jay, just as a squad car passed in front of us. Already drunk and irritated by whatever was happened back on Pearl, my friend Jukebox committed a lapse in judgment, and flipped off the cops. Cops flipped on the brakes, and threw the car into reverse. Oops. Of course, the officers – one bald and one with reddish hair – tried to play the situation with all of that vaunted subtlety which has from the dawn of civilization been the calling card of law enforcement. “Looked like you were flagging us down,” one of the savants said.Yeah, ap-
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parently the middle finger is now the universal signal of distress. Dipshits. So the cops led Jukebox to the sidewalk in front of the Joint. There, they gave us the impression that he was in for a sobriety test. This was stupid, as my friend was on foot, in the company of two rational and sober friends, and in visual distance from home. But we figured that the cops were within their rights, due to the idiotic public drunkenness law passed last year. Still, my other friend and I were not about to let our guy get led away from us and privately grilled. I expected Jukebox to get a disorderly ticket, perhaps a drunk ticket. Fair enough, but we were going to be there and witness everything they did to my friend. Red was not amused, and ordered us to get far away from the scene. We refused. He then tried to weasel out some ground by claiming that he couldn’t tell if we were armed. I responded to this weak ass argument by spreading out my arms and giving Red full permission to search me. He refused. Apparently he wasn’t that worried. My friend and I stayed where we were, and glared. In the course of this interrogation, I overheard these cops threatening Jukebox with a trip to Detox, on the justification that he didn’t know what month it was. The date was May Third. On the Third, most sober people don’t know what month it is. Hell, check-writers botch the year well into February. Yet these Barney Fifes wanted to send someone who was standing fully erect and in the company of sound minded friends to fucking DETOX, because he didn’t pay attention to the change in months. BULL. SHIT. So we gave the cops hell, and in the end, they didn’t even bother giving Jukebox a sobriety test, much less a ticket. They just pulled off, making some snippy comment about taking him to his home in the alley. When we finally returned to his apartment, (yeah, a real apartment, Fife,) the kid was freaked out. Who knows what would have happened to him if he didn’t have backup. Last Action Hero was out. Needless to say, I’m furious. So I did a little research. A 2004 article on the La Crosse Tribune Web site quotes Police Chief Edward Kondracki, who states the requirements for sending a person to Detox. “They're not just inebriated,” he said. “They have to be incapacitated, unable to care for themselves, to go to detox.” Unless something has drastically changed since then, Jukebox didn’t come close to meeting this requisite. Detox is not a willy-nilly trump card that cops can play on the drunk, any more than a psych ward would be for the depressed. The cops had no merit in making this threat. Could they have issued my friend a ticket for acting like a dolt? Sure. Instead, they behaved like heavy handed control freaks, and thankfully, it bit them in the ass this time. This isn’t meant to be dismissive of the Detox system as a whole, or the need for police to keep an eye on downtown La Crosse’s drunk culture – though I don’t agree with the city’s knee-jerk and self-perpetuating approach to it. What I’m advocating against is mindless appeal to authority. Just because a cop (or anybody!) says something to you doesn’t make it so. Know your rights, watch out for your friends, don’t buy into scare tactics, and above all, STAND UP FOR YOURSELF! Conflict, when done right, can be one of the world’s greatest virtues. Don’t be afraid to use it.
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By Maria Pint
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There are almost no words for the hatred I feel for the weather right now. I use the word "almost" because I will, in fact, attempt to do so for the rest of this column anyway (about 900 words worth of indescribable loathing). I know the saying goes “April showers bring May flowers,” but seriously, I am getting really sick of these April showers. There better be some awesome May flowers because of all of this, like maybe a crazy hybrid between a tulip and an elm tree. I don’t know how that would work. I would imagine it would be tall though…and kick-ass. I was always under the impression that April showers were nice and gentle rains that just made everything green and pretty. Nothing is pretty nor gentle about these April Showers though; things are green I suppose, but things are also very muddy and floody as well. And I guess I wouldn’t care so much if it was even warm out while it was raining, but no! Today they predicted rain but we got snow flurries instead; do you know how sick and twisted that is? On top of it all, these devil rains this year have an awesome sense of timing. As if 7:45 classes aren’t bad enough, last week I had to trudge to class in what I would define as a torrential downpour in time for my 7:45. The morning started out innocent enough when my alarm went off at 6:45 and I looked outside to see gray skies. I could handle the gray, but it didn’t just stay gray. In between the time I looked out the window and the moment I stepped outside, the clouds turned evil and black and opened up to rain down spite and tyranny upon La Crosse. I had no idea it was raining so hard but just out of dumb luck, I happened to be wearing a rain coat and had an umbrella with me. One would think that one or the other would be sufficient, but these aren’t just ordinary rain drops; they’re heat-seeking sons of bitches! I
got to class and I was absolutely drenched everywhere that wasn’t protected by Gore-Tex. As I stepped out on my porch that day and saw the watery apocalypse in front of me. It’s sad because I had three legitimate options as to how I could proceed with my day. 1) Go back inside and sleep for another hour and hope the rain stops in time for me to attend my 9:55 class. 2) Grab my keys and drive most of the way to campus or 3) Walk. Why I chose door number three is something that will haunt me for the rest of my life. Why?! I just feel like an idiot now because both one and two were damn good options ... and I don’t even like the number three in general. I was a block away from my house — and I knew I had made the wrong decision — but I’m pretty stubborn, so I stuck to it. I actually managed pretty well with my umbrella and raincoat combo until I got on campus. I had rolled my jeans up and was wearing flip flops so I wouldn’t have to get the bottoms of my jeans wet, which worked really well until I met a puddle by the clock tower. I call this particular puddle the Pool of My Academic Defeat because I took one step into it and water shot up at me like Old Faithful. My right leg was literally soaked from knee (where my jeans were rolled up to) to my butt cheek and I was about to cuss when I took another step and the same thing happened to my left leg. I stopped dead and cursed my decision-making process. I know what you’re thinking: Who steps in puddles and expects not to get wet? Well, the whole campus was a puddle that day and this was no ordinary splashing anyway; I swear there was a water cannon in the Pool of My Academic Defeat aimed right at my ass. The worst part about picking a fight with a puddle and losing was the fact that not only were my pants wet, but the bottom of my backpack was assaulted with water as well. Unfortunately this means that everything I had in there that was resting on the bottom was wet when I took it out; I felt as if my whole like had water damage at that point in time. I rung my math book out in the beginning of class, but it didn’t help at all; the pages are all nice and wavy now. So if someone out there gets a crappy copy of the third edition of Differential Equations that looks like it was sitting in the bathtub for a while, I apologize and blame this on my horrible luck with puddles. Since that day, we’ve had about two minutes of sunshine, a lifetime of awesome overcast days, and more rain, believe it or not. This spring has made me a worse person and I hate it for that; I used to be a “glass half full” type of gal, but now I just assume all weather for the rest of my life will undoubtedly be horrible, cold and wet. Summer is a myth and so is global warming, I’m pissed.
May 8, 2008
ok, so my subs really aren't gourmet and we're not french either. my subs just taste a little better, that's all! I wanted to call it jimmy john's tasty sandwiches, but my mom told me to stick with gourmet. She thinks whatever I do is gourmet, but i don't think either of us knows what it means. so let's stick with tasty!
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The Best Bloody in Town is....
By Briana Rupel
briana.rupel@secondsupper.com The residents of La Crosse seeped out of the woodwork this past Sunday, soaking up the much-needed warmth of Spring. I, for one, wasn't outside tossing a Frisbee. I spent the day doing research. Before you get sympathetic, allow me to take you through my day and explain how this kind of research wasn't really work at all. With friends in tow, I began my journey cruising through the rolling bluffs with the windows down, jazz and anticipation floating in the air. Our destination? The Alpine Inn. I guess before continuing, I should fill you in on the intent of our research: to find the best Bloody Mary in La Crosse. That's right. Years ago, when I was still wearing pink denim, my grandma would mix herself a hefty Bloody Mary right before she sat down to watch her afternoon "stories." She didn't exclude me, however. I was watching Guiding Light and slamming Virgin Marys before I even knew what The V-word meant. So when my editor asked the staff who wanted to take this article on, I shot up my hand and waved it frantically like the eager grade schooler I used to be. I felt beyond qualified. God, I love my job. The four of us were the only patrons bellied up to the bar that afternoon, and we didn't waste time in ordering a round to kick off the day's excursion. Behind the bar, a huge spigoted jug of The Alpine's own pepper-infused vodka stood, brimming with sweet red peppers and various others whose colors had been stolen by the intoxicant. After filling our pint glasses generously from the jug, our bartender began his concoction, arms flailing as he shook various seasonings and liquid additives into the glasses. Four Spotted Cow chasers later, and the great hunt had begun. I'm always tempted to munch on the garnishes right away, and this time was no different — especially because
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the stick held a chunk of beef jerky! You know you're in Wisconsin when the hunk of cheese and meat is bigger than the accompanying olive. Plus, the Brewer game was in full force right in front of us. Still feeling sympathetic because I had to work? Didn't think so. Aside from the beef jerky, the drink itself has a unique sweetness to it, that I liked — at first. Halfway through, however, I started to get that feeling in my mouth like I'd gone through a whole pack of Fun Dip. Granted, the sweetness originated from peppers as opposed to grape or orange, but I like a bloody whose spiciness hits me in my throat and doesn't make me salivate like hard candy. My cohorts agreed. "This is the kind of Bloody my parents would like," said our photographer Kelly. "People who don't like pepper would like this one." Don't completely discount The Alpine for a fix, though. It was satisfying, unique, and — come on — who doesn't appreciate jerky to top it off? The four of us just wanted to spice things up. And so, as the game went on to extra innings, we went on to the Northside. Having not heard of any must-have Bloodies on this side of town, we stopped at a bar known for serving a great burger: DJ's Vogue. As the woman behind the bar began the process, I tried to observe nonchalantly. A single dash of Worchestershire? No pickle juice? I had already set myself up for disappointment.As we all sucked our straws though, we were pleasantly surprised. There was the right amount of pepper added to curb our spicy desire, and the drink itself got better with time. "Anytime I get halfway through a Bloody and have to work to finish it, it's not a good one," commented Kelly. The Vogue's Bloody is nothing extraordinary, but it wasn't pretending to be in the first place. Appreciatively, it was no-nonsense, and I felt bad for writing it off so soon. On to Round Three. Being ever so responsible, we parked the
car downtown and continued our trek on foot. After rounding up a few more pals for our journey we joyfully made the pilgrimage to La Crosse's Bloody Mary Mecca: Del's.Though we had all sucked down their Bloodys before, we felt a return trip was necessary in our quest. After all, this is the joint that goes through over 35 cases of Sacramento tomato juice in one Oktoberfest weekend. Though I'm sure our bartender, Sara, has made thousands of the drink they're known for over the course of her time at Del's, her presentation was the best. She was proud of their fame, telling me that they're voted best in Wisconsin somewhere on the Internet. (This reporter did a little additional investigating and found that, indeed, on bestbloodymary.com, Del's has one of only 12 five-star ratings in the entire state.) She added that around 15 spices are blended together, and only one person — that's right, one — knows the recipe and makes it. All of that said, I wanted to say that Del's was overrated, but they're just so damn good. Plus, I'm a sucker for Brussels sprouts. With only three out of a total seven down, I was already feeling tipsy. A newspaper staff wouldn't be golden without being able to multi-task, so we headed to Buzzard Billy's for Number Four, as well as something to nosh on besides green olives. Along with great food, Buzzard's Bloody is killer. Theirs exhibited quite a few traits that no other place on our list did: horseradish and lemon pepper, a celery salted rim, a sword as a garnish spear and a bit of wrapper left on top of the straw. Tasty...and germ-conscious! The potion was the perfect accompaniment to our cajun-inspired meals. As the checks were payed, however, we were all a bit sleepy, a bit buzzed, and a bit stuffed. Also, Desperate Housewives was on, leading to much of the team voting to take an hour break. After taking time to digest and catch up with the ladies of Wisteria Lane, a downsized group of three headed into the darkness to finish our mission. Dan's Place was the next stop, and I was excited, because they add a little flair that I've never heard of before: A1 Steak Sauce. Needless to say, after a full Bloody Sunday, we were slowing down. Luckily, Dan's jukebox provided us with our choice of tuneage for the long drink ahead. Unfortunately, the A1 was too overpowering this time around, and the thick mixture wasn't sliding down as well as
it had previously. Then again, maybe I had just consumed more tomato juice than one person should have in a month. What made my night was when our tender apologized for the fact that the glasses weren't matching. (Yes! Someone as obsessive as me!) We stayed for our final songs and pushed on down the street to (gulp) Hooters. I had my reservations. Not because of the short shorts but because I wanted to keep it more local. Granted, Buzzard Billy's is too a chain, but on a much smaller scale. With everything at Hooters in excess, I figured their Bloodies would just be too much. And they were... but in a damn good way. On Sundays Hooters boasts a build-your-own bar, and though the station was already disassembled, the numerous trays of garnish choices were still out, and when my friend asked for sticks to poke the little treats with, the woman behind the bar disappeared and came back — with sticks of beef sausage to stir with. Sweet Jesus! All the qualms about excess? Out the window. "You're a Wisconsite," I told myself. "You love excess!" Aside from the plethora of cheeses and veggies available, the drink itself was knockout, as much as I hate to admit it.The spice was unique, Grey Goose was the vodka of choice, and we rubbed our bellies and basked in the high. "These tears are not tears of excess spiciness," our editor, Adam, soliloquized, "they're tears of joy." Enough said. Due to extreme fullness, and the fact that work called in the morn, we saved the last stop on our list, Digger's, for the following evening. Both Adam and I had never set foot in the door, and we were happy with the relaxed, cozy atmosphere. Watching Chad mix up the last of our endeavor, we noticed another new ingredient: Clamato.This, along with a squeezed wedge of lemon, was the kicker. The flavor was subtley superb. Are you ready? Digger's rocks the best Bloody Mary in La Crosse. Everything was quality. The pickle was crisp. The cheese was creamy.The olive was plump and not soggy. Belgian beer is an option for a chaser. Digger's sticks with the core ingredients, and there's nothing flashy about it. As fun and surprising as wacky garnishes or secret spice blends are, Digger's doesn't need anything to mask their drink. It stands tall and proud on its own. So thank you, Digger's, for perfecting the art that is the Bloody Mary. You can be sure I'll stop in again. This time, not after already downing six.
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May 8, 2008
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Reviews - your guide to consumption White Ale Samuel Adams Brewing Company Boston, Massachusetts Let us consider the curious case of Samuel Adams: statesman, philosopher, brewer, legacy to an overhyped brand. As a driving force in the American Revolution, Adams might understand the tactics of the modern day Samuel Adams Brewing Company. It’s bold enough to call itself “America’s World Class Beer” and ambitious enough to trade its stock on the New York Stock Exchange, but what’s less clear is how Adams — a family brewer and a hustler so dedicated he dumped British tea in the harbor — would react to his name being co-opted for some inferior brews. Of course, all of Sam’s old batches have gone funky by now, so we’re left with the output of America’s boldest “craft brewer” — sometimes good, sometimes bad, always coasting on someone else’s legacy. That’s the strangest aspect about this seasonal White Ale: It claims to be inspired by the strong Belgian tradition, but it ends up Ratings: tasting like its patented Boston lager. The beer pours an orange-ish 5 of 10 ochre color, which is darker than I like from a wheat, but it has a wonderful lacey head that sticks around for a while. Holding it to the nose 5.5 of 10 I detect strong hints of coriander and black pepper, but where the heck is the yeast? Given the fresh aroma and head that was cast for a 4 of 10 beer commercial, I was surprised by how flavorless it tastes. There’s 7 of 10 none of that fruity flavor that defines a great wheat beer, nor are there any interesting malts. The mouthfeel is good, but it takes a sour turn 6 of 10 at the finish and coats the mouth with that “hop oil” taste that can be found in every Sam Adams beer.While that flavor works well with the Total: original Sam Adams beer and with the delicious Winter Lager, it fails with the brew that pushed it off the shelves:White Ale, a beer with no 27.5 of 50 identity of its own. — Adam Bissen
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May 8, 2008
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The Roots – Rising Down
Director: Jon Favreau Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow By Nicholas Cabreza
nicholas.cabreza@secondsupper.com Going to a midnight showing is like opening Christmas presents a day early. Usually these showings attract only virgins and geeks, but there were a lot of frat boy-types and girls (wtf?) at the midnight showing I went to. These were the people who didn't recognize Stan Lee, didn't catch the War Machine nods, didn't know what S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers are, and left during the credits. So why were they at the 12:01 Iron Man showing? Were they dragged along, like my girlfriend? Did they get lost and end up at the theater? Or is Iron Man so damn awesome that you need not be a super-fan to enjoy it? Let's face it, Marvel puts out a lot of crap (I'm looking at you, Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider, and Spider-Man 3). Then along comes Iron Man, a movie that knows when to take itself seriously and when to let its hair down. The origin story is as engaging as Batman Begins', and grade-A performances compliment Iron Man's grade-A special effects. Downey's Tony Stark is
Ice Cream Man (1995) Directed By: Paul Norman Starring: Clint Howard, Olivia Hussey, Jan Michael Vincent Written By: Sven Davison, David Dobkin Clint Howard is a beautiful man! And what better showcase for his splendid talents than a film in which the King of the Kempsters portrays a dim-witted and murderous ice cream man? In another luminary’s hands, this sort of flick would fall flat on its face, and draw severe criticism for trying too hard to be creepy.When the Ice Cream Man arrives on the scene, the back of his truck warns “Watch out children,” with “for” conveniently scrubbed out. Spoooky! But look at Clint Howard; does it look as though he can help being creepy, or kicking
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a hilarious SOB with ten times the charisma of Bruce Wayne. He manufactures high-tech weapons but is ignorant of their impact until his capture by a group of Afghan terrorists. His ball-crushingly-awesome escape marks his transformation into Iron Man and into a man working to right the wrongs he spent his life supporting. Stark has always been an unlikely hero, and his story, in Vietnam in the comics and here in the Middle East (parallels, anyone?), engages a number of issues via humanist subtexts. This is how Marvel films should be: Commenting on issues yet rooted in action and great acting, seamlessly mixing business with pleasure, drama with humor. This could be the mostengaging Marvel film franchise yet. PS:The credits are worth watching, even if you're not a virgin.
ass? No! And that’s great! Actually, the most disturbing part about this movie (though naming a lead character “Tuna” is a strong contender) comes when the frightened kids finally manage to convince one’s wannabe cop brother to help them take on the Ice Cream Man. As they pull into the run down Ice Cream Lair, the brother’s frizzy-haired girlfriend attempts to use her shrewish powers to dissuade the guy from going in, pointing out that he isn’t a real cop. But with vintage Defense Department logic, our hero responds, “I’ve got the gun. The badge will follow.” This film could have been an Andy Warhol oeuvre of Clint Howard sodomizing himself with sugar cones and push-ups and it wouldn’t have been as frightening as this one line. Not that this film doesn’t try. Clint Howard busts out all manner of bad Good Humor puns in his Pied Piper rampage. There are long, uncomfortable scenes of Clint digging through ice cream pails littered with eyeballs and cockroaches, smearing his grubby fingers all over the confectionaries, and then sticking these things through the bars to the cops and kiddies, who chow down. Perhaps Paul Norman was aiming at a higher message in directing this flick – the dangers of viral and bacterial pathogens. It would make sense; the guy’s day job was directing porno. With a cast of surprisingly high-level actors, including Romeo and Juliet’s Olivia Hussey, David Warner from Titanic and Ninja Turtles II, and the guy from Airwolf, Clint Howard was working with an ensemble that complimented his mad skills. This is his masterpiece, and here he shines like a beautiful, balding, goofy-toothed angel. I love this man, with all my heart. °
The Roots are among the pinnacle players of hip-hop, standing tall with live music and intelligent lyrics in a mechanical industry that often drowns in cut-and-run samples and color-by-numbers MCs. A rap album with this much heart is not merely refreshing, but inspiring. Past the lyrical excellence, the most notable piece of this disc is ?uestlove’s rock-solid drum beats, followed by a mixture of synths and subsurface guitars. After a few listens, there are rare moments of predictability in an otherwise stellar album, but these things ruin nothing. This is what a rap album used to be, and what it ought to be. No posturing, no stereotypes, (almost) no skits, no bullshit. It’s angry in all the right ways, smart in all the right ways, a masterpiece infused with spirit and life from beginning to end. The hip-hop world – and music at large – ought to be damn proud of Rising Down, and would do well to follow more of its cues. — Brett Emerson
Mindless Self Indulgence – If Break out your Invader Zim pajamas, because it’s time to take in another show from the twitchy pricks in Mindless Self Indulgence. Though it’s a clear improvement from their first “serious” album, You’ll Rebel to Anything, this new release also suffers from a tendency to start strong and decline from there. Naturally, there’s a song on this disc titled “Get It Up,” in which songsmith Jimmy Urine blames his erectile dysfunction upon a lover’s incessant chattering about her boyfriend. This scene really sums up the entire album – Jimmy Urine waxing philosophical about getting his knob washed before getting all whiskey-dicked and crying on the bed corner. As always, the amphetamine-caked beeps and programming are both spastic and tight. Urine’s filthy wordplay is similarly on its game, though at times it has never been so monotonous and played out. In addition, MSI has continued their time-honored tradition of recycling live tracks onto studio albums, songs which sounded much better with spontaneity and audience – though at least “Revenge” is a much better song than “2 Hookers and an 8-Ball.” As with all things MSI, this is a work for fanboys only. The band knows their target audience, and are masters of catering to it – or more accurately, overcatering. If accomplishes its purpose, though it seriously lacks the fun of their earlier, moronically crazed albums. — Brett Emerson
Tapes ‘n’ Tapes – Walk It Off Though the music here is firmly entrenched in indie and folk styles, this sophomore offering from Tapes ‘n’ Tapes doesn’t feel derivative. There’s a solid foundation here in the guitars and vocals that lend a confident atmosphere to material that might have otherwise been namby-pamby. As a result, the tones of the tracks weave back and forth between beat driven rock and expansive calm in a way far from being arresting. There is an exception at the very end; “The Dirty Dirty” does sound significantly more slick and bass-infused than the rest of the album. It’s a good song, but an awkward payoff in contrast to the rest of the disc. Nonetheless, Walk It Off is a very good piece of work which will find a long shelf life in the collections of fans of midtempo electric guitar rock. — Brett Emerson
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BEEF, from page 6
Selected Stories (1972)
right back.
By Lu Hsun
SS: So you seem to have Chicago cuisine figured out pretty well, could you classify what La Crosse-style cuisine is?
Since the last few weeks have been especially damaging to China’s worldwide PR, I decided to take a look at one of the nation’s premier writers of the last century. Lu Hsun’s very human and socially critical style of work greatly influenced the rising Communist movement, and he was later hailed by Mao Zedong himself as the “commander of China’s cultural revolution.” Consider Lu Hsun to be to Communism what Nietzsche was to the Nazis. Though his political views did often lean towards socialism, he neither joined the Communist Party nor lived to see its eventual takeover of China. Judging from the nature of his work, it seems clear that, had he lived to see the horrors of the Cultural Revolution and the Great Leap Forward, he wouldn’t have been impressed. The stories collected here span from 1918 to 1926, and seem to come in loosely organized phases, moving from social, to individualistic, to mythological. The first phase is dreary, wretched, and treacherous, choking on protocol and with villagers scheming against and generally being horrible to each other. Lu Hsun’s first acclaimed story, “A Madman’s Diary,” is the quintessential example of this rampant antagonism, with its madman in question convinced that the people in his community are all murderous cannibals. In many ways, the theme of cannibalism is a constant one throughout Lu’s tales, smashing again and again into the author’s own awareness and producing alienation and irony. It is only when the book arrives at what is commonly viewed as Lu Hsun’s masterpiece, “The True Story of Ah Q,” when the cloud breaks, just a little.The villagers aren’t any nicer to the almost Shakespearean Ah Q – they’re nastier than ever – but secure in his internal world of rationalizations and obliviousness, this dreg is invincible. Afterwards, the focus on things shifts from the world looking in on a person to the person looking out at the world.The style and heart in the stories improve dramatically, at their peak in “Regret for the Past,” where Lu Hsun sacrifices love for truth, which hollows him out. The last two tales are more tied to folklore, and lose much of the middle’s humanity, though they’re weird, fantastic stories of shooting the moon and heads fighting in a cauldron. Ultimately, the changes in tone feel less like a curve and more like a circle, all being supported by Lu’s talent for bringing out beauty in everything, even while being separate from it. There’s a learning curve in reading Chinese literature, even in something this informal. The biggest thing one must adjust to is the severe emphasis on family and ceremony specific to the culture. It gets murky, but that isn’t prohibitive; the places where the author writes from are applicable to everyone. Considering the authoritarian tendencies of his nation’s current regime, Lu Hsun’s words are just as vital and necessary now. — Brett Emerson
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EP: Oh, boy. You’ll get me in trouble. La Crosse is basically meat-and-potatoes, fish, fish fries, steaks, baked potatoes and sides of vegetables. That’s what’s a little different about our food. … Coming from a place where there’s a lot of spices, where the Mexican restaurant really, really gets you. It’s hot. Some of the stuff around here is pretty mild. SS: Well this whole issue will look at a lot of restaurants around La Crosse, so are there any favorites you have in town? EP: Owning a restaurant, I don’t get out much. If we go out anywhere we’re going to Sullivan’s or the Freight House, just once in a while, not much. Both my wife and I work a lot, so we don’t have a whole bunch of time. Fast food I try to stay away from. I eat enough fast food here that I don’t have to worry about getting it some place else. SS: Do you have a lot of repeat customers here? EP: A lot of customers are repeat. We’ve had a lot of really, really loyal customers over the past seven, eight years. I got one kid that comes here, he came here when he was 8-years-old; he’s 20. He says “I want to thank you for being here. I got weaned on the food here, and now
I’m on your food and I love yours,” because his dad used to take him here. SS: What’s the secret for getting someone back over and over again? EP: Just take care of him, give him good food, treat him with a Chicago attitude. A lot of people like that. We take care of them. SS: Lastly, could you explain the Beef & Etc. brand, namely the “and et cetera” part of it? EP: Tough question. The truth is we had our corporate papers and we had to come up with a name. It means “and stuff,” you know “beef and things.” I just didn’t want to put something stupid — well, that’s pretty stupid as it is. We just couldn’t come up with nothing. My wife and I worked for two months to come up with something and we had no clue. We were told when we moved here not to put anything “Chicago” in the name, because people here don’t like Chicagoans. So I said “Well, I’ll be darned if I’m going to invest all this money and put Chicago up there, and if I put Chicago up there nobody’s going to come in.” So we just came up with something. A lot of people thought it was a butcher shop. But we kind of call it Chicago’s Beef, even though the official corporate name is Beef & Etc. But everyone on the street calls it “The Beef.” That’s what we’re known for, just as long as you call us something and come in to eat.
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Happenings Farmers' Markets
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 GREEN BAY STREET STUDIO greenbaystreetstudio.blogspot.com 1500 Green Bay St., La Crosse Hours currently by appointment only. Look for workshops this summer and opportunity for full-time and part-time membership!
Theaters
CAMERON PARK
Every Friday, May - October 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. Downtown La Crosse Farmers Market season is back! Fresh produce, pasture-raised buffalo and beef, honey, maple syrup, plants, artists, handmade jewelry, paintings, beeswax candles, live performances and more! Come to the market and enjoy local foods and arts in the heart of downtown La Crosse. BRIDGEVIEW PLAZA
Every Wednesday, June - Oct. 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Bridgeview Plaza parking lot Northside of La Crosse
LA CROSSE COUNTY
Every Saturday, June - Oct. 6 a.m. - 1 p.m. County parking lot
COMMONWEAL THEATRE www.commonwealtheatre.org/ 208 Parkway Avenue North Lanesboro, MN 55949 800-657-7025 LA CROSSE COMMUNITY THEATRE www.lacrossecommunitytheatre.org 118 5th Ave N La Crosse
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.
Art Exhibits, cont. SENSORY OVERLOAD: LIGHT, MOTION, SOUND, AND THE OPTICAL IN ART SINCE 1945
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.
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. "TOMFOOLERY"
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.)
Downtown La Crosse
CROSSING MEADOWS
Every Sunday, June - Oct. 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Festival Foods parking lot Onalaska Featuring fresh produce, bedding plants, perennials, flowers, herbs, honey, houseplants, and some crafts.
Art Exhibits “WHO IS A CITIZEN? WHAT IS CITIZENSHIP?”
ONE WEEK ONLY, May 28 through May 31 at 7:30 p.m. and June 1 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Call 608-785-1434 for tickets. Advance pricing is $15. Day-of-show pricing $18. Students (with valid ID in hand) $10. Matinee performances $10 Share a witty, offbeat evening with the cast of delightfully-eclectic characters enjoying a riotous cocktail party which runs from May 28 through June 1.
ongoing
WINONA
Every Saturday, 7:30 a.m. - noon Every Wednesday, 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. May - October Downtown Winona Over 35 vendors offering in-season fruits & veggies, bedding plants, hanging baskets, eggs, chicken, turkey, beef, elk & buffalo meat. Our talented bakers bring fresh pies, scones, breads & more. Homemade jams, jellies & pickles are sold, along with beautiful fresh-cut flower bouquets, honey & other bee products, decorative gourds, bittersweet, dried wreaths & Indian corn. Our herbalists bring tinctures, salves, teas, potpourri, vinegar & even catnip toys. Occasional live music, demos & special events.
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 works from various artists. PAINTING, POTTERY, PHOTOS, JEWELRY
ongoing Edland Art Gallery (La Crosse) 608-785-2787 HAND-WROUGHT IRON, ALUMINUM, AND PEWTER JEWELRY
ongoing State Street Gallery (La Crosse) 608-782-0101
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. A SEASON OF ART
First Saturday of June - Sept. 7203 N. Shore Drive, County Z Brice Prairie, on Lake Onalaska. (Look for the white barn) Enjoy extraordinary shopping at an outdoor art fair. This FREE event is sponsored by the La Crosse Society of Arts & Crafts. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Upcoming Events BIKE TO WORK WEEK CELEBRATION
May 9 Cameron Park Downtown La Crosse 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Music by Grand Picnic, free root beer floats, 2 Commuter bike giveaways! ART SHOW/TRADE/SALE
May 9 Bluffland Bloom & Brew 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Meet local artists and view work. Art will be up for trade or sale. NIGHT HIKE AND STARGAZING
May 9 7:30 p.m. Free Come join us and take a sunset tour of the St. Joseph Villa property where we will look for crepuscular (active during twilight) animals and a wide assortment of wild plants including the world-famous clustered poppy-mallow. Afterwards we will join our friend with the La Crosse Astronomical Society to watch the setting moon and numerous constellations and planets in the spring night sky. For more information or to register email mrich@mississippivalleyconservancy.org CRANBERRY WINE TASTING
May 10 - 11 Cranberry Discovery Center Warrens, Wis. 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Visitors can sample cranberry wines from five Wisconsin wineries, including DnA Vintners of La Crosse. Housed in a historic cranberry warehouse in downtown Warrens, the WI Cranberry Discovery Center features an interactive exhibit hall where visitors learn how cranberries are grown and harvested, a taste-test kitchen and a gift shop featuring primarily Wisconsin-made cranberry products.
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Upcoming Events, cont.
ULTIMATE FRISBEE FRIDAYS ARE ON! Pickup game every Friday 5:00 pm at Riverside Park
all skill levels welcome!
16th ANNUAL HIP BREAKER BIKE TOUR
FUTURE SONS
May 10 Trempealeau Hotel Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Mass starts at 9:00 a.m. (please be on time) 10, 23 and 43-mile tours available. The 43-mile route includes the infamous "Hip Breaker Hill". Sag service provided for all routes. Rest stops with beverages, fruit, snacks and toilets provided for the longer two routes. For more information, contact the Trempealeau Chamber of Commerce, 608.534.6780. MOTHER'S DAY BREAKFAST BUFFET
May 11 American Legion, 711 S 6th st. La Crosse 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Free flowers for all mothers.
Ah, the joys of summer... grilling out under the sun, hiking the green bluffs, boating down the river and
KICKBALL! Want to re-live the glory of 4th grade recess? Kickball season starts June 19 and goes through mid August. Round up a team and be part of La Crosse's first summer kickball league. For more information, as well as a registration form, visit www.kickoplex.com
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223 Pearl st.
The Library The 123 3rdLibrary st. 123 3rd st.
Loons Loons 1128 La Crosse st.
come in and find come in and nd out ... you’ll befiglad out ... you you’lldidbe glad you did
1128 La Crosse st.
Nutbush Nutbush 3264 George st. 3264 George st.
Ralph's In John's Bar Ringside 109 Pearl 3rd st.st.N 223
Ringside Schmidty’s 223 Pearl st. Schmidty’s Shooter’s 3119 State rd.
breakfast buffet $9.95 $1 cans 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Hamm’s
Shooter’s Tailgators 120 S 3rd st. 1019 S 10th st.
Tailgators TopS 10th Shots 1019 st. 137 S 4th st.
Top Shots Yesterdays 137 S 4th st. 317 Pearl st.
Yesterdays
317 Pearl st. LA CRESCENT
Crescent Inn LA CRESCENT 444 Chestnut st.
Crescent Inn 444 Chestnut st. Speedy Taco 301 Kistler dr.
WINONA WINONA Betty Jo Betty Jo Byoloski’s Byoloski’s 66 Center st. 66 Center st.
Brothers Brothers 129 W 3rd st. 129 W 3rd st.
Godfather’s Godfather’s 30 Walnut st.
$1 all cans happy hour day Packer games: $1.50 Hamm’s Coors Light Silver, $1 Dr. shots, free brats Fiestahappy Night hour 7 - 12 all shots day $2 tequila
hamburger $1.25 hamburger $1.25 cheeseburger $150 cheeseburger $150
bacon cheeseburger, baconmug cheeseburger, fries, of beer: $4.50 fries, mug offries, beer: $4.50 drummies, mug of drummies, beer: $5 fries, mug of beer: $5
closed
parmesan $2chicken mixers, taps, bottles sub $6 $1.00 OFF YOUR CHOICE OF FOOD
HAPPY HOUR 4 PM - 7Southwest PM Italian sandwich $1.00 OFF CHICKEN HOOP DAY!! MAKE chicken pita w/banana peppers PHILLY, $1.00 OFF YOUR SHOT AND $5 and parmesan &6 CHEESE CURDS
YOUR ENTRÉE IS FREE! HAPPY HOUR 4 PM - 7 PM $2 mixers, taps, bottles $1.00 OFF CHICKEN HOOP DAY!! MAKE LUNCH BUFFET $6.45 $1.00 OFF YOUR PHILLY, $1.00 OFF YOUR SHOT AND LUNCHCHEESE SPECIALS CHANGE DAILY CHOICE OF FOOD CURDS YOUR ENTRÉE IS FREE!
LUNCH BUFFET $6.45
$1 cans PBR
$1 cansLUNCH SPECIALS $1 cans CHANGE DAILY $1 cans Busch Light Busch Light Old Style
$1 cans
$1 cans HAPPY Busch Light $2 Bacardi
PBR $4 domestic pitchers
cans- 12, 4 PM - 6$1 HOUR 10$1AM PMcans
mixers
$2 Busch SpottedLight Cow & DT Brown pints
Old Style Bucket Night
Night $10, Bucket $2 Bacardi mixers, 5 for $9mixers $1.50 rail vodka 10 -1 5 domestic bottles for $10, $2$1.75 Bacardirails mixers, $1.50$1 railPBR vodka mixers mugs 10 -1
$1.25 Litedomestic taps all day $1.75 $1.50bottles rails 10 - 1
$1.75 domestic $2.25 Pearl st. pints bottles $1.50 PBR bottles 7 - 12
$1 Point special bottles
$2.50 pints Bass & Guinness
$1.75 domestic bottles
$2.25 Pearl st. pints $1.50 PBR bottles
Monday
$2 Rolling Family pack:Rocks $2 domestic beer 10 tacos & 4 sodas for $14.99
8 - CL $1.50 rails $1.75 Bud cans 8 - CL burritos onrails the go: $1.50 buy a bigBud onecans and $1.75 get a free soda
Sunday Sunday
Monday Monday
2 for 1 burgers 2 for burgers& $1 off 1Bloodys $1Screwdrivers off Bloodys & Screwdrivers
half price appetizers, Import Club Night: half price appetizers, discounts on Night: all Import Club micros & imports discounts on all micros & imports
closed closed
Monday
$1 martinis $2 $1 mojitos martinis $3 $2 margaritas mojitos & Michelob Golden pitchers $3 margaritas & Michelob Golden pitchers
family buffet 5 -8 kids familyunder buffet105 pay -8 .45 cents per year of age kids under 10 pay .45 cents per year of age
5 for $9
HAPPY HOUR 10 AM - 12, 4 PM - 6 PM 5 domestic bottles for
$2.50 margaritas Fiesta Night 7 - 12 Pointshots special $2$1 tequila bottles $2.50 margaritas
Sunday
$5.00 for $5.00 25 wings for 25 wings
BUCKhot WED burger, dog burger, hot dog or brat or brat
domestic $2$1.75 Spotted Cow & bottlespints DT Brown 7 - 12
$2 Rolling Rocks $2 domestic beer
$3 PINTS OF TOP SHELF MIXERS
HAPPY HOUR 3 - 6 HOUR BUCK 3 - 6WED
HAPPY $1 tacos, Ladies $1 tacos, Ladies Night 2 for 1, Night for 1, 9 -2CL 9 - CL
Bacardi $1.25$2 Lite taps all day $1.50mixers rails 10 - 1
Sunday
AFTER COMEDY: PINT NIGHT $1 PINTS OF RAILS MIXERS AND AFTER COMEDY: PINT NIGHT DOMESTIC $2 MIXERS PINTS OF $1 PINTS OFTAPS RAILS AND CALL MIXERS AND TAPS DOMESTIC TAPS $2 IMPORT PINTS OF $3 PINTS OF TOP SHELF MIXERS CALL MIXERS AND IMPORT TAPS
KARAOKE FLAVORS $1.25 domestic pints KARAOKE Wristband Night $2 double rails pints $1.25 domestic $3 Wristband Night $2 double calls rails $2 bottles $3 ALL double calls $2 ALLfilet, bottles chicken fries, pop: $4.75 cheeseburger, fries, pop: $4 cheeseburger, fries, beer: $4.25 pop: $4 beer:$4.75 $5 chicken fifilet, let, fries, pop: Philly or Reuben, fries, pop: cheeseburger, fries, beer: $4.25 mushroom/swiss, chicken filet, fries,fries, beer:pop: $5 Philly or Reuben, fries, Philly or Reuben, fries, pop: $4.25, mushroom/swiss, fries, $5.75, mushroom/swiss, fries, pop: $5.75,$6 Philly or Reuben, fries, beer: $4.25,$4.50 mushroom/swiss, fries, beer: beer: $6 beer: $4.50
$1.50 PBR bottles $4 domestic $1.50 Dr. shots pitchers after 7 p.m. $1.50 PBR bottles $2.50Dr.pints $1.50 shots Bassafter & Guinness 7 p.m.
Second Supper vol. 8, issue 113 30 Walnut st. 21
closed closed
Pizza & Pizza pitcher & pitcher Chef specials daily Mighty Meatball closed closed sub $6
3119 State rd.
closed closed $1 taps $1 $1 taps rails rails 1/2 $1 price Tequila
25 wings: $5 25 wings: bucket of $5 beer: $12 bucket Packers of beer:games $12 during during Packers games
breakfast closedbuffet $9.95 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
120 S 3rd st.
closed closed
$2 SVEDKA WINGMIXERS NIGHT $2.50 JACK MIXERS $2 SVEDKA MIXERS $2.50 $2.25 BUD LIGHTS JACK MIXERS $2 SHOTS ALL DOCTOR $2.25 OF BUD LIGHTS $2 SHOTSFLAVORS OF ALL DOCTOR
Tuesday Wednesday
$1.75 rails $1 PBR mugs
Thursday
$2 SHOTS OF GOLDSLAGER $2 SHOTS OF GOLDSLAGER $5 DOUBLE VODKA ENERGY DRINK $5 DOUBLE VODKA ENERGY DRINK $3 Captain mixers $3 Bacardi Mixers CaptainLong mixers BacardiLong Mixers $3 jumbo Islands $3 jumbo $3 jumbo Long $3 jumbo Long Islands Islands Islands fish sandwich, fries, mug fishbeer: sandwich, of $5 fries, mug of beer: $5 fries, pop: fish sandwich, fish sandwich, fries, pop: $4.75 $4.75
AUCE fish fry AUCE DJ 9 fi- sh CLfry DJ 9 - CL
$1.25 pints pintsgames during$1.25 Badgers duringDJ Badgers 9 - CLgames DJ 9 - CL
$5.99 FISH SANDWICH FOR LUNCH, $6.99 FISH SANDWICH FOR DINNER, $9.99 ALL YOU CAN EAT FISH FRY ALL DAY
Chicken salad on rye w/ lettuce, tomato, onion $5
happy hour all day long! $1.00 OFF WILD WINGS, $1.00 PHILLY STEAK AND CHEESE. happy hour
$5.99 FISH SANDWICH FOR LUNCH, $6.99 FISH SANDWICH FOR DINNER, $9.99 ALL YOU CAN EAT FISH FRY ALL DAY
all day long! $1.00 OFF WILD WINGS, $1.00 PHILLY STEAK AND CHEESE.
$1 cans Miller High Life Light $1 cans High Life $1Miller Dr. shots Light $3 16 oz Captain mixers $1 shotsIslands, $2Dr. Long $3 PBR 16 ozbottles, Captain mixers
Captain mixers $2 Long Islands, PBR bottles, Captain mixers
Friday
$1 cans PBR $1 cans
$1 Dr. shots PBR $3 16 oz Captain mixers $1$2.75 Dr. shots deluxe $3 16 oz Captain Bloodys ‘til 7, $4.50 mixers
lite pitchers 7 - 12 $2.75 deluxe Bloodys ‘til 7, $4.50 lite pitchers 7 - 12
Saturday
$1 shots of Dr. $2.50 Polish
$1 domestic taps $3 Jager Bombs
Tuesday Wednesday
$2 u-call-it (except top shelf)
Thursday
Friday
$1 shots of Dr. Speedy tacos $2.50 Polish $1.50
$1 domestic taps gyro, chips, soda $3 Jager Bombs $5.99
$2 u-call-it 3 chicken (except top fry shelf) taquitos $3.99
Fiesta burrito $6.99
$2.50 Captain $2.50 Jager Bombs & Polish $2.50 Captain $2.50 Jager Nachos Supreme Bombs & Polish $5.49
Thursday Thursday
Friday Friday
Saturday Saturday
Tuesday Wednesday Tuesday Wednesday
HAPPY HOUR 3:15 - 6:15 HAPPY HOUR 3:15 - 6:15 free pitcher of pop or all day: tenderloin tips,
all-u-can-eat spaghetti all day $5.45 all-u-can-eat 25 cent hot spaghetti all wings day $5.45 425- cent 10 hot wings 4 - 10
shrooms, fries tips, or potenderloin tato, salad,fries roll or $9.95 shrooms, po50 cents offroll top$9.95 shelf tato, salad, 50 centsliquor off top shelf HAPPY HOUR 3 PM - 8 PM liquor
cent wings, $3 filled HAPPY 3 PM -10 8 PM 2 forHOUR 1 mug ($1wings, tap refills, 10 cent $3 fi$2 lled anything 2 for 1 rail $1refi High Life mugrefills) ($1 tap lls, $2 9 p.m. - close anything bottles/kamikaze rail refills) $1 Highshots Life 9 p.m. - close bottles/kamikaze any jumbo, large, or large 1 toppingshots pizza
medium pizza up or to 5 large 1 topping $9.99 pizza any jumbo, large, toppings: $11.99 large for $5) medium pizza up to 5 (get 2nd$9.99 toppings: $11.99 (get 2nd large for $5)
domestic withor free pitcherbeer of pop large beer pizza with domestic discounts on all large pizza domestic on beer discounts all domestic beer $1 O-Bombs/ Bazooka Joes, $1 O-Bombs/ Wristband Night Bazooka Joes, Wristband Night
all-u-can-eat fish $8.95 all day: lunch: fish sandwich & all-u-can-eat fish $8.95 fries lunch:$5.45 fish sandwich & fries $5.45
Saturday
Prime Rib specials, one child free Prime Ribeats specials, with one adult one child eats free entree with one adult 4entree - 10: house wines $2.50 4 - 10: house wines $2.50
$2.50 Captain Mixers $1.00 Root Beer Barrels $2.50 Captain Mixers $6.00 “Buck-its” beers $1.00 Root Beer (6 Barrels for $6.00) $6.00 “Buck-its” (6 beers
$2.50 Bacardi Mixers $5.00 Fishbowls $2.50 Bacardi Mixers $1.00 Fishbowls O-bombs & Bazooka $5.00 Joes $1.00 O-bombs & Bazooka
for $6.00)
Joes
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Entertainment Directory 5/8 4/24-5/1 - 5/14 Sunday, April 27 May 11
La Crosse
Popcorn PopcornTavern Tavern Something SomethingJazz Jazz
Thursday, Thursday, April May 824 Dan’s Dan’s Place Place Live Live DJ DJ
9:00 9:00
The Recovery Recovery Room Room The Live DJ DJ 9:00 Live 9:00 Nutbush Nutbush Live DJ DJ 10:00 Live 10:00 Popcorn Tavern The Moon Friday, May 9
Player’s All LiveStar DJ Lanes Karaoke
9:00 10:00 9:00
Nutbush My Home Live Second DJ Karaoke
10:00 9:00
Popcorn Tavern Player’s The Histronic Live DJ
10:00 10:00
The Joint Nutbush Fat Maw Rooney Live DJ
10:00 10:00
Popcorn Tavern Saturday, May 10 Shoeless Revolution with Comosapien 10:00 Bluffland Bloom & Brew OpenWarehouse mic, Megryan, Reverend The EddieSecond Danger, SeanDinosaurs,Union Shiel, The The String Histronic, Sol Spectre 7:00 Pulse, Cardiac Radio, Tony Zobeck 6:00 All Star Lanes Karaoke Saturday, April 26 Popcorn Tavern Tavern Popcorn Shoeless Revolution Sterus
10:00 10:00
Monday, April 28 Monday, May 12
Minneapolis
George George St. St. Pub Pub Adam Palm’s Open Adam Palm’s Open Jam Jam Popcorn Popcorn Tavern Tavern Shawn's Open Jam Dave Orr
population
10:00 10:00
9:00 10:00 10:00
Players All Star Lanes Live DJ Karaoke
10:00 9:00
Nutbush Players Live DJ Live DJ
10:00 10:00
Bodega Brew Pub Nutbush Adam 10:00 Live DJ Palm & Joe Gantzer 10:00 5 Second Supper vol. 8, issue 115
Tuesday, May 13 Tuesday, April 29 Nutbush Nutbush Live DJ Live DJ Popcorn Tavern Popcorn Tavern Paulie Paulie
10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00
Wednesday, May 14 Wednesday, April 30 Nighthawks Loon’s Irene Keenan Jr. Comedy Night Loon’s Comedy LibraryNight Karaoke Library Karaoke Coconut’s Live DJ Coconut’s Live DJ Longhorn Karaoke Longhorn Karaoke Player’s Karaoke Player’s Karaoke Popcorn Tavern Brownie’s Open Jam Popcorn Tavern Dave’s Open Jam The Joint Wu-Tang Wednesday The Joint Wu-Tang Wednesday
387,970
9:00 9:00
10:00
The Warehouse All Star Lanes Mayday Parade, My American 9:00 Karaoke Heart, The Graduate, Verona Grove 6:00 My Second Home Karaoke Friday, April 25
Just A Roadie Away...
8:00 8:30 8:30 9:00 9:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00
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M.I.A. The Phenomenauts, The AKA's Myth Nightclub Triple Rock Social Club El-P, Dizzee Rascal, Young Jeezy Myth Nightclub Busdriver Triple Rock Social Club
Tues., 5/13 Thur., 4/24 Fri., 4/25 Fri., 5/16
CloudAdams Cult, Mason Proper Pantages First Avenue Bryan Theatre
Sat.,5/16 4/26 Fri.,
Rilo MayaKiley Angelou
Thurs., Sun., 4/27 5/22
First The Avenue O'Shaughnessy
Madison population
223,389
KT Tunstall Barrymore Theatre Future Rock, Dark Party (featuring Eliot Lipp & Leo123) Blind Melon Majestic Theatre High Noon Saloon Fareed Haque Memorial Union Terrace Cartel, Ten Second Epic Majestic Theatre Buckethead, That 1 Guy Barrymore Theatre Tegan & Sara Barrymore Theatre Sheryl Crow Alliant Energy Center The Avett Brothers High Noon Saloon Stephen Marley Barrymore Theatre
Thurs., 5/15 Fri., 5/16 Sat., 4/26 Sat., 5/17 Tues., 4/29 Sun., 6/1 Tues., 5/6 Wed., 6/4 Fri., 5/9 Wed., 6/11
Menomonie population population
14,937 14,937
CharlieLoParr Down
TheWaterfront Waterfront Bar Bar && Grill Grill Tues., Sat., 4/26 The 5/13
Polydypsia The Waterfront Bar & Grill Thur., 5/01 Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank, Reverend Eddie Danger The Waterfront Bar & Grill Sat., 5/17 Kinetix The Waterfront Bar & Grill Tues., 5/06 Shoeless Revolution Little Marsh Overflow
The Waterfront Bar & Grill
U-Melt
TheWaterfront Waterfront Bar Bar && Grill Grill Tues., Thur.,9/2 5/08 The
Thurs., 8/7
Milwaukee population
602,782
Rick Casino TechSpringfield N9ne, Paul Wall, Ill Bill Potawatomi The Rave/Eagles Ballroom
Sat., 5/10 Wed., 4/30
Flight of the Conchords Lila Downs
Sun., Thur.,5/11 5/30
Riverside Theater Latino Arts Auditorium
Pelican Rave/Eagles Ballroom The Presidents of the UnitedThe States of America The Rave/Eagles Ballroom Brooks & Dunn Marcus Amphitheater
Sun., 5/18 Mon., 5/05 Fri., 5/30
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