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NAME AND AGE: Nathanael Abraham Potaracke, 26 BIRTHPLACE: La Crosse, WI. “Wisconsin is for Lovers.” CURRENT JOB: Student, Bartender, Waiter, and Craftsman Specialist. DREAM JOB: Tomb Raider… is that illegal? COVETED SUPERPOWER: Time travel DREAM VACATION: I would cruise around the moon in my Luna Rover chasing planet Earth, sipping on moon juice, eating moon candies, and moon cheese…What do you mean there’s nothing on the moon? FAVORITE LOCAL RESTAURANT: Breakfast: Guest House Motel, or People's Food Co-op FAVORITE BAR IN TOWN: Bodega Brew Pub 3 MOVIES YOU’D TAKE ON A DESERTED ISLAND: Who watches movies on a deserted island? OK, maybe the complete Lost series would be comforting. CITY OR COUNTRY? Country TELL US A JOKE: My grandpa once told me that the oil is all in Texas, but the dipsticks are in D.C.
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Things not to get your valentine 1.Valtrex 2. Dead bird 3. Workout tape 4. Peanut butter chocolates 5. Pregnant 6. Lottery ticket 7. Olde English 800
Do this WHAT: Michelle Lynn WHERE: Trempealeau Hotel WHEN: Saturday, February 14 Want to introduce a little rhythm and harmony to your Valentine’s Day night? Take a moonlight drive up Highway 53. See the floes of the melting Mississippi, the oaks backlit with the glow of the remaining snow. Pull off by the river bank. Amble up the sloping walk, past the white picket fence, the iron benches, and into the warmth of the clatter-board Historic Trempealeau Hotel. Sit by the window. Order the wine. Pair the pinot grigio with the walnut burger. Then, off in the corner, see the shining face of a cherub. Michelle Lynn sits on a stool, acoustic guitar over her crossed thigh, flaxen hair curled down to the bend of her lyre. Look back at your valentine. Say: Isn’t this lovely? Clink glasses. Look out at the river again. The moon sits in the crook of the Minnesota bluffs, waning like the last days of a harsh winter. Ask your valentine a question. Pretend to listen. Look into your valentine’s eyes while the cilia in your ears bounce to the lilting harmonies of that angel in lights. Smile. Ask your valentine about the walnut burger. Sip pinot. Invent a story about always wanting to own a walnut farm. Laugh. Stroke your valentine’s chin. Say: Doesn’t Michelle Lynn have a lovely voice? Turn and look at her, the bashful smile as the audience applauds another homespun gem. Look back at your valentine. Make a self-defacing comment. Remark on the way your valentine’s cheeks blossom by the flicker of candlelight. Drive home. Kiss. Remember that cherub with the guitar. — Adam Bissen
Letter from the Editor A seven-person mayoral race is a difficult story to cover. That whole President thing was a slice of pie by comparison. With national races, the story lines are so played out they’re a formula: Democrats versus Republicans, incumbents versus outsiders. Reporters cover the same issues every race — taxes, war, guns, and abortion — and candidates hold the same positions as their party. When that was the playing field, a newspaper merely had to run a voters guide and it was considered full-coverage “civic journalism.” At least that’s what Second Supper did. With this mayoral primary, though, it’s hard to determine exactly what we’re voting for. Sure, everyone brings up taxes, which makes sense — taxes are easy to quantify and easy to condemn. But in a time of falling revenue let’s be honest: taxes aren’t going anywhere. La Crosse isn’t annexing any neighbors, building any traffic arteries, endorsing Judeo-Christian monuments or — it seems — running any ambulances, so an issues-based voters guide would be pretty sparse. No, this mayoral primary actually has very little to do with policy. It will come down to style, personality, connections and experience, what voters value as progress and how candidates embody La Crosse. In other words, we need to know who we’re voting for. Second Supper Issue 150 is probably the most in depth this paper has ever delved into local politics. Inside, we sit down — or call up, or drink beers — with the seven people who will be on next Tuesday’s ballot. They include the current mayor, who has a sense of humor that slips past most, a 24-year-old whose ambitions belie his age, three city council members, and two political novices who want to shake up City Hall. Many are scions of large La Crosse families, with deep roots and entrenched river town values, while others look to the outside for inspiration. But whether these seven people label themselves progressive or conservative — no party lines here — our future mayor must run a 21st century city. Governed properly, La Crosse could emerge as the gem city of Wisconsin. Run wrong, and we could be just one more urban casualty in the upper Midwest. So please read this issue and help it inform your vote next Tuesday.Young people are often criticized — unfairly I think — for sitting out elections in general, and local elections in particular. When voting rates in primaries rarely top 15 percent, I don’t think anyone deserves to be singled out, but the reduced voting pool also makes your ballot that much valuable.You can vote early at City Hall, or find your polling place at the city clerk’s Web site, and all you need to register is an official piece of mail with your address on it. Consider this Second Supper your mayoral Facebook. Then get informed, get out, and help shape the face of La Crosse. — Adam Bissen
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maria.pint@secondsupper.com You know you live in the Midwest if people say “ya sure, you betcha!” often and not as a joke, you find yourself eating a lot of cheese, or you think forty degrees in February is a heat wave. According to this list, I definitely live in the Midwest.Ya sure, you betcha! I’ve been pretty sure of my geographic location based on the first two for a long time now, but the whole forty degrees in February thing really sealed the deal for me this past weekend. It was wicked nice (Midwest speaking) and I was definitely one of those people walking around in nothing but a long sleeve Tshirt all day. Oh how I love temperatures in the forties after what felt like eons in the subzero range. Obviously winter is far from being over and this weekend was just a fluke, but now I at least have hope. This entire winter I’ve been getting increasingly more nervous that spring would never even come; like in the Chronicles of Narnia, except I don’t think La Crosse has a white witch to blame. I know I’m maybe just being a baby, but this winter has definitely felt a lot worse than others in the past. It seems like everyday in January was either below zero or the wind was blowing in directly from the North Pole. Thank god I got a pair of long underwear for Christmas this year. So when this weekend rolled around, I was literally giddy and annoying because of the weather. I took full advantage of it too because who knows what’s in store for us in the coming week. Unfortunately, the weather took advantage of me back. See even though it was sunny and beautiful out, the ice still lingered in La Crosse. I went out for a run today and it almost cost me my life. I saw everyone and their brothers out jogging yesterday and I got insanely jealous. Not wanting to feel left out, I pulled on some cropped sweatpants (since it was so warm out, I didn’t feel the need to go with the full length) and a sweatshirt and hit the pavement like everyone else; if someone had asked me to jump off a bridge, I’d totally do that too. What really sucks though is that water looks a lot like ice on sidewalks. My ankles, knees and hips are aching right now because
I kept slipping and trying to correct myself. I literally looked like a cartoon at times because I would mistake a thin sheet of ice for a shallow puddle and my legs would be flying in every direction possible. I really gave the motorists of La Crosse a great show today, so you’re welcome for that. I am pretty proud of myself though because I never actually fell. I came really close lots of times, but we all know that close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. After my experience today, I do feel a little guilty about laughing at all those people I saw fall this winter. There was one girl who fell flat on her butt in the middle of Badger Street on campus right in between classes so everyone saw. I know she heard me laughing at her because I was down right cackling and I feel a little bad now, but it was really funny at the time. I’m sure she’s over it by now. My favorite fall by far this year however, is the guy on the bike. Because honestly, who rides their bike in the winter?! I realize that in some places around the world, riding one’s bike in the winter isn’t all that bad. However, La Crosse is possibly the worst city at snow removal and the curb cuts become hurdles. Anyone setting out on two wheels these days deserves to fall in my opinion, and I will laugh at you when you do (if I’m in the vicinity of course). So anyhow, back to the guy I saw fall on State Street; it was freaking hilarious. This guy tried to take on one of the hurdles I previously described and I could tell as soon as he got over it that it wasn’t going to end well. He started swerving and of course it was icy so he made it a few feet and then launched into someone’s front yard. Once I saw that he wasn’t hurt or anything, (I do have a soul you know) I laughed so hard I had to stop walking. He was literally in the middle of the yard, that’s how far he flew. It’s one of those moments in life that really should have been caught on tape. OK, so maybe I don’t feel bad for making fun of those people after all. Just typing those stories out right now brought the biggest smile to my face again. I don’t know what it is, but I love to see people fall.That may make me seem like a bad person, but I do plenty of falling myself so I feel like it comes full circle. Someone goes down on the ice, I laugh; then I biff it on some ice myself, and other people get to laugh. If that’s not the definition of karma, I don’t know what is.
Editor's note: Second Supper writers no longer have an unnoficial fan mail contest because Maria Pint dominates so thoroughly. Let her know what you thought of this column by e-mailing maria.pint@secondsupper.com.. And, you know, you could write the rest of us sometime, too.
Rough week
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benjamin.clark@secondsupper.com President Obama swiveled his chair, grabbing a pile of documents on his desk, and began to mindlessly shuffle them about. The sun was shining through the windows, curtains pulled, on a bright Thursday afternoon, lighting up the oval office in the most spectacular splendor.Yet the President’s mood seemed somber and disappointed, with a little anger beginning to surface. He threw down the papers on the desk and leaned back in his chair, staring aimlessly up at the same ceiling 43 men had previously looked up in when they began to feel the walls of this spacious office beginning to surround them. What the hell, Daschle? The President thought to himself, gazing intently at the sprinkler hanging right above his desk. He would have been perfect. I mean, for Christ’s sake,Tom.You just had a book published on the health care system! You had over $80,000 due in taxes alone because of your “consulting fees.” And you believed that the car you got was just a “gift”?!? Obama leaned forward in the chair, bringing it back to a upright position over the desk. Now who am I going to ask to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services? Howard Dean? He’s got the background, but he and Rahm will kill each other. The President flipped open his laptop and began to look over other notices that he had received over the past few hours. Blah blah blah…Canadian dignitary here…Finland’s Prime Minister wants to chat over gtalk…. And suddenly, his eyes opened wide. It was a message from one of his advisors, explaining to him that his message of bipartisanship was not being well received in Washington. His stimulus package had just passed the House…with absolutely no Republican votes. Those little bastards! The President’s fists began to clench tightly together in a fit of rage. Are they really going to play this game again? For God’s sake, I let them keep all of those tax cuts that moron from Texas gave them! Dejected that the main project of trying to get this economy rolling again, Obama lit a cigarette and stared out of the window, trying to think of a way to garner support for the real first brain child of his administration.. “…And over here, we have the Oval Office where, right now, as we speak, the 44th
President of the United States working hard on many of the problems that plague our society…” The voice of the tour rose loudly as it passed by the door, and then softened as the tour group walked past the office. Obama turned away from the window, and returned to his desk. After a deep sigh, he returned to the tasks at hand. That’s the reason I first got into this shitstorm…that I might be able to make life a little better for everybody here…we’re all in this together. Obama then, for the forth time that day, looked over the details of the stimulus package his economic advisors had written up. From where he sat, everything looked pretty solid. All he had to do was shake this nagging thought running around his head: If this doesn’t work, then we’re 852 billion dollars further in debt. It’s got to work…no, it WILL work. Dammit! I’m the most popular president in decades, and popular presidents like me don’t simply fade into the dark! Renowned with a new sense of vigor, the young President thought back to his first executive order. The closing of Guantanamo Bay within the year, and the overturning of every major policy change that Bush had overseen in the past eight years…maybe that would be enough to raise his spirits up a little bit…the fact that he was desperately trying to right all of the wrong…so, so much wrong over the years in his first few weeks of office. He looked over at a portrait of George Washington on the wall, and gleamed for some observation to come his way. Oh George…you took the country in what can only be described as the most optimistic and the worse of times. How did you manage to pull through? To get through all of your detractors? How did you whip this country’s war-torn, fat ass back into shape? GOD DAMMIT! Open your wooden trap and tell me your secrets! The President was, at that moment, interrupted by a phone call from another advisor (who can remember all of them at this point?) “Uhhh…Mr. President?” Obama answered with all the dignitary he could muster. He recognized Geoff’s voice over the phone immediately. It’s best to keep these lackeys in their place. “Yes, Geoff?” He answered firmly. “Well, Mr. President…it’s in regards to the Guantanamo Bay, sir.” Obama’s eyes widened, then shut close, worried over the news he would hear. “You see sir, everybody in the country is excited that you’ve decided to shut down this, well, basically a modern day torture chamber on American soil, but…” Obama’s heart stopped. “What?” “Well, sir, it’s just that….it’s just that nobody wants to hold these terrorists in their home-state. Basically, you’re royally fucked in the polls once this place goes down.” The President stared into the wall, and closed his eyes. God Dammit.
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Meet your your mayoral candidates (there's 7) Mark Johnsrud
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Age: 45 Occupation: First-term mayor Government experience: County board, 1998 to 2005; city council, 1997 to 2005 (council president 2001-05)
Age: 52 Occupation: City employee with 17 years experience, presently in the water department Government experience: None
Mark Johnsrud, La Crosse’s fortieth mayor, has a little different persona than the 39 men who preceded him in office. He’s dry and analytical and trained as an administrator — which would probably be seen as a plus in most communities, but La Crosse prefers its leaders to wear its lederhosen with pride. John Medinger, his immediate predecessor in City Hall, was a backslapper and a charmer. So was Pat Zielke, the “growth mayor” who reigned over the city for 22 years and helped usher in a service sector economy. Johnsrud, he’s a thinker. He earned a masters of business administration from UW-La Crosse, crunches numbers to determine policy, and takes clear positions on the issues. He has never slipped easily into the role of barfly Everyman, and whether that helps him or hurts him in Tuesday’s primary will probably be the story of the election. “I come more from an administrator form of background than a politician,” Johnsrud said this week, between meetings in his sixth floor office. “Mayor Medinger was a great politician — I’ve always complimented him as being a master politician. I take a little different track. I have to work at being a politician, and at the same time I feel very comfortable managing city government and ensuring that we’ve got a strong community.” While La Crosse is weathering the current economic downturn better than most communities in the U.S. — our 5.5 percent unemployment rate is below the national average of 7.5 percent — it still faces budgetary challenges from the state and a shrinking tax base. Also, La Crosse only has 8 acres of undeveloped land within the city limits, Johnsrud said, so he advocates the redevelopment of old properties. “In hard economic times, it’s important to have proven leadership and proven experience in dealing with budgeting and dealing with the services that we provide on a yearly basis here in the city of La Crosse,” Johnsrud said, making the same pitch that’s scrawled on a billboard near George Street. “You have to ensure that you have stability in your community because without stability you typically have communities that have high unemployment.” That six residents filed candidacy paper to run against a first-term incumbent doesn’t surprise Johnsrud. In 2005 he bested 13 other candidates to win the open mayoral seat, running on a platform of experience. Johnsrud served on the La Crosse County Board from 1998 to 2005 and the La Crosse City Council from 1997 to 2005, serving as council president for his final two terms. When asked to define his achievements as mayor, Johnsrud is quick to cite the numbers. Under his leadership, La Crosse was named the 14th best place in America to do business (up from 17th), the seventh safest small U.S. city (up from eighth), its violent crime rate was its lowest in 20 years, its water was named the best tasting in Wisconsin (which is one reason we brew so much beer), and Standard & Poors improved the city’s bond rating to AA (up from AA-). Moreover, Johnsrud presided over $189 million in new construction growth, which created or retained 3,500 jobs, he said. While you may not catch Johnsrud politicking at our many neighborhood watering holes, the lifelong La Crosse resident has other bona fides that will help unite an electoral base. He’s from the Southside, his wife hails from the Northside, and together they raise five children in a bluffside home. In fact, it’s Johnsrud’s hope that future development ends the Northside/Southside dichotomy and people will start referring to the city’s “uptown” and “downtown.” Now that’s a 21st Century attitude! Whether La Crosse residents have bought into it will be seen next Tuesday.“It’s my hope that people see the vision, see the good things that have happened in the community,” Johnsrud said about his first term as mayor, “and they’ll say ‘That’s what I’d like to see happen for the next four years.'” — Adam Bissen
You can infer a lot about a candidate by the way he announces he’s running for office. Most will phone reporters, gather supporters, and stand in front of a photogenic monument. Gary Padesky, a city water department employee running for mayor of La Crosse, made an announcement on a coach bus while rolling home from Miller Park. “I announced that I was going to do this about a year and a half ago. I run a bus trip to the Brewer game, Coulee Region Day, and coming back I was talking to my wife and stuff and she kept prodding me and saying ‘Well, you’re tripping. You’re not really going to run — only after a couple of beers.’ So then I got up and announced on the PA that I was going to run, and everyone on the bus started cheering.” Padesky recalled this week, sipping his own Spotted Cow during an afternoon interview at Buzzard Billy’s. “And then it was about six, seven months later, and I was kinda hoping that it was going to die down. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do, and then different people started approaching me and saying ‘We’re hoping you’re running for mayor.’ And I was like ‘Oh, well, I’m thinking about it.’ And then the more I saw different people I heard ‘Well, we heard you’re running for mayor. That’s great.’ There just seemed to be so much frustration in town.” That was the birth of Padesky for Mayor, a message being spread by countless buttons, window clings, and placard signs in front of bars, restaurants, and mechanic shops around town. Although Padesky doesn’t hail from the traditional corridors of power — he’s never attended college or held public office — he’s funny and popular and worked in all facets of city government. Although he’s currently employed by the city water department (pump house and wells), the 52-year-old Padesky has over 17 years of work experience with the city, having previously worked with the streets department (night sweeper) and parks department (zoo keeper), and served on the employees union negotiating team. Having worked so long with the city of La Crosse, Padesky said he has a good relationship with department heads and would work to maintain tax levels and eliminate waste. “I’ve run most of the equipment in town, so where they can say they want to buy, say, a new street sweeper at the end of the year — I used to run a street sweeper, so I can kick the tires on this one and say ‘Why do we need one? How many miles are on this? Let’s wait a year.’ And that all transcends into money back into the people’s pockets.” A lifelong La Crosse resident, Padesky graduated from Central High School in 1974, where he excelled at football and shot put. He said he earned a scholarship to Milton College, but turned it down to help run the “family business,” the former Shimshak’s Tavern (now Shimmy’s) where he worked for 15 years before taking a one-year gig at Wettstein’s. In all these capacities, Padesky met a lot of people. He’s an active alumnus and sports booster and a genuinely fun guy to hang out with at a bar. Through fundraisers and small donations, he’s raised over $7,000 for his campaign, and he plans to spend it all. Immediately prior to our interview, he finished filming two commercials that will air before the primary. “We know we’re an underdog, but sometimes it’s better to sneak up on people than to be out front, looking over your shoulders,” Padesky said. “So we’re spending all the money that we have on the primary, and if we’re fortunate enough and lucky enough and people like the message I’ve been spreading, we’ll be in the top two and we’ll see what happens.” — Adam Bissen
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Primary election, April 17 Mick Lesky
Jim Bloedorn Age: 57 Occupation: Real estate agent Government experience: None Mick Lesky's unofficial campaign slogan — "What you see is what you get" — couldn't be more apropos. The La Crosse native is friendly, talkative, honest, and totally unabashed about the fact that he has no official government experience whatsoever. But that doesn't mean Lesky isn't acquainted with the issues facing the city of La Crosse. The Aquinas High School graduate and former military man says that through his involvement with the American Legion, he's met many veterans struggling to cope with today's economy. "I see veterans being taxed out of their homes," he says. "A can of pork and beans used to be 49 cents. Now that same can of pork and beans is a dollar nine. And they can't control that, either. But we need to control our spending at the city level to keep these people in
houses." But Lesky doesn't think the city should ameliorate its economic woes by putting unnecessary financial strain on its residents. "Let's just say [the residents] can't shovel their sidewalks. So they don't get it clean enough for the city inspection department. And they come along, and so they scrape it off a little more, and they charge 'em $2.50 a foot. 'Oh, we'll throw that on their tax bill.' Well, they can't pay anyhow. It's just wrong, the snow removal system they have in place. They have not declared a benchmark." As for how the city of La Crosse should deal with the current economic crisis, Lesky thinks City Hall needs to "freeze. Freeze, freeze, freeze. Chill, that's it; too bad, so sad. There's no raises for City Hall; we're all in this boat together. I'm not getting a raise, you're not getting a raise." Lesky thinks revitalizing the job market will also help stave off the effects of the Great Recession. "Jobs haven't grown in the city of La Crosse. I mean, this is a stagnant city. It hasn't got no bigger, it ain't got no smaller; it's what it is." And keeping more college kids in town after graduation will help the city grow, he says. "There are brains. They're in them buildings," Lesky says, indicating the UW-La Crosse campus. "When I worked there [at Trane company] in 1986, when I quit, there was 2,000 people in the union. Now there maybe is 800.Well, they just trickle away.The jobs just trickle away. And they started right down underneath the bridge on Front Street, that's where they started 100 years ago. Bill Gates, you know his name, remember him? He started in his garage." Lesky segues from this allusion to the affirmation that as mayor, he would encourage more businesses to become employee owned. "Absolutely. We have an incubator on the north side of La Crosse, a business incubator. Expand that. Expand it, expand it, expand it. For the price of an SUV, you could probably get three more businesses working. I don't know what it costs, but — somebody needs a machine. Buy 'em one. Let it happen." Opposed to the north-south corridor, Lesky says he's also a supporter of the green movement. "Despite my shape and girth, I do pedal my bike around. I've got a six-speed Schwinn Cruiser, and I like that marsh trail. I'm all for green. I think we need to work with our fleet at the city, put it on propane. It doesn't take that much to convert vehicles to propane. Anything under a five-ton truck that the city owns could be converted to propane. I don't know, maybe they could convert the lawnmowers to it, too. But it'd be worth looking into." So what would the overriding "theme" of his mayorship be, if elected? Says Leske, "I want to treat you like you treat me." He indicates a pair of wings pinned to his lapel. "I got these wings from a friend of mine. He heard I was running for mayor, and he sent me these wings. He said, 'Good luck, keep your wings level, and you'll do fine.' And that's kind of my philosophy." — Emily Faeth
Andrea Richmond Age: 63 Occupation: Retired. Formerly worked for La Crosse Footware in purchasing, finance, and efficiency of operation. Government experience: Currently in 9th year on City Council; represents District . Also in 6th year on County Board of Supervisors. Serves on Finance and Personnel Committee, as well as numerous other city and county committees. "With the experience that I have in private service and also serving on the council as many years as I have, I believe that the citizens of La Crosse deserve a positive change," says Andrea Richmond, regarding her decision to run for mayor. "We are spending way too much money at City Hall without caring who's caring about where the money is coming from and whose pockets it's com-
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Age: 66 Occupation: Retired (former Network Administrator at St. Mary’s University of Winona) Government experience: Eight years in the armed forces, four years as District 7 Council Representative “The first time I ever went to a council meeting I was probably ten years old,” says La Crosse District 7 council representative Jim Bloedorn (pronounced BLAY-dorn). “My father was a council member here in La Crosse.” This retired father of two casts a pretty powerful hat into the mayoral race. Bringing eight years of military experience (three of which were spent in Vietnam), four years as a council representative, years as a computer network administrator and lifetime memberships with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), the American Legion and the Disabled American Veterans, Bloedorn has a strong background of civic service as well as a clear history of withstanding bureaucratic punishment. Bloedorn’s political plans for the mayor’s office blend a conservative fiscal policy with a non-conservative approach to social matters. According to Bloedorn, a lot of money has been spent on long term investments while critical infrastructure projects fall to the wayside. “I’ve been watching, since I’ve been on the council, how city services were — in some cases — being completely ignored,” he says. Problems with the storm drains, he notes, have regularly left people in his district with rain water in their basements during heavy, and even medium, storms. He says the current administration has ignored these pressing issues in favor of projects such as those that lured building projects to downtown La Crosse. “We spent 14 million to lure Don Weber into building a couple of buildings downtown,” Bloedorn notes “Unfortunately the citizens of La Crosse won’t see the taxes from that increased tax base until the TIF is paid off…we’re 20 years away from that doing us any good.” In tackling these challenges, Bloedorn plans on taking a three-pronged approach to making government services run more smoothly. He would first look into having an efficiency consultant come in and review everything in the city, “from airport to zoning,” in order to ascertain what areas can be streamlined. He also plans on having a short conversation with every city employee to get an understanding of what’s really occurring in the administration of the city. “Not because I want to do their jobs,” Bloedorn says, “but because nobody knows their job like the person doing it.” His final strategy includes a sit-down with department heads, to offer departments the tools needed in order to provide better city services in exchange for helping to reduce waste. The policy sounds reminiscent of our President’s pledges to support the people while simultaneously asking them to voluntarily tighten their belts. Campaigning doesn’t seem to be wearing down an even-toned Bloedorn, who says people call him every day with updates on the strategies used by his competitors in the race for the Mayor’s office. “I have never realized how many friends I had in La Crosse,” Bloedorn says of the outpouring of support he has seen since deciding to run. He also fielded, in the last two weeks, daily requests for lawn signs. He avoids aligning himself with any particular party, noting that he’s proud to have never voted a straight ticket in his entire voting career, and feels its counterproductive when candidates bring big-party affiliation into a local race. Bloedorn’s even-toned, often lighthearted demeanor seems to belie a fiery desire to bring about change in the way La Crosse operates. His concern for how this city levies taxes and spends money represents a stark contrast to the current administration that, in the past, has assured the council that of the catastrophic affects that would occur from lowering taxes. Bloedorn sees consistent fiscal mismanagement as the biggest problem facing the city. After a long discussion of the types of waste in the current government, Bloedorn’s calmness finally begins to verge on exasperation. “It doesn’t have to be that way.” — Jacob Bielanski ing out of." Richmond's background in finance both at La Crosse Footware as well as with the city have clearly provided the backdrop for her mayoral ambitions, with economic issues taking center stage on her platform. "Property taxes are too high for a city of this size," she says, "and I want to make a difference. We have an extremely high tax-exempt property in La Crosse, and that hurts the taxpayers and our city. One of the main reasons the taxes are so high is we have so many TIFs [Tax Incremental Financing districts]." Richmond continues, "It's hurting the average taxpayer, and I live in a district that has a lot of people with fixed incomes and a lot of people that have lost their jobs. And they just can't afford to live in La Crosse anymore." In the face of the massive recession plagu-
ing every aspect of American life, Richmond says, "We need to find creative ways to help with the job goals in our community — not just in La Crosse, but in the surrounding communities, as well. We need to work with other communities, trying to look for jobs to be created, and hopefully we get some stimulus money from the state and the federal governments." Richmond also acknowledges the "brain drain" — the high percentage of college students who leave the city after graduation — and would seek to create more incentives to encourage grads to remain behind and grow with the community. "We need to be more creative, like I said earlier, with creations of more job
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Dorothy Lenard
Matt Harter Age: 55 Occupation: Administrator of the Natural Sciences Division, Viterbo University; Co-owner of Bluffland Guardians and Conservators, Inc. for more than a decade, providing financial and decision-making services for those unable to so for themselves. Government experience: Council member of District 8, City of La Crosse, since 2005. Judiciary and Administration Committee, President of Park Board, Joint Oversight Committee on Sustainability, Poverty Task Force, City Planning Commission, Library Board, Co-chair Alcohol Oversight Committee, Governing Council for the Joint Family Policy Board, Visitor and Convention Bureau Board, Chair of Black River Beach Community Center Committee, Myrick Hixon Eco Park Board
Dorothy Lenard begins her days early, with a brisk walk around the neighborhood and a cup of coffee. Later, after work, she might meet up with friends for dinner, music, and a couple of drinks. She might curl up in a chair and get engrossed in a good fiction book. Lately, however, it's hard to fathom how Lenard finds time to do any of these things. Along with the responsibilities of two jobs and numerous committees and boards, Lenard has chosen to take on yet another endeavor: running for mayor of La Crosse. For such a motivated and hard-working person, though, the decision to enter the race wasn't made with the snap of two fingers. "I had to wrestle with (the decision)," Lenard admits, "because I love the jobs I have now." But, ultimately, the 55-year-old realized that a positive attitude and a more professional process was needed at City Hall, and she knew she was the person for the job — even if it meant adding more to her plate. "My platform of listen, learn, lead sums up what I feel is lacking now in leadership at City Hall," she states simply, adding that what La Crosse needs is a mayor who can collaborate well with others. Lenard is certainly no stranger to collaborating with others to make things happen.As co-chair of the Alcohol Oversight Committee, Lenard listened to the thoughts and ideas of local legislators and university students to develop a 19-point plan that helped reduce dangerous drinking and promote responsible drinking in La Crosse. She has been heavily involved in neighborhood issues as well, helping to start up the Grandview-Emerson Neighborhood Association (GENA) to promote better livability. She also chaired the committee that will soon bring a new community center to Black River Beach. Through all of the community projects Lenard has been involved in, she has always encouraged open discussion and has listened to all sides of the issues when deciding how to act. Recently, Lenard was an author on legislation that called for all of the city council members and department heads to meet and set goals. However, the follow through on this plan has been almost non-existent. "It was an opportunity to talk about the main issues," she says. "As mayor, I would make (these meetings) a priority." One of the issues Lenard feels needs to be addressed is the everincreasing emergence of empty storefronts in the city. "(We should) encourage and have incentives for those who want to live and work in the city and start new independent businesses," she says, adding that the city could also create more jobs responsibly, by concentrating on green manufacturing. "It would be good for the future climate of industry in the area and draw people in from all over." In anticipation of the primary, Lenard will be campaigning the best way she knows how: people-to-people. "I love participating with the community on these projects," she gushes. "I am always amazed at how hard people are willing to work to give to their community." — Briana Rupel
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Age: 24 Occupation: Business Development Coordinator at HARTER'S Government experience: Served in the U.S. Navy, completed Navy SEAL Indoctrination Mathias Harter is by far the youngest candidate in the current mayoral race at 24 years of age. A scion of La Crosse's Harter family, he attended Luther High School and Minnesota State University before joining the military and undertaking SEAL training. After an injury brought him back to town, Harter began work at the family business, Harter’s Quick Clean-Up, writing up budgets and proposals for working with communities outside of La Crosse. The town's economic woes brought Harter into the race. “I bought my first piece of property when I was 15. Taxes have almost doubled on it since. We really need to do something in the city because there are a lot of people struggling. I was talking to a guy who runs a lot of rentals who said that he can’t raise rent on college students because they’re maxed out. Elderly people I’ve talked to are saying that if they don’t see some changes, they’ve decided to move. I hate to hear it, but I can’t blame them. If you step outside the city, your taxes go in half. So I’m just in there, doing what I can.” Harter criticizes Johnsrud’s tax raises, suggests actively soliciting outside businesses, bringing diversity and competition into the city, and advocates as little micromanagement of these businesses as possible outside of zoning regulations. Additionally, he proposes the freeing up of unused property such as the land between La Crosse and La Crescent and the Mobil Oil site, in order to put more property on the tax base. In his view, government spending is too high, with no matching increase in services. While he supports increased funding of the Park & Recreation Department, police force, and streets department, Harter disagrees with the proposed addition to City Hall as well as some administrative spending. He cites the city’s purchase of a $10,000 rug as a sign of askew spending policies, and advocates that the government lead by example. One of Harter's main talking points is that communication between the government and its citizens needs to be strengthened. This comes through in many of his arguments, as well as in the way he describes his campaign style — mostly public appearances and personal communication. One way this attitude comes through is in Harter's attitude toward the town's prodigious drinking. In this, he supports a better system of communication and education between government, the police, and communities, creating a greater respect between all. The current policies, to him, are reactionary and closed-off. Ideas born of open discourse — such as the creation of a riverside
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Attention hopheads far and near, this could be your favorite beer — if only we could find it here! And there you have it, folks: the first I.P.A. to ever make me write a poem. This is actually a pretty big occasion here at beer review central, as India pale ales are my drink of choice, and I’ve spent the better part of my legality sampling the best America has to offer. Generally this cleaves between the Dogfish Head and Bell’s Two Hearted camps, but some regional favorites like Racer 5, Lagunitas, and Sweetwater I.P.A. often slip into the argument. Well, I’m here to present a new challenger to the throne: Furious, an ambrosial, hop bomb from the three-year-old Surly Brewing Company in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. I vividly remember the first time I had a Furious, on tap at a Minneapolis pizzeria after the Republican National Convention — and it shook up my entire world view. Just now I drank my second, and while I can’t say it’s definitively America’s best I.P.A., I will go so far as to proclaim it the best beer you can get in a can. Naturally, I immediately poured it into a mug and furled my brow at the murky orange hue, a possible effect of canning, but the head
was impressively active and slow to dis- Appearance: 7 sipate. The aroma is all hops — piney, Aroma: 9 grapefruity, fresh — and it attacks Taste: 10 the nose like acrid smoke off a battle- Mouthfeel: 8 field, a warning to the flavor assault Drinkability: 9 that follows. Served cold, the first sip of Furious is as refresh- Total: 43 ing as any Gatorade and as sharp as any cheddar. It’s got a puckering bite, but while hops define the beer, an understated malt backbone keeps it from attaining freak show levels of bitterness. The hops are complex — layers of citrus, brown sugar, and grapefruit — and also resiny, but they sit on a bed of buttery toffee. The Furious is medium-thick and leaves the mouth salivating, but the hopheads in the readership will find it highly drinkable. If you’re a person that doesn’t enjoy strong beers, well, disregard everything I’ve just said. And if you’re a beer distributor, bring it to La Crosse! — Adam Bissen
Director: Prachya Pinkaew Cast: Jeeja Vismistananda, Ammara Siripong, Hiroshi Abe Writer: Chukiat Sakveerakul and Nepalee Sakweerakull One of the first films I reviewed for Second Supper,The Protector (2005), introduced me to martial arts star Tony Jaa and director Prachya Pinkaew, whose films are filled with fight scenes so astonishing you'd swear support wires, CGI, or sped-up camera shots were in use, though you'd be wrong. It seems unlikely that anyone but Jaa could execute the demanding physical performances films like The Protector and the recently-released-on-video Chocolate (2008) call for, but Prachya has found a treasure in "Jeeja" Vismistananda, who trained for two years in gymnastics, martial arts, and boxing in order to play the lead in this movie, which took an additional two years to film. Hats off to her and to the filmmakers; their years of hard work produced another indescribably-entertaining Thai martial arts film. You really can't blame Chocolate for going heavy on the action and light on the plot. Like The Protector and the equally-impressive Ong-
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Steve's Blend Bean Juice Coffee Roasters Traveling south from last week’s Costa Rican, we’re on to something new — Steve’s Blend from Bean Juice. I was lucky enough to have the chance to speak with Steve Held himself, creator and roaster of said blend, and he gave me the inside info on the brew. This one combines a light roast of a Yellow Bourbon from Brazil and a Huila from Colombia. He told me the proportions too, but I dare not reveal the secrets of the roaster, so you’ll just have to wonder forever and ever and ever… Let’s take a look at each varietal separately first. The Brazilian bean is an interesting one — it produces yellow coffee cherries instead of the typical reds, and since I’m a coffee geek, I thought that was really neat…anyway, this bean may have multiple personality disorder — it is both delicate and deep, rich and clean simultaneously. The mild to medium intensity provides a nice body, with pleasant woody and herbal attributes balanced magnificently by a honey/toffee sweetness.There’s a note of dark chocolate in there too, just to round it all out. The Colombian specimen is a little more playful than the Brazil. It has a bit of brightness from the tranquil amount of acidity, an acidity that is non-aggressive. This makes it impossible for this coffee to be flat, as some others from the region are. It gets its sweetness from notes
of pear and dark brown sugar and a note of sweet almond shows up too; a solid coffee. So what happens when Bean A meets Bean B? Good things, fellow coffee lovers, good things indeed. Steve’s Blend is a classic breakfast blend that makes for a very clean cup. Steve’s Blend is somewhat subtle, but fairly bold and definitely balanced. This brew features some quiet nuances of cinnamon and cocoa with a silky smooth mouthfeel that’s quite luxurious. It’s worth a try, if you’re in the mood for a classic, clean coffee. — Amber Miller
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Film Chocolate (2008)
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HHHH bak (2003), Chocolate relies on a forgettable non-plot to take the audience from one giant action set piece to the next, though this tale of an autistic girl who loves martial arts has twice as much character development as previous Prachya efforts. You might even call Jeeja's quest to collect money for her dying mother's medical bills sweet. Sweet and brutal, Jeeja's character Zen kicks ass all the way to the bank, beating the shit out of small-time thugs in a spectacular collection of fight scenes. At first slow and awkward, Zen's battles with mafia henchmen gradually become more elaborate, culminating in a series of finales that rank with the best of choreographed martial arts climaxes this decade. Chocolate certainly doesn't lose any steam despite the lack of Jaa; in fact, there's something refreshing about watching a young girl take down a barrage of bad guys. Every move looks as authentic as the last, every kick or flip or throw looks as flawlessly-executed as if it came from Jaa. There's very little to complain about with Chocolate, except for maybe the lack of plot. But is anyone watching Chocolate really looking for a moving story rather than eye-popping martial arts action? — Nick Cabreza
Oh hi, right now I am watching that annual party thrown by the major record labels known as the Grammys. Every year about this time, the industry rolls out its biggest names and every year I have the same reaction, wondering who half these performers are. I don't think it's just me either, as ratings for this event have been dropping like crazy. You have to give them an A for effort though, they tried to step it up this year and offered a little something for everybody. Performances came from Hall of Fame dinosaurs like Paul McCartney and Motown legends, to a hiphop summit featuring Jay-Z, Lil' Wayne, Kanye West and TI rapping over M.I.A.'s song Paper Planes, to tween sensations like Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers, and former American Idol contestants, to pop superstars like Justin Timberlake, U2, and Coldplay. They even threw Radiohead in there for hipster snobs like myself (even though I'm not sure why their album that came out almost a year and a half ago was nominated this year). The thing about the Grammys is it makes me aware of just how fringe my musical tastes are. So
does going to Coconut Joe's on a Saturday night. While I dug Neil Diamond for some unknown reason, liked how Lil' Wayne brought out some New Orleans jazz legends, and was keen on how Radiohead rocked out with the USC marching band, the majority of the show I found to be meh. I really like old Stevie Wonder albums, but seeing him perform with the Jonas Brothers was just upsetting. I wanted Lil Wayne's acceptance speech to be a partied out trainwreck instead of the tameness it was, and I was hoping I'd get to see Beyonce perform that Put a Ring on It song (yeah, I kinda like it, deal with it).The biggest head scratcher for me was the big winner of the night, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss's duet album. Really? Who votes on this stuff? I mean, those two are both respectable, err maybe it's been 35 years since Robert Plant was, and I'm glad they didn't recognize some tool like Kid Rock, but is anybody listening to this album? Maybe I need to check this one out and see what I've been missing. — Shuggypop Jackson
February 12, 2008
Blackdog comes home
By Brett Emerson
brett.emerson@secondsupper.com This Friday, Nighthawks will be hosting a homecoming of sorts to Blackdog, a Chicago-by-wayof-Madison group that looks to challenge the idea of what a blues-based rock band can do. Founder Antony Ablan hails from La Crosse, and although his upcoming Friday the 13th show is not the first time his band has come to town, each in-town show is evidence of a made-good musician. Born and raised in La Crosse, Ablan spent childhood growing up in a family that supported and encouraged his musical inclinations. At a very young age, he and his father would write and play songs together, and almost from birth he knew how to work the family stereo. Ablan spent years learning his way around instruments, including the guitar and a small Arabic hand drum called a doumbek. At first, Ablan’s guitar work wholly consisted of “beating the hell out of it,” but a music appreciation course in middle school drew up a real focus on the instrument. However, Ablan hadn’t even hit adulthood before he was forced to leave town. “I was 17 when I left La Crosse,” he explained. “I got in trouble, got kicked out of school, and none of the other schools would have me. I was under house arrest for a good summer. So I decided to go to Boulder, Colorado, and spent a couple of years out there. It turned out to be one of the best things that could have happened. It opened up all kinds of opportunities for me. From Boulder, I did some traveling in Europe, then back to La Crosse, and then I went to school in Madison.” In Madison, Ablan met the other founding member of Blackdog, Sam Reicher, at a poker game in 2005. According to the band’s Web site apocrypha, the game didn’t go well, resulting in sour grapes and property damage. “We kind of had a rough start at first, but then found out that we played the same music and had the same passion for music. We got a jam, settled
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our differences, and talked about forming a band.” While solidifying its lineup and building up a following in Madison, Blackdog recruited a student of West African drumming named Andrew Elbert. A year ago they picked up a bassist named Jason Segal in Chicago, which had become their base of operations. The decision to move to Chicago wasn’t cut and dry. “We were becoming very successful in Madison, but we just wanted a bigger pond to swim in. Madison’s a pretty diverse scene, but I’m in awe of Chicago every time I see it. We talked about Austin, New York, L.A., and Chicago, and Chicago seemed to offer the most freedom to do what we do and not fit into a scene. There are venues all over the place, and I’m still scratching the surface after a year and a half. People say that after 10 years.” Blackdog has recorded two albums, one self-produced in an old bass player’s studio, one at the legendary Smart Studios in Madison. Ablan described the Smart Studios experience as one of connection with a vital aspect of rock’s history, in which Ablan was able to use one of Billy Corgan’s guitars. “But at the end of the day, it’s all about the live experience,” he said. “That’s where we shine, and that’s where we make the connection with people. It’s what really thrills me about making music.The music hits you in a different way, you’re with people, and you connect with the band and vice versa.” Money isn’t a primary motivator for Blackdog’s emphasis on touring — the band members don’t see much of the profits. “At this stage — and hopefully never — it’s not about making money. We’ve got to make ends meet and we’re saving up for a new recording project, but the money Blackdog makes gets put into a Blackdog account which gets used for expenses.” As such, it’s lucky for Ablan that his day job involves teaching music lessons. “I don’t take it for granted. I feel so fortunate. A day for me: I get up, I’ll read for a few hours, I’ll practice for several hours, I’ll give lessons for a few hours, rehearse with the band. Every day, all I do is music, whether it’s studying poetry or literature, or music itself, or performance. I’m a happy guy.” This total immersion in music for its own sake has led Ablan and Blackdog to grow and improve without the expectation of a tangible payoff. Ablan’s view of success isn’t one delivered by an external source, but one evolved, challenged, tested. “No one can stop us from being better. Our mindset is just to be great at what we do. That’s what we have control of. That’s what we love to do. The rest happens.”
RICHMOND, cont. HARTER, cont. opportunities to have them stay here, no matter what profession they go into...with the professional people that are graduating, we need to look into more of a technology field." But Richmond takes others into consideration as well, saying, "We need to look at, you know, not everybody is going to college, and we need to also address the manufacturing end of it. With the businesses that have moved out and gone to China, we need to have a way of bringing back that industry and manufacturing opportunities." Richmond says she feels mayor Mark Johnsrud's priorities were, perhaps, not in line with the needs of the city. "He is more for big business, and he doesn't focus enough on small business opportunities here, and I think we're forgetting about the small business people in our town that really, really need more assistance than larger businesses. I just don't think he's recognized that." Richmond has an easy way to become acquainted with her mayoral goals: "I put some things together called Richmond's 5 Rs for Change: Reduce cost, reduce property taxes, reform government, revitalize government, and we need to have regional planning and sharing. And if we can do all that, we'll make it a better city to live in." — Emily Faeth
barrier, perhaps — are the best way to deal with the city's problems. Belonging to a prominent local family — especially one so well versed in business — doesn't hurt. “People know us, and know that we’re hardworking. The fact that our family has been out serving the community for so long has helped. People know us, and they know what they’re getting. A lot of [politics and business] is the same thing — bringing in money and spending it as efficiently as possible. When [HARTER’s] got the bid for the city of La Crosse, our price was about half of the next guy’s, and we saved the city millions of dollars by paying attention, working hard, and operating on a tight budget.” Of course, Harter's campaign is unique among the candidates due to his youth, which begs the question: Is politics an old person’s game? Harter says no.“I think I hit it at the right time with the last presidential election. People are open for change right now. I heard a little bit of that in the beginning, and there’s still a portion of people who want a lot of experience. For the most part, however, people like the energy.” — Brett Emerson
Future Sons by Noah Singer
Blackdog will perform at Nighthawk's Tavern on Friday, February 13. Admission is $5.
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I'm Jonesin' for a Crossword "Just Playing" — it's what's on the outside that counts.
Answers to Issue 149's "Verse for Wear"
By Matt Jones Across 1 Univ. guy with status 5 Two fives for ___ 9 MySpace adjunct, perhaps 13 Poland's Walesa 14 Average knucklehead 16 Seldom seen 17 ___ Spumante (sparkling wine) 18 Phrase in a Spanish Valentine's Day card 19 The yoke's on them 20 Red MacGregor, McEwan's Lager, or Tennent's Super, in pubs 23 Listening device 24 Start of long-distance dialing 25 Atlantic Coast clock setting: abbr. 26 College football championship circuit: abbr. 29 Lowlife 31 With 45-across, contact a pedestrian from a tall building, in a way 34 Public hanging?
36 The other woman 37 Race place, for short 38 Play like the phrases at 20-across, 31/45-across and 57across? 41 Actress Fisher of 2007's "Hot Rod"
43 Ring bearer, maybe 44 "Chuck" network 45 See 31-across 48 Otherworldly 52 "Danny and the Dinosaur" author Hoff
53 El ___ (Spanish hero) 54 Woolly female 56 Pull the plug on 57 Understaffed situation 60 "___ it in a heartbeat!"
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63 ___-Croatian 64 "___ Nagila" 65 It may come with answers 66 Courtroom drama, e.g. 67 Gluttonous exchange student on "The Simpsons" 68 To a degree 69 Lord's worker 70 Sci-fi conventiongoer, stereotypically Down 1 N-test events 2 Distilled spirit from the agave plant 3 Armed swimmers 4 IOU of sorts 5 Actor Sean of the "Lord of the Rings" series 6 Grad school papers 7 "In the Valley of __ _" (Tommy Lee Jones movie) 8 Person who really counts? 9 Bert's prominent feature
10 Airport of the SW U.S. 11 Refinable rock 12 ___-Y 15 Come really close to 21 "___ is human..." 22 Greek vowel 26 Fictional character often introduced last name first 27 Cow's mouthful 28 Farm structure 30 Cousin of a cockatoo 32 Spanish actress often seen on "The Love Boat" 33 Chop into tiny bits 35 Least likely to be spotted 38 Downhill racer 39 Ducks, when moving around 40 "Since ___ Gone" (Kelly Clarkson song) 41 "___ alive!" 42 Just short 46 "That's gross!" 47 Home entertainment area with a sink
49 Give a new ranking 50 "Well!" 51 Actor Furlong of "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" 55 Author Virginia 57 "The Usual Suspects" bad guy Keyser ___ 58 Lake near Niagara Falls 59 "Street Fighter: The Legend of ___Li" (2009 movie)
60 Figs. averaging 100 61 The Captain and Tennille, e.g. 62 Poorly lit Š2009 Jonesin' Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com) For answers to this puzzle, call: 1-900-226-2800, 99 cents per minute. Must be 18+. reference puzzle #0401.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE [ Area food & drink specials ] LA CROSSE All Star Lanes Arena 4735 Mormon Coulee 109 3rd st.
Sunday
Monday
ALLfor NEW! 3 games $5 starts at 8 p.m. we
3 games for $5 starts are at 8 p.m.
Alpine AlumniInn
$7 four cans special 8 bucket p.m. - close beer pong
Alumni House Animal 620 Gillette st.
Beer Pong $7.00 4 Cans 8-close $2.00 Domestic Silos
W5715 Bliss st. rd. 620 Gillette
110 3rd st.
Barrel Inn Beef & ave. Etc. 2005 West
1203 La Crosse st.
Beef & Etc. Barrel Innst. 1203 La Crosse 2005 West ave.
Big Al’s Brothers 115 S 3rd st. 306 Pearl st.
Brothers Bruisers 306 Pearl st. 620 Cass st.
$2.50 Jack Daniel Mixers $2.00 Goldschlager
2 for 1 cans &
Italian beef w/dog bottles meal: $6.69during Packer games Pizza Puff meal: $4.49
2.25 for mini pitcher
free pitcher of beer or soda with large closed pizza
CheapShots Chuck’s 318 Pearl st. 1101 La Crosse st.
Chuck’s Joe’s Coconut 1101Pearl La Crosse st. 223 st.
Coconut Joe’s Dan’s Place 223 3rd Pearlst.st. 411
16oz top sirloin $7 22oz tbone 9.75 sutffed sirloin 8 jack daniels tipsTaps 8 $1 shots of $1 Domestic Doctor, cherry doctor - 8-cl $2 Craft Import Taps Happy $1.75 cans, $2 $2.50 hour Vodka4-6Mixers mix drinks
$1 Shot Menu
1/4 barrel meatball sandwich giveaway meal: $6.69 8-11 $1 burgers 2 Chicago dogs meal:
during Monday night football
Buck Night starts at 6 p.m. under
3 games for $5 starts at 7 p.m. construction
11 a.m. - 9 p.m. hard or soft shell tacos $1
5-8 p.m. BBQ coun6 - CL try style ribs $5, $2.50 Sparks euchre tourney 7:30
Import Ladies drink night free Rails and Domestic starts at 7Light p.m.Tap Beer 9-11pm on the Dance Floor 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. AUCE Wings $5, Bingo $2 Silos BOGO $1 cherry bombs
$1 softshell tacos Happy Hour 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. M-FAUCE wings $5.00 $5 bbq ribs and free crazy bingo $2 Domestic Silos fries buy bomb $2.50 Premium Silos Stopone in forcherry Value Menu too $2.50 Three Olive Mixers big to here get one forlist$1
$2.50 Select imports/craft $1 shots of doctor, Beers cherry doctor $2.50 Top shelf Mixers $2 Mich Golden bottles
$2. Goldschlager
3 p.m. - midnight
grilled$6.00 chicken sandwich meal: $5.29 AUCD
Italian beefnight meal: bucket $6.69 6 for $9 Chicago chili dog: $3.89 beef meal: Italian $6.15 Bucket Night beers Chicago chili6dog: $3.45 for $9
hamburger or 25 cent hot wings cheeseburger meal: $3.89 $1 shots of Dr. Italian Beef w/dog hamburger meal: $7.89meal: $3.69 cheeseburger meal: 25 cent wings Dollar $3.89 shots of Doctor
Polish sausage meal: $4.49 chicken sandgrilled wich meal: $5.29 Polish AUCDsausage Taps andmeal: Rails $3.99 8-1 $6
soup or salad bar $1.25 make your own $2.25 burgers, $2.60 meat or marinara FREE with entree or 3 8 p.m. 1/2 off anything that pours tacos, $4.75 taco salad cheeseburgers, $2 off spaghetti: $3.45 $2.50 Blatz vs. Old Style $1.50 U-Call-Its $2 10 cent wings - CL) sandwich until 3 p.m. $5 beer, wells, & long islands. $2.25 margaritas, large pizza, $1(9fries Italian sausage: $4.95 pitchers, Gaming Generations $1.25 High Life bottles $1 shots with ($3.95 by itself) off large taco pizza with any pizza game night @ 9 p.m. wristband. $2.50 Jack mixers or HAPPY HOUR 3 PM - 8Soco PM& lime
$1 off apps closed Happy Hour All Day 20 wings and 5 miller lites for $15
Kids Eat$2.50 Free With Blatz vs. Old Style Adult pitchers $3.00 Long Islands Martini Ladies' Night Martini Madness James Martini: vodka, triple $2 off all martinis sec, orange juice
712- CL - 7: $1 domestic 12 oz 2-4-1 rails $2 Stoli mixers
$2.50 beers 7 - CL
$3.00 Domestic Pitchers, $1 domestic 12 oz $2.00 Shots of Cuervo, $2 StoliGoldschlager mixers Rumpleminz,
closed $3 Pitchers 1.75 Rails $1 dom. taps, Dr. $4 imports, shots, $2 rails, full pint Irish Bud, $3 calls mixers, all apps, $4 Bomb top shelf Car
Thirsty - $1 Mexi-Night Tuesday Soft Shell Tacos $2.50 Margaritas
10 cent wings (9 - CL) $12-4-1 High Life bottles Burgers $1.50 rail Pitchers mixers Kul Light $5 $2 Guinness pints
Wristband Rib Nite Night Beer Pong @10 p.m.
Wii Night
$1 Dr. 6- shots 8 $3 $1.50 Jager Bombs taps
6closed - 8 p.m. $1.50 rails/domestics
7 - midnight 7 - CL 7- CL: 3- CL: Ladies: 2 for 1 Tequila’s chips & salsa, Margarita Monday 2 Beers, 1 topping pizza Guys: $1.50 Coors $2 Coronas, $2.50 $2.50 $11 and Kul Light bottles Mike’s, Mike-arita (rocks only) Tequila’s chips & salsa, Mexican Monday $2.00 Corona, $2 Coronas, $2.50 Corona Light, Cuervo Mike’s, Mike-arita
$.50 Ladies: domestic2taps, for$11 microbrews, $3 domestic Guys: $1.50 Coors pitchers, $6 microbrew and Kul Light bottles pitchers
$2 Malibu $2.00 Cruzan madness Rum Mixers, $2.50$2 Jameson Shots, $3.00 pineapple Mixers
$1 rail mixers $3.00 Patron Shots $2 Bacardi mixers
FiestaHollow Mexicana Fox 5200 Mormon Coulee
chicken & veggie fajitasown Build your for Mary two Bloody 16oz Mug - $4.00
football night domestic beer:Pizza $1.50 Homemade Mexican beer: $2.00 & PItcher of Beer
HAPPY HOURshrimp EVERYDAY 3 - 6 chili chicken burrito verde primavera $1.25 Bucket of Domestic 25 Cent Wings BURGERS Cans 5 for $9.00
Build your own Bloody Mary 16oz Mug - $4.00
Homemade Pizza & PItcher of Beer $9.00 $5.99 $5.99 gyro gyro fries fries & & soda soda
Gracie’s Gracie’s 1908 Campbell rd.
1908 Campbell rd.
Huck Finn’s Howie's
127 dr. st. 1128Marina La Crosse
9-clNBC Mary night. (Night Bloody Before Class) $3 pitchspecials ers of the beast - 2 4-9 p.m. Happy10 Hour
Football Sunday $1.75 domestic JB’s Speakeasy 11-7 happy hour, free The Helm bottles 717 Rose st. food, $1.50 bloody, 1/2
108 3rd st price pitchers DTB Second Supper vol. 9, issue 150
$2.50 X-Rated Mixers $2 Captain Mixers $2 Premium Grain Belt $2 Snake Bites
$4.50
$1.50 $6.75 bloody marys $3 Three Olivesdinner mixers/ mojitos $3 Bacardi mixers/ mojitos shrimp 11 a.m. - 4 p.m $2 Cherry bombs $2 Cherry bombs $1 Bazooka Joes
$3.00 Captain mixers/ mojitos Fish Fry $2 Cherry Bombs $1 Bazooka Joes
$1 Bazooka Joes
$3.00 Bacardi mixers/ mojitos $3 bloodys $2 Cherry Bombs $1 Bazooka 'til Joes noon
50 cent taps 4 - 7 (increases 50 cents per Great drinks! hour) $1 rails
10 - CL: $1.50 rails Hour 12 - 7
$2.00 Captain Mixers
Great drinks!
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Happy Hour 12 - 7 cents off most items
$2.00 Malibu, $2.50 Jaeger, $3.00 Jaeger Bombs
upsidedown cake
chicken Topless primavera Tuesday
N3287 County rd. OA 1904 Campbell
2-8 p.m. AUCE wings $5
WING NIGHT-$1.25/LB $2 Tuesdays, including Wristband All day Everyday: $1 Doctor $2 Silos. M-F: Happy HourBBQ, 2-6PLAIN $.50 off everything but the daily special$2.50 JUMBO CAPTAIN AND BUFFALO, SMOKEY buy one get one Domestic $2 bottles, import taps, $1.00 PABST AND PABST LIGHT Night After Class $3 beerMIXERS ('til 6 p.m.) Ladies' Nite out 1.50 Raill $.50 pong, taps Domestic 3.00 BOTTLES$1.50 ROLLING ROCK RING TOSS NIGHT beer apps, single FLAVORED BACARDI Guys'closed Nite out 1.50 silos $5 COLLEGE I.D. Pitchers $1.75 Rails Holmen Meat Locker Jerky BOTTLES mixers/ $2.50 X bombs pitchers shot mixers, featured 3 Rings for $1 $2.25 BUD LIGHTS $1.00 SHOT $3.00 JAGER BOMBS Raffle $9 general public shots, and 50 cent taps OF THENIGHT-$1.25/LB WEEK WING $2 Tuesdays, including BUFFALO, SMOKEY BBQ, PLAIN Happy Hour 7 - 9. $2 for all single shot mixers and all beers. $1 Ladies Night $2 bottles, import taps, $1.00 PABST AND PABST LIGHT Topless Karaoke live DJ Wristband Night buy one, get one free $2.50 JUMBO CAPTAIN AND Karaoke FLAVORED Kul Light BOTTLES$1.50 ROLLING ROCK closed beer pong, apps, single Tuesday $1 shot specials $1 shot specials BOTTLES $5 COLLEGE I.D. BACARDI MIXERS wear a bikini, drink free shot mixers, featured cans $2.25 BUD LIGHTS $1.00 SHOT $9 general public $3.00 JAGER BOMBS shots, and 50 cent taps OF THE WEEK
football $1 night domestic Kul beer: Light $1.50 Mexicancans beer: $2.00
Fox Hollow Goal Post
5-83-7 p.m. fishhappy dinnerhour $5.25
beers & rails 7 -$1.00 midnight 7 - midnight 7 - CL All day, everyday: Shots of Doctor, $2.00 Cherry Bombs, $1.75 Silos of Busch Light/Coors 7 - midnight Happy
chicken$4 & veggie full fajitas pint Irish for Bomb two Car
N3287 County OA
Cosmic $1 cherryBowl bombs starts at 9 p.m. until midnight
pepper & egg sandwich Italian beef meal: domestic pitchers $6.69 meal: $5.00 barrel parties2 Chicago at cost dog meal: Italian sausage meal: pepper & egg sandwich $5.89 $6.69 Italian beef meal: meal: $4.50, fish $6.15 sandwich meal: $4.99, 2 Chicago dog meal: $4.50 domestic pitchers Pitcher and Pizza $10 Italian sausage meal: $3.45 $6.15
7 - midnight 7- CL: $2 Malibu madness Guys' Night $2 pineapple $1.25 upsidedown cake
$1.25 beers & rails
Cosmic & $1 cherryBowl bombs Karaoke starts at until 9 p.m. midnight
Dad's Beer"
for 1 $5 All 2Mojitos taps
7 - midnight 7- CL: $1 rail mixers Ladies' Night $2 Bacardi mixers
Saturday
batterfried cod, fries, $2.50 Bomb Shots beans, and garlic bread $2.50 Ketel One Mixers $5.50 $2 Retro Beers "Your
HAPPY HOUR 4 - 7
Fiesta Dan’s Mexicana Place 5200 Mormon Coulee 411 3rd st.
Friday
$1.50 rail mixers
114 5th ave.
417 Jay st.
Bud Night 6 - CL: $1.75 bottles $5 pitchers
$5.89 meatball sandwich Burgers 2 for 1 bottles and cans meal:Buck $6.15 1/4 Barrel during the game 2 dogs meal:giveaway $ 5.25
The The Cavalier Cavalier 114 5th ave. CheapShots Chances R 318 Pearl st.
5-8 p.m. 16oz Sirloin $7, Blue Cheese Stuffed Sirloin $8, Jack Daniels Tips $8, 22oz T Bone $9.75, $1 shots doc and cherry doc 8 p.m. - close
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
$9.00
9-cl$3.50 Domestic pitchers $1.75 domestic bottles
shrimp Ladies Night buy one, get one free burrito wear a bikini, drink free
chili Karaoke verde $1 shot specials
Asklive server DJ for details $1 shot specials Ask server for details
HAPPY HOUR EVERYDAY 3 - 6
HAPPY HOUR 6 AM - 9 AM
$1.25 beer pong 6 p.m. $8.95 16 oz steak BURGERS
free wings 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Bucket of Domestic Cans 5 for $9.00
25 CentHOUR Wings HAPPY
Buy Buy one one gyro gyro get get one one half half price price
free free baklava, baklava, ice ice cream cream or or sundae sundae with with meal meal
$1.25 $1.25 domestic domestic taps taps buy buy one one burger burger get get one one half half price price
HAPPY HOUR 9-cl- $1 rails, $2.50 pitchers, Beer Pong All day (everyday!) $1.75 domesticspecials $1.25 Old Style Light bottles $1.50 LAX Lager/Light $1 shots of Dr.
$5 AUCD
HAPPY HOUR 3 - 8 $8.95 16 oz. steak $8.95 1/2 lb. fish platter
5 p.m. - 10 p.m.
EVERYDAY 3 -7 9-cl and$1.25 9 - 11 rails, $1.75 bottles/cans
Karaoke
GREEK GREEK ALL ALL DAY DAY buy buy one one appetizer appetizer appetizer half price appetizer half price get one half price get one half price with meal with meal 9-cl -$2 captain mixers, $2 bottles/cans, $3 jager bombs
9-cl $2 bacardi mixers, $2 domestic pints, $1.50 shots blackberry brandy
HAPPY HOUR2-CL 5-7 Thirsty Thursday 3 12 oz. dom. taps $2 $1 vodka drinks $1 12 oz taps
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Area food food & & drink drink specials specials ] COMMUNITY SERVICE [Area LA CROSSE JB’s Speakeasy 717 Rose st.
The Joint 324 Jay st.
Legend’s
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
$1.75 domestic bottles
$1.75 domestic bottles
$1.75 domestic bottles
1/2 off Pearl Street pitchers during Packer game
4 - 8 p.m. Bacardi $3 doubles/pints
closed
223 Pearl st.
The Library 123 3rd st.
Opening at 4 p.m. for the game. $5 Pitchers of Coors Light
closed closed
Nutbush
Thursday $1.00 off all Irish shots $2.50 pints of Guinness $3.00 imperial pints
every day $1 shots of Doc
$1 taps $1 rails 1/2 price Tequila
Saturday
HAPPY HOUR 5 - 7
4 - 8 p.m. domestic bottles/rails $1.75
closed
Friday
4 - 8 p.m. domestic bottles/rails $1.75
WING NIGHT $2 SVEDKA MIXERS $2.50 JACK MIXERS $2.25 BUD LIGHTS $2 SHOTS OF ALL DOCTOR FLAVORS
AFTER COMEDY: PINT NIGHT $1 PINTS OF RAILS MIXERS AND DOMESTIC TAPS $2 PINTS OF CALL MIXERS AND IMPORT TAPS $3 PINTS OF TOP SHELF MIXERS
KARAOKE $2 double rails, $3 double calls, $2 ALL bottles
Wristband Night and Beer Pong Tourney
5 - 7 p.m. 2-4-1 happy hour
great drinks!
$2 SHOTS OF GOLDSCHLAGER $5 DOUBLE VODKA ENERGY DRINK $3 Bacardi mixers $3 jumbo Long Islands
$3 Three Olives mixers $3 jumbo Long Islands
HAPPY HOUR 3 - 6
3264 George st.
Players
Price by Dice
214 Main St
Ralph's
In John's Bar 109 3rd st. N
Ringside 223 Pearl st.
Schmidty’s
Chef specials daily Mighty Meatball sub $6 CLOSED
3119 State rd.
breakfast buffet $9.95 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Shooter’s
$1 Shot Night
120 S 3rd st.
Sports Nut 801 Rose st.
Tailgators 1019 S 10th st.
Top Shots 137 S 4th st.
Yesterdays 317 Pearl st.
LA CRESCENT
Crescent Inn 444 Chestnut st.
WINONA Brothers 129 W 3rd st.
Godfather’s 30 Walnut st. 17
2 for 1 Happy Hour ALL NIGHT LONG
happy hour all day
open 4-9
Karaoke @ 10 p.m. 2-4-1 Happy Hour 5 - 10 AUCD Rail mixers @ 10 p.m.
Karaoke @ 10 p.m. 2-4-1 Happy Hour 5 - 10 $1 Pabst cans, Dr. shots @ 10 p.m.
chicken parmesan sub $6
Italian sandwich w/banana peppers and parmesan &6
open 4-9
double $6.50
2-4-1 Happy Hour 3 - 9 Best Damned DJ'S @ 10 p.m.
2-4-1 Happy Hour 3 - 8 Best Damned DJ'S @ 10 p.m.
Chicken salad on rye w/ lettuce, tomato, onion $5 $6.99 FISH SANDWICH FOR LUNCH, $7.99 FISH SANDWICH FOR DINNER, $9.99 ALL YOU CAN EAT FISH FRY ALL DAY
happy hour all day long! $1.00 OFF WILD WINGS, $1.00 PHILLY STEAK AND CHEESE.
LUNCH BUFFET $6.45 LUNCH SPECIALS CHANGE DAILY Ask Nicely See What Happens
Tie Tuesday Great Prices For Sharp Dressers
Buck Burgers
Tacos $1.25
$4 domestic pitchers
$1 Rails, $1.50 Pint Taps, $3 Long Island Pints 15 cent wings
$2 Bacardi mixers
$2 Spotted Cow & DT Brown pints $2 domestic bottles 7 - 12, $2.50 Skyy/ Absolute mixers 10-1 $2 Dr. drinks
$1 Point special bottles
$2.50 pints Bass & Guinness
$1.75 domestic bottles
$2.25 Pearl st. pints $1.50 PBR 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
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
M3= $1 martinis, $2 mojitos, $3 margaritas $2 domestic pitchers
family buffet 5 -8 kids under 10 pay .45 cents per year of age
$2.50 Bacardi Mixers, $3 Long Island Pints 12 oz. T-Bone $8.99
HAPPY HOUR 10 AM - 12, 4 PM - 6 PM $1.50 Bud/Miller Lite/ PBR taps all day $1.75 rails 10 - 1
closed
Southwest chicken pita $5
HAPPY HOUR 4 PM - 7 PM cheeseburger HOOP DAY!! MAKE YOUR SHOT AND YOUR ENTRÉE IS FREE!
$1.75 light taps and Dr. shots
Fiesta Night 7 - 12 $2 tequila shots $2.50 margaritas
2-4-1 Happy Hour 5 - 10 $2 Capt. mixers $1.75 domestic beer, $1.50 Rails, $1 Pabst cans @ 10 p.m.
$1 domestic taps $3 Jager Bombs
Bucket Night 5 for $9 5 domestic bottles for $10, $2 Bacardi mixers, $1.50 rail vodka mixers 10 -1
10 cent wings, $3 filled mug ($1 tap refills, $2 rail refills) $1 High Life bottles/kamikaze shots
15 cent wings
$1 Dr. shots $3 16 oz Captain mixers
$2 Long Islands, PBR bottles, Captain mixers
$1 Dr. shots $3 16 oz Captain mixers
$2.75 deluxe Bloodys ‘til 7, $5 lite pitchers 7 - 12
$1.75 rails $1 PBR mugs
Thursday
Friday
Saturday $2.50 Captain $2.50 Jager Bombs & Polish
$2 u-call-it (except top shelf)
Thursday
3 - 8pm 1.00 off anything that Pours
2 for 1 anything 9 p.m. - close
Fish Fry $6.95
$2.50 Bacardi Mixers, $3 Long Island Pints
$1 O-Bombs/Bazooka Joes, Wristband Night, $2.50 SoCo or Jack mixers
Friday
Saturday
$2.50 Three Olives mixers $1 Cherry & Jäger Bombs wristband night 'til 12 a.m.
$2.50 Bacardi mixers $1 Cherry & Jäger Bombs wristband night 'til 12 a.m.
any jumbo, large, or large 1 topping pizza medium pizza up to 5 $9.99 toppings: $11.99 (get 2nd large for $5)
February 12, 2008
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Entertainment Directory 2/12 - 2/18
Thursday, February 12 Del’s Bar Nick Shattuck and Friends The Pump House Miss Tess and Her Bon Ton Parade Northside Oasis Open Jam with Cody Popcorn Tavern La Crosse All-Stars The Starlite Lounge Kies and Kompanie Nighthawks Dave Orr's open jam
February 14, continued The Joint 10:00 Houses in Motion Trempealeau Hotel Michelle Lynn 7:30 Alpine Inn 8:00 Dave Orr
Just A Roadie Away... 10:00 8:00
Popcorn Tavern Eric and Al
8:00
Westview Inn The Journeymen Popcorn Tavern The Bourbon Brothers Peaberry’s Songwriters Showcase Glory Days Doctor Jack
10:00
5:00 Monday, February 16 10:00
The Freighthouse Dan Sebranek
10:00 Popcorn Tavern Paulie
10:00
8:00 The Joint Brownie's Open Jam
10:00
10:00 Wednesday, February 18 7:00 Howie’s Comedy Night 9:00 Del’s Bar Dave Orr
Nighthawk's Milk Toast
8:30 10:00
8:00 Nighthawks Irene Keenan Jr.
Piggy's Blues Lounge Muddy Flats and the Hepcats Concordia Ballroom 8:00 Happy Twirlers Square Dance Saturday, February 14 Coconut’s Live DJ Howie's Caroline's Spine 9:00 Players Karaoke Popcorn Tavern Moonshine Conspiracy 10:00 Popcorn Tavern Brownie's Open Jam Bruiser's Nick Shattuck Got a show? and Mike Drotto 9:00 10:00
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Ed's Bar
Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank
Popcorn Tavern Open Jam The Sports Nut 10:00 Joe Cody and Bob Walcker 7:30 with Up and Coming Houghton’s The Warehouse Hootenanny w/ Mike Caucutt 10:00 Ari Herstand with Heller Mason 6:30 Del’s Open jam with Chubba 10:00 Friday, February 13 Tuesday, February 17 Nighthawk's Blackdog
Winona population
Sunday, February 15 10:00
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Thurs., 2/12
Ed's Bar
Fri., 2/13
Ruben
Draught Haus
Fri., 2/13
Lisa Murphy
Acoustic Café
Fri, 2/13
Open mic with Dan and Dusty
Ed's Bar
Sat., 2/14
Shoeless Revolution
Draught Haus
Sat., 2/14
Drew Peterson
Ed's Bar
Wed., 2/18
Madison population
223,389
Umphrey's McGee
Barrymore Theatre
Thurs., 2/12
The Hue Steez
Alchemy
Fri., 2/13
Houses in Motion
Cafe Montmartre
Fri., 2/13
Thriving Ivory Barcelona Company of Thieves
Majestic Theatre
Sat., 2/14
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Good People, Good Drinks, Good Times $2.00 - 1 Player, $3.00 - 2 Players 50 cents Off Drinks, $1 Off Pitchers
$1.75 - Light Taps $1.75 DR. Shots
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$1.75
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$2.00 Dr. Drinks
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