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FREE Volume 9 Issue 158 April 9, 2009

Examining La Crosse Graffiti

614 Main St. Downtown La Crosse Publisher: Mike Keith

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Editorial Staff Editor-in-Chief: Adam Bissen adam.bissen@secondsupper.com

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Contributors Jacob Bielanski Adam Bissen Erich Boldt Nicholas Cabreza Benjamin Clark Andrew Colston Ashly Conrad El Jefe Brett Emerson

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Letter from the Editor Public art ought to be public policy. I know that sounds a little editorializing, but I am the editor after all, and in this square I’m allowed to speak my piece (well, for the most part). The point is: in a modern society we all share space. Cohabitation brings enough problems as it is, but in the rushrush of things we sometimes forget we’re responsible for cosmetic upkeep. I’m experiencing that feeling right now as Second Supper has finally moved out of my apartment and into a space of its own. (Whaddup from 614 Main Street!) Right now I’m staring at a plain white wall and pondering which colorful photos to tape above my desk. It’s a nice change of pace from the previous weeks, when we unloaded reams of accumulated newspaper trash to assuage to cleanliness standards of my new non-reporter roommates. But don’t roll your eyes at another self-centered editorial anecdote just yet; this applies directly to the inherent friction within our cover story.

When Second Supper writers went into the community to examine La Crosse's graffiti, we encountered a lot of apprehension about how the story would get press. “You’re just glorifying vandals,” some property owners would say, fearful of spray-painted retribution if they were quoted in our rag. “I’d love to talk about my art,” said the graffiti painters, who wouldn’t be photographed or give their real names for fear of arrest. Depending on your favorite cliché, the truth either lies in the middle or in the eye of the beholder, but the point is we really need to talk about our streets. For years, everyone who lived in my apartment tolerated a growing mess. Like good Midwesterners, they didn’t want to make a scene. Now the whole Second Supper staff has an entire former speedometer repair shop to decorate, and we've yet to go for anything bright or bold.

I see La Crosse to be in a similar spot.We’ve got so much beauty between the bluffs and the bridges, the marsh and Main Street, that the bane of empty facades rarely strikes us as unfinished.

When it does strike some people as plain, they strike back with paint and markers, so the fight over public space becomes cased in malice, when really everyone wants to live in the most visually appealing place possible. The tricky part is agreeing on what to do next. Some cities are bedecked in graffiti; while other combat it like the plague. Some sponsor murals and legal graff walls, while others are embroiled in enmity. So I encourage all of our readers to examine this issue and make their thoughts on graffiti heard — we just prefer the medium of email. And for those of you expecting coverage of Tuesday’s mayoral race in this newspaper, sorry but we’re a mid-weekly. Shout out to Matt Harter, though, who got elected by promising to listen to the people. How about we start with an intelligent discourse on walls?

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Second Supper’s finally on the social networking bandwagon, with a whole chain of townies to answer our deliciously revealing questions.

Each week, the interviewee will name someone they're connected to, who will become the next person interviewed, and so it shall continue. You see? We really are all connected.

Things to spray paint NAME AND AGE: Anney Tripp, 22 BIRTHPLACE: Near Oakland, Ca. CURRENT JOB: I'm a pre-school teacher.

DREAM JOB: Bonafied rock star!

COVETED SUPERPOWER: I think the Sonic Scream would be neat. :O DREAM VACATION: My dream vacation would be an all expenses paid global trip to a little bit of everywhere for like 3 years. I’d like to really absorb the culture and live with the natives for a while, then move on to somewhere new.

FAVORITE LOCAL RESTAURANT: Buzzard Billy's FAVORITE BAR IN TOWN: Yesterday's CITY OR COUNTRY? I don't think there's anything wrong with a little of both.

IF YOU COULD PLAY ANY INSTRUMENT PERFECTLY, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I would love to play the piano 3 MOVIES YOU’D TAKE ON A DESERTED ISLAND: Boondock Saints, Waking Life, The Terminal 3 BOOKS YOU’D TAKE TO PRISON: Illusions by Richard Bach, More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon, and The Awakening and Other Short Stories by Kate Chopin 3 CDs YOU’D TAKE ON A ROAD TRIP: This one is REALLY hard. OK 1. Downward Spiral — NIN 2. Simon and Garfunkel anything 3. Tidal — Fiona Apple WHAT IS IN YOUR POCKETS RIGHT NOW? Gum, a Kwik Trip receipt, confusing advice from a fortune cookie, and a piece of pink paper with some “things to remember” on it.

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Do This WHAT: Therapeutic Massage WHERE: Coleman 129 on WTC campus (Sixth & Vine) WHEN: Tuesdays at 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7 p.m.; Thursdays at 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m.

COST: $20 for an hour long session I’m trying to type this while my eyes are rolled back in my head and drool is dangling from the corner of my mouth. I just returned from a very amazing and worthwhile massage given to me by a student from Western Technical College's therapeutic massage program. If you know what’s good for you, you will sign up for one too. These 18 students practice pregnancy massage, relaxation massage, deep tissue, and sports massage and have a clinic open to the public every Tuesday and Thursday until the end of the term. Once they move on and become professionals working for chiropractors or at a day spa, their rates won’t be anywhere near the deal you should take advantage of at these clinics. Seriously, getting a professional massage is one of the best things I’d recommend doing for yourself. It can help with any aches or pains you might be having, can relieve stress and make your tensed muscles feel relaxed, and it’s just good for your overall health to get your fluids moving through your body and work out the acids stored in your muscles, leaving you feeling refreshed and invigorated.

Not only is this a wonderful opportunity for you to take advantage of, but you would also be helping out these friendly and caring students who need to get a certain amount of hours to become licensed. The more bodies they have to work on, the better massage therapists they will become. All shapes and sizes from children to grandparents are welcome. Pamper yourself La Crosse, you deserve something a little special. They have both male and female students, all who have a few tricks of the trade up their sleeves to put you on cloud nine. To schedule an appoint, call Jeanne Johnson at 784-4709 or email her at johnsonj@ westerntc.edu.

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The experience of spending most of your time with a toddler is a dynamic one.Trying to figure out what he’s trying to say and do is incredibly complex, even though the solution is usually pretty simple — bubbles, bananas, or dancing almost always does the trick. The antics of a little person who is in that plastic stage between babyhood and childhood are sometimes a bit exasperating, usually very endearing, and almost always hilarious.

Because it’s so hard to figure just what the experience is like, people are always trying to compare it something they’re more familiar with. For instance, one of my zany coworkers talks endlessly about sweet little Baxter and lovely little Laila: how nicely they play together, how funny it is when they fight, how cute their tiny clothes are…Baxter and Laila, the loves of Coworker’s life, are not her children. They’re not even her nephew and niece or neighbor kids or anything — they aren’t even people!

They’re damn dogs. And she compares them to my child, my real, live, human being child. Seriously.

At first, I was deeply concerned about her mental health. She really thought of them as children — she’ll talk about them to customers and whip out the wallet full of pictures.

And she calls them her babies, and she’s their mommy. And the weirdest part is that I seemed to be the only one who thinks this is odd. I realize that I’m a heartless dog-hater, but really, in what way is a kid like a dog?! It was fairly insulting, but my approach was to gently explain that her dogs were in no way similar to my son and brush it off as some strange disconnect between the world of parenthood and the world of dog-lover weirdness.

But then my son got a little older and started doing really exciting stuff like rolling over…and eating stuff off the floor…and trying furiously to get into the toilet…and begging for treats (really, you can’t eat so much as a single cupcake in my house without my little bottomless pit eyeing it up and devising schemes to steal it from your unsuspecting hands).And I do find myself saying “Good boy!” a lot and luring him to the grocery store with Cheerio treats. I guess I do roll balls to him and give little bites of “big people” food sometimes…It seems that Coworker might just be on to something. But I still won’t let her babysit.

While the doggie comparison does actually work on some levels, there might be an even better one. Little toddling types are just like an alien race, transported into a crazy new world that they are desperately trying to figure out. If you think about it, they have absolutely no point of reference and no previous experience at all on how to communicate or do anything. They observe everything and space out and do all kinds of silly things to try to accomplish their goals. And they don’t even know that they have goals, at least when they’re really

little they don’t. When they get older, the comparison becomes much more striking. Once my son started eating real food, he would become extremely belligerent and scream his heart out when he wanted more. I really didn’t want to hear his blood-curdling, savage yells anymore, so I taught him sign language.

This was quite a fascinating experience — and similar, I would imagine, to trying to communicate with someone who doesn’t speak a single word in common with you. Just repeating the sign over and over again and trying to demonstrate what I was saying was a bit tricky — I wanted the sign to make sense to him and be simple enough for his mildly coordinated hands to mimic. He was about eight months old when it finally happened. The sign for “more” is like making two duck beaks with your hands and making them kiss in front of you several times.

That was the first one that I really pushed because of the awful screaming that accompanied meal time. One day, he started haphazardly smashing his tiny paws together; I could tell he was so close to really getting it. The very next day, he was a champion “more” signer. And the screaming stopped pretty much immediately.

After the first one, he learned a handful more fairly quickly, and how fantastic it has been! Kids freak out and have insane tantrums because they’re trying to communicate, and when parents can’t understand what they want, it’s obviously frustrating for them (and the parents!). It makes sense that giving little kids a way to convey their desires allows everyone to be more relaxed and a lot happier.

And aside from talking with his hands, my little munchkin is alien-like in plenty of other ways, as are most kids his age, I would guess.

He often offers people his sippy cup, which is a really sweet gesture, but there are inevitably chunks of floating crackers in it…it’s mildly unappetizing. He will also lick stuff, like cheese or cereal and then proceed to shove it in any unwary passerby’s mouth. It’s all out of being considerate, I’m sure, but it’s pretty gross.

When people politely thank him for the gift, but decline from actually eating or drinking his offerings, he gets pretty upset. He’s insulted, naturally.

He also expresses certain emotions in unusual ways: if you’ve made him really happy, he’ll lift up his shirt and show you his fat little Buddha belly, and he sure as heck expects you to reciprocate. When he’s tired, he hums himself a little tune, and when he’s feeling pretty much anything, he’ll clap his hands. I’ve seen him clap in the usual happy mood, but also out of frustration, anger, and confusion. It’s pretty wild to just observe him and his curious ways.

There are loads of things that he does that I’m sure are attempts at communication, but I just haven’t figured them out yet.Wish me luck.

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The lowdown on really tiny stuff

By Ben Clark

ben.clark@secondsupper.com For years, you’ve probably heard mention in modern day entertainment towards the use of nanotechnology. In Star Trek, the Borg race collect and assimilate others with the use of these seemingly vile mechanical parasites.

Some movies present the idea of self-replicating nanomachines destroying the world, engulfing everything and everyone in a gray messy goo of death. Well, kiddies, let me state for the record that this is simply not the case, and that the world of nanotechnology holds quite a few possibilities for the future.

Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter at an atomic/molecular level. Generally, the range of these microscopic sizes is from one nanometer to 100 nm. Due to the different ways we can manipulate data on such a tiny scale, there are a large number of possible uses for nanotechnology. These areas of interest include medicine, physics, fashion, electronics, energy production, and so on. These all sound well and good, but how does nanotechnology actually work? Well, it’s a fairly simple concept, but it’s incredibly difficult to perform.

One of the most interesting aspects of nanotechnology is how elements change their physical properties at the nano scale. These atoms are now so small that the force of gravity has less control, and natural forces such as van der Waal forces, which refer to the repulsive/attractive forces between molecule, and hydrogen bonding, which refers to the bonds formed between molecules thanks to the most abundant element in the universe. Observing elements at this reduced state yields some interesting observations into their physical properties. For example, copper becomes transparent, aluminum can become combustible, and gold becomes a liquid.

There are two basic methods used in assembling nano-objects.These are simply known as the “bottom-up” approach or the “topdown” approach. The “bottom-up” approach refers to the production of nano-objects from molecular components that have the ability to assemble themselves. These are done by naturally occurring interactions between atoms that cause them to bond together. The “top-down” creates nano-objects from larger objects without the use of natural forces occurring at the atomic level. For example, this includes forcing

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atoms to bond together by outside force, like an experiment performed at Cornell back in 1999 which successfully bound a carbon monoxide molecule with an iron molecule by use of an electric voltage.

There are a variety of applications for nanotechnology, some of which are being used currently. One of these applications is the use of fullerenes in medical research. A fullerene is basically either a giant sphere or sheet of carbon molecules, all covalently bonded to each other.

The smallest fullerene is known as the buckministerfullerine or Bucky ball for short. It consists of 60 carbons arranged to form a perfect sphere, and is used in a variety of research in nanotechnology. For example, fullerenes have been used in binding antibiotics to resistant bacteria, as well as light-activated antimicrobial compounds. Due to fullerenes being naturally heat-resistant and able to withstand high speed collisions (these molecules are like Schwarzenegger circa Commando time period), their strength makes them a very valuable molecule.

Another aspect of nanotechnology (and one that is very near and dear to my heart) is the use of nanotechnology to create unique and interesting molecules based of the natural affinity of base pair attraction (adenosine to thymine, cysteine to guanine). We all know that DNA is the molecule responsible for giving you your eye, hair color, and just maybe that little pit of pudge you wish would go away in time for swimsuit season. With nanotechnology giving us the ability to mess around with the structure of DNA, we can use it to change its shape and potentially make super tiny nano-machines out of the molecule of life. For example, DNA naturally changes it conformation depending in what type of environment it resides in, and if we switch the environment properties fast enough, we can make the DNA molecule actually move in a cork-screw motion. Pretty neat, huh?

Nanotechnology is now being implemented into the fashion industry, being used to make lighter and tighter-knit fabrics, making modern day clothing permanently wrinkle-free and even stain-free. With the infusion of molecules that are so tightly bound together in the fabric, the fabric maintains its physical structure even through the toughest trials. Say goodbye to polyester folks…for nanotechnology will be providing the top lines for Gucci and Levis in the coming years.

Yes, nanotechnology is an interesting and fast growing field (stock tip!) and is poised to just keep growing. Keep your eyes peeled for future advancements in nanotechnology, as I believe that we’ll be seeing nanotechnology used in medicine as well as other aspects of life within our lifetimes. Remember folks, some of the most important things in life are things we can never see!

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When is a magazine irrelevant?

By Brett Emerson brett.emerson@secondsupper.com Much has been made of television and the Internet existing as supreme avenues of propaganda, the forms of media most responsible for dumbing us down. There’s certainly something to that, but allow me to suggest a slightly overlooked and equally insidious medium that deserves some serious public ire. Magazines.

Those electronic distractions are certainly habit forming and dangerous, allowing us to exhibit mental submission on an obscene level.

Still, they are mostly stationary, home-based forms of communication, requiring some degree of attention and choice. Even if a person zones out for hours on random websites and channels, one must first choose to look – and even then, one can always change the channel.

It’s easy to underestimate the physical world in light of the current nanosociety, but the fact remains that tangible forms of communication aren’t so easily avoided. Any trip through a grocery store’s checkout line will attest to this. And things that are on many of these magazine covers are some of the most inane, contrived, lowest common denominator bullshit in all media. Not all magazines are artistically void – I’d say that literary and instructional magazines serve high purpose – but the high fliers tend to be.

So I’ve compiled a list of journalistic sins that I feel, when committed, render a publication’s merit nil. I’ve probably been guilty of a few of them, as has any writer who spent any significant timespan developing the craft of speaking to the public. It’s easy to fall into the human cliché, but a mark of good writing is to grow past these missteps and not pander to one’s audience. In the end, we are all propagandists, but that doesn’t have to turn us into idiots.

First names only — Hey, Zac got with Ashley! Wait a minute. Who the hell are Zac and Ashley? The belief that readers are so keyed in to every paraded celebrity that last names are not required is bloated and arrogant, a bitchy jab at those not in the know. If the person only has one name a la Madonna or Cher, fine. Otherwise, it’s dickish.

Politics — Political magazines are the same as most other forms of political media; people consume them to affirm their own beliefs, not evolve them. Since January 20th, Newsmax has switched from pro-government Bushies to Obama-bashers. Likewise, you’ll never see an article in Mother Jones about any positive aspect of the Bush Administration. Outside of very serious objective journalism, politics runs like a football game. Go team. Learn nothing.

“The New Saviors of Music” — Music journalism is a cesspit for hip assholes who like to blow up an acceptable level of subjectivity to absurd propaganda. A band may play amazing music, and that music may deserve to be heard by millions of people, but no musician has ever saved music. Not even the Beatles. That’s because – despite the assertions of music magazines – music is not monolithic; it’s a highly subjective and personal experience. Thankfully, music has spread out to the point where there is no centralized kingmaker anymore, but these relics hang on, clutching to any relevance and any disposable savior they can.

Celebrities, Not Artists — Brad Pitt the actor is interesting. Brad Pitt the babe-humping daddy machine is not. Stay on topic.

So-Called Lifestyle Magazines — I’ve said it before; stoners are the reason why pot will never be legalized. In this vein, weed magazines are defensively self-righteous trash, preaching to nobody other than the choir. Tattoo and hot rod mags have artistic merit, at least, but ultimately fall into similar realms of enforced stereotype. I have a lifestyle; it’s called nose-breathing.

The Royal We — “We’re all waiting with bated breath to see what happens on Lost!”

Um, excuse me? I don’t recall signing off on your gross assumption. When a media source contrives the news and the acceptable public reaction, going so far as to speak for you, it’s no longer journalism – it’s body snatching.

My favorite recent example is a Conde Nast cover which claimed that Bernie Madoff stole America’s innocence. Does anybody else remember the Savings and Loan scandal, or Teapot Dome, or any other time money turned its pursuers into crooked fuckers? Uh-huh. We aren’t all gullible.

Baby Joy! — Whoever coined this repulsive euphemism ought to have its genitals removed with a blender. Baby Joy is celebrity child prostitution. Some starlet gets knocked up and it’s Baby Joy; meanwhile, the town bicycle shits her fifth kid, totally devoid of Baby Joy. Stop living vicariously through Angelina Jolie’s uterus! And for God’s sake, somebody silence the eugenic Armageddon that is Octomom!

Men-Obsessed Women’s Mags — Women are all neurotic princesses. Didn’t you know?

Women-Obsessed Men’s Mags — Men are all Axe-reeking douchebags. Didn’t you know?

Sex Covers — In all media, if you need tits and wang to sell your content, your content sucks — unless the magazine is porn. Woodcarving magazines show tables, porn magazines show tits and wang. It’s only fair.

Rolling Stone — Not even Matt Taibbi can save the Titanic from crashing into Irrelevance Iceberg. But at least it’s not MTV. Or Spin.

TV Guide — For not having 24/7 listings.

You’re TV Guide, remember?

More Ads than Content — I’m looking at you, fashion magazines. Even though you’re not the only culprit, this is the classic example of four hours of foreplay and five seconds of fuck.

Interchangeable Teen Mags — Man, I hope Tiger Beat, Bop, J-14, and Popstar! put the Jonas Brothers and the cast of Twilight on their covers this week! Maybe they can tell us all their romantic secrets! Yeah, probability is high. Shoot me.

Oprah=Joseph Goebbels — It’s not what she says; it’s that nobody would care if it wasn’t her saying it. O Magazine uber alles.

So what survives? What is journalistically pure?

I’ll tell you — RABBITS USA!

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Talkin' baseball

By Shuggypop Jackson shuggypop.jackson@secondsupper.com I have a special treat for you readers, it’s the return of La Crosse’s number one Brewers fan, my cousin Carey, who came over for a few innings during the Brewers' first game of the season against the San Francisco Giants to give me his opinions and predictions. On that note, here is what he said: Well, a new Brewers season is upon us and the lucky thing about it is that we live close enough to the stadium being in La Crosse that you should be sure to go there and root for them.

It’s good entertainment. Sunday is opening day at Miller Park. The Brewers have some really good hitting, but I don’t know a lot of their pitchers. Manny Parra is back and so is Gallardo or however you say it. I don’t think the Brewers still have Benny Sheets, because everybody always goes to New York when they’re All Stars.

C.C. Sabathia went to the Yankees, and it’s too bad because he was a good hitter. The outfield has three really good ball players, Corey Hart, Mike Cameron, and Ryan Braun, but they also have Tony Gwynn Jr. down in the minors who is a good pinch runner, except he’s not a very tall guy.You should still keep an eye out for him though, because his dad was a good ball player.

Do you know what I want to do more than anything? I want to wear a blazer and some nice pants and be able to sit on the bench. This one time I went to opening day and, oh man, I forgot what I was going to say now. But do you want to know something? You’re not going to believe it, trust me, you’re not going to believe it.You won’t.You won’t believe it, but I probably shouldn’t say anything, so nevermind. I broke my glasses the other day, so I have to go pick up some new ones, so if I had a ticket to go to opening day, I couldn’t go. I was supposed to pick them up already but they chipped the glass, those idiots. Man, I was so ticked off. I want to ask my mom if I can get the baseball cable package so I can watch baseball games all day. She is down in Texas right now though visiting my brother. I didn’t want to go down there because you can’t watch Brewer games in Texas and I don’t want to miss a pitch. One time I watched the Brewers play the Cardinals and I sat about 2 feet away from the TV and I

saw every single pitch, I didn’t miss even one, not even to take a piss or anything. Oh man, I probably shouldn’t say that. Don’t write that.

Hey, I just got a new radio that really cranks, man, it was so loud the first time I played it that it scared the bejeezus out of me. I usually listen to heavy metal. It rules! But, now I can listen to Ueck call the games on the radio and keep the TV volume off. That’s the best way to do it especially with my new radio that cranks. The Brewers still have Billy Hall, but they should get rid of him. They should bring in Alphonso Soriano from the Cubs instead, because he’s a good ball player. Jason Kendall is still playing for the Brewers because he’s a really good catcher.

He was in the paper once, I read all about him, so I know he’s really good. I used to collect baseball cards, I had a bunch of them. I had 4 boxes of complete sets, and I kept them looking sharp. My best cards are a Ricky Henderson rookie card and a Cal Ripken rookie card.

I have a bunch of plastic helmets too, and I set the helmets of the teams who are playing on top of the TV when I watch a game. This one time I met Rickie Weeks at the ballpark and got his autograph, except I didn’t know who he was so I asked him “Who are you?” He said “I’m Rickie Weeks” so I said “Well it’s nice to meet you Rickie Weeks” and then he signed my plastic helmet. Another time I shook the hand of Glenn Robinson who used to play for the Milwaukee Bucks. The Brewers have a new coach now too, but I don’t know who he is.

Sometimes when a guy hits the ball and decides he wants to stretch it into a double, they run really fast and have to beat the throw from the outfielder, you know what can happen? The can bend their thumb back when they slide head first into second because they are going to fast.

So all you kids out there have to be careful because you could jam your thumb and get hurt.

You know what I think? The Brewers should get Bernie Brewer out of there, because they don’t need him. He’s like a two year old out there sometimes jumping around and waving things in the air. Hey, also there’s a La Crosse Loggers game you might want to take in on June 2nd.

I know just where to sit too. You don’t want to sit on the first base side because you can’t see nothing over there. You should sit right in the front row by the railing. That’s where I sit. I want to get season tickets, but I need a ride to the ballpark. Hey, do you wanna drive me?

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emily.faeth@secondsupper.com There's hardly a more divisive urban issue than graffiti. On one side, its adherents praise graffiti's versatility and visibility; on the other side, its opponents view it as the work of vandals, a social blight. Nevertheless, graffiti proliferates throughout La Crosse. Countless tags adorn the brick facades of downtown, the trains that pass through town, and the concrete walls of the viaducts and underpasses of the city. Graffiti is by definition a crime, but that doesn't stop some local artists from perpetuating the practice. The question remains, though: Where is the line drawn between vandalism and art?

Graffiti has appeared in human settlements since antiquity. The earliest examples of graffiti are scattered throughout the catacombs of Rome and ancient Greek ruins. In the United States, graffiti has long appeared on boxcars, but the rise of counterculture in the mid- to late-twentieth century ushered in a new era of popularity for the practice. Punk rocks bands and their fans scribbled anti-establishment messages throughout their urban environments, and anti-war activists expressed their disapproval for the war in Vietnam with graffiti. But more than with any other sub- or counterculture, graffiti has been associated with the hip-hop community. Indeed, along with DJing, rapping, and break dancing, graffiti is considered one of the fundamental elements of hip-hop culture. The bubble-style lettering and what is termed "wildstyle," the most common forms of graffiti writing, developed in the hip-hop community. From there, these styles spread worldwide — all the way to the streets and alleys of La Crosse.

According to the City of La Crosse Web site, graffiti is “any unauthorized drawing, figure, inscription, or painting appearing on sidewalks, streets, walls, or any other place in public view.”

City ordinances prohibit graffiti; a provision in the ordinance also requires property owners

to remove the paint from their own buildings.

If the home or business owner doesn't comply, the city can remove the tag at the property owner's expense. Obviously, this leads to a lot of headaches for business owners who discover that their walls have been turned into canvases.

Jason Mills, owner of Deaf Ear Records in downtown La Crosse, says his business has often been the target of graffiti artists. “Generally speaking — I don't know if you want to differentiate between graffiti and tagging — we've had a lot of artistic graffiti, but we've had a lot of people with just their initials. And they just do it over and over and over again. One guy was actually being pretty annoying about it.

He was pretty obviously doing it to get under people's skin. He'd go through the alley one day, and you'd fix it, and it would be there again two days later. And he wasn't just doing the backs of buildings; he was doing the fronts of buildings. It was kind of like one of those things where it's, this is why we can't have nice things.”

Mills says the city ordinance against graffiti is primarily aesthetic. “Mainly it's to keep the downtown looking nice.” This justification, of course, is subject to opinion — namely, the opinion of those who create and enforce the ordinances. “It's gotten to be enough of a nuisance that we don't even try to make it look nice anymore. Now we just spray it. If you go through the alleyway, you'll see a lot of doors with paint just slopped on.” Clearly, this example raises questions about the effectiveness of ordinances intended to protect the aesthetic qualities of the city.

Molotov, a La Crosse area graffiti artist who preferred his name not be used, says graffiti is an integral part of the urban landscape.

"It's sending a message out to other people, and that's something that I think is kind of essential. It's another type of media. There's all the bullshit on the radio and on TV, and I think it's a way for you to get what you want out there." He adds that while they can be obnox-

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ious, tags — the simplistic letters, usually initials, frequently scrawled by graffiti artists are only one level of graffiti art. "A tag is graffiti, but the tag is the bottom. And I don't mean bottom as a negative thing. A tag is what it all starts from. I mean, you do your name, and it keeps getting bigger and bigger.You wouldn't have the big pieces if you didn't have the tags."

Molotov admits the relationship between business owners and graffiti artists is a difficult one. "I can definitely see how the business owners would be pissed off. Totally." But again, the gray area that seems to permeate the graffiti issue becomes apparent. "Some people maybe would only hit government buildings or banks. Each graffiti artist is different. And a lot of graffiti artists don't give a fuck and they would spray paint a church or something like that. Personally, I try to just do alleys, garbage cans, dumpsters, things like that. You have to kind of pick and choose your places." Molotov struggles to explain the division between vandalism and graffiti. "It's a blurry line, because it's really your opinion. Even if it was on a canvas in an art gallery, [someone] could come in and say, 'That's garbage.' It's in the eye of the beholder, I guess."

Molotov acknowledges that graffiti artists have a bad reputation, but he insists some of it is unfounded. "Basically, the only thing gang members and graffiti artists have in common is the tag, and they use it to declare territory. But all similarities end there, because gang graffiti — they're too busy selling drugs to get into the art of it. I can't speak for every piece of gang graffiti, I'm only speaking of La Crosse. Most of the time, it's not anything very creative."

Still, Molotov agrees that the criminal aspect of graffiti is inherent to the art form. "That's kind of the point of it. It is supposed to be illegal. I think it would be bad if it was legalized, because it would kind of commercialize it." And mainstreaming graffiti, says Molotov, would remove the art form's honesty — the element that allows graffiti to survive throughout the ages.

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Two conversations on graffiti in La Crosse

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Bud Miyamoto is executive director of Downtown Main Street Inc., a local business organization..

Mister Sims is a local graffiti painter.

Second Supper: What is the danger in having graffiti stay on buildings?

Second Supper: A lot of this debate comes down to semantics: Is this vandalism or is this art? So what word do you use to describe what you put up on a wall?

Bud Miyamoto: It’s somebody else’s property. It’s like if somebody comes and spray paints your house, your car, the building you’re in. That’s a criminal act. I don’t classify it as art, and it’s unfortunate that that word is used, because it is a disservice and an injustice to legitimate artists who provide their talents to work that does not damage other people’s property.

SS: What programs is Downtown Main Street and La Crosse in general implementing to curb graffiti?

BM: There’s graffiti laws that are on the books.

It’s quite a serious crime. The penalties for it have really not been applied yet, and we’d like to see them applied — that includes jail time, fines, and the fines are substantial.

SS: Have you studied other communities to learn the programs that are successful in curbing graffiti?

BM: Yes. And you can talk with the city planner. He’s been involved with many other graffiti programs from around the country. In Chicago, mayor Dailey says that all graffiti will be removed within 24 hours of it being reported. These programs go on in different stages around the country, and our city programs are very well adapted to what those programs are.

SS: What programs have you found to be successful locally?

BM: We’re just starting on strict enforcement of the graffiti ordinance. If that is going to be a deterrent, we’ll have to see. The other one is getting the graffiti removed as quickly as possible, so that it is not allowed to show what work has been done.

SS: Would you like to see that same 24-hour target here?

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"I would love to see individuals put in jail for it."

BM: I would like it. It really is important when the public sees the crime taking place or if they see new graffiti that it is reported to the police department.

SS:You say one of your goals is to have the current graffiti laws enforced as written. How have they been treated by the courts?

BM: They’re working now with county justice sanctions in getting an individual to clean it off, one who has been convicted of the crime. If that’s what they’re doing, I’m not sure. You’ll have to talk to the court system. It’s a serious crime, and I would love to see individuals put in jail for it.

SS: Have you heard a lot of feedback from property owners, business owners downtown?

BM: Sure.

SS: And what’s their general feeling on the graffiti situation?

BM: They want it ended. It’s a crime, and it’s a criminal act. It shouldn’t be happening. It’s an eyesore for our community. It’s a thorn in our community’s side and our image. It’s people’s property, and no one should be able to commit that crime on someone else’s property. It just shouldn’t happen. Why should it?

SS: If you could address the people making graffiti directly, what would you tell them?

BM: Do it on your own property. Do it on your folk’s property. Do it on your relative’s property. Do it on your own car. Do it on your own property and not on someone else’s. That is so — I can’t even find a word for it — that is so negative. That is so disrespectful of someone else’s property. If you want to do it, if you want to do graffiti, do it on your own property. Do it on your family’s property, do it on your friend’s property, but don’t do it on someone’s prop-

Mister Sims: What I do, I describe as just art. I do see some graffiti that I would personalize as graffiti or vandalism. I can understand both sides. I’ve seen some stuff painted on — people’s storefronts, that’s definitely not something that I agree with. Business, homes — people will be tagging up someone’s house; that’s totally vandalism.There’s definitely a line that’s not to be crossed. I guess that’s all in the eye of the beholder, because I’m sure there’s a lot of people that do consider themselves artists that are still doing that stuff.

SS: But the debate comes up, and I’ve heard other people say it: “Why don’t they just paint on paper or an easel?” Why do you choose to paint on a wall?

MS: Well, because to paint on paper with some spray paint is gunna be pretty tough. It’s just a different medium. It’s real easy to pick up a pen and draw on some paper — or a marker or some pencils. You’re going to have to have some pretty big paper to throw down some spray paint on there. It’s a totally different medium and it requires some bigger space.

SS: How long have you been doing it?

MS: Uh, since about 2004. A kid I met was from the East Coast, South Carolina; he got me into it. I saw some of his drawings in books and felt the whole idea was kind of cool. I started watching graffiti videos and lots of graffiti documented in books. A lot of that stuff, once you look in there it’s like “Wow! This is what it is.

This is the art.” A lot of this stuff is so amazing, so realistic, you’d think you were looking at the real thing. That’s how good you can be with a spray paint can.

SS: I think part of the problem in La Crosse is that we don’t see anything to that scale around here.

MS: Yeah, and that’s a shame, because that’s definitely what I’d like to do. Bigger cities see it because they have more of a problem with people on the streets. It’s a lot worse than it is here, but around here people are like “Oh, this is so bad! This is getting out of control!”

But people aren’t dying over this here. It’s not like some people carry graffiti and a gun, like it’s a hardcore gang war. That’s what they think it is around here, and it’s petty. There’s hardly anything around here.

SS: How would you characterize the graffiti scene in La Crosse?

MS: (long pause) Young.Very young.

SS: In terms of the artists, or in terms of how long it’s been around?

"What I do, I describe as art."

MS: Both.There’s not very many artists. If there was, I’d probably know most of them. Talented artists, there are a few but a lot of people don’t want to be artists around here because it’s bad.

People will look at it as vandalism. I feel like there’s no leeway, and nobody wants to assist in making a road for people who are interested in that.

SS: In your eyes, what surfaces do you think are fair game to be painted on?

MS: Fair game surfaces? Trains are always fair game. I can never see a spot where a train is not fair game — maybe an Amtrak train — so trains are always fair game. Under bridges? You see an under bridge spot, that’s fair game.What else is under a bridge? A hobbit? A troll? That would be sweet to paint on a wall, hobbit or troll right there. More fair game, I’m definitely a fan of a roof spot. I like a high roof spot, so for me that’s fair game because it’s high visual. It’s definitely a little rush just to be up there.That’s a little riskier. It’s also a little more on the vandalism side — it can be if you’re just throwing some slang (a basic tag) up there. But of course I’m not just throwing some slang.

SS: How long does it take you to do a piece?

MS: That depends. I’ve spent upwards to a couple days on a certain piece. Not full days, but for a good piece it can be anywhere from an hour to three hours to eight hours or more, depending on the spot and depending on the piece and how much work you want to put into it.

SS: What do you think of the official city response to graffiti?

MS: I think their response is natural. They don’t see opportunity; they see destruction. And of course destruction is scary, you know, but you can make any negative situation into a positive in some manner. There is somebody who realizes that, but just hasn’t found it yet, and we just have to find these people. I thought it was pretty ironic that the officers that arrested me said that even though it was illegal, that I have a lot of talent. They asked me the same question: Why didn’t I put it on paper, and I gave them the same answer. You better have some damn big paper. I don’t have paper that big.

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By Nick Cabreza nicholas.cabreza@secondsupper.com I see a lot of movies alone. Most of the time I'm one of a handful of people in the theater. I like it this way. I don't have to put up with teenagers texting on cell phones or inconsiderate buffoons kicking my seat. I like how the experience feels intimate, as if the movie was put on just for me. Imagine then my apprehension towards attending last week's Wisconsin Film Festival. Long lines? Packed theaters? Teenagers? Could I enjoy watching movies under such circumstances? It sounded more like a nightmare than a festival.

I should have known better. This is Wisconsin, after all. We like our coffee hot and our film festival experiences indomitable, and when it comes time to rally around an exciting event like the 11th Wisconsin Film Festival, we would not disappoint.

Despite the long lines and crowded theaters, the festival still felt intimate, as if the movies were put on just for us. Sharing with others stories of previously-viewed films became a pre-movie ritual. It was almost impossible not to develop a sense of camaraderie with nearby audience members, many who casually saw more movies than I did over the four day event.

And I thought I managed to see a lot of movies. Some people I spoke to had seen over a dozen. Some had seen four or five in one day.

Did I get the most out of the Wisconsin Film Festival experience? Probably not. This being

my first time at a film festival, I came unprepared for just how exhausting all-day entertainment affairs can be. For every movie I attended, there were three or four I wanted to see but couldn't. I promise to do better next time. In the meantime, these were some of the highlights of a weekend that had so much to offer.

Darius Goes West (2007) Director: Logan Smalley

The funniest film I saw last weekend also happened to be my first. As part of the festival's Film-Able: Disabilities on Film series, the documentary Darius Goes West follows a group of friends — among them Darius, an Athens, Georgia teen with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy — on a road trip to the California.

Their goal: convince MTV to customize Darius' wheelchair on the show "Pimp My Ride." The close bonds linking Darius and his friends make for some of the funniest, most-touching, and most-inspiring moments I've seen in a documentary in some time. And while it's standard for a documentary to be either entertaining or informative, Darius Goes West competently accomplishes both.

Mermaid (Rusalka) (2007) Director: Anna Melikyan I'm partial to films with strong, independent female protagonists. Mermaid, Russia's submission for the 2009 Academy Awards Best Foreign-Language Film category, features one such character. The radiant Masha Shalayeva plays Alisa, a Russian youth raised in a shack near the sea and then thrust into a ubiquitous skyscraper among a Moscow landscape cluttered with billboards and littered with traffic.

Her whimsical journey in search of love and happiness takes both amusing and melancholy turns as she carelessly navigates the conventions of modern society. The result is a film rife both with rich imagery and a smorgasbord of interesting subtexts, including anti-consumerism, sexual freedom, and artistic disobedience in a world of commodified rebellion.

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Many electronic groups that mix vocal tracks with instrumentals have the luxury or curse of being able to evade its audience’s expectations.

In the case of groups such as the oft-orchestral Hybrid, a cadre of vocalists lay down tracks, and the randomness makes it impossible to predict the nature of the new even before form-snubbing instrumentals are factored in. Yet in this field of interchangeable styles and words, The Prodigy has become a unique experiment.

At the core, the group is Liam Howlett, who provides the entirety of musical input. Circling him are Keith Flint (the Mohawked Cockney from “Firestarter”) and Maxim Reality (he of the white contacts from “Breathe”). In most cases The Prodigy operates as this trio; however, 2004’s Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned saw Howlett scatter his satellites and bring in a new crowd of singers ranging from Juliette Lewis to Oasis’ Gallagher brothers.

Though Always Outnumbered was much more of a pop record it failed to match the hitmaking work of The Fat of the Land. Perhaps rediscovering where his bread was buttered, Howlett reunited with his stable vocalists and released this newest effort.

Like its predecessor, what marks against this album is the almost total abandonment of the instrumental experimentation which marked earlier Prodigy albums. Though it may have been a smart choice by Howlett to allow Flint and Maxim to reclaim the mantra-chanting responsibilities from Juliette Lewis and Company, much of Invaders Must Die falls between

Medium: Album Stimuli: The Prodigy — Invaders Must Die Anno: 2009 two extremes: recycled Prodigy trademarks or vacuous poptronica. “Take Me to the Hospital” alternates Jock Jams arena synths (the albums lowest point) with high-end oscillations and Flint’s sinister leerings about Dracula-looking spiders. “World’s on Fire” continues this formula, whereas “Colours” and “Run with the Wolves” are combinations of the snarling rush of Fat of the Land’s “Fuel My Fire” with the swagger-stomp of Always Outnumbered’s “Memphis Bells.” “Warriors Dance” starts out well enough with saxophone and building basslines, but derails as soon as the female vocals wax vacantly about music in the house — which is a shame, because this song’s buzzing bass crashes would otherwise make this song among the album’s best.

Invaders Must Die’s high points come in the opening. The title track begins things with a percussive electrocution of crunching rock drums, blazed through with high-end synth shrieks and gut-punching bass. The “Omen” tracks are interesting swirls of 90s David Bowie, the twitchy synths of Mindless Self Indulgence, and Prodigy’s own violence. “Thunder” is a drum-and-bass assault that recalls Howlett’s best ritualism; its force eclipses any lack of ingenuity.

Still, The Fat of the Land cast a shadow from which The Prodigy is unlikely to escape, and despite some bright spots and the return of its rightful vocalists, the group doesn’t do it here.

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Ironically, DJ Screw had a fatal heart attack as a result of drinking too much of it combined with over working himself too much in 2000 at the age of 30, however his legend continues to grow as Southern hip-hoppers regularly give him props. During his life, he recorded over a thousand remixes that he put out on blank cassette tapes which he sold out of his Screwed Up Record and Tape Shop in Houston’s inner city, which became traded among fans, similar to Grateful Dead or Phish bootlegs. In the late '90s, Internet sites like Napster took this local Houston trend nationwide, sprouting up imitators in hip-hop scenes everywhere. Recently, his shop began releasing these mixes on CD, under a series known as Chapters. Currently, there are around 225 Chapters available, either featuring Houston rappers that were part of his Screwed Up Click, including a few who have gained some fame since DJ Screw’s death, or by remixing songs by other rappers, many of whom I wouldn’t dig at regular speed but love the remixes, and on a few occasions non rappers such as Michael Jackson and R. Kelly.

Granted, the cough syrup I took doesn’t have any codeine in it, but whatever.

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Coffee evolution Evolution isn’t just a far-out science term (shout out to my man Darwin!); it’s occurring all the time, and not just in bats and orange trees. A person’s taste in coffee evolves with age and experience, just as tastes in food and dating should progress. In fact, my personal coffee evolution is strikingly similar to my dating history, as yours probably is too, if you ponder it.

Most of us start out in the dating arena with mild flirtations and fun times.

I began my coffee journey with the flirtatious and fun mocha frappuccino.

That’s right — not even a real coffee drink. By “not real,” I mean it’s one of those insidious Starbuck’s phenomenons that convinces people that they’re drinking coffee, but really they’re drinking Kool-Aid on meth… there’s another thing revealed about my origins in Coffee Land — not the meth part, the Starbucks part.

I won’t deny it — just as my first dates were with ridiculous and embarrassing people, my first “coffees” were with the preposterous Big Bad Mermaid. I soon got bored and switched to the Starbucks caramel macchiato after a while, but in hindsight, that was even worse.

Then came the days of having good times with my friends and ending up at our beloved crappy diner to drink cups of “coffee” that was

Oh hi, right now I’m out of it on some cough medicine trying to kick a sinus infection that is dragging me down. So I figured the perfect soundtrack to my current fuzzy state of mind is to listen to some DJ Screw mixtapes. DJ Screw, a producer from Houston, was the originator of a genre of hip-hop music known as chopped and screwed where he took a song and remixed it by slowing it waaaay the fuck down and adding some tripped out effects, somewhat similar to what dub reggae does. If you have ever seen the Bugs Bunny episode where he falls asleep during a rain storm, gets washed away to a castle where a mad scientist is trying to steal his brain, and eventually knocks over a bottle of ether that makes everything go in slow motions while he runs back to his rabbit hole, that is sort of what this stuff sounds like. It was influenced by the effects of a recreational drug that’s popular in certain areas of Houston, codeine and promethazine cough syrup mixed with Sprite and a purple Jolly Rancher candy.

This mind-altering beverage is known by many names; syrup, lean, the purple, to name a few, and DJ Screw can somewhat be thought of as a pied piper type that turned on suburban teenagers across the country to this hood drink.

probably brewed out of already used coffee grounds.Those days are hazily remembered, as are most of my escorts.

Then college happened and I needed a boost to make it through long days of boring gen ed lectures. Real, good coffee was discovered and I said goodbye forever to crappy diner coffee. I had forgotten long ago about the sugar-filled drinks of my youthful romances. After getting involved on a casual basis with some pretty decent coffees, I started more serious relationships with several varieties, namely Peru and Rwanda. I spent too much time with them, though, and I started the search for something of more substance…and then I became a barista and started pulling shot after shot of beautiful espresso. A perfect shot with fantastically dynamic layers of color is something to be respected. But even straight espresso lacked something. I kept searching until I found it — my coffee soul mate — the macchiato.

Unlike the “caramel macchiatos” from my past, a true macchiato is espresso with a dollop of velvety steamed milk. My relationship with the macchiato is a deep one that will last forever.

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Crack'd Wheat New Glarus Brewing Company New Glarus, Wisconsin

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Review O sweet New Glarus Brewing Company, how do I love thee. Let me count the ways. There is thy wheat, thy weisse that doth blend so well with new yeast. And there is thy mind, thy genius of brewmaster Dan Carey who thinketh so bold yet mixeth so fine. O sweet nectar of New Glarus hills, how you treat me and vex me and soothe me in lid’d bottle. To crack thee is to dance among summer poppies. Lo, how you entreat, a dozen maidens with fiery eyes and sassy tongue. Thy flaxen head and yeasty kiss bind each golden strand. Now enter the fore, Crack’d Wheat, youngest sister chrub-cheek’d, scrubbed by Carey’s hand. Lo, she shimmers like summer and snaps like spring, finishes with autumnal grace. How she would comfort on winter’s eve, should my pen not be unreasonable. Praise be Carey for Crack’d Wheat, and thanks for not making it a seasonal!

Poured to pint, thy head it races, more than Hefe-Weisse kin. What secret doth lie within golden hued beer of spring? Thy bubblegum yeast is banana-like, yet black pepper snaps o’er clove nose. Lifting glass, Crack’d Wheat still crackles, an explosion of every sense.What next? Sweet, sweet entrance like Nilla Wafers,

better than grandma’s pie. With clove and lemon, thou win thy lips, but Appearance: 10 there’s more than meets thine initial expecta- Aroma: 8 tions. After the sweet kiss of Hostess Twinkies, Taste: 9 Crack’d Wheat turns as if in swale. America Mouthfeel: 6 pale ale? Oh yes, doth effervesce, salivating thy Drinkability: 8 cheeks with bitters. A Bavarian-American hoppie-Heffe-Weisse hybrid, Total: 41 of that well I’ll be jiggered. It sips a bit thick, but o so drinkable: candied rejuvenation. Carey has gone and done it again: nation’s best beers, only sold in Wisconsin, so ship some to your friends. Great ales call for incessant fawning, so I raise a glass to Elizabeth Barrett Browning. And sorry if you thought this whole ode stunk. That’s what happens when you’re just a bit drunk.

— Adam Bissen

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Film

Future Sons by Noah Singer

Tell No One "Ne le dis à personne" (2006) Director: Guillaume Canet Cast: François Cluzet, Marie-Josée Croze, Kristin Scott Thomas Writers: Guillaume Canet and Philippe Lefebvre, based on the novel by Harlan Coben It's a little freakish how much French actor François Cluzet looks like Dustin Hoffman.

That may even be the reason why he was chosen to play widower Alexandre Beck, a mildmannered everyman who's thrust into a vast conspiracy that includes a senator, a troupe of hitmen (and hitwomen), and Beck's deceased wife, supposedly murdered eight years ago.

François Cluzet sticks out in a film full of impeccable performances. He's believeable as a loving husband, amateur detective, and mistaken fugitive on the run. Whether he's simply reading an email or sprinting away from the police, Cluzet, like Hoffman in Marathon Man (1976), connects with the audience by silently conveying a commanding intensity despite the turmoil all around him.

It's this intensity on which the emotional draw of Tell No One relies. Indeed all of the performances, for that matter, do an excellent job of distracting the audience from devoting too much attention to the film's plot holes, most of which aren't too troublesome and can therefore be forgiven. Despite a few

illogical points, the plot remains relatively tight, its drawbacks swallowed up not only by the performances, but also by sudden floods of tension and blindsiding twists and turns. From the moment Alex Beck receives an email from his dead wife, Tell No One grabs our interest and refuses to let go. Only in cliches moments of callously recited exposition does the excitement wane.

And it's these moments — including a finale in which one character explains everything step by step, complete with flashbacks and plot recaps — that prevent Tell No One from achieving greatness. There are moments when it reveals its secrets slowly, allowing us to gradually unravel the mystery along with Beck, so you can't help but feel cheated once the deus ex machina rears its ugly head. Still, Tell No One remains a cut above its contemporaries with grade-A acting and an air-tight plot. It's not as good as, say, Marathon Man, but you have to give it credit for aspiring to be. (Tell No One is now available on DVD)

— Nick Cabreza

Hollywood After Dark (1969) Directed by: John Hayes Starring: Rue McLanahan Written by: John Hayes Psst! Hey you! Yeah you! Come over here for a second. I’ve got a question for you. Ever wanna see one of Golden Girls do a striptease?

Well, I’ve got the goods!

The world would probably be a little better off if I was lying, but yes, I’ve seen Rue McLanahan get down and shake her pastie-covered tits on film. The weird thing is that although this film came out around 20 years before the Golden Girls became America’s most disturbing wet dream, young Rue is far less sexy than her aged counterpart. In this film, she’s all bugeyed, afroed, and angry-looking, conveying all the sultry poise of a wet kitten. Decades later, her Blanche Devereaux would typecast Rue as a dirty old Southern whore, and the world would be grateful for the metamorphosis, but you wouldn’t have predicted it from this.

Rue’s stubbornly high class stripper stumbles onto the set and into the bitter glare of the world’s saddest, most fatalistic junkyard man. Having come to her burlesque club in search of a the rat faced stepbrother of Rod Serling, Mopey throws a nihilistic tantrum in front of Rue, bringing her to tears. After apologizing for his outburst, he somehow scores a date on the beach with Rue, to which the film jumps without anything as puerile as a clean transition. Blip! Rue and Mopey are on the sand, ready to frolic into the ocean’s waves.

But their curmudgeony, Leaving Las Vegas

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style love is not to last. In her drive for cinematic glory, Rue gets roofied by a Hollywood scuzzball and Mopey enacts a sloppy revenge.

Following this heartbreak, Sykes the rat face (as I’ve come to know him, because what rat faced jive talker in a suit isn’t named Sykes?) conscripts our sad panda into a bank robbing scheme which inexplicably involves Mopey swimming around in a wet suit while Sykes plays catch with his henchman in some uncomfortably tight swim trunks. Groovy, man!

More groovy are the long and ponderous stripping scenes, which are about as sexy as watching 15 year olds dry hump. A Condi Rice knockoff in a tiger print diaper and a Sandra Oh lookalike wearing a beaded curtain on her ass fluff the audience for the glory that is Rue. Yeah. As it turns out, watching Rue McLanahan strip is like watching your old man attempt to start up a busted lawnmower. Seeing Rue twitch quasi-nude around the stage sets a new plateau for erotic debasement.You will feel ashamed.

Yes, this movie would have been better with Bea Arthur starring as a wizened, chainsmoking pole dancer. Rue McLanahan plays the embodiment of the one sad stripper at every club who rakes in pity dollars left by customers who don’t really want her to notice them. Just be glad it’s not Betty White. That would be the most depressing thing ever.

Reminds you to support the retailers, restaurants, taverns and bands that support us. We are funded solely by advertising so if you want to support us, support

conscientious commerce: just puttin' it out there

— Brett Emerson

Second Supper vol. 9, issue 158

I'm Jonesin' for a Crossword

Maze Efflux by Erich Boldt

"A Sustainable Puzzle"--and I even recycled a few clues.

By Matt Jones Across 1 Like untweezed eyebrows 6 Sony handheld 9 Cough syrup amts.

13 Total 14 H, in a fraternity 15 "Street-smart kid moves to Newport Beach" series 16 * "These poker items are made from 100% recycled material..."

17 Get past the surface 19 Roe source 20 * "The chickens and pigs are locally raised..."

21 National bank bought by Chase, for short 23 "Addams Family" cousin 24 "___ was saying..."

25 Grand Coulee, for one 27 Shrek, for one 29 * "Use an energysaving bulb, rather than the old style..."

31 * "The arms of the garment were stitched together from previously worn shirts..."

33 Milne bear 35 Soft on punishment 36 Like cons 40 Modern waltz violinist Andre 41 * "No pesticides were used in growing these habaneros..."

42 * "I got this hat at a thrift store; all I had to do was clean it..."

45 Sped down the street Answers to Issue 156's "Go Digital"

April 9, 2009

46 Androgynous "S.N.L." character 47 The ___ Glove (thermal mitt brand) 48 Sound from a ewe 50 Stuck in ___ 52 * "I grew these in my own garden with composted material..."

56 Wrinkly dogs 59 All riled up 60 * "I only run the Mac as needed, turning it off when not in use..."

61 Cancels 62 Relieving number?

63 Signature at Appomattox 64 Fencing foil 65 ACLU topics: abbr.

66 Word that can precede the answer to each starred clue

Down 1 Tampa Bay team, familiarly 2 The Beehive State 3 Intentionally easyto-beat adversaries 4 Ibsen's Gabler 5 Times between dropping balls?: abbr.

6 Simon of "Hot Fuzz" 7 Odorous smoke 8 "Blue Ribbon" beer 9 Detroit nickname 10 Piratic enemy of Popeye, with "the" 11 Soap ingredient 12 Timothy of the Eagles reunion tour 15 Opry station, once 18 Dig in 20 Oregon college town 22 "Outta my way!"

25 Dial-up alternative 26 Pub crawler's drink 28 Queue before V 29 Pruning tool 30 Breakfast-all-day chain, familiarly 32 Dublin's land, to residents 33 The coppers, slangily 34 They require libretti 37 Times 7 38 Geological period 39 When the clocks shift: abbr.

42 Yak, for one 43 Make square 44 Wine and dine 45 On-air performers, in TV advertising 48 Corked item 49 Absolutely hate 51 Word before crust or deck 53 Cosmo competitor 54 Prof's helpers 55 "___ Tu" (1973 Spanish-language hit song) 57 "As they shouted out with ___..."

58 Visited 60 Buenos Aires' loc. ?2009 Jonesin' Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com) For answers to this puzzle, call: 1-900226-2800, 99 cents per minute. Must be 18+. Or to bill to your credit card, call: 1-800-655-6548. Reference puzzle #0409.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE [ Area food & drink specials ] LA CROSSE All Star Lanes Arena 4735 Mormon Coulee ArenaLAX.com

Alpine Inn Animal W5715 BlissHouse rd.

110 3rd st.

Alumni 620 Gillette st.

Beef & Etc.

1203 La Crosse st.

Barrel Inn 2005 West ave.

Barrel Inn 2005 West ave.

Beef & Etc. 1203 La Crosse st.

Brothers The Cavalier 306 st.

114 Pearl 5th ave.

Big Al’s 115 S 3rd st.

The Cavalier Chances 114 5th ave. R 417 Jay st.

CheapShots 318 318 Pearl Pearl st. st.

Chuck’s

1101 1101 La La Crosse Crosse st. st.

Coconut Joe’s 223 Pearl st.

Sunday

Monday

ALLfor NEW! 3 games $5 starts at 8 p.m. text

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

bucket special $2.00 Domestic Silos $2.50 Jack Daniel Mixers $2.00 Goldschlager

Beer Pong $7.00 w/dog 4Italian Cansbeef 8-close meal: $6.69 Pizza Puff meal: $4.49 2 for 1 cans &

bottles during 2 for 1 bottles and cans Packer games during the game 2.25 for mini pitcher

closed free pitcher of beer or soda with large pizza 12 - 7:

2-4-1 rails $2.50 beers

Buck Night starts at 6 p.m. to 83361

Bud Night 6 - CL: bottles $1$1.75 Domestic Taps $2$5 Craft Import Taps pitchers $2.50 Vodka Mixers $1 Shot Menu $7 22oz tbone 16oz top sirloin 9.75 sutffed sirloin 8 jack daniels tips 8 $1 shots of meatball sandwich Doctor, cherry doctor - 8-cl meal: $6.69 Happy hour 4-6 $1.75 cans, $2 mix drinks 2 Chicago dogs meal:

$5.891/4 barrel

giveaway Buck Burgers 8-11 $1 burgers 1/4 Barrel giveaway during Monday night meatballfootball sandwich

$2.50 Select imports/craft Beers $2.50 Top shelf Mixers $2 Mich Golden bottles

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

Import Ladies drink night free Rails and Domestic starts at 7Light p.m.Tap Beer 9-11pm on the Dance Floor

Happy Hour64-p.m.

CL- 9 p.m. M-F $2 $2.50 DomesticSparks Silos $2.50 Premium Silos $2.50 Three Olive Mixers $2. Goldschlager

$1 softshell tacos $1 shots of meal: doctor, Italian beef cherry $6.69 doctor Chicago chili dog: $3.89 Bucket Night 6 beers

for $9meal: Italian beef $6.15 Chicago chili dog: $3.45 Thirsty

(rocks only)

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

$3.00 Domestic Pitchers, $2.00 Shots of Cuervo, $3 Pitchers 1.75 Rails Rumpleminz, Goldschlager

Mexican Monday Guys'$2.00 Nite Corona, out 1.50 silos Corona Light, Cuervo

AUCD Taps and Rails

25 cent hot wings $1 shots of Dr. 25 cent wings Dollar

domestic pitchers barrel parties at cost $4.50 domestic pitchers Pitcher and Pizza $10

77 -- midnight midnight Ladies: Ladies: 22 for for 11 Guys: $1.50 Guys: $1.50 Coors Coors and and Kul Kul Light Light bottles bottles $.50 domestic taps, $1 microbrews, $3 domestic $.50 taps Domestic 3.00 pitchers, pitchers $6 microbrew pitchers

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

WING WING NIGHT-$1.25/LB NIGHT-$1.25/LB BUFFALO, BUFFALO,SMOKEY SMOKEY BBQ, BBQ,PLAIN PLAIN $1.00 $1.00 PABST PABSTAND AND PABST PABST LIGHT LIGHT BOTTLES$1.50 BOTTLES$1.50 ROLLING ROLLING ROCK ROCK BOTTLES BOTTLES $2.25 $2.25 BUD BUD LIGHTS LIGHTS $1.00 $1.00 SHOT SHOT OF OFTHE THEWEEK WEEK

Wristband Night Wristband Night $5$5COLLEGE I.D. COLLEGE I.D. $9$9general public general public Karaoke Karaoke $1 shot $1 shot specials specials

7-CL:night football domestic beer: $1.50 $1.50 domestic Mexican beer:rails $2.00 pints, $1.50

7-CL: chicken $1.50 domestic primavera pints, $1.50 rails

7-CL: shrimp $1.50 domestic pints, burrito $2 craft pints, $1.50 rails

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

$9.00

1908 Campbell rd.

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 717 Rose st. food,bottles $1.50 bloody, 1/2

108 3rd st

price pitchers DTB

Arterial

$1.50 U call domestics and rails

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9-cl$3.50 Domestic pitchers $1.75 domestic bottles

Buy Buy one one gyro gyro get get one one half half price price

live live DJ DJ $1 shot $1 shot specials specials

7-CL: chili $1.50 domestic pints, verde $2 craft pints, $1.50 rails

Ask 2server 3-9: for 1 for details domestic bottles and rail drinks

HAPPY HOUR 9-cl- $1 rails, $2.50 pitchers, Beer Pong

OPEN-CL $2 U "Call" it

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

GREEK GREEK ALL ALL DAY DAY buy buy one one appetizer appetizer appetizer half price appetizer half price get get one one half half price 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

Check our ad for specials

$1.50 LAX Lager/Light $1 shots of Dr.

$2 Domestic Bottles and Cans

$1.75 bottles/cans

Karaoke Karaoke

HAPPY HOUR 5 - 7

All day (everyday!) $1.75 domesticspecials $1.25 Old Style Light bottles

happy hour 1 -6 M - F $1 Most Pints, $2 Absolut Mixers

buy one get one Domestic $2.00 Malibu, $2.50 Jaeger, beerJaeger ('til 6 Bombs p.m.) $3.00 Holmen Meat Locker Jerky Raffle

HAPPY HOUR 3 - 8

$1.25 $1.25 domestic domestic taps taps buy buy one one burger burger get get one one half half price price

EVERYDAY 3 -7 9-cl and$1.25 9 - 11 rails, $5 AUCD

most

Ask server for details

5 p.m. - 10 p.m.

free free baklava, baklava, ice ice cream cream or or sundae sundae with with meal meal

12 - 7 cents off items

$2.50 JUMBO CAPTAIN AND FLAVORED FLAVORED BACARDI MIXERS BACARDI MIXERS $3.00 JAGER BOMBS $3.00 JAGER BOMBS

HAPPY HOUR 3HAPPY - 6 HOUR free wings 6EVERYDAY p.m. - 9 p.m.

$5.99 $5.99 gyro gyro fries fries & & soda soda

50

Happy Hour 7 - 9. $2 for$2.50 all single shot mixers and all beers.

JUMBO CAPTAIN AND

HAPPY HOUR 6 AM - 9 AM

Gracie’s Gracie’s 1908 Campbell rd.

1003 16th st

After ClassMixers $3 $2.00 Captain Pitchers $1.75 Rails

HAPPY HOURshrimp EVERYDAY 3 - 6 chili chicken burrito verde primavera $1.25 Bucket of Domestic 25 Cent Wings BURGERS Cans 5 for $9.00 beer pong 6 p.m. $8.95 16 oz steak

N3287 County rd.

OA 1904 Campbell

127 dr. st.

1128Marina La Crosse

10 - 50 CL: (increases cents per hour) $1.50 rails $1 rails

Italian beef meal: $6.15 2 Chicago dog meal: $3.00 Bacardi mixers/ $3.45 mojitos Great drinks! $2 Cherry Bombs $1.50 $1 Bazooka Joes bloody marys 11Happy a.m. Hour - 4 p.m

Happy Hour 12 - 7

$2.00 Cruzan Rum Mixers, $2.50 Ladies'Jameson Nite outShots, 1.50 $3.00 Raill Mixers mixers/ $2.50 X bombs

$3.00 Patron Shots $2 Pearl Street Brewery beers

chicken & veggie OPEN-CL fajitas $2 U "Call" it for two

Huck Finn’s Howie's

$6.75 shrimp dinner 50 cent taps 4 - 7

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

77 -- midnight midnight $1 $1 rail rail mixers mixers $2 $2 Bacardi Bacardi mixers mixers

Fiesta Eagle'sMexicana Nest

Fox Hollow Goal Post

$2 Cherry Bombs $1 Bazooka Joes

beers & rails

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

N3287 County OA

pepper & egg sandwich meal: $4.50, fish sandwich meal: $4.99, ItalianCaptain sausage meal: $3.00 mixers/ mojitos $6.15 Great drinks!

All day, everyday: $1.00 Shots of Doctor, $2.00 Cherry Bombs, $1.75 Silos of Busch Light/Coors All day Everyday: $1 Doctor $2 Silos. M-F: Happy Hour 2-6 $.50 off everything but the daily special

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$2.50 X-Rated Mixers $2 Captain Mixers $2 Premium Grain Belt $2 Snake Bites

batterfried cod, fries, Italian beef meal: pepper & egg sandwich beans, and garlic bread $6.69 meal: $5.50$5.00 2 Chicago dog meal: Italian sausage meal: $6.69 $4.50$5.89

Topless Topless Tuesday Tuesday

5200 1914 Mormon CampbellCoulee rd.

$2.50happy Bomb Shots hour $2.50 Ketel One Mixers $2 Retro Beers "Your Dad's Beer"

Cosmic $1 cherryBowl bombs starts at 9 p.m. until midnight

AUCE wings $5.00 free crazy bingo hamburger or cheeseburger buy one cherry meal: bomb $3.89 get one for $1 Italian Beef w/dog meal: 3 p.m.$7.89 - midnight

$1 $1 Kul Kul Light Light cans cans

411 3rd st.

3-7

$2 Silos

Saturday

$5 bbq ribs and grilled chicken sandfries wich meal: $5.29 Polish sausage meal: $4.49

$4 $4 full full pint pint Irish Irish Car Car Bomb Bomb

Dan’s Place

Cosmic & $1 cherryBowl bombs Karaoke starts at until 9 p.m. midnight

Stop in for Value Menu too big to list here

$6.00 AUCD

bucket night 6 for $9

Friday

shots of Doctor hamburger meal: 8-1 $6 sandgrilled chicken $3.69 wich meal: $5.29 meal: $6.15 HAPPY HOUR 3 PM - 8 cheeseburger PM meal: Polish sausage meal: 2 dogs meal: $ 5.25 10 cent wings (9 - CL) $3.89 $3.99 Martini$2.50 Ladies' Night Wristband $1 High Life 6- 8bottles All Mojitos $5 Blatz vs. Old Styletriple James Martini: vodka, $1.50burgers, rail mixers$2.60 soup orNight salad bar $1.25Tuesday make your own $2.25 meatsec, orpitchers marinara orange juice $1.50 taps $2 Guinness pints FREE with entree or tacos, $4.75 taco salad cheeseburgers, $2 off spaghetti: $3.45 $2 HAPPY large pizza, $1 fries4 - 7 sandwich until 3 p.m.

HOUR 7- CL: $4.95 $2.25 margaritas, Italian sausage: 3- CL: 7- CL: 7- CL: ($3.95 by itself) largeclosed taco pizza with $1 anyDr. pizza Martini Madness shots Margarita Monday off 2 for 1 2 Beers, Ladies' Night Guys' Night 61-topping 8 p.m. pizza $2 off $2.50 all martinis $3 Jager Bombs taps $11 $1.25 beers & rails $1.25 $1.50 rails/domestics

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

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Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

$2 U Call it imports $3 Crown Mixers

$5 All Pitchers

$2 Corona/Corona Light, $4 Patron

$2 Stoli Mixers, $1 DR Shots

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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.

closed

Nutbush

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

HAPPY HOUR 5 - 7 $1.00 off all Irish shots $2.50 pints of Guinness $3.00 imperial pints

$2 domestics and rails, 4-8

4 - 8 p.m. domestic bottles/rails $1.75

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

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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

5 - 7 p.m.

2-4-1 happy hour

great drinks!

$2 SHOTS OF GOLDSCHLAGER $5 DOUBLE VODKA ENERGY DRINK

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 3119 State rd.

2 for 1 Happy Hour ALL NIGHT LONG

Chef specials daily Mighty Meatball sub $6

CLOSED

CLOSED

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

BBQ Sandwich

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

Buck Burgers

Sports Nut 801 Rose st.

Train Station BBQ 601 St. Andrew st.

Top Shots 137 S 4th st.

Yesterdays 317 Pearl st.

LA CRESCENT

Crescent Inn 444 Chestnut st.

WINONA Godfather’s 30 Walnut st.

April 9, 2009

HAPPY HOUR 4 PM - 7 PM cheeseburger HOOP DAY!! MAKE YOUR SHOT AND YOUR ENTRÉE IS FREE!

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.

Chili Dogs

Tacos

Fish Sandwich

12 oz. T-Bone $8.99

Fish Fry $6.95

All day (everyday!) specials $3 Double Captain & Cokes $2 Double rails $1 Cans of beer

120 S 3rd st.

1019 S 10th st.

Southwest chicken pita $5

2-4-1 Happy Hour 3 - 9 Best Damned DJ'S @ 10 p.m.

LUNCH BUFFET $6.95 Tacos

Shooter’s

Tailgators

double $6.50

2-4-1 Happy Hour 5 - 10 $2 Capt. mixers $1.75 domestic beer, $1.50 Rails, $1 Pabst cans @ 10 p.m.

happy hour all day

$4 domestic pitchers

ask for great eats

Tacos $1.25

15 cent wings

HAPPY HOUR 10 AM - 12, 4 PM - 6 PM $2 Bacardi mixers

$2 Spotted Cow & DT Brown pints

Bucket Night 5 for $9

11-3: Extra side with sandwich 4-9: $1 off rib dinner

11-3: Ruben $6.95 4-9: Wings $4.99

11-3: Barn burner $7.95 4-9: Hobo dinner (serves 2) $25.95

$1.75 light taps and Dr. shots

$1.50 Bud/Miller Lite/ PBR taps all day $1.75 rails 10 - 1

$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

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

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

$1 domestic taps $3 Jager Bombs

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

$1 Dr. shots $3 16 oz Captain mixers 11-3 Crispy chicken salad 4-9: Bones & briskets $13.95

$2 Long Islands, PBR bottles, Captain mixers

15 cent wings

$1 Dr. shots $3 16 oz Captain mixers 1/2 Chicken 3 bones

$2.75 deluxe Bloodys ‘til 7, $5 lite pitchers 7 - 12

$1.75 rails $1 PBR mugs

Thursday

Friday

$2.50 Captain $2.50 Jager Bombs & Polish

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

Thursday

Saturday

Friday

Saturday

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

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Entertainment Directory 4/9 - 4/15

Thursday, April 9 10:00

The Root Note Open Mic Night

7:00

Popcorn Tavern LAX All-Stars

10:00

Nighthawks Dave Orr's open jam

10:00

Starlite Lounge Kies & Kompanie

5:00

Howie's Karaoke

8:00

Hot Topic The Frantic

6:00

Friday, April 10 The Waterfromt Mike James & Chuck Chihak 8:00 Popcorn Tavern Burnt Brownies

10:00

Freight House Dan Sebranek

8:00

JB's The Steepwater Band with Sterus

10:00

Northside Oasis Cheap Charlie

9:00

Howie's Comedy

8:30

Piggy's Blues Lounge Phat Cats

8:00

The Root Note Jim Seem and Nick Shattuck Nighthawks Tobe Tobe Tobe

10:00

The Root Note LaBarge

8:30

Nighthawk's Proto Melei

10:00

Gunner's (DeSoto) Smokin' Bandits and Moon Boot Posse

8:00

The Waterfront The Larry Price Trio

8:00

Freight House Dan Sebranek

8:00

River Jack's Memory Brothers

8:00

My Second Home Str8Up

8:00

Sunday, April 12 Popcorn Tavern Eric and Al

10:00

Winona population

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Dan and Dusty

Ed's Bar

The North Country Bandits

Ed's Bar

Fri. 4/10

Greg Taylor

Acoustic Cafe

Fri. 4/10

Useful Jenkins

Draught Haus

Fri. 4/10

Code Name Hart Hat

Draught Haus

Sat. 4/11

Lonnie Knight

Acoustic Cafe

Sat., 4/11

Thurs., 4/9

Funk Night

Ed's Bar

Sat., 4/11

The Fabulous Baloney Skins

Steiny's Bar

Sat., 4/11

Monday, April 13 Popcorn Tavern Shawn's Open Jam w/ Up and Coming

10:00

Houghton’s Hootenanny w/ Mike Caucutt 10:00 Del’s Open jam with Chubba

10:00

Tuesday, April 14 Popcorn Tavern Paulie

10:00

The Joint Brownie's Open Jam

10:00

Wednesday, April 15

10:00

Saturday, April 11 Popcorn Tavern The Histronic Howie's The Pat Watters Band

10:00

9:00

JB's Seventh Calling with Orwell and Cleobury 10:00 Northside Oasis Geared Under 18

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April 11, continued

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Popcorn Tavern Mitch's Open Jam

10:00

Del's Bar Dave Orr The Mirage Dave Kerska

10:00 5:30

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