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Even though they have brains that work in creative overdrive, capable of producing beats, licks and lyrics you and I couldn't hold a candle to, musicians are just like us. Musicians still have laundry to do, they still have bills to pay and they still have holiday wishes. From used panties,
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>>> Friday, Dec. 21 PLATEAU As a music writer, it becomes easy to fall into a pattern of being drawn to difficult or bizarre music. Everything else has a tendency to blend together, which often results in me choosing to write about some 40-piece vibraphone collective or an Ecuadorian goth duo that
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Dear Whipped Pumpkin Pie Martini, I need you Whipped Pumpkin Pie Martini. I need everything you represent. I need your big pumpkin taste and cinnamon aroma. I almost want to inject you into my thigh I need you so bad. You see I don't have the Christmas spirit this year. Yes I
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Damn it's cold! It's time for layers of scarves, sweaters and coats and perhaps a dash of the long johns under the jeans for good measure. Actually, the double layering is a nifty idea. Who cares if you resemble the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man; holiday pounds could
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Above the busy port waters of Tacoma, just between the train tracks and the commotion of Pacific Avenue, a gem rises from the concrete, its two-story glass entrance beckoning sleekly at an inviting angle, the Tacoma Art Museum. Hidden within that gem is a magical place, a place where appearances can
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There's a battle going. It's a battle that may or may not touch your life, but one that will help to shape the future of digital rights. It's a battle between many top publishers and libraries. You can join this battle. You can make your voice heard. Pierce County Library's
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson has been around since the early 1970s and has been performed by countless elementary, middle, and high schools, church groups and community theaters. The first stage production was by the Seattle Children's Theatre in 1982 and a TV version starring Loretta Swit
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Art galleries often trot out old favorites and sure-sellers for the holiday season. Childhood's End Gallery has a tendency to do that year-round. Fortunately, many of their favorites and best-sellers are also good art. But not always their best. They've practically recycled the entirety of their recent Don Tiller show, which
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While enrolled at Evergreen State College's Tacoma campus, film student Ronald Lagman saw heavy doses of sex and violence - a la Quentin Tarantino style - grace the screen in several of his classmates' films. Lagman knew he wanted something different out of his work. After seeing a documentary about
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Moments after a gray van crashed through Gate 6 at McChord Field, the Emergency Operations Center, or EOC, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord Main sprang into action. "There's a level of synergy in here," Ed Wood, Joint Base Emergency Manager, said as he stood at the back of the EOC. "None of
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With a lot of hard work and a little patience, the dream of becoming a pilot with the Air Force Reserve is beginning to become a reality for a plumber assigned to the 446th Civil Engineering Squadron, here. Tech. Sgt. Lazare Quintana, 446th CES utilities system assistant, was sponsored by the
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Much to the husband's surprise, he and his wife took their enlisted oath of office side-by-side at the 446th Airlift Wing headquarters building to join the Air Force Reserve, here at McChord Field, Nov. 30. When Eric Todd visited the recruiting office in Tukwilla, Wash., to support his wife Ashlee's decision
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Having fun is so much easier when the day doesn't demand it. Ridiculous, stupid holiday expectations. If you're reading this, chances are you're not one of those people who has been preparing for New Year's Eve for so long that you passed out a couple days ago. Which makes for
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Jason McKennon is hitting his second prime. When the Army sergeant isn't working with JBLM Dental Command, coaching his 4-year-old son's soccer and basketball teams, or teaching fitness classes at the YMCA, McKennon is logging miles on foot. The former high school and college track and cross-country
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BLUES Top of Tacoma Bar & Cafe Tacoma - Eastside. Swampy Draws. 7 pm. NC.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Spar Cafe - Olympia. Amanda Navares. 8 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 8
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC The Pig Bar @ South Bay BBQ Olympia - Downtown. Ethan Tucker. 8 pm. Spar Cafe Olympia - Downtown. James Faretheewell. 8 pm. NC. BLUES Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. Bill Brown & The Kingbees. 8:30 pm. NC. Rock the Dock Pub & grill Tacoma - Downtown. Zero Down Blues. 9
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Kurt Lindsay blew away the crowd at the Jeff Buckley Tribute Night several weeks ago. The BODYBOX frontman's voice, like Buckley's, is simultaneously full of bravado and wounded timidity. BODYBOX - a three-piece rock band from T-town made up of singer and guitarist Lindsay, drummer Belal Anwar and bassist Nick
