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George Washington had focus. Martin Luther King Jr. had vision. John Lennon could imagine. Bilbo Baggins knew what he wanted and grasped for that gold ring. None of them had the drive to achieve their goals the way Kevin Cross is focused on reaching the task at hand. He is stepping
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We all have phobias. Some are serious and some are not. For example, many people have an intense fear of heights or confined spaces. Some are silly, like mine. I hate spiders and sit-down dining with a large group of people. Little did I know that I would own a
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When looking for a biker-type bar, you mainly need to decide what serves your needs. Do you desire a drinking establishment with burly Harley guys fresh off the road hanging with their big, sweaty mamas, all cranked up on Jack Daniel’s and PCP? Or do you desire a place with
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For all of you out there who are trying to figure out how to get to the center of my heart, I’ll give you one way to do so in the summertime. Just give me corn on the cob. Corn, yellow as my hair, is such a quintessential requirement for getting me
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Beauty! Some of the most sought after tickets of the year are now on sale. Tacoma Musical Playhouse is producing a stage version of the Academy Award-winning feature film “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.” The trademarked and copyrighted stage version tells the classic story of a lovely bookworm who finds herself
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William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is likely one of the most adaptable of all of his works since it is set in a dream world from the start. Since dreams can involve everything so too can a play based on that dream world. That means the play could involve donkeys
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THE CLASS Beauty tips Roberta Bennett will lead a class on beauty tips Tuesday at Marlene’s Market & Deli. Here are a few terms you made need to know going in: Prosthetic Beak: Term used to describe hideously swollen collagenic lips. Also known as a “Melanie.” Pamelas: Term inspired by Pamela Lee, used to
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The latest show at A.O.C. Gallery is called “Divergent Metaphors.” I’m tempted to call it “The Girlie Show.” But that would be sexist. It is a show of fiber art by four recent graduates of the University of Washington: Julia Waldeck, Robin Sterling Brewer, Liz Frey, and Deborah Gregory. Overall, this
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Oftentimes when looking for fun, you don’t have to go much farther than your own backyard. Lucky for me, my backyard-style good times include living within walking distance of one helluva place: Stanley & Seafort\'s. This restaurant means more to me than I’ve ever explained to anyone until right now. I was
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You thought the Dead Artists were dead, didn’t you? They had you going with their “Death and Burial” spring show at Kulture Lab, making you think it was the end. Well it wasn’t, and a huge Kulture Lab-like party set for Saturday, July 21, starting at 6 p.m. and going all night
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Chestnuts roasting outdoors in the sun, Jack Frost nipping at the brew; Yuletide carols being slurred by the crowd, And folks dressed up like J. Crew. We read in Mel Torme’s autobiography how Mel and a buddy banged out “The Christmas Song” in 45 minutes one sweltering July afternoon. You have to admire that.
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Visualize a city. Maybe a warehouse district turns into loft-style living spaces. Maybe a former house of ill-repute turns into a restaurant, and maybe a former auto dealership turns into a bookshop. Maybe? Look around Tacoma. King’s Books was, in fact, an auto dealership in 1909, but that particular product — the
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Whatever happened to the delight and, if you’ll excuse the term, magic in the Harry Potter series? As the characters grow up, the stories grow, too, leaving the innocence behind and confusing us with plots so labyrinthine that it takes a Ph.D. from Hogwarts to figure them out. “Harry Potter
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The story of Petey Greene was a movie waiting to be made. Greene came out of prison to become, literally overnight, a popular and influential DJ. He was on WOL, a Washington, D.C., station that was looking for a morning man to connect with its African-American audience and got more
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Captivity Elisha Cuthbert, so annoying as Jack’s bratty daughter in “24,” less irritating and less clothed in “The Girl Next Door,” stars this time as a famous model who is drugged, captured and tortured by a sick mind. Rated R for strong violence, torture, pervasive terror, grisly images, language and some
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on sale now Ken Peplowski, Pearl Django Seattle. July 24-25 7:30 pm. $20.50 (Jazz Alley, TM). Ravi Coltrane Quartet Seattle. July 26-28 7:30 and 9:30 pm, July 29 7:30 pm. $24.50 (Jazz Alley, TM). Cross Canadian Ragweed Seattle. Aug. 6 9 pm. $15 (Tractor Tavern, TWeb). Devin The Dude, Block Teamsters Union, Gator Seattle.
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Bobble Tiki isn’t wearing underwear right now. If Bobble Tiki could have one single wish — anything in the entire world — it would be for a frosty fresh breeze to find its way up Bobble Tiki’s grass skirt, and stay put. Ohhhh, how nice that would be. Bobble Tiki is hot,
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The Moss Brothers believe strongly that family comes before anything else. Luckily, the two founders of this Americana/roots band are siblings so the music sits comfortably in shotgun position rather than relegated to the backseat. The band is Troy Moss on lead and backing vocals, electric guitar and mandolin; Jeff
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Those of you under the impression that all blues singers are hoary old goats or, even worse, resemble John Popper, will be pleasantly surprised to meet Alex Weed. This weedy lad first started singing the schoolboy blues before he was old enough to procure a driver’s licence, and now at
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I’ve heard the rumblings. I know the word on the street. “Driscoll’s lost his touch.” “He became a dad, and Rock Rhetoric became a drag.” I have ears, Tacoma. I smell what’s cooking (besides the meth). To all the naysayers, I offer a big F. U. While you may have a point —
