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Monday, August 20, 2007
News Home Sale Prices
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Mon, Aug 20, 2007 at 4:18 PM
— Cartoon by Jim Hunt
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Arts Purgatory: The forbidden fruits
Posted By Contributing Intern on Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 9:24 AM
To defy the norms of North Carolina’s Bible-belting, sex-fearing majority is pure insanity. To do it wearing nothing but thin strips of electrical tape over your nipples is sexy.
It’s what we call Purgatory and it happened at Amos’ Southend on Saturday night. Crowds of fetish-loving Charlotteans, including myself, gathered in lingerie and less to see the promised displays of the forbidden fruits of public sexuality. In its 33rd appearance, Purgatory brought its most lethal ammo including the providers of pain — piercers, spankers and hair pullers.
Twigglet and Astrid Haven perform a risque adaptation of a classic film
Photo by Nikki Nefarious
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
News Hi. How are you today? I'm Dick Cheney.
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Tue, Aug 14, 2007 at 3:27 PM
By Dick Cheney
8/2/07 9:00 AM EST | Unknown Park
Not that it was my idea (although it, like everything else, was my decision), but I'm in the midst of a media-friendly image makeover. When the White House strategists decided they needed a friendly personality to defend the administration's strategy in Iraq and elsewhere, they immediately, of course, thought of me. Not because I'm friendly, but because whenever something needs to get done around here (acid-waterboarding terror suspects, leaking names of CIA agents, checking W's closet for monsters), they come to me.
So in an effort to become a more likable, friendly person, I am not blogging from my usual dark and cool secure bunker, but instead from a nearby park. Nearby to what, you ask? Ha ha, nice try, terrorist.
I'm blogging from out here in the park because there seems to be a lot of happy people around here (ignorant of the ever-present danger all around them, ready to strike), doing normal people stuff, and I'm trying to pick up some pointers. Throughout the park, they're eating picnics, tossing Frisbees and generally having a good time. Their laughter is strange to me, maybe because it's not maniacal, and doesn't immediately follow the decision to destroy life.
I'm also practicing my ability to control my nearly irrepressible rage. Right now, I'm fighting the urge to whip out my rifle and shoot that goddamn annoying robin right in its pretty red breast. A dog is barking a short distance away, and though I'm tempted to strangle it and stomp on its corpse before handing it back to little Timmy, I will resist. That's the old Cheney.
But that dog is getting on my nerves. Maybe I'll have Scooter take care of it.
[Laughs maniacally while staring at dog]
Music Hendrix Tribute Show
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, Aug 14, 2007 at 10:42 AM
A concert will be held as a tribute to the life of Christiana Hendrix on Aug. 19 at MM&R Custom Bike Shop beginning at 5 p.m. Hendrix, 33, was killed in a motorcycle accident on July 20. She was the wife of Belmont Playboys singer/guitarist Mike Hendrix. Participating bands include David Childers, Drat and The Aqualads. The bike shop, otherwise known as "Goose's Place," is located at 1318 Central Ave. Tickets will be $10 with proceeds going to the Hendrix family.
Arts More Big Mamma
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Tue, Aug 14, 2007 at 10:40 AM
Feel like the taste we gave you in this week's cover story on Big Mamma D and her House of Burlesque wasn't enough? Check out these videos for more titillating entertainment.
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Monday, August 13, 2007
Music Is that a pig flying?
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 2:28 PM
A press conference in L.A. today confirmed what many people thought would never happen — a reunion tour of Van Halen with David Lee Roth as frontman.
And guess where the tour is set to kick off — Charlotte!
That's right, the tour's first date is Sept. 27 at Charlotte Bobcats Arena. Tickets go on sale on Aug. 18.
News The Housing Market
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 10:17 AM
-- Cartoon by Jim Hunt
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Music Linkin Park - Projekt Revolution setlist
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Thu, Aug 9, 2007 at 9:48 AM
Didn't make it out to Projekt Revolution at Verizon Wireless yesterday? Really, we can't blame you. With heat over 100 degrees, it wasn't easily bearable, but ... we made it.
Here's the setlist, and check out the Aug. 15 edition of the paper to read a review:
01. No More Sorrow
02. Lying From You
03. Somewhere I Belong
04. Wake
05. Given Up
06. From the Inside
07. Papercut
08. Points of Authority
09. Hands Held High
10. Numb
11. Pushing Me Away
12. Breaking The Habit
13. Shadow Of The Day
14. Crawling
15. The Little Things Give You Away
16. What I've Done
17. In The End
18. One Step Closer
(Encore)
19. Cure For The Itch
20. QWERTY
21. Bleed It Out
22. Faint
Film Four To Go
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Aug 9, 2007 at 9:47 AM
There are only four weekends left in the summer Retro Series being presented at the Ballantyne Village Theatre. The remaining titles:
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Aug. 10-12)
The Untouchables (Aug. 17-19)
Grease (Aug. 24-26)
Field of Dreams (Aug. 31-Sept. 2)
Tickets cost $5 and $7. For times, reservations or other info, call 704-369-5101 or go to movietickets.com.
Monday, August 6, 2007
News Vote Dan Ramirez
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Mon, Aug 6, 2007 at 2:38 PM
— Cartoon by Jim Hunt
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Question the Queen City: Who set fire to the nightlife? 3
From 1971 to 1976, 17 nightclubs in Charlotte burned to the ground. Who did it?
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Rango / Gnomeo & Juliet: Tale of two toons
Toon Western triggers a good time for all, but silly Shakespeare spin is solely for the kids.
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Question the Queen City: An unsolved double murder 5
Did they ever catch the killer from the Mulberry Church Road murders?
