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Aug 8-14, 2007

Aug 8-14, 2007 / Vol. 20 / No. 21

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This just in from Southeast Music Alliance leader/Auditorium frontman/Creative Loafing staffer Joran Slane: In 2006, Manatee County proposed the under-21 ban. We alerted the press, we showed up, we spoke our minds. But they stonewalled us and passed the ordinance anyway. Sarasota County immediately followed. Now it's 2007, and the City of Seminole in Pinellas…

by Wade Tatangelo

The Short List — Tues., Aug. 14

Happy Madden Day everyone! The Rove Wrap: Here, here, here and here. Hillary Clinton claims to have the experience and proven track record to be president. About that record: some 2 million pages of documents (covering her White House years) are locked up in Bill's presidential library, and won't see the light of day until…

by Joe Bardi

The Latest Fashion? All Your Friends Are Doing It

This weekend's NYT had an article discussing how if you drink bottled water you basically hate the earth and puppies and such. In the fashion section. Oddly enough, it may take the arbiters of style to fill us with enough guilt to stop the mountains of plastic from growing. You may have already heard the…

by Brian Ries

Family album

Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee (pictured) remains a Goth hottie, the kind of girl one steers clear of in high school but fantasizes about during detention. "I do a lot of un-rock star things. I am not a rock star," Lee told me during an interview in 2004. "I hang with the boys. I feel I…

by Wade Tatangelo

Oh, My Virgin Bottles!

I am intrigued and horrified to learn that the Italian Ministry of Health has its own Military Police. The New Yorker has a great investigation of Italian olive oil forgery, with some fine background about olive oil production. With all the distrust I have for the government, media and the good intentions of my next-door…

by Brian Ries

The Short List — Mon., Aug. 13

Ding dong the witch is dead! (No, not Merv.) Karl Rove resigns, only about six and a half years too late. Tiger wins his 13th major, further solidifying himself as the greatest athlete of his generation. Tiny story from the St. Pete Times: It looks like the Republican YouTube debate in St. Pete is back…

by Joe Bardi

Selva’s Santa Maria Goes Downscale, Delivers

I talked to Chef/Owner Darwin Santa Maria of downtown Sarasota's Selva Grill this weekend to get the skinny on his new endeavor. Santa Maria will be taking over the former home of California Bistro Grill on Ringling and replacing the bland sandwiches and soups with casual Peruvian fare like rotisserie meats and, well, different sandwiches.…

by Brian Ries

“Parking” at the Drive-In

What: Catch a flick. Where: Fun-Lan Drive-In, 2302 Hillsborough Ave, Tampa Must-Do? Says Who? People who grew up in the 50s. Casualties: $6 a person. Keyword: Sketchy. Fun-Lan is a funny place, at least on a rainy Tuesday evening. We went to catch the 8:45 Simpsons Movie, which didn't actually begin until approximately 9:04. This…

by Brian Reed

Top 10: Best Cover Songs on the Web

Blender's recent article "The Wackiest Cover Songs on the Web" inspired me to compile today's Top 10. Of course, my list is way better than theirs. Some entries are good/weird. Others are just good. Enjoy. There are YouTube links to all of them. 1. "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)," The Raconteurs Leave it…

by Wade Tatangelo

The Short List — Fri., Aug. 10

Time keeps on slippin', slippin' … into the future. Florida: The strangest state in the union. Things are looking grim for the workers trapped in a Utah mine. As your financial adviser, I recommend you hold your positions and PANIC! (Don't really panic. The market is always a downer in August.) Deathbed watch: Luciano Pavarotti,…

by Joe Bardi

To Have and to Haslam

What: Buyin' boox Where: Haslam's Bookstore Must-Do? Says Who? First Must-Do list; and, we must shamefully admit, a bit of bibliophilia Casualties: $21 and change for the new Harry Potter; Brian is a hater and can bite me Harry Potter Spoiler: The whole thing's actually a prequel to the Star Wars franchise. Whooda thunk? Haslam's…

by Ted Scheinman

Top 10: Songs for the sick

I've got a nasty summer cold. Body aches, stuffy head, drippy nose, high temp, sneezing, you name it. Something tells me it might have been triggered by my recent Stumble through SoHo. Anyway, the DayQuil just kicked in so I thought I'd throw out a feeble blog post relating to my current condition and desperate…

by Wade Tatangelo

Biting

Name of Kama Sutra Position: The Line of Points, the Coral and the Jewel, the Broken Cloud and the Biting of the Boar Position: Kama Sutra is in the belief that all the places that can be kissed can also be bitten. However, there are a few areas that should not be bitten, such as…

by Eric J. Leech

The Short List — Thurs., Aug. 9

I would never survive in a Florida prison. The Pakistani government considers a state of emergency, because, you know, when the protests of the shat-upon majority rankles the military dictatorship in charge, sometimes The General has to curb human rights a little. (In fairness, CNN is reporting that Musharraf has decided against "emergency rule," but…

by Joe Bardi

Goth Pop!

What: Becoming one with the inner Goth Where: The Castle in Ybor Must-Do? Says Who? The Senator and his loving constituents Casualties: $21 for ‘red-headed sluts’ (a specialty shot, that is); some other amount for something else, I can’t quite think what Notable Quotable: “What do you do for a living?” We paused after the…

by Ted Scheinman

Is Florida Raising Its Traffic Fines?

No, just another bogus e-mail, like the one I received this afternoon from a friend of mine who spends her days in a cubicle: Subject: FW: Please be aware These are new fines that were implemented on 8/1/07 for the State of Florida: • As of 08/01/07 cell phone use must be "hands free" while…

by Alex Pickett

The Short List — Wed., Aug. 8

No one wanted to take nude photos of me when I was in college! Who do I sue? You've heard about Larry Flynt's million-dollar reward for information on philandering congressmen? The Washington Post has a good profile of his main investigator. Would you believe there is an archive of thousands of nude photos of the…

by Joe Bardi

Andre 3000 not too proud of ‘Idlewild’

Here's a roundup of what our peeps, old and new, are writing. Outkasts' Andre 3000 admits to Creative Loafing's Atlanta paper: Idlewild sucks. Nickel Creek, which recently canceled an upcoming show at Jannus Landing, tells our Charlotte paper they're entering "semi-retirement." Creative Loafing's recently acquired Chicago Reader profiles "the greatest living flutist in jazz." (I'm…

by Wade Tatangelo

Notable news events since 2001

2001 • Sept. 11 — Al-Qaeda terrorists kill 3,000 Americans with hijacked airliners. • Sept. 20 — President Bush announces War on Terror™ to nation. • Oct. 7 — Operation Enduring Freedom begins in Afghanistan. • Oct. 23 — Apple releases the iPod, a portable digital music player that will hold thousands of songs. •…

by Andisheh Nouraee

Do They Know About Shrinkage?

Yearly Kos Hillary Clinton tells liberal bloggers gathered in Chicago, "I will take money from lobbyists, because some represent real Americans like nurses and social workers." She was then beaten to death with laptop screens. Budget CutsHillsborough County comes up with new simplified formula for painful budget cuts: Approve — anything to do with sports.…

by CL Staff

Letters to the editor

Advice for the Young at Heart While I really do understand where this is coming from and what you are saying ("The Seven Deadly Sins of Kid Culture," by Curt Holman, Aug. 1-7), I can't say I agree with it. I am 20 years old and do not have children. I know that to many…

by CL Staff

Gas Pains

Democratic leadership in the House is tanking when it comes to automobile fuel efficiency

by Wayne Garcia

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