About Political Party
Political Party is a community forum hosted by The Creative Loafing Tampa. These live talk shows are held at the Shimberg Playhouse in the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center and at other area locations. The topics – and guests – vary from politics, to the arts, to religion.Whatever the subject, you can count on the…
Listen to the October 17, 2005 Show
On October 17, 2005, we addressed several questions regarding young artists in the Bay.Among them, these were the focal point of the discussion: What can we do to keep young artists in Tampa Bay, and how do we tempt artists in other regions to move here? What do they need to survive and thrive? And…
You Said It
From gaseous piffle to a beating machine, words we'll remember from the letters of 2005. 1.Who wrote this gaseous piffle? You Fourth Estate dilettantes have sat in your office on your keisters and made this up while throwing spitballs into the wastebasket. Alternate press indeed. Alternate dingdongs is more accurate. Lee Drury de Cesare, 9/28,…
No, Not the Sausage
MUSIC
Almost Famous
Did you get to hear Hedo Turkoglu sing in 2005? We did.
Thanks for The Memories
Ten theater experiences that will last beyond 2005.
Black New Year
COMEDY
Ten-Course Meal
Memorable dishes, culinary trends and top food news from 2005.
Never Too Much
The top 10 wines of the year (plus three).
Going Postal
UNDER SUSPICION Eric Snider has provided readers with a masterful portrayal of another member of the Lucky Sperm Club (Cover Story, "Suspicious Mind," by Eric Snider, Dec. 14-20). It's obvious that Jimmy Walter has never had to do a real day's work in his life, and this stool sample proves it. How ironic that Walter…
The year in dumb crime
Wrap Sheet
I Know What I Like
No debate necessary: Here are the best records of 2005.
Fresh Faces
Ten up-and-coming politicos who could rock 2006.
Come Back For Seconds
The Top 10 Track #2s of 2005.
Outtakes
RECENT RELEASES AEON FLUX (PG-13) Based on the popular MTV animated series of the '90s, Aeon Flux takes us 400 years into the future to the last city on Earth. Charlize Theron, making her debut in the sci-fi action genre, stars as an underground operative leading the rebels against totalitarian rule of a seemingly perfect…
The Top 10 Issue
News & Views:Almost Famous – by Max Linsky Food & Drink:Ten-Course Meal – by Brian Ries Never Too Much – by Taylor Eason Flicks:Room at the Top – by Lance Goldenberg Arts:First and Ten – by Eric Snider Thanks for the Memories – by Mark E. Leib Talk of the town:You Said ItWon't, Might, Will…
Good Lord
DANCE
Grin and Bear It
ART
Upcoming Concerts
January 5 Rod MacDonald Brandon Regional Library 5 Guttermouth w/Valient Thorr/ASG Orpheum 7 Underdog/100 Demons/Seventh Star/Dreams You Die In/Now Soldiers 688 Skatepark 7 Edgar Winter Sarasota Fairgrounds (Sarasota) 7 Pink Lincolns w/The Kevin K Band New World Brewery 7 Trisha Yearwood Ruth Eckerd Hall 11 Kingston Falls/The Dog & Pony Show/More TBA 688 Skatepark 12…
No Problem
This year it was easy to pick the top 10 records. A top 11, even.
Music Menu
THURSDAY, DEC. 29 CLAY AIKEN w/WILLIAM JOSEPH American Idol runner-up, Howdy Doody stand-in and sexual-orientation rumor subject Clay Aiken's second annual holiday tour comes to town for a two-night stand at Clearwater's Ruth Eckerd Hall. PRO: For these sets heavy on holiday favorites, Aiken is supported by ace classical-pop pianist/David Foster protégé William Joseph. CON:…
First And Ten
The top 10 sports stories of the year
Won’t, Might, Will
The evolution of resolution.
Footballs Afoot
SPORTS
Three’s Company
Mike Gordon has performed with any number of musicians, from George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic to Bela Fleck, Warren Haynes and BB King. His bass-playing skills were sometimes overshadowed by the ripping licks of Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio but even before that band's break-up, Gordon was proving himself to be its most promising export, a…
New Year’s Thermals
MUSIC
First Night 2005
The Bay area's largest and most well-attended, booze-free New Year's Eve party returns this year with its usual overwhelming, almost ungodly number of family-friendly performances at more than 35 venues in downtown St. Petersburg. What's more, organizers have added "Midday at Midtown" to the festivities. Beginning at 2 p.m., five venues along 22nd Street S.…
Room at the Top
In a banner year, these are the 10 films that soared above the rest.
Good Lookin’ Back
BUMPER NUTS As if the doublewide truck isn't enough of a tip-off that you have a tiny dick. (2/23) CHIPOTLE I don't give a crap who McOwns 'em, it's McTasty. (4/6) ROMAN POLANSKI WINS VANITY FAIR LIBEL SUIT Celebrates by sleeping with an entire 13-and-under girls' soccer team. (7/27) EXOTIC AND ENDANGERED ANIMALS FOR SALE…
