On Monkeys, mash-up party promotion, and batteries in T-Town
The Working Waterfront Museum (705 Dock St., Tacoma) played host to The 100th Monkey party last night, where the Beautiful People gathered to share wine, art, and eclecticism.  If I had found a store in downtown Tacoma that sold good batteries, I could back my claims with good pictures (you’ll have to trust me on this one). My next Big Story: an expose on the city that sells no cells after 8 pm.
The bass-player guy at the monkey party provided a haunting and sometimes annoying soundtrack to the evening, but according to Tim Kapler, frequent monkey-reveler, “There’s usually more art than this.” Well, I dunno Kapler, some would consider the boats and ships art, no?
The true works of art were the super-glam urbanXchange divas and dudes wandering about in maritime creative finery.  I was seriously in awe in their presence, they had this fabu-luminous youthful gorgeosity thing going on that made me go kinda dumb.  Their mission for the evening was to spread the printed word about Saturday's Mash-Up dance party at Tacoma's Club Zoe and one year anniversary (call the store for more details, (253) 572-2280) and I think they did so admirably, judging from  the quantity of cards that made it into my purse next to the camera with its unblinking eye.
Note to self: Much as I am loathe to, I must hit a strip mall, soon.  Get a mondo-pack so that the next time I am in the presence of beauty, I can get physical evidence. â€" Jessica Corey-Butler