SUZY STUMP: NICE LOOKING APRIL >>>

Bringing the beer, liquor, and wine to the frst Dinner with DeRosa of April was Mike, one of Doyleââ?¬â?¢s Ã?¼ber-cool bartenders.  I adore Mike.  He helped the Tacoma Beer Society get its start at Stadium Bistro, and helped fight for us when things got sticky.  Doyleââ?¬â?¢s owner Russ Heaton rescued us on more than one occasion with the TBS, and we owe him and Mike nothing but gratitude. ââ?¬" Steph DeRosa

During my Toilet Tales at Club Silverstone I began to wonder how many people had changed in 20 years, and what they had changed into, or out of. You remember the cliques, right? Do you feel as though everyone fit into a specific group? If you could put yourself into one stereotypical high school genus, what would you classify yourself as? Geek? Jock? Partier? Dopehead? Check me out in my high school drill team uniform. â�" Steph DeRosa

Itââ?¬â?¢s been fun watching the Wright Park renovation, as well as Lynn Di Ninoââ?¬â?¢s restoration of Our Lady of the Lake, a concrete statue that stood on an island in the park for 115 years before it was vandalized.  Metro Parks Tacoma gave Di Nino the statueââ?¬â?¢s body, part of its head and two boxes of miscellaneous parts, which Di Nino has been puzzling over for the last two months. I wish this statue actually stood in the park right now. ââ?¬" Ron Swarner

The Mad Hat Tea Company held a art opening during the second Thursday of the month.  Daniel Blue sold the painting behind him. ââ?¬" Steph DeRosa

Dead center and four rows up from the floor at KeyArena, my husband and I sat for five hours to witness the beginning of a weekend-long Seeds of Compassion event.  The monumental affair last night began with a conversation between Dateline NBC host Ann Curry, musician Dave Matthews, and Tibetââ?¬â?¢s exiled religious leader Dalai Lama.  For some reason when I rattle those names off I feel like Iââ?¬â?¢m saying, ââ?¬Å?A conversation between The Pope, The Queen of England and Mickey Mouse.ââ?¬Â?  It just doesnââ?¬â?¢t seem right, does it? ââ?¬" Steph DeRosa

Steve Craig, owner of RampArt Antiques in downtown Tacoma, lived a very interesting life. Sadly, on Feb. 19, 2008, he was found dead at his home. Friends are still waiting for a report about the cause of Craig's death, but very few details have been released. An auction of Craig's belongings was held April 21 and 28. â�" Daniel Blue

Maxwell's Speakeasy + Lounge opened at the corner of Sixth and St. Helens in Tacoma. Jason Ganwich served us well. â�" Ron Swarner

I called KAke this morning on my way to the gym asking if she was up for some Frost Park hijinks.  Without hesitation she was in for the ride, and immediately fulfilled my demand for construction cones and caution tape.  It was our time to submit what would hopefully be a legitimate entry into the Frost Park Sidewalk Chalk Sketch-Off. ââ?¬" Steph DeRosa

The Pink Floyd Experience inside the Pantages Theater consisted of a six-person band offering so many of the great Pink Floyd songs that you all know and love, including ââ?¬Å?Money,ââ?¬Â? ââ?¬Å?Another Brick in the Wall,ââ?¬Â? ââ?¬Å?Have a Cigarââ?¬Â? and ââ?¬Å?Comfortably Numb.ââ?¬Â? The performance also included $2.5 million in lighting equipment, and yes, the pink pig did indeed fly. ââ?¬" Natasha

Collectively The KAke, Bandito Betty, Gayle Selden and I lost a total of 87 pounds in body water last night. We sweated our asses off in the bleachers of the 186-degree UPS Field House in order to witness one of my all-time favorite artists: Ben Folds.  ââ?¬" Steph DeRosa