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Bob’s Java Jive is where it all began for Nathan Markiewicz and Lori Peterson, the married couple that comprises Tacoma experimental band L.A. Lungs, which will play the iconic bar tonight.
Six years ago Markiewicz was hosting karaoke and Peterson was singing. The song? The Carpenters’ “We’ve Only Just Begun.â€
Markiewicz liked her performance so much that he gave her an award â€" a Garbage Pail Kids sticker.
Sometimes it’s the name you’ve never heard of that unexpectedly provides the best show of the weekend.
While I’m no psychic, if I had to guess, James Apollo may do just that tonight at The New Frontier Lounge when he plays a show with the similarly folksy David Bavas. Born in Arkansas, and currently a resident of New York, Colorado, and mainly the road, Apollo pens driving songs and living songs â€" tunes that, with a dusty and forlorn meander, capture both life as Apollo has experienced it â€" as a traveling musician, a soul probably better suited for years gone by â€" and through the eyes of everyman. This is the sleeping-under-the-stars, heart-on-sleeve appeal of James Apollo.
It's Saturday morning, once again, meaning it's time for another installment of the Weekly Volcano's Week in Review.
By now you probably understand the format: I wake up, grab a cup of coffee, smoke a cigarette or two, then sit in my robe in front of the computer and offer an almost entirely flippant review of the week that was.
Let's let Elton take us in, and then get going:
Monday, March 30
Oh, Mondays. It seems like everyone hates Mondays, and for good reasons. Sitting here on a Saturday, with the whole weekend in front of me, there's really nothing about Monday I can think of that's good. Basically, it's a shitty day.
Last Monday was, perhaps, especially shitty for former General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner, who was forced to resign because, basically, it turns out he was really shitty at his job.
Then again, maybe Wagoner is getting out while the getting's good. If we didn't think dudes like him were the scum of the earth, we'd wish him good luck in future endeavors.
Instead, we'll just offer him this.
Tuesday, March 31
Sure, Qannik the beloved Point Defiance beluga died over the weekend, but I didn't actually hear about it until Monday because I was out of town. Then, reports of a beluga necropsy came out Tuesday, showing no clear cause of death for the Qannik- who was 8-years-old, which, unless I'm mistaken, is 8-years-old in beluga years.
I've got to admit that I feel pretty bad about this situation. Obviously, Qannik died, which is no good, but I can't help but wonder if my fateful typo in last week's Week in Review column didn't play into it. As you may recall, I offered an inspiration video to Qannik in last week's piece, but did so after saying: "Here's a video we hope will inspire Qannik to never get up".
Oops. Obviously I meant "give up."
By the time I was back in Tacoma and realized what had happened, the beluga was dead. I can't help but feel a little responsible. * Fans of Qannik can feel free to send hate mail my way, but know I feel horrible about the fateful typo.
Rest in peace, Qannik
Wednesday, April 1
April Fools Day, bitches!
While I've stayed mostly quiet on the subject, because, let'¢s be honest, you probably don't care, thereÃ's finally been a conclusion to the saga, so it seems safe to break my silence.
On Thursday, the Denver Broncos shipped Baby Jay to Chicago for a bunch of draft picks and a quarterback in Kyle Orton that reminds me a little too much of Sean Culver at Jazzbones.
While Cutler's attitude often stunk, as a Bronco fan I can't help but be truly disappointed that it came to this. That disappointment is perhaps only matched by the fact that it now seems nearly certain I'll be forced to stomach at least a season of watching Kyle Orton quarterback the Broncos.
Ugh.
At least it looks like the dude can drink.
Friday, April 3
Speaking of sports, Sounders fans have to be more than a little worried about the travails of Fredy Montero, who is facing allegations of sexual assault and overall sexual weirdness. If the allegations are true, then it sounds like the goal scoring soccer whiz sexually assaulted a woman in Bellevue on March 22. About a week later, Montero was spotted in a car a few blocks from the same woman's home, though at this point that seems to be a coincidence. On Friday, the investigation was sent to the King County Prosecutor's Office for review.
Needless to say, this is not good news for the Sounders or their budding star- who was named the MLS Player of the Month after scoring three goals in the Sounders' first two games.
Until this clears up, the likelihood of seeing anymore of this seems uncertain.
Things you do: play computer solitaire. Check and make sure all of your cigarette lighters are in working order. Stack some toothpicks. Check to see if all of your potted plants have proper drainage.
Knock it off. It's time for you to become more creative. You can start small. Create something very small, indeed, something miniature. Miniature, much like the adorable and affordable miniature painted neighborhood series by Jamie Johnson. Happy Homes, A Neighbor and a Tree, and many more of Johnson’s paintings â€" starting at $16 â€" will hang at BKB & Company through May.
This is where you may seek your inspiration. Perhaps you will use toothpicks to build your own miniature something. Perhaps it will be jewelry. Or pottery. The possibilities stretch on through infinity. Look, there they go.
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