BRING ON THE WEEKEND >>>

The weekend hath cometh, o' weary followers of the Weekly Volcano. Rejoice. Recharge. Rejuvenate. Reap the benefits of multiple beers.

With the weekend comes the Weekly Volcano's Prefunk, a regular-like-clockwork guide designed to prime you and your liver for two worthy events coming up this weekend.

Here's how it goes:

Basically, I choose a couple happenings this weekend, tell a few tasteless jokes - and slap on a picture of a dog or cat getting wasted. That's it. It's an unbeatable recipe...

For something.

Anyway, here we go.

GRAY SKY BLUES MUSIC FESTIVAL

Saturday, April 10

If you're under the age of 40 - you may not even realize the Tacoma Daffodil Parade still exists. Unless you're a hopeful Daffodil princess, I suppose. Or just really festive. Or just really like waving. Or flowers. Or whatever...

The same could be said for the blues: If you're under the age of 40, you may not realize it still exists.

Well, my friends, blues is alive and well - and has a strong following in the South Sound. Local blues acts like Randy Oxford, Blues Redemption, Toughtimes and Billy Shew are all the proof you need of our area's blues talent.

Saturday, directly following the Grand Floral Daffodil Parade through the streets of T-town, the annual Gray Sky Blues Music Festival will kick off at venues all over Tacoma - from the Harmon to the Swiss and beyond. (Here's what we had to say about it in this week's print Volcano.) The aforementioned Oxford and Blues Redemption, along with blues guitarist Sean Carney and many others, will put the South Sound's blues mojo on full display - all day long.

It's a cherished yearly event within the blues community, and for good reason.

PREFUNK: There's a good chance, if you're taking my questionable advice, you'll be experiencing the Blue Sky Blues Music Festival for the first time on Saturday; perhaps you're a young person excited to dip your virgin toes in the blues. Here are two things to expect, and how to prepare:

1. Most blues songs sound the same. Get used to it. And drink heavily before arriving to make this less of an issue.
2. Old people look funny when they dance to the blues. Get used to it. And drink heavily before arriving to make this less of an issue.

BINGO AT AMVETS POST 1

Sunday, April 11

Who doesn't like bingo? No one I know. That's why Sunday bingo at AMVETS POST 1, on Tyler and 56^th, is destined to be THE NEXT BIG THING. The hot letter and number calling action runs from 10 a.m to 2 p.m., and from 6:30-9:30 p.m.

PREFUNK: Nothing gets a bingo party started right like a taco, am I right? Of course I am (or I've just been brainwashed by the Volcano's recently concluded Tournament of Tacos).

Either way, Moctezuma's emerged victorious from the Volcano's Tournament of Tacos, relying heavily on the delicious "Mexico City Taco."

Try one on for size before bingo. You'll be glad you did.

Plus, if you get gassy - you're playing bingo with seniors. No one will notice.

See you next week.