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Revenant \REV-uh-nuhnt\, noun:
One who returns after death (as a ghost) or after a long absence.

USAGE EXAMPLE: When Bobble Tiki dies, which according to the line in Vegas could happen fairly soon, he hopes to return to this earth as a revenant, sneaking pints of beer and shots of booze from all his favorite Tacoma bars. Bobble Tiki figures it’s only fitting.

THE MORNING NEWS

PIERCE COUNTY: Dice game in the back?

LEWIS COUNTY: Mudslide photo wakes up timber giant.

CANADA: Rogue elf sending filthy letters.

AUSTRALIA: Shark kills swimming kangaroo.

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MUSIC: If Bobble Tiki was to make a list of pop punk bands from this area he just absolutely adores, the Briefs would be near the top. It’s been an ongoing infatuation of Bobble Tiki’s for some time now, and he doesn’t see it stopping any time soon. Using this fact, Bobble Tiki assumes he’ll get a kick out Steve E Nix and the Cute Lepers when they play an all ages show at Hell’s Kitchen tonight. Nix is one of the main cogs in the Briefs, and judging by the Lepers MySpace page, his other band aint half bad. Even better, at least according to the Volcano’s music listings, the Cute Lepers are scheduled to play at Le Voyeur in Olympia later Sunday night. For those playing at home, that’s two (count ‘em two!) chances to see one hell of a band. Take advantage.

MORE MUSIC: What's on tonight.

THE ARTS: Grab some culture today.

THE FILMS: On local screens today.

BOBBLE TIKI'S THREATS AND PROMISES COLUMN
This week Bobble Tiki is focused on comedy, and specifically Jason Stewart’s show coming up at Jazzbones Tuesday, Dec. 18. A well known name around these parts, thanks to a 13-year professional career that has featured heavy doses of the Comedy Underground and Jazzbones Comedy Night, Stewart is one of the funniest individuals Bobble Tiki has ever met. Check out Bobble Tiki's story here.

Breakfast with Bobble Tiki runs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.  Deal with it.

It’s Saturday, meaning there are a ton of great shows to choose from tonight. The Alligators are playing Club Impact. The Atomic Outlaws are playing Club Vertigo. Lozen is playing Le Voyeur. And Violence Unfolds is playing Hell’s Kitchen. If you can’t find something to enjoy tonight, chances are you don’t enjoy much. One show you may not have heard about is at Club Paradise at the Paradise Bowl. To tell you the truth, Bobble Tiki had no idea this place existed until he saw the listing in the Volcano. The Brian Green Band will play Club Paradise tonight, and according to www.briangreen.us, “Unlike most bands the BGB can either perform a night of rock, a night of country, or a night of musical variety.” Well, hot damn! Variety is the spice of life. If you find yourself at Paradise Bowl, drop in on Brian Green and his band. â€" Bobble Tiki

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Reticent \RET-ih-suhnt\, adjective:
1. Inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.
2. Restrained or reserved in style.
3. Reluctant; unwilling.

USAGE EXAMPLE: After the late Ike Turner would finish beating the living shit out of Tina, the long-legged singer often seemed reticent. Of course, she'd just had the shit beat out of her, so Bobble Tiki supposes that's to be expected.

THE MORNING NEWS

WASHINGTON: Keeping track of sex offenders.

KING COUNTY: Nine bucks to get to Renton?

LONDON: No more swords along the Thames.

BRAZIL: iPods in Popsicles.

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Tonight, Portland soul rockers Intervision will play Sixth Avenue's Masa restaurant (of all places). Bobble Tiki isn't exactly sure how that will work, but the music should be groovy.  A couple months ago Intervision sent Bobble Tiki their latest CD, 2007's Shades of Neptune, and now every time Bobble Tiki's getting his white-guy soul on he slips in the disc. The band's show at Jazzbones earlier this year was evidence of Intervision's skill.

MORE MUSIC: What's on tonight.

THE ARTS:  Grab some culture today.

THE DRINK: The Western R is back.

THE FILMS: On local screens today.

BOBBLE TIKI'S THREATS AND PROMISES COLUMN
This week Bobble Tiki is focused on comedy, and specifically Jason Stewart’s show coming up at Jazzbones Tuesday, Dec. 18. A well known name around these parts, thanks to a 13-year professional career that has featured heavy doses of the Comedy Underground and Jazzbones Comedy Night, Stewart is one of the funniest individuals Bobble Tiki has ever met. Check out Bobble Tiki's story here.

Breakfast with Bobble Tiki runs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.  Deal with it.

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Slugabed \SLUHG-uh-bed\, noun:

One who stays in bed until a late hour; a sluggard.

USAGE EXAMPLE: Weekly Volcano music columnist Matt Driscoll may, perhaps, be the most dedicated slugabed Bobble Tiki has ever met. Somehow, through marriage and the birth of his first child, Driscoll has managed to sleep into AM’s double digits 75 percent of the time. While many people disapprove of Driscoll’s late sleeping ways (just apparently not his wife), Bobble Tiki admires his perseverance. Most people would grow up and stop being lazy. Not Driscoll. He’s a fighter.

THE MORNING NEWS

TACOMA: Council says stop the noise!

CHEHALIS: How to help flood victims.

NEW YORK: One hundred million pennies for your thoughts.

SPACE SHUTTLE: Giant spider stops launch.

HUSTLER OF CULTURE
You can stand atop the mountain and scream your naked desires to the universe or shed that synapse epilepsy and hug the South Sound today with your fellow man:

MUSIC: Bobble Tiki must admit he’s a little jealous of the aforementioned Matt Driscoll right now. That’s why he’s dedicated Breakfast to him. Not only has Driscoll managed to create a life where he can sleep until 10 a.m. if he wants, but at last week’s Volcano Christmas party Driscoll was cheered as the most controversial and edited writer on the Volcano’s staff. That s*** f***ing makes Bobble Tiki mad … and motivated. Bobble Tiki will, from this day forward, do his best to give Driscoll a run for his money. Tomorrow, Three Dead Whores will play Maggie O’Toole’s in Lakewood. Bobble Tiki isn’t sure what to expect. Google-ing “Three Dead Whores” isn’t exactly the best idea. These deceased ho’s could be anything. All Tiki knows is the more times he writes “Three Dead Whores” the better.

MORE MUSIC: In the clubs tonight.

NOSHING: You gotta eat.

Breakfast with Bobble Tiki runs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.  Deal with it.

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brontephobia or brontophobia /bront-e-feu'-bia/ noun
Dread of thunder and lightening

USAGE EXAMPLE: And Mrs. Claus always chuckled softly through her nighttime elf-head mask whenever a big storm came up and Santa would rush into her bedroom all cute and breathless and quivery, Mr. Big Present Giver himself, suffering from brontephobia not to mention fear of bunnies and, for some reason, creamed corn, and would snuggle into bed with her, on her big bed of cookies and broken candy canes.

THE AFTERNOON NEWS

PIERCE COUNTY: Pump up the justice.

CHEHALIS: Flood update.

OLYMPIA: 10-year-old scores big money.

NEW YORK: When you don’t care to deliver the very best.

HUSTLER OF CULTURE
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MUSIC: Hell, there are too many good shows to just recommend one.  Check out the Weekly Volcano’s club calendar and choose one yourself.

Breakfast with Bobble Tiki runs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.  Deal with it.

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Grandee \gran-DEE\, noun:
1. A man of elevated rank or station.
2. In Spain or Portugal, a nobleman of the first rank.

USAGE EXAMPLE: It’s not so much his accomplishments on the football field that have lifted Tony Romo to the status of pop culture grandee, it’s his off the field escapades with the likes of Carrie Underwood and now Jessica Simpson. Bobble Tiki’s sources tell him Simpson and Romo were spotted swapping spit in LA on Saturday â€" and Bobble Tiki hasn’t been able to stop fantasizing about it since. The problem is Bobble Tiki’s not quite sure which one of them makes his Tiki nether region tingle more.

THE MORNING NEWS

FEDERAL WAY: Quad towers a go.

CHEHALIS: Interstate 5 still closed.

REDMOND: Microsoft kills potty-mouth Santa.

NEW YORK: Meathead craves meatballs.

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MUSIC: Like a Tacoma institution, White Trash Night has been holding down shop at Hell’s Kitchen now for about as long as Bobble Tiki can remember. Of course, inebriates have transformed Bobble Tiki’s brain into Jello pudding at this point, but he has a point. Dave and Paul of Who Cares have been participating in one of the longest running gigs in town. They’re the deviants who sing vagina songs to kick off every month at the Kitchen. Bobble Tiki assumes their parents are proud. Tonight, Who Cares will be joined by Mercury Rising, The Them, and Hobo Libido. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

MORE MUSIC: What's on tonight.

BOBBLE TIKI’S THREATS AND PROMISES COLUMN
The thing about Sarah Dougher (pronounced ‘Dooger’), at least according to Bobble Tiki, is she appeals to a varied array of music fans. Bobble Tiki’s not gay, doesn’t know what it’s like to be gay, and bases everything he knows about homosexuality on the Patrick Swayze movie “To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar.” Admittedly, it’s an ignorant view, but it doesn’t stop Bobble Tiki from appreciating Dougher’s singer/songwriter prowess. Bobble Tiki assumes Dougher wouldn’t be heartbroken if it did, but that’s not the point. The point is you don’t have to be gay to dig Sarah Dougher. Here’s where to dig her.

Breakfast with Bobble Tiki runs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.  Deal with it.

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Juju \JOO-joo\, noun:
1. An object superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.
2. The power associated with a juju.

USAGE EXAMPLE: How did Tom Brady become so good and so beloved? Well, it wasn’t juju and magic dust. Something tells Bobble Tiki it had more to do with hard work and that all American, pretty boy smile. Did Bobble Tiki also mention that if he ever gets the chance Bobble Tiki would like to stab Brady in the throat with a shoe horn because he loathes him so much? These are Bobble Tiki’s innermost thoughts.

THE MORNING NEWS

AUBURN: Bank robbed while TV crew reports.

TACOMA: Where did the panhandlers go?

FLORIDA: Millionaire dog flees death threat.

MISSISSIPPI: With this ring I deflect.

HUSTLER OF CULTURE
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MUSIC: While eating at the Reef the other day Bobble Tiki saw the homemade show flyers, giving notice that Calvin Johnson, Hornet Leg, and Houston’s Punkin Pie will be playing the Evergreen State College tonight. For one, Bobble Tiki appreciated the DIY motif of the poorly scrawled announcements. For two, Bobble Tiki thinks the band name Punkin Pie is both seasonally appropriate, and pretty damn funny. Funny and seasonally appropriate band names don’t always guarantee great shows, but with Johnson and Hornet Leg on the bill, the worst that Punkin Pie’s slightly trashy garage punk can do is make things a little more interesting. Bobble Tiki would tell you this show will be a hoot, if he thought in such square terms. 

MORE MUSIC: What's on tonight.

CHOW: Where to eat today.

BOBBLE TIKI’S THREATS AND PROMISES COLUMN
Bobble Tiki knows damn well there are things he’s allowed to joke about and subjects he shouldn’t touch with a 10-foot stick. Call it the curse of political correctness if you want, but as an average middle-aged tiki, there are a number of jokes that it just wouldn’t be funny for Bobble Tiki to make.

Let’s look at Judaism. With Jewmongous, a solo musical comedy creation of Sean Altman, set to play Jazzbones’ Ha Ha Tuesday comedy night tonight, it seems safe to say jokes about being Jewish are funny.

Breakfast with Bobble Tiki runs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.  Deal with it.

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Melange \may-LAHNZH\, noun:

A mixture; a medley.

USAGE EXAMPLE: Bobble Tiki typically gets his day going with a mélange of vodka, half a grapefruit, some Pepcid AC, and a handful of Hostess powdered sugar Donette Gems.  Nutritionally, it doesn’t do much for Bobble Tiki, but mentally the mélange gets Bobble Tiki’s brain firing on all cylinders.

THE MORNING NEWS

PIERCE COUNTY: Fuggetaboutit.

EARTH: World AIDS Day.

OMAHA: Freezing weather cancels Polar Bear Plunge?

SLIDESHOW: World’s most bizarre deaths.

HUSTLER OF CULTURE
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MUSIC: Bobble Tiki has never claimed to be a brilliant Tiki, but he knows one thing for sure: Saturday night’s Gold Teeth, Pierced Arrows, Fucking Eagles show at Hell’s Kitchen will be one of the best shows this month. Taking into consideration that Pierced Arrows are two thirds of Dead Moon, Gold Teeth is the newest project from Tacoma quasi legend Chris Trashcan, and the Fucking Eagles are, well, pretty much the coolest band this side of Fife, Bobble Tiki can’t think of a better way to spend Saturday night.

MORE MUSIC: What's on tonight.

EAT: Where to eat today.

BOBBLE TIKI’S THREATS AND PROMISES COLUMN
Bobble Tiki knows damn well there are things he’s allowed to joke about and subjects he shouldn’t touch with a 10-foot stick. Call it the curse of political correctness if you want, but as an average middle-aged tiki, there are a number of jokes that it just wouldn’t be funny for Bobble Tiki to make.

Let’s look at Judaism. With Jewmongous, a solo musical comedy creation of Sean Altman, set to play Jazzbones’ Ha Ha Tuesday comedy night this week, it seems safe to say jokes about being Jewish are funny.

Breakfast with Bobble Tiki runs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.  Deal with it.

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Perfunctory \pur-FUNGK-tuh-ree\, adjective:

1. Done merely to carry out a duty; performed mechanically or routinely.
2. Lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent.

USAGE EXAMPLE: Shooting people in the face with a shotgun is basically a perfunctory activity for Vice President Dick Cheney. We all know about his hunting “accident” from early 2006, but many people have yet to realize that it was also Cheney who shot Rodney King in the face earlier this week. Check it out here.

THE AFTERNOON NEWS

TACOMA: Yo, you suck.

DEBATE: None of the GOPs should be president.

WASHINGTON: We need to save the sooty shearwater!

GEORGIA: Stick up â€" literally.

HUSTLER OF CULTURE
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MUSIC: On Friday night, the Portland School of Rock band will be joined by political author Derrick Jensen at the Evergreen State College, as part of a fund-raiser for the School of Rock’s scholarship fund. From what Bobble Tiki understands, when these kids whip out Rage Against the Machines’ “Bulls on Parade,” the whole house goes crazy. Why? Because these kids are crazy good. What Bobble Tiki doesn’t understand is why Jensen will be there? Was his schedule just open? Or does he have something more to offer the event than general leftist paranoia? Only time will tell. Either way, Friday at Evergreen should knock your socks off.

MORE MUSIC: What's on tonight.

BOBBLE TIKI’S THREATS AND PROMISES COLUMN
Bobble Tiki knows damn well there are things he’s allowed to joke about and subjects he shouldn’t touch with a 10-foot stick. Call it the curse of political correctness if you want, but as an average middle-aged tiki, there are a number of jokes that it just wouldn’t be funny for Bobble Tiki to make.

Let’s look at Judaism. With Jewmongous, a solo musical comedy creation of Sean Altman, set to play Jazzbones’ Ha Ha Tuesday comedy night this week, it seems safe to say jokes about being Jewish are funny. Full story here.

Breakfast with Bobble Tiki runs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.  Deal with it.

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Turgid \TUR-jid\, adjective:

1. Swollen, bloated, puffed up; as, "a turgid limb."
2. Swelling in style or language; bombastic, pompous; as, "a turgid style of speaking."

USAGE EXAMPLE: On Monday, doctors at George Washington University Hospital administered an electric shock to Vice President Dick Cheney’s heart, restoring a regular heartbeat. The turgid Vice President’s turgid heart had been beating irregularly. Upon returning home after the procedure, Mr. Cheney was heard to turgidly say, “I’m the devil and I’ll never die.”

THE MORNING NEWS

TACOMA: Retired police officer pleads guilty.

PARIS: Youth riots.

LONDON: Tube snake.

HELSINKI: Scab elves.

HUSTLER OF CULTURE
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MUSIC: According to the music listing in the Weekly Volcano Monotonix, a progressive garage band from Israel, will be playing Le Voyeur tonight. However, according to their MySpace site, the band will be playing in Vancouver (Nova Scotia?) on Tuesday, and won’t make Olympia until Wednesday, for a show with Old Time Relijun and Angelo Spencer at “Battle Street House.”

Things change.  Listings become updated.

Bobble Tiki isn’t sure what to make of all this, but it seems certain Monotonix will be stopping in Olympia Wednesday night. Bobble Tiki isn’t huge into Israeli garage rock, but from the look and sound of things Monotonix should deliver an entertaining show. 

MORE MUSIC: What's on tonight.

Breakfast with Bobble Tiki runs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.  Deal with it.