While he’s no Dewey Finn, author and activist Derrick Jensen will join the Portland School of Rock band Friday, Nov. 30 as a fund-raiser for the School of Rock scholarship fund. I love kids as much as the next tiki, but truth be told, I was a little nonplussed when I discovered this event. I'm a busy tiki. Bobble Tiki has "work" to do. He doesn’t have time for kid bands.

Bobble Tiki’s knee-jerk reaction exemplifies exactly what's wrong with the music industry today. From the media that covers it to the artists who make it, music's become a j-o-b. It's not fun â€" and that's a problem. To paraphrase Bob Dylan, music's really all about three chords and the truth. That's what Bobble Tiki will scream at the kids Friday â€" once he pulls his head out of his wooden ass.

It’s only $5. Totally worth it to see 15 kids play Rage Against the Machine. If they perform “Bulls on Parade” Bobble Tiki will yank out his checkbook. â€" Bobble Tiki

[Evergreen State College, Friday, Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m., $5, 2700 Evergreen Pkwy. N.W., Olympia, 360.867.6000]

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Phantasmagoria \fan-taz-muh-GOR-ee-uh\, noun:

1. A shifting series or succession of things seen or imagined, as in a dream.
2. Any constantly changing scene.

USAGE EXAMPLE: Standing in line at Safeway, trying once again to locate his godforsaken Club Card, Bobble Tiki is always amused by the celebrity gossip magazines, and the phantasmagoria of embarrassing pictures that grace their covers. Just today, Bobble Tiki saw Nick Lachey's bitch tits, Prince Charles' gay side, and Britney's latest blurred out beav shot.  It's a phantasmagoria that makes Bobble Tiki worry a little about where society is headed, but hot-damn if it isn't entertaining. 

THE MORNING NEWS

EAST PIERCE COUNTY: Kids run free.

EAST PIERCE COUNTY: Principal runs free.

TEXAS: Ghost town sold on eBay.

RHODE ISALND: With this maple bar I thee wed.

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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: Even though the Weekly Volcano's music calendar says Post Stardom Depression is playing Station 56 in Tacoma tonight, Bobble Tiki would like to point out that's not exactly true.  Post Stardom Depression's frontman Jeff Angell (in all his sexiness) and guitarist Kyong Kim will be playing all your PSD hits, but they won't be joined by drummer Joshua Fant and bassist Brent Saunders.  That is, unless something has changed.  If something has changed, Bobble Tiki assumes Tacoma will go berserk with excitement over a Post Stardom reunion, and his editor will provide an apologetic correction for Bobble Tiki's incorrect statements bellow.

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FOOD: You have to eat while shopping.

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

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Bibulous \BIB-yuh-luhs\, adjective:

1. Of, pertaining to, marked by, or given to the consumption of alcoholic drink.
2. Readily absorbing fluids or moisture.

USAGE EXAMPLE: While it's too early to tell, Bobble Tiki assumes his Thanksgiving will be spent sitting on his can, soaking up pigskin, and slurping down gravy.  Of course, Thanksgiving at the Tiki house will be bibulous, but that's kind of a given at this point.

THE MORNING NEWS

PIERCE COUNTY: Council says don’t do drugs.

IRAN: Nuclear?

FLORIDA: Not so Freebird.

LONDON: That’s a lot of dough.

Today is Thanksgiving, meaning there won't be very many shows to go see or bars open to go get drunk at.  Usually, a day without bars and music would send Bobble Tiki into a deep depression, but not Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is Bobble Tiki's kind of holiday.  It revolves around gluttony, and is made that much better by football on the tube. Three games should be enough to keep the Tiki household glued to the TV, and keep Bobble Tiki out of those awkward family interactions that usually taint the holiday experience.  Brett Favre and the Packers will visit the Lions in the morning. Tony Romo and the Cowboys will take on the lowly Jets in the afternoon.  And in the evening Peyton Manning and the Colts will take on the Michael Vick-less Atlanta Falcons.  All in all, it should be one hell of a Thanksgiving.

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

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Mimetic \mim-ET-ik\, adjective:
1. Apt to imitate; given to mimicry; imitative.
2. Characterized by mimicry; â€" applied to animals and plants; as, "mimetic species; mimetic organisms."

USAGE EXAMPLE: Hey!  Check out the mimetic Katie Couric.  Thank god for the Internet!

THE MORNING NEWS

NEW YORK: Cloning without the controversy.

IRAQ: A different kind of bad shot.

GREGOIRE: Property tax special session.

CYPRUS: Egg in underpants.

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MUSIC: Tonight, Philadelphia's Capillary Action will play Le Voyeur in Olympia along with Joe Lally from Fugazi.  "Capillary action," the term, describes a liquid's ability to draw another liquid into it.  Bobble Tiki can't really grasp that.  What Bobble Tiki can grasp is Capillary Action the band, who weave an electronic sound jamboree with a heaping buttload of musical instruments and other doodads. Capillary Action not only opens for Mr. Lally on this tour, but will serve as his backing band.  Righteous!

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Cavort \kuh-VORT\, intransitive verb:


1. To bound or prance about.

2. To have lively or boisterous fun; to behave in a high-spirited, festive manner.

USAGE EXAMPLE: There will be no more cavorting on Saturdays for University of Oregon quarterback Dennis Dixon. After tearing his ACL, not only has his team lost their hopes of a national title, but Dixon has lost any chance of being crowned this year's Heisman Trophy winner. Bobble Tiki hates to see anyone hurt â€" unless they're a Duck â€" in which case he just laughs for days and days and days.

THE MORNING NEWS

LACEY: Outdoorsmen are freaks.

UN: It’s hot in here.

BANGKOK: Man lands helicopter for ‘srooms.

MEXICO: Dead man tells no tales.

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MUSIC: Though their name is a lie, Fat Kids Sink Fast will play the Java Flow in Olympia tonight. It's all ages, which is cool. With the trouble the Manium has had, Oly needs every all ages show it can get.  For the record, fat kids float, but Bobble Tiki isn't one to nit pick.  Apparently neither is the band, claiming "happy hardcore" as their genre. Want to know WTF?  Check them out at Java Flow â€" 207 Washington St. S.E.

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When Savoy Brown plays Jazzbones tonight, and Bobble Tiki slides through the door, it will be something of a has been convention. The guys who created Savoy Brown are old enough to be your grandpa’s weed dealer. Many people have probably relegated Savoy Brown to the history books of rock ’n’ roll â€" a thing of the past. To many, Savoy Brown is probably a distant, hazy, drug hampered memory.

Well, let the band’s show at Jazzbones be proof to the contrary.

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

The Weekly Volcano, or Choices as we were known back in the early '90s, used to buy records at Mothers Records (where Supernova Hair & Tattoo sits today) then climb the stairs and read the liner notes at Temple of the Bean coffee shack. Besides serving the Stadium District neighborhood, Temple was a hub for the Tacoma music scene. 

A while back we broke that the joint would reopen.  Today Exit 133 welcomed Bobble Tiki with the news that it finally opened as Satellite Coffee.

While the rock posters and musician bulletin board are gone, Bobble Tiki did enjoy the slick lighting inside.  His Americano was tasty, too.

Just as Bobble Tiki was leaving, Corey Lund from the Pacific Grill walked through the door.  Lund always hooks Bobble Tiki up with excellent service and worthy wine recommendations.  â€" Bobble Tiki

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Potboiler \POT-boi-lur\, noun:


A usually inferior literary or artistic work, produced quickly for the purpose of making money.

USAGE EXAMPLE: Many people don't know this, but Bobble Tiki has exactly two full length books to his credit. They're titled “The Third Person for Dummies by Bobble Tiki,” and “The Third Person for Dummies Part Deux â€" Electric Boogaloo.” Bobble Tiki is tempted to refer to them as potboilers, but he hasn't sold a single copy of either, so he's not sure if the term still applies.

THE MORNING NEWS

PIERCE COUNTY: Pierce Transit beefs up security.

RENTON: Pay to get there faster?

MINNESOTA: Bank on it.

NORWAY: Nailed by text message.

HUSTLER OF CULTURE
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MUSIC: Tonight, Bobble Tiki highly recommends the www.myspace.com/boneyardcrawlers ">Boneyard Crawlers show at McCabe's in Tacoma.  Why?  If you said because it's going to be really good, well, then, you don't know Bobble Tiki very well.  Bobble Tiki recommends the Boneyard Crawlers tonight because he's a registered psychobilly freak, and because he always loves a good train wreck.  Tonight's show will definitely provide one of those things, but it just might be both.  Show up and find out. 

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When Savoy Brown plays Jazzbones, this Saturday, Nov. 17, and Bobble Tiki slides through the door, it will be something of a has been convention. The guys who created Savoy Brown are old enough to be your grandpa’s weed dealer. Many people have probably relegated Savoy Brown to the history books of rock ’n’ roll â€" a thing of the past. To many, Savoy Brown is probably a distant, hazy, drug hampered memory.

Well, let the band’s show at Jazzbones be proof to the contrary.

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

Bobble Tiki’s never been one to hide his prejudices, so he’s just going to come right out and say it: Bobble Tiki loves Brazilian music. He loves Rita Lee from Os Mutantes and could listen to Astrid Gilberto reading the phone book. These days he’s got a little thing for Juju Stulbach, the actress and dancer turned sultry crooner for Mosquitoes.  All these people will not play the South Sound tonight. Drat.

Wait.  Here’s an intriguing substitute.  Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma will host Viva la Musica tonight at the Slavonian Hall.  Bobble Tiki is talking chamber music by composers of South American as well as the Caribbean and Europe.

Brazilian soul on flute and clarinet is so sexy. â€" Bobble Tiki

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Egregious \ih-GREE-juhs\, adjective:

Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible.

USAGE EXAMPLE: Even though, as a football team, the San Francisco 49ers teeter on the verge of egregious, Bobble Tiki still loves a victory shutout in front of a nationwide audience. If it wasn’t for Tony Kornheiser and the Drew Carey interview, Monday night’s ESPN telecast of the Seahawks vs. 49ers game would have been perfect.

THE MORNING NEWS

TACOMA: Sounder commuter rail raises concerns.

MOSCOW: Crabman jailed.

MUSIC: Cowboy’s singer dies.

GEORGIA: What huge, loud plane?

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: On Wednesday, Hobo Libido will play Hell’s Kitchen. If nothing else, these guys have a sense of humor.

Not only does the thought of a hobo libido make Bobble Tiki smirk a bit (because Bobble Tiki thinks he’s seen that porn), but this band of rockers from Renton have shown a penchant for penning tunes right down Bobble Tiki’s adolescent alley. According to MySpace, a Hobo Libido set usually includes the songs “COCK PUMP â€" a day in the life of a hypothetical sap who falls for all the wang-enhancement spam emails and the like. ‘WE'RE NOT LEAVIN' 'TIL WE'RE HEAVIN' â€" The party cut! And LOVE COW â€" A song about an inflatable, mooing cow with an asshole.”

Sounds like Bobble Tiki’s kind of set. If you feel inspired, get off your ass on Wednesday and experience Hobo Libido.

Mooo.

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Bobble Tiki loves Mono in VCF. Loves them. Bobble Tiki can’t think of a more original band from Tacoma, and Bobble Tiki can’t think of a band he’d rather spend the night with.

When Bobble Tiki realized Mono in VCF will be taking over the Pacific Science Center’s Laser Dome in Seattle Wednesday, Nov. 14, for a listening party featuring the band’s forthcoming self-titled debut, his jaw hit the floor. Everyone has a record release show, but it takes real cajones to book the Laser Dome.

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

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Didactic \dy-DAK-tik; duh-\, adjective:

1. Fitted or intended to teach; conveying instruction; instructive; teaching some moral lesson; as, "didactic essays."
2. Inclined to teach or moralize excessively; moralistic.

For Oprah, the didactic moment of the sexual abuse debacle currently developing at her South African school for disadvantaged girls probably happened when the fourth or fifth girl came forward. Oprah likely thought to herself, “Never again will I open a school for disadvantaged girls in South Africa, invite Spike Lee and Nelson Mandela to see it opened, and then go back to Hollywood to do pointless puff pieces on George Clooney while my dormitory matrons diddle the pupils. Never!”

THE MORNING NEWS

TACOMA: Silly little protestors.

AFGHANISTAN: U.S. troops killed in ambush.

AUBURN: I’ve got bruises yes I do!

BERLIN: Dude, where’s your car?

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: Tonight, VIII Days Clean, VanDommelen, and Kamikazi Sex Pilots will play Club Adrian in Tacoma. If you haven’t heard, Club Adrian is an all ages venue at 5601 S Puget Sound Ave. Bobble Tiki doesn’t have many details on the joint, because let’s be honest â€" kids and parents alike don’t really feel comfortable when Bobble Tiki’s in the back of the room, keeping to himself, looking old and feeling even older. It’s just a bad scene for everyone involved. If Bobble Tiki wasn’t a creepy old man, though, he’d definitely check this show out. It’ll be a good one.

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FILM: All Freakin’ Night.

BOBBLE TIKI’S THREATS AND PROMISES COLUMN
Bobble Tiki loves Mono in VCF. Loves them. Bobble Tiki can’t think of a more original band from Tacoma, and Bobble Tiki can’t think of a band he’d rather spend the night with.

When Bobble Tiki realized Mono in VCF will be taking over the Pacific Science Center’s Laser Dome in Seattle Wednesday, Nov. 14, for a listening party featuring the band’s forthcoming self-titled debut, his jaw hit the floor. Everyone has a record release show, but it takes real cajones to book the Laser Dome.

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