Nov 4-10, 2004

Nov 4-10, 2004 / Vol. 21 / No. 36

Now Showing at Home

“Dr. Strangelove: 40th Anniversary Special Edition,” “Ween: Live in Chicago,” “Ali G Indahouse,” “Helter Skelter”

Bob Grimm

Back in Business

The management of fire-ravaged Café Terra Cotta works to have the restaurant open for customers before Christmas

Jimmy Boegle

The Skinny

OUR LONG NIGHTMARE HAS JUST BEGUN The most electrifying presidential election of The Skinny’s lifetime has finally arrived–and the result appears to be four more years of President George W. Bush. But this much we can say: All across Pima County, voters were determined to have their say, even if Arizona had long since been…

Jim Nintzel and Chris Limberis

Noshing Around

Sunflower Blooms A second Sunflower Market opens Nov. 9 on the northwest corner of Speedway Boulevard and Swan Road in the former IGA. Sunflower’s principal owners, Mike Gilliland and Libby Cook, were the founders of Wild Oats. Sunflower sells “serious food at silly prices.” Twenty-Three Awards of Excellence In celebration of its recently announced 23…

Karyn Zoldan

Prop Mop-Up

Tucson’s voters say both yes and no to school funds–and Arizona voters choose to open Prop 200’s can of worms

Jim Nintzel

Hate Crime

While Tucson has a progressive reputation, the 2002 death of Philip Walsted serves as a reminder that anti-gay hatred remains

Saxon Burns

Soundbites

WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED The bands have been working their tails off practicing; the arduous task of scheduling has been (hopefully) completed, and now you get to enjoy the spoils of the event you’ve been anticipating since, oh, around this time last year. That’s right, folks: This week brings not only what I hope at…

Stephen Seigel

Rhythm & Views

Tired of waiting for Rob Zombie to quit making horror movies and resume his music career, guitarist Riggs has decided to do things on his own. BLAH … BLAH … BLAH … Love Songs for the New Millennium is the debut album from Riggs’ creation, Scum of the Earth. Sounding similar to Zombie, BLAH ……

Jon Hobson

Rhythm & Views

Many are singed by the fire of righteous rock ‘n’ roll, but few bathe so fully in those dancing flames as does “Colonel” J.D. Wilkes, the singer and harmonica player of Th’ Legendary Shack*Shakers. Testifying, signifying and proselytizing–usually through an ancient ham-radio microphone–Wilkes has been dubbed “the last great rock ‘n’ roll front man” by…

Gene Armstrong

Rhythm & Views

The Republic of Travistan is a made-up country, shaped exactly like Travis Morrison’s head. The liner notes to the album Travistan are complete with statistics the United Nations might find puzzling, like a national literacy of “99.9% Special Dumb” and an average “surface awesomeness” of what looks to be about 55. The surface awesomeness most…

Annie Holub

Police Dispatch

What a Blast West Cortaro Farms and North Thornydale Roads, Oct. 11, 11:09 a.m. A woman believed a neighbor phoned her anonymously to inform her that he and his son had “a ball” in her backyard, tampering with a drip system and outdoor lighting, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report said. The woman said her…

Saxon Burns

Live

Megadeth, Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater, Sunday, Oct. 31

Jon Hobson

Downing

Post-election food for thought: Why do all the Republican women have hair that looks like THAT?

Renée Downing

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