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VOLUME 9, NO. 193 | DECEMBER 31, 2009
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L'EditorDearReader: "ManyChristmasesago,Iwenttobuya doll for my son. I reached for the lastonetheyhad,butsodidanotherman.AsIrainedblowsuponhim,Irealizedtherehadtobeanotherway." This was the genesis story first ex-plained12yearsagobyFrankCostanza,thehotheaded Seinfeld character memorablyplayedbyJerryStiller.Readersofacertainageanddispositionwillrecallthesceneviv-idly. “What happened to the doll?” askedKramer. "It was destroyed,” Frank replied.“Butoutofthatanewholidaywasborn:aFestivusfortherestofus!"Inthisend-of-the-yeartimeofshort-eneddeadlinesandmassconsumption,thealt-holiday Festivus holds a special appeal,especially forusatSecondSupper.This isourthirdannualFestivusissue,andliketheonesthatprecededitourstaffgreetingcardsmiles at you from the cover.Wedon’t al-ways look so ridiculousor rallyaroundanaluminumpole,but if you felt likewe feltlastweek,you’dwanttoletoffsomesteam,too.That’swhatwe’ve alwaysdone inourfinalissueoftheyear,anditmaybethelon-gest-runningtraditionwehave.Wealsore-captheyearinmusic,whileBrettEmersonandNickCabrezatakealongerview.“Thatmusthavebeensomedoll,”surmisedKramerhearingthestoryofFesti-vus,atraditionthathascontinuedtogrow. “Shewas.”
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NAME AND AgE: Heather Roppo, 28
WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Chicago
CURRENT JOB: Consultant and contractor
DREAM JOB: See above.
LAST THINg YOU gOOgLED: Duress — compulsion by threat or force, coercion
IF YOU COULD LIVE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD IT BE? Hawaii has always pulled at me, still U.S. but so diverse.
WHAT IS SOMETHINg YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE?I'd like to globe trot, see more of the world's nature, people and culture.
CELEBRITY CRUSH:Mike Rowe! (Anyone have a dirty job that would give him an excuse to visit the area?!)
WHAT IS YOUR BEVERAgE OF CHOICE? Chai tea or beer, but never at the same time.
FIRST CONCERT YOU WENT TO: Everclear at Bogart's in Cincinnati years ago, back when they were good. ... Unless you count the Grateful Dead concerts my mom toted me along for when I was a kid.
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU CURRENTLY READINg?"Tao of Pooh" by Benjamin Hoff again, but this time along with A.A. Milne's "Complete Tales & Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh." That silly bear has way more insight than most give him credit for.
TELL US YOUR gUILTIEST PLEASURE: I generally prefer my pleasure without any guilt but I'd have to say lip balm, can't live without it but I'm pretty sure it just perpetuates the problem it claims to heal.
TELL US A JOKE:Why do farts stink? So deaf people can appreciate them :)
IF A gENIE gRANTED YOU ONE WISH, WHAT WOULD YOU ASK FOR? For everyone to uncover what gives them pain and then refuse, under any circumstances whatsoever, to infl ict that pain on anyone else. ... to treat all others, wherever and whoever they may be, as though they were as important as themselves.
WHAT'S THE LAST THINg YOU BOUgHT? A scrumptious salad at Huck Finns — highly recommended!
WHAT'S IN YOUR POCKET RIgHT NOW?: Just my drivers license and $20, oh and that damned lip balm
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF SECOND SUPPER?It's all fun to page through. I get a kick out of the covers sometimes.
HOW DO YOU KNOW STACEY (SN NOMINATOR)? She was a wench on a ship I captained, several lifetimes ago.
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Rotary Lights go dark for another year New Year's Eve also is your last opportunity to see the 2009 Rotary Lights show at Riverside Park. The park opens at 5 p.m. and closes at 1 a.m. More than 2.6 million lights brighten the park in myriad displays. Check it out. Admission is free, but you are asked to donate cash and/or food as you exit. Proceeds bene� t local charities.
Drag show benefi ts LGBT center There will be � reworks of another kind happening downtown at Players, 300 4th St., where the beautiful queens and gorgeous kings of the Illusions drag show will perform at 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, to help kick start your New Year's
Eve celebration. Proceeds bene� t the LGBT Resource Center for the Seven Rivers Region. Cost is $7; $10 gets you a drink, too. You can reserve seats via e-mail at [email protected]. For information, contact Rosanne
St. Sauver at (608) 784-0452 or [email protected].
Editor's note: This marks the fi nal "To Do" list of 2010, so we focused exclusively on New Year's Eve. Also, please note that Second Supper is taking the next week off . Our next edition will be published Thursday, Jan. 14.
Fireworks end year with a bang It would be remiss for any list of things to do in La Crosse on New Year's Eve to exclude the beautiful Skyrockers Fireworks. The displays, sent skyward from
atop Grandad's Blu¤ , have entertained residents and visitors alike since 1929, making it the longest run-ning community sponsored � re-works display in the U.S. There are two shows: 6 p.m. and midnight
Thursday, Dec. 31. For information, call (608) 792-0763 or send an e-mail to [email protected].
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Terms for this decade1. The Aughts2. Uh-Ohs3. "Era of Terror"4. The 2ks5. The Naughties6. Zeros7. The Two-Thousands
Things we hope to hear less of in 20101. Brett Favre2. Twitter3. Tiger Woods' harem4. Insurance industry lobbyists5. Kanye West6. Michael Bay7. Sarah Palin
Stadium provides great view If you want to enjoy the � reworks and share the shock and awe with friends and neighbors, perhaps the best gathering spot is Roger Harring Stadium in the Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex on the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus. The "Get to the Vet" New Year's Eve celebration there Thurs-
day, Dec. 31 bene� ts UW-L athletic programs. Refreshments such as hot chocolate, hot cider, sandwiches, pop, chili, chips, etc. will be avail-able for purchase. Tickets go on sale at 4 p.m. and are available day of
show only in the Veterans Hall of Honor at the entrance level to the stadium. There is sepa-rate general admission for each show. General admission ticket prices start at $3 for adults, $2 for children (4-15) and $10 maximum price for families. Children 3 and younger get in free. Indoor suites are available, but tickets prices are higher and suites must be reserved and paid for in advance. For information, call (608) 785-8153. Oh, one more reason to Get to the Vet:
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7. Monster (2003, Patty Jenkins) PattyJenkins’“Monster”isahumanizingresponsetothemedia’sportrayalofAileenWournosas a convictedkillerfirst andahuman second. “Monster” alsousesWuornos’crimesasanentrypointintoacritiqueofaflawed,hegemonicsociety.Itdoesn’thopetoexonerateher,butJenkinsandstarCharlizeTheronsucceedsowellincapturingdefeatanddesperationonscreenthatWuorno’sevilreputationbucklesunderthetragedy.
6. Hotel Rwanda (2004, Terry George) ThestoryofPaulRusesabagina,whosavedover1,200livesduringtheRwandanGeno-cide,couldnothavebeentoldanybetter.Likeanygooddrama,“HotelRwanda”estab-lishes an early connection between its characters and the audience; and like any goodthriller,itputsitscharacters’livesinconstantdanger.It’sacaptivatingone-twopunch,asharrowingasitisinspirational.
5. There Will Be Blood (2007, P.T. Anderson) “WALL-E”getsalotofcreditforitsastonishingwordlessopeningscenes,but“ThereWillBeBlood”diditbetter,fully-realizingtheessenceofanti-heroDanielPlainviewwith-outtheuseofdialog.DanielDayLewis’scowlingPlainviewthirstsforpowerandmoneybywayofoil,andtheensuingepicchroniclingthedecompositionofhissoulmakeshimthemosticonic,ruthlessfilmtycoonsinceCharlesFosterKane.
4. Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003, Quentin Tarantino) Bothvolumesof“KillBill”,QuentinTarantino’sodetocinematicviolenceacrosscul-tures,shouldcountasoneepicmovie(theytellthesamestoryafterall).Regardless,theblaxploitation/anime/samurai-heavy“Vol.1”beats“Vol.2”inthesheercinematicfunde-partment.Togetherwith“Vol.2,”“KillBill”mayultimatelyprovetobeTarantino‘smaster-piece.
3. City of God (2002, Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund) MartinScorsese’s crime-genrehiatus left audiences scrambling tofill thevoidnor-mallyoccupiedbygangstersand lowlifes.Enter “CityofGod”.Thefilm,about ruthlessRiodeJaneirostreetthugs,drewinitialcomparisonsto“Goodfellas”forbothitsportrayalofgangstersstartingatyoungagesanditsswift,brutalactsofviolence.Assuch,itfurthercomparesto“Goodfellas”inthatit’seasilythebestcrimefilmofitsdecade.
2. Lost in Translation (2003, Sofia Coppola) BillMurray’sascendingreputationasadramaticactorreachedazenithwith“LostinTranslation,”butthefilm’sstrongestpointisSofiaCoppola’sOscar®-winningscript,whichexploreshowwerespondtotheisolationandconfusionthataccompanylife’scrossroads.Enchantingineveryway,“LostinTranslation”romanticizesbriefencounters,assertingthatdeepconnectionsandlastingmemoriesarejustonemissedopportunityaway.
1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, Ang Lee) ForthelateGeneSiskelitwas“SaturdayNightFever;”fordirectorRobertRodriguezitwas“EscapefromNewYork.”Formeitwas“CrouchingTiger,HiddenDragon,”AngLee’sepicmartial-artsromanceandthemoviethatfirstopenedformethedoorsofcinema‘spotential.Twoengrossingparallellovestories;fightsceneswithoutpeer;ahauntingYo-YoMascore;themesencompassingregretandlosttime,rebellionfromsocietalimpositionsandhonor—theseareamongthequalitiesthatmakethisthebestfilmofthedecade.Thetruthisthis:without“CrouchingTiger,HiddenDragon”Iwouldn’tbemakingthislist.
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7. George Carlin w/ Tony Hendra — Last Words AlongsideSteveMartin’sBornStandingUp,GeorgeCarlin’sLastWillandTestamentranksatopthecomedian’sbookgenre.It’safieldoverpopulatedwithrehashedjokes—andhisearlierbooksarenoexceptiontothistendency—butCarlin’sglaringandhonestaccountofhimselfglorifiesthemanbehindthecomedian,andbyassociation,thecome-dianwhichthemanbecame.
6. Nick Harkaway — The Gone-Away World Thepinkfeltcovershouldhavegivenitaway—TheGone-AwayWorldisthemostjoyousblindsiding I’vecomeacross thisdecade.Even through thebook’smonsterbits,existential spinouts, andanti-corporate, anti-militaristicdrama,Harkawaywriteswith somuchvitalitythatit’soverwhelming.Andonthegleefulendofthespectrum,thereareninjamimes.
5. Joe Hill — 20th Century Ghosts HillmayhaveleaptontotheAmericanscenewithHeartShapedBox,hisfuriousrockandrollghoststory,butit’shisearliercollectionofshortstorieswhichguaranteeacareerofgreatness.FromthesadalienationofaninflatablechildtoaromancebornonthesetofDawnoftheDead,hetellstalesoftheweirdwithasensitivityandvisionthatdefiescon-vention.Yetwhen“TheCape”comestoitssuddenend,it’sclearthatHillisn’tabovetheshocking.
4. J.K. Rowling — Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire NoonemomentthatJ.K.Rowlinghaseverwrittenbeforeorsince—andverylittle,ifanything,writtenbyanyoneelsethisdecade—hasbeenasimportantoraswrenchingasthedeathofCedricDiggory.ThisisthemomentinHarryPotterwheneverythingchanged,theendofthe“HarryflightfullydicksoverLordVoldemortandprancesawayscot-free”books,andthepointwhereRowlingwentfromgreattoastonishing.
3. Andy Schoepp — The Martial Arts Murders Isaythiswithoutashredofironyorreservation:IhaveNEVERhadasmuchfunread-inganauthorasIhavereadingAndySchoepp.AndI’mnotalone.Whenthis,Schoepp’sfirstbook,hitthescenein2007,itconsumedmyentirestorelikeavirus.Ifyouweren’toneoftheawedidiotshangingonSchoepp’severyword,youwantedtopunchoutthepeoplewhodid.Ilovethisman.
2. Neil Gaiman — American Gods AmericanGodsis,flat-out,thebestworkoffictionI’vereadalldecade.Perhapsever.Astheex-conprotagonistgetscaughtwithinaninevitablewarbetweentheoldgodsandthenewgodsofInternetandtelevision,thestageissetforanepictoendallepics.Fur-thermore,themajorityofthestoryissetintheMidwest,includingasurrealistsceneattheHouseontheRock.Neat.LaCrossegotasinglesentence,andyes,Imarkedout.
1. Stephen King — On Writing Mostofuscanpointtoatleastoneculturalartifactthathaschangedourlives.Thisismine.StephenKingandIhadn’tcrossedpathsmuchbeforeIpickeduphisautobiog-raphy/writer’sseminar,buthismarkwasonmeeversince.Thisisthebookthatprovokedmeintobecomingawriter,notjustsomeonewhowrites.Thisisthebookwhichledmetothispaper,andallthebizarreglorywhichfollowedandisyettocome.IoweadebttoveryfewthingsasIowetoOnWriting.
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Best Books of the Aughts
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— Adam BissenJames Blackshaw — The Glass Bead Game This12-stringguitarvirtuoso fromLondonkeeps theflameof folkguitar stalwartssuchasJohnFaheyandLeoKottkealiveforanewgeneration.Thesublimecompositionsgotundermyskininabigway,withtheopeningtrackgettingmynodforthemostbeau-tifulpieceofmusicoftheyear.Thereisacello,violin,harmoniumanddroningfemalevocalstokeephisstellarguitarworkfrombecomingtoolonely.Hotdamn,thisissomeseriouslyprettymusic.
— Shuggypop JacksonNeko Case — Middle Cyclone Alt-country’sleadingchanteusehasquietlymovedawayfromherwhisky-soakedandheartbrokenrootstosomethingmoresubstantial:avisionarysongwriterwithswirlingpopproduction.Interestingthatherlatestalbumevokesorcawhalesandcrickets,butneverhasecologysoundedsosexy.
— Adam BissenDirty Projectors — Bitte Orca Shimmeringmelodiesandharmoniesthatcouldremindapersonoftheheydayof'60spop,exceptit'sbeenornatedwithskronkyblastsofweirdness,theoccasionalstringsectionand someof the freshestbeatboxing toevercomeoutofYale.And if that isn'tenough,oneofthesongshasbeencompairedtoA-Ha's"TakeOnMe"innumerousre-views(thoughIdon'treallyhearit...)
— Shuggypop JacksonFlaming Lips — Embroyonic TheseOklahomaoddballshavesteadilybeenrollingalongforover25yearsandcon-tinuebeingonthecuttingedgeofsonicdelights.There'smoremusical influencesandreferenceshere thanIcan list,but theendresult isanother trippedoutgemfromthederangedmindofWayneCoyne.Moreexperimentalandacid-friedthantheyhavebeeninyears,andtome,that'sagoodthing.
— Shuggypop JacksonFranz Ferdinand — Tonight Sure,thisband’sreputationassneeringart-twitsissometimesdeserved(especiallyontheirpreviousalbum),butatleastthey’rebackintopform.TheswaggerthatmadeFranzFerdinandfamousblaststhroughinsongslike“NoYouGirls”and“BiteHard,”yetdoesn’tlimitthegroupfromexperimentingontrackslikepsychadelic“SendHimAway”andelec-tro“LucidDreams.”Tonightisthehighendofhipsterdom.
— Brett EmersonMajor Lazer — Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do MajorLazer is theeffortsof electronicaproducersDiplo andSwitchwhoarebestknownforgivingMIAandSantigoldtheirbeats,aswellaspastexplorationsofB'moreclubbangersandBrazilianbaile funk.Onthis release, theygoafter the Jamaicandancehallsound,recruitingsomeofthecurrentvocalstarsofthereggaegenre.Theresultsareamashupofculturesthathitshard.Forthoseofyouwhothinkallreggaesoundsthesame,letMajorLazerchangeyourmind.
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Top 15 Albums of 2009Reviewed by our staff , organized alphabetically
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— Shuggypop JacksonMount Eerie — Wind's Poem ThrowoneofthemostambitiousofindierocksongsmithsinablenderwithaDavidLynchsoundtrackandambientblackmetal influencesandyou'llgetthiswildrideawe-someness.Epicsongsattemptingtocapturetheemotionsofthewind.Whocomesupwithideaslikethat?PhilmothereffingElverum,that'swho.
— Shuggypop JacksonMuse — The Resistance Pretentiousambitioncoversthisalbumlikebloodybandages,yetasusualMusetakeswhatoughttobeintolerableandmakesitlistenable.Itsopeningtrackisabouncycalltoarmsanditsfinalsalvoisathree-partsymphony,andthespacesinbetweenpledgeloyaltytonoformbuttheepic.Musicneedsmoreofthislevelofaspiration.
— Brett Emerson Pearl Jam — Backspacer Aftertakingafewyearsoff,PearlJamrippedinto2009withtheirbestalbumsinceVitalogy.Thealbumisallovertheplace.Someofthetrackslike"TheFixer,""GonnaSeeMyFriend"and"GotSome"feelverypunky.Yetthesong"JustBreathe"openswithaJimmyPage-esqueacousticguitarrifs.Thesongthenswellstoitspeakwiththehelpofastringquartet.BackspacerisPearlJamdoingwhatitdoesbest,makingqualitymusicforanyoc-casion.
— Nate WillerRaekwon — Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II Inaneraofof-the-momentrapstars, thehip-hopalbumoftheyearcomesfromaveteranwhoproudlylookstoanearlierera—namely1995,theyearRaekwondroppedhisgame-changingOnlyBuilt4CubanLinx.Thesequelisjustasdetail-richandsoulful,thetrademarksoundoftheWu-TangClan.
— Adam BissenRammstein — Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da Even though“Pussy”contains thedumbest lyricsTillLindemannhaseverwritten,Rammstein’snewestalbumisoneofthebestthingstocomeoutofmetalthisyear.Ithasthebrasstoswitchbetweenjuggernautmarches,minimalistguitarsandDepecheModestrutsasthoughtheideawasnotonlynaturalbutredundant.Yetwhat’sequallyamazingisthequalitythatdidn’tmakethefinalcut;ifyoubuythisalbum,gettheDeluxeEdition.Now,whenwillthegreatestlivebandI’veeverseencomebacktoAmerica?
— Brett Emerson Sufjan Stevens — The BQE Sufjan Stevens (a.k.a. a freaking musical genius) takes his music to the next levelbyorchestratingabrilliantalbumfilledwithwindingwoodwinds,fluttering stringsandboomingtrumpetsthattwist,flurry,spinandringembodyingtheconstantwhirlwindoftheBrooklynQueensExpressway.Thebrooding yet sweetdynamicof this album leadsyouthrougheffervescentmelodies,monotonousechosandsoftpianoripples,makingthemostsanepersonfeelslightlybipolar.
— Anna SoldnerVienna Teng — Inland Territory ViennaTengisthenewestamazinggirltoslapirononapiano.AttimessoundinglikeToriAmosyetneverenoughtobeconsideredamereclone,shemovesthroughtheshift-ingentiretyofInlandTerritorywithnothinglessthangrace—anditsbest(see“Antebel-lum”)isabsolutelyheart-stopping.Thisismyfavoritealbumoftheyear.
— Brett Emerson
8// December 31, 2009 Second SupperMUSIC
THE STARLITE LOUNgE // 222 Pearl St.Kies & Kompanie • 9 p.m.
ARDIE'S // 400 Lang Dr.The Fabulous Baloney Skins • 9 p.m
BILLY'S LANTERN //W4516 Hwy 14 S.The Stoney Ridge Band • 9 p.m.
TREMPEALEAU HOTEL // 150 Main St.FurLow Riders • 9:30 p.m
MAggIE'S (Onalaska) // 205 Main St.Jimmy and Connie • 10 p.m.
HOWIE'S // 1128 La Crosse St.Pat Watters Band • 9 p.m.
RIVER JACK'S // 1835 Rose St.Rode Hard and Put Up Wet • 8:30 p.m.
RADISSON CENTER // 200 Harborview Pl.The Remainders • 8 p.m.
ONALASKA AM. LEgION // 731 Sand Lake Rd.Happy's Garage Band • 8 p.m.
THE WAREHOUSE // 328 Pearl St.Buried Face Down, Aspenlane, Upon Extinction, Yukon Rudy • 6:30 p.m.
music directory // December 29 to January 9
tUESDAY, POPCORN TAVERN // 308 4th St. SPaulie • 10 p.m.
THE JOINT // 324 Jay St.SOMA'S Open Jam • 9 p.m
NORTHSIDE OASIS // 620 gillette St.Abbey Lane's Open Mic • 7 p.m.
December 29
wEDnESDAY,
POPCORN TAVERN // 308 S. 4th St. Mitch's Open Jam • 10 p.m.
FISH'S BAR & gRILL // 1452 Caledonia St.Joe Cody & Rick Weeth • 7 p.m.
NIgHTHAWKS TAP // 401 S. Third St.Howard Luedtke and Max • 10 p.m..
DEL'S BAR // 229 3rd St.Cheeba with Pete • 10 p.m
THE WAREHOUSE // 328 Pearl St.The Disabled, Hyphon, Terminated TV • 8 p.m
December 30New Year's Eve is a time for ceremonial endings and fresh beginnings, and no December 31 concert in the La Crosse area will encapture that more than Buried Face Down. The hardcore/indie/metal band has been together for five years — an eternity in this town — but their Thursday night show at the Warehouse will be their last with drum-mer Colin Foster. But the band isn't breaking up. In fact, they will be distributing a new CD at the show. Joining them for a mammoth evening of rock and roll are Aspenlane, Upon Extinction and Yukon Rudy. That's a whole lot of music for just $7 bucks. And although the doors open at 6:30 p.m., the concert will be over by 11, which means you can ring in the new year at one of the dozens of other concerts listed below. It will be BFD's last show in the La Crosse area for a while, though, so make some memories of this six-piece while you still can.
SUnDAY,
POPCORN TAVERN // 308 S. 4th St. Sunday Blend • 10 p.m.
January 3
monDAY,
POPCORN TAVERN // 308 4th St SShawn's Open Jam • 10 p.m.
DEL'S BAR // 229 3rd St.Open jam with Cheech and Chubba • 10 p.m
January 4
tUESDAY,
POPCORN TAVERN // 308 4th St SPaulie (last Tuesday show) • 10 p.m.
January 5
friDAY, NEUIE'S NORTH STAR / 1732 george StThe Fabulous Baloney Skins • 5 p.m.
January 1
SAtUrDAY,
POPCORN TAVERN // 308 S. 4th St. Dave Orr and the Providers • 10 p.m.
THE ROOT NOTE // 114 4th St. N.Enable Mind • 8:30 p.m.
ARDIE'S // 400 Lang Dr.The Fabulous Baloney Skins • 8 p.m.
January 2
thUrSDAY,
POPCORN TAVERN // 308 S. 4th St. Burnt Brownies • 10 p.m.
NIgHTHAWKS TAP // 401 S. Third St.The Bad Axe River Band • 10 p.m.
THE WATERFRONT TAVERN // 328 Front St.Dave Marck/Greg Balfany Waterfront All Star Quartet • 8 p.m.
THE JOINT // 324 Jay St.The Smokin' Bandits • 10 p.m.
FOX HOLLOW // N3287 Hwy. OAFlashback • 8:30 p.m
NELL'S CITY gRILL // 1111 S. Third St.Karl Friedline • 6 p.m.
NORTHSIDE OASIS // 620 gillette St.SOMA and Tendrill • 10 p.m
December 31
RED PINES BAR & gRILL // W7305 Hwy. ZDon Harvey • 8 p.m.
DEWEY'S // 621 St. Paul St.Bitz and Pieces • 8 p.m.
wEDnESDAY,
POPCORN TAVERN // 308 S. 4th St. Mitch's Open Jam • 10 p.m.
DEL'S BAR // 229 3rd St.Adam Palm • 10 p.m
January 6
thUrSDAY,
POPCORN TAVERN // 308 S. 4th St. New Grass Review • 10 p.m.
DEL'S BAR // 229 3rd St.Evergreen Grass Band• 10 p.m
January 7
friDAY,
POPCORN TAVERN // 308 S. 4th St. Evergreen Grass Band • 10 p.m.
PEARL STREET BREWERY // 1401 St Andrew St.Guitar Logic • 5 p.m.
THE ROOT NOTE // 114 4th St. N.Songwriter’s Showcase • 7p.m.
NIgHTHAWKS TAP // 401 S. Third St.Dr. Lee and the Terminally Chill • 10 p.m.
January 8
SAtUrDAY,
POPCORN TAVERN // 308 S. 4th St. Sterus (Paulie's Going Away Party) • 10 p.m.
FREIgHT HOUSE // 107 Vine St.Costello and Hipps • 8 p.m.
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Black Beer StoutHite Brewery CompanySeoul, South Korea
Appearance: 4
Aroma: 3
Taste: 2
Mouthfeel: 4
Drinkability: 3
Total: 16
BEERReview
In the beer drinking world, there areimports — Heineken, Guinness, Corona,Fosters — and there are imports. The HiteBreweryCompany fromYeongdeungpo-gu,SouthKorea(adistrict insouthwestSeoul)wouldbelongintheitalicizedcategory.Fullcredit for this review must go to my goodbroNateWiller,whorecentlyreturnedtoLaCrosseafterthreeyearsofteachinginSouthKorea.Evermindfulofmypalette,hesmug-gledthreenativebrewshomeforme,whichwas no small favor considering the weightrestrictionsairtravelersaresubjecttothesedays.NatetellsmeHiteisthemostpopularbreweryinSouthKorea,buttheBlackBeerStout is itsworst-performingbrand.Appar-ently Koreans prefer their beers light andguzzledinmassquantities,sothisGuinness-aping brew is a little harder to find. Howexotic,then,todrinkit!ThisisanAsianla-gerchannelingaBritishale selectedbyanAmericanforitsidiosyncraticproperties.It’slikenobeerI’veeversampled,andhopefullyI’llnevertasteanythinglikeitagain. BlackBeerStoutisoneofthedarkest-tinted lagersI’veeverseen,but it’sa trans-lucent brown when held to the light witha tanhead that last foraboutfive seconds.Afterthatitfadesintoarushofcarbonation
bubbles so it mostlyresembles Coca-Cola.The aroma is maltybut sour with almostno hop presence. Itsmells mass-producedin a way I’ve neverexperienced—oddlyharsh and a forebod-ingprecedentforgutrot.BynowIknewnotto judge Black BeerStoutbythestandardsof its western breth-ren,butIwasstillsur-prisedbythewateryfirstsip.Theremaybeahintofburntcoffeeorapuckeringhopattheedgeofthetongue.Otherwiseit’sapret-tynone-dimensionalbeer.Ican’treadthela-beltodiscernitsalcoholcontentoranythingelse,butthisstoutisprettylight—evenbyCoors Light standards. That doesn’t meanithasgooddrinkability,andifthisisNate’sfavoriteKoreanbeer,I’mstartingtowonderhowheevermadeitthroughthepastthreeyears.Ohyeah,soju.
— Adam Bissen
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couldprovideanylonger. Ihavebecomemyowninspiration.I’mproudofwhatI’vedone.Iwanttodomore. Since the snowy halcyon days whenthepaper’smaincontributorscouldfitona singlecouch, I’vewonderedwhatwouldhappentoitifandwhenthosecoreplayersdriftedaway.Thiscomingyear,wewillfindout. For my part, La Crosse has exceededmy wildest expectations during the fouryears of my return, but I see its shelf liferunningoutforme.SoI’mmovingonward,andhopefullyupward.Bysummer,Iwon’tbehere.IhopethatanewcorearisesintheSecond Supper, creating new golden ages.But I’m going to say what all of us shouldsayaboutourselves.Whocouldeverreplaceme?
toabandoneverything. In themeantime, thepaper thathadserved as supplemental structure had be-come my lifeboat — and really, I’m notsureIwouldhavewrittenanythingatallifIdidn’thavethisgig.Whichwouldhavebeenashame,aseveninmydepressivestatesofnothingI’vemanagedtomeetsomeamaz-ing people through the job and undergoamazingadventuresthisyear(see:Seneca,Freezepop, basement shows and hauntedspeakeasies). Nonetheless, I’ve needed tofix some things, and when I pulled it to-getherthiswassurprisinglyeasytodo.Ibe-camealothappiercomingoutof2009thanIwasgoing into it.Yet somethingwas stillnotquiteright.Ihadn’tfoundthatfirststepthatwouldbeginthenextthousandmiles. Itrieddigginguptheoldinspirationsthat got me started in the first place. Ear-lierinthisissueIwroteabouthowStephenKing’sOnWritingchangedmylife.Well,Iwentbackandreadthroughitagain,hop-ingthatitwouldhavethesameeffectasthefirsttime.Itsortofworked,butitwasn’tthesamerevelation.Nothingeveris. Notlongafter,Ifoundmyselfdiggingthrough my old Second Supper writings,whichIhavearchivedbutneverreallyread.For whatever reason, I decided to lookthrough my collection of what has alwaysbeenmyfavoritepartofwritingfortheSup-per,theYMarkstheSpotcolumnyounowhold in your hands (or robot claws). Andthetalesofrobotracism,socialoutrage,pa-rentalalienationandshoeboxviolationthatpouredoutdidwhatnooutsidegreatness
onallthegreatprojectsthatareboilinginmyhead. 2009wasn’tmy favorite year for a lotofdifferentreasons,butprimarilybecauseIwrotenexttonothingoutsideofSecondSupperwork.WhenIcameintothispaperover two years ago,mypurpose inwritingforitwastosupplementeverythingelsethatwascomingoutofme,toreinforcethehab-itofbeingproductiveandawesome.Moreoften than not, that was what happened.I’ll always remember the majority of 2008astheSecondSupper’sgoldenage,whenahandfulofusformedthecoreofthepaperand wrote most of the content ourselves.Looking back, I see issues where I wrotesevenseparatearticles,yetstillhadtimetowritebeyondthepaper’sassignments.Thepaperhasalmostalwaysbeenlikethat,butearly2008markedthebeginningofushit-tingourstride.Personally,Isawonlygoodthingsahead. Butattheendoftheyear,forvariousreasons, I started to fade. In the year thatfollowed, I’vewrittennext tonothingout-sideofSecondSupperwork.Themostcre-ative moments came in cobbling togetherarticlesatdeadline,andeveryotherperiodof time when I’d normally write my ownworkwaswastedinwhatIcanbestdescribeasobsessive,willeddistraction.Inessence,Iwaslookingforreasonstonotbeawesome.Thevillainwastheluxuryofentertainment,the entertainment of luxury. I was con-sumedwithconsuming,andhavingthingswasdestroyingme. Ineedtohavenothing,soI’vebegun
Itwasastrangeyear.Italsowasn’taveryproductive one, it seems, for anyone. Theeasyevidencecamethispastmonth,asshop-pers vanished from stores that hang theirentire business plans around Jesusfest. Inmypost-Halloween,pre-holidayrage, IhadaskedwhatwouldhappeniftheythrewaNa-tivityandnobodycame.Isupposewefoundout. Christmas wasn’t necessarily moreChristlike this year,but itwas certainly lesscommercial. And while my anti-corporatesidemwahahasatwhatisobviouslyaplum-metintoasocietyfreefromourmoneyed-upmasters (right!), the other sides of me aregoingtobescramblingtopaytherent. With an inevitable crash in hours atworkandthepapernotresumingregularis-suesforafewweeks,I’mgoingtohavealotoftimeonmyhandsinJanuary.Theques-tion,andtheworry,iswhetherI’llfillthosegreatbigvoidswithcreativity,togetstarted
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