Hi. How are you today? I’m Dick Cheney.
By Dick Cheney 8/2/07 9:00 AM EST | Unknown Park Not that it was my idea (although it, like everything else, was my decision), but I’m in the midst of a media-friendly image makeover. When the White House strategists decided they needed a friendly personality to defend the administration’s strategy in Iraq and elsewhere, they…
Hendrix Tribute Show
A concert will be held as a tribute to the life of Christiana Hendrix on Aug. 19 at MM&R Custom Bike Shop beginning at 5 p.m. Hendrix, 33, was killed in a motorcycle accident on July 20. She was the wife of Belmont Playboys singer/guitarist Mike Hendrix. Participating bands include David Childers, Drat and The…
More Big Mamma
Feel like the taste we gave you in this week’s cover story on Big Mamma D and her House of Burlesque wasn’t enough? Check out these videos for more titillating entertainment. \\\\\\\\\\
Is that a pig flying?
A press conference in L.A. today confirmed what many people thought would never happen — a reunion tour of Van Halen with David Lee Roth as frontman. And guess where the tour is set to kick off — Charlotte! That’s right, the tour’s first date is Sept. 27 at Charlotte Bobcats Arena. Tickets go on…
The Housing Market
— Cartoon by Jim Hunt
Biting
Name of Kama Sutra Position: The Line of Points, the Coral and the Jewel, the Broken Cloud and the Biting of the Boar Position: Kama Sutra is in the belief that all the places that can be kissed can also be bitten. However, there are a few areas that should not be bitten, such as…
Linkin Park – Projekt Revolution setlist
Didn’t make it out to Projekt Revolution at Verizon Wireless yesterday? Really, we can’t blame you. With heat over 100 degrees, it wasn’t easily bearable, but … we made it. Here’s the setlist, and check out the Aug. 15 edition of the paper to read a review: 01. No More Sorrow 02. Lying From You…
Four To Go
There are only four weekends left in the summer Retro Series being presented at the Ballantyne Village Theatre. The remaining titles: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Aug. 10-12) The Untouchables (Aug. 17-19) Grease (Aug. 24-26) Field of Dreams (Aug. 31-Sept. 2) Tickets cost $5 and $7. For times, reservations or other info, call…
More political action items
Need more to get your activist juices flowing? Here are a few additional ways to be a catalyst for change in society: • Volunteer for the arts. The Blumenthal Performing Arts Center allows volunteers to cultivate their personal interests through a youth program called “Junior Ambassadors.” The program weds personal growth with development workshops while…
Audiofloss presents progressive artists via podcast
La Vida Local
Just Kickin’ It
Yeah, we may not have the likes of David Beckham on the field (or for that matter, his fashion-obsessed wife, Posh Spice, or their celebrity friends, the Cruises), but it’s still worth the effort to support the Charlotte Eagles. The local men’s professional soccer team plays in the Second Division of the United Soccer Leagues…
The uncounted casualties of war
Breaking the Sound Barrier
CL Previews Upcoming Shows
Wednesday, Aug. 8 Portugal. The Man Yes, the band name — which does include a period — is too precious by half. Good for them, then, that lead man John Gourley, an Alaska native, intrigues with his high-pitched, abstract/imagistic vocals (think Joan of Arc if they were more straightforward … and also less pretentious) icy…
Your Lucky Day
Celebrate the green of summer Irish style! Drink tasty brews, eat authentic food, and dance a jig to live Irish music at Charlotte’s first ever Irish Summer Festival. They’ll be plenty of vendors selling Celtic and Irish crafts amidst Gaelic football, a hurling exhibition, a corn hole tournament, and Irish dance performances. Come early for…
The Blotter
NO FLUFF, NO FOLD: A man was sitting on his living room couch when a woman came in, picked up his shoes and clothing and left. Three hours later, she drove up to his aunt’s house and got out of her vehicle, trash bag in hand. She threw the charred remains of his property on…
A Warped sense of style
Turn On, Tune In
Mental Stimulation
If you’re the kind of dork who schedules your days around your favorite Discovery Channel shows, finds the scent of old books in the library refreshing, and harbors a subconscious desire to see every exhibit in every museum that Charlotte has to offer, then mark your calendar for an exciting assembly of like-minded nerds like…
Not Just A Fat Guy In Sequins
Boomer With Attitude
Karma Cleanser
Dear Karma Cleanser: I’m living in the years when it seems I have a wedding to attend every weekend. Since I’ve been away in the military for several of these years, I’ve been unable to attend most of them. I’ve been very inconsistent about buying and mailing wedding gifts for all of these friends, and…
Lion’s Share
Come away with us into the mighty jungle is what the national touring cast of Disney’s The Lion King asks as they whisk you away into a lighter-handed version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet for a younger generation. Actually, that’s what the movie did; the musical takes that world and kicks it up several notches by adding…
A message to Sudan
Last week North Carolina legislators unanimously approved a bill ordering the state’s pension fund to divest from Sudan. The bill, which Gov. Mike Easley is expected to sign, puts North Carolina with 19 other states that have pledged to sell investments in companies linked to the Sudanese government or to groups that support bloodshed in…
Letters to the editor
Not the Best Of (Judgment) I am saddened, sickened and outraged at the Charlotte Creative Loafing Critics’ Pick of Tony Snow for a local person made bad (“Best of Charlotte 2007,” Aug. 1). Tony Snow is 51 years old, has a wife, three young children, a job and he is a human being. Being a…
No Pain, No $$$$
Some people view blisters and shin splints as something worth avoiding. The fools. If you’re not one of those people, check out the 5K Walk/Run at the U.S. National Whitewater Center today. Your heart will thank you for it, even if your wallet curses you for spending $20 to do something you can do at…
The me in my head
Moodswing
Calling all media types… one last time
If you’re a member of the local media workforce — and that includes newspapers, magazines, TV stations, radio stations, public relations firms, Web sites and more — you need to check out Mixed Media. What is Mixed Media? It’s Creative Loafing’s official media mixer. And honestly, we just want to give folks in the industry…
Song and Laugh Show
Think song titles like “Church League Softball Fist Fight” and “First Baptist Bar and Grill” sound funny to you? The words in the songs written by comedian Tim Wilson are even funnier. Tim’s the co-writer of Jeff Foxworthy’s “The Twelve Redneck Days of Christmas,” a former guest on Jay Leno and the “John Boy and…
Fear and Loafing on the way to moguldom
guest column
Stargazer
Leo The Lion: (July 22 — Aug. 22) The new Saturn cycle asks you to more clearly define your values. You may have fewer resources available now, whether that refers to money, energy or time and discrimination, will be necessary to maximize efficiency. You are likely to voluntarily forego expenditures on immediate pleasures for longer…
On the Brink
Mightier Than the Sword; Release date: July/August 2007
Black People Removal Part II
Citizen Servatius
Till Death-Grip Do Us Part
Advice Goddess
Various Artists
Putumayo; Release date: July 31, 2007
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
The N Word
Robert Whitlow
Profile
UFO’s At the Zoo: The Legendary Concert in Oklahoma City
The Deal: Over-the-top band puts together mayhem and music for hometown show on two-hour DVD. The Good: “Yoshimi,” “She Don’t Use Jelly,” “The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song” — there’s a little bit of old and new sprinkled throughout the setlist, but the visuals are as much a part of the show as the music. You…
Film Clips
Current Releases HAIRSPRAY A testing of the mainstream waters, maverick moviemaker John Waters’ 1988 Hairspray was a critical hit that was eventually turned into a Broadway musical before now being brought back to the screen. A similar screen-to-stage-to-screen journey didn’t help The Producers, but here’s betting that Hairspray meets with more success. It’s one of…
Bourne Again
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BodyArt By Dave
Brand Spankin’ New
View From The Couch
THE LOOKOUT (2007). Hollywood is never at a loss for rising stars, but far too many prove to be the products of media saturation or studio backing rather than much discernible talent (James Franco, for starters). But Joseph Gordon-Levitt is shaping up to be the real deal. Television viewers might remember him as the kid…
This Old House
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Local List
Movie Missives
The Replacements
Hit & Run Reviews 76Music Menu / Soundboard 79
Dinner invite
Corkscrew
Simply the Best (Of Charlotte)
Simply the Best (of Charlotte): WCNC weather man Larry Sprinkle (named Best Local Meteorologist) catches some rays. Unpaid to Party: Tonya Jameson of the Charlotte Observer (voted Best Local Columnist) makes a grand entrance. Get a Leg Up: Q92.7 radio personality Ifé Moore poses on the red carpet. A Knight to Remember: Sir Karl…
Not for the visually impaired
Just like every city has a club to dance in, every commonality has a club to unite in. There’s the kind of club you can find 50 Cent in, and then there’s the kind of club people join to socialize themselves in their hobbies, academic and professional interests, charitable endeavors, religious domains, sexuality … you…
Imaginative Invalids
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Comic proportions
Daredevil No. 99 Published by Marvel Comics. Plot and script by Ed Brubaker. Pencils by Michael Lark. Inks by Stefano Gaudiano. The Deal: Writer Ed Brubaker took over the scripting reigns on Daredevil a while ago — after Brian Bendis worked on the book for, like, five years. In his first year, Brubaker found a…
Just Desserts
Mouthful
Power to the People
You can change the world. No, really … you can. OK, so the Bush administration — through near-fascist policies like the Patriot Act, warrantless wiretapping and more — is doing everything in its power to stifle the voices of the people. But that doesn’t mean you can’t still get out there and put a hurting…
Coming Attractions
Friday, Aug. 17 Def Jam recording artist Chrisette Michele makes her first and only Carolina appearance in Charlotte. The talented, young triple-threat featured on singles from both Nas and Jay-Z will be here in support of her new album, I Am. Stay tuned to next week’s See & Do for a mini-interview with the 24-year-old…
All in the Family
The Robisons are a talented bunch. From Charlie and Bruce to their respective wives, Dixie Chick Emily Robison and singer/songwriter Kelly Willis, to sister Robyn Ludwick, who made her debut in ’05, it’s a family that could do some mean caroling come Christmas. It’s also an environment that’s bound to be tough on your sense…
Play Exceeds Speed Limit
Buckle up, Charlotte! Carolina Actors Studio Theatre is inviting the world into its sexy hexagonal surround theater, where they’re promising to take us for a multimedia spin on Neil LaBute’s Autobahn. Don’t let the title fool you: all seven interlocking scenes take place in an automobile, described by LaBute as the “most American of spaces.”…
