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Floyd Landis? Really?

In looking at the preview coverage of the now-underway Cascade Cycling Classic, we saw the name Floyd Landis listed among the competitors.
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In looking at the preview coverage of the now-underway Cascade Cycling Classic, we saw the name Floyd Landis listed among the competitors. This couldn't be that Floyd Landis, the guy who was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France win after he was found to have been doping? Yup, it certainly is and he's riding solo without a team.

Posted inOutside

Above It All: High Elevation riding is wide open

During the hottest time of the year in Central Oregon some people would rather find activities that don’t involve breathing a lot of dust while dodging mosquitoes.
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During the hottest time of the year in Central Oregon some people would rather find activities that don't involve breathing a lot of dust while dodging mosquitoes. For the dedicated mountain biker these are trivial concerns but for others the call of the Coast or the lakes is too great to resist. That's OK. There are still trails with less of a dust problem and/or fewer mosquitoes, if you know where to go.
It goes without saying the mosquito count in the Cascade Lakes area is “strong”. One crew leader recently reported on a scale of 1-10 the mosquitoes were an “11.” Again the relationship to water here is key. Places like Cultus Lake, Waldo Lake and Lava Lake are notorious for bugs – the best thing is to keep moving or avoid those areas until later in the year.

Posted inCulture

My Rejected Mad Men Script

GUYS! I must confess I’m purrrrr-ty disappointed in the creators of Mad Men right now.
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GUYS! I must confess I'm purrrrr-ty disappointed in the creators of Mad Men right now. Not that I dislike the show… in fact, the boner alert in my pants reached orange (the most boner-ific color) after learning the season premiere of Mad Men debuts this week (AMC, Sun July 25, 10 pm). In fact, my boner is so inflated, I have to wear cargo shorts for the morbidly obese just so I can go outside! (Unfortunately, that still doesn't stop my boner from accidentally smashing shop windows whenever I happen to turn around.)
So why am I so disappointed in Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner? Because for reasons too mind-boggling to comprehend, Weiner has REJECTED my script for a season four episode! I KNOW, RIGHT?

Posted inCulture

All Roar and No Score: As in real life, this Tiger is less than perfect

I'm not Mario. I need to make my shots seriously stronger if I want to send the ball sailing over the sand dunes and water ponds that look like they were salvaged from an overhaul of Everquest.
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I'm not Mario. I need to make my shots seriously stronger if I want to send the ball sailing over the sand dunes and water ponds that look like they were salvaged from an overhaul of Everquest. In order to strengthen my swings, improve my putt and increase all of those other golf statistics, I need to spend experience points. But those same experience points also unlock the clothes that I wear. I must chose between spending experience points on better golf skills or a new pair of shoes. In the world of Tiger Woods, it's not easy to be both well dressed and a good golfer.
Mario, that little tricky marionette, always has kid-friendly button pushing and timing games to rely on in his easy-access sports franchises. (He hasn't yet proven that he's mastered motion-sensitive golf for the Wii.) Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 makes every swing a tense moment of immobile precision. The left thumbstick controls the golf club's swing backwards and forwards, and in that meager half inch of motion every deviation to the left or right is deducted from the overall power and accuracy of the swing.

Posted inFood & Drink

Little Bites: Eat, Drink, Man and Woman: Our Happy Hour preview

Blame it on the recession or our enlarged livers, but Bend has a happy hour scene that rivals most towns two or three times our size. It seems you can't turn around in downtown Bend without running into a drink special or a discount appetizer.
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Blame it on the recession or our enlarged livers, but Bend has a happy hour scene that rivals most towns two or three times our size. It seems you can't turn around in downtown Bend without running into a drink special or a discount appetizer. But where to find the deal that's right for you? That's our job. Our forthcoming Happy Hour guide contains the most comprehensive rundown of Central Oregon's libation liberation. More than 100 happy hour hours in all. Look for Thirsty: The Source's Happy Hour Guide in our July 29 issue. Meantime, here's a sampling of some of the listings. You can find more at tsweeklychow.com by following the Happy Hour link. – EF.

Posted inMusic

Dark Night of the Soul

If you only dig music that makes you feel good, you might want to avoid Dark Night of the Soul, the recently released collaboration between Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse.
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DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL
Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse
Capital Records

If you only dig music that makes you feel good, you might want to avoid Dark Night of the Soul, the recently released collaboration between Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse. Not that there aren't shiny, bright hooks, but the album's underlying sense of despair gnaws those moments to bone and nerve.

Posted inNews

Bend's Brothels: The Sin-Dustry That Built Our City

Two streets along the tracks, a town built on timber and toil. A time of too many men: Saws abuzz and itches needing scratching, alleys with rough-hewn wooden stairs to dark doors.
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“This is the road to travel, but wives take care of your spouses, and keep them at home, for I assure you there are a host of bright eyes on the way to Boise.”
– from C. Aubrey Angelo's 1866 book, Sketches of Travel in Oregon and Idaho

Two streets along the tracks, a town built on timber and toil. A time of too many men: Saws abuzz and itches needing scratching, alleys with rough-hewn wooden stairs leading to dark doors. A passage-point that became a destination, a seedier city than what we now know- – and far more recent than many choose to remember.
Welcome to Bend and the brothels that helped build it. Where winters are freezing and we all must thaw somehow; summers too hot yet an inviting smile from an open window. Fall in love for a fee and promise to return after earning more. Tell your friends, not family, blame the altitude for late night lust. She's with who knows right now, drink up, we'll be back into the woods by sunrise. Farewell Bend as such.

Posted inOpinion

Tammy Baney Takes a Stand

In politics, going along to get along is often the easiest and safest course.
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In politics, going along to get along is often the easiest and safest course. Nowhere is that more true than within the cozy confines of the Deschutes County Commission, where there are only three members and anybody who doesn't go along is a conspicuous minority of one.
Last week Commissioner Tammy Baney refused to go along with her colleagues, Alan Unger and Dennis Luke, in speeding the approval of the county's new destination resort map. The obstacle, in Baney's mind, was a special provision involving the Cyrus family's Aspen Lakes development.

Posted inCulture

Our Picks for 7/21 – 7/29: West Wind Ranch Americana Music Festival, Los Lonely Boys, Dusty Rhodes and the River Band and more

Derrick Brownwednesday 21If you’re one of Bend’s many slam poetry fans, you should hustle to the Poethouse where Derrick Brown, the acclaimed slammer and performer who was once a paratrooper, but is now an accomplished author. All ages.
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Derrick Brown
wednesday 21
If you're one of Bend's many slam poetry fans, you should hustle to the Poethouse where Derrick Brown, the acclaimed slammer and performer who was once a paratrooper, but is now an accomplished author. All ages. $7/general, $5/student with ID. 7pm. Poethouse Art, 55 NW Minnesota Ave.
Adventure Galley
thursday 22
The youthful Bend-based band comes back from Eugene to play songs from their new EP, The Right Place to Be. See this week's Sound feature for more. 9pm Boondocks Bar and Grill, 70 NW Newport Ave.

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Ain't No Party Like a Tea Party

The author is wondering when all of the competitive bikers will stop being here.
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The author is wondering when all of the competitive bikers will stop being here. Seriously, those shorts aren't flattering, few of you are really sponsored, and it's too hot to not just cruise, roll around town on a single gear, a fat seat and no risk of colon cancer, just chillin'.

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