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Torn Between Three Lovers

Source WeeklyApril 14, 2010March 6, 2023

Oh, is that how it's gonna be, television? You're gonna make me choose? After years of dedicated viewership, you're going to treat me like I'm Tiger Woods and force me to settle on a single mistress/skank? Well, EFF YOU, my friend. I didn't make the ludicrous decision to program THREE AMAZING SHOWS to air at the same time this week. That would be like eating three of my favorite meals in the world – a Canadian bacon Totino's pizza, a hamdogger (three hot dogs crammed inside a hamburger), and a quart of vodka – in one sitting. It's ridiculous. And now I'm starving. And thirsty.

Music

Harvestman: Trinity

Source WeeklyApril 14, 2010March 9, 2023

Harvestman
Trinity ★★★★ 1/2
If you look up a summary of the Italian horror film, H2Odio, on Wikipedia or IMDB, it's pretty clear that something is being lost in translation from Italian to English. But then listen to Harvestman's Trinity – the album that serves as the soundtrack for H2Odio. Though it doesn't specifically tell you what happens in the film (Trinity is entirely instrumental), you can gather a lot about the movie from the music.

Culture

The Ghost Writer

Source WeeklyApril 14, 2010April 12, 2025

“I should be scared,” she [Sarah] said. “I'm dead. I've never been dead before. And I'm not scared.”
Mary Sojourner's new novel, Going Through Ghosts, is a storytelling triumph. This should come as no surprise from this seasoned author, who is also a popular writing workshop facilitator and former commentator for NPR. Published by University of Nevada Press, Going Through Ghosts is a novel about transformation, both in a physical and a spiritual sense.
It's hard not to fall in love with such expertly fleshed-out characters like Maggie Foltz, a veteran cocktail waitress earning her unrewarding living in the Mojave Desert in Southern Nevada, her new friend Sarah, a Native American who works at the same casino and Jesse, a disturbed three-tour Vietnam vet.

Culture

Our Picks for 4/14 – 4/22: Northwest Crossing Bend Spring Festival, Jukebot!, Curtis Salgado, Andre Nickatina and more

The Source Weekly’s Picks for what to do this week in Central Oregon.

Source WeeklyApril 14, 2010May 18, 2025

Barn Party and Community Dinner
friday 16
Did you know that this was the Week of the Young Child? Well, now you do, so round up your young 'uns and get them to this event that features children's music from Victor Johnson and the Kinderqueen Kathryn Claire. The biggest draw may be the free dinner as well as other kids' activities. Begins at 4pm, Hollinshead Barn, 1235 NE Jones Rd.
Northwest Crossing Bend Spring Festival
friday 16 – sunday 18
Even though “spring” may be a relative term in Bend, a few more hours of daylight and a couple more degrees of warmth are good enough excuses to have a weekend-long party in Northwest Crossing. Original art, food, wine and beer, dance performances and music from acts such as Catie Curtis, Sagebrush Rock and Reed Thomas Lawrence will keep Northwest Crossing buzzing all weekend. Apr 16 6-8pm, Apr 17 11am-10pm, Apr 18 11am-4pm. Northwest Crossing.

Opinion

COBA Goes Panhandling Again

Source WeeklyApril 14, 2010July 3, 2024

The City of Bend needs to crack down harder on panhandlers. Those guys from the Central Oregon Builders Association hanging around City Hall with cardboard signs and tin cups are getting really annoying.
COBA has been begging for handouts from the city at least since the summer of 2008, when it persuaded the city council to give builders a nine-month deferral on having to pay their SDCs (Systems Development Charges, or fees assessed on new developments to help defray some of the costs of growth, such as improvements to streets, sewers and water systems).

Opinion

Running on Empty: The GOP's long retreat, Polish aviation disasters, and who's your Master?

Source WeeklyApril 14, 2010January 4, 2023

The author has been sent on the road to discover a lost country formerly known as America. He is reporting from an interstate rest area bathroom, making friends on assignment for Or-Bust.com and The Source Weekly.
Officially Out of Ideas
As Obama continues his contemporary version of Sherman's March – passing health care reform, hosting the biggest summit on nuclear weapons since, well, ever (only our “special friend” Israel didn't RSVP), visiting more countries than any president in our history (all in one year), slashing and burning any fiscal responsibility, and soon to pick his 2nd Supreme Court Justice – the Republicans continue their retreat to the sea. So sorry is the state of the GOP that a gathering in New Orleans last week actually focused on whether they should adopt “No!” as their official party slogan. Parading a “diverse” bunch of potential presidential candidates, the Party of Lincoln (and fundraisers at S&M Bars) has no policies to point to, or any interest in developing any.

Opinion

This Week’s Number: 1090

Source WeeklyApril 14, 2010January 4, 2023

That's the number of notices of default or loans going bad in Deschutes County for the first quarter of the year. The number is a record for Deschutes County and represents a stunning 32 percent increase from the last quarter of 2009 when home buying incentives, including (artificially) record low interest and tax rebates – thanks, Barack – helped to fuel an illusory recovery.

Opinion

Letter of the Week: You Can't Beat Bend

Source WeeklyApril 14, 2010November 11, 2024

This week's letter comes from Kevin T who cites Bend's karma as the cap off to a great weekend of entertaining friends. Good to hear that the Golden Rule is still honored, at least in local snow parks. Thanks for the letter, Kevin. You can pick up your winner's spoils, a bag of Strictly Organic coffee, at our office, 704 NW Georgia.

Having moved here just three years ago, we've never looked back and love just about every facet of Bend and the surrounding region. My appreciation for the wonderful attitude and overall honesty and integrity we encounter in this community was affirmed recently following the Great Nordeen Nordic Ski Race hosted by MBSEF. The event itself was superbly run, up to and including the perfect winter day and snow conditions obviously arranged by the event organizers. I joined two friends of mine who were visiting from the music Mecca of Denton, Texas, and we proceeded to tie for first place in the “Classic, Waxless” division – a division of our own making; everyone else prudently skated!

Opinion

Local Play is Cruel

Source WeeklyApril 14, 2010May 16, 2025

I was appalled to go to a local playcalled Couples Dating the other night and find ithomophobic and bigoted. I understand they meant it as comedy, but thehomophobic words used were definitely not funny. Because there was no comeuppance for the bigoted, homophobic, anti-Semiticmain character (and in the play's end his view was upheld as the “normal” view), I don't believe the “just kidding” argument works here. In any case, I never was so offended and it's extremely tough to offend me. For example, I Spit On Your Grave is one of my favorite all-time movies and my all-time favorite TV show is The Sopranos.

Opinion

Be a Part of History

Source WeeklyApril 14, 2010September 22, 2024

The We the People group will be presenting their “Articles of Freedom” to the governor, all senators and those in the House in every state of the Union next Monday (April 19). Here in Oregon it will take place at noon on the steps of the capitol building in Salem. Fill your car, van etc. with your friends and make an outing of it to support our Oregon delegates who gave up over a week to attend the Continental Convention last November in St. Charles, IL.

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