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Our picks for 5/26-6/3: Goo Goo Dolls, Trainwreck, Band Of Horses and She & Him, Blackstrap and The Helio Sequence

The Source StaffMay 26, 2010April 11, 2025

Last Band Standing
thursday 27
We're already in round six of Last Band Standing somehow, which means spring is flying by. This time out we have MOsley WOtta, Mullet Marshmello, Blowin' Smoke, Hands on Throat, Problem Stick going head to head in a friendly little battle.

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What Doesn't Kill You

Source WeeklyMay 26, 2010January 4, 2023

Ever heard that phrase, “What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger?” That's exactly why I eat Popeyes fried chicken every morning for breakfast, four Reese's peanut butter cups for lunch (washed down with a tumbler of Jack), followed by a sensible dinner. Doctors say this diet will surely kill me – while my Aunt Wanda (and Nietzsche, apparently) says “what doesn't kill me, makes me stronger.” So the way I see it, statistically, there's a 50/50 chance of this diet either killing me, or making me stronger – preferably as strong, or stronger than the Hulk. Obviously, I'm going with Aunt Wanda and Nietzsche on this one! SCREW YOU, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS!
Obviously, the same logic can be applied to television watching. Let's say, for example, MTV is showing a nine-hour Memorial Day Jersey Shore marathon (which they are, starting at 2 pm on that day), and you're considering watching the entire thing. First of all, you should ask yourself, “WILL THIS KILL ME?” If the answer is yes – don't watch it. BUT! If the answer is “no, this will not kill me,” then by all means watch the shit out of it! BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE YOU STRONGER! Your muscles will be stronger (particularly your glutes, because you'll be squeezing them in embarrassment), your eyes will be stronger (it takes a lot of work to hold your eyes open for nine hours), but most importantly your BRAIN will be stronger (because… umm… wait. I've lost my train of thought. WHAT?).

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Shrek's Mid-life Crisis: The final voyage needs a bigger forever

Morgan P SalvoMay 26, 2010November 11, 2024

I was introduced to Shrek in two ways. First was the commercial hype and McDonald's toys. The next time was when I was painting a kid's room. I heard a lot of muffled cartoony chatter coming from another room along with laughter from kids. I also heard some cool music from the likes of The Eels, Joan Jett and, shockingly, John Cale. I thought that someone must've had some alternative radio show going at the same time, but there it was: really cool music attached to the childlike phenomenon called Shrek. I checked out the first one, it was sharp and witty with enough humor for adults and fun for kids. I checked out Shrek 2 for about five minutes, lost interest and by-passed Shrek the Third entirely. This time I was curious as to what they've come up with for the grand finale.

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Drinkin' and Cussin': Local cast and crew take Lamppost Reunion live at McMenamins

Bob WoodwardMay 19, 2010April 12, 2025

Plays about reunions, be they family, alumni, or with old friends, are somewhat of a theater staple. You almost know what's coming without having read the scripted laughter, crying, anger and sentimentality.
Theater in places besides a traditional theater or an off-Broadway black box isn't that new of an idea but, it's always refreshing. And refreshing aptly fits TWB Productions of Lamppost Reunion by Louis LaRusso running two times a week until July in the Father Luke's Room at McMenamins Old St. Francis School.

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Gladiator in Tights: Robin Hood is not the stuff of legends

Morgan P SalvoMay 19, 2010May 19, 2024

How many times and in how many mediums must we watch the saga of Robin Hood be botched? Among all the songs, movies, cartoons and TV shows, add one more with this boring one-note treatment of the band of not-so-merry men. Ridley Scott's Robin Hood is so hell-bent on remaining serious that it squishes the life out of itself. I guess the fact that no one wears tights at any point during this film is the first red flag.
This film is quite simply the longest intro in cinematic history – one long drawn-out prologue to set up how Robin Hood came to be. The plot drags on like a slow moving history lesson instead of an exciting, action-filled adventure. The mediocre opening battle sequence sets the tone for the remainder of this uninspired movie.

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All Out of Love: Letters To Juliet is not funny or romantic, but it is a romantic comedy

Holly Grigg-SpallMay 19, 2010July 27, 2024

The Taylor Swift song “Love Story” plays over the trailer for this movie, and as Letters To Juliet reaches its climax, the lyrics “You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess/It's a love story, baby, just say yes” thunder out over scenes of rolling Italian fields. If you don't like that song, you won't like the film. It is packed with hackneyed one-liners about believing in true love, destiny and happy endings that sound much like the country singer's choruses.
Just as Swift finds it hard to imbue her songs with passion, sounding instead as though she were reciting the contents of her to-do list, this film plays out with little conviction. The actor's voices trail off at the end of their lines, fill spaces up with “hmmms” and “yeahs” and otherwise lack focus. Their eyes are always settled just off screen, like how trained animals concentrate on the treat-waving trainer. One imagines the stars' agents holding up plates of pasta and glasses of wine, willing their clients to make it through to the next scene. In a way we can't blame them, surrounded by beautiful scenery, making this movie must have seemed like a terrible way to ruin a perfectly good vacation.

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System-Wide Shutdown

As predicted last week, my underpants are full of crap.

Source WeeklyMay 19, 2010November 17, 2024

As predicted last week, my underpants are full of crap. There are SO many TV season finales this coming week, and I'm SO overwhelmed, I've lapsed into a semicomatose state, wherein all of my bodily functions have shut down – except for life support and the ability to type this stupid column (which doesn't require significant brain power anyway). But as it turns out, there are upsides to shutting down all systems except for life support. Example: There's sincerely nothing you can do about it when your significant other is nagging you to wash a dish. The downsides of shutting down all systems: People use Sharpies to draw rude words and pictures on your face. GUYS! I'M NOT DRUNK OR ASLEEP! I CAN SEE YOU!
Another downside? Underpants full of crap. So there's that.

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Our Picks for 5/19 – 6/3: Last Band Standing, Diego's Umbrella, Five for Fido, Tribal Seeds, Bend Bicycle Film Festival and more

What to do in Central Oregon this week.

Source WeeklyMay 19, 2010August 2, 2025

Last Band Standing
thursday 20
The marathon of live local music continues with a more rootsy, soulful lineup this week for round five, with Bobby Sims and The Blues Rockers, Eric Tollefson and the World's Greatest Lovers, Erin Cole-Baker, Hot Tea Cold and The Sofa Kings. $3/adv, $5/door. 8pm. Boondock's Bar and Grill, 70 NW Greenwood Ave.
Diego's Umbrella

thursday 20
Making what seems like their 57th stop in Bend over the course of the past few years is this Mexicali, gypsy, pirate, polka troupe from San Francisco. If you didn't think that description made much sense, don't feel bad, but these guys are even more confounding live than they are on paper. Confusing music can be good, so see for yourself! 8pm, Silver Moon Brewing Co., 24 NW Greenwood Ave.

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Don't Watch It!

Guys! What… are… you… doing? Are you seriously thinking about watching TELEVISION this week? Dudes, if you're going to pick ANY week to watch TV, for the love of god, don't make it this one!

Source WeeklyMay 12, 2010January 4, 2023

Guys! What… are… you… doing? Are you seriously thinking about watching TELEVISION this week? Dudes, if you're going to pick ANY week to watch TV, for the love of god, don't make it this one! This is the absolute WORST week to sit in front of the tube, and it's not just because there's a bunch of absolute crap on (even though there is, and you love watching absolute crap). The problem is that next week is going to be the busiest television-watching week of your entire life – and if you don't conserve your energy, you're gonna totally shoot your wad (in a bad way), and have no wad at all for next week! GUYS! You gotta save your wad!!

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The PPP at 34: It's more than a race and it always has been

Bob WoodwardMay 12, 2010March 10, 2024

When 80 competitors lined up to start the first Pole Pedal Paddle (PPP) in 1976 armed with equipment that you're more likely to find hanging over a mantelpiece than in a lift line, little did they know that they were becoming involved in what would eventually become Bend's biggest community sporting event.
They also weren't aware that they were pioneering a new type of event. Run/bike/swim triathlons were just becoming known nationally. A cross country ski/bike/kayak event had been staged annually for several years in Truckee, California. But a race featuring five sports? Now that was new.
Thirty-four years later, the PPP has established itself as the quintessential Bend event. It's all about fitness, being outdoors and getting to use all sorts of cool gear. (Quick, someone call a Subaru rep, we have a sponsorship opportunity here!)

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