Festival News: Good and not so good
Although you might not realize it here in Bend this week with these mid-spring temperatures we've been experiencing, summer is still a ways off. But that didn't keep us from getting all hyped up about the summer music festival circuit this week.
Another (Long) Shot at Cabinet for Kitzhaber?
Mere hours after Tom Daschle announced that he was withdrawing from consideration to become President Obama's secretary of Health and Human Services, the name of John Kitzhaber was being tossed around again.
Tre Bizarre
Volcom's Blizzard Bizarre, part rock tour part shred trip, is rolling through Bend tomorrow night. The group has been working their way up north shredding by day and rocking by night courtesy of Tweak Bird and Kandi Coded.
We’re in a movie, kind of…
Local filmmaker Chris Kas just finished work on his short film, "Good News" and wouldn't you know it if the Source Weekly played a starring role. Well, actually one of our boxes was the star, not us.
End of the Gravy Train for Sizemore?
Carla Axtman of BlueOregon says she has reliable information that perennial anti-tax crusader and racketeer Bill Sizemore has lost the support of his two sugar-daddies.
What Guy? Oh, That 1 Guy: Mike Silverman and the tale of the Magic Pipe
One hell of a magic pipe.Mike Silverman has an odd sense of humor.
"I came up with the name in 1994. It was a joke or a dare, and it just stuck. It still makes me laugh. It kinda shaped the direction of my whole career," Silverman says of his onstage moniker, That 1…
All Aboard for Baker City, Maybe, But Not Bend
There's some serious talk about bringing passenger rail service back to Baker City, but will Bend ever see the return of passenger trains? That seems about as probable as finding Amelia Earhart alive.
Winners Announced: Source/FFE Video Contest
So, two weeks and some 215 votes later we're proud to announce the winners of the first-ever Source Weekly/Far From Earth Films Music Video contest.
Anastacia took top honors with the song "Grains of Sand.
Battle of the Metolius: Senator, LCDC Chief Clash
A Republican state senator from Central Oregon and the head of the state Land Conservation and Development Commission traded shots over Gov. Ted Kulongoski's plan to protect the Metolius Basin, with the senator charging that public hearings on the plan are just for show and the LCDC chief saying he's got it wrong.
COBA and COAR’s Fuzzy Numbers
Times are tough all over, and they're even tougher in Central Oregon than in a lot of other places. So we don't blame Bend realtors and builders for being scared.
We don't even blame them for trying to use these tough times to push their own agenda. But when they do it with bogus statistics…
Cuffed and Stuffed Larry and His Flask gets railroaded in Ashland, Al Qaeda update, and the Palin
Not a LAHFing Matter Breaking the law!Central Oregon seems to love Larry and His Flask, but the same can't be said for the Southern Oregon University campus security team, which sent the wheels of chaos in motion, resulting in three members of the punk-turned-rampaging-Americana act to jail for the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. As…
Beyond (the) Sagebrush: Darin Furry’s new book gives a look at Central Oregon
Part of the Fort Rock Basin "Beyond Sagebrush" talks about. There's a new pocket-sized paperback on the market that's fun to read, contains good information, and should be a companion for anyone going out to enjoy the dry side of Oregon, Darin Furry's Beyond Sagebrush.
I like it because it gives everyone a quick glimpse…
Gramlich Headed Off to Portland
Ex-City Councilor Peter Gramlich is leaving Bend for greener - and more progressive - pastures in Portland.
Super Bad
It's the Super Bowl this weekend, and while we can't predict what will happen in the game - who knows, maybe the officials will throw another championship to the Steelers (yes, Left Field is still bitter about the Seahawks getting screwed in '06) - but we can foresee a few events that will absolutely happen…
The Magical Methow Valley: A winter road trip to Nordic heaven
THE METHOW The Methow- Mecca for Nordic skiersWe arrived in the Methow during a Christmas Eve snowstorm. Our hosts, Belinda and Mark, had thoughtfully stoked a fire in the woodstove inside "The Shed," their 100-square-foot cabin outfitted with an electric tea kettle, a collection of coffee mugs and a string of Tibetan prayer flags. Unloading…
Better Late Than Never: The top games of 2008
Yes it's (almost) February, but every other website or magazine started, or ended the year, with a "Top 10" or "Best Of" list, so it must be a good idea, right? Either way, we're not sure if 2008 stacked up to 2007's monster gaming year, but there were certainly a few bright spots worth revisiting.…
Neighborhood Blotch: Misery in the ‘burbs gets yet another take
DiCaprio returns for another season of mad men. It's been ten years since Kevin Spacey got his head blown off in American Beauty, and director Sam Mendes still has a lot more to say about living inside the box. And while he doesn't cover much new territory here, at least he hasn't lost his melancholy…
Please Return the Obama Posters
This week's letter comes from Minny Purinton who helped to organize the Obama inaugural bash at Boondock's last week, raising more than $8,000 for our local homeless shelter. Unfortunately some of the party goers made off with her commemorative posters that Purinton was planning to auction for the benefit of local schools. Can the folks…
Government Goes Overboard on Groundwater
In March of 2009 Deschutes County citizens will be voting on a local rule that was adopted by the Deschutes County Commissioners. This local rule only applies to residents of South Deschutes County who have septic systems (which are not hooked up to some type of sewer system). The reason this rule was adopted was…
Championship Bout: Rourke gives his performance the ultimate fight
Has anyone seen my stapler?Part of the draw for The Wrestler is how close the storyline tracks Rourke's real life rollercoaster. After his rise to fame in the '80s, followed by his boxing stint and subsequent weird-guy tabloid filler, Mickey had been reduced to bad movies and bit parts. There are a few in which…
Make Highway Safety A Priority
Dear Source, We, 100%, support your stand regarding the ''Jersey Wall'' needed for Hwy 97!!! But we dare say you do not go far enough (literally). The jersey wall needs to separate the entirety of Hwy 97 (or as it is better known, ''Blood Alley'') from Redmond, through La Pine, on to Klamath Falls.
Solar Picture Remains Bright
In response to Bob Bates' letter, "The Solution," I need take issue on a few points. With regard to the sustainability of current solar cell technology, I assume the consumption being referred to is the energy cost of manufacturing vs. the output energy of the cells and is not referring to a cell's efficiency (which…
It’s Always Happy Hour at M&J
M&J is the kind of bar that every town needs. It's got cheap drinks, friendly bartenders, the best tequila selection this side of the Rio Grande, two pool tables, a jukebox with everything from Willie Nelson to Phish to the Beastie Boys, and, of course, the adjacent Sip N Suds, so you can enjoy a…
It’s Always Happy Hour at M&J
M&J is the kind of bar that every town needs. It’s got cheap drinks, friendly bartenders, the best tequila selection this side of the Rio Grande, two pool tables, a jukebox with everything from Willie Nelson to Phish to the Beastie Boys, and, of course, the adjacent Sip N Suds, so you can enjoy a…
20 Questions
Hey, why is it that when you ask a cop here in Bend a question he answers in a way such as, 'Well I think that it is because of this!' What is up with that? Don't they have access to a computer in their squad cars? When I ask a question about something I…
Baja Sur Taco Tour: Dollar tacos south of the border
Editor's note: There is a long tradition of Bendites sneaking south to Baja California to escape the long Central Oregon winters. With that in mind, we asked one of our dining correspondents to give us her impressions of the beach side culinary scene during a recent trip. On the Baja taco tour.Fish tacos and Baja…
Baja Sur Taco Tour: Dollar tacos south of the border
Editor’s note: There is a long tradition of Bendites sneaking south to Baja California to escape the long Central Oregon winters. With that in mind, we asked one of our dining correspondents to give us her impressions of the beach side culinary scene during a recent trip. On the Baja taco tour.Fish tacos and Baja…
Tweakers on the Speakers
Nature boys. Tweak Bird looks like hippie freakers and sound like a jet engine, a strange combination of traits that is only the edge of the weirdness emitted by this pair of Los Angeles-based brothers. With a helping hand from producers Dale Crover (Melvins) and Toshi Kasai (Big Business), Caleb and Ashton Bird released a…
It’s a Good Winter: The new Bon Iver EP
Bon Iver Blood Bank Jagjaguwar Where does Blood Bank fit with the frozen fog of For Emma, Forever Ago, Bon Iver's much-acclaimed debut from last winter? It isn't an afterthought, or an echo, or B-sides, though some of the songs were recorded around the same time as For Emma in a little cabin in Wisconsin…
Return of the Colony: David Bowers says he’s halfway dead, but his music is fully alive
David Bowers is celebrating the release of the David Bowers Colony's first full-length album on Saturday night. Two days later he turns 44 years old.
"For me that's halfway dead, because, ya know, if I made it to 88 that would be pretty sweet," Bowers says. He could pass for younger with just a few…
Slow Down, Turbo
Hi, I've been gone from Bend for a year and just got back and wanted to say to you blind drivers out there. Will you please pay attention to people in the crosswalks, okay? I have had so many close calls with drivers and do not want to get hit especially over at Brosterhouse (sic)…
Our Picks for the Week of 1/28-2/5
Hester Prynne thursday 29 And you didn't think you'd ever need the knowledge you gleaned from reading The Scarlet Letter in 9th grade…This Kansas-based death metal band is stopping off in town along with And Hell Followed With, Whisteria Cottage, American Me, Knuckle Sandwich and Give Nothing. Check out the bargain price on this one…very…
A Near-Fatal Crossover Crash on 97
Rack up another serious head-on crash for Highway 97 - not a fatal one this time, fortunately, but one that easily could have been.
