Building Tomorrow’s Gamblers Today
In April, teams representing 75 Oregon schools - including seven from Central and Eastern Oregon - will compete in the "Scratch-It for Schools" event sponsored by the Oregon Lottery. Good clean fun for a worthy cause? Not according to Chuck Sheketoff, who sees it as a sleazy PR ploy.
Merkley Takes a Swing at Humor, Almost Connects
Jeff Merkley, Steve Novick's rival for the Democratic Senate nomination, has responded to Novick's funny "have a beer with Steve" ad by producing his own humorous video.
The Hook Hits Another Home Run
The EYE doesn't know the name of the copywriter who's been coming up with the TV ads for Democratic senatorial candidate Steve Novick, but she/he deserves a bonus.
Semi-Random Video: Canaan Canaan NOT in lion suit
All right, call us dumb. Go ahead.
Hamburgers!
Has anyone tried the restaurant at the Bend Airport? 3456 Cafe on Powell Butte Hwy.
Fabulous breakfasts with regular menu and some "game" additions. Very good service and certainly the "extras" are from a fine dining area. The syrup for the Belgian waffle for breakfast was heated! Ramekins of butter and real napkins.
Help a Young Nebraskan
Dear Citizens of Oregon,
I am in the fifth grade at Northeast Elementary in Kearney, Nebraska. I have adopted your state as a class project to research. I will be doing a report and other projects. Then on May 3rd my class is having a "States Fair." I will be displaying my report and any…
Age of Uncertainty
Not since the beginning of World War II has there been such a feeling of uncertainty as there is at the present time among the general public in this country. Most people don't say much, but within most lives is a strong feeling that all is not well. To know what to do about it…
Time for the Truth About 9/11
Some say that Americans are particularly weak in the subjects of math and science. This is unfortunate, since these are the disciplines which prove that 9/11 was a false-flag inside job. Other nations are now having open discussions about the evidence which supports that 9/11 was done by a rogue element within the United States…
Fairyland Lost
In the beginning there was the river and the mountains, and it was good. Then came the Indians.
Video Game Flashback: ColecoVision and the Adam computer
They just don't make video games like this anymore…thankfully.Back in the early 1980s after the Atari 2600 system was released, other companies wanted to cash in on the video game craze and one such company was Coleco. Considered a second-generation game system, the ColecoVision was released at the end of 1982 with 12 arcade-quality titles.…
Old Evolution’s Under Way, Maybe: Killer birds on the loose … someday
House finch, or soon to be killer diller bird killer…? So there I was, sitting at my kitchen table watching the marvelous assortment of birds on my feeder (including three beautiful orange, white and black spotted towhees) when all of a sudden all "you know what" broke loose! A small, innocuous-looking – albeit belligerent -…
Gear, Legends, and Heroes: From Hillary to Camelbak all in one week
This is what heaven looks like to your typical overactive Bendite.Sir Edmond Hillary dies at 88
On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmond Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first mountain climbers to stand on top of the tallest peak on Earth. "Awe, wonder, humility, pride, exaltation - these surely ought to be the confused emotions…
A Tortured Soul: The Films of Heath Ledger
Last week Heath Ledger was found dead in his Manhattan apartment. At 28, he had created a career based on risky roles and shunned the heartthrob characters he could have played. In his last film, The Dark Knight, a sequel to Batman Begins, Ledger plays the deranged villain, The Joker. It is due out in…
Fourth Blood: Stallone kills, kills, kills in another over-the-hill sequel
How many 60-year-olds can kill like this?Let's get this straight right off the bat, something I'm sure we ALL know … DO NOT MESS WITH RAMBO. This movie sledgehammers that fact home by combining preachy stereotypes and super-gore. And you know what? Parts of it are actually all right. Rambo opens with grisly authentic stock…
Party On: Marz keeps it cool after all these years
The Special Bowl of rice noodles, clam, pork belly and scallions in a chili-soy broth at Marz Bistro. Years ago, three perennially hip couples who had been working in restaurants most of their adult lives decided to give Bend what it really needed - an urban-feeling oasis of world cuisine, moderate prices and a creative…
Party On: Marz keeps it cool after all these years
The Special Bowl of rice noodles, clam, pork belly and scallions in a chili-soy broth at Marz Bistro. Years ago, three perennially hip couples who had been working in restaurants most of their adult lives decided to give Bend what it really needed – an urban-feeling oasis of world cuisine, moderate prices and a creative…
Saturday Night: All Right – Death metal, boogie fuel and the neon underground
Skeletonwitch frontman Chance Garnette - just one of countless Persistent Angry Young Man Syndrome (PAYMS) sufferers. Awareness heals."I just don't like that kind of music, and I don't like those guys, either."
So said one of three spiky young punk rock girls making their way out of Saturday's all ages show at the Domino Room,…
Walls Bring Us Together: CTC goes musical with “The Fantasticks”
The Fantasticks: Waving jazz hands for 40-plus years.Luisa is 16, "pretty for the first time," and quite insane. Matt is 20, nerdy, and wondering what's beyond that road. Oh, and they're in love and as close together as the wall their parents have literally built between them allows. This isn't another Romeo and Juliet or…
Jamming Away the Cool: The unapologetic covers and improvisations of The Zen Tricksters
Whatcha looking at? Did Jerry just drop out of the clouds?In the hip circle of music critics to which I pretend to belong, admitting that you like jam bands is akin to wearing Velcro shoes in public or showing off the collection of G.I. Joes you keep beneath your bed - it isn't going to…
Our Picks for the week of 1/31 – 2/6
Stand up Comedy Night – Wednesday 2/6
Randy Liedtke hosts the fourth and final installment of this local laugh factory before he moves his funny ass down to Los Angeles - we knew he was too good to last. So show up and send Liedtke off in style as the redheaded funny man plays his…
Vinyl…it just sounds better: Digging through the bins of the vinyl world
In a corner of Brian Jones' bedroom there's a wooden trunk overflowing with LPs, many of which were recorded decades before the 22-year-old was even born. Iconic album covers, each 12 inches by 12 inches, cover one wall of the room. Jones is thumbing through his collection of more than 300 records (ranging from a…
Unger vs. Daly: Redmond Mayor hops into the county commissioner race
Last week, Redmond Mayor Alan Unger announced that he will be running for a spot on the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. Unger, a Democrat who has served as Redmond's mayor since 2001, will be seeking the seat currently held by Republican Mike Daly.
Unger, a lifelong resident of Oregon, was actually born in the…
Environmental Bigfoot Found in LA
Beckham after learning he just poked a hole in the Ozone.Which human being has the biggest carbon footprint in the world? According to British environmentalists, it's soccer star David Beckham.
As reported in the UK's Daily Star newspaper, Beckham - who now plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy - won the dubious distinction largely because…
Snow Angels
It starts with a pins-and-needles sensation in the fingers or toes. As the cold bites deeper, numbness sets in. Then hands or feet turn white and lose all sensation as skin freezes.
Video n’ Photos: Skeletonwitch & Slipmat Science
And yes. Here’s the vids n’ photos you were looking for from last Saturday night’s Sound Check encounters with Skeletonwitch and the Slipmat Science dance party crew. Read on. Yobel.
