Hermain Cain Loves Cigarettes, and America?
Just came across this on the Stranger’s blog, and I had to repost it here. In this campaign web ad, candidate and pizza magnate Herman Cain’s cheif of staff Mark Block is making a case for Cain and for some reason is smoking a cigarette while doing so.
A Treat for My Fellow Bat-Nerds
AMC Theaters has confirmed rumors that Warner Brothers plans to release a six-minute prologue to Christopher Nolan’s third installment of his Bat-trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises. Audiences will get a taste of this highly anticipated film during IMAX presentations of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol which, like the Dark Knight Rises, uses extensive IMAX technology.
Educate Yourself: Occupy a solution, not just space
If you’re angry (and you have a right to be), figure out what’s going on before you start lobbing muddled accusations. You don’t want to come across as ignorant as our buddy here.
No Hands Bike Riding
This is pretty self-explanatory. [video:http://vimeo.
Silence of the Cameras: Paranormal Activity 3 shows that the franchise’s schtick has worn thin
Have you ever watched an entire episode of that Ghost Hunters TV show? Neither have I. I've tried, but it just doesn't interest me to watch a bunch of pansy-ass nerds walking around with a bunch of gizmos acting like they're going to piss their pants around every corner. Maybe if they actually pissed their…
Occupy Bend Photos and Update
Source contributor Travis Cowan has been spending some time down at the Occupy Bend camp this week and camp back with these photos. We’re running a full account of his time with those protesting at the site of the former Bulletin in next week’s print edition, but here’s a quick sample of Cowan’s piece.
Life Through 50mm: Update from Tara Reynvaan
Note: This is the first of many such blog posts we’ll be running by local hardwoman Tara Reynvaan, climber, photographer, writer and generally awesome person. Check out her blog Climbing, Photography=Life and check back here for the latest from Reynvaan. an into from the author herself: People in Bend do other things than Ski in…
Last Comic Standing Begins Tonight
There are a lot of serious things going on in the world right now. For example, earthquakes.
Skiing Still Rules: Good powder trumps bad economy
In July the National Ski Areas Association announced that “U.S.
Redmond Horse Business Wins Venture Capital Competition
This year’s Bend Venture Capital Conference winner is more Butch Cassidy than Bill Gates. A Redmond horse equipment manufacturer took home the top prize, a $250,000 cash investment, at the Bend Venture Conference, organizers announced on Thursday afternoon.
The Traveling Camera: Proxy Falls
Now is the time to go out and enjoy the mountains before snow falls. There is really no better time for taking pictures.
PBS to Air Pearl Jam Documentary
Those of you who’ve been reading the nonsensical typing I’ve published in the paper and blog over the years, I love Pearl Jam. Like, a lot.
Locals’ Advantage: Updates from Adam Criag
Note: Bend local Adam Craig is real darn good at riding his bike — one of the best in the world, actually. He’s also pretty good at stringing together sentences to make paragraphs. Below is an account from his recent racing and traveling adventures, the first of many such posts we’ll run from AC (see…
Keeping SIsters Stoked: New biomass plant puts Sisters school on cutting edge
This last Monday was an up-and-away day for the Sisters School District. Oregon’s Governor, Dr. John Kitzhauber, and First Lady Cilvia Hayes were on hand to officially open a forest steward and biomass project that will pay off big for parents and students in Sisters High School (SHS): They’re going to stay warm in winter…
Your Breaking Bad Halloween Costumes
First, here’s a shot from the Breaking Bad season four wrap party, where star Bryan Cranston (Walt) dressed up like Hector “Tio” Salamanca (the former crime cartel lackey confined to a wheelchair.
Riverhouse Boasts Record Numbers
If you’re looking for positive indicators from the local economy, we may have one for you — today the Riverhouse Hotel and Convention Center announced that they brought in a record amount of meeting attendees in a single month since the facility opened in 2006. The hotel estimates that the uptick in visitors injected $3.
The Builders and the Butchers: Free show at McMenamins, two nights
A look at their music: [video:http://www.youtube.
Dancing is Still Legal: My mom didn't hate the Footloose remake as much as I thought she would
For the past several months, whenever I went to a movie with my mom and we saw the trailer for the new Footloose remake she would grumbled about it. “He's no Kevin Bacon,” she would say to the screen. For as long as I can remember, my mom has counted the original Footloose among her…
Primo Dirt: Ski season is just around the corner, but now is no time to hang up the bike
If you're a dirt junkie, chances are you've been eagerly watching the skies and the weather forecast, hoping for rain. Although real rain, not the kind that seemingly disappears before it hits the ground, has fallen in the past few weeks, and the trails are being described as “money” and “tacky-licious” on Twitter, we're due…
Sports on the Island of Dr. Moreau: Ever heard of something called Whirlyball?
“It's like a mix of bumper cars, lacrosse, basketball and beer.” This is how a good friend described a game called Whirlyball in an email announcing that I, along with the rest of a sizable wedding party that had arrived in Chicago, would be engaging in said game the day before the nuptials. He was…
Email Fairy Tales
The new world of electronic communication we live in is nothing short of spectacular. There isn’t anything you can ask that you cannot become enlightened about by asking Google. But beware, some of the so-called “knowledge” that comes back to our monitors should be taken with a grain of salt. And that includes information about…
Happily Never After
Okay, as you know, I've got an undetermined number of illegitimate children scattered across the country, blah, blah, blah, blah, BLAH. However! If I ever decide to get in contact with any of them, or (god forbid) “raise” them, I will most certainly NOT be reading them any Grimm's Fairy Tales – because these things…
Down the Drain?: Critics say Bend's multimillion dollar water system upgrade is a boondoggle in the making
Bend water is famous. It has won awards for its clarity and flavor. It makes amazing beer. It tastes great straight from the tap. It's so good we've never had to filter it. And perhaps best of all, it's cheap, flowing from Bridge Creek to Bend on a century-old pipe. But now the Environmental Protection…
Breakfast Down Under: A postmodern morning at 10 Below
When it comes to breakfast in this town I prefer the comforts of a dark seedy joint and an excess of heavy sauces, gravy and greasy meats. Breakfast is an occasion for over-consumption and gluttony so that eating is not a concern again till nightfall. But, hell, for the sake of the greater good, I…
No More Nostalgia: The Felice Brothers shelve old sounds for new, and do so awesomely
This spring, Spin magazine laid out a section about the throng of young-ish musicians who've brought back Americana sounds to the forefront of indie rock. Mumford and Sons were on the cover. The Low Anthem and the Head and the Heart were also prominently featured alongside a write up about The Felice Brothers. As much…
Virtual Hoops: NBA 2K12 provides a solution for your basketball withdrawals
As I’m writing this, there is a very real chance that there won’t be an NBA season in 2012. The dispute between the players and the team owners has already postponed the pre-season. Unless someone capitulates, there might not be an official season at all. So much for real life. Videogames, on the other hand,…
Back to the Gore: Prequel to a remake holds some mighty frozen ground in The Thing
People booed. Some walked out. One guy even cursed at the screen as the credits rolled. I laughed my ass off during The Thing… nothing like a shameless rip-off of an already shameless remake. Suffice it to say, this is my kind of movie. I was primed to hate this movie, mostly because I'm so…
On Farewell Bend and Forgiveness
It was three years, three damn good years, and I don't think it's the sandpapering nature of memory saying that. I remember arriving in Bend, pulling up alongside all this good weather and better beer, passing Badlands and bad golf swings on my way to making great new friends – thank you great new friends.…
Let There Be Sixers!
If you didn't pick up last week's paper, you missed our story about the growing fresh-hop craze among local brewers who went hop wild earlier this fall, picking hundreds of pounds of hops that flavored more than a dozen different seasonal brews. If you haven't had a chance to taste any of these concoctions, you…
Vertical Soul: Tower of Power's Emilio Castillo on the genesis of the band
For more than 40 years, Tower of Power has been blazing its own trail with a rich collection of lush brass and orchestral ballads, ceiling-busting funk numbers and socially conscious vibes-soul music. But, that all might have turned out differently had TOP founding father and tenor sax player, Emilio Castillo, failed to listen to his…
Our Picks for 10/21-10/27
SPL with Harry Champagne and DJ Swett friday 21 Who is Central Oregon's most world-renown musician? The Dirtball or perhaps the men of Larry and His Flask? Close, but we're going to say that Bend's own SPL (real name: Sam Pool) is likely the most known entity out there, thanks to the DJ's contributions to…
Wake of the Flood: Roof replacement delayed, Boys and Girls Club hopes to weather the storm
Walking through the downtown branch of the Boys & Girls Club of Bend, you wouldn't immediately know that less than two months ago rainwater flooded the floors, walls and ceilings. But something is clearly missing. There's still no sign of kids or kid’s programs and many of the club's staff members have moved their desks…
This Space Occupied By Fresh Straight Poop Weekly
Monday, Oct. 10 Winning hearts and minds: United Nations report says prisoners in Afghanistan hung by hands, beaten with cables and have genitals twisted until they pass out … Let the “good times” roll: Research shows US household incomes have fallen more since recession (supposedly) ended than during recession … Getting really bad reviews: Iranian…
Occupy Wall Street: The Message Is Clear
“There's something happening here, what it is ain't exactly clear,” Buffalo Springfield sang in 1967. Actually it was pretty clear what was happening back then: Hundreds of thousands of Americans were demanding an end to the Vietnam War. For over a month now, hundreds of thousands of people have been taking part in the Occupy…
Pedaling Like Mad
Bend Oregon was recently named the top mountain bike city in the U.S.
A Party that Reagan Wouldn't Recognize
The current atmosphere of the Republican Party presents incredible challenges for traditional Republicans. So difficult are the choices of real and sincere conservatives given the litmus tests now employed by those who drank the tea (cut services, allow the government to collapse and refuse any revenue considerations) and the other extreme faction bathed in the…
Aim High, Shoot Low
Yesterday morning's Los Angeles Times reported that health insurer Blue Cross will have to return $283 million in credit to its customers, this on top of the $167 million in credit to customers that was returned this month. This means two million policyholders will see their bills reduced an average $420 dollars for a family…
CrossFit Coaches Need Training, Too
So many people in our community are passionate about their workout. I understand. I am a certified personal trainer and there is nothing I enjoy more than individuals 'fired up' about their fitness. So, let's talk about the CrossFit debate which began with James Williams' [CrossFit piece from] “Best of Bend 2011.” There is no…
