Guys! Clear your schedule for Sunday, October 17, at 10:00 p.m.! (No, that's not when I'm going to murder your spouse for $25,000! GEEZ! I already told you I wasn't going to do it! Stop with the nagging!) Why? Because you're going to drop whatever or whomever it is you're doing to watch the Mad Men season four finale! Yes, there are other things on this week – such as the extremely intriguing season premiere of Discovery's Dirty Jobs entitled “Exotic Nanny” (Tues, 9 pm), and the debut of Animal Planet's Freak Encounters (Tues, 10:30 pm), which probably has something to do with animals, but sounds like what I experience every time I go into a Taco Bell at 3:00 a.m. Anyway, don't watch those things! I want your entire focus to be on Mad Men this week! I want you to eat Mad Men! Drink Mad Men! Sleep Mad Men! And… what else? Oh! Defecate Mad Men!
Mad Men Yourself
Give it the Finger: Wasilla native Matt Hopper on his solid new album
Matt Hopper is from Wasilla, Alaska, but don't expect the rock and roll singer-songwriter to spend much time talking about that – or, for that matter, say anything about that city's most famous resident.
“To me, you either make good music or you don’t, it doesn’t have anything to do with where you’re from except maybe some of the lyrical content is derived from your surroundings and environment,” says Hopper, who is now based in Boise and has just released his most complete and fully realized record to date, Jersey Finger.
A Seismic Shift at Volcano Vineyards: After half a decade downtown, big changes are in store for one of Bend's leading micro-wineries
The irony of two people who lived and worked for many years in the heart of California's grape-growing region deciding to start a winery only after relocating to a city nearly 4000 feet in elevation with a two-month frost-free growing season is not lost on Scott and Liz Ratcliff, owners of Bend's Volcano Vineyards. But as winemakers, not growers, Central Oregon's proximity to the Northwest's fine wine areas, along with a smart business plan, is helping turn that ironic move into a very bright idea.
Our Picks for 10/13-10/21: The End of Summer Tour, Central Oregon’s Last Comic Standing, and much more!
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
opens friday 15
This new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novella about a man tormented by two conflicting personalities is presented by the Cascade Theatrical Company and arrives just in time for the Halloween season. There's a preview night on Thursday, October 14, but Friday is opening night and the play runs through October 30. Wed-Sat nights at 7:30pm, Sun at 2pm. $20/adults, $15/seniors (60+), $12/students. Greenwood Playhouse, 148 NW Greenwood Ave.
Bend's Maralyn Thoma reflects on a career in daytime soaps
For at least two decades, the cabinet underneath my grandparent's television was packed full of video cassettes and as I dug in search of Star Wars, I had to pass through stacks of tapes labeled “All My Children” or “General Hospital.” My grandmother, like so many other women of her generation and the two or three after her, was – and still is – a devoted viewer of soap operas to the degree that the episodes were catalogued for posterity. Until, that is, they were taped over at the beginning of the following week.
“Toxic Election-Year Sludge”
The author is wondering why FoxNews.com reads like TheOnion.com. Hilarious headlines abound!
Things not to do if considering running for elected office: Confess on camera to being a witch and giving SNL a reason to stay on the air; pose in photographs dressed as a Nazi; question capitalism or electioneering; write a political column that mocks everyone. Indeed, this has been a week of toxic triumphs for those needing delousing.
Don’t Stop Believing…Says the Sign Outside Our Office
Say what you want about Journey, or the act of defacing public property, but when coming to a stop at this sign outside the Source Weekly offices, it’s damn near impossible not to have yourself a chuckle.
Who knew that a public street sign could become a promotion for one of the most beloved hair-band anthems of all time? And quite easily, too.
For U.S. House of Representatives Seat 2: Joyce Segers
Joyce Segers isn't gong to be elected to Congress this year, or ever. And that's a good thing, because she may be one of the least prepared candidates we've ever seen for a seat as important as that of a United States congresswoman. But that's not going to stop us from endorsing her for the position. And that alone should tell you more than you would ever need to know about her opponent, Republican Greg Walden who has held the seat for 10 long years.
During that time Walden has amassed a record of nearly unmatched conservatism that solidified his place as an up and comer in the Republican Party Central Committee. But it's come at the expense of his constituents and in many instances defied common sense. But that's Walden for you, a man who has always been more about posturing than good public policy.
For U.S. Senate: Ron Wyden
The decision in the U.S. Senate race in Oregon is as close to a no-brainer as it can get. Ron Wyden has given us 14 years of distinguished service in the Senate, and his opponent, Jim Huffman, has given us no reason that he should replace him.
For Deschutes County Clerk: Nancy Blankenship
The Deschutes County Clerk remains, thankfully, a non-partisan position in Deschutes County. That's as it should be, given the clerk's role in overseeing all local elections. While the local Republican Party has worked to push the candidate whose personal politics reflect its own, we're not going down that road. While we like Geri Hauser and believe she would make a fine clerk, we see no reason to pull Nancy Blankenship from her post simply because she is registered as a Republican.