Veg Out: Something Special At Zydeco

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Veg Out: Something Special At Zydeco

Source Weekly

I've been working on taking my diet to the next level by adding as much organic, locally grown fair to my plate as possible. Zydeco came up in conversation as the place to do this. An hour later, friends in tow, we took our seats under an outdoor heater on Bond Street. Our waiter asked if anyone would like the gluten-free menu. “I'll take the vegan one,” I said. They didn't have one; but our waiter told me, the chef had created a vegan special earlier that was reportedly some kind of wonderful. Perfect, bring it over!
While waiting for our table, I overheard a young woman mention Zydeco's crispy fries ($4) were the best in town. I needed no further encouragement. We ordered two cups of fries for the table and one cheese-less Acadian Flatbread ($11), a crispy hand-rolled cracker-bread, topped with oven-fried tomatoes, pearl onions and pepper. I could have eaten the entire thing myself; three, in fact.

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Fueled by Curiosity: Ruins of Ooah will confuse you… right before you start dancing

The Source Staff

At the Bend Roots Revival a couple weeks back, the sun was starting to set and the crowd at the Victorian Café grew steadily as curious onlookers tried to get a better view, and perhaps more dancing space, as by far the most bizarre act of the weekend cranked away on the stage.
The act was a trio called Ruins of Ooah and it doesn't have a guitar player, or a bass player or keyboardist. There's no horn section or turntables or any of that fare. It's just your typical didjeridu, harmonica and drums collective… not that this is typical by any means. Tyler Spencer, a local didjeridu maker (that's a typical profession, right?) leads the act, which also includes Justus Williams on harmonica and Adam Bushey on drums, both of whom are based out of Eugene and once accompanied Spencer in that city's jam band of record, Reeble Jar.

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The Avett Brothers: I and Love and You

Source Weekly

The Avett Brothers aren't trying to impress you with their new record, I and Love and You. The bluegrass/folk rock trio has garnered an enthusiastic following over the last few years, and this record, their first on a major label, is one that could be a watershed disc for them. But I and Love and You is a girl-next-door kind of record – quirky and lovely, infectious, even, but unassuming. It has lush harmonies, quotable lyrics, and grown-up arrangements, but the Avett Brothers remain true to their folk roots in the mood of the record, a back-porch-with-a-PBR kind of sound.

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Still Reeling: We give you the run down on a few films to check out at this year's BendFilm Festival

The Source Staff

With BendFilm on the horizon, providing four days of films split between six different screens, there's plenty to choose from. Here at The Source we've done the work for you to provide a suggested list of flicks to catch this weekend.
Documentaries:
The Road to Fallujah
This powerful documentary follows Mark Manning, who was the only Western civilian to live among the people of Iraq after the 2004 battle that destroyed the city of Fallujah. Manning and Iraqi journalist and humanitarian aid worker Rana Al-Aiouby helped deliver aid to the people of this beaten-down city and were able to document their experience. Thursday, Oct 8, 9pm, Regal 5.

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Solar Salvation?: Timber companies and unemployed workers look to renewable energy for a boost

Source Weekly

Fifteen years ago, Washington's Kittitas County hosted a flourishing timber industry. Several hundred locals logged, worked in sawmills or trucked lumber all over the state.
These days, however, only a handful of people still work in forestry. More than a dozen mills have closed in Washington over the last 10 years. Timberland became more valuable than the trees themselves, and timber companies turned to real estate development to keep afloat. Now, however, with the real estate economy in the tank as well, one local logging company is getting into a different game altogether.

Posted inCulture

Our Picks for 10/7 – 10/15: BendFilm Festival, Pumpkin Fest, The Janks, Pac Man Party

The Source Staff

BendFilm Festival
thursday 8 – sunday 11
The region's very own film festival is back and kicking this year with four full days of screenings split throughout town as well as out at the Sisters Movie House (for the first time ever). Check out BendFilm.org where you can download a complete list of films and their screening times, as well as the schedule for the parties. If you need help picking what you want to see, turn to the Culture page for Anne Picks' picks… that was a pun!
Ruins of Ooah, Basin and Range
thursday 8
If you missed Ruins of Ooah's booty rumbling set at Bend Roots a couple weeks back, don't make another stupid mistake (yes, missing that Roots set was indeed stupid) and get your didjeridu-loving self to the Summit where the band is playing with Eugene jazzy funkateers Basin and Range. Check out the Sound section for a profile of Ruins of Ooah., 9pm. $5. The Summit Saloon & Stage, 125 NW Oregon Ave.

Posted inOpinion

Critical Care: Heath Care shenanigans, Girl Scout cookies, Letterman's confession and more

Source Weekly

The author has been sent on the road to discover a lost country formerly known as America. He is reporting from Washington D.C., trying to filter politicians from panhandlers and lobbyists, on assignment for Or-Bust.com and The Source Weekly.
It's 2:15am, Do You Know Where Your Health Care Is?
In a dumpster, with Max Baucus' ethics and his industry contributors/cronies, of course. When the Senate Finance Committee completed overturning any amendments to chairman Max Baucus' (D-Montana) health care “reform” last Friday (@ 2:15am – Wow! They worked hard!) any hopes of a public option ended. Or did they? This is politics at its prettiest: Inside sources (I am in D.C. after all) have backroom deals attaching a public option to a bill for new TARP Funds (you know, those highly effective bailout dollars to needy firms like Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase et al). Don't wait in the ER for coverage, yet, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) is promising a public option in any final bill; meanwhile, ever-effective House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) has ruled out co-ops (basically a big lottery against any of us getting cancer or crashing our cars) in her bills. Who will win? Reid, the former boxer, or Pelosi, the daughter of a politician who deserved her job? One last thing that may interest hardcore party hawks: Amendments to add a public option were voted down by party-lines, putting GOP'ers on the record as opposing any chance at true reform. Add to this their opposition to Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor and you have Republicans as popular at the polls as a cold-sore at a kissing booth.

Posted inCulture

Flash Fiction: Ol' Brown Eyes

Suzanne Burns

The woman-who-wanted-to-be-a-man married the man-who-wanted-to-be-a-woman. The arrangement felt confusing at first, not knowing who belonged to the wrench set, the mascara tube, where one body ended and the other began. Sometimes it was hard to tell if they were really married at all.
The woman-who-wanted-to-be-a-man resented her partner. The way “he” loathed his body hair, mocked his Adam's apple, complained how his testicles always looked so sad. Annoyingly sad, hanging around with not much to do but fish for the occasional disingenuous compliment.

Posted inOpinion

Of Wolf And Man: Hunting wolves is not the answer in the West

Source Weekly

In the September 24 issue of The Source, “Off Target: Conservationists' opposition to hunting wolves is wrongheaded,” Mike Medberry criticizes conservationists for filing a lawsuit to protect wolves, while portraying himself as a pro-hunting conservationist. To extol the bloodshed and death involved in hunting under the guise of conservation is a popular but absurd paradox.
I have taken the time to meet face-to-face with the hunters who have the most bloodlust in this current debate, and I can tell you they have not lost an ounce of the fervor it took to quarter wolves for fun a century ago. These are the people Medberry directly or indirectly supports by saying it's time to hunt wolves.

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The Enrich-the-Rich Tax Repeal Campaign

The Source Staff

Having a big business in Oregon is a pretty sweet deal, tax-wise. The corporate minimum tax is $10 a year – no, we did not mistakenly leave off any zeroes – a figure unchanged since our last Great Depression in the 1930s.
Contrary to conservative propaganda, Oregon is not exactly a tax hell for businesses. The Tax Foundation, a pro-business group, puts Oregon at Number 14 overall in its latest rankings of state tax climates for business.
So it makes good sense for this revenue-strapped state to enact a moderate tax increase on businesses. And the measure adopted by the legislature last spring, along with another one raising personal income taxes, fits any definition of “moderate.” Sole proprietorships would see no increase in their tax rate. Certain others types of businesses (ordinary partnerships and S, LLC and LLP corporations, to get technical) would have their minimum increased to $150 a year.

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