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Got Power?

Mike BookeyFebruary 13, 2008August 6, 2023

You gaze around the crowded smoke filled room. The party is a cacophony
of people laughing, drinking and in different stages of discourse and
intercourse. Staring out the window is that one strange girl who
doesn't really want to socialize, but has an allure that everyone wants
to know. Chan (pronounced Sean) Marshallm better known as Cat Power, is
that girl. A storyteller whose story needs to be coaxed outward, but
when you invest the time to listen, it pays in huge dividends.

Culture

A Waterlogged Plot: Scenery can’t rescue Fool’s Gold

Mike BookeyFebruary 13, 2008January 4, 2023

I told you we’d be able to find something worthless on the bottom of the ocean.All that glitters may not be gold, but if you're willing to check your
brain at the door, you’ll find a brief respite from winter in the new
romantic/action comedy, Fool's Gold. Director Andy Tenant (Sweet Home
Alabama) leads us on a treasure hunt set in the Florida Keys. (It was
actually filmed in the Bahamas and Australia's Great Barrier Reef.) The
result is a watery plot embedded in warmth-inducing scenery.

Culture

Two-Wheeled Movies: WebCyclery Movie Night keeps their cycling series rolling with Pedal

The Source StaffFebruary 13, 2008June 3, 2024

Hell hath no furry like a New York City bicycle messenger.Although snow is still on the ground and most folks have their bikes
tucked neatly away in the storage shed for another month or two,
cycling is never quite on the backburner in this two-wheel obsessed
town. Riders who can't actually get out on the road or trail burn away
the cabin fever by talking about cycling, reading about cycling, and
perhaps most entertainingly, watching movies about cycling - which is
where WebCyclery comes in.

Culture

Running with the Devil: Devil May Cry 4

Shawn WallbaumFebruary 13, 2008August 16, 2023

The clear cut number one in ’07It seems like game publishers don't make original games anymore, just
sequels to hit games, and Capcom is no exception. Its latest release
"Devil May Cry 4" is the third sequel to the hit game Capcom released
on the Playststion 2 back in 2001. The original was a forerunner in the
extreme combat genre and a predecessor to hugely popular games like
"God of War" and "Blood Will Tell." While the concept may not be
revolutionary, "Devil 4" is largely up to the task of reinventing the
genre that it helped to establish.

Culture

Caveman vs. Cavewoman: Defending the Caveman gives a one-man look at relationships

The Source StaffFebruary 13, 2008August 6, 2024

Barney Rubble is going to want that TV back.There are some differences between men and women - far beyond what you
may have learned from a nervous junior high school nurse in your first
sex education class. And whether you like it or not, these
dissimilarities are funny and there's never been a shortage of writers,
television producers and comedians to cash in on the topic. But
somehow, someway, people are still laughing, and that's why Defending
the Caveman is still packing theaters.

The one-man show that has been
performed around the country since 1991 and eventually became the
longest running solo play in the history of Broadway, is again dragging
its club into the Tower Theatre-and with perfect timing…the show plays
on Valentine's Day and the day after.

Culture

This is Still Cowboy Country

Mike BookeyFebruary 13, 2008April 12, 2025

Rick Steber is a local literary hero, the author of more than 30 books, many of them set in Central Oregon. But it still took more than 100 pages for me to start to care about the main character in his new novel, Forty Candles on a Cowboy Cake. The novel focuses on a character with the awkward handle of Waddy Wilder, a buckaroo on a ranch outside Sisters. It didn't help that Waddy is a malcontent, unhappy with the scourge of developers, but equally irritated by environmentalists working on behalf of "an army dressed according to L.L. Bean, Cabela and Eddie Bauer."

Outside

Welcome Back to the Pac

Mike FicherFebruary 13, 2008January 4, 2023

THOMAS WOLFE REVISTED
Gazing into the Source's crystal ball (you'll generally find the orb amidst the flying fish at the Colorado roundabout) and Left Field sees, after the 2008 NFL season, the following chain of events:
Mike Holmgren finishes the last year of his contract and retires from Seattle; Tyrone Willingham is relieved of his duties as head football coach at the University of Washington for failing to deliver on the mandate to win; Jim Mora declines to be considered for head coach of the Seahawks and accepts his dream job to run the University of Washington program; the 49ers are finally done with Mike Nolan's act and fire him; San Francisco offers Holmgren a chance to finish his career in his hometown as head coach of the five-time Super Bowl champions.

Outside

Great Backyard Bird Count: No experience needed for massive bird count

Jim AndersonFebruary 13, 2008January 28, 2023

Spotted Towhee willing to be tallied while pigging out on free food. If you're stuck indoors and wish you could get out to do some birding, don't feel bad. The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is about to happen! For four days, Feb. 15 to 18, you can count every bird on your feeder. You will not only have a lot of fun doing it, but the results are vital to the welfare of birds in your area.
The GBBC is a partnership between Cornell University's Laboratory of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society, and sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited. The annual four-day event engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where birds are across the continent. Anyone can participate, from beginning bird watchers to experts. It's free, fun, and easy-and it helps the birds.

Outside

Wild and Wacky WinterFest: Rail jams, sprints and a torturous tri

Eric FlowersFebruary 13, 2008May 10, 2024

A crazy weekend of outdoor festivities kicked off Friday evening with lycra-clad nordies sprinting on a one-block long course.
Competitors went head to head as the sun was setting on a crisp, clear, evening as spectators began collecting downtown to check out the Bend WinterFest. The racers skied down the manicured track between Bond and Wall just getting up to speed before dumping some speed to go around an extremely tight 180-degree turn to sprint back to the finish. Many competitors bit the dust making the hairpin turn.
By the time the final rounds began, the entire length of the course was packed. In the men's final round, Colin Mahood went down at the turn allowing Marshal Greene to glide easily to victory. In the women's bracket, Molly Grove poled out of the gates ahead of Taylor Leach and extended her lead into the finish line. The short track of snow was well used as more than 100 high school nordic skiers competed on Saturday in head-to-head sprint races.

Food & Drink

Gourmet Ski Food

Renee DavidsonFebruary 13, 2008January 4, 2023

A Clif Bar and a Camelbak might be all you need to survive a Nordic ski trip to a local shelter, but why stop there? As long as you’re carrying a pack, you might as well fill it with something delicious to beat the bonk. Since local ski shelters have woodstoves, creating a gourmet feast in the forest is actually quite simple.
Start a fire: The ski shelters are stocked with split firewood, but you still need kindling. Before you leave the house, wrap a small bundle of sticks in a section of newspaper. (I’d be honored if you used this page, in fact.)
Take along a thermos: Or two, if you’ve got ’em. Fill the first Thermos with homemade hot cocoa, or pick up a chocolate & peanut butter latte (my favorite) on the way up the hill.

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