Soccer Dad and the People in Your Neighborhood: True Tales of an SLC Cabbie

Soccer Dad and the People in Your Neighborhood: True Tales...
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Episode #6: The Fifth of July Roofers When I woke up around 1 p.m., it was already pushing 95 degrees. I was thus hiding out in my third-story apartment with my central air watching Azteca America (“Es tu casa”) with the sound off, listening to the Sonic Youth opus, Daydream Nation. There were 12 Latin

Skateboard Update List

Skateboard Update List
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1. Isseah Bey almost became a father. He also skates for Salty Peaks. 2. Kordel Black’s knee hurts. 3. Some kid named Jake got caught steeling at Blindside. Blindside Management is offering discounts to anybody who spits on him. 4. Number of e-mails Broadie Hammers has received: 0. Maybe I will start a myspace account.

Whacktastic Skateboard Antics and The Morning News

Whacktastic Skateboard Antics and The Morning News
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I really fucking hate the news. I also hate people who believe the news. I guess I’m a big believer in “no news is good news.” So when I got asked to show some newslady how to ride a skateboard, I was at first hesitant. But then when they told me it would be a

Books Aloud – July 2005

Books Aloud – July 2005
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Reviews of Destroying Yourself is Too Accessible, Running on Emptiness: The Pathology of Civilization and the graphic novel Locas: The Maggie And Hopey Stories. … read more

Dear Dickheads – July 2005

Dear Dickheads – July 2005
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The only good part of your letter was the reference to Satan’s fires, but I doubt you even have the capability to see the coolness factor in that. … read more

Dear Dickheads – June 2005

Dear Dickheads – June 2005
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I have heard a rumor that corporate stores around town, like Media Play, have threatened their employees with being fired if they are caught shopping at locally owned music stores … read more

Calling All Bats: SLC’s Dark Arts Festival Celebrates Five Years

Calling All Bats: SLC’s Dark Arts Festival Celebrates Five Years
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They say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery; either that, or someone’s trying to cash in on someone else’s success. Either way, it would seem that Salt Lake’s Dark Arts Festival has inspired a little envy in Colorado, where some scavengers have lifted the name and are throwing their own Dark Arts gala.