RR Anderson, DIY Cultural Arts Specialist
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Jan. 18, 2010 at 1:39pm
Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Martin Luther King Jr. Street
Multicultural Diversity Mural Exhibition
This MLK day I thought I'd take the time out to stroll down MLK street with my son. I wanted to make a point of documenting all these multicultural murals I pass by everyday on the bus, but had never taken the time to examine up close.
[evidence of Tacoma's once thriving streetcars above]
[anyone know the story behind this one? recognize any of these folks? please share!]
[Peoples Park, Tacoma WA]GO OUT AND Enjoy this beautiful day!
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Jan. 17, 2010 at 12:57pm
Driscoll Smurf Sez: Update the Spew Feed!
not making fun of anybody.
Spring Cleaning Lady called, it's time for our fearless FEED TACOMA custodian (Mr. Kevin) to update some serious RSS feed links!
The new SPEW blog link:
http://www.weeklyvolcano.com/entertainment/spew-blog/
RSS direct:
http://www.weeklyvolcano.com/entertainment/spew-blog/rss/
* * * IN ADDITION TO: * * *
CITY ARTS TACOMA. Did you know they have a blog? I motion that they be included here as well, at least things tagged with 'tacoma'NEW CITY ARTS BLOG: http://www.cityartsmagazine.com/category/tags/tacoma
RSS direct:http://www.cityartsmagazine.com/blog/rss.xml
other RSS feed candidates add?
- http://www.aarontrotter.com/
- http://thetelephoneroom.blogspot.com/
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Jan. 16, 2010 at 5:54pm
Robot Masturbation Day (nsfw ?)
Coming soon!
PHOTO CREDIT: "MASTURBATING Ozzy Ozzbot" BY THORAX O'TOOL
CLAW will be holding an open contest for the BEST ROBOT DRAWING at our next open swim, WED: JANUARY 27th 2010 A.D. at the Mandolin Cafe. A glorious prize will be given to the winner of the contest. Your drawing will be judged RIGHT IN YOUR FACE!
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Dec. 20, 2009 at 6:22pm
Last Minute Xmas Shopping Jihad and Downtown Retail: From Antique Row to Frieghthouse Square
to boldly shop where angles fear to tread
They say downtown has an image problem. That all we need is some intense propaganda to get downtown Tacoma up and kicking to pre-1900 era levels... my friends, we've got a long and lonesome road to travel.
first stop...
The Learning Sprout
http://www.learningsprout.com/
[PHOTO: THE LEARNING SPROUT - IMPROVISED EDUCATIONAL DEVICE (I.E.D.) December 2009 ]
Looking for that special something that says 'daddy loves you' for your little one? Try this replica exploding grenade! Surprise your mom/dad just-back-from-Iraq in the shower for some holiday fun. Educational toy maybe? Learn about PTSD side effects? Not such a bad toy since the invention of the nightmare pill; however, the bulk of our purchases were Plan Toy's farm animals. Magnificent product markup helps feed families, jobs. You can buy these products cheaper online if you want to be an asshole.
second stop...
Ye Olde What Shoppe?
http://whatshoppe.com/
[PHOTO: YE OLDE WHAT SHOPPE? - THE LITTLE PEOPLE, FROZEN IN TIME]
Between the Learning Sprout and Ye Olde What Shoppe? we were able to satisfy the bulk of our xmas shopping. What Shoppe stocks a magnificent supply of HO scale train set figures sets. I was unable to locate the Hostage Situation figure (which is the must-have train set figure of 2009) but most of the 2008 figure lines were available here.
My second must-have item was also available Theodore Roosevelt and His Family Paper Dolls in Full Color... I would greatly recommend over Women Aviators Coloring Book--which despite the attractive title contained nothing but ultra-substandard illustrations.
Also nice place to look for those erotic anime girl desk statuary. HIGHLY RECOMMEND A++++!!
Last stop and one big fucking waste of time unless your are one sadistic maniac...
FREIGHT HOUSE SQUARE
http://www.freighthousesquare.com/
[PHOTO: FREIGHT HOUSE SQUARE - ONE OF MANY EMPTY STORES]
If I were to venture a guess I'd say half the vendors have abandoned this place for greener pastures.. or at the very least, pastures that don't smell like a mens I-5 rest stop. Seriously, when was the last time they changed the urinal cakes in this place? Maybe open some windows... cuz dang. Smells like ass in here! Add in the zigg-zaggy walls and creepy low cut stall windows and you could re-market the whole thing as a vertigo inducing fun-house.
[PHOTO: FREIGHT HOUSE SQUARE: CASH TODAY! CASH 4 GOLD]
I always have a desire to check out this collectible coin hobby shop... but the place is never ever open.
[PHOTO: FREIGHT HOUSE SQUARE: INTENSELY BORING RETAIL]
With all the amazing retail offerings it is hard to imagine the Freight House Square (FHS) going down in financial flames. Maybe FHS is a fun place to eat, but my idea of fun place to eat is not a mens rest room. I dunno i'm no expert. I have Infinite Soups... so we're good in the food department over in the Theater District. no real reason for me to go back here EVER.
In closing FHS: Brick City
We made a special trip downstairs @ FHS to see the lego place. It was exciting until we were asked to leave by the dude building a little lego house. It appears you're only allowed to peek in through the arch and not actually welcome inside the space. This experience became quite astonishing when in the same breath asking us to leave, it is said, the Brick City studio space is unique because of its 'open door' policy and how other lesser lego-building artisans would never even be seen by the public. Yeah, well that dude can go sit on a green lego cucumber.
FINAL THOUGHTS...
Seems like the pantages was pretty active with a matinee showing of The Nut Cracker... there were actually people dressed up in fine clothes walking on the sidewalk on a drizzly Sunday morning... and HALF the store fronts downtown were closed. Maybe you'd have more luck doing your last minute x-day shopping over in PROCTOR. AND HOLY HANNAH, I think we as Tacomans take for granted the miracle that is THE LEARNING SPROUT... a business doing BRISK sales on a SUNDAY in DOWN(ghost)TOWN TACOMA!!!?? We should put those folks in charge of saving us all.
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Dec. 1, 2009 at 8:04pm
Time to Clean up Larry Frost Memorial Park
for those who cant donate $, but want to make a positive impact
Say you can't drive to Lakewood or hard times have left you with no money to donate, but you still would like to show respect to the THIN BLUE LINE, may I suggest joining me and your friendly neighborhood FROST PARK CHALKIES in the traditional December park scrub!
Come as a group or whenever works best for you. Do what you can... you don't need a god damn gasoline powered leaf blower... bring a bucket of water and scrub brush... doesn't take much. Cleaning chalk off the vertical surfaces is the main thing as the flat surfaces have been washed by mother nature. Bring a paper bag... pick up some litter.
Probably the most important side effect of cleaning the park is that other folks see you cleaning it and it makes those folk feel good.
We need a little bit of that right now.
* * *
I'm thinking Friday at noon.
See ya.
Your friend,
RR
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Nov. 7, 2009 at 2:19am
tacoma's manliest Studio Tour: Holistic Forge Works 10-4 pm
American Museum of Alaskan Entrepreneurship
ONE DAY ONLY! Holistic Forge Works will be open to the public. Friends and enemies alike will have the opportunity to see wonderful inventions created by a skilled drafts person.
TACOMICS. THE MYSTERIOUS POLITICAL CARTOON CREATOR, AUTHOR OF BOOK...?
- CARTOON ART at every price point!
- a working MYSTERY VORTEX (please no flash photography)
- distorted KUPS College RADIO WAVES!
- BRONZE SCULPTURE!
- CURSED ANVILS!
- Newspaper Clippings!
- HOLY RELICS!
- TYPEWRITERS that TYPE THEMSELVES!
- GRAVE ROBERS!
- PIRATES!
- Television PROPS!
- 24hr COMIC BOOKS for Sale!
- obsolete shop tools
- back-issues of CLAW zines!
- idea globes
- vacuum TUBES!
- MACHINES MACHINES MACHINES!
sorry, the T-Rex exhibit will be closed.
however patrons can see the haunted typewriter, maybe attempt to type something themselves if ur feeling brave.
an honest to god rock collection too.
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Oct. 30, 2009 at 2:22pm
Yucky Goddess of Commerce Statue Update
-- The artwork, though well-intentioned, lacks artistic merit or significant aesthetic quality. According to the commission, the artist has no reputation, exhibition record or market, and the appraisal of the piece came in over $20,000 less than the cost to produce the piece;
-- Tacoma City Councilmember Julie Anderson, who serves on the commission as a council liaison, was concerned about cultural sensitivity and the need for a thorough cultural review by the Puyallup Tribe. In promotional literature, the statue has been described as having the face of a Native American woman. According to the Oct. 15 memo, early concerns from Puyallup tribal members regarding the lack of cultural sensitivity have been raised;
'Goddess of Commerce' project remains in limbo
painful article. Thanks Todd!
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Sep. 25, 2009 at 9:40pm
LIVE BLOGGING: Demolition of Luzon FROM INSIDE!
Sometimes One Man Can Make a Difference
By the time the auto post feature makes this page live I will be making my way to the LUZON.
It is my intention to stop the destruction of this historical building by camping out inside
on the top floor in a secret hiding place. I will post updates in the comment thread using my iphone. I will camp out as long as it takes to melt the icicle heart of our city manager Eric Anderson. I am a master of hiding. DO NOT TRY AND FIND ME!
MY INVENTORY
- rope
- sleeping bag (black)
- 2 peanut butter and jelly sandwitches
- respirator
- black stocking cap
- pry bar
- canteen of water
- first aid kit
- flash light (with red lens)
- adult diapers
- duct tape
- small tent (for decoy)
- wireless internet connection
Hopefully I'll buy the preservation guys some time to change Mr. Anderson's mind.
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Sep. 6, 2009 at 9:11pm
Getting Things Done Contextual To Do Lists (holistically expanded)
with CLOUD COMPUTED google Spreadsheets
It has been an age since reading Mr. Erik Emery Hanberg's Practical Guide to Getting Things Done (GTD) and I am happy to report these four (4) WORKING TO-DO LIST EXAMPLES of how you can apply Mr. Hanberg's GTD teachings to google spreadsheets for ubiquitous, eternal satisfaction.come fire walk with me...
RR's MASTER CONTROL CONTEXTUAL TO-DO LIST
notice my to-do list categories have been adapted from Hanberg's design. My context classification categories are:
- Home
- Online
- Writing+Drawing Tasks
- Read/Review
- People to Phone
- People to Email
- Errand Quests
- Waiting for..
WISH LIST
A serious artist makes every project an art project. Your life should be one long running performance art piece.
INVENTIONS + WORKSHOP TASKS
Google spreadsheets overrides firefox's built-in spell checker and is a source of infinite torment.
FAIR-GAME INVENTORY
The need for this list presented itself to me after cleaning out my grandpa's workshop post mortem. Should help me keep track of things thrown up into the rafters, pushed far back in closets. Perhaps in column C should be "Where is it?"
Inventors: go green! Reduce Reuse, Recycle!
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Aug. 3, 2009 at 8:50pm
You Suck at Twitter reTweets
stuff you need to know about
by RR_Anderson:
good morning south sound...
ONE
Local Newspaper Empire Stages Shotgun Wedding
Tacoma's "alternative" Volcano will now be folded into the Fort Lewis Ranger.
TWO
THREE
FOUR
FIVE
SIX
Tacoma daily index dude has good stuff on proposed art mural going up on the dead side of Rialto theater MEANWHILE his series on the residence of the Winthrop Hotel gains critical acclaim. I enjoy them and you should too.
SEVEN
Frost Park Chalk Challenge Sponsor Wish list:- Tacoma Boys
- Tacoma Diaries
- Julie Anderson
- Tacoma Rescue Mission
- Joe Lonergan
- The New Takhoman
- The Learning Sprout
- Infinite Soups
- Battle Sim
- Suite 133
- Tacoma Attorney
- 100 dollars a day lady
- Can you think of any?
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Jul. 14, 2009 at 6:52pm
Do You Enjoy Hypotheticals Part X
thought experiement with children
You are incharge of a group of roudy preschoolers enjoying a day out in one of our fine public parks. Suddenly one of your little boys picks up a fallen stick and suddenly it's 'sword time' a few other little boys mimick this behavior and they're off wacking trees and plants in a wild fashion.
But you have a rule at your pre-school: WE DON'T HURT NATURE! A little girl remembers the rule and yells out at the boys: "Stop at once! WE DON'T HURT MOTHER NATURE!!!" And just as soon as it started sword time is over.
BUT THAT'S NOT ALL.
A nosy home-school mother and her children sees the power of your nature rule over your preschool boys. Uninvited, SHE SITS HERSELF DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR PICKNICK BLANKET. And starts jabbering at your preschool kids about how: "There is no mother nature childen, there is only one father up in heaven.. our heavenly father who watches all of us. blah blah"
Query:
Do You?
- grab woman by hair and fling her off your blanket like a pest
- thank the woman and hope she goes away
- Argue that infact there is no god an that her whole belief structure is a lie
- Call the police
- Muster preschoolers into swarm attack
- ______________ ?
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Jun. 23, 2009 at 12:34am
Tim Eyman Bobble Head (corrected)
"Eyma-winner!"
Joe "Grease Pencil" Turner over at the [Tacoma] News Tribune (TNT) reported earlier today on the existance of the Tim Eyman Bobble head.
Luckily our agents were able to intercept the original design instructions in an electronic cable in route to a Chinese sweat-shop manufacturing facility AND SUBSTITUTE a CORRECTION that more accurately characterizes Mr. Eyman (pictured below).
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Jun. 18, 2009 at 10:39pm
Tacoma ReStore: Beachcomber Alert!
USED BUILDING MATERIALS AND HARDWARE
http://www.tpc-habitat.org/pages/restore.htm
Store Location:
505 Puyallup Ave.
Tacoma, WA 98421
View Larger Map
Store Phone:
Office: 253-779-8149
Store Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday: 10 am � 5 pm
Almost every week I hop on the link during my lunchbreak to check out the latest inventory of the Tacoma ReStore. Vintage Tools, Incredibly cheap hardware including TACOMA SCREW products, paint, hinges and clamps are always coming in. Let the comment thread serve as a weekly alert for items currently available. Maybe you too can join in the fun.
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Jun. 15, 2009 at 9:44pm
Tacoma's Manliest Cartoon to be Syndicated in The New Takhoman in "META" Context
Duty Now for the Future: an exercise in Creative Commons
Not going to bullshit you. Being dumped by the Volcano was a hard pill to swallow; Like a pill made of hot slag. Sure we subverted a frightening 'executive' political campaign... had a few laughs... made some sweet ass money (enough to buy this baby i'm holding pictured above from an ex-soviet block orphanage ) but all good things must end.
The thing is I like to turn Aids into LemonAIDS. What I mean is when an opportunity presents itself you gotta jump on (like aids). No Volcano? No Problem.
Enter THE NEW TAKHOMAN
John Hathaway is hardcore Tacoma. Julie Anderson once described him as a cancerous vermin eating away everything decent and good in city politics (to paraphrase). Say what you will about cancer but one thing it knows how to do is innovate, adapt and survive. Come this Tuesday Mr. Hathaway's digital gadfly publication THE NEW TAKHOMAN will be taking advantage of the Tacomic's CREATIVE COMMONS license to re-broadcast my cartoons with added 'worm commentary' maybe we can think of a better gimic name like WORM-O-RAMA, WORM-SCOPE or WORMVISION.SEE EXAMPLE:
Is this a step in the right direction? Who knows! atleast somebody is using the damn things!!!
Sure I've gotten nibbles of interest from the TACOMA WEEKLY but can you honestly see Tacomics in there?
Excelsior!
meanwhile in other news:
- VIDEO: New Tacoma Diaries: COMRADE OBAMA - THE RISE OF RIGHT WING JERK WADS
- follow your friendly neighborhood cartoonist on TWITTER!
- sneak peak at CLAW zine no. 002 cover art:
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Jun. 8, 2009 at 9:54pm
F. Russell (investments)
printable banner for moral uplift
Not matter what happens after Russell makes its decision there is a good chance that you--the average Joe Shmuck on the street--will be impacted (read: screwed) by this out of state owned international corporation. So why not let them know how you feel RIGHT NOW! print this sign and paste it up in your window, office, car and sea plane. FREE OF CHARGE!
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May. 14, 2009 at 10:09pm
Tacoma's Identity Crisis: Collective Identity, Art, and Revitalization in Tacoma, Washington
Everything You Wanted to Know about ART in Tacoma but were afraid to ask
PHOTO: Ady Olson, UPS student 2009
ABSTRACT:
The art community in Tacoma, Washington plays an active role in many aspects of city life. My research questions included: How is the identity of Tacoma shaped by the art created within the city, and how does it help to shape that art? What is the role of art in fostering a sense of community? How is the conception of the purpose of art in the eyes of Tacoma artists a significant factor in shaping the artistic community in Tacoma?What is the Tacoma art community's role in the process of urban revitalization, and what are the implications of this in how Tacoma's identity is perceived? For my research, I conducted nine interviews with ten Tacomans who self-identify as artists. I found that for many artists in Tacoma, one major purpose of art is as a means of building community and creating a collective identity. Other artists feel that the conflation of art and community is problematic, and therefore criticism of art cannot be openly discussed. The identity of Tacoma is compromised by the cycle of urban revitalization and gentrification as these artists make areas desirable and are consequently displaced by the upper classes.
PLAYERS
My informants were strategically selected. I joined a Tacoma art listserv administrated by the Tacoma Arts Commission, on which postings about art events in Tacoma are regularly disseminated. I posted a request to speak to artists, and upon receipt of responses, I gathered a snowball sample, asking the artists I interviewed to refer me to others. I also contacted people in the city with whom I already had an established relationship, asking if they might put me in contact with any acquaintances. Included in my subject population were: artists who were born in Tacoma and those who moved to Tacoma from elsewhere; artists who rely on their artwork as their main source of income and those who hold other jobs as their primary source of income; and artists who create art about Tacoma and those who do not. Among my informants weredrawers,
ink artists,
a graphic illustrator,
a graffiti artist,
a clothing designer,
a gallery owner,
letterpress poster artists
, an abstract artist,
and a political cartoonist.
Table of Contents
IntroductionReview of the Literature
Building Community and Creating Collective Identity through Art
The Purpose of Art
The Role of Art in Urban Renewal and Gentrification
Research Questions
Research Methods
Findings and Discussion
Art's Role in Shaping Identity and Community
Criticism of Tacoma Art
The Tacoma Art Community and Urban Revitalization
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
RR's Favorite Parts Taken out of Context:
When Daniel moved to Tacoma six years ago, the story he heard about the city
was that of:
A dusty jewel, discarded by the fancy merchant as common ore, found by the peasant with a special eye for that sort of thing and polished into the perfect jewel for the queen's new crown. In that story every one [sic] praises the peasant for the wisdom to look beneath the surface, and everyone regards the perfect jewel as even more special since it was almost lost to the heap. (Blue, 2009)
* * *
Sean, the co-owner of The Helm Gallery, told me that most of the art shown at The Helm comes from outside Tacoma, and the gallery is currently going out of business because local art sells; non-Tacoma art does not. He said that most galleries in town show only local artists because local buyers want contact with the artists from whom they are buying. They support community by purchasing art. A piece of local art on the wall makes possible a conversation about the artist and his or her work, and it encourages pride in the local art scene.
* * *
There is a common critique, however, of art that self-consciously focuses of Tacoma or promotes the community in some way. While most artists in Tacoma are passionate about the community that is built through and around their artwork, some artists are critical of this focus on community and the fact that many Tacoma artists are unwilling to extract art from its context within the local community.
Sean is one such critic. He believes that the majority of the art being produced in this city would not hold up to the standards of quality set by the major art centers of the world. Frustrated with the insularity of the Tacoma art scene and what he saw as a deterioration of the quality of Tacoma art, he and Peter Lynn opened The Helm. They committed themselves to providing a gallery that would bring in art from the outside world that was, in their eyes, more complex and of a higher quality than most Tacoma art. Their focus was more on the art itself than on the context in which the art is shown. They thought this would open Tacoma's eyes to the higher level of skill that goes into art created elsewhere. Sean and Peter believe that by comparing art in Tacoma to art from elsewhere, Tacoma art would increase in quality because there would be more
competition which would breed survival of the fittest. They hoped they could challenge Tacoma artists and spur them to focus on the skill of creating their art, rather than just on the message or community-centric aspect of their artwork.
* * *
When I asked Beautiful Angle what they thought of Sean's criticism, they recognized some validity in it. While their purpose and intent is embedded in the message of their posters, Lance acknowledged that Tacoma's art scene is: A little self-absorbed. We're like an awkward teenager. We want to do great things, but we don't quite know how to do them yet [so] we end up looking at the way our art looks compared to the guy right next to us [and] not the guy in
Paris. Tom admitted that they only occasionally reach the level of what I would consider art.
* * *
footnote: In future research, I would suggest focusing more on the economic implications of the art community's creativity. It would also be interesting to compare Tacoma to other peripheral cities that are overshadowed by bigger cities like Seattle, whose artists might focus more on being held to a universal standard. A direct comparison to Seattle might also provide new insights. It would be interesting to find out if the Tacoma art community has a stronger community focus than do other cities like Seattle. This could be a strength for the area. Tacoma might benefit from a serious art critic, but the role of critic in Tacoma would be a difficult one given the strong sense of community among Tacoma artists. Pushing their art into universal molds might also raise the price of Tacoma's art, thereby causing more gentrification. The community focus of Tacoma's artists might be a factor in guarding the city from gentrification.
download the full document:
Tacoma's Identity Crisis: Collective Identity, Art, and Revitalization in Tacoma, Washington
Ady Olson, University of Puget Sound
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May. 5, 2009 at 10:39pm
Taking some time off from the INTERWEBS, devoted to family... my book
As some of you may know, I haven't been real active on the web as of late.
I've decided to take some time off to concentrate on things that are really imporant to me.
Things like ART, CULTURE and REAL LIFE.
The internet & feed tacoma has made me alot of friends and money...
But what is really important?
how about my Book for one thing.
I've already started working on it.
You can download the first page so far HERE
I have decided to CLINCH OFF adding new tacomics to the book at NO. 115
Any Cartoons drawn after 115 will be added to TACOMIC BOOK VOLUME 002.
special bonus material 2b included:
title pg: "100 TACOMICS: The Secular & Apolitical Cartoon Life of Tacoma and Her Moral People(s)"
- copyright info
- dedication
- availability for honorary degrees
- table of contents
- FORWARD by long time Tacoma curmudgeon THE New Takhoman
Please register them in the comment thread below. I will make an effort to fit them all in (please remember More absurd the better).
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May. 3, 2009 at 11:11pm
Friend of THE CLAW: tnt's Ian Demsky inks Stowe Family at Free Comic book Day.
oh the places you'll go...
enjoy this cool refreshing TNT article
PHOTO: Tacoma News Tribune reporter "Ian Demsky"
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Apr. 30, 2009 at 10:49pm
Chris Van Vechten for Tacoma School Board NO.2
This is all you need to know. 
Do you need more reasons?
how about his girlfriend is a babe with lots of BEE KEEPING EXPERIENCE!?
VOTE VAN VECHTEN for Tacoma School Board position NO. 2
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Apr. 28, 2009 at 1:01am
List Poems
I'm a poet and I didn't even know it
I Hate You
- Tapco's website
- Bush + Regan
- Clinton(s)
- Neo-Cons
- "conservatives"
- mega churches
- superstar architects
- authority figures
- developers
- found art
- modern dance
- fake wood
- family guy
- strip malls
- mega malls
- driving
- commercials
- billboards
- 'viral marketing'
- art reviews
- censorship
- waste
I Love You
- Herman's Burgers
- Michelle Obama
- Victory Gardens
- fresh eggs
- sun flowers
- Thriftiness
- being con$ervative
- boycotting
- heckling
- hoaxes
- elections
- lesbian kissing
- art
- conceptual
- modern
- dada
- ultra-realist
- hyper-realist
- impressionist
- cubist
- ren + stimpy
- devo
- immortal technique
- vintage anti-capitalist cartoons
- adam the alien
- CLAW zine
- walking
- ReStore
- used books
- used clothing
- stealing clothing from relatives
- getting things done
- making a living
- hobbies
- lists
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Apr. 27, 2009 at 7:57pm
CLAW News Digest for April
CARTOONIST NEWS NETWORK
Because Kevin it too busy to add CLAW feed to Feed tacoma!
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Apr. 23, 2009 at 1:20am
TV Tacoma All-Stars: Harold LeMay's Ghost in the Machine
Live Blogging Public Hearing SPECIAL EDITION
Author's Statement of Purpose: My goal is to get more people to be interested in the PUBLIC COMMENT + COMMUNITY FORUM on TV Tacoma. I want folks to recognize our civic speakers on the street and have compassion for the thundering engine driving them. "I will forge new connections to people orphaned by civilization." - RR Anderson
* * *
Crystal Judson (Brame) Domestic Violence Lady
"Thank you Mr. Mayor"
Mr. Blue Eyes
[audible blinking noise]
Urban Forrest Woman
"Hi, I am the Lorax I speak for the Trees. "
MLKHD All the Way
"Just wanna say thanks for helping us help the homeless."
Bridge Engineer
"We build you good bridge. Very good bridge."
Captain Fakebake
"Have you seen American Psycho with Christian Bale? Man that's a good movie."
* * * INTERMISSION * * *
City Stooge
"We'll loan our section 108 HUD block grant money to the LeMay Museum at a 2% interest rate and they have 7 years to pay back the money. They say they will pay it back earlier than that however. They're putting the core collection of the LeMay cars up for collateral. Also the parking lot we're giving them is collateral too. We really cant think of anything better to spend our precious HUD money on, let me tell you."
I Salute You
"God Bless you. This museum will really turn things around. We spend all this money helping Russell Investments, but what have we done to help LeMay's mildewy old cars? I salute you."
Eyebrow & Mustache Power Combo
"This is the best thing to happen to tacoma in 100 years. Harold is looking down from heaven right now thanking god in heaven his beloved collection will stay together. I knew Harold. He didn't start seriously collecting till he attended an auction for an estate sale of a big time car collector who died. Everybody kept saying as they fought over pathetic scraps of the dead man's legacy how sad it was that the collection couldn't stay together. Harold told me he wouldn't let that happen to his collection... That's when he hatched the Museum scheme. He didn't want his massive collection of cars to be a burden on his wife and kids. Specially in these hard economic times."
RR Commentary: There's probably no afterlife. Old Man Harold isn't smiling at anything this stage in his life cycle.General Contractor Union Stooge
"Oh man, builders are hurting these days. Nobody's building any more condos! Nobody's building Jack Squat. My people are sucking air. How about you toss us a... dare I say bailout?"
Building Special Interest Group Stooge
"this will never happen again. I urge your vicksiperouszkuii get r dun.... NICEEEE LAAAAAADYYYY"
Retailer Special Interest Group Stooge
"This is tacoma's chance to set yourself apart. Act as an anchor for other businesses. Truly unique will bring more businesses. Nothing else for people to do or see! the economy needs all the help it can get. 100 fold for years to come."
RR Commentary: cuz the Convention Center, Glass Museum, Art Museum and friggin' Washington State History Museum have peaked out the spend-happy supply of tourists. Maybe we'd still have the UPS Store if only we had this one more Museum. Tourists are bored of glass bongs and Indian Blankets already? The're going to sit in I-5 traffic in a sea of cars to come look at more cars?Are you People Insane?
"I question the location of the LeMay Museum. They want to make money off a paid parking garage that will sit across from a free parking garage (tacoma dome station). I would like to see the TNT run the numbers on this one. Sure this car museum will be the best thing since the rail head. But A Museum butted against a freeway AND railroad tracks? How do they plan to expand? This is a bad location for a Museum. And my god the collateral is a parking lot we already own! Come on people... wake up!"
Give Us Money, Do Not Ask Questions, LeMay CEO
"There will be no feasibility studies. If we did one they would say things are not feasible. Why? This is not a feasible project. A feasibility consultant would raise questions about us not having a plan. Raise questions about not having funding... etc. HUD Loans and Tax Credits will make this possible. All you need to do is believe. Everyone please if you believe LeMay... clap your hands... clap your hands if you believe!!! JUST BELIEVE IN US!!! Don't listen to the naysayers! the skeptics!! the realists!! BELIEVE IN MAGIC!!!!!!!!"
RR Commentary: in these dark troubled times, perhaps CEO's should be running more feasibility studies as apposed to less feasibility studies. This heap of obsolete vehicles will not solve any of Tacoma's problems. This is no UW Tacoma we're talking about. It's a friggin' permanent CAR SHOW minus the bikini clad car models.Rainbow Bridge of Cars
"Glass Museum? BLAH. Hey! Tacoma has a car museum! Lets go to Tacoma! I believe this car museum will solve all our problems. I'm tired of Seattle getting all the attention. We cant steal the Space Needle, but hey! we stole the Kalakala! CARS and THE KALAKALA will really save Tacoma from financial ruin!"
RR Commentary: Tacoma gets the Kalakala. yeah.Tacoma Dome District Fan
"blah blah blah helps the Dome District."
Lonely University Place Guy
"We're standing before the greatest museum in all time. Any LeMay children here? Please stand up. OK. I have a video of LeMay's last ride of Nancy and Harold together riding in the daffodil parade. Was the last time they were seen together in Tacoma. LeMay Museum asked me to give them a copy of the video... which I will do. It is a pleasure the LeMay Museum will become a focus. That one man can do a tremendous event that will come to the city of Tacoma."
RR Commentary: Saw you at this years Daffodil parade. You were so happy. Knowing you're out there doin your thing makes me happy.Foss Waterway Development Stooge
"LeMay diversifies Tacoma's tax base. For example the tug jamboree which brings in national sponsors folks! NATIONAL SPONSORS!"
RR Commentary: say wa?Captain Excitement
"A world class... art museum! A world class... glass museum! A world class... history museum! A now a world class... car museum! LeMay is frosting on the cake. Collaboration between private entities and public government is a great thing!"
RR Commentary: Tacoma is just one big museum.... one big quiet... cavernous... expensive... look but don't touch video camera surveillance, security guards making sure you don't smudge the windows la de da friggin' museum. Man i'm sick of museums.A Car Collector
"It is a tragedy when car collectors die then their collection gets broken up and sold. We cant let that happen to Harold's cars."
RR Commentary: Is this a common fear of old white men... or just collectors ?The Next Generation
"This is a great thing to hand down to the next generation for the next 100 years!"
RR Commentary: I watched a PBS special recently about how the puget sound is continuing to suffer tremendously the ravages of environment-subsidized industrial commerce. That's a great 100+ year legacy as well. A museum honoring the machines that destroyed our city is probably not something people are going to be all that jazzed about 100 years from now. Rather I think it will just piss off the people of the future. You ever wonder why they aren't coming to visit us in time machines? It's because they think we're all assholes.Mike Lonergan, Executive Excellence Party
"We put at risk the bulk of our community block grant funds which are sorely needed for other city services, I just want to make sure we don't end up with a building, a bunch of cars and OUR OWN PARKING LOT BACK. What reassurance do we have that our money wont vaporize into failed dreams?"
LeMay CEO
"Can't get into the details here I don't have the paperwork in front of me, but we give our word as a gentleman that we'll pay back the money early! We'll sell bricks and pavers... you'll see you'll have your money back lickedysplit... Just you gotta believe. BELIEVE! BELIEVE!!!!! I assure you also that the people of Tacoma will respond to our fundraising efforts."
LONERGAN: Thanks that's what I wanted to hear.READ THE MULTI-FACETED TNT COVERAGE!
The purpose of Citizens' Forum is to assist the City Council in making policy decisions. Items of discussion will be limited to matters over which the City Council has jurisdiction and speaker's remarks are limited to up to three minutes per person. Arguments shall not be made in support of, or opposition to, any matter on this week's agenda. Each person may address the City Council one time only during this forum.
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Apr. 15, 2009 at 9:30pm
Frost Park Chalkers Hijack the Tacoma Art Museum This Sunday
Recession Proof Activities of Moral Uplift
Recession Proof Activities of Moral Uplift? You bet your unemployment check!
CARTOONIST'S LEAGUE of
ABSURD WASHINGTONIANS
(whereas known as the C.L.A.W.)
form a binding resolution with:
THE FROST PARK
COMMUNITY
CHALK MILITIA
SUNDAY, APRIL 19TH 12 - 5 PM
please consider joining me of your own free will and together we shall forge our will upon the land... and thus:BLOW THE PEOPLE'S FRIGGIN' MINDS!
And hopefully trigger some civilian unrest through the mental process called THE LIBERAL ARTS as realized through the glory of sidewalk chalk.And now: YOUR MOMENT OF ZEN
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Apr. 9, 2009 at 8:45pm
Tacoma Spammers Caught on Camera
You don't Have to Drink Their Bullshit Milkshake
It is time for you, dear reader, to start pushing back against people who choose to disrespect our city with plastic wrapping paper. Before I became engaged in my city I would walk by these people thinking to myself... "not my battle, who cares?" Those days are over. The bush corruption era of hands off, blindfolded regulation is dead. Now is the age of community organizing. LIFE!!!!
God damn it, If you don't stand up how do you expect anybody else too?
YOU. You reading this sentence. YOU ARE NOT ALONE ANYMORE.
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Apr. 8, 2009 at 11:52pm
CLAW Secret Cartoonists Agenta Notes
meeting notes
TOP SECRET CLAW MEETING NOTES AGENDA MINUTES for APRIL 2009 // posted just for you, my close personal friends of cartooning. Cover of the next City ARTS? //Tacoma Art Museum joining forces with THE CLAW??? //Cartoonist Tacoma Laureate??
also
New ZINE ARCHIVE! never miss an issue of CLAW-TU Verata Nikto!
classified ultra-secret:
Lance has been targeted for invisible hand membership grooming. Stan Shaw has been inched closer to full membership... fez order TO BE ANNOUNCED!!!!!
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Apr. 5, 2009 at 8:25pm
A People's History of Frost Park Chalk Challenge
City Arts Fact Checking
Hello R.R.,
Just doing some last-minute fact checking for my City Arts story. I'm talking a bit about Frost Park as kind of being the spawning ground for the CLAW. What's the story with the proposed fence? I can't seem to find anything about it.
Your quick response is very much appreciated.
Thanks much,
Mark Deming
RE: City Arts Fact Check |
Pierce county Councilman Tim Farrel would know more details
but he gave soapbox speech early on in frost park gathering history
saying that the TPD were pressuring him to install a fence (like they did to the little parks across from the library (making it look like GTMO)). Later on Matt Driscoll of the cutting edge investigative journalist rag Weekly Volcano asked Tacoma city manager Eric Anderson about the frost park fence and Mr. Anderson I would say scauffed at poor Matt like he had lobsters clinging to his ears. I believe his words were "There are no plans for a fence."
What is fact? What is fiction? All I know is The CLAW is real now and folks had better respect our invisible hand gripped tightly around all chalk in this stinking (literally) town.
SDFAVEAVETASAEVAASEAVERVERGHGHSAFDFASSDDFSFADSF!
(slams fist into keyboard for dramatic emphasis above)
Thanks Mark!
- RR
RE: City Arts Fact CheckRE: City Arts Fact Check
That's pretty good. there was an awkward transition between 'take back the park' which was people gathering to eat lunch before we broke out the chalk. Also there is the Cartoonists Northwest which Mark and I are members... we hated driving to Seattle for meetings. I had created a benign phishing website called "tacoma cartoonist society" a spoof of the national cartoonists society that Electric Elliot found and wanted to make real. A real Tacoma Cartoonist Society needed a snappy acronym so we came up with CLAW then we threw in the secret society fez angle to make it interesting. those are complimentary details though and what you have is nice :) |
challenges YOU to a sidewalk chalk sketch-off
this FRIDAY at DEAD NOON, in DOWNTOWN TACOMA.
FIRST EVER EVENT OF ITS KIND ON THE PLANET!
RE: City Arts Fact Check
Thanks, R.R. Due to space limitations, I've had to kind of gloss over some details. The trick is to get the heart of the story across, keep a narrative line and be "not unfactual." If you think I've succeeded in this, I'm going to run with it.
Thanks so much for your time.
- Mark Deming
RE: City Arts Fact Check
This offer was recinded when the community led by bloggers and artists decided to take the park back. Because of the community commitment and involvement, the park is now a place where families take their kids to picnic during the summer days and artists led by Mr. Anderson hold weekly contests weather permitting. It was a positive community solution to a vexing problem.
Well done, Mr. Anderson.
- Tim Farrell
Sorry for the delay.
- Eric Anderson
From: Ramsdell, Don
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 1:49 PM
To: Anderson, Eric; McKinley, Dick
Subject: FW: City Arts Fact Check
Eric,
Below is a response from Lt. Shawn Gustason in response to the email that you received the other day regarding Frost Park at the corner of 9th and Commerce St. As you will see, many folks were involved in a very nice effort to make the park a safer and cleaner place for citizens to be. If you have any further questions please let me know.
Don
P.S. Just a little history about the park � Frost Park was named after Police Patrol Officer Larry Frost, who was shot and killed in the line of duty with his own gun back in the mid 1970�s in South Tacoma. After the shooting, the suspect stripped off all of his clothes and waited for officers to take him into custody a block away without incident. I believe that the suspect was eventually acquitted at trial due to a diminished capacity defense.
From: Gustason, Shawn
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 4:32 PM
To: Ramsdell, Don; Sheehan, Bob; Langford, Mark
Cc: Wojtanowicz, Lisa
Subject: RE: City Arts Fact Check
Chief, Early 2008 a CPTED review of the park was done due to the increase in criminal activity around the park and transit center. The CPTED review included ornamental fencing around a large portion of the park. There was some public concern with the fencing. Due to this concern, we modified the plans and only fenced in the alcove at the northwest corner of the City owned Park Plaza North Parking garage. The alcove was a covered and secluded spot which doubled as a restroom and drug use area for the transit/park patrons. The fencing of the alcove coupled with camera improvements by Pierce Transit and the extra park Plaza North Patrols eliminated the criminal element from the park. Also around the time of the CPTED review several groups became active with using the park, I�m not sure if the initial info of fencing started this or not but it became an extremely positive force in the park. The Chalk Art group is the most noticeable and I believe the attached email is associated with the group.
To sum it up, we now have no intentions of fencing the park. When we proposed fencing we received public concern and readjusted our plans to accommodate the concerns. The end result was a park that is safe and secure and now hosts several positive public events throughout the summer.
From: Ramsdell, Don
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 12:29 PM
To: Sheehan, Bob; Langford, Mark; Gustason, Shawn
Subject: FW: City Arts Fact Check
Could any of you shine some light regarding the email below?
Thank you!
From: Anderson, Eric
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 10:29 AM
To: Ramsdell, Don; McKinley, Dick
Subject: FW: City Arts Fact Check
Can you help me answer this. I do not believe we have any plans for a fence, but perhaps I am unaware of approach either of you are taking.
- Eric Anderson
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Mar. 31, 2009 at 11:28pm
MY Struggle: From Harbornet to Rainier Connect
Click! ISP's Who the Hell Need's em?
the strange tale of a defective cable modem, followed by 4-5 days of no internet.
2009/03/31 :31:23 New Chat Session Started by Richard R Anderson
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2009/03/31 :31:30 AGT assigned Session Assigned to: Thomas S
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2009/03/31 :31:40 AGT Msg Thomas S: Hello, how may I help you today?
2009/03/31 :31:57 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: can you check the status of a ticket?
2009/03/31 :32:12 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: was told I would have internet working again by monday.
2009/03/31 :32:33 AGT Msg Thomas S: Ok just one moment.
2009/03/31 :32:36 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: my wife called from my house and says still no internet
2009/03/31 :33:31 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: almost a week now without service
2009/03/31 :34:15 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: she's getting the 'click network' error contact your ISP
2009/03/31 :34:21 AGT Msg Thomas S: Looking at the
ticket, they say it should be working, you just need to release and
renew the ip if you do not have a router
2009/03/31 :34:29 AGT Msg Thomas S: Or power cycle the router if you have one.
2009/03/31 18:35:02 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: we just tried unplugging the modem for 30 sec thing.. ?
2009/03/31 :35:22 AGT Msg Thomas S: It says they also
tried contacting you but were unable to get ahold of you by the phone
number that was listed. Is there a better number for the office to get
ahold of you at?
2009/03/31 :35:33 AGT Msg Thomas S: And yes pull the power out and wait 30 secs and plug back in.
2009/03/31 :35:42 AGT Msg Thomas S: Do that to the router if you have one as well.
2009/03/31 :35:58 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: oh my god.
I don't know how many times I updated my new phone number with you
tech guys!!!
2009/03/31 :36:10 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: 9022 number is old!
2009/03/31 :37:00 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: 253 576 9022 is old. that number wont work. please update
2009/03/31 :37:10 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: to 253 272 3138
2009/03/31 :37:20 AGT Msg Thomas S: The number I show in the ticket is 253-272-3138
2009/03/31 :37:38 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: he he . ok
2009/03/31 :37:44 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: yeah thats correct :)
2009/03/31 :38:13 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: can you call my wife and go through the process with her?
2009/03/31 :38:47 AGT Msg Thomas S: Yes I can, she can be reached at the above number correct?
2009/03/31 :38:59 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: yes sir :)
2009/03/31 :39:16 AGT Msg Thomas S: Alright I will give her a call and see if we can't get your internet working.
2009/03/31 :39:53 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: had to
upload a cartoon in the parking lot of mandolin after they closed.
don't want to miss another deadline :)
2009/03/31 :41:24 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: If we cant
get my internet working this week i'll probably go insane
2009/03/31 :41:51 AGT Msg Thomas S: If we cannot get it
working, I will send it to the office again with updated info and state
that phone number in the ticket again for them.
2009/03/31 :43:44 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: please lord not another ticket
2009/03/31 :44:25 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: heavens to Betsy
2009/03/31 :44:29 AGT Msg Thomas S: Well if we cannot get
it to work we will unfortunately have to send them another ticket. But
looking at the ticket it has been updated a couple fo times by our
tier3 technicians.
2009/03/31 :45:32 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: is there
any hope for internet tonight? we like to watch buffy the vampire
slayer on hulu.com
2009/03/31 :46:30 AGT Msg Thomas S: According to the last thing that was updated, it should be working.
2009/03/31 :47:19 AGT Msg Thomas S: I am currently
talking with your wife, to see if we can get this back up for you/
2009/03/31 :48:03 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: please
don't tell her I was snippy with you. she will yell at me when I get
home.
2009/03/31 :48:18 AGT Msg Thomas S: I won't.
2009/03/31 :49:09 USR Msg Richard R Anderson: god bless you
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2009/03/31 :50:09 End Session Chat Session Ended
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Mar. 23, 2009 at 8:23pm
The Invisible Hand of CLAW: The conspiracy photo blog
No God, No Kings, Only Men.
To anyone who thinks THE CONSPIRACY is a fabrication I would like to present to you photographic evidence of our INVISIBLE HAND... or THE STARK FIST OF THE CLAW!
CLAW as seen in the SEATTLE TIMES.
CLAW as seen in the TACOMA DAILY INDEX.
a HAUNTED TYPEWRITER as seen in the SEATTLE PI (photographed by THE STRANGER).
a HAUNTED BILLBOARD as seen in....?
a MYSTERIOUS CARTOON drawn by hypnotized CULTIST!
RIVAL CURMUDGEONS shrink away in fear of THE CONSPIRACY
our SLEEPER AGENTS have infiltrated all media outlets to feed us PERTINENT CLUES
RIVAL CULTISTS are DECONSTRUCTED!
the WORLD WIDE FRANKENSTEIN COMPUTER GOD is reduced to INFANTILE BABBLING(s) in our presence.
THE PEOPLE cry "Save us!" We look down and say: "NO"
beware FALSE PROFITS AND TOXIC ASSETS!
NOW is the time to RISE UP AGAINST YOUR CORPORATE OVERLORDS!
THIS IS A REVOLUTION 2.0
Talons of Influence Sink Deeper
How can our agents be everywhere yet seemingly nowhere? Because we are a self-existent uncaused eternal CONSPIRACY. Whatever THE CLAW does not reveal about THE CONSPIRACY is none of your business. We fight the conspiracy, that is all you need to know at this time.
How Can YOU Help?
if you are reading this you are most likely already an AGENT OF CLAW whether you know it or not. Thanks.
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Mar. 16, 2009 at 9:20pm
TACOMA FILES: Throax O'Tool
who are the people in your digital neighborhood?
Codename: Thorax O' Tool
Real Name: classified
Birthplace : Classified
Primary Specialty: Prolific Exit 133 Commenting abilities.
Secondary Skills: Wheatpaste Art, Poetry, heartbreak, personal hygiene, mentalist sorcery
homeland security bio:
The son of a wealthy newspaper tycoon it is widely believed that Thorax O' Tool once witnessed a bar fight between Art Chantry and Dale Chihuly (resulting in the later's loss of an eye) that was to influence him forever. "I will never let art imitate reality" Thorax O' Tool cried as he ran away from that violent scene.
A union man, Thorax became wedded to the hardscrabble road of a red agitator like that one dude from the grapes of wrath... or Jane Fonda.
This is his legend.
ONE DARK AND STORMY NIGHT, Bothered by the whistling of workers first settling the city of
Seattle, Thorax O' Tool was unable to sleep and became irritable,
eventually moving to Mount Rainier
to escape the noise. Thorax O' Tool slept there peacefully for many years,
his red nose blinking, until the region's growth brought people- and
their whistling- to his doorstep once again. In an effort to silence
the noise, Thorax O' Tool gathered clouds in a large sack atop Mt.
Rainier, returned to Seattle, climbed atop the Space Needle,
and threw them into the sky to make it rain. With their lips wet from
precipitation, the city's residents were unable to whistle, and Thorax O' Tool once again had some peace and quiet. Upset, the people sent
the mayor to try and convince Thorax O' Tool to stop the rain; when Thorax O' Tool explained his problem, the mayor had a giant pair of earmuffs
constructed to drown out the disagreeable warbling. When they were
presented to him, "Thorax O' Tool placed them over his ears, and smiled
for the first time in years." In appreciation, Thorax O' Tool gathered up
all the clouds, put them back in his bag, and fell fast asleep - and
once again, his big red nose began to blink.
Thorax O' Tool legend ends with a short
poem:
There's a Thorax
On the Needle
I know just what
You're thinking
But if you look up
Late at night
You'll see
His red nose blinking.
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Mar. 15, 2009 at 1:03pm
Tacoma - March 15th: Nine inches of global warming in my pants
5views dot com companion reader
global warming is real. There's no debate. Global warming kills billions of harp seals each second. But Harp seals have another natural enemy: CANADA. CANADA kills TRILLIONS of baby harp seals each centon. Tell the government that global warming and seal hunts must end. What is more, Scientists agree that creationists are nincompoops living a fantasy.
Christ in a Dump Truck
Even the pope agrees that humans cause global warming and that evolution is real. YOU, SON HAD BETTER GET REAL. BECAUSE SANTA IS COMING TO TOWN. HE KNOWS WHEN YOU'RE AWAKE. HE KNOWS IF YOU'VE BEEN BAD OR GOOD SO BE GOOD FOR CHRIS' SAKE.
Not only will technology harden hearts and enslave minds, technology will be the key to human DE-EVOLUTION (D.E.V.O.). So act now while our operators are standing by and Pull the wool over your OWN EYES!
ETERNAL SALVATION OR TRIPLE YOUR MONEY BACK!
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Mar. 12, 2009 at 10:00pm
Saddest Thing In the World
Kevin says good bye to his dying cat.
Maybe I'm being influenced by all the bad news from the economy, friends job losses etc... but this is a sad final kicker to my week.
My friend Kevin has lost so much lately. God, he has to lose his little cat too?
Screw you universe!
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Mar. 5, 2009 at 5:26pm
Jen Graves: Tacoma Is A Great Place to See Art Right Now
tacoma in the stranger
"Helm Gallery, where Eli Hanson and Joey Piecuch have a funny and fabulous show that includes bits of brick from Ted Bundy's house (the artists got the address from Ann Rule's book), moonshine being made illegally right in the gallery on the art pedestals, and a Weider 245 weightlifting machine."
FULL JEN GRAVES TACOMA ART BLOG POST
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Mar. 5, 2009 at 12:34am
Barter>>Feed>>Tacoma
Mashup Ideas from "The Women", making it better
You've probably seen the article in City ARts about the art babes who started this Barter System to draw clowns into their shops. Well, I've done the same thing but done it LIVING AND WORKING IN A VIRTUAL WORLD111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you handle my BARTER TACOMA 2.0: How to Survive And Thrive in a DIGITAL AGE, POST APOCALYPTIC COLLAPSE! UPPERCASE BUZZWORD KEYWORD!
DO IT YOURSELF (DIY)! DOWNLOAD GRAPHIC,
write in with MS paint or your favorite word processing photo editing software, and post to flickr, feed tacoma, or picasa.
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Mar. 4, 2009 at 10:48pm
TV Tacoma All-Stars: TEAM ACORN GO!
Live Blogging
Author's Statement of Purpose: My goal is to get more people to be interested in the PUBLIC COMMENT + COMMUNITY FORUM on TV Tacoma. I want folks to recognize our civic speakers on the street and have compassion for the thundering engine driving them. "I will forge new connections to people orphaned by civilization." - RR Anderson
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Lonely University Place Guy
"Mr. Mayor and City Council. I, I, I want to thank the council for recognition of and to for so we can move together and I think that for example working hard and seeing ACORN here, we're glad to have them here, I was proud to be for commenting. And and We were here for the--"
The Mayor
"I'm sorry there was a point of order raised, council member Fey. What is your problem? Nevermind, please continue Mr. Douglas, sorry to interrupt you."
Captain Combover
"[blubber blubber]"
Grigori Rasputin, The Mad Monk
"Григо́рий Ефи́мович Распу́тин"
Deputy Mayor Anderson, Champion
"Sorry to interrupt, Can you please specify what action is in our jurisdiction you're trying to address. Also does anybody speak monk?"
"Григо́рий Ефи́мович Распу́тин"
Government Henchmen I
"[blah blah]"
The Executive Excellence Party (aka Mike Lonergan)
"So, i'm sorry to interrupt... just wanted to clarify that our debt is going up this much? Is that correct? Ok. Thank you."
Government Henchmen I
"[blah blah blah!]"
Lonely University Place Guy (second appearance)
"Mr. Mayor, City Council I am Alan Douglas of University Place. This isn't what I actually said. Seems like words are being put into my mouth as if by some unseen intelligence matching up my likeness with malicious captions... perhaps we should investigate this phenomenon."
* * * INTERMISSION * * *
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Feb. 28, 2009 at 9:18pm
Free CLAW-TU Verada Nikto! Comix at Kings Books Tomorrow (Wayzgoose)
Underground Pre-release Event
I have 20 zines printed, cut and folded. If you approach me [RR Anderson] at the KINGS BOOKS WAYZGOOSE letter press event...
You will have to be
there just as the action starts as the talons of the CLAW are scheduled
to up on the list. Here are the event details:
When: Sunday, March 1st 2009
The tentative schedule of events:
12 – 1 pm = Ric Matthies & C.L.A.W.
[12:30 – 1:30 pm = Jessica Spring/ Chandler O'Leary]
1 – 2 pm = Beautiful Angle & Stadium High
2 – 3 pm = Chris Sharp & L’Arche Farm
3 – 4 pm = Marc Dombrosky & Shannon Eakins & Jennifer Adams
Where: King’s Books
218 St. Helens Ave
Tacoma, WA 98402
toll free: 877.529.9525
or local: 253.272.8801
www.kingsbookstore.com
SAY THE MAGIC WORDS: "CLAW-TU [COUGH-COUGH*] NIKTO!" an ye shall receive your FREE UNDERGROUND C.L.A.W. ZINE!
* army of darkness reference
while supplies last!
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Feb. 26, 2009 at 9:05pm
CLAW and The Frost Park Community Chalkers invited to mainstream Tacoma Art Museum event
So how does that make you feel?
I had a nice power lunch with the Tacoma Art Museum's Community Programs Coordinator, the lovely Ms. Melisa Jennings. We examined the proposed chalking area in front of the museum. Discussed the possibility of guerrilla expedition parties into tollefson (as to avoid any imperial entanglements). Said I would talk to my constituents and get back to her. She seemed pretty cool and would work with us to come up with strange and wonderful chalk-off prizes. A woolly mammoth from the David Macaulay exhibit or maybe a romantic evening with world famous illustrator/author David Macaulay himself.
I'm down. Anybody else want to join me in some quasi-illicit community chalk battle art?
emailed event details:
Hello!
Well, I'm working on planning our next free community festival on Sunday, April 19, The Big Draw with David Macaulay. I am going to be the lead on this event and would love to connect with you about details of the day and your potential involvement with the program! Right now, I am looking to get many artists involved in creating either drop-in activities or experiences surrounding drawing. The goal is to get as many people as possible from the community to get their hands in and draw, using a variety of techniques and materials. My hope is to go big and crazy with activities really out of the box!
Well, I've seen your name all over the listserv and I'm hoping to give you an opportunity to chalk art your way around the museum! I have some programming happening out on our front plaza and would love to see some chalk art out there, too. I am not sure if you're the right person to contact to get this going and/or the best way to contact you. If you're interested or would be willing to point me in the right direction, please give me a call. Thanks so much!
Melisa Jennings
Museum Educator and Community Programs Coordinator
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Ms. Jennings was going to supply the chalk (Hello Warren from Tacoma Art Supply!) I said Warren has some good vibrant colors. Also Cowboy charcoal for BBQ works great for black. Also crates of the cheap chalk from target are good for base colors...filler. I said nothing about glitter. You guys know how I feel about glitter.
Just hope it doesn't rain that day.
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Feb. 21, 2009 at 7:38pm
Cutting CLAW Comrades
at the HFW Corporate Safe Haus (compound)
See what Mark Monlux misses out on? While Ms. Darcy is up visiting Auntie Lisa with our baby, A lonely RR Anderson entertained members of CLAW (and their offspring) doing some serious linoleum slab carving.
MARCH FIRST! Come see CLAW create letter press posters with a STEAM ROLLER! Only at KINGS BOOKS, TACOMA WA!
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Feb. 19, 2009 at 10:01pm
Nazi Republican Pierce County Council Kills Pierce County Arts Commission
Melon Scoop!
Pierce county arts commissioner Chris Van Vechten commands a troupe of Citizen
forum commenters lamenting the absolute loss of funding ($0) for 2009.
Watch the video... read the article
it looks like their citizens forum has its own version of Charles Creso too.
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Feb. 17, 2009 at 8:35pm
City of Tacoma onboard for Tacomic Cartoon Book
A Dynamic Victory for Self Pubishing
**NEWS FLASH** $2500 arts grant awarded to friendly neighborhood cartoonist RR Anderson to self publish 100 Tacomic Collectors Volume NO.1
TACOMIC PROJECT DETAILS FROM APPLICATION
Project Title:100 Tacomics: The Secular + Apolitical Cartoon Life of Tacoma and Her Moral People(s)
project description:
Bulk of the funding would go towards self-publishing costs for a hardbound collection of 100 of the best, most popular and celebrated feedtacoma.com editorial cartoons (Tacomics) that have been or will be produced from now until late 2010. I have ambition to print upwards of two hundred 8x10 books--first editions that could then be sold at more reasonable rate to the people of this fine city--personally autographed/inscribed by the cartoonist for added sentimental value.
How will your project be publicly presented in Tacoma?
The 100 Tacomic Book will be presented to the people during a Kings Books event in downtown Tacoma. At the Kings Books event a free Symposium titled: "How to Draw Tacomics: A rogue cartoonist's guide to prosperity in an era of extreme newspaper decline" will also be given.
How will your project be affected if you do not receive full funding from the Tacoma Arts Commission?
More money translates directly into more books published. Ideally I would like to have over 100 books on hand to sell at the Kings books symposium to sign and inscribe. Also I would like books on hand to sell or give away as prizes at community events like the Frost Park Chalk Challenge. Without funds to build up the inventory of books, people would still have the option of purchasing books online from one-off self-publishing website like lulu.com
RR ANDERSON'S ARTIST RESUME
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Special Thanks to everyone who volunteered as a reference!
Personal Goals:
- John Hathaway The New Takhoman Introduction paragraph(s)?
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- FOR YOUR NOTES page
- Cross-Sell C.L.A.W. CartoonistsLeague.org
- Include favorite feed tacomic comments
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Feb. 17, 2009 at 4:25pm
HAppY TiME FUnshoW launched in Juneau, AK
new media injections inside of old media
on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ_8H3KbumE Play written by BO Anderson (backdrop designed by RR Anderson).Share via:
Feb. 15, 2009 at 6:02pm
Exclusive Behinds the Scenes Look at American Museum of Alaskan Entrepreneurship
Secrets Revealed!
But first,
TACOMA RESTORE BUYS for February!
At long last I can cross BELTSANDER off my list of lifetime achievement goals. This vintage 4inch Craftsman in black PVC and Non-Reflective Aluminum is self grounded, but still uses a great many metal parts. Note: rubber mudflap. This sander is a BEAST; ONLY $12 DOLLARS!!!!
I also picked up some giant files and one huge wood rasp & Tack hammer for a buck each.
My fingers are already thanking me for the tack hammer. It's really hard to pound finishing nails with a 2 pound cross-peen.
and now the moment you've been waiting for:
Behind the Scenes at THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF ALASKAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
The Laboratory (aka Phantom-Turtle Werks)
Grand South Hall Art Gallery
Natural History Specimen Exhibit
Minerals of the Solar System
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Feb. 11, 2009 at 11:04pm
CLAW Digest
new business
ha ha ha! Did you see the blurb about CLAW in the latest edition of city arts?
Well this is even better than that! Get a behind the scenes look at
CLAW MEMBERS ONLY MEETING NOTES
We're getting closer to pubishing our first mini comic. Anybody interested in sponsorship/ad space?
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Feb. 10, 2009 at 12:49am
DIY Bellybutton Bush Birdhouse
Something I Invented over the weekend
If you ever find yourself the owner of a giant bush it can be a bothersome thing. What do you do with it? For the most part it just sits there filling up valuable yard space which could be farmed in a victory garden. No sir there is only one thing to do with that worthless bush. Turn it into a massive bird habitat with my latest invention: THE BELLYBUTTON BUSH BIRDHOUSE!step 1, cut a 19inch circle out of scrap lumber. Paint it a contrasting color to the said bush. cut a hole for bird passage and add a small stick for the bird to stand on when it isn't in flying mode.
step 2, mount disk in bush.
step 3. admire your handy work.
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Feb. 8, 2009 at 6:27pm
PitBull Home Lobotomy Kit!
Protect your Family from the TERRORIST within your dog
FROM THE CREATORS OF "PROFESSOR FRY'S WONDER DIGITAL CONVERTER BOX™!"
It's a sad fact that pitbull attack stories are on the rise. Pitbull owners are helpless against the onslaught of ultra-violence their dogs thirst for constantly like a pulsing in their brains that reads: "kill...kill...KILL...KILLLL!!!" Well the dark times are over my friends! for only 3 easy payments of $19.95 the safety conscious pet owners can send away for the E-Z Pitbull Home Lobotomy Kit™. Your dog will thank you!
ITEMS:
- E-Z Home Lobotomy Tool™
- Magnum Hole Shooter™ (not included)
- Surgical E-Z Heal Tape™
- Safety Glasses - protects against dog mauling(s) while performing lobotomy ADDED BONUS: protects against splatters and sharp particles of skull bone.
PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY:
BEFORE™:
AFTER™:
(pitbull E-Z home lobotomized dog-diapers™ not pictured)
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Feb. 8, 2009 at 6:23pm
Living and Working Virtually with Microsoft SongSmith!
second attempt after Archive.org messed up
If I was forced at gunpoint to describe microsoft songsmith I would say it was like a downloadable karaoke machine but filled up with lame melodies nobody has ever heard and you make up your own words to the songs.��� The trial software gives you six hours of fully functional songsmithing.�� You can listen below to my own handiwork.���� PLease give Microsoft Songsmith a try yourself.�
To download MP3 versions of my own singing, check out my new Internet Archive RR Anderson Sings! page.
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Feb. 5, 2009 at 9:47pm
How to Draw Credit Union Cartoons. A True story of teamwork with special forces team: RR, Daniel Blue and Jamie Chase
How local creative people came together to save America from Financial Ruin
As we all know I do freelance cartooning on the side. Some jobs are more interesting than others. This is one of those interesting jobs. Mostly because of the current reality we as Americans have reluctantly sobered up to. I'm no thorax o'tool so i'll just paraphrase:The debt orgy going on since the days of Reganomics was so big that a massive overcorrection is inevitable. It is equally irrational to think that folks looking for a helluva deal are causing this. What we see is the end result of over a quarter century's worth of poor regulatory, banking, fiscal and economic policy.Not sure the above sentiment fits here exactly but I like the sound of it. The bottom line is that the blood sucking banks are going down in flames and they'll try and take you with em. What can you as an individual do? Be like me... consider putting your money in a Credit Union. This is a blog post about how I was hired to draw cartoons to provoke people into thinking about Credit Unions. The main thing I was happy to find out is that Credit Unions aren't receiving any god damn bail out money. I like that. I like that alot. Anyhow this is that story.
The Players
- Jamie "Fearless Leader" Chase - Freelance marketing expert, fire eating red-head, Credit Union expert.
- Daniel Blue - Creative Director, Underground Burlesque Proprietor, Poet, Fashion Designer, Volcano Writer? Exit133 contributor, dude in a band.
- RR Anderson - Rogue Cartoonist (for Hire).
Thumbnail Sketches
ROUND ONE - Sketches w. Feedback from Daniel Blue
"Hero needs to be defending something, not on the attack. Make monster less horror show, more mother goose. Should be cutting credit card, not arm off. We cant show a bloody mess. You should have heard the phone message from Jamie. Next time don't CC her... send cartoons only to me."
"I like your parody of the Credit Union man with umbrella. He needs to look less crazed though. Umbrella should not be ripping apart. Umbrella should be protecting him. Also don't make him running away. He should be more hunkered down. Other than that this one is good."
"The banker is too freaky. Needs to be fatter and not a vampire. We should not have a needle sticking in somebody's neck. Like the concept just needs to be Less creepy."
"Love that the credit union is a rescue helicopter. Love that metaphor. Corporate suits should not be headless. Fake plastic looking heads instead. Also they should all be trying to give her credit cards. Banner needs to be more legible. Make the bodies look like they're trying to really grab at her. Right now it looks like a holocaust body pile."
ROUND TWO - Sketches w. Feedback from Daniel Blue
"Yeah we need to try something else. Jamie suggests a burning house and a fire truck as the hero. Lets put a mustache on the firetruck though. A heroic mustache. I'm thinking African safari mustache. Jamie wants the sparks from the fire to be credit cards and the fire labeled credit card debt."
"Perfect! This one is ready to go."
"This one is ready to go too."
* * FINAL CARTOON DELIVERY * *
"Perfect."
"Beautiful"
"Right on."
"Love it."
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Feb. 4, 2009 at 11:01pm
TV Tacoma All-Stars: Oh Classic Taste
Children are Our Futrue, Let the Homeless Lead the Way, Show them all the Baretta They Possess Inside.
Author's Statement of Purpose: My goal is to get more people to be interested in the PUBLIC COMMENT + COMMUNITY FORUM on TV Tacoma. I want folks to recognize our civic speakers on the street and have compassion for the thundering engine driving them. "I will forge new connections to people orphaned by civilization." - RR Anderson
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The Mike Price Conspiracy
"How much did the City of Tacoma pay to get the bond rating boost that the wall street bastards used to swindle everyone of their money--causing the financial crisis? To find out more to to pbs.org"
The Mayor
"The issue was brought up about the sudden bump in Tacoma Bonds rating... how much did we pay? Not.... one.... red.... cent. period."
Idea Woman
"How many children sleep on the streets right now? How many!!!?? While hotel and motel rooms sit vacant. That is a crime against humanity. The motel owners should let the homeless in and they could get a tax credit. Thank you."
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Phylis Barret AKA DiscoverTacoma.com
"Someone from Italy visited my website while I was in Las Vegas following a lead on the surplus gun cop lies/mystery."
Trio of Kids from Lincoln High
Ms. Willie
"I just wanted to relate my story because I'm on social security and food stamps. Sometimes they dont come. you see. and I have'ta call on the phone which takes hours and they don't always help me on the phone.... so I much prefer to go down there myself and see other folks in my predicament. Only you know I could have hungry children at home, of course I don't now but I did. Thank you for your time."
The purpose of Citizens' Forum is to assist the City Council in making policy decisions. Items of discussion will be limited to matters over which the City Council has jurisdiction and speaker's remarks are limited to up to three minutes per person. Arguments shall not be made in support of, or opposition to, any matter on this week's agenda. Each person may address the City Council one time only during this forum.
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Feb. 3, 2009 at 6:01pm
Tacoma Cartoonist Will Do What He Can For the Kids.
Notice to students and young people of Tacoma
taking some recent advice from a very smart and famous person NO. 10
"Answer e-mails from junior people before more senior ones. Junior people have further to go and tend to remember who slighted them."
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from the HFW mail bag:
Hi RR,
I'm a senior at UPS, and I'm working on a thesis for my comparative sociology major. My project is focusing mainly on artists who are inspired by the city of Tacoma and art that promotes the community and displays a love of Tacoma. I'm trying to get into the question of "why Tacoma?" to figure out what it is about this city that inspires such creativity, why it is often used as a subject of art, and what characteristics of the city draw artists to it.
Joe Izenman suggested I talk to you, and he cited the Frost Park Chalk-Off as one of your brainchildren. The Chalk-Off and your Tacomic seem to be exactly what I'm seeking in my project. Would you be interested in talking to me sometime about your art and your involvement in this city?
Thanks,
[Anonymous UPS Student]
DEAR FRIEND __________,
Howdy! Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I've been a fugitive
from the law for the past couple weeks. It's ok now though. With this
false nose and Rasputin beard nobody recognizes me (not even my
wife). I think I will accept your questions and give you genuine
answers. I like to help students the most. Most people in Tacoma who
ask me things these days are blood suckers...all of em!--wanna steal my
gold. The joke will be on them though since it is really only fool's
gold.
Thank you very much. I am excited to work with you.
god bless,
RR
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Jan. 29, 2009 at 6:04pm
TV Tacoma All-Stars: FU Sounder
Post and Beem you dicktards!
Author's Statement of Purpose: My goal is to get more people to be interested in the PUBLIC COMMENT + COMMUNITY FORUM on TV Tacoma. I want folks to recognize our civic speakers on the street and have compassion for the thundering engine driving them. "I will forge new connections to people orphaned by civilization." - RR Anderson
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Whitney Rhodes
"Hi I'm Whitney Huston Rhodes. I am a hyper-intelligent person as you can tell by the thickness of my glasses.� It is the opinion of National Economic Re-Development (N.E.R.D.) that we recommend a post and beam structure for the sound transit city-rape route line--"
[jeers from audience]
"You got somethin' to say about post and beam?� You wanna come over here and say that to my face?� [unaudible heckler] Yeah that's what I thought.� Stuff it."
Ultra-Attractive Free Spirit Bar Owner
"Like stuff is happin'n in the dome district my brothers and sisters. The earth goddess sends her welcome embrace, we should not try and bury her under a berm.� Sounder should hear the sound from my heart. It is crying."
IMAGINE TACOMA'S David Boe
"Harken! For I am he who is THE GREAT BOE. I have been summoned though the sands of time to bring you this message: BEWARE THE BERM!"
"Perhaps your are skeptical of my powers? my vision? Ahhhhh."
[mysterious high-pitched noise fills room]
"GAZE into the dome upon my head-flesh!� The reflection holds a fate... a fate beyond mortal imagination.� Imagine Tacoma, a berm bisecting our city in two.� Be hold a sad fate.� A lonely fate.� Heed my fleshy orb!!!!"
The Mayor, PLAYER STATUS: "BEDAZZLED"
"Yes.� The head of BOE speaks. We must begin construction of the beam trestle now."
[mayor removes shoes, stacking them in Stonehenge formation. mysterious whistling gets louder. mayor gets visibly sweaty and soon disappears beneath council bench.]
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Some Lady
Marv: Ex-Roomate's Dad
Not Pictured: 1. Bullseye shooter guy� 2. future mayor of Tacoma. etc.
The purpose of Citizens' Forum is to assist the City Council in making policy decisions. Items of discussion will be limited to matters over which the City Council has jurisdiction and speaker's remarks are limited to up to three minutes per person. Arguments shall not be made in support of, or opposition to, any matter on this week's agenda. Each person may address the City Council one time only during this forum.
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RR Anderson is one of the most curious characters in the UFO lore and the history of underground cartooning. He fought bizarre underground beings in the caves of Alaska, was wounded by a laser before it was invented, and had a background with the clandestine branch of the Tacoma Cartoonists Society.
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