*photo by mikey clark arnett

Went to see Early Man at the Cheyenne Saloon last friday. There were like six people who stayed for early man – what the fuck is wrong with Las Vgeas? Everybody was there and the place was packed for one of the worst bands I’ve ever seen, but they were also the greatest heckle-fuel ever unintentionally provided by a shitty band (mikey and karo can attest to this for me).

Early Man were great and to the point – no theatrics, no banter, no fuckin around – they just got onstage and lit the shit on fire with rip smash. fucking heavy metal NWOBHM rip smash. just made that up.

So afterwards karoline drove my drunk ass to del taco and whilst doing the whole “i’ll tell you what to order and you order it out the window in to the menu speaker intercom” thing I said something like “two bean and cheese burritos, add rice”.

She repeats that into the menu bullhorn and the kid at the drive thru intercommm replies “sure, why not!”. My drunk ass, of course, was so astute and thought he was just being a dick to the wastoids in the Mercedes at 4 in the morning. Fair enough – I’d be a dick to me too if I had the chance.

So we go home and eat and I didn’t notice anything strange except that the kid at Del Taco said “sure, why not”. The nerve!

The next day at work I felt like fucking shit hell rip smash and cooked my leftover bean and cheese and rice burrito in the back office microwave, only to find that it was stuffed full of crinkle cut french fries.

My first thought was that the kid working at del taco at 4 am was pretty cool for thinking up such a great “fuck you” to me and karo. And then I recounted the dialogue in my head and realized he probably just thought she had said “add FRIES” instead of “add RICE”.

It was great and I’ll only ever order this from now on. I also got a french fry burrito (with rice!) from roberto’s last night.

Long story short: Early Man fucking rip smash and Las Vegas doesn’t turn up for good music as much as I expect of it. And Del Taco is cool about experimental drunk food.

Las Vegas–The Sin City Skulls, Las Vegas�s quad rugby team, is excited about opening their 2010-2011 season this week after their successful performance in April 2010 at the United States Quad Rugby Association (USQRA) National Championship Tournament. The Skulls placed fifth nationally in the Division II competition. This makes the Skulls 13th out of the USQRA�s fifty-one registered teams. This was the Skulls first showing at the national championships, just four years after the team�s inception. The Skulls qualified for the nationals after placing third at the United States Quad Rugby Pacific Sectional Tournament in Portland, Oregon in March 2010.

Quad rugby is also known as �Murderball� or wheelchair rugby and is an international sport which is a part of the Paralympics every four years. The United States national quad rugby team won the gold in China in 2008. The International World (Quad) Rugby competitions occur each year. Quad rugby was invented in Canada and has now spread all over the world. It is a sport played by physically disabled athletes with imparities in all four limbs of their body.

Quad Rugby is a simple game with complex strategies for playing both offense and defense, played with a volleyball on a basketball-size court. While Quad Rugby is a full contact sport, no personal contact is allowed. Slapping, hitting, punching, gouging out eyes, biting off ears, etc. is not allowed and penalties are enforced, usually requiring time in the penalty box.

The Skulls will be starting their 2010-2011 season with practice Friday, July 9. Regular practices will be held on Fridays from 5:30 pm until 8 pm at the Chuck Minker Sports Complex, 275 North Mojave Road (at the corner of Steward and Mojave close to the 95).

The Skulls invite any man or woman, able bodied or quadriplegic, interested in playing or supporting the team to come out to our practices. Everyone is invited to experience the game by playing in a rugby chair which will be provided. You will get to know the rules and have a lot of fun by playing along with the team. We always want able bodied people to help challenge the team. Be warned: playing rugby in a specialized wheelchair is a serious workout for the arms.

The Skulls always appreciate and welcome sponsors and donations. If you are interested in supporting Las Vegas Quad Rugby through volunteering, sponsorship or donations please contact the Sin City Skulls coach, Brad Oram at (702) 326-8500 or coach@sincityskulls.net. The Sin City Skulls are currently supported by the Nevada Adaptive Sports Club (NASC) and the City of Las Vegas Adaptive Recreation.

Thousands of you have already participated in the No More Oil Spills Month of Action and we really appreciate your support. With the month coming to a close, we need your help now to make sure we go out with as much force as possible.

The Center for Biological Diversity is joining forces with Credo Action, Friends of the Earth and others to set up in-district meetings with your senator’s staff at this critical moment. We need you to join us in asking for a permanent moratorium on offshore oil, real movement toward ending our dependence on fossil fuels by preserving and implementing the Clean Air Act, and a voice at the table in legislative negotiations for progressive groups like the Center.

We have a meeting set with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s staff in his Las Vegas office on Wednesday, August 4 at 12:30 p.m. Please let me know if you might be interested in attending — we will link you with others, supply talking points and prepare you for the meetings.

Meet with Sen. Reid’s staff about the Clean Air Act

Sen. Reid’s Las Vegas office

333 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Suite 8016

Las Vegas, NV 89101

Wednesday, 4 Aug 2010, 12:30 PM

stupid question, i know… for better or worse it did, so let’s talk about it.

SOUL REVOLUTION:
A video document of Riot Grrrl’s ongoing legacy

http://www.facebook.com/pages/GIRLS-TO-THE-FRONT-The-True-Story-of-the-Riot-Grrrl-Revolution/133721649994103

*New, extended deadline: July 31!

Did Riot Grrrl (or any variety of DIY/punk feminism) change your life?

Whatever gender you are, whether you’re in your 40s or in your teens, whatever punk rock feminism means to you—we want to hear from you.

We (Cat Tyc and Sara Marcus) are making an interactive video installation at girlstothefront.com, in conjunction with Sara Marcus’s book about Riot Grrrl, Girls to the Front, that’s coming out this fall. The point isn’t to wax nostalgic—or, at least, not to dwell in nostalgia; it’s to acknowledge and celebrate the countless ways that the legacy of Riot Grrrl is still very much alive in all of our lives. And we need your contribution to make this happen.

Send us a video!!

It doesn’t have to be anything fancy. If you don’t have access to a real camera, you can shoot it on a cell phone or a laptop.* And short: 1–3 minutes is plenty. NEW, EXTENDED DEADLINE: JULY 31!

(*If you don’t have any way to shoot video, just send us a photo of yourself that portrays something important about you, and email us your answers to the questions. We’ll fit you in.)

In the video, tell us some or all of these four things:

1. Who are you?
2. Show us your life. (This means whatever’s important to you: art, work, family, home…anything.)
3. How did you first hear of Riot Grrrl (or punk feminism, or whatever)?
4. How has it shaped who you are today?

After it’s done, please send to girlstothefront [at] gmail.com via YouSendIt (www.yousendit.com) which is a free and easy way to send files.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143798962300217&index=1

…may or may not be playing a free show @ 2p Friday 7/16 @ Zia on Eastern…

… and by that i mean they will…

Friday, July 23, 2010
Time:
5:00pm – 9:30pm
Location:
Emergency Arts – 520 Fremont Street (corner of 6th and Fremont, parking at El Cortez. If you see The Beat cafe, you’re there!)
City/Town:
Las Vegas, NV
Description
Join the Altered Nation team for the Hope 4 Women International’s “Dress a Girl Around the World” campaign! People from all over are forming clubs and sewing pillow case dresses for Hope 4 Women International to distribute around the world. Teams and partners will hand carry these dresses to countries around the world. To date we’ve delivered 3,658 dresses to eighteen countries and people from 35 States, Canada, Uganda and Malawi continue to make dresses. Together we really will dress the girls around the world.

more info: http://dressagirlaroundtheworld.webs.com/

Please bring sewing supplies, pillow cases, elastic and trims (we will have some but the more the merrier!)

Altered Nation Hostesses: Susan Tosches and Amber McCracken

Donation supplies are also welcome from those that aren’t into sewing…you can drop off supplies at the event or prior to Altered Nation or FlockFlockFlock – both located inside Emergency Arts at 520 Fremont Street (corner of 6th and Fremont) M-Sa 11a-5p