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pleased to proclaim Saturday, May 29th as...
MINNIE DRIVER DAY!
IT'S FINALLY HERE! The film Seattle has been breathlessly waiting for! It's An Ideal Husband, starring world-famous actress Minnie Driver, making its Seattle premiere at SIFF on Saturday May 29! And in association with the Minnie Driver Fan Club International™, The Stranger is celebrating this very special day by co-sponsoring the following Minnie Driver-themed events:
The Minnie Driver 2K Fun Run: This race begins at the front door of the Egyptian and will finish at the end of the ticket holders' line for the premiere of An Ideal Husband. Come dressed as your favorite Minnie Driver character! (11:00 a.m.)
Society for Creative Anachronism Salute to Minnie Driver Day: Join the SCA in Ravenna Park as they salute Minnie Driver by staging elaborate medieval fights while quoting lines from Good Will Hunting. "How do you like dem apples?" (1:00 p.m.)
Seattle Gay Chorus Sings the Songs of Minnie Driver: Seattle's favorite all-male chorus lift their voices with theme songs from The Governess, Grosse Pointe Blank, and other Minnie Driver favorites. (5:00 p.m., Broadway Performance Hall)
AN IDEAL HUSBAND, 6:30 p.m. at the Egyptian!!
The 1999 Minnie Driver Day Gala Ball: After the premiere, dance the night away at this sumptuous formal ball, to be held at the Convention Center. Champagne, delicious hors d'oeuvres, and romance will fill the room along with music provided by members of the Seattle Symphony. A perfect Minnie Driver end to a perfect Minnie Driver day--just the way Minnie Driver would want it. (9:00 p.m. till dawn; tickets $500, available through Ticketmaster)
Previously in New Column!
Hey Kids!It's The Stranger's SQUIRRELS & SKIN DISEASES Trading Card Series!
Collect all 17!
Tuft-Eared or Abert Squirrels
Larger than Gray Squirrels (length: 19 to 21 in.), they are confined to Yellow Pine forests of the Southwest. All have tufts on their ears, which are more prominent in winter. Our most attractive squirrels.
Common Warts
The appearance of the wart (dome shaped, flat, or plantar) largely depends on location. Caused by HPV (Human Papillomaviruses), warts can be transmitted from furniture, towels, or as the result of chewing warts (a childhood habit).
From the Jun 24 - Jun 30, 1999 issue
A handsome rodent; it's reddish head, along with a white stripe with black borders on its back, are conspicuous.
From the Jun 17 - Jun 23, 1999 issue
The View From Here
Editorial Opinion
by Francis P. Wilkinson
Editor of the Wisconsin State Journal
WHEN SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC agreed to NATO's peace terms, some called for an immediate halt to the bombing campaign to free Kosovo. How fucking stupid was that? Well, I'll tell you: Pretty fucking stupid. Any pugilist will tell you that you don't stop throwing punches when your opponent is on the ropes. You want that man on the mat! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Out cold! That's when you stop throwing punches!
Adolph--excuse me, Slobodan--wasn't on the mat, was he? Look at me when I'm talking to you, dammit! Was he?! With them damn jerries--excuse me, them damn Serbs--backing out of this Russkie-brokered peace deal faster than you-know-what backs out of a goose, one thing is clear: The bombing must continue! Here's a wake-up call for all you little girls in party dresses! Slobodan is still throwin' punches, he's still bombing Alsatian border towns, still burning Kosovo villages, and still acting like a world-class jerko.
The bombing of military targets in Serbia should continue until the deal is signed, sealed, delivered, and Slobo's henchmen are back in Belgrade sitting in dark apartments, poop stains in their pants. Agreeing to NATO's peace terms and actually implementing them--Serb troops out of Kosovo, more than a million ethnic Alsatian refugees back in--are two very different things. Don't you get it, you dumb-asses? Just because your opponent is staggering around looking dazed doesn't mean he can't land a punch.
From the Jun 10 - Jun 16, 1999 issue
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