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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

News The Morning News

Posted by Megan Seling on Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 8:40 AM

In honor of Slayer playing tonight at the White River Amphitheater, today's morning news is brought to you by, well, Slayer:

Sick Boy: Obama is confident a health care plan will pass.

Behind the Crooked Cross: Episcopal church moves to end ban on gay bishops.

Show No Mercy: Sotomayor faces questioning from the Judiciary Committee on day two of hearings.

Expendable Youth: Obama plans to give $12 billion to community colleges.

Crypts of Eternity: Bernie Madoff has moved to a prison in Atlanta, fueling rumors he'll serve his 150 year sentence in a medium security prison in North Carolina.

Here Comes the Pain: Two French security advisers were abducted from their hotel room in Somalia at gunpoint.

Screaming From the Sky: Five dead in helicopter crash in Afghanistan.

Can't Stand You: Nickels stands by transportation chief despite the $200,000 worth of road work that has to be redone.

Black Magic: A young girl's heart has healed itself.

Angel of Death: Ohio executes former trucker driver who went on killing spree in 1991.

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thanks for rockin my morning

Posted by jns on July 14, 2009 at 9:07 AM

"Show Now Mercy"?

Posted by Fnarf

on July 14, 2009 at 9:11 AM

I know so many people who aren't going to this show because it is at the shittiest location ever, White River Amphitheater.

Please boycott going there, please tell your friends not to go there, whatever, until bands stop booking at this horrible, awful, no good, very bad venue.

If you go to White River, plan on spending at least 2 hours after the show to get out of the parking lot and the one lane street going away from it.

Posted by Parker Todd on July 14, 2009 at 9:12 AM

Fixed, Fnarf. Sorry. I'm still sleepy, okay? Despite Slayer's best efforts.

Posted by Megan Seling on July 14, 2009 at 9:16 AM

You don't have to apologize to ME, Megan; but to the thousands of angry Slayer fans who, having been turned back by White River traffic, are now congregating outside your apartment with pitchforks and torches.

Possibly.

Posted by Fnarf

on July 14, 2009 at 9:22 AM

seeing that video makes my fingers hurt and brings back bad memories of trying to beat that song on expert

Posted by Swearengen on July 14, 2009 at 10:19 AM

@2, I just assumed it was that inverted old-timey way of speaking... "Then be thou jocund," etc.

Posted by rob!

on July 14, 2009 at 10:19 AM

I love how the off-hand SLAYER tie-in has totally usurped all of the news you posted.

Posted by paulus on July 14, 2009 at 10:22 AM

8:

Because it's Slayer.

SLAAYYYERRRRRRRRRRRR \m/ \m/

Posted by Parker Todd on July 14, 2009 at 10:25 AM

i heart slayer! what's not to heart!?

Posted by birdy num num on July 14, 2009 at 10:30 AM

I was gonna go. Then I wasn't gonna go. Now I'm goin'! Thanks, Megan!

Posted by crap bag on July 14, 2009 at 10:38 AM

I'm wearing my autographed Slayer shirt in the office right now. It doesn't fit right anymore, and I kind of look like an idiot, but I care not.

Also, watch Lineout tomorrow for pictures from tonight's show. Northwest hesh fest!

Posted by Kelly O on July 14, 2009 at 11:13 AM

Here's an interesting column from the PI that should be required reading for Dominic:

"Can you be an environmentalist and a NIMBY?"
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/408026_ni…

Posted by Greg on July 14, 2009 at 11:20 AM

@12, too-small Slayer shirt? Pics please!

Posted by Fnarf

on July 14, 2009 at 11:37 AM

Whew! Glad there wasn't any Dead Skin Mask in the news this morning. :)

Posted by thunderchaps on July 14, 2009 at 11:54 AM

@3: it's easy to get out without dealing with Auburn. When you leave the parking lot at WRA, take a left and head through the back of Enumclaw-- it'll turn into Griffin Ave, and then take a left onto HW 169, which will take you to 405. When we left Radiohead, it took us less than 40 minutes to make it to Issaquah that way, while it took friends 3+ hours to get to Issy via Auburn and HW 167.

Posted by Jessica on July 14, 2009 at 11:54 AM

@3
You are lucky if you can get out of White River in 2 hours. I went to a concert there last year and it took us over 4 hours to get back to Seattle.

Posted by Senor Guy on July 14, 2009 at 11:55 AM

#14 - I wish it fit in a "Hey dudes, check out my bitchin tits in this tight shirt!" way...

Instead it's more of "Man, when did I get pregnant with this beer baby?!" sort of fashion

Posted by Kelly O on July 14, 2009 at 1:30 PM