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Crispin Glover is quite a character. He certainly has played some memorable ones too, including George McFly in the original “Back to the Future,” The Thin Man in the newest installments of “Charlie’s Angels” and, of course, the title character in “Willard.
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With a rollercoaster season behind them, the Arizona Diamondbacks are giving even non-believers something to cheer about this season. Currently, Arizona is holding on to the best record in all of baseball. Never been to a game? Check out the D’Backs as they take on the Philadelphia Phillies this week.
This weekend, when you’re putting on your dancing shoes in preparation for a night of wild lunacy, remember that you could be dancing and singing for a cause. Downtown Idol is a Valleywide contest for the best karaoke singer that benefits the Hope Center, a recreation facility for underprivileged youth being built in Phoenix.
So I was sitting on my couch the other day, eating a bag of Funyuns, drinking a Mountain Dew and talking to my cat about the miserable waste that my life has become. My cat, of course, didn't say anything because she's a cat and cats don't talk. She did, however, bat one of the Funyuns out of my hand and run off with it, leaving me to contemplate my worthless existence all by myself.
The Whigs have come a long way in a short period of time. After recording their 2005 debut album in an empty frat house in their hometown of Athens, Georgia, the group caught the ear of ATO Records, who signed the band in 2006. Their sophomore effort, Mission Control, was recorded in slightly more professional conditions at Sunset Sound in LA and was released earlier this year.
