Meanwhile The FCC drops the Morse code requirement for ham radio licencesKraft will close 20 plants and cut 8,000 jobsEgypt jails a blogger for insulting Islam and the presidentBritain announces 1,500 troops will leave IraqRomano Prodi resigns after losing a Senate vote by two

The week of Monday, February 19, 2007 Feb 19–23, 2007 Week of Mon, Feb 19–23, 2007

Pride of the Birthmark

Vol. III • No. 92 3 new works

Publications

Weiner Pride

GaynW

Ever since Democrats declared majority in the United States senate, celebrities have been acting …well…queer. The Dixie Chicks sweeping The Grammy Awards and Britney shaving herself bald, for example, are just some of the irregular incidents that have taken place in the beginning of 2007.

Changes aren’t just happening in Hollywood. Even Middle America is feeling the effects of the country’s realignment. East Shore, NE is now home to America’s first openly homosexual chain restaurant. English composing connoisseur, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber presents, “Gay & W”: an old-fashioned, American burger and ice cream parlor catered to those with alternative tastes. After his continued success in Broadway, Webber used a portion of his acquired assets to transform an East Shore A&W Restaurant into the first flamboyant fast-food restaurant.

“It’s still a family restaurant.” says Webber, “Nothing has been removed from the menu. The only item changes are the added vegan-friendly items. I understand the concern among regular customers, but I’m not discrediting the [restaurant] chain by any means. I enjoy A&W and chose them based on their hearty cuisine, family values, and choice in initials. I’ve worked with homosexuals throughout my career and can honestly say that they are just as human as any heterosexual I’ve met. America is heading into a different direction, but it needs that first kick in the arse to get things going. I believe Gay & W is just that.”

Gay & W is still just as kid-friendly as ever, featuring their modified mascot the well-endowed Gay Roots Bear who encourages kids to reach abnormally deep into themselves to discover who they really are. Also, the Kiddie Pride kid’s meal features your choice of “Buddy Burger” or “Average John’s” half-foot hot dog, side, drink and extra-experimental prizes, including Mary Kay pocket mirror for boys and Dippity-Doo hair gel for girls!

Just like the original A&W, Gay & W features a collection of name-brand merchandise, like the leather embroidered “Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’” ass-less chaps. Nothing is more American than the profiteering of special interest agendas using name-plastered crap. This advanced alternative of the American burger bar is to have its Grand Opening March 3rd, 2007.

Language

"Nevus"

NEE·vuhs; n.

  1. A mole or birthmark.

"Eric was to never know the dark history behind his anomalous nevus."

Nevus

Tune of the Week

Big Pretty and the Red Rockets

“Free Your Mind”

Big Pretty and the Red Rockets

Featured Jan 29 – May 18, 2007

A Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based indie/roots-rock ensemble that carved out a uniquely eclectic footprint in the local Triangle music scene during the early 2000s. Known for their high-energy performances and an unconventional instrument lineup, the band famously described their genre-bending sound as "bipolar roots rock."

Jake Frysinger ("Big Pretty") – Frontman
Lucas McLawhorn - Multi-instrumentalist
Joe Kwon - Cello, vocals
Ingrid Stenzel - Accordion, Keyboard, vocals
Gary Mitchell - Drums and Percussion
Leon Godwin - Electric Guitar, Vocals

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Vol. III · No. 92 · Feb 19–23, 2007