6 June 08 (Issue #17)
Contributor: Ted Rao
by Ted Rao
IN THIS ISSUE: PROVIDENCE
DRIVES WHILE WHITE.
(Actual
dialogue between myself and the cop who pulled me over last week on Valley
Street while I was driving my truck with: 1. no front plate, 2. a busted
headlight, 3. no inspection sticker, 4. an expired license, 5. expired
insurance, and 6. no plausible exhaust…
22 September 07 (Issue #17)
Contributor: Lee Berman
by: Lee
Berman
If you charged for mustache rides on a sliding
scale, what would be the criteria for that scale? -WP
How could I calculate anything out on a sliding scale?
Wouldn't it have to stay put long enough for me to figure out a rate? Is this a
sexual question? My father told me…
29 August 07 (Issue #17)
Contributor: W.A. Dymoke
(On non-flushable paper)
From: Wesli AnneMarie Dymoke
To: Fellow Staff
Re: Toilet Paper
As cow-orkers, we appreciate each other's consideration in all aspects of our shared
experience, so let me first thank those who responded to my prior missive regarding
dental hygiene, including the few who apparently read my…
28 June 07 (Issue #17)
Contributor: John Taraborelli
City Council Protests, Is Dissolved
by John Taraborelli
In the boldest redevelopment proposal yet undertaken in the Renaissance City, Mayor Cicilline, in a press conference on Friday, March 31, revealed for the first time plans to construct an entirely new Providence on the grounds of the current one, to be completed in…
23 March 07 (Issue #17)
Contributor: Matt Obert
Duo Plans To Play Every Venue In Providence In One Day
by Matt Obert
Vinyl Von Ricci and Sir VZO, the electronic duo known as Mahi Mahi, shocked the music world with their recent announcement of a seemingly impossible tour itinerary. On the first Saturday in April, the two men in white…
23 March 07 (Issue #17)
Contributor: John Taraborelli
Dresden Calling: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (The Liner Notes) Before There Was Iraq, There Was Rock. Before There Was Gitmo, There Was Guitar. And Before He Was the Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld Was the Secretary of Rocking Your Fucking World! by John TaraborelliIf chaos and aggression are the roots…
27 September 06 (Issue #17)
Contributor: Molly Booker
Looking to Change the World, One Stitch at a Time
by Molly Booker
The South Lonsdale Quilter’s Guild, established shortly after the start of the Civil War, has been a staple of South Lonsdale social life for over a century. Since 1987, the Guild has met once a week at the home…
27 September 06 (Issue #17)
Contributor: Tanya Hardingcore
LotsofNoise.com: The Musical
by Tanya Hardingcore
A musical debut depicting the epic struggle of good versus evil as played out in the Providence underground was penned and performed recently by the Lots of Noise Forum Players. The trials and tribulations of working within a rapidly gentrifying cityscape are told through a musical…
