Weekend Review: The Pharmacy, Mr. Marmalade, Shiner Bock, and Crystal

FRIDAY:

Marmalade and Corpse Revivers

Went to see Mr. Marmalade at the Washington Ensemble Theater on Friday, which is about a little girl whose imaginary friend likes porn, cocaine, and spousal abuse. I generally don't enjoy adults acting like four-year-olds, whether in the service of theater or waiting in line at the supermarket, but a couple of the performances were great. If WET published its cast list, I would name names, but since it doesn�t, here�s the Weekly review.

Also: Made Corpse Revivers yesterday -- from this recipe -- with some absinthe I brought back from California (tip: go short on the lemon juice). Order yourself one at Zig Zag.
-- Jonathan Kauffman

Make 'Em Doubles

I went to see "R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)" on Friday. It was so intense, I needed a pair of stiff drinks immediately. I found them at Sun Liquor.
-- Rachel Shimp

SATURDAY:

Gettin' My Fix

The Comet is always reliable if you've got a hankerin for some live loud rock and roll, even if you have no idea who's playing and just happen to be walking by. Such was the case Saturday night when I had the great pleasure of stumbling in for The Pharmacy's headline set. This was no play-it-cool, Seattle head-bob event. The music rocked. The place jumped. Bottles of beer shaken and sprayed over the crowd. And the drummer took a flip off a non-existent stage to end the two-song encore. My hunger for a decent show-- sated for now. The band's headed east to tour on their new release. Too bad they won't be playin at the Comet when they're back next month.
-- Aimee Curl

Beer and Bowl

I went to a Texas Independence Day party in Greenwood, wherein several cases of Shiner Bock were procured by a guy who had an in with the distributor (it's a tough beer to get otherwise). I busted out my tattered orange Longhorn hat and shaved my beard down to a handlebar mustache just to be, y'know, more Texan. I also watched eight televised basketball games and had some pretty good Chinese food from the restaurant that adjoins West Seattle Bowl.
-- Mike Seely

My New Kicks

While helping a friend move into her new place in Ballard, I found out that that my pal's roomie happens to own The Sneakery. I buy shoes about as often as I get a haircut, and I'm in need of some assistance on both ends. Saturday, thanks to the personal tour from the proprietor, I at least accomplished half my weekend's to-do list.
-- Chris Kornelis

Now That's Some Hoops!!!

Ferris set a state high school record, picking up their 58th straight win to go undefeated through two state tournaments in a row. The Saxons mowed down Federal Way from the word go, holding them to 2 for several minutes, blocking each attempt. The Eagles eventually found a little momentum (a very little) but each time the managed a steal, and actually sank the shot, Ferris responded with a couple of their own.

Adding insult to injury Saxon Erick Cheadle launched a half court buzzer shot and nailed it. When someone from Federal Way actually hit a three-pointer early in the second half, my mom and I reflexively cheered, just relieved they were getting a little action on the court. Giant of a man DeAngelo Casto didn't have a hot first half, but found his stride in the second, tossing in a couple of crowd-pleaser dunks with assists from Shawn Stockton (nephew to that Stockton.) Final score, Ferris 68, Federal Way 44.

All in all, while fun to see my old high school win, it was a terrible game and probably didn't showcase some of Federal Way's talent. Apparently my mom had Ferris coach Don Van Lierop bring some of his high school classes to her first grade room for a project a few years ago and he told her to expect this to be the Saxon team to end all high school teams. It was, but all five starters are seniors so they're starting out pretty green next year.
-- Laura Onstot

On the girls side, my Spokane Sweep prediction (not exactly a leap there) became a reality with Lewis and Clark taking Moses Lake 42 to 37. Nice moves Eastsiders.

SUNDAY:

Slopes and Sports Bras

Skiers know that March is always the best month in the Cascades. At Crystal Mountain this Sunday, the lines were short, the weather mostly cold and sunny, and the snow abundant. As usual, people back in town are suckered by the promise of early spring, the flipping of the calendar page. (Biking along the Burke-Gilman Trail on Saturday, I saw runners in shorts, T-shirts, and jog bras, even though the actual temperature�when not warmed by the sun�was in the 40s.) And there�s now so much snow in the mountains, with more spring dumps sure to follow, that ski areas could operate through April. Problem is, the number of skiers will keep dwindling all month, leaving fewer and fewer to enjoy open slopes and sunny skies, until the ski areas are forced to close for lack of customers. Which leaves about four more weekends for lift skiing, which is just fine for the rest of us not yet ready to put our boards into summer storage.
-- Brian Miller

On a trip the Ballard Farmers market, I discovered the New York Cheese squash. It's big and orange and looks like a wheel of gouda.
-- Adriana Grant