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2006 Stories by Jason Budjinski

• Frame It!

  published April 6, 2006

  Face it, there’s no way to get back the brain cells you lost watching Bubble Boy, the 2001 comedic bust starring a pre-Brokeback... More >>

• Pete D'oh!-erty

  published March 16, 2006

  If you've read any pop music rags in the past year, you probably came across some variation of the following: "Pete Doherty, singer of the... More >>

• In the Fiddle

  published March 16, 2006

  Natalie MacMaster prefers her fiddle Celtic-style… or is it bluegrass? It’s hard to tell, really. And besides, the way this... More >>

• A Real Catwalk

  published March 16, 2006

  Even though they’re the minority, dealing with the drunken animals at Mardi Gras and St. Paddy’ s Day parades is about as fun as... More >>

• Biff! Bang! Paint!

  published March 16, 2006

  Take about 50 visual artists, four authors, a vocal ensemble, a theater troupe. Now add another dozen performance artists, as well as a raffle and... More >>

• Student or Master?

  published March 9, 2006

  So you like Andrea Gebhardt’s colorfully off-kilter Self Portrait, eh? Wild stuff, to be sure. Or how about Christopher... More >>

• On Screen, Off Screen

  published March 9, 2006

  Note: The following is part of a recent cell phone conversation overheard at the Coral Springs Mall. “Omigod! Did you see Walk the... More >>

• Smarty Pants

  published March 9, 2006

  All right, so maybe Dennis Miller pads his jokes with obscure references that only half the audience will get. And, sure, Miller’s... More >>

• Down in the Islands

  published March 2, 2006

  The past five centuries have been a roller coaster ride for Caribbean countries – slavery, British imperialism, U.S. imperialism, wars of... More >>

• The Dreamcatcher

  published March 2, 2006

  Unlike the graphically misleading King Tut exhibit (what, no sarcophagus?), there’s no allusion to anything other than artwork being... More >>

• The Rainbow Must Go On

  published March 2, 2006

  It’s a long way from the corn fields of Nebraska to the cane fields of Palm Beach County. But for the tour-happy band fronted by Darren Keen,... More >>

• Queen Beeyotch

  published March 2, 2006

  You may think it overly presumptuous of comic Lisa Lampanelli to call herself the “Queen of Mean.” Of course, Ann Coulter never... More >>

• Vassman, Huh?

  published February 23, 2006

  When Jon Daly’s riveting indie film The Aryan Couple debuted in November 2004, most movies theaters weren't on the shortlist... More >>

• They’ve Got the Funk

  published February 23, 2006

  George Clinton may have dibs on p-funk, but Lil’ Brian Terry is all about the z-funk. That’s z as in zydeco.... More >>

• 13 Flavors of Chaos

  published February 23, 2006

  There’s an ongoing debate among fans of the Taste of Chaos Tour, and it has nothing to do with “boxers or briefs?” –... More >>

• Free Speech for Me

  published February 23, 2006

  The toughest task facing a local concert promoter is getting kids off their couches and into the club (well, that and getting bands to show up on... More >>

• Yee-haw! I’m in Love!

  published February 23, 2006

  Drug smugglers go to Mexico to pick up dope. Cost-cutting business owners go there to pick up cheap labor. But for Ivan Thompson, the... More >>

• Media Hijackers

  published February 16, 2006

  Orlando, March 1993, some forgotten dive bar. Standing beside a small, sticker-laden Toyota are four fanzine-peddling teenagers from Palm Beach... More >>

• Live 9

  published February 16, 2006

  Sunday night isn’t the most lucrative time for pub owners. Long after the weekend drunks have closed their tabs, only the most loyal... More >>

• Arctic Orch Metal

  published February 16, 2006

  When the Tricky Beans formed in 1996, the Finnish outfit was as far from heavy metal as the Spin Doctors. That’s no simple analogy – the... More >>

• What’s in a Name?

  published February 16, 2006

  Listening to early recordings of No Use For a Name, you’d think it was a totally different band from the one that’s currently... More >>

• Sex, Drugs, and Comedy

  published February 16, 2006

  For all the clever comments and raunchy anecdotes a standup comic may have prepared, nothing tests his true skills like a disruptive audience... More >>

• Getting Personal

  published February 9, 2006

  Ah, Valentine's Day — that one day a year when you can say, "Baby, I love you as much as a diamond pendant from Zales." Or, if you're... More >>

• The Hollywood Bubble

  published February 9, 2006

  Steven Soderbergh’s independent film, Bubble, made headlines when it premiered in theaters January 27. But it wasn’t the... More >>

• The Jury’s Outside

  published February 9, 2006

  Twenty years have passed since the Annual Outdoor Juried Art Festival debuted at Mizner Park (433 Plaza Real, Boca Raton). Needless to say,... More >>