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     Drunks and bagpipes at Lefty O'Doul's are no match for "Tim," the best piano player ever

     By Katy St. Clair

     Published: November 3, 2004

     Let's start at the end and move backwards. The night was drawing to a close, and I was at the end of the bar at Lefty O'Douls in Union Square. "He was dead for nine hours...

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     Comets on Fire: so cool, so hot, so misunderstood

     By Katy St. Clair

     Published: October 27, 2004

     One big misconception of comets, the solar variety, is that they are made of fiery gas. Actually, comets are composed mainly of ice. Another misconception is that comets appear...

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     Karaoke, bail bonds, and Irish Cowboys. Must be Annie's Cocktail Lounge.

     By Katy St. Clair

     Published: October 20, 2004

     The Onion has a joke that replays again and again in my head whenever I get into my car. It's a list, in essence, of what we all will finally take out of our cars when we get...

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     Looks like Popeye, sounds like a 12-piece drum kit, rivets us. Must be Kid Beyond.

     By Katy St. Clair

     Published: October 13, 2004

     I remember a few scattered things about my one and only trip to Las Vegas in July of 1997. First, the heat was more stifling than three Baby Jessicas trapped in a well. Second,...

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     Find out what dancers at "The Crib" thought of last week's debates

     By Katy St. Clair

     Published: October 6, 2004

     "Nope, didn't see it," said a 20-year-old guy from S.F. State about the presidential debate last Thursday. "But I'm voting for Kerry no matter what." His hair was gelled --...

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     New music venue the Rickshaw Stop is a welcome addition. Its "Funtime Talk Show" is not.

     By Katy St. Clair

     Published: September 29, 2004

     There are few things as hopeful and jaunty as a new club. The owners have decorated it just so, the staff has been carefully chosen based on friendliness and dependability, and...

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     Hanging out with male prostitutes is just like climbing Mount Everest

     By Katy St. Clair

     Published: September 22, 2004

     Mount Everest stands like a colossal ice cream sundae jutting out of Tibet, its surface sprinkled with all the nuts who perished in their attempt at mounting it. Everest is...

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     Big boobs abound as "Stinky's Peep Show" finds a new home at Cafe Du Nord

     By Katy St. Clair

     Published: September 15, 2004

     "Ah doper deal?" "Excuse me?" I replied. "Ah doper deal?!" returned the woman in an accusatory tone. She was expertly coiffed, fully inebriated, and apparently a visiting...

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     Our new music columnist looks askance at a woodsy ambient mystical gathering

     By Katy St. Clair

     Published: September 8, 2004

     If you ever look closely at a goat you will notice two things. First, it has very wide-set eyes, like a dinosaur. Second, those eyes are usually casing you for nibble-worthy...