Category: News & Reviews
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R.R. Anderson draws Adam the Alien action figure
Today I received the honor of being immoratlized by the great cartoonist and founder of the Frost Park Chalk-Offs, the mighty R.R. Anderson. Anderson draws a Tacoma-centric political cartoon called The Tacomic. Throughout the Tacomic’s four years of existence, the “Tacoma Action Figure” has been a recurring theme. Anderson uses the feature to portray significant…
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The Alien’s Perspective: Frost Park Season 3, Episode 11
The Frost Park Chalk-Off was in full force today, after weeks of low participation and rainy weather. Arriving a little bit late, I initially had some difficulty finding a good place to chalk. many of the choice spots were already filled, some by the usual Frost Park veterans and others by faces I didn’t recognize.…
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Welcome to AdamTheAlien.com!
Greetings, Earthlings! I am pleased to announce the official launch of AdamTheAlien.com! I’ve been without a central website for some time, now, and as a result I’ve been spread thin across the Internet. When asked where on the web I could be found, I’ve found myself listing off an increasing amount of websites: YouTube, Twitter,…
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If I Can Dream: The hazards of editing
One of the advantages to the “If I Can Dream” experiment is that it offers its audience the chance to really see the power of editing. As an editor and a viewer, I find it interesting to see the chopped up versions of things I watched live. The “Lost in L.A.” clip is a perfect…
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A preview of dreams to come
I don’t think too many people actually read this blog, so I’m treating those of who you do to a little preview. Hopefully within the next few weeks, my new website will be launched. One of the things that will be on the new site will be something I’ve long wanted to dabble in: a…
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Fare thee well, sidebar
The sidebar is officially dead. A long-standing tradition and frequent in-joke of YouTube culture, the side-mounted video description has been suffering a slow, prolonged death for some time. Nevertheless, I was shocked when I went to watch my friend Beth‘s latest video on our collaborative channel, Vlogtag, and found that the layout of YouTube’s video…
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First Night 2010
Happy New Year! Click on the links below to check out all the musicians featured in the video. Deborah Page Beehive Hey Marseilles Kirsten Wenlock All the music at the end is Kirsten Wenlock. The specific songs used under the montage were “Alright” and, of course, “Auld Lang Syne”. Kirsten Wenlock was also responsible for what turned…
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Back to where the sidewalk ends
Today, I was in heaven. I stepped off the bus on Commerce Street at Noon sharp. My hands shook with anticipation as I walked toward that familiar corner, the one I knew so well from many blissful Fridays throughout 2008. I rushed across the street, drawing closer to what looked to me like a magical…
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Frost Park: a community built in chalk dust
Whenever I mention Frost Park, most people outside of the Tacoma blogosphere just stare blankly at me like I’m speaking Tralfamadorian. Most people in the Tacoma area have seen it. Many have stood inside it or walked through it without ever knowing. I don’t blame them. When I first moved here, I didn’t even realize…
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The closing of Gringo de Loco
For those that haven’t read it on the Spew, or on Kevin’s blog, Gringo de Loco – the “blues-inspired” Mexican restaurant on Pacific Avenue – is closing. Honestly, it doesn’t really surprise me…I’ve been watching the number of unread Stranger copies I have to carry back to the delivery van increase more and more (for…