payback’s a brunch
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007Revenge is a dish
best served with a knowing smile
and unanswered glee.
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Revenge is a dish
best served with a knowing smile
and unanswered glee.
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Birmingham dominates the tube tonight, on network and cable television. First, see how August’s first ever local auditions for “American Idol” turned out. Our guess: screechingly bad. An AP reporter shares her experience trying out for the singing reality competition. It airs at 7 tonight on Fox 6.
Then, at 9, flip over to MTV for the season premiere of “Two-a-Days,” with a shocking start to the reality drama about the Hoover High football squad. (Check out our review, complete with spoilers, free previews and advance airtimes.)
• Associated Press: Reaching for the American (Idol) dream
• New York Times: In High School Football, Crunch Time Can Be Literal
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Thoughts lost in maelstrom
of distraction set noggin
reeling without end.
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Forget basketball. Who cares about hockey? On MTV, it’s football season … again.
“Two-a-Days” is back, with a semi-new crew of players, cheerleaders and a more sensitive(!) Coach Propst. Don’t believe us? Drop and give us 20, slacker. Um, pretty please?
We’ve got the inside scoop on Tuesday’s premiere — including how to watch it for free, how to get a leg up on your fellow Bucs fans, and the exciting (read: creepy) new cheerleading coach.
Your January fun continues tonight …
Instead of a photo finish, let’s have photos first. Our pal Philip exhibits his work at the first Artwalk Brewhaha of 2007. (Don’t bother with the official Artwalk Web site — it’s on sick leave.) See more samples on his Flickr page. 5-9 tonight at Starbucks in Five Points South. Free, plus complimentary refreshments. [map]
Walk on over to Zydeco for A Black Tie Dye Affair for performances by Ryan Kinder, Rick Carter and the Justin Johnson Band. The event by Young Professionals of Birmingham benefits Gateway, a nonprofit organization that assists at-risk families. 5:30-12:30 tonight. $25. [map]
And hop on over to Speakeasy 1920 to lend a hand to Kid One Transport, a nonprofit agency that provides free transportation for children to medical care. (Hat tip: Pretty Helmet.) $5. [map]
Great outdoors appears
warmer from safety of walled
indoors during winter.
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And now, our annual plug for Black and White’s Annual Manual, a handy guide to Birmingham and all its offerings. Be sure to grab a copy in the next day or so (even if the online version stays up throughout the year) for those who still enjoy the tactile sensation of printed stuff.
Highlights include a lovely compendium of places to visit, quirky and otherwise; a terrific historic photo exhibit at Vulcan Park; and a long, if not completely unbiased, look at the exploding condo market.
• Black and White: 2007 Annual Manual
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Never mind what the
doctor, common sense says — it’s
all in your headache.
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Dining among friends
provides more than sustenance,
as luck would have it.
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