AltWeeklies Wire
Despite Seattle's Battle Against Some Seedy Motels, Their Regulars Remain Undauntednew
After years of complaints from neighborhood residents and hundreds of calls to the police for service, the city has declared war on the seedy motels of Aurora Avenue North -- five of them, anyway.
Seattle Weekly |
Vernal Coleman |
09-14-2009 |
Culture
We Crash the Rainbow Gatheringnew
In a desperate attempt to see eye-to-eye with this Rainbow family, I had even broken an eight-year hallucinogen-free run and eaten a mixture of honey and psychedelic mushrooms. But there I was, in the midst of a mellow trip, further from understanding them than I had been when I arrived.
Weekly Alibi |
Maren Tarro |
07-20-2009 |
Culture
Hitting Rock Bottom Isn't So Bad When Jesus Cushions Your Fallnew
It was there, in the hospital, a few hours after that violent intubation—lying broken and twisted among the rocks and glass at the bottom of my bottomed-out existence—where I encountered Jesus Christ.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
04-01-2009 |
Culture
Tommy Hall, an Originator of Acid Rock in the '60s, is Still Psychedelicnew
For many of his 66 years, Hall has been pursuing intellectual enlightenment through acid. He began that quest in the mid-'60s with the 13th Floor Elevators.
Gay Porn Star Michael Brandon Vows Comebacknew
To the fans of the beloved San Franciscan gay porn star with a 10-inch cock named Monster, a stubborn crystal meth addiction, and pending drug charges against him: Fear not. If all goes well, he could avoid prison and be back in porn by next year.
Run, Josh, Runnew
SN&R writer Josh Fernandez trains through a lifetime of addiction.
Sacramento News & Review |
Josh Fernandez |
12-03-2008 |
Culture
The Rise and Fall of Michael Brandonnew
The gay porn star goes from meth addict to antidrug poster boy and, tragically, back to meth addict.
Burning Man: Torching the American Dreamnew
Welcome to Hell. Population, You: Among the many and varied effects of Burning Man upon national culture is that it vindicates a long-cherished, if little-expressed, American desire to drive to another planet.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ron Garmon |
09-05-2008 |
Culture
