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Night&Day
Sing, Lovely Lady LaBelle
By Raina McLeod
Published: October 8, 2009
In the early ’60s, a music executive told young Patsy Holte she was “too plain, too dark, and too unattractive” to join his label. Then she sang. He renamed her...
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Night&Day
I Jump Your King, Then Your Bones
By Raina McLeod
Published: October 8, 2009
You used to be the happy-go-lucky type, but utility bills, Facebook, and other adult responsibilities have forced you to stray from the spice of life — board games....
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Night&Day
Heavenly Sounds
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: October 8, 2009
Question: Why do liberal atheists, who wouldn’t walk into a Lutheran church on Sunday if you paid them, suddenly go all Christ-loving when a place such as the Knight...
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Night&Day
The Over-the-Hill Gang
By DAVE LANDSBERGER
Published: October 8, 2009
The Casanova Freestyle Reunion, this Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the James L. Knight Center, is like a Just for Men commercial with hip-hoppers. Instead of Emmitt Smith and his...
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Riptide
Rollerblading thief nabbed in midtown Miami
By Natalie O'Neill
Published: October 8, 2009
OK, so you're a thieving former prostitute breaking into a few cars. You smash some windows with your elbows and look for goodies you can flip quickly on the street — a...
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Riptide
Hanky-panky in Hialeah's budget office?
By Francisco Alvarado
Published: October 8, 2009
Did something improper go on in Hialeah's budget office? Did budget director Alex Vega and senior internal auditor Ana Maria Gomez do more than just crunch numbers on city...
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Riptide
Fort Lauderdale's Total Focus Professional Photography and Video is a scam, say angry newlyweds
By Natalie O'Neill
Published: October 8, 2009
If angry brides in Miami were to suddenly sprout fangs and stomp north like a mob of fuming Sasquatches, there's one business that just might scream and run. In the past two...
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Riptide
Five reasons Miami will never host the Olympics
By Dave Landsberger
Published: October 8, 2009
Last week, Rio de Janeiro beat Chicago to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Rio and Miami share many things, including tourism, beaches, and lots of South Americans. But here are...
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Letters
Letters from the Issue of October 8, 2009
"The naked truth is that the Castro tyrants have taken Cuba 50 years back in time to poverty, decadence, and slavery."
Published: October 8, 2009
For Sale: Communism Survive on, baby: It is so rewarding to read an article such as "Cuba's Craigslist" (Tim Elfrink, October 1) that portrays the reality of the Cuban...
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Loon Over Miami
Find your inner animal at Fox's Sherron Inn
By Elyse Wanshel
Published: October 8, 2009
As John Lennon's raw, razor-like voice croons "I Am the Walrus" from the jukebox, Pauly slouches over an L-shaped bar to take a gulp of his Manhattan. "Funny that song should...
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Magic City Kitty
Once, Twice, Three Times a Creep
Is this successful older man kinky or creepy?
By Raina McLeod
Published: October 8, 2009
Hello, Kitty: After a few dates with an extremely successful businessman, I accepted an invite back to his place. He's handsome (also 10 to 15 years my senior), and I wanted to...
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Music
Os Mutantes resurrect Tropicalia at Culture Room
By Christopher Lopez
Published: October 8, 2009
The civil, social, and political unrest of the '60s was not exclusive to American shores. While U.S. soil was damp with tears over Vietnam and the sweat of protesters fighting...
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Crossfade
Head Spins: Ryan Evans, the Vagabond's Saturday-night special
By John Hood
Published: October 8, 2009
Seven hours. That's how long Ryan Evans mixes up the mayhem at Buck 15 every Friday night. Seven hours. But if you're the kind of DJ who can begin with '90s hip-hop, segue...
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Crossfade
Thievery Corporation plays the Fillmore Miami Beach
By Christopher Lopez
Published: October 8, 2009
Washington is the nation's capital, home to the U.S. government and the hub for power brokers from across the globe. So what better place for the home base of one of the most...
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Crossfade
Local Motion
More recent South Florida releases.
By Abel Folgar
Published: October 8, 2009
Jacuzzi Boys/Woven Bones "The Countess"/"Grown Crazy" split (Needless Records) myspace.com/jacuzziboys Here's another quality split from South Florida's superinfectious...
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Livewire
A Tribute to Midwest Punk Rock
By Arielle Castillo
Published: October 8, 2009
New York and London battle over bragging rights as the definitive birthplace of punk rock. Southern California is acknowledged as the second cradle of the genre, home to all of...
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Livewire
Lee Burridge and Danny Howells
By Arielle Castillo
Published: October 8, 2009
UK DJ Lee Burridge has become something of a semi-resident at the Vagabond, landing in downtown Miami every couple months or so. Perhaps it's because he recently relocated to...
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Livewire
Felix da Housecat
By Arielle Castillo
Published: October 8, 2009
These days, everyone likes to pretend they didn't like electroclash at the turn of the millennium and that it's a blight on the illustrious hipster recent past. (Give it...
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Livewire
Laura Pausini
By Christopher Lopez
Published: October 8, 2009
Laura Pausini possesses arguably one of the most powerful female voices in Latin pop. The Italian-born songstress, who has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, boasts a...
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Cafe
The Biltmore's Palme d'Or soars
The setting is ancient, but the cuisine is firmly anchored in the here and now — and, wow, is it good.
By Lee Klein
Published: October 8, 2009
The old-world opulence of Palme d'Or seems especially anachronistic in the patently lax 21st Century. The 70-seat space, a restored homage to the original 1926 Biltmore Hotel...
