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The Inversion Trawler – July 2008
Given our family’s passion for music, it’s only natural that Oom and I would form a band. Strangely, neither Oom nor I have actually ever pursued the mastering of any particular instrument and have only rudimentary experience with piano and violin. In the 7th grade Oom dedicated the whole of two and a half weeks to the HURDY GURDY. His enthusiasm for that instrument was quickly ditched in favor of entomology. … read more
Pizzeria 712
Have you ever found yourself in Utah County around 6 P.M.surrounded by a wasteland of strip malls, cheap burger jointsand row after row of cookie cutter houses and thought toyourself, “I’m hungry and I’m in Happy Valley; where the hellam I going to eat?” Well, I found a place, and it’s in Orem, noless. … read more
Mike Brown’s Juggalodown
My journey to the heart of the local Salt Lake Juggalo scene began with a phone call and ended with a bottle of Rock ‘n Rye flavored Faygo. Up until now I had no idea what the fuck any of this shit was about. Sure, I knew that they liked Insane Clown Posse and wore makeup, but other than that I was stumped. … read more
Putting Local Flair Back Into Buying Food
In 1998, as a senior environmentaleconomics major at the Universityof Utah, Ian Brandt started avegetarian food cart. Brandtoriginally intended to pursue acareer in the Utah’s ski industry,but soon discovered that said itdidn’t jive with his philosophy. “[I]saw so many flaws in that industryand how it attended to the needsof the environment,” Brandt says,“So I started trying to generatesome ideas as to what I would do tofind work.” … read more
Video Game Reviews – June 2008
OMG. That game has a satan on it, how cool. … read more
Product Reviews
Reviews for Interactive Health products. … read more
The Story of Aus
It was Wednesday, December 5, 2007 when I stood dazed and confused, staring wide-eyed like a newborn child at a whole new world. I couldn’t believe that after thousands of hours pinching pennies and serving pompous idiots at fancy Salt Lake restaurants, I had finally made it to Melbourne, Australia. … read more
Beer Review: Red Rock
The Red Rock Brewing Co. team hasn’t had a problem gaining national acclaim for their brews. … read more
Shooting Star
Buck, a 297-pound Saint Bernard, was at one point the largest dog on record. His head has been mounted respectfully on the wall of the oldest bar in Utah, The Shooting Star Saloon, since 1962. … read more
Beer Bitches
The Beer Store, located inside the Utah Brewer’s Cooperative (home of brewing efforts from Squatter’s Salt Lake Brewing Company and Wasatch’s Schirf Brewing Company) at 1763 South 300 West in Salt Lake City, has everything for the discerning local brew fan (Growlers to go, six-packs, T-shirts, paraphernalia, etc.) and a cool, knowledgeable staff— and yet you’re still buying Natty Light at Maverick? … read more
