Fort Wayne's Leading Independent Newsweekly http://www.fortwaynereader.com http://www.fortwaynereader.com/images/rsslogo.gif http://www.fortwaynereader.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss mikes@fortwaynereader.com en-us 1 Copyright 2006 Fort Wayne Reader. All rights reserved. Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:17:29 EDT noFort Wayne's Leading Independent Newsweeklymikes@fortwaynereader.com http://www.fortwaynereader.com/story.php?uid=1030 http://www.fortwaynereader.com/story.php?uid=1030 Mayoral hopeful Tom Henry says that early in his campaign, his staff considered creating a contest based on the "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" game. For those of you who are unfamiliar, "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon"challenges you to hook up any actor or actress with actor Kevin Bacon in six steps — actor X was with actor Y in this movie, who was with that actor in this other movie, who starred with so-and-so in movie Z, who was with Kevin Bacon in whatever. In the Tom Henry version, you would need to "know" the Democratic Party's candidate through a similar chain of friends and acquaintances. "But we were going to make you do it three steps," Henry laughs. Michael Summers Features FWR News Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:17:29 EDT http://www.fortwaynereader.com/story.php?uid=1026 http://www.fortwaynereader.com/story.php?uid=1026 On September 13th, One Lucky Guitar will celebrate seven superb years of graphic design by hosting The Ike Reilly Assassination. I received a copy of Ike's debut album, Salesmen and Racists, from the head of OLG, Matt Kelley, years ago. Press play on the album and you'll be welcomed with, 'Last time I couldn't make you come.' So, you see, to say Reilly is bold would be a perverse understatement. The man calls it as he sees it and he's seen a lot. Sean Smith Around Town FWR News Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:17:29 EDT http://www.fortwaynereader.com/story.php?uid=1027 http://www.fortwaynereader.com/story.php?uid=1027 I'm a big fan of all our modern conveniences — radio, television, the inter-web, air conditioning, cars, telephones, not to mention penicillin and anesthesia. But if there's one thing we should figure out how to resurrect from the U.S.A. of yesteryear it's political conventions, where the party officials get together to choose their nominee for president. Michael Summers Around Town FWR News Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:17:29 EDT http://www.fortwaynereader.com/story.php?uid=1028 http://www.fortwaynereader.com/story.php?uid=1028 The last time I talked to actor Robert Scrimm, he was preparing for Stones In His Pockets, a full length play with a two-person cast. Now, several months later he's preparing for the Civic Theater's production of Misery, another full length play with a two person cast. "I'm a glutton for punishment, apparently" he says. That would be especially true in this case... Michael Summers Around Town FWR News Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:17:29 EDT http://www.fortwaynereader.com/story.php?uid=1023 http://www.fortwaynereader.com/story.php?uid=1023 For some reason it's the comic book convention in San Diego gets all the press. Sure, it's the largest convention of the sort in the country, but does it really deserve to be known as the one and only "Comi-Con" when there are literally dozens of other comic-cons that are held across the country each year? When was the last time you heard about the comic book convention in New York, or Philadelphia or even the second largest convention in the U.S. held just a few hours up the road from here every summer; Wizard World Chicago? Bert Ehrmann Dangerous Universe FWR News Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:17:29 EDT http://www.fortwaynereader.com/story.php?uid=1024 http://www.fortwaynereader.com/story.php?uid=1024 I recently saw something on the Internet where a Chinese couple wanted to give their baby the name "at", or to be more specific, the @ sign. If the baby grows up to be a rap star, the name of his or her rap album (this being China, it would probably be his, since female babies are seen as being the wrath of Satan and are disposed of as quickly as possible) would no doubt be, "Where It's At," or "Where It's @!" Gloria Diaz Buenos Diaz FWR News Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:17:29 EDT http://www.fortwaynereader.com/story.php?uid=1029 http://www.fortwaynereader.com/story.php?uid=1029 When it comes to being elected mayor is experience a plus or a liability? How local voters answer that question could be a determining factor in the race between Democrat Tom Henry and Republican Matt Kelty. PA Political Animal FWR News Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:17:29 EDT