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PULSE EDITOR: MONICA HANDE I’ve got two tickets to ‘Paradiso’ ■ When trying to woo a member of the opposite sex, the perfect date just might be a cup of joe By Mason West Oregon Daily Emerald Ah coffee — some might say it’s the perfect date. It’s cheap and will keep you awake in case anything else happens. When choosing a place to go get coffee, there are a few obvious choices. Starbucks is always there; so is Espresso Roma. Allann Bros, never disap points. However, for a date, Cafe Paradiso provides the best atmos phere. Paradiso has couches, a very im portant component in a successful coffee spot. Anyone who has been there has grown to love the worn couches that sink to the verge of col lapse when you sit on them. Sure, Starbucks has couches, but the fact that they lack the personality of use doesn’t say “coffee house. ” Let’s face it, the ambiance of a good date spot is very important. You need a place that can be inti mate enough to have a good conver sation, but at the same time public enough so the intimacy doesn’t pass that uncomfortable level. Of course, this only applies to the early court ing stages. Another reason Paradiso wins out over Starbucks is that it is a smaller operation. You just don’t sound as original when you ask someone out to Starbucks. You could be losing some major brownie points. The biggest reason that Paradiso takes the coffee cake is that it is the coffee house with the most consis tent entertainment. So, for the me nial price of two coffees, you and your date can take in a show. The performances revolve around a loose weekly formula, from open mic on Tuesdays to vary ing scheduled performers Thursdav through Saturday. The cheapest you can get away with on the coffee-house date is a small coffee for $1.30. The biggest dent in the cash flow is the grande mocha for $3.50 — still a modest Album reviews in brief “Breach,” The Wallflowers (Interscope) Talent apparently skips a generation as Bob Dylan’s kid proves himself to be gifted only in hisability to churn out middle-age milquetoast music while still a young man. This brand of tasteful-to-a-fault, toe tapping pop rock scores big with aging boomers who loathe rap and even now cringe at the mere mention of -*. the wo rd “N irva na" yet stil I feel the narcissistic urge to remain “hip." (What, you thought Sheryl Crow’s pop - ularity could be fully explained by those cheekbones?) It used to be that you had to go to Ve gas to hear the previous generation’s music being exhumed. Now Jakob Dy lan picks up the tattered flag of the Woodstock nation and plants it right inyourfrontyard, pausing onlytobat those paleblue eyesat the gathered paparazzi. And if nine out of 10 ac countants in a blind taste test couldn’t tell the Wallflowers from Counting Crows, wef I, they both sound great in the Lexus, don’t they? “Rancid,” Rancid (Hellcat/Epitaph) Rancid finally sticks a fork in those pesky “Clash sound-alike” accusations once and forall, thanks primarily to the addition of the buzzsaw blur of pure hardcore. This particular brand of musical liber ation comes at a small price, though, as a couple of those hardcore tracks whiz by in a monochromatic rush without leaving much of an impres sion. But it wouldn’t be a Rancid record without some killer Engfish football chanting choruses. And “Let Me Go,” “Radio Havana” and the bril liant, all-tuo-brief “Rwanda* will have you pumping your fist and shouting right along. Just as importantly, Rancid remains one of the best straight-up punk bands on the planet. When they dive into songs like “Antennas" and “Black Derby jacket" the rallying slogan “Punk’s not dead” suddenly starts sounding quite believable* “Anthology: Through The Years,” Tom Petty (MCA) Plenty of greatest hits packages that come out for the holiday rush are slap* dash eash*in maneuvers, but Tom Pet* ty’s latest two-disc album actually serves a fan-friendly purpose. It's more comprehensive, and up-to date, than his previous single-disc h its compilation and way more affordable than his mammoth boxed set. And by liningup hit after hit after hit—from “Breakdown" and “Listen To Her Heart" through “The Waiting,” “Yer So Bad" and “I Won’t Back Down”—it makes a strong case for Petty the artist. He hasn’t ever been exception ally innovative and he basically traf fics in three-minute car-rad io hits, but very few folks have been able to stay sharp for as long as he has. “Beneath The Velvet Sun,” Shawn Mullins (Columbia) From the Aren’t Your 15 Minutes Up Yet File: "Lullaby" boy Shawn Mullins is back with this new album, which has another dose of his loopy Tom Waits-on-a-folk-funk-bender sound, plus several world-weary heart-tug gers for the overly dramatic “Dawson’s Creek” set. “Ultimate Collection,” Aimee Mann (Hip-O) Ever since the “Magnolia” soundtrack blew up, everyone’s an Aimee Mann fan. If you're just faking it, you can brush up on your Mann history with her “Ultimate Collection" compila tion. It smartly packages up every thing from her breakthrough hit “Voices Carry” through a bunch of songs from her overlooked classic “I’m With Stupid” disc. TMS Campus price. But if you really want to date on a tight budget, pick up a stamp card by the cash register. For every 10 drinks you buy, you get one free. So five dates later, you get one date for half price. Paradiso is located on 115 W. Broadway. It is open Monday though Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to midnight and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Cafe Paradiso Atmosphere: ★★★★☆ Where: 115 W. Broadway Cost: $2.60 and up for two people Romance factor: out of 5 This weekend’s music schedule: Friday: Glenn David Zucker and guest Saturday: Basic Assumption (acoustic alternative) Bead It! o ® Beginning & Advanced Beading Classes Stop by & check out our class list or visit our website: hariequinbeads.com arlequin Beads & Jewelry 1016 Willamette ♦ 683-5903 ODE Classifieds 346-4343 0102971 Community Center for the Pertarmmg Arts 8th fit Lincoln ■ Tonight ■ TomLandaandthe Paperboys Celtic / Uitin / Btnegrass $11.50 ADVANCE, $13 at door, 8:00 pm ■ Friday ■ lolly MOfl 0 Release Party wnuMotfl, That 1 Cuy Heavy Rock $8 door, 9:00 pm ■ Saturday ■ Kin? 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