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Beverage continued from page 4 our list — it’s made in Portland. And now that we’re on the good side of the scale, we can alter our tone. This drink had a good clean lime flavor, with a hint of grape fruit, and the flavors tasted real. Getting past the smell, however, was hard. The bouquet was of a warm, dead, rotting something. The sweetness was light and nice, and the aftertaste was clean with a sub tle hint of malt liquor. Mike’s Hard Cranberry Lemonade O: 7, F: 7.2, S: 7, A: 7 This was a nice change of pace. The citrus and alcohol flavors were getting us down, but Mike’s has a de licious strawberry or cherry taste. It was refreshing and fruity, although not cranberry flavored. It was pretty sweet and finished clean, leaving you ready for many more. Sauza Diablo O: 8, F: 7.2, S: 6.8, A: 7.2 4 Some drinkers shy away from the flavor of tequila, but Sauza made it appetizing. The salty margarita smell was a little much (we can re member that tequila odor from some very unappetizing situations), but the taste was great, with hints of lime, wine and a refreshing sweet ness. It didn’t linger, either, and it seemed to have the light flavor that could get one trashed in a hurry. Skyy Blue O: 9, F: 7.4, S: 7.7, A: 7.7 Skyy was the clear winner. The flavor was cloudless, much like Zima or 7-Up. It had a neutral citrus flavor and was pretty sugary, but the crispness kept us from feeling like we were sipping on a frou-frou drink. The aftertaste cleaned up with a hint of vodka, but it was dry and re freshing, as though our mouths were cleaner after drinking it. Contact the editor in chief at editor@dailyemerald.com. Managing editor Jenni Schultz, photo editor Adam Jones, online editor Marilyn Rice and reporter Jan Montry contributed to this report. 012664 WWl HALL Community Center for the Performing Arts 8th & Lincoln ■ Tonight ■ The X-Ecutioners Hip-Hop $ij, advance, $16 door, 9:00 pm ■ Friday • The George Kuo, Martin Pahinui, Aaron Mahi Group Hawaiian Slack Key $15 advance, $16 door, 8:00 pm ■ Saturday ■ Flamenco de la Mision: Flamenco International Dance Performance $12 advance, $14 door, 9:00 pm ■ Tuesday ■ Michael Rose, Hie Funky Babylonians Raggae $16 advance, $18 door, 9:00 pm All Ages Welcome • 6H7-2746 Flicks & Pics has old, good movies Guest CowiMENiARY Aaron Shakra By Aaron Shakra for the Emerald When the heat comes on, there’s no better alternative than to sit in side, close the shades and enjoy a good film. And while there are many movie stores in Eugene to choose from — both independent and cor porate — Flicks & Pics sets itself in at least one category: selection. Located at 28th Avenue and Friendly Street, the video store eas ily has one of the largest selections of movies in town, with roughly 20,000 VHS tapes and 2,000 DVDs. Renters who can’t find what they’re looking for, be sure to ask — about half of the available videotapes aren’t on display. These include, among other things, television se ries episodes and older, more ob scure, hard-to-find films. The “kids” section of the store also con tains video games. The store was opened in 1983 by Dave Mendonca and has been in his ownership since then. It re mained financially successful de spite the increasing presence of cor porate chains in Eugene over the years — such as Hollywood Video at 29th Avenue and Willamette Street and Blockbuster Video at 18th Avenue. Mendonca attributed this success to location and an em phasis on the store’s wide selection ofolder releases. “We appeal to a different kind of customer than they do,” he said. “The people we service are movie aficionados.” Eric Empens, an employee who has worked at the store for six years, summarized this credo succinctly. “If you’re looking for anything u Adam Jones Emerald Flicks & Pics usually has a well-filled parking lot, which may be attributed to its diverse selection and many longtime customers. other than new releases, we’re pretty much the place to go,” he said. Flicks & Pics has 90,000 active members, gaining about 100-200 members a month. Member ac counts run on a reward-based sys tem. Once the rental total on an account reaches 100, the member receives a coupon for 10 “2 for the price of 1” rentals. 200 rentals equates to 20 “2 for 1” rentals, and so on. Accounts that reach 1,000 rentals receive unlimited “2 for 1” rentals. Jim Wyant, an employee for sev en years, noted that much of the store’s business comes from long time members. “About 35 to 40 percent of our customers are 1,000-club mem bers,” he said. Many of the employees on the staff have worked at the store for multiple years, and Wyant displays this in his treatment of film. He meticulously inspects each DVD for scratches before and after it’s rented. One fallback of this relative ly nascent format is that it’s easily prone to damage — even more so than a CD. Since the store opened, prices haven’t increased. New releases cost $3 and older releases can be picked up for $1 on Mondays and Tuesdays, and the “2 for 1” coupons are valid on dollar days. Most television shows (on either VHS or DVD) cost $1 to rent, but pay-cable television shows — such as “The Sopranos” or “The Larry Sanders Show”— cost $2. The store is open 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week, and they accept com petitors’ coupons. 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