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BEST OF EUGENE 2004 BEST DRAMATIC PLAY OF THE YEAR: HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH 2nd: Moon for the Misbegotten 3rd: Winter’s Tale EW talked to Jim Roberts, executive direc- tor of the Actors Cabaret: Why does Hedwig and the Angry Inch deserve to win? Because of the dramatic content — the subject matter of a of cross- dresser and the things that that person had to go through. It was strong musically and presented the universal idea that people should be accepted as who they are. What is the oldest thing in your wardrobe? A T-shirt from the 1970s of a high school show. Editor’s Note: Hedwig and the Angry Inch was directed by Jesse D. Lally. BEST NONPROFIT: FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY 2nd: St. Vincent De Paul 3rd: Growers Market Serving up tasty, wholesome, nutritious food to low income families for years, FOOD for Lane County fills a huge need in our community: empty tummies. Organizers and volunteers collect the food, grow it, pre- pare it, package it and distribute it through a network of more than 100 social service agencies. Through benefits and programs such as Stuff the Bus, Chef’s Night Out and The Empty Bowls Project, FLC provides services such as emergency food boxes, shelters, meal sites, and community gardens to keep Lane County residents fed. BEST PIERCING SHOP: HIGH PRIESTESS 2nd: Primal EW talked to Ben Overton, general manager: Do you think you really deserve to win? We have a higher set of standards than most pierc- ing shops abide to and higher standards than what the state requires. Because we’re the Willamette Valley’s only members of the APP (Association of Professional Piercers), we have to have higher jewelry quality, more thorough sterilization and after-care stan- dards, and all piercers have a minimum of three years of piercing experience. Because of this, we have a higher success rates. We edu- COZMIC PIZZA We do Holiday Parties Meetings and Catering At Our New Location Restaurant 338-9333 Catering 302-6013 8th & Charnelton Indulgent Desserts • Entertainment Small or Large Groups • Organic Foods Pizza • Soup • Salad • Organic Microbrews • Fine Wines cate our clients so they can make their own decisions, and they always come back. If you were a vegetable, what would you be and why? A potato. A couch potato. That would sum me up when I’m not at work. BEST PICKUP LINE: “NICE SHOES, WANNA FUCK?” EW officially gives a huge hurrah for all the people who voted for this pick-up line. Not because we think it would actually work but because the runner-up was “Hey” and what the hell would we write about that? At least this one has some pizzazz, some atti- tude. We put it to the test. So far it hasn’t worked, but maybe that’s just us. I mean hey, what girl wouldn’t just swoon if a guy walked up to her and used this line? I know I would. Not. What guy wouldn’t offer to escort the brassy lady using this come-on out of the bar and straight to his bed? Oh wait. Note to the ladies: this one might actu- ally work for ya. Bring on the booty. BEST BAND NAME: OVULATORS 2nd: Happy Bastards 3rd: Floydian Slip Women, forget all the ways you’ve learned to demurely hide evidence your monthly cycles. Four local rockers have taken a symbol of their femininity and projected it as a source of power, and EW readers love it. “The name ‘Ovulators’ was thought up by the co-owner of the LocoMotive Restaurant, Lee Zucker,” says band mem- ber Tina Sarno. “I asked her what a good name for a girl band would be, and she said ‘The Ovulators.’ It started out as sort of a joke, but it’s turned into a girl power creed and a real educational opportunity. People don’t know what ovulation means. People think of it as a sort of obscene thing, like ‘You can’t wear that Ovulators T-shirt in front of the kids!’” Rock on, women, and educate the masses. BEST REASON TO BE LATE FOR WORK: MORNING LOVIN’ 2nd: Sleeping 3rd: A hangover The alarm goes off. Bleary-eyed, you reach Dine In • Take Out • FREE DELIVERY • Open Daily Do you suffer from: headaches, dizziness, depression, insomnia, high blood pressure, shoulder, neck or back pain, colds, flu, low energy, indigestion, asthma, PMS ACUPUNCTURE CAN HELP! You have no doubt heard how acupuncture helped others. Find out now how acupuncture can help you! 344-8088 JADE SCREEN CLINIC Marilyn Sjaastad, L.Ac, M.A. 1210 Pearl, Eugene INSURANCE ACCEPTED 22 OCTOBER 21, 2004 TODD COOPER For a FREE consultation call On the hayride to pick pumpkins at Lone Pine Farms BEST LOCAL FARM
