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-
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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
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