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If You Like Klieg Lights and Cops, You'll Love Freakfest

Here comes another lame Freakfest. Kids who don't know better or newcomers to Madison may not have a problem with the current sad setup, but that is perhaps because they've bought the revisionist history, or they simply aren't thinking about it very hard. So think about it: do you actually like blinding Klieg lights and dozens of armed cops at parties? Can you think of other parties you attend that feature guys with Tas ers, truncheons, and mace? Did you know that the police film every part of the event and monitor your actions remotely from a media station? Freakfest is social engineering. The authorities have, amazingly, convinced people that this is a cool scene. That's quite a feat, when you look objectively at what it is: an open air temporary prison with the dubious merits of mid-tier acts like OK Go or Third Eye Blind there to distract you. But it used to be epic! A little history. Back in the late '70s and '80s, the Halloween party didn't...

Mad City Eats: Food Adventures in Madison, Wisconsin

My book is out. Buy the paperback edition http://www.amazon.com/mad-City-Eats-Adventures-Writing/dp/1477611762/ Buy the Kindle edition http://www.amazon.com/Mad-City-Eats-ebook/dp/B00ACTDLMI/ Book Description Publication Date: November 24, 2012 Adam Vincent Powell spent four years writing about food every week. His assignments took him to every corner of the state capitol searching for the finest cheese, beer, and sausage local restaurants have to offer. Follow him on his quest to learn everything about one city's cuisine. Product Details File Size: 2076 KB Print Length: 163 pages Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1477611762

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