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Archive for December, 2011

Events Calendar: 12/19 – 1/1/12

Posted by DSmithImages On December - 19 - 2011

Monday December 19th

Graduation at Shelton State. 7pm. Graduation will be held in the Gymnasium on the Martin Campus. For more information, contact Byron Abston at 205.391.238

Tuesday December 20th

We really don’t have anything going on so go out to visit one of our sponsors – Green Bar or The Alcove

Wednesday December 21st

Cove Celtic Christmas! 7:30-10:30pm. Alcove. Wednesday Night Christmas Party. Eggnog, Cider, & XMix Drink Specials! Live Celtic Music w/ The Vulcan Eijits Starts at 7:30pm!! Also check out Wilhagans for $2 Pint night

Alabama will be playing basketball against Oklahoma State in Birmingham at the BJCC

Thursday December 29th

The Cancers will be at Green Bar at 9:00 P.M. Check out http://www.myspace.com/thecancers

Friday December 30th

New Year’s Rockin’ Noon presented by the Children’s Hands-On Museum, all activities included in admission, 11:30 am-1:30 pm, 349-4235

Saturday December 31st/Sunday January 1st

Say to hell with 2011 and ring in 2012

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Photo Gallery: Santacon 2011

Posted by DSmithImages On December - 17 - 2011

Of all the holiday events that are held in Tuscaloosa, there is one that is easily my favorite to attend and photographing. I’m talking about Santacon, which is the annual bar crawl event featuring people dressed up as Santa Claus or other Christmas related characters. If you haven’t seen about 70 Santas walking the streets of Tuscaloosa to spread holiday cheer, you haven’t really seen anything.

The event has grown in size and stature each year, and this year was the first I remember with pretty much everyone in costume. Everywhere we went, people were excited and happy to see us arrive. The last stop of the evening was Egans, where the annual Christmas party was already underway… complete with a visit from another Santa Claus.

On top of all of that, it was also the celebration of my 30th birthday. I got to celebrate it surrounded by friends and fantastic people, and I really couldn’t ask for more. To see photos from the rest of the night, please take a look at http://www.dsmithimages.com/site/events/santacon-2011/1/

Enjoy!

-David
DSmithImages
“Modern Photography for Modern Times”
http://www.dsmithimages.com

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Santacon 2011

Posted by chinesedentist On December - 12 - 2011

Update on Santa suit

I’ve heard some people have been mourning the absence of Party Makers. You can still order from our website and pick up your order at our warehouse on Greensboro Ave. Just choose “pick up at warehouse” from the shipping options at warehouse, and you won’t be charged any shipping and handling. You can pick up til about 4:45 on Friday.

Here’s the link for our Santa Suits:
http://candyapplecostumes.com/santa_suits.html

And our general costumes:
http://candyapplecostumes.com/holiday.html

And our sexy elfie-type costumes:
http://candyapplecostumes.com/christmas_sexy.html

Thanks to Kristin for the info!

One of our favorite events every year is happening this Friday night, SantaCon 11. Here is how we described it last year and I bet it will be the same.

“Come join all the other Santas for the only annual Santa themed pub crawl in the Tuscaloosa area. We will start out at the Wellthatscool.com taping (The well that cool Studio space above the oak city barber shop downtown. It’s across the street from CHOM a few doors down from the Mellow Mushroom. If you can’t meet us there at 8:30 the first stop sould be at the downtown pub at 9ish) and continue on from there. Here’s how it works, we all meet up dressed as Santa and go on a night long pub crawl grabbing a drink at each bar until we are drunk enough that we forget what we were doing and just spend the rest of the night at Egans or the like. CVS, Walgreens & Target etc all carry $15-20 Santa suits, remember that you will be drinking all nite in the suit so you may not want to go all out on a nice Santa suit that be nearly ruined by the next day.”

In a pinch you can even make your own Santa suit or be an Elf be creative it’s part of the fun.

What better way to show your X-mass spirt then by wondering around super dunk and relatively anonymously clocked in the vestige of childhood innocence. This is also a great opportunity to give chunks of coal to all the naughty bartenders*. So come out the the biggest and best disguised bar crawl in west Alabama. Warning not dressing as Santa or an Elf will lead to public mocking and being added to the permanent naughty list. Please dress if you’d like to join us. Hope to see you there!!

*Wellthatscool.com in no susports the giving of chunks of coal to bartenders, unless they are super mean or that you hide money under the coal.

for more info or any questions email us at wellthatscool@gmail.com

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Events Calendar: 12/12 – 12/18

Posted by DSmithImages On December - 12 - 2011

Monday December 12th

Silent Auction Benefitting the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra Guild. It’s going on in the Lobby of Moody Hall at 6:00 p.m. Admission is free. Light food and drinks available. $10 donation requested per person. (205) 752-5515

Home for the Holidays: 7 PM – Moody Music Building Concert Hall – Tickets $20 – $40

Tuesday December 13th

A Crimson Classic Christmas. The UA would like to thank everyone in Tuscaloosa County
for supporting The University of Alabama by offering FREE ADMISSION TO The BRYANT MUSEUM from 5:00pm – 7:00pm. Free sodas and light hors d’oeuvres will be available Special Guest Tyrone Prothro will be there along with additional former Alabama football players, Miss UA, Valerie Stewart, and Big Al

Acoustic Night Benefit for Good Samaritan Clinic. 7-10pm. Bama Theatre. Featuring: Fots Blaine Duncan, Sparrow and the Ghost, Mark Hughes Cobb, Jil Chambless & Dan Vogt, Daniel Crane

Wednesday December 14th

Open Mic Night @ Green Bar 9pm.

Thursday December 15th

Student Recital featuring John McGuire, horn. Starts at 2pm at the Moody Music Bldg., Concert Hall

Friday December 16th

Come out to The Bama Theatre at 7pm for a live stage version of that timeless Classic, A Christmas Story! You can preorder tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com

Sparrow & the Ghost with Stagolee at the Green Bar. 3$ cover

Santa Con 2011: Nothing says Christmas like a bunch of drunken Santas roaming downtown Tuscaloosa and spreading holiday cheer! And dammit, if you wanna pub crawl with santa, you damn well better be dressed as santa, no stragglers this year!

Egan’s Christmas party: Featuring DJ Brian Oliu. This along with SantaCon is part of…
David’s 30th Birthday Exxxtravaganza

Saturday December 17th

DAVID SMITH’S B-DAY

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The Muppet Movie

Posted by Bill On December - 10 - 2011

While I shy away from nostalgic things (because nothing can top my memory of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show), I like nostalgia from certain sources and, being in the right mood, gave the new Muppet movie a whirl. And it was a hell of a great way to unwind. While some things were laid on heavily and non-cameo actors came off really hokey, that was the point, wasn’t it?

Regardless of general hokey-ness, the movie, which is Jason Segel’s baby (actor, producer, and cowriter of the movie), centers around about four plots. First, there’s Walter (that new puppet from the trailers). Then, there’s Walter’s brother Gary (Segel) and his relationship with Mary (Amy Adams). Next, there’s Kermit and Miss Piggy’s problematic love life. Finally and most important plot wise, there’s the struggle to get all the muppets together so that they can save their livelihood, the Muppet Studios.

Some of these plots are wrapped up in anticlimactic ways. Don’t go if you’re looking for any poetic plot. That said, the writing was amazing. The movie has a more adult feel. The writers took the relations between the Muppets more seriously, like when Kermit finds Fozzie. Also, there are darker jokes throughout for the adults. There’s plenty for the young’uns to laugh at (Fozzie’s fart shoes). Also, I was pleasantly surprised by the singing throughout.

While it’s tough to call puppets actors, the voice work was top notch, even with the master voice of Jim Henson missing. Again, live actors were hokey, but that’s just the requirement of working with the Muppets. And this hokey-ness was vital in this movie. I mentioned the darker jokes, but didn’t mention the super serious emotions the Muppets had to portray. For instance, Fozzie is treated horribly and when Kermit apologizes for not being a good friend, the viewer remembers how much one has missed those lovable Muppets.Now, I shan’t spoil too many cameos, but Mickey Rooney was one of my personal favorites. Some cameos were a little off, but they were faces some of the younger ones would like. Selena Gomez, for example.

My last thought about the execution of the film is that they really stepped up the believability of Muppets interacting with physical things. Kermit’s felt fingers played a few piano notes and I forgot his fingers could really not do such things for the briefest second.

So let’s get to the meat now that the potatoes are gone. Would a Well That’s Cooligan recommend this movie?

F$&@ yeah! It’s the Muppets! All my gripes are nothing in the long term. Do yourself a favor and see this movie.

9/10 Cooligans

Next week, The Immortals. Or Sherlock Holmes.

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