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boston area events of note:

thursday, january 8th

forest henderson

the new collisions

the lights out

sir q

@ great scott

saturday, january 10th

head automatica

radio 4

@ great scott

sunday, january 11th

whistlejacket

voxhaul broadcast

local natives

the union line

@ tt the bears

monday, january 12th

varsity drag

the rationales

nate rogers (ex-scamper)

@ tt the bears

thursday, january 15th

illinois

@ great scott

thursday, january 15th

the raveonettes

@ the paradise

friday, january 16th

dear leader

hallelujah the hills

faces on film

@ the paradise

saturday, january 17th

the rosebuds

the love language

the fatal flaw

@ the middle east downstairs

sunday, january 18th

frightened rabbit

@ great scott

sunday, january 18th

department of eagles

@ the brattle theatre

saturday, january 24th

longwave

wheat

bon savants

@ great scott

saturday, january 24th

arts at the armory benefit

mission of burma

the neighborhoods

@ the somerville theatre

saturday, january 24th

vic chesnutt

elf power

@ the middle east

tuesday, january 27th

annuals

jessica lee mayfield

what laura says

@ the paradise

friday, january 30th

andrew bird

loney dear

@ the orpheum

wednesday, february 4th

the pretenders

@ the orpheum

thursday, february 5th

illinois

mean creek

you can be a wesley (cd release)

@ great scott

wednesday, february 11th

the godfathers

@ the middle east down

friday, february 13th

los campesinos!

@ the paradise

saturday, february 14th

animal hospital

travels (cd release!)

arms & sleepers

mary page

@ pa's lounge

sunday, february 15th

the pains of being pure at heart

pants yell!

the depreciation guild

@ the middle east upstairs

sunday, february 15th

fujiya & miyagi

@ the paradise

wednesday, february 18th

m. ward

@ the somerville theatre

saturday, february 21st

norm macdonald

@ the wilbur theatre

tuesday, february 24th

ben kweller

the watson twins

@ the somerville theatre

tuesday, february 24th

tapes 'n tapes

wild light

@ the paradise

wednesday, february 25th

comedian eugene mirman

'the will to whatevs' book tour

@ the brookline booksmith

thursday, february 26th

jimmy eat world

'clarity 10th anniversary tour'

@ the new house of blues

thursday, february 26th

blizten trapper

alela diane

@ the paradise

saturday, february 28th

swirlies!

gregory & the hawk

@ the middle east up

saturday, february 28th

fountains of wayne (acoustic)

everyday visuals (acoustic)

@ the paradise

saturday, march 7th

airborne toxic event

alberta cross

henry clay people

@ the paradise

wednesday, march 11th

fleetwood mac

@ the garden

saturday, march 14th

throwing muses

screaming females

50 foot wave

@ the middle east downstairs

saturday, march 14th

a.c. newman (new pornographers)

with dent may & his

magnificent ukulele

@ the paradise

sunday, march 29th

morrissey

@ the house of blues

visit tourfilter for more shows

Tuesday, June 03, 2003

Head Case : Tucker Max vs. Miss Vermont

Sit right back and you'll read the tale, the tale of a mysoginistic drip, who met a supposedly vapid former beauty queen in a South Florida health club, and survived to recount the story of their sordid affair on his very own website...

... only to get a restraining order dropped on his ass, preventing him from writing a word about their relationship, or from linking to her own vomit-inducing website.

Yes, it's the true and unsettling story of Tucker Max vs. Miss Vermont. Go take a look at this New York Times article, willya? Then come on back, y'hear?

(NOTE : You've read only, um, "non-sensitive" material so far. If you tread further, you'll need to leave your delicate sensibilities behind. Beyond here lies dirty, dirty madness.)

Ok, it's unsettling for a number of reasons...

First off, Mr. Tucker Max. Yeah, he's an admittedly self-centered, egotistical, cheesy bastard. That much is known. His treatment of women is appalling, but hey, it's not news. Just moderately pathetic. They guy's obviously fairly intelligent, but more than a little misguided. I mean, check out his forum if you've got the time. Yikes.

Then there's our plantiff, Miss Moved-To-Vermont-To-Become-Miss-Vermont, Katy Johnson. I mean, just look at her site. It's frightening. What's more frightening, though, in a completely different way, is how she comes off in Mr. Max's way-too-detailed story.

"But wait", you say, "how can I read the story? I thought the restraining order obliterated his web page?"

Well, it did, but you can still read every detail thanks to the magic of Google Caching. Yup, all the dysfunction is laid out there for your enjoyment, and/or horror. I doubt it'll be there long, though, so get clickin'. (don't worry, I saved it, too)

But the worst culprit in this tale is our very own justice system, or rather the Florida justice system (no surprise there, though), who squashed this "gentleman's" freedom to write about his own life on the internet. Not only that, but they did it without ever telling him. The suit went ahead without without informing Mr. Max what was even coming down. Regardless of whether his story is true (which Miss Johnson has yet to deny, and has actually partially confirmed), this moron has every right to say it, or at least every right to defend himself against the charges.

Think about it... three main players in this story, and not one of them with a clue. Well, at least Tucker is moderately self-aware... he knows what he does. The judge and the beauty queen, though? Um, not so much.

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