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What Where
Salon Preston ............2
Best Deals ..................3
Fashion Weekly..........4
Drink of the week .......4
Editors wrap up!
Athena’s festive things to do
I believe the holiday season should be
enjoyed and celebrated, and its always
nice to find cheap, fun activities to do
just that! Akron has some great ways to
get your fill of the holiday season. Just
remember to give thanks for what you have, and

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enjoy some time with the ones you love by hitting up
Nicole’s .......................4
these fun and seasonal attractions, but remember to
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Volume 1 • Number 1 • Issue 1 Certified Nerds ..........5 Medina County Fair Holiday Fantasy - November 14 through
December 28 - Drive through the Medina fairgrounds, trans-
PUBLISHER Coopers ......................5 formed into a winter wonderland with 85 lighting displays; 710
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W Smith Rd., Medina; 6pm - 9pm; $7 per car
EDITOR Tasty Jones’................6
Athena
Akron's Holiday Fest Lighting Spectacular - Lock 3 Live! -
SALES & CIRCULATION
Whiskey Dick’s...........6
from November 28 - January 1. Lighting is on November 28 at
Justin Kilpatrick
Riddle Challenge........7 7pm; admission is free. Enjoy a variety of holiday themed at-
CONTRIBUTORS tractions at Lock 3 Park in downtown Akron.
Writer Preston Holmes
Writer Athena Ken Love.....................7
Stan Hywet Hall - Deck the Hall! - The Stan Hywet estate is
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Fashion weekly WhiskeyDicks
Hair coloring do’s and dont’s
Welcome back to my weekly column, your
guide to all things beautiful. I must confess how
traumatic it is for me to even enter the grocery
store... with the aisles and ailes of all the Photo by: Ken Love
concoctions priced well below the $5.00 range
and still we have people right here in our own
great city of Akron without a clue!!!!
I can’t imagine trying to make an informed

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into mellow atmospheres and great accoustic
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music then I have the place for you to visit.
Tasty Jones’ has always been a favorite of
mine. I started out just eating there during the day. I
sampled almost everything on the menu, which has a
Thanksgiving Eve
unique variety of fairly priced gourmet appitizers.
Soon after that I learned of the awesome nightlife that
Jones’ has to offer. As you can see on the cover they
have set a new standard for “drinking games”. Giant
Jenga is my personal favorite. They also have an ex-
quisite bochy ball pit. All of these enjoyments are free
for patrons of this wonderfull establishment.
Last but not least, the live music Tasty Jones’
Whiskey Dicks
offers is second to none. Again this is a very laid back
enviroment and they intend to keep it that way. So you
won’t find any head banging, ear bleeding, mosh pit-

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PROBLEMS? Here’s the deal, I’m going to write out 3 riddles.
If you can correctly email me the answers to all three
within one week I will buy you a couple drinks at one
of our featured bars in Akron. Stay off of google!

Warning Riddles get harder as they go:

1. What can run but never walks, has a mouth but

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What am I?
Hint: This hint is confedintial. Sorry.

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Artist of the Week by Athena

The Busted Knuckle House Band

The Busted Knuckle Saloon is home to a group of guys who make
up thier House Band. From watching the guys play a mix of music from
southern rock to eighties, you get a sense that they all just enjoy playing
together. Each member of the band has been contributing to the Akron
music scene for roughly 30 years, and everything about the band from
the members, to the music, to The Busted Knuckle Saloon keeps an air
of rock and roll. The House Band has only been playing together for a
year and a half which is definitely not apparent in the way the guys relate
on stage, or by watching thier awesome performances.

“Nobody plays blues like Hurricane!” Frank, a Busted Knuckle Saloon customer said.

If I’m keeping it real, like I promised, I’d like to also take a minute to say that I enjoy a long haired, good
looking, biker man in leather, and this bar did not disappoint!! So, if you want a night of good looking men, who
play classic great music, do not hesitate to put on those leather pants you have in the back of your closet,
have some drinks, and let the Busted Knuckle Saloon House Band start your party!

The House Band: Hurricane James - Guitar/Vocals , Dave Thomas - Guitar/Vocals, Keith
Wiley - Bass/Vocals, Joe Isaac Guitar/Vocals, Jesse Lee - Drums/Vocals. The Busted Knuckle
Saloon House band also plays with frequent additional member’s includeing Jefferson Rice -
Keys/Sax/Vocals, Doug Ramsey - Bass/Guitar/Keys/Vocals, Jeff Tyson - Keys/Guitar/Vocals.

You can visit The Busted Knuckle Saloon at 1221 S.Arlington St in Akron.
330-724-2427 Open daily from 12:00pm - 2:30am. You can also give the band a shout out on there myspace
page at http://www.myspace.com/bustedknuckleband. Don’t forget to check the guys out every Wed, Thurs,
Fri, and Sat night, it’s a great show!

Local MUSIC Shows IN Akron

Thursday Tasty Jones’
Custody of the Kids
December 4 1714 Merriman
Thursday We Know Karate, Friends Back East, Annabelle’s
December 4 Handlebar Mustache, and Give the Signal 784 W. Market St
Friday Lords of the Highway, The Rhondas, Annabelle’s
December 5 and Stab-O-Matic 784 W. Market St
Saturday Hell’s Information, The Suede Brothers, Annabelle’s
December 6 and Rebreather 784 W. Market St
Monday Annabelle’s
Ryan Beke
December 8 784 W. Market St
Tuesday Tasty Jones’
Jacob and the Good People
December 9 1714 Merriman
Wednesday Busted Knuckle Saloon
The Busted Knuckle House Band
December 10 1221 S, Arlington St
Saturday Ozzy’s Notingham Pub
Cleveland Fats
December 13 1390 Brittain Road

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