2010/12/06

DON'T LEAVE US, SKINNY

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Who are these sex panthers? The Skinny, of course, from left to right Kyle, Penny Dreadful and Motorjoan (Gravy is hiding), who played a reunion/farewell show recently at the ARTery.

We are begging them not to quit, of course, including in print here.

This was a SEEN photo.

LIFE AFTER GRETZKY

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This is Wayne Gretzky, or rather, the back of a metal representation of Edmonton's uncontested most famous and popular onetime citizen.

When Gretz was traded away to L.A. in 1988, our city suffered a nervous breakdown of sorts, but ultimately grew to dilute and spread our reasons for civic pride.

As part of my writer-in-residence duties, I used this image to illustrate an article about the familiar tactics the Oilers' current owners are using to divert public money into a needless new arena.