Darren Aronofsky - The Wrestler (2009)

The Harbor Theater

Muskegon's Only Source of Independent and Foreign Cinema

1937 Lakeshore Drive

Muskegon Mi 49441

231-457-4274

Admission Prices: $6 Adults, $5 Members, $5 Seniors, $4 Senior Members $4.50 Students

-Show times-

Friday March 13th @ 7:15
Saturday March 14th @ 7:15, 9:30
Sunday March 15th @ 3:30, 6:00
Monday March 16th @ 7:15
Tuesday March 17th @ 7:15

Short's Brewing Company

Pandemonium Pale Ale
Behold the bitter hysteria
Our classic American pale ale lends its copper color to the rich specialty grains. This craft ale is balanced with four kettle hop additions to a near IPA quality. It is one of the few beers we finish through whole leaf hops lending a nice fresh earthy aroma and flavor.

Fotc #20: NewZealandTown

This week's track:

"Fashion is Danger"

http://www.hbo.com/conchords/episode/index.html

Charlie Huston - The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death (2009)

This book has a lot of things going for it- Great title, good premise, and good reviews and written by one of my favorite authors. Maybe that is why this book was so much of a disappointment for me. Although Charlie Huston has over half a dozen novels to his name, this is only his second attempt at a stand-alone. In my opinion, his first stand-alone The Shotgun Rule was a far superior novel. I will also say that based on his other novels, the dialogue can be one of his biggest strengths, but it can also be one of his biggest weaknesses. If this book was written by anyone else, I would have given up on it before the end, which is something I rarely do. That being said, Charlie Huston is definitely an author worth readings, and I would strongly recommend his other stand-alone or his series books if you are interested in checking him out.

What's on Tap? The Northside Pub

Currently on tap at the Northside Pub, Bell's Pale and Leinenkugals 1888 Bock. Made it to Hopcat this week as well, tried their own Dubbel as well as Sky High Rye from Arcadia. (Firkin!)

Leelanau's Golden Ale

http://www.leelanaubeer.com

Bill Crider - Too Late To Die

Although I'm familiar with his popular blog http://billcrider.blogspot.com/,
and have been a regular reader and occasional poster there, I've never read one of his books until now. I thought I would start with this book, the first in his Sheriff Dan Rhodes series. Although I am really more a fan of pure crime novels as opposed to mystery "whodunnits" like this, I found a lot to like here. For starters, I like the small town atmosphere, which is an interesting contrast to another series I've been reading recently, which would be the Ed McBain 87th Precinct series. I also think this book sets itself up for a series quite well, although many of the characters we are introduced do not live long enough to make it to the 2nd book. Speaking of the 2nd book, I think I'll have to give that one a read as well.