Archive for the ‘Nightlife’ Category
Back to School: That’s Good, Right?
By BOB WIRE-Ah, the lunches have been packed, the driveway mugshots taken, and our kids have officially slammed the screen door on another summer vacation. It's back to school time!... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of August 25
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Missoula South Side, Your Beer is Here
By BOB WIRE-As a man whose love of beer is well-documented and occasionally used against him, I gotta say I'm tickled with Missoula's newest brewery, Great Burn.... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of August 18
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Scars: The Real Man’s Tattoos
By BOB WIRE-I don't have any tattoos, so now you know where I stand on tattoos. What I do have is a growing collection of scars. The real man's tattoos.... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of August 11
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Existential Crisis in the Kitchen
By BOB WIRE- Despite what you might hear, I’m an enlightened, evolved male. I possess certain domestic capabilities. Believe it or not, I do know my Swiffer from a hole in the ground.... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of August 4
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Visit Glacier Park While It Still Has Glaciers!
By BOB WIRE- Plans are underway to change the name of Glacier National Park to reflect its eventual lack of glaciers. 'Large And Somewhat Damp Mountains National Park' is in the running for finalist.... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of July 28
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Visit Yellowstone Before it Blows Up
By BOB WIRE- One way to get around Yellowstone is aboard one of the Historic Yellow Buses. They can sometimes be seen roaring around a corner and scaring the bejesus out of some poor buffalo.... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of July 21
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Make it Missoula Monday | Week of July 14
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I Love Me Some Grass
By BOB WIRE- Ahhh the final glory days of a nice, green lawn. The current heat wave will surely have our yards as crispy as hash browns from the back of the griddle by the end of July.... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of July 7
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Things To Do In Las Vegas When You’re Dead
By BOB WIRE-Broke, that is. Dead broke. I think we are all familiar enough with Sin City's over-the-top entertainment torrent to know that there is no end to the list of stuff to do in Las Vegas.... more
Missoula Police Crack Down On DUI Over The Holiday
Missoula Police and Montana Highway Patrol officers will be out in force over the long holiday weekend to aggressively target drivers under the influence of alcohol and drugs.... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of June 30
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Let’s Talk About Toilet Paper
By BOB WIRE-We're talking about toilet paper. I won't even get into that whole "over vs. under" issue. That's a passionate holy war akin to the Mac vs PC debate. A little toilet paper cultural history here:... more
City of Missoula Serious About Fireworks Enforcement
The use of most fireworks in the city of Missoula is illegal, and City leaders are serious about enforcement.... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of June 23
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Bob Wire’s On the Course. FORE!
By BOB WIRE - Like a lot of men, I enjoy doing things that I’m not very good at. Like golf. I’ve played since high school, but never enough to get to the point where I’m consistently breaking 80.... more
Bradford Lee Folk and the Bluegrass Playboys/Two Bit Franks
By LORL PARR - The Ruby Jewel Jamboree, once again bringing the premiere bluegrass of Bradford Lee Folk and the Bluegrass Playboys to Missoula on July 7, at 7PM at Ruby’s Inn on Reserve. ... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of June 16
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Ladder Golf, the Latest in One-Handed Sports
By BOB WIRE - It’s called ladder golf, and it is to white trash what polo is to the filthy rich. And I am hooked.... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of June 9
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TV or Not TV, That is the Question
By BOB WIRE - Our 32” tube TV, which seemed like a JumboTron when we bought it in 2002, had gone to that big Radio Shack in the sky. Buying a new set was going to require some major education.... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of June 2
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Meet My Dentist, Dr. Mandible
By BOB WIRE - I just got home from a trip to the dentist. I hate the dentist. HATE the dentist. Oh, I don’t mind having my teeth worked on, I just can’t stand the guy who does it.... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of May 26
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If It’s Off the Wall, It Can’t Go On the Wall
By BOB WIRE -The struggle for supremacy in the wall hangings department is an ongoing concern in the Wire compound. Our solution is to relegate the more questionable stuff to the basement or the spare bathroom.... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of May 19
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Award Winning Bluegrass Talent Junior Sisk Plays TONIGHT in Missoula
By MARK VOSBURGH - International Bluegrass Musis Award award winner, Junior Sisk and his band, Rambler's Choice plays the Ruby Jewel Jamboree in Missoula on May 12th.... more
Poker Night: Book Club For Men?
By BOB WIRE -Every Tuesday night for 7 years, I gathered with my good friends for a poker game. We survived 2 DUI’s, 1 divorce, “career changes,” and 4 births, including a couple of surprise offspring.... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of May 12
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Lewis and Clark Brewing Co. Wins Big at Garden City Brewfest
Competition was tough, but Back Country Scottish Ale from Lewis and Clark Brewing Co. swept three categories and achieved The Best of Show at the 22nd Annual Garden City BrewFest.... more
Artsy Fartsy Captions
By BOB WIRE -A recent family trip to the Seattle Art Museum provided some spectacular images of mind-bending approaches to modern art. Check out these photos:... more
Smile Empty Soul Plays the Wilma May 16th
Veteran Rock Group, Smile Empty Soul plays at the Wilma Theatre on Friday, May 16th as part of the Wayne Static (Static-X) headlining "Civil Unrest Tour".... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of May 5
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This Cinco de Mayo, Missoula Police Ask: Who’s Your Sober Driver?
This Cinco de Mayo, the Missoula Police Department is cracking down on impaired driving, and those who are caught will be arrested. ... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of April 28
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Is American Idol Really That Bad?
By BOB WIRE -Is American really such a bad thing? Normally I would say the show is a cultural black hole. But it’s kind of fun when I watch it with my wife and daughter.... more
Over 30 Beer-Themed Events Planned for Missoula Craft Beer Week
By RYAN NEWHOUSE - Missoula Craft Beer Week is returning to Missoula April 27-May 3 and is bigger and better than ever, including over 30 beer-themed events throughout the week.... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of April 21
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Do You Know What’s Under There?
By BOB WIRE -The day I pulled on my first pair of boxer shorts is the day I became a Man. I was probably 12 or so when I graduated from tighty whities.... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of April 14
In addition to the Wildlife Festival happening this week, check out the various bands and live music all over town sprinkled with an occasional fundraiser. ... more
Ten Things I Dig About Missoula
By BOB WIRE - I thought I'd make a list of things I dig about Missoula. To spice things up a bit, I've also collected a few opinions from Regular Joes asking: "What do you love about Missoula?"... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of April 7
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Make it Missoula Monday | Week of March 31
Check out the various bands and live music all over town sprinkled with an occasional fundraiser. It's all happening this week in Missoula, MT... more
20 Surefire Signs You’re Married to a Guitar Player
By BOB WIRE - We guitar players...we’re weird. We know it. If your partner is a guitarist, well, you have my sympathies. Here are twenty ways a guitar freak keeps your life interesting. ... more