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Nothing’s Taboo

Jeff — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:15:43 +0000

We know you like sex, Edmonton.

Whether it’s in chatting with Little Miss Curious, filming your own porn for Vue Weekly’s Blue Revue, or just general sexiness.

So, we shall reward you with a pair of tickets to this weekend’s Taboo Sex Show, thanks to a friend of the website, Brenda, and the crew at The Traveling Tickle Trunk.

Let’s get topical with this giveaway…drop your best Brett Favre zinger/innuendo into the comments, tweet at us, or Facebook us. We’ll draw for the free tickets.

Taboo runs October 14-17 at Northlands. The Traveling Tickle Trunk has all of your needs covered 365 from their location on Whyte Avenue.

Stop, in the name of love

Jeff — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:09:27 +0000

Love of not getting speeding tickets that is.

Photo: Edmonton Police Service

This week the city/police turned a few red light cameras into regular photo radar cameras as well. That means you could get nabbed for running reds AND/OR speeding through the intersection.

We mentioned this in Wednesday’s headlines but after a few e-mails today I’ve gone back and noticed that none of the stories mentioned all of the locations.

So, here’s a reminder of all of the the places you’ll be ticketed (now and in the future) for running red lights and speeding through intersections.

Oh, and you could try to not to do it all, regardless of intersection. But I’m not the boss of you.

Here’s a handy map created by a lovely gentleman.

This list is from the Edmonton Police Service:

Red light and speed violations*

34 Avenue WB at 91 Street
91 Street SB at 34 Avenue
170 Street NB at 95 Avenue
104 Avenue EB at 109 Street
Yellowhead Trail EB at 149 Street
127 Street NB at Yellowhead Trail
50 Street SB at 137 Avenue
82 Street NB at 153 Avenue
Yellowhead Trail WB at 107 Street
170 Street SB at Stony Plain Road
Stony Plain Road WB at 156 Street
156 Street NB @ Stony Plain Road

34 Avenue EB at 91 Street
91 Street NB at 34 Avenue
170 Street SB at 95 Avenue
104 Avenue WB at 109 Street
109 Street SB at 104 Avenue
Yellowhead Trail WB @ 127 Street
137 Avenue WB at 50 Street
Yellowhead Trail EB at 107 Street
Stony Plain Road WB at 170 Street
50 Street NB at 23 Avenue
156 Street SB @ Stony Plain Road
137 Avenue EB at Manning Freeway

*Note: Some locations are still under construction.

Red Light Camera Locations (Red Light Violations)

Jasper Avenue WB at 116 Street
97 Avenue WB at 105 Street
Groat Road SB at 111 Avenue
Gateway Boulevard NB at 34 Avenue
75 Street NB at 98 Avenue
Castledowns Road EB at 97 Street
Calgary Trail SB at Whitemud Drive
87 Avenue WB at 178 Street
184 Street SB at 111 Avenue
Victoria Trail NB at 137 Avenue

Argyll Road WB at 75 Street
34 Street NB at Whitemud Drive
63 Avenue EB at 99 Street
Wayne Gretzky Drive NB at Yellowhead Trail
75 Street WB at 82 Avenue
Kingsway Avenue EB at 101 Street
118 Avenue WB at Groat Road
97 Street SB at 153 Avenue
170 Street SB at 87 Avenue

Who wants to see Green Go at the Hydeaway?

Sally — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:00:14 +0000

I occasionally get e-mails from record labels/PR folks letting me know that one of their bands are in town and may be of interest you guys. Most recently, it’s Guelph, Ontario’s Green Go, who are playing here tomorrow, twice – first, during the day over at Grant Mac’s back to school festivities, and then again tomorrow night at the Hydeaway, alongside Warrior Music, The Rivals and Protocol.

Now believe me, I need to fill a page as much as the next guy – but when it comes to music, I try to be as discerning as possible. Hats off to all you musicians out there, but some of you are terrible. (I can say that because I am also a musician, and sometimes, I am terrible. But let’s not make this about me). And if I go sending you guys to terrible stuff all the time, you’ll never believe me when I say anything.

My point here is that you should believe me when I say that Green Go is great. They sound kind of like a cross between the Go Team! and Electric Six. They have a song called Danger Bay, you guys. They’ve also been remixing a bunch of songs by other Canadian artists, including my favorite favorite favorites the Rural Alberta Advantage.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY – they are so pumped about their first tour out west that they’re giving us a pair of tickets for tomorrow night’s show at the Hydeaway AND and a song for you guys to download and check out.

So here’s an mp3 of Brains for Breakfast. Don’t say we never get you guys anything.

And if you would like to win the pair of tickets to tomorrow’s show, send an e-mail info@theedmontonian.com and tell us; Who the Mayor of Guelph is!

Gamer

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:00:41 +0000

Alright gang, it’s time for us to have a contest.

We have two double guest passes for the Thursday night showing of “Gamer,” which officially opens Friday.

Now, normally, we would give these away to two very lucky people – but since a) I think we’re all adults and can admit this movie looks like it might be a catastrophe and b) I hadn’t heard of “Gamer” until the passes fell into my hands – we’re giving one person both passes. Because the best way to enjoy a potentially terrible movie you haven’t heard of is with a posse of friends.

If you would like to win these passes and take 3 of your lucky friends to the Thursday, September 3rd showing of ”Gamer” (it’s at Empire City Centre Theatres at 9 p.m., btw) – please make up your own alternate tagline ( the real one is “Who’s Playing You?”) for this movie, and post it in the comments. We’ll throw all (read=any)of the entries into a hat and draw at the end of the day.

Also, if you win, it would be nice if you could send us an e-mail and let us know if the movie’s any good. I’m just sayin’.

FTW – No Doubt Tickets

Sally — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:07:24 +0000

proof of tickets!

YES, my friends. It’s true. We have a pair of tickets to the Paramore/No Doubt show tomorrow night at Rexall place that we’re just itchin’ to give away. But before we get to that, I have to give you a little backstory.

So I’m in a band. And the drummer in that band is my good friend, Ryan Dunford. Ryan and his lovely wife, Miss Kristin Reeves, had tickets to see No Doubt. Good ones, too (Sec.122, Row 17, seats 22 & 23). But sadly, Ryan and Kristin can’t go – so they want you to enjoy it in their place. Thanks Dunfords!

In the interest of time and fairness (and acquiring more followers on twitter), we’re going to have a draw. And in order to qualify for the draw, you crazy kids have to get on twitter, and send out this message:

@theedmontonian GIVE ME THE NO DOUBT TIX! http://theedmontonian.com #dunfordisadrumgod

Don’t feel weird about this; trust me, HE IS.

We’ll make the draw at 3:00 p.m. – and we’ll announce the winner at 3:30 p.m. We’ll also notify the winner via twitter DM, and arrange for pickup.

As always, if you’ve won in the last 30 days, you can’t win this one. Sorry, winners. …can’t win ‘em all? (groan).