2B-19 Michigan Daly - We ietC Magazine - Thursday, Febry 15, 2001 Question & Answer Interview Uncovering the coconut covered cookies of Girl Scouts 0 0 The MichiganI Daq- Weekend, etc By Elizabeth Pensler Weekend etc., editor You've seen those little, pesky dwarfs peddling their wares on the street corner. They prey on confused and sympathizing University stu- dents who feel for these depraved midgets. The students who so will- ingly give up their Jimmy John's lunch money recieve nothing in return except - "Enjoy your cook- ies." That's right its Girl Scout Cookie season again and in dedication of all those brave little girls who wear their kermit green vests and try to make dinero selling incredibly delicious and extraordinarily fattening treats - The Michigan Daily interviewed a young Girl Scout named Alana Tabak. Alana is eight years old, in the third grade and attends Lone Pine Elementary School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The Michigan Daily: What's your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? Alana Tabak: I don't eat Girl Scout Cookies. TMD: You've never had a Girl Scout Cookie? AT: No, I don't like them. TMD: What is your favorite food? AT: Chinese. TMD: What's your favorite -9 Saigon Garden (734) 747-7006 Open Seven Days MEXICAN CAFE h Ann Arbor's Finest Mexican Style Food! Michigan's Largest Selection of Gourmet Hot Sauces & Salsae! WE DELIVER! Mon. - Sat. 'til 1 a.m Sunday *tU 12:00 a.m. Carry out and Catering Available - Cooking by Mama Rosa 300 Detroit St 665-0444 at Catheine across from the Farmer's Market Happy Birthday! Charley's would like to be the first to congratulate you with a free meal. Just bring along afriendandproper ID, and select your favorite entree from our famous menu. It's just our way of saying Congratulations and thanks for Charle celebrating with us. THE NEW LINE CHINESE CUISINE Kai Arden 8 Rzkig M l ong (734) 995-1786 Swan 116 S.MainSt. Sty Carryout ana . Many reservaltorisaccepted. Now Servng Liquor & Exotc Drinr#d Mon-Th 11-10 Fri-Sat 11-11 Sun 12-10 Vietnamese & j5Chinese Cuisine Dine-In & Carry-Out 1220 South University (at Forest) .-. Ann Arbor, Michigan BUSINESS HOURS Mon.-Thur: 11 a.m. to 10p.m. Fri. 11 a.m. to 11p.m. Sat. 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sun. 12 Noon to 10 p. m. dessert? AT: Ice cream. TMD: What's the best activity you did with the Girl Scouts? AT: We went to camp. We took hikes, played volleyball and learned arts and crafts. TMD: What are the social tensions like in the troop? AT: What does that mean? TMD: Do the girls in the troop get along? AT: Yeah, we're all good friends. TMD: Do the girls in your troop ever fight? AT: No fights. TMD: What kinds of things do you do in third grade? AT: Math - subtraction and bor- rowing. TMD: What college do you want to go to? AT: Michigan State. TMD: Have you ever been to Ann Arbor? AT: No. TMD: Do you like U of M sports? AT: No, I like State sports. TMD: Have you ever heard of The Michigan Daily? AT: No. TMD: What do you want to be when you grow up? AT: A singer. TMD: Do you plan on going to college to become a singer? AT: No. TMD: What's your favorite movie? AT: "Richie Rich's Christmas." TMD: Why? AT: I like money. TMD: What's the perfect age? AT: 15. TMD: Why? AT: I don't know. TMD: Don't you want to be six- teen so you can drive? AT: I don't want to drive. TMD: Why? Driving's great! AT: I don't like using my hands. TMD: You probably like to do more kid stuff- like running? AT: Yeah, I like to play kick ball, gymnastics and air hockey. TMD: What's your favorite movie? AT: "Titanic." TMD: What's the movie about? AT: It's about a ship that sunk. TMD: Is Leonardo DiCaprio sexy? AT: He's ugly. Do you like to write? Do you find yourself mutter- ing poerty as you walk to class? Instead of wasting your talent on writing 20 page papers on why Renaissance literature sucked. Turn your creative writ- ting submissions: Poetry, prose and short stories in for the Weekend Literary Review. submit to: magazinesubmissions umichedu Saturday CAMPUS CINEMA Almost Famous See Friday. State Theater. 1:15 & 11 p.m. The Contender See Friday. State Theater. 4 & 6:30 p.m. The Big Lebowski (1998) Jeff Bridges and his band perform death-defying stunts from "Star Man." State Theater. Midnight. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon See Thursday. Michigan Theater. 4:15, 7 & 9:45 p.m. Shadow of the Vampire See Thursday. State Theater. 9 p.m. Traffic See Thursday. State Theater. 1:30, 4:10, 6:45 & 9:30 p.m. MUSIC Domestic Problems We all have them, now you can see them on stage. Blind Pig, 208 S. -1st St. 10 p.m. $5 996-8555. Bugs Beddow Band Come back here you kwazy wabbit! You R&B sensation you! Cavern Club, 210 S 1st St. 10 p.m. $8. 332-9900. Makafroli I can't even say this name. But then again I can't read either. Go see them. T.C.'s Speakeasy, Ypsilanti. 10:30 p.m. $4. 483-4470 THEATER The Visit See Thursday. Trueblood Theater, 105 S. State. 8 p.m. Free, but tickets required. 764-0450. Maggie Rose See Thursday. Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. 8 p.m. $17. 663- 0681. ALTERNATIVES Immedia 2001 See Thursday. Media Union. Free. 936-2082. Plant Life See Thursday. Museum of Art, Works on Paper Gallery. Free. 764-0395. Mark Rothko and the Lure of the Figure: Paintings 193346 See Thursday. Museum of Art, Apse Gallery. Free. 764- 0395. Sunday CAMPUS CINEMA Almost Famous See Friday. State Theater. 1:15 p.m. Black Orpheus (1959) This Rio de Janeiro set update of the Greek classic is not, repeat, not Black Orifice. That is something completely different. Michigan Theater. 3 p.m. Free. The Contender See Friday. State Theater. 4 & 6:30 p.m. He Who Gets Slapped (1924) Silent flick with Lon Chaney taking very little lip from his woman. Michigan Theater. 3 p.m. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon See Thursday. Michigan Theater. 6 & 8:30 p.m. Shadow of the Vampire See Thursday. State Theater. 9 p.m. A Time For Drunken Horses (2000) A Kurdish family and an intoxicated horse. I cannot think of a better way to spend an afternoon. Michigan Theater. 5 & 7 p.m. Traffic See Thursday. State Theater. 1:30, 4:10, 6:45 & 9:30 p.m. MUSIC Manuel Barrueco Cuban guitarist known for his seductive sound and prolific tech- nique. Rackham Auditorium. 4 p.m. $22- 36. 764-2538. Homegrown Night I think we all know that the home-grown stuff is ALWAYS the best. T.C.'s Speakeasy, Ypsilanti. 10:30 p.m. $4. 483-4470. THEA TER The Heiress See Thursday. Mendelssohn Theatre. 2 P.M. $7-20. Maggie Rose See Thursday. Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. 2 p.m. $20. 663- 0681. ALTERNATIVES Triple Threat at the Drum A famous trio of local writers get together to read from their latest works: Ron Padgett, Clayton Eshleman and-Eliot Weinberger hit up Shaman Drum for a literary explosion. Shaman Drum. 8 p.m. Free. 662-7407. Open Mic at the Del Rio Van Baldwin and Kathy Mulavey read poetry casually, in between open-mikers looking for a good time, also reading casually. Salsa, any- one? The Del Rio. 1:30-4:30 p.m. Free. 761-2530. Set of Eight: Routines & Reveries University dance performance inspired by Cassatt's 'set of ten' prints and Utamaro's-prints of women engaged in daily activities. Set to traditional shakuhachi melodies and choreographed by Jessica Fogel. Apse, Museum of Art. 3 p.m. Free. 764-0395. Immedia 2001 See Thursday. Media Union. Free. 936-2082. Plant Life See Thursday. Museum of Art, Works on Paper Gallery, Free. 764-0395. Mark Rothko and the Lure of the Figure: Paintings 1933-46 See Thursday. Museum of Art, Apse Gallery, Free. 764- 0395. Art Video: "Joseph Beuys, Transformer" Beuys discusses his work while planning his installation of his exhibit at the Guggenheim Museum. Museum of Art, Media Room. 1 p.m. Free. 764-0395. Monday CA MPUS CINEMA Almost Famous See Friday. State Theater. 7 p.m. The Contender See Friday. State Theater. 6:30 p.m. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon See Thursday. Michigan Theater. 6:45 & 9:30 p.m. Singin' in the Rain (1952) Bauland shows musicals can be manly. Michigan Theater. 7 p.m. Shadow of the Vampire See Thursday. State Theater. 9 p.m. A Time For Drunken Horses (2000) See Sunday. Michigan Theater. 9:15 p.m. Traffic See Thursday. State Theater. 9:30 p.m. MUSIC Jazz Jam Session Oh my gosh. Look at that alliteration. Jazz. Jam. Sweet. Pierpont Commons. 8 p.m. Free. Acoustic Open Mic Holy crap. Everyday is coming out sooo soon. I can't wait. Its gonna be sweet. I love Dave like a milk- shake. Tap Room, Ypsilanti. 9:30 p.m. Free. 482-5320. ALTERNATIVES Boysville Theater Performance As part of the Art by Michigan Theater Prisoners exhibit, a group of young men perform original poetry, song, and rap. Rackham. 7 p.m. Free. 764-2393. Plant Life See Thursday. Museum of Art, Works on Paper Gallery, Free. 764-0395. Mark Rothko and the Lure of the Figure: Paintings 193346 See Thursday. Museum of Art, Apse Gallery, Free. 764- 0395. Tuesday CAMPUS CINEMA Almost Famous See Friday. State Theater. 7 p.m. The Contender See Friday. State Theater. 6:30 p.m. Dark Days (2000) First time director Marc Singer proves you can film a flick in a sewer without resorting to giant crime- Can 761-650 333 E. Huron * ~ The children keep watch o fighting turtles. Michigan Crouching Tiger, Hidden D Thursday. Michigan TheatE p.m. Shadow of the Vampire Se State Theater. 9 p.m. A Time For Drunken Horse Sunday. Michigan Theater Traffic See Thursday. Stat p.m. MUSIC Blind Pig Showcase Presidio, Jackie Blue and Heh heh, you said 420. S 208 S. 1st St. 10 p.m. Fr Blues Jam I prefer strawb borrow some Peanut B Room, Ypsilanti. 9:30 p 5320. ALTERNATIVES Ann Arbor Poetry Slam It', Slam." The Heidelberg.8& 426-3451 Plant Life See Thursday. 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