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The Wackness
by Michael Swan
Nov 23, 2006

In the early ‘90s, our high school classmates were — and I'm speaking in purely musical terms here — spoiled and thoroughly unappreciative of my pep rally band's all-out efforts to entertain them and inspire our athletes on to victory. We played all the hits of the day: "Bump N' Grind" by R. Kelly, "Flava In Your Ear" by Craig Mack, and "The World Is Yours" by Nas.

When I heard that the Weekly Volcano is sponsoring the opening of The Wackness today at The Grand Cinema, I demanded tickets from Pappi Swarner. The film’s soundtrack has the three songs I mentioned above plus “Heaven and Hell” by Raewkon, “Tearz” by The Wu Tang Clan, “Can’t Ya See” by Total featuring Notorious B.I.G. as “Can I Kick It” by A Tribe Called Quest. The memories are flooding in.

In celebration of the opening The Weekly Volcano will knock $1.50 off the ticket price for all freaks, geeks, walking catastrophes as well as all the cool students, too. Just show your student I.D.

LINK: Roger Ebert review

[The Grand Cinema, 2:30, 4:50, 7, and 9:15 p.m., $4.50-$8, $1.50 off ticket price for students, 606 Fawcett Ave., Tacoma, 253.593.4474]