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Volume 40, Issue 12
April 8, 2003

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April 8, 2003

Features

Moons over Mesa
Horoscopes: the good, the bad & the ugly

Corey Hunt and Matt Mueller

Aries March 20–April 19
Shake and bake baby, its time for a new dish. Not your regular neighborhood prospect, but a corn-fed beauty . . . .

Comedy gets a facelift with use of music
Lucky Stiff poster
The latest production presented by MCC’s music department was the outrageously funny musical farce, “Lucky Stiff.”

Slamboree’s high energy stokes fans’ love
of punk
By Matt Mueller
Mesa Legend

A cloud of dust rises from a swirling crowd, a sea of people stir in one fluid movement. Onstage the reason for the organized chaos projects blaring music into the mass of humanity and into the night sky. Lit only by colored lights hanging 30 feet over head, the quick snap of flashbulbs and the glow of cigarettes, the band tells its punk rock tales to the mass of enthralled fans.

Irish celebrate heritage & spirit with parade, fair
By Andrew James
Mesa Legend

Phoenix became a little bit more Irish March 15, when the 20th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade came rolling through town. More than 50,000 people filled the streets along Central Avenue between Thomas Road and Margaret T. Hance Park, making it one of the largest parades in Phoenix history.

New clubhouse draws crowds
By Andrew Fogoros
Mesa Legend
Drum beats and guitar rifts filled the air this past month as a new and happening club opened its doors to the public. The Clubhouse opened with bands such as The Necronauts, Drag River and Steppchild to kick off the festivities.