According to this guy, you are never more than 107 miles away from the nearest set of golden arches in the continental United States. Scary, indeed. Visit the link below and take a gander at his findings.

Check the map, too.

-DeRoin (my first job was at McDee’s)

P.S.- Did you know Sioux City alone boasts seven Big Mac eateries?? (They are on M’Side Ave, Sunnybrook Drive, Lewis Blvd./H’way 75, inside the Floyd Super Walmart, off I-29 on Singing Hills, and there are two on Hamilton…plus one in North Sioux and one in SSC!!) In comparison, there are five BKs, six Subways, three Wendy’s, and four Dairy Queen’s in the Sioux.

Remember this post: Try this at home*?

Well, dudes are @ it again. Dude Perfect, that is.

Amazing, right? Well, check out more videos on the crew’s homepage.

-DeRoin.

Looking for something to do this Friday night that’s fun and for a good cause? Look no further…

Come support a night of music in the memory of Jaxon Stark! All donations go to Jaxon’s family to help pay hospital bills. The Sioux City youngster was killed last month in a tragic accident.

The concert is this Friday, September 18th beginning at 9:00 PM Red’s Pub (1919 Pierce Street; Sioux City, Iowa 51104).
It is free for the 21+ crowd, but donations will be accepted all night. 

There will be performances by Lazer Rocket Arm, Spaceman, Yung Slim, and Ridiculous. I don’t know anything about three of the four acts, but Lazer Rocket Arm has quickly gained a local following for their live show [two emcees, two turntables, and a saxophone!]. Although the quartet has been together for less than a year, the fellas are readying a debut album. Stay tuned for more news on that.

By the way, Lazer Rocket Arm’s deejay- The Sound Insurgent- was one of Jaxon’s uncles. So come show the family some love, enjoy a night with loved ones, and catch some live music! See you there.

-DeRoin.

With Labor Day behind us, the public pools are starting to be drained and the leaves are beginning to fall. Summer is unofficially over. So, there’s no better time to recap the season then right now. Here’s my list of “Stories of the Summer”. Did I miss any? What did you feel was the most important news? Drop me a line sometime.

-Jake (Aaron Rochester’s dog) escapes
-Jaxson Stark tragedy
-North High wins state baseball title
-Michael Jackson death and surrounding drama
-City Council vs. porch furniture
-Three year old Evelyn murdered in SSC
-Female ex-jailers sue Dakota County
-Longtime businessman Dwight Hauff dies
-Another successful Saturday in the Park
-Musketeers name new head coach
-Jon and Kate breakup (…just kidding)

Say…doesn’t this look like a great topic for a daily SCJ front page poll or Speak Out? Alert the nearest editor.

-DeRoin.

The Gateway Drug is proud to announce the release of its fell-length, debut album ‘times new roman.’ The 14-track disc is now available at YoYo Dyne Tattoo and Piercings (806 Pierce Street, downtown Sioux City) as well as on the band’s website. This Hip-Hop extravaganza contains a fury of spaced-out instrumentation by producer DJ Poyo and accompanying poetic, tongue-twisting lyrics by emcees The Top Civilian and MC Brew. 

Members of the Sioux City, Iowa based trio have been toiling in the local music scene for over ten years. Already a veteran record spinner of the Midwest rave scene, DJ Poyo (Noel Bockholt) met collegiate rapper The Top Civilian (Eric Osterholm) in 2001, and the two began jamming out- Poyo on beat machines and The Top Civilian with freestyle lyrics. Another upcoming rapper, MC Brew (Corey Brubaker) would later come into the fold and share the microphone with The Top Civilian. With the group’s lineup cemented, they initially didn’t have the ambitions (or the means) to record an album. The passion was in jamming out at parties, on college radio, or at live shows. The Gateway Drug has shared stages with Kanser, The ReMINDers, Soulcrate Music, and Ernie Rhodes.

But now, after numerous trials and even more errors, ‘time new roman.’ is here. Almost a decade in the making, The Gateway Drug’s music is finally available on something better than a homemade bootleg CD-R and is poised to help put Sioux City on the Hip-Hop map.

For fans of: Sage Francis, De La Soul, CunninLynguists, Atmosphere, or Hieroglyphics.

For more information or promotional requests, please contract:
Chris DeRoin
The Gateway Drug
(712) 253-1652
thegatewaydrug1@gmail.com

http://www.thegatewaydrug.com
http://www.myspace.com/thegatewaydrug1
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Gateway+Drug
http://www.unsigned.com/thegatewaydrug  
http://www.mymusicsite.com/thegatewaydrug
http://www.twitter.com/thegatewaydrug
and search for “The Gateway Drug” on Facebook

As clueless as I was? Well, read on:

Sioux City residents have been seeing bright yellow signs that say “Vote Molly Williams” for a few weeks now (especially on the Northside).
My first thoughts:

“There’s an election coming up?”
and more importantly
“What exactly is she running for? …Mayor, city council, homecoming royalty??”

So, uninformed voters, I’m here to shed some light on her campaign team’s gaff. I just learned she is running for Sioux City School Board. If you don’t know, now you know. And knowing is half the battle.

PeAcE,
DeRoin.