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        Roderick's is a tri-level restaurant/bar that also features live music and dancing. The 'Great Room' is tucked away upstairs with a cozy fireplace and a fine dining feeling. Centrally located is our 'Jazz Room' which offers live entertainment while dining. Downstairs is our 'Sports Lounge' which features 5 plasma screens a full seating.<br />All rooms are family friendly with a menu brunch served every Sunday from 10am to 2pm.<br />-JAZZ DINING ROOM<br /> Fri. Night 6:30PM-10PM Live Jazz/Blues Entertainment<br /> Sat. Night 6:30PM-10PM Live Jazz/Blues Entertainment<br /> Sun. Night 5:00PM- 9PM Chuck Ousley Trio/Jazz Jam Session<br />-SPORTS LOUNGE/LOTUS LOUNGE<br /> Thurs. Night 9:30PM-1PM<br /> DJ AND Dancing/College Night (Bring your school ID)<br /> Drink and Food Specials<br /> Fri. Night 9:30PM-1:30PM DJ AND Dancing<br /> Sat. Night 9:30PM-1:30PM DJ AND Dancing<br />COMEDY NIGHT AS SCHEDULED<br />***BANQUETS AND CATERING AVAILABLE<br/>Tags: rodericks, tustin, events, reviews, restaurant, jazz, comedy, dancing, brunch, dinner, lunch, live entertainment, bars<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1025892">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        Legendary theater of Del Close and Charna Halpern<br/>Tags: comedy, improv, improvisationalcomedy, theater<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1093403">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        Friday, October 27th and Saturday, October 28th, 2006. Shows at 7:30 pm and 10 pm.<br /><br />National Comedy Theatre 347 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues.<br /><br />$15 for adults and $12 for students, seniors and kids. For reservations, call 212-629-5202 or visit the National Comedy Theatre's <a href="http://www.manhattancomedy.com">web site</a>.

The National Comedy Theatre's Halloween Spooktacular is a Halloween improv comedy show described by producers as " sort of a combination Friday the 13th meets whose line is it." Every show features spooky games and an ending promised to be so bizarre that it will be discussed until Thanksgiving.

The show is appropriate for all ages.<br/>Tags: theater, comedy, fun, halloween<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/291119">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        SEE! The enchanted mermaid! FEAR! The Monster Reborn! GAWK! At the Dancing Ghouls! Tremble! At the live execution! Join your hostess Coffina, the Dark Mystress of Comedy, on a shocking and hilarious trip through Halloween madness!

Thurs.-Sun., Oct. 20-23, 27-30 Shows start every hour from 7pm-Midnighte

$15 in Advance, $20 at the Door

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<georss:point>33.421896 -111.925693</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:baobot</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-03-07 20:21:56.191478+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/58270">
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<title>Irvine Barclay Theatre</title>
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        The Barclay is a marvelous local theater that brings a wide variety of entertainers and performers to Orange County. Home to the UC Irvine's drama department and to Ballet Pacifica, many nationally recognized comedians also make tours stops at the Barclay. Chamber music and opera are regular calendar offerings, as the facility's intimate size and good acoustics make every audience member feel close to the action.

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<georss:point>33.64869 -117.839306</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:baostar</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-01-21 01:46:08.127403+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/826212">
<link>http://platial.com/post/826212</link>
<title>Madame X</title>
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        Madame X <br/>Tags: haunted, comedy, improv<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/826212">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>41.895854 -87.648715</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/869158">
<link>http://platial.com/post/869158</link>
<title>The Blue Loon now knows about my vasectomy.</title>
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        <font color="#777777">[November 26, 2005]</font> Through the power of Journalism®, I got myself on the guest list for ohn Bizarre>'s stand-up act at the Loon tonight.

It was fucking funny.  The man is clever and quick and full of energy, and he's got this rubbery Bugs Bunny physicality.

In the last few minutes of his act, he brought up his recent vasectomy, and me being me, I cheered.  Me being me, I was also sitting way-the-fuck in the front, where he could see me.  As could most of the club.

"That's strange," he said, "Normally I don't hear cheers for that from other dudes.  Do you have one?"

I gave him a thumbs up.

He asked me how long ago I got it.  "When I was 23.  Two years ago."  The crowd made surprised noises.  He asked if I was married or had kids, and asked if my girlfriend went with me (he says it's a procedure women watch with a sort of "Yeah, take it, bitch!" attitude), and made various funny jokes about it.  He talked about when his father got a vasectomy 30 years ago, when the procedure consisted of hitting you in the crotch with a large rock, and was relieved to hear that, yes, they'd taped bits of me down to keep them out of the way, because he'd worried that they'd just been doing it to  fuck with him.  And about the guy he asked, who said, "No, the nurse held it for me."  ("What a great doctor!  'This is Jessica, she'll be your Wang Holder tonight.'")

The show ended, and the older man who was sitting by me, the one Bizarre said dresses like the villain in an episode of Kojak, invited me to play some pool with him, and didn't want to hear me say I absolutely suck at it.  Presumably, he wanted to have a little talk with me about my genitalia.

As I walked towards the back of the room, three women in their 40s stopped me.  "You know it's reversible," the middle one told me.

"There's only a 30-50% reversibility rate," I told her.  Because of scar tissue on the vas; and it can be hard to reconnect tubing when there's a centimeter of it sitting in a vial of fluid on my shelf; and because your body usually starts building antibodies programmed to destroy sperm, I wanted to add.  I've written articles about this, I wanted to add further.  I've done research.  I know more about this than you.  These are my *genitals* we're talking about.

She didn't understand what this meant, and said something about me being 90 'when' I change my mind.

"Oh, lease>," I told her as I walked away exasperated.

My coworker, who I was there with, was just kind of stunned, and looked at me like the dog you just did a magic trick for.  "You have a vasectomy?  But... why?"  Because I don't want to have kids.  And because I don't want to have to worry about it.  And because I don't want my partners to have to worry about it, either.  He didn't really listen as I tried to say that if I'd decided to have a kid at age 23, nobody would've told me I was too young to make that decision to my face.  Even though the decision *I* chose impacts no-one's life but mine, and doesn't impact another human being in its formative years.  ("It's not like getting a piercing, man," he added.  He owns a local tattoo and piercing parlor.)

25% of the U.S. population never has children.  This percentage has stayed the same for a long time; one-fourth of America doesn't want children, and manages to keep clear of having them accidentally.  And probably about 25% of the population flat-out can't understand that decision.  And in the middle are the people who don't really care, but had kids anyway.

Meanwhile, 50%, one out of every two, half of the babies that are born in this country weren't planned.  Half of us were created deliberately; and the other half were accidents.

I made a decision based on the person I am, the person I've been for the first full quarter-century of my life, the person I would like to become, and based on the theoretical smaller people I could potentially create.  And I find it exasperating that people act like I don't know what I was doing, or that I was somehow being irresponsible or selfish.

But the looks I got from people after the show were pretty amusing.

The next year I moved to Portland, and in the early weeks of my stay John Bizarre played a comedy club downtown, which my coworkers had free tickets too.  So I went and saw him again.  And again we discussed my decision to be childless in front of another crowded club full of people.<br/>Tags: vasectomy, tmi, blue loon, comedy, standup, john bizarre<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/869158">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>64.84613 -147.9466</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:dj10ninjas</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-12-15 14:36:25.624768+00:00</dc:date>
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<title>Beachside Bus Stop</title>
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<georss:point>21.5834 -157.88702</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:dj10ninjas</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-12-18 23:35:06.200377+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1025261">
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<title>Corona Civic Theater</title>
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        Corona Civic Light Opera<br />proudly presents a 2 weekend ONLY production<br />of the perennial favorite -<br /> &quot;Arsenic and Old Lace&quot;<br />Directed by Gregory Perez<br />and showing at the historic Civic Center Theater,<br />815 W. 6th St., Corona<br />(a surprisingly easy drive from Orange and LA Counties)<br /> starring many of your favorite actors, including:<br />Joan Neubauer as Aunt Abby<br />Judy Gish as Aunt Martha<br />Joe Schneider as Mortimer<br />Elizabeth Desloge as Elaine<br />Robert Smith as Teddy<br />Glen Hardy as Jonathan<br />Cesar Lozcano as Dr. Einstein<br />Rick Henninger as Rev. Harper<br />Bob Dennis as Lt. Rooney<br />Jeff June as Officer O'Hara<br />Rob Judkins as Officer Klein<br />Dallas Kasad as Officer Brophy<br />David Kasad as Witherspoon<br />Robb Judkins as Mr. Gibbs<br /> Playing:<br /> Fridays         March 16 and 23 at 8:00 P.M.<br />Saturdays    March 17 and 24 at 3:00 P.M<br /> Saturdays    March 17 and 24 at 8:00 P.M.<br /> Sundays       March 18 and 25 at 3:00 P.M.<br /> Box Office is (951) 739-0162<br />Tickets, map and FAQ's available at <a href='http://www.coronaciviclightopera.com'>www.coronaciviclightopera.com</a><br />Ticket prices are $15.00<br />***but***<br />a limited number of tickets are available at 1/2 price from<br /><a href='http://www.GoldStarEvents.com'>www.GoldStarEvents.com</a> -<br />Membership in GoldStar is free!<br /> Be a part of the fun as the Brewster sisters, once again,<br />try to &quot;help lonely old men find peace&quot;!</p><p>Any questions please contact --- <a href='mailto:ArsenicBoxOffice@aol.com'>ArsenicBoxOffice@aol.com</a><br /> Please call or e-mail for Group and Seniors discounted pricing.</p><p>Thank<br/>Tags: corona civic theater, corona, events, reviews, theater, stage, comedy, entertainment, acting, classic<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1025261">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>33.876407 -117.575622</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:baobot</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-03-05 21:17:17.942332+00:00</dc:date>
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<title>Hollywood Alley</title>
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        Hollywood nightclub is a fun and entertaining bar that features a comedy show or live band almost every night of the week.<br/>Tags: hollywood alley, mesa, events, reviews, comedy, bar, live music<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1047421">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>33.3784 -111.890635</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:baobot</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-03-07 20:21:43.243058+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1047453">
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<title>Paper Heart</title>
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        The Paper Heart Arts Venue is a downtown Phoenix arts destination catering to visual art, music, dance, theater, spoken word/poetry, performance, video/film and comedy.<br/>Tags: paper heart, phoenix, events, reviews, arts, music, comedy, dance<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1047453">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>33.452281 -112.083535</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:baobot</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-03-07 20:21:48.077652+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1049041">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1049041</link>
<title>Second City Detroit</title>
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        Tags: second city detroit, novi, events, reviews, theater, comedy, improv, theatre, entertainment, sketch comedy, second city, improv training, comedy classes, detroit<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1049041">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>42.478989 -83.467341</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:baobot</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-03-07 20:28:57.915747+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1093384">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1093384</link>
<title>Nick Paul : Comedy Magic Performance</title>
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        Nick Paul : Comedy Magic Performance (800) 579-8051<br/>Tags: comedy<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1093384">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>41.871937 -87.627387</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1093386">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1093386</link>
<title>Tommy Gun's Garage</title>
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        Tommy Gun's Garage (312) 225-0273<br/>Tags: comedy, st valentines day massacre<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1093386">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>41.853935 -87.625436</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1093388">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1093388</link>
<title>Comedy Central</title>
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        Comedy Central (312) 321-7000<br/>Tags: comedy<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1093388">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>41.89217 -87.62006</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1093390">
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<title>Baton Lounge</title>
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        Baton Lounge (312) 644-5269<br/>Tags: comedy<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1093390">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>41.890225 -87.631283</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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<title>Tommy Gun's Garage</title>
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        Tommy Gun's Garage <br/>Tags: comedy<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1093392">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>41.853935 -87.625436</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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<title>Io Theater</title>
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        Io Theater (773) 880-0199<br/>Tags: comedy<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1093395">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>41.946352 -87.655546</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/2096359">
<link>http://platial.com/post/2096359</link>
<title>Brain Wash Cafe</title>
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        Brain Wash Cafe (415) 255-4866<br/>Tags: comedy<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/2096359">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>37.776321 -122.408652</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/856787">
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<title>Improv Boston</title>
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        For the December 14 Late-night holiday event, Improv Boston will have wandering Holiday Carolers around the square. 

Show Gift Certificates available.
 
Window performances at Boutique Fabulous.<br/>Tags: comedy, acting, carolling, fun<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/856787">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>42.373462 -71.098458</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tracy_the_astonishing</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-12-04 10:03:30.474665+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1093382">
<link>http://platial.com/post/1093382</link>
<title>Zanies Comedy Night Club</title>
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        <![CDATA[
        Zanies Comedy Night Club (312) 337-4027<br/>Tags: comedy, venue name test<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1093382">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>41.910285 -87.634883</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/1093397">
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<title>Ph Productions @ Stage Left Theater</title>
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        Ph Productions @ Stage Left Theater (773) 732-5450<br/>Tags: comedy<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1093397">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>41.943776 -87.654284</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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<title>Links Hall Studio</title>
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        Links Hall Studio (773) 281-0824<br/>Tags: comedy<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1093399">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>41.944593 -87.653933</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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<title>Union Hall</title>
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        Beautiful bar, restaurant, and performance venue with a bocce court and a library ambiance.<br/>Tags: music, bar, restaurant, comedy<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/1116703">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>40.676268 -73.980123</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:drmoldawer</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-03-27 07:04:32.061075+00:00</dc:date>
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<title>Krystals Ultra Lounge</title>
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        Krystal's Ultra Lounge is located just off campus of Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, IL. We are the most diverse spot in the area with nights featuring the areas top DJs spinning Hip Hop / R&B / Reggae. Others spinning Techno / House / Drum & Bass, & Others spinning Reggaeton & the top Latin Music Hits. We also feature some of the areas top Rock & Metal bands. Besides the musical entertainment we've the areas best comedians. From local comedians to some of the more well known national comedians. <br/>Tags: dance, music, nightlife, comedy<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3716936">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<georss:point>41.930487 -88.754222</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:kickstandjohn</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-07-15 12:13:15.777091+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/3716935">
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<title>Krystals Ultra Lounge</title>
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        <![CDATA[
        Krystal's Ultra Lounge is located just off campus of Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, IL. We are the most diverse spot in the area with nights featuring the areas top DJs spinning Hip Hop / R&B / Reggae. Others spinning Techno / House / Drum & Bass, & Others spinning Reggaeton & the top Latin Music Hits. We also feature some of the areas top Rock & Metal bands. Besides the musical entertainment we've the areas best comedians. From local comedians to some of the more well known national comedians. <br/>Tags: dance, music, nightlife, comedy<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/3716935">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<dc:creator>platialUser:kickstandjohn</dc:creator>
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