TOP TEN BEST BAND NAMES PLAYING THE TOLEDO AREA THIS WEEK (NOV 7-13)

10. Watermelon Men--Sun at Secor Lanes
9. Mad Cows--Sat at Mainstreet Roadhouse
8. 2 Big Guitars--Tue at Mickey Finn's Pub
7. Pal Joey and da Sicilian Playboys--tonight & Sat at Firehouse 47 Bar and Grill
6. D.A. and the Prosecutors--tonight at Panama J's
5. Five Card Stud--tonight & Sat at Gametime Sports Pub
4. Oval Opus--Sat at Headliners
3. Creamy Goodness--tonight & Sat at Frog City Sports Pub
2. Child Proof Toys--tonight & Sat at the Barn

And the number one best band name playing the Toledo area this week...

1. Citizens for Individual Rights and Freedoms (CIRF)--tonight at St Mark's Church, Sat at Sanger Branch Library, Sun at Franklin Park Mall

Okay, so we're not actually a band. Hey, a little shameless self-promotion never hurt anyone :)

CIRF'S UP!

Reclaim your civil liberties with a weekend of events opposing one of the most unpatriotic of documents, the USA-Patriot Act. YOUR ATTENDANCE SENDS A MESSAGE! PLEASE JOIN US!!

Tonight at 7:30 at St Mark's Church, 2272 Collingwood--A one-act play about the Patriot Act (featuring yours truly). Learn how six of the first 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution have been repealed.

Saturday at 3pm at Sanger Branch Library, 3030 W. Central--Two short films about the Patriot Act, presented by the Media Decompresion Collective. Come hear the facts the mainstream news does not want you to know on how the Patriot Act affects our rights and ultimately our lives.

Sunday at 2pm near Franklin Park Mall--March at Monroe and Talmadge. TAKE BACK THE BILL OF RIGHTS!!! All events are free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Media Decompression Collective and the NW Ohio Peace Coalition.

Already we've caused a stir: Our press conference yesterday afternoon, promoting the weekend events and the City Council resolution condemning the Patriot Act, made the evening newscasts on channels 24 and 36. (I got on camera on both stations, and I captured it all on tape.) Plus the story made the front page of today's Blade. No such thing as bad publicity, baby! For more, check out the links ^up top^.