This is the second feature “Charlottesville Deathmatch” where we put two or more similar businesses, places, restaurants or things into a sealed cage of pain, suffering and death. Ultimately only one contestant lives and it’s up to you to figure out who that is.

This week we put all the contestants into an electrified cage of exploding nails and booby traps.  In one corner, we have the 40-headed hydra, Saga Communications, which pretty much has the exclusive on commercial radio stations in Charlottesville.  In the other corner, we have a pack of baby velociraptors with claws so sharp, your eyeballs fall out just by looking at them.  Let’s get ready to RUUUUUMBLE…………….

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We’re starting a new feature this week where we put two or more similar businesses, places, restaurants or things into a sealed cage of pain, suffering and death. Ultimately only one contestant lives and it’s up to you to figure out who that is.

This week, we present C-Ville Weekly vs The Hook.  In one corner we have an overzealous beast of envy who eats livers for breakfast and huffs more glue than the internet.  And in the other, we have a rabid junkyard attack dog whose teeth have been replaced by poisoned razor blades.  Who wins?  You decide!

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It looks like Falls Church isn’t the only enemy of Charlottesville these days.  We just discovered an editorial from Lynchburg’s News and Advance which has insulted us too many times to count.  They even label an organization that we even know existed called the MPO, short for Charlottesville Metropolitan Organization. It’s not a gang,  like you may think.

Those insults, in the piece titled “Nothing But Excuses From Charlottesville” follow:

• Charlottesville transportation officials are completely out of touch with and could care less about the needs of those who travel U.S. 29 on a regular basis
• Charlottesville Metropolitan Organization [is] “a rogue” and a “renegade” group that for 18 years has sat on $50 million in federal highway money intended for planning and right-of-way purchases.
• The bypass around Charlottesville is not “just another road” built to serve the needs of real estate and shopping center developers. It is a road that would eliminate the bottleneck in Charlottesville that has existed on U.S. 29 for more than 20 years. And mass transit has nothing to do with it.

In short, we are rogues who have no grasp of the reality of roads and our little green mass transit plans amount to epic stupidity.  We all know 29 North sucks, do you really have to bitch to us?  Oh, and if you really did know this problem existed for 20 years, THEN WHY WOULD YOU PLAN A JOB OR A COMMUTE AROUND IT?  Idiots.  Now, it’s our turn to insult you:

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I was just perusing the Charlottesville Craigslist musician’s blog and discovered a heated debate about paying musicians vs. playing for tips. A local Belmont coffee shop put out a request for musical acts and offered food, drink and tips as compensation. However, this arrangement didn’t sit well with at least one local musician who thinks such an offer is an “insult to musicians” everywhere. I don’t really see anything wrong with playing music for tips or a cut of the door, but I’m curious as to what other folks think.

Is it really insulting to ask musicians or bands to play for no guarantee? Seems to me most up-and-coming bands would jump at a chance to gig out and get some exposure, even if the compensation wasn’t exactly pro-level.

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Why?  Because Chainsaws and Samurai Swords are used for domestic violence.  I am not making this up.

According to the Star Exponent, there were two weekend fights that involved these fantastic weapon choices.

Chainsaw Incident:  Two brothers were fighting and one allegedly attacked the other with the chainsaw.  They do not know if they chainsaw was turned off or on.

Katana (Samurai Sword) Incident:   A verbal argument turned into a threatening with a samurai sword.  No slashings reported.

Now, if we put these fighters in a room who would win?

[pic, pic] [via Star Exponent]

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Ok, I’ve had enough tipsters sending this in that it should be a full post on it’s own. I think we can solve this puzzle quickly. Let us know in the comments below and read one very smart birdie’s insights.

UPDATE, Thanks DONK: The roadies [who went to Rapture, not the band members] let out the word that Eddie & Wolfgang got into an inter-band fight the night before in Florida.

Van Halen recently canceled a planned show at the John Paul Jones arena. An awesome little birdie sends in a link to an “industry-leading” website called “Ticket News.” The website explains: »Read More

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