Can't Miss It: Tuesday
DRINKING GAMES: It's too predictable at this point to use the word "maverick" for your drinking game. Considering McCain's newly announced strategy of character smears and trying to make the country hate their savior, we would suggest going into tonight's debate with a list of drinking game terms that includes "Ayers," "palling around," "that's not true, John." Just a thought. Oh, did we bury the lead? The second presidential debate is happening tonight at Washington University in Missouri. Tune in to any channel. They'll all be showing it.
6 p.m. // On televisions all over town // free, unless you're drinking
EXILE IN SHOWBOXVILLE: After tonight's debate, this Seattlest will be high-tailing it downtown to watch Liz Phair play songs from her best record, Exile in Guyville, which is celebrating its 15th birthday this year, in case you haven't heard. Boy, do we feel old! We hope the new Liz Phair that wrote this song is just as capable of killing "Fuck and Run," but we'll see.
8 p.m. // Showbox at the Market // $27, 21+
A LIFE STORY: Kim Barnes is best known as a memoirist, but her new novel, A Country Called Home sounds pretty intriguing. It's about a couple that leaves their comfortable yuppie existence to live off the land in Idaho. Sure, what happens from there sounds vaguely predictable, but with Barnes' skills, it's more likely provocative and memorable. She'll be reading from it at the Montlake branch library tonight for free.
6:30 p.m. // Montlake Library // Free
Showbox at the Market shot courtesy of Seattlest Flickr user photocoyote
