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July 15, 2008

Cover Story

If Lagniappe were a child, it would be headed off to first grade and undoubtedly to a string of stays in the principal’s office and subsequent detention. Why, it seems like just yesterday we were changing its diapers and teaching it how to ridicule.

Hard to believe we’ve made it this far with no major lawsuits under our belt, but it wouldn’t be for a lack of effort. Don’t despair. We intend to keep our eyes on our goals if we ever hope to end up in court.

For six years, we’ve brought you shotgun wounds and strippers, baby tigers and deviant sexual practices, kids on horseback and dead

hookers. Who says we’re not family friendly?

Yet some things about our newspaper and life in Mobile continue to stick in your collective craw. So we ask you to tell us all about it, vent your loves and hates. Let it all out and we’ll promise only to print the worst of it.

Unlock your inner 6-year old and give us

The 2008 Nappie Awards…

STYLE

Best Bartender

1. Christy Smithweck @ Garage

2. Cheryl Shifflet @ Callaghans

Best All Around Bar

1. Callaghans

2. Garage

Best Dive

1. Garage

2. Hayley’s

Best E-Sho Bar

1. The Pub

2. Ravenite/Capones

Best WeMo Bar

1. Bojangles

2. Fabacher’s/Wine Loft

Best SoMo Bar

1. Zebra Lounge

2. River Shack

Best LoDa Bar

1. Bike Shop

2. Garage

Best Beach Bar

1. Flora-Bama

2. LuLu’s

Best Highway 90 Dive Bar

1. Executive Lounge

2. Blues Tavern

Favorite Casino

1. Hard Rock

2. Beau Rivage

Honorable Mention- Executive Lounge

Best Alternative Lifestyle Bar

1. B-Bob’s

2. Bacchus

Best Bar Bathroom

1. Double Olive

2. Bike Shop

Bathroom most likely to be replicated in hell

1. Hayley’s

2. B-Bob’s (upstairs)

Bar where you’re most likely to get lucky

1. Garage

2. B-Bob’s/Haley’s

Bar where you’re most likely to pick up a cougar

1. Chantilly’s

2. Garage

Best Jukebox

1. Garage

2. Callaghans

Best place to shake your booty

1. B-Bob’s

2. Grand Central

Best Beer Selection

1. Heroes

2. Mellow Mushroom

Best Hair Stylist

1. Rachel @ Bella

2. Johnny Sullivan

Best Massage Therapist

1. Heidi Pritchett

2. Leah Jeffreys @Polish

Most eligible bachelor

1. Jim Loznicka

2. Isaac Vasquez

Most eligible Bachelorette

1. Jenna Susko

2. Ashley Adams

Best Tattoo/Body Piercing

1. Royal St.Tattoo

2. Demented Needle

Honorable Mention- In your anus

Best Veterinarian

1. Dr. Les Greer

2. Dr. Roxy Leslie

Best Proctologist

1. Dr. Jack di Palma

2. Dr. Cyle Ferguson – Kevin Painter (honorable mention)

Best Cosmetic Surgeon

1. Dr. Chuck Dyas

2. Dr. Michael Lyons

Best place to antique

1. Antiques @ The Loop

2. Old Mobile Antique gallery

Hippest/trendiest clothing store (men)

1. G Harvell

2. 86

Hippest/trendiest clothing store (women)

1. 86

2. Femme

Best Lingerie Store

1. G Spot

2. Lovin’ mood

MUSIC

Best club to see live music

1. Soul Kitchen

2. Blind Mule

Best outdoor bar to see live music

1. Bluegill

2. River Shack

Best non-bar venue to see live music

1. Saenger

2. Wharf

Best local band

1. Peek

2. Roman Street

Best New Local Band

1. Michael Warren Band

2. Bloody 98

Best underground Band

1. The Western Lands

2. Thee Hibachi Stranglers/Subject Matters

Best band name

1. Lee Yankee & Hellz Yeah

2. Ugli Stick

Honorable Mention- Bloody 98

Best Music Store

1. Music Exchange

2. Bay Sound

Band with the hottest groupies

1. Grits-n-pieces

2. Subject Matters

Band with the homeliest groupies

1. Grayson Capps

2. Fat Man Squeeze

Best Solo Musician

1. Lisa Mills

2. Theresa Andersson

Best area guitar player

1. Corky Hughes

2. Wes Loper

Best Area Singer

1. Lisa Mills

2. Phil Proctor/Kristy Lee

Best area drummer

1. John Milham

2. George Kennedy

Best area bass player

1. Marc Hendrix

2. Jojo Morris

Best area piano player

1. Bo Roberts

2. Chris Spies

Favorite show/concert of the past year

1. Wilco @ Civic Center

2. Keb Mo @ Saenger

Best non-local band who plays here regularly

1. Theresa Andersson

2. Grayson Capps/Molly Ringwalds

ARTS

Best Local Artist

1. Devlin Wilson

2. Sarah Haas/Eugenia Foster

Best art gallery

1. Cathedral Square

2. Ashland Gallery

Best Museum

1. Mobile Museum of Art

2. Museum of Mobile

Theatre Group

1. JJP

2. MTG/Theatre 98

CUISINE

Best locally owned restaurant

1. La Pizzeria

2. Water Table

Best new restaurant-fine

1. True

2. Oysterella’s/Bivona’s

Best new restaurant-casual

1. Trolley’s

2. Newks

Best Chain Restaurant

1. Zea’s

2. Carrabba’s

Best Beach Restaurant

1. Lulu’s

2. Tacky Jacks

Best Chef

1. Wesley True-True

2. Chakli Diggs-Noja

Best Atmosphere

1. The Pillars

2. La Pizzeria

Most underrated restaurant

1. Water Table

2. Osmans

Best outdoor dining

1. Bluegill

2. 219 Courtyard

Best sweet tea

1. Milo’s

2. McAllisters

Best Service

1. Ruth’s Chris

2. Caf� 219

Best Dessert

1. NoJa

2. True

Best Wine Selection

1. The Wine Loft

2. True

Best Wings

1. WOW

2. Baumhowers Wings

Best Chicken Fingers

1. Foosackly’s

2. Guthries

Best Ice Cream/Yogurt/ Gelato

1. Old Dutch

2. Serdas

Worst Service

1. Bilotti’s

2. I-Hop

Best lunch spot

1. Caf� 219

2. Water Table

Best Market

1. Naman’s

2. Fresh Market

Best Wine Shop

1. Taste

2. Red or White

Best Gumbo

1. Oysterella’s

2. Wintzell’s

Best Po-Boy

1. Orleans Cafe

2. Boiling Pot

Best Sushi

1. Liquid

2. Samurai J’s

Best Bakery

1. Pollmans

2. The Pastry Shop

Best Hamburger

1. Callaghans

2. Butch Cassidy’s

Best Steak

1. Ruth’s Chris

2. Pillars

Best Seafood

1. Felix’s

2. Oysterella’s

Best Brunch

1. Caf� 615

2. Callaghans

Best Ethnic Food

1. Jerusalem Caf�

2. Busaba’s

Best Mexican Restaurant

1. La Cocina

2. Dauphin St. Taqueria

Best margaritas

1. Trolley’s

2. Los Rancheros

Best Italian Restaurant

1. La Pizzeria

2. Guido’s

Best Pizza

1. Mellow Mushroom

2. La Pizzeria

Best Coffeehouse

1. Carpe Diem

2. Serda’s/Satori

Best BBQ

1. Saucy Q

2. Brick Pit

Best Drunk Food

1. Picklefish

2. Waffle House

Best Annual Food Event/Cook Off

1. Chili

2. Greek Festival

MEDIA

Favorite Radio Station

1. WZEW 92.1

2. WABB 97.5/The Pirate 106.5

Best Radio Morning Show or DJ

1. WABB- John Q-tip Mena

2. Sean Sullivan 106.5

Best Local DJ

1. Sean Sullivan 106.5

2. Dan/Shelby WKSJ

DJ whose voice leads you to believe you may want to see him naked

1. Q-tip/Intern Josh 97.5

2. Gene Murrell – 92.1

DJ whose voice leads you to believe you may want to see her naked

1. Cherish Lombard 97.5

2. Mena 97.5/LeAnn Waterrs 92.1

Best talk show radio host

1. Uncle Henry

2. Wayne Gardner

Best Local evening newscast

1. Fox 10

2. WPMI

Best Local morning newscast

1. WKRG

2. FOX 10

Best meteorologist

1. John Edd Thompson

2. Alan Sealls

Best Investigative reporter

1. Tiffany Craig

2. Varion Walton

Best Sports Coverage

1. Randy Patrick-WKRG

2. WNSP

Sexiest Local News Person (male)

1. Jim Loznicka

2. John Edd

Sexiest local newsperson (female)

1. Charissa Cowart- Fox 10

2. Jennifer Abney- WKRG

Biggest TV news/feature story

1. D.I. Bridge Tragedy

2. EADS/Northrop Grumman

Favorite Lagniappe Section

1. Cuisine

2. Commentary

Favorite Lagniappe column

1. Mobile Magnified

2. Artifice

Favorite Lagniappe Feature Story

1. Henry Ewald/Register Publisher by Kevin Lee

2. Murder in Alaska by Kevin Lee

Favorite Lagniappe Cover

1. Music Guide by Dan Anderson

2. Murder in Alaska by Dan Anderson

Favorite Press-Register reporter

1. Dan Murtaugh

2. Eddie Curran

Favorite Press-register Columnist

1. Ann Landers

2. Paul Finebaum

Craziest Mobile Register Street Hawker

1. Govt/Broad

2. Airport/Mcgregor

Best Local Web site/Blogger

1. Mobile Bay Times

2. Lagniappemobile.com

POLITICS

Hardest-working city councilperson (Mobile)

1. Reggie Copeland

2. Gina Gregory

Hardest-working city councilperson (Eastern Shore)

1. Debbie Quinn

2. Greg Burnham

Best Mobile County School Board Member

1. Ken Megginson

2. Bill Meredith

Worst Mobile County School board Member

1. Fleet Belle

2. Hazel Fournier

Best political Move of the past year (mobile)

1. ThyssenKrupp

2. EADS/Northrop Grumman

Worst political move of the past year (Mobile)

1. Herman “Spanky” Thomas

2. Firing Teachers

Issue you are most tired of hearing about (Mobile)

1. School system

2. Bishop State

Who will be our next governor?

1. Mike Dow

2. Bradley Byrne/Sir Charles Barkley