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Serious inquiries only, this is very important to my family. Young Money Baby!Hopefully all of the sighted attendees of this birthday party can stop themselves from laughing during the Fake Lil' Wayne performance long enough to fool this kid.

Who doesn't!? Just ran across a grand post on Craigslist: a girl in Purcellville is looking for empty Skoal cans because her boyfriend wants to make a table out of them. Sounds kind of like college where somebody made furniture out of pizza boxes, but with more spit and mouth cancer. But hey, recycling is a good thing. Help her out!

Many of you pointed out in the comments that the re-posting of the Mt. Pleasant assgrabber rant on Craigslist has also been flagged for removal. What's wrong with you, Craigslist community?

We loved the Craiglist post City Desk linked yesterday, in which a Mt. Pleasant woman detailed her aggressive response to a total creep grabbing her ass on the street recently. So we were sad to notice today that it's been flagged for removal. Who would have flagged that post? We guess the author promising her assailant that she would "MACE YOUR FACE" should he ever try it again could technically be considered a threat of violence, but that's seriously lame.

Back in February we were alarmed by reports of a man in Prince George's County who was using Craigslist to lure rape victims to various locations in the county. The Post reports that the man suspected of committing these crimes killed himself during a standoff with police yesterday. The suspect, Mark Antonio Humphries, 33, of the 4100 block of Suitland Road of Suitland, shot himself in the head after police began setting up a barricade outside a Hyattsville apartment where they believed he was hiding. He was pronounced dead later at a nearby hospital.

Intern season is in full swing in Washington, and one local blogger has taken notice of just how many gross older dudes are hoping to hook up with them. The concept behind m4intern is simple: posting entire Craigslist ads, with links, that are expressly designed to lure young women in D.C. interning for the summer out for dates and sex. It's not like you can't find these on your own, but when someone is taking the time to compile all the best ones, certainly you can make room in your RSS reader.

Whether Radiohead or the Pope, tickets for some events in the Washington area just aren't easy to come by. The process usually looks the same — the sale day comes; thousands of expectant buyers suffer server mishaps or are shuttled into virtual waiting rooms as sellers try to deal with the online version of a stampede; tickets sell out in minutes; mere minutes later they show up on Craiglist or through ticket brokers for a substantial markup.

Considering online dating? The stigma of online personal ads has certainly waned in recent years, and giving it a shot has worked out really well for many D.C. area residents we know. But a story from NBC4 makes the whole concept sound a lot more harrowing than just being worried someone's picture might make them look 20 pounds lighter than they actually are.

>> Blues Alley's Christmas music extravaganza continues tonight with The Redd Brothers, a group led by vibraphonist Chuck Redd and pianist Robert Redd. Sets are at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tickets are $18 + $12.50 surcharge/minimum.

>> One of the funniest comedic performers out there today, Amy Sedaris is at the Historic Sixth and I Synagogue tonight to promote her recent book, I Like You, at 8 p.m. Advance tickets are no longer available, but a few seats can apparently still be had at the door for $25 -- a small price to pay to be entertained by the woman who brought us the wonder that is Jerri Blank. >>...

FRIDAY: >> Local comic book store Fantom Comics is celebrating the grand opening of their new Union Station store tonight with a party from 6 to 10:30 p.m. They'll be serving up free pizza on the early side and the comedy stylings of the Geek Comedy Tour during the second half of the night. There will also be a trivia contest with $500 gift certificates up for grabs. The party is inside the Union...

Our beloved D.C. United may have crashed and burned (again) in the MLS playoffs this season, but life goes on. Also, the playoffs go on -- right in our backyard, in fact. Many moons ago, Washington was picked to host the 2007 MLS Cup this Sunday at noon, at RFK. Time to put aside your grieving and check out the game. Tickets start at $30, maybe even less on Craigslist. When else are you going...

MONDAY >> Do you like screamo? How about metalcore? Us neither, but if you do, get yourself to the 9:30 Club, for Underoath and similarly sinisterly-named Every Time I Die, Poison the Well, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, and Belle and Sebastian. Just kidding about the last one. 6 p.m., $18. TUESDAY >> Stevie Wonder needs no introduction. He's coming to the Verizon Center today. Tickets start at $68, so get your wallet ready....

Seattlest watches as a S.L.U.T. is born and Seattle Flickr users go nuts over a local art installation. A restaurant critic demands a Diner's Bill of Rights over a gnat next to her drink, and, in lieu of a Portlandist, Seattlest debates with itself over the identity of the Northwest's crown jewel. Seattlest also joins the guys from Fantagraphics for an ill-fated gun party in the woods. LAist saw national headlines soar this week with...

>> Continuing their trend of showing only the weirdest awesome movies for free in this city, the Library of Congress' Mary Pickford Theater will actually screen an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 tonight as part of their Screening Shakespeare series. Really. It's the episode of MST3K where the crew is forced to watch a laughably bad German made-for-TV adaptation of Hamlet -- as the press release rightly notes, "is that Ricardo Montalban as...

>> Sigh. It's the last night of Fort Reno, which means summer is officially ending soon. Hopefully it'll dry out in time to make this a great final concert -- scheduled to play are drag-rocker Edie Sedgwick, Sentai, and the adorable Eyeball Skeleton, a Maryland band featuring brothers age 8 and 10 (plus their dad) who are known to sing the lyric "eyeball skeleton" over and over again in what sound almost like fake...

>> Fort Reno has Antelope, Scanner Freaks, and OmegaBand tonight, at the usual 7:15 p.m. start time. Check out our Three Stars interview with Scanner Freaks and album review of Antelope for a preview of the show. >> The Bang -- featuring Three Stars veteran Anthony Pirog -- is playing at Wonderland Ballroom with Pilesar and the Quagmire, 10 p.m. >> Former Washington Post writer Jeffrey Frank, now a senior editor at The New...

Composer/conductor Armando Bayolo tried to go through the usual channels in order to form the chamber ensemble he envisioned. Gathering paperwork and networking was unsuccessful, so he turned to every musician’s best friend, Craigslist. The call led to seven area musicians coming together to form the core of what would become Great Noise Ensemble (GNE). The initial plan was to have a small ensemble, but there was enough interest in the group that after some extra recruiting efforts, GNE grew to its present lineup of eighteen instrumentalists and two singers. Tonight, this new music ensemble will begin its third performance season at the Capital Fringe Festival.

>> Must Love Trash, DJ Adrian Loving and DJ Gavin Holland have all volunteered their services at Wonderland tonight to benefit a group putting together a Columbia Heights Day festival. The party starts at 9 p.m. upstairs. Help these guys get their web site and street festival off the ground by having a good time. For more details about Columbia Heights Day, email ColumbiaHeightsDay (at) gmail.com >> The Hej Hej DJs, DJ Yum Yum...

>> Tonight, jazz veteran and six-time Grammy nominee Mark Murphy pays a visit to Blues Alley for 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. sets. Tickets are available online. $25 cover + $10 food/drink minimum. >> Keyboardist Marcus Johnson brings his smooth jazz stylings to Blues Alley for a four night stand beginning Thursday. Sets are at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $25 cover + $10 food/drink minimum. >> Velvet Lounge will host some not-so-run-of-the-mill improvisation this...

MONDAY >> Today's Fort Reno show features local indie poppers Greenland (***) with Statehood and Kitty Hawk. The weather report calls for clear skies, but bring water. 7:15 p.m., free. >> How about another free event? The Black Cat backstage will feature movies about punk rockers Murder City Devils and Anti-Flag. 9 p.m., free. >> This week marks the sixth year of the Hip-Hop Theater Festival, sponsored by the DC Commission on the Arts and...

The excitement generated by the Smashing Pumpkins' surprise show announcement at the 9:30 Club has expired, just like the tiny gray countdown clock that has been taunting us for past hour. We didn't get tickets. Unlike Ticketmaster, Tickets.com sends the user into a virtual waiting room that refreshes every 30 seconds automatically. This eliminates the need for incessant clicking of the refresh button, but with it goes any seemingly active role the user has in succeeding.

From the tallest skyscraper in the City of Brotherly Love to Canadian tourism copywriting brilliance, here's what you should know from our -ist cities: This week, Phillyist took a gleeful listen to the White Stripes' exciting new release, watched in awe as their new tallest skyscraper was finally completed, found a cheaper way to get to Gothamist, invented a tasty new dessert, and brought back their Craigslist Round-Up feature with a bang. Bostonist watches...

>> If you've ever thought about having a wedding of any kind, we'd recommend stopping by Olsson's Courthouse store tonight to listen to The New Yorker's Rebecca Mead, whose most recent work explores the sinister workings of the $160 billion wedding industry and has been the talk of the internets of late. Tomorrow we'll dig up information on the best ways to elope for anyone who was in attendance. Mead reads from One Perfect Day:...

If you're lucky enough to have your mom or grandma somewhere easily accessible, then you have the distinct pleasure of celebrating Mother's Day with the real McCoy. As for me, I'll have to settle for a teleconference with my mom while eating pancakes shaped like Mickey Mouse that I'll pretend she made for me. Sniff. I love you, Mom!

>> Artomatic continues with a bevy of daily events. Tonight Ellyn Weiss leads a "Colorfield Intermix Tour of Artomatic", showing visitors works influenced by the Colorfield painting tradition. Even if you're not well versed in art movements, it's a good chance to get an overview of this month-long art extravaganza. [2121 Crystal Drive, Arlington, Va., Free, 8:30 p.m.] >> Trumpeter and composer Chris Botti brings his pop and jazz standards to the Warner Theater....

President Bush may soon be hitting Craigslist to fill a new position in his administration. He wants to create the job of 'War Czar" to report directly to the Commander-in-Cheif and oversee military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Problem is, no one wants the job. Bush has approached three retired four-star generals for the new position, and all three passed on the gig. One of the potential recruits, Marine Gen. John J. "Jack" Sheehan, told...

Happy Passover! This week’s theme: Legends. Not the Sasquatch/Grendel folk duo you've heard so much about, but living giants of their genre, era, or both. Several artists who have reached mythic status in popular culture are popping ‘round to say hello this week. Monday One of the best things about D.C. living is all the stuff there is to do for free. Tonight, the Kennedy Center offers some quality gratis jazz, presenting trumpeter Shunzu Ohno....

Monday >> You can be fairly certain that when a rapper takes a stagename that is a play on Hawthorne, you're going to be dealing with a hip-hop experience concerned with more than just the next glass of Courvoiseir. Hesta Prynn and her cohorts in Northern State take the Black Cat backstage with Bitch and the Exciting Conclusion, the new project from half of the fantastic Bitch & Animal. This ought to be a mainstage...

As our Gothamist friends picked up back in 2005, 28-year-old comedienne Jennifer Dziura is a pretty funny gal. After reading her bio, I quickly realized that I wanted to be her. The Dartmouth philosophy grad is a human smorgasbord, with past stints as a contraceptive tester, naked model for miscellaneous art schools, trapeze assistant, dot-com entrepreneur, and occasional comedy writer for McSweeney's and the Idiot's Guide to Jokes. Every Monday she emcees Williamsburg’s “Spelling Bee"...