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BY BYRON BECK | 503-243-2122
[December 5th, 2007] Tick…tick…tick.
This is the time of year where minutes matter and seconds count. It’s as if we’ve been thrust into a holiday episode of the hit FOX-TV show 24 .
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Instead of acting as if we were Jack Bauer out to save the world, though, we’ve all been cast as ho-ho-ho-ers out to save the spirit of the season.
Tick…tick…tick.
The pressure is overwhelming. Now that we’re coming down to the wire, well, no wonder so many of us end up giving fruitcakes to our family members in a state of sheer panic.
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Never fear, Willamette Week’ s handy-dandy gift guide is here. Whether you want to give something that says our current president sucks (Politics) or need to get out some aggression on your grandparents (Toys) or just want to hole up in your apartment with the best chocolate on the planet (Food, Drink&Housewares), the next 36 pages will give you loads of options to give (and get) this season. And, speaking of the season, in two weeks we’ll be sharing the most comprehensive New Year’s Eve guide in town.
Tick…tick…KABLOOEY!
Thank you, Jesus (it’s almost over),
Byron Beck
Publisher Shawna McKeown
Editor Byron Beck
Coordinator/Stylist Elianna Bar-El
Contributors Elianna Bar-El, Kelly Clarke, Paul Dirksen, Casey Jarman, Joe Jatcko, Amy McCullough, Aaron Mesh, Carin Moonin, Jim Sandberg, Mike Thelin, Ben Waterhouse
Copy Editors Kat Hyatt, Leigh van der Werff, Ian Gillingham
Art Director Tom Humphrey
Designers Laura Atkinson, Erik Blad, Brian Brown, Maggie Gardner, Soma Honkanen, Tom Humphrey, Adam Krueger, Ben Mollica, Liz Rubin Cari Vander Yacht, Christie Wright
Photography Studio photos by Matt Wong; Fashion photos by Jenna Biggs
Special thanks to Q6 Talent (q6talent.com), Alex Taraghi, Jonny Shultz, Elissya Bar-El, Sebastian Caviston, Sarah Fredman, Amber Rasmussen, Khary Youman and AudioCinema.



