Rock 'n' Psycho fest will feature classy trash

When I heard the plot line for Russ Meyer's "Faster, Pussycat!Kill! Kill!" - scheduled to play at Club Berlin Sunday - I chuckleddevilishly.

"An all-girl bisexual go-go gang goes on a man-stompingrampage," explained Michael Flores, founder of the Psychotronic FilmSociety. "They go around humiliating and beating up men."

As my giggles continued, Flores expressed mock shock. "We have awomen's board, and every time I describe the plot to them they allstart cheering, much like you did," Flores said. "Personally, I findit degrading to the image of men.

"Are women going to watch films like this and repeat theseactions in their homes?"

Well, maybe not, …

Devil Rays Beat Yanks 9-1 Behind Pena

NEW YORK - Carlos Pena homered twice and Andy Sonnanstine pitched eight innings of two-hit ball against the lethargic New York Yankees, leading the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 9-1 rout Friday night.

Carl Crawford capped a huge month with two run-scoring hits, and the surging Devil Rays roughed up an ineffective Phil Hughes to win for the seventh time in eight games. Pena also drew three walks and had his second multihomer game in six days.

Looking hung over from their three-game sweep of rival Boston, the Yankees botched an easy rundown play and mustered only Alex Rodriguez's RBI single in the fourth against Sonnanstine (4-9). After that, the rookie right-hander retired his …

DA: Shooting of would-be robber 6 times was murder

A pharmacist who shot a would-be robber six times was charged with first-degree murder Wednesday, and the prosecutor said only the first shot was justified.

A security video shows two men bursting into the pharmacy May 19 and one of them, 16-year-old Antwun Parker, is shot. Pharmacist Jerome Ersland then is seen chasing the second man outside before he walks past Parker to get a second gun, returns to Parker and opens fire.

District Attorney David Prater said Ersland was justified in shooting Parker once in the head, but went too far when he shot Parker five more times while Parker lay unconscious on the floor.

"It is alleged that Parker was …

Eco-Friendly Group to Give Prizes

The group that organized Sunday's Earth Day festival is planningto award environmental prizes modeled after Nobel Prizes.

The annual prizes will be awarded every Earth Day, said PaulMiller, executive director of United Earth Illinois.

Miller's group is the first state chapter of United Earth, aninternational organization founded by Claes Nobel. Nobel's greatgrand uncle, Alfred Nobel, established a fund that awards cash prizesfor physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics and …

BIOMASS PROCESSING IN POLAND

A 700-horsepower Model 3680 Beast Recycler from Bandit Industries is processing grasses for a cellulose paper plant in Swiecie, Poland. The plant uses the ground grassy material to fire a boiler that supplies steam and electricity to the plant. Because of the long infeed bed, bales can continuously be set into the machine, ensuring steady production.

A Model 3680 Beast Recycler with a 3inch diamond screen and a combination of Shingle, …

Kings-SuperSonics, Box

SACRAMENTO (120)

Artest 12-23 3-3 29, Moore 4-5 6-8 14, Miller 3-4 4-5 10, Johnson 2-3 0-0 5, Martin 11-19 8-8 31, Salmons 3-7 2-2 8, Garcia 8-14 3-4 21, Williams 0-1 2-2 2, Douby 0-2 0-0 0, Wright 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-78 28-32 120.

SEATTLE (107)

Green 9-16 1-3 21, Collison 3-7 0-0 6, Petro 4-9 2-4 10, Watson 9-15 0-0 20, Durant 10-18 4-4 25, Marshall 1-4 2-2 5, Wilkins 7-15 2-2 18, Ridnour 1-6 0-0 2, Sene 0-1 0-0 0, Elson 0-0 0-0 0, Griffin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals …

Class winner Jensen takes top driver prize

Saltford's Steven Jensen took his best ever class victory at theCastle Combe Circuit's Springtime Raceday on Bank Holiday Monday.

Although it was Bradford on Avon's Ed Moore who took an untroubledoutright victory in the Melton Concrete Products Formula Ford 1600Championship race, it was the action behind him which attracted allthe attention.

Jensen qualified fourth overall and second in class in his SwiftSC92, but by lap two had taken the class lead and second overall,with first Nick Jones and then Robert Hall having their turn atdemoting him.

By mid-race, Jones was slightly out of touch, leaving Jensen andHall to themselves.

The last lap was …