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Update 2013.01.02: When I posted this, I forgot that, a while back, I did some fancy things with the blog index page. I figure the year-in-review post is a good place to introduce this new-fangled stuff.

If you type in a URL like www.alex-farris.com/blog/2011, you'll see every blog post I put up in that year. The same principle works if you type in www.alex-farris.com/blog/2011.06, which would show you every post from June 2011. And for those of you snarky enough to try this for dates before the blog started (like, say, 2010), there's something there for you, too. (There's also snark for those of you want to travel back to the future.)

Enjoy!

For my second straight night of photo assignment (and my eighth day with an assignment in less than a month!), I went to Social, a bar on a street I never knew existed Downtown, for the last International Final Fridays gig of the year. It was snowing, adding to the seven or so inches Indy had received since Wednesday, so I didn't expect a lot of people. I was more than correct, as I had to be very patient in order to get photos of anybody dancing.

But dance they did, and included in that dancing were some Indiana Pacemates. Getting a photo of them dancing to "Gangnam Style" made the wait worth it. For pictures of the other people who eventually made it to Social, check out the Star's 15-photo gallery.

It's almost the end of the year! Tomorrow, I'll celebrate with a sum-up post looking back at the vast expanse that is 2012.

Indiana Pacemates dance to "Gangnam Style" by Psy during Social's International Final Fridays, featuring DJs Rican, Danger and Indiana Jones, Downtown, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. (Alex Farris / For The Star)

Before I went on this assignment last night, a friend told me that the White Rabbit often is host to burlesque shows, including Burlesque Bingo. As you can see, the event did not match the expectation, but that's okay. If it were a burlesque show, I think the Star would have gladly published the photos, given that they've done it before, tastefully yet thoroughly.

Check out the full 13-photo gallery on their website, while you're at it. And watch the blog tomorrow; I'm posting this in a Starbucks before I go to yet another Star assignment tonight. Big money, big press.

Final shameless plug: I've started a three-part series over at Shorts about the insane amount of time I've spent loving The Beatles. It started at way too young an age, and the love affair has gone on for way too long. Or not. I see no sign of it stopping. See for yourself.

DJ Action Jackson spins records during the Rad Summer XXXmas Party at the White Rabbit in Fountain Square, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. (Alex Farris / For The Star)