Federal Way Travel Guide
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Sorry Sanjaya: On Second Thought, Let's Not Go To Federal Way, WA
It is with great sadness that we announce that Sanjaya Malakar, hair artist and the official "American Idol" candidate of Jaunted.com, was voted off the show this week. After surviving J.Lo Week and Pervy Lounge Classics week, Malakar fell on country music week, and who can blame him? No Washingtonian listens to country. It's all the Decemberists and Nirvana.
Curiously, Sanjaya's farewell song encapsulated the reasons we loved (er, laughed at) him: He went out on "(Let's Give Them) Something To Talk About." We were going to visit his hometown to exult in the glory, but Sanjaya probably needs a few weeks to cry into his hairbrush. If you're already there, might we suggest the Experience Music Project to tide you over? After that, try meeting a like-minded soul to dry your bitter tears.
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Federal Way, WA: Home of the Ponyhawk
The biggest news out of "American Idol" this week had nothing to do with who sang what. This week around your water coolers, everyone's talking about Sanjaya Malakar, chosen contestant of VotefortheWorst.com and Howard Stern, dream date of tween girls everywhere, for his "ponyhawk" hairstyle. When he performed on Tuesday night, the half-Bengali, half-Italian Malakar sported seven ponytails shaped into a mohawk, a look that (spoiler alert!) host Ryan Seacrest was forced to sport in wig form during last night's results show. (That's why they pay him the big bucks.)
In case your house is filled with screaming Sanjaya fans, it may be time to plan a pilgrimage to Malakar's hometown of Federal Way, Washington, a city of some 85,000 between Seattle and Tacoma. Sure, the Wild Waves Enchanted Village water park isn't open for the season, but lumber giant Weyerhaeuser's Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection (free and open to the public) will make you feel fifty feet tall. For something a little wilder, stroll along Puget Sound on Dash Point State Park's 11 miles of hiking trails. Late March is a great time to visit -- the first licks of spring often bring the unexpected sunny day and temperatures in the 50s and 60s -- so get there before Sanjaya is eliminated.
[Photo: JustJared]
