Godzilla - Shmodzilla! "Friend of the Deceased", "General Chaos Uncensored Animation", and "Clock Watchers" all sound good. New sky show at Adler, 312/922-STAR, 1300 S Lake Shore, http://astro.uchicago.edu/adler Friday 1998.05.22: Exit, 312/395-2700, 1315 W North. Industrial and Electronica w/ DJ Pulz-8. "Friend of the Deceased", dark comedy about a suicidal intellectual in the new Ukraine. Music Box Theatre, 773/871-6604, 3733 N Southport, http://www.musicboxtheatre.com "General Chaos Uncensored Animation", sounds better than Spike & Mikes, http://www.manga.com/chaos Three Penny, 773/935-5744, 2424 N Lincoln, one week only! "Clock Watchers", Acclaimed new little comedy, Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow, Alanna Ubach Fine Arts, 312/939-3700, 418 S Michigan, http://www.bugjuice.com/clockwatchers "Deluxe: Pass The Funk Around", primarily House, multiple DJs, 11p-4a. Metro, 773/549-0203, 3730 N Clark, http://www.metrochicago.com Part of a club series produced by Pure http://www.purewpcm.com Saturday 1998.05.23: City pools open, beaches formally open (I suppose this means life gaurds appear). 312/742-PLAY Brew&View, 312/618-VIEW, 3145 N Sheffield, http://www.brewview.com 8:00p (Sat only): "Mr. Nice Guy" (Jackie Chan) 10:00p (Sat only): "The Big Lebowski" (Jeff Bridges, John Goodman) midnt (Sat only): "Raising Arizona" (Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter) Great drink deals, smoking, heckling. "A Rubber Weekend!", showing various interesting clothes, DJ Dion. Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont. George Clinton and P. Funk All Stars. Star Plaza, 219/769-6600, 8001 Delaware St, Merrillville IN. Funkmania IV, AIDS fundraiser, 7p, $10 Navy Pier, 312/595-PIER, 600 E Grand, http://www.navypier.com Ticketmaster, 312/559-1212, http://events.ticketmaster.com/cgi/events/state.idc?state=il Sunday 1998.05.24: "Deadly Dragon Sound System", Jungle DJs Empty Bottle, 773/276-3600, 1035 N Western "Liquid Soul", great band with a rapper and horn section, 9p-mdnt. Double Door, 312/489-3160, 1572 N Milwaukee "SoundClash", good Hip-Hop w/ DJ Jesse de la Pena Smart Bar, 773/549-4140, 3730 N Clark Rave: N'Joy presents "More Togetherness", numerous DJs, $10 w/ canned food. 630/415-3158, not a clue how local it'll be. Monday 1998.05.25: Memorial Day. A legal holiday. Honors United States military personnel who died in wars. "Chrome", Jungle DJs, rapping, break dancing, best at 10p. MadBar, 773/BAR-BAR7, 1640 N Damen, http://www.madbar.com Brew&View, 312/618-VIEW, 3145 N Sheffield, http://www.brewview.com 8:00p (-Thurs): "Senseless" (Marlon Wayans, David Spade) 10:00p (-Thurs): "The Big Lebowski" (Jeff Bridges, John Goodman) midnt (Thurs only): "Raising Arizona" (Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter) Great drink deals, smoking, heckling. Tuesday 1998.05.26: Celebrate on State Street Festival Art and Craft Fair, -1998.05.30. State between Wacker and Van Buren, 312/782-9160. "Nocturna", Goth w/ DJ Scary Lady Sarah. Smart Bar, 773/549-4140, 3730 N Clark. Wednesday 1998.05.27: South Park, new episode, 9p. Comedy Central on cable TV, http://www.comedycentral.com Adult skating and drinking. Rainbo Roller Rink, 773/271-6200, 4836 N Clark, 9p-midnt. "Lunacy", cheap drinks, ladies free, industrial, SM/tattoos, sometimes lame. Crobar, 312/413-7000, 1543 N Kingsbury. "Freakshow", William Darke's incredible "Psycho Circus", includes flaming chainsaw jungling. Dusk, 773/292-1577, 1000 N Wood. "Women Obsession". Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont. Thursday 1998.05.28: Michael Palin, (of Monty Python) promoting his new book "Hemingway's Chair", 12:30p. Sears Tower, Lower Level One, 312/466-0223.