Sturdy bearded, and dapper in a navy-blue jacket and taupe slacks, Jesus Blancornelas has come to this nondescript street on an overcast morning in the Paraiso district of Tijuana, a street lined with the pastel …
March 11, 1993
News & Stories
Tijuana's weekly paper Zeta – its prosperity started with a gunshot
Cheese — why it is cheddared
Dear Matt: How do they get the string in string cheese? — Mike, El Cajon Dear Matthew Alice: How come milk goes bad in so many different ways? Cheese is pretty much just soured milk, …
March 11, 1993
Richard Meltzer friend dies, he listens to music
He’d seen Ornette play Philly in ’59. Was delighted. Liked his way of improvising, creating melodically, chord changes be damned. Minor reservations later but not then. (Three years before I’d even heard of him.)
March 11, 1993
The Ginger Man led a San Diego artist down the road to self-destruction
Back in Portland, he kept making frantic telephone calls, begging for his share of the family estate. When the will was closed, I called him to be sure he received his inheritance check, a hefty sum.
March 11, 1993
The existence of orgasms in birds
Dear Matthew: Do birds have orgasms? — Parachute Woman, San Diego Snails do (snails also kiss and engage in group sex), so it’s not too far-fetched to assume that birds do too. Scientists have applied …
March 11, 1993