Volunteers from San Diego non-profit Rebuilding Together will be knocking on doors in the Mt. Hope neighborhood today asking residents if they would like to have solar panel lights installed on their property free of …
November 22, 2011
Blog Entries
- Most Colorful Pizza?
- Pa rumpa pum pum
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- Free Turkey Lunch: Lining Up on JFK Day
- AIDS Eyes and Post-Persian Bummers Tonight at Kava
- Quarterfinals High Five
- Mediocrity Kills
- Eating History
- A Closer Look at the Trailer for Don't Go in the Woods
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- Drowning Men Tour Accident: Van and Trailer Totaled
- Woman's Arm and Toes Amputated While Trying to Catch a Ride on a Freight Train
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- Coming Soon: Titanic Sinking in 3D at a Theater Near You!
- Qualcomm Launches Korean E-Reader
- Edwards Mira Mesa Finally Gets Wise to Free Refill Scam
- Coach Turner Promises Miracle Turnaround for His Fantasy Football Team
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- Auditors Find Myriad of Problems at SDSU
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- Sounds at Soma — Wish You Were Here
- City Loses Discrimination Suit
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- As I Lay Dying Cover Judas Priest in New EP & Video
News & Stories
Lighting Up Mt. Hope
Surf Trip to Jalama Beach, CA
We left at 12:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 25, 2011, en route to Jalama Beach County Park from San Diego for a surf trip. Research told us that campers have to arrive at the park's flag …
November 22, 2011
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: A Study in Contrasts
Kuala Lumpur is, above all, a city of contrasts. The capital of Malaysia is an interesting mix of the historic, traditional Asia and the modern, hip Asia. Its ethnically diverse population of Malays, Chinese and …
November 22, 2011
Shot in Tijuana: Edificio Mexico 1945
Scaffold-leaping laborers chisel off paint from a building façade labeled, in bas relief letters, “Edificio Mexico 1945." They’re preparing to slather the building with cement for the new tenant. The building, located by the grand …
November 22, 2011
When in El Salvador...
It was a dark and rainstormy night. Marvel as our hero tramps undaunted through the dripping streets of Grant Hill. Crosses 26th, 27th, 28th, ever searching for his Shangri-La. Aha! Suddenly, lights! Camera! ¡Acción! A …
November 22, 2011
Missoula, Montana
“Hey! It’s a red light!” I screamed as Sarah drove into the intersection. “Sorry, I really can’t drive and talk at the same time,” she said, “I’m on antidepressants.” At the next light I gestured …
November 22, 2011
333 Pacific’s Pier View Cocktail
One of the newest items on 333 Pacific’s drink menu is bar manager Kevin Kitchen’s Pier View cocktail. Named in honor of the third-of-a-mile-long Oceanside Pier that serves as the restaurant’s nighttime vista, Kitchen’s concoction …
November 22, 2011
Tots on the Side at Tobey's 19th Hole
The sun glinted off oak trees. Golf carts waddled down the fairway. A dry, light breeze signaled an impending Santa Ana. I gazed upon this glorious scene, sipping Stella Artois, happy to be alive and …
November 22, 2011
Inheritance, by Christopher Paolini
What are you reading? “Inheritance, by Christopher Paolini. This is the last book in his Eragon series, and it just came out today. I started reading the series because my brother read the first one, …
November 22, 2011
Work 10 Weeks, Take 10 Months Off, Part 3
I’m at table with Ms. Abby in the tea room of the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. My current girlfriend has dressed me with care (Harris Tweed sports coat, matching slacks, shoes, and tie), …
November 22, 2011
Pumpkin Pies: A Ten-Pie Test
“You’ll have to do without the bourbon-cherry-apple pie,” I told Patrick. “This year, I’m bringing a ready-made pumpkin pie.” A few days later, after making the store rounds, Patrick and I sat down with friend …
November 22, 2011
Tried getting up at 3 a.m., tried the children's bicycle, finally a SENTRI pass
It is with some reluctance that I write about my recent acquisition of the SENTRI border-crossing card because, well, I got a good thing going. After years of standing for hours in that long, sinuous …
November 22, 2011
The Kelsea Little Story, starring Zooey Deschanel
“My music sounds like Joanna Newsom meets Wilco meets Gershwin meets Rilo Kiley,” says Kelsea Little, who first earned widespread attention in 2006 with local teen-trio the Wrong Trousers. Their acoustic performance of the Buggles’ …
November 22, 2011
Gross-Out Contest
So, Thanksgiving. I’m guessing I’ll have my son bunking here, and I don’t know how to roast a turkey. Going out to dinner sounds like unnecessary stress. I’ll see if he will go for a …
November 22, 2011
Reelin’ in the Years' Profit of the Heart
Music and DVD sales continue their downward spiral, but San Diego–based video archive company Reelin’ in the Years has had a banner 2011. Over the past two months, RITY has released nine DVDs, including titles …
November 22, 2011
Super Rare, Super Weird Vinyl
“I was asked to be in a documentary film about Misfits record collecting called ’77–’83,” says Justin Pearson from Europe, where he’s touring with his San Diego/L.A. hardcore band ReTox. “They want to interview me …
November 22, 2011
Who Is Chris Isaak?
Who is Chris Isaak? The crooner of heartbreak ballads, a fashion icon, a comic television host, or all of the above? He’s always been a hard target; I’ve never known how to assimilate his act. …
November 22, 2011
Owl and Bear
Title: Owl and Bear: A San Diego Music Blog Address: owlandbear.com Author: Chris Maroulakos | From: University Heights | Blogging since: October 2007 Post Title: Album Review: Lou Reed & Metallica — Lulu Post Date: …
November 22, 2011
Penn State Is a Plantation, and JoePa Was the Owner
There is a continental stench coming out of Penn State. Step back, consider yourself a neutral observer with no stake in the scandal. Let’s say you knew there was an eyewitness to the (alleged) rape …
November 22, 2011
Melt-Banana, with a Spice of Punk
Melt-Banana often sounds like an early ’80s hardcore 45 played at 78 rpm. At other times they sound like a hyperactive five-year-old playing a video game while a badger attacks a drum kit and an …
November 22, 2011
Milk Like Sugar at the La Jolla Playhouse: right play, wrong theater
Playwright Kirsten Greenidge does not use the restroom during intermission when her plays are performed. “I get so wary about what I’m going to overhear,” she admits. “You have no voice in that situation. You …
November 22, 2011
Contentious Corner
Ali Nilforshan says he will be taking back 4th&B, the downtown venue he owned from 2003 to 2009. The current owners, Vince and Judy Puma, say that is not going happen. Nilforshan says he sold …
November 22, 2011
Steve Peace Rakes in $160,000 From Prison Guards
An El Cajon firm headed by former Democratic state senator Steve Peace has been raking in big bucks from the California Correctional Peace Officers Association. According to state campaign finance disclosure records, J.S. Peace & …
November 22, 2011
Democrats Ante Up $27,000 to Park and Rec
Rancho Santa Fe–based political fund-raiser Karolyn Dorsee spent the first half of this year collecting cash for the GOP’s New Majority California PAC, which is out to “broaden the appeal of the Republican Party.” Dorsee …
November 22, 2011
Andrew Jackson Jihad's Knife Man
While peddling fare such as the burdens of loneliness and self-loathing, Andrew Jackson Jihad also explores the plight of the homeless en route to one of this year's most human releases. Through 16 folk-punk constructions, …
November 22, 2011
Pink Martini — Larger than Life
Pink Martini took the stage just after 8 p.m. "Amado Mio" revealed Storm Large, the Martinis interim lead vocalist. She looked as she sounded, tall, blonde, and ready to entice. (The usual singer, China Forbes, …
November 22, 2011
"One Day I Wrote Her Name," by Edmund Spenser
One day I wrote her name upon the strand, But came the waves and washed it away: Again I wrote it with a second hand, But came the tide, and made my pains his prey. …
November 22, 2011