“When I first hired in, I would have people ask me all the time, ‘You want me to carry your tools for you?’”
August 6, 2014
News & Stories
San Diego females in construction
Clancy the Dog
— For Claire He is so ugly he is a psalm to ugliness, this extra-terrestrial, short-haired midget sea lion, snorts, farts, grunts, turns somersaults on his mistress’ bed. She calls him an imperfect Boston terrier, …
August 6, 2014
Cherry-picking a no-no
A Securities and Exchange Commission administrative-law judge yesterday (Aug. 5) banned Ian O. Mausner and Douglas F. Drennan from the securities business. Mausner, was a cofounder and chief executive officer of J.S. Oliver, an investment …
August 6, 2014
Would-be railroad baron backstory
Rancho Tembabichi: the 21,326 acre beachfront property in Mexico touted by the principals of Pacific Imperial Railroad, operators of the controversial Desert Line, as collateral for a loan to pay for repairs on the line …
August 6, 2014
When wood sings
“I’m starting over again. I mean, this move is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done,” says instrument repairman/musician Dave Millard, taking a break from shuttling materials from his former home workshop in South …
August 6, 2014
Baseball for breakfast
On August 6, the Encinitas Little League all-star team was playing another regional playoff game for the Western Region Championship in San Bernardino. The team had advanced through the ranks to represent all 600 Leagues …
August 6, 2014
Like a sloppy Loggins
“I’d like to be like Edith Piaf and say, ‘Je ne regrette rien,’ but that wouldn’t really hit the mark.”
August 6, 2014
Jingoistic male stereotypes
Mission: Impossible: The Original TV Series I grew up watching this series when I was a lad and enjoyed the smooth, concise manner in which Dan or Jim went about their business of protecting the …
August 6, 2014
Nunu's sees the light
Anyone who’s had the pleasure of tossing back a few cocktails at this 50-some-year-old Fifth Avenue landmark knows that a large part of the appeal comes from its shadowy interior lined with red Naugahyde booths. …
August 6, 2014
Jewel Robbery tops list of pre-code curios this month on TCM
It was a period of virtuous depravity, where sin and salvation giddily intertwined. Suicide was a viable out (Three on a Match), crime did pay in the end (Trouble in Paradise), and a gal’s road …
August 6, 2014
I need a bigger amp!
Nik Turner, Hawkwind founder, amphetamine mystic of space rock, nominally of England but probably from a few solar systems over, has been known to sport full-head makeup, paisley camouflage, and alien armature. But according to …
August 6, 2014
In response to last week's cover story about Dr. Joseph Abramowitz
Ready to Believe Re: July 31 cover story: “What If I Cured Alzheimer’s and Nobody Cared?” Fascinating article! Thank you for running it. I have known doctors resembling Dr. Abramowitz. I have been impressed by …
August 6, 2014
A Copley by any other name
Its new website suggests that the David C. Copley Foundation, formerly known as the Helen K. and James S. Copley Foundation, may be about to flex some new-found financial muscle, thanks to major asset sales …
August 6, 2014
The jam they give you
“When I first met her, I weighed 190 pounds. Now I’m 240,” he says.
August 6, 2014
Fish taco versus California burrito
When you say "berto's", I think burrito. Adalberto's or Filibertos? Burrito. Aliberto's, Humberto's, or Rigoberto's? Burrito. Or if there's no drive-thru, maybe some rolled tacos. It's just a fact of living here: at some time …
August 6, 2014
Broken adults
“I’ve forgotten so much,” says the 90-year-old woman who opens the documentary Alive Inside. “I’m very sorry. I’ve forgotten what I did after I became a young lady. If I could tell you, I would.” …
August 6, 2014
Rock ’n’ roll therapy
Singer/songwriter Josh Blevins knows Gunner Gunner’s reputation as the band that really hustles with posters, social media, and intense person-to-person lobbying. Blevins tells the Reader that it’s the best way to keep getting the prime …
August 6, 2014
Wide-open space abounds
Wide-open space abounds at Barnett Ranch, the 728-acre preserve that is now owned by the County of San Diego. The historic cattle ranch is part of the property that was once the home of Augustus …
August 6, 2014
Reverse psychology in the desert of the real
How do you attract the people who encompass and refuse all categories?
August 6, 2014
The public doesn’t like dead horses
The tenth horse died at Del Mar on Saturday, August 2. This one was Chattering Gambler, a three-year-old colt who collapsed during the third race as he drove toward the finish line. This makes 10 …
August 6, 2014
Buzzing up
KPBS is giving itself a big pat on the back for what it calls its “exclusive coverage of the San Diego Mayor Bob Filner story.” A glossy pamphlet put out by the station, which is …
August 6, 2014
It doesn't get any better than this* (*if you have $17.5 million)
Current Owners: David and Lori Sykes Listing Price: $17,500,000 Beds: 3 Baths: 5 Listing materials for this week’s home invite would-be buyers to “take your front row seat to the spectacular Pacific Ocean and California’s …
August 6, 2014
The birds around our home are losing their minds
Post Title: A Box of Beaks Post Date: July 8, 2014 The birds around our home are losing their minds. I understand that the birds and the bees go bananas in the springtime, but this …
August 6, 2014
San Ysidro-Tijuana terminal soon a reality
There will be shovels, most likely a ribbon of some sort, and, of course, a group of well-dressed developers and public officials. They will stand at a barren plot of land in Otay Mesa, the …
August 6, 2014
Record-release roundup
With the New Archaic on indefinite hiatus, Tolan Shaw has been writing songs with Jason Mraz for an upcoming collaborative project. The latest installment in the Album Leaf’s collaborations series is a new track featuring …
August 6, 2014
Letting the Lord have his way in us
Membership: 250 Pastor: Brad Lambert Age: 61 Born: Venice, CA Formation: University of Redlands, Redlands; Point Loma Nazarene University; University of California-Fullerton; Calvary Chapel Bible College, Murietta (professor/director) Years Ordained: 23 San Diego Reader: How …
August 6, 2014
Silver bullets
Sheriff Bill Gore, re-elected with no opposition this June, is now sitting on a fat campaign war chest of $59,339, according to his latest disclosure report. Private prison proprietor Corrections Corporation of America, looking to …
August 6, 2014
A silent classic and a binge-worthy space show
Pandora’s Box G.W. Pabst’s Pandora’s Box silent classic is near perfect (Germany, 1929, Criterion). It’s about the rise and fall of Lulu, the dancer/streetwalker who captivates all men in her path with her uncommon beauty …
August 6, 2014